The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-05-19
TERRIToRLAL NEWS ITEMS.

accepted call from the Baptist denomination Of
LeavenwOrth.
The excessive drought that has prevailed Sc
extensively throughout Kansas for the last six
months, shows no signs of relenting. We fear
for the winter wheat. A few timely showers
would have made the fields, which suffered from
the winter frosts to have regained more than thew
lost. AS it is, the wheat crop must be yery LIGHT
The grass upon the high prairies is driving up
The prospect ior good crops is not very promising
-Repu6IicGR. 18th
"A new bank has been started at Lawrence,
under a charter granted by the Territorial Legis-
la.ure of 1859. 1t is to be bank of issue, the
circulation to be secured by the Territorial bonds
issued on awards of Claim Commissioners.
The citizens of Usage township, Bourbon
county, Kansas, ON account of losses caused by
Spanish fever, owing to the great number of
Spanish cattle being allowed TO pass through the
country held mass meeting and resolved to pro-
hibit droves of Spanish cattle from passing
through that township after the first of April each
year, and until the last day of October.
On the 18th of this month, the troops now
stationed at Fort Riley, with the exception of one
company of Infantry, will leave for Pawnee Fork,
under the command of Major Sedgwick. We be-
lieve it is the intention of Government to COM
mence building Fort at Pawnee this summer
which, when finished, will be capable of quarter
ing six companies of troops-JunctiOn City STATES
man.
The Olatbo Herald still faunts Douglas name
at its mast head for President in 1860, subject to
the decision of the Charleston Contention!
We learn that A. B. Squires, proprietor of
Squiresville, arrested on Thursday last for
robbing the U. S. mail Of 81 500, and held to bail
IN the sum of 1900 to appear for trial. The draft
was directed to the mail proprietors at Paola,
from the Government, and seems to have been Ia
ken out by Mr.. Squires, at his p. o., in antieipa-
ton Of its arrival at its destination. AS he was
one of the propretors, We are led to doubts as to
the intention of his eriminaity, at all events he
has always heretofore maintained a good charac-
ter and was last fall elected by the Democrats as
the treasurer Of Johnson county.-OSauatO,nie
Herald
The Rip Van Wrinkle of the Lecompton Dem
Oerat, is now carrying on the late Rhode Island
and Connecticut political canvass with vigor.-
He thinks Seymour and sprague will be elected.
The German Republicans of Leavenworth,
have formed themselves into a club for the promo
ton of the Republican cause.
The Western Stage company have disposed
of their entire stock in the Territory to the Kan
sas Stage Company. The lines now under con-
troll of the Western Company were transferred on
the first of May.
u S. Marshal Colby, has appointed the fol-
lowing Deputies to assist in taking the census Of
the T, rritory
DoriPhan cOunty-James R. Willis.
Atchison 49, VIM. B. Kiss
IS ALeaEanworth !" j. N. Gallagher.
wyandot P. s. Post.
johnson Pat Cosgroye
Lykins Harry Torrev
Linn Wilson Belts
Bourbon. Niece, Dorm and Allen counties
Charles Dmon and VIM Gallaher.
Anderson and Coffey counties-L A. Jones
Douglas, Franklin and Usage counties-George
Reynolds.
Jefferson eounty-A P. Limeburner
Brown and Nemaha cOunties-Joel G. Kelsey
jackson and Shawnee counties-J. F. Cum
mings.
Woodson. Wilson. Godfrey and Greenwood
counties-O. P. Haughawort
Breckenridge and Madison-Elisha Goddard
Waubonsee and Potawatomie counties-E. ]
Lines.
Marshall and Washington counties-cbarle
Deming.
Clay, Riley, Davis and Dickinson counties
S. A. Medary.
Morris, Chase. Butler and Hunter counties-T
Territory west of the 9th principal meridian
Fox Diefendorf.
"A convention to be composed of two dele
gates, from each Baptist Church in the Territory
will be held at Atehison, for the first Wednesday
of June, 1860, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
The Topeka Tribune says that the Grand Ju
ry of Shawnee have failed to find bill of ind let
ment against John Ritchey for the killing of Leon
ard Arms.
Col. Dickey, of Topeka, has just returned from
Washington. The Record says he reports "'pros
poets favorable" for the admission of Kansas tn
present session; while the Tribune says, he re
ports the other way. Guess it's of no account eli
Their way.