, 1861-11-12


Of tho leading manbex5o ii khe party 10 tlac&t-
urtd With secession pfoelty Fhle Ia oh1zK-
ed upon The successful candidate for sheriff.
It Is cettaan1y t1na tint the bid. border rhflAh
from tie, p4e5e. 1esTers1 members d ID Old
Bogus Legislature and Lecomp bon ConFenttttoa |
are. living here yet. One OF ths fsttes Was de-
>feaSed yesterday for tie {egialatue-t The Re
:Puhhcang elected four out Of nlne Of this
bcdy: This Is considered q gain on theiE
Several questions relative to banking lava ]
y fhe shape Of amendments to the Constltu.
ton were voted upon yesterday 90 ALSO. the |
choice Of permanent stata Capital. Topeka.
Y noV the temporary seat Of Government
Thst placa and Lawrence were tbs principal
chosen. Apropos IS tits isttsr subject Is the
fact that Gov. Robinson advertises for sale the
unused materials at Lecompton intended for
the Capitol, IN which the slaVeocTats expected
to make laws for this State. It never was
higher than tie basement wallis the SO 900
appropriated for the purpose, By Congress,
having been used In furnishing the forces en-
ploJed to subjugate Kansas.
INVASION on THE SOUTHEASTERN BORDER
I W1ote in my last letter soma particulars OF
the Invasion Of Linn county, By force under
Glen, Sheriff Of Bates county, No. t now
appears that the party number forty heavily
armed men. They Killed two men, one Of
Whem Eas in bed, captured twenty horses and
The Union men to the number Of fourteen,
hastily gathered aud attacked the rebels On
their fetreat. They fred upon then, killing two
aud Wounding several The fire Was returned
Then one Of the Union men -Has killed and
two slightly rounded: This affair occurred on
Tuesdsy Of LAST week. On the same day
party under man named Locke, entered the
nerthern part Of the county, went to the
town OF Brooklyn and killedie man named
Smith, took four wagons and twenty-five
horaeE. There is 70 force whatever il the Vi
cinity for the peoples proteetion'and these 81
fairs have created the greatest consternation.
Lane is still in Missouri, working south, and
the 9Th z. '. stationed at Fort Scott, are also
moving towards Arkansas
MORE CoNTRABANDs.
Over twenty contrabands have passed
through Lea7enworth since Sunday. Ten ar-
rived on that day, SIX next day from thanelgh-
borhood ot Platte City, who found employ
day. Many more are reported By these srri.
walls as Oh their way to "Canase-"
= Speaking Of "contrebsnds reminds
me Of movement here. 4 large
proportion Of the fighting pop1la-
ion Of Kansas being in the field ,TseveEI pro1i-
ful for the protection given them hare, have
IN the hnrjer a repfnent nf colored men
: There Is enough in the State to fill the ranks
Of Euch corps, and they are willing to HerT5
under white field officers. Whether this will
be accepted is not known, but it is made in
coed faith, and the services of some regiment
Is much needed On the Eastern border. They
propose to be used as Home Guard. The
Governor has referred them to the War Depart
ment, and, it is said faVore it himself
NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS.
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= EIeeSo{g " n sssrms @ u w ~ ss11aaIu' - %
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1ps1 it Aeal - ~ ~ usee1su out " 14s
o1sL ale' anu edn ~ i1pi Il eIs' -
wv ~" 49, ~. ' aus 7ath ~ ~ ~, ~
.s5nH Tha c,E Is tha sa,t1 ~ a9oa
| Eo1. The I'M or 1st cava}rv. from whnet
! camn tFis fe dated nnmhers ao0 and u;1
| mnIe with fn11 rsnEs-12od1 men Tne ain !,
| at The Fort and Lawrence. urder orders tt
march tn linn I?o and nTn7hers m ~,
| 9th and 7f)th nre MT orpanized- The i'm I,
| TTeeccimllng Tecu as also Is tne 1SIo' daey namoe M
y. HIeea,.+ ~ |,1 na n.y. -
~ Kanssa " an nan Eli nsie ~ 4 4ao ~ +, 7,
add5tion fo }his a nj i hatta1v is hefng ra;sed
nper s Of Maior = te fe
A1tilleriEt On Lanes staff, and formerly Al
officer in the Italian army.
t EEws FROM WESTON.
Iieut. Hoijjster Of fha IJntte1i States arm,
vas aTreste5 hT the Tehe1s at West'sn No