The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1862-09-13
Kansas News.

A man by the name Of Wilson was
shot At Walnut Grove, Kansas, a few
days since. for refusing TO surrender to
a squad of soldiers who had been or
dered to arrest him for open express
ions Of treason. When found lin
field where he was at work he started
TO run and was ordered to stop. but
continuing to run after the order had
been thrice repeated. he was fred upon
and killed.
Sol. Miller slashes about among the
candidates pretty savagely. He is par
ticularly severe on Carney. but after
reading his structures We think his "war
Of words" is like that of the "conserv-
a.ives" against rebellion. it don't ''hurt
any body"
The State Convention meets at To-
peka next Wednesday for the purpose
Of nominating candidates to be sup
ported at the election in November.
Governor Robinson has issued apro-
clsmation directing the militia Of the
several counties Of the State TO organ
ize into companies and drill.
The White Cloud Chief is after Geo.
A. Crawford on his speech, 1.-THE one he
has delivered all over the Stale. about
the protection Of the borders. Miller
says there vas IN item in the appropri-
alton bill last winter, placing $1,000
se~srs fund AT the disposal OF the Gov
ernor TO NEE. such contingency, bu,
that it was stricken out, the members
from the southern portion Of the State
being chief instruments in the work, SO
that the Governor has no means al his
command to do anything, and therefore
is unable to act. unless al his own ex
pense. We presume the Legislature
feared to trust Robinson with $1,000
The Conservative keeps up a constant
fire in favor Of Wilder for Congress
and against any one for Governor who
4 it supposes will be in the way Of thai
gentleman to the position for which hs
, aspires. There is a possibility Of over
doing thing.
H. w. Martin, Of Tecumseh. is ou
; in a card favoring Carney for Govern
or. in which he says that Mr.. G. pait
$1,000 out Of his own pocket, to sav.
E the credit Of the State when the inter
, est on her bonds fell due and ther,
was no money in the Treasury t,
9 meet the demand = that he gave SO.
e OOO to assist the first volunteers for th,
war from this State. and proposed tt
save the State from loss in the grea
e bond swindle By lending the means t.
DO so-and that the people will not for
get these good deeds.
In this State $500 men are reported
as having en listed under the las, call
The ladies Of Tecumseh gave III,
:, volunteers from that place supper be
!, fore they left.
r The Town Of Olathe Sacked.
f About I O'Clock Sunday mornin;
n Quantrile. with two hundred and thir
!, ~ men. dashed into and took posses
sion Of Olathe. the county seat Of John
J. son county. From that time until b,
J. leit.' at an early hour in the morning
o he and his men were engaged in th,
work Of murder, piudder aud devas,a
ton.
The first places visited were III,
J. stores kept by S. +. Hill. J. f. CLARK
l. and Frederick Hoff. From Mr.. Clark
n store they stole $500. and enough from
d the others to make $4,000.
Al Captain J. E. Hayes. (absent in .hi
city. had about 50 recruits statione,
at Olathe. all Of whom we're capture,
II and their arms taken. Mr.. Skinner and
J. Mr.. Virgins. both recruits. were killct
for making resistance. Mr.. Blanchard
Of Spring Hill. was also killed.
They took 50 horses and mules, al
}. tached them to tho best wagons they
Y could find, and loaded them with good
. seized from the stores. Private houses
were entered. furniture broken, blank
cts stolen. and doors and windows beat
i en- down. The only citizens protected
were Judge Campbell and Old Turpin
: both in favor Of the Constitution as j
, 10 and the Union as it was.'
The printing Offices of the Miro
. and Herald we're entered and their con
g tents demolished.
The records Of the county clerks Of