The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-03

ArcHIsoN, Kan, Sept. 30, 1867

DEAR UNION: Twelve o'clock TO- day
found US Al A,chison. / write you few
lines 10 assure you the town is still here
The Militia guard is SO large around the
place that l have abandoned the idea of
taking it. Atehison seems TO be doing
heavy business ir the way Of freishting.
tracing, &c They are having quite an
exciting time over the proposed candidates
for The various comfy Offices, especially
he Sheriff which offiee, l believe is
worth about 81, 600 per annum. The del
egates to the Jad!ciai District Convestion
,aat meets at Hiswa,ha, have 10, been ap-
pointed from Atchison County yet, but
from all we can learn Judge Brumbsugh
is a. good as "any other man.
The Militia is vel organized and arm.
ed. Guaros are kept about town every
night. One Of he guard the other nigh,
eveed his musket Al an acqua;n,ap;s Of
ours and commanded him to halt: after
hating hi.n he approached the affrishted
man and drew vel. filed blark bo,tle
fror, beneath bis coat and presenting it,
said, g here's the pass word, G-.d d--n
you Quantreli could n't pass that
guard.
| Everything is orderly here in town, but
of the county Of Atchison We have very
poor opinion. Bullying rowdies, With re-
sovrrs strapped to them, seem to have
,hings their own way, and.he civil author
tiles have to stand by, with their hands 10
.heir pockets The little own Of Lahcas.
.er, ten miles from here, is nuis iuce, and
We advise our friends travelling the road
to never STOP in it over night. A man
who stopped there last night had horse
stolen, and several others that stopped
there go, nothing to eat.
The frost which injured drops in your
section Of country SO much, in August,
was not seeA further East than Grenada
a. NOTHING seems hurt this side Of there
Mr.. Cot'reIl. from Marysviile, is keep
ing nhe station OF kennekuck, and se;s
splendid table. There you can get your
full of everything and have pleasant ac-
commodation.. Smith also keeps good
house at Seneca. There we saw Hon BY
ron Sherry, Sheriff Rodgers, Hlbbard,
and others. They tell me that there is to
be no County Convention this Fall for the
nomination of officers. and tina, every man
runs on his merits. Should nj wouder if
there shou d. b. some pretty slow running
They expect Mr.. J, 2. Cone, formerly cf
the UNION, TO start paper ut Seneca this
Fall. We not seen Mr.. Coae, and
do not know what his in;en ions arc. A
paper would te great advantage to Sene
ca, aud might do we'll Seneca is improv-
ing about AS much as Maly<vile, and does
not set m t, torT0w mech trouble about
n. glea, Rsilroad stories started down iii,
way Some even think that heavy land
speculaturs. who W 4 considera Die lard Ia
Nemahs AID MARSHALL couti.s. and Who
see depreciation in their value by the
Homestead Lew, have hired the Survey.
ors o go across the county. ard some pa
pers to blow, DC, tina: they may s.. hoiF
possession eff their HANDS. THIS may be
70. tt
When we got within ten miles of Atchi-
son we looked about the country for Lo-
cnao;ive, expecting to come 10 town in the
cars; bot We were obliged TO suffer, the
old s.vIe ef conveyance, and logged along
one shorss.back, looking each way for some |
siga OF work on the Railroad, but nave
vet seen nothing like it. We nsvs been
in town half day and have seen neither
shovel, spade, dift-car. or engineer; nor
any other evidence that looks like build
ing Railrcad, OF that one aill be bull; in
:. eighteen months" Aside from this
Atchison is thriving and full Of stir, and
may have got the "fulure pregnant"
which will in due time bring one forth.