The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1864-04-09
Eansas News.
The srea. event Of the week was the
election 10 Leavcnworth.

election sin Leavcnworth.
We occasionally hear Of The report q
the pop-gun of Indignation. as the DIS
interested menagerie makes its rounds
,hroug gh TIC State on lis 'labor of love :
mission. o. the "dear people y O.,
as.ee;;sssslh h--{bercvulrncr --WftTaI ii6ft
on these gentlemen 10 CLAIM that Tie
Hox srds are ell dead c'What s'troop
of them are now ia Kansas Auatlag- -.gsq
1'1iI9 people 10 tell them Ney hare been de.
trauded! Why? Because our cfaft i,
in danger or our prospects biighted-
- -
The railroad is sreparted completed
ten miles. with cars running. Bisrun!
The stockholders who are they? OF
the E. d. U. r. r met in tie city of
Leavewortli few day ago and elected
1.-THE former Board OF Directors. except,
Gen. Fremont, sustaining Sam. A.
S.inson in his,place { wha. a substituted
iand are going on with the farce Of
building the road. We Lope the farce
VIII presently prove reality. Forty
miles of the road are to be completed
by the first Of June-perhaps. This
pacific railroad building reminds us Of
the anecdote Of the clap who was in the
woods on rainy day, and espied Wild
turkey SO wet that it could not fly
moving along on the-ground. "TbeTe.
said he, "l'm going TO catch that
turkey - And of he started a. full
speed to bag the prize. chased i! for a
mile or more over logs and through the
brush, getting no nearer i. than at the
commencement Of the race, wlen he
concluded the sentence IF 4 can :"
4 After bis defeat Maeor Anthony
made an effort to get his friends in lht
lcny cou uncil, in secret session, TO refuse
Ito count the vote on Monday failing
in which. he left his protest behiad and
departed 10 the shades OF private life
The canvass was then made and Jas
L. Mcdowell declared elected. took til,
oath of Office. and entered upon Iii
dulles as Mayor of Leavenworsb. w,
cannot but regard this as l'app,
change. The vote was. for Mcdowell
1884; for Anthony $40: Mcdowell
majority 985. Tie vote was The iarg
est ever given in the city, We believe
which does no, favor the story o
Anthcny's friends and organ. thai III
citizens were frightened from lie poll.
The Conservative says, "iull one-hal
Of the citizens did not yote" on Mon
r day. 2.O83 votes were cast; twice tha
D number would make 4. I66. Has Il.
S city ever poi!ed vo.e to JUSTLY sue
: AN estimate ? H
}, Gen. Curtis has been paying Wis
S in Iowa.
= l, is said that there is fatal sieknes
$ among the soldiers, at Olalhe. thirty G
{. forty Of them being confined in th
n hospital there. The disease is pecu
!. liar one--the patients being taken wit
celd fee: and chilis and dying in da
or Two. e.s .aa
A friend at our elbow ssys. "Anthon
died hard" That explain, The caus
Of the trouble he had on election da,
a ~ Emporia narrowly escaped d,
struction from fire on Sunday of la
= week. The fi,e originated from an ol
b straw stack which had burned dow
10 the wind faaped the cinders into
o fame. and the fire spread with sue
! rapidly that ii required every exerlio
!" on The part OF The citizens - save Iii {
'e property from destruction. mas.
The Lawrence Tribune says the 9,
:, regiment. at present stationed at Law
!. renee. are now under marching orde
J. for Little Rock, Arkansa. .rYs.,' {
Of = - = : : :
R In digging well in this pla