Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-05-16
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KANSAS NOTES.
Where sbouts or Fate OF the Leading
Border Ruf'isns end Free state Men OF
Kansas. .

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E Boston, May A, 1867.
met to-day Colonel VIM. A. Phillips,
well known Us Kansas correspondent
in the days that tried mems souls, and
still better known during the war as the
military leader of the Cherokee Nation
and commander of all the troops in the
Indian territory. He is now engaged in
writing history of the Indian people
and territory, and their record in the
rebellion. From him have learned sew
eral Interesting facts in relation to the
present status and politics of the leading
free state men, as well as leading border
ruffians, whose names were in all mems
mouths before the war,
FREE srATv MEN.
Governor Geary is Governor Geary still,
IS the Quaker vote of Pennsylvania at
tests. i'''' i'''| hS't.s q '79'TE m
Governor Robert ]. Walker and Gov
ernor Stanton are together still. They
are practicing law in Washington.
Judge Johnson is also practicing law
in Washington. .'1 .f0 |
John Brown, four of his SONS, Kari.
Cook, Stevens and Whippie, have ali
perished at the hands of the slave power.
or the brothers Coppie, one was execu-
ted at Harper's Ferry and one was killed
in Missouri by the falling of railroad
bridge, undermined by the rebels.
John Brown, Junior, is living at Put
in-Bay, opposite Sandusky, where he is
cultivating grapes. His brother Owen,
who escaped from Harper's Ferry, is with
him. John, Jr., was in the war for a
time, but was compelled to leave the SER
Mr.. Delahay, territorial delegate from
Kansas, is a judge of the United States
District Court.
Mr.. Parrott, first member of Congress
from Kansas, is practicing law in Leay-
enworth, and Is now an ultra radical.
Mr.. Conway, the second member of
Congress from Kansas, is United States
Consul at Marseilles. ....... II
Jim Lane committed suicide.
Governor Robinson Is a farmer near
Lawrence. -
Judge Lecompte is Free State man.
He was member of the legislature last
winter and voted for Mr.. Pomeroy as
| United States Senator
Jack" Henderson was Colonel in
the Union army, was wounded, and Is
now an Indian agent in New Mexico.
Calhoun, of "candle-box notoriety,"
died some years agoin Southern Illinois.
Judge Elmore died at Tecumseh at the
beginning of the war. He was Union
man.
Gov. Shannon has practiced law since
his deposition and is now popular with
the Free State people.
Sheriff Walker was Lieutenant Col
onel in our army, and is now keeping a
livery stable in Lawrence.
r. j. Hinton was a captain and brevet
colonel in Kansas regiments during the
war, and is now well known Washing
ton correspondent.
Sam. Tappan became a colonel of a
ri II Il IN
q. w. Brown, of the Herald of Freedom,
is boring for oil down at Peoria. He had
not struck it at latest dates.
p. B. Plumb is a lawyer at Emporia,
and was speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives last winter.
Joel X. Goodin is member of the leg
islature.
Mr.. Holiday is still at Topeka, en-
gagged in the real estate business.
Mr.. Branscomb was one of the loyal
, Southerners-fro Missouri.
Sam Wood is now Judge of one of the
I state courts.
Mr.. POmeroy is member of the Uni.
ted States Senate, and has a splendid
mansion in Chester Park, Boston.
w. F. M. Army is now an Indian agent
in New Mexico.
"Old Colonel Vaughan" is still lead
ing journalist at LeavenwOrth.
IT. ht.Thatcher is now on the stat
of the Philadelphia Telegraph.
Governor Reeder is dead.
, Judge Schuyler is a consul.
Judge Smith is lawyer in Lawrence
Captain Hamilton, the author of the
massacre at Mer des Civignes, was &
q Colonel in Texas. A Kansas regiment
on one occasion happened to find tha
they were encamped ON his Homestead
in Alabama. 1t was not benefited by
r this discovery to any alarming extent.
BORDER RUFFIANs.
, Gen. Atchison-old Davy-is Dead
: He died in Missouri during the war
He took mo part in it, but professed to b,
, , a Union man.
l General" Stringfellow-B. Eth,
notorious champion of the border ruf
, fans with the pen, became Free Stat,
' man, and settled at the town of Atchi
son. From Kansas Senator / Learned
" that he became so comepletely regenera
{ ted us to do honor to the memoryof Johi
y Brown.
The other Stringfellow--.the Doctor
q . he who. was Speaker of the spuriou
y legislature, went To Virginia and turne,
up during the war as an aid on the stat
of Il rebel general who defended or gar
risoned Mobile.
y Captain Henry Clay Pate--he VIII,
I souSht anu louIlu JODn bTOWH, anu wa
: duly captured by him at the "battle" c
= Blnck Jack--was killed in the same skirm
. ishlin which his leader, General Stuart
: of Virginia, fell.
y Sheriff Jones is In Arizona, and is re
ported to have been Union man durin
= the war. He has always managed t
;, hold on to federal offices.
y Colonel "Bufford'' left the State, an
= probably Joined the Southern army.
! TOWNS.
!, LeavenwOrth is now a city of 80, ,0O
n inhabitants; Lawrence of s, 900 or 10, ,0OC
n Topeka, the capital, 5000 Ossawatomi
: Is mere village; LecOmpton is playe
s out; Manhattan is thriving town, an
d Salina Is the present termination of til
n Pacific Railroad.
3 THE POPULATION OF KANSAS
y Is estimated to be about $50 SThe colo
ed population Is small. The State is Yer
prosperous
% Beston Mem Having Large Incomes.