Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-12

10 their homes 10 the yesr 1876 the State
produced 10 round numbers 80, O00,0OO bushels
of CORE, Is, 20O, 900 bushels Of wheat, 100000
bushels of rye, $500, 600 bushels of oats, 9Oo,'
900 bushels of barley; yet, Of 81, 600 oOO acres
f land within its borders, ooly 4,79Oo OO were
nnder cultivation. The same statistics show
that duriog The past FIVE years the average
Weld was greater than 10 the seven States
Of Massachusetts,, New York, PennsylVa-
MIA. Ohio, Indiana, IlIioois and Missouri,
during the same period. This year the crops
are much better, ADD the yield per acre
greater than they have ever been before.
To give an idea Of the rapid growth of this
State: 10 1855, when the census was completed,
Kansas then had population CT S sol, and al
election was held for members of the first Leg
islature, which resulted 10 a vote of 5.42I pro
slavery and 79I free State. DR.. J. Il. String
fellow, OF Virginia, was chosen Speaker Of the
House of Delegates aad John W. Whitfield,
democrat, was elected to Congress. Now the
population Ct the State is estimated at over
45O, 600, and The value Of taxable property is
$l4O, 544, 34407. The law provides for the list:
pg of property for taxation at OILY OF the real
value. The. first newspaper pr nted 10 this
State (called the Leavenworth Heraldl made
its appearance Sept. 18th, 1854. l! vas print,
ed under 40 elm tree. 1t was pro-savery
paper and edited By II. RiVes Pollard, of Viz
ginia. In 1855, February 81, a second paper
was started at Atchison called the Sqlatter
Sovarigo, edited by Dr.. j. Il. StriogleoW.
IL copy Of the Herald Of February 23l, 1855,
it says Five months ago there vas not
building in this place. The town had just been
laid of. LsvenWOrth has noW hotel, saw
mill, tailor's shop, a shoemaker, barber, two
blacksuiths, three carpenter shops severa! Ia"
and two doctors Offices" Judge Lowe OF cur
town was one Of the first settlers OF L:veDWortb.
10 February, 1855, John Brown, j., Jason,
Oven, Frederick and Salmon, soDs OF Job3
Brown of the Harper Ferry notoriery, settled
in this State near the Potawatomie river; eight
miles from sawatomie. TheLevenworth Herald
first Legislative election 10 these words: "All
hail Pro slavery party victorious We have
met the enemy and they are ours The triumph
Of the Pro slavery party is complete. Come
on Southern mep; brDg Jour slaves and hli up
the territory. Kansas is saved. She bias
proved herself sound % the goose question:
| As members of this legislature 6ud the names
of the following from Virginia. with quotations
| taken from their speeches: j. JobusoD, Jus
ticc to ALL Fl. j. Stricken, Brigadier General
Kansas Militia, The South and her institu-
TONS" y. McDonad, United we stand;' z.
3. Whitehead, The cause | advocate must
succeed, it is right, it is just" II. B. G. Har-
ris, Act justly but faarlessy;" W. A. Heis.
kell, THE South, her rights and interests"
F. J. Marshall, "Be sure you're right, then 20
ahead" W. H. Tebba, "Nou.intercourse and
Southern rights" Jonah WaddIe, kansas,
the South aud the Uoiop;' J. Fl. StringfeIIow,
Speaker. "Squatlers' rights" i. J.B. Cramcr,
"Kansis to be the brightest star Of ALL j. T..
Perry, Religion the corocr stone OF civiIiza-
tiop;" s. a. Love, lawyer, Money makes the
mare Co." kaosas was admitted IS a State
into the Uoion January ooh, 1851. 10 1869
j. NJ. Harvey, f)rmerly of Virginia, was elect.
ed Governor, ADD G. V. E;kriige also of Viz
gioia, Lieut. Governor. January lst, 1874,
there are AS newspapers reported IS published
10 the State, j. W. G..