The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-10
OF live stock. have seen no more prosper
Gus country anywhere in my travels, east
rng PRICE OF LAND.


Asaney evidence Of this prosperity, and als'
as consequence OF It, I notice that th'
price Of land hereabouts is steadily ad
vancing, raw prairie having sold as higt
as $50 per acre, and fairly cultivated farm
as high as $35 There are at this time {
good many would-be land buyers from tht
East in this country, but the amount o
land for sale Is quite limited. The demand
Is decidedly greater than the supply. Soor
Kansas will pass into tho ranks OF the fully
settled States and the days OF land speCul&
ton will be over. How incredible has
been the change OF the last twenty years
It increased l73 per cent In population
from 1870 to 1880. In1S50 It was au u n.
settled territory; in 1850 1t stood So in the
list OF States, having only 100000 people;
In 1870 1t stood goth in the list, with 1884,
600, and in 1850 1t had risen TO the 2lst
place, with 9sG, 600 Inhabitants. It proba.
ibIy has close upon 1,200, 600 people to-day.
1t has about 1900 mites OF railroad, built
at cost OF $l25 900 900. 1t has coal area
greater by 40 per cent than West Virginia,
and Is now mining nearly million tons
per annum. The average corn crop OF the
country Is about 20 bushels per acre: that
OF Kansas, this year, will be over 80, and 1t
10 not full crop. II has nov seven mem.
bers OF Congress against three in the last
one, and one at the date OF liz admission
into the Union in 1861.
This Is the State OF old John Brown, OF
o Observation-Disclosures in his blood and
tnat OF bis family and his many heroic col
leagues during tho dark and bloody days
Of the border war that preceded the 81.
premo struggle between freedom and Blav-
cry. The scene made memorable by his
Spartan valor is almost within sight Of the
spot on which l write, and there ls no spot
in all the 81 900 square miles Of Kansas 10
which strangers from every quarter turn
with so much interest as thi9 one, and
there ia no name of song or story that so
stirs the blood OF the old Free State settlers
in this tragic land as that Of John Brown,
OF 0ssawattomie.
REsIINlscEScI or JOHN BROWN.
Speaking Of John Brown, reminds me Of
a circumstance told 10 me at Wheeling
this summer by Governor Pierpont. In
one OF his trips to-the Eastern Shore Of
Virginia, after he occupied the Gaberna-
torial mansion at Richmond, he visited the
home Of Ex-Governor WiRe and found
there, domiciled in the ExGovernors
home, q daughter Of John Brown teaching
a colorcd school. After his return to Rich
mond he met the Ex-Governor in the Lii
brary room Of the capitol building, and, as
be approached him to shake hands, in
dulged in a laugh. "Whst are you laughing
about?" inquired thatgreat unreconstrncted
individual. Excuse me, Governor" eaid
Governor p, "but really, jus. coming ss I
have from your late home, aud finding
there daughter Of old John Brown teach.
ing negro gchool, scanned to me some.
thing SO peculiarly odd in It's character
that involnntatily l had to laugh on seeing
you." Drawing himself up to his full
height, and stretching out his long right
arm and gaunt hand 10 its utmost length,
and looking Governor P. full in the face,
he said, three time;: John Brown was a
brave man, air! John Brown was brave
man, sir y! John Brown was brave man,
sir!!!
And SO Gays all the world at this day,
think as msn may OF bis mista AIKEN deeds at
Harper's Ferry. Ard so feel the people Of
Kans3s above all others. A.w.c.