The Grasshopper from Grasshopper Falls, Kansas • 2

A J- A. 1 HE Gr A (EE PER -A THE GBASSII0PPE1L. tLc villainies and fiauds of iLe President and Lis creatures. Some line of policy S3T We would say to our readers that for a scarcity of news, they must the elements 'not Stranger creek J. A.

CODY, Editorand II. Itc lVhJtins, Associate Editor. GBASSIIOPPEB FALLS, K. Saturday Moraing, June 12, 1858. i i.

ri I the villainy and na concoct r- and con-August Election. Uummitors, face to uco, and puot to On the 2nd. of August the pcop.e of, i(j thc wild cat back. There are tfcce who say that it is, but such will changa their viewa when they can the follies of onr modern fashionable mode of edsca tion, and appreciate the value of sound common sense. The shrewd, obcrvant and active "settler" hai no tiin to waste on Pic-Nics, Ladies' Fairs or the latest styles, or thc probablo result cf certain he never aska a question without seeking, or answers cne without giving, UH-ful information in their company; the mind never grows rusty, (ho worn-cn are not fine ladie-p, but simply women, noble and true; mothers, that educate sons for usefulnc-se; wives who content themselves with tho sweets of a homo that oes iU charms to ther presence; daul.u-.s w'tSnDUcspiseihejr miij ers ard who ill make fooc hearth Mono r.s happy as hers.

In truth the fociety cf Kansas is superior to that of any country, inasmuch as the peoplo regulate their "domestic institutions in their own way" without regard to what "Mey say," aud mind their own business. Kansas Lave toe prmtege 01 voting tue l.ecompion owtnuie; lor uw -mie man believes that they will vole it vj. But, men of beware 1 Wo tbir.k (rem Tin examination of the "English JurVie." that ia that Article the found- to falinnVi'h 3ij( Xlmugli we tLattbe people have now Den-1 ft fM b0n3e of deromjtie3 of lbo i.iTj uil, voe ngnlmt it aimost to a man; i Btilj wo sl0ll(j bc tCl fl0liJ Mr, gTAJCTOlff (iat he wij find convenit.nt t0 be at the Falls during tie 1 ticn'to tie J3il. in Kansas. i JJr.

Epiioa Now that the old Frci lines are severed, and we are vfbdut a party, the question that eachpBon who has actvd with the old partA'iturally puts to himself is, with Vhich a the National parties shall I act: VhnlUt be with tho Democratio or Itepul We think it has bjpn tl.lwn conclusively, that the Repillicnn p'atfbrm 13 one upon which el! gixid men of the Knrlh. vthn atp I tn th further aggressions of the tdavi.jewer, can stand, Tlin TTpnuhlifan rtarf L- ls a hiirh and a noble stand, a fad mrt 0. ana a nooie stano, a fcna tnrst ii We of Kaw In. I V.t thojl can is the if tf in .143, i'uo 6ince the ajiiation ofjtho slavery ques- tion within our berdep, be hai been the man to. whom we hwe looked for aid 1 and succor, and have looked in v.in! In the halls of Congress for the past fn.r yesrs who hr.s bajtied for the rights been Bigler, a Stuart, a Douglas, or Cass? No! but, we bavo had our Siranerl our Hale! our Seward I ourllovard! andourBur- lingame These are the men who have defended us, and contended fcr our lights, both in and out of Thso are the men who have fearlessly vindicated our rijrhts of man.

No doubt a great deal of! praise is due Do-Jgla-, Stnart, and Brodcrick, for their able efforts in' our behalf, at this tho thc eleventh hour. No doubt a due me)l of praise will be awarded that won.liful prodigy the Little Giant, fur theXalurony upon cal umny, and pon blander wmcu he has allowed to pa his lips, upen the Free Stte party audi ice ireo fcwuc jutu of Kansas. "Oh consistency thou art a jewel ree- men of Ivansits rTf'j'piirthftir 1 tn'St? Ia it a pa. -y led by such as 1 'j that the peop of ansas are going to en know that ft masses wid jay, 2 he, that tho free- UEKiu luanuuiico. proudly in tno brale of Lwen.

having upon its Mils in llmg IU I MORE EXTEN'I PRINTS OF SLA' TERUITOHYr OF TIIK FOO CRY INTO FREE Around mtnry of our prairies, Tho Ecpallicaa i should be marked out and agreed upon I .1 1 i 1 A. I. m. it. 07 tue pwpie, so in iue JvccoiEpion oonsutuuon wiii) rj gnmng yoke is thru6t upon our unwitting necks, and Kansas is pronounced by the Presi dent a State in the Unionr we ctfn meet roen of a Owy will not rclreat thoy will not tubrnit, Hon.

P. P. Stanton. We understand thnl'lIoTi. Fred.

P. i tl it ttiTrrv lliA Tfirt Knrir in campaign Shooting Affray at Lawrence. The killing of Col. Gaius Jeskisb, of Lawrence, by Gen. James II.

Line, oc- TJlurS(layf the 3j jML The of djgpute which originally grew out of the contest- cn8l, between Ge n. Lane and wLich for (l jong tjme before tbe Lan(j officers fit Col. Jenk'ns was hhot Gcn Lono rni dieti immediately. 0eR Line wa9 wounie( by a ball shot by one of Jenkins friends. Col.

Jenkins' remains were interred iaEt sabbath. Gen. Lane is under arrest though confiued to hia bed, by reason of the wound received. We shall forbear commenting upon the affair until wo can do po understand- It a ety -ttaforlttwMa thiiw fur concerned. The 4a of July.

Now that our day of National Jubi'ee is at hand, wo think it behooves our citizens to tee that du3 preparation is made to do honor to the natal day of our Ilo- public. There are beautiful groves of timber in the vicinity cf the town where the Declaration could be read and the Address delivered, an 1 wo think that it is a duty wo owe to ourselves, if not to our fathers', tj see that thc Fourth of July is properly noticed. Let tho Ladies and Gentlemen of the town and vicinity, tako tike the matter in hand, and get up a celebration wor thy of the day nud place. Let ys not bo behind tho age. Terrible Storm in Southern Illinois.

By our exchanges wo gather particulars of a terrific tornado iu tho Southern portion of Illinois. In Lexington, every houuo in the town was unroofed. On the Alton, Chicago nnd St, Louis passenger train was blown from tbe track down an embankment. A train of passenger cars was also turned oer on the Oquawka R. at Cargcr's station.

In neither case was any injury done to the passengers. The hurricane struck the city of Peo. ria at about 5 o'clock in tho evening. Fifteen cr twenty houses were unroofed, and every church spire-in the city was blown1 down. Three canal boats loaded with lumber sunk, arid the steamer Olive with wen ty-ono passengers on board, was made a complete wreck.

It is said tbata little child was lost off the wrecked which is the only life known to have been lost. The beautiful college building ttpon tha bluff was utterly demolished. At tho hsndsoma brick churrh edifice of Dr. Bcechei's Congregational Society was ruined. The Catholic church was also blown down.

Other valuable buildings were destroyed. At Monmouth, Kewawnee, and other places the storm raged to a greater or le-ss extent, destroying very many valuable buildings and ether property. 0 jtT The bridge over Peter's creek was carried away by the late freshets. in and Grasshopper river have been bo high fast we have had but one mail in the fpaeeof two weeks. Wlien that bridge is built, we ro'ty look for a hotter time.

Shall it be Dono? The road between thU place and Pardee, on the Sucmcr, Grasshopper Falls and ToptJm Binge route, needs a good da i ff rr pair and the Pardee villagers have agreed with the Company to reimir live miles of the road oa czc our 'J' ouI see that the roid out of thb pkco put 0 Wit 6 OKU, KANSAS SOCIETY. T)0S3 who diligently atudicd Beau Brummei nnd finable millinery as mMf who rcoognise tie jiaDd of i3liquette'. as tho foundation stone of "genteel society," would douht-less severely cr-ticise the manners and habits peculiar to the 11 'The Broadway belle, arrayed in India silks ard Honitcn' laces, saiiicg, like some huge balloon, through tho street, ia all the glory of crinoline and would declare m(ria, nrr.DA 11 pnirie Wi)g vuJar and 0(il. lliat 6i.a dould'n't ncasiUtf conde- j---. scend to think of association." The fop with his eye-glass and white kids, stub-toed polish-leathers, candie-mculd pauts, and one of Gsnin's best, winking and blinking and mincins alonsr.

beerm? and 6taring boDnelSt j9 pa. i.v:p.i i. ii ,1 hownhlah cretaw, iu the shape of human- ty a the r.poa-hearted bard-palmed anJ iopeer Yct wUh 1 e'eterence to a 1 fiaah, we would TMn.uaiit the slightest 4, the wor'd, that tbey are as truly des- picable as the objects of their contempt arc mi TfJ3 an4 Nobl(, 3S lU Jm ed confitied in tlio Btr.nrrlit.Tr.'i't.f o.rinf. r.f nrtificinl rulf rnrontin .11 itinv ihvta anil 15.1, ti ofthft-WosL because of Jtg llarraonwitI i nature, ty desirable. Flunkejism) jn 6ach a c1h8, is de.pUcd, and nce 1Mn and fjncy yfh0 CQmict iM twaddUng talk and fancy invaluabef waiauCCeed "nary time.

Mocn struck poetlings may sing of the gmal, vM.Q tand9) aubrn and heavenly eyes, of their adorable Oeorgi-anas and Albcrtinas, 'of teto-a tetcs' by the soft light of chandelier. of piano duels, of damask curtains, velvet tapestry and all that sickly sentiment can suggest as perfect Miss, but the Hebes and the MsgJaler.a of tho present are not the sallow-faced, round-shouldered bellows of fustian foutid in cur drawing rocme, Italian operas nnd Ice- ar3 tbe plain Ruths family circle is bound together by those 0f OVo and affection, which seldom JiQht with their ccnid. alow, the pala- If society means flashy young n2n who delight in fast horses, mint jjlep3, vice and dissipation, who ovaito tluir energies on neck-ties and improva their minds by inventions to kill tbe hours', ami r.f Indira in naddin? and wad- djn2 and iali wLo can Einipcr and fliit p.nd yawn, nil a la mode; if hypocrisy, gossip and pretence Bre necessary ingredients, then Kansas society is si much below par, as the most worthless and bollowness is discov-with td; but under the unpret-idiog, brusque t.l a v' hia supetior aictates ui Attorney uon cral Davia we know but little. Ho wa elected from Leavenworth Coun'y to the Upper House of tho Tcrrtorial Legifila ture in ucu jasi, vy in iuciki uu, and held his seat until he was ousted by his peers. These three gentlemen constitute tlw ProSiavery-Administrolion majority of, tno uoara ot UHnuiwsioners.

vi wessrs. Babcock and Deitzler, it is useless to apeak. Tbey bavo been weighed in the balanco and not found wanting. They are good men and true. The bill provides that three members of the Board shall constitute an acting Board, and these three members have power to name the precinct, to epprint tho judges of election, to appoint in tho place of the shcrifikef tbe several coun ties, such persons as then chooao, to pre- Bei peace aud gsod orde nnd to cll how, when, nnd to whom the returns are to bo made.

We think this looks very much as if fiawl were inlonded. Let ua urge upon the people the necessity of being at the polls. with a and ever watchful eye, tho bal lot box. See that its 6acteduess 13 not violated. Let it not be polluted by fraud ulent votes; and if it is polluted, let the actors in tho pollution, nurt their just reward.

And if there is fraud, the Board of ComruifiEionen should have tho credit of it. A Glance at the Future. A serious question is this: what course will the Free State men cf Kansas take, in case the Lecompton swindle should become the organic law through fraud on tho part of the Administration offl. ciais? We have said in another article, and we verily believe, that an infamous fraud will bo perpetrated upon the people of Kansas. Let us make some sup.

positiona: In case the pro.slavery majority of the Board of Commissioners abould net unfairly in the appointment rf judges of election1 in the establishment of vo-v ting precincts in the appointment jf men in the place of Sherifls to preserve the peace in the receipt and countiug of returns, nnd fiof.lly, in tho declaration of the result. What will you do wen of Kansas, in such a dilemma? There can be no doubt that if such an event should occur, the President of the United States would immediately tipou the receipt of the Governor's proclamation announcing the result, issue his proclamation declaring Kansas a State," and worse than all ele, a Slave We will suppose this possible (and we think it not only possible, but quite probable,) what shou'd we do? Shall we after having battled for four long years, and having almost reached tho goal for which we have been struggling T-shall we, we ask, after having almost gained the further bank of the Rubicon turn back The Free Siate men have not, nor should they learn the meaning ofail Let us urge upon thc Free men of Kansas, the importance of making such preparations as may be needed, in case we should be deprived of our 'rights byj ativfc bei pa lor one win im-m stupendous frauds wo can concaiw We mould like to believe that Gov. ter will bejustjbutour past cxpciicncottnd in Kanaas Governors, would go to alio that tbey are not to be implicitly trusted. As to Secretary we know liim mm 1-h An i-iitlif i-ii tvrnrrr flu a Dm A gold mine has been discovered fa Clark county, Iowa, about eight mile north of Osceola, by persons who were prospecting for coal. Several Californi-ans have visited the place, tested the specimens found, and pronounced it pure gold.

Men are engaged in digging, and average from two to five dollars per day Great excitement prevaiU throughout that section of tbe State in regard to it.J "I wonder how they make those Lucifer mathes?" said a young lady to her husband, with 'whom she could never agree. "The process is very simple," ho replied, "I once made one." "fndee'cl L'bow'did it 'By going church with you," was the brief and satisfactory reply. An obstinate jury in England was brought to terra after getting very tuc- gry, by the constable, who poked a dish of bcef-Nteak aad ciiions in lit the door, withdrawing it as noon as tha aroma so grateful to Englishmenfined the room. They soon agreed, for hurnau nature could not withstand that nppctVng smell. Ma.

Jjekkins was dicing nt a very hospitablo table, but a pieco ef bacon near him was fo very small that the lady of the table remviked to him: 'Tray, Mr. Jenkins, help yourself to. bacon. Don't he afraid of it!" "No, indeed, madam, 1 shall not be. I've 6eeu a pieca' twice as large and it didn't scare me a bit." A vert charming daughter of one of the "solid men of BoEtoa," being at a ball, a few evenngs since, was solicited by a combination of motiBtache, starch and broadefoth, for the honor of her hand in a to which solicitation, sba returned an affirmative answer.

Ia subsequent conversation, the aforesaid combination inquired her father's uai ness. "He is a wood sawyer," she answered. The fellow sloped, feeling that ho bad let himself down a foot or two by the associa ion. The lady's father was a wealthy dealer ia mahogany, which occasionally has to be sawed. Peusosal.

Father Scao'iu, of the Catholic church of this city, left last eve. ning for above on board the Spread Eagle, St? Jo, Journal. Qcite a novel way of golug up ith-out the trouble of dyin, too. It is a lit tie after tbe manner of the ascension of one Elijah, recorded in a collection tf ancient writings, wbo went up in a chariot. Geary City Era- 1 The Milleritts have agnin fixed upon the exact period for the destruction cf the world.

We btlieve that it ib to occur st tue same tirae the Sooth secees from the Uuion oa account cf the rejection cf Lecomptcn. Wiscovti Fret Denu 1 ti mo oppriwu -on- v. ujr to cu standard, the great orraj of mnrcon conquering and frceu to 0 conquer, untu xr.ra ine 10 be Pacific from tU of Mexico to; tue tho British Voslm; all will Oe tee Hymns of liberty jriit be sung glad ness in our, own-loved Kansas, their echoes reaching to the pine forests of, Maine where the free will waft tbcm back to their brethren in tho Western wilds. Yours truly, A. Republican.

COMMENTS. Whatever views may bo in relation to the two great political parties of jlhe Union, wa think the time has not yet come when tho Republican banner should be raised. "A Republican" takes it for granted that tuo Ireo biae, will ra.iy, ana marp ia sona pua.aux, Liberty as thejr watchword. party is already d'fsolvcdtbal tue OiUamj witJl raddy clastic free state linss: severed. noro tj fipai-fcljPg Pj-e, ycho, hopeful in that there hav- ftcon many dirsecsiousj prity and innecenoe, have the Free StJo rav.ks, many ncver been cotitaminaled by thebaue-but we trust tle ounds are not so dan-j jufluencc8 0f 0 called Genteel Soci-gcroua and bloV that they cannot be ja tbo rude but neat log cabin tbe healed.

I The tima iscjo'at hand wln should stand vi ieel loai au the exertions of V' icemen of Kansas, of 9 and Pot-bo they r.epubl Pemon at or Ame-1 cf a manful) 1 TirtVi orul must DC Xlu" and unitedly purth.to defeat the deep laid and LellHlcf me ot siave- conrtiog alion. Let us unlil lte yotQ had, and the insult is known, trdlli rwain5 the Republican Democratio linnet; bu ht us be nitedasof ol kr "iuncfon there is ti, un strength.1.