The Kansas Weekly Press du lieu suivant : Elwood, Kansas • 2

IN THE PROBATE COURT, company were ordered out that night and continued their search sujamaiix ui UiiVa. Army Movements in the Fae PHILLIPS, SAMPSON COMPANY'S Elwood Exchange! Comer of Fourth and foreman BY A. DISQUE, Refreshments pot up at all hours, In' the best style. have on Laud a fine stock of Liquors consisting of Particulars of the Killing of Lieut. Magruder.

We take5 the following account of the killing of Lieut. Magruder from the St. Joseph Journal. It will bo seen by an additional item from the same paper, that there is a rumor of Mr. Poor's having been shot himself by a soldier near Leavenworth.

Wo hope this may prove to be unfounded: Editokof Journal: The shooting of Lieut. Magruder by Mr. W. KANSAS WEEKLY PRESS. PHIS.

B. TOMPKINS, EDITOR. ELVOCD, SASXSDAY, JULY 17, 3858, BE ALERT. The people of the Territory will not, we trcst, be so engaged in their harvesting as to be unable to keep an eye out to windward for the August election. The time approaches rapidly and the election is one of great and vital importance to the luture interests of the Territory.

JJrandics, UJd Kyo, and bourbon his-key, also the very best article of XAGER BEER, that can be bought. I will tpnre no pains to make- my guests at homo, and to satisfy their tastes. Give me a call. Elwood, june 5th, 1838. nol lyr.

F. B. EM.SWOKTU. M. KM.BWOItTrt.

ELLSWORTH ER0. Wholesale Retail Dealers iu DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES, HARDWARE, 2 lyr Dovjlas St. Elwood, K. T. LANDCrriCE.

LUSK AND MORRIS. LAND AGENTS, Corner of Fifth and Douglas St. KANSAS. itf. THOKAS A.

OSBORN, Attorney and Counselor at Lav' AND REAL ESTATE AGENT. ELWOOD, KANSAS, WILL practice in several courts in Kansas, investigate Titles, make collect tions, attend to conveyancing, buy and sell land, invest money for capitalists, "Particular attention paid to contested pre-emption cases. Oflico Douglas street, hctween Fourth and Fifth, opposite the Press printing of-fice. ltf. St.

harlcs Hotel, Douglas St. Between Fifth and Sixth, ELWOOD, KANSXS. B0YER HARRISON, Proprietors. Tma house has recently cliangecl hands. been refitted and refurnished, and every attention will given for tho comfort of guests 1 tf EDWARD S.

HASKINS, a 'Public; lor Doniphan County, Also General Land and Real Estate Agent, Douglas Street Elwood. FIFTY LOTS in Elwood, and twenty-five iu Vest Elwood, for sale. TO RENT One double house suitaMa for one or two families, on Format) St. near the corner of Eighth Street. Lots in Doniphan, Quindairo ml' Manhattan, for sale.

Money Loaned and Collected. ltf. ARNOLD COMPANY. llairi St. 'Sdtnt Joseph, Missouri WlrOLl'AhE DE I Cltjqrs, dcMjcff COPPER DISTILLED WHISKEY, HAVE on hand, and ariv constantly leceiving, large supplies of all kinds of Foreign Domestic Liquors, Wines, Cordials, Hitters of every description, Imported, Cigars, which will bo sold low for cash, or approved paper.

June 5 1858 tf 0 i to i t) I i tf li i if 3 2 FOR WINE OR WATER. A New tonic of superior quality, without a Cathartic The best bar bitter in u.sc. For sale by (ho bottle or gallon, Prepared and sold by L. Kexfowl, Einghamton N. Y.

Also nld by F. S. Cozzotis, Agent, 73 Warren hew York City. Thomas Young, Agent for the Western States. Id ALBRECHT AND HUBER Watches, Clocks, Musical Poxes and1 Jewelry, of every description Repaired and warranted, Main street, opposite-Planters Hotel, a few doors north of the corner, St.

Joseph, Mo. 3 lyr. Hillincry and Trimming Store. MRS. E.

HATES, would respectfully inform the Ladies of Elwood and Vicinw ty, that she has opened a Millinery and Dress Making Establishment, and will always keep on hand a variety of Ladies and Misses Bonnets and Trimmings, of all descriptions suitable for the Beason, and will thanklully supply the wants of those who may favor her with their pat ronage. 1 Sm. COPARTNERSHIP NOTIfJE. The undcrvigned would hereby give notice that they Lave, this first day of June, 1853, united their interests in tho Carpentering Business, and will hereafter contract it under the style of Snow and Booth; N. SMITH, W.

SNOW, Jr. 8 3v. L. C. BOOTH.

House Joiners. PROFESS to understand their business; and the art of pleasing and satisfying all who favor them with their work. Though we may 'not do work in the same inan-nery witlj equal despatch, with some, CA VJS A. Vet whero nentness and despatch both are to be taken into consideration, va cat compete with any. We will design and construct buildings of every description, either by the day or contract, on the most reasonable terms.

STAIR BUILDING SHOP WORK Executed with cheapness. 3 3m all night, and throughout the next ay every house 'and shop in the place was searched by the soldiers, The streets were all guarded with orders from Major Emory to shoot Poor down on sight. No man could go into the place on the next day without being challenged. Poor was followed to the Missouri River by the mob of soldiers, and your city has been searched by them in disguise. I wa3 informed by a Mr.

Rhodes from Ash Point, that there were about one hundred soldiors in your city on Monday last, in citizens dress. What their intention are is impossible to state, altough Mr. Rhodes says if they find Poor tliev will either kill him or take him back to the army, which is worse than to be shot down decently. V. C.

P. Bellemont, K. July 9. Killing of Lieut, Magruder. Since receiving the statement in rr nro rrl fr flrx Trill irnr rf gruder, puDiisnea eisewuere, in this morning's paper, a rumor has rumor has reached this city, to the effect that oor had been captured some- i i i ill I ill liciMiiuuiiiuuu ji i ieavenworui, ana wxiiie ueiug wr- ried to the Fort tp undergo his tri- al, was shot by a soldier and uilled instantly.

We cannot vouch for he truth of this. F. S. Since the above was in type we learn that Mr. Foor is "alive and kicking' We are glad to hnor if Fr7 Pmi MAILS.

We gave our readers a long ar- tide on the subject of the mails last week, but since that time a circum- effinno Tina nonnrrp'rl illnst rflt.mo- ro strongly the necessity of some re- form that we cannot help giving it. On Tuesday last we think it was, a well saturated mail bag was brought here and we were fortunate oin.ui.or -tt ry. 11 tg Journal oj oune avm. it naa undoubtedly been on a pleasure trip around the Territory. -From the St.

Paul Minnesotian, 21sl. Serious Difficulty in Dacota Terri tory The town of Hedary Destroy ea by tne xanctons. Mr. F. J.

Bewitt, one of the ac tive members of the Dakota Land Company, arrived in town last even ing, having leitthe townot Modary one week ago. lo hira we are in debted for the following: The Yancton Sioux having been ififilnna fnr t. Tin Inst fnw vnnrs nf tfift increasing settlements of the whites in thA fnrWfiBt. and ftlso hfilno- dis- Rntisfifid at. nntVeceivinor nnv mv forthnroftd that, thev sav Col.

No- bles made on their lauds last year, have taken nnon themselves to rear- ulate the matter in their own way. With scarce a half day's previ- nns Tintirp. thfi town of Mfidnrv was RHrnvUfid hv tliA arrival of a lamo horlv nf Yanptnns fo tlm nnmher of 110 lodges, who immediately commenced their depredations up- on the property of the whites. When remonstrated with for such conduct, with much insolence they replied that they were surprised that the whites should, think ot holding that place, when the white soldiers had already abandoned Fort Snelling on the Mississippi, and Fort Randall on the Missouri; and while still in council, the Indians commenced plundering the houses, distributing and destroying a large quantity of stores. They then set fire to and burned every house in some nine in num- ber and all the claim cabins in the circuit of miles.

A large field of potatoes hftd inst been planted was pulled up by the squaws Settlers had been moving into Dakota very fast during the season, and had made Medary a sort of storehouse. A large number horses belonging to the settlers were appropriated by the Indians. At the time of this occurrence a large portion of the people ot Medary were absent on a visit to the Falls and other places. It was believed that the people at the Falls would fortify themselves. The people in and about Medary have fled to the Cottonwood river, where they have determined to make a stand against the Indians.

As there are no soldiers to protect the frontier with, has come down for the purpose of raising some volunteers. It is believed that the government has stores sufficient at Fort Snelling to fit out 200 or 300 men. I In and for the County of Doniphan in the lemtory of Kansas. June term A.D.lfiZ'S,. June the 10th, A.

D. 1858. Robert J. Porter, and Alexander A. Cooper, Attachment.

A. R. Sill. Now at this day comes the PhiintiiTby attorney, and it appearing to the sat- siaction ot the court, that the defendant R. Sill can not bo summoned in litis action, it is ordered by the court that publication be tuade notifying him that aa action has been commenced against him, by petitdn and attachment, in the Probate Court of Doniphan in the Territory aforesaid founded on a Re ceipt for Iwo Hundred and sixty-two dollars and sixty-one cents for account of S.

J. Ilamill St. Louis( that his property has been attached, and ho appear at the next term of this court, to be holden at tiKj Court House in roy in the county of Doniphan, on the Cth day of September 1858, and on or before the third day. thereof judgement will be ren dered against him and his property Fold to satisfy the same, it is iurther ordered that a copy hereof be published in some news paper published in the county of Doniphan, lor lour weeks successively, the last insertion to be at least four weeks before the commencement of the next term of this Court. A true copy.

Tennent, Attorney for Plaintiff. Attest, EGBERT M. LEE, Clerk; by 11EXRY UODEU, Jr. D. c.

July 17, no7 4t, 1858. TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN SIDEWALKS have been ordered by the Council to be built in front of the following Lots, in Block 37, Lots 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,21. Block 38, Lots 12. 13, 14, 15, 10, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24. Block 39, Lots 1, 24.

Block 32, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10. Block 25, Lots 1, 2, 3. East side of Block 33, Block 24, Lots 12,13. Said walk to be six feet wide, of three inch plank laid on sleepers, plank to be fastened at each end to the sleepers by two wooden pins. Notice is hereby given to the owners of sid lots that the said walk must bo built within twenty days after this date.

t. E. MORRIS, City Engineer. Elwood, July 17th, 1858. 7 tf LOOKOUT! I All running off my Lawns, Ginghams, Bonnets Itibbtms and Mantillas at the LOWEST CASH PEICES SpgpA fine lot of Gentlemen's Silk and Linen Cravats, low, fll at the CHEAP CASH Store.

JAS, P. BRACE. El wgod, July 9, '58. 0 tf VARIETY STORE! CHRISTIAN KESSLER Wholesale and Retail Dealer in TSaJ" 3LS lET1 WT 5s3 9 DRESS AND BONNET TRIMMINGS, FURNISHING GOODS. CUTLERY, 2d 3 doors above the Post OHicc, ST.

JOSEPH, July 10,1858, 5 1y. MISSOURI. cater Ionic EMP ORU1M! J. E. DRYDEN will ever be found at his post when called upon, in his line.

You need not go further to have your buildings completed to order, and with dispatch unequalled. Buildings erected in double quick time, and with neatness in accordance with the desires of the most fastidious. Give me a call. Id DR. A.

11. CLARKE, (late of rmi.AuKi.rniA) "WOULD respectfully inform the citizens of Elwood, that he hai opened his office in the late offico of the town where he can he consulted on Medicine or Surgery. Having been, for a number of years the resident Physician to the Philadelphia Hospital, be feels himself competent to treat any disease remediable by Medicine or surgery. References Prof. Thos.

D. Muller, Jas, Pancaet, Chas. D. Weighs, of Philadelphia. Washington C.

Lane M. Prof, McDowell St'. Louis, J. F. HEWLETT, B.

NOBLE. DRS. HEWLETT HCBLE, iGr 'zssr 3a: ss rss? ST. JOSEPH, MO. Particular attention paid to the preservation of the teeth, byjuunq.

cleaning and ex tracting. teeth inserted in accord ance with the receut improvements in Mechanical Dentistry. 4 3tf J. Kinney DEALER IX (Jroceries, Wines, Liquors, Teas, FORWARDING AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Corner Main and Francis Streets, Opposite Stouts Hotel. Saint Joseph, Missouri.

tSifnighest Cash Price Paid for ITides and Produce. 3 tf ALLEN MCNEW. Ale NEW MANUFACTURERS AND LEWIS HAS. AX. DEALERS IN Furniture 'and Upholstery, "West Side Market Square, SAINT JOSEPH MISSOURI.

Keep constantly on hand a full and complete stock of the latest styles of Parlor Furniture, Chairs, Bedsteads, Bureaus, Stands, which they are selling upon the most reasonable terms. 1 U. OHIO HOUSE, HENRY HUXOL, Proprietor, ST. JOSEPH, MISSOUHI. TnEbestof liqnors are always kept In this Houst The lovers of tho genuine article are invited to give me a hut the best of liquors kept fti this saloon.

West. Our dispatches fromLeav- enworth of the 6th by U. S. express to Boonville, say that the special messenger named in the previous despatch reached the Fort on the 5th, with the official order for Gen. Harney, which went for- ward on the morning of the 6th per Capt.

Simpson. The orders to General Harney direct the following movements: Eight companies of the Second Dragoons, Majors Phelps and Rey- holds' batteries of Artillery, and the Fifth, Tenth, and probably the Seventh regiments of Infantry re main in Utah. The Fourth Artillery and two companies of the Second Dragoons will occupy the district of the Platte. The First Cavalry is directed to remain on the riains as late as practicable, and to make excur sions among fee, Indians and keep tnem in snu ection The Sixth or the Seventh Infant ry will proceed to Oregon in view of the recent intelligence from the fnninmn raiarnnon tilities. Harris and Hunt's bat- teries are ordered to return to Fort heaven worth, lhe corps ot cirmfira now with Hin haf.tn.hnn nf the Sixth Infantry are to return to West Fointj after C0mpletin2 the work of opening a road to Camp Scott via the Cheyenne 1 ass.

From Washington. Washington, July 9 It appears from the, army orders just issued, that within the past year thero had been 54 promotions 13 resignations, 1G deaths, and 36 appointments, inciuuing tuose o0 cadets to Urevet 2d Lieuten orfa Ti War denartmcnt is in re Ceipt of dispatches from Col. John- ston. up to June 11. They contain nothing otspecial interest.

lhe army wa3 in good condition; accor tb corDg was t0 march tortbwith in three divisions, and on as many consecutive days to Salt Lake Val ley, in compliance with the instruc ons ot the Government ku huivu avuuj uamvu (japt. Marcy trom JNew Mexico re turn to that Department. Brigadier General Ilarnev is or dered to retr-'" to Louis and assume the ol the Depart ment or the West, unless he may have received intelligence of the lorcible opposition of the Mormon to the army now in Utah, in which case he is empowered to send forward the whole of the reinforcements and continue with them to Utah, or return to take command of his department, as he may prefer. Lieut. Col.

"Crossraan and Capts. lurnley and 1 age are assigned to duty in Utah. Capt. Hancock is ordered to proceed with the rcgi- ment infantry to the Pacific. The officers of the "topographical eugi neers, hitherto assigned duty with the troops in Utah, are ordered to report to Gen, Johnson.

Recruits anJ officers destined for the corps now in Utah proceed to the depart- ment. Assistant Adjutant Gen. Buell remains attached to the staff of Gen Harney. i uov. JJenver.

This gentleman passed througl St. Louis on thj) 7th on his way to Washington, lie intends to return to the Territory before the August possible The rumor thlt ho has resigned is incorrect Surrey or General. -Gen. Ward Burnett of New York, has been Rendered by the President the appointment ol Surveyor General of Kansas and Nebraska viceVjQandle-box Calhoun, Uyhose commk sion expired on the 3 nsm Senior Douglas. Hon.

I gentleman was re This ceived at his jhoine in Chicago on the ninth insl, with a splendid ovation. Over 30,000 people according to th "Times" were put participating it his reception. lie made a speech 01 over an hour in length, definin fully his There were gurg, bonfires, illuminations, fire-wo ks and all the et ceteras. Peace in Kansas. Advices frcin' Fort Scott, announce the restoration of peace in that region, th ough the exertions of Governors )envef and Robinson.

The Sheiiffof the County had been removed, and T. R. Roberts, a Free State mm, elected by the people in his sftad. Gov. Denver announced thai the U.

S. troops would be remold from the Fort. and he would commission a com- pany of militar underMai. Weav- er. a Free Statq man, to protect the settlers from' marauding Missouri- ans.

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For more than a year past the Missouri Democrat has furnished the newspaper press of the Union with the most authentic as well as the earliest inteligenco loin that quarter. It has now five reporters in various parts of the Territory, and special attention will bo devoted to obtain reliable ac3oants of every event of interest that may transpire there. Those who wish to keep posted in regard to Kansas affairs, the politics, settlement, immigration, and all that concerns-the progress of opinionsin that quarter, can find no better means of obtaining them than through the colnmrrs of this paper, Political Position? The Missouri Democrat is, as its name imports, Democratic in principle, conservative in tontimcnt, opposed to the violence and outrages that have disgraced the Territories, and zealously in favoi of the right of the people of each locality to control their domestic afiairs without interference from those residing in other States. I. Poor, of Palmetto, Kansas, is going the rounds of the press gen- traliy without any explanation, ana justice to all parties, I will state all the incidents connected with that lamentable affair, as far as I avo been able to learn.

On Monday evening, June 2Sth, ieut. Magruder and a wagon mas ter belonging to the 6th. Infantry (I believe) called at the house of Mr. Ilickson. a partner of Mr.

oor, and was using ungeutlernan-r language to the ladies of the ouse, who were alone at the time. Mr. Poor came in a short time af- erwards, and made some remark, rom which they took offence and hreatened to kick him out- of the louse. When Poor was about caving for his shop Magruder de manded him to stop, at the same time presenting a revolver on Poor. This was about four o'clock in the After dark, the wagon master made his appearance again at the house, and inquired for the ieut.

After loitering about the place a short time, he lelt. He had not been long away when Magruder rode up to the door and asked if he could stay all night. The son of Mr. Ilickson told him he could not, whereupon he swore he was a citizen, and he claimed the right to stay where he pleased. After ask ing some rude questions of the wo he inquired of Mrs.

Ilickson where Poor had gone, applying some hard epithets to him at the same time. Airs, ilickson was standing between the two and requested Mr. Poor to ride to Col. Whiting's command and get so; men to take care of the Lieut. Af ter Poor left Magruder drew his re volver on John Ilickson and drove him from the house," and threatened to shoot the mother if she did not consent to his taking liberties with her and her daughter.

He endeav ored to throw the old lady on the bed but was foiled in his attempt On Poor's approaching the house he started out with his had it not been for the warning voice of Mrs. Ilickson Fie (Poor) would have been shot, but he made his escape and went to a neighbors, a ehovt distance below, and got his gun, and rode back to his boardinc: place again, just behind some offi cers from Col. Whiting's command that had been sent up to take care of him. Poor kept behind a wag-on, out of sight, while they were trying to cet him to leave the house with them. They finally succeeded in getting him to mount his horse, but not until he haci driven one pf their number away oy drawing his revolver.

I5ut in stead of Ins fromcr with them to their detachment he rode away to wards his own camp, which was On the west side of the river. He (Magruder) did not ride more than sixty rods from the house be fore he turned and rode back to "the house again. Poor, at this time, supposing him gone, had come from his hiding place and was standing in front of the house talking -with Mrs. Ilickson as Ma gruder rode up to him and draw ing his revolver, cocked it, and el evated it above his head. Poor grabbed his gun thatrhe had placed against the house and jumped pas his horse's head and got behind a wagon bed that lay about thirty feet from the Magruder l-Oll It on ioiiowea mm up with his revolver, yet raised over his head.

Poor stopped at the south end of the wagon bed and stooped out of Magruder's sight, bu he rode his horse so near the wag on bed that he had a view of al sides. Poor then jumped to the opposite side and raised his gun and fired, killing Magruder instant The soldier: belonging to his We should not only be on hand on the day, but there should be, we think, a little more activity in preparing tov it beforehand. A full and overwhelming defeat of the English bill will put at rest forever the idea of making Kansas anything but a Free State; and to make such a defeat secure beyond a doubt, there should be considerable organization and an active canvassing. We do not mean that it is necessary to have public meetings and stump speeches, but we believe in the good effect of keeping the matter before the people, making it a subject of conversation, reminding them occasionally of the day, and urging them not to forget their dntv in the matter, which is to come out and vote. Let every one keep the ball in motion in his own neighborhood, and the result will be-a larrre vote on the day of election and as it used to be said by partisan papers at the East, full vote is certain victory." GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES.

We notice that the press gene rally condemn in most emphatic terms, the tremendous expend iturcs of the present Administration. While we cannot believe that the money expended has been judici ously laid out by the Government. yet we cannot regret seeincr the treasury somewhat behind hand. Our notion 6f the matter i3 that a good sized, healthy national debt 'is- far better, in many respects, than an overflowing treasury. A nation al debt in the first place is a bond of union an overflowing purse leads to extravagance, corruption and sectional strife.

A debt causes care and vigilance in both the ex ecutive and legislative departments a snrpluj. produces carelessness and lack of vigilance. The immense expenditure of the present year. laid out with a view to circulate it among the people would have contributed materially to alleviate the present distress anc inconvenience in our commercia and producing circles but so far from its being of any benefit to the people it has, wo fear, been distri bitted too much in the form spoils and into the pockets (s)peculators on the Government is not laying it out that we regret but the manner in which it has been done. A correctly moulded tari i'nruishini? adequate protection to homo industry of all kinds, wi prodnce revenue enough to make permanent our national prosperity then a free yet judicious expendi ture among our own people, wi lead to individual contentment, hap pincss and plenty.

ITU CORRECTION. The St. Joseph Daily Gazette July 15th, contains a burlesque ae count of the celebration of th glorious fourth of July, on the fifth at -Palermo, civig most or our cities hereabouts in Kansas, humor oris, and in some cases pretty good raps but it contains an error con cerning the St. Joseph Delegation which we are enabled through th kindness, ot an occasional corres pondent, to correct, me ongina article describes that delegation as arriving on the Ucsperian, with a motto, The St. Joseph, Palermo and Topeka "Railroad must be built." We understand the following was the original and true account of their entree: St.

Joseph delegation via the big muddy, in several large brypk buildings launched for the occasion. Pilot from BJacksnake creek yelling 41 loxo bridge Standard bearer with nine copper cents in his pocket and motto, not cents enough to make a levy; "Music, St. Joseph's lament, ye banhs and Irays" GEORGE ENGLEMAN, BOOT AND SHOE MAKER, Forman Street Elwood All orders left with Jrin will bo' promptly attended to. Cive him a lift. 1 lyr, Say, Rain, 'dry up," won't yer.