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SAS, THURSDAY, OCT. 17, 1801.H lt;l\)t ilni0n. , JCXCTIOX, THURSDAY,OCTOBER 17, lt61.u Fur the Cnivu.LETTER FROM MADERA.J Madura, Clay Co., 0ct3, 1361.■j Mr. Elitor:—I have been requested by , nae of y.iur friends to open a correspon-,. d.-uce with your paper. I cannot male any■ largo promises, but |erhaps yen may hear from me occasionally.Your readers tuny wish to know where I „ .can be found. Madura is the name we have e given to the settlement cu Uuutir’s Creek, » about fifteen miles above your city, on the 1 {southwest bank of the Republican river.—0 {The settlement was commenced uioro than i tour years ago. Like most new places, wey have had many comers and goers. At pres-• |CDt, we have eight families and one single ? ( man, all of whom (with one exception) have j . firms on wbieb they have made more or1 | .o-s improvement. Most of our Louses are : j l uilt of logs—one is of boards and one of J -tone. Hunter's Creek ruus through sev-■' | rul of ihc farms, furnishing an abundantsupply of water for cattle; and on its hanks, j I :re; , enough for fuel. Among us are found { ^ carpenters, masons and a blacksmith. We f f rui a compact settlement. An unusual i-1 amount of first rate land here lies in a body.' Wo think we have a beautiful location. If any one doubts it, let him come and see.— I Last summer we bad a school of five boys, r \\ e are now erecting a stone school-house, thirty feet long and twenty feet wide. We { hope, ere long to have a school, not only for our own children but for other's, also, who I may wish to attend and board with some of i us. We usually have one religious service■ each Sabbath. We are laboring to lay the ( foundations of a well ordered, intelligentaud religious community. Around us there . remains much land to be possessed. We j -l.ould be happy to receive additions to our I number. We mean to treat those who come among us with due courtesey.Yours, WAi. TODD.For the Union.SOTtS BY THE WAV.ExironiA. October 3,13G1.Mr. Editor—Since leaving your city, 1 i have attended the courts of J udgo Salford's I district. At Manhattan we had the pleus-I ure of excelled quarters at Coleman's, the . Manhattan House—a hotel well-finished,. furnished, and admirably conducted. The session of the court was short, the business •if tbu term being promptly dispatched.I Few criminal eases—only one for trial—• i the ease of Monroe being disposed of on motion. The bridge across the Blue is a great investment, and must becoino a paying institution. It is certainly agrcat convenience to the town aud the travelling public. Mr. riutnphiey, the Mayor of the city, and sucesseur of Mr. Dc Vivaldi, is , instilling, as you will perceive, new life and energy into the E.rjtrcts.! St. George was the next point of justice ' and pleas. The docket for l’ctlawattuiuie couuty detained the court fur a whole week, disposing of some important cases, among which were the celebrated larceny indictments, and the mandamus case of tha peo-jple of St. George versut the Probate Judge of Pottawaitomic, involving the interests of Louisville and St. George in too county-scat matter. 2d the former, two of the prisoners were convicted for ten years, and nd/a as to the Lalance, but all were noally released upon a motion in arrest of judgment, defects appearing on the face of the indictment. The mandamus ease was decided adversely to the interests of Sl George, leaving the next conte-t between Louisville and Mt. Union. The matter was argued with ability on botb side. Here I Lad the pleasure of listening to an able and cloqaent war sermon from the Rev. Mr. White, of Ashland. Mr. White was Zealous. He reasoned forcibly, and bis Bible argument was overwhelming, demonstrating that ocr war was purely of defense.From St. George the Judge went to Wabaunsee, wbere the Grand Jury was empannelled, who retired under the nsnally able charge of the Court. There were no: case* enough on the docket to require tbs presence of tbe petit jury, and it was accordingly dismissed. Thus far on tbe cir-1 cuit the Court displayed much promptness and decision. Judge Salford has given great satisfaction. Ho will be above partyAr ntkoe III wa an*t Ytf rtV(Tirillnl «Kprtt illFrt-rn Wabaunsee to Council Grove 1 passed to tbe head of Mill Creek, along a beautiful little valley, extensively and well cultivated by intelligent Germans, among whom is Mr. Copp, at tbe head of lb creek; from which we drove in a southwesterly direction for Council Grove over • beautiful prairie, until we arrived at the head of the cast branch of the Neosho, when we.came to another beautiful valley, gradually widening as we proceeded, as fa dowu as this place.Council Grove was the first town, after leaving Wabaunsee, and if on tbe Santa FY road, at the crossing of the Xecaho. It L-alrcady a thriving town. It has some fine buildings, and a large hotel, the Gi.key House, which is creditable to tbe town A large Union meeting was bold there dur ing toy stay, and much interest manifested We next passed Americas, the former county-seat of Breckinridge county, situated on a high and rolling prairie. Emporia, the place from which I write yon, is a flourishing town, in which are many good managers, has succeeded in getting away the couuty scat. Emporia is at the junc lion of the Cottonwood with the Neosho, has the advantage of large haiRs of lirn Ur in the vicinity, is beautifully located, and surrounded by a fertile and wealthy country. It is destined to make a place ot importance. There are three churches here, and are said to be in a flourishing condition, an excellent hotel, the Emporia House, by X. 3. Storrs, formerly of the Keuick House, Leavenworth. He knows how to keep a first class hotel. Ihc town is a place of considerable business.SANFORD. ELECTION I* It UCLA M ATIO.Y.In accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and laus of the State, au election will he held on the FIFTH day of NOVEMBER next, for the election of the following officers, to-vvit:BKTUBsC.N1AIIVES TO HIE STATE LEGISLATURE.lit District, Doniphan County, four members.3d District, Atchison and Brown Counties, six members.3d District, Nemaha, Washington and Marshal Counties, two members.-1th District, Clay, Riley and PultawaUo-mic Countu s. four members.5th District, Dickinson, Davis and Wabaunsee Counties, three members.Clh District, Shawnee, Jackson and Jefferson Counties, eight members.7th District, Leavenworth County, nine members.8th District, Douglas, Johnson and Wyandot! Counties, thirteen members.9th Diatrict, Miami, Liun and Bourbon Counties, nine members.10th District, Allen, Audtrson and Franklin Counties, six members.11th District, Woodson and Madison Counties, two members.13th District, Coffey, Osage and Brcckcn-ridgc Counties, six members.13tb District, Morris, Chase and Butler Conntics, two members.14th District, Arrnpahoc, Godfrey. Honter, Greenwood, Wilson, Dorn aud McGee Counties, oue member. |TO TILL VACANCIES IN THE SENATE. 1 2d District, two Senators, in place of II. R. ' Dutton, appointed treasurer, and J. A- f Martin, appointed to office under the Fed- { eral Government.4th Di-lricr, one Senator, in place of S. D. | iioueton, appointed to office by the Pres- * idem of the United States.Oth District, one Senator, in place of II. W.l'um-worth, appointed to office.Sth District, one Senator, in plaee of Josiah Miller, appointed to office.Oth District, one Senator, in place of J. C.Burnett, appuiutod to office.10th District, one Senator, in place of P. P. Elder, appointed to office.STATE OFFICEitS-State Treasurer, in place ofWm. Tholen, who failed to qualify.Attorney General, in place of B. F. Simpson, resigned.JL'MOARr.Frith Di-trict, Osage, Coffey, Woodson, i Greenwood, Madison, Brcckeuri Jge. Morris,I Chase, Butler and Hunter Counties, a | District Judge, in place of O. E. Lcarnard, absent from tbe State. 'DISTRICT iTr.StZB.A Diatrict Attorney will be elected lor each Judicial District la the State, who shall hold his office for two years. lt;COUSTT OFFICERS. 1There .will he elected, in each county, *one Sheriff, one Coroner, three County Commis-Monytrs, one County Clerk, one Gojioty Treasurer, one Register of Deeds, , one County Surveyor and one County Assessor.i■TATE CAPITAL- # iAn election for tbe permanent location of ■
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