Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-26 00:00:00

DREADFUL TRAGEDY.

Mr. Andrew Stewart, editor of the Steubenville (Ohio)
(;pion, who has lately been travelling through Kansas
Territory, arrived at this place on Monday evening, hav-
ing departed L',avenworth City on Saturday night, the
Ist inst., and favoured us with particulars of a fearful
tragedy enacted on Friday night and Saturday morning at
that city. Ott Friday night, the 31st ult„ a man named
Stephens, living in Kansas City, came up to Leavenworth
City, and, while spreeing around, went into a drinking
shop called the Ward House. The barkeeper, named
Baines, became very friendly, and after getting Stephens
quite drunk, proposed a walk up the river, and took him
to a spring on the bank of the Missouri river, just above
the Planter's House, where they were met and assaulted
by two men, who demanded their money or their lives.
The barkeeper, Baines, gave his money up and ran off.
When he got to the lower end of town, he gave the alarm
that a man was being robbed up the river at the spring.
Several patties of citizens immediately went up, and
arrived on the spot Jost in time to find poor Stephens
crawling out of the river, his body and head all beaten
and bruised with stones and clubs, and his chest and
shoulders bearing several terrible stabs and cuts. The
citizens ran to his assistance, but the unfortunate
victim, though straggling to speak, was too far gone,
and presently died., without being able to utter a single
word about the manner of his death, or the
names of his murderers. Suspicion at once alighted
upon the barkeeper, Baines, and so outraged were
the people, and so violent the presumptions of his guilt
that a posse of the citizens at once arrested and held him
in close custody. The news in the meantime spread like
wildfire all over the city, and the excitement grew intense.
An itramediate-trial of Baines was demanded, and finally
it was agreed-that he should be hung on the spot, without
judge; or jury. A. rope wan secured and put round his
neck, and already he was being drawn up to the limb of
atte.verhanging tree, when he expressed a wish to make a
confession. The crowd yielded and let him down to the
gre,und. He said that he-nnd two men, one named John
Quarlea, from South Carolina, and the other called
Knowlton, had laid the plot by which Stephens was
robbed and murdered, and that the same men had mur-
&red another man a short time before, and thrown the
body into the Missouri 'River. He stated also that he
and the men Knowlton and gearles belonged to an
organised body of about twenty five men. who lived and
carried on the business of robbing and murdering in
Leavenworth City, on the island opposite the city, and
in the towns of Lawrence and Topeka. He then gave the
names of as many of the gang as he could remember to
the authorities. As soon as Baines had finished his reve-
lations he was removed to the calaboose, a one-story stone
building, about sixteen feet square. The crowd then
went off in pursuit of Quarles and Knowlton, and in a
short time had them arrested. Among the revealed
conspirators was William Woods, the proprietor of the
greater part of Leavenworth Island, and regarded by his
acquaintanc aas an hoen,t man andgoed citizen. i party
proceeded at once to arrest him, and after making a
thorough search of his house, found twenty-five hundred
dollars in counterfeit money, a lot of counterfeiting plates
and other instruments, and a knife and pistol belonging to
the murdered man, Stephens. At these conclusive proofs
of the correctness of the confession of Baines, the people
were deeply moved, and held counsel together in large and
small parties during the whole night. We give the
narrative of Mr. Stewart. He says: "I went to the
Mayor's office on Saturday morning and foetid an immense
crowd awaiting the result of the examination of Woods
and Knowlton. Barnes and Qearles were in the cala-
boose. While the examination was going on Jude
Lecompte was outside making a speech, and expostulating
with the angry crowd in' favour of law and order. The
cry of • Hang 'em, the d—d murderers l' arose frequently
from the mob, but milder counsels seemed to be prevail-
ing, when at once some one shouted 'To the calaboose
to the calaboose!' and away a crowd of about fifty
maddened men started in that direction. The balance of
the people followed after in smaller parties, leaving Judge
Lecompte almost alone, and the Mayor's office relieved of
its throng of spectators. They had been gone about
fifteen minutes, when I heard a great yell. I started

after the crowd, and followed it to the bank of a

creek, which divides south ani north Leavenworth,
where there was a steep bank, and on its edge a large
elm tree. I reached the spot in time to see Quarles
suspended from the tree, grasping in the agonies of
death at the rope which was around his neck, while
several of the mob were swinging on to his arms and legs,
to make his death sure. His body had hardly ceased its
convulsions when the shout was raised for Baines. The
rope was placed around his neck, and he was led to the
edge of the bank, when some one of the citizens appeared
by his side, and with a watch in his hand, demanded
five minutes for further confessions. They granted it ;
when Baines said, if they would let him, he would show
them another man in town who was concerned in the
operations of the gang. He was then taken to the
calaboose, but for some reason did not give satisfaction
to the people, and they demanded his body to be returned
to them. Judge Lecompte again addressed the people,
and with some effect, for they seemed to divide into two
parties, the one clamoring for the hanging of the prisoner,
and the other demanding a trial for him. Marshal Denis,
of the Territory, was also present, and though he exerted
himself with all his power, he could not maintain his
position at the door of the calaboose, ner prevail on the
crowd to disperse. The wife of Baines, also, appeared,
and, inspired by the dangerous situation of her husband.
took a heroic stand on the entrance, and endeavoured by
frantic threats and entreaties to stay the wrath of the
populace. But all efforts were unavailing; the peace
party were overpowered. Judge Lscompte's voice was
drowned by the shrieks of the mob. A large piece of
hewn timber, perhaps twenty-five feet long and one foot
anuare, that was lying near, was lifted up by a.crowd of
men, and plunged with fearful effect against the calaboose
door. The sight of the wife's distress, and the sound of
her screams, mingled with the ragings and shrieks
of the infuriated mob, was too much for me, and
I turned my back and walked away. I heard another
blow from the piece of timber, and a simultaneous
shout from the crowd, which told me that the
door bad given way, and the prisoner was at the
mercy of the people. I walked hastily around the square,
or with all its terror there was a fascination in the sight,
and reached the spot just in time to see the mob rushing
down the street, with the prisoner, toward the creek and
the elm tree. I pursued, and when I reached the spot
the body of Baines was already in the air, and his last
death struggles were shivering along his limbs. The
crowd then appeared to be satisfied. Woods and Knowlten
meanwhile had been placed in an omnibus and hurried off
to the fort. The city continued very much excited up to
the hour I left, but no further violence was anticipated.
All sorts of stories prevailed, and many of the mysterious
disappearances and robberies which have occurred in the
t erritory are all being referred to this band of murderers.
T'wo or more of the gang were at once apprehended and
taken into town. :One of them, quite a youth, named
pa yne, made a full confession of the deed, and also of the
nuinerous achievements of the gang. The crowd kept
Quarles and Payne for the purpose of finding e►idence
suffiteient to convict them of the crime. After conside-
deralile deliberation, and the delivery of a speech by
Judge Lecompte, who endeavoured to quiet the excite.
rent, t he crowd, fearing interference from the troops in
the fort, took Quarles to a tree below town and hung him
soon aftttr. Payne shared -the same fate. On Sunday,
as.we pawed down, the ringleader, whose name is Wood,
and,eue Knight, or Knighton, were in the hands of the
enraged people, and were to be inang on Sunday afternoon.
Wood was making his will, and his comrade, Knight, was
writing a confession. Wood is supposed to be very well
off, pralabiy from success in his diabolical undertakings.
We did reot learn the name of those who were implicated
as confede rates by the youth who confessed. It is worthy
of remark, however, that some twelve ,or thirteen citizens
could not t'te found when inauired after on Sunday.—
Meeeneee Des tocrat.

;Exclusively for CLOTHING BOYS from 6 to 20 Year®
bEwra & CO NI PANY, I(anelagh street:

Two SEAMEN DROWNED NEAR FLBSTWOOD.-otl Satur-
day, Mr. Myres held an inquest at Fleetwood-on the holy
of the captain and mate of the echo nEr Miry Ann, of
Liverpool, who were found drowned on the shore at Fleet-
wood on the previous day. On Thursday evening, about
11 o'clock, the two unfortunate gentlemen left the shore
in a small boat, with the intention of proceeding to the
schooner, which was lyinz at anchor in the river Wyre,
and during the forenoon of the fallowing day their bodies
and the boat were washed ashore. It is supposed that the
boat must have been overturned with them, as it was
found bottom upwards on the north wharf, opposite
Lindsay's farm. Nothing was heard or seen of them on
Thursday night by the crew on board the schooner.
Verdict, " Found drowned."
Tend LATE ASSASSINATI. )N IN THE QUEEN'S FAISON
Mr. Robert Henderson Robertson. the victim of the
assaasie.like attack of the man D 3 Salvi, who was tried at
the Central Criminal Court on Friday, and convicted of the
offence of striking with intent to do bodily harm, died on
Saturday evening at seven o'clock, after lingering more
than six weeks sub3fqnent to the dreadful injuries he
received. It will appear a remarkable circumstance,
when the dangerous condition of Mr. Robertson is con-
sidered, and the repeated declarations of the medical at-
tendant that he was in imminent danger, that the trial of
the assassin should have taken place within one day of the
death of his vic-ina. We know not to whom this hasty prc-
ceeding is to be attributed, or what sort of report as to the
state of Mr. Robertson could have been furnished to the au-
thorities, to justify a trial before the result of his injuries was
finally known. Had Mr. Robertson's death taken place
one day earlier, De Salvi would have been tried for mur-
der, and as his conviction might be regarded as certain, his
sentence. instead of being fifteen years penal servitude,
would doubtless have been death. Some explanation is
urquestionably 4tie to the public on a matter so materially
affecting the administration of justice.

BYTB' CLOTHING MADE WITH GREAT TASTE,
At LIMIS & COM PAYVA. Rule street._,

MONETARY &ND COMMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Evening.

The Cotton Market continues active at very firm
prices. To-lay the sales were 12,000 bales, in-
cluding 3,000 0 a speculation and for export.
We have 'Lad an improving Liverpool Share
Market to-day, with light contangos, and closed
with rather a cheerful tone. The day's trans-
actions wri,re as follows :-Caledonian, 391, 391,
39„1-, 391 ; Eastern Counties, 111 ; Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 904 ; London and North Western,
1021, 1024 ; Do. 1„ Shares, 9-161 ; Manches-
ter, &let-held, and Lincolnshire, 393, 39 ;
Midland, 831; York Capital Stock, 391 ; North
Eastern, 24; Dovers, 218, 211; Dutch Rhenish,
4 d; Grand Trunk of Canada, 123, 12 9.16, 128;
Great Luxembourg, 7 1-16 ; Great Western of
Canada, 201; Do. New, 1-16 p; St. Helen's Canal
and RaUway B shares, 1011 ; Liverpool Borough
, Bank, (81. The business dons for the next account
was-London and North Western, 103, and Mid-
land, 84. The following were the closing
prices : - Blackburn, 71, 71 ; Chester and
Birkenhead, 66, ; Caledonian, an. 393 ;
Chester and Holyhead, 171, .171 ; Eastern
Counties, 11 5-16, 111 ; East Lancashire, 963, 961 ;
Do. -9/. shares, 1, 9-16 p ; Great Northern,
24, 24k; Great Western, 533, 531; Lancashire and
Yorkshire Stock, 99, 991 ; Do. 9/. shares,
11-16, 4p; Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport,
191, 191 ; London and North Western Stock,
1023, 1.021; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire, 341-, 398; Midland Stock, 831. 84 ;
North British 113, 111 ; North Staffordshire,
41, 4d ; North Eastern-Berwick. 23 15 16, 24 1-16;
York and North Midland, 393, 391 ; Leeds
Capital Stock, 233. 23i ; Buffalo and Lake
Huron, 41, 41 d ; Ditto New Shares, 4, 33 d ;
Dutch Rhenish, 33, 33 d ; Great Western of
Canada, 203, 1. ; Ditto New Shares, 1 1 par;
Great Luxembourg, 7 1-16, 7 3-16; Grand Trunk
of Canada, 12 9-16, 12 11-16 -The following were
the Continuations paid :-Blackburn, 9 1,71 d, con ;
Chester, and Birkenhead, 1; Caledonian. 1,3 s ;
Sastern Counties, 91 711 9d ; Great Western,
Even -1; Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 4-16, 1,
5-10, 3.; London and North Western Stock, I 5-16 ;
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 1. 3s, 2s 9d ;
Midland Stock, 4, 3-16,3. 3-16. 3 ; North British,
61; South- Eastern, is 6d, 1-10, is 431, 1-16;
North Eastern-Berwick, is 6d, 1-16; Yolk and
North Midland, 3s 31 ; Buffalo and Lake Huron,
Is 2d ; Dutch Rhenish, 91 ; Great Western of
Canada, A, is tid, 1 ; Ditto. New shares, 93 ; Great
Luxembourg, 81, 7d, 61 ; Grand Trunk of Canada,
Is 6 1, 1-16, is, is 2d.

A further advance of* per cent. has taken place
in the funds to-lay, although business continues
very quiet. The demand for discount accommo-
dation in certain circles is tolerably active, yet on
the whole, the Money Market continues to ex•
hibit favourable indications, and in Lombard-
street the current terms for the negotiation of first
class commercial bills are still below that exacted
at the National Establishment. The arrival of the
Great Britain, and the expectation that at least a-
third of the amount received will be sold to the
authorities, have tended to relieve the market; but
the favourable reports relative!, to the harvest may
be considered to exercise a more important in-
fluence than the mere daily variations of supply
and demand. Towards the end of the week, pre-
parations for the approaching 4th of the month
will be commenced, and thus a further diminution
in the quotations out of doors will probably be
prevented. Even the most sanguine do not antici-
pate a lower minimum during the present year.
as the commercial requirements towards the winter
always increase, and it is hoped that the course of
affairs will not lead to increased stringency. Un-
satisfactory opinions are still expressed with regard
to the probable effect on the Indian revolt upon
our monetary relations. It is stated that a con-
siderable addition to the army is in contemplation
and that an increased grant will be asked for the
militia service before the rising of parliament,
which, if true, will necessarily augment the
apprehension felt upon this subject. As intimated
above, the Funds have been much firmer to-day,
and Consols for Money closed at 90,1 to 901, while
for the Account the closing rate was 90* to 91,
and the New Three per Cents at 917 i to 911.
There was not much business done in the
London Railway Share Market to-day, yet
prices were very well supported. The following
were the closing quotations :—Caledonian, 791;
Eastern Counties, 111, lli; East Lancashire, 95,
97; Great Northern A, 89, 91 ; Great Western,
53k, 53f ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 991 ; Leeds
Northern, 461 47*; London and North Western,
102*, 1021; London and South W, stern, 944 ; Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 30k, ; Midland
St ok, 831, 841 ; South Eastern and Dover, 711
72 ; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 943/4, 95; York
and North Midland, 781, 79.

From Manchester we learn that buyers find
great difficulty in placing their orders, even at

per lb advance, producers preferring to close
uld contracts.

The business in Breadstuffs during the last
few days has ruled extremely quiet, V, heat sell-
ing slowly, and Flour quite in retail, at barely
previous prices. Oats, Oatmeal, Egyptian Beans,
and Barley have attracted but little attention ;
and Indian Corn, in the absence of all activity,
has exhibited a tendency to decline in value.
At to-day's market there was only a moderate
attendance, and a limited demand for Wheat, at
a decline on the week of 31 to 41 per 70 lbs for
red, and 2d for white. There were several sam-
ples of new Irish, of which white realised from
8s 9d to 9s ld ; but red was offered at 8s to 8s
Si per bushel, without inducing business. Flour
met a very slow sale, at a reduction of 6d to is
per sack and barrel. Oats : A moderate enquiry
for old at about former rates. New Tawny were
quite unsaleable. Oatmeal was in small request,
and new 61 per load cheaper. Egyptian Beans
moved off in retail at previous quotations. Bar-
ley remained without change. In Indian Corn
no transactions of importance took place ; the
value of white did not suffer any decline, but
holders of mixed and yellow submitted to a re-
duction on the week of 6d to is per quarter.
Several railway meetings were held yesterday.
The report of the Epsom and Leatherhead Com-
pany was passed. The report stated that the bill
for the construction of a line to join the South
Western Company's line at Wimbledon and run
into this company's line at Epsom, had received
the royal assent, which gives the traffic of this
company access to the stations at Nine Elms,
Vauxhall, and Waterloo, as well as the London and
Brighton Station at London-bridge. The contract
with Messrs. Brassey and Ogilvie had been signed,
and provides fur the completion of the railway and
works by the Ist January next. From the state-
ments of receipts and expenditure to 30th Jnne
last, the sum received for calls amounted to 6,107/
6s, and the expenditure incurred in obtaining the
act, land, and compensation, salaries, and law
charges, amounted to 4,70.9/ 14s sd. The report of the
Wimbledon and Dorking Company stated that the
Royal Assent was given to the Act of Incorporation
on 'July 27, 1857. In both Houses of Parliament
the bill was strenuously opposed by the Brighton
and the South Western Railway Conpanies ; the
latter company, after an unavailing opposition, en-
tered into an agreement, by which it was arranged
that this company should make the railway with a
double line of rails throughout, and with sufficient

station and sidiug accornm:dation, and finish it
with all appliances for working except rolling stock
and station furniture. That the South Western

Company should man and work the line and main-
tain the railway for 45 per cent. of the gross receipts.
That the South Western Company should have the
option to subscribe for fifteen hundred shares, and
nominate two directors to sit at the board. The
South Western Railway Company have subscribed
for their proportion of the capital, and the directors
have much pleasure in reporting that every share
in the company is disposed of. The directors have
received a tender from contractors of undoubted
responsibility stipulatin b for the completion of the
line by the Ist of May next, and the company are
already negociating for the purchase of land with a
view to the immediate ccimmencem(nt of the
works. The particulars of the disbursements
to the present time have not yet been oer-

tained, but it iv, estimated that they will
not exceed in the aggregate £4,200. It was
unanimously adopted. At the meetiug of the Gee-
long and Ballarat Company, at their offices in
London, the Chairman read a communication from
Mr. Moorsom, the agent to the company in Aus_
tralia, in which that gentleman stated that, not-
withstanding all exertions, the Colonial Govern-
ment had refused to give a guarantee of 6 per cent
as required. Mr. Paravicni then moved a resolu-
tion to the effect that the chairman and officers
of the company be instructed to forthwith wind up
its affairs. Mr. Froom seconded the resolution.
Some discussion ensued, in which the Chairman
said he thought they would not be able to return
more than is per share, and the motion was
carried.

At the meeting of the Oriental Inland Steam
Company, the terms granted by the East India
Company were submitted, and were considered
highly satisfactory, being equivalent to a guarantee
of 10 per cent. It was also the general feeling that
the existing circumstances of India, and the pros-
pects of the supply of cottpn, alike demand the
introduction of an efficient and extensive system
of steam navigation upon the rivers, such as this
company contemplate.
The following are the latest quotations of Foreign
Exchanges :—Amsterdam, short, 11 16 to 11 17 ;
do. three months, 11 19 to 11 19k; Rotterdam,
do., 11 19 to 11 19k ; Antwerp, do , 25 25 to
25 40; Brussels, do, 25 25 to 25 40; Hamburgh,
do., 13 71 to 13 8,1; Paris, short, 25 20 to 25 25;
do., three months, 25 57 to 25 629 ; Marseilles, do.,
25 60 to 25 65 ; Frankfort, do., 119 j to 119 ff ;
Vienna, do., 10 30 to 10 30 ; Trieste, do , 10 31 to
10 31; St. Petersburg, do., 36: to 36k; Madrid,
48i to 49
The bar silver ex the steamer Magdalena was
sold yesterday for the East at ss. 1i 1. per ounce
standard, being el. per ounce less than was
realised for the remittance by the previous packet.
In the interim, however, sales have been effected
ai low as ss. 111. _ _ _

The 511,000/, in gold brought by the Great
Britain from Melbourne will not be delivered
until to-morrow. Of the 104 400 sovereigns
brought by this vessel about 80 000 are known
to be English, and will certainly be sent into
the Bank. The rest are also believed to
be of home coinage. Looking, however, at
the state of the Continental demand for gold,
which is at present far from active, there is
a good prospect that nearly the whole of the
amount by the Great Britain will be retained here.
This is partly attributable to the fact that there
are in hand large supplies of gold received from
Arne' ica, which is more redily taken for the Con-
tinent than the Australian gold. We believe that
the bulk of the £104,000 in gold ex the Magdalena
has now been sold for exportation. Of the remit-
tance by the Ariel from New Yor't about £37,000
reached London, and of this £15,000 consisting of
American eagles, is known to have been taken for the
Continent. These twolat.t..r vessels, it will be re-
membered, arrived last week. Vesterdry was
£60.000
announced the arrival of £lOO,OOO (besta,
for the Continent) by the Europa, from 1.T4,w
York. This amount is expected to come to hang
to-day.
Advices from Paris slate that money is easy on
the Bourse, and that the charge for carrying over
the accounts of speculative holders to the end of
September does not exceed 30e. to 302 c , or about
5-16 per cent. In the discount market also
money is in good supply, and choice bills can be
discounted at 41- to 5 tier cent., the minimum
charge of the Bank of France being 5-1 per cent.
It is stated, however, that the bullion in the Bank
has diminished by several millions of francs since the
date of the last return, but that the note circula-
tion and bills discounted have also decreased.

The suspension of Mr. Thomas Stewart, a manu-
facturer of Stockport, is announced, but the lia-
bilities do not appear to greatly exceed 20,0001., A
composition of lOs in the pound is stated to have
been offered.

Who, public sales of Low Wool commenced at
London to day, and they will be continued until
Thursday evening. • The quantity disposed of was
618 bales, viz.-578 East India, 22 American, and
18 Irish the biddings were steady, and prices
rnled firm.

Tuts DAY, the 26th i,stant, at Twelve o'clock, at the
Brokers' Office. 2. Dale street,
188 Bales MADDER. HOOTS,
2 Bigs ORCHELLA WEEO,
1 Base CLOVES,
3 EMPTY .01CFS.
Apply to BROWNE, HUNTER & CO , Brokers.

Ta is DKr. the 26th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the
Broker's Office, 9, North John-street,
5 Casks Fine New COD LIVER OIL (first import),
Just landed ex Harriet, from St. John's, Newfoundland, lying in
Albert Dock.—Apply to WILLIAII WRIGHT, Broker.

THI3 DAY, the 26% instant. at Twelve o'clock, at the
Public Salesroom, Exchange-buildings,
4 Casks French VERDIGRIS,
ex Catherine Hodges.—Apply to M essrs. Stoess and ro., Mer haute;
or to ROOKS„ ()KELL, RD SPENCE. Brokers.