Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1845-10-02


Blood has been Shpd.-The steamer Die
Vernon, which arrived at St. Louis on the
18Th inst, brings the melancholy intelli-
gence that one life has already been sacri-
feed to the disturbances which are yet agi-
lating Hancock and Adams counties. A few
days since, Franklin B. Worrell, young
man Of Warsaw, ILL.,, and one who had been
conspicuous among those who called them
solved the told citizens" was waylaid and
shot dead, near Carthage, while riding with
an acquaintance. The fatal shot vas fred
from a hazel thicket, by some person I'M
known.
The editor of the Warsaw Signal attempts
to lay the crime upon the Sheriff of Han
cock county, as he had been seen in the
same neighborhood that morning.
From all we can gather, we should think
that the last struggle between Mormonism
and outlawry were at hand.
The St. Louis papers all agree in pro-
nouncing the outbreak as being without any
substantial cause, and that the alledged at
tack on the "convention'' assembled near
Carthage, was mere pretence 10 give a
coloring to the violence intended against the
Mormons. Up to last advices, at least fifty
houses had been destroyed, and with them
several stacks of hay and grain.
The following interesting items, we ex-
tract from letter from the editor Of the ST.
Louis Republican, dated Warsaw, 18th inst
In this war of determination they include
not only the Mormons, but all who are sus-
pected of favoring the Mormon cause, or of
harboring Mormons about them. The re-
ports vary very much as to the number of
houses burned. At Quincy the number was
stated at from fifty to sixty; but think this
a large estimate. The Anti-Mormons, am
told, are divided into two companies. One
is known as the ''Fire and Syord" compa-
ny-whose duty it is to set fire to Mormon
buildings and drive the occupants of: The
other division act as spies and guards, gen.
orally not appearing or taking very promi-
nent part.
1t is expected that the troops from Adams
and Pike counties will be Immediately cal
led out. A messenger was despatched to
Governor Ford, at Springfield, on Sunday
last.
A number of people, especially women
and children, are leaving the county as fast
as they can get away. found number,
with their baggage and household affairs, on
the bank of the river. Thus far the Nor
mons have fled in every instance, making
little or no resistance; but they cannot flee
much further, and they must either stand
and fight shortly, or leave the county.
1t is reported here, and credited, that the
same process of burning out the Mormons,
has commenced in the upper part of this
county. 1t is said that they commenced
burning the Mormon houses in the La Harpe
and Camp Creek settlements.
Alarm and excitement pervade all classes,
and terror is depicted on the countenances
of all the families ! have yet seen. This
week believe must bring matters 10 an is
sue. From the apparent concert with which
the AntiMormons are acting-their stimuli
taneous attacks-the deep and deadly hatred
which they entertain to the Mormons-lhe
fact that the Mormons from all the settle
ments out of Nauvoo, are being driven into
The city judge fight must come off this
week, which will probably give predomi-
nancy to one party or the other.