The Arkansas banner., 1849-09-18

tract from iettef receiF0a itohh tsao'o s"@foS, describing most hOrrid Sutrsgc.
 The report hsd reached us of the feua existing in Marion coaRty, which has already given rise to former false rsncontres, bat it becomes oar du- ty to record the erowRiRg sct of aIrOcity. The statement given below is corrObOrated in every par ticuIsr, by a statement which have heard made by the Mossrs. King, tcousiasj who escaped from the marderers.
 SEPTEMBER 4th. lsi9.
 "l will now give you sn account of one of ths heTIish oatrsges, perpesrsied a that unfostu- nate county Marisa On Friday last three of tho Kings were murdered in cold blood. You recollect of battle that was fought al YeviIie some tune since between the Kings and Eseretts. Some days since, Mooney, Cthc Sheriff of Marion county) and some of the Everstis followed of the Kings, who had moved from Marion 10 Conway coanty, and settled when Mooney & Co.,. arrived at Kings, they found him in the act of moving back to Ma riou county. They took him prisoner King told them they might tie him, do as they chose as he would go with them peaceaby, but that he cid not think their intention to take him to YeIiviIe, bat he bel eyed they intended 10 murder him the way. Mooney aud Everett told him all they want ed was to take him back to YeliTie, and give him a trial by the laws of Arkansas, which King very readily agreed 10, and told them ali he wanted was
 fair and impartial trial by the laws of his country. but told them al the same time that he never ex. pected to get to where he could have a trial.
 They started with him. His father, brothers, and [ ihink cousins said they wn,,ld s4. with him as long as he was uneasy. The Kings all went unarmed. Mooney & Co, numbered about twen- ty. They were armed each with rife gu n, pair of pistols, and bowie knife. Kings family ed on, either head behind the company, do not recollect which, but il is, the way two of Kings little children were takea very sick The night before the hesh deed perpetrated, King learned that one of his children was dying; he plead for od saka lei him go sad stay with his poor tte dying child that night, and told them to chain him, or tie him in any way and go with him. they would let him see his dying child. which was near and dear 10 him; but all his pray. CTS in vain, they told him he conld not be per mitted to see of his Ofsprings die. The next morning (which was Friday, August 3lst-, they started-Kng told his old gray headed father, 1 (who harmed no person-was heVer in any of their scrapes, but pious good old man) that he, his brothers and cousins had better get away and take care of themselves, as he conscious that their fate was sealed The old man ana the boys told him that they would stay with hun and all die to- gether, if the company intended to murder them At length, the assassns commenced dropping off, one at time, uptii al but ten twelve left to take the prisoner to where his fate to be forever sealed Mooney started to leave the com pany two or three times, but would return in snort time aud take some one of the Everetts aside and talk to them. for a short time and again leave the company. When he returned the third time, he took man out (whose name have forgoitenl and talked to him privately for about au hour, when lie left the company entirely. The rest of the asssssius. then left the road, with the Kings, and went distance, into a steep hollow; they there wanted the Kings 10 get down off their horses and rest, but they then all hope blasted and they refused to get down. Some of the party give sign for all hands to reprime their rifles, which done in quick time, they then asked the Kings again to get down from their horses; they still refused; when one of the company give the sign to shoot, which obeyed in quick time and the firing commenced. Two of the K nss-
 
 steps apart, the other sons horse run about two hundred yards before he lel They thea shot his horse and killed him. The horse fell across bis legs and broke one, after he was dead. The other two Kings (the eousns) made their escape. They run down their horses and hid themselves uHtil dark, and then went to the settlement. raised company and went with them 10 Melville where they got help, to bring in tine bodies of ,he three that murdered. They were horrible sight for any person to look Kings child died.
 North of Yeliville two men, Cocker and Church. man. were playing cards on Saturday evening. (Sept. lstl They fell out about t,eo dunes, when Coker drew his knife and stabbed Churchman in the breast, killing bm instantly"
 Extract of letter from G. B. CECIL, Esq, Clerk of Newton county, dated Sept. 6, lsI9:
 "HAArrox Tsrr, of Marion county, was shot at a few days ago, while riding along the road. it is said llat he has left the country. JoHx EVERETT went to Lebanon, in Sesrcy county,a few days ago, and attempted to kill JogS NJ. HENsLEY. but was prevented from committing the bloody deed at the time. He will kill him, fl he stays here.
 -''Tho clerks office in Lebanon. searcy county, was robbed few nights ago.
 DIssoLUTtoS OF TIE USIos.-Dr. Bethune de liyered an address al Cambridge, Mass, ffom which we make the following extract:
 "SGppose for melancholy mcmeRt, thai this beautiful economy of exchange were broken up; that the Western valleys were shut oat from He by adverse Governments that those ot the coast are hemmed into lheir own narrow limits by hos tile forts along the mountain ridges that between l,,a rh he hare hak merciai moral sympathy; that al every State line passports demanded ant iaIf set--Nho must shrink not from describing the terrible eonse- quences; the staghation of trade; the silence of bIoihsrly counsel the constant fIeSs; he nHti- plicstion of armies; the Cain-like, extermina;ing wars; the overthrow of law by military dictators;