The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-09-24

news oil the movement a! Jacksonfllie,
and Gen. Gonzales presence at Charles
ton on the 22d inst.
1t was announced by telegraph last night
that the Pumpero was biockadcd ny
revenue cutter near Sa eanah. We should
rather be inclined 10 doubt the tiro thou
sand men and the two sail vessels. We
are afraid that these statements are made
by interested parties.
THE TERRIBLE RIOT At CHRISTI
ANA-DEATH OF Mr.. GORSUCH
AND HIS son.
In addition to wlia. Is already known
of this affair, which occurred yesterday,
re learn that the scene of the murder
Gus riot was in the vicinity of Christi
ana in Lancaster county, near the Dor
dres of Chester. The persons killed were
Mr.. Edward Gorsuch. an old gentleman
who resided about nineteen miles from
Baltimore, Md. and his son Dickinson,
a young man. The father was shot dead
by one Of the fugitive Slaves, OF whom
he was the owner. The son was NOR
tally wounded in the afTray, and survived
but short time The slave who shot
his master, was himself wounded in the
left arm. He is described in despatch
to Police Marshal Keyscr, this morning.
as a tall. slim mulatto fellow, with full
round face. aud good looking.
A dispatch to one Of the Telegra phic
Reporters this forenoon, says that the
Sl:erifof Lancaster county was wounded;
also another young man. The Philldei-
phia officer shot at so often without be-
ing hit. was named Henry Kline, who
writes to Recorder Lee that the number
of negroes Vi no made the attack WAS from
fifty to one hundred. Although in the
midst Of the fight, he escaped beiug in
iured.
The rioters who perpe.rated this foul
murder scattered in every direction. The
two fugitive slaves, it is reported, have
not been heard Of since the occurrence.
1t is believed they will make for Canada
by some of the northern or western routes.
The Police of Philadelphia are closely
watching the arrival and departure of
every line:
Z. S.-Sinee the above was written.
We learn by Mr.. J. II. Ham, conductor
on the Pennsylvania Railroad, who arrived
by the one o'clock line this afternoon.
that the afl'ray happened about two and
half miles from Chrrstiana, in Salisbury
township, Lancaster county. at place
called Gap Hills, where there is a settle
mert Of Tree negroes and runaway slaves.
When Mi. Gorsuch and the party with
him came up he informed Pickney (,his
was the natne or the fugitive slave) tina
he had been after him several times be-
fore, without getting him. that he was
etermined to have him This time, and had
come to take aim or die in the attempt
The slave tsen Immediately fred or
him, when he fell ami expTed, hating
it is said, seven balls III him.
When his son saw the father fall, he
drew his revolver and fired on the slave
The latter had started to escape, and wa:
running. Three balls hit him. penetrat
ing the hip and passing out in front.
At this moment large party of ms
groes. concealed III lie com fields, RUSHED
out at him, giving him no chance TO dis
charge any more barrels. They shot hin
in tie side, whole load entering; ther
rushing on him with their muskets anC
clubs, they battered his arm 10 a jelly
breaking It Z, several places, They als'
shockingly beat hin OH the head. IL
was yet alive when the train passed to
day, but is rot expected 10 survive long
The corpse Of the elder Mr.. Gorsuch wa
taken up TO Columbia last night. in tn
cars, by MIR. Ham, for the purpose of be
ing conveyed To Baltimore, via York. Pa
The friends and officers who accompanie'
Mr.. Gorsuch and his son, were mpletc
" overwhelmed. Two of the number ar
missing. snd suppose, 20 he rcrdered.
The white people of the neighboshoo
of the scene refused to assist the officers
and could ford no facilities, for the pun
suit of the murders. who escaped. The
refuse even TO furnish a wagon and hor
SeS. No arrests were made.
The assaiing party was headed by al
old negro preacher. When be saw tn
fallen bodies of Mr.. Gorsuch and son, h
, rushed forward, with his arms extende
saying, "forbear, men, forbear. You'll
all be hung! They are dead!'
There is 10 great excitement In the Vi
. cinity of the scene of the murder n
one has taken any interest in the horri
occurrence.
5 There is some sympathy for the den
but the citizens seemed afraid to expires
it. They have appsehersions for tn
3 safety of their lives and property a: tn
hands of the black rioters and their tshi,
atett
$ We must add that Mr.. go-such, III
elder was not only brutality murdered, br
robbed of 500 in money.