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moaRrhLR ARRRAY.

Ttusn he ceIaalsia e1'a9 SPY. Of saturday.
Onspflhe most dEezdi1 occurrences We have
ever heea callca epon - record took place near
Chrisiianes'in this county. On Thursday morning
last. AF- Edward GeFsueh, respectable citizen
81 Balgsmeee eo1nsy Md accompanied Av his son.
three rspsews adepusy MARSHAL aud others repair
I'll . PenR ingtonvie, Chester COUNTY Is aFrssitwo
fugitives slaves named Pickaey ana Parker: lof
Nhl<h AF. q. was The cwDer1 who we're lying
near chrisiiana Eariy On ThnrSslAY n,,snine theS
preceded to the honse where the slaves resided
and attempted Il arrest 1hen--She marshal ia ,he
presence III white man in me nsfshherhocd
having Efsl readfhis authority 10 10 80
The slaves were adj tss 10 surrender but refused
aud, whilst the awneF apd his parry were attempts
ias Is secure them, about one hundred negroes
gathered, who a once colnmeuesd an attack en- The
whles-ineited Is Is believed, BY the white person
in whose presence the Marshal read his aathcrify
10 arrest lie slaves Ii he iaelee which ensned,
Mr. O. was Knocked down with eiub: and whilst
ID the act Of falling wasshot Ny one Of the Slaves.
,he load entering The right lung and proving fatal
almost instaStaneously His dead body was AFTER
wards robbed Of about SsoO N money ana gold
watch. The son On Witnessing The fate Of his
father discharged pistol at Re Of the party which
il is Supposed struck him ia TIE arm er the posierior
The nfgfoes Afterwards astaeked him. aud sho, him
and beat him very badly He also would no doubt
have been killed las We are informed BY enc Of the
nephews had no, awhile man and a negro inter-
pesed-iha former Of whom cried for Gods sake
don't hurt him more, he is dying now, and the lat
Ter get over ihe BODY aud protected il. He is now
lying a. Chrisiiana very mrF injured though his
wounds win NOT, il is thousht, prove fatal
Ia the fight two of The nephesrs were also injured,
enc of them having received shet through the
right arm The Deputy Marshal is said 10 hare
showed q want of.ndfYs y discharge his duty.
The whole party disposed shortly after the oc-
eurTencei leaving the body Of Mr. G. where il fell
and where il was afterwards found
The affair has created The l1est intense excite
inland The conduct ei the person or persons
who nstigaled The epleFed people 10 the course they
have pursued, is universally condemned. in terms
Of no very measured kind. Upon them rests the
responsibility 81 the blood thar basheea shed, and
toihe law they wiltIbe responsible
The Lats RIOT Toang Gorsael Sill A. ire--
Thirty Ssrsa Arrests ererdl Commiiifd 70
Ansper for High Treason.
PHILApELrHIA, Sept. i4--lor N.
The authorities of the United States rom
posed Of the U. s. Marshal, Dsriet Attorney
Ashmeade, aud Commissioner hngralsn.. who
went Up yesterday 10 Investigate 1T Ghfistiana.
Lancaster county Pa, ia reference e. lie recent
terrible outrage perpetraled there by he negroes,
ksSe thus far made twenty fear arrests, besides
the thirteen &revoqsiy arrested
The officers were accompanied By forty other
gentlemen Those arrested were mostly colased
persons. Several gyms. dirks, sc wefe found,
some Of the guns heavily loaded Much excite.
meht prevails. Young Gorsgch Was still alive.
at last ace1unts, though bat little hope Was en-.
teftalned 81 lis recovery. ltappears from the les,
timeny ihft abeatA0o enored persons were en-.
/ gaged-Ia the riot Those who were in the mob
| were armed with gus, knives. &a
II Tie Evidence Is veFat strong against some OF
H thepEisoners kosepii Scaflei, awhile man, ara
H VIM. BROWN nesrp have been tomfniiied charged
Il with high trsasan Several have been released
\ ard others hsld faF faftElhr Investigation
The qaiceFs have ssreturned 10 Philadelphia
| tonight, with 10 Rfisdheta J Of whom were
cotamttfd 70 PRISON and tie others held for
wlipesse4 AL nose brought here are colored,
/ except Iosefh Scarie' 4 crowdof negroes-were
| +Htle depot, 5a Tf Il 3iitrbabce took place.