The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-27

THE LATE MOB AT PARKvIILR, Mo.-FHrthe
Particulars-The telegraph has already given al
account of the destruction by mob of the Office
of the Parkvilie (Mo) Luminary, published BY
George 5. Park aud w. J. Patterson. 1t appear
the ed tors, though not abolitioniss, did not com
ment upon the emigration from the North to Kan
sas in terms suitable to the mob, and hence the de-
struction of their office, accompanied by other In
dignities. The St. Louis Intelligencer, after re
fGrring TO the proceedings OF meeting OF those
mobiles, says:
They proceeded to the Office, tore the press from
the building, mounted 1t with cap labelled "Bos-
ton Aid" marched deliberately rough the streets
OF the town, and tossed it into the Missouri river
They had determined not only to wreak tn cir ven
geance the mute wheels and levers of the print
ING press, but to give the owners thereof taste Of
Q heir wrath, also.
They dragged Mr. Patterson, one of the editors OF
the Luninary into the street. forced him to witness
the destructionof his property, and then prepared
to tar, feather and ride him on rail- But guardian
and protecting angel was sent to save the
maj from the notifying disgrace and degraded pun
i,bment ready to be inflicted on him by the enraged
stuck to him like lsech." brutal sye-wtnss Sc
aud narrator Of the scene expresses it-and endes-
yored to defend him By he. fssDls strength from
form was an eectusl shield. and saved her husband
from the infection of personal outrage supposed to
But while he was spared the disgrace of tar and
feathers he WIS given to understand that he could
remain no longer in Psrkvilie. The MOB resolved
itself into & committee, and resolved that IL he and
his colleague, Mr.. Park, were found In the county
81 the end of three weeks they should follow their
press and find grave in the waves of the Missouri.
Mr. Park wal absent at the time and H. perhaps In
deb ed to that fact for his exemption from the
humiliation visited on his associate.
Another account states that lille Pat erson's wife
was chngng to him. and bsssechipg tbs mob to spare
him, they took vote a. to whether they would tar
and feather him. and small majority decided to let
him eff. Among the resolutions adopted by them
that Park Patterson must leave the State,
butif her went to Kansas they 1.-THE mob pIedg ed
themselves to 90 there and hang them wherever
they found them:
Another resolution was to this effect:
"rhat we will suffer one belon ging to the Nor
them kethodst Church to preach In Platte county,
after this dste under penalty of and feathers Tor
the first offence, and hemp rope for tho second,'
4 ARREST or A PEnsIoN AcEkT john H Steele
we'll known agent for Bounty Land Warrants. was
arrested in 1t Louis Friday for transmitting fraud.
u.ent papers to Washington for the purpose OF pro
cariar county lands. He was bailed In the sum oil
IS 600, TO attend his examination
DIRD-Apthony B. Fisher, who was steward or
thefCortss with the late Capt Cooper. and went
fre virelnA with him to California, died tie 24lt
uit, In San Rrsucis,o.
KILLED "A Freuchman named ghambo was asci
eeatally killed In Rochester, New rofh, on Tuesday
BY Robert Campbell.