Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-07
LATEST NEWS.
AFEAIRS iNkANSAs


In continuation uf what has been published in
tins paper in the last few days, relating to the
cotisihn between the Free State and Pro- Slave.
w parties In kansaa. sUtion the following
rom fh' Cin'lnnati Gazette Of Saturday last:
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 20.
Exciting and highly important news from Kan
saS has just been received. On Thurs luy. Nov.
@9ih. near Hickory point. three Abolitionsts
armed with Sharre's rifles. went Ia the clnim Of
sit' Coleman and perempturily ordered him to
'rave' allowing him only ten minutes in which to
go "a and threatening To shoot him in case of re-
tusa 10 obey. He immediately lett but shnrtlv
afterwards returned well arme /. One Of the
three Ahohfionists then attempted IL shoot him.
hut his rifle missed fire. Coleman therenpon
shot him dead. and immediately give himself up
To the authorities for trial. mob of Ab plition-
lists NIL armed with rifles soon gathered and re-
pairing to tol-man's, house, drove his wife and
children off set fire to the building and burnt il
down. together with the houses of pro- slavery
men Ill that vicinity. Deputy Marshal Jones mr.
rested the leader If the mob aud one other per-
son, and obtained the names oftwenty Of the
inch.
The Aboltionists are gathering in force
at Lecomrton and have demanded tho release of
their comrades and the surrender into their
hands OF Coleman. Gov Shannon ordered out
the militia 10 aid the marshal in sustaining the
laws.
These proceedings have created the most in
tense excitement among the citizens in the Dor
der counties In Missouri, and they repairing
in large numbers to Kansas to offrr their servi-
ces to the Government to mid in maintaining the
laws.
INDEPENDENCE, tMo) Nov. 30.
A messenger arrived at Shawnee Mission last
night who states that Deputy Marshal Jones had
fittvtwo men with him at Lecompton. He also
states that all Lawrence is up in arms. that the
men are drilling constantly, and that they had
in their possession five pieces of artillery
WESTON, (Alo.) Nov. 30,
The Aholitionist outlaws in Douglas county
have burnt number of houses. and driven Il
number of families, consisting of women and
children, to Missouri for refuge. The latest
counts report that the law and order people Of
the Territory are rallyiug in large numbers to
the assistance of the sheriff OF Douglas county
in the executon-o the laws. That officer has
by this time am overwhelming force Mt his com
mand. Sheriff Jones is acting as Deputy L. s
Marshal for Douglas aud Johnson COMMITTEES
WESTON, (Mo) Nov. ~, =. NJ.
The greatest eXcitemcnt continues to exist in
Kansas. The officers have been resisted by the
mobocrats. and the nterpo tion of the militia has
been called for. A secret letter from Secretary
Woodson to Gen. Eastin has been written in
which the writer requests Gen. f. to call for the
rifle company at Platte City, (Mo) so as mol 10
comBromise Cor Shannon. Four hundred men
from jackson county (Mo) are now en- route for
Douglas county, Kansas Territory. st Joseph
and Weston, in Missouri. are requested each TO
furnish the same number of men. The people of
Kansas are to be subiugated at all hazards
ST. LoUls, (Mo) Dee J.
Later adyices have been received from Kansas
of "A startling character. Governor Shannon has
telegraphed To the President tho condition of af-
fairs One thousand inca had arrived in Law
renee and rescued prisoner from the Sheriff OF
Douglas county burnt sevreal houses and DIES
troved other property. The President is asked
by Governor Shannon to order troops from Lea
,enworth TO aid him ia the execution of the laws.
Dispatches from Weston announce startling
intelligence from the town OF Achison. The Tree
State officers had taken possession OF important
and an attack on the town anticipated. Word
had been sent 10 Weston f,r fifty armed men