Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-06-11
Further from Kansas.

a letter to the st. Louis Democrat, dated To
peka, May 10Th, says: The United States Dis
trict Court was adjourned to the second Mon
day in September. Judge Lecompte refused t
admit Messrs. Robinson, Smith, Deitzler, Brown
and Jenkins to bail, and they will be held as
prisoners by the Marshal.
VT Is estimated that the loss sustained by the
citizens OF Lawrence by the recent attack, viii
amount to a hundred thousand dollars.
Mr.. Parrot, o prominent lawyer OF Kansas, has
just arrived at st. Louis from Leavenwortb. tie
says that on Wednesday the 2Sth ult. he was
arrested by a party of twenty men bearing U,
States muskets, under the mman OF Col
Wilkes, of South Carolina, and taken before the
Vigilance Committee.
Leavenworth was surrounded hypicketguards
and no one suffered to enter or leave the
town. Colonel Wilkes had a list of the princi,
pal citizens whom he intended to arrest. He
had already made three arrests. 1t was stated
that the whole Territory would be placed under
military surveillance.
The st. Louis Republican publishes an Extra
of the Kansas Herald. of the 2Sth ult., which
confirms the report previously telegraphed OF
the murder of 8 Pro-Slavery men,on Pottawota-
mie Greek, by O party of Free State men. The
victims were most horribly mutilated. In some
instances, after their Threats had been cut, their
legs and arms had been chopped off and their
eyes gouged out. All the Pro-Slavery families
at Hickory Point were driven off at the point of
the bayonet, and their horses and provisions
stolen by the Free State men.
The following dispatches were
from Chicago on the 3rd inst: IA letter from
Mr.. Lawrence has been received stating that
DIR. Root, and Mr.. Mitchell, who had been re-
ported murder by the BORDER %ruffians' are alive.
They We're fred at and afterwards arrested, but
subsequently discharged.
'This difficulty mentioned as occurring ct
Pottawatomie Greek took place at Osawatomie.
sThe quarrel arose from depredations by the
pro-slavery men on the cattle of the Free-State
men. On the Goth ultimo the pro-slavery men
seized a Free-State man and hung him, when
his wife fled and aroused the ~neighbors to the
rescue. A fight ensned in which five pro-sla-
very men, and two Free-State men were killed.
"a force of sixty men has been organized at
Westport, Missouri, to proceed to Osawatomie."
A despatch from st. Louis on the 9Th says
"Advices from Kansas to the 28th have been
received. Fifty dragons were stationed at Tope-
ka, and 1870 at Lawrence. 1t was rumored that q
party of Bufords men were encamped near Osa-
watomie, committing many depredations upon
the property of the Squatters. The latter be-
coming enraged, attacked the camp of the former
and killed five, and drove the remainder away.
In that vicinity the Missouri pro-slavery men,
identified with the troubles in Kansas, have been
waited upon by the committee, and ordered to
peck up and move to Missouri instantly. Many
families have complied with the demand and
the greatest excitement prevails. Governor
Shannon had sent a detachment of troops there
to rr. serve order.
"The investigating committee adjourned from
Fort Leavenworth, to meet at Westport on the
31st. They will leave for Washington on the
10th instant. A letter dated Baptiste Paola on
the 18th, says: Thirteen persons implicated in
the murder of the pro-slavery men at Osawato-
mic have been arrested. Report says that the
murderers are fortified in q cave on Mavias DIES
Congress, and are securing reinforcements from
Lawrence and elsewhere. One hundred Kansas
military and fifteen United States dragons had
assembled to catch the murderers."
The following, dated st, Louis, June 4th, has
been received by telegraph:
"The Kansas City Enterprise of the Cd inst,
says that j. NJ. Baynard, who loft st. Baynard
for Westport on Friday last has not been heard
from since and is supposed to have been murder
ed by the abolitionists. John W.sForman, D. H.
Hamilton and John Sax, who went out in
search of Baynard, were taken BY the abolition
lists. Marshal Donaldson and seven men, on
Friday, were fired upon from Walford House near
Lawrence, by q party of fifty Free State men,
when q conflict ensued which resulted in the
wounding of several OF the Marshall's posse
H. II. Carly states that some ofthe men belong
ing to the same company were also attacked and
ali seriously injured by the abolitionists. He
came for men and horses, and twenty-five of Bu-
ford's party will Immediately start to the rescue.
"Capt. PATHS company which went to Hick-
DRY Point to suppress the outrages, were attack
ed by 100 abolitionists and two OF them killed.
another fight between the same parties occurred
near Black Jack, in which nine Free State and
thirteen pro-slavery men were killed, among
them Capt. PATHS and James McGee."