Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-09-19
A Night Ride in Kens.-

II he following IS an extract of letter dated
wentworth, August 18th, from &C. w. O.. W,a Lea
an now in Kansas 1t is good illustration ot snl
der fighting Oof'
son Friday evening Gen. Clarke received
from Col Titus requesting him to bring over as mute
mounted men as he could spare, to go over to aso;
Col Treadwell in defending himself from an attacs
which it was understood would be made on him 49,
night. We left Col Titus that night with eioh,s"'
men, and we had not horses enough to TnouS
them all, some had to double; but on the read ~S
managed to mount most of the men bv nress;ne
horses into service. We continued on the road na.
reached the house of Mr.. Lehay pro.slavos.n.
man who lived about eight miles from Lecomno!y
when learned that we were too late as Lane ba;,
attacked Treadwels camp that day, and driven b;s
off. u
After resting ourselves and horses few m;n,,..
we started on the return and had ridden abont f"'
miles without interruption, when it was supoauto5
by Col. Titus, who was in command, that we sbouI11
go by the house of man by the name of Wakefo1S
who had figured to considerable extent in The ~
sas difficulties and take his horses. After procead
ing on the way about quarter of mile (WsEa
fields house in full view before u.s. and thu , "Ae
shining very Brightly, observed about do oOn
men at the house. and in few moments We sau tuu
mounted men start from the house in full paIon WV
the road to Lecompton. The order was pive ~ vi ",
follow them, which did in style. and as 6anna
ed to be mounted on pretty feet horse with about
three others. led the pursuit, and continued -, Wv
them, occasionally firing them, until we fo ru1
ourselves slap in party OF about TWO hundred anS
| fifty of the enemy, who doubtless on their NO.
10 Lecompton, and until We had gotten up to thor,
had been hid from our view by fence 'D'
We hauled of and Joined the rest of our party who
had by that time gotten up. We were orderad ~
form with view of charging into them. but af,or
taking full survey of the party, it was decides
best to return to Lecompton, and prepare for
defence By the time that decision had been come to
| they commenced firing into us, and then Commenced
e.. bod Al
number of horsemen we had, and had strung them,
selves all along the road for the distance Of abont
three hundred yards, and as passed them we re-
ceived their volIey, which some of returned
Then had it; we running from them and thew
after US and for the distance of about three miles
don't think Lecompton in his best days could have
caught me. All of the party, however, were not so
} fortunate when pulled up AMI counted horses
We found two of our men missing and three woun
ded one OF them had ball put through the calf Of
J his leg as he was riding by my side; another had
ball through his hand, and the Colonel was lightly
wounded in his finger, to say nothing of the horses
shot and hats shot off the heaOs Of the men. How
any of us escaped is matter of surprise to me- and
can only account for it on the ground, that they
were thrown into such CONSERVATION by our sudden
appearance that they could do nothing.
: THRILLING SCIENCE. -The Philadelphia correspon.
dent of the Baltimore Sun thus describes scene
which transped in of the churches in that CITY
A thrilling scene occurred in the Greene street M
= E. Church Yesterday. 1t appears that man named
Baker walked up to the middle AISLE and after reach
ing the altar turned to face the congregation
and then taking fve-barreed revolver out, presen
ted it to his own heart aud pulled the trigger. The
cap fortunately exploded without ignting the powder
within The pistol and before he could attempt 10 fire
another barrel, the pistol taken from his hand
by two of the members of the church. Much ex
ctement prevailed. Baker was taken from the
church and given in charge of the police. 1t is said
he has for several days past been aboring under
temporary insanity.