New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-19

CRuyl OurRAGE.-A man nameI Robert Hill,
from Jasper County, Iowa. and who settled on
the Nimmeha, some time ago started down for
Wc,tport after provisions and Other articles. He
had a pair Of good horses and wagon. On
Thursday last he was stopped by two men near
Washington Creek, on the Santa f. road. He
was unarued. They led him some distance from
the road when they asked him what were his pol
tics. He told them that he did not have anything
to do with politics. They asked where he was
from. When he told them he was from Iowa
one Of them drew knife and said he would kill
him for a id AbolitOnist. He begged and i'm
pored them to spare his life: he told them that he
had family and relatives dependent on his exer-
tiops. They took his team wagon and load from
him and S2ll in mOsey-they took, in fact, every
thing be had. A third person joined them and as
,isted in the robbery. The three villains took
their victim some distance from any rosd, when
they tied his hands to his feet, bis body being bent
so that he could neither stand, SIT or lie down.
They then tied great wooden gag in his mouth,
and left him to die. Returning an hour afterward
one of them stopped over him and pointed pistol
at bis h. sd but his companion told him not TO fire,
a. he was "safe enough" They then left him.
One of them 10 named Elliot, and is one OF the
Ruford Alabsmians. Another was man who
lives near Fort Riley. Night came on, with the
unfortunate Hill in his sad plight. ny great
effort he succet ded in getting his boots of, around
which the cord was tied. His feet thus freed, ne
wandered about the prairie for hours, and at last
was relieved from his situation by coming to
Free.State house His lips were much swollen
by the gag and his whole body was much marked
by bruises. He got few Free State men to start IN
rrr,uit but thew could find none OF the stolen prop
erty. though they found one of the men. Iney did
not like to hang this fellow, and were AFRAID rhat
the troops would come and rescue him. Ihey
gave him awhpping Thirty lashes), and let MIN CO.
ANoTHER.-A young man named Dalls, VINO
came from Massachusetts to the Territory, was
recently robbed He had, by hard industry, ac-
ouired a few hundred dollars, and purchasing q
team. he took claim expended little OF bis
capital on it, and hoped for future prosperity A
few DAYS ago he went down with his team to West
port to get provisions His neighbors were to work
lis claim for him., and he was to make purchases
for the whole let He was attacked by the camps
near Westp0rt, his team and wagon taken, aud
eyerythiD that was valuable taken from his per-
sOn, including $50. He is impoverished, and
there is neither legal nor dragon remedy.
AND YET ANOTHER.-Two men who have been
at work near Lecompton, went down to Kansas
City last week to bring up some friends who had
arrived. They were stepped at the Law-and-Order
camp this side of WestpOrt, their persons searched,
and their teams, wagons, luggage, arms and money
taken. They escaped back to Kansas City, and
came here via Leavenworth poorer and wiser
men,"
AND MANY OTIIERs.-I reco from chroncling
all the Outrages that have been perpetrated Tor the
part ten DAYS by the Lsw-snd- Order bands. Two
of the Rhode islanders, young men having business
in Kansas City, were on their return last week,
when they were taken in Westport. The MOB
took one of them, who had sad he was L rec
State man when questioned put rope round his
neck, and pulled him up 80 as to make him sfand
straight. They then asked if be was IN favor OF
Free Statel He replied Yes They kept pull
ing him up bit by bit, asking him these insulting
questions He finally got away. When he got up
here his neck had black welt on it from the
eff cts of the rope. Judge Conway, learn, was
also taken at Westport on his way cut. lie mad
PASS from Gov. shannon, setting forth thai there
was no legal process against him, but it was with
difficulty that he got away. When Mr. Upton,
Sergeant at Arms of the Committee was released
by th. mob below, he got pass frvm Milt. McGee,
who lives near WespOrt. The psss was addressed
to Pro. Slavery men, instructing them to let hun
pass This MCGEE has slaves and considerable
property near Westport. He was one of Whit
fields captains in the recent invasion and expect
while the larger part of Whitaeld's army went to
Osawattamie, the remainder formed the pluoder
ing camp near WestPort. In fact, this 10 certain
The mail has been searched on its way up from
Westport lately and has been robbed once.
learned Yesterday of the taking of another of my
letters in Westport. | sent it away weeks ago
II contained the Marshal's proclamation and many
other documents of which had obtained the first
copy, and had expected TO be ahead of all others.
Ny slips were handed round the crowd in the hotel
at WestpoIt, and were read, and threatened and
cursed.
Three wagons with 50, 600 worth of -four and
mercl andre were taken on the road near West
port, on their way up.
= CELrRRATIoN- There is TO be grand celebra-
ton at Topeka on the Fourth of July. Every
nan in the Territory is expected to be there, aud
every friend of Freedom everywhere is earnestly
invited. Come prepared to rejoice with us. The
State Legislature must begin or fall on that day.