The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-08-23
later From Kansas,

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 90
The Leavenworth Kansas journal Of Sur
day last, is filled with inHammatory appeals to
the people, and says the attack upon Frank
lin, was the signal for the commencement oil
hostilites.
An express from the camp on the 18th o.
August says that Capt. Tread Wells company
Of 40 men is quartered in log building sur.
rounded by nearly four hurdted " Abolition
lists" who swore that no quarter should be
given to them.
Gov Shannon was appealed to call out the
United States troops, but they refused to
act
Col. Titus with twenty men started to Their
assistance. But he was attacked at his house
near Lecompton, and a number of his men
killed. Andrew Weston was wounded, Mr.
Sister was killed, Mr. Cloves, editor Of the
Southern Advent" killed. The remainder
Of Titus men were taken prisoners. The same
party attacked the guard of the United States
troops who had Robinson and other prisoners
in charge. They surrendered without firing
and gave up the prisoners, who are in the
hands OF Lanes men. They were driving all
the Pro-Slavery men out of Douglas county,
and destroying their property.
! Gen. Clark, United States Agent for the
Pottawattomies, and Capt. Orth and his fami-
ly escaped across the river before Lanes men
reached that point. near Leayenworth City.
Gov. Shannon and nearly all the citizens OF
LecomptOn, made their escape. Lieut. Wood
son, who was in the fort with his family was
taken, and he is still prisoner. His house
was burned down.
/ A fight took place on the 4th near Ossa-
watomie, between abolitionists and pro slavery
men, who were fortified. Fourteen abolition
;sts were killed and sixteen wounded.
Lecompton, says the Journal, is to be de-
stroyed to night.
Not word is said about the movements OF
Gen. Smith.
Exciting frOm+Ka' sas!
ST. LOUIS, Aug. u.
The Ieavenworth City Kansas Journal. OF
the 18th instant, contains lengthy accounts Of
another outbreak in Kansas. On the 18th,
Brown, at the head of three hundred Free
State men, attacked and drove into Missouri,
a colony Of Georgians, near Ossawatomie.-
The colony was unarmed. Their houses were
burned, and their property destroyed.
On the 18th inst, Franklin was attacked by
two hundred men from Lawrence, who, after
dislodging fourteen pro-slayery men by set
ting fire to the house they were in, robbed the
post office of seventy dollars took thirty
United States muSkcts, and one piece of az
tllery
From Mr.. Buckley they took four hundred
and twenty five dollars, gold watch, and
four hundred and fifty dollars worth of cloth
ing. From Mr. Barnes large lot of clothing,
From Mr.. Crane between nine and twelve
hundred dollars in accounts and notes, and
one hundred and twenty-five dollars worth
of clothing, and from Judge Fame a vaina-
BILE horse.
On the 18th instant, "Treadwells party
were on foot. 1t is feared most Of them have
ia len.
Treadwell sent to Shannon for aid, who call
ed on the United States troops, but they re-
fused to act.
The anti-slavery men are driving all the
pro-slavery men out of Douglas county, and
destroying their property.
A fight took place near OssaWatomie, on
the 18th instant, between two hundred anti
slavery and twelve pro-slavery men, the latter
in a fort. .g
Fourteen Free State men were killed, and
! six wounded.
On the morning of the 10th inst, Lecomp-
ton was attacked and taken by eight hundred
of Lanes men.
The United States troops having Robinson,
Brown, Williams and other prisoners in
charge, surrendered without firing gun.
During the absence of Col. Titus, who went
for assistance to Treadwell, his house about a
mile from Lecomp5on, was burned, and Mr.
Cloves, editor of the Southern Advocate, and
Mr.. Septerre were killed, and Andrew Pres
ton wounded.
Large bodies of men are organizing in the
border counties of Independence and String
fellow. Circulars signed by Atchissn, Russell
Anderson and Boone, are being freely circu-
lated in the river towns, asking for aid to drive
the anti-slavery men and to burn Lawrence
on the goth inst, for which place large forct
had left Leayenworth.
Lanes force is variously reported at from
three to eight hundred men, Bloody work il
looked for.