Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-05-29
Kansas Affairs.

We have all sorts Of rumors and reports
from Kansas Territory, making the exact
condition Of affairs difficult to arrive at.
We know that Lawrence head quar-
tiers Of abolitiondom--has been attacked,
several houses burned, and some lives lost.
The Lawrence affair took place on
Wednesday Of last week. The United
States Marshal, with posse of men, went
to that place TO arrest some individuals
against whom he held writs. He succeeded
in arresting, without difficulty, such as
were in the place. When he had completed
his business, Sheriff Jones (who has re-
covered from his wound) summoned the
men, entered the town, and demanded of
Gen. Pomeroy the immediate surrender Of
all Sharpe's Rifles in the town. They
were stacked in the streets. He then no.
tilted Col. Eldridge to remove his furniture
from the Free State Hotel building, which
he declined doing. The posse entered and
bore the furniture into the streets-planted
the artillery in front of the house and COM
menced firing upon it. The balls went
through and through it, and battering it
down in that way, was likely to prove a
slow business, when it was blown up with
powder, and consumed with fire. The Ere
communicated from the hotel to the resi-
dence of Robinson, which was also des-
troted. The materials Of he two Free
State papers were thrown into the Kansas
river, and the posse retired.
So far as we can learn, only two persons
were killed at Lawrence. One Free State
man, who fled and would not stop when
hailed, was shot. The other pro. slavery
man, who was killed by the falling of a
stone from the Hotel walls.
We gather this information partly from
Extras issued from Westport and indie
pendence, and partly from gentlemen of
this section, who came down the river yes
terday morning, the steamer Tatum.
The Western Dispatch, at Independence,
issued the following Extra, Sunday:
Eight Men Brmally Murdered by the AboN-
tionists!
The following letter was received by a
messenger from Franklin county, X. T.;
this morning, which was written by, the
Commissioner of Franklin county. Eight
men were known to be killed-three by the
name of Doyle, three by the name of Sher-
man, Mr.. Whiteman and Mr.. Wilker-
son. The messenger who brought the in
formation to Franklin states that he had
seen the party who were murdered they
were cut to pieces and horribly mangled.--
For every southern man thus butched, a de-
cade Of these poltroons should bite the dust
The gentlemen in the vicinity of these
outrages were of the opinion that Gov.
the letter containing the intelligence was
sent by the sons of Mr.. VIM. Muir of this
county. They arrived at the residence of
their father early this morning. The letter
has been forwarded to Gov. Shannon.
Franklin Co., X. T., Sunday May %, SO.
To the Hon. Gov. of Kansas Territory, or
the Hon. Daniel Woodson, Secretary of
the Territory:
GentlemeH-I will form your Honors
that there is mob of the Yankees in this
part of the Territory, committing dreadful
outrages of the most savage character.
An express arrived this morning at my
place Of residence, from Pottawotamie's
Creek, with information that an organized
body OF Aboliiionists, at very late hour
last night, attacked the houses Of the pro-
slavery men and tore them from their lami-
lies and murdered them in cold blood in a
most savage manner. ...
The informer states that he believes near
" all the pro-slavery men on Pottawotamie
Creek were murdered last night. This is
to inform you that it is now high time to
send troops without delay. Send lmmedi-
ate relief until other arrangements can be
made, and further Information can be had.
Yours, in haste,
SAMUEL M. ROBERTSON.