The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-06-25
LEcoNpros. KAxsas TAR r.

June 10Th, 1886
{ According 20 promise. avail myself Of beau.
a,fi,l dav to post you mp as far ~ can ON .u.ns
4, shis Territory. But first let me sersously "a.
w;.s .,i Who are coming here. II economy OF rare
"a n object 70 take the 70 lowing route
rr.r, Richmond to Washington; thence 70
xvss.ls.. md there take . through ticket
for 81 Louis on board Of ono OF tee sesm
hoa,s Al ST. Louis boats are constantly Tea
vino far Kansas City and Leavenworh. AZ 81
i,ons Il would DO best to buy an oufhs TOR the
nr.irie viz !: saddle with cfupper cestaini and
brdle which can be had for six to ten dollars, and
house already framed. according 20 sise Of fami.
iy. n house OF one story containing two rooms
complete, except plastering, costing ESQ; four
mems two stories S470) ; . few chairs. table,
cook stove and parlor ditto both for wood, wash
basn. tof tin 10 best). bed fixtures and provisions
4 good Gun and revolver with ammunitien. coarse
boots aud clothes. and some medicines. lbelieve
thts IL all that IL really necessary.
As TO the state of affairs here they are pretty
much as reported. There are large parties OF
both free soilers and border boys In the Held and
they are sharp as briars In guarding the passes
About mile from here . company OF Y. o SOL
diers are encamped, guarding Coy. Robinson, IT,
W. Brown, G. W. Dietzier, g. Jenkins, and Judge
Smith, all prisoners. - :,
II is supposed, without doubt. that they win all
be hung or killed for treason.
Charles Tishmaker who was shot At the array
at Franklin. about IL miles below this on Wed
nesday last by the free sellers from Lawrence,
2
Our fellow. wnsman, Charles Fisher, was shot
NJ bv \ party and had bullet through his lat,
barking his scalp. There 10 no such thing rs men
trality. for then you have to run the gauntlet Of
both parties, being identified with none.
had q party of six with me, with sixteen bar.
rels well charged, and was stopped by party of
sixteen, all mounted on my route out, who de.
manded my arms told them they could not get
them They said they had authority to take them.
asked whosef Their answer was, their COM
manders. ] said they would have to fight for
them They then asked where was from. / said
from Virginia. and then showed pass 1 had OBJ
tainei in Westport from Col. Boone when they
said 1t was all right. and invited me to the camp,
about two miles further on. Invent, and had a rifle
and shot gun stolen from me by some of them.
then guarded my wagon, aud took my mule and
rode back to Westport, to see Col Buford, to try
and get them back; expect to do 30 in a day or
two-at least. hope so. This was Saturday. On
the route killed one rattiesnake with stick, and
shot glorious fellow having thirteen rattes, with
my pistol Saturday night camped at Turkey
morning, early, left for Lecompton passed q large
concourse of Shawnee Indians, (who are all quiet
and peaceable, and on sde.) who had been the
eight before to large "hoe-down," at some place
above. Just outside of Franklin met a body OF
IT, S. mounted Rifiemen escorting Governor Shan
non down to Turkey Creek, (,yhere a body of
Border boys are encamped) to endeavor to els
perse them. But expect it will be fruitless, and
we fear battle rs the "B. BIS" are hot against
Col Sumner and the regulars, saying they do more
harm than good One thing is certain, the Nilsson.
rans and prO-slavery party have the in.track, and
mean to keep it. The cannon taken at Lawrence
Is here, and is guarded nightly.
We need here good carpenters and other me-
chancs, who command good prices
If any one comes out let them shun as pesti-
lence the steamers Polar Star" and "Star OF the
Westn for the captains of both boats permit those
rowdy gamblers to come on board. get drunk and
abuse the passengers and no mans lite is safe.
had a Colts revolver put at my breast by one who
had called me liar and took by the throat. and
the captain never put him ashore, or did anything
about it.
The James IL Lucas is one of the most pleasant
and safe boats on the river, and is = pro-slayery
and anti-gambling boat
Yours, J. D. B. T..