Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-06-10
as a Kentuckian, was made Surgeon Of The


as Kentuckian, was made Surgeon Of the
Kansas expedition, saw the operation a
Lawrence, and accompanied the prisoners
Ito shecompton, which is town with Q
''mixed population" that is persons reside
there with sympalies on both sides of the
lquesiion. In the evening ihe DR.. was asked
for his opinion of the days work, and fol
1.-The facts as he had observed them. He lold
those who had gathered around him 10 hear
the news, and who were, both pto.slavery
and anti.slavery men--thai Lawrence had
been sacked BY o mob--and "a damned
mean mob at that ''--that hc never saw any
Ithing 30 dlsgraceful and sp nouFnfpI IN hii
IIifo--and his feelings 60 overcome him thai
he shed tears, and swore thar he would 20
back % Kentucky ai once and set his ne.
groes irs5. 81 assias s.
SPIES ALONG THE RIVER. i3
At.he various landings along The Nilsson.
there is a miserable town large
enough toafford a whisky shop. there are
| law and order men watching The boats, who
| 60 aboard and sneak around, looking at the
names on the trunks. turning with an air ol
great authority the leaves Of the register,
lpoking their noses into s,ateroouis, talking
loudly and dprofanely abou, Abollionists, and
the terrors in reserve for them. And these
liver pirates have, on various occasions
made arrests without any shadow OF oflegality
Two Free State men were reported 70 have
been kidnapped from the Polar Star, during
the last down trip; our Informant was on
board, and heard this stated as fact, bu. did
no. know, Of his own knowledge. tha, i, was
|so. Il 10 very certain, at any rate, that no
one who has at all distinguished himself as
q Free State man In Kansas. or elsewhere,
could travel Ia safety on the Missouri at this
time. And II he was known by and obnox.
ious TO ruffians. he would undoubtedly be
dragged from the boat, and probably muf.
dered, The sieaml oa,men say that large
quantities. of United States arms have re-
cerdy been transported up The river, and
boxes OF them lefi at the various towns,
which are In the hands OF The militia for the
purpose Of preserving law and order!
HOW A DOUGLAS DEMOCRAT TALKED AND WAS
tt,s ~ 81 5.,z IhLAED 10. -t W $50
a. ran,leman from Illinois. named VIII.
ting. who was, by bis acquainiances, called
|"Sheriff," was passenger on the Polar
Star, and divided bis lime between denoun-
icing the .U.S. Marshal's posse In Kansas as
9 mob, the acts Of which were raining the
Democracy, and advocating the claims oI
Douglas 10 be nominated by the Cincinnatl
Convention. His pre-eminent hope seemed
70 be 70 live % see Douglas President. On
one occasion ne was told BY some Nilsson.
rians that i wound not do 70 call the U. 5
'poage 4 nHb, 4 vas duly organized ard a..
'enu'ng Y iaw atla o.aels Nc;, &C. itwould
no. nc' y gvI1 =. n'm = ne caneu y MOD
10 snou nis Claims W so % Cemocfa,' ne IN.
iofmeu mem 'ne' nc was lor oongias ana
10 tayof o. me iuglnve save law, and lha'
oniy snot! NmS cene nag caugnt q run.
away negro 10 ullno's, anu seken Dlm oacK
- n's inuS'oli Vu' as ioI nie uoiugs u Lrw- s
tence' no coulu ho' 1nuoIso mem. Ane
posse was = mop. Upon wnicn me man
wy wno was uI'ng she saiK'pg lor ne NILSSON.
Elans !ulneo ol On my neei' saying, me Gid mol
want 10 70 near . damned AOol'tonis' 'alk any
more' o
AN ENTIRE FAMILY MURDERED AND BURNT in
THEIR HOUSE.
Yesterday we wsre called on By Mr..
Thomas Rees. who resides three miles from
GAINESVILLE, O., and is direct from 81. Jo.
seph, NO., which place he left on Thursday
The 22d ult. The day previous he had beeI,