Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-31
LATEST FROM KANSAS.
The War Commenced |!
DESTRUCTION OF LAWRENCE I
REPORTED HANGING OF GENERAL POMEROY
CmcAGo. Monday. May 26. 1856. :

Inc thtcdg0 Ift6nne publishes an extra
based upon intelligence brought by three men
directly from Lawrence. They state that
company of mounted men made their appear,
ance near Lawrence on Wednesday, the 2lst,
where they halted until .rc-enforeements had
increased their numbers to 400 men. They
bore flags and banners with various mot toes
and devices, but no United States flag Dur
ing the forenoon, the Committee of Public
safety of Lawrence despatched messenger
with a note to Marshal Donaldson, who head
cd the force, assuring him that the citizens
I would make no resistance to any process lie
might wish to serve, and asking protection for
| their lives and property. The Marshal made
I no reply, but at Ii o'clock he sent a Deputy
Marshal with posse of ten men into the town.
The deputy summoned four of the citizens to
assist in making arrests, and took G. w. Diet
zler and G.. w. Smith prisoners. The Depu-
| ty-Marshal, having thus tested the Willingness
of the citizens to respect his authority, went
with his posse to the Free-State Hotel and
dined, after which they removed the prisoners
without moleStatiOn. Soon after this sheriff
Jones made his appearance with eighteen men,
and demanded that all the public and private
arms in the town be given up, giving the peo-
+ pie five minutes to accede to his demand, and
/ threatening i'll case of refusal, to storm the
/ town. He did not attempt to make any ar
rests, but said he came for the purpose of Oh
tanning the arms. One field piece was given up
in answer to his demand, but the citizens refused
to surrender their private arms. Jones then
! left, and in half an hour after returned with
an overwhelming force and two pieces Of ar
| tjllery, with which he commenced cannonadmg
the Free-State Hotel, and IEc Ucrald Of Free
do,h printing Office The inhabitants comnen-
! ced leaving the town, and the informauts of
| TIE Chicago Ir5tunc also left before the work
of destruction was complete but the hotel was
burned, and the press and type of The UeroM
| If Erection destroyed before their departure,
and they had proceeded but about fifteen
miles when (at o'clock in the evening" they
saw large volume Of smoke and great light
in the direction of Lawrence and they have
no doubt of the destruction of the town
Another messenger, who left Lcayenworth
Just before the departure of the boat, says
that several men were killed by Jones' party
1t is feared that Gen. Pomcroy has been hung
by mob. Gov. Robinson is at I4ecompton in
the custody of the authorities. EX-Goy .Reeder
is supposed 10 be in place of safety, and is
daily expected in Chicago by way of Nebras-
ka and Iowa Threats have been made to
hang Robinson, Brown and Dietzler The
Free-State men will make stand at Topeka :
and are now gathering at that point
! Ex-senator Atchson is in the Territory.
The United States troops are not allowed
to stir-from their quarters, many of the sol
diers being anxious to protect the settlers.
ST. Louis, Monday, May 26, 1856.
The Lexington mo Express publishes an
Extra which was received here to-day con
firming the report Of the destruction of Law
renee Oh Wednesday last. The account pub
lished by TIE Express states that after the
Marshal had arrested all the persons he had
writs for, he turned the posse over to sheriff
Jones, whose attempt to make arrests was re-
sisted by the people, who fired on his men
Sheriff Jones then canonadcd and set fire to
the Hotel and the Office of The Herald of Free
dom, destroying both. When the messenger
left, the artillery was still firing, and the fire
spreading to other portions of the town, but
up to the time of his departure but few lives
had been lost This is reported as the testi-
mony of Hutchinson and Ratclffe, Free-State
men. THE Express is pro-sarery paper.
tFrom the Cleveland Daily Herald, May 22.l
i We have had an interview with Mr.. w. p.
Taft, of Brooklyn, who on yesterday (Weducs-
day preached this city, having left Lawrence,
in Kansas, on Saturday morning last, the
l7th) being two days later than the letter in
to-days paper, and which Mr. T. also had the
kindness to bring to us. The news by Mr.. T.,
therefore, is the very latest as he had a very
quick run of less than two days from Kansas
to st. Louis. Mr. r. left Kansas CITY, in Mis-
souri,, on Sunday. We have heard enough
from Mr. Taft to convince us that the cause of
the Free-State party is desperate. Business is
entirely suspended in the Territory and men
without means must leave or Starve Governor
Shannon has called out what he terms the mi;
tia, which is entirely composed of Missourians.
AlabamanS, South Carolinians and Georgians
who being enrolled are under pay. and thus
nearly 1000 Of the vilest humanity are encamp-
ed along the river for the express purpose of
thruSting the Territorial laws down the thrOats