The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-08
GATHERING OF rHt ouT.THnoaas

Bya gentleman who lest Lessenwerth
on SATURDAY, We have late aRd important
news from Kansas
On Thursday last, an escort of one hun.
dred mounted men left Lawrence for Leay.
enworth 10 ensure the setety OF Mrs Hops,
the widow of the gentleman who was mar
dercd near the lister place about two weeks
ago. Ii the party 81 Mr.. Nate, OF the u
nitarian ChaveA at Lawrence, the brother
in-las 81 Mrs. Hops, who accompanied
her tor the paspose Of looking alter The
murdered mans effects, aud securing his
SISTERS passage down the fiser. The es,
curt remained with them until they arrived
al point about slx miles from Leaseh-
worth, when, sapposing the road from there
IN y as clear, the mounted men returned -
Just before parting with Mr.. Mute, the e.
eatt captured three men OF the Rafasas,
aho were observed hanging upon their
| rear. Cine oi these had on white hsISAd
| over the band. IN front, these words = DsSia
/ IA al Fee .Saa 4aen If were writsn ~
| alack ink They were examined as toI
,beif intentions. aaa dlssrmed aud released.
| Though fit subjects tof the nearest swing
tuslsn,h. the settlers determination that no
al ,f theirs which locks ike rev ,shad
ae urged against them by Their enemies,
| t4used this discharge Our Informant
| SAYS that Their fears, as expressed in actions
| ana words, we're vastly amusing Their
gratitude, when told hat they might go,was
onboanded, Mr Mute aud Mrs. Happs
we're soon after besei BY one Of the marau-
ding gangs which are securing the eoun'fy
| ia all directions, and were carried into
Losvenworlh and held as prisoners. Mrs
Hops was denied the privilege of visiting
her murdered husbands grave, was cenied
all opportunity to recover the property
which had been stolen at the ume Of his
death and finally was denied permission 10
leave the Territory The next morning,
| the latter decision was reversed, and she
vas unceremoniously hustled aboard the
Converse, without 8 dollar in mosey, and
sent down stream, with as little care Ter
, her grasf or her wrongs as ii she had been
dumb beast Mr. Mute, al the time our 10.
tormant left, wss sull in their hands, and
J the Rafiars were threatening him with
, death Iuasmuch ST be is man Of pure
, character and blaneless life, tits not impos
. sible That he has, before this time. paid he
7 common penalty for daring TO be Free
; State man,
: Just previous TO our iufo-mant's iesEIns
: I.eavenworth, a German, from the neigh
b borhood of Lawrence, who had been takeI
7 prison er. on his way ia with team, in CON
pany with others on the same errand, wrun,
e himself ont Ell the hands Of his captors an
} | attempted to fiy. He was oyeTtaken By
. bullet from 8 revolver, which killed hr
!, dead The unfortunate mans name va
. Bimbsr; he was farmer, and was guilt
oil no offence except Of daring to come
Leavenworth 10 buy provisions. He wa
J. suspected. however, as are all the other Ger
Q mans i1 the Territory. of entertaining {
ID | aiaious adverse 10 making Kansas s Slag
State The b her tesmsters were ST
Is priseuers; their teams had been "canls Ga
teao to tie use of the Bosder Rutians.
While Binders body was yet lying in th
] street Gt lay there fJr hours exposed to To
. sum- Free State man, moved BY the sgh
exclaimed, "Mg Ga3 boa ioa6 are tiss
q 5iacs 10 last ?" This was though to b
IL t.ss5 nable, and il was with difficulty ths
p | he escaped the fate Of the murdered ma
| lying stark and stiff At bis feet
MT Hops murderer, & wel-known Rui
fan, named Puget, vas stil in the neigh
u borhood, and, though he had publicly exhib
= 4NSG - hEAAAAH a~1f ps AASabA tlE GaAAtCS
ID round ia his pocket, wrapped in piece 9
a nspes paper, fthe Missouri Republican, n
attempt had been made to have him arrest
: cd and punished. Such is Pro Slavery JUS
g tee n Kansas. To this day, no man ha
= ever been punished, By law, for offence
: Committed against individuals Of the Ere
State party not oGe
; AL cur previous reports ia regard to tht
J, INVASION are confirmed Our iniorman
: thinks there are 1T least three thousauI
4 Mssourians ia the Territory at differen
points, and more are daily going in from
gaFioas places along The UarGer-aN swea
: ing vengeance against the t--ned Abc
litlo1isls. A large party 0f Platte cJuut
mes, il y said, have backed out, convince
: that they hare been deceived in regard {
> The alleged cFininality Of the Free Stat
Z! men. They found that the iniammator!
Z appeals which had aroused them were bs
: ssd upon imaginary occurrences, and tina
+ really they bad no cause for war. Twic,
before they had been mislsd, and hi. timt
: they ind themselves in the same trap Tht
report IS hardly worthy Of credit
We hear that Mrs HaPP j. NV IN tbii
!, city. TIE captain 81 TIE Missouri Rive
. b9at hRdjng her crushed in spirits and ute
| II penalties, gave her free Passtge to 81
| LOUIS. aEd tbs passeu saTs, commiserHtin.
| ter condition made up purse Of s35, L
= teIrlg her expenses 10 Rock Island, he
2 | forme hoGe.