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CIVIL WAR IN EARNEST.
The Town Of Lawrence Burned.

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ST. LOUIS, May 96.-The steamer
Morning Star from the Missouri river, yes
terday, brought an extra from the Leg
ington Mo-, Express Office, which says
that Lawrence was destl Dyed on We'd
nesday. The u S. Marshall with to
TOO men entered the town and made all
the arrests he had writs for. He then
turned all the posse over to Sheriff Jones,
who had arrests to make, when the peo-
pie resisted and fired on his men. Jones
then opened his artillery on the Free
State Hotel, after which the men charged
and set the Hotel on fire. They also
set fire to the printing Office and des-
troyed the presses. About 200 men
we're in Lawrence when the messenger
left. Some artillery was still firing and
the fire was still spreading. But few
lives were lost. This information pur-
ports to be from Hutchinson and Rad
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CHICAGO, May 26.-The Chicago Tri :
bune publishes an extra based on inteili-
gence, brought by three men directly from
Lawrence, from which we learn the fol.
lowing:
A company~of mounted Missourians
made their appearance near Lawrence on
Wednesday. They were reinforced un-
til they numbered over 400. They bore
flags and banners of all devices except
the stars and stripes. During the fore
noon the Committee Of Public Safety sent
a note to the Marshall at the head of this
army, assuring him they would make nc
resistance to any process he might wish
to serve, and asked protection for then
lives and property. He made no answer
Abour 1 o'clock deputy Marshal
with force of ten men made his appear
ance, suRmose4 four men to assist hin
in making arrests, and took G. w. Diet
zeler and 6. W. Brown, prisoners. Thi
posse took dinner at the Free State hotel
and after dinner removed them Withou
molestation.
Sheriff Jones soon after made his ap
pearance with eighteen men, and did no
attempt any arrests, but insultingly de
mand all public and private arms, and CAV
the people five minutes to accede to hi
demand, threatening in case of refusal t
storm the town.
One field piece was given up, but tn
people refused to surrender their privat
arms.
In half an hour he returned with a
overwhelming force and two pieces of al
tillery, and commenced the work of de
struction by canonade upon the Ere
State hotel and the Herald of Freedor
printing Office. The former was burne
and the type and press of the latter wer
broken up and destroyed.
The women and children fled in all d
rections. No time was given to say
property. The Missourians were yellin
through the streets like SO many demons
threatening every man with death. III
Trlbune's correspondent left at eight 0
clock.
Fifteen mfTYfrom Lawrence hessaw
volume of smoke, and great light
; that direction He had no doubt that Il
town was destroyed. Another messel
5 ger who left just before the departure
t the boat, says that several men had bee
killed by Jones' party, and their bodi
: were lying in the streets. 1t was feart
that Gen, Pomeroy was hung by Il
;. mob.
!. Gov Robinson is at Lecompton in Il
). hands of the authorities. Shannon, it
said, is no more than prisoner in t
: hands of the Missourians, and is only
i thing to sign papers with. From o
o thousand to fifteen hundred Missouria
e are in the territory.
: Reeder is supposed to be in safe pla
and is daily expected here via Nebras
l. and Iowa. The mob threatened to ha
), Robinson, G. w. Brown and Dietzel
o all on one tree. The free state men v
l. make stand at Topeka, and eight it o
!, They are now gathering at that POI
= Atchison is in the territory with
II cannon used in the invasion.
in The United States troops are not allo
L to move from their quarters, though al
IL ious to protect the settlers.
A ciyal war RACES on the frontier.
70 From the Correspondence of the N. Y Tim'
PARTICULARS OF THE ASSAU
), ON SENATOR SUMNER.