New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-26
FROM KANSAS.
~.Cx, Special c ,rIesroDdsnt-

(h HafVY06y moihAhS ehAy >A~6~~",
lamp near Palmyra, went down to Cedar oroeA'
vbere they found a strong force OF M'ssoD',A"'
listed. They report them to number oe'"'eA W.
"a three hundred; whether this was o'efs'S'eo'
a. ..v., nm wha. followed, cannot say, although
80, f,on ,bst quarter yesterday reported tue
eamp 70 have increased to seven hundred Inc
a-1a.. o,dered the Missourans to disband aud
~. this they refused to do. Again the order
seen when the Mssourians fired on the dra'
..s,.. voubdipg one who is since reported dead.
Tns ar.eoons returned a volley aud wheeled about
and ned-Qone, like some Of our Kansas folks 70
"r.pors progress " and get assistance The officer
In command sent a messenger to Col. Sumner.
e.mner left Lecompton on Saturday morning, and,
meeting the messenger on the way, hurried on W
~ scene Of opt rations. We have heard OF no ie-
marksble event connected with this Missouri cru
sadeyet.
All Of Saturday and yesterday men kept coming
!, from the South with reports of Misourisns mus
teripq and crossing the border. Were we 70 De-
Keye one half of these reports at least ve thousand
utn are on the march from that quarter; but
have reason to believe that the fears of these men
have exaggerated the numbers. One thing which
makes it difficult to form correct estimate OF the
force on our Southern frontier, is the fact that all
communication and business with that quarter has
been nearly suspended.
It is reported that Shannon and Col. Sumner had
some sharp words last Saturday morning; but TINS
10 mere rumOr. 1t is also stated that Sumner IN
formed Shannon that he could not spare the CON-
pany Of Dragons at present employed to guard the
prisoners at LecomptOn; the Dragons were still
on guard yesterday morning, however. II they
sheuld require to be moved should like to know
who is to be appointed to guard the prisoners, as
the Law and Order men have again threatened to
seize and lynch some of them.
The people of Lawrence have been very indig-
aant at seeing SANDER published against them by
. man named Pease, who came out this Spring
with the Connecticut Company, and went back
This Pease accuses the town of idleness, pauper-
ism. and drunkenness. l have examined his state
ments, and do not hesitate to pronounce them
basely false. There is only one grocery in Law
renee, and, except by the dragons and passers it
is little frequented.' Lawrence is much more tenn
perate than any town of its size ever saw, and is
in striking contrast with the two little places,
Lecompton above, and Franklin below. The
pauper part of the story is simply ridiculous, and
shows the origin of this scandal, this Is favor
tie string with the Border Rufians. / am sorry to
cay that the puudering of Lawrence and the inse-
curty of property here has lately had an unhappy
eject on improvements and buildings; but there
are one large church, and dozen or two of pri-
vate dwellings, even now in process of erection.
The Connecticut men here speak very disparagingly
Of this man Pease-mentionDg that he was twice
indicted in Connecticut for selling liquor in viola
ton of law. This is rather amusing.
As some appear to be skeptical about the prosti-
tuition Of the Territorial Courts by the Border
Rufians, send the following copy Of the indict-
ment found against the hotel and printing ofhces:
"The Grand ury sitting for the adjourned term OF
First District Court in and for the county Oh Doagds,
no the Territory Of Kansas beg leave to report to the
Hon. Court that, from evidence laid before them
sbo wing that the newspaper known as me HeTde "
Freedom, published at the town Of Lawrence has IRON
time TO time issued publications OF the most nf1amma
tory and seditious misunderstanding the egaity0f
tie Ter noriai authorities addrt s-lng and command
ing forcible resistance to the same; demorazng the
popular mind, and rendering life and property unsafe
even to the extent of advising assassination as last
retort. r..
State has been similarly engaged ana mas recently le
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County, in this Territory in which resistance 70 ane
Territorial ldrs even unto blood has been agreed
upon. And that We respectfully recommend teeu
Abate mt as nuisance. Also, that we are satsneu
that the building known the Free-State Hotel,
10 Lawrence, has been cons rueted with the we" "
military occupation aud defense, regularly paIaPe.ea
snd portholed for the use OF cannon ana sina arms
and could only have been designed as stronghold OF
resistance to law thereby endangering the pubic safe
ty and encouraging rebellion and sedon in this coun-
tTy and respectfully recommend that steps be taken
hy bis nus ance be removed,
"OwEN c. STEWART, Foreman.
The following statement of Mr.. John A. Bailey,
which is attested by three respectable gentlemen
his neiehbors, 10 rather interesting case among
the many recent outrage.
have been four cen months in the Territory; came
from Pennsy vania started last Tuesday morning Tor
Little Santa Fe after PROVISIONS Tor myself ana
bors; bad got far Bull Creek by O'CLOCK III the
evening, when man came up and stopped my wagon
telling me TO stop there for the night this man was
Coleman the murderer of Dow; he had twenty men
encsmped where met him; among them recognized
Buckley, HaIgus, Jones, Conelly and the Gaming
brothers; the two first being also accomphces IN the
murder Of Dow and all of them in the posse of Jones
which took Branson; in the night my horses were
stolen their hatters cut in the morning these men
made preense of sympathy, and said 1t was too bad
Cor people 10 steal horses from their friends they tod
me could find them in the camp at Cedar Greek ana
three of them volunteered 10 60 with me- boiro Ned
q pony ard leaving my wagon with the Others started
:. After going about halt way to Cedar creek We
met large company of not less than 200 men; they
took me prisoner and ordered me to dismount atter
taking me for some distance IN wagon, welguaideu
i was again compelled to mount my pony, aud .ne
three men who came with me from the other camp
held n consuta ion with the officers of this over
heard Coleman cay, There may BE- treaohery used,
but could gather nothing definite OF their intentions
further that these three men who htd