The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-08-27
News from Kansas!
FREE STATE PRISONERS RELEAS-
ED BY FORCE!
Fiendish Outrages of the Free
State Rufians!!

SC. LOUIS, aug. Sl.-1ue hefeu
worth City (Kansas) Journal of the 18th
contains lengthy accounts of another out
break in Kansas. On the 18th, Brown
at the head of three hundred Free State
men, attacked and drove into Missouri
a colony of GeorgiaEs near Osawatamie
colony unarmed, their houses burned,
and their property all destroyed.
On the 18th, Franklin was attacked
by 200 men from Lawrence, who, after
dislodging IA pro-slaVcry men by set
ting fire to the house they were in, rob-
bed the Post Office of $40, and took
thirty u. s. muskets and one piece of
artillery. From Mr.. Buckley they
took sl5O worth of clothing from Mr..
Barnes a large lot of clothing; from
Mr.. Crane between 5000 and 1900 in
accounts and notes, and sI25 worth Of
clothing, and from Judge Fame a valua-
BILE horse.
On the 18th, Trcadwell's settlement,
in Douglas county, numbering so men,
was attacked by 400 abolitiouists under
Brown and Walker, well armed and
mounted. Treadwcll sent to Shannon
far aid, who called upon the U. S.
Troops, but they refused to act. The
anti slavery men are driving all the pro-
slavery men out of Douglas county, and
destroying their property.
A fight took place on the 18th, near
O~sawatamie, between three hundred alb
oli.ionists aud IL pro slavery mcu (the
latter in fort) which resulted in kill
ling ID abolitionists and ~woundipg 6
others.
On the morning of the 10th, Lccomp-
ton was attacked and taken by 500 Of
Lanes men.
The United States troops having
Robinson, Brown, Williams and other
prisoners in charge, surrendered without
firing a gun.
During the abs nee of Col. Titus, who
went for assistance to Trcadweil, his
was turned aud Mr.. Cloves, editor OF
tao Southern Advocate, and Mr.. Sys-
tene were killed and Andrew Preston
wounded.
Large bodies of men are orga, liz
ing in the border counties Of Missouri
for the purpose Of euterii z Kansas.
Atchison has spoken at Independence
and Stringfeilow at W,s:rn.
Circulars signed ~ 4 Gibson, Russell,
Anderson and Boon, arc being fir, ely
circulated in the river towns, asking for
aid to drive the auti-sluvery men out of
Kansas.
: It is said to &c. the purpose Of the
men to burn Lawrence On
the 20th, for which place Il large force
had left for LcayonNorth.
Lanes force is ~variously reported at
from three to eight Thousand.
CuIcAG5, Aug. 22.-Leavenwortb
der Rufian, Independence Dispatch,
aud other western AIissonri pape s, con
tain fail Startling conflicting accounts,
and flying rnmors from ktus IS, geDcr-
lily agreeing that the M.ssouiiuns are
badly wors.cd.-
Ecce,.t batlies lad teken place be-
fore iDrttdsu buildings ut Ossawatamir
,L4 ~Lecomrton, generally believed to
ne the block house 1T Redemption, occu-
pied by Col. Titus and WooGsop.
Thirty of Buford's men have been
captured.
Free State prisoners have leen re-
though lao positive statements
it.
Circulars, extras aid hand bills
signed l,y Atehison, Stringfellow aad
fro.slavery leaders If Platte
have been starred in Jackson,
Lafayette, Johuson, Clay, Buchanan, Sa
ire, ard Carroll counties, to rally at
'erd zvons at New Santa F.. Jackson
ECt'!. March, insanity.
Territory motto, &c quarter.
Capt. Il chards m dispatched a mes
to Lexington.
The St Louis Republican Of yester
lay SAYS:
1T is rot concealed that the border
make common cause with pro
men of the Territory, aud this
week there will be 1000 ulen IN pur
nit of the nbolItionists." No ac-
ounts received from the Free State
Jurccs.