New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-06

the time, breaking up the eiecuon' ie" oh''
after in the absence Of the editor and proprietor
of The Territorial Register, published at Leaven-
worth who had gone to attend Convention TO
nominate officers under the State Constitution,
Mason, mob visited the town and seized the press
and types of that paper and threw them into the
river.
Finding il impossible to preserve order, and
that the city was conquered by the Rufhans, the
Free.state Mayor resigned, and Border Ruffian
was chosen in his place. This new Mayor issued
a proclamation forbidding any election for State
officers to BE- held in Leavenworth under pre-
tense that it would produce riot In conse-
ouence Of this proclamation the persons deputed
to hold the election determined, under authority
vested in them for that purpose, to adjourn
il for four DAYS and 10 hold it on tho 18th.
A similar adjournment was also made of the
election at Stranger Creek, otherwise called
Easton, about twelve miles from Leavenworth.
Tbua. the Kickapoo Rangers, a Border-Ruffian
military company, which visited that place on the
18th to prevent an election were not only defeated
of their purpose, but during their absence from
Kickapoo. a town on the Missouri some distance
above Leavenworth the Free-State men there.
where it was not supposed they would dare to vote
at all, very quietly completed their election.
On the 10Th the voting took place at Stranger
Greek. At night, after the polls were closed, a
considerable body of Ruffians made their appear
.uce to seize the ballOt-boxes. But the Froe-
State men were prepared and armed, and the Ruff
l.. IN ham aft r.
leying encamped at distance. About midnight
few Of the Free-State men, who, thinking that all
was quiet, had set out on their return home were
intercepted by the Ruffians. One, however es-
caped bringing back the news that his compan'
ions were prisoners when the men at Stranger
Creek marched on the Ruffians and demanded their
release. This was conceded, but the parties did
not separate without some firing, in which several
of the Ruffians were wounded-One, it was sup
posed, mortally.
In the morning at daylight, the Free-State men
at Stranger Greek started for their homes. Among
them was party of eight, headed by Mr. Brown
who had gone from LeayenwOrth to assist the men
of Stranger Creek in defending themselves against
intruders. This party fell in with near hundred
Border Ruffans by whom they were made Pris'
oilers, and by whom Dir. Brown. after he had
given up bis arms, was murdered in cold blood
in the most shocking and brutal manner. The
other six prisoners had very narrow escape, as
did olso some other Free-State men who were pur-
sued and fired at by these assassns. The particu-
lars of this horrid murder will be found in the
letter of our correspondent in another column. 1t
more resembles the conduct of Infatuated savages
than anything else. The murdered man leaves a
wife and infant child. Our respondent had
seen the mangled corpse.
This took place before the arrival of the Presi-
dents late message The arrival of that message
will probably be the signal for twenty similar muir
ders The blood of this man rests on the head OF
President Pierce, and it will rest on the head OF
Congress too if instant steps are not taken TO pro-
tect the unfortunate inhabitants of Kansas against
these cowardly and cruel assassnationS