Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-01-01

Latest from EKaSIZaS--The Missouri
Suns' RctFcalcd--HOsliIit Ceased.
EThsS,. Louis papers Of the l9,h inst,
bring us additional facts I'm relation 70 tho
ltnglorioLs termination of The laie invasioLs
of Kansas by The border rufians Of Missouri.
The Democrat says:
Ave had sn interview las, evening with
PGAh, sShankland, just returned lt6In Ahe
scene Of the late difficulties in Kanzas. Civ.
ind us very interesting Information OF the
presen, pcsidoni Of affairs in the territory.
lie informs US that the report published in
this city Yesterday afternoon Of the su,ren.
der Of ,heir arms by the people Of Lawrence
is m,alIy incorrect. The pfoposi!iohs 'oi
peace came from Aschinsos and Shannon.
a.a council held in Lawrerce las. Friday
and Saturday a, which a,rca,y ol peace was
concluded. Tothe demand made upon them
10 obey the laws and deliver up their arms,
the people of1Lawrence responded BY pro-
Tossing their constant Willingness 10 do the
former, bu, Aaily refusing .oyield the lalie,
point. L
On these terms, hoslillics were trrminn
ted; and .he Missouri troops received rrder'
on Sunday morning 10 disbund.' eFhs ME
sourians were armed wilhrevovers and don
Lle barreed shot guns, and were for tie mos
part mounted they we're encamped q
Wakarusa. on The road from Lawrcnce 4
/ Weslpor., six miles from ihe former place
and at Lecomptcn, on The Kansas river, ter
miles wes, Of Lawrence. being o, no ,im'
more than six hundr ID strong a, Warakusa
or more than two hundred at Leconhpiou
The Free Staie men amounted 20 scven hun
dred in Lawrence, oil armed with Sharpe
i rifies,, while l@o 'Rdndred more scodld easif
), have been gathered From .hea5pihiRg coun
/ Ity. und were therefore In no fear Of The re
suit had collision unfortunately risen.R %
The disbandiag gave rise 10 general mu'
murs and execrQuons Of Shannon anon
The Missouri troops. Mostof lhcm reache
! Wes.pot on Sunday nigh. having sadere
intensely during the previous night from
! terrible storm ofrafn, snow and wind. Whic
? terminated inpiefcing cold. They los, man
f horses, some having been stolen y The y
dians; some having s,rayed away, and otl
=, ers having died al Westpor. from laligu
II. They also lost many Of their arms"
= When the drunken desperate mob reachs
n Wes,por,, ,hey threatened 10 march 10 Hal
:, zas City and tear down the hotel. bn. ,he ci
!. lzens notified them iha, they should deler
the place at aIi hazards. This cooled the
courage, an1 they did no. make the atlemE
/ The only man killed during all this inv
h sion was James Barker, who lived abo
e faur miles from Lawrence. lie was rijil
along the road when he was called 10 by
d party, OF which Majpr Richardson was on
y and commanded 10 halt % He rode on vii
- OUT needing the summons, was pursued, sh
"a down, and lett lying in the road. slle "
q afterwards taken by d company Of the La
renee dragons into Lawrence. 80
al Gen. Pomeroy, 10 at,empling,o reach
States with dispatches for Washington, "
interrupted and detained, Gen. Shankia
i is now on his way 10 Washington with i
\. pof,ant documents tolay before the peol
- - of the Union. and the Government, viii
4, we shnll publish in our next as q part Of
AZ ~ history Of this afIair-Stats Journal. ~