The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1856-06-07

L2.cr from Kansas.
.No5o@raey and the Ftde al Go0rnmcai
in Leag"e-Ct'-es Fleeing Before
The .7H1ago2. - The '>Imirjic .I'chtsoa'
and HIS Big Goms.'- WhHfcu Lea!-
ing .H'y'ou~,oay .tsaiasi Tie Pcoy!c
of Ktas IS. .-Goc. Stun2on Gir,ng
.Irms 10 tho MOB 70 Mooi Dora Hts
o,cn People.
TIE iol!J"lns arc al. tle rd.,caIars q
the dto,ruUlIn OF lawrence, received
since our issue OF yesterday morning.
On Wednesday, May Fl, the posse
that had assembled At ,.rcomp,on, in ac-
cordance with The United States Mar
shal's Proclamation, made their appear
aucc Oh the heights that overlook tie town
oi La@re4ce, about sunrise, The fist
company Ngrc III tun t o4 hoses, aud
numbered from - 10 100. They were
reinforced until the Whole anne united to
bout 100. They took possession ol The
roads leading 10 and Hom Lawrence, 50
tia. the citizens IN town could not get
any ComICaIcHInn to those in the coun-
Try, or even travellers, That wished to par-
sue theu l0urncy, were prohibited from
leaving. They mars t.alIea their comma al
Ia haute array, displaying flags, ii the
same time, OF various kinds and c4ors
Oac noticed in particular was red AMI
white, With a lone star on the cor4er;
others black aud white, green aud white,
and almost all kinds except the national
flag ol stars and strl, es. During the
forenoon the Committee ot Public Safety
that was appointed by the ci.lzeas ot
Lawrence addressed a note to the Mar
shal, assuring him that the ciuZens would
make 10 resistance 10 the serving OF any
writ, and al the same time, us citizens Of
the United States aud o. The Territory oI
Kansas, asking OF Aln protection Of taelr
lives aud property, but he the United
States MARSHALL took no notice oI the
same Abou: | / 4. N. the Deputy Mar
sual, with 4 posse o. Hfnc OF ten, made
lis appearance ia tia" streets They were
unarmed save small arms. The Deputy
Marshal, summoned four 0. our citizens
10 ASST in making arrest. They went
with hun and his posse and made two
arrests oil Cur IuIlo= lownsmen, G.. ",
DtclZlen and G.. w Smith, The posse
lAan ok dinner at tie Free State Hotel.
After dinner the two prisoners were
convey i cut oil iowa, and Sheriff Jones
made It's appearance lth u party OF
eighteen armed men; did not attempt 10
make any arrest, but IL al insulting man
nel demanded the arms both private and
public, and SAID that he would give them
five minutes TO accede to the demand. Ii
they refused he would storm the town.
The public arms were given up, and III
one half hour after he made the demand
lie and lis whole posse, 60 the number 81
three hundred ana Upwards, were IN the
streets with Two pieces ol artillery, yell
ing like savages.
They commenced their work OF des-
truction Immediately by throwing the two
printing presses and type ia tie river.
This Icing done, they began to canonade
the hotel aud fire BY pIatoons al the same
time at the windows; In the mean tune
the women and children Geeing In every
direction, the Sheriff having rclus d any
time TO remove them CT then property 10
place OF safety, rs he said they might
have done SO before had they wanted TO
do SO.
As was leaving town, there were sew
cral who wanted to know where they
could find place OF safety, but | could
afford them no consolation. ! being
mounted, succeeded It getting away alter
a long chase. lett the vicinity about )
p. NJ. When was fifteen miles distant
| could sec the flames oil what appeared
to be large fire in the direction Of Law
renee, and have no doubt but the town is
in ashes, aud many Of its inhabitants
butchered.
Gen Whitfield led the Ruhians.
Shannon was distributing United States
muskets to the Mlssourl Ruliians al
ready they had received nearly three
thousand stand Of Government arms
The ST. Louis Republican says:
To The politencss Of Captain Eas,fn,
editor oil The Kansas Heyald, we are o.
bllged ior the following colioborative