Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-09-20
'1ekgnphic News.

Salunlay night, and plfsed the army "fP'"'
pfiaiion bill without the kantas Pfoyiso.
Wlsnisaros, Sept. I.--On Saturday night
The Houss Yielded and passed the arms appIa'
pralion bill, By majority of three, without
,hs Kansas pfoviso
Congress Immediately adjourned sine die,
The ofkmen discharged lEom the aeenals,
by order Of the War Department, will he i'm
mediaiely restored 10 their places.
Kansas AFFAIRS.
The President has Promised The Kansas ma
tional committee 10 protect the Territory from
invasion, and 10 guarantee fairness in the conf
ing election,
Adviees from Kansas state that the SOUTH
ernefs are ioniiyng Walarnsa.
II stated that the freesoilers haze capuTed
Tecumseh, and that ihiriy'ihree pro'slavsry
men were killed
Aciing.Goyemor Woodson has declared the
Territory in state insurrecIion.
Lane has three pirlies stationed on he Iowa
line, to receive supplies IN 10 protect re-
treat
Later ficn KlnzG
We Eare clippings from the Border Ruff.
an" of Saturday the Cub inst, in which we
lind detailed statements OF several Of the niitirs
10 which ausinn has been made, aud we pro-
coed to give them At full length,
The first isa letter from Mr., u. 5, Crane,
n cilzel of franklin.
FaANgLIN. K. r., August 30, 1876.
Editor Border RuGaa:-Dear sir about !
o'clock on the night ul the l2ih inst. We were
attacked here by about iva hundred and fifty
rbolilionisis, from Lawrence. They scmr one
Of their men up 10 demand our arms. Our
captain, Mr.. Ruckies, replied thar he would
moi give them up, aud called up his men, mum.
bcring fourteen, aud they nll said they would
die before The abolition thieves should have
them. The abo!ilionisis then Surrounded Tie
house aud commenced fire Upon il. which our
men returned. The abolitionisrs finding II too
hot for them .retYated for about thirty minutes,
when they made another attack, hut without
any effect. They then raireuted second
I'me, TO hold n consultation, aud concluded
In, The only chance for them was TO burn the
house and run US out, which they did. We
then called for quarter, which they at once
g. by di,arming us of our U 5 muskeis and
sn.u arms, AID Jet us 60 after threaning us
very hard.
Plumber was the next in order They first
demanded the key of the posionice of Samuel
D'""S' "bNH nv gave lucy
from top TO bottom for arms, taking what
there. They then robbed the pos;oiii,e Of about
$40 worth of stamped envelopes and other
valuable papers. They then proceeded to the
dwellinghouse of Samuel Crane, it,, and took
piece Of artillery, six FOUNDER. From Mr. ).
X. Ruckles they took 1925, d gold watch worth
$l23, and about $3.50 worth OF clothing from
Mr.. Barnes they took n lot of cIolhing; from
Mr. r. S. Crane they took between 5000 and
$1,000 work of accounts and notes, aud about
$l2o worth Of clothing, &c; from Judge Fame
they took fine horse.
We killed seven OF the aholitionists ard
wounded great many others.
r. S. CRANE.
The following address was ISSUED az West
port on the 10Th;
TO THE PUBLIC.
1t has been cur duty 10 keep correctly and
fully advised of the movements of the aboli-
ionists. We knew that since Lane commence
ed his march, the aboilionlss in the Territory
were engaged in stealing horses 10 mount his
men, organizing, and preparing immediately
on their arrival to carry out their avowcH pnr
pose of expeling and exterminating every pro-
slavery settler.
We have seen them daily becoming more
daring as Lanes party advanced. We have
endenvored to prepare our friends for the end,
which was foreseen. and which we now have
to announce.
LANE's MEN HAVE ARRlvED-cIvIL WAR
HAS BEGUN!
On the 7,h inst, Brown, the notorious as.
sassin aud robber, with party Of about three
boI, ,ol ,,l into
Missouri Cook and a colony of GeOrgians
which had settled near Ossawattamie. This
colony was unarned in all, men, women. and
children and slaves, about two hundred Their
houses We're burned, and all their property
1even TO the clothes of their children) taken or
destroyed.
On the 18th inst, party numbering some
fifty attacked the house of Mr.. White. in Ly.
klns county, and drove him into Missouri. rob
bing him of everything. He is a free-S'ate
man, but slstains the laws, and was attacked
for attempting TO procure the arrest OF the
murderers of Wilkinson.
On the 18th inst, 800 aboliiionsts under
Brown, many of them Lanes men, attacked IL
house occupied by the pro-slavery men in
Franklin, Our friends, numbering but IA,
made gallant fight until their houses were
set on fire. The aboiiioniss took the cannon
which had been left at that place, all the Ter
riorial arms that were deposited there, and
broke open and robbed the postoffice
On the 18th inst, they proceeded to attack
the settlement in Douglas county, numbering
alnut 80 men. The nboltionists numbered
about 400 men, under the command of Brown
md Walker, well mounted and armed
They planted the cannon, which had been
taken AT Franklin and attempted to surround
Treadwell's party, The latter, overpowered
and scarce of ammunition. attempted TO escape
but as they were on foot we fear that most of
them have fallen. Our friends are constantly
Coming in robbed and pundered
HenriY eKnresses arrive announcing the nro.