The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-06-17

NO., lew days ago, While on their way TO
this city, were searched and stripped of their
contents, by pers aus not citizens of that
town. The Congressional Committee were
in session there ut the time, and witnessed
the whole affair. Gov. King was in attend
ance as counsel for Whitfield at the time,
and WIS very indignant at the outrage, and
asked the perpetrators why they did not re-
peal the Constitution and be done with it p
Several wagons have been stripped in the
same way for few days past.
ossAwA1roMIE SACKED.
News has Just be IN received that General
Whitfield with 200 sIissourians made an at
tack upon Ossav attomie-sacked twenty
four houses, and bnrned one. The women
were deprived Of their property, rings taken
from their fingers. &c.
COL Sumner was in town yesterday, and
said that he had iii .banded Whitfeld's crowd.
They had started 10 90 back to Missouri, and
had promised not to modest the settlers. In
stead of going to Westport, they went to Os-
sawattomie and sacked the town. Col. Sum
ner said that Whitfield promised, as a gen
tleman, and member Of Congress, that he
would disband his men and send them home
the Col. took his'word and believed1t. The
Col. also said they had q right to assemble
for they did it as the militia of the
Territory organized according to the terri
toral laws and If our men met together
with arms in their hands, they were an illegal
body-a mob--foc we were not recognizedby
the law rs a military force, and consequently
everything we did was an outrage. He said
that we had n right to defend our property,
and call on our ncighbors to assist, but just
so soon AS our people met on the highway
with arms in their hands, they were mob
we have no right To assemble for the protec-
ton of each other.
THE PEOPLE MUST BE sunpUEp.
He also inform ID us that the President had
declared the territorial laws legal, and must
be enforced, which would certainly be done.
The dragons hal orders to enforce them,
and he should Obey all orders received from
Washington.
ANOTHER IRESs DESTROYED.
A printing pres, was destroyed by the mob
at ossawattomie. A paper was abou. to
be established there. The press had just
been brought in.
SHANNON LEAVES TIE STATE.
4. | O'Clock this morning Shannon left
Lecampton for Kansas city en- route for St.
Louis. Mishal Donaldson left few days
since. 1t is supposed that these two worthless
are on their way 10 Washington TO hold
conference with Pierce, JEFF. Davis & Co.,
and concoct plan for the more effectual
subjugation of the people, the total dcstruc
ton OF every vestige Of constitutional liber-
ty in Kansas, and the perversion of the testi
timony collected by the Congressional inyes-
tigatng committee.
NAILS Ri LED At FRANKLIN.
An old gentleman, a resident Of Franklin,
is reported TO have said that he was in the
Postoihee in that town a few days since. and
saw the Postmaster, Mr.. Crane, give the keys
of the Office to SOM Strangers. They entered
the Office and searched the mails.
From California.
!. The George Law arrived at New York on
the 18th. Not any news Of interest, except
the following Items with reference to the
murder of King and the operations OF the
committee of public safety:
Casey, the murderer of King, is n member
Of the Board of Supervisors, and editor Of
the Sunday Times. The attack of the Vigi-
lance COMMITTEES on the Jail was made in
military order. 4 force Of $500 men sur
rounded the prison, and brass lS-pounder
was pointed ut the door. When all was
ready for the assault, the Committee made a
formal demand for the surrender of the Jail.
The Sheriff being totally unprepared for re-
sistance, immediately surrendered, and the
prisoners, Casey and Cora, were taken by
the Committee to their quarters, where they
remained.
The excitement in the city was intense
As soon ms the death Of King was an
nounced, the bells were tolled, the stores
closed, and MI business suspended. The
fronts of all the buildings on the thorough
fares were draped in mourning.
Cora and Casey had been tried before
Revolutionary Tribunal Of fifty nine Jurors
and sentenced to be hung. They were to be
hung on the day following.
Excitement extended throughout the State,
and thousands of armed men in the interior
were ready TO hasten to the assistance of the
rcvolationists in this city.
Arrival of the Ericsson and Arabtn.
NV YORK, June l3.--The steamship Err
lesson arrived to-day from Liverpool, with
dates to the oSth-four days later than the
adyices per Niagara.
Flour market slightly easier.
Wheat declined ld(g2d.
Indian corn dull.
Nothing Of Importance advised under tho
head Of political intelligence.
In Provisions, Pork is reported dull and
Bacon advanced Cd.
- mex Rnssian lean is contemplated
The Italian question still continues un-
settled.
The Government of Denmark is putting
its fleet on a war footing.
Spain is determined to enforce the claims
of her subjects against Mexico.
In the English Parliament, in reply to a
motion for dispatches relative to sending
troops to Canada, the Earl Of Clarendon ex-
pressed the most peaceful intentions towards
the tnited States
The Investigations Of the Rugby poisoning
| case is closed, and the defendant, Palmer,
the prisoner, found guilty.
The steamer Arabia, with Liverpool dates
TO tho Both ult., has arrived.