Smyrna times., 1856-05-28
Further from Kansas.

CHICAGO, Nay 26.-The Tribune publishes
an extra based upon intelligence brouob, h..
'hfee men direct from Lawrence, stating that
company of 400 mounted Missourians made
their appearance near Lawrence on Wednas.
day last, bearing banners of various devices
but not the stars nd stripes. DurinC the morn
ing the Lawrence COMMITTEE of safety son, :,
note TO the United States Marshal. WIN bnadsd
IN" Iorce, assuring him that they would make
no resistance TO anything he might wish IN
serve and begging protection OF their lives and
ana property. The Marshal made no answer
out at eleven O'clock Deputy Marshal win
posse OF ten men made their appearance in
me city, and surnmoning four Citizens Ia assi.,
them' arrested q. w. Diesler and q W Smith
carrying them off without moestatlon. Sbar,a
Jones subsequently made his appearance witb
eighteen men. lie attempted no arrests ul,,
demanded all the public and private arms. Siy.
rag the people five minutes to accede 10 Tho
demands, and threatening in case of refusal
Ie storm the town. One field piece was iune.
diateiy gwen up, bat the people refused to sur.
render Their arms. In half an hour Sheriff
Jones returned with two pieces of artillery and
an overwhelming force, land commenced the work
o. o. obstruction by cannonadlng the Free State
liz liotei and the Office Of the Herald Of Freedom
Ihe former was burned, and the tvnes ami
presses of the latter DESTROYED
The Trtbune'S informants left AZ s ,'cIocL |
10 The evening, and when fifteen miles from
Lawrence, saw a great light, and volumes of
smoke IN the direction ofthat CITY. They have
no doubt that the town was DESTROYED. Ano,h.
er messenger who left Leavenworth Just before
.he Oeparture OF the last, says several men had
oeen Killed by Jones' party. 1t is feared that
" zen POmeioy has been hung by the mob
Gov. Robinson is az Lecompton in the hands orl
the authorities. Gov. Heeder is surpassed 70
De III place Of safety, and is daily expected
here via Nebraska and Iowa.
Inc mob threaten to hang Robinson. Rrown
and D'elsier. The free State men were ali
gathering at Topeka and will make a stand ~
nat point. Mr.. Alchlson is somewhere in the {
errItory: The U. $. troops are anxious IA
project the settlers, but are not allowed to have
heir quarters s
&M Leter-The Destruction of Laurence
-"nHrmca.-Sr. Louis, May 26.-The Lex
w ~" NNlo') Express, extra, received tonight. @
onhrns the destruction fthe town Lawrence
After the Marshal had entered the tou,n ~
made all the arrests he had wrIls for. he turnad S
lis possee over TO Sheriff Jones, whose at,a,nnt v
0 make arrests were resisted by the neo,ia n
'ho hred on his men. Jones then cannonodaJ
nd set fire to the hotel and the Herald al
'reedom office, destroying both. The Artillery
'ere StIl firing and the fire spreading. when e
ne messenger left A few lives were lost a
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w AT meeting Of the Wilmington Tenn.
eIance Alliance. held May 10Th 1856. the d
'"o"'hg gentlemen were appointed delepales p
the county Temperance convention. 70 h. d
cid at MIddletOwn on Thursday. the 5Ih oi =.
une Geo. e. LObdell, John s. Hilles. WIN =
right Jas. Macnlchol. Jacob Walters. WIN II
andy. James Webb, Washington Mason. DR. u
IN; fields, Robert Mcdonnell, Samuel Nc. ii
aHlley' Joseph Richardson. A. Poulson, II. n
Nan, VIM McCauIley, Samuel Cause. Ed.
ara Iatnall. Joseph Pyle, E. Mortimer Bye
!; n Jones. WIN. q. Lowe, George McCortIe
homas W alters, Samuel Hilles, Thomas III
IS. Rev lgnatius Cooper Samuel Barr. David
: Wilson. DIR. J. F. Hayward, Joseph BRING.
irst. leo. Richardson, John s. KennarJ. Jos
Bennett. Z. ID. Williams, l.. j. Smitbers
rofessor Sudler, Nathaniel Smithers. Theodorr 9,
yati, Benz. T. Rye, Dell Noblh, ]. Hutton
ashngton Jones, DR.. r. McCabe, r.. r.. Rob OF
son !. w. Dawson, G. w. Vernon. WIN. n IN
lh, Wm. U. Jeandell. Henry Eckel. Jacoh
isey' WIN. Tatnall, Edward Belts. Fl