The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-31

tOcrrsspondsncs OF the ST. Louis Democrat
t-le before sunrise Wednesday morning. hsy Il,
body Of men armed with United states mIskes and
canIon, appeared pom me hill about thEeeicurhs OF
mite son.hsast from the town Ct lawrence Additional
hsses eolfirued 70 arrive several hours from the H.
OF Ieccmpton, and also Franklin Bstween eight
and nrs ooloca part The moved down 70 The
aoitn, by GOV Robinson's hoase to hil mmsistey
overlooking The town. Aeou: eleven O'Clock, United
ssn, canoe INTO lawrence. they we're respectfully re-
seivsd ST The Edridge Hosse The Marshal frst FUN
cDed several prorninsn. citizens 70 sid his posse and
tbsn proees ed J1dgs Smith and Cal Dsitosler
charge Of high treason. Judge Smith sitting IN
he reading room Of The ncte and when informed that
the Marshal vsbed 10 zee him. he caesr.uuy ven. INTO
and submitted himself to me arrest. Daring
Sses proceedings there was no sI or sxcitement IN
about The streets rhe Marshal and ts p,sse took din
HeB at tie noe after whi.h COL Edrdee vent With hs
Ask and oonveed the prisoners and part % hs posse
The MarshAl now dismissed his eotre posse, snd
Sheriff Jones Immediately summoned them ALL And
hen commenced the scenes difsraeefa 20 humanity,
destruction 10 Kansas and The end Of watch God only
hDows
About O'Clock P. NJ, Jones rode into town With
posee Of twenty-five mounted men, armed with moskes
called FOR General Pomsroy He came 20 the door. Jones
stated be had several times oeea resisted n that place
attempts had been made 10 sssasna.e hiua-and
declared that be determined 10 execute the law,
he lost hs fe And new (said bs) demand OF you,
me most prominent in the place the Surrender Of
An tie cannon ard rifles that you have, 81; give
zen i've minutes TO decide whether yen viii give
tem 1p taking ont his watch noting tbs time The
General went 20 he mittee room snd returned "a
ssw minutes and replied thSt the canon you'd De
plsos, except such private property and that
bose could not be surrendered Jones seemed 70 he Of
rpinion hat hey hsd rifles which cot pfrate pro-
party, ard requested him 70 81 saey had in The
street and said that such could oe proved to De pri
yste property would be- returned By this time the
whole posse va-orsy estimated a. rom ava - eight
hundred meu were marching down tie nl All coming
oto town the s3uih SIDE.
Yte cannon Ifoar pieces) we're produced sud carried
through me street. one vas brass sx poundsr; The
sshers ns'e popguns. which msn could comfortably
carry c. his shoulders. No lthes we're Delivered up
yonss iod CJl E6rcge who occ1ped tue nossl and
s~ned ,be furniture, the. the hoel ma. &c dssEoyed
mat De a,Dy strictly unceriorders. THIS Grand jay
I.Sompten oe.a.ed hotel sad presses a. Law
Q rnsan:s and ordered hin 20 dessreY t.en. BE
would give Col. EoTiegs opportunity - remove his
hrrtt1-e ard ter that purpose ga have cnh Eve
o'e,oss- II ~ss :hen nf,een minutes pIs. hires Col
Ea,oge replied that The iurniars could removed
In Lees ms than half cay, and dsairei longer ains
Jones refosd Then tsaid Edsdye) give re TINS y re-
my family ms. is 81 ask' psr OF the fnrni
sure By the pose plundsr ba
Oos, Of it barred With the house, By tsls tine he
Flaw and o.aef" mob vas pouring into the sIes and
tie re,cents and children sought shelter IN
Ne &C joining voo1f.
Me ere, property destroyed press cf.hs
FREE STGte which thrown into the river and evsry
shg pertaining 10 the cfioe with exchanges paper and
arse quantity otmiscsane'us books, was lh,a into
ArcsOuth Carolina ard southern Eish;sD hoistei
6Tst upon the house otG. ". Beowo, OF TIE Herald Of
and everything in tie office shared the tsts .hs
ether and wagon load Of books SD papers vas tram
Jones promised In the commencement ina. private
property should 90 destroyed. But houses broken
OF Whatever
Looks, bolts or bars were no se.u-ty. Vinto~s and
oooys broken open and destroyed and money and
,spcre and pneon raeie:ee .hss e;r It ssousasd d,
k,s, chi.fy in money, vas lost from ons house.
sys sss o ssss ~ ee aea n ms
sbos we're fred SCATTERING the Wan considerably but
prov'pg altogether too slow method OF Destruction Tor
tsess "as and Ter" men They then Sc. hEs % The
~ snsss ss nd pa
fDe IN Q elszs. The walls :remoied and FELL and
me shouts and yels Of The nao6 prociamsd
burning the house Of g. ". Btorn :riee &c.
are ne 6oor was burned through. Tie d.s snaiy
sxtrguishsd BY young man CT Lsx.erSe. The MOB
thI.asened hem 6u: they ce.e,rsd. i
nis hcuse lad burned several he-s mus certainly Law:
burning nearly .Alf .ks town. Many OF tae roo were
bent on destroy og every hoase 10 tie g.e and spesehe
Ssehse n i. = rad advised moderaion Col Js.ssoa
q Georgia, with macy others were opposed 10 tie burn
re Of ne hotel tender hearted lnsn tom Missouri
rad come exermnste toe I'D itic1is.s"
xhec tesrs 81 tie sgat Of the destruction OK the property
q innocent uns fencing mea, SIS be crnd them % pc
yhe mob tessn 20 disps-e hour before s9resr aud
FnnoCvp ncst o. them bad left tne town. few, over
ecme ~ sxesnent supplied by quor isy n=sns sic
1svrspce.
IN lie evening Gsv. Robiascn,s house Get Gre
and burned 70 Ire ground Aud the ended for that
oay. the execution Ct the Jaw" in Lawrence.
TIE women and children al Lawrence slspt that night
s.nss Of he T.usss or haaaiei sore:ser in sa hsuse
tBd sships on the outskirts OF the tom.
tp. OF the posse Was killed h me alIg !. BRICK
me Iepert that free STATE msn was killed Lawrence
On The 2s,, think mistake. tank j. has references
70 cold Do1ded murder c9unitted ~ them ne
18Th MT e. bantons Bridge, three miles south Of Law
rsree where ned Joon Jones saot after ne
hst Delivered % bis revolver, the man via sho. m
saving he did f. g. hsv4 shot God Id abortion
let sLo II shoot s:other." Jones VS. from Illinois
He ded lie next night.
Fron tie Numbers whom have seen returning and
tron credible irfograstion, Of orni ina: there
we're ,bre9 rnsn from Missouri 70 o-e oG rae Territory
10 IL INK
Tue .rts sta.s men had ms3e No pr.9srs'ion far de-
Snes shG 60 E.slsance vs. ser ~. Isa .sct a.
tut tuy do no. desire IT, - long b9re vas i92s IL
yeac'tal measures hey would Eesr' % 60 other
greatly !esr that that tine "a rast and mat be senes OF
TIE 2lst vii prove be the eoalrsaceaen. ii civil var
nshsrszs
IA acnsd posse, called ints services BY
the ur.tsd stss HsrahsI, ped The ssve
sesTehed ard To6Oed travellers taken prieonsS and rec
state g-n sbct ~ by hs creE employed ~ tne general
steb,son aod sslpsslow dois Ii d - easctsd BY Ms
mob Two Of n.st citizens, Ds. Root snd NJ.
Two o,nsr Dea for his city they reached the camp OK
he Msrshas ground after DUSK and as they dove up,
10 halt which they refused 20 Co. and pat spurs
Their horses, and the narshaus guard started sres
hem dissnargng their pieces Of them Two 81 he men
reached here in SAFETY While the Others st behind,
gentleman IN their camp yesterday reports thls BE
nessd evss Blasting Of Having folio we'd for YEN
aces and having killed two of them Hottiog farther tna-
definite ye. been reported Of these two sud
The prevalent opinion here that they have been mur-
dered What these encsml ped s5ou Lar.sn want,
10 not yet known they make many threats OF ietsfni
nation their part to destroy lawrence md drive all
soc rec state Of Kansas While there they
or many dep-edstions upon the property Of the free
sle men, enootiog their cattle, steshng milk, burning
fences, &c Governor ShLplon has Commissioned and
sappisd every member of Batords company with
and munitions of war. The Marsha gives hem employ
nen' aa hf posse and the general must pay
me bill Governor Rooins.n q. lexington Mo, g. w.
Brown isq, editor o. The Hsrcld II Fpsi>pa and g. Jer
aims both cIizers Of "a A. Westpor Mo- Josiah
Miller. OF he kdds ffee Stat al .ssora oton ard ali
held As prisoners by the moo what will be dooe with
snem cot yet known. They threaten Bro n very zca
and salt him in various Tney hteatan 70 hang
Governor Robinson sld have ALREADY burael be efgy
IN Franklin.
PEACE PROBABLY REsToRED-LAw TRIUMPHANT
LAWRENCE NOT DEsTRoyED-vHE CITIZENS Nor
RoBBgD-THE CITY NOT SACKED PRIVATE DWELL
pIrAn.p u or