Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-06-11

From Mr.. George n. Proper who arrived
from Leayenworth on the steamer Emma which
reached our wharf yesterday, having left Lea
vcnworth on Sunday afternoon, we have receiv-
ed very late intelligence from the disturbed dis.
trct in Kansas.
THE PRo-sLAyERY MURDER CASE
Mr.. Proper informs us that the facts in re-
gard to this case, false and distorted represent
alton of which has furnished the Republican its
stock in trade for the past week-are precisely as
follows;
Somewhere about the 26th of May five pro-
slavery men assailed one free State man with the
view of hanging him for evidence he had given
before the investigating Committee. They had
the rope around the mans neck ready to swing
him up, when some men, presumed to be free
State men, scereted near by, fired upon the par
ty each picking his man. The five prosavery
men fell dead upon the spot The party which
fred upon these pro-slavery men are not known.
Immediately upon firing, they left; and the man
around whose neck the rope had been placed,
on perceiving the state of the CASE released HIM
self and departed.
r THE EXODUS STOPPED. -.
After these men had been arrested, of whom
Messrs, Parrot, Moore, Conway and others were
released on furough, to make up their minds
| how soon their business could be wound up and
| they might make themselves ready to leave the
| country, the Vigilance committee made up q list
| of about thirty-fve more of the citizens, whom
| they desired to leave the country. However,
being ''law and order men" they had the cour.
\ tesy to band the BLACK LIST to w. H. Howard.
4 the Chairman of the Investing Committee, offer.
ing to allow any men, whose names he found on
the black list, whom he had summoned as wit
nesses time to stay and testify" they called a
\ meeting and withdrew the orders The Mayor
lloA nc hpr hrNty IN
J in 8 dispute, as some gentlemen present were in
! favor of protecting Free State men and others
did not like it.
The Investigating committee adjourned from
Lcayerworth to Westport the 3lst They will
probably not spend more than one week in in
vestigating the Kansas difficulties. They will
leave as early as the 10th for Washington.
TOPEKA House, Topeka,
May 18th, 1856.
Forty-6've United States dragons are encamp.
ed in this ity, to assist the bogus sheriff in the
serving of w-rits and to execute Douglas threat
to 'tsubdue" the people of Kansas. One hun
bred and sixty troops are stationed in Lawrence
for the same urpose
@L# MURDER
Yesterday man named Dunn was shot thro'
the head bv nan with whom difficulty had
occurred on soL1e personal matte; both pro-
slavery men.
WAR.
1t is currently reported in this vicinity, from
good authority, tina for several days party OF
Butords men were t.ncampcd near Osawattome,
As miles south of Lawrence, committed many
dcpredations upon the property OF the squatters,
who at last became llraged, made an attack up
on the camp killed five of their number and
drove the remainder into Missouri.
PRo-sLAvERY MEN ORDERED TO LEAVE
The pro-savcry men in that vicinity, who
have identified themselves with the troubles in
Kansas, have been waited uron by committee,
and ordered to pack up and move to Missouri
with their goods and chuttics, instanter. The
commands have been com Piled with, and many
families have left. The greatest excitement pre-
walls in that portion of Kansas.
THE TROOPS ORDERED TO DIsPERSE THE MOB.
Governor Shannon has ordered detachment
of troops to Osawattome to dispers, the people.
On the arrival of the dragons there, they found
a small camp Of the settlers, and infor med them
of the object OF their visit, and commanded them
to disperse, in obedience to the commands Of
Shannan. The settlers quietly dispersed without
any resistance whatever.
If Kansas, by order of the administration, is
to become the ''dark and bloody ground" it will
soon be found that one party can shoot as well
as the other, and the war will become general.
Much as the people deplore such state Of af-
fairs, they will carry it out, if necessary, to vim
dictate their rights, and to secure the protection
of their lives
/ am about leaving for Leayenworth city.
Yours, in haste, s.