Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-06-03

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/ in the streets, They were unarmed, save small
arms. The Deputy Marshal then summoned
four of our citizens 70 assist in making arrests
They went with him and his posse, and made
two arrests of our fellow townsmen, G. ". Di-
etzlen and G. ". Smith The posse then took
dinner at the Free State Hotel.
After dinner the two prisoners were convey
ed out of town, and Sheriff Jones made his ap-
pearance with a party of eighteen armed men
did not attempt to make any arrests. but in an
insulting manner demanded the arms both pri-
yate and public, and said that he would give
them five minutes to accede to the demand. If
they refused to comply he would Storm the torn.
The public arms were given up, and in one half
hour after he made the demand he and his whole
posse to the number OF three hundred and up-
wards were IN the streets with two pieces of ar
tillery, yelling like savages.
They cor ucnced their work Of destruction
Immediately by throwing the two printing
presses and type in the river. This being done
ne began to caunonade the hotel and fire by
plantoons at the same time at the windows in
the mean time the women and children fleeing
every direction, the Sheriff having refused any
Tune to remove them or property to a place Of
safety, as he said they might have done so be-
fore had they wanted to do so.
As l was leaving town there were several
who wanted to know where they could find a
place of safety, but l could afford them no con-
ISOLATION. l being mounted, succeeded in get
ting away after long chase I left the vicini-
ty about P. NJ. When was fifteen miles dis
tant, | could see the flames of what appeared
TO be large fire in the direction of Lawrence,
and have DO doubt but that the town is in ash
es and many of its inhabitants butchered.
Gen. WHITFIELD led the Ruffans
Shannon was distributing United States mus
kets to the Missouri Ruffians-already they had
received near three thousand stand of Govern
ment arms.
The St Louis Republican says.
To the Politeness of Capt. Eastlin. editor of
the Kansas Herald, we are obliged fog the fol-
lowing corroborative statement
Lawrence was destroyed on Wednesday eve
ming, The artillery opened on the Free State
Hotel The men then charged upon the town.
set fire to the hotels, destroyed the printing
presses, and set fire to the offices which were in
the midst of the buildings
The people of Topeka had resolved to fight
tie invadersl The next arrival may bring news
OF bloody work at Topeka. The Sheriff posse
We're chiefly Missourians
a later messenger from Lawrence who arriv-
ed at Leavenworh Just before the starting of
the boat, reports that the dead bodies of several
citizens we're lying in the streets of Lawrence.
1t is supposed that Gen. Pomeroy has been hung
by the mob. He was last seen in front Of the
Free State Hotel in Lawrence
The Congressional Committee is threatened
by the mob, and they are preparing to leave to
ensure their own safety.
Gov Robinson had been taken up to Lecomp-
ton. The mob threaten to hang him, as well as
G. W. Brown, the Editor of the Herald of Free
ao1n and CIV Deitzler member of the Com
mittee of Public Statety-aIl on one tree
Shannon Is virtually prisoner in the hands
of the Ruftians, and IS used merely as an instru-
ment to serve their purposes.
The Free State men driven to a last resort,
viii make a last stand at Topeka, and fight it
ont
The United States troops are not allowed to
leave their quarters though they and their
commander are burning to avenge the wrongs
of the Free State men,
Mr.. Warren met Atch;son late the vice Pres
ident of the United States, near Lawrence with
two pieces of cannon and sixty men, making
their way to the beleaguere city, swearing ven-
geancc upon the d-ned Yankees
Cattle are shot down in the fields, and oxen
on the ploughs,
civil war rags in the Territory. The blood
of innocent men cries aloud from the ground
Men Of the North Men of the North