The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-02
KANSAS AFFAIRS.


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event TO every tongue in this community The
Ssbasopsl of es ssateism-IAweucs-has as we have
already bssy informed you surrendered without firing
gun Tho border ruidans have spoiled the Philis-
tnes-taslr artillery three pieces In ALL has gone of
tor good are: having done damage to the Ediixs
House, est used to be called, Free Stats Hotel than
car be well repaired, unless inl they should begin
NJ Its foundaons In plain tsrus, nothing bat smoking
ruins mark the place where It stool While We
greet the destxueon OF por ion OF Mr. Ed;tdgss pro
Psrty-whicd there was no TIE to remove, a, Ne.
EldIioss positively declined to rsucvs his farni
Enigrsut Ala society who own tbs building They have
done fhsi utmost to str this wAr-thsy have kipdied
scorohea their hAnds But have been riding eli nxat
and must press into q small space pcssbs suoh facs
on Leaf q our note book written ssr.iy UPON The
road and in such haste thai II may puzzle even
the p,in: sI., d. to deeiph.r It.
posse toot possession OF the mound in front Of Lawrence
and between 10 and II O'Clock the Marshal seat his
eight thsy arrests and returned and delivered
their prisoners to the Marshal who then dismissed his
entire posse when Sheriff Jones inmsdatsiy sum lonsd
them si end took about twenty with him 10 awrsuos
Jones rode up 10 front OF the Free State Hotel and call
aiisry, giving him ave minutes to decide whether he
would surrender or not Pomeroy said he would
stack them ia the street sheriff Joass then requested
Col Eidrdge to move hts furniture from the Free Stats
when the posse entered and removed most Of the urn
ture int thu street They then carried the artillery Ia
front Of the Free State Hotel and fired until the
walls began to fa they then set on Ere and Left II In
ruins.
The printing materials of the Herald Of Freedom ana
Kansas Free State Offices, were then thrown into the
One side Of the next issue worked off, the contents
usual, sRolding much amusement to those who had 30
unco renonousiy interrupted its issue.
koonsons house upon the bluff was burned this how.
pad lett the ground BY some person unknown
ons Of the tree State people who attempted 70 rum was
that no will prefer standing up to setting down for some
few weeks come 1t to se regretted that brick
stone, which fell from the walls or the Free State Hotel
or Edrioge House, should have struck young be-
longing to the 4aIshas posse on the head infoting
certain strong MINDED woman, sister Of the George
Wsshinetsn Brown, Who edited the Herald Of Freedom
Jones, eths same whom they recently attempted to
sssassinats to spare the Engrant AID socieys hotel
sGs as os gT AID
her spirit stirring appeals Among other matters she
asked Jones if he did not have wife and child. To tbi.
although companion whispered to him to ask the fe.
male orator what she thought the feelings Of his wife
enid must have been when the people Of Lawrence at
. After the Edrdss House had been leveed with the
kg two powder and fire within assisted BY the ar
uIsry Without, the posse dispersed.
The following extra from the Border Times published
oy pfosavery gent eman named King In this place,
VIII give later inieligence:-
g, a =. y wEsIronr. Nay q 10 o'c'ock An;
and attempted 3 shoot s cos SSo
s ~ s saS
sr G ns a.. .a for pro.
ing Lsvrsnes Win bis and child in buggy he was A.
ssy asd % h ss e With
10 Ssqhns ana g. ssa s 20
and soss when ne was arsa no w as
by ne sboon
VII ssssss sW n citizens Capt, Pssss a.
pany was looked fai Capt. Pate to Franklin
Anohsr slavery man WAS shot Frsntn night before
AZ Rs s wss On peHHst suars bis wound serious
Mr.. BehAn spout 70 move his smIy-hs thinks danger.
Esss AS s5s ap,sl NEE with sc,dsa. All
= simply ssashs!n s,as!s:, d.
sd as
Is, slavery Of Ksnga. them hs 2t inst
land, necessary ober sSoiion sse Kansas
% Ss5s,py " s sf sS sa
ss rs s ss sses as
Who now srs dasiards The msa who cnd 0. stay to
chG b .s ' 70 cali TO @ s S
,nsn 'nd sou Of the South t. come up and hep MS
MAY 23-sPM
We ia the midst great excitement the posse who
bad charge OF Robinson have this afternoon returned with
him to this place. They had got far Rankin with
him, (havlns passed your correspondent At BeAan on
the Wstausa, where Captain PAtss command Of 80 men
drawn in line, with ordered and colors ay
Con- ~ho
in ohsrgs from Governor Shannon, ming hu, that
with bis small escort it wsuld be Impossible bring
Robinson In - ETY. to Lecomp.on, and directing Colonel
Preston to return with Robinson Westport without
delay and take him to Leavenworth City by water The
~ left here for Kansas city this evening" take the boat
up the Missouri at that place.
Colonel Preston informs that when he left Franklin
"a proslvsry town within three miles Of Lawrencs it
was guarded by only about so men, under command OF
sa .b b rSo was ever M to be a..
Colonel Preston hoard the report of gun, and
in,media.ey afterwards : cannon WAS discharged.
the pros avery artillery was heard for second dime II
is feared th.t franklin tackled BY an OVERWHELMING
little probability that any quarter will be- given The
great mass Of the prosayey army would appear to have
silence obnoxious presses in that quarter.
young Enalhhman, named Harris, who has been
workDg 10 this town IS jeveler, ma !e himself OBJ
noxiou. By abusing young prosavsry man of small
dmensions ard moreover lame; and in addition to this
talking sgsgs slavery "a manner which was not to be
endured He accordingly favored with this folio wing
very short and sweet epistls -
Sir You will leave wespoh- 10 reiurn-w one
hour o ABIDE tie Sifsy,s
The ycuug gentleman took the hint and the
rancho within the time specified, with bea forum
1t 10 said that another individual viii recsive similar
noice this evening.
The Investigating COMMITTEES at Leaysn worth,
working away 80 rensa we fancy the pubic printers
and nobody else 1t IS SAL tnst some ugly fa,ts are
coming to light ching the management Of the Bos.
ton EmigI ant Aid Societies such coming out
vote from tss East and return as soon rs their votes
were given.
1t ssupposed II the pro slavery much further
exaspsrsled, that Lawrence viii be evsiled with the
ground.
Mr.. Eldrdge estimates his loss at $40 OcO-sl 800 OF
which In groceries, wines, segArs &c-of which he
had laid in years supply He says that he sxpecedt
lave great deal OF money there and would not
have tsktn year for his lease He adds that he
nss sresdy mad $25 coo ofe ed to build = hotel on
The ruins OF the old one He declines hive anything
TO Go with the furniture saved he expects Congress
will bavs to him for the loss-waca seems
probable,
INDIAN TROUBLES IN KANSAS