Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-12-31
Later From Kansas.

Later From Kansas.
We were disappointed in not receiving
by telegraph last Saturday evening, news
of the result of the voting on the Lecomp.
ton Constitution, which took place week
ago to-day. No doubt we shall have some
stirring intelligence from Kansas BY this
evenings telegraph. We give below the
following which We copy from the St. Louis
Democrat
'The trouble at Fort Scott, which is
said to have resulted in the death of three
men, was local quarrel, not connected
Immediately with the election, although
between free State and pro-slavery men,
The latter had sent to Missouri for assist
ance. A requisition was made on Friday by
Stanton on Gen. Harney for two compa-
nies of dragons, who were at once dis
patched to the spot. Gen. Lane also sent
off two companies of free state troops tier
ritorial militia) to look after the dragons
and see that they did no harm. The Leg
islature was still in session. 1t had passed
an act submitting the Calhoun Constitution
to vote of the people of the Territory on
the fifth of January, in three forms: 1st,
Constitution with Slavery; I'd, Constitu-
tion without slavery; Sd, against the Con-
stitution. A very stringent election law,
as already published by the Democrat,
had been passed providing against frauds,
authorizing Judges of election, to be ap-
pointed by the Governor and Speaker Of
the House. Provisions had been made to
have the names of all voters on the 2lst,
taken down by the committees at each pre-
ciuct so as to counteract and make mani
fest fraudulent returns. A good many
Missourians, we regret to say, were passing
up the river, and going over the border to
participate in the election. 1t was report
ed that Stanton had vetoed one or two bills,
but that the free State Legislature had not
insisted on passing them although having
the necessary majority. The Walker Dem
ocrats of the territory had called terrific
rial convention to meet on the oath, to en-
dorse his course, and recommend to Con-
gress the passage Of an enabling act. They
would undoubtedly oppose the course Of
the administration as was evident from the
tone of the primary meetings. Douglas
speech had not reached the territory, but
his position was under TODD from his pri-
uate advices.
Dispatch to the Missouri Democrat.
THE MURDER AT DoNIPHAN.
DoNIPHAN, Dec. II, P. NJ.
A company of fifteen armed rufians
from Atchison, have just left this city, af
ter having murdered, in the public streets
with shot gun, Mr.. Latham, Free State
citizen of Doniphan. These men came in
in parties of two, about o'clock this after
noon, and after consulting together, one Of
them, named McVeay, shot at Mr.. Latham.
and mortally wounded him, as he was
peacefully walking along the street unarm-
ed and unsuspecting, near the Doniphan
House. The buckshot entered the head,
and blew out his brains. Mr.. Latham in
stantly fell dead.
Another member of the Atchison COM
pany, after the fatal shot was fired, dis
charged his rifle in the air. The party
then left town.
This outrage occurred so suddenly that
no one was prepared for it, and the muir
derers escaped. A company of citizens ol
Doniphan have started in pursuit. x.
The death of Mr.. Latham at Doniphar
is confirmed by Mr.. Gaily, passenger
from that place, who informs US that he
was but few feet from Mr.. L. when be
was shot. He was fired at from behind
and was killed without having had any
warning from his assassins, or any knowl.
edge of who they were.-Ed. Dem.
The editor of the Democrat had an inter.
view with that gentlemen, and says of the
erroneous rumor of the death of Lane, ''the
mistake probably occurred from confound
ing the name of Latham, the man murder
dered at Doniphan, with that of Lane" -
The Democrat says:
"The Boonville dispatch to the Demo-
crat, dated Dec. 22d, says:
ga meeting was held at Lecompton on
Friday last, at which several thousand
Free State men assembled, and passed a
resolution declaring their intentention to
abstain from voting on the 21st inst, and
adhere to their former programme"