The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-06-02

Dtssay Assray ~ EePs madison,
ONE HAN KrLlss AID OTHERS WOUNDED.
Foxf MAptsos, May 80, 1857.
EproRs OF I'm Cars CrrY:-A blood,
tragedy was enacted 1t the Fort Madison lie.
wee this morning. The steamer Saracen ar.
rived from below about 3 A. NJ, and laid d
the levee until near IL O'Clock. At about
O'Clock some Misunderstanding occurred be-
tween colored deck hand and the mate, in
| which blows were exchanged, the mate Mri.
king frst, whereupon the negro leaped ashore
nd fied to q stable in the rear Of Front st..
to which place he was followed by the cap
tain and nearly the entire crew. After being
In ocked down and numerically beaten HI
was dragged to the boat and dashed to an up
right post on the lower deck. Rev. j.. p. Te-
ter, Of tho NJ. E. Church, in this place, was
an eye witness OF the transaction from this
time until the termination OF the tragedy
He informs me that the mate stood by while
the negro was being stripped and tied, bran.
dishing huge bowie-knife about his head
and threatening to kill him instantly. An
other colored servant declared that the VIC
tim was free man, and called for an officer
to protect him, but was soon silenced by the
brandishing Of bowie-knife about his throat
BY . deck hand. A large crowd OF citizens
had collected in the meantime, several Of
whom expostulated with the officers and urged
tina, if the negro was guilty Of any crime that
he should be handed over to the proper au.
thorities and dealt with according to law
The captain retorted by calling them "damn'
ed niger thieves" presented revolver and
threatened to are into the crowd. A man
who was preparing 10 fog the negro declared
that he was his slave and he had right to
do with him as he pleased. At this point
some citizens evinced = disposition to prevent
further outrage, bat were driven from the
boat. Stone were then thrown from the
shore, and the firing commenced from the
boat. The excitement became intense and
there was o general rush for firearms. From
Afty to one hundred shots we're fred. Thus
far give the statement Of Rev. Mr.. Tcter
which l find is corroborsted by other eye.
witnesses.
Samuel Henderson, . worthy and indus.
trious man, who was standing on the leve,
when the ARRAY began, received charge Of
No. 5 shot in the right side Of the head
The physicians (Whinsry, Styman and
O'Brien) declared at O'Clock p. m. that hi
can live but few hours. Some Of the shot
penetrated the brain. Thos. Slack received
shot in the face, and Samuel Broker on,
in the leg. The wounds, however, are slight
| 1t is also reported on the street that Landon
Brisker, q. Nubis and J. s. Edison were in
jured.
The firing was kept up from the steamer
after she left the levee and after it had
ceased from the shore. A malicious cool.
ness and recklessness was exhibited BY the
officers and crew Of the boat. 1t was evi.
dent that they intended to kill as many a.
possible, as their shots we're directed to
groups Of citizens who had taken no part in
the tfcuble. The FIRST shots were fred q,
DIR. W. H. Davis as he was walking from the
boat 10 the direction Of Front-st. The mex,
were directed to company who had taken
possession Of the shore end OF the cable to
prevent the boat leaving. AS she loft the
levee the firing was kept up on the crowd
that had collected along Front-st. She moved
on up the river. A number Of citizens who
were eye-witnesscs Of the whole transaction,
started Immediately for Burlington to inter-
cept, II possible, aud arrest the guilty par
ties.
The excitement is intense, and but one
feeling exists among our people in reference
TO the outrage. w.
The New school Presbyterian Gene
raj Assembly NJ cleveland.
The Cleveland Loader, of Monday morning,
says that the fact that the slavery question
IL to come up 10 the Presbyterian General
Assembly in that city this week, and tina,
it is expected to be definitely acted upon,
causes lively expectation and interest. The
Leader says:
Some Of the most prominent ministerial
defenders Of the institution (among whom is
Or. Ross, who, in recent letter to Rev. Al
bert Barnes, decla. cd Slavery to be as much
an institution Of God a. the institution Of
marriage) are here, and. We arc reliably in
formed, determined not to 'sbate an inch''
Of their revolving position. On the other
hand, the very best talent and worth OF the
Northern wing Of the Church are present,
equally determined to meet the question, Al
men who fear God and hate sin should meet
il. Among them are men Of shining ability
and unshyinking integrity, who have girded
themselves for the contest, and from whom
| We have the highest expectations. We ar.
informed that it 10 the determination Of tn.
Southerners to insist that the question oil
Slavery shall be now and hereafter "le,
alone, . and, unless such assurance 10 given
them, TO dissoivs the connection. That the
Northern Division will utterly repel the infa.
nous proposition, and refuse to be thus gag
ged and stultifed, We feel certain. The de-
bate will be highly interesting.
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CO The following from the Oquawk,
Plaindealer, places the character Of Judg,
Drummoni, lately Of Utah, in no cnvixbl,
| light:
ssThis individual has recently brought him
self conspicuousiy before the public BY hi,
letter resigning the Office OF Chief Justice Of
Utah Territory, and also by . letter writer