Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-01-01
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7 LAW HENtE, n ~ ~
{rimes' Cerresp pnl4nsa3 The Legisls-
ture adjourned this m1raia-. y arly all the
bills have been llst-Jniy taa aess r1p'Aiipg
the law for TIE Clustt.ti nal Convent III
and for submitting thu Constitution have
passed.
Stanton vetoed the militia law, AMI 1t was
passed last night over his veto, prin'ipiliy
owing to the late news from Washin. = n,
and the fact that they ar fighting IN Bar
bour county
Tbree or four m,n are reported killed on
I the little Usage.
Some l50 pro-slayery men, many OF them
Miss 1urians, arr warning up Ia tree State
men under Mi. Abbott. The troops have
+ been sent for but viii not -.
Stant1n's successor is here.
Tne horizon is gathering darkness again.
TIE ST. Louis D ,n,crat. Of December ed
has a letter, dltel D5aipAan. Dscem5 r l.,
containing TIA following particulars Of the
;nlricr Of Mr.. Latham
~ e5mptnv Of Eft On armed ,aiiiias fr m
.Atchison, have lust lclt this city, after hav-
in, murdered, in the public streets. with
shot gun, Mr.. Latham, fro Sttte citizen NJ
d 5niphln. fhssa men can in. III parties
of two. about che o'clock this afternoon, anu
after clnsutin. t1- ,t1ar. On, Of them, nam
ed NaY.iv. shot a. Mr. Latham, ana mfr
tally wounded him. as he was peacefully
walking along the street unarmed and un=
sIpeetiny. near the Dlniphan house. The
haeksh1t entered the head. ana blew out his
brains Mr.. Lathnm instantly FIJI dad.
Another mem bcr ot the At:his1n company,
after the fatal shot was fired, disaharL us
rl1 in the air. Thn party til IN iztt town.
This outrug, occlrra - ~lli MY that m
ona WAS pvrplrnl for it. AMI the n ri 'r,rS
escaped \ company % citizens Of DJni-
plan have started in pursuit.
The trouble at Fort Scott, which is said
II hay resulted in II. dati Of tiirss n II.
WIS Il local qalrr !, not connected INN ii
atelv with the election, although between
/ PROSTATE IN m aul Pr ,-Sily.ry man.-
+ The latter hal s,nt u Missouri
for assi,tlnce. \ reaaisitIo1 WIS made
on Fril1y by Stanton On Gen. Harvey
for twl ,mp4nia- o} dra- a3ns. who were at
one DISPATCHED u the spat. Cen. Lane ais
sat % tNo etmplnies Of Prostate troops
. Ct .rritorill NJ liti) = ln,k after the drs-
yoons ami see that they did NJ htr.n.
Ia, garrett news Of TIE W.; may he
thus summed up. General Walker, the fl
lihaster, has been clptarei and returned to
tie [. ) Il is said the President and his
cabinet do not sanction the conduct Of Com
m Jd9re PAuldIng in thus acting. The Le-
compton constitution has been adopted with
the slavery clause The yot, is said to be IA
smlll one.
Leay.nworth aiviccs of the 25th inst,
give the vote of that city as 23S for sla-
very and 9 AZ tinst it. Much excitmen,
prevailed, there bein. man Missourians
present, some of " hom voted after swear
ing in their votes. The form of oath
administered was, Are you at this ms
tant an inhatitant of this Territory!
,, Several of the Missourians had been
, arrested. and Judge Lccompte had issu-
) ell writs OF habeas corpus for their relief
General Calhoun ha been burned IN
sliisy.
Eli Moore had been shot in the Les
|. by a German
1t was rumored that Gen. Denever had
t issued an order for the arrest Of Gen
, Lane.
According to the Revised Statutes which
= will take effect from and after Jan. It'll
Ito day. marriages solemnized out Of thi.
State, of those living in it, will be void, i
the parties return and reside here.
A series of resolutions, recommending
: the re-opening of the African slave trade ,ha'
! been introduced in the lower house of the
= Texas legislature. Similar resolutions have
also been submitted into the Alabama legis
lature.
= Our thanks are due to Hon. II. Hamlir
! for copies of public documents.
The export Of specie from New York thi
last week amounted 10 S2,679, 295.
Flour is now selling in Detr. it at s
f per barrel.
We tender our thanks to Hon. Stephen
4. Douglas, NJ c., for copy Of his recent
speech in Congress, on the Kansas Lecompt-
ON Convention.
The news from the Utah army is more
hopeful 1t is thought that it will all con
centrlte at point where it will be safe Il
winter. They were in possession OF an alum
dance Of provisions.