The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-06-11
W,pu K.xs,s-Wo publi,b the fol.

WAR IN KAEsAs.-We publish the fol-
lowing dispatches to Northern papers, not
because there is any truth in their details,
but to show that there may yet be serious
difficulty in the territory
81 Louis, May 3l.-I'he Kansas CORES
pondent of the Democrat (abOlition) of this
city, gives many rumors and conf citing nc
! counts Of the recent troubles in the Southern
part of the Territory. Ii is stated that some
two hundred settlers have organized near
Sugar Mound, and n still larger number of
Missourians encamped short distance from
them; it was thought battle would ensue
between the parties.
Governor Denver has commissioned Sheriff
Samuel Walker to proceed TO the scene of
/ disturbances, and report to him when he
deemed it proper Tint active measures shall
| be taken to restore order.
/ The latest news from Ossawatome stated
| that that place was threatened by three hun
/ bred Mssourians, and messengers had been
despatched to Lawrence for arms. 1t appears
/ from correspondence emanatlng from the
headquarters of the Kansas militia, published
| in the Lawrence Republican, that Captains
| Montgomery and Payne were deprived of
/ .heir commissions on the 18th of February.
| The Ossawatomie Herald confirms the ac-
counts of the murders in Lynn county, on
the 10Th.
1t is rumored that Crickctt's party is now
besieged at Fort Scott by a party of Free
State men, who are waiting reiniorcements in
order to take the place by storm.
The Democrat has information from a gen.
! iamun nh,, boo Of arrival frnIn AN ms
that a deputy United States marshal had
been sent in pursuit Of Montgomery, and had
been taken prisoner bv the latter on Thurs
day night last After some conference he
was released.
The recent outrnges had all been commit
ted BY Hamilton, who is at the head of the
remnant party formerly commanded by Ma
jOr Buford. 1t is reported that Hamilton had
left the Territory, and is now en- route to
Georgia.
! ASSASSINATION AT New ORLEANs.-The Plea
yunc of the 4tb, says: "At about IL o'clock
last night Abram p Phillips, formerly a
special police officer, and more recently Cap.
tain of the Parish Prison, was waylaid at the
corner of Canal and Basin streets by party
of unknowy men, and was there assassinated
in the most fendish manner. He received
three pistol shot wounds and no less than
sixteen stabs, portion of them inflicted with
a poinard and the remainder with bowie
knife. Eight of the knife and poinard wounds
we're in his back and any one OF them wa,
sufficient to have occasioned death. OF the
bullet wounds two We're in his neck, and the
other and principal one was in his left shoul.
der The bullet entered the apex of the left
shoulder, through the back, passing through
the inferior lobe of the right lung, and break
ing the sternum at the junction of the fifth
rib. To this latter described wound death
was attributed.
Some persons who were looking from an
adjacent window, say that one person first
met Phillips, tapped him on the shoulder,
and spoke to him, and while lie was thus
thrown off his guard, two others approached
from behind, one of whom fired a pistol at
him, and the other, doubtless stabbed him.
The victim staggered and fell, when he was
again fired at and stabbed, the assassins being
determined to make sure work. Is is seldom,
indeed, that a victim of even the most delib-
crate violence has been so completely butch
cred. Phillips was native of New York,
and about twenty-six years of age. lie had
lived here for three or four years"