Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-01-01
Kansas History Condensed.
(C1nc'uaed fr0m last ,caek.)

| June I.-OSaWatolnl5 SlCkei, with
great atrocities by a Pro-Slavery patty
of 10 men, including many of the
prisoners Just released by Sumner.
juno 0 to 20.-Tho larger armed
parties in the territory dispersed by
Sumner, but numerous outragc continue
to be pcrpatrated by small bands of
marauders. In fact the territory remains
tor three months in state Of civil war,
more or lesa fragrant
June 20.-A company Of seventy
emisrants from Chicago, on their way
up the Missouri River, on the Star OF
the West, robbed of their arms at Lex
ington, Mo On arriving at Weston they
are robbed of all their property by a
mob, headed by Atchison AMI B. F.
~.rinsfellow, and are sent down The river
again
JUNG 2l.-Mr Day. an Indian aE+n',
ta- only Ptee-Sta ia!erlt odir'-Hoi5r
in the territory, brata.ty mlrt-r~a oy
Border Rpthaus,
J Jae 2G.-A party Of Mtss4chu, tt,
smlsrants under Dr G4tter, on board
the Sultan, robbed near Lexington. and
sent back.
June 2s.-A party of Illinois cmi-
gra IS. on the Arabia. robbed and seat
bsck The Rev. Mr. Strawn, their
lie der, escapes, and applies to Governor
Shannon, Colonel Sumner, ana Chief
Justice Lccompte for assistance to-
ward the recovery Of his property; bat
in vain.
July 4.-Flcc- State Legislature, re-
assembled at Topeka, is forcibly disp.rs-
ed by Col Sumner.
The Missouri River and the passage
through the State Of Missouri iaterllct-
ed to Free-Statc immigrants. The
banks of the river guarded by armed
mobs. All steamers stopped, and all
individual suspected to be from the
North have their trunks broken open
Many are obbel and turned back. In
consequence of these interruptions, the
in,erc opted immigrants attempt new
route by Iowa and Nebraska. Col.
Sumner, who had not given satisfaction
to the Ruftians, is superseded, and Gen
Smith, Of Louisiana, appointed III his
place.
August 5.-At the request of the
inhabitants of Osawatomie, body Of
men from Lawrence march against a
post Of Georgia maraudcrs, established
in that neighborhood The invaders
ay and the post is destroyed. MAJOR
Hoyt,s from Lawrence to remonstrtte
with a party of Ruff ms under Colonel
Trcadwcll, established at For, Saunders,
on Washin ton Creek. twelve miles
from Lawrence, is waylail by these
Ruffians on his return and brutally mur
dcrcl.
August Ga party Of immig igra4ts,
lei by Lane, consisting Of 324 men,
and so women and children, arrive in
Kansas By the Nebraska route. Three
parties are left behind to form as many
towns on the road, ana only about half
the whole number reach Topeka.
August l2.-Second battle of Frank
! lin. 4 post of mlraulcrs es.ab.ioha !
there is taken. y einaon, tn same
with which Lawrence had been batter
ed. and large quantities OF arms, and
many stolen horses, are recovered. The
Free State men had one killed and six
wounded. Four Rutfians weund2d.-
The Ruffians at Fort Saunders take the
alarm and fly.
August l4-Tituss fortified house
near Lecompton is battered and taken,
with twcnty-one prisoners. including
Titus. who was wounded Rltfian loss.
two killed and thr-c woIaiel: Free
.S-a.e loss, four woualat, 9ae mortal
Ilv.
August lG.-Sfrja1f .j5N aai Atehl-
son issu, cisc.aar, ja7d.t ii'e-spHr.
No. in wei-h t1.y state taa. Lans haJ
.atereI Kansa, with an armt, th-l
l.cconpten hal ben * a.tAe 4aEepn-
Whipped, and the treason prisoners
liberatel,a and calling the Border Rifians
to the rescue.
August l7.-Shannon orders Sedg
wick, commander Of the Dragons al
Iecompton. to march to Lawrence,
demand the prisoners takeu at Tltus's
house. and to fire upon the Free State