Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-03-19

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The enrolment of the militia was proceeding, not
outstanding the proclamation of Gov. Denver against
Mr.. Babcock the ant-Topeka candidate, had been
elected mayor Of Lawrence city by large majority.
All was quiet at Fort Scott
A DESPERATE STRUGGLE FOR L1BERTY-The Cham
hnsburg Valeg Spirit has account of attempt OF
two persons to release themselves from the county JAIL
which rivals the exploits of Baron Trenck
The prisoners engaged in this attempt the burgu-
lar Barnes and Kelley imprisoned on charge OF arson
Barnes by the aid Of case knife converted into saw
vpred the iron bar of his hobbies and freed himself of his
fters The wall of the room in which they were odg
ed is constructed of brick and about three feet and
half in thickness bars of iron built In the wall at
such distance apart as not to allow the passage OF
mans body between them Through this wall they sue
cpeled in tearing IAN immense hole-rendng assunder
the bars of iron and filling their room with huge pile
Of brick and mortar.
By means of ropes, manufactured out of their bed
clothing they descended into the prison yard and passed
the greater part Of the night in utess attempts to scale
the wall by the aid of their ropes. Morning beginning
to dawn and their grappes Obstnatey refusing to take
hold the top of the WALL they abandoned the idea OF
escapngn that way, and, with the energy OF despera-
ton they attacked the wall itself In order to do this
they were necestaed to reenter the prison and obtain
the piece of broken shovel which had done them such
GOOD service in tearing down the wall Of the house.
The remittance into the prison was effected by means of
the plank OF which the steps are constructed LnaC lead
from the building into the yard. Having obtained their
implement they set to work on the solid masonary of
that massive wall A small chnk was discovered in
which the point of the shovel would barely ener-a lit
tie mortar loosened-a small particle of stone gave
way then another and another larger and larger follow
ed Some WOrImen employed about the depot, passing
the prison at early hour, discovered what was going
on and gave the alarm to the Sheriff. On entering the
prison yard, was to be found. After searching
for some time Barns discovered concealed under the
TTo1Io-. Ill.,
thy in a very sound Sleep wholly unconscious fwhat had
occurred during the night. They are now lodged in
other quarters and are properly secured and guarded
THE Topeka MOVEMENT ABANDoNED.-The Topeka
humbug seems at last to have exploded AS it never had
any legal validity has been kept aoat merely because
it served Us the ralyng point of political party But
it is now openly abandoned by those who had hitherto
prossed to regard it the only legitimate government
in Kansas. We find in the Missouri Democrat an ad
dress issued by the Joint Committee of the branches
the Topeka Legislature, in which they say:
High executive officers under the State Constitution
have publicly declared that the Constitution is dead
Discouraged, many members Of each body haze gone
home and left as Wihott quorum We still ready
to perform our duties should the will of the majority de
sire it. Should trying hour for the people of Kansas
arrive by the acceptance of the LecOmpton Constitution
by Congress- shall be at posts should the people
in Convention decide to fall back their old govern
ment We are thus compelled by necessity that leaves
us no CHOICE to dOurn for the present. and to rfe,
hack to the people 1co elected the question to prhehe1
The Topeka Constitution IS Dead"
This is probably the last we shall hear of the Topeka
State Government