The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-01-08
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Tue War Department. has received no in..,,t
genee confirming the collision with the troon. =
Kansas, and the report is discrsditsd Tha 4,
Lou's nepao'iean OF Monday entirely Sissredss the
despatch from Capt. Il. N. Tr.ev ~ a.
or isabsa. dated at Boonvillo, yestsrday
he tet Fort Leayenworth on the 3lst NE. .c.,sa
days AFTER the news OF the engagement Il reportsd
TO have been received at Leavenworh city. thaf
| all was quiet Ia Kansas Territory. II there has
been such an engageuient--if Lane snd Robinson
had been seen mounted and completely armed >
much excited" and addressing crowd, sand tia
people OF Lawrence were preparing to take the
Held" aud that Gov. Denver had called for three
additional companies Of dragoons certainly 1t could
not be said that "all was quiet In Kansas Tori.
tory" TaI
The New York Evening Post has tho foIlowisg
dispatch from Washington, which We give for what
It is worth:
Information received at Washington tends to
cennrm the report of the collision between Cen.
Lanes Free State troops and the United States dra
goons. The last accounts represent the terrific
rial militia under Lane as decided 20 defend the
citizens Of Fort Scott from Missouri invaders ct
any cost. The fort is but four miles from Missouri.
The most recent intelligence by mail 10 that Lane
had thirteen hundred men aud plenty Of ammu.
milton.
| The Cincinnati Gazette, free soil ppper, has q
letter dated Quindora, Kansas, Dec 2s which says:
| The Disturbances In the southwest are over; al
least for the present All the Missourians sudden
| ly disappeared, on receiving Lanes proclamation,
| that bona fde peaceful settlers would be protec-
ted, but that all Missouriaus found with arms In
| their hands would be hanged. The rebellion
prisoners at Fort Scott all set at liberty. Hav-
Ing gained all they demanded, the Free State men,
under Lane, have returned to their homes, and be
arrived iE Lawrence Saturday night.
division has occurred In the ranks of the Free
State party about voting at the election for State
| officers 4 portion of them had nominated the
| following ticket;
For Governor, George W. Smith, of Lawrence
Lieut.. Governor, William 7. Roberts, of Wyau-
dott; Secretary of State, p. d. Schuyler, of Bur-
iingame State Treasurer, Andrew J. Mead, of
| Manhattan Auditor Of State, Joel K. Goodwin Of
| CeDtropolis; Congress, Marcus j. Parrott.
The election was to have taken place on Monday
last, and Gov. Denver had issued q proclamation
invoking order and declaring that he had distribu
| TED the United States troops over the Territory
| In such way as to preserve order aud insure TO
every one entitled a fair opportunity of voting.
| The democrats had held convention at Leaven
| worth and endorsed the course of the Hon. Judge
Douglas
| dispatch from Bonneville, Missouri, dated
January I'd, s6ys: 'The steamer Isabella left Fort
| Leavenworth on Thursday, the 31st Decamber-
River full of ice; weather cold. ALI QUIET In KAN
sAs.TERRIroRr."
| NEW HAxPsaIRE-The telegraph has announced
the adoption Of series of resolutions, by the De.
mocratic State Committee of New Hampshire, en-
dorsing the position of Senator Douglas on the
Kansas question. We find that the third resolu-
tion of the series alluded to sustains and endorses
| the administration, as follows:
| "Resolsed That the Democracy of New Haup-
shire have abiding confidence in the integrity, pa
| trotism and statesmanship of President Buchanan
and bis constitutional advisers, and in their del-
| ity to the great principle upon which they came
Into power, and We pledge to them our cordial and
unwaverng support in all their efforts to carry out
those principles in the administration Of the gov
| ernment"
IMPRESSIVE WORDS OF GEN. SHIELDs.-A volunteer
In the Mexican war, writing from Baltimore to the
National Inteigencer, says:
! May ask a small space In the columns of your
paper for the purpose of laying before its readers
the few words that escaped the lips of General
James Shields when he WAS being carried of the
field of battle at "Cerro Gordo" Mexico f-supposed
| at the time to be mortally wounded and dying,
having been shot through the body with an ses-
copet' ball. was one of the party that assisted
4 in conveying him from the field and the words are
| as vyidly impressed upon my mind as If they had
just met my They are these:
"Men, l am OF no further use to my country
| You are Lay me down and let me die; i might
as well die here az to be taken off to die You are
all strong, able-bodied men; able to do your coun-
| try some service. For Gods sake lay me down and
! go do your duty"
| MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR OF NEW YoRK-The
main facts contained in this document, which ia a
very brief one, appeared under telegraph head
yesterday. The sum of 100000 remains to be
| provided for to complete the enlargement of the
Erie canal. The public schools of the State are in
a fourishing condition, and attended by sS2,735
scholars. In relation to the legislative action of
last year, affecting the city of New York. the Gov
ernor Is decided In his expression of Its expediency
Speaking of the decision In the Lemon slave case
by the Supreme Court of the rst judicial district
| 40 says;
! F'"Tae case was heard before the five judges of
that district. and am gratifed to be able to state
that, with dissenting voice. the court express
| ed its judgment in favor of the constitutional
power of the State to legisate to the condition
Of all persons within its jurisdiction, and to BAN
ish forever from its territory all vestige of human
slavery The dissenting justice has not made pub
lie the grounds or the extent of his disagreement
with the majority of the court The counsel of the
State of Virginia having intimated his intention to
| appeal from the decision, ! recommend to the le
| gslature to make such provision for tho further
maintenance of the rights of the State as the i'm
| portance of the question requires"
| ORGANIZED ROBBERY AND MURpER-The MiIwsu-
kee News gives the particulars of the operations
of An organized society Of thieves and murderers
| In Dodge county, whose crimes have been fully ex-
| posed by the confession of one of their number,
who was arrested for being concerned in a recent
| attempt to murder and rob Joseph Gray, of Aship-
| pun in Jefferson county. Mr.. Gray wgs attacked
| in the night by several yufpsus, with clubs and
| cQFp-cutters. hat he managed to avert fatal in-
Jury, and giving the alarm, the rascals fed. The
names OF tie parties under arrest Johu Barnes,
| Franklin and George Saunders, Stillman Gooden
| ough, his son, and Elizabeth COon.-Others be
onged to the society, which, it is said, possessed
| signs, entrace raps, grips, passwords, and forms
| imitation 1t had not, probably been long in ex-
stence, though several heavy robberies are con-
| fessed by its members. 1t is said that the 80
ciety bad determined to murder and rob DR.. J. r.
nf afa hrNf aroft oft tt,a
| culprits, who Is q wealthy man.
THr ATLANTIC TBLEsKApH-Mr. Cyrus W. FIELD
land is ,hs stesfneF to-day foE the purpose of ma
| king arrangements for laying the Atlantic tele-
| graph IN the Spring. They take with them the
| model OF new machine, invented by Mr.. Burdan,
for paying out the cable, which is said to possess
great advantages over any that has before been
made. MIR. Burdan has, ia the estimation of those
best qualified to judge, succeeded In obviating the
great difficulties which others have sought to over
come-the strain upon the cable by the rising and
falling of the vessel This he has done by the use
| Of compensating weight and movement 20 delicate
| that the excess at single pound beyond any Civ.
| en- weight or strain produces instant movement Of
the apparatus and secures exactly the relief need
ed The apparatus, too, will apply Its own breaks,
should a break be necessary Hash Star, 9th.
SEpoY CRuELrr.--we regret to state that young
lady, the daughter Of highly respected clergyman
of this city, who married gentleman connected
with the Indian service about year since; has
Just returned, not OILY widoweds but terribly mu-
tlatsd. !. The Sepoys haye cut her tongue out and
| inflicted other ipiuries.-Rgastol Mirror.
ToaN TO pIEoxs BY Doss--A little boy named
Eddie Johnston, while playing Monday afternoon,
10 an open lot in Water street. Brooklyn, was set
upon by two large bull dogs, who tore off both his
feet crushed his legs, and mangled him terribly
before they were discovered. IL was found impos
sibIe to drive the dogs of until both were killed
The poor little fellow was taken to the hospital,
but cannot survive his injuries. 81
NoMsirED.-Ths following appointments are
said to have been sent into the Senate to-day for
confirmation: Beverly L. Clarke, Of Esnsdcky,