Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-06-11

Usage by the same gang.
Mr.. Colpetzcr was farmer from Penn
Michael Robinson the same, from Iowa
John +. Campbell, n store,keepcr, from
Pennsylvania. He was a young man,
highly esteemed, and had no family
The wounded are William Iiargrove
and his brother Asa IIargrove, formerly
of Georgia, who came here to live in
free State. This is the head and front
of their offending. Also Rev. Charles
Read, Baptist preacher from Wisconsin,
who moved into that place week ago.
lie was badly wounded, and crept into the
woods, and was not found till morning.
Amos Hall, who was not hurt, but fell
from prudential reasons. Charles Snyder
was slightly hurt in the neck and back.
The ruilian band was led by Brockett,o of
Fort Scott, aud accompanied by DR.. Ham
iton and others of that place, who have
made themselves notorious for two years
past. There were twenty five in all, and
they were wei. acquainted with the men
whom they killed, excepting StilIwell.
Eight of them lived in Kansas, and seven
teen in Missouri. Most Of these seventeen
lived in aud around Wcstport. This place
was the Border-Ruffian headquarters in
1896, having blue lodge, and being the
rendezvous of the Southern army Of inva-
sion under Gen. Clark, and the secret
chamber of the "Couucil Of Ten," who
decided the fate of prisoners and Of set
tiers during that loomy year.
/ The murders were committed yesterday
at one o'clock. The news spread like
wlldhro over tho country, and before mid
night three hundred armed men had as
sembled at the trading post. Scouts were
sent into Missouri, but no clue could be
found Of their retreat. Most Of the people
in the State condemned the act, and were
willing we should take them if we could
1t is supposed the rufiians are at West
place, with the intention of taking them
-peaceably if We can, and forciby if we
must Capt. Montgomery and his men
are here. The other citizens, generally,
are not organized. There are no arms in
the country except sporting guns, and not
half of the men have those. Brig. Gen
MDaniel IS with the company, but baviug
no military knowledge, he does not at
.empt any organization or discipline. The
men, however, being determined to fight,
will 90 on whether they have officers or
not.
Il. b. Mitchell is taking an honorable
part, and is aiding Gen. Mcdaniel.
Drs. Banford and Weaver attended the
wounded men.
The rutians swear there shall be DO
crops raised in Linn county this year, so
you will see the necessity of sending US
some arms. Crowds of men assembled,
who could not 60 for want of them. The
old men were on hand to steady the boys,
for it has come to this, that ever man must
fight or run. | noticed MIR. Wattles, Rev
Mr.. Adds, Mr.. Arthur,a several others
Of the old citizens and old men. A few
of the timil may leave, but the general
feeling is life or death in Kansas
BaS-We learn from copy (sent us by
a friend) of the Minutes of the Wyoming
NJ. f. Conference, held in Pttston last
month, that John j. Pcarcc is appointed
to the pastoral charge of the Owego church;
p. S. Worden, chaplain, agent and profess
sor Of intellectual science in the Susque.
hanna Seminary, Binghamton; and Mrs.
S. q. Worjen, preceptress. A total of
1851 members and 3,47l probationers,
is reported, with SSS adult aud 2l7 infaut
baptisms the past year. The resolutions
on Slavery were of the most full and deci- /.
ded character, and would have met the
most hearty Amen . of John Wesley him.
self. We copy two OF them:
"Resoiced, That slavery in the abstract,
and in every concrete form in which i.
has been found III our country under that .
name, is sinful, and no genuine Christian
can be justified in holding slave as prop
erty. That it is wrong to allow the plea
of merciful saveholding among Christians,
because wicked oppressors Will overlook
the motive, and use the fact as justiiica-
ton of their vile practices.
"Rcsoiced, That the periodical litera-
turc Of the Church should give its most
efficient aid to the cause Of emancipation
and human liberty, and should educate
the popular mind to despise and oppose
every effort to extend slavery one inch be-
yond its present limits. To this end We
pledge our cordial sympathies and support
TO those brethren, having the charge of
our religious periodicals, who are bold and
faithful IN the anti.slayery cause. 4
LOVE THY NEIGHBoR AS THYsELF.-
One of the tax collectors of California
says that he found Norwegian in III Do
rado county, who made oath that his sole
earthly taxable effects were a church and
n schnol house This sinuular indiyiIuai