The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-11-23
AFnirsnt Charlestou,n.

lScESDGARY FIREs-A THREATESISo LET
sER.-Ws End the following items in the
Charleston hdTradsRi Democrat OF Monday:
A bnld attempt was made about ten days ago
20 murder Mr.. Lucas. lie had retired TO bed,
and had his lamp near him reading. He had
not been in that position long before he heard a
noise, and in a moment observed the flash Of 9
gun outside the window. He Immediately
Sprang from his bed, seized his revolver, and
rushed to the door. As he reached the door
he saw man wheel his horse and ride oif at |
furious rate Of speed. Tire man had iet the
gate open, and had little difficulty in making
his escape. Who be was, or what provocaton
be had for the mardeFoas attempt, Mr.. l.. is |
entirely ignorant o. The affair has been kept
secret thus long in order 10 detect the wretch
should be attempt to repeat his horIid design.
Mr.. LIS loss on his wheat will be about $500.
Several barns and stock yards have been burnt
during the past few days, and 1t Is ieared BY
many that the country is infested by band OF
abolition ineendiaries. Should this turn out
10, be true, and any of them are caught in the
act. Il is most probable they will not have the
benefit Of a jury.
FIREs--A rick OF wheat belonging TO Hon.
Wm. Lucas, containing about 45U bushels, was
burned on Thursday morning last. 1t was un-
doubtedly the the work OF an incendiary. A
white man was observed by Mr.. L. prowling
near the field where the wheat was shocked,
and it is supposed he was the individual who
set it on Ere.
On Saturday even ing last, q stable belonging
TO George II. Tate, Esq, together with his two
carriage horses, was burned Tbs was also
supposed to be the work of an incendiary. A
negro boy saw a white man lurking near the
premises, Just before the fire was discovered
Whilst part OF our citizens had gone to the
scene of confiagration, suspicious looking in
diyidual, who had been working about the vi.
cinity for some time past, attracted the atten-
ton Of the Town Guard, and was arrested as
the iucendiary. The negro boy who had seen
the man at Mr.. T.'s was sent for, but could not
identify him as being the person, although he
said he said he looked very much like him.
STILL AYoTHER.-We learn that the barn of
Col. j. w. Ware, OF Clarke together with 200
bushels Of wheat and large quantity of prov
ender, was consumed by fire on Saturday night
last; the work again, it is supposed, of an in
csndary
This makes the fifth confagration which has
occurred in one week in radius of fifteen
miles, taking Charlestown as the center This
fact needs no comment at our hands-all our
citizens will, we hope, be on the alert. Should
hope that, instead of sending them TO Jail to be
dealt with according to the slow process of our
laws, they will be tied to the stake and the
same clements applied to their vllainous car
casses which they have been applying to the
property Of our citizens.
ExAMINING TRIAL.--The examination ofHa-
Klitt alias Harrison, one Of the Brown band, be.
fore the county court, yesterday, resulted in the
prisoner being sent on for further trial. Through
his counsel, Lawson Bolts, Esq, he made a
waiver Of the examination, but the court being
of the opinion that he could do this only in
term time of the circuit court, the waiver was
denied.
An ANONYMOUS LETTER-The Kanawha
(Ya,) Star says: The following letter was taken
from the post office of this place, by the clerk
of this county, on Friday night last. The post
mark Of the letter was New York city, Oct
3D. 1850" The letter was addressed to the
CLERK of the Court, Charlestown, Kanawha
county, Va.," and was evidently intended for
the clerk at Charlestown Of Jefferson county
instead Of the clerk at Charlestown, Kanawha
county. The letter has been forwarded to Gov
Wise:
CLERK OF THE COURT,
Char1sstoa0n, Tbyinia-
SIR: You had better caution your authorities
to be careful about what you (do) with OSsa
wattamie Brown; so sure as you hurt one hail
of his head, mark my word--the following day
you will see every city, town, village, south o
Mason & D1xon's line in FLAMES.
We are determined to put slavery down al
all odds.
Forcbly If it must, peacebly if it can. Be
leve me when tell you the end is not yet--by
long odds. All ofus at the North sympathzt
with the
MARTYRS OF HARPER'S FERRY.
from the Baltimore American, Nov. A.l
We learn that considerable excitement still
exists at Charlestown, Va, caused by numer
Gus incendiary fires in the neighborhood and
belief among the inhabitants that emissaries o
old Brown are lingering about. The Mayor 0
Charlestown has issued the following proelama
ton:
IA .-s..t.a- A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, it is deemed prudent and right, b.
the Town Council of Charlestown, that ther
should not be longer permitted to remain in GU
town or county, any stranger who cannot give
satisfactory account of himself, new, there fore
j, Thomas G. Green, Mayor of Charlestown, d
hereby proclaim, and make known, that all sue
stranL ers must Immediately leave the town o
county, and if they do not, any member of th
Town Council, the Town Sergeant, Col. Davis
Lawson Bolts, L. M. Asquith, Wells j. Hawks
are requested to make it their special busines
to bring such strangers before the Mayor 0
some Justice of the Peace, 10 be dealt with ac
cording to law; and the authorities OF Harper
Ferry, Bolivar, Shepherdstown, or Middleway
and all other authorities in the county are here
by requested to take like action.
THOMAS G. GREEN,
..sH MaVor of Charlestovn
Nov IL, 1859.
On the appearance Of this proclamation, M
Hoyt, who had returned to the town, Mr.. Ser
nelt, one Of the counsel for the prisoners, an
Mr. Jewett, connected with Frank Lese's re
ceved an intimation from Col Davis that the
were among the strangers whose presence wa
not satisfactory to the people, and that the
safety would best be secured by an early deEai
ture. Mr. Senneu declined leaving until b
had concluded his business. Mr.. Hoyt had a.
ready made arrangements for his departure be
fore the proclamation appeared, and he with M
Jewett left there on Saturday. Mr.. Jewet
was suspected--unjustly be declares--of bein
the correspondent of the New York Tribune
which paper has recently published some lei
trrs from CharleStown of an irritating charat
ter. - .. s3E
RIcHMosD, Va, Nov. Up. M.-Report
have been received here to-day fIom Charles
town. stating that an attempted rescue ofBrow
was expected, and created great excitement
The military are under arms ready to march Q
moments warning
RICHMOND, Nov. H.--A dispatch was rece
we'd this evening from Col. Davis, at Charles
town to Coy. Wise, requesting him to send in
nediately two companies Of cavalry, and stain
that five barns and houses had been fire
to-day it was supposed by sympathisers wit