New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-10
REOPENING OF THE WAR-TIIE BORDER
RUfFIANS AGAIN AT WORK.
Corre.nonaence Of Ihr St Lonl, DtmotrAt.

Corre,po ndence Of In. s. Louis Democrat.
Os.wAranIE Dec. q, 1853
For several weeks past several negroes IN Vernon
County No living tas Kansas iine IL the neigh
borhood ui Little Usage, had been arranging Tor rar-
ming away tr their n-asers and that with TINS vi
one of their number called Jm belongiog TO the Law.
rence estate, ono IL tue service oi Af Hckisn, "a
croseed to BarGesylle. Bourbon Cbnbty ht1sds,
unc.r the preniense Of sellcg brOOms but really to
arrange for the fight of himself and ccmpan on- Oo
Mond7y night the 10Th met, cOmp-ny OF about
tsety Ct twenty-five made their appearance a. tne
houees oi Mr. Hokl4n spd Isasc LsrIe, from "ach OF
whom five pegrots were taken, five Of which, III the
csre OF slan, belonged to the Lawrence estate.
They took horses mules snd other property To an
unknown smoult. " nie this was trsnspiIiGg On the
lorh ,idc Of the Little Usage, on the slu-h sde sa-
other aLd more revolving scene being enacted.
party .nade tLer apps arance =. the house Of Mr..
DAVID Cruise and stOs negro, aDd while ibx this
be yer, naturally cndesvored to defend h'msel bat
could rot dachaIge hrs revolver, owing to the fact
tiat hrs lule boys hsd tied a ribbnn oroutd the
cylinder q at cVnli not fev0've lie was brutal
" shot down 10 the midst OF hs family. aud left ~
welter in he booi while the uuTler.rs aod robbers
II ade Of v IA their b,oty snd cr ne.
. As very na'Jral Consequence, this pr llced An
inepse state excitement hissouri rn0neis w &c
sent into ell the adjacent Counties for help, aud tine
purpcse Nas al once formed Of iqV.Jiug kanfss.
Mary Of tn citizens Of Vernon Couaty, of Free VI,
pr, cliylies rerc red Ia leave among The r5st
Mr.. BooUhec, "a ciZen of Missouri Tor tbe last
elghte-a yeaIs ard d sesitby tslmeI and trader. lie
h.ut
Prc.Sayerv party st the io.t August election and IN
d.pouncIg the Oh ,uteau uur.rcrs erd th- murder "
Dir. Pope nfor PappInyle, last June. Thir hsd rHn-
q. red b0 very ObJVNCus 10 "ne Fail, bloody rufian
wLo received at his grocery part Oi Hamilton bano
Oh their return fium then wolk ul bdtcbcry treated
IA. IA and appauded their ct All who nov acts a
CHIEF promoter IL tie deeds of crime weh are beng
ptTpetIatcd.
Nr. Bloomfield lad been frequently ordered snd ed-
vifed to leave duIiUg the week, "a the Mssourians
were Collecting around Fais to the number Il several
hupiIed but he perssienty refused I, leave TIL Friday
m,Iuipg last, when a ProSlavery fnoDt came and
urged lin - depa't netsDty. While cohvcrslng With
his pro Slavery friend stating that he meant to
AZ long as life lasted, his friend Informed him III Il
Hamilton had already killed Mr.. Hai'y, en1 was on
his WY wto l4Onen to kili him. Mr.. Bloomi.l 10 nad
bser working ano had Eis coat of LOk'ng up he sea
a mounted party approaching around lis barn. sbO At
oO0 yaris distant AMI raj ouly time 70 lip on he SON.
shoes While hrs daughter threw MN hls coat. as he
l,aped the fepct aud made his way 10 the woods
Alter pursuing A.s wsy ~ a mile or 80, MT BlJoIf III
ottair.d hoIse from iIeld snd .eached tn, p.e,o
yes,ttcay morning, and in the eVenng learned a. 81
~ rIything that Ha,iltOu coll1 lay hi. Hau5. upon
had been ysn 90 tne t7@es, probably to tle amount
o slsft0. He hss sOne J0J ac:es 0t laGd ant about
SlSC00 ~ rasn bun,d Which, thinks, tue rufians
ceurct ,ach.
WHIT b ar become OF his family be does OF kcow
He hs tao sons, Il en- lIOED, wGo hey have not
aoc good thyE escape, lsve ssare1 3. Ia OF BAiy
On RS Nhy ., town .MT. 81 1mheit learDet t. II
Mor'gooery wa armirg 10 rep,l the inysd,Is, and
was confident Of hi- ability 10 overthrow Hamilton.
cam tba. Mr. Bsily pe aceaoe citizen, and
whoiy uiitl,ss # thu stealing OF the negros the
Mon1ty preceding, an hed even soIe 80 ar A. 20 20
into short time pTevlou anu help ptufe
. runaway negro. But the fset thst Re was Free
State MAJ WAS sufiicent f1 the f-uJ, II lmton, who
last Nov. showed oolcasvely that he msd. 40 dis
oTniIaucIs oetEeeu active ErseSt.,e ulen and those
wi" b III st4N.
b IL gsrie- 6re suning tbeinsalyes with tire avowei
Turpose o. Sighting It cut the bitter erd l. j. aid
i-s q sira aty ffteer hundred Mssourin ins col
icc'od m th, vicinity ST Fans with toe svowed pur
pese q. ievsdir thug 1t i Got probib'e
tIst hall tat uanber wi collect
How nay men Montgomery will b. able 70 collect
il imPcssb,e - conjecture, but probably three or
!orr Hundred.
It l,t probable thar n. killing Of Crase was pn.
mtcrstet; bat fading hims iii at. .ed by robbers.
he 'sistod, ~ nsturzl. sD a. he rad rg1t 10
Dc, sBc he shO. dSsn remorselesSly by the ierd
NO Srtacked hun.
have yet 70 see the first Ere. State man OF position
in or sround O.swstamie ~bo does not cladsmn, "a
tie strongest terms, ary gong iSto Missouri CON-
uiitp9 pIedau,rs. SIna irc " op mon that il
do;e rei-stion for the repes,ed outr-ss saff red
~ tie PEOPLE Of Lion ami BOaIbon Counsies at the
hands 4 t.ose across tie hne.
W, MI h. the upshot # tlis affair "a impossible
rrW 20 forcs,e. hu'. 4 He milton should ct ne a1per
hhDt tie ost sartui oqasuess ~il feloy,
easiy D. magined by glsBoa a. h- autec,denfs Ins
~li all l. IA reply 20 ihe kihug Of the
sg.iBg OF tbose LSg'oes, Lore- and mules, Wha
Cntrast ttis al Atiti Ia cO1due, %! VI Dr. .Vnefy
l. May when. az, Hamiitol la gsti r-d -syen
white msu ;r"iu tie public biShsIy, IA, lid, work
sbop and c0lriit g-hOuso. aud * n them ito g
icfeiy reyl-e, Sni there reno.sel, snoo,iEs them
dowr, be ihunt -ouleDl marobea into West Po.It,
nth hundred aud sxty Hs n. y dsnud that
ksInisou aud his ccuederetes sao1ll be c-vered up
Not hair of toe mead q. si1e- peIscn ~cs injured.
article Of pro. erty stu bed 10 town; @lie 81
TIE ssns e q tue Ilarsisrers were sscr~tI l.
town std run off, /, d-tcct Yiolatio3 OF tls sresnsat
ths1 ssd tesI made.
su,h l. a rsIlatiss II the events ~hich have tfsa-
sp1ed Suf'og the pAsi xees, drawn from N. best
EouTcfs I,ue 'tirg is e.ridin thst - long a. The
citizens cf Missouri haIbos Hiri.ISa they ce.Bo.
ea!eu Psa"'.