New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-12

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Russell with angle breath. ar
The Governor sscertained that another Mis-
souri force had crossed the border and were De-
siegipe Old Brown at Holton. As taking Old Man
Brown TO Missouri might get up something oi
war Colby was sent 10 Leavenworth for troops.
He ealloped his horse thther in foam, and Is oy
this time with some dragons at Holton. The de-
sign was TO take the old man himself TO prevent
the Border Ruffians from taking him." Now,
taking" the old gentleman, as l have observed, Is
likely TO be a difficult enterprise. IL occurred
10 his Excellency that Brown might fight even
the troops, and another mysterious messenger
was sent after Colby. The tacts IN relation To the
old Captain are about these. He was surprised
near Holton by the Missouri force. Ihls Missouri
force was led On by the infamous DR.. Wood OF Le-
compton who had also been made deputy
marshal by the expiring Fain. Brown, beside his
colored cortege had only four men with HIM. vi
course be was rather hard pressed but coolly TOOK
shelter in some log buildings, and kept his horde Of
ass,ilsnts AZ bay Forces for both sides have been
pouring in. The troops are there now. we nave
lust heard report that company IRON Iopeka'
under Kagi, had raised the siege. and Liberated me
old man. What expect Is that Woods forces leu
back when The Topeka men came up, but did mol
retire far and that the forces viii all be IN 'his
bslting condition On the arrival of the troops.
Meanwhile Committees of Vigilance are being
ouietly formed. Mr. Whitley, has been arrested.
The Special Term of the District Court Is now IN
session at Lawrence. Judge Elmore presiding.
The Grand jury are still IN session.
CATCHING OLD BRowN-How 10 Do rT--MoNr-
GoMERy.
From Our Special Correspondent
LAWRENCE, X. T., Feb A. 1889.
There ia an old recipe for cooking hsh that be-
gins "Firtt catch the fish" &c. The immense
advantages of this, as preliminary, step cannot be
over-estimated, and they apply to others be'lde
pscatoral matters. The associated enterprise of a
band Of Mssourians, of United States Marshals'
and "depu.ies' and governors and troops, and the
fsc end of Lecomptop, hs!e been engaged for the
past week in catching Old Brown" SO certain
were all these individuals that cod Brown would
be caught, that the only matter for theL. to con-
slider was what should be done with hun sup
pose the Missourians, who designed 10 carry hun
al once over the border, were merely divided as To
whether If would be better To parboll, or roast
him. | have no doubt but what considerable
portion of the $4,000 offered by Gov. Stewart,
and the $3.50 held out by the President, has been
anticipated in the consumption of whisky punches
and tobacco The Governor too has been IN u
patriotic sweat as TO what he should do with HIN,
fancyne himself by the aid of the troops aud the
great Colby, to be seized and possessed OF Brown
aforesaid.
Brown has not been caught The blockade has
been raised Alphabetical Wood fled preclpItitcy
on the approach of kagi aud his reeniorcements.
and the old captain and the nggers have gone
Ia parts unknown. There was no tight. The
Missouri force under Wood never stopped to see
how strong the reentorcements were They mad
trailed the old man and pOunced on hlm while ne
had but four fighting men with him, but even then,
with all their force, they were afraid OF HIM.
When he took shelter in the log CABINS above
Holton, and proceeded with the few he had to for
tfy they did not dare To attack him. but Ike other
dogs snuied round him out of gun-shot and barked
for assistance. On the approach of a relieving
party they precipitately fled. Brown and all the
negroes under his wing were safely moved away.
Meanwhile, Marshal Colby has just arrived at the
Grasshopper with his army of troops, and learns
that he is only two days too late. lt does not ap-
pear that the troops and Colby are catching or try
Ing to catch, the armed party OF Mlss0urians who
have again come into the Terri ,ory. That, sup
pose, would be as much as their commissions are
worth The troops will return to Fort Leaven-
worth the Marshal TO report progress and his eX-
ploits and the Missourians TO Weston TO drink bad
whisky, lay further plots, and curse old Brown.
When they in his vicinity, he with his hands
full of women and children whom he appeared
bent on protecting, and they with ust about ten TO
his one, il that they felt as glngerly about
catching" him as they would cOcatrice.
The zeal for man and woman hunting is on the
increase among the chiyalry. Formerly, such
dirty work was left TO the miserable "poor
whites;" but now, it is the gentlemen who engage
in il.
The Mayor of Weston and the Marshal of that
city were the two leaders Of the party that seized
the negroes in the Territory and carried them to
Missouri. They came to Lawrence before the
capture, and while hunting for their victim, they
sent for Dr. Garvin the Postmaster of the place
to meet them at their hotel, and give them infor-
nation. The Postmaster went and coyenanted
with them, and was of the lawless party that took
the negroes and boy to Missouri. lie had to go,
of course. Wasn't he Buchanans Postmaster
Didn't he belong 10 them as much as much as
Buchanan He has not been absent since. The
general impression is that the atmosphere of Law
renee viii not be whole some for him.
learn that Platte City is under martial law,
and apprehensiye Of an attack. 4 large number OF
the people of the Territory would like to go there
and batter down the jail, and release their fellow
citizens; bat more peaceful means will first be
tried. Capt. Montgomery is here as witness be-
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