Daily national Democrat., 1859-05-03

Monday last, having been driven OIL from
their homes in Kansas, leaving their families
behind.
Mr. Chiasm was shot, the ball lodging in
the right side of his head, near the temple
DR.. Donifant, of this city, was unable to ex-
tract the ball.
S. Hall was shot in the right arm, breaking
the bone, and so completely shivering the
arm as to require amputation. He was left
at Holton, and not expected to live.
Mr. Wilcox was shot in the face, the ball
taking effect OH the left side of the nose, and
lodging in his left cheek-face very much
swollen; ball not extracted.
Mr.. b. Hall and Others were beaten across
the head with clubs and gun barrels-break
ing Mr. Halls nose.
Mr.. Chiasm moved from this county three
years ago, to his claim in sight of Hoton,
the county seat of Calhoun county, and has
been farming all the while, not taking part
in any of the difficulties in the Territory; is
a peaceabe man and good citizen-a near re.
lative of Edward Pence of this county. He
! gives the folio wing as the facts
county convention was called to meet at
Holton on Saturday, 9th inst for the pur-
pose Of appointing delegates to the Consti.
tutional Convention, which is to meet at
Wyandott, and to nominate county officers
Since the negro stealing by Brown and boy,
a large number of the Free State men in the
county, who heretofore acted with the Re.
publican party, now denounced Brown, Mont.
gomery Lane, boy, and the course of the
Black Republicans, and have united with
the Democratic party in order to defeat them
The convention met, each party having
separate set of resolutions. After organizing
the Black Republicans read their resolutions
after which the Democratic resolutions were
read, which were very severe on the Black
Republican party. They were signed by
$50 or 800 voters. mostly those who have
been acting with the Republicans.
The negro thieves seeing they were in the
minority, commenced an attack on Mr.. Cole.
a Pro-Slavery man, in order to break up the
meeting. His friends seeing his life in dan
ger, tried to rescue him, when a general me
lee ensued, pistols. knives and clubs were
used. The towards found they would be
whipped in the second instance as well as the
first, run to the house of old Ray, who had
some sixty or seventy Sharpes rifles stacked
in his house.
Those brave men, but few in number, who
had put to fight about sixty of the thieves,
finding themselves in danger of the rifles, as
they had no guns of their own, tried to make
their escape as best they could. The assas
sins commenced firing on them, and wounded
all as above stated. Mr. Elliot was knocked
down with club, and in recovering from
the blow, found himself surrounded by twelve
or fifteen scoundrels. He arose, and with a
piece of board fought his way through and
made his escape.
While Brown may not have been present,
he is, no doubt, secretly advising and giving
general orders, and Montgomery is proving
through the country and putting them in ex
ecution.-PIatte City Argus, 1871.
Considerable excitement exists in Albany
in consequence of the discovery of soap
box containing human remains, in the Office
of the Hudson River Railroad Company at
that place. under circumstances which led to
the belief that a murder had been committed
and that possibly it was the body of the
missing Mrs. Brennan, of Staten Island.
The ST. Joseph journal learns that an ex
tensive warts on foot between the various
Indian tribes ON the plains headed by the
Minnecougues, and that negotiations are now
pending between the Cheyennes, Arapahoes,
Crows and other tribes.
THE WAGES MovENENr-We reverted
briefly few days ago, to the fact that many
mechanics were demanding higher wages,
and had refused to work at the old rates, in
different cities throughout the country 1t
is evident that the financial crisis of
1857 could not have very seriously affected
these classes, or "strike"-which is usually
an indication of independence and plenty Of
work-would not occur So soon after shock
N. Y. Herald
Posr OFFICE AT Pixies PEAK.-A Post Of
flee has been established at Coraville, in the
| h.. g. Al,
emigrants, and daily mail is to be sent A
man named Snyder has been appointed Post
master.
SINGULAR GAME.-Mr. Morphy is now en-
gagged at the Cafe de Ia Regence in most
singular game of chess with a party of anna
lures numbering one hundred. Three hun.
dred persons have subscribed to give Mr..
Morphy public dinner before hic departure,
but before that event comes they are play
ing game thus The hundred are divided
into five sections of twenty each, who are to
! play among themselves until one of the twen-
| ty is acknowledged the victor of the Others
When each of the categores shall have thus
selected one of their number as their champi
on, TIE five champions are to play against
Morphy at odds graduated to the respective
strength Of each category.-Cor. of the ~. T.
! Times,
DISCUSSING SPEoTAcLE.-The Memphis Av.
alanche is informed that regular prize fight
came off between two women of that city,
short distance below the corporation limits
Sunday afternoon last. The spectacle was
witnessed by crowd of the lords of creation,
and the principals entered into the fight
with the spirit of Amazons.
Animated by the example of their brethren
in other States, the Wings of Louisiana and
of Alabama are considering the propirety of
reorganizing their forces preparatory to an
efficient participation in the next elections ap
pointed to be held in these States, as also in
the Presidential contest of 1860
HEENAN AND MoRRssEY EY.-There were
$500 persons present at the recent sparring
exhibition in New York Price of admittance
! 81 90. In speaking of Morrissey and Hee-
nan, the Herald says: They had eight rounds,
the first half of which passed off very quietly
and the latter four were very stirring. During
their exhibition they seldom hit each Other; ;
but when they did get home they were
stinging touches, that would have made the
feathers fly off other men. OF their relative
| performances last evening nothing could be
said to please everybody, nor, if said, could
it be regarded as anything like what either
ol Inehl was capaole ol PERFORMING IA liS"U
good earnest. Their styles were vastly diff
ferent. Heenan looked a powerful young
man, cool and collected, waiting for his man,
and determined to make a long affair If SO
required Morrissey danced round and round
him, and had the heaviest of the labor, seek
ing ever for an opening, and Ike ping at his
task till the one or the other dashed out.
The hitting was about equal Once in
rush, Morrissey slipped and went down; but