New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-21

The kANsAs-MIssOURI DIFFIcULTIEs.-Mr.J j. A.
Weaver communicates to the Jefferson City Exami.
ner of the 18th the following piece Of information:
Inotce in your issue Of this morning small error
in your notice of News from the Border, but which
found, on my visit to the House OF Representatives
was magnfed into some importance. The error was
in the location of the fort built by Montgomery
Brown Co., on the Missouri border Instead of the
present fort being third OF mile from the border
it isor one OF them, for there are more than one
some eight or ten miles. Another is some thirteen
miles from the State line; and third, which have
not seen, but which have sufficiently reliable nor
nation to satisfy my mind is really building, is only
some four miles. A fort was commenced some months
ago. by old Brown within onethird (perhaps less) of
a mile of the State line, but, through my exertons
as an officer commissioned by ex .Governor Denver
was deserted and abandoned by Brown in an unfn-
| ished condition. These forts-for SO they may be
called-are located, one in Bourbon and the other in
Linn county, in the Territory of Kansas and are of
sufficient strength to defy anything short of artillery
The walls are composed Of logs and earh and in the
smallest fort are three feet thick
These outlaws have in their possession two pieces
OF brass cannon One of these have seen, and is
six pound howitzer. Their arms, of which they have
large quantity are OF the best-Sharpe's, Minnie,
and theseommon U. s. and Kentucky rifle muskets
shot-guns, and Colts and other revolvers. Most Of
them have the Sharpe or Minnie rifle, and from one
| to four revolyers.
Their numbers, from the best information can OBJ
tain (and have myself seen many Of them living in
the disturbed district, at Paris, Linn County, are
from two hundred to three hundred and fifty in the
field. with from two to three hundred, or more,
whom they can gather from different parts of the
Territory and the adjoining counties in Missouri in
case OF emergency.
We're the hour not so late might give detailed
and connected account of the state of affairs on the
border, but will let this suffice, with the additional
statement that at least five of the reported murders
were actually committed by these outlaws and of
the robberies you have not heard half.
A " Eyrp Gus A 1ot
has the following:
Great excitement prevails in Newark, Conn, in
consequence OF the announcement that Frederick B.
Brigham, until within few months since Principal
IN that place OF the Union School, had been arrested
on grand jurors complaint for an attempt to poison
his wife. The testimony went to show that the
prisoner had administered poison to her at various
times since she gave birth to infant by means Of
her medicines and food, and more especially by an
apple, which she did not eat, but without his knowl.
edge, conveyed to her physician, by whom and also
by Professor st. john at his instance its contents
were subjected to various chemical tests and found
from ten to twelve grains. The evidence was listened
to with GREATNESS attention by crowded and most
interested auditory and at its conclusion the case was
submitted to the Justice without argument very
briefly on the single point of the amount of bail to be
required Of the prisoner for his appearance at the
next session of the Superior Court Of this county to
| be held in March, when it was promptly fixed at
S5n00 No event OF similar nature has evereXcited
snch deep interest among the people of that vicinity
The high position held by the accused in that COM
munty until within short time, as successful in.
structor of youth, member Of the Church. Superin.
tendent of a Sabbath School, and gentleman of
popular and winning address, and the delicate cond
ton OF his wife, appealing tendery to the kndest
ssympathies of all these and other considerations
have combined to throw around this case elements
calculated to stir the popular mind to its depths as
in the celebrated case Of Professor Webster.
1t is said that during trial before Norbury, Cur.
ran one day lost his temper, and used language
highly displeasing to his irascible lordship, who
turning to his yoke fellow" on the bench remarked
on what he was pleased to call "the impudence of
little bantam whom he could put in his pocketn Cur.
ran, oyerhearng the last seven words only, slowly
shook his head, and pityingy looking upon his lord
ship, said; "Ah! my lord. you would then have more
law in your pocket than ever you had in your head