The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-06
More Trouble In Kansas.


The Ossawattamie Kansas) correspondent of the Demo
Graf says that Captain Hamilton the leader of the party
who committed the atrocous murders at Chonteau trading
post last May has taken the field in Southern Kansas with
large body Of desperate men, and has already commit
ted outrages. Mr.. Bailey, free State man,
charged with stealing negroes from Vernon county, Mis-
souri,, and killed; and the house Of Mr.. Bloomfield,
wealthy free State resident Of Vernon county, had been
sacked and burned reported that Montgomery
raising party to repe the invasion by Hamilton, and
that both parties determined to fight.
despatch from Kansas City says that gang of CLAY
hawkers" under Capt Brown, entered Bates county NO.
son, and burned his house
stated good authority that Governor Medary has
four companies Of dragons that region also
that he has ordered four companies Of militia to be raised
in Linn and Bourbon Counties the officers for which have
already commissioned and that he has telegraphed
to the Secretary Of War to send and ammunition
from st. Louis which has been done 1t is expected that
these counties will be kept under martial law for
time.
reliable person from the vicinity Of Fort Scott repre-
the acts committed there similar to those of the
time Of the notorious Murre The whole country is d.
vided into "Jayhawkers' and "anti-Jayhawkers" The
former commit all sorts Of crimes and openly upheld
by Methodist preachers and many respectable peo-
pie. The "Jayhawkers' justify their acts proper
revenge for the kind of depredatons and
cities committed upon them by the pro slavery party
when they were in a majority
The prosavery party still hold most Of the Offices and
are accused Of oppressive acts The old prosecutions
pending Of the former troubles the great
cause Of dissatisfaction.
despatch from Kansas City says that a quorum of
both houses Of the Kansas Legislature met at Lawrence
the 3D. and passed resolution organize at
Lecompton on the next day also held for
che purpose Of fixing upon place to hold the
nearly all Of those present being agreed adjourn
Iecompton to other point in the Territory At night
general caucus of the ultras held and nominations
for officers made, embracing Mr. Larsalere for Speaker
Mr. Delahay for Clerk and Mr. Thatcher for Printer
was general opinion that this organization would carry
everything and control the House.
New Hampshire Republican Congressional
Nominations.
DOVER, N. H., Jan. 8, 1859
Mr. Gilman Marston of Exeter was nominated for Con.
gress from the First district, by the Republican Conven
tou held here to-day The republicans Of the Second dis
trct in convention to-day at Manchester unable to
agee upon candidate for Congress- adjourned 10
10th inst In the Third district Mr.. NJ Edwards was
nominated by the republicans for Congress
Opposition to the Slave Trade.
AUGUSTA, Ca, Jan. 8, 1862
The Baptists Of the Edgehcd district, 8. c., moving
eiernly in opposition to the importation Of Africans
Burning OF Large Catholic Church.
MoSrREALY Jan. 4, 1852
The beautiful new Roman Catholic Church of ST. James,
on 81 Denis street, destroyed by fire last night The
loss Is over 100000 The fire originated in the hot air
nues.
Fire at Ercderickton, N. b.
ST. JOHN, N. b., Jan. 6, 1859.
Nine buildings we're burned by an nccndiary FIRE in
Fredericton last night, involving loss of 100000
The General Rusk NJ New Orleans.
NEw ORLEANS, Jan 8, 1850.
The steamship General Rusk, from Tndanoa Texas has
arrived here The news is unmportant