New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-08

BarresviIe. They were then liberated aud told
that tbsy might raise force And follow ss soon IS
they hSsd. TIE slaves taken amounted to some
ten or fifteen in number.
Were pon-slsvebolders were found =. the houses
Of Pro-Slsvery men, they were told to point out
the property belonging 10 them. This was left IN
touched. Some property of this kind was in one
care taken through mistake, but was sf.ergard
taken back aud retained 70 tie owner.
The fact. which have stated have obtained
from the most trust worthy sources, and are such
ss are agreed to BY boih partes-the invaders sni
the slaveholders-and NAY be relied upon a. true
in every particular.
coue,pordesoe Ct The Hi..ouri Deuoers.
Os.wATAsIE, Dec. q, ls5s-
Hsrdly bad the public mind oooe1 down from the fever
heat into wSich II thrown by the Fort Scott 'rag-
edy before i was wrought up 20 frsnzied condition
by the enactment Cf II the present exciting
drama.
The DEGIyyIys or REcEsI TROUBLES.
TIE murder &. CbonteGus Trading Post last Msy,
and the subs. qoent killing Of Mr. Pope, ard the seri
oUsy wOupdDg Of other citizen near Psppnvile al
Of Which seTe dote sith the most inhuman ard bar
bsrUus means sDd upon citizens widely end favorsby
kroen for their peeceable and IN Ifs1siye lives all
the e. copped with the fact that the innocent per-
go unvhipp.d Of jD.tce at the connivacce OF many
ciizebs 81 ,be b0rier al these have bred 10 the
uuds of II sGy feelifg Of hatred il the Territory
which only wants the match 10 be ap Died 70 the train
il order 10 set the whole eombustb!e mste 'ia In
blaze.
THE NEGRO sTElLrss.
II appIsrs that for eeveral weeks past, several
regroes in Vernon County Mo living near tie Kansas
line in the reighbOIhocd Of Lille Osase, have been
arrai gpg for running away from their mss;.rs, and
tpat with the ver one of their number called Jim
b@loneirg 70 the La~reuce estate ard in the service
Of a Mr. Hichlsn. had crossed over to Barne-ville
Bourbon County Kansas, under the preext OF selling
brooms but really To arrange ioI the flight vi hirIse
end companions. Ga ,Dday light, the 10Th inst,
coupaIy Of about 20 or - made their appearance a.
The houses of Mr. Hcklsn end 1-asc LaIae, from
each Of whom FIVE Degroes we-e taken, i've oi which,
in the If Hickian, belonged To The Lawrence
estate. They also took horses mules and other PROC
eIty 70 an W known amount. While this was transplr
ing On the nor,h side ofthe L.s Osage, the south
sice another more reSo'og scene WAS being enacted
The yURDER % Mr.. CRUsE.
a party mace their appearance at the house Of a
Dir. DAVID Cruise, snc stole one negro and while doing
this Re very ,tursly endeeyored 10 defend himself
but coud not discharge his revolver owing 70 the fsc
that Of bis little boys had tied ribbon sroond the
cyiincer that it could no, revolye. He was bru-
tally s1ot down in the midst Of tis family AID let 10
wel,er in lis blood while tie murie-ers and robbers
made of with theiI booty and crime.
AZ q very natural consequence, this produced an
intense state Of excite ebt in Missouri, runners were
cert into all the sdjaceIt couDties for help sod the
purpose was at orce formed of inva5ing Kansas.
NARROW ESCAPE OF DIR. BLOOMFIELD.
Many Of the citiZ.Ls Of Vernon County, Of Free
Soil pToclvities, ordered 10 leave; among the
Iest, & Mr.. Bloomfield, citizen OF hs:ouri for the
last 1S yesrs, ard wealthy farmer and trader. He
u taken very active part IN the overthrow Of the
n Co. cry party ai the last Augutt election and in
dsa, ,h9 Ch0nteau murcerers and tLe rnnrier o,
Mr. Pope near Pappinyue, Ju0e. lois had reu-
oeed him very obnOxOus to one Fail bloody n tAn,
who received at his grocery, a part oil Hanltons
band, on their return from their work OF batcaery,
treated them sad epp!auded Their act, and wio now
acts as chief promoter in tbs deeds y! crime which
are being perpsu.ted,
MIR. Blo9nfsM had been frequently ordered and al
yis.d to leave during tue week ss tie hlssoarIans
were collecting arcuId FAILS to tde number oi severai
hundred but he persstenty refused to leave III Ffid@y
moIriDg last, when q Pro Slavery frie3i came and
urged hin to depart instantly While conversiDg
with lis ProSlavery friend, stating that he meant 10
remain as oDg as life lasted, LIE freud ltiormed INN
thai Hsujlton had already sllei Mr. Baily, aud was
OIL bis way with hundred and forty rcen Ia kill him.
Mr. Bloom field had been working and had his coat OIL
loobifg up he saw mounted party approaching
around his barn, about two hundred yards distant and
he'd orly time 10 clip bis sons shoes, while his
daug liter threw him bis coat, re Iesped over the
fence N d mace his way to the woods After pursuing
his way for a mile so, MI. Bloomfield Obtai cd
horse of friend srd reached this place yesterday
mo,rng, and in the evening learned that everything
II at Hsmi on could ley his hands upco, had been
given TO the flames, probably 10 the amount of
s5C Geo BE has some five hundred acres OF laid, aud
about 81 500 in cash buried, which lie thinks the
IUt tUs caIIot reach.
Whst has become of his family he does not know.
III, has two toLs, men grown, who, II they have MT
mede good their escape, have shared the fate OF Bay.
On bis way to the Town, Mr. Bloomfield learned that
Montgomery was armiDg 10 repel the invaders, ana
was confident Of h- ability 10 overthrow Hamilton.
sR. BAILYs CRIME.
Il,aIn that M. B-ily .as peacesble citizen, and
vas wholly eutess If The stealing Of tie negroes the
Morday breeding, sLd had gone 80 far rs 20 90
into ksnsss a.hc't time previous snd help to capture
runaway negroes. But the fact that he was a Free
State man was sufficient for the hend, imiton, who
las, May showed coucusyely ths he made no tscrn.-
melton between active Ffee.s,e,e and those who
kept stiI.
An IsyAsIoS OF KANSAS THREArEyTD.
Both parties are armrg themselves with the
avowed purpose Of fighting out TO the bitter end.
L. is ssio that there already fifteen hundred Mis-
sCuraDs collected in the vicinity Of Falls, with TIE
avoHed IUrpOss Of yadIg Kansas think it is not
probah { that half that number will collect.
How II. ~ men Montgomery viii be able to collec,
is Impossible TO ceI lecture, bat probably three four
hundied.
II is not probable thst the killing Of Cruse was
premedita.e6 but finding himself attacked by rob.
beIs be resisted natural snd az lie had night
to DO and that be shot down remoreee.sy by tne
fepd who bad attack ID bin.
have yet To zee the fret Free.State man Of posi-
ton N or around O-awataInie who does lct condemn
in tie strongest terms, any going into Missouri or
committing depreciation Some of opinion that i.
was done in retaliation for the repeated Outrage SUI.
fered by the people Of Lynn and Bourbon Coautes ..
the hands Of those across the 'Be.
[By Telesrafhl
ST LouIs, Friday, Jea. = 1859.
Gov. S.ewart Of this S,sie transmitted yesterday
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