The Van Buren press., 1860-08-03
FEARFUL ABOLITION RAII
RESURRECTION OF NEGROES.
Ossaw atomic Brown among us-NOrthern
Texas to be Laid Waste-The Work Al.
ready Commenced.

uSSaWafOmic lSrOWn among us-NoTt"eiH
Texas to be Laid Waste-The Work AL
ready Commenced.
The destructive and mysterious fires that
occurred throughout our portion of the
State on the 9Th inst, were theme for
speculation until to-day some imputed
their origin to the spontaneous combustion
of prairie matches, caused by the excessive
heat Of that day, but the conviction seemed
to prevail that they were the result of pre-
concerted arrangements set on foot by Abo-
lition cmissaries, who had heretofore been
expelled from the country. That this lat
ter position was correct, is verified blythe
subjoined letter from DR.. Pryor, editor of
the Dallas Herald
DALLAS, July ID. 1860.
CAPT. DELIsLE--Dcar SiI l write in
haste that you may prepare your people for
the most alarming state oil affairs that has
ever occurred in Texas. On the Sth July,
the town of Dallas was fired. and the whole
business portion entirely consumed. Every
store in town was destroyed. The next
day the dwelling house OF J. J. Eakins
was burned. After that the dwelling house
of f. Z. Nicholson was fired, but discover
cd in time to arrest the flames. On Thurs
tic DltHliScS VI Vim 4hllltI, '" I'LL a
large quantity Of oats, grain etc, were to-
tally consumed. This led to the arrest of
some negroes and white men. n most di-
abolical plan was then discovered to devas
tate this entire portion of Northern Texas,
extending even to the Red river counties.
White men, friends Of the Abolition
preachers, Blunt and Mckinney, who were
expelled from the country, last year, are
the instigators of the plot. The who lie
gss i conesSsa II sses 9n4 e9 puoa
run cold to hear the details This whole
country was to be laid waste with fire, de-
stroying all the ammunition, provisions,
arms, etc, to get the country in "A state of
helplessness, and then on election day in
August, to make a general insurrccticn,
aided and assisted by emissaries from the
North, and persons friendly to them in our
midst Their sphere OF operations is dis
tricted and sub -districted, giving to each
division close supervision by the encrget-
ic white man who controls the negroes as
his subordinates. y regular INVASION and
a real intestine war. You all, at Bonham
arc in as much danger we are. Be on
your guard, and make these facts known by
issuing extras to be sent in every direction
All business has ceased, and the country is
terribly excited. In haste, yours truly
CHAS. II. PRYOR.
Comment on the above w6Uiu be super
huous, everybody will see the necessity OF
immediate energetic action, and a thorough
organization throughout the country, and to
this end 1t is proposed that meeting of the
citizens OF tannin county be held In the
Court house at Bonham, at 10 o'clock on
Saturday next, when tie subject will be
fully discussed and measures adopted for
future safety.
The fires that occurred ON the Sth inst,
as far as we are yet able to learn, are as
follows
DALLAs.-The entire business portion of
the town. including every mercantile house
in the place. Loss estimated at four hund-
red thousand dollars.
BELKNAP.-Eight la-ge store houses were
destroyed. The buildings were owned by
Drs. Foote and tIhogmorten, of Mckinney
Loss not given.
MILFORD, Ellis county.-Totally de-
stroyed.
BLACK JACK GRovE.-One large mcrcan-
tile house; loss, $50, 900.
WAxAHACHIE.-One house
DESToS.-Thc store-house of J. NJ
Smo4t, with the honse of Jacobs, and that
Of Baines IL Turner. Total loss estimated
at 100000.
PILOT PoIST.-Onc store house, owned
by j. NJ. Smoot, Of Denton. Total loss,
$4,000.
FoEr WoRTH.-A mercantile house.
Loss not given.
LADoNIA, Fannin county-The store
house Of Mr.. E. Dupree, totally destroyed
Loss about S25, 900
1t is also reported that two houses were
burned in Jefferson, and at Honey Grove in
this county, one house was fired, but put
out before much damage was done. A
steam Touring mill was burned at Miilwood,
Collin county, Texas.