White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-08-23
Startling News from Northern Texas

The last Overland Mail brought start
ling intelligence FROM Northern Texas.
contained in the following extra. issued
from the Office Of the Bonham (Iexas
Era. 1t is dated the 18th ult.
Fearful Abolition Raid-LasuTTsetiO" Of
Aeqroes- Ossopatomis Brotcn onon9
us-Northern 7ezas 10 Be lad t0dsts-
The cork already commenced.
The destructive and mysterious hres thst
occurred throughout our portion OF Inc
State on the 9th nlt., were 8 theme ior
speculation until to-day. Some imput-
cd their origin to the spontaneous COM
bustion" of prairie matches, caused oy
the excessive heat Of that day, but the
conviction seemed to prevail that they
were the result Of preconcerted arrange
ments set on foot BY Abolition emissa.
ries. who had heretofore been expelled
from the country. That this latter po-
sition was correct, is verified BY the sub.
Joined letter from DR.. Pryor, editor OF
the Dallas Herald:
DALLAS, July 10, 1860.
CAPT. DEME-DEAa Sir Il write
in haste, that you may prepare your peo-
pie for the most alarming state OF affairs
that has ever occurred in Texas. On the
9th of July the town of Dallas was hr-
ed. and the whole business portion en-
tirely destroyed. Every store in town
was consumed. The next day the dwell
ling house of ]. j. Eskins was burned.
After that the dwelling house Of E. 2.
Nicholson was fired, but discovered in
time to arrest the progress of the flames.
On Thursday. the premises Of Grill Mil
Ter, with large amount Of oats. grain,
ETC.. were totally consumed. This led
to the arrest Of some negroes aud white
men. A most diabolical plan was dis
covered to devastste 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
whole plan is systematically conceived,
and most ingeniously contrived. 1t makes
the blood run cold to hear the details
This whole country was to be laid waste
with fire. destroying all the ammunition,
provisions, etc., to get the country in
state Of helplessness, and then on cleo
ton day in August to make general in
surrection, aided and assisted by ennis
ssriss from the North. and persons friend
ly to them in our midst. This sphere
of operation is districted and sub-dis-
tricted, giving to each division a close
supervision by one energetic man, who
controls the negroes as his subordinates
"a regular invasion, and . real intestine
war. You all at Bonham are in as much
danger as 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
terrible. In haste, yours truly,
CHAS. r. PRYOR.
Comment on the above wonld be su-
perhuous; everybody will see the neces
sity of orgauizatio throughout the coun-
try, and immediate energetic action, and
to this end it is proposed that q meeting
of the citizens of 'Fanin county be held
in the Court House at Bonham, at 10
o'clock on Saturday next, when the sub
ject will be fully discussed and measures
adopted for future safety.
The fires that occurred on the 9th 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 hundred Thousand dollars.
BELKNAP.-Eight large store houses
were destroyed. The buildings were
owned by Drs. Foote and Thogmorten,
Of Mckinney. Loss not given.
MILFORD, Ellis County-Totally de-
stroyed.
BLACK JACK GRovE.-One large mer-
camille house. Loss $50, 900.
WAxAcHAcHE-One house.
DENToN-The store house Of j. NJ.
Smoot, with the house of Jacobs, and
that of Bainss & Turner. Total loss
estimated at one hundred thousand dol
lars.
FoRT WoRTH-A mercantile house.
Loss not given.
LADoxIA. Fanin county-The store
house of Mr.. E. Dupree. Totally de-
stroyed. Loss about $4,000
1t is also reported that two houses were
burned in Jefferson, and at Honey Grove,
in this county. one house was fred, but
put out before much damage was done.
A steam Touring mill was burned at
Wildwood, Collin county, Texas.