Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1860-11-29
KANSAS.
War of the Abolitionists on the
Pro-Slavery People.
Threatened Foray upon Missouri, Ark
ansas and Texas.
ATTACK ON FORT SCOTT.
SEIZURE OF THE LAND OFFICE.
FEDERAL JUDGES OBLIGED TO FLEE

| Special Despatch to the Neao York Herald.
LEAvENwoRTH, X. T., Nov. 21.
The state of affairs in Bourbon and Linn
counties, in this Territory, cause much talk,
speculation and excitement here.
Many rumors are aAoat in regard to the
Of Captain Montgomery. pari-
ous reports say that be has from three hum
dred to four hundred men fully equipped.
and is threatening the lives and property of
the pros lavery men in the vicinity of the
counties above alluded to.
The citizens at Fort Scott are reported as
expecting an attack and they are removing
thair goods and chattels.
Nothing had transpired up to three o'clock
on Monday.
WARSAW, Mo-. Nov. 21.-A messe enger
reached here to>day, bringing the following
despatch, which has been forwarded to the
Administration at Washington
CLINTON, Mo-, Nov. 2l-The abolitionists
with arms newly imported from Boston or
the east, under the command of Captain
Montgomery, numbering from 800 to 500
men and increasing in numbers, have at
tackled Fort Scott, Kansas. and broken up
the Court, compelling myself and all the Of
fcers of the United States District Court to
fly for eur lives. They have taken the towns
on the Missouri line, the Fort Scott Land OF
fee, &c. They intend to invade Missouri.
j. WILLIAMS,
U. S. Judge Third Judicial District, X. L.
A military company will be organized in
this city tomorrow to aid in the suppression
Of this Cutbr. SAX.
At meeting of the citizens of Clinton,
Henry county, Mo-, to-day, it was resolved
to raise a volunteer company to defend their
homes. and, if necessary, the western border
of the State.
A Committee was appointed to wait on the
Governor of Missouri and lay the facts before
him, and request suTply of arms.
The following letter has been addressed to
Governor Stewart:
CLINTON, Mo-, Nov. 21.-ST II am here
to inform the citizens of this State of the fol-
lowing facts, and | have been requested to
present them to you as Governor of the State.
The abolitionists, under command of Mont
gomery and Director Tennyson, to the num-
ber of 300 to 500 armed with Sharpe's ri
fes, dragoon's sabres, navy revolvArs and
bowie knives, have suddenly commenced
war of extreme terocity ON the law-abiding
citizens of Southern Kansas, in the counties
of Lima and Bourbon. These arrived by the
wagon load at or near Mound City, about
one month since, in boxes marked as dona-
tions for ansas sufferers. Montgomery has
been in Boston during part of the summer,
and returned with plenty of money to enlist
recruits. Many of his men are newly impor-
ted. He has taken possession OF Fort Scott
and other towns on the border, Lear the Mis-
souri, line. He has murdered Mr.. Moore, a
grand juror, Mr.. Harrison, Mr.. Samuel Scott,
Mr.. Kinds, and obliged all the United States
officers, including myself, to fly for our lives
His own expressed design, made in a public
speech, as be said without concealment, is to
keep possession of Fort Scott, and other pla-
ces near the Missouri line, to prevent a fire
in the rear, while he cleared out southwest
Missouri of slaves. So far he has carried
out, literally, his declared programme.
The citizens of Missouri, on the Usage and
Merimator rivers, in Bates and Vernon are
flying from their houses into the interior
He boasts that he has money and arms to
equip and sustain one thousand men. My
Court was broken up by them the United
States Court for the southern District, and
suppose that they have seized the records and
also the records of the said Office, as he pub
licy declared that he would do so,
J. WILLIAMS,
United States District Judge for the Third
Judicial District of Kansas.
KANSAS, No., Nov. 2l.-United States
Marshal Z. L. Colby aud party. of Kansas
Territory, arrived here this evening. They
bring the following particulars relative to the
operations of Captain Montgomery and his
gang of Jay Hawkers, numbering nearly
five hundred men.
Fort ScoTr, Nov. 19.-U. S. Judge Will
liams and the officers of the Court, have besn
obliged to fee to Missouri to escape attack
from the Jay HaWkers.
Samuel Scott, of Linn county, was taken
from his house on the morning of the 18th
instast, and hung.
Many of the most prominent citizens have
been arrested. but as yet, their fate is uns
known.
Messrs Reynolds & Co., of Fort Scott;
ding post, and other m ercbauts 10 the Terris
tory, have removed their goods to Missouri.
The roads are lined with teams leaving the
Territory.
Mr. Haffdagle, Postmaster at Mapleton,
was arrested to-day and threatened with
hanging; but be succeeded in making his es-
cape.
KANSAS CRY, Nov. 2l.--Rumors are in
but they are not generally credited.
A RABBIT BABY--One OF the most singular
freaks of nature we have read of for long
time, occurre ed in the neighboring town of
York lately, the particulars of which are
given in one of The papers of that place, as
follows. "a married lady gave birth to
child, possessing generally, the forms and
whims of Rabbit. The features bore close
resemblance thereunto and at the hind
part of the head there was short stumpy
tail, precisely in imitation of the small pc.
animal. The child squeaked the notes of the
Rabbit. |: was so formed that it could par
take of no nourishment and during the five
weeks Of its career on earth, it was necessary
to pour. gently, a little milk down its throat.
1t had but little flesh, and that blue, resem-
bling thar of the innocent quadruped to which
species it might have been classified to be-
long. instead of the human family. After
much suffering spasm ended It's existence.
These remarkable features and gestures of
this child, are to be accounted for from the
fact that the mother, while enciente, repeat
edly fondled and caressei several pet-Rab-
bits, kept in the house,"
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previously been a case on record of suit
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