The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-08-15

O~ssdudtomie Brotcn among ms-Northern
TerdS to be laid Fdste-1He Worh Al
ready Commenced.
The destructive and mysterious fires that
occurred throughout our portion Of the State
on the 9Th inst, were a theme for speculation
until today;eso N 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
we're preeohcerted arrangements set on foot by
Abolition emissaries, who had heretofore been
expelled from the country. That this latter
position was correct, is verified by the subjoin-
ed letter fr,m DR.. Pryor, editor of the Dallas
| Herald .Sdo3At z
DALLAS, July IL, 1860. o
Capt. DeLtsle, Dear SRI write in
haste that you may prepare your people for
the most alarming state of affairs that has ever
occurred in Texas On the 9Th of July the
town of Dallas was fred, and the whole bus :
ness 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 Z. P. Nichol-
sen was fred, but discovered in time to arrest
the flames, Gtss-~1r vr-.IE :
On thursday the premises Of Grill Miller,
with a large amount ofoats, grain, were totally
consumed this4ed TO the farrestEofl some ne
groes and white men. A most diabolical plan
was discovered to devastate this entire portion
of northern Texas, extending even to the red
rive. counties, 49,; Assil2- ~
White men, friends of the abolition preach
ers Bluut and MeKiany, who were expelled
from the country last year, are the i~nstigators
of the plot The whole plan is systematically
conceived, and most ingeniously contrived. It
makes the blood run cold to hear the details.
This 1~wholeIeountry was to be laid waste by
fire, destroying all discrimination, provision,
arms etc, to get the country ina state ofhope-
lessness, and on election day in August to
make a general instruction, aided and assist
ed by emisaries from the North and persons
friendlyto them in, our midst. This sphere
of Aoperations is districted and sub-districted
giving to each division a close supervision by
one, energetic white man who controls the ne
groes as his subordinates. A regular invasion,
and a 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 bust
ness. has ceased, and the country is terribly
excited. In haste, Yours truly,
GA CHAs. r. PRYOR.
Comment on the above would be superfu-
Gus, everybody will see the necessity OF imme-
diate energetic action and a thorough organi-
zation throughout the country and to this end
it is proposed that a meeting of the citizens of
Fannip county be held at the court house In
Bonham, at &c, o'clock on next Saturday, when
the subject will be fully discussed and meas
ures adopted for future safety.
The fires that occurred on the Sth 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 res IaHa S7aaz gt1s .f5r
BELKNAP-Eight large store houses were
destroyed. The buildings were ownedby Drs.
Fiote. and Thogmyrion, of Mckinney. Loss
not given. a' "sia saia'saSs KS ~ y
MnLFeRD, Bliss c~eunty--Totally destroy
ed. 70
BLACK IAcK GRoyE@One large mercan-
tile house, loss 100000.
INSTRUMENTATION house. .d3fa 81 ysf 81
DENToN.--The store houses of j. NJ. Smoot;
with the house of Jacobs, and that of Raines
& Turner. Total loss estimated at 10000.