The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-07
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On the night Of tho Goth another raid made upon
johnson county Kansas party Of thirty bushwackers
about two A. NJ OF tue above nght made descent upon
settlement Indian creek, Olathe the county
seat Of johnson They nrst broke into the dwellings OF
Mr. Norton and Reese Sanford killing IN and plunder-
Ing the premises and stock They visited number u
other dwellings anu carried away several horses running
OH The
few hours afterwards two citizens murdered on
the highway nsar snawneetown, probably by tho Same
gang No evidence Of sonlct visible at tho scene OF
the murder and evident they assasina,ed in
cold blood. Az usual these affairs great activity pre-
vailed among the military and az headquarters after the
damage done
COUNTY JACKSON, NO,
seems TO have little quiet from the bushwhaoking gon
try who have retired lafayette Johnson and Cass
counties The Missouri Telegraph line, from st. Louis to
Atcnison, has been down for nearly month past For
Tho @ week scarcely dispatches have been received
here by the city press The activity OF tho gueras
the ncompe,ency OF the military OF this section DO
very great The immunity Of the telegraph line OF this
section to US always sign Of the comparative security
or insecurity OF affairs In Western Missouri.
The large number Of rebel recruiting officers In Western
and Northwestern Missouri rs evidenced by the number
lately arrested or killed by the State militia notor
Gus partisan, Jo Hart, was lately killed in Buchanan
county. On his person found important minutes
relative to the rebel recruiting Tho plans Of those
engaged In and controlling extended to Iowa tho Dor
der counties OF which there appears to be large
disloyai element Captain Tbraki Of the Confederate
army. was lately arrested in the same locality. He
knowledged himself 70 DO tho duty, but claimed
TO DO treated as prisoner Of Al be was in dis
guise, and found within lines, Ia region acknowcg
Ing the federal authority, difficult 10 how he
DO regarded In any other light than m spy.
REGIMENT
great activity among the border negroes since
It's organization. Tho work OF deportation Is
quence, quite brisk Al this point nearly hundred men,
women ana children have crossed within three weeks
One night thirty and children, with three
old men, accompanied BY teams, containing household
"punder appeared the Missouri bank in the gray Of
the morning. and asked for erragc Another day eleven
negroes with horses crossed Two Of these had II
appeared escaped months before One Of them had
inducing the other accompany him, proceeded TO tho
farm OF his former master Mr. Reed In Clinton
ty, Mo-, fifty miles from this city. There no got two
brothers and other young and active negroes and
with horse apiece as compensation started back TO
Jordan, the Missouri river They got safely. out
OF this transaction has grown quarrel between the
ncpa authorities and the district commander the par
ticulars Of which will hereafter give, and resulting Ia
the proclamation Of martial law by Brgadcr General
Ewing
NUMBERING S.GRozs.
In Lafayette and johnson counties these efforts u the
negroes free themselves have eliminated Ia several
instances In terrible by gucrlas Quite late
ly, occasion, some twenty fvo negroes
bushed by and nearly all killed wounded
SIN later small party WAS set upon and butchered.
Yet ihcy do escape
REcRunISG
Ono recruiting officer At Wyandot has raised lfty
within month AT Ewood opposite ST. Joseph, Mo. sixty
seventy have been raised. Lately several collisions
have taken place between men engaged n running
them across tho and armed citizens and nslitia.
Within two days two detachments have marched
through streets from wyandot. One numbered
twenty four men, who recruited IN about week The
other had sixty me men were all un1ormsd
though armed yet. They were haxA~. muscular
set of fellows and marched VITA grsoe sxaOtisnde and
style
The SCOUT VAN SURE.
AZ their head light, yellow fellow, sergeant
In the First colored regiment detailed 70 rcsruit whose
adventures the twelve months would n detailel
In a spirited manner, nj an interesting volume. He
slave years ago, bears the iliustrlous OF
Van Buren, and viii compare with either the President
or Prince OF that k, In craft subtcty and harlequin
osity II may be allowed 10 coin . phrssc) lie used
these faculties as readily in bis vocation az did or do
10 bring out people OF bis ccior from bondage Dor
year past be has been n the business He Is
the ranks or ordinary eals OF military duty though he
possesses aptitude for Grill because Of his insubordne
and uncomfortable character.
on the border He has coniriycd 10 be detailed
cruit and has brought into the service Iea
striking. Twice has ne been put in Jail aud least
dozen times seized by the militia. Yet always con
trives TO get od He both fortunate and ndusr
before entering the service and hundred aud
sixty Of and IN Kansas, well cultivated, rented
shares 10 white farmer. There fosr companies
we'll underway here. The camp Of rendezvous before
Ia situated the Camp Keserv 10 In named
in honor OF the arch aboltionst William Lloyd Garrison
There about two hundred aud nfty this camp
At Fort Scott there ~ many more in camp and AT
Fort Blunt three companies have been organized
Generals advent.
MARTIAL Law
As before stated, martial iaw has been proclaimed
here by General Ewing Let explain the
Having previous letters praised the peaceful character
place. desired 10 show the alct ed Tor
which will TO be positive proof u disorder
Isyenwofth blessed, cursed (as sympathizcrs may
GO with rad cal aboitonst as Mayor, d. X Anthony,
brother q MIS- .usan anthony the loyal Lacquer wo.
u the bo.t business men Ia the place lie served Cor
about Lieutenant Colonel % the Seventh Kansas
cavalry. the notorious Jayhaw kers, and Their
fnaBder 10 Tennessee and Mississippi or some months
He most emphatcally hs belief The Irh
fDgitiye slave 70 steal his master poor II hs Il
must be Acknowledged that many kansians believe the
The negroes practice u quste extensisoly White
men take adyantag. u thor ignorance fears many
cases. when they (saves) reach Kansas with stock "
chat or In midnte them Os 81 the said oontrAband
tcra either or pominai sum or without any equya.
lent The masters Va general have ceased 70 pursue glad
In many cases ~ gct ri - the Improbable negroes
such easy terms As tne d.gfoant q . muie or horse
Aluslon has been made party u negroes nh,
crossed the lately with stock The brave negro who
brought out his brother had appear, made krd
Or a bargain tin the 4 bye o. NY the stock a white
desired /. 10 and offered nominal price, ca the
al - s BE- tLreaenrd u have tLe stock te yrf b. The
special detectives IN the empoy q the mliar agthDr
ties lie wcat OF and came back, maraFed 90 be ~
with Or sheH detective zed tho harHes Complaint
made 10 mayor Anthony BY he negro. The Mayor
took the ground that the esd authority sufficient
enable oil aries 90 stolen property without the
intervention u agents not known o. the tw. lie also
evCd the detective vel known isrse contractor ahf
johber 10 be ia collision with the who had tried
buy on the negro Ia the rarsactn The detective
revolver The negro Tlc Mayor caused 10 f~
breach Of the peaoe. but released him.
sBDFIEiBR os~Fn.
Gen. Hchoneld has lately lsaucf order, 40 o. ~
acknowledging the supremacy q ~. eiti lAw, direct
Ing u be supported ny the military, and 0fdsfifg
that martial Law be only proclaimed by The chlrr
10 c.mulRsd At ~e point o. kscihn which ~ aris.n
covers, and only tlsu Erpn b.s reMpauslbltg.
transmitting The aston and Tor approval Al
Len at tins earliest moment % this order
well the tsws Mayor Anthony directed tbess deasvns
u dsscontuue aef functions thoy dif 0uYata
with the civil 0grcaxs The mrtsry heNfqonrt-rs being