Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-08-29
Current News.

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The destruction Of Lawrence, Kansas, by
Quantrell and his band of murderers was
most horrible piece Of work. The list of killed
md wounded citizens is said TO number $50, the
majority OF whom we're killed outright Among
number of other prominent ciiizens-nll killed
10 their own houses in the midst of heir fami-
lies. Piago and murder has not before been
carried to such fearful extent even by the
people we're shot down as they ran through the
streets in their night clothes, and their bodies
thrown into'wells aud cstcrns. General Jim
Lane, it appears, succeeded in making his es.
twenty men, with whom be pursued The murder
ers. The loss at Lawrence ii is estimated, will
amount to about two millions, which will fall
heavily on New York as veil as Lawrence
merchants, The people of Lawrence, it ap-
pears, we're wholly uDprepared for this attack,
and they received no assistance from the mill
tary 10 the district until too late 10 avert tho
attack.
News from Lawrence, as late as the evening
Of The 25tb, makes alluson TO the pursuit OF
Qnaptrell's band and says that they were so
hard pressed that they were obliged TO divide
up and scatter, and that portion of their plum
der, horses, and goods from the stores were
abandoned and recovered by the pursuers. A
detachment was overtAkeu il Lafayette county
and some thirty said to have been killed, and
the whole number killed is said to be between
60 and TO-
The shelling Of Charleston seems to be a
fact sustained by rebel as well as union
testimony. Gen. Gilmore found, on trial
of bis parrot guns, that the city lay within
effective range. and accordingly took ad
vantage Of the discovery 10 give notice and
begin the work of demolition of that nest
of treason. II is believed that what is left
Of Sumter is fully in Gen Gilmore's pos
session, and that ere this the flag which
waved there until Major Anderson sur.
rendered, is back in its old place, the idcn,
tical one having been sent him some time
sircc for that purpose.
A Morris Island letter to the Herald states
thatShe appearance of the gorge face of Sum
ter and its parapet was not unke that present
ed by Fort Pulaski on the evening of the first
days fire. Thirty or forty large holes could be
counted on the face of the wall. The parapet
is knocked of in places, barricade Of bricks
covering the magazines, and the sand traverse
we're seriously damaged, and the grim old for
looked as though che hal received very sever,
treatment. Three days of such work will brin!
down Sumter around the heads of its dcfender
if they wait SO long 1t certainly cannot hold
out much longer than that
The steamer City of Richmond left -of
Charleston at noon on the 22i. The flags o
Sumter were shot away on The goth and 2lst
and no reply made to our bombardment which
was constantly kept up. The whole of the
sonih east side Of Sumter was demolished, anc
it is nothing but heap of ruiLs. On thC
morning Of the 2lst nine breaches were OBJ
served in the Fort. Our casualties average
only about four daily.
The Richmond Scafinel of the oath contain
the following important dispatches
CHARLESTON, Aug. 22.-The fire Of the enc
mics land batteries has been kept up on Sum
Ter, aud more guns are disabled. Also heav
fire on Wagner and Gregg from the feet aD
land.
Gilmore's demand for the surrender Of Sum
ter and Morris IslnDd, with the threat 10 she
Charleston in fonr hours from the del very
the papers at Fort Wagner, was received an
returned this morning.
Beauregsrd, in reply, charges inhumanit
and violation Of the laws OF war sgainst q
more, and alIirms if the offense is repeated
will employ stringent measures Of retaliation.
Up TO this time the threat 10 shell the ell
has not been executed
CHARLEsToS, 23d d-Saturday GOA shots wei
fired at Sumter, and 4l9 struck inside and ou
side. The east wall is scaled and battered. an
the parapets undermined. The northwest wa
and arches have fallen in. The guns are 0
Gismounied.
Sunday the land batteries opened from IL
South and North, aud the monitors East az
West coming close up. The fire is vel
damaging. as the shot swept through the for
A shell wounded several officers, including Ca
Rhett. The latter ia ordered 10 hold out uni
relieved or the place taken.
communication from Beauregard's Chi
Of Sta8, Published ia the Charleston !Mererr!
apeoancss that the negroes 10 arms captured 0
Morris Island, are held subject to the order {
Ihr GoYernor oisouiA Carolina, 10 acc9raars