Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-09-03
well as all horses of known guerillas

well as all horses of known guerllas
wherever our troops have gone.
Gen. Ewing intends to destroy the
houses of all persons in the border
counties outside of military stations,
who do not remove by the 9th OF Sep
TENDER, in obedience to late orders.
Jim Lane has returned to Lawrence.
The citizens with Lane killed Al of
Quantities men. Lane is organizing a
force and says he will go into Missouri
early in September. Martial law has
been proclaimed in Leavenworth. One
hundred and thirty bodies have been
buried in Lawrence, and seven more
bodies have been found. One hundred
and eighty-two buildings were burned,
eighty of them were brick, and sixty
FIVE of them were on Massachusetts,
street. There are eighty-fve widows
and two hundred and forty orphans
made by Quantities raid. Lane has
commenced rebuilding his house.
The largest mass meeting ever con,
vened in Kansas was held at Leaven.
worth on the 28th ult.
Gen. Lane offered resolution, which
was unanimously passed, calling on
all loyal men on the border that can
be spared from home protection, t.
assemble at Pamela on the 9Th Of Sep
TENDER, with such arms and ammuni
ton as they can procure, organized
in companies of twenty men, Gael
under u captain of their own choos
ing.
Gen. Lane spoke two hours, saying
the people of Kansas must depend
upon themselves for protection, ex
hausting every man, and that they be
ready to meet at a moments notice.
Hon. A. G. Wilder offered a rcsolu.
ton on behalf Of the Committee on
Resolutions, that the tragedy at Law
renee is directly chargcable to the i'm.
beetle and Intellectual policy of the
commander of this department, and
demanding his immediate removal.
All resolutions offered were unani
mously and enthusiastically adopted
Several speeches were made denoun.
cling Schofeld's and Ewing's policy in
this department.
Three men have subscribed $4,000
to rebuild the Free State Hotel, known
as the Eldridge Hotel. Several mcr.
chants have commenced rebuilding
All the laboring men in town will he
set at work tomorrow to clear off the
ruins. In spite Of the terrible calami.
ty the people are in good spirits.
All the towns in the State have
sent in large sums of money. Even
the men burned out in Quantities re-
treat have sent in loads of vegetables
and provisions.
A man was tried to-day in Lawrence
and found guilty of being a spy foi
Quantrilc, and was hung. The chiefs
of the civilized Indians of the Della
wares, and Sacs and Foxes, have of
fered their services to Lane. Reports
say that buildings in Cass county,
Missouri, are on fire, and that over
one hundred of the sympathizers are
killed. A fearful retribution, no doubt
awaits Missouri.
Gen. Ewing telegraphcd to Lane
saying he would defend Lawrence
and Kansas, and requesting him t.
use his influence to prevent raids into
Missouri. Lane replied that he, will
5000 men would assemble at Panol;
10y the 9Th Of September, and tende
their services to him, and if rejected
he wonld appeal to higher power.
Ewing placed two companies o
troops at Platte City to protect TIN
citizens against avengers from Kan
sas.
Large numbers of men returning
from Prices army are organizing into
guerrilla bands in Clay, and ajoining
counties, preparing for raids. -