The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-27
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u TARl BELLE.

Ing he is largely quoted by Colonel
Hinton.
There are many letters relating 20 the
attempt 10 rescue Aaron II. Stevens ard
Albert Ha-lett By Thomas Wentworth
HigginsOn. Charles ". Eldredgc. William
". Thayer. J. w LeBarnes and si1as
s Soule. This last young man con-
irived to be arrested at Charleston IN
an apparently intoxicated condItion. and
was placed in tall. After sleeping OF bis
spree he secured. by his pleasant irish
Wit. the good VIII and confidence OF tho
iailors family, and in some way. without
raising their suspicion. contrived 10 set
an interview with Stevens and Hsricst.
who refused 10 accept the aid OF their
friends
August 50 1853, the bodies Of nine OF
John Browns men were rsinierred BY
the side OF their leader. IN the little
burial ground among the Adirendacks.
at North Elba. y. Y. Most OF these bod
les had been buried in one grave white
and black together. az the close OF the
Earper's Ferry foray. The place OF bur
i2l. lost sight Of FOR yes5s. was az last
found after much search by Thomas
Featherstonhaugh OF Washington. whose
letters show much kindly assistance rem
dered Col Hinton. Col. Hinton has len
a paper concerning The ceremonies ot
this second burial
There are three autograph poems a
John Brown by Williams Dean Howcls.
Edna Dean Proctor. and Edrlun t'lsr-
ence stedman. The Howells family sno~
their abolition sentiments. for besides a
cordial letter OF Williams IL an auto
graph OF his brother Samuel. dated JEFF
fercon. Chic. No. % 1Se0: II believe u
would be right to abolish slavery wher-
ever IL EXISTS. n II costs the life OF every
other man. woman ard child "a the conn
Try where il holds its SWAY Yours for
the right. Samuel D. llowcilT
Here j. a letter from the young Penn
syivanian. William r. ilshton. who
wrote sons Of Strength a story found
ed on the Kansas struggle Rev EphraiFp
Mute writes from Boston 81 Issa ~ r. not
known whether his two books. tneu is
manuscript. Of his Kansas "reminiscences
ard Of his service as CHAPLAIN Of ~.
First Kansas. have seen been published.
There are two letters from Luke p
Parsons IN ks giving the Whereabouts
ham convention. and ia 1859 to Redpats
and Hinioa. full 81 "reminiscences Hig.
glnson has this TO say ~ hts. az ths
conductor OF an enigrant party TO Kan.
sas IN the summer OF isss. Our three
parties from Worcester were comma nse6
~ Cutter. stoweu and Parsons. tho Tat.
ter an antl-slavery. orthodox minister.
capable and energetic. bat sofely tried
with The free and easy ways of his Maine
luuberers. the finest set % men sor ply
sique I ever encountered. and not bad
at heart Poor Parsons wrote me. II
you have any doubt about total depravity
conduct party Of Maine lvmbeFmen "a
Kansas
a letter from Frank r. sznborn 20 J.
". LeBarHes IN November. la rsiasss
to the frustrated Siane 10 rescue Iohr
Brown. Mrs Mary r. Stcafns ard Mrs.
Rebecca n Spring are repfefented ey
several Characteristic ie'te Tree first
suoeored john BroVn - s.s H-siarsry
enterprises. the SECOND nd mes
in prizon. Here. IN iter aa ,stfsra
are found the lose ~ e1 - .saron u.
Stevens and John Henri kssl toss
strong. good rnen. with records arg EooJ
woman would ~ least T-zYsct Thsy
wsre uog. however. successful - these
wooingg. They beth seFsed Kansas. and
were the flower - fbe l'itis company
viso persisted ~ TIE Ferry. Stevens 80
"a soldier ~ the McalcsH 1ar. sna isfss
n t1gier ia Coious! summers 6saronas
Ia isis This latter gear he reee1t>s
the lnhamaa trsstmsut q = private 81
bsE tir1 tas Offending ra5Cr II bis f~gf-