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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-06-08
LEGISLATIVE.

The Legislature adjourned on Tuesday
evening. The Constitution allowed them
eighty days in which to hold their session.
They sat seventy-one days, and many of
the members will 60 home and make great
blow about having adjourned nine days be-
fore their time was out. The people want
ed them to adjourn in twenty-five or thirty
days, but many of the members of the
lower house knew they would never get
back again, and voted against such prop
osition all the time. We hope, for the cred
it of the State, that such body as the
House Of Representatives of the last Leg
islature will never meet again. We spent
most of the session at the Capital. Many
of our friends here have asked US since we
came home what the Legislature did, that was
of benefit to the people. We are compelled
TO answer that we don't know. If there was
anything done that we could not, as peo-
pie, just as well have gotten along without
for year or SO, we did not see it. We are
compelled to draw the conclusion that the
enormous expense to the people of running
the Legislature, will not benefit the State
to half the amount Of the expense incurred.
We must do the State Senate the Justice
to say that it was not the fault of that
body that the session was heightened out SO
long. That body would have adjourned in
month if they had possessed the power to
do so. In the Senate were many men of
talent, but there is disgusting feature in
our State Constitution by which the Senate
is not allowed to originate any bills, and
even when they improved bill by amend
ments. the House of Representatives would
almost invariably refuse to concur. Let
their constituents settle with them.
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Fight at Aqua Creek.

WAsH1NGToN, May 81.
It is stated that a number of vessels
were fitting here for some destination not
made public.
The following dispatch, received at the
navy yard between four and FIVE O'Clock
this afternoon, affords an explanation
''The keystone State, at noon, reported
that in passing Aqua creek, the Freebern
and Anacosta were engaging the battery at
Aqua creek with success. Shall l send
the Pocahontas with her ten-inch gun to
assist? CAPT. DAHLGREN,
Commanding at Navy Yard"
Immediately on receipt of the dispatch,
the Navy Department ordered two men-of-
war forward to support Capt. Ward.
WAsHINGToN, June 2.
The following facts relative to the fight
at Aqua creek have been received -:
The engagement began on Friday, and
lasted two hours.
On Saturday it was renewed for four
hours. The Lower Beach battery, which
was damaged on Friday, was repaired.
The force of the Rebels is supposed to
have been 1900.
On Saturday, the Freeborn approached
to within two miles, and commenced the
fire.
The Pawnee took a nearer position. For
the first hour the firing was brisk from the
batteries.
During the engagement the Pawnee fired
16O shells.
An observer saw, through a telescope, a
number of bodies carried away in wagons.
Officers say the Confederates had rified
cannon. Both vessels were damaged, but
only slightly. One shot went through the
Freeborn's cabin.
The Anacosta returned here this morning.
The Pawnee and Freeborn hauled off, being
unprepared for a long engagement.
The railroad depot and buildings ashore
were destroyed.
The rebels, it is believed, had eight guns.
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DEATH OF DOUGLAS.

Senator Douglas, the great statesman,
died at 9 O'Clock on the morning of the Sd
of June, in Chicago. One of the greatest
men in the nation has fallen. His loss will b
deeply fel: by ali loyal American citizens
The more SO because his mighty influence
and his giant intellect were found on the
side of the Government. in this hour of per-
il. Mr.. Douglas WIS the representative
man of a great political party in the coun-
try, and probably no American has ever
had SO many firm adherents to his political
creed as he, and certainly no statesman has
exerted greater influence on American
politics than has Mr.. Douglas for the last
ten or twelve years; whether that influence
was for good or evil, we leave men to Judge
for themselves. His bitterest enemies adj.
mired him for his talents.
Mr.. Douglas was born in the town of
Brandon, Vermont, on the 23d day of April,
1913, and was consequently only a few
weeks over fortyeight years of age at the
time of his death. His means of education
were slight, and he was not indebted to
colleges or schools for the worldwide repu-
tation he afterwards gained. In 1888 he
went to Illinois and opened school at jack
sonville. The next year he was admitted
to the bar and began the practice of the law.
Before twenty two years of age the 1egisla-
ture elected him Attorney General of the
State. In 1910 he was made Secretary of
State; in 1871 Judge of the Supreme
Court; in 1843, IA and '46 he was elected
to Congress. and each time by increased
maiorities. lie first took his seat in the
Senate on the 4th of March. 1877, and still
held it at the time of his death.
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Harvey has been Removed.

ST.. LOUIS, May SIP. M.
The Evening Neacs of to day has the fol-
lowing important item:
When the Mcdonald ha6eas corpus case
came up this morning in the U. S. District
Court, Gen. Harvey made return that Capt.
Mcdonald had been removed to Illinois,
and was now in the custody of Gen. Nc
Clelland that he (Harney) had never had
Tie body of the prisoner under his control /;
that he consequently was unable to r rsv-
duce him, &C.; Gen. H. further stated that
by order from Washington, dated May
10th, but only received yesterday, he had
been removed from his command in this
quarter, and had no longer any power over
the military of the district.
The steamer Black Hawk is here, with
600 Mormons on board, on their way to
Salt Lake. They are mostly from England.
Other delegations are on the way, and in a
few weeks more it is thought there will be
2, 500 Saints on the route, to swell the
population of Salt Lake City.
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ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

In accordance with an act of the Legis-
lature. approved April %, 1851, to provide
for the election of Representative in the
Thirty Seventh Congress of the United
States, an election will be held on the sec
ond Tuesday of June, a. ID. 1861.
Those qualified to vote are: Every white
male person of twenty-one years and up
wards. belonging to either of the following
classes, who shall have resided in Kansas
six months next preceding any election,
and in the townshipor ward in which be
offers to vote, at least thirty days next pre-
ceding such election, shall be deemed a
qualified eIecfor
Ist. Citizens of the United States.
Cd. Persons of foreign birth who shall
have declared their intention to become cit
liens. conformably to the laws of the United
States on the subject of naturalization.
No person under guardianship, non com
pos naentis, or insane, shall be qualified &c
vote nor any person convicted of treason
or felony, unless restored to civil rights.
No soldier, seaman or marine, in the ar
my or navy of the United States or Of
their allies, shall be deemed to have ac-
quired residence In the State in conse-
quence of being stationed within the same
nor shall any soldier, seaman or marine
have the right to vote.
The polls shall be opened between the
hours of nine and ten O'Clock A. M, and
shall be kept open until and closed at sun.
set.
The judges of election must make theiI
returns 10 the county clerk within five days
after said election, and the tribunals trans
acting county business shall assemble OF
the first Tuesday after said election at The
county seats of their respective counties, to
canvass the votes cast in the several pre-
cincts in their respective counties and the
counties attached for municipal purposes.
and within FIVE days thereafter shall trans
NIT, by the hands of sworn officer, to the
Governor of the State, certified abstract
showing the number Of votes cast for such
person in the several precincts in their re
spective counties and the counties attached
for municipal purposes separately.
Done at Topeka, State of Kansas, thi:
twentieth day of May, A. D
L. s. 1861. In testimony whereof
witness my private seal, the State
having no seal.
C. ROBINSON.
JOHN w. ROBINSON, Sec. of State.
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Steamers Departing-Jef. is Sick.

W AsHINGToN, May 50.
Eleven steamers are at the Washington
navy yard, fitting out with ammunition,
stores, de-, for an unknown destination.
The troops in the Capitol building are to-
day moving to their new quarters in the
General Post Office buildings.
A gentleman from Norfolk reports 49,
600 troops there we'll armed, with plenty OF
food. but high prices; $4,000 men at Rich
mond, and the city strongly fortified.
JEFF. Davis was i'll, but expected there
Immediately.
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TRAIN STOPPED AT ToPEKA.-A train OF
about fifteen freight wagons, purporting 20
be loaded with arms aud ammunitions for
the Sioux Indians, was detained at Topeka,
few days since, by order of the Governor,
as there were some suspicious cirGum-
stances connected with its movements. A
dispatch was Immediately sent to Col.
Branch, Indian Superintendent at St. Jo-
seph, inquiring whether the train was NOV
ing under his orders, and if so, expressing
a fear that it would be dangerous TO arm
the Indians on our western border, at the
present time. It was also suggested that
the property should be stored at Topeka,
until the Department could be notified OF
the facts in the case. Col. Branch, in re-
Spouse to the communication of the Cor
ernor, authorized the detention of the arms
and ammunition, until the receipt of fur
Their orders from Washington, which was
done accordingly. The goods removed con-
sist of 80 kegs powder, 8l9 lbs "A kegs
bullets, 1880 TBS; "a cases l244) guns.
The other supplies were not disturbed, and
the train was suffered to pass on.-Leav.
Times
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THE GLORIOUS PANHANDLE-The four
counties - Marshall, Ohio, Hancock and
Brooke which constitute the Virginia
Panhandle, at the late election gave an ag-
gregate Of four hundred and eighty-one
Uotes for secession. and SIX THOUSAND
EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY
EIGHT AGAINST SECESSION. being
Union majority of SIX THOUSAND
THREE HUNDRED AND NINETY
SEYEN-jHst the number Of cheers We
propose for the glorious Panhandle
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TuE WAR.

What is the last news from the seat of
war is the question now on every mans
tongue. We shall endeayor to keep our
readers posted as well as possible. A great
number of the kilograms cannot be relied
upon. They are sensation reports for sens
alton newspapers. A few days ago there
was a report received here that there had
been very clever battle fought between the
contending armies, at Sewall's Point, below
Fortress Monroe. How sadly every one
was disappointed TO find when the mail
came in that there was nothing of it. The
people seem to be anxious and impatient for
the first great battle. The Government
seems to be concentrating its forces and
pushing into Virginia, and We apprehend
that the first important battle will be fought
at Richmond, unless the rebels run, as we
almost fear they will. A great many peo-
pie accuse the Administration of hardness.
People should keep COOL 1t takes time to
get great army in marching condition.
Il is easier TO censuFe the Administration
than it is to understand the causes for delay.
Never, in the history of any country, has
so much military preparation and work been
accomplished in three months as has been
done in the three months that Hon. Abra-
ham Lincoln has occupied the Presidential
Chair The people of the North aud the
Government were totally unarmed and un-
nronarad for war An enormous amount of
work was necessary to be done before the
fighting could commence. The South had
been preparing for this contest for years,
secretly, and had gotten possession of all
the arms.
Elsewhere we give the latest dispatches.
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NO PAPER.

Nopaper hassbeeu issued from this office
for two weeks previous to this. We hate
apologies, and shall make none. We will
only stats that two weeks ago We had no
paper, and last week We were short of hands.
Our foreman. Charlie Stotler, went of with
the EmPoria Guards, to. Lawrence, to han
die a different Kind of "shootiDg stick
from that used TO ''lock up The forms"
with and we were left in the lurch. When
ever any Of our hands wish to go off to en-
list in the cause of the Government, we
sball give them a patriotic slap on. the
shoulder and tell them to go. paper or no
paper. Our subscribers shall lose nothing
by our temporary suspensions. as we will
fill up the 6fty-two numbers for which they
pay us, at the end of their year.
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NExTTUEsDAy

Is the day on which the people of this
State are to choose Congressman to repre-
sent them in the next National Congress,
which has been called to meet on the Fourth
of July. Hon. Martin +. Conway has been
put in nomination by the Republicans. and
of course will be elected. We would like
to see the man that could beat him ''or any
other man. after they had been put IN
nomination by the Republicans of Kansas !
But we sincerely hope that not a single
man will stay away from the polls just be-
cause they know Conway will be elected,
anyhow. The vote will necessarily be
light, because thousand or two of our vot-
ers have entered the United States army,
and our State Constitution provides that no
soldier shall vote. Bear this in mind, and
''every last one" Of you come out and cast
your votes We are a State, now. We
amt SIX. To- any more. Fellow citizens.
We don't want to cast asote so small in
numbers that we shall be ashamed of it.
Let every man do his duty, and his whole
duty.
GO TO THE ELECTION NEXT
TUESDAY! 40
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Privates are entitled to one ration per
day, and the officers from one to six, ac-
cording to rank. The money value of a
ration is thirty cents.
Tie ration is I of pound of bacon (; I
pounds of fresh or salt beef; 18 ounces of
bread or -four, or 12 ounces of hard bread,
or / + pounds of corn meal and at the rate
to 100 rations, of quarts of peas or beans,
or in lieu thereof 10 pounds of rice 6 lbs.
of coffee; 12 pounds of sugar quarts
of vinegar J pounds of tallow, or II lbs.
of adamantine, or pound of sperm can
dies 4 pounds OF soap, and 2 quarts of salt.
On a campaign or on marches, or on
board of transports, the ration of hard
bread (sea biscuit) is one pound. Soldiers
are expected to preserve. distribute and
cook their own subsistence. All enlisted
men are entitled to one ration a day.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-06-08

Governor Robinson did a good thing
when he vetoed ye great Manhattan Uni
versity. His veto message is to the point.
Here it is:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, May, 1861.
TO the members of the House of Repre-
sentatives: I herewith return House Bill
IS, entitled can Act to locate the State
University" without my approval.
The location purports to be made because
of certain proposed donation of land and
other property to the State. If the Univer-
sity of Kansas is to be located for such
reason, all portions of the State should have
notice, and be permitted to make proposals
also. Again, the State has no available
funds for the University, and its location is
premature. 1t will be time enough to To-
cate this institution when the endowment
can be made available, and the question can
have been fully canvassed before the people.
g. ROBINSON,
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Contributions OF SrArEs AND PEopLE.=

Contributions OF STATES AND PEOPLE
The patriotic contributions of the people
for the war during the last three weeks
amount to the immense sum of $25, 277,
600. Pennsylvania leads the column with
a free gift of 50, 100000. New York and
Ohio have each given S3.OOO,OO0; Con-
neeticut and Illinois each Sc, 600, 900; Yer
mont and New Jersey. each 100000
Maine, 81, $780, 600; Wisconsin and Rhode
Island, 100000; Iowa. 100000. The
contributions of the principal cities are
New York, S2,173, 600; Philadelphia,
S330.OOO; Boston. 1886. 600; Brooklyn,
$4,000; Buffalo. $4,000; Cincinnati,
Se80.oOO Detroit. $1,000. and Hartford,
S64, coo.
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George II. Bugbee, volunteer in Com
pany A, of Hartford, Connecticut, left the
camp at New Haven on furlough, Monday,
to visit his wife and child in Monson,
promising TO return on Tuesday at three
O'Clock. He arrived at Palmer on the nine
O'Clock evening train, but not a man could
be got to carry him to Monson. The storm
was terrific, but the soldier was bound to
see his wife and child before he left for the
wars. So he bought a lantern, and footed it
against the wind and rain to Monson, where
he arrived at midnight, drenched through.
He found his family well, and on Tuesday
morning the wife and child accompanied
him 10 Palmer, bade him farewell. and he
came in the express train to keep his word
with his captain. That's the sort of pluck
that wins campaigns.
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Official information has been received by

Official information has been received by
Gov. Robinson of the appointment of Elk
Gov Fred P. Stanton to take charge of mil
itary affairs in Kansas and New Mexico.
This is the position which Gen. Lane was
said to have had. The communication from
Secretary Cameron says "the three years
Regiment assigned to Kansas is intended
to protect the State against hostile Indians
and domestic foes.''
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1t is strange what good effect little
prompt and energetic action on the part
of the Union men has on the Secessionists.
The last Kansas City Enquirer and Star
says: sour State has not seeded, nor Civ
en- any indications of desire to secede.
She has been and still is true to the Union. >"
Only the week before, the same sheet dis
coursed as follows: ''Just so sure as sparks
fly upward-just so sure as water seeks its
level, the State of Missouri will ally her
self with the South.'' We presume the
course taken by Gen. Harvey and Frank
Blair. at ST. Louis-proving that there is
another class of people in Missouri besides
traitors-together with visions of Southern
hemp, in connection with his ugly neck,
had the effect to change the sentiments of
the editor of the Star SO very materially in
week. A few hundred Union men sta
toned at Kansas City, with arms. would
make an Abolitionist out Of McCarty in
another week.
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Henry Winter Davis made another Union
speech at large mass meeting in Franklin
square, Baltimore, on Friday evening of last
week. He denounced the municipal trail
tors of that city in no measured terms, ex-
posed the hypocrisy of the men who sup
ported the Government with half dozen
qualifications and reservations, and express
ed his opposition to Border State Confer
ences, and to Peace Conferences generally,
but especially to the former.
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Grafton Taken-.R etreat of the Rebels.
Maxy

The Ohio and Virginia troops under COM
mand of Col. Kelley, occupied Grafton, Va,
at half past O'Clock this afternoon. The
secessionists fled without firing gun.
The sixth regiment of Indiana volunteers
under the command of Crittenden, fully
armed and equipped. arrived here at P. NJ.
and passed through the city to the Little
Miami depot, and took the cars to Camp
Dennison, where they encamp for the night.
Their destination is probably Grafton. AS
the regiment passed up Fourth street, they
were greeted with enthusiastic cheers by
the immense crowds assembled.
Another Indiana regiment passed Dayton
last night going East.
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in less than six months every id
you will be in Hill Here a yo;e.I Of
the ranks called out. Three cher. ron
hill and they vera given With a m, LOT
The Parson, asionished and angry, ssI.s
what it meant. :. Oh says Billy, tbs hoeo
don't know much about Scripture. tbs Tvs
think HI is somewhere between No.;
gomery and New Orleans, and thew -.
id anxious to get down in that neigbbo,
hood j." "0t-
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From Cairo.

There is nothing authentic known in re-
lation to movements down the river from
this point, but it is certain that the force of
this place is. to be- considerably increased.
Two additional regiments are ordered here
in addition to the regiment organized in
this Congressional District. Another COM
pany of Illinois artillery, now at Spring
field, is under marching orders, and will
move in day or two. The Government
has chartered big wharf steamer which
lies here, which is capable of carrying sew
eral thousand troops and stores.
NJ. o. FIELD has gone to Cairo, authorized
to construct i've floating batteries of the
capacity of 5000 men, intended for sepa-
rate action below.
1t is reported that Col. Sherman, of
Ohio, will be appointed Quartermaster Gen
ersl.
Five more regiments have been rendered
from Western Pennsylvania.
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MARTIN F. CONWAY.

The result Of the Republican Slate Con-
vention, which met to nominate candidate
for Congress. on the ED of May, is well
known to our readers. Conway was the
successful man, he having received thirty
seven outofthe ifty-four votes of the Con-
vention. 1t is useless for US to eFend time
in writing Of the merits of Mr.. Conway
The people of Kansas know him-haye
known him intimately ever since the settle
4nent of the State. His name is conspicu-
GUS in every pagerof our varied and unfor-
tunate history. He has honorably acquitted
himself in every position in which he has
been called to serve the people. The peo-
pie of Kansas have always been Anti-Sla-
very Republican to the back bono. In this
Conway is truly representative man. In
no case has he been bribed or Influenced by
corruption or threats 10 deViate from the
straight path of Republicanism. He has
always been consistent and true. Conway
is the man for the times. No compromise
may be expected with traitors so long as We
are represented in Congress by such men.
The simple fact that more than two-thirds
of the peoples delegates were for Conway,
shows that he was their choice.
Well, we have nominated him: let US elect
him, by big vote. Let every voter be on
hand on Tuesday next. Leave your plows
and your work for a few hours and go to
the polls. 1t is more important now than
ever that every vote should be cast, because
many of our noble men have gone into the
service of the country. and are thereby de-
prived of the great privilege of exercising
the right of suffrage. and because many of
those who usually vote here went East last
season aud have not yet returned, and also
because we. are a State now, and should
make as good showing as possible.
- To THE Polls To THE Polls !!