The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-10-26
NEWS ITEMS.

10 manassas. Ihey call that their UiOfdlLafs
and think no power can ever drive them
from there.
- The retreat of Ben. McCulloch from
Missouri was understood at Richmond to
have been made in obedience to the order Of
the Arkansas Military Board. Great dis
satisfaction was manifested at "this injudi-
cious and untimely interference
= The town of Richmond. Rhode Isl
and, gives each unmarried man $50, and
each married man $50, who enlists in the
army from that town.
The Boston lodge of Odd Fellows.
No. 25. at late meeting. voted to invest
$500 of their funds in the Government
loan.
= Gov. Curtin authorizes the announce
ment that Pennsylvania has already a suffi-
cent number of regiments to meet all re-
QUESTIONS made by the National Govern
ment, and that they are being filed as rap
idly as could be desired.
~ = We see it stated that it is probable all
the volunteers from Pennsylvania, for some
time to come, will be ordered into service
either in Kentucky or Missouri. The AL
bany, n. Y, Statesman also announces that
the Peoples Ellsworth regiment. rendez-
voused in that city, is under orders for
Missouri, and will depart on Thursday.
Col. Stryker, the commander of this regi-
ment, is one of the old Chicago Zouaves.
We learn that the bridge over the
Platte river. on the H. & St. 10. Railroad,
which fell recently, has again been repaired
and trains are now passing oyer it.
= The ships of the great Naval Expedi-
ton have all sailed from New York. No
one except the President, Gen. Scott, and
the Secretary of War, knows its destina-
ton.
- The telegraph has been completed to
Salt Lake. and Brigham Young sends dis
patch over the wires that Utah has not Sc
ceded, but is for the Union.
The Albany Journal claims that New
York has now in the field, or ready for
mastering in, 81, 1889 men. The balance of
her quota, 100, 900, will soon be raised in
the ranks.
- The Chicago Tribune hopes that Treas
ury Notes will take the place. of ordinary
bank bills and anticipates that the best re-
suits will follow from their general circula-
ton.
= The venerable Thos. Wilder, the foun-
der of Odd Fellows, died very suddenly at
Baltimore on the 10th inst.
= Mr.. Coffin, Indian Agent. has just ar
rived at Washington from this State, and
reports that Gen. Lanes brigade is in fine
condition, and confident of its ability to
keep the rebels out Of Kansas. -
= The rebel generals are said to have
suspended all operations now on the line of
the Potomac. The n. Y. Sunday Times |
says they have only one thing more to do
now to crafty US exceedingly sus-
pend themselves.
- The New Hampshire quota of troops
is now full That State is the first which |
has completed her levy of troops under the
Presidents requisilion.
- The Indian agent for New Mexico has
just arrived at Washington direct from that
Territory. All the principal men of the
Nayajoe Indians came to Santa Fe and made |
a treaty Of peace with the Government, with
the exception of those of Arizona. where
small force of Texans have possession
through the treachery of Col. Loring. The
Federal force there under Col. Candy, who |
commands that military Department, is |
from 1900 to 1900. The citizens have rails
ed three full regiments. Mr.. Stock reports |
the people as loyal to man. The object
of the rebels is represented as being to seize |
Government stores rather than conquer the |
country. There were no disturbances on
the plains, and when Mr.. Stock was passing |
over them, the Indians were in the best /
possible humor from the fact of their re- !
ceiving presents.
The Montreal Herald says there have
settled in Montreal, as refugees" from the |
United States, gentleman from Florida, a
banker from New York with 5o,OOO), |
and two others, men of means and proper
ty- They seek (adds the editor) to be nat
uralized as British subjects.
= Secretary Cameron, accompanied by
Adjutant General Thomas, has recently Wis
tied Gen. Fremont, at the request of the |
President, TO examine the condition of af- |
fairs in this Department, and he now pro-
fesses himself highly gratiied at the con-
dition of Fremont's army.
= Col. a. c. Davis. of Wyandott. for
merly Attorney General for the Territory of
Kansas, under Buchanan, is at Syracuse,
No. He has received authority from Gen.
Fremont to raise a regiment of cavalry. !
He has already seven hundred men. |