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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-03
latest FROM NEW MEXICO.
CouNc1L GRovE. April e6, 1869.

COUNCIL GROVE, April 26, 1869.
EDIToR NEWS: The foIloGing news came
by the fridays Santa Fe mail. for which I
am under obligations t. Judge Knapp. of
New Mexico:
The Texans retreated from Santa Fe on
the 10th inst. Capt. Howard, of the regu-
lar army. took possession of the city. At
the same time, Col. Candy, with 900 regu-
lars, met the advance at Albuquerque, Can
by retiring to the east by the Sandless
Mountains. He effected junction with
Col. Paul, 500 regulars and the Colorado
regiment. at Tejera, twelve miles east of
Albuquerque. During the time of making
the junction, all the Texans passed Albu-
querque, and went twenty miles below.
The Rio del Norte is so high the Texans
cannot cross. s
Col. Carson, with 500 Mexican volun-
teers, is in Fort Craig, with plenty of pro-
visions and ammunition.
The Texans have no baggage wagons OF
any amount, and not to exceed ten rounds
Oh SIUdll-dTn 0nO hoV0 AAO
cannon powder. They must cross the Jor-
nado marching ninety miles without water J,
or be taken prisoners before they reach
| there. Al
Col. sibley. before leaving Santa Fe, sent
flag of truce to Colonels Paul and Candy,
for permit to leave New Mexico without
6ghtiDg-which of course was politely re-
| fused.
Jusan Cristobol Armijo of Albuquerque
has lost by Texans $4,000 and by the
Navajoe Indians at least $50, 900 more, in.
Guiding goods and stock. This is only
single instance in the total amount o.
plundering and robbing. The whole coun.
try has suffered by it.
Miguel Otero, late Delegate and Secretary
of the Territory, has turned secesh.
| SANFORD.
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Gen. Banks,s Division.
WASHINGTON, Ap
The following has been received at the
War Department: ~ 1"

WASHINGTON, Apru zo-
The following has been received at the
War Department: - ~st
New MARKET, Va, April &c.
To Hon. E. III. Stanton: @ aa#
Our advance is near Harrisonburg. We
have troops across the mountain, protecting
the bridges on the Shenandoah, at Almey,
and on the Surrey road. To-day we pushed
force toward Surrey.
The people were greatly alarmed at first,
on account of the reports circulated by the
rebels as to the treatment they would re-
ceive from us, but in a, few hours they be-
came quite reconciled to our presence.
There is good road to Warrenton,
twenty-five miles distant, and turnpike
to Culpepper Court House, the same dis
lance.
In several sharp skrmishes with the en-
envy, we lost three men. Jackson has aban
doned the Valley of Virginia, permanently
and is en- route for Gordonsville. by the
way of the mountains. Every day brings
it's prisoners and numerous rebel deserters.
N. P. BANKs,
Major General Commanding.
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and the entire country for fifty miles is in
undated. Craighead Point is covered With
water
s A resident of Kentucky connected with
the Government secret service returned
this morning from visit 10 the Southern
Confederacy, whittier he was sent upon a
prospecting tour, at the instanceof one of
our Generals In the field.
Reinforcements are being concentrated at
Corinth at an unexampled rate. Confeder-
ate forces are fully equal to one hundred and
fifty thousand men, and increasing 10 num-
bers rapidly.
The Confederate Congress had passed the
conscrip,ion act. add the whole country had
become a country of soldiers. Every able
bodied man between the ages of eighteen
and thirty-6ve was fastening to join the
armv of deliverance, and the Yankee devils
were expected to be ignominiously put to
fight. The issue of the coming battle was
considered doubtful.
At Corinth the great stand would be made
The last ditch is dug just outside the forti-
fcations.
The remains of Gen. A. S. Johnston, after
t living in state for two days at the City Hall,
were placed in the receiving vault OF the
st. Louis Cemetery at New Orleans, pre-
paratory to the Inauguration of magnificent
| funeral ceremonies.
In Memphis, the Confederates were con-
siderably excited concerning the defenses OF
the Mississippi, and every exertion was be-
| ing made to oppose gunboat to gunboat.
Two of these are now on the stocks, and
will be completed in week; another will
be finished in month. Those nearest com
pletio1 are the Beauregard and Arkansas,
of which the latter is iron plated; the for
mer is defended by compressed cotton bales
plated between her timbers. The thickness
of the Beauregard's sides exceeds five feet.
including the thirty inches of cotton. In
addition to the enormous engines and all
the modern appliances of gunboat architec-
ture, they are provided with enormous
rams of iron projecting some feet from the
bows, with which they expect to run down
and utterly destroy the unlucky craft that
may stand in their way.
| There are on the river between Memphis
and Fort Pillow, twelve gunboats, none oil
them, however, so formidable as those men
toned above. --..s
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Important southern News.

CAIRO, ApIlI 20.
The Memphis appeal. of the 18th, &C
knowledges the danger of the success of the
Federal fotilla. and advises the employment
of every one. black or white. for the defense
of the Mississippi. 1t advocates the con-
struction of the most approved description
of gunbosts. The fearful loss of Confeder-
ate officers in late battles is explained by the
fact that the enemy have organized bodies
of sharp-shooters. 1t urges the organiza-
ton of similar bodies of Confederates.
Since the passage Of the CONSUMPTION bill
by Confederate Congress, all males between
Is and So have joined the army. There are
no impressments. The people enter The SER
vice With zeal. Business is entirely sus-
pended except in goods needed by the army
s. A gunboat called the Arkansas is nearly
finished and plated with two thicknesses OF
railroad iron placed transversely. She is
considered match for the entire Federal
fotiIls. Another called the Beauregard, al
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Congressional.
WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON, April "a.
This morning the Senate Military Com
mittee passed upon several nominations
among those reported for confirmation was
General Shields as Major General.
Mr.. Maynard has returned from Tennes-
see and taken his seat. He declares him
self in favor of stringent con6scation act
Several other border State members will
support one.
The Senate Committee on Territories has
instructed its chairman to report bill iden.
teal with that reported to the House, or
ganizing the Territory of Arizona. One
section extends the Wilmot proviso over
every Territory now organized.
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Stuart G.. Woodford, 10 lecture uet n.
ed before the Young Mems Republican OO ~.
mittee of New York, while alluding 10 wv
bill for emancipation of slaves IN lne r.o
trict of Columbia, INDUCED IN the ioiiO"Hs
reminiscence of tie past: -,
Twenty years ago, said he, an old ana nOn'
ored man stood in bis place, q representa-,
tive of the people, aud presented petl'lon
that this national sin should be done away
The slave power rose in wrath and demand,
ed bis expulsion Ter this simple act o.
fidelity to liberty and the right OF petition
For three days, ''tbe old man eIOquen'.
single and alone. pleaded the cause not "
much of himself as of his country Su4
though they shrunk abashed from that on
est, the petition was tabled. and the NG or,
so coRed that the Shareholders felt that ny
had triumphed. Time has passed. hsp!
A. Wise, who led that attack. is 10 ot
broken hearted old man; his boy st IG:.
unto death in the same bad cause. and D ~.
self in Disgrace among people n s.I w.
served SO long. In his grave, in ios,I
loving and God-Eearing Massachusetts, !OI.
Quincy Adams sleeps. but the ngpD, ,.s.
fought has now been won. AS oar If
dent affixed his name to this new cil"~ s.il.
liberty, the angel of Mercy. long sadiy a.o.,
ing beside the lowIy bondsman in his enc" % ui
winged his glad way back to Heaven Of
the sainted patriot that at last the pray
his petition had been answered.
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From Cairo.

CAIRO, April 70.
Special dispatch to the Republican,: The
steamer Desota has just arrived here from
the feet. but brings no intelligence of the
resumption of the bombafdment Of Fort
Pillow. A few shots were fired early on
Tuesday morning. to inform the enemy that
the national fotiIla had not abandoned It's
position. Just as the Desota left, an expe-
dition was starting for the feet, consisting
of cutter from each gunboat, filed with
soldiers, on reconnaissance
It vas rumored at the feet that Gen. Cur
tiss was on the Arkansas shore, waiting fol-
the subsistence of the food, to effect juno
ton with the fotilla.
The levee has cen cut in several places
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A rumor was current here the fore part
of the week, brought by gentleman who
arrived from Lawrence, that dreadful and
bloody battle had been fought at Corinth.
and that our troops had been butchered and
taken prisoners. Everybody awaited the
arrival of Thursdays mail, expecting to
read the terrible details of the battle. But,
happily, they waited in vain. When the
arrival of the mail relieved their painful
suspense, it was found that there was no
foundation whatever for the report.
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On the result of the two battles which
are soon to be fought-if they have not al
ready been-the one al Yorktown and the
other at Corinth, Memphis, or somewhere
in that vicinity, depends the success of the
cause of our Government. At these places
the rebels are concentrating all their force
and energy, and should the tide of war turn
against them, as it has in the last battles,
their doom is sealed. These are their
last bitches. The speeches which Beaure-
gard is reported to have made to his men,
previous to going into the fight at Pitts
burg, and every circumstance goes to es-
tablish this fact. Let US beat them in these
two fields, and demoralize and break down
their army, and the next step of the Union
army will be to close in upon them, from
every quarter. We have them almost com
pletely surrounded. A victory at Memphis,
and our glorious army will soon take pos
session of the Mississippi. New Orleans
will fall, and thus will end the rebellion
in the Mississippi Valley. If Mcclellan
succeeds at Yorktown, his next step will be
to take Richmond, and according to the
best authority we can get. it will be an easy
task, as the Rebel Capital is but poorly for.
tilted. With the Mississippi Valley purgei
of the Rebellion, the Rebel Capital in oul
possession, and all the border States, the
work of bringing the rest of the rebellious
country to terms will be easily accomplish
ed. So mote it be.
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HowLING.-The secesh Democracy are
beginning TO rave and howl over the taxes
which it will be necessary to impose upon
the nation, in order to pay for the expenses
of the war. Well, gentlemen, who inaugur-
ated the war? You say it was the aboli-
tionists, or the Republicans. Did either
party engage in any act of warfare against
the Government Have they given aid
and comfort to its enemies in anv way ?
Perhaps you had better next charge them
with bombarding Sumter, for it would be
fully as truthful and consistent. Atchison
Ckonapion.
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OF these actions, eight occurring in 1861
were defeats for US, and six victories; but
since New Years day the list shows an
uninterrupted series of splendid successes
for the Union arms.
Leaving out the battle Of Pittsburg Land
ing, our losses during the war have been, in
killed, e,49O; wounded, 4.l96; prisoners,
/, 44O; total, exclusive of deaths in camp
by disease, 8,126. The rebel loss has been,
in killed and wounded, 12,429; prisoners,
90. 7O7, besides which the rebels have lost
enormous stores of provisions, not less than
three hundred cannon, and at least nine gen.
erals killed, named Bee, Barton, Garnet,
Herbert, Johnston, McCulloch, Mcintosh
Slack and Zollicoffer, besides Tilghmsn'
Buckner. Mackall and two other prisoners:
Two of their Commanders, Barron and
Hollins, are in ourrbapds. and one Buch'
anan. is reported to be dead Under tnese
circumstances it is well for the rebels to or y,
der Te Deums in their churches'-N H.
Post. i.Et
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The Nashville correspondent of the Lou
isville Journal says Johnston. Polk and
Brooks were killed in the late battle. Among
Brigadiers, Southern papers admit the loss
of Hindman, Claiborne and GLADDEN.. This
is possibly Nat. G. Claiborne, formerly OF
of Kansas City, member of the late Mis-
souri, LEGISLATURE. . ~ ri
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The Merrimac-Our late yic,o,x
FORTREss Movpon

FORTRESS MONROE, April %
"A number ef refugees from Norfolk =,
rIVeo to-day and report the Merr;mao al" {.
GosPort Navy Yard having iron shields "a At
cea over her port holes. She was exns6 pa
out in few days. Four gun bna psG ~
been launched at Norfolk and fon r'S ,l nao
beng constructed. Some of them are h,J bs
The engagement as reported above Eli.
beth City was between FIVE bunJsoI = Ii'za'
troops and the Sd Georgia regiment o% TGn
rebels lost fifteen killed anil th;-, me
wounded. OH" 'nirty-hEe
pe on bsns ps6,y armed and equipped and
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How DO YOU LIKE IT ?-This is a ques-
ton which loyal men are asking one an
other nowadays, when Kansas appoint
ments are discussed. Fred Emory, the
cold blooded murderer of Phillips, at Leav-
enworth, in 1856, is the latest one, being
appointed agon-master at Fort Leaven-
worth. A border-rufian secessionist stands
altogether the best chance for preferment
at the present time in Kansas.-Atckison
Champion.
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Good news for the people of Leavenworth
and Lawrence, aud, in fact, of the whole
State, is the announcement that the Pota-
watomie treaty has been ratified by the Sen
ate of the United States. This gives the
Leavenworth & Pawnee Railroad Company
possession of about $4,000 acres more of
the best land ia the State, and insures the
success of that enterprise beyond question.
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Gen. Sturgis is now in command of the
District of Kansas. We need not say that
this appointment does not suit the people
of the State, although all are willing to give
him the credit of being good military Off
Ger. The rub is here: He loves Slavery,
and the people hate it. There are hundreds
of negroes in Kansas. who have escaped
from slavery in our neighboring State, and
every day the negro catchers are after them.
Sturgis will undoubtedly use his influence
to aid them in recovering these contra
bands" This the people are bitterly OPP
posed to. Of course, the Administration
will appoint just such men as it sees fit, to
command this department.. or any other;
but we should think some one who could
have the confidence and cooperation of the
people would be much more efficient.
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Col. Jennison is still in the military pris-
on at st. Louis. He processes to remain in
ignorance of the reasons for his arrest and
Imprisonment. AS near as we can gather,
they are about as follows: When Slurgis
was placed in command of the District of
Kansas, Jennlson resigned, because he
would not fight under and be subject to q
superior officer who loved Slavery better
than Freedom. He made a speech, in
which he took occasion to talk pretty freely
about the appointment of pro-slavery men
to the command of district where the peo-
pie were anti-slavery almost unanimously.
The charge is, attempting to create a mu.
tiny.
This matter has created quite an excite.
ment in st. Louis, and it Is found thai
Jennison has about as many friends as hii
prosecutors. We have never been one o.
those who admired Jennison or his course
but so far We can see no good and sufficient
reason for his arrest and imprisonment.
Since the above was in type. we have
received copy of the Leavenworth Time.
containing the following ''circular' from
Gen. Sturgis. which throws some light OF
the matter We were fearful that Jeuni
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Congressional.

WASHINGTON, April "a.
In the Senate, to-day, the bill recognizing
Liberia and Hayti passed-32 against 2.
The confscation bill was considered. The
amendment limiting confscation to persons
holding Office under the Rebel Government,
was adopted-97 to IL.
The House, by vote of 80 to 81, refer
red all confscation and emancipation bills
to a committee of seven.
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WAsu1NeroN Anr;l

7lI WASHINGTON, April e5.
Correspondence n. Y. Tribune: A spe.
cial order has been issued from the War
Department. comforting upon Doctors Brown
and Alexander, and such assistant surgeons
as they may appoint. the right to ~embalm
the dead of the U. S. Army. anywhere with.
in the lines. either in camp or in the field,
and to follow up the advance of the land
forces
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BY telegram from Washington. we learn
that the President has determined upon a
change in the Navy Department. Welles
is to go overheard. We rather guess there
will be no tears shed on the receipt of this
news. Gen. Banks, Judge Davis of Illinois,
and Gov. Sprague of Rhode Island, are
mentioned in connection with the vacancy.
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The mail coach for the East started .o.;;,
this morning, on the Cut.O8 hu, Agsln
obliged to turn back, the frozen surF.oS was IS
the snow cutting the feet of the animals 81 So
severely as to prevent further progrsss
Snow is reported still full eighteen inches
deep short distance out of the CITY. Tbs
coach will make another trial to-day, after
the sun has sufficiently melted the ton crust
Colorado Republican, 1871.
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From Salt Lake.

Salt LAKE, April q.
The Indians have stolen stock from nearly
every station between Laramie and Bridger,
killed several men, burned one station, and
threatened the entire destruction of the Com
pany's property. The Mail Company. in
consequence, are concentrating their EN-
ployees and property at few stations, for
protection, and have abandoned all attempts
to carry the mail at present. -.
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From New Orleans.
WAsH1SeroN A

W ASHINHTUN, ApTlI %.
A dispatch to the Secretary of War, from.
Fortress Monroe. says the Norfolk Daybook
of the 24th has dispatch from New Or.
leans of the Esd. There had been heavy
continued bombardment of Fort jackson all
night, and it was still progressing. The
rebels in the fort are represented as cheer.
full. with faith in their ability to hold the
position.
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Advance of our Troops.

OAIKO, APFII 70.
General Mitchell's division has arrived at
Tuscumbia, and now holds possession of
the hundred miles of the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad.
Information received from Union sources
is that guns of the National forces under
Burnside probably opened on Fort Macon
Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Dispatches from Cairo say deserters from
the rebel army come into our lines at Pitts
burg, and assert that Beauregard has with
drawn a considerable portion of his force
from Corinth for the defense of Memphis.
The report is not credited.
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most completed, is a wooden bo., 49,, =.
inches OF compressed cotton placed h "sn 80
heavy tlmbers l8 inches thick. Sh tween
considered impregnable. ' Is also
At Memphis the burning of the ci,r
sun discussed. Cotton, tobacco snnI Is
ana moiasses are gathered in immensa 'ugar
on the levee, ready to be fred on ,bdp aeS
pearance of the Federal feet above tho o; aP'
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Rebel Defenses of New Orleans.

New YoRK, April "a.
The Spanish frigate Isabella Cataletto.
from Havana, 18th, has arrived.
The Havana Diario states that persons
direct from New Orleans report the rebel
defenses much exaggerated; that Fort Jack
son and Fort st. Phillips have been aband-
doned and the cannon taken away.
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The Battles Of a Year.

One year ago the 18th of April, occurred
the first action in this war. Ten thousand
rebels opened fire upon seventy loyal sol
diers in Fort Sumter. Since then there
have been fought twenty battles. besides
numerous skirmishes. The following list
will show the years work:
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Senator Lane, of Indiana, and Caleb B.
Smith, Secretary of the Interior, have both
written letters to indianapolis. stating that
the war will close in ten weeks. We fear
their prophecies will turn out like Stewards.
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A reconnaissance made towards Corinth
on the 24th ult., went within six miles oil
Corinth, but found no enemy. The i'm
preston is strong that they have evacuated
Corinth to reinforce Memphis.
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The Sixty Ninth Ohio, Col. Lewis D.
Campbell. left Cincinnati last week for the
South. They have been on duty at Camp
Denison, Columbus. The regiment is
armed with long range rifles, and Parson
Browniow is Chaplain.
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Ex-Secretary Cameron has been arrested.
at the instance of Pierce Butler. The rea-
son is not given. only the President says
necessity required it. We hope some of
his thieving operations may be exposed.
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Maj. Gen. c. F. Smith died at Savannah,
on the 18th.
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LOYALTY lEe TENNEssEE.-Emerso'.j r,s Of
eridge says that in the rural o E.v from
Tennessea. almost everywhere, 80 I'd syn.
the large towns, loyalty is the rule, s ION
psthy with the rebellion the eIcsf''''
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The telegraph agent at Salt Lake reports
all communication by overland mail stop
ped by the Indians. No particulars are
given. It is feared the telegraph line viii
be destroyed.
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Correspondents at the battle field of Shi-
lob report the work of the burial of the
dead completed. Full returns show over
six thousand killed, of whom 400 were
rebels.
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The new gunboat Port Royal has been
put in commission, at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard, under command of Lieut. Geo. w.
Morris. whose gallant conduct on board the
Cumberland will be recollected.
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Messrs. S. F. Rowland d Co., at the
Continental Iron Works, Green Point, have
already laid the keels for three more marine
batteries similar in construction to the Mon
itor, though much larger. In very few
days, not less than 100 hands will be en-
ployed in the construction of these batter
les. Each battery will be furnished with
two turrets each, to have guns of the heav-
lest caliber. They will be of much create,
power than the Monitor, and calculated fol-
ocean purposes.
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1t is reported that General Burnside has
received proposals from the Governor of
North Carolina, for the surrender of the