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summons.
DISTRICT COURT3
LYoN COUNTY, KANsAs.
John Terrell, PPf
We.
Elijah Yeakly


Mary Ann Weakly. Defts.
T1IJAH Weakly AND MARY ANN
u Weakly, non-residents of Kansas, win
take notice, that John Terrell. of the County Of
Lyon, in the State of Kansas, did. on the 9Th day
of August, A. D. 1852, file his petition and
an affidavit for an order of attachment, in the
District Court of Lyon County, Kansas, against
the said Eli ali Weakly and Mary Ann Weakly,
defendantss setting forth that the said defendants
gave mortgage to Wesley Thompson, on the
northwest quarter Of section number twenty -four
(24), in township number eighteen (l8). of range
number ten QO), east of the sixth principal me-
ridian, in said County of Lyon, to secure the pay
ment of $500 and interest thereon from the 23d
day of March, AID. 1860, according to two certain
Promissory notes referred to in said mortgage.
made by said Eli ali Weakly to the said Wesley
Thompson, and assigned by said Wesley Thomp-
son to said John Terrell, plaintiff; and praying
that judgment may be rendered for said sum of
$500, and interest from March 23d, 1860, and
that said premises may be sold to pay the same,
and that execution may issue, for the balance
a nd the said Elijah Weakly and Mary Ann Yeak-
ly are notified that lot number eleven (1I), block
number eighty three (s3), lot number nine (9),
block number thirty-seven (37), and lot number
two (2) block number one hundred and three 1O3),
in the town of Americas, were, on the 18th day
of August, A. D. 1862, seized, by an order of at
tachment issuing from said District Court, as
your property, and are now held to satisfy the
judgment of said court in said case. And the
said Elijah Weakly and Mary Ann Weakly are
further notified that they required to appear
and answer said petition on or before the 10th
day of October next, or the same will be taken
as true, and Judgment rendered accordingly, and
said property will be sold, and the proceeds ap-
piled to the payment of the same.
Dated 5th day of August, A. D. 1862.
JOHN TERRELL.
By PLUMB WILSON, his Attorneys.
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Good News for the People /!
Chronic Gases TREATED.

T WISH it to be understood by my patrons and
i the community generally that viii pay par
ticular attention to the treatment of CHRoSIo DIS
EASES OF ALL KINDS, ON SoREs, SoRE ExEs, and all
eruptions of the skin. Also, particular attention
paid to diseases OF 'women.and children.
have had many years experience in the treat
ment of these diseases at the West, accompanied
with universal success and respectfully solicit the
patronage Of the public.
ll5 J.F. NEWTON. M. D.
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Notice to take Depositions.

Notice to take Dispositions.
STATE OF KANSAS.
In THE DIsrRIcr CoURr, LYON COUNTY
Lyman Allen and John Gilmore
Partners doing business as
"AlieR j. Gilmore"
Plaintiffs,
A. H. Shurtleff and NJ. A. Morse,
Partners doing business as
"Shurtleff & Morse,
Defendants.
TFNHE defendants will take notice that on the 5th
L day Of September, A. D. 1862, the plaintiffs
above named viii take the dispositions of John
Gilmore, and sundry witnesses, to be used as evil
dence the trial of the above cause, at the Office
of Douglas, in the State of Kansas, between the
hours of eight o'clock m. and six o'clock p. m :,
of said day; and that the taking of the same will
be adjourned from day to day, between the same
hours, until they are completed.
PLUMB d WILSON,
51-3 ISL Att'ys for Plaintiffs
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Summons,

Summons.
Ellen Catterson } District Court, Lyon county,
Va. Kansas.
John L. CattersonS DIVORCE.
TOHN L. PATTERSON, of Lawrence, In the
= county of Douglas, and State of Kansas, is
notified that Ellen Catterson did, on the 9Th day
of July, A. D. 1862, file her petition in the Office
of the Clerk of the District Court of said county
of Lyon and State of Kansas, charging the said
John L. Catterson with willful absence from said
plaintiff for than one year last past, without
provocation the part of said plaintiff and ask
ing that she may be divorced from the said John
L. Catterson-which petition will stand for hear
ing at the next term of said court
Dated this 18th day Of July, 1862.
ELLEN CATTERSON.
247-53 $7.60l By P. B. PLUMB, her Attorney.
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Summons.
District Court, Lyon County,
State of Kansas.

Jonathan 6arrlS
agst. D;o+r;o+ c,o,,u+ r,o,, c,,,,,.,.
iin@ny State of Kansas.
HENRY TIFFANY and ALCINA TIFFA-
IL NY, formerly of the State of Kansas, but
now of the State of Wisconsin, will take notice
that Jonathan Harris has commenced civil ac-
ton against them in the above entitled court, to
recover the sum of one hundred and ninety nine
dollars and thirty seven and one-half cents, with
interest thereon at the rate of twenty five per cent
per annum, from the the 18th day of July, A D.
1860, together, with the further sum Of ten per
cent. upon said amount of principal and interest,
as attorneys fees; and also for decree of fore
closure and sale of the following lands and tene-
ments, situated in said county of Lyon, to wit:
The southeast quarter of section number seven
%, in township number nineteen Q9l, Of range
number eleven q -, east of the sixth principal
meridian; and said defendants are further mott
fed that, unless they answer demur to said
plaintiffs petition, herein filed. on or before the
18th day of September, A. D. 1862, the same will
be taken true, and judgment rendered accord
ingly.
JONATHAN HARRIS.
247-53 $l2.4Ol By P. B. PLUMB. his Attorney.
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w A r M LETTINGS
HON. THOMAS EWING.
Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court,
Will address the citizens of
LYON AND MORRIS COUNTIES.

On the present condition of the country, and the
duty of enlisting for the War, at the following
times and places
NEOSHO RAPIDS,
On Friday, August 22d, at two o'clock p. M.
EMPORLA,
Saturday, August 23d, at two o'clock p. m.
AMERICUS,
Saturday evening, August 23d, at seven o'clock.
COUNCIL GROVE, MORRIS CO.,
Monday, August 25th, at ten o'clock q. m.
Let there be general turn out.
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r. l.. FRAZER,
Matchmaker and Jeweler,

DEALER in Watches, Clocks, Fine Jewelry,
- Silver and Plated Ware. Revolvers, Fancy
Goods, and Yankee Notions, Eldridge House
Lawrence, Kansas. 81
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SheriFs Sale.
STATE OF KANSAS,(
COUNTY OF LYON.

TTNHE plaintiffs, as above entitled, are hereby
i notified that, by virtue of an execution, t.
me directed and delivered, issued out of the
Supreme Court of the State of Kansas, I will, on
Saturday. the 10th day of August, a. D. 1862,
between the ht urs of ten o'clock q. m. and four
o'clock p. m, of said day at the door of the Court
House, in the town of Emporia, county and State
aforesaid, offer at public sale, to the highest bid
der, for cash in hand, all of the right title and in
terest of the above-named plaintiffs in and to the
following described real property, to wit: The
northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Sec
ton number thirty three (33), in township num-
Der nineteen 19), of range number twelve Q2),
east of the sixth principal meridian-the above
property being situate and lying in the county
and State aforesaid, said property being levied
upon and to be sold as the property of the above
named plaintiffs.
Dated at the Sherif's Office, this 18th day of
July, A. D. 1862.
247-52 SO JAMES B, COX, Sheriff
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Administrative Notice

AU1u1U4SG16G114 NUG4C0
NOTICE is hereby given, that letters of ad-
IN ministration upon the estate of WAL
TER B. DAVIS, deceased, have been granted
to me by the Lyon County Probate Court, bearing
date the fourth day of August, eighteen hun.
dred and sixty-two. All persons having claims
against said estate required to exhibit them
to me for allowance within one year from
the date of said letters or they may be precluded
from any benefit of such estate; and if said claims
be not exhibited within three years from the date
of said letters, they will be forever barred.
HARRIET N. DAVIS,
Admin istratrix of Walter B. Davis, deceased.
August 9, 1862. 25I-3 1920.
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Attachment Notice

Attachment Notice.
H. D. Shepard
vs..
Henry Jacoby. }
Before J. @. W. Stinson, Esq, Justice of The Peace
in and for Waterloo TOsOnship, Igor Co, Kansas.
ON the 18th day of July, A. D. 1862. said JUS
" tice of the Peace issued On order of attach
ment in the above action, for the sum of twenty
nine dollars and ffty-three cents.
51-3* 81. d. SHEPARD, Plaintiff.
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Fast Mail & Express Line
LAWRENCE AND EMPORIA.
I'M ONE DAYI

PASSENGERS leaving Emporia on Tuesdays,
L Thursdays and Saturdays connect at Law
renee in stages, IN time for the boats at Leaven-
worth-making st. Joseph "sure'' on Wednesday,
Friday and Monday nights, and in time for ex
press trains East.
THROUGH TICKETS AT LAWRENC E
FOR ALL POINTS.
Connected with tle above is an EXPRESS
All packages or freigh must be marked
CARE ENFoRIA & LEWRENcE ExPREss LINE
when they viii be forwarded without delay.
Goods can be ordered from Leavenworth and
delivered at Emporia in FOUR DAYS, with col
lection if necessary.
flick ESKRIDGE,
2s7 Agents at Emporia.
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Notice Of Publication.

246-52 sll.6Ol By P. B. PIuMB. his AT
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By PLUMB WILSON, his Attorneys.
5I-7 $I420
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lob PRINTING. OF every description, neatly
q and promptly executed, sc the NEws OSvIOE.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-05-16

The Richmond correspondents Il tho Charles
ton Mercury says, Bnder date sjhs 83s
The President declares there S not the sight
est hope of foreign intervention The folly OF
his naval pOGty hacks im Nj Mallory n.
tended to startia the country by visiting Norfolk
but was unable TO leave his bad His friends
say he is overwhelmed with grief and gout at tn.
loss Of New Orleans his enemies say he keeps
his bed because he loves it, and because ne finds
the seclusion of the sheets very comfortable I'
is suggested that inasmuch as his whole navy g..
gone, it wOuid not be amiss III him TO resign saI
and take gp his bed and walk lis Office as
Mr.. Davis clerk Of the navy. is gone
Reported that & plan is on tJot O. sink the
Patrick Henry, Jamestown, and other vessels i1i
the channel at Norfolk, burn tke Virginia and
the uncOmpeted guuhOats, burn the city and
navy yard, and give M the place to the enemy.
While this is only reliable rumor, II is
perhaps probable that it viii be attempted
If Banks Is not careful, he will get drubbed
by Ewell ami Jackson It was said in town
last night that Jackson had been whipped
good sign in these days, when unfsvorable
reports always precede favorable results.
There is at least prospect, and only pros
pect, that the city river will be bOckadcd against
gunbOats. A committee OF practical mea have
taken the matter in hand, with the determination
to give the wOrlImen NO peace until the thing is
done, and well done. Yesterday, OF The day be-
fore, this C0mmittse manifested the first symp-
tom yet exhibited in this CITY Of common sense,
by visiting the river in person They found only
twenty men at work The engineer in charge
said he could get no more men. because Mr. MAJ
lery had them all employed. This has been reu-
edied, but not until the facts Of the case were
laid before the President By special dcputatiou
Of the city council. People must stir. General
Rendolphs health Is feeble. Weather brilliant
and warm
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The War Department, nad the Press.


From the New YORK Times, Aprl y
Our Washington correspondent give; fresh
and highly characteristic illustration of the mod.
in which the Secretary o War exercise. hi, ii,nr-
| tions as military censor. On Sunday last the
| President accompanied by Secretaries Chase
and Stanton, visited Aquia Creek with a view
to acquaintinC themselves wish the state OF
things at that important point. noszIbIr s, eq IN
decide upon tue propliety Of Gen Mcdowell
/ prosecuting hl. advance Our corresDorisr.
| thinking no evil Of this necessary journey carried
! his statement Of ths 'act as in duty bound. To-
the telegraph office and i5Jt il for transmission
! to the Times Tbs dispatch was mover sent but
through another agency there " Us sent brief re
port IL which, sagardles- u truLh rh- visit was
transferred % saturday aud the supposed 5ujum
OF Sunday travel escaped Et the cost g- Cu 0tICial
lie
For the public 10 understand Lba .eTaUOus
despOtism exercised by lHa War Department
since Mr. Stanton became its chle-. and -1c pa
uence with which the press hs5 submitted 90 iaa
capIce, = chapt-- stlli Ul.....-4. Co.,. alst0 =t7
OF which are preserved VIII Havo to be printed
| one Jt tHso" days Tho enJITe mAcm2nry 81 tfe
CJds inE5nt1i loI french Iut'"HaisH Ytta-. 1aa
imperial Tsg.mo, aas 5o1u imported -ui applied
to the 4mSa iean press Wurlu.s are givcA 20
the solemn JnIaSeoioSy @. g p3L-u 2t-11. 1l-
peHntendeu's o. ponce HPFefi ln Tie rooms ai
the editor t. reaa hlla i4IIsl L--.es .Aat any
announcement OF military ehssae,og discovered
in his paper, viii consigE lin a- once o. fDrt
Lsraystt5, aHt expose lls establishment 90 cyu-|
hscation. iGe most rivel reference TO 90 pa sut
projectiIe, the 5aaug VI giuH--, 1- GHe iep6S-
ture Of IA FIRE enyia7 1sau sl.o city sa miss .a-
military, naval or c,v,r-.-irl-u,rs 600 usigaih
cant TO attract the Eoli's Of the person exercising
editorial slperyislOH-Hey,E sti.s o. attract hat
OF the iuquisiuve secretary aud 90 iunur bis c-u-
sure and monaco.
Correspondents sent with the several divisions
of the army ere subjected 20 q similar rule of|
terror They are caught, and. AS lf they were
traitors, compelled to take tie oath Of .lagiaucc
and 10 sign parole obHging them 20 refrain
from sending in their letters anticipati9us Of
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Arrested for Lying.

From the Knoxville Register sth,
a man named J B Cummings has been ar
rested by the military authorities and committed
to prison in this city for circulating false rumOrs
in BlOunt county. calculated 60 create panic
The rumOrs were 20 the effect that the Federals
had taken Cumberland Gap, were within five
miles of Knoxville, and were expected to have
possession Of this city every hour. If all the di
vulgers of false news were taken up, we should
have to greatly enlarge our prison acc0mmoda-
tions. 1DPr0D0s TO this subject, .Ea Petersburg
Express has Uuearthed The following biz Of his
tory.
Ia 1862, the " Grand Assembly Of Virginia,
then in session, at James Ciy,' enacted the
following law for the proper punishment Of the
" divulgers of false news: :"
WHEREAS, Many busy and idieheaded people
doe forge and divulge false rumOrs and reports
to the CRATE disturbance Of the peace and quiette
of his majasties lege person in this colony:
Be 1t enacted, That what person or persons
soever shall fore and divulge such reports tend
ipg to the trouble of the country, shall be, by
the next Justice of the peace, sent tor, and bound
over to the next county court where if he pro
duce not his author, he shall be fud tCO thousand
pounds of tobacco Cor les5}, if the court think
ftt to lessen lit, and besides, give bond fOr lbs
behavior, if lit appears to the court thai he dd
malici0usIy publish ~ and iEv7ntitt"
Such a laTI at this time, Or one similar 70 it
would rid rs Of the thousand false aud essEge,
ated reports, that e!most daily reach rs People
would believe one another then for the fear OF G
heavy penalty would compel each one 10 sp5aH
nothing but the truth
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OREgEARK.

Died. at Brownsville Arksnsss, on the SIT Of Apd
last at quarter past eleven oeIoeS 4. 81, DAVID y
MUsEOE, OF Hickory wytLs, Tennessee, ot the age o.
Eixty-four years and eleven days
At the time Of his death the above notice iHmatss
8Ir. lIuuroe Wa absent from his hom- he was on
visit TO his three Arkansas when he seized
with pneumonia of which be died The affective event
took place when he far from his wife and daughter
but his three sons surrounded his bed lia affection
and care, watching over him with unwesried sssiduty
during the two weeks Of his sickness manestug that
anxiety and tender sympathy that is felt only by loving
children for a Kind parent.
Mr. AIunros moved to the State Of Tennessee in 1896
and resided in it to the time of his death Exra7agans
eulogy those who are gone we would avoid, but sim
pie justice demands that those whose circle his absence
leaves aching yoid shall honor his memory by csim-
ing FOR him his due-he was an honest man. If
When our soul shall leave this dwelling
The glory Of one tair and viTtuous action
Is above all scutcheOus on the tomb,
Or sHken banners over it,
Then an honest life is the proudsst title ef the deal
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SCHOOL VIsITORs.-On Saturday, the 7th Of
june the annual election takes place for visitors Of tbs
common schools The education Of cur youth is sub
ec second to none in importance Memphis has gre al
dssti1y before IT, Let the intelligence OF its ctssns'
down to he poor st. make them equal to the position
their city has occupy Intelligent Esel'iniOrmed'
moral a1d abiding citizens tho proudest ie7ve
of the republic and the diffusion of education By means
Of cosr schools is the best means e securing those
objects Where education is general, he chu-ch IS
living and influential Institution. With schools hled
with pupils ard churches conducted y men Of wide
information and Jealous piety, may rely upon having
citizens Of q high character. Let the various wGEds
select good ard earnest men as school visitors.
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River News and srcpnnbOa, HusiHs-.


The river Is still falling. The weather was
very warm yesterday The Cadot left for Arbsnsa,
river ana the Sterling Price FOR the point. The
Sovereign Hill and Milton Brown all arrived from be
low The pretty Rose Douglass is the boat for tie
Arkansas river this evening Travellers Tor White and
Little Red rivers viii have opportunity leave this
evening on tbe popular boat Eliza G..--The follow
ing itsng we copy from the ST. Louis Republican OF
May 5th
The river a. this point is rlsng sgaiu.-.-Iu forty
eight hours ending at ten O'Clock A. NJ yesterday, the
river twelve aud three inches and WAS then
twenty seven feet and threequarter inches above
low mark in December l5oJj thirteen tuet one
and threeduarer inches below high watermsrk in 1854
and ys feet and hresquarsrs Of an inch below the city
jgerix The river as still rising at dark last even
ing. There was no drift floating last evening and the
swell may not amount to much more The Illinois
river is tling slowly from Lsselle TO the mouth.
mDer Mississippi is reported rising from St. Paul
The missouri river was reported tSing Oy the
last The weather is fde and cool for the
SON. Business on ths IeTee is brisk Government
transportation IS going OF brsAy b usual several
boats are now loading tor Tennessee river.
The Platte Valley had very good TIP OF produce
and a large number OF passengers from New Madrid
Capt fr.uH was In command ana >. Js"eu wilcox
The following is list OF s,s amers known to be at
New Orleans at latest dates Ibervilie Hins Ar
cadia, JOHN W ash, Petocis Magnolia Anna Psrritt
Disua Ela No. 5 Laf5urchei l. W. Roberts, Laure!
Hill Golden Age Al2nzo ChLd, s. da4[, Sale Robin
son Morning Light Empire Parish, Natchez " Burton
General Mary i, J. NJ Sharp FTdlc National Prince
Of Wales Ferd Keulet Milton Rslf Bee Cen, Beau
regard Music Homer, Col. Terry.
The steamer Robert Campbell Is receiving Tor the
mountains aud leaves fer Fort Benton GGc Gold Enss
ami way points Saturday the Osh or May O'Clock
CIyCINSATI May 5-Tha Commercial OF Saturday
nos the following items relating 20 river matters along
the Ohio
Here the river Is not falling rapidly as it has the
last few having fallen only - inches IN the last
u hours There is stl plenty Of water in the channel
u oil poats for the largest 3uziness on the
syee Yesterday quite brisk ther3 being cousi iera-
n all
10 Tennessee river Of government property Ian
caster 10 left last evening for the Tsnnessee river IL
charge ut @ sanitary commission from northern OHIO
Der Of surgeons and nurses board We understand
hg Tycoon leaves tns i.s0n in charge OF the
sanitary commission OF this city, supplies can
be placed on bOsrd-..The Ben Frank lin in yes
teray from Nashville and discharged considerable cot
ton and tobacco. She unOsdad Of her cargo at
Iouisyille The City Of Memphis ready 10 leays
for Cairo last evening ct daTk--0sg Of sucA uge pro
portions she attracted considerable attention while here
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SPECIAL ORDERS No. $40.
HEADQL AkTERS.
MEMPHIS Nav 10 1852

HLADQLAkIEhS- {
MEMPBIs May TO- 1862
TNHE following order in compliance with orders from
General Beauregard, is published for the informa
. ion Of the public
The Civil Governor and Provost Marshal viii arrest
al persons who refuse take Confederate money In all
ordinary business transactions No mere sabterluge
the per Of the person persons refusing, will suffice 70
screen the offender from the penalties Of this order.
IL Banks, bsnkiug houses and all Incorporated
paues hereby required 10 take Confederate notes
currency ia the transaction OF their business.
III All perOu5 viii distinctly understand that nothing
IN the least degree calculated edit the operations
Cf The Government will be tolerated treated any
thing else than WHIST u is, DIsLOYALTY.
" 4 ugid CON plauCe with this order Is expected and
II VIII be yi.yl-uIly ana promptly enforced
BY command of THOS Il ROSSER,
Colonel Commanding Post
.Omcilll THos. NJ CRowDER-
mli-lw ACtng Post Adjutant.