The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-01-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Mo- says O0tacnm6uG Oh OeH. nelly
forces. commanded by Col. Duuning, Of
Ohio, left Romney on the night of the 7th
at 12 O'Clock, and attacked the rebels 1000
strong at Blue Gap. east of Romney. at
daylight. The rebels were completely rout-
ed with loss of Is killed, two pieces of can
non, wagons, tents, and 60 prisoners. Our
loss, none.
N. A. Hall and Thos. L. Price, of Mis-
souri,, have been elected to Congress to fill
vacancies caused by the treason of John B.
Clark and John W. Reid.
The Pennsylvania Legislature met on the
9th. Gov. Curtin's message shows bal
ance in the treasury of one million dollars
on the 3Oth of November, including $780,
900 received from the United States on &C.
count of war expenses. The message is
devoted to the war and banking.
The following is the only item Of inter
est from specials" On the repeated re-
ports of pickets, on the night of the 7th
inst, that trains were continually arriving
from Manassas, at Drainesville, orders
were given by Gen. Hancock that the di-
visions of Sens. Mccall and Smith, with
Ayers and Motifs batteries, and twenty
FIVE wagons, should make reconnaissance.
At daybreak $4,000 men started accord
ingly, with two days rations and forty
rounds of cartridges. A march of FIVE miles
failed to discover the enemy. Fifty wagon
loads of forage only rewarded the expedl-
ton.
Gen. Fremont has been before the War
Committee, and read an elaborate paper in
vindication Of his course in Missouri.
The great expedition has embarked from
Cairo. Gems. McClernand and Paine COM
mand the forces from Cairo, Gems. Smith
and Wallace those from Paducah, the whole
under Gen. Grant.
A bill will soon be reported by the Com
mittee on Ways and Means for the estab-
lishment of branch mint at Denver.
Johnson and Polk, Rebel U. S. Senators
from Missouri, were lately expelled.
The case of Stark, of Oregon, came up in
the Senate. After much discussion mo-
lion to amend the resolution so as to allow
Stark to take the oath, was lost-Yeas 8,
nays 80. The vote was then taken to send
credentials to Committee on Judiciary; car
ried-Yeas %. nays IL.
A skirmish occurred at Silver creek. be-
tween Rolla and Springfield, in which a
large number of Rebels were routed, and
their camp entirely destroyed.
The st. Louis Republican has dispatch
from Rolla. saying that two Rebel captains
and seventeen privates were taken in that
neighborhood.
News from the South via Cairo says the
Federal troops landed at Biloxi, Mississippi,
Dec. 31st, and captured the place, contain
ing several hundred Rebel troops, two can
non and munitions of war. Butler was
expected to capture all towns on the coast.
The Confederates were much excited.
The gunboats Essex and St. Louis went
down the river, on the 10th, toward Column
bus. They were attacked by the Rebels
gunboats; after a brisk engagement the
Rebels retired behind the batteries at Col
umbus.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary have
reported against expelling Jesse D. Bright
six TO one.
The prospect of an immediate advance Of
our army from Cairo has caused much JOY
throughout the West.
Burnside's expedition started from Hamp-
ton Roads on the 9th.
The Cairo correspondent of the st. Louis
Republican, says: 1.-The great expedition is
ready to start. All the soldiers and veg.
ons have embarked on steamers, which will
leave as soon as the fog clears up. The feet
will ascend the Tennessee river, but its fnal
destination is not known. A large body Of
cavalry will start at the same time from
Birds Point, and go through Kentucky,
where they viii join the main army
Col. Sam. Colt. the pistol man, died a
Hartford, on the 9Th.
tits settled that Gen. Jim Lane is to hav,
command OF an army of so, 900 men to pen
strase South from Fort LeaEenyorth. HI