The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1862-08-23
Kansas News.

Leavenwortn city has been under
martial law. Every able-bodied man
has been enrolled, and drilling is prac-
ticeo every afternoon, the stores being
closed. The citizen soldiery are under
orders 10 be ready at a moments no.
tice to assemble for active duty. This
is encouraging.
Gen. Blunt has dismissed the court
martial in the case Of officers Of the
Indian Expedition. and replaced them
in their respective commands. This
restores Col. Weer 1t is surely no
time now for discord among our forces.
The horses belonging to Gen. Craig S
command at Fort Laramie re reported
by the Union to have been stampeGed
and driven off, BY whom is not stated
and no particulars are given.
L. Campbell and Eli Hopkins. of
Shawnee Co., were arrested by the
military few days since. The latter
was Immediately released, the former
seems to be TOO deeply uspected.
The Office of the Marysville Gazette,
we learn, was on Sunday last. complete
ly demolished by party of soldiers
stationed there. 1t is reported that Of
fence was taken at an article denuncia-
tory Of Gen. Lane. The type. cases,
etc., were scattered promiscuously
through the streets-7mes.
The amount of land given to the State
Of Kansas by act Of Congress. and now
selected and located by the agent ap-
pointed for that purpose. is $50. ego
acres. Ofthis aggregate SOC, 900 acres
are for internal improvements: for a
State University 10000; for State
Buildings. 6.4O0; with l9 salt springs.
As ,O8O, and the remainder for or in lieu
of sundry matters.
The rebels have been making no Sc
cret Of their designs upon Leavenworth.
Very we'll, that is a sure indication
that their develish in,ents just now are
another way. When they are ready
for Leavenworth they will probably talk
of something else. But they have a
longing desire to capture the metropo-
lis Of Kansas. and will do SO, if any op-
pcrtuni,y offers. Leavenworth's only
safety is in thorough preparation for
any emergency. Ii thus fortified, she
is safe.
EThe fight at Lone Jack appears
to have been quite an affair. Eight
hundred of our men we're surrounded
by 5000 rebels, whom they fought
desperately. for a length Of time. until
200 were killed. wound ed and missing
Two cannon were lost but not until
they were spiked. The enemy were
commanded by Quantrell. Hays. Hughs
and Coffee; the Federals by Phillips
and Crittenden. Foster, a meritoriOus
officer, was MORALLY wounded.
Hundreds Of guerrillas have been
driven out of Northern and Southern
Missouri. and have congregated in the
neighborhood Of Kansas City. Old
residents were seen in that city yester-
day, who had not been there since the
battle of Lexington /; and they came
back jubilant and defiant.
On Saturday the rebels attacked four
companies of Union soldiers at Lone
Jake, 80 miles south west of Kansas
City, aud killed or captured all-laking
800 stand Of arms aud two guns. We
have not learned that there was any
,reachery in this case. as happened so
recently at Lexington.
A large force under Gen. Blunt. from
Fl. Scott. will reach Jackson county
before this is seen by our readers.
We are at liberty to state that an e.rten-
size and combined military Increment as
nor being made on The rebel army so re-
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