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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-24
A Fight at Pennington.

The following is just received at head.
quarters:
Army of the Mississippi, near FARMING.
ton, May 9-To Gen. Halleck The eremy
10000 strong drove in our pickets beyond
Pennington and against the brigade the fur.
Their side of the creek in front of nv csmn
The brigade held its own FIVE hours, until
finding themselves pressed in front and on
flank, and that l could not sustain them
without crossing the creek with my whole
force, which contrary to your orders would
have drawn on a general engagement |
withdrew to this side in good order. The
conduct of the troops was excellent, and the
withdrawal was made by them very reluc.
family. The enemy made demonstration
TO cross, but abandoned the movement. Our
loss is considerable, though cannot yet tell
how great. The enemy, being much exer-
cised, suffered severely. The enemy's bat
teries were completely disabled, and his in
fantry line driven back several times by my
command eager for an advance.
JOHN Pope, Maj. Gen.
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From Pittsburg Landing.

PADUCAH, May l2.
Special to the Chicago Journal: The
steamer City of Alton arrived here yester-
day from Pittsburg Landing, having on
board 400 sick and wounded Illinois troops
Gov. Yates was also on board. The corpse
of Major Appleton, of Polo, Ogle county,
Illinois, was on board. In the death of
Major A. the country has lost brave and
most estimable citizen.
Flying reports in relation to the army at
Corinth are In constant circulation, but we
can hear of nothing that is considered re-
liable. There was quite skirmish, that
resulted in the gobbliDg up of FIVE compa-
MES of Michigan cavalry. It was in this
skirmish that Major Appleton was killed.
Deserters from the Southern army are
daily coming here. delivering themselves
up and voluntarily taking the oath of ailegi-
ance. Those that come 10 at this post are
mostly from Graves county. y. and
Walker county, Tenn.
An old chap named Anderson Irving,
near Smitbland. was sent in day or two
since under guard, charged with harborin2
disloyaI sentiments. He bad taken the
oath. but it appears that bis old black rebel
heart had not undergone any change. When
asked if be had taken the oath, he replied !:
'Yes, took an oath to support the Con-
stltution, but never took an oath to support
any Cd id Abe Lincoln Government
he said he should say what he pleased,
though halter was round his neck.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-24
--latest from New Orleans.

We have advices from New Orleans up
to Saturday morning, II O'Clock Gen.
Butler had taken the St. Charles Hotel for
his headquarters, and the Evans House, on
Poydras street, had been converted into an
hospital. The Jackson Railroad depot was
taken possession OF Saturday morning, about
twenty five minutes past II O'Clock Fed
eral pickets had been extended out as far as
the crossing of the Jefferson and Jackson
Railroads. -Four gunboats and one trans
port started for Baton Rouge on Saturday
morning at 9 O'Clock.
When they had gone some sixteen miles
from New Orleans, small boat was sent
ashore, and section of telegraphic wire,
from post to post, was cut, SO that the line
could MT be operated without putting IN new
wire. Up to the time our infol mant left,
II O'Clock Saturday morning, only seven
full Federal regiments had been landed in
New Orleans. The last train of cars from
Jackson went down to ''Kenner's'' on sun
day, and our informant states that it was
understood that no train would hereafter be
permitted to go down further than Prairie, -
some twenty miles from the city.
All the prisoners in our forts and on the
gunboats had been paroled, except alone the
commander of the Louisiana, who after the
forts had surrendered, cut loose that boat,
set her on fire, and let her drift down the
stream to certain point, where she blew up
and disappeared from mortal vision. For
this act, after the surrender was made he was
sent to New York.
Vast quantities of molasses, sugar and
cotton were destroyed. Only eighty bales
of cotton could be found in the city, and that
belonged to an Englishman, and was not
destroyed. Provisions are represented as
more plentiful, though -four ranges from
S25 to $50 per barrel. All the papers in
New Orleans are still published, though a
Federal censor is placed over every Office, to
examine all the matter and exclude what
ever may prove inimical to the Federal cause
None of the editors had been arrested
The proclamation of Gen. Butler was hand
ed IN at all the Offices and refused. When
the guard came to the True Delta Office and
were refused, they halted. took possession,
sent for Northern printers, set it up and put
it in the form and worked it off in the edi
tion.-Msmsphis Aralancke. May 7.
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slave trade should be tolerated for twenty
years, and that three ffths of the sla yes
should be represented in Congress. Flori-
da was settled by the Spanish in 1865. and
is therefore almost three hundred years old.
Yet, she has to-day far less white inhabi-
tants than Kansas. whose history, made up
as it has been of civil war and of famine,
dates back no further than to the 3Oth day
of June, 1854-not quite eight years.
Florida was for more than fifteen years a
member of the Union, having been admit
ted in March, 1845, and has been a constant
and heavy bill of expense to the Govern
ment from the day she was purchased of
Spain in 1919. at the cost of $4,000. 900.
She had but 349. 900 acres of land in cul-
tivation, in 1850.
We say, then, let the negroes have her,
with all our hearts. They can't make a
worse use of her than the whites have done,
let them manage ever so poorly. The I'm
ion spent nearly hundred millions of dol
lars in hunting the Seminole Indians out of
her swamps and everglades. and we would
far sooner that those same Indians, the ne
groes. or even the alligators. should possess
her than that she should remain harbor
and refuge for the pestilent traitors who
have raised their accursed hands against the
Union. whose influence they had felt only
through the bounties she had showered up
on them with lavish hand throughout the
entire period of her existence as Terrific
ry and State
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From the Mississippi and Arkansas.

CHICAGO, May l6.
The Memphis appeal of the 18th says a
dispatch from Natchez reports the Federal
fleets returned down the river to New Or
leans.
The appeal declares the only terms on
which the South will accept peace is rec
oguition of the independence not only of the
cotton States. but of all the border States
whose people desire an alliance with the
Confederacy.
A dispatch from Little Rock says the
Federal force under Gen. Curtis had COM
meuced march upon the Capital of Arkan-
sas.
Gen. Steele was marching on the same
place from Pocahontas. The same paper
contains official dispatches from Des Arc,
Arkansas, saying that the Federals had
taken Augusta, Jackson county. and taken
possession of all the cotton in the neigh
borhood.
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The Southern ExDedition.

The forces going south from this point,
have been assigned by Gen. Blunt to the
command of Gen. Doubleday It will be
sufficiently strong to occupy and keep in
subsection, the country of the rebel Indians,
and even menace the border of Texas, on
the line of the Red river. The forts in the
Indian Territory are Gibson, Arbucke,
Washita and Cobb. Of these, Fort Glib
son was dismantled and abandoned several
years since; Fort Cobb is new post; and
forts Arbuckle and Washita are the old
frontier defences of Texas against the Ca
manches and Kiowa Indians. These forts
are situated as follows:
Fort Gibson is on the Arkansas river, $50
miles south of this place. and SO miles west
of Fort Smith by the Military road, and 80
by the Whisky road; Tahlequa. the Capt.
tai of the Cherokee Nation, is near Fort
Gibson. Fort Arbuckle is 14O miles south
west of Gibson; Washita is so miles south
of Arbuckle; and Cobb is $50 miles west of
Arbuckle, in the Wichita Mountains. It
was built for the protection of The Texas
Indians, who were removed thither in 1860.
Should Gen. Mitchell's Division move
southwest in the direction of Fort Cobb.
be will be able to occupy the whole Of North
Western Texas to the Rio GIande, effectu-
ally cutting off their communication with
New Mexico and Arizona. We hope, ere
long. to see the Texans receiving their share
of punishment for thei participation in the
rebellion.-H Scott Bulletin.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-24

million of men whom Hunters proclama-
ton sets free Their freedom is fact in
law, and must be so declared in all courts
where the question may arise. and no fugi-
tive slave can ever more be reclaimed to be
sent back to those States, even if peace
should be made tomorrow.
The dead hand Of John Quincy adams
smiles the aeeursed system from has grave-let
the traitors and tyrants STAND FROM UNDER
GLORY glory haleluiah!-
His soul is marching on 20
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The Taylor Platform.

B. B. Taylor, of the Leavenworth In
quirer, seems to have but three planks in his
platform at present-though he endeavors
to lend JEFF. Davis and his sneaking North
ern allies, like Vallandigham & Co., all the
aid and comfort in his power. The Taylor
platform per Sc seems to be as follows
using the favorite Bible word of his party
friends. for the sake of brevity-viz.
1. Damn the niggers.
9. Damn the Abolitionists.
8. Damn the Republicans, and all other
Union men who are really in earnest and
mean what they say.
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A CoIored Brigade.


The Ezpress says a brigade to be con-
posed entirely of colored soldiers, otlceTs:u
by white mea. is now being raised in 'nl'
city. The brigade is to consist of I've reg
iments, the command of which is TO BE- g''.
en- to John Creighton. formerly LieuI .Liiin
Colonel of the New York SIKH b'N!
Wilson, The command of one OF The reg
iments has been rendered to Captain Of -.
First Zouaves; the command of another ~
been rendered to Captain Peter McDernG"
of Nicaragua no.oriety, 1t is supposed ~, =;
main work of the brigade will be the , ..
ging of entertainments and fortlhesnOJL..
Recruiting has been secretly going on l0I
last three weeks, and the rolls exhiO! D AVA
ly 1000 names. The colored folS' y.
pleased with the idea: and as 5000 - IAN
final official orders come from WasbiDo
the brigade will soon be filed up.
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MoRTMA1N-THE DEAD HAND.

The Freedom giving proclamation of Gen.
Hunter is the first great application of the
war power of the Government of the United
States as expounded by JOHN Quincy AD-
ANS. on the floor of Congress, in 1886.
South Carolina may, if she pleases, rec
ognize in the blow which brushes her hell
born treason and her diabolical slave system
at the same time, a stroke from the hand of
that great statesman whom she never ceased
to hate while living or to vilify when dead.
John Quincy Adams died on the Esd day
of February, I84s; but the unsnswerable
exposition of the power Of the General Gov
eminent to abolish Slavery, utterly. through
out the United States or any part of their
territory, whenever it should be deemed
necessary Tin case of instruction or inva-
stony by the Presiden: of the United States
as Commander-in- Chief, or General COM
handing in the field. is now bearing its first
fruits. Gen. Fremont made limited and
very judicious use of that power, when he
issued his famous proclamation in Missouri
last fall-which the President most unfor-
tunately, as we think, revoked and annulled
Gen. Hunter, nowing of that revocation.
would hardly have ventured upon neas-
ure SO important. without explicit instruc-
ions from the Cabinet. He is, besides
generally regarded as personal friend and
con6dant of the President, and is known t.
have had authority for enrolling and equip
ping the blacks in his department-or a
least certain number of them-for the ser
vice of the Government. We trust tn,
President is at last convinced that the rose
water treatment viii never cure the rebel
lion, and has therefore concluded to go il
for radical remedies which shall reach tn
/ seat of the disease.
1 Be that IS ii may. the deed is done-th,
blow has been struck, and il can't be re-
! called. Tie President cant rs-spslave tn
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-24
Affairs AT Cnrinfh.

We understand that the dispatch received
by Gen. Blunt from the War Department
asked that all the available forces now 10
this State be sent to Corinth This is not
understood as countermanding the order for
the Indian Expedition. but only that to New
Mexico. It is possible. however, that adj :
ditional regiments may be sent from this
State.
Il is said that there is much sickness
among our troops at Corinth. aud that out
of 12o. 900 men IN Halleck's command
there are only $1,000 electives. But he
will be speedily reinfoTosd- Conservative.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-24
Fugitive Slave Law in the District of
Columbia.
WAsHENGToN, NAV

w ASH@NGTON, mdy iO'
The fugitive slave law is being quietly
enforced in the District to-day, the military
authorities not interfering with the judi
cial process. There are at least four hum
dred cases pending.
1t is said some of the negroes, whose
owners or agents from Maryland are here
seeking their recovery, mysteriously disap-
peared this morning.
Paragraph No. e of General Order No.
1O2, dated November last. having been re-
voked, the officers and men transferred to
skeleton regiments, under it's operation. will
be re-assigned to their original regiments as
fast as vacancies occur.
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From Corinth.

CAIao, May IS.
Gen. Mitchell has formed junction with
Gen. Pope's army. When he arrived X
brought 1000 prisoners. captured in North
ern Alabama, which are now on their way
to Cairo.
Our exact loss in the battle of Farming
ton has been finally ascertained viz: killed
and wounded thirty, missing and taken pris'
oners, one hundred and fifty.
Deserters from Corinth say that the First
Alabama, First Louisiana and two Irish reg
iments we've in state of mutiny during the
late engagement. A General officer was
killed supposed to be Gen. Bragg.
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Craney Island Taken-Fo,,x
- Captured. dhhOns
Fort MoNpoy RI

a. MONROE, Nav II
AT Jour O'Clock this morning bright ILL.,,
was observed in the direction of Cram s i'gAt
and Precisely at II O'Clock an exnI5. Is
LOOK place which made the earth tpaoI,
lor miles around. In the midst of the I IHO!e
name which shot up in the distance ~ o''ght
oers ana iron ofa steamer could be Sc &c I'm
ing through the air. No doubt waa 'u sail
tanned that the Merrimac had ceased :. e"ter-
rag Omcer Goldsborough on receiv;O' eAst'
report ordered two armed naval .ns TINS
Admiral and Dragon to proo aa sugs' the
Craney Island and ascertain the 800 towards
rumor. "u'h OF the
Immediately after they had t,,,.
point the Monitor and E. A S,ovon ueu The
ed up IN the same direction foTlowad I'ean-
San Saclnto, Susquehanna Mount " Tie
Seminole and Dacotah. In the n,. elnon'
the tugboats were seen cominq ~ eaoume
the loft AZ iuli speed and when nearing ,Is
Gl Inc r Ssi countenance of Ca9,s;s
case OF tile Minnesota. gave assurrncap I
the news they brought was of the mos, 'oat
Tying character. The report was the .s graf
works at Craney Island appeared 10 h. s ah
doned though the rebel flag was stin sr GHn.
Lieut.. Eidrldge from the Dragon Iandas
with an armed crew. took down the t7or ~
run up the stars and stripes. The fnE5. Auu
the Island are four OF FIVE different s oo,; Oh
constructed with the best engineering '' sI;n
and most admirable workmanship tn SN'I
were in excellent condition as were also ~.
extensive barracks which had accommoJn '
ted during the winter over 1000 men, Fnr
ty heavy guns were mounted in differsr,
parts of the works. The main part of tbo
works commanded the channel of the rive.
The number of guns mounted was 80 If
which two were PARROTS and number ~
rified Dahlg rens.
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Sensible Rebels.

<= LOUISVILLE, KY, May Is.
A gentleman, who left Augusta, Ga, on
the 9Th inst. says the property holders of
that State are averse to the destruction of
their goods, and that none had been de-
stroyed up to the time he left there. No
body favors such destruction, but reckless,
property-less persons, whose designs will
be thwarted by the owners of cotton, &c.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-24
Losses at williamsburg and West Point.
WASHINGTON, May 10.

Special to the New York Times Cover
nor Sprague says our losses at Williamsburg
in killed, wounded and missing, will amount
to about 1000; that the rebel loss was not
less. He says the battle at West Point, un'
der Gen. Franklin, was much more severe
than reported; that at least 500 of our men
were taken prisoners, the enemy taking ad'
vantage of the landing of our troops. The
gunboats came up in good time. and saved
General Franklin from suffering severe
disaster,
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The negro soldiers in Gen. Hunters De-
tartment are to be dressed after the Zouave
fashion. in red pants and shirts. Who says
the Union troops will have to evacuate the
South when hot weather comes on? Hun
ter can raise 100. 900 men in his department
alone, If he needs them.
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HaII-ck,s Column.
MONTEREY, Tenn, Ma

HONIEhE1, 7 ENN', may to-
A accommodating party had skirmSh
with rebel pickets on the right wing on the
18th, killing and wounding FIVE, and cap.
turing five. Our loss was two. The party
went within half mile of the rebel battery
just outside the enemy's entrenchments.
Gen. Halleck moves his camp four miles
from here to day to the front. An engage,
ment will come off next week.
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Sold Again.

WAsHINeToN, May IS.
The new secession plot, to induce the in
tervention of the powers of Western Europe,
on the ground of an exhaustion of cotton,
which comes to light in this country by the
arrival of the Etna, is felicitously met by
the Presidents proclamation announcing
the opening of New Orleans and other cot
ton ports. on the LIST of June. Thus fails
the second grand conspiracy abroad.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-05-24

It seems now to be settled that the real
name Of Cleveland was Metz that he used
to drive stage out of Cleveland, Ohio. and
hence adopted the name. He was born in
in that vicinity.
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From COrinth-New Mexico Expedition
COunfermanded.

Orders were received at headq uarters on
the 18th, that all the troops intended for the
New Mexico Expedition should be sent forth
with to Corinth. A messenger was dis
patched at once for Fort Riley. and arrange
ments have been made for the immediate
transportation of the forces by river and
rail.
Gen. Mitchell goes with his brigade to
Mississippi. but his old regiment. the Sec
ond, is excepted in the order. and part of
them will proceed to Fcrt Larned. as escort
for the trains now going out.-Leav. Times.
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From Cairo.

CAIRO, May Il.
Special dispatch to the Missouri Demo
erat: Two entire rebel regiments attempted
to desert on Monday last. near Corinth, but
were stopped by their own side, and gen.
eral engagement commenced among the
rebels themselves. Our advance pickets sue
ceeded in capturing about sixty three OF
the rebels
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Messrs. Mason and Slidell will have the
comfort of rejecting that while they are en-
gagged in representing the Southern Confed-
sracy abroad. their homes are in possession
of the United States Government. Mason
residence is near Winchester, and SlidelPs
is in New Orleans.
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EMPoRIA, KANSAS.

Cleveland, the desperate whose name has
for so many months been terror to the
people Of Kansas, has at last met the fate
which was due him long ago. He was kill
ed on Sunday, May 18th, at Osawatomie.
We give in another place detailed account
Of tie affair.
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LATEST TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
All Slaves in South Carolina, Georgia and
Florida declared forever Free!
Nrv YnRK Mau1R

Florida declared forever Free!
New York. May Is.
Gen. Hunters proclamation, alluded to
yesterday, is as follows:
The three States of Georgia, Florida and
South Carolina, comprising the Military
Department of the South, having declared
themselves no longer under the protection
of the United States, it became my military
duty to declare martial law. This was &C.
cordingly done on the s5th of April. Slav-
cry and martial law 10 free country are
altogether incompatible. Persons in Geor-
gia. Florida and South Carolina, heretofore
held as slaves, are therefore declared forever
free
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-11-11

mysterious, undeniably. And yet we
think that but few persons escape the
conviction that the spirit pretence is
unwarranted. The thing is so much
like any other show-the same develop
ments evening after evening-made in
about the same order--the same tunes
played, in about the same inferior style
the same method of tying the mediums,
by the agency, whatever it is. Every
thing, in fact, about the exhibition, gives
one an idea of system and premedita,ion
that initiates greatly against the pretsn-
sion ofspirit agency. And then this
puppet-show business must sadly let the
believers in spiritual existence down
from their former ideas of the exaltation,
glory, dignity and serenity, Of spiritual
life. 1t certainly don't accord with the
general idea of the fitness of things to
have spirits come to earth and manifest
themselves by scraping out the Roch-
ester Schottish" or Devils Dream" on
cat-gut, and pounding miserable ao-
compartment upon the sheep skin COW
ering Of an old tambourine.
But, then, the believers ask, elf it
amt spirits, what is it ?" We give it
up.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-11-11
Marriages..

Marriages.
~ Despite the war, the prospect o.
draft, the high price of calico, and the
stamp tax upon marriage licenses, there
seems to be dreadful mortality among
our young bachelors. Our own office
has been attacked with the prevailing
epidemic, and eur foreman has " locked
up" his form" in a matrimonial
en-, as we learn by a slight hint
from him in the shape of splendid
bridal cake, "with compliments" &c.
The fact is, we rather like this kind OF
business. We are living high-chewing
the richest kind of provender. Indeed
we have eaten SO much wedding cake
lately that we begin TO feel almost like
a married man ourself.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-11-11

They make n SUI
perior article of sy-.
rup, are cheap and
durable, and have
become the most
popular Illinois
Farmer.
From the most
perfect clarifying.
process on the pc
culiar principles of
Cook 5 Eyaporat or,
We shall have n bet /
ter article of sugar
in its unreiined
state, than can b,
made from the
south ern cane in its
ordin airy way Of.
manufacture.
In conclusion ]
permit me to say.
that having extern
sively used Cooks
Evaporation two sue
cessive seasons, i
have no hesitation.
in recommending it
as n most valuable
Invention. The two
years trial of it has
proved that its
worth exceeds the
high est da
ristophcr
Cory, Lima.