The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-01-31

was obtained. The legal penalty is very
heavy, and it is hoped that the swindlers
viii be arrested.
The Herald's Washington dispatch states
that information has been received that the
rise in the Mississippi has flown through
the canal cut by Gen. Farragut, opposite
Vicksburg.
The Times Washington correspondence
says the Senate Committee on Indian At
fairs have decided to report favorabIy in re-
gard to place for colonizing and concen-
trating various Indian tribes in the new
Western States. and extinguishing titles to
their lands.
Up 10 Jan. 8. Gen. RosecraRs had sent to
Nashville from Murfreesboro. 1850 rebel
prisoners, representing all the cotton States
400 more to be sent forward. and these are
in addition to the large number of wounded
whom the rebels abandoned when they re-
treated.
A dispatch from Nashville of the 18th,
says: Forrest, Stearns and Walker were at
Franklin, Tennessee. yesterday, with 5000
cavalry. The rebels attacked the bridge
guards on the Chattanooga railroad, ten
miles from this city, to-day, but were re-
pulsed with several killed and wounded.
One of our men was killed. The feet of
boats at GAINESVILLE number GO, with three
gunboats with large mail on board.
A dispatch, dated Salt Lake, January %
says: Co.! Conner, with 800 cavalry, left
Camp Douglas at shutdown, on an expedi-
ton north. to chastise party of hostile
Indians. One company of infantry
with two howitzers and train of fifteen
wagons, left in advance on last Thursday.
Six hundred Snake Indians near Bear river,
100 miles north, are entrenched behind
breastworks, and protected by rife-pits.
They have recently become outrageous.
numbering and robbing the Head miners,
and bidding defiance to the soldiers.
Gen. McClernand is ascending the Ar
kansas river, and is creating great conster-
nation to the hearts of the rebels. In a
dispatch 10 Gen Halleck, McClernand an
nounces that on the 14th, his forces at
tackled Arkansas Post, having stormed the
enemy's works. We took large number of
prisoners, variously estimated at from Z .O0O
to 10000, together with all his stores, ami
mails and munitions of war. Rear Admiral
D. D. Porter, comm anding the Mississippi
squadron, effectively and brilliantly CO.
operated IN accomplishing this complete
victory.
1t is reported that the Army of the From
tier have been ordered to Little Rock. The
design is, we suppose, to meet McCler-
nand's forces there. The campaign IN
Arkansas and Missouri is to be wound up
on the Arkansas river. Heron and Blunt
have driven the devils there, and nothing
now remains but to take possession of the
river country. Our boys are to participate
in the job.
The House Committee on Territories have
instructed their chairman, Mr.. Ashley, to
report bill for the admission of Utah into
the Union as State, with the prohibition
of polygamy as one of the conditions of
admission.
There seems to be little doubt that Gen.
Butler will be sent back to New Orleans,
in conformity with his wishes. His ina
ability TO learn at Washington why he was
removed, and his unwilliDgness to accept an
African command on the Mississippi, il
the shape it was rendered to him, have con-
spired to this end.