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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-11-07
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.

The Leavenworlh election has resulted
in the success ofthe entire Republican ticket
4 telegram from Washington of the Cd
says: "From the front we learn there are
Indications ola disposition on the part of
Gen. Meade to obey orders by attacking
the enemy, and the truth as to whether Lee
interds to fight or not, will soon be settled.
There is no need of hunting for foe, as
they are all around"
The appointment of Gen Butler to the
Department, of which Fortress Monroe is
the Headquarters, is considered an earnest
of a purpose to conduct the war in that
quarter on what are known as Butler prin-
ciples.
Returns indicate that the Republicans
have carried Massachusetts by larger ma
iority than Was ever anticipated.
Missouri ELECr1oN.-A dispatch from
St. Louis says: "At present it is impossible
. to speak with certainty of the result in the
State; but the indications are certainly
cheering. If the Union men have had any
thing like fair play in the country, the Rad
ical State ticket is elected without doubt.
We have 1000 Radical majority 10 the city.
The Radical majority in St. ice. is 500
The District is claimed for Radical ma
jority of 5000. In Hannibal the radical
majority is 27O.
New York ELECTIoN-The Union ma
jority in forty mine counties is 24,25O, with
eighteen counties to hear from. The New
York Express says if the vote in the city
be any indication of the vote of the State,
the State has gone Republican by an EN-,
phatic majority. The vote here is light
and the Democratic majority will be re.
duced to from eight to ten thousand.
The order for Gen. Butler to relieve Gen
Foster is published, and it is hoped that The
new military administration may infuse Wig
or into operations there.
The Richmond Wing of the 31st con
tains Charleston News of the 30Lh. 1t says
"The bombardment Of Sumter to- day ii
the heaviest that has ever taken place
From shutdown Wednesday to shutdown
Thursday 1850 shots, from 10 inch mortarl
and 3oO-pound PARROTS, have been throw
against the Fort. There is nothing of furthe
Importance from this quarter. The gene
raj belief is that our batteries will succeed
in entirely destroying Sumter, and driving
from it the diminished garrison now holding
it. Deserters from the enemy acknowledge
fear among the redel soldiers that we viii
yet get into the city.
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WONDERFUL EsCAPE.-Durng a skIrui;;sshh
with the guerilla Chalmers. near Wyott,
Mississippi, recently, Major Malone, of the
7th Kansas, had very remarkable escape.
While riding along the front of the line Of
our skirmishers in the darkness, his horse
walked into an old well, about thirty feet
deep, and with his rider, disappeared in
standy. The Major was drawn out by a
linesof haIters tied together, ebut the poor
horse was so badly injured BY Ehe fall that
he was dead the next morning. Strange to
say, the rider only received a few hard
bruises, not sufficient to disable him even
temporarily from service, and be was soon
astride another animal and at the head of his
men.
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UPPER STORIES OF THE PRoFEssIoNs.-A
young man is said to have inquired of
Daniel Webster whether there was any
room for him in the legal profession. His
answer was, that there is room enough for
thousands in the upper stories fall the pro-
fessions. To a casual observer, the profess
sions all seem to be full; they seem, indeed,
to be crowded to excess with young aspir-
ants. The reason is. because we look only
at the lower stories of the professions; the
more exalted and intellectual portions of
them do lot come under our notice. When
a man, therefore. tells us that there is abund
ance of room for more lawyers, preachers,
and doctors, we are ready to Iass it as by
perbole. We find it hard to bring our
minds TO believe that single individual can
elbow his way through the hungry crowd
that throags every professional business
%ithin our acquaintance. Yet it is doubt
less true that the higher grades of mental
culture exist nowhere IL too great profus
ion
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THE sENAToRsmIP.

We see it stated by an exchange that
Thomas Carney will be a candidate against
General Lane for his seat in the Senate.
The three prominent candidates. so far as
we can learn, are General Lane, General
Ewing, aud Thomas Carney. While we
do not wish to be considered as committing
ourselves on this question at this early day,
we are rather disposed to think that Mr. Car
ney is the best man cf the three for the
place. He has made, so far, most excel
lent Governor, and shown himself to be a
man of great executive ability
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Rev A. F. Osborn, chaplain of the 18th
Pennsylvania cavalry, writes that be met
at Beverly, Va, Miss Arnold, the only sister
of Stonewall Jackson, of most uncompro-
missing Union sentiments. "She says her
brother Stonewall voted against the ordi-
nance of secession, and seems to think that
1t was the surroundings that put him where
be was. She loved him tendeFly as an only
brother; yet. engaged as he was ia the
rebel cause, she remarked that although it
was with agony she said il, he bad lived
too long identified with the reasonable
enemies of the best government that God
ever gave man.
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The City of Washington from Liverpool
the twenty first and Queenstown the twenty
second, report that Henry Ward Beecher
addressed an immense audience at Exeter
Hall, on the twentieth, upon the interests
of the North. The Daily News says it
was one of the most enthusiastic meetings
ever !held in London. and must have con-
WINGED Mr.. Beeeher o. the truth OF Earl rus
sells assertion, that the great 12dy Of the
English people were with the North, ana
cause him to return home as a messenger
Of peace and good will between the two
countries. The Times combats the argu-
ments of Mr.. Beecher, and declares that
he is not the man to convert the British
public to the Federal cause.
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Prospectus of the Kansas Educational
JOurnaIs

Z prospectus OF the KANSAS EducatlOnaI
Journal
At the organization of the kansas State
Teachers Association which took place
In LeaVenworh City the 1st of October,
1858, the necessity of the aid of the Press
in forwarding the interests Of Education in
our new State was deeply felt and fully dis
cussed. Il was finally resolved that the
Executive Committee should wait on the
publishers of the kansas Farmer" and
do the best they could to secure an Educa-
tional department in that paper. The Com
mittee, in conference with the publishers,
found that in their judgment no such De-
partment could be obtained in that paper as
would meet the imperative demands of Ed
ucation in this State The Committee then
waited on the different publishing houses
in Leavenworth City, and learned that a
monthly periodical of thirty-two octave pa
ges would pay expenses at fifty cents vol
ume, provided it could secure FIVE hundred
subscribers. payable in advance.
This will make a neat volume of three
hundred and eighty pages, and ought to be
in be hands of every County Superinten-
dent, Teacher, and friend of Education in
the State. No Teacher or School Director
should be wlthout-it. We hope all the
County Superintendents and Teachers es-
pecialIy, will interest themselves to secure
and send Us subscribers as soon as practi-
cable. The first number will be issued on
the 1st of January, 1854.
The Journal will be edited by the Elk
ecutive Committee, free of charge, unit
the next annual meeting of the Association
/ Please address all communications to the
| 'tKausas Educational Journal" LeaVen
worth City, Kansas.
All papers throughout the state, favora
bic to Education, will please publish thil
Prospectus and give it such encouragement
as they can.
By order of the COMMITTEES.
H D. McCARTY,
Chairman, Leayenworth
Rev. D. P Mitchell, Leavenworth; Pres
J. Denison. Manhattan; Thomas H. Baker
Irving; w. r. Davis, d. D., Baldwin City
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The Army and Navy Journal gives a
tabular statement of the number of troops
voluntarily raised by the loyal States, from
the commencement of the war to the 1st of
January. 1868. The total number raised
10 l ,276. 246. Of this number, the Eastern
States, comprising Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania, have contributed 627, 118.
The Western States, comprising Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Min
pesota, Iowa, Missouri and Kentucky, have
contributed as their quota $50. 1913. To the
latter number should be added about / 5, 900
from Kansas, making total of 654. 1913
furnished by the West. Who shall say
the seat of Empire is not in the West p
LeaUenUorth Times.
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A Touching L etter.

A Captain IN the 18th Regulars sends us
the following expressive letter from Major
General Sherman. 1t is a sad episode in
a soldiers life:
GAYoso HousE,(
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 4.
Capt. C. c. Smith. Con.d'g Bat. 18Th Reg's:
Ny DEAR FRIEND-I cannot sleep to-
night till record an expression of the deep
feelings of my heart to you and to the Off
GERS and soldiers of the battalion, for their
kind behavior to my poor child. I realize
that you all feel for my family the attach
ment of kindred, and assure you all of full
reciprocity. Consistent with a sense of
duty TO my profession and Office, could
not leave my post, aud sent for my family
to come to me in that fatal climate, and in
that sckly period of the year, and behold
the result The child who bore my name,
and in future l reposed with more conf
dence than did in my own plans of life,
now floats mere corpse, seeking a grave
in distant land, with a weeping mother,
brother and sister clustered about him.
But for myself l can ask no sympathy
On, on | must go till I meet a soldiers fate,
or see my country rise superior to all fac
tons, till its flag is adorned and respected
by ourselves aud all the powers OF earth
But my poor Willy was, or thought be was,
Sergeant of the 18th. l have seen his
eye brighten and his heart beat as he beheld
the battalion under arms, and asked me il
they we're not real soldiers. Child as be
was, he had the enthusiasm, the pure love
of truth, honor and love of country which
should animate all soldiers. God only
knows why he should die TINS young. He
is dead, but will not De forgotten till those
who knew him in life have follow ed him tc
the same mysterious end. Please convey
to the battalion my heartfelt thanks, and
assure each and all that if in after years
they call on me or mine, and mention thai
they were of the 18th Regulars. when pool
Willy was sergeant, they will have key
to the affections of my family that will oper
all it has, that we will share with then
our last blanket our last crust.
Your friend,
MaIOr GanJ
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w. It. SHERMAN, Major Gen'l

LATEST FROM WESTERN ARKANsAs.-Let-
ters from Fort Smith, report that Cooper is
on Gaines Greek, seventy miles south ofthe
Arkansas, near the San Bots mountains.
His force is variously reported at from six
to nine thousand men. He has eleven
pieces of artillery. Stand Waite is at
North Fork town, with few troops. All
are represented to be in destitute condition.
Gen. Blunt left Fort Scott Wednesday.
He expects to make the trip to Fort Smith
and back in twelve days.
Bushwhackers are lowering about Fort
Smith, and are on all the roads between
there and Gibson. Bankhead the Texas
General is at Waldron. The bushwhackers
are supposed to be part of his command.
Loyal Union men still throng into all the
Federal posts along the Arkansas.
Gen Ewing arrived at Fort Scott on the
9Th inst.
The train and escort, which was very
heavy, left Fort Scott the eth inst Con
ServatiUe, Sd.
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Administrators Sale.

TN PURSIJANCE of an order of the Probate
i Court, in and for the County of Lyon, of
date September 3Oth, a, D. 1853 will offer at
public sale at the Court house door in said coun-
ty, ON MONDAY, December 2eth, A. D. 1868,
at o'clock j.. m. the following described real
estate of the late William BrOxson. viz: acres
of section a. town IS range II. ''TimbeE- Land;
East y and N. W. u of the N. vi
%, town IL, range IL; Lots in FreLr----zz5On
County, Kansas. Nos 1877, ia. 155, Park Street,
IO3, ia, AS, Sc, 1884, SO. 1873. Mechanic Street,
House and Lots Nos 81. 81. SO, 138 Pleasant
Street, ia 5, &c. College Street. psi, Ill, a,
aO7, Commercial Street, "a, l66, "a, lO4, Vine
Street I49. So West Street, 49, East Street, 49,
%, rs, II. Bellare Street.
Terms of sale, cash.
P. MANSON,
Administrator of the Estate Of VIM. Broxson,
deceased. novI-6w
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Administrators Notice

NOTICE is hereby given that letters of ad-
~ ministration upon the estate Of JOHN
POTTS, deceased, have been granted to me by the
Greenwood county Probate Court, bearing date the
24th day OF October, eighteen hundred and
sixty ee. All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit them to me for
allowance within one year from the date of said
letters, or they may be precluded from any bene-
fit of such estate and if said claims be not exhib-
ted within three years from the date of said let
ers, they will be forever barred.
E. G. DUKE,
Administrators of John Potts, deceased.
October "a 1868. oe3l-
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NOTICE is hereby given that letters Of adj
IN ministration upon the estate of BENJAMIN
ODELL, deceased, have been granted to me by
the Lyon County Probate Court, bearing date
the 3Oth day of October, eighteen hundred and
sixty three. All persons having claims against
said estate required TO exhibit them to me for
allowance within one year of the date of said
letters, or they may be precluded from any ben
eft of such estate; and if said claims be not ex-
hbited within three years from the date of said
letters, they will be forever barred.
BETSY N. ODELL,
Administrators of Benz. Odell, deceased.
October 30. 1863 [nov7
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PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF KANSAS,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

WHEREAS, The Commissioners appointed
to permanently locate the State University
did on The first day of March, A. D. 1858,
fle in the Office of the auditor of State their
report, locating said Institution at an eligi-
BILE point, adjacent to the city of Lawrence,
and did file Herewith good and sufficient
deed in fee simple, with warrantee thereto,
to forty acres of land for the site of said
Institution; and
Whereas, The Treasurer of State has
certified that the sum of fifteen thousand
dollars las been deposited with him as a
fund for said University; and
Whereas, The provisions o. law govern
ing the location of said University have
been fully complied with;
Now. therefore, l, Thomas Carney, Gov
ernor of the State of Kansas, by virtue of
the authority in me vested by law, do pro
claim and declare the University of the
State of Kansas to be permanently located
at the city of Lawrence, upon the tract of
land selected and decided to the State of
Kansas, as above set forth.
In testimony whereof l have here
|r @ unto set my hand, and caused the
great seat seal of the State to be
affixed
Done at Topeka. Kansas, this Cd day of
November, A. D. 1868.
By the Governor. THos. CARNEY.
w. w. H. LAWRENCE, Sec'y of State.
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An earthquake was felt all over England
at 90 minutes past An, on Oct s. The
shock was quite severe IN some places,
shaking trees and houses, rafting windows
and breaking crockery, and jogging bark
out of divers dogs. Il it curiously iilustrat-
i've of the state of English society, that the
most general impression made by this shock
was, that burglars 1Cere IN the hoaset
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There was no return made from Agnes
City. The vote of this township, however,
is not to exceed eight or ten. and would not
change the result. Mr.. Heritage received
a few votes for treasurer. His name had
been withdrawn. In the Ssh District Mr..
Nickel. received a few votes, but his name
had also been Withdrawn from the field.
CHASE COUNTY.
From Samuel Buchanan we learn the re-
suit of the election in Chase county: E A
Afford is elected Representative over H. L
Scribner by a majority of 49. For Dis
trict Attorney Howard has majority of 8
votes over Lille. Mr.. Buchanan is elected
Treasurer over W. S. Smith by Is MAORI
ty. A. S. Williams for Sheriff has ma
iority of A over Scribner. A. P Candy
is elected Clerk; H. E. Snyder, Assessor
J. B. Hodgin, Surveyor; VIM. Martin
Register of Deeds; John M. Pherson, E
M. Pinkston and VIM. Flickenger, Com
missloners, and E. R. Mardin, Coroner.
CoFFEY COUNTY.
Judge Bent writes US that Coffee county
gives Fearl 245 votes for District Attorney
Howard IS and Lille 6. Job Throckmor
ton is elected Representative from the 61s
District, and W. R. Sanders in the 62d Dis
trict Most of the Independent ticket i
elected for county officers.
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1t is estimated that the mineral wealth OF
Nevada Territory will be sufficient to pay a
national debt of $50, 600, 600, 900, to give
every returning soldier musket of silver,
and to furnish all our iron -clads with pla-
ting of silver thicker than their present COW
ering of iron. At that rate bankruptcy
does not seem 10 be imminent.
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A most foul murder was committed near
Fort Scott on Tuesday of last week. A
dispute arose between a soldier named
Charles Smith and a recruiting officer
named Steed, when Steed shot Smith in the
breast, four times IN the head as he was
falling, and once after be had fell Steed
was drunk at the time.-Stdte Journal.
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THE UNIVERSITY LOCATED.

Some of our people have expressed the
opinion that Lawrence had not fulfilled the
requirements of the University act, and
that we would yet get that institution by
their default, as the law located it here pro-
Vided Lawrence failed to do what was re-
quhed of her. By the following procla-
nation of Governor Carney, it will be seen
that the question is for ever settled. and the
institution located at Lawrence:
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Prairie fires have destroyed large amount
of property in this County during the past
week. A great many farmers have suffered
in the loss of their crops and improvements,
and We learn that some have had their
dwellings burned.-Paofo Herald
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It will be seen by the above that Thomas
H. Stanley, who was opposed by S. Bru-
ner, is elected in the 66th District; j. G..
Bunch, who had no opposition, is elected
in the 65.h District, and r. B. Hurst, who
was opposed by Eli Davis. and J. Ham
mond, is elected in the 64th District.
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3 O I'D Z r -
PAY and PENSION OFFICE
AT EMPORIA.

CtLAIMs FOR BOUNTY, BACK PAY, "IR-
~ regular Service, Pensions, and all Just de-
mands against the Government, will receive
prompt att sntion, and be duly prosecuted in the
proper Department, if entrusted to M care
Parties Interested can obtain the necessary IN
formation at my Office in Emporia. or by address
ing the undersigned, stating plainly their post
Office address, and the general nature of their case
N b. This is the only regularly licensed
CLAIM AGENCY
In Southwestern Kansas
Address communications to
MOVES SPICER,
290 Emporia, Kansas
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Strayed.

4 CoLT-LAsT SPRING COLT, BROWN
N color, no mark except that the tip OF his left
ear is nipped of rather below the ordinary size
The finder will be literally rewarded bv return
ing him to JOHN &. FILENER
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The Washington correspondent of the
N. Y. Times intimates that Chief-Justice
fancy may retire from the bench, and
dominates Secretary Chase as his successor.
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Idahoe Territory will choose Legislature
and member of Congress on the 3Ist of Oc-
tober. The census shows $4,000 white
population.
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George Peabody, the eminent American
Londoner has presented Yale College with
a geological cabinet worth 1926. 600.
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Lime for Sale.

7 HAVE for sale at my lame Kiln, about three
miles south of Emporia, on Dry Greek, three
or four hundred bushels of White Lime. which
viii dispose of for cash. lumber, or fencing
w. E. EVANS.
Emporia, Nov. 7, 1866.
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AMERICAN SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION
REV. C. C. MOORE, N. D..
MISSIONARY,
TNION

Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas.
4 Ii communications relating 10 the organiza-
"A ton of Sabbath Schools, application for the
purchase donation of books papers, funds to
aid the work, etc, will receive careful attention
by being addressed above.
Libraries selected, and all the publications of
he So ciety at Philadelphia prices. L. 283
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THE ELECTION.

The election on Tuesday was spirited,
and the contest over the county offices and
Representatives was warm. In the county
there was 531 votes polleG So more than
was cast last year at the State election. The
ticket elected is good one. The men are
we'll qualified and of excellent character.
For ourselves we are we'll satisfied with the
result, although some of the successful men
were not our first choice for the respective
Offices for which they ran.
The fight on Representative in this Dis
trict was q close one. The candidates
stumped the District, and many bitter things
were said. Such is always the case in
6ght of the kind. A small majority of
the people thought Mr.. EsBridgs the best
man to represent them, and we can assure
the people that We are satisfied with their
action so far as we are personally concerned.
Mr.. E. will work hard for our interests.
He has always done so.
The following is the vote of the county
on the respective Offices:
The official abstract was not received un-
til late yesterday afternoon, and we cannot
publish it until next week. We can only
give the total vote for each candidate this
week:
FOR CHIEF JUSTICE.
Robert Crozier, 53I
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
g. h Lille, 500
A S. Howard, 1877
Silas Fearl 62
Lille over both competitors, 10
REPREsENTAr1vEs-64r DISTRICT.
CIV. Eskridge, 135
Jacob Stotler, us
Eskridge's majority, II
65TH DISTRICT.
q. H. Lille, 40
Isaiah Booth, 20
L q f aaWT. over highest competitor. IS
GOTH DISTRICT.
Joseph Frost, 56
r. H. Abraham, 40
Frost's majority, 10
go ron COUNTY CLERK.
E. BOrtOn- mo OppositiOnl. 524
FOR SHERIFF.
ST.. MantOr, 247
A, r. Bancroft, 1879
MantOr over highest competitor los
az - FOR CORONER.
D, W. APpleby. 26I
8 p. Hart, 30
Scattering, 81
y APplsby's majority, 81
FOR COMMISSIONERS.
Thomas H. Stanley, $50
]. c. Bunch, 10y
II. b. Hurst, 2l9
John Hammond, ~
S. Bruner, "
J.. L. Davis, lJi
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The officers of the Mississippi Squadron
have submitted to the Navy Department a
prize claim for captured vessels, amounting
to $3.50, 900. But there are items
to be brought before Congress. Il is sup
posed that claim for prize money will be al
lowed for the recapture at New Orleans of
tn Government buildings, the Mint, Custom
House, etc. It is said several millions will
be applied for, sufficient to give the sailors
$500 apiece. 1t is probable Congress viii
decide in favor of the claim.
The III fated steamship Great Eastern has
been laid up indefinitely, and it is stated she
is to be sold at auction.