The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-08-15

DEATH OF A Scour-The Lcaven-
worth Bulletin says:
Mr.. John w. Johnson, of this city,
was killed in Johnson county on Thurs
day last, and his body brought to this
city yesterday. He left here on
Wednesday to join Major Ransom's COM
mand as a scout. at Kansas City or some
place near there. A party was sent
out to hunt bushwhackers. and Mr.. j.
accompanied them. After proceeding
some distance, and thinking the COM
mard did not move fast enough. be. in
company with Two soldies. went ahead.
In the brush they came across 4 man
whom they asked who he was: some
words passed when one Of the soldiers
fired, and the horse he was on moving.
the ball sruck Johnson instead Of the
bush whacker. He fell from his horse.
fred four times with his revolver, and
remarked. laughingly. that the ball
struck him. He lived fourteen hours
after being shot.
Young Johnson was quite well known
here and highly respected; his friends
will hear Of his sad fate with feelings Of
regret. In the early part Of the war
he was severely wounded in a skirmish
in The vicinity where he met his death.
He was one of the most useful men in
that branch Of the service. and his place
csnno. be easily filed.
He was 28 years Of age. and "leaves
mother, brother, and Two sisters to
NOUN his loss.
Gen. r. B. Mitchell is coming to his
home in Kansas on a iurlough.
Gen. Ewing is endeavoriny 10 obtain
permission to raise two regiments of
colored troops to be made up Of the
slaves Of rebel masters. A good move.
We hope he will &c, the requisite per-
mission. aud then take pretty much ev-
cry darkey that comes along. Of proper
age and strength, without making strict
enquiry as TO his masters status. Take
every slave Of a rebel. and-tske slaves
any how. it they offer.
A set OF bushwhackers robbed Ssn-
ia Fee train near Weslport last week.
from which Circumstance arose the re.
por, Of fight with Quanlrclle and the
death Of that notorious rGbber and mur.
dersr. all Of which at last proved too
good to be true.
A letter TO the Conservative from
Fort Blunt. Aug. 2. says the rebels
have been largely re enforced aud now
number 900. with Two guns, under
Gen.Steele, renegade from New York.
Who has succeeded Cooper. and then
adds:
Gen. Blunt is determined to 6yht. and
on their own ground, too. He would
do this, l have no doubt, under The cir
cumstances. il the enemy was 1000
instead Of 1000. His men are eager
and enthusiastic. His officers will sus-
tain him with every nerve.
Our little armv, when the balance Of
the Thirteenth and Sixth Kansas get in.
which We hope will be, by the 9Th or
7th inst. will not number more than a.
900 effective men. whites. negroes aud
Indians.
Major Calkins arrived here yesterday,
with large train. four companies Of
the Thirteenth Kansas. and battalion
Of the Third Wisconsin.
We have confidence that when the
General attacks the rebs. they will find |
an unexpected division 10 their own
ranks. Two, at least, of their Indian |
regiments will declare for the Union. |
We are credibly informed that over
one.half Of Baylor's force are Union con.
scIipts.
Our spies returned from Fort Smith
md Van Buren. report bu, 800 men as
garrison in those places. They also re-
port that over TWO hundred Union
men have been murdered within tvo
months in Northwestern Arkansas. =
The loyalists have taken to the noun
aims. waiting the advance OF Federal
orce. As the alternative of star yation
,r submission is presented. they some
lines give up. and. invariably. are i'm.
nedia:ely shot or hung. Yet Schofeld
'eePs the Union Arkansas Brigade ly-
ng idle. with rusting weapons.at Cass.
'ille. Missouri.
In Scott county Arkansas, south of
ne river, there is bushwbacking Un-
on party Of between two and three hun. I
lred. CRsrx