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Wagner. The iron clads had been with
drawn from the attack on Moultrie, and the
batteries on Morris Island. Charleston had
not been bOmbarded for ten days. Every
thing was progressing favorably for the IN
ion troops.
A telegram from indianapolis says: Kilby
Ferguson. an old resident who recently
opened banking house in this city, has
absquatulated with thirty thousand dollars
belonging to his depositors.
The report that the draft was not to be
enforced in the State of Ohio, is untrue.
The draft will not be enforced in the west
of Pennsylvania until it is finished in the
East; after this it will be enfoEsed in all the
Western States. 1t is estimasul one-fifth of
the first class will yield one hundred thou
men, and bring back at least 1000 of the
10000 who have deserted within the past
year and half
The New Orleans correspondent of the
Boston Traveller, under date of Aug. 22d,
refutes the reported assertions of the rebel
papers, that many of the soldiers of the ar
my of General Banks were dying of yellow
fever; on the the contrary, good health pre-
vailed, both in the army and city of New
Orleans.
At Cabinet meeting, on the 4th, the
subject of the exchange of colored prisoners
of war was fully discussed. The Govern
ment will take an honorable position on this
question. No exchange other than soldier
for soldier, Of any description, will be con-
scented to.
Five deserters from the 22d Kentucky
Infantry were shot at Munfordsville, on the
4th.
Gen. Burnside says he met with but little
serious opposition in East Tennessee. The
Chattanooga region is evacuated and free
Everything is working splendidly.
The draft passed off quietly at Troy
York.
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HURRAH FOR BLUNT!

Blunt has made another move South, and
driven the rebels before him. A CORE
spondent of the Conservative writing from
Fort Blunt, August 3Oth, gives the follow
ing account of the affair:
We have to day advices from Gen. Blunt's
command. He has chased the enemy one
hundred miles south of the Arkansas river
to Perryville, little village on the dividing
ridge between the Arkansas and Red rivers
and only fifty miles north of the Texas line.
At this point ne captured the enemy's entire
property and stores, including their trans
portation, flour, bacon, salt, hams, and their
other necAssares of life. Their army is left
destitute and is in full retreat to the Red
River Valley. From Perryville, which they
left on full run, there is no water and no
supplies till they reach Doggy Depot, near
old Fort Washita, towards which their line
of retreat was directed.
The march of Gen. Blunt from this place
to Perryville was made in four DAYS The
last fifty miles was made by the cavalry
alone, headed by Gen. Blunt in person, the
Goth inst, between sunrise and sundow n.
At Perryville heavy guard of the enemy
was encountered, but they were driven from
the post by our advance, and all their stores
fell into our hands.
The result of this splendid movement can
hardly be exaggerated. No rebel in arms is
left within Gen. Blunt's district, north of the
bottoms Of Red river. The entire Indian
Territory is cleared of the pernicious hordes
headed by Steele, Cooper, Standwaitie and
Adair. They are no longer threatening our
lines on the Arkansas river. Il leaves the
Indians free to return to their allegiance, and
it is said tLat Mcintosh, with two regiments
of rebel Creeks, are already near our camp
with proposals to come over, with their arms
and SUI plies, to the Federal service. A ter
ritory as large as Kansas aud Missouri com
bined, is restored to the actual possession OF
the United States troops
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Financial.
New YoRK.

New YORK. Sept. 3.
GERS of the city banks and Mr.. Cisco, Assis-
tant Treasurer OF the United States, was
held at the Exchange Bank to-day. The
proposition submitted TO the meeting is un-
derstcod to be, that the banks of the city
should loan the Government SIS, 600. 900.
This sum Mr.. Chase is to draw from during
the next two or three months as it is re-
quired.
The banks of Boston and Philadelphia are
to be asked for an additional fifty millions,
to be paid in October or November in the
new interest bearing treasury notes, which
are to bear FIVE per cent. interest and to be
a legal tender. This plan seems to be re-
garded with favor by our best financial au-
Ihorities
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Publication NotioA

GTEPHEN c. OAKLEY, nonresident of the
- State of Kansas, will take notice that Rollin
Richmond, as plaintiff, has fled his petition
aga INST him, defendant in the Clerks Office of the
Fifth Judicial District Court, sitting in Lyon
county, State of Kansas, the objeeta and prayer of
which petition are: To foreciose a mortgage ex-
ecuted by said Oakley on the northwest quarter
of section number twenty-five (22), in township
mum Der fifteen Q5) of range number thirteen (I3),
this land being situate in Lyon county, Kan sas,
given to secure the payment of the sum of S245,
with interest ct the rate of five per cent per month
from June Is, 1860 according to the conditions
OF his certain promissory note, of date June 49,
1853, referred to in said mortgage Said Rich
mond asks an allowance of $50 as attorneys fees
for foreclosure, as stipulated in said mortgage;
also, personal judgment against said Oakley,
on Tald note and execution, for balance which
may be due said note after sale and appIiea-
ton of proceeds of said lsnd TO payment of said
sum. The said Oakley is required to answer said
petition on or before the 18th day of September,
1868, or the same will be tahen as confessed and
judgment rendered accordingly
ROLLIN RICHMOND.
By his Attorney, J. S. EMERY.
Attest P. n HUET, Clerk $4,000 Sf2I q
August 22d. 1863. 99-5 $40 10
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ITEMS BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.


The great Lane camp meeting came off at
Paola, last Tuesday, agreeably to call.
"The invasion of Missouri part of it was
an entire failure. Lane bad no more idea
of going into Missouri than he had of visit
ing the moon. He has opened the Senate
rial ball, and the meeting was for the pur-
pose of making political baacombe,-and
nothing else. OF course, strong resolutions
were adopted demanding the removal of
Seho6eld and Ewing. If the meeting shall
result In this, we shall not shed any tears,
sure. The following committee was ap-
pointed to visit Washington to procure the
removal of these officers: S. G. Pomeroy, j.
H. Lane, A G. Wilder, NJ. j. Parrot, T.
A. Osborn, w. w. H. Lawrence, William
Spriggs, J. T. doodnow, w. w. Guthrie, D .
R. Anthony, Geo. A. Reynolds, James L..
Scott, Geo. A. Crawford, j. R. Swallow, J..
M. Walthall, John w. Sponable, Charles
Sims, B. F. Taylor.
A special from rebel sources says Gen.
Price had an engagement with the enemy
fifteen miles below Little Rock, and obtain
ed victory over the Yankees.
1t is understood Gen. Halleck says that
in three weeks he will have the corps under
Gen. Banks move on Mobile from Pasoo-
goula.
A dispatch from Chattanooga of the 5th,
says: Although the armies are in close
proximity to each other, there are no indi-
cations of general engagement, but slight
cause might bring on one at any moment.
1t is reported that Blunt has taken Fort
Smith, Arkansas.
The following news from Charleston is
from the Richmond Examiner of the 9th:
The bombardment of batteries Wagner
and Gregg has been incessant for the last
50>hours. The noise of the cannonading
was tremendous last night. The enemy
landed near Cummings Point in bsrges and
assaulted battery Gregg. The assault was
repulsed No particulars. Sumter has
been held twenty days against all the efforts
of the eremy's great guns by land and sea
Of the 1851 shots which have been fired
3,495 have struck the outside and 2,I8C
the inside of the fort. The flag has beer
shot away fourteen times.
Advices from Arkansas via Memphis
state: The rebels were massing their forces
on the east side of Bayou Metaire, and
showing great activity. It was thought the
movement was only feint, and that Price
was falling back towards Little Rock. Gen.
Davidson's position is a very strong one
and so far, he has shown fighting qualities
which stand in the front rank among sue.
cessful of11cers
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Rebel Testimony.

The following is an extract from rebel
letter, picked up in the streets of Brandon,
Miss. by an officer of an Ohio regiment.
The Toledo Blade publishes the whole letter
from the original
ruin. utter and entire ruin, has swept
over this State. The negro emancipation
policy. at which we so long booted, is the
most potent lever of our overthrow. 1t
steals upon us unawares, and ere we can do
anything the plantations are deserted, fami-
lies without servants, camps without neces-
airy attendants. women and children in want
and misery. In short, the disadvantages to
US now, are tenfold greater pan have been
all the advantages derived from them earlier
in the war.
cit Is useless to discuss the errors Of the
past-possibly there are none that could
have been avoided-but certainly we are a
defeated and ruined people-shorn of our
strength-powerless for a successful solu-
ton Of the problem undertaken; or rather ours
was erroneous. The solution has been
shown US by more favored people,"
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ValIandigham Exposed.

New York, Sept. 4.
The following extraordinary statement is
addressed to the New York Times, in which
paper it appears this morning:
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. Having just
returned from Richmond, Va, where have
been over one year. I wish you would give
the following an insertion III your valuable
journal:
l have, during my stay in Richmond,
made the intimate acquaintance of J. Lane,
a Captain IN the Confederate army, and
son of General Joe Lane of Oregon, who is
well informed, and who assures me that the
late invasions of the North by Lee aud Nor
gan were made upon the earnest and un-
doubted represen tations of that true South
ern man, Vallandigham, who assured jeff
Davis and his Cabinet that the North was
ripe for revolt, and only waited for the
appearance of the Southern army to proclaim
for Jeff. Davis and forsake Lincoln. Mr..
Vallandigham's representations were cor
roborated by the tone of the majority of the
Northern journals, who surely would not
denounce the Administration so boldly, ex-
cept by the assurance of having the masses
strongly in their favor. have sent copy
of this note to the Cincinnati Enquirer
Respectfully yours,
HENRY REINIsH
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ssScrinfnre Dick.,,

Old Daniel S. Dickinson, of New York.
is blunt and strong talker. In his letter
to the Springfield I'll. Convention be says:
This rank and rotten rebellion has been
crushed in the revolving States. Il has, in
great degree, been abandoned to its fate by
its per6dious accomplices abroad and Its ~
noble end is only delayed by its aiders and
abettors in the loyal States-those who
would have war, by million of men In arms
against the Government, for the avowed
purpose Of destroying it and dissolving the
Union, poulticed with propositions for poll
ties and powder The loyal mind is for an
out and out, up and down, horizontal and
diagonal overthrow of the rebellion, without
any condition or compromise of any name or
kind to the ninth part of an hair; and while
it does not want to see the Government go
out of its way to look after incidents, Il will
rejoice to see the alleged cause of the rebel
lion fall with it, that wicked men and devils
hereafter may not be tempted to repeat in
the next century the experiments of this.
We have only toscarrY a firm and steady
hand, support unfinchingly the President
of the United States in his policy, aud IN
one year the rebellion will livesOnly In the re-
membrance of its atrocities; in the oceans
of blood it has shed-in the river of tears II
has caused to flown the hearts it has
crushed and broken-in the signs it has
wafted-in the hearths it has made desolate
Remember me to the meeting as one who
will act with all or any, who will demand un
conditional submission to the authorities o.
the Government, and who is not alarmed
by names OF epi'hets OF sentences of Politi
cal outlawry.
! Yours truly, D. 5. DICKINSON.
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Notice of PnbIicatinn.

TOHN W. BLEY, Don-resident of the State of
- Kansas, will take notice that Thaddeus H
Walker, of the State of New York, did, on the
10th day Of August, A. D. 1863, file his petition
in the ID strict Court of the fifth judicial district
of the State Of Kansas, within and for the county
Of Lyon, in said State, against the said John W.
Bley, defendant, setting forth that the said John
W. Bley gave mortgage 10 the said Thaddeus
H. Walker, on the northwest quarter of section
No. twenty-eight (28). in township No. nineteen
Q9), of range number twelve (I2J, east Of the 9Th
principal meridian, situate in the said county of
Lyon, to secure the payment Of the sum of tEo
hundred and forty dollars, according to certain
note referred to IN said mortgage, dated SepteEn-
her. It'll, 1853, payable one year after date, with
interest after due at per cent. per month until
paid. The said Thaddeus a. Walker claims the
further sum of fifty dollars liquidated damages
for foreclosure Of said mortgage The said John
W Bley is further notified that he is required to
appear and demuP to or answer said petition on
or before the 23d day of October, a. d. 1863, or
the same viii be taken as confessed. and judg-
ment rendered accordi4 gfy. nesF
THADDEUS ii. WALKER.
By SHANNON 4 SHANNON, his Attorneys
August 22d, 1853. 999-5 $500
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GEN. RosECRANs ON SLAvERY.-The fol-
lowing extract from letter written by Ma
ior- General William S. Rosecrans, detailing
his opinions on the slavery question, which
his actual experience in the field has forced
him to adopt, is published in the Philadel-
phia Press 1t should be remembered that
General Rosecrans was, prior to the war, an
unvarying Democrat. Writing from Muir
freesboro, he says:
am glad to see the splendid stand you
have taken against slavery, with all its hor-
rors, barbarities and shocking imlnoralities.
Slavery is dead, and nothing can recuscitate
it. To understand this fully you should
pay US a visit.
Slavery is doomed, and those
who now uphold it will soon be held up to
public odium and execration. No states
man will viudicate it. no friend of human
progress will stretch forth hand to break
its fall. x
Almighty God has certainly ordained the
destruction of slavery in this country, where
it has been more offensive and immoral
than in others. Il
w. S. RosECRANs.
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A SHREwD DooToR-An English gen
tleman once fell from his horse and injured
his thumb. The pain increasing, he was
obliged to send for a surgeon. One day
the Doctor was unable to visit his patient,
and therefore sent his son instead. "Have
you visited the Englishman?" said the faith
er in the evening. eyes" replied the young
man, ''and l have drawn out thorn, which
1 ascertained to be the chief cause of bis
agony 'Fool % exclaimed the father,
q trusted you had more sense; now there
is an end to the Job
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BEN BUTLER.-In his telegram to the
Springfield Convention Maj. Gen. Butler
said:
Compromises are impossible, save be-
tween equals in right Reorganization or
reconstruction is alone useful when vicious
parts are left out. Amnesties are for indi-
viduals, not for organized communities;
therefore, prosecute the war, bring every
part of the country into submission to the
laws Of the United States, then there will be
no place for rebellion, no parties for COM
promise, no occasion for reconstruction, and
clemency may be shown and amnesties
offered to individual citizens who desire
them. Is there any other way to restore the
Union? BENJAMIE F. BUTLER"
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The Greek FIRE which is said to be so dis
tasteful to the fire-eaters of Charleston is the
invention of Mr.. Short, who was for long
time suitor of the Government to use this
proiectile, but did not succeed until it was
recommended By Admiral Porter, from his
experience at Vicksburg. Meantime repre-
sentatives of foreign Governments have ap-
piled for the invention without avail. The
fire missives, forty or fifty in number, are
inclosed in a shell, which is itself inclosed
in one of the ordinary shells of the service,
and exnlodea
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California Election.
SAN FRANCIsCo,

SAN FRAECIsC0, Sept. 3.
Incomplete returns from the principal
counties. state immense Union majorities.
+ Downing, the Democratic candidate for
Governor. owing to his excellent record
while formerly Governor. runs considerably
ahead of has ticket, but Lows majority will
hardly fall below 2O.0O0.
All ofthe counties heard from elect Union
Legislative tickets.
The Union majority in San Francisco will
probably average seven thousand.
The Independent Legislative ticket got
nearly as many votes as the combined vote
for the regular Union aud Democratic tick
ets. 1 G. 80 c. -
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Gen. Grand for Freedorn.

General Grants latest and happiest ex-
preston is contained in his letter, read to
his friends at the recent dinner given him in
Memphis. In speaking Of his noble army,
be says:
They will rejoice with me that the mis-
cradle adherents Of the rebellion, whom their
bayonets have driven from this fair land, are
being replaced by men who acknowledge
human liberty as the only true Foundation OF
human government
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TREATY WITH THE SAC AND FOX
INDIANS.

Commissioner Dole has purchased for
the Government the entire Sac and Fox
Reservation, embracing tract of magui6-
cent country twenty by thirty -four miles in
extent. These Indians are to remove to
the Usage OF Greek purchase, as they may
elect, and are to have tract ten by fifteen
miles in extent. The removal is to take
place as soon as the Senate rati6es the pur-
chase. and the peace of the country in that
region will permit. So says the LeaYen-
worth Times.
The Interior Department has refused all
bids for the sale Of Kansas Trust Lands. and
ordered new bids. which are to be made on
or about the 5Ih of October next.
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The President to Gen. Grant.
The following letter from the President tc
General Grant has just been published:
WASHINGTON. July 13. 1863

EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WAsHINGToN, July Is, 1868
Major General Grant:
Ny DEAR GENERAL: do not remember
that you and ever met personally. I write
this now as a grateful acknowledgment for
the almost inestmsble service you have done
the country. I wish to say a word further.
When you first reached the vicinity of
Vicksburg, thought you should do what
you finally did-march the troops across
the neck, run the batteries with the trans
ports. and thus 60 below; and l never had
any faith, except general hope that you
knew better than /, the Yazoo Pass expedi-
ton and the like could succeed. When
YOU got below and took possession of Port
Gibson, Grand Gulf and vicinity, I thought
you should go down the river and join
General Banks, and when you turned north
ward east of the Big Black. feared it was
a mistake. I now wish to make the person
al acknowledg ment that you were right
and was wrong.
(Signed) Yours, very truly,
A. LINCOLN
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Publication Notice

EuO1caG1On NOG1c0.
JAMES ODEI.L, in parts unknown, will take
= notice that Thaddeus H. Walker, of the coun-
ty of Washington, in the State of New York, did,
on or about the 10th day of August, A. D. 1863,
file his petition in the District Court of the Fifth
judicial District of the State of Kansas, within
and for the county of Lyon, in said State against
James Odell, setting forth that the said James
Odell gave a mortgage to the said Thaddeus b.
Walker on the northwest quarter of section num-
Der ten Q0l, in township number twenty 600, Of
range number twelve (12) situate in said county
of Lyon, to the payment of two hun dred and
fortysix dollars ($2460O), according to a certain
note referred to in said mortgage, dated Septem-
Der 9th, 1859, payable twelve months from date,
with interest after maturity, until paid, at per
cent. per month. The said James Odell is fur
ther notified that he is required to appear and de-
muir to or answer the said petition on or before
the 23d day of October, A. D. 1863, or the same
will be taken confessed, and Judgment render
ed accordingly. THADDEUS II. WALKER,
By SHANNON q SHANNON, his Attorneys.
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The fight between Ewing and Anthony is
still waging with great bitterness. Antho-
ny was arrested a few days ago, by one of
Ewing's detectives. He was immediately
released, and Ewing disclaimed having any
hand in the matter. The quarrel is purely
a political one and has been going on for
years between the cliques in Leavenworth.
both protesting to be Republican. The
charge that Ewing is copperhead is simply
ridiculous. and the Anthony party do not
believe it themselves. On the Abolition
question, Anthony has the advantage, the
sympathies of the people being with him.
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THE DnArF.-Tbe ST. Joseph Herald

TIE DRAFr.-Tbe St. Joseph Herald
says: c
"Abopt two hundred negroes left Clay
county last week. and entered the State Of
Kansas, where they at once joined the army
of tile Lord.' At the present ratsof recruit
ing. Kansas viii furnish double her quota
of troops by voluntary enlistment, and there
will be no draft
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A Utica paper contains the following
brief bat ominous paragraph: "Ha ha +!
Is7is-a girl 70
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Good News for the People !
WATERLOO MILL.
ROBERT BEST, Proprietor.

ROBERT BEST, Proprietor.
THE proprietor of this excellent mill would re-
i specially inform the public that it is now In
successful operation.
Wheat and corn ground to order, at all times,
on the most rea sonable terms.
The mill is situated on Hill Creek, Waterloo
township, three miles and half west of Waterloo.
Auonst 9Th. 1863. -------- 29I-349 =
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conclusion.

The Tribune's Morris Island letter says
Wagner will be held to the last moment,
and nothing, it is said. will compel it to
surrender but the want of water. The dead
lie so thickly around It's walls that the water
from shallow wells cannot be drank. If
compelled by thirst, some of the soldiers are
80 imprudent as to swallow it down.
The next they are in hospital, AMI before
the close of the week many of them are in
their graves. Brave attempts have been
made to supply the garrison from Charles
ton, but thus far only a small quantity has
been furnished. Only at night. or under
cover of some dense fog in the morning.
have any vessels been known to reach them
for the past eight days. IF the monitors can
only cut off communication for one week
longer, the fort will be in our possession.
Weare now within 100 yards of Wagner. By
to- morrow our heaviest PARROTS will be
able to deliver fire at distance of 200 yards
into every embrasure commanding the beach
and en6lading upon every gun looking sea-
ward.
The steamship Fulton. from Port Royal
the Ist-having left Charleston bar at Eve
P. m. the same day-brings the following:
The siege is still continued Gilmore had
succeeded in running parallel against Fort