The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-10-03
Kansas News.

sas is pronounced successive hear
i. said complete success. The
tobacco crop also has succeeded well,
and is unusually large.
Reports are still afloat that Kansas is
10 be made a separate Military Depart
men,. The border counties Of Missouri
should be included in the Department.
The State Fair promises to be sue
cess.
The privilege Of the stands to sell
eatables and drinkablcs at the State Fair
we're sold 10 Messrs Harris 4 Hodge
Of Leavenworth for $500.
During the recent battle in Georgia
the Eighth Kansrs lost Two captains and
one lieutenan, killed. The total of kill.
ed and wounded was IA commissioned
officers nd 1856 men, This shows tina,
the :igi,: was desperate. and that ou'
boys did their duty. The Eighth =
under command Of Col. John A. Martin,
and is crack regiment.
The Conservative says lot Of letters
from rebels 10 Kansas TO their friends
in Dixie, was captured at Fort Smith.
II publishes one Of them written by A.
Payne, Of Johnson county. full Of ,rea-
son. He ought to be put past paine on
this sublumary sphere. Give the whole
tribe an airing.
The Atchison folks and the people
Of the northern tier OF counties aie not
hugging each other very affec,iona,ely.
They caanot agree on railroad mat
ters.
Bro Donald Of the Topeka Record
is out rs q candidate for the legisa-
cure.
Gen. Blunt writes the following letter
to Capt. Tholen. We End il in the Con-
servaiive.
1.-The las, express from Fort Smith
to For. Scott was bush W hacked on the
way up, while the men we're drinking at
Widow HudsOn's place. They were
wounded. and then captured. Alter be-
ing taken away two miles they were re-
leased.
They then returned to Baxter's
Springs. Their mules. revolvers and
mail were taken. They were captured
by Cy.Gordon's band. They said Cotfey
and Hunter were in camp a, Cowskin
Prairie with one thousand men,"
Maj. Gen. James L. Mcdonald has
been actively engaged in placing the
militia Of the Northern Division of the
State on footing 70 be ready for any
emergency. He has succeeded admis,
ably.a lie does with all he undertakes
He is one Of the substantial men of Kan.
sas.
Col.Jennison and Capt. Hoy. t.no.with.
standing the prophesiss Of failure At the
start. have succeeded in raising the 18th
regiment. Il is about full.
The Usage Chroicle says chap who
gave his name as RI. Slots. was over
hauled in that county BY the officers,
and 1876 bogus gold dollars, bogus sill.
yer coin to the amount Of 800, and coun.
terteit paper bills to the amount Of 8 l4O
we're found among his traps.
In the raid upon Lawrence, the rec
ords of,he Land District were destroy
ed.so that the holders Of lands who OBJ
tanned title through that channel will
DO put to some trouble in having things
righted up.
Gen. Ewing has sent squad Of so
men. Of Go. X. iIth regiment. to Bur-
l'ns"me. to look after stragglers pass
ing through that region. This is . ju-
dicious movement. That whole region
should be looked after.
The Times says Of . recent meeting
at Delaware City:
AT the conclusion Of Capt. Hoyt's
speecb,a "A young man who has for near
ly two years been rank secessionist,
came forward and fell upon his knees.
asking Gods forgiveness and the par
don Of his fellow citizens for having
been . sympa.hizer with the South.
He enlisted in Jennison's Regiment. and
brought along with him fifteen others.
While this young man was speaking.
the tears gathered in his eyes and ran
down bis cheeks. He is said to be
person Of extraordinary courage and
physical strength. and Capt. Hoyt says
his example has made some Of the
worst Copperheads on the Reserve