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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-12-05
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NOTICE.

THE Heirs Of Jonathan Fitzpatrick. deceased,
i , late of Lyon County, Kansas, will take mo-
tee that Joseph Keeler did, on the Doth day OF
June. 1865. file his peitiOu in the District Court
for Lyon County, Kansas against the heirs of the
said Jonat IAN Fitzpatrick deceased, setting forth
that the said Jonathan Fitzpatrick, deceased, in
his lifetime gave n mortgage to Richard NJ
Laekey, on the northwest quarter of the north
west Quarter, aud lots 1 and ., of section Is. in
township is. range Is, in Lyon county, Kansas,
to secure the payment of S240. according to
certain note referred to in said mortgage, which
mortgs &c aud note with the money due thereon
was sid and assigned by said Laekey to said
Joseph Keller, and praying that the heirs OF said
jonathan Fitzpatrick may pay said sum OF money
now claimed to be due, with interest thereon
from the 18th day Of August 1860. at the rate Of
four per cent a month, and also for the sum Of
$50 as attorneys fees, that the said premises
may be sold to pay the same; and the heirs OF
the said Jonathan Fitzpatrick, deceased are notI-
fed that they are required to appear and answer
said petition on before the 1st day OF February
Is63 JOSEPH KELLER
By D. T Mitchell, his Attorney.
Attest: P. T. HUST, Clerk,
BY II. Spicer. DeP'y Clerk. lBo2i ~
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-12-05

FIVE HUNDRED DoILAss.-A gentleman
writes to us from Kankakee City. Kankakes
county, H., that he wants TO purchase
twenty bushels of Usage orange seed of the
crop of 1868, to be delivered at Leaven-
worth by the middle of February. for which
be will pay FIVE hundred dollars in green
backs. If anybody wants 10 take the job
.hey will p;'Sase inform US Immediately,
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u S. Taxes!

NOTICE is hereby given. that the Int ernal
IN Reyenus Taxes embraced in the Annual
List for 1868. are now due; and that will attend
bv myszIf or Deputy, at the office of the Register
Of Deeds Emporia. Lyon county, Kansas on the
f26fbS twer,ty.sixth day of Decent er being the
iast Stturiay in December, A. D. 1868; and'that
ali taxes unl-aid after that date will be liable TO
and charged penalty of ten per cent,
JOHN SPEER,
3lAI7S4 U. S Collector Internal Revenue
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-12-05

The organ for the Music II all in Boston.
which has become celebrated by Oliver
Wendell Holmes description in the columns
of the Atlantic, and by the frequent notices
in late Eastern papers, has been Inaugurated.
Miss Charlotte Cushman recited AN In
vocation. supposed to have been written by
Mrs Julia Ward Howe, for the occasion.
and various musical celebrities contributed
to the charm and interest of the scene. The
Organ cost S58, 900
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-12-05

TIE U S Circuit and District Courts
have been in session during the week. We
understand they will adj urn 70 day. With
the exception Of aiew eonGscation cases in
which some rebel prop rty changes hands.
very little important business has been trans
acted during The term. --Topeko Tribune.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-12-05

Judge Stafford has decided that our State
Liquor Law is unconstitutional, from the
fact that it exAmpts cities of over 1000
Inhabitants from its operations. thus
being unequal and unjust. Our Lagisls-
tors must make it constitutional bv all
meanss We must have the TOPEKA
Trib,lUs
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-12-05

Judge Delahay has removed a L. Will
liams from his position as Master in Chan
ce-y." and appointed in his place E. C. K
Garvey an old Buchanan Democrat.
The Tribune has rumpr. that the appoint
ment was to lqudste an old board bill of
Lanes which had run at the Topeka H ,nse,
time out of mind We don't credit it
The appointment is wholly in keeping
with the entire thing from D4lahay down
"a burlesaue.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-12-05

A correspondent with New Hampshire
regiment, marching from London to Knox
vile. IN speaking of the march says: "On
our march. one lady asked US where are
you fron?' told her from New Hamp-
shire Upon this brighter looking one
asks, ':f that was IN Ohio? Send your
missionaries TO Tenn. aad Ky, instead of
across the water"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-12-05
MARION HARLAND.

Authorass of "AIane ," Hidden PATH" "Moss
ish stories Tor the Ladv's Book for 1861. This
this alone will place the Lady's Book a literary
point of view mrahead ofaDy oher magazine.
Marion Harland writes for other magazine.
Our other favurite writer's will all continue to
furnish articles throughout the year.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-12-05

The payments for all branches of the
public service for the fiscal year ending with
the last of June. were S9O3. 600, 600, OF
which amount 5000. 100000 were for the
army and $50 ,O0O, 900 for the navy. A
sufficiency OF money has been placed in tire
hands of all the paymasters to pay our ar
mics up to the first of the present month.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-12-05

H. w. Ide of Lesvenworth. is elected
District Attorney in the lst Judicial Dis
trict: jenkins in the 81: C. K. Gilchrist OF
Shawnee, in the Sd; S. A. Riggs of Doug
las in the 4th and a. 5. Howard of Chase,
in the 5th.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-12-05

We have receive letter from J. G. Davis.
Co. F 9th Kas. Cavalry. Who belongs near
the junction. We beleive.- in which be says
1.-The Lyon county boys. ]. P. Sleeper. ]. NJ.
Crawford and W. E Henstis are all right
and glory in their strength against the rebel
lion a.s
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-12-05

Hon. Lyman Allen died in Lawrence or
Tuesday last of CONSUMPTION. He was one
oftbe founders Of EmpOria.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-12-05

The Lawrence bridge Is fast approaching
completion. The Kansas Tribune gives is
dimensions "a follows: goo 0OO feet of
lumber. l 500 cubic yards masonry. DO 900
pounds wrought iron. and g 900 pounds
cast iron. The piers are twentY-,even feet
above low water mark. Two piers and one
abulment stand upon stone surface, while
the other abu'ment aud .wn piers are upon
good foundation, their bases being two
hundred and twenty FIVE plies twenty FIVE
feet long. Length of bridge six hundred
and ninety feet
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-12-05
For Sale.

q FINE Breeding Mares, with foql-good stock;
= good Saddle Pony; ] set Double Harness;
/ set Single Harness. uquire of
4ac5 MOVES SPIOERs Emporia-
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-12-05

LAWRENCE The Lawrence Daily Tnb-
une says: Surprising as it may seem. no
less than one hundred and thirty seven
houses have been constructed and are now
under way in our city, since the QUantre
massacre, ascertained by actual count. For
a time cur city sLirit seemed deadened, and
many feared stampede, but now courage
has revived, and our city looms up with sur
prising activity. Our business hous es are
fact repenishing. and soon Lawrene6 VIII
present more Than her original dimensions
and assert her destiny as one Of the largest
lilies wesl Of tie Mississippi Now we
toast almost L. r connection with the East;
and soon Gre diverging souIhward 10 the
'Iulf on tie Leavonwnrlh and Fort Gibson
rou'e, and westerly TO Santa Fe. will b.
commenced. Ii this is thou ht the fanta- V
| of an enthusiast, let the reader reflect what
would have been thought of the man who,
two years ago, should have predicted that
now railroal would have been progressing
at the rate of mile day toward the golden
shores of California; and yet this is not
only true of the Kansas end, bus also of the
California end of this great national high
way -
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-12-05

We clip Ihn following items from the
LoavNnworth Conservative.
Major General Jams g. Blunt and staff
arrived at This post on tn Ugh instant
The Government train, d ;. arrived ON the
18Th.
B-iga!ier General MsN-H assumed CON
mand fe DAYS before the arrival of Gen
p,al Blunt Colonel Cloud had been run
nirg. the machine for several months before
the arrival of General Mcneil, and 10 the
satisfaction Of all concerned.
Colonel Phillips has been ordered to Fort
Blunt TO take command.
All the white troops from Fort Blunt al :
rived here yesterday
Colonel Phillips. with three Indian regi-
merts viii hold the Indian country.
Colonel Williams left with the First Negro
for Waldron, forty miles southeast of this
place. few days ago.
Major T. J Anderson will act as recruit.
ing commissioner to raise the 18th regiment
Of eolored volunteer infantry. The Major
is Justly one of the most popular officers in
the sevice--of strict integrity. sober. and
always faithful and prompt in the discharge
of duty, and of whom all speak we'll
Major Calkins of the 81 Wisconsin Cav
airy is Provost Marshal of this district.
Major Fitzpatrick of the 2 colored is spok-
en- of asProvost Marshal for this place
He is young man. but well qualified for
the discharge of such duties.
| Col. Crawford. formerly captain in the
Second Kansas Cavalry. is Colonel of the
/ Second Colored OF his fighting qualities.
nothing need be said. He has established
for himself reputation. He led the gallant
charge at cold Fort Wayne" aud captured
four pieces of artillery, caissons, &c. Hc
led two companies of dismounted cavalry
of Tie Kansas Second at Prairie Grove, and
on several other occasions. He is also true
gentleman, as well as patriot.
There is U. S. mail to Springfield. and
/ semi-weeky military mail from that TO this
place. This has, in past years, been s1beau
tiful place of about four thousand inhabi-
tants. The Government Buildings here are
neat, commodious and substantial bricl
buildings. The U. s. Paymasters will com
mence IN a few days to gladden. the hearts
of officers and soldiers with "greenbacks. u
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-12-05

Italy don't allow her ar my oaicers 10 gel
married: 1900 ofthem have transgressed
sud are 10 Be court. martiAlsd.
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Terms Reduced to cid Prices.
GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK
Fok< 1854
GREAT LIrERARY AND PLoT0RIAL YEAR!

The publishers of Godey's Lady's Book.
tn ,nkful to that public which has enabled him
to publish magazine for the last thirty -four
wears Of larger circu .ton than any in America,
has made an ngeInent with the most popular
authoress in this country
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-12-05

Sam. Wood says he gets twenty letters a
day from men who want some position in
the next Legislature He must have an
agreeable time reading his letters. Wonder
if he gets any from Emporia! Sam goes
for j A Wakefield for Speaker.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-12-05

1t is reported in some parts of the coun-
ty that we refused to publish grundy hunts
reply to our article of two weeks ago. Such
is not the case. After reading it to at least
three bundled majority" of his friends,
he brought it into the off &c. We looked it
over, and told grundy that if he would
strike out two sentences which had no rela.
ton to the subject whatever, and which
were abusing persons who we knew did not
want their names paraded about the streets
by such BLACKBOARD, we would publish it
To this grundy hHnt agreed, and in his
presence we erased the objectionable sen
fences. He left the manuscript, and We
supposed we would have the pleasure o
printing it with notes. About two DAYS
afterward he came and said, elf we would
let him have the article ne believed he woulc
withdraw it. He had written it in fit o
madness, and cared EotLiLg about it now
We answered: "Felx, we will cheerful,
publish your reply, having first attacked
you" But he insisted, and we finally sen
him u stairs for his article, Which wa
given to him by the foreman. Now this /
the truth, and we can prove ii by two o
Nhree witnesses. The fact is, some Of Grun
dy's own friends advised him nul 20 publis
the article, as near as we can find out, as
was very weak.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-12-05

P. I. Barnum is the happy possessoI If
a five horned ram, which resides not at the
museum. out on his farm. At a recent
cattle show he iabeled the animal. AN in
temprate sheep. who has taken at least three
horns too mach.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-12-05

rEzOwN lots, in Emporia, Americas, Free
J. mont, and Neosho Rapids. for sale ~
o24 ]. r. SWALLOW
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The crown Of virtus is peace AMI baaor.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-12-05
THE WAR NEWS.

Since our last issue the war news has as
sumed- very interesting shape. Bragg
sent Longstreet after Burnside with the in
tenlion of capturing Knoxville Longstreet
succeeded in driving Burnside into that
city, bat the latter held it almost at the
point Of the bayonet. They had several Sc
we're little fights, in most of which the tele
graph gave Us the advantage.
Meantime Grant took advantage of this
weakening of Brsgg's strength at Chaftan
ooga. and gave the old imbecile rebel, a lit
tie of his 'Vicksburg style" which 50 used
Bragg up. that his whole army had to get
out Of their strong places on Lookout
Mountain and Missionary Ridge. and are
now at Dalton on the Knoxville railroad.
where he is apparently waiting for his friend
Loncstreet. whom he has long ordered hack
All this required several DAYS work. in
which it is estimated we lost 200 killed
and wounded. The rebel killed and wound
ed ia not given; Init we took 5000 prison
ers and about 50 pieces of cannon. AmNng
the prisoners are a large number Of PEN
herton's men parolled at Vick burg.
Grant has telegraped to Washington to
ascertain what disposition shall be made of
these failhless scoundrels.
There seems to be chase going on By
he army of the Potomac. The latest adj
vices are that Meade is running Lee. WIN
out getting fight of any moment. The
Washington Republican of the 30h, states
that there las been much fghing by regi-
ments. brigades. divisions and corps. but
there has not been a general battle; and
while we have been worsted temporarily in
skirmishes. the result is that Lee has been
defeated. and has been gradually falling
| back, and from present appearances will at
| tempt to make stand at Hanover Junction
or GordonsvIIle.
| A telegram dated at Cincirnat the 28th
of November. savs Holm Morgan and six of
his officera-Capt. Bennett. Taylor. Sheldon.
Haines. Hookermifh and McGne-escaped
from CnIumbs State Penitentiary last hight.
| by digging through the floor of the cell to
a sewer leading to the river. A thousand
dollars reward is offered for their arrest
We are inclined to think there is something
behind the curtain in this matter A dis
patch from Toronto. 30rh. saws Morgan ar
rived in that city that day, via Great West
ern Railroad
Refugees from Richmond put down Lees
army as follows: Erly's corps, 30. 600 in.
fantry, and six batteries: Hil's 90 600 in
infantry. FIVE batteries and 5000 cavalry.
in all about 10000 They confirm thu
death of the rebel General Posey.
Another lot of clothing and supplies hac
} been forwarded to Richmond for Unior
prisoners.
) A hill las been introduced in the Mis-
seuri Legislature providing for the sale o
the Pacific Railroad to j. Fremont an
others. fer tie sum Of seven million dollars
We clip Iho following items from tn,
| JaavenuoY.b H,,-..
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Attest: p II. HUNT, Clerk,
BY II. Spicer. DeP'y Clerk lno2is4z
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-02-13
NEW SERIES-NO 4I9

who are similarly provided, but this story
refers to one who not only has a husband,
but WhO as some wives will be, was most
terribly jealous that this husband was not
SO strict in regard to the marital law as
was desirable. As it usually turns out
when woman thinks she is wronged, she
proves it to be SO; SO it was in this case,
for ''once upon time" she saw with her
own eyes proofs Of her consort's guilt.
But, like a kind, untorgiving woman as
she is, she did not attempt to revenge her.
self upon her unfaithful lord, but vented
all her wrath upon the unprotected fe-
maze who had seduced him. Procuring
the assistance of half a dozen Of the softer
sex, now with the milk of human kindness
in their bosoms turned to gall, or butter
milk at the very least, with jug of sor-
ghum molasses and pillow, she proceeded
to the dwelling of a lady not far away.
What happened there we are not permit
ted to say, but when the female Fighters
of female wrongs left the premises, there
was one there dressed from head to foot in
the habiliments evidently intended by ma
ture to adorn and comfort goose, and
they did not carry back either the Jug or
the pillow.
Since the occurrence of the facts above
narrated, we learn that the price of sor-
ghum molasses in the town has greatly ad-
vanced, and that every mother Of a family
keeps on hand a ,Iugfull.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-02-13

we even take up and make a hero of a gen.
eral who never did anything. | entered
Springfield the other day with General
Mcclellan in the same car, and tinid
friend of mine, who was getting out of the
ears, and heard twenty or forty guns fired
for him, said 81 hope they won't hurt
anybody" and said ] - Mcclellan has
never hurt anybody"
OF the propriety of employing negro
soldiers, Mr.. Phillips remarked as follows {:
One of General Buffers staff says that
the slaves Of Louisiana are in such con-
dition that all the power of the continent
cannot bring them back into slavery. If
that is the way they feel, let them once
get on to their feet, palpably recognized
force, and we are beyond the reach of poll
ticians. How can we assure ourselves that
that is the speediest way? Put Butler in
New Orleans; put Fremont. Newbern
Fremont's name will gather more negroes
together within the same number of days
than any other twelve men on the con-
tinent.
The slave is the already educated loyal
lst, who sees eye to eye with rs, who I'M
derstands by instinct the whole problem.
Colonel IligginsOn, of the First Carolina
Regiment Of Volunteers, made up of ne
groeS, writes to me: my sergeants will
discuss this question, and analyze it, and
probe it to the bottom, predicting its future
as well as you or | could do Instinct,
that instinct which has made the slave
holder for seventy years the most sagacious
of statesmen, which has made him feel at
the distance of New Orleans that Boston
was his foe, which has made him dread the
northeast wind that blew across Massachu-
sets, that instructive sagacity which has
made hiE statesman, that same instinct
i've in the slave makes him loyalst He
believes in us because he knows he can be-
lieve in nothing else. We have in him the
elements for new state. Let us make up
our minds to that
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-02-13
Exchange Of CiviIEtics upon the Rap
pahannock.
From the Utica Telegraph.

From the Utica Telegraph.
A few days ago lady came into our
lines from Fredericksburg, under a flag Of
truce to procure the remains of her son
who had been wounded at the battle of
Fredericksburg, and had since died. She
succeeded in her mission, and returned
with the body, it was escorted by nineteen
of our soldiers, who also crossed the river
under flag of truce. Reaching the rebel
side, they met about 200 rebels, who were
sent to act as an escort on their side. At
ter majority Of them had departed with
the body, one of the remainder hailing
one Of our men said, "Come Yanks, let's
stack arms" which was agreed to. AZ
ter that operation had been gone through
with, the same speaker said, "Now let's
set down and have talk about this
cursed war. The fact is, that we are get
ting ID sick of it. Now have a prop
osition to make to you which you must
circulate among your men, but don't say
a word to the officers" The proposition
was to the effect that on any day to be
named, they should all, rebels and Yam
KEGS, come down to the river, and throw
their arms into it, ''and let the ID Off
GERS fight out the war themselves" and
still further to show their sincerity, he
said, eff you insist on it, we will throw
ours in first"
This incident will show to some extent
the feeling of both armies in relation to
the war, Of which all hands are becoming
heartily sick. The story is true one,
and we had it almost direct from the cell
ebrated Dr. Matsh, of New York, whose
son was one of the escort, and took part
in the conversation.