The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1863-10-31
NEWS GLEANINGs.
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NEWS GLEANINGS.
Gen. Ewing has driven Shelbys cut-throats
out of Missouri.
The actual pay of the rebel soldiery, on ac-
count of the depreciation of Confederate cur
rency, is but one dollar per month.
A single firm pays S15O,OOO year to the
London Times for advertising. As ye SOW, so
shall ye reap.
Stewart, the New York dry goods merchant,
paid S245, 900 as his income tax for last year.
That would make his income five million
Folks are getting married in Boston at q
fearful rate. The city register issued twenty
six licenses on Saturday, the biggest days
work ever done except one.
Gerritt Smith has contributed $500 in aid of
the widows, orphans, and other sufferers by
the murderous raid of Quantrel's band at
Lawrence.
The citizens of Leavenworth are going to
present Gen. Mcdowell splendid horse and
accoutrements, as token of appreciation of
his Jealous efforts to make the recent State
Fair success.
Col. Jennison has applied for authority to
raise an additional battalion of cavalry. The
Fifteenth has now over one thousand men en-
listed, and enough more recruits for an extra
battalion. All this since the 18th of August.
The Cincinnati Commercial hopes that the
President will now exeriise elemency and par
don Vallandigham, on the ground that Ohio is
one of the most '' foreign countries" he could
get into.
s.How are you, Greenbacks?' was the COM
plimentary salutation that frequently greeted
Secretary Chase during his recent visit to his
home in Ohio, during the election campaign.
At the seats of government of three of the
original secession States-Tennessee, Lousian-
| ia and Arkansas-the stars and stripes now
float over the Capitol of each, and Union
troops are in protection of the lives, the homes
and the rights of the returned loyalists.
A letter from Baltimore states that the ne
groes are volunteering with a perfect rush.
They come into Baltimore from the counties
Talbot county, o secessionist, has furnished
the Government against his will, with some
eighty of his slaves.
The United States District Court at Hartford,
Conn.,, is trying case in which a firm of col
ored tailors sue the Collector of Internal Rev
enue for the recovery of money paid by them
as taxes on clothing manufactured at their
establishment. They rest their claim upon
the ground that as they are not allowed to vote
they should not be taxed. 3
The Emporia Neus says It has scarcely rain
ed here since the 2Sth of July. Much land that
was put in condition for receiving wheat has
lain idle, there not being moisture enough in
the ground to justify sowing. Prospects for
black bread next year are certainly very fat
tering! Farther down on the Neosho-at OF
tumwa, Burlington, Leroy, Humboldt, etc.
they are not better off than we.
Il 1t now appears that the rebels have perfect
blockade in Charleston harbor against our
iron-clads. They have reserved passage for
their own craft, after the manner of canal
with safety-lock against Union vessels. In
view of this fact, time will be required for the
consumation of plans now being made foz
overcoming these obstructions and reaching
the other rebel defences. ~
/ The Wyandotte Gazette says that eighteen
miles of the Railroad is ready for the rails.
The iron for the first fifty miles is paid for;
and portion of it has arrived at Weston.
One mile a day will be graded from this hence
Hands are constantly arriving from the. East,
and the completion Of the first section of fifty
4 miles by the first Of January is placed beyond
4 doubt. - a'i = azio 'sisis
/ The rebel engineers who built Ports dregs
and Wagner would scarcely know their own
lhandiwork were they, now, to revisit those
places. They are enlarged, improved and
i strengthened with palisades and deep. rnoats.
I New and heavier guns than they coatained
when captured are being mounted. The con:
4 trast between the workmanship Of the rebels
! md Sbo YenEnnS striking