The Smoky Hill and Republican union., 1863-08-29
NEWS aLRANINas.

Jennison is authorized by G0v. Carney tt
raise the 18th Kansas Cavalry. He will do it
The people Of Mobile are despondent It is
thought the city would surrender if it was
seriously threatened. They protest against
any more sick and wounded being sent there,
as there is no medicine or means Of feeding
them. ttf
Atchison county produces PSI, ,2l5 bushels Of
corn, q, 387 bushels of wheat and 15,624
bushels Of potatoes; has l,511 horses, 5000
cattle, q 432 sheep and 6,647 hogs.
The Illinois State Normal University has
sent to the war 27 commissioned officers, 33
on-commissioned officers, As privates and IL
rank unknown, in all one hundred and seven
teen.
From all the rebel armies we have news of
the greatest dependency among the men and
their rapid desertion. They arc disheartened
and sick of the war.
Basil Duke, who has appropriately been
called the head and brains of John Morgan,
and who was captured in Ohio, was born in
Kentucky, and graduated at Yale College.
A school house is being built in Emporia
Lyon county, which will cost, when finished,
$4,000.
From the Emporia Ners we learn that Lyon
county, 1862, raised 6s,929 bushels of wheat,
154, SCI of corn, s,463 pounds of wool, 1880
pounds of cotton, and ], ,7C3 of hemp; has 1918
horses, 73O cattle, ,2G2 sheep and 2, 78s hogs.
The NuxBER-It is believed that Ewing has
more troops than Blunt. What does he do
with them ?-Cbnseyuatipe.
Cox, Of Ohio, admits that Brough will beat
vallandigham over fifty thousand votes at the
fall election in that State.
New SrArE-The people of Nevada Terri
tory are moving to organize new State.
population of $4,000 is reported.
Forty-four families Of free negroes came
over on the pontoons night before last. They
brought over sheep. hogs, cattle and farming
implements. Another arrival is expected to-
Patriot.
An official order gives the total monthly pay
If the Provost Marshals, under the enrolment
act, at $12950, and that of the Surgeon and
at S1l2.S3.
On Saturday, the 18th, II Smiths were draft |
ed in the 9th district in New York.
BARLEY.-Mr. John Mears, residing in the
Wakarusa Valley, raised two hundred and if |
cen bushels of winter barley from three acres
# land. Think Of it'll seventy-one bushels to
he acre. He sold the crop for 81. so per bush
$325.50 for crop Of three acres. |
C.K. Gilchrist is announced this week Is
candidate for District Attorney. Gil was
Assistant Secretary of the Senate in 1862, and
Secretary Of the Court of Impeachment and
las been Deputy U. s. District Attorney for
Bob Crozier, and acts for him when he is away
rom the Federal Court. He would make .
,ood Prosecuting Attorney.-Topeka Tribune.
Baily Smith, convicted of murder in Leav-
vorth county, has been granted new trial
nd change Of venue. He was to have been
xecuted . week ago yesterday.
A Horticultural Society is in full blast in
county. The Bulletin says: "At
he July meeting the hall was brilliant with
overs and the tables loaded with fruit. At
he August meeting, besides many other fine
reductions, we observed twenty-five varieties
T apples, and ten varieties Of pears, exhibited
y Mr.. James Bosley, from the country.
The Lawrence Massacre is fearful warning
} those in authority. It is the legitimate of
9ring Of political promotion. Ewing. untried
nd unworthy. through political intriguing took
le hard-earned laurels from the gallant Cloud.
he result has been succession Of robberies
i'd murders, since he assumed commsnd, wind. ,
g up with the most atrocious. hell -begotten ,
aesacre, of which . record exists. There seems
be no earthly excuse for the culpable negli-
.nce or mismanagement that characterized bis !
tire administration. In view Of the fact that
ere are . few left unbutchered. We unite with :
'sts of our citizens in demanding his immediate
movsl.
And then the policy 10 rotten to the core. Our =
en- would have never shown them any lenieney, :.
It the fact is. we have been bound all this time !,
the pro-slavery sympathizers Of Missouri. We
We been led around by the nose by men whom \
neral Lyon made take the oath two years ago. ).
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