The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1863-11-14
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The Invalid Corps has been organized into
sixteen regiments.
Horace Greedy is writing 5 History Of the
War, for which Hartford publishing house is
to pay him the sum Of $4,000.
During the last year our exports have e1-
ceeded our imports nearly 89oOo, ,OO0, and half
the credit being in specie.
The amount given to the poor Of France and
England during the past year by the Northern
States, is $685., 900.
Gen. .Sulley, with his command, has gone into
winter quarters At Sioux City, Everything is
likely to remain quiet during the winter.
A correspondent of the Columbus. Ca, En-
quirer, dives the official report Of the rebel
killed, wsunded and missing at Chickamauga,
at II, 1899. Is
The Army Of the Potomac is at last on the
move, and in direction which indicates the
abandonment Of the Warrenton route to Rich
mond.
The number Of firearms manufactured at
Colts armory in Hartford, during October, av-
eraged one every minute throug h ten hours Of
each day, Sundays excepted.
An English feet has bombarded and destroy
ed Kagosims in the south of Japan, town
belonging to the Prince Satsums.
The Haytian, or rather Dominican rebellion,
continues to maintain itself, though the details
Of the reports which reach US of battles with
the Spanisrds, cannot be relied on.
A Paris letter relates that poor little mil
liner found an English nobleman's pocket
book, with $4,000, 900 francs in it. She restor-
ed it intact and he rewarded her by "promis-
ing to speak well Of her shop"
The total number Of troops raised in the
loyal States by volunteering, since the COM
mencement Of the war to the first Of January,
1863, amounts to 1,276, ,24e.
Stewart, the New York merchant prince,
will sell $50, 900, 900 worth Of goods this year.
The September sales Of cloths for mems wear
alone were $1,000 and for the last year, in
that department alone, will be from six to
seven millions.
The Ohio Farmer says that coal oil has been
found by accident to be most effective means
for protecting fruit trees, against the ravages
Of the curculio, by placing sawdust saturated
with the oil, at the foot Of the tree.
The Nashville Union says that JEFF. Davis
suspended the writ of habeas corpus over the
whole of rebeldom more than twelve months
ago. He did it by private orders to the judic-
iary, and the order has never been published.
A London professor lectured recently on
adulterations of food. He handed round cof-
fee, which was pronounced excellent, then told
the audience that they had been regaled with
q mixture Of bullock's blood, chicory, sleeps
liver dried ard old coffee grounds. He gave
them capital porter, too, made Of spirits Of
wine, gum arabic and burnt sugar.
The Lawrence people have deposited $15, 900
with the State Treasurer, which by the terms
Of the law locating the State University at
that place, they were to do within six months.
The Governor has issued his proclamation de-
claring the institution located at Lawrence.
The election in Riley county resulted in the
choice of B. E. Fullington for Representative
g. J. Haulenbeck, Sheriff; jesse 1ngraham,
Coroner; s. l. Child, Mincher Condray and
Ephraim Warner, County Commissioners;
Amasa Huntress, County Clerk and Register
Of Deeds; E. L. Patee, Treasurer; A. B. Whit
ing, Surveyor; R. Niehanke, Assessor.
The result Of the election in Leavenworth
is complete Radical victory in that
county. The members of the Legislature
from the city are VIM. Freeland, Josiah Kel-
log, Geo. A. Moore and J. B. Laing. Mckee is
elected Sheriff over Losee by 1900 majority.
Gen. Gilmore's artillery practice on Fort
Sumter, and the capture of the rebel iron-clad
Atlanta, by the monitor Weehawken, have Gre
sted quite an uproar in England. The naval
authorities begin to think their own system
Of iron-clads failure and our cannon quite
Gen. Steadman, of the Army Of the Cumber-
land, just arrived from Chattanooga, reports
there in the most satisfactory con-
dition. The capture of Lookout Mountain en-
sures the occupation Of Chattanooga ugainst
Ill assaults from the enemy.
A dispatch dated Cincinnati, Nov. 9Th, says
The Grand Jury have found true bills of in
lictment against the parties charged with con-
spiracy. The case came before the Court yes |
lerday, but, at the request Of the counsel for |
he prisoners, it was postponed until the 18th |
inst. The indictment charges them with trea-
nm in endeavorin0 tn relase John MORGAN /
md his men from the penitentiary, to release
,risoners from the barracks in this city, and |
to capture the United States steam
Il Michigan. on Lake Erie.