The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-11-14

Zd. COHuldLueIe VI ICt8 lIuSntS anu DaJ-
talions shall designate the place of holding
said drill, and inform the respective Com
pany Commanders of the time and place Of
holding said Regimental or Battalion drill.
By order of MAJOR GENERAL ScorT.
E. ROBINSON, Asst. Adj't General.
In compliance with the above order, the
9Th Regiment of Militia will meet at EN-
poria, on the day first mentioned above, at
10 o'clock a. m, for drill. A fine of So
will be imposed upon absentees, in accord
ance with law.
All companies must come prepared to
camp on the ground during the two days.
By order of Col. A. J. MITCHELL.
j. SroTLER, Adjt.
Elder J. H. Phillips will preach the funer-
al sermon of Mary PoFejOy, formerly res
ident of Chase county, at the Christian
Church, tomorrow at il o'clock.
Hogs are selling in Cincinnati at Sc per
hundred nett.
The weather has been very fine for the
past few days.
Gold in New York, was At premium on
the 9Th
Parrot himself is on Morris Island super
intending the firing OF his six-1nile shells.
Silas Fearl is probably elected District
Attorney for this District. the 9Th
Lees army is almost barefoot. The rebel
government is seizing all the boots and
shoes in Richmond for its use.
Gen. Louis Blenker, formerly commander
of the German Division of the, Potomac
Army, is dead. He died of consumption.
Sam Wood is elected to the Legislature
from Morris county, He will certainly
work for his county's local interests.
The total vote of Lyon county, this year,
was 531; that of Shawnee, in which the
capital is located, was 524. We beat them
on population.
DR.. Thos. Armor, returned from an ex-
tended business trip to Colorado on Satur-
day last. We are glad to see him among us
once more.
Sam Wood is great on military orders.
One of them talks about "sundown in the
evening"" and "sunrise in the morning"
Wonder if Sam thought the sun was going
to reverse her engine, and rise in the even
ing and set in the morning.
New BUGGY.-Dr. j. A. Moore has
buggy manufactured entirely in Emporia
H. Malone did the wood work, Maddox &
Thomas did the ironing, and Geo. Cooper
the painting. 1t looks about as well as
eastern made buggies of the same kind.
The printing for the State, for the year
1864, was let at Topeka last Monday, as
follows; Executive Printing, Bulletin Office;
Bill Printing, State Record Office; Jour
nails, Laws and Public Documents, Law
renee Tribune; Binding, S. Dodsworth. ~
We are glad to see that our friend w. H.
Bisbee, formerly of the Leavenworth Times,
and an old Kansas First soldier, has been
commissioned as a second Lieutenant in the
15th-Jennison's regiment. Bisbee well
deserved the place.
CoMMIssIoNED.-J. c. Haskell of this
place has been commissioned regimental
COmmissary of the 18th Kansas volunteers,
ranking as LIST Lieutenant, with extra pay
Mr.. HASKELL is well qualified for the place
and we are glad he has succeeded in getting it.
Homer G. Plantz Esq, late Private Sec
rotary of Hon. S. p. Chase, and formerly a
resident of this place, and law partner of
Major Plumb, has been appointed United
States District Attorney for Florida. We
regard tie appointment as most excellent
one. Mr.. Plantz is young man of fine
attainments.
Hallberg. the enterprising groceryman.
has fitted up a show-c case. and filed it with
desirable articles for old and young folks.
Go and look for yourselves. He has re-
ceived large stock of toys and articles for
holidays, which will be opened in due sea-
son. He brought on few cans of fresh
oysters this week, which were snapped up
like hot cakes. We thank him for can.
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