The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1863-01-10
aRHERAL NEWS 1rEMs.

GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
The Emancipationists have elected their
Speaker in the Missouri Legislature BY 25
majority.
All speculation as to the Presidents
action upon the bill for the admission Of
Western Virginia is now ended. The fact
has been aseerfaiued on enquiry that he
approved and signed the bill on Wednesday
night, the 31st ult., and is therefore law.
Correspondence is going on between the
Mexican Minister and the Secretary Of
State based ON the following facts: Last
summer, permission was positively refused
to export arms, although those purchased
we're of quality which our volunteers
would not use. Now the French are per.
mitted to clear vessels carrying railroad
iron, mules, wagons, railroad ties and other
articles coutraband of war, in spite Of the
remonstrauces of the Mexican Minister.
FORT MONROE, Jan. l.
In Norfolk, last evening, owing to the
misconstruction of an order issued for a
different purpose, about 200 persons were
arrested while returning from places Of
amusement.
Considerable excitement occurred at Nor
folk to-day, caused by negro celebration.
Coutrabands collected together with their
marshals aud formed procession of at least
1000 negroes of all kinds and coiors, head.
ed By band of music, drums and flies, and
paraded through the principal streets of the
city. They carried several Union flags and
cheered loudly for the downfall Of African
slavery. 1t was understood they were eel
ebrating the day of the Emancipation Proc.
lamation.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Jan. 2
To Myi. Gen Hal2eck:
Gen. Sullivan succeeded in getting fight
out of Col. Forrest, and whipped him bad.
ly, capturing six pieces of artillery and a
great many horses and prisoners. Van
Dorm was repulsed at every point but this
with heavy loss. (Sigued) U. s. GRANT.
Maj. Gen. Commanding.
San FRANC1sco, Dec. 27.
The steamer Constitution has arrived
from Panama. She reports that the steam
ship Ariel was captured on the 7th by the
pirate Alabama and detained until the 10th.
Semmes first intended to burn the Ariel,
putting the inhabitants ashore at little
settlement of huts at St. Domingo; but
Captain Jones protested, claiming that half
the passengers would die in consequence.
Semmes then prepared to land them at
Kingston; but after much parleying, an
arrangement was effected to release the
steamer on two hundred and twenty-eight
thousand dollar bonds, TO be paid in thirty
days after the acknowled cement of the
Southern Confederacy.
FAYETvILLE, Ark, Jan. l.
Rebel papers captured at Van Buren ad-
NIT their loss in killed and wounded at the
battle of Prairie Grove was over 1000.
The entire telcgrapbic correspondence of
the rebel Gen. Hindman was also taken.
1t contains some of the most valuable and
curious information taken during the war.
The tale of destitu'ion in his army is pitia-
bic. Four thousand of his infantry had NJ
shoes. These documents, with splendid
rebel flag, will be sent forward to the War
Department.
Two hundred fat cattle were recently
captured in the recent raid into Van Buren,
and over one hundred wagons loaded with
forage and camp equippagc.
The loss to the rebels in this expedition
was over half million of dollars.
The rebels are dispensing in all directions,
The latest information says they intend to
concentrate at Arkadelphia, about fifty-fve
miles southwest of Little Rock, on the
Washita river.
Gen. Schofeld has arrived and assumed
command of the Army of the Frontier.
The Washington star says in the recent
raid the rebel Gen. Stuart caused his tele
graphic operator to intercept Union MESA
ges at Burke's Station, thus learning more
or less concerning the efforts to intercept
him, and the readiness cf our forces al
Fairfax Station and Fairfax Court House to
give him a warm reception should be ven-
ture to visit those places He also sent
various messages over the wires one to
Fairfax Station purporting to order from
here the instant destruction of . consider.
bic quantity of army stores collected there
Among the messages found in the Office al
Burke's Station, having been sent over the
wires by bis orders, is the following:
'rsHf' Burke's Station, Dec. %.
To O. NJ. Gen. Meigs, Washington: I'm
the future you will please furnish better
mules. Those you have furnished recently
are very inferior. j. 4. b. Stuart,
Major General, c. 8. A.
The original NJ Mouitor foundered at sea Of
Hstterass, in a heavy gale Of wind, and
went down with two of her officers and
twenty y-eight Of her crew on board, who
we're lost. Capt. Bankhead, Lieut.. Greer