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The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-07-02

usvs non celorado-Anothsr Dslugs-l1aians.
The following news from Denver relates
to the state of affairs in that Territory 1t
is extracted from private letters received
by Mr.. Stebbios, of Atchison:
DESvER CrY, June IL, 1864.
The recent rains have
ruined oil the ranchemen, sweeping away
all they had. The bottoms are covered
with water from bluff to bluff, and all the
farms are in the bottoms.
The Platte opposite here is . mile wide.
Half the houses in town are washed sway.
The present food is more frightful than the
previous one. Such of our citizens who
are able have to contribute largely to assist
those who have lost al BY the floods.
The roads up the canons are all washed
away, and goods and provisions cannot be
taken to the mines from here for some
time at least.
Many of the shafts are full of water 800
Feet deep, and four engines would not keep
them dry. Quite number of the heavy
mill owners are gone and are going East.
They say they will not be able to work
their mines for three months. This throws
many laborers out of employment and may
drive them out of the country.
DENVER CITY, June 13, 1864.
On Saturday the In.
dians drove off twenty head of mules from
Box Elder, twenty-three miles east OF
Denver,
On the same evening they drove off some
twenty. head from Cole Creek, only
fourteen miles east Of Denver. They killed
man, his wife and two children, cutting
their throats in most brutal manner, and
then scalped them.
The troops are all away in the neighbor.
hood of Fort Lyon, for the purpose of
hunting guerrillas who iufess that country.
Our citizens have called a town meeting,
and formed companies for self.protection.
Two of these companies have started out
after the redskins this afternoon.
learn that more men have been mur.
dered near the head of Cherry Creek.
We append the following later intelli
gence, which has been receiYed by tele.
graph:
ATCHIsON, June %, 1864.
To c. NJ .Stebbins
The Indians are very bad on the cutoff
They murdered and scalped one family
Brown lost twenty-five mules. The ranch
men are all leaving their homes and fleeing
to Denver for safety. At Denver all bust.
ness closes at o'clock, and the people drill
A guard is posted all night. The women
aud children took refuge in Stebbins l.
Potter's, and other stone buildings, one
night. W. R. STEBBINs.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-07-02
The Gold Panic.

The Commercials money article says the
gold market is in a most excited condition.
The suspension of public competition ef.
fected by the gold bill has thrown the trade
directly into the hands of spectators, and
they DOW make their own prices, and have
made od hbituns of their prerogative 1,
was we'll known that large and short in-
terest was compelled to settle the contracts
for delivery of gold during to-day and to-
morrow, and the principal holders therefore
held back for larger advance. The pres
sure of the stocks increased the quotations
of holders and the process continued until
noon, the brokers were paying 225 and SELL
ing at 235. The effect of this state of
affairs has been to entirely suspend opera
tions in foreign exchange. Drawers do not
know what to ask and refuse to give any
quotations. One large firm in Nassau is
asking l25 to the pound sterling. At such
rates there can be no quotation. At 1880
p. N. gold took downward turn. A LOT
thrown on the market at 2:30 P. NJ. put
down the price suddenly about Is per cent.
At 2:2O P. N. brokers were buying at 2l0
ard selling At 22O; at 2:30 P. NJ. about
228.
A meeting of bankers and brokers to-day
appointed . committee to visit Washington
to ehdeavor to secure the repeal or modi6
cation of the gold bill.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-07-02
From Arkansas.

From Capt. French, of the I'd Kansas
who arrived here last evening With 80 me1
of that regiment, we gather some sdditiona
information from Arkansas.
Our old friend Lieut.. John Lee has jus,
been mustered in as Captain. That was
deserved promotion, for there are but few
better officers in the service than Captain
Lee.
We are sorry to learn that in the late
disaster to Steele's army, Capt. J. NJ: Mept.
zer Was wounded, and his regiment was
obliged to leave him at Little Rock. It is
not serious wound, however.
The Second Kansas has been treated bad
ly. Although only half mounted and hall
armed, they have been placed into the beav-
lest service of the frontier, and scarcely .
week has passed in which they we're not
engaged in battle.
When Capt. French was at Fort Gibson.
Major Wright, Who left Fort Smith two
days later statedthat the dismounted portion,
about 200-under command of Maj. Fisk,
had been sent as an escort for . train to
Clarksville, and that they had been COB
bled up" by the enemy. A soldier, who
vas with the train, and escaped. brought
the news to Gen. Thayer, and it vas geo.
orally credited there.
The escort consisted of the dismounted
portions Of all the companies of the SEQ
ond.
There is but one sentiment with regard
to Steele-which 10 that be is . traitor to
his country.-Fost Scott Monitor.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-07-02

CAMP CUrLER. 8 miles from
Hudson's Crossing. June 8. 1854.

CAMP CUTLER, 3 miles from
Hudson's Crossing. June 8, 1854.
DEAR EMMERr:-The refugee train with
six thousand Indians, mostly comprising
women and children, are thus far on their
way to their homes, without any aeciden,
or suything transpiring worthy of mention.
The refugee train is composed of three
hundred wagons. and is divided into three
divisions, each division is respectively un-
der the immediate supervision of Messrs.
Cutler, Coleman and Mitchell, Indian
Agents.
Col. Cofip, Superis tendent of Indian AT.
fairs, being the chief in command Of the
outfit. Major Perry Fuller accompanies
the outfit, aud bis long experience With the
Indian and knowledge of their language
and habits render his services to the COM
mand almost invaluable. Major Fuller
speaks all the Indian dialects, from the
most refined Cherokee down to the vilest
Kaw.
You can form no idea of the trouble and
labor of removing these Indians. Six
thousand indians, with all their dogs, cats,
chickens, pigs, young pups and their pots,
kettles. pans, crockery, and traps Of all
kinds describable aud indescribable, forms
an outfit of vast and unwieldy proportions,
and requires such patience to run it as you
seldom find among mortal men.
An escort of 100 men under Captain
Crafts, of the 1st Indian Regiment, met
US here to-day. The Captain had a 6gh,
with gang of bushwhackers, and captured
the negroes taken from the Pawnee last
Wednesday.
Our train was struck by lightning yes.
terday, and negro woman and a horse
killed. The OK train camps tonight two
miles in our rear. They have got along
we'll and without accident. The two trains
will camp together tomorrow night at
Hudson's Crossing.
Capt. Killen, Of the 9th, commands the
entire out6t.-Cor. Fl. Scott Monitor.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-07-02
The Expulsion Of German and Irish Women from
Richmond.

The Expulsion Of German and Irish Women from
Richmond.
We haye previously had occasion, Incl
dentally, to notice that class of Irish and
German women in our midst whose hus
bands have gone over to the Yankees. and
many of them entered the Yankee &c Nice
These women and their children, some
fifteen hundred or two thousand in uumber
are wholly supported by the public and
private charities Of the city. They do no,
pretend to do any kind Of work, and spend
all their time io runcing from one place
where charity is dispensed to another, jus,
as hogs in the fall of the year from one
apple tree to another. If We lad sbuu.
dance of food, the support If this worthless
class might be passed over in silence, bl.
seeing that there is barely . suficieucy of
food in the community to supply our own
people-so keep from absolute suffering the
wives and children Of our soldiers-we
should have nothing to give these people.
1t would not answer, it is true, to le.
them starve in the streets; but such an
event could be easily obviated. We re-
that census be taken and their
number and names ascertained. that they
may be sent in . body beyond our lines.
having FIRST been supplied with the rations
necessary to support them till they could
reach some Yankee post. This would be
! harsh measure, but one fully justified by
our necessities.-Richmond Wing.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-07-02

~ The Constitutional Conventiou Of
Maryland, in session At Annapolis, passed
June 24sh BY vote of 81 ayes against 81
nays the following article Of the bill Of
rights
:" Hereafter in this State there shall be
neither slavery nor involuntary servituds,
except for the punishment Of crime where
OF the party shslI have been duly convicted,
and al persons held to servitude OF labor
a. slaves are hereby declared free"
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-07-02

WITHOUT CHRIST Our poor, deluded
friends of Emporia are without Christ
They have hardened their hearts, aud cried
away with him. That unfortunate individ
ual. like his great exemplar, prosecuted and
buffeted here below, has left them in their
sins and gone to New Mexico. Mr.
George Christ, of Lyon county, passed
through the Grove few days ago en- route
for New Mexico. Sheriff Palmer and
Lieut.. Jones having an attachment for their
lord and master, forsook all things and fol-
lowed on.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-07-02

Gen. Grant is represented by those who
have to day come up from headquarters, to
be PEI fectly satisfied with the result of his
operations before Petersburg, and to have
said that bis losses were not disproportion-
ate to the advantages won, nor at al in
excess of bis estimate of the sacrifces in
evitably necessary for the attacking army
TO make.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-07-02

~ G. F. Bernstein's Billiard Saloon is
fast approaching completion. Mr.. Bern
stein is now at Leavenworth purchasing a
stock to gil up the establishment. We
look for big stock of Red-eye. We 60 in
for abating all nuisauces. Have q care,
Fritz, you are in danger.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-07-02

Successful Soout-Ihirteen BLshVh1ckeSS Killed
Colonel Ford came in from scout nighl
before last, and left again yesterday morn
ing. During the last scout, bis forces have
been successful in running upon the bush
whackers frequently and in killing thirteen
of them, without any loss whatever to our
side. Several hundred Kansas troops are
engaged in the hunt and are doing good
service. This county has been made un
comfortably hot for the scoundrels and they
have fled into Lafayette and adjoining coun-
ties.
1t is thought very certain that Yager,
one of the chief leaders, is among the bush.
whackers killed. A lieutenant of Tod's was
also killed. Several mules and aome gov
ernment property were recovered, and .
camp broken up and burned. Col. Ford is
determined to wage . releatless warfare
against these miscrean:s, and to give them
20 time for rest. MANY of his men are
acting as foot-scouts, lying in wait for the
bushwhsckers and meeting them at their
own game. This is something new to the
"brush' tribe and they don't like it at all.
We hope come hundreds of the Kansas
boys will be allowed to remain. in this dis
tr;cs during the summer permanently, and
help fight these fellows on their own ground.
They wall thus do far more efficient service,
even for protecting Kansas, than they can
by staying in garrisons % the other side of
the ilne.-KaRsas City Journal.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-07-02
Estray Notice.

Estray Notice.
Taken up by the subscriber, on the 10th Of
May, 1864, in the Buffalo Range,
Six Yoke of Working Cattle!
The owner is requested to call, prove proper
ty, pay expenses and take them away.
c. CASE BRO.
Salina, Saline Co., Kansas, June Z, 1864.
n29-3t
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-07-02

~ Improvement is the order of the
day. Mr.. Millison has commenced large
stone building east of the hotel. 1t is de-
signed for blacksmith shop.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-07-02

PROPOSALS for FRESH BEEF.
OFFICE A. C. s., FoR7 RILEY, Kansas,
June 20, 1864.
Sealed Proposals will be received at this
Office, from loyal persons only, until IL o'clock,
NJ, Saturday, July End, 1854, for furnishing
Fresh Beef!
To the troops stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas,
and drawing supplies therefrom, for six.
months. commencing August lst. 1864.
The Beef to be Of good, wholesome and mar
ketab!e quality. in equal proportions Of fore
and hind quarters (necks shanks and kidney
tAllow to be excluded), the beast trimmed down,
necks to be cut of at the fourth vertebral
joint, shanks Of fore quarters to be cut OF from
three to four inches above the knee joint, and
hind quarters from six to eight inches above
tie gambrel or hook joint.
The Beef to be delivered at such times and
in such quantities as may be REQUIRED.
bond of $1,000 will be required, with respons-
ible suretieS, for the faithful performance Of
the contract. Proposals TO be in triplicate and
by . written guarantee from two
persons in the following form, viz:
FORM OF GUARANTEE:
We. -, Of the county Of -, State Of
-. do hereby guarantee that - is able to
fulfill the contract in accordance with the
'eFms OF MS proposition, and that snouI0 MS
proposition be accepted, he win at once enter
into the contract in accordance Herewith.
Bids to be sealed, and endorsed, Proposals
Tor Fresh Beef Bidders to be present when
he bids are opened, and prepared to sign the
contract copy Of which can be seen at this
of6ce
The undersigned reserves the right to reject
INV or all bids offered. A copy Of this sdver-
tisement must accompany the bids.
]. r. MCCLURE. A. C. 8.
11th Reg't Kansas Vols.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-07-02

n@. Read the editorials in the Missouri
Democrat on the nominations. That paper
for the last few months hss been rather
severe on the Administration, and the
Council Grove Press has copied several Of
it's most caustic articles. The Democrat is
all right now, aud points to several conclu
sive reasons Why Lincoln is preferable to
Fremont. The corporal's guard here who
are Fremont men are 80 busy herding
Southern stock now that they have no time
to discuss politics.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-07-02

Gov. GoDwx proposes to call the new capital
Of Arizona, Prescott, in honor Of the historian
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-07-02

~ To remove stains from chasacser-
get rich:
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"a From Mr.. H. L. Hunt, of Chase
county, we learn that Lieut. Col. Smith
has returned With his command from their
scout south aud west, in the direction of the
Big Arkansas river. Col. Smith reports
that they saw no parties of whites 10 that
direction, but fell in with several bands Of
Kansas Indians, the Kaws. Osages, Kicka.
poos and Others, and immense herds of buff
falo. Old buffalo hunters say they never
saw the like before. The command was
compelled to corral one day. when in the
Sand Hills, to keep their stock from being
stampeded. They did not get across the
Arkansas on account of the high water.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-07-02
KNFORCE THR LAWS.

ANEV0S6 A06 AdW0s
Section A. chapter lS9, of the revised
statutes Of Kansas, reads As follows:
ESQ. 4. No person or persons shall be
allowed to drive or cause to be driven into
or through the State Of Kansas any drove
or droves of cattle from the States Of Tex
as, Arkansas, or the Indian Territory lying
south Of the State of Kansas, between the
first day of April and November of each
year; and any person or persons violating
the provisions of this section shall for the
first offence be fined in any sum not less
than seveuty.6ve dollars, and fos every sub
sequent offence, in any sum not less than
ninety dollars, continuing to drive said cat
tie through the State shall be deemed .
subsequent offence"
Section Eve prescribes the mode and
manner in which such prosecutions shall be
conducted. Any person cognisant of th.
fact, that herds of Southern cattle are be.
ing driven through, or are in their county
are competent to file their affidavit, and il
then becomes the duty of the Justice of the
Peace to institute an action against thu
offending party or parties.
And if Government officials are privy tt
and aiding and abetting these unlawful
transactions, yet the citizens of the county
have the right to enforce the civil law ol
the land. and thus protect their property
from the contracting of contagious diseases
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-07-02
PROPOSALS for FRESH BEEF

U. 8. Marshal for the District Of Kans..
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-12-08
Michigan Central Railroad.

Great Central Howte to Nsw York, Near ENGLAND
and the CanGdds.
AN AND AFTER SUNDAY, OCTOBER
~ 3lst. 1864, trains will leave the Great Cen.
raj Union Depot, foot of Lake street, rs follows
600 \. m, Sunday xccpted. Arrive in Detroit
4:45p. M; Toronto, 500 p. m; Suspension
Bridge. S:50a. M. Buffalo, 6:30p M; Albany,
4:oop. H.; New York, 1880 p. M; Boston, II. 05
p. m.
$3.50 p. m. Saturda, excepted. Arrive in De-
troit, 6:l5 .. m. Toronto, $500 ~ M; Suspension
Bridge. 500 p. M; Buffalo, 6:S. :. m; Albany
$50; New York. l:c0 p. M; Boston, 3 so p. m.
LOCO p. m, Saturdays and Sundays excepted. ~.
Arive Ia Detroit, 1000 p. M; Toronto. $50 p. m;
Suspension bridge. 800 p. M; Albany, S:lO q.
M; New York, 500 p. M; Boston $500 p. m.
CT NCINN Att TRAINS ~
Via. Michigan Central 4. R)
Leave Chicago at 500 4 m, Mail Train: 6:15
Fast Express. The s,15 p m. tram leaving
Chicago runs through to Cincinrau without
Tuttan's Patent ventsI ding and Warming An.
srstus on ell Cars Of this Company. An elegant
Stnokers Car, with Euchre Tables, has lately 6ecn
added 70 day trains Patent sleeping cars %
aight trsins. Baggage Checked Through. Il1
Through Tickets ihr sale at all principal Rail
Dad Oincesih the West, At the General Oiics.
crner Of Lake and Dearbou streets. (under re
vermont House, Chicago and at tie depot.
X. n. RICE, 0en'l Sup't
Il. C.. WENTWORTH. General Western pssu.
Aren't Chicago s.n.ssr y. -
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-12-08
To.day's Advertisements.
Savings Bank Notice.

EUBl.lC NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN,
= that in pursuance Of resolution Of the
Board Of Control Of the Davenport Savings In
s,itution,' special meeting OF the Stockholders
Of said corporation will be held at its office in the
building OF the First National Bank, in the city
Of Davenport, Iowa, on Wednesday. the Else day
Of December. a. d., 1854, at the hour Of o'clock
r NJ, Tor the purpose 0i altering and amending
the articles OF Incorporation in the following par
ttcnIars, that Is to say: First, by reducing the
number OF members ofthe Board of Control from
Nineteen to nine, with no &c cgcio members
sum Of one hundred aud fifty thousand dollars,
80 that the capital stock Of the Corporation shall
be two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
80 j L. VAN pATTEN Sec'y
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-12-08

111Nne ~ Ws ~ $500
49, " hfk 4 80 u
1tAys ~ - = - $3.50 n =
e1poe3 61Du04 - sewtnS - n =.
8de4 ~ 80 = = 4l8-
pssloeo1 W - - %.
~ . l1ksr. &C.,. LlsgSns 6 ~.
stes, snd otkss. : hePe neie critical ~.
s:slIsa s;"e a. 4; bo|5;' 3(|ce|pIe'
character 6f ssiieh. ma gcnsesl prsetica6ili.
T. Of twe)Se &focreAt S6u5l ma Calming "a
u .siisst class" IN the most del(bGfefi
|jtsdem9A, ! an gsulis1t nti1Dede dlkt ~
!. WILCOX 4 GIBBS" il 50 high abcve
I'll others in practical rortk that lis with.
out rival. However good and practical
others may be-and would not spsak dis
paraginGly-they are. in : praetiosl CON
parisOn with the Wilcox 4 Gibbs, bot the
experiments and confusion Of the grnius,
philosophy and mechanics Of childhood,
leading on the gradual growth, Development
and perfection evolved in this full. rosnd
utttfance Of great idea reduced TO the sim
plest possible form, and working the mot(
satisfactory end practical results. The use.
less expenditure Of thread and the compiler
ton Of delicate machinery. 80 common in
other machines, seems to be wholly clinin
ated in the Wilcox 4 Gibbs, and it will live
to see other 81 first class" machines forgot
ten. Mrs. Reid says it is certainly the best
beyond comparison-a practical and beauti-
full charm.
was delighted at first with the Wheeler
g. Wilson rotating hook. but the successive
experiments OF ''lcother pad" christie
brush" and metallic loop controller and
dingling, snarlins bobbin, arc complicative
impracticabilities in the hands Of the major
ity. The rotating hook, ~ made by Will
cox. and as applied to the Wilcox 4 Gibbs
machine, is the beauty and perfection Of
simplicity itself, and have nothing more
to expect or ask.
Very respectfully,
II. A. REID.
NJ. G. Stevens, agent, Brady street, BE-.
low Second, over McCosh 4 Odiorne's
Hardware Store, Davenport, lows.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-12-08
WAspiMuTOn, Dec.

WAsnIMvTON, Dec. 7.
uoUs..-Mr. Blair, VI Asi0, said The
House vsssercsy referred to che coUmittes
q ways and 0eans the bill u the gcnties
man iron Psnnsylvanis, Mr.. Stevens, q
prevent grld and silver coin and bullion
from being psid or accepted Tor creates
vslue than their real current value, and "a
prevent ary note or big issued BY the q
5. from being received for . smaller sum
ihss 10 theSeln specified. ne moved to re.
consider the motion u reference. IN Tie
twenty -four hours siDce this bill Vas intro.
duced, great mischief has been dope and
every day snd hour THE bill remained
where u wss, sti!i greater mischief viii 70
cult 10 raising tho psice Of cold. Ii iDdicts
three States Of the Union end renders
every man guilty Of . Hisdemesn0r, and
every clAuee Vi Il cowmits tue House to %
imposibiltsy. Gold roso yesterday II pei
cent. tor no other reason than this c3tfs.
ordinary proposition.
Mr.. Coz, Of OHIO, did not sglee With the
gentleman tLat this bill put up the price 0l
gold. lie rather Thought tho Precedent
had played tho But" by his message.
Mr.. Stevens. 10 reply 20 NJ. Blaine, said
cha action hs proposed he'd been exercised
By the most d,si,ug uished ststesmsn Tor
sxveral ages. There ought to Be- . check
put to gambling when gold was put
up to twice and . half ia real value.
The could be prevented BY Legislation. Ii
10 juss tho plan kugla0d adopted during
The great vars with Napoleon. lie moved
to Icy on tho table the motion to rcc0DSider
tho vote.
Mr.. Stevens motion vas negatived, 81
against ca. 49,.
Tie vote By which the bill wac referred
was reconsidercd, Is 70 Al.
sYhe question then reared on tho motion
70 refer tue bill 70 ths COMMITTEE VI Wsy s
o0d meAns.
Y. NJ. Stevens moved to postpone its con-
Celebration for ~ days.
Mr.. Biaiue VI Me-, Aoved to Icy tho bill
On the table. Ttls was carried Is sgaine
81.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-12-08

WasHlNGToH, Dec. 7.
TITO steamship Fulton, specially detailed,
viii leave tLis slIeguVon Or tomorrow with
. heavy mail Tor Gen. Saerman's army
SOe gves under sealed orders, - the exact
point Of Sacrman's arrival On the coast has
NOT vet been divuIged.