The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-12-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


During the evening of NYem5er 25th,
the ST. Nicholas, St. James. Laforge. Astes
House. Lovejoy's Hotel. Belmont House
and Barnum's Museum. ia New York city.
were set on FIRE. none OF which we're much
damaged, though great CONSERVATION was
caused 10 occupants Of the hotels and the
audience al Barnum's. A woman who had
arrived in the ciya few days previous from
Baltimore, and took rooms at the s.. Nick
OILS, was arrested upon Suspicion Of having
set the FIRE. On the above mentioned night.
just before the Ere broke Gu, she went TO
tue Laforge House, staid short time. aud
left just before The FIRE broke out there.
She then went to tie Metropolitan aud en-
gagged room, the FIRE breaking out there
very soon afterward. Although closely
questioned she refused 10 disclose the ma
ture of her business there. Certain papers
found in her room poiu,ed 50 strongly to a
man stopping at the Laferge, who was re-
Gently discharged from Fort lafayette, as
ap accomLlics. that he was also arrested.
a New York dispatch of Nov 98sh says
Notwithstanding he anxiety enthusiastically
evineed by the rebel authorities and news
papers of Richmond. to coucePI advices OF
Sherman's movements. they mot avoid
disclosing a great deal in rec 4 to them.
but not half they know. Wtssshave all they
were willing to tell up olast Friday.
An engagement. the Richmond papers
say, occurred last Wednesday. on the west
side of the Occono river, near Toombs boro,
where the Georgia Central railroad crosses
the river between the rebels large force of
Sherman's cavalrp, in which. of course, the
Union troops were repulsed. They are said
to have been still on the west side of the
OccOno on the following day.
The Augusta Constitutionalist says the
abroad bridge over the river was burned
by them last Sunday
The report of the burning of Milledge-
vile, is said by the Richmond editors 10
lack confirmation. though it is believed a
POI 'iOH "a OuoI Hudn . IOICoS nave D6eu tnefe.
In the Savannah News of the 23l, dis
patch relterates that MAedgeville was cap
tured on last Monday. and that the State
house, Governors msnsion, and public
buildings there were burned. and that the
town of Gordon was also captured by the
Yankees.
The Governors Of South Carolina and
Georgia have issued proclamation calling
out all the males of these STATES between 6
and IS.
WAsHINGToN, Nov. 90.
The following order has just been issued:
WAR DEPARrM ADJ'T GEMS OFEIccE.l
WAsHINGToN, Nov %
General Order Nc 287. ordered for rails
ing and organizing new volunteer army
corps. First That an army corps, to
consist of net less than 90, 900 infantry, an d
enlisted for not more than QUE year, to be
designated the first corps, shall be organ
lied III the District of Columbia. eommenc
ing the organization on the first day of
January next. The priyates are to con-
sist OF able bodied men who have served
honoTably, not less than Two years. and there
tore not subject to draft. The officers
are to be commissioned from such as have
honogably served not less than two years
Second. Recruits will be furnished trans
portatioa TO Washington, and will be cred
tied 70 the district which they or their fam
lies are in, and will be paid a special boun-
ty Of $500 from the Substitute Fund, up
on being mustered into The service E4ch
recruit who preserves his arms to thu end
OF his term. may retain them as his own
upon being hoHorably discharged. Third.
Details of organization will be presented by
the Adjutant General. The heads of Blu
reaus will detail competent officers for the
Promt examination and organization, arm
ing, coupling, and supplying the corps
Fourth. Gen. Hancock Is assigned to the
command of this corps, with headquarters
at Washington. By orderof the Secretary
of War.
[Signed] E. D. TOWNSEND, A. A.
The rebel steamer Florida has b-en acct
dentally run into by U. S. army steamer.
and sunk in nine fathoms of water.
1854 parOled prisoners have arrived in
New Y oTk from Savannah.
Creed Boswell, died at his residence in
Greenwood county. on the 28th ult.,
of typhoid fever. He located there some
eighteen months ago. for the purpose of
stock raising. He took with HIM to that
county some of the hes, blooIed stock In