The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-03-19
NEWS aLRANINas.

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All the land in England is now held by about
sc, 600 persons.
Over 5000 prisoners are confined in Camp
Morton, Indianapolis.
The Commission to investigate the conduct Of
Gen. Rosecrans at Chickamauga, fully exoner-
ate him from all blame.
The French and rebel forces in Mexico mum.
Der 46, 600. The army Of Juarez numbers
48, ,OOO
Mr.. Lincoln has given up the old mode OF
rail fencing, and adopted the more modern
style Of picketin1.
More than thirty histories Of the war are
now in course of publication, and oil are said
to be successful.
IDAHo.-The proper pronunciation Of this
name is E-dah-ho," with the accent on the
second syllable.
Upwards Of 1000 head Of sheep from New
Mexico arrived at Denver on the 18th ult, en-
route for the Bannack market.
1t is said there are now one thousand women
employed in the various departments of the
Government, at salaries Of $500 year.
The negro troops at Haines' Bluff made a
descent on Yazo City, on Sunday, the 2sth, and
after sharp fight occupied the place. They
lost about 80 killed and wounded
1t is said that the cold weather in January
destroyed the wheat in some parts Of kentucky
to such o great extent that the crops will not
yield the seed which was sown.
Gen. Wadsworth has gone to Fortress Mon
roe with orders to suspend further exchanges
on Gen. Buffers plan. Under that arrange
ment we are getting IS Of our prisoners for
100 rebels
There are only three men in Cincinnati who
are millionaires ten who are worth half .
million, and twenty-three who are worth two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars It would
be useless to say that there is not one printer
included in the above.
A dispatch dated Memphis, March 6th says
The steamer Sultana, just from Vicksburg, re-
ports Shermans whole expedition returned to
that place. They did not proceed beyond Me-
ridian, and had no fighting Of consequence
Loss very small, mostly from struggling.
Mr.. Bennett, the delegate from Colorado, is
endeavoring to obtain the passage Of . law to
prevent the wanton and useless destruction of
buffaloes, which are killed by thousands out of
mere sport, and left to rot on the plains.
Sherman's expedition completely destroyed
all the railroad bridges and devastated the
country as far as they proceeded. The 18th
New York lost over 200 by struggling. This
loss is greater than that Of the entire balance
of the expedition. About 400 prisoners and
5000 negroes we're brought in.
The Detroit papers say that tens Of thous-
ands Of dollars have been made by eowardly
refugees in Canada, who ersss the river, enlist
in the army, receive their bounty money and
then desert. They make it . professional bus
mess, and the income thus secured insures
them snug living.
A man in Ravenna, Ohio, has caused the
timber Of building in Franklin Mills, built
by John Brown, to he cut into pieces suitable
for canes and deposited them in the Sanitary
Fair building At Cleveland. I u
The telegraph reports Lieut.. General Grant
to command all the armies-General Halleck,
Chief Of staff: Gen. Sherman to command the
Departments of Ohio, the Cunbsrland, Teanes-
see, Arkansas. and Gen. MePhersoa the De-
partment lately commanded BY Gen. Sherman.
Gen. W. F. Smith 10 to command the Army Of
the Potomac. Gen. Grant will establish his
Headquartsrs in the field