The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-09-10

General McKean, Of seommands sof the Distrist
Of Southern Kansas:E =
Captain Marion Beeler, Of the 18th Kansas
Volunteers. was killed at Van Buren, Arkan-
cas-, on the 18th Of August.
The troops in the Fort Smith Department
have been paid of. Many Of the boys had not
received anything for six months.
II you would have peace push on the war.
The honorable peace for us is that obtained by
an honorable war.
The Pennsylvania Legislature has appro-
priated 500, 900 for the relief Of the Chambers
burg sufferers.
Democracy" sees the wickedness Of the
Administration. Why does it fail to see the
wickedness of the rebellion7
The Indian Bureau estimates the number of
Indians already engaged in the war on the
plains at about 1900.
Several hundred men are engaged in grading
q wagon road from the head Of navigation on
the Colorado river to Salt Lake. The distance
is about 400 miles.
II is stated that the government entered the
grocery market, in New York, few days ago
and purchased 5000 hogsheads Of sugar, and
10000 bags of coffee.
A gentleman lately brought into Marysville
from up the Blue, in Nebraska, . wsgon-box
even full of beautiful fine, white salt Of his
own manufacture.
General Sherman, commanding the armies
of the Southwest, has been appointed to the
vacant Major-G -Generalship in the regular army
caused by General Grants promotion.
WV. Ross, agent of the Pottawatomies, is
tribe joining the wild Indians are untrue they
arc more afraid Of the wild Indians than are
the whites. q, -elf
The subscriptions to the new 7-4O loan
amount to over one million dollars daily. This
evidences the confidence of the people in the
stability of the Government.
A Report on the crops this year in Maine,
says that with few exceptions, the yield has been
over the average, and that the farmers will
realize more money than ever before in sim
gle year. aee5 = asa. pos IL a-s
Grasshopper. are doing great mischief in
Western New York. Whole fields have been
laid waste by them. Many ofthe farmers are
catching the insects in nets and feeding them
to their hogs.
The actual receipts from internal revenue for
the month of July were $16,57O,OO0. The
receipts for August, it is thought, will reach
$50, 100000. This will be caused by the in
creased income tax and the bank tax.
: A Democratic county newspaper out in Ohio
seems to be in bad fix. One Of its proprie-
tors has run away to Canada to escape the
draft, or the Sheriff, and it's forman has eloped
with the female compositor.
The first really important State election that
will take place this fall, indicating the politi-
cal sentiment of the country upon the pending
national questions, will occur in October in
Pennsylvania, politically one Of the greatest
States.
The Maryland Constitutional Convention,
now in session at Annapolis, have adopted
very stringent section of disqualification and
disfranchisement against all persons who have
directly or indirectly given aid or comfort to
the enemies of the United States Government.
chimney built in 1893, in an old house
at Northampton, Mass, was lately taken down
and furnished bricks enough to build three
modern chimneys, an underpinning to house,
eight piers in the cellar, cistern, and q drain
800 feet long, besides wagon load sold, and
lot left.
The steamer Efie Deans lately passed up the
Missouri river loaded with Government stores
and troops for the upper Missouri. The troops
consisted of six companies Of the 1st q. s. VOL
unteers and regiment Of white refugees en-
listed at Norfolk, Va. They are going to Fort
Rice as reinforcement to Gen. Sully in his
expedition against the Indians.
ExrosED.-The Loyal League Of Philadelphia
has recruited five regiments for the service,
and are now raising the sixth. This is good
evidence that it is loyal league; and, Is the
Indiana Sentinel demands an exposure of the
doings of this organization, it is welcome to
this item.
The Indiana Sons of Liberty have fallen upon
veil times. Within . few days past 5000
dollars worth Of arms and powder, being
secretly forwarded to them, have been seized
by the Government The latest haul WAS made
at Terre Haute on Wednesday, Of ffty-six
kegs Of powder.
Establishments on the New York streets
where the weaker sex can get their "bitters''
in quiet way when out shopping. are said by
the veracious Herald, to be indicated by .
placard bearing the words, III you don't see