The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-05-21
STATE NEWS.


The sen.t. has confirmed The sppsintness Of
Abram Bennstt Agent Of the Kiskapoo In
diana. ~ s.
The Eighth Kansas has srrived 1t Chatts-
noosA and were soon to leave for Atlanta.
The boys we're we'll and ready for duty.
First-class pilots on the Missouri river re-
eeive $500 to S4O0 per month. Good mates on
lower river boats are getting $3.50 TO $500.
Leavenworth has been made place Of re-
demption in the National Currency hill which
has just passed the Senate. .rr< IN
The Leaven worth Bulletin says: The boats
are continually landing goods at our Levee,
and from the waters edge to the top Of the
wharf is a complete stack of various kinds of
merchandise.
The Kckapoo treated is at last perfected,
and the Secretary Of the Interior has ordered
the allotments to be made Immediately. The
first twenty miles of the A. & P. B. R. have
been let, and the contractor with his hands
will be here in the next ten days.-Atehison
Champion.
In Leavenworth nearly all the members of
Company A. 1st X. s. NJ, who were absent
from drill ON the 2Cth Of April, have paid their
fine Of FIVE dllars. The other companies come
next The fines will amount to about $2,5GO
Next time when drill is ordered, there will be
| better turnout.
One day last week a man BY the name Of
John McCune was found dead, about four miles
west of the village Of Clinton, in Douglas
county. He had three gun-shot wounds-one
in the neck, one under the shoulder, and one
in the elbow.
An exchange says Southern Kansas has no
| reason to complain Of drouth this Spring The
immense amount Of rain that has fallen with
in the past few days is guarantee against
that
N. McCracken shipped East to-day eight
bales of cotton, each weighing about $50 lbs.
1t was raised in Bourbon and adjacent counties,
brought to this city and ginned and baled.
Sixty cents per pound was paid for it.
Gen. Curtis is about to visit Lawrence to ar
range for the immediate construction of fortif-
cations and block houses for the defence Of the
town. This is in compliance with the urgent
request of the citizens of Lawrence.
The First Kansas is now stationed at Vicks-
burg. ,H
The Record states that Gen. Curtis has given
orders to have a company Of the Seventh Iowa
Cavalry stationed at the State Capital.
The Wyandotte Gazatte says large number
nff foy ArGo nd unh hor
the fore part Of the week, on their way north
from Arkansas in search of country where
they would be safe from the outrages Of BUSH
whackers and guerrillas.
The members of one Board of the Union Pa
cifc Railroad now stand as follows: John D.
Perry, President: Adolphus Meier, Vice Pres
ident; J. P. Devereax, Secretary and Treasur-
er; c. S. Greeley, Giles F. Filley, Thos. L
Price, J. c. Kennedy, A. C. Anderson, Samuel
A. Stinson.
A man named o. Brien, who once resided in
Douglas county, and who belonged to the Kan
sas First, was recently shot by sentence of a
Court Martial. A member of his regiment
used some offensive language towards him.
when he procured his gun and shot him dead,
for which offense he was executed.
A short time since we saw a fellow braced
up against o wall, at the mouth of a doggery
puking worse than the whale that swallowed
Jonah A few days afterwards, he came and
advertised that his wife had left his bed and
board without just cause. Wonder what his
ideas Of just cause are?-Chief.
Teamsters now employed by the Quartermas-
ter at this Post receive $50 per month to drive
mule teams, and OK drivers thirty-fve dollars
per month, including rations. The latter duty
being considered much more laborious accounts
for the difference in pay. The supply does not
equal the demand, even at these liberal rates.
The train that left this week for Fort Gibson,
could have furnished employment to q dozen
or more men had they presented themselves
Fort Scott Nonitor
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