The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-06-11
GEHKRAL NXWS ITKl(S.

DAY last week, Tor Idaho. "a =
In st. Louis Government contractors are
paying S160 per head for artillery horses.
The Mississippi Valley Fair win net half
. million Of dollars.
There over 200 varieties Of birds, American
and foreign, in the Central Park 1t New York.
The Emperor Napoleon III. is having mag
nifcent yacht built as present 70 the Emper-
or and Empress Of Mexico. q
The Michigan wool clip for the present Sea-
son is estimated At II 600 900 pounds. Nearly
Eve million sheep are now kept in Michigan.
Among the persons drafted in Baltimore
lately was Dr.. Elisha Ould, brother of Robert
Ould, the rebel Commissioner Of Exchange.
Peter Bashaw, the last Revolutionary soldier
in Tennessee died near Nashville on the Goth
ult, at the great age Of one hundred and ten
years.
Gen. Oglesby has resigned his position in
the army, and has been nominated for Govern
or Of Illinois, by the loyal people Of that State.
The St. Louis News says that from Central
and Southern Missouri, and the southern part
of Illinois, it has the most cheering accounts
of the growing wheat crep,
Out of l12 representatives in the rebel Con-
gress, So are from districts now held by the
Union armies, and dare not 60 home on visit
to their constituents.
A dispatch from Wheeling, Va, states that
Gen. Hunter has reduced his army to light
marching order, and has moved it from Cedar
Creek He issued an order that the army 10 to
live upon the country through which it passes.
Thomas C. Fletcher was unanimously nomi-
mated Governor, by the Radical Convention at
Jefferson City, Missouri. Hon. Geo. Smith, of
Caldwell, for Lieut.. Governor, and D. Rodman
Of Buchanan county, for Secretary Of State.
The Radical State Convention Of Missouri,
voted by two to one to send delegates to the
Baltimore Convention. The attempt to get up
q Cleveland Convention was fiszle.
Dr.. Mcdowell. formerly of St. Louis, and at
one time supposed to be with the rebels in Ar
kansas and was reported to have died in Tex
as, but really residing in Edinburg, Scotland.
at the time, is now in Washington, in one of
the hospitals, attending the sick and wounded.
The Convention At Cleveland, May s1st,
nominated Fremont for President and General
Coehrane for Vice President. It refused to
postpone the nomination till September by .
9 ayes, the nays were 50 numerous. they were
not counted.
Richmond papers Of the 3oth have been re-
ceived. They have changed their views with
regard to the military ability of Gen. Grant,
and they say that they have been undertaking
him. They say he is smarter than they had
ever dreamed Of and manifest some fears in
regard to the safety Of Lee, or as to his success
in repelling the Yankee army.
The State Of Ohio has organised and sent to
the field, since the 23d Of April, over thirty
thousand troops. Her veteran regiments have
all re-enlisted, and draft is now going on to
raise three years men.
Free Masons may be curious to know their
strength in the wsrld's population. From very
accurate statistics, we can state that in the
New and Old World there 8,257 lodges, with
500. 600 active members. The number Of nom
active and those who have Withdrawn is near
ly 100000.
Lieut.. Col Bailey, of the Fourth Wisconsin
Cavalry, wins constructed . dam on Red river,
thereby saving our gunboat feet. has been
unanimously confirmed by the Senate as
Brigadier General. Col. Hayes was also con-
frmed as Brigadier General, for meritorious
and gallant conduct in the Wilderness battles.
In the New York papers Of the I'd inst,
Mexican correspondent says the Juares Gov
ernment has been perfectly established at
Monterey. The Liberals more than 10000
strong, are preparing on Polssit. The French
and Imperialists have been completely routed,
and there is great enthusiasm for the national
cause.
The names Of two Of Grants Corps Generals
possess An historic interest-Hancock and
Warren-the former the FIRST signsr OF the
Declaration Of Independence, and the latter
the irst martyr of the Revolution. Tho two
heroes Of to-day are lineal descendants Of pa
triots who led in the hrst struggle for Ameri-
can Independence. e
When the proposition that whisky on hand
should be taxed Was before Congress last win
ter, mercantile house in New York, that held
q large stock Of the article, was told, "You
must sell to eertain parties operation in WASH
ington eight thousand barrels 1t eighty cents
per gallon, or the tax will 60 on" They con-
sented and that same whisky was sold. sitter
the tax had been defeated, at an advance Of
thirty cents per gallon, without being removed.
Here was not less than So, 2,OC0 paid to defeat
the whisky tax by one house; judge, then,
what must have been paid in all