The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-13

enworth.
Five companies of the Hundred D
regiment are full.
Minnesota is threatened with new inva
sion. A recent Fort Ridgley letter reports
the appearance of new and terrible enemy
to the crcps-another destructive grass
hopper invasion. Weeks ago the appear
ance of this army of pests was announced
in the valley of Red River, where they were
literally eating every green thing" They
are now making their way enthusiastically
down tie Minnesota valley. The st. Paul
Lapers say wheat and other small grain are
sufficiently far advanced to bid them de-
fance-but other and later crops will be
ravaged without mercy. unless their pro-
gress is stayed by "head Winds
The Denver correspondent of the Atch-
ison Free Press attributes the Indian
outbreak to the fact that the ranch men
along the Platte have swindled the In
dams most barbarOusly. Stealing stock on
the Fort Larimie road has been more ex-
tensively carried on than along the South
Platte. A party of Cheyennes and SILK
came to Beaver Greek few days ago, and
boosted they had taken 1900 head of stock,
and ere bound to have twice as many
more before quitting. Many think it is the
determination of the Indians to clean the
whole road this fall, and the way they have
been proceeding for the past two months,
would naturally lead person to this belief.
The track of the Union Pacific railroad
has been laid to within five miles of Law
renee. The contractors are confident they
will be able to complete it by the 18th inst.
July, 1864, will be memorable for disas-
trous fires in this country. Many of them
have originated from the drouth, and much
valuable woodland has been burnt over.
Aside from this, it is estimated that upward
of 100000 worth of property has been
destroyed by fire in different sections of the
United States.
The number of recipients of charity in
Lancashire, England, has been reduced
from sos, 295 to I2O,7I1. The number oil
operatives at full work in cotton mills is
28I,l94. against 1879, 5g7 one year ago
The cotton imported in 1860 amounted tc
1858, O0O bales-this year It will be from
900, 900 to 100000.
Tie railroad celebration appointed to
come off at Lawrence on the 18th inst, has
been indefinitely postponed for the want Of
proper coaches for the accommodation ofex-
cursonists.
The man who eniists in the Union army
for three years gets in pay and bounties
81, 1896, or SAL per year in addition tc
''board and Clothes -"
The st. Joe. Herald complains that new
potatoes have been selling at So % per
bushel in that place, and says that the ex-
tortionists ought to be kicked out from the
market house. Patience, neighbor. The
lowest price for that indispensable luxury
is 81 per bushel in Leavenwortb, decline
of nearly 81 from last weeks figures
Conservative.
Simpson Alright, of Areanum, Ohio
has seven sons in the army. His wife, not
content to be simply the mother of sever
heroes, daily works in the harvest field
Isn't that equal to what the Spartan ma
irons did ?
The State Colored Convention met a
Leavenworth on the Sd. W. L. Smith
presided. The following is the resolutions
passed by the convention:
RESOLVED, That it is the duty and interes
of the State of Kansas to extend the righ
of suffrage to every male citizen over The
age of twenty-one years, and that so Ions
as she withholds this Invaluable right from
her colored citizsns she Is guilty of oppres
sion and tyranny.
Resozvsd, That we, the colored people, IL
Convention assembled, do pledge ourselva:
! to labor earnestly and necessarily to have
/ the word ''white'' stricken from the Consti
! tuition of the State, and go extend equa
rights to every citizen. and that we cal
upon our friends of whatevr color or con
diton to lay aside their differences anC
prejudices and aid US in the accomplishment
Of this good work.
RESOLVED, That we rejoice that the wa
Tor freedom is still being pushed forward
with determination and energy, and that W.
feel confident that ere it close human slav
cry will be exterminated, and thatthe Gov.
eminent of our country will be -estab
lished on the immu;able principles Of Free
! dom, Justice and Truth.
Resolved, That the State Central Com
mittee be instructed to write an address Il
the citizens of this State, setting forth gu
political disabilities, and that they furthe