The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-11-19

long enough to vibrate seconds.
Bill Anderson had on his person when killed
$500 in gold, $50 dollars in Treasury notes,
and six revolving pistols.
Women have more power in their looks than
men in their laws, and more power in their
tears than men in their judgments.
Sum Medary, Ex-Governor of Kansas, and
editor Of the Columbus Crisis, died in Colum-
bus, Ohio, on Monday, the 9TH.
A dull person does some things better than
a man of genius; as an ivory paper folder
cut the leaves of book better than keen
blade.
Strawberries are so called from custom
long ago prevalent in England, Of children
stringing the berries on straws, and selling so
many strings for "a penny"
A member of the Fenian brotherhood in
Chicago, having claimed the British protection
to screen him from the draft, was expelled
from the brotherhood.
The last OK line is TO the effect that Rhode
Island has gone 81, 900 Mcclellan. The q 74th
Rhode Island regiment went solid" for Little
Mac!
The q. s. Telegraph Office has report that
Ged. Sherman has destroyed Atlanta by fire,
sent all supplies to Chattanooga, and is now
marching on Charleston with 10000 troops.
The War Department has placed Gen. Curtis
in commaed of all the troops along the border,
40 70
with his command.
A cotemporary finds fault with the practice
of putting Latin inscriptions on tombstones.
But what more appropriate place than grave
yard can there be for "dead" language.
The First National Bank of Leavenworth
has declared semi-annual dividend of ten
per cent on their net earnings for the past six
months.
There are now three female American sculp-
tors, to-wit: Miss Hosmer, Miss Stephens, and
a Mrs. Freeman {now in Italy, just becoming
known to fame.
A. T. Stewart is said to be erecting q man
sion which is designed to be the most attract
i've residence in America. 1t has already cost
100000.
A wife in Minnesota enlisted with her hus-
band in 1861, fought with him in eighteen
battles, was wounded thrice, and has now left
The service, as her husband has been killed.
The last report of the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue shows that the income of the
from internal taxes is about Sl6,-
100000 month, or nearly S2OO,OOO,O00 o
year.
A boy, whose general appearance betokened
he want of fathers care, on being asked
what his father followed for q living, replied,
s He's Methodist by trade, but he don't work
It it any more.
That was triumphant appeal Of lover of
who, in arguing the superiority of
I'D architecture over the new, said: "Where |
will you find any modern building that has
asted so long as the ancient?'
1t is suspected that the Partisan public eat
more horse than they imagine. Think of res
aurants giving dinner of soup, two different
fishes, a dessert and bottle of wine for 16
ents!
We hear that quite number Of our leading
raud politicians are so much disgusted with
elitics that they are anxious to leave the
tate. We regret that competition has reached
uch pitch here in Kansas as to disgust even
hese men. It will always be 50 where the
eople rule.
A chap from the country, visiting the city
to see the Fourth of July" entered one of
ur hotels and sat down to dinner. Upon the
ill of fare being handed to him by the waiter
e remarked that he didn't care bout readin
ow-he'd wait till after dinner
The Columbia IS. C.) papers are giving
,embers of the Legislature the privilege of
aging their bills in produce. They advise
lembers from Charleston to 60 to Columbis
18th sufficient turkeys and chickens to pay
heir board. r.
A wife in San Francisco lately put petition
u divorce in the court, on the ground that her
usband was confounded fool" The court
ouldn't admit the plea, because almost every
ian would be liable to the same imputation.
id you ever?
There was very unfortunate affray in At
,ison on election day, between q stage driver
nd citizen of Atchison. A warm discussion
some political question led to shooting with
'volvers, resulting in the death of both the
ain combatsnts, both being mortally wound
by exchange shots given at the same time.
The weight Of ice which accumulated on the !
anches Of the fruit trees in the vicinity of {
yandot, during the late storm, was such ss
break many Of them down, and destroy
em entirely, while all suffered considerably
om this cause.