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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-06-25

previous with large force of cavalry in
the direction of Petersburg Fort Monroe
correspondents say that the capture of Pc
tersburg will place US in possession of the
key to all railroad connection of Richmond
with the South, thus preventing supplies
reaching Richmond. The only other rail-
road IS the Lynchburg and DanVille, which
is being attended to By Hunter.
The programme now seems TO be the cap
ture of Petersburg.
A dispatch dated PhiIadel phia, 18th,
says: President Lincoln arrived at the
Continental Hotel to-day, and will attend
Sanitary Fair in the evening. He briefly
responded to toast; he said Grant is this
evening in a position with Meade and
Hancock, from whence he can never be dis
lodged by the enemy till Richmond is taken,
aud declared his purpose of rapidly pouring
to Grant all reinforcements necessary to cap
ture Richmond.
A special from Bermuda Hundreds, fore
noon of the 9Th, says that the 18th army
corps, under Gen. Smith, detached from
the Army of the Potomac Monday, rejoin-
ed Buffers command last evening, landing
at Point of Rocks, Appotamox river. On
reporting to Butler, orders were issued i'm
mediately to Smith to move at two this
morning on Petersburg in conjunction with
strong force of cavalry under Kautz.
! While I write, the rumble of artillery and
the Gathering of horses as they cross the
pontoon bridge is distinctly heard, showing
that the movement had commenced. Han
cock crossed two miles below City Point.
Gen. Benham arrived last night with addi-
tional pontoons, and is crossing and going
on unmolested. Grant spent nearly all yes
terday with Gen. Butler, visiting his line Of
intrenchmenls, and expressed himself vel
pleased with the condition of affairs here
A Washington special says it has just
learned that large number of our wounded
are yet in the Wilderness suffering terribly
A few days since some of them hobbled or
rude crutches sixty miles. A force, will
ambulances, were sent out, but found tina
the rebels had been there and taken off abou
200, leaving the worst cases some Of these
died on the way.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-06-25
NEWS BY LAST NIGHTS HAIL.

The news from Petersburg is ball Our
army was repulsed on the 18Th, with Sc
we're loss. An account of the fight says
at noon general advance of the I'd
corps was ordered, sssaulting in force, con-
sisting of three brgades in line, rushed for
ward CALAMITY, but could not withstand
the deadly FIRE of musketry, grape and can
aon, though they got within seventy-fve
yards of the earthworks. They fell back,
leaving their dead aud wounded. An
other attack was ordered at another point
the storming party consisting of several bril-
gades in eight columns, about D. NJ,
but they met with such murderous fire
and were cut down 90 rapidly that they
were Withdrawn.
The Conservative of Thursday says:
We recently gave an account of Col.
Ford's fight with a gang of bush Whackers
near Independence. He killed seventeen of
their number, and drove them into Lafay-
cite and adjoining counties. it is stated
that wager, one of their chief leaders, is
among the bushwhackers killed. A Lieu
tenant of Tod's was also killed. Several
mules and some Government property were
recovered, and a camp broken up and burn
ed. Several hundred of the Kansao troops
are engaged in the bushwhacking hunt.
A special says Hancock's old wound has
been SO troublesome that he was obliged to
ask to be relieved. His request was grant
ed, and Birney commands his corps.
A Times special of the 18th says:
The rebels on Friday night made furi
GUS attack on Burnside's front, and after s
severe contest reoccupied the fort he bad
taken the previous morning. This change
in line has concentrated Beauregard's force.
while it enables our troops to cover imPor-
tant approaches to the left and right and
places the city within range OF our guns
about 400 yards.
Rumors in Leavenworth papers of Tues
day morning, in regard to bushwhPckers
near this city and Wyandotte, were without
the slightest foundation. Pickets have not
been driven in nor fred upon. There is no
probability that single bushwhacker has
been in Wyandotte county this season, nor
anywhere near this city, unless as spies.
The soldiers have been hunting the bush
whackers upon their own grounds, and
have been successful in every skirmish
with them, as far as we now.-RanSaS
City journal.
The last Conservative says that gold was
reported at $l.35 premium at last accounts.
the late repulSe bringing it up.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-06-25
Notes of Travel.


EDITOR News: Having had occasion
within the last two months 10 travel through
several of the best counties in the State,
and having couversed freely with the farm,
ers aud others, can say with truth that
the agricultural interests of the State are
receiving due attention, and, considering
the great number of the yeomanry of the
land that are in the army, and the conse-
quent scarcity of labor, the country enjoys
pretty high degree of prosperity. The
season has been backward, and vegetation
correspondingly SO, but since the warm
weather commenced in earnest, the crops
have come forward rapidly. The counties
that 1 have. visited recently are Leavenworth,
Jefferson, Jackson, Shawnee, Wabaunsee,
Usage, Lyon, Chase, johnson, Franklin,
Douglas. Anderson and Coffey. Some sec
tons have suffered considerably from want
of rain, but good soaking showers have
very lately visited nearly every part Of the
State. In some districts the winter wheat,
which was in some places thought to be of
no possible consequence, has come forward
considerably, and promises half crop. 1t
cannot amount to much, however, as only
limited breadth was sown on account Of
the dry weather last fall, and the region Of
country where even half crop will be pro-
duced is not extensive. Spring wheat looks
well, and will undoubtedly yield fair crop.
There is a scarcity of help among the farm
ers. 1t will be partially supplied by the
unusual number of laborsaving agricultur-
al implements with which almost every
farmer is being provided. But the loss of
so many brave men, who have left their
fields and gone fofth to battle for their
country, for liberty and the highest inter
ssts of mankind, of course is irreparable
Kansas, the cradle of Freedom, has sent
more men to aid in putting down this 6end-
ish rebellion, in proportion to her popula-
ton, than any other State. So heayya draft
upon the bone aud sinew of the country
must of course sadly affect every depart
ment of industry. Contraband labor part
| ly supplies the vacuum in the river towns,
but these unfortunate people are not to be
persuaded to go into the interior. They
wish TO keep in supporting distance" OF
the city, and many prefer to live poorly IN
town rather than do well in the country
and incur the imaginary risk of being kid
mapped.
There is some considerable immi grafton
to Kansas this season. 1t is not very great.
but is of the class that will make perma,
nent settlers.
LeavenwOrth is doing a tremendous bust
ness in the way of trade, this season. She
has not only \ great patronage from the in
terror of this State, but the New Mexican
trade has been diverted from Kansas City,
Mo-, to this place, and the shipment o.
goods to the land of ''greasers" is said &c
be heavier Ills year than ever before. The
road for several miles cut is almost lined
with The while-canopied prairie sehoonere
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-06-25
The OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH

The OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH
Remember the Sabbath day to keep it no.
ly,' is not only precept of Divine sane
ton, but an unequivocal "thus saith the
Lord" iterated in all ages of the world,
both under the Patriarchial and Mosaic
dispensations of the ancient Church, and
reiterated also in the new. This day has
been set apart by the best of beings, for the
best of purposes, viz: for the worship OF
God. and for the highest good of the races,
individually and collectively-socially phys
icalIy, intellectually and morally. Whoey-
er dares, therefore, to transcend what has
been ordained as the established order Of
the Universe, is an enemy TO God and man.
J. H. H.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-06-25

ANOTHER FRAUD.-Cotton Wood, alias
Sam Wood, is engaged in a cattle specula-
ton which Government ought TO look into.
The stock is Southern contrabaDd. and be-
longs to Government. We have the au-
thority of one of the best citizens over there
that it is grand swindling operation
Junction City Union.
We have frequently heard of this specu-
lation in Government property, in which
our immaculate Brigadier is largely inter
ested. We hcTs toe affair viii be looked
into, and the actors brought to justice. if
found guilty.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-06-25
Twelve Soldiers Slaughtered near War
rensburg!


rensburg!
We learn from a young man by the
name of Cooley, who got into town yester-
day, that on Sunday last party OF four
teen federal soldiers were surprised by the
bushwhackers about two miles east of Big
Creek, between Pleasant Hill and War
rensberg, and twelve of them murdered on
the spot-one is missing and one escaped.
There were some seventy of the bush~hack-
ers, all dressed in federal uniform, and they
took the squad completely By surprise, rid
ing up to them in a friendly manner and
pretending to be federal soldiers, until the
poor fellows were completely in their pow
er, when they shot them down without mer-
cy. The one who escaped carried the ne VS.
to Warrensburg, and force was lmmedi-
ately sent out from there to the scene OF
the massacre. Mr.. Cooley was with them
when they rode upon the field and found
the twelve mutilated bodies. The fends
had stripped them of clothing. Among
the murdered soldiers was brother of one
of the company sent out from Warrensburg,
and the grief of the poor fellow over his
brother was sad enough to see. A little
distance from where the soldiers had been
murdered, bat previous to the commission
of that atrocity, the bushwhackers had rob-
bed the stage and passengers. Several
hundred letters and papers were lying on
the road rihed of their contents. Mr.. Coo
ley picked up one of the letters which he
exhibited to US. It is from James McKen-
ma, rs Cornhill, Boston, laboring man,
and directed To his mother, enclosing her
$50. The wrapper had been torn off so
that it is impossible to tell where it was di-
rected to. Of course the money was gone.
Mr.. Cooley will return the letter to Mr..
McKenna.
Mr. Cooley is a very ingenious young
man, who has just got into the country from
Toronto, Canada, He came by the way of
the Pacific Railroad, and succeeded iE work
ing his way through from Warrensburg to
this point, going much of the way on foot.
How long shall such atrocities as these
continue ?-Jour. Com. 18Th.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-06-25
A LOFTY PURPOSE.

General Fremont says, in his letter of &C
ceptance: "In this contingency (meaning if
Lincoln is nominated at Baltimore) 1 accept
the nomination at Cleveland" If any 9TH
er man had been nominated, General FIRE.
mont has clearly said he would not seek to
divide the people of the North by running
himself. 1t was only against Lincoln he
sought to array himself and his few friends.
He hates Lincoln, and it is to crafty little
personal spite that be tried to dictate to the
majority of the people who they should run
for President. Notwithstanding his threats,
the people have dared 10 put Abe Lincoln
on the track again, and they will dare 10
re-elect him. a man should be actuated by
loftier motives than the qualification of per-
sonal spite in running for President of a
great nation in time of great war.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-06-25

We have frequently heard that s. n.
Wood was engaged in the demonstrating
speculatiOns while in the service in Nilsson
ri, but had never seen the statement official
ly made. 1t seems row that the Congress
siOnal Committee of investigation into the
alleged cotton speculations in the Western
Department, have made report. They
exhonorate General Curtis, but give the
names of several who have been engaged in
it. Among them is that pink of patriotism,
S. N. Wood. The New York Tribune says
he admits having made $9O,O in such
speculations.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-06-25

DR.. Bailey, formerly of this place, re-
turned Monday night. He has just been
mustered out of the service. with bis regi-
mont-the Kansas First. He was Surgeon
of the First for more than two years, and
has been with the regiment at and near
Vicksburg all the time. He has served the
country faithfully, and filed the place to the
entire satisfaction of the soldiers, and the
government. and with great credit to him
self. He proposes now to take little rest
We hope he may again become citizen Of
this village.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-06-25

Morgan's raid in Kentucky has been one
of defeat and heavy loss to that i'll starred
cut throat 1t is stated that he has re-
treated south.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-06-25

VALLANDIGHAM. = This sweet-seented
traitor has again made his appearance in
Ohio. 1t ia stated that be came back on
his own responsibility. He has been ad-
dressing Democratic meetings. He came
to his own and his own fondly embraced
him. Whether he will be arrested OF not
is question. There was considerable ex-
citement.in Dayton over the matter.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-06-25

Preaching at the NJ E. Church, Satur-
day, e5th inst, at l ! O'Clock A. NJ, and al
so in The evening, st y O'Clock.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-18

A comparison OF tie census Of 1850 and 1858 shows,
that Of lie number o. ,4ve in the entire Stl9 in $780,
only sos have BEEN Lost s1ee then above pStaia pro-
PagarOn end other causes
Ohio :es. IA that portion Of the al, uuler con
troll We have LOST - POI.
Ia 1860 the number CT c.ttle earned 10; taxation IN
the entire STATE ~ O2I lS1 'isi for every
one hundred wife porous. Ia 1858. the number Of
cattle within the -Ht1y, Eo3 IRON the Ccou1a on and
incursiOns Of chs puoLe e1emy vas sol l52 to which
add per cent me rsasl renee be-Wcea the ae.us
aud lax abe NUMBERS oud have 5i7 IA ea.o viii
our control ia the ls N .ntiOn yea Wc'eh is one
A,asdsd and f,s head o. clL.le 70 tyeJ br1dred
white inhsbilant'
The returns show p Increase Off 1856 shesp, aud
loss Of I55 $40 hogs in the counties and corporations
under cue cOnpo
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-18

RoBBNs WOUS6ED SOLDIER.-Patr,et Hays aud
Bridget Hays, man aud wife, we're before the Mayor
yeaerdIy on the charge Of steal ne thirty pounds Of
pork from a wounded and dis bed soldier named hos
D. NARROW. MarlOE appeared in Court on crutches.-
TIE accused we're glly dressed, WeltO do Irish peo-
PIE. NARROW slid having pork he desired to sell
part Of Ii to buy sOms meal and PAtre< Hays, who
keeps shop on tho south side of the Blsip, having
seen sample Of the moAt OfIrsl to give him six dol
lars pOuod for much of il he wished to sell. lie
carried thirty odd pOuads of it II Hays, but after i vas
weighed, Ms. Hays raised suoh bother about it taat
Haysrsfussd to conclude the bargain. Thereupoa Wit
took up his meat and started off, but had 60: only
some fifteen feet from the door when two bOys one Of
whom aid he Mrs. Hays brother, followed him,
aad taking the pork from him. disappeared into an alley
running alongside Of Hays house. He went back into
Hays inquire about the boys, when Mrs. II. abused
him and drove him OF He believed The HIysel and the
boys to be in e1llusOn. The Mayor reserved his deCi
sion in the case and admitted the accused to tail in
$500 for their appearance before him on Saturday.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-18
FLAG or TRUCE

We learn that s1o,ber Alg-oftrueo boat h expected
to a,rye at C.y POut Sunday or Monday With nearly
one housasd Copc erate prisoners for exchange, when
a psoror.iOna's rumber OF Yankees in cur hands viii
be IeirTle'
Il he erSmy design to Contrue this exchange Of
prisoners, is some xhst rsua ksble With all their isei'
ties Tor taus oson TIA: hey 90 not send at least two
instslqeals Of rtsoneI5 FER week, % City Point AT
the present P.ogIes il Il require several months 10
compile, be eKetaese ef ? held by Ell her sde 1t Is
presumed TIA. Is Is Ta-ter over Which our eOpmif-
soaer hss DO cor o. end Tie fequensy Of exchanges
VII IL res BY he caprice OF tbs Yankee AuthOri'
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-18
THE CITY.

THE AMBULANCE CoRPE.-A note from an impG tif'
source informs US that the Ambulance Corps" were
"untring in their attentions TO the returned prison
on the trip from City Point Richmond, Tuesday;
that they minstered 20 and fed the sick and distributed
the remainder Of theit provisions to the we'll" The Oh
ect o. tbs note ua4 10 the statement that the
returned prsocers had fssted for lhtysx hours prior
to the entertainment furnished to them the Capitol
Squ1rs Ia noticing the correction We may remark that
she protons Gus or claims of PORTION Of the "Ambu
Ia &C Corps" to exemption from eODscriptOn just
nov the subject Of good deal OF comment. Some hf
teen or twenty members OF the "Corps" liable to
cOuscrpon, under the recent aws Of Congress. They
eOud have secured exemption BY joining the local d.
fence force but were led to believe that members Of
the Ambulance Corps" SUBJECT by consent to the
ders Of the Surgeon General they would have equal
privileges, well, perhaps, as equal hArdships, with
those Who had joined Colonel Browns caVr'-y" or
other LEGAL military organizations. But the more i'll
portAnt consideration was, thai, BY Withdrawing from
the ubuancs Corps" to join either Of these orgAnizl-
tOns they would cave the abandonment Of the former
which the highest hillary authorizes Wshed 10 be kept
10 existence The question is shortly to be determined
whether tie said fifteen twenty to be conscriped
for duty n the field not They cannot, of course
escape enrolent but the Secretary of War may de eli
them, alter they enrolled, for Ambu'scce duty il he
believes che public service viii be identified thereby
Our VisE OF the mlttsr is that Ambulance Corps"
should be maintained The present corps has rendered
valuable Sc,Sies heretofore, continues make itself
useful rp suitable OcceEonr end in The event Of
bate in Northern VII GINA would be indispensable, il ii
is an object to relieve the EuGeripgs Of our wounded
soldiers The exempt members Of the corpl We urdlT-
sAud are unwilling 10 undertake the performance o. tie
voluntary hsrsssfore rendered by the entire eop
end the quest therefore presented understand
Is simply this Shall the Ambulance COrpi" be dis
banded by ssndug f'teen or twenty citizens to the
army, Who il allowed to Temsin in the organization,
would preserve il e1'lerce, aud in vieW Of the mnu-
nifty extended to them revOcable As any tms would he
more zsalOu, and h6sfl in their expenditures in the
future, possibly, than they have been in the pact
We trust tina: AZ adequate I'D efficient organ zaton,
conducted on the priacipe Of tho Ambulance Corps"
may exist among us-to be composed, i; possible, OF
cooserpsa but eertaOy to be constituted (not Of
disabled solders, or paid men, but of citizens able
vi Ing to render themselves useful to the sick and
wounded soldiers, whether subject to CONSUMPTION or
nnt
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-18
tPOIT P4ST yFyyRSSRR.

The news rom this s~OsOn is dull Ga Friday last a
skrmish occurred below MOrrisIOwn, resulting in he
defeat Of the euemy and capture of few prisoners.
e On Saturday, squad of the enemy's cavalry was a!
WhitesburE, twenty-five miles below GresuViTs.
TIE enemy Is said to Dc in large force across the
Holston liver.
SehOSed's advance on Gen. Long strsot retarded
BY the recent high water which washed away his pom
tOOns a StrAsbery Plains. He is represented to have
some 10000 men at Nswmarkot aud NOISY Creek
several thousand Of whom we're detained at Knoxville
on account of high Wlter.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-18
nrnncrr1LnN Rrn0RS

10 connection w.,h runO;s already published in the
Why Of the contemplated recognition OF thsConfeSe-
raey by certain ovgn poWer7 give What vas stated
in n sent speech b. m5mt q Of COogtess The Selma
Reporter rays M. Yesf. member Of COngrS-S from
NissOur, me e speech at DSmoFO"s to the Missouri
trOop on WEDNESDAY, Oh instant, N Which lie stated
thst ue bsd ju te,usnej irom RchrOn6, end that
Presder. DAYS told a he had i7fOl matiOr, which uA'
ocia tia. YAK MI route to accept tho throne
Of Me1e1 watch SO0o result in the recognition Of The
Southern COr'ederasy by Mexico, Span, France ard
probably Au, O.
These I,no have attracted little rotcs in R:eS-
mold rld 60 far as w have heard, have gained ne
credfnce
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-18

SHcxE EOR me Guar OF WOUSDs.-A correspondent
Of the CouHly Gentleman recommends smoke as cure
fOs wounds in me1 and animals He says:
cut 10y foot Wtt an axc. The lady Of the house,
sezPg the foot While it yet bleeding freely, held t
over pan con;s'11g smoking tag sks; in few min
u'es the eetug ,opesd end the smoke was removed,
-,2d bsudsge app cd 10 PO.set it from occidental
ii6ws The soCnd ever suppV-atsd, end consequently
never panied me. have the remedy triedi0 many
similar elses andrlssys With the same resuts Let the
reader bear "a ID that Ep'nens s0lVe, draN ng
or hesh' 8, shCrd be applied. Yea have merely to
smoke tho sound Wer AID raLurs y do The Fest
1 suppo . the Eaote Of butpiog wood would produce
the same results, bus lt world no. be na1sgeabs
There is al n pe IN the smoke Of Wcod Whica when
spoEed % Ire acsh .agr'a.cl the Abuuea, thus
def'ag it m u ep bic OF putge9con Tue tame prn-
ciple stops bleeding b. cOa5c'stng the blood IL
promotes heshpg, md nay be apPied with decided
benefit 70 s'mOss Ell ulee wounds and OaanoSui dis
eassl
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-18
BAYKs' MOVENEYT ON MOBILE

1t slid that the movement which Banks was 10 have
ie agAias: Mobile vas rus aed by tbs weakness OF
the force Withdrawn from Texas to AAe Pt in the for
Wa'd movement OF which Sherm ne Smi-h's, 6reTsOh >
aud Farraguts demonstrations vera part Banks was
{, have advanced sga'ust Mobile from Plse ula OF
some OSher point, has had not the flree.
TIE smallnes OF che fore, Brought back from Texas
is accounted Coz by the statement that tn Us d have
deserted TO Mexico 70 take p-r: n tbs troubles going
on there but whether for JsNsz or the Feeneh or on
their Osn hI no one knows.