The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-07-16
GENERAL NEWS ITKl6s.

GENERAL NEWS TTBNS.
| It il said that Fremont has lately spent
S20, 900 in printing copies of his organ,
the New Nation, for gratuitous circulation
Whisky is hereafter to be o permanen.
item in our army ra,ions. The rebels will
be more anxious 10 capture our supply
trains.
If were President of the United States
I would arrest you as traitors aud hang you
as traitors.-Andre,o johnson to jeff: Da-
vis, in the session Of go 6l.
Col. Bakers California regiment, which
enlisted three years ago, and was l,64O
strong, returned to Pbilsdelphia last week
with one hundred and thirty-ive men onlv.
The Grand Jury in the case of the seix.
! ure If the World and Journal of Commerce
Offices by the Government, have refused to
10 dict the officers who made the seizure.
This greatly troubles Gov. Seymour, who
fulmiuases Bull against the Grand jury.
Colorado, Idaho and Arizona will yield
one hundred millions 10 gold this year, and
as yet, the riches of the new minis region
have scarcely began to be developed. The
vast deposits have not even been skinned.
The great Philadelphia Fair for the ben
eft of the sick and wounded soldiers of the
Army of the Union closed on Tuesday
evening. The gross receipts are expected
to resch about one million dollars.
Nothing so strongly indicates the weak
ness of the Fremont movement, as the
unanimity with which :he radicals Of Mis-
souri, support Lincoln aud johnson. Three
f"urths of the entire press of Missouri sup
port the ticket. This puts beyond question
the triumph of the radical Lincoln Union
party in that State at the November elec.
tion.
A dead mule belonging to . Memphis
citizens, was being hauled out of the lioes
the other day, when bayonet thrust re-
vealed the fact that the carcass con tained
60, 1000 percussion caps, a quantity OF am
munitiou and other contraband artic les,
which some rebel sympathizer had taken
this means Of smuggling.
A wounded soldier lately said +" Gener.
al Grant is the best fighter and General the !
Army OF the Potomac has ever seen. He |
will fight the rebels until he hasn't man |
left, if necessary, and then take off his
coat and whip them all himself"
The Hon. Josiah Quincy died on Friday
evdniug, July l, at bis country seat. in !
Quincy, Massachusetts,. aged ninety.two
years. Aside from infirmities of extreme
'ge. Mr.. Quincy was in good health, and
rode out the day before his death.
The death Of Gen. George p. Morris,
poet and editor, is announced. He had
'cqui. ed national reputation in either ca.
'acity, and As the professional associate Of
P. Willis in the conduct of the Home
Journal, had achieved high repute in
'phemeral literature. He died at his resi-.
lencc in New York City, on the 9th iust.,
ged 64 years.
An emigrant train of eleven cars, con-
aiming three hundred and fifty.four Ger.
nan emigrants, went over the bridge at St.
1ilare, nineteen miles from Montreal, Can
da, on Monday. Thirty four bodies have {
een recovered. aud between thirty and {
Drty persons have been taken out more or {
ess injured. Il
Cochrane, the nominee for Vice Presi.
ent on the Fremont ticket, was Briga- a
Ter General in the Army of the Potomac.
I'd was dismissed in disgrace by Burnside
lille be was in command of the army.
10 is very suitable man to run With Ere.
,ont. Two disappointed political Generals. d
A recent municipal election at Memphis
ssulsed in the election of disloyal Mayor. Y
len. Washburue thereupon set aside the U
lection, and organized loyal city govern
'ent. 1t is said the new city government
moving along very smoothly, and gives
stisfaction to the entire loyal portion of
le people, and many semi secesh even have 7
kpressed satisfaction with General " ash. r.
urne's action. !,