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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-03-12
our RAILRoAD INTERESTS.

Last week we called the attention of the
prise, which demanded our immediate and
earnest attention, namely: The amend
ment to the Kansas railroad BILL making
Emporia the terminus of the Southwest
Branch of the Lawrence and Fort Gibson
Railroad. If we can secure this, and we
believe We can, it will insure us a railroad,
quicker, by years, than any other plan
which has been discussed. For this road
there is grant of land, which of itself will
construct it.
A great deal remains for US to do, how
ever, 70 set this movement going. Meet
ings should Immediately be held all along
the route, between here and Lawrence, and
in the other counties interested, and reso
lutious passed endorsing the amendment
made by Senator Lane, hich viii insure its
passage through Congress. This amend
ment will be bitterly opposed by Kansas
men, among whom are Senator Pomeroy,
and others who are interested in other rail-
road projects. The work above suggested
should be done at once.
This enterprise presents 10 the people
south, southwest and west, a practical rail-
road project, and one which they should all
unite in pushing forward with all the infu-
ence in their power. 1t would give to the
country lying Immediately south of US an
outlet and market nearer to them than any
other point which is likely TO get railroad
soon. II the road is built here, and then
one up the Neosbo Valley from Humboldt,
or farther east, comes here an pushes on
TO Fort Riley, does any ore doubt that
there will also be another branch built up
the Cottonwood, in the direction of Santa
Fe, through the very heart Of Chase and
Marion counties. Butler and other south
western counties would then be brought
nearer to a railroad outlet, than they can
get by lending their aid to any other enter
prise. We make the assertion that by
bringing this road 10 Emporia, larger
number of people will be, accommodate
than by running it to any other point. W.
hope cur Congressman will take their maps
and lock at this matter in its true light
Douglas, Usage, Lyon, Chase, Butler, IT
wing and Greenwood counties are directly
interested in making this the terminus
Empor;s is the central point of larger an'
richer agricultural district than any Poin
on the Neosho river. The terminus OF tn,
Southwestern Branch at this point, woulc
give sll this vast region home market AM
shipping poiua,~ which would do more t
develope Southwestern Kansas than an.
other railroad which our Senators and Rep
Tesentatiye can give Us.
Ths people in ali the counties mentioned
above should Uss their influence 10 seeur
this important matter.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-03-12
JUSTICE At LAST.

4 special order from the War Depart
nent, of date February 95th, and signed by
the proper officers, reads as follows:
"W. F. Cloud is hereby mustered into
the service of the United States, as Colonel
% Kansas Cavalry, TO date June Ist, 1869.
b. order of the Secretary of War"
Thus justice has at last been done to this
gallant officer. We are really glad to hear
Of this news, because Colonel Cloud has
earned the position.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-03-12

WHEAr.-We have been informed by
several farmers in this vicinity. that the lit
tie wheat lsown last fall was mostly
dead. Another farmer informs US that he
thinks this is not the case, to so great an ex-
extent as is generally believed. He stepped
into wheat field few days ago, and made
a close examination. From the outside of
the field the wheat appeared to be dead, but
when be entered the field. be says he could
see that the roots were alive and Wig
orOus, and the wheat was beginning
to grow. We sincerely hope this is the
case.
Considerable spring wheat has already
been sown, and more will be put in. The
prospect for it has been very bad, owing to
the dry weather this spring, but the little
rain which has fallen this week viii give it
a start.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-03-12
Meetings in Empor1a.

On Saturday night, pursuant to call,
quite large number of our people assem-
bled at the school house to express them
selves on the late Senatorial election. The
proceedings will be found elsewhere. The
resolutions adopted are to the point and SEN
sible.
On Thursday night, Mr.. Lawrence and
Judge Stafford addressed our people. The
weather was very inclement, but about fifty
citizens turned out TO hear these gentlemen.
And We believe all will say they were we'll
paid for their trouble. Judge Stafford spoke
first. His remarks were filled with good
points. We are sorry We cannot give a
synopsis of his speech. He was followed
by Mr.. Lawrence, our popular Secretary OF
State. He dwelt particularly upon Thomas
Carney's financial ability, on which the
Governor had so much reputation. and in
troduced figures from the books of the State,
which he thought would convince the peo-
pie of Kansas, before another year rolled
around, that he was not an able fnancier
Both the speeches of these gentlemen were
well received and applauded. They will dc
much TO convince the people that they are
right when they denounce the late Senator
ial election, as a usurpatiOn of their pre-
negatives and rights.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-03-12
Notice to Tax PAYERS.

NOTICE is hereby given, that will offer for
N SALE at public auction, at GAINESVILLE, Green,
wood county, Tuesday, the third day of May,
(and the days following next,) 1864, at ten eek,
the following described real estate, or such por-
ton of each tract as may be necessar to pay the
tag. CHARGE. and I.enaltY due thereon:
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-03-12

&. w. Deitzler. of Lawrence, has been
appointed by Governor Carney Major Gen
sral of the Kansas State militia under the
new Law. The appointment is s good one.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-03-12

Byron Sperry. S. n. Wood. ]. B. Scott,
J. T. Snoddy and s. a. Drake are the Brig
adler Generals under the new militia law.
We do not know whether We are in Woods
or Scott's district5
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-03-12

About SOC, 600 pounds of unginned cot
toa has been shipped from Hilton Head
which IS the larger part of the crop raised
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-03-12

Mr.. Weed thinks that the war viii have
cost, at It's termination, at least fostr hhOas-
and nliHiOns q dollars, and that three
fourths OF this amount will remain as ma
tional debt.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-03-12

w. Fl. Nickel has been appointed Cd
Lieutenant Of Co. z, 10th Kas. Vols. Good
appointment.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-03-12
And in fact everything usually kept in
Country Drug Store.

ronage he retofoIe extended to his establishment,
and respectfully asks continuance of the same,
and he assures them that he will spare no pains
to give satisfaction TO b is customers.
Emporia, March 5th. 1864.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-03-12

Like the dog to his vomit, and a SOW that
is washed to wallow in the mire, so has Jake
Stotler returned TO full fellowship with Esk-
ridge. Perhaps the Emporia P. NJ. could
''see il, has become convinced that there
has been a fraud and perhaps, the Post
Office or the Southern Kansas R. R., which
Jim Lane carries in his breeches pocket,
were the spectacles which aided his other
wise dimmed vission.-Leavsnwort Times.
We can inform the dirty little pup that
wrote the above that We do not hold the
post office here by the appointment Of or
through the influence Of General Lane
Neither are we aware that that gentleman
has /. sOutLerA Kansas railroad in his mock
ct. Ever since the subject was preached
last fall We have been against the election of
Senator by our last Legislature. The
Times was in the same list until few weeks
previous to the election. This thing of de-
nouncing everybody Aat thinks it was
wrong, the Times and other papers viii find
won't win. tits supposable that those who
oppose the thing embody about as much
honesty as those who endorse it, As to
the wisdom of the first sentence of the
above. we remain profoundly ignorant. We
can't ''see the point" Hutch. if you have
no sense nor respect for yourself, you ought
to have for the paper you are connected with
We have seen story going around OF a
Nor mon priest. named Nicholas, whoprofess-
ed power of doing miraculous things and
compromising wonderful medicines. He
made nerve and bone all-healing salve, and
thought he would experiment litlle with
it. He FIRST cut of his dogs tail and ap-
piled come to the stump. A new tail grew
out Immediately. He then applied some to
the piece of tail which he had cut eff, and
a new dog grew out. He did not know
which dog was which. This may seem a
tough story, bat We have Nicholas's word
for it, and we don't think be would lie.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-03-12

Treas. ohee.Grsenvood o.. Kss.. Mur !. Ct
The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1864-05-11

A MONUMENT to General Grant in commence
ration of his Vicksburg victory, is in course of
erection at Vicksbbrg, under the auspices of Gen.
Thomas. The monument is made of italian
marble in the shape of a pyramid, twenty feet
high, surmounted bya ffteen-inch globe. On
the principal side is large American eagle, sus.
tanning on its wings the Goddess of liberty
Suitable inscriptions respecting General GRANTS
exploits are to be chiseled on the sides. -
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she had looked ON the pale dead face of her faith
er, and about her mouth were lines of sorrowed
firmness instead of careless smiles. She was
twenty that day. The cross of life came with the
crown of her womanhood.
She might teach school, or go out as governess,
or keep books, if she could obtain opportu-
nifty, to do either. But she had no friends of
ability to serve her in getting situation, and
she turned, at last, many do, to the adver
Using columns of the daily papers of Boston.
An advertisement for geverness Immediately
met her eye,
Her application by mail for the situation was
made painfully. AS we'll that anything, but
it was strange, new, painful feeling to Halle
the responsibility of care and labor for herself
and others--and she feared her strength might
fail her in spite Of resolve and family love- Her
mother and sister did not realize the intensity of
her feeling. Before them she was calm and
cheerful, brave and earnest
The situation offered her and accepted
They removed to the city, and Halle commenced
her duties,
For a while the novelty engrossed her. The
house was on Beacon strickland was furnished
beyond all her former imaginings. Carpets of
velvet tapestry, drapery of damask and satin,
tables of arabesque and rosewood, grand musical
instruments, luxurious lounges and fauteuils
exceeding every necessity for comfort And
new world opened to Halle in the pictures
of Poussin and Scheffer, the marbles of Palmer
and Powers, and the books of Schiller, Goethe,
Bettine-Degh Hunt, the Brownings, Jean Inge-
low-Alice Carey, Longfellow and Emmerson.
She had never known lavishness of any kind,
and soul and body were delighted for a time
but she soon found her position irSsome. Her
duties governess for four children under
twelve years of age were hard, the mistress of
the house was supercilious, her health suffered
from the change from the country to the city, and
poor Halle Hayden found her young life very
hard to live.
Yet she kept up bravely, month after month
Spring came; then there change in the
family. The oldest girl was sent away to school,
and Mrs. Desmonds brother came home on fur
Tough from the war. He was introduced to Hal
lie as Captain Wunenburg.
There was something in the mild, clear gaze of
the young mans blue eyes which gave her COM
fort. He seemed kind and sensible. She wished
for his friendship, and obtained it. He was the
son of wealthy man, yet there parvenu
pride about him; he simple in his habits
as a Thoreau, and thoughtful and kind as one
could be. Yet he not weak by nature the
magnetism of his strength vitalized Halle to
fresh life; the calm power of his character gave
her faith in herself for having so deep sympa-
thy with him. Stronger, deeper, and warmer,
than she for long time discovered, was that
sympathy Only four short weeks they had been
together yet pain keener than dagger shot
through Hallie's heart when she heard that Cap
tain Wunenburg was engaged to Hildreth Court
ney, the most beautiful young lady in Mrs. Des-
mond's set.
She shut herself up in her room and locked the
door to walk the floor, weeping.
ic 7 a1 no III
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was so happy-happier far beyond mere relief
from loneliness could make me. had rather
have died than to feel this; it is worse than ALL
o, if never had known him p
She threw up the window and let the cool
spring wind blow upon her pale face. 1t brought
a sense of country freshness and memory of
her old home. She remembered how she sat at
the window of the sitting-room in the old house,
and while the breezes brought her the scent of
roses and lilacs, she had knit soldiers stock
ings and dreamed grlish dreams-all at once it
flashed upon her that the name was the same
Captain Wunenburg's. 1t was strange coinci-
dent. She resolved that the next day she would
ask him if he knew aprivate of the name of Carl
Wunenburg's. His first name she had never
heard His sister, with pride of effect, called
him, always, Captain"
The next morning she was alone with Captain
Wunenburg in the brealzfast-room. The chill
dren had not breakfasted she had an hour be-
fore school-time
Captain Wunenburg,'' said she, did you
ever meet private of your name-the surname
Carl %
Captain Wunenburg turned around quickly.
eyes, he answered, and remember a little
incident connected with him. When the gov
eminent furnished him with his outfit he dis
covered in the foot of one of the nicely knit
stockings, assigned to him, a little note written
by the knitter, and requesting him, pithily, to
send to her for another pair when those were
worn out. When long, weary march had cut
them to pieces, he did so, and received the second
pair. With them he received an interest in the
gentle friend who had sent them-an interest
which he cherished sacredly, and dreamed sweet,
fanciful dreams of beautiful eyes and fair brow
! bending down earnestly as the stockings were
woven by kind little hands, He dreamy
German, perhaps he would not have had such
faith in this ideal knitter of his stockings. A
Yankee would have trusted his heart with no
such unfounded plan discovering this beauti-
full girl and marrying her. Soon he gained pro-
motion, and not long after, obtained a furlough
and came home. There, in his home he found
dark-eyed girl with sweet serious eyes and
heart free to be won."
Captain Wunenburg paused.
"Well?" said Halle, earnestly.
"You are to tell the rest,'' he said, smiling.
"Did he win her heart-the sweet heart of the
little knitter of his stockings? Tell me- Halle"
She flashed her eyes upon his face and read
revelation there-now love, pride, and tender
ness for her. Those deep, serious eyes drew her
heart to her lips.
go, Captain Wunenburg, he did win her
his sight. 1t raised to take tenderest kisses.
All doubts and fears explained; life's PAN
Drama shifted full of light for them. And ere
he returned to his regiment Halle had loving
Observation-Disclosures Dollar Monthly.
A MONUMENT to General Grant in commence
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SO
80, HALLE" said her little sister, "you ought


81 intend to- said Halle.
Dan Hartley looked about him rather dubi-
ously.
"Do you really mean it ?'' said he
Certainly" said Halle.
When supper through she donned her hat
and sack and went, with her little sister, to the
of the Sanitary Commission at the vii
Iage, and delivered there her stockings Then
homeward she turned with heart which throb-
bed lightly with the dancing of the elm leaves
and the tinkle of the roadside brook
Never idle, she had plenty to occupy mind
and hands for the next six weeks, and during
that time her stockings reached the hands and
feet of brave Massachusetts volunteer, by name
Carl Wunenburg.
A pleasant light came into his thoughtful blue
eyes as he read the little note. There was some
of the dreamy German blood in his veins, as his
name betokened, and no man into whose hands
the dainty original note might have fallen would
have regarded it with the shade of pleasure with
which Carl Wunenburg viewed it. He had
neither brother sister. No woman that he
knew thought prayed for him so he carried
that little white note about, with peculiar plea
sure, his heart throbbing under it's light weight
with stronger bravery in the cause for which he
had enlisted, his soul vitaized to life by the
sympathetic words it bore.
e,
if those stockings ever would wear out. Ia six
used to alternate with. They were certainly of
good material, and wonderfully we'll knit At
last his boots were worn from his feet. Contact
with road ruts than any yarn could
stand, and at the end of long march he
flung himself exhausted, upon the ground, hum
CRY, thirsty, mud-stained, and almost barefoot
ed his boots mere refuse, and his stockings
worn to rags
When he discovered it, he took pen and paper
and wrote follows:
"DEAR FRIEND: My stockings are worn out
at last They did good service, but they were
tried beyond their strength and at last. have
failed-worn out-in the good cause. Another
pair, equally staunch, will be gratefully accepted
by Yours truly,
PRIVATE CARL WUNENBURG,"
and the address followed.
Halle read the note with sparkling eyes, and
proclaimed the whole thing "loyalv' She did
more. She knit another pair of stockings and
sent them to Carl Wunenburg. And woven in
with every mesh were vaguest and most charm
ing dreams. Carl Wunenburg, who thought Sc
riously of the gentle knitter never guessed how
many.
This pleasant episode occurred in summer
In the fall Hallie's attention was engaged by the
serious reality Of reverses Her home mort
gagged in an unfortunate speculation of her
fathers, her father had his foot cut off by the
falling of scythe, and, crippled, ILL., and unfor-
tunate in his speculation, the house was lost, Mr.
Hayden died, and the mother and children were
turned homeless upon the world.
Mrs. Hayden seemed stunned into insensibility
by the blow, little Alice was to young to more
than partially UNDERSTAND it, and upon Hallie's
heart and head the circumstances deyolved pain
f11I
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-05
The Rebel Pirates and the British
Neutrality Laws.

We copy from an English paper a
statement that some British merchants
are fitting out two fast steamers to pur-
sue and if possible, destroy the Ala
bama and 0reto Whether the state
ment is true we have no means Of know
ing. II would not be at all sN-ange If
British merchants, whose vessels have
been seized and burned By these rowing
corsairs, should feel inclined to aid in
arresting their career; and we shall be
very curious TO sec what ground the
British Government will take upon the
subject 1t will probably claim that
they belong 10 the regular navy Of
Power which il has recognized az bel
ligerent, and that the English neutrali-
ty laws will be violated by the fitting
out of vessels to attack them But a
good many side questions will arise in
the discussion, which will leave il free
from embarrassment
Earl Russell and the British general
w affect great astonishment that We
should claim damages for the depreda-
tons Of these vessels. In his letter 10
Lord Lyons Of March 9th, Lord Rus
sell says, in a statement Of the facts Of
the case. that "the Oreto and Alabama
had eluded the operation Of the Foreign
Enlistment Act, and had, against the
will and purpose Of the British Govern
ment. made war upon American com
merce." Very we'll Whose business
is It to enforce the Foreign Enlistment
Act of Great Britain? Is il ours2 Are
we 10 suffer because the British Coy
eminent cannot insure the execution
of It's own laws7 Suppose a war vessel
in New-YOrk should elude the opera
tion" Of our laws, and capture and burn
half a dozen English merchantmen,
would the British Government be con I
tent with a declaration from u that i
was against our viii and purpose? 4
Not exactly. Their reply would be, .
that may be true, bat il does not cover .
the case. Every nation j. responsible .
for il own failure 70 enforce ITS own .
lava We will admit your inability %
Drereaf the mischief-but the least you
can do Is to repair the damage caused
by your own neglect
We are inclined to think that the
merchants who propose 70 capture these
rebel cruisers will find il difficult 10
slude the operation Of British laws.
We hope the experiment VIII be tried.
4 for nothing else, 10 illustrate the real
nature Of British neutrality. ~ J.
7imss
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-05
4 satIsractorr Explanation.

The Reverend Francis NewbOld, OF
Rose Cottage, Lyndhurst Hants, Eng
land, was recently charged before a
London magistrate with assaulting ehe
police and using abusive language he
was sixty years Of age, and could not
plead "the friyolity Of youth in his
defence But he dill just a. we'll The
magistrate said:
This Is q serious offence considering
the station you seem 70 move IN. Have
you any thing 10 say
To which Mr. Newbold replied
" The fact il, that after had ar early
dinner yesterday I had pint Of dry
port, and this made me 20 very dry that
] called for a glass Of sparkling wine. Il
was so nice that had q secOnd ! then
went down % the station, ] thought,
quite right, but when ! got on 70 tho
platform the cork. as might say. seen
ed 70 get out, and the wine went about
me
The reverend gentleman may not
have satisfied justice, but b. conferred
a boon upon the reporters, who viii here
after speak Of a drunken man not ~
one with brick IN his hat, or tight
or f" bOOsy, or exposed too long 20 the
sun" but as man with the cork out
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ly inform you that had 7 have caught
any negro who had killed either officer,
soldier, or citizen of the Confederate
States, l should have caused him 10 be
Immediately executed
To your threat expressed in the fol-
lowing extract from your communica-
ton, viz: believing that this atrocity
has been perpetrated without your
knowledge, and that YOU viii take
prompt steps to disayow this violation
of the usages of war and to bring the
offender to justice, ] shall refrain from
executing a rebel soldier until hear of
your action in the premises" / have
merely to say that have in my hands,
and subject 10 my orders, captured in
the recent operations in this depart
ment, some $50 officers and men Of the
United States army, and for every man
YOU hang l VIII hang ten of the United
States army.
| am, General, very respectfully
Your Obedient servant,
c. F. PICKErT, Mai Gen. Comd'g.