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p. d. MAxsON.

This paragon of political excellence is
announced in the Daily Times. of Oct. 7tb,
as one of the distinguished speakers to ad-
dress the citizens of the Neosho Valley at
series of meetings TO be held by the fraud
ties, commencing Oct. 18th.
Now it appears to US, Mr.. Maxson, that
there is something in this last engagement
that is both wicked and wanton," after
your recent conversion to the Union Re-
publican ticket of the 9Th, aud your warm
protestalions in favor Of Lane for the Uni
ted States Senate. We cannot believe that
you have the impudence and moral courage
(thOugh we grant you the disposition) to
FIJI these engagements according to an
nouncement. Yet We may be deceived in
this as it is extremely uncertain where you
may be found if the breeze changes. This
explains with sufficient certainty, to us,
your reason for not signing the Legislative
protest against the Carney fraud, last win
ter.
We see that o. Y. Hart, of this city, is
one of your colleagues, and we are curious
to know which out-ranks the other.
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The Hampden Expositor has lengthy
article in regard to the change in THE
News. Its scurrility. faIsehoods and IN
uuendoes 60 not disturb our equilibrium
in the least, and for a three cent postage
stamp we will give the editor a stamped H.
cense to say. what be pleases about US for
the next twelve months, for the reason that
he stands SO far below that point in moral
excellence that gives man position to dc
injury that we fear no harm.
Taxing the whole. article, it looks to us
as if it had been written under the influence
of bad whisky. by man who never had
an honest thought or DIRE " an honest breath
in all his life. Gene again, Mr.. Expositor.
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Black Art.


The mysteries of magic, or the Black
Art, have for ages been carefully closeted
in the breasts of astrologers, soothsayers,
augurs. The hidden secret was theirs By
the right of discovery. 1t has been trans
mitted down by the faithful few to the pres
ent generation, without losing any of its
vitality or intrinsic value. 1t is embraced
and practiced only by the lineal descend
ants of Grand Pap Legerdemain-a noble
race of fraudites, who thoroughly under
stand the science by intuitive perception.
All you have to do to be master of the
Black Art, is to advocate and vote for the
ticket of the 18th. for every man of that
persuasion has diploma to practice the
Black Art
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Grants forces are now very near the
city limits of Richmond and are pushing on.
Forests force has been nicely whipped
ont in Eastern Tennessee, and compelled to
beat a hasty retreat, and the prospect is
said to be far fer the capture of many OF
his troops.
4 severe engagement took place on Fri
day last between the 10th corps of Grants
army and large rebel force, said to have
been led by Lee in person near Richmond.
in which the rebels at first gained a slight
advantage, but finally resulted in the rebels
being driven back into their works with Sc
we're loss.
A Fort Scott dispatch of October. 10th
te Gen. Curtis says: Lamar, No, was burn
ed last night. enlire-not house left. Sup
posed to be done by large force of bush
whackers. Lamar is forty-six miles south
east OF here.
A dispatsh from COL Chiyington to Gen.
Curtis, dated October 10th, says: Capt.
Nichols. Third Colorado Cavalry surprised
and killed ten Indians-Chennes-capt-
uring ponies and mules. this morning,
near Valley Station. We will clean out the
country between the Platte and Arkansas
directly.
The great final movement against Rich
mond is now progressing. General Grant
has been preparing for decisive blow up
on the Rebel Capital: his arrangements APP
pear to be Completed. The ASA ult of War
rem on the 50th ult., was successful. Meade
carried rebel line of works near Poplar
Grove Church at tue same time. These
were considered among the most formidable
works of the defences of the city. Our
forces are lowering within three or four miles
of the city and pressing the Rebels to the
wall. God speed the hour when the head
of the monster shall be severed from his al
ready paralyzsG body Conservative.
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Letter from Capt. Charley Hills.

We are permitted to publish the follow
ing extracts from private letter from Capt,
c. s. Hills to friends of his n this place.
They will be very interesting to his amer
our friends here. The letter was dated at
st. Louis, Oct. 9Th:
Since yon last heard from me I have
been through very exciting times. Price
is here with about eighteen thousand men.
| was at Pilot Knob with little garrison OF
about eight hundred men, aud three or four
hundred citizens. We were attacked by
Price himself. with twelve thousand men
We fought him day and half steady,
aud succeeded in killing 800 and wOunding
about LOO. Our loss was light. We
were in the Fort during the last four hours
of the fight, and were assaulted by three
columns of attack. on three sides. They
came close up 10 the bitches, but could not
scale The walls. They were finally forced
back with terrible slaughter. leaving their
dead and wounded on the field. I counted
seventy dead on few rods square But
thry had SO much force that it was impos-
sible to keep them of the mountains, and
they posted battery and commenced shell
ing US. Darkness closed the fight. We
knew that they could carry the works the
next day. as they brought up scaling lsd
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Not Personal.

What confidence can be placed in the
word of man who goes into convention
and fails to get nomination for the want
of honest merit. then bolts and goes over
to the opposition and maligns his old allies ?
If we had an important lawsuit in which
this man might be an important witness,
we would ask the court to let him make his
statement without swearing, for fear he
would peri ure himself
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THE BRIDE.

The closing paragraph of Gov. Carney's
letter to Amos Hanna, Esq, of Minneola,
says:
"There will be an anti Lane fund to as
siSt, at the proper time, to defeat him, which
Will be used by the committee for this pur-
pose, who will correspond further with you
on this subject"
Think of it, Freemen of Kansas. Here
is a bid coming from the Executive Man
sion of your State-from your chosen Gov
ernor-to buy that only right that makes
you men Will you accept the bid ? Will
you, by act, device or strategem, give aid
or countenance to such an Infamous propo-
stion ? We know you will spurn with
proud defiance the disgraceful offer of this
purse proud, unprincipled demagogue,
whose every act has been marked with
damniug dishonesty. What ! your Gov
ernor Prostitutihg his high official position
and oath of office for the sole purpose of
defeating a man whom the people have cho-
sen to represent them, and have a divine
right to do so again, if they SO desire, indie
pendent of those who wish to build up
their own character and chances by the de-
struction of others.
Is it necessary in free government,
where every man is a sovereign, and the
people rule by the power of their will, that
we should have an Executive to insult our
intelligence by offers to bnbe and currupt
the people to supplant any public servant
The people may and will discharge untrust-
worthy servants at pleasure, and it would
be well for the fraudites to ''stand from un-
der" on the 9Th of November.
The fraud journals unblush.ugly advo-
cate this infamous offer of bribery and cor
ruplion, suggested and held out by their
brigaud chief. The Lawrence Journal
(frsud paper) indorses this letter thus:
'Read tie letter. No man who wishes
for the good of the community but what
will commend it. All good men will desire
to subscribe for the fund. Il is worthy OF
aid as the subject of any christian object"
The Times chimes in with the Journal,
and the lesser young frauds" follow in
their wake. Thus you see the fraud press
is advocating a vilainous scheme in open
defiance of honesty and decency, with the
unblushing effrontery of the devil himself.
Bribery, or the offer to bride, is made a
penal ofense By every statute in the United
States. Il is crime of the highest order,
and its penalties should be rigidIy enforced,
no difference who tre guilty culprit may be-
Every honest man, who wishes the real
good Of community shoGlid condemn it,
All good men should spurn it from their
presence, and all Christians execra!e it as
one of the crying sins of the day.
We here acknowledge that we have been
someW hat skepticsl upon the doctrine of to-
tai depravity aud an endless hell, but now,
from our knowledge of the enormity of ly-
ing and depth of meanness practiced BY the
frauds to deceive the people and steal or buy
their elective franchise. we are compelled
to subscribe to that doctrine and abandon
our former skepticism, or have our views
materially lsssened of the wisdom and JUS
tice of Deity
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OUR AUDITOR.

John r. Swallow, our nominee for State
Auditor, is a citizen of Emporia has been
County Treasurer, and discharged the du-
ties Of that Office with marked ability and
fidelity. He is one of the best accountants
in the State, man of fne business capaci-
ty. and strict integrity. His past record is
sufficient guarantee for the future. and il
elected, he will give character to the office
and satisfaction to the people.
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GOV. CarneY,s Letter.

(From the Lawrence Tribune.)
The most Villainous efforts are being re-
sorted to. to rob the people of their rights.
A secret organization exists in Kansas for
carrying the election by bribery aud cor
ruption. The Topeka union of all classes
of demagogues was but in acco rdance with
the general plan of wholesale bribery, the
initiatorY of which was started by buying
up and prostituting the Legislature last
winter.
The following letter from Governor Car
ney shows their purposes, and exhibits as
base and unprincipled scheme as was
ever concocled in this country. The tibet
and the robber only take money from indi-
viduals, but this corrupt and un principled
villain proposes to again rob the people OF
their rights. This is the second effort
with money, on the part of these unprinci-
pied demagogues.
This money is now being used in all
parts of the State. and it behooves every
voter to guard the sacred right of the cleo
tive franchise-to rally not only to the de-
feat of this corrupt scheme, but to be on
the alert for the men who are engaged in
1t, that they may be brought to justice.
Men have been ANONYMOUSLY elected from
Congress and State Legislatures for at
tempted bribery of voters, and Governor
Carney deserves to be impeached and hurl-
ed from power for this outrage, and it is
fortunate for him that his term of office
expires before Legislature can reach him
Here is one of the iniquitous letters on
bribery. Let the people read and take
warning:
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The speakers viii be prompt in attending all
of the above meetings.
The friends of Freedom in the State are re-
quested to make arrangements for additional
meetings at places omitted from the above lst,
where they are deemed necessary
Some o: the speakers above named will attend
and address any such meetings that may be ap.
pointed.
By order Republican State Central Committee
j. STOTLER, Sec'y.
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VOTERS, NOTICE.

The voters Of Jackson, Waterloo and Elnon-
daro townships. will meet in their respective
townships. on Tuesday, the llth day of October.
1861, 1T o'clock p, N. to elect delegates to TT
tend Union Republican Convention, to be held
ct Neosho Rapids, Saturday, the 18th inst.
at one'o'cl' ok. p. NJ. 10 nominate candidate for
ReprePentatiye-of the Goth Representative Dis
trict.
BY order, o. PHLLIPs, Chm Dist. Com.
A. ID. GRAHAM
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NEWS BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

1t is reported that Price sent a detatch-
ment of 100 men across the Missouri
river near Boonville, and Mcneil was after
them with 1000 men. Price is moving
slowly.
Returns from Indiana are not as yet
complete, but sufficient is known to place
the election of Morton beyond doubt.
His majority will not be less than $1,000.
From Ohio returns are sufficient to show
the election of the Republican State ticket
by majority of not less than 10000.
Pennsylvania has Prbably gone Repub-
licau by 10000.
Ohio elects sixteen Union Congresmen
probably seventeen.
Militia Orders.
HEAD QUARTERS, Dept KANSAS oTATE)
MILITIA,
Topeka, Kansas, Oct. 9, 1864
GENERAL ORDER
No. 81.
In pursuance of the proclamation of the
Commander-in- Chief. of the 9th inst. the
Militia of Kansas will turn out and rendez
Uous Immediately, at the points indicated
below:
Donipban, Brown, Nemaha and Marshall
counties, at Atchison, under Brigadier
General Byron Sherry.
Atchison, Leavenworth, Jefferson Pot
tawatomIe. Riley, Davis, Waubaunsee,
Shawnee, Douglas and johnson counties,
at Oathe, under Brigadier Genera NJ. S.
Grant.
Wyandott. at Wyandott, under Major
E S. Hubbard.
Mama. franklin. Usage. Morris and
Lyon counties. at Paola. under Brigadier
General w. H. 81. Flshback.
Linn, Anderson snd Coffey counties. at
Mound City, under Brigad.er General S. N.
Wood.
Bourbon, Allen and Woodson counties,
at Fort Scott.
Commanders of Brigades and Regiments
will promptly prepare their respective com
nands for active service for thirty DAYS,
unless sooner discharged. and see that
each man Is supplied with two blankets. a
tin cup, knife aud fork, and, also, coffee
pot and frying pan for every FIVE men.
Let each Regiment and detachment bring
its own transportation and all the rations
possible. but there must te no delay on any
account. the general Government will un
doubtedly pay all proper charges for such
transportation aud supplies. and will fur
nish rations aud forage as far aud as soon
as possible, at the points indicated in this
order.
Let each man come with such arms as
are at hand and a full supply Of smmuni-
ton. As this campaign will be short one
no change of clothing will be necessary.
Until further orders the Headquar tiers of
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.

TIE following was received from the op
orator at Sed lila, dated 9 P NJ. 9th: The
rebels burnt Syracuse Depot, and Lamme,
and tank, and also OtterviIle Depot, to-day.
We expect to fight here tonight. We are
prepared aud ready. We do not know the
force of the rebels. l sent out to find a
brake, and ran into their pickets, near the
railroad track. and from their story give
this information. Other scouts reports
theii coming, but give no reliable account
Of their force We are in the dark about
il; will know soon. You may miss me at
any moment.
MOUND CRY, Oct 9th, 1864.
Government hay was burned on the
night of the oh at Lamar by guerriIlas, IS
miles south west of Fort Scott and south
east of my Sub District. The whole coun-
try swarms with small bands of guerriss
keep my scouts out 25 miles in all di
rections Cannot be surprised. Can hold
Fort Scott against any cavalry or guerrilla
force. C. r. JEENIsoN.
The Leavenworth Times the 18th con
tains The following dispatches from Gen.
Rosecrans TO Gen. Curtis:
St. Louis. Oct. O.
The enemy is now retreating towards Sc
dalia. He will be followed by all that We
can send after him. He will have TO move
elowsor stretch out. In the former case
we will get a fight out of him;iu the latter
with Your help, we will cut him up and
make him drop his plumber.
ST. Louis, Oct. TO-
Prices movements are not known, but
has avowed the intention of going 10 Leav-
.enworth. II he viii try this it will enable
our columns under Mower and Smith, and
our cavalry to get between them and the
Usage, aud they will suffer. They spread
and stretch out for subsistence, therefore
Your cavalry can badly strike the heads OF
their columns and hurt and retard their
march The telegraph lines are so inter.
upled that it will be difficult to communi-
cass with you.
g,reuJ +, ST. Louis, Oct 100 o'clock
y1s Price has lea elferson City, and is moy-
ing West, l shall follow him wherever be
gees.
Gen. Sykes has been relieved from com
maud of District Of South Kansas, and or
dered TO report at Fl. Leavenworth an,
Gen. Blunt Is appointed as his successor
He has already assumed command will
Headquarters Al Paola.
The Herald's Washington special Gays
Intelligence received from Sheridan state
hat he won another victory over Long
street, successor Of Early, but no detail
are given.
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Headquarters nth Reg. K. s. NJ,

Q
Emporia, October IL, 1864.
In accordaace with the above order from Ma
jor General Deitzler, the Eleventh regiment arS
ordered to report Immediately for active service.
Captains Campbell, Hill, Elliott, and Lieutsn-
ants Humphrey and Bortou, viii rendezvous ct
EmpOria, and Captsins McGinuis and Harper at
Neosho Rapids, on Friday. October 18th. 1864.
at u NJ, and bs ready to march Immediately to
Pacla.
Captains of companies will see thatevery man
belonging to their respective commands is out.
They will also see that their men have six days
rations each, to be furnirhed by the men them
selves. Those Who have not arms will obtain
such in their respective neighborhoods,
dthey will be furnished better on arriving at
camp, if possible.
Each Captain will attend to procuring the
necessary transportation for his company. and if
it cannot be procured otherwise they will press
the necessary teams. Each man must have two
blankets or a buffalo robe, and the other articles
required in the order of Major General Deitzler.
1t is hoped that every citizen will aid IN equip.
ping the soldiers of the Eleventh with all the
accessories for such an expedition.
Men of the Eleventh. / rally to the defense Of
of your homes Theinvading foe is upon your.
border. Turn out and help beat him back, and
you will have the thanks of your Government,
your countrymen, and the approval Of your own
cosseiences.
The expences borne by each one of, the soldiers
should be kept aud reported to TIE Quarter.
master, and it will be paid by the State or Gene
raj Government,
By order of COL. A. J. MITCHELL,
]. STOTLER. Adiutant
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For the past two weeks goods of all kinds
have been steadily declining in the Eastern
markets at very rapid rate, on account, it
is said. of the continued decline in gold.
Let them decline.
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HON. CIV. EsKRTDGE,
Union Republican Nominee for
SENATOR.

y III 4 II y lin III O"s
Will address the people of this (I9th) Senate
rial District. at the following times and places:
Haworth's house, Pike town'p Oct 9Th, p, m.
Waterloo. Monday, 10Th o. m
Dummies School House, Tuesday, Ii 10 a. m
Fremont, do I'll INN
Forest Hill. Wednesday, I27 D. m.
Hartford, Thursday, I3 "a.
Americus, DO 90 10 a. n.
Emporia. do 20 p. m.
Eeosbo Rapids, Friday. 81 10 a. m.
GREENWOOD COUNTY.
Dalton's. Lane Tp.. Friday, Oct. Il INN
ID. T. Nichols, Pleasant Grove Tp., Is IOa. m
Duwese' residence. Fall River Up, Is IN.
z sreka, Eureka TIP, II I'm
Pearson 3 tesidenee. Madison Tp, 18 7p.m
Other speakers will be present L there be
full attendaneo.
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They have curious way of doing things
up at Leavenworth. At a county conven-
ton held IN that city last Monday. gang
of armed men rushed upon one of the mem
bers, D. R. Anthony who was address
ing the convention, knocked him down with
their revOlvers, dragged him out of the
room in an insensible state, and would have
taken his life but for the Intervention Of
his friends. Such is the report of their
daily papers. Incidents of this character
are becoming very common ia Lsavenworth
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FIT JUDICIAL DISTRICT
REPUBLICANS RALLYr

JUDGE J, n. WATSON,
JUDGE AKIN,
j. K. SWALLOW,
j. M. RANKIN, 10
f. NEWTON,
JUDGE SCHUYLER, 1-q.rL
@ V. ESKRIDGE, r.--
G. H. LILLE,
P. GRAVES, asa
F.W. POTTER.
R. B. LOCKWOOD,
S. S. PROU1Y,
J. STOTLER,
F. G. HUNT,
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AND TIL

Let there be full. attendance of the friends of
Lincoln and johnson and the Regular Republic
an State Ticket at til e4aboye meetings.
By order Republican State GENITAL COMMITTEES.
j. STOTLER, Secretary.
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LINCOLN & JOHNSON
REPUBLI AN UNION
MASS MEETINGS 7

Hon. Jas. II. Lane,
Capt. Sidney Clarke,
DR.. w. w. King.
Hon. Robt: McBratney.
Hon. Jas. McGreW,
Hon. J. D. Brumbaugh,
Hon. T. A. Osborne,
Hon. w. w. III. Lawrence,
Hon. T. G. Sears,
Hon. A. DanfOrd.
win address the people of Kansas in advocacy
of the election of Lincoln and Johnson, and the
Regular Republican State Ticket,
Nominated at Topeka on the 9Th of September,
at the following times and places
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the Militia will be at olatbe. to which point
all returns and communications will be sent.
By order Of
GEo. W. DEITZLER. Maj Gen.. K. S. N.
JOHN T. MORTON, A. A. G.
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STATE OF KANSAS,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
LEAvENwoRTH. Aug. 26, 1864

10 amos llama, ESQ.,, 1MIHneO(Q::
SIR-GOur welcome favor of July 5th
Is received. l thank you for the kind ex
preston contained in it, [ have endeavor-
ed TO do my duty TO the State and to the
country, and shall be found in that path
while entrusted with the responsibilities OF
administering or assisting to administer 10
public affairs. l seek no personal promo
ton or distinction. My highest aims are
TO best serve the State and remain true TO
the great principles of loyal party aud a
loyal people.
do not believe Lane fit man to be
entrusted with power. His aims are too
selfish, and his purposes too loose TO be a
ht representative of our party; there fore,
am opposed to him, and do not now pro-
pose 20 work for men. but for princi pies.
There is q deep settled determination not
to continue Lane longer in power, and if
you can unite with u on this basis, most
gladly shall we accept you" services.
There will be an anti Lane fund to as
sist, at the proper time, to defeat him,
which will be used by the Committee for
this purpose, who will correspond farther
with you on this subject.
Very Respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
THos. CARNEY.
And the Lawrence Journal fraud paper
indorses this letter thus
Read the letter. No man who wishes for
the real good of the community. but what
will commend it. All good men will de-
sire to subscribe for the fund. 1t is wor-
thy of aid as the support of any christian
object.
And the Leavenworth Times, whose ed =
itor but recently was so jealous in denoun-
cling Carney and his frauds, through the
columns of the Conservative, but who has
finally found his proper level, and of late
has been endeavoriDg to convince the peo-
pie OF Kansas that they have been bought
up" by Lane, with Federal patronage, =
that they are entirely controlled by 'shoul
-straps,' Federal appointees. ''de-
tectiVes," &c.-(whicb he undoubtedly in :
fers from personal expeFience) prefaces this
iietter as follows;
1--WE have said good many rasping
things of Gov. Carney, and they were ali
deliberate. premeditated. and came from the
very pit of our professional stomach, but
if Gov. Carney is the author of the follow
ing letter. which We copy from the Law
renee Tribune, there is certainly more than
one individual in Kansas who has misjudg-
ed bis character and misinterpreted his
aims. Read the letter"
So we see that two Of the most inauen-
tial anti Lane newspapers in the State, after
bowling about corruption" Government
pap" DC. in order to deceive the people
and defeat Gen. Lane, and falling in the at
tempt, now propose to try Carney's plan,
and buy up the votes they need. They are
willing 20 do it if they can. and they think
the people of Kansas are OF that character
which money can buy. It is for the peo-
pie to say.