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Death of Mathew COwiey, ISt Lieutenan,
Co. 9th Kan. Vol. Cav.

Al a meeting Of the officers of the 9Th
Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. in camp near
Little Rock Arkansas, on the I9th of Oclo-
Der. 1864; a committee consisting of Major
S. X. TEACHER, Capt. G. F. Earle, Capt. c.
F. Coleman. Capt. Henry Flasher. Lieut..
+. c. Phllbrick and Lieut.. w. j. Hougha-
won't, were appointed to draft resolutions
indicative of the sentiment and feeling
throughout the Regiment, relative to the
death of Mathew Cowley. late of Co. l,
9Th Kansas Vol. Cav. The committee re-
ported the following resolutions which
were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS Lieut.. Mathew Cowley, of
Co l, OH Ksns. Vol Cav, has been strick
en- from the roll of the living. by the will
of cur sllwise Father therefore
ReSolUed, That in bis death We recog
niz- the loss of an earnest patriot, a thor.
ough fficer, and genial companion one
whose devotion to his country. sud his
friends. was surpassed by few, and admired
by Us ali.
Resolved. That we bewail with his fami.
" and his friends. his untimeIy end. and
grieve that his departure should have been
uEsOothed by those whose dellca,e affection
would have relieved death of its sting. and
freed his final hour of all anxieti,s
ReSolUed. That a copy of these resou-
tons be tran mit'ed TO the Lesven worth
Times, Kansas GraIe Journal, aud EMPyR1A
News for publication.
w. WAKEFIELD. Chr'n.
Lieut. H. Brandy, Sec'y.
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NItice
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UNITED STATES ASSESSORS OFFICE,

UNITED STATES ASSESSORS OFFICE,
LAWRENCE. Kansas. Oct. 10th, 1S64(
NOTICE is hereby given that the sp cia in
IN come assessment in the 5th Division, COM
prising the counties of Lyon Chase, Butler and
Green wood is now complete. and that the list of
assessments will be suffice to in specliOn by all
persons assessed until the 18th inst, at Ii office
of F. G. Hunt in the town of Emporia The un-
dersIgued will be in attendance at that plac. ON
the 18Th inst, which time, should any party
deem himself uIi"s'ly ass ssed, he will attend
and make his app cal. All appeals must be
"nd- in writing the rePson 5 of tie appeal clear
~ stated, and the fac supported by the aft lavit
of the party making the appeal otherwise it will
mot b. considered 4. j STERN BERGH.
$50 U 5. Assessor, Dis rtct of kansas.
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CORRESPoNDENCE.

IR, EDIToR.-The slight acquaintance
formed with you, during a recent tempora,
ry stay IN your very pleasant lille village,
induces me to cultivate further accquain-
lance, by noticing some incidents which
have. and are transpiring on the "border."
Some apprehension was felt few weeks
ago, that the Indians in this vicinity might
be induced by emissaries supposed to be
among them. to join the Western hostile
tribes of the plans, in raid on the border
settlements. From strict inquiries in coun-
ell with them, I think such fears entirely
groundIess. The Wichitas, aud the assim.
Hated tribes. may. think be considered
entirely reliable; loyal to the Government,
and friendly 10 the whites: and if exigen-
cies should arise TO require an armed force
here; one or two companies might readily
be formed Of the Caddos, and other tribes
70 aid in repelling any hostile attack By the
western Tribes or from the south. / trust
however this will not become necessary;
yet, midst the exciting news of what is
transporting in other quarters. the few set
Tiers on the White Water and Walnut, are
restless, and not without fears that We may
have trouble here. There was some wheat
raised by the settlers in this vicinity, but
the corn crop was an entirely failure; some
will have a supply fer their families, while
many others must depend wholly upon i'm
portalions. Mary of the Indians are of
on their "fall huut" which / hope may
prove successful. as the chase seems to be
their Frircipal dependence for support.
The small Pox has prevailed to a very con
siderable extent this fsll. among the In
dians, and in great many cases 5as proved
fatal; they adhere very tepaciOusly to their
superstitious modes Of lIealment-hepce
go many fatal results. There is also anolh.
er disease very prevalent here. and 10 fact
| believe itextends throughout all South
ern Kansas. which is much more disaster
Gus Ia its effects. It is contagious ia its
character. and is called the Bovinonaoniq
The first symptom Of attack is an enlarge
ment of what phrenologists would call the
organ ofaef uisitiveRess. which produces an
intense pressure on The brain. and Stimulates
and effects that organ to such an extent.
that after the lapse Of few months. it pro
duces temporary or Protracted insanity.
and not untrequently (moral) death It,
attacks are confined to adult males: but no
class or grade of that portion of communi
~ seem to be exempt. Msn in high ofic
ial positions. both civil and military
those Of the learned professions as we'll as
private citizens are subject to It's deletsri-
Gus influences. Aud what is still unfor-
lunate, several generous minded and hu-
man individuals. willing to sacrifice the
ease and comforts of home. who have been
especially arpo;nted as doctors or nursss
to try to Eject cures. and stop the ravages
Of tie disease. have, by inhaling the infect
ious CoRtasiCn fallen victims to It. The
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NAsHyILLE. Nov. s


a rebel force attempted TO cross at the
mouth of the Blue Water on the 81 inst.
but were repulsed by Federal forces with
considerable loss. Three regiments of ieb
81 cava ry are reported between Decatur and
Courtland. Forrest. with cavHlry force,
was reported near Johnsonvile.
Yesterday, at daylight, the gunboat I'm
dine, captured few days since bv the reb-
els. came through the chute of R-y nolds
burg Island, landed some rebel troop. who
fred Der, and left, At eight O'Clock the
gunboais KY West and Eiin steamed down
near the west side of tire island. and engag
ed a rebel battery of t4pound PARROTS.
The gunboats were driven back. badly
damaged to Johnsonhle. At 9 P. NJ tn,
enemy's batteries opposite, above, and be
low Jacksonville opened on the disabled
gunboats. They responded until their am
muni,on was exhaust ed, and then blew VI
the boats The crews are at the fort il
Johnsonviie. This morning The rebel,
crossed in the boats of the iodine. abou
FIVE miles above Jacksonville. No fight
ing has taken place. Gunboats from Pa
ducah are in sight. R4niorcemen's have
arrived. GIN. SchofieId takes command
in front OF JuhnkonvIie.
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BUFFALl. Nov.


A letter received in his city from a
friendly Canadian. daled DIummondsville,
near Niagara. gives the particulars of de-
signed raid on Buffalo. whlch tailed he rays
through the promptiruI4 Of our au,hor
ties. Two Confederate officers named
Mack and Deunie hal charge of affairs
AL arrange ments were completing. aud
they had 100 men in Buff ,lo. who liza ben
coming for n Wee Prev, ns. and were scat
Iered about the city in different boarding
pla"es. A signal these men, By mans
OF Greek fire would FIRE ;he city in va,I,uS
places. and then proceed to work murder
and Fiiiage. Though the plan failed. it Is
not abandoned, and swear they will yet dc
stroy Buffalo.
Capt. OuenaI, of the 193.h New York
r'gimaut. was arrested here and sent to
Washington day before yesterday. impli
Gated in the soldiers voting fraud.
The Express this morning editorialy
states that frauds in soldiers votes have
been discovered in this city.
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Administrators Notica

NOTICE is hereby given that Letters of Ad-
IN ADMINISTRATION upon the estate of EnOs Prather,
deceas ed. having been granted To the undersign-
ed by the Chase County Probate c ,u-t. bearing
date lhe Sd day o: October "A. D. 1854. all persons
having claims agains. said estate are required to
exhibit them to said court for settlement within
Year from the dat, of said letters, they may
be precluded from ny benefit of such estate, If
said claims not exhibited within three years
FROM the date of said letters, they will be forever
debarred. JOHN I. PkATHER.
35I-59 SO Administrator.
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.kdministrator,a Notice..

N7"'ce is h. rrhy given iii a. Letters of Admin
u isirntinn upon the esta & of ] w Hawkins
d' ceased. having been granted IT, the undersi gn-
ed 10y the Chase county Probate Court. b, airing
sons having claims against raid estate, are re-
quiird Ia exhibit them to said Court for settle
m~nt within one y"rr from date Of said let ers.
or they may lac Ir uled iron any ben. fit of
such .st"tr, aud If such claims not exhibited
within three Years from the date "f sui. letters
they " i'll be forever deb FRED.
REBkCCA a. HAWKINS.
5o9-6I Adm ratTix.
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Nm YoRK. NJ. S

The Commercials special say-: Il Ii
estimated that 90 600 soldiers have been
sent home from this military department
40 vote.
The sentences OF Ferry and Donahue
have been approved by the President.
Trey will be sent 10 some other State than
New York.
The Post says the Mercantile bank is
not at all crippled by the dedication of its
teller.
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NEWS or THE WEEK.

NEW YORK Nov. 5.
The Times special says. Mr.. Whining,
Solicitor of the War Department, says on
the fr-t of October we had received over
I20 600 volunteers. He had been inform
ed by authority to which he gave the high
est credit, that he last draft. when c,mplet-
ed. would furnish all the men that would
be needed in this war
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A CHALLENGE.

Elnendaro township in this county,
give only one fraul vote, and "nary" one
for Mcclellan. We take this 70 be positive
evidence of the intelligence and patriotism
of her citizens. They have College al
Hartford. and quite a number of flourish
ing District school. and take the papers,
which accounts for their unanimity of sen
timent and enlightenment on the subject Of
frauds.
That township passed tbs "gangreue res
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New YORK NV

The T ibune's special says: Ll-ur. Col
MuIphey of The New Y.rk heavy artillery.
whose arrest, before announced testified
that large number of soldiers aft lavit-
and powers ofattrrney purporting u have
been sworn to before him, bearing his nama,
wee fnrgerie-. He makes the S. venih fl
Ger Whose name has been forged in Col
North's nfiee.
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crews of number Of vessels captured by
the pirate Chickamauga. commanded By
Lieut. Wilkinson. which left Wilmington,
Oct. 81 h. with two other steamers. She
is painted pale g'een. and has two smoke
stacks, carries three guns and $50 men.
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Over 10000 troops have arrived here
within the past two days, to report to But
Ter.
Officials claim and possess information
that plan for riot on election d,y was
fully ma'ured.
a large number of Southerners. WIN
have been in the citg several months, is
said TO b5 banded fr that purpose.
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LEAvENw RrH -Nnr. Bib.

By dispatches received this morning. W.
learn that General Curtis. with his com
mand. bad pursued P,ice int" Arkansas,
meeting aud whipping him at Fa, eueviIe
Price ret reaed in great haste after our vic
tory.
GEN. Curtis issued an order congratula-
ting the "lfi;pr of his staff AND the brave
Kansas tro"pa f'r their gy and endur.
ance in their pursuit and success.
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The notorious Bill Anderson was killed
in fight with Lieut. Gil. Cox. 33l Z. NJ
NJ. at Albany in Ray county Missouri
Papers and orders was fund on his person
Identifying i'm beyond doubt
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Jim Lane was hung in efigy at Sbsw
neetown. October l7th. He had carpet
bag bv his side; on which was inscribed,
Jim Lane, the curse of Kansas. - Times
This was done at q bachsnalian spree.
which Gov. Carney and his staff took in
company with sOreheads. coFperheads and
Teachers eos!rabsEd.
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CHICAGO. Nov 4

GHICA00, NOV
A letter from Chattanooga the 3Jth.
says the fourth corpse are just leaving for
Hunts vile.
Gen. Thomas corps are in the neighbor
hood of Nashville and the l4tb. 7th and
23l corps are on the move.
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Estrav.

ENROM the subs.rib r living on Allen Greek.
4 Fr mont township. in July, Medium sized
pale req hind COW, about years old--had ON
ihg her Ia ne. ar leaving Information of her
where's bouts at the News Cffce. will be suitably
rewarded. FIISAWS
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Wa HIxGroE. Nov. 4

a note from the army of The Potomac.
Yesterday. says the situation IS unchanged
They were building log huts. a severe
storm prevailed.
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water Mill Tor SaIaI

HAVE for sale No. FIGURING Mill, with
two set OF burs. and smut mill attached one
milo south Of Emporia, on the Cottonwood river.
For particular address ". 7. Soden Empopis,
Lyon Co. hansas ". 7. SODEE,
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NEW YORK, Nov. 5

NEw YORK. Nov s.
It Ia unofficially announced to-day thai
Gen. Butler is in command Of the Depart
menI Of The East
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N Office.
Notice Of Final Settlement.

NOTICE is erf bv given to ali creditors and
IN others interested in the estat.. of Benjamin
I. Clark. deceased, That Intend making final set
Element Of said h. NV .mbar term of said
court. on Monday. the 9TH day OF November. A.
D 1854 E. l.. DAVIS
357-G0 Administrator
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NEW YoRK. Nov. 5
Vessels arrived here with oficers aad
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p Al n tt n @
GEORGE B. COOPER

GEORGE B. COOPER,
House, Sign & Carriage Painter,
GLAZIER AND PAPER HANGER.
viii Mix and Prepare Paints to Order.
Shop u ler II SONIC Hall. Commercial stree
EMPORTA. KANSAS. 3t3
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NAMES ?. APPLEcATE.

nEALER in Cooking, Heaung and ParloT
H. STOVES, Quitting Goods. manufactures
Of Tin. Cope and Sheet Iron Ware, at who'll
sale, as low as IN St. LOUIS. Tin Roofing, Cutter
ings and al kinds Of Jobbing to order.
DO. 20 Main FFset, Lesyau<oFfb 1T.
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Tax PAYERS Notice.

Aud at my Office IN Emporia on and after the 9Th
day Of November.
&c. FRAZER, Co. Treas.
Emporia, Lyon Co Kansas
October, 1864.
The following Ia the Ivy f,,- 1864
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-21

THE REBEL OFFER TO TRApE.-The
report from Memphis of an offer from
the rebel government to sell it's cotton
was generally discredited, but Bur
leigh" writes to the Boston Journal from
New York:
/ have just seen gentleman from
the South. He has in his possession an
original letter from the rebel secretary of
war to Gen. Kirby Smith, authorizing
him to trade with the federal govern
ment for the necessaries of life. The
schedule annexed is interesting and af-
fortls an insight into the strength and
sufferings of the rebel army The requi-
sitions are based on the requirements of
thirty thousand men. Thirty thousand
coats, pants and shoes, sixty thousand
shirts, and food of all kinds including
meat. The secretary Of war authorizes
Kirby Smith to exchange three pounds
of cotton for four pounds Of meat He
expressed his regret that heis obliged to
break his own rules, but says that ne
cessity knows no law. This authority
to trade with federals is significant"
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GEN. BuREsIDE.--A dinner was given
to Gen. Burnside last Friday evening at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York city
Gen. Burnside made a short speech, in
the course of which he gave some deeply
interesting "reminiscences of the perfect
and selfsacriflcing loyalty of the people
of East Tennessee, of the siege of Knox
: vile, and of his command in Cincinnati.
East Tennesseeans, for instance, when the
Union armies swept their farms clean of
subsistence, would say, dts hard Gen
eral ito be sure but thank God, the Kat-
keeS did ii ~ And during the siege of
Knoxville, most seasonable and large
supplies were constantly floated down to
the town on the river past the besieger's
pickets through the fogs, from a region
actually patrolled by rebel cavalry. The
General said Of the siege of Knoxville,
that after all, there was no great merit
in holding it, because we were ordered
tor Aftera explaining how the deten-
ton of Longstreet before Knoxville, en-
abled Grant to complete his success at
Chattanooga, Gen. Burnside paid no
BILE tribute to the private soldiers, whom
he called the real heroes Of the war,
fighting where they encounter twenty
bullets for one that comes near me. and
with no prospect if they fall better than
nameless grave" Then followed a
brief allusion to his policy in arresting
Vallandigham, of striking at the lead
ers, and curious story of that Copper
heads arrest. TWAS threatened that he
would be rescued; so he was put into
the room Immediately above Gen. Burn
sides in the hotel, two floors higher,
company of regulars quartered in the
hotel, and corporal and seven men in
the room opposite Vallandigham's, hav-
ing express orders to do anything to pre-
vent the prisoner from leaving that
room. A serenade to Valandigham was
proposed, but given up when Gen. Burn
side advised the proposers that this reg
ular corporal didn't know anything in
the. world, except to obey orders, and
that there was danger that he might
think rescue was intended, and that
Vallandigham might unhappily meet
with an accident. And the General con-
cluded with very graceful and feeling
reference to the kind reception he had
met at the East, and his hopes of being
able to fill up the Ninth Army Corps to
$4,000 men.
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EVENING.

SOUTHERN STRAGGLING AND DISCRETION.
The rebel authorities have found no eff
fectual remedy as yet for struggling and
desertion. The Richmond Dispatch of
the 9th says:
"A gentleman who has travelled of late
extensively in the confederacy informs
us that he has met everywhere vast
number of soldiers-as large number,
he thinks as there are in camp-who are
now absent from their duty. This agrees
with the reports we receive from every
quarter and which are confirmed by the
declaration of the secretary of war, that
the larger part of the army are now
absent from their posts In some of the
counties of Virginia we hear that SER
vice in the ranks is looked upon as dis
reputable and that the man is green
who cannot keep his sons or pets out of
the army. Under these circumstances,
is it not the height of folly to extend the
conscript age and compel schoolboys
and gray headed men to take the place
of stalwart deserters Such course is
a measure of desperation, confession
of weakness which is not warranted by
the Iacts, proclamation that the con-
federacy is on its last legs, and is COM
PEELED to play its last card. If congress
is not given over to that madness which
goes before destruction, it will refuse to
take the seed corn" of the country, as
President Davis has aptiy characterized
the boys of Is, and the infirm old men
Gt The country, for purposes which ara
not demanded by the good of the ceun-
try, all whose military necessities can
be supplied if, instead of making new
laws, the existing legislation is en-
forced
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INGENUITY OF A YANKEE PRISONER AT
RICHMoND.-A letter from member of a
massachusetts, regiment, since the battle
ofGettysburg a prisonerat Richmond, an
nounces his safe arrival at the parole
camp at Annapolis. He says that he
was furnished with the same retions
dealt out to the rebel soldiers but they
were not sufficient, either in quantity or
quality, to satisfy the cravings Of hun
ger. He writes =
did suffer for food You can't have
any idea of it until you experience the
pangs OF slowly approaching starvation.
l used to think Of grub all day long and
lay awake nearly all the night thinking
OF it, and my dreams were of loaded
tables of food. We have devoured food
not fl. for hogs, and have broken up the
bones to get the grease"
Necessity is the mother Of inyen-
ton" and the starving Yankee prisoner
bethought himself of means to obtain
his supplies. Being ready penman, he
spent his leisure moments in the fabri.
cation of imitation greenbacks of the
five dollar denomination, and succeeded
in the night in passing one upon a
guard (who was quite willing to take
Uncle Sans paper currency for five
pounds of butter, which he sold to his
fellow prisoners for $40 in Confederate
currency; and with this he mana ged to
supply his wants. uo
The guard probably soon discovered
the valueless character OF his " green
back but kept quiet, as he was liable
to severe punishment for trading with a
prisoner. The writer forwarded in his
letter one of the limitations, and consid-
ering that 1t was done with pen, 1t is
really a most ingenious affair. The
backing is excellent We have seen
many limitations of bank notes (made
with all the conyeniences of plates, &C.,
&c., which were not so good as the
specimen before u.s. In the dark it
would be quite likely to deceive an IL
literate soldier.-Bosto, 7,araer u
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Late News Items.

Gen. Stoneman has gone West to re-
port to Gen Grant.
Gen. Butler will remove his head
quarters from Fortress Monroe to Nor
folk.
Charles A. Dana, Esq, formerly of
the Tribune, will, it is said, probably be
appointed Assistant Secretary of War.
Cen Burnside has been authorized to
recruit his old army corps (the 9th) to
maximum of fifty thousand men, for i'm
portant special duty.
"A large number of carpenters and
other mechanics have been sent by the
Government to repair the railroads in
Tennessee, which will be in complete
running order on the opening of spring.
The average number of small box
cases in the entire District of Columbia
is stated to be about 200 by the police
men employed in making special in
quiry.
"A dispatch from Chattanooga, dated
Jan. II, says that Longstreet is fortifying
at Bulls Gap. He is reported to have
been REINFORCED by 1900 infantry. His
entire force is estimated at $4,000 in
fantry and 1900 cavalry. A SQUAD of
rebel cavalry went into Cleveland on the
9th, and conscripted every man able for
service.
The Massachusetts Union State
League met in Boston on Thursday, and a
resolution was unanimously passed,
thanking Senator Wilson for heading off
treason in the United States Senate, and
expressing the warmest approval of his
resolution to expel Carrot Davis, Uni
ted States Senator from Kentucky, from
that body.
Major General John Sedgwick has
written letter to Gen. French of the
Third Corps, generating him from the
charge Of drunkenness during the battle
OF Locust Grove preferred by some let
ter writer, who protested to have re-
ceived the statement from Gen. Meade.
Gen. Sedgwick pronounces the charge
"wantonly false in every Particular"
Authentic information received by
the Government reduces considerably the
numbers of the rebel forces in Texas and
other portions of the Southwest. The
whole of Magruders forces in Texas does
not exceed $1,000, and the troops i'm
Louisiana, under command of Taylor and
other guerrilla chiefs, are put down at
less than half that number. Owing to
the scarcity ofsupplies and lack of trans
portation, they are scattered as to be
impotent for mischief on a large
scale. The forces under Magruder, it is
stated, could not be concentrated in a
less time than three months