The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-02-06
NEWS GLEANINGs.

NEWS 01EAN4U0O.
In the region of Bannack City the popula-
ton is about 70O0.
Quantrell is said to be at New Carthage on
the Mississippi.
Hon. James B. Clay died at Montreal, Cana
da, january 26th.
The officers of the Sanitary Fair held at
Cincinnati, have paid over to the commission
s22O, 900.
Recruiting in the city of New York is re-
ported brisk, and it believed there will be no
further enforcement of the draft.
Tennessee has furnished 35,S6O men for the
Federal armies including eight thousand ne
groes. Pretty well for rebel Stated
The Missouri Legislature has passed bill
relieving the counties of Jackson, Cass, Bates,
and Vernon from the taxes of 1862 and 1868.
Almost every day car loads of negro recruits
pass down the North Mo. R. R., on their way
to ST. Louis. 'i'
Six hundred rebel prisoners at Rock Island
have signifed their desire to take the oath of
allegiance to the Federal Government, and to
enter the naval service of the United States
An emigrant ship from Hamburg to Austria
liza, was lately lost on the coast Of Holland,
and out Of four hundred passengers nearly all
perished.
The kentucky Legislature has passed bill
prohibiting the importation Of slaves into that
State, the influx having cheapened the stock on
hand and overfowed the market.
General Burnside is organizing in New
England a land and sea expedition, of which
his old corps, the 9th, will form the nucleus
Its purposes or destination is of course secret.
Up to January 1st, 1868, Central Park had
cost New York City over seven million dollars,
but had increased the taxable valuation Of the
three adjoining wards nearly thirty millions.
General Banks proclamation in Louisiana,
wherein the State laws touching slavery are
null and imperative, creates animated debate
in New Orleans, and much discussion in Wash
ington.
The well known song writer, Stephen C.
Foster, author of sold Folks at Home" 'Gcn-
tie Annie" "Oh! Susanna" sold Uncle Ned, -
etc. died in New York City on Thusday of last
week. He was a native of Pittsburg.
The Raleigh IN. c. State Journal says that
"S Stars and Stripes toasts were drank at a
supper given on Christmas in that city, at
which Holden of the Standard, Pennington of
the Progress, and Gov. Vance were present.
A great meeting was held at Nashville,
Tenn, on January 22d, the object Of which
was to begin the work Of recognising the
State Government, under Andy Johnson mot
to- "Let truth triumph, justice prevail, and
slavery 60 down.
One of the rebel prisoners at Camp Douglas,
Chicago, was asked what he thought of the re-
bellion. He replied that he g thought it was a
rich mans war, and poor mans fight"
Hon. James Guthrie. Secretary of the Treas
ury under Pierce's Administration, has been
elected to the United States Senate by the
Kentucky Legislature.
Never have the heat in your living room 80
that the thermometer will 60 above ZOE, and if
you can possibly bear it down to 60o, it is very
much better 1t takes double expenditure of
fuel in cold weather to raise the temperature
of room from 65 to 75o
The WHITE HousK.-Maj. French, Commits
sioner of Public Buildings and Grounds, rec
ommends that the Presidents house be aband-
oned as a residence, on account of the bad
condition of the basement.
1t is not generally known that the salary Of
the Governor General of India, which is the
highest in the gift of the British crown, is
thirty thousand pounds sterling year, (about
Sl5O,O0O,) exclusive of allowance, which may
be estimated at ten thousand pounds.
The Princess Of Wales had . baby on the
sth ult Previous reports had given the world
reason to believe that this remarkable event
would not occur until the last of March. The
telegraph affords no clue to the causes Of the
discrepancy.
The dispatches to Cincinnati Of Jan. 24th,
say that Capt. Aiken, . staff officer from Knox
vile, brings information that Longstreet with
10000 men, was advancing on Knoxville,
pushing Gen. Changers force before him. It
is reported that John Morgan, at the head oil
o,oOo cavalry, was preparing to make move
ment and cut of communication between
Knoxville and Chattanooga, or make . raid
into Kentucky. o1
THREE YEARS OLD.-Three years ago the 29th
Of January, Kansas was admitted into the