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

Mr.. r. ]. Hinton is preparing history of
all the Kansas Regiments.
Col. Snoddy proposes to issue paper in
Mound City, Linn county.
The Indian Office which is at st. Joe, is to be
removed to Atchison. Judge Harlan, of Indi-
ana, is appointed its superintendent, vice
Branch resigned.
The Hannibal & st. Joe R. R. Co. have con-
solidated their interest in regard to a western
connection with the Atchison & Pixies Peak
Il. r. Co.
The Bannack gold fever is raging in Topeka
to fearful extent The Tribune says of i: :
"We don't know what to advise; but think
those who remain at home will have sure
thing, without discount, defalcation or hazard"
From the Topeka Tribune we learn that quite
an extensive field of lead ore has lately been
discovered in Linn county, and extending into
Missouri. A Mr.. Bell is the discoverer. From
hole two feet deep and three feet in diameter,
he took out over seventy pounds of ore.
The Troy (Doniphan county, Patriot says
that the soldiers of company B, 18th Kansas
have sent home $4,000 within the past month,
for distribution among their families. They
are faithful set of boys. They are all from
Doniphan county.
The Chief says that within a mile or two of
White Cloud there is an out-crop of coal on the
banks of a small creek. This coal is kind of
coarse anthracite, and burns well. There is an
abundance of coal in the northern part Of DON
iphan county, which at no distant day will
richly repay capital and labor used in bring
ing it to market.
Supt. Goodnow and Prof Dennison, of the
Agricultural College, recommend the phonetic
system in common schools, claiming that half
the time would be saved by learning to spell
BY characters representing simple sounds.
The Committee on Immigration, in the Leg
islature, have reported a bill to provide for the
appointment OF q Commissioner, whose duties
it shall be to give such information in Europe,
of the advantages of Ka2sas, as may induce
large immigration, particularly from Germany.
The Olathe Mirror says that already enough
has been subscribed by the generous citizens
of Olathe and vicinity, to insure the erection
of good college building at that place. A
building will be erected at a cost Of twenty
thousand dollars, and it is proposed to have it
completed within one year. etlE
A darkey said he preferred Gen. Lanes plan
of giving the colored folks home in the South
to Gov. Carney's giving them q right to vote.
There, he said, the colored folks could not only
vote but hold Offices, while here nobody would
vote for colored man for Governor but Sam
Wood, and that was enough to disgrace the
whole colored population.-Ldrrenee Tribune.
The Leavenworth Bulletin says: ave have
received some specimens of sugar manufactur-
ed from the Sorghum and Imphee canes in this
State. The Sorghum is finer grained and Of .
lighter coler than the Imphee, but is not quite
as sweet. We should think that the manufac-
ture of sugar in Kansas could be made profta-
BILE at the prices asked for that article at the
present time, and we would like to see enr far
mers enter into the culture Of the cane moro
We are informed that arrangements are be-
ing made to commence at an early day in the
spring, the erection of . new hotel on the site
of the Eldridge House. The building viii be
superior to the old one in size end general ar
We are glad to know that tAis
important improvement, 80 greatly needed, is
10 bs pushed through. A frst-elass hotel is an
institution that cannot be dispensed with in .
.swn the siss Of Lawre,ee. We must have il
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