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

The Suprsme Court Of tho United States con-
sists Of ten judges, wis: Taney, Clifford, Nell
son, Grier, Wayne, Cairo. Swayne, Davis, MIL
Ter and Field The country is divided into ten
circuits, to each of which is assigned one of
these justices, who, in conjunction with the
local district judge, holds the circuit court.
The total number of cattle received at the
New York City market for the year 1868, was
21O, ,ss4. OF sheep 5l9,sl6. Total Of cattle,
cows, calves, sheep and swine for the year,
], 1,927, ,202. Illinois furnishes New York with
564 per cent Of its beef cattle, sending there
during the year 1862 head. The total
wholesale cost for the years supply Of meat
was $50, 7os, $500.
The rebels have three Military Departments
under the direction of the three leaders. Lee,
Joe johnson, and Kirby Smith. They have
hardly any connection with each other. Lee has
under him Early in the Shenandoah, and Long
street in East Tennessee. Johnson's main forces
are in Georgia. but Wheeler. Morgan. Wharton,
Polk, Forrest, Chalmers, Crosby and Writ Adams
act under him. Kirby Smith has the Trans
Mississippi Department. with Magruder in Texas,
Holms and Price in Arkansas, and Dick Taylor
| in Louisiana.
The agitation against slavery is going on Wig.
orously in Kentucky, Tennessee. Texas. North
Carolina and Louisiana, as we'll as in Missouri
and Maryland. The Republican cry used to be
"no more slave territory" The loyal men Of
the South have now gone farther, and demand
no slave States.
Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, Chairman
of the Military Committee, recently said in the
Senate: 81 think we have in the army ZOO
men, of which 400, 900 are effective soldiers.
do not think the rebels have over 225,OO0.
have good reason for this belief. think the
rebellion will be crushed out by October.
TWENTY THOUSAND MILES TO ENaLAND.-The
Russian Government have commenced putting
up telegraph wires from St. Petersburg to the
mouth of the Amoor, distance of about twelve
thousand miles, which is expected to be COM
pleted by the middle of next year. The United
States Government is to connect with this line,
and so, by circuit of twenty thousand miles,
reach England.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-02-06
Gen. Meagher on Copperheads.

At reception Of the officers Of the Irish
Brigade, in New York, Gen. Meagber, in
rising to propose toast in favor of Presi-
dent Lincoln, expressed himself in the fol-
lowing pointed and eloquent terms
Beware of what has grown to be the
most significant designation of Northern
enemies Of this country; beware Of the
reptiles known as Copperheads. (Applause
and hisses. Have no parley with them !;
show no mercy to them; squelch then
[Applause and hisses.1 For the enemies Of
this country in the North, who have no ex-
cnse, who bid their friends to 60 forth to
do battle, and then cut down the bridges
behind them, so tbatthey may fall sacrifi-
ces to the enemy. as they did when General
Lee invaded Pennsylvania last summer,
raising revolt when youA1kre battling for
the stars and stripes upon The Susqushan-
ma !; as for these men, We have nothing but
detestation: and for the Irish portion of il,
| deprecate, l loathe, repudiate, l execrate
them.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-02-06
Rnsakin1 Ont.

The following is an extract from the
Raleigh (North Carolina) Standard, bold
and ous-spoksn Southern paper. 1t shows
the trie condition Of affairs in the South:
# the independence Of the COntederacy
cannot be achiered by the strength Of our
popalatior up to .torty:foc years Of age,
Il Is clear to any reaectimg mind that Il ,ctU
not be done Gy placing in the army the .few
left upon ,chose labor all are dependent for
food Without food our present arny mast
disband, and scithout food owr ielples,
'eonen and children nnst perish. Let the
people speak out; write to their representa-.
tives in congress yea, hold meetings and
demonstrate against those iniquitous schemes
to euslave and starve rs. II you do not,
silence sill be construed into submission
and approval Of the chains that Congress
are forging for Us. We hare too long I'M
plicitly trusted to such architects as Wiafan
d; Co, who are no'c for placing erery man
IN the army, and all under the control of
dictator.
Trust them no longer. Remember their
fair promises. The dwellers in the garden
Of Eden, when they listened to the tempt
ing promises of Satan, were not more de-.
ceived and ruined than were the people of
the fair, happy and blooming South, when
they listened 10 the fair promises Of those
arch sdeceivers, Yancey, Wise & Co.
A heretofore con.ented, prosperous and
happy people were told by them that We
must withdraw al connection from our
Northern taskmasters, who we're making us
pay one dollar and fifty cents for shoes, ten
cents per yard for shrting, two dollars per
sack for salt, ten cents per pound for sugar,
the same for coffee, &c. And these same
reckless men, Who are now for putting all
into the army, (except themselves and q
few favorites, told as that secession ,soald
be peaceable, and there soould be no ,car
that we were to have nation of our own,
free from extortioners-a perfect paradise
with the tree of life, the cotton plant, in
our midst, before which all nations we're to
bow down and worship, and from which
rivers of free trade were to fow to the ends
of the earth, on the bosom of which the
rich merchandise from every cline was to
be freigbted and poured down in our laps
free Of taxation. How have they deceived
US? The blood of hundreds of thousands
Of our poor children, smoking from the
many battle. fields, and the cries of starving
women and children tell the tale. Will
our people be longer deceived by these false
prophets and arch deceivers? Or will they
not command peace, and staunch these rivers
Of blood "a.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-02-06

CoTToN On the Sea Islands Of South
Carolina the Government last year raised
800, 900 pounds of cotton BY the compensa-
ted labor of freedmen. The New York
Tribune give full statement Of the expert
ment under the caption:
Three Hundred thousand Refutations
of Fallacy a Million Times Uttered, that
when Men are covered by Nature with
Black Skins they thereby forfeit all Right
to Wages for their Labor, which, if White
or Cuiicle, might, could, would or should
be paid to them"
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-02-06

The CoURrEsIEs OF THE PROGRESSION.
The rebel General Morgan, since bis escape
has been visiting our prisoners in Richmond
A rebel paper thus describes tue meeting
between Morgan and Neal Dow:
General Morgan, on arriving up stairs,
where the prisoners most do cengregate,
was Immediately conducted into the pres
ence of the !" author of the Maine Liquor
Law" the whilom Brigadier General Neal
Dow. An introduction took place, when
Morgan observed, with one of those mimi.
table smiles for which be is 60 noted, "Gep
Neal Dow, l Am very happy to see you here !;
or, rather, l should say, since you are here,
am happy to see you looking SO we'll"
Dow's natura, astuteness and Yankee inge-
nuity came to his aid, and he quickly re-
piled. without apparent embarrassment,
/" General Morgan, l congratulate you on
your escape; l cannot say that | am glad
you did escape, but since you did l am
pleased to see you here"
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-02-06
An Emigration Bureau,

Mr.. Thoman, Of Douglas, : German, and
one of the most sensible members of the
House, has Introduced bill which pro
vides-
let For the appointment of two Agents,
one to visit Great Britain aud Ireland, and
the other the Continental States of Europe,
whose duty it shall be to direct emigrants
to this State SO far as they can.
I'd. It organizes State Bureau Of Sta
tistics and Immigration, of which the Sec
retary of State shall be er o65cio chief, and
the agents named, members. It is made
the duty of the Chief Of this Bureau to pre-
pare for publication, in an annual report to
the Governor, all facts and data relating to
population, resources, etc., which may be
Of value in extending information as to our
State.
tits further provided that the Bureau may
publish such facts as may be advantageous
in giving emigrants information.
1t requires that the faculty of the State
Agricultural College, Normal School and
University, keep daily meteorolgica
record, and preserve al data relating to the
States resources, that the same may bt
transmitted to the Bureau for its use.
All County Assessors ere required t.
make an annual report Of the condition ant
resources of their counties, laud under cul
tivatioD and vacant, ETC., and forward to th'
Bureau.
The State Geologist is required to FIR
nish abstracts Of his Investigations, for pub
lication, when required to do so by th'
Bureau.
The Committee on Immigration have als'
reported bill, but Mr.. Thoman's is said t.
be preferable.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-02-06
Washington Dispatches.


The following has been received at head
quarters
Chattanooga, Jan. 27.-To Gen. Hal
leck: Col. Boone, with force of $50 men
of the 18th Kentucky mounted infantry,
and the 4th Michigan cavalry, attacked the
camp Of home guards, Col. Colbertson 10
command, and routed them, destroying
their camp, considerable number of arms
aud other property, and returned to his
camp without casualty to our force.
Johnston's brigade of Roddy's command
crossed the Tennessee river at Bainbridge,
intending to make a Junction with brigade
of infantry, who were expected to cross the
river at Lambs and Browns points, and
thence proceed to Athens to capture our
forces there. We engaged them, killing
IL, wounding quite number and taking
some of them prisoners, among them three
commissioned officers. Our loss is ten
wounded.
The dinner to General Grant, at St.
Louis, was most brilliant affair. Major
Generals Grant, Rosecrans, Schofeld, and
Brigadier Generals Osterhaus, Mcneil,
Brown, Totten. Fisk, Gray, large number
of Colonels and officers of lower rank, and
some two hundred and Fifty civilians were
present. Speeches were made by most of
the Generals present. and number of citi-
zens; but Grant declines to extend his
remarks beyond mere return Of thanks for
honors conferred.
Prominent Germans from the West have
arrived at Washington. who represent that
the Germans have resolved to put in the
field for President candidate irrevocably
committed to the destruction of slavery.
1t is said that General Augur will 60 to
the field and General Sickles be commander
of the defences of Washington.
The President to day restored General
McClernand to his rank, and ordered him
to report to General Banks.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-02-06

~ A deserter from the Union army
lately visited kingsviile. Cansda, fell in
love With . girl there, and married her. He
sent her to Detroit to boy clothes; she
wrote to him to come and choose for him
sell, which he uususpec,ingly did, and vas
given up ~ deserter BY his charmer. Who
also received the $50 reward without .
murmur, and went back home. eo eg.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-02-06
The Frontier Nursery
PATRONISE HOME INDUSTRY!
COMMENCE AN ORCHARD THIS SEASON

The proprietor of the above Nursery, situat-
ed five miles from Fort Riley. on the Fort
Riley and Fort Kearney Road, six miles due
west from Ogden, now offers for sale
80. 600 Choice and Reliable Fruit
Tzses
Consisting of Apples, Pears, Peaches and
Cherries; also Chestnuts and q large collec-
tion of grape vines and small fruits-black
berries, Strawberries currants, gooseberries,
and rhubarb and shrubbery; roses, peonies,
tulips, snowballs, lilacs, towering ounce and
honeysuckles; Lumber D. poplar, maple and
locust trees; oil of which will sell at tho
following rates, or exchange for young stock
at fair prices:
Three year old Apples, ten dollars per hun
dred, forty-seven dollars for 500, ninety dol
lars per 1000; large, for immediate bearing,
fifteen dollars per 1OO seventy dollars per 500,
one hundred and thirty-6ve dollars per 1000.
Peaches, seeding, two and three years old,
four dollars per 100, nineteen dollars per 500,
thirty-fve dollars per 1000; choice budded, ten
dollars 100. Pears, Cherries and Chestnuts,
25 to so cents each. Grapes: Delaware, five
years old, transplanted and root-pruned, 81 so;
three years, $1.25; two years, 81; layers, 25
to so cents; Concord, 25 cents to 90; Cstaw-
ba, Isabella, Clinton, Idon, 20 to 80 cts Frank
lin, Diana, Northern Muscadine, Hartford Pro
life, 50 to Is cents, BlackberTies, Lawton, 81
per dozen. Currants and Gooseberries Is
cents each. Strawberries from 25 to 40 cents
q dozen. Rhubarb from 10 to % cents each.
Everything else in proportion.
Having for a long time been connected with
the well known nursery and extensive test
orchard of Cutter Sons, Of Western Illinois.
was enabled to select an the best tested
Western varieties, which fact is worthy the
notice of all men. Communications promptly
answered. Stamps for return mail never re-
fused. Address SAMUEL CUTTER,
niv3l Fort Riley, Davis Co, Kansas
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-02-06
A Land and Emigration Company.

The bill introduced in the Senate, Jauu.
ary 18th, BY Mr.. Poneroy, to incorporate
the North American Land and Emigra.
ton Company" contemplates the buying Of
lands in any part of the United States,
making Improvement, erecting buildings,
locating the sites of town and cities, trans.
porting emigrants, etc., under an organiza-
ton located in Washington, with branch
in New York, with capital of 81, 600, 900,
and the privilege of making it $4,000, 900.
The affairs of the Company are to be con.
Quoted by from seven to sixteen Directors
The incorporators are thomas Carney, John
Butterfeld, Charles Gould, Lucien Bard
age. Frederick Kuhn. Thomas F. Mason,
Robert Halsey, VIM. Barsall, Hora,io Bi-
gelow, and Elisha T. Loring. 1t it under
stood that the Company contemplates, as its
ield Of operations, the confscated lands Of
Texas and Arkansas, and the lands Of
Kansas. Times.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-02-06

"a. Hon. Geo. w. Julian, of Indians,
Who was the Free Soil candidate Cor the
Vice Presidency in 1852, was married on
the 3lst pltimo, to Miss Laura Giddings,
youngest daughter of Hon. JosAua r. Cid
dings. Mr.. Julian is at present , member
Of Congress from Indisns, . position TO
which he has been elected several times, BY
large majoEisies. es m
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-02-06

The House has passed the bill providing
for Geological Survey, and We presume il
will pass the Senate without material oppo.
sition. This is one Of the most imporian,
measures before the Legislature. 1t re.
mains, however, for the Governor to sppoin,
a Geologist of unquestioned ability, other
wise tb, appropriation would be frittered
away withou: benefit to the State.
We have seen letter from Prof. 6. c.
Swallow, in which be is wiling to under
take the work. He has already maze the
survey of Missouri, and is familiar with the
geology Of Kansas. This knowledge, ac-
quired at considerable expense. he is willing
to donate. Besides from the reputation he
has in this science, bis name to report on
the geology Of Kansas, would be Of immense
value. We hope the Legislature will care
fully guard against the schemes Of pretend.
ers, as there are several spplicaots for the
position who are utterly unqualified, and if
appointed would nerely make the measure
Conservative.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-02-06
Col. O. A. Rassett.

o. A. Bassett is promoted to the Colon
elcy of the I'd Kan. Cavalry. This We
pronounce an internal outrage! We can
not command language to convey or give
vent to our indignation at this promotion.
We know Bassett like a book-having
served under him a year. He is man
without human heart and without sympa-
thy for his fellow man-an nristocrat and a
fop. He is good disciplinarian, but a
confirmed corard. At F. Wayne battle
he kept behind hill; at Cane Hill he
maintained respectable distance from the
rebels, and at Prairie Grove he remained
far in the back ground, sending the I'd
Kansas into the fight, telling them they
"could fight just as we'll without his ex-
posing himself" Bassett never would 90
into danger. He delighted in torturiug his
men, believing-the sentiment he was once
heard to express" that privates are no
better than dogs" r
Of this thing we are satisfied, IT the
Government wants the I'd Kansas Cavalry
to re-enlist, they have got to give them
man that they respect more than "Old
Bassett," as be is familiarly called in the
regiment. Gi
Col. Cloud is their idol; he can eat pop
corn and roasting ears with the boys, and
always lead them, not send, in every fight.
Cloud is always in the advance. At the
battle of Prairie Grove, Col. Weir was SO
drunk he lost his whole brigade, and COL
Cloud, with much reluctance, gave Weir
two of bis orderlies to look up his brigade,
after dark. Cloud told Weir where he
would ind his men, but Weir thought they
were in another direction. and sent the
orderlies to ascertain, while he and his aids
remained in . safe place. The orderlies
went where directed and we're taken prison
ers. There are some things that might be
told of that campaign, and il the President
knew all he would not refuse Col. Cloud
star.-Big Blue Union. r.a4ea.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-02-06

THREE YEARS OID-Three years ago the 29th
Of January, Kansas was admitted into the
Union as Q State sCk 51sH
The Portland daily press., 1864-09-21
A True story-Romantic epoupb,

Not many months ago there arrived at a
confederate port, upon one OF the most nota-
bic OF our blockade-runners, very unassum-
ing woman-scarce such indeed, for she was
hardly out of her tcens-of extremely hand
some person. She had come TO Nassau from
Paris, and sailed thence for the South. She
brought with her an abundant wardrobe, and
sufilciercy Of means TO last her two or three
years at the present high rates of living
Her object in visiting this country was do
discover the fate of an only brother, Colo
mel lin our service, who had placed her at
Geneva, at school, when the war begun. She
had not heard from him during six months,
became anxious, and finally set out on her
long land pefilous journey. Her anxiety
proved TO have been well founded. Her
brother had been killed at Gettysburg, and
she found herself alone and a stranger in her
native land. She went first TO Augusta, then
to Mobile; here she lost trunk containing
all her gold. at this critical iuncture of az
fairs, she met very handsome field officer
engaged in firtation, then In an amour, and
accompanied him as far as Atlanta, on his
way TO the front. He fell a. Chickamauga
What her life became you can guess. She
died last week, and was tumbled into the
ground into the public cemeiry. There's
story for you-weep over it.-Mobile Regis
ter.
The Portland daily press., 1864-09-21
Parson Brownlow on the Death of John
Morgan.

In the Knoxville Wing of the 7th instant,
gives the following sketch of John Morgan:
John Morgan is no morei And when he
oied thief and coward expired He was
killed In Mrs. Williams's back yard, or cabbage
patch, skulking from danger. He was shot
through the heart by Andrew Campbell, ofCo.
U, 18th Tennessee cavalry, while trying to es-
cape. There should be salute fired in front
OF every horse stable in the land in honor of
his death! And all fine horses and mules should
be notified that they may now repose in quiet
at night, and Craze in peace in the daytime.
Morgan leaves large amount of gold and
greenbaeks, cotton and real estate, the pro-
ceeds of his thieving exploits, resulting from
untold murders and robberies, through space
of three years. Who his legal heir is will be diff
ficult TO settle. His first wife was the sister OF
Col. Bruce, of Kentucky. She died in Lex
ington from the neglect and bad treatment of
her debased, gambling and thieving husband.
His second wife was 4 negro wench he lad
with him during his residence in this city. She
is in Kentucky. His third wife is the daugh-
ter OF Charles Ready, of fMurfreesboro, and she
Is at Abingdon in Virginia. Our own opinion
is, that the negro wench has the Oldest claim
upon The estate, but we leave this grave ques-
ton OF law TO be settled in the Confederate
courts, or by special act Of their Congress.
"General Gillian Is in our town, and brought
with him eighty-six OF Morgan's men on Mon
day evening, whom he saw turned over to the
jail we were once an inmate OF. Some of them
were barefooted. and bareheaded and bafe-
backed. All looked dirty and mean, as though
they were flt subjects to be commanded by
common horse-thief.
Captain Withers, Of Covington, A. A. c.,
Captain Clay, OF Lexington, son Of Thomas H.
Clay, and three others of Morgan's staff, are
among the prisoners. Young Clay is pretend
The Portland daily press., 1864-09-21
Waste in Food.

Waste Of food Is sinful at any time, for il is
a crime against humanity, destruction of
that whereby the people live, besides impov.
erishing the individual who allows it. Econ-
omy is one of the means by which people rise
from poverty TO wealth; but the benefit does
not stop here, it extends Itself to all mankind,
for whatever is saved makes the surpu us Of
food larger and cheapens its price 10 the gen.
eral mass. There is much waste from neglect
and more from ignorance To correct the lat
ter cause, many sientidc experiments have
been made with view Of ascertaining facts,
which, popularlzed, would tend TO check this
waste. In the matter OF preparing food 1t Is
found that boiled meats are great saving
over roasted. In some experiments recently
made the respective losses in the different
modes OF cooking are ascertained TO be as fol-
lows;
Roasted chickens, loss Is per cent; beef
ribs aud sirloins. 10 per cent; geese 10 per
cent. boiled mutton legs, 10 per cent. boiled
shoulder mutton, 2s per cent turkey, 20 per
cent; ducks, II per cent.
Bolllng peel saves more than four per cent.
over roasting III leg of mutton is boiled
1t loses 10 per cent; If roasted, Is per cent.
The fatter the meat the greater the loss IL
should be moderately fat 70 make il tender !:
but there is an Improbable fatness. Eleven
pounds of roast rib loses two pounds. and the
bones one pound, so that of the eleven only
seven come 10 the table. Hence, if roast rib
pieces cost twenty cents pound at the
butchers stall, It IS more than 81 cents a
pound on the dinner fable.
1t is philosophieally true that one pound 0
clear roast beef Is more concentrated thar
one pound Of boiled beef, has less matter il
it, and hence may contain more nourishment
but the more concentrated iood Is the NOR
unwholesome, not only because 1t requires
greater digestive power to convert 1t int
pure blood, but the sense of sufficiency a
meals is induced TO considerable extent b
the bulk Of what Is taken, and II we eat con
centrated food until there is bulk enough L
remove the feeling OF hunger, there is 8
much nutriment In 1t that nature can't ex
tract II all In perfect manner,
The Portland daily press., 1864-09-21
House Wanted,

- Wanted BY the advertiser, convenient,
IN. centrally located, and pleasant house for q
-zsA small family, without children-possession to
be had as early as the middle of October, sooner IL
possible. Ii must have good water conyeniencos
and be well finished.
The advertiser would lease such house for term
of years. or purchase II terms suited. two-story
cottage, small lot. preferred.
Address -. p. O., At the Press Once stating ioca.
ton, general terms, &c coafdesfiaiiv.
Portland, Aug. /, ls6i-dtf
The Portland daily press., 1864-09-21

ON Thursday last, in the vicinity OF or at the
~ Pr. BILE House. long red scarf with border.
The finder will receive the above reward by Leaving
IL with the Proprietors OF the hotel, septl7