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The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-05-14

TO The iodi6sreses, tie neglect, which
that West has received in return.
Illinois above all calls, yet her borders
lately threatened, and half Kentucky, new
er truly loyal. in rebel hands.
Tennessee, where loyal. true to the
backbone, overrun without check BY the
negro driving General, Forrest.
Kansas, leapiog into the breach at the
first signal, and keeping there. whatever the
danger or disaster-Kansas threatened on
her Southern border, and with not men
enough to defend it, securely, against .
strong raiding foe.
Every army, outside Of Sherman s
and Grants 10 the West, scattered, in part
demoralized, in part so weakened of late as
not to possess the ability to keep down
guerrilla raids near the strongest positions.
All our possessions South threatened.
and even the line os the river Mississippi
endangered.
This is the picture looming up before Us,
and made fearfully living by the incompe.
tency of Banks, at whom intelligent officers
smile, and brave soldiers sneer. And why
is it so? Who is at fault? We have the
men; braver set never trod the earth /;
bn. they have not the commander.-Leau.
Times.
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TO STOCK RAISERS |!

Persons wishing to raise Mules will find a
GOOD JACK seven miles east Of Junction
City, on Humboldt Creek. Said JACK is
thirteen and a half hands high, we'll built,
and proven to be good breeder. Terms,
So single leap. to be paid when the service
is performed S. for the season, to be paid
during the season; 81 to insure the mare
with ioal, to be paid when the more is known
to be with foal or when traded.
ALSO. GOOD STALLION. dark chestnut
sorrel, sixteen and half hands high, Levi
athan stock, will stand at the same place.
Terms-S2 for single leap; 81 for the season,
to be paid during the season, Sc to insure,
due when the fact is ascertained or the ma re
traded off. If put by insurance, the mare
must be brought regular, or the season will
be charged. Season to commence the LIST of
April, and end the LIST of July.
ROBERT REYNOLDS.
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The West-Ourselves.

Whatever attention the army Of the Pc.
| tomac may commaud-and it rivets all
let US not forget our position, and our brave
| boys in the Cis- Mississippi region. Banks
expedition IS failure, all through. His
army is at Alexandra, and the only ques.
ton, it would seem, is. how it can get into
safe position. Gems. Smith aud Franklin
agreed upon the plan of retreat from Grand
Encore, and laid it before Banks. En-.
dorse, or permit US to carry out without
interference" said Franklin, aud We will
save the army" Banks asseuted. In
other words, he turned over the command
to Smith and Franklin, and proceeded, with
an escort of cavalry. to Alexandria, where
he arrived two days before the army reach
ed it. The latest repor: says:
"Gens. Smith and Franklin took up
thier march from Grand Encore Thursday,
April 2lst, destroying all the stores for
which they bad no transportation. When
the army arrived at Cane River, Saturday
morning, where Gen. Franklin expected to
cross, he found the rebels. under Dick Tay-
lor, posted on high eminence on the op.
posite side in force, to dispute the crossing.
franklin at once opened on them with ar
tillery, and heavy cannonading was kept up
all day Saturday, Saturday night and until
Sunday morning about nine o'clock. Iu
the meantime Franklin sent large infantry
force up Cane River two or three miles,
where they succeeded 10 finding ford, at
which they crossed over, came down near
the bank, and charged the nights. A Sc,
we're engagement ensued, in which both
sides lost heavily.
The rebels were driven from the hill. and
crossing of the whole army Effected
Two hundred ond fifty of our wounded at
this battle came down on Monday, on the
steamer Red Chief. Their wounds had not
been dressed when they arrived here. /
have not been able to learn the exact esti.
mate of the losses on both sides. II is my
opinion, however. that our loss will not ex.
coed four hundred, in killed, wounded, &C.
The rebel loss is perhaps greater. The
rebels soon closed in on Gen. Franklin's
rear, and there has been sharp skirmishiog
all the way down. Our picksts two miles
back of Alexandra, were fred on yester-
day, April 26th, but no one was hurt 1t
is believed by some that there will be .
great battle near this place in few days.
but do not incline to this belief The
rebels are getting too far away from their
supplies to risk . battle at Alexandsie."
1t is not in our nature to heap words mp
on fallen man; but really Baeks has done
so much mischief, that We cannot forbear
sSslling the general clamor against him ;
not to damage him more, bat to rouse the
Government to sense Of it, duty, and the
Weet-bcld and daring a. they have bssp
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General Steele's Retreat.

Gen. Steele left Camden for Little Rock
on the Goth, being out Of supplies on the
30th. He crossed the Saline river at Jen.
kin's Ferry, but before crossing was attack
ed by the rebels, who were commanded by
Fagain. The attack was renewed during
the evening, and portion of rebel cavalry
crossed the Saline above them and continued
on until within eight miles of Little Rock,
causing immense alarm. The enemy con-
,inued to harass Steele during the whole
march on the retreat, but he was able to
keep them from doing much injury. He
found it necessary to destroy bis train and
demolish every bridge behind him as be
passed. On Sunday his main force was
within forty miles of Little Rock, and bis
cavalry had reached that place.
The failure of Gen. Steele is the neces,
sary consequence of the disaster to Banks.
The duty of the former General was to take
Camden, and from that quarter to advance
and aid in the attack on Shreveport. He
took Camden, and had Gen. Banks been
successful. that capture would have had a
strong influence in presenting the rebels
from retrieving their loss in the trans. Mis-
sissippi Department.
A gunboat from Red river brings infor-
nation that. finding it impossible to get :be
Eastport off, and being attacked by the
enemy while endeayoring to light her, she
was destroyed by order Of Admiral Porter
to proven. her falling into the hands Of the
enemy.
The tin.cIads Fort Heiman and Juliet.
and two transports, the Champion Nos. 3
and 5, dispatched to assist in relieving the
Eastport, were attacked while returning to
alexandria. by the enemy who lined the
banks on both sides of the river, firing upon
them with 12-pound battery, making i,
necessary to also destroy the transports,
which were burned to prevent their falling
into the hands of the enemy. Severa. OF
tho crew If the tin clads were killed and
wounded by the enemy's battery. Among
the killed was Sylvester Pool. of Newport,
Ky, Executive Officer of the PASSPORT, who
had charge of the sharpshooters on the
Holman
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Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters Of Adj
ministration on the estate of Jasper Sewel,
deceased, have been granted the undersigned
by the Judge of the Probate Court of Saline
county, Kansas, bearing date Of the 26th of
March, A. D. 1864. AL persons indebted to
said estate, are hereby notified to make i'm
mediate settlement of the same; and all per-
sons having claims against said estate are
hereby notified to exhibit them to the Ad-
ministrator within one year from the date Of
said letters for allowance. or they may be
barred from the benefit of said estate, and if
they do not exhibit such claims within three
years from the date of said letters. they will
be forever barred from the benefits Of said
estate. E. P. BAUGUESS, Admir-.
n B-I will sell the claim and one mare
as the property Of j.. Sewel, deceased. in
Salina, Saline county, Kansas, on Saturday,
the 18th Of May. 1854 E. 2. BAUGUESS.
Flows and Farming Implements Of every
description. just received 1t
0TREEFE& & efklCKLE0 o.
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TrnaIBIr AFrRAY N CLAY CouNrY-A MAN
Snor AND AFTERWARDS HuNe We are again
called upon to sehroncle another instance Of
murder and brutality. The circumstances. as
we have them, are these: Mr.. Rosa, Of Manhat-
tan, lost pair of cattle. which strayed to the
premises of E. H. Wetherell, in Clay County.
Mr. wetherell notified his neighbors that the
cattle were at his place. Rosa called for them.
and Wetherell told him that they were not about.
che cattle having strayed away. A short time
after the cattle were found in that vicinity. and
Wetherell was at once suspected OF having stolen
them On Friday he was waylaid BY party OF
men. who fred upon him. one ball taking effect
in the left shoulder. Wetherell succeeded In
reaching his home, the party closely pursuing.
The me b surrounded the house, and would not
permit any one to 60 in to his assistance. Mr..
Nyer, Justice of the Peace. begged of the crowd
20 give Wetherell civil hearing. but they warn
Cd him not to interfere. Sunday, the guard still
being around the house, and the wounded man
suffering from want of attention, messenger
was sent to Fort Riley for assistance. No as
sistanoe could be obtained. Sunday evening
The mob dispersed. and some time on Monday
wetherells friends put him in . wagon. and
started with him for Fort Riley. Near Captain
Gordon's, in Riley County. the mob overlook the
wagon, and taking Wetherell from it, carried
him off q short distance and hung him. The
mob left him hanging, and he remained in that
condition all that night and all day Tuesday.
Clay County is divided into eliques. one Of
which believed Wetherell TO be . hofsethieL
Some of the best citizens were in the scrsPe. but
Notwithstanding that we think the circumstances
chow it to be most diabolical and eovardiy
murder. An old citizen. - Wetherell va, vas
certainly entitled to hearing. We hsvs not
aesrpsd whethes any streets hsvs been Dsds'
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Gov. Vance, of North Carolina, for Peace

A rebel dispatch dated a. Fayetteville,
N. e., April 22d, says:
"Gov. Vance spoke here to-day before
an immense audience. The whole square
was crowded with ladies and gentlemen.
10 his speech he showed that be had been
in advance of Gov. Brown and A. II. Ste
phens 10 opposition to the bill to suspend
habeas corpus. He read letter which he
addressed to President Davis, protesting
against the passage of the bill. He sent
letters also to the Senators and Reprenta.
tives in Congress. He said that he did not
take strong position against the bill in
bis Wilkesboro speech, because he went
there to allay the excitement of the people
and to prevent bloodshed. For this reason
he did not take as strong grounds against
the bill as he will before the legislature in
May.
"He showed that be was for peace, and
that he had written to the President urging
that measures be taken to close the war by
negotiations in December last He paid q
handsome tribute to Vice. President Ste
pbens. He showed that Holden was not
with Gov. Brown. He had received let.
ter from Gov. Brown, in which be said that
convention Of any Of the States at present,
looking to separate State action, would be
unfortunate and injudicious, and would tend
to unharmonious action. He stated that
the only remedy was with the people and
their representatives. He said that he had
invited Holden to meet him at the appoint.
ments made for him by the people. Holden
declined because he was q candidate on
principle.
"The speech was we'll received, and i'm.
mense enthusiasm was exhibited by the peo-
pie during Its delivery"
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Coon Observation-Disclosures Lodge. No. 26.
continues to thrive, and Cow has within ite folds
seventy members. It is moulding public opin-
ION which is telling on rum shops. and these
once thronged resorts are almost deserted. There
is now variety in the drunken sprees of our
town-one set makes them all. and they are
gradually yielding and will be in before q month
no shooting serapes in fact most wonderful
reformation has taken place since the establish
ment of tlis Lodge Its officers are a. follows:
W. c. T.-W. H. Mackey.
W.V.T.-Annie Simmons.
W. SIS. B. White.
". T.-John II. karnan.
W. F. S.--Henry GHnz.
W. I. G-Margaret a. Woodward.
". o. G-Jacob Morrell.
". CO. S Mcclellan.
W. MI. c. Palmer.
W. D. M-Marietta Edwards.
W. A. S Lydia Martin.
". r. H. S.-Eiiza G. White.
W L. II. S--Ssrah E. Karnan.
P.W. c. T.--R. ID. Mobley.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-05-14

KANSAS FARxER.-This journal has changed
hands, F. G.. Adams retiring and Hovey E.
Lowman, of the State Journal, assuming the
editorial control 1t will be published mon
thly as heretofore, and enlarged to octave form,
and the price increase to one dollar per year
Mr.. Lowman is one of the best agricultural
writer's in the State, and under his control the
Farmer will rank with the best of its cotempo-
raries. Address H. E. Lowman Co., Law
renee.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-05-14

WxsrwARD. Ho!-Major General Curtis has
ordered the construction of o telegraph from
Lawrence to Fort Riley, and thence down the
Eeosho to Humboldt. Junction within few
minutes of New York
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-05-14

u The rioters on the Republican are running
things on high pressure system. Major Barry.
respectable and peaceable citizen of that
neighborhood. was ordered to leave, and he is
now at Fort Riley for protection. The Majors
offence consists only in making out papers for
their arrest. The entire people of that county.
north of the river, not engaged in the murder.
are at the mercy of the mob. A deputy Sheriff
Of this county started yesterday with posse of
soldiers to make arrests. We are opposed to
shouldering this outrage upon Davis County.
The man was hung in. Riley County. and the
deed was instigated by Riley county men. The
rioters number eighteen, and the costs of such q
prosecution would be imposing upon the filal
affection Of Davis toward her attached" chill
dren.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-05-14
&\YoUNG KENTUCKY BOY. Ia

This celebrated young horse will stand the
ensuing season at Mat Beckers' stable in juno
ton City. and at my stable on Clarkes Creek.
He will be at my stable on Monday and Tues
day Of each week, and the remainder of the
time in Junction
Young kentucky Boy is four years old,
about sixteen and a half hands high, and .
blue grey in color. He was sired by Young
Kentucky Boy, and his dam was sired by the
Old Ohio Pilot
Terms are 81 for single leap, s. for the sea-
son, if paid within the season. if not, 81, and
S. to insure colt, to be paid when the fact is
ascertained or the mare traded off.
April 20, 1864 HUGH SIMMONS.
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The Frontier Nursery!
PATRONISE HOME INDUSTRY!
COMMENCE 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, 900 Choice and Reliable Fruit
Txses
Consisting of Apples, Pears, Peaches and
Cherries; also Chestnuts and a large collec-
ton 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; all of which I will sell at the
following rates. or exchange for young stock
at fair prices:
Three year old Apples, ten dollars per hum
dred, forty dollars for 500, ninety dol
lars per 100; large, for immediate bearing,
fifteen dollars per 100. seventy dollars per 5CO,
one hundred and thirty-fivc dollars per 1000.
Peaches, Seeding, two and three years old,
four dollars per 100, nineteen dollars per $50,
thirty-fve dollars per 1000; choice budded, ten
dollars 100. Pears, Cherries and Chcstnuts,
% to so cents each. Grapes: Delaware, FIVE
years old, transplanted and ot-pruned, $3.50;
three years, S1.25; two years 81; layers, %
to so cents; Concord. % cents to 100; Cataw-
ba Isabella, Clinton, Idon. 20 to So cts Frank
lin, Diana, Northern Muscadine, Hartford Pro-
life, so to - cents, Blackberries, Lawton, 81
per dozen. Currants and Gooseberries Is
cents each. Strawberries from % to 40 cents
a 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.
1 was enabled to select all 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,
nlv3) Fort Riley Davis Co. Kansas
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-05-14

They had better be preparing to send delegate
70 tho Democratic State Conyention, which meets
at Topeka on the LIST of June. As Republicans
have no desire to be represented in Copperhsad
concern, you'll not be troubled with bogus dele
10tes.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-05-14

4oRE TRoops.-Company H. Seventh Iowa
regiment, arrived at Fort Riley last Thursday.
Company G. of the Second Colorado 10 expected
to reach the post to-day. The garrison will then
consist of four companies
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-05-14

u The Rev. Vim. Bishop. of Salina. passed
through town this week. on his way to High
land, Doniphan county. where he intends to
make his home. We believe he has been ap-
pointed to . Professorship in q school at that
placs
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-05-14

" All our efforts to obtain tidings Of our
" illustrious prototype" have proved futile. On
the contrary. the chief oracle persists in writing
u down ass. According to the law of at
traction, governing such matters" Benjamin
ought to come to Junction instead of Manhattan,
for the chief oracle once remarked that "there
was more good sense about Junction than Man
haitian But may be that's what's the matter.
Yea. verify. Unless we can hear some thing Of
the old philosopher. We shall have very serious
doubts about his having been in Manhattan.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-05-14

Forty-Fivs Hundred in Excess Of Ill Calls.
We received yesterday the following tel
|egraphic dispatch;
WASHINGTON, May f..
"No draft in Kansas. Excess, forty
Eve hundred a ,50O).
"LANE AND WILDER"
This affords most satisfactory con6rma-
ton of our previous announcement, and is
a sufficient answer to the malignant asper.
sions of the Fraud press against cur Repre-
sentatives in Congress. They have evidently
secured to the State credit for every enlisted
man, thus performing work which should
have devolved on Gov. Carney, at time
when be vas prostituting the influence Of
his official position to further his insane
personal ends. And yet the entire fraud
press are still endeavoring to make capital
out Of the impending draft" when Kan
sas is not only out of the draft, but has the
handsome surplus of tortyJfve hundred
enlistments to apply against any future
requisition.
"The wish was father to the thought"
The newspaper organs apd strikers OF the
Pretender really desired draft for political
effect, thinking to fasten the responsibility
upon Lane. Now that he has thwarted
their purposes by doing what Carney him
self ought to have accomplished, months
ago, We shall see if they have the honesty
to give credit to whom it belongs. We
doubt Conservative, May S.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-05-14

rFred. F. Marvin, of this place. who enlisted
i, g company, Eleventh Regiment, now belongs
IA the band at Fort Leavenworth. MARVIN will
keep up his part of the music.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-05-14

The Planters House in Leavenworth lately
sold for $4,000. The Michigan House was
sold for $4,000.
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& he II n on
junction, Kansas, May IA, 1864

q The Band of Hope meets this afternoon At
three o'clock.
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NEW GooDs-Everybody is invited to call
and So cur stack Of New Goods, now arrivL
Ing. The prices viii do yen good 10 think
a. eTRxEfEH & .SfRICXLEE
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LINES TO THE MEMoEY OF Miss II. V. NJ. BIZ HER
MOTHER. a.,
And art thou gomez my eldest. dearest dau ghte~ |,
To where the angels tune the golden lay:
Where flowers bloom, and fountains teen with
. water
Thou in thy virgin youth. with hope untsinted.
And all thy virtue from fruition Tree.
Hast left the res piess hopes of love unshaken,
And gone reaper towards eternity.-
And would that had gone and left thee, only
To follow to the upward path above:
The gardeon of the spring Of life and 10y 80 lonely.
I'm left with wrecks OF time to move.
Where'er I rove.'oT move. or live. dear Mary,
Ny heart believes Jesus, and with thee
Whose voice music. aud WHOSE footsteps TAI y
Shall make the Eder of my heavrn.e
Yes / am left to weep and show no angui,!t.
To walk the MlaZeS al LIES crowds slnne:
VS. tor the real ms of space nay spirits tnguist'
TO swell the anthems round the great " ate
throne. sizes ~.