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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1865-06-03
NEWS ITEMS.

More than 1 300 claims for damages by
the war, amounting to over $4,000, 900,
have been filed at Washington by citizens
of Virginia. This is but beginning.
President johnson has issued a procla.
nation opening all the Southern ports.
except in Texas, to commerce; declaring
tLat foreingn vessels attempting to trade
illegally will be treated as pirates; and re-
moving restrictions opon the trade in States
east of the Mississippi.
Movements Tor reconstruction have com
meuced in Alabama and Georgia. Are CON
struction policy similar 10 that pursued, in
Virginia has been agreed upon in regard to
North Carolina. The rebels in Virginia
threaten to embarrass Governor Pierpont
in his plan for restoring the State, and troub-
lie is anticipated.
The frequent burgularies and rObberies
taking place throughout the country doubt
less may be attributed TO the fact chat the
rebels turned all the scoundrels looss from
the Southern Penitentiaries, on condition
of their fighting for the South. This is an
invention OF the chivalry which will return
to plague the inventors as we'll as US.
Governor seabrook's plantation of sever
al acres, on Bulls Island, S c., was sold al
auction recently at Port Royal, for $27. 900,
to Simon Cameron, Benjamin F. Wade and
Jas. R Doolittle. This is the plantation so
celebrated for its superior growth of Sea
Island Cotton-a pound of it having been
spun in Manchester into thread ffty-si1
miles in length.
General Phil. Sheridan has had assign
ed to him an important work-to suppress
the rebellion west of the Mississippi, and
especially to operate against Kirby Smiths
rebels in Texas and West Louisiana. Gen
Candy has been assigned to the command
of the Department of the Gulf, including
the Gulf region east of New Orleans, and
General Banks, being thus Superseded, il
ordered to report to the Adjutant Genera
of the United States army. Gen. Wstze
and the corps of colOred troops are to &C
with Sheridan.
The rebel Gen. Forrest was not killed
as reported, having been seen alive as lat.
as the 18th inst. On the 9th, he issued al
order to bis command, at GAINESVILLE, Ala,
in which he announced the overthrow o.
the rebellion. told his men that they had
received liberal terms. and counssled them
to carry out in good faith all the terms o.
their cartel. The order CONCLUDES as follows
Obey the laws, preserves your honors 1aRC
the Government to which you have sur.
rendered can afford to be, and will be mag
unanimous. ESQ -
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NEWS BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.


After the conspirators' trial is ended, JEFF.
DAVIS will be turned oyer TO the Circuit
Court of the District of Washington for tri-
al. There is no truth in the report that the
Government has refused to recognize the
proceeding Of this Court on this eass.I
The Sherman Stanton difficulty is at s
qu:escent state justluOw.
Gen Halleck has been superseded BY
Gen. Thomas because of his favors to Reb-
els. Halleck is transferred 10 Gen. McDow-
eps command.
All liquor saloons are closed 10 Washing
ton. for the present.
It is positively confirmed from New Or
leans, that Kirby Smith has surrendered
TIE articles of surrender were signed on the
26th ult.
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Resolutions of Respect and Coincidence
ca the Death of Lieut. J. Finn Hill and
1st Lite - g. Haskell, Passed at q Meet.
ing Of she Oacers Of the l4tk X. v. c..
CAMP OF THE 14TH Kansas CAvALRY. J
MAR Fl. GIBSON, @. N, May Il. '65.
Alta meeting of the officers of the 18th
Kansas Cavalry Vols held on. the evening
of this day, the following Preamble and
Resolutions were introduced and unani-
mouely adopted:
WHEREAS it has pleased Almighty God
TO remove from our midst two ofonr BROTH
er ofioers-Lieut. Col. J. Finn Hill, Who
died in Officers Hopital az st. Louis, on OF
about the 9th inst, of Pulmonary Con-
sumption; aud LIST Lieut.. J. G. HASKELL
Regt'l Coms'y, who died on board the
Steamer ''Linnie DroEn, . OF Little Rock, J
Ark, May 18th, 1865, while enroute from
Pine Bluff. Ark, to this place, of Pneumo-
MIA, therefore. be it -
RESOLVED, That in the death of Lieut.. Col.
Hill that this regiment has lost command
| ing officer whose worth as a man, and ability
as soldier entitled him to our fullest con-
tidence; he was loved and respected by all;
though with us but a brief season since his
promotion, he conducted himself this short
while in such manner as to impress Us
with the belief that, had he lived, be would
have achieved for himself, even in the last
| days of the rebellion, a name of which the
regiment and Kansas soldiers everywhere
might be justly proud.
RESOLVED, That this regiment feels deeply
the loss it sustained in the death of Lieut..
Haskell; he was with US from the crganiza-
ton of the 14th Kansas CayalFy-passed
with US through many difficulties and dam
gers-was always faithful-always genial
always kind; he was stricken down sud
denly by acute disease, when the regiment
was preparing for an important move, and
even accompanied it upon his own urgent
request, aboard of the steamer Which carried
US from Pine Bluff. Wits We bow in
humble submission to the insSFuIable, ways
Of Providence, the death of Lieut.. Haskell
will long be remembered by us as q severe
dispensation of His Christening Bodsg
Resolved, That copies of these 7esolutio6s,.
signed by the President of this meeting aud.
attested by the Secretary, be sent to the
/ Adjutant General OF Kansas, to be deposited
In the archives of the State, and also foT
publication in the Kansas papers at Topeka
and Emporia; and further, that one copy be
sent TO Mrs. ]. c. Haskell, at Emporia.
Kansas, and also to the relatives of Lieut..
Col. Hill, when their whereabouts can be
ascertained. It is also ordered that the
guidons of this regiment be clothed in
mourning, and the officers of the regiment
wear the usual badge of respect for the space
of thirty days. A. ]. BRIGGs,
Maj. 18th K. V. c., Com. Reg't, Pres.
A. w. CHENoWoRTH, Surg'n l4sh K V.
c., Secretary. 9J1-
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Lincoln grew in strength and in favor with
men and overcame JEFF. Davis rebellion
Aud when they could no longer withstand
the government in open rebellion. they
sought to murder and assassinate the lead
ers Of our nation; and while the loved Of
God and man-Abraham Lincoln-bas
fallen victim to the Oppressors wrath, woe
be to Jeff. Davis and his fellow ,assassins
And whereas: as We have captured and
now have in our hands Jefferson Davis, The
leader of the rebellion, and Of the assassin
alton of President Lincoln; and who is en-
gagged in-svefy ether hs55Iisbs cTirna that a
mans can think of, therefore,
RssolUed, That we do this' day hang
Tin efhgy) said Jefferson Davis and inelose
his body in rude box of Upas wood, that
be laden with the first rebel lead that vas
freedom Fort Sumter; aud that the coffin,
thus prepared, be sunk in the. middle of the
Dead sea, only to be sought after by James
Buchanan:
A court VAS instituted; a jury of ladies'
impanneled; speeches we're mads by /. D.
Elliott. B. 81. Abraham. Mr.. Randolph and
others; after which the jury reported the
following verdict: 2<'
Whereas, the Hon. jefferson Davis is
fairly proven guilty of the crimes alleged
against him, that of treason and murder in
the highest degree, therefore, according to
the laws of the United States, we find him
guilty, and sentence him to be hung by the
neck until dead! DEAD /. DEAD IL =
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THE LAWRENCE AND EMPORIA
RAILROAD.

We are reliably informed that arrange
meuts have been made with Mr.. Keller,
Engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad, for
an immediate preliminary survey of the
route between this place and Lawrence
We trust the survey will be made and the
work commenced and prosecuted until the
road shall be completed. The Importance
Of this road is well understood by discern
ing men interested in the Union Pacific
road and the L., L. & F. g. R. R., with
which it connects at Lawrence. We shall
have more to say hereafter of the necessity
of our citizens and the people of this section
manifesting lively interest and determ-
ined energy in the building of this road, as
an enterprise worthy of great confidence and
support. This road built, and we have a
speedy connection with the great channels
and marts of commerce throughout the
Union, and, find our State north and south,
in commercial interest and intercourse
which will UNNECESSARILY rebound to the
prosperity of the State. The citizens of
Lyon county will cooperate fully and hber-
ally with other localities along the route in
all measures for the interest of the road. z
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GENERAL SHERMAN.

We see that many of the newspapers are
yet fitting at General Sherman. There may
be,sOme- cause for censurey yet there is a
great want of magnanlmity in all that we
have seen. Admitting Sherman at fault in
one instance, should all his grand achieve
ments aud meritOrious services be forgotten
or DETAINED? SheIman's march through
Georgia and the CarOlinas should be cause
sufficient to men of brains and principle, to
pause and reflect before they use the assas-
sins knife to stab his we'll earned reputation.
Every attack upon our public men is giving
aid aud cOmfOrt-to the enemy, and is treas
enable to our best interests. zr.Be.l
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al Meeting at Leror.

A meeting was held at Leroy, Coffey Co.,
May Gath, 1865, for the commendabls pur-
pose of raising money to purchase bell for
the Christian church in that place. ...rr
Elder s. G. Brown was called to the chair.
and the fOllwoing was the programme ofex-
ercises:
1st. Music, by the choir. 3lt58
Cd. Instrumental and Vocal music.
Sd. Prayer, by the chairman.
4th. Introductory remarks, by Elder
Brown.
9th Music. by Miss Lille Ann Brown.
9th. Address, by Rev. Mr.. Halter.
7th. Music. by Mrs. D. K. Davis.
9th. Address, by Rev. Mr.. Cheesnaan.
9th. Music. by the choir again.
10th. Benediction by Rev. Halter. 800
After the meeting, they repaired to the
Union Hotel where they partoOk freely ola
splendid supper. The ladies of Leroy
merit much for the energy and beneyOlencs
and taste they displayed.
It seems that Elder Brown carries with
him a spirit of improvement, and wakes
the people up to sense of duty wherever
he goes. He was instrumental in raising
the money that bought the fine bell that
adoTns the Christian church in our town.
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GENERAL NEWS.

n
q The Herald's Montgomery correspon-
dent details Griers0n's raid through Ala
bamaa He :slpasssd through Greenville.
marching about 400 miles and reaching
Montgomery on the 18th inst, destroying on
the way large quantety Of rebel stores. On
the Sd, Governor Watts was arrested and
reached Montgomery on the 5th. The peo-
pie of Alabama appear satisfied with the
situation and Union meetings largely attend
ed have been held IN various parts of the
State. Texan papers Ofthe 10th, contains
accounts ofattempts to FIRE the boats of the
Texans. A meeting was held at Chapel Hill,
and committee was appointed to devise
means to assist Magrudef to continue. the
war. A proposition to eonscipt all males
white. and black over thiTleen years of age
was submitted. Masters will be compelled
10 drill their negroes, and lead them ID bat
tie. zzrv9--.-s
The women are also to be- furnished wit b
weapons to defend themselves at homo. The
measures were TO be finally submitted tc
Kirby Smith, or the President, ifJeff.. was
st large. They claim to be able to bring to
Che field 1000 troops. every one of whom
will be above thirteen years q age.
7 Gen. Warren has published letter on the
subject Of his removal from command Of tb,
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LYON COUNTY.

IT'S reported that every SCHOOL, DisFic
in Lyon county, Kansas, is provided with-s
good school house. Emporia also boasts of
one of the finest school buildings in South
ern Kansas. 3Ll41G
Nothing indicates the character of the
people surer than the provisions made for
educating the people.-BElIetin.
IT'S all true. friend Bulletin, and We feel
an honest pride in its being 60. The ss1vi-
dences Of educational advantages are to BE-,
plainly seen in our county BY the intelli-,
gence and prosperity of her people. The
State Normal schOOl-nOw prOspering gIO-
riously-adds inestimable advantages to our
town and county, and is also an honor IS.
we'll as of great service to the State.
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PrOce edings of NJ Getting III cid at Fremont.
The following sentiments were expressed
and endorsed at meeting held at Fremont,
on the 18th inst, and handed us for publ.
cation: s ere 40 a"e5
The Government of the United States
must stand, though hated and its destruc-
ton sought by foreign and domestic foes.
Thank God, tits built upon principles Of
Eternal Right. And, 512e
"since God is God. and right is right.
The right the day must win;
To doubt would be disloyalty, 5si
To falter would be SIM" AZ
The 6rst gun fred upon Sumter was the
signal for rejoicing among the Old world
aristoetacies and despotic heads, The Oc-
easion of their rejoicing has been changed to
one of unsasiness and fear. The guns that
viii celebrate our grand jubilee Of victory,
viii shake not only America. bat al Europe.
The greatpreblem is sOlyed-the Repub-
lican Governments established in AAmsrica.
stands the bsaeon-light of all the world.
. Dsspots and traitors, under the leader
chip Of JEFF, Davis and, through fraud.
obtained Oficsin our Govsrnmsnt; they per-
jursd themselves; they robbed our Treas
uFsEy they etOls oar arms. aud thus pros
tratsd onr nstion and Nagsd war against it
whom il vas ponerIess. But the nation
apdsr tbss standardization oEis Abrahsm
q -~rTf rh-- s+rfe ffs-rr ~a-rr s0Fs zsss
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their protection, and the protection Of all
loyal men in The Tevolted States. as to have
arms. We hope that wisdom AID discre-
ton will be consulted IN the settlement Of
this question, rather than the old prejudiees
Bhich slavery has fastened upon the public
mind.
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The identical palmetto flag which was
suspended in the Capitol at Columbia.
South Carolina, Upon organizing the seces-
sion convention in December, 1860, vas
captured at Columbia by General Blair, and
has been presented to Gov. Fletcher, of
Missouri. When the flag was first sus-
pended an Secession Hall, Lawrence K.
Keitt uttered the following words: eve
have carried she body Of this UniOn to It's
last resting place. snd now We will drop
the flag over its grave" Keitt aud there
kellion have gone to their graves since. that
time, bul the Union still lives.
z Ssms sssrzdssisg tass has killed MY dog
ert:Jy.... C.ssfE EcE-1za
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SIC TRANSIT GLORIA JEFFY!

That aroh-traitor, JEFF. Davis, is now in
irons at Fortress Monroe. But few weeks
since, and he was arrayed with all the para
pAernalia of regal splednor with retinue
of'satelites revolving about his orbit in rapid
succession. occasionally emitting a ray of
borrowed light to Sire the Southern heart. +"
AT a single thought he encircled Central
America, Cuba, and the Southern Confed-
eracY and beheid them rising to an Empire
of wealth and grandeur Of inconoeiyable
splendor, but alas
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P. g. HaIberg sti.I keeps up his veil
earned reputation, BY selling goods of the
best quality 3 "a very ow 6gdte. He has
just received large stock Of Groceries. in
addition 70 bic large sIock Of Dry Goods.
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"There is many a slip
Between the cup and the lip"

Where is his Royal Lighuess? Eyho an
swers-Where? A felOn marching to the
bar of justice; accursed of heaven, aud alb
hOrred of hell; attainted with treason, MUIR
der and assassination; too mean to live, too
vile to die
For the credit of the nation let his death
and burial be as sealed book, deposited be-
yond the confines of space, and the memory
ofbim be blotted out from the earth forever.
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GEoPs.-Ths crops throughout the cOun-
ty are exceedingly fine. Many supposed
their ravages have been stayed. Vegsta-
ton of all kinds looks well. A hountiful
Providence is smiling upon our land, and
thanks viii go up to the Great GiYer of all
good from the heart of the husbandmsn.-
Mani CoRsasg Arqaa. 81 lsddaa
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DISTINGUISHED VrsIToKs.-SenatOr Fos-
ter of Conn, Senator Doc little Of Wis, and
bis son Col. o. A. Doolittle, and L. w.
Ross Member of Congress from Hi, arrived
il Topeka Saturday, and staid one night at
the Chase House. They area eommitts
appointed by Congress t. investigate In
dien affairs in the West. They go to New
Mexico, Colorado and Salt Lake. Mr..
Foster is Pres. pro TEN Of the Senate, and
BY virtue of that Office is Vice President Of
the y. s.. The party left Sunday morning
for Sc. Mar1's Mission. ~ Record.
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The identical palmetto dag which va

3. N. &c, Sc. Va.
The Richmond palladium., 1865-08-03
Reasons for Insuring in this Company:

I. II is Home Company; all Premiums are kept
aud paid out here, instead of being to Eastern
Cities. More than $500 900 annually. is paid by the
State Of Indiana. Foreign Insurance Companies. all
Of which might be kept at home by insuring in Home
Companies.
? The Cash Capital is 100000, and the Stock
holders are responsible the insured for 100 900 more
mixing the sum $500 00d pledged for the pay uncut
OF losses.
3. As this Company confines lis operations chiefly
q A few counties in Eastern Indiana, and 10 Fire In
suranCe exclusively, and avoids specially harlrious
risks and as Eastern Companies Of larger capital
tend their risks all the Cnon and take large spe
ciaIIv hazardous risks it is relatively stronger and
more reliable than any of them.
g. United States Bonds deposited bv this Com
pany with the Auditor OF state % the payment
oflosses. Foreign Companies have not single dol
lar deposited With the Auditor, Their capita, is all
out Of the State-ours is at hom, subject to all de-
manls npou it.
5 Risks taken at low rates, and on as favor
able terms By any other responsible FireInsurancs
Company. Losses will be adjusted and paid promptly
and Hberaty and good faith observed towards ali-and
as evidence of this IS sufficient 20 state, that the
Stockholders are known throughout Eastern lniiana
u be Of the highest responsibility and integrity
szJ-This Company vii be ready TO issue policies on
the 25th of July. 1868. lsu
The Richmond palladium., 1865-08-03

About . century ago the celebrated
Duke Of Bridgewater was the proprietor
of large estate situated at place called
Worsley, seven miles from Manchester.
This estate contained numberless valua-
bic coal seams. easily to be got AZ, but
nevertheless comparatively worthless,
in consequence of the great expense and
difficulty of transporting the coal to
market The Duke, being a singularly
enterprisins individual. determined, if
possible, 10 remedy this defect and by
one of those happy condolences which
frequently reward praisworthy
effort, he found, in the selfinstructed
genius James Brindley, the very man to
contrive the means for securing the
desired end Suffice it tc say that Brin-
dley constructed an excellent profit pay
ing canal between Liverpool, Manches.
ter, Worscly, and the Great Wigan dis
trct. This canal appears to have been
finished about the year l166, and store
houses were built at various points at its
course, where the Dukes coal was de-
posted for the purpose of supplying
the Immediate neighborhood. At this
time the word kennel or .'kannel" was
generally employed in Lancashire and
Cheshire to designate an artificial water
coms and even Brindley himself in
some of his letters, speaks of a new
undertaking as '.the Dukes kennel" 1t
is not, therefore, surprising that the
Dukes coal should have received the
name of "kenel COAL" being, so to say,
kennel borne and this name would be
peculiarly applicable at Liverpool, where
sea borne coal from Whitehaven, in Cum
berland, had long been in use, and was,
moreover, an article differing in many of
its qualities from the Dukes coal. That
this is the true origin OF the name now
applied to this kind of coal is further
established by the fact that the eminent
geologist w Werner, who visited the coal
districts of England not long after the
above period. has adopted the very word.
and in speaking of the Wigan coal calls
it kennel kohlc." This word has in
deed been lately written .'canner' in this
country. and some ingenious persons,
fading themselves quite at "A loss to dis
cover the source of such a name, come
to the conclusion that it is derived from
the word candle" and to support this
they have asserted that slips of this kind
of coal will burn like \ candle; an asser-
ton which we need hardly say is alto
gether fabulous .Newtons sJoVrp0i of
.irls
The Richmond palladium., 1865-08-03
ConfscabIe Lands.

The Hon. Benjamin F. Flanders, Sup
eryisiary Special Agent OF the Treasury
Department, turns over to Mr.. T. W.
Conway Assistant Commissioner Bureau
of Refugees. Freedmen, and Abandoned
Lands. State of Louisiana. eighty plant
atoms which are confiscable. These EN-
brace many of the finest sugar estates in
the Southern country. Mr.. Conway, in
accordance with the instruction of Major
General Howard. chief of this Bureau, is
making arrangements to diyide-4p these
estates into forty acre lots, for freedmen
and poor whites. This number OF plant
atoms will be more than doubled BY the
acquisitions from the newly occupied
districts of the State Thus. by the plan
of the Government, the Old slave aristoc-
racy OF that region, is about to disap-
pear
The Richmond palladium., 1865-08-03
General Thomas to Governor Brownlov

NASHVILLE, J lily 2S.-This morning 5
Press publishes letter from General
Thomas to Governor Brownlow Thorn
as says
4 am only waiting a report from Col
onel Debassev to determine my action
in the case of Emerson Etheridge. If he
has been guilty of the language charged
against him. he is clearly amenable to
military authority, in the absence Of civil,
and is liable TO be tried by a military
commission Ny attention has been
called to speeches of other parties, but
as vet have not seen any report which
would Justify the interference of military
authority If, however, there be, in the
judgement Of the Government, at any
time necessity for such interference in
consequence of inability or indisposition
on the part of the civil authorities of the
State to take action in the matter, the
expression of such desire on the par:
of the Governor. stating the indisposi-
ton or inability of the civil authorities
to act. will be sufficient.
Il will cause the parties complained
of to be attended to according to the
nature of their case. The State of Ten
nessee is under martial law, but military
authority will not be resorted to unless
civil authority fails to act, either from
inability or indisposition. Even in the
event of the failure of civil authorities
to do their duty, the military authori
ties should refrain from interfering in al
minor cases. because the military au.
thorities should as far as possible sustain
the civil government, and never assume
its functions unless in cases in which
prompt action is necessary to insure
public safety In conclusion, the Gov
ernor may rest assured. that be will bt
fully sustained in carrying out the poll
cy of the State and General Govern
ments as long as there are troops on du
" in the State
The Union says Governor Brownlow
has called upon General Thomas to senC
troops into various counties to preserv,
order and protect the ballot box