The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1865-06-24

they are badly whipped. ana claim 10
re strongly in favor Of a return to the
Union on the basis Of things. and re-
main loyal. We trust this will be the
case.
The gold gamblers are at their wick
ed work again. running gold up With
out any cause. They ought all to be
arrested as enemies of the government
and placed in cells adjoining those oc-
cupied by their recent allies. JEFF. Davis
e. Co. The country has suffered quite
long enough and quite extensively
enough from this source already. It's
time the ,reasonable farce was ended.
The gold gamblers have already cost
the country a. least one billion of dol
lars; and they deserve to serve the rest
Of their days in the Penitentiary. fully
as much as the horse-thieves deserve
imprisonment.
In some of the Southerns States. the
recent rebel authorities are still attempt
ing to exercise the functions of Office,
Uncle Sam should at once dry up all
such illegal proceedings. The last
vestige Of the rebellion should be 'wip-
ed out. and all who are in any manner
holding on 10 its dead carcass should
be dealt with.
Rumors Of the intended resignation
of Stanton have been rife for more than
a month. We think be is no, hurrying
up the matter much.
1t is said that there is 10 be general
overhauling Of accounts. and ferret
ing ou, Of the plundering schemes Of
the goverumen. pirates who have -four.
ished the past four years. All the peo-
pie, except the rascals. will say amen
to this; and We doubt not, millions OF
dollars will be saved to the government
by the investigation. and crime fasten
ed upon hundreds in high places. Let
the work 20 on.
John Jackson was arrested by Serge
AMI Ingram, charged with being in the
explosion at Mobile. and with blowing
up the two steamers. in connection with
officers at police station. Being ques-
toned, he told the following story:
On the night before the explosion at
Mobile. he helped to lay three torpe
does between two buildings. both stored
with gunpowder. These three were
laid by him with the assistance Of Two
other men: under !be direction of a
Confederate major. who. with drawn
sword. threatened the men with instan,
death on the slightest resistance. After
the .orpedoes were laid. a shell with a
long fuse attached was given TO him.
and he was told where to place it. a,
the end Of the line made by three tor
pedoes. He did as he was bid; he AS
cended the plank; he pu, down the shell,
fuse uppermosl; then the end of the
fuse was lighted by the mojor. the men
hurriedlv getting out Of the way. Mex! I
morning the explosion occurred.
The Mobile News of the 31st con
tains the following items:
Two torpedoes were discovered on
Monday in one Of the rooms Of the
Custom House. TIE room had not
been opened since the abandonment of
the city by the Confederaies. and when
the door was unlocked and the knob
turned by the orderly. some obs.ruc-
lion there would not allow the door to
open. and. on being pushed with force
enough. the door swung round. disclos-
ing a torpedo attached TO the side Of
the door by wire.
Providculially. the cap did no. ex-
plode. although the lock was sprung.
In the same room was found another
torpedo. concealed under some loose
papers in the desk, with strings leading
among the papets. SO that an explosion
would be produced by any one attempt
ing TO remove the rubbish. The first
one had made the party lir!le cautious.
and this was got rid of without doing
any damage. The explosion of the
torpedo attached to the door would have
torn the upper par. Of the Court House
to pieces. and great loss Of life must
have necessarily ensued.
BY an explosion in a coal mine. near
Sieubenville. Ohio. recently. nine per-
sons we're killed and others badly hurt.
At = FIRE in Chicago. the walls Of a
building fell upon the fremen burying
eight OF them in the ruins. several of
" whom we're killed. and others dread
fully bruised and manned. Iii thought
none Of the eight can possibly recover.
The Atlantic telegraph cable is re.
ported ready for laying and it is thought
t will soon unite the old and the new
worlds.
Indictments for TREASON have been
ound against all the leading rebels who
igured in Virginia. Gen. Lee among the