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Work on the Pacific railroad is be-
ing pushed ahead.
We learn that Ross, Steele & Co. are
TO resume work on the Leav-
enworth and Lawrence railroad.
Hon. Asa Hairgrove. ex-Auditor OF
State. has opened dry goods store in
Topeka.
The tempo rary stables occupied by
the horses Of Capt. Thompson's com
pany of the 18th. at Topeka. were burn
ed on Friday evening; so or 40 horses
and large lot Of saddles and bride,
we're consumed. Origin Of the FIRE
unknown.
The amendment of the U. s. con
s.itution passed both branches Of shs
legislature unanimously. Right.
Companies 10 insure against the draf
are being formed in various parts of Tx
State.
A new coal bank has been discoved
ten miles from Fort Scott-no mining
TO do-coal Of best quality west o
Mississippi. and in abundance.
A Mr.. Burns. in an attempt to eros:
the Marias de Cygnss on the ice. brok'
through and was drowned.
Coal Of superior quality has beer
found in johnson county At q depth o
IS feet. So the Mirror says.
The Ola.hs Mirror says:
Dan. Vaughn and bis band Of cu.
throats are having things pretty mucl
their own way; they go and come q
will, and are not in,erfered with in ths
least. On Tuesday night Of last weel
they entered the town Of Aubrey. il
this county. burnt several dwellings
killed an unarmed man from Fort Scott,
who was stopping there over night, and
rode leisurely of chuckling with de-
light at their fiendish work.
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TAe Draft

Has been the principal theme, for dis
cassion this week. Every one seems
to be interested 10 the matter. As this
township has sent about one hundred
men into the service no draft ought to
come here for long time to come. II
every township in the United States had
done as well as Oskaloosa. We should
now have at least 600. .OO0 men 10 the
field. We do cot believe that Kansas
owes a single man to the service under
the present call. With one rspresenta'
tive in Congress and 10000 votes she
has furnished about Is. 600 or 1000
men for the war. Where is the room
for draft?
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STATE OF KANSAS, lss
COUNTY OF JEFFEEsoN. Do

STATE OF KANSAS, ,cS
COUNTY OF JEFFErsoN.
State Ut Kansas. Plaintiff,
Helen S. Norton and Benjamin F. Norton, De.
fendanis.
By virtue Of an Order Of Sale, and also by
virtue OF an execution, both bearing te
January I2, A. ID. 1865, to me directed and de-
ivered. issued in the above entitled suit, BY the
Clerk Of the District Court Of the First Judicial
District Of the State Of Kansas. sitting within
and for said County Of jefferson, and also by
virtse d the judgAent rendered in ss:d sui, BY
said court, on the 18th day Of December, A. d.
1854, I will, on Tuesday. March 2Ssh.
A. u. 1865, 1t two O'Clock. r. H., Of that day, at
the Court House door in tho village Of Oskaloo-
50, in the County Of Jefferson, and State Of Kan
sas. cief for sale and sell to the highest tidder,
for cash in hand At the time of sale, the follow
ing described trscts ofland. lying, being and sit
uaic in the County Of Jeff rson, State Of Kan
sas, TO wit:
to, uIJ clevewin Block es) three in the town
Of OskaIoosa, in said County. according to the
original survey snd plan Of said town, appraised
at $3.50 00) one hundred and fifty dollars.
HORACE GIBBS,
Sheriff Of Jefferson County. Kansas.
Sheriff 9 Office, Oskaloosa, Feb. IS. 1855.
C. X. CfLcHR's 81, ATTY for FIJI. 233 5w 80 70
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News Of the Week.

Some twelve or fifteen States have
ratified the amendment of the cousti,u-
lion prohibiting Slavery in the United
States. 1t is in the language OF the
ordinance of 1888. and reads as fol-
lows:
Arr. XIV.-SEc. I. Neither slave
ry nor involuntary servitude, except rs
o punishment for crime Of which the
party shall have been duly convicted.
shall exis. within the United States or
any place subject 10 their jurisdiction.
SEC. g. Congress shall have power
to enforce this article by appropriate
legislation.
Some l2 or l3 Of the 81. Adams
raiders. have been given up to our
au.hoiilies, ana have Dcsu ..k." ~
New York for trial.
Burley. the lake Erie rebel pirate,
has been handed over 10 the U. S. Of.
6cers, and taken to Detroit.
Delaware is the only State. thus Ear.
that has rejected the amendment 10 the
Constitution. New Jersey and Ken.
lacky will doubtless follow in the same
direction. All the other loyal States
will probably ra.ify.
Gen. Singleton. a peace Democrat o.
Illinois. has juss returned from visi,
to Richmond, and says The rebel leader.
are confident and that the war must be
fought to an end-no other road to
peace but by arms; or independence te
the Confederacy.
Alter the return of the rebel peace
commissioners. the leaders Of the re.
bellion endeavored to make all the casi
tai out Of their report possible. Meet
ings were called. and at one of then
jeff. Davis made speech. full Of venom
and fury. The people we're said to b.
sgi.ased and fully determined TO fgh
to the bitter end. "Drowning mer
catch at straws." JEFF. said he woult
sacrifice . thousand lives rather thar
submit. but didn't tell where he would
get them or whose they would be. II.
has already sacrificed tens Of thousands
and ruined the south. Resolutions o
the most "blood and thunder" strip.
we're passsd-all prepared BY tools o
Davis. ready "cut aud dried" Le
'em blovia,e.
! s. b. Davis. q rebel lieutenant. and a
one time in charge of the prison a
Andersonville. Georgia. where our boy,
we're treated SO badly. was arrested .
Newark. Ohio. on the l4.h Of January
- . spy. Valuable documents for JEFF
Davis were found in his possession
/ He has been tried and sentenced as
spy. the sentence approved. and be i
to be executed to-day (Friday) OF
Johnson's Island.
! It is rumored that Maximilian ha
ceded the nothern part of Mexico L
France-3O5.00O square miles. an,
about 100000 inhabitants. This i
probably = sensation rumor. ,hougl
Napoleon will doubtless expect SOM
remuuasion for the part be has taken j,
the var 10 establish the monarchy il
Mexico. and Maximilian will be com
PEELED to yield to his demands.
The rebe!s claim to have killed an,
wounded . large number Of our men il
the 6gh, on Ha.cher's run. south Q
Petersburg last week. and TO have cap
tnIed 3. 600 prisoners. Oar reports on
ly make up q loss Of 1900 10 kills,
woueded and missing. aeilsA.
Lee designs 10 fill up his decima,e,
ranks Uith exchanged prisoners.
N The feet in Mobile Bay is repressst
ed as moving slowly mp To the city.
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J. w. ROBERTS. Edisor.
Saturday, February lS, 1865.
Indian War on the Plains.

AAASAAeAA = e~e>~~-
1t is entirely apparen, that there will
be no peace with the Indians Of the
plain. until they are thoroughly whip
ped-possibly until they are extermina-
ted; aud it becomes one of the FIRST
duties Of the government to put force
IN the field adequate to vanquish the
savages in the briefest space of time
practicable. Not only are vital inter-
ests Of the nation involved in the war
on the plains; but all the country west
Of the Mississippi must suffer more or
less while the overland trade and travel
are cut of or crippled. while the trade
{ Of the border States and the mining re-
gions viii be almost annihilsted.
Il The Indians continue to cut of the
supplies Of the miners. the gold dig
ging must be abandoned entirely or
greatly retarded. and this fruitful source
OF wsath 70 the country and revenue 10
the government will fail. Such an oc-
eurresce would be real disaster ct this
juncture of affairs. when every dollar
that can be raised in gold is doubly i'm
purtant.
-su We hope the government will put
forth every energy requisite for the
speedy chastisement Of the redskins.
aud no, enter into any peace until there
are assurances that it will be lasting
one.
80 In this connection it may not be i'm
proper TO say that nearly all our In
dian troubles grow out Of the miser-
able policy of the government towards
the savsges. Ii would be difficult 10
coaceive of q system better adapted TO
rascality than that Of our Indian policy
1t is almos, direct bid for dishonesty
aud in about ninety-uins eases out ol
huadred, i: results in fraunds, pecula-
lions and viilainy of some kind. The
.savages are cheated. and becoming en-
ragged commence war of plunder and
rapins.
4e Whip the Indians. aud ;.P.;-s" nj
Who cheat and swindle them, and then
we may have peace on the plains and
borders.
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Road Notice. j..

NOTICE is hereby given, that the undersigned
IN will present a petition 10 the Board Of Coun.
ty Commissioners in, and for the County OF JEFF.
itrson and State Of Kansas, at the next regular
meeting Of said Board, on the first Moudxy in
April, A. D. 1865, for n County Road, commence
ing at the outD, east corner of the NarthsEast
quarter Of Section g, Te"nsAip 3. Range 10,
North. East corner OF Section 81, Township o.
Range 20, thence east anu north :hs best and
most practicable route to the cecter 'ot Seciion
81, Township 9, Range 20, all in said County.
This 7th day Of February. 1895
232 2w S265 THONA AZ Mex NINA.
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In 0I8 CxaWIOhtbOO O0tOso usV ""s
Grant said he bad catered
into an arrangement for the exchange
Of prisoners, man for man and rank for
rank, or their equivalents. until all the
prisoners on one side or the other were
exchanged.
It was rumorsd that Sherman had
taken Branchville; that the rebels were
about to abandon Charleston and Will
ming,on, and probably Richmond. in
order to concentrate force to crush
Sherman's army. 9as
An immense cavalry expedition is
said to be on foot for the capture of
Selma. Montgomery. Mobile and inter
mediate points i'd Alabama. 80 that there
will be nothing left for the rebels there.
Generals Thomas and Candy are re-
ported as acting 10 concer. in the mat
ter. and that the remnanss Of Hoods $
army will be disposed Of in the cam
paign.
Provost Marshal General Fry is
everywhere denounced. His accounts
ere all tangled up. and it is said that
neither be nor any one else can
straighteu them ont. The draft has to
be made on bis conglomerated figures.
and there is nothing but confusion in
them. gf ai-sySH sst
Ex-Gov. and U. 8. Senator Thos. H.
HICKS, of &sryland. died on Monday.
The rebels are fsported to be evscu-
a.ing Mobile. Richmond papers say il
is probable that Charleston is being left
to its fate BY the rebels. and admit .ha'
the railroad connection with Georgia is
cut of. so that Lee can receive no sup
plies from that State.
Scho6eld, ia ten days, without the
loss Of man. or an accident of any kind.
recently transported his entire corps.
(tbe Goth from Thomas Department to
that Of Grant-a feat without . par.
allel in the movement of armies. Not.
outstanding The long aod persisten,
howl against him while in Missoari
Scho6eld is demonstrating that he is one
Of our ablest and mos. accomplished Of
6cers. He is now in command of the
Department Of North Carolina. Mr.
Lincoln did right ia not needing The de-
famation and abuse which demagcgue.
heaped so unspafiugly upon him. as h'
will always do righ, when be Disregard
mere partisan or popular oulcry ~her'
no principle is involved. -
Shermsns movements appear 10 con
fn"na tho rebels. They don't know
Nhere 10 look Tor nim. where his blow
will fall. or when. and are puzzled Owe
his tactics.
Our forces have secured the positio,
they recently obtained on ha.cher's ~,
BY entrenchments. This is drawing ih,
lines five miles closer around Richmond
/, is reported that Grant says With .,
addition Of iO0. 600 fresh troops be CO.
end the war in three months.
The Canadians are doing al 10 ,hei
power 10 aid our government in detect.
ing The rebel raiders. and other matters
A very stringen. law has been passed
designed to operate against rebel reufu
gees from the South.
Brazil is very friendly to our govern
msnt. and not so towards the rebels.
The courts decreed CSC. 200 10 Ad
miral Porter - his share Of coniiscaie,
property 10 the south west. He refused
10 take it, and it was distributed amons
the officers and men Of his fleet.
Some Of the rebel leaders have gon,
TO Sonora. Mexico. Foo,e went to Eng
lAyd. Why permitted to go?
A
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Administrator's Nmictss

NOTICE is hereby given ina. % re SlEY day.
IN Of February. A. d. lssa. ietiesssf AumiI-=
isiralion upon The estate at, a y, ,NleE.l.nd ,
Deceased. late Of the County of jefferson, and
State Of Kansas. were issued 10 tte h;ierliereti
by the Probate Court OF sid CsuAiy land Ststs.
AL per, ons having claims agaipst said est,e are
required 10 exhibit them Tor allowances within o,c
year from tho date Of saii tctev, or they may be
psecludsd from ANY bsnuiss NJ ssid astste, and II
such claims be not exhib.ted wi,hia thfge years
from the date Of said lstcfs, they willie forever
barred. . = . If, 81 4. VkNAnD,r
-? 3w $3 Adminisirator
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Administrators Sale,

i March 9Th, 1885, At the late residence
Of A. b. Mcfarland, late of Jeff-rson County,
deceased. oil the Personal property of the Estate
of taid decsased, consisting OF -tief
Household Furniture, Farming I'm
plements. ! large Brood Mare. . lot Of
Seasoned Lumber and Building Nate
rials etc. = -
TERMs :-4A credit Of nine months will Be giv-
en- on NIL sums over five dollars, BY purchaser
giving note with approved security. Five dol
lars and under, cash IN hand. $. ,i b8tru (
Sale to commence at 10 O'Clock, A. y Of said
day, when due atrendance will be given by
4. VENARD, Administrator. !.
Osawkee, KS. Feb. Z, 1865, sa2-sw $3.50
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Peace Gossip.

Secretary Seward has written letter,
and the President prepared message
10 Congress on the subject OF the re-
cent conference Of these officials with
Hunter. Siepheas and Campbell. We
have seen the telegraphic report Of
Stewards letter - addressed to Mr..
Adams. our minister at the British
court-but it contains nothing specially
new .on the subject. yet is an official
eon6rmstion of what We had already
: learned Of the interview through other
sources. The consultation resulted in
''soshing, Mr.. Lincoln would moi recos-
; Mise the Confederaey OF any person as
q iss accredited agent; would consent to
8 no terms bat the unconditional cessation
Of hosiilities on the part Of the rebels
to no armis,ice; the rebels mast cease
to 6eLt and submit to ihe laws. Hav-
ing done this. they would DO treated
. n the most leuient manner possible.
The rebels had but one plea 10 put
in. that Of the independence Of the
stSsuth; and had no propositions to
z make or receive which did not start
from this basis.
gOf course. with such irreconcilAb'e
Z differences. nothing approaching an
< agreement could be talked Of
e.. The interview is represented as friend:
,ly and without any bitterness Of feeling
Z nanifes,ed on either part.
sat This Is precisely shat We predicted
that The President could not and
would not recede from the positions he
had taken in his messages and procla-
; snations that the esly way for the re-
z seis 70 have peaee Was 10 quit Sighting.
We expect the rebel leaders will
make al the capital ou. Of the intervie"
: possible: nevertheless. We think the
DAYS Of The rebellion are ounbered. and
,lst the end thereof drswsth nigh. We
4rus, The blows Of Grant. Sherman.
Thomas. Candy and others will tall last
,s.d f.ls heavy upon the already 'eehng
,r,,s,e, AM crush II to the earth quick
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The small pox j. prevailing in many
places in the State. l, has been in To-
peka. One or tvo members Of the leg
isla,ure have been attacked by it. Some
CONSERVATION WAS the result.
Members of the legislature are far
more intent upon local Legislation than
the enactment Of laws for the general
welfare Of the State. Local Legislation
is the bane Of our Safe. The efforts
Of Lawrence to rob US Of portion OF
our county has cost the State Thousands
of dollars, and it seems to be all the
business that Mr.. Speer las to look after
at the Capital. The bill ought to have
been squelcbed in the committee. and
Speer left 10 suck his fingers the rest Of
the session.
Coal aud coal oil have been found
recently in several places 10 Kansas.
Work is progressing on the Atehison
and Pixies Peak railroad.
The Editor Of the Atchison Free
Press 10 after the position Of post mas
ter Of that city. Col. Martin is now The
post master. II We had the control ol
matters no man who has fought nobly
for three years in the army. as Col
Martin has. should be turned out oil
Office to accommodate all the politicians
and demagogues in the land. II the
brave soldier mus. be sous,ed, 10 give
place 10 politicians. we submit tha. there
is something wrong some ewhere; and il
needs rishting quickly.
II is rumored that PIeasanlon 10 te
commsnd The District Of Kansas. HI
is brave and an accomplished officer
Col. Jenuison las had lis, trial and
been acquitted. Tia hoo. geIa do0@
Gov. Crawford has asked for author.
ity to raise = regiment Of men 10 ssrv.
one year agains. The Indians. s.
'Tlains and coaches do not cross IN.
plains new. except when heavily escort
ed. The Indians are very bold and il
large numbers infest ali the routes tt
Ilhs m ouseains. o.a 'sa q caef 4' +
2 The ice hs. & given way 10 both ths
Missouri ard, Kansas rivers. ~
1t is repor,edsen on the authority Of :
Mrs. Farris. that the rebels Of north
western Texas are preparing for rait
,ss southern Kansas. ssis1s .sie
0es. Dodge. il is said. viii return tt
81. Louis soOa, sn'as,,s. sgm Il, il
We read Of thefs and robberies BY
every msil, Tie S,ats is infested will
se, of matapders EliQ srs suffering
TO be killed." - -
Our friend n. Weighiman has re.
eeived the appointment Of Deputy q
Is. Marshal. Leavenworth. Our bes'
wishes, Matthew,
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Edwsrd-Kinesburv. .pcfsndzH,


s..s Edwsfd-K Kingsburv .rcfen1sHs
You, the above Eamod Edwasd Kinxsbuvy. arc
hereby noti9sA. by pubIcatiou hereof being made
In THE IpdepeDstsnt" fOs sif consecutive weeks.
that the above named plaintiff, Casandes kingsbury,
has led her petition In the above entitled sui, az
aTnst you, In the above mentioned court, whcr cin
said suit 10 now pending, tho object Of which aud
ths prayer Of SaidetuOR b. IT ~ oad painsn 10
obtain divorce from the bonds Of matrmony here
toforc contracted between you md the SAID PLAINTIFF
the Couny Of " ienebsgn, State Of Illinois; aud,
the said plaintiT in the said os alleged that she
bae borne TO you, the fruits N said marrisgc tws,
children, David oaeriu. ssed about u yea y. aud
Charles William, aged about years; that she has
ut ail imce dsmeanes hrjself edwards YOU nv tiu-
tful and faithful wife: aud that ycn. dsrcsss siins
your duties tcwards the said plantN, without her
consent wish, on abo Il tha 9JsA day of F.HruA
a A. ID. iseO, len the said pl,intir, and that o,
have, ever since said s7th day 81 Fenttary, \. ID.
requested and urged 10 return 10 her. and do and
peds, N the duties which you, her husband, ought
IN dc aud perform; aud thnf yo,l In gross sssicc;
OF your duty II said paainiih. have, for mors uan
three years previous 10 the isg ofahs said pctiti0a
utterly neglected and rcfnsed, aL still Uttssy pes-
Iectshd refuse TO furnish and provide tor the said
plnisii6. % i"s her and y0ur cAildree aforesaid,
Jasd rasweRf. or any meaus. wherew,th tho same
could ne purchased or procured. And ySu; the said
Edward kinEsburY,e arc fsstbsr. assaed. s,'asthe
care. aud education * me sat1 children may 81 d.
creed 10 her, the said plaillg, Ard you, DE aid
Ed yard R,ngsbury further nofihed that You are
required 10 the said petition or before the
ar,s day of May. A. Y, Lass. AVID tha, usess you an-
posi.ioa will b. iaten ue. and Judgment rsnd.
'i SssS sss sis iii DAY Of re,na.ty. ID. lsAs
8 !. 49, .t.s.aa rei0VGh 4 WHAT.
2se-T i,,aocms ss,,sp Aa"rseys s6r Piaintia.
a y. /.
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Final Settlement

NOTICE is hereby given TO all creditors and
IN others interested in the estate of Sarah NJ
Parker. deceased, thai. intend 10 make final
Il. merit q said esa'c a the xi regular term
County, b kansts, to be begun and holden in Os
kaioasa, on Monday the ID day OF April. A. ID.
1865. WM. CROSBY,
232.iwse7s Administrator de bonis noa.
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Notice of Final Statement.

NOTICE is hereby given to ali creditors ani
others Interested il the estate e John Z ggle,
deresscd, that intend TO make final settlement
OF sad estate at the next regular term of the
Probate Court sitting in and for Jefferson County,
on Monday the 81 day Of April, A. d. 1865,
,4f, -. -ss'iii WN. CROSBY, ,
232-4w 81 IS Administrat,r.
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FUNxY.-The editor Of the Council
Grove Press charging the New Yo'k
Tribune with stealing thunder from its
columns Some Ten years ago. Mr..
Press. we wrote and published an arti-
Gle in s'paper we were then editing in
Ohio. and in few days the, Tribune
came along with an article on the same
subject. with the same heading. with
whole sentences in the same words, and
others very nearly SO. By comparison
Of dates, We concluded the two articles.
so very similar in every respect. must
have been written about the same hour
Of The same day, and yet Eve hundred
miles apart. Since then We have con-
cluded that all apparent plagiarisms are
not really such; bit that persons may
take up the same train Of thought upon
. s~tj~~s,""J vAY.... sl..;. -;.-. ;~ vary
similar language. and yet know moth
ing about each oil.er in the premises.