The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1865-08-05

uisitions are daily made on the State Depart
ment from the Attorney Generals oticsi
the remainder have to wait.
It's reported here that Dill. the editor
and publisher of the Memphis Grenada
Observation-Disclosures tlanta-Augusta.South-
ern- ConfedeTate Appeal, has obtained
pardon.
The Tribuue's Washington special says
the OBJECT of the ex.rebel Gen. Dick Taylor
in visiting Washington is to importune the
President for an interview with Davis, his
Hbrothersin-law. He succeeded IN seeing the
President yesterday, but received no def
mite answer, and was requested to call again.
AdYices from Hayti received by way of
Nassau, state that the revolutionary war in
that republic is still going on, and that the
rebels profess themselves willing to be burn
ed under the ashes of their towns rather
than be longer governed by President jeff
ard. Satnave, the revolutionary leader, has
Issued fiery proclamation, winding up
With the motto of the French revolution,
SLiberty, fraternity and equality" He
claims to have been completely successful
81 hettlss he has fought, and to have
thrice defealsd the army Of Jeifards .4eesntly !.
A vicksburg correspondent of the Tri-
bune complains that Gov. Shorty has not
only relieved the Criminal and Probate
Courts of Mississippi, and set up Justices of
the peace everywhere, consisting of rebels,
but has even declared valid some of the laws
enacted by the rebel Legislature. A plant
er, few days ago, shot negro dead for
saying he was told to plant cotton instead
of corn in cotton field. The planter was
arrested by the military, and then demand
ed by civil authorities under writ of ha-
beas corpus. Instructions from Washing
ton were called for before responding to the
writ. The people in the interior look for
the restoration of slavery.
The Board of Visitors at West Point
Academy, in their report, recommend that
the superintendency be thrown open to the
whole army, as well as to engineers; that
the corps of cadets be gradually increased
to 400; that the standard of admission be
raised by admitting English grammar, des-
criptiye geography and history of the Unit
ed States; that legislative permission be
made for completing examinations of eandi-
dates for cadetship, and that in future nc
one be received under II or over 90 years
of age. Various other changes of minor
character are recommended.
In every case where local election has
been held in Virginia since the ''subjuga.
tom of that State, the ultra secessionists
have run in their candidates, who are among
the bitterest of the rebels. This is not IA
vorable to the early reconstruction" of the
Old Dominion.
Santa Anna at present is residing at the
Island of Saint Shewas, and has issued q
pl onunciamento, in which he denounces the
establishment of an empire in Mexico; calls
for rally for democracy, and urges Mex
leans to fight against invaders. He explains
his declaration in favor of French interVen-
ton, which was forced upon him by requir-
ing him to sign such paper before he
would be permitted to land in Mexico and
visit his sick wife.
Twelve thousand French troops, direct
from France, were landed at Tampieo in the
beginning of this month; and there was a
rumor, to which there was not much Gre
dence given, that soon after there arrived
10, 900 more.
The Herald's Texas correspondent says
the large number of our national troops, in
tended to be stationed along the Rio Grande,
bad arrived at their destination on the 18th
ult., and formed line extending from the
mouth of the stream to some distance above
Brownsville. The town of Brownsville,
which during the rebellion, was the great
entrepot for cotton from the interiorof Tex
as, where an immense business in the staple
was transacted. is now deserted by its mer-
chants, who accumulated monster fortunes
in few months. It's business activity, ex-
cept such as the presence of an army give
| it, has for the present departed. 1t is esti-
mated that there remained in the State. at
the time it was occupied by the National
troops, about 175. 900 bales of cotton.
The Richmond Wing of the 29th con-
taius orders from the military authorities,
prohibiting the recently elected members Of
of the city council and aldermen from or
ganizing, and declaring null and void the