The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-04-28
News Items.

in the lower Mississippi continues, and the
levee Commissioners have done nothing.
They report CHM creVasse 600 feet wide,
and Increasing so feet daily. The whole
country is flooded. There is much feeling
against the Commissioners.
Gen. McIntOsh reports the Indian terri
tories desolated by the war. It will take |
yea rs to recover. The people ere very dss-
titute. 4atI E
Gen Forrest, who killed freedman some
weeks ago in personal encounter. has been
admitted to bail in SunfoWer county, Miss,
without examination, by Judge Yerger.
under bonds of $4,000
Several bands of guerrillas are moving
through the county of Putnam, Tenn, rob-
bing and maltreating Union men, and set
ting civil law at defiance. In several in
stances processes and warrants have been
taken by them forcibly from the hands Of
officers of the law, and warnings have been
given that the people would not tolerate the
State Government. WeIl-informed persons
do not believe that these guerrillas will per-
nit the Circuit Court to be convened, or the
grand jury to discharge its duties. unless q
small force of soldiers be sent there to pro-
tect members of the bar and defend the
Court. Troops will without doubt be sent.
The colored people of Norfolk, Va, had a
celebration on the 18th, over the passage
of the civil rights bill. An affray resulted,
in which one person was killed and several
we're wounded. ApPrebensiOns of further
trouble we're entertained on the 18th, and
troops were sent to the city from Fortress
Monroe to repress any outbreak.
The largest distillery on the continent
was opened at Louisville, Kentucky, on the
18th, under the name of "The h entucky
Bourbon Company" incorporated by the
State of New York. tits owned by capital
lists in New York. Boston, and Louisville.
Its capacity for distilliug whiskey is over
million gallons = year, beside an extensive
quantity of -four.
The Shawneetown Mercury says it has
the best authority for stating that the wheat
crop of Southern Illinois will not this year
be more than half the usual amount. The
Danville Plaindealer says: From all
parts of the county (Vermlllion) we get the
report that the prospects for an abundant
wheat crop are not very fAttering. The
grain was greatly damaged during the cold
winter months. Farmers, however, think
it may turn out better than present appear
ancss Indicate" The Benton Standard
says: 1.-The peach blossoms 10 this locality
are as yet uniniured. The trees are uuusu !.
ally full of blossoms, and, should they e..
cape the late frosts, tn peach crop will be
larger in this county (Franklin) than it has
been for many years.
Acting upon information supposed to be
sufficient, the Treasury Department. few
weeks since, seized as Confederate proper
} ~, the iron steamer and blockade runner
Coquette, then lying at Baltimore. The
vessel is alleged to have been built in Sect
land, under contract with Mallory. for the
Confederate States navy, but is now claimed
as private property. The Department has
finally decided to hold the vessel as confs.
Gated property, and proceed against her ac-
cordlng to law. She is valued at about
$3.50, 900.
Brevet Maj. Gen. jeff, c.. Davis has been
assigned to the command Of the Department
of Kentucky, to relieve Gen. John. NJ Pal
mer, who has rendered bis resignation.
Sixteen thousand barrels of -four are ly.
ing in the warehouse of one mill at Mime.
apolis, Ninn., awaiting the Opening of nav
igatiOn to be shipped East.
The Secretary of War cent to the House
on the 18th, statement of the award of re-
wards to the captors of JEFF. Davis and
Booth. For the capture of Davis, the re.
ward 500 900 is distributed to the 4th
Michigan Cavalry. Lieut.. Col. Pritchard
gets $4,000. Capts. Hathaway and Hud
son $729 each, the Lieutenants 1856 each,
and the privates $166 each. For the ar
rest of Booth. Gen. L. G. Baker gets S..
700; Capt. Dougherty Of the 10th New
York Cavalry. 81, 800; detectives J. Con
ger and L. B. Baker 81. 600 each. The bal
ance of the $4,000 is distributed among
the detectives and the privates of the l6tb
New York Cavalry. about $4,000 each.
Boston Corbett gets $4,000. No awards
are given for the arrest of Surratt, Mudd,
O'Laughlin, Arnold, and Spangler, they not
being specified in the offers. For the cap
ture of AizsrOth. sergeast GlinuelI, Of the
Let Deleware Cavalry. received $4,000.
} and seven privates received $4,000 each.
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