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The Daily Kansas Tribune from Lawrence, Kansas • Page 2

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if bur army by that route, it would a on io1 "6 I fnr fuPreai; iioute! KANSAS TRIBUNE. wf oat 'ieiegrap nht had worked incalculable mischief; (pan me small iorce. 01 seven ly-uve 10 ucwuu the place, but in an! instant every man was In his place, availing himself of the best shelter from the storm of bulled, causing an undue extension of the lines and correspondingly weakening" it. REPORTED FOX THE KAKSAS DAILY TRIBUSB Heavy Lasses IJnion Troops "Advancing, JOHN HPEEIt, Editor, LAWRENCE, MAY II, 1SGL FOR PRESIDENT, ABRAHAM LINCOLN. The contest of Friday was unsatis RAILROAD.

factory; many officers desroadingly and stood up to the work unflinchingly. Great confidence was felt in the commander, and to his many denionstrc- teared Lee would in some measure defeat Grant, and that superficial obser GREAT THROUGH ROUTE TO I Rebel Rams Destroyed. vers miirht construe our rennlsG that 1 V- I lions of bravery may be added his. iOLD C0M1XG DOW.V. dav intn n.dftfp.nt, tint nn siinli 3hfbrebodin: ueiroir, Niagara Buiraio, 'Tho following dispatch from Leaven- gallant conduct in this instance Capt.

tound a resting place in the minds ot AIi5 AS AR ATO Gos3. of the 6th, who was twice wound- those who knew the tenacity of purpose TerriWe Fishtins. vw. and fertility of resources which char- ST'W "XOrlc Boston clinthe action, is deserving of much rncn and gold speculators regard our i i ii. i i auiurizuu uraut, auu iuc aavaniaires ci I A XTTV lit BATVtia the next dav verified thcif hones.

The! Bntlcr Advanclns on Riclimond. victory as decisive Special dipatcb. to Kansas Daily Tribune. Leavenworth, May 10. battle recommenced at daylight, on.

Sat- New England tand CanadaS. credit. The fight lasted nearly two hours. The victory was complete the enemy leaving their dead and wounded, ex- uraay. dud tne was J-.

ALSO TO XT 4 No fierce vattacks were made on cither Banters hero have received tclcjraras Great Disorder and Confusion LAFAYETTE, 1 INDIANAPOLIS, sice, jjotn uencrais were intent on from New York, dated one o'clock this I ccpting a few which have since been in the ficliel Capital. strategy, and neither anxious to bring on a jreneral'- enjrajrement. "Lee seemed Cinciriiiati, ILouisvillc, And All Points in Ohio and Kentucky. Tniinn learo tl Gret Central Di'r-t nurnmsaJ afternoon. They quoto gold at GS a left in their hasty retreat.

No stigma fall of ten per cent, since the fight in of cowardice is attached to the attack-Virauia. Thb ehows.that cur victor? in? nartv: thev fought bravely, and re- intent on cutting our communicat onvia Gcrmania ford. Grant appeared utterly eTeoicg. making dose connections jr above points. indifferent to lhis seemedrather .1.

I 1 dccUivo. NIGHT DISPATCH ES, Miy-9. this joute can be checked from -i to cowrt it, by with'drawinjr Sedgwick's urea oniy wnen it was iounu impossible to take the place, and that" their corps from hispositiou, and throwing it St. JOSCpIl tO NCW York BOStOn. Daft oy uermania iora, near nis own headquaiters, and pushing 13urnside out Lniormation has been received tonight that the rebel rams in Albemarle sound have been attacked and sunk by on the Spottsylvani.qII.rpad, mtA ELEGANT SLEEPING GARS ftin.Tjfft'A TP.AT in comrtninicjitiAn I United btate3 ranks were being thinned by seventy-five Kansans, axrned with Sharp's rifles, heir los3, like their number, exceeds jars, being, as near as I could learn, fifteen killed and about thirty wounded.

Wc had four killed and six wounded. Anions the 'killed in the battle of ti, 'vp'Koftirt r.Ar.v i xt ih 1 ON ALL NIG IIT TRAINS. and Friday, was Col. San Kutan's Fatent Cars on Day Trains, excluding do3i ana noiac. mOCEESS OP "Till! FIGHTING ON THE rOTOMAC.

Our dispatches aro more full this morning, and seen to confirm fully the reports of Federal succc3J, though we have fears that our victory, positive as-it may be, is not of that decisive char-cctcr which warrants the hope that our troops can push on by easy marches to Richmond. God grant that it may be All over tho nation, loyal hearts prav that this scries of battles may be the born, of the 1st New York, May 10. if I1U AAV 11 LI VS A UUbWlVj A A UlVVi change in the position of the corps extended North and; South, and gave Lee tho choice of being cut off from his Capital and risking an open battle-field, or to retreats Csx" Through TickcU fr sola at all ticket olHces of The Herald has the folio win relative the II. St. Jo.

In Leaven worth, at ofiiceofG. W. Nklles, No. as Levco. On the whole it was rather a brilliant iffair, and increased the confidence to the battles of Friday and 'Saturday At five o'clock in the morning th II.

G. KM WOllTH, General Taascnger Agent, Chicago. II. KENDALL, Ueneral eatern Agent, Leaxon-worth. mylGdtf )f the soldiers in their coinmander, and fighting qualities of each other.

VI -w At 2 o'clock "in the afternoon" Burn- i side was well under, way to Spottsylva- luy call at lloseviilc was very oppor KANSAS BREWERY, tune, as there was no surgeon at the post, nia U. li. had thrown on cur right, and. drove, our pickets to the Germania ford road. The result could Lyt sevcro fighting in this unholy cru- md several amputations aud other ope ESTABLISHED 1853 contest was renewed along the entire line, and the hum of battle came from every quarter, indicating that Lee wa3 reinforcing Longstrect on Hancock's front, and a partof Burnside3 corps was accordingly moved to his support, taking a position to the left of Gen: Warden, and completely filling the gap into which the 2nd brigade had been thrown wide against a Free Government.

On rations to be performed, which work foil only be a precipitate retreat on the part of Lee, to prevent our army being JOHN C. GItJiDlCO. thrown between himself and Richmond, or a deadly contest in the open field, our Greets yesterday, anxious faces ncssj thc most horrid sight that I have greeted each his neighbor in inquiry sccu during the war. It was tho nmti- lb news, and intense anxiety per- lated bodies of twelve murdered men, vaded the entire people. A few days among them Dr.

Fairchilds. I have seen the dead piled up by hundreds, will ivo U3 complete accounts of one ot i i fi I manslcd and torn by the missiles oi that could only end in his defeat. He 1 I soon aiscoverea his error ana started in haste to effect another line of defense Some think it will be formed on the North LAGER BEER AND ALE. Dealers in Delaware street, corner of Ctfi, thc greatest battles in the history of the death, but never anything so horrid, so Anna: river, "while others are equally barbarous and fiendish as this. The cir world.

confident thcrc i3 ho tenable position to the preceding evening. On moving at daylight towards thc assigned position, through a closo forest, they found it occupied by rebels, prepared to dispute its possession. A The fighting at th'is point was over by- nine o'clock, finding it impossible tolislodgc the rebels from their position, tIn the. morning, -Hancock was driven back close to his breastworks by, a superior force, but rallied his men and succeeded in regaining most of thejost ground be tall backon. between this and.

Jlich- LEAVENWORTH. cumstances connected with it, were as follows: On the day of the battle Capt. Gardner sent to Fort Smith for medical aid. The call was promptly responded fjanlStf mond. viJ I- iA Baltimore, May 10.

JLDGU DELAUAY. AND THE REVENUE LAWS. The Topcka Tribune publishes an cd- A Norfolk paper says that Butler had a i i. ti a a brisk encounter with'Beaurejrard near CHEsAP Grocery Provision Store Petersburg on Saturday, and on jbunday assailed him with considerable force, and drove him. It adds that Butler has thc key of Bichm'ond in his hands.

tween eleven and twelve, clock. However, Longstrect succeeded in turning atonal in rcicrcncc to a uccision oi ujf ur. i.ircuuu?, ivsMMaui ourun Judge. Dclahay, in regard to an Indian of Ks Cavalry. His escort consisted ot twenty-tour men, which charged with violating the clause of the wcrc attackcJ when Avithin tcn milcs of Hcvonuo Law concerning hotels.

Ac- the post, by an overwhelming force, and wording to the Tribune, ho was fined twelve of their number taken prisoners. thirty dollars, while some contractor was T.hc rived- safely at their des- A. tination. A scout was pent out the let off without tine Wc know nothing jnn fn'- the left of his advance, and throwing it into confusion. This extended, along New York, May 10.

Herald Rayg; Butler commenced thc first line, and came near involving -1 PEASE PUTNEY was once more Ibfcv.d.back to the breast-: his march on Richmond from the south sidff, early yesterday morning. One hcV found the bodies of the entire works, and tho rcKels actually "planted Tribune is wrong in saying that fifteen party stripped, some with their skulls day's uninterrupted march will bring him to James river, opposite llichmond. heir colors inside these, but could not 1 1 AVE JUST'-: ENTERED 'INTO lA Partnership, and opened an extensive Grocery sustain themselves and were ejected. dollaw was the highest fine which could gashed others most barbarously and inhumanly mutilated and hg imposed. The fact is just tho re- Thc 1)f ha(1 Lis 6uro-ical snd Provision i-tore.

at J'ease'a Old Stand in Lawrenc where they will keep Constantly on hand a general a-' At this time heavy reinforcements eqrtment ot evei ytiiing in tneir line, such as it is the lowest the fine varying U.3 evidence of his position, and plead were thrown to his support from Burn-side's corps, his men were rallied and that he was going to the relief "of thc taken well in hand, and all danger of Philadelphia, May 10. A special dispatch to the Inquirer, from AVashington last night, says that Meade had again moved on the enemy, and had a brisk fight at Todd's Tavern, just north of tho river, by night. The rcbels were retreating' towards wounded rebels as well as Federals, but thc plea was answered with We don't urther disaster removed. The charge of Longstrect wa3 completely over care a damn lor. thc wounded," and instant death.

Such is our treatment at whelming, solid masses or inrantry were frou fifteen dollars to fix hundred dollars, cud two ycar3 imprisonment. Whether Judge Dclahay commits errors or not, it is not very good taste to make i-vcry decision of a Judge thc subject of newspaper criticism. Tho Tribune. i-i also wrong in its idea that a can is tjo liablo to fine unlcs3 a revenue cficcr hurled upon Hancock time after time, with an impetuosity nothing could with the hands of bushwhackers. Is there a just God, and will these fiends go un On Sunday the rebeb attempted to stand.

make another stand, but Meade routed punished? Kansas men will take no It was evidently fortunate for tho Gth them. Dispatches to-ni-rlit confirm their more bushwhackers prisoners. They have sworn vengeance on thc whole tribe, corps and the whole army that he was retreat to North Anna river. The reb Flour, Sugar, Coffee, Tea, Canned Fruits and. Jellies, Dried Fruits of all Kinds, WCODim and WILLOW WARS, Crockery j- Hope, tobacco CANDIES, NAILS, ELASTIZG TO WDER AND FUSE, OATS, 'CORN, AND In short, everythlnK f)pnd in snob, an establishment.

Country Produce, generally, bought and sold. checked at this critical period, and els succeeded in fretting off the most of and it is being reported fourteen ol notifies him. On the contrary, while it 1 a I driven hack with as much precipitation I their wounded is thc duty of the proper revenue officer Tcrc yesterday, and move will follow. My escort was fired into is ho came. The ground in front of jp t0 Saturday night; the colored iiuuuuuk iiau uuen iougnt over a num hud not bcQU Pufc into tnc tioht ucr vi iimuo anu ine wouacica ana crying hut hp.

-as a reserve with Hurnsido. wi cau uj.uu mi cuua wm6 uo. on thc waj up from Koscville, but no roquiricg liccnEC, it is also cuch per- one hurt. I arrived here safely, and sons duty to apply, as many will discov- am truly thankful to that providence on the neia were vast. tv, th fnll At night Hancock occupied his Wasliinton: Warren and HanCLck are crat a cost of fifty to thrco hundred that has thus far watched over me I breastworks, and had.

nothing but pns- ciosc DUrSuit of the enemv. The shall remain here unless ordered to the pur cent. oners aud rebel dead to show for the rebels have been driven from Spottsyl command. J.L.P. Slaughter ot the two oajs hghtmg.

lie rjourt TTollsc. towards fiane river. LETTER FROM FORT SMITH. behaved with conspicuous gallantry Advices from Richmond report that -1 1 TT 4ST-Casli Paid for Hides. m3-diwtf C.

JU' PEASE. L. B. PUTNEY. Tho following letter from Surgeon Ccneral Order, Xo.

3. mrougnout. no was on us neia great disorder prevailed there: person wnerc tne dangers were me tnicK- Prentiss, son cfDr. S. B.

Frcntiss, of Headquarters Kansas Militia, TO MY PATRONS. Topeka, May 18GL Gen, Wordcn was also assailed along AFTERNOON DISPATCHES. qwinS TO THE ADVANCE IN prices of Eastern Publications, I am compelled tv I. Thc following officers arc announc thc whole line, snd tho utmost surprise fliiTPArsfi Mnv 10 I dTance alrfo. ed on thc staff of the Major General: was" manifested at the number of troops A.11 3Montlillc A Washington-telegram says Infor- Major 11.

A. llandlett, Topcka, As Lee was able to bnn into action. This Commencing with March numbers, heretofore 26 cei this city, will bo read with interest by our citizens Foiit Smith, Arkansas, April 18, 18C4. Dear Father: My laat letter to you was written at Dardcncllc, and as my trip up was ono of Eonio interest, I will sistant Quartermaster General. was received, last night," that the' rebel ram Albermarle attacked and sunk win ue asj cents.

A. RS i Heretofore cents wiU be 7 cents. Major George T. Robinson, Topcka, untj dark. About midnight a charge Lngiuccr-in-Lhict.

was made and ifgave way and was un- U. S. steamer Sassacus. Godey, Peterson, Illustrated Papers Chicago, May 10. Dispatches from SccrcVary Stanton, I.Tniir.

Ailvnnatn Irrnaral relate some of its incidents. I was lur- course compelled the abandonment of a And a few others will remain as formerly. 6. W1L32ARTU marSdtwtf dated 4 o'clock last evening fay dis- great portion of the line of breastworks fn fW.f thu nnrl hrniih tlin Patches just received from Grant, say i -ii. i if -i- tnft TP.snlt is not in ripftidM VAf, DR.

S. B. PRENTISS jviaior nomas vvnite. uouacii urove, mshod an escort of thirty Aidc-dc-Camp. tcction against bushwhackers, as rumors Major John A.

Lcffkcr, Moncka, Linn made thcai. numerous on thc route, bat county, Aidc-de-Camp. wc heard none in our immediate vi- Um SoIn, LeavenwortIli Aidc-- einity, until we were ncir Roscville, IL "ILdauarters of the District arc jKirmisu lino wituin nan ay mue oi i 7 tV- Vtt'--1 Grant and Meade's headquarters. te.u"on hmond. We have VIU.

EB FOUND AT Sed-wicVs corps maintained itselt rcu- trv- 'rr' O. WILMARTH'S BOOK STOBE same ns-iults bv superior er- uispatcu tIom; me assaults by superior icinst viirorous IN SIMPSON'S BANK BUILDING, source says a messenger from General different times during the Meade has-Viust -arrived, Gensral Corner of Massachusetts Wihllirop until no serious reverse when a report reached us that thc place established at Topcka, Shawnee county. an jd had been attacked, and very cracra- HL All official communications e'-- -i a i j- jaic in ine cv lumbers at Hancock passed through Spottsyl vania evening, when a charge was When not professionally enfrgea, tne aaj time, at daylight yesterday. Our at at hi bolide at night. Oraera promptly attiuuta vo.

Ud accounts were given. To ascertain uu aqju- made on itg eQtitQ ri ht for the pUrpose feblSdlwAwtf noon that day, was -20 mils south the thc facis. falthou-h out of mv wav 1 wu of turnin- it done with Hancock in battle-held. UiUCl lit -Publication 'Notice i 4 xt'i .1 the morninr. i- 1 tt -w r-I Xisbv Awb n1'flx a A TAMES P.

BELDEN' WILL old division, was 'driven ut a. for in great confusion, and length thc Tch place a depot out wounded is 5 John T. Morton, Asst. Adjutant General. concluded to call at that place, upon reaching which, I found tho facts as follows.

Early in 'tho morning of the Uh, a battalion of about five hundred Cstabli established. 1IFL1L0 Ilia MJ A vv March, 1864, file his: petition in tLe" District Court in ftni! f.ir Donzlas county. State of Kansas against tha .1 I yuewy succeeucu. in uuuciuanj lutuin our right flank. The behavior-of -this Jame F.

lteiden, iorin ibh we .1 ir rnUTTrii ni. i -A' PERSON of doubtful loyalty, named under Lieut Col. Battle, drove "rnV'i severely criticisea Dy.inqsej Pouglas, was arrested at Mexico, a few dhys ago," foi having more pistols in P. Beldenis indebted to said Jioot me sum 71 0 dne by account, ritb intrrest-thereon from the 1st day of Auuat, 1660. at the rate of ten per cent, per praying for a judgment sgainst sai-lFel-; den fjr the sum if S71.02, topether with interest there on, from the 1st day of Awgiwt, 1660, -at the- rate of tea per cent, per annum that an attachment has issued in Against said Belden.

and the sontheast quar- 4l i jr wuuij, Acrniurv, icie- i supposca to now more concexninir ai- in tho pickcU and surrounded thc town, undcr date of April. 2bth, that fair! This necessitated. t)ie expecting aa easy conquest of tho little fifteen thousand dollars in gold "hnd transfer of our sick and bounded 'and UU irilUMLT OI UUT MLK.UUU iVUUllUtU UUU possession Tthari -was considered necessary for He was ship-pinj: barrel- of pistols; prr the garrison, which consisted of two com- silv ter of section twenty, township twelve, range eighteen, vcr bars are on their.way," as the Ne- all tho supply trains from the Germania da donation to the Mississippi Valley Ford road to Chancellorsville; riorth Missouri ranroaa, marea wms- in Donirla county, Kansas, Has teir anaenea land to pay the same. Said Belden ii potifieal that vs required to appear and answer said, petition, oa ot-Jefore the 30th day of June, ISe 705 By J. T.

Urtcwax, bis atfy 3 r- 'a 1' A Panitary Fa-r. The, probable worth of ter were in motion the whole iight, and Lw? 3 conand of -donation is frdm" to at' daylight had Xce occupied amination. uaptaia uardncr, ot tne to. A large 000 in Treasury notes. I mania Ford road and cut off tic retreat.

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