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Joi3w:ORas: done with dispatch, aud in the latest style of me art. iD" Payment required for all Job "Work on delivery! "LAST TO FASJEOS:' AEE IS FJLKCY Day by day old sorrows leave u, Leave us, while new sorrows come, Come like shadows, ever length 'n in ;, LeiiguVmng 'round the spuits hoTnc. Day by day fade friendship's flowers. Flowers that flourished in the past Past! oh, past; mice bright and glowin: Glowing once, bnt dimmed at last. Last to fade of all is fancy, Fancy ever young and gay, Gay sttKjvheu young love was dreaming, .Lrcaining, dreaming, dav by da A JV5GE2T ASTS lURIS. ,rJJY A XOiqriTKIlX KASOEK., I was invited by a soldier of the regi ment of the " Fire Zouaves," to accompany him iu oue of thoe piivatc adventurea whicu were so common amonir the men of Lis corps during our ie cut movement up on the bauks of the Potomac. This kind of expedition always canies with it a chnim which inflames the im:i"iu ation of the volunteer to a degree unknown in the more picci&e movements of a regulai force. The individual com age if the man seems lost in comjrarihon among a concen trated mass, which depends for its succor not so much up .n peiaonal prontss as upon a mechanical exactitude iu its evolutions. Men of the description of my adventur ous friend, are generally de.-pisei of still collated coats and dose diill, and c-pceiul admirers of a louse jacket,, and a " free fight." Wi:h them a maitiuet, unL-ss lu proves a lighter, is tLnply an abomination In a few v'oida, accompanied by some piysteiious gesture, my fiiend fi in formed me that thiough the disclosures of a deserter, who had just anived ftom the reb el lines, he had learned that a quantity ol ammunition, combating of sevcial thou.-a;ul ball cartridges for musket iiae, had been couccaled in an upper room of a house be longing to a noted secessionist and suspect ed b)y, This house was distant about three miles from our encampment, and the cartridges which were concealed therein, were packed iu small canvass b.igs ; these bags the daring fellow proposed, with the assistance of myself, to capture or destroy. His plan was this : We weie to obtain, by some means, a horse and wagon, to be ready at n ccitain point a short distance from the camp, at sunset, and each proceed by different routes, in oider tho,rbettcr to avoid observation, aud as soou as daikuCss fell upon the scjuc, diive cautiously within a few hundred yards of the dwelling con taining the contemplated plunder. Then biding the wagon in a neighboiing clump of trees, some distance fiom tho road, we were to proceed in such a manner as circumstan ces would admit. In answer to my enquir ies as to the feasibility ot procuring a wag . on, and the possibility of our ever being able to load it even if we succeeded in com ing in coutact with the coveted bags, I was greeted by a siguitieaut wink and two or three slow successive nods of the head, which if not productive, of. much intelli gence, were quite indicative of the Zouave's determination to cany out his desigu. Tho sun was decliuing when I started on iny journey, taking a somewhat circuitous path to the place ofreudczous, and walk.ing in an irregular, strolling manner the better to escape the observation of the comrades of iny friend, who were always on the alert for any adventure. Behind a lising and well-wooded piece-of ,grpuud, I ,rpoa dis covered my friend U , cooly seated iu a one-horse wagon, smoking a short pipe, and at iutervals philosouhicallv lecturing a, ragged son of Africa, upon the propriety of mo u'cvuug us at mis same spot on me lot lowing night, in order to receive bis horse and vehicle, and the desired remuneration for the use of them. After many doubtful scratches of hu wooly head, aud a singular expression oi uissausiaction all of which wercA met with great disgust -and heavy threats on the part of the Zouave of a mar vellous punishment to be dealt out to the " niuiicoua "darkey," if he presumed to dog our path he permitted us to depart, and we left him, evidently in athick fog as to tbefate of the property so inconsiderate ly entrusted to the salt-keeping ot a stran ger. - ,. ,u . After a short- driye,jJunug which but few words were spoken, wo arrived at the snot where we had agreed to conceal the horeb and wagon. This operation effectsdf wciuxt p-coecded to calculate chances, After a few parting puffs, H shook the ahes from his pipe, thrust it into the pock et of his jacket and drawing forth from the wagon a coil of fine rope, which he hung r)und his neck, gave the word to advance. It was now pitch dark; the distance from our place of destination was two hundred yards, nccoiding to my, comrade's estimate. A solitary light, gleaming red amid the daikncss ahead of us, betrayed the spot wheie stood the building which contained the object of our expedition. "With this light for our guide, we cautiously advaucs-d in silence, unbroken save by the occasional snapping of dried twiirs beneath our feet, band the muttered malediction bestowed up on it by my companion. At length we came into close proximity with the house. Everything seemed to be buried in a deep stillness. Not a sound did we hear., Not the warning growl of a dog gave notice of our approach. No light was visible but the one which had hitherto been our guide and this still shone from the half closed casement of an apartment on the ground-floor. The windoff-sill was about as high from the grouud as the ordinary height of a man, and under this we crept and listened for any sounds that might es cape fiom the interior. Directly over this place II told me our intended prize was concealed, lie was thoroughly informed as to the relative positioi d of the difficult pas sages necessaiy to pass thiough iu Older to gain the desired treasure. The darkness of the night was so dense that it was with dif ficulty we could discern the presence of each other as we lay aud listened. Suddenly there was a bustle within and the sound, of sc.cral voices. The warning produced by the low, hissing l hush" of iny bcouira'dc, prevented a half-uttered exclama tion of surprise from fully escaping my lip.-. This uoise of men and voices was ev idently caused by a laige party collected in the room in which the light was burning. They must hate entered the house fiom the other side, aud the clang of aims as we dis tinctly heaid the men carelessly lay aside iluir weapons, assuied us they weie no ueutrals in the btiuggle going on betweea our divided countrymen. From U igue, arising from the constrain ed position in which I lay, I made a sudden mevoment which caused me to fall against ui3' companion, at the same time making the giavel beneath my feet send forth the grating sound peculiar to it when suddenly and violently distui bed. In an instant the pounds within ceased, (silenced by tho sus picions caused by my unfortunate stumbl ing,) the casement was dashed open, and iiaif-a-dezeu heads wcro thrust out iuto the gloom. A movement now, if no loudei than that the linrd makes amongst the guy-, or a single sigh forced from our beat ing hearts and eompicssed hieath, would have, been the foicruuuer of ccitaiu death. .Nothing could s:;ve us from the fate of the spy. For several minutes we remained motionless, and heard various conjectures among the men as to tho cause of their sud den alarm. Ltttle did they imagine that at that moment, withiu a few feet of their knives, which more than oue grasped in his hand unsheathed, lay concealed in the daik ncss, two of the hated invaders. But we would have been found no easy sacrifice. Each of us covered with the muzzle of his revolver the breast of a foe, and the first intimation given of our discover', would have? coit them at least two lives thatuight. At length they withdrew their heads into the apartment, half-closed the casemeut as before, aud we wcro again alono. Whether they retired perfectly satisfied as to tho result of their blind inspection or not, we could not tell. It was at this momcut that II , grasping uie by the arm, whis pcred mo to follow him closely. In crouching attitudes we crept round the building; each step taken with peculiar care, lest any unlucky sound on our part should again arouse suspicion, which in all probability were still unallayed. After many cautious pauses and anxious straining of eye and ear, we reached the other side of the house, .where after pro ceeding a few steps, my leader halted and began exploring with his hand, until it lighted upon the latch of a door in the wall. Placing his mouth close to my ear, ho again, whispered me that it was of vital import ance we should cast off our shoC3 and carry them in our hands, as by leavingtheui be hiud they might bs found by the enemy and thus become the- means of bctra-iug us. Accordingly, in a few seconds, we stood in our stockings, ready to pursue to the last limit the windings of the adventure Noiselessly liftiug the door-latcli, H led the way into a passage, if possible dark er than the outside gloom from which we entered. Groping cur way we carefully advanced and reached the foot of a flight of stairs, which, at a sign from my.companion, we as ceuded, as swiftly as tho imperative neces sity for a perfect silence, permitted. We readied tho landincr. whoso extent-was hid den in tho same impenetrable darkness,! traversed ir for the distance of several teet, andatlengtharrived'ata door, which H attempted to opep but found locked. This he assured me was the-room "which contained the cartridgc;bags, and not lo gain , an en trance into it would render ajl the risk ewe liadhitherto ruu useless, assail further at tempts wc might make wouldgpro?e una vailing. - At this crisis of our proceedings we dis covered within a few feet of us a small win dow, which, oa gently .opening, we found led out upon the rocf of tfie piazza thai ran along all sides of the house. To step out upon this roof, closing the window after us as geutly as-we had opened it, was the work of a few seconds. Here we lay down at full length, for several minutes to listen ; but no sound reached us, excepting an indistinct clamor proceeding from the room beneath in which was a-sembled the'rarty of rebels llelinquishing our recumbent postures, we crept on our hands and knees until we reached tho next win low;, which belonged to the room we were so anxious to explore. To our great satisfaction, we round it not only unfastened but opened wide, and one after the other we passed through into the interior. Again we paused in motionless silence, and again we listened inteutly, but nothing beyond the sounds already men tioned met our car?, and we proceeded to search in darkness for the bags of ammuni tion. We came upon them simultaneously in one corner of the room, piled into a heap. We commenced our work at once by passing them out two at a time, through the win dow upon the piazza roof. .Silently and swiftly was the task accomplished, until not a bag remained. We searched every foot of the floor, . traversing its length aud i breadth, until we were thoroughly convinc ed oursetvos were the sole objects, animate or inanimate, it contained. Passing out, our next movement was to carry round the bags to tho extreme end of the piazza. This involved the necessity of traversing the full length of one sido of the building. With much labor and anxiety, as we had to proceed more warily than ever at each step, v.eat last accomplished it. Aud now we held a consultation, whether it were better to lisk the attempt of carrying off our pike bj' degrees to the spot where we had concealed the wagon, or destroy it at once by lowering bag after bag into a deep well, 11 informed me was directly beneath us as we leaned over the balcony of the piazza. We concluded the latter plan was the best, and accordingly my compan ion, uncoiling the rope he still carried round his neck and fastening one end of it to the balcony, rapidly descended, after tell ing me to haul up the other end again, at tach it to the bags (three or four at a time) and lower them to him, when he would drop them singly into the well. We had nearly -finished this part of our tak, when rendered reckless by the appar ent cecuiity with which it was continued the splashing of each bag iuto the well ex citing no suspicion pn the part of our dan gerous neighbors at the other extremity of the dwelling II flunir down into its depths tho last three at once, instead of dropping them singly as he had hitherto done. At this moment the close proximity of approaching footsteps along the roof, made me turn in the direction whenco the sound they caused proceeded, and instantly I was engaged in a deadly struggle with an an tagonist. The scene now became one of the wildest confusion. The rush of hostile feet along the roof bespoke the rapid advance of foes whose numbers it would be madness to con tend with. Ueneath, a desperate encounter was going on between my comrade and oue or more of the rebels, as many a fierce oath testified. 31 y left hand was firmly fastened ou the throat of the man with whom I was contending, yet he clung to me with mad deuing tenacity, llefleciion and action were the twin-born of an urgent second. With my right hand I had managed to draw aud cock my revolver. My life aud liberty were in the hands of a grasping foe. Theio was no compiomise here; my life or his ! Press ing the muzzle of ui' pistol to his head I fired, and he fell with scattered brains at my feet. The next instant I dropped from the balcony to the ground where II was battling in clcse quarters. Here I stum bled over a fallen man. In the act of re gaining my feet, my hand came in contact with his breast or side and was instantly bathed in a warm gush -of streaming blood. " Where are you, II V I shouted. " Here." The response came from within a yard pr two of tho spot where I stood. I found iny companion struggling on the" ground, in savage fury, with a fellow evidently of much superior muscular'power to himself. Quick as thought my strength was united to his, and with one concentrated, determined and despe'rate'effort, we flung our herculean foe headlong 'down tho well. " This waj," cried H , and keeping close together we quicbly reached our con cealed wagou. To "sprihg inside., was the work of a "second, nhd away'we' went'for the camp. The Zouave drove, and his drivin" was, like the driving of Jehu ! " I guess it would have been all up with iiie,J "he said at length, "if you hadn't come in as you did. There were two .of them on me befofeI knew where I was. when I found I'd lost my Colt; sol gave one a dig with the full length. of my Tjowie, and went in for a wrestle with the fellow we treated to a drink." We reached camp unpursued. The wag on was returned punctually next nigh, as promised, to the astonished and "grateful, dkrkcyi butVhether or not he received any farther remuneration for the lcVdf-'hi3' property than the safe return of-it,-learn J unable to state. A'. X Lvtning Fozt. &l)t U rt x 0 n . JUXCTIOX, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1661. For the Union. LETTER FROM 31 A DURA. Madura, Clay Co., Oct 3, 1861. 3Tr. Edilor : I have been requested by oueof your friends to open a correspon dence with your paper. I'cannot make any large promises, bat perhaps ycu may hear from me occasionally. Your readers may wish' to know where I can be found. Madura is the name we have given to the settlement on Hunter's Creek, about fifteen miles above your city, on the southwest bank of the Eepublican river. The settlement was commenced more than four years ago. Like most new places, wo have had man3' comers.aud goers. At pres ent, we have eight families and one single man, all of whom (with one exception) have farms on which they have made more or loss improvement. Most of our houses are built of logs one is of boards and one of stone. Hunter's Creek runs through sev eral of the farms, furnishing an abundant supply of water for cattle ; and on its banks, tree.? enough for fuel. Among us arc found carpentors, masons and a blacksmith. We form a compact settlement. An unusual amount of first rate land here lies in a body. Wc think we hae a beautiful location. If any one doubts it, let him come and see. Last summer we had a school of five boys. Wo are now erecting a stone school-house, thirty feet long and twenty feet wide. "Wc hope, ere long to have a school, not only for our own children but for other's, also, who may wish to attend and board with some of us. Wc usually have one religious service each Sabbath. Wc are laboring to lay the foundations of a well ordered, intelligent aud religious community. Around us there remains much land to be possessed. Wc should be happy to receive additions to our number. We mean to treat those who come among us with- due courtescy. Yours,- - WM. TODD. For the Union. KOTES BY THiE WAY. Emporia, October D, 1SG1. Jit'. .Editor Since leaving your city, I have attended the courts of Judge Safford's district. At Manhattan wc had the pleas ure of excellent quarters at Coleman's, the Manhattan House a hotel well-finished, furnished, and admirably conducted. The session of the court was short, the business of the term being promptly dispatched. Few criminal cases only one for trial -the case of Monroe being disposed of on motion. The bridge across the I31uc h a great investment, and must become a pay ing institution. It is certainly a great con venience to the town and the travelling public Mr. Humphieyj the Mayor of the city, and successor of Mr. De Vivaldi, is instilling, as you will perceive, new life and energy into the E.cprcss, St. George was tho next point of justice and pleas. The docket for Pcttawattomie count' detained the court for a whole week, disposing of some important cases, among which were the celebrated larceny indict ments, and the mandamus case of tho peo ple of St. George versus the Probate Judge of Pottawattomie, involving the interests of Louisville and St. George in the county seat matter. In the former, two of the prisoners were convicted for ten years, and nolle as to the balance, but all were noally released upon a motion in arrest of judgment, defects appearing on the face of the indictment. The mandamus case was decided adversely to the interests of St. George, leaving the next contest between Louisville anil Mt. Union. The matter was argued with ability on both. side. Here I had the pleasure of listening to an able and eloquent war sermon from the Itev. Mr. White, of Ashland. Mr. White was zealous. He reasoned forcibly, and his Bible argument was overwhelming, demon strating that our war was purely of defense. From St. George the Judge went to Wabaunsee, where the, Grand Jury was cmpannelled, who retired under the usually able charge of the Court There were not cases enough on the docket to Tequire the presence of the' petit jury, and it was ac cordingly dismissed. Thus far on: the cir- cuitthe Court displayed much, promptness and decision.. Judge. Safforu has given great satisfaction. He will be above party or -other biasr an4.be regarded where he t is best known as the tc upright Judge." , , ' From Wabaunsee to Council Grove I passed to the head of Mill Creek, along a beautiful little jalley, extensively and well cultivated by intelligent Germans, among whom is Mr. Copp, at the head of th" creek; from which we drove in a south westerly direction for Council Grove oyer a beautiful prairie, until we arrived at the head of the cast branch of tho Neosho, when we.came to another beautiful valley, gradually widoning as we proceeded, as fa down as this place. Council Grove was the first town, after leaving Wabaunsee, and is on the Santa Fe road, at the crossing of the Neosho. It is already a thriung town. It has some fine buildings, and a large hotel, the Gilkey House, which is creditable to the town. A large Union 'meeting was hold there dur ing my stay, and much interest' manifested. We next passed AmcricuSj the former county-seat of Breckinridge county, situated on a high and rolling prairie. Emporia, the place from which I write you, is a flourishing town, in which are many good managers, has succeeded in getting away the county scat. Emporia is at thejunc tion of the Cottonwood with the Neosho, lias the advantage of large bodies of tim her in (he vicinity, i3 beautifully located, and sunouaded by a fertile and wealthy country. It is destined to make a place ot importance. There arc three churches here, and are said to be in a flourishing coudition, an excellent hotel, the Emporia House, by N. 3. Storrs, 'formerly of the Keniek House, Leaveuworlh. He knows how to keep a first class hotel. flhe town is a place of considerable business. SANFOED. ELECTION I-UOCLAJIIATIOW In accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and laws of the State, an elec tion will be held on the FIFTH day of NOVEMBER next, for the election of the following oflicers, to-wit: HEPUEsE.NTATlVES TO THE STATE LEGIS LATURE. 1st District, Doniphan County, four mem- bei 3. 2d District, Atchison, and Brown Counties, six members. 3d District, Nemaha, "Washington aud Marshal Counties, two members. Ith District, Clay, Riley and Pottawatto mie Counties, four members. 5th District, Dickinson, Davis and Wa baunsee Counties, three members. Gth District, Shawnee, Jackson and Jeffer son Counties, eight members. 7th District, Leavenworth County, nine members. 8th District, Douglas, Johnson and Wyan dot t Counties, thirteen members. 9th District, Miami, Liuu and Bourbon Counties, nine members. 10th District, Allen, Anderson and Frank lin Counties, six members, 11th District, Woodson and Madison Coun ties, two members. 12th District, Coffey, Osage and Brecken ridge Counties, six members. ' " loth District, Morris, Chase' and Butler Connties, two members. 14th District, Arrapahoe, Godfrey, Hunter, Greenwood, Wilson, D6rn smj McGec Counties, one member. TO FILL VACANCIES IN THE SENATE. 2d District, two Senators, in place of II. II. Dutton, appointed treasurer, and J. A. Martin, appointed to office under the Fed eral Government. 4th District, one Senator, in place of S. D. Houston, appointed to office by the. Pres ident of the United States. Gth District, one Senator, in place of H. W. Farnsworth, appointed to office. 8th District, one Senator, in place of Josiah Miller, appointed to office. Oth District, one Senator, in place of J. C. Burnett, appointed to office. 10th District, one Senator, iu place of P. P. Elder, appointed to office. ' STATE OFFICEltS. State Treasurer, 'in place of "Wm. Tholen, who failed to qualify. Attorney General, in place of B. F. Simpson, resigned. JUDIClAHr. Fifth District, Osage, Coffey, Woodson, Greenwood, Madison, Breckenridge, Morris, Chase, Butler and Hunter Counties, a District Judge, in place of O. E. Learn ard; absent.from the Stater ' N ' DISTRICT 4TTJORX1ES. " A District Attorney will be elected "for each Judicial District ia the State, who shall hold his ofEce for two years. COUKTr OFFICERS. There jvill be elected, in each county, one jSheriff, one Coroner, three County Commissioner one County Clerk, one Connty Treasurer, ?one Register of Deeds, one County Surveyor and ,one County As sessor. . fTATE CAPITAL. An electipo-for the peranent location of the State Capital, will bo held at the same tube, and place?.' Sec. 2. The voting at said election shall be by ballot, and on each 'ballot shall be written or printed the words, " lor Stit(: Capital" and the name of the place voted for. ' Sec. 3. The judges of election, at each precinct, shall keep a separate tally list for' the votes cast for the situation of a perma nent Capital, and the election herein provi ded for shall be conducted in accordance with the general election laws of the State,' in force at the time of holding said election respectively, as far as the same shall not bo inconsistent with the provisions of thfs act ' AMENDMENT OF THE C0NST1TUTI0X. A vote will be taken for or against tho " proposed amendment to Section seven, Arti cle thirteen, of the Constitution, as publish ed by the Secretary of State. The election" to be governed, and returns made, in all re spects, in accordance with tho laws pcrtaiu ing to election of Representatives. Tho ballots used shall bo written or printed, as follows : " For amendment of Section $cv cn Article thirteen," or, "Against amend' ment of Section seven , Article thirteen" as the case may be. J BANKING LAW. At the same time and places, a vote will bo taken for or against the Banking Law,' as published by the Secretary of State. Tho ballots used shall be writteu or priutcd, as' follows: "For Banking Law" or, "Against Banking Laic" as tho case may be ; and the returns shall be made in ac cordance with the election law of this State. The Election Laic provides : Sec. 5. That it shall be the duty of tho Sheriff, and he is hereby required, fifteeu days at least before the holding of any gen eral election, or ten days before the holding of any special election, to give public notico by proclamation throughout his county, of the time of holding such elections, and the officers at that time to be chosen, ono copy" of which shall be posted up at cachiof tho places where the elections arc appointed to' be held, and inserted in some newspaper published in the county, if any be publishod therein. Sec. G. That at all elections held under this aet, the polls shall be opened between the hours of eight o'clock in the morning," and closed at six n the evening'cf the same day. Given under my hand and tho great seal of the State, at Topeka, this 30th day of, September, A. D. 1801. ' C.ROBINSON. By the Governor, J. W. ItOBINSON, Sec'y of State. REBEL MOVEMENTS. It may not be a mere supposition that the rebels have fallen back from the Poto mac, opposite Washington, to their strong position of Manassas, for the purpose of de- taching a part of their forces for active ser vice in a new field Kentucky. The want of efficient prcpartion to resist attack on thd Federal camps in that State, and the im pregnability of McClellan's earthworks at Alexandria and Arlington, seem to invito a change of the' rebel plan, and a transfer of. tho scat of war to the fertile regions of tho West. That such a change is practicablo and easy, is appa eat when we remember that iu the fortified camp in Manassas, half, of their army, if it 13 as large as rumor makes it, could defy any force that we could send against it, while the forty or fifty thousand cleaved off, and sent by rail to Tennessee and the border of Kentucky,' would ba an overmatch for anything we have in that Commonwealth, or that could be got there before infinite mischief"' was done. If such a movement as this 13 out foot, we shall first hear of it by Bcaure gard'a advance toward Lexington at tho" head of a column of 70,000 to 100,000 fighting men, threatoniug Cincinnati, Lou isville and all other places within his reach. Rattlesnakes vs. Rebels. A "West ern Virginia paper perpetrates the follow ing: "The' bet: piece of satire upon tho licnency observed by tho authorities in reference to rebels found committing dep-' redations is in the shape of a story, which is told, we bcHevc, by Governor Picrponti As the story gjoes, some of the soldiers in General Cox's camp down in( Kanawha recently caught a large rattlesnake. Ther snake manifested a most mischievous dis position, Snapping and thrristing, out it& forked tongue at all wkd came near it. The boys at last cot tired of the reptile; and as nobody wanted such a dangerous companion, the question arose, '-what shall we do with hip V This question was pro pounded several times, without an answer, when a balf-drunken'so'die'r, who was lying upon his back, rolled upon his side, and .relieved his companions by quietly remark ing: D n it, swear im and let lmgo". EST There is now no choice but civil war or anarchy. Tha first cannot endure, the last is endless. The first has horrors indes cribable, but the last comprises all the woes of the vearth to civilized man. With the plain issue before the American people, they have left no alternative. We most consent to an obliteration of aationality to an ig noble confession of imbecility to the civil ized world to a brand of shame mad paer ility upon onr ancestor's head- or cist a? sert the power of our g079re2attttMtitf enemies, at home as well as abroad.- Sfn alor Latham. 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