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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-01

WHERE Is BLEEDINe KANsAs.?-Al let.
ter enveloped and addressed Bleeding
Kansas" was received at the Post Office
in St. Louis on the llth ult., which from
the remarks" on the envelope. we infer
has Travelled somewhat extensively. Il
was mailed at st. Joseph, No., and direct.
ed thus-"Bleeding Kansas"
Tho following Endorsement" were on
it:
Lawrence refuses to receive it."
Must be Lawrence.
mo. sir y; Lawrence has pretty much
quit bleeding"
Take the hide off and salt It well"
Pass it round, we doa't want it here
send it where it Sleeds."-
81 don't see any place to direct"
"Send it to Lawrence, that is the only
place We know of that bleeds now"
"Send it to Lawrence, for Jim Lane
will bleed there in few days"
TRY it over at Iowa Point"
TRY this at Larceny, there is no bleed
ing except the sheep we kill"
"Deniphsn been bleeding"
"DoniphAn (; keep this up there for
Gods sake, for there is more blood lost
there than any where else"
"Doniphan don't bleed 4: try tat Utah. %
"No such place in Kansas, for it has
been all oven the Territory. Let it travel
in Missouri awhile"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-01

DISTINGUISHED CLAY Who's. 1t is
astonishing what great number of "dis-
tinguished Henry Clay Wings" there
are, nowadays. They are far more nu-
merous than the last survivor of the bat
tie of Bunker Hill, and the aged negro
who was formerly body servant of Gen.
Washington. combined. The papers in
every direction, are filled with announce
ments to the effect that So and So have
united with this party. or refused to act
with that one; and the announcements
are almost invariably accompanied by
the remark. that So and So were dds
tinguished Henry Clay Wings" DC. etc.
The cream Of the thing is, these ." distin-
guished Wings" were scarcely ever heard
Of before. beyond the atmosphere of their
local magistrates Office, where they pro-
badly distinguished themselves as petit
foggers, in cases Of assault and battery,
hog stealing. or swindling horse tradesl
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TIE IEDIAEs.-The Iowas, who have
recently been on visit to the 0tnes, have
returned. The Otoes presented them with
some sixty horses, and other gifts. The
Southern Sacs are now on 9 visit to the
Iowas, to have a grand poW-wow and
smoke. In all probability, the Iowas will
present them with all the horses they re-
ceived from the Otoes. When the Sacs
return home, they will no doubt be visited
BY some other tribe, who will get the hor-
ses from them-perhaps the Otoes, who
will get their horses back. Such are the
ways Of the Indians. The pow-wow and
smoke between the Sacs and Iowas, is to
continue several days.
There have been an unusual number of
Indians in town. for q few days past. We
notice that their "heads are right" on
the watermelon question-tbey know
what to do with them. We admire THEN
way of eating the vegetable, as it is both
natural and dainty. They just slam one
down on the ground, where hogs. horses
and cattle have been before them. They
then gather up the pieces. scrape the dirt
off with their fingers. and stick the melon
into a hole under their noses, and it is
" all any more"
We have also seen an unusually large
number oftipsy Indians, within few days
past. Until recently, an Indian could not
obtain liquor in this place, for love or
money; but We are sorry to say that such
is not the case at present. We are inform
ed that there is shanty in town, not ma
ny rods from the river, where they can
get as much whiskey as they can pay for.
Selling ~hiskey to Indians is mischiev-
GUS, and often dangerous practice, to
say nothing of the violation of law
which we are informed exists in regard to
this matter. A person who does this, is
not good citizen, and does not deserve
the countenance or protection of respecta-
bic citizens. We think it is pretty GER
tain that the Indians get whiskey at the
place alluded to. as they have suddenly
tsa great liking to congregate about
the house, and are daily seen to leave there,
with bags across their horses backs, con-
tanning something in each end, looking
very much the shape of jugs, to say moth
ing Of what they have in their guzzles. 1t
is to be sincerely hoped that this game
will be blocked" We fear that people
will take notion, from what we have
already said, that we mean the jug Tav-
ern % But we haven't said that
We have a word to say to our Indian
friends who daily flock into our Office, to
examine the portrait of the Chief White
Cloud, and other paintings. and to observe
the minute of printing. in its various
branches. We are always glad to see
them, but not to smell their breath, when
they have been partaking of "musch TO-
ha." That "pees ku-na-no good" We
would also be quite as we'll satisfied, if
they would not knock our standing ad-
vertisements into pi. "a word to the
wise is sufficient" as the saying isl
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-01

DEATH or HoN. Gro. g. DgxS. or Isp.
We are indebted to ltr. William C..
Lucas, aconductor on thu New Albany
and Salem Railroad. fer he painful in
telligence Of the deatG Of Hon. George
g. Dunn, of Bedford. Lawrence county,
Indiana The sad event occurred at his
residence on Friday night last. He has
labored for eighteen months under an A.
fiction of thes pleen, and his death was
not unexpected. Mr.. Dunn was one OF
the most remarkable men Of Inliiana, and
occupied frat position in the legal pro-
fession. he had filed many high oficial
trusts. and represented his district in the
last Congress. Although 8 member Of
the American party. he was never very
intense - politician. His style Of ora
tory was elegant and winning IN the ex.
treme. He died ct the age. Of forty-6ve
years. admired BY all who knew him and
generally beIovsd.-LoesviRs Cosrisy.
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TEE Harry FAMLY.-The Csddo LA. J
Gazette speaks out in meeting" thus
about the hsnd-organ in chief:
THE WASHINGTON UNION CAvEs.-The
Union, IN its course upon the Kansas
question, has been as tortuous as the SER
pent, and as many colored as the chame-
leon. At times its course reflects for q
brief period the strong outside pressure
that pOurs in from an indignant and just
ly outraged Southern press; at other
times, the White House influence is
clearly discernible in its columns.
With regard to the pro-consul, it holds
such language as this:
If our Senators endorse Robert Judas
Walker. we shall be greatly surprised.
We join issue with all who sustain Wal
kcr, either directly or indirectly. Know
ing as we do the correctness Of our posi-
ton. we wish to be strictly consistent,
let it offend whom it may.
1t will be recollected that the Gazette
is regular" Democratic journal. none
Of your 6re-eating, cratic, disunion, per
Sc corsairs. with colors which the faithful
denounce as Legitimate. 1t is the mutt
ny in the Democratic camp proper, that
promises to play the mischief with it, to
shatter it to atoms.-N D. Bulletin.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-01
DIAMOxD Cor DrAMorp-A couple a

DIANOxD Cor DIAMoED--A couple Of
"Patent safe" sharpers got hold Of a sup
posed greenhorn, the other day. near one
Of the hotels, whom they found to be 20
extraordinarily verdant. that caution on
their part was entirely laid aside Green
was ready enough to go IT blind on their
"safs." but his wife had got all his mon
ey, and he wanted good pretext to get
it out Of her. So he borrowed g gold
watch Of the sharpers, in order to show
to his wife, Is q desired purchase-enter-
ed the hotel--stepped out of another door
and the sharpers have not seen him
sinee.-N p. SHa.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-01
T. A. HENDRICKS, Comn'r.
FRKE SprrcuIv Vno,v,. moo-

FREE SPEECH IN VRoISIA.-The Grand
jury Of Prince William County, Va,
have found true bill against John IN
derwood, for maintaining. by speaking,
that an "owner has no right of property
M his slaves" &C., and he has been held
to bail in the sum of $500 for his appea-
rance at the November Court. The
Brentsvill Journal says:
"This case has created the most intense
interest and excitement, being the first
case Of the kind that has ever occurred IN
our County. The fact that Mr.. Under
wood is Justice of the Peace for this
County, has tended in no small degree to
add to the excitement, and has called
forth violent expressions of feeling in re-
gard to the matter"
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Ner the Chiefly
Enrraofna.

Nh EDrToR;-In your ist weeks issue, un-
der the head, of "a Brown coanty Free State
Ticket" find my name associated with that OF
Charles E. Blood, Of Riley County. ssnoninee
for Councilman for the 9Th Council District ]
am surprised 10 find my name used In such
connection, and know not BY What means such
nomination could hare found IL way into your
paper. am certain that the nomination OF Mr..
Blood and myself was not made BY any Free
State Convention. nor BY any Committee su-
thorised BY such Convention. The only author
lied nomination for Councilmen for this District,
BY the Free State party, ID that which is found
in another cOluma in the same paper. viz: An
drew J. Meade, Of Manhattan, and Benjamin
Harding, Of Wathena. The remainder Of the
Brown County Ticket is correct. for sught that
/ knew 10 the contrary.
IRA Il. SMITH.
We take pleasure in publishing Mr..
Smiths Correction, and would state that
the error was no fault Of ours. for we
have endeavored to post our readers cor
rectly upon all Kansas affairs. There
had been so many Conventions, and Com
mittees appointed to confer with other
Counties, in this Council District, that
we did not really know who were candi-
dates for Council. Last week, we had
an order to print Free State Tickets for
Brown County; and we published the
names in our paper, just as We found
them in the copy furnished us-suppos-
ing. as q matter Of course. that those who
sent it, knew who were candidates. And
as the names appeared in the paper. 90
they are on the Tickets which we printed
for Brown County. Therefore, it ap-
pears that both the names of the candi-
dates for Council are wrong. We like
wise, this week. printed tickets for Nema-
ha County. We had learned that Mr..
Smiths name should not go on the ticket
for Council. and therefore inserted the
names of Charles E. Blood and BENJAMIN
F. Harding. Consequently, one of the
names on that ticket is wrong. We
now, upon the authority of Mr.. Smith.
land we presume that he is correct, J state
that the candidates for Council, for the
Sd and 4th Districts, which vote togeth-
er, and are composed of the Counties Of
Doniphan. Brown, Nemaha, Marshall,
Riley, Pottawottsmie. &C., are Andrew
j. Meade and Benjamin Harding. 1t
strikes us that the Free State party have
not gone about these things as systsmati-
cslly as they should have done, to secure
q perfect organization and unison of &C.
ton. As the incorrect tickets are already
circulated in Brown and Nemsha Coun-
ties, and the interval between now and
election day very short, active measures
should be taken to prevent the mistakes
from working to the injury of the Free
State Ticket.
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~We learn that the Sale Of Lots

awe learn that the Sale of Lots at
Psdonia. on Saturday. equalled the ex-
pectatiOns Of the Proprietors. Some
thirty-seven Lots were sold, for fair pri-
ces. As no Barbecus. Ball. or Political
Convention was gotten up for the same
time and place, to draw 9 crowd, it is
presumable that those who attended and
purchased Lots, did so with the intention
of building and settling there.
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~ We have received freonent ,

~ We have received frequent appli-
cations for copies of the Chief containing
. report Of the proceedings Of the Free
State Convention, in Brown County
They have not been published in our col
umns. A resolution was passed by the
Convention, ordering them to be sent to
the Chieffor publication. but the Secretary
did not attend to it. We published the
ticket in our last weeks issue, which we
only obtained by having . copy sent to
have tickets printed for the election and
we understand there was q mistake made
in getting that up. They have Ira Il.
Smiths name IS Q candidate for Council,
while other Counties composing the Dis
trict, have the name of Benjamin F. Har-
ding. There is going to be q bungls made
in that respect. if very particular care is
not taken.
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EThe River has risen sli9htlv v;t

EThe River has risen slightly, with
in day or two, but is still very low. and
difficult Of navigation. But very few
boats have passed up. within several
weeks past. However. we notice that
quite number. mostly new ones in this
trade, are advertised in the st. Louis pa
pers. for Omaha and Council Bluffs.
The Silver Heels 10 advertised for White
Cloud. aud may be expected here, in the
course Of several days.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-01

REsTs:-It strikes us, that house rents
ere high beyond all-FeasOn. in proportion
70 other things, in this place Rents can
not be expected to be as low here as in the
older settlements, bat there are reasonable
bounds for everything. We believe that
White Cloud is going to make large
town, and that property will rapidly in
crease in value; but the thing cannot be
forced. There is no sort of reason, in
charging for rents atprssent, what would
be sufficiently high, if the town contained
Eve or ten thocI1nd inhabitants. A one
story house, containing two rooms, the
esst Of which, together with the lot, was
about six hundred dollars, cannot be rent
ed for farthing less than twelve dollars
and half per month, or one hundred and
City dollars 8 year That is getting in
terest on the money invested, at the very
VsaseDGble rate Of twsnty: fire per cent ! Ii
is the poor who have to rent; and who are
the least able to pay such exorbitant rates.
Money can be had from twelve to fifteen
per cent. and it would pay q person to
borrow the money to build in preferences
to renting. He could purchase lot, and
build very comfortable little house, for
the money which it would require for two
years. rent. At the present rates. it would
be ssplendid speculation for capitalists to
build houses, if they could only rent them.
But persons who come here in straighten-
Cd circumstances, expectingto earn enough
to build houses Of their own, in a. year OF
two, cannot afford to spend all they m axe,
for shelter during that time. We re-
grct to say that these things are so but
we set out to tell the truth, and, as Mar
Ella Luther says, +" It must come or bleedr'
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-01

EA Telegraph line is about being ex-
tended to St. Joseph. and the Proprietors Of
the Gazette, Of that city. are preparing to
publish Daily both Of which enterpri-
ses we wish abundant success. We. in
this part Of the world, can then obtain
news much earlier than ct present. Our
friends of the Tri-Weekly Journal viii
have to bestir themselves.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-01

~The steamer Carrier landed ano-
ther large lot Of freight st our wharf. this
afternoon. embracing the new stock Of
Goods for B. F. Rufner & Co. Her
CLERK has our thanks for fayorn.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-01
n The United States Ma0az;na I.

~ The United States Magazine is q
gem. in both q mechanical and literary
point Of view. 1t is every month filled
with the very choicest productions. of ev-
cry variety. An important attraction,
during the present year. is the re-publi-
cation of the whole Of Major Jack Dow.
ning's Letters from the first to the last,
with corrections and notes by the suthor,
and graphic illustrations. Published by
J. n. Emerson & Co., New York, at Ss
q year
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RrI1Ialirrr.-Ths editors Of che Lea..

BKrIIakkkSr.-The editors Of the Lea
wentworth Jomrnal and the Geary City Era
recently had little personal controversy,
which resulted in . challenge from Hen
derson, Of the Journal, to Grant, Of the
Era, which the latter declined; and the
former publishes him IS coward, and
all the terms in such cases made and pro-
vided. Personal controversies are at any
time unpleasant Affairs; and it has always
seemed to rs, that duelling is foolish
and dilspidated method Of settling diff
culties of any .dind.
One question arises in this connection.
Most Of the modern State Constitutions
contain provisions. DISTINGUISHING any
person who has ever sent or accepted q
challenge. or fought . duel. from holding
any Office Of public trust in the State.
Surprising such provision were to be
brought up in the Constitutional COnven-
ton Of Kansas. of which Mr.. Henderson
is member, would IL aot place him in an
unpleasant rredicament! And If ssch q
provision were to be adopted, would he
not take it as an unkind personal cut e?
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-01
THE scourDarL CoEv,o1v,-.--w. 80, wouId

Tn ScogsDaEL CoEVIcrzD.--we would
suggest to those Of our eotemporaries who
are Publishing the advertisement of one
JoHE s.. DTE, Wall street swindler.
headed " Is Witnesses. or tbs Foreer
Convicted" The propriety Of changing
the same to-"Ths scoundrel Convict.
ed" We are satisfied that Il viii ius.
&c him. and We hereby warn everybody
from sending him dollar, unless thew
wish to b '.done bEown.' We give tho
gentleman the benefit OF this not;es ..free
gratis, and he need not put himself 10
the trouble Of sending "a any stock in his
famous .Pspr Manufacturing Company
for pay, IS We have no use Tor Il. Piss
him round.-Aiekiqan S,ass Jorrasf.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-01

HAt the election on the question Of
Railroad Subscription. in Holt County.
No., on Monday. the Oregon precinct
gave q large majority against It. The
balance of the County has no doubt gone
the same way.
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=. Graham's Maeazine- for nctoba

~ Graham's Magazine, for October,
ison,our table, splendidly ombellished,
and 6iled with contributions of the frst
: literary merit. Graham has always been
. valuable Magazine. but never more SO
than q present. To all who want one of
che very best 6rst-class Magazines. we
cbesrfully recommend Graham's. Pab-
ished By Watson & Co., Philadelphia,
Pc. Price, % year.
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r~Notwitbst.ndipO n. b;ob cost

II Notwithstanding the high cost Of
living here. it is surprising with how
small beginning young people can set
up for themselves. A person telling us,
the other day. Of young man recently
married. remarked that he had nothing
to commence housekeeping with, but .
pack of cards
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-01

EThe peaceful citizen of the Uni
ted States" swears that he is going to
Flaw White Cloud to He'll p No one
doubts that he is pimp for the Devil.
and will do his best to send him custom
enl
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was.aehusstt. Politics

WORCESTER, Sept. s.-A convention
of the young men Of this vicinity favor
able to the erection of Hon. N. p. Banks.
Jr., for Governor, was held here this
morning. About 1900 persons were
present.
Senator Wilson made speech to the
convention, endorsing the Americanism
and republicanism of Mr. Banks. the can :
didate for Governor. He also said that
President Buchanan had promulgated the
opinion that the constitution carries slave
~ wherever it goes. and he wished this
monstrous doctrine repudisted. The cleo
ton Of Mr.. Banks, he said, would speak
the voice of Massachusetts, in opposition
to that dogma.
When Mr.. Banks made his sppssrance
he was called forth with great applause.
He delivered q lengthy speech. he re-
viewed the republican movement from
the start, attributing the national defeat
to the want Of manly concessions. He
further said:
Il intend to religiously support the
Union and the constitution. and demand
for the North and concede to the South
all that can be claimed under the consti-
tuition. / resist the interference with
slave labor in those States where il exists,
but Am in6exibly opposed to the sdmis-
sion Of other slave States" He enter
tanned no doubt of the power of Congress
to prohibit slavery in the territories.
or that it ought to exercise that power.
He also declared his allegiance to the
American party.
A series Of resolutions of 9 republican
tone were adopted. The convention then
adjourned, with cheers for the candidates.
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GENERAL LAND OrrIcE,I
Washington. Aug. 18. 1857

"oahn6Ooh, mug 40 1901
sR In reply to your oral inquiry Of
yesterday, l have to inform you that land
warrants are receivable in Kansas, at this
time, in satisfaction for presumption claims
only. They cannot be received in payment
for lands in that territory, until after such
lands have been offered at public sale and
become subject to ordinary private entry.
Very respectfully, your obi servant,
T. A. HENDRICKS, Comm.
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@We are just now having splendid
moonlight evenings up here, with the
weather just cool enough to make . fire
feel comfortable of mornings and even.
ings. or to sleep well of nights.
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DEATH or An EDrrpR.-Judge BsiIlsche,
who was Editor Of the Scioto Gazette
nearly half century ago. then Of the
Ohio State Journal, and kpm 1887 to
1855. Of the Alton Telegraph, dled ct
Alton last week.
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No DouBr or IF.-The Richmond En-
qnirer makes an open breast, and declares:
For our own part. We have no hesitation
in expressing the opinion that every Gov
enor who has been sent to Kansas, has
ben Instructed to set always with sspes
eial partially to the South. ga $50 b
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~ A Catfish weighing on. Asndrsd
snd f''snty-fasss psunds. was caught in
the River, ct this place, last weak.
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SUPPRESSION or THE NEsRAskA BANK

SU1PEzsIoE or THE NEBRAsKA BANKS.
--Intelligenes reached this city. yester-
day morning. to the eject that all the
banks in Nebraaks Territory had closed.
The banks in this city Immediately shut
down on all Nebraska money. and the
consequence was that general gloom
was cast over the countenances Of the
merchants and tradesmsn.-i&. JssspA
Journal.
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KANSAS LANDS AND LAND WARRAxrs.
The following note from the Commits
sioner Of the Land Office. may be Of in
terest to those DESTROYS ofpurchasing lands
in Kansas l.i..
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~ At recent horse-raee In England,
where three horses ran. Lecompte, an
American horse, came out behind all. The
name was enough to beat him
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@The elections in Maine and Yer
mont have resulted in favor of the Repub-
licsns. but with large Democratic Rains
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-01

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and musk
melons are still abundant sbsst hare. this
Ant day Of October.
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~Ths Democratic candidates for
Council. for the Sd and 9TH Districts, are
r. J. Marshall and A. Heed.
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EWe learn that 500 troops landed
at Lesvenworth. several days since. They
are to be on hand at the election.