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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

: Come N-The members. of the
White Cloud City Company. residing
abroad. are beginning to arrive in town
They are all sstonished at the rapid
growth Of their favorite child. since they
were here last, and think more of it than
ever.
DR.. 4. ]. GArtrNe, of indianapolis,
Ia, and WV. j. GATLrSG. Esq, of.Des
Moines, Iowa. have been here several
weeks. They are energetic. push-ahead
men. and the right kind to help town
along.
JOHN W. McGARvEY, Esq, of Hop
kinsville. KY, showed his "benign coun-
tenance" = in town, the other night.
about the time the E. NJ Ryland landed.
The citizens were all up earlier than
usual, the next morning. Fun and prop
erty will now advance.
This reminds us, that Peter & McGar-
vey are still on hand, ready to attend to
every department of the Real Estate
Agency business. Those desiring their
services, win please take notice.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

STARTING A Saw MILL.-On our way
to Kansas, we met young man on board
the boat, who said he was from Wyan-
dott County, Ohio, and was going to
Kansas, to hunt location for saw mill,
to be run by water. He designated a
place, by stating its distance from one
point or another, which would bring him
in the neighborhood of the base of the
Rocky Mountains. He said he had been
reading somebody's Pictorial History of
the World, in which he saw it stated,
that the above place possessed good water
power, and would be an excellent loca-
ton for a saw mill. His father and
brother had sent him out to examine the
place, and if found all right. they would
come out, and put up the mill. We
have not learned the result of his explo-
rations, and are unable to. inform .the
Cheyenne Indians whether there is any
prospect of their soon having saw mill
handy, or not
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

The UxoE N DAseER THAT prodigy
of craftsmanship and politeness, Thomas
Jack-&c. Key, in eulogizing and COM
neniine the declaration Of Senator
Toombs, that Georgia would go out Of
the Union, if Congress refuses to admit
Kansas with slavery, without submitting
the Constitution to vote of the people.
says:
"Senator Toombs, of Georgia, talks
like a mamie talks like q patriot and q
statesman, who knows the rights of his
constituents. The Democrats of Kansas
have it in their power, as they always
have had, to make this slave State by
fair means, and in spite of the abolition
lists. The Convention have the powersto
frame Constitution and refer it to their
constituency or to send it to Congress
without any reference, and Congress have
no right-dare not refuse Kansas admis-
sion without stultifying itself or wrong
ing the people of Kansas. If Congress
should refuse to receive Kansas intosthe
Union, she would be the first out of the
Union.
Du tell Now, Congress knows just
what she can depend upon. She must
accept Kansas, with such Constitution
as the combined wisdom of Key and his
consederates botches up. and upon the
terms they dictate. or he (Key) will take
her out of the Unionl Why, if all the
people in the Territory were such reptiles
as this Key, every decent man in Congress
would vote to kick Kansas out of the
Union, without ceremony
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

CouNsEL.-But few of the reading pub
lie are aware how continually an editor
is called upon to advise his patrons on
every subject, from politics to the breed
of cattle. Through the whole range Of
our duties, none has perplexed US more
than to tell our readers what to take for
a cure when they are sick. Hitherto this
has been a severe trial to all our skill,
but it will not be hereafter. We have
been taking, and have seen the evidence
from others, that have taken DR.. Ayre's
Cherry Pectoral and Cathartic Pills.
They need but a slight trial to convince
the most skeptieal, how far they are su-
perior to the other medicines we have
had in use. They have one single prop
erty of great importance to the sick, and
that is they cure.--Boston Herald.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10
A Dreadful Massacre I

Col. Sumner 0vsrtaEes tie CKeysane In
dams, and kills Four or Fire Hundred
Of ne'F Men, Women aud Ckldren!
A gentleman arrived in this city yes
terday, just from the Plains, and states
that he saw an expressman, bearing dis
patches from Fort Kearney to Fort Leav-
enwoFth. Colonel Summer bad ovsrtaken
the Cheyenne Indians, of WHOM our Ken
nekuk correspondents speaks. as having
retreated rapidly towards the Arkansas
river country. A severe battle ensued
Immediately after Colonel Sumner came
up, which resulted in the indiscTiminats
massacre of four or Eve b1ndrsd Of the
Indians, including men, women and chill
dren. Neither age nor sex were spared
by the American commander and be and
his men, at the last accounts, we're sub
sisting entirely upon buffalo meat.-4.
@1sep6 Journal, Al.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

WHERE THE SETTLERS ARE FROM
From what we can learn of the settlers
Of this portion Of Kansas. we have no
doubt that a large majority of them are
from the good old State Of Ohio-prin-
cipally from Richlsnd and the neighbor-
ing Counties. Next in the list, stands
Illinois; then Kentucky; then New
York then Missouri; and afterwards
follow Virgins, Indians, the New En-.
gland States. and Pennsylvania. There
are but few settlers from any other States
besides those mentioned.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

w. D. BEELzE & Co.-Persons trad.
ing at Iowa Point, win please not forget
the Pioneer Store of w. D, BeeIer & Co.,
near the landing. Theirs was. the first
store. we believe. in Donfphau County,
and the early settlers are greatly indebted
to them for favors, through good time
and bad, and should not forget them
They are all men of the right stamp
who thoroughly understand their bust.
ness, and are prepared to offer bargains
such as can rarely be met with in the
West. We learn that their sales, for
the present year. will average over 81 .0OC
per week! See their advertisements.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

DEATH OF THoMAs Dick, L. L. D.
We have to announce the demise Of this
venerable and excellent gentleman. the
author of THE Christian Philosopher"
and Of several other works Of 9 pious
and instructive nature, which have met
with high acceptance and popularity.
he expired at his residence in Broughty
Ferry, where he had lived for the long
period of more than thirty years. quietly
prosecuting his astronomical studies, en-
gagged in the labor Of an uncstensatious
benevolence, and enjoying the warm res
pect Of all around him. Recently he
suffered the bereavement of two grand
children; and never throughIy recovered
from the blow which be had sustained.
He was eighty-three years Of age.-Dxa-
dee ISeOtiaad) Warder.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

WHAT OUR NEIGHBoRs THIsK OF Us
I'm the East, is not the only place
where cock-and,bull stories about Kan
sss are popular. Even our neighbors in
Nebrssks, are becoming alarmed for US,
as viii be seen by the following, which
we find in the Omaha Times -
KANSAS VS.. NEBRAsKA.-The Platts-
mouth Jeifersonlan, learns from gentle,
man just from Kansas, ''that affairs there
are in q deplorable state. Property and
life are as insecure, as they ever were in
any part of our country. Murders are OF
awfully frequent occurrence, and with a
boldness that is appalling. Robberies
and thefts- are committed with IMMUNITY.
Our informant says that horses are stolen
from wagons in which the owners are
sleeping"
We desire to contrast this condition,
with the state of affairs in Nebraska
Since the organization of our Territory,
we have had no difficulties at all, ap-
proachingin magnitude those experienced
In our sister Territory. While in Kan
sas the fires are yet smouldering, and
liable at any time to break out with ten
fold fury, here in Nebraska we have
peace and quietness, and a promise of
immunity from domestic .troubles, that
will not be belied by the future.
Our friends above are making too
much of things down this way. Prop
erty is as safe here, as in Nebraska, or
any other new country. Cases of kill
ing. too, occur frequently and horses
are stolen, but not many from wagons in
which the owners are sleeping. The fact
is, every new country is cursed with a
gang of outlaws, who flee before the
march of civilization. Nebraska has
her share, and Kansas more than hers,
because the circumstances have been more
favorable for Interpretations. We have
had tremendous excitement here, and it
has been easy for desperadoes to creep in
under the name of law and order. We
have been ruled by them, and they have
occupied official stations, where they
could commit their depredations upon
honest people, in the name of the law
But the sceptre is fast passing away from
their grasp, 10 be held by them no more
forever. We read of murders and lynch
ing occasionally in Nebraska, and did
thesame circumstances exist as in Kansas,
outlawry would be more prevalent there
than here. But respectable citizens are
aocking into Kansas by thousands, and
tho day Is not distant when she win be
one of the most peaceful members of the
Union.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

liz EARxEsT.-The Geary City Era is
getting spunky. A paper published il
the Territory, like papers generally o.
that class, in the absence of any other
argument. vented TRADE of slang upon
the editors of the Era, charging one Of
them with having attended college with
niggers, and all that kind of stuff. The
Era pitches into the aforesaid editor,
with whose history he happens to be &C.
quainted, and tells things about him,
which might hurt his feelings. if he have
any. That is the only way to answer
men who use no other weapon thar
abuse.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

"HoEoRABLE" THoxAs J. KEY GETi
"SxAvAGE PIN 4 late number of thu
Doniphan Constitutionalist, (which the
gsnaemGnly publisher neglected to send
Us, the editor takes satisfaction upon us
by calling NJ all the hard names he evel
heard of-hard names being the only ar
gument he understands. Among othel
things, he calls US a Black Republican
and liar l-ssys we want him to bring
rs into notiee-threatens to kick us-snd
seeming to exhaust his vocabulary Of hard
words, concludes with TRADE Of slop.
shop expressions, purporting to CONS
from some hireling lick-spittle in his EN-.
ploy. who is taught and commanded tc
proclaim. "What mighty man is Tho,
mas j. Key, my master!'' This Latter
was unnecessary, as his editorials are al.
ways a mess of botch-work, which could
not be made worse If he were to try
Now, that dig hurt our feelings awfaly
We must acknowledge, we did not ex-
actly tell the truth about him. We said
his name was Thomas Jefferson Key
We beg Thomas Jeferson's pardon--it
should have been Thomas Jsck-ass Key
mo insult intended to jack-ss asses general
ly.) But the idea that we want him to
bring US into notics7-goody gracious
Do we want a skunk to fling his 9Th
upon us. that people may notice us? II
would be far preferable to being brought
into notice by such a barlesque upon hu-
manity as Thomas J. Keyl But to think
that such wretehes are sent to form q
Constitution for the government of decent
people-the thought is humiliating! In
regard to that little kicking affair which
Thomas j. Key speaks Of we would say,
when he and his confederates get through
with their attempt to impose upon and
disfranchise large majority of the peo-
pie Of Kansas, at Lecompton, and when
he has succeeded in mObbing and killing
all his neighbors who do not agree with
him in politics, he had better call around
he will find out how they treat poor,
pitiful, good-for-nothing, dirty, lousy
puppies in White Cloud! Hon. Thorn
as j. Key occupies a position which
makes him public property-or. rather,
a public nuisance-and we intend to take
a long pole; with hook and spike in
one end Of it, and haul him about, and
turn him over, and hold up his rotten,
filthy carcass to the gaze of the public,
until it makes all decent men gag, and
turn from it in disgust at
P. S.-We learn that, when the editor
of the ConstitutioHalist came into the
world, there was a double birth; one was
a baby, and the other a calf-the bsoy
died shortly afterwards !!
We requested our devil to write few
lines, to place at the bottom of this, tell
ing what a savage fellow we are; but he
declined, on the plea that only mullct-
heads do that sort of thing!
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

DRues, MEDICINES, &c.-Ths public
are referred to the advertisement o.
Shreve & Macy. who have just opened
their stock of Drugs In this place, or
Main Street, east of the spaulding House
They have as fine and nicely arranged
an establishment as can be found any.
where, and viii keep a constant supply
of Drugs, Medicines. Paints, Oils, Dye
Stufs, and evey article usually found in
Drug Stores. They deserve the patron
age of the public.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

FREE STATE MKETNGs.-H. SIiles
Moore, of Leavenworth, and II. Earzel-
ere. of this County, are advertised to
speak at Sawin's Store, in Brown Ccun-
ty, on Saturday, September 18th at
Richmond, Nemaha County. on Monday,
September 18th; at CapiOma, Nemsha
County. on Tuesday, September 18th.
and at Ohio City. Nemsha County, on
Thursday, September 18th.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

SCIENTIFIC AMERIcAs.-The prospsc-
tus of this journal. whose reputation is
co-extensive with the English language,
may be found in this weeks paper. We
do not see how any semitic man or me-
chanic can get along without it. But a
puff Of the Scientific American Is as un-
necessary as q puff of Webster's Dictiou.
airy, or the Bible.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

The LANE FAHnY.-Three Of the Indi-
ana Lanes are now prominent men in
different parts of the Union, and occupy
different positionsbefore the people. Hen
ry s. Lane is the leader Of the Republican
party in Indiana, working might and
main against the admission of any more
Slave States. Gen. Joseph Lane is in
Oregon, figuring for her admission as q
Slave State. James q. Lane is in Kan
sas, sort of Ishmaelite, whose hand is
against everybody. and everybody's hand
against him. He occupies position. ge-
graphically and politically, nearly mid
way between the two other Lanes, but
nearest to the one in Indiana. In Con-
gress, he voted for the Kansas Nebraska
bill: and afterwards came out here, to
assist in the Inauguration of squatter
Sovereignty. But becoming disguised at
his own work. he joined the Free State
ranks, in which he has continued ever
since,
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

Wild PEUMs AND GRAPEs.-Our citi-
zehs are now luxuriating upon these fruits,
which grow out here larger and finer than
we ever saw them elsewhere. The plums
are scattered all over the prairie, growing
upon bushes from three to ten feet in
height. They are delicious. and none Of
your knotty, wormy little affairs, but real
smashers. and abound in vast quantities.
Men. women. boys and girls daily go out,
and bring them in by the bucket, basket
and bag full. We saw some three or four
Indian women in town, the other day,
each one with bag full of rlums, large
enough for a mule load. Wild plans are
selling at Omaha, at 10 cents per quart.
Here, people have only to go and pick
them.
The wild grapes are also very large and
fine, and are found in the Missouri bot
tom. Large loads of them are brought to
town, almost daily.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

The FIRsr SERxoE.-The Elwood
Advertiser speaks Of the 6rst sermon
ever preached in that town. which occur
red recently. This reminds rs of the
first sermon in whits Cloud. It was q
pleasant Sunday evening. in the latter
part of March. The landlord and most 81
his boarders were in front Of the Hotel.
pitching horse-shoes. when q stranger
rode up. and ordered his horse put up.
The landlord put up his horse. e, tied
him to fence-rail. After eating supper,
the stranger gathered the crowd in the
dining room. and preacheda pretty good
sermon-the landlord leading the sing
ingi The preicher didn't allude to the
pitching match, nor did he tell his con-
gregation that they must spend their time
in fasting and prayer; but he told them
TO make as much money as they could
honestly, do good. support the gospel,
help the poor. get rich. and prepare for
Heaven There was human nature there,
and we presume the Sermon did as much
good. as most of those which are COM
posed Of highfalutin sentences and sane
tilted admcnitions.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

@An exchange, noticing the fact,
that there are about $4,000 more females
than males in Massachusetts, asks,
Where win they get husbands ?" We
can speak for q portion of them. w,
believe several thousand gOod-lOoking
and nice ones could be speedily accOmo.
dated in Kansas.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10
HThe recent proceedings at !

~ Inc recent proceedings at Atchl-
son, where Gen. Lane was prevented
from entering the town to speak. show
Stringfsllow to have been not so much
of Border Ruffian as he has heretofore
had the credit of. The Squatter Sover-
eign, Free State paper, contains an ac-
count of the proceedings. Stringfellow
addressed the crowd, contending for free
dom Of speech, and declaring himself in
favor of permitting Lane or any other
man to speak, when the people desired
to hear Others took the opposite ground.
and they had quite warm time of it.
Mr.. McBratney declared himself Black
Republican. and took sides with String
fellow. About this Fall, Rufianism will
take its departure from Kansas.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

The Grand Jury Of the End Judicia
District, in session at LecomptOn. acting
in their individual capacity, passed reso-
lutions approving of Judge Csto's opin.
ion as to the validity and operation Of
the election laws OF Kansas, and strong.
" endorsing the personal integrity, Legal
ability, and moral deportment'of the Ju-
dietary of the Territory.-KoHsas No
6onoI Democrat.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

Co-PARTNERsMP.-By their advertise
ment. it win be seen that R. s. Wake
field and Albert Payne have entered into
co-partnership, inthe Carpenter business,
and are prepared to attend to all work in
their line, in aquick and substantial man.
ner, on low terms. They are good work
men. andwe recommend them to the
building public.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10
ROur friend Wellington, of Pacifi

EOur friend Wellington, Of Pacific
City, Iowa. who has recently been doub-
ling himself, passed up the river. with
his lady, on the steamer E. A. Ogden.
on Tuesday. We regret to learn that
he was defeated, at the recent election,
for County Surveyor of Mills County,
by about two hundred votes. That cleo
ton was not decided upon the question
of qualification or merit. we venture to
say. 1t was no doubt the result of local
questions and local jealOusies. the curse
of any County, and of which Mills Coun-
ty Just now has her full share.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

The detection of Mrs. Cunningham in
the attempt to foist upon the world an heil
of DR.. Burdell, viii do her character and
prospect great damage. First it lays her
liable to ten years. Imprisonment in the
penitentiary and secondly it win satisfy
the world that she isunprincipled enough
to have conspirsd for DR.. BurdsIl'S death
las doubtless she did.-j&. Louis Intel
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

Read Your BALLoTs.-A citizen of
Pittsburgh. at 3 recent election. voted .
ticket that We should judge could not be
defined politically. he ran up in .
hurried manner, and put in the wrong
piece Of paper. It ran thus
"DEAR MIss--, cannot NEST you
at--this evening. Ny wifi suspects
keep shady. Yours, a5sctionstsly,
Era -
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

FINE CoRN.-Some half dozen of the
finest ears of corn we ever saw, were
brought into our Office, this week, by Mr..
UT. They average about foot in length,
with large. full grains, about half ripe
and he informs us that they are fair
sample Of the whole field, which is in
Holt County, Mo-. near Oregon. He has
q hundred acres Of IT, which will average
100 bushels per acre-making 10000
bushels, which will sell, at the lowest cal
culation, for 50 cents per busheI, and
probably more. $4,000 from one field
of 100 acres, III single season. is ma
king farming pay right well. This fine
corn was raised BY Mr.. Greenlee, who re-
sides on the farm.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

EIf any of our young men should
come across stray woman. they will do
well not to hsrbor or trust her, as viii be
seenfrom an advertisement in this weeks
paper.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

ET Late papers mention four impor-
tsnt circumstances. We used to receive
similar intelligence about once a year,
but now it comes at least once a month.
They are-sn editor down South has been
shot. a building has fallen down in Gin
cinnsti. conspiracy to assassinate Louis
Napoleon has been discovered. and Queen
Victoria talks of having baby once
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

EThe first trial in White Cloud,
came of before Esquire Briggs, on We'd
nesday. It was a case of assault and
battery, between two Irishmen. One
cut stick, and the other was fined five
dollars and costs.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

RE- The papers bring accounts of the
arrival Of deserters from Walkers army,
BY every ship from Nicaragua. That is
cheering. The prospect is, that when the
Hero of Nicaragua goes down there
on his next piratical expedition, he will
have to ego it alone"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

The OLDEST MANA correspondent
of the st. Louis Republican, writing from
Elwood, K. t., says:
"One who lives on his claim, near the
edge of this city, is, perhaps, the Oldest
man in America. If not, l will venture
a small wager that he is the most active
Of his age. He is Mr.. James O'Toole.
He was born in the County of Donegal,
IN the North of Ireland, somewhere about
the year 1870. He was an old man IN
the Irish rebellion in 1898, when, becom-
ing implicated with lord Fitzgerald, he
fed bis country, to seek freedom IN our
then young republic. His life has been
cbeckered with many changes. He has
been tossed about among various scenes
and BY many diverse circumstances. He
moved to st. Louis thirty years ago, and
established the first brewery there. He
moved to the Platte Purchase in 1888,
and lived IN Buchanan County, near
Bloomington, until two years ago. when
he came to Kansas and made a pre-emp-
ton, and he can now walk eight or ten
miles with ease, to visit his friends or at
tend to business affairs. He says his age
is about one hundred and twenty-five
years.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

H The Free State. Convention of
DoniPhan County. met at Palermo, on
Saturday last and nominated . full tick
ct, for the Legislature and County Offices.
We have not seen report of their pro-
ceedings, nor learned the names of all
the nominees. but understand that they
are good men.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-10

Four mouth, and things appertain-
ing thereto. have not suffered, during the
past week. We have been luxuratine
upon divers water.melons and musk.
melons brought by Esquire Briggs,
Charley Scraford, Col. UT and others,
and plums. presented by the boys gen.
orally. That good time" must be here