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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17
Runaway Negroes in Nebraaka.

FteRf AT BRowNsvnLE-ONB MAN
KILLED AND OxE NEGRO WOUNDED.-We
learn from DR.. A. J. Holiday, Of Browns
vile, Nebraska Territory, that gentle
man from Missouri by the name Of Myers,
discovered near that place, on Saturday
last, three negroes skulking through the
brush. Satisfied from their actions that
they were runaways, he went to Browns
vile, reported what he had seen, and a
company was soon in pursuit Of them.
The negroes, who were concealed IN
hazel thicket, discovered the party ap-
preaching and prepared to offer deter
mined resistance. Mr.. Myers who was
in the advance of the party pointing out
the spot where he had seen them, was
shot twice by the negroes, and afterwards
beaten over the head in brutal manner.
He lived but twenty minutes after he was
shot. The negroes after the first fire fed,
but were pursued and fred upon by the
other party. Mr.. Davis, of Brownville,
came up with one of them, large mu-
latto.colored fellow, who appeared to be
the leader of the runaways, and the one
who first shot Myers, when a hand to
hand encounter took place. Several
shots were fred by each, and the negro
receiving a severe wound in the arm
turned and attempted to escape by jump
ing in the river; his wounded arm being
useless, he came near drowning, and Mr..
Davis discovered him in helpless con-
dition. pulled him out and secured him.
The other two negroes escaped, but were
being pursued by three gentlemen Of
Brownsville.
It is highly probable the two who
eluded the. citizens Of Brownsville, will
escape. The negro taken says he has
lived in Kansas City, but it is thought
he ran away from Leavenworth City, the
other two it is believed are owned in An
drew or Holt county.-&. Joseph Ga
zetke. Oh.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17

As the cars were leaving the city, OF
Wednesday afternoon, we observed &
young lady among the passengers, whom
we judged, by her actions, to be from
Darke county. She had on very pref
ty new dress, the body Of which wa'
speckled, and the lower part lowered
she was very particular, lest her ''robt
dress" as she called it, would get spoil
ed. Before the cars started, the engine
gave sort of whistle, when the CIR
jumped up, exclaiming-'the Railroad
is running awayP' and in endeavoring tc
get of, SIZE gave the young lady who &C,
companied her, shove that made heI
fairly "skeet," leaving her parasol behind
She was soon quieted, however; and
when the train started, she muttered some
thing, which, by-stander told US. was
"Now, I'll soon be to Asia !' Wonder
if she thought that she could go to Asis
on the cars We have Just learned that
she got off the cars, at Miamisburg. She
could not be prevailed upon to go farther,
as she declared the" Locofoco hollered
so, she was afraid it would bite her." She
went into Miamisburg, singing political
song, to the tune of Rory 0'Moore. 4"
We have not heard of her. since. For
aught we know, she is to Asia by this
time Dayton Gazette.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17

UNITED STATES SEzArcRs.-The Leg
lslatures Of Tennessee, Virginia, Texas
Kentucky, and Alabamssre to elect Uni
ted States Senators at their next session
Tennessee has to choose two. Ex-Gov.
ernor Powell. Hon. Geo. w. johnson,
Hon. WIN. Preston and Hon John. w
Stevenson are spokea1of in Kentucky By
the democrats. Gen. Mccullough, tn
Texan Ranger, viii probably be Gen
Rusks successor from Texas.
Hen- o. A. P. Nicholson will be on.
Of the new Senators from Tennessee, and
probably johnson or Harris the othar.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17

SINGULAR CoNcIDENcE.-Our readers,
the Cincinnati Gazette says. probably
remember that the inventor Of the patent
metallic burial case, was the first person
to be entombed in one, and we now learn
from good authority, that death recently
compelled a gentleman named Sholl, who
first used tsrracotta in the manufacture
of collins, to become the first patron Of
his own ingenuity. Sholl resided in this
city at the time Of his dscease, and had
lived here for some time. Judging from
these instances, one would suppose death
revenged himself upon all innoyators
upon the usual form Of sepulture but
whether from malignity or generosity we
will not undertake to say, since He alone
who treads the shore Of the Silent Land,
eomprehends the sybiilic voice from the
waves of the eternal sea.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17

LET IT SLIDE.-Rev. YIN. Beeeher, 10
a speech at North Brook6eld on the 4th,
is said to have made use of the following
expression "God help the Union to
slide to perdition.,'
When so many of bis self-styIed min
isters are giving It . lin that way. says
the Boston Post. we don't see much in
consistency IN the request It would not
be unOrthOdox to reply that only the devil
has an interest in the peopling Of perdi-
ton, and that his calling ON God for belp
shows that consummate impndence has
not ceased to be the least of Satanic viz
tines. Seriously, the reverend gentieman's
invocation, or imprecation rather. is what
would be deemed in q lsyman little short
of blasphemy.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17

EThe question has often been asked,
and much doubt exists abroad, as to
whether the soil arkansas is productive.
A flying visit viii satisfy the mind Of
any one on this score. Why, the re-
cords of Sindbad the Sailor and Baron
Munchausen are mere circumstances by
the side of Kansas. We have heard Of
a man driving an OK team. and being
overtaken by night, on the open prairie,
he camped out, and stuck his ox-gad in
the ground beside him. In the morning,
when he awoke, he found himself lying
beneath the foliage of large cottonwood
tree Lest some should doubt this story
of rapid growth, we win tell what we
know to be fact A person was seen,
one evening, to place bottle beside a
stone, and cover it with loose earth, and
the next morning drunken man was
found on the spot
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17

SPECULATION IN GRAIN.-The New
York Courier states that great competi-
ton is going on in that city in. buying
up the new crop Of Southern wheat.
which has resulted in prices being paid
higher in proportion than present prices
of -four; and as tho general expectation
is that -four must decline when the new
crop begins to come in, this movement
excites much comment, for It is felt that
no effort Of speculation can sustain prices
in the absence of foreign demand and
with full crop.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17

80
TIE LIsRAR7, OF CoEGREss.-1he libra
~ of Congress was first established du-
ring the administration Of Jefferson, ct
his suggestion and his exertions. 1t at
first contained about $500 volumes and
was. destroyed by fire when the British
burnt the Capitol in 1874. In the same
wear a resolution was introduced into
Congress to purchase Mr.. Jeferson's pri-
7ate library, which was passed the
books bought and brought to Washing
ton, and the library of Congress again
organized. Various valuable additions
being made from time to time, the libra
~ contained in 1851, $1,000 volumes.
During that year it accidentally caught
fire, and IS, 900 volumes were destroyed,
and the room very much injured. This
accident finally resulted in the room being
made perfectly fire proof by constructing
the alcoves. and shelves Of cast iron.
Soon after this fire an appropriation Of
seventy-6ve thousand dollars was made
by Congress for the purchase Of new
books. This fund was judiciously laid
out and a most excellent collection made
Of standard and rare works. The library
now contains about IS. 00e volumes, ex-
elusive of large number Of pamphlets
and about $4,000 public documents and
the annual appropriation to the library is
81, 900 for miscellaneous, and q, 600 for
law books.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17

A WESTERN HARVEST HoNE.-The
following paragraph from the Chicago
Tribune Of Tuesday, gives an idea how
harvesting is done at the west
"a friend Of ours says that one day
last week he went to the top of hill
called Mt. Zion. six miles from GAINESVILLE,
Rock County, Wisconsin, and counted
on the surrounding plain one hundred and
sixty-four horse power resping machines.
busily cutting down wheat, There were
one Thousand men, women and boys fol-
lowing after, binding and shocking up thu.
golden sheaves. 1t was a sight worth
sesing, to behold the grain falling and be-
ing gathered up at the rate Of two hun
dred acres per hour"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17

HERR DRIEsBACH.--The story that one
of two burglars lately killed by an acct
dent on a Pennsylvania railroad. was
Driesbach, the celebrated tanner of wild
animals and Snowman, and that articles
found upon the body proved him to be
connected with an extensive gang of conn
terfeiters, has been going the rounds
among our exchanges. In contradiction
to this, it is now stated that Herr Dries
bach has married lady from Ohio, has
settled down near Potosi, in Grant Coun-
ty, Wisconsin, and is q successful farmer.
As he is now athome near Potosi, and
has been for over ., year, it is quite GER
tain that Herr is not one Of the unfortun-
ate men who were killed on the railroad.
nor is it at all probable that he is or ever
has been connected either with counter
feitess or burglsrs.--NadisOn { WISCONSIN,
Patriot.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17

AMALaAMATIoNC oMMExCED.-Wscop copy
the following from the Muscatine Enqui-
rer. Of late date:
CA dark darby and a white female
conceived the idea few days since. Of
journeying down life's "thorny path -
together. Though the wife has a husband
and three small children, yet she left them
all and took up her abode with the "cul-
ored pussen !''
We should have thought they might
have waited until 1t was officially announ-
ced whether the new Constitution was
adopted. However the Journal said it
was, and that was enough.
P. S. Since writing the above the fe-
male has been "Fescued and escorted
to her husband s house. The escort num-
bered several hundred individuals. Oh,
what a country 2,
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17

MARRIAGE ExrRAoRDHARY.-In the last
news from Californis, is the following
announcement of anextraOrdinary name,
if not lady:
On Saturday, the = day of May, inst,
at the residepce of His Excellency, Stock
Whitley, Governor and Commarder-in-
Chief, of all the hostiles east Of the noun
tains, by Right Rev. Father Bussassi, Gen.
Victor Trsvitt, to her iadyship, Hon. Eu.
genie Isabella Victoria Olementina Kan.
gsroolia Antelopia Vonstoeckershinder.
shovenspidereater. Cousin Germsin 70
Stock Whitley, Esq, aforesaid.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17

AN INDIAN con CHANGE. Yesterday
the Merchants Exchange was visited by
q member of the band Of Indians now so.
journing in our city from visit to Wash
ington. OF course his mission on Change
was to beg for money. Among others
whom he accosted was gentleman who
wears q very heavy black beard and
whiskers. This gentleman sought to
amuse himself by tantaliziDg the Indian,
but would give him no money. The in
:dignant red skin finding that be was on
ly being made sport of, pointed to the
heavy beard Of the gentleman, and turn
ing with an expression of contempt, ex-
claimed "Ughl Buffalo! Squaw Baf-
falo !" perhaps there. wasn't laugh at
the expense Of our friend with the hirsute
appendage.-&. Louis RePE6icqn.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17

DAILY MAn.-A gentleman residing
in this vicinity, proposes to carry mail
daily, in a two-horse conveyanee, be-
tween White Could and Oregon, for one
year, for the sum of s275. This is very
reasonable, and is only about one-half
the sum that was asked by another per-
son, who proposed, a short time since, to
carry daily mail between the two
places A portion Of this sum will no
doubt be paid from the revenue of the
Post Office at this place. The balance
could very easily be made up by our
business men. and citizens generally, who
are interested in having frequent mails.
AS the route viii pass through Forest
City, and they could also secure daily
mail. the people of that place would no
doubt contribute their portion. We call
the especial attention of our citizens to
this project, while the proposition is yet
open. We will thus secure regular
mail every day, through cold and warm.
wet and dry. The advantage viii not
end here A chain Of Post Offices is
about being established westwardly some
fifty or sixty miles. They viii depend
upon some river town for their msil con-
nections. White Cloud would be on the
most direct route, but there will be q
comp etition between several towns. By
having a daily mail to this place. con-
Meeting directly with the regular St Louis
and Council Bluffs mail, we can at once
secure this as the starting point for the
Western route, and thus, in a great
measure, unite White Cloud and those
inland Kansas towns in a common in
tereSt.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17

DEATHS DoTsos. Of President
Pierce's Cabines Offcers-Messrs. Marcy
and Dobbin-hsve died within SIX months
of his retirement; his Postmaster GeneT-
al has also lost his wife, and General
Rusk, Of Texas, who was elected Presi-
dent pro tenpOrs of the Senate, at tbs
close of his term, Is also among
the dead. Rarely do we End 50 large en-
amount of mortality in 90 short . time
in q political family.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17

PoLITIcAL MEETIEGs.-There have been
a number of political meetings held in
this County and Brown, reports Of which
have been anxiously looked for in our
columns, but in vain. as such reports
have not been furnished us. We will
gladly publish the proceedings of all
political meetings, of any party. if the
officers will but furnish us with reports.
They are subjects of interest and infor-
nation to the citizens of Kansas and Of
the States, and their publication will
cost nothing but little trouble on the
part of those interested.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17
AN. nFFER.

Having been frequently. written to, in
regard to Climb terms for our paper, we
make the following effcr:
To all Clubs Of 20 subscribers. we viii
furnish the paper for one year. at s1.50
each. Thus, to any person who viii pro-
cure 20 subscribers, and send US $50, we
viii send copy Of the paper, for one
year, gratis-making 81 copies for $50.
This is mora liberal offer than has yet
been made by any. other Kansas paper,
Is Far. as we are aware Of.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17

N. P. Willis thought be saw ghost at
the foot Of his bed one night. he rose
with sweat drops on his brow, nerved
himself to theextrems ofdaring, approach
ed the figure and clutcbed it-whcn, 10 !!
it was bis own shirt 1t had been hung
near the foot Of his bed, over . furnace
register. The column Of warm air occa-
siOnally inflated this lhirt. and hence the
ghost. Col. Fuller, Of the N. Y. Mir
ror, says the dainty Idlewilder pub
lished this statement to let The world know
that be wears a silk shirt.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17

The Baltimore Sun has the following,
concerning the probable cause Of the death
Of Senator Risk -: .,e-e
cit is supposed that the mind Of the
Senator has been much disturbed lately in
consequence of some alleged connection
Of his -brother-in-law with forgeries on
the Land Department. The matter, IL is
surmised, preyed upon him to such an
extent as to induce this terrible result
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17

.Leander swan the HelIespont to gain
his love. A young chap living in the
country, twenty miles from Manchester,
Pa, walked to that city the other morn
ing, arrived there at 5 O'Clock, hired 4
horse and buggy; returned home; gol
his lady love and took her to Maachestel
to see the circus. At night they returned
home, when the devoted swain drove the
team back to the city paid his bill and
" footed II home sgain-tweaty miles,
That girl ought to pop the question II
once.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17

SrovEs.-In another column, will be
found the advertisement of G. F.. Jen-
nings d Co., who have received the
Agency of the MassillOn (Ohio) Stove
Manufacturing Company, for the sale Of
their Stoves. They have now on hand,
We suppose, the largest lot of Stoves
ever brought into Kansas, at any one time
The Stoves are of various kinds and pat
terns-Cooking, Dining Room, Parlor
and Office Stoves, for wood and coal.
They are enabled to sell at unusually low
prices. They likewise have large lot
of Bells, for Churches, Hotels, School
Houses, etc, which they offer cheap.
The above firm are also engaging ex-
tcnsively in the manufacture of articles
of Tin. Copper, and Sheet Iron. The
best of workmen arc employed, and they
are now prepared to execute all orders in
their line. Give them a call.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17

The tongue Of the slanderer has fear.
full power, and he who aids it By insinu.
atoms or limitations, has fearful re-
sponsibility to bear. A young lady al
Detroit, Michigan. deserted by lover
through doubts Of Der chastity, provoked
BY lying tongues, lest week proved hel
truth BY the fearful test Of suicide; while
a letter to her husband. taken from thu
clothing Of = woman found drowned in
the Mississippi, says; "I have been q
faithful and true wife. They hare lied
a6Oaa me f'
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17

@Judge Ferguson, according to the
official vote, has been elected as Delegate
to Congress, from Nebraska, over Bird
B. Chapman, the present incumbent
Judge Ferguson was the candidate and
the choice of the people of the Territory
and Chapman, of the Office holders and
spectators. We understand that Chap
man intends to contest the election. He
was beaten once before, but gained his
seat by a contest. What is a little in
consistent in him, the former contest was
because certain HalfBreeds voted for hi,
opponent, whose votes he succeeded in
having thrown out; but this year, the
same votes were cast for him.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17

The Masonic Order in the United States
numbers three hundred thousand persons,
and includes large proportion Of all the
distinguished civil, military and profes-
sional men. The price asked for Mount
Vernon and the Tomb of Washington, il
500, 900. It has been proposed in Vk-
ginia, that the Freemasons make MP the
sum necessary to purchase it, BY the sub
scription Of dollar or less from each in.
dividual. In view Of what Mr.. Everett
has done and will do, twenty-five cents
from each member should answer every
purpose. 81.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17
GES. .LAEE.-Some person. nrobabl,

GEE. sLAEE.-Some person, probably
thinking to humbug the people up this
way, brought up a report, few days
since, that Gen. Lane had been assassina-
ted.in the streets of Lcavenwprth. But
the people about here have pretty much
quit placing faith in rumors-thcy want
confirmation Of all such reports.
From all accounts, the General him
self, atleast, would not be astonished if
he were TO be assassinated. From some
remarks which be made at the Grasshop-
per Falls Convention, it appears that a
friend, whom he sent into Missouri, to
spy ont the movements and designs of
the Pro-Slavery party, had ascertained
that some three or four men had been
employed and sworn to follow Lane about
from place TO place, watching favorable
opportunity to assassinate him, and would
not rest until they had accomplished their
object. This may be true, or may not !;
but it would be the most unfortunate step
the Pro- Slavery men could take. Not
withstanding Lanes unpopularity with q
large portion of the Free State party, his
death, in the manner above alluded to,
would create such an excitement as the
country has never witnessed.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17

Who KILLED On. BURDELL 1T will be
recollected that during the Coroner's in
vestigation, the theory was popular with
medical witnesses that the blows must
have been struck by some person possess
ed of full knowledge of anatomy. Mrs.
Cunningham told DR.. Uhl that she had
DR.. Catlin under her thumb, "intimating
that she possessed some crushing secret
in regard to him. The Herald comments
upon his history and points significantly
to several facts connected Herewith. It
draws the conclusion that the recent events
are in fair way to- bring out an expla-
nation of the mysterious murder of DR..
Burdell. 1t says:
Il might be well, also, in order to guard
against possible Misrepresentation in the
public mind, that DR.. Catlin should have
an opportunity of showing that be was
not the man igho represented DR.. Burdsll
IN the marriage ceremony of the 2Sth Of
October. There was not near SO much
want of similitude between Burdell and
Catlin as there was between Burdell and
Eckel; and this curious threat of Mrs.
Cunningham's might lead some to sup
pose that having Catlin under her thumb
AS she said-she might have coerced
him to help her out in the marriage sham
as well Us in the accouchment sham. By
all means therefore, let DR.. Catlin have an
opportunity of removing this suspicion
from the public mind. It would be well
to let the Rev. Mr.. Marvine see the Doc
tor, that he, Catlin, was or was not-as
the case may be-the man with the bushy
whiskers whom he married to Mrs. Cum
ningham.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17

ELEcnoS TIcKETs.-As the election
is fast approaching. candidates and
County Committees should be securing a
good supply of tickets for distribution
among the voters. We are prepared to
print any amount of tickets, for all par
ties, in the best style, and upon as favor
able terms as they can be had elsewhere.
To those desiring such work done, we
speak Of this subject that they may at
tend to it in time.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17
RThe Court of Holt County, Mi.

~The Court of Holt County, Mis-
souri,, have ordered an vote to be taken,
on Monday, the 21st inst, to decide
whether the County shall take 100000
stock in the Platte Country Railroad
From what we have heard of the senti.
ment of the people of that County, thu
proposition will he defeated. The people
of that County are already heavily. taxed,
and the Commissioners have refused to
build necessary County buildings on this
account. Besides, Andrew County,
which is much more wealthy and popu-
lous, has just voted against subscribing a
like sum.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-17
THE KIvpNEss OF ABorIrroN REscUER

The KINDNESS OF ABOLITION REscUERs
In 1855, colored girl in Milwaukee
who was an apprentice-had been slave
but was manumitted-to Mr.. John H
Marshall, of Milwaukee, was spirited
away by the abolitionists under pretenct
that she was a slave. The abolitionists,
according to the Free Democrat of thai
day, declared they would see that Mr.
Marshall was never called on for her sup
port, and were greatly triumphant at their
great deed. 1t appears now, by letter
published in the News, that she married
in Canada, but that the man had two
other wives. She is now in distress and
misery, with a child to support. and ap-
plication is made for aid to Mr.. Marshall,
not to the sbolitionists who made then
political capital ont of her, and care nc
more for her.-NadisOn { WIs. argus.