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The Kanzas news., 1858-01-23
Nicaragua VS.. Kanzas.

The arrest of the pirate Walker, by Com
modore Paulding, has thrown new fire.
brand and element of discord into the ranks
of the already greatly distracted ''Democ-
racy.'' The President, although admitting
that Commodore Paulding COMMITTED a
grave error" in arresting Walker on the soil
of Nicaragua, refuses to remove him, and
characterizes Walkers expedition as one
which violates the principles of christian
ity, morality and humanity, held sacred by
all civilized nations The Southern fire.
eaters demand that Paulding shall be remov-
ed, Walker and all his men taken back to
Nicaragua by the Government. and that the
neutrality laws shall be repealed. The ex-
element at Washington on this question is
so intense as to overshadow the e'Kanzas
question" which is thus for the moment
lost sight Of. Mr. Douglas has taken the
opportunity which this Southern opposition
to the President has afforded him, to prevent
being s.read OUT of the party, and regain
his former standing. by espousing the cause
of the FiIIibusters. He will doubtless sue
ceed in ''saving his bacon"
This arrest of Walker was entirely un-
looked for and has, doubtless, disarranged
the plans of the South to a considerable ex-
tent in their design of conquering new soil
for the extension of their peculiar institu-
tion.'' With the success of Walkers arms
in Nicaragua, and the aid in the Senate which
they expected to get from Kanzas, the diff
culties in the way of obtaining an offset
for that which they were about to lose in the
few. But the arrest of Walker has com
PEELED them to ''show their hands" sooner
than they desired, and has precipitated mat
ters into general fight. How long this
Nicaragua question" viii keep that of the
admission of Kanzas in abeyance, and how
far it viii affect the result of the latter is
uncertain; but the longer it is kept off the
better. The President has declared his de-
termination to stand or fall by the Lecomp-
ton Constitution, and will accept of no COM
promise. His dogged adherence to that in
strument, is doubtless determined by pros
pect of its success. under the operation OF
gag rule and government pap.
This is the way the matter stands at pres
ent. The prospect of the rejection of the
Lecompton Constitution is increasing, and
it is possible that the Nicaragua question
will continue to divert attention in such a
manner as to defeat the Kanzas policy of the
Administration. So mote it be.
The Kanzas news., 1858-01-23

A Mr.. Wheat, of Lockhart, Texas, thinks
the Texas cattle trade is one of the most
profitable now carried on. He purchased
500 head in Texas, at an average of SIC
per head, and sold them in Chicago in Au-
gust to packer at an average price of. $50
per head. He started with the drove in
April, and reached Chicago in October
He had only seven men with him, and lost
but eight or nine head. He grazed the eets
tie all along the route, the grass being nearly
foot high. He passed through the Choc-
taw country, and was treated kindly by the
Indians.
The Kanzas news., 1858-01-23

Gov. Wise, of Virginia, in letter written
to the committee of the Tammany Society,
who had invited him to participate in the
celebration of the battle of New Orleans,
on he 9th of January, takes strong ground
against any attempts to force Constitution
upon the people of Kanzas against their
will This is heavy blow against the
Administration.
The Kanzas news., 1858-01-23

Speaker Orr has announced his determi-
nation to enforce strictly the rule prohibit
ing the custom of bringing liquors into that
part of the Capitol under his especial charge:
This, if strictly followed out, Is species OF
reform very much needed, and cannot but
be productive of good effects. 1t is unfor-
tunate. however, that he cannot extend the
operation of the rules so as to prevent GER
tain notorious members from surreptitiouslY
bringing the article into the building in their
stomachs.
The Kanzas news., 1858-01-23

GROWING BErrER.-The progress of ex-
travagance in dress has provoked slight
ounter-demonstration on the part of the
French Court. Last year it was under
stood that no lady invited to Compiegne
could appear twice in the same dress
This season it has been intimated that the
temperance of dress once in the course
of week will be not only tolerated but ap-
proved. The consequence is, that ladies
invited to pass week at Compiegne pack
up only eight dresses instead of sixteen.
The Kanzas news., 1858-01-23

The New York Day Book, including good
will, material, etc., has been sold, since the
death of Mr. Stimson, its editor, for the
trifing sum of So, 500, to two of its print
ers, who are to pay the sum in instalments
of SO per week. Only few weeks since
Mayor Woods Brother Ben" offered S16,-
600 for one-half the concern. The Day
Book is of the extreme Pro-Slavery, Border
Ruffian school.
The Kanzas news., 1858-01-23

CANADIAN TRADE.-Quebec papers notice
the progress of direct trade between that
city and the far west A few days since a
hundred barrels of -four were received di-
rect from Ottawa, Ill, having gone a dis
tance of over 1000 miles by railroad. The
route was as follows via Rock Island Rail-
road, Central Michigan, Great Western, and
Grand Trunk, to Point Levi.
The Kanzas news., 1858-01-23

THE DELEGATE FROM UTAH-A move
ment has been made in Congress in relation
to the question of allowing Dr.. BernhiseI,
the Mormon Delegate, to retain his seat in
the House. It is claimed by some that
Utah is in state of rebellion, and as con-
sequence her Delegate should be expelled.
The Kanzas news., 1858-01-23
RErURS1sG TO THEIR Coksr1rUESrs.-

RETURN1NG TO THEIR CoNsTITUENTs.-
Within the last few days, a number of
the late Calhoun Convention have passed
through this city, on their way to the
Southern States, no doubt, for the laudable
purpose of reporting progress to their con-
stitue7lts If it should ever be necessary
for the Calhoun Convention to re-assemble,
(which God forbid J its members would
have to be summoned from sixteen States
-H. Louis Democrat
The Kanzas news., 1858-01-23

Some magazine writer has started the the
ory that Emperor Napoleon is no Napoleon
at ali, but Yankee humbug named Bowen,
the real Louis Napoleon, he says, died in
tit in a drinking house in New York some
years since. and his companion in dissipa-
ton assumed his name, went to Europe. at
tended Queen Hortense as her son in her
dying moments. and has finally succeeded
to the French throne.
The Kanzas news., 1858-01-23
Committed

Mrs. Garfield who has been undergoing
preliminary examination at Lawrence, before
Justice Ladd, for several days past, on
charge of poisoning her husband. who died
a few weeks since, has been committed to
appear at the next term of Court Messrs.
Coe and Conway were counsel for the pros
eeution, and Clark, Hutchinson, and Chris
tian for the defense. The trial excited a
great deal of interest throughout.
The Kanzas news., 1858-01-23

The Topeka Legislature has adjourned to
meet again near the time of adjournmcat o.
the Territorial Legislature.
The Kanzas news., 1858-01-23

Flour is selling at s5 s5 per cwt-, in
Lawrence.
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CHAPTER Nv.
CONCLUSION.

The water in that frog-poud is always
stagnant, and slime resembling butter
milk, covers its surface. The frogs never
sing there and solitary gsllynipper is
seen humming over it, as if singing a
requiem for some departed spirit. And
of dark nights. can be seen . blue blaze
in its midst. the light of which shows
Sally, Ann churning, as if. for life; and
FlettygasksI. the last of the Squeebobs,
sitting BY. with a bottle of whiskey in
one hand. and a huge plug of tobacco in
the other. Then is heard hoarse voice,
crying. my revenge is complete p then
an agonizing shriek-then dismal splash
land all is dark-all is silent
Uly Swabach--sensitive, noble Uly
Swabach-who was soon to have led the
gentle Sally Ann to the bridal altar, be-
came bumfoozeld, and lost his gumption.
He at length conceived the notion that ne
was ham of pork-a notion which he
could not be persuaded to abandon and
SO impressed was he with the hallucina-
ton, that he one day hung himself up in
the smoke house, where he was found the
next morning, in a state of mir konm he
raus! ... .
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A DRILL President.

In late number of the Albany Even
ing journal, Thurlow Weed tells us what
a droll President we have got, in the fol-
lowing concise words
He entered the White House, with the
promise of freedom to Kansas on his lips,
and a scheme for enslaving it, in his peck
ct. He declared war against circulating
notes, and in six weeks was issuing them
himself Before the ink was dry with
which he pledged Economy" he had
drained the treasury Of the last dollar.
Before the printers were done stereotyping
his inhexible determination not to borrow.
he was in Wall street soliciting a loan !!
He congratulated the country on the
final end Of slavery agitation, and he has
been agitating it ever since. He ordered
Paulding to stop the illibnsters. and then
recalled him for doing it. Walker OF
Nicaragua, he pronounced an outlaw, and
rendered him the Inequalities of the
White House Walker, of Kansas, he
furnished with written instructions, and
turned him out for obeying them.
lie WlInhclu lhC llOOpS nun ldhs
where he proclaimed there was war, in
order to keep them in Kansas, where he
insisted all was peace. He sells Forts at
the West for a 1.-THE of their cost. in order
to buy sites at the East at ten times their
value his subordinates in both cases
pocketing the difference. He is continu
ally asking for new steam frigates; but
he will not use those he has either on the
coast of Africa or in the Gulf of Mexico.
He sends out steamer, .ostensibly to
catch the Styx, but with private orders
in the Captains desk to do nothing of the
sort. Claiming to be one of the most
frugal of Presidents, he has spent more
than any of his predecessors. Assuming
to be above party prejudices, he makes
partisanship the basis even of his invita-
lions to dinner.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-09-30

The LAWS OF DlvoRcE.-We have
thity-two States and there are almost
as many different laws of divorce as there
are States. The reader may see some OF
these differences by the following state
ment-
I. In the States Of Georgia, Alabama,
and Mississippi, two-thirds of the Legis-
lature must concur with decision by the
court to make divorce.
2, In Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,
South Carolina, Louisiana, and Missouri,
no divorce can be granted but by special
act Of the Legislature. and South Caro-
lima has never granted divorce.
8. In the States Of Connecticut, Ohio,
and Illinois, all divorces are total.
4. In Massachusetts, New York, and
North Csrolins, nothing but adultery is
cause of divorce. lsa4 s1is i
5. In Illinois. two years absence only
is cause of divorce. rr., I'll, I'D,
6. In Indiana, we believe, anything is
a cause. in the discretion Of the court
Gin. Gaz. FIa' liih -'t 'i'-
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-09-30

REMEDY FOR WHooPIxG COUGH.-A
gentleman from the country, where that
painful disease-Whooping Cough--is
prevailing. says that the Chinese Sugar
cane Molasses, or Sorgho Syrup, has
been extensively used in his neighborhood,
and found to be most efeetual remedy
for it. Given to children in occasional
doses of a teaspoonful, when the cough Ii
Troublesome, or let them use It at pleasure,
as other molasses Is. used. and the result
has been that the disease Is as easily man
aged as common cold. It Is certainly
worth trying. at any rate, as the Femed y
is a very pleasant one if the sangains excl
peetation Of my friend be not fulfilled. y
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CHAPTER III.
THE LAST OF THE sQUEEBeBs.

~Why do you wear that disguise9" said
Ebenezer; are you afraid to appear before
the great family of SkeOteye, with ar
open ceuntenance ? All! well may al
Anti-Skooteye hide his facet Are you
friend, or an enemy ?"
"a friend" was the reply. ND
''Then, why that disguisef Are you
friend of the Skooteyes o.
MOP ss T
"Whati a friend to the Anti SkoOt-
eyes? 81 a,ss af s-
mol"
ga friead to whe. then ?"
'A friend of rot-gut whiskey, and dog
leg tobacker %
''Tobackerl7 shrieked female voice,
which was none other than that of the
matronly Peggy Squashins. 'Tobackerl
It's the spirit of Squeebob !"
s'Off with that maski'' cried the infu-
rated Ebenezer. -' Speak ] who are
you g. e.i o .a ara :
"I am Flabbygaster. the last of the
Ssueebobsi" yelled. the stranger, throwing
eff his mask. and showing his hideeus
features; 81 am the only son Of Squeebob,
the Catawampus Chief Myfather's ghost
cries from the depths of masticated mince-
pies, for revea9eH have watched my
chance, for these many years-and some
thing tells me. Rov Is the fine r. sr
A scream followed this speech. Nico-
demus and Peggy turned into petrifed
Egyptian Mummies, three thousand years
old the male guests jumped out through
the windows the women went into con-
niptions, and Aummixed5 the gentle Sally
Ann teek the top off the churn, jumped
in among the fresh butter milk, pulled
the top down again, and chung to the
dasher. Ebenezer alene remained to face
the last of the Squeebobs.
Then Prince Of Darkness y said he,
sit is for me alone to seal your doom. as
nav venerable mother did that of your
daddys Die, thou remnant of SqueebobP'
Ehenezer, as he spoke, made thrust
at the stranger with a piece of calamus
root, but missed his max. Flabbvgaster
turned upon him, stabbed him severely
through the coat-sleeve. with tooth
brush. and after he had fallen. tickled
him to death with galvanized goose
quill. Then rushing to the churn, be
seized it by the handle, and throwing IT
over his shoulder. he rushed from the
house. i1a
On, on, he rushed. amidst a blaze Of
blue FIRE, the screams of Sally Ann issuing
from the depths of the churn. On he
went. and entered large frog pond. and
climbed to the top of gigantic tree IN
the centre. Then raising his voice to the
pitch Of thunder, he exclaimed. !" My
revenge is complete !" and leaped. head
foremost, from this elevation. One dis
NAL splash, an agonizing shrek from
the churn, and N was silent ii n
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-09-30

LOOK OUT FOR THE CoMET.-We learn
from dispatches received by the last steam
er that the great comet of Charles V, for
which astronomers have been anxiously
sweeping the heavens during several years
past, has at length made its appearance,
after its protracted journey through the
distant regions of 81 ace, aud will shortly
be visible to the naked eye. 1t has been
see.r froaa the Paris observatory through
its telescopes, and is pronounced by Arago
to BE none other than the long expected
visitor. The first recorded observation
Of this comet Was in the year 1864, and
its disappearance took place on the I'd of
October Of that year. which happened to
be the day on which Pope Urban ~ died.
After an abseaee of 292 years, it again
made its appearance in 1856, and was
observed by Paul Esbricius, astronomer
to Charles Y, who executed map of its
path, which was published in November
of that year The Emperor considered
it as special omen of his own approach
ing death i; but he lived fer some years
afterward. 1t was then described as a
great and brilliant star. Its course was
Through Virgo and BoOtes, past the
pole of the heavens int Cepheus and
Cassopeia" The celebrated DR.. Haley
calculated its elements more than CEN
tury afterward, and several others after
him. 1t was expected to return in 1S4S
or thereabouts, the orbits Of comets being
somewhat irregular. and their motions
being much affected by the panderous orbs
of Jupiter and Saturn 1t is probably
owing to these retardations that it has
been ten years longer on its way than
was anticipated. ..5tag Liie'ii ffnIDii
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drawn over his face, the tail of the coon
hanging down in front.
"Ah p said Nicodemus, are we to
have a masked ball? Such thing
would be rare, in these parts.''i % .emfT
''Fudgel" cried one Of the party "I'll
bet it's only that fool, Coonrod Swizzle.
drop, at tome of his nonsense again. Let
us have the song" =
The visitor silently seated himself in a
corner; and Sally Ann sang the follow
ing stirring lines, with voice that would
have put to shame the frogs Of her ances-
trail Darke County. The words and music
were composed by Laurence Ravunsel,
poet laureate to the Skooteyes. Accom-.
panied by the instruments, the song was
thrilling: i 7,
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CABLE GossIP.-Mr. Smith was highly
delighted; declared it was wonderful ;
that it was the first instance within his
recollection, of cable having been laid
across the Atlantic. ---.
Mr.. Jones was "nearly crazed;;" i'm
mediately ordered a dozen on the half
shell, and said it was hard to beat.
Mr.. Brown doubted whether it could
really be true; stated his willingness to
drink, if invited. .ss
Mrs. Thompson was wild with joy ;
said she never did-only to think-goody
graciousl
johnson, Hail.. Miller and Green. who
were attending a primary private meeting
at the pitcher and Three Glasses" re-
solved that it was a great thing, and an
additional cause for supporting the gene
raj Administration.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-09-30

AxorHEs PARADIsE.-In Lewis Town
ship, Clay County. Indiana, says the
Lafayette journal, they have a sort of
foretaste of the millennium 1t has with
in It's limits one hundred and seventy
families, all white except one, and they
keep dark about it. There are one hun
dred and seventy-five voters. end during
the last twenty years there has never
been a fight or quarrel at any election
held in the township. 1t contains seven
schooLhouses, seven road districts, seven
bachelors and seven large men three
churches, three preachers, three pair Of
twin boys, three fddlers. three carpenters.
three postoffces. three crazy men and
three men over seventy-fve years old.
There is not lawyer, doctor, or loafer
in it-nor grocery nor panper. A bet
ter, friendlier, happier population is not
to be found in the State.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-09-30
WHOLE NUMBER, g.
dtstfllI ano Curious.

How TO Cur GLASS WITH PIECE or
IRoN.-The Scientific American tells how
this can be done Draw with peacil
on paper any pattern to which yOu would
have the glass conform place the pattern
under the glass. holding both together in
the left hand, flor the glass must not rest
on any plain surface. then. takes COM
mon spike or some similar piece Of iron,
heat the point of it to relness, and spply.
it to the edge of the glass draw the iron
slowly forward, AMI the etlge fthe glass
will Immediately crack continue NOV
ing the iron slowly over the glass, ira
cling the pattern, and the elink in the glass
willfollow at the distance Of about half an
inch in every direction, according to the
motion of the iron 1t may sometimes
be found requisite, however. especially in
forming corners. to apply wet finger to
the opposite side of the glass. Tumblers
and other glasses may be cut or divided
very fancifully by similar means. The
iron must be reheated as often as the
crevice in the glass ceases to flow. f..i
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A REcEIpr FOR KnLINa CocKnoAcHEs

A RECEIPT FOR KILLING CccKRoACHEs I,
The following is worth trying-and
is said to be an excellent remedy; Add
a teaspoonful of powdered arsenic to .
table spoonful of mashed boiled potatoes |;
rub and mix them well together, and then
crumble, one third Of it every night at.
bedtime about the kitchen hearth, and it
will be eaten up, or nearly so, by the
following morning. The creature isYsry
fond of potatoes, and devouring them,
greedily, crswls again into its hole and
perishes. One who had tried this remedy
had occasion to have some alterations
made in his kitchen stove about six
months after. and found hundreds of
wings and dried mummies Of defunct
cockroaches.
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gtlftt Cali.
From an cid Paper,)
FLABBYGASTER:
Or
THE LAST OF THE SHUEEB0BS
A SEQUEL TO PEGGY SKOOTETE.
BY sLoCUM sLUGs, ESQ.
CHAPTER
A SEQUEL TO PEGGY sKOoTETE
BY sLoCUM sLUGs, ESQ.
CHAPTER 1.
THE BALL.


The State of Massissinewa had become
sopulOus, and the hum of bRsiRess was
heard everywhere withia It's bounds. A
solitary gallynipper emily was seen new
and then in Seme remote corner-the
march Of civiliEatiSE had almost exter-
mlnited this object, SO dreaded by the
race of Squeebeb. Msssissinewa had
become Commonwe 18th of importance,
and the political warfare waged 6ercely.
corporal Ebenezer Skooteye had remov-
ed to the State, many years before, hsv-
ing folewed his dszghtor aRd Nieojemus
SquashiRs upca their marriage. The
COpcra had been elected Fence Viewer
Tor maRy years in succession; and he at
length, wheR the grewth of the State
made the office enc eff Importance, had
competitors. The opposing parties then
assumed the names of Skooteyes and
anti SkoOteyes-nameS which still exis-
'ed, at the time Of whieh / am about 10
Srte. But EbeRezer and his wife had
;e1g been laiA ia the family battle-ground,
e Sealnd the hog pen; and Nicodemus had
Hiiea the Office ever since. v- o....so I
twas again early spring. The even
ing was dark. but Delightfully."- pleasant.
oquSshlns' shanty was brilliantly illumi-
aa'ed' and the sound Of music and revelry
proceeded from within for there was q
great ball given, that night, in henor Of
cue triumphant election of EbeaeEer S.
equaShins, son Of Nicodemus and Peggy,
p D sne hlgh and respectable Office Of Dog
There was an intermission In the dan
Eng and each young gentleman had
Pls1ged his partner with sparkling butter
llk' drank from gourd dipper. The
party became elated with the beverage,
aaa called on Sslly Ann Squashins for a
What shall it be-" said she.
Something patriotic, Of course !''
, SLied the party, with one accord /; "some-
Jung about your noble ancestors r.
t,S SAiiy Ann took her position on the
SOle' between two of the musicians, who
were to accompany her, on the pk&paw
u, au'stie and elder flute. They were on
% point OF commencing, when the door
was opened.
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JANIS B. CLAY.-Mr. Forney, in his
Westminster address, stated that Dir. Buc-
hsnan himself prepared 9 portion of the
speech which james B. Clay delivered,
on several occasions in Pennsylvania, in
the late Presidential campaign. This
places the unworthy son of noble sire"
in still more degraded position 1t was
bad enough in him to oppose his fathers
political friends, without becoming a
mere mouth piece Of his fathers personal
enemy. How james Buchanan must
have despised this degenerate son. even
when he was availing himself Of his I'M
gracious services = Cincinnati Times.