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ANEcDoTE OF BEAU HICKMAN.

We find the following among the things in a
late Boston Evening GaZette:-
A rich scene came of the other day, in the
Marine Court. Your readers will remember
the celebrated Beau Hickman. Beau has been
staying here for some weeks past, at the Flor
ence Hotel, where his bills are paid by his
friends in the sporting line. On Thursday Beau
was subpGnaed as a witness in the above Court.
The attorney on the opposite side was a regular
Tartar. He prides himself upon his skill in ex-
aiming Witnesses, and claims that he can con-
fuse witness more successfully than any other
ing this is, when the witness hesitates, to snap
at him like an angry terrier, worry and abuse
him for his hesitation, and then seek to coufound
and embarrass him
Before this man, Beau was brought up FOR
cross examinatiQf eau took the stand, and
after giving his tesNmony in a very mild and
timid manner, was handed over for cross-ques-
tioning by this keen-set lawyer. He had. in his
direct testimony, affirmed that tire sharp lawyers
client "had no money whatever" The coun-
seller, with look at Bean, such as hungry dog
gives a bone, asked:
How do you know, Mr.. Hickman, that my
client had no money! Are you the keeper Of
his pocket-book7"
He told me so, SIR"
"When did he tell you sol"
"This morning"
"Where, sir7"
ain this very ROOM"
"What did be say sir7 Conc, gite US his
very words-none of your differences, SIR
al don't like to answer that question"
"io, no! So you are afraid to answer that
question, are you'll knew should drive you
into a close corner. Come, out with it, and
none of your shrinking here"
al should rather be excused"
"Then shall appeal to the Court to commit
you for contempt"
"Well, sir, if must answer, fIe told me this
morning tlas he had no money"
"Well, sir, and what language did he use7''
"Why, asked him to loan me half dollar,
and he said he couldn't, for you had robbed
him of every cent of his money, and if he didn't
get out of your clstsbcs soon, his childreH would
starTe."
The lawyer had no further questions 10 ask.
A roar Of laughter arose in d Court, which re-
quired some trouble to check, and by the time
the lawyer bad cofeSted his thoughts again, the
use was decided against him.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-22


A MAx.-Grant ThOrbun, 1t should Sc re-.
membered, has recently taken q second viEeS
the difference between bis age and hers being
some IS years! He became father, too, us
believe, within the past yezr or twos Or vhen
80 years and upwards old He wrote to Esv
York PAPER, Of a late date, as follows:
"IhaVs lived another year In this hlseiy -
called miserable world I verify believe e b
the best world, terrestrial, that ever God Al
mighty made never felt head, heart, or tooth
ache, during the year just gone BY; and his day
l enter upon my eighty-Hth year. I.wAlk with
out staff, and eat my food without brandy OF
bitters. never was dFeak in ny life, and ne
yer had a rheamaEc pain. I voted three yeaiS
when Washington was President. lived twen-
ty-tWo years under George Ill; saw the vhols
reign Of George w., William w., VicsoriG lhus
far. Twas Intimate with Hamilton, Jay, Nor
rs, old Governor Clinton. and other prominent
actors Of the Revolution" ,rf - "a
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-22

READrSo OUT.-Just nov. reading out of he
Party" Is the very kautes tOa among the breth-
rem They read, too, with great gnsto and e1-
ceIlent emphasis, showing that they belong to
the "frsf class in reading" There's the Wash.
ingtOn Union, which reads out Wise, Douglas,
Walker, Stanton, Porney, etc. Then the wash
ingtOn Union Is itself read ont BY The Columbus
(O.) Statesman, q hrss class reader. Thestatss-
man says the Washington States is now the on-
y Democratic paper Published at the Capital
The Cincinnati Enquirer reads cut Gov. Gn .
horn Payne, Of Ohio, and all Who have bad
anything to do with. ~ late Ami -LecoppsOA
demonstrations at Columbus sad Indianapolis.
A caucus at wAshiBgson has read out BrOde-
rick, Stuart, and, generally, and Who don't &c
knowledge that the Presidents 81 can do no
wrong" which has been siighsly altered from
the Old version, 70 suit the circumstances Of the
times. In fact, each brother Hreads OUT every
other who differs from linn o. BzlIeia.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-22

PRENTICE ON DEMAGoGUEs.-In the brilliant
lecture on the " Aspects of American Politics. .
delivered at Junior Hall, in Frederick, on
Thanksgiving evening, the talented George D.
Prentice, speaking of political demagoguesr
said:
al tell you, my friends, that patriotism! Did
truth, and honor, find no resting place on the
shining brass OF their souls. They have sacri-
feed Justice and virtue on the shrine Of selfish
ness.
1t was said of Pericles, the celebrated Athe-
nian statesman, when Greece was in the zenith
of her glory-that he scGs first for his country,
and afterwards for himself And at subsequent
period, when Alcibiades, his accomplished neph-
ew, succeeded him in the government Of the
State, it was said of him-that he was first for
himself, and afterwards for his country. But the
genius Of our political men points to higher and
better ends, for they are first for themselves
and afeerwards-for NorHISei
To whom can we look, at present, to raise his
voice and his arm, and strike blow for national
regeneration Anarchy and Gloom-aye, Trea-
son itself-are spreading like SirOcco over the
bosom of our peerless country. Webster and
Clay have passed away, and sleep in the cold
grave with their mantles folded around them,
and there are none left who are worthy to be
their successors Atlas has gone to the Hesper-
ides, and there is no one to bear the world on
his shoulders-Ulysses has departed on his
wanderings, and there is not one left in Attic 70
draw his matchless bow. --..---s
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-22

MINNESOTA LEGIsLErURE.-One Mr.. Chase e
in some way recognized as the acting Governor
Of Minnesota, and the Senate Committee on
Enrolment recently presented him a bundle Of
bills to sign, through Mr.. Beman, the Chairman.
An eyewitness thus describes the scene when
the bills were presented
Beman-Is your name Chasei
Chase-Yes, sir.
Beman-Wells some folks think you are Go.
vernon, but don't. Here is a file Of bills; you
can sign them If you ike. don't suppose ie
will make much difference.
Chase with digniaed Airl->I win approve
them, uAless Think proper to veto them.
Mr.. Beman, who Is Wickedly waggish at the
expense of acting and Ex-Govenors, offered
the following Resolution in the Senate:
In consequence Of our amiabIe Governor,
Hon. Sam. Medary. having received the sp-
pointment to the high and lucrative post Of De-
putty Postmaster General at Columbus, Ohio,
and
"WHEEELs, Sid appointment having dnAss
.ished the number Of Governors Of this Territory
below the standard of Blackwell's Island; there
fore, be it -.
"ResOtOed, That his excellency, the Hon.
James Buchanan, present President Of the UNI.
ted States, and former Minister TO the Court Of
st. James, be hereby memoriaIized 10 appoint
sir more Governors, that, on being admitted into
the Union, it may be said Of as, there we're eass
out as many as were of Mary Magdalene."
Laid over under the rules.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-22

WEIGHT or THE CAnSEr.-A correspondent
of the Boston Journal. says:
The present Cabinet Is composed Of "a men Of
weight" Is I noticed to-day on register Of the
visitors kept at the Smithsonian Institution
Howell Cobb is set down at 2I7IkS pounds, Gov.
Brown at IN, Secretary Toueey Al I66, Secre-
tary Thompson At I47, and Gov. Floyd at I2s.
should judge that Gen. Cas- win weigh
nearly 300 pounds, although he Is not as aeshy
as he was few years since he Is very active
for one of his age, and walks 70 the Department
Of State almost every q ing without an over
coat, and with an elastic step.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-22

A bill is now before the Virginia Legislature
to provide for the enslsvement of free negroes
under certain circumstances. 1t proposes To hire
them out for a period of three years from the
date of the passage of the act, the proceeds Of
their hire to be appropriated to their transporta-
ton from the State. The hiring shall be man
aged by an Overseer, to be 4 by the County
Courts of the several COun pf the State; but
it shall be competent for any Zee negro, within
the limitation above assigned, 10 emigrate vol
UNFAIRLY, or enslave himself at bis. discretion
At the end of three years all free negroes found
in the State arc to be sold into slavery, the pro-
eeess Of the sale to be deposited to the credit
of the State. sad
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-22

A few years ago, the present LocOfoco party
called themselves democrats" in the Plat
form they made at Cincinnati. in 1856, they
changed their names to american Democrats
soon Afterwards they changed it again to " Ma
tional Democrats;" now it appears they assume
the cognomen Of " Administration Democrats"
Yet this is the party that is continually printing
about other people changing their names
Missouri Statesmen.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-22
GBoiite 4oetrg.
TVF CURL OF GOLDEN HAIR.

ave little treasure'
Mors beautiful to me,
Tb,n an.1t Of gold or silver
a, bn,rhtest gems 1 see.
It's not costly jewel,
1. e.sEe, rieh and fine
Soryst thing OfValue'
To otber hearts than mine.
And stu deem i, priceless,
More precious far than gold;
More beautiful and lovely
Than earthly gems all told.
IT'S not in iron Golfers,
Ny treasure safe keep
And though prize it highly,
often Ger It weep,
ms closely folded paper,
And laid away with care,
Lies little sunny rinslet,
A curl Of golden hair.
With beauty once 1t shaded
fair and lovely brow;
And though long years have wasted
EIeihinkS see it now.
How of my fingers pressed it,
And twined it DER and DER,
All wet with tears Of anguish!
Such tears can flow no more
For the angels came and called him,
ToEve with them above,
While my heart was o'eraOwins
With a mothers earliest love.
Then, o. how sad and lonely
Was everything 10 me!
His play-thinss all were gathered,
For those could not see:
We put away his cradle,
With his little cushioned chair;
And nv heart, like fheH, was vacant,
For hope had withered there.
In the dark, cold grave we laid him,
Where the weeping willows bow;
Aad Of hin this precious relic
Is all that's LEFT me now.
Isit strange that should love it,
And guarl it well with care
This little glossy riuslei,
This curl Of golden haisl
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-22
THE MASTERS SONG.
BY GEORGE :. MORRIS.

BY GEORGE ?. NORRIS.
Members Of an erdeE,
Ancient As he ssrh; . (.
An within our hsricsisiR i..'t .-.
ReaIizs lie vstth.--
Genial is The gr.ssing- LII 10
o That swaih q tbsrss -
On the level nsslnrs
= ia Parting % The squsre.
~ - Like the vofknen olden,
Who cur eraft designd,
We the precept golden
Egef bssr in mind. -
Masous never fsltef- |
We each other know,
As around the altar,
Hand-in-hand we 20; .l
Loud bosannas singing
To our Source Above,
And heart-oIerings bringing
To the God Of Love.
Like the wOrkRsn Olden,
Who our efaft design'd,
We the preeept golden
Ever bear in mind.
of -..t -
There is mystic beauty
In our working plan,
Teaching man his duty
To bis fellow man:
As band Of brothers,
Ever Just and true, .
Do we unto others,
As we'd have them do.
Like the workmen olden,
Who our craft deSigna,
We the preeept golden
Ever bear in mind.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-22

According to tAe Washington Union, Mr..
Critsendeh's speech against imposing on = peO-
pie a CONSTIPATION against which they protest,
vas owing 70 his old and long cherished suti-
Democratic pctJudiees. Shades Of jefferson and
Jackson! what Is Democracy now, II thatspeeeh
be safi Democratic l-LSuisvile Denserat.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-22

sHor PoVcH Or HUnASSkis,-The Fairmount
Virginian says that gentleman residesin Wet
eel, about thfty miles from that place, Who pos
seses shot pouch made from The hide Of IN
Indian Who was killed and skinned By some, Of
the white race in that region many yesrs ego.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-22

More than twenty years ago, we met hand
some young gentleman who was a zealous Wing
Last week We met him in Washington City, An
old, wrinkled Locsfoco- We were not Iittie
puzzled to decide whether zine had most injur-
ed ms h.antx or his nolities-Prentiee.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-22

A FIRE-EATER's OPINION OF SOCIETY AT THE
NATIONAL -CAPTTAL-The Richmond South
emits blue fame of fire at Washington socie-
ty, in the following manner: "The truth is,
society in Washington is fast sinking under an
accumulation Of native follies and foreign fash
ions. The aristocracy of the Federal Mstrop-
oils are a little better than an association Of
snobs. Except among small and select class
of people, one finds there scarcely vestige Of
the republican simplicity Of earlier times. Eve
rything is sham and pretension. The profusion
of paste and pinchbeck which dazzles the eye of
jenkins is as genuine as the air oil courtIy ele-
ganee which excites his enthusiasm. With the
Spartan severity Of manner that once distin-
guished the representative men of this country,
have disappeared the unobtrusive but substan-
tiAl virtues of its women. The change is sadly
significant Of national decay"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-22
PICKED-W sTAEzAs.

One Of our smployees, while Suking along the bOarl
walk leading TO the Capitol sunday evening picked %
piece Of paper containing the following lines The wsii
ter appears to be lover Of Byron the s Is taken
from that great anibos work. whosvef he may BE- we
hope he viii permit his talent bs hid under bush
81" any longer, bot and claim the paternity
ProdsciiOa, Sa.l atry sgain."-EreAasEs a
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-22

ASED Twrss.-Ms. Masy PArket diea IN
Eevburypers, Mass, 81 the advanced age efse.
She leaves twO childrsn, (tSins,) who are Is
years old.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-22
TIfE DEVIL IN KANsAs.t

The Devil returned to Hell At two
His M4iestys hour for dinner
Whers he swallowed down boilias "stew,7
Ofths latest captured sinner;
With lumber or so Of "Jefsey niRe,"
Wen susafsd with Arsenic and stryehhihe.
Then a note was handed him BY an Imp,
Which Western post-mark bOfe;
When His Majesty rose to his feet with limp,
Bfoke open the ssal-fead and swOre-
Reader, believe-tis as true rs these stAnzas-
'Tras an iauitafioa TO uisit EaAsas!t
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-22

ssnaaOr Green, N bis closing harasgu6 a DE
LecODptOn quessiOa. gaze, IN fsH words. the
essential creed Of bis parsy-that 4, % he ven
stuck TO Is As good a. the truth % sisfiis
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-22

They have .qseei names 70 tAs sirees ANEW
Orleans. The fc-ynne hasaA seeoass sfa Re
on Eiysian Fields Street., between Love asa
Good Children Streets"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-22
'Byron's "DevII's Drive.

'Byron's "Devirs Drive"
1.-THE poet neglected 20 and state. that the Devil
accepted the invitation, and visited Kansas, under the
name of CaIhoun and that he is visit to his friend
and Genea Agent for the United Staes-James Buchanan
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-22

Upon the occasion Of the Inauguration Of the
Statue of Washington, at Richmond, Va, on
the Odd of February Mr.. Fillmore, in response
to invitation to be present, sent the following
letter ts -
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-22

l have detained this lrfhr till now, in the
hope that l might make arrangements to 60,
but find it impossible. NJ. F.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-03-27

B1LL1ARps.-Y esterday, Mr.. John w
Hester was playing a game of billiards,
and by an adroit play brought the two reds
together about eighteen inches from the
cushion at the foot Of the table. He then
.snursed' them so skillfulIy that he marked
FRO, thousand one hundred and 1ifty-seven
points by sepefs hundred and nineteen con.
secsstsve caronas, without making a cushion
The time occupied in making this run of
2,l51 points was nearly two hours and it
was only terminated when the player, feel
ing, that he had accomplished feat in bill
lizards which, possibly, the world never saw
before. became pardonably excited, lost his
steadiness of nerve, and made false play.
This account might well be doubted were
its correctness not attested by eight per-
sons, who were absorbed spectator through
out the run. The papers of all the other
great cities-Boston, New York, Philadel
pha and St Louis-boast their big games
of billiards, but we are much mistaken if
they ever have, or ever will have, anything
to equal the New Orleans run Of 2,E57
points. Ne advise Hester TO quit the
game now, and never risk his laurals BY
again. New Orleans True Delta,
February 18th.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-03-27
4 virginian On William z. Seward.

From the Clarke county wa Advert
The country should look with more
anxiety and intrest to the course of VIM.
H.Seward than to that if any man living
He is man Of mighty powers of Influence,
and Of vast actual influence. In no unim
portant sense, he is the representative man
Of his age. His influence, over the Northern
mind and control over the Northern modes
of Thoughts, is almost unbounded. He is
regarded by many here as an honest man
in the highest sense. He is living for
ages to cone--not for the present moment.
Hie has disposition to find. and ground
hiln-self on, the right, as he knows, that
that only cndufes forever
The expression is very common among
Republican, members here, that the kepute-
liean party is destined TO become the great
National party of the country-that the
South vail all come into it, when it learns
that thew do not mediate any interference
with the institution as it exists in the
states, and the South will relinquish their
claim and desire to extend beyond their
present limits. t9 aaot@
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-03-27
A PREDICTION VERIFIED.

The N. Y. Tribune very pertinently re-
marks that whenever, during the last Pres
dental contest, a Republican journal or
speaker in a free state expressed apprehen-
sions or convictions that the iumph Of
Buchanan wo'd renderKansas SlaveState
a yell of derision and indignation was
set up by the supporters of the Nebraska
bill. We were accused by them, not mere
ly Of exciting fears Of an impossible evil,
but of kaowiasg that no such result as we
predicted was possible. But now Mr.
Buchanan cody tells us in his Extraordi-
nary Message that" Kansas is at this mo-
nsena as much Stare State as Georgia or
Sonth Carolina" and not murmer of re
monstrance is heard from any but The
Douglas men, and they are estooped from e
feetive opposition, having Endorsed in each
successive step by which the result has
been reached.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-03-27
gEEATOR sEWARD's SPEECH VIEWS OF EN-
OPP0NE 1T
The Washington correspondent Of the
Albany Argus, who is a thorough partizan
of Buchanan, and the Lecompton constitu-
ton, is constrained to make the following

I
of Buchanan, and the Lecompton constitu
ton, is constrained to make the following
admission: #
WAsHlNeroN, March S, 1853. The
leehoes of Senator Stewards great Grafton
/ upon what be terms the antagonism of the
systems, the free and the slave, are still
about in conversational circles
here, and have doubtless, ere this. spread
themselves over the country. There is
no merit in denying that he has delivered
"a great speech, albeit that it partakes
largely of the speculative philosophical
Icharacter, lately attributed to the Senator
by Philosopher Greeley. His GRAFTON is
acknowledged by all parties here, to be q
great one-by none more readily than bis
colleagues on the Southern side Of the
lSenste-many of whom crowded around
him and shook him warmly by the hand,
as token of congratulation, when he sat
down after his exhausting effort of three
hours length.
| The great interest felt in the delivery Of
Mr.. Stewards speech, was exhibited by the
crowds which filled the galleries, long be-
fore the hour that the Senate came to-
gether, snd BY the patience displayed in
waiting for him through the morning hour,
devoted to utterly Indifferent business
The galleries were not merely crowded,
but oyerflowing. Hundreds went away
Eunable to get even peep OF the inside of
the chamber. The space on the floor out
side of the railing, was also filed by those
who were privileged to enter there; and
! the opposition side of the House was al
most deserted, the members crowdng over
to hear the effort of the greatest man
who ever was q Black Republican, or, it is
likely, ever will be.
And yet there is nothing attractive in
bearing Air. Sewerd speak. He does not
speak, in an oratofical sense. He reads
or repeats. His grafton was all printed
the day before it was delivered, in the Era
office, aud The Era people, expecting its de-
divery that day, were actually obliged to
60 to work after the Senate had adjourn
ed, and get upnew matter for their paper.
The Senator arose with his manuscript be-
fore him on his desk, and, leaning careless
iy back against the. railing, as if he were
merely III conversation with a friend, re-
peated bis polished and philosophical SEN
fences in slip shoi way, without any OF
the graces Of elocuton, aud without an at
tempt at any. Some of his finest passa-
ges we've terribly bungled in the delivery
of them. Yet during the whole three
hours Of his speech, there was intense in
terest throughout the chamber, and when
he slosed, hoarse from his exertionss every
body pronounced Mr. Seward q great man,
and that great GRAFTON.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-03-27
pEsP0NpINa.


The New York Herald is afraid thai
Buchanan hat put his foot in it after all
The Herald is discouraged. Three
months and more of the session is past
and the utmost efforts of the Administra-
ton have not moved the laecompton bill
forward an inch. The Democratic party
IS il woeful plight. The Herald draws
This picture:
Apart fiom the President and bis Cabi-
net, all the signs of unity and power IN the
party have ceased to exist. Its opponents
in Congress are as discordant as the
tongues at Babel Neither in the House
nor in the Senate is there anything of fix
ed discipline or order in the ranks. Sec
tional disorganizers, plotting consprstors
and desperate detnogagues have entered
upon their works. OBJECTIONS, corruptions,
and factious trickeries have Ut
terly demoralized the camp.
The end will probably be, first, the ruin
Of the administration, and next, the total
rout the final dissolution and dispersion
of the party, never to rise again. These
are the signs Of the times, from the pro-
ceedings in Congress upon Kansas, the Ar
my bill, the Mormons, the Filibusters and
other subjects. They are'significant Of an
political revolution and recon
struction of parties, Of the most tremen-
dous aud startling proportions; for party
corruption and decentralization are but the
Of political anarchy. The
events Of adaNway determine the destl-
nies of the country for generations to come.
We await the events Of the day.