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L. c. CHALLIss.

1t is singular how many persons, when
they leave one part Of the country and go
to another, change their names. The
subject of this sketch used to spell his
name Chalice. That was when he lived
ia New Jersey, where he was born. But
since coming to the United States, he
changed the photography to Challiss.
he used to be a famous man after the
women General jackson once passed
through New Jersey, on chronological
lecturing tour. He examined Mr.. Chal-
liss' head, and had scarcely touched the
FIRST bump, when he exclaimed: "By the
Eternal this boy is thunder for girls p
He used to kiss them SO hard that he
blistered their lips, and they accounted
for it, by declaring that his kiss was poi
son. A celebrated author once made him
the subject of composition, in which
mention was made of the poisoned
Chalice returning to their lips" . .
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-24

Ma. SEWARD DEFIEED.-"Scrape .
Russian, +" said Napoleon, "and you will
always find Cossack underneath"
So with the Hon. Mr.. Seward, Of the
Senate OF the United States. Scrape
hin-strip or his humanitarian pretsnc-
Is, his turgd eloquence. his everlasting
cIaptrap. and you viii find beneath moth
ing but a partisan and demagogne--
" Y. Jour. Of Com. .rf.-
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-24

re- The editor of a back woods paper,
commences long political hOmily, with
the startling assertion that the President
has not managed affairs precisely as he
would have done No doubt the Presi-
dent will be sorry to hear n Lisa
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-24
~ c, K. HOLIDAY.

The subject of this sketch was the in
ventor Of the Fourth of July. which, in
honor of him, has been termed the great
National Holiday. On the register Of
members, he writes down his occupation
as Gentleman. A poor trade to make
living in Kansas, especially in family
where there's no milk. We have but two
remarks to make under this head. One
is, that if we had no other occupation,
we would be ashamed to tell it /; and the
other is, we should Ike to know what
business gentleman has in the LegiSla-
turc. ~ sHr
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-24
IFfOn the LeavehvOrth Time,I
Bloody Conflict at HOlton

a Republicans Aeeting-Distyrssr,
AhGek-General CopFict-Pro 81. ia
ry Men ROuted--TEe Final, ''a's-
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-24
ED. S. NASH.

Mr. Nash was the founder of Nash
vile, Tennessee, and was likewise the
first protector Of tho Nush-ional Road.
He writes his politics down as :" Con.
Fanatic" which is supposed to mean
COMPOUNDED Fanatic" q ie. ei.-
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-24

Nor IN THE BILLs.-A friend relates
an incident which he once witnessed at a
country theatrical exhibition, which did
not exactly belong to the play. At the
proper time, a tall, dirty faced. gaugling
green-horn came upon the stage. with a
lamb's-leg hanging an inch out of each
nostril. and began-"My name is Nor
VAL" Here pause ensued, when coarse,
harsh voice, with nasal twang, drawled
out from among the crowd in the back
part of the room-"Well, Norval, hadn't
yen better blow your nose 90 The house
came down, Norval evaporated, and the
play was postponed for the time being.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-24
J. P. ROOT.

This is the author of the popular song
of Root, Hog, or Die" He also in
vented several valuable rules in mathe-
mates, which were named, in honor Of
him, the Square Root" and the "Cube
Root" He is a physician, belonging to
that class of the profession commonly
called Root Doctors" He processes to
be strong Anti-Slavery man; yet, when
the bill to abolish the evil of Slavery
came up in the Council, it is said that he
Smothered it, and prevented its adoption.
He has since been termed the "Root OF
all evil" -i-,
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-24
B. HARDING.

That tall, spare built, thin-faced man,
is B. Harding, one of the most adventur-
GUS spirits of the present century, Ken
tucky was the scene Of his most famous
exploits, and the stories of the adventures
of "Old Ben Hardin" (as they call him
there. are peculiar Kentucky property.
His companion, in most Of those adven-
lures, was Davy Crockett. For full par
ticulars of his exploits. we refer the rea-
der to that reliable historical work, "Da-
Wy Crockett's Almanac, which is used,
in Kentucky and Tennessee, in place Of
the Bible. ..-.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-24

re- We have, seen accounts of about
half dozen printing Offices on their way
to the mines, for the purpose Of starting
papers at the various specializing towns
out there. The business will be run in
to the ground in that region, the same as
elsewhere.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-24
? ANDREW J. MEAD.

Mr.. Mead is noted as being the inven-
tor of a delightful Summer beverage
bearing his name. He secured his cleo
ton, by treating all who voted for him,
upon mead. He is a descendant of the
Modes and Persians.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-24

GREAT REPuBIlc MoNTHLY.-We have
received the March number Of this Mag
azine, (the first we have received, and
are fayorably impressed with it. Each
number contains over 100 pages of mat
ter, and is illustrated with numerous en-
cravings. It's 6ctions seem to be of a
mors.selid order than are commonly met
with; and it contains, besides. large
amount Of history. travels, biography,
and other solid kinds Of reading. 1t is
published by 0aksmith d Co., liz and
ia, William Street, New York, at SO
q year for single copies 2 copies, SIS; 8
copies. 81 4 copies, 50; copies. $40.
A year embraces volumes of over 700
pages each. We should be pleased, to
have the publishers send us the January
and February numbers.
Ill2 --
A"SucTIoN."-0ue of the completes
take ins" connected with the gold ex-
element. is the express train operation
For, $50, they take 100 pounds of bag
gage through to the mines for emigrants;
and for every additional pound over 100,
they charge 30 cents extra. The bag
gage is taken through on hand-carts, the
eusigrant having privilege to trudge along
on foot, and occasionally submit to b,
harnessed to the cart, like o jack-ass, tc
assist in dragging it through the mud anJ
over the hills a
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-24
SKETCHES OF MEMBERS OF THE
LEGISLATURE.
Our sketcher now passeth from the
House TO the Council.

Our sketcher now passeth from Inc
House TO the Council
c. ". BABCOCK.
On entering the Council Chamber. one
first notices the President, C.. w. Bah
cock. He is son Of old General Cooke,
of Tennessee. His name is Charles Wes-
ley Cooke; but being always noted as q
great babbler, his aequaintances gave
him the name of Babbling Cooke. They
soon abbreviated il to Bah, and when
speaking of him, called him Bah. Cooke.
When he left Tennessee, he carried his
nickname with him, and his name has
at length been transmogrifed into Bah
cock. He can trace bis ancestry back to
Cock Robin, and is closely related to
the Hancocks, Hitchcocks, Woodcocks,
Peacocks. and Guncocks.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-24

PLAGUEING Us.-Joe Reeder, of the
Dayton (O.) Empire. is an inveterate
joker, and is always sticking his jests at
some one or other. He is after us now ::
"Sol., you have entirely too much
trouble with your shrieker stripe out there
to make your fellowship at all pleasant.
Do as we used to importune you to do !:
cut loose from the concern, and join the
Democracy, as you ought to have done
long ago. You haye been disguised with
the opposition ever since the Wing party
went down, and the Eagle closed his
eyes; and you could have been good
Locofoco long ago if you hadn't swore
you never would be Break your foolish
oath, 'Slugs,' and come in" sI
If what "they say" be true. you need
not be surprised to hear of our coming
out a full-blooded Loco, ere long
Thompson's colt, down at Troy, says we
are already fit subject for the Lunatic
Asylum ]
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-24

the following in the last number of the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil -
"BIG ISGEN. Capt. VIM. A. Hill,
editor in chief Of the Harrison County
Flag. found his way into our sanctum, on
Wednesday last. Being Of harmless
disposition, he was allowed to run at large,
and make his purchases of ine-tooth
combs. When he -regains his abiding
place. the Jerusalem crickets" will have
to suffer. e. -a5 e,
We always knew that printers had to
turn their attention to all kinds Of dick
ering, to keep up the wind but we be-
lieve the Nonpareil establishment is the
FIRST printing Office we ever heard of where
they kept fine-tooth combs for sale
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-24

WHITE CLOUD, KANSAS:
Thursday, $50: March 81, 1859.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-24

ENLARe1NG THE BUSINESS find
the following in the last number of the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil =
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-02-16
DO WE WANT THE LICENSE LAW RE-
STORED2

We answer emphatically NO; and we
are reioiced that the Senate has rejected
the proposed amendment to the constitu-
tion--having for its object the restoration
of the License Law. We do not believe
that the good people Of our State would
acquiesce in such retrogade movement.
1t may be that the Liquor Dealers Of De-
troit, Grand Rapids, and our cities and
villages generally desire restoration of
the license system, but the people, who
are more or less directly interested in this
matter, do not, we are persuaded, desire
it. and would not sanction the measure.
Now what is or what ought TO be the
object of Legislation on this subject! Ev-
identity to do away, IN to to, with the traf-
fc. Any thing short of this fails to eff
feet what is needed and demanded at the
hand of our Legislators. Can this be
effected by resort to the license system
NO, NEVER What then9 Cut off the
traffic, say we, root and branch, by q
most stringent Prohibitory Law.
This granting an indulgence to certain
individuals to do evi1, by their paying {
few dollars into town or county treasury
therefor, we can not conscientiously sane
ton. AS well for the promotion of vir
tue might public brothels be licensed il
community as saloons and public houses
to sell intoxicating drinks for the promo
ton of temperance.
We care not how stringent licens
law may be, abuses of the most heinou
character will creep in, and many Of tn
best provisions of the law become deao
letter. We have tried 1t. We know il
workings and are fully acquainted With it
inefliciency to suppress intemperauce j
community, or check its evils. Hence
as already stated, we are glad this sy:
tenn is not TO be restored, and ardentl
hope instead thereof, our Legislators wi
: enact Prohibitory Liquor Law of tn
most stringent character.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-02-16
LEGISLATIVE.

The bill donating the Swamp Lands
ana nrueeu urst, Je~th.af-Iange fourteen
Holland in the Improvement of the har-
Dor at The mouth Of North Black River
has passed the Senate.
The bill giving salaries to Judges Of
Probate has been ordered engrossed and
printed.
The bill relative to lumber and timber
found floating around loose and being
lodged by freshets on adjoining lands
allowing two years for the owners TO get
the same away, by paying damages
passed the House.
The bill for the establishment of school
district libraries in the place of township
libraries, lost in the House.
The bill providing for an increase of
the compensation of the Board of Super
visors from $3.50 to $500 ~ day and
6 cts. dR mile for all distances Travelled,
lost in the House.
Bill relative to granting 40 acres of
Swamp Lands to actual settlers subject
70 the drainage thereof-passed the
House.
An appropriation for the benefit of the
Agricultural College was sanctioned.
Joint Resolution No. /, amending the
Constitution so as TO provide for biennial
sessions of the Legislature without limit
as TO time, passed the Senate, 20 to 8,
but lost in the House-29 to 35, two
thirds vote not having been given there
fore, but subsequently an amendment
having been adopted to the effect that
no new bill should be introduced after the
expiration of fifty days, the resolution
passed that body.
Amendment No. Q, relative to the
power of Commissioners of Highways to
lay out highways and to assess the dam
ages, il any is required-doing away
with jurors, has passed the Senate unan-
imously.
Amendment No. 8 to Constitution,
relative to striking out the clause disal-
lowing the License Law, was lost in the
Senate-two thirds of the Senators not
voting therefor.
The bill providing for Registry Law
passed the Senate-17 TO IA.
The bill providing for ascertaining the
annual amount of cereal products of the
State-passed II TO ID. Laid on the
table in the House.
Bill providing for selecting and setting
apart homestead-passed.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-02-16
EDITORS LOOKING UP.

Four live Editors have been elected officers Of
the present Legislature Of this State, viz A. b.
TURNER, Of the Grand Rapids Eagle, Secretary
Of tho Senate; CHARLES v. DELAaD, of the
jackson Citizen, Clerk of the House w. r.
BARTLETT, of the Tuscola Pioneer, Enrolling
and engrossing Clerk and JOHN N IYaERsoLL,
of the 0Bosso american, Reporter to the Senate.
Where is DoN C. HENDERSON, of the Allegan
.JournalS He ought to be reckoned in some
where Legislation can't 60 on without him.
Wasn't he around2--Grand Traverse Herald.
This is "the unkindest cut Of all" Morgan
Bates is too hard on his brother. Don 10 around,
and has been around but his prospects--lke
himself--don't look up much.-AHegan Record
Yes, this is very unkind in MORGAN;
he must be careful how he pitches into
the Journal man, or "CLUBB's Clarion"
will be after him; and in that case Nor
CANS brilliant editorsMs could no longer
be inserted in the Clarion without credit
or comment from the "inevitable Clubb."
Will the Clarion please copy the above
Don't forget to credit it as original with
MORGAN, of the Grand Traverse Herald.
We know nothing of DoS,.s,, Eiere-
aboutsl Have not seen OF heard of him
since he turned ZIP" in Grand Haven.
Perhaps the Clarion can "post' NOR
GAN up as to DoN's present locality.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-02-16

EE- The farmers of Berrien County
have formed an association for the pur-
pose of insuriug each other against losses
by fire. Nothing is to be paid after sign
ing the Constitution, unless a loss occurs,
and then each man is to be assessed in
proportion to the amount he is insured.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-02-16
Democratic State Convention.

A Democratic State Convention, for the nom-
ination of a candidate for Chief Justice Of the
supreme Court, will be held at the City Hall, in
the city of Detroit, on Thursday, the 18th Of
February, 1859, at IL o'clock, A. M.
Each county viii be entitled to two delegates
for each Representative in the State Legislature
and each organized county having no Repre-
sentative 10 one delegate.
M. SHOEMAKER, w. ii. McOMBER,
II. IN. WALKER, M. Il. CROFOOT,
S.DOW ELW00D, FRED. HALL,
BENZ. F0LLETT, Il. j. GRAVEHAEI,
w. ii. CLEVELAND,
State Central Committee.
Lansing, Jan. Is. 1859.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-02-16

PROPELLER LINEs.-We learn that the
screw steamers Montgomery, Hunter,
Ontonogon, Evergreen city and Foun-
tain city, will form the line from Colling-
wood to Chicago the coming business sea-
son. A company has been formed, and
the stock taken, for tho construction Of n
line Of three propellers, TO run on Lake
Ontario, between ogdensburgh and Lew
iston. Each propeller will have capac-
ity of one hundred and fifty tons for
freight, and cabin accommodations for
seyenty-fye passengers. They are to
make sixteen miles an hour.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-02-16
NEW S ITEMS.

= Senator Diven has introduced bill
in the Legislature Of New York to pre-
vent prize fighting.
- A man never so beautifully shows
his own strength as when he respects wo-
mans weakness.
- The Albany Argus learns that the
bills of the State Bank Of Illinois, ut
Shawneetown, have been thrown out in
New York.
that the gold seekers of Frazer River have
met with loss in the aggregate of $95
a man; amounting in total to 81, s5O,OOO!
- A youth, named Sharpe, about 3
years old, has been lodged in the Bucks
county (Pa.) Jail for horse stealing. Ho
stole four horses within two weeks.
= Private letters announce the recent
discovery, near Fort Buchanan, of tho
old Compadre silver mines, which have
been for long time buried and lost.
- The new Territory of Arizona, tho
organization of which has been reported
upon favorably will contain about l0O,-
900 square miles.
= A young man, named Wallace, shot
John Godfrey, in Chilicothe, on the 9th,
at the request of woman of "ill fame"
Wallace and the woman were both ar
rested.
- In Columbus, Ohio, few days ago,
a beautiful white girl named Lee, married
nm ugly mulatto. There are fears that
the girls mother will become deranged in
consequence.
- James Rowland, the last of tho
Rhode Island slaves died Jan. Sd, Mt
jamestown, r. l., at the age of 100 years.
He retained his faculties unimpaired up
to the hour of his death.
- A witness in liquor case lately
tried at Plymouth, testified that what he
bought for rum in that town was a mix
ture of burning fluid, bad whisky and
soft soap.
= Madame lie Vert, in one of her pic-
lures of Cuban life says the women there
have noble trait of character-"tbev
never speak i'll Of each other, but always
find some palliation for the errors of their
own SEX"
- Some of the farmers in Northern
Ohio and on the borders of Indiana have
commenced the breeding and raising of
deer, the same as they do sheep, and
bring them to market in the same man.
ncr; hence the abundance of venison.
= The shock of the explosion of Du-
points powder mill, at Wilmington, Della
ware, was very seriously felt at Philadel-
phia, thirty miles distant. Ii was first
to be an earthquake. The Press
'ays that large parlor mirror in Phila-
lelphia was shattered by the conclusion.
= The N. Y. Express says that there
IRE nineteen ocean steamers lying idle at
he wharves in that city--and this while
he steamers Of Great Britain are blowing
he waters Of every sea, having apparent
y as much freight business as they can
Iesire.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-02-16

Es- We learn by the Press, of Grand
Rapids, that the D. d. M. r. Co. intend to
run a daily express train from Detroit to
Grand Haven, during the coming season,
in six hours,-or forty miles per hour. The
competition between this route and the
Southern routes is going to be extensive.
Look out for lively times.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-02-16

NUNIcA AoAIN.-This place seems
bound to go ahead Our friend lNNEs,
of Railway neutrality-suspicious. informed, has
recently established store at that place,
with fine stock of goods which can be
purchased Mt Grand Rapids prices.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-02-16
A singular suicide was committed

- A singular suicide was committed
in Elma, G. W., on the 18th ult. A
boy named Dobbs, aged only twelve years,
after some trouble with an elder brother,
went to the upper part of the house and
shot himself with gun, discharging the
weapon with his foot.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-02-16

Ey- An interesting article-corres-
pondence from Japan-may be seen on the
first page of this issue. Another, also,
upon the subject of Temperance, candidly
and ably handled, by "Vindex," is insert
ed on the same page.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-02-16

spect for Mr.. JEFFERSON, the editor Of the
Clarion, or WEI Would it not be well for
the editors Of the Clarion and Herald,
when denying that this government was
framed by white men, for the benefit of
white men, to consider that JAMES MAD
IsoN, who drafted our constitution, was
STAKEHOLDER, and that majority Of those
who signed II were shareholders. Would
it not be well for them to consider that
our constitution itself contains several dis
tinct clauses wherein the institution Of
slavery is recognized, and directly or in
directly protected. Would it not be well
for them to consider that in no instance
whatever, in the history of our country,
has any political right been acknowledged
as belonging to the negro, so far as the
action of our government is concerned.
We say, would it not be well for them to
consider this; and would it not be likely
to make them while criticising Others
more careful in making an exposition of
their own ignorance and stupidity.
The Clarion has hitherto succeeded,
admirably, in making democrats in our
county; and we are gratifed in knowing
that our first leader has driven it TO the
negro equality platform-for we believe it
will as certainly annihilate his party as if
a pestiIence should pass through it. 1t is
such doctrines that indissolubly connect
the republican organization with ABBIE
4 KELLY and GARRISON abolitionists; and
: if such teachings do not disgust the intel
ligent and candid portion of the party I'll
there are any such,) then emetics have
lost their virtue. Stand by your princi
Piles CLUB
But it is not alone the editor Of The
Clarion, among the republicans Of Otta
E wa county, that has exalted ideas of the
negro, and is anxious to abolish distinc
ton between the races. We recollect tina
just previous to our last judicial election
prominent member of that party made
an argument to prove that Hindostai
could not be christianized until caste wa
abolished, and then proceeded to argu
that the African could never be made t
derelon in this country the full amour
+ tons OF race were abolished.
4 We commend to the consideration {
that gentleman, rs well as the editor {
{ tho Clarion and the whole republica
E party, the practical effect and tendency {
Y such doctrines, as recently exhibited in tn
f late disgusting transaction at Detroit
: where a respectable and accomplishe
r daughter of negro equality abolitionis
/. run off with miserable and degrade
: darkey and married him! Garry you
t doctrines out, practically, gentlemen, t
q their full extent, and then see if fanati
cism itself does not recoil with disgustan,
shame from their degrading tendency
: One such illustration should be sufficien
: to seal forever, rs with the silence of death
D your lips to the advocacy Of doctrin
Q so much at war with nature, and which j
at once so debasing and infamous. If
: does not, then we are willing to conced
> that the negro is not only equal, but su
} perior to tho whites-who advocate thei
equality. Can charity go further?