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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28

ADMINISTRATION HAxGxAx.-Mr. Doug.
las now occupies proud position before
the nation to say lofty position would
be incompatible with his inches. The
country owes him . debt Of gratitude
He has announced his willingness to take
an important and active position under
the President. In reply to Wigfall's
question in the Senate, on Wednesday,
be said he stood BY his Norfolk speech.
IN that speech, it will be remembered. be
declared his willingness to help Mr.. Lin
coin hang any who should rebel against
his administration. Now he says he will
stand to it. he is entitled to the sp.
pointmsnt, and he will have steady em
ployment. Let him begin on Wiefall.
Nothing in bis life would become him
like such . leaving Of it.-Cineinaati
Press.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28

The opening sentence in the inaugural.
"Fellow-citize of the United States, -
was the signal for prolonged applause.
the Union sentiment thereof striking q
tender chord in the popular breast.
Again. when. after defining certain &C.
tions to be his duty, he said, "And l
shall perform it," there was a spontane-
Gus and uproarious Manifestation of ap.
plause. which continued for some mo.
ments.
Every sentence which indicated firm.
ness in the Presidential chair. and every
statement of conciliatory nature was
cheered to the echo; while his appeal to
his dissatisfied fellow countrymen, desir.
ing them to reflect calmly, and not hur-
ry into false steps. was welcomed by one
and all most heartily and cordially.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28
The Charleston Raft to take Fort
Sumter.

Our Charleston correspondent has fur
nished Us with frequent accounts Of the
great raft which is now building for the
attack on Fort Sumpter. 1t is to bear
heavy cannon, its artillerymen are to be
sheltered by cotton bags. and its perpen-
diculsr sides are to be covered with iron
plates. 1t Is to be showed ahead by a
steamboat. and when it gets under the
walls scaling party is to mount them
on ladders, and the thing is done. Per
haps! Some military men entertain the
opinion, however, that it will prove q
floating ssrcophsgus. and certainly, il
history is any teacher or experience any
guide. we may predict for this scheme.
the same fate which befell the batteries
and RATS which were employed at the
seige Of Gibraltar in 1781.
A French engineer, the Chevalier
D'Arcon, invented batteries with which
be was certain capture the Rock. Ships
we're cut down and walled With timber.
huge RATS were made of the Same solidi.
ity. indistructibls BY fire. lined BY sand
and cork. and so arranged IS to be kept
constantly. Roofs and sides were to
throw of the elancing shot. and the lat.
ter. mounted with heavy cannon. were
relied upon with confidence BY the assai'
lauts. After some hours firing however.
raft on which the Prince Of Nassau
was stationed, took 6re. and the French
engineer, who was on board. perceived
that his huge and unwieldy machine, COW
cred with bull.hi,lss, COW. hides and OK
hides" began to smoke. and soon after
the whole flset and Aotilla, RATS were
burned or Knocked to pieces. The RATS
could not be moved from the graveyards
of their crews. Such will be the fate oi
the Charleston raft q soon - It is towed,
if it can be. within range Of the hot shot
of Fort Sumter. On 90 large an OBJ.
jsct every shot will tsll.-Nsr York
Post.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28

COMMISSIONER OF IxDIAN AFyAIRs.-
Mr.. Dole. who has been appointed to this
Office, is from Paris. Edgar county. ILL.,
inois. He has been an influential mer.
chant Of that place. and was . member
Of the Legislature Of SO. He was again
q candidate last year. bot was defeated
BY . small mejority. He is said to be
possessed Of excellent business quali6ca-
lions. and to Be q man Of sterling integ-
rity.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28

The New U. s. JUDGE.-Soms Curl
osity has been manifested in reference to
the gentleman who has been appointed
Judge Of the q. s. District Court of Kan.
sas. Hon. Archibald Williams. who
has been selected to occupy that impor-
tant position. 10 . resident of Quincy,
Illinois. He was formerly . Wing. and
was twice the candidate Of that party for
U. S. Senator. He is man Of fine le.
gal attsinments. and o! great popularity
in his own State. The Chicago Tribune
says, "the quality of bis intellect il that
Of surprising clearnsss and disectness,
which. added to . profound knowledge
of the law. and an incorruptibls intssri-
ty. makes him the one among Thousand
to adorn the bench" q
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28
JAPANESE WHEAr.-Everv d.v or tn

JAPANESE WHEAr.-Every day or two
We get letters about japanese Wheat" !"
and our attention is called to . l.ree
hsndbill porporting to be issued BY some.
body in SAINT Louis. setting forth the
marvellous qualities Of this description ol
wheat. We have not time to run round
and see wbstber such firm a. is paued
is to be found in St. Louis or not, bat II
thsre Is any body so green q to be taken
in in this way. and to send his money in
advance. be ought to be swindled. II
there are men who want genuine sssds.
no matter OF what kind, let thsm sssd to
the regular ssed stores, and not to peo-
pie who advertise under such suspicious
circumstances. They ought to lose their
money.-Rpu,liean.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28
General Twiggs' Disgrace.
GENERAL ORDERS NO. D
Var DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT GENER

GENERAL OhDEHb NJ. y
War DEPARTMENT, ADJUrANT GENER-
AIS OFFICE.
WASHINGTON, March l, 1861.
The following order is published for the
information of the army:
WAR DEPARTMENT. March l, 1861.
By the direction of the President Of
the United States, it is ordered that
Brigadier General David E. Twiggs be
and IL hereby dismissed from the army
of the United States. for his treachery to
the flag of his country in having surrender
ed, on the 18th of February. 1861. on the
demand Of the authorities of Texas, the mil
itary posts and other property Of the Uni
ted States in his department and under
his charge.
j. Holt. Sec'y Of War.
By order of the Sec'y of War.
s. CoopER, Adiutant General.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28
Nor DEAD YEr.-We find the follow.
ing letter from Judge Petit in an Indi
ana journal. 1t is brief and clear:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. 1861,

WAsHINGToN, Feb. 9. 1861.
SIR: The article in the New York
Tribune Of yesterday. headed with my
name and signed "R," was written by
one Ray. who was once an Episcopal
Clergyman at Lafayette. Indiana, my for.
mer place of residence.
For gross immoralities. affecting alike
his character and health. he was tried.
found guilty. and degraded from the min
istry. and expelled from the church.
Mrs. Petit was . member of the con-
gregstion. and l. knowing his debased
character and habits. would not allow her
to extend to him at my table or house.
the usual courtesies of parishioners to
their worthy pastors. For this be writes
his vile ISLANDERS aud lies about me.
Respectfully, JOIN PETIT.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28
A correspondent Of the Manhattan Ex-
nress writing from Fort Scott saua

A correspondent of the Manhattan Ex.
press writing from Fort Scott, says:
So far as know there are no items of
local interest to mentions. Montgomery,
SO far as can learn. is not disposed to
give the South the benefit Of his exam
pie in their revolutionary schemes, and
is therefore reserved, for the present, up
on the execution of any, be may have
contemplated. But in all seriousness, il
we are to have civil war on this m after,
this abolition element will prove pow.
erful and effective one in the prosecution
Of it. would ple'igs Montgomery. with
10000 followers in the slave States, to
equal the exploits of Xenopbon and his
10000 Greeks-mark this, and time
shall show.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28

"WH ARE ALL New YoRKERs !''-
Sometime about the beginning of the
present year, when New York had
"shelled out" muni6cently in aid Of Kan.
sas. Gen. Pomeroy. probably fearing that
they would come to the conclusion that
they had done their share, and slack of,
wrote to John E. Williams, Treasurer
ofthe New York Kansas Relief Commit
tee. one of those pathetic and heart-touch.
ing epistles at which be is so expert, con.
cluding - follows:
1--WE are all proud Of New York, and
claim it a. our former residence"
How like unto more recent despatch
-"Your agent has examined the books.
and expresses himself perfectly satisfied
Keep on ssndins-don't stop !" "Ws
are all from New York"-just roll along
the dimes.
Some of us out here are from Ohio.
some from Missouri, Virginis. Kentucky.
Texas, South Carolins ; some from Ger.
many, some from Ireland at Atchison,
We are nearly al from Brownsville. Penn.
sylvanis-yet We all claim New York
- our former residencs-send along the
"brsds u
Personally. we never saw New York
bot We would like to have couple thou.
sand dollars or 80. to pay our debts and
elscsioueer for the Senate therefore. We
are proud Of New York. and claim it ss
our former rssidence-slide along the
"skads !'
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28

r. There are some queer phases in
Kansas politics. just now. The Leaven-
worth Herald. the old Border Ruffian or.
gan of Kansas, is pitching into P. T.
Abel, q brother Border Ruffian. and is
advocating the elaine of Judge Ewing
for the United States Senate. The At,
Gibson Union. a Democratic organ, is
fighting the Herald, and going it strong
for Pomeroy for the Senatorship. The
Council Grove Press. likewise Democra.
tic. goes off into fulsome eulogy of Jim
Lane, and thinks he is the very man for
Senator. The St. Louis Republican,
through its Kansas correspondent. goes
in on Parrot. 1t is amusing to see the
Democracy quarrel over Republican can
didates for the Senate
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28

o ~ Montgomery, Of Southern Kan.
sas notoristy. is Campbellits preacher.
This may be some consolation to the
scoundrels who fall into his hands, q
they viii know. in their dying moments,
that they are receiving the "bens6t Of
clergy !"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28

: ~ The Lecompton Democrat has
reached us again. 1t appears that i is
not defunct, as We had supposed.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28

SHOOTING WooDcocKs.-A good one
is told on an unsophisticated acquain.
tance of ours. A person was sick. and
his physician. who had smigrated from .
portion of the country where the fowl
called weodcock abounded, without To-
king time to consider whether there was
any such game olt here or not, recon.
mended woodcoek as proper food for
his patient. Our unsophisticated friend
volunteered to go out and sheet some ol
the game. He was gone several hours,
when he came marching back in triumph.
with some half dozen red headed ,sood.
pseksrs!
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28

II ~ P. Sidney Post has sold the Wy
andotte Argus to Mr.. Taylor. recently oi
the Gazette. which was destroyed by fire.
It is probable the Argus will now be-
come a Republican paper.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28

{ r. The Fort Scott Democrat an.
nounces it's determination to sustain Lin.
coins Administration.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28

|YUsLucxY Us!-We are certainly un-
fortuuate-can scarcely write anything
without offending somebody. and getting
" faxed" F" cleaned out." OF undergoing
some other horrible operation, - far as
qas will do it. 1t seems that our article
last week, headed TOO Much Of Good
Thing" has stirred up the wrath OF GER
tain worthies about Iowa Point. who.
while cusing the Abolitionists and their
Aid Society, were At the same time spon-
ging aid from said Society; and they
have sworn that il. as they understood,
we had said thus and SO. We would be
"put through" this time. certain and
sure, without many words about it.
Inasmuch % We had mentioned no
names of places in said article. this squir-
ming is indicative of excessively tender
feet somewhere: but IS We desire to be
explicitly understood upon oil occasions,
We will make it as plain as possible. A
small portion Of tho article in question
had reference to White Cloud. and small
portions to other localities, but the grea'
bulk and the severest part Of it meant
Iowa Point. We have no reason to re-
tract anything therein contained, but, or
the contrary. If We had it to do over, w
would make it considerably stronger
Hope we are understood now, and that j
| it is found advisable to "let US slide,
doubt ss to our meaning will not be al
legged as an excuse. We are collecting
some important facts. and expect shortly
to render the subject still palmer, by Civ
ing names and circumstances.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28

! ~ The best illustration of the day
was made BY . recent speaker, in refer
ring to Breckinridge holding the ofdes
of Vice. President. being . member elect
of the Senate. and candidate for Presi-
dent, all at tho same time. He said
Breckinridge had one test in his mouth,
his hand on another. and was crying for
. Third!
2~ How the South Csrolinians may
get Anderson out Of Charleston Harbor
Skull him.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28

Merriam. the Brooklyn weather proph.
et, has discovered that Secession is an ss.
mo;pnss'e phsnemenon. sspiens old
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28

SrRASoLISo THE EAsLE.-A young
friend Of ours who occasionally lets off
his patriotism in the spread eagle style.
tells good one on himself, wherein said
eagle was considerably damaged. His
patriotism was excited upon the secession
question, and be thereupon wrote long
letter to his mother. away upon the banks
of the Potomac. breathing the most elo-
quent Union sentiments. saying that his
grandfather had fought for American in.
dependence and tho Union, and he was
determined lever to dishonor the memo.
~ of his fathers. and all that sort Of thing.
By due course Of mail be received an an.
swer. in which his mother highly com.
mended his Union sentiments, but advis.
cd him to make himself little better &C.
quainted with the history Of his own fam
lily; for his grandfather, during the Rev.
olution. was a staunch royalist. was cap
tain of company of tories. and had
died, years afterward. in full faith that
King George was in the right and ths
Colonies in the wrong! ~
Our young friend has come to tho con
clusion that grsndfsthsrs are not good food
for the eagle!
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28

CRY ExcHANaE.-Jim Newhard has
fitted up room under the City Hotel,
in fine order, and has opened out the
City Exchange. where he keeps supply
Of the choicest liquors Of every variety,
cigars, ct cetera. Lager, wines. brandy,
gin. champagne, hot drinks, cool drinks.
s2iced drinks, good drinks, and all other
kinds of drinks, can be had at the City
Exchange. There's the place to get
your belly full"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28

, ~ Editors are getting married, in
every direction. What has got into the
fellowsi Hope it's an indication that
the presept year is to be favorable one
for the printing business.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28

John Lsne. . son Of General Joe, hss
entered the Southern armv.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28

Snow Pretty well for the last Of
March. On Tuesday morning. we were
visited by q regular. old. fashioned snow,
covering the ground to the depth of some
three inches. and lying for more than a
day. As it was . long time since we
had rain, and the ground was exceeding
ly dry, so much so as to induce the folks
to croak dismally Of another drought, the
snow was enthusiastically received; and,
slight as it was. it will be worth hun
dreds of thousands of dollars to Kansas.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28

GET THE BEsr.-Curtis' Msmaluke
Liniment is performing more wonderful
cures throughout the country than any
other preparation offered to the public.
Persons who have beer afflicted for years;
who have become hopeless and despair.
ing, have found re-established health and
vigor in Curtis Msmaluke Liniment.
It seldom fails to cure.
His Syrup Of Sassafras is equally in
valuable, and has been remarkably sue.
cessful in curing that class of diseases for
which it is recommended. We bespeak
for it fair trial. by persons who are suf.
fering with affections Of the respiratory
organs. See advertisement.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28

WARS THE USE I'm gathering sta.
tistics Of pork packed IN the West, the
men so engaged endeavor to have the fig.
ures correct. and therefore apply to per-
sons for information. upon whose word
they can rely. What good can it do.
then. to send forth false statements
This thing was done at Forest City last
year, and was again repeated this year,
upon q much larger scale. Last season.
the number of hogs packed at Forest was
very largely over.estimated; and we now
have before US . Cincinnati paper, in
which the number packed at Forest dur
during the season just past. is put down
at 5000! Now. there was not one
third of that number packed. Are these
false statements sent ont to mislead the
business public. and give undue impor.
tance to the pork trade Of Forest City?
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28

; ~ A number of teams, from Brown
County. have crossed the river. at this
place, within . few days past, on their
way to Iowa. to procure seed wheat,
corn and potatoes. Some one inquired
of teamster why they did not procure
supplies at Atchison? He replied that
they had been to Atchison, and there
was plenty there. but they could get
none: the only reason being. as nearly
as he could learn, that the Brown County
member Of the Legislature had refused to
pledge his vote to Pomeroy for the Sen.
ate! If this was not true statement,
the person did wrong in making it; bu'
from what has been revealed, and the
revelations still coming. We should moi
be surprised if the above version wcrt
pretty nearly correct.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28

take the secession oath. Consequently.
he has been dethroned. and Lieutenant
Governor Clark made Governor.
Gen. J. w. Nye, of New York, has
been appointed Governor Of the new Ter
ritory Of Nevada.
The following are the appointments
for Colorsdo pixies Pesk) Territory:
VIM. Gilpin. of Kansas City. Governor;
Louis L. Weld, of Lesvenworth. Secre'
tary: Benz. F. Hill. Of New York. Chiel
Justice; S. Newton Pettis, OF Pcnnsyl
vsnis, and Charles Lee Armour. Asso'
ciate Judges; Copeland Townsend, Mar
shal; VIM. L. Stoughton. Of Michigan
Attorney; Francis NJ. Case. of Ohio
Surveyor General.
Hon. G. w. Scranton, a Pennsylva
mia Congressman, died on Sunday last
VIM. Jayne. Of Illinois. has been sp
pointed Governor Of Dacotah Territory
and DR.. Leib, of Illinois, Marshal OF thu
same.
Wednesday was the day set for thu
Senate to adjourn.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28

An armistice Of ten days is said to have
been agreed upon between the Admins.
irstion and the Southern Commissioners.
1t is not positively known what policy
will be pursued with regard to the Flori-
d. forts. bat they will probably not be
abandoned.
The indictments against Floyd have
been dismissed. -
Henry Winter Davis has been sppoint'
ed Minister to Russia.
John Sherman has been elected United
States Senator for Ohio, in place Of
Chase.
Coy. Houston, Of Texas. refuses to
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-28

coin for oisce, may be imagined from . s'Sn'
incident: When Mr.. Tsppan. Of Boston, vas
issrodueed to the President-eleet, he guaroe'
himself against suspicion BY rsnarking that be
did not come after any ONCE; but to zee him.
"Then, sir" said Mr.. Lincoln, shaking nn
visitsr's hand with an evident expression VI
relief and wonder. "you are rare man"
~ Bgaurxe oua wns Some time oaef'
some of the Hre-sating Dissniosisss Of bsin.
bridge, Georgia, proposed se 60 into the ~"
OGies and take ont BY force "Brosn'os'
Whig." and make bonfire OF them. ia'
leader sftbe party vas once Methodist frsse'.
er. and whig, bat took to hard dnnk-s
out of the Church, and went into the Demoe'
ic party: This is sufficient reply to these 'e'
s.eers.-Knszvills Wing.
u Nh. BouIIcSY or LOUISIANA, EsDshat
Honr.-Ths New Orleans Trus Deiss, Ie'~
iu acknowledgements to "tbs Hon. ha".u
Boulieny, the faithful Representative Of ~.
Firss District, for bound copy ofthe rP0'.
the Covode Comnissee, . species Of Ne's
Calendar record Of the infaniss oil boen.a-
Goth, Floyd. roueey Co., in the 'dmln
lion Of this Government, and for osne' 'n'e
ipg public documents"
~ Ms. Abraham Lincoln, vile Of 'n'
dent of the cid Union. has tvo nsi1e' =.
nov on . visit 10 Montgomery, Ais. oDs
from Kentucky. and on . 'in' 70 W. ho,h
Who resides in Selma, Ala Ines
strong seeessiouists. and opposed to the e ..,n
usns Of their brother ,n-lav, Abraham ..,;oo. .
OF esurs. they attract considerable ..''' sa,.
,.d =. he ,o.s. Of soushsrners- 1n' o, na,
,.,d Of e,. bas offered bis services 70 Go's :.
Moore, Of Alabsms. to further tne - -. In.
,sss;en and ssass Rights ssd Rspa0n'
lcs.l Tt~ss'
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-01
Moupt vernon % be Copasoeled.

An effort is being made by parties In this
and other cities to induce the Governmental to
copfscate the Mount Vernon estate, with
the hope of realizing moneys of which they
we're defrauded by the bad management of
the Association. The business matters of
the fund were very loosely conducted. A man
named g T. Deveraux swinded the fund to
a considerable extent, afterward absconding.
Deveraux was employed by Miss PAMELA
Cunningham, the Regent, to engrave the
"Reco1dn and certain other publications aux
iliary to the uses of the Society. Being an
accomplished penman, he forged Miss Gun
ninehams signature so skillfully that @ B.
Riggs, the Washington banker, and Treas
urer Of the Society, was repeatedly imposed
upon. The Society is thought to have lost
about $4,000 in this way. A number of
honored the forged checks, and one was
swindled to the amount of 81, 900. ,a ~
These latter parties, with the view of Sc
curing indemnity, propose that the Govern
ment shall confscate Mount Vernon, mas
much as the titles to the same are held by
Secessionists, and Miss Cunningham, also q
Secessionist, adheres to the fortunes ofSouth
Carolina. To the latter lady's cArelessness
the losses are due. Deveraux understood
her habits of business, and made them SUBJ
servient TO his schemes. He was, however,
even when detected suffered to 20 unpuu
ished, whereas prompt appeal to the author
tiles would have secured him, and saved the
money.
Mount Vernon is now virtually the pro
perty of the rebels. If confscated and sold
it could not fall to worse hands than al
present, and it is improbable that Miss Gun.
nipgham, with her reasonable proclivities
will relinquish any part of the funds volun
tsrily contributed by the women of the
North.
Deveraux is said to have gone to Europe
| but many believe that he is hidden away il
! Philadelphia. His swindling operations net
parsimony will probably detect him in in
vestiDg it.
He forged to the extent of $50, 900 upon the
late Mrs. Gaunter, whose losses are supposed
TO have induced her Philadelphia
Press,