White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-07-25
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tempted to pass the lines at Camp Hamlin and
was challenged BY the guard, who demanded
the countersign. "Don't you know meP said
the Governor. "No," was the decided answer
of the sentinel. 81 am the Governor-Gov.
washburn," blandy remarked the commander
in-chief. "You can't come that dodge" re-
piled the faithful sentinel; 1.-TWO Gov. Wash
burns have already passed the lines to-day"
u Jgsr LIKE Tarn "A soldier in the Brook
Ign Zouaves, writing to his father about the re-
pulse at Bethel, says: "One of the Massachu-
sets men ran up on top of the entertainments,
and actually seized and brought away sharp's
rife out of the hands of one of them, escaping
unharmed.''
70 We read of the mastery rear movement
of Gov. Jackson, of Missouri, at the Battle of
Boonville, with alarm. Comparing it with the
recent elections in Kentucky, we think that Sc
cession runs better in that State than this.-Lou-
isuills Democrat.
q Secession is as cold as wedsein Ken
lucky; inconsolable as Niobe; dead as Julius
Cesar, and its chief apostles shiveri2g in the
chilling breath Of popular disapprovaE -
-.Cnser,ess Is pew,
In cold church, without lass in view"
Louisville Democrat.
p Brave Nrws.-The Richmond Wing
says:
The news that the Missourians have captured
the Yankee monster, Lyon and bis band of Hes
SLAMS, is SO good that We cannot help fearing it
may not be true. But it comes from different
sources, which inlcine us to believe it. Heav-
en- grant it may be 90!
~ A Bon Mor-During the fight at Pig
Point, a shot from the Harriet Lane passed
through tent and split pine sapling in its rear.
A soldier standing near the spot Immediately
sang out, 81 say, boys, Old Abe has gone back
to his old trade of splitting rails. NORFOLK
(Va.) Herald.
p The Memphis Appeal says the Southern
people recognize their dependence on God.
They needn't; for God can have no dependence
upon them.-Louisuile Democrat.
T DR.. ]. H. Strother, the "Porte Crayon"
of Harper's Magazine. is quarter master in
the rebel camp at Harper's Ferry. A few
weeks since he married Miss Hunter of Charles
town. one of the veritable cousins" who play ed
so conspicuous part in his "Virginia Illustra-
ted"
p 1t is stated by the Washington corrcspon
dent of the Baltimore American that "the King
OF Prussia has given permission to officers in
the Pruss ian army to offer their services to the
Government of the United States during the
war for the maintenance of the integrity of the
Republic"
u BREvrTY THE Soul OF Wr-One of the
volunteers in the Troy Regiment-private in
Capt. Wilson's company-writes home the fol.
lowing letter:
"Dear Father-I am well-send me So
Troy Times.
u The Havelock is sort of sun bonnet
to protect the back of the head, neck and Shout
ders of our soldiers.
&c A few years ago the fastest runner in the
United States was known as jackson, the
American Deer" Claib Jackson. of Missouri,
is said to be the same man, or at least brother
of his.
T McAfee, the secsssio speaker of the
Missouri Legislature, was present at Union
meeting near Shelbyville, in that State, few
days since, and interrupted one ofthe speakers
by telling him he lied. The orator left the
tand md dam pdod n rctr, ct;op THE NJ foo |
refused to give. Thereupon the other "sailed
in," and thrashed him so badly that he had to
keep his bed for several days.
U Gea. Scott is reported as having said that
he would have captured the rebels at Harper's
Ferry, and all their munitions of war, had it |
not been for the newspaper press, Fin their anx-
ETY. to give early news,) keeping the rebels full
3 posted in every movement of the United
States troops. He said, che would rather have
me hundred rebel spes in his camp than one
newspaper reporter"
u "The population of Great Britain con-
lists of thirty odd Millions" says Macaulay,
'mostly FOOLS"
p The following is the copy of an order
given by Gen. Butler, on his men leaving the |
Relay House for Baltimore. 1t was furnished
o friend by one of Gen. BIS aids:
"If any man is shot from any house, LEI the
column halt and not advance, till the house is |
eveled to the ground and the people therein
hall know earth no more.'
T His Honor the Mayor of Apalachicola
las an equal aversion to treason and orthogra-
,hy. He has issued an official notice to Mr.
Dean, schoolmaster from Michigan, charging
lin with using Unreasonable languade." and
Warning him to depart by the first opportunity"
or "moar Northern climbs."
p Leeds & Co., of New Orleans. having
quilt large columbiad, invited the public to
witness its testing, The gun and crowd were
IN time, but the firing did not take place. The
,uge thing would not Ego off,"
u Simms, of Kentucky. is of the (hot) val
ant breed. He ssid in a speech, that il cleo
ed to Congress he "would 60 to Washington |
md speak and vote against Lincoln 's1sicked
md unconstitutional war, if every tile on house,
ops was devil in arms" His fellow country |
men concluded not to let him expose himself to
uch danger, and voted for Mr.. Crittenden.
F MElrr AcKNowLEDeED.-Natha Ly-
m has been promoted from Captain to Ma
Or General. This is q tardy acknowledgment
4 the military genius Of one of the first COM
handlers in the Union. He will disappoint no