White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-05-15
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q A young lady, weeping and waving h..
Handkerchief wish much assiduisy on the y.
casion Of the departure Of regiment Of soI
diers, was asked what relatives she had in n.
regiment, ID rsp,ied -sCousins." "Hos
many ~ vas solieislously queried. "wb,. a.
whole resinent; aren't they Uncle Sam,
boys1" laconically replied the lass.
q Tine infallibly brings round it. reveD..,
Two years ago, Gov. Wise ofaciased as HsD,.
marin Chief at shs execution Of old job,
Brown. Nov he 10 aS"fugitive from justice. ~
and deserts bis command in order that be M,
escape the halter.
u One Of the most revolving incidents q
the var b the trsaimcnt. Of our soldier. NH.
we're killed at Balls Bluff. A corresponder,
Who visited that battle field with Col. Ge,,v
iase TUESDAY morning, says that il offered ..,b.
ghastliess spectacle ever seen; thirty or forv
bodies, CT skeletons rather, for crows and ho.,
had left but little else. protruding from sli-b,
earth that did not cover them; here head .,
an arm or . leg. s-s
p The New York Herald thinks the IA, q,
newspapers viii make those which survive lO,.
al and respectable. 1t took crowd of peons
one day to make the Herald "ioyal." If tho
tax will accomplish the other thing, by all
means let it be levied.
p In Zolieofer's intsenehments, among Ma.
jor Gen. George B. Crittenden's private bag.
gage. Lieut.. Col. Kise Of the 10th Indians.
found breast plate which the General ei,b.,
wore on the battle field, and found it too wei,b,v
to carry farther, or else intended to put On, and
in the frenzy of his fear forgot to make use of
it. 1t is made of common sheet iron, Of iou,
thicknesses riveted together, is about eighteen
inches in length. and fourteen inches broad.
Lieut.. Col. Kise has deposited it in the State Ii.
brary at indianapolis.
p The Mount Sterling whig says thai,
Humphrey Marshall. when last seen, was parch
ing com for his dinner. The oleaginous rebel
never took his corn in that shape before.
Gr The good blows Of the Union are struck
by strong right arms; the loud blows Of the
So.t thern Confsderacy issue for the most par.
from brazen lungs.
p ExAcrLY So The Londonderry lire.
laud) Sentinel of February 2lst, says it was r,,.
mored at Fortress Monroe that "Rhode Isand
had been taken by the Federal forces"
p Perhaps the rebels ~ere more reconced
to leaving Kentucky and Missouri because these
are hemp States.
U' 1t seems TO be about time for the rebels
to resume their old cry. "let US alone"
p A bill has passed both brsnches of the
Minnesota Legislature to prevent residents of
seeded States from availing themseves Of The
Minnesota courts in the collection of debts.
p In the absence of the clergyman Commo.
dore Foote preached in the Presbyterian church
at Paducah after the battle of Fort Henry, from
the text: "Les not your hearts be troubled.
Ye believe in God-believe also in u.s." This
incident is given Is illustrative Of the Commo-
dore's energy, earnest character, and sincere
piety.
p The rebels are reluctant 10 admit that
they lost the great battle 10 Arkansas. Their
troops we're driven from the field with great
and lost sixteen hundred prisoners
and thirteen cannon, but Van Dorm denies that
he was whipped, and it is claimed for him by
his friends that his movement in "retirins" from
the field was "brillisnt." II he was not whip
ped, Why did he write to Gen Curtis asking the
privilege Of burying his deadf
pHow long. oh, Lord, hor long s7-Sasennah
RepuS.
Until you lay down your arms. You night
know that without asking the Lord rd-Lsuisrile
Journal.
T Paris letters say that n. Slidell has been
received BY M. Thouvenel in private capaci.
ty. his Diplomatic sssumptien Of character being
i9.sred.
% A gentleman walking In the streets at
Tusco'a. Illinois, short time since, va. knock
ed down BY ayiug gsose, and at FIRST was
'upposed 10 have besp killed. but he was not
seriously hurt. The concussion killed the
goose instantly.
u Burnside 10 striking hard blows at the
front Of the Southern Confedency, while our
w;,s -. ~ ~. - !. 80 :. ..s =
'-' 80 " -''-sA ~ '"' 'eA'
u The thin ribbed and starving rebel SOL
liers call our sleek and vell-provisioned SOL
liers the Feds. We suppose then that ours
'ne Jes ana s"e''' 'ne ~ 20 army.
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