White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-01-16
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" Why is Greeley ike Richard IIi1 Be-
..r.. tbs advance ON Richmond doored him.
TIA correspondent tells the editor Of the
Richmopd whig hat Gen. John Magruder has
uui. drinking. .ia view Of bis onerou respon-
abilities.
p Eor organising an army. feeding, clothing
and eouipp;pg Il, and going into war business
in general, the American people stand alone.
u Charles sprague, thr poet completed his
7O,h wear on the 10Th ult. He has been Cash
ier of the Globe Bank in Bostorn 70 81 years,
and in that time has not missed single disi-
dend.
u II behooves N 10 be in season - wise as
they, or We shall presently find ourselves in the
midst Of general conaasration, with no Jupl-
ter to launch his thunderbols for osr relief
Louisville Journal
This is strong writing. The new msde Of
quenching Gre with lightning is, We suppose, on
the principle simiis simili1as esusatsr, or "like
cures like."-Lssissiue Demoerat.
u When lad Gen. Sherman, now at Beau
fort, walked from Rhode Island to Washington
to see President Jackson, and get admission to
West Point. He showed the right grit early,
and it will serve him and his country now
U Dix's ErrsrLr-A Sunday school schol-
ar at Akron, q lad of eleven. on being reques-
ted, with other members of his class, to repeat
from the Bible . verse of his own selection,
promptly gave the following: "If any one at
tenpts TO haul down the American flag, shoot
him on the spot"
U The name "Dixie" is an old long time
name for the negro idea for Heaven-thst 10, a
place where there is no work, plenty of possum,
pig meat, sweet potatoes, hogs, hominy and
molasses all ready for eating. The idea has
boen embodied in q song, under the title of
"Dixie's land"
r"It is at Brussels, says the Moniteur Vim
icole, "shat the greatest quantity of beer is
consumed; at Stockholm the most brandy; at
Madrid the most chocolate; at Paris the most
absinthe; at Constantinople the most coffee;
and at London the greatest quantity Of strong
wines.'
u The withdrawal of Bishop Polk from the
service Of the church, and his acceptance Of .
| high commission in the rebel army, is severely
censured BY most of bis peers in the Episcopal
church. Bishop CLARK Of Rhode Island. in his
admirable address on the war, said: "The apos-
tate Bishop of Louisiana sleers in Iscariot's
tent"
TGEN. BLExkrR's SrEKcH.-When the torch
| light procession in honor of Gen. Mcclellan,
halted in front Of his house calls we're made
| follows:
Citizens and Sojers:-I will say few words,
and it shall be few. II ever find de enemy,
I will, tousands and tousands of US will fight
better as I speak dis noble English. (Immense
cheering)
u It is stated that James Buchanan has
completed the first volume of his book, in
which he attempts to prove that his Admins
tration was :he most glorious one the country
has ever seen-not even excepting the eight
years of the Administration of George Wash
ington. He also turns States evidence against
the members Of his Cabinet.-Nep York Her.
sld
u A SuRrLus OF WonEs.-The English
Press notice the fact that there arc 100000
moro women than men in Great Britain, and
ask with some alarm, If the social evil" and
the Mormon emigration, are not due to this
preponderance7 Strange to say the Mormon
emigration fiom England 10 now composed
mainly, at least Of two thirds, of the gentler
sex; fact which shows that the poor and un-
| educated class of women are less afraid of RI
walls than Of enforced old maidenhood.
u The Washington CORRESPONDENT of the
New York Post says the War Department is
determined to construct new bridge across tho
Potomac. Congress refused to appropriate mon
ey enough to reconstruct the Long Bridge last
Summer and the result is that the old bridge
Inns been Qrt Of order half the time. It has be-
come a military necessity for the Government
to possess new and strong bridge across the
Potomac, and Mr.. Cameron has fully decided
to construct new and substantial bridge upon
piers Of the canal aqueduet.
II We have already ssatsd tbata young "ls-
dy" belonging to slidell'e passy slapped Lieu.en
ant Ftirfax IN the face when he notified the En-
basssd0r Of bis arrest We learn from the account
Of an eye witness, furnished to the Panama Star
that the fefocous female alluded to was Slidell's
own daughter. asd that not content with pitch
ing into the Lensenantshs melo-drsmaticalIy
barred her breast and bsds him strike her dad.
II A naval officer day Or tvs since, while
enjoying his dinner at Willards', denounced
what he was pleased 10 term "Abolition move
ments." and added that ."thas Abolitiouist.
Henry Wilson. is - bad - any Of then." To
his surprise. . geaslemaa vho had been quiet
y dining q his ide, sid, in hrn tones: .Sir.
An senates Wlson Of Massachusetts, and
viii suggest that you lad, perhaps, better con,
hns yourself to your duties insssad Of induIeioe
in such personal esisieisns which ere IN bad
tsste." The rebuked officer 5000 Ieft The tsbl..
% vsissor the Senator in The ball, and spolosiss
fos his remark. "a go .na .iy-ls-.s l1',5 -
q II ths panic struck South Carolipi.ns
carry oat their threat 70 buzn the cotton on the;.
paanfasioAs, What win become Of seee..r,
Ae.ninges's confedeesse boodsf WHEN hs
oae'ed his Confederate loas he pslIsd Il - !.
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