White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-08-07
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q Resell MAssAcRrr OF Coy7,,,>
Flag Officer Dupont writes to the N,.
partment that the rebels. through inro,! ".
given BY a negro who had been employed 'a'' t'
Union army, became aware Of the ,h..!a.
the Union sroops from Hutchinson, s u, d
They made descent upon Mrs. Marcb,, ''''a
tation. surrounded the house, and uu,ds ra
cold blood . large number of coD,...
who were awakened from their sluubs..
to fall by the hands Of the infuriated ,.hs, Wy
p Flag Officer Farragut, who is !,
mand of the Mississippi squadron, is,T
seean by birth. He married in No,s.,t
cut loose all his social connections ,be,. - @'
Virginia passed the ordinance Of so,,.'
saying to his friends that he had arr.s
them so long as argument could avail and
having too choose between them and Ii.
try, should bid them farewell.
p Mrs. Jeif. Davis-a very smar, ,o.
is said to have expressed wish to bs :
rope, as, after the fall of Fort D,pel,oa .
regarded the Confederacy as "plared on.s
her own expression. Mrs. Yancy. Who b,rr,,
the presents Of dress patterns, gloves and
from Paris. told her that there was 20 ,s,,'
pathy in Europe for the South.
p Hon Robert ]. Walker think. III.
Of the rebellion is to be of immense r,ln.
the country. It will give confidence a, -
and command respect abroad. Mr.. Wall
firm in the opinion that amnesty to the d.,a,'
masses, and exile to the leaders, i, IN. o.s
thing that will settle the matter after tho .,-
gle of armies is over.
u An Emancipation Club has been fo,,.,
in st. Joseph. Among the distinguished ,;s
zens who are engaged in this movemeD, :.
Ex- Governor Robt. M. Stewart, Brig. Gen D
F. Loan, Col. VIM. R. Penick, H. B. B,,.I
John L. Bittinger, VIM. L. Fowler, C.BTa
kinson, (of the Herald,) Frank Rodmau ,ofs.
zeitung.) Jas. M. Wilson, John Severance =,
Judge P. B. Locke.
p We find the following special dispatch !,
the Chicago Tribune of the Goth:
"The 7.h and 9Th Kansas regiment, ar. 4,
dered to report to Gen. Halleck for DisciDl,.
A visit to Columbus to-day has convinced n.
that the excesses reported 10 have been eon
mitted BY the 7th Kansas are not e1aggen,sdr
T Pennsylvanis has taken the iuit;,t,,
steps to establish State military school. l.,
hoped that other loyal States will follow Ia,
example, and that each will without delsy, ,e,p..
. school for military instruction to be estabGs
ed, with arrangements 80 favorable As TO BE- H.
cessible to any who may wish to avail theu,el,.,
Of its advantages.
u The SLAUGHTER OF UNION MrS-A D.,
val officer, who has for several months belop-.
ed to the squadron lying of Elizabeth CITY, y.
c.. aays that he has frequently noticed bodies
which he supposed to be those of Union men,
floating BY his vessel down the Pasquo,ant
river-not few Of them, horrible to saw, .sr.
headless.
" The Richmond Dispatch of the 18th inst.
which is printed on a very dinsy sheet, con.
graduates its readers on the prospect of soon
having . large supply of the best quality Of
white paper. This, We think with the Ne.
York World, is a guarded way of saving tia,
the city will soon be in possession of the Union
troops.
u A few days before the Union forces took
possession of Norfolk. notice xas given of tb.
sale, May l2th. Of three hundred and sixteen
free colOred men and women. May l2th tie
city was in Union hands, and the imprisoned
men and women who we're to be sold were re.
leased.
u The rebel militia Gen. Coles, an original
of Hayward County sends word To
Gen. Wallace. that since his cotton was burr.
ell he wants to take the oath of allegiance sid
also take the oath never to vote the Democrat,
c ticket again.
u The Maaons celebrated the l0Olh ami.
'ersary Of the Introduction of masonry into th,
State of Maine, ON Tuesday. Lodges were
'resent from Vermont, Massachusetts, Nes
Hampshire and Rhode Island. The exercise,
vers Of very interesting character.
p On TuestAy, esnvassers commenced I,
census Of Boston, for the purpose Of Registering
be male population between 1s and Is yean,
nth view 70 ascertain such as arc liable to
'e drafted for the army. In case of draft,
be city would be required to furnish s, 200 men.
r One Who has recently seen him, says
'eh. Davis b "let alone," be will soon "shuns
q this mortal coil, !" - he Is now mere stsi
ton, having totally destroyed bis health since
'is assumption Of the duties Of President Of
he Southern conisderaey.
u A FAIR ExHBr.-The N. Y. Evening
'ost says that since the first of February there
ave been 6fty-four Union victories, or on. for
very sixty-six hours. Anywhere else but in
bis country this would be called rapid progress
70 The magnitude of McC Clellan's army may
E understood BY the fact that its picket guard
ent out every day consists of ten batteries Of
rtllery, i've thousand cavalry and fifteen thou,
md infantry.
q The Eastern newspapers complain bitter
OF idle o@csrs loafng about the cities ID
hiladelphis, particularly. the presence Of sH
boulder strap gentry has become offensive.
u Dn. NEaLz D'AusssHr.-Thurlov Weed
Eates in his paper hat this distinguished hiss'.
an synpathises with the North in the prssen'
'ruggle.
70 The nliniois papers say there Is ssH
emand for harvest hands in that State,
''es dsnsrs y, dsy.
U Henry Ward Beecher says in bis lnds'
endens: The people cannot but see thss VI.
'ccess Of our anna has been in the RATIO