White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-04-02
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that officer in the field, they fallto decsying
his literary abilities. He does not write as
well as he fights, they say. But We are of the
opinion that his fighting and his writing are
equally distasteful to traitors. Bragg and his
whipped army dread his sword while the World.
the Express and the Chicago Times dread his
pen. His honest, nobe, patriotic heart holds
them all in equal abhorrence.-N 7. Post.
u It is said to be pretty we'll known that
every lobby agent at Washington, half the
members of'Congress and q great many per
sons in the departments, have been heavy buy.
ers of gold for some time. Many of these men
are probably secessionists at heart, and. had
no objection to depreciate the public credit.
: u A letter from Lake Providence; Louisi-
ana, says:
"There are thousands of acres of cotton
here yet unpicked, which the contrabands. Of
which there are two thousand here now, will be
set at work presently"
IL Garabaldi's son has written to England
that his father is now just able to walk upon
crutches, and intends to visit England as soon
as practicable.
: u RISE IN STEAMBOAT SrocK-It is aston
ishing, says the Pittsburg Chronicle, the rise
that has taken place in the value of steamboat
stock within a few months. Boats which
year ago went begging at s. 600 now command
$4,000, and if they are of light draught and
have not been too long in service they cannot
even be bought at that. This arises as we'll
from the scarcity of good boats now as well
as from the increased price Of labor of every
kind.
u The EAST INDIA TRADE.-Five hundred
and ten American ships and one hundred and
forty American banks are employed in the
East India trade, not including California or
Australia ships. OF these ships Boston owns
q two hundred and forty four-or nearly one-half.
% A correspondent says, "John Van Buren,
seemed pure copper few months since; then
he became brass, and now the fellow is all
lead, bullets, and ALL The Prince has most
evidently put his armor on for vigorous pros.
ecution of the war.
u Hiram Fuller, "Belle Britain former
~ editor of the New York Mirror, who trav-
eled through this country as the lacquey of
Charles Mackay, is writing in London in favor
of the rebels. His impotence and vanity are
ridiculous.
" CoYFIscATED.-An oil refinery in Buffalo
has been eonfscated, with all its contents, for
an attempt of the proprietors to evade the tax
under the United States tax law. The value
of the property is about Sls, 900.
D@ On the morning of St. Patrick's day,
Tuesday, March 18th, the new man-of.war
Shamrock was launched from the Brooklyn
Navy Yard. This splendid new vessel has
been so named in acknowledgement of the SER
vice rendered our country by the Irishmen in
the army and navy. The feast day of the pa
tron saint of Ireland was very OPPORTUNITY cho-
sen by Secretary Wells as well as the day for
launching the Shamrock.
u A fellow named Glines, deserter from
Massachusetts regiment. was given peculiar
reception at Stont ham, in this State, on Satur-
day last. The populace not liking his desertion,
shaved the whiskers from one side of his face,
mounted him on rail, and in that elegant
equipage. preceded by brace Of drummers
playing the "Rogue's March," he was borne
through the streets to the town line, and there
town again he would be tarred and featherd.
Pleasant, truly!
u A distinguished English statesman says
in a recent private letter that the reactn in ia
ror of rhe cause Of the Union is so strong in
Great Britain that no Cabinet conld live an
hour which should take steps toward the recos
milton of the Southern Confederacy. The wr;-
ter also speaks Of the recent Exeter Hall meet
ing as the greatest demonstration of the kind ev.
er held in England.
u Rebel letters captured at Nurfreesboro,
disclose feeling of discourasment and dssat-
isfaction in that region. Their frequent re-
treats are bad, slaves are escaping, the army
is not paid, the laws discriminate in favor of
large SHAREHOLDERS, the general confidence in
some of their chief officers is shaken, and they
can get no salt except from the Yankees.
T The young lady who betrayed General
Stoughton into the hands Of the enemy has
Deeu plaCeu III the Oiu SaPitoi fioou. Ou MT
person were found communications with the
rebel authorities at Richmond, apprizing her of
another contemplated Rad.
u The reason assigned at the Treasury
Department for suspending the printing of the
postal currency twenty-five and fifty cent notes,
is that there is already sufficient supply of
such paper in proportion to the other denomina-
tiQns.
C The Mobile (Ala.) Register publishes
"the great speech of vallandigham," and says
'sthe universal desire expressed to read this in
teresting and important expose of consistent
opponent of the war, induces us. notwithstan-
ding its great length, to lay it before our read
ers, to the exclusion of much other matter"
e All applicants for passports are now re-
quired by the State Department to file bonds
in the sum of one thousand dollars each,
conditioned that they will respond to the draft
under the Conscrption Law, or will provide sub.
stitutes for the military service of the United
States.
u At the late city election in Newport.
Kentucky, the butternuts voted for butternut-
colored candidate for School Trustee in the
Third Ward, giving their vote sol idly for Carey
Bell, a free negro.
II REPORTED ArrENrr TO AssAssIxArE GEN.
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