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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1864-12-29

The INcENDIARY PLor.-In the Rich
moud Wing Of July %. appeared the
following proposition:
1.-THE Devoted BAND-It is believed
that there are Eve or ten thousand men in
the South ready and willing to share the
fate of Curtius, and devote themselves to
the salvation of their country. It is
proposed that all who are willing to
make this sacrifice shall arm themselves
with a sword, two fve.shooters. and a
csrbine each, aud meet on horseback at
SOME place to be designated. convenient
for the great work in hand. Fire and
sword must be carried into the houses of
those who are visiting those blessings
upon their neighbors. Philadelphis. AMI
even New York. is not beyond the reach
of long and brave arm. The moral
people of these cities cannot be better
taught the virtues Of invasion than by the
blazing light of their own dwellings.
"None need apply for admission to the
Devoted Band but those who are pre-.
pared to take their lives in their hands.
and who would indulge not the least ex-
pectation of ever returning. They de-
dictate their lives to the destruction Of
their enemies.
"a. 8. B. D. B.. Richmond.
"All Southern papers are required to
give this notice few Insertions"
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---Tsr Fxrr OF THE WaEToHEs.-Huh-
a,.a. of bushw hackers have met their Just
loom since and during Prics's raid. A
correspondent of.the Topeka Record. writ
ing from Fort Smith. gives the following
incident: One ofths "deserters. ;" attempt
ing to come in yesterday, found some OF
his own former slaves on picket; they be-
long to the Sscood Colored. They knsv
him to have been bushwhscker when they
left home. so they didn't bring him in. 4
Gen. Herrou and staff arrived here on
the 9th. on q tour Of Inspection from
Little Rock. they go from here to Fort
Gibson. Fl. Scott and Leavenworth.-
Some of bis escort captured and brought
in q no,orious bushwhscker by the name
of Ransom Dukes. few miles from this
placs. While IN the guard house he was
called upon and recognized by woman.
a refugee. whose brother Dukes had help.
ed to murder. She recognized the shoes
ho wore as belonging to her brother
One of the prisoners in the guard house.
belonging to the 18th Iowa infantry. re-
cognizsd the shirt be wore as belonging
to a comrale who was csptursd and muir
dered by theses 6ends short time since.
Night before last the guard found him
dead. hanging BY the neck in the guard
house. The prisoners were all asleep when
the guard came in. and when questioned
in regard to ths deal man, they supposed he
must have hung himself Jour. Com.
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How THE REBELS WERE FOOLED Al
SPRING HrLL.-Just after dark. at Spring
Hill. the ammunition train was parked
on the pike. about six hundred yards from
the place. Seeing this. the rebels thought
they had rs. and raised a laugh of de.
risinn. The emigrsnt train was parked
in our immediate rear, also on the pike.
After ds-k we had orders not to kindls
fires. for as soon as any light appeared.
bullet followed right to the place
Getting as noiseleasly as possible OF the
hard pike on the soft ground. so as to
prevent the rumbIing Of the heavy wheels.
that tho rebels might remain in ignorance
Of our movement. we made quiet detour
to the rear Of the emigrant train. intend
ing to lay down blankets to prevent noise.
should we have to cross hard places.
By this maneuvel We got to place of
safety; and when the enemy. gloating
over their expected success. made their
onslaught. they gobbled up only the emf
grant train for their pains. Nash,ile
Press. December Sd.
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An ArTEMPT TO AssAss1NATE GENERAL
GRANT The New York San of Wednes-
day states that q gentleman who was .
passenger on the train which brought
General Grant from Baltimore to Phila-
delphis. on Friday last. relates the follow
ing rather remarkable incident: s
The General had been sitting for long
time at one OF ths windows of the car
During the evening he left his seat and
passed into forward car. where he re
mainsd. Another gentleman. who seated
himself in the position vacated by the
General. was subsequently startled by two
leaden bullets that came crashing through
the window pane and lodged in the other
side of the car. Fortunately these mes.
sengers Of death struck little too high
to do injury which the gentleman thought
might have been accomplished it he had
been struck BY them. Whether this WAS
the result of accident or a deliberate at
tempt to ssssssinate the General will
probably never be known; but the fact
that two bullets were simultaneously fred
into window at which General Grant
had only q moment before been sitting.
csrtsinly looks more suspicious than other.
wise. Trains Of cars from Baltimore
sometimes carry secret rebel agents. and
perhaps ono of them thus attempted to
rid tbs Oonfsdsracy of it's most powerful
opponspf. at
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ITO be continued in our nert. r

H We are glad to learn that Mr..
Barker, the new Secretary of State. will
retain the services of Brig. Gen. Clark
son as Assistant Secretary. The State
has gone to q heavy expense to obtais' q
room largs enough to hold ths General,
and it would be doubtful economy to
mike q chsnge.
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E@ The Conservative, speaking oil

w The Conservative, speaking of
Dan. Adams. says he is 9 patriot, who
takes pleasure in serving the Govern
ment. That is so. He was 80 eager to
serve the State, that be bored every Sens
tor, two years ago. to elect him Secretary
of th.ir body, until he disgusted them.
and they beat him; then hurrying of to
Washington. be whined piteousIy to
Gen. Lane, telling how be had worked
for him. and how the State Senate had
wronged him because he was Q Lane
man. until the General, partly ont Of
pity. and partly to get rid of bin. sc.
cured him a Paymsstersbips. to enable
him to indulge his pleasure in serving the
Government. at Msjor . salary.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1864-12-29

"OUR YOUNG Folks" THE reader
will remember that wo mentioned. a few
weeks sgo, q new Magazine for young
people. which would shortly be issued by
Messrs. Tlcknor & Fields, of Boston, the
publishers Of the Atlantic Monthly. The
first number has reached US, and We do
not hesitate to pronounce it the best pub
licstion of the kind we have ever seen.
Its articles are all written by the very FIRST
authors Of the country, and cannot fail to
instruct and amuse the young reader.
The contents are: Hum, the Son Of Buz,
by Harriet Beecher Stowe; The Volun-
teer's Thanksgiving, BY Lucy Lsrcom;
Thnmbling. from the Finnish; The Red
Goats, by Gail Hamilton; The Color
Bearer. by j. T. Trowbridge; The Little
Prisoner, BY Edmund Kirke; Thomas
Hughes, Author of tom Brown at Or
ford." and "School Days at Rugby" !"
with splendid Portrait; Physical Health.
by Dio Lewis. NJ. D.; Andy's Adven-
lures. BY ]. T. Trowbridge; Winning His
Way. by Carleton; New Year Carol. by
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author of "Ten Acres Enough" Afost
in the Forest. BY Msyne Reid; and Pug.
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New YoRK TRIBuNE.-See the pros
pectus. We are about stepping over in
to a new year, and those who wish to Sc
cure the Tribune from the beginning Of
the year. should lose no time in sending
on their Clubs,
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r. The Atehison Free Press one week
says we are q gentleman, and the next
week insinustes that we sold out on the
Senatorial question. What is the Free
Press's idea of . gentleman 1t must
be one who permits himself to be bribsd.
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us, If our presence is not desired. WhO
will start the ball? Who'll count one
hundred and eighty-seven ct one breath :!
BEDBueseLoRY.-This hole. (which
will be built thousand years hence. lies
far from wood and water, and the grace
of God. Its uatursl advantages are bare
knolls. cold winds. and things. The
people of the surrounding country should
take pleasure in providing it with q. least
. dozen churches. seven school houses. and
as many other exclusive privileges a. may
be. SO as to make life to us mors than We
can cndure-bsppy and rantankerous; and
thus ''snoll" others to us. to skin for our
own benefit; but we must show more
cunning spirit-snd not live within our
selves, or through ourselves, but without
ourselves.
Afoose Somewhere.
Continued from our last.
After leaving Dumb mbsrton Castle. where
We saw q man and two women, We begged
our way to the Pass Of Balmaha. where q
policeman kindly gave MS weeks lodging
in an elegant building. called a jail. We
left our hospitsble friend. sn1 had to pay
. penny to cross Q plank. which smptied
our purse. Loeb Lomond is made Of
water, aud the land comes right down to
the brink Of the water here. All, this is
delightful, to be out amid nature. The
hills rise up. mp. and some patches Of green
color are to be seen. As one passes. he
sees churches "almos, everywhere" Here
preachers preach and people listen. with
signs of comfort; but then Alfred the
Great saw light thousand years ago.
There is difference between sheep
and COW; the one eats grass and the 9th.
er eats grass. Loeb Peechivack is one Of
those small bodies which is very pumer-
GUS. But here we must rest awhile, ere
visiting the Cow-house. and the much
visited police Office.
70 be continued in our nezs. -
But this will do for once. We think
We have done right well for tbs fret at
tempt. If the reader likes it. as ia. as
we have got. and desires us to eontinue to
publish family paper, we shall b. pleas:
ed to continue in our new path.
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/U Sen ator Oonness, of California.
is 9 piano-forte maker by trade. He
ought to know how to handle the wires.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1864-12-29

. A6uoD JoKE.-An individual was
seen. few days ago, tampering with the
telegraph wire. where it passes through a
corn-6eld, mile or SO above Rulo, and
where it was broken about the same time
This is the second time that the wire has
been broken. in the same place, within
a month past, and we cannot see what
enjoyment any person finds in the busi-
ness. If the individual referred to, does
not speedily break himself of the mania,
certsin hotel will find itself minus Q
landlord, one of these fine days.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1864-12-29

EE Hon. Willism L. Dayton, Minis
ter to France. died at Paris, on the 81
inst, of Apoplezy.
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The Trenton State Gazette Of Satur.
day. says: 1t ia pretty generally nndsr-
stood IN the inner copperbead circles that
Billy Wright has been cosxed and bull
lied into resignipg his position in tbs
United Ststes Senate. and that George
b. Mcclellan is to have the balance OF
the term. John p. Stockton is to have
the long term. aFga
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1864-12-29

LADIES REposrroRr.-The January
number of this sterling Magazine has
reached us. Its engravings are. q scene
on the Housatonic. a beautiful Title Page,
and portrait of Rev. Davis w. Clark.
D. D.. late Editor of the Repository. bu.
now one of the Bishops Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. 1t contains nineteen
prose and eight poetical contributions,
besides eight well-6lled Departments.
The Repository, although published un-
der the auspices Of the Methodist Church,
is not strictly sectsrisn publication. but
is 6lled with choice and high-toned lite
rsturs for oil persons of correct tsste-snd
more especially the ladies. Price. $3.50
Q year. Published by Poe & Hitchcock,
Cincinnati, Ohio. ~
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1864-12-29

ACTION FOR D1voRcE.-In one of the
Western States an action for divorce was
brought by husband against his wife,
and among the leading allegations against
her was one that she never made good
bread. The Judge-after reconciling 9th.
er matters of difsrence-told the wife to
go and purchase DeLsnd & Co.'s Chem.
ical Salerstus, and she would always
have good bread and biscuits, and dis
missed the complaint. The lady took
the advice. and there is no-mors happy
family than hers in those parts.
w Goodbye, 1864 Pitch right iu,
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@ Which is the dirtiost place il
Scotland i? Athole.
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REBEL BRUTALIrY-THE PsIsoN AT An
pERsoNvILLE.-A soldier of the seth New
York volunteer regiment. who has re-
Gently escaped from the rebels. after an
Imprisonment of severall months du-
ration. in Libby prison, Lynchburg.
Dsnville, North Carolina and South
Carolins. and ct Andersonville, Georgia,
has given an accout of some of his ex-
periences and observations in the South.
While be was at Andersonvills-s
period of three months-tbere were thirty
three days of rsin. and the camp pre-
sentsd Q mournfnl spectacle. OF thirty
Eve thousand prisoners confined there. he
Judged there were ten Thousand who had
nothing but the brosd canopy of heaven
for covering" He adds: '.Ten of ns
bad two wooden blankets. but they sdered-
ed but poor shelter. the rain. which fell
so often iD torrents. coming through them
freely. Our bed was saturated with
wster. ss our quarters were situated in .
swamp between two bills. The prison.
ers received for their rations no meat. but
molssses for substitute. Twelve thous-
and sre buried there. In one month seven
teen hundred died for want Of shelter,
food and medical attendance" s1s11 4
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3 E Major L. n. Uu was offered the
Provost Marstalships of St. Louis or
of New Madrid. He has chosen the lot.
ter. the duties at this post being less
bardensome to one in bis physical condi-
tion than at st. Louis. He has entered
upon the discharge Of the duties Of bis
Office. .r
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STARrLISG But TRUE.-The Volun-
teers are Drawing the dangers of Fever,
Scurvy, Wounds and Cholera. Many .
gallant fellow will leave his bones TO
bleach. who, by the aid of HoLLowAY's
Pulls AND OINTMENT. would have return
ed to bis family strong and healthy.
Soldiers, try them.
If the reader OF this notes" canpot
get q box of Pills or Ointment from the
drug store in his place, let him writs to
me, SO Maiden Lane, enclosing the
amount, and will mail box free Of
expense. Many dealers will not keep
my medicines on hand because they can
not make as much profit as on other per.
cons make. S5 cents, IS cents, and
Sl.40 per box or pot.
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A Coptrabaud who came into Sheri.
dams lines. when questioned about the
rebels srming the colorel men. said:
:" Bout half dc colored men think dat
dey would run directly over to de Yam
KEGS wild de arms in der hands. and toder
half think dey vonld jist stand and fire
a fsv sollys to d rear fust. fore dey run.
dst's all de difference" ~
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WHITE CLOUD, KANSAS:
Thursday, :: December 70, 1864.
The News.

Savannah has gone mp at last Presi-
dent Lincoln received an official despatch
from Gen. Sherman. on Sunday evening,
dated Savannah, 22d, presenting the city
of Savannah to the President, as Christ.
mas gift, and announcing that the city
was occupied by our forces on the morn
ing of the 2lst. Sherman had almost sur
rounded the place, and demanded the sur.
render of the city on the 20th, or it
would be assaulted the next day. Hsrdee
replied that be would defend the city to
the last. as his men were in good condi-
tion. and well supplied with everything.
Bat that night he "leaked out." crossing
the river into South Carolina, with his
main force. supposed to be about $4,000
strong, and all his light artillery. He
blew up the iron clsds, and burned the
Navy Yard. On the morning ofthe 2lst,
Sherman entered the city. which was sur
rendered by a dsputation of citizens.
Among the captures are 800 prisoners.
$50 heavy gnns. plenty of ammunition,
about $4,000 bales of cotton, and some
10000 citizens, who arc reported quiet
and paaceably disposed! A despatch from
Gen. Foster. of the same date, gives sub.
stantialiy The same report as the above,
but the number of bales of cotton captured
is placed at $4,000. The torpedoes and
distractions were removed from the river,
and the feet assembled to the city. Sher-
man will Immediately move up the river,
and capture Augusta. 1t is reported that
b. has already started.
Gen. Thomas headquarters are now
at Pulaski, Tennessee, and the pursuit
Of Hoods broken and discouraged army
still continues. The Tennessee River is
very high, and it is reported that Hoods
pontoons are swept away. and that he
will be overtaken before be can cross to
the south side of the river.
The rebel papers announce that the
great naval expedition which sailed from
Hampton Roads, is moving up the Cape
Pear River, to Wilmington. Some Of
the Forts commanding the approach to
the city have already been bombsrded;
and heavy land forces havsdisembarked
at the mouth of the river, to approach
the city from the rear.
Rebel papers announce that Price is
recognizing bis army, in Arkansas; and
that he has $4,000 troops, all Missourians.
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HARPER's MAGAZINE AND WEEKLY
We have received the December and Jan
uary numbers Of Harper's Magazine, be-
ing the first two numbers of Volume 80.
We need say but little of this ell-known
and popular monthly. In addition to its
charming variety of stories, poems. and
illustrated sketches, it contains several ro-
mances, by those great novelists, Charles
Dickens and Wilkie Collins.
Harpsr's illustrated Weekly has also
commenced its visits. This paper may
be called pictorial history of the war.
for it contains accounts and illustrations
of every important event transpiring in
the Army and Navy. Probably no pa
per in the country has contributed so
much as Harper's Weekly to build up,
strengthen. and keep alive the great Union
sentiment of the nation. The Magazine
and the Weekly ars each 81 o year. Club
terms will be found in the prospectuses. in
another column. We will procure either
of these publications for any of our sub
scribers. for S325 year.
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In lOOV, aoit County conteineo oV0
slaves. The census for this year. as shown
above. is 6s; and this number has de-
creased at least one-third since they we're
enrolled. 49,
There sre 1913 male persons id the
County. (includiug soldiers in the army,
over the age Of twenty-one. of which
lumber 500 are Radical Union men. and
AT range id The political scale from
mild Conservative down to extreme rebel.
The remainder are not yet entitled to
vote. but are generally Radical. Many
of the Conservative voters enumerated
above, were. at the time Of enumeration.
temporarily absent, and many have left
the County since then. The total num-
Der of voters in the County now, who
may be clsssed among the opposition, is
but little over 800.
Holt County has furnished over 200
men for the Upion army, and between
300 and 400 for the rebel army. The
latter cannot be correctly estimat
Holt has been injured less bp the rebel.
lion than many other Counties around
her; yet, when the Generalization Of the
whole people. the many lives sacrificed.
the depreciation of property. ere fairly
estimated, the result looks fearful indeed.
Andrew County has suffered more than
Holt has. The result of the census Just
completed in that Comfy, shows over
1900 less than the census for 1860.
Atchison County shows falling of Of
81. r-
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The Eighth Ksnsas vss 10 the bloody
battle Of Franklin, and the Seventh WAS
at the battle Of Nashville. - - .,-,,s
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We arc surprised to notice what q
change circumstances create in a mans
feelings. Within the last four days we
have seen men who three years ago wonl'i
not have looked at a negro but with a
scowi, take the same colorcd indiyidu-
ais by the band, and with broad smile
on their couDtensnces, wish them all m an :
uer Of good luck. being sure. however.
to end with the inquiry. whether h' did
not want to go as asubstitnte? These
same men. many of them. were those who
bitterly opposed tho i;lss OF arnHng ne
groes. but as soon as it was settled tba.
somsbody must fight-white or black
the rebel cusses are willing to pav the
isrkies for doing their share Of it. Rab-
els brought on this war, and we hope, as
Ear as possible. they will be made to help
put it down. We have pity .or Union
ian who has been drafted, bat we have no
compassion for rebel wherever be may
be found. The colored portion of man
kind are learning to distinguish men, and
no rebel will be able to impose upon thsm
long-S 10 Herald.
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dbiupam';p!jies.7

s'ai list Of the names that have been D,,' : ap'',
ey the correspondents of the Toronto 'VP1'si r,ss
for the new Canadian Confeder,cr. ''0os,
ca Borelia. URSULA. Chanplainis, Tr,n,s,' ,p'''
tin. Transylvania, AleIandrina, c,n,s..'. a.'Ia'
Albinora, Fesperia. Mesopel, yia, An. sI'a ?
RENTS, Hiasarantia, yietsralia, Cabot, ,s' "A
Utica Evening Telegraph volunteer, n. ,as
lowing additional ones: Bullpuuapi, =, n,. .'
tersania' Sneafs' Paradise. R.idauia, % I;..'
Bull, kanuckia' Bullcalda, John Bull. . c',
Pen, Hibernicumeraposia. Feniania o,,n.,' Saa
Li0nandunicornia' Observation-Disclosures,
plasm.
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7 ~ The Mems aha Courier, having fail
ed to secure the anticipated amount ol
patronage BY means of its magnificent
premiums. of smoothing-irons snd oil
lamps. is now grum6ling because some
Of the leading men Of that County. whom
it has been abusing for the last ten months.
are not subscribers. sas @
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: r. Col. Bradshaw and Capt. Pose
gate, of the 44th Missouri, were both 70.
ported killed at the battle of franklin,
and eulogies we're pronounced upon them
by the st. Joseph papers; and. We belisvs.
q monument to Bradshaw was talked Of.
It now turns ont that neither Of these
officers was killed. Bradshaw was &C.
verely wounded. but is doing we'll.
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Census efWels..

We have been furnished with an ab
stract Of the census Of Holt County, No.,
juss completed, for the year 1854. Ths
figures are:
Number OF white males. 1926.
{" females, 3.144.
" Slaves. 66.
Free colored. 6.
Total population. 6.544.
Population in 1860. $3.50.
Decrease. 6.
Z Population Of Oregon, in 1864. 705.
I" 1860. 720.
Decrease, Is.
Populn Of Forest City. 1854. $50.
1860, $50.
Increase, - 80.