White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-01-26


vheeb oe an elective State Government vi
b sustained.
| Il 4 needless 10 recount any Of the mar
instances where . mere handful Of armed des
peradoes have ruthlessly robbed and drivel
from the country. never more to return, III
only citisens who deserved the protection o
The Usion arms. All must admit that. there {
| mtsn1Ax sroag in the executive managemen
| Of tn Departnsnt administration; ssd II &
tbelietsf hers, that at last Tie eyes Of the &c
tvernnses arr turned in this direction. md thsl
come vSy Important changes are 6 hand
which vim give Joy To- thousaads of ssrneSl
EUnfsA-ass in the Depertnseb west Of tAs
MissisipPi.
Among the many sad eatastrophes incident
~ sah>ssrs which lave tssnspired on The
" estem border. know Of none Of .sss ,ap-
palling baraariey shan the one which culmina.
ted in the capture and death Of Rev. O. B.
Gardner. Chaplain of the 18Th Kansas yolun.
teen. Chaplain Gardner Va truly ia Tped
man. which. even for chapIsins. is often times
unfoxtnaisely- nat ahs- eass. He .~ss above
suspicion--s character venentsd and Loved By
al Who kpev. him. and known wherever dusys
hand Observation-Disclosures in the peaceful avo.
cations Of life, Or in dauntlessly facing danger.
Wien il vas necessary 70 do 70. ip order 70 b
found st his post, administering 70 thervanss,
personal and Riritusl. of thoss Who bad been
c,naigned % his caro- in the army. He vas
unsiriug 10 his e1ertions 70 serts the men Of
bis regiment. and through bis agency every
soldier was sufplisd. 90 far as was possible.
With dog matter-traets, books, and papers
land were neser deskrsed, or without some
enc TO sdminisser to their wants, and give q
vord 6fconsolstisn shsrprostsated on the bed
oflanguishing diseass. There Is nothing that
ssoldier in sbe Aeld needs more than some
friend TO remind him of those at home who
love him, and Who depend upon him and HIS
savings, wholly or in part, for their .us.enance
and comforts. Such friend was Chaplain
Gardner, and he vas ever ready di,interestedly
to take upon himself the duty Of delivering to
the ,famiIiesi Of soldiers snrHl money a. they
we're able and willing 10 desote 70 them aftsr
payday. 1t was 10 part such dssy which
took hmto Esnsas' the iass time, al On 4 fof.:
mxf occasion; and returning froa such q mis-
sioo, be was captured near Cabin Greek, C
N, about four weeks since. BY . band Of su.r-
rillas, said to be Todd's men. We have wait.
ed anxiously for some tidinss from hin. but
receive none. direct, but are led to belis.e,
from some srtieles Of clothing found in the, Vi
cinity, that he was killed. IF so, thus ended
The life Of good and pare man, s.iT |
The weather here is'fne and cool. and hesl-
ny The river bas been up, but is again quite
low, Five b5ass,gos up as far As Clarksville,
but we're stopped there BY the Allins of the
liver. .Atrain, from Fort Scott arrived few
lays since; and nov. when the supplies fro.
he boats reach this place. It is to be hoped
hat rations will be a little more plentiful |
'mong the soldiery. They have been on half |
ations or iessf now for about eight months,
md great many have expended nearly aIrtof
heir wages in buying provisions. This seems
o be matter which cannot ven be eoutroll-
ID, now that We are eBt; but there was time
Vhen supplies might have reached this place,
o have lasted for years, but that opportunity
ras not improved. 20 .-.a ~ o.
Four men were killed within less than mile
4 the picksts yesterday, BY mere handful Of
ushwhacsers, who made their escape unmo.
ssted. This 10 but repeating what, by sad e1
erience. is getting to be Z common thing, and
sad reality. Men dare not 20 outside of the
nard in any direction. for there is no safety.
make no charge against any one. but merely
tate facts, and ask if this state Of affairs can
OF be done avay with. and snew order inau.
sratedf Respectfully,
Fl's'' "FUNsrEN.r