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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-12-21
WHITE CLOUD, KANSAS:
Thursday, December 81, 1865.
Atchison and Nebraska City Rail
Road.


Road.
A meeting has recently been held in
Atchison. to take the initistory steps to
incorporate, under the general incorpora-
tion laws of the State. ths Atchison and
Nebraska City Rail Road Company; and
the Corporators announce that subscrip-
tion books will be opened in Atchison.
on the 18th of January next. The fol-
lowing are the names Of the Corporatora,
all citizens of Atchison: P. T. Abel, G.
w. Click, A. G.. Otis, S. A. Kingmsn,
r. L. Pease. s. T. Walters. John NJ.
Price, w. w. Cochran. and A. H. Hor.
ton.
Gentlemen connected with this move
msnf. With whom we have conversed. as
sure Us that it is not for buncombe, but
is genuine. and that an exam ination of
the ground for the proposed route will be
made within ths next two months.
White Cloud is to be point On the road,
and it becomes the duty of our citizsns to
take an interest in the enterprise. The
road ought to be built. and doubtless can
be built; and it will be a noteworthy cir.
cumstance if, after all the fighting be-
tween Northern Kansas and Atcbison,
our 6rst railroad connection is with that
place. A charter exists for the Missouri
River Rail Road, from Wysndotte to the
Northern boundary of the State. The
citizens of Leavenworth organized under
the charter, for the purpose simply Of
building road from Wyandotte to that
city, not intending to run it farther North.
If we have an opportunity to connect, at
Atchison, with shorter road to st. Louis,
it will be so much in our favor.
We learn that the North Missouri Rail
Road Company have determined to build
aroad on the north side of the Missouri
River, from Rsnick, on The North Nilsson
ri Road, via Brunswick, to Weston or
Atchison; and that they will aid in build
ing the road from Atchison to Nebraska
City. 1t certainly would be to their ad.
vantage to do so. The routs from Atchi-
son to st. Louis would then be seventy.
five miles shorter than any other from
Kansss to ST. Louis; and from White
Cloud to Atchison, the route would be
seventeen miles shorter than from Forest
City to Atchison, on the east side of the
river. The Atchison and Nebraska City
Rail Road once built, would place Us Is
or 80 miles nearer to ST. Louis, and would
give us much shorter route TO Chicago,
by way of the. road being built west
through Iowa. to a point opposite Ne
braska City or Pattsmouth. The Ham
nibal and st. Joseph Road has it in its
power to secure this upper trade until the
foregoing named roads are built, by COM
pletiug the road already graded to Forest
City. and keeping close to the river. ma
king points opposite White Cloud, Ne
braska City. Brownville, and other prom
inent points on the west bank of the
river, >kskG
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LADIES REPosIroRY.-In another COL
umn will be found the prospectus of this
publication. for 1866. There is no more
valuable publication in existence than the
Repository. Its literary matter is Of the
highest order-pure. elevsting. and in
structive. In the matter of 6ne engrav.
ings, the Repository is without an equal.
1t is just such Magazine ss should be
taken into every family circle. For terms.
ETC., see prospectus.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-12-21

SCIENTIFIC AMERIcAN.-Every scien.
ti6c man, Mechanic and Artist. is or
should be acquainted with the Scientific
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publication. 1t should be constant vis-
itor to every workshop. msnufactory,
and Laboratory, las it, always contains
something new and importans for every
body to know. The advertisement. with
terms, etc., viii be found in another col.
umn. 5v..;s ~. - .77aas7
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-12-21

The WoRLD's STORY -TELLER.-Under
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$3.50


The item of millet shows large profits.
but Mr.. Carmichael assures Us that they If
anything, fall below the reality. He paid
81 per bushel for his seed. and his esti-
mate Of l.50 net for the product is 10y.
We think these figures show that grain
raising in Atehison County is not bad
business.
Here We have a clear profit of $3.50
on 125 acres Of land. Then, was not our
estimate very reasonable. that farm of
100 acres would pay. in a single year.
for an outlay of $4,000 in fencing and
breaking. together with labor and interes:
on money? We believe that 160 acres
in Doniphan County will produce fully
as much as 125 acres in Atchison Coun-
ty, and of as good quality.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-12-21

MooRE's Rural New YoRKER.-We
call the attention of farmers and all 9TH
ers to the prospectus Of Moore's Rural
New Yorker in our advertising columns.
This popular Agricultural. Literary and
Family Weekly Newspaper has no supe-
rior amorg journals of it's class. 1t is
conducted with rare ability aud expert.
ence. and in its well filled and cheerful
psges will be found oil that can instruct,
enlighten and please. in the various de-
partments to which it is so sssiduously
devoted. 1t is eminently worthy the
large and increasing circulation it is re-
ceivipg. We regard it as one Of the very
best papers We receive.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-12-21
Feniau Troubles.

Fenianism is evidently approaching
crisis. before having On opportunity to
strike blow for the Object which the
Order was originally intended to accom-
plish. The truth is, this organization,
like every other. has fallen into the hands
of demagogues, who intend to make a
good thing for themselves. and then drop
it. Their head men are fighting among
themselves. and will probably burst up
the institution. The Fenian Senate has
deposed Col. O'Mahony. the President |;
and O'Mahony has excommunicated the
Senate.
Bot the greatest danger to Fenianism.
lies in the dis,rust which is entering the
minds of the IN aes of its adherents. the
laboring men. who, in the belief that the
object of Feniauiem was to free Ireland,
have contributed freely of their hard
earned money to further that object. They
begin to discover that a set of selfish
drones arc living in splendor on the
money which they toiled so hard to earn,
and their confidence is failing. Men will
contribute freely Of their means to achieve
q cherished end, even if they have to de.
prive themselves end families OF many
comforts and necessaries in so doing; but
whenever they discover that their contri.
buttons are being applied to enable os6ug
nabobs to live in style, their ardor cools
of. and they cease to give.
We have read accounts of the magni6-
cent Fenian Headquarters in New York.
where the Directory were living in grand
eur. Probably the quarrel between o.
Mahony and the Senate was over the
treasure contributed by the poor, laboring
Irisbmen. 1t has recently been announced
that the Fenian "TIead Centre" Of Que
bee has sbsconded, taking with him the
money of the Fenisn fund in his posses
sion. From across the Ocean comes the
report that the Fenian Head Centre oil
| Ireland has been arrested, and was found
living a life of luxury and splendor.
These things do not go down we'll with
poor laboring men, whose lives have gen.
e,ally been familiar with starvation and
oppression.
1t is a we'll known fact that the Catho.
lie priesthood have from the start oppos.
ed the Fenian movement, for Which the
leaders of the movement have bitterly de-
nouuced the clergy. Whatever we may
otherwise think of the Catholic religion,
we believe that the priests are true friends
to the poor classes who belong to The
Church, and would not countenance any
movement calculated to wrong them
With keen insight into the designs o
men, they discovered that the Fenian
movement would be used by designing
men to promote their own personal inter
ests. or even if the professed object Of the
Organization were attempted, it would re-
snlt only in destruction or misery to tht
deluded men who engaged in it; and
\ therefore they have firmly set themselves
against it. In this matter. we think the
Catholic Irish will find it to their advan.
tage to follow the advice of their priests
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-12-21

v Perhaps the Topeka Lender slight
ly misunderstsnds our article on the negro
suffrage question. We did not assert.
as general principle. that no question.
nor even this one. should be submitted to
q vote Of the people. because It was for
gone conclusion that they would vote it
down; but we simply suggested to the
friends Of negro suffrage. that it would
probably be better for their side of the
question. not to force il before the people
now. when majority of them are so evi-
dently opposed to it. but rather to wait
awhile. until the prospect was more f.
vorable. -s..ss
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: ~ Dingus thinks the most striking
poem in the English language. is Fitz-
Greene Halleck's " Marco .Bozx aris, I"
which says:
"strike till the last armed foe expires.
Strike for your altars and your. fires.
Strike for the green eraves Of your sires."
From which Dingus infsrs tnst Old Beg.
was in favor Of '.strikes,' .e.-
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-12-21

EE Gov. John Evans and jerome B.
Chsffee have been chosen United States
Senators from Colorado. So George w.
Lane and John p Slough couldn't come
in. The choice of the above named per-
sons shows gratifying state of feeling in
Colorado in favor of Sand Greek prin-
ciples.
, Eg When the mail passes Toy ABOUT
noon, how comes it that it does not reach
here. generally. till mo,n;ng? We sup
pose buck board drivers like to lie over
and sit by warm fires, these cold evenings;
but people do not like to be deprived Of
their mail matter in consequence.
E@ The Lawrence Daily Tribune aud
Journal are engaged in a generous rival
ry in enlsrgins their papers.
~ Thanks to Senator Pomeioy, for
valua BILE public documents.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-12-21

, H General Robert B. Mitchell, of
this State. has been appointed Governor
OF New Mexico. ID W IS
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Y E We learn that house was burn.
ed in Troy. on Saturday. The house BE-
longed to Sheriff Crsbb, and was occu.
pied BY tenant. = s-' '
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The Man WHO. Refused TO HAUL
Down THE AMERICAN FLAG.-There died
yesterday at the United States Hospital.
at Brooklyn naval station. (apslace
among hospitals. by the way.) an old
soldier. who. though in humble station.
made himself lasting fame. VIM. Con-
way was. in 1861. sn old sailor in our
navy. having served over forty years as
an enlisted sailor In April. 1861. be
was stationed at the Warrenton (Pensa-
cola naval station. Fl,rids. and was the
man whom the traitor. p B. Renshaw.
of the old navy. ordered to lower :he~U.
s. flag on the secession of the State. Mr..
Conway. in reply to this order. answered
that he couldn't do it." The order was
repeated more positively. "Lieu,ensnt. %
answered the old sailor. Il have served
under that hag for forty years. and
won't do it," The rebel Lieutenant did
not insist. Shortly aher Mr.. Conway
was sent North. and there remained DIR.
ing the war. He received from the ci,i-
zens of San Francisco gold medal COM
mandatory Of bis gallant sction on the
occasion referred to, and this he had on
his person at the time of his death. to-
gather with letters from Secretary Welles
and Gen. Halleck prsising him for bis
devotion to fhe Gag. He was native OF
Camden, Maine. and about sixty-three
years of ager-E r Rsreld. Dec. 1st.
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Prose. erFarminx.

Some persons have expressed the opin.
ion that we were wild 10 our calculations.
in our article on improving farms. sever.
al weeks ego; and that it is much easier
to put such results on paper than it is to
produce them on the farm. We believed
we wrote facts. and we're moderate in our
calculations: but not being farmer, Ne
were not disposed to insiat that we were
right. Now, however, we are glad to
know that we were. We copy the fol-
lowing from the Atcbison Free Press.
edited by man who has paid much at
tention to the subject of agriculture. and
giving the experience Of practical farm
err
Ex-Sheriff D. Carmichael. of this
County. gives Us the following estimate
of his farming operations this year. on
his farm Of l25 scres Of cultivated land.
the farm being mainly cultivated by him
self, but partly BY tenants I:
as acres OF corn. yielding 80 bush
els to the acre. 1850 bushels,
at Soc. a = S1,125
so acres milles. 35 bushels TO the
acre. 1850 bushels. at $3.50, 1925
l60 tons millet hay at Sl2 SO, 1000
100 tons prairie bay ct S8. 800
Total, Sc. $50
Expense Of labor. boarding
hands, threshing. &C.. $1,000
Team labor, 600
Superintendent. $50
Marketing grain. $50
Labor by tenants, DC, 500
$4,000
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-12-21

r. fuckers dead |!
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-12-21

Trouble ON the Indian Reserve.
z The "noble red men" up at Nemaha
Agency have INDUCED in the pastims Of
attempting to murder Major Burbank.
their Agent. and have got themselves into
trouble in consequence thereof. The facts.
as near as ne can gathcr them. are as fol-
lows.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-12-21

H Thanks to Senator Pomsloy, for
valuab BILE public documents.
Daily national Republican., 1865-06-14
AID for virginia Farmers.

The Baltimore Agricultural Society held II
meeting yesterday, at which $1,000 was
subscribed for aid to farmers, after an ad.
dress by WV. PREscorr Smith, Esq., Master
Of Transportation on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. The objects contemplated by this
Society are set forth In the following pream.
BILE
This society has been organized for the
purpose Of supplying such persons in the
South, In that portion Of 1t which has hereto
fore been commercially connected with this
city, and within easy reach Of II, who, from
the rayageS Of war, have bcon deprived Of the
necessary agricultural and farming implc
ments, tools, seed, and stock, to enable them
to cultivate their land, and are without tho
means Of purchasing thom.
ct proposes to supply such NJ rnay be-
In that condition, and on inquiry may bC
deemed worthy Of assistance with such no,
cessary articles at or near the cost thereof,
taking the obligations Of the parties to be 70,
paid out Of the proceeds Of the first crop, VI
Rs soon thereafter Us possible.
Daily national Republican., 1865-06-14
Release OF Rebel Prisoners from Rort
Warren.

On Friday last, orlers were received Mt
Fort Warren to release all tho rebel prisoner
At that place under tho rank Of Captain,
after taking the oath Of allegiance. The
following parties wero accordingly released,
and brought up to Boston, to bO furnished
with transportation
John NJ. Aglcr, residence, Madison county,
Va; Goorgo II. Agro, Loudon county, Va;
Thomas H. Baker do, Matthew A. Beck,
LcVy, Fla; Samuoal C. Beach, Fairfax oouu-
~ Va; Thomas Beach, do. Stephen @, r.
Bishop, Lou2on county, Va, Richard T.
BOaruIau, Charles county, Md. VIM II. BoS-
zoll LoudOn county, Na; Isaac Breathod
Washington county, Md. Robert II. q Cald
vol, Jefferson county, Va. William &. COh.
man, Page county, Va Horny G. Chamblin,
Loudon county, Va; John L. CornweII, and
George Cornwoll, Prince William county,
Va; Barney Crowley, Fairfax coHnty, Va;
William Cromwell Ann Arundel county,
Md. Thomas Q, Cropper, Cecil county, Nd. F;
Charles Il. Davis, LOudOn county, Va. Frank
W DUNCAN, Baltimore, Nd. William GcntE,
Jefferson county, Texas Eugene |. Giddings,
Bradley county, Tennessee, Mark A. Hardin,
Cas- county, Georgia, Cyprian T. jenkins,
Hernandez, Florida; John 7 Johns, do. ,
h''I NNgt " Mur james
II. Maddox, Fauquicr county, Va, John X.
Massic, do, David X. p. Pretzman, Wash
ington county, Md; Henry Richards, Lou.
don county, Va; Philip Il, Roach, Alexan.
dria county, Va George W. Smith, Loudon
county, Va. James J. Spear Kcnt county,
Md James II. Wilson, Loudon county, Va,
John Wilson, Levy county, Fla,
The Boston TfaUoIcr says:
The men had moro or less baggage. Some
had trunks and band boxes, others had n
little bundle with tooth brushes dangling
from their button.holes, The party, evi-
IDENTIFY, were mostly Americans They were u
good.natuTod sot Of fellows, and readily an.
swcrCd the questions that wero put to them
Many Of them were Of opinion that the Gov.
ernment could not have sent thom tU a
stronger fortidcation than that from which
they had just been liberated, nor To one
whore tho prisoners were so humanely treated
and received such excellent food Some Of
them said that they had friends outside Of
the fort, and were indebted TO them for lux
ures Of different kinds
The party released were mostly members
Of Mosby's mon, OF the general officers con.
fined at the fort they knew but little, Major
GilmOr some Of them thought, was inclined
to be airy" while Others, who had been
moro fortunate in making his acquaintance,
considered him of the class Of hale felloF,
well met "
Daily national Republican., 1865-06-14
OrganiLAtion of n Provisional Govern
ment for Mississippi.

President JOHNSON appointed Judge WV
l.. SHARKEr, Of mississippi, Provisional
Governor of tina. State, whose duty il shall
he, at the earliest practicable period, to pre-
scribe such rules and regulations ns may be
necessary and proper for convening con
veution composed Of Delegates to bo chosen
by that portion Of the peoplO who arc IoyaI
to the United States and no others, for the
purpose Of altering or amending the Const
tuition thereof, and with authority to exer
else within the limits of that State all the
powers necesSRry and proper /" enable the
loyal people Of Mississippi to restore the
State to It's constitutional relations to the
Federal Government and to present such n
republican form Of State Government ns will
cntitlo the State To the guarantee Of the Uni
ted States therefor, and its people to protoc-
tion by the United States against invasion
inEurrection, and domestic violence.
The proclamation is substantially the same
in form and wording MS the one issued re-
Gently in reference to- North Carolina, and
win be found on our outside to-day.
Daily national Republican., 1865-06-14
And again he says:
NnrIh CaroIInn.

Tho Raleigh PSoRyo'' explains ProFidont
JonSsoN's and Mr., HoLDES's plans for the
reconstruction Of a State government in
North Cprolina. Appointments arc to be
mndc in every county of "lOynl" men, who
will make an enrolment Of voters, carefully
excluding all who were prominent in their
1ihcrcncc to the rebellion. This enrolment
is to bc returned to tho Provisional Gov.
ernor and, upon the basis thus cstRblished,
delegates to a State Convention are to be
elected, and the convention, Of course, will
provide the rest.
Daily national Republican., 1865-06-14
An Intere.tIng ReIIqaary svor,I.

Among other cont ributions to tho great
Sanitary Fair, now being held in Chicago, is
n sword presented by the city Of Washington
TO Commodore JosnrA BARNEY, who--tho
eloquent and graphic writer Of GlimPses Of
the Fair" which are written, we judge, by
D. =. TArLoR, tho literary editor Of the Chi.
cago EpenRy Jovn,I-says: "on the oath
day of August, ffiy years ngo, on very
sultry day, that son Of thunder and the sea
left tho qunrter.dec Of the flagship on the
Chesapeake Bay to defend the Federal cnpi.
tai; and at the head of a handful Of marines
stayed the rod surgcs Of the British, till the
scarlet and the sod wcro all Of color. This
gallant MArylander was master.mato on the
sloop-of.war Hornet, and his hand boro tho
first flag over seen in that State. Next lieu.
tenant Of the Wasp, then leading boarderS oi
the old saratoga, then commanding the Hay
der Ali, thon the feet Of the Chesapeake. -
To this man, every inch sailor and hero,
the sword now on exhibition was presented.
II wns aont 10 the Fair by Mr.. J. W. BARNEY.
On the hilt appears the gIittering and glow.
ing inscription: "to the intropidity md vnlor
Of Commander JosnuA BAHNEr, and the
handful Of men under his immediate com
mAnd -r.. ..
Daily national Republican., 1865-06-14

Gen. shernian's strictures npoa Gen.
Stoneman. |
We cory below tho roply Of Gen. stOSE,
NAN to the csnsurs pas,sd upon him BY Maj,
Gen. saERuAS IN his report 70 The War De-
partment lately Publbhed ~
rELEGRAN IRON MAJ. GIN. sroSENAN.
KSOxvIELE, TENS, June4, 1865.
Hon. Ei'oiR ~ S,nntofi, SocT,tdry Of War;
have just seen in print tho letter of Gen.
Sherman to Lieutenant General Grant, Of
April 2s, in which appear the following
words
"Mr Stanton, ID stating that my orders 10 Gen.
stonemah were likely to result In the escape VI
Mr. Davis 10 Mexico or Europe, l. In deep error.
stonsman was not at Salisbury, but had gcpo
back 20 Statewide Davis was beyond him. BY
turning towards me be was approaching Davis,
pnd had he Joined me, as ordered, would have
had a mounted force greatly needed for that and
GENERAL Sherman, directly and by implica-
tiOn, in these remarks and assertions, does
mo great injustice, and makes assertions
without knowledge Of circumstances, and
which are not borne out by facts. General
Thomas has assured you that obeyod orders
strictly, and I consider II a duty ! owe 10
myself 90 state that / am ready to provo
and show, think, to your satisfaction, first,
that had obeyed General Sherman 8 orders,
Davis would, in AL probability, have o..
capedj second, that had not Shennan's or
ders, proclaiming that peace had been rc-
stored " from the Potomac to the Rio Grandc'
been received whore they were, Davis would
most likely have been captured by my cav
airy in April, such was the disposition had
made Of the command for that and other
purposes; and third, that had not after.
wards, by direction, paid no attention Ia
Bencral Shermans orders, Davis, in MI hu'
man probability, would have escaped 10 the
Mississippi river unmOlcstod.
The object Of General Sherman, whom he
wrote the letter, was evidently 10 throw the
responsibility Of tho escape Of Dayis upon
myself, and inasmuch as his letter has been
published to tho world and the poison has
been imbibcd by the public mind, have u
ask that this statement may be givon 10 the
public ~ the antidote. --. rr
GEoRGE SrONEMAN
a. Major General
Daily national Republican., 1865-06-14


AHPIARs AT RCnMOKD, VA,-On Sunday
about 900 Confederate soldiers reached tho
city, having been released from Point Look.
out, The Ballard House has bcon leased To
Boston party for ten years at SIS, 900 por
hnnun. A military order has been issued
prohibiting the wearing Of the Confederate
uniform in the city aiter the 18th instant,
Another new National Bank has been started
"A. Vance Brown, president, aud s. u.
Smith, cashier. The old mercantile firms oi
the city are rapidly resuming business, and
many Wholesale houses roorening. The
eolsTsd population Of The city are getting up
. petition TO be sent to Washington, asking
that Mayor Mayo be removed from office II
position he has held for the last ten years,
having previously bsen prosecuting attorney
of tue Husting Court for 20 years. The
Richmond retail markets are abundantly
supplied-beef lSa25c, mutton lGH25C., and
lamb SOC. per lbi chickens 4Oa5Oc. piece
fish 25c. bunch; cabbage l5a2jc. hendj
green peas lOal5e peck new potatoes be,
quart onions lOc.i beets loo. bunch;
cherries lOc. quart, and raSpberries lJc,
IL will be seen that marketing Ii much
cheaper In Richmond than in Washington.