White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-08-24
The Awful Year 1855.

humanity, and the elements seem to have
conspired to add to the universal terror.
From the very beginning Of the year. the
papers have been burdened with blood,
murder. accident, violence, crime. and
horror, in every conceivable shape. 1t
has been a regular routine Of occurrences
like the following:
The President of the United States as.
sassinated in . public house, o murderous
attack made upon the Secretary of State.
and sn attempt to poison the Vice Presi-
dent.
The steamer Sultans blown up, and
almost two Thousand lives lost.
A prominent citizen of Central New
York shot by an assassin, through bis
own window. CIV ''.' '..,.
A young girl near Boston ravished,
and she and her little brother murdered.
Two girls near Boston violated BY ruff
fans. E-f' nf
Two girls near Albany outraged. and
one of the. villsins who committed the
act. shot by brother of one of the girls.
in the court room. fpger G.. fa-aEs ,..n
Edmund Rifin commits suicide; and
suicide, in every conceivable form, here.
there, and everywhere.
Negroes murdered, MANNED. and horri.i
bly, msltreated, everywhere in the South.
A reverend gentleman in Norfolk shot
down on the streets, after night.
An attack upon a picnic party in
Mississippi bys gang Of rowdies. and
men and women killed. .-"i' lis.
A young man in Hartford kills bis
mother and sister. s,s -.s-'r-5 ,'i = n
A young man in Ohio kills his father
and mother. "
A row between returned soldiers and q
Copperhead saloon keeper, in Wisconsin,
in which several lives are lost. ~ aT
Returned soldiers in different localities
kill men who have violated their domes-
tic rights, during their absence in the
army. .r.-g-. Haa .arr,
fBIary Harris kills q man for refusing
to marry her. ''2" so.' Z
Payne. Harold, .Atzeroth. and Mrs.
Surratt hanged for murder. ,qa, s..,!,.s
"Drtch Schw artz. y in Ohio, beats his
wife almost to death. and then finishes
the job by poisoning her. . ..1''- ~ "a
An inoffensive man in Leavenworth
murdered by rufiian. e.t sad. .a.s.
Murders by the Indians on the plains,
almost daily. IL .'s7..'.sE =
A young girl in Chicago drugged and
seduced; attempts suicide; marries, and
poisons her husband, oil within few
months. '.i s.cf O. ~ .#'.a -.
Citizens of Atchison murdered by rob.
bers. on the plains. ,s. e.
Robberies and. theits all over the West,
and lynchiug Of the criminals by whole
sale. -li.l..H; .a' ia' '---'.. -.a +.
Human beings burned up in an oil con.
Aagration in Philadelphia. ...
Astounding robberies, defalcations, for
geries, frauds and swindles everywhere.
Eddyville, Iowa, destroyed by q flood,
with great loss of life.
iViroqua.. Wiconsin, destroyed BY Q
tornado. and many persons killed.
Flood at Lsavenworth, with destruc-
ton of life and property. =,
Steamer on Lake Huron burned, and
many lives lost. p.,.a. If,
Ship William Nelson destroyed on the
Atlantic. with loss of life.
Destruction of life and property by
food. storm and lightning in every d.
rection; and railroad. steam boat and 9TH
er terrible accidents without number. T..
DR.. Pritchard. Of Scotland. murders
his wife BY poison.
Constance Kent, in England, murders
her child. gEa u .-aE ne ssa -s.
} A priest in Sweden poisons bis con-
igregation. i, -. -. : =.
The Plague in Russia taking of the
inhabitants by thousands. .ri.7rE a..
The Cholera ravaging the Eastern
countries. and making its way rapidly
and surely to tho West.
Election riots and loss of life in Eng.
land. r. as.atz. .saa 1-
Crops destroyed in all sections, by
storm, food, bug. fly. and worm.
We might 60 on in this strain indefi-
nitsly. This is the dark side of the pic
ture. The people have very much to be
thankful for; but we do not believe thst
the present year has ever been surpassed
for cold. bloodsd crime and terrible disss-
tor. ~ ol uau rHr riHo.il 1 "si
SCHOOL HoUsE. Our school house
may now be regarded as among the Fixed
facts, for work on the foundation has al