White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-09-07
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W Inc lawrence Journal. of Angus, ,,s
says: Mr.. Butterfeld is now in The .;. d'
king arrangements for the trapsfs, ~ ~ .na'
mense business to this poiLt, mak;rr ~ 'n
the initial point of his grand enteruriss D's -
p Betsy Wilder, negro woman s;,,.
Richmond, recently, aged one burd,os "a
eight years. She was present a. Yo,t,oA u
Virginia, when CORVALLIS surrendered II,
my, and used to relate with peculiar nlo,.n-
many incidents connected with that msno..s,
event. A son, ninety years of age, attends
the funeral of his venerable mother.
U The Richmond Times saws ,b,,
scription is in circulation in that CITY g. ~
relief of Mrs. JEFF. Davis and family. ,bo -.
said to be in reduced circumstances s.
the effort has met with a very liberal resro,..
and probably enough will be raised To sr..,l
them with all they need.
u The PhiladeIphia papers anpourc. H.
death of Moses Thomas. Esq, at the 40. =.
seventy mine years. He engaged in the pub.
fishing business at an carly day. He was =,
earl! friend and correspondent of Washrr.o-
Irving, and in 1913 and subsequen, wear, ba
published the Analectic Magazine, Of rbi,h
Irving was. for time, the editor.
u Samuel Mckee, the Union Congressman
elect of the Ninth District, Kentucky r.,
prisoner of war at Libby during a spac. q,
nineteen months.
D SEcRrrAHr srASros.-The country will
one day, when the true history of the war .,s,
corded BY pen that shall not be swerved fron
truth and justice by the blinding passions, ,.iu.
dices. end hates engendered by the conflicting
interests brought into play in this gigantic
strife, place Edwin NJ. Stanton's name M,s
among the immortal few whose genius and e,.
pacity for labor and organization, whose rand
and almost unerring judgment. united with an
indomitable determination, made success No.
sible after treachery. indecision, and bald me.
diocrity had well-ngh placed it beyond our
Washington Chronicle.
T A Mr.. Stowe eloped from Burlington.
Vermont, last week, with the wives OF three
prominent citizens. All of the women were
mistresses Of the scamp. The guilty parties
crossed the Canada border, closely pursued by
one of the wronged husbands.
P 1t is not to be disguised, says London
correspondent, that the two Americans mos.
admired in England at this moment, are JEFF
ferson Davis and General Lee. At the Uni
versity of Oxford, a few weeks ago, when til.
undergraduates gave free expression to their
sympathies. "three hearty cheers, loud and
prolonged, were given fer Jefferson Davis"
and there was " tremendous cheering for Gen.
eral Lee"
u The London Times concludes a review
of Horace Greeley's American Conflict with
these words: 1--WE earnestly recommend this
history as a work Of marked ability and perfect
good faith. No person of candor, whatever
may be his opinions, could read it without feel
ing indebted to the author"
T General Grant is reported as having de.
clared that, during the trial of the assassination
conspirators, evidence enough was addueed to
hang Jeff. Davis for completely in that cOn'pi-
racy.
u A full biography of President Lincoln is
annouRced in Germany. and three have appear.
ed in France, where they sell better than
"Jules Cesar"
U Professor Aytoun, one of the most emf
nent Of modern Scottish literateurs, died near
E'gin, Moray shire, on the 4th of August.
u William P. johnson, brother Of the Pre-
sident, has been appointed Surveyor Of Gus.
toms at Velasco, Texas. One of his sons
(nephew to the PresidenD is keeper of the pen
itentiary at Nashville.
IL A daughter Of the celebrated American
sculptor, Powers, is married to one of the rich
est merchants in Sheffield, England-Mr. b.
beston-and is the most accomplished lady in
that part of England.
IT The New York Herald's Washington
correspondent says that Hon. Thomas CorwiH
was the man who received $500, the other day.
for obtaining . pardon which the applicant
thought he would have been otherwise unlikely
to get.
p The death of Mr.. Jesper Harding, the
well-known Philadelphia publisher, has aroused
much regret in that city. He was born IN
1893, learned the Printers trade. and at an
early age began the publication Of the Penn'yt
vania Inquirer. which in 1860 was merged into
the Philadelphia Inquirer. Since 1895 Mr.
Harding has been engaged in the publication
of Bibles. and he also owned paper mill and
iron works at Trenton, New Jersey. Noslo's
ago, Mr.. Lincoln appointed him Collector OIL
Internal Revenue of the First District OF Penn
sylvania. He was q member Of 81. Peters
Episcopal Church, and died Of paralysis.
IL It is related of the rebel General Joe
Johnston, when at Fortress Monroe, few days
since. that, being jocularly asked If be 'Ooia
like to see JEFF. Davis, he replied that be nef
ther wished 10 see him, nor hear bis name
mentioned.
p A New York firm have made, ss . pre-
ent for Mrs. General Grant, q set of je"ei'"
gold, worked in with wood taken from 'ne
pie tree under which her husbands ONCE"
met General Lee, on the morning OF sne SUI
render at Appomatto1 Court House.
u A monument to John Brown is saAe'"
IN Tonington, Connecticut, where be was ""-'
p The Pbiladelphia Inquirer has 'oe ~
owing from Washington: " 1t is kno"n ~. ns
Governor Sharkey, of Mississippi has ,'n'
o keep his promises made to Pres'den' 'O.-
on, either in letter or spirit; and is is not -