White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-12-28
Ubimpampiias.

1.-THE late Legislature of Louisian, -:
elected Messrs. Michael Hahn (frs, Unioncs ing
ernor since the rcbellion) and R. King % CU,,s'"
S. Senators therefrom, the Legisla,u,. ~ =
this year has elected the Hon. R,n,.r 'n'sea
and tby this time) colleague to 4. NUM-
post. Louisiana is therefore bles, Wit, '.ne
U. S. Senators, and the next Legisa,nr. ~, .n
probably choose another set, maxim, a. WI
half dozen. Happily, none of them b,,s
yet been enabled to draw their milear. s
do not seem likely to be in hurry. 'Da
u AMAzrsc-The Hartford tc,., cou..
says that at the recent election in that c;,, n'
Hon. Isaac Toucey, t"old Toucey'y sec,s,.
ry of the Navy under Buchanau's adni,;
tion, voted the Republican ticket, with , ,;n.,.
exception of candidate for Town cI.'r
This assertion would be incredible bu, f.,
pie testimony to its truth. wha, next,
u A Philadelphia woman, whose br.,.
went to the war and was supposed to be L;u.s
had parted with her jewelry and finer c,o,h;.
to keep herself from starving. and was uDos
the verge of starvation when she lately ,scs;-
ei letter informing her that Ter husband h,
made $50, 900 in cotton speculations, in M;ss;,
sippi. and had died, leaving her the moDev
IT James Mccormick, supposed to b,,.
been the Oldest man in the United States. did
in Newburg, New York, on the Ilth ina, :,
the advanced age Of one hundred and fou,,ss,
years, three months and five days. He VAS,
remarkable for health and strength AZ fo, ,o,
gevity, and his life vas an excellent temns,
ance argument. His invariable answer to tn.
question what he thought more than apvtb;r,
else caused hin to live so long, was, temoer.
ance, exercise, plain food, regular meals and
regular hours in going to bed and getting uu.
p The reception of Gen. Grant at sav,r.
nah seems to have been rather tame aH,i,
Says the Republican, in concluding of it: "Tbr,
ended the tame event of the season-tbs risi,
Of Lieut.. Gen. U. S. Grant to the Commercial
emporium of Georgia. We never remember
witnessing so inanimate and cherries a rccep.
ton as was rendered the great military hero Of
the age, and we were led to exclaim "Sie tran.
! sit gloris mundi."
U"ALL QUiEr," &c.-General Mcclellan i,
still in Europe. He proposed to return to
America this Fall. but the impossible mud
prevented his moving. As soon a. the mud
was frozen he would have started, but he
| thought it better not to attempt Winter cam.
paign. He has gone into Winter quarters in
Dresden.
II A national cemetery is to be established
in the Senandoah Valley, So often passed over
by our armies, and the field of so many battles.
The graves of Union soldiers are scattered
through from Harper's Ferry to Staunton, but
wherever found, the bodies will be e1humed
and remov ed to a common resting place, which
is likely to be located in the vicinity of VIM
chester
IL Among evidences that Virginians are
giving Of their reconstructed loyalty, is the
case of Caps. VIM. Styles Internal Revenue
or District Tax Collector, who has been indict.
ed for robbery by the Grand hurry of Prince
William County, for taking property, under
cover Of Federal cavalry, to pay United States
taxes. The distinguished Col. John s: Mosby
is employed to prosecute the case.
T Confederate money is the best the New
York Citizen knows of. A friend, says the
editor, has just given US about two thousand
dollars in twenty dollar bills Of that currencf.
They are neither signed, numbered, nor dated,
but they are nevertheless just as good as though
they were. Of what other bank notes in the
country in like condition can the same be said'
u An exchange says that the elephant RO-
meo, weighing FIVE and quarter tons, recently
broke loose in the streets of Philadephis,
| where he had his own way, smashing up goods
boxes. up-rooting trees, and playing havoc gen.
orally. lie was finally secured after desper-
ate fight, and his owners invited to come down
in the tuhe Of a cool thousand, for damages.
p During the last year over seven millions
of dollars have been expanded in building in
Chicago, making upwards of twenty millions
of dollars thus expended within the last three
years.
T The ladies Of Lexingtos, Va, appeal
to the "ladies Of Baltimore" 10 assist them in
building and furnishing house for Gen. K. IL
Lee.
70 Senator Pomeroy, of KaBsDs made
speech in the Court House, in Buresa County,
ILL.,, in which be made this treasonsbls ressrh
81 would rather help tear down tie Csr'H
than allow the Southern States 10 cone oaes
into the Union withou. letting the negro Vote
Is that so?
u T"Oliver Optic" has worked up MO ss~
ry the career of Gen. Hooker, under the uus
of "Fighting Joe; or the Fortunes Of . san
Officer" 1t will be published next monshT
Lee and Shepard, of Boston.
u The Republic Of Paraguay Is nov ssia
to be mainly ruled BY an English woman' a''n
whom Lopez, the President. became acquainF
ed in London-a curious wbirling OF fortune
pA new comic paper is announced 70 aP
pear "in few day" Its title is the LAW,
Joker; Artemus Ward, Orpheus c. Kerr, a''
Joseph Barber are named among its "ne''
and it is promised to subscribers for tee pro
Of ffty cents per annum.
p Ten thousand women and children, sn
crippled and intrm old men, are said 70 oe W
immediate need Of assistance, 70 enable ''e~
70 escape starvation, in Arkansas.
u Quantrell is seeking pardon in 0'cer ~.
be may accept the Office of Sheriff 70 snN'