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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10

PLAIN TRuTH.-Oue of the truest men
in Congress is Gen. Garfield, successor
of that noble old hero. the late Joshua
R. Giddings. In recent speech be ut
tered these striking words
''As to the lately rebelliaus States, We
should lister to what they have to say on
the basis that prima facie. the evidence is
against them. The burden of proof
should rest on them. He would net vote
to bring them here unless as before Q
grand inquest of the Nation, or as .
court. Let them come before the bar and
show that they srs worty to be brought
in. When he knew them last, they were
firing bullets at them. and were ihrusting
bayonets into our fellow citizens, stsrv-
ing prisoners in dungeons. and burning
our towns. They hated the Union above
all things. and were bound by bloody
osths to see it die; and they must come
before us and give evidence. strong as
Holy Writ. that they are fit to be receiv.
cd into the Union. If they had accepted
the result Of the war, so did Buckner at
Fort Donelson, and Pemberton at Vicks-
borg. and in no other wsy. SO far as be
knew"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10

SMALL PoTAroEs.-Hammett d Co.,
OF New York, " LOTTERY Prize Sellers" /"
write us confidential letter, stating. that
in order to get up reputation in this
community, they are anxious to sell Us q
handsome prizs; and If we will remit
them ten dollars. just to make the thing
look regular and business. like, they will
send US package of tickets which they
will insure to draw at least $1,000.
They desire to know our nearest Bank,
and only ask, that when we receive the
money, we will show it, and tell where
We got it. Now. we wish to say to
Hammett & Co., that we don't want
their money-s5. 900 would be no object
to us. II they can't make it 800, 900,
We won't touch it, and wouldn't show it
if we bad it. However, we have no OBJ.
lection to telling them where our nearest
Bank is. 1t is the bank Of the Missouri
River. We saw Q fellow trying to break
into it. the other day, with a crow-bar.
He was after rock. Hammett l. Co.
could earn more honest ten dollars in that
way. than by sending letters over the
country, trying to snap up "dungsrees"
who have never had their eye-teeth cut.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10

STAMPS ON SUBscRrprIoN PAPERs.-
The Internal Revenue Commissioners has
decided that stamp must be affixed to
erery name attached to subscription pa.
pers. unless the signing is accompanied
by the immediate payment of the smo ount
II made at once, the sigma
ture is regarded merely ss q memoran.
dunn.
The amount of stamps depends on the
nature Of the subscription. If it be sim
ply promise to pay the amount named.
the stamp must be the same as reqnired
on promissory note. namely. FIVE cents
for every hundred dollars. or fractional
part thereof; but if there be condition
precedent to be performed By the person
interested in obtaining the subscription,
as. for instance, the delivery Of a book.
then the transaction ia iu the nature of an
agreement. and is subject to a duty OF
five cents.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10

COUNTY SUBSCRIPTION The order oil
the County Board. for an election to de.
eide the question of Railroad subscrip.
tions, is published in our paper. The
elections in St. Joseph and in the Coun.
ties west OF rs. on the same question, oil
come of before ours; and if these elections
are adverse to subscriptions. we suppose
that will Settle the matter in this County.
But whichever way they vote. if the
shape in which our County Board puts
the question is' sufficiently guarded, and
binding in law. our people can lose
nothing by voting the subscriptions; for
no bonds are to be issasd until specified
number Of miles Of road are completed;
and if SO many miles are completed. the
people can well asord to stand the sddi.
tional taxes.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10
The Fenians.

The opinion is gaining ground rapidly.
that this organisation is . taks-in, de.
signed BY few leaders to gil their own
pockets. at the expense of poor lsborers
The demonstrations towards Canada may
do very well to hoodwink The public. and
deceive the dupes who are being victim
lied |; but it cannot be kept up always
The Fenians themselves are beginning to
see through it; and while the leaders arr
qusrrelling over the spoils. the follower
are dropping OF in disgust. II thei'
wrapgles among themselves in this coun.
try are any indication Of what the es.
tablishment of their power in Ireland
would result in. we think that country
may congratulate herself upon remaining
under the "yoke" Of England /; for Mex
leo is quiet and prosperous in comparison
with what she would be. under her shil.
leleh. and brick bat Government.
Bot Fenisnism is likely to make itsell
felt in our own country. Those who
raised the hue and cry against that secret
political orgsniz ,tion, Know-N Nothing.
ism, are now encouraging another secret
organization, not composed Of native
Americans. bot exclusively of foreigners.
whose members go together in a mass.
and are seeking to control elections with
it. In every petty election. we now hear,
the first thing. call to the Fenisns to
rally for this ticket or that. It is charg.
ed that such candidates. great-grand-
father was an Englishman. or that ano.
ther candidate is not possessed of due
appreciation Of Fsnianism, and therefore
the Fsnians ought to spot them. A few
Head Centres and leaders are bought up.
and they carry their followers where they
please. This Fenisn rallying cry was
raised in Connecticut. IN Leavenw orth,
in st. Joseph. and in every other place
where important elections have been held.
Wherever their organization has strength,
the election returns show their t-prints
unmistakably. While protesting to aim
at liberty for Ireland, their ballots are
cast against the party of Freedom and of
liberal principles in America. 1t is
about time to pause. and inquire into this
gigantic secret power that is being or
gsnized and used by political demsgoguss
to control the Government of the United
States.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10

Onions AND PoULrRY.-Scarcely too
much can be said in praise Of onions for
fowls. They seem to be . preventative
and remedy for various diseases to which
domestic fowls are liable. For gapes
and Inflammation OF the throat. eyes and
head, onions are almost specific. They
should be finely chopped. A small ad-
'dition of corn meal is an improvement.
So says the Genessee Farmer.
The writer Of the above. ought to have
his sponge cake. his custsrd pie. and his
peaches and cream. seasoned with onions.
Onions affect the eggs Of hens as readily
as they do the milk of cows. Out of a
lot of eggs which We bought, not long
since. great many we're so inpregnated
with onions. that We could not use them.
We want our onions and our victuals
separate-the victusls on the table, and
the onions in China.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10
Resurrected.


Reports Of the Presidents late speech
to crowd of office-holders disguised as
soldiers and sailors. say that Lewis D.
Campbell, of Ohio. came ont with him.
and stood beside him as be spoke. Alas.
poor Lewis! We knew him well. Ho-
ratio-in other and better days; and
contributed our humble mite to defeat
Vallsndigham with him. for Congress.
three successive heats. Lew. Campbell
was one Of the radical Radicals, and was
for years far IN advance of the anti-sIave-
~ sentiment of the country. In ls4S.
be bolted the domination Of Gen. Taylor,
because he was Southern slave-holder
and in 1852. he owed his 6rst victory
over VAllsndighsm. in 9 strong Demo
cratic District. Of the lstter's own con-
structing. to the fsct that his advanced
suti- slavery position secured him the en-
tire Abolition vote. which it was dificul,
to unite upon any m.n outside Of their
own small party. He howled his Rsdi-
cslism Justify throughout his District.
very much after the manner of our dis
tinguished Senator, who is also founder
ing in the same wsllow with Lew. Camp
bell. or what is left of him. .~s6
Campbell was talented and popular
man. and might have made his mark ;
but whiskey was his ruin. he lost his
popularity; his friends would no longer
rally around him. and be slid into the
background. After that. be figured in
politics only in movements intended to
cripple his old party. apparently for the
sake Of revenge upon the friends whom
be had driven from him. He figured for
awhile during the war. as Colonel Of an
Ohio regiment; and at Nashville. we
have no doubt. was "hornswoggled"
with Andy Johnson's good whiskey. like
other Colonels we wot of. Since then,
we had lost the run of him. until he was
nominated for Minister to Mexico, which
made it incumbent upon him to linger in
the shadow of the President, ready to
come at his call. The Senate Committee
reported his name back without recon.
mendation, but his nomination was con-
6rmed.
Well. Lew. is growing old, and had
fallen into decay: but we hope the once
independent and high-spiritsd man, who
has descended to the performance of me-
nial offices for the sake of the crumbs that
fall from the great mans table. may gain
some substantial profit from his present
servifity. for the memory Of "lang syne."
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10

~ The election took place in Buch.
snan County, Mo-. on Tuesday. on the
question Of subscribing e400. 900 bonds
to the Northern Kansas Railroad. 1t re-
quired two-thirds vote to carry it. St.
Joseph gives 1000 majority in favor Of
the Bonds. The balance of the County
will 60 strongly in opposition. but it is
thought that the heavy vote in st. Joe
iusures the result in favor of the subscrip-
tion.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10


The writer Of the communication sign
ed "Jobnathsn, !" ID informed thit he will
never be able to "sss it' ID these col.
umns. not even with the aid Of the most
powerful msgnifyiDs slsss. We shall
not publish It for many good reasons.
about seven Of the principal ones Of which
We will name. First and foremost. he
fails to comply with an sstsblisbed rule.
BY not sending bis proper name. sse-
ond. the subject Is in other and moro ap-
propriats hands, and 10 not now . proper
question for newspaper discussion. Third.
It Is missrably written. mi.erably spelled.
and contains statements which we know
to be false and We do not wish to give
aid and comfort to the vices of ignorance
and lying. Fourth. ifthe writer's name
is Jonathan. be does not know how to
spell his own name: and . man who
cannot spell his own name. had better be
making pot-hooks in . copy-6ook than
writing for the papers. Fifth. We are
pretty sure We recognize the genius. and
know that his name is not Jonathan. but
that be is person whose name we Topped
of of our subscription book. two years
ago. on account Of his being Eve years in
arrears. never having paid us cent.
Sixth, he indulgss in such personalities
as we never admit into our paper. except
when we write them ourself. Seventh.
be addresses Us as Hon." To sum mp:
Q man who violates our well-known and
long established rules; who writes upon
an improper subject; who deliberately
lies, and disgrscss the lies with bad spell.
ing and bad grammar who don't know
how to spell the name he Processes to
bear: who has swindlsd us out of Eve
years. subscription and who deals in
uncslled-for personslities-is presuming
too much when be thinks to overcome ell
these objections by soft sswdering Us with
the title Of Hon." and spelled with
little h, at that!
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10

E The Chairman and Secretary Of
the Democratic State Central Com mittee
have called meeting Of the Committee.
at Lesvenworth, on the 26,h inst, to
transact important business. Can there
be any doubt as to what has warmed into
life this party that was supposed to be
frozen out in Kansas; or that the object
Of the meeting is to make arrangements
for running the party on johnson basis?
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10
Death Of .Joseph n. Mu.i.

We briefly mentioned, last week, the
accident to j. II. Hunt. Of the Troy Re-
porter. and his death therefrom. He was
on the top of his house. giving directions
about putting on new roof, when losing
his footing. be fell some ten or twelve
feet. falling astride Of the sharp picksts
of gste leading to . narrow yard in
front Of the house. The best surgical
skill was employed. but to no avail.
He had received severe internal injuries,
mainly affecting the bladder. and linger.
ed in the greatest sgony. until Thursday
afternoon. when be died. His remsins
were inferred 10 tha st. Joseph Cemetery,
on Saturday. We believe his family
consisted Of . wife only. who daily sssist-
cd him in his labors in The printing Office.
Mr.. Hunt WAS from Asbtabula County,
Ohio, and was brother Of d. D. Hunt,
formerly publisher Of tha Elwood Free
Press. He took charge Of the Reporter
. little over year ago. and had just en-
tered upon the second volume Of the pa
per. He was very quiet. unsssumiug
man, and was laboring hard to build
himself up home and paying business.
but was suddenly cut of when in q fair
way of success. He was In the 2Sth
year of bis age.
The Reporter. Of course, will pass into
new hands; bat definite arrangements.
we presume, ere not yet determined upon.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10

~ The champions Of Southern bru.
tality can never cease taunting the people
Of New England with the fact that their
forefathers burned witches. The only
difference is, that while the Yankees had
the energy to educate themselves ont of
that sort of bsrbarism. the Soutberners,
vita greater advantages before them, re-
lapsed into worse barbarism.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10

PATENT MEDICINES. faith would
cure disease. our physicians' occupation
would be gone; the afflicted need only
read the advertisements in the papers to
be "made whole;" but the nostrums pre-.
pared BY these pseudo doctors do not
often "bsck up" the faith inspired BY
their advertisements. We do not mean
to condemn all so-callsd patent medi.
cines, for some have been found to be
very valuable. In this class we would
include Goes Cough Balssm. for cough,
Group, hoarseness. &c., and Goes Dys.
pspsia Cure. for indigestion, dyspepsia,
and all troublesof the stomach or bowels
they have been tested in thousands of
cases. Our dealers all sell them.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10

re- The Superintendents Of various
Lunatic Asylums throughout the Union,
who recently assembled at Washington.
called upon President johnson in body,
but took the precaution to inform him
that they did not come as politicians.
Probably they were afraid he would in
flict speech upon them, which would
remind them Of the rawlings of the unfor-
tunates under their charge at home.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10

@ The Lawrence Journal thinks we
had too many articles in one of our issues
about Jim Lsns; and asks the papers
to let him alone. so that be may sink in
to obscurity. We have not taken the
trouble to count the number Of articles .
single isaue of the Journal had about
John Speer; but we judge. from its own
logic. that it is bent upon making great
man of the Collector. By the way, will
the Journal please define its position I?
It is johnson Democratic paper: is op.
posed to Lane. who supports johnson;
and in for Senator Pomeroy and Sidney
Clarke. who are opposed to the Presi.
dent.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10

AGENT TO SELL RAILROAD LANDS
The Topeka Record says: Uuder the
law passed last winter to give 500, 600
acres Of land to four different railroad
companies. it became the duty of the
Governor to sppoint an agent to sell
them. He has appointed Major G.. W.
Veals OF this city to that position. This
Is an appointment eminently eft to be
made" As for bis business quslifica.
tions. no one will deny but that be is Just
the man. His location is q guarantee
that he is not interested in any of the
roads TO be benefited BY the grant. His
popularity as an officer of the 9th Kan
sss regiment is we'll known. and the sp-
pointment will crafty all of bis old Rsgi.
ment and the soldiers genei ally.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10

~ G.. A. Cotton. the Radical, has
become editor of the Democratic Paols
Free Press. and is running . high. press
ure johnson machine. Colton is Q man
Of no principle. holds an Indian Agency,
and belongs to Jim Lane. He must 6nd
the latter condition rather On expensive
one. Is be is compelled to be continually
buying ont or starting newspapers, in
order to set his master right before the
people Of Miami County. He has un-
dertaken job now. that will spoil on
his hands.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10

LRRozE,fENrs.-New houses are going
up, here and there, about town, and
many more contemplated. The build.
ings to be erected this season, will be
generally of q better character than q
majority of those put up heretofore. A
number Of them will be of brick. This
applies to the surrounding country. ss
we'll ss to the town. A large brick-yard
has just been prepared. and will doubt
less find ready sale for all the brick that
it can turn ont.
We notice. also, that lots in every d.
rsction are being enclosed and improved.
1t adds greatly to the appearance of the
place. and looks as if our people were
liking to stay.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10

WHITE CLOUD CRY MLLs.-On &C.
count of the lack Of wheat in the country
to be ground, the City Mills will, for
some weeks to come. run only two days
in each week-Friday and Saturday.
unless enough grain is on hand to require
more time. then that remaining on hand
Saturday night. will be ground the fol.
lowing Monday and Tuesday.
In order to supply the dem and, Messrs.
Thscfer will keep constantly on hand.
until harvest. three grades of Flour, of
which the present prices are:
Spring Flour, ! Dbl. sacks, IS so.
Xxx Fall Flour, per bbl., 1850.
XXX Fall Flour. do. 1850.
The latter brand is the choicest article
that can be got in any market. [tf. :
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10

Coon NEWS FOR KANsAs.-A Wash
ington dispatch to the Missouri, Demo-
crst says:
r'The Senate Military Committee has
reported favorsbly the bill sppropristing
S259, 900. and authorizing the Secretary
Of War to ascertain the amount due for
services actually rendered and material,
supplies and transportation actually fur.
nishsd by the militia Of the State Of Kan.
sas, while in the service of the Uuited
States for period not exceeding thirty
days.
This will be good news, and the pss.
sage OF the bill will be granting . simple
act OF justice to our State and her mill
tia.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10

The ST. jos Herald learns that svs,v,
prospect OF large bsd OF coal has besn
discovered in Donipban County, K.usss:
~.nis three miles Of Belmont. a large
oed OF what is known - petroleum shsIs
nss been found cropping out Of the
s.oo'o. In'cn burns almost - we'll %
P2te eo.i. Experienced miners, Who
ssve looked 1t the situstiou. say there
ssnsos BE- 2 doubt about fiidinecosl. Ia.
eeeo. one hAs backed bis cboldsnce bv
investing ovsralthooisud dollars to se-
eole : ons-ioartf interest. Work will BE-
commenced on ths spoe sooh,- and . few
weeks will make foil 'dsvslun;reot.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10

H Colorado has at length been ad.
mitted - State. The country will be
anxious to know whether her Representa-
tive and Senators are true or bogus Re-
pnbIicans. A sure test. is to bring them
iScontset with "my policy"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10
HoLLowAr's OrsrnnNr-Borts, PrM

HoLLowAT's OrSrMESr-Borts, Pm:
Piles. TUHoRs. &c.-Ths psrnicious nos.
trums advertised as Cosmeties are zorro.
sive. mineral and vegetable extracts
which not only destroy the skin. but lay
the basis Of innumerable facial disorders.
and even partial paralysis Of the nerves.
Without the bansful consequences. Hol-
loway's Ointment will perform oil the
cures which the others boast but fail to
effect. Sold BY all Druggists.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10

New SErrLERs.-Tbs land Office ol
the Union Pacific road in this city is do
ing land office business in settling up
the State. They are locating on their
choics lands in small communities q
great msny ssstlsrs. Their policy is to
sell small tracts to actual settlers, and are
finding this spring an unprecedented do.
mand from heads Of families for email
parcels Of lands. The Delaware Reserve
comprises some Of the best lands in The
State. Mr.. Bartholov. Land Commis.
sionsr. is an agreeable and pleasant gentle.
man. and is always willing to give ali
the information possible. to settlers and
Others desiring land.-Lavrsnes Journ.
al
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10

~ The Big Blue Union complains
that it does not receive the Chief regular
~. We sympathizs with it. but the re.
medy is beyond our power. We do our
part faithfully. 1t might help it to put
two-cent stamp on each psper. but we
are about out Of the supply received last
Winter~
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10

e H The delinquent tax sales took place
last week. There was no difficulty in
this County in getting the lands of, in
consequence Of last Winters reduction
Of the per centags from so to 25 cent?,
as was predicted. There were not 80
many sharks on hand; but psn were
found Who were glad to invest their mon
ey at 25 per cent, when they knew that
IL was the very highest they could legal.
" obtain in any other transaction.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10

DECLINES THE "HoNoR. We are
glad to learn, as we do from the Leaven-
worth Conservative, that Marcus j. Par
rott, who has just returned from Q trip
through the South. declares smphatically
that bis name was used as one OF the Vice
Presidents of the johnson Association,
without his knowledge or consent; that
be has written. ordering his name to be
stricken from the list /; and that he is
decidedly opposed to the Presidents ve-
toes, bis speeches. and his present policy.
There is no man for whom we have q
better feeling than for Mr.. Parott. and
we regretted the position in which report
placed him. Hope be will stand to the
right.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10
HWh.t . sl.shine IneersoIl:: Of II

~Whas slashing lngersoll:: Of III.
inois. gave to johnson and Seward, on
the floor Of Congress. the other day.
Bot it was ell true, and not half % much
% they deserved. Those two distin-
guishsd renegades are beginning to End
cat what is thought Of them. the country
over: