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Az OH AcouaIsrAEcE DnowsED.-


A Montana paper gives an account OF the
drowning. near Virginia City. Montans
Territory. Of DR.. Jabez Robinson, for
merly of Oregon, No., and at one time q
resident of Iowa Point. in this County.
It appears that DR.. Robinson was attemp.
ting to Cross swollen stream on horse
back. but was swept from bis horse by
the current. Some men on shore threw
him a rope. which be seized. aud was be-
ing hauled ashore, when be lost his hold.
and was whirled away in the waters. and
the body could not be recovered.
To say that this is calamity to be
regretted. would be telling an untruth.
1t wonld have been to his advantage TO
have died ten years ago. He was ma
tive of Maine, a man of more than ordi-
nary talent, and IN excellent physician.
He came to Missouri when yonng man,
and, like too many Northerners, endesv.
ored to be more rabid on the Slavery
! question than men born and reared amid
the institution. At the beginning OF the
rebellion, be edited the Holt County
News, and filled its columns with thu
most insane appeals to the peopleof Mis-
souri, to join the South in iusurrection
He was instrumental in sending many I
young man into the rebel army. who dit
( not wish to 90. and if let alone. woulc
, have remained loyal. Finally. he got 81
far along as to advise the shooting 0
Union men from every secret hiding piac
. -bushwhacking, in short. When tn
|, loyal men rallied and drove out leadinI
; rebels, Robinson had to 60 with the resi-
r and burrowed around in various place
, for several years. until he finally brougt
e Nd in that Rebel Paradise, Montans
T where he has recently met Just fate
Q inasmuch as the people Of Montana d
not hang rebels. which renders it necet
: sary to alter on old saying. thus eli
man is born to be hanged, and nobod
can be found to hang him. he may poss
bly be drowned" But it is hard cas-
= when mans sins can only be washe
q away by drowning him. r"f
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For Sale.


Close to the City of White Cloud, and not
more than two miles from the Missouri River,
in the State of Kansas, seven quarter sections
of land. GO acres each, adjoining farms in a
high state of cultivation. The quality of the
soil cannot be excelled, nor the water and eli.
mate surpassed:
The North East Quarter of Section 90, Town
ship l, Range 10. Price, $3.50 per acre.
The Soutl, East Quarter of Section p, Town
ship 1, Range ls. Price, $3.50 per acre.
The North East Quarter of Section IA, Town.
ship 1, Range ls. Price, $3.50 per acre.
The Northwest Quarter of Section Is
Township I, Range 1s. Price, $3.50 per acre
The South. East Quarter Of Section l6
Township 1. Range l5.. Price, 500 per acre
The South East Quarter of Section IL
Township l, Range lS Price, $3.50 per acre
!, The Northeast Quarter of Section %
Township /, Range IL. Price, $500 per acre
I The above lands will be sold at the prices
named, for Cash. For particulars, apply to
J. H. BURNS,
Box 40l, " Wheeliug, West Virginia.
June 81, lSG6-3m.
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June 81, lS66-3m.

TENsEssEE.-Both branches Of the
Tennessee Legislature have ratified the
constitutional Amendment, and the Ten
nessee members have been admitted to
Congress. The following despatch from
Gov. Brownlow, announcing the passage
Of the Amendment, must have been Pc
culiarly soothing to the feelings Of our
noble and mild hammered President -
NASHVILLE. TENN. July 10. l2 NJ.
Hon. Eawin M. Stanton, Secretary of
Var, Washington City. d. c.:
My compliments to the President. We
carried the Constitutional Amendment in
the House. Vote, 43 to IL. Two of his
tools refusing to vote. es "af.
(Sigsed) w. G.. BRowNLow,
Governor of Tennessee.
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WHITE CLOUD, KANSAS:
fhurslay, ::::: July %, 1856

SENATOR ApromrED.-Ths people OF
the State have been surprised, but not
upplsasantly 90, by the sppointment Of
Msi. Edmund G. Ross. Of tie Lawrence
Tribune, 70 the vsesncy in the United
States Senate, caused BY the death -oi
Gen. Lane. Msj. Ross was one OF the
pioneers Of Kansas. has always been .
Radical Republican, and served with
credit in the army. BE is quietrnd un:
assuming, and will msks no record in the
ssnsts, in the wsy of CAB; but Of one
thing the people may rest sssured-that
when the roll is called on important
questions, Ed. Ross voice will always
be beard answering on the right side
That's better than gas. That breve'
Colonslcy 1t the hands Of the President
won't bulge him IN inch.
We confess, the Governor has saowr
rsmarksbls sharpness in this appoint
msnt. He has gone outside of the scram
bling politicians, and committed himsel
to NO faction be has chosen maj
whose record is clean, all through; ant
he has msds an appointment to which
is Impossible for any reasonable man t
take exceptions. However, it is said th
Governor experienced great deal Of per
turbssion in arriving at the point. Firs
he determined positively to make no sp
pointment, as an adjournment of Con
grsss was so near at hand then imme
distely be was persuaded to appoint job
Spser; and finally he made comprom
iss between Spser and nobody-beg pal
don. We mean be wound up by appoint
ing Speer's partner. arou
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A FLoArEn.-Oo Friday morning last,

A FLoATER.-On Friday morning last,
as VIM. L. Dorland and Adrian Gray,
Of this place. were ont on the river in
skiff, they discovered the body Of man
floating down. They hauled it in and
lodged it on a raft Of sawlogs. when
Esquire Whitney summoned jury and
held an inquest on tie body. He was
found to be discharged soldier. from q
discharge paper in his pocket. Besides
this paper, his pockets contained . hand
kerchief and some fishing tackle; but as
there was no money, nor even pocket.
book found on him, it was thought that
he had been murdered. robbed, and thrown
into the river. A cash was found on the
top Of the head, which strengthened this
belief; but On examination wos made,
and the skull found to be uninjured. He
may have received blow which stunned
him, without fracturing the skull; or
have accidentally fallen into the water
and struck his head against something ;
or the cash may have been caused by
coming in contact with log or drift
wood while in q the water: No other
4 marks of violence were found upon any
part Of the body. He was dressed in
soldier clothes, and had moccasons on bis
feet. From his papers. his name appears
to have been James T. FretwslI; born in
Albemsrle County. Virginia enlisted 81
, St. Louis, in 1864, at the age Of nineteen
{ and discharged at Fort Leavenworth. OF
E the 3 of the present month. He doubt
. less belonged to the forces enlisted from
: captured rebels. und employed on tn
. plains. The body had begun to decay
$ and was very offensive; but as he mus
t have gone up the river since his dis
!. charge. the body could not have been il
-tthe water over ten days; and it ha'
o doubtless been brought to the sarfsce b.
: the heavy thunder of the previous nigh,
o The verdict Of the Jury was. probably &C
= cidental drowning. sThe remains wer
+ placed in box, and inferred in the bury
;, ing ground.
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Correspondence.
(For the Chief)
Iowa PoISr, Kansas, July 81, i


Iowa PoINr, KANSAS, July 81, 1866.
EnrroR CHlEr-Dedr SI:-In the Chief of
this week you noticed the fact, that since the
of the present mail contract,
this Office had not been supplied with the mails
as other Offices on the route are sup
piled, and that this. place or people are incens-
ed against White Cloud BY reason of this neg
leet on the part of the contractors, as being
implicated in this effort to deprive Us Of the
advantages and privileges of the miil. Permit
the undersigned TO inform you that your infor-
nation as to the feelings of this community has
not the slightest foundation in fact. On The
contrary the feeling, as expressed, is that your
place is, on the whole, more friendly than 9TH
.er neishboring villages.
We, as community, do feel, and have, ex-
pressed our feelings of indignation against
those who, by their acts, seem to desire to
place a. many anDoyances and inconveniences-
in our way as possible. We have gone so far
in manifesting 'onr feelings, as to notify the
P. M. at Highland, that if he continued in the
practice he then was engaged in, (Which was
wholly incompatible with the T. O.. laws and
instructions by which be ought to be governed,)
he would be promptly reported to Washington.
We contend only for what is our risht-that
is, that this office be supplied regularly with
the mail, daiy-the mail going south, as well
as north. This is all we contend for, and for
which we can justly contend, by the terms Of
the contract; and the reason for the mauifes-
tation Of feeling on our part is, that parties
wholly outside of White Cloud, and. as far as
We know, having no interest there, have aided
in this outrage on our just right, by causing the
mail to 60 round our place, instead of passing
Through, as contracted. -t.
heartily join with you In the sentiment.
that these local and petty prejudices, which are
so common in this country, should be done
away with. l am but new conner, and have
seen nothing more despicable, nor, in my iudg
ment, more detrimental to the advancement OF
this exceedingly ri;h and beautiful section of
our land, than this most unfortunate state Of
feeling which is constantly manifested in one
place or section being arrayed against another.
As to the political arrangements heretofore
entered into, the undersigned is wholly unac-
quainted. As to the future. | will say that the
predominant. sentiment Of the people Of this
place is, that thev will seek to support such
men and measures as will have a tendency to
: the advancement of the country in all things.
Will you be SO kind as to set this matter
right before your citizcns?-and here reiter
, ale, that White Cloud has not been at any time
charged with being implicated in this affair.
. Yours, very respectfully,
THOS. II. MOORE.
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How IT WAS DoNE.-There is much
comment upon the manner in which
Gov. Crawford conducted himself, in the
appointment OF a Senator. and the lniln'
ences that controlled his action. They
are all erroneous. We have direct and
reliable inform alton from Topeka, telling
exactly how it was done. Here is the
modus::
All the sspiran.s had gathered into the
Governors room, to urge their claims
There were Blunt. Cloud. Speer. Rev
Fisher, and all the rest Of them-all clam
orous. The Governor was puzzled
Suddenly grand idea seized upon him
He remembered, that when a little boy
an infallible mode of finding lost article:
or deciding doubtful points, was to spl
in the palm of one hand, and, pronoun'
cling certain potent words. strike the IT.
quid with the forefnger of the other hand
The direction in which the bulk OF the
saliva flew. was the proper one to follow
Crawford announced his intention, and
ranged the candidates around the room
Splitting a tremendous COB in the palm
of his left hand, he pronounced the words
spit. Spit. Spot! Tell me who shall b'
Senator, or I'll smash you on the spot!
Down came his right forc6nger. on th'
mass; but as chance would have it, th'
stuff took the direction over his shoulder
and out at the window. Fastening IL
look ont, be discovered that the Who'll,
load had descended on the head of Ed
Ross. who was passing at the moment
The Governors word was out, and Ros
got the appointment.
And who shall say this is not just?
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French Intervention.

Though the pu, pose Of the Third Napo-
leon may be thoss Of the First. his means
are very different. The Jesuit has sue
ceded the soldier. France, under the FIRST
Emperor. was compelled to seek power
chiefly by tbs sword. and coalition
which never was really dissolved gave
her ruler comparatively little opportuni
ty for his transcendent abilities az states
man. As soldier he rose. and as SOL
dier he fell; but Louis Napoleon began
with a conspiracy. and ever since his pol
icy has been little more than a plot
Twice in his reign he has instigated wars.
and in each he has gained glory and pow
er j.; now. he repeats. upon a grander scale.
that diplomacy Of which Sevastopol and
Solferino were merely bloody ornaments.
The news from Europe leaves no room 10
doubt the origin and object Of the triple
fronted war. Austria, Prussia and Italy
are again yoked to the trinmphal chariot
of France the Emperor has used their
armies and economical his own. The
neutrality Of Francs has been very thinly
disguised; scarcely has the battle begun
when Louis Napoleon gathers in the spoils.
That the present war is French war
that Italy. nt least. did not engage in il
without secret and perfect understand.
ing with France that its course. liable
to the uncertainty of battles, was previ.
ously determined by the Emperor. can
now scarcely be doubted. Such events
as the seizure of Venic by the French fleet
and the cession of Sardinia to France, are
not results Of this war OF month they
were stipulations which preceded it. and
how much further the purpose goes it il
unnecessary to infer.
Italy refuses an armistice. but France
unless perfectly disinterested, wonla uo'
desire one. Italy, however. consents t.
appoint Commissioners to consider th'
anexation of Venetia and the cession oI
Sardinia to France Other sacrifices ant
exchanges may eventually be forced upor
Austria and Prussia; but it is certain
that France will be the only power ths
which will give nothing away, while,
the war should end with the transfer o
Sardinia, she would gain much Il
case the struggle would have suddel
close, yet it is possible that Napoleon ha
more important reasons tor continu'n
I this war, which. without him. nigh
never have begun. Nor is such a diplo
macy as this without unknown dangers
Twice has Louis Napoleon said to g,ea
wars stop! and they have stopped bu
it not unfrequently happens that tb
schemer becomes unexpectedly the victim
of his schemes. Bnt, assuming the cor
rectncss of the European dispatches W
print to-day. it is improbable that tn
war will be Of long duration. 1t coul,
only he made SO by the interference o
Russia or England. The situation be
comes more simple with the Intervention
of France and the unexpected defeat o
Austria. Benedek's failure in the frs
battle;' the evacuation of Vens,ia ant
Lombardy by tbs Austrians the seizure
Of Venice the crossing Of the Po BY
Cialdini-all indicate the speedy termin
alton Of the war by the collapse Of Austria
unless she is sustained by new trick o
a new alliance. Y Tribune
D..
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q co,n,oD,I,,oS,.-In another column

CosnEcnoS.-In another column
we priut a communication from Mr..
Thos q. Moore. Of Iowa Point. concern
inc mails. in which he assures rs that
there is no bad feeling existing in that
place against White Cloud. regarding
this matter. Our reason for alluding to
the subject - we did last week. was this:
A aeutlemAu who was in . neighboring
town. about two weeks since, on his way
home in the hack, informed Us that he
there saw q man from lows Point. who
was complaining of the mail arrange
mept, and denouucing the people OF
White Cloud in severe terms. as having
tbeeu instrumental in depTiving bis town
of the regular mail. From this fact, and
knowing the former feeling existing there,
we supposed he was but expressing the
prevalent sentiment Of Iowa Point or
this question. Knowing that our people
bad no hand in the matter. we concluded
to make plain statement of facts, let Il
be taken as it might. Eia tfst
We like the tone of Mr.. Moore's letter
Had there been persons to take the SAM
. stand long ago. vast amount of ridicu
lous and useless wrsngling and jealous!
D might have been avoided. There is Ger
t taiuIy room for US all; and we belisv
that the more White Cloud. Iowa Poin
Q and Highland flourish. the prosperity c
s each will benefit rather than injure it
neighbors. Heretofore, if q man passe
l through one town and located in another
J, tho cry was raised that the town securin
!. the settler had been dealing in infamou
Q ISLANDERS and other under handed mean
e to gain its point; or if a lawsuit or oths
IS difficulty occurred between citizens oftw
g places. it resulted in nothing short of ii
n whole community taking it up as WI
v between localities. II all the peop
e could come 10 look at things in diffe
= ent light, it would be great deal plea
anter to all concerned.
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EF President johnson has announced
that he will be unable to attend the Dou-
glas Monument ceremonies at Chicago,
until after the meeting of the Philadel-
phia Convention. Johnson is evidently
of the opinion that living dog is better
than dead lion, and that a Convention
for his own benefit should take precedence
of ceremonies in honor of the memory oi
the dead Douglas. -..-,
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EF An exchange relates the discovery
of o living frog in the centre of block
of marble. We know of another frog in
the same fix. His name is Andrew
johnson. He appears to be alive. for he
kicks most wickedly; but Congress has
got him SO tightly. that for all practical
purposes, he might as well be imbedded
in one of the marble blocks composing
the White House. He will be good
subject for the future geologist.
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Death Of Gen. Lane-COngrassio
al Proceedings. ~


On Wednesday last the death Of Sen
ator Lane was formally announced to
both Houses. The following is the tele-
graphic report: isj! selo7 .g eds"
Mr.. Pomeroy announced the death of
Senator Lane of Kansas. He offered the
customary resolutions OF respect to the
memory of deceased. and also delivered
an address upon Mr.. Lanes life and char
acter. ~T e' a'i
Mr.. Hendricks followed Mr.. Pomeroy
in snlogy on the late Senator. In the
course OF his remarks he said he had in
vestigstsd the charges Of corruption
against Mr.. Lsne. and be was satisfied
thsy were illfounded. ' 70 o.
Mr.. Doolittle spoke Of the deceased as
man in whom great faults were min
gled with grsst virtues; . msn Of strong
friendship and implacabls enmities; a
man Of extraordinary mind, who without
polish or culture. could yet move an au-
disnce ss few men could. Mr.. 'Doolitde
had no doubt that Senator Lane was sub
ject to temporary 6ts Of insanity. and had
been Informed BY the physician who
waited on him thss he (Mr. Lsne) was
not sane when he left Washington. soyia7
! The Senate adjourned after adopting
Mr.. Pomeroy's resolution. a
: Mr.. Clarke also delivered an address
in the House. He said that he was aware
of the fact tbst Mr.. Lane had regretted
bis vote sgainst the Civil Rights bill more
than any other oct of his life. - 72a
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Tie Proposed Armistice.

The latest European accounts which
We publish this morning. and which are
one day later than the adv:ces brought
by the Pereire. report the acceptance by
Prussia and Italy Of the proposed armis-
tice. The news, however, IL not official
and lacks, we think. confirmation, espe-
cislly as it does not well agree with semi
official statements of the Prnssi m Gov
eminent. =, y-fs --..e ...s t a..~
In the mean time. it may already be
regarded as certain that tho cession OF
Venetia to France means new combine
tion 10 the Gerusn Italian war. The
very acceptance of the proposed cession
by France would make it certain that
Austria. in exchange, received very pos
tive assurances Of French sympathy and
support in her conflict with Prussia
This supposition is strengthened BY the
accounts from Vienna and Paris. An Of.
ficisl paper of Vienna tells rs that the
Emperor had for some time been intending
to make this offer to France. in order 20
obtain separate peace with Italy. and be
thereby enabled to use his whole army
against Prussia. Dispatches from Paris
state that, when Italy and Prussia hesita-
ted to adopt the proposed armistice, the
French Government ordered her feet to
take formal possession Of Venice. and the
French Gag to be boisted ell along the
frontier, and that che warned the Italians
not to. attack . part Of what was now
French territory The semi official pa
pers began 10 take. in very conspicuous
m amer, side with Austria against Prussia,
and, to demonstrate thst dismembermsnt
of ,Austria would not bo in the interest Of
France, s,s .H 80 sgr5 g
The next arrival from Europe will
probably give us authentic news of tbe
acceptance or rejection Of the armistice.
In the present stags Of psgotiatious. it
looks as though France had agreed with
Austria upon sn attempt to detach Italy
from the sllisnes with Prussia. and to
leave Austria net only at liberty to con-
tiuue the war against Prussia. bot to give
her in this war st least tho moral aid Of
France. fsuCii.l a5i..w IN r vh0e
A longer continuance Of she war among
the Germsn Stsies would. of course, lead
TO sew exe,tions of each of the contend.
ing Powers to- gain the friendship of
France. and to IN emulation to make to
Frsnce the most advsstsgeous offer Of
territorial sggrandizsmsnt, 10 exchange
for her aid.-N. y. Tribune s,1zv
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HoLLowAY's PnLs.-LIvEa COMPLAIN,

HoLLowAY's PnLs.-LIvER CoMpLAINT.
The insidious and destructive effects Of
"blue pill" on the system as a specific
for this disease are now entirely superse
ded by the use OF these mild, antiseptic
aud vegetable remedies. They not only
eradicate all traces of this complaint. but
give vitality to the exhausted functions.
viesr to the impaired constitution. and
energy to the emaciated invalid. For
indigestion, biliousness. heart burn, &c,
they are the only safe cure.
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E Messrs. Thacker, at the City
Mills are now manufacturing -four from
new Fall wheat. which has never beer
equalled in this country. The bread
made from it is such vast improvement
upon what we have been used to. that the
people are almost as badly puzzled q,
the city folks, when their milkman, in.
stead of the usual "inund dated'' stuff
brought them the pure article. Thack.
ers have been manufacturing the new flour
for almost . month past, and were about
the 6rss in this upper country to turn j,
out
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Ex-Postmaster General Dennison is in
receipt Of large number Of letters from all
parts of the West. congratulating him up
on his withdrawal from the Cabinet. A
distinguished citizen of Ohio says: 81
was fearful you had too long delayed your
resignation" To which the Governor
replies as follows:
WAsHINGToN. D. c.. July 10. 1866.
My Dear Sir: Possibly it would have
been be'sr for me personally to have re-
signed some months ago, but my sense
of duty to other parties and my country
would not permit me to do so, while al
most certainSo some months past that
could not long remain in the Cabinet, be-
caause Of difference Of opinion on public
questions between the President and my,
self. i determined. in view of sll the cir
cumstances surrounding the political sit
uation. not to withdraw as long as there
was ray of hope for reconciliation be-
tween the President and our friends in
Congress not until the Presidents oppo-
sition to the Constitutional Amendment.
and his approval Of the Philadelphia
Convention were manifest. did l feel that
all hope of reconciliation had failed, as I
have. II | had known that was to leave
alone. am satisfied Of having resigned at
the right time and in tie right spirit.
whatever may be the consequences to me
personally. have done my whole duty
to my country. and retnrn to my home
with quite "a much satisfaction as l had
in coming here My administration OF
the Postoffice Department has been as
snccessful as l could reasonably expect,
and I am content. ia