White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1867-06-13
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u Howell Cobb is reported as admitting
that the greatest political error Of his life was
stumpius Georgia for secession in 1860.
u Eating green's of rhubarb leaves poisoned
q whole family at Michigan Centre. last seek.
the father fatally.
p The Boston Post rays that In Phlladel.
phia negroes are allowed upon the street cars
week days. and white people are not allowed
upon them on Sunday.
u Roback, the patent piller. willed himself
buried in Mount Holly. New Jersey. and q
thousand dollar monument to be put up TO COM
memorate his virtues.
p The New York Herald now has its paper
manufactured especially for it, use. and every
sheet i. water-marked on the margin, "NeW
York Herald"
p The grave Of Calhoun 10 in dlapidated
condition, the slab Of marble over his remains
bearing the simple name "Calhoun." with no
other word or sign.
u Deacon Johnathan Kingsbury, Of 1.-Two
MIA Station. Livingston County. N, Y, has in
possession the identical sword carried BY Gen
Putnam through ,hs Revolutionary war. The
Deacon has owned The sword for The last forty
years or more.
p Gen. D. H. Hill, ex-rebel. in an article
published in his magazine. says incidentally
that it is the duty Of voters in the South "a
elect men TO Office "whoss consistent Uuionisu
will be satisfactory to the dominant party"
% Gilmore Sims says that so far as he can
see, there is no possible escape for South Car.
olins from general famine, unless the charitie.
Of the outer world should be more prompt and
bountiful than hitherto.
p The Supreme Court of Georgia has just
delivered an opinion that interest accrued dur.
ing the late war on claims held by Northerr
creditors against the Southern people 10 col
lectable. The court declared that no one car
take advantage'of of his own wrong.
T DR.. Cumming has published in Londo,
arother prophetic book called "The Las
Woe," in which he says the JeNs are to b,
converted ss nation, and the Papacy is to b.
extinsuished. between the autumnal equino,
Of 1862 and the same period Of 1868. Tn,
time is ehort.
u The New York World thinks it probable
that JEFF. Davis will again become planter
on . reduced scale. in the State of Mississippi
that the residue of his days. will bs passed il
meditative seclusion /; and that humiliation an
broken hopes will tinge his life with chroni
sadness, under which hs will ere long sink int
the grave.
p The Journal of st. Petersburg publishe
an article referring to the premature opinion
expressed by the Russian newspapers on th
sale Of Russian America to the United States
It says: ave can only state that the transac
ton is mutually advantageous, and that tn
ports of Eastern Siberia will be granted certai
privileges, and that the commercial interest
of both countries viii be promoted"
| u A TENNESSEE GHosr.-They have
ghost in Wilson County, Tenn. which is de.
cribed by the Lebanon Herald to be a frightfr
looking object. about four feet high, with
heavy body aud nd eyes. it has two hosas O
It's head, is dressed In pure white, and make
noise more terrible than tha: made By an,
human agency. A witch doctor named Jonel
has been successful IN killing one of the small
er sized demons. and is sanguine of ultimat,
success in ridding the neighborhood of th,
ghost.
q Capt. W. W. Clark, of New Haven. ,r
old, successful and intelligent whaIer, who ha.
spent years on the Russian American eoast
declares that the country is worth ten times
what We paid for it. Its fisheries are apparent.
ly ineIhaustible, its harbors frequent and safe,
its climate comparatively mild, and its land
rich in valuable ores.
C The Boston Transcript prints q private
letter written BY Northern lady who has gone
to Florida to live. in which che gives an en-.
cl snting picture of The country. The Milford
MASS Journal makes the following qualities.
tion to il: "Well. we've been there, and 70
quite agree with the lady respecting the cll.
mate. flowers. &c. les charming country, If
you can manage 70 forget the snakes"
y A wonderful top has been invented in
Paris, which is set spinning BY thread and
needle. As soon as it is fairly in motion, q
half dozen small tops come out Of il and begin
to spin around it like satellites of Jupiter. and
ater some time the top reabsorbs them.
p LAcosIc.-Elizabeth Cady Stanton and
Susan B. Anthony telegraphed from New York
tn the State Genital Committee at Topeka
Wednesday last. as follows "Rise above party
strike "white male" from your Constitution
make Kansas genuine Republic-lead the
nation and the world" This 10 surpassed on
ly BY the telegram Of the irepressible Sam
Wood to a meeting In New York-"with the
help Of God and Lucy Stone We will carry
Kansas for impartial suffrage BY heavy thou
sands.''
p A Wisconsin paper tells the story ofa
man who eloped With anotheris wife, bat on
going to the hotel breakfast table 10 Chicago,
where such congspiaI spirits most do eongre.
gate, vas fillea with CONSERVATION ct seeing
his own wife with the man whose domestic
peace be thought he had wrecked forever
After consultation, each escorted bis own Law.
ful wife back to his deserted bearthstone.
q Hen. John PreDtiss. for many years the
editor and publisher Of the Keeue IN. H.)
sestinel. began his ninetiesh year on Thursday
last. He commenced the Sentinel In 1893
when he was just t~ensy-oue years Of age, his
cash capital consisting Of . Eve dollar bill. He
gave three notes for his steek in trade, which