White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1867-07-11

Brash.
A rowsnce has just trsnspired in this
place. of . species very common in the
present fast age. About the last week in
June, young man and woman, having
. remarkably handsome little boy with
them. landed At this place. from one Of
the St. Jos. packets. and took rooms at
the City Hotel. as man. wife and child
although the man and woman appeared
unusually loving for husband aud wife,
He gave his name as Smith. very odd
name. } from Illinois. he was . te'chsr
Of brass bands, and had been in Cairo.
Quincy, Chicago, and ell over-tbs State
but the centre Of the State he did not
mention. The woman told the ladies At
the Hotel. that Smith was her second
husband-shs might have added, living
and we'll. ,-z=,.- ---==-..-
Smith visited Highland and Hiswatha.
to look after the bands st those places !;
and also got some of our musically dis
posed citizens much interested in organ
king band. They had even had an un-
derstsuding what instrument each man
was to toos. snd bad pslmed tho drum
of on one who wished to blow q horn.
The horns. however. were wanting. and
they were looking about for them.
Smith modestly suggested that if they
would place the money in his hands. be
could procure instruments in Chicago. at
bargain but luckily for them. they
had not got that far along when another
scene opened up.
On Friday evening last. two gentle
men landed from the steamer Cornelis.
One announced himself as hsiling from
little town in Central Illinois. and was
in search of his wife and child. who had
been enticed away BY music teacher
and be had brought friend to assist him.
He had traced them to White Cloud.
and now sent bis friend up town. to as
certain whether the runaways were still
here. The friend reported that they were
in the hotel, and the two started up to-
eether. But Smirh. who was keeping
one eye peeled. recognized the first hus-
band Of bis wife. and made tracks through
the kitchen. out of the back door. through
the allies, and broke for the bluffs; the
injured husbands friend after him. re-
yolyer in hand. Bot Smith was too fast
for him, and gained the brush in the rs-
vines in safety.
The husbands story was. that he was
employed at . station on the Illinois
Central Railroad had . wife and two
children and that his wife had been in
dulged in everything she could desire.
He had been instrumental in getting up .
Band. and in employing Smith to teach
it. and had frequently invited him to bis
house. to eat. Smith had finally taken
advantage Of his friendship, and eloped
with his wife. He offered to pay her
fare back home. and pay her board there.
if she would return. and to let her keep
one of the children. She admitted that
her husband had been kind to her, but
that she despissd him be might take the
children and go. but she was bound to
stick to Smith. She finally consented to
60, upon his promise that be would pro-
cure Q divorce; and on Sunday morning.
they started back home. She also con-
fessed that at one time she had procured
poison to kill her husband, but that Smith
had dissuaded her from the purpose. AZ
ter her husband found her here, she sent
out and procured squantity oflsudanum.
to end her own life. it was supposed. bu.
it was discovered. and taken from her
She left word for Smith, that she was
going home. and intended to go to her
grave as fast ss she could. s-. 3,
While the husband remained here.
Smith was frequently seen lowering about
the bluffs. where be was leading preca-
rious existence browsing and roosting. and
picking up odd bits in negro shsnties.
Whether be is still in the bluff. or has
followed on to watch for another opportu-
nifty. we are unable to say. Our advice
to the wsyward woman would be. to Ell
thsr accept her husbands offer. or to car.
ry out her intention of travelling to the
grave. but to let Smith slide /; for as soon
as hs wearied Of her. or got out of funds,
be would have left her. and poverty and
destruction would have been. her fate. - q
In the meantime. that Band remains 10
statu guo-which means. Gin horn"
CoxeRKss.-This body is in session,
and the Senate has resolved to consider
nothing bat the Reconstruction question.
Senator Sumner desired legislation to Sc
a. e ..l..>J nnonln .. -.