White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1867-12-12
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u The only monument orer B..ddock'.

W lhs only monument orer B:addock's
grave is shingle nailed to an adjacent tree.
p Possibly the latest style of wedding is
the candy weddiag-twenty- -four hours after
marriage.
u Thirty Three papers in Ohio have de-
ciared for General Grant for President.
II The West Virginia Republican newspa
pers are nominating Governor Pierpont for Vice
President.
u When the President Is closeted with
Colonel Florence and Hon. ]. J. Black, he is
said to be "under the influence of Tom and
Jerry"
Ut Semmes has three lectures on the Ala
bama-oae on her outfit, and two Oh ho& she
fit after she was out.
DT All the black delegates to State consen-
tions in the Sosth add esq" to their names.
u A man in w ebster, Me-, got drunk few
days since, and amused himself by whipping
his horse to death.
u Two South Carolina negroes who were
drawn to serve on jury, fed to the swamps
in terror on receipt of the news.
u Providence boy killed his csmpanion
the other day because be refused to '.knuckle
down. in playing marbles.
u A Scotchman on the island of Arran
slept with Robert Burnr once, and has lived
hundred years for the sake of telling about it.
p A Philadelphia paper publishes the
names of two hundred candidates for the Vice
Presidency, and proposes 70 continue the list
at dollar head.
u "Mother Bickerdyke," the famous old
nurse and missionary of the Army of the Ten
nessee, has just opened fine new hotel at ST.
lima, Kansas, costing $4,000.
D-RouGH ON GRANr.-W endell Phillips, in al.
luding to Gen. Grant, says "Once before there
was an animal which passed for a lion till he
spoke"-[or brsyedl.
" The New York Day Book says chat "any
man who thinks that Grant is not in perfect
accord with Congress, is green enough to be
eaten up for grass"
p When the Pope blessed his army in bulk
the Pontifcial benediction descended upon the
head, among others. of a tenor opera singer
whom he had excommunicated few years be-
fore.
T The Central Kentuckian supports Colo
mel Frank Leathers for doorkeeper of the Ken
lucky House of Representatives because he be
longed 10 John Morgan's band, and was cal
ways gay and full of vivacity."
u President Lincoln left his heirs slIO,-
2s6 80. OF this snm Mrs. Lincoln and her
sons each receive ,756 60. At the time of
his death Nj. Lincoln's Indebtedness, as filed
in the County Clerks Office, amounted to $36 81
PSome one slanderously SAYS that the Dem
ocratic majority in New York city would have
been larger if two or three ship loads of em;-
grants that were expected had not been delay
ed BY adverse winds.
D General Tom Ewing, Jr., gives notice
through the Leavenw orth (Kansas) CONNER
cial that he cannot support General Grant for
President il he approves of the reconstruction
measures" What ofi:2
u The new Democratic Councils of Bat
more have refused to have their session opened
with prayer, one bold member asserting that
preachers had done more harm than good, al d
had caused the late rebellion by their praying
influence"
u The partial Denibcratic success in Ohio
hoe ind cod tha n,
his suit against Ex-Governor Todd, " he hril
him arrested for reasonable opposition to the
war. Dr.. Olds "as, for brief period, confined
in Fort Lafayette. He claims modest damages
in the sum of sls0. 600.
u There is we'll laid out city with NUM-
cipal government, formed of runaway slaves,
among the mountains of Brszil. They got wo-
men by raiding upon the settlements, ard have
just been discovered by the escape of one of
their captives.
q The greatest ''home run" ever made BY
the base balers was performed recently by
lot of young men. at Hannibal, Missouri. Some
wicked person put ctoton oil in their refresh
ments, of which they partook freely on the
ground, but none of them remained there to
see the game out.
Capt. Hall has learned from some Esquimaux
that at about the time of the loss of Sir John
Franklin's vessel, some white men carried a
dead body On shore and built brick vault, in
which they deposited the corpse, afterward COW
ering the vault with heavy stone flags. Thi.
body Mr.. Hall believes to be the remains of
the ar;tic explorer, and hopes to be able this
fall to visit the locality.
u A spurious pedestrian entered Syracuse
recently, followed by a single and double car
rage. An immense crowd gathered and fol-
lowed, on dog-trot, the supposed Weston
through the streets with cheers, waving of
handkercbiefs and swinging Of hats. but when
the pedestrian took the Osvego road the crowd
vanished, as the sell was apparent.
u The New York Herald proposes to get
up public subscription to suppl, George Fran
els Train. the advocate of the rampant women
who have lately been trying to bring women's
Rights to point in Kansas, with balmoral |
skirt of the most modern form and Dimensions. |
as he has prereditatedly discarded his lower
habilimeuts and come out in petticoat costume. |
B The Sandusky Register. speaking of
Weston's progress, makes the following appro-
pirate suggestion:
By the way, could the Democracy do a better
thing than 10 nominate Weston. ont of hand