White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-07-15
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between the incomes of the Emperor and the
President of the United States. The formers
daily income-irrespective of other perou;.
sites-is estimated at Ss,493 francs, the lat.
ter's but 256-or per minute, Al frs. 55c and
cen;imes, respectively. In.e eighteen years
Napoleon has received 4sO millions of francs,
a sum sufficient to pay Presidents for 4,s6s
years.
u The naughty Star twinkling about the
age of people connected with the press, finally
winks at the ladies after this fashion: "As
near as we can get after the ages here and herea-
bout, they are thus: Bennett, 20; Bryant, rs;
Greeley. 60; Raymond, 4s; a Mrs.
Stanton, 29; Miss. Anthosy. %; Mrs. Saep-
ard. 50; Eleanor Kirk, 90; Jennie June %;
Miss Dickinson, 29.' 4.t-
II Chief Justice Chase, in addressing the
Sunday school of the Wentworth Street M. E.
church in Charleston, few days ago, said tha.
the individual colored man had more responsi.
bility than the white man, and more need of
caution and Of patience, because errors in him
were charged against his race. IL white man
embraced the wrong. he was adjudged BY So
ciety simply as citizen; by his own merits or
demerits he stood or fell. with no tbought
given to his race; but il colored man depart.
ed from the paths of recttude or of wisdom,
society charged the fault upon his people.
u There has recently been presented to
the Historical Society Of Peunsylvania, q
manuscript folio volume of some 900 pages,
containing the complete record OF births, deaths
and marriages among the Quakers of Chester
County from about the year 100 to the pres.
ent time. This immense work was compiled
BY Gilbert Cope, Of Chester County, and con-
tains records Of interest to many citizens whose
ancestors belonged to the Quaker Society.
F The London correspondent ofthe Chica-
90 Tribune SAYS that while denunciations Of
Mr.. Summers speech were most loud and gen.
eral. he determind to try an experiment. When
he heard man expressing his indignation, he
asked the speaker. "Have you read the whole
of Mr.. Summers speechr' Twelve Of seven.
teen gentlemen to whom the test was applied,
answered with little hesitation: "No; can't
say | have" "Have you read it at aIlT'
"Well, no, but I've heard it described"
| U VIM. Lister, who lives in Fayette Coun-
ty. Ohio, is ninety-four years of age. He
walked last summer distance of thirty miles
in one day, to visit his daughter, who lives in
Newport, sear London. He.was private in
Capt. Cunnipsham's company, First Regiment
Ohio Infantry; was in battle at Fort Meigs,
under Harrison, and was surrendered BY Hull
at Detroit. His wife is still living. He has
fifteen children forty -four grand. children, and
twenty three great grand children.
%. A portrait of Washington, by Gilbert
Stuart, painted for Charles Cotesworth Pinck-
ney, one of WashiDgton's aides, Is now for
sale in Boston. By great good forune is was
saved from the coniagration which swept over
Charleston, 8. c.. in 1861, and was conveyed
to a village in the interior. where it has re-
mained until recently. Such an oportunity to
obtain an authenticated portrait of Washing
ton, BY the greatest of American portrait pain
ters, will perhaps never occur again.
5 TThere is man living in Northampton,
within three miles Of a railroad, 80 years ofage
who has been in but four different towns in
his life, has never been inside of railroad
car, and has never slept in any house except
the one in which he was born. has never beer
courting, and never kissed girl.
II Lizzie Lacy, of Martin County, Indiana
recently walked forty FIVE miles in twenty
hours, stopping several times for rest and re.
freshment. She is said to be nice girl and q
good talker. though she is likely to be known
by her walk rather than by her conversation
u The New York Post, referring to the
Democratic talk about appointing relatives to
office, cites Eve prominent Democratic Of
fcials in that city who divided among their
family connections tpenfy three good Offices.
1t takes the Democracy to do these things up
, in style.
IL The English papers record tolerabiy
smart mot that is attributed to Earl Clarendon,
the present Foreign Minister for Great Britain.
Mr.. Sumner, after living into advanced age O
bachelor, married. three years ago. q young
widow ofgreat personal attractiona. Recently
the man and wife have. on the ground of in.
compatibility oftemper, separated. Lord Ciar.
endon being asked what impression Mr.. Sum-
ner's late speech had made upon him, an
swered, 81 have read it, sir, with much in.
terest, and have formed very high opinion OF
Mrs. Sumner".--Nep York Commercial ~.
reTtiser. rl
u President Grant failed to appreciate the
services rendered by Mr.. Cushman. the Ameri.
can Consel at Rome. to the Pope in the last
conflict with the Garibaldians, and Mr.. D. W
Armstrong. New Yorker, has been put in
his place.
IL The steeple of Christ Church, PhiIa-
. delphia, completed in 1855, is said to be tho
most durable and substantial in the city. the
chime o. bells hanging in it was the first i'm
? ported into the United States.
u A California paper says of the China
: man as a railroad builder, that his labor Is
. cheap, his temper is good, his deposition is
docile, his industry is unaagging, his strength
and endurance are wonderful, and his mechan-
ical skill is remarkable.
u A youngster in Quebec tried TO crawl
down the chimney aud surprise the family BY
emerging from the fire place, but got uedged
in at the bend Of the fue, and had to be dug
out with picks.
IL The Springfield Republican concludes
, that eve must have new baptism in honesty.
or our boasted Reptblicanism viii prove fail
ure."
> r Another "last surviving servant OF Gene
raj Washington" died in New Orleans the 9TH