White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-09-16
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hound, brought fifty trained gunners Of the
English Reserve Navy. from Portsmouth, Eng:
land. and these men worked the guns during
the fight. The Deerhound also conveyed ID
England the chronometers and other naval IN:
struments captured from the American MGR:
chantnien. 81
T An important decision was made in 1
Pennsylvanis court the other day. Il bs;<x
necessary to prove the age Of young man;
resort was had to the family Bible. which con:
tanned written record Of tie births in the FAM.
lily. The opposing counsel however, -glaneipg
at the title page Of the book. saw that il. vas
printed in 1865, and successfully demanded
that the evidence should be excluded.
IL A DlscovEaT on THE TIsrk.-Baysrd
Taylor, in recent letter to the New York
Tribune, relates that very interesting discov-
cry was made last winter. on the banks of the
Tiber, near Monte Testacciop. It is the old
landing place for the marbles brought from
Sicily, Africa and Greece, to be Used in build.
ing the temples and palaces of Rome. The
old quay, with its inclined planes, and rings
for attaching vessels. has been uncovered, and
upon it lay blocks of very precious marble, of
the value of more than SEQ 1000. The landing
place was buried f'tcen or twenty feet under
an alluvial deposit.
gJ Mrs. Stowe has found valiant champion
in the brilliant and eccentric John Neal Of
Portland, who has, il 10 said facts in his posses.
sion to corroborate her statements. Mr.. Neal
was present at Lord Byron's funeral and &C.
quainted with his friends. His reminicsnces
will soon appear iE the public prints, aAd
will form fit sequel to his already published
"WaRdering Recollections."
G Here is how they look upon the Penn
sylvania canvass in Delaware. The Whining.
ton Cotimercial says: PACKERS money is ali
the theme Of discussion in Pennsylvania. The
Democrats are delighted with their hopes Of
handling it. and the Republicans at the eef-
tainty of its being spent for nothing"
D The old hotel i'm which TIE first Con.
stitution of the State Of Vermont was adopted
in July. 1777. is still standing in Windsor. Il
hasbesn sold within few days, and the pur.
chaser intends to preserve the main building,
although he will remove it short distance
from its present situation, that he may erect .
block Of brick stores on the spot.
T The New Orleans Times says the OBJ
Jects Of the Sorosis are the two L's-Loqua.
city and Lunch. Their landlandy in this city
has been wishing they might embrace in their
province one other Caiesge
Post.
q London Fun has this squib: cit 10 ru.
mored that one of the conditions on which Mr..
Motley is instructed to insist with regard to
the settlement of the Alabama claims, is that
we shall receive George Francis Train in Eng
land-and keep him there. The condition 10
a hard one."
70 A Wisconsin paper gives the following
regarding the corn crop with cheerful doleful.
ness: 1.-THE corn crop Is q pigmy, It Is . non.
entity, it is Q factotum, . humbug, bankrupt.
Everybody seems to have planted the small
yellow kind, a1d as emblematic Of lis goneup.
ness it is wearing the weeds Of utter disconso.
lateness. 1t no more appears in silks and tas-
sells. Joseph. of old, would make . poor stag
ger buying corn the coming harvest"
p The recent nomisation Of John Quincy
Adams for Governor of Massachusetts, recalls
the joke that some one perpetrated sfter he
was nominated last year. It was remarked
that he was too young man 10 hold 30 respon-
sible an Office. "Never mind" was the reply,
"hs will be old enough before hegess elected"
p The Boston Post. one Of the oldest aud
most unwavering Of Democratic journals, un.
auaIifedly afirms that ",hs nogro is out Of the
fight" now, politically speaking. and that aif
the issues relating to him have been ''svspt
away BY events" The Post has wit enough
to prefer that its party should hereafter let shat
subject alone. The leading Democrats Of this
part Of Illinois are of the SANE opinion * this
subject as the Post. s f-
U- The Democrats have stolen our thunder
and msngled it all up in the stealing. They
want P's, but the Pc they want are Packer,
Pendleton. Peculation. Plunder, and wkisksy
Pop-Caieago Post. .a.
u There has heen some surprise expressed
at the absence of Mrs Rawlins from Washing
ton at the time of her hasbsnds DEATH She
is sick, at naEbury, Connecsisus. The.l Of
General Ra~lins' children IL bus . veeh sld..-
CAkegs Pssf sss -
p A. recent sale Of piilons collection
of autographs in London. George Wsshin gtos's
letter to Nevenham, in vhich he deplsees the
condition Of Ireland. sold for 500; one ;fsosp
Bacon brought 495; and one from Oiivss Cfou-
well. $495; Queen Elizabeth . distractions cca-
cerning the Appa marriage brought $3.50.
u SAKE. the poet, says be ran twies q the
Democratic candidate for Govsrser Of Yer.
mont. and came within one Of being elected
each time That one was the candidate Who
ran against him. -s segsf. II.
U A correspondent has cent . New York
paper . proposition 'that tbe natisnsi debs
shall be paid Of BY voluntary subseription-no
one to be allowed % subseribs less nsa. one
million dollan." 80 -. .s .gsg
u A "lady" in New Bedford Ma~se6a-
sets. recently bosght . pair Of white gloves. 70
return in case they did not suit. They vsfe
returned as not sufsing, vhe. Il vas Discovered
that they had been used 70 aeeessts IL hsnds
Of . corpse. and removed bsfsre he ID 6f the
eoiin was screwed down. -. 5sE-efif3
u Soss bsyes ct Lsperis, Ind, wasted 10
see which could lay his hesd uearest he track