White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-05-06
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central lndian Superihtenoencys II Pro"i-
,ens man in the Iowa "Yearly meeting" He
8 citizen of Anscasine County. residing some
liz miles from the city of Muscstine, on fine
arm. Favorably known among the Quakers
of his State and the country. he is but little
known in outside circles. He is said to be one
Of the smoothest, most pleasing takers il the
business, and there are great eipeetatious that
he can talk the indians into peace and civilEa-
ton as handsomely as they can take of scslps. |
A very shrewd business man is Friend Hoag,
and an under ground railroad radical Of the
purest water.
p The last poesical story about the sirorai
display is that Of a correspondents ofa New
Haven paper, who looked at the telegraph
wires, and saw "sparks Of electricity hop along
them like in6nitessimsily smali iliunisatsd
toads." - ~. -@-
u An Albany tippler swallowed q chip
from . molassss cask With glass of gin and
rnolasses the other day. and it killed him. A
terrible warning against the use Of molasses.
u The little house in Frederick, Maryland,
from which Barbara Frietchie waved the Un-
ion Flag in the face Of Lees legions. is shout
to be demolished, q sacri6ee TO the spirit Of
Improvement -
p Sirius has been discovered BY some as
tronomers to be moving away from the earth
at the rate il forty -ohe miles a second. We
are thankful; they generally discover that
stars, comets, &c, are going to run into US.
u The Chicago Post very sensibly says:
"One great reason why Eastern journals are
not so good and Independent as . general rule,
as Western journals, is because ten Eastern
editors to one Western belong to the Office
seeking tribe. The ofice-seeking quality and
true manhood are rarely. il ever, found togeth-
sr. Young men should stick pin there.
Il An iron box has been found embedded
in wall of the palace Of Madrid, full Of doc
uments that will shed much light upon the
contemporary history Of Spain upon the war
of independence against Napoleon l., and the
famous Godoy, Prince de la Paix. who rose
from the stable to the steps Of the throne.
p Among. life insurance items it may be
mentioned that the widow of the late Howell
Cobb, Of Georgia, has been paid 81 900 on her
husbands policy; and that Mr.. Rog ers, recent
ly murdered in New York City, had his life
insured for s.. 900.
p 1t is said that since the President pro-
posed to let the Quakers control the Indian af.
fairs, all indian ring politicians haze takcn to
wearing broad britn hats.
u girl in Wisconsin swallowed forty per
cussiou caps. Her mother refrained from span
king her for fear Of an explosion.
&c Senator DoolittIe, formerly Of Wiscon-
sin, late of the U 8. Senate, and just now out
at elbows because out Of Office, is, We are in
formed by the Times, about to settle in Chi
cago. Mr.. Doolittie will enter upon the prac-
tice of the law. Why Mr.. Doolittle should
chose Chicago instead of his own home, where
he is better known, We don't know-unless il
is because of that very fact.--CAieago Post.
u TIE remains Of two Indians have been
exhumed in digging a cellar in Lynn, Mass.
They were in sitting posture, and probably
have been sitting there two or three hundred
years.
p The famous London Beefsteak Club,
after an existence of one hundred and thirty.
FIVE years, has broken up and sold its proper.
ty.
pThere is candidate for Office in Coving.
eton, Ind. who copies names from the tomb.
stones in the churchyard to annex them to hi:
petition.
u The press rooms in Harper's estab lish.
ment contain thirty-fve Adams presses for book
printing, and eight cylinder presses. Ninety
six men and women are employed in the pres:
rooms alone. One hundred and seventy -si,
are employed in the bindery. The total mum
Der of employees foot up hvs htnafed and two
one, third of whom are women.
i u On August 7th total eclipse of the sur
will occur. This will be the most intere.tin
eclipse that has been witnessed in..shis country
for many years, and It will not happen again
until the last year ofthe century. The shadow
of earth of will commence crossing the SUM-
disk about four o'clock in the afternoon, snt
will not entirely pass from it until nearly half
past six.
n The Chicago Evening Journal in speak
ing ofthe Quaker Indian Commission appoint
ments says:
"Tbe President has appointed eighteen gen
tlemen with hats, to confer with the gentlemen
without hats. upon the plains. We shall nov
see the difference between thee and dos.
p A FINALE OFFicE sErKRR.-An Obi,
Congressman received petition singed by 30
names. asking the appointment Of . female
post miss. Three days afterwaud he receive'
} twenty Eve confidential letters from the sign
ers, informing him that she was net ct for tn
place, and that they had not the courage I
refuse 10 sign her papers.
IL 1t is discovered that the Sage lands il
Nevada, where the bigger Indians lived OF
} worms and rabbits. are exesllent for wheat
~ Z. z C.Judsos. t"Ned BuntIine") vbt
vent out to California some months since a
, temperance lecturer, 10 succeeding veil viii
bis saloon and faro bank At White Pine.
p1A Justice in the town Of Phillips, Me.
has fined Q boy nine cents for profanity. The
picayunish disposition Of those Main. boys
which stops short Of dimes worth ofproiani
y. is beneath the eontsnpt Of the Younl
Northwest.
, u schars, In German means. arpen. II
does not mean shirts. - good many seem 70
thirk A