White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-07-29
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for the purpose Of obs erving the solar eclio.e
on the7th of August. The company will con.
sist Of Professors Harkness and John R. East.
man. of the Naval Observatory; Mr.. Edward
CARTS, Of the Army Medical Museum, and .
rumber Of assistants. They wifi leave Wash.
iugton on the 5sh of July. and proceed to Des
Moines. Professor Harkness viii then select
a station. and build temporary observatory
at some point on the centre Of the line oftotai.
ity, probably at Mi.chelville, fifteen miles from
Des Moires.
u The Boston Gommercisf 'Bviietin- m
uounees the coming of Brick Pomeroy to the
Peace Jubilee by quoting the following from
the New York Democrat: "The big drum 10
not the only thing with sleeps head that ID
likelyto be in Boston at the peace humbug."
D The New York Sun says: "A eosrss.
pondent wishes to know if Olive Logan is mar
ried. She. was married to a very estimabls
gentleman named Delie, with vhcsns she
lived many years. BY him she had two beau.
tiful boys, both of whom are nov living with
their father, from whom Miss Logan is sep
arated-one aged twelve and the other six or
eight years.
u Here is what NJ. L. Limonin writes to
the Paris Reveil about Anna Dickinson:
"This young lady is passably good.looking,
and has considerable auency in speaking. but,
as a general thing. her arguments are illogical
in the extreme. and hardly worth listening to.
| grew decidedly 6dgety after hearing her for
fifteen Minutes
u A brutal husband at Passais, NJ, the
other day dragged his wife out Of bed and
gave her an uumercful thrashing. because she
had enlarged the family by the addition ofa
female member, where he had set his heart on
having a boy. He is an Irshman, and his
wife was widow. Pending her confinement
she was attended by her mother, and when the
birth of girl was announced the man went
out, got drunk. and on returning told his
mother law that she might 60, as be could
attend to his wife's wants. As soon as he was
alone with the sick woman he cursed her for
having disappointed him, dragged her upon the
floor, kicked and struck her most brutally.
u A number of Buffalo business establish
ments have signs in plain view: "No beg
gars or insurance agents allowed within these
premises
| &c the Hon. John D. Defrees, late public
| Printer, is reported to be about to establish Q
new Republican newspaper in Indianapolis.
He was long the Editor of the Indians State
Journal. and while there he first employed
young Schuyler Colfax as a reporter.
10 The OLDEST MAN IN THE woaLp-Ons
Semen died, recently. in Poland. at the age Of
1873. He was a soldier in 1867, aud could tell
the everts of that time. 1t is stated shat At
the age Of so. HE hair was white ,and that IL AZ
| terward turned brown again. He was viep-
rous and intelligent until the last.
u As Grant was driving to the ferry in
New York Thursday, he was recognized By
the driver of car, who shouted at the top Of
his voice: "Do ye moind the dhrop o. wather
| gave We. forninst the stunted PONIES at Shpot-
sylvania Coort Housef' iss-
u Prentice gives this advice to young men
wishing success in life: BE industrious, prsc-
tice economy, say your prayers, and csntribuss
to hyuse and lot for Grant"
G A Paris paper announces the arrival IN
that city of "Sir Elihu Washburne." When
Senator Chandler, with his gorgeous liveries,
reaches the French capital, we shall probably
hear of"fIis Serene Highness, Zachary. Grand
Duke Of Michigan" &c. ~. ~
u One of the benefits of Chinese immi.
grafton hitherto. overlooked is just coming In.
to notice. 1t utilizes rats, heretofore one Of
the most useless as we'll as mos. destructise'of
the animal creation. The Chinese win 7Sst.
them, and render the whole race extinct. no
D' Northern Liberties Hall, one Of the q.
cient landmarks of Philadelphia, 10 in process
Of demolition. IL was built soon a.ter tho
defeat of General Braddock s army for oficerss
quarters,
p The London correspondent of the New
York Tribune has seen and conversed with the
greatest curiosity in England-the Eng'ishmsa
who approves Mr.. Summers speech. He hs
member Of the House of Commons.
IL Kansas. in Indian, says the Topeka,
Tribune, referring to Webster's Unabsidgsds
means smoky water" and "good potato. =
D A large black snake was found lyisE
close to birds nest in hay y-shed near Day
ton, few days ago. One of the young birds
Was missing The snake was killed and rip
ped open, when the lost bird, alive and sbls,
was found inside.
II Perhaps the strongest proof that eas ~
adduced to show the rapid growth Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in the United,
States is the fact that satisfies shos that there
is one church dedicated every day Ia shs
year. - o- i5s+s7 sE6!
II Patrick Mcdonald dug up on street at
Marietta, few days ago, an old Spanish sil-
yer coin. quarter pistareen. bearing the date
of l746. Philip v. was then reisning. f2f
II The wife of the Vice President was
Wade befor marriage; but she vas weighed.
again, few days ago, with her husband. %
Providence. r. T., and the singular ostattsr
double coincidence Is reported that each BAL
aDces Just one hundre and fifty eight pounds.
II Somebody says that Mrs. Stantsa i ths
salt, Anna Dickinson the pepper. and Miss An.
thony the vinegar Of the Weman's sRIRbse
movement. s@ 's-i'' g s.s- t'tEs-
u The Governor Of Massachusetts,, bassyt.l
IDENTIFY fund his forte in politics. Twsues-
thusiastic prohibisionists having nads ants-
application for the oeu With vb;eh l. s.Ao.lA