White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-04-29
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IL President Grant sold nearly all his per-
sonal effects before removing into the White
House. remarking, As . reason for the sacrifice,
that there had been 30 much stealing from the
Executive Mansion, that he would not even
have the appearance of eartiDg things away
when he LEFT.
u A short time since, a. Gen. Butler vas
riding in the Pennsylvanis avenue cars in
Washington. lady who vas leaving the car
remarked, as she passed him "Look out for
your spoons" The General promptly follow
ed her, and ascertained that she was employ ed
iu the Treasury Department. She has obtain
ed a permanent leave Of absence, and the
General has had her place filed by . colored
woman. -s---s --s-rz =. -.
u Advice from Western fruit crops are
extremely encouraging. The peach crop of
Michigan for this year will be the largest ever
gathered. and in Southern Illinois the late
fros,s only killed of the superauous buds which
could we'll be spared.
u Vice President Colfax's district in In
diana, having been divided, has now in Con-
gress the Vice President, senator and two
representatives.
U A lcck of human hair was found by
down east wood chopper. buried four inches
deep in beachtree. 1t had been there prob
ably eighty years.
II white man pamed Taber, of Philadel-
phi,, has been appointed a steward of the
White House. showing that the President has
no prejudice on account of color.
DA murdered girl having been found in the
water at Hoboken, and an account of the fact
been published, more than q dozen women
called upon the authorities, in the course of
single week, to see if 1t was not daughter
which each one had recently missed.
p Henry S. Foote, In letter published in
the Nashville Press and Times, denoan ces
johnson az a seditionist, to whom the people
of Tennessee are indebted for disfranchise-
ment. He charges him with usurpation and
tyranny, and admonishes the people of the
Southern States not to be controlled by him /;
but to sccee b the legislation of Congress and
confde in Gen-Grant, who, he assures them
is their friend, and desires to restore them
to prosperity and good government.
u 1t is said in New York that "Brick"
Pomeroy's Democrat is OH its last legs. He
has made mistake Of writing his paper for
the people of the Five Points, forgetting that
the Five Points cannot read.
u A Washington letter to the Columbus
tO) Journal says: "a wild story is told of a
dipolmat not unknown at the West, to the eff
ect that he seduced one of the maids of honor
of the court to which he was accredited, and,
after an attempt upon the Queen, received
congo for limited period to refresh himself
in Washington"
r DR.. Mary Walker denies the story that
the President refused to see her until she took
of her trousers and substituted petticoats.
p Nearly all the crowned ladies of Europe
are said to be in favor of female sdffrage.
T 1t is said that the trees planted by one
Iowa farmer have raised the value of adjoin-
ing LANDS from S. to $40 per acre.
p The Spanish court declares the Mary
Lowell lawful prize; though it is an Amer
lean ship, and Though both the American and
the British representatives protested against
its seizure. There seems to be very fair
chance that this same prize court and its de-
cision will get Spain into q great deal of trou-
BILE.
u The extent of White Pine fever may be
judged from the fact that the Union Pacific
Railroad sold about 10000 passenger tickets
from Chicago to that region last month. As
many more have doubtless gone to the new
mines from the Pacific coast. We should not
be surprised we're $50 ,OC0 900 added to our
stock af bullion this year from the new mines,
which will be one step towards specie pay
ments.
p The Huntingdon lOhio) Democrat re-
cords the death of Thomas La Fontaine, the
last Of the male line descendants of the Miami
tribe Of Indians. Prince Tom was in every
essential a gentleman, and ever maintained
a dignifed decorum with those among whom
he was thrown into association. He was one of
the best educated and most intellect ual of his
race.
70 Senator Anthony, of Rhode Island,
in replying to the last speech of his colleague,
concluded by saying: with Mr.. Sprague as
leader in finance, Mr.. Colorado Jewett in
diplomancy, and Mr.. George Francis Train in
general craftsmanship, there was still hope
for the country"
u Carl Schurz remarks that n. ]. Ray
mond has magnificent future behind him."
o. rich Omaha merchant asked Anna
Dickinson "what answer I" at :Des Mines,
and she replied. mo"
70 In Salt Lake City suit Of clothes may
be bought for six bushels of oats.
u The Plattsburgh Republican says Grant
has done well "relati, ely," so far.
&C Since the slave trade has been abolished,
the tribes in Africa eat their prisoners, as they
cannot sell them.
p The Chicago Tibune styles ex Senator
Dixon's recent defeat in Connecticut punish
ment after death.
U Rossini's bench, on which he used to sit
near his residence, has been Whitfield nearly
to pieces by relic hunters.
~ Walworth County, Wis, is called the
garden spot" Of the Northwest. There are
hardly any farmers in the County but are worth
from Eve thousand to fifty thousand dollars