White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-12-01
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ths Iugubrious prophecies and spec ulationsa few
mo'ths ago over the consequences that would
follow the overruning of this country BY the
Chinese. and put them alongside the fact that
the arrivals Of Chinsss have steadily fallen otf
for some time past. being lees tsis year than
last. 1t is rather funny.
u The last OF the Mohicans Is in the in
sane asylum At Middleton. He Is ninety
eight years old. aud is going to join his tribe
in . few days.
e 1t is rumored that the two William
Wil!iamses will introduce into Congress more
than their share Of the Bills during the COM
ing session.
p 1t is said that every New York hotel
has its free list. just like place Of amusement.
We learn that one hosd there has free guests
who cost the proprie.ors $25,00O per annum;
and although they maintain this burthen vol
unfairly. they cannot give good reason for it.
u Elizabeth Csdy Stanton is out With q
blast against Rev. T. W. Higginson, saying
that he knows all about culinary utensils. but
is unaware that his wife is an abject slave:
p Lewis Downing. principal chief Of the
Cherokee Nation, has oppoia: ted the l7th day
of the present month as day Of fasting and
prayer for protection sgainst the United States.
such action being. in the ehisf's opinion, rem
dered necessary BY the recent injurious action
of Congress providing 70" the violation Of its
treaties for the sake Of such alleged land
spectators 20 Sidney Clarke and Senator s. c.
Pom croy, Of Kansas.
IL A Posey County. Ind. man was refused
a divorce for his wife. He convinced her that
it was not necessary to extinguish kerosene
lamp before filing it.. She is now recruit in
the angel army, and he is widoWer.
p The new Constitution Of Illinois, which
compels a residence of ninety days in every
voting district, disfranchises over 700 Method
ist ministers, who are compelled to move this
fall BY the action OF tie conference.
p II is curious coincidence that Louis
XIV. of France took Strasbourg BY assault from
the Germans on the 2sth Of September, 1851
and that it surren dered to the German forces
under Gen. werder exactly ls9 years after. on
the eame day of lie month, the esth Of Sep
tember, $50.
p The New York Nation makes one o.
the most effective political hits Of thesseasor
when it says that in their platform "the demo
Gratis desire the establishment Of republic fos
Ireland on the model Of that Of New York
City. rhieh is the first -Irish republic erer es
tsblished, and possesses many novel govern
| mental contrivanccs."
p "The Democrats" Of Delaware County,
Iowa, rec emily approached Mr.. Esther Clari
With their smiles and offered her their nomiua
ton for School Superintendent They overra
ted, however, their blandishments; for Mrs
Clark, being the widow o:a Union soldier VIII
fsl. during the rebellion, had lively reco lice
'ition Of the sharp and savage things which th'
Copperheads used to say of our warriors. Sh'
therefore informed the gallant democrats
that fhe did not want their nomination, arc
tl.at il .he concluded to 60 into political bust
ness she would lie found most decidedly on the
other side. These vooen left exceedingly
discouraged.
IL OuR DEBr TO FkANcE.-It is no e1ag
ger alton to say that We owed the success ol
our revolution to France. Thomas Jefferson
a calm contemporary observe Of Revolutionary
events. said:
81 believe myself, from the whole Of wha,
I have seen of our resources and perseverance,
that had We nevcr received any foreign AID we
should not have obtained our independence;
but that We should have made peace with
Great Britain on any terms We pleased, short
of that"
u A shrcwd observer says that the late
census las beer the mcs. destructive epidemic
that ever visited the United States. Ia some
cities it has sw,pt into oblivion nearly hal.
the population.
T Mrs. W. N. Victor is the "Seeiey Regis
ter" whose "Dcsd Letter" created quite q
literary sensation two or thoe years since
She also wrote the novel "Too True" which
appca red anony mously in Putnam's Monthly
in 1868. She is also "Miss Marx Peabody
I whose "Miss Slimmens' Window," "RasheI
Family" &C.. are we'll known contributions to
our humorous literature.
p Aleck Stephens denies the good Union
| speech imputed to him in the Georgia seces
sion convention Of 1861. A. s. Is bound tc
wipe ovs ary suspicion Of respectability which