White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-11-03
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u The New York Tribune says: zone Of
the absurd errors OF the var, repeated in most
of the obituaries Of General Lee, Is that which
credits Mcclellan with having outgeneraled
Lee in West Virginia in 1861 In point Of
fact MeClell,n IN had nothing to do with-kee in
West Virginia, Lee not having command Of the
rebel forces slere until after Mcclellan had
been vishdrsun to Washington. Lee vas.
howeres, completriy outgeneraled in that cam
paign, the only one in which rebsl authorities
agree with osr own in pronouneing this Judgment
upou his work. The General Who opposed him,
out~itted him. and defeated his forces under
REYNOLDS at Rich Mountain. Floyd at Carnifex
Ferry, and Wise on the Gauiey, vas William
8. Rosecrans." i..s.
u The Toleio Commercial, speaking OF
Mr.. Campbell's claim Of election to Congress
in the 81 district Of Ohio, says: at is we'll
understood that Gen. Schenck has taken, and
will take. to initiatory steps toward contest" /"
1t adds "that, in fact, he has NO desire to serve
in Congress another term; but il is not probable
that he will % far resist the policy and wishes
of hie friends as to forbid proceedings in con.
test, if they see fis to commence shem, which
they probhbly viii do"
fSaIn the8auocsatic Congressional Nomi-
tnatiag Convention Of the Third Tennessee
Apistict, hsIa-zseently. Colonel Combs. veil
known Te1nesseean, thus defined his position:
u Am not Republican, am not . Radical.
l am . rebel, and am proud oft. lApplause. )
A conservative is man that is on the fence
I repeat that l am no Radical. no Republican
| am no conservative, I am . rebel Democrat
Applause am not afraid TO say where
stand"
T II is rather curious that the two defam
ers Of Charles Dickens-Dunn and Fulton
should both at once be brought before the pub
lie in the most awkward manner-the forme
accused of plagiarizing sermons. and the lastel
of drinking lager beer in Bowery saloon.
u The Detroit Tribune thinks that if thu
Chicago Republican Undertakes tobe independ
ent in politics. with such MN as McC ullous
the Cincinnati Enquirer at the head Of it,
will be very likely to show its independence b
praising the C)pperheads and abusing the Re
publicans. 1t certainly locks so.
70 On Thursday evening, after the adjourn
ment of the Democratic State Convention, tw
Of the delegates met in the "Wallapus" an
were overheard conversing, when one ask tn
other what he thought about the war. "Wha
war;" qneried No. 9. "Why. didn't yoa kno
there vas Iig war in Europe7" said No.
And thus replied the unposted "un~ashed:
"Wcll, it don't surprise me. as ] always tol
'em If the Niger got vote we'd have anothe
war."-TSpeka Commonwealth.
e The Fort Wayne Gazette Gays: "O'
in Jackson township they hare remarkab
ways Of curing diseases. A little girl cut theI
vas advised to wear a charm about her nee
for fifteen days. and the her father. was to tai
it ard ride bareback twelve miles as hard I
bis horse could 60 to the Mnnmee river, thro
! tie bag into the water. and then return. beir
! careful to be just half way home by sunris
: All this was done, and We suppose that Il
child is well BY this time"
G We learn that the Rev. Peter Cartwrigh
. Of Methodist note and ccl.br;ty-the pione,
minister of iliinois-has consented to visit IL
region and deliver lectures on the early histor
/. of the W.st, about the first of November. Fl
Joseph. C'uncil Bluffs, Omaha, Brownville
and intermediate points. These lectures wi
prove a rare treat.