White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-03-31
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shape OF . bill striking at the fountain head OF
political corruption existing under the present
caucus system in making party nominations
The bill simply provides that the nominating
elections shall be held under the sanction OF
law, if the party calling il shall invoke Its pro-
tection-that the Judges shall be s~"rn. and
frauds at the ballot box punished a at regular
elections. Il is said that similar Law has
worked admirably in California.
OHon Guilisn c. yerplanck. whose death at
New York. Friday, is announced By telegraph,
as bern in lfs6, was Representative in Con-
under the old Constitution Of New York q
member Of the State Senate, then. in addition
to other duties, the High Court Of Erors and
Appeals. Mr. Verplanek was prolific author.
and noted politician of the old school.
p James Bienkinsop, an undertaken at
Gilesgate Moor, was upset while returning
home with a hearse, and fell under the horse.
A man passing By refused to extricate him
from his dangerous position for less than IS.
B'euknsop with great difficulty found his way
10 his pocket, but could cAly produce Is. 6i.,
whereupon the fellow told him to lie where he
was! After walking away for little distance,
however, be rspented, came back. took the As.
3D., and helped poor BlenkinsOp up!
A PARTY IN THE FoURrH WARD.-"Bucky
McCabe" is the latest hero Of city sensation,
and is the fresst shooter of all. He had his
drink at the bar, and his friends drank with
him, and then the mercenary landlord deman-
ded pay. Bucky was q fellow of too much
spirit to take an insult, and SO went at the land
lord. and in the course OF the little difficulty,
shot three men. Then he ran away, and it is
said that be ran we'll. He ought to run for the
Assembly IN. Y. Herald.
" An Indianapolis paper has made current
terrible story relative to a band of body
snatcbers said to have existed in that place for
over a year. This band robbed graves (accor
ding to the confession ofa member who has
e.caped,, when it was convenient, but found i,
easier to waylay negroes at late hour at nigh
and "quietly" kill them. They killed fifteen
negroes within one year, and sent some Of the
bodies for dissection to, Chicago and few t.
Louisville.
T Hon. C. B. Lines informs the Topek,
Record that he has made a through examina
ton of peach buds since the late cold weather
ana that they are not injured in the least. Tn,
prospects for good fruit crop this year ar,
good.
| u- 1t is said that Senator Sumner takes
deep interest in the infal!ioility dogma in the
great council. He wants to know if there is t.
be any one besides himself who is to be ac
knovledged as infallible.
T Gen. Boynton. of Ohio, says that after
carful examination he has come to the conclu
sion that it would take as many Gen. Grants T.
make one Gen. Jackson as it would blue file
to make on elephant.
u prominent lobbyist says that the Ala
bama Legislature is the cheapest body of tn
kind in the world. He had just. worked rail
road bill through and felt good. 1t cost hin
only S..
U-A frolicksome: lady in Indiana used
handful of pins on her two children, as fesf
the hogs.
T A Berkshire, Mass, divine recently dc.
Quoted ninety cents from the wages Of servant
girl who was working at 81 so per week be.
cause she had another servant girl sleep with
her one night.
u A Connecticut man got up in the dark
the other night and gave his little girl some
bed bug poison for worms. 1t cured them
The funeral was generally attended.
U A young lady in Pennsylvania, aged
eighteen and weighing 500 pounds, has just
been cut down like a tender flower.
r The New York Tribune says "George
H. Thomas is likely to remain, in the eyes oil
the nation, the model soldier Of the war;
u We knew all along, SAYS the Hartford
Courant, why the Democratic papers we're &C
bitter sgainst Stanton, but ~e are little sur.
prised that the Cincinnati Enquirer has had tn e
courage frankly to svOw the reason. 1t says:
without Edwin N Stanton nothing was more
certain than that the South would hare secured
their independence"
D A correspondent thinks Brick Pomeroy
intends retiring from the newspaper business in
New York, "and that If his determination fills
it is probable that the Sheriff will asss. him. -
u The ceremony CT eIpelling the devil
from the clock tower oft the Ecclesiastical Col.
lege in Salsburg, Austria, recently took place
&c Two officers met in very curious circum.
stances en- the battle field of Bull Run, then
lost track Of each other during The war, and
have Just found each other out as Representa-.
tives in Congress.
r Cleveland printers assert that the late
Henry Relay, ofthe Leader Office in that city
at one time set 1900 ems .olid nonpar.il in one
hour. which would beat Arensburg's q late great
feat 236 ems.
u The New Yurk Evening Post. in closing
an editorial article on the less Of the Oneida
says: "But We may as we'll say at this time,
that 1t is not pleasant that. an American man.
Of var could run down at all. That is Q kind
Of accident which does not happen in we'll.
regulated navy
p The New York San ssys that the next
Republican platform should commence thus:
Article l. No presents.
p The Detroit Free Press says that seven
out Of ten letters dropped into country Offices
bear on the envelopes the words "In haste"
u Among the items in the contingent &C.
count Of the U. s. Senate for last rear A..