White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-11-17
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II Hon. Thomas A. Jenckes spoke IN frosi- |
dence on Saturday evening. and. after chsl-
lensing the fullest investigation into bis whole |
political c-upe. startled and surprised his
hearers by declaring that during The dartsss
days Of our ~ss. Senator Spcague. whom he
apparently rrguds as most hossiie 70 his 10
election 70 Congress. s,s aiding the rebels By |
sending them ains and aman"itisn in exchaage
for cotton. T1 support dis siiegasioo. be
quoted frsm . repon frea Judge Advocate
General Holt 70 the Secretary Of Was. in 1855.
p In Sioux City, Iowa. the Democratic
minority performed the huge joke Of nomiua
sisg tvo colorsd 0sa foe Constables. The
Republicans took stock In the joke. and did
not run any opposing candidates. 20 the colored
we're elected, and there is sailing and gnash-
ing Of teeth iu the Democratic easp. .
D II it be true that ex-Secretary Coz is
eligible to the Presidency. because. although
born in Canada. his parents we're native
Americans, . question Of some note has
been settled. II George Francis Train had
been acquainted with this principle it would
have saved him great deal Of trouble and ex
that he brought bis wife all the way from
Europe upon one occasion, in order that she
might give birth to Q con, Who would b eligible
to the Presidency. The child turned out TO be
. girl.
p The Norfolk virsinian tells Of Q hard
drinking ex- Confederate Hho suore o6 because
| General Lee died.
p Dr.. Calling and Mr. B.oadweIl. the In
ventors of the Calling mitrailIerses, are in
frequent attendance At the Royal Arsenal.
Woolxhich. in conference with the authorities
as to the sn all bore mitrailleuse which has been
received At WooIwich from Shoeburyness.
u Fancy Fem is growing old and writing
foolishness.
U The Kentucky Statesman speaks o
Henry Clay as "The Hon. H. Clay"
p P.litabquahong. learned choctaw,
preaching to Leatten in Ne. York.
r The Glenvood (Iosa) Opinion says
"a Democrat stepped up To the polls las
Tuesday and asked for Democratic ticket
He was informed that there vas none. A by
stander handed him Republican ticket. d
said he couldn't 60 anything vith Republics
on it. took out pencil and drew il through th
detestab,e name at the head Of the ticke
(Repubhcan). and deposited the ticket in th
ballot box"
q A drunken farmer In Clermoat County
! Ohio, recently. chopped down three hundre
spples trees "to spite Betsy"
u Susan Cooper, daughter of Fennimor
Cooper. the novelist, it still living at her fAtf
er's old h-me in Coopefstown. N. ". and d.
votes much Of her time to q hospital for tn
sick and in6rm. which was founded chiefly
her efforts.
p A moon struck youth Of Harrison Cour
, ty. Indiana, voted half . sheet Of note pap'
with lock of vinegAr-colorsd hair curlcd viii
in, instead Of the regular ticket, at the la
election.
u Colonel Forney has provision In b
VII which makes It obligatory on the sxisenc
e of the Weekly Press that IL be called Forney
! Weekly Press. and that the name must ncvt
be changed.
p Tie great question nov agitating th
Southern mind is. when vas General lie
born7 One of his brothers says it vas in ISM
another in 1907, while il has been general
stated that it vas in 1908. and at present N
: most and best testimony seems tn point
J.n.ary Q, 1876, as the date Of Gen. Lee
bi,th. For the sake Of history ue make th
: correction desired BY the virsinis people, th'
Gen. Lees middle name vas Ell yard, instea
of E lmund. and add that he Vas hrst in ran
ia his class at West Point.
" U Al actual case OF . sane m,n being eo'
y fined iu a lunatic asylum for year has jn
come TO light In New York. TIE victim bein
a wealthy old man. whose wife and dAught'
procured his conf ement and the control Of b
property. because he was about 70 put It OF
Of reach Of his daughter. Who sishsd 70 vast
Il on foolish marriage.
e u A fiery volcano Of large proportions HI
:. suddenly appeared in the interior of Mexic
D Whether it's appearance had anything 10
/. With the recent earthquake In this qnartsr q
. scientists have not informed us.
" By the laws Of Iowa DO qusils can
: shot before 1872.
p OF the twelve surviving widows
. Revolutionary solliers Who are one hund's
q years of age and over, three live in Main
!, their names, residences and ages being A. f.
+ lows: Anna Plance, Of Portland, 100; Hspl
, Mouse Of Portland, 100; and Hannah Auere'
o Of Lowell. l0l.
o. Miller, Of Ohio. traded his wife
" Jim Gregory for watch. then when Jim can
!. to claim hi. property, be 6iled him up si
shot. That's no way 70 use nan.
z p A new burglar alarm In Cincinnati RIM
Is the bell, indicates the window attacked. On
]. lights the gas. The only hing left 70 do u
" shoot the burglar.
!. u Nov and then they cut oil he head Of
horse thief in Oregon. and then telegraph e.
that the crops we're never better than they .
this season.
u Dr.. Thonas Dunn Easlish. author Of q
I celebrated ben Bsls," is nos editor Of th
!, Old Guard.
u Folloving the exanpls q Cromwell
soldiers and the Husuenoss Of Fraoes. the Pu
l. sian regiments sing hymns nigAtls. sish .
, Ieompaninent from their military bspds-a ca
ton they have preserved from the bsssle
: Leuthen. where they advanced 70 he char
. sinsisg Luther's hyan.
U The Batoo Conaonveaith calls Ssas
lQheIlshar..ee iusk elected N Q.,n1nesa I'm