White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-12-08
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p Mr.. Connolly. . Missouri gentleman Who
had an engagement to be hanged on the 25th,
is disposed to be querulous. On being in
formed that his sentence had been commuted.
be said:
"This il the d-dest country on earth. and
has the poorest laws. have .beel lying here,
in prison for gouth-. My cxecusi'n. for which
every thing has been male ready, has been
twice put ID. and now am going to the
penitentiary for lie instead Of being hanged, as
] wanted N be F."
IL day or two since An envelope without
any direction VAS deposited in the Gloucester
tMass.) post Office. Upon opening it the
postmaster found . cashiers check for tso hun
dred and fifty dollars, By means Of which the
direction was learned and the letter promptly
forwarded.
u jeff Davis and General Forest are both
in the insurance business at Memphis, Ten.
nessee. We are forcibly reminded in this
connection Of an old song:
''Oh, what pretty pair we'd make,
Hung on tree together"
Gratz Brown, is small. red haired, and as ugly
as even Missourisn ha any right to be- His
wife, however, is handsome enough for two.
She was formerly the beautiful Miss. Gum, of
Jefferson City, and when she went OF with
Brown, the report broke the hearts Of all the
beaux Of the place.
70 The checkered history Of Gen. Grants
cabinet is more than matched by.that OF John
Tyler. In three years and eleven months, that
undesirable individual" as John Quincy
Adams called him, had four Secretaries Of
State. four Secretaries of the Treasury, four
Secretaries of War. five Secretaries Of the Ma
W. two Postmaster Generals, and three Attor-
ney Generals, the Interior Department not
having then been created.
GF Frank Sylvester. Of LincoluvilIe, Maine,
wanted to learn = trade, and stole lot Of clo-
thing. with the avowed purpose Of being. sent
to tie State Prison. 1t was . big success.
1 Connecticut papers cay that in some parts
o: the State cider is more plentiful than water.
In New Hartford one man with big orchard
has built a gigantic tank holding $50 barrels,
and has nearly 6l;td Il.
u Democratic papers were premature in
their rjoicing over the election in Nevada.
Tie latest returns Indicate that the Assembly
is . tie, while the Senate has three Republican
majority.
p There l. family in Springfield, Massa-
ch'set,s, each ndn Ler Of which, with single
exception. was born upon hoIidsy-the father
on the r F'urt', Of July, the mother on Christ
lnaf, the first child on Thank sgiving Day. the
second on rhris'mas. the third ON independence
Day, the fourth and fifth each ,.n New Years
Day. the sixth three weeks before Christmas, |,
and the seventh On Christmas.
= u An Annapolis man had some fun by put
tips on a false face and jumping At preacher
from behind tree. They have dug out thir-
ty four of the swan shot.
u An T..iEoins candidate drnouners the
Admn.trat for "taking the tax of on plan
$, wot we don't use; and kcepin' il on whisky,
wot VIC dO.''
Y D 1t msy not be an easy thing t' Sc: tie
liver on fire, tut young lady in New Orleans
nearly lost her life the other day by confla
grafton in her waterfall.
u Ofthe late election brilliant Colorado
editor wriscs: "ChaGee's maj,rity is l ,392, or
Just 100 less than Christopher Columbus dis
cover cd America"
&c It is proposed to erecta memorial aisle
in the old church at Swallox field. England, to
the memory Of the author Of "Our Village
Mary Russell Milford.
u The special dispatch that appeared 10 the
New York. Tribune Of the 9Th inst; cost that
paper over 5000. 1t is one Of the greatest
newspapers in the world.
p The Democrats Of Ohio ran for Congress
the following members OF the old Wing party: |
Samuel F. Cary, Lewis D. Campbell. James R. |
Hubbe'l. Van Trump, and John Cartwright |
p Maryland negroes use kerosene for hair |
oil.
U A factory in Stamford, Conn, closed ito |
doors to allow the workmen to go nut,ing. and |
they, altogether. found ITO chestnuts.
" A census taker in 6 rnral district of
Missouri reports two pairs of twins born in the |
last three years to happy couple named Wood
bine. Thus is at last found Mr.. Fisk's avo-
rite place "where the woodbiue twiLeth. ~. |
Y. World.
U A Nashville man set a trap gun in his
Lenhouse. In day or two there vas darkey
funeral in the next alley.
u The young lady who "rrfused" Grant
married GaIena bricklaysr.
u Cox -McGlnahan Grant. Grant Nc
McGarahan- Coz Grant. Cox
Grant McGarrahan. Dent. Dent Coz Grant.
Coz Dsnf-Grant McGarraham. Grant. Dent
Cox Dent Gin. Com.
u A young sAa in Illinois has elopsd with
he secold wife Of his own uncle.
: T A Troy boy is IN Jail for stealing an
umbrella!
Fp General Butler is buying land in K ,nsas
U 1t is reported that the Mormon militia of
Utah are drilling. in spite Of the Governors
PROCLAMATION. ard notwithstanding the fact tha,
ome oi the most prominent have been ares
ed.
u An Official letter from prominent mil
tary officer IN the West. declares his impress /,
ion that the Indians viii enter upon general
rar on the opening Of Spring.
q An Illinois postmaster gives notice asi
olIo"s: AFTER this date everybody must lick J
heir own postage stamps, for ny tongues give q