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Shall Connolly Become n jonah
Throw q "Red.COaf0 OYehQard.

In the war of 1872 an -enterprising, dashing
American officer, with small bOat-crew on one
of the upper lakes, made what nowadays we
would call a raid upon British post on the shore
of the lake. and seizing some dozen English sol
with all possible for the American post some thir-
ty miles distant. ~ ~
British boats crew was quickly started in hot
pursuit. With the first morning light the pur-
suers were deserted fast gaining on the pursued.
Every exertion at escape was made, but n
musket-shot, sending a spray of water near the
stern of the American boat, told that escape by
main strength mt the oars was useless and safety
could only be secured by some witty device. Sud-
denly, as a second spray of water was thrown up
by passing shot, the voice of the captain
of the American boat was heard, Throw
overheard red-coaf," ansl moment after over
into the lake went One-0f the British prisoners.
The Yankees now pulled all oars while soon the
pursuers We're busily engaged rescuing the strug-
Cling retl-coat from the water, by which time the
Yankee was clear of musket range. Bending with
redoubled vigor to the oars, the British boat was
again in eager pursuit. and once more the musket
shot fell about the sides and stern of the pursued
"Throw over another red-coat," crietl.the Amer-
can raider, and another British soldier splashet
into the water, to delay by his rescue the pur-
surers.
The simple operati on was so successfully repea-
ted that the raiders at last entered under the pro
lection Of the guns of the American post with half
of their prisoners and all of their spoils.
Have the people at the City Hall read that
story IN. Y. Ere Post.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

BEAUTTFUL--What can be more beautiful than
the Moorish lament for the capture of BOABDIL
FL CHICO, at the battle of Lucena, April 2lst,
1883! The lament was probably not uttered SO
much by the Moors of Granada, as in the imagin-
alton of IRVING; but that does not detract from
its beauty:
Beautiful Granada! how is thy glory faded! The flower
of thy chvay lies low in the land Of the stranger Ion
ger vvarramba echo to the tramp Of steed and
Of trumpet; longer 1t crowded with thy youth
full mobiles goriously arrayed for the tilt and tourney
Beautiful the soft of the lutte longer floats
through thy moonlt Streets the serenade heard
beneath thy blcones the lively castane is silent upon thy
hills, graceful dance Of the Zambra be-
meath thy bowers Beautiful Granada! why is the Aham.
bra 1orn and desolatel The and myrtle still
breathe their perfumes into its sken chambers the night
ingale still sings within its its marble halls still
refreshed with the plash of fountains and the gush Of mp
rs Alas alas! the countenance of the King longer
shines within those halls The light of the Ahambra is set
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28
state News.
DONrpHAN COUNTY.

From the Wathena Reporter, of the 2lst:
MEssRs. Cook Il CHANDLER, of this city, took
seven premiums ut the State Fair on wOolen goods.
The following is the list:
Rest niece not les. than ten yards Of all
wrnl plain cloth. Diploma and $1,000
Best piece not less than ten yards of all
p Woo, ns;r m me-. he'd blaniei. DpiSms and 500
Best pair all wool horse blankets. Diploma and 500
MIXED COTTON WOOL
Best piece not less than ten yards n;,,on, and .,oo
Rest nece mot less than ten yards
Jeans NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Diploma and 1000
This is certainly compliment to the quality of
the goods manufactured by the firm, and should
be not only source of pride to the proprietors of
the mills but to all the citizens OF our city, They
received the highest premium on every article on
exhibition. We doubt not that their success is in
great measure due to Mr.. s. J. Allen, their Su-
perintendent, who has been with them from the
time their mills first started.
wB. CRAIG, ESQ., ofthe firm Of Craig 4 Mottter,
of this city, met with quite a serious accident n
few days ago. He, in company with his wife and
Miss Hattie 4. Shedd were riding out in carriage,
and while driving along the road some distance
west of Wathena, the horse took fright at some
hogs by the roadside and started to run. The
horse made short turn, and Mr. Craig's effort to
hold the animal caused him to be thrown out of
the seat and caught in the wheel, and was drag
ged some distance, still holding to the lines, and
finally checked the horse. He struck his knee on
the ground, the fall breaking the sinew loose
from the knee-cap, and very seriously bruisng
the limb. Mr. Craig is doing well as could be
expected under the circumstances, but as yet is
unable to move his limb foot, and it will prob
ably be months before he will be able to get out
Itis fortunate that he succeeded in stopping the
horse, otherwise he would have been killed, and
the Ladies' with him killed or seriously injured.
LEG BROKEN.-Steve Clute, a young man
about 20 years old, had his right leg broken this
morning. by the caving in of bank on the Rail
road below Palermo where he was working
Young Clute lives in the neighborhocd of Bell
mont. and passed through town in one of the dirt
wagons, on his way home, short time after the
accident. DIR. Winfrey has gone up to set the
broken limb.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

RONNER.-Robert Bonner-lle who has lived
and thrived by the brains, or, at least, want of
them, of Cobb. jr.-is in a corner. Some years
ago he boasted that he would pay $4,000 for any
horse that would beat Dexter's best time-2:17f. t.
Goldsmith Maid beat it at Milwaukee on Thurs
day, trOtting her mile in 2:17. Ofcourse Mr.. Bon
ner must question the decision, through his daily
Organ-the SHn-although he is not manly enough
to sign his name to the article.
The Milwaukee track is under the supervision
of the National Trotting Association, and any de-
cisiOn made there is binding on all the members
of the association. If Mr.. Bonner is an honora-
BILE man he will either pay the owner of Gold
smith Maid $4,000 for his animal, or else give
the same amount for the relief of those poor
chambermaids who have lost their reason by read
ing Cobb jr.'s stories and are now spending their
time in lulsatic asylums.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

1t is all lie about Brigham Young having
forty wives. He has only thirty-nine. The vii
lainous scandal about his being the father of sew
enty children can ROW be set mt rest forever. The
complete census reveals only sixty-five, and two
or three of these apocryphal. He is now Just
seventy, whereas his Oldest child is only forty
eight and his youngest ten months Ii is said
that the forty-eight-year old child was quite in
censed at the recent advent Of his little brother
and made no efforts to conceal his emotions
Brigham dutifnlly ordered mourning for his eleven
wives, but no ordinary hat would accommodate
all the funeral badges, he hired tin hat made
a kind Of stove pipe with fange at the lower
end-and he stood this cylinder up in his closet,
with all the bombazine bands neatly arranged one
above another. Every time wife dies now, the
bereaved old survivor wipes his weeping eyes, and
adds bombazine ferule to the seven foot stove
pipe hat. 1t is depressing sight.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

INCIvIIITY TO GUEsTs-The Topeka Record
made the State Fair the occasion to attack Sena-
tors PoMEROY and CALDWELL, by stating that
they had been at the Fair, but had passed un-
noticed, but few persons really knowing or caring
that they were there. The cause Of this, says the
Record, was, that they are known TO be corrup-
tiOnists, with nothing to recommend them but
their money, and that they had bought the Offices
they hold. We do not propose to take up the fight
for PoMERoY and CALDWELL, or to apologize for
their faults; but it seems somewhat singular that,
of the thousands of citizens public and private,
who attended the Fair, (anf We suppose all who
did attend, went merely private citizens,) the
Record should single out the two United States
Senators as the object, of personal and political
attack. 1t does not even say that they coveted
attention, or pretended to be more than ordinary
lockers on at an exhibition of the products Of their
State to which all citizens had been invited. Yet,
having been included in the general invitation,
having accepted it, and having doubtless paid the
fees demanded of them, it seems decidedly inhOs-
pitable, ill-graned, and malicious, for the Record
the official paper of the Fair, issued on the ground
to single them out and throw mud at. them at a
time SO ill-chosen and inappropriate. 1t is the
kind of abuse that will cause public sentiment to
react in favor of the men so abused.
What is the secret of this sudden outburst! I!
Did POMERoY and CALDWELL fail to call around
at the Record Office, and deposit their little gratu
tiles to help keep up the expensesf
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

Mr.. Greeley came spoke and went, and with
him went many personal God-bless-yons S and 500
of of the Tippacanoe Agricultural Societys mon
ey-Latayette indy Journal.
The Chicago Republican replies to the above as
follows: 1--WE feel very certain that the last
clause of the above sentence is base slander and
fabrication published for the purpose of injuring
Mr. Greeley's Presidential chances. That he would
take $500 from the poor farmers of Wabash for
his lecture on sik-bearing sheep, short-horned
potatoes and dapple gray clothes horses is SO ut
tery at variance with his wcll-known characteris-
ties that none but hire!ng free traders and light
plowers will believe it, Nothing is more notorious
concerning Mr.. Greeley than the fact that he cares
nothing whatever for money, except as means of
relief to the deserving poor; and if he accepted
the 500, We have no doubt that he has, ere this,
given it to some promising young man, to enable
him to go West and buy farm"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

There is a fine lot Of quarrels going on in the
Democratic party. There is one over the new de-
partnre. one over the financial question, over
protection versus revenue tariff one over Tam
many-a somewhat rcpressed, hut very bitter
one, this last-and the Richmond Whig is trying
to get mp one aboutoompensation for the eman-
cipated slaves. On every one of these subjects
the opposing presses claim to represent the eatre
# % the De%osHasis & ya rere party parity W with ' ans
real policy. Az IT'LL there need be no difficulty
Each clique can take what suits itself and its
own locality, and, Ms the area the Democracy will
he called upon to apply their principles to is sure
there will be no danger Of serious confusion. In
the words of the ataable Toots, " It's of no con-
sequence"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

{ CLOCK WoRK.-The Express has an "arithmetic
man' who rivals the one of the .Horld He has
madc the discovery that leach tick of the clock
for the hast ten years has added 1923 to cur ma
tional debt, AMI every time tbe second hand has
made complete revolution, s496sO have accumu-
lated to that already ihcubus." Here Is sedative
to this alarming statement: Since Gen. Grant
was elected President, every tick of the clock has
time the SECOND band has made a revolution $780,
20 has been taken off from that rapidly melting
incubus- If the Express man il fond of this kind
Of figuring, perhaps he win tell ms how much per
eecond Tammany has expended to make the total
for thirty-one months one hundred and fifteen
Riiiious.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

COUNTY CoNyENToN.-We this week publish
the call for County Convention. About two
thirds of the members of the COmmitte were pres
ent. In the apportionment of Delegates, there was
some dissatisfaction. The vote for President in
1868 was taken for the basis. Some Townships
claimed that that election did not show their just
strength, while others claimed that the vote for
Governor last year did not show theirs. So that
somebody would have been dissatisfied, no matter
what basis had been taken. The primary elections
have been arranged that no grab game can be
practiced. All have equal chance, and ample
notice is given If any complain now that the
thing was packed or fixed mp by few, it will be
because they are determined to complain any how,
and trump up an excuse for a holt.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

~ Remembering that our Greek friend of the
wamego Taliey, wrote pamphlet, (according to
his own stOry,) that had the effect of saving hum
dreds of thousands of dollars annually to the Gov
ernment, the query occurs to MS, why he did not,
before leaving New York, write pamphlet that
would have saved a few hundred thousands to the
city of New York, out ofthe millions that are being
stolen by his friends and countrymen! 1t would
have been good deal more useful than publishing
a Democratic paper in Kansas.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28
Primary Elections.

In pursuance of the foregoing call the Republicans Of
Iowa Township will hold their primary elections at the
therein specified Saturday October lith at such place.
and conducted by such judges the member Of the County
Central Committee for each precinct shall appoint The
Township Ia entitled to II Delegates and II Afernates,
which apporoned to the several precincts as follows
White Cloud 5; Highland 4; Iowa Point, .
SOL MILLER,
j. p. JOHNSON,
T. NJ. PIERCE,
Members County Central Committee.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

~ The editor Of the anti-Masonic paper, the
Cynosnre is constantly on the lookout among the
hooks and crannics for the wiles and schemes of
Masonry. He has now made the horrible discOv-
cry that the square and compass, Masonic EN-
blems, are stamped upon the National Bank
Notes. But while looking abroad for these evils,
he does not seem to suspect that the baleful spir
it of Masonry has invaded his own household.
Yet even the baby wears,a square!
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Fec. IS, in Advance.

Sherif.
We authorized IA announce the name Of SAMUEL
MAQUILKEN Of White Cloud. a candidate for Sheriff.
at the coming election to the decision of the Repub
ican County Convention.
CHARLES j. JONES of Troy win submit his to
the Republican County Convention for nomination for the
Office Of Sheriff
LEWIS MERRITT will he candidate for Sheriff Of
Donipban County, at the coming election.
Cowsfy Treoswrrr.
ROBERT TRACY Ia a candidate for Treasurer of Doni
phan County, at the November election subject nom
nation by the Republican County Convention.
b. & CAMPBELL viii be a candidate for County Treas
at the ensuing Fall election subject to the decision Of
the Republican County Convention .
CoanfH Clerk.
JOHN T. KIRwAN will be aeanitlate for reelection
to the Office of County Clerk at the ensuing November
ton subject to the decision Of the Republican County Con-
vention-
Regisfer of Decsfs.
DUNCAN MCINTOSH Il q candidate for reelection to
the Office of Register Of Deeds subject to the Republican
County Convention.
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enacted compulsory school law. Every parent
or person in loco PARENTS is obliged TO send his
child between eight and fourteen, to some public
school, within two miles of his residence for
twelve weeks each year, six weeks at least to he
consecutive, unless such child receive instruction
at home or in some private school. The penalty
for non-Observance of the law is $40 for the first
offence, and so for the second any subsequent
offence. This law is not exacting, and perhaps
the school period and the penalty sufficient
for an experiment. Twelve weeks year is a short
term, especially when only six weeks consecu-
lively are compulsory. In twelve weeks but lit
tie can be done; not more than beginning can
be made. If the system is to become general the
term must he heightened.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

BUTLER IN THE ROLE OF ORPHAN.-Some of
the Boston papers, the Herald among them, make
good deal of fun over General Butler, who weeps
at the memory of his father in varous of his poll
teal speeches. The Herald reminds them Of one
of Artemus Wards stories, which was never in
print before. Artenus had just lost his father,
and one day, at the store in his native village he
met veteran drunkartl, some ninety years of age,
who had been constantly "corneds on new rum
for about forty years. "Wall, Charles" said the
veteran, so you've lost your fatherF Charles
assented. "Wall, T" continued the veteran, "rve
neither father nor mother" and the old cuss, :"
Artemus used to say. cleaned mp against barrel
of No. mackerel and wept because he was an or
phan."
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

20 1t seems pretty well settled, that the new
Constitution of Nebraska is adopted, after all, and
by fair majority. Weare glad of it. We never
read the document, and know nothing about it !;
bnt we noticed that the faction of chronic wrang-
lers and sore-heads who have been keeping Ne
braska in a stew for year past, were all bitterly
opposed to the new Constitution; consequently,
we are pretty sure there is something good in it.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

BETTER LEAVE IT UNwRIILEN.-The Parsons
Sxn wants somebody to write true history Of
jim LANE. While the Su. truly says that LANE
was a remarkable mana man of large mind,
great talent, original genius, and extensive power
and infuence-yet true history of him could not
be written without relating the fact that in hope
of securing greater political favor and patronage
he betrayed tho party and principles which
carried Kansas triumphantly through her strug-
giles, and then committed snicide when he tliscov-
cred the failure Of his treason. Better let LANE
rest in peace.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

e Iowa aud Wolf River Townships now com
pose a Representative District. Is it not about
time that the Committees of the two Townships
were arranging for Convention to select a candi-
tlateg
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

THE DIFFERENCE.-A paymaster under the
general Government embezzles $4,000, his pro-
perty is seized, and the man is put in prison.
This is the Republican way of doing business.
The Tammay rirg,stcals millions, and every man
that belongs to it is not only living in magnificent
style, but brazenly deies public sentiment, know
ing full well that the officers of the law dare not
punish them. This is the Democratic way of do
ing things.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28
~ President GRANT and family accompa

~ President GRANT and family accompanied
railroad excursion from Chicago to Leavenworth,
on Tuesday. Grand preparations were made to
receive him. He was to have been entertained at
the residence of Senator Caldwell, while in the
city. We have not received the particulars of the
reception, but have doubt that Leavenworth
was ioyfill
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

WHAT Is FAMEf-Ex-Vice President, and now
Senator Hamlin, of Maine, passed through Omaha
yesterday on his return from visit to the Pacific
coast. Hon. Horace Maynard tells good joke on
him. While in California a month ago, Mr. May
nard visited the celebrated Geysers, and while
registering his at the hotel noticed that the
Ex-Vice President had been there day or two
previous.
81 see Mr.. Hamln has been herc," said Mr..
Maynard to the proprietor.
Yes, sir, responded the jovial landlord "and
by the way didn't he run for something oncc!"
Such is fame! Four years a Congressman !;
Governor of his State; Vice President for four
years during the great civil war; elected to the
Senate Of the United States for two terms, and
then to have the question asked, "diln't he run
for something 0ncer'
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

The Cosrier-Jomrxal ventures the assertion that
when it sees the name Of Alexander H. Stephens
linked with such names as r. Emmet Monaghan,
s. Edwin Megargee and p. Gray Meek, it may be
pardoned for indulging a distant suspicion that
Mr.: Stephens will ultimately part his hair in the
middle.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

20 1t is definitely ascertained that there will
he very large majority of Anti Butler men in
the Massachusetts State Convention. This is rs
good news as a Republican victory.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

DEATH OF GENERAL STAND WATIE.-This pro-
minent Cherokee, died at his farm on Honey
Creek, Cherokee Nation, on Sunday last aged about
6 wears.
There was no Indian in the country better
known or more highly esteemed, than General
Waite; his courage and integrity were recognized
even by his enemies. and he eminently deserved
the respect and admiration of every one.
Gen. Waite was an own brother of Elias Bouili-
not, and acousin of John Ridge, who were assas-
sinated in June, 1880. Boudinot was q protege
Of Hon. Elias Boudnot, of New Jersey, while at
school at Cornwall. Conn.,, and adopted while there
the name of his friend. The rest of his family
bore fhe family name of fWatie.-Neosko 1ines 1lA.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

y That thief, debauchee, rowdy, pimp, and
rotten egg, Gen. TON Bowen, has resigned the
Governorship of Idaho Territory. and returned to
Arkansas Happy Idaho!-Peos Arkansas!
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

Our older States should be rather ashamed tn
let "drouthy Kansas " take the national gold med
al for the best pomoiogical display. two years in
succession. " BY their fruitsye shall know them"
--CiHciRaa6 TIcs
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

II The price of wheat has advanced consider
ably, within few days past, at Chicago and st.
Louis, and bryers are beginning to stir around
and hunt ap ths grain. There is reason to hope
that not only whest, hut corn and hogs, will bring
fair fgares, before many months roll around If
farmers are not frightened or forced into selling
before that time arrives
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

tF Ex-Governor RoBERr NJ. STEWART died at
st. Joseph, on Wednesday, the 10Th inst, after
lengthy illness. He was for many years one of
the leading men in the State. To him Missouri
was mainly indebted for her first railroad and
other public improvements. Elected to the Gov
ernor's Office ultra Democrat, he yet took
firm stand against the secession of the State, at
the outbreak of the rebellion, which occurred just
as his term Of Office was closing; and he was
firm Union man throughout. During number
of his latter years, he victim of intcmper-
ance, which was his greatest fanlt.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28

II We understand that some parties regard
the basis established for representation in the
County Convention as great triumph for certain
candidates for County offices aud jollified it
hugely. We are sure that the interests of candi-
dates were not thought Of by q majority of the
Committee, when considering the master; and
those who can find in it any special cause for jol
lffcetiOn, must he easily tickled.