White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-02-02
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u Gen. John E. Watrous Of Connecticut,
vent through the var Without . scratch. and
the other day killed himself BY the accidental
discharge Of an old shot gun.
1 A son Of Mrs. Joseph McMurray. of South
Charleston. a fe. days ago. while playing in q
grave yard. pulled one Of the tonbssones over
him. which crushed him to death.
u It is said that some Of the female clerks
in the Treasury Department, Who only get
seven dollars q week. wear shoes With gold tas
sells on that cart cost less than sixteen dollars
u James N. Dllzell, a Iuna,ic in Caldwell.
Ohio, uses the New York Tribune as q medium
for Nc minating Sumner as Grants successor in
1872. Mr.. Dalzell is in hurry about it.
u A Nes York lawyer proposes that all
the lawyers ofthe country contribute IS q head
for the relief Of the daughters Of Judge Taney.
Who are poor. and obliged to .ork for living
IL TIE COLOSSUS" battery now being con.
structed 10 Ne~ York. is to hare ten Is. inch
calibre guns. at cost Of 500 600. The guns.
are low being made at Providence, Rhode
Island.
G There is little uhpleasantry in Florida.
Three men claim TO be Lieutenant Governor,
and the dispute Is distracting the Supreme Court
Of the State.
|@p After The 4th Of March next. Texas will
be usrepresented in The house Representatives
there having been no election held in that
State to hl the vacancy OF the members whose
terms expire With the Fortv- irst congress.
q A good woman in Bucks Cocnsy, Penn !,
! is very much annoyed because qaite unaecount-
able, one Of her twins, just born. proves to be /.
mulstto. while the Other Is wits.
T In some pats OF our vast col ntry. where
people are primitive, payment of debt is ye.
made Gin kind" but not always with the best
effect. The Pittsburg Dispatch epeaks of q
clergyman incumbent upon reighboring vii.
lige whose parish recently offered TO pay his
salary for the past six months in the following
articles: Ten feet Of store pipe. two papers Of
corn starch, one felt hat. three kegs Of varni.h
six currycombs. one paper collar, four palnleaf
fans, and two bundles of bed Stats. Bat the
clergyman had no use for such articles, and
shook OF the dust from his boots of the period
as a memorial against that primitive people
He should have remained where he was, fo
the field evidently was one in which much goo,
could have been done by q self denying public
teacher.
u The Spanish treasury is about 10 issus
new obligations to the amount Of fifty million
Of dollars. The present debt of Spain is abou
twelve hundred millions. and the annual ex
pense Of the government one hundred and fit,
millions, about twice a. ,ch as the revenue
No other coun,ry 10 Europe is so bankrupt.
u The third son of the Cur of Russia vii
come to this country next spring. He is twenty
one :.ears OF age, and has the rank Of captai,
of:.'he feet and aid de-camp to tie Emperor
He will be accompanied by Admiral Poisee
who ;superintends bis studies. Prince Alexi
has already been on tour through Europe and
Asia, and will travel throughout the United
States. He will take q trip down the Missis
sippi and perhaps visit Califoruia.
D- The house in which Henry Clay wal
born, near Ashland, Va. was destroyed by fire
1t was more than century old.
brought an action aeainsta man Hho kidnapped
her into slavery, she being free woman in
1853. She claims so 900, damages. and has
fair chance now to get justice.
| U 1t is stated that cumpositors cases in the
mission printing houses in China, have each
over 5000 compartments for the reception ol
the numerous letters Of the Chinese alphabet
The cases are built in the form ofan anphithe
arre, and the compositor stands in the middle.
Every letter he selects from the 5000.
u While the King Of Prussia assumes the
Imperial title, his son and the othe- Prince 3
OF the Prussian house will not change t!eir ii
ties. and will be called Royal Highness. as here
tofore. ,nd not Imperial Highness, as the Prin
ce's of other Imperial houses. Only the wif,
of King william will change her title into
Empress.
| C When man and woman are made one
the question is, "~hich one7" Sometime.
there is long struggle between them before
the matter is settled.
u Alta Welsh Eistendafod, at Utica. ths
other day, banner bore the proud motto.
~ ddraig goch . ddry gychwn," or "Yot
know how it is yourself"
Il
P II A gentlemn VAS endesvorinste enjo!
an evening in the company Of young lad!
upon whom he called. but found serious Oh
s.acle in The person Of her father, vile at leng,l
ventured to very plainly intimate that the hou
for retiring had arrived. 81 think you are cor
rect, my dear SIR" returned the uDabashe'
young man. ave have been waiting to hav
you 70 to bed for over an hour"
u Two young thievc, Who broke into stor
in Belfast, Me, last week. we're detected b.
their teeth marks on beeswsx, which they mis-
took for maple sugar.
u An industrious old lady in Eastern Con
uecti cut, whose early education vas neglected
has put out . siga announcing. "Goins ou'
vhitev a.hipg dnne in here"
u A Welshman Of most wonderful lineage
vho bors I, usr,e NJ o;uasean sxlI,k,Ies d;.d I,