White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-31
state News.

WOMAN KIiLED.-The Wathena Reporter Of the
24th says: A colored woman nv the name of
Sawyer was killed, on Monday morning. in Glad
den's Bottom, about four miles above here, by
tree falling npon her. The tree stood very close
to the house. and was being cut down by her hus-
band, lest some storm might blow it down, thereby
endangering their lives. When the tree was nearly
ready to fall she and adaughter being in the house,
were told to come out. the face might fall upon
it, They did 20, and sat down in the corner of
the fence. The husbands father told them to
from that place as they were stil in danger,
hut not thinking so they remained there. The
tree fell in that direction and being unable to get
ont Of the way without climbing the fence, the
tree caught them before they could do sO a limb
| striking the mother in the forehead and killing
her instantly. The daughter also received some
injuries. but to what extent We did not learn.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.-Rev. II. ID. Fisher, who
arrived in the city from the West yesterday, in
forms ms that a dreadful accident occurred at
Arlington i'm this county, on Wednesday evening.
Henry Pridy, well-knOwn and highly esteemed
! citizen of our county, had been to Museotah, ac-
cOmpanied by his wife. They were riding in a
wagon, drawn by pair of mules. Approaching
their house. on their return in the evening. their
children heard the rattle of the wagon and full of
| joy and delight ran out to meet and greet their
parents. Their sudden appearance and cries of
pleasure frightened the mules, and they ran away.
| The wagon overturned, and Mrs. Pridy was
instantly killed.
Mr.. Fisher could give ms no further or more def
mite particulars of this sad occurrence-AfchsoR
| ChrmpioR, 25th.
INDIAN CHIEF KnLED.-On Saturday half
breed kickapoo Indian named Walter came to
| this city and procured a supply of fire-water,
Returning to the Reserve on Sunday number of
| the Indians got on drunken spree, and Walter
and chief named Par-the, one Of the Oldest chiefs
the tribe and said to he quiet, peacabe Indian,
became involved in dispute. Walter, who is a
drunken, qnarrelsome fellow, seized a club and
| struck Par-the several blows on the head, break
| ing his skull and killing him.
Walter arrested, and was to have had a
preliminary trial yesterday morning before Justice
Hillyer of Muscotah, but it was learned that the
Kickap0os were rallying in force to come to town
and hang him, and so he was brought to our city
and confined in the county jail.
The murder Vt Par-the caused great excitement
among the Kickapoos, by whom he was held in
great Observation-Disclosures, 18th. -
MAN KHLED.-On Sunday, during the storm
which passed over our city, man named William
Hartgrove employed on the ferry boat POmerOy,
was struck by lightning and instantly killed
He was rowing across the river in skiff, and
had nearly reached the Missouri shore, when the
thunderbOlt descended, striking and killing him
instantly. Some men who went to see what-was
the matter. found him lying dead in the bottom
of the skiff. His body was badly crushed.
HartgrOve leaves a wife and child to mourn his
loss.-Champion, 18th.
POISONING CAsE-B. F. Anglan and Mrs. Boyle
alias Phillips, recently of Hawatha in this State,
are now under arrest Mt Chilicothe, Missouri,
charged with poisoning the wife of Anglan at the
latter place on the Goth inst. Mrs. Anglan died
very suddenly, and was buried in haste, but her
body has been disintered, and the contents of her
stomach are now being analysed at st. Louis.
The Louisville Reporter says: We are informed
that Mr.. Mcfarland. living on homestead about
three miles above Vienna, while digging a well,
struck n vein of coal three by six feet in thick
ness at depth of twenty-five feet. Those who
claim to he judges pronounce this vein OF coal a
superior article, being almost entirely free from
sulphur and other deiteriOus substances. We
understand n company have been out inspecting
this vein.
The Ottawa Journal says: "Cattle in some
parts of this County have been fatally attacked
with the bloody murrHin.' Squire Ford says one
pound of poke-root, boiled to- the consistency OF
syrup, administered three times day, for two
DAYS will save cattle attacked with this disease"
A boy at work at the Fair Grounds at Atchison,
was killed in Floral Hall, by lightning, on Tues
day morning. The boy was struck in the breast,
the lightning tearing open his clothes and desen-
ding down his left limb; his left foot was almost
entirely riddled and neither of his shoes had been
found up to noon. The three men were knocked
down and stunned, but otherwise they were not
seriously injured, except one OF them who was
struck by piece of timber. The Floral Hall was
badly damaged.
The Council Grove Democrat says: In making
excavations for the cellar and foundation walls of
the new Congregational church, corner of Third
and Columbia streets, there has been discovered
the skulls, bones aud skeletons of Indians. of a
tribe perhaps long since extinct. In addition
there were found the arrow heads and other I'M
Elements of warfare which should have accom-
panied the braves to their happy hunting grounds,
hut which it seems did not. Much curiosity and
interest has been excited by the discovery of these
remains.
Rev, Mr.. Cohenour, pastor of the Methodist
church at lie Roy, when the Burlington Patriot
says could preach divinely, play splendid game