White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-12-28
State News.

VIZ learn from the Longton Ledger that on Fri
day, the Sth inst, John Smith, who is a resident
of Howard county, and lives on Panterhood,
about three miles from Longton, came into town
and, going to the store of Martin & Jackson, spoke
to Esquire Jackson, saying: esquire. have shot
Jim Edmonds, and have come to give myself up
and let the law take its courses want you to take
me into custody" He then stated that Edmonds
had come ont to where he, Smith, was tending his
cattle, and that a dispute followed, and that Ed
mOnds apparently commenced drawing pistol
from his pocket, when Smith shot him. EdmOnds
was found lying insensible where he was shot and
brought to LongtOn, where he died the same eve
ming. Smith had an examination and was dis
charged on the ground that he had acted in self
defense. Smith has always borne o good character,
while Edmonds was hard case.
THE Junction City Uaion says: "General John
W. Whitfield, first Delegate in Congress from the
Territory of Kansas, is at present stopping at Sa
lima. He il the guest of John G. Spivey. Gen.
Texas. He was engaged in the cattle business
with Frank Kelly, who was killed on the railroad
near Solomon, a few weeks ago, and his mission
to this country at present is to settle affairs re-
sulting from that misfortune. He will remain
some weeks. Regardless of past differences, it
will be pleasant for old Kansas to meet with one
who was SO conspicuously identified with our
early history. What o change Kansans must pre-
sent to him."
The Oskaloosa Independesf says: "Milton Jones
killed catamOunt just west of town, on Wednes-
day morning, which measured four feet from the
tip of the nose to the extremites of the hind feet
when stretched ont, and weighed twenty-five
pounds. He thinks it has killed a number Of his
pigs the past season. 1t was rather q formidable
looking animal, and had every appearance of
destructive qualities"
Linn county is to have g 900 worth Of buildings
ON its poor farm.
Mr.. John McAmon of Blue Mound township
Linn county, died few days ago of injuries re-
ceived from vicious horse. He lived about ten
days after the accident.
The Border Sentsmel of the 22d inst says: "a
young man named Farley Cox, son of fGilbert Cox,
Of this township, was thrown from horse
couple of weeks ago, and received injuries which
resulted in his death. He died last Sunday morn
ing, at two o'clock
Although the mercury has stood at thirty de-
grees below zero one day this winter, the Great
Spirit Springs in the Solomon valley, have not
frozen over.
correspondent ef the Junction City Cnion
sumsup Cawker City: "Cawker City, way up the
Solomon, boasts theater, brass band, a quad
rifle band, and thirty-eight business houses"
Last Saturday, man named E. c. Cockrell, resi-
ding on Stone H0use Creek, Sarc0xie township,
Jefferson county, was shot by his son. 1t appears
that Mr.. COckrell was quarreling with his wife,
when his son interfered and shot him. The bullet
penetrated the breast, causing q wound which
will probably prove fatal.
The Commonwealth says that eleven hundred
pensioners have been paid in the United States
pension Office at Topeka in the last ten days.
Judging from numerous circulars thisis the .quick
est time" on record This result is secured by the
Derfect system adopted by the agent, Hon. C. B.
Lines.
The Abilene Chronicle records the fact that Sher-
if Wiley and Deputy sheriff Hand captured two
Mexicans on last Tuesday, charged with stealing
a horse from q man named Callahan. and trading
it to Mr.. N. d. Shane for mule. The Chrosicie
reasons that it is bad policy to steal horse and
trade it for mnle about one-half the value of the
horse, and then try to escape from the country on
the mule.
The Panla Spirit says that James Johnston lost
his dwelling house in Richmond township, Miami
county, one night, last week. Loss about $500.
A small amount of bedding was saved by pnlling
it out through q window. The catastrophe was
20 sudden that the family barely escaped with
their lives in their night cloths. The barn canght
fire. and but for the opportune arrival of several
of the neighbors would also have been burned.
The first warning Mr.. Johnston had of the fire was
the explosion of gun near his bed, which was dis
charged by the heat.
From the Osage Mission Journal we learn of the
death Of Captain Samuel J. Gilmore, who was the
first white settler in Usage Mission, and the second
farmer in Ncosho county.