White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-03-23
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q George cruikshank. the artist, has writ
ten letter, in which he claims that the story
of .Oliver Twist" was entirely his own idea
and suggestion. and that he originated ell the
cbsrsesers in that work. As Mr.. Cruikshank
did not see 6t to assert these claims during the
lifetime Of uckens, perhaps is would have been
quite - veil u he had neglected to do 20 at .l.
u Il is stated that in Neufch.sel. where
Asassi. wss once college professor, hs is men.
| toned a. she distinguished American savan.
| Though born in and q resident Of Switzerland
for nearly ~ years. his reputation here ha.
caused his nativity 70 be forgotten.
u A Indi,na man who wanted divorce
tried to save the lawyers fee BY rersusdins his
wife to kindie the FIRE BY pouring coal oil on is
from can. The widower Afterwards found
that the damage to the cooking stove was more
th.u the ks would have been.
pExSec. Seward, while in Japan. vas re-
ceived in the Mikado's castle, au honor not
hitherto accorded to any but official personages.
p Lady wiImot Horton. famed in you,l
for her beauty, and the original of Byron's WE'LL
known lines. "She walks in beauty" is jns.
dead. in her 63d year.
r Won M6ltte can speak every dialect and
language Of Europe.
II Fred. Douglass claims To have made
May6ower speech at "Pilgrim SUPPER" on
Thursday night. He asserted that the May
flower. after she brought the PurtAns to Ply
mouth. brought q cargo Of slaves to Virginia.
p It is raid that the family Of the late Pres
ident Sparks. at Cambridge. are prepared to re-
ceive Offers for his fne library. The manu-
scripts. of which several are exceedingly val
liable, may be included or not, at the purchas-
er's option. One volume is expressly reserved.
1t contains twenty-six autographs of Washing.
ton. franklin. Lafayette and others. which have
an intrinsic interest apart from the celebrity
Of the writer's.
p Alice Cary bequeathed all her property to
her sister Phoebe.
D- A Presbyterian Chinaman lately had his
daughter baptized BY . name which, trans,a-
l..a . ..v. ..hs O.. L.. hoor . ho-
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Kampou.
IL Seeing the population Of other places
o'eh e'""a'eo as 20 many sou''' o'"c'nna''
clamors to have her grave yards included in
'ne census
p.''o' u'e, ;" ,ooo ooo''" y" '"e I''n u''''
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:,
''"'' 'f"'"''' "'e' ''' - '"' ""' " "''
" tine oithe grave questions Just now as'-
'at'ns the srnfag'sts IS 'ois; III women are
100 ansehc 10 vote' nov can tney ne made
wicked enough TO become worthy Of that great
oiess'ns!
II The Chicago Post tells rs that the first
daily newspaper published in Virginia was
:" low A"u INC su"<'''P'on price was
n'' oo'A's per Ah""m' Inc "r"ef Is o"'y one
n"n'reo years OUT o''ne way
Ut Judge Robertson, at whose deathbed Miss
Cary vas induced to sing pathetic negro ballad
few weeks ago. has concluded that he will get
well after all, and is now improving rapidly in
health.
IL Savannah has cleaned it= monument of
anu ainks no" MS nam snou'd oe painted on
IL 'na' Nor'nern sisi'ors my Kno" that they
p TIE Kansas City Bulletin has an account
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