White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-06-15

that the Constitution Of the United State, vas
Superior b the Constitution of Kentucky. and, !
In fact, vhcn you come TO that, that the Knox |
County militia vas subordinate to the United
States arm,. He held that colored citixens
had right to testify BY virtue Of the fifteenth
Amendment. the Frakfort statutes 70 the con.
trary Notwithstanding. So it is possible that
We NAV yet behold the enormity ofa white
man in that State being called TO accoan. for
merely killing aegro.
C Chicago is funr city. The authorities
passed an ordinance fOrbidding funeral process
sions from stopping at s,ioons to liquor upon
their return from the cemeteries. 1t appears
that this ordinance Is persistently disregarded.
and the Chicago Newspapers are now hotly
discussing the question whether the Corpora
ton had any authority to make such an ordi-
nance.
p Mrs. Jonee. of Dubuq,e. Iowa, wants
divorce from her husband because he does norh.
ing but stay at home and impose large fam
lily Of children upon her, for whose support she
has to provide BY running sewing machine.
C The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
asks: Suppose. now, no promnens Republi
can breaks out Of the ranks in time to become
the rex, Democratic candidate for President
what will the Democratic party do1''
IT Abiding to the recent action Of the
State Legislature Of Connecticut, the B'stnn
Post says: "Resettins Jewels ID an extensive
industry in Connee lieut."
p Mr. wm NJ. Evarts introduced VIM. G.
Bryant at the ba' qnet to Baron Gersit, in
New York. the other night. =. as 90 great scholar
and great author. who never forgets ANYTHING
that he ever learned. and i. constantly teach
ing others what they never knew; one Who
translates poems written 5000 wears ago, and
one Who fas written poems that will be trans
lated 1000 years hence into the tongue Of
nation that holds as much relation to US a. We
do to Greece"
u The child like and bland Chinee in San
Francisco has not very generally learned n
discriminate between bright. new cents and
gold dollars. "A a consequence he is quite
unanimously victimized.
r Wild Bill. the loyal scout. Who was
killed by Indians in 1863. a., d Iynched BY the
Ku Klux last fall. and shot dead in quarrel
at Christmas, il marshal ofthe town of Abilene.
Kan.
| IL According to sad Juvenile experience, it
takes ten boys on each side tn'plsy base ball
in Boston on the Sabbath. Nine do the actual
playing. and the additional boy looks out for
the policemen.
U A house was burned the other day in
South Shrewsbury, Mass, and the unusual oc-
currence prompted an investigation OF the re-
cords. when il was discovered that the last FIRE
in the town took place in l776 Poor place to
locate an insurance company, that.
rA Mississippi correspondent saws that JEFF
Thompson. who wss known as ragahond sol
dier and rebel rowdy Of the first rank, is nov
trying tn raise cotton on a small plant ,tion in
that Safe, with Indifferent success.
II A Georgia pspcr says that about twenty
years ago young man Of that 5 tate had his
head cut open, and His brains nearly all ran
out. The surgeon took quantity Of Sleeps
brains. put them into the skull. sewed up and
fixed up the wound. "and to-day" adds the
paper, "the victim is holding . responsible
public Office"
| u The Philadelphia Evening Herald says:
ave can scarcely credit the rumor. yet il has
obtained circulation and is thought BY many
to have some foundation. that Secretary San
ton committed suicide by cutting his throat
1t is. Of course. deniel by his friend-; but, on
the other hand. it is asserted that when the
undertaken came to PIT the body in the coffin,
he found It Already prepared. with bandage
tied around the neck. IL is also further sta
ted that his life was heavily insured. and that
no application has yet been made for the in
sutance money.
u An Ohio paper speaks Of the Hon. vii
| liam, sumner who has been member of the
Senate from Massachusetts, FOR 20 years. That
is very cruel.
p The Davenport Gizette sars: "A Keo-
kuk COW chew-d $50 worth Of whisky stamps
for distiIer. Aud no~ long petition has
b, e, forusrded to Washington. demanding an
(, flee for the owner OF the stamps When .
| K.okukian loses a d ,liar. he gets its equiva
len, from the government in some way"
uA Western Journal says: General But
Ter you'd take 10 appointment from the pres
ent sdmini.traiior. even il offered him on the
point Of silver fork" He might not take
the arpoini m~nt, but the administration would
d" well to keep an eye upon tie fork.
u Horace Greeley expresses his belief that
more violence occurs nov in New York city
than in Texas. and that life and property are
more s.fe 10 The latter State than in his osn
city.
p Mr.. vslIandie ham. "nev departure"
resolutions are called BY the Ohio Repnhlicsas.
the "old clothes PLATFORM" meauiny that they
are III. second handed property Of the Republi
| can party.
u The Louisville cosrier Journal say;
"B ,ror S,euben vas recently inferred for the |
9Th tine. Thus far the Barou's funeral
seems to have been little more than s,eu
prDdcus fraud"
II The letter In which Goethe offered his |
charming poem "Hermann and Durothea" to
pup Usher 70. Eve hundred gold pieces vas re-
Gently said at Leipsis for seven thaIers.
II Alpnonse Kan declares that the creed |
of the P.ri. insurgents r-sts vholly upnn their |
desire and determination TO live without work
md that they consider oil advocates Of indus |
try and honesty the sneoopromising enemies
of free eovernoent.
IT A. Nudie,s fsmou. rondo, ,;s.