White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-07-06

MURDERER CAUGHT AND HpNG.-The Oswe-
60 Register says, "A cold blooded murder was
committed in broad daylight in Cherokee county.
about six miles from Oswego, on Lightning Greek.
and near Sherman City, Friday or Saturday of
last week. We have been unable to obtain the
names of the parties to the tragedy, or the full
particulars. So far we are informed, two men
were seen to ride down the road by some harvest
CTS m heid nc;,r by. When in the woods one of
the men aiightcd, apparently for the purpose Of
adjusting, the bride rcn and from thai position
shot lns companion, inilictiag death wound lie
then proceeded tOrelievc his victim of his money!
large sum, and was.in the act of dctaching his
watch, when the ITsrvestcrs came upon him. The
man mosatei his horse and fled The horses were
detached from the machine which the pursrlers
mounted. After mile chase the murderer WAS
captured. secured, and taken To Columbus. Short
~ after his arrival there he was seized by mob
and hung.
SESTEScED.-Judge Morton. of the district
court az Topeka, has sentenced Lewis Ford and
Mary j. Scales, 10 e hung on the 18th of August.
for numbering the husband of the latter near that
city last November. Ford has confessed that he
aIiied Scales, and that Mrs. Scales was present
but did not assist: The parties are all negroes.
| Evidently Judge Morton has not taken lessons
from the Atchison district court in regard to the
| proper method of conducting murder trials.
| Three cases of snake-bte are reported from
| Wabaunsee county. One of the victims, lad
nine years old, named John Willard, died the
next day after he was bitten. A daughter of
| William Wiley, aged IL years, was bitten by a
| large timber rattlesnake on Sunday, and for two
| days was hardly expected to live; but on Tues
| day the symptoms We're more favorable. and
| hopes are entertained of her recovery. \ lad
about seven years old, belonging to Mrs Samuel
Pratt, was bitten last week by a copper-head but
| the case was not a very serious one.
The Elk Falls Examiner says that twenty tene-
| ment houses in Howard county. were blown down
! during the storm on the 10th ult.
| Wm. Lnkc accidentally shot himself while walk
ing the streets of St. Marys, last week. He was
carrying revolver in his pants pocket. which,
/ by some means, was discharged The ball enter
ed his thigh, just below the gron passing down
ward, but not going out.
A man named j. A. McWilliams, while attcmp-
| ting to cross the NeOshO, on Sunday last during
its recent high, "above Stewards mlldam NeOshO
County, was washed over the falls and drowned. !:
The Howard County Ledger says that on Friday
evening, the 23d inst, daughter of Rev. Mr..
Laverty, at LOngtOn, aged about three years. was
burned to death by the explosion of a coal oil
lamp.
The Eureka Herald says that a family in Il
| neighboring town had an I" addition few days
since, of eleven pups, eleven pigs. and all eleven
pound baby, all i'll one night. How's that for
"drOuthy Kansas!'
A three-legged chicken. has been Matched at
Paola' 1t is alive and hopping.
The town of New Chicago is free of debt and
has money in the treasury.
A daily stage line has been established between
Junction City and Concorda.
The contract for building $4,000 school house
at New Chicago has been let.
ID. S. Lusanda shot and killed C. Northrup for
| jumping his claim, near Clyde, Cloud County, on
| the 29th ult.
DIR. J. l.. Dodge, formerly local editor of the
Lawrence Tribune, has located Mt Burlington, and
VIII follow his profession there.
The assessment of property in Lawrence foot $
! up s2,950G00
Kansas City has raised one Thousand dollars for
the relief of the Eldorado sufferers.
The Howard County Ledger SAYS that Elk City
suffered by the storm the 10Th inst. Five or
six buildings were blown down.
The Independent says that Oskaloosa is in need
of a good grist mill.
Lawrence has raised twelve hundred dollars
for the EldOradO suffers
The late heavy rains is Northern Kansas have
nearly destroyed the chinch bugs
The Seneca Courier SAYS that the gopher b;isi-
ness, beside furnishing any amount of sport is Il
paying one. Wallace Groves brought into the
city on Tuesday eghty-seven scalps. taken on one
quarter section of land since the LIST of May-for
which he received the handsome bounty of Sl3, ,O5.
The Lyndon Signal informs us that the court 20
try the County seat case will convene at Burlin-
game on next Tuesday, July 4th. Lyndon will
be ably defended by Gov. Shannon, of Lawrence,
r. Mason. of Ottawa, and john Is. Welch, of Lyn-
don; the Burlingamc side by her attorneys The
people throughout the County are anxious that
the question be settled at once
The Garnctt PlMindedlcr says that when Van
Ambnrgfs menagere crossed the Pottowatonlic
the elephant enjoyed the sport of crossing the
stream hugely. She swan, she dive,l, she spouted
the water. She SWAN up the stream and down
the stream, and crosswisc. Those who had her in
charge We're anxious to propel her through and
across the flood, but no! Jenny Lind appreciated
the sport too much; she laved her sides in the
limpid waters, ard turned sOmersaults and other
wise dsported herself until she satisfied her ablu-
tory desires, when she quietly went Oh her jour
ney.
A correspondent of the Fort Scott Monitor saws
that fatal afiray occurred, June the Goth in
Ellsnore, Allen county, between one HARPER and
n man by the name of Hawes. Bad feeling had
existed between the parties for some time and
while Hawes was approaching spring near Har-
per's house, for the purpose of getting water to
wash a school house, Harper met Hawcs, who was
in company with Others, and told Hawcs that he
could not have any water from that spring.
Hawes affirmed that he would. Both drew pis-
tolls at once, and fired Hawes' shot was fatal.
killing Harper instantly. Hawes wasnot hurt.