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


cient 10 convict every one Of them has been OBJ
taincsl. l.. J. Cox, John Van,ieyer and j. j. Allen
are among the numier arrested Ii Is expected
that the den where the manufacture of counter
felt money has been carried will bc discovered.
Counterfeit money was faund upon all PARTIES ar
rested II mainly consists Of tens upon the Ma
tional Bank IL Poushkeepsie, N. T., and twcnties
upon Utica National Bank.
The Garnctt Plaimd,uyer states that ON Saturday
night Of last week, at eleven O'Clock, when Mr..
Charles A. Herman, the telegral'hic operator at the
depot, was accompanying Miss Eta Staley to her
home from Van Amburgh's show. and while pas
sing the residence of Rev. Ira S. Dodd, two scoun-
drels slipped quietly up TO Mr.. Herman in the dark
and struck him on the back part of the head with
an iron instrument of description, which stun
nedllim very considerably and yet he had sufficient
presence of mind to snap an unloaded pistol at the
villains, who had by this time caught hold Of the
young lady, and were attempting to drag her away
by main force. They would have succeeded in
their infamous designs, despite her efforts and
screams for assistance, had not Mr.. DOdd come to
the rescue. When a third party appeared on the
ground the miscreants beat cowar1lly retreat.
Mr.. Herman was taken to his hotel and his wounds
properly dressed.
Four young wolves were killed near OxfoId,
COwley County, one day last week, by some young
OxOnians. So says the Times.
The Oxford Times is informed that eighteen
at McLane's ford, twelve miles from Sumner
City.
Mrs. DOuset wife of Ambrose DOuset, who lives
near Parsons, has given birth to triplets. The
three little boys named respectively, Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob. Madame Dousct's previous ef-
forts have been cOn6Resl to twins. -
The Oxford Times says that some time ago Mr..
Ramcy had in his employ man to assist him in
heriling cattle near Sumner City, and both slept
together in tent. One morning Mr.. Ramey
awOke and found that sos had disappeared from
his pantaloons pocket, and naturally suspected
his employee of the robbery. He gave chase, but
Mt last accounts had not effected capture.
The LeavenwOrth Commercial of the 9th inst,
says that about 10 o'clock on Sunday evening a
colored man, while returning home from church,
was attacked near Ottawa street by three others
of his own color, one Of whom stified his mouth
with pocket hankerchief while his confeflerates
went through their victims pockets and relieved
him of all his loose change, amounting to SO.
They got safely off with their booty.
The Senaca Press says: Mr.. n. Moulton met
with quite q severe accident on last Sunday NOR
ming, by which he will lose the of his hand for
some time. He was in the act of claiming calf
to post when the calf started to run, drawing the
chain through his grasp until it came to the hook,
which entered at the heel Of the hand and was
drawn ont at the first finger. He was dragged
some distance by the hook. 1t tore the arteries,
leaders, ETC., in shocking manner.
The Bulletin of the 9th says: The burglars
and garrOters infest the city and Fort Leaven-
worth. A hOuse was entered in South Leaven-
worth on Sunday night, and early yesterday NOR
ming the Sutler store at Fort LeavenwOrth was
broken into and loose change taken from the till.
We also learn that a man was gagged and robbed
of eleven dollars night before last in the northern
part of the city.
A stack of wheat, valued at three hundred dol
lars, was destroyed by lightning, near PaOla, on
Wedndseay last. 1t was owned by James Young
THE grading OH the Fort Scott g. Allen County
Railroad, is completed between the tracks of the
L.. l.. 4 G. r. r., and NJ, X g. T. Il. r., at Hum
bOldt.
THE contract for furnishing Fort Riley with $50
tons of hay awarded to Willis Ramour, at
3d. IS per ton. Thomas Dixon is to furnish 200
cords of wood at s6.40 and 5000.
THE La Cygne Journal says that an engine
house, carpenter shop and turn table is being
erected by the railroad company at that place.
All of the bridge building and road carpenter
work will be done at that place. The Paola
train will hereafter run to La Cygne.
THE Junction City onion says that Callen's
three cOrnered patch of ground adjoining town on
the north, in 1869 lead the world for largest av-
rragc fall wheat crop. This year that same piece
IF ground will lead the world for best timothy.
Stalks six feet hgIs, with nine inch heads, is the
Dieasurement of the samples on exhibition.
OK Friday night last mischievous boy in Leav-
nnwOrth administered dose of turpentine to a
certain end of a cat. Grimalkin Immediately shot
Df like rocket and jumped through an open
window of a house near by, and landed in the
laps of male and female couple who We're court
ing The frightened youth made his exit through
a window and the girl went into Mysteries. The
cat was captured and converted into fiddle strings
On last Saturday night two horses We're stolen
in Davis county. The sheriff followed .he two
thieves into Wabaunsec county, and when he
sighted them riding the two stolen horses, he or
iered them to halt. They immediately halted
and showed fight, whereupon the sheriff
fired twice; one ball lodged in the arm of one of
the thieves the other ball took effect above the
knee of the other thief, and so badly shattered
The bone that amputatiOn was necessary.
Osborne county has population of seven hund-
red and eighty-twO.
Tile title to the town site of New Chicago is to
be contested by railroad company.
The Concortlia Empire says that northwestern
Kansas is afflicted with horse thieves.
school teacher named Daniel J. Walker, was
drowned near Hartford, Lyon county, on Sunday
asst, while attempting to swim across the NeoshO.
barn belonging to J. N. Jortlon, near the Ver-
million, Pottawatome county, was struck by
lightning on the 10th, and one ofthc horses in
'ide was killed.
The Concor,1ia Empire says that a hoy only
sixteen years old, and weighing over 800 pounds,
laSS<U tOWu last lucSttay, on lliS
way to the Solomon.
Councilman d. r. Anthony, and H. Miles
Moore, city attorney of Leavenworth, had fisti-
,uff fight at meeting of the council on Tuesday
'vening last. Both parties were arrested.
The Wamego Dispatck says, that for the past
hrec weeks, at different dates, Obstructions such
Is ties. rails, etc., have been placed on the track
# the X. P. road, near ST. George, by one or more
Malicious scOun,lrels who wOuld endanger the
ives of many passengers to seek little revenge
or probably the loss of n COW or horse which NAV
lave been accidentally killed by some passing train
An iron bridge is to be erected across the Solo
non at Minneapolis.
Stock yar,ls are to be erected near the railroad
epOt at NeOsho Falls.
The iron bridge at Abiline is completed. It is
ne hundred and twenty-six feet in length.
The Burlingame Chronicle says that chincl bugs
ne damaging the corn fields in Usage county.
The F0ntana Gascfie says that the work on the |
ew iron bridge across the Marias des Cygncs |
asst of Fontana, is being rapidly pushed forward |
We hope that we will Ire able to chronicle its |
at the specified time, the 1st of Au-
ust, 1871.
severe hail storm visited Beloit Mitchell /
ounty, on the 10th; some of the hail was from |
wO to three inches in diameter. Strange as il |
lay seem. none of the crops have suffered, but |
verythng looks fine, and the farmers are conf |
emily looking forward to an early harvest.
The Leavenworth coal company has contracted |
q supply the Kansas Pacific railway with coal |
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