White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-01-11
STATE News.


st3ooeu end Killed by anOtnef ooaofeo inau 0t Tue
name OF Aose Davis. 1t 10 reported that DAVIS,
who IN q .sharpely colored individual, sought to
monopolise the attention of tho shaded Inmates
OF the ball r00m, and . row, in which an innocent
man lost his life, ives the result. DAVIS, the
murderer escaped but the citizens OF Little otran
ger have offered . reward for his apprehension"
The Paola Repu1lioas says the subscription to
establish WOODEN mills at Psola is progressing
satisfactorily.
We take tho following items from the same pa
per:
Al. N. Boiine, . miller in the employ Of Owens
& Sons, at the Paola Mills, met with an accident
on Friday by which he lost three fingers from his
left hand. While oiline some part Of the maehi-
merry in the mill, his hand was csnght, and before
it could be extricated Was crushed in such man.
ner as to make amPutation of the three Of his fin
gers Necessary.
"Jobn Johnston, . section hand on the NJ, X.
& T. Railroad, was found dead in his bed last
Monday morning, at his boarding house in the
west part Of the city. The cause OF his death
does not seem to be known very definitely, at
least there are several reports in regard to it.
ave understand that L. L. Kirkham, Of this
city, had his pocket picked of seven hundred and
fifty dollars, while in Kansas City or Thursday
evening. He went up with the excursiOnists, and
it occurred while in crowd. The loss falls very
heavily ON Mr.. K, ss he is a young man just
commencing business.
Mrs. Metz, Of Fort Scott, was burned to death
on Tuesday last, by the explosion Of can OF coal
oil, which she had accidently ignited by lighted
match thrown carelessly into the mouth Of the
can.
A citizen of Atclaison named John Bemer, has
some enemy who persists in sending him fluids
purpOrting to be wine. Several of Bemers friends
have partaken of the stuff who have been poisoned
from it, but not fatally. Bemer cannot under
stand it.
brakeman ON the Central Branch R. r. vas
LoI Rotzr 1aaf bvs tn
his windpipe victuals that were intended for his
stomach. The stomach had previously been over
loaded with whisky, and the vituals didn't know
where else to 60
The Tioga Herald says that George C. Crowther,
editor of the New Chicago Transcript, and +. T..
Morgan, have been arrested and held to bail in
the sum of 500 each for their appearance at the
next term of the district County court, for frau
dulenty obtaining the signatures of the chairman
of the board of County commissioners and clerk
of Necsho County to $4,000 in bounds Of Tioga
township. We trust George will be able to excul-
pate himself.
respectable" farmer, residing near Troy,
Doniphan County, last week attempted to out
rage widow lady who lived near him, but was
thwarted by her son, who "went for" the leche-
rous old villain with an axe. He has been arres-
ted and bound over for his appearance at the next
term of the district court of DOniphan. He has
offered the lady 81 600 not to appear against him,
but thus far her vision has been unable to descry
the proffered amount.
The Burlingame Chronicle says that the large
and extensive deposit of bones found below the
upper soil on the farm of J. L. Thompson, here
tofore noticed by that paper, have been prOnoun-
ced to be those of white men, by competent ju'lg-
es. Several more pieces Of silver have also been
turned up. What does it meant
young lady of respectability, residing in
LeavenwOrth, recently cOwhided young man
who had been making love to her for over year.
Va a
tion.
In Leavenworth, Sunday afternoon, a man
named Michael Sennett, who has been in an un-
sound state of mind for years, attempted to COM
NIT suicide by throwing himself into the frigid
waters of the Missouri, near the lower depot.
Judge Pendery and few other gentlemen, who
were passing at the time, rescued the unfortu-
nate man and had him conveyed to the house of
his brother OH Cherokee street, near Broadway.
The Columbus Independent says last Saturday
week, George BuffalOw, while returning from
Sumner County to that place, was taken suddenly
i'll, and on Tueseay died at the residence of his
father, on Cherry creek. He had but recently
married, and with his young wife settled in that
| vicinity, and was returning for another load of
goods when taken i'll. His remains were brought
to Columbus, and buried by the masOns, of which
body he was u member.
The name of stranger who died suddenly at
the house of Mr.. DisbrOw, in Clinton, Douglas
death has anpeared in The napers. was Taber who
was a weil.to-lo citizen Of Bnr,ingome The
coroper,s nbvscian gave the opinim flat the de-
ceased came IN bIs death from CONGESTION of the
hrain and stomach. III, family did moi learn Of
bis death until q week after its occurrence. The
ChroscIe saws besides his family. consisting of his
wife, a grown mp son and a little son and dangh-
| ter at home, he leaves two daughters, wives re-
spectiveiy OF CHRISTOPHER fiank and 5. II. New
man, citizens OF buriingame. Mr; L. appeared 70
entertain great love ior ms chiiureh, especially
showing much anectioh ior the youngest TWO.
The Ioss of cattle in Texas during the recent
utor,ns Is said to have been Enormous Runninr
before the wind till they wer exhausted. hnpe,
dreds of them froze to death. standing hnddled
together in gronps in the rayines. or the thons-
ands of cattle which were in the western mart of
the State r. ia estimated that the majority will he
totally Lost before snrino Those Who survived
the storms are in such an enfecblelcondition that
thsv cannot sn,l,,re ths winter Ear, Scotf Uo,;
| tor.
tn. rr;b.,. sars that Hon. Jobn Hutcb;sop
one of The f;r.t :sttlers Of I.nwnrnce ;s in this
CITY. Mr. Hntchison WAS a leader among the free
state men from 1854 till 1859, and was SPEAKER of
tie free state house of representatiyes. Since he
left Lawrence he has been secretary of Dacotah
and consul at Leghorn. He is now practicing
law in Chicago. He will meet . great many
he " hO a