White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-02-22
state News.

Stote news.
nera Joe Baselle and Peter Armstrong, confined
In the County Jail, made their escape, but were
soon after recaptured.
Sheriff Carmean, and deputy sheriff Campbell
were both absent It the time; Nj: Z. Gaddlss
mentioned to 60 for water. As they returned to
the Jail, and - Mr.. Gaddis unlocked the inner
door to let them 60 in, they suddenly shut the
outer door upon him and put of. Mr. G. cried
ont to the top of his voice to Mrs. Carmesn, who
came, and with the assistance Of colored man,
opened the outer door. son Of Mr.. Carmean, .
lad about fourteen years old, taking in the situ-
alton Of aAairs, sized . revolver and pursued the
prisoners, and kept them In sight. He followed
them to the old pottery, the bank of the riv-
er, where they concealed themselves. As the lad
.:..S I'D the: . "a nrea at them four times, with
out effect. Civn being released. Gaddis sought
Col Walker at his stable. The latter at once
mounted his old war horse and sailed forth. Be
ing informed by Mr.. G., the direction the priso-
ners had taken, he soon came upon Mr.. CarmeAn's
| son, who told him the prisoners had concealed
themselves in the furnace Of the pottery. Col.
Walker deliberately went to the mouth Of the
furnace and hauled them ont. It is needless to
add that they were safely rein-carcerated.-Kas
| cas- IribsRs.
The Abilene Chronicle states that on last We'd
needay afternoon partner of James Kelly, .
tailor in Abilene, petumed from visit to the
country, and found the shop door locked. He
broke open the dOoe91d found Kelly dead. While
lying on his side upon the bed, some one had
evidently affected an entrance, and while Kelly
was asleep, delt him q blow on the right side of
the head with the pole ofan Ak. Kelly was in
the habit of wearing belt around his body,
containing several hundred dollars in money.
This belt was gone, provingthathe had been mur-
dered for his money. The partner of the murder
ed man, German, by the name of Dietrich, is
under arrest but hardly probable that he gui.
ty. Two Other men are also under arrest sus-
picion. ~
The In Cygne Josvnal says that there are ru-
mors afoat around the city in regard to silver
being found in that vicinity. ave won't pretend
to say that such is the truth, but We know that
certain parties have been prospecting for it and
claim to have found what they have been seeking
for. One person living within three miles Of the
city limits told the other day that he had sent
some specimens to an assayist in St. Lonis, taken
from his place, and the result of the analysis was
that the ore was rich in the precious metal, and
that it would pay well for working" We give
the rum0rs for what they are worth, rot vOuch-
ing for the truth Of them.
Platt county, acconding to the Landmark, is full
of mad dogs. In the vicinity of Weston they.
have done much damage and caused great alarm.
Hundreds of dogs are being slaughtered.
The st. Joseph Herald understands that party
of New York capitalists contemplate the purchase
of the Wathena and DOniphan road, from Gen.
Hall and his associates, with a view to its imme-
diate extension to Atchison and Manhattan.
Carbonville is the name of new town in Lin
coin county.
Townsville is the name of new town in Cow
ley county, ten miles northeast of Arkansas City.
Cofeyville has one hundred and ffty-six chill
dren at school.
The United Presbyterian church at Oswego has
q new bell weighing $50 pounds and costing S375.
Prairie Home is the name of a new post-Office
in Republic county. Wr. Phelps is::postmaster.
man named Carver was lately found on Wal
nut Creek, Doniphan county, with both hands
frozen. bottle Of whiskey was found by his
side.
Jeremiah Clark has been appointed Postmaster
at Leavenworth, Mrs. johnson, soldiers widow,
being Ousted to make place for him.
A company has been formed to utilize the salt
springs in the vicinity of Arkansas City in the
production of salt
Fanny Wilson, one of the demi-monds of Wyan-
dotte, took strychnne on Saturday night of last
week, but her miserable life was preserved by
timely medical aid.
A new town has been laid out on the Little
Arkansas River, ten miles due west of Newton, to
be named Halstead, in honor of Murat Halstead,
of the Cincinnati Commercial.
Much hay has been burned in Lyon county by
incendiarism. The object is supposed to be to
make the country nntenable for Texas cattle.
On Wednesday last, the house Of Mr.. Andrew
Davenport, seven miles south of Eudora, was des-
troyed by fire. Loss 200, insured for 500 in the
Home, of Topeka. Mr.. Davenport saved small
portion Of his household goods.
The Girard Press states that the residence of
Mr. Gathright, about four miles northwest of Gil
rard. was consumed by fire on Monday night
The family barely escaped with their lives, and
saved scarcely any clothing Loss, "a 600; insured
for g, 900.
The dwelling house of T. D. wickersham, To-
Gated on his farm on the Smoky Hill river, six
ten o'clock on Monday night His loss is between
81 400 and 81 500. He hardly saved $50 worth of
furniture, the family having barely time to escape
from the building.
Atchison's new hotel is to be dalled "Pomeroy
House"
The Central Branch, the Topeka and Santa Fe,
and the AtchisOn and Northwestern Railroads are
going to build splendid union depot at Atchison.
The Leavenworth Commercial says that Kansas
has her share of Bills. There was Wild Bill,
Buffalo Bill, Apache Bill, Comanche Bill, Buck
skin Bill, Bill Mathews and now she has o
Temperance Bill before her Legislature.
The cost per car load of coal from Fort Scott to
Kansas City is SIG So At times five or six trains
a day, principally of coal, have been run between
these points.
The Greeley Tribune says that the antelope have
entirely disappeared, and none are now brought
tOmarket.
Kansas and Maine both pronounce loudly for
Gen. GRANT in the election of delegates to the
Philadelphia Convention.
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