White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-05-09
State News.

How Is THIS FOR GAY!-We copy the follow.
ing spicy account from the Marysville Locomotive.
| In one of the sparsely settled counties, good
| ways west ofus, a woman by the name of Carolina
Newton has been arrested and tried for biting
| off the nose of q man by the name of John Gay.
Mr.. Gay kissed Miss Newton against her will
and threatened to do it again because she got
angry at it, She promptly informed him that il
| he did she would bite off his nose. Gay concluded
| he would 60 one nose on 1t anyhow, and tried it
| again. Miss Newton was as good as her word,
and "walkel off on her ear" with Mr.. Gays nose
between her teeth. The action brought to
recover damages for the nose, but the jury ac-
quilted the defendant. and the justice said that
if any man attempted to kiss woman against
her will she had perfect right to bite oghs nose.
MURDER AT CALDwELL.-A man named Fielder
was killed in II Caldwell on Sunday night,
the 2:5d ult, by man named McCarty.
| McCarty went into a store where a stranger by
the name of Anderson was sitting on the counter.
Anderson had on a silk hat and McCarty, with
ont a worl pulled out his revolver and fred at it.
The ball struck Anderson in the head, killing him
almost instantly. McCarty Immediately left the
| place, got on his horse and rode off.
| 1t is stated that there was reward of S2,5OO
offered at Boise City, Colorado, for McCarty, the
desperate, who was killed by vigilance commit
tee near CALDWELL Sumner county, a few days ago
PUBLIC SPiRIT.-The Odd Fellows of Council
Grove, becoming disgusted with the appearance
Of the neglected and unfenced cemetery adjoining
the citizens of the Grove and vicinity into their
own hands. The result is plot of seven acres,
including the cid grounds, neatly laid out in lots
broad avenues and drives and surrounded by a
and cost with the iron gates, 81, 800. The entire
expense, including purchase of ground, is over
$1,000.
On Wednesday evening, man named Andrews
a resident of WyandOtte, was drowned i'm the
Missouri river opposite the Diamond Mills in the
town of West Kansas, where he was engaged in
hauling sand. He was intoxicated at the time
and walking out into the water until it reached
q little above his knees. fell, whether from cramp
or exhaustion is not known, and was strangled to
death before assistance cOuld reach him.
few days ago Mr.. Fenno, a farmer living near
Watheua, while plOwing turned mp hundreds of
common grub worms. He noticed after time
that every worm had growing from one side of
the mouth, and sometimes both sides, slender
fibrous stem Of vegetable substance, in thickness
about the size Of knitting needle, and from one
half to two inches iIr length These unnatural
protuberances are not flesh, nor of a bony snb.
stance, but when cut have every appearance of
wood The Wathena Reporter has some of these
worms on exhibition, and wants some buggist or
wormist to unravel the mystery.
The Pieasantou Obserrr learns of the accidcn- |
tai death Of q boy named Bartholomew near La |
Cynge, on the I'D ult. span of horses attached |
to wagon ran upon him, breaking his arm. hor- |
ribly bruisng his body, cansing his death almost
instantly.
During thunder storm. last week. the tele- |
graph wire near Blairs station, on the ST. Joseph /
q Denver railroad, was struck by lightning, and |
the wire between two posts was completely torn |
ana melted to fragments some Of the pieces being
not over an inch long, and looking as though Just
taken from hot fire.
Horse thieves are prowliny around tbr,u,b
county, the Tines saws and anmro1
priating the horses of honest farmers Two or
three cases Of this class of stealing have been re-
ported within the past week. The officers. how
ever, have heen generally successful in overta-
king the robbers.
The Concordia Empire states that few davs
ago, while Sheriff Woodson, of Cloud county. was
taking II. Jennings to Jail at Salina. under a COM
mitment from Justice of the peace of Cloud
county, he was arrested and fnetl and the pris
pner released, by the probate judge of Ottawa
county, q man named William Bell. Rather a
queer proceeding, we should say.
James Machamer, of Seneca. went to st. Joe
Saturday evening, and was relieved Of s46O Mt a
,ouse Of i'll repute which he was foolish enough
% visit. He trisd no recover it, but was unsaic-
,essful