White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-05-30
state News.

ALoODI <AFkAys0Wo lc0An tnos
affray occurred Mt Doniphan on Wednesday, at
Prank Hydes saloon. Il seems that man irom
the Missouri side Of the river opposite Geary Cliy,
(whose name We have not learned,) got into q DIS
pute with Frank Hyde over game oi cards An
alteration ensued IN which the Missourian stab
bed Hyde in the back and in the abdomen, IN
fcting wounds from which Hyde VIII probably
die. Soon after. Hytle's brother, Charles Hyde,
came mp and assaulted the Missourian most furi-
ously, beating him almost to death win stones.
1t is thought. however that the MissOurian may
recover We have not learned whether Charles
Hyde was arrested or not.
We learn from the Buriingame Chronicle that
on Friday morning last, Chas. Moritz, while at
tempting to cross Dragon creek nj the ford tnree
miles west of that city, with wagon and four
horses attached, the horses got INTO tine water SO
deep and where the current was so strong that
they were all drowned, aud Mr.. MOritz, his wife
and child, with the greatest exertions, only es-
caped with their lives. The family lost every
thing they had in the world. Besides their cloth
ing, household effects &c, in the wagon, they had
with them 81 900 in greenl'acks, which was all
swallowed up in the flood. Mr.. Moritz is Ger
man from Texas, had been west, and was return
ing to the Indian territory when this sad accident
occurred. A petition at once put in circula-
tion, and about $500 in money raised to send
the destitute family to their friends.
Mr.. G. Dunham, a sde-showman, recently at
tached to Dunbar & Saxby's circus which "bus-
ted in Fort Scott two weeks ago, met with
serious accident last Saturday while crossing the
Marias des Cygnes, near Lyndon. Mr.. Durham
was bound for Lawrence with his "outfit,' con-
sisting af monkeys, foreign birds and an educated
pig. The river being swollen by the late rains,
and Mr.. Dunham being unfamiliar with the river,
entered without hesitancy what he supposed
safe ford. The wagon bearing the cage fell into
the river, and all its inmates drowned with
the exception of his educated hog and cOckatOo,
beautiful Australian bird Of the parrot species,
~ hieb he save1I will much dificulfy
The Elk Falls Howard Coz Examiner, says the
stage going east Tuesday. last week, in attempt
ing to cross Hitchings' creek, near LOngton, du-
ring the high water. was carried down the stream
and two horses were drowned. The driver got
safely ashore, and the mail and express matter
were recovered although in very sorry condition.
The same paper says that during about twenty
hours of last Thursday and Friday, Elk river, at
Elk Falls, raised twenty-thIee feet. No damage.
The Jewell City Clarion brings the particulars
of shooting afiray in Phillips county. A man
whose name is not given having jumped Hank
Hoover's claim, near kirwin, visited one night
by party of five men whe dena, ded admittance.
Upon obtaining it, one of them seized the oceu-
pant and another presented revolver to his face
and fired. The ball lacerated the mans ear, and
the powder badly burned his face, that the in
tended murderers suppOsing their work TO be done
left the house and have not been heard from since.
A correspondent of the Republican, writing from
Wyandotte expresses great apprrhensions of an
overflow the present seas.n. Shonld il come,
in 1sl4, q clean sweep will, doubtless, be made
of West Kansas City, Kansas well portion
of Wyandotte.
Mrs. Collamore, widow of the late G. W. Cola
more of Lawrence, died in Boston on the 10th inst
Mr.. COllamOre snffOci.ted in his well mt the
time of the Quantrell massacre. He the
mayor of the city. Mrs. c. soon after removed to
Boston, their old home, where she has resided
ever since.
4 few days ago the body of yOnng man was
found in Fall river, near New Albany. His name
was Martin, and in attempting to cross the river
on log some three weeks before, had fallen in,
and no one was able to find him.
j. X. Vaughan, while attempting to get on a
freight train at Lawrence when it was in motion,
missed his hold and fell under the wheels of the
train and was fearfnlly crushed and died after.
Mr.. Jordan, of Burlington. was drowned in the
Marias DIES Cygnes last week. He is reported to
have driven into the swollen stream with his team,
when the wagon uncouped and the team reached
the bank in safety, but the man, unable 10 swim, |
was drowned.
The Fort Scott Monitor of the 22d says that |
Under-Sheriff Burgess returned, the 21st, from
Clinton Missouri, having in charge the notorious |
and desperate colored burglar, Pernell, who broke
Jail at Fort Scott in March last 1t is said that
reward is offered for the apprehension of Pcrnell,
M a charge of murder committed it the State of /
Ohio. "
The St.Joseph Herald says Mr. W. B. Craig of |
Wathena, has been appointed one of the Trustees
Df the Kansas Deaf and Dumb Asylum, by Gov.
Harvey. most excellent appointment.
A communication from lola, of the DIST saws
that Mr.. Fields and Mr.. Parsons, who were blast
ing at the L. l.. & G. II. r. Co.'S coal shaft, having
one down after an explosion TO examine the
pocket" were suffocated to death. Mr.. Rice,
The foreman, in attempting to save them was
barely saved.
1t is stated that Marshal Taylor. proceeding to
n N mn nf Dan Ri.a', cirs at Rev !
er Springs Wednesday night, was resisted. A
melee eisued in which Taylor received several
Wounds, aud in "selfdefense,' drew revolver
md shot of his assalants, said to he the man
ger, through the head, instantly killing him.
The Kansas City Journal of Commerce SAYS that
Rev. +. p. Hammond and wife have arrived Mt
heir home in Vernon, Conn. In a letter to L.
dwight Thacher of Lawrence, he wrote: 81 wish
conld take 10000 of the people hanging around
ur Eastern cities and set them down in Kansas aud
ny to them, go to work and get a living"
Fifty thousand cattle are now near Wichita,
nd their owners propose to stop there for the
easOn.
'urlingame. Some specimens have been sent to
hcagO, tested in blast furnace, and proved to
e as good clay as exists in the United States.
4 German, whose name the Wichita Vidette
Duld not learn, was drowned in the Little Arkan-
AS on Monday. He attempted to cross about a
iile abONe MuHStTs, dIfer n lOau oil sauu lie |
ver being high, he was swept down with. his
sam and wagon.
Five prisoners broke ont of the Emporia Jail
n the 21st. Three of them-W. C. Wilson,
harles st. Clair and VIM. Thompson-were
rought from Butler county in March last, and
,mnitted for horse stealing and grand larceny.
he other two Thomas Newcomb and
harles NJ. Curry, and We're from COwley county.
ii but Curry were recaptured.
FRUIT PRosPECTs-Growing fruit may now be
id to he beyond danger from frost. Reports