The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-07-23

4 Ia order 70 make Ourselves sodefssooo u
ss:nx his caption, sen.ral, sas ere', rel
srsses to certain sse.S within tie recollection
If tbs eoznsai:y Is necessary. When To
question Of szbsrrirsion for stock IN 10
Mississippi and Missosr; Railroad conpan.
-as absa: 70 bs submitted to . vote, NOS
bitter, .ad apparent, snrslsnsisg, oPpos'
sisn 10 the project wss manifested oy 'o'
E. Joaxsos, then editor Of lie Crescent IL
~ Grade, and those living in and Dear tbs
Lille aai sbscs,s hamlet, knasa - Cssscsn
CITY. Jogx.os announced that vote IN u
vsr u tee Railroad psojscs, would be una'
rsiiIay, ssa.nsch - the saries Of eainsn'
ecanse! lad been taken, and ar attempt u
carr, o.. that vote, On the part Of tn
tcoaa:y Jads., voald be sh~srssd BY JUDI
e:al p.ocse1!rgs. Bat, the va.s, n''"s:a'
..anasng ,ssse nenacss, resulted sasa1ani'
70 The !osn. JANIS, tie bad friend OF sh'
ga,lrest. friends, retired f.sn once IN
halo Of glory. The immortal SrE, had run
hi, .hor: bg; bri!lian: career, and JOHN
II. sarxx.s, By dir. Of bodybuilding and
other hSa<ss appliances, had succeeded lin
IN .h;, osce, which be still holds, and IN
tend, 70 baia, Il possible, another term
During the reg. q this LAST PANIED S'FtHy'
and ,ons;ine II the .sil aud winter Of 1885,
the Railroad Iasn conceive ed the plan Vi car
ryins into effect, 10 part, the previous vote
IL the people, by asking for an issue Of
County Bonds 70 the amount OF sioo'0V'
10 Be committed for Gock. More than q
ysar bad passed since tbs adoption OF the
proposition, to make County subscription
o. Stock in the Railroad, and up to the time
when this move was made for al issue Of the
Bonds, very little or nothing had been done
by Joassos and bis inca, to sabser' the
vote Of the people, or 20 n'sreep'i's s1ecu-
,ion. The attempts Of The agents OF the
Railroad 10 procure 40 issue Of Bonds hav-
ing become known, the Johnsonitss showed
sgh., 90, Up remembrance against aoy &C.
ton by the County Jadge, and also fled in
his eaiee, q petition, that his honor would
pressn, to the people, the question OF re-
sending thar previos vote. SHERMAN, a.
though pledged 10 the friends OF the Eail'
road TO lssss the Bonds, remembered, per-
haps, some other pledges that had been
made to the foes Of the Road, mud vasclla-
ted in short, his vision became so imper-
fec, and uncertain, as 20 render it evident
that an sge-opener mus: be resorted TO, les:
the Judge nigh. utterly fai! to see his way
clear, in this matter. This hesitation besas
A perfect storm Of indignation i'll Council
Bluffs. Pilgrimage after pilgrimage to
Crescen: City, failed to dispsl the clouds
and darkness which b.se. the pathway OF
the County Judge. Finally, the people at
the Bluffs held public meetings to look into
and discuss the reasons for this unexpected
delay in the issue of.he Bonds. The inves
sgation resulted uufavor"bly to the mo-
lives Of SHERMAN, in refusing to act, and
also developed series Of vi!lalnes on the
par. Of tha, functionary, in the management
Of tho affairs Of the County, without par
allel in the State. SHERMAN had held out
too long for his own safety, and those who
had been tattening on his rascalities took
the alarm. The game Of "hold off," was
a, once ended, end the Bouds were issued,
bat tho tempest Of public Indignation, so
uniutentionaly started by SHERMAN, was not
so Immediately aliayed among others, Col.
B.ppGrr had brought the artillery Of the Blu
81. to bear against thu precious villain Of
County Judge, and the Treasury thieves in
general. Even jog Joussos did no. escape
hi, powerful blows. He boldly charged tina.
both SHERMAN and joe JOHNSON, who was
understood to be his master, had been
brlbed. Take the following extract from
the Bugic. ~ sample of the sho: that
vas fred by the Colonel:
Jog or THE ORACLE -rhis tilaSsriaus parsonage
recsfptd directly ct Indirectly oGs dollar
osat RDney Of any other valuable thing, from
the \ Il u Company. OF Its ageLts, as a BRIDE
from the CON. 4nv 'or tAe issue % the County Bends
WI eve, ,aa tHAI he rrcersd anything for that pur-
gGse7
The t,,ss are Ties. joe and othcrs signed petition
asking the Cogny Judge to submit tGe Qaes'au u re-
Ihe vote Of ths county hisvor Of taking 5000
oJo Ssa,k n Tho n. Y Il. TINS p"t.ttJn was lad
IN u &pva hole the safe in he CcE'y adge once
TIE Uvan'y JgdsN sati be could Dot Is'ae the Bonds
whue that pst,,Ian Isg thsTe-H ad't aFst be with
dsSsU--th,t Ice could withdraw Il Il be would. Joe
sed u rhraw it Tar s5oo aaf twelve lots IN the r.
Il. Addition.
The ettssess held meetins and determined to In~es
tig.sa lbs aerI scs Il the County Judge Joe was At
the asstlnE and sIorISuS}y drunk thereafter The
uisa agreed tae tnvastratton cOss be suppressed
that he spg ISSUE tie Bauas TIE committee agreed
- stop the iavsstsisAaa I'D The J1ige oomIpeacet
signing the R1nt. ant dtd sisn sioa 600 II Joe did
xat hss 500 sai his twelve toss hot his tsuI
he ssld AiHlssi for that pflce
Great CONSERVATION ensued. In the mean
while, Jos and bis Judge had been driven to
their old dcr,ce If happening Republicans.
Carefully avoiding the weapon Of Colonel
BAspTrr, they labored 70 make the less sus-
peelinS portion Of the Democrats believe,
ths. the opposition to honef joan SHERMAN
was all unfaundc1, and mere scheme Of
the Republicans TO Sc. into power. The
rascsls. generally became satisfied, that I'M
ls. Gel, B.BBlrr's gun VAS spiked. they
weald all be set Of "sonsrs." They could
no. frisAtsn the Colonel, eoald not con.ro-
vert his fscts. dare not submit to further
Investigation still! something must be done.
They must have the hulk Of ths Democratic
party 80 support them, aad this they could
net enjoy 30 Icing a. .BAsRIrT kept up bis FIRE.
Ia happy moment for them, and their al
lies, they conceived the idea Of asssiliug the
Colonies vanity, AMI Of effsctips BY aa,tsrr,
semmoaly called "sotisoap," whs. they
dare no, attempt 10 gain by argument or BY
an appeal TO sac.s. II was understood that
The psmosrsas party would give to The
wss'srs portion Of the STATE, Ia. candidate
far Lieut.. Governor. The Colsuel wanted
the 0Sss. sems friend, not "a, distant,
she understood the ropes, proposed his
asms ~ candidate for ,hss distinguished
aoaer. !es ioaysaS a: frss pretended to
oppose The somtaa,ion. bas By degrees hi.
! cYpssssisa sosssasa dsvu. The Democratic
State ConvensIoa ast, B,saIr VAS nomtra.
ted, and Jor Jess,as'. former seeming An.
isosisy, sulEainsssi 10 To. following unc-