The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-07-31
News.

Ii so, how can they vote for Douglas
News.
Brigham Young had 2l7 children at
last accounts.
The cattle disease has made disappear
ance in New York City.
Rev. j. G. Dennis, of Dubuque, has
been taken quite i'll with the Dysentery,
but is now recovering.
The American House, at Cedar Falls,
has recently changed proprietors-Mr.
Secord having sold out to Mr.. John L.
Wilcox.
The Waterloo Courier says that Mr..
Couch, Of that place, is erecting ware
house capable of storing 10000 bushels
of grain.
The Sioux City Register says that the
Indians are again committing depreda-
tons upon the settlers on the Little
Sioux.
Elk Deputy U. S. Marshall, (Rynders, J
who is under indictment for conniving
at the escape ola SLAYER, was committed
to the Tombs for insanity on the oath.
Joseph GALES, the veteran editor Of the
National Mtelligencer died on the 21st,
in the 18th year of his age. No man in
Washington was more respected.
The Pixies Peak express, which arri.
we'd at St Joseph on the oath, brought
S26, 600 in dust, the largest amount ever
received by one express.
5 The New York Tribune gives a list o.
, over fifty murders committed in that CT
ty in little more than three years, the
perpetrators Of which defy detection.
: Miss Camelia Barbour, aughter o
the Hon. James Barbour, of Virginia
has determined to manumt her numer
Gus slaves, and settle them in free
state.
The Fayette County Pioneer says Mr.
D. M. Hays, who lives in the immediate
vicinity of that place, killed SO snakes
on last Monday morning. and it was no
e a very good day for shaking.
1t has been decided to erect a monu
ment at a cost not exceeding $4,000
' over the remains Of Senator Broderick
e in Lone Mountain Cemetery, San Fran
cisco. California.
: A Mr.. Majors, of Nebraska City, ad
e vertises halfa-dozen slaves who ran ava,
! from him recently. 1t will thus be seer
that Nebraska is, as Mr. Buchanan said
: as much slave state as Georgia
The earnings Of the Dubuque and Pa
ciic Railroad for the month of June wa
SlO,496,34, and the current expense
81, 503, IA. Net profit for the montl
e S., 1874 81.
The English Prince arrived at ST
Johns, New Foundland, on the Esd. ant
: was most cordially received. He bear
4 himself modestly, and the people are en-
thusastic in his favor
D Fifty convicts effected their escap,
from the Missouri State Prison on tn,
23d, by bursting open the prison gates
: They were all re taken but Z. Thre,
were killed and several wounded.
The Wappelo Louisa Co. Intelligen
r Ger reports the discovery in that place o
band of thieves, all under thirteen year,
of age, but having the constitution, by
laws. &c, of a regularly organized gov.
eminent.
A cast-iron bell. weighing 2,02I
pounds, has been cast in Cincinnati, ant
1t is said that its vibration is more per
feet and continuous-and its sound a
full and melodious-as any bell cas-
from the ordinary bell metal.
A mob in ST. Louis recently destroyed
about thirty dance houses, groggeries
&c, in the southern part Of the city, ant
burned the furniture and effects in til,
street. The loss amounted to about $50,
: 600.
: The Columbus (Ohio) State Journa
says: :" Most of the shearing of wool il
this State is already sold. The yield il
Ohio will amount to about 9.O00.0 900
pounds and will bring over four millioni
! of dollars. Dealers commenced buying
from three TO five cents lower than las
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