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The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-08-07

I ican State Ticket was elected by hand
some majorities, Mr.. Douglass able and
most devoted lieutenant, VIM. A. Rich.
ardson, beng badly beaten for Govern
or by Col. Bissel. So much for the ac-
curacy of Mr.. Douglass political prog
nostications.
AS to Pennsylvania and New Jersey,
we can only say that all signs must fail
if they are not certain for Lincoln by
overwhelming majorities. Two years
ago. the Democracy of these States was
perfectly united, while the Opposition
was divided nearly through the middle !;
now the Opposition is substantially unit
ed, and the Democracy pretty evenly di-
vided--which, you see, makes very
great difference. The personal strength
of Mr.. Douglas, which is an important
element in the canvass in the West, is
here unfet he has hearty and effective
supporters in either State, but he is ex
ceedingly obnoxious to a still larger mum
ber of leading Democrats, who regard
him as a bolter and disorganizer, and
deeply resent his hostility to Buchanan,
Black, and Bigler. We cannot forsee all
that may occur hereafter but if the cleo
ton were to be held next week, Mr.. Lin
coin would carry New Jersey by at least
Ten Thousand majority, and Pennsylya
MIA by over Fifty Thousand. And our
friends in either State, though not doing
all they should, are still doing very we'll.
AS to our own great State, about which
we hear apprehensions expressed by Re
publicans living at distance, we can
only say that she looks decidedly better
for Lincoln to-day than she did for Gen.
Taylor just twelve years ago /; and Tay
lor carried her by nearly One Hundred
Thousand plurality We are not max
ing much noise here. preferring that the
Douglasiies should bear their full share
of the labor and cost of arousing the
People but the Republicans are this day
n majority of the voters of our State, and
are steadily gaining. \ majority of the
journals and of the prominent men who
upheld Mr. Fillmore's banner in $50 are
now for Lincoln so, we are confident,
are a majority of the rank and file as
well, Fremont had here Eighty Thou
sand plurality over Buchanan, polling
Two Hundred and Seventy five Thous,
and votes. which is more than were ever
polleG for any one before or since yet
Lincoln will certainly poll Fifty Thous-
and more than Fremont did In the
counties just about US, the vote of the
two will compare very nearly as follows;
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-08-07

Ia an article in the London Quarterll
Reeie~ for April, reviewing Horace Bin.
ney's pamphlet relating to the old bar OF
Philadelphia, We ind an anecdote OF an
American lawyer, Jeremiah Mason,
which we have never seen IN print be
fore. Ii Was told by Daniel Webster
Mr.. Mason was engaged in defence .oi a
Methodist minister by the name Of Az
cry, Oh charge of murder The pro.
iessional character of the prisoner inter.
ested deeply his brother ministers, who
IN numbers attended the trial The case
was serious. and the advocate was ab
sorbed intently watching the progress oi
the evidence, carefully noting il, and ob
serving It's effect upon the jury. when
one OF these ministers. who would now
be called Sprilualisl. was led 10 his
side, and in great agitation said. Mr..
Mason, Mr. Mason. have "A most impor.
iant matter TO communicate. The Arch.
angel Gabriel came TO my bedside lhis
morning. and told me that Brother Ay-
cry was innocent - Without lifting his
eyes or pen from the paper. Mason re
piled. " Let him be subpened immedi
ately." and continued his work.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-08-07

the other run into the cut, thus throwing
the sleigh over about as quick AS though
lightning had struck it. My passenger
had not calculated on any such move.
ment, and was not prepared for it; bu
| had calculated, and was prepared He
rolled out into the deep snow, with {
heavy buffalo robe about him, while
lighted upon nv feet directly on top o
him. | punched his head into the snow
and then sang out for old Lougee. Ibid
not have to call second time, for the
farmer had come to the window to see
me pass, and as soon as he saw my sleigh
overturned, he had lighted his lantern
and hurried out
Whats to pay - asked the old man
as he came up,
Lead the horses into the track, and
then come here" said l.
AS spoke, | partially loosened my
hold upon the villains throat, and he
drew pistol from his bosom butt saw
it in season, and jammed his head into
the snow again, and got the weapon away
from him. By this time Lougee had led
the horses out aud came back, and | ex-
planned the matter to him in as few words
as possible. We hauled the rascal out
into the road, and upon examination we
found about twenty packages of letters,
which he had stolen from the mail bag,
and slowed away in his pockets.
He swore, and threatened, and prayed,
but We paid no attention to his barney
Lougee got some stout cord, and when
we had securely bound the villain, we
tumbled him into the pung. | asked the
old man if he would accompany me to
Lttleton. and he said "Of course" So
he got his overcoat and muller, and ere
long we started on.
reached the end Of my route with my
mail all safe though not as snug as it
might have been, and my mail bag lit
tie the worse for the game that had been
played upon it. However, the mail rob
ber was secure and within week he was
identified by some officers from Concord
as an old offender; and | am rather in
clined to the opinion that he's in the
States prison at this present moment, at
any rate he was there the last heard of
him
That's the only time | ever had any
mail troubled and | think that under
all the circumstances, | came out of it
pretty well.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-08-07

A VALUABLE TABLr.-The following
table Will be found valuable to many #
our readers
\ box Il inches by Is inches squur.
and 26 inches deep, will contain ba,
rel-ive bushels
A box 2l inches BY rs inches square.
and ~ inches deep, will contain hall a
barrel.
\ b1s 70 inches by 1873 inches square
aud Q inches deep will contain one bush.
ell
\ box l2inches by l / inches square
and 9 inches deep will contain one peck
\ box 8 inches by inches square.
and inches deep, will contain one gal
lon.
\ box 1 inches BY inches square.
and As inches deep will contain = halt
gallon
\ box 4 inches by inches square.
and Al inches deep will contain a.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-08-07

Gain in six counties, 22,2I3, or about 40 pc
cent
OF course, we shall not DO so we'll ev
cry where but there are other importan
localities IN which we shall gain quite a,
largcly-say Ulster, Albany and Erie
three counties which gave Fremont II.
$50, and will give Lincoln over Twenty
Thousand votes. Ii our local nomna-
tons shall be uniformly strong and pop
ular, we shall give Mr.. Lincoln a larg,
majority Of the entire vote of our State
while nothing seems more certain than
that there will be two. if not three. Flee
toral Tickets IN opposition 10 Lincoln, and
all strongI y supported.
But We are not resting in our strength
We never SAW more solid, quiet wot /
going forward SO early in the canvass.
We do not waste our strength in monster
demonstrations but We are holding
Ward. Township, and Club meetings,
from day TO day, lhat make no figure in
teiegaphIc messages. vet tell strongly Oh
The vote. Our meetings are largely at
tended and more persons than ever be
fore are willing TO do their share Of the
work. In short, never did a canvass open
more hopefully.
There viii, oil course, be some great
meetings got up, but we trust not many.
They consume time and means that
might be devoted TO better purpose. The
farmer or mechanic who gives 4 day aud
spends dollar attending mass meet
ing might better save the day and spend
the dollar in the best documents, to be
quietly circulated among his neighbors.
What We have still 10 do is 10 excite an
interest among the tens OF thousands
who are careless and inaltrnuye, So as 10
secure their presence Al the polls Nine
teulhs of this class viii vote with us if
they vote AT all ; the only danger is that
they may be absent. or travelling. or en-
crossed by some care or grief, and ne
gleel TO vote AT all Thus Five Thous
aud Republicans. whose homes are in
and about this City. fail to vote At every
election Ii We DO oar best there will
be Twenty five Thousand votes unpolled
IN our State that would be east, Il at all.
for Lincoln but. in default Of thorough
organization and systematic effort, this
number will be swelled to Fifty Thous.
and And this though it might not en-
danger the Lincoln Electoral Ticket.
would throw away members ot Congress
that We cannot afford 70 lose
Brethren in Tho doubtful States rRrSr
NAw foRA fou may DO it unloubt.
insly. She did all she promised in 1856 !:
she Viii do even better IN 1860
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A STAGE DRIVERS ADVENTURE.

Fourteen years ago | drove from Dan
I bury to Litlleton, a distance of forty-t tive
miles and as had to wait the arriva
of two or three coaches, | did not star
until after dinner, so | very often had q
good distance to drive after dark. L
was IN the dead of winter, and the sea.
son had been tough one. a great dea
of snow had fallen. and the drifts were
plenty and deep. The mail that | car.
ried was not due at Littleton, by the con
tract, until one O'clock in the morning
but that winter the Postmaster was very
often obliged to sit up little later than
that for ME.
One day in January. when | drove UP
for the mail at Danbury. the Postmaster
called me into his office.
4" Pete, said he, with an important
serious, look. there's some pretty hea-
W money packages in that bag !" and
he pointed to the mail bag as he spoke
lie said the money was from Boston to
some land agents up near the Canada
line. Then he asked me il I'd got any
passengers who were going through to
Liuleton. | told him | did not know,
but suppose | havn't," says l.
Why" said he, the agent OF the low
er route came in TO day, and he saws that
there have been TWO suspicious charac.
ters on the stage that came up last night,
and he suspects that they have an eve up
on this mail, SO that it will stand you in
hand TO be a little careful"
He said the agent had described one
Of them as a short thick set fellow, about
forty years of age, with long hair. and a
thick, heavy, clump beard under the
chin, but none on the side of his face.
He didn't know anything about the 9th
er. | told the old fellow | guessed there
wasn't much danger.
"Oh no, not if you have got passen-
gers through; but | only told you Of
this SO that YOU might look out for your
mail and look out for it when you change
horses"
| answered that | should do SO, and
then took the bag under my arm and left
the office. | slowed the mail under nv
seat a little more careful than usual. pla
cling ii so that | could keep my feet
against ii; but beyond this | did not
feel any concern. Ii was past one when
l started. and | had four passengers, two
OF whom rode only to my first stopping
place. l reached Gowan's Mills at dark,
when we stopped for supper, and where
my other two passengers concluded TO
stop for the night.
AT about six O'Clock in the evening
left Gowan's Mills alone. having two
horses aud An open pung. had seven
teen miles 10 go-and a hard seventeen
II was too The night was quite clear,
but the wind was sharp and cold, the
loose snow flying in all directions. while
the driits were deep and closely packed
Ii was slow, tedious work and my horses
soon became leg weary and restiye. At
the distance OF six miles came to liz.
tie settlement called Bulls Corner. where
| took fresh horses. I'd been two hours
going that distance. just as | was 20.
lug 70 start. a man came up and asked
me if was going thro' to Liuleton. |
told hlm that should go thsoughif the
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-08-07
w. G. DONNAN,

4 TTORNEY Il COUNSELOR AT LAW
n Land and General Agent and Notary
Public, Treaslirer 4 Recorders Office Indepen-
dence, Iowa.
Is prepared to attend with promptness to all
business pertaining to his Profession. Especial
attention given TO Collecting, Conveyancing
Paying taxes, Examining titles. dc. je6 81
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Information Wanted.

Richard Aller lett his residence in
Linn Township. Warren county. Iowa.
on the 5,h day Of July anl has not
been seen or heard Of since Fears are
enteruinel As 10 his safety. as tie gayc
some evidence Of mental alteration just
before h's disappearance Any informa
,ion in 'esari To hiin viii ba gratefully
received by the uniersi sned lie is Sc
years OF age, abou ieet S inches high.
light eyes tolerably dark hair, heavy set
person He had on straw hat. check
coat and SHIRT. his working clothes.
WILLIAM ALLEa
Address Des Mo,ues ? O
Exchanges please notice
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NO.. II
The Electoral Vote.

At this time. when the campaign is
just opening and every one is cyphe'ing
and prophesying on The probable results
Of the election, it may be interesting Ia
our readers to have table before them
showing the number Of electoral votes to
which each State is entitled The follow.
ing list will afford the desired informa
ton
Table showing the number of Electoral Votes
which each State will cast in the Presidential
Elan,i.,, g
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THE AMERICAN FLAG.
BY DR.. DRAKE.

When Freedom from her mountain height,
Unfurled her standard to the air,
She tore the azure robe of night
And set the stars of glory there
She mingled with its gorgeous dyes
The milky baldric of the skies,
And stripped its pure celestial white
With streakings of the morning light,
Then, from his mansion in the sun,
She called her eagle bearer down,
And gave into his mighty hand
The symbol of her chosen land
Majestic monarch of the cloud
Who rear'st aloft thy legal form,
TO hear the tempest trumping loud,
And see the lightning ances driven,
When stride the warriors of the storm,
And rolls the thunder drum of Heaven
Child of the sun to thee It's given
To guard the banner of the Free,
To hover in the sulphur smoke,
To ward away the battle stroke,
And bid its blendings shine afar,
Like rainbows on the cloud of war
The harbingers of victory.
Flag of the brave Thy folds shall fly,
The sign of hope and triumph high
When speaks the signal trumpet tone
-hHN .hS iohS INT cOiies gicitIHlHS OH,
Gre yet the life blood. warm and wet.
Has dimmed the glistening bayonet,)
Each soldiers eye shall brightly turn
To where thy meteor glories burn.
And, as his springing steps advance,
Catch war and vengeance from the glance
And when the cannon mouthings loud,
Heave in wild wreaths the battle shroud
And CORY sabres rise and fall,
Like shoots of flame on midnights pail
There shall thy victor glances glow,
The covering foes shall sink beneath
Each gallant arm, that strikes below
That lovely messenger of death
Flag of the seas on oceans wave
Thy stars shall glitter DER the brave,
When death, careerng on the gale,
Sweeps darkly round the bellied sail,
And frightened waves rush wildly back
Before the broadside's reeling rack,
The dying wanderer of the sea
Shall look at once to Heaven and thee,
And smile to see thy splendors fly,
In triumph Ger his closing eye.
Flag of the free hearts only home,
BY angel hands to valor given,
Thy stars have lit the welkin dome,
And all thy hucs We're born in Heaven
Forever float that tandard sheet
Where breathes the foe that falls before us
With Freedoms soil beneath our feet,
And Freedoms banner streaming Ger us
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c.. e. LATHROP.

4 TTORNEY AT LAW 4 INSURANCE
"A Agent, Independence, Iowa. Will prac.
sicc in tue severa! Courts Of this judicial Dis
trict, and attend to any business entrusted to
hiscare with promptness and despatch
Insurance Policies in the Phenix Company
of Hartford. CT. issued on reasonable terms
and without delay.
Feb. II, 1889 10
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T. FINNEGAN

4 TTORNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAW,
"A Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa.
Viii give stifctattenton 10 all business entrust-
ei to his care Office opposite the Montour
House.
April 25, 1860. i-6-ly
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-08-07

WOODWARD & MARSHALL.

4 TTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT
~ Law, General Land Agents and Notares
Public, Independence, Buchanan county, Iowa.
Will practice in the different Courts of this
State. Also attend promptly to SECURING
CLAIMS, Making Collections, Paying Taxes,
Conveyancing, dc. 1910
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DIR. II. II. HUNT.

nFFERS HIS PROFESSIONAL SERy.
~ ices to the citizens of Independence and
surrounding country. Office on Main Street,
in Union Block, with W. c. Morris where
or Mt his Residence, on Court Street, opposite
@. +. Leasitt's-he will answer calls at all
hours Of the day or night. [apI459-ly
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-08-07
JED LAKE,

4 TTORNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAW,
"A Land and General Agent, Independence,
Iowa. Will give prompt attention to all pro-
fessional business entrusted to his care. Money
loaned and investments made on reasonable
terms. Office over VIM c. Morriss Jewelry
Store, Main street. 2-43- ! Y
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QUAsQUEToN HOTEL,

Brick Block, Main Street. Quasqueton, Iowa.
p. BURRHUS, PRoPRl EroR,
INRAVELERS WILL FIND AT THIS HO-
l. tel Good accommodations and courteous Mt.
tention. Teamsters kept at regular rates
August /. 1859. 3,2O-ly
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M. D. WHLLBOURN,
TAI IOR.

ATOULD INFORM THE CITIZENS OF
w Buchanan county that he has again
commenced business and may be found one
door East OF the Presbyterian Church, Inde
pendence. Everything in his line done cheaply
and promptly
February 9, 1860
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y L. BIsSELL.
BISjELL & VAN DUZEE,

4 TrORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT
: y Law, independence, Iowa. Office in
Union Block, over H. a. Clark's Grocery Sore
Main street.
Also, Agents for the Dubuque Mutual Fire In
snrance Company (3-23-feb9 90
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4. b. LEWIS
JAMESON & LEWIS,

4 TTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT
4 n Law, and Notares Public, will practice
IN the several Courts of this State, Will give
strict attention to securing claims, making and
forwarding collections, paying taxes, examin-
ing titles, aud all other business entrusted to
them professionally. BELLY
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-08-07

Do you believe in second love. Mrs
McQuade ?"
Do believe in second love
Humph ! III man buys pound of su
gar, isn't it sweet and when It's gone,
don't he want another pound and ism
that sweet, too? Troth, Murphy, be
lieye in second love
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-08-07

Sherwood 5 Binder Was tried last week
upon the (arm Of the Hon. n J Rusch.
Scott Co. and the Davenpor, Gazette saws
4 Is an invention Of grea, importance.
Tor II roquues only one man. instead Of
FIVE 70 bind stier a reaper. and Will save
the farmer from SIX 70 eight dollars per
DAY
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c. F. HERRICK,

nEALER IN WATCHES, CLOCKS AND
IL Jewelry, Main street, two doors West of
the Montour House, Independence, Iowa.
II Watches, Clocks, Jewelry and Musical
Instruments Repaired and Warranted. mrs 81
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DE N IL ISIR y
rINHE PUBLIC ARE RESPECT rx.
L fully reminded that tsFy,

TNHE PUBLIC ARE RESPECT ~s>
L fully rominded that fesy-1
DR. FL 8 CHASE
Nay be ioana at his office. opposite the Revere
House.
Every Friday and Saturday.
For the purpose Of performing suoh operations
IN Dentistry as may be desired. Constan, prac-
tiee in this profession for the last sixteen years
gives hitn confidence that he can do justice TO
Ibis ?asicnts
Es'rocs'n9 s9Rh Foroeps. 25 cents.
F1tin7 cap,,'es aoth Tin Foii, from so TO rs cents
60 DO ''th Cold. from IS cents upwards,
according to the size Of the cavity.
Ttsih set on P.uos 50 ao
T~t. s'i o" Gp'f Or Siiter Plate, all prices.
Ladies visited AZ their residences when do.
s.fed.
v Payment required on the execution Of
the work either III Cash, Farm Produce Me
saanies' work. i" Store paw, or otherHise
January ,, letg ly
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Total Electoral ote, ...... -......
Necessary for an election of President ~
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HoEING PorAroES WHEN NET A cor
respondent OF the Prairie Farmer states
that having noticed how potatoes which
were Interrupted in their growth. inyar
ABLY pined away and died, If disturbed
and bruised when wet with dew and rain.
he tried the following experiment He
selected patch in his potaloe field. had
It plowed oul J once, aud then loosel The
soil with the hoe when the stalk was
above ground, and in the heat of the day
when they were dry. He never touch
ed them ailerward ill they were du" il
October III ese stalks kept green. and
he yield OF potatoes was very h.ge
The other portion of the patch WAS work
ed three times, and when the stalk, wrrr
wet with dew. These bhghted early.
did not produce half crop, and that OF
an inferior quality. The ground. seed.
and time of planting in boyh patches wese
the same.
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BUSINESS CARDS.
JOHN ii. KNAPP, H. L. STOUT,
A, TAISTER, r. b. WILSON.
Knapp, Stout & Co.,
MANUFACTURERs OF
Lumber, Shingles, Eath,

I1UHHHWCT, SHIH us, ENtH {,
PICKETS, &C.,
Menominee, Dunn County, Wis.
RETAIL RANCHES.-Dubuqu cor eth
and Washington sts., Fort Madison, INDIE
PENDENCE, Iowa. JESUP, Iowa, Manches-
ter, Iowa, Reeds Landing, Minnesota.
July IL, 1860. (3m)
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How the London Times is Printed.

\ London spondent of the Phiia
delphia Ledger, having visited the Office
and pressroom of the Great Thunder
er, " communicates the following inter
esting facts which came under his OBJ
servation
They use nine tons of paper day
enough TO reach to Dover, eighty three
miles The water to wet the paper is
raised by an engine, and going through
a perforated zinc cylinder falls on An end
less blanket, and vets twenty four sheets
at time. They use twenty seven kegs
or two tons of lux per week Moulds for
eIecirotyping are made Of papier marhc.
from which lead impressions are taken.
and ready for use in half hour can
take six plates from mould. The manner
Of doing it without burning the mould
is secret; save six hours by elecnoty
ping. Have an eight cylinder Applegath
press, that takes twelve thousand five
hundred impressions, and Hoes ten
cylinder, that turns out sixteen thousand
four hundred in nine hours, workin. six
men.
The latter, moving horizontally. is
not near SO complicated as the former
which works vertically They prefer
Applegath's. as i; does lis work more
neatly. Employ $50 men, and issue S.,
600 copies have man who counts 300
! minute, and they are all delivered five
minutes after the stoppage of the press
One dealer takes $4,000 copies, in rwen-
iy-iour carts. Two twelve horse power
engines are used. Forty years ago only
look 1900 impressions per hour and
irst yearly volume (178l) is but quar-
ter the size Of quauerlies Of late Years