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

The member of acres included in tn,
proclamations for the sale of public land
In the Territories of Kansas and Nebras
ka in August is 100000.
A Breckenridge meeting was held a
the Cooper Institute, N. Y, on Thurs
day night last, and was fully attended
Speeches were made by David S. Dick
inson, Chas. O'Connor and others.
A man came very near dying in Cali
fornia by putting on clean pair o
stockings and drinking a glass of colo
water-an experiment that he had no
tried for many years.
CAUSE AND EFFECr.-" Why, Hans,
you have the most feminine cast of coun-
tenance | ever have seem" Replied
Hans, ." / know de reason for dat-my
moder vas a voomans.'
Mr.. Derby, residing near Ogdensburg,
New York, was shot through the heart
by Mr.. Day, law student at that place,
while out on a cunning excursion, the
latter installing Mr.. Derby for deer
The Dubuque Herald says that a colored
barber named Knox, lent man one hun
dred dollars two years ago, and the man
made him sign paper, he said to Sc
cure it. The paper turns out to be a
mortgage on knox's property.
"The father may bind the son during
his minority, but the moment he attains
his majority, his letters are severed, and
he is free to regulate his own conduct
So with the Territories. They are sub
ject to the jurisdiction and control Of
Congress during their infancy-ther
minority !''-.Stephen 4. Douglas speech
on the admission Of Iowa.
A poor Irishman who applied for a
license to sell ardent spirits in one of the
provincial towns in England, being ques-
toned by the Board of Excise as to his
moral fitness for the trust, replied
"Och, an It's there We are-sure an
its not much of a character man needs
for to sell whiskey y
EXPERIENCE proves that when cattle or
horses are fed on dry corn and hay, they
will consume from two to three ounces
of salt per day. if permitted free access
to it and if fed on new hay or grass,
the desire for salt is much increased, and
the consumption amounts to from six to
seven ounces a day Little things are
what keep the ball rolling. Give the
cattle the salt.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati Ga
sette, writing from Pomeroy, Ohio, says
that Mr.. Dilcher, heretofore a prominent
Democrat of that place, gave his farewell
addres TO Democracy on the evening of
the l2th. After the conclusion of his
speech. Mr.. Waller, of Racine, a life
long Democrat, took the stand and in a
forclble manner gave his reasons for be-
coming Republican.
A young man named Stracle was shot
by another named E. Markham in Tut
ley, N. Y. on Saturday night. Stracle
was in company with a party who were
going to horn a newly married couple,
Markham, supposing that insult was off
cred him, rushed from his Office as they
were passing and shot at the party. kill
ing Stracle almost Instantly. Markham
has given himself up.
The West Point Military Acadamy is
genuine Republican institution. No
quarter is shown. and no favor is expect
ed. Even now, the son of one of the
most opulent and powerful men in Amer
lea, is there under a promise from his
father of two hundred thousand dollars
if he will excel his companions at his
examination, and fifty thousand if he
shall succeed in graduating. He will re-
ceiye the fifty thousand, but not the larg
er sum, as he is nearly at the foot of his
class.
At Winona, Minnesota, among some
mounds existing there, some six or eight
skeletons of human beings Of large size
have been discovered. One thigh bone
measured three feet in length, and an un-
der jaw was one inch wider than that of
any man in Winona, clam shells, pieces
of ivory or bone rings, and of kettles
made of coarse earth and sand, were al
SO found. A copper Ratchet was also
found stuck into one of the skulls. and
one arrow head six inches long and an
other eight inches long were found in
the back and breast of skeleton. A
peculiar kind Of clay. not found in that
vicinity, covered the remains.
A novel suit is being prosecuted at
Perry, Wyoming county, N. Y. Rev.
Joseph r. Page, Pastor Oft the Presbyter-
ian Church of Perry, againstJ. b. Went
worth, Pastor of the Methodist Church,
for the recovery of two sermons which
he, said Page, claims to have lost a year
since, and which ia his complaint lie
charges are q converted and disposed Of
by the said Wentworth to his own use
The suit was brought in a Justice
Court, and was set down to be heard on
the Goth ult. The plaintiff then with
drew it in order to commence il anew in
higher Court.
HEATED WIND SroRM.-A heated wind
storm passed over portion OF Kansas on
the 7th inst, which proved nearly AS
destructive to animal life as the recent