The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-04-25


Col. LANDER, the courageous second
of Mr. POTTER, in the recent quarrel with
bully Pryor, is native of Massachu
sets.
The postage between the United States
and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,
by the Bremen mail, has been reduced
from % to Is cents prepayment OPP
tional.
During the recent canvass in Connec-
ticut, large comb manufacturer in Mer-
iden was tod that if he did not vote the
Democratic ticket, the Southerners would
not buy his combs. WE'LL" said he,
/" if they want to go lousy, let EN-"
1t is rumored that ROBERT J. WALKER
has sent challenge to Attorney Gener-
al BLACK on account of the latter declar
ing that the Buchanan Walker letter, re-
Gently published, is forgery. The At
torney General is said to have declined
accepting the challenge.
AT the present rate of consumption of
coal, the State of Pennsylvania alone,
would meet the demand for more than
three thousand years At double the
present call for coal, North America
would supply the demand for twenty
thousand years.
The Court of Appeals, of New York,
has affirmed the decision of the Supreme
Court Of that State, in the famous Lem
on slave case. deciding that slaves can
not be held in New York by their mas
tiers even temporarily. The question
will probably be taken to the Supreme
Court Of the United States.
The Galena AdOertiser states that
terrible affection recently befell the fami-
~ of Mr.. j. |. Hapner, who lives short
distance from Council Hill. One child
died, and when those who went to bury
the body returned to the house, they
found another child dead, and at two
O'Clock the next morning, two more
children died.
A Washington dispatch says that Mr.
Pryor's wife and five children were in
Washington when he sent his challenge
to Mr. Potter Mr.. Potter's wife was
also in the city at the time, quite calm,
saying she did not wish TO say anything
OF the affair until it was over, and de-
clared that she knew her husband to be
brave man.
CLERICAL SHARPsHooTING.- The Pres
GWeridn Witness wants to know il 6aptizo
means only to dip or immerse, where
Baptists find authority for raising the sub
ject out of water, after plunging Where
upon the Mississippi Baptist answers BY
asking, If ii means 10 pour, what authori-
ty have Pedobaplists stop pouring when
they begin.
The Racine Adcocate gives an account
of very severe hailstorm that occurred
in that vicinity on the 10th inst The
stones were in size from walnut TO a
hens egg, and some masses measured two
and a half inches in length. Glass was
broken, twigs cut from trees. boards IN
dented, horses dashed into fury, and even
cows frightened into most unmstronly
gaits.
A VALID ExcusE.-When the name OF
the Hon. Mr.. Potter, of Wisconsin. was
called on an aye and no vote in the House
of Representatives, the other day, a grave
member, who never puns, arose aud stat
ed that his colleague had a Pryor en-
gagement, and could not be present.
{ Laughter.) And when the name of Mr.
Pryor was reached it was stated that he
had gone where Potter would make clay
of him. (Rcnewed Laughter.)
The Charleston Mercury contains good
news for the delegates A report had
gone abroad TO the effect that the allow
ance of rum was to be shortened by the
operation OF Sunday law. The paper
referred to says;
/" On the contrary, we learn that the
rigor OF the License law will be relaxed
during the Convention. and that none Of
our hotel bars will be interfered with for
accommodating their guests on Sun
day"
THEY co PREPARED. One Of the Pitts
burg papers says that one hundred and
eleven barrels Of old Monongahela wills
Ky, which Mr.. Buchanan does not con
denim, has been sent TO the steamer which
is TO take the Pennsylvania delegation to
Charleston 1t is patriotic to take the
Pennsylvania beverage along. and we
should think that with prudent and tenn
perate management. the delegates Of tina
State might make the above quantity
last them through Convention week.
We shall not be surprised to hear that. |
MS goes the keystone delegation SO
goes the Convention, - Providence Jour
nal.
The round house and two mechanic
shops of the Illinois Central Railroad |
Company in Chicago were totally de-
stroyed by fire on the 18Th. Total loss
; 80, 600. which is covered BY insur
ance in the London aud Liverpool Insu
rance Company. Four locomotives, and !
a large number of athes. forges, pat
terms, and machinery, were destroyed.
The fire is supposed 10 have been kindled !
from a spark from tho copper room.