The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-04-09


The seat Of Justice of Allamakee
county, has just been removed, by vote
of the people, from Waukon to Lansing.
RHODE ISLAND ELECTION William
Sprague has been re- elected Governor OF
Rhode Island. Of the two new men,
bers of Congress, Sheffield is Republi-
can and BROWNE Democrat.
Six counterfeiters were arrested in Ma.
haska county last week. Three were
lodged in Jail to await their trial, and
three were discharged for lack of evil
dence.
UPPER Iowa UNIvERsITY.-The Spring
term OF this institution, located at Fay.
cite village, commenced on the 18th inst
1t is good school, and we hope to hear
that 1t is literally patronised.
The information from various points al
the South shows that the nspirators are
concentrating their forces at Fort Pick.
ems. If they attack it, it will be their
first attack upon anything which was de.
fensible.
SUPREME CoURT.-This Court was
opened at Davenport on Tuesday, Chief
Justice Lowe and Judge Baldwin were
present. The Gazette says that Judge
Wright has not resigned. He is daily
expected in Davenport.
During the evening session of the Vir.
ginia Convention on Tuesday, a vote was
taken upon the proposition to adopt the
Montgomery Constitution. The propo-
sition was negatived-yeas nine, nays
seventy-eight.
The Detroit advertiser says "Our
advices from all parts of the State are to
the effect that the wheat crop is entirely
uninjured by the frosts, and that every
where farmers are sanguine of another
abundant harvest"
The result of the election in Jackson
county for the relocation Of the county
seat, so far as heard from, is al majority
for Andrew, with Otter Greek Township
to hear from. Andrew is therefore the
county seat for some time.
When Sample (Democrat) was Mayor
of Keokuk, it IS said Of him that be
pointed out stranger in the streets, one
day, and told policeman to keep a
watchful eye on that scamp. II turned
out that the scamp alluded to was our
friend Henry Clay Dean!
Gov. Kirkwood, when at Washington.
purchased Secession Cockade for pre- =.
sentation to the State Historical Society.
He wants it preserved as an evidence of
the insanity of men engaged in the work
of treason.
Martin Van Buren, is the only individ
ual who has filled the five highest posi-
tions under the American Government.
He has been President, Vice President,
Secretary of State minister to England
and Z. S. Senator.
The Charleston correspondent of the
New York Tribune asserts that there is
an undercurrent. of Union feeling in tina,
city, and a favorable opportunity is only
needed to make it available. The writer
states that Union Club has been formed
and that it already comprises some good
New Workers, New Englanders, a few
Irishmen and many Germans.
Hon. LIE Grand Byington. in his re-
cent lecture at Iowa City, acknowledged
that slavery WAS morally wrong. LIE
Grand is not orthodox, and we Dredic,
that the Iowa State Journal which believes
in the divine righteousness of slavery,
will read the tax title gentleman out OF
| the party. A Democrat to remain in the
party, can no more evade direct endorse
ment of slavery, than LIE Grand can dodge
a chance to make money.
Deacon F. likes quiet in a church, and
the little Tootem children like lozenges.
they champed and champed last Sunday
till the Deacon could sit no longer, and
SO leaning toward Tootem, he whispered,
=" Your children are annoying me-
All y responded Tootem, who is not
worried by triaes, g thought they were
gnawing the lozenges.
FORT SUMTER.-Col. Lamon, who re-
tnrned here on Wednesday from Fort
Sumter. is understood to coincide with
Capt. Fox, as to the impraclicabilily oil
reinforcing it.
Yesterday the New York Tribune,
which has been averse to the surrender
of the fort said: AFTER the reports OF
Capt. Fox and Col. Lamon, the Presiden,
would seem to have no other alternative
but to withdraw Col. Anderson"
Later from Europe.