Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-12-10
LETTER FROM THE CAPITAL.
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Corrsapanaencs Of the Bagls.
DIES MONIES Iowa.
Dsc. sshs 1854. :
EDITORS oR2BUdux By way of posting
your readers upon lavsasa ssanspiring At
this Capital, and as al index Of the pop
alsz palse o. reaex Of tho public nihd
with reference to the great drama now
being enacted upon this continent, light
ed By the flames and marked BY the de-
vastasion Of eivti var, ] propose to wriks
an occasional letter for publication in
your valuable paper.
OF local news, there il not much OF
stirring interest just at present Ips
Supreme Coart-Baldwin, Chief Justice,
Wright and Lowe associates-commenced
its session acre last Monday. Tha dock
ct is quite large, and it is expected the
term will continue throughout this mouth.
The only decision of general interest.
vet announced, Is in tie case of Lock
wood L SehoGsld IS. the Governor Of
this State, upon application for a writ OF
asagdaHas to compel the Governor TO Is
sue = certificate in behalf OF the Missoa-
ri River and Cedar Rapids b. r. to sna-
BILE them to recisye lands from the Cen
agal Government aadex the Railroad
grant, bsfOra complying With the Law Of
this State, which require the Company
6rst to construct branch roads from Lyons
10 Clinton and frsm Marion to Cedar
Rapids. The Court held That the eompa-
ny must comply with the requirements Of
the State law before they can acquire
any right to the lands; consequently,
that no certificate for lands could be is
sued to them until they hare constructed
the branches aforesaid.
understand the ii. i ID. Railroad
company have made arrangements for tue
| completion, early neEt SPRING Of anosh-
er section OF thai road, whish will bring
| it within IS miles OF this place. The ri
valry of the Chicago, Cedar Rapids ana
Nebraska, COR the Missouri River i Ce-
dar Rapids R. r. Company, in push
ing their road Westward, and their de-
ugn TO inseyseet the main route Of 1avel,
by building branch to this point, will
of course stimulate the Nj. il NJ. Oompa-
ny to push their road a. far az this city,
at as early day as possible. Once here,
ito completion to Council Bluffs wlli bt
greatly Facilitated by an immense in
crease Of trade and travel.
Much substantial improvement has beer
made in this city, during the past season
Owing 10 its central position in one Of
the richest regions Of the West, with
prospective concentration Of railroads
here, it has wthstood the pressure Of wa
times better than most other towns II
Iowa, and Is prospecting finely. PORK
beef and grain are eoning In rapidly
whieh makes business unusually br1si
With the merchants. How black 3n'
gloomy the picture connected herewith
for much Of this business and hustle i
owing to the straitened circumstances O
the farmers, compelling them to sell shei
produces without waiting for rise in pri
sss, in order to pay their taxss, procnr
their winter supplies, and prepare for an
! other seed time and harvest. Here, d
. elsewhere, the farmers and laboring poo
ara the greatest sufferers from the war
+ The consumers pay, indirectly, the Who'll
tax on articles of merchandise, as well
the merchants and Dealers license, Will
produce is generally reduced in price
} a ruinous extent. Taxed enormously NJ
only on every thing they possess, bat Z
every thing they eat, drink, wear and a
in their households and in their avoc'
tions, including mechanical and agrieu
tural implements paying double, TT
bic and almost qaadruple the former co
for necessary articles Of consumptio
with such a pitiful remuneration for the
= toll; God only knows how they are
weather the storm. ... .. .... -.
The glariag frauds psrpetFased in .
: Osssber slsction DEFY a PARALLEL Id !
annals Of political siilainy. Infsne
s and d6mning IS Was the reign Of TER
. inaugurated 81 home, through threats
arbissary arrest, abduction, imprias
!, msnt In bassiiss, ballyipg, bravado .
- uob violence, the most revolving feat
!. Of this high handed outrage upon the p
pies rights Is, that the Voiunseersth
= brave and patriotic sons Of IOwa '
have gone forth 10 risk their lives in
tense of the Uuiun, were selected Is
"a victims Of this dassardiy fraud upon
slsssioa franehise, that right hsid .
sacred by every American eitiEen.
,sssd namber al candidates for jadiciAl
llssa county ofaoas who wers thus dsfsa
snss have taken sseps for 40 investigation,