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The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-05-20
INDEPENDENCE BUCHANAN COUNTY, IOWA. TUESDAY, MAY 90 1876

KERsousE
Jack had dexterously thrown the end
of the plank sdewise, and Robinson and
the dogs were foundering, and climbing
over each other in four feet of water.
Jack gave loud shout, took to his heels,
and, at the appointed rendezvous, found
his comrades with hive Of rich honey
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BUSINESS CARDS.
DILAZON d. HOLDRIDGE,

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT
n LAW, Independence, Buchanan County
Iowa. Office over the Store of Freeman & Main
Will practice in the different Courts of this
State, and promptly and faithfully attend to
any business in any way pertaining to his pro
fession, on reasonable terms.
RRFERENoEs.-Hon. ira Harris, Albany, N.
Y; Hon. Francis Hyatt, Fenner, N. Y G. H.
jerome. Esq, Iowa City; j. G. Looms, Inde-
pendence.
AIril 29th, 1862 Oily
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The papers of New York are boastiug
OF a remarkable case Of generosity that
occurred in that city one day this week.
1t occurred in connection with case of
assault and battery. The defendant MAS
unable to pay his fine. when the com
plalnant came 10 his relieta handed the
amount oyei TO The Court.
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JAMES JANIsoS.
A. d. LEWIS
JAMISON & LEWIS,

A TTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT
n Law and Notaries Public. win practice
in the several Courts of this State, will give
strict attention to securing claims, making and
forwarding collections, paying taxes, examin-
ing titles, and all other business entrusted TO
them Professionally. (3-2ltfl
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DIR. II. H. HUNT,

OFFERS HIS PROFESSIONAL SERy.
~ ices to the citizens Of Independence and
surrounding country. Office Main Street,
in Union Block, with w. Q. Morris. where
or at his Residence, on Court Street, opposite
q. +. Leavitt's-hc will answer calls at all
hours Of the day or night. fapl459-ly
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JED LAKE.

A TTORNEY COUNSELOR AT LAW,
n Land and General Agent, Independence,
Iowa. Will give prompt attention to oil pro.
fessional busine $ entrusted to his care. Money
loaned and investments made on reasonable
terms. Office on Main street over VIM. G. Nor
ris's Jewelry Store.
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J. s. WOODWARD,

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT
n Law, General Land Agent and Notary
Public, Independence. Buchanan County
Iowa. Will practice in the different Courts Of
this State. Also attend promptly to securing
claims. making Collections, Paying Taxes,
Conveyancng, DC.
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that spot. AT the same moment also the
skirmishers in the field began their fire.
Still the enemy formed across the open
ing with admirable rapidly and precis-
ion, and as coolly as if the fire had been
directed elsewhere, and then came on at
the double quick step, in three distinct
lines, firing as they came. All sounds
were lost for few moments in the short
roar Of the field pieces, and in the scat
tered rattle and rapid repetition of the
musketry. Naturally their fire could do
us, under the circumstances, but little
harm, and thus we had them at a fair ad-
vantage, and every nerve was strained to
make the most of it. Still they came on.
They were dangerously near Already
the skirmishers TO the left had fallen
back to their line, and the skirmishers 10
t! e right h d taken cover behind the rail
fence that ran from the house to the
woods, but from thence they blazed
away earnestly as ever. Yet the guns
are out there, and they are what these
fellows want and in the next instant the
guns are silent. For moment, in The
confusion and the smoke, one might al
most suppose that the enemy had them !;
but in moment more the guns emerge
from the safe side Of the smoke cloud,
and away they 60 across the field TO a
point near the upper redoubt. There
again they are unlimbered, and again
they play away. Farther back also go
the skirmishers. And now for few mo
ments the rebels had the partial cover of
the farm and outbuildings, but they saw
that they had all their work to do over,
and SO they came on again. Once more
they are in a fair, open field, exposed
both to artillery and musketry but this
time the distance they have got to so is
not so great. They move rapidly there,
however, is another dangerous line of in
fantry they are near to us ; but we also
are near to them. Scarcely a hundred
wards were between them and the guns
when our skirmish fire became silent !;
the lines Of the 9TH Wisconsin and the
43d New York formed up in close order
to the right of the battery, the long
range of musket barrels came to one lev.
ell, and one terrible volley tore through
the rebel lire In a moment more the
same long range of muskets came to an
other level--the order to charge with the
bayonet was given, and away went the
two regiments with one glad cheer. Gal
liant as our foes undoubtedly were, they
couldn't meet that. But few brigades
mentioned in history have done better
than that brigade did. For space
which was generally estimated at three
quarters of mile, they had advanced
under the fire of a splendidly served bat
tery. and with cloud of skirmishers
stretched across their front. whose fire
was very destructive and il, a Ter that,
they had not the nerve to meet line oil
bayonets that came towards them like
the spirit of destruction incarnate, il
nee not be wondered at They broke
and fled in complete panic. One hun
dred and forty five were taken prisoners
Nearly FIVE hundred were killed and
wounded.
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L. w. HART,

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT
n LAW, Independence, Buchanan Coun,
ty. Iowa.
Will give strict attention to all business en-
trusted to his care. Office in the Second Story
of ALIENS BLOCK, near the bridge.
Any and all business pertaining in any way
TO Lands or land business. promptly attend
ed to. (Noy26l ly
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CARTER HOUSE.

Ohm l.. WILCOX, formerly Of the Amer
- loan Hotel, having leased the above house,
would return his thanks TO the public for the
liberal patronage formerly bestowed, and would
be hoppy TO welcome all his old friends at the
Garter House. Maine St, Cedar Falls. Iowa
Stages leave this house daily for the North
South and West.
Cedar Falls, July 25, 1861.
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III. c. HEMENWAY,

A TToRNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT
IA LAW, Independence, Buchanan County
Iowa. Office in Wilcox's Block.
Will practice in the Courts of Buchanan
and adjoining Counties, and attend promptly
20 oil business connected with his profession.
Aug l3, 1861. {ly
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SIGHT EXCHANGE
SOLD ON
and Poland,
New York and Dubuque
w. q. DONNAN.

A TTORNEY Il COUNSELOR AT LAW,
N Land and General Agent and Notary
Public. Office, over Morris's Jewelry Store,
Independence, Iowa.
Is prepared to attend with promptness to all
business pertaining to his Profession. Especial
attention given to Collecting, Oonveyancing,
Paying taxes, Examining titles, DC. je6-'57
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w, II. BARTON,

COUNTY JUDGE
II AW OFFICE, at the Court House, Inde:
IL pendence, Iowa.
Will attend to conveyancing, take acknow
Judgments Of Deeds, and do all legal business
entrusted to his care.
Jan. 81, 1861. If.
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CASE or A Son BEArING his FAru
ER,-ln Lyme, Connecticut. lately, Chas
A. Tiffany, Republican, was elected Rep.
resentative over his own father, who was
The opposite candidate.
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w. CHANDLER.

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE OFFICE
- over Keller d Burpee's Furniture Ware
Rooms, Independence, Iowa.
Feb 26, 1861.
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MILIIN ERY.
MRS. III. M. DURHAM.

MRS. IL. M. DURHAM.
WoULD ANNOUNCE TO THE LADIES
w Of Independence and vicinity, that she
oas permanently located her Millinery Rooms
One Door East Of King's Hardware Store,
Where she will at all times keep the
THE LATEST STYLES OF GOODS
And perform NIL kinds Of work pertaining to
G business.
Independence, Nay -, 1862.
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A well sunk at any point along Sagin.
aw river Mich. 10 the depth of 700 feet,
will bring to the surface the strongest
and purest salt brine found anywhere in
the United States.
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JOHN G. HOUSE, NJ D.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office,
l. over p. G. Wicox's Store. Residence,
Green Street, ID house below Walnut, north
side, (former residence of d. s. Dunham) In
dependence, Iowa.
August 9th, 1861. lyl
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ALL READY.


Under cover of the woods, and direct.
ly through it, the enemy advanced from
the neighborhood of Fort Magruder,
doubtless tempted, as we have said, by
the bait of a battery of beautiful field
pieces. From the sharp ire of the skir-
mishers in the woods on our right came
the first irtimation of a movement in that
direction, and this put all on the alert.
BY the field pieces, the great central
point of interest, every man was in his
place, and many eyes turned with deep
interest on the handsome and intellectu.
nj face of their commander, the amiable
gentleman and gallant soldier, Capt.
Wheeler of the New York Volunteer
Artillery. lie was not only in his place,
but il was eminently the right place. and
he was the right man in it. Down the
lines, too, on the infantry regiments all
was steady, and the jaded men, who had
bisouacked The night before IN the mud
and rain. and were drabbled from head
to foo with the one and wet TO the skin
with the other, stood up in their place.
like heroes. though they did not look ex
aetly as il they were on parade. The,
did not have the parade dress, nor had
they either the parade faces.
SPLENDID ADVANCE or THE ENEMY.
Still the fire grew hotter in the woods
and in a few minutes, at point full,
half a mile away from the battery. III,
enemy's men began 10 file out OF the GOV
er and form in the open field. 1t VAS
bold, and proved an expensive way. {,
handle men. Wheeler opened his guns or
the instant, and the swath Of dead lha
subsequently, marked tho course Of th
brigade across the open field began 4
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BATTLE AT WILLIAMSBURG.
Graphic Account Of Hancock's famous
BayOnet Charge--The Desperate In
fantry Charge Of the Rebels.
WILLIAMSBURG, May 8, 1869.

WILLIAMSBURG, May 8, 1862.
One of the most brilliant actions of the
war was the fg"t between Gen. Han
cocks brigade and an equal force ofreb-
els, near Williamsburg, Va. Hancock
had been sent forward to flank the enc
my's left.
The combat is thus described by an
eye witness:
THE FORT ENCOUNTERED BY HANCOCK.
Different statements have been made
as to the force the enemy had engaged in
this movement. One prisoner stated
that there were six regiments, and anoth
er that they were led by two Generals.
1t is probable that there were two bri-
gades, or parts of two. One of these
was Gen. Early's, and comprised the 5th
North Carolina and Gath Virginia regi-
ments and Georgia regiment. Dead
men were found on the field in the uni
form of the Louisiana Tigers Beyond
this we cannot designate the regiments ;
but il would be safe to state the force at
three thousand. On our part this force
was encountered by the 9th Maine, the
9th Wisconsin and the 43d New York
regiments, and Capt. Wheeler's battery
of volunteer artillery, with some guns
also, We believe, of Capt. Kennedy's bat
terry but Capt. Kennedy was on duty in
another part of the field,
THE FIELD.
Gen. Hancock's position was in an
open plain of about two miles in length
from north TO south, and about mile in
width. He had entered il at the north.
erly end, and at the other stands Fort
Magruder. About mile and hali
above Fort Magruder, and half mile
away from the line of woods that bounds
the plain on the left, are farm house
and two barns. Between the farm house
and Fort Magruder are two redoubts,
and three hundred yards above the farm
house is the first redoubt Around this
farm house Gen. Hancock's men were
posted. Wheeler's battery was in posi-
ton by the corner of the farm towards
the plain, and commanded the whole
field below it, Behind. and well toward
the first redou5l on the left, was the OH
Maine regiment, and between the farm
house and the first redoubt on the right
were the 9th Wisconsin and 43d New
York regiments. Skirmishers from the
latter We're thrown out in the woods on
our right and far in advance skirmish.
ers Of the 9th Wisconsin were in advance
on the open field, and skirmishers of the
9th Maine were in advance, also in the
open field, on our left.
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And there they sat popping corn,
John Stiles and Susan Cutter;
John Stiles as stout as any OK,
And Susan fat as butter.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-26

We are well assured that proposition from
the Rebel leaders for lew compromise has
been submitted to our Government aud that
either the programme or its substance is in
the hands of leading Democrat OF our City.
The object OF the Rebels in transmitting it to
him we presume to be the manufacture Of pub
lie sentiment in its behalf. The gist of the
proposition We understand to run thus:
L. An armistice for specified term, with a
view to peaceful adjustment of all differences.
2. A Convention of tie States, with view
to such a revision of the Federal Constitution
az will induce tue slaveholding Rebels to con-
descend to govern us in the future on terms
nearly as favorable as in the past.
We believe this is oil Tor a beginning.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-26
REEsER FOR THE TREASURY.

At last-weeks later than it should have
been, but better late than neyer"-Congress
has mafured aud passed the bill for the re
penishment of the Treasury and the fiscal in.
yigorston OF tho War for the Union. The
leading features of this important act are as
follows:
/. The Secretary of the Treasury is author
lied to borrow for the service OF the Govern
Dent and the prosecution Of the War any
amount not exceeding $500,0O0,O0O in all, TO
be secured by the issue Of Six per cent. Stock.
redeemabe after twenty years and of which
the interest is payable semi.annually in coin.
9. He may issue $3.50, 000, 900 more of De.
mand Notes, which are at all times convertible
into the Stock aforesaid at the option of the
holder. These notes, with the Sixty Millions
already issued are to be Legal Tender in the
payment OF private as well as public debts,
and receivable for oil public dues except Duties
on Imports, which are payable only in The
Fifty Millions already issued or in Coin.
Such are the outlines Of system which
cannot fail at least to afford Immediate relief
TO the Treasury and cause the welcome face
Of the payrnaster to light up the tents of our
too long unpaid soldiers. We do not doubt
that Secretary Chase will set the mill going
with all possible dispatch.
But We loathe the idea OF having our new
Stocks sold at less than par. and VIC do not
believe they need be. Only let the People
realize that the War is TO be pressed with
Stantoniau energy to q speedy and victorious
close and all the money the Government! needs
can be borrowed at par. The Six per Cents
Of the United States are uorth par to-day;
they viii soon be above par. They are the
safest aud most attractive investment to be
round, and those who secure them now at par
xill soon be able 10 sell them at premium
II coin. We wish an appeal could be made by
he Government to tho People to take some
Two Hundred Millions of this Loan at par, or
It least at very moderate discount. We
every Postmaster were AL
hOrjzed to receive subscriptions and forward /.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-26
correspondent speaking Of the expedition
actually sent, says:

"nso happened BY some means, that though no Tensss
s,s Rvey srpdii,n snt at Gen. bHePs tndnee m pds
,, Of am i'm mediate send unh nas
or,ndD on m nay pp the The rapid Rebel concenta
tfon on the rendered necessary for Zen D. 20
sena arge 70 endorsements in that directions aud no renamed
.ome DAYS Ia Louisville experimenting that movement
of course, then, Gen. Buel's attention and
efforts were not withdrawn from Bowling
Green by necessity for their concentration on
the movements on the Tennessee and Cumoer'
land. But hoao can it have so happened
that blow devised by Gen. Buell., pressed
upon his superior by him, and with regard 10
which cooperation was evidently "tne iln'
portant thing" should have been delivered with
out even giving him notice that it was about 70
be struck? Whose fault was thisl and what
ia his excuse for it, Will Some one who
knows let the public into the secret Gen.
Mcclellan had no conceivable motive for keep
inc Gen. Buell. in the dark as to these move
ments. and we are confident it was never his
desire that Gen. Halleck's demonstration On
the Tennessee should be concealed from Gen.
Buell.. Who then-if tho fact is as above
stated-did commit this great and perilous
blunder!
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-26
GIN. BUELL..

One Of our City journals recently INDUCED
ia q punSent attack on Gen. BUELL. for per
uniting the Rebels to syacuate Bowling Green
with 40 little loss. The matter certainly needs
explanations; but who knows under what orders
Gen. Buell. was acting Ii must have taken r
full week to dlsmouut the siege guns and carry
them away with all the munitions aud baggage
Of an army OF thirty thousand; and it seems
incredible that Gen. Buell. should not have
known what was going on III tho Rebel strong
hold directly in front OF his troops, and only
twenty miles distant from . division OF them.
If he did know, how can he have waited till
their last gun was out Of reach before be gave
Gen. Mitchell directions 70 advance 2 Had
that advance been made one day earlier, it
must have cost the Rebels part Of their guns
and munitions, ana m,gh have saved the Rail
road Bridge, whereof the value to us al this
moment could not be expressed in money. But
nobody is qualified to judge Gen. Buell. in the
premises without a knowledge OF the orders
under which he acted.
The Times has two letters from Washing
ton which claim for Gen. Buell. the credit OF
planning and urging the recent vigorous and
brilliantly successful movements on the Tennes-
see and Cumberland, resulting IN the capture
Of Forts Henry and DonelsOn, with some H., 900
Rebels. !. Says one:
Not more than fortnight Gen uers arrival at hi,
headquarters In Louisville, h. H.nl made mp that
isIn ,houid b. Wht ~ the Tesaeo and CHmbsridrd ia
Lc main J>o'mes Of The plan me hG, been al pfrd
lrcuins outside OF his plan, aud ~, hich Ne
sponsJis prevented his iofce from being Bowling
tic time OF It's evacuation, he might have desired
bot ia, strategy which forced the OF position
sino.; inprcguabe a, the needs ipoogy"
This TALES with our remark that Gen.
Buell. should hot be condemned for not hurry
ing the evacuation OF Bowling Green until all
the facts are known; but il is due to the
cOuntry that the " circumstances which pre-
vented him from proftipg by the eyacu-
alton of Bowling Green should be made known.
Let them come to the light
One of Tie IimesS letters embodes one
from Gen. Buell., in reply to one Of suggestion
from tho writer, in which (under date of
Louisville, Dee. - Gen. Is. very properly says:
4" Cooperation +" The npo'iaas hiag and thai an ryny
10 cGect."
This correspondent goes on to soy that all
this was communicated to Gen. Mcclellan, aud
Of course to Gca. Ualleck; aud yot tho othor
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-26

We did not make our readers 80 happy yes
terday over the surrender OF Nashville by the
Rebels as did some of our contemporaries, and
60 shall not make them quite so miserable this
morning. The flying hosts of Albert Johnston
Pillow, Floyd, &C., it seems, have stopped
twelve miles north of Nashville, and are pre-.
pairing to make desperate fight for that city.
If the armies of Halleck and Buell. are concen.
trated in their front, they may run again; but
it is not probable that Gen. Buell. has set in
their front number equal to their own Nor
do we find any confirmation of the Geographic
fash that Gov. Harris is about 10 put Ten
Dessee back iHto the Unios. TIA. hs hes
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-26

The bill providing for the establishment OF
Temporary Provisional Governments over the
districts of country 10 rebellion against the
United States, presented in the House yester-
day by Gen. Ashley Of Ohio, Chairman OF the
Committee Oh Territories, is printed entire In
another column. The provisions Of the BILL
while amply protective of the property and
rights of all loyal people, are not whit too
severe upon the Rebels; they are well consid-
erod of scope sufficient for every exigency,
and in their several delegations of power well
guarded, and decisive enough for the occasion.
This bill is the fruit of long and careful elabo-
ration, and contains, in proper legislative form,
views which, at the commencement of the
rebellion, were presented to the people through
the public press. It's adoption BY Congress.
would furnish fitting climax to the military
power which is crushing the rebellion.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-26

We think Gov. Morton of Indiana has done
wise and proper act in selecting the Hou. Jo-
sEpH A. WRIGHT to replace Jesse ID. Bright
in the U. S. Senate. An effort has been made
to represent the expulsion of Dir. Bright as
impeed by partisan malevolence or ambition;
and this imputation, though false, was calcu-
lated To work serious mischief The selection
of Gov Wright, who though loyal to thetaSt
drop Of his blood, was in politics never any
thing else than Democrat, effectively disposes
of the callmny. Gov. Wright was chosen TO
Congress as Democrat from District con-
tanning at least 1000 Wing majority, and
afterward elected Governor by triumphant
vote His last public station was that OF En-
bassador to Prussia. His ripe experience and
fervid patriotism will fud full scope IN the
Senate.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-26

A special dispatch from Cairo says that the
Rebels are not evacuating Columbus, though
Memphis papers predict that it will soon be
surrendered; that Gov. Harris has issued
flaming proclamation, in which he calls on all
to resist to the last; that there is serious dis
affection in tho Rebel camps; that Confederate
money is uucurrent, and that United States
Treasury notes command premium of % per
cent.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-26

We call attention to letter OF BRIG. Gen.
Mansfield, which is published in another col.
umn, respecting the relations TO the Govern
ment of the slaves at Fortress Monroe and
thereabout who have been set free BY the
events of the war. Gen. Mansfield has clear
ideas on the subject which he discusses.