Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-04-02
oUR OWN STATE.

Rev. II. H. Fairall, formerly Of this city,
received donation ct Waterloo, last week,
amounting 70 the sum Of $3.50.
By the Waterloo Courier Ne ~ that the
citisens Of that city are again agitsting the
question OF incorporation, with every pros.
pect Of success.
The Cedar Rapids Tmes says the Mus.
quaka Indians have again made their ap-
pearance 1t their old haunts in the timber,
above that city, where they are making ma.
pie sugar Of . clean variety.
By the Sensinel We zee that the total pop.
ulAtion of the Hardin township which in.
cludes Iowa Falls, 10 1879. The populs>
tion Of Iowa Falls is 1910.
J.K. L. Maynard, editor Of the waverly
Paonix, has Just sold bis house and lot fog
$l,'0p. What will . country editor do With
20 much money!
The largest Fenian meeting ever held in
Dubuque came of on the 18th inst. ct the
Court House. The building was crowded.
Capt. VIM. Grace, of the Army Of the Irish
Republic, addressed the meeting ct some
length, explaining The nature and objects Of
Fenisuism in ito present Development
Conductor Haines' train on the D. I s.
c. r. R., which left Dubuque on the morn.
ing Of the 25th, for lows Falls, was showed
in three miles west Of Ackley and remained
I'll night. 1t reached Iowa Fslls the follow.
ing morning, and starting on its return at
half past one, reached Dubuque at halt past
ten.
A fatal disease prevails among the sheep
in this vicinity. Elmore Warner has lost
about ninety sheep; H. Thompson about
forty, one very valuable buck estimated to be
worth thousand dollars and others have
lost heavily. The other day sheep belong.
ing to Mr.. Abbey died, and Post mortem
examination by Mr.. E. Gilbert revealed the
fact that the lungs were infested BY parasites
three OF four inches long and about as large
~ No. 80 thread. These parasites cause
inflammation which results in the death Of the
shsep.-C7 ermonst Leader.
The Dubuque Times gives the wheat re.
ceipts Of Dubuque for 1866, and says the
total amount Was 1901 ,s65 bushels.
The De Witt Observer give an accoun,
Of An accident which happened near tina,
pl &c few days ago. boy Lamsd Dan.
natl, whilst working about the horse power
Of tbreshinR machine allowed bis overcoat
70 be caught BY the knuckle-pin in the tum.
bling rod, which threw him to the ground
and wrapped him up fearfully close to the
rod, breaking Limb and gashing on thigh
terribly.
We see in the Davenport Democrat long
and interesting article, giving statistics Of
the produce trade Of that city for the past
season. Its figures are - follow: Wheat,
400, 1872 bushels barley, l,0c9, 1896 corn,
667, 035 oats. 100000 rye, II ,439 pota.
toes, 67e, 1868; and onions, 800, 600.
A wagon containing six persons, crossing
the Mississippi above Muscatine, broke
through the ice and the occupants narrowly
escaped drowning.
CONSOLATION Fsox rsE PAsr.-we a.k.
ed an old settler, yesterday, if be ever krew
Of more backward spring ~ Iowa than the
present one. 20" WAS the reply, this is
nothing. Why in 81 I crossed ibe river il
cutter on the 7th Of April, and il didn't
break up for mose than week after il
But generelly,' be added, I've have had
pretty nice, early springs in Iowa."
From other old residents We Cleaned in.
formation in regard 70 other yeass when
they had six weeks winter in March. In
1912 the ice in the river was solid until
about The 9Th OF April, on which DAY teams
crossed il for the last time that spring!
The season passed decensly through eli che
years from ~ 70 81, when there was the
backwsrdist kind Of spring. The river
broke up 10 March, but there came I cold
snap which nearly made it csossibIe again
snd Afterwards snow storms, ond on the 18th |
Of April that year oil Dubuque WAS sleieb.
riding. Since that time, until nov, there
has ben no very backward spring. So |
much for what old settlers" went through |
With IN days Of long sgo.-Ds1sqae Times.
The Emperor of Brazil has appointed .
Board Of He 18th" to investigate and de
tide what proprietary remedies should be
sdmitsd into the country and what excluded.
After some months session they have report.
ID coudeming them ell except DR.. ]. C.
AVER 4 Cos preparations. Three of those
hey recommended the Emperor 70 admit
or the benefit Of the public health, while
hey hold the fourth, Chery Pectoral under
'dvitement for further information re pect
ng one OF ngredients-rnorphine, which,
vhile 10 extensively employed sud 30 highly
steemed - = medy in this country, Is
csscely known in that OF al the other
medicines before them, the Imperial com.
mission cay, no one Of them merits any
avor Whatever, or protection from this
Government, - they contain nothing new
'or any specific virtues not fully known and
.sed By our own physicians. The Imperial
Government has accordingly prohibited ,
hsrn oil from admission through the custom ,
ouse, except the remedies of our distineu |
he'd countsynan above msntiosed-s dis.
By their learned men, very like
ut to which experisacs hes Id tic Ansri. !
In revrie - E,s<ce Hv11H .