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Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-11-05

The editor Of the 0wykee Aru.
iGache, by way of describing his
agreeable vocation as conductor ofaa
frontier paper, makes the following
interesting reflections
Oh the felicity OF editing n paper!
Charming, agreeable ina ilorl! las
einating, attractive ocrulafiosis Dsxk
80 difficalt 10 appreciate. How
nicely and smoothly one gets along
without an ssoupleasantness!n For
instance, In recent Issue We refer
red directly to q rutiian known So
Captain Prescott, and incidentally
TO a guerrilla named Als Cage. We
din his In justice 20 oslFseiFes and
community affargc. Theother day,
while quietly seated In our saractum,
taxing our brain for more copy, In
response to the everlasting cry OF the
'.devil,n the two above naniesl viii
Iaias, one of them armed with a
Ratchet, and the other with q bowie
knife OF large dimensions, made a
violent attack upon our person. The
only alternative was 10 tight or die.
We accordingly seized large knife,
about two feet long, used for cutting
paper, and bied our assailants pretty
freely. They sued for mercy. We
spared their worthless lives and told
them to dust, and they got up and
busted. We would take this occa-
sion to sly, that If ever they or any
one else attack Iss With the intention
of delng us bodily harm, We viii
shoot them dead In their tracks, or
cut their ears from ear to ear.
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-11-05
wEsrnaN INSURANCE. COMPANY.


We direct attention 10 the adVer~
sfseneat of this Insurance Compa~
nv, To be found i'm another column
of the BueLE. The western" IL
q home company, with number OF
its stockholders resident In this city,
among wineaa we make mention Of
r. J. Hurford Il Co. and Hon. O. III.
Dodge, and from representations
made to US, we Judge 1t is organized
on q firm basis and doing fair bus
iness. II " NOT an old established
company, with vide spread repu-
tation, obtained after an existence Of
many years, and thus commencing
itself to the public, but its stock
holders, so far as we can gather from
q perusal of their names, are class
of reliable business men, and its of
acers and agents are active, energet-
lie men, who by their business tact
and energy are rapidly bringing the
company into public notice and con-
fdence. L. II. Paddock is the
agent of the Western Insurance
Company in this city. Persons de-
string to insure their property would
do well to give Mr.. Paddock call,
at the ONCE of Paddock & Smith,
Lower Broadway.
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-11-05
wh0 Pays tne Taxes

1t is a fay0rits theory of the radi-
cal party that the poor man pays no
taxes that because he does not, at
ann tai periods, draw check for SO
much money due the government
for income tax, or tax on real estate,
that therefore he Is free fromaalI bur-
dens of this character. This view IL
proclaimed by RADICAL orators from
the stump, and repeated in the jour
mails OF that party. But there WAS
never a more erroneous position as
sumed or stated. In point Of fact,
the poor man pays as much, If not
more tax, in proportion, than the
rich man. To be sure the tax Is not
direct, but it is none the less certain
or burdensome. AS taxation is i'm
posed upon land and money, the
price of all kinds of goods advances.
The Iaborcr, buying them at the re-
tail store, has to pay not only the
original value Of the thing, but all
the tax OH it that has to be paid at
each stage by the manufacturer or
importer, the wholesale dealer and
the retail stOrekeeper. The tax Is
shifted from one to the other, with
additions ut each stage, until 1t
comes to the cust0Iner-the one who
buys the goods 10 use and not to sell.
And here the burden rests he must
pay the whole accumulated amount
OF taxation, and get none of Ii back.
AS long as the goods ara being sold
and transferred from hand to hand,
so long the tax Is kept shifting from
one man to another ; but when the
article ceases To be turned over and
becomes applied to the use for which
it was designed, then the tax can be
no further shifted. The man who
wears the shirt pays the tax OF the
storekeeper who sold it, of the whole
sale dealer who supplied 1t to the
store, and Of every man who has
handled it, back to the cottOn-factory
millionaire in WHOSE mills 1t was
woven. AS Jefferson says: aTaxn
ation is like ball rolling down
stairs; II bumps on each step, but
finally rests on the lowest That
Is the working man and therefore he
Is the most deeply interested In hav-
ing an honest, economical govern
ment In order that taxation may
not enhance the volume of all that
he uses and supplies to his family.
The radicals are wasteful, extrava-
giant, corrupt. They have increased
debt and taxation, and will continue
TO do so. Is such party entitled to
the support of working men RE
publican and Democrat.
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-11-05

The Albany New York Express a
radical paper in looking over the
world sees nothing but demorsuiza-
ton. Every where armed force Is
required to keep the masses In sub
Jugation. 1t says:
'Standing armies, larger than
ever before, are everywhere. Sol
diers, like the lice in Egypt, cover
the whole hand, They ESQ Lgead but
produce nothing Bat taxation to sup
port them @s s@t
This Is true every word of it,
While radical harlequins are cutting
all sorts of fantasies for the purposs
OF diverting the peoples attention
from the real condition OF affair
and the practical issues of the hour
armed cohorts are marching tramp
tramp ''traTnp," steadily and
surely toward anarchy and despot-
tim. To-day the United States Ii
supporting q standing army three
times as large rs IL needed for any
honest purpose.
Thisarmy is fed and clothed by
the people. In the emphatic Ian
gxsage of the radical Express this
army leafs bread, but produces
nothing but taxation" To-day the
Army and Navy of this peaceful
land, SO peaceful that not an armed
enemy in all the States and Terito-
ries can be found save here and there
poor Indians costing the people
ut the rate of sl2, 000, 600 per month
or near a hundred and fifty millions
per annuIn. One fifth of that amount
nnght to be sufficient to maintain ali
the standing army and floating navy
required In this country. Ti1ef
things proclaim as plainly as Holy
Writ that We are on the high road
TO Capitalization. We warn the
people, that with such standing
arrssy their hbertles are endangered
--Dayioa tO.l Ledger.
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-11-05

E The scalawag, blackguard,
vagabond, libeler and liar, whose
name is found at the bottom of q
communication in this mornings
Nonpareik, and in which our name
appears several times, is informed
that Thing of such q character as it
bears can't get up any newspaper
controversy with us. We don't pro-
pose to enter into such controversy
with Thing which has no standing
in the community where ii lives,
except that of falsifier and fire.
quenter of houses Of prostitution,
ana which is SO dehased that no de-
cent nh 4 will invite it to his house,
and whose s~eatest notoriety con-
slsts in paying he way, with bor-
rowed money, on GLORIOUS prosti-
tutes into respectable 'ucerts. At
tacks from such quartz VIII only
be noticed by Us in order 10 give
respectable citizens our reason Tor
not entering into u controversy WIZ
such a thing, or noticing and refuting
the SANDERS and abuSc OF IN emena-
ting from such Il 10 :, leWd and de-
graded source.
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-11-05
Aarrrsinllr n resgxl.

The Des Moincs Valley road ID
pushing throagIi from Des Madness
ND tu Boone to eses.scSs with fh9
Northwestern. Ira, .isar. inEtOn amt
Missouri ROAD ID stretching away -
INST liz possilJse artyYss the Etate In
the strife TO reach Council Huns and
tan the Union FsseSGe. Tie Rock
Island ayif Pacific In Ming out
west front Des Moines, - = MI
ready completed and In npegn1fen at
least flsslf way 10 CnalIt3 Itiafsss
some 10 or 81 miles. But Northern
. Iowa Is dalng tho most actual work
and on larger number nf Tires than
any other section, and thus really
opening up the ustat country. The
Dubuque and Sioux Gity ruad has
been graded from Iowa Falls 20 Fort
Dodge, and the contractors are now
laying the track &C the rate Of thrae-
quarters OF a mile tn d mile, each
day, and win have the road finished
10 Webster City Ii not to Fort Dodge
before New Years. At the same
time, the road has been extended up
the Cedar Valley from Waveray "
Charles City, distance OF forty
miles, and The cars are running reg
ularly each day. In the spring the
road viii be extended on 70 Austin,
Mimi, this right OF way having beesa
secured already IS far as the MINI
nesota line. At the same time, the
E,dara railroad has been built from
Acaiay 10 El3oTl, and grading Ii
now going on south OF the latter
place to MarshaIii0wu. Contracts
have been let for grading tho Me-
Gregor and Sioux City rOad M far
west ~ Charles City. The Dubuque
and Afct5rego. railroad Company
have made arrangements for put
ting q party Of surveyors In the field
under charge OF Mr. Ainsworth who
win make survey on the proposed
route along the river bank to Me-
Cor, This road viii, without doubt,
he pushed thF ugh within n short
time, and will thus form the only
connecting link between New Or-
leans and st. Paul.-M aec0tfae Cbu-
ysf@ss
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-11-05
GATy OF CONGREssmEN

The Democracy have made gains
of four Congressman in Ohio four in
Indiana, and four in Pa, This shows
that upon national issues the Demo
cracy are gaining The confidence OF
the people, aud in November, when
National questions are lone to be
acted upon. there will be change
u favor of The national candidates
o. lie Democracy. Steady, Demo
cra,. along the whole line and let
us shoN Radicalism that We can do
better in '0yembcr than in Octo-
Der !-FinaL = Ohio Courier
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-11-05

Just on the eve of the election 1t IL
the practice Of the radicals 20 start
All kiale y falsehoods IN regard to
the proceedings had and speeches
made In Democratic meetings. The
Gatc 0s&v has commenced its rooF~
backs and the &ass Register Ii re-
peating them. We advise democrats
TO pay no attention 10 any state
msnts found In radical papers Just
on the eve OF election, when there Is
no opportunity given 70 contradict
them. Here is q specimen OF their
Interpretations
At the Blair meeting In Keokuk
last Saturday, the rebel song, 1.-THE
Bonnie Blue Flag" was the prinei.
pal song sung. The Gate Cgty says:
HLet Ii not be forgotten, then, that at
the Blair pow-wow yesterday, rebel
songs were sung and cheered, as can
Do testified 20 by manJ OF our eiti-
xellss who were compelled 70 endure
the Disgrace, because the spirit OF
treason at the time was In the ma
jority." BY this sign shall We know
them. Register.
To show as the character of the
''rebel song,n which he sang, and to
which "many of our citizens were
compelled % endure the disgrace OF
listening, because the spirit of trea-
son was at the time in the majority
Capt. King repeated to us the first
two stanzas, which are as follows:
awe are aEhting for TIE UnIoni
WeEFe Aghtin 70, our trust,
We are aghtlng for the happy tsud,
Where sleeps sHT fathers. dsst.
1T cannot be discovered
Though 1t eysi kluodY vas;
We neSST can give up thSt Land
where aoats The stripes and stars"
That was "the rebel song' that so
grievously insulted the loyalty" of
the editor of the ''loyal" organ of the
''l0yaIn radicals of keokuk, and to
which many of our "loyal" citizens
were 'coHpelled to endure the dis
grace OF listening, because the spirit
of treason ut the time was in the
MAJORITY"
Will our neighbor now take a sur
yey of his most ''ioyal" presence in
a looking-glass, and tell us what he
thinks of himself Constitution.
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-11-05
Small Potatoes

Frank Palmer is a rhetorical rad
ical comet Nothing planetary in
his style. The circle of the fifth
district is too limited for his talents,
and so he has been flying of to this
aud other districts, aud informing
the people in the matter of their
duty to the negro. In this city he
gave his lesson to hundred men
aud boys, few more or less. Palmer
is a halnbug. He made no converts
for negro equality in Dubuque.
The enly impression caused by his
appearance here, was one of wonder
that such small potatoes should be
harvested for congress by even rad
ieals in the fifth Observation-Disclosures
Herald
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-11-05

nA~ When the Plantation Bitters
were first made known to the Amer
ican people some seven years ago,
1t was supposed they were an en-
tirely new thing, and had never be-
fore been used. So far as their gen.
eral use In the United States Is CON
cerned, this may be true. 1t Is also
true that the same Bitters were made
and sold In the Island of st. Thomas
over forty years ago, as any old
planter, merchant or sea captain
doing business with the West Indies
will tell you. 1t is distinctly within
my recollection that on the return of
my father (who was SEA captain,
and doing an extensive trade In the
tropics, he would invariably have
the Bitters among the ships stores,
and our family sideboard was never
without them. For any sickness, Ii
matters not how severe or trifiing,
the deeanter Of these Bitters, by a
different name. was always resorted
to as a sovereign remedy.
now dItwIw
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-11-05

Or the attempt of the radicals to
decry the "equal taxation clause
of the democratic platform, the
Harrisburg, Pa, Patriot well says :
II there is any faith in the radi-
cal party, they are as firmly held TO
equal taxation by their platform as
the democratic party are and il
their attacks upon the fourth section
of the New York platform mean
that they have already abandoned
theiFowH !; thai what they said at
Chicago they never meant I; that
their purpose was merely to hood
wink and deceive confiding peo-
pIe-why, then, all ws have 70 say
i, they are a set OF scurvy knaves
who deserve the scorn and contelnps
of all honest men.
What the fourth section of the
democratic platform means by
aequal taxation is simply this
that the Hundreds OF millions ofcap-
ital invested in United States bonds
aud now exempt from taxation,
should be made 10 pay due proper.
ton of the isurshens Of the country,
aud relieve labor from so much d
the weight which is now crushing
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-11-05

PRoDUCE.-We notice large guam
titles of corn, potatoes, and other
kinds of country produce, coming
into the city, and occasionally we
notice that the owner don't seem to
know where to find q market. To
all such we would say, give Quick &
Son call, at the corner Of Broadway
and Madison street, opposite the
Methodist Church, and you will be
sure of Quick sale and at a fair
price. Ifany one wants to buy any
thing in the produce or grocery line,
they can't do better than to give
Quick a call.
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-11-05
A4orFibIe Murder Ina Raatfe
County--Flendash Aareeaey.

Tie L4eayenworth CoBnse7ciat Of
Yesterday morning has an account
of two most horrid murders perpe~
trated on Monday evening. abouk
dusk, acme two and half miles
north of Barry, In Platte county,
Mo. Five different shots were heard,
and the Immediate cry OF murder
from the residence of Mr.. William
Marsiall, by his neighbors near by.
III a llaif hour thereafter, MarshalI
was heard by his neighbor. Chap
man, calling for him 10 rome to his
assistance. Marshall VAS Gn un-
married man. Of twenty-five or
thirty years of ngc, living with a
widowed mother, the two being the
only persons living on the farm.
Chapman aud other neighb0rs
found Marshall some distance front
the house, lying nearly exhausted
with several bullet holes pierced
through him, but WIS still rational,
saying he knew the murderer, yet
rather declining to give the name.
lie lived about forty-liye minutes
after they came to him. calling on
them several times 10 help him up.
His mother was found q few steps
outside Of the door OF the house,
lying a lifeless corpse upon the
ground, her bonnet lying near by
apparently With bullet holes through
it. The coroner was sent for at Wp4s-
/ ton, but had not arrived ut 10 O'Clock
yesterday.
1T IS not known whether this aw-
fai deed was peFpeteafed for money
or for some political grudge. The
whole neighborhood was intensely
excited, and expressed determine
ton to ferret out the whole trans
action.
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-11-05

R- A very good invention has
Just been patented, by which a train
of cars, running at the rate of 10
miles per hour, may be stopped 10 a
few seconds. The Invention consists
in new method of working the
brakes from The locomotive. The
engineer on the locomotive may
with ease apply the brakes on all
the cars of which the train consists,
and the services of brakemen may
be dispensed with.
AS this invention may be intro
dueed without great cost, and Is not
only more economical, but also
more safe, than the old slow and inn
perfect mode OF applying the brakes,
Il Is probable that this invention will
soon be adopted by oil reilFoad conn
panies.
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-11-05

THE BASANA.--At the south q
distinction is made between plan
tains and bananas, accordingly rs
the fralt has red skins or yellow -
but the names are used almost indi.
scrimlnateiy, and those varieties
which are coarser and generally
cooked, are COMMODITY called plan
tains. The amount of nourishnent
In this frui. il very great, and HUM
boldt's statement = often quoted,
that the same extent Of land which
produces one thousand pounds nj
potatoes, bears f0rty-thousand
pounds of bananas q surface bear
ing wheat enough TO feed one man
Will, when planted with bananas,
feed Twenty-Five
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-11-05
The RoaahssAers Have Ta-
kem Another Lien.

Not the least evil of the creation
of great public debt Is the power
1t gives for the corruption OF the
country. The entire product Of the
industry Of the country finds its way
with sinerring certainty into the
hands OF the capitalists, who thus
possess power to proiong their ad-
vantage, which 1t Is next to inpos-
sible 10 overcome. AS capital il gen.
orally more intelligent than labor, it
fails not to improve every Opportu-
nifty to renew its holds. As tive cap
itaI Is mainly In the East, 80 tho
suffering from this state OF things il
nlaiaIy In the West This ysalng,
vigorous and, by nature, flighiy IA
vored region, like the trained ath-
lete or pugiiist. can endure almost
any amount of punishment without
giving way under 1t. But there Ii q
limit to all endurance.
The boDdholders have Just taken
a new lien upon the labor ard pro-
ducts of the West. Whether VI will
ever be possible to break down thi,s
eastern power after it has augment
ed four more years, as the snow ball
grows by eacfi revolatsen, until the
young giant shall sink from sheer
depletion, Is a subject for serious anil
interesting speculation. ~. Joaph
Gazette.
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-11-05

THE THEATRE.-We attended
last night, for the Arst time, the
theatrical entertainments of the
Carter Troupe, at Burhop's Hall.
We had heard Miss a'CARRIEn very
highly spoken OF by our citizens and
had read many favorable notices OF
her as an drtiste in eastern papers,
and We must say that she Is entitled
to all the encomiums she has receiv-
ed from those who are accustomed
TO witness and criticise the acting OF
STARS in eastern cities. Mr.. ]. w.
Carter ranks among actors, No. /,
and his rendition of Richard III
was as perfect as could be expected
with the support given him by the
balance of the company. Mr.. John
son never fails to bring down the
house, as our citizens know, when
he sings in his inimitable way one
of his comic songs.
Tonight Ingomar, the Barbarian,
will be presented, and our citizens
will miss rich treat if they fail to
be present.
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-11-05

CLOSED on THE SABBATH DAY.
We call attention to the special no.
tice of Messrs. Drake & Layenbarg,
proprietor5 of the City Meat Market,
who notify their customers that at
ter this date they will close their
market on Sabbath day This Is
right, and we hope all their custo-
mers will buy all the meat necessary
for their families on Saturday, and
save themselves any inconvenience
that might arise from the closing OF
the market.
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-11-05

@-One of the candidates for the
Legislature in Choctaw county had
little boy about fifteen years old
who fell In love with and engaged
himself to one of the neighboring
girls. His father Learning the facts,
hunted the young man up, and find.
ing him at his lady loves house
gave him q good whipping and sent
him home. The little fellow started
on bis way crying and met one OF
the Leighbors, who inquired what
was the matter. The little fellow
replied that his father had whipped
him because he wanted to marry.
'Why, my son." said the neigh
Dor, 81 would not care for that
plenty of time in Ave years foT
you to marry"
Yes, but do" replied, the little
fellow, blubberiug, az lave got q
chance to marry D white gal now,
and the way dads going on, IN
have to mary a Niger. - 0kti66eia
Hiss.1 Nstos.
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-11-05

Eta- A bondholder inc onn eetieut
who had been a republican from the
organization of the party, resolved
to vote for Seymour and Blair, on
the ground that If the radicals con-
tinued in power much longer neither
bonds or interest would be paid.
That bondholder's head was level,
and he sees q great deal farther ahead
than most boadholders.
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-11-05

GONG Up AGATN.--We notice
that the bricklayers are again at
WORK on the new bank building at
the corner q Broadway and Main
street. The SECOND story is now
progressing finely and In the course
ofa week, If the weather remains
favorable we may expect to see the
walls of one of the finest buildings
in our city completed.
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-11-05
Inparsaaa sssass 0eesssea,

7 An important Adscssioss concern
ing the rights of widows to receive
bounty Of deceased soldiers has Just
been rendered by tbe second Comp
sroller of the Treasury. The facts
Of the case are briefly there Josiah
Denp.son, private company 4, 9Th
regim snt Kentucky infantry voli,n-
.ers, was killed in service Dccem-
Der IL, 1868, leaving widow and
parents, but no child. The widow
remarked on the 5th Of January,
lss6, and zfhs parents applied %
til 10th Of September, 1868, for the
additional bounty under the set 81
July rs, 1868. The Second Comp
srosler Of the Treasury decides that
m these was no widow Of the sel.
der at the date of tile act of 1856
the mex. axistlpg hsirs named il
the law wef% competent 70 inherit
and the bounty was therefore allow
ed TO the parents.
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-11-05
HOW THEY n3YE THEM

The Radical election ridges in
Philadelphia rejected the v,tl's OF 10
ono natnralized citizens at the elect
ion on the 18th inst, because it vas
supposed large majority of them
would vote the Democratic ticket.
How the Radicals do love the for
eigners Had they been black, and
promised TO vote the Radical ticket,
their votes would have been rcceiy-
ed.-Findlay Ohio Courier.
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-11-05

PERsoxAL.-We had the pleasure
on yesterday of taking by the hand
our old friend DIR. GRIMES, who in
company with his lady are spending
a few days in the city visiting their
friends. The Doctor was formerly
a resident Of this city, but is now IA
citizen of Des Moines.