Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-12-31

wooden kegs can renClly p9 carried. lhese
are filled with water at the fountains, and
taken to such as need the aqueous fluid.
Besides this method, we saw, also, in Tan.
giers, dusky. bare-legged fellows, with great
lealhern sacks, in the form Of a bottle, fast.
ened to them and which were filled with W.
ter for sale. These flexible bottles were
among the enrliest forms of utensils adopt
ed by man for his use, but are still to be
seen here and in Spain, where wine is kept
in them to a considerable extent.
On descending to the landing to take the
boat on our return we saw hall-a-dozen fel-
lows rolling big bale Of goods OF some
kind, end over end mp the steep ascent Of
the narrow street. This was the only meth
cd by which it could be taken up, as it was
too weighty 10 be put upon mules back
and no other form Of transportation is ad
missible. Large barrels Of goods Of vari-
GUS kinds, however. were loaded, one by ono
upon the saddles of the mules, without fast
enng, and held there by the driver who had
hold OF one end-a work evidently requir-
ing strength and dexterity. Tie mules had
no brides on, and the little fellows struggled
along under loads larger than themselves
obeying the voices of their drivers implicit
ly. 1t is astonishing how docile and we'll
behaved these mules and donkeys, which
seem to be in universal use Throughout Eu-
rope, are. One man, or woman, or boy
manages drove Of them. They are scarce,
ly ever bridled, but 60 as directed by the
voice Of their drivers, or follow faithfully the
one that is driven or guided.
The sea was running heavily in the bay
when we went off to tie steamer, and the
little vessel, loaded with IS head of live, and
several carcasses Of dead, cattle, and con.
siderable Of a miscellaneous cargo besides,
was setting deep into, and rolling about
among, the crested waves. On rounding
to, our little boat was carried upon the crest
of high wave against the side of the steam
er. forcibly enough to knock a Moor, who
was on his way to Gibraltar, in bis best bib
an! !-tucker-which means his best turban
and bnrnoose,-plnmp overheard, aud he
would have inevitably been drowned had
not one of the boatmen sezed him by the
collar and held him up until he could be
pulled out-ihe better, doubtless, for the on
ly washing he had had for many a day.
The wind was still blowing very strong from
the east, and as we conie out from behind
the protecting headland of the bay, the LIE.
vanter seemed strong enough to carry " y
everything lighter than iron. Its force, how
ever, kept the sea down, and though the
spray from the light waves dashed in clouds
clear over the hurricane deck where we sat,
partly protected Ly canvass screens, yet &
little uctting proved the only discomfort.
A run Of 81 hours brought US back to Glib
raltar, where we expect to be for day or
two yet, having an uufavorable wind for
running up to Nice, our next port. We did
expect TO 20 TO Malaga, where hored to
get chance to see Granada, and the cele-
brated Moorish palace, the Ahambra. But
our vessel draws too much water to get into
the port, and it is dangerous to lay outside
at this season of the year. And eren il we
had gone to Malaga we should have been
Unable to 90 into the interior, and perhaps
into the city, 70. there has been fighting
there, as there is at this moment in many
places throughout Spain. The Republican
element in Spain is very strong, very active.
and quite daring, and is determined to have
no more Kings in Spain, if it can help it.
But the government has every advantage
OF its pariizans, end If the army continues
faithful, will crush them out. But there is
a strong eaven of liberal ideas throughout
Spain, which will doubtless regenerate her
from kingly and pries,ly rule, as other ma
tions of Europe are fast being regenerated.
Everywhere you hear contempt Of the priest
hood, and esteem this the most encoura-
ging sign OF the times in these na,iops-tor
so long as church and State are united
particularly where that church is the Ro.
man Calholic-so long will the people be
and kept in ignorance. al d their
energies crippled, and their substance squan-
dered. The progress of liberal IDEAS was
never so great in Europe as at present
These i'eas have just given France and
A ustria and Spain constitutional govern
menis, as they gave the same to Italy and
Prussia previously. Absoutism holds sway
only in Russia and Turkey, ard will soon
disappear from those nations. The force
Of Liberalism is felt even in these countries,
as is apparent from measures of reform
which both have discussed. Europe may
rot, for many years, become Republican,
but from this time forward, sovereignty will
be but nominally in the crown, but will rest
really, securely, and beneGcently, in the
reona