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New-York tribune., 1870-09-21
BANKING AND FINANCIAL.
SeyEs Per Crrr BOSD.

SRVEs Per CENT BOND,
Payable by the state of unos issued by Washing.
ton County. Illinois, Registered with the Auditor "
the State and pracipd and interest payao's ~
New York by rreas,ror Of the Stato OF ILLINOIS, W.
have the stron yost th in this small lot OF bonus
have examined them with tho greatest care i"'
issue is very small. the County owes noth'ns o'''
and ualos STATE Constitution, 10 dees sss'ss " "S
New-York tribune., 1870-09-21
CITY CoURT-BRoOKLYN.

Daris Neidhart agt. Philip Knots-The plain
tif and husband were tenants of defendant, all
living at No. &c Myrteaye Through general he gence
Of defendant, according 10 plaintiff the ceiling fell
the latter and child and plaintiff received injuries which
confined her 10 bed for time, and claims 81 600
damages The defence was general denial. The jury
gave plaintiff a verdict for S35.
New-York tribune., 1870-09-21
WAR MISCELLANY.
ALLEGED INTERCEPTED LETTER FROM
MARSHAL BAZAINE.

The special correspondent OF TIE london
T,l,1roph with the Prussan army before Metz, writes
Aug 81:
letter from Marshal BaZaine commanding the French
army In Metz Just fallen into the hands of the Prus
slams II is addressed To his wife, and is sufficiently in
teresting He sa,s: "As far as am concerned shall
await the course OF events My army is entirely with
me and as soon Napoleon shall have been dealt with
as he deserves. shall be prepared 10 disclose certain
propositions uhich he has made 10 that rH at
Diqre me in Dr0per position trh He GOueTnmenL
New-York tribune., 1870-09-21
THE COURTS.
INVITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.

Before Judge BlatchJord.-At the opening OF
the C1Urt Yesterday quantity Of cigars and tobacco
found M No 35 NOrios and IS pieces OF lace pieces
NJ cloth shawl and silk dress pattern found on the
steamer Helyea and alleged to be the properly 9I tne
we're heard and assignments Of on the calendar
made for th term.
New-York tribune., 1870-09-21
NEWS PACKAGES rop THE ppPss

% ara pur'ers Of vessel, srs ih. port requested a
ue psfes Addressed the Newiork Associated Pres only TO
sihuns the vnilsn suttory Of J. W smonos General
ers pAeistes for the Journal IA ThIsuSH,
1911 Gus tPrs" kcesHg Post Copmsrcisi ddterser Sdds
nsv nd NN iort1 D,otrai should be delivered only to
New-York tribune., 1870-09-21
IIaLIl nIfnR LIAlNAl

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
sun b,s, ,, 5.s sun sets SOL Moon hsss... l:fl
raIs DAY
SAND, HOOK 4 IS GoV's 5:l9 Hell Gate 1903
New-York tribune., 1870-09-21
,sict's closing quotations are A. follows

The following shows che result " todays bu1ness" "
the sub Treasury IN this oity
Gold s6S3 9 l0 Currency SJo
Gold payments uslsnoa. s.5-y
Gold balance o'i'
CarrrDcv receipts ll6.6o+ 10
The aggregate amount OF exports exclusive oi spSss
from the port OF NewNork for The week enjlus sept ~
1870. was Sl37 811. -
The coupons of tho Danyilio UTbana BOominson sa s
Pekin Railroad bonds. due Oct will bo paid IN 90" ~
and after that date free OF Govorument ah' AZ 80
Farmers Loan aud Trust Company. y.l.
The earnings Of tho ~. Louis and Iron Mountain w"
road during the sey0ud week ,eptoinbef were - "A
1870 ....... b6ll5 i869 Oh iasTe-se s@
New-York tribune., 1870-09-21
Ocean 6tedmere.

NCHOR LINE-STEAM TO GLASGOW,
n LIVERPOOL and LONDONDERRY,
from Per North River
EVERY SATURDAY AND ALTERNATE WEDNESDAY
IOWA. WEDNESDAY September q. -
First Csbn passage SOS and SIS Intermediate p Steefas 3D.
' HENDERSON BROTHERS. Agents,
Z BowiBg-yree
New-York tribune., 1870-09-21
essrs. Fisk 4 Hatch at 4 p. m

The market closed decidedly strong, and with an up
ward tendency in prices
The following the Government quotations repotea
~ Eiakl L. Iafch AZ A m
New-York tribune., 1870-09-21

We give below the bds at the First Board, and the
highest sales at tho Second Board on the dates nsmed
hon
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-11-18
Relation of Bleed to Life.

1t has generally been supposed
that the presence Of blood in a state
of circulation IN the system is abSo-
lutely necessary to life, and that the
cessation of such action is always
accompanied by death. In Il course
of recent lectures by Professor Ber-
nard, of Paris, he refers to this be-
lief. and states that if one of the
higher animals he Suddenly depri-
we'd of its blood it will at once cx-
pire, since the blood nourisheS the
tissues, and contcrs its special prop
critics upon them; but that, under
certain circumstances, the vital man
itestatlons may persist Tor a long
time after the blood has been ab-
stractcd. This, he states, may be
observed at amy time in cold
blooded animal, and especially du-
ring the cool season Thus, a frog
in winter will preserve its vitality
for twenty four hours after the with
drawal Of its blood; and if one Of
the abdominal veins be opened and
teebly saline or sugarcd water, or
even mercury, be injected, until all
the blood is replaced by the liquid,
the animal may still move, leap, and
manifest all the ordinary signs OF
life for several days. Ii the web
Of the foot be examined by the mi
croscope, a fluid entirely destitute
of globules viii be seen TO circulate
in it, showing that the hlood-gso-
bules have been removed without
suspending the functions OF life
This is stated to be somewhat ana
logous to the condition of things i'll
the Information Of animals, and in
the STAGE Of cholera in man, during
which the circulation may appar-
entity cease completely, SO that no
blood shall flow if an artery be
opened, and yet all the ordinary
manifestations Of lite continue. In
both eases considerable reduction
of temperature is observed, aud the
functions of the red corpuscles arc
reduced correspondingly in activity.
--Ep1ToR's SCIENTIFIC RECORD, in
Haryp-r's -Eaaa@ine for December,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-11-18

Feejee Islands or at Behring Straits
sends telegram, and to save mon
ey signs it Short or Long, omitting
the Tobias and Timothy. 'Ah ha!
snorts the watchfnl spirit Of party.
behold the Generalization Of foreign
courts. Kings and noblcmen call
themselves merely William, or
Charles, or Wellington, or DcBrog-
lie; 50 this dcbascd American,
whose soul is eaten up by flunkeyisln
and who grovels in spirit before the
proud upstarts Of an etfcte despot-
ism, signs himself Short instead Of
Tobias Short, and Long, forsooth,
instead Of Timothy Long. Faugh!
Out upon such spanicls" Bless
your soul, dear Cato, they only do
1t to save sixpence.
These are the absurdities; but
there are the malignitics also.
What a spectacle it is, that of a
really clever man sitting down to
tax his wits for the most caustic
and elaborate misrepresentation of
something which he perfectly well
knows to be simple and ineligible.
Laboriously to increase the misun-
derstanding and falsehood and i'll
feeling in the world is certainly the
most pitiful Of human tasks. But
it isene which party spirit relent-
lessly requires. - EDlroR's EASY
CHAIR, in Uaopcr's Naga@ine TOR
Deceuber.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-11-18
Mark Twain's Tribute to Woman.

At an annual banquet of the
Washington Correspondents Club,
the following toast was read:
WOMAN: The pride Of the pro-
fessions. and the jewel Of ours.
TO which Mark Twain responded
as follows:
Human Intelligence cannot esti-
mate what we owe woman, sir. She
sews on our buttons. She ropes us
in at the church fairs; she contides
in us; she tells us whatever she can
find out about the little private az
fairs Of the neighbors; she gives us
good advice and plenty Of it; she
gives a piece Of her mind some
times, and sometimes all Of it. In
all the relations Of life, sir, it is but
a Just and grateful tribute to say
of her that she is q 'J,-ich.' Where
soever you place woman, sir, in
Whatsoever position Of estate, she is
an ornament to the place she occu-
pies and a treasure to the world.
Look at the noble names Of history.
Look at Desdemona Look at Lu-
cretia Borgia. Look at joyce Heth.
Look at Mother Eve. | repeat, sir,
look at the illustrious names Of his
tory. Look at the Widow Machree!
Look at Lucy Stone! Look at Eliza
beth Cady Stanton. Look at George
Francis Train. And, sir, | say it
with bowed head and deepest vcnc-
ration, look at the mother of Wash
ington. She raised boy who
could not lie-could not lie. But
he had never had any chance. 1t
might have been different If he had
belonged to a newspaper cores
pondents' club" Mark looked
around pracidIy upon his excited
audience and rcsumcd:) Il repeat,
sir, that III whatever position You
place a woman She is an ornament
to society and treasure to the
world. As sweetheart she has
few equals and no superiors. As
wealthy grandmother, with an i'll
durable distemper she is precious.
As wet nurse she has no equal
among men. What, sir, would the
people Of the earth be without wo-
men: They would be scarce, sir;
almighty scarce. Then let us give
her our support, our encouragement,
our sympathy-ourstIves if we get
chance
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-11-18
MARK TWAIN I0EsF ".JERlcuO.

MARK TWAIN 5 IIoRsE "JERlcHo."
. have horse by the name Of
Jericho. He is a mare. | have
seen remarkable horses before, but
none 50 remarkable as this. | want
ed a horse that would shy, and this
fills the bill. | had an idea that
shying indicated spirit If it was
correct, I have got the most spirit
cd horse on earth. He SHES at
everything he comes across with
the utmost impartiality. He ap-
pears to have Il mortal dread of tcic-
graph poles especially and it is
fortunate that these are on both
sides of the road; because, as it is
now, l never fall OFT twice on the
same side. If fell on the same
side always it would get monoto-
nous after a while. The creture
has SHE'D at everything he has seen
to-day except a hav-stack. He
walked up to that with IN intrepidi-
tv and recklessncss that was aston
ishinr. And it would fill any one
with admiration to see how he pre-
served his selt-possession in the
presence Of barley stack. This
daredevil bravery Will be the death
Of this horse some day. He is not
particularly fast, but | think he will
do all the work | want. He has
only one fault; his tail has been
chopped of. or else he has set down
OH il too hard some time or other,
and has to fight the flies with his
heels. This is all very we'll; but
when he tries to kick a ily off the
top Of his head with his hind foot,
it is too much of a variety. He is go
ing to get himself into trouble that
way some day. He reaches around
and bites my legs, too. do not
care particularly about that, only
| do not like to see a horse too So
ciablc.'
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-11-18

| Within the sober realm of leafess trees,
| The russell year inhaled the balmy air.
| Like some tanned reaper in the hour of ease,
When all the fields are lying brown and bare
The gray barns looking from their hazy hills,
Ger the dim waters widening in the wales,
Sent down the air greeting to the mills,
On the dull thunder of alternate fails.
All sights were mellow, and all sounds subdued,
The hills seem further and the stream sang low,
As in dream the distant wOOdsman hewed
His winter log with many Il mutlled blow.
The embattlcd forests. erewhie armed with gold,
Their banners bright with every martial hue,
Now stood like some sad beaten host of old,
Withdrawn afar in Times remotest blue
On somber wings the vulture tried his flight!
The dove scarce heard his dying mates COM
plant;
The village church vane seemed to pale and
faint.
The sentinel cock upon the hillside crew
Crew thrice-and all was stilier than before;
Silent, till some replying warbler blew
His alien horn and then was heard no more.
Where erst the jay, within the elm's tall crest.
Made @arrulous trouble round her unfedgcd
young;
By every light wind like censor swung.
Where sung the noisy martins of the caves,
Foreboding. as the rustic mind believes,
An early harvest and penteous year
Where every bird that walked the vernal feast,
Shook the sweet slumber from its wings at
morn:
To warn the reaper of the rosy lust:
And now was sunless empty and forlOrn.
Alone. from ont the subbe piped the quail;
And croaked the crow through all the dreary
gloom
A I he pLn nj lrrmmjnu in the vale
Made echo in the distant cottage loom.
There was no bud, no bloom upon the bowers;
The spiders moved their thin shrouds night by
The thistle down, the only ghost of flowers.
Sailed slowly by-passed noiseless out of sight
Amid all ths-in this most dreary air
And where the woodbine shed upon the porch
Its crimson leaves as if the year stood there,
Firing the floor with its inverted torch.
Amid all this, the centre of the scene,
The white haired matron with monotnous
tread,
Piled the swift wheel and with her ioyless mien
Sat like Il fate. and weayed the flying thread.
She had known sorrow He had walked with her
Oft supped, and broke with her the ashen crust,
And in the dead leaves still she heard the stir
Of his thick mantle trailing in the dust.
While yet her check was bright with summer
hoom
Her country summoned, and she gave her all
And twice war bowed to her his sable plume
Rc-gaye the sword to rust upon the wall.
Re-eaye the sword, but not the hand that drew
And struck for liberty the dying blow;
Nor him who. to his sire and country true,
Fell mid the ranks of the invading foe.
Long, but not loud, the dropping wheel went on,
Like the low murmer of Il hive at noon;
Long, but not loud, the memory of the gone
Breathed through her lips sad and tremulous
tone.
At last the thread snapped her head was
bowed.
Life dropped the distatr through her hands
serene:
And loving neighbors smoothed her careful
shroud:
While death and winter closed the autumn
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-11-18

No, ~ am tnc ray IildIi, MIS-. Jel-
ferson, it's me' he cried, jovially.
Agatha and | we thought it was a
shame to sell the poor old mans
boarded papers, and he dyin' by
inches, 50 | turned ragman with
Squire Jones' hand-barrow and the
sleigh bells, and bought 'em myself,
and they're all safe in the garret
chamber over home.'
And the money! gasped Mrs.
Jefferson.
The moneys all there-seyen
hundred dollars,' chimed in honest
Moses, who stood by, bcaming with
satisfaction. 'And our little Aggie
can get married now whenever she
likes. Hey, mother! we outwittcd
you arter all, didn't we?'
4 never was SO thankful for any
thing in all my born days" ejacula-
ted Mrs. Jefferson, clasping her
hands and sinking back into the
cushioned rocker.
Uncle Philemon died very peace
fully that same night; in fact, he
never entirely awakened from the
sleep into which he had fallen when
Mrs. Jefferson sat by his side; and
consequently he never knew that his
beloved treasures, with their pre-
cious inclosurc Of bank bills, had
been bought and sold.
A plain white head-stone CLEANS
above his last rcsting-place now.
Hugh and Agatha Darwin are keep
ing house, as happy as any crowned
king and queen, albeit their palace
is nothing but a little brown cottage
under the hill, and their royal robes
are but of calico and hodden-gray.
And Mrs. Jefferson, the domestic
autocrat, is forced to admit that just
once in her life she was wrong.
Grandfather Badgers Barn.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-11-18

TIE PERILs OF PoLlTIcM. LIFE.
! any body supposes that a politl-
cal career is happiness, he has only
to read a few chapters in history,
or to reflect upon the letter of the
Nice-Prcsident. His political life,
as we said, has been successful and
distinguished, and few men who
have been for eighteen years in
public position have made as few
enemies. 1t is not to be supposed,
of course, that he rctircs from inter
est in public affairs, nor that he in
tends to desert the political duties
of A private citizen But he thinks,
and Justly, that he has given as
much of his life as ought to be de-
manded, unless he wishes to con
tinue in it. And in Withdrawing
he mentions the real sting of an
honest official career, the misrepre-
sentations which accompany It,.
For it is only when a man takes OF
fee, or is proposed for 1t, that he
feels the full fury OF party spirit.
And never is a human being SO lu-
dicrously contemplate as when he
is, not severely criticising the cnl-
pable conduct of a political oppo-
nent, but indulging party mallgnlty.
This malignity would be Infinitely
funny if it were not 50 teroclons.
1t is one Of the chief impcdiments
to civilization, for this, among many
other reasons, that it 50 utterly per
plcxes judgement by its enormous
falshoods. The philosophers say
that Nature is so intent upon certain
results that she overcharges certain
instincts and passions, so as to be
supernuously sure of them. And
this is also the law of party spir-
it, which burns house down to
roast pig.
The ingenuity with which the
simplest facts are distorted by party
spirit into the most baletul signiti-
cancc is cNquisitely comical. The
most familiar details of life are i'll
vested with awful mystery. If a
distinguished gentleman is seen go
INC North or South or East or w est
what is he going for? lfhe wears
red cravat-he is secretly a sd7S-
cstlotte. If he wears ayellow waist
coat-he is no friend of Ireland
The distinguished Mr.. Jones meets
his friend Smith, and they have 4
chat about the weather. Party
spirit Publishes the interesting fact
that MIR. Jones and Mr.. Smith were
closcted in earnest conversation
and hegs II naturally indignant peo
ple to keep calm at all hazards, and
entreats the judicious, upon retiring
at night, to look under their beds
| for torpedoes. The minister in ths
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-11-18
WHOLE NO. 28O.

boer's Neck | heard good deal
about the great party which started
from that place some time ago un-
der Captain Frisby. The venture
"a joint-stock aflair-absorbed u
capital of three thousand dollars,
This is business as well as dig
ging party, and good accounts have
been received Of the prospects OF
the speculation.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-11-18
Grandfather Badgers Barn.
BY ii. b. STOWE.

One of our most favorite legcn-
dairy resorts was the old barn.
Sam Lawson preferred it on many
accounts. 1t WAS quiet and retired,
that is to say, at such distance from
his own house that he could not
hear if IIepsy called ever 50 loudly,
and farther off that it would be ever
50 convenient for that industrious
and pains-taking woman to follow
him. Then there was the soft frag-
rant cushion Of hay, which his
length Of limb could be easily be-
slowed.
/. Our barn had an upper loft with
Il swinging outer door that com
mandcd view of the old mill, the
waterfall, and the distant windings
of the river, with its grassy banks,
its graceful elm draperies, and its
white focks of water lilies; and
then on this Saturday afternoon we
had Sam all to ourselves. 1t was a
drowsy, dreary October day, when
the hens were lazily "craw, craw
ing" in a soft conversational under
tone with each other, as they scratch
ed and picked the hay-sced under
the barn windows. Below in the
barn black Caesar sat quietly hatch
cling flax, sometime gurgling and
giggling to himself with an over
flow Of that interior jollity with
which he seems to be always flll.-
The African in New England was Il
curious contrast to everybody
around him in the JOY and satisfac
ton that he seemed to feel in the
mere fact of being alive. Every
white person was glad or sorry for
some appreciable cause in the past,
present OF future; which was capa-
bic Of being detinatcly stated; but
black Caesar was in an eternal giggle
and frizzle and simmer Of enjoyment
for which he could give no earthly
reason: he was an ''cmbodied joy"
like Shellcy's skylark.
''Jest hear him." said Sam Law
son looking pensivcly over the hay
NOV and strewing the hayseed
down on his wool. GLOW that are
crittur seems to tickle and laugh all
the while bout nothin'. Lordy
massey. he don't seem never to con
slider that this life's a dream, an
empty show .'-From the -lt(Gntic
W0nfhIy for Noren,ber.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-11-18
Jesup Cards.
]. H. HAWKINS,

4 TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
N Jesup, Buchanan Co., Iowa. Collections
promptly made aud remitted. Real Estate bought
and sold,
Jan, -, 1862, 3o-tf
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-11-18
INDEPENDENCE NURSERY.

A T the Independence Nursery, one mile west of
N this City can be found good assortment of
the most hardy varieties of Grated Apple Trees.
also Seeding Apple Trees; Early Richmond and
Egg, Lombard Columbia Minor and Blue Plums:
Red and Yellow Siberian, Transcendent, Souiard,
Hyslop, Forbs and Tetopsky Grabs; iioughton
Seeding. Scotch and English Gooseberres; Doo-
little Black Cap. Purple Cane and Catawina Rasp
berries: Concord and Clinton Grapes: Wilson's,
Russell's, Lannings White and French's Seeding
Strawberries; Currants, Roses, Flowcrng Al
monds. Snowballs. Gladiolas, Lilies. Dahlias,
Flowering Shrubs. Weeping Willows Evergreens.
Verbenas, Sweet Potatoes and in fact any and
everything in the Nursery line cheaper than can
be had from any other Nursery. I will also order
on short noice anything in the green house line,
from D. Wimot Scot, of Galena. Illinois at cata-
logue prices freigh, and express charges excepted
Almost all of the above grown and accli-
mated here our own grounds.
j. S. BOUCK,
2S-tf Proprietor.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-11-18
DIR. MALCOM GRAHAM.
:. S. NICHOLSON

C,URGEoN AND HOMEOPATHIST. Office in
- Wilcox Block. Residence opposite the new
Methodist Church Office hours from 10 to l. a.
NJ and from to 4 and to z. NJ.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-11-18
M. r. EASTMAN

A TrORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
n and Land Agent Jesup, Buchanan County,
Iowa. Will practice in Buchanan, BlackhaWk,
and adjoining counties. 31-u
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-11-18
DESIRABLE LOCATION FOR SALE

rI,HE undersigned offers for sale her place of
i Residence, containing about forty acres, with
a valuable House and ont buildings, valuable fruit
trees vines plants and shrubbery of various kinds,
with an abundance of excellent water. Terms and
particulars made known at the premises.
Mrs. G. NJ. b. SNOW.
Independence, Sept. 2sth, 1870. l3-H
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-11-18

Has in twenty years of close personal application
to the indispensable quality of extreme hardness,
collected the largest stock of Russian and Siberian
Apples to be found on the American Continent.
now offers to the public these Indispensable vari-
ties, the planting of which insurcs success in this
climate. The grounds of my customers bear
abundant evidence of the fruitfulness of these
Russian and Siberian varieties all of which can he
obtained AT low and reasonable rates, together
with Il large and varied stock of all varieties of
nursery products, especially adapted TO Northern
Iowa.
FRANK CARRELL and p. HINMAN, Agents in
Buchanan County,
D. G. SABIN. General Agent for Central Iowa,
may be found at the office of Hon. ID. $. Lee. In
dependence. Iowa. For further particulars ad-
dress the proprietor
j. S. SHEARMAN
1-tf Rockford H. Box IS
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-11-18
Worth Reading.

WHY should buy your Groceries, Crockery
w Glassware, Woodenware, Yellow and
Rockingham Ware, &C., of Bennett, Eldrdge i
Co;
Because, giving credit they can and do sell
at the lowest living rates.
Because In no case do they wish to sell, unless
they can give perfect satisfaction to their custom
ers.
Because they will sell you Glass Table Set
for So Cts.
sett of Guns and Saucers for 35 Cts.
4 lbs. of excellent Coffee for $1.O0
6ls :. Dried Blackberries for S1.O0
8 S Dried Peaches for $1.00
Sls IS Sugar for $10O
13 g good White Fish for $1W
Because they will give you fair price for Butter,
Eggs and farm produce generally, and sell you
anything in their line at as low prices as business
conducted on a strictly cash basis will permit.
Call and examine our Goods and prices.
Burr's Building, next door to the new Brick
Block, on Chatham ST.. Independence. Iowa.
7-1y i. BENNETT. ELDRIDGE & co.