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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-01-21

A splendid new Stock of Spring Goods, OF
svery description, just received at Myers.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-01-21

New style Parasols, at very low prices, at
kiddelPs store.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-01-21
Mortgage Sale.

By virtue of Chattcl Mortgage, will sell
1t Public Auction to the highest bidder, at the
AUCTION Room of ;. j. Caifall, in the city OF
independence, Buchanan County, Iowa, on the
It'll day of February, 1870, commencing at
| o'clock A. NJ. of said day, the following de-
cribed mortgaged property, to-wit
One black mare, years old zone single har-
,ess. one black. single buggy, with / seat,
-ushinns and whip. Also stock of fancy
Try goods, notions, hoop-skirts and millln-
ry goods. Also large box stove and pipe
hanging lamp, side lamps, shelving, boxes
and boxes, etc.
This sale is to be made TO satisfy in full or in
part the amount due on two Promissory Note ,
xccuted by j. B. Turner to Fowler, Slo-
,um Forman, dated June 9th, 1869, and
,ecured by Chattel Mortgage on the
lbove described property, and recorded in
aook 81, page 10. of Buchanan County
Records, and all accrung costs.
JOHN A. DAVIS, Sheriff,
Buchanan Co., Iowa.
Dated Independence, Iowa,
January 2lst, 1870.
De- 80
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-01-21
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TIME TABLE, = d. & S. G. r. r.
INDEPENDENCE,


Going East. Going West.
Freight Tn $40 A. NJ. Freight Tn 1890 A. N.
900 A. NJ Pass Train 1900 noon
Pass Train 1900 noon Freight &c 1:25 P. NJ.
Freight 1:l5 p. NJ. ga
90 = $50 $3.50 :"
Pass. ll:45 Pass. :" 12:40 A. M.
Freight 1856 A. NJ. Freight Z" $3.50
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-01-21

Ladies and gentlemen call and see the Ne"
Goods just opening at Few's Empire store.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-01-21

Good Prints, 10 cents per yard, at Riddells
store.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-01-21
Special Notices.
ROAD DAYS.

thereafter the first and third Mondays in
the Co. Auditors Office. All reports will be
made returnable on one o. the above days,
and it is earnestly requested that all road no-
tees be made with reference to this arral g.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-01-21

il. LOOMS, Co. Auditor.
January Goth, 1869.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-01-21

CHEAP STANDARD BooKs.-The complete
works of Shakespeare, Milton, Burns, Tenny-
son, &C., for soc; Waverly Novels, at 25c
each and Dickens at Is to SOC each, at
Waggoner Il Co.'S.
Call often at Waggoner & Cs.'s 1ndepen>
snce Book Store and see those beautiful
hromos az they arrive; they don't remain
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-01-21

For the Wheeler & Wilson Machine.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-07-28
D. MCDONALD, Sec.


Many Of the radical Papers; among
them the impotent concern in this town,
deciale that Wall street is very anxious
that there should be q Democratic leg.
islature elected in this state this year,
as the owners Of the canal bonds will
then get them saddled upon the state,
thus increasing the state Indebtedness
$500, COO The radicals who publish
this falsehood do SO with the full knOwl-
edge that it is a lie of the meanest and
most abominable kind. If a Democrat
ic legislature is elected there is no prob
ability that the proposition to saddle
that debt upon the state would get a
Democratic vote. Will these Radicals
who circulate this falsehood point to a
single Democratic officer, candidate or
or public man in the state who favors
the proposition? The only public man
we know of upon whom the stigma of
such views can be fastened is r. III.
NIilroy, Republican candidate for treas
urer of state Where can a parallel be
found for such impudcnec? Editors Q.
Radical papers charging upon their op-
ponents those things which only radi-
icals will ever be guilty Of
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-07-28
ThG ESSE0S.

The Democratic standard bearers will
go before the people in the approaching
canvass with serious and weighty char
ges against the party now in power.
There will be many counts in the in-
dictment, and they are all for capital
offenses. The general charge will be
made that the party in power, by a
reckless and extrayagant prosecution Of
the war in the spirit Of sectional hate,
has created huge national debt, that
has crippled the energy and industry Of
the country, and robbed the people of
their hard earned gains That in de-
vising ways and means to raise the nee
essary funds to pay the interest on that
debt they have enacted the most wicked
and oppresSiverevenue bills Their ex-
else laws are inquisitorial and expensive
and their tariff laws are infamous and
rob the people to protect monicd no.
nopoiles. They have prostitutcd the
dignity Of the supreme court, and made
that high tribunal q political machine.
They have taken away the reserved
rights of The states, and erected CEN
tralized government. They have
robbed the government of the public
lands to subsidizc railroads. They
have by extravaganza and dishonest Of
fcials increased the public expenses.
They have placed men in power who
use their official position and patronage
to further private pccuniary gain.
They have profcssed to the people one
policy and practiccd toward them anoth-
er. They have suffered public plumber
ing to go unpunished. They have
robbed the Indians, and endeavorcd to
force social equality with the negro up
on the people. They have pursued
foreign policy contrary to the principles
Of our government, and, in fine, they
have proved recreant to the principles
OF republican liberty generally. The
case ii on trial before the people, and
the verdict of the jury will be given
next fall. We trust whenever the peo-
pie speak it may be in favor of capital
punishment-N, 4. Ledger.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-07-28
Interference OF @s0vernsac rlf frl
Elections.

Two very rascally amendments have
been added, in the United States SEN
ate, by the solid vote of the Republican
members, to Bingham's house bill, that
is designed to put the control of cleo
tons hereafter in the Federal govern
mcnt. One section provides for the
appointment Of Election Commissioners,
one of each party, by the United States
circuit court i'll each election district of
cities Of upwards of 10000 inhabitants.
The commissioners are to supervise the
elections and challenge any name pro-
posed to be registered, and any vote of
tered, &c Section thirteen authorizes
the United States marshall to appoint
deputies to preserve order at the polls.
Commissioners to supervise the cleo
tions. That is a pretty important func-
ton. What supervision, pray, is re-
quired, other than that which they re-
ceive from the judges at the polls p
The supervision desired is of that char
acter which was exercised by army cili-
GERS who took the soldiers vote during
the late war, and made it such as they
pleased These commissioners arc to be
appointed by the United States judges,
who hold their Offices practically for life
They are Independent of the people,
having no favors to ask of them, and
would personally care little about any
complaints that might be made of their
selections. No more aristocratic con-
triyance could be had to take from the
public the influence which it ought to
exercise over the great right of frecmcn.
The power that is given them to clal-
lenge votes only shows its hypocritical
character Every citizen has right to
chollenge now. and can appeal to the
law to protect him in it.
The United States marshal and the
deputies arc to preserve order at the
polls. What necessity is there for this?
Where is there any disorder that can
net be quclled by the local police ?
But the marshals and their deputies are
all Republicans, and devoted to the per-
petuation Of the party in power To
them this Republican senate makes
over the duty Of managing elections
1t is expected and intended that they
will manage in the interest OF the party.
That is the idea, and nothing else 9th
erwisc the preservation OF order would
be left to the local police, who are some
times on one political side and some
times on another. This is only a hypo-
critical continuance to disguise the
odious business. The commissioners
appointed by Republican courts will be
Republicans or pretended Democrats,
who are entirely under the influence of
that party. The general idea prevail
ing this bill is to render the right of
suffrage more difficult, and tc put into
the power of the Republican leaders to
control it to their own ends. 1t is The
introduction Of the tactics of Louis Ma
poleon into this country-thosc tactics
that pave the way for an empire instead
of a republic. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-07-28
THE SEAT OF WAR.

LONDON, July %.
Tbs following dispatches have been re
ceived from Saarbruck ria Berlin: ''On
Sunday, body Of Prussians crossed the
frontier near Saarbruck. They pcnc.
trated the country several miles and at
length found the French in considerable
force near Gcirsweilcr Sharp skirmish-
ing ensued The French soon retired,
leaving 10 killed and wounded There
was no loss on the Prussian side. This
action has demonstrated that the needle
gun is superior to the Chassepot.
At / o'clock on Sunday morning a
force of 800 Prussians crossed the line
near Saargeucmines, 10 miles from Metz.
After encountering small scattered par
ties of French chasseurs, the Prussians
took up a position and sent out a flying
detachment along the railway uniting
Strasburg and Starouck, which tore up
the rails, blew up the viaduct and did
considerable amount of other damage.
Subsequently the Prussian force cap
tured the French custom house at
Shrecklingcn. The officers of the Gus
tom house made a stout resistance, and
were all either killed or captured. One
Prussian officer was slightly wounded.
Dcsertcrs from the French army are
very numerous They are continually
coming into the Prussian lines.
In the affair at Garden, on Saturday,
where the Prussian accommodating par
ty passed the frontier and were repulsed
by the French. Paris papers claim that
the Prussians lost 2 killed and 10
wounded. while the French had only )
men slightly wounded. The Prussian
killed were left on the field.
Gen. McMahon's headquarters are at
Strasbourg.
The French base Of operations ex-
tends from Strasbourg to Thionvillc, a
few miles north of Metz The center is
between Bitchez and Stanald. The Sec
ond line, at Metz, is capable of expan-
sion to the center, and to Thionville
No report of battle is yet received.
| None is expected for some days yet.
The Geographic news from Paris to-
day represents comparative quiet.
The imperial guard is reported on its
way to Metz, but their probable dcsti-
nation is Nancy.
The authorities prohibit the sale of
military maps to civilians. Officers on
ly can buy them.
No goods ale permitted to como by
rail, except by the quartermaster's or
ders.
Marshal Bazaine is sending every
where for maps of Bavaria.
The military chest arrived this NOM
ing. All The money is in gold, which
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-07-28

shows that the French intend to quit
the territory Immediately, and carry on
the campa gn where French notes will
not be taken.
Great Importance is attached here to
the gunboats which will be used as in
the American war, and act on the
Rhine and Moselle, and possibly in the
Saar should the Prussians defend that
stream. Each gunboat carries one
heavy gun, manned by II men, and is
commanded by a lieutenant. 1t is be
lievcd the Prussians have no gunboats.
Everything is quiet in Luxembourg,
and communication with Germany is
easy.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-07-28
The Harmony Of the Radical
leaders.
birds In their little nests agree;
And It's shameful sight
When children of one family
Fall out, and chidc, 9ad light"


We commend the above beautiful poem
from the pen of the sanity Watts to the
careful consideration of the brethren of the
Radical party in Washington. A more
shameful sight can scarcely be conceived
than that presented by the daily wrangllng
and pickering of the Radical congress and
the administration. The Radical president
dominates Radical cabinet ministers, whom
the radical senate either refuses to confirm
Withdraw. Solemn treaties with foreign
powers entered into by the administration,
when brought to the attention Of the senate.
are slaughtered ruthlc-sly ~ an orlina-
ry resolution to diminish the appropria-
ton for members stationery. The house
spends the whole winter seeking to perfect
a revision of the tariff ard revenue laws,
and after much s2arring, agrees upon
sOmcthinc--nob0dy knows what-whch is
immediately negatived by the senate, and
something else equally unintclli giblc is sub
stituted. One week the senate strike7 out
the income tax, and next week reinstates
it. One week we are promised large ad-
ditional emission Of currency, and the next
week we are threat tened with a contraction
that frightcns the business community al
most into panic. Thus there is no har-
mony of action anywhere. no settled policy
no fundamental principles upon which to
stand, no leadership. Important measures
arc banded back and forth Ike footballs,
while legislators who devise them take to
abusing one another like fshwomcn, and
the president qnctly smokes his scgar or
goes a-Esling. Thus seven months contin-
uous session has been consumed, and no
single act of any national importance has
been passed into a law, if we may except
the census bill On the contrary the docket
of either house is numbered up with huge
masses Of crude and ill-adyised bills, and
bills which the two houses are in disa-
grcemcnt Conference committees are or
dered on almost every measure, and thus
what legislation is secured is effected by
the mutual agreement of half dozen MEM
bers and senator's. We cite an instance of
this species of legislation whore, on the re-
port Of n conference committee on senate
bill, the house rcccdcd from thirty ight
amendments, accepted ten. non-con-
currod in five Of the senate proposals, and
without hearing one oflhem read the bill
was passed This instance will render in
telligible .hc irony Of Senator Edmunds'
proposition that both houses adjourn to
the rOtunda and conclude their business in
Joint conference Thus conference COM
m;itees are at work on the Indian appropri-
alton bill, the currency bill, and others of
equal importance, with but little likelihood
OF an agreement. Surely this Radical par
ty is demonstrating most fully its incapaci.
ty to govern the country, and if it do not
absolutely ruin the land before it shall have
been replaced by the Representatives of the
honest Democratic majority of the people,
we shall have great occasion to be thank
full.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-07-28
Michigan City AZ Indianapolis
Railroad.

The main route of the above road, from
Michigan City to this place, has been def
nitely fixed. The engineers finished sot-
ting the center stakes Thursday evening,
and yesterday morning left here to COM
mencc leveling The entire line is trihc
less than twelve and halfmiles long, and
the steepest grade is not quite so feet to the
mile. The deepest cut will be about %
feet this will be at the summit. The
route is direct from Michigan City to what
is known as the Pagan farm, and thence
straight to Laporte, making little bend at
said farm. Just precisely how the road
will enter this place and Michigan City is
not yet determined, but the Depot here will
be up in the business part of town
The contract for the grading has been let
to French, Wheeler & Co., of Chicago.
They VIII begin operations n week from
next Monday, or sooner, and the work will
be driven forward with vigor. They are
to have the job done in ninety days-as
many as 1000 laborcrs will probably be
employed. The iron and ties have been
contracted, and will be delivered on the
ground by the lst ofSeptember. II is con-
fdently expected that the trains will be
running from here to the harbor "before
the snow flies again. "-LapOrte Herald
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-07-28
Eleventh, District

We see it stated that Col. Norman
Eddy will be withdrawn from the Dem
ocratic state ticket and placed in nom
ination as a candidate for congress in
the eleventh district, against General
Packard. We should regret to lose the
influence Of Col. Eddy's name on the
state ticket, but if there is chance for
the defeat of Packard, we should urge
no objection to making the change. Col
Eddy is one of the most popular Demo.
Gratis in the state, and would make a
faithful and honest representative in
congrcss.-N Il. Ledger.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-07-28
TIE GENERAL SITUATION.

LONDON, July 25.
The Times publishes projected
treaty, submitted by the French to the
Prussian Government, and guarantees
its authenticity. The preamble sets
forth that the king Of Prussia and the
emperor Of the French, in order to
strengthen the ties Of friendship be-
tween the two governments and people,
etc, hereby conclude the subjoined
treaty. In the first article, Napoleon
admits and recognizes the late acquisi-
tons Of Prussia from Austria Tn the
second, the Prussian king engages to
facilitate theacquisiticn of Luxembourg
by the French. In the third, the en-
peror acquiesces in the Union Of the
North and South German states, Aus
tria excepted. In the fourth, France
finding it necessary to absorb Belgium,
Prussia lends her assistance to that
measure. The fifth article is the;usual
one of offensive and defensive alliances
between the two nations.
a special dispatch from Paris, dated
Saturday last, says France is resolved to
force Denmark into hostilitics against
Prussia, Notwithstanding the determi-
nation of the Danish cabinet to remain
neutral. y French fleet will soon APP
pear before Copenhagen, and make a
movement to overthrow the ministry
and save the Danes from Prussia, in
spite of themselves.
The tone in the official circles is too
indifferent about protecting the Belgian
neutrality. The English relations with
France arc less strained than few days
since. Some fears are expressed that
the government will be found to have
been too defcrential to Napoleon It is
doubtful whether the whole correspond
ence will be published.
DUBLIN, July %.
The sympathy Of Ireland is almost
unanimously with France. Large meet
ings were held at Dublin, Cork, and
elsewhere in Ireland, yesterday. Strong
Gallican resolutions were adopted.
MADRID, July %.
The existence Of a treaty, offensive
and defensive, between Spain and
France, is denied by the ministerial or
gan here, but is reasserted by the other
journals.
a great many English ofIiccrs ofnote
90 into the Prussian army.
1t is reported that the turkish gov
eminent has contracted with parties in
America for goo cannon.
New YoaK, July %.
Twenty thousand Germans are said
to be ready to 90 from this city, and
the name of General SicSel is freely
talked of in that direction.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-07-28

The dead jackass of the Republican
permits some bushwhacker to send a few
random shots at his friends in South
Bend, which prove that said bush
whacker has more sense than that class
of warriors is generally accredited with.
It is true that in many of his statements
he shoots far from. the truth, but in TAX
ing up arms at all he showed more cour-
age than any other &" connective" of the
indecent publication up street, and his
failures in that regard are pardonable.
The said bushwhacler doubtless thought
that as the readers IF that sheet never
expected truth in it, random statements
would do just as well as any others.
The bushwhacker says " it was only
through the good sense and prudence of
iiessrs. George, Wade and Wheeler,
of South Bend, and the Republicans
here, that a rupture in the party was
prevented" If the result Of that c0a-
vention is considered prevention of
rupture, the credit is certainly attribu-
ted to the wrong parties. Mr.. George
was not at the Wanatah convention,
where the rupture occurred; Mr.
Wheeler was there. but said nothing
and Mr. Wade said and did more to
cause a rupture than even Judge Egg
bert; and as for the Republicans here
preventing a rupture, they were the
very men who attempted to break up
their convention. The following ex-
tracts comprise the principal part ofthe
article referred to:
Now we wish to be distinctly understood
by Mr.. Hubbard and his friends, that if lie
wishes to make war upon the Republicans
Of Marshall county h.- has begun a little too
soon, as 1T viii be necessary for him if elect
ed, that he should have not only the sup
port of Capt. johnson, but of every Repub-
lican of Marshall county. As to what the
Register says about Judge Egbert being the
least active in working for Mr.. Hubbards
nomination, every Republican who attended
the convention knows that Judge Egber
was the principle speaker for Mr.. Hubbard,
and the person above all others who sngen-
dered the bad feeling at Wanatah
1t was only through the good sense and
prudence of Messrs. George, Wade AMI
Wheeler ofSouth Bend, and the Republicans
here, that rupture in the party was pre-
vaptad Now If MIR Hub1ar1 and the Rem
ister wish to reopen the question, we say,
20 in. and if Mr.. Hubbard is not neat, we
are tsliy mistaken
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-07-28

\ vote was taken in ecumenical coun-
ell on Tuesday, on the infallibility dog
ma, which was adopted, the vote being
45O alternatives, SO negatives, and &C
conditional. There were COL fathers
present. Many who were on leaves of
absence had been hastily recalled to les
son the numerical importance Of the op-
position. The sitting was greatly agi-
tated, the spectators being especially
demonstrative, and gendarmes were
obliged to keep them back. Each father
voted aloud as his name was called.
\ Southern Governor is credited
with vetoing bill passed by the Legis-
lature ''for bad spelling and nonsense
generally"
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-07-28
Republican Convention.

Next Saturday the Republican coun-
ty convention meets in this place to
nominate candidates for county Offices.
The call includes all who are opposed
to the present corrupt and prodigal add
nlinistration of county affairs 1t is
the intention, we believe, to nominate
fusion ticket, provided there can be any
Democrats found who are willing to
fuse. The Republicans would not have
the people believe for moment that
have any desire to obtain the Offices for
any other purpose than thepublic good.
Oh, no. 1t is nothing but an intense
desire for the public welfare that causes
them to get up fusion ticket on the
platform of retrenchmcnt and reform.
1.-THE people of the county want to
know what to expect should such tick
ct be elected, We can inform them by
reference to the triumph Of such tick
ct at the town election last year. The first
act OF the reformers and rctrenchers:
after obtaining their Offices, was to In
crease their own salaries one hundred
per cent, and to vote similar increase
in the general expenses of the corpora
ton. Dc the people want this Kind OF
reform throughout the county? The
voters of this town liked the fusion Of
fcers so we'll that they were willing to
let them of on one term. So Odious
were the acts Of the fusion officers, that
leading Republicans openly denounced
them in their succeeding convention,
and declared that under no circumstan-
ces would they vote for single member
of the old board of trustees. Is there
any probability that the people Of this
county want to adopt an exploded hum
bug rather than to elect straight Demo-
Gratis or straight Republicans We
think not.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-07-28
Is-A1ilH.

Dispatches received give no addition
al particulars worthy of note.
The excitement about the reported
alliance of France and Prussia runs
high. 1t is a fact that such a project
has been presented to Prussia by France,
and that Prussia has it under advise
mcnt.