Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-12-22
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} POLICE IrENs.-Sol. Raugh, drunken
: vagabond, was, at, the instance Of his
, wife, arreated, last week, by Marshal
} Shipley. on the charge Of assaplting
y: and beating har, and placed under bonds
70 keep ths peAc&l,q III .aas,aa .sal
4 Passing the calaboose, last night, we
observed the 'codicers locking Up poor old
Ned DonhslIy,, .tfu5 saving him from
probable death Epm ftserlas. !, h. was
hslpsssly drunk, Ne feel. Ike sehoing
the desire-of The 4araAM to know who
was the miserable, lowaiysd lscalawsg
who sold Ned Donnslly whisky. Who
ever he Is, he win never get his desserts
Ithis side of the grave until he ID com.
PEELED to break stone on the highway,
with ball.and-chain Accompaniment.
PERSONAL Hon. Samuel Merrill,
Governor Of Iowa, was in town on Mon.
day, stopping on his way from his home
in AcGregor to the capital. The Cover
nor visited the Insane Hospital, and in
his capacity Of, Commissioners % obgeio,
made thorough examination of the
work and scrutiny Of the estimates, ex.
penditures, &c. He expressed his ap-
kproval Of THE apparent faithfnlness and
care for the interests 81 the State shown
by the parties il charge, and also Of the
character Of the work, Recognizing the
necessity for early putting the building
in condition to receive patientA Gov.
Merrill ia decidedly in favor II the ap-
propriation of as much money by the
next Legislature az can be judiciously
expended during the next two years. He
regards tie estimates Of the Commission.
ers, 100000, Is none too Highland would
favo. more rather than less. The Gov
ernor paid : marked compliment to the
progress and thrift of our city. .y;iis,
Our friend Shannon, iof the Waterloo
Reporter, made rs twice glad BY . cali
this morning. He is on his wsy to
spehd Christmas with wife aud babies
at West Union; May it be Joyous. $ ! +: :.
Our fellow citizen R.. r. Plane, Esq,
starts with his family tonight for Illinois,
to attend family reunion It the home
of his brother, At which his aged parents,
brother late from California, and .
sister expect TO meet, the first time in
many years. We wish our friend Plane
much enjoyment and complete immunity,
for the time being. from all cares Of
business. -1..u,u<..... l. taru sua ssal-
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The LEcruRE.-The lecture on the
Chicago Fire, by Rev. N. F. Ravlin, At
Wilcox Hall. last Tuesday evening. was
well attended, considering the intense
cold, and Melted tho Library Association
as we are informed, some &C. over and
above expenses. This is worth noting.
as the balance in the lecture business il
usually on the other side of the ledger;
the lecturer going OF with : good fat fee
in his pocket. while the association or
committee fetch up the rear with smart
sum for the privilegaof waiting ON him
and blowing the trumpet before him.
Mr.; Ravlln's lecture was an extempcfa.
neous, deshtory, rambling narrative OF
incidents connected with the great con-
fagratjon, which, with little less EN-.
bcllishment, perhaps, have already been
published in the public prints It was
without system, arrangement, prepare.
ton or apparent purpose. The only
| moral drawn from the narrative was, one
which Chicago people are apt to find ap.
propr;ate for all themes, and that is that
Chicago is the only city on the continent
worth. mentioning. aud that with al her
misfortunes sho can knock the spots of
st. Louiar and mot half try. Considers.
BILE of this kind Of vsporing was
indulged in, but the lecture ON the
| whole while not finished, was interesting.
Some highly colored statements were
made. The speaker being an orthodox
minister, would naturally be expected to
run into some extravaganccs on tho sub.
ject Of fire; for instance, the statement
that at his residence, ~ miles from the
CONFEDERATION. the heat was A intense "A
that Of summer day. A lady present,
q resident of Chicago, and from her
scepticism on this point, undoubtedly q
Univcrsalist, remarked that her home
was half mile nearer the fire, but that
no material increase Of temperature was
noticed by her famiiv. When ahe At
tempts to lecture and learns the uses of
sensation, she will easily'sccount for the
difference of experience. u, :'''