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STATE.

Adams-Isaac Herctcr, ID
| Allegheny-James Taylor, r, MATTHEW
Edwards, K, ID. n. White, r, Alexande
Miller, r, III. K Sample, r, j. w. Ballen
tine, r, John Gilfillan, II.
| Armstrong;. X. Bowman, II.
Beaver, Butler and Westinghouse. w
Flccger, II, Joseph Lusk, ID, d. NJ. Lether
man, r, William A. Mickey, II
Bedford and Fulton w Dickerson, [
Berks-A 7 & Keffcr, ID, III III Schwartz
| ID, John 4 Conard, ID
Blair-B. L. Hewitt, Il.
Bradford-P. H. Buck, T. b. S. Dart
Bucks-S c. Parscll, r., Somuel Oar
rah, ID.
Cambria-Samuel Henry, r.
Cameron, Elk and Jelferson-Alo lonzc
!. Wilcox, Il.
Carbon and Monroc-R Richard S. Sta
pies, ID.
Centre-P Gray Meek, d.
Chester-Joscph G. Keech, r., Levi
Prizer, r.
Clarion and Forest-J. b. Lawson, D.
ClearGeld-John Lawshc, ID.
Clinton, Lyeoming and Sullivan-A
Z. Noyes, d., Samuel Wilson, ID.
Columbia-C. b Brockway, ID.
Crawford-J. Ii Gray, r., w. B Glea
son, Il.
Cumberland-J. Bomberger, r
Dauphin and Perry-Andrew X. Black
r., l. 5. Schnninkey, r., Joseph Schuler,
Il.
Delaware-T " Cooper, r.
Erie-George w. Ttarr, H., Chauncey
u. Rogers, r.
Fayette-S H. Smith, ID.
Franklin-T NJ Mahon, II.
Greeue-R A. Mcconnell, ID.
Huntingdon-F. II. Lane, r.
lndiana-Thomas McMullen, r.
Juniata and Miffiin-Geo ID. Mitchell
d.
Laucaster-Jacob G. Gatchell. r., ID.
X. BurkholJer. r., e. l.. Iunsicker, r..
Lawrence-A =. Moore. r.
I.ebanon-Anthony S. Ely, II.
Lehigh-Adam Woolever, d., Herman
\. Fetter, ID.
Luzerue-Richard Williams. H., Pat
rick Delacy, d., p. Quigley, D., d. b..
Koons, ID.
Mercer-Nathan Morford, r.
Montgomery-John j. C. Harvey, d.
Oliver &. Morris, d.
Northampton-Samuel g. Labar, D.,
G. f. Peisert, d. !
Northumberland aud Montour-J. d
Newbaker, Ind, Dennis Bright, r.
Wayne and Pike. Howard Beach.
D.
Potter and MeKean-Lucius Rogers
r.
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Central Railroad of New Jersey.

The statement of the, President of the
Z; r. X. of n. j., shows that the receipts
OF the company, from January lst to October
Ist, of the present year, was as follows:
Passengers 5 952, 1884. 43
Merchandise 1,146, ,O5I. 40
Coal 2,640, 443. Sc
Epress, mail, rents. &c 62, &c., %
Total S4,SOI, ,S69. AZ
Less expenses 1854, 33S. "a
Net earnings 81, 167, ,53O.6 63
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BOROUGH AND COUNTY.
ChangcabIe-the weather.

Rather cool-these days.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1871-11-16

A remittance of el000 was received at
New York, from Aberdeen, Scotland, on
Tuesday, fer Chicago.
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Republican majority,
Chief Clcrk-Jacob Ziegler
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.
Fnyt-George Handy Smith, r
.Second-Georgc McGowan, ID
Third Samuel Josephs, ID
Fomth-William Elliott, r
FJth-Charlcs III. Dougherty, D
.Stcth-Charles A. Porter, r.
.Sereath-Howard j. Potts, Il
Eighh-Samuel Daniels, II
Nmth-William III. Vogdes. X
Ienth-Samuel ID. Daley, r
Eterenh-J. b. Hancock, II
T,oelfth-George w. Fox, r
ThTteeath-Samuel ID. Strock, II
Fomrteenth-John I.amon, r
FJtoenth-Adam Albright, II
,Sirtemh-A. ID. Lowering, II
.Seueateenth-G. Howard Griffith, X
Etghteenth-Jsmes n. Marks, X
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W thC SuuSJ wanna hdiiiOdu SOiup pduJ
Camden Il Amboy r. r. 81 miles
Philadelphia & Trenton r. r. % &"
NJ. r. r. & Transportation Co. 32
New Jersey II. r. 81
Salem r. r. II "
Milville and Glassboro' r. Il. %
Cape May and Milville r. II. Al
Swedesboro' r r. IL
Belvidere Delaware r. r 6S E"
Pennington r. r. II
Camden and Burlington r. r. 25
Pemberton & Hightstown II. r. 25
Mount Holly and Medford r. II. 6 "
Burlington Il Mount Holly II. r. 7 "
Vincentown Branch II Il. 3 4"
Freehold and Jamesburg Il. r. Is 4"
Squankum and Freehold r. Il. {.
Rocky Hill r. r. 7 &"
Perth Amboy & Woodbridge r. RI
New Brunswick & Milestone r. r. ;
Somerset and Mercer T. L. Is
Fraukford and Holmesburg r. r. 4 4"
Connecting Il. Il. 8 I"
Total 49S miles
Del. & Raritan Canal and feeder, 65 +"
Jersey City City Ferry Co.
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GRAIN MARKET REPORT

Corrected weekly by GARDNER & WALLACE,
Wholesale and Retail dealers in Flour,
Meal, Feed Grain, &c
Flour, per bbl.. Extra 10 hest
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-24

THE Kent~cky People gets off the
following anecdotc on Gov. James
f. Robinson and Judge Duvall,
which has been long current in the
circle of their friends, but We be-
licyc has never been in print be-
fore:
"Thc Governor is Il relic of the
old regime Of Virginian gentlemen
stately, courteous, and punctilious
in exercising the rights of hospital
ity. One dav he invited Judge
Duvail to ride with him. Arriving
at a toll gate. the Judge was about
to pay the toll, when Gov. Robin
son intcrposed, saying, "Dnvall, |
have been trying for years to make
Il gentleman OF you, but have not
succeeded. When Il gentleman
asks you to ride, he does not expect
you to pay expenses" At this
scrio-comic address from his old
friend, the Judge laughed quietly,
and returned his pocket book to its
place. A part of their route lay
through farms, with several gates
to open. Reaching the first gate
Duvall sat still, while the Cover
nor waited for him to descend and
open the gate. After waiting a
minute, during which neither spoke
a word, Dnvall said. with merry
c! uckle in his voice, 81 would get
down and open that gate, but |
suppose that when one is asked by
a gentleman to ride he is not ex-
pected to work his way" The
Governor silently and solemnly de-
seconded and opened the gate.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-24
Twsetis District.

That our readers may have some
IDEA of the character Of the con-
stituency which has just returned
the Tammanv thief Tweed, to seat
in the New York Legislature, we
copy the following description of it
from the leading Democratic paper
in the country, the New York
World. Tweed's is the strongest
Democratic Legislative district in
the northern States:
"The Fourth Senate District is
the most loth,ome political scab
in the United States. 1t is only
necessary to look at its boundaries
to see Of what vile material its
population is composed. Beginning
at Canal street on the North River,
it is bounded by the water line
around to Grand street on the East
River, comprising that part Of the
island below Canal and Grand
streets, witha projection northward
i'll the middle, jutting up to Hudson
street. Except few respectable
permanent boarders :: the Astor
House and at one or two small no.
tells on CORTLAND street, this dis
trict has no respectable inhabitants.
To be sure, il surpasscs every other
part of the city in importance. All
our great wholesale houses, most Of
our banks, insurance companies,
law Offices, railway agencies, nearly
all our newspapers, the Custom
house, the sub-Trcasury, and all
the departments of the city givcrn-
ment, are located in this district.
But from noon to midnight is
transition. When the sun has set,
where are the driving men of enter
prise, the great lawyers, the public
officers, the expert transactors Of
business, with all their clerks and
assistants? They have gone to the
upper part Of the city or to snbur-
van W lItaC t!Sii
lies, dine and sleep. Policemen
and private watchmcn guard the
deserted haun.s of business, and
thousands OF low @rog shops and
vile bro.hels substitute their activi-
ty for the business Of the day. No
rrsiectablcperson down to the low
est clerk or reporter on a newspa-
per consents to live and lodge III
the Fourth Senate District. 1t is
not the residence Of people who
have any regard for the decencics
Of life or the esteem and good opin
ion of respectable society. The
very 1regs and scum of our popula
tion,thc oti-scouring Of this country
and all others, inhabit the Fourth
Senate District. A majority of
those who lodge in it, and are emit
tied to vote in it, cannot read or
write; and Of those who can, great
numbers are either abandoned to
degrading rrohigacy, or live by
pandering to the evil appetites Of
n+bnrc -
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-24

TIE New York Flunkcydom is in
extacies. The long looked for and
almost dcspaired of Russian Grand
Duke Alexis, heir apparent to all
the Cars, and future lord Of all the
Muscovys, at last arrived at that
port in two ships on Sunday last,
and on Tuesday landed at the
Battery, in Yankee phrase, "dress.
cd within an inch of his life" in a
magnificent uniform, blazing with
orders, amid the roar Of cannon,
the glitter Of military display, the
wreathed smiles and genuhections of
OF some thousands of the sturdy
democracy of New York, and the
intense delight Of the boot-black
and ncwsboy brigades. Gen. John
4. Dix was on hand with the speech
of welcome, in which "Your Reval
IIighness' and "IIis "perial High
ness" were "slung in" in the prop
or places, the young foreigner in
formed how dearly the people Of
New York loved his pa, (humbug),
and how glad they were to see him
(gcnuinc), but, which, singular to
say, contained no allusion to the
dag ard the fate of him who should
dare to pull it down. Alex-short for
Grand "Jnkc"-rcspondcd that he
was ticklcd with the reception, and
threw in a word Of buncombe about
TIE "strong and lasting" terms be-
tween tie russian bear and Ameri-
cas- proud "bird o freedom" He
sent his snobbish listeners into
Mysteries by declaring his intention
to proceed directly to Washington
to pay his respects 20 The President,
bnt restored them TO the bcatitudcs
by adding ;;!.i he would be back in
few days, :! give t.cm a high
old lear-sh"H-. or rather Z high old
young hear-si."w. The military to
the number 81 400 then formed
in possession, anal the representa-
tive o! the mcs: ,!eSpo;ic monarchy
in Europe, ~aS escorted to his
hotel with pomp snd circumstance
Of slayish adGl";ior, unworthy OF
an American city. and not exceeded
BY that dist laycd on like occasions
bv the hali-civiliZcd scrts of the
recipient Of tie ovation.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-24

We see that some of our Iowa ex-
changes had total eclipse Of the
sun on the 18th inst. They adver-
tised the event Just one month too
early. The eclipse will occur on
the nth Of December, and will be
visil lie in India and in the islands
south Of Asia. 1t has for some
time been attracting the attention
of men Of science, and Instruments
are being placed in position to
seize upon all phases Of the phe-
nomenon during the two or three
minutes Of its duration, that it NAV
be afterwards subjected 10 study
and speculation, from which imper-
tant results in astronomical science
are anticipated. Much is especial
ly expected of the English expedi
zion to Ceylon. which, with the rec
cent expedition to Sicily less than Il
year ago to guide it, has made
elaborate preparations and been
furnished with all needed applian
ces. The vcxed question as to the
nature of the bright corona which
surrounds the disc Of he moon du-
ring the observation is in a fair way
to be settled If no "act Of God" in
tervenes to thwart the observers.
Connected with this Question is that
OF the existence and nature of the
atmosphere Of the sun and the sub
stance and condition of the lumina-
ry itself. Accurate data regarding
these will furnish a basis for study
and conjecture concerning the fixed
stars. Hence the Importance at
t ched to the phenomenon.-Des
Mo;aes Register.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-24

Prof. Huxley, the ablest living
scientis in response to an invita-
ton to investigate the phenomena
Of spiritnalism, returns the t, How
ing answer:
"Sir:-I regret that I am unable
to accept the invitation Of the Conn
Gil Of the Dialectical Society to CO.
operate with \ committee for the
investigation Of 'Spiri,ualism; and
for two reasons: In the first place l
have no time for snch an inquiry,
which would involve much trouble,
and (unless it were unlike all inqui-
ries OF the kind | have KNOWN much
annoyance. In the second place |
have no interest in the subject
The only case of 'spiritualism' |
have had the opportunity OF exam
ming into for myself was as gross
an imposture as ever came under
my notice. But supposing the phe-
nomena to be genuine-they do not
interest me. If anybody could en-
DOW me Win the 1achity OF listening
to the chatter Of old women and
curates in the nearest cathedral
town, should decline the privilege,
having better things to do. And if
the folk in the spiritual world do
not talk more wisely and sensible
than their friends report them to do,
| put them in the same category
The only good that | can see in a
demonstration Of the truth of 'splr-
itualism' is to furnish an additional
argument against suicide. Better
live a crossing weeper than die nd
be made to talk twaddle by a me
dunn hired at guinea a seance.
] am, sir, etc, II. ). HUXLEY.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-24

HORACE GREELEY has been cred
tied with an intolcrabe itching for
office, and his enemies aver that the
cmolumcnts of the positions sought
are not the least of the considera-
tons which enter into the calcula-
tons of the editor OF the Irjbu0e.
A late transaction, just come to
light, however, shows that he has
virtue to withstand the temptation
Of fat Office under some circumstan-
ces. 1t has transpircd that some time
ago Mayor Hall offered Mr.. Greeley
the position OF Commissioner
Parks, the place held by Sweeney,
the honest perquisitcs of which
amount to very high figure, and
that the tender was Percmpto-
rily, even scorni;ll!y declined.
Mr.. Greeley rightly appreciates that
not even his high haracter and
reputation would screen him from
the obloquy involved in the accept
ancc Of an Office at the hands of u
member of the most corrupt band
Of rascals in the country.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-24

then spell round the class giving the deii-
milton. aud marking the missed words
Then the TEACHER would spell a few words
requiring the pupils, in turn, TO form
sentences containing them The MAORI
ty Of the teachers favor the written meth
cd, thinking that tie pupil should see
the form Of the word, which is an aid to
the spelling.
Fourth Reader Miss Butterfield
Teacher read paragraph first, then
questioned concerning the lesson and the
meaning Of words, that they may better
understand the author and more natural
ly give the proper emphasis Varied the
exercise by reading to period, in turn,
in concrt, &c. and when done. teacher
read the advanced lesson She inyaria-
bly, gives short lessons 1t was thought
common mistake to try to get through
the book, but better method
short lessons. explain different points,
master the thought. then care for pro
nunciation &c A hesitating reader will
make a hesi'ating talkcr II was sug-
gested to bring in fresh reading matter
occasionally graded to the reading ahiii-
ty Of the pupil The following resolution
WAS adopted:
Resolced. That il is the opinion of
this Institute that reading lessons should
he given Of such length, that they shall
be drill exercise
Song-by Miss Mason's class Of little
girls
Mr. Palmer read an article from the
Manual on the subject Of "'reaching and
Method Of teaching" II was suggested
thet teachers should buy copy of
"Wright's Orthography.' and have a
general exercise nbou. once week
Primary Geography- by Mis- Wheaton,
having her class Of pupils present She
used the map, pointing to the water di-
visions a. the lesson, they answering d
giving definitions
Committee on programme tor next In
stitnte. Mrs. Luckey, Miss Mason, Miss
Eliza Buttcrfield.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-24

The story Of the niggardly In
dianapolis millionaire has received
its last revision, and in its present
shape is ready for its place in the
authenticated history of the Chi
cago fire. Our readers will r.mcm-
Der that the first version, told by
one Of those careful and conscien-
cious gentlemen, a reporter for a
daily paper, was to the effect that
while Chicago was yet in flames,
and the generous sympathies Of
everybody were at their white heat,
and money was being contributed
for the Sufferers as freely a.. water,
the millionaire in question, one w.
G. English, when approached by.
the committee for his contribution,
launched forth the magnificent sum
of me doIiar. A week later this
was corrected by the statement that
Mr.. English's gift was one thousand
dollars, instead Of one dollar, prob
ably mere slip Of the pen by the
aforesaid reporter. Everybody felt
better and took new stock in sympa-
thetic human nature. But now
comes the latest corrected revision
of the affair to the effect that the
whole narrative from first to last is
fabrication; no wealthy gentleman
by the name of w. G.. English lives
in indianapolis or anywhere Else
so far as anybody knows, nor did
such transaction as described take
place there or elsewhere so far as
heard from. Whether the man
English be a man of straw or a liy-
ing penurious entity, he has served
AN admirable purpose as target
for vast amount Of editorial and
other execratioD, now proved to
have been wasted. We have no
concern however, except for those
one hundred and one indignant
gentlemen Of Marshalltown, who
contributing one cent each-the
extra cent for intcrcst-with much
parade, forwarded the same to the
mercenary millionaire by express,
intending, as they said, in this
severely significant manner to re-
Duke the wretch for his parsimony.
In view Of the latest development
of the case, we really do not know
what those gentlemen will do.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-24

A TEACHER sends us the following
question in mental arithmetic, which we
consider y pretty hard nut to crack
would not dare to give it to a pupil who
had not shed his milk teeth.
I'm digging among some ruins, the
workmen found 8 urns. together contain
ing TO gold coins; the 2nd and 9th con
tanning 8 and 4, respectively. They
secrettd certain number of these, great
er than the number they left, which be
ing afterwards recovered, it was found
that the number Of urns secreted was to
the number left as the number of coins
secretea was to the number remaining
Now, if instead Of taxing the second urn,
they had carried off the Sth, then the
number Of coins taken away would have
been to the number remaining as the
square Of the number of nrns secretcd to
the difference between that square and 20
times the number of urns remaining
What number of each was secrctcd?"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-24
Township Institute.

A Township Institute was held at In
dependence in the west school building
Nov. Is, 1871.
Mr.. Ely called the meeting to order
an took the chair, according to prcvi
Gus appointment at the County lnsti-
tute.
Prayer--by Mr. Palmer
Nusic-"Amcrica, by the Institute.
Primary Readiag-presented by Miss
Cooper with her class vt pupils She
made use of The back board, making Il
representation If H. word used for the
new lesson Wrote the word in script,
telling it to Them and requiring them to
read il together with known words in
little sentences; then taught its spelling,
the punctuation marks used, and by
model reading and question analysis, the
proper pronunciation of important words.
She taught script and type letters togeti'-
or; always used the word method, yet
the pupils could repeat the alphabet tor
ward and backward Mr. Pierce thought
the word method natural; was the right
method. Admired the lesson because
given in script instead Of type letters; be-
cause one thing was taught ut time,
combining the old words with the new,
and because object teaching preceded the
lesson. which first awakened curiosity.
Resolred. THAT this Institute recon-
mend a combination of the sh"nic and
word method" Unanimously adopted
Adjourned to meet at 80 7. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION
lSoag-"Farmers Boy" by Miss Ma
sons class of boys.
Spelling-by Mrs. Luckey's class at
the board. All wrote the same words
which were those of similar photography,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-24
q he aB}ulletilt,
s'al.uer Us. sl.cri.iaa.

We note in some Of our Iowa
Republican exchanges a great dea!
of heated denunciation and as it
appears to us, ungenerous and un-
called for aspcrsion Of the motives
Of Coy. Palmer, Of Illinois, in bis
late effort to have The grand jury at
Chicago inquire iuto the RESPONSE
III ity of Phil. Sheridan and Mayor
Mason for the MAJ, der Of Col. Gros-
yenor in that city, short time
since. Whether the action of Gov.
Palmer Was mistake or the re-
verse. or whether he was partly
right and partly wrong, which is
our view of the case, there is Meth
in. to indicate that his motives
were other than worthy and honor
able, but it seems to have become
the fashion with some Of our cotem-
poraries TO make a god of Gen.
Sheridan, and to bIindly and viru-
lently attack anybody who doubts
his intallibility. The country IN
doubteslly owes great debt OF
gratitude to Gen. Sheridan, but that
fact does not absolve his acts from
honest criticism, whether from the
Governor Of Illinois or any other
citizens. The record Of Gov. Palmer
rs a soldier and a citizen, ii not so
brilliant as that Of Gen. Sheridan
in the former capacity is equally
honorable in both, and we were az
cordin.Iy uhprepared to see in a
paper usually SO fair and candid as
the State Register, the application
to him of the epiihets fool and
nave" and the suggestion that he
is fishing for the Democratic nomi-
nation for the Presidency. 1t is
but tie truth-and we make the
suggestion in no inviduous or often
siye sense--ti.2t Coy. Pa,inei's re-
publicanism has been subjected to
as severe test, and hiss been
proved to be of as answering and
disinterested a character As that of
the editor of the Register, and We
have no more right to imrute Gov.
Palmcr's action IN the Chicago
matter to mercenary motives and a
retrogression from good principles,
than to assume that the R,giste,'s
attac!. upon him springs from de-
sire 10 tickle an administration with
which Gen. Sheridan is an especial
fayorite, and from whose hands the
editor receives the emoluments of 4
fat Office.
It is not the purpose Of this arti-
Gle to discuss the merits OF Gov.
Paiiner's action, although we think
that so far as it was designed as a
protest against the unnecessary and
unlawful substitution of military
rule and authority for that OF the
State Of Illinois, it was right. We
simply desire to enter cur dissent
to the Incorporate and unjustitiable
attacks upon the motives Of Re
publican officer of nblemishea char
acter and record because in the
exercise of his official duties he
runs counter to the assumptions of
a popular idol.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-24

THE teachers Of the public schools OF
Independence held their last weekly
meeting at the residence Of MIR. J. 2.
Sampson. School work and school in
terests formed the topics Of conversation
during the evening From parties pres
ent, we learn that the occasion WAS Il
very enjoyable one.
We congratulate the teachers Of indie
pendcnce upon receiving the support OF
an intelligent board Of directo; IS, whose
aympathies are fully in harmony with
their work, and who considerably re-
member the teachers social wants.