Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-01-06
General News.

John Bell Crockett, a grandson Of
the immortal Davy, was found murdered
in his trading boat, at Bradys Landing,
five miles above Memphis, Dec. 2Sth.
The full bench of the Supreme Court
Of New York, have decided that United
States bonds may be included in personal
assets in reckoning property for local
and State taxation.
Seventy buildings in the centre of
| the town Of Mitiln, Pa, including stores,
| dwellings and stables were burned on the
3lst ult. causing loss which is estimat-
ed at 100000.
Gen. Prim, late Prime Minister Of
| Spain, died. on Sunday last, from wounds
received. some days since, at the hands
of band Of six assassins, who have cs-
| capped.
Lewis Tappan, the venerable anti
slavery reformcr, was struck with para
lysis, while making New Years visit to
his daughter, in New York His rccov-
erv is doubtful rs this is his second at
! tack
The cstimablc wife ofSccretary Belll-
nap, died, in Washington, Dec. Goth.
Mrs. Bclknap was the daughter of DR.
Holm A. Tomlinson, Of Harrodsburg, Ky,
and was d;snitied, graceful and accom-
plished lady.
j. w. Smith, the colorcd cadet at
West Point, is again in trouble. being
about to be brought before court mar
tial, on charge of Justification in his cxpla
PLANTATION of some delinquencies. There is
either systematic course Of persecution
being pursued toward the colored cadet
or he is something of an incorrigable.
A fire at New Orleans, early on Sun
day morning, destroyed the steamers
Magenta, Grand Erie. Julia Rudolph,
Thomas Dean and John Howard, all of
which are total loss. The steamship
De Sofa, running between New York and
New Orleans, was burned to the waters
edge, below the latter city, on Saturday.
"A blast of $4,000 pounds of powder
was successfully exploded, in Blue Point
Grand Gold Mine. California, Dec. Goth.
A mass of goldbearing earth 200 feet
square and rs feet deep was lifted 20
feet and completely shattered. This is
the greatest mining blast ever fired in
California.
BY the official report of the United
States Treasurer Spinner, the conscience
fund during the year ending June 30th,
1870, is shown to have increased So, 406..
03, and the total contributions to the
United States Treasury since 1863,
through the agency of the "slent mont
tor" is $l17,397S4.
The marriage of ex-Secretary Sew
ard to Miss Olive Risley, daughter of Mr..
Hanson A. Risley, a former special agent
of the Treasury Department, is annouuc-
ed to take place at San Francisco on the
return of Mr. Stewards party, which will
be about two months hence Mr.. Rislcy
and daughter are at present travelling in
Asia with Stewards party
In accordance with resolution of
the House of Representatives calling for
report of the amount of freight trans
ported over the Pacific railroads. the
following statement for the year ending
June Both, 1870, has been produced,
There were transported over the Union
Pacific, G,572pcrsons and $3.50 tons Of
stores, at a total cost 1885,, 537.92; over
the Central Pacific, 2,5l2 persons and
l ,059 tons of stores, at Il cost Of 1919,
570 80; over the Kansas Pacific, 4,61S
persons and 1854 tons Of stores, at
cost Of $23G, Total costs for per
sons and stores, $1,673,S56.82 Agreea-
bly, to Secretary Boutwclls order, one
half of this sum has been retained to pay
the interests on the bonds of the compa
MES, advanced by the government, and
the other half paid in money at the
Treasury.