Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-01-13
State News.

The citizens of Ames have formed
an association to prospect for coal, which
is believed to exist in that vicinity.
The people of Cedar Rapids are
moving to secure the location of the
State Fair at that point the coming two
years.
The Waverly Independent says that
a farmer near GAINESVILLE had fifteen
sheep killed and five severely injured,
by dogs, a few nights since.
The Abba Spirit tells of brute in
that county who drove tcn-penny nails
through an inch board, filed them sharp,
and then beat his horse over the head
with the horrible weapon.
A convention meets at Oskaloosa on
the 18th of the present month, the OBJ
iect Of which is to cause the name of
| God to be inserted in the Constitution
of the United States.
Hon. Timothy Davis, of Elkadcr.
| formerly member of Congress from this
| district, was struck with paralysis, some
days since, one side Of his body being
affected. 1t is feared that he will not
recover.
"A. Greenwald, the we'll known
clothing merchant Of Dubuque. on Mon
| day, made an assignment of his assets,
for the benefit of his creditors. The
extent Of his liabilities is not stated.
-Four Methodist preachers have been
arrested at Clyde, Jasper county, for ia
king tcrcible possession ola schoo hose
after permission for its use as . place of
worship on week day evenings had been
denied By the trustees.
The Sioux City Journal says that a
company with B. II. Alien, Of Dcs
Moines, at its head, has been formed to
construct line of railroad from Des
Moines to Sioux City. The Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific r. z. backs the
enterprise.
The Mitchell County Press comes
down savagely upon the Plun.sett
Troupe, because they did not get their
printing done at that Office and also be-
cause. as it alleges, obey drink whisky.
The editor of the Press has always, YER
consistently, set his face against whisky
The new proprietors Of the Waiver
iy Was establishment have concluded
to drop the late title of that paper,
which had become suggestive only Of
very mean article of Democracy and
whisky, and to substitute that of the
independent, under which flag it vii
hereafter sail. y very decided improve
ment il The appearance and editorial
conduct Of the paper is manifest in the
late numbers.
The people of Iowa City have been
aroused TO = high pitch of excitement
and Indignation hya case Of body lifting
in the ccmeter: of that city, hy parties
connected With the medical department
Of the STATE University. The grave Of
Mrs. Mary ID. iIerrick was despoi!ed,
the body taken to the College, and al
forwards, when preparations were being
made to search the building. 10 a hay
stack, about three miles from town. The
perpt traitors Of he TRACE finally made
ovcrtures for the delivery Of the body
to the friends of the deceased, on conli-
ton that the matter shorld be allowed
to drop without prosecution. This was
accclcd to, and so the matter ended
TIE AMEs FAILURE.-The Chica-
60 I'riIuae says in reference to the
failure of Oakcs Ames & Brother:
"Whcn Mr.: I. G. Durant had ex-
hausted his own resources and cred
it in building the first one hundred
miles OF the Union Pacific Railway,
and the enterprise seemed likely to
come to a stand-stilI, the Ames
Brothers, who had become million
aires in the manufacture Of shovels
and plows, in Massachusetts, were
persuaded to take hold Of the work.
Percciving the necessity OF having
rail connection with the East, to
insure the rapid construction Of the
road, they joined Mr.. John |. Blair
in his enterprise for the completion
Of the Cedar Rapids & Missouri
River Railway. With the compile
ton of this road, the Amcses put
nearly all their capital into the I'm
ion Pacific, and by the force Of their
example drew into it millions of
dollars from other sources. But for
their enterprise, their credit, their
resources, and their financial con-
ncctions, it may be confidently as
serted that the road would not have
been finished at the present time.
The same blow which carried
them down also carried down Mr..
Durant, whose property was nearly
all invested in Union Pacific stock
and bonds. The decision of Sccre-
tary Boutwell, to withhold all, in
stead Of onc-half, of the earnings Of
the rod from government business,
to net nt.e"rest on government
bonds issue, to the road, has caus-
the failure of these zen, ana may
perhaps, cause still furthe: failures
among their associates. The dcc's-
ion itself was probably correct
one; but the men who built the road,
and who had their entire fortunes
invested in it, had right to expect
that such a decision would not be
made without some previous notice
to them, so that they might put their
business in shape to receive the
least possible injury from it. No
good can result to anybody from the
bankruptcy Of such men as the Ames