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New-York tribune., 1871-04-08
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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-11
VillaiDous.

We copied from the Dubuque
Ucro1d last week letter purporting
to have been written by John ID.
Noble, of Waverly, to an erring
daughter imploring her to come
home. We had no thought at the
time that the letter was ether than
genuine, but it turns out that it VI as
an outrageous forgery, written by
somebody yet undiscovered, and de
signed to ruin the reputation of the
young girl in question. There
seems to have been yillainous
plot to effect this purpose, for tho
letter in the Ver0l0 from Wayerl,
was followed a few days after by
one to the Times from Waterloo
pretending to give occurrences al
the Swift House in that city, con
frmatory of the story that the young
girl had left her home in company
with villain. This letter gave
q graphic account Of the meeting
of the distracted father and ruined
daughter, at the Swift House, and
other circumstances, all Of which
have no foundation save in the ma
licious imagination Of the writer
No such occurrence took place
either at the Swift House or any
where else, the facts being that the
young lady 50 cruelty slandered has
been tor the past three weeks at tho
house Of respectable citizen o,
Piainfeld, where she enjoys tho
confidence and respect Of the fam
lily. Who the perpctrator Of this
outrage is, is yet mystery. The
Dubuque Times intimates that there
is reason to suppose that woman
is responsible for it. Be it man OIL
woman, the severest penalty of the
law should be metcd out to him OF
her when discovered.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-11
State News.
Ned O'Baldwin, the Irish giant an
pugilist, is in Dubuque.

Ned O'Baldwin, the Irish giant and
pugiIist, is in Dubuque.
The Iowa Baptist State Convention
is to meet in Waterloo in the latter part
of September
Mrs. J. Rhicl, of Cedar Falls, killed a
bull snake there this week which mcasur-
ed four feet and three inches.
-"One heart made glad is the sug
gestive heading Of an item in the Wav-
erly Mdependent recording the advent
of four subscribers with the cash
The Muse ltine Journal records the
raising Of Il new variety of winter wheat
called "Pcnnsylyania Red by one of the
farmers of that county, which averaged
81 bushels to the acre.
And now comes in the era of big
vegetables. The DUBUQUE Telegraph in
augurates it by telling of a tomato which
weighed four pounds and thirteen ounces
W hftt u NlitiI'ti, VIZ toiitto, VI toul ~
Gov Merrill received, last week, a
warrant for $4,000 from Washington
being further payment of the claims of
the State against the general govern
ment.
The editor of the Ccrro Gordo Re
publican thinks it reasonable, after
keeping bird dog from October to Au-
gust, to be asked by friend if he could
get the loan of him for month or six
weeks"
The Nashua Post tells this: "fIcrc
is new wheat item for 1871. The
wheat was sowed on the Mckee farm, in
this township, April 18th. 1t was harves-
ted July 18th, threshcd July 10Th, ground
by Dellinger Brothers July 10Th, baked
by Mrs. Wilson July Goth, and good
bread it was too Bread from the seed
in three months and two days.
The Waterloo Reporter has some
severe, and, we doubt not well deserved
structures upon magistrate and Il
couple of shystcrs of that city, who as
sisted and encouraged crazy farmer in
the prosecution of Il man for theft who
was helping him in harvest; the theft
consisting in taking few bundles Of oats
to feed his team. The trial lasted five
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-11
POst.n rs eers.

Mr.. Medill Of the Civil Service
Commission has recommended 4
plan for the selection of PoStmastcrs,
which he would apply to all but
about 200 of the Postmasters of the
country, the exceptions being in the
large cities; the object being to de-
stroy partisan and congressional
patronage, and to allow the people
to choose their own Postmasters.
His plan is not to do this by means
of elections which are expensive,
perplexing and of doubtful constitu-
tionajity, but by petition. He would
have the President commission for
five years the applicant who has the
most numcrously signed petition
by the people of his post office dis
trict. Mr.. Medill says that the
adoption of this plan would remove
the local post Offices from the con-
troll of congressional aspirants and
partisans, and at the same time pre-
vent any political party from mo
nopolizing the patronage OF the
post office department, and using 1t
for partisan ends. The only diff
Guilty we can see in the pla.. is that
of determining the suiliciency of the
petitions. How is the President or
post Office department to know
whether the names signed to the
petitions are those of bona tidc
residents of the post Office district,
signed with their own hands or
whether they have been gathered
from the directories or tombstones
OF the neighborhood. The petitions
will have to be vouchcd for bv some
body; now who shall vouch for
them? The member Of Congress
from the district? and if 50 what is
gained by the plan.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-11
A Lie Nailed.

The Burlington Uoorheye in late
issue makes an oStcntatious pre-
tense of desiring to conduct the
Senatorial contest Gin perfectly
fair and honorable manner" In
the same number which contains
this declaration it illustrates its con
ccption OF honesty and fairness, by
making a most I'm ustiiiable and Sian
derous attack upon p. c. Conger,
Esq, of Waterloo, late Indian
Agent, inspired by a presumption
that that gentleman favors the cleo
ton of Mr.. Allison as L. S. Senator.
The accusation which the Uaukeye
makes against Mr.. Conger is, that
he is travelling in the southern coun-
ties of the State promising to put
men in position on the Burlington
& Missouri River X. X. in return
for labor in behalf of Mr.. Allison
The No~heye supplements this
charge with perfectly gratuitous
insinuation that Mr.. Conger's Indian
accounts will not wash. The atten-
ton of Mr.. Conger being called to
the Uuwkeye editorial he thus eff
tectually squelchcs the falschood:
WATERLOO, July Dist, 1871.
To Editors Of Burlington Hauheye:
SlKs: A friend has just handed me a
copy OF your paper of the goth instant,
in the columns Of which number find Il
slanderous attack upon myself nstigatcd,
| as | am led 10 infer from the tenor of
your article, by the fact that | am sup
posed TO favor the election of VIM b.
| Allison to the Senate of the United
States in place of Mr.. Harlan.
Now, Sirs, what my preference for one
man over another has to DO with my
honesty as man, or my integrity as a
public officer, am unable to understand.
Your article informs the public that | am
of this State in the interests of Mr.. Ali
son, plcGging the patronage of the b. &
NJ. K. Il X. to parties who will give their
support to Mr. Allison To all of which,
by way Of Information, | reply that |
never was on said railroad in my life,
and do not to my knowledge know one
officer Of the same.
In reference to my Indian Accounts TO
use your own elegant and pol tie phrase)
| that they would not wash it is sufficient
to say that | was relieved from the Office
o. United States Indian agent, (Which of
| flee | had held four and half years. on
the Goth of this month two years ago, by
the adoption of President Grant new In
dian policy, as it is termed, and that i'm
mcdiatcly thereafter as soon as | could
locate my family, repaired to Washing
ton to close my accounts with the govern
! ment, which desirable object ! was able
to accomplish without delay; and what
is more, in this settlement it Was found
that the Government owed me several
hundred dollars, which was promptly
paid and my hond cancelled For the
veriication of this statement, I beg to re-
fer you to the proper department at
Washington City.
Should this plan not me t your views,
and you refuse to make the dacads hoR-
cra5ie, all that will be left for ne to do
will be to request you to put your unj lst
institutions into some tangible form that
| may have the opportunity to prove
them false, and brand the author as a
siandercr. Awaiting your reply, am
Respcctfnlly Yours. z IL CoNGER.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-11
Suspension Of Pleasncton.

The unsecmly conflict Of jurisdic-
ton between Gen. Pleasanton, Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue, and
the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr..
Boutwell,, which has for some time
past INSTRUCTED the operations OF
the department, and the irritating
details of which has formed theme
Of unlimited newspaper comment,
has at last been solved by the sus-
pension of Pleasanton from Office
by the President, under the teure
Of Office law. This action was pre-
ceded by a verbal message from the
President, through Gen. Porter, re-
qucsting Pleasanton to resign, and
on his declining to do SO the order
for his suspension was issued and
Deputy Commissioner Douglas APP
pointed to fill the vacancy. Pleas
antou's administrator of the affairs
of the Bureau has been failure
from the commencement and he
should have been removed long
since. He seems to have had an
overwccning appreciation of his
own wisdom and importance, and a
penchant for acting independently
of and in opposition to his superiors.
The revenue has not been collected
with efficiency and success, and his
rulings upon disputed points have
been in contrayention of those Of
his predecessors in important par
ticulars. The latest instance Of this
was probably the immediate cause
eff his removal. 1t was in relation
to the taxing Of the borrow capt.
tai of bankers and brokers. Some
wears since the levy Of this tax was
resisted by the brokers of Wall
street, and upon appeal to Secretary
McCulloch and the then Commits
sioner, Mr.. Harlan, both decided it
legal. This settled the matter, and
since that time the tax on borrowed
capital has been paid with other
revenue taxes and without protest.
But now Pleasanton, apparently
without consultation, or open solici-
tation from those interested, re-
verses this decision, thus mater
tally reducing the revenue and
opening the way for suit against
the government for that already col
lected. Mr.. Boutwell, very properly
refused to sanction this action, and
the attempt by Pleasanton to carry
it out, despite the opposition of his
superior, has cost him his office.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-11
Congressional Ointricts.

The Toledo RcpubNcuu has been
anticipating the action of the next
General Assembly, and mapping
out the State Of Iowa into Congress
! sional Districts. The basis is made
upon the estimate Of $4,000 popu-
lation to y Representative. This
will give Iowa, with population in
round numbers Of 100000, eight
members certainly, and probably
one more, making nine, by virtue of
a major fraction Of population. The
Rer"b/ic"m's appointment is as
follows:
!. Lee, Dcs Moines, Henry,
NanBurcn, Davis and Appanoosc.
Six counties with population OF
1875, G24
II. Muscatinc, Louisa, johnson,
Washington, Jefferson, Iowa and
Keokuk. Seven counties with a
population Of 1872 1922.
i'll. Scott, Clinton, jackson,
Jones and Cedar. Five counties
with population of 136,o3s.
~. Dubuque, Clayton, Alama-
kec, Fayette, Buchanan and Della
ware. Six counties with Il popula-
ton of 1876, ol7.
V. Winncshick, Howard, Mitchell,
Floyd, Chicasaw, Bremen, Butler,
Franklin, Hardin, Grundy and Black
Hawk. Eleven counties with pop
ulation of 129,390.
VI. Linn, Benton, Tama, Mar
shall, Story, Jasper and Poweshiek.
Seven counties with a population of
1920.
VII. Mahaska, Marion, Warren,
Clarke, Lucas, Monroe, Wapcllo
and Wayne. Eight counties with a
population Of 3O,40i.
VIII. Polk, Dallas, Cass, Adair,
Madison, Union, Adams, Mont
eomcrv, Mills, Fremont, Page,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-11
Symptoms OF Liver Complaint, and
ofsomo of the Diseases produced
by it.

A sallow or yellow color Of skin,
or yellowish brown spots on face
and other parts Of body; dullness
and drowsiness with frequent head
ache; dizziness, bitter or bad taste
in mouth, dryness Of throat and in
ternal heat; palpitation, in many
cases a dry teasing cough, with
sore throat, unsteady appetite, rails
ing of food, choking sensation in
throat; distress, heaviness, or bloat-
or full feeling about stomach and
sides, pain in sides, back or breast,
or about shoulders; collie pain and
soreness through bowels, with heat;
constipation, alternating with trc-
quent attacks of diarrh1a; piles,
tlatulence, nervousness, GOODNESS OF
extremities; rush OF blood to the
head, with symptoms of appoplexy,
numbness Of limbs, especially at
night; cold chils alternating with
hot flashes, kidney and urinary diff
ticulties; female weakness, dullness,
low spirits, unsociability and
gloomy torbodings. Only few of
above symptoms likely to be present
in any case at once. All who use
DR.. Il. V. Pierce's Alt. Ext. or
Golden Medical Discovery for
Liver Complaint and its Complica-
tons, are loud in its praise. Sold
by all tirst-class Druggists. SCI.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-11
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Political Items,

The Jefferson county Republicans have
nominated Hon. Mr. McCoid for State
Senator, and Messrs Hopkirk and Stubbs
for Representatives Mr. Iopkirk was
in the last Legislature.
In Wappello county the Republican
legislative candidates are: Senator, j.
II. Merrill; Representatives, S. T. Cald,
well and J. II. Carver Mr. Carver was
in the last General Assembly.
Rumors are again rife of the early re
tircment Of Secretary Fish from President
Grants cabinet. Geo. VIM Curtis, Presi.
dent of the Civil Service Commission
and editor of Harpers Weekly, is named
rs his successor.
The Republicans of Wapello county
have honorcd themselves BY the nomina-
ton of a competent lady as their candi-
date for superintendent Of Schools The
good example of Mitchell county is bear
ing fruit.
Advces from Montana indicate that
W. H. Chggett, Republican, a true son
of a degenerate sire, Judge Claggett, OF
Keokuk, democrat, has been elected dele
gate to Congress from that territory.
The Republicans of the 45th Senatorial
District, composed Of the counties of Sto-
ry and Boone, met, on Saturday last, to
nominate candidate for Senator, but
disagrecing as to which was entitled to
the choice, the Story county delegates
withdrew and nominated Geo NJ Max
well, of Story. The Boone men then:
nominated A. S. Holmes, of that county.
The Republican Senatorial Convention
Of the district comprising Hamilton,
Wright and Humboldt counties, met at
Goldtield on Saturday last, aid after 1870
ballots for candidate for Senator with
out effect, separated without final ad-
journment, the Wright and llumbol t
delegates adiourning to a hotel where
they nominated S B Hewett, of Wright
county. The Hamilton delegates re
manned and proceeded to nominate l.. L.
Estes, of Webster City.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-11

the United States should suffrage
be denied on account Of race, color,
or former condition.
In February, 1867, the fifteenth
amendm ent, securing to colored men
the right of suffrage, and forever
prohibiting its withdrawal, passed
both branches of Congress.
In March, 1869, a law was passed
striking the word mhite from all
the ordinances Of this District, de-
stroying all determinations against
colored men in such laws or ordi-
nances.
In MAY, 1870, the bill known as
the enforcement act became a law,
its object being to protect colored
men in all the rights to which other
citizens are entitled.
In April, 1871, Congress passed
what in known as the Kn kluX act,
giving the President power to pro
tcct the loyal people Of the South
against organized bands Of assas-
sins, and rendering the people Of 4
county or city, under certain condi-
tons, responsible for the damages
done therein by these outlaws.
Such, briefly, are the leading
measures adopted by Il Republican
Congress, and sanctioned and sus
tanned by the Republican party, for
securing to the colorcd people OF
/ the nation the boon Of liberty and
the right Of equal American citizen
ship.
AS Il "companionpiecc' to this
long list Of acts in the interest OF
justice and humanity, we ought
perhaps, to publish the record OF
the Democratic party in behalf OF
slavery, wrong and outrage.
Bat it can hardly be necessary
at least until the wounds inflicted
upon the backs Of the four millions
of slaves have had time to heal
If colored men bear no malice
against their Democratic owners
they will not be able to forget who
fastened and who broke then
chains.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-11
ton

THE Mt. Pleasant JoulHW is en-
gagged in a bitter controversy with
the Press, the Democratic paper OF
that place, the subject matter Of
which seems to be the antcccdcntS
and characteristics Of the wife OF
Senator Harlan. The Jouynaf ap-
pears as the defender Of the lady.
but the subject seems to us one
hardly appropriate for newspaper
discussion, and it is quite probable
that the Senator and his wife will
not witness such discussion with
complacency. The candidacy of
Mr.. Harlan for an important office
should not subject the privacy Of
his home to invasion, and the female
members Of his family to annoyance
and insult By being pilloried in a
newspaper warfare. The Jouruaf
may say that the Press was the ag
srcssor by suggesting that Mrs.
Harlan was Il milliner before her
marriage, but, however intended,
there is nothing in that charge
which might not well have been
passed without comment, especially
when such comment has the effect
Of keeping a lady and her peculiar
tiles in an unpleasant position OF
publicity. Again, # it was insult
ing to allulc to Mrs. Harlan as once
a millincr, what shall be said Of the
Journni's suggestion that she is II
"woman without sense, and guilty
of many foolish things"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-11
Dean Refuseth TO Depart.

The following characteristic
epistlc from Henry Clay Dean
written at his home at "Rcbel's
Cave" shows that the "grcat I'M
washed" if not q patriot, is not a
facile hypocrite. There is no more
pungcnt logic than that contained
in the close of the first paragraph:
TO the Editor of the New York Tribune:
SlR:-I see a notice going the rounds
to the effect that have been contesting
the New Departure" of the Democracy
Of Iowa That licentious and irresponsi
bic sheet, the Memphis 1calanche, makes
this rumor the subject ola low, scurril-
Gus, characteristic article. The 1ribune
notices the same thing VIII you do me
the justice to state that | have nothing
to do in any way with the New Depar-
turc, nor have | uttered a word in public
upon the subject? That ! have neither
appeared to take the new oath or receive
"A parole at the general surrender of
the Democracy. This I hold logically
True: lHal, III Ihc hepuDliclns were
right in making the war, creating the
debt, and changing the Constitution, I
can see no reason why new set of leech-
es shonll be applied to the body polite
for the mere variety Of change.
was honestly opposed to the war and
its consequences, and in favor of the re
pudaton of the public debt, or its pay
ncnt in grccnbacks OF Little value as
my opinions may be, | am determined
that they shall not be misrcpresented
without contradiction. Thousands hold
my views. HENRY CLAY DEAN.
REBELS CAVE, Putnam Co, Mo, July 1S.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-11
Rum Did 1t.

One of the saddest eases of the
many terrible doings of rum came
to our knowledge yesterday.
AS we were passing Dearborn
street we observed a miserable look
ing man staggering diagonally OPP
pos,te the X'tbtne building. His
clothes were dirty and ragged.
His boots had been worn out some
time ago, and were only together
in places. A slouched hat, long
since unfit for wear, was the Gov
ering of his head. AS we APP
preached near him, we discovered
tnat he WAS an old acquaintance,
but that in his besotted condition
of drunkcnness-and it was not yet
ten o'clock in the morning-he did
not recognize us at all. We were
deeply panied at the spectacle
Upon nearer inspection we observed
that he was without a shirt. He
staggered along the streat and down
Dearborn, to Il place where rum
was sold, went in, and takinga
chair, soon became lost to his sur
roundings in a stolid condition OF
complete intoXication. We have
not seen more complete wreck in
many years, and doubt whether
there is in the whole city Of Chica-
90, a single man, who seen on the
street, would be taken as Il more
thorough representative of drunk
ennc>s-ot the guttcr-than this
poor, shirtlcss, abjcct man.
Ten years ago we knew that man
a popular and prominent member
Of the Legislature Of one of our
great Northwestern States. Soon
after we met him in the great Chi
cago Wigwam Of 1869, member
Of the convention which first nomi-
mated Line In for the Presidency.
Again we met him in Washington,
where he had much Influence with
the delegates from his State. He
went into the staff department of
the army sometime during the war,
and Immediately after its close made
some fortunate specnlatlons by
which he became a rich man. But
about two years ago he enter d IN
to speculations which tnrncd out
badly, and he was swamped in bus
mess. A few months after that we
met him at the Briggs House one
evening and thought he was slightly
under the influence of liquor, we
had no idea that he had begun to
move down that inclined plane
which has brought him to the gut
ter and a life of unutterable misery.
He is the husband of an intelligent
and highly cultivated lady, and the
father of children who, few years
ago, were as happy as any now liv-
| ING on Wabash Avenue. Whether
these have been dragged down to
the fathers degradation we do not
know. Oh, thou invisible spirit OF
wine, if thou hast no other name to
be called by, let us call you the
DEVIL Chicogo Erening Post.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-08-11

Taylor, Ringgold and Decatur.
Fourteen counties with popula-
tion Of l34,3o5.
IL. Worth, Winnebago, Crock
cr, Emmett, Dickinson, Osceola, Ly-
on, Sioux, O'Brien, Clay, Palo Alto,
Kossuth, Hancock, Cerro Gordo,
Wright, Humboldt, Hamilton, Web
ster, Pocahontas, Buena Vista,
Cherokee, Plymouth, Woodbury.,
Ida, Sac, Calhoun, Boone, Greene,
Carroll, Crawford, Monona, Harri-
son, Shelby, Audubon, Guthrie and
Pottawattamie. Thirty-six counties
With population of 1929.
The 9th District is given the
smallest population, on account OF
the probability of the heaviest in
crease during the next ten years.
We do not think the positions
assigned counties in the north par,
Of the State will be generally ac-
certable, but the suggestion Of the
subject can do no harm.