Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-01-27
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General News.

The widow of Hon. Thos. Darcy
Niece lately died at Toronto. She was
found dead, having a prayer book in her
hands, evidently having expired in the
midst of her deyotions.
Gen. Schenck has declined ban
quet tend red him by citizens Of Cincin-
natl He is to sail from New York on
the 1st Of February He is still in
Washington, and is to remain there sew
cral days yet.
Hon. Jefferson Long, one of the new
Georgia members Of the House, is a
bright and intelligent locking mulatt
He took Il seat on the outer side of the
Rerubi can side, next to Mr.. Bowen, of
South Carolina, and few seats t. the
right Of Mr.. Meyers, Of Pennsylvania.
The election OF candidate for
United States Senator by tie caucus Of
the Delaware Legislature was nothing
more nor less th.n political family
party The Legislature is unanimously
Democratic, and the only candidates be
fore the caucus were the three brothers
Salisbury.
A raid with mounted troops has
lust been made in the mountain regions
OF Tennessee, by the United Sites reve-
nue. officers It result Il in the destruc
ton cf seven Illicit dstiilrric, and ahout
1890 gallons Of mash. Eleven other
stills were found, bnt IL thvv were not
running they c"uld not be molestcd.
The rad occupied eight days.
The Louisville Gonrtsr- Jonrna7 SAYS:
10 every three squares Of residence in
Louisville there is cur, and each dog 8
expected to get HI, pound Of flesh from
letter-carricr If lie don't get it from
the leg ci the !. G., he generally makes
it off somebody who passes at night.
There is no reason why dogs should not
flourish in Louisville, but its discourag
ing to letter carriers.
1t is now stated that the story going
tie rounds Of the papers t. the effect
that DR.. Pownall Of Sand Hill Ky,
was drowned while being bapt-ea by
immersion, with TIE pathetic addition
that his newly welded bride $40 d on
the shore and Witnessed the droWni"g
OF her husband is a wretched hoax
The doctor is alive and well ana tn
doctrine Of baptism, by immersion, suf-
fcrs no loss of prestige.
The Omaha Ti5ane says that Phin-
cas- Hitchcock, Just elected United States
Senator in Nebraska, is a man universal
ly esteemed, has character without
stain, and an official and political record
rs an officer and straight out Rcpubli-
can, without a blemish Seventeen Re
publicans voted for him and sixteen for
Thaver Six Republicans voted for
Gov. Saunders, but tlc eleven Democrats
who voted for Hitchcock gave him the
election. There was no caucus nomlna-
tion among the Republicans.
"A terrible ku Kluk outrage occur
red at Louisville Ga ,on the 18th. A par
ty ofmaskcd men entered the town, broke
open the Jail and took therefrom nine
coiored prisoners, serving out their
terms punishment for minor offenses.
The prisoners were taken short dis
lance from town and numerically whip
pea, after which the masked banditti
cut off one ear from seven Of the suffer
crs, both ears from the eighth. and
bringing the ninth back to town. thor
fired nine shots into his body, most OF
which were fatal. None of the murder
crs have been arrested
"A remarkable divorce case has been
brought to light in one of the New York
courts A Mrs. Chashruck applied to the
court to have set aside decree of divorce,
obtained by her deceased husband through
the instrumentality of Nassau street di
vorce lawyer. The application discloses
the fact that she had lived with her hus-
band until his death, in entire ignorance
of the divorce or of any proceedings to
obtain it. 1t is alleged on the other hand
that the husband permitted her to remain
in the house, after the divorce, simply
out of tender consideration for her repu-
tation" One cannot help but wonder how
SO consideratc a husband came to apply
,''Nr divorce at all.
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