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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-14

err distance upon the same road.
Nor shall there be collected a great
or sum per mile over any one por-
ton than over any other portion of
the road ofequal distance.
Railroad companies are forbid
increasing their rate of compensa-
ton to be charged for the transport
tation of any property, from any
point on its line Of road to any
other point on its line of road, by
reason of any decrease in its rates
which may be required to be made
under the first section Of this act;
nor shall the rate Of toll or compen-
sation on any day hereafter, charged
or collected for the transportation
Of any property from any point on
it's line ofroad to any other point on
its line of road, be greater or more
than that charged or collected on
the same day and month in the year
1870, for transportation of similar
quantities of the same class of prop.
erty, over the same part or portion
of said road.
The penalty imposed for the vic.
lation of the provisions of the act
shall not exceed $1,000 and costs Of
suit and attorneys fee, to be recov'
ed in an action Of debt in any court
of competent jurisdiction. All Of
ficers, and agents, and employees
wilfully guilty Of q violation of the
law are made liable to the same
penalties.-Dubuqte Times.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-14

II is anticipated that large atldi-
tons will be made to the population
of East Tennessee, Northern Geor-
gia and Alabama the coming sea-
son, from the French population of
Alsace and that portion of Lorraine
annexed to Germany. The desire to
cmigratc is not confined to the low
cr classes alone, but is shared by
the middle classes who own small
properties in town and country. A
number of French gentlemen living
in Washington and New York are
endeavoring to organize an associa-
ton, and raise capital to buy large
tracts of lands for the incoming tide
of immigration.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-14

TIE State Register has the follow
ing regarding the proposed Press
excursion. Since it was written Mr..
ColfaX has declined to deliver the
address, and the Register favors the
invitation of some Iowan who will
accept:
1t seems to be the unanimous agree
mcnt Of the craft that we are to have a
Press excursion this ycar--perhaps i'm:
mediately following the Convention in
June at Marshalftown--and that it will
be to the north. The Convention prop
er also promises to be good time. Be.
sides the business to be transacted there
will be the usual literary exercises The
annual address, it is now hoped, will be
delivered by Vice President Colfax.
Then, Frank Hatton, of the Mt. Pleas.
ant Journal, has been invited to deliver
lecture on what lie knows about The
Best Method of Conducting a Weekly
Paper, and he will accept OF course, and
that will be a lecture good and all alive /;
and that brilliant boy, j. l.. McCreary,
of the Dubuque Times, the Poet Of the
Iowa Press. is being pressed for one of
his poems, and, it is to be hoped, will no
doubt comply gracefully. So, it will be
seen, the prospect is fine for feast.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-14

WE devote the first page Of our
paper this week to- the report of the
San Domingo Commission and the
accompanying Message of President
Grant. The latter document will
he hailed with intense satisfaction
by the people Of the Whole country,
indicating as it does return to the
true method of dealing with the
vexcd question of annexation. Aban-
doned as peculiar policy Of the
administration, it will now stand or
fall on it's merits before Congress
and the people. . ,f sat
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-14
Railroad Taxation.

State Treasurer Rankin sends us
circular giving an interesting ex-
hibit Of the gross earnings Of twcn-
ty Iowa railroads, the amount of
tax collected on the same, the amt
appropriated to counties and to the
State respectively, and the number
of miles of railroad constructed
during nine years, from 1862 to 1870
inclusive. We give below 9 tile
names of the roads, the tax for 1870,
and the aggregate. for nine years:
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-14

The Jasper Republican suggests
the name Of Col. John A. Garrett Of
that county as candidate for Lieut..
Governor. Col Garrett is a soldier,
was Captain in the 10Th Iowa Infan-
try and afterwards Colonel Of the
40th. The suggestion meets with
warm response from Col. CARROTS
old companions in arms.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-14
The authorities of Newton. LAS

The authorities Of Newton, Jasper
County are making it lively for the liquor
men. One saloon keeper indicted by the
Grand Jury plead guilty and was fined
$50 and costs. The stock in trade of an
other was seized by the sheriff leaving
enough however to make the proprietor
drunk as a fiddler in less than an hour af-
forwards. We CLEAN from the Repu6li
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-14
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New Advertisements.
PROBATE NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that final account has
~ been filed by Rebecca a. Slonakcr, Execu-
trX of the Estate OF Azariah SlOnaker, deceased,
and that the Executrix asks to be discharged, and
that said matter will be heard at the next term OF
the Circuit Court, in Buchanan county, Iowa, COM
mencing on Monday, the 9Th day of June, 1871
4l-2w ID. l.. SMITH, Clerk CT Court
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-14
The McGrcgor Neacs. the home OF

The McGrcgor Ne,es, the home or
gan of Gov. Merrill, says, in a notice
of his dcclension of the nomination
Of the third term: s.t E" 81 2
1--WE understand that, it is Mr..
Mcrrill's intention to return to
private life, and that he is not a
candidate for any Office
This we suppose may be taken as
an indication that Gov. Merrill is
not a candidate for the United States
Senate, as was supposed by many
fbis friends in Northern Iowa. u
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-14
NOTICE OFPROyING WILL.

To Eliza Martin, Rachel Barnes, Rosannah Hall,
Jacob Franks, Michael Franks, Joseph Franks,
Martha Ann Franks, Jasper Franks, and all 9th
ers whom it may concern:
VOU are hereby notified tina. an instrument
i -purpOrting to be the last Will and Testament
OF Jasper Franks, deceased, late of Buchanan
county, State of Iowa, was opened and read in
open court on the sth day Of April, 1871. and the
9Th day ofJane, ISL, wac fixed by the court for
proving and admitting the same to probate.
Witness my hand and the zeal of the
l.. s. Circuit Court in and for said county,
this 10Th day Of April, 1871.
41-3w ID. L. SMITH, Clerk CT Court.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-14

The Des Moines Register pro-
pounds this interrogatory: as it
to be, good bye Summer" meaning,
is Charles Summers place hence
forth with the Republican party, or
its enemies. The Register very
properly leaves the answer to this
question to Mr.. Sumner himself, but
we notice that there is score or
two of Iowa Republican journals
who do not scc1n disposed to allow
him to have a word to say about it.
They have apparently settled Mr..
Summers future political status. to
their own satisfaction as being out
side of the Republican organization,
and are accordingly pelting him
with even more and viler abuse and
contumely than they usually accord
to political foes. Mr.. Sumner has
marked defects of temperament.
lie sometimes suffers his feeling to
get the better of his judgment, and
makes mistakes which grievc his
best friends. One of the gravest of
these was his recent speech in the
Senate, in which, prompted by
heated feelings engendered in
personal controversy with the Pres
ident, he imputed to the latter UNI
worthy practices and intentions in
the conduct of the San Domingo
negotiations. He was clearly wrong
in this matter. He was vindictivc,
but his vindictiveness was not
against Republican principles, nor
has he, as those journals assert,
made war against the Republican
party. Mr.. Sumner is not the only
public man who makes mistakes.
If mistakes are to be punished by
expulsion, our party may find itself
curtailcd of its strongest members,
and, haply, without a head. We
think the papers We have referred
to will avoid future embarrassment
by emitting that part Of their pro-
gramme which proposes to read
Charles Sumner out of the party
sa0Iens roleus. In a matter of so
much Importance as the severing Of
his connection with an organization
whose principles no man has done
more to build up and maintain, it
is emincntly proper that Mr.. Sum-
ncr should have some voice. He
has quarrclled with the admins
tration but he has not-as did John
son, Doolittlc, Dixon, Cowan, and
others to whom he has been COM
parcd-forcsworn the principles Of
the Republican party. Whether he
does or does not make up his per-
sonal difference with President
Grant is of comparatively little i'm
portance compared with the ques-
ton of his future relations to the
party of freedom and progress.
This Mr.. Sumner will decide for
himself, and until we shall have
seen some better proof than has yet
been presented of his purpose to
60 into the camp of the enemy We
shall hold that he is not deserving
of the, not criticism, but wholesome
vituperation which is being heapcd
upon him by the hot-headcd parti-
sans and over-zcalous placcmen in
the Republican ranks. We make a
distinction between criticism and
abuse. There is plenty of opportu-
nifty for the former, on both sides of
the controversy which has recent
ly disturbed the party, but the latter
is out of place and character on any
side.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-14

The choicest and most contcmpt-
iblc,. because the most cowardly, Of
the rebels has turned up again, this
time sst Selma Alabama, where.
amid the strains of the s.Bonnie
Blue Flag" and the shouts of a
crowd of his own kind, he made a
harrangue, proclaiming his still un-
changed hatred to the government
and, with exultant tone, his conf
dence that estate sovereignty, al
though defeated in the late struggle,
will ultimately triumph" He de-
clared, with a swash of bravado
ludicrousIy in contrast and yet con-
sistent with his pusillanimous es-
capade at the close Of the war, that
he had "al,eoys been aci1ling to gire
his life for his people, and nor, It
any Yankee poacer scdnted his blood
to atone for any action Of the &uth-
ern people, they could take it," He
said that he had never asked par
don for what he had done, and new
er would, for he felt that he had
done no wrong, and closed his
speech with the declaration that'not
for himself but "for the sake of the
people whom he loved he .toredore
to eyezss"fore fully the feelings Of
his
These theatrical vaporings have
no more Importance than that given
them by the applause of the South
ern people. The Democracy Of that
region are without doubt nursing
the forlorn hope that by some
means, peacable or otherwise, the
results of the war will yet be re-
vcrscd. Their journals demand the
undoing of the work of reconstruc-
ton as unconstitutional, null and
void" and spurn any alliance, North
or South, which has not this for its
fundamental principle. To this de-
mand their brethren in the North
make no vigorous dissent. They
are preparing to assume the old
time attitude Of subserviency to
Southern dictation. The leading
Democratic paper in the country,
the New York World, some time
since, invited Stree expression Of
Southern opinion" on the question of
"going into the next Presidential
election with the abolition of negro
suffrage, as a Democratic ISSUE" add
ding significantly: Sin the North
the question is of no importance"
The responses to the invitation are
coming up from the South, and this
speech by Jefferson Davis may, be.
regarded as one of them. They in
variably repeat that the issue desired
is not only the ,disfranchiscment
of the negro but the reversal of the
whole work of reconstruction.t AS
these issues are of "nd importance
to the Northern Democracy, it is
safe to infer that they will be. con-
ccded, and that the Democracy Of
both sections will be found united
in the fond cndeavor to realize the
hopes Of Jefferson Davis. &f
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-14

"A woman weighing 7Os pounds an
Iowa production aaiscd at Maquoketa
passed through Davenport few days ago
en- route to Woods Museum Chicago.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-14

n. Barney, Justices transcript. Il 20 II 20
FOURTH DAY.
s O'Clock A. NJ, APRIL 6, 1871.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
All the members present
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings read
and approved. ya
Mr. Lake offered the. following rcso-
luton, viz:
RESOLVED, by the Board of Super
visors of Buchanan Co., Iowa, That
there be and is hereby appro priatcd cut
of the county treasury, the sum of two
hundred and fifty dollars, for the pur-
pose Of improving the public square in
front. of the Court House, provided the
City of Independence will raise seven
hundred and fifty dollars foi the same
purpose and cause the work to be done
before any money is drawn from the
county treasury.
On calls for yeas and nays, Mcssrs.
Lake and StOddard voted yea and Mr..
Brintnall nay. The resolution was adopt
ed.
On motion the sum of six hundred
dollars was appropriated for the purchase
of the school house lot on northeast
corner of Court House block.
Voted to Immediately construct bridges
on the Howe Truss plan, at Quasqueton
and Fairbank.
On motion the Bridge Committee was
instructed to advertise for Prosposals for
boulder granite piers and abutments for
bridges at Quasqueton and Fairbank, and
abutment at east end and pier at center
of bridge at Independence, of same ma
elial
The Co Auditor was instructed to
issue warrants for per diem and mile
age Of Board for present session, as
follows:
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-14
House to Rent in Indenendence,

4 new house, two stories. constructed for four
N tcnements. Let floor, kitchen, sitting room,
pantry, sleeping rooms, 2 Closets wood shed,
cellar and garden, price SIC per month.
Next tenement, lower floor, kitchen, closet, pan
try, cellar, sleeping rooms und garden, price IS
per month.
Second story, two tenements alike, divided by
hall, each containing kitchen. sitting room, pan
try, sleeping room, two closets and garden price
So per month. Water very convenient.
On the above described house put the rent very
low, but want good tenants, who will feel salts
fled with price and convenience. For particulars
inquire OF LAKE s HARMON.
Independence, April 10. 1871. 4l-3w
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-14

Clark Durham, Postmaster at Bur.
lington, formerly editor of the Hawkeye,
died in that city ON "Wednesday.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-14

The Board then adjourned sine die.
j. l.. LOOMS,
County Auditor.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-14

The County Auditor made his report of
Permanent School Fund Loans since last
report in September, 1870. On motion
the action of the County Auditor was
approved.
On motion the Co. Auditor was instruct
ed to issue Co. warrant in favor of
Supervisor Lake for S25, expenses incur
red in providing for pauper.
On motion adjourned till tomorrow
morning at 8 O'Clock. M
SECOND DAY. sel -,f
9O'CLoCK A. NJ, APR. 4, 1871.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
All the members present.
The minutes of yesterdays proceedings
were read and approved.
The County Auditor was instructed to
issue warrants to Clerks and Judges of
special elections the same as for like Sci
vices at the last general election. .'
On motion the Board adjourned in or
der to visit the Poor Farm, till tomorrow
morning, at 8 O'Clock. -..
THIRD DAY.
April 9th, 1871.
The Board met at IL o'clock A. NJ.
All the members present.
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings read
and annrOyed
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-14
NOTICE OF PROVING WILL.

NUIICE VI TNVVINU WILLs
STATE OF IOWA,
Buchanan County.
To Elizabeth Balm. Daniel Balm Ellen Balm, John
Balm Ebencxer Balm, Amelia A.. Elliott, Will
lam +. Balm, James II. Bain- Jeanett +. Balm
and Charles w. Balm, and all others whom ii
may concern:
NOu are hereby notified that an instrument pur-
i porting to be the last Will and Testament of
John Balm. deceased, late Of Buchanan County.
State of Iowa. was opened and read in open Court
on the 2ith day of January. 1871, and the 9Th day
of June, 1871. was fixed by the Court for proving
and admitting the same TO probate.
Witness my hand and the seal of the Cir
H. 81 cult Court in and for said county, this
18th day of April, 1871.
4t-3w ID. l.. SMITH, Clerk Cir. CT.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-14

4 GENTS WANTED-($225A MONTH";
N the American Knitting Machine Co., Boston,
Mass, or st, Louis. Mo- 39-W4
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-14
Proceedings Of the Board Of Su-
perviSOrS Of buchanan CGun-
~. Iowa.

The Board of Supervisors Of Buchanan
County, Iowa, convened in regular session
at the Court House, Independence, on
Monday the Sd day Of April, 1871, at ]
O'Clock, p. NJ.
Present, all the members.
MIR. Lake presented the following res
olution which was ON motion adopted,
tO-wlt:
RESOLVED, By the board of Supervisors of
Buchanan County, Iowa, that f. p. Bfint-
nall, /. A. Stoddard and Jed Lake be APP
pointed a committee on bridges with power
to make contracts for constructing and re-
parlng bridges and all matters necessary to
carry out the above powers. y
The following Bridge Petitions were
presented apd on motion referred to the
Bridge committee.
From Henry Cooke and Others for bridges over
Lime Creek, Westburg Tp. So
" Chss Melr0se, MalrOse Ford, Wapsipnic0n
River, Perry Town ship.
Jas. Richardson, Walton Creek, Newt on
+" chss +. 'Klotz, Spring Grove creek, New
Nu..
:" N. Brosdbcnit, Otter Creek, Hazleton
=" /. N. Myers, Spring Creek, wes,burg
Township.
&" D. NJ. Burroughs. Bunalo Creek, Budalo
4" CD Jones, Lime Creek, we.tburg Town
i. 4. Haradon, Willow Creek, Hazleton
Township
" o. Sufiicool, Suficool Creek, Hazleton
Township.
$ Henry Cooke, Lime Creek, $50
- W. e. Beels. Otter Creek, Sec. & IIaz-
i" f. X. Balm, Bear Creek, Homer Township
f" j. II. Merrill, Bear Creek, Sumner Town
B. B. Brown Bear Creek, Homer Town
ship.
The Co. Auditor reported fees col
lected in his Office during months of jan
uary, February and March, 1871, as fol-
lows, to-wit:
Transfer Fees, $G4,25
Redemption Fees, 1900
Non-rcdemption Fees, 1926
Abstracts, School FUND.- 1900
Total l29, so
Also, amount of warrants drawn on
salary since last session of the Board,
$3.50.
The Co. Auditor reported final hearing
on read cases, as follows, to-wlt;
No. 81. G. S. Dean and others. Lo-
cation and vacation. Byron and Wash
ington townships. Petition filed Jan. I'd,
1871. Milton House Commissioner. Re
ported favorably, Jan. 18th. Claims for
damage by Peleg Wardell, Isaac Waracll,
Jno. Burns, Stephen o. Toolc, W. X.
Campbell, Cornelius Harley and David
McLaren. Appraisers. P. French, G.
Glnther and G. w. Smyser-Reported
March 6, 1871. Final hearing March 20,
1871. Vacation granted. Location grant
ed upon condition that costs and dam
ages be paid on or before April 5rd,
1871. t.s 5rt 1a. .-..
The action of the County Auditor was
approved. The petitioners having ap-
piled for partial location, on application of
John Brady and VIM. Higgins, new APP
praise,ncnt was ordered
On motion the Co. Auditor was in
structcd to issue county warrants to the
amount of 50, 2O5. SO, in favor of B. c.
Yates to satisfy Judgment in favor of
said Yates and against thecounty.
The following Claims were presented
and disposed of as appears in the Sched-
nal f0-Nif -
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-14

The following table shows the
length of each railroad as reported
by the companies, Dec. 3lst, 1870:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-19
LEGAL workers..

VIRGINIA: In the Clerks office OF the IT
Y cult Court of tho city Of AleTanuria OH LUZ :
3lst day of July, 1871: The Alexanaria anu
Washington Railroad Coup y, plalntlh, against
Samuel I. ShoemsAer, Robert 5. Baldwin and
lanes s French, defendants: In chancery:
Tbc obioec of this suit is to compel the defend
ants 70 ltigate their respective demands to the
dividends on 937! shares of stock in the AleSan-
dris and Washington Railroad Company, which
is claimed by each of said defendants, and to OBJ
tain a decree disposing Of the same and in the
mean time to stay any proceedings in and for
the recovery of said dividend Of and from the
plaintiff until otherwise directed and ordered ny
this Court
The defendants Samuel N. Shoemaker, and
Robt S. baldwin, not having entered their ap-
pearance and given security according to the
act of Assembly and the rules of this, Court,
and it appearing by affidavit that they are
not residents of this State, it is ordered that
the said defendants appear here. within one month
after due publication of this order, and DO what
is necessary to protect their interests in this suit
and that copy of this order be forthwith insert
cd in the Alexandria Gazette, newspaper pub
lished in the city Of Alexandria, once Il week iol
four successive weeks, and posted ut the front
door of the Court House Of this city.
a conv. teste: MORTON MARYE OK
Brent 4 Wattlcs, y. q. jy 3l-lsw4w
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-19
EaM N Mg e; 60



On and after SATURDAY, July !, IS.l. ~.
daily passenger trains will run between WASH
INGTON and LYNCHBURG, ehecting doub-
daily connections through between NEW lORh
and NEW ORLEANS. At G0rdonSyilc con-
ncction is made by mail train with tn" thr-n
peake and Ohio Railroa,. daily, Sunday rArrF
ed TO Richmond, Staunton and the ' RGlN -
SPRINGS; at Lynchh,urg with Athnt'"' M'
sissippi and Ohio Railroad for the West a.
Southwest, and AT Washington for III" N'r:
and Northwest
Leave Washington daily at G.jj a. III. and 49,
u. M, and Alrxnndria at Il. m. and G.p +. n
arriving Mt Lynchburg at sos p. IN. and A. III
Leave Lynchburg at On. m. and 10 p m. ~.
rive ut Alexandria ut 30 =. III. and g. ii N
and ut Washington at G.l3 p. IN. and - n n.
For MANASSAS DIVISION leave Washington
daily excepting Sunday with msin line tran
at G:55 a. H.. and Alexandria at 81" II. II"
Leave Manassas junction ut $50 Il. m; pa
Strasburg at l2;45 p m, and arrive at linFFso',.
burg at $40 p. m, connecting with Harmon y
Cos, Stage Lines to .;taunton, Rawlcy Spring,
&c, &c.
Eastward, leave IInrri.onburg at %! Il II"
pass Strasburg at l2:45 p. m, arrive ut M"''"'n'
line through to Washington and the North "N'
West.
Good connections, by comfortable coaches, NE
made to Fairfax Court House from f"lrlMN s'H'
ton; to Middleburg from Plains and to Upper
vile from Piedmont.
Both the Eastward and Westward boun! tran
make close connection at Strasburg with u
Winchester and Strasburg Railroad 10 We" AZ
ter Harpers Ferry, Capon Springs, &c.
Elegant sleeping cars are run daily l"'"''''
New York and Lynchburg, without change.
Also, cars through between Baltimore "''
Lynchburg, avoiding the Inconvenience 81 'F"'''
fer in Washington. II
Through tickets and baggage checked u 81
prominent points. o,,,
Ms-Excurson tickets at reduced rates 9'''
to lst October to ali the principal ouIn'Hr' =
sorts of Virginia. i,,.
10 u-tf General Ticket ;. se''.