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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-01-19

the appointment of q standing committee
on Judicial Districts; for joint COM
mittee to visit and report upon the chart.
table institutions of the State.
The Senate then proceeded ~ the cleo
ton of United States Senator. The re-
suit is given elsewhere. Adjourned.
HOUSE House, on motion, went
into the election of United States Sena-
TOR.
The newspaper question came up on
the report of the committee in favor of
81 dailies for each member Kasson Of
Polk, Caldwell of Wapello and Evans of
Muscatine, led in opposition to paying
for any newspapers. Consideration Of
the question was temporarily suspended,
but again came up in the afternoon and
was decided by the adoption of resolu-
ton by Mr.. Caldwell, that the House do
not pay for any papers for its members.
Mr.. Irish offered resolution pledging
the members not to draw their allowance
Of So in stamps per week, as they had no
newspapers to send away. Ruled out Of
order on suggestion of Kasson.
Bills were presented: by O'Donnell of
Dubuque, to regulate railroad charges;
by Irish, to define the word newspaper
in law: by Hopkirk, for taxation Of rail-
roads; by Van Saun, to amend railroad
tax law so that the tax shall not be col
lccted until the companies have fulfilled
their agreements with the people; by Mr.
Freeman, for the election Of Treasurers
Of Independent School Districts by the
people. All referred to appropriate COM
mittccs.
Mr.. Irish offered q joint resolution in
structing Representatives in Congress to
submit Constitutional amendment limit
ing the Office Of President to single
term.
Peet Of Delaware, offered resolution
to divide counties into Supervisors dis
tricts. Laid on the table, as was also
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Politics in Alabama.

MONTGOMERY, ALA, August 16.-Ir
the Radical Republican Convention to
day, Mr.. @. @. Sheeb, Consul to Elsinore
and Alexander White, member ot Con
gress twenty years ago, were nominated
for Congress at large, and Louis Parsons
W. s. Gilmore, j. S. Pennington and NJ
Q. Carlson for electors. The platform
consists Of four resolutions, viz:
First-Endorsing the Philadelphia plat
form and nominations.
Second-Favoring internal improve
ments on as liberal a scale as may be con
sistent with prudence and economy.
sThird-Declaring that it is the duty o.
Congress to enforce the rights of the 18th
amendment by permanent legislation.
Fourth-Setting forth that the educa.
tion OF the rising generation is the means
by which liberty and free government are
to be preserved, and opposing disIran
chisement except for crime.
After due conviction an Executive
Committee was appointed and the Con.
vention adjourned.
The Democratic State Liberal and Dem
ocratic State Executive Committees, after
conference at Talladega, coalesced and
nominated mixed ticket for electors
G. @. Langdon, Of Mobile, Andre Pickett
Of Londerdsle, Democrats, and W. B
Fegures, of Madison, and W. T. Hatchett
OF Montgomery, Liberals. The session
was harmonious and steps were taken fol
a vigorous campaign. There are no Lib.
erals on the State ticket, because the State
nominations were made before the Balti.
more Convention, but the support Of that
party is pledged TO the ticket notwith.
standing.
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ST. LOUIS.

ST.. LOUIS, August 16.-An unknown
man threw himself before a switching
engine on the Chicago & Alton railroad,
at Venice, Illinois, four miles above this
city, yesterday, and was instantly killed,
his head being severed from his BODY,
A slip Of paper, with the name OF John
Smith, and an empty whisky bottle, was
all that was found on his person.
The appraisers who have been valuing
for condemnation, the blocks in this city
for the new custom house, have COM
pleted the work. and although they have
not officially reported, It is understood
their value ranges from $4,000 TO
$GGOOOO.
Kansas city is making great prepara.
tions for her Industrial Exposition next
month. Numerous buildings have been
erected for the exhibition Of machinery,
agricultural products, SO. A large nun.
Der of stalls have also been erected for
stock. Twenty thousand dollars has
been spent on Improvements, and fifteen
thousand is TO be gwen in premiums.
ST. LOUIS, August 16-1t having been
intimated that improper influences are at
work to locate the new Government
building on Washington avenue. A large
number OF business men Of this city 10.
day signed petition to Secretary Bout
well in favor of site nearer the river and
in closer proximity to the proposed new
merchants exchange. The signatures in.
clude many Of the most prominent and
influential merchants.
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Colored Cadet Smith.

HARTFORD, CONN, August 16.-David
Clark OF this city, makes the following
reply to the telegram OF General Howard
to Secretary Belknap, concerning colored
cadet Smith: 49, .....
HARTFORD, CONN, August 16.-General
Howard in dispatch to the Secretary of
War, wherein he denies the conversations
with me relative to the appointment of a
court martial to try colored cadet Smith.
l solemnly affirm that my report of that
conversation is substantially correct.
Could Inject General Howard and remind
him of the intimations he gave me at
West Point at the time OF the trial,
and which he fully explained at a
house in Hartford, in December
following, then stating to me the position
OF the President and Secretary OF War
in this matter l am sure he would with.
draw his denial and acknowledge his
forgetfulness. l now call upon the Sec.
retary OF War, in the absence from
Washington Of General Howard, to pub.
lish my letter to General Howard, written
by agreement between us soon alter the
conversation in December with the re.
quest that he would send it to the Presi-
dent and Secretary Of War. Copies of
that letter he subsequently informed me
were placed in the hands Of those officials.
(signed) DAVID CLARK.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-17
FOREIGN.
ENGLAND.

LONDON, August 16.-The election for
member Of Parliament for Pontefract re.
suited In the return Of Il. O. E. Childers
Liberal, by a majority Of 80.
A special dispatch to the Standard from
Paris states that at the meeting Of EN-.
perors in Berlin a proposition will be
made for Congress Of European powers
10 sanction the territorial notifications
Of France, to occupation Of Rome, and a
revision OF the Treaty OF Paris OF 1855.
General Sherman visited Oxford, yester.
day, and had very agreeable reception
from the authorities ofthe University.
BRIGHToN, August 16.-At a sitting Of
OF the British Association to-day Stanley
gave an account of DR.. Livingstone's
travels and discoveries In Africa Tor the
past six years. Col. James A. Grant, who
explored the sources Of the Nile with the
late Capt. Speeke from 1868 to 1865 called
in question the correctness OF DR.,
Livingstone's' observations and conclu.
sions. Stanley replied, defending the
Doctor, and was loudly cheered. Sir
Henry Rawlingson followed, and cordially
acknowledged SANKEY'S services. Atthe
meeting to-day Stanley was introduced to
Napoleon, Eugenie and the Prince Impe.
rial
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, August 1G.-Professor G. A.
Young, Of Dartmouth College, arrived in
the city today from Sherman, on the
Union Pacific railroad, where he has beer
for the purpose Of testing the advantages
of that point for taking astronomical Oh.
servations. The result of the Professors
investigations are most favorable, showing
that point to be greatly superior for the
purpose named to any point in the Missis,
sippi valley.
To-day, the fourth and last day Of the
regular shooting tournament of the Ken,
nicott Club, was very successful, the at
tendance large and sport good. The first
prize, 1925, was won by Abe Klcinman
Of Illinois; the second, $3.50, by Mile.
johnson, of New Jersey.
A fire at Council Bluffs this morning
destroyed a furniture store owned BY
Bryant & Emo and several adjoining
buildings. Loss about $4,000; insurance
not stated.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-17
THE LATEST NEWS.

The arguments in the Barnard i'm.
peachment case at Saratoga closed yes.
terday, and the Court went into secret
session.
e, NJ Chamberlain, Chairman of the
late labor conference, writes q call for
delegates 10 Labor Convention at Phila-
delphia on the 22d inst.
The Duke of SAKE, son.in.law Of the
Emperor of Brazil, has sailed for New
York.
Thursday, the Democrats Of the Sd
Tennessee district nominated for Con.
gress D. Mckay, an original secessionist.
Hon. George s. Boutwell, Is at New.
port, r. l., as the guest Of L. P. Morton.
-Bayrey's hat factory at Amesburg
Ferry, Mass, was burned on Thursday
night. Loss 100000. Partially insured.
The factory was owned by the Merrimac
Hat Company.
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IRELAND.

LONDON, August 16.-The passage Of
the repeal of the party professions act
was generally celebrated throughout
Ireland yesterday by the Catholics. In
some places there was disorder. At Bel.
fast while the procession was passing
through the streets it was stoned by d
large crowd The processionists returned
the attack and scene of terrible excite.
ment ensued. The rioters were finally
dispersed by the police, not, however,
until one man was shot A slight distur.
bance occurred in Dublin and several
persons were wounded. No disorder in
Londonderry.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-17
LOUISVILLE.

LOUISVILLE, August 1G.-Robert At
wood this evening insisted on being sur.
rendered to his bondsmen and was lodged
in Jail. bis speculations are the universal
topic, and the developments confirm the
reports of their magnitude. The losses OF
the banks, however, are not as heavy as
at first supposed, many having collateral
and others good names on their paper
with him. The Citizens Bank is the most
heavily involved, having about $4,000 Of
his paper, $40, 900 Of which sresight drafts
on New York, where there is no money to
meet them.
Rev. Gilbert H. Robertson appeared on
the streets to-day. There is strong talk
among some of the leading members ol
his church about reinstating him, but the
public opinion is strongly aroused against
this. ~
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PITTSBURGH.

PITTSBURGH, August 1G.-A large and
enthusiastic meeting of workingmen was
held this evening and measures adopted
to prohibit the introduction Of Chinese
CoOlie labor into the manufactures Of this
city. A permanent organization was
effected by the election Of G, r. Bercher
as President; Peter Keorsbaum, Vice Pres.
ident; ]. Mcdonald, Secretary, and s.
Whitehouse, Treasurer. No candidate
will be supported for office who Is not in
sympathy with their movements.
The Republican Conference Of the 23d
Congress District met to-day and renomi.
mated Hon. E. n. Junkin.
A call for a Liberal Republican mass
meeting to be held Saturday evening was
signed by about seven hundred voters
The list Is headed by Hon. ]. K. Moore
head and T. n. Marshall.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-17
N M QUA .DNlNaoM Yfaa0IAa TT7rgI y ,l,.g

poteptialites and splendov rightully per-
tanning to tho regular Democracy Of the
city OF New York. And for this regular
Democracy or whoever may wear its
countersign, there are ten to twenty
thousand electors in this city who will
shout and sweat and vote-whose sweet
voices are the unquestioned property OF
whoever has the open sesame Of Tam
many Hall, And what Is this Tammany
Society A secret, self-cfeated, Belf-per4
petuating cabal, mainly of aspiring pol-1
iticians, with few who once were but
are so no longer. It Is an essence as
thorough an aristocracy as Sparto or
Venice ever knew. II is anorganized con-
spiracy to give to the selfish intrigues Of
the few appearance and weight due only
TO the disinterested convictions and in
elligent decisions OF the many; Il Is a
part OF the game by which Government is
made TO subserve the end of aggrandizing
the directors ,ot political machinery at
the costs OF the simple eSand credIious
multitude. ."-1Fi5une 80 7
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-17
SWINGING 'RoUND THE CIRCLE
H. Gs a. POrtsmouth.-Ap Eathusi.
= NSsAstic SRecepIi0n.B

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., August 16.-Hon.
Horace Greeley arrived here this morning
and was received by q committee Of
prominent citizens. He was conducted,
with the accompanying party, to the car.
riages that were there IN waiting. They
were then driven through the densely
crowded streets, preceded by the United
States Marine Band and amid wild enthu.
siasm, to the Rockingham House, where
after short interval he appeared upon
the steps Of the hotel and made a speech
principally devoted to Revolutionary rem.
iniscences. Mr. Greeley goes to Rye
Beach this afternoon, where a clam bake
takes place.
RYE BEACH, August 16'-Mr. Greeley
arrived here this afternoon. Delegations
OF prominent gentlemen from Mississippi
Georgia and Tennessee called on him al
the residence of Mr.. Jenness, and were
introduced. At four o'clock MIR.
Greeley went TO a grove where q
clam.bake had been prepared. Secre.
tsry Robson was present and made q
speech. Mr.. Greeley being called upon
made few remarks. The reception and
serenade are to take place at the residence
Of Mr.. Jenness this evening. It is under.
stood that Mr. Greeley leaves Rye Beach
tomorrow for Boston, and from Boston
he goes directly to New York.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-17
A RHINoCERos ON THE RAM.
,.r PAGE. ,....,
How the Gentle Creature Performed
In the Circus Ring at Red Bud,
Illinois. Al 1a9fE'

How the Gentle Creature Performed
In the Circus Ring at Red Bud,
Illinois. .r.9aE'. :
CHICAGO, August 18.-A letter from
Red Bud, a small town In Monroe coun.
tY, Ills, gives the following account OF the
performances with the Rhinoceros at.
tached 10 Warmers s. Cos Managerie and
Circus, on the occasion of Ills being
brought into the ring for the first time,
The showmen had prepared the animal
for exhibition In the ring by attaching 10
the ring In his nose two strong wire-ropes,
and twentY.iour stalWart men were
deemed sufficient to control the beast. He
submitted quietly TO being led from the
cage, but on entering the arena he sud.
denly threw up his head and pIunging
madly TO the right and lett broke loose
from the men and dashed forward through
the tents. His first victim was John Gil,
lem, q canvass man, whom he knocked
down and tramping upon his breast kill.
ed him instantly. He next run his nose
against Martin Ready, another canvass.
man striking him in the stomach,
ripping out his bowels and killing
him. He next made a dash in the direc.
tiOn of the seats, which by this time was
cleared by the frightened spectators. He
knocked down nearly one side Of the seats,
dislocating the shoulder ofone OF the EN-
ployes, and breaking the arm Of specta.
tor. Running into the menagarie tent,
he upset Forepaugh's den Of performing
animals, and next struck the centre pole
with his head, bringing it down with a
crash upon the cages containing the tiger
and leopard, but not breaking them SO as
to allow the animals 10 escape. Dashing
into the museum tent, he smashed the
curiosities, stampeded all the people in
the vicinity, and rushed outside Of the
canvass into the street, finally bringing
up in vacant house, the door OF which
stood open, and here the men succeeded
in capturing him and getting him into
a cage. The damage to The show was
about $4,000. .gr
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"WHAT shall We DO" asks a CORE.
spnient, ITO keep comfortable this fear.
tlIIy hot weather." Our advice is: At.
Tend to your business as usual, and
perform every duty, great or small, pre-.
ci,ely as if the mercury stood in the
neighbOrhool Of 20 deg. But, it may be
sid, zone perspires so, and feels such d
general senseo Of uniidiness." Very likely;
but penpiEation is a good thing in hot
weather, and bath will soon obliterate
all traces oft Not only that, but the
heats far less trying when one is busily
engaged and ceases to think about it and
Itet VERT; and, besides, the consciousness
Of daily duties faithfully performed will
be found greatly conducive to personal
comfort, whatever the thermometer may
indicate,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-17

We publish in another column Mr..
CriswelPs withdrawal as a candidate for
Congress in this district We believe
that we speak the unanimous Republican
sentiment OF this section when we say
that Mr.. Criswell's withdrawal meets
with the hearty appreciation Of every Re
publican in this vicinity. We believe
that Republicans hereabouts care more to
defeat the Vaccinations Of the "Ring" that
is scheming to grasp and control every in
terest OF the State, than they do even for
a temporary Republican victory.-Par-
kerSbuTy journal.
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From the State JOurnal)
The Lie Nailed by Another Witness,
PARKERsRuRa. Anpnst 18 ,7c

FGREERsBURG, August l3, '72.
ABSsRs. EDlToRs-I take this method
olFepIying to several inquiries made re.
SaEdlGg an article in the Wheeling Regis.
Goi July Slst, purporting to be an ex-
Hact !Fom q speech Of Hon. B. F. Martin,
OF which the following is copy:
a party OF men are standing at the
oWaan house, Parkersburg; among them
SIC Stevenson, BOFeman, Blair, and a.nan
aa@ed aaq q scoteld. Shortly a boat whistles,
SES a1d The party welk down to the landing.
Mlols that distinguished passenger they
goto meet! 1t is Gov. Jacob, They
.ao',s move up 70 the Swami House. Jacob Is
supported by BOreman on one side and
St stevenson on the other. They 90 10 a
private room. Democrats send their
CatS'I C.t.a but he is TOO busy to see Demo
~, EGF downright, wilful, malicious false
aool theSbOye article excels anything I
u nave ever seen. The entire extract Is a
pIIs nVenllon-a base slander and Us
'AISe as lalse can be.
GSY' Jacob was not met at the landing
Uy " Stevenson, Boreman, Blair, and man
g r1aeq SCoheld," nor any where else,
NJ, NV q JACOB arrived here in company with
S Sn' IT, B. Jacob, and daughter thew
,SoaSS HS ,.. unaeF his care and protection. To
49,. 49, nHO KNOW Governor Jacob it is not
,Ii.ssssafy to say he Is too much Of A zen.
i.M Sshan and too gallant a man 10 leave the
ho iau.es .a alone and unprotected that he might
V%isulppOFted Vei "by Borcman on one side
Nus W. stevenson on the other 10 the Hotel
Hen HHs'ler otlhe gentlemennamed went with
Sn,i. SUi, JACOB to u private room at spy time
m"n nDus nus stay at the house. Gov Bore.
S".in Ina was not present or in the house
SSu'Ius Ss the time Gov. Jacob remained
GaS C Q Neither Neither did Mr.. S, or Mr., B or
js"oS SS'IITteapElVate y interview with Gov.
sSS., J"Svo, a., Their conversation was Of verv
To" iIUtt duration, in the office of tho swami
aDs%o.S.a.a v anu IN presence OF the guests,
bvT'as boSy W aus sent their cards, but he Is loo
G SI;sbooss ~ ses e Democrats" is an absolute
ncot , DSU,,ns loF quite a number Of promi.
AMI and ,.os democrats called npon Gov. ,lScob
m" ",ae a,S,i ~ conversation with him.
end Soes su'.te @ extract from beginning to
FioSrV rVys S,il not contain one word Of truth,
co,iD,,y AIN my personal knowledge and nc.
ta'apSe IA az, with Mr.. Martin Il "a dine him
nsp \ u r,iaE Gaow he Is too much OF a gentle,
i, S M, 70 mi ,nalsIepresent any one Intentional.
Knew !, |OIsa W ia he state a falsehood Ii he
''S'''ed BY some one. w VIZ" s'OSS'S
JOHN X. MA1LINRE,
Clerk Scam House.
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The Geneva Arhitrntion .

GENEVA, August 16,-The Board oil
Arbitration met at noon to-day, and after
a session of one hour, adjourned until
Monday. Jacob Stormpd the Swiss Ar.
bitrator, to-day said he hoped all the
work OF the Board would be finished in
three weeks. t-
LONDON, August 16.-A dispatch from
Geneva, says the American representa-.
tives anticipate the recovery Of damages
to large amount from England. They
consider the presence Of Mr.. Cohen, favor.
able to such q result. The Americans
have decided to require the nomination ol
a board oi assessors, should Q gross sun
not be awarded. 'r 9lf
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IsAsuuCu as the queries on the subject
or,,ria, addressed to Mr.. DAVIS, were not
D,ip,ed In The ISTELLIGENcER the same
morning the same queries addressed to
Col WILSON were printed in the Register,
,b,t ss,ule journal thinks Col. WILSON
need feel under no obligation TO answer
hem. The reason is aquecr one, but the
advice Is good. The less Col. WILSON
bl, to soy about tariff, here-where both
p,,lies are in favor of tariF-the better
br bin. Our people have not forgotten
that when the Colonel was canvassing
Two years ago he made some red.hot free.
tsde speeches in this county. On that
subject, at least, he is in the same boat
with bis competitor
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SAN FRANCISCO.

San Francisco, August 1G.-The Re.
publicans nominated Clayton, Federal
Surveyor OF the port Of San Francisco
for Congress from this district. A third
candidate will probably be nominated by
the Independent Republicans. -, =,
The articles of incorporation OF the at.
lantic and Pacific railroad were agreed
upon to-day. The subscriptions 70 the
stock aggregate nearly million dollars,
The stock Is dropping.
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JAMES W. CARSON, q prominent mer
chant Of Cleveland, Ohio, has resigned
the CharmaDship Of the County Demo
cratic Central Committee, giving, among
other reasons for his course, that sound
business policy requires him to vote fol
Gen. GRANT; that he has no confidence in
GREELEY's scstter.brain theory of imme
date resumption Of specie payments; thai
he firmly believes that il GREELEY is
elected bis administration will be marked
by financial revulsiOns as sure rs those o.
1887 and 1857. Quite number of othel
Democratic business men in Cleveland are
known to entertain similar views and &
similar purpose.
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What Il. G. Kne1 about tho Democrats d
Massachusetts in 1858.

"Among the many Peculiar Institutions
of this great country, there is perhaps
none more peculiar than the Democratic
Party Of Massachusetts,. We might say
the Democratic party Of Boston, as there
are very tew members oft out OF Boston,
and out OF the number Of those earnestly
longing togct there In the service of their
country. The policy of the Democratic
leaders in that city has been, since Jack.
son first came into power, to keep the
party conveniently SMALL as somebody
expfessed,ft, 90 that the Treasury pap
should not be wasted on the unworthy,
or It's messes-distributable to the child.
rem Of light-be unduly diminished by an
infnitessimal. subdivision. In fact, the
Lady Patronesses Of Almack's never tried
to keep that exclusive institution select
more 1ealously than the Boston Demo.
cratiarchs have always labored to pre-.
serve their esoteric priesthood sale from
the invasion Of exoteric intruders. 1t Is
taken for granted that the Democratic
Party can get along extremely well with
out Massachusetts,, andlt is by no means
desirable that the small remnant that Is
lett OF the faithful In that world lying first
In Whiggery and now in Republicanism
should loose any portion Of their reward
through an undue competition for the
crown fmartyrdom. Tribune, October
II, 1858 ..- ...,.ff.-. NM.