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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-10-04
Southern Carpet baggers have at
least made the acquaintance of the
school master"
State Nevs.

CLAY county has just closed up its las
saloon. This, in population of 1900
shows healthy public sentiment, with a
will to enforce wholesome laws.
Cattle are dying off at rapid rate in
Appanoosc County with Texas fever
contracted from imported herds.
In stone quarry at Anamosa, this
State. the other day, solid block Of
stone, on being sawed through, was found
to contain petrified human foot.
Passenger trains commenced run.
ming on the Davenport & St. Panl r. r.
on Monday last, and Delhi, Delaware Co.,
has railroad at last.
GAS first shone in Cedar Rapids on
the evening of the oath.
The Iowa Northwestern Con ference,
NJ. Il. Church, at its recent session ut
Fort Dodge, located its Conference Col
LEGION the following conditions: The
endowment Of Algona College, $4,000,
and its buildings and campus, estimated
at $4,000, to be donated; and an addi-
tional endowment fund to be raised by
the citizens of Algona, rs follows: In
1873, $4,000; in 1874, $4,000; in 1875.
$4,000; in 1876, $4,000; in 1877, &c.
000-making the total endowment to be
raised $50, 00O In event of failure to
comply with the above specifications, the
agreement is forfeited, and the location
Of the school becomes again an open
question.
-Pottawattamie County has the great
est, amount Of railroad property, subject
to taxation for all purposes, Of any county
in the Statc-$70O,296
Mr.. Lew C. Bolton, Dcs Moines
printer, claims to have invented u type
setting machine which will cost not over
800 and will set any kind of type in any
width of column, at the rate of 5000 ems
per hour.
Rich copper ore has been discov-
cred in Bremen County.
Miss Mary E. Pratt, for many years
a teacher in the public schools of Water
loo, has been appointed missionary to
Western India. She sailed from New
York on the I'd Of October.
Over 10000 bushels of onions have
been marketed at Davenport this fall.
They are worth only Is cents per bushcl
in that market now.
The storm of Tuesday, Gath, was very
general over the Northwest. From the
Herald we learn that tho damage to
Dubuque was not less than $4,000, Mo-
mona, on the Milwaukee & St. Paul rail.
way, was nearly destroyed. 1t was the
severest storm known for years
A boy about sixteen years cid,
named Fitch, was run over and killed on
Monday last near Storm Lake. He had
wrapped himself in blanket and lain
down on the track to sleep. He was one
of a party Of cmigrants on their way
from near Fort Dodge to Dakotu Terri
tory. Strange to say, one Of the party
stood within few rods of the boy and
saw the traiu coming, but made no move
to save him.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-10-04
Mr.. D0nnan in Clayton.

Mr.. DonnaM spoke at Elkader two
weeks ago, on the same day on which
the County Convention was in ses-
sion. A large crowd was present,
who listened to q two hours speech
from our representative with most
unAagging interest and responded to
it with hearty applause. The Jour-
nal says:
A more pleased throng OF Repub-
licans was never seen anywhere
than that which crowded the streets
that afternoon. Some Democrats
who were present, frankly admitted
that Mr.. Domains abilities had
been foolishly moderated by those
who regard it necessary to state
that he is an idiot, in order to show
that his competitor, Mr.. Stoneman,
has the least advantage over him.
The plain fact that Mr.. Donnan has
long been known, by those asso
ciated with him, to be a practical
legislator of rare and growing abili.
ties, and he is now proving that on
the hustlngs he is not whit less
able than in the halls of legislation.
lie makes the general cause stronger
wherever he goes. He is one OF
those peculiar men who perform
well and thoroughly whatever they
undertake. His plain, square, out
spoken, clean, method Of dealing,
with all questions as they come up,
his generous and manly bearing to-
ward all opponents, win for him the
popular confidence, and mark him
as man worthy to bear the honors,
as he is willing and thoroughly able
to do the work of the District. HI
made friends, for himself and tn.
Republican ticket, by the score, last
Saturday, and his strength with the
people is sure to grow daily from
this forward.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-10-04
Trumbull's Dishonesty.

Senator Trumbull, of Illinois, who
arrogates to himself 2 large share
of the responsibility and character
of the Liberal movement, has made
the statement in almost every speech
which he has delivered during the
present campaign, that 25 per cent.
of the revenue is annually lost in
collection. He has attempted to
substantiate this extraordinary state
ment by quotations from the first
report of the Civil Service Commits
sion, and in order to make the point
intended, disconnccts single sem
tence from the report, referring
principally to Johnson's administra-
ton, and the losses those by evasion
and violations of law by which the
revenue was not collected, not
losses from the Treasury after the
collection of the revenue.
Our readers need only be remind.
ed Of the great disparity between
the tax levied on liquors and the
amount collected during the period
spoken of, to get an idea of the
character and extent of these losses.
And yet, on the strength Of this iso-
lated sentence from the report of
the Commission, perverted from it's
plain intent and meaning, Mr..
Trumbull attempts to make his au-
diences believe that under the pres
ent administration one-quarter Of
the revenue is lost and stolen by
dishonest officials. This miserable
attempt to make capital by misrep
resentation and uncandid evasion
of facts is unworthy any man Of
Mr.. Trumbull's position, but it
shows the straits to which even the
most reputable Of Mr.. Greeley's fol-
lowers are driven to make capital
against Gen. Grants administra,
ton.
The attention Of the Civil Service
Commission having been called by
Hon. John A.. Logan to the state
ments of Mr.. Trnnbull, they reply
in a letter completely refuting his
misrepresentation, and exposing
his dishonest attempt to make Gree
capital. We give this correspond
ence in another column, am! ask its
perusal by all classes Of our readers.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-10-04
THEODORE TlLroN, w..o il.

THEODORE TlLroN, w.o is. a
prominent supporter, and claims the
honor Of first suggesting Mr.. Gree.
ley as a candidate for the Prcsidcn-
cy, is not pleased with the uuanim-
ity with which the soldiers are
going for Grant, and vents his
spleen in this wise:
"rhe men called to the front du.
ring the late civil war, on both
sides, arc rapidly retiring from
public notice into the obscurity
from which they were taken. Ger,
tainly the obscurity becomes them.
but whether they dignity or adorr
the obscurity is another thing
The above will do to 60 with
Greeley's filings, in his Pittsbure
speech, at the brave men who de.
Tended the nation at her hour Of
greatest peril.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-10-04
The Treasury Sta tenn II tn.

The Democratic papers and ora
tors have been making great ado
over what they charge are irrecon-
cilable discrepancies in four differ
ent statements Of the public debt,
emanating from the Treasury De.
partment, viz: that in the finance
report for 1869, the monthly debt
statement of July lst, 1869, the fl
nance report Of the Treasury for
1870, and the finance report of the
Register of the Treasury for the
same year. The Democratic organs
claim that these several reports re-
veal discrepancies ranging from
sll,ooo,ooo to sl67,ooo,ooo. *.
In response to a letter from Gen.
Coburn, of Indiana, Judge Richard
son, acting Secretary of the Treas
ury, has just issued statement
which sets the whole matter in q
correct light and demolishes the
Democratic argument. After full
explanation of the manner of making
up each report, Judge Richardson
says the four statements may be
summarized as follows:
"The first is an exhibit of the
amount Of principal of the United
States securities and Pacific Rail-
road bonds, issued under various
acts of Congress, outstanding June
80, 1872.
''T'he second is a statement of the
principal Of the outstanding debt,
including accrued interest thereon,
with the Pacific Railroad bonds ex-
cluded.
'The third shows the outstanding
principal of this debt, with sinking
fund deducted, in accordance with
the act of Congress, July IA, 1870,
and exclusive of Pacific Railroad
bonds.
"The fourth is statement of the
net debt Of the United States, prin-
cipal and accrued interest, with the
cash in the Treasury deducted.
"The publication Of these state
ments by this department was in
accordance with the law, and while,
as has been shown, they differ ma
terially only in data upon which
they are based, they afford an op.
portunity to persons of dishonest
motives to ignore that fact and pre-.
sent them to the public as conflict
ing and untruthful statements made
up from the same data. 1t is by the
monthly debt statement, which is
the balance sheet of the public debt
ledger, and into which enters the
principal Of debt, the accrued inter-
est thereon and interest unpaid, and
cash in the Treasury, that the debt
Of the United States and reduction
thereof has been shown by the
present administration. This is the
only staten mt Of public debt which
embraces all the data upon which it
is based, showing both the assets
and liabilities Of the Government
An examination Of these statements
will show the care and accuracy
with which they have been prepar-
cd, and that they are free from all
errors, aud Is reliable as the science
Of accounts can make them."
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-10-04

Official figures of the Treasury De
partment relative to the actual to.
tai of defalcat;ons and Deficiencies
under the Internal Revenue Law
since 1t went into operation, indica.
tie that they have amounted to g..
zoe, 900, instead of $4,000, 900, as
is often stated, and that of this
amount 100000 was under Lin.
coins administration, $2,lOO.0oC
under Johnson's, and the remainder
about 100000, under Grants.
An exhaustive statement of the
losses ofthe Government from de-
faications in the Internal Revenue
bureau is in preparation. Mean
while Acting Secretary Richardson
states, in letter dated June %
1872, that the estimated ultimate
loss to the Government upon the
receipts Of the internal revenue from
March 8, 1869, to March 8, 1872, is
less than one-fiftieth part Of one per
cent, or less than two dollars in ten
thousand dollars.
In the customs the estimated
ultimate loss from the 1st of April,
1869, to the 3lst Of December, 1871,
is one two-hundredth part Of one
per cent, or somewhat less than
FIVE dollars in one hundred thous-
and dollars.
On the basis of a constant aver
age amount of deposits the rates of
estimated annual loss to creditors
from the insolvency of the national
banks from June l, 1869, to June |,
1872, has been l-ls6 part of one per
cent. of the deposits, or five and
three-eighths dollars in one hundred
thousand dollars.
1t is in view of such facts that
Senator Trumbull publicly states
that General Grants friends confess
that quarter of the revenue is
stolen every year, in consequence Of
the corruption of the Administers
ton. We repeat that we do not learn
that he processes to believe what he
tries to persuade his hearers to
believe; and we regret that in our
desire to divest our report of any
partisan character whatever, and to
make it as concise as possible, we
failed to explain this statement more
in detail, and to show how vigorous
and successful were the efforts of
the Administration to prevent the
loss to which we alluded.
Respectfully,
(Signcd) GE,. w. CURTIS,
M ALEX. G. CATTELL,
JOSEPH MED1LL,
d. A. WALKER,
+. B. ELLIOTT,
J. II. BLAcKFAIR,
DANIEL G. Cox.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-10-04
Political Notes.

Judge Stephen J. Field, Of the United
States Supreme Court, has declared that
he cannot support Greeley and Brown.
He is one of the leading Democrats Of
the country and has much influence es-
pccially in California.
The anti Greeley Democrats of Della.
ware exhibits so much strength that the
Wilmington Commercial is confident the
vote of the State will be given to Grant.
1t also thinks that Lohand, Republican,
may be elected to Congress.
Benjamin Parke, formerly of Harris
burg, Pa, and at one time editor Of the
Keystone, the central organ of the Demo
| crazy of the State, has declared himself
for Grant and the whole Republican
State ticket. He has delivered several
able speeches during the canvass
Elk Senator Henderson is doing yeo-
man service tor the Republican cause in
Missouri. lie is stumping the State, and
is greeted by large and enthusiastic audi
ences whenever he speaks. Meantime
the coalitionists are quarreling over their
candidates for Congress, the Liberals
claiming the lions share.
Wendell Philips says: Il have known
Horace Greeley for about forty years,
and in about every six months of those
forty years have been horribly disap-
pointed in him. With regard to General
Grant, although 1 opposed his election
four years ago, must say l have been
pleasantly surprised in him."
Judge HOar, than whom no man is
better qualified to speak Of General
Grants civic career, or better entitled to
public respect and confidence, says ~
do not think the President is skilled We y
much in the arts of the politician. He
has simple, frank directness Of purpose
which sometimes gentlemen who are used
to more tortuous ways find it difficult to
| understand.
A large number of the business men Of
ST. Louis, Democrats and Republicans
have united in extending to Secretary
Boutwell,, an invitation to speak in that
city on the financial condition Of the
country and the prominent issues Of the
campaign.
Mr. Fred Hassaurek, the editor of a
German paper Of Cincinnati, and n kind
of second rate Carl Schurz, who has for
some time been percled on the fence re-
Gently landed in the Greeley fold. 1t has
now TRANSFERRED that he attempted to sell
his influence to the Republican National
Committee, demanding first $4,000,
then coming down to $4,000, and that
only when he failed to get any kind of q
bid from the Grant side did he declared
for Greeley. He is now among tho most
jealous Of the "ref0rmcrs'' of course.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-10-04

The SECOND trial of Laura Fair,
at San Francisco, for the murder OF
A. Il. Crittenden. in 1870, termina-
ted on Monday in a verdict Of &C
qlittal. The people Of San Fran,
cisco are reported as greatly excl
ted aud indignant over this result.
regarding it as a mockery of JUS
tice.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-10-04

| 1t is amost impossible to keep
pace with the tide of false accusa-
ton which the opposition press are
sending out, as last desperate Of:
fort to bolster up their dropping
cause. The New York Tribune
seems to be the prolific fountain
head from which the majority of
these falsehoods cmanate, and it
shows depth of mendacity and
shamelessness, in sticking to them
even after they have been positively
and completely refuted, worthy of
Democratic journals Of the lowest
class. The latest fabrication from
this source is charge that Hon.
JAS. G. Blaine, ten years ago, re-
ceived from the Kansas Pacific
railroad stock to the amount of
nearly $2,OOO,OOO, as compensation
for his services while Speaker, in
manipulating the House of Repre-
sentatives to pass certain measures
favorable to the interests of the
company. 1t turns out, however,
unfortunately for the consistency of
this pretty story, that at the time
indicated at which this bride was
given and received, Mr.. Blaine was
not member of Congress, and did
not become Speaker for six years
thereafter. The following from the
editorial columns of the Cincinna-
ii Commercial, Greeley paper,
squelches the whole yarn:
"A dispatch to the editor of this
paper, from distinguished Demo-
crat, who is undoubtedly well in
formed, states that the charge
against Speaker Blaine in Saturdays
New York Tribune, is without foun-
dation. He adds that Mr.. Blaine
was not a member Of Congress at
the time of the alleged contract with
the Kansas Pacific Railway.
Mr.. Blaine, in a speech at Clcvc-
land on the LIST inst, also made allu-
sion to the same discrepancy, and
and denounced the charge as alb
Sur1
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-10-04

TIE white hat that snrmOunts the
Greeley pole at Monticello, has a
dark band that covers more than a
third Of it.. 1t was erected about
the time the news came from Maine,
and is doubtless a weed of mourn.
ing which will be more and moro
significant as November days ap-
proach. ~ ae ts 1a' ~@'~
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-10-04

Not many months ago, Horace
Greeley, in the N, Y. Tribune thus
paid his respects to- the foreigners
in New York City. How do the
Germans and Irish like itP ''i3
"We do business in a city govern
cd by carpet-baggers only just over
from Cork, Limerick and 'Saucr'
Krautenthal. The difference be.
tween our carpet-baggers, from Eu.
ropo and those with which the re-
bcilious Hamptons are afflicted. is
that ours are generally deficient in
mental and moral cultivation as In
property. We believe most of tn
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-10-04

AND now comes Judge Kelley Of
Pennsylvania, iii his turn making
complete denial of the Credit Mobi-
Ter story, SO far as it refers to him.
He writes from Laramie, Wyoming
Territory and says: l...
"Let who may be responsible for
the story, it is false, I have never
owned share Of stock in the Credit
Mobiler of America; nor has any
member of my family, either direct
ly or by Intervention Of trustee or
agent; nor do I, nor have l ever
owned a share of stock Of the Union
Pacific Railroad Company, nor is
there any held by anybody to my
nsc, or that of any member OF my
family or of my heirs or assigns;
nor, again, have l or they ever own.
ed Pacific Railroad bonds, except
one 81 900 income bond, which was
purchased for inc in open market
some months since by my counsel,
at my request, WITH funds he had
collected for me. i had hoped to
retain this ten per cent. in payment
long enough to enable me to collect
OF least one years interest on it, but
was some time since constrained to
request my counsel to sell it, which
would not have. been necessary had
there been any truth in that portion
ofMr. MeComb's testimony which
refers to me."t q. y ,,ss.t sa5 80
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-10-04

DIR. Greeley has completed the
circle and again reposes under the
outrageous saplings of Chappaqua.
He took meekly the inevitable scor.
ing awaiting him from his mana
gers for the indiscretions Of his trip,
aud declares that hence forth he
cannot be tortured into saying
another word during the campaign y
The announcement will be received
with delight by his supporters, but
regretted by the Republicans.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-10-04
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS.

BY appointment of the State Central Commit
tee, the following speakers will address the peO-
Pile, at Independence, at the times specified:
Hon. NJ, +. CUTS, Saturday, Oct. 10th.
Hon. W. Is. ALLISON. Friday, Nov. 1st
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-10-04
A Roorbach with n Brief Career.

The Dubuque Herald, on Wed
nesday, published, with sensational
headlines, dispatch from Lafay.
cite, Indiana, in which was embod
led the affidavit Of two men,
named Beard and Mckay, to the eft:
feet that several prominent Repub'
licans of Lafayette, who were named
in the affidavit, had entered into Il
conspiracy with a gang of repeat
crs to vote tie Republican ticket
along the 7. w. & w. r. II The
upshot of the affair is told in the
papers of the next morning. Beard
and Mckay We're arrested ut the in
stance of the parties whose names
had been used so freely, and ar
raigncd before the Mayor on n
charge of perjury, to which they
pleoa .guiNy and were committed to
prison. They were instigatei to
the crime by the Democratic lead
crs, the notary public who admin
istercd the oath testifying that the
men were brought to him by the
son of Col. John S. Williams, Dem
ocratic candidate for Congressman
at large All connected with the
infamous proceeding will be prose-
cutcd to the full extent of the law
These are the desperate expedients
to which the confederate party are
driven to gain power. Let us see
if the Dubuque Herald, which was
SO eager to give prominence to the
charge of the perjurcrs, will now
publish the sequel to their infamy.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-10-04

lT is not easy to believe that Mr..
Greeley would actually, unblushing-
~, and with deliberate purpose, tell
falsehood. Republicans, at least,
who have heretofore looked upon
him as one whose intentions We're
honest, will be slow to adopt the
theory we have indicated. And yet
it is difficult, on any other hypothe-
sis, to account for the statement
which he habitually makes in his
speeches, that there is yet a large
portion of the Southern people dis
franchised. Mr.. Greeley certainly
must, does, know that not man in
the whole South who participated in
the rebellion is deprived Of his fran.
chise on that account. jeff Davis,
the chief OF traitors, has the same
right tovote that the most loyal man
in the country enjoys. The disabil-
tiles only extend to a matter of two
hundred Of the prominent rebels,
and in their ease only relates to the
holding of office. 1t is possible that
his pet plea that the South is yet
under the heel of the conqueror,
ruled against its will by "carpet
bag" governments, and all that
trnmpery, would be less effective if
Mr.. Greeley would candidly admit
the actual state of affairs in that sec
ton, but we cannot see that any adj
vantage that he will gain by the
suppression or denial Of palpable
facts, will compensate for the loss Of
respect and confidence by the people,
consequent upon his appearance be-
fore them in the character Of a pal
tcring, double-dealing demagogue.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-10-04
For Presidential Electors.


SAMUEL j. HARDWOOD, of johnson
CHRISTIAN WULLWEBER, of Dubuque.
DISTRICT ELECTORS.
First Dis't-SAM, A. RUSSELL. of Washington
Second-JAS. 7. LANE, of Scott,
Third-ELIJAH ODELl4, of Clayton
Fourth-E. w. EASTMAN, of Hardin.
Fifth-R II. GILMORE, of Linn.
SIXTH. b. WEAVER. Of Davis.
Seyenth-WARRENS s. DUNCAN, Of Lucas.
Eight. V. SHOUP, of Taylor.
Ninth-ISAAC PENDLETON. of Woodbury..
State Ticket.
Secretary of State. '-'
JOSIAH 7. YOUNG, of Monroe.
State Auditor, ..+.l
JOHN RUSSELL, of Jones.
State Treasurer.
WILLIAM CHRISTY, of Clarke. +.
Register of State Land Office,
AARON BROWN, of Fayettc.
Attorney General, @
NJ. Z. CUTS. of Mahaska. IL
FOR MEMBER OF CONGREss--3D DISTRICT,
w. G. DOMAIN.
judicial Nominations--0th District.
For District Judge.
d. S. WILSON.
For Circuit Judge,
SYLVESTER BAGG.