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, 1873-10-02

THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT LOSE BY oLEws.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-Iu reply to inquiries
made by your correspondent this evening, Sccro-
tnry nichnrdaon reiterated Ills former statement
that ho believes tho Government will not losp
dollar in consequence Of the failuro Of Clowa d.
Co.. or CLOVIS, uabicht & Co.; TINT few thou
eand dollars may possibly bo lost thereby, but
hs thinks tho Indications aro that tho Company,
will pay afl Of its dobts.
ooyEnsMEar's nELAT1oN TO THE COOKIES.
Furthermore, Il Jay Cooke l. Co. pay eyon 39
per cont, ho believes tho Government, which
stands in tho position Of q preferred creditor,
mil la not Ct lGiS she "9Eans EFT Nxona sx h' bs fn
Of this city,. No propoaition Of compromise has
yet boon mado ly Jay Cooke t. Co. through tho
Iecoiver Of tho First National Bank. to the
Treasury Department, but Judge Richardson
with interest bearing notes for ono, two. and
three years for tho remainder Of tho Companys
indebtedness, as Inns boon reported will probably
be their proposition for settlement, all will bo
concerned in tile FrBt National Bank OF wash
ington, and 1t is probablo tue lattor concern will
be ablo to pay up its entire indebtedness. As to
THE AFFAIRS OF THE SYNDICATE,
tqriod 6y tlo failaro Of 5ay Cooke ) c.,
though It is possible that the result Of tho
financial panic iu this country 1nny
rotard or iniuriously affect tho aalcs
o1 uuE HtW pUuH5 Ill luIC15h Countries. l1oW-
evor, no docs not expect such result, for tho
reason that tlo bonds Of tho United States will
be placed upon oven moro solid basis abroad
NJ aafor Investment thnn heretofore, by the
| contrast TINT hes boon mado in favor or our
Government securities ~ against railroad stocks.
uo nssorta That tho Sylt1icato does not. and will
not, bo allowed to owe tho Unitod States Govern
ment anything for now por cont bonds tako't
by that body. No bonds arc given Until money
therefor III paid oyor. Tho Syndicate has, mp to
this timo, talkcn moro than 10 required by ite
agreements with tile department. Mere
bonds were aslsed for just before tho prosoat
panic set in, but tho request Inns not boon com.
piled with yet, though tic order for then, as
not boon countermaNtlet. rho Secretary thiuka
no serious doclsto in the prices Of
| A3IER1oAN SECURITIES
will ho occasioncd by the pauio IN this country,
which now seems to him TO havo almost entirely
| spent its forco. But little injurious effect
Inns boon indicated In foreign market.
| which cau DO attributed to the unset
! tied state Of affairs OH this ado Of
| tho OCEAN nIr. Richardson is gratitlcd by tia
| oxcollent condition Of tho Government finances,
as exhibited in
THE DERT sTATEMENT
ulado to-day. IIo beloved many persons would
,o surprised to find that tho cgnl-tondor reserves
hayo not yot boon drawn upon, but ho canddy
Expressed his purpose to draw upon them wAon-
esor or as soon ~ 1t becomes necessary.
, 1873-10-02


Mr.. D!efent!ost, agont Of tho
NORTHERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY,
was unloading q hteasnor, AItl busy making up
lepurts, having only just come or 'OhAuge but
ho WIS mono thu less willing to alrord il,forma-
ton, although unable to hunt up tho exAot
s4iplael,ts by lila line uutil ho Ind
dispatched l,a mall 10 tho reporter, rather
than t'uHt to tho delay, waB obliged to put u,
with a round estimate Of tho husnoaA done,
from haaty examination Of tho shipment ac-
co,lntH, aH follows;
Cum, eay, bu o5o,Ooo
I!onr, say, la,M
HAWAII H"ys ooIoIo
The Northern Transportation Company Iayo
run through tho Wolland Canal aud tlonoo by
st. Lawrence. River to Ogdensburgh, whore thoy
connect for tho whole Of the Now England
6sateH. Tho shipments consist almost wholly Of
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-26
Tweed's Little Book.

1t seems that "Boss" Tweed, like
Cakes Ames, has been keeping his
little memorandum, and proposes
to make sundry revelations regard
ing the manner Of purchasing legis-
latures and politicians. A Port Jcr-
Wis, N. y, paper says:
ga former resident of Port Jervis,
who saw William M. Tweed shortly
after his conviction, informs us that
Mr.. Tweed surprised him by stating
that he proposed to publish book,
of an autobiograhlcal character, as
soon as he can find time to attend
to 1t. Mr.. Tweed has carefully kept
diary of his lite, and he proposes,
now that he occupies fclon's cell,
to give the world some startling
disclosures. He proposes to tell his
manner Of doing business, whom he
bought to serve his purposes, and
what the average price of Albany
legislators is. Probably no man in
the country has had so varied an
experience in this line as Mr.. Tweed,
and.no man can make such startling
revelations. Hundreds of straight
laced, proper-acting people will, by
this book, be shown up in their true
light. and the world at large will
get an idea of the inner working OF
gigantic ring. We predict fol-
| the book an immense sale"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-26
The State.

Ryan, the defaulting Treasurer of
Jackson county, has been indicted, and
placed under bonds of $4,000.
Andrew Failor, of Newton, Jasper
Co., is the original Iowa Granger He
was the first man in Iowa to secure a
charter for a Grange, and that as far
back as 1868.
: Parties sinking an artesian well at
tuscaloosa, have struck vein of coal at
the depth of 100 feet, fifteen feet thick,
and also vein Of lead over six inches
thick.
The Des Moincs Register of the 18th,
says that three qu rters IF million
bushels Of corn were disposed of at that
point during the past twenty days, at an
average of thirty Ger $ per bushel
- The Cedar Falls Record r has found
the meanest man. lie donated a pair of
cast off summer pants to the needy home.
steaders, but took out the pockets, and
ripped off the buttons before letting them
60. "t
The annual meeting of the State Ag-
ricullural Society will be held at Des
Moines in the first week in January, when
the location of the next State Fair will be
-Waldron Brothers, of Dcs Moines,
have been awarded the Grange contract
for building one hundred Werner har.
vesters. They are to be comp leted by
June list, 1874.
A man named Tomblinson was as.
sisting to move a house in Madison
county week before last, with eight
teams as the motive power. Going down
hill the horses became frightened and
ran away, Mr.. Tomblinson falling before
the moving building, which ran over and
killed him. 80 i~l
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-26
Stock Law Constitutional.

The Supreme Court Of Iowa at
Des Moines, has rendered q decis-
on!affirming the constitutionality of
the Stock law of the 18th Gen. AS
sembly. The decision in brief is as
follows:
Chapter 6 of the forty-fourth act
Of the Twelfth General Assembly
provides that stock taken in the act
of doing damage between sunset
and sunrise may be detained by the
person whose property is injured,
whether the fences surrounding such
property are lawful or otherwise.
The last section Of the chapter pro-
vides that the law shall be submit
ted to vote of the people of the
counties named, and shall not be in
force in any county unless ajor-
ity of the votes be cast in favor Of
its adoption. 1t is held, in the case
of Santo VS.. The State Of Iowa, vol
ume 25 of Iowa reports, page 1855,
and in other cases, that the last sec
ton ofthe chapter is lmconstitution-
al, and that the provisions Of the
act are in force in the State, without
regard to the vote contemplated by
last section.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-26
Bertie's Christmas.

81 so awful bad! Santa Claus
won't come down the chimney one
bit" said little BERTHE, and he began
to cry. BERTHE was not four years
old and he did not know just exact
ly how to act. He had pulled the
G t's tail, upset the milk pail, and
oh, dear! worse than all, he had
gone behind his grandma when she
was bending over the fire, and said
boo! so loud that it made her jump,
and drop her spectacles, pop! into
the tea-kettlc. So he sat down on
the floor, with his old fur cap on, to
think about it; for this was Christ
mas eve.
But bless his heart! Grandma
loved him if he did say boo! at her.
So did mamma and papa, and so
did pussy, and so did Sana Claus!
When it was bed time for BERTHE, he
wanted Grandma to go to bed, too,
though it it was not dark, so that
Santa Claus would he sure to come.
Grandma put on a funny cap, aad
hid under the bod clothes, and Ber-
tie hung up his stocking before he
had SAID his prayers. Then he
squeezed his eyes tight shut and
weat to sleep. In the night Santa
Claus came, and before he went, a
candy cat, top, ball, an orange
barking dog, and jumplng-Jack
all went softly into Berries stock
ing, and waited for him to open his
eyes.
Oh, how glad he was when he
woke in the morning!
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-26

ONE Of the noticeable things at the
opening of Congress was the pres
ence of the Vice President of the
late Southern Confederacy taking a
new oath to support the Constitu-
ton of the United States. The
Washington Chronicle says he was
the cynosure of all eyes, and thus
describes his appearances: GAL
though he is only about sixty-threc
years of age, he has the appearance
of being much older. His frame is
so feeble that he moves with diff
Guilty even with the aid of crutches.
His voice, never strong, has lost
much of it's power. His hair is
white as the driven snow, and his
skin is as cold, pallid, and lifeless
as that OF the dead. His keen eyes
still glisten from most careworn like
sockets, and he still has about him
that Supremacy scholarly and pa
tient air which marks the clear
sighted statesman and the man of
accurate learning. He was first
elected member of Congress in
ls43, and if memory is right, there
is but one member of the present
Congress elected to that body before
Mr.. Stevens, Mr.. Fernando Wood.
This gentleman is of the same age
as Mr.. Stevens, and was first elected
in 1S41. During most of the sess-
ion Mr.. Stevens wore his hat, and
by common consent he was given
the right hand front seat directly in
front Of the Speaker
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-26

CONGRESS having failed to renew
Langstroth's patent on the movable
frame principle in bee-hives, there
is no longer any restriction upon its
use, and this is the only feature Of
any real value in the various hives
which have been patented. A sim
pie box hive with movable frames
is as good a thing as a bee-keeper
can get, unless he makes his colo
MES strong and constructs his hives
with s'two Stories" Langstroth,
by his invention, changed the entire
system Of bee management, but his
patent was intringed upon very gen.
orally, and he spent such large sums
Of money in attempts to protect his
interests that he is said never to
have made much out OF the inven-
ton. The old, old story Of inyentors!
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-26
Stand by tho Local Pross.


From the Chicago Inter-Ocean, Dec II.
The season having arrived in
which people throughout the .coun-
try are celebrating upon the allow
ance of reading matter which they
can afford for the year to come, the
Inter- Ocean desires to offer its
word of advice on that subject.
The best indication Of the thrift, in
telligence and public spirit of any
community is evidenced to the out
side world by well-supported, neat
ly printed, sprightly, and carefully
edited local journals, There are
many such on our exchange list,
and we should be glad to name sew
eral that it is always a pleasure for
us to read, except for the fact that
such distinction, would seem invid
ious. In no way, through no other
conceivable channel, can the wants,
aspirations, or consequence Of any
locality or community become so
well known to the world at large rs
through its own home papers If
the reader will call to mind any in
land town near his residence, which
enjoys a fine reputation all over the
land,he will find that such place
is favored with an excellent county
paper, the editor of which is wide
awake and alive to all its interests,
jealous in protecting its good name,
and untirlng in his efforts to pro-
mote its welfare. Such papers and
such men deserve the highest re-
wards and the most thorough appre-
citation at tn hands of the people
for whom they are performing so
useful and noble mission. This
being true-and no one will dispute
the premise-it follows that the
first duty Of the people in the inte-
rior is to subscribe and pay for their
home paper, before looking abroad
for more reading matter of any kind.
Do net put off paying for the local
paper, or seek to make it matter
OF barter, but make glad the heart
of the editor and publisher by pay
ing him in the only medium which
will buy paper and labor. This re-
ligious duty performed, the Inter-
Ocean will not only commend your
judgment, but be glad to continue
your name upon its books, promis-
ing you everything that you can ex-
pect from a journal devoted to all
the general topics of the times. But
we never solicit patronage, nor seek
in any manner to advance our own
interests to the disadvantage of the
local press, for it fills measure of
the highest usefulness outside of
our field of labor, and with which
we have neither the disposition nor
the ability to compete. No monies
should be transmitted to the city pa
pers until these faithful conserva-
tors of home interest are secured
and paid for during the year 1874.
Having served a long apprentice
ship in the business Of country
journalism, we feel that we have
had an experience and appreciation
of the merits and usefulness which
justifies us in this emphatic express
ion in their behalf.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-26

The Virginius and her passen'
gers have been delivered over to
the United States according to the
protocol, but a contingency has
arisen which was foreseen, and
which changes considerably the as
pect of affairs. Attorney Gen.
Williams has given his opinion
that the Virginius was not properly
IN American vessel, that she Sc
cured American papers by fraud
and perjury, and had no right to fly
the American flag. So the Spanish
vessel in capturing her did not in
suit or dishonor the American flag.
According to the terms of the pro.
tocol, our government is now bound
to proceed against the Virginius,
libel and confscate her, and Spain
is not required to salute the Amer
lean flag; but as that little ceremo-
ny has already been performed, it
will, we suppose, 60 for naught.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-26
So Much Foolishne ss,

An old darkey employed not long
ago at Jones' Hotc. started to 60 uD
stairs with heavy hod of coal in
each hand, and when near the very
top he suddenly saw something
white at the farthest end of the
hall. Now he had been raised a
firm believer in ghosts and "white
spooks," and the apperation before
him made his teeth fairly rattle.
He did not turn white exactly, but
he dropped his coal pals like hot
potatoes. The muscles in his low
cr limbs instantly relaxed, and his
lower limbs instantlr relaxed and
his huge body fell back in a
doubled up mass to the bottom of
the stairs. AS the laundering noise
of the fall of coal and wool reached
the inmates of the office, halls, ad-
joining rooms and parlors, a crowd
rushed out and suddenly gathered
around the fallen form of the old
darkey, all wondering what in the
way OF perfect bedlam had bro
ken loose. Soon the woody head
was raised few inches, the whites
Of two great black eyes showed
themselves, and the fallen hero
gazed upon his auditors. After a
few moments, and while all were
wondering what would next happen,
he sprang to his feet, shook him
self to ascertain that he had not re-
ally been carried off by the spook,
and Strengthening himself, said in a
commanding voice: "Look here!
what's all dis folishness gwine on
here; wh-what's de meanin' OBJ all
dis work? Fore God, I'll lift call
Marsar Jones and put y stop to we
altogether. SO much toolishness
goin' on roun' dis house some chile
gwine to git killed" -Des Koines
./O,1.Do/
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-26
Hauling Manure.

During the winter all the manure
that can possibly be handled,
should be hauled out and spread on
the ground as hauled. Do not let
prejudice prevent any one from this
necessary labor to keep the farm
from running down. 1t cannot be
used on wheat or oats ground, but
it pays we'll on corn, timothy, and
root crops. And after one crop has
been taken off, wheat is not gener-
ally injured by it.
But this is no excuse for letting
rich manure 60 to waste. 1t adds
largely to the crops of corn, clover,
timothy, or pasture lands, and farms
eventually will become barren, if
not fed with fertilizers.
And our farms are now falling in
the wheat crop, showing that there
is something now needed to keep
up its firtility. The time is coming
when we will have to try the manu-
featured fertilizers, and our soil
may again be brought to its native
productivenesS.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-26
Fro at Shell Rock.

From an Enterprise extra, we
CLEAN the following account of a de-
structive fire which occurred at
Shell Rock, on Tuesday morning
last:
On Tuesday morning, about one
o'clock, A. NJ, our citizens were
rudely awakened from their slum-
bers by the thrilling alarm of fire,
and on fastening to the scene, 0.
L. Eastman's new building, corner
of Main and Cherry streets, was
found all ablaze, with good pros
pect of its spreading and destroy
ing the entire business part of town.
1t being evident that nothing could
save the building or two adjacent,
the main effort was made to save
the respective stocks, and to pre-
vent its further progress. The
stocks of J. D. Powels & Co., Throp
& Baker and J. E. Drake, were al
most entirely saved, although great
ly damaged. The fire quickly spread
to Throp & Bakers drag store, then
Powers & Cos. dry goods store,
but in the meantime hundreds of
our citizens were engaged in carry,
ing water from the river and ad-
joining wells, and throwing upon
Town d Powers hardware store on
the south, and J. Preston's saloon
on the west. Being fortunately as
sisted by the wind, and through
the almost superhuman exertions
by all, the fire tiend was confined to
the buildings above named.
How the first started is unknown.
1t was first noticed in the upper
story in Marvle's tailor shop, where
it is supposed to have originated.
The buildings were all new, put up
this summer, and their destruction
is severe blow to our town, as we'll
as terrible pecuniary loss to the
respective owners. We give below
the amount of each individual loss,
as near as we have been able to
gather: 0. l.. Eastman, building,
$4,000, no insurance. w. ii. Hop
kins, dry goods, $4,000, insured for
$4,000. Miss S. A. Stewart, millin-
cry, $3.50, no insurance. w. III.
Marvle, tailor shop, 500. X. G.
Foster, game and poultry, $3.50, no
insurance. Throp & Baker, build
ing and stock, $4,000, no insurance.
J. E. Drake, jewelry, $500, insu-
rance. J. d. Powers e Co., build
ing and stock, $4,000.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-26
The Des Moines Register of the

The Des Moines Register of the
10th, has the following very sug-
gestve item for persons who con-
template leaving Iowa IN search of
more congenial chimes:
Yesterday morning train of
three wagons passed through this
city EN- route for Northern Iowa,
that had made u weary round. One
year ago they started from Fayette
county, carrying three families, in
search of II warmer climate. They
travelled through Kansas, the Indian
Territory, Arkansas and Texas, but
found no place for permanent settle
ment. Two months since, weary OF
life in the latter state, they again
turned their faces Hawk Eyeward
and propose to seek the old location
in Fayette county. During their
wanderings they have seen seven OF
their horses turn up their toes, and
havn't one Of the original stock left
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-26
AT the LAST session of the Trus-

AT the LAST session of the Trus-
tees Of the State Agricultural Col
lere the vacant professorships were
Alled BY the election of Prof. A. H.
Porter, . graduate Of Dartmouth
College, now : resident of Des
Noines, 70 the chair of Mathematics,
and Dr.. e: r. Hutchins, OF Cedar
Rapids, ! graduate Of Jefferson COL
lsee, Philadelphia, to that of Chem.
istry. The following resolution
WAS adopted unanimously:
WHxRsAs, Reports have been cir
culsted criticising the action Of the
Board, 81, & -. - . -.
Reso!ped, That the Board in its
action at this annual meeting in No
vember in the organization of the
college faculty, and fixing salaries
tor the same, was Influenced solely
by its. desire TO promote the welfare
Of the institution, and to secure har-
mouy In DISQUALIFICATION, and that
this action was taken without the
request or interference Of any mem.
Der Of the fsculty.'. .. y H. ~ 80
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-26
ANsFL K BAIury. of the Decor

ANsEL X. BAILEY, Of the Decor
ali Republican,, has been rc-appoint-
ed and confirmed as postmaster at
DEBORAH. This is one of the APP
pointments which is equally credit
able to the officer and the appoint
ing power. Mr.. Bailey is a Repub-
lican without guile, without trace
of demagoguism or trucking about
him, and man of the purest per-
sonal integrity. He was deserving
Of the recognition.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-26

The forthcoming report of State
Auditor Russell will show that there
has been $3l, O9l.32 insurance fees
received by the State in the two fis-
cal years that the office has been in
his hands. This sum is larger than
all the salaries paid to the State of.
ficers. This is a record of faithful
and efficient administration of which
Mr.. Russell and the party that elect
cd him have right to be proud.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-12-26

=
6ed with the halfway work Of the
House last week in regard to the
repeal Of the salary bill. The ma
iority Of that body seem to have
very inadequate conception Of the
popular demand, or have made up
their minds to ignore it. Much
precious time has been wasted in
profitless discussion, and the out
come of it all is the adoption Of a
,ueasure Of evasion rather than re-
peal Of the Ubiquitous legislationlof
the last session. Mr.. Hurlburt's bill,
which passed the House last week,
t)) fixes the pay of Senators and
Representatives at $4,000 per an
hum, with actual travelling expenses;
t2) provides that the Vice Pres. and
Speaker shall receive $4,000 addi-
.ional, making their pay $4,000; (s)
repeals all prior laws conflicting,
and a. authorizes the Secretary of
the Treasury to cover into the
Treasury all pay hitherto returned
CT yet undrawn. Now all this in
dicates an apparent purpose to. con-
cede as little as possible to popular
clamor" and to evade what the peo-
pie demand as right and Justice
The unequivocal repeal Of the salary
law Of the last session. The bill
,{hat passed the House last week
YES the salaries of Congressman
sa11 higher than before the act Of
March 8, 1872, and makes NO pro-
vision for the reduction of the sal
aries Of the President, heads of de-
partments, and tho employees of leg
islature, executive and judicial
branches, all raised y the law pop
ularly called the salary grab. The
repeal of that law should not have
been delayed beyond the first week
of the session, and it should have
been hampered with no exceptions
or eyasions. W
The bill went to the Senate, and
on Friday was reported back from
the Committee on Retrenchment, Of
which our Senator Wright is Chair
man, with an amendment in the ma
ture of q substitute, which more
squarely meets the issue. Senator
Wright will call up his amend
ment after the recess and push
it vigorously, and with a reason
able hope Of its adoption by both
Houses. Senator Wright's substi-
tute simply repeats the salary law
Of the last session, and fixes tho rate
Of compensation for Congressman
and employees Of Congress as before
it, enactment, and the pay of the
heads Of. departments at $4,000 per
A0OuI0s .fs-'H- ..-7.