Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-02-21

LOST. Last evening, between tn
bridge and Insane Hospital, gentleman
gray wooden shawl. The fiudcr will b,
suitably rewarded by leaving it at thi
office.
HAUNTED.--A house above the depot
near the old burying ground, enjoys tho
reputation Of being the rendezvous O.
disembodied spirits,
Doomed for time to walk the night"
and fright the souls of fearful listeners to
their ghastly clamor 1t is said that two
or three families have severally essayed
to occupy it as habitation, but have
been driven in dismay from its doors.
by demonstrations of supernatural origin.
This has naturally served to invest the
house with an air of mystery, and whet
ted the desire of curious parties to inves.
tgate it, Last Saturday, at the
| ''Witching time of night
| When churchy yards yawn
| And graves give up their Dead
six adventurous citizens started out to
brave the terrors Of the lonely mansion,
and determine whether they were tangi
bic or incorporeal. Arriving they ranged
and shut the door. In few moments
without visible hands to help it, the door
81 "A
Next the party went into one of the cham
bers, when from beneath their feet came
scpulchral groans which frozc their blood.
Rushing to the lower floor the same dis
nal sounds were heard directly over their
heads Separating into couples they OK
plored the attic, cellar and other parts of
the house but discovered nothing to ex-
plain the ghostly demonstrations of any
natural hypothesis. One of the party,
who, from his vocation, that of selling
lightning rods-would naturally be sup
posed to possess brass enough to face
anything with selfpossession, was, as we
learn, quite unnerved, and declared that
his curiosity was quite satisfied
A majority of the farmer members Of
the Iowa Senate voted with Mr.. Bemis in
opposition to the McNutt bill, fixing rail
road charges. Perhaps that fact may
have some significance to those who are
so ready to condemn him without hearing
CHARGED WITH SEDUCTION -,Somcthing
over a week ago complaint was lodged
with one of our magistrates against 10
seph Williamson, charging him with the
seduction of Il young woman, the daught
er of Mr. Stewart, Il respectable farmer,
who formerly resided on the Woodruff
place, Il few miles from town. A warrant
for arrest was issued, but as Williamson
had left for Clinton, the Sheriff was obi
ged to go there to serve the papers. He
returned last Monday with Williamson
in charge. and committed him to jail for
safe keeping. He was brought before
Esq. Lee, Oil Tuesday, for examination
waving which he was released upon Civ
ing $4,000 bail to appear for trial 1t is
charged that the crime was committed
under promise Of marriage, and that the
marriage of Williamson to another lady,
some months since, first dispelled the
dream Of the victim. Williamson denies
the charge, as we learn. AS it is to come
before jury for trial, we refrain from
such comment as would tend to intlame
public sentiment on either side. If the
accused shall be found guilty, the sever
est penalty Of the law should be meted
out to him, for the crime is one of the
most fragrant in the calendar.
We, the undersigned inhabitants of the
town of Jesup, Iowa, feeling the neccssi.
ty Of our united efforts to suppress The
sale of intoxicating liquors in our midst,
by certain evil disposed persons, to the
great detriment Of some Of our citizens,
and feeling the necessity of sustaining
the officers Of justice, in our town, in
their efforts to carry ont the law in such
cases made and provided, and feeling that
such officers should have all the influence
of the law-abidng part Of this communi-
ty, We, therefore, hereby pledge our
selves to sustain such officers in cXecut-
ing the law until such time as this com
munity is clear from the degrading
influence of the soul destroying Rum