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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-25
Where Kissing Child was Found.

The other day young married
couple boarding in an uptown hotel
left their infant asleep and covered
up i'll bed while they went to break
fast The mother returning to her
room shortly afterward, was sur
prised to find that her child had
been taken from the room, and to
her inquiries as to what had become
of it, no one could give her any in
formation. Becoming now thor
oughly alarmed, she sought the
landlord, and told him that some
person had stolen her baby. The
landlord, accompanied by the
frightened parents, started on a
tour of investi alton, making cir
cult of all the rooms in the house
and inquiring OF the inmates if they
had any knowledge of the cause Of
the child's disappearance, but were
unable to ascertain any clue to the
mystery, and were about descending
to the lower floor again when the
landlord, re-entering the room
where the child had been left, to
make more thorough examination,
discovered that the bed-clothing had
also disappeared as had also the
clothing Of beds in several other
rooms. If the landlord was not
frightened before he certainly show
ed by his, actions now that he was
not merely alarmed but looked as
though he had seen ghost. Leav-
ing the parents without word of
explanation, he almost flew down
stairs, and, seizlng his hat, ran at
the top of his speed down River
street. The husband, who started
down stairs after the landlord,
reached the front door in time to
see the former nearly two blocks
away and galloping as though he
imagined ghost was at his heels.
The husband followed and succeed
ed in keeping the landlord in sight
until he entered Reads alley from
Ferry street where he lost sight of
him, and no one beng able to tell
him the direction he had taken, the
husband was about to rctrace his
steps, when out Of one of the houses
stepped the landlord with the miss
ing baby in his arms, with which
the much fatigued but happy pair
returned to the hotel and restored
it to its mother. The landlord, after
recovering sufficient breath to speak
gave this explanation of the mys-
terry: He (the landlord) has two
washer-womhn in his employ who
reside in Reads alley, and who take
to their houses periodically the soil
ed clothing in the hotel, using for
its removal a large basket with ham
dies, which they carry between
them. These women go from room
to room, gathering in their arms
the covering from each bed, and
when they have an armful deposit
it in the basket; and it was in this
way that the women unknowingly
removed the infant and were the
innocent cause of so much suffering
to the parents and anxiety to the
good landlord. When the
hotel-keeper entered the woman's
abode the former were seated at
breakfast and the basket with its
contents stood on the floor. He
made search in the basket and
found the little one fast asleep and
entirely uninjured.- Troy Daily
D,.oec
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-25

The St. Louis Democrat says:
THE Democracy are making a Wig
,rous effort to hive the farmers, who
ire combining to secure legislation
Tor relief from excessive railway
|reights but thus far they have met
Nth Indifferent success. Sundry
journals, which advocated the Gin
;innati policy of dealing with the
Eariff question, are now asking the
Parmers to take it away from the
Districts to which it
vas RENTED last summer, and make
t a national issue. One thing at a
lime. The farmers have one big
light on their hands now, and they
you'd do well to fight that out en-
parking on a Quixotic, anti-tariff
adventure with the Chicago Times
and Tribune"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-25

The third section of the postal APP
preparation act Of the last session
repcals all laws permitting the
transmission by mail of any free
matter whatever from and after
June 80. Under this law quarterly
prepayments of postage will be re-
quired on all newspaper exchanges
and county newspapers, the same as
is now, and will be then required in
case of all mail subscriptions, name
ly: Five cents per quarter for
weekly newspapers, 80 cents per
quarter for papers published six
times per week, and 35 cents per
quarter for daily papers, prepay
ment per quarter or per year, to be
made either at the Office where de-
livered. The same rule will be APP.
piled to all newspapers by whomso.
ever sent or received.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-25

SENATOR CALDWELL has an offset
for his enforced retirement from the
Senate in the shape of judgment
in his favor, in the Court of Claims,
for $500, 900, recently rendered on
demand based on the transportation
of goods in the North in 1866.
The next time he essays the Kansas
Scnatorship, he will be enabled to
outbid all competitors.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-25
The Modoc Murderers.

The Yreka correspondent, of 7 20
San Francisco Chronicle, furnishes
that paper with the following per-
sonal sketches of Capt. Jack and
his bloody confreres, in the assas-
sination of Gen. Candy and the
Peace Commissioners:
CAPTAIN JACK.
Captain Jack, the chief of the
tribe, and author of the villainous
plot, is Il full-blooded Modoc of
about 80 years of age, though he
looks mucL older. He has Il good
head, though like all Indians, the
forehead is low and retreating.-
His complexion is dark, being u
bright copper-color, and his eyes
are black, full and piercing. His
hair is long, hanging down to the
shoulders, and his face is entirely
destitute Of beard. His mouth is
large, and its shape indicates firm
ness and determination, though it
by no means denotes cruelty and
baseness-traits which Jack seems
to posses above all others. In man
ner he is cool, self-possessed, and
very dignited. He insists upon be-
ing treated with the greatest re-
spect by all with whom he comes
in contact, and the chief ruler Of
4o,oo0,000 Of people could not be q
greater sticklcr tor official etiquette
than is this miserable savage. He
never smiles. His greeting of his
visitors on the occasion Of the visit
referred to was splendid exhibit
ton of indifference and haughtiness,
notwithstanding at the time he was
was so i'll he could not stand up
Before this act of treachery he was
believed to be the sou! of honor
Settlers in the neighborhood who
had many dealings with him said
that they never knew Captain Jack
to do mean or base act, nor would
he knowingly permit any Of his
band to do one. Ii any of the ranch
men ever complained of any act of
peculation or other annoyance Jack
was sure to visit punishment upon
the head of the offender. He was
elected chief Of the tribe teo or
three years ago, and Squire Steele,
of lreka, acted asjudge of election
"a fact which has always made
Steele Jacks fast friend. He was
the last man in the tribe who it
would be thought could be guilty
of so base an act--an act entirely
out Of keeping with his past char
actor
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-25
State Finances.

A dispatch from Des Moines of the 22d
inst. says:
At the hour of the closing of the State
Treasury today there were 100000 on
hand. During the day $6,70O were paid
out for the Penitentiary at Fort Madison,
and $4,000 to the Independence Asylum.
All the appropriations to State institu-
tons are now paid. To-day was the last
day for paying interest on State warrants.
The total amount of interest paid SO far
is $2,554.54 There yet remains out
standing about $4,000 Of Understanding
warrants.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-25
Original Notice.

To WILDER G. HoAG:
NOU are hereby notified that Edmison & Jane
i son have taken an appeal from q judgment
rendered in case tried before NJ A. Chamberin.
a Justice of the Peace in and for Byron township,
Buchanan County, Iowa, in which you were
plaintiff and Edmison Il Jameson were defen-
dants.
That said case is now pending In the Circuit
Court of Buchanan County, Iowa.
And, that unless you appear on the 18th day OF
May, 1873, at said Circuit Court to be held AT In
dependence, Iowa, the defendants Will take judg-
ment against you us is in such cases made aud
provided.
JAMESON & BEGUN,
39-Wf htt'ys for Derts
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-25

The printers of the country press
of Northern Alabama have resolved
not to work for any paper using
patent side.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-25

30 -tl. \. -. JCN ES,
TO OUR FRIENDS.
Which l wish to remark
And my language is plain,
That my days were burden,
My nights full of pain,
The world was failure
AMI life was o bore,
Till l found out the way
TO the "New York Store"
My wife asked for money,
And I couldn't plank it;
The baby would cry,
And then she would spank it,
But now all our troubles
Are happily DER,
Since | found out the way
To the "New York Store"
One night in my dreams
| beheld in q vision,
The glimpse of a life
That was full of Elysian
Where pleasure and wealth,
In a happy procession,
Passed ont of my reach
And Beyond my possession.
| woke from my dreams
With a terrible snore,
And started at once
For the "New York Store"
I found that by buying,
Exclusively there,
| could save just a cool
Five Hundred year.
LAWTON & POST.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-25
TRIMMED HATS
Liberal Terms.

solicit continuance of your favors and cor
daily invite early inspection of my stock.
Mrs. X. T. CAFFAL,
Old Post Office Building, Independence.
3gtf
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-25

designed to frighten the latter and
make him deposit his precious bur-
den III the sage brush, and once
Hooka jim, with yell, deliberate
~ spurred his pony directly against
the horse--a movement that nearly
accomplished the desired object. =
On the whole it was an uncomforta-
BILE ride, and the reporter breathed
much treer when he came up with
Steele.
BLACK JIM.
This is another of the murderers
Of the settlers. He is tall, savage.
looking fellow, with very dark,
thin face. He is about thirty years
old, and is one of the most despe-
rate warriors in the band.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-25
HOOkA JIM.

This is one of the worst Indians
in the whole tribe. lie was the
leader of the band who committed
the murder in December. He is
young, not over 81 or %, but is
large and powerful. He is not
Modoc proper, bat belongs to a
band of Indians known in Siskiyou
as the "Como- Twashes" They are
composed of remnants Of several
tribes, and have long been regarded
as thieves and murderers. Two of
them are in the lava bcd-I[ooka
Jim and the ''Doctor,"-and even
Captain Jack was said to be afraid
of them. This Indian has bad
face. lie, too, was one Of these
who came out with Steele, and was
the only one that the Chronicle cor
respondent felt uneasy with, when
on one occasion on the route he was
left far behind alone with him. 1t
was getting late in the afternoon,
and the party Lad got ten miles to
ride, when they struck the "dividc,"
a gap in the mountain to the South
of Little Klamath Lake. There
were five whites and fourteen In
dams. Steele and FairchiId led the
party, and as they came out of the
trail and struck the Lost River road,
Steele put spurs to his horse and
the whole party started for home
on gallop, the Indians riding
along heavily armed with their
feathers and fox tails flying like so
many remnants. They yelled and
howled, and the party came down
the slope like flying Tam O'Shan-
tiers. Something getting wrong
with the Chronicle mans saddle,
he stopped to fix it, which took
nearly twenty minutes. Hooka jim
and Curly-headed Jack, another In
dian that it would not do to trust
far, seeing the correspondent stop,
rode on a few hundred yards and
stopped also. When the latter
mounted he saw his own party fully
two miles ahead going like the
wind. He started on q run to catch
them, and the two Indians Joined
him, and all three went down the
valley on a dead run. The Indians
rode their ponies one on either side
and seemed to be highly tlckled at
the correspondents somewhat un-
skillful handling of his horse. Then
they began series Of movements
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-25
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
DUBUQUE, April 16, 1873.
A State Convention OF the Republican Party OF
Iowa will be held at
Des Moines, Wednesday. June 25th.
commencing at II O'Clock NJ. for the purpose of
nominating,
A candidate for Governor.
A candidate for Lieut.. Governor.
A candidate for Supreme Judge.
A candidate for Superintendent of Public In
strucion.
The ratio of representation will be, one dele
cate for each organized county in the State, and
In addition thereto one delegate for every two
hundred votes or fraction over one hundred votes
cast for Josiah T. Young for Secretary of State at
the last General Election. JACOB RICH,
Chairman Committee
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-25
JOHN SCUONCIiIN.

John Schonchin, a brother Of
cold Schonchin," jacks predeces-
sor in the Office of Chief, is man
about 40 years old. He is u lighter
colorcd man than Jack, but is a
great deal stouter, being broad
shouldered and quite corpulent.-
His hair is long and straight and
his eyes small and exprcssionless.
His face IS pleasing in expression,
and he is much less determined in
look than the younger Chief. Schon.
chin is rival to the Place occupied
by Captain Jack, ne believing that
he has a hereditary claim to the
Modoc throne. Consequently he
and Jack have not been on the best
of terms, though i'll their horrible
plot they seem to have worked to-
gether. He is the man who shot
Meacham and inflicted the wounds
from which the latter is likely to
die. Schonchin, in all these peace
negotiations, has been more exact
ing in his demands than even Jack
himself. On the occasion of Steele's
first visit to the lava beds, he was
less friendly than any Of the others.
He even went SO far as to accuse
Steele of wishing to "talk with two
tongues" and the latter had to make
him sharp speech in reply to pre-
vent \ recurrence of the insult.
BOSTON CHARLEY,
the man who shot and instantly
killed the Rev. Dir. Thomas, is a
young Indian about % years of age
He is practically white and his com
plexion quite clear Hence the
name of "Boston" given him by the
Indians, which signifies white. He
has no history at all, and gained no
prominence in the tribe until the
peace negotiations began, when he
acted as messenger. He was one
of the young savages who came out
to Fairchild's with Steele and party
to talk to general Candy about the
lst of March. The General treated
them all very kindly, and their re
turn for this is his brutal massacre.
"Boston' was believed to be one of
the best dispositioned Indians in
the tribe. He was good hundred,
always laughing and talking, and
seemed to like the whites better
than the Indians. He was one of
those indicted by the Oregon Grand
Jury for the killing of the settlers,
but he was known to have had moth
ing to do with that matter, being
on the west side Of the lake at the
time.
, 1873-06-07

Students Admitted to tho KSnr in the
SutifElfIA {1nI1rf.

Students Admitted to tho Tsnr in tho
Sutjrelifo Court.
Special Dispatch to Tht thfeaao Tribune.
CENTlAlIA, IT,, Juno G-Twchty.two out of she
twontycght G.udcnts applying 10 tho suprou,c Court
ut Mount Vernon, ILL.,, for amiHsiou TO lilo lar ycs4
tcrIay admitted aftor layis cloBo oxartna-
ttou in Blackstone md tho common law iu real prop
erty with slight reference also 10 btlts mud notes. and
practice. No examination nlado in ovitlepcc,
oquIly, contracts, ws, other brancEog Tho st,l.
donts ntlrnttt cd bisa A1ln NJ. uutt, Arthur y-
ernon, Leonard RtockaE, Oliver Oleson, Oharca H.
Constantine, NJ. Lcso Colin, Charles Abo!, Chnrcs
1fsrvoy, Wni. g. Ward, Howard A. Turner VIM baird
Tiof, John NJ. Cartridge, Charles IIow1and, William t.
Hoiloy, plcrco A. pcaree Nathan 7. Psoy, O. O. Sea-
crest, and Arthur j. OhottaM.
Miss 1Iulista examination WIS nt leaht equal to lint
Of nny n tho cass anil In tho opinion Of nearly nil lilo
spectators, Bhe waa tho bcst-rcAd student admitted
which is highly complimentary as hho ia but 10 ycars
Of ago, while tho ca6s NvcrnHoe n. She IL tho first
lady admitted to tho bar III Illinois, and H1o hn not
answered thrco questions boforc or nnesa was eot-
tlod.
Tho class averages very high order Of mortt
6i1tcen student wcro entered for examination to-
day, and nro being examined by Att.-Gcn. Edsa1n.
9norge ", WALL Of Cairo, aud 8. Wllderman, Of Belle.
willie, In tho presence Of tho Court.
Boaidos tho above, tho following students wero OK
smincd by Ats:.aen. Edsatn, George ". Wall, Of
Cairo, and 9. Wildorman. Of Deeytle, on Juno Q,
Drouckhnus, Wili!aui' @. Garncs, Thos. NJ Echley,
John q. Ednonds, Jamca 4. Finch, E. A. 11umphrios,
Leander ". Neina john Q. Patton Il. ]. Peet Gtnrlos
Rose, john @. s%lgg, John NJ. Bouthworth, ". Ii,
Woodland, George Q. Young, Tho examiners indicated
privately that oil theeo would probably he nimlttod.
, 1873-06-07
EDUCATIONAL.
College n1lN School Exercises ut Jnclk.
s0livi11c n1fI Canton.

NVAAoE8 Ah4sA 1GAbUA RIAGFCAXGH III 4nCK@
s0Mvi11o n1fd Canton.
JAoKsoNv1LLE, ILL.,, Juno 1-Tho annual fnentin9
OF tho alumni Of Illinois Co'1ego hold ut tho Com
6ersatory Hall yenorlay afternoon ut ocock. Tho
lion. Newton D7oman, State Superintendent Of Pablo
Of Elmtra N i, hrothor Of 11enry Ward Deechor and
graduate Of illinois College u tho clnss Of 1873, do
iigered Ito orattun before tho alumni. His thcn.o
garita! r. Labor" which ho handled III most mas.
Tho c9rnor.stono Of tho dormifory building Of I'LL
noa College hid yeatcrlay afternoon with nprro-
Irinto ceremonies. President Brtcvant, Prof. J. o.
addresses Oh tho occaeio1
ri. Tho twensy:third annual Commencement Of tho
,a,,a nena!o College ono Of to most deacrvedly
elai oSa paes Literary a tbs in 1S ssp Valley
Church laat evening. Tho capacious church was
crowded, ana vnBt numbers wcro unable to mud either
sltt!ng or standing room. Thoro were twelve young
ssan b. md frances l. Mche are s1G from mt bhcsSo ss
Tho ossnys Of tho young ladies' wcro al excellent show.
ig that ut the hands Of tho accomplished faculty Of
ful training md superior cn}ttrc.
THIS closes tho o1orosea Of tho anniversary wook OF
.ho grana educational inatituton Of Jacksonve tho
illinois Collage has conferred tho degree Doctor Of
Divinity upon tho Hon. Horatio g. Bnterneld Of Now
Yorh, mud tho degree Of Master Of Arts upon Hon. J..
Stoycns OF Chicago and hfr. Fred sturtsvant, Of
CANTON, H., Juno o.-The graduating exercises Of
tho clsaa Of 1873 of the Canton High School hold
n tho opora uouao iast evening. The attendance was
large, and the graduates acquitted themselves very
eis.a; Florence osag, GzzIa fntin., Lucy Trall,
Ella Curtis Nettis Goddard, Leda Drnterho6, Flor.
Lanra johnson. The first honor was awarded to
Laura johnson, and Tho second honor to Laura Dass
Msa blanche Porter read tho aa1utntory, and Miss
bold a reception In tho High School building this
evening.
, 1873-06-07

thoy occtpled. o1oluplvofy, tho 1iarlor during
preached, thoy moved towards tho depot nnd
tooit n seat nonrly opposite, at Il oonvoniout
point, 90 40 not to attract tho notice Of tho
ironcd:. As soon % tho train arrivod two 1i mon
jumped on, and, byproconcortod understanding,
foaohod tho point whore tho ofrlcors woro with
their prisoner, aid NIL thon got aboard. But ho-
foro thoy Ind loft fow poraonn in town wore
apnriuod Of tho fact Tint tho prBonor was Young
bondor, Of Kaneas notosiosy, from tho officers,
who not only frooly showed the photograph Of
tho prisoner but the description Of tho man aB
given In most Of tho papers, all Of which wero
IN norfoot agreement.
Tho priBoncr loo1sod sulon and downcast,
scarcely speaking or looking at any ono, aud
soomcd a. inuol, dlsinclued to court obHoryation
as tho oillcere
, 1873-06-07

NEw Yong, June 0.-Tho examination Of candidates
Tor admission to tho Wost Point Academy WAS flushed
yc6tordny Or 142, Revcn rejected on account Of
physical disabilities, and Of tho number REMAINING
fprty-nne failed to pass examination. Tho following
arc among the Buccessful candidates: Ammon 4.
Augur, Michigan John T. Barnett 1utiana Abort
Barney, Wisconsin George ": Baxtor, Tennessee
Francis 4. Dtair Jr,, Missouri Charles A. Bradley
Illinois William ". oonlcy, Indiana Math!as ".
rpsy, pht9 Mllard r Eggsson 1ndiana; Calvin
aey aastor!y ksnsas H. r. French ut large; Thomas ..
=. r: Hnmmonj, Idaho; j. +. q. Megewsld.
Indiana; Indiana; William Aolabird,. at largo; ?. r.
Indians; James A. Nancy Tennessee; Boion r. sins
ge5, ohio; auorgo z; MeDil, wisconsin; D. N. Mo
pattoEson Minnesota; Theo. q. Perry, illinois, David
Price, Jr, Iowa; 8; X. Ral!oEd, nt large; Stanley r
Rogers, Missouri; Robert f. Stafford, Ohio: Charles
+. Bcovie, Ohio Il. A. spsingots Ohio; John b. Sui
A:an. Missouri; T. r. Thayor, at large: Albert Todd
Kansas; H. T. Thorlngton, Town Samuel P. Wayman
Kontucky; ". E: Wilder, michigan; E. F. Wilcox, 1t
large: Richard II. Wilson, Illinois William T. Wood,
candidates.
, 1873-06-07
RELIGIOUS,
Proceedings In tho Syvet1onboxRfRn
Convcnti0n, Koatorlny.

Proceedings In tho SwettonborRfnn
ConvcntiOn, Koatcrdny.
CtEonsNA1I. O, juno 8.-The nfty-fourth annual
session Of tho Convention Of tho Church Of tho Now
1efnsa!om mot th!H morning. IN tho Fourth and John
street Church, the Roy: Dr. Thomas Worcester, OF
ance of 5000 land Tho Bocrotary, tle ney. w. Il,
Hinckloy, Of New Orleans, road the annual reports
from stato Associations and local churches tu tho
stafea not having Associations, nnd from the CANADA
AeHociatiou. The resolutions and suggestions III these
o'clock.
Tho session Of tho afternoon commenced With tho
annual addrcss delivered by tho Rov. DR.. Thomas
worcester, Of Boaton, hass. IIs dlacolrse COM
moncod With an atlusion to the Dvino revelation 10
% and gn s T..
of LIS word about LOO years ago, and added: "Undyr
this disponeatlon do now llve" From the interior
history Of tho conduct Of tho 1sreaos utter eyor-
ance from bondage, md Of Aaron, priest who yiod-
applicable to tho day In reference to tho nccosety Of
church organization, class Of ministers, and tho
efccfoisc OF caro- In ascartainlng and tpholdlug
the true doctrine and tho common duty Of
ministers and menbera in this regard. Finally he
dwell upon tho peculiar force Of tic lesson Of this
tation.
-Four hundred and eleven delegates bud rsported tl,Is
aftcrnoon representing associations al detached So
% eiosies N Maino, Massachusetts Rhode Island New
Of Columbia, Georgia, Tennesaee Louisiana, Ohio
Hornia aud dnnada. This evening was devoted to a
social meeting Tomorrow afternoon there will 10 IN
e1ourbion On river Btea1ncr The gabbath will be de-
voted to religious serrico Public worship viii be
social meeting talcs r!ace Monday night, and I'LL Of
Tuesday Will be devoted TO business.
, 1873-06-07
SPRINGFIELD.
railroad nnd 1Fare11ouao Commits
stOnera' mecting--Dropvncd.

Spec1al Dftpa!eH % The Chicago Tribune,
bfatkaF1ELb, ILL.,, June G.-Thc Railroad and
Warehouse Commission met at q. N. Tic forenoon
was spent In examining tho financial statement poy-
rolls incidental expenses OF tho grain inspection Md
hegatrars departments Of Chicago for tic mouth Of
May. Tbs Board delegated Commissioner Pcarson to
Tet un1of Inspector Harper and hegistrar oary at
finances Of their departments Tho Doard meat again
on Il the l7th inst at tho Pacific Hote Chicago.
Ihe Committee Of Appeals will be appointed July l.
as tho law Directs and tho Commission homo TINT this
VIII 40 away With some Of tho complaints which arc
Chicago.
Little boy, named Wlllio stnmstofIor. pupl at-
tending school north Of the city, wnH drowned to-day
N pond on the fair grounds. tho utto fellow was
pathlng aud, as tho water Bhollow he must hAya
been taken with cFamp aud became unable to ieaye
the wnter or to tako caro- OF himself,