Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-10

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general desire here, at the home of the
above noble and much lamcnted young
officer, to know something of the partic
ulars Of his sickness and death Through
obituary notices which have appeared in
the New York and ST. Louis papers we
are enabled, in some measure, to supply
this information, though perhaps not as
fully as may be desired.
1t appears that as the summer APP
preached Lieut.. Woodruff s superior Of
ticer, Major Howell, advised him to sus
pend work until after the sickly season,
but he declined, feeling DESTROYS Of push
nayigable for the movement of the cotton
crop this fall. On the tenth of Septem-
ber without having received any warn
ing of the prevalence of the yellow fever
IN the city, he went to Shreveport from
the scene of his operations on the river
He found the people panic stricken, and
fleeing from the city, leaving the sick to
die without nursing, or medical atten-
dance. His sympathetic nature was stir
red at this state Of affairs, and so, instead
of returning to the raft, where there had
not been case of fever, he joined the
ranks of the humane Howard Associa-
tion," and, though not acclimated, devo,
ted his best efforts and care to the relief
of the sick. BY his assiduous attentions
he was enabled to save the lives of
number of his friends, who, in turn, at
tended him through his sickness. At the
end of week was stricken down. par.
TALLY recovered, and was pronounced
convalescent,, then had relapse, and
after fourteen days sickness in all, died
noble sacrifice to his philanthropy.
Lieut.. Woodruff WIS universally es-
teemcd in Shreveport, and will be sincere.
ly moIrned.
THE BULLETIN blows off little of its
superfuous gas on "Those Pledges"
What does it know about Conseroa-
ti0e.
The above has reference to the written
pledges demanded Of its candidates by
the Autobiography Convention, that they
subscribe to the principles cnunciated in
the platform, and that they will resign if
called upon to do so by representative
body of the people. The Conservative is
anxious to be informed what we know
about those pledges. We can only say
in reply, that we know, in common with
the people of the county, that at this
time, five weeks after the demand upon
the candidates for those pledges, and only
four days before election, they are not
forthcoming, and that the probability is
that they will not be given. We know,
furthermore, that some of the AntiMon
opoly cane idatcs are not in accord with
the so-called principles of the new party
uuu "oulu PICtCi NV w UiSaSO 9uCui-
selves to carry them out We have rea,
son to believe that other candidates on
the ticket are unwilling to pledge them
selves to resign, for fear that the demand
from the people to do so might follow
with uncomfortable celebrity after their
election, if by any possibility they should
be chosen to positions they are not com
petent to fill The platform of the new
party vas intended to be merely orna-
meutal hence it was highly elaborated
with big phrases, and high sounding
propositions. 1t was not intended for
use, and now it is very much Of STUN
bling block But the people are in no
opposition to be juggled with in this mat
ter of the opinions of candidates. They
rightly interpret this hesitancy of the
Anti Monopoly candidates to get on the
platform as an attempt to hoodwink and
deceive them, and even if, at this late
hour those candidates do give in tardy
and unwilling assent, it will do them little
good. 1t may be said, and truly, that
there is some stuff and nonsense in the
Anti Monopoly resolutions that no sane
man can endorse, but the candidates, in
stead of ignoring the matter, should have
endorsed what was good, and pointed
out the bad Their silence, with other
accompanying circumstances, is reason
for the belief that they are unsound on
the vital issues.