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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-18
The Modoc Massacre.

The intelligence OF tle CO" aIuly
and treacherous murder of Gen. E.
r. S. Candy, and DR.. Thomas, OF
the Peace Commission, by Capt.
Jack, TIE Modoc savage, and his
band, particulars of which will be
found elsewhere, has stirred up 4
universal feeling of horror and ex-
ASPIRATION throughout the length
and breadth of the land. Gen. Can
by. was one of our best and most
esteemed army officers, and DR..
Thomas one of the most prominent
and able Methodist diyines on the
Pacific coast, and the manner of
their death, while earnestly endeav-
oring to effect settlement of the
difficulty with the Modoc tribe, on
grounds of justice and humanity, to
the Indians, has scarcely parallel
in the annals of atrocity and ingrati-
tude. 1t is not strange that the
whole nation should be moved with
one accord to demand the speedlest
and severest punishment for the
bloody villains who committed the
deed. We notice, however, that
some of the papers are taking adj
vantage of the glow of just indig-
nation, against the murderers of
Gen. Candy to denounce the peace
policy of the administration and to
demand return to the rule OF fire
and sword, and indiscriminate ex-
termination in dealing with the saw
age tribes. This is unjust. The
peace policy of the government as
whole is success, not a failure
Some Of the most warlike Of the In
dian tribes have, under its opera
tons settled down on reservations
and, to large extent, ceased their
lawless numbering raids. The Apa-
ches are an instance ofthis. The
report of the Board Of Indian Com
missioners shows, that while in 1869
This tribe murdered eighty-two
white men, and stole 400 head of
cattle and horses, in 1872, under
the peace policy, their Populations
were reduced to ten white men kill
ed and forty-two cattle and .orses
stolen.
It would be we'll also to remem-
Der that the Indians are largely
whatsthe whites and the govern
ment have made them. That they
are capable of being controlled, I'M
der the rule of justice and kindness,
our neighbors across the Canadian
border have amply proved, even if
the experiment instituted by Presi-
dent Grant four years ago has not
demonstrated it. The wrongs
have not all been against the whites.
Even this Modoc difficulty, the
bloody episode of which we SO deep
ly deplore, and are determined to
mark by a sweeping retribution,
was brought about by the failure of
the government to fulfil its treaty
obligations.
These are things to be taken into
consideration before coming to a
determination to abandon policy
which has worked well in most
cases, and to wage a relentless war
against guilty and innocent alike.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-18
That class of Democratic iourn-

That class of Democratic journ-
ais, whose editors have neither the
candor to state question fairly, or
the brains to discuss it intelligently,
but whose feeble efforts are mainly
directed to misrepresentation of
their political opponents, to petty
gibes and squibs and stray scraps
Of SANDER, are just now ringing the
changes on the fact that President
Grant signed the General Appro-
priation bill, OF which the salary
amendment was an item, and upon
this circumstance basing the charge
that he is responsible for the salary
steal. They fail, however, to tell
their readers that, this item regard
ing the increase of salaries is only
one IF several in the bill off much more
Importance, and that if the Presi-
dent had vetoed it, it would have
made an extra session of Congress
necessary.
At this extra session new APP
preparation bill would have been in
PRODUCED, with perhaps the same OBJ
jectionable clause in it, and would
probably have been passed, leav-
ING the matter in the same
position as before the veto. In
his determination not to defeat,
by his veto, fifty important and
necessary items Of the bill, for
the sake of reaching one which was
Objectionable, and this with the
probability that his action would
not have been effective at last, the
President acted wisely and the
country will justify him. He left
the salary matter, where it belongs,
between the people and Congress.
1t will there be settled finally and
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-18
The Greedy (Col.) Tribune gi

The Greedy (Col.) Tribune gives
vent to its views, regarding the tar
if question, as follows: "To our
mind the whole system of protec-
ton in this country is a cold-blood-
ed swindle." Will not the bones
Of the man, who proclaimed himself
a "ferocious protectionist," rattle
with indignation in their tomb that
such heresy should have utterance
in namesake Of the great Tribune,
and in town bearing the honored
name Of Greeley?
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-18

WHAT THOSE WHO USE IT SAY
Your Hive Syrup and Tolu, or Hon
ey Syrup, has proved itself the most
reliable medicine for the purpose
intended Of which have any knowl-
edge. DAVID G. KERN.
MILTON, Wayne Co., Ind.
We consider your Hive Syrup
and Tolu, or Honey Syrup, an ex-
cellent article, and can conscien-
tiously recommend it to the public.
n. w. BARLOW d Co.,
TIsKILwA, III.
How TO BREAK Up A BAD Cold
Take teaspoonfll of DR.. Miller's
Magnetic Balm in a teacupful of
warm sweetened waite: on going to
bed. 1t will throw you into a sweat,
and you are all right in the morn
ing. % cts. per bottle.
See advertisement in this paper.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-18
sKERIFF'S SALE.

DY virtue of an execution issued ont of and
ID under the seal of the Circuit Court of Buch-
anan County, Iowa, in favor of C. J. Reed, and
against the goods and chattels, lands and tene
ments of Antoine Menney and Pauline Menney
have levied upon the following described prop
erty, viz
The swi4 of the sell of section and the e1l of
the sell of sec and the undivided Il of the nwli
of the sw4 of sec 0; all in twp 90, range 9, Buch
anan county, Iowa. Which property as above
described will offer for sale at Public Auction, at
the Court House, in the City of Independence, on
Saturday the Sd day of May, A. D 1875 at two
O'Clock, P. NJ. of said day, to the highest bidder,
to satisfy said execution and costs.
Sherifs Office, Independence, Iowa,
April 4, 1873.
40-2w GEO. .. FAIR, Sheriff.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-18

#Messrs. Garrett and Dickey vo-
ted for the measure on all votes eX-
cept that to lay its reconsideration
on the table, and did not vote
against it at at any time.
+Mcssrs. Hanks and McNecley
voted for the amendment itself
twice ION the second and fifth vote,)
and not against it at any time.
Messrs. Eli Perry and q. ~. Pot
ter, of New York, J. Packard, of In
diana, and j. ~ Rice, of Kentucky.
voted for the measure on all bat the
second vote (Which was on the mer-
its of the proposition to vote $1,000
and the back pay,) and then voted
against it. They, therefore voted
to an increase to $4,000 and back
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-18
Original Notice.

To WILDER G. HoAG:
NOU are hereby notified that Edmison & Jane
1 son have taken an appeal from judgment
rendered In case tried before NJ A. Chambcrlin,
a Justice of the Peace in and for Byron township,
Buchanan County, Iowa, in which you were
plaintiff and EdrnisOn a. Jameson were defen
dants.
That said case is now pending IN the Circuit
Court oil 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 as is in such cases made and
provided
JAMESON & BEGUN,
for nuE
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-18
are, az Ot diem

During the last decade Iowa ex-
perienced an increase of one hun
dred and fifty per cent. in the value
of its manufactured products, or
about double the increase Of its
white population. This is doing
pretto well, but Missouri has build
ed wiser than Iowa, for she shows
an increase Of over four hundred
per cent. in the value of her manu-
features. Illinois also shows an in
crease of two hundred and ninety
per cent. Iowa must bestir herself
in the line of manufactures, if she
would keep pace with the other
great States of the Northwest, which
seem to have found out that the
productions of the country can be
turned to ne more proftabl objects
than domestic manufactures. liam
iHon Freeman.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-18

Osborne, Governor Of Kansas, is
not happy. He is ambitious to fill
the vacancy in the Senate, caused
by the resignation of Caldwell, but
cannot find a precedent for appoint
ing himself.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-18
LAMB FOR SALE.

EORTY acres ofimproved prairie land and five
i acres of wood land, upon which is situated
dwelling hourse and stable. Said land is in
Como township, Buchanan county, on section %,
near the Grim school house, The wood land is
OH section 90. Price 5000. half cash. Address,
FREDERICK X. KNESS
39-wG. 1901 Race St.. philadelphia, Pa
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-18

D. w. Adams repudiates his noMina-
ton for Governor by parties pretending
to speak for the Patrons, and advises
against making OF that order a political
party.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-18
A Rare Chance
TO OBTAIN AN IMPROVED
Singer Sewing Machine.

Iwoud respectfully announce to the inhabit-
ants of Buchanan county that have effected an
arrangement with an eastern party. whereby can
dispose of second hand Sewing Machines at prices
which enable me to offer special inducements to
persons having machines which do not give them
satisfaction, and which they wish to turn In as
part payment toward Singer Machines, Believ
ing that this announcement viii come like a good
turn of Providence to many Il perpleXed and
nervous mind, made so by having tecn tried
and tolmented, even nigh unto Distraction, by
trying to use the complicated, hard-running, slow
and noisy machines that have been crowded upon
them by some agent, whose continued stay OF
several days n few weeks, and large offered
discounts seemed to indicate that at last resort
they would put their machines mt price which
they could board out before the machine would
become wreck. would say that l shall keep
constantly on hand the various styles OF singer
Machines, and invite ali, whether they have old
machines to trade or not, to call at the Singer of
fee next door to the bridge, South side Main ST.,
and examine the Singer" before purchasing any
other machine. Persons wishing for a machna to
use in tailoring or light leather work, will hnd
the medium Singer" the best machine yetinvent-
cd for such purposes. Heavy Manufacturing
Machines supplied at any time The latest i'm
proved attachments kept constantly on hand and
furnished at reasonable prices. Needles, &C.
for all machines commonly in use COTTON ana
Linen thread, best adopted to Sewing Machine
use. for sale in large or small quantities; me
Singer Manufacturing Cos Celebrated silks, IN
all colors and different sized spoois. for family
sewing and shoemakers use. Liberal instrucuons
given to purchasers of Singer Machines. Ma
chimes delivered in any part Of the county and
racks furnished, free gratis, for shipping machines
by rail or overland wagons, thus averting danger
Of breakage by moving machine from one point
to another.
BUY Il SINGER MA CHINE,'
and thus connect yourself 'cith
the "Happy Family" Of
over a Million!
SIN. osGOOD, Agent.
Independence. Feb. II. 1878. 3s-tf
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-18
SEALED PROPOSALS

WILL be received by the undersigned build
w ing committee until the LIST day of June,
1878, for the erection of school house In sub
district No. Z, District township of Liberty on
section 30, Bids are invited for doing the work
furnishing material and also for the work alone
Plans and specifications may be seen by calling 90
either of the undersigned, near the proposed site
The committee reserve the right to reject al
proposals ii not satisfactory.
a,-r' T. i : } } AlS}SS Committee.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-18
MODOC HISTORY.

The present troubles with the
Modocs, may be said to have orr gi-
mated in 1855. In that year num-
Der of the Oregon, California and
Washington Territory tribes form
Ell combination and commenced
hostilities against the white settlers.
A force was sent there by the Gov
eminent, and the result was a par.
tial suspension of the war, the Indi-
ans still remaining in possession
of portions of the territory in which
hostilities had been carried on
Most of the other tribes were on a
quasi peace footing with the Gov
eminent, but the Modocs were de-
cidedly unfriendly, and manifested
their feelings by raids upon the
whites whenever a favorable oc, a.
sion offered.
In 1866 they were induced to con
slider treaty which contemplated
their removal to reservation, and
after some five years Of discussion
the main body of the Modocs agreed
to remove to the reservation, which
was located in Southern Oregon.
Captain Jack, however, with his
band of murderers, refused to be
bound by the treaty, and continued
his former career, though restricted
to some extent by fear Of punish
ishment from the military force
which was retained in that region.
Some time after the settlement upon
the reservation of the peaceable
Modocs, the treaty was submitted
again to Captain Jack, and he was
induced to join the other Indians on
the reservation. Among these were
the klamath Indians, and it was
not long before Captain Jack with
his turbulent band soon became in
volved in hostilities with them
This had the effect of making him
throw up his acauiescence in the
treaty, and he left the reservation
to enter upon a course OF pillage
and murder.
On the 18th of last April an order
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-18
Mr.. Blaine. the sneaker. obtained on

Mr.. Blaine,the speaker, obtained on
his own motion, an amendment to
the effect that the back pay should
not apply to his Office.
We ask our readers to keep the
above list. They can rely upon it
to this extent that every man set
down as unqualifcdly guilty or in
nocent of completely in the salary
swindle is SO. There are many
Congressman not named. They
may have helped the steal by pur-
posely absenting themselves from
voting ; they may have been una
voidably absent; we only know that
the record is not conclusive with
reference to them one way or the
other. But concerning those we do
name there is no room for doubt
We earnestly urge every reader of
the Times never again to vote for
any man set down in the number of
guilty for any office. All of them
have courted and deserve utter re-
pndiation by the public.
We have another list to add to
the above. 1t is very small. 1t in
cludcs all who, to the present time,
have been announced as refusing to
pocket their back pay. Here they
are all at them
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-18

Charles Francis Adams account
as arbitrator for the United States
at the Geneva tribunal has been
closed at Washington, he receiving
S22,5oo in gold for just one years
service. He was allowed the same
pay per annum that he received as
minister to England, with an add
tional sum of $1,000 for travelling
expenses.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-18
Wood and Hard Wood Lumber
for Sale.

400 Cords of Hard and Soft Wood. Also 25-
HUI 900 feet of Hard Wood Lumber, suitable
for light and heavy wagons. and farm utensils
also large quantity of Sawed and Split Fence
Posts, at the City Wood Yard, on CanGva Street
second street east of Court House.
JUDSON J. TRAVIS.
Independence March 2y 1873
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-18
Liberal Terms.

solicit a continuance of your favors and cor
daily invite an early inspection of my stock.
Mrs. X. F. CAFFAL,
Old Post Office Building, Independence.
39.tf
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-18
NEW
MILLINERY GOODS
Spring Season
1873.
TRIMMED HATS

to suit the general trade.
beg leave to call your attention to my beauti-
full assortment Of P9rfumery and Hair Oils of
every description. Laces, threads collars and
general variety of Notions which shall sell very
cheap.
Bleaching, pressing, altering and trimming,
neatly and carefully attended to.
Being now prepared to fill oil orders in the
mn IN mud on
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-18
MONEY TO LOAN,

MONEY TO LOAN
Enquire Of
35-tf. c. d. JONES,
TO OUR FRIENDS.
Which | wish to remark
And my language is plain,
That my days were a burden,
My nights full of pain,
The world was failure
Ami life was bore,
Till l found out the way
To the "New York Store"
My wife asked for money,
And l 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
l beheld in a vision,
The glimpse of a life
That was full of Elysian
Where pleasure and wealth,
In happy procession,
Passed out of my reach
And Beyond my possession.
/ woke from my dreams
With a terrible snore,
And started at once
For the "New York Store"
l found that by buying,
Exclusively there,
I could save just a cool
Five Hundred a year.
s-AWTCN e. POST.
3s-tf.
THIRD YEAR
ARTHUR BAKER & CO.,
DEALERS lie
PiANOS, ORGANS,
General Musical Merchandise.
MAIN sTRGET.
INDEPENDENCE, : oWA
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-18
THE TROOPS UNDER ARMS.

In a moment the troops were UNI
der arms, and detailed as skirmish
ers under command of Col. Green,
and orders were given to forward
double quick.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-09-04
Other Peoples Work.

Every mans work seems easier to
every other man than his own does, sim
ply because in doing his own he learns
what its conditions and difficulties are,
while of other peoples tasks he sees only
the result and its real or fancied imper-
fections. Sculpture is the easiest thing
in the world, said grocer one day; "yon
have only to take chisel and cut away
all the marble you don't want" Most
people know rather more than he did
about the work of a sculptor; but the
things we know nothing or next to moth
ing about always seem easy to do, and
often seem to us very badly done, when
in fact the performance we criticise Is an
excellent one if we could only know the
conditions under which the expert does
his work. We were once going down the
Ohio River when the water was very low,
and the utmost skill of the pilot was nee
essary to keep the boat off the bars. The
channel was very devious, as it always is
in that river during low water, and the
boat was winding about in all directions,
a circumstance which seemed to annoy u
particularly knowing passenger. Finally
he turned to the captain and asked, "Cap-
tain, what do you pay that man up there
for twisting this boat about in that ridic-
ulous way?'' 1.-TWO hundred dollars a
month";" replied the captain. "Well, I'll
tell you what III do" said the wise one,
Il can find you plenty of men where 1
came from who will steer your boat right
straight down the river for you at fifty
dollars month, and be glad to get the
job at that" We who know the condi-
tons under which the pilot did his work
laughed, as we were entitled to do: but
after all there was not one of us perhaps
who had not, at one time or another,
matters concerning which we were i'm
perfectly nformed.-Hearth and Home.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-09-04

The steamer George G. Wolf WAS blown up
at Francis Island, in the Mississippi, on
the ening of the ed. Twelve p1esons we're
lost Pd many were injured. Thalady pas
senA6 were all saved.
AnSaccidcnt occured on the Baltdere
& Ohio Railroad on the 9Th, four miles west
Of Cameron, w. Va, by which three or four
German emigrants were fatally injured, and
fifteen or twenty wounded. The accident was
caused by the spreading of the track, which
threw the tender, express car, and one passen-
ger cardown an embankment and all thecoaches
off the track. The coach that went over the
baak4 soma. ffteeae or twenty feet contained
some seventy Or eighty men, women, and chill
dren. The car turned bottom upwards, the
trucks with II. Some Of the emigrants became
enraged, thinking the conductor and engineer
were trying to kill them, and set upon the
officers of the train with stones, and they had
to flee for their lives.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-09-04
Changed Checks.

Smashing trunks is not the only pas
time Of depot attendants, nor Is smashing
the only Ill fate to which the Saratoga
Is liable. There is another way of max.
ing the traveller miserable. Probably it
Is not necessary to say that hack. driver
has been arrested for 1t, and it is there.
fore shrewd trick. The person in the
game takes short trip, and takes his
trunk with him. It is we'll known that
trunks have no legs, and cannot run
away; so, trusting in this fact, the bag.
gage-masters in the smaller places are
very apt to leave the trunks all in heap
until the cars arrive. This is the oppor
tunity that the designing traveller has in
view. He steps up to see if his trunk is
all right; In looking it over he takes its
check off and puts it on the bestlooking
trunk in the lot, and puts that trunks
check upoR ah pisJg Of baggage. Then
Tanders away, satisfied. On reaching
9is destination he takes the trunk to
which his check entities him, and drives
on with 1t. There are, Of course, all sorts
OF chances In the matter; but the expert
ment always pays, since the piece disposed
of is only ballasted and utterly valueless.
The great difficulty, now that the game 10
exposed, Is how to put q check to il.
People who have anything valuable in
this world, and who take it about in
trunks, can read this and have something
to worry over whenever they make trip
on the csrs.-Hes9brd Qettrunt.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-09-04

grocer's assistant that he should have been
in In grocery trade himself if he had
STOPPED down in the country where no
was born; but that he always had fancy
TO come to London; 50 he ran away, and
cana.
wasn't worth much when first ar
rived" said the Communicative customer,
" but I'm worth few thousands now. I
bought house yesterday that cost me
over fifteen hundred pounds; and I'm
going to furnish it, and let it furnished. I
never could get ON with unfinished
houses. Ono Of my tenants" &c., &C.,
&c.
Another instance was q man who. with
in five minutes of entering the shop, in
formed the shopman where he was going
to dine, what he was going to have, and
what his balance was at his Bankers!
Of course the most troublesome of all
customers are to be found amongst those
who do not know what they want. Fore
most among these, we are informed, are
ladies. The difficulty these fair creatures
have in making up their minds is only
equaled by the difficulty the shopman ex-
periences in making it up for them. They
are impressed with the idea that the task
OF buying must be performed slowly; and
ifan article is found speedily, that is prina
1sscie evidence that it is not suitable. The
experience of a shopman in fancy shop
was interesting on this point.
If a lady and her husband are about to
purchase, the lady herself, of course,
performs the selection.
THAT'S pretty dear, isn't it:" she will
say.
Eyes, very. Suppose you have that!'
The fair one shrinks from the conclu-
sion. She searches further. Presently
she exclaims again:
There! I think I really like that the
best of any!"
Her husband observes, not unreason-
ably:
"Well, then, my dear, you'd better have
that one"
And we are assured that the lady will
then invariably put it on one side, and
look over the others again.-Casselps
M1O1zine