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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-06-20
Railroad swindliae.

The Dubuque Telegraph in an
article showing up the extortion
of the Illinois Central Railroad in
its excessive freight charges on
lumber, the effect of which accord
ing to the Telegraph is to seriously
cripple the Dubuque lumber trade,
makes the statement that the freight
upon lumber per car load between
Dubuque and Sioux City was first
put at sls, but that owing to the
competition of the St. Paul & Sioux
City Railroads, transporting lumber
from Minneapolis, this charge was
afterward reduced to IS. If this is
true, the offense Of the railroad in
volved in destroying the lumber
trade Of Dubuque, sinks into in
significance, compared with the
outrageous discrimination which it
shows against intermediate points
on the line Of the Illinois Central.
This will be readily understood
by the reader, when told that the
freight on car load of lumber from
Dubuque to Independence is from
$40 to $50. We are prepared to
believe almost anything which may
be alleged concerning the grasping;
selfshness of this corporation, but
the unjust and unreasonable dis
elimination shown by the 7ele-
grapRs figures seems almost in
credible. If the Central is indeed
transporting lumber from Dubuque
to Sioux City at IS, or even $l3 per
car load, and charging 500 to carry
the same lumber to Independence
and Waterloo, less than one-third
the distance, it is perpetrating a
fragrant and Inaccessible wrong.
We are told also that the uniform
rate of freight on the same road
between Chicago and Sioux City,
on all classes OF goods, and products
going or coming is $50 per car.
Between this city and Chicago the
rates are from 500 to $50 per car.
Whatever opinions may be enter
tanned Of the practicability or util-
ity Of legislation to fix tariffs, all
will agree that these outrageous
and unjust determinations furnish
an appropriate and ripe field for
the action of the law making power.
Let the people see to it that no man
is nominated for the Legislature who
is not pledged to do all in his power
to wipe out this and similar abuses.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-06-20

A TRANSPORTATION ITEM
Steamboats, are now carrying -four
from St. Louis to New Orleans for
twenty-five cents a barrel, and the
railroads are carrying it to Boston
for $3.50 per barrel-the distance
being about the same, 1900 miles.
The rates for grain are respective
ly: to New Orleans by water l24
cents per hundred, to Boston by
rail 65 cents per hundred. A little
comparison of these two rates shows
that the Steamboats, are carrying
.fve barrels of flour to New Orleans
for the same price that the railroads
charge for carrying one to Boston,
and that the boats are carrying
five bushels and a fraction of corn
for the same price that is charged
by rail for one bushel the same dis
lance.
Steamboatmen complain of the
present low rates, l24 cents per hun
dred, or $3.50 ton, at which they
are now carrying treights; still
these rates show what can be done
when there is plenty of water in the
river and navigation is easy; and
they show, too, how important it is
to the grain growers of the west to
have sufficient water in the rivers
at all seasons of the year. The diff
ference between l24 and IS cents
per hundred is s1O.45 per ton
which, calculated on one-half the
western produce that passes down
the Mississippi and its tributaries,
would, in few years, pay the cost
of all the improvements needed to
secure easy navigation at all sea.
sons of the years.. Louis Re
publican.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-06-20

The Anamosa Eureka describes the
business being done at the quarries in
that vicinity as immense.
Senator Geo. G. Wright has been
elected as President of the Simpson Cen.
tenary College at Indianols.
The Eldora Ledger reports the pop
ulation of Hardin county, according to
the last census, rs 1885. against 1864
in 1870.
The GAINESVILLE Star says that the
black leg is troubling young cattle in But
Ter county. The remedy applied is
heavy bleeding and severe drenching
with salt brine.
According to the census Just taken
Dubuque is the largest city in Iowa, her
population being 22,151. Davenport,
heretofore her rival for metropolitan hon
ors, has population of 20,551. This
showing is the occasion of much cackling
by the Dubuque papers.
Two men, named NJ. Reber and Phil.
lip Wirth, living four miles east of Wa.
terloo, got into dispute, when Wirth
attacked Rcber with a pitch fork, one
tine of which entered his right eye. de-
stroying it, another knocked out two
teeth, and the third struck his head, in.
flicting bad wound.
The DEBORAH Republican announces
the defalcation and departure for parts
unknown of L. s. Maynard, postmaster,
express agent and township collector, at
Castalia, in that county. The funds that
came into his hands were lost in wheat
speculations, the transactions being con.
trblled by communication" from the
spirits, in which he was fervent be.
lever.
The Mt. Pleasant Journal has full
account of the imposing demonstration
made by the Changers of Henry county
last week. There were from 5000 to
5000 people present, comprising seventy
five to eighty Grange organizations in the
proc ession, which was five miles long.
Gov. Carpenters address was able, elo.
Quent and sound.
Hon. c. Sanborn, of Delhi, has pur.
chased the Manchester Press, and will
assume control July list. While congrat.
ulating friend Sanborn upon his return to
the tripod, we fervently trust that our
State is not to lose so able an editor as
Mr.. Ram. The Press under his man.
agement has been one of the model %.
pers Of the State.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-06-20
News OF tho Week.
The wheat harvest has commenced in
Southern Illinois.

The wheat harvest has commenced in
Southern Illinois.
The emperor William, of Germany, is
reported as alarmingly Ill.
A marble statue OF Franklin, executed
by Hiram Powers, was unveiled in New
Orleans on Wednesday.
The trial of the young fratricide Frank
Walworth, will commence in New York,
on Monday the 20 inst.
One of the Modoc prisoners, Curlcy-
Headed Charley, while being conveyed
from Tulc Lake to Fort Klamath, com
mitted suicide by shooting himself
The Chicago / .ter-Ocean has donated
81 900 for the expenses Of the first of
series OF excursions and picnics for the
poor children of Chicago, after the style
of those inauguratcd by the proprletors
of the New York Times last summer.
The Secretary tf the Navy, in advance
of the official report concerning the
Polaris investigation, does not hesitate
to say that the testimony shows that Capt.
Hall died natural death, and that the
separation of part of the crew from the
vessel was accidental.
After being a number of times reported
on the brink Of the grave, and once or
twice actually dead, it is now announced
that the Pope has completely recovered
His sickness was probably exaggerated.
Though 81, he has an iron constitution
and comes of long lived race.
Vice President Wilson is seriously i'll.
His incessant labors during the last cam
paign, and his hard work since on his
History of American Slavery, are regard
cd as the cause of his prostration. His
symptoms are such as to suggest total
loss of mental activity, if not fatal results.
Something over million of various
kinds of fish, natives Of eastern waters,
and destined to propagate the streams of
California, were prcmaturely dumped in.
to the Elkhorn 80 miles west Of Omaha,
in consequence of the fall of trcstle'
work and wreck of the car in which they
were being transported.
The trial of Miss Susan u. Anthony,
at canidagua, N. ! upon indictment for
voting contrary to law at the Prcsidec-
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-06-20
Tho Grange and its Mission.

From the many excellent things
IN Gov. Carpenters address to the
Henry County Patrons we extract
the following:
In the marching columns of hu-
man progress, there was place for
and the want of, a GRANGE. For
years the feeling has been gradually
possession the mind of the farmer
that, tho in his life and profession
there are many features producing
happiness and contentment, yet in
view Of the fertility of the soil he
cultivates, and the accumulated
wealth of the country his lite is not
all it should be. AS he has gathered
in the fruits of his farm on each re.
turning fall, the conviction has
somehow come to him that, from
the proceeds which this yield of
his acres will produce in tho mar
ket, too small share will be dis
tributed to him and his family, and
thus he will fail to make those i'm
provements in his home which are
demanded by taste md comfort
He is neither able to school his sons
and daughters as he desires, nor
to buy the books, newspapers and
pictures which he would like, and
which are required to minister to
tho pleasures and cultivation of the
family. He has been asking him
relt. elbow is it, when humanity
is taking such long steps forward,
that my profession fails to keep pace
with the others?" He feels that it
does not, as too often his sons, when
grown to manhood, revolt at the
thought of working on a farm; they
want to get into towE, and clerk in
a store, drive street car, "shine
up" Locomotive engine, or do any.
thing but what their father has
done before them. The suspicion
has therefore gradually unfolded
itself to his mind that his share of
the wealth his labor has helped to
create is not placed where it does
himself and his family the most
good. When he comes to inquire
the causes Of this discrimination to
his disadvantage, he finds that they
are multiform. 10 some extent he
is to be himself blamed for tagging
in the rear of other professions in
human achievement; but to a great.
er extent he believes that he is the
victim of grasping combinations of
organized capital. He therefore
reasons: l must lift myself up to
my opportunities and to the posi-
bilities Of my profession. Others
will not do it for me; what am I
must make myself. l must widen
the boundaries Of my information,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-06-20
The st. Louis Democrat says con-

The st. Louis Democrat says con-
corning the railroad pass system:
CAT recent meeting of the rail.
road magnates in Chicago, it was
resolved to abolish the pass system
entirely, and to make every person
who patronize railroads pay like
every other person. There is a
widespread impression that the en-
forcement of such rule would
operate against the newspapers.
Speaking for the Democrat and pa
pers of its class, We say this is ex-
ceedingly incorrect. AS the case
stands to-day, the railroads make
more out Of us than we make out of
the railroads by the pass system.
The roads get more favors from us
than we get from the roads. But of
the passes issued by the railroads,
not one in ten goes to a newspaper
or a newspaper man; and Of those
charged up to the press, not one in
ten goes to man who has any
claim to the con account of an edi-
torial connection. The pass fend
is rarely connected with a news
paper by tcnderer tie than that of
an occasional correspondent, who
writes letters for the waste basket.
Editors have little time to, travel,
and when they do they are able and
willing to pay their way. With
most of the good country editors the
case stands on a different footing.
They insert an advertisement for
the railroad, and the railroad pays
them with pass, which is all we'll
enough, except that it squints
toward reaction from money to
barter. But then, it is among the
hardships of some counties to be
obliged to take coonskins and cord
wood as legal tender, and we can
well understand how under such
circumstances, a railroad pass may
have all the glittering charms of
solid specie"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-06-20

A Great Horror Done Away With.

House cleaning great horror to
nine men out of every ten. When
that time comes the "men folks" as
a rule, give the domestic hearth a
"wide BERTH" Oceans ofsuds-the
prospect of tons ofsoap-fairly food
every part of the house. The
women, from the mistress down,
labor as they never worked before,
and what with the discomfort, the
smell of suds and the dampness, and
not unfrequently sickness, the pro-
duct of colds and ovcrwork, matters
are generally disagrceablc. The
simple use of Sapolio instead ofsoap
does away with all this discomfort.
1t lightens the labor hundred per
cent, because it removes dirt,
grease, stains, spots, with hardly any
labor, with but little water, and in
one tenth the usual time.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-06-20
The Alamakec county Republican

The Alamakec county Republican
convention, which was held on Sat
urday last, nominated a full delega-
ton to Des Moines of the friends of
Mr.. Adams, and passed the follow
ing resolution:
RESOLVED, That we have entire
confidence in the ability, integrity
and sound Republicanism OF our
fellow citizen, d. w. Adams, and
that he is the first choice of the Re-
publicans of Alamakee county for
the office of Lieutenant Governor.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-06-20
The Country Editor.

AAO POCW ICoO Wy q. II. MC"
Creepy of the Dubuque Times, be-
fore the Iowa Press Association at
the annual session at Cedar Rapids
last week, was like everything which
enanates from Macs pen, inimitable
for its wit and pungency. While
it may not be accepted as perfect
photograph of the country editor OF
to day, it nevertheless graphically
pictures many of the difficulties and
perplexities he has to encounter.
The following synopsis, with ex-
tracts from the poem will serve to
give our readers taste of it's quail
ity:
Mr.. McCreery remarked by way
of introduction, that this was not
the poem on which he hung his
hope of literary immortality; that
it had been wrought out in haste,
amid the pressure of many other
duties, and under many disadvan-
tages; that he had some years ago
made a promise to himself not to
write any more poetry, and by what
he was going to recite it would DO
seen that he had been careful not
to break his promise!
The poem was in substance
graphic and in some cases quite
amusing, description Of a country
editor. Beginning as an apprentice,
he became a ':joar" printer, and fl.
nally the proprietor Of a printing
office. He had health, hope, and
ambition. He rose at dawn and la.
bored with brains and hands till
midnight, to make first class pa
per. But
Each number Of his sheet was scanned
Withlvision analyctic;
For each subscribe- that he had,
He had keen-eyed critic.
More than this, he kept getting
into trouble, not only by everything
he said, but by what he didn't say.
Refusing to take sides in a sewing
circle quarrel, he was denounced by
both sides as coward. He went
into a political campaign, fought
for his own side bitterly, and then
was held responsible for its defeat
by the very men who had spurred
him on-besides losing the county
printing, and having an opposition
paper started. Those who took his
paper and were slow to pay, were
first and most constant in debating
how it should be conducted. He
advertised a Wholesale liquor house
and cock fight-the temperate and
moral people stopped the paper,
without paying arrearages); then
tried to get him to puff a tempe
rance festival, aud lecture for the
benefit of the church-for nothing,
because it was in q good cause.
This reused his anger, and he in
quired if he wasn't permitted to ad-
vertse and take the money of
sinners, and must advertise good
causes for nothing, where was his
living coming from? And when
they told him he need not expect
the support of the temperate and
moral, he informed them that he
would be better off without it; that
what he had said in favor Of tempe
rance had lost him the advertising
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-06-20
POSTAGE.

Letters-Three cents for every
half ounce or fraction thereof.
Drop Letters-Where delivered
by carriers, two cents for each half
ounce or fraction thereof. All 9TH
err Offices one cent for each half
ounce or fraction thereof.
Printed Matter-one cent for each
two ounces or fraction thereof.
Seeds, bulbs, cuttings, roots, scions,
chromos, and engravings, are class
ed with printed matter.
Merchandise-two cents for each
two ounces or fraction thereof, linn
tied to twelve ounces. When any
of the above matter is mailed Who'll
ly unpaid, and by inadvertance
reaches its destination, double rates
should be charged and collected.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-06-20
POSTAL LAWS.
Changes That Take Eject After tn.
Present Month.
From the POstofficc Gazette.

From the Postofiice Gazette.
l. Franking privilege abolished.
2. Postmasters supplied with of.
fetal stamps.
8 Official stamps must not be
used except for official business.
Stamp of one department can
not be used for correspondence OF
another.
S. No matter can pass through
the mails free.
6. Postage must be collected on
newspapers published in the county
where delivered.
7. Exchanges not free. Publish
ers must pay postage on each ex-
change received.
8. Postal cards not called for are
not sent to the dcad-letter office.
8. Postal cards cannot be used a
second time.
10. Ordinary cards can be trans
mitted through the mails by affixing
one-cent stamp, provided the entire
message be printed. The address
may be written.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-06-20

Boston has fifty-threc National
Banks.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-06-20

Paris has ten large Museums.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-06-20

And with q brief comment by
way Of moral, the poem concluded.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-06-20

The Anamosa Ewreka describes the
business being done at the Quarries in
that vicinity as immense
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-06-20

both technical and general, improv-
ing myself in the science of agricul-
ture and gaining q better knowl-
edge Of the relation of my own pro-
fession to those Of other classes; as
this will enable me The better to ap.
propriate and enjoy its capabilities.
As other branches of business are
promoted by concert of action
among those who follow them, and
especially those in which capital is
the most conspicuous figure, l must
counteract the disadvantage which
comes to me from such combination
by combining with my own guild.
This process of reasoning leads
him to the only resource that seems
capable Of affording relief-THAT OF
ORGANIZATION. He says to his
neighbors, we must ACT, and act
together. Individually we are like
a drop in the ocean; collectively,
we may be like the ocean itself
Observation-Disclosures THE GRANGE
In my judgment, the great source
of your strength as an organization
with lie in the moral power which
you will acquire from coming to
understand each other better; from
the clearer views, which association
and mutual interchange of opinion
will bring, OF how best to achieve
needed reform among yourselves as
farmers; and from better knowl-
edge of legal rights, and necessary
legal reforms, that will come from
habits of thought and investigati.A...
inspired and fosteredin the Gr"et:::
1 cannot but think that your cg.,.f
strength will lie in the moral power
which the social and intellectual
influence of the Grange will earliest
ly promote. The two years and a
half ago, when first BEGAN 70 give
some thought and attena on to the
progress of this institution, l said,
this is a hopeful sign; for the rea.
son that I believe it would teach
men to put themselves more on the
brain and less on the muscle. 1t
hoe o1vyorc coop,oI 70 mn fbof -
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-07-05
THE GRAND AVENUE.

PRoCEEDINGs OF CENTRAL COMMIT
TEE.-Pulsuant to published call, the
Republican County Genital Committee
met ut the TMNIIY JOURNAL office, in
Weayerville, on Thar. day, July Sd, and
adopted the following resolutions:
ReSoiUed, That we do now call for
County Convention OF Delegates, to be
eiccied under the PROVISIONS u! The PHI
may E,cctIun Law, rs prescribed ~
Chap. IA, Titie =, Palt lhitd OF Vol. 1t,
"a The Puntlcal Code, to convene at the
Court House, IN Wraverviie, on tile I'D
day oi July, 1878, at O'Clock p. NJ, 10.
the Trans actlon ol the following business:
Fnst, to nominate candidates Tor the
se7Qlal coQG.y ONCE, 10 ho supported py
Tie RcpuDican panty at the Genctdi k.ec
ton to Ue he'd III September next.
Second, to elect II County Committee
for the ensuing two years and tAnsact
such other bual"ess a may loperIy come
before said County Convention.
ResoiUed, That Primary Elections for
the election oI the aloiesald Delegates he
held in the several election preclnts, H.
now established, ut the polling places
where elections are usually hr.d in said
p!ecincts, ON the 10Th day ot Ju.y, 1878,
at 5 O'Clock p. Nj.
Resoved, That the test for voting at
said Primaries shall be as fellows:
All qualified voters under the law, who
are in favor OF Republican rule and VIII
support the nominations of the II public
an pa ty at the fall elections. sha,l be en-
titled to vote ut said primary election.
Reso'ued, That that the Republican
vote ca,t at the Mst county election be
the basis Of representation in said Com
venton. That in each precinct every fiji
teen votes and every tinctiun over the
half of fifteen, shall rntitle such precinct
to one delegate, in addition to which each
precinct shall have one delegate by cour-
tesy. (The tonment and list of Su-
pelvlsorS will be found in the call lor
Convention.)
ReSoiUed, That we urge upon Repub-
iicnno the necessity uf attending the Phi
malies, aud selecting good men To attend
the Convention, to the end that the best
men in the party receive the nonina-
tions to county Offices.
ReSoired, Thata copy of the proceed
ings Of this meeting be furnished by the
Secretary To the TRINITY JOUkNAL for
publication.
No further business appearing, the
Committee adjourned sine die.
G. b. Jumper, Chairman,
Z. ?. LovEJoY, Secretary.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-07-05

NEW CoUNTERFEIT.-Ac counterfeit s.
piece has been noticed in Sacramento,
which deserves paragraph. Itis OF 1864
pattern, thin and light colorcd, as If nj
loyed with silver. The ring i. good The
designs, however, are rough in outline,
and the coin is not apt to deceive, being
light weight. The surface is blight, new
gold, and acid has no effect ON it. Pyro-
plating probably was employed by the
artist. This consist. Of the usual plating
followed by a heaiing to bright red heat
and sudden plunging into cold water
The coating is driven in by the heat and
atmospheric pressure.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-07-05

a FEARFUL calamity occurred at Vir-
ginia City on Sunday night at about IL
O'Clock. A buildlng, the lower story ol
which was occupied by the branch Bank
Of California as store-room, and the up
per storic. as lodging house, WAS blown
10 atoms by an explosion OF giant powder
and several occupants Of the lodging
house killed, among them General Van
Bokkelen, lending citizen OF Nevada.
a confagiation followed the explosion,
which consumed considerable property.
The total loss is estimated at 100000.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-07-05

RISE IN PEIcE.-Quick,ilver has nd
vancrG in the San Fanci.co market to
one dollar pound. This sudden advance
in price is attributed to the pu itical tioub-
les IN Spain, which have caused the with
diawal Of many wolkingmen from the
Almudrn mine. 1t is possible, however,
that the real cause originates from the
reported arrangement between the Quick
silver Mining Company and the New
Id ia Company, by which the production
iur 1874 is to be lmited-an Eastern pa
per says-to "a, ,0C0 TASKS. This monop-
oily ol quicksilver will injure the miners,
increasing the expenses Of developing
hedges To considerable figure but it
will have a tendency to encourage the
working of some OF the numerous CHINA
bar discoveries which have been made of
late,