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Two Or throe yeatH ago WAS attached to tho
Morning argus, tho only paper published In cur
village, and, during my engagement, We en-
ployod as an assistant editor young man named
manager aald to him:'
''6so hero, Drinkor, among other things, I
want you, WhonoVor you see. In the exchanges
OF anywherce, good biographical sketch Of
away, SOS whon he dies. you understand, wo
can rush 1t out as an obituary article. as it
were." 49,.
Drinker went to work, and abont two months
amined the obituary bureau for tho purpose Of
obtaining his history. It was not thore; but
,discoyeged that the anHfdious Dfinker had stored
away In that ntortuAry receptacle ons bfogrsph-'
dosea tt about Gen. Putnam, aud an essay upon
"Iho Life aud 6orvices Of John Hancock
commenced with Drinker upon the subject.
"Mr. Drinlor,' said, after calling bis attcn-
tion to tho article about tho father Of Method-
Wesley diod long boforo you cams into this
Office"
"N.n.no r. exclaimed Drinker, With look Of
panied surprlee with bis Taco. "Wh-wh.whntl
gone Thanderl Why, ita too bad: had no
have been to his family !"
"And III for Con. Putnam, Drinker, 1t Is per-
faotly absurd for you to prosend that you thought
mueh."
" IB he dead, too2" Well, veil. The fact ia,
Two been living down iu tho country for two or
three years, and haven't kept the run OF things.
And 80 old Putuams dead. That noble old man.
Strange, strange. how wo arc passing away"
And, Drinker, you certainly can't be euch IN
idiot az to have put away this article about Han
cock, with tue expectation that he would die
again. You know he did die onoo. Why Drink
er, he died about 10,0 900 yoars ago.
II Come now!" exclaimed Drinher, exnlting1y,
" I've got YOU there. All nh Died 10000 years
ago, did ho. amarty7 You know too much. You
think eyorybodya q fool but yourself! Dead, is
he7 Now, what's ths use of your trying to
stun that down me, when know vol enough
that tho Democrats talked about running Han
cock for the Presidency at the last elootion! Q,
pbhaw! You amt at to write for any paper
that's got any 6enHo."
Then Drinker was discharged. didn't GU
tighten him. He will probably 60 down to the
grave with the firm conviction that Gen. Han
cook is tho man who aot copy for tho miserable
penman who Bigned the Declaration Of Indo-
pcndonoe.--Mdt Adeler.
, 1874-05-30

purpose Of destroying them. Tho tunnels Or
bowla on hor maats woro Of brass, With mon IN
each. 8ho had twelve anchors and shroo hissto.
It WAS with difficulty they could find . trce large
nnu strong enough for bor highest mast. uroas
DrItain-zan ominoua circumstance for The ati-
poriofsgy Of Drltish oak--had tho glory Of be-
stowIng upon her sufficient troS Tor that pnr..
Abion's forostH by q awIneherdl What is re-
markablo in the construction Of thfs gigantic
sohaol is that hor aentina or alnk, though large
and deep, waa omptied by ono man by moans OF
pump lnvonted by Arohimodes. Hero, on
finding that tho Syraousan was too nnwieldy to
DO admitted with safely into tho harbora OF
Sicily, made rroBent Of hor TO. Ptolemy who
add is panorgon TO this long tale Of ship, that
Archimo1ilB. tho Crook epfgrammatlst, wrote !"
little poom on tho largo vonscl which waa 70.
warded by Hioro with present to Its talented
author Of 900 measuroB Of corn,--a premium
proportiouod, II not TO tho poem, at least to the
magnitude OF tho theme celebrated.
, 1874-05-30

hiu timo to tho compostion Of editorials or mag.
azlno articles on political toplcs, and Only in
hts leisure honrs throws OF ayoEy row ana l tMon
move noselottos ~hIeG I"'ss arc the % delight ot ss
most cultivated readers Of French lIterh-
ture-most Of thcao goms Of French beiles-
lcttrcee, which, aa soon az thoy appehroa ~
ovory Language Of Europe and yot those vhoso
admiration they excited by their rathos. their
brilliant h.,mor, their luoIdlty Of atyle, haye
hardly IN Idea OF tho incredibly abort space Of
~ 1.-THE ling of lie Mountains,'' novol which
has passed through numerous odftonB. and
which tho grent Doro doomed worthy Of being
illustrated by his magic poncll and which Jucs
was complete In Tho hands Of tho printor Two
weoka after tho author had written tho fat limo
ofit. "The Noao Of q Notary Public" !" and "1ho
Man with Drokon Ear, two books ovor which
tns s as %os S sn's a , sv' fssX ksss sSsa i
oven said to have boon dictated by About to bis
amanuonBiB In twonty-four hours, aud In Quos-
tion Romano" was principally writton on board
Of Mediterranean steamer, and on tho cars bo-
tween Maraoi1les and Paris.
Moat Of theao works wero lbcraliy paid for by
About's publishers, and 4 foH yeara ago he WAS
reputea to DO quito rioh. At any rate, he pnr-
ohnsed q worry valuable estate ncRr Saverne, in
But tho war, and the inpotuoslty with which ho
espouaed tho CAUSE Of AtBaco In tic niidBt Of her
oonquorosB, cost him tho loss Of that splendid
property; and no lost tho remainder OF bis for
funo by establishing Tho 6oir newspaper, which,
aftor costing him upward OF 400, 600 francs, had
to DO sold some time ago for lcBa than ono-ffth
Of that sum.
To-day, be lives With his Interesting family In
avery Aumblo house in tho Rue Milaud, belong
Ing to hia old adversary, Emilio do Glrardin {;
| and. although bis hosltli is BY no meanB good
| be suffering, like Jules Janin, very frequently
from scvere attaoks OF tho gout-he Is invaria-
with the philosophical caln1nesB and good-humor
Of 3 Voltaire. this laughing impcrtutbabllity,
for which About Ia noted among tho authors Of
| France, II beat shown by tho manner In which
he has alwAys received bis invarable f4sco az a
dramatiHt. The dramatic SUCCESSES Of bis col
lego-matos. aardou and Fenillet caused him to
! write number OF oomc1ieB, but fow OF hig
| playa had more than ono representation, One
day. 81 he entered tho Theatre Franoais In the
middle Of . performance which was loudly hEesod
BY tho audience. About aakod with much gray.
tasy playing here. to-night, one Of m,
As = politician. too l,e has always boon unfor
tunato. At every elecsion, under tue Bocout
Empire. he WAS candidate tor tic Oorps Ionls
latif, but be mover reoolved many votes and. Ii,
applied to President Thiers for diplomatic mia
sion.
49," Whore could We send NJ. About..2" asked Dt
Thiers. He wila write magnificent book OF
tho country to which We accrodit him as Anbaa
sador, expose Ito weakness In a mastorly man
ner, aud embroil us sorioualy with It's Govern
mant. No, he had better stay in Paris"
To tho honor Of About be it said, ho, notwitI
standing this refueh3, renatnon steadfast IN
ardent supporter Of II. Thiers.
, 1874-05-30
A. Murder by Boys.

From tbs Troy {1tnn.> sIanal, May ~.
One Of tho most dastardly actions that We
havs heard Of for many day comes to us from,
Union Uity. Ono day last week little oolored
boy started for his school, and when near tho NJ.
sae nho enss hm
Taking no notice OF them, he preazed
on toward bis destination, whom ono OF tie boys
told him thss 1t ha cxossad the railroad track
which he was Obliged to do In ordor to got to the
whom hs attempted to oross the track, one oi
them gave the other knife and told him I'd
"clcan tho d-n niggor up" Which he proceeded
to do By cutting him severely With tho knifo,
and from tho wounds thus inflicted tle little
datkey died uext day.
, 1874-05-30

Magnificent and large rs arc some of our
modern ateam vessels, thoy are inferior. II we
may Judge from desoriptions, both In sizo and
Kinas f. F. r1 o .p v9S'ss .eo By @
grandeur corresponding to tho immonao prep
Arations OF their sculpture aud architecture.
ptolemgus philopator. King Of Egypt. built =
fssse fta 1o 5 fS og M 90 feet etana Il. 70 feet gh
feet to the top OF she poop. sls lind four
helms Of so feet her largest oars wero 80 foot
long, with loRden handles, 70 as to work moro
eaaily by tho rowerB aho had two prows, two
Ing and swelling out one over tho other, tho
topmost one mont prominent ard stately; OH
tho poop and PROV she had tlguroa of animals,
not less than Is feot high; I'll the interior OF the
vessel WAS beautified with dolicato sort Of
painting ct q ws1en color. She had 1000
rowers; 400 cabin boys or sorvanta marinos
to do duty on the decks, 2,820; with nh I'M
mense atore Of ar1ns aud PROVISIONS. The
game Prince built another ship, calod tho Thai
amogus, or bod -ohembor SHIP, Which was only
the Nile. Hhe waa not no long or lurgo as the
preceding, but more splendid IN the chambers
and their furnishings. Hioro, King Of syraeuse.
built an enormous vessel, whicl, ho intended for
built at Syracuse, bhy q Cornthlan shipbuildor,
and waH launched by All apparatus devised by
Aehtmeaes;, All ,her bolta and nails
we're Of brass she had twenty rows Of
V140 AVA AfhA tA43At5 WHfb I'LL. pAfUu
with neat, square yariegated tiloB On which was
painted all tho Htory OF Homer's Iliad. Sho Ind
. gymnasium, with shady walks on her uppor
decks, garden plots stocked with yario,,B plants,
and nourishel with 1mpid water that tlowod
circulating round them III canal OF load, gho
had, hero mud there OH dccl, arbors n,autIed
with ivy and vino brauoAoB. which flourishosl in
full greonnoas,. being supplied with tho pril,cl-
pie, Of growth from tho loadon canal.
hho had one ohambor particularly aplondld,
whoBe pavement was OF agate aud other
precious stones, aud whose panels, doors,
and roofs were Of ivory and wood OF the
thys tree, Bl1e had echolasterum or library
with five couolleH Its roof arol,ed into u polua
or vault, with tho atara embossed; sllo Ind a
bath, with ita acoo1npanlments, all most mag
niuoant; Hha had on each sila OF her deck ton
stalls for horses, with fodder aud furnishings
for tha groomn nnu riders a tisll pond Of lead,
full ct Asl, whose waters could he lot out or nd.
mitteti at pleasure sho had two towera on the
poop, two on tho prov, aud four IN the middle,
full OF armed men, that matnged the mao,ines
invented by Archimidoa fol throwing stones OK
800 polnds weight and arrows u foot
long to tho distance OF afurlong. She lad
tlreo masta, aud two Auteann or yards, that
swung With hooks aud masses OF lead attached.
She had round the whole clnult Of her deck i
rampant Of Iron, with iron crows, which took
bald o5 ahlps aud dssKgoa t4nm nearer TOR the
, 1874-05-30
pO1YEat11y in Utah.

From Mr.. Codman's book on Utah: II was
astonished to hear polyganlJ advocated by ladies'
of education aud reansmont; among them =
sohool-teacher who strongly favored Il. perhaps
uhero was staying. mot young married lady
OF ono OF the first families Of Salt Lake. Two
OF her intimate friends uoro Will, her. One day,
when they were out Of the room, eha aaked me,
WHAT 90 you think o1 fa.a shs IL charm;
Mrs. B.. Il do w1ah h Euer h,,Bbandl
would n1arry her; should so like to have her
with me all lilo time +"
, 1874-05-30
CHANGERS IN MICHIGAN.

Hpef7dl Ul5pQlch % 1he CHfdd1o 1T}bNNs.
LANs1Na. Miot, May 2o.-B. i. Brown stahcn
to correct an error tlat has bsen published In
many State papera az to his construction Of the
Grange rules. lie says. MY construction Of
tho rtlle Is this That any male who iB 10 yoars
In agriculture, Is ellgiblo to membership In our
Order, although ha might be engaged In the
businoHs Of blacksmith OF any other mooha,,-
loal labor, II ho is not engaged In business an
taXoniatio to our PURPOSES"
Thero are now organized in the Btate OF Mich
lgan 400 arangas,-pewamo Grangas. 1onia
County, being tile last one organized.
, 1874-05-30

THE SOUTHERN ASSEMBLY.
CoLuNnus, Af'sa, May 20.-Tho subject OF ab-
aorbing interest in tho Assembly for tho past
throo days las been tho question of tho r1lo
adopted BY the Faculty Of tho aomlnnry At Column
bia, g. g., requiring the attendance Of divinity
aaSSatS eenns nesn e 9s s's epl s
January, and many Of tho students fool that It
infrnged upon their Ohriatan liberty, and that
tlloy ought to have tho privilege Of worehiping
psssoytsan sa 6spse hof1s oosames ae1on es
atudentB were dismissed aud tho others
suspended. The subject comes up. on
areyiow Of tie. proceedings Of tho Seminary.
ing on tho paper OF Col. Collier. Recommending
TINT hereafter tho attendance upon theae scr-
Vices in tho chapel on Sabbath mornings bo vol
untnry on tho part Of atudouts and tho Faculty.
Tho Iev. J. ". Pratt offered tho following As
While the acnoral Assembly roirain: from express
ing an orlniop respecting te original intention Of the
e. Of e ssas G
o. ssSta,h. i iatesp1sts , " oonstitstiea
tho antire discipline q ths Seminary 70 Tho Faculty
Tho Seminary. and TINT THO si'ido9ts are under their
pss,ors Aa ,mnersty,c CONTROL subject to the rovi'"
Tho points made On one uido wore the right Of
oouecIonoo to worship God, and on the other
aldo that tho authority Of tho Faculty and Dl-
fcGtOf6 muHt DC Qp1ou. a tobL VoE0 WAb IohtAeu,
when Mr. pratt's substitute was rejectod---yeae
III nays, "a.
Col. OolAer's amendment was adopted and In
corporatel In the report on sominatios and the
report WAS adopted.
The speakers In favor Of liborty OF con-
science waro MoBarB. Witherspoon, Plumer,
Caldwell, Wilson, and Pitsor; for continuing
the rule, Messrs J. ". PraV,J. L. Kirkpatrick,
| r. Ferrta,
| FRAUDULENT RELATIONS. .-
Tho topic for to-day is - Our relntfone to tho
| Northern Assembly," Three propositions aro
| pending, the first presented By Dr.. ]. l.. Kirk-
patrick, to appoint an uninHtructod committee to
confer with the Northern Committee, not
| on tho subject OF organic union, but
apondence; tho second BY the Rev. ]. ".
| Hoyt. deolining to appoint . committee, but
| stating tour roadinosB to receive md send frs
tornal delegates at onco," the third is by Judge
Fentress, refusing correspondence or roferonoe
until the Northern Assembly ahall explicitly ro-
acind It's action concerning US.
Tho sentiment Of tho Assembly Ia largely In
favor Of tho first. The debate has continued all
day, and tho vote will DO tnken tonight.
RESERVATIONS.
| The Rev. DR.. J. X. Wilson mud J. Badger, Pro-
| fossora In tho Seminary Of Columbia 8. O., pre-
scented lotters Of resignation Of their Professor
| ships. Roforrod to the Committee to bring In a
minute.
, 1874-05-30
THE WEATHER.

: WARRINGTON, .. g., May 29.-For the Lake
waesr esseps 10 PATTY
temperature, and stationary to falling baromo-
ter, with light rain in tho Tennessoe and tho
Ohio Valley, and near Lake Superior. For the
Northwest, partly cloudy Weather and local
rains, with variable winds and high tcmpera-
turo In Missouri aud Iowa, and lower Temporal
ture from Lake Superior westward to. tho Mis-
sourt Valley.
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
CHICAGO, May 49, 1874
, 1874-05-30

Loulsy11LE. KY, May 21.-The Episcopal
Convention Of the Diocese Of Kontuoky al journed
until some future time after tho session Of tho
General Convention, whom 1t shall be called to
meet together BY tho senior liahop, for the pur-
pose Of supplying tue vacancy caused by the
separation from tho Church of Mr.. Cummins,
the Bishop to give thirty days' notice OF 'hla In
tent to call tho Convention,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-06-19

The Springfield QIl) State Jour
nal, remarking upon the third term
business of the Washington Nat.
ional Republican, says: "Such peck
snitfian sheets may as well under
stand at once that there is no one in
favor of a third term for any gentle
man as President of the United States,
except a few cheap hangers-on and
dependent Office holders, of whom
that sheet is proper exponent. Its
fawning sycophancy and disgusting
obsequiousness are only s'equalled by
the contempt i'll which they are held
by all honest men. Gentlemen, while
they support the President in good
faith, do not forget that they arc
themselves American citizens, equal
i'll every respect, save in his official
character, to the President himself.
The people of the United States are
utterly sick ofthe political lazaroni of
Washington, whose cringing, crawl
ing lick-spittleism is disgrace to the
country"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-06-19

The Ottumwa Democrat which
claims for itself the obstruction OF
being par escellence the leading or
gan of the Autobiography party in
Iowa, in recent article rejoicing over
the prospects of Il Democratic resur-
rection at the east, says:
"4ind while we congratulate the
honest masses on the prospect, let it
not be forgotten that the various
ophemeral organizations which have
stood and are now standing in the
place Of Democracy have served and
are now serving their purpose well,
and none of us have the least dispo-
sition to curse the bridge which has
carried us safely over the chasm.
And yet while great credit is due
to the ephemeral organizations, it
must never be forgotten that the
grand old Democratic party by its
straightforward and consistent course
has made the existence of such or
CARNATIONS possible"
The members of the "cphcmcral
organization now standing in the
place OF democracy" in this county
will please take notice of this author
itative intimation of the fate await
ing them. We hope, that having
served the purpose ola bridge over
which the Democratic party are to
make forced march upon the spoils
of Office, the "ephcmcral organiza-
ton" will accept with due meckness
the assurance that they "arc serving
the purpose wcll' and are entitled to
"grcat credit for such service.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-06-19
Varieties.

1t took three months balloting to cleo,
| Charles Sumner Senator the first time.
In comparatively short time Texas
will be the most important producer OF
white winter wheat in the Union.
Five hundred millions of dollars and
three millions of men are the cost and
force of Europe's standing armies.
Edwin Booth is said to have made from
5000 to $4,000 week ever since the
year began, and all by his acting.
A wonderfully scientific young man has
had ocular demonstration of sound; he
has seen his bed tick.
1t is one of the curiosities of natural h is.
tory that horse enjoys his food most
when he hasn't bit in his mouth.
The man who sang "Oh, breathe no
more that simple air." went into the smo-
king Car where it was more mi Xed.
Wanted to know-The length of the
Rule of Three; how many days in the
March of Intellect; the width of broad
hint.
An observing man has discovered a
similarity between Il young ladies semina-
ry and II sugarhouse, as both refine what
is already sweet.
A cynical writer says: "Take com
pany Of boys chasing butterflies; put long
tailed coats on the boys, and turn the but
tcrtlies into dollars, and you have the pan
Drama of the world.
1t takes a domesticatcd fly a two-bil
lionth part of a second to wink, while an
industrious mosquito can do it in one
tenth of that time.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-06-19

Our respected contemporary the
Waterloo Courier in entering just
protest against the appointment and
confirmation of Ex->ecretlry Rich
ardson as judge of the Court of Claims.
deems it necessary to give emphasis
to its Indignation, to say that ''Judge
Richardson, asSecretary of the Treas
nary was hand III glove with Sanborn
and his crew of robbers and thieves
Now it seems to us that the ease calls
for no such extravaganza statements
as this. No testimony taken by the
Ways and Means Committee, nor the
report of that committee upon the
Sanborn business, shows any such
completely Or guilty knowledge of the
schemes of Sanborn on the part Of
Richardson as is implied in the phase
''lland and glove with robbers and
thieves" Richardson is in deserved
condemnation OF the whole country for
culpable inetiic;cncy and rcmissness
lii the discharge Of grave RESPONSE
bilities, by means of which bad men
were enabled to prey upon the treas
ury, and we quite agree with the
Courier that his recent appointment
to another Office of responsibility
was outrageous. But we can see no
good to result from painting the dew
il blackcr than he is, or making Il
martyr of Richardson by accusing
him of crimes of which he is not
puilty.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-06-19

promise for being scientifically" lame
in their statements, for about four
times that sum. The case was in
Court, and after hearing the story of
Mr.. Dodge, Boutwell, advised them
not to compromise; but they feared
to trust their good intentions to a
jury, and paid the money in. prefer
ence to submitting their innocence to
the test of a legal examination. 1t
was "A good deal of money to fork
over by men conscious of innocence,
but granting that the government
was wrong, the fault is not upon the
account of the moicty system, but in
the details of the law concerning the
proof of intent to do wrong. But
whether the cheats are made to pay
or not, the public at large will never
realize any difference whatever.
The Geneva award made quite :.
stir, and caused some acrimony.
Some hold that the money belongs
to the government, some that it be-
longs to the owners of vessels and
cargoes which were destroyed by the
Alabama, and some that the insurance
companies must come in for Il share.
Tremainc argued for the insurance
companies, Eldridge for the govern
ment, and Hale, Frye, and Butler, for
the ship owners. Uncle Sam pro-
secuted the claim, and got the mon
ey, and Eldridge thought it was on
his own account. The ship owners
say that they paid the insurance com
panies such premiums that it was
ruin, and the companies lost every
thing but the premiums, all of which
is very hard, and has nothing to do
with the Tweed case, yet Tremaine
tainted Butler with having sympa-
thized with Tweed, to which the at
terercjoined, that he did, but it was
because Tre,naine was his prosecutor
-lnd in this jolly way was the de-
bate enlivened, without proceeding
to the extreme of having any one
make mouths at any other one sister.
We don't understand the law Of the
ease.
The days of the Board of Public
works are numbered. They have
been the real governors of the city,
for two or three years, and now it is
proposed to have a Commission Of
two Senatorsmd two Representatives
run themachinc. This is sort of
political four-in-hand we suppose,
and IL new scheme in the way of gov
eminent. 1t shows how the fashion
tends in respect to horses and-thc
other animals. Gen. Grant drives Il
splendid four horse team, and why
shouldn't The people of the district
have theirs.
Go Thursday, Butler, Cox, and
Beck, got in some sharp cuts at the
Civil Service humbug, as they call
it, which were not relishcd much by
the friends Of that measure.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-06-19
Tho New secretary.

The following, from Il Washington
dispatch, describing the first official
act of the new Secretary ofthe Treas
ury, will give an idea Of his quality.
From Richardson, who knew nothing
Of what was going on in his depart
ment, to Bristow, who aspires to an
acquaintance with the minutcst de-
tails, is long advance, though we
apprchend that the new Secretary
will not be so voracious of details af.
ter a month or so. Such knowledge
is not possible if he would give the
proper attention to the general duties
of the office:
His first official act implies that he
is not one of the routine kind ofmcn.
During the afternoon Supervising
Architect Mullct sent to Secretary
Bristow for his signature to an order.
The messenger who brought the order
was sent back to Mullet with polite
request that the great man would step
up to the Secretary's Office. The Chief
Architect complied and was thcrcup-
on put through Il thorough cross-ox-
animation, the Secretary Inanifesting
deep interest in the subject of ar
chitecture and everything connected
with Mr.. Mullet's department. While
he had no reason to doubt that the
order requiring his signature was all
right and proper, still Mr. Bristow
was anxious to know all the details,
and Mr.. Mullct was required to bring
up plans, etc, and explain them. lie
was engaged an hour and Il half cx-
planning the order, and when he with
drew he was fully impressed with the
fact that the new Secretary of the
Treasury is bound to know what is
going OH among his Subor,linatcs.