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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-21

WHAT MIGHT BE DONE WITH THE
MONEY WASTED IN WAR.-Give me
the money that has been spent in
war and l will purchase every foot
Of land upon the globe; l will clothe
every man, woman and child in an
attire that kings might be proud of;
l will build a school house upon
every hillside and in every valley
over the whole habitable earth, and
will supply that school house with a
competent teacher; l will build an
academy in every town and endow
it, a college in every State and fill it
with able professors; l will crown
every hill with church consecrated
to the PRONUNCIATION of the gospel of
peace; l will support in its pulpit an
able teacher of righteousness, SO that
OH every sabbath morning the chime
on one hill should answer to the
chime on another round the earth's
broad circumference, and the voice
of prayer and the song of praise
should ascend like an universal hol-
ocaust to heaven. DR.. Nse66ins.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-21

A KANSAS paper tells of an Iowa
farmer, who, OH his way to Colorado
with his family, was caught in a
storm, and roll of money contain.
ing $4,000 so saturated with water
that to dry it he placed it in a little
camp stove, not then being used, and
went to look for his horses that had
escaped during the storm. The wife
having need of the stove in the alb
sence of her husband, &:ii kiowi:..
nothing OF the presence Of ne pre-
ious greenbacks, built q A. III Il, aud
when the husband g.sH,1>d e. toand
nothing but lew hatfed sues %.
his $4,000 roll. These he has Tor
warded to Washington, in the hope
that he may have duplicates sent him
of such bills as can be recognized
and, broken in spirit, and totally dis
couragcd, has abandoned his TRIP
westward and Is sorrowfully trudg.
ing his way back to his old home in
Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-21

TIE Dubuque Telegraph has it
from undoubted authority, that Mr.
Granger will not carry nearly the
full Republican vote in the north
part of the district Conservative.
The unscrupulousness of the Dem.
ocratic organs, and their implicit
faith in the gullibility of their read
crs, is well illustrated in the above
item. If there is any one thing dem
onstrated beyond conjecture in this
campaign, it is the fact that Judge
Granger is immensely popular with
all parties where he is best known
and that no man in the district is sc
well calculated to secure the cnthusi
astic support of his own party in ev
cry county, with possibly the exccp
ton of Dubuque, as he. One need
not 90 far for overwhelming proof Of
this.
We have it from "undoubtcd author
ity" that Mr.. Ainsworth admits tina,
he cannot carry his own county
against Judge Granger, but at the
same time expresses his confiden,
ability to take it from any other Re
publican candidate. In the Other
northern counties Judge Granger.
strength is not less apparent.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-21

THERE is one Democratic editor
in Iowa that is honest in the expires
sion of his views, and candid in de
claring the attitude of the Dcmocra
cy toward the new party, and the
use they intend to make Of it. His
name is Sam Evans Of the Ottumwa
Democrat. He says:
1--WE pay a compliment to the III
telligence of our readers in treating
the question of parties in candid
manner. Knowing, as we do, that
the Democratic party is not dead, VIC
do not seek to dcludethe people, OF
entice them with false promises that
we will abandon our Democratic
ideas. We act with the Anti-Mo'
nopolists because that organization is
in opposition to the Republican par.
ty, and its principles are essentially
Democratic. Yet we do not seek to
deceive or put on hypocritical garh
OF play the possum."
There you have it. The Anti-Mo.
nopoly organization is to be used to
break down the Republican party.
and to galvanize the old disloyal
Democracy into new life.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-21

DISPATCHES from Washington
state that the Attorney General is in
receipt daily of letters from Arkan-
sas, Texas, Florida, Mississippi, Lou
isiana, and South Carolina, complain
ing of the unsettled condition of af-
fairs. The negroes declare that wa
ges due them from whites are arbi-
trarily withheld, that rsonal vio-
lence is inflicted upon them, and that
they are Disseminated against in the
ordinary business of life. On the
other hand, the whites complain thaa
the negroes are completely organized
throughout the South, and that they
are liable to break out in armed OPP
position to them at any hour. Both
parties appeal to the President for
protection. During the reconstrlic-
ton period when the Kuklux were
performing their murderous works,
reports came constantly from the
South something after this fashion:
''The negroes created disturbance
and threatened a riot, which was sup
pressed by the determined action OF
the whites; five negroes killed.
Numbering negroes by the score and
appealing to the Federal Government,
for protection against apprehended
violence at the hands of the colored
people smacks of Kuklux times
Inter Oreuu
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-21

TIE Conservative comes up to the
aid of En- Gov. Stone with an enthu-
siasm that is refreshing, considering
the way it used to abuse that wort ~
in times past 1t seems to find
great consolation IN the fact that the
swamp lander was indicated by a
republican Legislature. Now as the
Conservative is wont to stigmatize
the Rel ablican party as the essence
of all that is bad, it is wonderful to
sec how ready it is to accept and be
8 ,tisfied with its endorsement of
Stone. II probably finds 1t difficult
to justify its new love for Stone, and
is willing to accept anything in his
favor, from any quarter. 1t is un.
doubt IDLY true that the Republican
legislature did at first put faith in
Stones representations, and imputc
all the rascal.t' of the swamp land
matter to Orwig, but afterward, when
the latter courted investigation and
Stone avoided it, the party opinion
turned against Stone, and he has
been for years in bad orler with the
party and not edjoying its favors.
This is the sole cause OF his leaving
it. The Con- ercatiUe would have
us infer that the viniication of
Stone by the Republican leg
islature was Just and proper.
If it was, it follows that the de-
nunciation heaped upon Stone and
the Republicans for UNFOLDING him
by the Conser vative in the past, was
dishonest and for II ere ,nary pur-
ose. Now we have al.oays disliked
Stone, and never endorsed or defend.
ed him. We do not denounce him
now because he has gone t, the Anti
Monops; it is a good radiance, but
we wish our readers to observe how
ready that party is to pick up and
honor any political scoundrel who
may come to it, no matter what his
record. If Stone is what many Of
those rampant reformers have said
he is, he should have been assigned
a very low seat, if any at all, in the
Anti-Monop Synagogue. Instead Of
that, he it is that writes tier plat
form and marshals their campaigns
Do they detest corruption so int. Sc
ly as they pretend?
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-21
WEARr attended the Anti-Monop

WEART attended the Anti-Monop
Congressional Convention of the 4th
Distlict held at Mason City, and, as
we are informed by the report OF
proceedings, "made few remarks. y
1t was superlatively short-sighted on
the part of the managers of the con-
vention that photographic reporter
was not provided. For the good OF
"the cause" that speech should have
been'published. We are gratified that
Mr.. Weart has thus been safely launch.
Ell on the oratorical sea, and hope
When Runnclls asks him to discuss
with him the issues Of the campaign
that he will not interpose the modest
plea that he is no orator. If indeed
he is averse to discussion. cannot
we have mass meeting of three OF
four of the surrounding counties.
with Weart as the big gun of the oc'
casion? Such "talyunts' should not
remain in obscurity.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-21

! The Dubuque Herald two week
since. describing the return OF the
succial train to Dubuque, bearing
delegates from the Republican Con-
grcssional Convention at McGregor,
nlhudcd to the latter, as returning sin
a beastly state of sobriety." We no
t;ce that the Herald takes note also
If the return of the delegates from
the Observation-Disclosures Conven'
ton this week, but the absence OF al
comment upon their condition leaves
us in distractipg uncertainty whether
we should infer thcretrom, that they
wese III bcassly state of-some'
ding else. We are bound to say
- actions in the Convention gives
kcolor to the latter theory.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-21

A dispatch to the Sioux City Jour-
nal, from Fort Sully says that tw"
Indians who left the hostile Indian
camp on the Black Hills on the It'll,
and Custar's camp on the 18th, re-
port that 5000 savages, propose
to attack and cut off Custar's expedi-
ton at all hazards. So the dashing
cavalryman will likely have his fill
of Indian fighting.
The following is a later. dispatch;
Sioux CRY, Aug. ia report
comes from Fort Sully this evening
that the Indians, to the number OF
1000 made an attack upon Custar's
expedition on the 18th, and were re
pulsed with heavy loss. Custar's
loss is reported at fifty killed and
wounded. This report was brought
into Fort Sully by a mail-rider, who
states that he met one Of Custar's
scouts above Grand River and got
the news from him.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-21
THE Dubuque Iele0raph. the

THE Dubuque Telegraph, the cdi-
tor of which was a candidate for Con.
gress before the Demo-Anti-M onop
convention, at McGregor, says that
the Autobiography party being "on.
ly in course of formation, has not YET
formed a Judgment on some questions
of the day." This is a confession
that that party has.no. groundwork
Of principle or conviction, but is wait
ing to see what will turn up. The
people will prefer a party which has
some well-detined idea of what it be
licves and what ii intends to do.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-21

The Dubuque Herald which has
nothing but jibes, and sneers and OPP
probrious epithets for ministers who
descend from the pulpit to enter pol
itics, if they are Republicans, finds
nothing derogatory or inappropriate
in Rev. John Bowman, as the Demo
cratic candidate for Congress in the
Fourth District. So gushingly does
the Herald alludc to him, that we
expect to hear of Ham in attendance
at the Elders political meetings to
open them with prayer.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-21
THE CHRISTOPHER PLAGUE.
Report Of tho Emmit County Commit
tee Of InyestigatiOn-A Vivid
Picture Of tho Desola.
ton Wrought.

The following is report Of com
mittee appointed by the citizens OF
Emmett County, Iowa, at a public
meeting held at Estherville, June
10Th, 1874, to investigate the extent
of the ravages committed by the To-
Gusts in said county, and to consider
means for obtaining relief for the
settlers injured thereby:
1--WE the undersigned, a committee
duly appointed for the above named
objects; after thorough inquiry and
personal investigation throughout
Emmett County, unanimously agree
upon the following statement of the
situation consequent upon the devas.
tation committed by the locusts in
said county:
'In the first place we find that in
the spring of A. d. 1873 every
available improved acre of land in
Emmett County, was sown or planted
to crops, which as the season advanc.
ed, gave abundant promise ola fruit
full harvest, until the locusts,
coming from the Southeast in dense
masses like the fakes Of snow.
storm, settled down upon the land
Then it was made evident that the
work of the husbandman had been in
vain; that not only was the seed
planted lost, but the scores Of days
Of toll waste, but that the farmer
was shorn by these relentless pests
of the means to support and clothe
his family for the coming year; still
less was he able to meet the inevitable
debts which accure to every settler
when establishing himself in new
country.
The forebodings proved to be too
true. The crops were almost totally
destroyed and many Of the mos
sturdy settlers became well nigh dis
couraged. Before, however, any Sc
rious sufferings or deprivations had
been experienced in the county thu
Legislature Of the State came to thu
aid of the people with munificen
appropriation with which seed, grain
&c, was supplied and private assis
lance, mainly through the noble, gen
erons and untiring efforts and instru
lmentalitye Of Gen. N. d. Baker, KEEP
the wolf from the door of many fami
I lies, and TINS the nnfortunates wer'
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-21

T.. L. AINswoRrH, the Democratic
Anti-Monop candidate for Congress
in this district, is a resident of West
& Union, where he has good standing
Is a citizen and attorney. He has
served one or two terms in the Lcgis-
TAtnre of this State, in which position
while developing no remarkable pow
or or brilliancy as Legislator, he SER
we'd his constituents with reasonable
degree Of appropriation. He is a
genial, companionable fellow, with
an infinite flow of spirits, and good
hh,nor, which makes him a favorite
in all circles. Politically he is a
democrat of the straitest sect.
We presume he never has had
an idea of abandoning the old craft
IL which he first embarked his polit-
ical fortunes, to embark in the lcaky
;secrsft called Autobiography. We are
much mistaken if any body will hear
him during the ensuing campaign,
announcing the record of the Demo
cratic party in the past or its action
at the present time. In accepting
the nomination for Congress he
makes no sacrifice of his political
faith, nor promise of his future action.
lie is willing, if possible, to ride in
to Congress OH the top wave OF a
popular excitement, but when once
there he would be found acting and
voting with his old associates, the
--psrty of reaction and prejudice. In
10 doing he would not be inconsis-
tent. He has never rccantcd his an
cicnt faith or repudiated his old affil.
iations. lie is Democrat in name
ID principle and is not ashamed OF
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-21

The Waverly Independent says
that Bremen County was represented
in the Mason City Convention that
nominated Bowman, by one solitary
delegate, and lie was that shining
light OF purity and reform, G. C..
Wright. The Independent gives
"the drouth" as the reason for de
sparse delegation. Undoubtedly ii
was not a drouth Of water
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-21

CAPT. c. T. GRANGER, or Judge
Granger as he is now known, has
hosts of friends in this county who
rejoice in his nomination for Con
gress in the Third District, the more
so as the nomination was given AS a
testimonial to the worth and ability
of the man, and was not obtained by
any sharp practice in the mazes OF
log rolling.-1MitcheU 20. Neacs.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-21

MAHoNEY, OF the Dubuque 7ele
graph, adds his involuntary testi
mony to the unimpeachable charact
er and record of Judge Granger
Willing to attack him, but not find
ing warrant for it in anything that
Ju lge Granger has said or done, OF
left undone, the cunning old dema
gogue of the Telegraph opens upon
Judge Granger in general and pro
miscous manner, magniloquently
proclaimine. ave shall arraign and
deal with him as the Representatives.
the party which has"-then follows
the usual swash about salary grab,
credit mobilier, back pay steal sc,
intermixel with complaints because
Mahoney's financial hobbys have
not been adopted; for none Of which
things Judge Granger is responsible
in the slightest degree, and for all OF
which the Democratic party to which
Mahoney belongs is more responsible
than any other. This is Mahoney's
labored justification for opposing d
good and true and pure man for Con
gress, but we apprehend that the true
reason is not stated. If he dare
mention it, Mahoney's repugnance to
Granger would lie ..urd in the fac,
that the latter was a true and loyal
soldier and as such was the ''repre
sentative" of a government which i'm
posed a necessary and wholesome re
straint upon the editor of the Tsle
graph for acts inimical to its vel
being
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-21

The Dubuque Telegraph the day
before the Autobiography Congress
ional Convention, speaking of the
'exciting interest" manifested by the
Dubuque delegation, says:
It is the first evidence we have no
ticed for long time that the Demo.
Gratis of Dubuque mean to be known
with telling effect in the next Con
gressional election. The old fire is
rekindled, and the old slogan will
again be heard,
We commend the language used
to our Autobiography friends of Re
publican antcccdcnts. 1t is the
Democrats" that mean to be known
with telling effect, and it is the "old
fire" that is to be kindled and the
'old slogan" heard. The Demo.
Gratis scere known with "telling ef
feet" in the McGregor convention on
Wednesday. Ainsworth Bourbon
Democrat, was nominated, and the
faithful are sounding the "old slogan
over the event. The new recruits
are expected to Join in the strain.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-21

The Straightout Democracy of H.
linois, refusing all combinations
whatever have called convention of
the Jeffersonlan Democracy, to meet
at Springfield on the 25th inst.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-21
Tho. Anti-adonop Convention.

The gathering of incongruous elc
Iiicnts ut McGregor Oh Wednesday,
81 resulted rs we predicted long ago in
the. nomination of a straight out
..;>.1semoorat, L. L. Ainsworth, of West
Union for Congress. The result was
!. :. reachcd however after most
inharlhonious session and perfor-
mances befitting beer garden, if we
may believe the reports of the Du-
buquc papers. The contest was be-
tween Ainsworth, Democrat and DR..
81 Ghifbert, Of Dubuque, Liberal. 1t
was on the programme that nobody
.si Of I Republican antecedcnts should
s,s grasp the prize, and SO Guilbert had
no chance from the first. According
to the most favorable report of the
ecohvcntion however, there was a
good deal of bitterness and strife at
tending it, as was but natural in such
amixturc.
The Convention was organized by
81 the election. of that conspicuous
sexemplar of political purity and
q ESrcform, Tom. Updegratf Of Clayton,
sas Chairman. After some prelimi-
nary wrangling over the report Of
the committce,on credentials, during
(which the fact was developed that
: ,tbc Faycttc delegation, in. the good
= OIL! fashioned Democratic style, was
y trying to "come roots" on the body,
by claiming more delegates than the
county was entitled to, the conven-
tion proceeded to ballot for candi-
e'dates for Congress. The candidates
were Ainsworth, Guilbert, MaEoncy
and Holdridge.
The total number of votes was 124,
50 being required for a choice. On
the first ballot Ainsworth had SO aud
q fraction, Guilbert 40 and fraction,
Mahony IL and Holdridge 10. The
vote continued nearly in this proper
ton till the 4th formal ballot when
Aiusworth was nominated by a bare
fraction over sixty two votes. The
Buchanan delegates steadily adhered
~ Holdridgc until the last ballot,
when p votes were given to Aims
=. worth and y to Guilbert.
, A significant incident showing
the bitter feeling prevalent in the
convention, occurred on the motion
to make the nomination unanimous.
On this nearly one half the delegates
voted no with will. Consequence
of this, when Ainsworth was led on to
the platform to make his little speech,
he told the convention fatty that be-
cause of the strong and bitter oppo-
xition to his nomination he should
decline. This created breeze, and
after good deal of working with the
delegates who voted no, another vote
was taken, but still several noes were
given and applauded. Another com
= nittee was appointed which finally
succeeded in inducing the reluctant
and Inundated Ainsworth to accept.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-21

The Conservative copies fiom an
exchange a highly eulogistic article
referring to s'Col." J. H. Keatley the
Anti-Monop. candidate for Attorney
General. Can our contemporary
guarantee that Keatley did not
write it himself?
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-21
Announcement.

To the electors Of this, the Third
Congressional District Of Loaco :.
l take this method of announcing
to you that l am candidate to rep
resent this district in the Fifty-fourth
Congress of the United States.
make this announcement at the sug-
gestion of voters without respect to
party, and if elected will endeavor,
as have heretofore done, to promote
the best interests of the people who
may be pleased to elect me, and the
country at large. GEO. w. JONES.
Dubuque, Iowa, August ls, 1874.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-21
Centennial Tea Party.
ISIV1"VND, J
H. G. Day, Sec'y Of Committee

In 1876 there will be held at Phil
adelphia a Centennial Exposition.
Iowa proposes to be represented there
and she must be. To fifty prepare,
forward and arrange samples of our
mines, crops, looms, shops, field, art,
skill and labor-of all departments
in every field, and our good State
must not be contented with anything
less-involves expense. TO assist in
meeting this, it is proposed to have
a good, jolly,
PATRIOTIC, OLD-TIME TEA PARTY,
and an old fashioned, joyous meeting
at Des Moines, all the day and even
ing of August 9th, 1874. There
will be something to eat. tea and cot.
fee to drink. Something to see-all
the amusements, music, songs and
sports which good workers in these
lines can bring out; in word, some
thing for all to enjoy and everybody
to do. We invite the people of the
State to come and with us enjoy this
occasion. As it is proposed that this
shall be the first of other like meet
ings in other parts of the State, it is
hoped that all will aid in making it a
success, as Des Moines and Polk
county endeavor in like manner
to unite with other localities in due
time.
Come and join with us in the initia-
tory effort to do our part as State
in making this proposed Centennial
Celebration worthy nation SO great
and so favored.
George G. Wright,
C. G. Carpenter,
Samuel Merrill,
N. B. Baker, H.
Mrs. Bishop Andrews, W."
Mrs. J. NJ. ruttle,
Mrs. M. w. Robinson,
Mrs. G. G. Cole,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-21
sN1ls Bullttip,

FRIDAY, ACNJNrSl. 1874.

- Republican State Ticket.
For Secretary Of STATE,
JOSIAH L. YOcNG.
For Auditor II state,
B.R. SHERMAN.
For Treasurer Il State,
WN. CHRNTY.
Fer Register State Land Office,
DAVID SECgR.
Mr. Attorney General,
NJ, Il. CUTS.
kof Clerk Of Supreme Court,
Il. J. HOLMES.
For Reporter of Supreme Court,
JOHN 8. RUNNELLS.
For Member Of Congress,
CHAS. +. GRANGER.
! Ut Alamakee,
For District Judge.
d. s. WILSON
Of Dubuque.
For District Attorney.
J.B. POWERS
OF B1ackhawk.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-21

The four Conferences of the Meth
odist Church into which Iowa is di-
vided, meet this year as follows:
Des Moines Conference at Des
MONIES, Sept. 9th.
Iowa Conference at Bloomfield,
Sept. 10th.
Northwestern Iowa Conference at
Algona, Sept. oath.
Upper Iowa Conference at Charles
City, Sept. 30th.
Bishop Haven will preside at each
of these Conferences. This is Blsh-
op Ravens first official visit [, Iowa,
but from the reputation he hAs won
as an editor, author and public speak
er, his coming is looked for with
pleasurable expectancy by those in
Observation-Disclosures Times.