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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-03-11
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To CALIFORNIA, VIA PANAMA.

10 CALIFORNIA, VIA PANAMA.
Greatly reduced rates of freight and passage.
The magnificent steamers of this line will leave
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Canal ST., New York, as follows
SATURDAY, Feb. II, at 2 T.. NJ, COLON, Capt.
Hudson, connecting with the splendid new steam
ship COLIMA for San Francisco.
SATURDAY, Feb. %, ACAPULCO, Capt. A. &.
Gray, connecting with the magnificent steamship
ARIZONA, Capt. Cavarly.
Both the above named steamers will call at Kings
ton, Jam on their outward and homeward voyages.
For China and Japan Steamers leave San Fran
cisco 1st and 18th of every month.
RATES OF PASSAGE.
New York to San Francisco-Cahin 800 or $40
currency, according to location.
New York to San Francisco-Steerage, $50 cur.
rency.
New York to kingston-Cabin, $50 gold; Steer.
age, $25 gold.
For freight and passage or other information ap.
ply at the Companys Office Pier No. AZ North Riy.
er, foot of Canal St.. New York.
ii. J. BULLAY, Superintendent.
RUFUS HATCH, Vice President and Managing
Director. 1ebl3-t1y
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Published at AUGUSTA, MAINE, Water Street,
,cot OF Court, by SPRAGUE, OWEN NASH.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-20

The Chicago Tribune, in a recent
thoughtful article, thus gives the true
significance of the late elections:
"That election was rebuke to Re
publican officials by the Republican
party. 1t was chastiscmcnt of the
party by the party. 1t was the pow
erful effort Of healthy body to rid
itself of the foul humors that were
undermining its constitution. The
party was becoming mere govern
ing party-governing for the sake Of
governing and of holding place. Its
members have wakcned it to active
work again, and reminded it that it
must not only govern, but govern
well, in the interest Of the whole
country; that it must not only pre-
serve what good features we have in
our form of government, but add to
them. They greatly err who think
that the Repubublican party is OH it's
last legs. Those who think that the
OBJECTIONS from the Republican ranks
arc great will do well to ask them
selves, Where can Republican desert
ers go? To the Democratic party?
The elements of repulsion of that
party for Republicans is too great to
permit of an affirmative answer
And if they do not go over to the
Democrats they will remain with the
Republican party, only they will in
sist on being better served by the
men they elect to office than has been
the case in the immediate past. The
party that is self-correcting may rea-
sonably hope for long lease Of life
and of hope"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-20
The Democratic Programme.

Now that they have u temporary
success and remote prospect of pow
or, some Of the more outspoken Of
the Democratic organs are foreshad-
owing the programme they intend to
carry out. The following is from the
Logan County (Ohio) Sentinel:
We will use the power to smash
the Congo dynasty, clean out the
Statute Books, by rending away the
whole chapter of Black Republican
legislation; to place the sovereignty
of the country once more in the hands
of the only race able and fit to use it
wisely and well, reinstate the white
man in his place of power and supre-
macy, and remand the negro to his
proper position of subordination.
We will have National Conven
ton of all the States to revise and
amend the Constitution of the United
States, and there will be no niggers
in that Convention.
The Constitution, rs revised, will
be the Constitution as it scas in 1860,
except in the matter Of slavery.
State laws and State Constitutions
will be made to conform to the re-
formed Constitution; SO will the Fed
eral laws.
We will have the niggers free, as
they are, but no more. This will
leave them on the footing Of unnatu-
rallied foreigners, and Of our mothers,
wives, daughters and sisters. This is
enough. More than that they have
no right to. and more than that they
will never get from us.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-20
The Dubuque Herald has set

The Dubuque Herald has set
about the work of the reorganization
of the Democratic party of Iowa,
and pretends to be vastly encouraged
in the endeavor. One of the sources
from which it processes to be receiv-
ing the most aid and comfort is indi-
Gated in the following paragraph.
No element of the late Anti-Mo.
nopoly party in Iowa appears to be
more strenuous for the reorganization
of the Democratic party in the State,
than are those who have formerly
been Republicans. So far as we have
been able to learn, it is the Republi-
can element that is strongly urging
Democratic reorganization.
1t must be extremely agreeable for
Anti-Monopolists of Republican an
tecedents who in the late campaign
accepted the Herald as the organ of
their party, and in obedience to its
suggestion elected Democrat to Con-
gress in this district, now to have it
complacently talk to them Of the
slate Autobiography party" and,
with the most confidently, super
cilious air imaginable, to assume that
it is going to lead them, like lambs to
the slaughter, right into the Demo-
cratic camp. If they are, as the
Herald assumes, clamorous for the
rehabilitation of the party always
opposed to progress and humanity
and human rights, it only affords an
other illustration of the adage: Evil
communications corrupt good man.
ners. 1t is not to be supposed that
all Republican Anti-Monopolists have
escaped contamination by their brief
association with Democracy, but the
number is very small that will DELHI
erately attach themselves to SO rotten
an organization as the Democratic
party. That would be going back
on the principle of reform with a
vengeance.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-20
The President and Civil Service Rc-
form.

From Washington special to Chicago Tribune.
1t turns out that the prime cause Of
some of the existing differences be-
tween the President and some of the
Republican Congressman is the de-
termination which Grant has express
ed to adhere rigidly to the civil SER
vice rules in making appointments to
and removals from Office. He dis
tinctly intimated that where an officer
was honest and efficient, he did not
think he should be removed for hav-
ing voted the opposition ticket. This
i quite the reverse of what the poll
ticians have been expecting.
From Special to N Y Times
In regard to appointments on the
sole ground of political expedlency,
Notwithstanding the pressure of poll
ticians, the President will adhere to
the rules Of the civil service. He
believes that the advantages claimed
by party leaders to be derived from a
free use of the patronage of the Gov
eminent are very much over-estimat-
ed. He thinks that principle should
be superior to office-holding; that it
was not sound policy, in view Of the
efficiency Of the Government service,
to appoint or promote on any other
grounds than fitness for the position.
Whatever may be the action of the
proposed Republican conference, it
is now certain that no removals will
be made to simply satisfy the clamor
of politicians.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-20

The Democracy of Iowa are to
have double resurrection. Ham of
Dubuque, member of the National
Democratic Committee, proposes to
call convention of the unterriied
for reorganization, on the sth of JAN
uary, but John Irish, who one year
ago played the part of undertaken for
the party, by virtue of his position as
Chairman of the State Central Com
mittee, steals a march on Ham by in
viting all who wish to unite with him
in the disinterment of the corpse, to
meet in Iowa City, on the I'd Of De-
cember. John is determined not to
be retired to an insignificant station
in the party, if cheek will prevent it,
and cheek, goes good way in that
organization.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-20
A SERIOUS defect has been found

A SERIOUS defect has been found
in the Fish Law of this State, and the
Iowa City Press thus alludes to it:
The fish law passed last winter has
not borne all the good results that
were anticipated from its enactment.
The law which it replaces prohib-
tied the wholesale murder of fish by
seineing, netting and trapping. The
new law repeats this in part by per-
hitting the waters to be seined, pro-
vided it is not done within 4 certain
distance of the dam.
Under the old law, the rivePabovc
the dam, at this place, was getting
finely stocked with pike, perch, Os-
wego bass, black bass and muscal-
onge, but during the past summer it
has been seincd bare, and the most
patient fishing, with the most tempt
ing bait, fails to find bite in the
waters which six mouths ago were
alive with the finest fish in Iowa.
1t seems perfect satire on sense,
to appropriate money to stock the
rivers with spawn and then open the
rivers to the robbery of the seine!
We call the attention Of our iish
commissioners to this defect in the
law and hope they will make such
recommendations to the next legisla-
ture as will remove it.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-20

A SPECIMEN DEMOCRATIC REFORM
ERA. /. Walling was elected by
the Democrats to Congress from the
10Th District of Ohio at the recent
election. In 1854, while Walling
was editing a Democratic paper at
Keokuk, in this State, he borrowed
$4,000 from the school fund, which,
with interest is still unpaid. This
was part of the 100000 of the peo-
pies money squandered by J. d.
Eads, the last Democratic State
officer in Iowa. What commentary
is this upon the reform promised
in the overthrow Of the Republican
party! The Eads' defalcation, occur
ring in single term Of Office,
amounted to more than has been lost
through Republican officials in Iowa
during the last twenty years. 1t is
significant that when the Democracy
seems to be again coming into power,
one of the first men who turns up on
the surface as their favoritc is the
right-hand man of Rads, himself a
Observation-Disclosures Journal.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-20
Neighborly Kindness to tho Dy ing.

From the Marshaltown Republican.
A man in Grinnell, in a declining
stage of illness, and very anxious to
die, requested his friends last week to
prepare to send his remains East for
burial, as he did not expect to sur
vive but Il short time. They COM
piled, and sent to Marshalltown for
ice to pack his body in, which reach
ed its destination in good ORDER
Hon. J. 3. Grinnell announced before
an audience, on Sunday evening, that
the man would probably not live
more than two hours, and requested
his friends to respond to the tolling
of the bell, and also announced that
the funeral services would probably
take place on Tuesday. Time passed
but the spark Of life held out; the
ice melted unused, and up to the
latest advices his friends were in the
predicament of having prepared for
funeral without corpse. This
statement may be relied upon as
truthful, and the half has not been
told,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-20
An Honest and Just Railroad Cor.
poration.

We are aware that the above desig
nation, as applied to railroads in these
days of extortion and monopoly, is
an anomaly, but it seems to be fit
tingly applied to at least one Of the
great trunk lines through which the
products of the West are transported
to the seaboard. The Baltimore and
Ohio Railway has, against the most
desperate and determined opposition
of the other great competing lines,
recentlypushedits connection through
to Chicago, and now stands firmly
declining to enter the combination
to raise the rates of freights from
Chicago eastward. In this manly
attitude of refusal to conspire with
Vanderbilt & Co., to fleece the pro-
ducers of the west, the Baltimore
and Ohio and its President, Mr.. Gar
rett, are entitled to the thanks and
backing of the public everywhere,
and we doubt not will find abundant
remuneration in maintaining the rule
of open competition in the carrying
trade. The Chicago Tribune thus
recites what the B. & O. road has al
ready done for the people Of the
Vest
Early last winter the Baltimore &
Ohio reached this city over the
Illinois Central from Kankakee. 1t
Immediately put down the freight on
wheat and corn to an average OF "a
to u cents between Chicago and the
seaboard. The winter rates on the
other great Eastern lines had before
been about 80 cents. This made a
saving to the Western farmers Of at
least IL cents bushel on all the
grain they sold. The old lines growl-
ed terribly, but of course they were
obliged to follow suit. So active
were shipments during the winter,
and so large the drain upon the usual
surplus in the hands of dealers and
producers OH account of these low
freights, that when navigation open
ed shippers were forced to put down
rates to Buffalo, so that, we presume,
an average of about cents will co yer
the price for the season. Freights
on the Erie Canal for considerable
portion of the summer have been
down to 10 cents. So owing to the
competition of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad last winter, our people have
been getting their corn and wheat
through to New York for from Is to
Is cents per bushel-a saving OF at
least from 5 to 8 cents over former
years. Suppose the shipments of
cereals eastward from this city should
equal those of last year, viz: about
90,OOO,OOO bushels; that the ship.
ments from other ports on Lake
Michigan, and the lessening of
freiehts eastward OH provisions and
westward on merchandise, should be
the same, it is very easy to see that
the Northwest has saved during the
last year and has now in its Golfers
at least $lO,OOO,OOO from the compe-
tition afforded them. There will be
a universal protest against return to
the old state of things, and the man.
agement of the B. & o. in the past
warrants the belief that this road will
not be a party to any combination to
effect such return.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-20

THE people of Dubuque are getting
aroused to the importance of doing
something to rid her taxpayers of the
burdens arising from the abuses and
mismanagement of the ring that con-
trolls her municipal government. A
meeting of citizens to coufer upon
the subject was held, on Monday
evening, at which there was some
sharp shooting between members of
the city council and outsiders; that
rare reformer and public spirited cit
izen, Dennis Mahony, taking hand,
and being the recipient of some met
aphorical kicks. Illustrative of the
amenities of the occasion, Alderman
Cooper, in reply to remark of Ma
hony's, said that portion of the in
debtedness upon the city was through
judgment Mahonv got for falling
on the sidewalk and breaking his
arm, and cit was pity he had not
broke his neck" The result of the
meeting was the appointment Of a
committee to take the preliminary
steps for the revocation of the special
charter under which Dubuque is gov
crned, and the re-incorporation Of the
city under the general law of the
State. The liquor dealers of Du-
buque, some time since, when threat
ened with prosecution under the pro-
hibitory law, cited this special charter
as a shield for their unlawful calling.
1t seems that it has disadvantages
that more than offset this immunity
for "the leading business interest"
of that city.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-20

VIcE-PREsIDENT WILSON, in a
conversation with friend in New
York, thus gave his views regarding
the political significance of the Mas
sachusetts election:
81 would stake my life that if there
was an election to be held in ninety
DAYS, Massachusetts, would give co.
900 majority for Republicanism
against distinct Democratic issue,
and if she were to vote in the time OF
Presidential contest, the Republican
candidate would have q larger ma
jority."
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-20

WE notice that most of the offsets
and compensations for Republican de-
feat in the late election come from
unexpected quarters. The Ninth Con-
gressional district of Kentucky, which
has always been Democratic, and
which is represented in the present
Congress by Democrat-Geo. NJ.
Adams-and for this reason was at
first counted as probably overwhelm-
ingly carried by Nasby's party, now,
as the returns come slowly in, is found
to have elected to Congress, John D.
White, Republican. Where were
''Deekin Pogram" and 'Issiker Cav
itt?'
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-20

II Council Bluffs lawyer ate peanuts
in court and was fined $40 for contempt.
The Judge remarked that he was deter
mined to uphold the majesty of the law if
it killed the entire peannt crop of the
South
- The total expenditures on the new
Capitol, at Des Moines, including the re-
jected stone and removal of the founda-
ton, up to Oct. LIST, was $501 ,26G.9S.
Davenport Gazette: Mr.. T. d. Steven,
of Grinnell, Iowa, was married at Moore's
Hill, Ind, last week, to Miss M. s. Ste
venson. What she has lost in the change
of her name we hope she will regain In
due time.
- Mrs. Nancy Jew EFT, of Monticello,
has commenced suit against nine saloon
keepers of that place for violation of the
liquor law in selling liquor to her dissi-
pated husband, claiming damages in the
sum of $4,000. The fact established
she should collect every identical and in
dividual cent of the money.
Wilson Albertson, of Polk county,
he's sold his potato crop for $040.7O The
crop averaged him AS cents per bushel, or
500 per acre. the yield being about 200
bushels to the acre He has averaged
IS cents per bushel for his potatoes for
seven years, and counts it his best crop
So says the State Register.
- The Mason City Republican says
that the house OF G. r. Miller, IA by %
feet in size, was moved by the storm of
two weeks since, 90 feet from Its original
location, and that in the transfer not Il
dish was disturbed on the shelves, and the
only noticeable feature was the stopping
over of Il few pans of milk. The effects
of the storm were quite severe in Cerro
Gordo county, and attended with some
severe injuries 10 persons.
The Waterloo papers contain ac.
counts of the suicide of Levi Munson, last
week, at the residence of his son-in-law
in Cedar Valley. He was laying in bed
with his wife, when he suddenly seized Il
razor and CIT his throat. He then held
up washbOwl to catch the blood the
noise of which awakened his wife. The
cause of the act was dread of a second
amputation of one of his legs, which was
necessary.
Adjutant- General Baker would like
to know the present residence of any OF
the following named members of Company
NJ, Third Iowa Cavalry: Henry Moreland
George w. Backenst, George W. Jones
iona johnson, Ivers johnson, George w
Doran, VIM. Heady, George Barry, Davit
Wilfong, VIM. B. Tilton, Wesley Noun
tain, Winfield S. Matteson.
The West Union Gazette says that
heavy judgment was rendered in the las
Circuit Court Of Fayette county agains
the Davenport e. ST. Paul Railroad, il
favor of BENZ. Burch, the estate of Henry
Burch, Burch, Lakin Il Co., and eight in
terveners. The total amount is 49,, G93 so
Executions have already been issued, and
all that part of the road north of Della
ware county is advertised for sale.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-20
OFFICIAL VOTE FOR cONGRgssMKN.
Dan,,kl:-y.. IA,
The State Leutler wants the Dem

The State Leutler wants the Dem
ocratic party III Iowa reorganized,
and begs Ham, of the Dubuque Her.
uM, who is a member Of the National
Democratic Committee, to call con
yention of the Democrats of this State
on the 9Th of January. We make two
amendments to this proposal-that the
convention be called by Irish, who
was chairman of the Democratic State
Central Committee ut. the time he
officially pronounced the Democratic
party dead, and that the convention
be called on the anniversary Of the
battle of Bulls Run. What's the
use of putting up with Ham, when
you can SO easily go the whole hog?
Gazette.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-20
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF CONPTROLLKR or THE TREASURY, !

OFFICH OF COMPTROLLER or THE TREASURY,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9TH, 1874.
Whereas. by satisfactory evidence presented to
the undersigned, it has been made to appear. that
THE PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK, OF lNDEPEN-
DHNCE" in the CITY OF INDEPENDENCE, In the
County OF BUCHANAN. and Safe OF Iowa. has
boon duly organized under and according to the
requirement Of the Act Of Congress, entitled An
Act to provide u National Currency, secured by
pledge Of United States bonds. and to provide for
the circulation aud redemption thereof" approved
June Sd, 1884. and has complied with all the pro-
visions OF said Act required to be complied with
before commencing the business OF Banking I'M
der said Act.
Now, therefore, l. JOHN JAY KNOX, Comptroller
OF the Currency, do hereby certify that ''THE PEo-
PIES NATIONAL BANK OF INDEPENDENCE" in the
CIrr or INDEPENDENCE, in the County Of b.
CHANAN, and State Of Iowa. il authorized to com.
mencc the business Of Banking under the Act
aforesaid.
In testimony thereof, witness my hand
H.. 81 and Seal Of office, this 18th day OF Sep
tember, 1874.
JOHN JAY KNOX,
9-em Comptroller Of Currency.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-20

The manner of securing Demo-
cratic success in the South Is indi-
Gated by fact stated by Senator
Spencer, of Alabama, who says that
one township in his district, which
has a voting population of seventy
five, in the last election returned a
Democratic majority of over seven
hundred.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-20
A Colorod Democratio Congressmaa.

The Washington correspondent Of
the Philadelphia Press says:
Joseph H. Rainey, the negro Con-
gresham from the First South Caro-
lima District, was beaten in the recent
election by one Of his own retaincrs,
named Samuel Lee, also a negro.
When Rainey was elected to Con-
gress, he brought Lee here and had
him appointed OH the Capitol police
force. At the beginning of the re-
cent contest Rainey sent for Lee to
come home and assist him. Lee
obeyed the summons, but when he
reached home he permitted himself
to be nominated as the Conservative
candidate for Congress against Raj
ney in the First District, and, accord
ing to the returns, was elected. IL Is
no,o said Ire ,ciH act scith the Op-
position. Rainey was a strong Re.
publican.
Unless that "niggcr" is disposed OF
in some way he will demoralize the
whole Democratic party.