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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-13

long waited for, and the political
greed caused by many years of fast
ing. The lease of power will begin
Just when a negative policy on almost
all questions of moment will be nee
essary to secure party supremacy
but it will also begin at time when
the rank and file Of its own party will
loudly demand a positive policy. To
do nothing will disgust the Democ-
racy. 10 act along the lines which
it must follow, if it attempts any
thing, will consolidate all Republican
elements again. In word, these
gentlemen argue that in the one SEES
sion before the nominations for Pres
ident, a Democratic House would in
evitably reunite all Republicans, and
insrre the election of a Republican
President. 1t must, however, be ia
ken into consideration that the next
House will count the electoral vote
for the next President, and may pos
sibly elect the next President. Dem
ocratlc managers are Boosting that
they will see to it that the election of
President is thrown into the House.
Contrasting delegations of Prcsiden-
tial electors would be sent from
whatever States it was deemed neces-
sary, and it requires little sagacity to
predict which would be thrown out
by a Democratic House. AS to the
counting Of the electoral votes, the
present system presents many grave
questions that ought to be settled,
and the next occasion will be as pro-
pitious asany for considering them.
Investigations will surely be lead
ing feature of the Forty-fourth Con
gress-the majority not having been
in power long enough to have been
compromised to any great extent,
unless it rushes into corruption with
unprecedented celebrity. Each House
would kill the purely partisan legisla-
ton of the other. The Senate, which
in any event must remain Republican
until 1877, would allow no measure
of this kind to pass into law; and the
House would in the same manner
curb the Senate. Undoubtedly many
bills would be passed in each body
and sent to the other with the desire
to have them rejected, as part of the
play to obtain the favor of the people.
But the Legislation which did pass
both bodies and secure the approval
Of the President would probably be
of character which the people of
both parties would acknowledge to
be fair. All in all, it will undoubt-
edly be the liveliest Congress which
the countryha witnessed for years.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-13

a SUIT was recently tried in the
Circuit Court of Marshall county
which occupied the attention of the
Judge, jury, four lawyers, and a crowd
of spectators for one day, and the
matter in dispute was a post hole.
The plaintiff claimed he had dug
seven, and the defendant admitted
but six. The case had been tried
before a justice, where the plaintiff
received verdict Of eight cents, and
then appealed. A large number of
witnesses were examined, an effort
made to impeach some of them, and
the whole neighborhood was by the
ears over the price Of post hole.
No wonder the last Legislature pass
ed a law requiring litigants to pay
the Jury costs.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-13

HORACE WHITE, before his retire
ment from the Chicago Tribune, put
upon record the following opinion,
which, coming from that source, may
be considered significant:
"The Republicans are still major
lty OF the country, as they are of Mas
sachusetts, and they can only be dis
lodged from the Executive branch of
the Government by extreme folly on
their own part, combined with ex-
IRENE prudence on the part of their
adversaries."
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-13

JOHN p. IRISH, whose last official
utterance as Chairman of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee of
Iowa, was to proclaim that party
dead, is now making preparations, in
the same capacity, to call conven-
ton for its reorganization, to which
Mahoney, of the Dubuque Telegraph,
very properly objects. He thinks it
don't look exactly right for Slippery
John to enact both the roles of I'M
dertaker and resurrectionist.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-13

THE Louisiana ex-rebels and Dem
ocrats have appointed Thursday, Nov.
10th, as a day of Thanksgiving and
prayer for the Republican defeat.
An exchange suggests that they will
make it hot in their prayers for Gov
Dix, this being the first good lick
they have had at him for the famous
order 'sshoot them on the spot"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-13

is the only resource of the farmer Of
small means. Every consideration
of ease as well as profit is in favor of
a system that shall relieve him from
dependence upon any one resource,
and especially one in which the prof
its bear so small a proportion to life
wearing toll as the raising of wheat.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-13

THERE is great hope for an indi-
vidual or party that is not stiff.neck-
ed under affection. We notice that
our Republican exchanges are quo
ting with great JUNCTION, the follow
ing passage of scripture, and SEEM
ingly deriving much consolation
thercfrom:
Hebrews, NIL, IL. "Now no chas-
tening for the present secmeth to be
joyous, but grevious; nevertheless,
atterward, it yieldeth the pcaceable
fruit of righteousness unto them that
are exercised thereby"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-13
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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-13

THE New York Tribune, in full
contemplation of the Tilden's 10000
majority in New York, Is constrained
to say:
"When the results of this great
contest are fully ascertained it will
probably appear that they are due
not so much to Democratic gains as
to Republican losses"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-13
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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-13

The Cedar Rapids Times COM
plains of the Usage Press for stealing
its editorial items. The Press is
usually too circumspect to pilfer from
papers so near home. Wilkesbarre,
Pa, papers usually furnish the bulk
of it's warmed-over editorials.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-13

In the Rhomberg case at Dubuque
the attorneys of the defendant have
procured an injunction, from Judge
Wilson, restraining Collector Trum-
bull from selling Rhomberg's prop
erty. The Collector, however, deny
ing the jurisdiction of Judge Wilson's
court, will pay no attention to the
injunction, and proceed as if it had
not b5en issued.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-13
Harper's Weekly.
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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-13

A SIGNIFICANT incident in the great
Democratic revival, is the fact that
Tammany comes into power again in
New York City, by $4,000 majority.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-13
BY the Governor:
JOSIAH T. YOUNG,
Secretary Of State.

Now the old war, or rather anti.
war horses turn up. Jerry Black is
talked of for Senator from Pemsyl-
yania.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-13
Harper's Bazaar.
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excellence. The paper has acquired wide popu-
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-03-12
Brighton Cattle Market.

Ii.
At market for the current week: Cattle. 1850
Sheep and Lambs, 5,936; Swine, $3.50; number OF
western Cattle, 2644; Eastern Cattle 26; Working
Oxen and Northern Cattle and Mich Cows 1870. Cat
Prices of Beef Cattle, " cwt, live weight Extra
quality 81 90 q 5O first quality Sc 25 "a 75; sec
ond quality SIS Is q 90: .Lird quality "a so "a 12A
poorest grades Of coarse oxen, bulls, &C., IS rs g
BRIGHTON Hides u q cents y ib. Brighton Tai
Country Hides q Tic p ib. Country Tallow 4sc
y H..
Calf Skins l6 a 1sc y h. Sheep Skins so "a 2 50
each. Lamb Skins 81 so q 2 so each.
There were more Cattle in market this week than
age was not mu h different from that of one week
agn. few of the best lots FOLD at "a TAG ID H. As
the beef markets have improved a little within few
large lot of Cattle were bought for the Maine and
New Hampshire markets. Their. were few Cattl,
in from Maine all Working Oxen.
Trade is improving every week $ the season ad
vances We quote sales OF pair, girth feet in
ches for SPAS pair, live weight 1850 lbs girth fee
inches, for $3.50; pair live weight 5000 lbs grth
feet for $3.50; pair live weight 5000 lbs girth feet
$780, pair, grth feet inches, live weight $500 lbs
for s;27; pair, live weight $500 lbs, girth feet
inches tor $40; pair, live weight lbs, gilth
Store Catte-Witb the exception of Working cxe
ana l iaa COWS there are bu. few Store Gait
all the smah Cattle being sold for Beef.
Mich Cows-We quote extra at $55 a 500; ordi
nary S25 "a so; Store Cows SO s. per head
common grade.
Sheep and Lambs-From the West there was goot
supply, all owned by butchers and COST landed Al
Brighton, from ca q Sc " ID. There were but few
them being bought at the West for butchers. But
few Northern Sheep in market.
Swine-Store Pigs, Wholesale, n q Sc; retail a
SIC ID. Fat Hogs, 5000 at market; prices at 81 q
Gle % tb.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-03-12
FOrtj Third Congress Session
HOUSE.,

WASHINGTON, Mar IL.
A bill to appropriate 5000 to improve the
mouth of the Mississippi river was introduced
by Mr.. Sypher of La. Referred to the Commit
tee on Commerce
Resolutions were adopted that the joint COM
mittee on printing enquire and report whether
the government printing Office cannot. be dis
continued, and whether large sums of money
cannot be saved by changing the method of
public printing.
Mr. Sprague of o., from the Committee on
Pensions, reported bill to amend the act of
the 14th of Feb, 1871. giving pensions to SOL
diers and sailors of the war of 1872 and to re-
store to the pension roll those persons whose
names were struck therefrOm in consequence of
dislOyalty After discussion the bill was pas s.
ed,
A despatch, time II so p. M, was read from
the clerks desk announcing that Senator Sum-
ner was sinking slowly.
Mr.. Rusk, from the Committee on Invalid
Pensions, reported back adversely on the bill
to increase the pensions of disabled soldiers
Laid on the table.
reported the bill granting $50 for an artificial
eye to soldiers who have lost an eye. Passed.
Also bill to amend Sec. ID of pension law of
March ID. 1873, by providing that in case of
death or remarriage of a soldiers widow having
pension, or the death of soldiers orphan
children the pension shall revert to the depen-
Gent father, mother or relative of the soldier
Passed.
Inc House, at 2 o'clock, went into Commit
zee OF the Whole en- the legislative appropria-
lion Dill, and was addressed by Mr. Parker of
NO., who undertook to elucidate some further
problems in regard to the estimates and appro-
prlatlons for the current fiscal year. His re-
marks related exclusively to the Indian SER
wee. The discussion was continued by Messrs.
Randall and Kellogg of the committee. The
latter criticized some of the details of the
bill, claiming that the items reported in some
cases would not meet the requirements of the
service. The debate was interrupted at 3 o.
clock by the committee rising, when the Speak
announcing that Senator Sumner had died ten
minutes before three.
Mr.. Dawes moved in view OF that sad intel
ligence that tie House adjourn, and the House
thereupon adjourned
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-03-12
NEW HAMPSHIR RE.
The State Election.
NO CHOICE FOR GOVERNOR,
Legislature ClOse-A Little Fraud.

CONCORD, March 11.-180 towns give Nc
Cutchins $3.50, Weston 80, 375, Blackmer 1892
The House stands 129 Republicans and 12S
Democrats.
PORTSMOUTH, March 1.-THE Democrats re-
port that an election was held at Gtsport, Isle
of Shoals and 40 votes thrown unanimously for
the Democrats, and John Downs is elected
representative. John r. Poor of Boston, owns
the island. The Republicans claim that there
are few or no voters resident there and only a
lot of transient workmen on the hotel could
have voted and that no forms were complied
with and no legal election could be held.
CONCORD. March 11.-Returns from nearly
all the towns have been received, which shows
that there is no election of Governor by the
people. Weston, (dem.) lacks about 300 of a
majority. The Council will probably stand
two Democrats and two Republicans The Re-
publicans claim that they have elected five
Senators and Democrats three with four va
cencies. The Chairman of the republican State
Committee expresses the opinion that the
House will be Democratic. The Democrats
claim that returns from 222 towns show the
House to stand 155 Democrats and al Repub-
licans and two independent The towns yet to
be head from last year gave the Democrats %
and Republicans II.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-03-12
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Review of Portland Markets.
WrEu ENnrNn Nor ~ 1914


The business transactions of the past week, espe-
ciay in the grocery line, have been very good and
the volume of trade has been quite large. There has
also been increase of trade with the dry goods job
bers and expectations of merchants in regard to
good business this Spring bid fair to be realized
The markets remarkably steady, the fluctuations
in prices being very slight and speculative purchases
almost totally avoided The money market is very
easy. Gold is selling at 111a9lIa. The lowest
point reached during the week was ILL., Wednes-
day, 18th, the rates were 111aD1i2.
Apples are firm at S. 5O96 20 for prime sound
fruit; dried apples are in fair demand at l09l4c "
H. Beans are dull though prices are unchanged.
Box shocks are firm at 759s0c. Butter Is firm at
40a45c for good to choice qualities and 35g5Sc tor
ordinary. Cheese is in steady demand and prices
are firm. Coal is steady and without any change IN
prices. Coffee is little frmer. Cooperage Is dull
nd transactions are light. Copper is steady Cord
age is without change. Dry goods are more active
and sales have increased; prices are steady Drugs
and dyes are without change. Duck continues to he
in good demand for Portland goods. Fish are in
good demand and prices are very firm. both for nv
and picked fish, Flour is dull and inactive sales
being made only in small quantities for immediate
consumption. There is no quotable change in prices
but purchasers are enabled to obtain slight conce-
sions Fruit is in tair supply. On dried fruits there
is no change Oranges are selling at "a OO9475 "
box and lemons at IS 009j75. Grain is on the up
ward move. Corn is selling at so992c for new mixed
and 9S995c for yellow; oats 65c; shorts s3O932 y
ton and fine feed at s33@35. From all appearances
corn will 60 still higher Hay is steady at si6sls Tor
prime pressed. Iron is firm at our quotations. Lard
is steaoy and unchanged. Leather Is quiet Lime Is
steady. Lumber Is firm with an improved demand.
Nolasses is in good supply for grocers grades and
prices are steady. Nails are without ehange Naval
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-03-12
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

Dispatches announce that the snow block ade
of the Pacific railroad is broken and trains are
passing through on time.
A public dinner is to be given Minister
Schenck at Dayton, Ohio, on his return home.
A temperance crusade has begun in Chicago
The British loss in the Ashantee war was 16
killed and 1858 wounded.
Jean Cruicellier, the eminent French physi-
clan, is dead, aged SO years. NJ
A band of praying women who visited bar
room on Fulton street, Brooklyn, were driven
out by force. They were all widows whose
families had suffered from the sales of liquor al
the place visited.
The call of Buddington's and Storrs' church.
es for Congregational Council is very lengthy
and amounts really to question of discipline
to and fellowship with Beecher's church. 1t is
publicly announced by Prof Raymond, of the
executive committee of Beecher's church that
no notice will be taken of the call by that
church
The new railroad tariff bill has passed both
branches of the Iowa Legislature.
Hon. w. B. Wood has been appointed Chief
Justice of Manitoba.
The steamship Nurenhnrg, which arrived at
Baltimore yesterday from Bremen. reports
heavy weather in which she lost four life boats
and was damaged $4,000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-03-12

lSa'es at the Brokers' Board, March. Ill


New YORK. March IL Morntno.-Money 4 at per
PEI cent. G'ld at 111s Sterling Exchange at ASH g
4S8.
NEW YORK: March 1o-Euenind.-In Wall street
to-day speculation generally seemed to take fresh
courage in regard to initiation, chiefly because one of
its strongest and most persistent opponents has pass
ed away.
Money easy at q per cent Sterling Exchange
firm at 4S4 for prime 60 days, ana 4e7 az ASA for
demand. Customs receipts to-day $4iS 9O6 q Id
closed at liz, the highest point of The day. the low
est price touched 111s The rates paid for carrying
were per cent to fiat. The sub-Treasury disbursed
to-day S2lOoo on account Of interest and 81 900 in
redemption of 500 bonds
The days business at tne Gold Exchange Bank
was as foows:-Gold balances, 81 0S9, 500; curren-
cy balances. Slips, t52; gold cleared Sl6s42 OOO-
Government bonds strong and in good demand with
few offerings. State bonds quiet and strong The
STOCK market was firm at the opening but soon de-
clned "a per cent At the second board strong
er feeling set in and subsequently the purchases of
shorts were on extensive SCALE with the result of
running up prices from to "a per cent, the market
leaving off buoyant under the general impression
that short interest to be covered is still very large
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