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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-01-16


Jannar, 9Th. |, n VI.
lsmrl nv, pursuant IL djanrn'
mrti'.
Mpmlcrs present -Snnslles. Lam.
bert anil Griffin,
Supervisor Sme,llrv wished Il In.
serted upon the record. tia, ,hc rca.
son IL lis voting ~ III tho ea~e IT
frank kstri~ linnls WIS because he
iii no, deem The bonds such III the
law requires.
Supervisor Griffin offered thu FL.
lowing resolution
Whereas, thu time fm which ~, ".
White wis appointed u FIJI tn ailiee
~ County .Anli,nr In r>rir',', ap
whrteas, Ii the opinion, IT tits lsnanl
nf Supervisor, 4 h "a 'hr Interest ~
,his County ,hnt tn -ail ", ",
Whit - renewed ~ I'll, lizard
fram sui,l mic. IL .Amlitr
Tlprlir,,. Resolved. 'l'hat tn
sail ". ", White H. anl i hrsth,
removed from the sail ,ili.p ol
County Anli,ur, ana = sarrrssa
appointed t. It'll said alll,ar,
Nhiel, WI. adnusei i, tn iu'low,
lnp Vote
A,,s Griffin ani .an',lrt.
M sme,llcN,
Tn motion. tn filwilg rt.a,a
,on Nus adopted
/ Resolved. l'hat .lefeln,ali l,arl j
III a,rl IL II hettl,, appointed II ii,
Oh u County .A.nlii.n III til
County nntil his nu., e-apf shall u,
elected MI qualified.
A,rr I.a,irr, uil ,'tillin.
M s,nedl,s.
". ", " lllTE.
AHalit,f.
I'm mnlinn, :. :. LANDER, Nh
elected tlnfh protein.
1 settled with q. e. Chambers
Town t'lrtk II lIunars township
anl found i,alanse Ia him 4
nine mil II. i'ni dollar. Ha ~.
/ settled With ehsrsrs \ 10y, Tow
clerk ~ Alhion Townships, ,,nl lonl,'
eash IN Lis hands ,hiri. three M
,a.l'M ,lnllars, s'i'l''',
i Settled with lnl,an lIas>et,, III,
i,Mlnl ia lis hands uns hundred fifty
three and itI.ItAl dollars. ~laa.Gi.
Settled with Horny Il, A.,,al
alil lind ii Ills hands enc hunar.,
sists.u dollars.
pn motion adjourned 10 / o'cloel
y, ~.
4 Hnard met according t. adjonrn
nei,i.
] Settled with /. &. Chamberlain
''l.rk 1T Saratoga Township. mn
found III hir hands fnrly-siS md III
I'm dollars, sii..,S.
Settled Will, ". Hnrke. Jerk !.
] Alton Township. ANIL iilnl III III
hands two hundred thirty seven MI
aI.lM dollars, ts3:.sl.
Ordered that thu amount Of tn
~ hgll.iNl III renl csiasr III allnwr,
H. tlc petitioner. a. Il, Sanl-,
Settled viii, Il. llnw.. t'lrrk Il
fink lprle Township and iiml remain
Ing In his ha,l.ls tho gum ~ .iNiy
ui,n nnd 80. lOu dnllnrs. fG',.tO.
Tn motion adjourned t. ! o'rlo'
tp.tWrinw mreing.
!, =. LAMBERT.
tlsrk rrp l,m.
.Inn. It'll.
board met pursuant Ia adjourn
nrnt ~ \ n.'n.
Members present Snr,lley, lam
bert Aul Griffin.
Un nr.ion thu following rcsulutiu
|, wa adopted.
II Whereas, M injunction order In
lmen srfyrl ~, tho members ~ thi
! lsnrd IN ~, action IN which ". "
! Wilt. y plaintiff, aud said l.par
defendants
& Therefore, Resolved, TIM, l'huna
: Griffin H. and II hereby authorize
. @ en,plo, counsel IT, procure 4 saca
i tim " haid injunction n,.lrr, III
! TINT this lsMtd ID adjourn until til
! 18th day ~ January, is:4, Ut /
! o'clock 4. ~.
> Ayes Lambert and Griffin.
! No-- Smr,llr..
y Attest,
! ". ". WHITE,
~ Clerk Of Beard.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-01-16

R,taWs, RhslSr., The FLOWING
exhibit shows tie receipts of all the
railroads In the United States fur
lss.,
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Vt THIS NNNWNt EID-.I tlV, I'D WIS
Cur passenger traffic aud S3iu. a3l 80
IT. ircish, The operating expenses
IL these roads arc estimated nj $3u.,.
lsh,h>2 leaving rs ne, earnings, SlGa,
,al.a.3
The capital stock Il these roaas was
Sl.ii.. li.ll3; funded aud other
debts, 81 all,aIs.Ml;
iu,al. IL, lin.l.a ~. The gross !.
ceilis It th, reads in seven States. aud
The capital stock, funded, anil o,lcr
deh,s held L, them, were rs fellows.
The daily gazette., 1874-09-01
yze sevee,,M Tard.

We hope no Democrat Of the Seventh
Ward will neglect to vote to-day. 1t y
one Of the most Important elections that
has been held, and every mans vote will
count in way that will tell. If Dem
ocrat neglects to vote he fnyorss the Rane
and cannot have his party's success q: at
heart. If he desires the Triumph oi
right he must use his ballot to defeat
the operations Of the men who have helo
him in the minority for years, and hops
to keep him under by the use OF the ig
norant negro. l.-ll
In the Seventh Ward to-day the Whit
men will vote together; If we succeed
will be by one Of those sympathetic union
of intelligence against ignorance--an ei
fort on the part of the whites to escap
the power of the Ring to subject the ma
jo,lty by appeals for sympathy TO
the negro as amount in reality to preJ'
dice against the qvhites; it is nature re
voting against wrong; and reason right
ing herself, and liberty assuming the sacd
orer party domination. Heretofore me
have not had real liberty in the Sevent
Ward, they were under the thraldom
the Ring. Break it,
The daily gazette., 1874-09-01
COUNTY MEETING.

It should be remembered that Coun-
ty Meeting will be held at the Court
House, in NEW CASTLE, SATURDAY
next, 5th of September, when the nomi-
nations make at Dover, ON the 9th inst,
will be ratified and such other business
transacted as may be properly brought
before it.
We have not been authorized as yet to
state what gentlemen will be present to
address the meeting; but will endeavol
to do 80 in an early issue of the GAZETTE
The daily gazette., 1874-09-01

ference Mould be attempted at the
County Conyention, to be held, at New
Castle on,next Saturday, the 5th of Sep
tember, to debar or reject the delegates
from North Appoquinimink hundred,
Richard F. Hanson, Daniel c. Rose ana
James c. Wilson, or the delegates from
South Appoqpiniminls hundred, J9an ";
Pnryis and Jer1y, Prlor-we VIII ,;aaa cal =
meetings in said districts and rctaliate
"a the utmost extent Of our ability, let
the consequences be,what. they m9yi ,ior
a down-trodden people whose rights are
trampled upon and themselves insulted,
are justified under the laws OF retala-
| tion in dealing the heaviest possible
blows to our oppressors, and therefore,
Resolved, That we are in favor OF nom
mating the county ticket by baiiot IN
the different election districts IN tins
county, and that we make this last ap-
noai 70 the Good sense Of the County
i Executive Committee to call oil these
Il bogus intelferers in nAppoquihimink hun
dred with the rights of the Democratic
white men there to organize i'll their
: separate districts and nominate their
eonitable share of delegates or hundred
lofiicers as apportioned harmoniolsly by
the two said districts.
Resolved, That the State Convention,
: in admitting the North Appointments
delegates to the State Convention under
stood only those elected i'll the North
District by ballot settled her rights to
+ send delegates to the State Conventions
| for the words used was, the delegates
1elected from North Appopuinimink ha =
Il dIed. Therefore. if North Appoqnini
mink hundred has the right, South Ap
, nonuinimink hundred has the same
1 right. if properly investigated; and il
s the State failed to do her justice aftol
" admitting there was North Appoquini
= mink hundred, we make this appeal t.
the good sense of the County Executive
Committee to recommend the admission
of the only true delegates of Appoquini
j. mink hundred elected and selected u
dreds on the 9Th dny of August, the da.
recommended by the Chairman OF N,
said County Executive Committee, VII
liam Herbert.
Resolved, That the Democratic whit
r men Of this district hold an election a
n this place on Thursday, the 10th OF Sep
:, temher. between the hours of 2 and y, ]
m. to nominate candidate for Inspec
s. tor. a candidate for Road Commissioner
:. and a candidate for Assessor; also, tina
j we request the Democratic white men 9
:. South Appoquininrink. hundred TO hol
q an election ON the same day ut Blqc
Rird and nominate their candidates fo
e Inspector and Road Commissioner. an
G. do such other acts as will satisfactoirl
strengthen both districts.
ON motion of Cyrus Tatman,
VI Resolred. That the Democratic votel
of the Northern election District Of Al
i noouinimink hundred are opposed to an
q man from another district or hundre
"a interfering with the political rights I
n. this voting district.
N That the above resolutions be pnblisl
n ed in the DAILY GAZETTE and Middleton
all Transcript, o
33ej VIM. p. HoIIis. Secretary.
a. August %. 1874.
The daily gazette., 1874-09-01
NOTICES..
REGISTRY BUREAU.

NJ OTICE.-The Resistry Bgrea,a. ,., Will ~. Se
10 avoid confusion and the better to arrange
the work of this Department, the city mas
been divided into Sections. and the tlme
appointcd in which the citizens lproperty
holders) in each Section arc respectfully re-
duested TO present their deeds with correct
description Of their property. at this ONCE:
, Section list extends from Market 70 ohioh,
and from Front to Seventh Streets: from July
18th to 9th. ,-
and from Seventh to Thirteenth streets; from
July u to August 10th. ,,.,
Section 3. extends from Market to Union,
and from Thirteenth to Brandywine'1rom Au-
gust 10th to oath.
Section 4, extends from Market to Union,
and from Front Street South to City Line
from August oath to September 7th.
Section 5, West of Market ana Norm o'
Brandywine; from September Ith to Isl,
Section 8. East OF Market and North OF
Ninth streets; from September 2lst to octoDei
5th
Section Z East of Market street and from
THIRD TO Ninth streets; from Oct. 9th to l'th.,
Section s. East of Market street, and soqtt
| from Third to A streets; from Oct. 18th to NOV
I'd.
Section Q, East of Market and South from
A st, to City Line: from Nov. % to 10th.
All Deeds, Conveyances or Transfers OF kea
| Estate made after July llth. 1874. must be en-
| tered in this Office before they are sent to New
| Castle to be recorded.
A copy ofthe Registry Law and blank form
| for the description of property Will beiurhish
| ed on Applicant ion at this office,
| NJ. q. CONWELL.
Chief Engineer and surveyor.
| iej-3m Tenth and King Streets.
The daily gazette., 1874-09-01
Democratic County ConrentiOn

The Delegates elect Of the different
Hundreds Of New Castle county are
hereby notified to attend q Convention
to he held at the COURT HOUSE, in
the TOWN OF NEW CASTLE, on SAT,
friday. the 5th day of SEPTEMBER
NEXT, 1874, at o o'clock, P. M, for the
purpose Of nominating Representative ves
to the Legislature and Levy Court, and
to take such other action in relation te
the approaching canvass as shall ot
deemed advisable.
JOHN P. COCHRAN. Chairman.
August 26th, 1874.
The daily gazette., 1874-09-01
Help Nature to Rally.

After an attack of fever or other acute dis
case has passed of. and nature is endeavor'
ing to rally the debilitated system, help the
effort with the standard vegetable tonic Oft thu
age. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Nothini
known to the physician or the pharmacopo
list expedites cohyalescence like this vitnl
izing invigorant. Persons who have beeI
their lost flesh. strength and. cheerfulness il
less than half the time that would be re
quired to recuperate without it,. Ir is tn
most genial as well ms the most harmless o
as we'll as preVentiye ap Of dyspspsa, biiou
attacks. constipation, nervous diseases, DO
has no equal in the world. When all othe
tonics have failed. this effects a cure
aug27to3
The daily gazette., 1874-09-01
Election 1O-ddy.
POLLS CLOSE AT 7P. II.

FOLLn NLOSG AL r. ~.
Let every Democrat and every Refor.
mer go to the election to-day and vote
the Democratic ticket against the Ring
candidates. Vote as early as possible
and assist others to vote. You can
make money by it-those owning a
one thousand dollar house win save
several dollarsin taxes by the defeat OF
the Ring. Not only for one year, but
IL may be for ten years to come; and
those owning ten thousand dollars
house will save from fifteen to twenty
dollars in taxes per year; which in five
or ten years will amount to a nice
little sum as reward for so small pa
triotic duty M
The ballot is of no use If men will
not use it to effect their own good ant
destroy cliques that are robbing ant
hullipg the people.
The daily gazette., 1874-09-01

The practice-ship Constellation, which
arrived at New London on the @Sth uit.,
struck slightly on hidden rock between
Little Gull and Gardner Islands, but sus-
tanned no damage. The rock is not laid
down in the charts. ..
Official returns Of the election in Ken
tucky from all but two counties show that
for Clerk Of Appeals, Jones, Democrat, re-
eeiyed ll4, ,348 votes, and Cochran, Repubii-
can, 5S,504. Majority for Jones, e0,si4.
The State election in Vermont takes place
to-day.
The daily gazette., 1874-09-01
Maryland items.

Atc1nperanca alliance, in Somerset coun-
ty. was organized on tae goth inst. Or.
Daniel w. Jones, President: Rev. a. =.
Heaton, Vice President, and Jos. II. Smith,
Secretary.
The Northern Conyoeation Of the Diocese
of Easton, will meet in Trinity Church, Elk
ion, on Tuesday, the Sth Of September:
Rishop Lay will preside, and the session Will
continue three days.
The New Castle Presbytery, will meet in
he new Presbyterian Church in Eikton, on
Tuesday, September 23nd, and Will be 10
session two days. The church will be didi-
Gated, il is thought, on the afternoon oil the
I'D.
The home farm Of The late Samuel A..
Payne, in the Eighth District. Worcester
county, containing 1SS acres, was sold last
week to Mr.. George Jones, for 81 l,200, and
\ the White Hall farm, 250 acres, to DIR. Geo.
W. Bishop, for s ,3S5.
Mr.. Martin s. Grove, highly respectable
and well-known citizen, of Mlddletown,
Frederick county, died on Tuesday last, in
the 10TH year OF his age. MIR. Grove was
| partially parall zed some years ago,and since
that time has gradually failed in he alth.
The following real estate, beianging 70
Davis A. Dorsey, in Freedom District, Car
roll county, was sold last week: A farm con
tanning l22% acres, to Basil Dorsey, toi
$40 SO per acre; so acres 10 Mrs. Elizabeth
i G. Hewitt, for $3.50; 90 acres to John w
shipey, for $3.50: 47ss acres, to Thomas G
Buckingham, for s43o; and e acres t.
| Thomas l., w. Condor, for 1892 80. A
I portion OF the real estate OF William Bran
1 denburg, in the same district was also soi'
as follows: 1895 acres to Joshua Branden
burg, at $ll per acres; 37l4 acresto William
D d. selby, for $40 80; lo7l4 acres to Ella
/, Brandenhurg, at $40 per acre; 11s acres t
t Joshua Brandenburg, al SIS IS per acre
!, acre; l4l4 acres to Thomas Glenn, at $40 3
f per acre; 34}33 acres to George W, Boone
n for $500; 273.l6 acres TO George w. Geot
d win at s15 per acre; 1888 acres to Hanna
d Dougherty, at GIG SO per acre; Ss1s acres I
i. DR.. A. Hammond; at $40 per acre; l4sss
# acres to Joseph Brandenburg, at SIS pc
r, acre; l45lS acres to Robert c. Mckinney "a
i $l5 25 per acre; 97A acres to Joseph Brar
g denburR, at sls per acre. Total amount q
j. sales; $l6.957 rs. a.
The daily gazette., 1874-09-01
DO not Believe them.

The Ring is busy circulating lies.
Do not believe them.
The people are tired of Ring rule
and it is sure to be beaten it is better
TO put it down this year than next
year, as at least hundred thousand
dollars will be saved by acting now.
Let every honest Republican remem
ber this.
The daily gazette., 1874-09-01
Let None of them Vote.

We have been told by gentlemen whose
connection with the Republican party
dates from its origin, that large num-
ber of negroes who came here to attend
"Big Quarterly were detained to vote
in the Seventh, Eighth, Ninth. Sixth
and Fourth Wards. None Of these men
should be allowed to vote and every one
who does vote should be put in New Cas-
tie Jail. Our elections have been car
ried too long already by the votes o.
Philadelphia, Chester and Delaware ne
groes who had no residence here.
The daily gazette., 1874-09-01
Cgty Ticket.
ASSESSORS,


Northern District-THoAAs J. BOWEN.
Southern District-EDwARD FARAAR.
Birst tWard-Council-Ralp Mccall;
1nspector-Michasl Lally.
Asaistant-Hugh Sweeney.
saoond Ward -Council-H. B. McIntire.
Iuspector-Jos. Bradiord.
Assistant-DaDiel Callahan,
Third Ward d-Council-August Bickta.
Inspector-J James C!ark.
AssisIant-Daniel Mullin.
roarth Ward--C -Council-James Hayes.
fnspector-Wm. Morro".
Fifth Ward--Council-Wm. a. Mprphey.
Inspector-M, I, Oeheitree'
Assistant-J. II. Publ.
s,x,h hwara--Council--Wm McMenamin.
Slam Inspector-James Davis.
Assistant-Thos. Morine.
S..n.h wa,d-Council (no nomination..
Sesen'n Inspector-Jeh ehu Pyle.
Assistant-Walter Cummins
v;.h.h wors-Couneil--Edw F. Morrow.
@'en'A Ipspector-A. d Chaytor.
Assistant-Geo, c. Ward.
Ninth Observation-Disclosures Farrell.
N'n'A fnspector- Samuel Smith.
Assistapt-Georee Clark.
Tenth Ward-Qouncii-LemwGs a w WWyIWim Wm.b..
Assistant Bernard Haughey.
The daily gazette., 1874-09-01
The Independents for Council.

Every Democrat in the Seventh Ward
should vote for the anti Ring candidates
for Council, Messrs. A., II. GRIMsHA"
and VIM. NJ. CANBA. They are sure te
win, if the white I,cople vote as they
should. l-4-
It is said that over two hundred ne
groes have been colonized in the ware
BY the Ring.
The daily gazette., 1874-09-01
Expose their Frauds.

1t is the duty of every good citizen
to expose attempts to pollute the ballot
box and thus destroy the will of the
people. We hope all such attempts to-
day will be made public, and those
guilty be brought to punishment.
The daily gazette., 1874-09-01
The Democratic Assessors,

Every vote should be secured for
the Democratic Assessors, EDWARD
FARMAR in the Southern District ;and
THOMAS J. BowENin in the Northern Dis
trict. Mr.. Farmar is sure of his cleo
tion, and with reasonable effort MIR.
BOWEN may be elected. Certainly he
should be over such a competitor. The
Ring ought to bedefeated everywhere
The daily gazette., 1874-09-01
Nru RrpItpIIrAN pApFR IT.

New REPUBLICAN PAPER. 1t is
stated that the longtalked-of Republi,
can paper in New York will be issued
about The middle of September. 1t is
to be called The Republic, and will be
about the size and shape of the New
York Herald. Its friends claim that
it has capital enough to run it at least
two years without any profit from the
spaper itself
The daily gazette., 1874-09-01

DOARDING.-Pleasa rooms and boar
ID ing in private family at
y28f No. TIA KING STREET.
The daily gazette., 1874-09-01

TVNEN DOLLARS REWARD.-STRAiED ED
Il away from the subscribers, small iron J.
gray MULE, with dark stripe across ms
shoulders. The above reward will be PAID
for his return to eur stables at Delaware Ciy'
Del. ,,o
sep2 -2tnw&wH G.F. BRADY d co.
The daily gazette., 1874-09-01
Democratic Nominations
Ue1nocrauc NoluIlldtlUHs
-r f..t
State Ticket. . ..H'
ron aovrnxoR. -as 81
JOHN P, COCHRAN.
of Middletown-
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS.
JAMES WILLIAMS.
Of Kenton.
COasntv Ticket.

For shsriff-wM. H. JAMESON.
For Coroner-RICHARp GROVES.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-31
The PyTuIAN EXCURSION TO SHIRLEY.

The PYTHIAN EXCURSION TO SHIRLEY
The picnic and excursion given by Virginia
Lodge, No. 2, knights of Pythias, on We'd
nesday, like the former visit Of this Lodge
to Shirley, proved grand success. Every
thing passed off pleasantly, thanks to the
efforts of the committee having charge of the
arrangements, and now the many friends Of
the Lodge are already discussing repetition
of their visit down the river. NotWithstand-
ing the heavy rain which fell during the day,
very large number of persons availed
themselves of the opportunity and took part
in the festivities of the occasion. Indeed, SO
many persons joined the excursionists that it
became necessary just before leaving Rich
mond to charter an additional barge in order
that all might be accommodated. Their third
visit to Shirley will doubtless be as success
full as the two preceding trips have proven.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-31

RETURN OF WH1TE CoSv1cTs TO uE PENI-
TENTIARY-By mutual consent the contract
between the Governor thc representative
of the Statej and the Petersburg Railroad
Company. by which the latter hired num-
Der of white penitentiary convicts, has been
cancelled. Colonel Strother, superintendent
of the penitentiary, with guard yesterday
went to Petersburg and received from the
railroad company seventy out of the eighty
five convicts that were few weeks ago car
ried over there. The other fifteen had es-
capped. and are still at large. The seventy
were brought over to this city in special
train, and reached the prison about twilight
yesterday. The Petersburg Railroad Com
pany is obligated to pay the State 500 for
each of the escaped convicts.
This is the first experiment of hiring
white convicts upon public works. The
large railroad contractors in the Valley have
never been willing to take them, as they are
said TO be more inclined to plot measures of
escape than to work.