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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04
The Temperance Issue.

The Mount Pleasant Journal, in a
recent article upon temperance and
prohibition, gives utterance to the
following sound views as to the ex-
tent to which temperance should be
made political issue, and the re-
sponsibility resting upon Christian
and temperance voters:
We are not prepared to say that
the temperance issue should be re-
garded as controlling issue between
parties in contests of a State and Ma
tional character. It IS, however,
right and proper, IN every case, to
make the character and habits of the
candidate a question of controlling
Importance. We want honest, sober
and true men at every post of duty;
and the Christian, temperance voter
who ignores that fact, is recreant to
the paramount interests of society
and of his highest obligations to the
Master he processes to serve. To that
extent the temperance issue should be
made every time. The subject is
destined to assume more and more
importance until remedy shall be
found for the over-shadowing evil.
Prohibition may not prohibit as
effectually as could be desired; but
it is certain that regulation has more
signally failed to regulate.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04

THE Washington correspondent of
the Chicago Tribune says that the
President and Secretary Bristow will,
in their forthcoming communications
to Congress, give decided express
sion Of their views regarding the re-
turn to specie payments, and init
mates that they will recommend that
Congress fix, by legislation, Jan. l.,
1875, as the date for coin resumption.
If these representations are correct,
the financial question will be likely
to be as prominent and exciting an
issue at this session as it was last
year. Judging from the expressions
of Congressman already arrived in
Washington, there is no appreciable
modification of views on either side
since last winter, though the hard
money men are determined and ready,
if necessary, to make the financial
question national issue. The other
side are not so nearly agreed upon a
policy. Some favor the forcing of a
national issue on the question of
speedy specie resumption, and others
deprecate such issue, and are oppos-
ed to fixing the time.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04

A SIGNIFICANT utterance of the
New York World, the leading Dem
ocratic paper in the country, is to the
following effect:
"a large body Of unconstitutional
legislation has been put upon the
statute books by Congress aoithim the
past ten gears achich mast be re-
oealed, and for the future the action
of Congress must be reversed in that
PARTICULAR
This undoubtedly has reference to
the reconstruction legislation, and
means that the Democratic party in
tend to reopen those measures which
give the ballot and protection in his
civil rights to the negro, which de-
clare inviolate the plighted faith OF
the nation and forbid the payment of
the rebel debt. Other oclatic
journals declare this purpose in plain
er terms, and the action Of the former
slave owners in looking up their old
claims at this time confirms it. This
is the feast to which the country is
invited in case the Democracy can
succeed in getting control Of all de-
partments Of the government.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04

THE first case under the railroad
law passed by our Legislature last
winter has been tried and adjudicat-
ed by Justice in Henry county
Jacob Hunt was the plaintiff He
rendered a legal fare for ride on the
c., B. & @. r. r., from Ottumwa to
Mt. Pleasant. The railroad men re-
fused to give him ticket or to per-
nit him to enter the cars, unless he
would pay the higher rate demanded
by the company. He got aboard,
however, but was turned of. He
brought suit for damages, and on the
trial before the Justice the validity of
the law was sustained, and damages
found for Hunt in the sum of nine
dollars. Judgment was accordingly
rendered him for s45, five times the
actual damage, according to the stat
ute, and $25 additional for attorneys
fees. The railroad company give no
ticc of appeal, and the case will go to
the Supreme Court.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04

doubted, have experimental, and always
found that, although gas is invisible, it is
as capable of being measured with ac-
curacy as liquids. If there should be any
inaccuracy from long use of the meter, it
has always been found to favor the con-
sumner, at the expense of the gas company.
1t is an error to suppose that extra pres
sure causes the meter to register faster;
the meter is a measurer of Uolume, and
unless certain volume passes it cannot
be registered. The interest of the COM
panies is to deliver the gas with as weak
pressure as possible, so as to diminish
the loss, by leakage, from the mains in the
streets. The Inspector will always be
ready to explain the index of the meter, SO
that customers can readily understand it
and keep their own record of consump-
ton. By the use of carbonizer the
Illuminating power of gas is increased
two fold, rendering the light of small
flame from carbonized gas equal to a
much larger flame of ordinary coal gas.
Great Improvements have been made
the last five years in the quality of gas,
and much money has been expended in
experiments to produce brilliant gas
with reduced price of machinery and APP
paratus for manufacturing, so as to enable
small cities to use it at reasonable cost.
Experiments with gasoline of IS degrees
gravity, which has already been distilled
from crude petroleum, has demonstrated
that this highly carbonated and volatile
distillatc, when retorted by the application
of external heat, produces a gas almost
entirely independent of atmospheric
changes. AS it requires no after purifica-
ton, being ready for use as soon as made,
the disagreeable smell produced by the
publication of coal gas is avoided. AS a
uniform article is used for basis, and as it
is automatically submitted to uniform
treatment in the retort, it will be readily
comprehended that more reliable article
of gas can be produced than when the
crude material is used The gas made by
this process is heavier than air. and in
case of leakage would settle to the floor
1t has been asserted that in case of the
burning of an edifice, where gas is used,
there will be explosions of gas. Nothing
it more absurd, as has been found by ex
perience, which shows that the same fire
that melts the pipes or connections ignites
the gas, which burns outward from the
mains on account of the pressure, so that
an explosion is impossible In conclu-
sion, while the writer regards the use o
gas as the safest mode of artificial light,
"A few hints regarding the use and man
agement of it has been submitted more
with the idea of provoking investigation
and inquiry than as an exhaustive treatise.
WAYLAND.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04

The Supreme Court of Iowa has de-
clded that an officer ofthe city mig hit,
in case of fire, order the destruction
Of adjacent property to prevent the
spread of the flames, without the city
or officer becoming liable for dam
ages to the party owning the prop
erty. This decision grew out Of an
appeal from the Polk county Circuit
Court; Field, appellant, vs.. City of
Dcs Mines for the recovery of dam
ages to the amount Of seven hundred
dollars. The substance of this decis-
ion, as we understand it, is that the
city in no case is liable for the de-
struction Of property in case Of fire;
but when it is proven that the build
ing so destroyed was not in imminent
danger, then the officer ordering its
destruction and those directly en-
gagged in it are held liable for dam
1UpS
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04

The man who applied to the court
for divorce from his wife, because
she was an invalid, is going the
rounds of the press as "the meanest
man" in the country. The Sigourney
Ne'cs thereupon pertinently asks what
shall be thought of the Democratic
party, which is now seeking to get
rid Of the Autobiography party be-
cause 1T is an invalid.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04
State News.

Prof. David Swing is announced for
lecture in Debuque, on Tuesday, Dec. 18th;
his subject "The Novel,
According to the Hog statistics for
1874, gathered by the Department of Ag-
riculture, it seems Iowa is the banner
State, having nearly three hundred thous-
and more hogs than any other State.
The candidates for the Iowa Bishop
ric, election to take place at Davenport,
on the 9th inst, are: Rev. Philip Brooks,
of Boston; Rev. DR.. N II Schneck, of
Brooklyn, N. Y; Bishop Hare, of the Nj
cbrara Mission, Neb.; DIR. Sullivan, of
Chicago; Rev. H. c. Potter, of New York :;
Rev. DR.. E. Potter, of Union College;
Rev. DR.. Huntington, of Massachusetts;
Rev. DR.. Barris, of Griswold College, and
Rev. DR.. Powers, of Chicago.
"A Cedar Falls rough named Tom.
Salisbury assaulted Snyder of the Gazette,
in the street in the evening, for comments
some time since in the paper upon row
in which the former was engaged. From
the facts as stated it only appears that
Snyder in his remarks, before and since
the assault, has drawn it only too mild.
Vigorous castigation of q cowardly bully
generally makes him as mild as sucking
pig.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04

TH1 advocates of capital punish
ment may have an edifying illustra-
ton of the possible workings of the
"divinely ordered theory of blood
for blood, in the telegraphic report
which comes from New Brunswick,
that mother who gave birth to a
babe, on Thanksgiving day, is to be
hanged on the 5th day Of January,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04

CONGRESS convenes next Monday.
The indications are that it will step
right into the business of the session
without unnecessary preliminary or
delay. The appropriation bills are
ready, the civil rights bill is second
on the calendar, and the currency
question will demand consideration.
Congress has no time to daily this
session.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04

AN enterprising merchant of Sioux
Falls, D. T., furnishes the Sioux City
journal with an infallible recipe for
starting a Western town. He says:
eff you want to make a success of
All enterprise Of that character, you
must take barrel of whisky as the
foundation. 1t will attract every
loafer within thousand miles, and
your town is success. Whisky is
bread, meat and all necessary luxu-
ries for the pioneer inhabitants of a
new Western town. And that's too
good for them. I've been there and
know, and have seen corner lots sold
six weeks after the location of town
upon such a foundation for $1,000
apiece
1t should be added that in the lay
ing out of such town, a large space
should be reserved for cemetery.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04

The elections have so inspired the
political friends of s'Boss" Tweed
that they are actively moving for his
release from prison. They have pro-
cured a writ of hadeus corpus to
bring him before the tribunal for the
purpose of determining the jurisdic-
ton of the court that condemned
him. Now that the Tammany De-
mocracy are again in power in New
York, they pine for their old time
leader.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04
TIE Agent in charge of the

THE Agent in charge of the Sac
and Fox Indians located in lama
county, in his report to the Commits
sioner Of Indian Affairs, at Washing
ton, complains that the red men
under his care do not take readily to
the ways of the white man; in fact,
do not civilize with much success
He is of the opinion that system of
compulsory education should be ap-
piled to them, and intimates that he
intends to ask the Iowa Legislature
for legislation to this end.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04
IL the project unfolded in til,

If the project unfolded in the arti.
Gle in another column, from the New
York Graphic, of a double-track
eight railroad from New York to
Chicago, to be built by Vanderbilt &
Co., has any foundation in fact, its
importance and beneficial effects upon
the interests of Western farmers can
scarcely be over-estimated. Itwould
furnish the conditions for cheap
freights with remunerativc returns to
the road. The project is possible:
let us hope that it is probable.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04

PRESIDENT F1NNEY, of Oberlin, is
credited with a characteristic sharp
saying. His choir is fashionable, and
does not pronounce clearly the words
accompanying the music it gives
Noticing this, in his prayer Mr.. Fin
ney said: 90 Lord, we have sung an
anthem to Thy praise; Thou knowest
the words, but we do not.''
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04
BLACK Hills GoLD.-Yesterday

BLACK HILLS GoLD.-Yesterday
noon 4 gentleman named Walter
Strain, from Buffalo, New York, an
acquaintance of John S. Runnells,
Esq, stopped over in the city until
the night train, visiting that gentle
man and his family. Mr.. Strain is
just returning from an extended and
pcrilous trip through the Black Hills
gold region and brings anything but
favorable accounts Of their richness
in the precious minerals. He left
Fort Laramie with a party of five
mountaineers and trappers, early last
August, and has been constantly trav
cling ever since. At the foot of the
Black Hills their horses were STAN
peded by the Indians and all but
three were lost. With the remaining
three they worked through to the re-
ported gold bearing region. Here
they made a thorough prospect, at
least as thorough as they could make
when they were obliged to keep their
rifles almost continually in hand to
guard against Indians. They sue
eeeded in finding some pocket gold,
but not in quantities sufficient to war
rant continuance in the work. The
mineral is not SO plenty along Straw.
berry Greek or the syeetwater, and
the difficulties of mining arc i'm
mense.
On the 10th of October, in a fight
with the Indians, one Of his com
rades was shot and instantly killed.
Another was severely wounded. The
survivors placed the wounded man
on horse, and by night marches
made their way to the railroad. Mr..
Strain emphatically declares that there
is no shadow of truth in the state
ments made by the supposed discov-
crers of gold in that country.-Des
Moines Register.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04
Prosperity in the West.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
In the general talk at the East of
hard times and depression of bust
ness, accompanied by the closing of
mills and the reduction of working
time in others, it is a comfort to turn
to the mere cheering figures which
indicate the prosperity of the West.
Last winter, after the panic had
stricken the general business of trans
portation, the rates on grain were so
much lower that Notwithstanding the
close of navigation the movement of
grain was so heavy during the whole
winter that the surplus of the north
west standing over in the spring, was
very much reduced. So great was
this reduction that, at the opening of
navigation in the spring, the ordina
~ high rates of freight on the lakes
for moving the winter accumulation
did not prevail. The western produ-
ers, therefore, begun the season of
1874 with more cash in hand, receiv-
ed all during the winter, than had
ever been known in any previous
year.
The cash value of corn received in
Chicago during the twelve months
Of 1873, was Sl4,000,o0o. The cash
value Of the corn received in Chica-
90 in lS74-not allowing for the six
weeks yet to expire-is s21, 100000,
an increase of cash to the producers
of so per cent. over last year. The
crop of 1874 was less in quantity but
the advance in prices has placed in
in the hands of the western producers
more than so per cent. more cash for
a less quantity than they received
last year. The additional seven mil
lions of dollars is of itself hand
some and handy thing to have on
hand.
Assuming that the whole number
of hogs to be packed in the west this
season-that is, from October LIST,
1874, to Feb. lst, 1S75,-will be five
millions, the actual sum to be paid
for them in cash will not fall short
of So, 100000. The season promis-
es to be shorter one than usual, as
farmers are sending their hogs to
market to avoid feeding them on
high priced corn. This crop also
toots up a handsome advance over
last year.
There has been perhaps half as
much corn shipped from the west
which has passed around Chicago as
has been received here. During the
same period-from the close of har
vest through the winter-lhere will
be perhaps s15,00O,0Oo worth of
wheat passing through Chicago, with
other grain, oats, rye ETC., worth S1O,-
100000 more. All this will be paid
for in cash on shipment.
While the manufacturers Of cotton
and wooden goods, protected as they
are by a national bounty, ranging
from So to 10 per cent. on all their
products, are dismissing their work
men, running on half time and pledg-
ing each other to produce one-third
or one fourth less, the farmers of the
Northwest heve the following exhib-
it of their sales during the fall and
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04

The King of the Sandwich Islands
and suite landed at San Francisco on
Saturday last. After remaining a
week on the Pacific coast, he will
come east to make the tour of the
great cities, and receive the homage
of the snobs.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04
Qi1le Bnlltti'l,
FRIDAY DECEMBER 4. 1874.

MAYOR HAvERMAYER, of New Y ork,
died suddenly, on the SOth ult., of ap-
oplexy, induced by walking two
miles against strong wind, the train
on which he was rex.rning from
Flushing having broken down.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04

The Democrats having elected to
Congress Michael c. Kerr, in Indi-
ana, and Daniel Kehr, in St. Louis
the Ottumwa Courier don't wish it
to be understood that these are all
the ours they have elected to Con-
gress this year.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04

Guided the cattle, which foot up an
aggregate among the millions. A
large part of these cattle come from
Texas, and for that reason cannot be
credited to the immediate west tribu-
tary to Chicago.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04
THIS is the way a Mississippi edit
or scars into the infinite over it:

or scars into the infinite over it:
"Once more the Anglo-Saxon walks
erect, his eye proudly beaming with
the glad light of triumph, and his
breast heaying with the undying
spirit of freedom. Once more the
children of the Conquerer and the de-
scendants of Alfred and Edward glo-
ny in their ancestry and fling the
standards of white supremacy to the
fragrant breezes Of the southland,
and the shouts of the victorious and
unconquerable Caucasian ascend in a
grand diapason to the eternal throne
of liberty"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04
PROBATE NOTICE.

In THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ELIZABETH
carr, DECEASED.
NOTICE is hereby given that final account has
- been filed by Thomas Barr and Samuel Braden.
Administrators of the estate of Elizabeth Barr
and that said matter will be heard at the February
term OF the Circuit Court to be held in Buchanan
county, Iowa, on the Sth day of February 1875
when any person can appear and make objections
TO said account if they choose
Witness my hand and the seal of the
IL. 81 Circuit Court this 9th day of November,
1874
@wl9 D. l.. SMITH, Clerk
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04
Notice OF Proving WI
STATE OF IOWA,
Buchanan County, ie
ESTATE OF NEIL McDEvITr


To all W.i10, 4 may c0ncerH:
XvOU are hereby notified that an instrument in
writing purporting 10 be the last VIII and
Testament Of Neil McDevitt deceased late Of Blu
chanan county State of Iowa, was opened and
read in open Court, on the Sd day OF November,
1874 and the Sth day of February, 1873, was fixed
by the Court for proving and admitting the same
to probate.
Witness my hand and the seal Of the
TLsl Circuit Court in and for said county, this
sd day of November. A. ID. 1874.
ID. l.. SMITH.
3wlS Clerk of Circuit Court.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04
SiiERiFF's SALE.

DY VIRTUE of an execution issued out OF and
- under the seal of the Circuit Court Of Bu-
chanan county, lawo, in favor of John Shoesmlth,
and against the goods and chattels lands and ten
ements of Isaac Brown. have levied upon the fol-
lowing described property. viz;
The south half of the northwest quarter of Sec,
Is, Township 81, north of range nine 90, west OF
the 9th L. NJ. in Buchanan county, Iowa.
Which property as above described will offer
for sale at Public Auction. at The Court House. in
the city of Independence, on Saturday the 26th
day of December. A. d. 1874. at 2o'clock. L. NJ, of
said day to the highest bidder to satisfy said exc
cution and costs GEO Q. FARR Sheriff.
Sherif's office, Independence, Iowa, NOV. 2ith,
1874.
W. G. & j. b. DOMAIN, Att'ys for PIN, owls
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04
Driving Park Association.

INDEPENDENCE. IOWA Dec g. 1874
'I'HE Stockholders of the Independence Driving
1 Park Association will meet at the Office of the
secretary, on Tuesday evening, December 49, 1874
at seven o'clock for the purpose of taking such
action as may be deemed advisable in regard to
winding up the business of the Association,
By order of the President
ID. S. LEE, President
JED LAKE, SECRETARY, 2w19
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04
Agricultural Society Election.

TFNHE Stockholders of the Buchanan Comfy
1 Agricultural Society will hold their Annual
Election at the Office II the Secretary on Monday
the attn day of January. 1873, at O'Clock p NJ at
winch time ntle Directors will be chosen for tho
ensuing year JED LAKE Sec
Dec. Sd, 1874 4w1g
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
ORIGINAL. NOTICE,

MAHALA WRIGHT, PC In the Circuit Court for
as. Buchanan county, Iowa,
DANIEL WRIGHT, Mt. February Term A. D. 1875.
To sad Detenddnt:
VOU are hereby notified that on or before the
Il 18th day of January, A. ID. 1875, there will be
on ME IN the office OF the Clerk OF the Circuit
Court OF Buchanan county, Iowa, the petition of
Mahala Wright. the plaintiff aforesaid claiming OF
you divorce from the bonds OF matrimony al
leging IN said petition as cansc for said claim
willful desertion for the space Of over two years
last past, inhuman treatment, and habitual drum
kenness
=, You are also notified that unless you appear
thereto and defend before noon of the second day
OF the February term Of said Circuit Court OF Blu
channan county, to be held at Independence in
said county, on the sh day OF February, A. D.
1875. a default VIII be entered against Won and
judgment rendered thereon
4w19 j. S. WOODWARD, Att for PHI
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-12-04
"A GIGANTIC RAILWAY PRO.
JECT.

An Eight-Track Road between New
York and Chicago--Six Thousand
Freight Trains in Constant Motion
allow Freights May be Reduced
Three Quarters.