Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-11-06
State News.

SCAC0 NOWSs
The Grand Jury of the United States
court, in session at Des Moines, last week
passed resolution before adjournment,
by vote of 10 to 2, declaring that ''the
Grand Jury system should be abolished,
as an unnecessary, expensive and oppres-
sive appendage of our judicial system"
John Shugart and wife, of Center town.
ship, Dubuque county, one day last week
went to distant field to husk corn, lock
ing their three children, aged respectively
A, 2 and years old, in the house. When
they returned, the house was a heap of
ashes, in which was the charred remains
of the second child The elder girl had
escaped through window, taking with
her the youngest. The other child crept
under the bed and could not be induced
to come out.
A vein of coal three feet thick has
been discovered in Pleasant Valley, nine
miles northwest from Davenport. Pros
pecting has been going on in the vicinity
for thirty-five years, hitherto without sue
cess.
= EX-Gov. Stone has removed to Mar
shalltown, there to engage in the practice
of the law with one of the prominent
firms in that city.
- Mr.. j. A. Daniels, of Vinton, lately
sold a two-year-old Golddust colt for ST.
600. Paul Baughman, of Greene county,
was the purchaser.
The LIE Mars Sentinel takes it for
granted that the Sixteenth General Assem-
bly, of Iowa will follow the lead of the
Fifteenth General Assembly and submit
the question of woman suffrage to the
electors of the State. The Sentinel there
fore concludes that 1--WE might as well be-
gin thinking the thing over now in order
that we may vote intelligently," end the
Sentinel takes the field thus early for the
women. And in commenting ON the posi-
ton of the Sentinel, the Sioux City Jour-
nal follows suit in favor of woman suf-
frage.
The Iowa City Republican says that
COL VIM. Penn Clarke, formerly of Iowa,
is enjoying a law practice at Washington
of 200 per annum, and that he is an
enthusiastic supporter of Gen. Sherman
for President. The man who is making
so much money as that at a legitimate
calling, had better let the political, en-
thusiastic supporting business alone.
The GAINESVILLE Star says that the
residence of Edwin Kincade, of Ripley
township, Butler county, was recently en-
tered by burglars and $500 stolen from a
trunk. At the time of the robbery Mr.
Kincade and family and four men were
sleeping in the house, yet the robbers went
through it, taking four pairs of pants out
side, which, after they had rifled the peck
cts, they deposited on a lumber pile.
The Clermont Peoples Paper, of last
week, gives the particulars of terrible
runaway in that vicinity, resulting in the
death of Miss Rose McGahran. The acct
dent resulted from the pole of the carriage
falling to the ground, which started the
horses to run, overturning the vehicle,
with the above sad result. Besides the
fatal result above mentioned, Mr.. Nc
Gahran had leg broken, Miss Toner was
SO severely injured that her life is despair
ed of, and Mr.. VIM. Barragy was severely
bruised.
The DEBORAH Republican records the
mysterious disappearance of II. II. Buck,
a well-known bookseller of that town, on
Wednesday, of last week. On Friday
morning his hat was found on the river
bank, and preparations were making to
drag the river for his body. He left his
money in his store, and no cause is known
why he should have absented himself.