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Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-01
Now thai we are talk ing and Disgusting n

4'U" tHHl VIC aTt ldThuB anu uI5CussIIIB ulOdeTn n
marriages, let us see how our grandmothers
dressed themselves. In 1770 lady, the wife
of Governor of Pennsylvania, who had 10 get
her lnxuiies from Fog gland-indeed, We had lew
or no manufactures in Philadelphia ihen-or.
dered her fneries as follows: "a fine domestic
cloth for u shillings. neat fan of leather
mount for 70 shiiliDgs, needles Nos 5to 10.
four pair OF black calma shoes, eight dozen cap
wires, and handsome spring silk" The IL I
also included the sending Of a grown 10 be dved
over, of any color which would take best. Press
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-01

ON Thursday morning, 2lst inst, Christophy
Blake, Of Newark, attempted to shoot a cal iu
his back yard, when lhs gun barrel exploded,
shateriug has left hand in dreadfal manner.
fragment Of the gun wse driven into Mr. .JsL-
hings adjoining, and whizzing past Mrs. Jnnn-
ings head, buried Itself in the oppos:e WALL II
was found necessary TO ampuiats his hand two
inches above his wrist. The cat escaped upbu,t
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-01

RADICAL HATE.-The Conner c'0i, ofth's ciiy
has.been noiei most i,r It's bitter hatred oi the
s,utLs,n white people, aud does not seem dis
posed to forfeit IT, at notoIiely, Nh'le th~ fhl'"
deluhia Press and many other ltadItal papers a'e
di.posed ITO cease lheir truei persecution OF our
outlsrn LretLsen at least on Decoration Day, ou'
eistbor rAises::,ts owl-l;ke ohltetion' W. copy
from lis Issue OF saturday
1t there is a Confederate grave IN Pullaieiphla.
il ought This day TO be covered with h1Wels ol
foigivness and love hy the Federal veterans -
Press.
This is sentimental inconsistency. Their is a'
esiire absence Of sound logic in Decorating al the
same time, uy the same hands, the grave Of men
who fought FOR aud fought against the unity o
the Repuhlic - Wilmington Commere'dt
In wide contrast with lie Commercial is TIC
Pb ladelphia AH-Day CIy Tan. On sMurda!
its editorial contained this laujhble sentence:
ali there is Confederate grave in Philadelphia
let 1t be covered with flowers and wei with teal'
To-day
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-01

shows that Killgore might not have been diseov-
cred as deiAullcr 10 the city bud he Lot attempt
el the SANE practice with The Bo"rd "i fnohc
iucatnn
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-01

The Treasury will sell $5.OO00OO iu gold
daring the month of June-$1, 100000 on the
first and third Thursday and 100000 on the
second and fourth. No direction has been issued
for the purchase of bends.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-01
DUBLIc SALE OF FIRSI.CLAS5
24 BUILDING LOTS 24
ONE SPLENDID PRIVATE Rt SIDENCt
The undersigned will sell Tor themseives and az
agents, on the premises.
nr, Caf,,ydau Time Gfh 1874
On Saturday, June 9Th, 1874,

mmencing at % o'clock, p NJ, at Lot No. |. near
the corner sixth and Franklin streets. following
on mainly by the mum bers. and selling the house
No. 1908 Delaware Avenue, al about $50 @ CLOCK T.
NJ
Thee lots are located on Fifth. Sixth. Brooan and
Rodney Streets and the top Of the hill III the
Western portion Of our city; one OF the most
beautiful locations iB the State Of Delaware com :
mandn mig very extended vieM Of the Delaware
River and Bay, of the City OF Wilmington, and Of
the surrounding country.
As for the House, it ~ one Ct the hand lef.se.
soonest in the City Of Wilmington, No. li03 -. ~
Delaware Avenue. with beautiful front side ,is
and back yard. In splendid order contain z4:s
ing PaIlor. Dining room, Kitchen and Summer
Kitchen, on hrst floor, three Chambers, Sitting
room. Bath room, and back Veranda second
floor, and two good Chambers on the third floor.
From il full view VI the valley Of the Brandy
wine and the Home Park" and those beautiful
Lawns of MessIs. Washington Jones and Joshua L.
Pusey. is always subject view without the
purchaser. The Lot is 3714 ieet front by $50 feet
deep. The cellar IN complete order. with good
and complete Heater. heating the whole house, A
Porch extending the whole of the width of the
front, with a two story Bay Window. The Man
sard Roor is covered with the best tn and recently
painted, in good order
uH-FOr terms see handbllls
NJ. NJ. CHILD & CO,
For themselves and as Agents.
Il. W. Stidbam j Son. Auctrs. may23
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-01

II is understood that the President will to-
day nominate Colonel Bristow to be Secretary Of
the Treasury.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-01
OWROTHAM N n fkAlM!
AUCTION ERR.
The Wilmington Auction an Commission House.
No g EAST FOURTH STREET.

40 q kA9T FUUhIH pIhEHIs
Auction House. CJLsiguments received daily :;
all Kinds Ot goods, wares and diEe sold On
commission. Persons declinins hh huseke eeping can
have their goods SOLD at pryate residences: or az
tho auction house. as may be desired. ~ goods
days from day OF sale. Countiy Sales and Sales
Of Real bet ate promptly attended to.
We will also keep FIST class VARIETY
ed icr the sale OF House Furnishing 6Uods. such
as China, Glassware. Queens waro, Crockery. Tin
baskets, &c. Also Gentiemen's Furnishing Goods.
such as Shirts. Drawers, Hose Suspsnders. Scarfs.
&c., DC. at W Wholasaie and Retail, at prices which
deiy competition. Cali ami and be con
wheel. Public patronage Is respectfully sciici-
ted.
@. FRAIM.
fan2l. dom Auct'rs and Commi ssionN erchan
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-01
2ublir Sales.
THRUST E'@ rsALE:,

BY VIRTUE of an order OF Decree OF tho Circuit
Court ior Kent County. In t9ultY, the undefslehed
as Trustee, will expose to Public Safe,
ON TuESnAN lime OIL ls-l.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-23

mates from the time he took his grand
father into partnership in his studies"
Every intelligent teacher will expect
ducc parents to take an interest in the
business which he conducts, but which
they mnsl supcrintcnd. Let parents
then be the instructors of their own Chill
dren, employing all the assistance they
may need or desire; but never resigning
the business into hands of another"
"Let parents come up to the work rs
they ought. Let them provide suitable
houses. suitable books, suitable apparatus
and suitable instructors for the benefit of
their children, and all this within reach
Of their own homes and let them be care
full to cherish in their children those
traits Of character that will make them at
once active and docilc, respectful and
persevering And, in addition to all this,
let them, as they would discharge the
high responsibility that heaven has laid
upon them, accompany their children
through all their studies, and. in person,
superintend the whole process Of their
mental, moral and religious training.
And, through the blessing Of Heaven, the
result will be as they wish. Train up u
child in they way he should go, and when
he is old he will not depart from it, is u
declaration that never has, and never ssill
be falsitied. 1t is the declaration of
Eternal Truth"
Prof Pickett was then introduced. He
spoke pointedly and was listened to with
interest. But few sentences can be given
as no notes were taken.
"'rhc objects of our schools is to lay
worth. Our schools may not always
turn out presidents, senators, &c but
they should and must turn out men and
women fitted for the active duties of life.
But a moments reflection will discover
unto us the deep interest we all have in
education The work is not for the
present alone, but for eternity. The
prosperity of the nation depends upon
the prosperity of the individual, and gen
eral prosperity depends upon knowledge
and morality. We live not for ourselves
only, but for future generations. The
character and happiness Of those who
come after us will in great degree, dc
pend upon what VIC make Of the present
educationally. II we would leave a
monument which shall not perish, let us
erect it in the intellectual and moral
character Of those in our schools 10 day"
Much interest and good feeling prevail
ed during the exercises and discussions
on Saturday. One result of the work
was the organization Of an Educational
Society," This society meets monthly at
Quasqueton. Teachers, parents and all
| take part. Profs. Rowe and Pickett will
lecture Friday evening, Feb. 6. 1nsti'
tute will be held Saturday, Feb. Z. Lit
crary exercises in the evenings.
w, E. PARKER Scc'y.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-23

Now that the State Agricultural
Society has decided to hold the
next annual fair in a corner of the
State which, by strict rectilinear
ruling should be in Missouri, there
is, of course, very little interest felt
in it in this portion of Iowa. The
move which has been inaugurated
by the people of Dubuque-which
has progressed so far as to be. ac-
tually decided upon-to hold a
Northern Iowa Exposition in that
city some time in September, will
undoubtedly meet the encourage
ment and cooperation Of every
county in this section of the State,
at least, and will be quite for
midable rival to the tri-State fair
at Keokuk. We can not find any
justification in reason or fairness
for the action of the Society in
this matter, unless the primary
purpose was to hold fair for the
benefit of the people of Illinois and
Missouri. The location of Keokuk
forbade that she should compete
for the fair on equal terms with
places more central, and yet she
seems to have marched off with the
honor with little or no effort.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-23
Tho State.

The colored citizens Of Des MONIES
are out with invitations to 22d.of Feb
ruary ball, with Hon. J. H. Murphy, the
Democratic Senator from Scott county,
as leading floor manager.
"A prominent Patron Of Husbandry,
who is also member of the Iowa HOus1
Of Representatives, is authority for the
statement that in the "dead lock" til ere
are just thirty five Changers on each side.
Rip Van Wrinkle was played at the
Dcs Moines Opera House the other night.
After his twenty years nap, Rip arose,
yawncd, looked about him, and feelingly
INQUIRED, whether the House had chosen
a Speaker yet: The hit was palpable.
In Fayette county, not long since, a
novel scene was presentcd--that Of a
wedding in corn field, The parties
lived in Clayton county, and just before
the appointed time for The ceremony it
was discovered that the Justice of the
Peace, who was to perform the same, was
resident of Fayette, and could not lc-
gally solemnize the rites. The wedding
party Immediately adjourned to the corn
field before mentioned, which being in
Fayette county, the difficulty was re-
moved, and the two were made one with
out further trouble
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-23

Our cotcmporary speaks COM
mendingly of the Iowa Senate, for
taking the initiative, in abolishing
the Office of Legislative Postmaster
and Assistant, thus saving in the
salaries of those unnecessary officers
$l,loo to the treasury. 1t takes
good care, however, not to mention
the fact that the Senate is a Repub-
lican body. To have done SO would
have been too great strain upon
its fairness, and, moreover, would
have placed in ridiculous light its
blatent assumptions that retrench-
ment is only to ,e had at the hands
Of the new party.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-23


The House committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads will report
a bill this week for restoration Of
the franking privilege. twill pro-
vide for the free transmission of
public documents and newspaper
exchanges through the mails; CIV
ing the Postmaster General how
ever, in case of the mails being bur-
dened or clogged with public dccu-
ments, tho privilege of delaying
their transmission for thirty days.
The Postmaster General is opposed
to any restoration of the franking
privilege, but in case of the return
to the distribution of garden seeds
and documents, recommends that
they be forwarded in freight cars.
He also recommends the free trans
mission of weekly papers in the
counties where published.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-23
Railroad Bills.

Senator McIntirc has introduced
the following bills in the State Sen
ate upon the subject of railroads.:
Il bill to provide for the appoint
n,eut of yailroad commissioners,
defining their duties, and to pro-
yide for their compensation, md
to change the laac Of evidence.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly OF the State of
Iowa, That it is hereby made the
duty of the Governor of the State of
Iowa, by and with the consent of
the Senate, to appoint nine persons
who shall be known as Railroad
Commissioners, one Of whom shall
reside in each of the Congressional
districts of the State; three Of said
commissioners shall hold their Of
flee for two years; three Of them for
four years, and three them for six
years, and all subsequent appoint
ments shall be made tor six years.
SEC. 1t shall be the duty of
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-23

Indiana without deviating from a
straight line, and at point about
half way across Illinois bends
slightly to the northward, crossing
the Mississippi at Muscatinc, and
reaching Council Bluffs by bee
line across Iowa between the line of
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific, and the Chicago, Burlington
& Missouri railway. The road
never goes out Of its way to reach a
town or city, and the purpose of Its
projectors appears to be to open a
great direct line between the far
west and New York, without refer
ence to local traffic. The project is
not matured yet, but all is in
course of preparation which will
have number of prominent cap
italists as corporators. The parties
who indicate q willingness to un-
dertakc the enterprise with moder-
ate aid from the Government, mem
,ion guaranty of bonds bearing
four or five per cent. interest to the
amount Of about the cost of con-
struction. The committee have
been in correspondence with num-
Der of these capitalists, with view
to induce them to accept Con-
gressional charter and under it con-
struct line from the Missouri riv-
er to the Atlantic, agreeing to carry
freight at stipulated price below
the present rates. Responsible
parties stand ready to undertake
this work with Government aid, but
the committee will endeavor to Sc
cure their object without mourning
any expense or responsibility on the
part of the Government, and they
are not without hopes that this can
be done. Whether the committee
will agree, if nothing better can be
done, to recommend that the Coy
eminent guarantee interest at low
rate upon bonds representing a
portion Of the cost of construc-
ton, and take first lien on the
road for its security, has not yet
been decided. Council Bluffs
Non1,areaL
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-23

A DISPATCH to the ST. Paul Press
says that the Indians at Fermillion
Lake, nine miles from Duluth, are
in state of actual starvation, many
of them dying. Six children and
one man have been eaten by the
starving people, some of whom are
supposed to be insane from hunger.
Eighty families are on their way
to Duluth, and their scouts arrived
there this afternoon. The fact that
the rice crop failed, and that there
is no game, causes the distress.
Besides, the Indians claim that the
government has failed to send them
the provisions they usually receive,
or pay them their annuities.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-23

the Commissioners to familiarize
themselves with the cost of con-
structing, maintaining and opera
ting each of the railroads Of the
State Of Iowa, including the cost Of
transporting passengers and the diff
ferent kinds of freight per mile.
Sec. 3. In all cases arising un-
der section l, of chapter -, of the
acts of the Fifteenth General AS
sembly which may be pending in
any of the courts of the State, the
opinion of any of said Commission
ers with reference to any ofthe mat
tiers or things hereby made their du
ty to inquire with reference.to, shall
be received, and is hereby declared
to be competent evidence.
SEC. 4. For services so render
ed, said Commissioners shall re-
ceive from the State the sum of five
dollars per day tor not more than
one hundred and fifty days for the
first year, and not more than fifty
days III any year thereafter; and five
cents per mile for each mile travel
ed on business connected with the
Commissioners; and for services as
a witness, the Commissioner supG-
naed shall receive the sum Of five
dollars per day for each day employ
ed and five cents per mile for each
mile travelled in going to and from
said courts, to be taxed as costs in
the case; said Commissioners shall
obey any supGna issued by any
court of record in any part OF the
State.
SEC. Said Commissioners shall
not accept a pass or free ticket from
any railroad in the State under a
penalty OF two hundred dollars, to
be recovered in any action in the
district or circuit court where the
said Commissioner may reside.
4 bill for on act to define the crime
of eatortion and to provide tile
penalty therefor.
Sec. l. BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Iowa.
That any person Incorporation who
shall carry persons or freights for
hire, or perform the duties Of public
or common carriers, who shall exact,
demand or receive from any ser.
vices rendered by them as such com
mon carriers, any sum of money or
property in excess Of & sum that is
more than a just and reasonable
compensation for the services rem
dered, shall be guilty of The crime
of extortion, and shall be punished
by fine Of not less than one thous-
and dollars and not more than ten
thousand dollars, which shall be d.
vided equally between the injured
person or persons who shall insti-
tute the proceedings, and the school
fund Of the State.
Sec. 2. Courts and juries are in.
structed to construe the foregoing
section literally so as to prevent
evasions:
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-23

THE Iowa Senate did very time
ly and appropriate thing the other
day in the adoption of a resolution
instructing the Iowa delegation IN
Congress- to vote and work for con-
stitutiona1 amendment prohibiting
Congress from increasing the pay
of it's members during the present
term of Office. Let it be made i'm
possible that salary grabs with their
indecent retrospective action shall
occur in the future. Such an amend
ment is demanded by overwhelming
public sentimentan should be pass
ed before Congress adjourns. The
resolution was introduced il the
Senate by Senator Bem's OF this
county.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-23

and held for the gold millennium,
thus increasing the monetary de-
rangement, and crippling business.
Nothing should be done to contract,
but we should go ahead steadily.
If there is a furnace idle, encourage
it to begin work. If any mechanic
ical agency or industry is stopped,
bid it go to work, and all will be
well.
In conclusion, he denied that the
voice of the west was for q resumps
ton Of specie payment and no ex.
pansion of currency.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-23
The Legislative Dead Look

If there was any one thing which
more than another, the leaders of
the opposition to the Republicans
plumed themselves in the last cam.
paign, it was their asserted purpose
to do away with partisanship. They
discoursed cloquently upon the evils
ofparty tyranny, as opposed to all
reform, and loudly proclaimed that
under the new order of things that
they were about inaugurating, par
ty trammels should no longer stand
in the way of the rights and inter-
ests of the people. Under this spe-
cious plea, and by the aid of Repub-
lican votes, they were enabled to
elect just one-half of the lower
branch Of the Legislature, Scarce
ly had these opposition representa-
tives assembled in Des Moines than
we see them formed into a party
under the leadership and direction
of Democrats like Ed. Campbell,
Dixon and John Irish, doggedly
preventing an organization of the
House, wasting time and obstruct-
ing business, and all for what? Is
it because Mr.. Gear, the Republi-
can candidate for Speaker is cor.
rupt or bad man? Is it because his
record on all the important ques-
tons which are to come up in this
Legislature, is not clear and explicit
and always on the side of justice
and the people? Is it because in
any matter pertaining to his duties,
he cannot be trusted? None of
these; Mr.. Gears meritsand unim-
peachable record are freely granted
by the opposition, but they refuse
to support him and for ovor a week
have blocked the wheels Of legis-
lation because he is not the cdn0i-
date of their party. This state Of
things is stimulated and encourage
ed by the old Democratic managers.
1t is they who are trying to ''crysta.
lie the opposition to the Republi-
can party, SO that their own old rot
ten organization may have new
lease of life under new name, and
its hungry horde of corrupt politi-
clans once more feed at the public
crib.
The result of this display At par
tisanship by men elected as non-par-
tisan is the obstruction of legis-
lation, and All expense to the State
of 900 per day. We ask Repub-
licans who were beguiled into the
movement last fall by the cry of re-
form and retrenchmcnt, to examine
this phase of it as developed by the
new "no party" party. To the plea
that the opposition have as much
right to organize the House as Re-
publicans, it may be answered that
the political complexion of the State
is decidedly Republican, the Senate
is Republican, and the very reform
which the opposition profess to have
so much at heart, can best be accom-
pllshed through the political accord
of both Houses. But back of this is
the pledges and professions of nom
partisanship made by the Anti-mo-
nopoly party IN the last campaign
which they now by their acts repu-
diate.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-23

Tho Proposed Continental Railway.

The proposed continental railway,
for which u charter is to be asked
of Congress, is, as marked out on a
map in the railroad and canal COM
mittee room, almost an air line from
New York to Council Bluffs. 1t
starts from Jersey City and runs
due west across New Jersey, cross
ing the Delaware at Belvidere;
traverses Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-23

THE State Agricultural Society
held its annual meeting at Des
Moines last week. The election of
officers fer the ensuing year result
ed as follows: President, Oliver
Mills, OF Cass county; Vice Presi-
dent, NJ. w. Robinson, of Polk;
Secretary, J. r. Shaffer, Of Jeffer-
son, nephew Of DR.. Shaffer, who
has so long and well served in that
capacity, and who positively de-
clincd reelection. Treasurer, S.
Sample, of Keokuk. 7. Mclsaac
of Blackhawk, j. J. Snouffer of
Linn, p. Caldwell of Harrison, II.
D. Noble of Howard, and <. S. Fon-
da of Mitchell, were elected to fill
the vacancies in the Board Of Di-
rectors. The report Of the Treas
urer shows the funds on hand at the
beginning of the year, and receipts
since that time $27, 275.6S; expendi-
lures $l9,7s3.36, leaving balance
in the treasury of $7,492.s2. The
next annual fair was located at Ke-
okuk by the following vote: Du-
buqae /, Burlington ], Cedar Rap
ids "a, Keokuk SO.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-23

A resolution was introduced in
Senate at Des Moines on Monday,
by Senator Share of Benton favor
ing the enactment Of las, by which
the property of church societies, the
Agricultural College, and Universe
ty lands and all lands enclosed in
cemeteries shall be assessed and
taxed as other property.