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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16
Tempered Glass.

One of the latest wonders in the
industrial world, is the invention by
NJ. Bastle, French scientist, of a
process of tempering glass, by which
its liability to fracture is largely de-
creased, and its adaptation to uses
not now permissible on account of
its fragility made possible. The i'll
vention, which has been patented
throughout the world, is thus spoken
of by the Journal Of Chemistry:
With a tender thoughtfulness for
long-suffering housckeepers, the in
ventor proposes especially the manu-
facture of plates and dishes, cups and
saucers, and such like articles, either
transparent or eliamelled. To have
these no longer liable to fracture is
an important amelioration in domes-
tic economy; but the toughened glass
is lilely to prove of value in much
wider spheres. 1t will stand any
amount of heat, and vessels made of
it can be placed on the fire without
danger. Consequently its employ
ment in chemical factories i'll place of
lead, earthenware, platinum and sill
yer is a question of time only. Glass
pipes will probably replace those Of
lead for water and for other purposes,
and thus diminish the chances of
lead-poisening. Indeed, it is difficult
to anticipate the limit of the applica-
ton of this remarkable discovery
The one purpose for which at present
there seems some difficulty about en-
ploying the new material is for win
dow panes, for it cannot be cut by a
diamond, though the glass may be
cut first and toughened afterwards.
1t can, however, be engraved by the
ordinary methods, and cut on the
wheel.
Essentially, the process consists in
heating glass nearly up to the soften
ing point, and then plunging it into
a bath Of oil or grease. But to bring
it to perfection has needed the patient
experience of seven long years. M.
Bastie, who is a gentleman of fortune,
Is said to have made his discovery
first some seven years ago. This was
after many years of investigation
But though he seemed to have sue
coed for the moment, it took two
years of continual experiments before
he could repeat his success.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16

TIE Dubuque Herald labors tur-
gidly through column article to
prove that the Democratic party OF
Iowa has not been the friend Of rail
road monopolies, but has upheld the
right of the State to control them
The effort is lamentably weak and
unsatisfactory, but conceding, for the
sake of the argument, that all that
the Herald would establish rs to the
past record OF its porty is true, the
significant fact that it purposely left
out of its platform this year any ex-
preston of sympathy with the cause
of the people, and the further fact
that it placed railroad attorney up
its ticket as the candidate for Su-
preme Judge, indicates that its zeal
for the rights of the public, threaten
ed by oppressive corporations, has
suddenly cooled, and that it hopes to
purchase the support Of the railroads
by discreet silence upon a vital qres-
ton affecting their interests. If this
dodge is successful, the next step by
the Democracy will be active, open
opposition to the present railroad
law and all similar legislation.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16

The Conservative last week made
the following announcement: ''The
Opposition ticket will appear at the
head of our columns next week. >
The Conservative comes to hand as
usual this week, but we look in vain
to find the "Opposition'' ticket, or the
democratic" ticket, or the "Demo-
cratic Liberal" ticket, or the "Liberal
Democratic" ticket, or the "Anti-Mo-
nopoly Democratic" ticket, or the
Liberal Autobiography Democratic"
ticket, or the "What-is-It" ticket, or
in fact, any ticket whatever. Now,
why is this thus? Why is our neigh
Dor hanging on the ragged edge
waiting for something to turn up? 1t
Is not probable that anything will
turn up, and that at last it will have
to hoist the Democratic ticket, with
that ancient specimen of unaduiter.
ated, re-actionary Bourbonism, Shep-
Letter, to its head, and thus give the
lie to its fomer hypocritical profess
sion of hostility to the Democratic
party.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16
REPUBLICAN STATE PLAT
FORM.1S75.

We, the representatives of the Republican part,
Of the State Of Iowa. in convention assembled, de
adopt the following platform Of principles;
ciple of Republican faith that the Republic is
nation one and indivisible. within which the con-
stitutiona rights of the States and of the people
to local self-gOvernment must be faithfully main
tanned.
2. That we favor the early attainment Of cur
rency convertible with COIN and therefore advo-
cate the gradual resumption Of specie Payme;nt
g. That we are in favor of a tariff for revenue
so adjusted as to encourage home industry.
4. That the earnest effort of the government t.
collect the revenue and prevent and punish frauds
has our unqualified approval.
s. That we are opposed to further grants o.
lands to railways or other corporations, ana we De
mand reservation Of the public domain for set
Element under the homestead laws and for othe
bona fde settlers.
g. That we demand such revision of the pat
ent laws as will relieve industry from the oppres
sion of monOpOlies in their administration.
T. That we cordially approve the policy or TN
present administration in the settlement Of diff
cnlties between ourselves and other nations by ar
bitrati0n instead of appealing to arms.
.. That the Republican party Of Iowa is oppos
ed to third term in the Presidency.
- TINT We demand that all railway and othe
corporations shall heheld in fair and just snbJec
ton to the law making power.
10. That we stand by free education, our pub
lie school system the taxation Of all for its sup
port and no diversion of the school fund from thu
public schools,
Ii That National and State administration
of public affairs has our hearty approval.
r. That we cordially invite all who are oppos
ed to the restoration of the Democratic party t.
power to forget all past political differences ant
unite with the Republican party in maintaining
the cause of true reform
10. That the persistent and tyrannical efforts
OF the enemies Of the Union, by murder and in
timdation of the newly cnfranehsed citizens, ant
the ostracisms and prescriptions of the white Re
publicans of the South for the purpose Of render
ing null and void the Constitutional Amendments
merit the condemnation of every honest man.
That we heartily endorse the action Of Presiden
Grant in enforcing the laws when called upon II
do 60 by the proper authorities of the State.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16
secure temperance reform.

THE Dubuque Herald is disturbed
because Republican papers make joe
ular illusions to Shepherd Letter as
very old man. The significance Of
the references to Mr.. Letters age is
not in the number of his years, but in
the fact that they have brought him
no wisdom or liberation. Living
through the grandest era Of our ma
tons progress toward justice and
equal rights, he has caught none of
the inspiration of the time. He still
mourns the halcyon time when a
Southern gentleman could wal
lop his niggers, and prays fer
vently that it may RETURN
He regards the issue Of the War for
the Union as "cloud" upon our his
tory, and the amendments to the Con-
stitutlon an outrage upon the South.
In short, Shepherd LETTER is Il Bour-
bon OF the ancient stripe, with not an
aspiration or impulse in common
with the advanced civilization of this
age. Herein lies the fitness of the
allusion referred to. Mr.. LETTER is .
fossil, dug up from the deposit of a
former age, neither useful or orna-
mental as a candidate for high posi-
ton, and only illustrative Of the scant
progress his party has made during
the past generation.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16

Another of these peculiar rows IN
Vicksburg, provoked by the negroes
and resulting in the death or negroes
only, took place on the 5th inst, and
was duly reported in our Geographic
columns. The whites of the vicinity
are, by their own account, peaceable,
God-fearing citizens. They never
depart from the strict line of duty,
unless under extraordinary provoca-
tons. In this Vicksburg affair."
always taking their own report for
true, they were provoked beyond
endurance. "A white Radical stood
directly in front Of one Of the best
citizens of the town, who was quietly
looking on at the Four:l-ot-July celc
bration. When requested to move,
the white Radical answered insolcnt-
Iy and profancly. lie was thereupon
Knocked down with plstol-butt, and
indiscriminate firing upon the ne
grocs began. a scene Of the widest
confusion and terrorism followed.
One old negro was shot and killed
while climbing over i fence at the
distance of several hundred feet from
the action. 1t has not been our for
tune lately to hear of :, more blood
thirsty negro-mob than this one ut
Vicksburg.-Lhicago Tribune.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16

GEN. FRANK P. BLAIR, JR., died at
his home in St. Louis, on the 9Th
inst, aged 81 years. With all his
personal and political faults, and they
were many, Frank Blair deserves to
be held IN grateful memory for some
conspicuous virtues. He was brave,
honest and patriotic. To him may
be ascribed the credit of preserving
Missouri in the Union; and as a
soldier, on Southern battle fields he
won imperishable honor for bravery
and devotion to the great cause OF
the country. While this is remcm-
bered, let his faults be forgotten.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16

The State Central Committee of
the nameless party, had meeting at
Des Moines the latter part of last
week, and at which it was determined
to inaugurate San active canvass"
and to that end it was resolved to
have their candidate for Governor,
Shepherd LETTER, challenge Gov.
Kirkwood to a series of joint discus
slons throughout the State. This is
the old War Governors best hold,
and, as we are assured that he is will
ing and anxious to take the field, it
may be taken for granted that the
canvass will be "active" enough to
suit the ancient Letter or the most
impatient of his adherents. We pre-
dict that the pace will begin to tell
upon him before he is half through,
and that he will surely repent the
precipitancy that called down an
avalanche upon his hoary head.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16
STATE News.

Rev. VIM. Smith, Presiding Elder in
the M. f. Church for the DEBORAH dis
trict, died at his home in that city, July
Sd, after long and painful illness. Mr..
Smith was formerly located at Quasque-
ton and Jesup in this county.
A bright, intelligent boy of IA, the
son of +. G. David, was drowned at Du-
buque, on Friday of last week, while
bathing with a number of companions.
Much sympathy is expressed for tho af-
tiicted parents.
The Roe Brothers, Chicago, four in
number, the same who used to furnish
goods to our Iowa Changers at prices that
gave rise to the presumption that they were
procured dishonesty, have been bound
over to the sum of $50, 900 on the charge
of conspiracy to dcfraud their creditors.
The regents of the Iowa University, at
their late meeting made it compulsory for
students to perform military drill under
the Lieutenant from West Point; whereat
much dissatisfaction is expressed in
some quarters, especially among Quaker
parents. 1t is not improbable that this
regulation will be modified
Mr. John Babcock, or Jockey" as
he was familiarly styled, proprietor of the
La Porte City Mills, a man much respect
ed in the community and in good circum-
stances, committed suicide on Friday last
by shooting himself with pistol. He
was found about mile from his resi-
dcnce, dead, with the weapon lying by his
side. Financial ADVERTISEMENTS and the
necessity for large expenditure in repair
ing his MILL is given rs the cause.
The Manchester Press SAYS that
Father McGrath, the Catholic priest at
Delhi came near losing his life ut Bailey's
Ford a few days since in generous at
tempt to save team of horses that had
got into the river and were in danger of
drowning. Father McGrath rode his
own horse into the stream, and finding his
weight too much for the ANIMAL he got
of, but in his effort to get away was
struck in the breast by the horses hoof.
dcpriving him of CONSCIOUSNESS The
cold oath however soon restored him, and
being powerful swimmer he reached the
shore, though badly hurt. The team was
saved by other parties coming to the res
| cue.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16

The Marshall Times lntimates that
ex-Gov. Stone has returned to the
Republican ranks and that by next
year he will be Oh the stump for the
Republican nominees. While we
may have no superabounding faith
in Stones motives, his return is new
crtheless significant Of the tendency
of events. A large share of those
Republicans who wandered off two
years ago with the brilliant hope of
establishing new "reform" party,
now that they see that they have
only been acting as tenders of the
corrupt Democracy, will this year I'M
doubtedly retrace their steps and be
found fighting under the old Repub-
lican banner. The man who fails to
see these signs of the times is wilful-
ly blind.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16

Ancient Letter Artistically Limmed
by the Paper that Shines for AL"

The following skilfally executed
portrait of Shepherd Letter, the can
didate of the "Nameless'' party of
this State for Governor, is from the
pen of Fitz Henry Warren, one of
the editors Of the New York San,
and appeared in that paper July 3D..
The significance of it is, that it comes
from one who has been intimately
acquainted with Mr.. Letter for years,
and who knows thoroughly all his
characteristics, and who furthermore
has not particle of sympathy with
the party to which Mr.. Letter is OPP
posed. just observe the vigor of
this description. Speaking Of the
convention that nominated Letter,
the Sum says:
With young men full of life and
enterprise, it went back Of the last
glacial period and brought out a pet
ritacticn. Its nominee for Governor
is Mr.. Shepherd Letter. In 1916 and
1S49 he was a member of Congress,
simply because he was fair speaker
with perfectly negative character.
When the State needed efficient rep
resentation, he did nothing. An
amiable man, and, so far rs we know,
of faultless character, he retired to
private life, and has lived since in an
obscurity which no man has disturb
ed. In his most active days he was
too INDECENT to brush flies from his
face. lie made no mark upon his
city or neighborhood. He has no
quality of Identification. What
dreams of Rip Van Wrinkle lowered
over the convention we cannot divine.
With preponderating party, the
nomination would have taxed its
strength. With minority, it will
swell the majority against it. What
was needed was perfectly new de-
parture, with young men in the lead.
Instead, the convention lighted Il
feeble torch and unswathed mummy
from the pyramid of Cheops. Such
party and such engineers should go
not to defeat, but to a burial ground
of donkeys.
Now, as the Conservative is habit
ually wont to borrow the brains OF
the New York SIN in the construc-
ton of its political articles, and is in
the habit of copying copiously from
that paper in almost every issue, will
it not also give place to the above bit
of conscientious portraiture from the
same source.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16

THE Clinton 1ge, one of the few
Democratic papers of Iowa, that seem
to have regard for candor or frank
ness, has this to say of the Republi-
can candidate for Governor:
Disconnected from the Senatorship
Kirkwood is undoubtedly the strongest
man in the Republican party. \ = =
He goes before the people of the State in
his usual style, without the faint of fraud
or deception.
How does this evidently honest
and intelligent opinion tally with the
frantic attacks of the more unscrupu-
lous organs of the party, upon Gov.
Kirkwood's integrity.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16
Sisterly Devotion.
State Register

An incident of the Fourth has just
come to our knowledge, and practi-
cally il ustrates the devotion and
self-sacrifice of sisters for the sake OF
their brothers. A young lady Of this
city while assisting her brother to
set off some fireworks, met with a
distressing accident whereby it was
at first feared she would lose her eye
sight. Yet. while suffering the most
intense pain, and supposing herself
blinded, the generous girl, forgetting
herself, thought other brother and ex-
claimed: "Oh! how good it wasn't
AL! How good it wasn't Al. to have
his eyes put out!'' How seldom such
selftorgetfulness Oh the part of Sis
tiers for the sake of brothers is recip-
rocated. We may almost ask, is it
ever?
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16

In American politics, the popular
strength Of Il candidate is generally
gagged by his standing in his own
ncighborhood. He is expected to
poll Il heavy vote among those who
know him best. 1t is an unfortunate
omen for the Democratic candidate
for Governor, that in IN election for
Justice of the Peace, IN Flint River
township, in 1864, Squire Beason
was Il successful competitor over the
Hon. Shepherd Letter. When it is
remembered that Flint River town
ship Is one of the strongholds of the
Des Moines county Democracy
very Gibraltar which always dcties
the assaults of the Republicans-it
seems sad that an eX-member of Con
gress should be begging for the Of
flee of Justice of the Peace and then
fail to get it. BWiinyton Uamheye.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16

ID. G. CLOUD, if we mistake not,
wrote book against "Monopolies. y
lie was very much exercised on that
subject, and not little ostentatious
in identifying himself with the "Anti
Monopoly party" Well, Mr.. Clouds
name was presented the other day, ut
Des Moines, for Justice of the SUI
preme Court; but it was not accepted
not much-and a railroad lawyer
of Dubuque, was honored with the
nomination. The body which mani
tested this preference also failed to
utter any protest against monopolies
even the remotest scintillatiOn, to
show that it was lineal descend
ant and natural heir of the Anti-Mo-
nopoly party Of Il year ago. Why
was all this? Was the author OF
"Monobolies and the People" includ-
ed in the transfer of all this political
capital over to the railroad? We
pause for Il reply.-Dacenport Gu
spffP
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16
A Demoraii.ed Organization,



Was there ever anything under
the sun like the once Democ attic
party of the West? In Ohio that
party repudiates hard money and
goes in for rags and plenty OF them.
So bound is the party to rags, and
nothing but rags, that what good
clothes they have they tear up into
rags. And in Iowa the same party
burics the name OF democracy rs you
would burya carcass that gives out
msavory smells. SO between the
Ohio Democrats abandoning then
principles and the Iowa Democrats
actually repudiating the name, We
have the real status of that demorali
Zed organization.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16

TIE Scientific American announ-
ces that an insect, hostile to house
wives and slumbcr has been purged
of his pestilental qualities by a simple
scientific method, and rendered Il de-
lighttul and indispensable article of
the dressing-table. BY soaking nice
fat bedbugs in a sauratcd solution OF
nitrate of potash and water, aperture
delicate delicious, penetrating, and
like nothing else in the wide world
is obtained. What an impetus this
will give to the slaughter of insects
Of this persuasion. Nitrate ofpotash
is cheap, and bedbugs are plentiful.
The underpaid clerk on So week,
living at a dingy third-class boarding
house, has in this announcement the
wherewithal to accumulate compel
encV
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16

THE Iowa City Repu6lican says:
Gov. Kirk wood, our illustrious fellow
citizen, who has been called upon
again to accept the leadership of his
party, is too well and favorably known
in this county to need any common
dations at our hands. He will arouse
Johnson county from centre to cir
conference. With an active and
thorough canvass which the Governor
is willing and anxious to make, we
confidently hope to see the Republi-
can party restored to its former pres
tire i'm this State.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16

IT Is amusing to see the position
of the Democratic papers on the ques-
ton of temperance. They loudly ap.
plaud their party convention for be-
ing against the Prohibitory Law, and
just as loudly condemn the Republi
can convention because it did not sec
fit to pass 4 resolution for it. This
shows how little they really care 70,
the matter except as political dodge
They go against prohibition because
they hope to gain votes thereby
They would go for it just as soon II
they thought that course would get
more votes. AS general thing
Democratic papers are edited as
though the publisher think the peo
pie are fools. They forget that PEG
ply now, no matter to what party
they belong, read and think for them
selves, and that to have any influence
with them a paper must be consist
ent, and not presume too much OF
public ignorance.-4Mu~chesterP Press
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16

Dubnq"e Times: Judge Muir
dock, OF Clayton county, is human
gopher after the relies of the mound
builders. A short time ago he dis
covered large stone saucer-shaped
plate, on which there could be trac-
ed, despite the lapse Of 1000 years,
the faint outlines of strange hero
glyphics. Luckily date was observa-
ble-B. G. 239. We hear he has for
wardcd the plate to Shep LETTER, OF
Burlington, the only living contem-
porary of those early times, who has
promised to decipher the tracings and
report in October next"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16

THE Mt. Pleasant Press one Of the
organs OF the late Autobiography
party, says that the omission of u
declaration in the What-is-It plat
form recognizing the right to regu-
late and control corporations was
unfortunate" but it thinks that it
was attributable to accident, not de-
sign" Accidents under such cir
cumstances have all the Nervousness
Of crimes. The convention did not
accidentally" forget to cater to the
whiskey element as is shown by the
license plank. "The accident" which
prevented it from showing equal
complaisance to the farmers, indica-
ties the relative regard in which each
class is held by that party.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16

THE Cleveland Leader says that
the finance plank in the Iowa Demo
cratic platform is "the most success
full effort at stately ambiguity that
will be found in the politics of this
year." The Iowa Democrats ought
to be grateful to the Leader for so
euphonious characterization of their
little game of thimble-rig.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16

The text tor Governor Aliens
Fourth of July speech at Dayton was
this: "No mans bowels were ever
known to move unless they were I'M
easy" With this rs his starting
point, he proceeded to discourse
learncdly, and of course oracularly,
upon the great principles of states
manshlp, making the people stand as
the "bowels of the nation! He
thinks they are now ''nneasy. TO
ledo Commercial.
When they begin to "move," let
Gov. Allen and Shcp. LETTER get out
Of the way.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-16
TN tho animal cOllou

In the annual college rowing re-
gatta, at Saratoga, this week, Cornell
College, of Ithaca, N. Y, carried off
the honors, winning both the Fresh
man and the great University races.
In the last, the three miles Of the
course was rowed in Is minutes and
534 seconds.