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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-12

a.
1869 or 1870 that ran for ONCE; have practIsed
law Tor nineteen years. being principally In
Lowell; also have an once In Boston.
Q. Have you ever had any legal difficulties, A.
l have had several.
orence' A: had legal dicuItva which alm pna.
ported to be criminal offences never could get
Q. We're You ever guardian Of q lady who was in
an insane asylum A. am the guardian OF a lady
VINO is insane and lives in Lowell, but she is NOT in
Q. Was any woman over whom you were guar.
dian confined IN an insane asylum A. No, SIR.
Y: were you ever arrested on charge OF per-
9 We're you ever arrested on q charge OF false
Tor charging Charles McLoughin with forger WI
suppose you get that rom these papers sent to
found; the allegation WAS false; l was an enemy
OF Morse, the District Attorney, and he formed
pot with woman named harrington aud DR..
Harmon ana they maze charges against me,
z. Did you ever proceed against them for mali
cous prosecution = A. NO; they apoloqized to
newspapers.
Q. We're these accusations in reference to the
woman In the insane asylum discussed IN the
newspapers A. No such accusation mad ever
been made against me.
Q. Did you nave any difnculty In washington IN
conneotlon with soldiers pensionss A. i haa some
trouble In getting some claims settled in which
q. What position did you hold in the NavyY A.
was on the stan Of Admiral Dahlgren; / was
Judge advocate.
REDIRRCr.
BY Mr.. Tracy-Who is TINS man Mclaughlin, OF
whom you speak, A. He Is a man who Was In
dicted Tor murder upon The confession OF his as.
sociate; he Is now under Jour indictments Tor
forgery.
MIR. Morris appealed to the Court that II was not
proper W bring up the name OF Mclaughlin. who
had nothing whatever to do with this case.
z. HOW long ago was this diaculty9 A. That
was In 1857 that this discussion against me took
place. that was the first year ! was admitted to
practice at the bar; 1t was genera allegation
tnas .y mao sos $iOo 10. services which ought not
VAC WAS aAjd u paXe atteRptea 10 Keep EVm
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-06-04

President GRANTS sound com.
mon sense and his Enthusiastically
sententious ways of expressing it are
well illustrated in his letter on the
third term business. The dishonest
and ridiculous theory of Cazerism'
could not have been more cffectually
demolished in a dozen chapters than
by the following pregnant sentences:
The idea that any man could elect him.
self President, or even rcnominate himself
is preposterous. 1t is a reflection upon
the intelligence and patriotism of the PEG
pie to suppose such thing possible. Any
man can destroy his chances for the office,
but no man can force an election or even
nomination.
The trouble with the sophistical
argument of the designing men who
set the theory of Cazerism III motion
was, that in order to establish itf
probability they had to count the
people as a silent, acquiescent ele
ment in the matter. The President
by suggesting that the people might
and probably would have something
to say about who should be placed il
authority over them, demolishes the
whole tiimsy fabric.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-06-04
State News.

Judge Murdoch has written IA letter to the
Elkader Journ0. in which he advances the
theory that the State of Iowa is tipping
up, that the portions of it to the north, east
and west, are gradually rising up and tip
ping toward the south. The Judge does
not attempt to explain the reason for it,
and so we are left to form our own
opinion of the phenomenon We suggest
that is due mainly to the fact that they
have so many candidates for Senator and
Governor in the southern portion of the
State. The weight is uneQually distribu-
ted you see.
A challenge to jump against any
athlete in the State of iowa, for any sum
from 500 $1,000 dollars, is published in
the La Porte Progress. 1t is supposed to
come from the editor who weighs in the
neighborhood of 800 pounds.
The Cedar Falls Gazette says that
Dir E. MullnuX of that county who went
to California some time since, has re.
turned satisfied to remain in Iowa. lie
found California over-run with men in
search Of work, and wages low.
Arrangements have been completed
for holding the NJ L. National Camp
Meeting at Cedar Rapids, in this State, to
commence on Thursday, July Sth, and
continue ten days. The Local Committee
have secured the State Fair Grounds, con.
tanning SD acres, well enclosed, one mile
from the city, and on the line of the Du-
buque Southwestern Railroad
by carriage-ways, and amply provided
with water for man and beast. Arrange
ments have been made with the railroads
running into Cedar Rapids. to carry
passengers attending the meeting, at re-
duced rates.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-06-04

AND now comes Judge Claggett Of
the Keokuk Constitution, one of the
old wheel horses of the Democracy
in Iowa, and tutors the Liberals and
Anti-Monopolists in the way they
shall go. 1t tells them that "the re-
organization of the Democratic party
in Iowa is simply necessity" and
that it is ridiculous for the aforesaid
Liberal Republicans and Anti-Mo-
nopolist to hesitate and sickle about
names. He says:
The great mass of the Liberal Republi-
cans and Anti Monopolists of this State
have already expressed themselves in
favor of the movement which is to be
consummated at Des Moines on the Gath
of June, to wit tho reorganization Of the
Democratic party ON A GENUINE DEMO-
CRATIC PLATFORM.
Our Autobiography friends will
please remember that this definition
of the purpose of the Convention of
the oath of June, is not from Repub-
lican source, but from one of the
most influential of the De mocratic
leaders.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-06-04
From iowa City.
Iowa CRY, Nav Goth, 1877,
INpErENDENCE, May slst, rs.

Iowa CRY, May goth, 1875.
EDITOR OF THE BULLETIN: - AS
variety is the spice Of lite" thought
a letter from this city might interest
your readers.
The greatest Improvement in town
is the enlargement and remodeling
Of the post-otfice. 1t is now one of
the finest offices in the State. They
have been adding a large number of
the Patent U. 8. Lock Boxes, with
glass fronts, protected by open IRON
work, bronzcd. They are very pretty
and quite a novelty. Last Saturday,
about 3 o'clock, p. NJ, while the
Postmaster was absent from the
money order room, thief entered
and stole $3.50 from the drawer. He
was discovered and closely followed,
but escaped.
Thursday evening, at about 6
o'clock, College avenue was the scene
of "a tragedy and preme.litated at
tempt to commit murder. George
Mayweather, negro barber, and
Peter LutZ, German, had some
words in a saloon about some tickets.
One was selling tickets for 4 negro
concert, and the other for the Catholic
fair. The negro crossed the street,
went into his shop, and said he want
cd razor to kill man. Herccrossed
the street, entered the house, and, ap-
preaching Lutz from behind, make n
stroke mt his throat with the razor -
The cash began under the left corner
Of the mouth, cutting to the bone;
thence to the breast, just below the
collar bone, on the right side, cutting
through the pectoral muscle, the
nmmmary artery, laying bare the ribs
and leaving a gaping wound eight
inches long. The blood gushcd in
torrents upon the murdeler's hands
and into bic face; but he coolly wiped
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-06-04

his razor on his sleeve, and crossed
the street to his shop as unconccrned
as though he had been out to shave a
customer. There was much talk and
excitement on the streets, and threats
of lynching were freely made. He
was lodged in Jail, and on Friday
was examined and placed under $1,000
bonds. 1t was quite difficult to keep
order in court, and the Council were
obliged to order an extra police.
will now give you some Univer-
sity items: DR.. w. f. Peck Dean, of
the Medical Faculty, has been elected
President Of the State Medical So
ciety. This is Il deserved compli
ment to the University and its medi-
cal school. The Doctor read report
on Special Surgery, and as he is Pro-
fessor OF that chair, | suppose it was
an essay of high merit. The law
students are renewing their course of
study preparatory to public examine
ton. There are eighty-scven in the
class; sixty-six have applied for grad
uation.
There has been three deaths in
town from small pox and several
cases of varioloid have been reported.
As this is Decoration Day, I will
give you very brief account of the
proceeding. At 1880, p. NJ, the pco-
pie gathered to render their annual
tribute to the dead soldiers. The
procession formed on Clinton street
and was headed by martial music,
followed by the University Battalion
Brass Band, soldiers and citizens on
foot, Odd Fellows, Masons and An
cicnt Order Of United Workmcn.
orator and Chaplin in carriages. The
states were represented by thirty
seven little girls. The procession
moved to the new cemetery; here
was erected the stand, and after pray
er and music, Mr.. Finch was intro
duced and delivered very appro-
pirate and touching address. At the
close the Battalion fired three volleys,
and the little girls decorated the
graves. The cortage then visited the
old cemetery, where more volleys
were fired and the graves stfewn
with flowers, and the formalities were
over
Yours respectfully,
!. w. r.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-06-04

LAST week we had occasion to set
our contemporary right rs to the polit..
ical status of the signers Of the call
for the Democratic State Convention.
In its issue of this week the Conser
vatioe predicts that when Ham.
Campbell, Irish q Co. hear Of our
allusion to them, they will ego into a
decline, and die from shame and
chagrin." In the case of some of
them the "going into decline" will
not probably be contemporary with
their being invited to take a drink
Regarding the manner and cause of
their deaths, we judge that if they do
not step out until they die of SHANE
they have remarkably long life be-
fore them. They will have plenty of
cause for 'chagrin,' and they may
possibly succumb to it; but why dis
cuss their early demise? If they are
careful to stay where Democratic
/. fluids are procurable, and never by
any mischance take too much cold
water, they will survive this cam
paign anyway.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-06-04


TIE st. Loui> Giob.- Democrol
puts the truth in this shape: "When
you put the news of the day honestly
and fairly into n paper, you knock the
Democratic politics clear out of it
No editor can write against the news
columns of paper. The tendencies
Of orr civilization are an IN tie d.
rectio" Of the primcioles Of the Re
pmblic'n party. Every meeting Of
Il schooi buosW is u btor at The Dem.
oc,'"tic purity. Everything that helps
individual or national progress is
SO much toward killing off the ID IN
ocratlc party. With all these facts
against them, how can we cxpe : l.,
see thriving Democratic ncwspa ei>,
except here and there in the IN; 4.
tricts."
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-06-04


TIT Algona Republican wants
the present law touching prohibi'ory
matters to stand, and says some per
tinent things: "rhose so-called tenn
perance papers which are working to
overthrow it claim that they do SO
because it has proved to be a failure
But is that the,reason why the whis
key crowd are just at present so anx
ions to see i, repealed? How are We
to account for this simultaneous fury
over the liquor law? The cxplana
ton, in our opinion, is-to be found in
the fact that the results of the past
year have proven the law to be a sue.
cess, and not failure. During nc
previous year have suc6 inroads been
made upon the liquor traffic. This
is why whisky manufacturers and
dealers are establishing their organ.
and making such ado. 1t will be q
sad day for the Republican party in
Iowa when the liquor interest is con
suited in the making up of its plat
form. The Times may represent Du
buque, where the moral sentiment Of
the people has been debauched by, il
the church herself has not uncondi
tionally surrendered to, the liquor in
tcrcst, but we cannot believe that ii
represents the sentiment Of Iowa Re
publicans Oh that subject"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-06-04

GEN. SHERMAN s personal record
of the events Of the war, just publish
ed, is creating genuine sensation,
especially among those of whose par
ticipation in the stirring events Of the
time it makes mention, and their
friends. Its caustic comments on
men and things have already called
forth many protests aud contradic-
tons. Gen. Sherman's injustice to
his companions in arms, and his
characteristic egotism, are receiving
some severe criticisms. Among
these, the following by Gen. Ii. v.
Boynton, Washington correspondent
of the Cincinnati Gazette is ut once
pungent and comprehensive:
Judged by the official record, the
verdict of Washington will surely be
that the work is throughout brilliant,
intensely egotistical, unreliable, and
cruelty unjust to nearly all his dis
tioguished associates. 1t is now the
tnrn Of these latter and their friends
to hes heard. Our erratic General
thrusts his pen recklessly through
ra;,utations which are as dear to the
c,,iintrys as his own. He detracts
from what rightfully belongs to
n,.a,,t. ynisrenrrsents and belittles
Thomas; vithholds justice from
Buell.; repeatedly loads failures for
which he was responsible, now upon
Thomas, now upon Schofeld, now
upon Mcpherson, and again upon
tho, ,hree. jointly; is unjust IN the ex-
treme TO AOsscralls; sneers at Logan
and Blair; insults Hooker; and sIar,
DER Stanton.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-06-04

The Conservative says that If the
inference that the more bad whiskey
man drinks the nearer he gets to
the Democratic party is true, then
President Grant will eventually drop
into that organization. The retort
is intended to be sharp, but it lacks
an essential element to make it So
q foundation of truth. On the the
DRY advanced, the very fact that
President Grant has not long ago
dropped into the Democratic party,
disproves the SANDER that he drinks
to excess.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-06-04
JOSEPH n. DUGLALE, Pres.


A YOUNG fellow dressed III broad
cloth and orla,nented with q hand
some beaver came into our sanctuln
on Tuesday, and asked as most pit.
cously for Just 10 cents to buy a loaf
of bread withal. And yet that young
man had br,yed death an hundred
times during the war, had starved
with the rest of us, and checrfully
borne the trials and hardships Of a
soldiers lite. How is it that now,
the war being over, he shrinks from
labor and stoops to beg. One would
think that in preference he would
choose to wear his hands, his very
life, away rather than accept aims
Ner Orieuns Bulletin.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-06-04


The manly and dignifed letter Of
President Grant to Gen. White, Pres
ident Of the Pennsylvania State Re
publican Convention, which we pub
lish elsewhere, completely takes the
wind out of the bug-bear raised by
the Democratic and selfstyled indie
pendent press for dishonest political
purpose, that the President has aspir-
atoms for third term, and is work
ing for it.
This ridiculous charge, utterly with
out foundation in anything that the
President has said or done, has been
sounded from one end of the land to
the other by the Democratic and self
styled Independent press, and most
industrious and vindictive use made
of it to hurt the Republican party
To all demands to take notice of this
irresponsible charge and deny it, the
President has hitherto refused to &C
cede, for the reason that he deemed
it beneath the dignity of his Office to
go chasing after every bit of political
scandal or silly lie, that might be
started by his enemies. When, how
ever, the Republican State Conven-
ton Of Pennsylvania recently incor-
porated in its platform resolution
against third Presidential term, the
President deemed it fitting and prop
err to express his sentiments and make
known his intentions thereto. His
letter is Enthusiastically direct and
unevasive. The President declares
that he never sought the Office for the
first or second terms; in the former
instance, relinquishlng life position
very much to his liking to accept the
Presidency, and that the second term
in like manner was voluntarily and
unanimously offered him, and CRATE
fully accepted as vindication from
the abuse and calumny heaped upon
him. Regarding the third term, he
says that he does not want it any
more than he did the first, that he
would not write or speak word to
gain it; that he is not, nor has he
ever been candidate for renomina-
ton; and furthermore, that he would
not accept it if rendered, unless under
circumstances that would make such
acceptance an imperative duty "a
contingency which, he says, is not
likely to arise in this case. The let
ter will be read with much interest
by the people of the country, who
will not tail to appreciate its charac-
tcristic good sense and candor. The
Democratic politicians will not so
highly appreciate it, for the reason
that it tumbles to the ground the
fictitious fabric of falsehood and pre-
judice, out of which they hoped to
make much capital for the next cam
paign.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-06-04

Cowden Clark tells story OF II gentle
man who lately, in making return OF his
income to the tax commissioners, wrote
on the paper; For the first three years
my income has been somewhat under $50
in the future it will be more pIecarious, as
the man is dead of whom borrowed the
money"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-06-04
Iowa Peace Society.

This Association, embracing in its
membership members of the various
religious denominations, and mem
bers of our State and National Legis-
latures, will hold its anniversary at
Salem, Henry county, Iowa, on the
10th and Goth Of the 9th month (June)
1875, in the Friends Westinghouse,
commencing at o'clock, p. NJ All
persons interested in the Punishment
of war from the society of Nations
and the Inauguration of Worlds
Peace Congress to settle national dit
fcrences by arbitration, are invited to
participate with us on the interesting
occasion. All Peace Societies are re-
quested to send delegates. Letters
for the Society may be directed to
Mt. Pleasant. Tie Inequalities Of
the Friends at and around Salem are
proverbial.
JOSEPH n. DUGLALE, Pres.
BELLE a. MANSFIELD, Cor. Sec.
Members of the Executive Com
mittee: Joseph d. Hoag, John
Wheeler, G. G. Carpenter, A. S.
Welsh, Ruth Dugdalc, Mary Woody,
C. Beardsley, f. l.. Penn, Ellwood
Osborn, G. Russell and others.
az Papers throughout the State
please copy.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-06-04

the grasshoppcr; and we find that a
large number who, few years since
were thought to be swell fixed,'' are
worth absolutely nothing. Leaving
Nebraska City we proceeded to Lin
coin, the State Capital, of which we
will write you in our next.
Yours for the present,
'HOPEFUL HEzEKIAH HUMPHREYS .
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-06-04
Under Ground Railroad Convention

We, the undersigned residents in
the various counties of the State Of
Iowa, stockholders and conductors
in the underground railroad, in the
dark days when the black and bloody
flag of slavery waved in triumph over
our country, and the Fugitive Slave
Law imposed fine and imprisonment
for harboring or feeding the flying
fugitives, believed it our duty to put
our feet on all statutes. and ordinances,
whether of Church or State, which
were in contradiction of the Divine
Law, as did the prophet, Daniel. who
disregarded the decree of King Dari-
us forbidding to ask a petition Of any
other God or man, save the king;
they should be cast into the den Of
lions, but when Daniel knew the de-
cree was signed he went into his
house, and his windows being open
in his chamber towards Jerusalem,
he kneeled three times day and
prayed and gave thanks to his God
as he did aforetime. Some Of us are
now residing in this State, who at the
period named, resided in other States
of this confederacy. We feel that it
would be a source of great delight to
meet in convention for the purpose of
touching palms and relating to each
other such "reminiscences of perils,
experiences and triumphs as the occa-
sion may inspire. We published to
the world in that early day "that the
relation of our country to slavery
was full of danger and must be brok-
en- up; that our trust for victory was
solely in God; that we might be per
sonally defeated but our principles
never"
These solemn assevcrations have
been gloriously triumphant; "Liberty
has been proclaimed throughout all
the land, unto all the inhabitants
thereof and we shall all soon "pass
over the river" to be seen of men no
more. Shall we hold such a conven-
ton? Would not such an assembly
give intense and thrilling delight to
the old workers in the anti-slavery
cause, as We feel that our labor was
not in vain In Lord? What we may
say or do will be done openly Sin the
face OF all Israel and the sun" Hence
our invitation is to all people, ire
spective of color or former condition
OF servitude. The rising generation
will be startled and amazed at revela-
tons which their grand-sires and
mothers will rehearse Of deeds more
wonderful than romance.
The convention will commence its
sessions in the M. E. Chapel at Salem,
Henry county, Iowa, on the 10th of
the 9th month (June), A. d. 1875, at
10 o'clock, A. NJ, and close on the
morning OF the 10th IN the Friends
quarterly Westinghouse. In the af'
ternoon at o'clock the State Peace
Society will there commence its SEES
| Siouc
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-06-04

DEMOCRATIC rulers are evidently
of small benefit to Missouri, since
the message of the outgoing Cover
nor admits that an alarming spirit Of
lawlessness prevails in many coun-
ties in the State.-RepubHc.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-06-04
THE New York Tribune thinks

The New York Tribune thinks
that the subdued air with which the
Democratic papers of Pennsylvania
speak of the action of the Republican
State Convention would seem to in
dictate that they had been deprived
of a very sizeable and esteemed bone,
said bone being the third term twad-
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-06-04

Cassius NJ. Clay is allowed to
stump Kentucky for the Democrats
because the majority Of the party in
that State is too large. Cassi,.s will
whittle it down Ghic0go Irib-
,Ine
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-06-04

Narshalltown j. pestered with set of
sncak.shfcves eJ7fs
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-06-04

Yours respectfully,
J. w. X.