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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-17
THE WAR IN CTRA.

The past year has furnished no ev-
idence of an approaching end Of the
ruinous conflict which has been rag
ing tor seven years in the neighbor.
ing island of Cuba. The same disre-
gard of the laws Of civilized warfare
and Of the just demands of humanity
which have heretofore called forth
expressions of indignation from the
nations of Christendom, have contin-
ued to blacken the sad scene OF desc.
latlon. Ruin and pillage are pervad-
ing the rich fields of one Of the most
fertile and productive regions Of the
earth, the incendiary's torch firing
plantations and valuable factories and
buildings, is the agent marking the
alternate advance or retreat Of con-
tending parties. The protracted con-
t;nuance OF the strife seriously affects
the interests of all commercial ma
tons, but those OF the United States
more than others, by reason of close
proximity, 1t having larger trade and
intercourse with Cuba, and the ire
quent and intimate personal and So
cial relations which have grown up
between its citizens and those of the
island. Moreover, the property Of
orr citizens in Cuba is large end is
rendered insecure and deprecated in
value and in capacity of production
by the continuance OF the strife and
the unnatural mode Of it's conduct
The same is true, differing only in
degree, with respect to the interests
and people Of other nations The
absence Of any reasonable assurance
Of a near termination of the conflict
must, of necessity, soon compel the
States, in their suffering, to consider
what the interest of their own people
and their duty towards themselves
may demand. have hoped they
would be enabled to establish peace
in their colony, to afford security to
the property and the interests Of our
citizens, and allow Legitimate scope
to trade and commerce in the natural
products of the island, Because of
this hope, and from al extreme re-
luctance to interfere in the affairs Of
another, and friendly nation, specially
Of one whose sympathy and friend
ship in struggling Infancy our own
existence must ever be remembered
with gratitude. | have patiently and
anx!ously waited the progress OF
events, and our own civil conflict is
too recent for us not to consider the
difficulties which surround a govern
ment distracted by dynastic rebellion
at home, at the same time that it has
to cope with separate insurrection
in a distant colony. But whatever
ceus"s may have produced the sitna-
zion which so gricvously affects our
interests, it exists with all it's attend
ant evils, evidently operating directly
upon this country and Its people.
Thus far, all the efforts OF Spain
have owed abortive, and time has
made no improvement in the situation.
The armed bands of either side now
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-17

Hon. H. o. PRATT, of the Fourth
District, has been invited to deliver
an address before the Woman's Suf-
frage National Convention, which
will be held at Washington next
,onufb
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-17
QIle Bnlleti'l.
FRIDAY. DECEMBER II. 1878.

Mr.. N. V. brewer, the city editor
Of the Dubuque Times, has retired
from that position, giving place to
Mr.. J. L. King, late Of the Topeka
Commonwealth.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-17

THE Iowa City Republican, refer
ring to the movement for the restora-
ton Of capital punishment in this
State, says:
"The Legislature could not do wiser
act, in our opinion, than to confer upon
the people the blessed boon of law
which is IN adequate protection to human
life"
Probably the edit II Of the Rep"b-
Hcan would not consider a law ade-
quate IN his own case unless it fur,
n;shed absolute, sure protection of
his life; and that no law that has ever
been framed has done. The present
statute should not be judged by the
experience Of one or two years, and
still we are of the opinion that it is
as effective in preventing crime as
the law preceding it, and that the
Legislature can better spend its time
than in trying to better it.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-17
itall?
The following is from the West

Union Gazette;
"On Monday last, threshing machine
WAS running in Centre, a wet dog, with a
wet tail, was climbing over the tumbling
rod, when his caudal appendage came in
contact with the revolving shaft, and be-
fore his dogship knew what allied him he
had whipped the GROUND and cut the air a
few times, and would very likely have
continued to do that had not the .ail given
way, coming right out by the roots. Then
the dog climbed out too"
And, now, we suppose we shall
have all the dogs setting up one ter.
rifle howl and asking why the law re-
curing tumbllng rods to be boxed
cannot be enforced.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-17
NOTICE OF PROVING WILL.
ATE OF IOWA.

STATE OF IOWA,
Buchanan County,
ESTATE OF JOHN METz, SR.
To all WhOm ii ma Concern:
VOU are hereby notified that an instrument pur.
porting to be the lAat will and testament Of
John Metz. ST.. deceased. late OF Buchanan coun.
ty State OF Iowa. was opened and read in open
court. on the 9th day Of December, 1875, and ne
sist day Of February, 1876. was nxed BY tho Court
for proving and admitting the aame to probate.
Witness my hand and the seal Of
rsrAt, the Circuit court in and for said
county. this 9Th day of December.
A. D. 1875. D. l. SMITH,
3w20 Clerk Of Circuit Court
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-17
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w. H. THRIFT, D. D. S.,
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lEYIZE,S BLOCK.

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa.
LIQUID NITROUS OXIDE, or Laughing
Gas, gwen for the Painless Extraction Of
Teeth.
Artificial teeth inserted upon any of the various
improved materials known to the protest. n.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-17
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

The report Of the Secretary of the
Treasury shows the receipts from
customs for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1874, to have been $780,
03,s33.6S, and for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1875, to have been
$l57,l67,722.35, a decrease from the
last fiscal year Of $5,93o,lll.34. The
receipts from internal revenue for
the year ending June 80, 1874, were
$l02,4O9,7s4.9O, and for the year end
ing the 3Oth of June, 1875, were
$l10,OO7 ,493.5s, an increase Of ST.
597,7Os.6s. The report also shows a
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-17
THE CENTENNIAL.

The board heretofore appointed to
take charge Of the articles and ma
terials pertaining to the War, the
Navy, the Treasury, the Interior, and
the Post-ofiice Departments, and the
Department of the Agriculture, the
Smithsonian Institute, and the com
mission Of food fish, to be contlihut-
ed under the legislation of last session
to the International Exhibition to be
held at Philadelphia during the cen
tcnnial Of 1876, has been diligent in
the discharge of the duties which
have devolved upon it, and the pre-
partitions so far made with the means
at command give assurance that the
Governmental contribution will be
made one of the marked character
istics of the nation. The board has
observed Il commendable economy in
the matter of the erection of build
ings for the Governmental exhibition,
the expense Of which it Is estimated
will not exceed say $4,000. This
Ills OCCii
the law from the appropriation Of five
of the principal departments, which
leaves some of those departments
without sufficient means to render
their respective practical exhibition
complete and satisfactory. The ex-
hibiiion being an international one,
and the government being volun'
tary contributor, it is my opinion that
the contribution should be of char
actcr in quality and extent to sustain
the dignity and credit of SO distin-
guished a contributor. The advan-
tages to the country Of creditable
display are, in an international point
OF view, Of the first Importance,
while All Indifferent or uncreditable
participation by the government
would be humiliating to the patriotic
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-17

is hoped may be found to be the ba-
sis, Of not the actual submission OF
terms, to meet the requirements the
particular griefs of this government
has felt itself entitled to complain.
Those proposals have not yet reached
me in their text. On their arrival
they will be taken into careful exam
ination, and may l hope lead to a
satisfactory adjustment of the ques-
ton to which they refer, and remove
the possibility of future occurrences
such as have given rise to our just
complaints. 1t is understood, also,
that renewed efforts are being made
to introduce reforms in the internal
administration Of the Island. Per
suaded, however, that Il proper re-
gard for the interests of the United
States and of it's citizens entitled to
relief from the strain to winch it has
been subjected by the difficulties of
the questions and the wrongs and
losses which arise from the contest
in Cuba, and that the interests of hui
manity itself demand the cessation
Of the strife before the whole Island
shall be laid waste, and large sacri-
fees of life be made, shall feel it
my duty should my hopes Of a sat
lstactory adjustment and Of the early
restoration Of peace and the removal
of future causes Of complaint be IN
happily disappointed, to make a fur
ther communication to Congress at
some period not far remote. ana du-
ring the present session, recommend
ing what nny then seem TO me u be
necessary appropriations to the favor
able consideration Of Congress.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-05-01
The South

HEAVY snow storms occurred in Virginia On
the 18th. The extreme cold killed fruit and
vegetables, occsslonIng great loss to growers
Georgia and South Carolina also suffered from
severe cold,th fruit trees being badly injured
The same complaints received from Ala
bama, Tennessee and Mississippi
AT meeting of cx-confederate soldiers.
held at Memphis, to arrange for the decorating
OF the graves of confederates on the ODD of
May, resolution unanimously adopted
asking eN-federal soldiers to participate iii the
ceremonies. Among those present at the
meeting were eX-President jefferson Davis
eN-Gov. Isham q. Harris Generals Cotton
Greene and Gordon.
EIGHT thousand people attended the last
day IA ;es of the Louisiana jockey club. at
New Orleans.
The James boys killed H. D. Askew, in CLAW
county, Mo-, few days ago. aud then went to
the house of a near neighbor to also put him
out of the way, but we're frightened away
One of the boys crossed the Missouri at Blue
River, and two came to ST. Louis by wav of the
bridge. More trouble is anticipated if an ar
rest is attempted.
Two negroes, Sclpio Bryon and Elijah At
klnson, were hung at Beaufort, South Carolina,
IN thS 1ct1l, loI uluruer ana arson Cmmltted in
1874. Five thousand colored people witnessed
the execution
GENERAL BUFORp, the weI-known turfman
of Kentucky, has been nominated for the Leg
lslature of that state.
At n Getting Of the Maryland bond-holders
Of the Chicago, Danylue and Vincennes r. r..
held IN Baltimore, report was made. to be
presented to general meeting Of bondholders
IN New York, recommending the foreclosure of
the first mortgage on the company's property.
ADAM MICHBACK had his throat cut in a
quarrel at q dance in Louisville Nv, on the
18th inst, and died in few minutes
Four colored men were arrested at Memphis
few days ago, for robbing the mails One of
them turned states evidence, and told where
the abstructed money secreted
A PLEASURE yacht containing eight persons
capslzed In Charleston harbor on the 18th.
Four of the persons were saved and four are
missing. 1t is supposed they were drowned.
The names of the missing are George E Kent,
New York, Adulph Davis Louisville. XIV.
John henslow and Gilman Burke. Charles
ton.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-05-01
FOreiSn.

THE bill Withdrawing State grants from the
Catholic Church in Germany, has become a
law, having been signed by the Emperor
The editor of the Prussian paper, The Ger
mania, journal conspicuous in it's opposition to
Prince Bismarck, has been arresteds and bis
office searched by the police.
THE Emperor William of Germany has writ
ten letter to King Victor Emmanuel express.
ing his qualification at the recent interview be-
tween the latter and tho Emperor Of Austria.
A SERIOUS riot occurred on the 18th inst, al
the opening of some pleasure gardens in the
suburbs of Glasgow. A stand on which were
1900 people gave way and precipitated the Ell
tire mass to the ground, and thirty persons
were injured. The visitors, indignant at the
carelessness of the proprietors, destr Dyed
everything on the grounds, and burned the
barricades around them.
GEN. GARIBALDI is seriously i'll at Rome
A SILK smuggler named Chas. L. Lawrence
was arrested at Queenstown, ON the 18th,
while fleeing from the country. Lawrence and
his associates had smuggled 81 900. 900 worth
of silk.
QUESTION was preached in the British
house of commons, as to whether the law in re-
gard to the bearing ot arms in Ireland would
IN any way interfere with the American riflemen
who are coming to the island to take part in the
international rifle match. 1t WAS finally au-
thoritatively stated that the Americans would
not be interfered with.
The Rothschilds have issued the prospectus
of q new Russian loan of ELS, 200, 900, with IN
terest at Al per cent. per annum, to be issued
at 90. Of the amount $4,000, 600 is offered
for subscription in London. and the remainder
preserved for ST. Petersburg.
News from Aspinwall state that the Jesuit
College in Buenos Ayres had been completely
burned, and that some of the ringleaders of
the riot had been arrested Three priests are
knewn to have died. The Archbishop had
returned to the city. and the newspapers
unanimously recommend him to resign
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, in circular
addr6 ssed to the legat'O,-s a',rDad. savs the
mob was headed by Spanish priest. The
number of killed does not exceed four no
priest being amongst them. There are, how
ever, some priests wounded
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-05-01
SUPERIOR, WIS.
THE NEWS
The East.

ANOTHER of the Mill River dams, in Massa-
chusetts, gave way on the evening of the 18th.
The dam in question held the water in Whit
ons pond, some twenty miles from Boston.
The sudden bursting of the pond hurled ire
mendous flood upon the lands below, sweeping
away miles of bridges country roads and dams
in its course, and causes damage 10 the amount
Of between 800 900 aud 5000, 900.
CHARLES d. THOMPSON agent for the Cove
foundry and machine shop Of Providence. f.
l., who charged with being defaulter to
the extent of 81 900, and who absconded. vas
traced to an outgoing steamer in New York.
When the officers attempted to arrest him, he
shot himself in the head, inflicting morta!
wound.
THE anti-slavery societys centennial celebra-
ton commenced i'll Philadelphia Oh the 14th
inst. Vice-President Wilson presided Ad-
dresses were made by Fred Douglas, Lucretia
Mott, and others.
JAMES RooT, aged SO, one of tie oldest hv.
ing graduates Of Yale College, died at Hart
ford, Conn, on the 18th inst.
THE sanctuary of the Cathedral at New York
Is being greatly enlarged, to accommodate the
large number of archbishops and bishops who
will be present at the ceremony of comforting
tii0 N''Foets~ on Archbishop MoCloskey Ad-
mission will be obtained only ty ticket
THE International Grain Elevator Associa
ton has decided to appoint committee tc
confer with the subcommittee of the New
York Canal Board in charge of the subject OF
a reduction of canal tolls If the latter viii
give guarantee that the proposed reduction
of 1873 per cent. in tolls or one cent a bushe
on grain shall take effect. the elevator mel
will see their way to a reduction in terminal
charges.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-05-01
DEATH OF COLONEL GAYLE.

On the morning of the 9Th of April,
at o'clock A. N, it was announced in
the streets of Selma that Col. George
W. Gayle was dead. George W. Gayle
was man of more than ordinary talent.
Admitted to the bar at Cahaba, then
the county seat of Callas County, Ala
in 1882, soon he ranked at the head OF
his profession. For the last twenty
years he had been on the down grade,
caused by dissipation. He was very
eccentric, and was always playing
pranks. In 1864 he had inserted in the
Cahaba Gazette, 81, 600, 600 reward for
the assassination of President Lincoln.
He was not worth as many cents This
reward was not over Gayle's signature
But few months passed after this before
the world was wrapped by electric
flashes of the terrible deed having. been
done. Soon the war closed. The
editors of the Cahaba Gazette were
arrested because of the reward offered in
their columns. In the examination
Gayle was found to be the man who
offered the reward. Gayle was arrest
ed and confined about one year in
Fortress Monroe. Tie was, however,
mainly through the intercession of his
wife, by President Johnson, released.
During his confinement in Fortress
Monroe ne became partially paralyzed in
his lower limbs, from which he never
recovered
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-05-01

last census for the District OF Columbia, ex-
ceeds that for similar service in all tbs New
England states, New Jer, ey and Delaware to-
gether, which had population of 4, 1923, $50 in
1870.
LYsASDKR G. DYER, of Tennessee, has been
appointed United States consul at Odessa
tuussia.
The postoffice department is in receipt of in
formation that parties who have secured con-
tracts for large nominal routes in the western
states are Systematically offering to sub-let
them, thereby assuming in effect the position
of mail route brokers. The business will be
broken up.
ALL the clerk in the postofice department
implicated in the recent mail contract frauds
have been dismissed by the postmaster gen.
eral.
has decided that the commissioner Of internal
revenue has a right to examine the bank
checks Of any bank to ascertain whether the
law is violated respecting the afixing of
stamps to such checks.
THE Rev Parson Newman, late consular in
specting agent claims to have been abused.
1t currently reported that he received
large sums of money from the treasury for
his two years trip to Europe. The treasurer
books show that his accounts have been bal
anced, and that he received only %, 500 in
salary aud g. 100 for expenses.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-05-01

and on Mr.. Beecher's leaving the wit
ness stand. Mr.. S. W. Partridge. n clerk
Tor the firm of which Moulton was a
member, testified to receiving from
Moulton check for $1,000, drawn by
Bowen. To this check was attached a
sip OF paper, on which was written
'Spolls OF new friends for the enrich
ment of the DID," In relation to the
50, 700 paid by Beecher. witness said:
remember the payment of So. 900 into
the firm but did not know it was Beech
er 1t came from. I carried the cred
1T of the $1,000 to Moulton by
bis direction. Moulton told me next
day to make check for 1000 to Til
ton and charge it to his name. This
was all the defence had to ask the wit
ness, and he was allowed to go, without
cross examination Court then ad-
1Ourned.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-05-01
BORDER RAIDERS.

A Galveston, Corpus Christi, special
says that on May 18th report came
IN that company of men disguised had
attacked Mr.. Blain's ranch, in the
neighborhood of Hapana, burned that
and four other ranches, and were COM
ing In the direction of Corpus Christi.
VIM. Hale, a passenger in the stage
from Brownsville to Santa Gertrude
ranch, reported band of thirty-fve or
forty Mexicans approaching that ranch
and robbing and burning houses as they
came. All communication by telegraph
with Brownsville was cut off. The wire
is supposed to have been destroyed.
Firing was heard at Baregas, on the
18th, eight miles beyond Santa Ger
trudes. Every body there was under
arms awaiting an attack.
A courier reached Corpus Christi
Sunday, the 18th, calling for help. The
alarm bells were rung and Capt. Beynon,
Clark and Culver have started to meet
the raiders. Word has also been sent
to Banquette, and the Neuces: the
country is aroused.
This band will probably turn back
when they find their movements are
known. Many ranchers are MOVING into
Corpus Christi with their families for
protection.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-05-01
Washington.

The second trial of General Blunt. charged
with conspiracy 70 defraud the government
IN 1874, has resulted in his acquittal
IN view Of the retirement OF Gen Spinner
from the office of treasurer on the LIST of july
II has been determined 10 assess upon the sew
eral national banks the expense OF redeeming
and asserting their notes AZ the national bank
redemption sgency on the LIST Of May. instead
Of the let of July as originally intended.
NEW banking firm is announced III Wash.
IN ton. with Lieut.-Col. Fred Grant and a
nephew of Senator Sherman, Of Ohio for it
members. The former will resign his COM
mission in the army.
PRoF BAIRD. United States Fish Commits
sioner, is engaged with large force in hatch
Jug ont young shad along the Carolina coast
He will proceed northward as the season adj
vances and intends TO hatch ont 1000, 00G
Young shad in the Potomac during May OF
these several hundred thousand will be trans
ported west 10 stock rivers in the Mississippi
Valley.
THE management of the L. s. District at
torney's office at Washington, needs looking
after. The cost of maintaining this Office with
l31, COO as the population returned by the
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-05-01
CAPTURE OF COUNTERFEITERs.

For some time past officers of the
United States secret service, under chief
Washburn, have been shadowinga posse
Of counterfeiters, who have been doing
an extensive business. The band has
been operating probably for years, and
had its headQua2 tiers at BOscobel. 1t
consisted of Malcolm Robinson, Frank
Brown, Kale Ellis and q woman named
Robinson, all of whom have been ar
rested. The detectives found $1,000 In
counterfeit 50-cent pieces, besides all
their working materials, consisting of
dies, press and paper, there being
enough of the latter to work off about
$40, 900 of the spurious stuff. The work
has been carried on at the house of
Robinson, who is a harness maker, and
resided in rooms over his shop, where
the headquarters of the queer" were
Oyerhauled. Frank Brown is peddler
of patent wagon lifters, and probably
used that occupation to cover operations
in the more lucrative business of "shov
ing the queer" The detectives have
had clue for a considerable time, but
only got it in position to work protita-
bly, about three weeks or a month ago.
The chief Of the gang is Kale Ellis,
who is said TO have been a counterfeiter
for about eight years. but how the
others got into the business IS not re-
lated. They are reported to have got
rid Of SO, 600 worth of the stuff from
their unpretentlOus quarters here. tits
said their surprise and confusion when
the detectives swoOped down on them
was beyond description. They Were
taken to Madison.