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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-05-07

THE "independent," press must oc.
casionally be credited with spasm
OF good sense. The following is
from the Springfield (Mass.) Repud'
Hco,s:.
If the real South wants help from
the North, 1t can have it in abun-
dance as soon as it exhibits its prin-
ciples and power, shows its reality
and presents something worthy OF
help. So long as the South is repre-
sented by the DULLES and negro hat
ers and hunters, so long the North
must and will keep on its war-paint.
This paper that now says that the
North mast keep on its war-paint, is
the same that for months past has
been bowling at the Republican adj
ministration for employing the mill
tary in preserving order and protect
ing constituted authority in the
South. 1t may or may not be wor-
thy of remark that this change of
tone is coincidcnt with the reception
of a big job of government advertis-
ing from the Post Office Depart
ment
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-05-07

JAMES BEcKLEy, PFF,
VS. In the Circuit Court
JOHN II. BEcKLEY. SAR-
All &. BECKLEY. THos. of Buchanan County,
w. BEcKLEY. MARGARET
BECKLEY, c. MOTION Iowa. June term. 1875
BEoKLEY. Uctene1dhfs,
To sad Defend0i,ts:
XOU are hereby notified that there is now on
L file in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court of buchanan County. Iowa. the petition of
James Beckley, the plaintiff aforesaid, asking a
partition of the following described lands. to-wit ::
southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of sec
ton Z. in township IS north of range ., west, in
Buchanan County. Iowa. and running thence
south thirtytwo rods. thence west twelve and one
half rods, thence south one hundred and twenty
eight rods. thence west siXty-scven and one-haf
rods. thence north one hundred and sixty rods.
thence east eighty rods to place of beginning.
containing sixty acres OF land also piece of land
commencing at point thirty eight and twO-tifths
rods west of point twenty rods north of south
east corner of northeast quarter OF section "a. in
township IS, north Of range 8, west of 9Th p. NJ.
in the State of Iowa. thence running north sixty
two and half rods. thence west six and two
f1fths rods. thence south sixty two and one-haf
rods, thence east six and twofifths rods to place
of beginning; all in Buchanan county. Iowa.
You are also notified that unless you appear
thereto and defend before noon of the second day
an county, to be held at independence. in said
county. on the nth day of June, A. d.. 1879 de-
fault will be entered against you and Judgment
rendered thereon, and partition dccreed
ID. w. BRUCKART.
4W3S Attorney for Plaintiff
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-05-07

THE Investigating Committee to
examine into the affairs of the Reform
School, got into jangle the other
day over the question of who should
pay the expenses of the witnesses for
the prosecution. Superintendent Nc
Carly finally proposed to pay half
the fees of the witnesses called to es-
tablish his delinquency, if his accus-
ers would pay the other halt; prop
osition to which they did not accede.
This does not look like disposition
to evade Investigate on, much less a
consciousness of guilt; but we shall
con
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-05-07
Too Poor to Take a Nowspa pcr.

Under the above heading the Prin-
ter's Circular, published at Philadel-
phia, tells an old but trite story and
makes some excellent comments, as
follows:
An anecdote is told of farmer 60
ing one day to the Office Of a New
York journal and ordering his paper
stopped, because he was too poor to
take it any longer.
"Suppose we make a bargain" said
the editor, Gin this way. Go home
and select hen that shall be called
my hen; sell the eggs that the hen
lays during the year, and send the
proceeds to me as your subscription
for the paper
The farmer was pleased at so easy
way to pay for his paper, and readily
consented. The result was, that dur
ing the year the hen paid for the pa
per twice its regular price of subscrip-
ton.
This is by no means 4 pure fiction,
for the same may be true in great
multitude of eases. Almost every
one wastes and throws away more
than enough money during the year
to get weekly or daily newspaper
that would furnish him with intellect
ual food, and keep him posted in the
busy stirring events Of the day. A
very small retrenchmcnt in the lux
uries that almost every one INDUCES
in, would secure daily visitor full of
gossip about the doings of the great
world around us; tull of stirring
events in the history that is every
day being made in our own country,
and full of useful general informa-
ton, and facts in literature, science
and art"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-05-07
Brandt.

The jury in the case of Isaac Brandt
ex-State Treasurer, on trial last week
at Des Moines, for embezzlement of
State funds, came into court on Fri
day last with a verdict Of guilty on
the count of the indictment charging
Brandt with taking bonus for the
use Of State funds, and finding the
amount so embezzled $4,000. In the
light of the testimony taken on the
trial, the verdict is most righteous
one. Undoubtedly between Rankin
and Brandt, the latter is the greater
scoundrel, and we hope that no legal
bubble may be successfully inter-
posed to prevent him from receiving
his Just deserts.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-05-07
A Colored Revival in Mississippi

Nj. Alexander Clark, writing to the
Cincinnati Commercial, thus de-
scribes colorcd camp meeting scene
which he visited in Mississippi:
The prolonged and chanting inton-
alton Of the words we have spaced
was indescribable. The effect was ut
times thrilling. Some parts of an
Grafton to which we listened, how
ever, while less eloquent, were GER
tainly very practical. The preacher
struck nails square on the head as he
hammered away. For instance:
"Now, bredren and sisters, we
wants mounahs heah to-nig No
foolin'. Eff you can't moulin for you
sins, don't come foolin' roun' dis
allah. l knows you. You's tryin'
mighty ha'hd to be converted 't'hout
bein' hurt. The Lord 'spises mock
cry. Sometimes you sinnahs comes
foh'rd an holds your head too high Il
comm. You comes toah you's ready.
You starts too soon. You don't re-
pent. You's no mounahs. You's
toolin' wild de Lord. You come
struttin' up to de allah; you tlops
down on your knees, an you peeps
tru you lingahs, dis way, an you
cocks up you eahs to see who's max
in de boss prayer You's 'tircly too
peart for penitcn's. You's no noun
abs. Eff YOU comes heah to fool, YOU
bettah stay away. Bettah 90 to hell
from de pew asleepin', or from your
cabin swearin', dan from de noun
abs bench a foolin'. Eff you's not in
airnes' keep away from heah; don't
boddcr us. Do you want us to make
ourselves hoasc, and wcah out ouah
lungs Il prayin' for you when you
knows you's only foolin' vivid de Lord?
l tells you to be mighty cahful. !
want to see you comm SO buhdened
by de weight oh you sins dat you
can't hold up your heads. want to
see you SO heartbrokc dat you knees
knock togedder when you walk
You mus be low minded. De Bible
lays great stress on de low. You's
got to get low down in de dus'. De
good book says, Glow UoD, i'll de
vollem of de book it is writ. Now
min dat, an be low"
Then addressing the members of
the church more particularly, he said:
''Bredcrcn III dc Lord, you mus be
airnes' prayin' for desc pure sinnahs.
You mus wake up. In dis spring
time Of yeah, when the leaves is
comm and the tiowahs is twinklin'
an u bloomin', what does de leaves
an de howahs say? Dey says, Cit
up" "Amen! OATS SO" from an
old brother in the corner. at is
mohnin, de day is breakin'. Git up.
Wake up in dc mohnin." ["Amcn!
wake 'em up, Brudder Clinton," from
the corner. "roo many oh YOU
'fessahs oh 'ligion has been slocpin'
on the wheels oh Time. Git up an
put youah sholdah to dc Wheels
Den when you kneel ROM dis aitah
to comfoht de mounahs, don't holler."
Amen, hafteluyah!' yelled y sister
from the woman's side "Evcry
time you hollers de dcbble he puts
another thought in your heart. You'd
better wispah to de Lord dan to hol-
Ter mt the debblc, Talk low. Let
the mounahs pray for demselves.-
You bodder dem wild your ho,lcrin'.
Git down lon side dem, an 'struct
dem when dey AK, but don't waste
bretf' ober any who's peepin' roun'
listenin' for nice talk. Don't tell de
monmah to watch for visions am wait
for miriclcs. JUS show dem how to
res Oh de wohd an icsk de prom
ises."
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-05-07
Political,

-Danforth Eddy, Congressman
Pratt's candidate for Governor, has
prudently taken himself out of the
way; and now the other aspirants
are trembling in their shoes lest Pratt
may write letters in their behalf.
The GAINESVILLE Star, abiding to
the reported alliance between Allison
and Harlan says: "Who ever did
believe it, and what if it is true?
Does Allison and Harlan run the
party in Iowa?"
The State Register says that
Hon. G. +. Clarkson, of Grundy
county, is not candidate for Cover
nor, and gin no event will he consent
to the use of his name in that con.
nection."
The name of Austin Adams, OF
Dubuque,is being used in connection
with the Republican nomination fol
Supreme Judge. There is no man in
this section of the State whose nomi.
nation would be more appropriate
and acceptable.
The U. S. Grand Jury, at Du-
buuue, elected the following State
ticket: For Governor, Hon. S. J.
Kirkwood, of Iowa City; Lieut.. Gov.
erHor, Hon. Henry Kelly, of Usage.
Supreme Judge, Hon. D. d. Chase, OF
Webster City. The gentlemen on
the jury evidently had correct ap.
probation of the class of men from
which our candidates should be
chosen.
The Denison Recie,c, with a
recklessness which we charitably i'm
putc to ignorance, makes the charge
that John Russell owes his promi-
nencc as candidate for Governor
solely to ring Of political slate
makers at the Capital, who have die
tatcd his nomination in advance. OF
course, all acquainted with the facts
know how ridiculous this is. If there
is one man in Iowa who, by an unim-
peachable record of official honesty
and faithfulness, is fitted to draw out
a spontaneous endorsement from the
people it is John Russell. He is not
the sort of man for whose elevation
to places of trust and confidence the
agency of secret rings is necessary.
The State Register thinks, from
reading the papers of northern Iowa,
that the Republican State ticket is to
be "cold cut" All the candidates
suggested, it says, are above the frost
line, none further north than one-third
the way down the political geography,
and it deduces the moral theretrom
that ''the North grows no more mod
est rapidly" 1t is not the fault of
the North if it has SO many good
men for these positions, nor is it
strange that the northern press
should speak appreciatingly of those
with whose merits it is best acquaint-
ed. Besides, on the score Of mod
esty, it would be unjust to expect the
North always to assume that role be-
cause, forsooth, from disuse, the South
appears so awkward therein.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-05-07
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
ZAcHARA r. LONG, Pi,.f.

ZAcnAHA T. LONG, Prt.
ELIZABETH A. Long.
AMOS ii. Long. CHAs. In the Circuit Court
II. LONG. AARON NJ of Buchanan County.
LONG. JoHN w. Lone Iowa. June Term, 1873
FRANK l.. LONG. AND
MARY L. $. LONG, h.
fe,,iIHfS.
To silt DefsHduHfs.
YOU are hereby notified that on or before the
L first day of June, A. d.. 1873. there will be
on file in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Buchanan county. Iowa, the petition of
Zachara 7. Long the Plaintiff aforesaid, asking the
partition and sale of the following lands in Blu
chanan county, Iowa. viz:
East half of southeast quarter of section twenty
nine (29); east half of southwest quarter of sec
ton twenty seven (21) northeast quarter of north
east quarter of section thirty two. ('2) west half
Of southeast quarter of southeast quarter of sec.
ton thiry-two (a2): and east half of southwest
quarter Of northwest quarter of section thirty
three t33>, all in township eighty seven $50. II OF
range seven. o.
You also notified that unless you appear
thereto and defend before noon Of the second day
of the June term of said Circuit Court Of Buchan
an county. to be held at Independence. in said
county. on the 18th day of June. A. d.. 1879 a de-
fanlt will be entered against you ard Judgment
rendered thereon.
W. G. & J. b. DOMAIN.
fowl Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-05-07
Inn ,,,,,ndon of Hon,ard h1

The murder of Howard by mob
at Des Moines last fall, is bearing its
legitimate fruits. A dispatch, dated
the 4th, says tnat Geo. N. Kirkman,
a wealthy farmer of Polk county,
was found dead, hanging to a tree,
two miles north of Mitchellville. The
Vigilants attempted to hang Kirk
man last tall, and it is probable that
this is their work. The Code of fudge
Lynch bids fair to supersede the reg
ular operation of law in the capital
and vicinity.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-05-07

SPEAKING of the papers of Dubuque,
they are one and all swift and willing
champions of the liquor traffic. -
BULLETIN. 52
Our Independence friend is in error -
The Times is not and never has been the
champion of the liquor traffic" Nor a
it the champion" of a prohibitory Law
that does not prohibit.-Dubuque 7imS$e
1t was not our intention to do the
Times injustice in the remark quoted
from our columns, and we take pleas
ure in reproducing the above dis
claimer-the only one from the press
of that city-that it is not the defend
er of whisky selling. We lmpute
this constituencies to a general accusa-
ton of that kind as q healthy sign.
We wish to say, also, that our remark
concerning the papers of Dubuque,
was not, as the Times appears to
think, based upon their opinions con-
cerning prohibition and license. We
do not wish to be understood as
claiming that, because they favor a
license law in place of the present
one, they are therefore necessarily the
champions of the liquor traffic. The
remark to which the Times takes cx-
ception as applied to itself, was used
in illustration of the statement, that
the friends of license system are
not always the enemies of intemper-
ance, and not to raise an offensive
issue of fact. We are content to
leave the question concerning the
attitude of the Dubuque press toward
the liquor traffic with their readers,
furthermore, we are not unnindful
of the possibility that our Dubuque
contemporaries may have 4 stricter in
terpretation of what constitutes cham
pionship than ours. Neither will we
quarrel with the Times over the local
option proposition, but when it talks
about license law for Dubuque we
hope it will spare us the transparent
prctensc that the object is to afford
remedy for intemperance.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-05-07
Virginia and the Centennial.

AS a promoter of national unity
and concord, the centennial celebra.
ton next year, at Philadelphia, will
be worth more than it will cost;
certainly more than the government
is likely to contribute to it. AS a
confirmation of this, read the follow
ing extract from the Richmond
(Va.) Enquirer, Democratic paper
of the fire eating class:
At that exhibition we shall have
call the world and the rest Of man.
kind" for an auditory, and in our
humble opinion we cannot, even in 4
pecuniary view, afford to be absent.
Then, too, it is to be national jubi-
lee-the jubilee Of that nation which
is our nation-that nation ut whose
baptism century ago Virginia stood
sponsor-and as we hope that that
nation next year may be rc-baptized
in the principles Of liberty and re-
stored to the foundations laid by the
fathers, how can Virginia, in view of
all this afford to be absent? We are
aware that here or there carper or
sorehead raises his feeble voice
against it, because, as he characteri-
yes it, it is "Yankec institution"
and therefore we should not touch
the unclean thing. But we advise
such to smooth the "wrinklcd 'front.'"
and remember that there are no more
Yankees" in the country now in
proportion than there were at the
origional National baptism one humid
red years ago, and that the prospect
of unity, harmony, determination, if
not as brilliant now as then, is grow
ing brighter and brighter each day of
the year, and that III this direction,
and this alone, is the only outlook for
redemption from present ills, and the
restoration of peace and prosperity.
Away with such stuff and nonsense.
Let us be men, accepting the situa-
tion," and utilizing it as becomes Il
rational sensible people. For both
the political and pecuniary point of
view, we hold that Virginia will do
herself and her real friends at the
North and elsewhere irreparable in
jury if she fails to be properly repre-
scented at the Centennial celebration
at Philadelphia in 1876.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-05-07

The North Platte (Ncb.) Republi,
can produces map of the Black
Hills which conclusiyely proves that
North Platte is the only eligible
starting point for people bound to
the gold fields. The map was made
by some one in white pantaloons sit.
ting first on puddle Of printing ink
and then on the paper. 1t is very
faithful.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-05-07

The State Register says; "Thcre
is no evidence on file in the Office of
the Secretary OF State OF the publica-
ton of chapter l5l of the acts of the
9th General Assembly In the Des
Moines Times. This act relates to
dover and is . matter OF interest to
many persons.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-05-07

Two States have yet to hold cleo
tons for Congressman. California
chooses four members in September,
and Mississippi six members in No
vcmbcr. Six vacancies have been
caused by death. After this year
elections for members of the lower
house will be held in all the States
on the Tuesday after the first Monday
in November,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-05-07

TELEGRArmc reports from num-
Der of points in Illinois, Indiana,
Wisconsin, Kansas, and Minnesota,
generally agree that wheat was not
damaged by the severe frost of last
Saturday night. All concur, how
ever, in the opinion that fruits was
very seriously injured, in some places
completely destroyed, with the excep-
ton of apples, which, however, did
not entirely escape damage.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-05-07

THE proposition of the Hamilton Free
man to nominate Il man for Governor with
the understanding that he shall be taken
for United States Senator when the Legis-
laturc shall meet, is, we think, entitled to
consideration. 1t would certainly SIM
plify the matter very much and prevent a
repetition of the scandalous contest of
four years ago. The nominee for Lieut.
Governor in that event would be selected
with a view of his becoming Governor
If this should be generally acquiesccd in,
it will give us first class ticket, and the
campaign would be relieved of many I'M
pleasant complications, which otherwise
cannot fail to make trouble in many local
tiles. The Republicans of the State should
take this matter under serious Amusement.
Cedar Rapids Republican.
We do not think that the Republi-
can party of Iowa will favor this sort
of indircction, or that it is calculated
to do it any good. The interest and
dignity of the party alike demand
that it shall occupy an unequivocal
position and indulge in no hide and
seek performance of any kind. Let
the candidates for State officers be
selected with consideration of their
integrity and fitness for the positions
for which they are nominated, and
without regard to any other schemes
or combinations whatever. Let the
Senatorial question bide its time and
when it comes, be met honestly and
squarely with the ablest and fittest
man we have for our candidate.
Regarding the suggestion above,
respecting the Lieut.. Governor, the
contingency of his succeeding to the
chief executive position should never
be lost sight of, no more now than at
any other time. In our opinion, there
is no necessity of masquerading.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-05-07
Qllt Bnlltti'l,
IRIDAY. MAY Z. 1878.
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVEN-
TON.

HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL)
COMMITTEE OF Iowa.
MARsHALLrowN Iowa, April %. 1875.
The twentieth Annual State Convention of the
Republican Party Of Iowa will be held at
Des Moines. Wednesday, June 30, rs.
at the hour of II O'Clock, A NJ. for the purpose OF
nominating:
One candidate for Governor.
One candidate for Lieut.. Governor.
One candidate for Supreme Judge.
One candidate for Superintendent Of Public
instruction.
The ratio Of representation will be one delegate
for each county, and in addition thereto one dele
gate for every 200 votes or fraction over 1O0 cas-
for Josiah T, Young, for Secretary Of State fol
1874
Buchanan county will be entitled to eight 81
delegates in the Convention.
GEO. c. HEBERLING,
Chairman Committee
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-05-07
Cloths Il Yarn Exchanged Tor Wool
TO CONTRACTORS.

CEALED PROPOSALS will be received by the
- undersigned until Saturday, May 20, 1873, for
building granite pier under the bridge at Little
ton. Plan and specifications be seen at the
office of the County Auditor in independence Ia
Bids must be accompanied with satisfactory evil
dence of responsibility. and directed to the under
signed care of County Auditor.
SAMUEL MILLER. Bridge
WM. BUNCE,
3w41 p. REITERMAN. Com.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-05-07

The New York Times thinks Mr..
Schurz' position somewhat peculiar ut
is not unlike that Df the Irishman, who.
climbing rope, let go to spit on his hands.
Where or how he expects to get hold
again, we do not know.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-05-07

The Charlton Ledder dominates
Judge Thayer OF the Clinton Age for
Governor on the Democratic ticket.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-05-07

THE approaching marriage of Gen.
Sheidan to the beautiful and accom-
plishcd daughter of Gen. Rucker, is
announced.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-05-07

Whistling bees. That is to be the
next epidemic. Prepare to Tucker.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-05-07

Dubuque has new evening paper
called the .Nescs.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-05-07
MISS L. MANGAS.
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

IA kSS - III IA ~ VI iAS.
experienced nurse, will be found at the res
1cncc of Mrs. A. Myers. 3m4o