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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09

THE Christian Union, which has
not always been fair and candid in its
illusions to Southern Republican
officials, is compelled, however, to re-
verse its Judgment regarding one
"carpet-bagger." 1t says:
''Before the election of Governor
Chamberlain, of South Carolina, we
avowed want of confidence in his
integrity. We take pleasure in say
ing now that his conduct in office has
been such as to make us feel that we
were wrong in distressing him. He
has set his face Ike flint against the
corruptionists of his own party, there
by earning their hatred, and com.
mending himself to the confidence of
those who opposed his election.
There has been great improvement
in the affairs of the State under his
administration, and if he goes on as
he has begun every honest man i'll
the State will be in favor OF his re-
election"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

LYDIA ANN ORION, PYG, In the Circuit Cour,
WILLIAM LEE and JAMES Iowa. June Term =.
L. LEE, D'ieHdsnts. 1875
TO sad Defeaaants.
VOU are hereby notified that on or before the
L first day of March, 1879, there will he on file
in the Office Of the Clerk Of the Circuit Court Of
buchanan County. Iowa, the petition of the Plain
tin, setting forth therein that she is the widow Of
Gould Tyler Orion. who departed this life Novcm
Der 18th, 1875 that they We're married on the 10th
Of November. 1885; that they never divorced !;
that on or about the year 1861 Gould Tyler Orion
was the owner in fee simple Of the north half
of the northwest quarter OF section number TWEEN
ty-eight. in township eighty nine. north Of range
about said year said Gould Tyler orion sold and
transferred said real estate and that the Plaintiff
herein did not join in executing the deed to the
same, and has not at any time rolinquished her
dover interest in said real estate and that Defend
ant VIM. Lee claims to own the said real estate by
n continuous title from Gould Tyler orion that
James L. Lee claims to have a mortgage upon said
real estate. Plaintiff prays, in her petition that
her dover interest in said real estate being the
one-third part in value thereof, be set apart and
admeasured to her as the widow Of Gould Tyler
Orion, as the law provides in such cases.
And that unless you appear thereto and defend
before noon OF the second day OF the next term OF
said Court, to be begun and held At the Court
House in said Buchanan County. Iowa. ON the 18th
day OF June 1875, default will be entered against
you and Judgment rendered thereon.
j. s. WOODWARD, with
WILLARD, CALLVERT & HOPPER
SAw Att'ys for Plaintiff. =.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09

BEN BUTLER has recently written
a letter to friend in Boston, who
solicited his influence to prevent the
removal of friend in a Federal
office, declining to interfere, on the
ground that now he is private citi-
zen he has no right to seek to control
appointments, and declaring that he
will not do so. He concludes: "Wh hat
cannot do BY right my own self-re
spect declares that | should not do as
a favor. cannot protect my friend
from unjust removal without making
i; Il solicitation Of personal favor. :
We confess to Il feeling of surprise
no less .hln a.i.ication to have suc}
dignitiel ard proper sentiments from
th,t source. Butler rcnousciny "But
lcriSm'' is refreshing.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09

The old SANDER, refnted hun.
dred times, but .resuscitated by the
Democracy at each. recurring politi-
cal campaign, about Gen. John A.
Logan secruitlng soldiers for the reb-
81 army in Illinois, has received fin
al quietus in the minds OF all honest
men. 1t was recently revived in the
affidavit of one John L. Wheatley,
published in the New York World,
who claimed that he was one of the
men SO recruited by Gen. Logan, and
that the latter conducted the troops
from Williamson county, ILL.,, to the
Ohio river, and then went back for
more, intending to join them in Ken
lucky, and command them in the
rebel service. This has called out a
letter from Col. Thorndyke Brooks,
an ex-Confederate officer residing in
Baltimore, who declares the Wheatly
affidavit lie throughout. He furth-
err says that he recruited the men re-
ferred to by Wheatly, and that Gen.
Logan had no sort of connection with
it. Brooks was resident of Illinois
at the breaking out of the war, though
a native of Maryland. Wheatly
made the original affidavit number
of years ago, and atterward recanted
it, but it is welcome weapon for the
chief organ of the Democracy, to
which the truth or falsity of the
charge is not of the slightest con-
Germ.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09

AT the city election in Dubuque,
on Monday, the Republicans won a
substantial victory, electing their can
didate for Mayor, JAS. Cushing, by
1876 majority, and their City Attorney,
D. E. Lyon, by IS majority. The
Democrats carried the mayorality last
year by 1924 majority. This year
they elect the Treasurer, Marshal and
Assessor. On Recorder and Auditor
there was no contest. In two of the
wards both parties united on candi.
dates for Aldermen. In the other
wards the Democrats elected two,
and the Republicans one Alderman.
Taken altogether it was serious
set back to the Dubuque Bourbons
and their organ. Tho HeraIds az
tempt to hide its discontinue by
powerful blowing and bravado, only
makes it the more ludicroasly appar.
emit.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09

SOUTHERN Democrats are discuss
ing the expediency of bringing for.
ward jeff Davis as the Democratic
candidate for the Presidency. The
Galveston Ne'cs, the most prominant
Democratic paper in Texas boldly
advocates this policy. The Southern
Democrats are determined to gain by
the ballot what they lost by the trial
of the bullet, and in their schemes
seem confident OF their ability to use
their brethren in the North.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09
State News.

The State House at Des Mines had
q very narrow escape from destruction
from fire last week.
The Center Point Lotus says that on
Tuesday morning Of last week the light
ming knocked the chimneys off house in
that vicinity, and considerably shocked
the occupant, Mr.. Smock.
Col. Dudley W. Adams, Worthy Mas
ter of the National Grange Of Patrons of
Husbandry, has purchased 600 acres of
land in Florida with the intention of es-
tablishing an orange orchard.
MT. Pleasant has been overtaken by
the spelling-school epidemic, and none too
soon The editor of the Journal, twice
in one paragraph, speaks of the allow
ance for stationary of member of Con-
gress. And this, too, in the Athens of
Iowa.
The Eureka says, onions shipped
from Chicago are selling in the Anamosa
market, at $2.75. What blessing it is
to the Jones county farmers that Chicago
is SO easy of access, else they might be
embarrassed for the means of subsistence
"A few weeks since, according to the
Register, Dcs Moines man went to Cali
tOrnia, promising friend to write all the
particulars about Sacramento. His friend
has just received the letter as follows
Friend -: You asked me to write
you all about this country. The girls are
all from Boston and whisky is IS cents q
drink. Yours truly, -"
The West Union g setts records the
suicide by hanging, of VIM. Harevv, a
well-to-do farmer living about miles
southeast of that place. He rose in the
morning, called the boys to build the fire,
and went out to do the chores. When his
oldest son followed short time after, he
found his father hanging from tree near
the barn. He was Immediately cut down,
but the vital spark had fled
The Monticello E1prsss says: About
the Sd of February last, Mr.. VIM. Suthcr-
land, of Scotch Grove, in this county,
lost six shoats and saw no more of them
until the Goth of March, when, having oc-
casion to move his hog pen, the lost hogs
were found under it, and were en- by nu-
merous witnesses. They were alive and
well, although they had been blockaded
by the snow, and absolutely without any
thing to eat for forty fire days.
Lacking two or three items where
with to wind up in artistic style the obitu-
AIRY notice of o. D. Crane, the Anam0sa
Eureka concluded to postpone its publ.
cation one week Before the next issue,
0. D. Crane inopportuncly put in his per-
sonal appearance. in healthy flesh and
blood. much, to the delight Of his i'm.
mediate friends, and the disgust of the
editor, who thus has ON hand q highly
elaborate obituary which won't fit any
body else 1t was A. D Crane, instead
0. o., that died in Memphis.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09

YELLOW fever is reported at Key
West. The scare consequent there
from has resulted in the abandon
ment of the invasion of Mexico by
Senator Cameron and his party. AT
ter proceeding as far as New Orleans
the excursionists scattered, each seek
ing his respective home in the north
by the most practicable route.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09

The New York Tribune gives
evidence of intelligent observation
in the following extract from its col
umns: "The Democratic party OF
Iowa is going to bereorganized again.
1t goes through that operation every
year, but there never seems to be
much of change in the vote after.
wardr
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

tof Buchanan County
EDWIN r. SLACK. n.f'tl Iowa. June term, 1875
10 Said D,ftaddAt:
YOU are hereby notified that on or before the
L first day of June. A. d.. 1873. there will be OH
file in the Office Of the Clerk OF the Circuit Court
OF Buchanan County. Iowa, the petition of Abbie
l.. Slack the Plaintiff aforesaid claiming Of you
q divorce from the bonds Of matrimony, alleging
a cause therefor, willful desertion upon your
part for the space of two years last past also
ask ing the Court to decree to Plaintiff the custody
of her minor child Leon Slack.
You are also notified that unless you appear
thereto and defend, before noon of the second day
Of the June term of said Circuit Court of Blu
chairman county to be held at Independence in
said county, on the l4th day Of June, D.,
1875, a default will he entered agains. you and
decree rendered ia accordance with the prayer Of
petition.
j. 5. WOODWARD.
4w3j Attorney for PlaintiE.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09

REFERRING to the Senatorial ques-
ton the Fort Dodge Messenger says
that "Hon." Dennis N. Cooley is for
Harlan. The announcement will
doubtless be received with breathless
interest by the public, and congratu-
lation by the friends of other candi.
dates.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09
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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09
NEW ADVERTISEME rs.
sheriG's Sale.

DY VIRTUE of an execution issued ont of and
ID under the seal of the District Court of Blu
chanan county Iowa. in favor OF Frederick Zaitsch
and against the goods and chattes. lands and EN-
ements of George Kelley: haye levied upon the
following described property, to-wit:
Lot one o. in block twenty-five (22) IN Bulls
addition to the village (now city, of Independence
in Buchanan county. Iowa.
Which property as above described. will offer
for sale, subject to redemption, at public auction
at the door OF the Court House in the city of indie
pendence on Saturday. the eighth day of May A.
D.. 1875. at two O'Clock +. NJ. of said day to the
highest bidder to satisfy said execution and costs
2w31 GEO. o. FARR, Sheriff.
c. r. WELLINGTON. Atty for Pltf.
Sherif's office, Independence April s, 1873.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned
IN was the nth day Of April, 1873 duly
appointed by the Circuit Court of Buchanan coun-
ty, Iowa. and has qualified Administrator
of the Estate Of Peter McKeown late of
Buchanan county, Iowa, deceased. All
persons indebted to the estate are requested to
make immediate payment to the undersigned. and
those having claims against the same will present
them duly authenticated to said Court for allow
ance q. II. p. ROSZELL.
Administrator.
nntad Anril 18th 1871 9w3T
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09
Q|,t Bnlltti',,
FRIDAY, APRIL .. 1873.

SENATOR Dick OGLEsBY, OF Illinois,
is mentioned as an aspirant for the
nomination for ice-President on the
ticket with Blaine. 1t is said that
the friends of the latter are encourag-
ing Oglesby in his aspirations.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09
TO PLASTERERS.

TO PLASTERERS.
OFEICE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Iowa
HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE. INDIE
PENDENcE. March 18th, 1875.
NEALED PROPOSALS will be received by the
- undersigned at the office of Geo. Josseyn, at
the Hospital. until IL O'Clock NJ. ON the 18th Of
April next, for furnishing materials and plasterng
of the centre building of said Hospital. Proposals
must state a sum in gross for doing the entire
work No bids by the yard will be considered.
All proposals must be accompanied by bond Of
five hundred dollars to the State Of Iowa. condi
toned that the person persons making the pro-
posals will enter promptly into contract for doing
the work i'll case the same shall be awarded to him
or them. No bids will be considered which do not
conform to the above requirements. The party to
whom the contract shall be awarded will be re-
quired to give bonds in the sum OF one-quarter OF
the amount of the sum he is to receive for said
work, to be approved by the Board. The Commits
sioners reserve the right to reject any and all pro-
posals received
For plans and specifications and further infor-
ma ton, apply to Geo. JOSEF yn. at the Hospital
MATURIN l.. FISHER.
Il. G. MORGAN, Commissioners.
GEO. W. BEMIS. 4w34
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09
Rascally Development.

Three weeks since we copied from
the Waterloo Courier the principal
part of what purported to be the
affidavit of w. G. Kilvington, form
erly Assistant Superintendent of the
Reform School, making startling
allegations Of cruelty and neglect
against Mr.. McCarty, the Superin-
tendent. The document had abo1t
it suspicion of unreliability, and
we expressed our doubts Of its truth
at the time, but we were not prepared
to learn that 1t was an absolute
forgery. The following letter from
MI. Kilvington himself, published in
the Muscatine Journal last week,
tells the whole story:
PLAINF1ELD, IND, March 20, 1875.
Hon. j. A. PARvIN-Dsar SRI re-
ceived, on the 25th ult., copy of the
Keokuk C0nstituti0n, containing what
purported to be communication from me
to the Waterloo Courier, sworn to and
bearing my signature. This day have
written to Mr.. McCarty with regard to the
matter 1t is base forgery. have not
been in Iowa since January, 1874, neither
have given my consent to publish any
thing concerning the school or its Super
intendent. What had to say of him /
I said in the presence of the Trustees. l
believe l did right, and think the gentle.
men of that Board will be fully convinced
of the truth of my statement yet, but !
wish to be honorable, and do as would
be done by. lam in great sympathy with
Mr. McCarty, because l think he is suffer
ing from severe trials which seem to beset
him on every hand. hope he will pub
lish my letter in vindicatiOn of the right,
and as we are both concerned in the Mat
ter, hope he will bring the perpetrator to
hight. Mr.. Ainsworth will write you in
answer to your communication. hope
you may act with wisdom and discretion
and that the usefulness OF your institution
| will not sustain injuries from the con-
tinual attacks of its enemies. Please
write Mr.. McCarty and make this state.
ment know to him, for fear he should
not receive my letter. With kind regards
of myself and wife, and many thanks to
you for your uniform kindness TO us when
with you, remain,
Yours very truly,
w. c. KILvINGToN.
The journal, in commenting upon
the above, says:
This opens up n new and unexpected
chapter of infamy. The main question
now is, who is the author of the Kilving'
! ton affidavits 1t was sworn to before J.
w. Logan, Esq, of Waterloo. He is a
gentleman of honor, and will no doubt be
able to furnish clue by which the forger
and perpetrator may be detected. What
ever may be the sins or shortcomings of
Supt. McCarty, the wretch who concocted
the Kilvington statement and published it
merits term in the reform school for
adults ct Fort Madison.
There il no reason to doubt Mr. Kill
vingtons statement in the above letter.
We have seen letter from Mr.. Aims
worth, Principal Of the Reform School at
Plainflcld, Ind. saying that Mr.. K. has
been an officer in that institution since
October. 1873, and has not been in Iowa
for more than year past"
No effort should be spared to bring
the perpetrator of this rascally game
to justice.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09
Bound to Sell.

A Nd will sell At bargain my homes ~ rod
good dwelling, small barn fruit IT, ia s6rvAs
berry. a., 1 sesf4TH 3D.
Haquire at the PREMISE. -
3eH ~ II aYEue
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09
CHICAGO. April s,

WOMEN can practice law IN Illinois,
Wisconsin, Missouri, and Main.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09
Chicago Times,

CnlcagO Times.
Several years ago 4 slab-sided,
awkward printe, boy, from Maine,
found his way to Washington in
search Of an "easy place. Tom Ew-
ing was the Secretary Of the Interior.
He was also uncle of our gawky place
hunter. To him the youngster natu-
rally applied for assistance in get
ting the desired situation. This was
the discouraging answer he received
from Ewing:
II will not get you place in any
OF the Departments. Moreover if
you find place and go to work, I
will use all my influence to have you
dismissed. l want you to get out of
Washington. l am not going to
have you made into a limp and help
less nonenity, if / can help it. Go
anywhere else; go to the devil if You
like; you shan't stay in Washing
ton"
This inspiring counsel drove the
printer youth back to Maine again.
Had Ewing found him the desired
place, he would to-day be tying tape
around bundled documents, or stick
ing official stamps on somebody
else's letter, in one of the Depart
ments, an inert human routine ma
chine. But the uncle's sensible
brusqueness was the nephew's saliva
ton. The name of that discouraged
young applicant was james G.
Blaine. at present, Speaker Of the
House of Representatives.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09
NOTICE.
NOTICE.
u. 5. INTERNAL REVENUE
SPECIAL TAXES.
MAY /, 1875, TO APRIL 80, 1876.

The Revised Statutes OF the United States. Sec
tons 3232 3237, 323s and 3239 require every per-
son engaged in any business, avocation, or EN- :
ployment which renders him liable to u SPECIAL
TAX, TO PROCURE AND PLACE CON PIC
UOUSLY IN HIS ESTABLISHMENT OR PLACE
OF BUSINESS STAMP denofing the payment Of
said SPECIAL TAX for the Specia-Tax Year begin.
ming May I, 1874 before commencing or contnu-
ing business after April 30. 1875.
The taxes embraced within the provisions Of the
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09


There is theory that newspaper
to be newspaper must publish the
news of the times, no matter how ab
horrent it may be to the editor, OF
how satisfied he may be that such
publication will work terrible harm
Undoubtedly there is much which
daily finds its way into the columns
of journals, which, though evil itself
and productive of evil, must be print
ed, else that particular sheet which
omits it will be beaten by rivals and
lose caste as news collector. Yet
there is a higher duty than the mere
collection and distribution of news
devolving on the press, and that
journal which is not brave enough to
dare the omission Of such matter as
can interest none but those of the
most deprayed taste, and the effect of
which is but to foster the spirit of
law-breaking and encourage an ele-
ment which rears our robbers and
lnurderers, is an unworthy member
ola glorious profcsssion.-Milade
phiu Press.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09

President Grant and Attorney General
Williams are troubled to know what they
shall do with n Indian who kills another,
as the Indians are not subject our law
Our opinion is that when they catch an In
dian who has undoubtedly killed another,
the true course is to give him a new gun
and five dollars.-N. y. Herald.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-04-09

The Hartford Post says that lit is
said the executors of Cakes Ames have
discovered by his accounts that the money
he claimed to have paid to Mr.. Colfax and
others was in fact used for his own pur-
poses at the time he was hard-pressed by
| his financial cmharrassments.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-06


ST. LOUIS, May 5.-A Kansas City Spe.
cial to the Republican says dispatches
from WallaceI Kansas, state that the In.
dians ContinueItheir attacks on the hun.
terS and ,hetdsmen. A gentleman named
Francis, with;anoutGtand three men, was
driven inthis morning after q lively skir.
mish near LandAman's 3 fork, so miles north
Of Wallace. He was shot at several times
and has dozen bullet holes In his clothes,
His escapeiwas miraculous. Reports say
the PawheesS Cheyennes and Sioux are
ctosSiDgttheif9ad and moving northward.
The goYernmentha ordered troops 10 The
protection ofthe settlers.
The State Constitutional Convention
met at Jefferson City to-day and organic.
ed by electing as President Waldo ?.
Johnson, who was expelled from The U.
s. Senate In 1862, and subsequently served
In the Confederate Senate by vote Of AZ
10 Il over James o. Broadhead, Of 81.
Louis. N. W. Watkins was chosen Vice
President by reclamation and G. N. Nelan,
Secretary. Mr.. johnson briefly returned
thanks for the honor conferred upon him.
After the appointment Of two business
committees the Convention adjourned till
o 4. NJ tomorrow.
The Convention consists Of 90 members
Of whom 03 are set down o. Democrats, 4
Republicans and 2 Liberals. Some Of The
ablest and most prominent men in the
State nre In the body.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-06
CaIlIornla Crop IIeporls.

SAN Francisco, May 5.-Crop reports
received here to-day from various parts
Of the Stale show that in the Sacramento
Valley the yield Of wheat will he from
hall TO three.duarterS Of an n'average,
In solon county the prospect is good for
fnir crop; same in Napa and Sonora
valleys. In San Joaquin valley the crops
are very bad, and in many localities will
not produce the seed; the whole valley
will probably not average over u quarter
crop. San Jose valley will produce q
good half average. In salina valley the
wheat Is in splendid condition on the
the higher land, covering about seventy.
five thousand acres, but on the river bot
toms a half crop is the extreme estimate
In tho southern counties the grain IN gen
orally in good condition, and the incrcas'
ed area planted will probably afford the
usual surplus.