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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-07-28

TIE Albany Journal, noticing the
claim for Tildcn that he reduced the
taxes of New York six millions of
dollars, proceeds bya plain statement
of facts, based on the figures of the
State finances, to prove that the Re-
publican administration of affairs in
that State, between January l, 1872,
and January l, 1876, reduced the
State debt from over $20,000,OOO to
100000, over sl9,ooo,OOO, and that
this, and this alone, enabled Tilden
to reduce taxation. 1t was not
from any decreased expenditure or
economy of administration by Tilden
that it came, but solely and exclu-
sively from the fact that the Repub-
llcans had paid off the debt, and a
large tax was not necessary. Tilden
had nothing to do with the payment
of the debt, and to claim credit for
what had really been brought about
by Republican administration is bare
faced impudence.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-07-28

A NUT for the Conservative: II
Mr.. Tilden was not in favor Of the
resolution of 1864 declaring the war
for the Union failure and demand
ing its cessation, why did he not as
a member of the committee on reso-
iu4ions file q minority report and
make a fight upon the floor of the
convention to have it rejected? And
why, on the other hand, when the
convention was waiting for the report
of the committee, did he rise in his
place and announce that the commit
tee was unanimously agreed upon the
principles enunciated in the platform,
and only waited to have it written
out?
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-07-28

WE quoted the Cleveland Plaaudeoler
last week as authority for the statement
mat Hayes voted for the salary grab of
1879. 1t was in 1866 that he voted for
and pocketed the grab Conservative.
We announced last week that if
our neighbor would point out any
specific time when Governor Hayes
voted an increase of salary, we would
show that one Of the Democratic
candidates on the National ticket did
precisely the same thing. We now
purpose to redeem that PROMISE
Mr.. Hendricks, the Democratic nomi.
nee for Vice President, was a Senator
in the seth Congress-, the same that
raised the salary of Senators and
Representatives from $4,000 to SIS, 900
per annum. The matter was brought
up by Mr.. Riddle, a Democratic
Senator from Delaware, as an amend
ment to the civil. appropriation bill,
as follows:
That the compensation of each Senator,
Representative, and Delegate in Congress,
shall be $1,000 per year, and mileage as
now provided by law; and this provision
shall be construed to operate from the be.
ginning OF the Thirty-ninth Congress.
The mileage was then forty cents
per mile. Mr.. Henderson, of Mis-
souri,, offered an amendment, provid-
ing that the mileage be cut down to
twenty cents per mile, to which Mr..
Hendrlck moved further amend
ment, thus stated in the official
record:
Mr.. Hendricks-I move to strike out
twenty" and insert "ten," and also to
add that members west of the Rocky
Mountains shall have twenty cents per
mile. intend afterward to propose that
the mileage shall take effect from the
commencement of the next Congress-
Mr.. Grimes-And the salary, too?
Mr.. Hendricks-No, sir.
Mr.. Hendricks amendment was
voted down, and when it came to a
direct vote on the proposition to in
crease the salary from $4,000 to
$4,000 he voted aye, as did a majority
Of his party in Congress. Thus we
see that Mr.. Hendricks wanted the
increased salary to date back to the
beginning of that Congress, but
wanted the decreased mileage to be-
gin at the beginning of the next
Congress. He stands on the record
as not only having voted to increase
his own pay, which was, perhaps,
justifable under the circumstances,
but he voted to give himself back
paw.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-07-28
THE Dubuoue Times records a

The Dubuque Times records a
most touching instance of disinter-
ested friendship and sympathy. 1t
says that Henry Clay Van Leuven,
of McGreger, being in Chicago at
the time news was received of Post
master General JEWELS resignation,
Immediately dispatched to that gen
tleman telegram of coincidence and
sympathy. Written in the gushing
style of its author, it DOUBTLESS pre-
vented Dir. Jewell from being utter.
ly cast down. The Times lntimates
that Van Leuven dispatched a still
more tender and sympathetic tele.
gram to Mrs. Custer on the death OF
her husband. .....
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-07-28
Magic Swine.

Having had five years experience, and made the
breeding Of improved Swine an exclusive special.
ty, offer for the seasons trade superior lot OF
thoroughbred Magic pigs My herd consists OF 20
sows and males The males and part OF the
sows were selected from D NJ. Magie's herd, Of
Butler county Ohio, and are an extra lot OF breed
ers. have some 40 pigs, sired by my old boar
Sambo, who has taken many first and sweepstakes
premiums
No breed excels the Magic for quick growth,
size, symmetry OF form, purity Of blood; quite
docile disposition; twO-foot fence Will turn
them. They also possess great feeding and fatten'
ing qualities: 1t is nothing uncommon for them ia
weigh 800 pounds when months old. md that
without being pampered on mush aud milk.
Exhibited q few last fall at the State and Du
buqae Fairs, and drew SOL cash premiums. None
sold hut good pure stock Pairs can be furnished
not akin. Call and see them, or address me. Cor
respoldence solicited and cheeriully answered.
HALT A. MCGOWAN.
Sunny Side P. o., Buchanan Co.. Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-07-28

ALBERT SEMLER, one of the Wis
consin delegates to the St. Louis
Convention, where he doubtless, in
the lustiest tones, shouted for ''Til-
den and Reform" came home and
straighlway set about illustrating his
and the Democratic idea of that vir.
tue, by absconding from the country
with $4,000 of the funds of Wash.
ington county, Wis, Of which he
was Treasurer. He has gone to join
that other distinguished Democrat
and associate of Tilden, Tweed.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-07-28
STATE SUPERINTENDENT

STATE SUPERINTENDENT ABER-
NErHY has placed his resignation in
the hands of the Governor, to take
effect September 18th, and will as
sumo his duties as President Of the
Chicago University. Governor Kirk
wood in accepting his resignation
writes Prof. Abernethy highly COM
plimentary letter, which is we'll de-
served. 1t will now devolve upon
the Republican Committee to name
some person as candidate for that
Office on the Republican State ticket.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-07-28
|E PENNSYL VAN VIA RAJ LR0AD,
THE GREAT TRUNK LINE


FAST MAIL ROUTE OF THE UNITED STATES,
is the most direct, convenient and economical way
Of reaching Philadelphia and this great Exhibition
from all sections OF the country Its trains to and
CENTRAL DEPOT, which the Company have
erected at the Main Entrance to the Exhibition
Grounds for the accommodation of passengers
who wish to stop at or start from the numerous
large hotels contiguous to this station and the Ex-
hibitiOn-a convenience Of the greatest value to
visitors, and afforded exclusively by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. which is THE ONLY LINE RUN
MING DIRECT TO THE CENTENNIAL BUILD
INGS. Excursion trains will also stop at the En-
campment OF the Patrons of Husbandry, at Elm
Station on this road
THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD THE GRAND
EST RAILWAY ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD. IT
CONTROLS SEVEN THOUSAND MILES OF ROADWAY,
FORMING CONTINUOUS LINES TO PHILADELPHIA,
NEW YORK, BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON, OVER
WHICH LUXURIOUS DAY AND NIGHT CARS ARE
RUN FROM CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS, LOUISVILLE, GIN
CINNATI, INDIANAPOLIS, COLUMBUS, TOLEDO AND
CLEVELAND AND ERIE, WITHOUT CHANGE.
Its main line is laid with double and third tracks
OF heavy steel rails upon deep bed Of broken
stone ballast and its bridges are all Of iron or
stone. Its passenger trains are equipped with ev-
cry known improvement for comfort or safety,
and are run at faster speed for greater distances
than the trains of any line on the continent, The
Company has largely increased its equipment for
Centennial travel and will be prepared to build in
its own shops locomotives and passenger cars at
short notice sufficient to fully accommodate any
extra demand. The unequaled resources at the
command OF the Company guarantee the most
perfect accommodations for all its patrons during
the Centennial Exhibition.
THE MAGNIFICENT SCENERY for which the
Pennsylvania Railroad is 80 justly celebrated pre-.
sents to the traveller over its perfect roadway an
ever-changing panorama of river, mountain and
landscape views unequaled in America.
THE MANIFESTATIONS on this line un
surpassed. Meals will be furnished at suitable
hours and ample time allowed for enjoying them
EXCURSION TICKETS. at reduced rates will
be sold at all principal Railroad Ticket Offices in
the West, North West South West.
BE SURE THAT YOUR TICKETS READ VIA
THE GREAT PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE TO THE CEN
TENNIAL. d. NJ. BOYD. JR.,
FRANK THOMPSON, GenI Pdss'r Agt
CENT NaRa0er I l-S2W15
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-07-28
THE New York Herald, which is

The New York Herald, which is
not a Republican paper by any means,
is constrained to say, apropos OF the
Hamburg massacre:
The Democrats have singular way Of
conducting political campaign. As soon
as q Presidential contest commences they
start out on Ku-KluX expeditions, and in
dulge in tue sport of shooting the colored
people of the South. Of course their OBJ
ject must be to impress upon the country
sense Of the Democratic hatred of the
black race, and to afford a guarantee that
if in power they would institute the new
national sport Of negro-hunting.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-07-28

The New York World rushcs to
the defense of the men who murder
ed unarmed and unresisting negros
at Hamburg, S. c., and lays the
blame on the negros. 1t will be well
for honest voters to take note Of the
papers and men who thus outrage
all sense of propriety, by unfolding
and defending bloody handed vii
lians in the South. They will be
found invariably to belong to the
Democratic party. The World is
the home organ of Gov. Tilden.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-07-28
NERVOUS DEBILITY.

A depressed, irritable state OF mind 8
a weak, nervous, exhausted feeling !,
no energy or animation! confused
head, weak memory, often with de-
bilitating, involuntary discharges. ~.
consequence Of excuses, mental overwork or
indiscrctions, This NERVOUS DEBlLII
finds q sovereign cure In HUMPHREYS
HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFIC, No. 20.
1t tones up the system, arrests discharges, dsr Is
the mental gloom and despondency, and rejuv.
mates the entire system. 1t Is perfectly har,
less and always efficient. Price Is, for q packnf
OF Ave boxes and large q vial Of powder, wli,A
is important in DID, serious cases. or 81 per single
box Sold by ALL Druggists. or sent by mail
ON receipt Of price, Address HUMPHREYS
SPECIFIC HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE CO..
No. HO9 BEosnwAY. r. Y.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-07-28

Dies MONIES has organized a Hayes
and Wheeler Club of six hundred
members to commence with. Among
them is Gen. J. NJ. Tuttle, the hero of
Fort Donelson, and late of the Dem
ocratic party.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-07-28
OFFICIAL STEALING.
Which Party Has Done the Most
of II

An official Treasury statement has
just been printed in reply to a call
from the Senate, whereof the salient
points are printed in a letter to the
Toledo Blade, showing the losses by
defaulting officers, thefts, frauds, ETC.,
which the Government has sustained
during the past forty years. The
tables are made up OF two parts-first,
the "net loss," which covers only the
action of officers and agents; second,
the "gross loss" (which embraces the
double handling of money, the nego-
tiation and records of loans, etc. The
table below is made up on this plan:
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-07-28

The Springfield (Mass.) Repu6H-
can, after due deliberation, has con-
cluded to support the Republican
candidates, Hayes and Wheeler
The ''Independent" press is now for
the time being, at least, almost obso.
Lotto
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-07-28
Notice Of Proving Will.

= = '' IS. Estate Of Sarah A. Bias.
BUCHANAN COUNTY, sett, deceased.
To ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
VOU are hereby notified that an instrument in
i writing, purportng to be the last Will and
Testament Of Sarah A. Bassett, deceased, late Of
Buchanan county, State Of Iowa. was opened and
read In open Court on the 1th day Of July. 1876,
and the 23d day of October, 1876 was fixed by the
Court for proving and admitting the same to pro-
bate.
- Witness my hand and the seal Of the
Circuit Court In and for said county, this
l.. g. 18th day OF July, A. D., 1876.
d. l.. SMITH,
~ 1l-52w3 Clerk Of Circuit Court.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-07-28
Republican State Ticket.

For Secretary Of State,
JOSIAH T. YOUNG, of Monroe County.
For Treasurer Of State,
GEORGE W. BEMIS, of Buchanan County
For Auditor of State,
buren, r. SHERMAN, Of Benton County.
For Register Of State Land Office,
DAVID SECOR, of Winnebago County,
For Attorney General,
J. F. McJUNKIN, Of Washington County.
For Judges of the Supreme Court,
To fill vacancy. w. II. SEWERS.
Full term,-JAMES II. ROTHROCk.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-07-28
Carl Schurz to the Front.

The following extract from pri-
vate letter to the New York Tribune,
and published in that paper on
Thursday, July ID, removes all
doubts about the position assumed
in the present canvass by Carl
Schurz:
"Therc is striking contrast be-
tween the hard-soft money mixture
in the Democratic platform and can
didates and the strong, fearless as
sertion OF moral duty in the financial
paragraph of Governor Hayes letter
of acceptance. The views he ex-
presses about the civil service, form
the most comprehensive, most clearly
defined, and in every respect most
satisfactory civil service reform pro
gramme l ever saw uttered in a few
words; and that programme is ac-
companied by the pledge of an hon
est man, that, if he is elected, it shall
be faithfully carried out in its COM
pleteness, and that no personal ambi-
ton shall interfere with the WORK.
Never had civil service reformers a
better opportunity to fight with a
chance of real success mean the
success of the cause, and not only
the success of candidate or party.
l shall support Governor Hayes
heartily and actively, and | have
never felt more clearly conscious of
doing the right thing for the best
interests of the country"
In its comments on the letter the
Tribune says:
ave believe there are very few of
the gentlemen who have been more
conspicuously associated with ex,Sen-
ator Schurz in the public mind in
movements for political reform from
1872 down to this time who will not
be found now taking substantially the
same course"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-07-28
Tho Tammany Delegation III 1870

HlDdHS iINeHlHs eouiHal.
For years Mr.. Tilden was the po-
litical associate and co-worker of
Tweed and Tammany Hall. Every
well-informod man in the State knew
the character of that corrupt Ring
long before its final overthrow. Its
rascalities in 1868 had been proclaim
cd by Horace Greeley, and proved
before Congressional Committee
Its robberies were notorious and
transparent.
Yet all this while Mr.. Tildcn was
IN political cooperation with it. In
1870, after the Young Democracy had
made their fight against Tweed, and
had declared the crimes Of the Ring
before the whole State, Mr.. Tilden
was in active association and fellow
ship with it's leaders. The Rochester
Democrat revives the names of the
Tammany delegation to the Demo-
cratic State Convention at Rochester,
in 1870, as follows:
Nicholas Muller, Magnus Gross,
Thomas Conan, Richard o. German,
John Hays, Thomas ]. Dreamer,
WILLIAM NJ TWEED, Samuel B. Garvin,
MICHAEL NORTON, SAMUEL j. TILDEN,
Gideon j. Tucker, Michael Connolly,
Samuel s. Cox, RICH. B. CONNOLLY,
John Mulluly THOMAS C. FIELDS,
Anthony Hartman, A. Oakley HALL
Oswald Ottendorfer, HENRY w. GENET,
Here Mr.. Tilden appears side by
side with Tweed, Dick Connolly,
Tom Fields and Harry Genet-all of
whom are now fugitives in foreign
lands. If these delegates had been
chosen by districts, it might have
been reasoned that Mr.. Tilden's cleo
ton in one district had no connec-
ton with Tweed's in another. But
the delegation was not thus chosen
it was made up as whole by
Tammany Hall, and 1t represented
the will and the power of the Tam
many Ring. The Tammany Ring,
appointing its delegation, placed Til
den on it with Tweed, Connolly,
Fields and Genet.
The political utilization is thus
clearly established in this and in re-
peated public acts. With full knowl-
edge of its rascalities Mr.. Tilden
remained in political association with
the Ring till long after its stupen-
dous populations had been demon
strated, and it's destruction assured.
And yet his friends have the eff'ront-
cry to claim that he broke up the Ring.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-07-28

These figures are their own best
comment. They will surprise those
who have been listening to all the
stock dcnunciations of the Admins
tration. The net proportional loss of
the "good old times" when the Dem
ocratic party was in power, was from
eight to twenty-six times as much as
during Grants Administration. The
net loss of the last Democratic Ad.
ministration, inaugurated twenty
years ago, was $s.77. The next Ad-
ministration was Republican, and the
loss was reduced to s2.O7,-a clear
reduction of 500 on every thousand.
The loss in Grants first term was
$3.50. less than that of Lincoln's or
Johnson's. The loss during the sec
ond term was $l.O1, the lowest on
record. The "gross loss" has fallen
off equally with the net loss, it being
during Grants second term only 26
cents on the thousand, which is only
about one-eightieth of the total in
Van Buren's time, and about one
thirtieth of that in Buchanan's. Fig
ures more eloquent than these are
not often produced. Now let the
Democracy knaw this file.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-07-28
CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION,
PHILADELPHIA, Penn.

THIS GREAT INTERNATIONAL EXUIBI-
i TON, DESIGNED TO COMMEMORATE
THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF
10TH AND WILL CLOSE NOVEMBER 10th,
1876 All the Nations Of the world and all the
States and Territories of the Union are participat-
gether the most comprehensive collection Of art
treasures mechanical inventions, scientific dis
coveries, manufacturing achievements, mineral
ed. The grounds devoted to the Exhibition are
situated on the line Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
and embrace four hundred and nffy acres Of Fair
mount Park, all highly improved and ornamented,
constructed-fve Of these covering an area Of fifty
acres aud costing IS, 100000. The total number Of
buildings erected for the purposes OF the Exhibi-
ton is near two hundred. During the thirty days
Immediately following the opening of the Exhibit
ton million and quarter Of people visited It,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-07-28
Republican Judicial Convention.

A Judicial Convention will be held at Indepen-
dence, on
Wednesday, August 10th, 1876.
for the purpose Of putting in nomination candi-
date for Circuit Judge for the Ninth Judicial Dis
trict
The ratio of representation will be upon the
same basis as fixed in the call for the coming
State Convention. The representation will be as
follows.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-07-28

GALUsHA A. Grow, of Pennsyl-
vania, who went out with Greeley in
1872 is back in the Republican house
hold, and clothed in his right mind.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-07-28

THE New York Times publishes
literally from the court records the
testimony of Samuel J. Tilden in the
suits against Tweed to recover six
million dollars of stolen money. Here
is brief extract from the proceed
ings, questions of the Peoples attor-
ney with Mr. Tilden's answers:
Odd he (Tweed) make large
contributions to that committee while
you were at its head?
Ale did not.
Odd he make any?
Al suppose he made some.
Odd he make any through you?
Avery little, if any at all.
But Just then the attorney submit
ted the following check to Tilden
which refreshed his memory great
deal:
New YORK, Sept. s, 1868.
The National Broadway Bank will pay
to the order of William M. Tweed five
thousand dollars. VIM. M. TWEED.
Endorsed.
Pay 5. j. Illden, or order.
WILLIAM NJ TWEED.
Fas deposit with the North America.
S. J. TILDEN.
The reader will understand that al
fusion is made to the Democratic
State Central Committee, of which
Mr.. Tilden was at that time Chair
man. OF course Mr.. Tilden knew
full well that his answers were mis-
leading and false. He didn't know
that the attorney had that check
which would show that Mr.. Tilden
had levied at one time a contribution
from Mr.. Tweed of five thousand
dollars of his plumber to help carry
New York for the Democracy in
1868. That was Mr.. Tllden's notion
of Reform politics i'll that year.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-07-28
Political Notes.

The Memphis Avalanche Dem.)
frankly confesses: awe were in
clined to believe that Governor Hayes
was a negative character, but there
is more positive selfassertion shown
in his letter than has been shown by
any candidate for President in the
last quarter of century"
The New York Times, in noticing
the statement that Tilden equipped
four companies of New York volun-
tecr soldiers for the war of the rebel
sion, declares the story lie, made
out of whole cloth. He refused as
sistance on many occasions, and to
one young man wrote: "This war is
a perfect outrage, and. l will lend no
assistance whatev'r to its prosecution"
The WestHche Post says: "Never,
since Lincoln's first election, have the
Liberal Germans been as true Re-
publicans, as unanimous, as resolved,
and ready for the combat as at this
moment. The strength of the Ger
man vote Of St. Louis to be cast for
Rutherford ID. Hayes will exceed by
far the late dreams of the reactionary
party.
The Rochester Democrat finds in
the writings of Alexander Hamilton
the following singularly apt character
ization of Tilden and his methods:
''Talents for low intrigue and the lit
tie arts of popularity may alone suf-
fee to elevate a man to the first
honors- of single State; but it will
require other talents and a different
kind of merit to establish him In the
esteem and confidence of the whole
Union"
Once upon time Governor Hen
bricks, Democratic candidate for Vice
President, said of President Lincoln's
Emancipation Proclamation; 81
do not know whether that proclama-
ton is going to be taken back or not:
I am goinq to cote to take 1t back
the first opportunity get. 1t eoas
q aoicke0 thing to haze issued"
The New York Herald, which
supports Tilden, places it's hopes of
Democratic success in New York
upon contingency. 1t says that it
is expected that Horatio Seymour
will be nominated for Governor, and
that he will accept. "Jf he does,"
SAYS the Herald, "thc Democrats
count undoubted upon carrying New
York in November If he does not
accept, the fair inference is that they
are not SO sure of it. Thus Demo-
cratic success in that State depends,
not on Tilden, but on Seymour It
may we'll be doubted if Mr.. Seymour
will consent to be made q cats paw
to rake the Tilden chcstnuts out OF
the fire, oven If by this means Slip,
perry Sam could be saved from defeat,
which is not probable.