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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-04-28

Treasurer New will issue circular
Immediately, warning the country
that the substitution of silver for
fractional currency, will undoubtedly
lead counterfeiters to put out spuri-
Gus notes of the denomination of
fifty and twenty-five cents. As a
number of these counterfeit plates
are in the possession of operators in
the stuff, the public should be warn
ed that all the old issue eXtant of the
first four series will come to light,
and as but few Of the genuine notes
are to be found in any one place, the
countcrfciters will be the better able
to flood the country with the notes.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-04-28
The Democrats in Congress play

THE Democrats in Congress play
ed last week what they considered
trump card, in the effort to connect
President Grant with some game of
corruption and peculation. 1t was
found IN the fact that he ordered the
expenditure of money to prevent
election frauds in New York City
But full investigation of the facts
prove that the money, some $35, 900,
according to the provisions of an act
of Congress, in a judicious and pro-
per manner, in compiling lists of
voters and payment of deputy Mar
shals to watch the election and pre-
vent fraud; that the expenditure of
the above sums extended over three
or four years, and that in conse-
quence of this work of registration
and supervision New York City new
err had so honest elections as in 1871
to 1874. But honest voting in New
York City means reduction of
Democratic majorities, and there is
where the shoe pinches. Because of
this inevitable effect of the enforce
ment of the law against illegal vo-
ting, the Democracy, with the New
York World at their head, are de-
President Grant for using
public money for political purposes.
There has been not one word Of evil
dence produced to prove that any of
the money was diverted to other pur-
poses than those contemplated in the
law, or that it was not economically
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-04-28

WITH due consideration for the
feelings of the Waterloo Oourien,
we venture to inform our readers that
Hon. Goo. W. Ruddick, of Waverly,
is mentioned in connection with the
Congressional nomination in the 4tl
District, and to add that, in our oplp-
ion, he would be very good man
for the place.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-04-28

1t has been suggested that Belknap,
Rice, Hendrick, Brandt, and several
others, should go as delegates at large,
to the Cincinnati Convention -Conserca-
tioe.
The suggestions have not all been
concerning the composition of the
Cincinnati Convention. 1t may be
that the following, going the rounds
of the papers, has escaped our neigh
boris attention.:
1t has been suggested that jeff. Davis,
Boss Tweed, Geo. Ii. Pendleton, John
Morrissey, and Bryan, the jackson coun-
ty defaulter, be selected as delegates 10
the St. Louis Convention.
Jeff. Davis and Tweed, might go
as sat large" delegates, but Bryan
could not.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-04-28

A DISPATCH from Topeka, Kansas,
says that hail storm a mile in width
passed over that county last Saturday
afternoon, which destroyed all the
orchards and wheat crop. In places
the hail was eight inches deep and as
big as hens eggs. 1t could have
been scraped up by the wagon load,
thirty-six hours after it fell. From
all of which we infer that Kansas
can take the lead for fearful hail
storms or whopping stories; we leave
reader to Judge which.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-04-28

THE Nashua Post says that Judge
Granger is candidate for reelection
to the bench of the Circuit Court of
the 10th District, and cordially en-
dorses him as man of tested ability
and worth. He certainly is all that
and more. The people of the dis
trict will honor themselves by doing
further honor to Judge Granger.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-04-28

Miss SUE CLAGGETT has assumed
editorial charge of the Keokuk Con-
stitution, succeeding to the place
made vacant by the death of her
father. In her salutatory she an
nounces that while the paper will be
identified with the same political opin-
ions and sympathies, she will make
it the medium of more literary, sci
entific, agricultural and personal mis-
cellany than heretofore. Miss Clag-
gett is the only lady editor of a daily
paper in Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-04-28

The North Iowa Times, of last
week, contains call for "Liberal"
County Convention, to send dele
gates to the "Democratsc" State
Convention, and editorially, hopes
that ga lively interest" will be mani
tested in "the organization of the
party" Which party?
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-04-28

To THE preamble and seventeen
declarations which the Indiana Dem
ocrats appended to the nomination of
Congressman Williams for Governor,
nothing now occurs to lis as necessary
to be added, unless, indeed, 1t be tho
usual variety store sign, by way Of
postscript: eff you don't see what
yoa want, ask for it.-Ne'o York
l%ibNne;
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-04-28

their efforts to fasten some suspicion
of corruption upon President Grant.
Not that it is preposterous or inap-
propriate to investigate any real
ground of suspicion of maladminis-
tration by the President or any 9TH
err officer. But the manner in which
every suggestion, no matter from
what irresponsible or disreputable
source, is snatched at and made to do
duty in the endeavor to smirch the
good name of the President, only
serves to shows how desperate the
Democratic majority are to make the
work of the committees serve a par
tisan purpose. A specimen of this
kind of work was offered by the
Committee on Expenditures of the
Interior Department a few days ago.
Some days IN advance, the Democrats
on the committee gave out that they
had in reserve a most important wit
ness, by whose testimony they held
the Presidents fate in their hands,
Nobody knew who the witness was,
or the character of his testimony, but
he was finally produced, and the
committee went into session with
barred doors. Then was enacted a
great farce. The witness was luna
tic, and went on with great particu-
larity of detail to relate that some
years ago person in high position
had done him a mortal injury, and
it became necessary for the safety Of
that great parsonage that the witness
should be rendered harmless. He
said that detectives logged HIM and
finally threw him into mad house.
He was then given, by the agents of
his prosecutor, the alternative of ban
ishment to Europe or a life stay
among lunatics. He accepted the
former, and was by the detectives
escorted to the steamer. After weary
ing Of Europe, he returned and..came
before the committee. When asked
who was the great man who wronged
him, he answered: "The President
of the United States" The next
question was, as to the nature Of the
wrong done him, but this he refused
to answer for long time, and only
after being coaxed and threatened
for an hour, did he disclose that the
President had ruined his betrothed.
He said that the President came very
often to his bedside at night and i'm
plored him not to ruin him by reve-
lation Of these facts. By this time
the Democrats on the committee were
almost beside themselves with 10y,
and were just ready to enter judg-
ment that would drive the President,
with shame from his seat, when a
Republican member of the commit
tee asked the witness, how the Presi-
dent got to his bedside at all times
of night The answer was the climax
of the farce. Said the witness: 81
want you to understand, gentlemen,
that President Grant in the body
never did me OF mine harm. He has
only done me that great wrong as
spirit" The whole thing collapsed;
the mailman was discharged, the
stenographer ordered to suppress his
notes, and the majority of the COM
mittee begged the Republican men,
bers not to expose the performance;
which request was declined with IN
and so the story came out.
This is the style of much of the in
vestigation now pending at Washing
ton.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-04-28
Total

""' N'og S3e'0fV, luV
editor of which is a brother of H. N.
Moore, one of the aspirants for the
State Treasurership exultingly an
nounces IN late issue that one hun
dred papers have endorsed the can
didacy of that gentleman, and argues,
therefrom, that his nomination is al
ready assured. Now, we do not sup
pose that the State Convention is 60
ing to be captured by coup Il etat
of pure bunkum like this. But very
few of the hundred journals that
have noticed Mr.. Moore's candidacy
with courteous word or two of COM
mendation, have thought of commit
ting themselves to him or anybody
else. We very much doubt if one
half of them ever heard of Mr.. Moore
previous to his present candidacy
Furthermore, we know that many,
and we suspect that nearly all of the
notices in the hundred papers," so
vauntingly paraded, were not spon-
taneous, but called out by direct re-
quest of the Safeguard editor, the
brother of Mr.. Moore. We have no
word of dlsparagement for the latter,
but we do not think that his nomina-
ton can be comprised by the beat
ing of gongs and firing of rockets.
We have from the first regarded the
of Mr.. Bemis for State
Treasurer as assured, and everything
i'll the present situation strengthens
that assurance.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-04-28
NERVOUS DEBILITY.

A depressed, irritable state Of mind /,
q weak, nervous, exhausted feeling
no energy or animation, confused
head, weak memory, often with de-
biIitnting, involuntary discharges. The
consequence Of excuses, mental overwork or
indiscretions. This NERVOUS DEBILITY
finds sovereign cure in HUMPHREYS
HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFIC, No. IS.
1t tones up the system, arrests discharges, dspels
the mental gloom and dependency, and rejuve-
mates the entire system. 1t is perfectly harm
less and always efficient. Price s., for package
OF five boxes and a large q vial of powder, which
is important in old, serious cases; 81 per single
box Sold by ALL Druggists, or sent by mail
On receipt Of price. Address HUMPHREYS
SPECIFIC HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE co,
No. H(2 BROADWAY IL Y
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-04-28

The United States Supreme Court
has decided that the s4uatter claims
to the territory upon which the Hot
Springs in Arkansas are located are
void, and the property reyerts to the
Government. 1t is suggested that
the Government now improve the
territory and make the Springs a
great national blessing by laying out
national park, building national
hospital. and otherwise improving
and augmenting the superior curative
value of the Springs, so as to give
them wider range of usefulness.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-04-28

The Wapello Republican, disre-
gardful of the " one hundred papers "
sensation, is deliberately of the opin
ion that Mr.. Bemis is" much the best
man vet named for State Treasurer"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-04-28

GEN. BANKS, though classed as an
Independent, is not disposed to fall
rashly into the scheme for a new
party, proposed as result of Schultz,
Bowles, Watterson, Halstead & Co.'S
conference in New York next month.
He thinks that as 4 rule such move
ments have been made up of and led
by men who have been thrown out
of office and were dissatisfied, and
that the people were intelligent
enough to see through such tactics.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-04-28

PRoF. WILSON PALMER, of OF.
tumwa, appears to be developing
much strength as y candidate for
State Superintendent. lie is one of
the few really worthy among several
who are aspirants.-State Register.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-04-28
The Outrageous old Polygamist.

"A leading Democrat of Alabama
writes the Pittsburgh Post that,Judge
Black is q fayorite in the South, and
would marry every Southern State
except three.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-04-28

The Delhi Monitor dominates
Judge D. S. Wilson, of Dubuque, as
candidate for Congress in this
District.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-04-28

AS IF the Sherman fever was not
enough, the State Register last week
had a slight touch of the Bowles COM
plaint-Chawles Fwancis Adams.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-04-28
Pork Packing in Iowa.

The following table, which we find
in the Cedar Rapids Republican,
shows the number of hogs packed in
Iowa from November 1st, 1875, to
March lst. 1876:
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-04-28
Tllt Bnlletil:
Republican State Convention.

The Twentieth Annual Republican state Col
yention will be held at Des Moines, on
Wednesday, May 81, 1876.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-10
Too Fast.

The whether.or-no,resumptlon papers are
celebrating themselves upon the refusal OF
the House Of Representatives to- order Ter tue
main question upon the differentiation reso'
luton proposed by Mr.. REA, Of Missouri.
They are evidently thankful for small faVors.
We are sure that those who opposed the vote
anon the resolution we're all Of them by no
means in favor OF contraction. There is
large body Of Republicans who oppose con-
traction. while the great body, if not nearly
all. Of the Democrats are also opposed to it.
Our Interpretation of the refusal to vote
d,rectly on Mr.. REA,s resolution was that the
House as well as the Democratic party was
no. ready fort
The uue stioas relating to the currency are
too important to be tightly. or hurriedly dis.
nossd of. The Democratic party before act
sins ought to consider the matter well, and
bsprepsred to act with harmony upon it.
antlemen should be patient, and not
s,5.ias the subject upon the House. They
. l,r themselves liable to the suspicion
q. seeking to get the weather.gauge
4. ti.a;r contemporaries by making popu-
lat movement In advance of them all. We
4, b not see that It would have been at all wise
Is an aD.icentraetionist to vote for Mr.
REA's resolution to avoid being considered
o contractionist. Such vote could not be
fairly regarded as tsyoring contraction. It
is yet early, and it Is proper to await the re-
& sl,lsof that deliberation which the important
sDstter demands.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-10

Mr.. Minister scHENcK continues to fioun
der through his defences against various &C.
cusa,i ons involving him in corruption. We
do not see that he acquits himself Of stain
Very far from it. His case is not bettered
by the aid he receives from the well.known
I. defender" REvERDy JOHNSON. On the con.
trary, it is rather damaged thereby. The
simple truth is, that from the foundation Of
the Government such scandal as that con.
cerning Mr. ScHENcK has never been heard Of
with regard to any 6rst.class foreign mis-.
sion from this country. 1t is hardly pos.
sible that such scandal is entirely unfounded.
No man who reads ScHENcK's letters can for
q moment doubt that he is in some way cul.
pable, aud, we fear, to a serious extent.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-10

SOUTHERN PLANTER, for January.-We
have the Southern Planter for January. 1t
has portrait Of General WILLIAM Fl. RICH.
ARpsoN and just biographical sketch OF the
General, who, indeed, was the most active Of
all the gentlemen who exerted themselves
in behalf of the State Agricultural Society
10 its formation. He originated the Henrico
a. iricultural Society, which was the nucleus
of the State Society. Therefore be has rem
dered important services to the cause Of agri'
culture, for which the agricultural COM
muuity cannot be too grateful to him. Re-
moy ed by age ana infrmity from active life,
b !. deserves to be cherished 10 the minds OF
his old friends and that great community
viii CHI has been SO benefited by bis labors.
The Planter has the address of Mr.. B.
JOHNSON BARBOUR and a number of very
practical articles. We mention very sensi-
bic one from our friend S. w. FIcKLIN, of
Albemare, on the care Of stock in the win.
ter '.some points on commercial fertili-
GERS y contains sensible suggestions. The
statement of. the experiment made by Lord
KINoAID, OF Scotland, with stable manure
kept uuder cover aud the same manure eX.
posed is very valuable. Land MANFRED with
that which had been exposed produced 272
bushels of potatoes, while land MANFRED
with that which had been kept uu.
der cover produced 442 and 447 bush.
els pee acre! The fields thus manfred
produced wheat the following year
one, forty.two bushels aud eighteen pounds
| and the other, ffty-eight bushels and FIVE
| pounds; that manured with covered manure
yielding the larger amount. How decisiyely
against our sloyenly system Of farm.peu ma.
nures this is
| There are, indeed, many articles in this
No. that are discussed with breYity and
excellent practical sense. The Planter de-
serves the hearty support Of the farming
com munity.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-10

sls fags ap1
iacoD potent psssoD dow pay u
officers and operatives eonstaltIs tends 20
eDgcnder neglect and disspn intent rshich have
probably caused more disasters and loss OF
HE and properly than ail other causes put
together.
Another very bad conseq aence Is the con.
slant growth OF power amongst managers in
proportion 10 the indifference Of stockhoid-
ess. High officials q spiurge . like pompous
administrators Of the effects OF the dead.
The most arrogast and hectoring off,
cis,s are generally found upon fDsolgent
railways, as also are often found amongst
them the most extrayagant salaries. Oes.
perasc stockholders are often ready to hunt
for new managers, underline Impression that
thus property may be made profitable, when
the true causes Of It's depression are: First,
excessive cost; aud secondly, the want OF
business TO make It profitable. To get the
man that is to work the revolution, they
imagine possible, and salary becomes With
them what 1t is with man hunting for a
place, 'soo object" or, rather, 40 cause for
hesitation. In this way many railways in
the Union not only grow no better, but are
plum ged only deeper into debt. The sooner
such railways go through the process of the
red uction of capital by sale the better for all
concerned, especially the public.
TIE public are more deeply concerned
in these matters than is generally sup.
D ,sed. All insoivent roads ought by the
necessary process to be made solvent.
We have no corporation especially in view
when we say this. We mean to speak in the
widest sense. Commerce and the State
would be greatly better off by the inyigora'
ton Of the system Of railroads in this map-
ncr We believe it would be beneficial to the
social welfare ana public virtue OF the land.
The great arteries of commerce and social
intercourse should be managed with the sys.
tenn. energy, and order which healthful
prosperity gives; and there should De an
end of the evils which flow from crippled
corporations, and their inetHeiency and the
bad economical effects thereof.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-10

In few short months three Of the four
men who for SO many years gave direction to
the milling interests Of this city have passed
away-Abram Warwick, james Dunlop, and
Lewis D. Crenshaw. Only Thomas w. Nc
Canoe remains, and we pray it may be Gods
will to spare him yet long to the people in
whose hearts he holds so large place. Few
cities have been blest with four such men.
Their names are written on every page of
our history for the last forty years, and they
shine bright with an integrity and honor that
know no shadow Southera Planter and
Farmer. g,.- 49,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-10

Whatever may have been thought of the
wisdom OF policy of the resumption act q
year ago, it is perfectly clear now that 1t is
paralyzing business, checking enterprise, AID
interfering with the healthy growth of the
country. II it were mere dead letter,
doing no good or harm, the people could af.
ford to ignore it. But it is doing great and
positive harm. Moreover, it is apparent to
every body as a matter of fact that the Gov
eminent cannot possibly resume spacie.pay
ments on the LIST of January, 1879. II ndiaa-
apolis Journal Republican,.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-10
How's TINS "A Harrisburg letter 10 the

How's THIS "A Harrisburg letter 10 the
New York Tribune says: sa
"Among the Democratic members Of the
Legislature Of this State there is no unity Of
sentiment on the question, and not much
positive conviction expressed in favor of any
man as the most desirable candidate. A
pretty strong negative determination exists,
however. They do not know whom they
are for, but they know whom they are
against. They are opposed to Governor
Tilden. This feeling is almost universal"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-10

The late Mr.. GREELEY was warm sup
porter OF the $50 interconyertible bond.
The Tribune, of which he was more than the
PRoMEruEUs.-5 be did not steal the
fire with which he warmed it into lfe-calls
the 3.65.bond theory an absurdity. Which
Is the better authority, GREELEY dead or the
Tribune alive?
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-10
Arsosaaer Earihqu make.

I R1lHM9Ep, VA., January ~ lS1esss
EIitors Dispatch: Some time during the
lwar-I think ii was in the winter Of 1923
or Is83-,Ethere was an eartbquske-shock
experienced here. i think there was no
shaking or heuses, but the noise was, IL sny-
thing, more fearful than that Of December
last. / have been surprised that no paper
has referred to it. IL ron considerit INST
Il Of sufficient interest yon viii find allu-
sions 10 It in the par e:s at that time. D.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-10

A Rotten STATE BoRoUGH.-[Special dis
patch to the Baltimore Gazette Washing.
ton, January 7.-When the House meets
next Monday there will be bill introduced
to repeal the act of last session authorizing
the admission of Colorado on the ground
that it has not the actual number Of tnhabi-
tants required for the admission of ter
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-10

It is understood here that change in the
postmastership of Richmond is among The
Iceytainties oftbe near future. It Is understood
that Miss Van Lew, the present incumbent,
will retire, ald give place to Republican
from outside OF Richmond. Major Carter is
named as her probable suecessor.- Wash.
sagtol special = Alexandria Gazette.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-10

We have received the first No. Of the,
Louisa Weekly Record, published at Louisa
Courthouse by Mr.. DAN. MURPHY, late of
this city. 1t is handsome sheet, well
edited, and promises to prove credit to
that county. a 1870
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-10
THE CENTENNIAL BILL,

The motion of Mr.. ALLEN to reconsider
the vote by which the House refused to
order to its third reading Senate bill making
an appropriation for the collection, transpor-
tatiop, aud exhibition, and the return of ar.
ticles exhibited at the Centennial Exhibition
at Philadelphia, came up as unfinished bust
ness. Aft er two hours discussion the House
adjourned, at 2:45 P. NJ, without determin.
ing the question.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-10

The word contributed" in Lynch.
Burgers" article 10 Saturdays issue OF the
Dispatch ought, of course, to have been
attributed" A lady wrote the article, and
has requested that this correction should be
made @t