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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-17

JERRY BLACK thinks that it will
take something more than the Belk-
nap affair to float the Democr. tic
party into power. This is especially
correct in view of the way that the
Democrats III Congress are handling
the matter. Impartial observers can
not fail to get the impression, from
the attitude of both parties, that the
Democracy, and not the Republicans,
dread a prompt investigation of Gee
rotary Relknap's operations and the
attendant facts. They gould not be
more anxious to put away the proofs
of his guilt if he was one Of them,
as, indeed. he is to all intents and
purposes.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-17

Cedar Falls elected an entire Repub
lican municipal ticket last Monday.
-Vinton has two lodges of the new
and rapidly-growing beneficial order, thu
United Workmen.
State Auditor Sherman has refused &
certificate to the American Fire Insurance
Company, of Chicago, to do business il
Iowa, for the reason thct it is "too mucl
wild cat"
Harry Gerhart, treasurer of Marshall
county, a local Republican politician Of
prominence, died suddenly, on Wednes
day Of last week, OF heart disease.
Monticello last week elect q full lis,
of Republican officers oy good majorities,
the first time in some years. Anamosa,
on the other hand, elected an ex-Confed-
crate soldier for her Centennial Mayor.
During the storm last Friday, Il new
frame sch0Ol-house, at Chickasaw, Chick
asaw county, was struck by lightning and
several of the scholars injured. One boy
had his foot and arm broken, and another
was badly burned.
The Chicago Journal of one day last
week says: The tide of emigration to
western Iowa has set in this year ut an
unprecedented rate. For the last two
weeks the western bound trains have taken
twenty to thirty cars daily of emigrants
and their effects bound for points between
Fort Dodge and the Missouri river
Three prisoners in the Sioux City
Jail made desperate attempt to escape on
Thursday of last week, by overpowering
the guard. AS Deputy Sheriff Mcdonald
and his father were entering the cell in
which was confined Sonsueby, horse
thief, Somers and Norris, the trio made "a
murderous assault upon them, and rush
for freedom. Mcdonald drew a revolver
and stopped the first-named rascal with ii
ball in his leg; Somers got wound in his
side from the same source, which will
probably end his life, and Norris escaped.
A horrible result of drunkenness ac-
cured near Oskaloosa, on Sunday night.
A young man, who had been drinking to
excess, started for home or foot. He
stopped to rest on a stun the way,
and overcome by his potatiol $ is sup
posed, slipped off the stump, III +, endeav-
oring to support himself on feet and hands,
embedded them into the mud In the
stupor of intoXication he failed to realize
his situation, and the night being cold, the
mud froze around his hands and feet
Tie next morning, when discovered, il
was necessary to chop lin out of the
frozen ground. His hands were frozen
solid, and also his feet and limbs His
recovery is doubtful.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-17
a Senatorial Flop.

''A'"ipS''h wv ih'eI Oteah
Those who have never seen Nc
Creery cannot appreciate his ludi-
crousness from mere description of
his appearance. His figure resembles
very much that Of the venerable hero
of Dickens celebrated papers, and he
wears the same sort of rusty swallow
tail broadcloth, heavy watch fob and
cloth CATERS, which were tn. charac-
teristics of Pickwick. His face is
large, round, shaver and smooth, ex-
cept where there are dimples and
crcases made by a smile. His head
is as bald as 4 billiard ball, and as
pink in color as rosebud. Around
the base Of the ccrebellum is 2 rank
growth of black, strai ght hair, like a
curtain hung from ear to car to cover
up his neck. He looks for all the
world like an actor "madc up" for
genial old gentleman part in come
dy. He sits all day long in the Sen
ate the very ideal of dignity and
benevolencc. The other day some
awkward new chairs were introduced
into the Senate, and McCrecry got
one. In his old chair he could tip
back safely, and bestow his benevo-
lent smiles upon the occupants of the
galleries, and he tried it IN one of the
now oh HRS. He was gazing compla-
Gently around above him while Ed
munds was drawing off an argument
against Pinchback' s admission, when,
all at once, creak! flop. went the
chair, and McCrecry, watch fob, gai-
tiers and all, were dumped spawling
on the Senate floor. Senators arose
from their seats, and Il dozen mes
sengers and pages rushed to see what
Was the matter; but the old gentle.
man gathered himself up, brushed
the dust from his clothing, and sat
down again as calmly and coolly as
if nothing had happened.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-17
WJTuoIrT decentralization

WITHOUT premeditation a very
good joke was perpetrated the other
day in the House at the expense of
Sunset Cox. Cox was on the floor
making one of his trifiing, fiippant,
vaporous speeches, when the bill
clerk of the Senate appeared at the
bar of the House and announced,
grayely, that the Senate had passed
"a bill for protection against the
ravages of insects" This was the
very epithet applied by Butler to Cox,
and "shpo fly" came to the lips OF
every one. Cox had to stop while
the House INDUCED in . shout OF
laughter.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-17

Our contemporary across the way,
after quoting Gen. J. M. Tuttle's dec
laration that Belknap was Demo.
crat, before, during and while after
the war, and that he only Topped in
to the Republican ranks to get Office,
adds: "Aftcr all, we believe there
are worse men than Belknap in high
Office today" Thus. you see, it has
a mighty softening effect to know
that Gen. Belknap was Democrat;
but the very circumstance that makes
our contemporary warm to him, fur
nishes honest men solution for his
iniquity.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-17
Couldn't Resist Everything.

If the newspapers keep on with
their aggrayating descriptions Of Mrs.
Belknap's beauty and fascinating
manners, we shall begin to secretly
applaud the General for suffering
$4,000 to keep her in pin money. A
fellow can't resist everything you
know. The debates in the House
and the correspondents practically
say: Belknap couldn't help it,
Any man III his place would have
done the same" And most of the
talk leaves the impression that there
is not man in Washington who
would not like to play Adam to Mrs.
Belknap's Eve. Pie General Is not
so badly of, after all. He is still
proprietor of that magnificent com
bound triumph Of nature and art
DmfulO En13ress.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-17
PENDLEToN, one of the idols of the

PENDLEToN, one of the idols of the
Democracy, has been before Clymer's
committee to be investigated concern
inga claim forSl5O, 900 in f;.vorof the
Kentucky Central Railroad, which he,
as President of the company, induced
Belknap to allow after it had been
rejected by Secretary Stanton and the
Quartermaster General Oh two sepa,-
ate occasions. Although Mr.. Pen
dleton resolutcly denied that he paid
Belknap anything to influence his de-
cision, it was made apparent by his
own testimony that he, as President
of the railroad company, had made a
contract with himself, as attorney, 10y
which he received and pocketed $780,
900 or $4,000 of the $4,000 claim
for collecting it. In short, lie organ
lied little Credit Mobiler by him.
self, by which he Tapped the cream
off that claim, slick and clean. Not,
outstanding Pendleton's denial,
there are persons who will! believe
that Belknap had a taste.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-17

The call for the Republican State
Convention will be found at the head
of our editorial columns. 1t will be
held at Des Moines, May 3lst, and,
besides candidates for Secretary of
State, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney
General, and Register of the State
Land Office, will nominate twenty
two delegates, four at large, and two
from each Congressional District, to
represent Iowa ia the Republican
National Convention at Cincinnati,
IN June. Our county is entitled to
nine delegates in the Convention, a
aver last year. ~
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-17

Hon. GEO. w. McCRARY, member
of Congress from the LIST District,
authorizes the Burlington Ha,ckeye
to say that he will not be candidate
for reelection to the place he now
holds. This is his fixed determine
ton, and he cannot for any reason
be induced to change his mind. Mr..
McCrary is now serving his fourth
term in Congress, and has most
honorable record of ability and in
tegrity. Our State can i'll spare such
men from service in her behalf in the
councils of the nation.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-17
I B.R. SuERMAN, the present Audi

~ B. Il. SHERMAN, the present Audi
esor OF State, is receiving many and
appreciative notices from the press in
connection with his candidacy for
denomination by the Republican State
Convention. Mr.. Sherman has made
a most capable and acceptable officer,
and his reelection is an assured fact.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-17

THE town of Hazel Green, Wis,
was visited on Friday last by terrific
hurricane, which, besides destroying
a large amount of property. was the
cause of the death of eight persons
living in the place, who were crushed
beneath the falling fragments of the
houses. The storm was in the usual
form of a funnel-shaped cloud, which
descended rapidly from the heavens,
: carrying death and devastation in its
T.,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-17

THE Iowa Legislature adjourned
at noon yesterday, leaving large
amount of business which had re-
ceiyed the attention of the commit
tees undisposed of. 1t is yet too
soon to estimate the value of the leg
islation accomplished during the ses-
sion just closed, though the general
impression is that this General AS
sembly has been somewhat of fail.
ure. Among the bills which were
passed just before the close of the
session was the appropriation for
State institutions, including s25O,OOO
for the new capital; a railroad am
nesty bill renting penalties hereto
fore incurred by railroads for viola
ton Of the railroad law; bill pro-
yidlng that females may act as County
School Superintendent, and Il bill to
erect the new county of "Grimes
out Of portion of Pottawattamie.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-17

WE notice by the reports that the
House at Des AIdines passed a bill
appropriating $1,000 for the Home Of
the Frlendless, a private institution
Of charity, at Dubuque. The Home
for the Friendless is doubtless noble
and worthy institution, but we ques-
ton the wisdom of establishing a
precedent for appropriating money
from the State treasury for charities
not established by the State or under
its control.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-17

QUEEN VICTORIA is to have added
to her other titles of sovereignty that
of Empress of India" and it is an
nounced that she will signallze her
assumption OF it by general act of
amnesty 10 all the Fenian prisoners
now in exile, or in duress within her
realm.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-17

The Dubuque Times calls atten-
ton to the fact that the General AS
sembly have thus far committed a
serious blunder il almost every law
passed by attaching to it the ci iuse
providing for its going into effect
Immediately upon publication in the
pes Moincs papers. The Constitu-
ton provides that all laws of a pub
lie nature passed at regular session
shall take effect on the 4th day of
July thereafter, and that only those
laws deemed of immediate Importance
shall be operative by publication in
the papers. All the laws thus far
passed at this session have the latter
provision, and go into effect at once
after publication. This, the Times
well says, will work infinite hardship
to the people OF the State, the great
mass OF whom will be liable to inno-
cent violation of the law through iy-
norance of it's requirements. Neither
will individuals or corporations be
able, within Il short time, to adjust
their business so as to obey the new
enactlIents.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-17
NERVOUS DEBILITY.

N11HsvVCS
q depressed, irritable stnto Of mind,
n weak, nervous, exhausted feeling;
no energy or snimation3 confused
head, weak memory, often with de-
bilitatinE> involuntary discharges. TIE
consequence of excuses, mental overwork or
indiscretions. This NERVOUS DERILITT
anda q sovereign cure in HUMPHREYS
HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFIC, No. rs.
1t tones up the system, arrests discharges, dispes
the mental gloom and dependency. and reiuve-
mites the entire system. 1t ia perfectly aarm-
less and always efficient. Frics y. for . package
OF I've boxes aod . large q vial OF powder. which
is important u old serious cases; or 81 per single
box Sold by ALL Druggists. or sent BY mail
on receipt Of price, Address HUMPHREYS
SPECIFIC HOMEOPATHIC MEDIcINB co,
No 0oo BROADWAY. =. Y,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-17
THE effort to change the present

THE effort to change the present
Jaw with regard to the sale of intoxi-
fcating liquors has signally failed in
the Legislature. A bill providing for
local option was defeated in the
House last week by decisive ma
jority. This action is in accord with
the prepondeiance Of public senti-
ment in the State. The people, as a
whole, have never asked for repeal
of the present prohibitory law.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-17
Southern California.

c. I. GARRISON, the agricultural
editor of the State Register, is travel
ing Oh the Pacific coast, and writing
to the Register therefrom very inter
esting as well as valuable letters.
In latter from Los Angeles, he
speaks rather dlscouragingly of
southern California as the home Of
a man of limited wealth:
The man Of moderate means has
but little chance here. The prince.
pal sources of revenue for the tiiler
of the soil are grapes and oranges.
They take years of constant and ex
pensive attention before they are Il
source &C revenue. A man should
have money enough to buy his land.
$1,000, and then another like sum to
build house materials are costly
then an income Of $1,000 per year
for ten years, by which time his
grapes and groves will become q
source OF support, ]! ten years nave
been faithfully applied.
This is cool comfort for the man of
moderate means, but it is positively
the best we can honestly offer them.
And yet we are perfectly enraptured
with the climate and soil. Yet every
thing is high. A farm like Nelrose
in Grundy county, with the like num-
Der of acres and equal improvements,
would bring 100000 here, while in
Grundy county it would be slow at
$4,000.
Men have come here with limited
means, but they have had hard
struggles. Others may come and
prosper, but the chances are against
them. And yet it seems hard that
the toiling millions could not enjoy
the advantages of this climate and
the utility of the soil,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-17
DANIEL DREW, the famous Wall

DANIEL DREW, the famous Wall
street operator, has filed petition in
bankruptcy. His liabilities are about
81 100000, the greater portion OF
ich is secured 10y mortgages on his
real estate. Mr.. Drew has been in
Wall street for thirty years past. He
says his misfortunes commenced with
the loss of 100000 in a "corner"
on North western two OF three years
a0O
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-17
THE Dubuque Herald has bee,

THE Dubuque Herald has been
the past week, alternately, cast into
the "cave OF gloom" by the failure
of the effort in the Legislature to
pass a law giving larger liberty to
whisky; and mounted on pinnicle of
Joy over the defeat of the submission
of the suffrage amendment. The
circumstance is worthy OF notice, as
illustrative Of how invariably the
Herald arrays itself upon the side of
vice and intolerance.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-17

The Fort Dodge Messenger is con-
tident that "the most thorough legal
investigation will show that General
Belknap administered the affairs of
his department in manner becom-
ing an honest man and official" This
is most generous, but we are afraid,
an ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Itisapity that
Gen. Belknap is not worthy OF such
chiralrous devotion of his friends,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-17

THE Iowa railroad tariff law will
,-emain as it is. All the efforts for its
al or modification have miscar-
( ed. The House, last Friday, took
a firm stand against any material
change, and by a decisive majority
rejected the Thayer bill, the last
/ fort in the direction of change.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-17

The Detroit Post draws this unique
parallel: "The people Of the Un,ted
States are paying interest to-day OH
bonds stolen by Buchanan's Secretary
OF the Inter Tor, amounting in value
to over 100000. Yet the Democrats
in Congress and on the press declare
with ridiculous solemnity that Belk.
maps crime Is unprecedented In the
history Of this or any other country"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-17


THERE seems to be but little pros
pect that Belknap will ever be brought
to trial, much less convicted, either
in the Courts or before the Senate rs
q count of impeachment. Marsh,
WHO fled the country with the knowl-
edge and without remonstrance, II
not with the connivance, Ct Clymcr,
the Democratic head of the investi-
eating committee, seems to be the
only really important witness in the
case. Many others have been exam
incd slnce Marsh stepped out, hut
nothing Of any use in the trial has
been extracted from them. The i'm
preston is being fastened upon tho
public mind that the Democracy,
having conducted the investigation
OF the RelkEap case to the point
where they can make party capital
out of it, are indisposed to carry it
further, lest it may develop facts that
will not be so wholesome IN a party
sense
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-17
Viewed from Within.

The following letter, from Den
yer man in the Black Hills country,
gives the diverse side of the picture:
CUSTER CITY, Jan. 20, 1876.
DEAR This is the DEVILS
country. II you haye q grain OF
charity in your soul, send me $25.-
Don't say you haven't it. If you
can't get it otherwise, 60 to the
church and steal 1t from the contri-
button box, and then you wouldn't
have half the sin on your soul that
yon will should you leave me here
Bad luck to this country. | will tel!
you all ! know when get back to
Denver. But / haven't got money
enough to walk, For the pure love
of God, don't throw me away, tor
| covct the three cents have to pay
for this letters postage.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-17

Fish Commissioner Shaw has just de.
posted $4,000 young white fish in Clear
Lake,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-17
Cook to YourTitles!
w. G. g. j. b. DOMAIN,
ID. RYANT,
Auction o T..

VNHE subscriber has permanently located at In
| dependence, and will attend to all business in
the Auction line. either in city country. Salts
faction guaranteed, and charges reasonable.
RErERENCE.-JudgeR oszell, Lawton d Post, W.
II. Kenyon L. L. Carrier,
Post Offlce BOX, Ia.
January s9th, 1876. ll-2'm3
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-02-11
CARTA INTERESANTE.

El Impartial de Madrid publica,
precedida del preambulo que veran
nuestros lectores, la siguiente intere-
sante carta:
FOR ell lnteres palpitante que ofrece,
y por la utilidad que su publication puede
prestar nuestro ejercito, creemos muy
oportuno reproducir 10 mas sustancial
de una correspondence que desde ell
campo carlista dirigen al Times con fecha
~ de dlclembre 1ltimo Ell corresponsal del
periodico londonense expresa las opiniones
que los jefos carlistas tienen sobre los futu-
ros movimientos de nuestras tropas, indican-
do al mismo tempo las operaciones que los
carllstas ejecutaran en- cada una de esas
eventualidades, y bien hayan acertado los
carllstas, blen hayan errado en- sus iuicios,
convene nuestros generates saber como
Sc plensa en- el campo enemigo sobre las
futuras contingencies de la guerra,
Otros parrafos, ademas de los reproduce
dos mas abajo, contiene la carta; pero Sc
retieren la conianza a las bravatas de
los carllstas, y no creemos que este ofrezca
grande lnteres para nuestros lectores.
lie aqul ahora como Sc expresa ell CORES
ponsal del Times:
"Cssdrtel Real carzista 29 de dic;eu,5ye.
La organization del ejercito carlista es la
slgmente: FL conde de Caserta, hermano
del rey de Napoles, es Ell general en- iefe, y
el es quien ha dividido su ejercito en- cuatre
divlslones, organizadas de este modo: Di-
vision de Guipdzcoa, mandada por ell gene.
RAJ hoarguez, con su cuartel general Ell
Andoaln. Su mission es defender las Kneas
ae pan Sebastian J mantesss alberta !,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-02-11
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
DE ESTA CAPITAL.

Para el mejor cumplimiento de las dispo-
siciones que Sc han publicado references q
la Hygiene p1blica; y a fin de facilitar al
vecindario los medios de llevarlas cabo
con toda comodidad, ha acordado el Excmo.
Ayuntamiento propuesta de esta Acadia,
que Sc permita que las aguas de Ia limpieza
de los patios sean vertidas por los canos
que salen las GALES, que Sc viertan en-
los centros de esta despues de las once de
la noche las aguas sucias que Sc recojan del
servicio del dia en- cada casa, condicion de
que nj unas nj otras Sc hallen corrompidas
nj lleven restos de comidas nj otras materias
solidas; quedando cxceptuados de esta
disposiGAn los CAFES, FONDAS, BO-
DEGONES y demas establecimientos p1-
blicos del mismo genero que, por la gran
cantidad de aguas sucias que reunen cada
dia en- estado casi siempre de corruption,
contin1an en- la obligation de seguir arrojan-
dolas en- los canos establecidos al efecto en-
los recintos Norte, Sur, Este Oeste,
conforme las disposiciones anteriores de
esta Acadia.
AL hacer p1blico este acuerdo del Excmo.
Ayuntamiento, en- que tanto Sc ha tenido
en- consideration ell benefcio y la comodidad
de los habitantes, por carecer de alcantari-
lado la Ciudad, esta Acadia Sc promote
que sabra correspondent los fines que en-
su propio bien Sc ha propuesto el Municipio;
en- la inteigencia de que aquellos quienes
Sc les compruebe haber derramado en- las
GALES 9 por los calos aqua corrompida, as1
como los demAs convecinos de la misma casa
encubridores de la falta, incurriran en- la null
ia de veinte pesos los dias de carcel CORES
pondientes en- case de insolvencia; estando
dispuesta esta Acadia ser infexible en-
la imposition de esta pena, tanto por la
consideration que Sc ha procurado guardian
& los vecinos al dictar la presente medida,
cuanto por que asl 10 exile el estado actual
de la salud p1blca de esta poblacion.
En- la misma multa de veinte pesos incur
riran los duenos de los establecimientos
p1blicos arriba indicados que dejen de ver-
ter sus aguas en- los caiios expresados.
Queda prohibido ademas bajo igual pena,
arrojar las aguas sucias en- las letrinas
exceptuandose las que hayan servido para
la impieza de los atacados de la viruela
que podran ser vertidas en- dichos sitios
lenandose las prescripciones de la disposi.
cion de del corriente.
La policla queda encargada del extrictc
cumplimiento de esta disposition, dandc
parte diario q esta Acadia de las infraccio
mes que advierta.
Puerto-Rico de febrero de 1876.
Francisco Baston.