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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-29

am aware that am dwelling up
on this subject too long for your in
terest; wish to apologize to the
ladies who honor me with their pres
ence, for while money is interest
ing to handle, it is dull subject to
talk about. / am addressing that
sentiment which seems to believe
there is some potency in legislation
which can oxygenize the very air
with energy and credit; some magic
wand in finance which can create
prosperity by a touch; that the fields
of industry only await shower of
greenbacks, to make them blosso m
with riches; and that a hateful ogre
called the money power, sits at the
doors of Congress, keeps the fairy
with the magic wand in prison, and
restralns the greenback cloud from
rising.
Practically there but five methods
by which the government can initiate
the currency.
lst.-Engaging in war.
2d.-Commencing system of in
ternal Improvements.
3d.-Collecting less revenue than
is necessary for the current expenses
and making up the deficit by issuing
greenbacks.
4th.-Issuing greenbacks to lend.
5th.-Giving them away.
There is one other method, ,-rcpu-
diation-but l will not insult any one
here by the suggestion of it's moral
possibility.
Can any one suggest any other
means by which the government can
initiate the currency? Will any one
argue that either of these methods
would be justified by a wise policy?
My Independent Greenback friends
you believe that the government can
supply the whole currency of the
country directly, equitably than by
lending its credit to the banks and
sharing the privilege with them. So
do /.
You believe that this can be ac-
complished by an intcr-convertible
bond. So do l. l believe that this
system, more than any other, re-
quires for its success the discharge of
every national obligation according to
its letter and spirit, and the mainte
nance of the country's credit to the
highest standard Of the public con-
science. I trust you agree with me.
But you are doomed to certain disap-
pointments if you believe that mon
ey would be more abundant under
the inter-convertible system than un-
der the banking, or that any magical
change will be wrought by it in the
business, the industries, and general
prosperity of the country. l confess
with candor that | believe the plan
has excited suspicion by the great ex-
pectations and visionary promises
of many of the advocates. l think
it will grow in public favor by can
did examination and intelligent dis
cussion. 1t is quite certain that this
and other questions OF fiscal policy
and general administration will not
receive the candid and intelligent
consideration their importance de-
mands, while the Democratic party,
as a distinct political organization,
claims the right to administer the
government by virtue of its past
character and services and present
professions. Therefore the Demo
cratic party ought to be destroyed
know that party contains many
good men, sincere, ability and patri-
otism, whose highest aspirations and
sincerest patriotism are held in check
by the strong thraldom Of party dis
cipline. Therefore the Democratic
party ought to be destroyed.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-29

A TTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW
"A Special attention given to Collections. Office
over Fisher Bros. Grocery Store 16w3
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-29
A Brutal Crime.

Sedaa Democrat
Felix Burke is white man who
has tastes low enough to have mar
ried negro wench, and he makes
himself generally disgusting to white
people by his open and notorious as
sociation with the lowest class of ne
grocs. Burke is the same individual
who came near losing his life back of
Georgetown about four weeks ago.
His house was surrounded by a party
of white men, and several shots were
fired at him, one of which shot off
part of the thumb of his right hand.
1t was, no doubt, done for the pur-
pose Of compelling him to leave the
neighborhood. Since then he and
his negro wife have been living in
the north part of Sedalia, adjoining
Darkeytown. Two months ago, when
they returned from TT. Scott, they
brought with them a mulatto boy,
small child about eighteen months
old. Burke said colored woman
gave them the child when they left
Ft. Scott, to keep and raise.
Since living in Sedalia the child
has had summer complaint, and the
british foster mother became very
much angered when the child need
ed attention, aud would take it out of
the house and whip the naked child
with the hard stems Of iron weeds.
Burke would also take his turn at
beating and kicking the poor little
wait, and it has been continually
whipped during the past week or so
in most brutal manner. The child
has suffered thousand deaths during
this time from the bruises and wounds
inflicted by the heather couple.
Yesterday morning about six
o'clock the negro neighbors OF Burke
heard the screams of the child and
the fall of the whip on its body
Atterward Burke was seen kicking
the little child to death on the out
side Of the house.
The proper authorities were at
once notified, and Felix Burke and
his wife Belle Burke, were arrested,
and are now in the county jail
Their preliminary examination was
continued until next Monday morn
ing at 8 o'clock.
In the absence OF Coroner Evans,
Squire Clark and Constable Connors
about 10 o'clock yesterday proceeded
with the jury to the house, to hold
an inquest over the remains OF the
dead child.
The body of the child was literal
ly covered with bruises. Its back
was one mass of bloody-looklng
stripes; it's legs were spotted with
bruises; its face was hacked up with
switch. The left side of the face
and Immediately over the right tenn
pie on the side of the head, were
large bruises rs if caused by kicks,
any one of which would probably
have caused the death Of the child
1t was a horrible sight, and caused
the blood OF the law abiding citizens
to flow fast; in fact, muttered curses
could be heard on every side against
| the brutal and heathenlsh parents.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-29
Clean Milk.

Clean, pure milk, Is one of earth's
choicest luxuries-one which the
peasant may share with the crown.
The COW, of all anamals made for
the service of civilized man, if least
liable to disease and sickness, and the
product of her udder is best adapted
to his wants and needs. Milk, as it
comes from the uddcr of the COW, is
comparatively pure, if the animal is
kept on wholesome, clean food; but
a large per centage Of filth and i'm
purities get into the milk through
the carelessness of the mixer, and
because the cows are kept in place
eff filth and untidiness.
If milk was translucent it would
reveal the carelessness OF mixers and
the indifference OF housekeepers in
regard to keeping it clean and pure
as it comes from the COW. 1t usual
ly contains an amount of dirt and
filth for which there is not the least
reason or excuse; but being opaque
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-29

attract attention; and this is urged
by the less noisy and more intelligent
leaders down there. They hold that
the United States Supreme Court has
decided that slaves are property;that
a contract made with regard to them
is as binding as with regard to any
other property; that the Constitution
declares that no law shall be passed
by Congress or any of the states inn
pairing the obligation of a contract,
and also that private property shall
not be taken without just compensa-
ton. If this is so, they say, section
of article IA, which says slaves
shall not be paid for, is in conflict
with other sections Of the Constitu-
ton. They go on to argue that, un-
der all decisions of the courts, and
the rule OF construction of statutes,
where there is conflict Of laws, the
new must give way to the old; there
fore, this section 4 of article IA is
void. Now, they believe this; and
late speech made by Gov. Vance in
North Carolina proves what say is
true; for he asserted it on the stump.
When you say to them that it was
war measure, and that, before it was
adopted, they had forfeited all rights
under the Constitution, they reply that
a large number Of Shareholders were
not in the army, and had nothing to
do with the war, and the government
had no right to take such persons
property any more than it had the
property Of person in the North
They have determined to get ma
iority in the government, and then
they propose to get change in the
Supreme Court. 1t will not be long,
they say, before some of the present
judges must die or retire from the
Bench; and when theirplaces are fill
ed with Southern men, it will be
very easy thing for the Supreme
Court to make such decisions as they
claim will be Just to them.
That (said the GeneraD is the
scheme they are preparing to carry
out; and, startling as it may appear,
it is not bit more so than the asser-
ton made q few years ago that they
would have a hundred Rebel Gener-
ais in Congress before Grants sue
cessor was elected, and that the
Democratic party of the North
would stand at their back; yet this
has come to be true, and they conf
IDENTIFY expect to carry out these
other plans, one or the other-they
don't care which. AS to those whelps
who are making charges against me
in the St. Louis Republican and
Ttnaes,-I know them, at least l
think I do. / have seen them before
and they know where and how. One
of them was kicked out of the army
by Gen. Sherman and myself as
thief, a robbcr, and a smuggler of
contraband goods to rebels"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-29
MISSOURI SLAVE CERTIFICATES.
Gen. Tuttle Explains how the Southern
ers Expect to Get Pay for Their For
mer Slaves.

Gen. Tuttle Explains how the Southern
ers Expect to Get Pay for Their For
mer Slaves.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.
Your correspondent meeting Gen.
Tuttle, inquired what he had to say
about that portion of his famous
speech in which he stated that the
State of Missouri had issued certiti-
Gates for the value of slaves emanci-
pated by the War, and which has
been denied by the Democratic pa
pers. The General replied:
may have been in error in the
manner IN which | made the state
ment; but the facts are even worse
than l stated, as | have every reason
to believe, and before long | will
have the evidence to prove it. |
knew what | was talking about. |
have been there and / know the
whole of them. Why, those very
certificates have been offered for sale
in town; they were offered in Van
Buren, county last winter; and they
have been offered all about the South
and in Missouri, up to the time of my
speech; but you can't get sight of
one now. l have received letters
from men who had them offered to
them for sale, and who read them;
but they say they can't find one now.
When the persons selling these GER
tificates were asked what about the
negroes, the answer was, "These
certificates are given for the paymnnt
of property destroyed by them dur
ing the war. They are issued under
an act of the Legislature, by Com
mission before whom statements are
filed by claimants of the property de-
stroyed. In those statements, COWS,
horses, mules, etc, arc named; and,
in fixing the value, the sum is fixed
to cover negroes at about 1000 per
head. This is well understood 10y
all the people down there, and there
is no doubt about it. Some of these
certificates call for sums larger than
than it is known the parties ever
owned in property, unless thenegroes
arc counted This fact is we'll known
to Democrats in Iowa-some OF them
and they know that these fellows
gave us to understand that, i'll these
certificates, they were getting pay tor
their negroes. And that is not all.
The Democratic leaders down South
those who are in the ring of lead
crs-do not hesitate to say that they
propose to get pay for their negroes:
They talk it in their meetings and
among themselves; and since they
have got a majority in the lower
House of Congress, they talk it in
public. Any Northern Democrat can
hear it if he will go there. They say
they have gottwo ways in which they
will succeed in this matter. One is
to get control of Congress by the aid
of Northern Democrats, and, with a
Democrat as President, and q sutfi-
cient number of Democratic State
Legislatures, repeal or nullify section
4 of article IA of the amendments to
the Constitution. They believe the
Northern Democrats, for the sake of
power, will join them in doing this.
They have their men selected, and
their programme marked out, North
and South, and they are in earnest
The other plan is the most danger
Gus, because it is the most likely to
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-29
Business Cards.
attorneys.

o. H. p. RCSZELL,
A TTORNEY AT LAW AND COLLECTING
n Agent will practice in the several Courts of
the County and District. Special attention given
to Collections. Office over the New York Store
Independence, Iowa. [26-tf.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-29
Woman in White on White Horse.

Woman In Wnlte on Wnlte AoIhe.
Cincinnati Inquirer.
The quiet little village of Bethel,
O., was thrown into considerable
commotion last night upon the ap-
pearance on the main street, about
II o'clock midnight, of a lady all
dressed in white, seated upon a
white horse, without saddle or bride.
She first arose, as 1t were, from the
ground, and, on one of the most
beautiful horses ever rode by man or
woman, she wended her way from
house to house, stopping in front OF
each one, where for few moments
she sang the sweetest songs ever
heard by mortal man. Those who
approached her,and they were scores,
would attempt to touch the lady,then
her steed, but, touch where you
would nothing tangible could be felt,
and yet there she was, plain to be
seen before us all, singing her beau
tiful songs, making the midnight air
ring with her melodious voice. A
stranger, more startling scene was
never witnessed by the quiet people
of the place. And to-day the citizens
are collected in little groups through
out the town, discussing the queer
scenes of last night. Some say it
was a ghost-a real ghost-others
that it was trick played by some
evil-disposed persons, and others rec
ognize in the lady beautiful young
woman who died here last spring,
and who before her death was in the
habit of visiting from house to house
in the night time serenading. For
more than one hour this strange,
ghost-like phantom was plain to be
seen.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-29
j. S. WOODWARD

J.S. WOODWARD,
4 TTORNEY AT LAW AND GENERAL LAND
n Agent Independence. Iowa. Office over Tabor
l. Son's Drug Store. Particular attention paid to
Collections and remittances promptly made.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-29

the dirt is invisible until the bottom
of the pail or pan is reached. No
people in the world are SO neat in all
dairying operations as the peasant
farmers of Holland. The stables are
kept scrupulously neat and clean,
and the udders of the cows are wash
ed before the milk is drawn. In this
country our cows are yarded at night
usually in the barn-yard with no re-
gard to cleanliness. The milking is
done by hired men and boys who
carry with them neither brush nor
cloth with which to remove dust,
dirt and filth. Of course some, more
or less, goes into the milk pail and
favors the milk to a certain degree
and renders it impure and unclean.
Fine, sweet butter is never made
from such milk, 1t would seem that
reform in the matter of keeping
cows at night might be brought
about without much ado. Then let
housekeepers require that the men
and boys provide themselves with
some means of removing all dust and
dirt before bringing their pals near
the COWS to milk.-Detron Tribune.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-09-29
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LAKE g. HARMON
BRuCKART r. NEY
W, &J.B, DONNAN,
BAILY & JACKSCE

r AW CONVEYANCING. WAR CLAIM. AMI
- Land Agency Office. Office in First National
Bank building. Independence Iowa.
The New York herald., 1876-07-07
THE TUGBOAT EXPLOSION.

Coroner Ellinger held an inquest yesterday mornins
in the case OF Knecand Wright Cornelius Ferdon and
Alexander kcd, who were killed by the explosion o
the boiler OF the tugboat II. W. Workman At pier No
80 North River, juno 20 Ofncer snyder testified Il
the fact OF the explosion having occurred Addison
Low, Supervising Inspector of Steamboats, gave ~vt
dence the testimony taken by tho Board Of Inspectors
which has been already published j. j. Wheeler tcs-
tned that the boiler OF the Workman WAS well made
A. H. Chapman said that the boat owned by his
wite the boiler had been thoroughly overnauled and
repaired weeks before the explosion boat was
insured Tor $1,000 Jacob W. Finck. engineer OF the
Workman, was the last witness he testIird that he
left the boat about O'Clock IN tho ng ami came
back just after she blown up, witness had exam
Lcd the boiler nine or ten days before the accident
and found IT all right
Alter short deberation the jury brought in the fol-
lowing misunderstanding Reid, knreland Wr,rht
and Cornelius Ferdon came deaths Dy injuries
accidentally received by the sxplosiou the boiler of
tho stcamtug IL W. Workman the 10Th day of Juns
1870. per No 80 North River the cause Of which y
unknown TO We recommend thai a law be u,sscd
nat steamboats, should not be cii charge Of nrcmep
While steam Is beng generated unless they quality By
examination
The New York herald., 1876-07-07
MUNICIPAL NOTES.
CRY or Nrw YoRk. FIsAscE Drr.Krnxs l.

Bids wore yesterday opened in the Department Of
Charities and Correction for furnishing 5000 barrels Of
-four before Comptroller Green and tho three Commits
sioners The awarded 10 Consider Parish.
at So 90 per barre less twenty three cents Tor each
barrel returned The whole amount OF the contract
viii reach sl5,5l0
Proposals yesterday opened by the Department
of Public Works 900 loads OF sand fine gravel
intended to DO used Tor paving purposes James john
son successful competitor sixteen aud half
cents per load.
Comptroller Green has received the following
amounts zines from the different police courts Ioe
the month OF June:--Special Sessions, $S54 First
district 81 6o5 Second DISTRICT S957: Tnrd district
$i,O2l, Fourth astrict, 5l5; Filth district. $234}
Sixth district 500.
Local politicians are the future OF Tam
many Hail II is understood that Governor TIL
denis friends Will insist upon reorganization Of the
Tarnmany Hall General Committee, and that steps will
be tax zen IN that direction within few days Mr.
Abram 5 Hewitt mentioned Tor the chairmanship Of
the Comm tlee Organization, 10 succeed Mr. jobs
Kelly.
Captain Mcdonnell and hts band Of Indians visited
Mayor w,ckham yesterday and remained Tor feu
minutes conversation.
The New York herald., 1876-07-07
INDIANS IN MONTANA.
PROSPECT OF GENERAL UPRISING IN THAT
TERRITORY.

PROSPECT OF GENERAL UPRISING IN THAT
TERRITORY.
from the Helena (MdntanaJ Independent, June %
The reliable reports from all directions indicate
that the wild Indians have nearly all congregated
In the Bad Lands and their numbers every day
sweled by the young bucks from the Missouri River
agencies and those the southeast TAR the
borders OF Nebraska 1t is estimated that there
fully 10 200 Indians with sitting Bull Against these
there can be brought, with the united commands OF
Crook Gibbon and Terry scarcely 1000 soldiers
force utterly inadequate to make any headway against
them.
Since Crook went down the valley Of tho Powder
river, reliable report has been received from hi
command What has become OF him nobody seems to
know. The reported conflict OF Terry with
Indians lacks confirmation, although there
are grounds for believing II true. BY
letter received from the Secretary Of War by Governor
Potts. II appears that the government IS adverse TO
arming the militia, and steps Will be taken with the
the War Department toward putting tho settle
ments condition OF defence. Under these
the people the exposed frontier will
look out Tor themselves and the sooner they do IL the
better Nobody can tell whether tho danger OF raid
into Eastern Montana threatening remote IL may
at any me and II is best 10 be prepared for It
when II does
Tho latest news indicates that there will be general
Indian war; and nearly all The young men Of the differ
ent tribes on the war path
II the troops defeated on the Yellowstone the
condition or the frontier settlements Will, OF course,
invite attack
The New York herald., 1876-07-07
A VAMPIRE CAR.

HOW A THEATRICAL MAN NEARLY LOST HIS
LIFE.
From the Mobcry tMo) Enterprise Monitor June 81 !
One OF the strangest incidents that has fallen
under our reportoria observation transpired at tho
Virginia Hotel Ia this city, last night We had heard
OF the blood sucking vampires of The torrid belt aud
entertained the story only thrilling liable, and
knew something OF The care with which the mother
will exclude cat from the apartment OF her sleeping
child, but regarded II only the recognition OF old
time superstition. But that iull grown shout
be sicatbily attacked by cat and have his lite breath
noarly sucked out oi aim we had dreamed
this was an actua. occurrence at the time and
place mentioned. Mr. French. member oil
the Thorne Dramatic Troupe, playing an
engagement In this city, was the VIC
tim. lie retired to rest carly hour
last night and lcll into dccp
slumber. After the lapse OF an hour or two he was
aroused by feeling oi overpowering opprcssivencss
and sufocatitn aud was horrlncd to ind that huge
sittng his breast and had head insertet
In his mouth sucking away ms breath he ound him
sell IN almost exhausted condition. SO much so that
he unable TO shake Oh the vampire nend attack
Ing him. Struggle he would the cat only fastened
Its claws the deeper his chest and went on al us
horrible feast HIS groans aud cries OF agony, how
ever fortunately brought nelghborIng odeers TO
ton. Even then they were compelled TO turn him out
Of bed and roll hm aud on the door before
the cat could be to release It's hold an abandon
his purrosel Mr Frcnch's tace aud chest this morn
ing frghtiul evidences OF MS terrible battle Win
the monst-r, and no will probably hereafter make
special inquiry hts hotels 10 the character OF the
cats beloneing 70 the establshmenk"