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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-05

If any doubt remained that the
sole purpose of the numerous Con
gressional Investigations now in
course of procedure is the manufact-
ure of political capital, and not the
exposure and reform Of abuses in the
public service, such doubt will be
completely removed by the action of
the Democratic House yesterday in
sanctloning secret sessions of the
various Investigating Committees
and in authorizing the Withholding
of their reports according as the in
tcrests of the party shall dictate.
The question whether the inyestiga-
tons shall be secretly or publicly
conducted was brought before the
House in resolution offered by Mr..
Hale, of Maine, requiring publicity
in every case. 1t was at once made
a party question, and the defeat of
Mr.. Hale's proposition, which was
supported by the solid Republican
vote, and by Messrs. Lamar, Randall,
and Holman alone of the other side,
was followed by the introduction of
a resolution by Mr.. Morrison, max
ing it discretionary with the COM
mittees to hold public or secret ses-
sions-in short, establishing the star
chamber policy. Mr.. Morrison's res
olution was adopted by strict party
vote, and the committees were thus
given full license to run their SANDER.
mills in the dark and pcddlc out the
grists in such shape as will best serve
the party purpose Chicago 7rib
ane, May 2.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-05
state News.

Dubuque is talking strongly of hav-
Ing :. new horse railroad.
The Shell Rock Ners has changed
hands, Capt. W. V. Lucas, of Waverly,
is now editor and proprietor.
The colored man, Smith, recently
arrested in Dubuque, charged with hay
ing set.hre to the Pullman House, in Cedar
Rapids, January last, has been discharg-
ed, no evidence having been brought
against him.
A case of poisoning by wild parsnips
occurred near DEBORAH last week, which
proved fatal to a boy named Barkham. =
Three other boys ate of it, but the rest
have recovered. We CLEAN from the Re
publican.
Rogers Foundry and Machine Shop,
at Anamosa, took fire last week, but
owing to prompt action of the tiremen
and others it was eXtinguished before any
damage YVES done. We condense from
the Eureka.
Tho wife of Nelson Schoolmaker, J
miles from Frankville, attempted suicide
by cutting her throat last week. She was
found on the bed, bleeding profusely. No
hopes are entertained of her recovery -
Mental arrangement was the cause for the
act.
While supposed to be temporarily in
sane, the editor of the Lisbon Uinn CO..
San, VIM 7. B. Barker, on 'thc 9th
ult., committed suicide by shooting him
self through the head His wife was
absent in Illinois at the time of the occur
renee. The San was recognized as be-
ing one of the ablest edited papers in Linn
county.
Dubuque Herald: Five prisoners cs-
capped from the De Witt jail in Clinton
county on Saturday night. They escaped
from the corridor to the outside world, by
lowering themselves into the privy vault,
at one end of the hall, digging through
that wall, and under the Jail foundation,
and up again to the top of the earth. -
Five prisoners got away, among them the
notorious burglar and thief, Jim Bell, and
the desperate Harrington. The escape
of the prisoners was not discovered till
morning-and then they had nearly five
hours the start
"A serious shooting affray occurred
near Lafayette P. o., Linn county, last
Tuesday A boy, only 16 years old, shot
a German named Zeller 1t seems that
the boy had entered the saloon of the
German during his absence, and Zeller
whipped him for it. When next they
met, the boy told Zeller that he could not
whip him again, whereupon the German
caught him and proceeded to whip him
again. The boy escaped and ran, with
Zeller IN pursuit. After running some
distance. the boy fired three shots in sue
cession at Zcllcr, one of which entered his
abdomen, and is likely to prove fatal
The boy was placed under $500 bonds to
appear at the next term of couEt! Both
parties bear a pretty hard name in the
neighborhood. We condense from the
Centre Point Lotus.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-05

The Republican press is bowling against
investigation. That is very natural, the
leaders have become so Internally corrupt,
and investigation turns them up in such a
light, that the party cannot much longer
stand the pressure. The organs realize
this, hence the press is against investiga-
ton. Their deeds are those of darkness
and will not stand the light - Conserea-
tine.
The Republican press is "howl-
ing" against the rasting of SO much
time and money by the Democratic
House of Representatives, at period
when so much wise legislation is
needed. All the Investigations that
the Committee have made, with one
or two exceptions, have proved huge
farces, and have acted as boomerangs
on the Democratic party. When
that party can prove that there is
need of investigation in the Republi-
can party, then there will be no more
showling."
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-05
RepubIican State Convention.

The Twentieth Annual Republican State Con-
yenton will be held at Des Moines, on
Wednesday, May 81, 1876.
for the purpose of making the following nomina-
tons:
Twenty two delegates to the National Repub-
can Convention "a at large from each Congress
sonal DISTRICT
Eleven candidates for Presidential electors z at
large; from each Congressional DISTRICT.
Two candidates for Judges OF the Supreme
Court.
One candidate for Secretary of State.
One candidate for Auditor of State.
One candidate for Treasurer of State.
One candidate for Register Of State Land Office
One candidate for Attorney General.
The ratio of representation will be one delegate
for each county in the State, and, in addition
tbereto delegate for every 200 votes or fraction
over 100 cast for Samuel j. Kirkwood, for Govern
or, at the general election in 1875.
We invite all to unite with IFS, without regard to
past party preferences or affiliations, who wish to
see the country at permanent peace; who wish to
see the Constitution and its amendments enforced,
and just and equal reghts accorded to all; who
wish to see corruption and dishonesty punished,
and the Presidents order carried out Let no
guilty man escape;' the affairs OF the government
economically administered and its, credit and hon
or maintained; all who wish to see the free schoc,
system fostered all WIG wish to see sectional 1if
ferences laid aside but who believe that the wal
demonstrated the fact that the blue and not the
gray-the hand that saved and not tho one that
would have slain, should govern the land; all who
condemn the recen, reasonable utterances OF
Southern Democratic members in Congress: ali
who believe that JEFF Davis has all the rights he
is entitled to while the tales of Andersonvlle and
kindred horrors yet freeze the blood of the listen.
er. To all such and all Others who feel that the
Republican party is tho one to save the country in
this its hour of peril, We bid welcome and ask YOU
to assist us in placing ticket in the field that
shall sweep the State, and place Iowa in the Cen
tennial year, where she now stands, the banner
Republican State in the Union
BY order of Rep. State Cen. Com
HENRY C LEIGHTON.
nj
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-05

We copied the other day the
Louisa county Safeguards article in
which it was stated that nearly a
hundred Republican papers had de-
clared for Col. Moore for State Treas
urer The Dubuque Times also cop
les the same article, and for North
ern Iowa and its candidate, says:
1t may be a little unkind to prick
the innocent bubble of satisfaction
wherewlth the Columbus Safeguard
cengratulates itself upon the unanlm-
ity of the newspapers favoring the
nomination of II. n. Moore, of Mont
gomery county, for State Treasurer.
1t says that one hundred journals
have endorsed him, by which it aims
to be understood as declaring for
him, and few of these endorse
ments have been copied by it with
reasonable pride, considering that
they were the choice bits, and the
candidate the editors own brother.
among all those centennial notices
inc Dulk Ol Il1cn were merely al
nouncement Of Mr.. Moore's name as
a candidate, of which the Times is
an instance. We have no doubt he
is an excellent man and competent,
but so far as we can CLEAN from all
reliable sources, Hon. Geo. w.
Bemis, of Independence, is greatly
in the lead, and that too, without an
effort on his part. We have ample
reasons for the belief that he is the
choice of large majority of the par
ty in the State, and unless all the
signs fail, he will be nominated al
most without a struggle on the part
of his multitude Of friends.-,State
Re0isfer.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-05
Overslsot tho Mark.

No man who is sane and clothed
in his right mind will credit the New
York Tribune with charity for the
Republican party or President Grant.
There is not paper in the country
that has dealt more sturdy or effective
blows upon both than the one
sounded by Horace Greeley" But
the spirit that has all the winter past
and up to this day animated the
Democratic majority in the House, is
shown to be SO malignant and cruel
that even the Tri6une's stomach re-
volts at the spectacle and it speaks
its mind with frankness that can
but force conviction of the truth up
on impartial men of all parties. 1t
says: "The Democrats in Congress
are in a fair way to discredit them
selves by the investigations now
under way far more than they can
disgrace the Administration. They
seem to imagine that all the people
Of the United States are quite as
anxious as Democratic politicians
can be to prove Gen. Grant is thief,
Mr.. Williams a public robber, Robe
son worthy comrade of Belknap,
and Babcock a burglar. They are
ransacking bank accounts, turning
the departments inside out, listening
to the chatter of human magpies,
hanging upon the lips of garrulous
detectives, getting together the tag
rag and bobtail of the civil service,
and setting up scandal bureau IN
every committee-room of the Capitol.
No story that comes to their ears is
too gross for immediate belief. No
charge against officers of the Govern
mcnt is so outrageous that they are
not ready upon the slightest testimo-
ny both to accept it themselves and
to spread it before the public"
These are singing words, but they
are literally true. The Tribune adds:
''The most fragrant example of their
hcadlong haste TO believe evil was in
the case Of the expenditures from the
Secret Service fund through the
hands of Davenport" 1t is not dis
posed to sustain all that was done in
that direction. At the same time it
says "the money paid to Whitley and
Williams was paid in accordance
with the letter of the law, and the
purpose to which it was applied was
on its face y good one" "The Com
mittee," it adds, "has discovered no
evidence thus far that dollar of it
was Incorporated. Yet they have
allowed the report to 90 out from
their meeting room and to be tele-
graphed all over the civilized world
that the President has been caught
making 4 corrupt use Of the Govern
ment embczzling from the
Treasury for the purpose Of buying
votes" q alt is 4
matter of satisfaction to us, as it is 70
all that large body of liberal and in
dependent thinkers for whom we
speak, that the investigations of this
winter, pushed in every possible di-
rection, have left his honesty above
suspicion. The closer the various
scandals are examined, the clearer
does it appear that the Babcocks,
Belknaps, Shepherds, Orvil Grants,
and other people of that sort, have
grossly ill-used the President, upon
whose confidence and kindness they
have traded" -Dubuque Times.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-05
Teaehers Gpln,,,,,,
W. E. PARKER. Editor.
ARITHMETIC-F1Rsr CLASS.

ARITHMETIC-FIRsT CLASS.
If timber of yellow pine 40 feet
long, u foot square of 100 degrees hard
ness, weighs $3.50 pounds, what is the
weight of timber of white pine 80 feet
long, Ii foot square, and of II 81 degrees
hardness? 8ss.as
2.-f 10 gallons of water be mixed
with 80 gallons of milk, worth cents
per quart, and after selling 10 gallons of
this, 10 gallons more of water be added,
what is the last compound worth per
quart?
3.-lf the paid up stock in railroad
company be worth 100 per cent, and a
stock dividend of 10 per cent be made to
the stockholders, what would be the value
of the stock after the dividend?
A man sold Is fowls for $S.45, re-
ceiving the following prices, viz: For a
turkey 81; for a goose rs cents; for a
duck 60 cents, and for a chicken so -
How many of each did he sell?
"a laborer received SO cents for the
first day, 81 cents for the second, SO for
the third, and SO on until his wages were
$l.54 cents day; how many days did he
| work?
6.-In what time will pipe supplying
gallons of water per minute fill tank
in the form of hemisphere, that is 10
feet in diameter?
when the annual dividend of rail
road stock is Is per cent. and the interest
of money is 10 per cent, at what pre-
MUM ought railroad stock to sell?
S.-When will the balance of the fol-
lowing account commence to draw inter
est? What will be the cash ualue of the
balance, January 1st, 1860? Credit of 80
days on merchandise items:
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-05

Hon. j. G. BLAINE. has again met
and refuted base SANDER against
his name. The charge was that he
accepted certain bonds of the Kan
sas Pacific Railway Company, from
Col. Stewart, of the law firm of
Stewart & Riddle, and Mr.. Blaine,
by clear statement, entirely vindi-
Gates himself. He produces letters
from Col. Stewart, Riddle, Ewing,
Gibson and Mcfarland, all of which
unite in declaring the whole SANDER
false. The only ground for such a
charge was that his brother, John E.
Blaine, of Leavenworth Kansas, held
some bonds, of the said road, which
were obtained for him by Col. Stew
art, in perfectly fair and legitimate
manner. The charge originated from
correspondence of the Chicago
Tribune, by Jas. w. Knowlton,
since deceased, who formerly was a
law student with Stewart & Riddle,
and who it seems, wrote it without
the thought of accusing Blaine of
fraud. Mr.. Knowlton was swift to
do everything possible to retract the
evil, but the New York Sun, and
papers of like ilk, were as lndustri-
Gus in circulating it, and thus the
evil was done. Mr.. Blaine adds, in
conclusion to his speech, quoting
the language of another:
81 do not propose to make public life
perpetual and uncomfortable fca-hupt
in the vain effort to run down stories that
have no basis in truth, which are usually
anonymous, and whose total explosion
brings no punishment to those who have
been guilty of originating them"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-05

Iowa CRY, May "a five year
old son of Gus Rink fell into the
Coralvillc mill pond at this place, and
being sucked into the head-gate of
the fume, ten feet under woter, was
carried IN the hume a hundred and
fifty feet under ground, past three
large water wheels and came out at
the lower end of the hume, where he
was found three-quarters of an hour
after under Closes paper mill, cling
ing to a post, uninjured and patiently
waiting to be rescued. It's regarded
as the most remarkable case on
record
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-05
Resolution to Build Sidewalk.

BE ii 7YSoloed 6y the CITY Council Of Tie CITY Of
Independence, That the owner or owners of the lot
or lots abuting or lying along side of the East
side of Court street, from Genessee street North
to the South line of Adams street, build cause
to be built, sidewalk four feet wide, of two-inch
plank laid crosswise, three stringers not less
than two inches by four inches in size, in front of
along side of their respective lots. Also that
the owner or owners of the lot or lots abuttng on
or lying along side of the South side of Genessee
street. from Canova street East to the Northeast
corner of Lot I, Block Z, of Malone's Addition on
which Y. NJ. Hunt now lives, be and are hereby
required to construct a sidewalk in front of or
along side Of their respective lots, said walk to
be five feet and four inches wide, made Of Pinch
pine plank laid crosswise on three stringers not
less than two by four inches in size said sidewalk
to be laid to conform TO the surface of the street
graded. and unless said sidewalk be built with
in thirty days from the date of publication hereof
the City Clerk shall advertise for proposals to
build any or all of said sidewalk not built at that
date and the cost of so building the same shall be
assessed to and collected of of the lot lots in
front of which the same is built.
| hereby certify that the foregoing is a
- correct and true copy of the resolution
{ adopted by the City Council of the City
l.. s. of Independence, at their meeting held
[ April "a, 1876.
- Witness my hand and Seal
40w2 G. B. SMEALLIE, City Clerk.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-05
The June Races.

Several weeks ago the Northwest
ern Agricultural and Mechanical AS
ISOLATION of this city resolved upon
offering $4,000 in purses for Spring
Races. The project was put into
excellent hands to work, and i'll due
time large list of races and purses
was prepared, of which mention has
heretofore been made in these col
umns. The project has so far pro-
crossed that all doubt is removed, if
any was ever entertained, as to the
outcome Of the races. Already there
has been q great deal of correspond
ence with the Association by turf
men, and nearly q hundred horses
are engaged to be here. Among
these are many of the finest horses in
the West, having pace down in the
twenties. The favor with which the
June Races have thus far been re-
ceived has necessitated action on the
part of the Association looking to 4
material increase in stable room and
other conveniences COMFORTING with
the magnitude of the project. The
track-one of the very finest in the
VESTS now undergoing the finish
ing touches of preparation, and every
thing else necessary FOR the success
of the races is being done. Not only
practical turfmen have notified their
intention to be present, but a large
number of lovers of this class of
sport promise to be on hand during
the three days races. Every indica-
ton now points to the Dubuque June
races as the largest and finest ever
held west Of Chicago and north of
st. Louis. Thousands will be pres
ent, and the more the merrier.-Du-
6uque Times.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-05

The following extract from an ex-
change will commend itself to every
newspaper publisher; Although
there is no lack of appreciation by
the public of the value of well con-
Quoted newspaper, yet but few real
1ze the annoyance and embarrass-
ment which the prompt payment of
small sums, due to publishers, would
prevent. To the individual debtor
the amounts are unimportant, yet
when hundreds are alike remiss in
cancelling these Obligations, the
most thoughtless will recognize the
importance to the publisher of the
aggregate amount thus withheld.
Those who pay promptly are true
friends of newspaper.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-05
The Chicago papers are engaged


The Chicago papers are engaged
in one Of those Newspaper tribulations,
viz, a discussion as to the largest
circulation. The Times comes out
with the whole first page devoted to
figures, showing that paper as havir 9
more than both the Tribune and Tn.
ter Ocean together. Then the 7,r;b.
uae comes to the scratch WI . stoto.
ment, in which it divides the c;tv nm
into divisions, giving y ne circulation
of each paper in ca ,h division, and
showing the 1aIb mes circulation to
be more than ap the rest together
Lastly, the Inter- Ocean comes out
with an editorial, saying that it has
more In dividual subscribers than
both tie other papers together, and
Is prepared to verify it by tho Post
offlc official returns. All of which
SD ows remarkable lack of veracity
somewhere.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-05

A depressed, irritable state of minds
a weak, nervous, exhausted feeling,
no energy or animation; confused
head, weak memory, often with de-
bilitating> involuntary discharges. The
consequence of excuses, mental overwork or
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finds sovereign euro in HUMPHREYS
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the mental gloom and dependency, and rejuve-
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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..
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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-05

The State Register avows itself as
absolutely neutral in the contest be-
tween each and all the announced
candidates for Congress in the 18th
District. But it intimatcs, very clear
ly, a suspicion that an unannounced
candidate is playing possum, or worse,
in the hope of securing the nomina-
ton as he did two years ago. There's
fire in the eye of the paragraph that
records that noticeable surmise!-
Davenport Gazette.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-05

The New York Herald disap-
proves of going to the Supreme
Court for party candidate for Pres
ident. 1t says: "'rhe fact that Judge
Davis, of the Supreme Court, is a
member of the Supreme Court, should
dcbar him from any consideration
as n candidate for the Presidency.
We could have no precedent more
unfortunate than to have the
Supreme Court preserve for Presi-
dental candidates. The ambition
of Chase dishonored the Office. How
much finer Chief-Justlce Waite ap-
pears than either Chase or Davis,
when he declares that under no cir
cumstances will he become candi-
date for the Presidential or any other
office while he holds his present po-
sition.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-05

FOURTEEN of the hardest cases IN
the Chicago prison made their escape
on Sunday morning last, and as yet
have not been re-captured. 1t seems
that the jailor and all his assistants
were away, leaving one feeble old
man to guard the prisoners. A pris-
oner, whose sentence was light, was
employed in sweeping the corridors,
and, seeing the old man alone, he
throttled him, bound HIM hand and
foot, obtained the prison keys, and
released his comrades. The Inter-
Ocean says that they were the worst
criminals in the Jail, and part of them
were to be taken to the penitentiary.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-05

If this campaign for President Is
to be fought on a platform made up
of the reputation of parties, let us
have clean sweep, as far back at
least as the memory of the youngest
voter will carry him. If crime is to
be made the issue, then let the record
of the last fifteen years be opened
If malteasance of Office, injury to
the Government, and damage to the
country, are to be made the issues in
Judging what party is best fitted to
administer the affairs of the nation,
then we demand only an impartial
comparison to ascertain where the
responsibility rests.-State Register.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-05
repealed

Hon. GALysHA PARSONS, of Des
Moines, is mentioned favorably by
quite number of our exchanges as
a candidate for the office of Attorney
General of this State We think the
choice a good one. Mr.. Parsons is
not one of those politicians who sac
rifce everything honorable for their
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, but is contented to
let his name rest before the people of
the State, leaving his merits to speak
for themselves.