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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-02-17
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

In the District Court Of the United States for
the Western District of Wisconsin.
In the matter of Ralph. C. Northington, bank
rupt.
In Bankruptcy.
At Grand Rapids IN said District on the 10th
day of February 4. ID. 1876.
NOTICE is hereby given that a second geuer-
will be held at Madison in said District on the
first day of March, A. d. 1876 at ten O'Clock A.
NJ. at the office of Sidney Foote Esq. of the
Registers in Bankruptcy in said District for the
purposes named in the Twenty seventh section
of the Bankrupt act of March 1861, and
amendments thereto.
GEO. r. GARDNER,
Assignee Of said Bankrupt.
Febf7w2t
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-02-17


RES have not been raised, notwith-
standing the cost of living in this city
has nearly doubled, as will be seen by
a comparison of prices in 1854 with
those of 1876.
1854. 1876.
Coffee IA cts. 40 cts per h..
Sugar 7 cts. II i" 1" :"
Turkeys s cts. 16 to 20 :" i" :"
Butter best II cts. As 3" 8"
Ham to 9 cts. 16 to Is sc 4"
Bacon 5 to 6 cts. IA to Is {" " !"
Beef best cuts 10 cts. rs i" I" !"
Eggs 6 IA cts. 80 per doz.
Molasses 80 cts. S1.OO per gallon.
Chickens 20 cts. IS to $3.50 per pair.
House rent $4,000 same house $500
per month.
When clothing, school-books, news
papers, medicines, pew rent, and other
family expenses are taken into consid-
Grafton, it is found that the salaries of
lst, 2nd and Sd class clerks at the
time of their establishment by the
democracy in 1854, would go as far
In supporting family as 100000,
1898. 80, $2,66667 respectively, at
this time. Consider, that although
under democratic congress they paid
their clerks over sixty-six per cent.
more, the expenses of living being
taken into consideration, than the
clerks now receive, they propose to cut
down their salaries, because they are
republicans, ten per cent, and as an
appearance of fairness they propose re-
ducing their own salaries the same per
cent. thinking they can blind The peo-
pie to the fact that their salaries were
raised from $500 per day for each
days attendance upon congress to 49,
100000 9, year in 1856 and again raised
to S., 100000 a year in 1866. Com
pare member Of congress salary in
1854 with that Of a 1st class clerk's at
that time and we have: member of
congress at $500 per day does not
exceed 81, 10000, 1st class clerk ST.
200 90, behold the difference now, the
former 100000 the latter still ST.
| 10000. The Chairman Of this Com
mittee, making this proposed reduction
is Samuel l. Randall, who advocated
voted for and took what is so we'll
known as the Congressional Salary
Grab, which could not. without the
aid of democratic votes, have ever dis
graced the Statutes. Northern demo-
Gratis look at the consistency of your
chairman on appropriations; in 1873
insisting that $4,000 year was
necessary to enable him to live in
Washington, on an average of about
five months year, and in 1876 insist
ing that 1st class clerk, who has to
remain here the entire year, shall re-
ceive only S1,OS0.00. Why this pro-
posed reduction IN salaries and other
necessary expenses of the government,
by the Democracy? They claim that
it is for retrenchment, but the true
cause is, that they may in measure re-
pay their southern brothers for the
damages they received while trying to
destroy the Union, without increasing
the total amount of last years appro-
priations.
Yours truly,
Y V
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-02-17
LIADTgON,
ut twelve clock NJ, on
Tuesday, February 22d. 1876.

for the purpose Of placing in nomination an
electoral ticket Of ten electors to be Supported
by the party at the next Presidential election
and also to select twenty delegates to represent
the Union Republican party of Wisconsin in the
National Union Republican Convention. which
IS called to meet IN Cincinnati on the 18th day Of
June, 1876. and to transact such other business
may be deemed appropriate.
Each Senate and 1sSfmbiy District will be en-
titled to two delegates in the Convention.
All Republican electors and all other voters
without regard to past political differences or
previous party affiliations, who are Oppo.ed to
reylylng sectI0na: Issues. and desire to promote
f1enllyfecliHg and permanent harmon through
out the country by maintaining and enforcing
all constitutional rights Of every citizen includ-
Ing the full and free exercise Of the right Of
suffrage, without intimidation and without
fraud who are IN tavor Of the continued prose-
cutlon aud punishment Of all official dishonesty
and OF an economical administration of the
Government, by honest, faithful and capable
oihccfs; who are III favor Of making such re-
forms IN the government as experience may.
from time to time suggest; who are
opposed to impairing the credit
of the nation by depreciating any of
Its obilgations, and in favor Of sustaining in
every way the national faith and financial hon
or; VINO hold that the common school system is
the nursery OF American liberty and should be
maintained absolutely free from sectarian con
troll; who believe that for the promotion of
these ends the direction Of the Government
should continue to be cOntded to those who adj
here to the principles of ITO, who support them
as Incorporated III the constitution and laws,
anu who are III favor Of recognizing anil
STRENGTHENING the fundamental principle of
national unity in this Centennial anniversary of
invited to participate in the election OF dele
gates.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-02-17

Mr.. Moshier, of Eau Claire, was
last week appointed Chief of Quarter
Master Division of the Second Comp
troller's office.
The Committee on Appropriations
have agreed to report reduction in
the salaries Of all clerks in Government
employ, of ten per cent, and of the
force twenty per cent. They do not
expect to have this become law, but
expect to make political capital out of
its defeat by the Senate. It is piece
of political clap trap, shat the democ-
racy, when controlled by statesmen
and patriots and not, as now, by those
who have used their best efforts to des-
troy the Government, would have
scorned to have stopped. What are
the facts? The present salaries and
clasSifcations of Clerks in the Depart
ments, were established by Demo.
cratic Congress in 1854, without one
vote opposed to it, as follows, viz:
1st class $4,000, I'd class $1,4OO.-
90, Sd class $4,000. These sala-
RES have not been raised, notwith-
standing the cost of living in this city
has nearly doubled, as will be seen by
comparison of prices in 1854 with
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-02-17

ARE you not going to attend the
firemen's dance on the 22d?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-02-17

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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16
Road Making.

The following suggestions by a
Minnesota paper, relative to the
above subject, are worthy of consid-
Grafton:
ga great mistake is made by road
makers in throwing up grades with
the design of obtaining dry roads by
raising the roads above the water, in
stead of acting on the principle of
cutting channels and outlets to low
er the water below the natural sur
face to obtain the same end. Much
labor has been expended in making
grades, while the water is permitted
to remain along them at about its
original level. The result is that
the loose mass of earth thrown up is
so saturated and softened that the
whole grade rapidly tiattens down
toward it's original level. Or, as
soon as the ruts reach down to the
moisture, slush-holes are formed, and
the road is more difficult to pass over
than if not worked at all. If the
channels and outlets along our roads
were made deep enough to allow the
water to run on hard bottom at all
times, the water would not be absorb
ed by the road soil, and after a ram
roads will sooner become solid and
dry. When people use the drainage
rather than the "rise up" system, bet
ter roads will be the result"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16
Tho Intellectual Fish Law.
Monticello Express.


The law prohibiting the catching
of black bass in the rivers and
streams of Iowa, previous to the first
of June, was well meant, but, plainly,
the wise men who enacted it were
not fishermen. In the first place,
the law is not regarded. Men and
boys have caught bass all the spring
with perfect impunity, not only with
hook and line, but there are men who
are mean enough to Turk along the
river bank, and shoot the female
bass from the rifles, as she is nosiSg
IN the sand, in the very act of spawn
ing,-destroying not only the moth
err, but untold thousands of her I'M
spawned progeny. such sport as
that is simply monstrous. In the
second place, the law is of little con-
sequence, for the reason that the
spawning season is not over by the
first of June scarcely begun, in
fact. 1t is safe to say that most of
the spawn is deposited after the first
of June. Until this defect in the law
is remedied, and when remedied the
law shall be better enforced, we may
as well have no law at all.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16
MIR. BLA1NE's canvass for the nomi.

Mr.. BLA1NE's canvass for the nomi-
nation has been of rather startling
and sensational character throughout,
and the last incident in it was in
tensely so. On Sunday last, as Mr..
Blame and his family were on their
way to church, in Washington, and
had just arrived at the door of the
sanctuary, he was Frustrated by a
very severe attack of sun stroke
He was Immediately conveyed to his
home in an unconscious state, in
which condition he remained over six
hours. During this time the most
intense anxiety was felt all over the
country regarding the intoward acct
dent that had befallen Mr.. Blaine,
and the probable effect it would have
upon his prospects at Cincinnati
The Washington physicians widely
differed as to the nature of the attack
and the duration Of its effects, but the
day following, this question was hap
PLY solved by decided improvement
in the condition of the patient, since
which time his convalescence has
been rapid and constant.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16

BLACK HILLERs.-The Dickinson,
Iowa, party have returned home
The Spirit Lake Beacon Dickinson
county, of June sth, says:
zone of the greatest outrages ever
practiced upon credulous public, is
the course pursued by nearly all the
newspapers located on the borders
of civilization near the Black Hills.
1t is well known fact that paid re-
porters are kept in the Hills for the
purpose of furnishing letters calculat-
ed to create an excitement and cause
a rush to the gold fields, filling the
pockets of home tradesmen on the
way. In many papers no report ad-
verse to the richness of that territory
will be admitted, and the harm done
by the damnable false statements
contained In their columns is beyond
compute. In many instances men
have sacrificed even their homes to
be able to 60 on a good seeking ex-
petition where the precious metal
according to the reports-existcd in
untold quantities.
"To build up the trade of its home
town is legitimate practice among
all enterprising public journals; but
when such base course is adopted,
resulting IN such fearful sacrifice to
so large a class, it certainly scenes
that honor in journalism is thing
of the past"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16
State News.

The City Council Of DEBORAH voted
to appropriate $500 toward celebrating
the Fourth of July. A majority of the
heaviest taxpayers signed petition to
that effect.
The Lansing Mirror says that party
of four, among whom were Mr.. Henen-
way, of that place, and Carver, of the
Dubuque Herald, returned last week from
fishing excursion to upper Wisconsin,
having in sixteen hours time caught nine
hundred speckled trout. That region is
surely the anglers paradise.
The Cedar Rapids Times is response
bic for this item: Zone year ago last fall
the writer of this gave James Hannah, Il
farmer on the west side, two four months
old Berkshire pigs, and four Poland China
hogs, about year old to keep on shares
for one year. At the close of the year,
last fall, the account stood as follows:
Cash received for hogs sold, $143; number
Ol uUSS Vi Hdltl, WI op " WI
low figure, $40 each, making total of
$500 as the product of six hogs in one
year. Four of the pigs falling to Mr..
Hannah's share last tall, he brought to
market Saturday last, and they averaged
800 pounds"
A company has been organized at
Des Moines to build new hotel in that
city, on the site of the old Dcs Moines
House, to be known as the Spofford
House. Col. spolford is at the head OF
the enterprise.
During thunderstorm last Saturday
evening, boy, named James Emerson,
living two miles west of New Hartford,
Butler county, started on horseback after
his COWS. Not returning, it was supposed
that he had gone to a ncighbors to spend
the night, but on Sunday morning the boy
and horse were found on the praiLic dead,
having been killed by lightning.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16
From Cincinnati.

The Sixth Republican National
assembled in the Expo
sition building in Cincinnati, on
Wednesday morning, and was called
to order by the chairman OF the Ma
tional Committee Gov. E. D. Nor
gan, of New York. A temporary
organization was effected, with Hon.
Theo. NJ. Pomeroy, of New York, in
the chair. The Committees on Gre
dentials, Permanent Organization,
Rules and Resolutions were announce
ed, and when they had retired for
the performance of their duties,
speeches were made by Geo. VIM.
Curtis, of New York, Senator Logan,
of Illinois, Gen. Hawley, of Connect
icut, Gov. Noyes, of Ohio, Gov.
Howard, of Michigan, and others.
The Committee on Permanent Or
ganization reported Hon. Edward
Mcpherson, of Pennsylvania, as Pres
ident, with one Vice President for
each State. The President of the
Convention was escorted to the chair
by Messrs. Orion, Of New York,
Donnan of Iowa, and Mccormick, of
Arizona, after which the Convention
adjourned for the day.
The Convention reassembled yes
terday morning, and the first thing
IN order was the reports of commit
tees. That of the Committee on
Credentials excludes the Spencer del
egatlon. The Committee on Resolu-
tons reported an excellent platform
of principles. Owing to our limited
space and the late hour of their re-
ception, we can only give the resolu-
ton relating to finance, which is as
follows:
4th. In the first act Of Congress signed
by President Grant, the national govern
ment assumed to remove any doubts of
its duties to discharge all just obligations
to the public creditors, and solemnly
pledge its faith to make provision at the
earliest practicable period for the redemp
ton of United States notes in COIN
Commercial prosperity, public morals,
and the national credit demand that this
promise be fulfilled by continual and
steady progress toward specie payments.
The rest of the day was consumed
in the nominations of candidates,
and the accompanying speeches.
1t was splendid opportunity to let
the ssburd O freedom flap his wings,
and it was improved on all Sides
The balloting was to have COM
menced this morning, at 10 o'clock.
The indications favor the success of
p1o,,o
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16
Going to tho Centennial-Iowa's Ex-
hibitiOn.

Editorial correspondence Sac City Sun.
When we left home it was our SOL
emn intention to write you a descrip-
ton of the Centennial Exposition,
but after five days visit to it we are
compelled to give it up. We could
not describe the earth to a man who
has always been blind; neither can
we picture to one who has never seen
it this grand gathering of the nations.
1t is simply immense, and that is all
that can be SAID.
But in respect to advising our read
ers, we have come to these two con-
illusions:
1.-Go.
2.-Take your wife with you.
In the first place you want to put
yourself through a course of training.
Walk about ten miles every day for
a week, and stand on one foot as long
as you can endure it. If you walk
through all the aisles of the main
building and see all that is to be seen,
you will measure eleven miles with
your steps. This will give you a
faint idea of the magnitude Of the
work. Beside the main building
there are machinery building, art gal
lery, horticultural hall, agricultural
building, Photographic rooms, all the
State buildings, and about fifty others
to inspect-if you want to see the
whole show. SO you will readily see
it takes power Of pcdestrianism.
Agricultural Hall was far
from complete, but some of the States
have creditable displays. Iowa is
doing much better than was reported.
The long glass tubes filled with our
rich, black soil attract much atten-
ton. Some shake their heads and
think there is no such depth of loan
in our State, and we came near hav-
ing fuss with stupid Jerseyman
who disputed our stories about Iowa.
The display OF apples from Iowa are
the finest on the grounds, and will
open the eyes of those who think
that fruit cannot be raised in Iowa.
Kansas, however, is surprising us
in enterprise, and will probably secure
a greater reputation OH much small
er capital.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16
DECAPITATION.
A Suicide Without Parallel.
LAFAYETTE. Ind. June !

LAFAYETTE, Ind, June II.
James A. Moore, aged about IS,
living on q farm near the Farmers
Institute, about Is miles south of this
city, committed suicide at the Lair
House in this city last night. He
leaves wife and three children. No
cause is known for the deed. The
manner in which it was accomplished
is perhaps unparalleled in horrible
ingenuity. He came to the Lair
House Saturday, said he was perfect
ing an invention, and would probably
stay a week, but would visit his home
Monday, and prepaid his bill till that
time. He called at the machine-shop
of Harding & Sons, had a large new
broad-ax and two bars of 3-inch wide
by inch thick iron, 16 inches long,
which he had riveted to the head Of
the AK. On either side, fastened to
these bars in the shape of handle
to an ak, he had system of wooden
bars feet long, the extreme end of
which was fastened to a cross-piece,
secured to the floor by hinges. The
AK was raised and held to its nearly
perpendicular position by double
cord, fastened to the wall. Between
the cords stood a candle, arranged so
that when the candle burned down
to the cords it would burn them off,
and the AK fall. Where the AK would
strike he placed small box, open on
one side, in which, when found, was
his head with some cotton, which had
been chloroformed His chin was
held up from his neck by a stick run
across the box, through holes on eth
er side, holding his head firmly in
position. He was strapped tightly to
the floor with two straps, one around
his legs, another about his arms and
breast. The straps were both screw
ed to the floor, rendering it impossible
to move. 1t is supposed he set his
AK, lit the candle, and strapped him
self to the floor, put his head in the
box with the chloroformed cotton,
and was probably insenslble when the
AK fell. The AK and fxings would
weigh about so pounds, and would
fall distance Of from 10 to Is feet.
His head was completely severed from
the body, and the AK buried in the
boards beneath.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16

Secretary Bristow's instructions to
Bluford Wilson, Solicitor of the
Treasury, not to visit Cincinnati
during the Convention in his behalf,
is fully in keeping with that gentle
mons conduct ever since his name
has been mentioned as a possible
candidate for President. In this re-
spect he presents a singular and
creditable contrast to some other
gentlemen who have also been con-
spicuously associated with the pos
sibility of the Cincinnati nomination.
We happen to know that Elmer
Washburn, Chief of the Secret Ser
vice Bureau, and a subordinate of
Secretary Bristow's, left Chicago for
the East on the very day the large
Bristow mass-meeting was held in
McCormlck's Hall. He was seen on
the cars by gentleman who express
ed surprise that he did not remain
over for the meeting. Washburn's
reply was that, if he had done so, it
would have been the last Bristow
meeting he could ever attend as an
officer of the Government, that Sec
rotary Bristow does not permit his
subordinates to do any campaigning
in his behalf, and that he (Washburn)
would lose his official head the very
first time the Secretary should hear
of his attending Bristow meeting
or otherwise actively assisting the
Bristow movement. We venture to
say that ely ht voters out of every ten
without regard to political distinc-
tons, really want to see such man
President of the United States
Chicago Tribune.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16

Our friend Snyder, of the Cedar
Falls Gazette, is rather FESTIVE under
the imputation that his office of Post
master has an influence to lessen his
independence, and he enters a vlgor-
GUS protest against the idea that an
office-holder, and especially an office
holding editor, cannot view public
questions, even though they affect his
bread and butter, as disinterestedly
and fairly as any one else. lie con-
cludes with the following sentiment:
"When holding an office will not
allow us entire liberty of speech and
of conscience, we shall go out" That
is bravely spoken, but we presume
Bro. Snyder will acknowledge that
there have been men whose ideas of
the "liberty of speech" have been
wonderfully modified under certain
circumstances.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16

The House Committee to which
was entrusted the investigation of
the charges against Speaker Kerr has
made it's report, unanimously exoner-
ating him from all implications affect
ing his personal honor and integrity,
and characterizing the testimony of
the witness Harvey as unqualifedly
false. In this report the Republican
members of the committee acquiesced
most heartily, and when submitted
to the House, Messrs. Hurlbut and
Garfield made generous speeches IN
support of the action of the commit
tee. At the suggestion of the latter,
the vote on its adoption was taken
by the members rising, when it was
found that all the members voted in
the affirmative; none in the negative
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16

SUIT has been entered by the
United States District Attorney, at
Washington, against Jacob Thomp
son, Ex-Secretary of the Interior, for
100000 Indian Trust Funds, with
zen years interest, which were con-
.,yerted to Thompson's own use while
he was in office previous to the re-
hellion.