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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24

THOSE of our Greenback friends who
ore in the habit of representing Secre-
tary Sherman as in favor of an exclus-
i've metallic currency, do him injustice,
as the following extract from his Mans
field speech will show:
"And now, ow-citizens, this brings
me to the question upon which there is
so much diversity Of opinion, so many
strange dclusions, and that is, the ques-
ton of specie payments. What do we
mean by this phrase? Is it that we are
to have no paper money in circulation?
If so, am as much opposed to it as any
of you. Is it that we are to retire our
greenback circulation? If so, | am OPP
posed to it and have often so said. What
| mean by specie payments is simply
that paper money ought to be made equal
to coin, so that when you receive it, it
will buy as much beef, corn or clothing
as coin. Now, the importance of this
cannot be over estimated. A depreciat-
ed paper money robs and che ats every
man who receives it of a portion OF the
reward of his labor or production, and
in all times it has been treated by
statesmen as one of the greatest OF
evils that can befall people. There
are times when such money is unavoida-
bic, as during war or great public ca!am-
ity, but it has always been the anxious
care of statesmen to return again to
the solid standard of coin. Therefore it
is that specie payments, or a, specie
standard is pressed by the great body OF
intelligent men who study these ques-
tons as an indispensable prerequisite
for steady business and good times"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24
FROM BUFFALO GROVE.
A Reply to IS Republican. -

Ed. BULLETIN: - Before attempting
to answer certain remarks made by
Republican in his letter to the Bull
LETIN, we have this to say:
AS you and many of your readers are
aware, Buffalo Grove is the home of
many "Greenbackers.'' These Green
hackers +" have been in the habit of look
ing with more favor upon the Conseyva-
tire than they did upon the BULLETIN
on account OF the prevailing opinion that
the Conservative was disposed to treat
them more favorably than was the Bull
LETIN; because the Conservative held it's
columns open to the discussion of potli-
cal questions by Independents, which. it
was supposed, the BULLETIN did not, and
would not, do. The statement to the
contrary, which appeared in the BULLE-
TIN few weeks since, has satisfactorily
settled this erroneous opinion, however
And now for Mr.. Republican"
his equanimity has been disturbed be-
cause we did not tell him " ,chich polit-
ical party or faction had so disturbed
the political situation here. For his
benefit, then, be it known, that each one
Of the parties engaged in the present
contest have contributed somewhat to
this end. The honorable individual is
correct in supposing, as he does, that
the Independents bear hand in the
prayer meeting discussions; for they be-
lieve it not impossible to have the true
religious worshipper and the politician
united in one and the same person,
though such union in the person Of
MIR. Republican, who so willfully mis-
represents with an intention to deceive,
would, of course, be quite impossible
We did not say in our letter to the
BULLETIN, that the Democratic party.
as q party, was dead, but only the Dem
ocratic party of Buffalo Grove. And so
it is dead, dead as a door-nail. A real
bona .fde Democrat would be almost as
much OF a curiosity here as Grant is in
the !" old country"
Now Mr.. Editor, we were one of the
persons spoken of by Republican that
went over to the Corners and engaged.
together with several other persons
both Independents and Republicans in
discussing the political situation; but
we did not, nor did any one, say the
Democratic party was dead And, fur
Their, the delegates to the Strawberry
Point convention went there with the
instructions and the determination, not
to make ony terms WiM Democrats, and
they strictly adhered to those instruc-
tons, the statement of Republican
to the contrary Notwithstanding Many
who will vote the Independent ticket
this fall would have voted the Republi-
can ticket had not Gear been nominated
on that ticket, and but very few of the
Independents here have any sympathy
with the Democrats If they have said
more against the doings of the Repub-
lican party it is because the Republicans
are at the front
The Independents have not expected
nor do they now expect, any sympathy
from the Democratic party. The indie
pendents of this section are mostly from
the ranks of the Republican party, and
they still love it as it was, though they
cannot endorse it, or part of its policy
as it is. PEDAGoGUE.
Buffalo Grove, Aug. 90, 1877.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24


THE politicians are all on tp-toe to learn
what Hayes will do with Stanley Matthews for
violating the civil service order, prohibiting
office-holders from taking an active part in
party politics. Stanley was very OfficiOus i'm
trying to manage the Republican Convention
of Ohio, and by the law his head ought to go
into the basket We are sure, however, that it
Rapids Times.
The above is very good illustration
of the uncandid and dishonest style the
anti-policy press have adopted in refer
ring to the President and his action.
The only possible way that the editor of
the Times can avoid the implication of
stupidity is to accept of worse inter-
probation of the above paragraph, for he
knows this, if he knows anything, that
the Office held by Stanley Matthews is
that of United States Senator, to which
he was elected by the Legislature OF
Ohio and in which he is in no way
amenable to the President, or subject to
the rules of the civil service. We re-
peat, to convey by implication or other
wise that the President is at fault be-
cause he does not apply his civil ser
vice order to United States Senator,
is either stupidity or knavishness.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24
"Bearing" the Grain Market.

The Chicago Tribune of last Monday
has timely and able article upon the
efforts of the Chicago grain gamblers to
crush out the producers Of the North
west by bearing the grain market. The
Tribune argues that the low prices now
prevailing for the cereals are not war
ranted by the laws of supply and de-
mand, by the pressure of the volume of
present receipts of grain, or that in
store, but that it is game of a set of
unprincipled and irresponsible specula-
tors, who are selling right and left at
low prices for future delivery the grain
they do not own, and upon which they
have not the means to make an advance
if it was required of them. The Trib-
't,e says:
'The question is now pertinent: is
the recent depreciation in prices war
ranted by the facts? Let the facts an
swer. Take wheat as an instance. The
market for delivery any time this month
declined sos cents during last week, to
SO cents, and the price for September
has receded to 934 cents, under the per.
sistent hammering of less than fifty
men, the combined capital of whom
probably does not exceed $4,000. This
in face of the facts that the quantity OF
wheat ''in sight" is very small, only
about 100000 bushels, that the grana-
ries abroad are in depleted condition
that the English authorities report a
thin yield, that France will have no sur,
plus for export, that the exportable
surplus of California is only quarter
to one-third of that of last year, that
India is suffering from a widespread
famine, that the Black Sea and its trib-
utaries are closed, probably for another
year, and that exporters are eagerly
buying up all the wheat offered In this
market at about 9 cents per bushel
above the price at which the bears are
offering to deliver it in September
Surely, with so much of competition
cut off, with such fine quality OF
wheat inviting consumption, and with
such low freight rates as are now ruling
our wheat ought to command at least
a dollar per bushel in this market. That
it would command this figure, as a min
imum for the whole crop, but for the
fellows who persist in selling property
which they do not own, and for which
they could not pay if delivery were ten
dered to them, seems almost self-evi-
dent"
The remedy favored by the Tribune
for this reckless gambling is to require
the gamblers to deposit margins for the
performance Of their contracts. The
remedy we should propose to our farm
ers who are able, would be to refuse to
sell at prices dictated by the uncon-
scionable knaves who are scheming to
take the cream from the rich harvest
won by the hard toll Of the husbandman
Considering the prospective demand fol-
every bushel of our surplus wheat, and
the excellent quality of the crop, it
looks as if there must be an improve
ment on present prices, and that soon
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24
Como,

Mr.. EDIToR:-Feelmg a necessity for
a short vacation after close confne-
ment to business during the hot days of
the past, | made use of last Saturday
for that purpose and made flying visit
up to Como, town Of no mean impor,
lance in your county, and the following
are some OF the interesting things |
learned and guessed out:
The farmers generally have reaped a
good crop and most of it was in the
stack. Some few have threshed, and the
yield is spoken OF as good and of good
quality. 1t makes the old, sour, grum-
bling ones look smiling. Some felt like
complaining because it was so dry, but
they had talked wet so long that they
were unable to twist their mouth t'othel
side. Corn needed rain very much
When Ben can walk over any part OF
his farm without stills, then you may
know it is dry
| found some of the officials away at
tending camp-meeting, and SO | learn
ed naught of their business. | suppose
it is good Dan wished to go, but the
peace of the town and want Of water
kept him at his post.
No one had presumed on matrimony
during the very warm days of the past
except Hugh, and | suppose he was
over persuaded; and of course | learned
of no recent births or deaths. Such
things come in their regular order
There has been several cases of the
scarlet fever and all have been treated
successfully. Several in Mr.. Morse
family have been sick.
Isaiah has rented his farm and is
thinking Of living in some town where
he can find more territory for his en-
largement Come over here, Squire;
have found this good place
| took tea with Francis NJ. | found
him all right, as usual He has very
good farm; crops all good, especially his
crops of weeds were o. K. When he
gets that nice fence built in front of his
house he will have splendid home.
Two events transpired at the Center
School House Saturday afternoon and
evening, of Importance to our county
One was Republican caucus to elect
delegates to help put in nomination
county officers. A good selection was
made. | think they are worthy and
should receive the nomination for all
the Offices in the county. They won't
spread like the boys sitting hen on a
peck of eggs. The other was Green
back meeting, in which there were rags
minus greenbacks. A few of the boys
were present. Where was S. p? Bill
was there, and he was grandiloquent and
pathetic in his appeal for greenbacks
All who heard him were deeply impress
ed The platform adopted was a where.
as, and Il resolve to secure the control
of our government, that we might have
more greenbacks. S.
Walker. Aug. go, 1877,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24

The Ottumwa Courier says that D.
P. Stubs, the Greenback candidate for
Governor, has written to Ballard, of
Davis county, candidate for State
School Superintendent on the same
ticket, to so order the Greenback meet
ings as to have them at the same time
and place with the Democratic meet
ings and conventions. This is with the
idea of capturing the Democrats bodily,
and yet we are told by our Greenback
friends that Stubs is not politician
of the scheming sort.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24

SENATOR MORTON had a severe re-
lapse on Tuesday, and it was feared that
he could not long survive, though the
latest intelligence is more hopeful
Meanwhile, the possibility that he may
die, has set the Democratic politicians
at indianapolis to laying plans for the
succession. 1t is announced that there
will be general acquiescence among
them in the appointment of Dan Voor-
hees to the seat of Senator Morton II
is just possible that the Senator may
defeat this ghoulish programme by con.
tinuing to live.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24
The Constitutional Dollar.
Secretary Sherman's Mansfield Speec

Secretary ShermanS ManSnelu opcccn.
There is large class Of people who
believe that paper can be, and ought to
be. made into money without any prom
Use or hope of redemption; that a note
should be printed: 'This is a dollar,
and be made legal tender Congress
will never entertain such a proposition,
and if it should, we know that the
scheme would not stand moment be-
fore the Supreme Court. That Court
only maintained the constitutionality
of the legal tender promise to pay dol
lar by divided court, and on the ground
that it was issued during the war; as in
the nature Of forced loan, to be re-
deemed upon the payment of real dol
lar; that is, so many grains of silver or
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24

PROF. HALL, who has charge of the
great telescope in the National Obser-
vatory at Washington, on the night of
Aug 10th, made an important and re-
markable astronomical discovery. No.
ticing small star following the planet
Mars is now very bright and
prominent-he observed it closely for
two or three nights, and by careful OBJ
servation and close calculation, he iden-
titled it as a satellite of Mars. 1t is cal
culated to be about 1900 or $4,000
miles from the planet, and the time of
its revolution thirty hours. Another
star still nearer Mars was also discover
ed by Prof. Hall, which may be anoth-
er moon, though this is not yet demon
strated. This achievement by an Amer
lean astronomer is only surpassed in
importance by two others during the
present century.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24

NETTIE SANFORD and Tom Medary
are exchanging compliments. The rea-
son is that Nettie, though Republican,
has promised to support Tom for Lieut.
Governor. Though they don't count
mnch, especially in a Democratic con-
vention, Tom has right to feel proud
of the support of the women.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24
lerism, and some of whose conductors

lerism, and some of whose conductors
are, no doubt, feeling neglected under
the inability Of the President to per-
ceiye the Importance Of their personal
talents to the safe conduct Of the gov
eminent, and who, in the character Of
their attacks, initiate the not commend
able style inaugurated by one Pomeroy
in his vulgar assaults on President Lin
coin. But it is hopeful sign of peace
and good will, that both public men and
public journals in all sections, whose
opinions are entitled to any weight, are
without a single exception, according to
the President, honest Of motive and de-
sign, and expressing the most cheerful
anticipations as to the final success of
his administration.-M Pleasant Jonr-
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24

From the Sioux City Journal we learn
that Mr.. G. e. Hedges was found dead
Sunday evening, twenty miles south
from Brule Agency, by Elisha Penny
packer He was shot in one side OF the
face, the ball coming out on top of his
head. Mr.. Hedges was an old and high.
ly respected citizen of Sioux City and
one of it's best business men. The muir
der it is supposed was done by the Indi-
ans. Mr.. Hedges life was worth more
to the country than every Indian on the
continent and we hope this sycophantic
humanitarianism for these red devils
will soon play out.-Fot Dodge Ga
zette.
1t is pity that that outburst should
be wasted, but it has TRANSFERRED that
Mr.. Hedges met his death accidentally.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24

SECRETARY SHERMAN, in his Mans
field speech, puts the idea of financial
integrity and honesty in this incisive
way. Let every man take the matter
home to himself, and then say, if that
would be right in the government which
would be unjust in the individual:
What right have we. as nation, or has any
bank or individual to force into circulation as
money its note, upon which it pays no interest:
Why ought not anyone who issues promise to
pay on demand be made to pay it when de-
manded, or pay interest thereafter? What
right has he, in law or justice, to insist upon
maintaining in circulation his note which he
refuses to pay according to his promise. and
which he refuses to receive in payment of q
note bearing interest?
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24

IT is worthy of note that all of the
eminent Republicans, statesmen or 9th
erwise, who are held by the party in
highest esteem and relied upon as the
coolest and safest advisers, not one is
making war on the President, but, on
the contrary, are on friendly terms with
him and speak most hopefully of the
final success of his administration. This
is true of the most prominent and most
reliable statesmen in all sections of the
country. The most violent demonstra-
tons come chiefly from reckless, un-
steady and illogical journals, some of
which are seriously tinctured with But
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24
SIDEWALK NOTICE.

Resoped bU the city Council Of the city of hide
pendence IOUd,
WHAT the owner or owners of lots One and
L Two in Block Nine, and Lots One, Two and
Three in Block Ten, in Scarcliff's Addition to
Independence Iowa, be and they are hereby
required to construct a sidewalk in front of or
alongside of their respective premises on Hut
son street. Said sidewalk to be four feet wide,
to be made of sound, twO-inch pine plank, free
from holes, laid crosswise on three stringers
not less than two by four inches in size, and to
be.laid to- conform to the surface of the street
now graded,
And if the said sidewalk is not laid by the
owner or owners of the respective lots in front
of which the same is ordered within thirty days
from the date hereof, then the City Clerk shall
advertise for proposals to build any portion of
the same remaining unbuilt, and the cost of
building the same shall be assessed against the
lot or lots owned by the delinquents, as pro-
vided by an ordinance regulating the paving OF
sidewalks, passed September 8th, 1875
August Ii, 1877.
hereby certify that the above and
- foregoing Is true copy of the origi
( nal on file in my office.
LIS. Witness my hand and seal, this
18th day of August, 1877.
- RUFUS BREWER,
Avg City Clerk
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24

Gov. PILLsBURY, of Minnesota, has
received information from a perfectly
reliable source that a plot is on foot in
Missouri to release the Younger broth
ers, now serving life sentence in the
Minnesota penitentiary, at Saltwater,
for the Mortified bank robbery. 1t is
supposed that the James brothers are
at the bottom OF it.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24

If the currency is really contracted to
a ruinous extent and inadequate to do
the business of the country, as our
greenback theorists maintain, will some
of their orators please to explain why
money is now being offered to loan, here
in our midst, at less rate of interest
than it could have been procured for
any time in the last sixteen years?
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24

The Democracy of Des Moines coun-
ty have nominated Sheppard Letter as
their candidate for State Senator. lie
is the same gentleman who had the
honor of being beaten by Gov. Kirk
wood in the race for Governor two
uoorc auO
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24

The Boston Post publishes a table
showing the number Of railroads in GER
tain States and territories, and the num-
Der that have declared dividends within
the past year. In sixteen States and
Territories other than those mentioned
by the Post, not one railroad has declar-
ed dividend. The total number Of
railroads is S11; of these, 1876 pay divi-
dands
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24
Awful Hard Times.

j. IL. McCreery Ill Dubuque l1meS.
Last evening, in pursuit of certain
bit of information, we found ourselves
in saloon on Julien avenue. In the
saloon were half dozen men discussing
the strike and the hard times. The
principal spokesman was himself, he
said, sufferer from the hard times.
When our reporter entered, he was ask
ed what was the news in the latest dis
patches from the seat of war. When
the reporter responded that he knew,
and had opportunity to know, just as
much about it as the bartender in that
saloon knew what was contained in any
letters that his employers wife might
have received that afternoon, they look
ed little surprised, and proceeded
with the discussion. The spokesman
declared that it was the hardest time he
had ever known. He had always taken
the Times up to within few months
past; but he had been obliged to give it
up; he could hardly support his family.
would take. Our reporter tried a lem
onade, and the spokesman of the crowd
paid for it like a gentleman. Then he
proceeded to dilate upon the hard times
and the straits to which he was driven,
the economy he had to practice, etc. In
the course of half an hour he concluded
it was time to go home, but-wouldn t
the boys take another drink? Another
drink was ordered for the crowd and
paid for by our suffering friend That
made sixty cents. How many previous
oro,uds had haan treated nv this whO1a
souled condemnation there is nothing
mean about him-we cannot guess; but
even if he had refrained from spending
cent unnecessarily from morning till
nine o'clock at night, what he spent af-
ter that hour, if repeated daily, as doubt
less it has been, for one year, would
amount to t,oo Mundred and nineteen
dollars!
There are good many of us who
would find it hard times if we should
spend 1919 yearly upon anything that
was utterly needless.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24

THE Des Moines postmaster illustrates the in
dependence of Iowa federal office-holders by
denouncing President Hayes as traitor. Per-
haps the interests of the civil service require
that this sort of thing shall be suffered; but
we fail to see it in precisely that light. 1t is
not to be asked that the postmaster shall be or
appear to be in full accord with the President:
but propriety suggests that so long as he shall
consent to hold an official position in the feder-
al service he should accord to his superior Off
Ger at least that courtesy that one gentleman
is disposed voluntarily to render to another =
Si0,tr City Journal
The Journal forgets that the young
man in the Des Moines post-office is
fairly painting for the martyrs crown.
That bright guerdon must be his by
hook or crook, and if not attainable by
means consistent with truth, honor and
decency, it must still be attained.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24
ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE IN BANKRUPT
CY.

DISTRICT OF IOWA, So:
TINHE undersigned hereby gives notice of his
l. appointment as Assignee of the Estate OF
Barnabas E. Brown, of Jesup, in the County OF
rupt upon his petition by the District Court OF
the United States for said District
ALONZO CRAGIN, Assignee.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, March 81 1874. 3W3
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-08-24
FOR SALE.

A light, secondhand buggy, cheap. Also
building lots in the vicinity of the old brick
school house, west side. Terms of payment
made very easy. Inquire of
tf49 G. DICKINSON.