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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-23

Prayer Consider the Lilies 4
Know that my Redeemer Liveth,'
and other heightened music, and I
thought that the boys would 60 crazy
with delight. But they got tired of
it in about week. Fanny Garrit-
son was the singer. believe she
used to be here"
"Many saloons there?" SALOONS
all over the place, and whisky four
bits drink. They put two barrels
up on end, nail a board across for
bar, and deal it out. A miner who
wants to treat pours some gold dust
on the barrel-head and says Set 'em
up They never weigh the dust.
Sometimes a man won't put down
enough dust, but they never say
word; and if he's little tight, and
pours out $40 or SIS worth, they
never mention it. They have three
faro banks running all the while.
They don't use checks for the boys;
when they won pile of checks
they threw them all over the place,
and some were too drunk to handle
them. So, the checks got played
out. Now man puts little dust
in dollar greenback and it goes for
50. Ten dollars worth of dust in
ten dollar greenback goes for $40
and SO on. They never weigh dust
at all, but guess the amount"
'Have you daily paper?" eyes,
sometimes it's daily, and then, when
the composltors get drunk, it don't
come out for several days. II a man
wants gun wadding he goes and pays
four bits for a paper. Whenever
they start a new city government,
they print lot of ordinances; SO
there's grand rush for the paper.
Sometimes it comes out twice a week
and sometimes twice day."
''Much shooting?" ooh, yes; the
boys are all on the shoot. Every
man carries about fourteen pounds of
firearms -hitched to his belt, and
they never pass any words. The fel-
low that gets his gun out first is the
best man, and they lug off the other
fellows body. Our graveyard is a
big institution, and growing one
Sometimes, however, the place is
right quiet. Pve known times when
a man wasn't killed for twenty-four
hours. Then perhaps they'd lay out
five or six a day. When a man gets
too handy with his shooting irons,
and kills five or six, they think he is
not safe, and pop him over to rid the
place of him. They don't kill him
Tor what he has done, but
for what he is liable to do.
| suppose that the aver
age deaths amount to about 100
month; but the Indians kill some"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-23
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PREPARE FOR REVOLUTION.

The Chicago Tribune, of We'd
nesday, has double loaded editorial
calling the attention Of Republicans
to the necessity for preparation to
counteract revolutionary schemes by
Democratic extremists in Congress.
1t says that there are significant in
dications that enough conservative
Democrats may be whipped in by
the extremists to prevent compile
ton of the electoral count before
March Sd. A desperate effort is be-
ing made to bring this about, in
which case one of the plans will
be adopted by the desperate De-
mocracy. One of these is for the
House to declare that there has been
failure to elect a President, and to
proceed to elect Tllden; and the 9TH
er plan is to delay the vote beyond
the fourth of March, making neces-
sary new election, when the policy
of fraud and intimidation would be
carried out on a larger scale than
ever. In case the first plan was
adopted, the attempt to inaugurate
Tilden without color OF law or con-
stitutional claim, would be revolution
ary,and would call tor the same meas.
ures that were meted out to the reb.
els of fifteen years ago.
In view of this possible emergency
and to the end that a man of APPROX
ed courage, energy and promptitude
may be at the helm Of affairs, the
Tribune demands that Oliver P.
Morton, of Indiana, be Immediately
elected as President of the Senate,
to serve as acting President during
the interregnum when there shall a
vacancy in the Office of President,
if the Democrats shall force that
condition of things upon the country.
If the Democratic House should
listen to better counsels and ac-
auiesce in the decision of the arbi-
tration tribunal, no harm will have
been done by the choice of Senator
Morton. If otherwise, the Republi-
cans will have done wise thing and
their duty in preparing for the des-
perate emergency. The Tribune
article concludes as follows:
Readers OF the Tribune will bear
us ont in the assertion that we have
not been among the extremists of the
Republican party, but have favored
all honorable concessions and COM
promises. But if a solemn compact
into which the Democrats entered
eagerly and the Republicans reluc-
family, is to be broken by the men
who had most to hope from its adop-
ton, then there is yillainy in the
land that requires the strongest hand,
the stoutest heart, and the most re.
lentless treatment to deal with it.
Such villainy will deserve no sympa-
thy, no quarter, no resting place, but
should be hunted down into the same
abiect infamy that overlook the In
diana fire-in-the-rear Copperheads
when Morton got after them during
the war.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-23

The Des Moines correspondent of the
Chicago Journal says. "Set John A.
Kasson down for the next Senator from
Iowa for his vote on the compromise.
Perhaps it would be just as we'll to defer
that kind of speculation until the out
come of that proceeding is known
Nashua Post.
An excellent suggestion, and now
the outcome being as it is, Mr.. Kas-
son, if he has aspirations for the SEN
atorship, will have to tall back to
the legitimate ground of character
and general record. Pratt, too, who
was going to float INTO the Guberna-
torial chair,on the strengthen his vote
against the compromise, will have to
take the more painful route up the
Hill Difficulty.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-23

Our contemporary is giving the Spring
field Republican particular fits -
Whether the Republican will survive it
remains to be secn.--Conssruatiae.
Our contemporary is giving the
Electoral Commission "particular
fits" The result is awaited with
some sollcitude, not to say appre-
hension by the friends of that body.
Seriously, we suppose our neigh.
Dor does not hope to extinguish the
Commission, and we are sure that
we don't want to obliterate Sam
Bowles. Next to Pecksniff, he Is
extremely convenient to point NOR
al Of shifting cant and double deal
inc
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-23
State News.

The business failures in Iowa in
1876 are reported at 4S1 in number, with
liabilities aggregating 1909, OSO
Major Whittle and his assistant
McGranhan, the successor of the lament
ed Bliss, are engaged in revival work in
Dubuque.
The Davenport Congregational
Church are exhibiting christian hospi-
tality in way that is peculiar Henry
Ward Beecher is to preach in their
church week hence, and in reference
thereto, the Ga,stte makes the following
announcement in behalf of the church
IF any Of the outsiders think that they
can crowd themselves in, and the ordina-
ny congregation out, On the occasion of
the sermon by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
in the Congregational Church, two weeks
from tomorrow, they will be mistaken,
that all The admission to the services
at that time will be by ticket only. These
will not be tor sale, and will not be
furnished only to the present pew hold
ers, each of whom will receive just two
tickets for each sitting he rents. That
will fill the house completely"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-23
WATTS.

warm sunlight Of our city, patiently
awaiting to testify before the Electo-
al Commission when the Oregon
case shall be called before that body.
Rear Admiral Goldsbough is serious
ly i'll with typhoid malaria at his
residence in this city. Sec'y. Nor
rill at noon, was slowly but steadily
improving.
Lent with all its observances is
now upon us and has effected great
change in our social matters. The
official and fashionable receptions of
the President, members of the Cabi-
net, and our wealthy citizens and
office holders, are at an end for the
season, and whatever we may have
in the line of such socialities, partake
of the informal and private nature,
and do not include the general pub.
lie as they did prior tc this week.
GENERAL GRANT.
He is busy in his preparations for
exit from the White House, and will
soon be ready for his campaign In
civil life, to which he returns after
an absence of sixteen years. He
puts aside affairs OF state with great
qualification, for he is weary of the
constant strife and annoyances of
politics, and as he expressed himself
when calling on Mr.. Stephens, he is
anxious for the 4th of March to ar
rive that he may retire to private
life. 1t is pleasant to note that the
acrimony of politics has never reach
ed and attacked Mrs. Grant, and
that she will surrender her post as
mistress of the White House without
an enemy and with warmest remem-
berances from all who have ever
met or known her. She has taught
us that devoted wife and mother
can be thrown into daily and hourly
contact with fashion, display and cx-
travagance, and yet avoid their ex-
tremes by remaining as subject to
the requirements Of true domesticity,
as were she of poverty's walk. The
White House has had in it in the
past, those who seemed to ignore
the true sphere of wife and mother;
butin Mrs. Grant we find one of whom
every American can well be proud,
for there has never been an action
in her twelve years of residence here,
which would make the most sensa-
tive blush. Prudent and sensible to
the highest degree, she has ever pro-
tected herself and household from
the mire and calumny of the bitter
est political villifier. The members
of the Cabinet are also preparing to
vacate their comfortable positions,
but strange to say, SO busted have
our politicians been in the matters
of determining who the next Presi-
dent shall be, that providing for sue
cessors to the present Cabinet, has
been wholly neglected, and we are
completely ignorant as to whom we
may look to be our future leaders of
society. Mrs. Fish as leader of the
fashionable and polite circles by
virtue of her position as Mrs. Secre-
tary of State, has performed her al
lotted part with rarest grace and tact.
She will long be remembered here.
FELIX.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-23

In one of It's vindictive thrusts at
the Electoral Commission this week
the Conservative says:
The whole opposition of Morton and
Garfield to the passage of the bill, was
based npon the idea that the Commission
had right to go behind the returns and
receive unlimited evidence and testimony.
Uttered by a we'll posted journal,
the above would have been false
hood; coming from our neighbor, it
is mistake. No part of the oppo-
sition OF Morton or Garfield, was
based on the ground stated. Their
position was, that the President Of
the Senate was the proper and only
officer, under the Constitution, to
open and count the electoral vote,
and they opposed the arbitration
plan, because it transferred that du-
ty to tribunal, which they deemed
unconstitutional. Again the Con-
seruative attempts to make out that
the majority of the Electoral Com
mission committed perjury-that is
the word used-in excluding evil
dence, except such as was submitted
with the different certificates. In
maintaining this position, it quotes
the oath taken by members of the
Commission before entering upon
their labors. Here our contemporary
puts its foot in it again, for the tes-
timony it offers, is directly against
the assumption that the Commission
was to consider evidence. Here is
the oath taken;
/ solemny swear, that will impartially
examine and consider all questions sub
mitted to the Commission, of which l am
member, and true judgment give there
on agreeable to the Constitution and laws.
So help me God.
The obligation was to examine
and consider. and true Judgment
give upon all questions agreeable
to the Constitution and ld,cs," not
agreeable to the evidence, showing
that legal questions alone We're to be
considered, and evidence, except as
to the regularity Of the certificates
and eligibility of electors, was not to
be considered.
As to the soundness in law of the
determination of the Commission not
to 60 behind the returns, it is endors-
ed by such eminent Democratic
jurists rs Chief Justice Church, of
New York, Judge Love, of Iowa,
and many others.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-23

EX-SENATOR TRUMBULL' little es-
capade at the quadroon ball at New
Orleans is subjecting him to good
deal of mischlevous chatting by the
newspapers, which must be pecul,
iarly annoying to a man who makes
much of his dignity. The New
York Herald declares that Trum.
bulls mail is now burdened with in.
vitatlons to attend colored balls in
every quarter of the United States.
from Tallahassee to Galveston, some
being accompanied with photo
graphs.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-23
"Wahn Talk.

The following incendiary language
is from the St. Louis Times, the edi-
tor of which, Stilson Hutchins, was,
while resident of Iowa, chiefly no.
ted as virulent copperhead and az
rant coward. The suggestion of the
torcible Inauguration of Tilden from
so conspicuous poltroon is con-
temptibly ridiculous. Hear what
this gong beater says:
We cannot say what the Demo-
cratic House will do, but we have no
difficulty in announcing what it
ought to do. 1t ought to prevent
the consummation of Morton and
Chandeliers conspiracy at the sacri-
fee of every other interest commit
ted to its charge. This it can do and
this it should do. 1t has the power,
and we want the members to know
that the people expect them to en-
ploy it to the very last extremity.
The Democrat who holds back is
both traitor and an assass ma
traitor to his party and an assassin
to the liberties of his fellow men.
The men who elected Samuel J. Til
den are ready, willing and able to in
augurate him. Let him but give the
signal,-let the peoples branch of
Congress initiate the contest, and
Washington will overflow with a
host that will uphold free govern
ment or perish in its defense.
Now place in contrast with the
above the sentiments of Democrat
ic newspaper of reputable character.
The Buffalo Courier, the Democrat
ic organ of that city, says:
The Democratic party, with re-
markable unanimity and with pa
triotism which history will duly &C
cord to its credit, supported the Elec-
toral bill and the constitution OF the
Electoral Commission under its pro-
visions. 1t is therefore inexorably
bound to accept the decisions of that
Commission as final, and while these
decisions are legitimate subject for
criticism as constructions Of law, the
character and motives of their auth
ors should be held by Democrats as
above aspersion and assault.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-23
Instigatine Assassination.


The Capital, Democratic or
gan at Washington, OF which Don
Piatt is editor, in its issue Of last
Sunday morning had a double lead.
ed editorial entitled "The Beginning
Of the End" in which the editor, aft
er a review of the Louisiana decision
of the Electoral Commission, and
speaking Of the three Republican
Justices as Indecent old men, Joined
with the enemies OF the people, fix.
ing corruption upon us" and making
an assault upon other members Of
the Commission, concluded the arti.
Gle in the following words:
eff mau thus returned to power
can ride in safety from the Execu.
tive Mansion to the Capitol we are
fitted for the slavery that will follow
the Inauguration. We do not be-
lieve the people of the United States
are Of this servile sort. We do not
believe that they are prepared, with
out blow, to part with their hard
earned, blood-stained possessions
Notice is now served on the citizens
Of Louisiana and South Carolina
that they must care for themselves.
How soon lamp-posts will bear fruit
is for them to say. To the people
of the North and West notice is Civ
en- that bondholders and monopolies
may fatten securely; that a shrink
age Of values is now in order. If
there is q law for fraud there is a
reason for violence, and to that we
mako our last appeal"
Here is a PLAIN and unmistakable
invitation for some Democratic ruff
fan to arm himself and prevent the
inauguration of Gov. Hayes by muir
dering him, when on his way to the
Capitol. The inevitable impulse,
after reading this atrocious sugges-
ton, is to stop and inquire bipartisan
politics has reached stage in this
country where the Mexican methods
of conspiracy and assassina alton are
publicly countenanced and commend
ed. 1t would not be fair to say, that
the general sentiment of the Demo-
cratic party is willing to accept or
appeal to this style of settling poll
ticial contests, and we are willing to
accord sincerity to those leading
Democrats in Washington, who hast
ened to disavow and deprecate the
ruffianly suggestion OF the Capital.
But the fact must, nevertheless, be
borne in mind that threats of politi-
cal assassination are found only in
the organs of one party, and that the
Democratic. No Republican journal
of high or low degree, has ever been
found, even limiting at, much less in
the assassination of Mr..
Tilden to prevent his occupancy of
the Presidential chair, no matter
how strong the conviction that he
was not honestly elected, or that his
would be disastrous
to the best Interests of the country.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-23

At the Columbus post Office a neat
little penknife was found few days
ago on the distributing table, which
had evidently fallen out of some
newspaper package on the table,
where it had been concealed to
s'save postage" The foolishness of
this proceeding will be evident when
we state that the knife might have
been sent in its OVID proper class,
done up as the law requires, for one
cent postage. There is no means
now Of deciding to whom it belongs,
or who h; s been guilty OF this very
small attempt to eyade payment of
the proper postage.-Qhio State
Journal.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-23

The Ottumwa Courier announces
that its editorial room is now furnish
ed with an authentic edition of the
Holy Bible. Wesuppose its former
shortcomings, of whatever name or
nature, may be attributed to the gar
bled copy of the Word, heretofore
in use in the office.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-23

Don P1ATr, the editor Of the
Washington Captain the columns
of which appeared the article melting
the assassination of Gov. Hayes,
found in another column, has been
arraigned and indicted tor seditious
publication and has given bail for
his appearance for trial in the sum
of 5000 A couple of years in the
penitentiary might modify his views
of the freedom of the press.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-23
THE ELECTORAL COUNT.

The end of the Presidential can
vass is approaching. The Commis-
sion, on Friday, decided that Louisi-
ana must be counted for Hayes, and,
after various dilitory and fillibuster-
ing devices by. the Democratic House,
it was so counted, on Wednesday.
The count then proceeded in alpha
betical order of States, until Mich.
gan was reached, when objection
was made, by the Democrats, to one
Of the electors, named Hanchett.
Being entirely frivolous it was
withdrawn at the next session of the
joint convention, and Michigan
counted for Hayes. Next, objection
was made to one of the Nevada elect
ors, which, after serving its purpose
of delay, was on Wednesday with
drawn, and little Nevada was added
to the Hayes column. Then follow
ed in succession, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, North Car
DINA and Ohio, without objection.
This brought the count to Oregon,
and the inevitable locking of horns
over Cronin VS.. Watts. The case
was handed over to the Commission,
which retired with it for argument
and consultation, The decision is
expected to-day, but it is not proba.
BILE that the Democracy will suffer it
to be formally announced and the
vote of the State counted until next
week. Meanwhile, a factional min
GRITTY Of the House, are working with
might and main to induce that BODY
to intertose revolutionary obstruc-
tons to the final completion OF the
canvass. The majority have with
stood the pressure thus far, but
whether they will hold out to the end
against the bulldozing element of the
party, is yet a problem.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-23

PAPERS, of other States, are MOTTO
ing with terms of commentator the
laconic inaugural address of Gov.
Newbold, of Iowa, upon being in
Quoted into the office vacated by
Gov. Kirkwood few days since.
1t was literally as follows: "Fellow
citizens will do the bet can" No
doubt he will, and that best bids
far to be very good.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-23

FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 2s, 1877.

CONGRESSMAN Ainsworth is en-
titled to credit for one bipartisan
vote at least. He voted on Monday,
with halt a dozen other Democrats,
against the fillibustering scheme of
his party friends in the House, to de-
lay the count by taking recess I'M
til next day.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-23

The Dubuque Herald, a few days
since, said, referring to the election
of Judge DAVIS as Senator from H.
inois: at looks very much as if We
had gained Senator in Illinois, and
lost a President" Doubtless the
Herald wauld like to be assured
that its party has not lost both Sena-
tor and President. There is 4 men,
tai reservation about the Democracy
of Judge Davis.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-23

Compliments of the Albany Jour.
nal to Gov. Tilden's lawyer: "Mr.
David Dudley Field has carried to
Washington the manners of a
Toombs shyster, the morals of a
ring court, the smartness of rail
road wrecker, and the conscience of
a Tammany thief. He has so long
lived by saving knaves from prison
for a molety of their plumber that he
has come to share their ethics as
well as their spoliations."
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-23

One word expresses the Presidential
situation :-'stqlep. ConssrUGtivs.
To express the Democratic appre-
citation Of it will require about five
words. something like this:-"Rag-
ged at our own game"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-23
EXECUTRlX' NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned
N was on the 18th day Of February. 1871 duly
appointed by the Circuit Court of buchanan
County Iowa. aud has qualified as Executrix OF
the Estate of Benz. Cassday, late Of Buchanan
County, deceased, Ali persons indebted to the
Estate are requested to make immediate payment
to the undersigned, and those having claims
against the same will present them duly authenti-
Gated to said Court for allowance. 2w31
MARY A. CASSIDAY, Executrix.
Dated Independence, Feb'y 10Th, 1877.