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Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-03-03
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Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-03-03

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advertisement i'll This paper Read
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Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-03-03

The Entertainmen; given ;'sa bone
fit 10 Mes,*rS. lohin:l,d S;csilIIry was
Il success.
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-03-03
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Failzcr business.
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-03-03
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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-07

THE State Temperance Convention
that assembled at Oskaloosa last week
Thursday, consisted of $50 delegates
from all portions of the State. The
platform adopted at the last Temper
ance State Convention was re-adopted
There was sharp contest over the
eighth resolution, favoring woman suf.
frage in the interest of temperance, but
it was adopted by large majority. 1t
was decided to nominate candidate for
Governor, and Hon. E. B. Kephart, of
Linn, was first named, but declined be-
cause of his connection with Western
College. Hon. Elias Jessup, Of Hardin
county, was then unanimously nominal
ed for Governor and Immediately signi-
fed his acceptance. The Convention
then decided to nominate no other can
didates, and after providing for funds to
institute an active campaign, adjourned.
The Convention might have made a
worse selection for candidate for Gov
ernor Mr.. Jessup has been several
terms in the Legislature, has good abil-
ity and an unimpeachable character.
He is good speaker and is well calcu-
lated to do what is expected of him,
subtract votes from Mr.. Gear.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-07
New York City's Indebtedness.

New YORK, Aug. 3O.-Comptroller
Kelley made public to-day his statement
of the receipts and expenditures of the
city of New York for the year ending
Aug l. He endeavored, in the follow
ing style, to cheer the heart of the tax
payer even in the face of New York s
S13O,OOO,OOO of municipal debt: "In
view OF the vast present wealth and the
assured future expansion of the re-
sources of the city of New York, the
great commercial emporium and fnan-
cial center OF the continent, there is no
occasion for any alarm at the magnitude
of the city debt. The city debt is large,
and taxes, through well-known excep-
tional causes, are heavy; but honest and
economical administration of the city
government and the restoration of the
national finances and the great indus
tries and commerce of the whole coun-
try will soon relieve the city of the bur-
den of debt and taxation. Only two
years ago the value of the real estate
belonging to the corporation was ap-
praised at nearly $250OOO,OOO 1t is
true that there has been a great shrink
age in value; but at the same time large
accessions, too, have been made to city
property through expenditures for vari-
Gus purpose, such as the docks, the Gro
ton aqueduct and reservoir, the Brook
Ign bridge, etc. The actual value of
city property may, therefore, be fairly
estimated now at over $2OO,O0O,OOO, or
more than double the amount of net
funded debt. The Comptroller states
that the assessed valuation of real and
personal estates subject to taxation in
the present year amounts to 81 ,1O1 .O92.-
093, which is $9,S21 ,101 less than in
1876. The total valuation of personal
estate has decreased over 800, 100000
in the last five years, while the valua-
tons of 1877 are only $3,00O,OOO less
than in 1872. Within that period, how
ever, the area Of the city and the taxa
BILE property have been considerably in
creased by the annexation of IA portion
Of Winchester county The rate and
amount OF taxes are also less than in
1876. The tax levy in 1877 has not yet
been confirmed by the Board of Super
visOrs, and the exact amount of taxes
determined, but the rate of taxation
will certainly not exceed 2.65 per cent
in 1877, against 2.9O in 1876. The
amount of taxes to be levied in 1877 is
estimated at 500 178, 94041, against 800
109,52l 60 in 1876 decrease of 81 $780,
591.42. The amount of appropriations
for all purposes in 1877, exclusive of
State taxes, is $26, 321 1885, being $9O9,-
82053 less than in 1876.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-07
The Resources Of Iowa.

The Clinton Age has valuable arti-
Gle on the resources of Iowa, and the
probable value of its it's products in this
year. 1t shows that the farm products
or the season, on. a reasonable calcula-
ton, will pay after provisioning the pro-
ducers, the vast sum of seventy-three
millions of dollars OF this income, so
far as it relates to farmers, the Age
says; =.
For the last three years at least, it
has been what may be termed scrimp-
ing times with the farmers. They have
been compelled, like other people, to
economize in every direction Their old
clothes have been made to last two or
three years longer than under more
prosperous circumstances they would
have been required to. Necessary i'm
prOvements on the farm have been post
poned New buildings have had to wait
on improved times. Fences needing re-
pairs have continued to need them. In
a word, the farmer has been required by
a necessity he could not change or mod
ify, to curtail all his expenses and to
get along with the least possible
amount OF expenditures.
The prospects now are vastly better.
Unless there is something unforeseen to
disarrange all calculations, the farmer
will find himself in condition not only to
make all needed improvements on his
farm, but to re-clothe his family, and
lay in for winters use numerous items
Of comfort for some years denied him.
There is no reason why, with this i'm
mcnse amount of money brought into
the State in exchange for the produce
of the soil, that business Of every ma
ture should not revive, and Iowa at
once enter upon that era of prosperity
so long promised and SO often postpon-
ed.
And of the relations of such immense
agricultural productiyeness to manufac-
lures the Age says: CHOW, if Iowa can
dig out of the ground $73,OO0,OOO worth
of produce in one year, is it not a good
State for the planting of manufactures?
There is not a State in the Union so
completely and entirely given up to one
branch of industry. Iowa may go on
year after year striking her big bonan-
zas, gathering from Mother Earth the
most bountiful crops, and having pour
ed into her lap the most lavish wealth,
and yet if she continues to send abroad
for whatever she wants that she does
not take out of the ground, she will in
time impoverish herself. 1t is not what
Iowa makes that gives her wealth, but
what she saves.
Here, then, is a big field and rich
field for the idle capital of the East
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-07

A. B, CORNELL, chairman of the New
York Republican State Convention, and
also Naval officer of the port of New
York, has been credited with the design
to defy the Presidents civil service Or
der by continuing to hold both positions
at the same time, and in consequence of
said alleged determination been vigor-
ously patted on the back by the State
Register, and other journals of the i'm
placable stripe. 1t is now ascertained,
however, that Mr. Cornell is not at all
ambitious to make an ass of himself,
and that he does not intend to follow
the programme thus marked out for
him. He will be governed by the decis-
ion of the Cabinet with reference to
Postmaster Reyes of Wisconsin, and
perform the duties of his Craftsmanship
until the Republican State Convention
of New York shall have met and chosen
his successor. This will be satisfactory
to the President, and Mr.. Cornell will
be retained in his office until he shall
have had time to carry out his alleged
intentions.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-07

We said yesterday that John P. Irish
with his very unpopular personal record
and his equally unpopular party record,
would run thousands of votes behind
his ticket in the State. The fun has
commenced. The Ottumwa Democrat
demands that he shall withdraw from
the ticket. The Democrat is edited by
5. b. Evans, the leader of the indomita-
BILE and unconquerable Democracy of
Iowa. The Democrat, through all the
changing days of Anti Monopoly, Liber-
al Democracy, and What Not times,
held to the old name and the old faith
OF the Democratic party, pure and sim
pie. When Irish. as Chairman of the
Democratic Committee, presumed Off
cially to pronounce the Democratic par
ty of Iowa as dead and buried. and rot
ten, the Democrat arraigned him for. it
severely. Mr.. Evans was the man who,
in the Democratic State Convention two
years ago, moved to call the ticket and
the platform by the name of Democ-
racy,-Which motion was laid on the ia
bic, and we believe by the motion of Mr..
Irish. Capt. Evans then said it would
not be year till all these fellows who
then repudiated the name of Democracy
would be glad to own it, and trying to
be the masters of the party. His pre-
diction was fulfilled, and now the men
who pronounced the party dead, and the
men who afterwards refused to call the
party ticket by the party name, are run
ming the machine. Plucky Sam Evans
has been indicated as the READ leader of
the Iowa Democracy, and his utterances
and opinions will carry great weight
with the masses of the party now
State Register.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-07

ONE Of the worst failures of the year,
worst because it has flavor of rascality
about it, is that of the State Savings
Institution of Chicago, which occurred
last week. 1t is animated that the Pres
ident, Spencer, who went to New York
just previous to the smash, ostensibly
to secure funds to keep the bank going,
had his own pockets well lined. There
was much excitement among the depos-
itors, mainly Germans and Swedes, and
poor men, and if the runaway President
had been found he would have had a
long rope and short shrift.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-07

TIE funeral of Brigham Young was
celebrated at Salt Lake last Sunday
with much pomp, the great tabernacle,
in which the services were conducted
with capacity of 1900 people, being
filled to its utmost capacity by the sor-
rowing saints. The family and descen-
dants Of the Prophet filled eight seats.
numbering 235. The first wife and
Amelia Folsom, the seventeenth and ia
vorite wife, appeared as chief mourners,
the latter being demonstrativc in her
grief. The services consisted of sing
ing by choir of $50 voices, accompa-
MED by the great organ, prayers, and
short speeches by the apostles present.
Geo. @. Cannon, one of the latter and
the Mormon delegate in Congress, was
the master of ceremonies.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-07

THERE are indications of the growth
of a healthy public sentiment in differ
ent parts of the State to demand from
the next Legislature some remedy for
the abuses pertaining to our criminal
courts. The cost of the courts has be-
come serious burden to the tax-pay-
ers, and the courts themselves the are
ma for all sorts of frivolous and malic-
ious prosecutions, for which the people
have to pay roundly in high taxes, while
the parties to the suits incur compare
lively no risk or responsibility. The on
ly way to reach the evil is by legislation
and the people will demand of the next
General Assembly such amendment of
the laws as will make it hazardous and
costly to the parties who seek to make
the courts the instruments Of private
revenge and petty malice.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-07

THE General Freight Agents of the
railroads leading east from Chicago had
meeting in that city on Monday at
which it was agreed to advance the rate
OH grain five cents per hundred pounds.
making the rate from Chicago to New
York 35 cents There was some Difficult.
ty, owing to the reluctance of the roads
leading around Chicago to make an adj
vance before the close of navigation.
and some of these roads are yet holding
out, though it is expected that they will
come into the arrangement.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-07

THE Iowa Falls Sentinel of last week,
devotes two columns of space to the
showing up of wealthy resident of that
town who aspires to the Republican
nomination for county supervisor, but
who, as the Sentinel AYERS, though worth
thirty to forty thousand dollars, con-
stantly evades his just share of the pub
lie burdens by false assessment returns
and similar devices, and who has paid
but 1920 taxes in six years.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-07

The Cedar Rapids Republican, has a
grievance. 1t wants to know, too, what
:" the Presidents policy has to do with
it. Its complaint is, that all the tele-
graph lines to the " sunny South are
well something or other is the matter
with them. The Republican hasn't seen
an account Of a colored man being way
laid, bulldozed, assassinated on murder
ed for long time" The sd me here.
What VIVA is the natter D@reyport Ga
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-07

MEHEMET ALI BAsHA's dispatch to
Constantinople after the Turkish victo-
ry of the Lorn, says that he forced the
Russians g to abandon Huidarayaz and
fall back ON Pop" Presuming that
Huidarayaz is Russian for whisky, the
desperate condition of the Cars army
will at once be seen.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-07

In one of our Western exchanges we
find the following item: ''The Sheldon
Mail has new way of spelling both. 1t
says, bottle" In another column of
the same paper is the following an
nouncement: Frank Piper, of the
Sheldon Mail, is the happy father of a
new SON." Under the circumstances
the Sheldon Mail is justified in indulg-
ing in photographed eccentricities to
its hearts content.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-07

THE West Union Gazette has been re-
duced from nine to eight columns to the
page, and is now precisely the size of
the BULLETIN. The change works no
disadvantage to the readers of the Ga
zette, which is one of the best papers in
Iowa, and, were it but half it's present
size, richly worth the price of subscrip-
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-07
Hon. B. R. Sherman

THE premium on gold in New York
on Tuesday was 81 cents. Unless the
Missionaries of the greenback school keep
sharp lookout, resumption will be
reached and their occupation gone be-
fore they know it, and before the coun-
try discovers that it is a dire calamity
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-07

THE New York Erening Post, refer
ring to the platform adopted by the
Iowa Democracy. last week, says: THE
CLEANS of common sense are obscured
by cloud of nonsense, which it will be
difficult for any Western convention to
make more dense and dismal"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-07

The Buchanan County Republican
Convention, on Saturday, renominated
Hon. John Calvin for Representative.
A compliment worthily bestowed upon
an able and faithful officer West Union
GAZETTE.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-07
Order Fixing Terms Of Court for 1873
and 1879.

and 1879.
STATE OF IOWA,
Dubuque County, 60
i Iowa, the terms for the District and Circuit
Courts for the Ninth Judicial District are fixed
for the years 1878 and 1879 as follows:
DUBUQUE COUNTY.
District Court. Circuit Court.
4th Monday In Jan'y. LIST Monday in .Jany.
1St Monday in May. 4th Monday In March
LIST Monday in Nov. I'd Monday in Sept.
DELAWARE COUNTY.
4th Monday in Fcb'y. LIST Monday in Fcb'y.
4th Monday in August. LIST Monday in May.
I'd Monday i'll October
BUCHANAN COUNTY.
I'd Monday in March, Sd Monday in Feb'y.
I'd Monday in Sept. Sd Monday in May.
4th Monday in October
BLACKHAwK COUNTY.
LIST Monday in Jany. LIST Monday in March
LIST Monday in April. LIST Monday in June
LIST Monday in October, I'd Monday in Nov.
GRUNDY COUNTY.
4th Monday in April. I'd Monday in March.
4th Monday In Sept. I'd Monday In June.
4th Monday in Nov.
Done under our hands this 2lst day of Aug
ust 1877, ut Dubuque, Iowa.
ID. S. WILSON, District Judge
S. BAGG, Circuit Judge.
STATE OF IOWA.
Dubuque County,
I, p. j. Quigley, Clerk of the
District Court in and for said County, do here
by certify that the foregoing Is a true copy OF
the order fixing the terms of Court for 1878 and
1879, as fully as the same appears on file in my
office.
- AS witness my hand and the seal OF
& said Court hereto affixed, at office in
LIS. Dubuque, Iowa. this 25th day OF
August, A. d. 1877.
P.J. QUIGLEY, Clerk.
BY j. NJ. WARNER. Deputy. eva
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-07
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
tao G.. DICKINSON.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-07

The demand for the manufactured goods
is here-the raw material is here, and
the money to pay for the manufactured
goods is here. Let capital put on it's
spectacles and enquire whether the
State which puts into its pocket $73,-
100000 for one years surplus crop, does
not possess sufficient inducements for
the establishment of other industries
than farming. The inquiry is one that
just now capital can afford to make.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-07

Thus has the Supreme Court plainly
enough indicated that, unless under cir
cumstances of war or grave public ext
gencies, such as do not exist at the pres
ent time, its decision would be against the
issue of legal tenders beyond the limit
fixed by the original act creating them,
which was $4OO,0O0,00O0. There are now
in existence $36O,OOO,0OO legal tender
notes, leaving but $40, 100000 to be issu-
ed before the limit is reached. Yet in
view of this fact, that the greenback
currency cannot constitutionally be in
fated beyond forty millions, the Green
back party demand the retirement Of
something over $500, 900 of National
Bank currency, and yet keep bowling
about contraction"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-07
The Legal Tenders in the Supreme
Court.

The United States Supreme Court in
1869, in the cases of Hepburn and Girls
void, held by vote Of 5 to 3, Chief
Justice Chase voting with the majority,
that no power existed in the Constitu-
ton to issue legal tender notes. The
Court said:
We are obliged to conclude that an act ma
king mere promises to pay dollars, a legal ten
der in payment of debts previously contracted,
is not a means appropriate, plainly adapted.
really calculated to carry into effect any ex-
press power vested in Congress: that such an
act is inconsistent with the Constitution, and
that it is prohibited by the Constitution.
The Court was afterward changed,
Judge Strong taking the place of Judge
Grier, who resigned, and an additional
Judge being appointed in the person
of Judge Bradley. The same question
again coming before this reconstructed
tribunal, the former decision was revers-
ed by vote Of 5 to 4, the two new
Judges being with the majority. In the
latter decision the Judges who affirmed
the constitutionality of the legal tender
act distinctly placed it upon the ground
of the necessities arising from state of
war and the extraordinary exigency in
which the country was placed at the
time Of it's enactment. In the case of
Hepburn, Justice Miller said:
The legal tender clauses of the statutes UNI
der consideration were placed emphatically, by
those who enacted them, upon their necessity
to the further borrowing of money and main
tanning the army and navy.
Judge Bradley also said in his opin-
ion:
The power to make Treasury notes legal
tender, while a mere incidental one to that of
issuing the notes themselves, and to one of the
forms of borrowing money. is neverthess, a
power not to be resorted to except on eXtraor-
binary and pressing occasions, such as war, or
other public exigencies of great gravity and
inn, VITO Icl,o Il no tod
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-07
LEGAL.
ESTRAY NOTICE.

YNAKEN up by c. Hopkins. in Como Township
L on the LIST day of August, 1877, one year
ling heifer of pale red color; value $500. AL
so one yearling heifer spotted color, with stan
in forehead; valued at $500.
6w2 ID. A. MCLEISH, Co. Auditor
Dated at independence, August 27th 1877.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-01
TELE1GRA.P!EHlC.
IqslegrapAfdt % TIE R0ekIgana Argts.l


Secretary SheExnan's Opinion Of Silver
WASHINGTON, Dec. l,-Secretary Sher-
man makes public his reply to Colgate &
Sons of New York, who offered to pur-
chase 10000 four per cent. bonds If the
secretary would receive in payment silver
bullion to the amount sufficient to coin
one hundred and City thousand silver
dollars, containing in each F4l2 grains
standard silver. The Secretary says;
am authorized to issue these bonds
only at par for coin, and as gold
coin only is authorized bySlaw, / can
only receive gold coin. This department
has sold within six months over $75, ,0OO,-
900 of these bonds at par for gold coin.
With $l50,000 of bonds or gold coin,
can now buy silver enough toEcoin $l63, $50
silver dollars. You offer-or to state it
differently-you can buy with $I37, 337 of
gold coin, enough of silver dollars to pay,
as you propose for $l50,000 four per cent.
bonds - and thus - as an experienced
broker, can make the handsome
profit of $l2,663. 1t is true
you. offer to take silver dollars
for your interest, but do not see how this
helps the government unless it makes this
pretext to pay silver dollars to those who
paid gold for their bonds, but you would
hardly think this fair or honest. The gov
ernment might find this expedient TO pay
cheaper dollar so convenient that il
might think it better to adopt the Latir
ratio of l52 of silver to one of gold, anG
coin dollar of 400 grains with which Il
pay you. 4 know you would not thinE
this fair or honest, Or it might think 9
subsidiary dollar containing 385 grains il
good enough to pay bond holder. This
| am sure, you would not think fair o.
honest. / must therefore respectfully de
cline your offer and ask you to pay golC
coin as others have done with the confden
hope that the United States will never pa,
you in coin of less value than ID exactl
OF you. Very respectfully,
JOHN SHERMAN, Sec'y.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-01

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