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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-08

that he could use the ability Of dis.
honest men while protecting the pub
lie service from harm from their dis
honesty. Gone evening"" says Col.
Hoffman, Gas we sat before his tent,
Grant observed that he had that day
sent orders to remove a certain Gen
eral from high command in the
West. l expressed my surprise and
said that had always understood,
and from army men, too, that the Of
ticer in question was one of the best
of our volunteer Generals. Grant
took his cigar from his mouth, and
remarked, in his quiet way, "He's too
much mixed up with cotton"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-08

IT would seem from remarks made
by Ex-President Grant in one OF his
speeches in England few days ago,
that he has a reputation tor one
thing to which he is not entitled
Said he: "There is an impression
abroad that l am a great horse-racer,
fond Of horses, and know all about
races; but, on the contrary, l really
know nothing of racing, only having
seen two races, one at Cincinnati in
1865, and at the opening of Jerome
Park, in 1867" 1t only remains for
the great soldier to make a similar
disclaimer regarding ''bull pups" to
take the edge off the severest charges
WE average Democratic Editor is able
10 bring against him.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-08

The Des Moines Register finds
great cause for rejoicing over the
fact that four Republican county con
ventions in Pennsylvania have refus
ed to adopt resolutions endorsing the
President. The Register keeps out
of view, however, the fact that Simon
i Cameron owns the Republican poll.
ticians in Pennsylvania, and that the
action of the four conventions was
Sdue to his direct dictation. Presi,
dent Hayes is not permitting cor
rupt schemers of the Cameron type
to run his administration, and Simon
takes this method to be revenged.-
With this explanation, the action OF
the Pennsylvania politicians is not
SO significant as the Register makes
1t out to be.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-08

In Il new book of "reminiscences by
Col. Wickhoff Hoffman, entitled,
Scamp, Court and Siege" a oharao,
teristic anecdote ia told illustrating
the difference between the principles
OF Gen. Grant and those of Gen.
Butler. Grant held that no CON-
handing officer could in the end be
successful if he were not honest.
Butler insisted, on the other hand,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-08
For a paper that has eschewe

For paper that has eschewed
politics, and that for weeks has been
telling Its readers in every third
paragraph that it takes no further IN
terest in political affairs, but is 60
ing to let the country go to the
''demnition bow-wows,' without
stretching out hand to save it, the
Postville Revieac is devoting con-
siderable space to querulous com
plant and uncandid criticism of the
"policy." While playing SO plant
lively upon the one string, that the
President has turned over the South
ern Republicans to the bulldozers;
perhaps it will be kind enough to
demonstrate the measure of protec-
ton to Republicans of the South af-
forded by the policy which the Presi-
lent has superseded, which policy,
though VIGOROUSLY inadequate and
, unsuccessful, the ReSieac never crit
;csed at all.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-08

Ii Decoration Day is to be con-
verted into an occasion for solemn
twaddle and false morality, the soon
er it is abolished the better, says the
st. Louis Globe. If we are to be
told every year that "God alone
knows who was right and who was
wrong" in a contest between slavery
and freedom-to say nothing of the
other issues involved-we are not
likely to be profited by the telling.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-08

The State Register devotes two
columns of fine type to defense of
itself against the charge of purpose
to disorganize and disrupt the Re-
publican party of Iowa, in its malig-
nant and uncandid warfare against
the President and his efforts to paci-
fcate the country. There is well
grounded cause for suspicion OF a
course, which requires so elaborate,
and in many respects so sophistical
q defense.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-08

The papers are remarklng upon
the felicity of Gen. Grants speeches
in England. They are marked by
the epigramatic force so characters
tic of the man, the right thing IN the
right place and at the right time.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-08
"A Dnhunue man savs that

"A Dubuque man says that he is will
ing to wager that thimbleful of COW
itch contains more scratch than peck OF
mosquitoes or a bushel Of bed-bugs, Lodg.
ing at an up town boarding house, he has
had unrivalled facilities for demonstrat.
ing his theory.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-08

GEN. NEIPsJsCHETzoKY, COM
mander of the Russian forces on the
Danube, has been superseded. 1t
was thought dangerous to attempt
toImaneuvre that name among the
Balkan Mountains.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-08
REPUBLICAN State Convention.

The Twenty first Annual State Convention OF
the Republican party of Iowa, will be held al
Des MOines, on
Wednesday,, June 81, 1877,
for the purpose of making the following nomina-
tons:
One canandidate for Governor.
One candidate for Lieut. Governor.
One candidate for Superintendent of Public In
struction.
One candidate for Supreme Judge.
The ratio Of representation will be, one delegate
for each county in the State, and in addition
thereto one delegate for each 200 votes or fraction
over 100, cast for Hon. Josiah T. Young for Secre
tary OF State at the general election in 1876
BY order Of the Republican Stste Central Com
HENRY C. LEIGHRON, Chan.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-08

The Chicago Inter- Ocean belittles
its editorial standing by such at
tempts at criticism as IN the case of
the article of the able letter of SEN
ator Morton. The Inter- Ocean
might profit by reading the letter
over again Cedar Falls Gazette.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-08

The Editorial Association, proper, under
Neidig's contract, has been suffered to 60
dead. The Ass ociation and affairs have
been ignored, and to-day voluntary
meeting of editors is held at Des Moines,
formed. 1t is possible, though, that the
new organization may fail to meet "our
expectations" in which even it may be
delivered over to destruction by him who
entOmbed the old Association in the wat
ers of Clear Lake; certainly all of it but
the cash part, some hundreds OF dollars.
Marshall Daily Times
We do not desire to lnterf ere in
any controversy that Mr.. Chaplin may
have with his neighbor, Mr.. Neidig,
but the editor of this paper, holding
the position Of Treasurer Of the old
Iowa Press Association, it seems
necessary that we shall take notice
of the characteristic and wholly
gratultous fling in the above para
graph regarding the financial affairs
of the above organization. There
was no necessity for Mr.. Chaplin to
be ignorant of the affairs of the AS.
ISOLATION, certainly none for insinu
ating that the funds had been mis-
applied or perverted, as he is a mem
Der of the Executive Committee, was
entitled to demand a statement of its
finances at any time. For the bene-
fit of all concerned, we will simply
say that the funds received from the
former Treasurer, (slO9.1s) less GER
tain expenses, paid on proper youch;
es, now lie in the bank in this city,
and will be produced at a moments
notice upon proper demand.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-08

GOLD is still found at the Brush
Creek diggings, but not in paying
quantities,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-24

The field changes. The Daniel
columns waver. In a few days
Albemarle will thunder. Even
Augusta, on which the Funder in
fancicd imitation of Washington,
wished to retire to plant his stand
ard upon will open the eyes of
Mess. Stuart and Bradley Johnson,
by sending a few Malone Delegates.
Giles county sends five delegates
for Malone with one district to be
heard from.
1t has been reserved for Scott
and Lee to burn their cwn bright
record on the public debt. Who
took the Fander's charcoal and
wrote the word "Funder" across
the name of Scott will be ques,
ton which in the future the voters
Of Scott will ask, and several aspi-
rants for Office will try to dodge.
Scott distinguished herself hereto
fore in her opposition to paying tie
whole of this great and usurious
public debt, and yet she is said to
have instructed against the only
candidate for Governor who has had
the nerve and boldncss to come out
in favor of her fovorite policy.
As to Lee let us hope that her
resolutions were adroily framed so
as to leave the delegates open to a
sensible course. One can dart
straws through them at a distance
Of ten PAGES. They do and they
don't; they will and they won't.
They blow the Readjustmen! trurn-
pei beyond the capacity of Gabriel,
and then instruct in favor of Read
iustment men, and then instruct
against tie great champion of Re-
adjustment.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-24

having yes terfay expired he rendered
payment Of his fine and so much of
the costs as embraced the fee paid by
the Commonwealth to her attorney
and the fees paid to the jury in Vir,
ginia taX>recciyable coupons. The
residue Of the costs he rendered in
money The City Sergeant refused
to receive the coupons, There-upon,
through his council, Mr.. VIM, l..
Royal, he applied to Judge Il G.
Minor, Of the County Court for Hen
rico county, for a writ huJeaS corpus,
praying for his discharge from alleged
illegal confinement, The questions
involved upon the application were
First, whether the officers were COM
PEELED to receive taX-rcceivable cou-
pons in payment Of fine and Sec
ond, whether, if compelled TO receive
them, they could demand that they
should be received at less than their
face~yalue on account of the tax i'm
posed upon them by the act of AS
sembly, In other words, whether
the State can tax her interest cou>
pons, receivable on their face at par,
for all 'taXes," debts, dues. and de
mands, due to the State. These
questions were argued at length by
Mr.. Royal for the petitioner, and by
Capt, Geo. d. Wise for the commons
wealth.
The Court held: First, That these
questions might be determined upon
a writ OF hdbedS corpus.
Second that fine was 'demand''
upon the part of the State, which
could be paid in coupons.
Third that for the State to impose
tax upon her interest coupons,
receivable upon their face at par in
payment of all "taxes, debts. de-
mandS, and dues" due to the State
was for her to "impair the obligation
of the contract" to the extent of the
tax.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-24
Meeting Of the County Com
mittCc.

At meeting Of the County
Committee. July 23rd, 1877, pres.
eut, l. c. Fowler, Chairman, G. +.
Trigg, II. G. Hawthorn, J. b. Allison,
Jack Buchanan, J. G.. Il. Davis, John
Oyler, Robert Keys, Jonas Kelley,
NJ. NJ. Morriss. On motion of John
Oyler 1t was resolved to reconsider the
action of the Committee appointing
primary meetings at each election pre-
cinct.
Robert Keys moved that primary
meetings be held at only one poirt in
each district, and the same points are
hereby selected as those of last year
adopted.
The meetings shall be held at the
following places. Goodson, Wall ce's
Switch Abingdon, Abingdon North
Fork, Roberts Mill Saltville, Wors-
hams School House Glade Spring,
Old Glade Spring Undertook, Jos.
Sproles Holston, Liberty Hal.
The voters OF Undertook were au-
thorIzed to elect a member of the
County Committee to fill the vacancy
of l.. g. Cook.
On motion of j. G. R Davis it was
resolved that we request Smythe Co.
to send delegats to unite with this
county III q convention 10 Dc held at
Glade Spring Depot on the lst Thurs
day in September, for the purpose of
nominating a Senator, and that this
county, on next Saturday at the Dis
trict meetings, elect to said convention
at Glade Spring the same number of
delegates and alternates as are elected
to the Richmond Convention, viz =
Goodson, each of dealegates and al
ternates Abingdon, 5 each ;Saltville,
each Glade Spring, 3 each Kinder
| hook, 2 each =; North Fork, 2 each ;
Holston, each. In all % delegates
and % altGrnates to the Richmond
Convention, and % delegates and %
alternates to the Glade Spring Con-
vention.
ResOlUed, That, in case of the alb
sence of any delegate, the one or more
delegates in attendance from the same
District shall cast the vote of that Dis
trict and, i'm case any one District
shall be wholly unrepresented, the
delegates present from the other Dis
tricts shall raIeably cast the vote OF
the said District.
I. G. FOWLER, Chm.
NJ. NJ. MORRIs Secretary.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-24
The Abingdon meeting,

A good many people were present
yesterday at Abingdon. aud during
the central part of the day the Court
House was packed with people. The
speaking was however prolonged to
such an extent that ii was impossible
to get representative vote on the
resolution. At o'clock Judge Page
dismissed the Jurors and witnesses,
allowing them to go home for the day,
and before the vote was tah en-, fifteen
minutes before 5, most of the country
people left town. 1t was apparent
that to bring the resolutions to a
square vote would fail of getting an
expression from the county, and hence
the meeting by vote of about GO to 33
decided to refer them to the people on
Saturday next at the District meet
ings.
Col. Fulkerson made q powerful
anti.Funder speech. Gen. Cummings
took the view that nothing could be
done to compromise the debt by the
people. That could only come from
the Bond holders. In other words,
rs we understood him, he was not in
favor of pressing the compromise of
the State debt, that the tax on account
of the debt amounted to but little In
any way, that in tax ticket of Sl3,
only ., % was on account OF the debt.
1ft In, fhat
Gen. Cummings was sadly mistaken.
Per Contra, Mr.. Fowler Interrupted
one of the speakers with the remark
that during the four hours in which
the speaking had been going on, the
State debt had been increased one
thousand dollars, counting interest to
run night and day.
The gist of Gen. Cummings speech
was the advocacy Of non action on the
part of the people. He said the TWEEN
ty millions of consols could not he af-
ftcted and while he would accept a
compromise, he would not demand or
urge one.
In defeating q vote OF the country
people on the resolutions the Funders
claimed q triumph, but it is triumph
which will injure them we think.
But it must lie said that many persons
who were not Funders voted for the
substitute, the friends of which de-
clared that the meeting was not a rep
rCsentatlve one.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-24
COUNTY MEETING.

At II O'Clock a. M, upon motion,
Capt. D. f. Bailey was called to the
chair, and stated the object of the
meeting was to consider the State
debt question, and to get the views OF
the people of the county upon tie
subject
Upon motion. Messrs. I. G. Fow~
Ter, n. Findley Harris and Geo. W.
Ward Jr. were elected Secretaries.
Upon the motion Cf Col. Jno. g,
Summers, Col. a, Fukcrson was
called upon, and he addressed the
meeting fer hour aud a half, and
before taking his seat offered the
following resolutions,
Resolved, That this meeting is
| opposed to the nomination of any man
| for Governor who is in favor of ray
| ing the whole debt as ascertained by
! the Funding bill.
., Resolved, That this meeting is
of opinion that Virginia is not able to
| pay her whole debt as ascertained by
| the Funding bill, and that no man
! should be nominated for Governor
| who is not in favor of a prompt and
permanent settlement of the same by
compromise on such terms as will he
! equitable as between the bond holders
and the people of the State.
3. Resolved, That this meeting will
support no man for Legislature who
e 10, f.,x o. tn %
the people to meet tue requirements
of the Funding bill.
4 Resolved That 1t is the sense of
this meeting, that our delegates and
Senator in the next Legislature should
use all honorable means in their pow
er to bring about reimbursement and
compromise of the public debt, on a
basis that will enable the people to
pay the interest on the reduced liabil-
ity promptly, and without an crease
of the present rate Of taxation.
Tie resolutions were ,pposcd Ly c,
F. Trigg Esq upon the ground that the
f.w persons present did not express
the sentiment of the people of The
county. Jno \. Buchanan E-qr.
said that lie thought that this meet
ing had no right to bind tie dele
gates to the Convention, that there
was over three thousand voters in
the county And there was not more
than 200 present, and that this meet
ing would not properly rel resent the
people. and that lie would therefore
move a substitute that tie resolu,
tons be referred to the district Con-
veutions to be held ,he 2Slh instant.
Col A. &. Cummings spoke one hour
and three quarters, in favor Of Mr..
Buchanan substitute, which was re-
piled to at some length, 10y Col, FulN
kerson. Upon the call of the guess
ton the substitute was adopted.
On motion the meeting adjourned
at 4 O'Clock p. NJ.
D, T. BAILEY, Chm.
l. !, + FrS SSEr5T nAnnrs, Secretaries.
GEO. w. WARD, JH
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-24

THE action Of the County Commit
tee yesterday was the result Of public
opinion as ascertoined by the various
members. To those persons who
think it was a Malone movement we
have only to say that some of the
strongest anti Malone men in the
county urged it. while many Of the
leaning Malone were opposed to any
change.
To those persons who think the
member Of the committee from Good
son ought TO have had Goodson named
as the place Of meeting, we have only
TO say that the meeting of the people
OF Gondson Township themselves as
semft6d last year at Abingdon. by a
unanimous vote, decided that Walla-
ce's Switch and not Goodson should
be the place, and Dir. Fowler, the
member of the committee from this
township would not take the respon-
slillty of changing what the people
themselves had done.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-24
LEiG AND DANIEL.

We publish to-day an open let
ter from Gen. Fiz Lee and pri-
waite one from Maj. Daniel. Fitz
Lee speaks frankly and plainly.
lie thinks the debt has been fixed
by the Legislature and the Comts,
abiding of course to the Funding
Bill settlement and the decision Of
the Supreme Court en- it. He
thinks the means Of payment must
be found by the Legislature. Oh
course; no one ever suspected q
Governor could levy taxes. Lastly
he would sanction and promote
such legislation us would preserve
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-24
That Stamp Tax.

"Be Daniel added an amends
ment to the Stamp Bill TO tax Il, X.
tickets, tax that would have fallen
on the railroads; fact that accounts
for the opposition OF railroad men to
his election - Daniel Circular.
OBSERVATION |. The amendment
requires the ia lrood company to adj
the tax to the regular iare.
OBSERVATION ,. 1t requires rail-
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-24

the honor and keep the promises Of
the State. Funder to the core.
Mr.. Daniel lodges. lie fails to
speak out. No one can tell how
hc stands, from this letter On the
debt question.
Mr.. Daniel, the question is not
how you voted on the Funding Bill,
but are you in favor of making the
decision of the Supreme Court on
it final ! Are you in favor of con-
sidering that settlement irrevocable
and final ! That is the question.
Please answer.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-24
A SECOND DANIEL COMES
TO JUDGEMENT.

Get Out of the Way For the Dis
Iressed BOnd-HOlders-GO il
Funding Bill, With tho Apprc-
ciated State Liability.
We clip from Richmond Wing
of July 10:
ConstitutiOnRlity of the Funding
Bill.
IMPORTANT DECISION BY JUDGE NIL
NOR ~ THE MAYO CAsE-DIs
CHARGE OF MAYO.
On the Sd of July David q. Mayo
was convicted in the Hastings Court
for this city of an assault upon ne
gro man, sentenced to fifteen days
Imprisonment IN the city Jail, and to
pay fine OF $500 and the costs OF
the prosecution. The lIIeeu days
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-24
TIE GREAT sTIkE.

The strike which began at Mar
tinsburg, w. Va, on the Bait. e
Ohio r. II. last week has grown
until the movement has become
tho most powerful one known in
history. The power of w. Va,
Maryland, Pennsylvania, and per
haps New York has been paralyzed
and even that of the Federal Cows
eminent has thus far been utterly
unable to subdue it. The cause
seems to have been a general move
ment en- the part of the Railroad
companies to reduce business. The
great panic of 1873, having over
thrown banks and mercantile insti>
tutions by thousands has at last
grappled the railroad giants and
threatened them with destruction.
The people in the cities Of Cum
berland, Baltimore, Pittsburg and
Buffalo, have aided the strikers,
and the soldiers seem powerlcss.-
In Baltimore the rioters assaulted
the soldiers en- route for the scene
of trouble, and very bloody scene
ensued-a scene bloodicr than any
since 1861. Some 10 persons were
killed and many more wounded
All freight trains have been stop
ped. Only mail and passengers
and express matter have been al,
lowed to pass. The b. e O. r. r.
ceases to feed the great city of Ball
timore. Next came the Pennsyl-
vania r. r. At Pittsburg the
eccnc last Sunday was appalling
The stikers seized a battery from
the soldiers and opened on the reg
ular troops.
The dead are known to number
25, and the wounded many more.
All the railroad buildings in the
city have been destroyed by fire,
Two hundred and fifty freight cars
and "a locomotives have been burn.
cd and destroyed. The loss in that
city alone, to the Co., reaches
three millions Of dollars, and the
end is not yet. The bridge over
the Scuyllkill, near Harrisonburg,
cost S15O,O00 has been burned
AT Buffalo, N. i, all the dcpots
were seized and all trains stopped.
The immense grain elevators at
Pittsburg are burned. Even in
the City of Love, Philadelphia oil
trains have been fined and destroy
cd. We have not room for details.
Suffice it to say that the great lines
between the rich cities of the East
and all the Northwestern States
are in the hands of the strikers
The cabinet sat on Sunday, but
have not been able to do anything
with all the army and navy of the
Union at its beck and call.
AT last the great suh-stratum
power Of labor has the great North-
en money power by the throat
of course we do not think it can
hold il. But il must be said that
this is the darkest cloud and the
most fearful trial that has yet cross
ed the threshold of the giant North
ern States. What the end will be
no man can toretell. The outlook
is very fearful.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-07-24
EVENT and COMMENT.

The Indian war in oregon headed
by chief Joseph continues. The ar
ticle on our first page Will explain the
cause Of the trouble.
It now seems probable the Russians
will soon be at the very gates of Con-
stantinople Just as we expected the
talk about failure in Asia minor is
all stuff AS the campaign eliminates
the tactics of the Russians are found
excellent