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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-22
HalIeck's ''MarcO B0ZzariS." !"

From Mr.. William Allen Buffers ad-
dress at the unvciling Of the Halleck
statue in Central Park, New York, We
take the following
OF this famous poem, inimitablc in its
peculiar vein, Halleck wrote soon after
its appearances: : Bozzars is the key
stone of the arch Of my rcnown, il re
nown it be-" and he speaks Of its being
"spouted on the stage, in colleges and
schools This was in March, 1927
fifty years ago. The poets words are as
true to-day as then. 1t is still the key
stone of the arch Of his renOwn, with 10
intervening if to qualify the certainty
of that renown: and it has still this seal
Of its immortality, that it is the peculiar
favorite Of the school-boy. Its intense
dramatic action has an irresistible sweep
which imparts its own energy, and makes
the reader or declaimer. for the time, a
part OF the swift succession Of its
scenes. They are all as vivid as in our
boyhood the guarded tent Of the proud
Moslem dreaming his last dclusiyc
dream; the midnight gathering in the
shade, of the suliote band Of patriots;
the stcalthy ambuscadc, the surprise,
the sentry shrek, the death gallop in
the dark. the triple adjuration Of Boar
is to his band to strike for alter and fire
side, for green, ancestral graves. for God
and country, the shout Of victory dearly
bought with his blood. followed b. the
plaintive apostrophe to death. at first
like the wall Of a widowed heart but
suddenly changing to the calm, clear
tone of welcome and the song Of triumph
in which, as by a swift assumption, the
hero is borne upward and set like star
i'll the bright particular armament Of
the few immortal names. 1t Is not
too much to say that this immortality.
and even our distinct memory Of the
Suliote chieftain. is due to the impas-
stoned verse Of IIaleck. Brave and no
bic as were his deeds, and lofty as was
the purpose which they served, 1t is not
because he fought for Greece, ON the
old plateau plain, amid the memories Of
Thermopyla and Marathon that Boz
zaris is household name with us 1t IS
because in this far-off hemisphere, i'll
this new, unculturcd mart Of trade, Il
young accountant in a South street
shipping house turned from his invoice
and his day-book, to write for the Gre
clan soldier the warrant of his fame
made authentic by the sign manual Of
the poet This is the sovereign prerog-
ative and divine right of genius lift
what'is otherwise obscure or humble or
transient. to its own height and make ii
a sharcr Of its immortality. The field
daisy, snatched from the plow share Of
Burns, is set in a light which no crown
jewel ever reflected; the verse Of Gray
has made a country church yard, in 4
quiet English nook, a shrine as mcmora-
bic as the Pyramids or the Pantheon
to the sky-larb, which scars and sings in
Shelleys unmatched strains, the world
is listening still; the waterfowl IN its
lone flight attracts the gaze Of the
world, poised on the strong. serene verse
of Bryant And 50 the leader of a little
band of patriots, in desperate struggle
for freedom. Halleck gave crown which
! Caesar never wore.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-22

ter of Frederick Stiff, of London, manu-
facturcr Of mnsic boxes, and has had a
sea experience of two and half years.
She is healthy looking woman, slightly
above average proportions, and is as en-
thusiastic as her husband in relation to
the voyage The boats stock of provi-
sions, water, etc, will weigh something
over l, 800 pounds, in addition to which
she carries 500 pounds of iron ballast
AS fast as her water kegs are emptied
they will be reflled with salt water, to
keep the boat in trim The provisions
are mostly canned goods, and the boat
carries small kerosene stove, which can
be used on deck in good weather. She
has two cOmpasses, a quadrant, a supply
of charts, and her medicine chest con
sists of twenty-five pills and vial of Dr.
Fischers extract of golden seal. Depart
ing from Chatham lights, Captain Grape
will steer due east, to clear the southern
banks of Newfoundland, and avoid the
fogs there prevailing, and will thence
make direct course for the English
channel He intends to call at Falmouth
on the Cornwall coast, to be reported
and expects to arrive there i'll forty
dave
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-22
At Sea in Il Tub.

New BEDFORD, May %. -Thos. Grape
and wife sailed from this port at 12:lS
to-day in the schooner boat New Bed
ford, of 1872 tons burthen, for London.
The boat is the shortest in which pas
sage across the Atlantic was ever at
tempted, being 1855 feet on deck 20 #.
over all length of keel 13 feet; extreme
breadth, GAS feet; breadth inside of cell
ing, 6 feet; depth, BIG feet; draught of
water, about Ii inches, or with centre
board down, g feet She carries leg
of-mutton main sail and foresail, hoist
ing respectively 13 and Is feet, and each
nine feet across the foot, and can also
hoist square sail when running before
the wind in a slight breeze, or a stay
sail if on the wind. Her model is some
thing like that of Il whaleboat, but short
Ell wider and deeper, and with more
sheer Seventeen inches) and she is en-
tirely decked over. She has two hatch
ways, and the helmsman will sit in the
after hatch. Captain Grape will not at
tempt to run i'll severe weather on the
passage, but will lie to, head to the wind,
with a drag, whenever a heavy sea is run
ming. At such times the fore hatch will
be closed, and the watch on deck will be
in the after hatch, prepared to duck and
close the hatch if a combing wave comes
down. The boat is 50 short that she is
expected to easily ride over anything
but very chopping sea without taking
much water on deck The after hatch
is in two parts, hinged together, and the
forward half will be securely fastened
down and battened in rough weather.
Captain Grape is thirty five years old, a
New Bedford boy, who has been sailor
twenty years, and is wiry man to look
at, and apparently capable of enduring a
good deal Of exposure. Mrs. Grape is an
agreeable lady Of twenty three, daugh-
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-22
Grant before the Mast.

A correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Ga.eHc. who went to England in the
same ship which carried Grant. writes
from Queenstown
Gen. Grant was present at every meal
on board the Indiana except supper. In
regard to this he did not see the use of
hurrying through dinner in order to be
in time for tea. jesse Grant has also
retained his appetite without exception
and 50, | believe, has Mrs. Grant. though
she has kept her room most Of the time
through nervousness. The General Is
cut out for Il sailor. He seems thor
oughly at home, rises early and strolls
around the deck, smokes his cigar. chats
pleasantly with every one. plays an oc-
casional game at Boston. and sleeps
anything irresistably funny he tells it at
once. My legs are too short. he said
one morning. The ship rolled so much
last night that at every roll slid down
ward two feet on the back Of my head
Then | got out Of bed and tried to make
the berth shorter by slowing all the va
lises in it could find But they soon
jumped out, and so did not sleep at
all. The next day the carpenter nailed
partition across the berth and made it
more conveniently proportionate for the
petite corporal. Gen. Grant was tickled
to death one morning. because. through
the ship lurching, he had twice slid off
his seat on deck, and kicked newly
married man in the ribs 1t was really
laughable, though. to see the General in
one OF these escapadcs upon the floor.
in his struggles and sprawling about try
ing to regain his perpendicular There
are several individuals on board who
pass most of the time playing draw po-
ker, and one of them, especially. an ell
derly man, seems to win nearly every
day. To-day, however, he made a bet
with another passenger that we should
exceed certain distance by noon. The
time came and he lost his bet just as
we were talking about it III the smoking
room, in came Gen. Grant. Said he.
Mr.. Blank, see you've lost the wager
| was hoping you would. Some one will
have to suffer for that $500 at poker,
though The poker player looked dis
comtitted, for 1t served at once as a re
proof and Il warning.
Another accident | regret to have to
record. The other evening, while a
number OF us were in the smoking room,
the vessel gave an extraordinary lurch.
Tor which we were unprepared. DR..
Carter, of Columbus, Ohio, was SITTING.
on chair in the middle of the room.
and Gen. Grant sat on the side, with his
feet resting on the rungs of the doctor 5
chair. The ship dipped, DR.. Carter shot
across the room, his head bringing up
against the opposite wall, while General
Grant, as usual, sprawled about the
floor. 1t was soon found that the doe
tors jaw was fractured rather seriously
an incident universally regretted, as he
was the most entertaining member of
our smoking room club.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-22
THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD,

The late exercises of Decoration Day having
called 1t to mind, many persons have expressed
wish for the publication of the following DO
EN- entire, parts of which are so often quoted
IL was written during the Mexican War by Col
Theodore OHara, of Kentucky, and is regard.
ed rs one of the finest poems in the language
having much of the sublimity and beauty OF
Gray's Elegy":
The muffled drums sad roll has beat
The soldiers last tattoo;
No more on lifes parade shall meet
The brave and fallen few
On fameS eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread,
And glory guards with solemn round
The bivOuac of the dead
No arrives to the foes advance
Now swells upon the wind;
No troubled thought at midnight hallnts
OF loved ones left behind;
No vision OF the mOrrOW'S strife
The warriors dream alarms;
No braying horn nor screaming fife
AT dawn shall call to arms.
Their shivered swords are red with rust,
Their plumed heads are bowed,
Their naughty banner, trailcd in dust,
Is now their martial shroud,
And plenteous funeral tears have Washed
The red stains from each brow,
And the proud forms by battle gashed
Are free from anguish now.
The neighing troop, the flashing blade
The bugle's stirring blast,
The charge, the dreadful cannOnade,
The din and shout are past.
Nor wars wild note nor glOry's peal
Shall thrill with fierce delight
Those breasts that never more may feel
The rapture of the fight.
Like the dread northern hurricane
That sweeps the broad plateau,
Flushed with triumph yet to gain,
Came down the serried foe;
Our heroes felt the shock, and leapt
TO meet them on the plain;
And long the pitying sky hath wcpt
Above our gallant slain.
Sons of the cOnsecrated ground!
You must not Slumbcr there,
Where strangers steps and tongues rcsOund
Along the friendleSS air.
Your own proud lands heroic soil
Shall be your filter grave;
She claims from war his richest spoil
The ashes of her brave.
So meath their parent turf they rest,
Far from the CORY field;
Borne to Spartan mothers breast
On many a bloody shield.
The sunshine of their native sky
Smiles sadly on them here,
And kindred hearts and eyes watch by
The heroes sepulcher.
Rest on, embalmed and saintcd dead!
Dear as the blood ye gave;
No impions footsteps here shall tread
The herbage of your grave;
Nor shall your glory be forgot
While fame her record keeps,
Or honor points the hallowed spot
Where valOr proudly sleeps.
Yon marble minstrel's voicelcss stone
In deathless song shall tell
When many vanished age hatlr flown
The story how ye fell;
Nor wreck nor change nor winters blight
Nor times remOrseless doom
Shall dim one ray of holy light
That gilds your glorious tomb.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-22
WHOLE NO. 62O.


der The body Of a guest was found
caused his death previous to the con
fagration, and a notorious thief was
arrested on suspicion; but an lnvestlg5a-
ton failed to bring out evidence suftl-
cient to convict Interest in the dlsass-
ter is revived by letter to the st. Louis
Repubiicon, written by convict III the
Indiana State Prison, purpOrting to eX-
plain the origin Of the fire. He says the
incendiary was a desperate known as
Raleigh Bill, now dead, whose motive
Tor the crime was the chance that 1t
gave for robbng the guests. OF course
the object Of this real Or pretended rev
elation may be to gain release from
prison; but the story is probable, and is
to be officially investigated.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-22
An Unlncky Man.
NaShNille Tcnnl American

The unhappy Kentuckian, who bet ON
every race during the week and lost ev-
cry time, illustrates the freaks OF for
tune IN this respect. He had just $50
left, and in sheer desperation cried out
in the crowd that assembled at the ho-
tel after the race: I'll bet $50 | can
name two men here with twenty-thrce
fingers. When the bet was taken. this
child of fate continued: = Anybody II
do. Here my friend, I'll take you. |
have thirteen fingers and you have ten.
that makes twenty-three. | knew there
was one bet | could not lose The
stranger gazed at him moment with a
pitying expression, and then said. com
passionately: Well, I'm sorry for you.
You have struck hard streak of luck.
| had three of my fingers shot off at
Chickamauga."
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-22
DIR. IL. II. HUNT,
W. A. hiELLEN, VI. ID.

OFFICE AND RESIDENCE, CORNER OF
- Court and Blank Streets, north of Catholic
Churcii
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-22
A FelOn's Story OF Il Fire.

Nineteen years ago the Pacific Hotel
St. Louis, was burned, and thirty in,
mates lost their lives. 1t was supposed
that the fire was started purposely, by
robbers, who plundered the rooms
during the excitement. Another theo
ry was that it was set to hide mur
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-22

the coming of their loved ones, that
heart breaking message came, "All on
board perished.'
Even those hope-destroying words
could add nothing to Miss Lenworth's 5
grief when she learned what miserable
mess of pottage her revenge had proved
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-22
PLY SICIANS.

DIR. II. o. DOCNHAM,
physician AND SURGEON, QUASQUE-
1 ton, Iowa. Will visit Winthrop Thursday
and Friday of each week.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-22
HOUSE & WILSON,
MRS. DIR. BETSEY EGGLESTON,

INDEPENDENCE, BUCHANAN, Co, IOWA,
L Rooms up stairs over r. O'Brien's store, on
Main Street, first left hand door, nearly oppO-
wide reputation. She doctors all diseases; she
examines her patients and explains their dis
ease solely from the circulation of the blood.
All are cordially invited to call and see her.
Consultation free. Shc will remain in this place
several months.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-22
BRUCKART & NEY
X, G, & j. II. DDNNNN

4 TTORNEYS At LAW, INDEPENDENCE,
~ Iowa. Office over Morse's Store Consul
tations in English and German.
ID. W. BRUCKART. JOHN j. NEY.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-06-22

Having in connection with my business Il first
class Lumber Yard, and always keeping on
hand a full assortment of Sash, Doors, Blinds,
&C., &C., and have also in my employ Il gang of
frst-class mechanics, will be able to take CON
tracts and execute work for less money than
any one else. lalSO keep in my Lumber Yard
near the Depot, a complete assortment of all
grades and descriptions of
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-08-04

kr t.au. Ism'l1u q Judge liurflrd.
necessity arI.s .l5 the appointment
of s Judge of tle eleventh Judicial dis
tr.... 1ud u1 1Huut Governor Hubbard
bon making The appointments will be
iuNuuvrd hy tbn action of the bar, as
tie Interest o' the lawyers and the
whole people sra the -sme.
We IfI,ys chat the best policy to
pursue iu order ;n get o. good Judge, Is
t0r the nsllsz h,r o. 81, dsy early
next week Iut have q tar meeting, t.
be- attended ny a' 'rs lawyer. Of Dat.
DE-, gut si.n authorized delegates iron
the NagahutehIe lar. Let them agree
thHt a uai1, y %! che attorneys by
vOt" ahsli determine " hat man is best
fitted o, Le position, and the IA an ~
chosen On De unanimously rscom-
iucudgJ 90 the Governor tor appoint
menL Let ut have no petitions aad
cuuutHr petitions, no wire pulling or
'r.rsF, Hut rather ie, "a majority Of the
hWyyls s.iy.t from ampuE their uum.
Der Que who will make au able aud
incouupiule jIogr. before such "a
Judge all viii have the same chance
fOr justice, and such Judge will give
entire satisfaction.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-08-04
A Ratten sIourfaf..

Near Bourg 81. Maurice, in Say oy,
there is mountain called the Bee
Rouge" IL is connected with the out
lying spurs of the Little st. Barns I'd,
and is 500 feet above the sea level, but
only about half that height above the
adjacent valley. which is called the
Masure or tho Mirror. from the name oil
two little villages ia it. This mountain
is tumbling to pieces. For several weeks
the blocks of solid stone of which 4 i
built up have been erumbiine ~ ay,
asd the whole side Of the mountain ap-
pears 10 be pouring itself down into the
plain. The scene Is described by thf
French Alpine club rs magnificent The
boulders which detach themselves are
often Of immense size. and they leap
down deep slope at an extremely
rapid pace, crushing literally to match
wood the trees and sAplings which the,
encounter. The noise made by the de
scending masses resembles distant peals
of thunder
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-08-04

blessed are the sse.k," sxeisirns RAJ,
vince II Inspiration, Oat calt {. Roam Dc mech
WITT the consciousness hst =, dreaded t..an.
ster Is consuming his Niiais We are rot /.
rase ~ IEaus. a Fr meth. Us might stand
chstf'ssi "a tue iottaIii.s raek with Y,lit,sIt
psrpeiaaiiy gnaains hlS liver, snd hil fae.
eFsr wear az exsFsssioB OF h.rosc and even
meek endurance. But PEoasetheas has lett
40 descendants, Wifn yait1res ,alsesse'
consuming sisltyeT, the modern man make,
himself aud eFrsy one areona MN IA User
sbis. ffetful, Sioohsy, hypocnondf5AeaI. Ia,
sees Inc world AUD life all the wrong
stde-tne dark sice--And whoever darsss 70
assert u =; L'Hre - a sunny side, he regards
as an enemy or at fsasta niocker oi MS
imaginary @oys- Csliks the fnytEtcat n.
Tan, the victim of disease In not sncrsria.s
ihere ID 40 arrr 10 rescue-a hahn to cleans
and heal As reIned les tor tisis most Il press
iEg of al disease-, liver complaint" none
are more efficient or popular than DE
fierce's Golden Medical Discovery aud
fisassnt Purzstive Pellets. The Peilet- ef-
feetuaity remove the effete and poisonoxis
matter, while the Medical Discovery Inn part.
strength and health 10 The entire system,
They are sold bg druggist au, a-,i>saSyIt
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-08-04
NORTH TEXAS FAIR.


To The Editor OF The Herald.
DEAE STA TO give you some assu.
rance that we are not negiecting the
interests of our fair this fall. we hand
YOU enclosed letter, in answer 10 an
inquiry of ours with reference to con-
Meeting our races with the circuit men
toned in the following letter We &C.
cept his proposition, and act aoeora>
iugly.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. tuiy "a, 1871. 8
Charles Baskerville, Esq. secretary Ncrth
lexss Fair Association, Dallas, Texas.
Ny DEAR Sir: / am satisfied that is
would be good thing for all concerned
for you to advertise your meeting in
connection with che great western cir
cult, and while our advertising matter
is all out, and the sporting papers have
our advei tisements, so that for this
falls meeting you will, ia that re-
spect. have 10 make your own ar
Engagements, but can ia doing so
call attention. to the fact that your
meeting following after and is in
connection with the circuit This is
the way Creston, Iowa, is doing this
weeks field will also gladly send
out your programme if furnishs Il to me,
whenever l send out one of our own.
| am now receiving and answering let
ters at the rate of twelve to twenty per
( day and that with advertising at Quin-
/ cy. 81, Joe and Kansas City during their
respective fair weeks. will, / think, Sc
cure you a large field of horses. You
/ can command me for anything in nay
/ power As to future operations, | am
in hopes we can this winter make q
( strong and permanent association of al
he trottiig aud racing tracks west o.
the Mississippi. and we shall be glad tc
| correspond with you on the subject
/ and welcome you to our ranks. Hoping
to hear from you, | remain yours truly
/ ID. l.. HALL, Secretary.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-08-04
The Conaty YARN.

Dallas county has twenty prisoners
at work on its comfy farm near
Hutehins. We should be pleased t.
hear our Dallas contemporaries with
reference to this plan of taking care OF
prisoners. Is it not u great improve
ment on the old plan of keeping them
closely under lock and bar at the
cogntyis expense? What are the re-
suits ofyour experimental Waco Fir
ugainsr.
So far, the experiment has proved
satisfactory, although the plan has
not been in operation sufficient
length of time, to speak fully on the
subject. The county houses were tinish-
ell about three mouths ago, aud ae-
eepted by the commissioners they
cost in the neighboThood OF DIneteen
hundred dollars. OF course, at the
beginning of AN exper ment like this,
/ there is naturally a greater expendi-
ture than will follow hereafter. The
county farm of Dallas county Ia locates
about four miles from Hutchins, and
| EN- traces about three hundred and
thirty acres. All eopvicts for misde.
meanors in the county court, except
those who pay their fines in money,
are sent there. From the best infor-
nation We can get, the prisoners have
been nearly self sustaining, as they
raise their own food. On the farm
there is one hundred acres of wood
land. This will be used to fence in
the farm. which, when done. will en-
nance the value OF the farm, fivs
hundred per cent, and IL for year Oh
two, the farm realizes no profits In
money from products raised, it will
feed the prisoners. Thus relieving
the county OF that expense, and rails.
the value OF the farm for the coun "
which il creating valuable asset
So far, we can recommend the poo
farm as good move for any county
In take.