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 mlle of the house of Lemuel Peck. A DIDO belonging to Charles Drake. was found the morning after the burglary in close prox- lmITy to an old hair trunk which contain. ing MT. Peck's valuable papers and abont one thousand dollars Tn money, and which was transported the night in question. from Mir. Peck'A bedroom to hls barn f1oor where the same was broken open and the money stolen. MT. Peck's money was a rare curiosity, consisting of gold and sil- yer of dlfferent denominations and of diff terenf scoun. res. Between three and four hundred of the same was coin and the remainder. currency. The night after she burglary the tccused spent a bout one hun- dred and fifty dollars at the stores of Beach Brothers, c. Ryar & Grore,- of Norfolk. The Woney spent correspond. lDg to the money stolen. To cap the eli max evidence was introduced showing that about one hundred ard thirty one dollars of the specie consisting of Mexican dollars, Spanish quarters, 20 dollar gold pieces, aud other colns corresponding ex- actly to the money stolen, had been bnried at the request of the prisoners. The money had been dug up by one Dav1d RaChburu of Canaan and was delivered to John c. Richmond of Canaan and produced m court. The evidence above mentioned raken.in connection W tn other evidence. afforded a very strong case of c,rcumstan- tlal evidence. and the jury soon returned verdict of guilty. after the Judges charge. The case occupied about three days. there belnk between forty and fifty witnesses summoned bv both sices. Hun- tlngton and RoIab for the State, Graves ano Fyler. deferce. The Court and Jury came in on Monday of this week, and com menced the trial oi Woodbury case against d couple of young men charged with steal- lnP forty three nens. Criminal jury busi- ness will probably last this week and next, when court business wlll occupy the at- tentlon of Judge Hovey far 8 couple of weeks.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-27
On the Ragged Edge.
San Francisco Chronicle.

Late last night a rather unusual case
of mistaken identity" occurred on
O'Farrell street, above Mason. Mrs
Jonsen, the wife of j. f. Jornsen, the
down town dealer, has long been an in
valid, and under the advice Of her ply
sician has recently been in the habit of
partaking, before retiring, of harmless
if not helpful prescription of pepper
mint and other innocent and strictly
herbal extracts, mixed with glass of
Spring Valley water. just as she was
sinking into slumber through the infu-
ence Of this pleasing sedative, by some
inexplicable warning from the bounda-
ries of another world which only Col.
Ingersoll could adequately explain, she
remembered that instead Of putting the
proper prescription into the glass OF
water, she had poured into it the whole
contents of bottle of laudanum, which
her daughter, Emeline, had that day
procured for the relief of the toothache,
and which was sufficient to kill about
twenty good and able bodied men. Re
sisting, with one frantic effort for life,
the sleep that was overcoming her, she
aroused her husband, told him Of the
untOward circumstance, and in hastily
assumed and slightly too midsummer
raiment he tore through the silent streets
for the residence of the family physi-
clan. Mrs. Jornsens stomach was
pumped out with commendable dis
patch, and reflled at intervals Of thirty
seconds with black coffee. She was
switched around the room with a cruel
ty. only meant to be kind, and as the
deathly stupor gave way, her daughter
who had been hastily summoned en- DIS
haLille to support one side Of the.perse
cuted pedestrian, found time to ask
itsssWhat is the matter with her thin
| timer
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-27

Mr.. Greeley went home, confident
that his reputation of the authorship
Of the Crumbs Of Comfort would ap-
pear in the Tribune on the following
day. But it did not appear. By the
direction Of the acting editor it was left
out. Mr.. Greeley hastened to the office
for an explanation and was there in
formed that the article had been omit
ted by the direction of the editor in
charge He again ordered the article tC
be inserted on the following day, but
again his order was unavailing. Fol
three days, as we are Informed, Mr.
Greeley entreated, begged, and threat,
ened to get his disclaimer printed, but
all in vain. Then it was that he had
been deposed from control of the Irt.
bune. Another had assumed control OF
the journal founded by him, and if he
remained connected with it longer, it
must only be as a mere subordinate -
he would not consent to that, and on
the 18th OF November he left the ed
itorial rooms Of the Tribune forever. a
brOken-hearted man; and he never re-
turned.
Soon it began to be whispered that
Mr.. Greeley was sick, and then that he
was insane and had been conveyed to ar
asylum. Finally, about tie 18th Of thai
month, statement to the latter effect
was printed in one of the morning news
papers, The next morning the following
paragraph which had been sent the 9th
er papers from the Tribune Office, was
printed in most of them:
The reports of Mr.. Greeley's confinement a,
Bloomingdale, or any other asylum, or of ap
plicatiOn for his admission to any, are prepos
ferrous. He is still suffering from nervous
collapse, the result of loss of nearly all sleeI
almost continuously for oyer month, during
his wtfe's illness. This finally affected the
nerves of the stomach and it for days rejected
food, whereby the system was still more weak
ened. Within q day or two there has been O
marked change for the better, both in sleeping
and eating, and his physicians are hopeful; bui
he is still very sick man, and for the presen,
his friends can best show their regard by let
ting him alone.
The truth is that at the time this was
printed, Mr.. Greeley had been confined
for nearly week in DR.. Choate's pri
vate insane asylum, where none were
permitted to see him but few very in.
innate friends and members of his fam
lily. Almost his last coherent words
were: The country is gone, the Tri:
bune is gone, and l am gone!"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-27

oil-silk and tied with yellow cigar rib
bon.
Catching them up she tore them hur-
riedly open.
| kne'o it wasn't Dear Stuart" she
exclaimed; and then, tearing them into
q 2 shower of ininitesimal pieces, she
flung them to the summer wind.
Half minute later, Mr.. Waller VERY
much crumpled as to linen, frowsy as to
hair, and streaming with perspiration
crept out Of his sultry cell. Patty cour.
tested low to greet his egress.
Walk out, she said. Coward and
liar!" ''
Mr.. Waller made no reply. What
could he have said?
He left the Farquhar cottage that
evening. He said he had received a tel.
egram, Perhaps he had; but Patty had
her doubts on that subject At all
events, he disappeared, and Patty Far
quhar breathed free again.
Morris Newton came back in October
and Patty married him. But she never
told any one, not even her husband, OF
the episode Of the old brick oven and
the two love letters.
She had had her lesson and she profit
ed by it, she told herself; let all else sink
into oblivion. ----.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-27
THE TWO LOVE LETTERS.

"We don't take boarders,' said Mrs.
Farquhar, looking in an owlish fashion
through her spectacle-glasses at Mr..
Stuart Waller. We've got plenty and
to spare without the trouble of EN-
You'll find the tavern three-quarters of
mile below. You must have come
right past it's door"
$50 l did, said Mr. Waller, who pos
sessed the insinuating, semi-chivalric
manner that made every lady whom he
addressed feel herself, for the time be-
ing, the only feminine creature in all
the universe; "but no amount of money
would hire me to make my home in a
place like that. Here it is like glimpse
of Paradise" looking admiringly around
at the shady lawns, the clematis border
ed porch, and the rose hedges all sprin-
kled over with pink buds. g am sure,
madam, you will reconsider your deci-
sion, and take me in for few days, and
l will promise to be no more trouble
around the house than a kitten"
Mrs. Farquhar was but human, and
the upshot Of affairs was that Mr.. Wal
ler's trunk arrived the next day.
80, mother" said Patty Farquhar,
knitting her pretty black eyebrows,
why did you let him in? And we so
peaceful and comfortable here!"
Child, why shouldn't II" said the
widow. He's to pay ten dollars week
board, and have no use for the little
three-cornered room over the parlor."
L don't know" said Patty, slowly,
but it seems to me | feel exactly as
Eve must have felt when she saw the
serpent writhing his way into Para
disc"
"Nonsense!' said widow Farquhar,
almost angrily.
But Patty only laughed and ran away
under the shadow Of pink buds, to meet
Morris Newton, her affanced lover
Little one" said Morris, imprisoning
both her soft, white hands in his, I've
got bad news for you
Bad news, Morris?"
I've got to go to Omaha, next week,
to see about those silver mines that one
OF my clients has an interest in.
20, dear!" cried Patty, pursing up
her strawberry of mouth.
I shall be gone six months"
Worse and worse!" said Patty.
But if you say so, Patty drawing
her gently to his side, we can be mar
ried first, and make a wedding trip
of it."
The ideal" flashed back Patty, draw
ing herself out of his embrace. "And
without single dress made!
We can buy the dresses afterward. .
That all man knows about it. !"
You're sure it's impossible? with a
disappointed air.
20; quite SO! asserted the little bru-
nette.
Then" said Mr.. Newton, with sigh
you must be sure and write very often
J and be getting your fol-de-rols ready to
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-27
Horace Greeley.
New York Sun.

1t is now nearly five years since the
death Of Horace Greeley, and during all
that time the public has rested in the
belief that his insanity and death were
the results of modification at his defeat
in the Presidential contest in 1872.
That this is not the truth has been
known to few Of his intimate and life
long friends, but, for reasons known
only to themselves, they have been 81
lent. At last, however, it is in the pow
er of the San to lay before the public
the circumstances which led to the in
sanity and death of Mr.. Greeley, and to
show that it was not his defeat for the
Presidency, nor yet his domestic afflic-
tions, that led to these results, but that
only when he was deposed from the con-
troll of the newspaper which he had
founded and built up, did his reason
give way, and his busy life go out in
darkness and gloom.
1t will be remembered that, shortly
after Mr. Greeley accepted the nOmina-
ton of the Liberals and Democrats for
the Presidency, he published a card in
which he announced his retirement from
the active editorial management of the
Tribune. When it became plain that he
was defeated In the election, his first
thought was for his paper, and he deter
mined to resume control OF its columns
This intention he announced to the read
ers of the Tribune in the issue of Nov.
Z, I'M a card written in his usual vigorous
style. But simultaneously with the pub
lication of this card, and on the same
page of the paper, there appeared an ar
ticle entitled Crumbs Of Comfort" "
which had not been seen or approved
by Mr.. Greeley
Mr.. Greeley was greatly surprised
and shocked when he read the " Crumbs
of Comfort" He at once wrote an arti-
Gle, and ordered it inserted in the Zri-
Juae of the next morning, Nov. g. under
the editorial head. Its language is as
follows;
BY, some unaccpuntable fatality an article en-
titled" Crumbs Of Comfort" crept into our last,
unseen by the editors which does him the gross
! to poster him for Recommendations, when his
| friends controlled the custom house, though
| the : red nOeed variety was seldom found
among them; It's notstrlIe that he ever Obeyed
d su1mn0A9 to Washington in order that he
miGlts t99P Rrom0te or oppose legislation In
favor - dr1 that private scheme. In short
the aftle 3tf0us fable. based on some
joS4eE tlpR tbat 0f any editor ot
! t0I8 1U&1tN -
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-27

why, she has swallowed all that con-
founded laudanum ofyours," replied the
distracted father.
why, no, she hasn't" replied Eme-
line, FOR | took it into my room with
me, and it is there now"
The doctor ceased feeling the unequal
pulse. and instituted semi-professlonal
investigation. 1t was found that Mrs.
Jomsen had not made a mistake at all
in taking her medicine; the lady became
suddenly and abruptly wide awake; the
doctor left a madder mamie couldn't
have been a wiser-and the Jornsen
family generally put in the slight re-
mainder OF the night in an unsatisfacto-
ry and rather sleepless manner,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-27

Prof. Stewart, of Cornell University,
has found, by actual experiment, that
one-quarter Of an acre we'll set in clover,
is sufficient to feed one COW 1SO days, if
cut and fed her, while if allowed to run
on it would probably not last two weeks.
Another advantage in the care of milch
cows is that they give more milk from
the same amount of food, it being found
that the walking to and from pasture
diminishes the quantity of milk.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-27

John Shannon, IN Coleman, KY, was
separating some cattle from the rest of
the herd A rope had been thrown over
powerful bull, and he was fastened to
tree, The rope broke and the bull
made for Shannon, caught him on his
horns and tossed him in the air. As he
came down the maddened animal caught
him again and threw him up, this time
killing him.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-27
BARBER SHOP.

f;>IIE FASHIONABLE BARBER AND HAIR
j Dresser. All the modern conveniences
ss..hown to the profession. Shopov Barnett
cps Store Main street, Independence, Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-27
tINf NDRN IL BARBER SHOP.
I, w. EVANS g. co

IlEOPRiErORS OF NEW CITY LAUNDRY
l. and Barber Shop. North side Main street,
four doors east of Walnut. We are perma-
nentiy located and desire share of your pat
ronagc All work warranted. -
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-27

Legal and Official Advertisements, One Dollar
per square for the first, and Fifty Cents per
square for each subsequent insertion, up to
four insertions. A square is equal to ten lines
of BREWER type, or eight lines of Nonpareil,
the type of this paper.
year.
Marriage, Death and Religious Notices insert
ed without charge. Obituary Notices ten cents
per line.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-27
PHYSICIANS.
MRS. DIR. BETSEY EGGLEsros,

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.
Consultation free. She will remain in this place
several months
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-27

Il don't think care much whether
you roast or not, answered Patty, de-
liberately.
| shall shout for help"
Shout away" said Patty, with a lit.
tie laugh: "Dorcas is hanging out the
clothes by the river, and mother has
gone to the village Do shout"
Patty" imploringly.
No reply.
Miss Farquhar!' more imploringly
still.
Well?"
Am | to be a prisoner here fol
life?"
Until you shall give me those let
ters." ,.
can't!" groaned Mr.. Waller.
haven't got them with me-"
But you can tell me where they are
I supposc?" rejoined Patty.
The oven was hot and dark-a sensa
ton akin to suffOcation stole over MIR
Stuart Waller.
FL" Let me out said he, grinding his
teeth, "and I'll give em to you"
"That won't dol retorted Miss Pat
ty. | must have them before you come
out, or not at all
!" Impossible!"
Nothing is impossible" mimicket
malicious Patty, where lady's behes
spurs one on!
Mr.. Waller uttered an ejaculation
which was not prayer.
l can't stand this broiling hole!" h.
shouted In the little summer-h house
under the loose board of the table. B,
quick, or shall be stifed to death. )
And Patty few off as if her tiay fee,
had been garnished with apair q
wings.
In the little summer-housc, under th.
loose board of the table, lay the two let
! ters, as MI. Waller had said sHfalped il
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-07-27
Tlle Bn'lltti'l,

PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
Vim. T0MAN, Editor and Proprietor.
Office in Bo0ds Building, on the South Side of
y Main St., -Four Doors from Bridge.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIONS:
&2.O0 per Annum, In Advance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-02
EArHiN,s News

EDISrURG, Aug. Fright Hos. Lycc
Playlair, {. B., L. Il. s., ill., D., vii! sal
Angus: 23l for several months tour 10 The
United States.
LONDON, aug. "a: Goodwood to-day
the race for the Goodwocd cup was Won by z.
&. Hohs1u's Hampton.
Election riots took place at Grirasby last
night. a mob Ct 6, 900 wrecked the hotel where
Mr.. Watkins, who vas elected to Parliament
yesterday, stayed, and tried 10 burn it. Three
persons we're injured. Troops were scut to the
scene from Sheffield. Twelve rioters were ar
rested
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-02
has been arrived at By which Italy viii follow
Germany 10 the Eastern question.

has been arrived at By which Itsy wiil follow
Germany 10 the Eastern QUESTION.
LONDON. aug. "a telegram iron Con
stau,iuopie, dated "Wednesday evc0lag, says:
Mr.. LsFaTd, British representative here, has
ajlvices confirming Turkish victories at Plc0na.
The Russian right wiug. runteriDg 10000, vas
all engaged Mr. Laysrd also has news ct an
important Turkish SUCCESS near Esk Sag!ra
The Russians lost several guns and lie Turks
occupied Eski Saghra.
Ghe Porto has the following eli ial dispatch ::
The Rus:iaua O. Tuesday attacked Reouf Pashs
at Esk Saghra. After seven hours h:htlDg
Reouf Pasha rc:rcateA upon Karabu1ar, bat
Sulciman pasha coming Up repulscd the cnemy
and recsptured llski Saghra, capturing several
guns and iDfict!ug considerable loss on the Rus
SLAMS
y Berlin dispatch to the London Times
states that t.o Turkish mouitoTs have been
captured st Nikopolis nearly ready for service.
Sailors have arrived from St. Petersburg. The
Grand Duke Alexis will command the Danube
Flotlla.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-02

The Southern Planter and Farmer for Au.
gust, containing, in addition to its usual guam.
tity of matter for the especial perussl of the
agricuturalist, several articles Of general inter,
est, among them the address Of MIR. a. A. II.
Stuart on the State debt, has been received
from its editor and proprietor, l.. K. Dlckin-
SOD, Richmond.
The August number of the Southern Histo-
rical Papers has been received from its publish
eys 10 Richmond. Contents: Leading Confed-
crates on the Battle of Gettysburg-J. A. Early,
a. L. Long, Fi'z. Lee, and Col. VIM. Allen;
Memorandum by Col. w. H. Taylor; Major
Schcibert's Book, Capture of President Davis;
The Exchange Question, and other interesting
articles. $50.
The numbers of Lttell's Living Age for the
weeks ending July Is and August 4 have the
following contents: George Sand; Is the Moon
Dead; Pascal and Montague; The Egyptian
Campaign 10 Abyssinia; The Little Old Man Of
BatigooIles; The Planet of War; Miss Mary
Carpenter; Notes on tho Geographical Distri-
button of Animals; Japanese Children; Parlia-
ments; together with installments of "Cari,a;"
"Pauline;" Screen Pastures and Piccadiy;
and the conclusion of 1.-THE Marquis of Lossie. I"
by Geo. Macdonald, and choice poetry and
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-02

The fate CT those who were mainly instrumen
tai in prosecuting Senator Grover, Of Oregon,
for bribery, apparently resembles that Of the
famous plover shooter, as seveTa! of their wit.
nesses have already been Indicted for perjury,
and, being unable to obtain bail. are now 10 jail
awaiting trial for that offence. Their punish
ment and that of the Louisiana returning board
would tend greatly to improve the morals Of
the country, provided SUCH judges 40 Bradley
and Bond be impeachcd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-02

The wheat crop of this State is larger and
will bring better price than that Of several
previous years, and the prospects Of corn crop
arc more fatteriug than they have been since
the war The fruit crop is also good. Business, it
is true, is dull, but everything is favorable Tor
au early revival, and with industry, patience, a
cessation Of croakiog, and disposition to look
on the bright eide of LIES picture, all will yet
be we'll, not only with the State, bu, the city,
and that, too, without reputation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-02

The Richmond newspapers all keep taes of
tho delegates appointed 10 the State conserya.
tive convention, bu. they differ 50 materially
that they convey DO definite idea concerning
the strength Of the several candidates for
the Governorship. Our own tally, kept from
the reports of the appointments of delegates
at the time they were made. and with no de-
sire that any one candidate should have more
votes than another, confirms US in the opinion
VIC have expressed from the first ! that General
Malone will 20 into the convention with a
greater number Of delegates than any one Of
his competitors. Whether be will come out 10
the same way is 4 horse of another color.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-02

The ridiculous farce Of bringing delegation
of hostil: Indians to Washington is to be agaia
re.cnactcd This time the nations generosity
is to be extended to the savage Sioux, fifteen or
twenty of whom are to be brought to Washing
ton to ''wituess the power Of the government. I"
rs this exhibition of the governments power,
however. will necessitste an expense $780, 900,
We Thick the show should be postponed uItil
more prosperous times
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-02

PLACES by them aud distractions placed in the
way Of the train, which made the progress q
the troops slow Auother attempt will DOW be
made to open the Valley roaI.
The cabinet makers aud machinists 10 the
employ Ct Hermann Il 90, New York, to the
number Of nca7!y 800 men, vino have becu on
a strike for tla PAST week for al advance Of
wages. returned to wotk to. day, matters hav-
ing been smicabl7 arranged between them ard
thnir crnn!orCrs
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-02

Bushwhackiug is justi6ablc when carried on
by the Inhabitants Of country invaded by a
powerful aud barbarous foe. but when those
who engage 10 it are actuated by the reasons
Influencing the strikers on thu B. 4 0. r..
T., and conduct it on the plan adopted by
the strikers, they become cowardly and mali
cous assassins, whose lives would not expete
the enormity Of their crime.