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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-23
Another Specimen Of Greenback Reform.

When Mr.. Stubs, the 'Greenback can
didate for Governor, was making speech
es around the State in the late cam
paign, one of his most effective cards by
which he attempted to prove that the
demonstration of silver was brought
about by the corruption of a Republican
Congress was story to the effect that
an Englishman by the name of Lloyd
came to this country IN 1873, bringing
with him half million in British gold,
with which he bribed Congress to de-
monetize silver. This story Mr.. Stubs
told with great JUNCTION to his credulous
audiences, and held it up as fair ex-
ample of the way that all financial legis-
lation has been Influenced during the
past few years The story, however,
was pure fiction. A few days since Mr..
Riddell, of Tennessee, repeated it in a
speech on the floor of the House, but
was interrupted by Hon. W. D. Kelley,
Of Pennsylvania, the chief apostle OF
greenbackism, as follows:
ask the gentleman to yield to me to correct
an error into aChich he has been misled as Wds
l know that he wants to state the facts, and
that a misstatement Injuries cause. The En-
nest Lloyd referred to by the gentleman is Err
nest Seyd, and his name has been published as
Ernest Lloyd. The record Is that Mr.. Seyd Is
and always has been an opponent OF the de-
monetizatiOn of silver. Therefore the story Is
an inpentiOn put dfOat to his prejudice, and |
think to the prejudice of the cause in which l
have used it, as the gentleman has. supposing
that it was Ernest Lloyd. know Ernest Seyd
by his writings to be now, and has been. uni
fOrmly an opponent of the demonstration OF
silver. Therefore the gentlemen will not care
to give publicity to statement which can be
exploded by our enemies. He would sooner
be corrected by one who agrees with him IN
opinion"
We have been sharply criticised by
some of our greenback friends in this
county for characterizing some of their
leaders as lunatics. Perhaps they would
prefer that we change the term SO as to
make it correspond with the develop
ments in this and the Buell. matters. 1t
would seem that some Of the prominent
men among them are not so much fools
as the other thing,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-23
Pleasant Renaissance OF Senator Nor
ton.
CincinnatiiC


One of the pleasantest occasions of
that visit to California, when your cor
respondent had the honor of accompany
ing Senator Morton and his family, was
trip to Virginia City. Among other
places of interest we visited was the
Consolidated Virginia mine. Very agree
able arrangements were made to convey
the Senator down the shaft into the
mine. The platform was covered with
canvas, and seats were provided for the
party. At the last he declined going
on account of his wife not being quite
strong enough, but he came and seated
himself by the side of the shaft to wit
ness the descent of the other members
of the party. When | add that the la
dies were obliged to don complete suit
of male attire, some idea will be formed
of the undertaking. The ladies were
three in humber, two lovely young girls,
the daughter and niece of Senator
Cooper, and an elderly lady, Mr.. Mack
ey and another gentleman comprising
the party. The costume of the ladies
was dreadnaught overcoat worn over
the blue flannel shirt and cloth panta-
looms. Heavy shoes and SLOUGH felt
hat on the head completed the outfit
On account of the intense heat of the
mine the Oyercoat was worn only in de-
scending the shaft, and in the absence
of suspepders the pantaloons were tied
with tow string tightly around the
waist, The costume Of the gentlemen
was not less striking, and no one enjoy
ed its ludicrous aspect like Senator Nor
ton. He laughed immoderately, and had
the patience to remain seated until we
returned, flushed with heat and dripping
with perspiration. There was not the
suspicion of curl left in the locks of
the young ladies', and they looked as
the bath. Senator Morton, who relish
es the exit even more than the depar-
ture, said they reminded him Of the old
song of the rose just washed by the
rain,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-23
HAYES vs.. The Senate.
Chicago Post.

The attempt of delegation Of Re-
publican Senators to 'bulldoze' the
President into surrender Of his right
of appointment does not pan out" very
much. The committee find the Admin
istration welded ito the letter of ac-
ceptance" and to the inaugural ad-
Dress" and very firm in the position
that the functions of the Senators begin
when nominations are sent to them, and
end when they are confirmed or reject
ed. The President regards the Senate
as court to sit in judgment on his
nominees, and, therefore. he denies that
the members Of that court should be,
directly or indirectly, interested parties.
themselves active agents for candidates,
they are, In the opinion of the Execu
tive, disqualified FOR that calm, impair
tial, judicial contemplation Of the lists
of names sent to them, which is essen
tial to just decision. Under the old
plan the nominees Of any State were the
henchmen Of the Congressman and SEN
ators thereof, and, therefore, the custom
sprang up Of confirming, in circle, all
nominees, each Senatorial State repre-
sentation depending on the support OF
the other State Senatorial representa-
tions for the confirmation Of its own
candidates, and therefore lending hand
the one to the other in perpetual ring
held together by the cohesion of selfish
interest. The only way to restore the
Senate to the judicial eansideration of
the nominations contemplated by the
Constitution, was to break the cohesion
of the ring by refusing to permit Senators
to interfere in appointments while they
were under advisement. So far as SEN
ators are concerned, the position taken
by the President is impregnable. They
ought never to have anything to say in
respect to matters which may come be-
tween them in judgment, until issue is
made. Moreover, Senators being only
two from State, even if the above OBJ
lection did not hold, are unfit to ditate
in regard to appointments from their
lack Of local and personal acquaintance.
Their knowledge of the citizens Of the
State is almost wholly limited to it's ac-
tive politicians, and their estimate of
relative fitness will turn almost inevita-
bly, on their opinion of capacity and dis
position to do personal work for the
Senator who backs them up,
There is far greater show of reason
for the members Of tho House to have
influence in regard to nominations than
there is for the Senators. The former
limited districts, one chosen
every two years, are fresh from and &C.
quainted with the people, are easy Of
access, are not burdened with SO large
number of applications, and do not act
as . court Of final resort in confirmation
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-23

PROF HEINRIcHs, of the State Uni
yersity, desires all persons who expert
enced the earthquake shock which was
felt over large portion of Iowa on the
18th, to make an accurate record of their
observations, and send the same to him
at Iowa City, in order that the exact
course of the earthquake wave may be
determined, and afterward published for
the information of the public. Prof.
Hinrichs says that it is especially desir-
able that the time of the occurrence of
the shocks, their number, the directions
Of the motions observed, and the effects
of the shock should be given. 1t is the
opinion of DR.. Hinrichs that earth
auakes in this part of the Mississippi
Valley are due to the slow and partial
washing out of lower strata, and not to
igneous causes proper.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-23

The Des Moines Register concludes
with little sigh Of disappointment that
"Senator Kirkwood is with the Presi-
dent and his policy little more than
he is against him. 1t would undoubt-
edly be more pleasing to the amiable
youngster of the Register to have the
Senator enact the role of rabid PARTISAN
ship without sense or reason, as exem-
plifed in the columns of that paper, but
the people of Iowa will be just as well
pleased to have him maintain his own
and the dignity of the position. They
surely never placed him in the Senate
to seek pretext for quarrel with the
Republican President.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-23
The President and the Republican Sen.
at6rs.

A caucus of Republican Senators was
held last week, at which committee,
consisting Of Senators Edmunds, Howe,
Kirkwood, Don Cameron, Dawes and
Christiancy, was appointed to wait upon
the President, with view Of finding
some means to heal the difference ex-
listing between the President and some
Of his party friends in Congress. The
committee performed that duty last
Saturday, and the special correspondent
Of the Chicago Tribune thus describes
the interview:
The committee had an interview of
two hours and half. The chief topic
considered was that of the appointment
of Democrats to Office in the South.
Senator'S Hamlin and Howe manifested
the strongest opposition to this policy.
Hamlin was the most extreme, and said
that he did not believe in appointing
any man who had ever been Democrat
to Office. Senators Christiancy, Kirk
wood and Bruce, on the other hand, ex-
hibited very liberal views, and were dis
posed to thoroughly and cordially coop.
crate with the President. Cameron, OF
Pennsylvania, contrary to expectation,
stated that, in his judgment, it was the
party policy to stand by the President,
He stated that he felt compelled to do
this as matter Of party wisdom,
The main point of the discussion, as
stated, was the appointment Of Demo-
Gratis to Office in the South. They were
agreed that, in the event of the appoint
ment Of such persons, none should be
appointed except those who give most
unqualified assurance faithfully to exc
cute the Reconstruction laws. The
Presidents reply to this was that he
always had and always should make a
provision that there should be full ODE
dience to all laws growing out Of recon-
struction, and that as matter OF course
he never intended to appoint any one to
Office who would not cordially and un-
questionably carry out the spirit and the
letter of those laws. AS to the result,
with the possible exception of Howe and
Hamlin, it is said that the committee
left the President satisfied that there
was not the ground for misunderstand-
ing that they had been led to suppose
existed. The President explained at
length his Southern policy, and was en-
thusiastic over it. He was convinced
that it would conciliate, stimulate, ener-
gize and vitalize the Republican party;
that under this policy in 1880, through
elements Of disintegration now at work
in consequence of it in the Democratic
ranks, it would be possible to carry for
the Republicans North Carolina, Flori
da, Tennessee, Alabama, and possibly
Georgia. If any of the committee ex-
pected that the President was inclined
to abandon the Republican party, and
to seek an alliance with the Democrats,
they left the White House thoroughly
disabused of this this mistake. They
were convinced that the President is as
strong Republican as any Senator can
be, and so much opposed to tho appoint
ment Of any unreconstructed Democrat.
A member of the committee says, how
ever, that there will need to be several
more meetings before any definite con
clusion which shall satisfy all Republi-
can Senators can be reached. There
was. he said. no substantial result.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-23


The eighth annual meeting Of this So
ciety will be held at Monticello, in Jones
county, on the 4th, 9Th and 9th days Of
December next. Among other topics
relating to Horticulture, the following
will be presented in reports, essays and
discussions: Botany in it's relation to
Horticulture, Geology and Soils, Ento-
mology Experimental Horticulture, For
estry, Evergreens, Pears, Small Fruits
and Gardening, Marketing Small Fruits,
Hedging, Orchard Culture and Manage
ment, Cherry and Plum, Grapes, Com
mercial Orcharding, Utilizing Fruits,
Horticulture, ETC., etc.
The friends of fruit growing and hor-
ticultural progress in all parts of the
State are invited to attend.
Special rates Of fare on railroads lead
ing to Monticello have been obtained for
those attending the meeting. Entertain
ment free.
Papers in the State friendly to the
objects of the Society, are requested to
give this notice an insertion.
c. w. GURNEY, Pres,
Monticello, Iowa.
II. w. LATHgop, Sec'y.,
Iowa City, Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-23

THE city and fortress Of kars, with
an immense amount Of stores, cannon,
ammunition, &C., was captured from the
Turks by assault on Sunday last, the
Russians entering the city after series
of most bloody encounters, lasting
twelve hours. The Turkish garrison
evacuated in hot haste, but were pursu-
ed and captured by Cossack cavalry.
This is the beginning of the end OF the
war in Asia Minor. A like result is DIAL
" looked for at Plevna, south OF the
Danube, and then the Turks, overborne
by numbers, not by valor, will be found
suing for peace.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-23
The Tourists TribulatiOns.
Gate City.

uAtc CUy
Instead of getting into worry over
Mr.. Hubbard's sweeping and rhapsodi-
cal elocution, we would advise the great
body Of travelling men who are gentle
men, and who have to travel in the prop.
er interests of their business to be as ac-
tive and positive in putting down and
out the insolent ours and pimps who are
discrediting the travelling brotherhood,
as they are asked to be in fighting Judge
Hubbard and the c. Il n. w. road For
if these moral pests who are injecting
communities are not put out of the So
Letting business, then the whole solicit
ing business will be put down by the
public, Tray will suffer for being in a
bad crowd, and communities will pro-
tect themselves from the moral leprosy
of travelling pimps by tar and feathers
and ropes, Twenty years ago every bu=
siness man or representative of bust
ness who went into town or country
was assumed to be q gentleman and
treated as such. The great majority of
these travelling business men are gentle
man to-day. but they are largely treated
now in town and country as though they
were unmitigated nuisances. And so
the gentlemen In this vocation have to
pay penalty of public discredit because
Of the pimps engaged in it. This mat.
ter is more important than ephemeral
outory, because of Hubbard's severe
words. Business men here and else
where, heads of families, men who value
the sanctity of their own homes and the
purity of their own children should take
more pains than they are doing to see
that they are not demoralizing eommu-
mites and destroying the purity and
happiness of other homes by paying the
license of a travelling salary to seducers
and RIGHTEOUSNESS, We don't care how
good q travelling salesman and solicitor
a man may be, unless he is a man of
pure life and conduct; unless he is
man who does not carry moral leprosy
into communities he visits, firm has
no business to employ him; instead, it is
guilty of a baseness and a crime against
morals if it does.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-23
An Appalling Curse.

Carefully prepared statistics show
that there are over six hundred thous-
and drunkards in the United States, and
that seventy thousand die annually who
20 to the grave of drunkard. Every
year one hundred thousand men and
women are sent to prison under the in
fiuence Of intoxication, while three hun
bred murders and four hundred suicides
occur from the same cause. Two hun
dred thousand orphans are annually
thrown upon the charity OF the world
by this curse Of intemperance. Nine
tenths Of our crimes and not less than
seven-eights Of the pauperism is the i'm
mediate result of whisky, and that at a
cost to the government-besides indi-
yidual want-of not less than $6O, 0OO,-
600 every year.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-23

Hon. GEO. s. BANGS, of Chicago, best
known from his connection with the
Railway Mail Service, of which he was
the General Superintendent, and to
whom is due great share of the efic-
iency of that branch of the Postal De-
partment, died in Washington on Satur-
day. He was man of genial manners
and had many friends.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-23

WHEN the army bill reached the SEN
ate that body struck out the clause re-
ducing the number of men to 10000 and
placing Congress in command. The
number of men was fixed at $4,000, and
in this shape it received the acquies-
cence of the House, and will become
law nv the signature of the President.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-23

AN EDIToR's ApPEAL.-As the re-
port that we are wealthy has gone
abroad among our subscribers and has
made them awful slow about paying up,
thinking, doubtless, we don't want the
money, we hasten to say the report OF
our wealth is false in every particular.
If ocean steamers were selling at cent
a dozen, we couldn't make the first pay
ment on canoe. The lightning of pov-
erty has struck us square, and had it not
been for an armful Of hay our devil
stole from behind mule, our large and
interesting family would be without a
mouthful to eat this moment. Is not
this sad picture, and can you, delin-
quent subscribers, look on it without
feeling the greenbacks rustic with indig-
nation in your pocket-books? We don't
like to dun, but we must if you fail to
take the hint-Ea.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-23

A WRITER for the Paris Figaro re-
Gently interviewed Gen. Grant. Refer
ring to his taciturnity and imperturba-
bility, the Figaro editor says:
We Frenchmen possess, in order to charac,
terize this kind of figure, word which would
not cmnloy If / Thought it would constitute a
want Of respect. this is tete de bois-wooden
head. ULYSSES Grant possesses this popularity
in the highest degree; that which. after al. Is
perhaps quality and resource for soiuer OF
q statesman.
To call a man wooden head by way
Of compliment is not in the usual style
of French or any other kind Of pane
eyric. to saw the least.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-23

THE President has caused an order to
he issued to army officers, informing
them that no further leniency will be
exercised in the case of officers convict
ed by court martial Of being drunk on
dntv. Hereafter when such cases oc-
Cur the offenders will be dismissed the
service
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-23

It is not misfortune. or rather a slur on In.
dependence, that we have not enough legal
talent to prosecute the liquor suits! Our tenn
perance people are compelled to seek OUTSIDE
aid from CrescO We advise our legal 1rater-
nifty to "brush up" little.-C0'lse'ratlS.
Considering the fact that at every
term Of our courts attorneys from Du-
buque, Waterloo, Manchester and other
points are in attendance and that they
are engaged in suits which our citizens
are alone interested, our neighbours sens
itiyeness over the siur On Independ-
ence and our attorneys comes rather
late. Are we not warranted in suspect
ing that it was never thought Of until
our >neighbor cast about to find some
thing to "slur" the temperance work
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-23

They cURE!" What cure? Ayers
Cherry Pectoral for q Cough, Ayers
Pills for purgative, and Ayers Sarsa-
parilla for the complaints that require
an Alternative medicine.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-23
Ttt Bullfti'l,
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1877.

AFTER all the talk about Bob Inger-
sol for the Berlin mission, it now turns
ont that he does not want it, and will
not take it, or any other position from
the Government
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-23
Glove, Mitten and Fur Factory.

One door west of the Opera House, up stairs,
am prepared to manufacture all descriptions
of Buckskin Gloves and Mittens. and to manu-
facture and repair Ladies' Furs In the best
style. Having many years experience In the
business, can guarantee satisfaction.
d. NJ. MOORE.
2. S Mrs. MOores dress making rooms are
in the same building, where she would be
pleased to see the ladies who may want her
services. l3l8m2.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-23
FOR SALE.

My property on Chatham street. My house
Is almost new, with II large rooms, two stories
high, 20x32 feet, also wing attached 2Ox22 feet,
also wOod-hOuse 12Xl6 feet. A good, never
failing well, good cistern and cellar. and a large
pantry; also hen-house one story high, 16x36,
about 30 bearing apple trees, bearing cherry
trees, plenty of raspberries. grapes, and other
shrubbery. Good solid copper lightning rods
cheap. One-half cash and balance on good time
if required. Q3tH c. b. HANDY
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-23

REFERRING to the row between Judge
Hubbard and the Commercial travellers,
the Des Moines Register says:
The estimate of Mr.. Hubbard. while none
too severe on MANY of the tourists, could by no
means apply to the many thousands OF true rue
and noble men engaged in the calling-the
many thousands who are as good men as any
men living.
That there are great many reputa-
BILE men among the commercial travel
elers is undoubtedly true, but these
good and noble" fellows would ex-
hibit more sense if they would refuse
to make common cause with the scala
mags among them. Judge Hubbard s
severe arraignment will hurt nobody
but those whom it fits. As applied to
them it should have its perfect work.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-23

Our youngest clerk, George, wishes
to know how they take great big men
up to heaven when they die.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-05-08

Is generally an eventiul episode in life;
whether it be as pilgrim to worship the
prophets shrine at Mecca, or as part OF
a caravan OF merchants. Tho dangers of
the destructive simeon, attacks of prcda-
tory robbers and the agony OF dying
from thirst are dlssipated on reaching
one of those gardens OF the dese't, an
oasis. Partaking OF that which recuper-
ates, they meet their future difficulties
with recruited strength and renewed en-
eIgies. So with modern life, dangers
from disease threaten all humanity, but
II We make use Of remedy which alleyi-
ates acute attacks of sickness, thus pre-.
venting their becoming chronic, we shall
realize that necessary and refrcshment in
travelling lies desert which has been dis.
covered in the HONE STOMACH BIrrERs.
5-lm.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-05-08
The Baby Show.
List Of Little Ones Entered TO Cor
nefe for the Prixea

List Of Little Ones Entered to Com
pete for the Prizes.
The baby show commences this after
noon ut one O'Clock. In view OF the in
terest manifested we this morning pub.
fish a list of the babies entered:
CLASS A.
Geo. II. Phillips, Josie keane.
Annie kopps, Tommie Howley,
Viola Cundif, Thos. Stack,
Minnie Pearl Keller, Jennie Fitzgerald,
Mary Ellen Walsh, Olive +. Cherry,
CLASS b.
Mamie Turner, Alto Wright,
Ellen Lehning, JAS. W. Mckinney.
John Oakley, John Mulkey,
CLASS &.
John Gates Jr., Laura Powers,
Mike Higgins, Thos. Keane,
Ed. DeZona, Lena Hurst,
Birdy Williamson, John Halliday.
Luan Barclay, Obcrly Gossman,
Jos. III. Holmes, Carrie Hocknedel,
Willie kluge.
Mary Ella Patier, Anna w. Powers,
Harry Walker. jr., VIM. Wood. jr.
May Stilwell, Maggie Sullivan,
Thomas Grown, Mary Higgins,
Addic lotion, Harry Sites,
Gustave Adolph Phillips.
RULES FOR AWARDING PRIZES.
The age, size, health and general APP
pearance will be the only points consId-
cred by the comIVttee in awarding prizes.
Dress is not aematter to be taken into
consideration at all. The committee will
examine each child in each class a. care
fully as possible, and award the pre-
MUM 10 the one most deserving.
Those desiring to enter children can l0
so until noon to-day.