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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-16
Democratic Opinion.

Chief Justice Church, of the New
York Court of Appeals, a lifelong
Democrat, and one of the ablest ju-
rists in the country, is very clear that
Congress nor any Commission crea-
ted by it has no power to 60 behind
a properly authenticated Electoral
vote of a State. Abiding to the case
Of Louisiana, he takes this position:
The Constitution gives to every
State exclusive control over the man
ner of electing or appointing Presi-
dental Electors. If Louisiana has
seen fit to create Returning Board
invested with authority to declare
who is elected to Office in that State,
and such Returning Board has acted
in pursuance of law, there is no pow
er in Congress, or in any other body
outside OF Louisiana, to go behind its
action.
Regarding the Oregon case, Judge
Church said that the Governor of
Oregon had given certificates to two
Republican Electors and one Demo-
cratic Elector. With reference to
the Democratic Elector, Cronin, he
had no rights, according to the de-
cisions Of the Courts Of this State, to
certificate at all. Waving that,
and granting the Governors right to
give him certificate, after the GER
tifcates were given the functions and
duties of the Governor OF Oregon
ended. 1t now remains for the Com
mission to enquire what those three
persons having the certificates actu-
ally did. 1t appears that the two
Republicans met to cast their Elec-
toral votes, and, Cronin being alb
sent, they proceeded to fill vacan-
cy. Cronin, on the other hand, met
by himself, and, the two Republi-
cans being absent, he proceeded to
fill two vacancies. "Now," said the
Chief Justice, "there cannot be any
question as to which of these two
Electoral Colleges will have its votes
recognized, or which ought to be rec
ognized. Had Cronin remained
with his two Republican colleagues
and insisted upon casting his vote
for Tilden, the'case might have been
more complicated, but he did not re.
main, and there is where he slipped
Gov. Seymour has expressed his
opposition to the Electoral Commits
sion, his reasons being based on pc
litical policy. He says the Demo
cratic party, by consenting to the
Commission and advocating 1t, have
closed their mouths in case the de
cision goes against them, and will
have no Grievance" with which to
go to the country four years hence
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-16

another case of Bardell VS. Pickwick,
and the names of the counsel tor
plaintiff, Peter and Peter, may yet
become as famous as those Of Dob
son and Fogg. Whether we shall
hear anything of "chops and tomato
sauce" or not, remains to be seeD.-
Of course, the friends of the Senator
repeat to him the advice of the elder
Weller, "Prove halabi Samivel,
prove halabi"
The round of gaity is still kept
up, and with added zest at present,
tor upon the advent Of the Lenten
season, on next Wednesday, much of
it will necessarily cease. Mrs. Grant
will give her last reception as mis-
tress of the White House, this after
noon, and as the day is bright and
beautiful, an immense crowd of peo-
pie will undoubtedly be present.
Society expresses about as much re-
greet an it ever does about anything,
that the lady who has for eight years
presided SO gracefully and modestly
over the entertainments at the White
House, is about to retire to private
life. People arc beginning to arrive
here to witness the Inauguration of
somebody as President on the fourth
of March, and the indications, at
present, foreshadow a much larger
assemblage than has been in Wash
ington for many years, and hotel
proprietors, as well as boarding.
house keepers, look forward to a
rich harvest. FELIX.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-16

MADDOX, the witness whom Dud-
ley Field developed to Prove the ras-
cality of the Louisiana returning
board, is himself in need of a certfi-
cate of character. 1t is alleged
against him that he was six times ar
rested during the war, for treasona-
BILE correspondence with the rebels,
and that in the 100000 claim, which
he has against the government, for
tobacco seized during the war, he is
only the agent Of certain rebels, who
pooled the tobacco to obtain army
supplies, and lost it by capture.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-16
The Situation.

The counting of the Electoral
vote is still in progress. The case
of Florida was decided by the arbi-
tration commission on Friday last.
BY vote of to 7, after full hear
ing OF argument on both sides, it
was determined that the four votes
of Florida should be counted for
Hayes. The Senate gave its assent
to the decision on Saturday, but the
House, not being able to see the
point SO readily, postponed consider
alton of the matter until Monday.
On Monday, after a sharp and acri.
monious debate in which Carr, of In.
diana,-the successor of Speaker
Kerr-scored his party friends I'M
mercifully for first supporting the
electoral bill and then complaining
of it's effects, the House refused to
concur. The two Houses not agree
ing to order otherwise, the electoral
vote Of Florida was counted for
Hayes. The count from this point
progressed without interruption
through the States of Georgia, II
votes for Tilden, Illinois, 81 votes
for Hayes, Indiana, Is votes for Til
den, Iowa IL votes for Hayes, Kan
sas, 5 votes for Hayes, Kentucky, ~
votes for Tilden, when Louisiana
was reached. The certificates were
opened, objections made, and the
case turned over to the electoral
commission. Tuesday was spent in
argument before the commission
over the points raised in the objec
tons. The Democratic programme
was to attack the regularity of the
Returning Board of Louisiana, claim
ing that it had no authority to can.
yass the vote Of the State. Ex-Sena
tor Carpenter, of Wisconsin. opened
the legal argument on the side Of
Tilden. He was followed by Lyman
Trumbull on the same side, and the
Republican case was argued ably by
Stoughton and Shellabarger. The
decision is expected to-day.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-16

REFERRING to the Governorship
the Northern V,ndicator thinks that
Iowa has much better timber than
John II. Gear, and says: "Perhaps
it will help his cause along to bring
to mind the fact that while Speaker
of the House OF Representatives, in
1876, he vacated his chair tor the
purpose of voting with the free
whiskey' element in that body on
several occasions" Per contra the
Muscatine Journal says, that it looks
as though Gear would be unani-
mously nominated and almost unani-
mously elected, and 1t thinks that
Iowa will do we'll in so doing.
There is a wide field for the exercise
Of judgment and discretion between
these two opinions.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-16

A Columbus CO., letter written to
the Philadelphia Press says that
"No man watches the progress of
political events as, day by day, the
great trial proceeds, with greater in
terest or more intelligently than
Gov. Hayes. Yet he preserves his
wonted marvellous calmness and self
poise. He does absolutely nothing
tries to do nothing-never tried
TO do anything to make himself
President. He refused to vote for
himself. He refused to expend mon.
ey for himself. He is modest to a
fault, if it can ever become fault -
No man is 50 nonchalant about the
thing as Hayes. He bides his time.
He believes in God and the people;
and, as he has never bothered him.
self to try to manipulate politics in
his own behalf, he calmy awaits the
verdict, and when it comes, whether
it shall rase him to the Presidency
or leave him in the Cove, nor's office,
he will still smile and be happy and
contented."
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-16
THE libel suit of J. NJ. Griffith VS.

THE libel suit of J. NJ. Griffith vs.
NJ. c. Woodruff, ct al, publisher of
the Dubuque Times, growing out Of
certain matters printed in the Times
during The heat of the Congressional
camp aign last fall, has been taken
on change OF venue, from Dubuque
to Delaware County. We judge it
not likely that Mr.. Griffith will prose-
cute this suit in earnest. Sound sense
and discrerlon would lead him not
to revive in any way. recollections Of
the miserable tiasco attendant upon
las. falls Congressional campaign.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-16

CAPT. T. w. BURpIcK, Congress
man elect from this district, has
gone to Washington to spend a few
weeks. Noticing his departure the
DEBORAH Bee, a Democratic paper,
has the following words of conf
dencc and respect to say of him:
at is known that we are political
ly opposed to the election of Re-
publican to Congress from the Third
District; but if we must be repre-
scented by Republican, we know of
no one in whose hands the interests
OF the District would be safer than
in Captain Burdick's.
The Captain will go into Congress
with the respect and confidence of
the people Of this County, regard
less of politics. From our knowl-
edge of the man, we feel assured he
will prove an honest, efficient and
working member.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-16

The published reports of Senator
Bayard's private utterances concern
ing the policy OF obstruction and re-
pudiation threatened by his party
friends in the House, do credit to his
good sense and patriotism. Mr.. Bay
ard honestly believes that Tilden
should be counted in, but having adj
vocated and accepted the arbitration
plan as peaceful settlement of the
Presidential dispute, he proposes to
carry it ont in good faith, and abide
by the result cheerfully. A special
to the New York Herald reports
him as saying shat if the electoral
bill should come up after what has
now passed, he should vote for it.
He denounced the Democrats for
their opposition to the tribunal. He
took no gloomy view of the future,
even if Hayes should be declared
elected, and said if the decision was
in his favor he would cheerfully &C.
quiesce. He thought the next four
years would, under either Hayes or
Tildcn, settle the Southern question
question to great extent, and deter
mine the status of parties" To an
other correspondent who approached
him with the inquiry whether the
Democratic extremists would succeed
in preventing the competition Of the
count. he said, with much emphasis,
"No! They may defeat us, but they
can't disgrace us; they may bring us
misfortune, but they can't bring us
into contempt"
Senator Bayard is further reported
as saying to the correspondent of the
Chic go Times, on Monday, that he
had confident faith in the honesty
of the Commission, and thinks the
indiscriminate abuse heaped upon its
majority, exceedingly ill-adviscd and
bad-timed."
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-16

Governor Tilden is richer today
than he would have been if his
agent had accomplished their sever
al missions. Here is the case as it
might have stood:
Offered for one vote in louisiana. 49,. 500 900
Offered for one vote in South Carolina -. so 900
Offered for the Louisiana Returning Board 200 600
Paid for one bogus vote in Oregon 8 600
1858 900
Cash pald. .................... WV
Saved by falling to buy. $3.50 GEO
fit be true, as the old adage has
it, that "a penny saved is penny
earued," 1875 was not bad year for
the Governor, after all. He proba-
bly, did better when he was engaged
in wrecking railroads, but earning by
saving $350,oOo a year is "not to be
sneezed at" by any nose less ponder
Gus than Cronin's.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-16

OuR readers will find in another
column summary of a private let
ter from Senator Allison, in which
he freely and clearly expresses his
views regarding the Electoral Com
mission, and explains the facts and
arguments which induced him, with
a majority Of the Iowa delegation, to
vote tor the bill. This is not done
in the way Of apology or defense,
but rather as a candid and truthful
narration Of facts as they existed at
Washington, and an explanation of
the necessity for some amicablc pan
for counting the electoral vote. Mr..
Allison's letter is written in the open
and confident tone of a man who
has faith in his own judgment and
has no fears that events will not Just
ify his action. Without hesitation
and in the face of a powerful adverse
sentiment in the Republican party Of
the State, Mr.. Allison and the Iowa
members, who voted with him, had
the tirmness and patriotism to do
what they saw was right and neces-
sary to do, without inquiry as to its
probable effect upon themselves and
tor this manly and, as it will prove,
wise action, they are entitled to the
applause of their constituents. No
event IN Mr.. Allison's political Ca
reer indicates with more emphasis
his possession of the elements of
true craftsmanship than his course
with regard to this bill.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-16
Another Temperance Lecture.

A correspondent at Mona writes
that Andrew Peterson, a Norwegian,
residing in the northern part of
Mitchell County, was found dead on
Tuesday within twenty feet of the
railway track mile south of Mona.
1t is thought his excessive drinking
was the cause of his death. This is
the second case of sudden death
from the same cause in this neigh
borhood within the past three years.
Dubuque Times,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-16
qht Bnllet''t
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 1e, 1877.

THE Washington correspondent
of the Springfield Republican, the
only political department OF the pa
per approaching reliability or candor
says: "There is good reason to be-
lieve that Judge Davis agrees with
the majority (of the Electoral Com
mission), and that if he had been in
the place of Bradley it would not
have changed the result"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-16
Champion Farm for Sale.

farm, consisting of $50 acres. lying in Middle
field township. Buchanan county, Iowa, and with
in one mile Of Winthrop Station, on the Ill. Cen
trail Railroad. For stock and grain farm it 10
unsurpassed. Buffalo Creek runs through it
There is proper amount Of hrst-class arabic
land on the same. The balance is good grass
land. All the land is under fence and in cultiva-
ton. There are two dwelling houses; one large
barn, and one smaller; cribs and pens sufficient
for the place would prefer to sell it IS whole,
hut il desired, will sell in parcels.
One.third Of purchase money cash. The bal
ance three to Ave years ut eight per cent inter-
eat. For information address, LAKE b HARMON,
Independence, Iowa. Or
ROBERT WATSON,
l2-1smS Milwaukee. Wiz.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-16

The Albany Eceniug Journal
thus explains how much Mr.. T.lden
has saved by the miscarriage of mon.
etary. schemes for his political ad-
vancement:
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-16
AT the State Hort;cnlturaI exb,h,t

AT the State Horticultural exhibition
at Oskaloosa, Mahaska county took the
first premium for the best collection of
apples; Munroe county second. Mahas-
IA exhibited IT'S varieties.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-16

The Illinois State Fair is to be
held at Freeport thus year and next.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-16

IT'S no wonder that Fields didn't
want to give Gov. Wells a hearing.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-16
THE EXTRA SESSION.

THE EXTRA SESSION.
A bill is pending to convene Con-
gress IN extra session on the fourth
of March, and unless more rapid
progress is made in legislation than
has characterized the session thus
far, this step will be absolutely nec-
essary, for not one of the appropria-
ton bills has as yet passed, and
many other matters which require
immediate attention, are hung up to
await the decision of the Presidential
question.
THE LOUISIANA RETURNING BOARD.
The members of the returning
board of Louisiana, still insist that
they are not able to produce the
records of their board, for the non
production of which they are now
confined in one of the lower rooms
of the Capitol Mr.. Wiison,ot Iowa,
said he would not keep dumb ami
NAL in such a room on his farm, and
other Republican members say that
condemned mnrderers were never
confined in so bad room any where
in the country. Speaker Randall
with the kindness Of heart which he
SO frequently manifests, ordered their
removal to another room, but Thomp-
son, the Sergeant-at-Arms, remanded
them to their old quarters, and
Messrs. Cox, Wood and others, in
sist that it they do not like their
present quarters, they can surrender
the records and receive their release.
A very pretty little circumstances oc-
Cured over this matter in the House
yesterday, and will probably be con-
tinued from day to day.
BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.
The scandal loving portion OF the
community were delighted with a
paragraph which appeared in the
Star of last evening, giving the par
ticulars Of a breach of promise suit,
which has been brought by a buxom
Pennsylvania maiden against the
veteran Senator, Cameron, OF that
State. The damages are laid at
100000. The Senator is nearly
eighty years of age, and the maiden,
thirty-6ve or forty. Probably this is
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-16
Passage Tickets I!
To and from all European Ports

SAVINGS Of One Dollar and upwards received
- and carefully taken care of. and securely In
vested in name of owner when the amount is large
enough.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-04-03
THE TIMES NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA APRIL 3, 1877.

vent any Judgment creditor or creditors from
having the property of any debtor or debtors
exposed to sale at any time and as often as he,
she, or they may think proper, after IL may
have once been exposed to sale as aforesaid, BY
paying all costs which may accrue In conse-
quence thereof, except the time at which sale
may be effected according TO the provision Of
of this act, which costs shall be paid out of
proceeds of thesale as In other cases.
= SEC. That before any person shall be en-
titled to stay of execution on real estate
levied on, he shall pay the interest due on the
debt and the interest due upon prior liens
thereon and discharge all ground rent, and
municipal charges due on the property, sub
ject to the Judgment, and shall pay semi an
nually during the continuance of the stay of
execution all the aecruing interest on the judg-
mept, martgages, liens or charges on said real
estate, and the accruing ground rents Pro-
vided, That the provisions of this act shall not
apply to suits for the collection of interest
semi annually on moneys due the estates of
decedents, widows or minors, which suits are
hereby authorized to be instituted nor to claims
for labor Provided, further, That this act
shall not remain In force for longer period
than eighteen months.
Approved-T 23rd day of March, A. D.
1877. j. f. HARTRANFT.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-04-03
THE STAY LAW.

The stay law passed by the late legis-
iature has been approved by the Cover
nor. The law is quite lengthy, but the
following is an abstract of its provisions:
The first section provides for an in
quest to be held upon the real estate lev
led upon, by jury of six men. If
such property cannot be sold for two
thirds of the appraised value, then the
sale shall not be made, but shall be stay
ed for one year from the return day, of
the writ, provided, that the Sheriff or
Coroner shall not be entitled to pound
age unless in those cases where a sale of
the property shall take place.
The second section makes similar pro-
visions for cases where the levy has
been already made.
The third section makes provisions for
life interests in estates. The other sec
tions are given in full.
SEC. 4. That in all cases were personal
property shall be taken In execution by virtue
of any writ OF fieri facias issued out of any
Court of Common Pleas of this Common
wealth or by virtue of any execution issued by
"a justice of the peace, it shall be the duty of
the officer to whom such suit shall be directed
respectively when ii shall be requested by the
debtor to summon three respectable free
holders, citizens of the vicnage, who, being
first duly sworn or affirmed by the said officer,
shall value and appraise the personal property
aforesaid, which valuation or appraisement,
signed by the appraiser, together with sched-
ule of the property taken in execution, shall be
annexed to the ruturn on said writ, and in
case said personal property, or any other part
thereof, cannot be sold for two-thirds of the
amount of said valuation or appraisement at
a public vendue of the same, of which notice
shall be given to the plaintiff or plaintiffs, his,
her, or their agent or attorney, agreeably the
directions of the first section of this act, that
then the sale of such property shall be stayed
for the term of twelve months from that date
provided that the said defendant or defendants
shall execute and deliver to the Sheriff, Cor
oner or constable, as the case may be, bond
with one or more sufficient securities in a pen
alty of double the amount of the said viola
tion or appraisement, conditioned for the faith
ful forthcoming and delivery OF all and every
part of the said personal property upon the eX-
piration of the said stay of execution to the
proper Sheriff, Coroner, or constable, or his
successor in office, in like good order and con-
dition (reasonabe wear and tear being allow
ed as when the same was so as aforesaid Of
fered for sale, or other personal property equal
in value and in like good order 10 be ascertain
ed in the manner aforesaid, or IN default there
Of for the payment of the amount of the APP
praisement or valuation with interest and costs
OF the amount of the debt interest and costs for
which the levy was made, and upon the execu-
tion and delivery of such bond the said person.
al property shall be returned and redeivered
into the possession of the said defendant or
defendants provided also, that nothing in
this act contained shall be construed topre-