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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
Notice to Contractors :. Cutting Stone.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
FOR BUILDING THE Iowa HOSPITAL
FOR THE INSANE, AT INDEPENDENCE
INDEPENDENCE, Oct Is. 1873
CEALED proposals will be received by the
y undersigned, at the Office of the Treasurer
Of State, at Des MOines Iowa, until IL O'clock
noon. Saturday, November 9th. 1878. for cut
ting the limestone required in the erection Of
the Sd and 4th sections, above the basement.
OF the south wing of the Iowa Hospital for the
Insane at Independence, according to the
drawings and specifications Drawings and
specifications can be seen at the office Of Geo.
gosselyn, Superintendent of Construction, at
Independence, or at the office of the Treasurer
of State. Des Moines. Bids for labor alone are
required, the material being furnished by the
State.
Each proposal to state the gross amount for
the work complete, and to be accompanied by
bond for one-ifth the amount of the bid,
with good sureties. as assurance that con-
tract will be entered into if the bid is accepted
inc proposals to be Endorsed bids for Stone
cutting, and directed to the Secretary Of the
board OF Commissioners for Building the Hos
pltal for Insane, Office of Treasurer of State,
Des MOines, Iowa.
The Commissioners reserve the right to rc-
ject any and all bids
JOHN FL GEAR,
MATUR1N l.. FISHER
ERASTUS G. MORGAN, |oih is.
I3W4I GEO. w. BEMIS
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
LEGAL.
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

p, G. FREEMAN, PPf
against
ADRIAN DOERING, Dert
In the Circuit Court of Buchanan County, Iowa
October Term, A. ID 1878.
To said Defendant:
:, ! GU are hereby notified that there is now on
G ne IN the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit
court OF Buchanan County. Iowa. the petition
Oh Oh +; r. freeman, the Plaintiff aforesaid
canning OF you the sum of one hundred and
hfteen dollars, as money Justly due from Won
on on Prohllssory note and accounts; that fifteen
collars OF such amount is for attorneys fee, as
provided Prov in said more; that writ Of attach
nit Is prayed lor IN said petition; that such
VIII mas been issued, and that the east twenty
ter OF Section six Q6), Township eighty-nine 1B9O
range seven ~, west of the 5th p. M. has been
attached to satisfy said Judgment, interest and
costs, ~ o"s OH"
You. You are also notified that unless you appear
thereto and defend, before noon Of the second
day of the October term of said Circuit Court
OF buchanan County, to be held at Indepen-
dence, in said County, on the 28th day of Oc-
tober A. ID. 1878, default will be entered
against you and judgment rendered thereon
80 H. w. HOLMAN,
L"4 Attorney for Plaintiff.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
Driven Well Notice.

The time has expired during which discounts
were allowed on royalties due us in the State
OF Iowa. Hereafter all domestic and farm
driven wells will be charged full royalties
dollars each-and suits be commenced without
notice. Users of driven wells can avoid costs
Dy promptly forwarding the amounts due us to
our State Agent, N J. Parsons. Cedar Kanids
Linn county, Iowa, or in the different counties
to the County Agents authorized by him.
Greens patent has been fully sustained and
establ1shed after full trials by Judge Dillon, of
rms circuit. Judge Nelson. of the Minnesota
District, and by two other U. S. Court Judges.
r., w. Holman, of Independence, is author
yea 10 collect royalties and issue licenses in
hucnaiidn county. n j. PARSONS.
Agent for VIM ID. Andrews & Bro, All Water
Street, New York. joint Projectors and At
torneys for the patent.
Dated independence, Ia, Sept 20, 1873.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25

The Louisville Courier-Jougmal says
the result in Ohio means as to the next
Presidential campaign Grant and hard
money, and it adds as to the general
result of the October elections: 'The
South ought to see in all this two
things: first, the North is not ready to
repudiate the national debt; and sec
ond, Just yet, the country is going to
the devil That is about the size Of it.
and the sooner it is realized the better
for all parties"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
The Bismarck shirt is the coming GA

The Bismarck shirt is the coming gar
ment. A Berlin shirtmaker of whom
the Chancellor had ordered a dozen
shirts; through some blunder made the
right sleeves of all the shirts a trife
shorter than the left ones. The Prin-
cess, who is model housewife, observ-
ed this and wrote to the maker, who ex-
pressed his sorrow and desired her to
return. the garments for alteration.
They did not come, but in their stead
came a letter from Bismarck congatulat-
ing him on his happy idea of making
SO that the cuff did not bother him
when writing.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
To be Repeatedly Request.
The following appears among the dis
patches of Yesterday.


patches of yesterday:
BURLINGTON, Ia, Oct. 28.-At a meeting of
the representative Democrats from all over
the State, held here tonight, on the call of
Chairman Campbell, it was concluded unani-
mously that the first Tuesday in November
was the only legal election day for Congress-
men in this State, and that the omission Of the
Governors proclamation does not deprive the
people of jurisdiction.
Which means that the Democrats of
Iowa, dissatisfied with the verdict of
the people at the late election, propose
to try it over next month, so far as
congressman are concerned, expecting,
through the non-participation of Repub-
licans in the election, to give their can
didates a pretext for contesting the
seats with the men already elected, and
then to rely upon a partisan and I'M
scrupulous majority in the House to
seat them They will find out in due
time that this is an act of political felo
<1o 90
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25

At its late session in Marshalltown, the Up
per Iowa NJ. E. Conference passed resolutions
tending toward the enforcement of the civi
laws against the religious dissertation of the
Sabbath. Clinton Herald.
The only religious dissertation OF
the Sabbath we can think of is the
preaching of long sermons with no point
to them, and-more's the pity-there is
no civil law against that practice. 1t
needs reforming all the same, and we
hope the Conference will have good sue
cess in doing away with that particular
form of religious desecration of the
Sabbath"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25

REPORTS by telegraph from Nebras-
ka speak of extensive fires in different
portions of that State, in which some
lives have been sacrificed, large num-
Der of people rendered homeless, and
an immense amount of property, grain
machinery, &C., destroyed. Wayne
Pierce and Knox counties, in North
eastern Nebraska, in which region many
of our Buchanan county people are To-
Gated, are mentioned as having suffered
severely
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25

Bro. SHANNON, of the Elkader Jour
nal, says, speaking of late visit to
Manchester, that every rooster in town
crowed when he left. Why should
they not? His presence any where is a
continual menace to the existence OF
yellow legged poultry, and his depar-
ture the glorious alternative of the ex.
tinction of the species in that vicinity
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25

THE State Register of Wednesday
gives the official vote of "a counties OF
this State, on Secretary of State. By
these figures, Hull, Rep, has 100, 1Ss
votes, Farnsworth, Fusion, 122, OO1 votes
and Walker, DEM, 1893 votes. Hull's
majority over Farnsworth in 81 counties
is 1922, which the Register says will be
increased to 1856 by the vote of the
counties from which no official returns
have been reported.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25

THE st. Louis Globe Democrat an
nounces that Samuel j. Tilden has in
duced lady in that city to consent to
be his wife, and that the nuptials are to
be celebrated shortly Like all his cor
respondence, the wooing was conducted
in cipher, though why any lady of taste
and sensibility should sigh for a with
cred old money-sack like Sam Tilden, is
ono of tho nauStnriaS of tho GOV
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25

FROM all portions of the State, and
from papers of all parties come hearty
acknowledgements of the beneficial eff
feet of one feature of the much abused
twomile law, that having reference to
the closing of the saloons on election
day. This unanimous testimony as to
the good resulting from the enforcement
of the law upon one day in the year, is
logically strong argument for it's en-
forcement upon all other days, though
some of the papers, now praising it,
might not be willing to go so far as that.
One thing seems to be pretty we'll set
tied, and that is that the two-mile law
will henceforth be an improbable theme
out Of which to manufacture political
capital.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25

An impression prevails that Joe Eli
beck crawled through great many
knot-holes, and invaded Greenback kitch-
ems without number, without becoming
Auditor of State. If there is any mis-
take about this, it will give us pleasure
to make the proper correction. &c Clinton
Horu1I
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
Musical Instruction
Miss Anna M. Kinsley

Respectfully announces to the citizens of In
dependence that she will receive pupils on the
will be given to proper development of the
fingers. in order to. secure delicacy of touch
and a faultless technique Also especial at
tent1on given to time, without which music
loses half its charms
TERMS; $40 for a course of "a lessons.
Residence, East side of river, a few doors
east of the school building l4-I3m3
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25

THERE is in the city of Cleveland,
Ohio, one lawyer for every 81 male
adults. The Herald of that city says
that the bar has decreased in learning
and ability in about the same ratio that
it has increased in numbers like
potatoes, the more in hill the smaller
they are-which seems to be the rule
with lawyers and potatoes in other pla-
ces than Cleveland
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
A Question in Economics.

The Chicago Tribune calculates the
money expended in one day of the races
in that city, two weeks since, and then
propounds the following pertinent ques-
ton:
The horse called Hopeful trotted ut the rate
ky with man on it. The horse called Rarus
trotted two inches per second less, hauling a
four-wheeled vehicle after him. A crowd of
$4,000 people went five miles, spending a day
and an average of two or three dollars each to
see whether the horse Rarus could go two
inches a second faster than he did; but he
couldn't. Was the sight of that struggle and
failure worth the 100000 it cost that crowd to
witness it?
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25

The Democratic party, that in 1876 was
willing to pay $50, 900 in South Carolina,
$4,000 in Florida, and $4,000 in Oregon
for Presidential elector, is the same
party in 1873 with a" National addi-
ton, that offers to pay off the entire
public debt-in cipher the dear peo-
pie will only vote for them.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25

Isn't it about time for somebody to
advertise for the whereabouts of Man
ton Marble? Even the New York re-
porters cant find the conspicuous gem
tleman. The general opinion seems to
be that he is no more, and even the New
York Express speaks of him as the 'late
Manton Marble" Requae(seaO.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
Commenting upon the above, the Da,
export Democrat says:

Said and well said. Let Democrats and Dem
ocratic papers endorse it. Let those who be-
lieve in the strange doctrines of fiat money
absolute and irredeemable money go by them
selves and stay by themselves henceforth and
forever and let Democrats be Democrats still
upon the question of sound and honest money.
Ii was plank in the Democratic platform as
long and longer ago than we can remember; it
was a good one, a live one, and Is just as good
to-day as it was in times past, and will be good
as long as commerce exists in a healthy form.
Let us have no hard words, no quarrel over
it or about it; let Democrats be Democrats
still upon this sOurd money question: and let
all who think differently simply go their ways
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25

I'VE shall put Uncle Sammy through"
telegraphed Manton marble from Talla-
hassee. Mr.. Manton failed, but ''let
him not be RESPONDENT says the New
York Tribune, We shall put Uncle
Sammy through
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
AN appointment eminently fit to

AN appointment eminently fit to be
made is that of G. H. Talmadee, of the
West Union Gazette, to be postmaster
at that place. A man of strict integrity
and courteous manner, with good bust
ness capacity, the patrons of the Office
and the Department alike are to be con-
graduated upon his accession.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
LEGAL.
ESTRAYS.

YINAKEN UP by Elijah Cordray, of Liberty
= Township. September 26 1878, one mare
colt OF bay color, white strip in face, hind feet
wnite. two years old; appraised at $500.
size; appraised at $500
13w3 GEO. b. WARNE, Co. Auditor
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
A Divorce Demanded.

AS the Democratic organ across the
way is not likely to lay before it's read.
ers the sentiments of the better and
ADLER class of it's own party papers with
regard to the late fusion, and their ideas
of the future policy of the party regard
ing such affiliations,we give extracts be-
low from two of the most prominent
and influential Democratic papers in
the State bearing on the question. The
Clinton Age says:
The Democrat and Greenback parties should
be dissolved. Upon the simple facts presented
there is not n court of equity in christendom
but will enter decree of divorce. The ALI
ance was only for. temporary purposes, and
while we approve of it for pOlcys sake, We
now desire a return to the good old Democrat
ic days of morality and virtue. We admit oul
party has run after strange gods, that for the
moment it has gone into the bushes forunhOly
purposes. but thank heaven it has not com
mitted the objectionable sim Thenceforth lie,
the Greenback party go its way by itself, and
let the Democratic party go back into its old
path of glory and honor. There is yet a great
and holy mission for 1t to perform. and let il
be true to its glorious name and history, and
all will be well with the country.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
Third District..Ofiicial.

The following is the official vote of
the several counties of this District IN
Congressman:
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
The Judicial Ticket.

The official returns from the Ninth
Judicial District are all in, and the fol-
lowing is an official statement of the
majorities in the several counties:
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25

THE Indianola Tribune, a Democratic
paper, that worked for the election of
the Greenback Communist, Gillette, in
the It'll District, is constrained to admit,
since the election, that he is an unfit
man for the position, and that it is
ashamed of it's work. The confession
is as much to the discredit of the Dem
ocratic party as of Gillette:
We labored hard and earnestly for Mr.. Gill
lette's election, though conscious of. and adj
hitting the fact, that he was a very mediocre
man. We are glad of his election, but not
proud of it. We rejoice in the success of prin-
ciDles that are right, but are Inundated at
having to send a man to Washington to advo-
cate those principles who is not capable of do
ing so with credit either to himself or his con-
stituents. Great and glorious capital district
of Iowa. we lament your condition!
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25
Notice Of the Appointment OF Admins.
traitor.

STATE OF IOWA,
Buchanan County, S.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undersign-
~ ed has been duly appointed and qualified
as Administrator Of the estate of Harriet
N. Blood. late of Buchanan county, Iowa. de-
ceased. All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate payment;
and those having claims against the same will
present them, duly authenticated, to the I'M
dersfgned for allowance
WILLIAM BRADY, Admir-.
Dated October, 1878. law.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25

How sharper than a serpents tooth
is it to have a ciphering nephew.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-25

JUDICIAL CLAIMS
cid aid
Is. b. Brown. bailif District
court ia w "a w
j, II. Blakeley, bailif District
SOuTl "a w ~ w
L. V. Johnston, bailiT District
court ...............- .........- IA w Ia w
II. G. Chamberlin, bailif District
Court. Observation-Disclosures. II 90 II 90
L. V. Johnston, bailif District
Court. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6 90 90
E. S. Wilson, Jr, transcript of evil
dence State $. Stroll. ........ lis 90 115 20
d. S. Wilson. Jr transcript of evil
dence State VS.. Mcclure. -. -. q 80 Dsal'd
W. w EdgingtOn. Sheriff bring
ing witnesses from Waterloo. 6 80 8 80
District Court Transcript, costs on
State cases. Observation-Disclosures. AL As AL As
w. II. Barton. justices transcript 8 30 8 30
j. Irwin, justices transcrpt..... 20 40 20 30
Charles Morcy, justices transcript 81 90 cont'ed
0. b. Bates, justices transcript. "A IS 5 so
S. Newman, justices Transcript. ! 40 40
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-06-28

peradoes generally preferred taking
meals off the mantel-piece for few
days after their return.
In the latest case of this kind how
ever, the work of this red fire literature
was more tragical. A tOw-headed high
wayman who had run away from home
and with some kindred spirits had for
some days been living in cave in the
surburbs, sailed forth from his hiding
place one night and meeting a young
man who resisted his demands for
money, backed up his claims by shoot
ing his victim dead. He was arrested,
tried and early last week was sentenced
to eight years in states prison. When
questioned by the judge as to the cause
of his crime he admitted that he had
been led to it by the current sensational
boys literature, but expressed no re-
gret and seemed to regard his convic-
ton and sentence merely as proper
and enjoyable part of the drama in
which he was the hero. RADIx.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-06-28

bodies out of the ruins. The narrow
creek is still partially choked up with
the debris, consisting of broken boats
and other wreckage, in which are num-
bers of dead bodies. In too many in
stances whole families have been crush
ed to death in one boat. The supply
of coffins is nearly exhausted, and the
undertakers are now, am told, charg-
ing double price. The villages of Pah
Hin Hook and Pah Hook Tang two or
three miles to the north, outside the
walls, were caught in the storm and
suffered great damage, many dwelling
houses and other buildings being de-
stroyed and numbers of lives lost The
village across the water opposite to
Shameen came in for it's share of the
disaster also, being partially destroyed.
| hear that, though the whirlwind did
not effect SO much damage at Fatshan
as in this port, it has made severe havoc.
1t is stated by Chinese who have come
from there that not less than 200 houses
have been laid PROSTATE, while about
half the boats in the river there have
been wrecked. The loss of life is put
down at several hundred. A passage
boat coming from Fatshan to this city
was, when a short distance off, caught
in the tornado and instantly capsized
About 20 of the passengers were drown
ed. The tornado, it appears, came from
a direction quite contrary to that il
which the clouds had been travelling
Immediately preceding it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-06-28
"Thanatopsis" Pagan Song.

In his sermon Sunday morning, Mr..
Beecher referred to the death of the
poet Bryant, and said: "Among the
purest and best heathenism, exalted
and beautiful, is the "Thanatopsisn of
Mr.. Bryant. l will read it, not for the
benefit of those who know it by heart
already, but for those young persons to
whom it is not familliar.n- Beecher
then read "ThanatOpsis." When it was
finished he said: ga sweeter pagan
song was never sung. Let me supple
ment it now with Christian chant
and turning to the plymouth Collec-
tion," he read Watts's hymn beginning,
"Unveil thy bosom, faithful tomb.r
"Watts is better than Bryant" he said
at the close of the hymn. '.Listen now
to the Sacred Word in contrast with
this pagan song," and he read some
passages of Scripture bearing upon the
subject.
Speaking of this criticism of ethan
atopsis" the N. Y. Tribune remarks:
We think that there has been some
misapprehension of its purport and puI-
pose. The young writer, it seems to
us, did not propose to deal with the
strictly religious side of the matter.
His poem is what is called ga View of
Death" 1t addresses itself to those
whose fears may be excited by the
prospect of the act of dying. 1t offers
those consultations which are apprOpri-
ate to such a consideration of a partic-
ular theme. 1t is an expansion of the
old idea that sit is as natural to die as
to live" 1t deals with death as a
change pertinent to the human consti-
tuition, and to be encountered with
philosophical resignation. ANY distinct
recognition of the life to come would
have been foreign to its purpose. 1t
must be read with full recollection
that its author was believer in the
blessings and glOries of the future state.
though his immediate purpose was to
reassure those who regarded the end of
this life with unmanly timidity.
At the same time there is a sugges-
tlon of faith in the future which is an
essential part of the poem. The read
er is exhorted to live so wisely that
when his summons comes he may ap-
prOach the grave Sustained and sOoth-
ed by an unfaltering trust" There may
be those who find in these words only
an exhortatiOn to dignifed acquies-
cence in the inevitable but consider
ing that they were written by one who
had been trained in the principles of
Christianity, they were probably sug-
gested to his mind by the general be-
lief of mankind in Immortality.
'FThanatopsis" has been misunder-
stood because of its entire freedom from
hackneyd cOmmonplaces. Death is
most frequently treated by Christian