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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-18
The Proposed November Election.

We confess some surprise at the
sound and conservative position taken
by the Dubuque Herald in the following
article from its columns, concerning the
proposition to hold another election for
Congressman in November, though the
allusion to Colorado would seem to indi-
cate that there is an ingredient of party
prudence in it's suggestions. 1t is not
unlikely that the Herald fears that the
immediate result of another election
might leave the confederated opposition
worse off than at present, possibly with
out single Congressman from Iowa.
The Herald says:
There is talk of holding another cleo
ton in November for congressman. Such
proposition should receive little coun-
tenance from any source. The people
have already passed upon the election
of congressman, and it will be more than
folly to attempt to disturb their deci-
sion. 1t seemed to us at the time tina.
the best opinions were in favor of the
November election for congressman.
But the governor decided in favor of
October, and, whether rightly or wrong
ly, the people have passed upon the
question in good faith, elected their
men, and it will be unwise to disturb
their decision.
No matter what the technicality may
be, justice and fairness would be against
a second election, and even if temper
airy advantage were gained, which would
be doubtful, the ultimate result would
be bad. The Colorado election is a suf-
ficient lesson in that respect. Wewant
no returning board elections in Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-18

WHEN the Keokuk Greenbackers de-
nounced in indignant terms the fusion
of their party with the Democracy by
Ed. Campbell Il Co., Mr.. Farnsworth,
the Greenback candidate for Secretary
of State, who was retained on the fusion
ticket, telegraphed as follows:
DIES MONIES, Ia, Oct. 4, 1878.
President Greenback Club, Keokuk, Ia:
Stand by your resolution against fusion.
am with you. E. NJ. FARNSwORTH.
D. P. Stubs, upon the appearance of
the telegram in print, undertook to de-
ny it's authenticity and pronounced it a
forgery by Clarkson, of the State Reg
lister. That sweet-scented individual,
Goodrich, of the Clermont z. p, also
issued a circular to the same effect, and
sent it broadcast over the district upon
election day. 1t turns out, however,
that the telegram is genuine, the only
mistake about it being that it should
have been dated at Clermont instead of
Des Moines. Clarkson impales Stubs
and sticks him to the wall, in the sight
of the public, as falsifer and SANDER
err. Goodrich is, of course, in the same
boat, and might be similarly pilloried by
one possessing strong stomach and a
cold in the head, if it were deemed nee
essary. The gist of the matter is, that
Farnsworth's hope of an Office overcame
his principles, and he consented to allow
his name to be used for purpose he
really despised.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-18
Judge Rogers Again Shot At.

The West Union Gazette of last
week has the following particulars of
another datardly attempt to murder
Judge j. w. Rogers of that place:
Tuesday night of last week another
dastardly attempt was made on the life
of Judge }. W. Rogers, the would-be
assassin invading the precincts of Judge
Rogers home to commit foul murder.
Between the hours of nine and ten. as
the Judge was preparing for bed, his
wife having already retired, he remark
ed that the room was close, raised the
window, placing a hair brush nnder it.
As he did SO he touched the string to
lower the curtain, stepping slightly to
one side, when the shot was. fired, pass
ing through the window and striking
the ceiling, dropped to the floor. Had
the Judge been directly in front of the
window he must have been shot, for the
ball passed very near him. Directly
under the bedroom window, on the west
side of the house, is cellar way, in
which the miscreant evidently sat wait
ing an opportunity to fire a fatal shot.
There wrs no light in the room or the
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-18

THE Davenport Democrat says that
the new law for the closing Of saloons
on election day was universally observed
in that city, and that for the first time
in the memory of the oldest inhabitant,
there was complete and general sus-
pension of the saloon business. The
Democrat further says that the result
was very quiet and peaceable election,
and that mo one seemed to complain of
the law as being hardship" This adj
mission, from Democratic source, in a
city where the saloon business is so
fourishing as Davenport, is commended
to the Dubuque Herald, which raised
such howl about the law, and tried to
make capital against Mr.. Updegraff be-
cause he voted for it in the Legislature.
That vote is amply justified already.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-18
THE Dubuque Herald says, concern
ing the fusion Of the Democratic and
Greenback State tickets:

THE Dubuque Herald says, concern
ing the fusion Of the Democratic and
Greenback State tickets:
The two State tickets were consolidated just
one week before the day of election, too short
Il time to have it even thoroughly known in
all portions OF the State and yet the ticket has
come within a few votes of being elected, and
the Republicans are terrified at the progress it
made.
The shortness of the time between
the trade and the election was an ele-
ment of strength rather than weakness
to the conglomerate ticket. We have
heard of scores Of Greenbackers and
Democrats in this county who were ut
terly oblivious of the fact that fusion
had been consummated, who marched
up to the polls thinking they held in
their hands straight Democratic or
Greenback ticket, as the case might be-,
and who were mortified and chagrined
when it was demonstrated to them that
they had voted a 'alf-and- 'alf mongrel
ticket. There is no sort of doubt that
if the leaven contained in the protests
of the Keokuk, Davenport and other
Greenback clubs, and of the Greenback
organs at Council Bluffs and Oskaloosa,
against the disreputable scheme that
counted the rank and file of the party
as so many cattle to be bought and sold,
had been given more time, it would have
permeated large share of the party,
and thus have weakened the consolida-
ton. Compacts in which principle and
honesty are ignored, can only be sue
cessfully carried out by trickery and de-
ception, and before time has been given
to develop their true character.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-18

THE name of Hon. j. B. Powers has
been suggested for the vacancy on the
Circuit bench, to result from the retire
ment of Judge Bagg. The place will be
filled by appointment by the Governor,
and if his Excellency shall consult only
the best interests of the district and the
fitness of the appointee, he will not hes
itate long between Mr.. Powers and any
other gentleman who is likely to be put
forward for the place. 1t is not right
that local interests shall interfere to
prevent the appointment of the fttest
man in the district, who will accept the
position, and we fervently hope that the
Executive will not saddle an inferior
man upon the district, merely because
such appointment will subserve the
convenience Of the bar in any certain
locality.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-18
Knayery Without Parallel.
DenisOn Review.

What excuse can any greenbacker
give for starting out with the motto of
mo alliances with existing parties
which are pronounced equally corrupt
and then going into partnership on equal
terms with the worst party of the two?
We denounce this shameful reputation
of solemn pledges as an outrage upon
decency. We denounce it as an exam
pie of knavery as bad in it's effects as
forgery, and several degrees meaner
than highway robbery. We denounce
the leaders who were guilty of this bar
gain, which was made so shortly before
the election that the great mass of the
voters never heard the news, but voted
under the impression that this was the
ticket which the respective parties orig
inally nominated, as charlatans un-
worthy of confidence in public affairs.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-18

Here, then, was the authority so anx-
iously waited. Here was the authority
implied, but not received, in the dis
patch to Woolley, IF done only once"
because Woolley and Marble had sent
the same proposition, and Gramercy
Park did not want to pay twice for the
same vote, sent hours ago in that intel
ligible dispatch which Marble had tor
tured his keys in trying to read, because
four words had been dropped out in
transmission. Here was an order to
buy one Presidency of these United
States for half hundred best United
States documents" and the desired vote.
The conspirators rushed out and it was
too late. The following dispatch tells
the story:
Havemeyer, New York:
Power received too late. Twenty-Five ten
appear to have Joined with the Board against
contract from Saturday. Will be prompt and
advise you further if necessary. Yours,
JANE CHARLES WILLIAM WOOLLEY.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-18

IT is announced that the Democrats
and Greenbackers of the First Congress
sional District, will hold a joint conven-
ton at Mt. Pleasant, next week, to nom
mate candidate for Congress, to be
voted for in November They claim
that the other districts will do the same,
and that by thus uniting they can carry
five out of the nine districts. OF course
these schemers anticipate an election by
default, and rely upon a Democratic
majority in the next Congress to over
ride law and decency to seat the men so
elected The same game was played in
Colorado, two years ago, and the people
of that State, at the election few
weeks since, set the mark of their dis
pleasure upon the authors of it. The
people Of Iowa will in like manner bury
the unprincipled demagogues who pre-
sumo to question their verdict delivered
week from last Tuesday.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-18

"CAMp PEABODY" is the name given
the camp of the 4th Regiment, at Du-
buque, in honor of the wholesale liquor
dealer of that name of that city. Camp
Trumbull," or Camp Henderson" would
have had more appropriate and signif-
icant sound to patriotic ears, but it was,
perhaps, too much to expect of Du-
buque, that she should pass rich liquor
merchant to do honor to distinguished
and battle-scarred soldiers in her midst,
even though significance, as well as pa
triotism, should make such honor pecu-
liarly appropriate. 1t was, therefore, in
perfect keeping, that the local of the
Herald, when attempting to pass the
guard, last Monday, and the countersign
being demanded of him, should, accord
ing to his own account, respond: "Whis
ky for two, and that not proving cor
rect, that he should try again with
Drinks all Round The camp named
for gallant soldier, it would be natural
that by that fact alone the boys would
be stimulated and exhilerated by the
spirit that animates all brave soldiers.
We trust that they were not stimulated
and exhilerated by the spirit in which
the gentleman for whom the camp acas
named deals.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-18

The sort of trickster Ed. Campbell
the Chairman of the Democratic State
Committee, is, was well illustrated by a
remark he made in presence of Neidig,
of the Marshall Republican, few days
since. Being in conference with d. P.
Stubs, in Des Moines, about fusion,
some allusion was made in the CONVEX
sation to Campbell bitter and contempt
uous denunciation of the Greenback
party, last year, when the latter freely
admitted that he had so denounced the
Greenbackers, but he added, with cum
ming twinkle of his eye, that the Green
back party has groacn since that time, but
he still holds the same opinion of the
Greenbackers as before. Anything to
win.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-18
More Work for the Potter Committee.

A good reason Ben Butler should
not be electeded Governor of Massachu
sets is that his services will be needed
for the next year as member Of the
Potter Committee to ferret out and ex-
pose the foul conspiracy by which Sam.
uel j. Tilden proposed to obtain the
Electoral vote of Florida. The New
York Tribune prints ten columns of the
expose, and, as an interesting chapter in
the history of the last campaign. it beats
Mrs. jerks testimony all hollow. It
most effectually places Mr.. Samuel J.
Tilden in the rogues' gallery, and most
likely finishes him as a candidate for
the Presidency in 1880. After reading
these dispatches, member Of the Tweed
Ring in New York remarked, well, old
Tweed died too early; he would have
enjoyed nightly seeing his name along
with Tilden's as Reformer."
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-18
THE New York Tribune has done the

THE New York Tribune has done the
country service in searching out and
exposing the attempt Of Tilden's agents
in Florida, during the Presidential count
in that State, to purchase the Returning
Board. 1t lays before the public, in
late issue, the cipher kilograms that
passed between the Tilden headquarters
in New York and Manton Marble, Pel-
ton, Havemeyer, Woolley, Coyle, and
others at Tallahassee, Florida, at that
momentous period, furnishing transla-
tons of the same and explaining the
methods pursued in deciphering the tel
egrams. These dispatches reveal one of
the most shameless and iniquitous polit-
ical conspiracies on record. 1t is shown
that Marble, Woolley and the rest went
to Florida as the confidential agents of
lilden; that when they found that the
State was honestly against him, they set
to work, first, to purchase the Returning
Board for 100000, and next single
elector for $4,000; that during these
negotiations, Marble and Woolley were
in constant communication by cipher
with Tilden and his friends in New
York, by whom every move was advised
and dictated; and that while they were
higgling over the price to be paid, the
vote of the State was declared, and the
authority to purchase came too late.
Some of the more important of the CT
pher kilograms will be found in another
column. They tell their own story, and
show up Mr.. Tilden and the men who,
in his interest, since the decision Of the
Electoral tribunal, have been shrieking
fraud " so necessarily, in most unenvi-
able light as knaves and tricksters.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-18

Missouri has been for years cursed
by Democratic rule, during which time
nearly one million of dollars have been
filched from her treasury by dishonest
officials. The crimes of these thieving
rascals have at last aroused the people
of the State to action, and few days
since Elijah Gates, the State Treasurer,
and Joseph Mercer, the former Treas
urerer, were indicted by special grand
jury and arrested. Both these men are
Democrats in good standing in the par
ty, and another of the plunderers, John
l. Crisp, is one of the Democratic noml-
nees for Congress in that State.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-18

We do not know but that it serves the De-
for on their part it has been the worst man.
has been nothing but mistakes made and bad
gor conventions clear through to the close.
They never had more favorable opportunity
to succeed, nor perhaps never will again.
Lansing Journal
The Journal, being Democratic pa
per, would of course draw it mild, but
the fact is, that the Democratic cam
paign in this district was worse than a
mistake. 1t was corrupt, venal, cow
ardly and unprincipled canvass, from
first to last. Its only objective point
was the spolls, and the means employed
were INSCRIPTIONS and disreputable.
The Journal is right in saying that the
Democratic party deserved defeat in the
late campaign, and that it never will
have chance for success. 1t mi ght
have added, with perfect truth, that be-
side defeat, it has richly earned the con-
tempt of all men who have any regard
for principle and honesty.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-18

THE Democratic papers assert, since
the election, that Weaver and Gillette,
the Greenback Congressman elect in the
9th and 9TH Districts, are pledged to act
in Congress with the Democrats as
against the Republicans. There is fraud
about this somewhere. Weaver, at
least, on the stump before election, said
that he was as much of Republican
as he ever was, and both were support
ed by Republican greenbackers, with
the understanding that they had no
sympathy with, or would in any way aid
the old corrupt Democratic party.
Somebody is bound to be cheated, and
it probably will not be the Democracy.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-18

The Democratic organ across the
way, which-we hope it will not be
thought discourteous to say it,--does
not monopolize, in its management,
quite all the brains of its party. cannot
see what the Republicans have to feel
good over in the late elections, and in
sists that they ought rather to take a
dismal view of them. Perhaps before
accepting this suggestion, we had bet
ter take little more Democratic testi-
mony. The New York San says:
People who indulge the idea that the Repub-
lican party was dead have discovered their mis-
take when they have looked at the results OF
Tuesdays elections. The Republican party
still exists. 1t is still vigorous, compact, and
on the alert. The Republican party will go in
to the next campaign for the election OF Pres1-
dent with more than a mere possibility, with a
fair chance, if we may judge from present APP
pearances, of success.
Again, the New York World says, that
the election in Ohio is very damaging
to Thurman's prospects in $780," and
adds:
The success OF the RepuDl1can STATE ucket Dy
from 5000 to 10000 votes is something quite
llnlooke for by Democrats. and nnhoped for
by Republicans-at least up to the eleventh
hour of the canvass"
Guess, with our neighbor's permits
sion, Republicans will not don the sack
cloth just yet. By the by, will the
Conseyvative please inform us just
where the justification for Democratic
jubilation comes in.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-18

AND now Senator Thurman has gone
to join the innumerable caravan of de-
funct presidential aspirants. An over
dose of the "Ohio idee" is what did the
business for him. The people of his
own State do not seem to have appreci-
ated Mr.. Humans acrobatic perform
ances, and his last grand flop was COM
plete failure.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-18

result might have been different. The
Judge Immediately called Oscar, but
the tlmidity of the women would not
permit them leaving the house. When
the facts of the shooting became known
there was an intense Indignation felt
among most of our people, and at a qui.
ct meeting of few it was determined
to ferret out the despicable villain, and
as the first step in that direction, else
where appears an offer of one Thousand
dollars reward, signed by a formidable
list. There are number of these lists
in circulation, more of which will be
published in succeeding issues. In ad-
dition to the reward above mentioned,
Z. f. Babcock offers five hundred dol
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-18

A counterfeit standard dollar has APP
pearcd, which is so close an imitation
that it's spurious character can be de-
tected only by very close inspection. 1t
is of a duller hue, and trife lighter
than the genuine otherwise it is an ex
cellent imitation. Two were passed in
this city yesterday.-Davenpo Gazette.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-18
Ql,t Bullttirt
FRIDAY. OCTOBER 10, 1878.

THE total Greenback vote in Ohio,
the home of Bill Allen and the "Ohio
idee," was a beggarly $4,000 This is
not encouraging for a party that, ac-
cording to its votaries, is to elect the
next President.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-18
State News.

-Elkader has a population of 8S2;
$50 of school age.
-McClintock of the Union is one of
the defeated candidates for Justice, at
West Union.
Harvey Benedict was fatally injur-
ed, at DEBORAH, last week, by falling from
building he was shingling.
The West Union Gazette says that
the diphtheria is making sad havoc
among the smaller children of that town.
"A lady barber is abroad in this
State. Her practice is to start in bust
nesss in town, sell all the tickets she
can, and then leave. Her customers all
agree that this is pretty clean shave.
Last Friday evening, the little eight
year old daughter of B. Bradley, resid-
ing near Epworth, was scalded to death
by attempting to lift kettle of boiling
water from the stove, during the alb
sence of her mother.
Burglars entered the book store of
Grosvenor 4 Harger, Dubuque, on Mon
day evening, by removing piece of
glass from the cellar window, and gold
pens and fancy goods to the amount of
between 5000 and $500 was stolen.
The Hampton Chronicle undertook
to count the typographical errors in the
last number of DEBORAH paper, but
gave up when the count reached thirty
in single column, declaring that an ex-
change was matter of perfect inditfer-
ence.
The Muscatine Agricultural Socie-
ty has resolved to abandon it's organiza-
ton and sell off it's property. The reas-
on assigned is, the scant patronage
given it's fairs and inability to make its
ends meet. Complaint is especially
made of the business men, who do not
give the fairs proper. encouragement.
Doug Goodale of Atlantic returned
from the Black Hills last Monday, and
was Immediately arrested by detective
waiting at Council Bluffs, on charge of
participating in the stage robbery at
Hat Creek, Wyoming Territory, a few
days since. A bar of gold worth $4,000
was found in his possession, and the off
GERS are confident of establishing his
guilt. He is in Jail at Council Bluffs.
-Adolph Schelling, who lives one
mile south af Manchester, was fearfully
gored by bull one day last week. He
was leading the animal to water, when
it attacked him, knocked him down,
and, before assistance could reach him,
inflicted wounds from which he will
scarcely recover. His collar bone is
broken, he is cut and bruised about the
head and chest, enough to kill almost
any man, he has terrible wound ex-
tending upward, six or eight inches,
from the bottom of the abdomen, and
another bad gore on the hip. We con-
dense from the Press.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-18

The Conservative wants some good,
honest Dubuque Democrat to tell il
why Mr.. Preston, the Democratic can.
didate for Judge, ran 1900 behind the
State ticket in that city. 1t says that he
was slaughtered in his own household
which is undoubtedly true. If oul
neighbor is anxious to know who the
party was that did the slaughtering, let
him inquire Of Mr. Preston himself 1t
is reported that that gentleman corner.
ed Fouke in Waterloo few days since
and taxed him in fitting terms with sell
ing him out. The charge is given
plausibility by the fact that some of
the best Democrats in Dubuque declare
that the selling out of his friends is one
of Fouke's chief characteristics.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-18

The only Democratic Presidential
candidate who survives is Bayard; all
the rest are foundering in the deep wa
tiers. That Bayard is not in like plight,
is owing to the fact that he stands firm
ly on the Republican platform of honest
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-18

The terrible scourge of yellow fever
in the South shows little signs of abate
ment; on the other hand, it is said to be
spreading, especially to the small towns
in the interior. The warm weather and
the non-appearance of frost is prolong
ing the calamity that is decimating the
people of the afflicted districts, anG
bringing woe and sorrow to thousands
of homes. The situation calls for the
largest exercise of sympathy and liber
atty by those communities that are en-
joying immunity from affection.