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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-03-08
The Rope Again.

Last Friday, (hangman's day., the
Senate of Iowa, by a vote of % to 10
passed the bill to restore the death pen
atty for murder. 1t is predicted that
the bill will pass the House, and that
the gallows will be re-established as a
penal institution before the end of a
month. We cannot regard this in any
other light than as a step backward into
the shadow of barbarism, The world
is undoubtedly growing away from this
repulsive form of punishment just as it
has risen above and abandoned the rack
and the wheel and other tortures Of the
penal code of two or three centuries
ago. The argument for the gibbet, that
it is necessary to terrify and overawe
criminals, if it has any force at all, is all
the more forcible when applied to the
other and obsolete punishments we have
mentioned, which, still more repulsive
and horrible would exert a proportion
ately more repressive influence upon the
incipient criminal than would the rope.
That the Senatorial advocates of hang
ing refused to accept this inevitable
logic of their own arguments, was shown
by their voting down the amendment to
substitute the guillotine for the galloWs;
land further, they effectually disposed of
the argument for the gallows as a soul
narrowing warning to evil-doers, by
enacting that executions shall be pri-
vate; thus combining the wholesome spec
tacle to a dozen or two reputable Cit
zens who do not need it's lessons, and
denying it to the hordes of roughs and
loafers whom, according to their theo-
ry it is designed to "terrify into submis-
sion to law.
We can see no good reason why the
gallows should be re-erected in Iowa.
Notwithstanding all the wild assertion
to that effect, it cannot be demonstrated
hat human life is less secure than be-
fore the abolition of capital punishment,
or that murderous crime has increased
in greater proportion than the %popula-
ton during the four years since that
event. 1t is not upon such %considera-
tons as these that the demand for the
death penalty really rests, but upon a
re-actionary conservatism in the Lcgis-
%lature, which takes no account of facts,
statistics, or the example of States
where hanging has been abolished for a
quarter of a century, and where nc eff
fort can recuscitate it; but planting it.
self upon the vengeful maxim of the
Mosaic law, demands blood for blood.
1t is not a creditable performance for
progressive Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-03-08
State News.

The only engine on the Waukon
narrow guage railroad was disabled the
other day, by being run on the turn-ta-
BILE and from there capsized. The mis-
hap closes business on the road for the
time being.
Rush, the mar whom Judge Rogers
shot the other day, at West Union, ac-
cidentally shot himself since that occa-
sion. Standing in the meat market, he
stopped for something, when a pistol in
his pants pocket was discharged, wound
ing him in the thigh and calf Of his leg
He walked home and the ball was ex-
tracted without trouble. The wound is
not dangerous.
Miss Flora Hanna, II years of age,
daughter of the landlord of the United
States House, West Union, died last
Sunday morning from morphine. admin,
istered by her own hand, but without
suicidal intent. She took it to relieve
sick headache, and ignorantly took toe
much. Her condition was not known
unit! it was too late to save her life.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-03-08

THE officers and executive committee
of the Iowa Press Association, at their
meeting at Cedar Rapids, last week:
definitely decided upon an excursion to
Texas, and fixed April 23d as the time
for the start. The trip will be ria the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas, and the
Houston & Texas Central railways,
from Hannibal, on the Mississippi,
through Sedalia, Denison, the Indian
Territory, to Galveston, Houston and
San Antonio, some 1900 miles, and will
consume about ten days, at an estimated
cost, including subsistence, of not more
than $50 for each person. None are eli
gible to participate except those who
are editors or proprietors of newspapers
and members of the Association, with
their ladies. The rendezvous will be at
Burlington or Keokuk. Full particulars
will be conveyed by circulars soon to be
sent TO editors.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-03-08
Items of Interest.

Gen. Grant and party are on the Nile.
The Lenten season is now being OBJ
served.
Cuban patriotism seems to be on its
last legs. Too bad.
New York Herald Bennett proposes
now to capture the North Pole.
More barbarous and inhuman punish
ments in New York and New Jersey
prisons are being unearthed.
JEFF Davis has at last denied the erin
oline but admits the cloak. 1t is now a
question of veracity between him and
his captors.
Moses" of South Carolina, is "squeal-
ing terribly, even to self conviction,
and prominent officials are denying the
impeachment. Time viii determine the
truth.
Henry Ward Beecher has just been
chosen Chaplain of the both Regiment
of New York, a position he accepts, as
he says, with the hope that he may do
them some good.
Colored citizens of Florida have been
kidnapped and sold into Cuban slavery.
President Hayes has sent a commission
to Investigate the matter and report, in
cidentally, GU the Cuban situation in
general.
A young lady graduating from the
high school at Biddeford, Me-, in 1873,
read an essay entitled, After Gradua-
ton, What?', which being extensively
published met the eye of a MIR. Packard,
of Ohio, who was so struck with the no.
bic sentiments Of the essay that he pre-
served a copy of the important items,
and being recently left a widower, with
three children on his hands, he hunted
up the fair authoress, and on Feb. 2Sth,
1878, made her his wife, by her consent.
Good enough.
The society for the prevention of cru
city to animals has just issued it's
twelfth annual report, showing that
during the year 964 cases were prose-
cuted, of which 222 were for working
horses with sores upon their bodies, or
chafed by harness; working lame horses
149, and beating horses l22. Since the
organization of the society in 1866, it
has prosecuted 1888 cases of fragrant
cruelty. Its agents interfered and pre-
vented abuse of dumb animals upon 49,
81 occasions. The society receives on
an average from citizens, either verbally
or by letter, annually 1000 complaints
of violation of the law coming under
their notice.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-03-08
Chicago and St. Louis.

The rapid and solid growth Of St.
Lous. has become so evident and impos-
ing, that ever Chicago is obliged to ac-
knowledge it. A recent article in the
Chicago Railacay Reriew, which is cop
led by the Chicago Tribune, sets this
fact forth under the title of "Chicago's
Peril" This article presents facts
showing hat the grain trade is being
largely diverted to st Louis, and as a mat
ter of course, the western bound freights
follow suit, which both tell heavily on
the wholesale trade and the manufact-
uring interests.
In very many respects the sympathies
of the people in Northern Iowa, are in
favor of Chicago. Our acquaintance
and previous associations bind us there
by strong and not unpleasant ties. On
the other hand, there are attractions in
| St. Louis. We have need of Southern
productions, and in turn the South
makes demand for much of our supplies.
We have always believed that the whole
country, embracing different ATTITUDES, as
well as longitudes, had become one in
the great order of Providence, for a pur-
pose, and that free intercourse among
all parts was the thing needful to make
it a great nation indeed. 1t was this
belief that inspired the boys in blue to
wade through rivers of blood to save
the Union.
Taking these items together, we may
say we rejoice to see St. Louis rising in
her strength to perform her part in the
development of the nation, and are not
sorry that Chicago, u Northern pet,
| should be stimulated to do her level
best to keep ahead. Only let both act
nobly, and all will be blest. There is
room yet for both and some to spare.
In regard to these items, the people
of Buchanan county are highly favored.
The two rival railroads running through,
nearly quartering our entire boundary,
have the most favorable connections in
the South. The l. c. r. r. has full
control of a continuous road to New
Orleans, and not an unfavorable connec-
ton with St. Louis, while the B., c. X.
& n. road has, through the G., B. Il Z.
route, a direct line to St. Louis, not sui
passed by one other line. Both roads
are also prepared to give us Chicago
and Eastern rates of a favorable char
acter.
Push on then, St. Louis! Wake up
and work, Chicago! Take courage,
Iowa! With a restored South, prosper
ity may be expected. Financial mat
tiers are assuming a more favorable as
pect, and the general signs of the times
are hopeful, for WHICH we may all be
thankful, and labor with new zeal to
supply both Chicago and St. Louis, and
for that matter, the rest of mankind"
with the products of our toll.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-03-08

C~0NKLING, the magnificent, in his ac-
ton, or rather non-action, with regard
to the silver bill, exhibited in most con
temptible light the pettiness which is
one of his distinguishing characteristics.
He was strongly opposed to the bill, and
really in sympathy with the views ex-
pressed by President Hayes in the veto
message, but so intense is his chagrin at
being deprived of controlling the APP
pointments in New York. that rather
than appear as the supporter of the
President in anything, even though it
range with his convictions, he chose to
sit as dumb as an oyster all through the
debate over the silver bill. Now is not
that a pretty specimen of dignifed
craftsmanship?
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-03-08

OLD man Wells, of the Louisiana Re-
turning Board, is on the war-path, and
determined to give his prosecutors a
piece of his mind. A letter from New
Orleans represents him in conversation
as saying: Il think l will not have a
lawyer, but when my case is called l
will appear and tell the Judge and Og-
den hat they are a pair of contemplate
villains, and tell the jury that they are
a set of perjured scoundrels, and defy
them to do their worst. [ published
that letter SO that my children, in years
to come, when they read the abuse
heaped upon me by this gang, can also
read my opinion of the miserable devils
who have been abusing me-"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-03-08

GEN. NJ. NJ. TRUMBULL, of Dubuque.
has resigned his office as U. S. Collector
of Internal Revenue for this district.
Gen. Trumbull was one of the most up
right, faithful and competent officers in
the Revenue Department, and his resig-
nation will be a real loss to the service.
He has held the Office eight years, and
during that time not a stain has been
found in his record of faithfulness and
integrity. He is succeeded by j. f.
Simpson, of DEBORAH, who comes to the
place by regular promotion, having
proved a most acceptable officer as
Special Agent in the same department.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-03-08

THE issue in the late municipal cleo
ton at Manchester was Prohibition
against License, and in the largest vote
ever cast in the town the entire Prohi-
bition ticket was elected by wei one
hundred majority. This banishes sa-
looms from the town. Manchester is a
live, growing town, with wide-awake
business men who are on the alert for
their own and the interests of their
town, and this decisive vote is the rec
ord Of their deliberate opinion that their
trade will not suffer by the Punishment
of whisky and drunkenness. 1t is also
a declaration by the people of that
town that the place is in too prosperous
a condition to make it necessary to de-
pend upon revenue from whisky selling
to run their city government. Other
towns we know of might profit by the
example.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-03-08
How Is This!

One of the most disgraceful and in
human acts which has ever been known
outside of heathendom has just been
brought to light in the city of New
York, in the city of Tweed, in the city
of the great marble Court House, in the
city where more thefts, frauds, perjury
and other denominations have been un-
earthed during a period of five years
than-we had almost said-in all Chris
tendon besides. And yet New York
stands. 1t still lives. 1t has not been
swallowed up, with Sodom and Gomor-
rah, nor sunk between the North and
East rivers, nor buried in ashes by fire,
nor smitten to humiliation by a light
ming stroke from Heaven. Some six
years ago the relatives of Miss Susan
Dickie, of this city, got her confined in
an insane asylum, without order Of any
court, on their representation that she
was insane. For six years she has been
confined with those, the very association
with whom is a horror sufficient to de-
throne reason. After these years, her
case comes before the courts, and, after
full investigation, it is decided by a jury
that she is not, and never has been in
sane The presiding Judge used Ian
guage not a syllable too strong when he
declared:
at cannot be denied, assuming the finding
of the jury in Miss Dickie's case to be correct,
that her long Imprisonment is a disgrace to
our boosted civilization, intelligence, science
and justice, and imposes upon us the duty of
creating every possible preventive against n
similar outrage and disgrace. 1t is impossible
almost to believe that it was the result of de-
sign, singly or by combination; but, if 1t was,
the persons engaged in IL should be severely
punished. The subtle thing called insanity
may battle even vigilant experience in the best
directed efforts to discover it's existence, and
be present, though it would seem not to be.
In this case we may be deceived; but, applying
the tests which human ingenuity has devised,
the declaration Is legally and properly made
that Miss Dickie is neither insane nor imbe-
cile."
The matter cannot end here. There
ought to be law, and there certainly is
justice, that should be satisfied. Moth
ing can be conceived more horrible than
that any one of us, like Miss Dickie,
may be incarcerated by relatives for
years, on pretense of insanity.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-03-08

EX-SENATOR B. +. WADE, of Ohio,
more Familiarity known as "Old Ben
Wade" one of the war horses of the
Republican party in times past, and a
man of great energy, courage and decis-
ion of character died at his home in
Ashtabula county, in hat State, on Sat
uaday last, aged 78 years. We notice
that since has deaM the Democratic pa
pers accord to him the character Of a
IMAM Of integrity" Some bitter words,
uttered while in his dotage, against the
Republican President accounts for this
concession.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-03-08
THE INSTRUMENTATION papers are in

THE INSTRUMENTATION papers are in
the doldrums wei the removal of Sim
mons one of Ben. Buffers pets, from the
Boston Collectorship. Simmons went
into the office with the opposition of
the business men of Boston and goes
out of it with their concurrence. He
was one of the best representatives OF
the machine politician extant, and his
removal will furnish the oblique-eyed
~demagogue with gall to vent on the add
ministration for a long time.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-03-08

THE report of the Capitol Commits
sioners shows that the total amount ex-
pended upon that building up to Nov
30, 1877, was $1,25O,OOO. The estimates
to carry the work through the next two
years is $4OO, 900, and the amount needed
to build the main dome and turrets will
be 1851, 1924, making a total of $2,111,-
1924. This is without the interior fin.
ish, which will swell the grand total to
about 100000 or double the amount
to which the cost of the structure was
limited in the original bill authorizing
it's construction.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-03-08

IT is exceedingly annoying to the CAD
flies of the ~implacable press that the
President does not feel their stings, but
preserves his good natured serenity of
department and cheerfulness of mind
just as though the little creatures were
not in existence. The secret of it, a
clear conscience, and a consciousness
that he is but attempting to carry out
the enunciated principles of his party,
are Of little account with his rabid as
s~ai1ants.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-03-08
rs BUTTER AND EGGS.
HIGHWAY NOTICE.
OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR, !
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa, Feb. %, 1878.

OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR,
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa, Feb. %, 1878.
To al Uh0m it mag concern:
INHE Commissioner appointed to vacate and
L locate Il highway. vacation commencing at
southwest corner of Section IA, Township IS,
Range 10, i'll Buchanan county, running thence
in Il northeaSterly direction to center of said
Section II, location to begin at the southwest
corner of Section IA. Township 50, Range 10,
ner of southwest quarter, thence east on north
line of the southwest quarter to the center of
said Section II. to be rods wide, has reported
in favor of the vacation and location thereof,
and all objections thereto or claims for DANA
ges, must be filed In the Auditors office on or
before noon of the LIST day of May. A. D.. 1873,
or such highway will be located without refer
encc thereto. GEO. b.. WARNE,
&w4 County Auditor.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-03-08

Hot SPRINGS, Ark, the famous health
resort, was almost entirely destroyed by
fire on the 9Th. Nearly all the business
houses, hotels, banks, printing offices
and numerous bath houses being burned.
The loss is reported at from $4,000
to $1,000 DOC. This will prove a serious
embarrassment to invalids who propose
to test the treatment there given.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-03-08

Geo. w. Chapman, of Iowa Falls, is
making a coffin for himself out Of water
lime. 1t will be in sections, and fit the
body of it's intended occupant perfectly
in every part, forming, in fact, a stone
coffin, Dramatically sealed We CLEAN
from the Sentinel.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-03-08
FRIDAY, MARCH 8. 1878.
In reply to the question, XVI

In reply to the question, What is
money! the Boone Democrat says:
"Money is the missing link between sew
eral hundred of our subscribers and the
editor" True, and country newspapers
are all engaged these times in demon
strating the theory of the survival OF
the ftteSt.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-03-08
FOR SALE.

My property on Chatham street, My house
Is almost new. with II large rooms. two stories
high, 2tiX32 feet. also wing attached 20X22 feet,
also wood-house 12Xl6 feet. A good. never
failing well. good ciStern and cellar. and a large
pantry; also Il hcn-house one story high, 16x36,
about 30 bearing apple trees, 6 bearing cherry
trees, plenty of raspberries. grapes and other
shrubbery. Good solid copper lightning rods
on house. will sell the above property very
cheap, one-half cash and balance on good time
il required. Q3tf) c. B. HANDY.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-03-08

The Cedar Falls Gazette says that
the B., C. R. & N. railroad, are finding
it. hard to fill the contract to deliver
1,4OO car loads Of ice to St. Louis deal
ers, We should think so.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-03-08

The Fayette County Agricultural So
ciety have decided to hold a four days
fair this year, from the 24th to the 9th
DAYS of Sentember. inclusive.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-03-08

The Hon. S. S. Cox, member of Con-
gress from New York, may be a fellow
of infinite wit and a gentleman to boot,
(the last in any sense the reader chooses).
but his conduct on the floor of the
House yesterday, exceeded all the lin
it's Of boorishness. When it was asked
by a member hat the Presidents veto
message should be read a second time
before a vote was taken upon passing it,
this man Cox objected. That was, per-
haps, proper parliamentary action; and
it he had stopped there his conduct
would have ATTRACTED no attention.
But that sort of protest was too ignoble
for n of his record, and to his objec-
ton he affixed the insulting declaration
that he objected to the reading of the
message because IS charge of fiuul
by a fraud.'
1t was a mean and cowardly assault,
not merely upon the President, but up
on all who voted for him. 1t was an in
suit to the country and to the body
which honors the fellow by a seat and a
voice in its deliberations. There was
nothing to incite such a charge; and
the utterer could never have more clear
ly demonstrated his propensity fol
blackguardism, or shown that he had
slipped from a bar-room, or something
akin to it, into Congress. What Cox
said had no bearing upon the matter be
fore the House; it would not even af-
feet the President; it could not change
a vote or an opinion, unless to give it to
the support of the Chief Magistrate
thus vilified. Not satisfied with one as
s%ertion, this bravo of words repeated it.
When some Of the members sought to
make the utterance a matter Of record
a Democratic mob resisted, and a Dem
ocratic Speaker declared that the re-
marks were not made, because Mr.. Cox
made them out of order; and thus by
parliamentary fiction, Mr.. Cox's words
were kept from the Journal of the
House. But that fiction will not ans
wer for the people. Mr.. Cox made that
charge; he made it twice; farther than
that, he rose a third time to clinch what
he had said, with the assertion that it
was a very true expression of the gen
eral sentiment" wherein Mr.. Cox was
guilty of falsehood, a repetition of his
bankruptcy in truth which will surprise
no one, If somebody had caught the
offensive fellow and dropped him into a
Congressional cuspidor he would have
been put where he properly belongs
Chicago Post.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-03-08

BoYNToN, the Washington cores
pondent of the Cincinnati Gazettc, the
leading Republican paper Of Ohio, adj
vises the President to change his policy
regarding the Offices, and to tolerate
only those office holders who treat him
with respect and refrain from Gripping
his administration. He says:
In almost every case an office holder owes
his nfluenc to the place he holds, Without
it his support or his opposition would general
ly be alike, of little consequence. And when
the President arms him with power, there
surely should be some limit to the freedom
with which he is allowed to use the weapons
given him, against the one who supplied them.
There is a vast difference between an Office
holder maintaining that independence of Opin-
ion which every true man should claim the
right to exercise, and using the influence and
the power which com to him with the posi-
ton to break the President down and cripple
his administration. Leaving such men in Of
flee is a reform which itself needs reforming.
Without seeking to place the blame of it, the
fact is plain that the President has no party in
Congress. The construction given to the rule,
cause, is fast reducing the Presidents adher-
ents among the Office holders, and unless Il
new construction is adopted sOor 1t will very
shortly be true that the President has no party
among his Office holders.
If, as stated, the Presidents enforce
ment of the just rule of removals only
for cause, shall lose him the support of
Congress and the Office holders, the
fault lies not with him, but with Con-
gress and the office holders. We think
that he had better be right than popu-
lar. and that if he would retain the re-
spect of honest men, he should continue
to conduct the public service ON bust
ness principles, and solely for the good
of the country, as we have faith that
he will.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-03-08

AYERS Cherry Pectoral-the world
great remedy for Colds, Coughs an,
CONSUMPTION.