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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-01-31
Ga a railroad line, recently, a

Ga railroad line, recently, a
passenger stopped the conductor,
aud asked, why does not the
train run faster?' 1T goes fast
enough to suit US. If you don't
like the rate of speed get off and
walk" was the rej1inder. 81
would replied tue passenger,
setting back in his seat, "but my
friends wouldn't come for me un.
til the train comes in, and | don't
want to be waiting around the
station two or thr.e hours
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-25
M.EWINTER SCRIHNER,

The current number of Scribner of which
100000 copies are printed, is called the Mid
winter Number" and exceeds in attractiveness
the Midsummer numbers Of 1876 and 1877 A
notable feature is Il full page portrait of Lin
coin by Wyatt Eaton. from the last photograph
taken of him. \ sonnet to Lincoln faces the
portrait,
The first paper is by Chas G. Ward. on
'Moose-Hunting, full of charm and exciting
adventure. Mrs. Mary Hallock Footc. the ar
teresting paper on California Mining Camp;
Recent Church Decoration is an illustrated pa
per by Clarence Cook. Little Sigrid is poet
&c gem by Boyesen illustrated by La Fargo.
The Majolica of Castelli. by Signor Castallani:
The Humming-bird of the California Water
falls; Il sparkling paper by John Muir with il
Illustrations: The New Rudlcr Grange. by F. II .
Stockton, illustrated IS Eytingc; Il poem by r.
ii. Stoddard. entitled \ Wedding under the Di-
rcctory: Sunday in Limcburgh; a story by
Rebecca Harding Davis: Following the Halcyon
to Canada. by John Burroughs; WashingtOn's
Only Sister. by A l.. Bassett with letter
from Washington. giving his opinion of sla-
very: Twenty-siX Hours Il Day. the first of
to women. by Mary Blake The Pamer's Wis
ion. a short poem 10y Dr. Holland, and poems
bv Charles 7. Darcy. Charles de Kay and R. w
Glider The serials by Miss Trafton and Ed
ward EgglcSton are continued. and the pub
fishers announce. for new subscribers a paInph-
ltt containing the previous installments of
Roxy and the two RlIdder Grange stories here
tofore published
In Topics of the Time. DR.. Holland discusses
Church Debts. Stanley and his Reward. and the
about unnamed Pictures the Injustice of
Genial Criticism. and Antony and Cleopatra.
Home and Society is occupied with How Man
takes Care of his Baby. In Bric-a-Bac there is
Visit to the ASYLUM for Literary Lunatics.
The usual space is devoted to books and indus
trial progress.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-25
State News.

-Maquoketa has had regular STIR
ring up on the subject of temperance.
The Excelsior says that over 1000 have
donned the blue ribbon and 400 drinking
men have joined the Reform Club. I'M
der the appeals Of Messrs. Rowell &
Hoofstitler. On Saturday last the town
INDUCED in regular temperance iollif-
cation; the stores were decorated with
blue and white, flags were displayed in
every direction, and street parade,
with music, was formed of those who
wore the blue.
A Des Moines dispatch says that a
gang of drunken laborers attacked the
Des Moines 4 Minneapolis narrow guage
pay car, on Saturday, and that Supt.
Smart narrowly escaped with his life.
The occurrence was at Story City, and
when the train got clear the mob made
havoc Of the windows of the town.
Twelve of the ringleaders have been ar
rested.
The Keokuk Northern Line of
packets between St. Louis and St. Paul
have abolished the bars on their steam
ers, and will run them hereafter on
strictly temperance principles. The pro-
fits from this source heretofore have
been about $4,000 per season.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-25

The Turks have arrived at the last
ditch and are practically helpless, I'M
der the heel of the Russian autocrat.
The cable news represents the Gar as
deluding them with pretense of an
armstiee and cessation Of hostilities--
which they are only too glad to accept
on any terms-while his armies are ad-
vancing steadily toward Constantinoplc
with apparently purpose to occupy it..
The Sultan and his government, seem
to be apprehensive of this, and are max
ing preparations to leave at moment s
warning 1t is surmised that Austria
has rcceded from her opposition to the
occupation of Constantinople, by the
Russians, and England stands alone in
protest against the Russian conquest,
England, however, is strangely quiet in
view of the triumphant Russian adj
vance. She makes no move to inter-
rupt it, and is the butt of the small
wits of the press, on account OF her al
legged cowardice. Her apparent inert
ness, however, may be but the prelude
to great events, and it is not impossible
that the British lion may leap into the
arena with savage roar that will give
a terrible significance to tho war
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-25
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE.
He'll.

The religious world is just now in a
state of agitation and at variance over
the question of future punishment for
the wicked, or rather, over the charac-
ter of the punishment. This subject has
for several Sabbaths been the topic of
discussion in majority of the metro
politan pulpits, and has developed a
wide difference of opinion regarding it.
The following extract from sermon by
Rev. Dr. Thomas, of the Centenary
Church of Chicago, is specimen of adj
vanced Methodist opinion on the moot
ed topic:
Il am entirely free to say for myself
that if belief in all the dogmas of Cal
vanism and in literal lake of material
fire and birthstone is necessary to ortho-
doxy, then am not orthodox, and am
glad of it. If such beliefs are necessary
to being evangelical, then | am not evan
gelical. And | am glad of that. And
if | believed that the Bible made God
such an inhuman monster, then [ would
not believe the Bible. And if | believed
that the ever-blessed God was such a
monster,-the supposition is blasphem-
ous,-I would never again bow my knees
in prayer | won't worship injustices
and cruelty, even if they come bearing
the sacred name of God. | do not and
cannot, and will not believe such things.
| don't ask any one else to believe them
or to worship any such being. Such
things haye too long stood in the way Of
souls, and in the way of religion, and
have driven and are driving men into
darkness and unbelief."
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-25

THE Legislature is now settled down
to the work of the session, and the usu-
al number of bills on all conceivable
subjects of legislation are being rushed
in. Many of them will never be heard
of after their reference, but among them
are many measures Of Importance
Among them we notice bills to reorgan-
ize the Grand Jury system; to regulate
the terms and condition upon which for
eign insurance companies do business
in Iowa, to regulate the subpenaing of
witnesses in criminal cases, regulating
the practice of medicine and surgery, to
remit taxes on manufactures, to amend
the railroad laws, &c. The Legislature
has quite goodly number of able and
experienced members, competent to give
the right direction to its labors, and it is
confidently predicted that this session
will be short one, and that it's results
will be of much practical benefit to the
State
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-25

degree gratifying. In each of the sew
eral communities in which these agen-
cies are active, large numbers Of hereto
fore inebriates have been turned to
paths of sobriety and to new life. No
less hopeful are the influences being ex-
erted upon the young men. These are
in large numbers pledging themselves TO
habits OF total abstinence from all in
toxicating beverages, and thus is the
problem Of the devastating liquor traffic
being solved from the right end and
through the ri ght means through NOR
al suasion and in abstinence from pur-
chase and use-Dorenport Gazette.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-25
ST. NICHOLAS FOR FEBRUARY

Brcathes Il fresh and hearty rowing spirit. 1t
carries Us to the reefs of the Bahamas. to the
tea-lands of China, among the birds of Florida
through perilS and miragcs in African deserts.
to foggy London Streets and to the tropical
wonder land of a Robinson Crusoe story.
The frontspiccc gives chill whisper of bit
ter winter weather without, but then come
many cherry helps toward making pleasant
winter indoors There is first a simple home
poem, The Shcpherd-boy. by Emily S. Oakley;
and then the conclusion of The Ravens and the
Angels. Il story of the middle ages. written by
the author of Chronicles of the Schonberg-
Gotta Family, and strkingly illustrated by Sol
Eytinge.
The installment of Miss Alcott's serial. I'm
der the Lilacs. has two lovely pictures by Mary
Hallock Foote. and develops fresh vigor and
Interest," Miss Julia f. Sargent offers the young
folks some Crumbs from Older Reading in the
shape of Il short article giving few pleasant
extracts from the writings of Ralph Waldo
Emerson: Mrs. Mary Treat contributes a short
illustrated paper ON Some tishing-birds of Flor
ida; and Mr.. Alexander Wainwright explains
all about The London Dust-man," of whom
large portrait is given.
How Sir William Phips found the Treasure in
the Sea, by $. G. W. Benjamin. is a true and
search for wrecked treasurc-ships; this is one
of the specially rowing stories A Trip to the
Tea Country, by William NJ. Tilestonc, giving
illustrations and lively narrative Of a boy,svis-
il to one of the tca-growirfg districts in China;
and Solimin: A ship of the Desert, by Susan
Coolidge, with picture. relating the deeds of
a gigantic camel In the saving of its masters.
Then there is fresh and humorous illustrate
ed story by Mr.. Frank II Stockton. under the
queer title of Huckeberry; The Raid of the
Camanches. detailing glorious pllOw-fight in
Il large school; Mans Peacc-offering. which re-
lates the msadventures of well-meaning lit
tie girl: and Some Indoor Games at Marbles.
that will prove Il boon to many girls as well as
to the boys.
The departments are full and lively and at
tractive with suggestive tit-bitS. and interest
ing letters from the youngsters themselves.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-25

IT is a favorite ambition of Mr.. Jas.
G. Blaine, of Maine, to posture before
the country in the part of a gladiator.
He seems to be conscious that he is not
appearing at his best if he is not doing
something in the ''stalwart' line, melo-
dramatically leading or repelling a
charge, perhaps on windmill, or posi-
bly, on a real foe, but all the same af-
fording the Senator from. Maine the OPP
portunity to get off something in the
blood and thunder style, and to pose in
heroic attitude His usual practice is
to taunt some hot-headed and fcry-tem-
pered Southerner into the utterance Of
a disloyal sentiment on the floor of Con-
gress, and then to come out strong as
the gallant and plucky" defender of
Republican principles. Thus he played
it fine on Ben Hill, before the Cincin-
natl Convention, calculating, without
doubt, on it's effect upon his aspirations
for the Presidency.
The latest manifestation of Mr..
Blaines faculty for stirring up the ami
mails was last Monday upon the floor of
the Senate, on the occasion of the pre-
sentation of the statue of VIM. King,
Names first Governor, to be placed in
the National Gallery. Mr.. Blaine en-
braced this opportunity to make an un-
dignifed and uncalled for assault upon
the record of Massachusetts, during the
war of 1912, denouncing her attitude to-
ward the government as "unpatriotic, it
not reasonable" This, of course,
brought the Massachusetts Senator'S to
the defense of their State, and a sharp
controversy ensued, in which sarcastic
thrusts were exchanged by the parties.
There was no plausible excuse for Mr..
Blaine Juggling in the Massachusetts rec
ord of 60 years ago, and it was very evil
dent that he cared less for what Massa-
chusetts did in 1872 than for the action
of her delegates in the Republican Ma
tional Convention in 1876. He was sim
ply improving an opportunity to crafty
a personal grudge against Massachu-
sets Republicans because they could
not see the propriety of nominating him
for the Presidency, and in so doing am
ply justified their judgment. His dem
onstration is universally condemned as
in bad taste and uncalled for, yet it is
entirely characteristic.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-25

IT is reported that Davenport cler
gyman has inaugurated the practice of
preaching five minutes sermon to the
children of the Sabbath School, and that
these sermons are not only very popular
with the little folks, but that the elders
of the congregation insist upon a similar
service for them. It is their brevity,
probably, that constitutes their attract
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-25
The Savannah Duel.
N, Y, Tribune.


The recent duel near Savannah was
nothing, if not high toned. After the
preliminares had been settled and the
positions of the belligerant brothers-in-
law marked out, final effort was made
to effect a reconciliation, but Gentle
man Harley remarked with dignity that
he had cursed Gentleman Fishburne as
a blank blank coward in South Carolina,
and had come to Georgia either to
prove him blank, blank coward, or to
leave his bones on the soil Gentle
men, are YOU ready?' asked Fishburne's
friend. The antagonists. cool and col
lected as the ghost of the chivialry of
the last century, said they were ready.
Fishburne's friend stopped halfway be-
tween the two and said: Gentleman,
take warning. am about to give the
word, and before doing so will repeat it.
1t is. Fire! One, two, three. Stop or
halt You are to fire between the
words fire and three" He then step
ped back and repeated the words slowly,
and between the words zone" and ''two,s
Gentleman Fishburne fired Gentle
man Harley staggered, firing his pistol
at the same instant, and falling to the
ground MORALLY wounded 1t was sci
entifc, old -fashioned and inexpressibly
neat. Well may the honorable Senator
from Georgia exclaim: ''Thc chivalry
of the past still livesr
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-25

THE Iowa Legislature convened on
Tuesday, as per adjournment, but a
few of the members being in attendance
The first thing in order was the import
ant business of electing United States
Senator The vote stood, in the Senate,
for W. B. Allison Rep.) %; D. F. Mill
er Dem) II. In the House, Allison
81, Miller %, and E. n. Gates Green
back 3. Before the ballot in the Sen
ate, Mr.. Ham, the Democratic Senator
from Dubuque, in the course of a
speech of some length paid high COM
plement to the personal worth and high
character of Mr.. Allison. Mr.. Ham S
remarks were alike creditable to him, as
a fair minded political opponent, and to
Mr. Allison, who has thus won the con-
fidence and respect of his townsmen,
without regard to party.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-25
HIGHWAY NOTICE.
OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR,
Independence, Iowa, Jan q, 1873.

OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR,
independence, Iowa, Jan "a, 1873.
To all W1iOnl it may Concern
The Commissioner appointed to vacate and
relocate portion of the highway commencing
at southwest corner of section :, Fairbank
Township, in Buchanan county, running thence
to the north line of section 10, township SO,
range 10, has reported in favor of vacation
and the following relocation: Commencing at
q point in section nineteen5 chains north. 43 de-
grees, 30 minutes west of a point Is chains
north of the northeast corner of section 30,
straight line Is chains and 80 links; thence
south bearing east IS degrees Is minutes, IA
chains; thence south bearing east 3Os degrees,
6la chains to the north line of section g. town.
ship 80. range 10
All objections thereto or claims for damages
must be filed in the Auditors office on or be-
fore noon of the 10Th day of March, A. D. 1878,
or such highway will be relocated without ref
crence thereto.
27-w4 GEO. T. WARNE, Co. Auditor
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-25
Look Out for the Train.

The United States Supreme Court
has just settled an important point in
deciding the case of the Chicago, Rock
Island 4 Pacific Railroad VS. Houston.
error to the Circuit Court of the west
ern district of Missouri. In this case it
is held by the court that neglect of the
engineer of IA locomotive of a railroad
to sound its whistle or ring it's bell on
approaching a street crossing does not
relieve party from the necessity of
taking ordinary precautions for his safe
ty. He is bound to use his senses to
listen and to look before attempting to
cross a track, in order to avoid any pos
sible accident from an approaching
train. If he omits to use them and
walks thoughtlessly upon the track, he
is guilty of culpable negligence, and if
he receives any injury he so far contrib
utes to it as to deprive him of any right
to complain If, using them, he sees a
q train coming, and undertakes to cross
the track, instead of waiting for the
train to pass, and is injured, the conse-
quences of his mistake and tcmerity
cannot be cast upon the railway COM
pany. If he chooses, in such position,
to take the risk he must bear the poss-
IDLE consequence of failure.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-25

The Inter- Ocean, abiding to the re-
cent dinner in Boston in honor of the
presence of ex-Secretary Bristow, init
mates that it was gotten up to bring
Mr.. Bristow forward as Presidential
candidate in $780, Remarking that it is
not always the early bird that catches
the worm, it says that thus far General
Bristow is the only man brought to the
front by the Republicans. For paper
that has been ringing the changes on
Grant in $780, that is tolerably
cheeky, but the 10. has genius for
inconsistency.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-25

THE New York Herald thinks that if
Mr.. Tilden subordinates his personal
grievances to the public tranquility, he
may be elected in. 1880. That is just
what Tilden will not probably do. He
has no real grievance, but he thinks he
has, and by continual brooding, it has
become monomania that he is incapa-
BILE of throwing off Instead Of any
party accepting him as candidate in
1880, he is destined before that time to
acquire the distinction of being the
monumental bore of the century, and
to disgust every former friend by his
uuerulous senility.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-25

r.. G. Dun g. Co., Mercantile Agents
have issued their annual circular of
business statlsticssfor the year 1877,
showing the general condition of trade
throughout the country. The statistics
for Iowa are given as followr: No. of
Traders, 22,729; National bank circula-
ton, $4,299, 1873; No. of failures in 1877
was $50, with liabilities to the amount
of $2,6O4, 100. This is al less failures
than in '76, and less liabilities by 81, 3O5,-
0O0
The failures in the United States for
the year 1877 are 1872 in number, being
22O less than for 1876, in which year
there were 1902. The total liabilities
for 1877 are stated at $19O,669,O 900 as
against $19l, 117000 in 1876, or barely
half million of dollars less For the
three quarters ending with September
last, the number of failures had lessen
ed by 495, with decline in liabilities of
1890, 900, as compared with a similar
period ip 1876, but the casualties of the
last quarter have been so numerous and
important that the ratio OF improve
ment for the first nine months has not
been sustained.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-25
HIGHWAY NOTICE.
OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR,

OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR,
Independence, Iowa, Jan. 81, 1878.
To oil Whom ii mag Concern:
The Commissioners appointed to establish a
highway, commencing at the south quarter
part OF section 36, Washington township, in
Buchanan county, running thence northwartl
across section 81, to the center of section %,
have reported, recommending that the road
travelled for the past twenty years be declared
four rods in width from the second correction
line to the center of section %, township 50.
ranges.
Final hearing in the matter will take place
before the Board of Supervisors at O'Clock
p NJ, of Tuesday April 3D. A. d. 1873, on or
before which hour all claims for damages and
objections thereto must be presented or such
highway will be established without reference
thereto
2I-wt GEO. Il. WARNE. Co Auditor
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-25

A REMARKABLE case of lapse of
memory is reported from Clayton coun-
ty. A Norwegian girl in Mendon town
ship, became insane in consequence of
reports against her character by re-
iected sutton, and was brought to the
Insane Hospital at this city. When
she became sufficiently recovered to be
discharged she was taken home and
since that time has lost all recollection Of
her native tongue, being entirely unable
to speak or write it, though she talks
English fuently.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-25
LEGAL.
Notice OF Proving Will.

STATE OF IOWA, In Circuit Court, Feb
Buchanan County. ruary Term, 1873.
To al Whom Il man Concern:
You are hereby notified that an instrument
in writing, purporting to be the last Will and
Testament of George Adds, deceased, late of
Fairbank township, Buchanan county. Iowa,
was opened and read in open Court on the 10th
day of December. 1877, and Monday, the 18th
day of February, 1878. was fixed by the Court
for proving and admitting the same to probate.
Witness my hand and the seal of the Circuit
IT,. ST. Court in and for said county, this 10th
day of December. 1877.
ID. l.. SMITH,
25-w.} Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-25

THE friends of Senator Dennis, Of
Maryland, think that his recent defeat
for reelection was caused by his suffer
ing himself to be wheedled into the sup
port of Conkling in the matter of the
New York custom house nominations
Stnnid Dennis.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-25
Notice Of Proving Will.

STATE OF IOWA. In Circuit Court, Feb
Buchanan County. rllary Term, 1873.
To all VyhOm Il may Concern:
You are hereby notified that an instrument
in writing, purporting to be the last Will and
Testament of Joseph Cherry, deceased, late of
Liberty township, Buchanan county, Iowa, was
opened and read in open Court on the 18th day
OF December, 1877, and Monday. the 18th day of
February, 1878, was fixed by the Court for
proving and admitting the same to probate.
Witness my hand and the seal of the Circuit
IT,. 81 Court in and for said county, this 18th
day of December. 1877.
u. l.. SMITH,
25-w3 Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-25

The blue ribbon" movement in Iowa,
and that of the red ribbon in Illinois, is
increasingly gaining in favor with the
people. The accounts coming to us of
the numerous public meetings held un-
der the auspices of these respective
agencies for the advancement of the
temperance reform are in the highest
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-25

\ CABLE telegram says: A dispatch
from Van announces that the Russians
have arrived near Musch." If that is
so, the Muscovites are in for the squar.
est meal of the campaign.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-25

When you are depressed by the gaunt,
sickly feeling Of disordered system,
which needs to be cleansed and stimu-
lated into healthy action, take dose or
two or Ayers Pills and see how quick
you can be restored for shilling.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-25

THE estate of the late Horace Greedy
has been finally settled. Among the as
sets were found $4,000 in worthless
notes, sad reminder of Mr. Greeley s
lack of business sagacity, and unsophis-
ticated nature.