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Owyhee tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1869-1870, 1869-12-30

INxocExTs ABROAD In the trial
Of the Burmester case last week at
Idaho City the fact was brought out
in evidence that two of our worthy
Silver City attorneys at least are like
Caesar would have his wife-abose
suspicion. During the examination
of John HALEY, whom everybody
knows as the very embodiment OF
candor itself, and who is, by the
way, one of best judges of human
character, as well as horse flesh, to
be found on the coast, the following
testimony was elected as part Of
conversation that occurred between
the witness and Mrs. Morford soon
after the arrival of Judge Morforl
and his wife in Boise City.
"said I, if you so to my house
and take plenty of time to think Of
this matter, and make up your mind
that nothing but divorce will do
You, then pick out whatever council
YOU want and try and pick some
married man, there ere plenty Of
good ones Scaniker and Prickeit
are both married but If married
man won't do you, and you must
have a sinole man. for Christ sake
select some old fellow like old Joe
Rosborough or Frank Ganahl, whom
no one would suspect Of having any
improper motive in acting as sonr
counsel in q divorce case.
Mr.. HALEY had given the lady
the very advice she needed, to-wit:
to make Burmester stay away from
her, as his presence would lead 10
scandal however pure her motives
might be, and then to be particular
in the selection Of counsel as above
with reference to public opinioa
but from his subsequent testimony
we may infer that be was moi quite
certain that the public had rightly
estimated the married and elderly
gentlemen named, for we fad him
advising her to select counsel and
let witness-employ and pay
them, for, said be:
"Tbis is pretty serious thing for
YOU to 90 and attempt to employ
counsel to do legal business for you
and have no money to pay them; 1t
places ycu under obligations to them
that gives them an opportunity to
take advantage ofyou at any time.
But this latter advice may have
been intended, and probably was,
to cover the contingency OF her
making choice OF some unmarried
Idaho or Boise City lawyer.
Owyhee tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1869-1870, 1869-12-30
The Most Unique and spicy Vol
une i'm Existence.
The INN0CENTS ABROAD,
or, TIE sKw
PILGRIM s. PROGRESS.


Being some account II tho sicam ship qua
ker City's Pleasure Exeursion TO Europe
and the Holy Land: With Descrip
ti0ns Of Countries, Nntiuns lncc;
dents aud Adventures as
they Appeared 20 the
AU T II o X.
From New York to Palestine. anil Bark
Through fisnce, Spain, Italy Moroecu.
Russia. Turky, Egypt, &c. Ne,
Distance of over Twenty IltDsls
and Niles by laYa and sca.
Owyhee tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1869-1870, 1869-12-30

Ex-sscRETARY of War, Edwin NJ.
Stanton. who was appointed and
confirmed one of the Supreme Judges
oftbe limited States on the goth inst.
died at his residence in Washington
CITY on the gath OF cong estion Of the
heart.
Owyhee tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1869-1870, 1869-12-30
The BuRNrsreR-MoRFoRp CASE.

The Statesman of the 23d contains
the testimony of D. P. Dwight, Jno.
Watkins, Moses Watkins, Simeon
Watkins and L. Lopez on the part
OF the prosecution in the above
cause lately heard before Chief JUS
tics Noggle at Idaho City. The tes-
timony of Dwight is in substance,
that on the morning of the 9TH Of
November, 1869, Judge Morford in
yited him to take walk. They left
Hart's Exchange, Boise City, TO
gether and went up the river about
half mile. No allusion was made
to Burmester DUNG the walk. They
turned to come back and met Messrs.
Scaniker and Burmester, whom
Dwight did not know; they had
passed each other about thirty yards;
Dwight observed nothing TO attract
attention until Burmester called out
:. Judge Morford, what do you mean
by these actionsg /" Morfoid's reply
was, :" mean that you are a id
s-n OF q b-h." Dwight looked at
Burmester when he spoke and saw
him drawing his pistol Mortord's
reply attracted his attention, and
when he looked at him he too was
drawing his pistol. In the confusion
of getting out Of the way, the wit
ness was not certain how many shots
were fired, but thinks Burmester
fred three and Morford two ; Bur-
mester and Morford's first shots were
very close together, thinks Burmes-
ter fred little FIRST. One of Bur
mester's shots took effect in Nor
ford's head. Burmester and Scani-
ker left the road, madeNSa circle
round towards a ditch, and came
into the road a short distance below,
Burmcster protesting that Morford
shot first and Scaniker promising to
send medical aid.
The testimony Of the others who
witnessed the affair from distance
corroborated the above in the main,
and that of Simeon Watkins and Lo-
pez was much more positive as to
Burmester's firing first. John and
Moses Watkins are boys who had
been out on the plain hunting horses,
Simeon, their father, was in his own
door looking for the boys and Lopez
was at a Mexican house near the
scene OF the homicide, and happened
at the moment TO be looking in the
direction of the parties to the affray.
Saturdays Statesman contains ad-
ditional evidence for the prosecution
and it was our purpose to give an
abstract of the testimony of each
witness in this important trial, but
as it is very yoluminous and relates
more to the prior relations of the
parties to each other than to the ae-
| tual killing of Judge Morford, and
as the trial is over and the defend
ant discharged, we have concluded
to follow the matter no further, re-
marking, however, from all the tes-
timony we have seen and all the in
formation we can get from parties
| Intimately acquainted with the par
tleulars of this sad affair that Mrs.
Morford has come out of the diff
Guilty TO which she has necessarily
been a party, after 8 most searching
/ investigation, not blameless or free
| from the charge of indiscretion in
the selection Of confidential adviser
in commencing her suit for divorce,
but with a character for virtue and
integrity as a true wife unsullied
except so far as the notoriety OF such
an occurrence and such prosecu-
Owyhee tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1869-1870, 1869-12-30
By MARK TWAIv.

oyE LARGE AND ExcEEmNGLr H,SDsoms
NoLraB or
Over ESQ tsctavo Pages.
PTU.usely Adorned with 234 Splendid and
appropriate Engrayings Executed bv some
of the Most Noted Artists N the Land Fully
Illustrating The Descriptions given Of Conn
tries Nations INCIDENTS. Adventures, Char
acters, Etc, met with By the Party whose
10 theml Most Remarkable Pilgrimage the
Author in these Pages has Chalaricrisiscally
Recorded SAN. HEfDEI BERGER,
Agent
Silver CRY nor, !, 1859 solf
Owyhee tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1869-1870, 1869-12-30

The Tidal Ware Of deeper souls
Into our inmost being rolls,
And lifts us unawares
Out of all meancr cares.
LonaeEiosC.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-16
TERMS OF THE TRIBTNE.
TIem'21ork Daily GribmorE.
FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1869.

Prince Napoleon it Is probable, win be called to the
head o the French Ministry. The Church bill has re-
appeared in the Commons, the Government accepting
some unimportant amendments OF the Lords and offer
ing half million sterling Instead Of the right TO private en-
dowments New and remarkable orders have been issued
for the enforcement Of neutrality in Cuban affairs
The london Times declares mt the same time in favor
the sale OF Cuba and again says that Gen. Pm approves
It. From Hayu have report Of rebel defeat at
Gonayes and of the favorable reception Of Minister Bias
sett
terrible collision occurred yesterday the Erie Rail-
road between express going at full speed and
freight train crushing and burning to death eight or
ten and wounding several others. Secretary Fish
has addressed a letter TO the French and English
Ministers warning them Of the position OF the Govern
ment concerning the new Cable The President desig
mates the 30h of November the day for holding the
election m Texas. A general army order makes import
ant changes and appointments among infantry officers
The Board Of Health continues to give Jealous aten
ton to apprehcnded dangers from epidemic. man 20
years old is convicted OF killing his mistress the 18th
OF March last The German singing companies return
ing from the Baltimore Sangerost suit has been insti
tuted against the Shakers at NewLebanOn for retaining
child from Staten Island without the consent Of its
parents.
We print on the second page final accounts Of the
Sangerfest, striking article concerning President sar.
mento letter describing Mr. Peabody's latest benefac-
tOn and a variety Of local news and the sixth, a
careful review OF Mr. Polards life Of jefferson Davis.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-16
PACKER.

Asa Packer, a smart Connecticut boy OF old
fashioned Yankee stock, left his native state
when II years old, with some $40 in money ana
clothing of about equal value, and brought up
in Susouehanna County. North Pennsylvania,
where he apprentced himself to learn the
trade of carpenter and joiner, which he fol-
lowed for some years thereafter; marrying In
due season, and buying tract OF wild land,
which he proceeded to clear ana tlil
Az length, he pulled up stakes and
struck for Mauch Chunk, the heart OF the
Lehigh Coal region. whence he ran coal-DOat
to Philadelphia, then started a store, and soon
engaged extensively in buying coal lands.
building railroads, &c, &C., whereby he grew
RAPIDLY and enormously rich. He is now worth
at least Twenty Millions of Dollars, and we
believe he came honestly by them. Though we
do not belong to his thrifty class, we appreciate
them as useful men, and believe the world Is
better for their existence.
And vet we don't like the idea of making o
Governor out of one whose chief distinction is
the ownership of Twenty Millions OF Dollars
Mr. Packer is citizen of respectable abilities
and good character; yet there is no one ac-
auainted with him who can honestly say that,
III the net result OF MS pdSI cAclllOho hdu DNoh
$4,000 instead of $2O,OOOOOO, he would now be
candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania. He
is nominated because of his great wealth, and
with an expectation that he will devote part
of it to greasing the wheels of the Democratic
machine.
This is at once baleful and perilous. Since
we have no aristocracy by blood or patent,
money is rapidly becoming the fountain not
only of social distinction but Of political honor.
Whoever will look intelligently about him will
be surprised to note how many are filling sta
tons to which their wealth alone has elevated
them. Especially sweet on those who, begin
ming penniless, have made their piles, we are
in danger of confoundng wealth with worth,
and fancying that millionaire must of course
be eminently wise and able, when in fact the
talent which rapidly amasses wealth is of n
low order, and often ASSOCIATED from the
higher qualities indispensable in the statesman
or legislator. 1t is high time that keener per-
ceptions had established better standard of
fitness for exalted public trusts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-16

We make no apology for giving space to the
article which leading British paper deyOtes
to the Argentine President, Sarmiento. AS
Minister to this country. Mr. Sarmiento's abili-
ties were not unknown to Americans, but as
President of probleEatiC State he has made
claim to the consideration of the world. The
Southern Republics are not prolific in great, or,
in strict TRUTH commanding men. Of Presidents
Lopez, Balta, Perez, Jminez, and the rest of
an evil or ephemeral line, we know little,
and we are likely to know less, under
the cumulative Obscurity of the general news
from their dominiOns. Mr. Sarmento is quite
another kind of hero. He has never been a
swaggerer in revolutions ne has taught his
people to pronounce only in the sense of the
spelling book of which he is the author. In
fact, of all the leaders of South America he
stands out as decidedly the most useful figure
in a history rather barren of actual benefactOrs.
The pronOuncing republics produce Generals
by thousands and Ministers of State by humid
reds, but seldom one working man who goes
with the locomotive. plants the school-house
and the factory, and brings along the emigTant.
| Mr.. Juarez has credit for much steadfastness,
! but Mr.. SarmientO has been an active and not
a passive refOrmer of his country. We agree
with Tile Spectator that there is something to
admire in the spectacle of a Spanish Ameri-
"can, quiet doctor of laws, standing down
"there at the bottom of the world to see if by
"the mere exercise of intelligence he cannot
"change population of parish owners, Italian
peasants, wild Indians, and men who he says
"must be described by some word between
bandits and prairie savages."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-16
NIB. ROUTWELL ON HIRGLNLA


That the Secretary of the Treasury has, in
Cabinet council and otherwise, taken ground
decidedly against the Walker party in Vir-
ginia and kindred movements in Mississippi
and Texas, we hear in so many ways that we
cannot doubt its accuracy. His precise views
are of course not made public, but we presume
those set forth in our yesterdays Washington
dispatch were substantially a part of them
We propose to reconsider the whole subject in
the light thereby afforded.
Promising that Mr.. Boutwell's disposal of his
official patronage is not an object of concern
with us, and that this article has no relation
thereto we begin by recapitulating the more
important facts.
/. The Conservative" or ex-Rebel party
in Virginia had very respectable State ticket
long since nominated, with Gen. Withers at
its head, and was in fair way to fight mag
nifcent battle and catch a superb thrashing, as
it did two years ago; when
ii. The Radical Republican party held a
State Convention at Petersburg, got into
squabble, nominated fair ticket headed by
Gen. Wells, and adjourned.
III. The dissatisfied minority bOlted and
nominated another personally respectable
ticket, headed by Gilbert c. Walker of
NOrfolk-a Northern man by birth, and
Douglas War Democrat, who had already de-
clared for Universal Amnesty with Impartial
Suffrage The residue of the ticket was un-
questionably Republican.
~. 1t was obvious from the outset that in
an Old-fashiOned party fight, the Walker ticket
must go the wall and the Wells ticket proba-
bly, carry the day.
V. The Conservative party, on q full view
of the situation, resolved to do what any party
must do occasionally if it is to live-suppress
its fools, or send them to the rear. The men
of to-day consulted and refused to play out
game already lost They agitated till they got
together a new Convention, whereby their
State ticket was drawn out of the way, and
the entire Conservative strength concentrated
on the Walker OF boiling Republican ticket,
with an understanding that they would vote
for the New Constitution, but against the pro-
scriptive clauses which Gen. Grant had, ut
their request, submitted to a separate vote.
vi. This movement prevailed, as it was fated
to do from the first. There were at least
Twenty Thousand Republican votes pledged to
Walker, and the Conservative vote added to
this made a sure thing of the result, The
Walker ticket has at least Twenty Thousand
majority; the proscriptive clauses are voted
down by at least Thirty Thousand; and the
Constitution, .thus amended, is adopted by from
One Hundred and Fifty to Two Hundred Thou
sand majority.
VII. There is no Dretense, on the one hand,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-16

to be n-trodden. We dol want to be-
galley-slave We don't want to be forced to
pay money, unless nutato nomine, money is TO
be paid to us. We insist that according to all
the laws of the moral kitchen, that sauce
which in the eternal fitness of things is proper
for the gander is fitting also for the other excel
lent bird. 1t may in time be discovered that
men have something to complain Of-but we
say no more!
Half the wooings and engagements and jilt-
ings of society, the great events of little COM
munties, are of no importance whatever. There
is good deal Of tea-table susurrus, and there
Chloe gets q newt Damon, Strephon new.
neat-handed Phyllis. Very different are those
great disappOintments which shake the whole
moral nature-thOse real experiences, sweet and
bitter, which first open the vistas of Paradise
only to disclose at last the depths of Avernus
which turn, for time, strong men into
women, OF which feed on the damask cheek Of
blighted maidenhoOd. From the elevation Of
tragedy like this, the pother and the pleadings
of the Courts appear as the pigmy battles of
mankind must have seemed to the serene eyes
of the immortal gods
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-16

New and stringent orders for the enforcement
of neutrality, comprehending requistiOn at
needup our Army and Navy, have been issued
by the Government. AT the same time we
have serious intimatOn that Spain wishes to
sell her Island, and verbal proof that the pub
lie of England, speaking through The Times
are willing that it shall be sold. The
argument of The Times is that Spain must by
necessity adopt q freer tariff, and thus
give up the Island to American commerce in
any event whence it is better to make virtue
of necessity and sell the Island at once, thank
full that there is an Island to sell. Spain now
exports a great deal of soured flour in poor
bottoms from Santander to Cuba, simply be-
cause this bad -four is free, and that of the
United States is charged an enormous duty
For the reason that Cuba is by nature more a
commercial province of the United States than
of her present owner, this duty and many
others are exceedingly oppressive. The British,
anxious to possess the trade of Spain, are as
willing, perhaps, that we shall take care OF
Cuba.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-16
TIE BALTLMORE FEAST

The Baltimore Sangerfest is over, and the
singers are coming home. full of the joy and
good humOr of their pleasant festival. We
wish that our sober American brethren would
take example from these jolly Germans in the
way of conducting musical celebrations. If we
give musical festival in New York, what is
it but big concert, where we sOlcmnly pay our
dollars at the door of Stenway Hall, and listen
quietly day after day to long programmes
which, if we only burst say so, we find a good
deal of a bOre9 Boston has her Jubilee, but
even that, with all its popular excitements, is
almost as sOmber as a singing school, and the
freest bursts of enthusiasm bear strange sort
of likeness to the impulses of the camp meeting.
But when the Germans go about q thing of
this kind they do it in right merry earnest
Song and jest go together. The harmony of
sweet sounds accompanies the jovial exercises
of social enjoyment, and their musical gather
ings are festivals of good humor which must
bring mental rest and .refreshment to all who
participate in them.
We Americans don't know how to enjoy our
selves in this fashion, for our lives have been
hard and busy, and we have never felt willing
to spare few days for pure fun. But we
could learn if We tried. The next time our
TeutOnic fellow citizens have q Sangcrlest, We
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-16

Deep and savage are the growls of The
Journal of Commerce over the International
Boat Race. "The business of college stu
" dents" says this ascetic sheet, sis not to
make muscle, but to add to knowledge
as if there were no such thing as doing both
at the same time The Journal evidently be-
longs to the school of those who think no stu
dent to be entitled to the valedictory unless
he has the dyspepsia. We don't think so. and
we even think that The Journals particular
friend, John Calvin, would have been at least
q sweeter tempered man if he had only pos
sessed better digestion. Sydney Smith used
to threaten in hot weather to get out of his
flesh and sit in his bones. 1t is in something
such a condition that The Journal would have
the undergraduates study.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-16
TILE INCOME Tx.
..Ao0 nnrninplY SAYS:

ETDreSS
A"o 49,. ,hiIa IN nublish Income returns at all,
It Is wohou s veil TO print what men pay on their
stocks and Bonds and. II possible "naG my u" ber
ON United States Stocks ana Tor inter-
puslness anu ~ renairs &C There is nothing SO inter-
estin1 70 Mira Grundy as to know an ABOUT ner a
boTs affairs aud on this score, the pupiSneu "a"
very imperfect , -, - A. "a
IF would be very desirable to print the ad-
ditional facts called for by The Express, only
thew are not to be had We have to take sucn
as the Assessors books supply; and they dohC
and won't tell who are the owners OF coupon
bonds. nor in fact of most bonds of other Sorts
The Express is dead wrong on the other
point. Every citizen who pays his taxes non
estly has legitimate interest in like payment
by others. He is wronged and defrauued
when he pays five per cent. Income Tax on MS
entire Income, if Others who have twice OF
thrice his Income pay trihe or nothing at all
But we confess to further interest IN tne
premises. This City is the focus OF a
school of Political Economists who insist on
the excellence of Direct as contrasted with IN
direct or Tariff taxation; and we were GU
rious to know how the Editors, Congressman,
and other functOnaries OF this school pay
direct Taxes when the law exacts them. Can
Won wonder that they squlrmT
We are anxious to correct every error OF
omission in the lists transcribed for us IN tile
several Assessors offices. If you were incor-
rectly published or omitted, please write us at
once, stating in what district you are assessed
and for how much.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-16

Louis Blanc is one Of the few Europeans
who have thought it worth while to say q
word in vindicatiOn of the Mexicans against
the bullying attitude assumed by England with
respect to the question of her representation in
that country. NJ. Blanc argues, as we have
repeatedly argued, that England either had
treaty with the Mexican Government or she
had not. If she had, that treaty was indubit-
ably broken when she recognized the Empire.
1t is simply because England did willfully break
a treaty which the Mexicans made strenuous
efforts to observe that, Mr.. Juarez, relying on
the original right of his almost beggared State,
declared that Mexico still possessed too much
self.respect to treat England, on the same
terms as heretofore without an overture on her
part. There is charge that Mr.. Lerdo de
Teiada, while refusing to enter into relations
with an English representative, did violence to
the seal of the British COnsulate-but this does
not affect the main question. 1t stands con-
fessed that England, to have a certain debt
interest paid, made treaty with Juarez-and
for the same reason broke the treaty with
Juarez and made one with Macmillan. Maxi
milan failed and Juarez succeeded, whence
only one conclusion can be drawn. England
cannot treat with the Republic by means of her
understanding with Macmillan, or her still
older agreement with Juarez, but must propose
new treaty. That is a matter which the
hapless Mexicans are the better able to forego.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-16

The accident yesterday morning on the Erie
Railroad seems one that might and would have
been prevented had the employees OF the COM
pany been under proper discipline and govern
ment The engineer of the freight train ac-
knowledges having been asleep. Possibly he
was not also drunk but it seems incredible
that any man near enough his right senses to
be intrusted with such responsibility could
have started off switch without knowing
whether or not the train he was waiting for
had passed. A man who could do this, drunk
or SOBER is clearly unfit to have charge of
train at all. We trust good material for
Coroner's Jury will be found about Mast Hope.