, 1871-04-13
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subject Of betting, relating particularly to
tn" late contest in the District Court for
money bet on the result Of the late elec>
tion in this Territory. Our readers have
all been made familiar with the circum.
stances Of this bet through the columns Of
this and other papers. Our correspondent
q. T., comments on the matter, and, al.
though we slightly disagree with him in
somc respec is, we give place for his ideas.
Our columns are always opeu to the dis
cussion of matters Of general interest,
whether our views are suited or not; we
like 10 see it. Aiter stating the bet in
question. 2. z. goes on:
1--WE are glad that a suit has been
brought in our Territory 10 recover gam
bling money-a good result will spring
from 1t. We are not conversant with the
gamblers code Of honor that il has much
slatitnde on this coast is quite certain. The
poker player bets on four aces and draws
the pot to his pile with grin-no ques-
tion asked. All gocd persons agree in the
crime o: card gambling but the result Of
card gamb ing on communities at large is
not as great as gambling on elections.
The original trainers of our Constitution
and Jaws intended to keep clean and pure.
our ballot box.
But if gambling is allowed on the
result of au election no one can calculate
the amount Of fraud an corruption that
will BE- pIacricrd. The element on this
coast appears 10 encourage gambling. The
little boy that comes home with his pocket
full of marbles, which be has won at
game nf ke-ps, is praised by his mother
for his smartncss-not seeing that she is
cultivating habit in her little son which
may be his ruin. All gambling from the
boys marble game of keeps down 20
church rafting or gambling is, in our opin-
ion, wrong, and we hope that the law
making powers viii put heavy penalties
upon all gambling, and that the same will
be put in execution"
STALL FED BEEvEs-Stall-fcedng bullocks for
beeves is something that has not been generally
adopted in this Territory. and heretofore, in the
spring we have had to cat beef innocent Of fat and
! g.
| beefs desirable. We are pleased tochrOncle that
poor beef at this time OF the year. in this place at
least, has become thing OF the past. The Gof
Brothers, at Claqaato, put up and feed every win
ter number Of bullocks, and Booth, Foss BOrst
butchers, one ofthe most enterprsing firms in the
Territory, have secured these cattle for this and
| the Seattle market. While commend the en-
terprise Of our marketmen in his matter, must
alsn a share Of praise for the Messrs Gof,
who have taken steps in the right direction, and
| have already become well known to butchers and
their animalS hriuU ready sale n advanced ng
| Every farmer in the country could put up two or
three animals each winter, and in the spring the ad
vsnced price ofthe same would well repay them for
their trouble.
The schooner Greyhound, Capt. Wheel
sr, arrived here on Tuesday morning via
Victoria, IL days from San Francisco.
She landrd 25 packages of freight for
Hastings & Bro. and 90 packages we're
tai en- on board tie AliAr for merchants
M the Sound. The srhn"ner lau6rd abunt
200 toms Of fright at Victoria She will
load with coal at Bellingham Bay for San
Francisco.
MILITARY REsERvATIoNs.--The is
lands situtted in San Francisco Bay,
known as the Brothers. the Sisters, Red
Rock, Marin Islands, respectively, are Ir-
srrv,d for military purposes bv late or>
der of the Uuited Safes Government.
Goat Island was taken posIrssion Of some
time since.
TIE GESMAN EMPiRE.-Thr new Ger
man Empire is to have a population of
SO, S,5O9 .663, exclusive of Alsace and Lor>
rainr, which will give it 1.63S,146 more
ora total Of 4O,l4S,2O9. This Is the
1argts' population of any State OF Europe,
excep Russia. The figures of various
Sta e. are as f.llws: Euopran Russia,
9,377. 800; Ge nan Empire {wiih A
a ,d L.). 4O.l47 500; France with A.
d L.), 36.429 54S; Ars RIA Hungary
r.mpre. 35.943 .592; Goa Britain aud
Irel nd, sc, ,S3y2lO; Italy and Rome, &C.,
$40 900.
Mar: Taylor will show at Port Discov-
cry tomorruw and Saturday evenings, at
Coupeville on Monday and Tuesday even
Jugs. at Utsal,dy "n Wednesday evening
and on Friday evening 4 wees fom to-
NOR ow, al this place.
The site. for a mill al the head Of this
bay, comprising SOM 1900 acres of very
d"sira lie land has been sold. Capt. NJ.
Blinn was the purch 'ser, it is SAID, for
Other y r es.
A AcorpH eIr le t." from he officers
oil the American station On San Juan L.
'and, To Maj, Tayl"r, is unavoidsbly
| O itteJ ftun, this i,su f,r wan, of room.