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hungry institutions n he process of es-
tablishing the justice and propriety of
his claim, that his pockets and purse
become sadly collapsed before he gets
through with all the preliminary re-
quirements and the final proving up. !"
he feels like a goose just out of the
hands OF penurious picker. Our "gen-
tlemen of the bar" up here in the noun
tain towns had waxed exceedingly thin
and lank previous to the beginning of
the presumption business with q very
significant shine on the caudal part of
their trouserloons, but since. they make
a vastly improved appearance, having
replenished their wardrobes and satis-
fed their stomachs through the aid of
fees from their clients, the agricultural
and mining pre-emptors, Their hair is
now parted in the middle, they smell
loud of pomatum and Florida water,
wear new clean suits of store clothes.
and ]or-a-mighty. how slick they do
look! Such is what pre-emption is do
ing for us down this way-picking the
pockets of the producing classes and
giving the proceeds to the opposite or
non-producing portion of the popula-
tion. What has become of the Free
Sile" party of years asone? Guess they
are not around now.
Speaking of party. Mr.. Editor, makes
me think Of the white-coated philoso-
pher Of the New York Tribune for Pres
ldent by one of the Presidential parties
in the pending campaign. What do you
think of the nomination of Horace? 1t
strikes me as being bad move under
all the circumstances. The party that
nominated him cannot elect him or any
other man without help. Who is going
to help them elect Mr. Greedy? Will the
Democrats go to his support? l opinA
not. He has been against them too long
to expect any support from their side of
the house. AS Presidential matters now
appear, we are III fair way to have four
candidates in the field at the next cleo
ton, and right glarious old time there
will be of it. Well have our part of the
fun among the rest. Let the nomina-
tons go on. the professions form. the
orators crate, and the dust fly; therell
be sport in all this. and if we cannot
congratulate ourselves on the final re-
suit. We'll "take cup O. kindness yet
for the days of Aal Lang Sine" You
of the Territories can only toot your
fish-horns and blow your bugle blasts
ON the Presidential question, but we al
Intent to vote down this way.
Yours for the right.
SLUICE FORK.
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As he reached the foot OF tl, e,.f,ss II.
his hasty retreat. he was accosted by
another person who made himself
known:
"Can you tell me where l can 6nd
the sneaking rascal who has charge of
this villainous sh et?" producing the
last number of freedoms Echo, and the
Battle-Axe of Liberty.
"Yes," replied the editor. he is up.
in his Office now, readiug. with his back
to the door,
"Thank you," said the stranger, as.
be bounced up stairs.
"1've got you, have L" he calculated
as he made grasp at his brother in
| iniquity; and they came crashing to the
floor together.
As the combattants, notwithstanding
the similarity of their vocations, hap
pelaed to be unacguaiuteG: with each
other, lively fight ensued First one
was at the top, and then the other ;;
blow followed blow. kick followed kick,
oath followed oa;h until bruised. ex-
hausted and bloody, with face and
features resembling deaf Burke, after q
two hours pusilistie encounter there
was, by mutual consent, ii ces atie of
Lostilities. AS the conlbattan,s sat OH
the floor contemplating each other, tho
first conner found breath to ask:
"Who are your? What did you attack,
me for?"
"You abused me in your paper, you,
scoEndrel"
Me! I'm not the editor; came
here to fog him myself -
Mutual explanations and apologies
epsued, and the two mistaken gentlemen
retired to bind up their wounds. AS tho
story comes to US, the distinguished in
dividual whose vocation it was to ell
tighten the world, by the aid of that.
great engine, the public press, escaped
scot free.
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California Correspondence.

COLUMBIA, Cal. May IL, 1872.
Editor Dispatch: The quakes are grow
ing sma,l by degrees and beautifully less
there is still, however, an occasional
spasmodic quivering Of this mundane
sphere, about in spots, showing that the
ouake disorder still exists in its physical
constitution, and many believe that the
worst of it's consequences have not yet
been realized on the surface IN this par
ticular section. These hang-on quakes
since the Transportation of the awful bus
ter on the 26th of Ma oh, are held to be
indicative of still more terrible explo-
sion and consequent quake in the near
future. Those who think thus aver that
tremendous evacuation OF accumulated
tronhlons matter from the stomach and
owels of this planet is actually indis-
pensable as a means of relief from Its
present ague fits. In the human physl-
cal organism such an operation usually
works relief to the patient, and 1t may
he that the great common mother OF all
physical and mortal beings requires the
same treatment. But at all events. OLD
mother Earth must be her own physl-
clan, the sole judge Of her own disorders
and the necessary remedies, for we, her
little insignificant offspring, can do no
thing for her relief. She will have -to
wiggle, wriggle. quake. shake and bust
for all we are able to do to cure her In
t. rpal disorders. She is decidedly toe
big to be at all effected by any medica
effort we are able to make. But she ha'
an apothecary shop of her own. Let e
: rip.
| Since the survey of the land herea
: bouts by the U S. Government, and tn
| pre-emption of it for agricultural am
mining purposes has been going on,
whole cheap" of trouble has ensued
To prove the mineral or non-mlnera
quality of the land, is where the Who'll
+ trouble comes in. Some "hefty" sweal
. ing and rank rascality have character
lied the proceedings in many cases
y Under the operations of the law PROVE
> ing for the pre-emption of the land
above, it costs, in many cases, MOI
/ than the land is worth to get throug
. the preliminary troubles, besides th
price asked for it by the Government
, The law referred to is complete pie
nocket affair-an ill-devised and.
d able concoction. It runs the ,no a,.
10 tor through so many gree ,dv hands a
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FIogeing an Editor.

Some years ago. populous town, To-
Gated in the interior Of Mississippi, who
amused themselves at times, when they
could find nothing. else to pluck, by
preying on each other A new import
otion of these sporting gentry excited
some alarm among the inhabitants lest
they should be overrun. They deter
mined, therefore, upon their expulsion.
A poor country editor, who was expect
ed. by virtue of his vocation, to take
upon himself all the responsibility from
which others might choose to shrink,
was peremptorily called upon by his
patrons-those WHO paid him two dol
lars year for his paper, and therefore
presumed that they owned him, soul and
body-to make an effort towards exter-
minating the enemy. The unfortunate
editor, like most editors, being gifted
with about as much money rs brains
skull and purse both empty-said at
once that he would indite "crusher"
One that would drive the obnoxious
vermin into some hospitable region.
And when his pepper appeared, it was a
crusher, sure enough. In the course OF
his observations he gave the initials OF
some of the fraternity, whom he advised
to leave US speedily as possible, if they
had the slightest desire to save their ba-
con. The next morning, while the
scribe was comfortably seated IN his OF
| fee, listlessly fumbhng over mea9el
parcel of exchanges, he heard footsteps
on the stairs, and soon the individual
having accomplished the ascent made
his appearance. His first salutatio'
!. was rather abrupt;
"Where's the editor of this dirty, ly'
, ing paper?
Now, aside from the rndeness OF hi
opening interrogatory, there were othe
, considerations that induced the edlto
| to believe that there was trouble on foot
5 The parsonage who addressed bim Dor
r a cow-hide in his hand, and moreover
seemed to be exceedingly enraged. 1hl
: was not all; he recognized in him di'
@ tinauished leader of the sporting frate1
nifty, with whose cognomen he had tai
a en- very irreverent liberties. 1t wa
!. without the slightest hesitation, ther'
Il fore, that be replied to the introductor
g query:
= 81 don't know"
r "Do you belong to tho concerns"
J. "No, indeed; but presume the edi
l. or will soon be i'm
IS "Well, said the visitor, 81 will VIZ
e for him." and s-..1ting tho action to
h word, he somposedly took cna
,e picked up a paper and commene
" ,sding. e:.,.o,
+ i "1f I meet him." said tie fr'ghtel
". knight Of the scissors ~ VII, 's .sl1 -
-. here is gentleman who wishes 70
nd him
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Tho last California earthquake naa
Tho effect of suddenly curing serefaI
lame begsars in San Francisco
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people and Gods blessing, is to reform
and purify the Government.
LYMAN TRUMBULI,

WASHINGTON, Friday, May 3, 1872.
To Horace Greeley: I warmly vel
come your nomination. and predict your
election. R. E. FENToN.
, 1872-05-30
9olititat
Politics in Washington.

From the Chicago Tribune of May 10
we copy the following correspondence
WASHINGTON, May 9.-The coming
Democratic and Republican National
Conventions at Baltimore and Philadel-
phia continue to be the fruitful source
of speculation in the political CIRCLES
Hon. James Brooks, of New Yord, whose
active participation in politics for thirty
years has given him National reputa-
ton, in conversation to-day stated it to
be his opinion that Greely will receive
three-fourths CT the votes in the Demo-
critic National Convention. He says
he will receive three -fourths Of the New
England delegates, all the New York,
the greater part of New Jersey and
Pennsylvania, several delegates from
Ohio and Indiana, nearly all of Illinois
and Michigan, part of Wisconsin, Min
nesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Oregon, Cali
fornia, and all the South except parts of
Georgia. He expects the ratification of
Greeley will be warmly opposed by del
egates from Ohio, Indiana and Georgia,
and the opposition is to come from gen.
tlemen whose views are generally ex-
treme. There may be, he thinks rup-
ture in the Convention, but its ultimate
effect will be only to strengthen Greeley
among Republicans. 1t is noticeable
fact that the large majority of those
Democratic Senators and Representa-
tlves here who do not like Greeley, nev-
ertheless state that they will abide by
the action of the National Convention.
Ralph Waldo Hutchins writes here to
John D. Defrees that the most influen-
tial and sagacious Democrats in New
York approve the Cincinnati nomination
and will support it, In this same con
nection, General Slocum, of New York,
at present Representative from that
State, having telegraphed to a leading
member of the Legislature at Albany as
to how the Democratic members were
affected towards Greeley, received re-
ply to-day that there is not single
member of that body but is favorable to
ratify Greeley at Baltimore.
AS to the Philadelphia Convention,
Administration men seem to have achiev-
ed the philosophical conclusion that
they will support the nominee of Phila-
deiphia even if it should not be Grant
The candidacy of the latter, and unqual-
flied support thereof, are no longer the
absolute condition of Republicanism.
The Baltimore american Office holding
organ, edited and owned by office-hold-
ers, this morning published an editorial
which has attracted universal attention
here. 1t opens with the declaration that
the first duty of the Philadelphia Con
vention will be to reunite the Repubi-
can party 1t admits that if the Demo-
Gratis ratify Greeley he will be elected
1t then proceeds to warn the Convention
that it must SO act tha. Greeley will not
be able to entice any votes from the Re
publican party. This article is constru-
ed here as foreshadowing the abandon
ment of Grant, and the nomination of
some Republican against whom there
can be raised no Republican cayil.
, 1872-05-30
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MAILS.

The Seattlc MaiIs arrive and depart as fol
lows:
Oregon, California and Atlantic States, ria
Olympia Tacoma and Steilaeoom Arrive Mon
days aa1 Thursdays, 6 o'eio k, 4. NJ. Depart
Tuesdays and Fridays. 10 P. ". Close P. NJ.
Victoria ria Ports Madison. Gamble, Ludlow
and Townsend, Tuesdays and Fridays, 10 p NJ
Depart Mondays, Is A. NJ; Thursdays, ) l.
NJ. Close A. NJ and 9 P. ".
Whatcom rir Mukelteo. snohoniish, Tulalip,
Coupevillc, Coyeland, Utsalady, Laconner. Fl
d., % and Sanlish Arrive, Wednesdays, p. NJ.
Depart, Mondays. A. NJ. Close 30 A. NJ.
Franklin ria White River and Slaughter
Arrives, Wednesdays, 7 P. NJ. Departs, Tues
davs, A. NJ Closes 80, A. NJ.
Snoqualnie. ria. Black River and Squak Ar
rive., Wednesdays, s p. NJ. Departs, Tuesdays,
An Closes 80 4. ".
Port Orchard rid. Port Blakely: Arrives.
Tuesdays II A. N. Departs, Mondays, IL A. NJ
Closes 10 Is.
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Terms OF Courts.
KING COUNTY.

SUPREME COURT.
"a Monday in January.
DISTRICT COURTS.
sz4gTLE-1st Monday in February and Au-
gust.
PeRr TowssRSD-ith Monday in February
aa;i November.
SfE1LAeoox-3d Cd Monday in January and July
GLYurIA-3d Monday in March. and I'd Mon
day i'll November.
yAScoUvEK-2d Monday in April and Sd Mon
dsY il October.
WALLA wAILA-2d Monday in May and 4th
Monday in September.
OYsTEgvIILE-2d Monday in July.
YAKIMA CIrT-tth Monday i'll October.
FonT CoLvrLLE-2d Monday in June.
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A Victim of CircumstantiaI
Evidence.

Five years ago Ira F. Holland, young
and energetic man, settled down in the
county of Calhoun, Michigan, near the
city of Marshall and applied himself to
farming. Young Holland was indus
trious and economical and seemed Oh
the fair road to competence. if not
wealth. 1t was tn habit of Ira to visit
Bingley, sho resided in the city of Mar
shall, and who vas one of its ealthicst
residents, and to deposit with ain, ALI
his surplus money. In this manner,
after couple of years, young Holland
had accumulated some $4,000, which
amount remained in the hands of Bing--
/ ley.
During the visits Holland paid to tho
house Of Bingley he met the daughter
of the latter, young and very beauti-
full girl, who was most favorably i'm
pressed with his manly bearing. Young
Holland fell deeply in love with tho fair
Alice almost at the first meeting With
every subsequent meeting his passions
increased, and, after about three months
acquaintance. he received the assurance
from the maiden's lips that his passions
were returned. But his hopes wero
doomed to terrible disappointment
The young couple returned from de-
lishtful ramble ono day. AS they en-
tered the house of Miss Bingley they
were met by the father, who was in
high state of excitement. He ordered
young Holland from the house, placing
in his hands the amount of money left
with HIM and sternly forbade further !:
intercourse with the family.
On the following day Holland was ar.
rested on the charge of demonstrating,
and the trial elected sufficient proof to
sentence him to the State Penitentiary.
It appeared that valuable span OF
horses had been stolen from the barn OF
Bingley, and had been sold in the city
of Grand Rapids by man who answer
ed exactly to the appearance Of young
Holland, who had been absent from
home. as he stated it, but which, of
course, was not credited by the court.
S In consideration of his excellent char
!, acter before the crime, tho court was
e leniept, and returned sentence Of three
Il years imprisonment.
Holland was hastensd away to PRISON.
: amid his protestations of innocence, and
without an opportunity OF speaking
s word to his betrothed. YEARLY dragged
n on the months to the convict, but at last
'r his term of sentence EXPIRED and he
t. issued from the prison doors bowed
e down and broken hearted man, his hair
i. wld.enea before its time by the great
is mental anguish he had endured. He
s. cnue te. Cleveland, and there met Alice
r Bins}ey, She had become an orphan
K during the nnprisonment of her lover
IS ord tired Of the scenes amid which She
e. had suffered SO much, removed to oisSs'
ry ,and and WIS living with her mother :
s;.ter She hal adherex with all q wo
mans devotedness to the memory O.
her convict lover, and bad never deeme'
it. him guilty of the crime charged to nm
The long separated couple were mar
ait ried, and Immediately took their way /"
ais K.nsas. intending to commence lie 10
lir. Gather in that section. They stopped
ed Marion day or two ago, and from shei
90 have obtained the above recital
~, The last California earthquake %
COO the effect of suddenly curins seSe,
,,nc ,,aorors IN fan Francisco,
, 1872-05-30

From .ne New York Tribune of May
7th we copy the following:
EpGEwooD, Saturday, May 1, 1872.
My Dear Mr. Greeley: congratulate
you most cordially upon your nomina
ton by the Cincinnati Convention. The
country has recognized emphatically
your worthiness end ability and public
services, and 1 am personally gratified
that the choice of the Convention fell up
and with whom l am in such thorough
agreement upon the great questions o.
Amnesty and Currency, Cordially YOU
friend. 5. +. CHASE.
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Of Two Evils Choose the Least

ST. LOUIS, May 5.-The West,iche
Post, the organ of Senator Schurze, an
nounces to-day its support of the Gree
ley and Brown ticket in the following
words:
After the anxious surprise that was
felt here with regard to the Cincinnati
Convention, it is by no means surplis-
ing that the result is not entirely salts
factory to many persons. 1t is true that
Greeley is known throughout the land
as an honest and well-meaning man, and
Germans must especially appreciate the
really noble position which his Tribune
assumed in contrast with all the other
English papers during the French and
German war but these very same Ger
mans cannot help. after all, being alien
| ated to some extent by some of his no.
tions, which must be admitted to be not
altogether liberal, and putting the ques-
ton whether a more popular head
might not have been given to the Re-
form movement which certainly origin
ated here, justified as this feeling ard
disappointment are, still the Grant par
ty will not profit by them, for when the
people once begin to criticise, they are
not likely to confine their objections to
the candidates of one party. And what
upright patriot is there dissatisfied with
Greeley's nomination, who would so
much as think of Grant. If the Cincin-
natl Convention has not put forward
the best mar. that is surely no reason
for now voting for the worst Frequent
ly i'll life, and, above all. frequently in
American politics, the experience is that
the best is simply not to be had. and
then no other resource remains for, US
but to accept the comparatively better.
s@ The Laurenceville, S. c., Herald
recounts the circumstance, which it
considers amusing" of farmer plow-
ing with saddle on his horse, and the
fence thrown down i'll several places,
ready at moment to cut and run should
the Federal cavalry appear. 1t says
that the arrests now being made are fire.
quently without warrant, that warrants
are issued on mere pretexts--as in one
case on affidavit of a negro who had not
bean in the county for three years, and
was not there at the time of the alleged
violence. Warrants are also changed by
deputy marshals at their will. Over
| five hundred citizens have fled the coun-
ty since the raid began.
, 1872-05-30
McNAUGHT G. LEARY,
SEATTLE, W. T.
Real Estate and Tax Agents.
REAL ESTATE bought and sold.
LOANS negotiated.
CLAIMS collected.
FOR SALE.

LOTS IN CITY OF SEATTLE, i'm
proved and unimproved.
Also, LANDS in King. Kitsap, Sno-
homish and Island Counties.
Tracts at HOLMES HARBOR, CA
MANO ISLAND, MUKILTEO, PORT
TOWNSEND, PORT DISCOVERY,
NISQUALLY, etc. etc.
Also. several Bottom Land FARMS,
under cultivation, on the White, Black,
Cedar, and Duwamish Rivers.
AGENTs-For Remington and Osgood,
New York Z; Benjamin Flint, San Jose
California, etc. etc.
NECNAUGHT & LEARY.
JAMES McNAUGHT,
JOHN LEARY,
Seattle, W. T. Aug %, 1871. 15tf.
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EATEs OF ADVERTISING.

One Square of II Lines, 1st Insertion. -. 81 90
Each subsequent Insertion l 90
Yearly and quarterly advertisements at the
owest rates.
, 1872-05-30
DOS Notice.

DroT1cE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO PARTIES
whose Dog Licenses have expired, an to
those who have never obtained Dog Licenses to
renev and obtain such Licenses from the City
clerk GEO, N. McCONAHA.
o's snr;1 1879. City Clerk.
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PARIS, KY, Monday, May G, 1872.

PARIS, KY, Monday, May6, 1877.
To Horace Greeley: Your nomination
was not expectsl, but is most eccepta-
bic. Yor combine more elements Of
strength than any other man. The
kentucky friends of Henry Clay will
rally to the standard of his lifelong
supporter, and its Democracy to the ear
hest advocate of Universal Amnesty
And. as the nominee is also the unques-
toned advocate of an honest and econ
omical administration of th' Govern
ment, they will lock their shields, and
upon them bear you to the seat of pow
ar. GARRETT DAVIS.
LEXINGTON, Ky, Monday May 6, 1872
To Horace Greeley The friends of Hen
ry Clay remember his old advocate ane
the first man to favor Universal Amnes
ty. The place you wanted Clay to fill
YOU shall fill you self LESLIE CooMBs
CINCINNATI, Friday, May 3, 1872.
To Horace Greeley: lam authorized
by the Hon. Frank Blair, the Hon. Jas
G. Robinson, Col. Morrison of Illinois
and Col. Alvord, Chairman of the 1ndi
, ana Democratic State Committee, to sa
that they heartily indorse Mr.. Greeley
and expres the opinion that the Dem
ocracy of the West will do SO, Proml
= nent Southern Democrats, here, ais
do ~. JOHN D. DEFREEs.
s WASHINGTON, Friday. May 8, 1877
Q To Horace Greeley: Allow me to cor
y gratulate you on being selected to lea
q movement which, by the will Of th
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DUBUQUE, Saturday, May 4, 1872.
TO Horace Greeley Old antagonist,
we will support you. D. A. MAHoNY.
Editor Telegraph.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-02-08
The Curculie Mastered at Lasf

ihe following is one of the most SEN
'l'ls plans of killing tho Curculio that
we have yet seen, even better than the
Earring process in some respects. being
much easier; still that should not be-
omitted. We quote from the Ohio
Farmer. WV
For many years past the Curculio
nas Oeen an almost unconquenable en-
envy of the fruis-grower, and not a few
nave cut down their plumb trees as
c"moerers oftae ground, NOT receiving
any return from them. I have remain.
ing few nice trees, left standip for
ornament and shade. and year fser wear
these trees have bloomed and set full.
but In spite of every effort, until the
present season. not quart of fruit was
received. While the trees are in full
bloom last Spring, my wife determined
to try an experiment. upon one of them.
which she did, and it resulted more
fayorably than could have been expnt-
ed.
Early every morning, while in full
bloom. cornmeal was strewn over the
ground beneath the Branches, and the
whole flock from the poultry-yard a.
once set to work to gather up the parti-
clcs of grain. The ground was daily
Thoroughly scratched over, and meal, in
sects, and everything to the fowls edible
gathered up. Later in the season a brood
OF chicks were cooped beneath the trees
AID tho operation of sowing meal still
continued. The operation was not
omitted for day from the time of the
putting forth of the trees until the plums
were beyond the reaoh of the Iittle
pests.
Now, for the result: This Tree. and
this alone, was loaded with fruit, to the
pertects amazement of all who saw it.
1t was literally covered with fruit. as
perfect as could be desired So heavily
were the limbo laden that props had 10
be used all around. the tree. l really
believe there were more and better
plunns upon this single tres than al in
the township, aud SIN also disposed 70
say. all of the county.
Not plum matured OF, any other tree
on my premises, and all are Of tho same
variety as the one saved.
l would earnestly urge trial Of this
methed BY all who h.ye fruit-trees. Il
will certainly be continued by me, a,
believe |. to be specii, against the raw
ages Of insects