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, 1873-09-04
Common Council Proceedings

SEATTLE, Aug. %.
Council met pursuant to adjournmen;
and adjourned to Monday. Aug. 25.
Aug. 25.
Council met pursuant to adjournment
Robt, Abrams in the Chair. Present,
Fred. Minick, Marshal; Councilmen, R.
Abrams, John Leary, VIM. Meydenbau-
er, 1. Waddell, j. S. Anderson and Jas
Mckinley.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved.
The bill of J. NJ. Whitwoith, SIS for
surveying, was ordered paid.
Moved and carried that the Road
Committee receive tenders for opening
the streets at the south erd of the city,
according to the plan presented by J.
NJ. Whitworth.
The petition of G. H. Burnett and
others praying for a sidewalk on the
north side Of Marion street, from Sec.
ond to Sixth street, was received and
the Clerk ordered to draw up an ordin-
ance in reference to the same.
Ordinance No. 45, in relation to Dogs,
was read and passed.
, 1873-09-04
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Doc IN THE MANaER.-We learn by .
gentleman from Olympia that the citi-
zens of that place have been again bilked
by the Northern Pacific Railroad mana
gers. Our readers all rscollect that
John w. SPRUCE and Governor Good
win, acting under the authority Of the
Northern Pacific Railroad. entered into
a contract with citizens Of Olympia to
construct branch of said railroad to
that town on or before the year 1875, in
consideration Of q large donation Of
land and town property conveyed to a
trustee, the title to which was to be ac-
quired by said Railroad Company upon
the performance of the contract. No.
tice was subsequently given by Sprauge
and Goodwin that the Directors of the
Road had officially accepted the contract;
the route was surveyed and the depot
was located by the engineers of the
Company. When Rice and Ainsworth
came here to locate the terminus, they
for the first time informed the citizens
of Olympia that the Company had con-
cluded not to fulfill their part OF the
contract, and that they were ready to
relinquish their claim upon the proper
ty donated for that purpose, and at the
next meeting Of tho Board of Directors
a quit claim would be made to those
lands. That has not yet been made.
A few days since the parties who made
these donations determined to convey
them to the Olympia Railroad aud Min
ing Company when the release could
be had from the N. P. Company. Mar
shall Blinn, the Trustee of the lands,
telegraphed to the Railroad officials in
New York asking them to transfer their
rights to the new Company which pro-
posed to construct the road within the
time specified by the terms of the dona-
ton, and received an answer positively
refusing the request. From this it is
evident that the managers do not intend
to build the road, but intend to hold the
land to the limit of their contract for
the purpose of preventing its use for
other public works. This power OBJ
tainsd by fraudulent devices and false
pretenses, is used for the most villain
Gus purposes, and of like character
has been all the dealings of the agents
and manager of that Company with
the people of Puget Sound. Had that
corporation - body to be kicked or a
soul to be damned" every member Of
it would have been subject to the peni-
tentlary for felonious practices.
, 1873-09-04
Ordinance NO. as.
IN RELATION TO DOGS.

IN REL ALTON TO DOGS.
The City of Seattle does ordain rs fol-
lows:
That Ordinance No. be amended to-
read, for the license for each dog or
bitch, SO 90.
That the Clerk shall furnish tag
with the number of the license marked
thereon to the applicant.
That for each dog or bitch destroyed
BY the Marshal in accordance with the
Ordinance, he shall receive so cents.
ROBT. ABRAMS, Mayor pro tern.
EDw. H. Brown, City Clerk.
, 1873-09-04

New LANDLoRD.-E.D D. Tyne, late of
Portland, has taken lease of the Occl>
dental Hotel and entered into possess
ion. 1t is believed by those who know
The new landlord-and that includes al
most everyone of any account-that he
will keep first rate hotel.
, 1873-09-04

WHAT WE Owe TO THE RAIRoAD.-Our
most eatimable friend of the Tribune,
under an eighty dollar subsidy to the
Land Ring. undertakes to show how
much we owe to the Railroad, and how
thankful we should be for the smallest
favors which are reflected on US from
their abundance. 1t is pecullarity Of
those who habitually toady to power or
position, to invest tho instrument or
agent with all the merit of the benefac-
ton of which he is the medium, or al
moner. Tho people of Washington Ter
ritory owe the Railroad Company moth
ing, whatever benefits may have accrued
to them from the Railroad. Ths means
which that company havo expended
here are furnished by the Government
subsidy intended, not as personal favor,
but for the benefit of the whole people
The Railroad Company are but the trus-
tees Of the grant, and are responsible to
the people for the manner in which
they administer the trust. Because we
are benefited by the Government ap-
propriations for surveying, or the sup
port of the Indians in our Territory,
must we close our eyes and mouths to
the facts if those funds are robbed,
squandersd, or misapplied to private
use and corrupt purposes, and be CRATE
full to tho custodians of the funds for
little that is applied to the use intend
ed? The men in the management
of the Northern Pacific Railroad
have never expended dollar of their
own money in the work. There
was not blow struck upon the road
until the money to pay for the same
Was realized frc m the bonds based up
on the Government subsidy.
No Director, stakeholder, or other
person connected with that grand pro-
ject, had right to dollar of that mon
ey but to apply it to the construction of
the road in the best manner for the pub
lie interests and the security of the
bondholders. The Smiths and Spragues
and others of that ilk, who say "we"
when speaking of the railroad Compa-
ny, to whom the Tribune would award
all the credit of whatever public benefits
the Railroad has conferred, never had
an honest dollar invested in the railroad
or anything more to do with forwarding
the project than the camp followers of
an army have in fighting battles. They
are the mere plunderers and spoils gath
erers.
No one makes war upon the railroad,
but every disinterested man feels that
the managers oftbe rail1 DAD have shame
fully betrayed their trust by using the
subsidy of the Government for purposes
of private speculation to the great det-
riment of public interest and jeopardy
to the remedy Of the bo2d-holders.
, 1873-09-04
SETTING ON THEIR DoG.-The special

SETTING ON THEIR DoG.-The special
organ of the Land Ring, at Kalama,
is fair reflex of the morality. decency,
and public spirit of the delectablc organ
ization which gives it sustenance and
vitality. Published under the name of
a woman associated with sexual non.
descript, and edited by worthless Boz
hemian who irregularly vibrates be-
tween the printing-ohice, the gutter and
the county Jail, so faithless as to be driv-
en- from all honest employment, so de-
graded as to be excluded from all decent
association, SO foul in his language as
to repel criticism or controversy, this
leprous creature is the chosen mouth
piece of General Sprague and his asso-
ciates. paid by them to champion their
cause and represent them abroad thro'
the medium Of public print in their
conspiracy against the public interests
and the rights of the people. 1t is only
as the recognized organ of the Ring,
sent abroad under their endorsement,
do we condescend to notice the dirty
thing in order to expose the true charac-
ter Of the NANCY cur who is set upon
the people of this section by carpet
bag combination seeking their subjuga-
ton.
In the course of an article of nearly
three columns, devoted to the defence
of the Land Ring, every argument of
which would apply with equal logical
force to the justification of Cakes Ames
and his associates in the Credit Mobilier,
the vagabond editor has the shameless
effrontery to speak of the editors who
do not approve the action of the Ring,
as that class of hireling inkslingers
now acting as champions of terminal
sore-heads-most or all of whom can be
hired to throw mud" for any one that
doles them bread, and within few
months are more than likely to be
on the sidewalks at Tocoma, ready to
:" eat dirt at the feet of any ring"
master that condescends to employ
themp'
There is not an editor ON Puget Sound,
aside from those under subsidy to the
Land Ring, who does not own his own
printing material, set his own type, and
earn his own living by the legitimate
use of his vocation; not one, with the
foregoing exception. who wears the
collar of any man, clique or ring, or
" eats dirt" for his bread. The above
foul calumny upon the editors who have
the manhood to defend the rights of the
people against the aggressions of pam
pered monopoly, has neither significance
nor consequence as the rawlings of the
drunken mendicant who gave it utter
ance; but we refer to it only as speci.
men of the service bought and paid for
with the money Of bond-holders taken
out of the treasury of the Northern Pa
, 1873-09-04

AFOREMENTIONED G. w. F. Vernon
special agent of the United States Treas.
ury Department., was married in San
Francisco on the 18th inst, to Miss
Sallis Todd, daughter of Alexander
Todd, superintendent of the Castlenook
Fishery, on Steilacoom Bay. The mat
rimonial fever has ragged terribly among
the mature bachelors and widowers Of
this section for the few months past.
Boon, Reed, Stuart, Wingard and Ver-
non have all been elevated by it. Next!
, 1873-09-04

Moved and carried that the bill of the
Clerk of the Court be handed to the FL
nance Committee, to report at the next
meeting.
Moved and carried that the Room
Committee be instructed to purchase u
suitable table and necessary furniture
for the Council room.
On motion adjourned to meet the first
Thursday in September.
E.. H. BROWN, City Clerk.
, 1873-09-04
Ordinance No. 40.
IN RELATION TO SIDEWALKS.

IN RELATION TO SIDEWALKS.
The City of Seattle does ordain as fol
lows:
Sec. l. That the owners of property
on the north sids of Marion street from,
Second to Sixth streets, shall build
good and substantial sidewalk, six feet
wide, with p1anks not less than one inch
and half thick.
Sec. 2. In case any person or persons
shall fail to build such sidewalk within
thirty days after the publication of this
Ordinance, the Street Supervisor is
hereby authorized to build such side
walk. and the expenses incurred in
building the same are to be collected of
the owners of the property as fines and
penalties are recovered in other cases.
ROBT. ABRAMS, Mayor pro tenn.
Epw. III. BROWN. City Clerk.
, 1873-09-04

cific Railroad, to add insult to the man
ifold injuries inflicted upon this people;
the barkings of the NANCY dog whose
sole value is in the collar he wears mars
ed with the same of .. GENERAL john
W sprague." Such is the character of
the sole newspaper organ of the North
-rn Pacific Railroad Land Ring on the
the Pacific coast.
, 1873-09-04

NEEDN'T BRAG.-There is a nice young
man in Chicago who says confdentially
that the Shah needn't brag about his
million-dollar oyefcoat. He does not
remember the price of his last over :
coat, but if the interest is recovered, it
will amount to considerable more than
million before. it is paid for. The
bloated Oriental despot will find that
there are people who can be just as ex-
trayagant as himself.
, 1873-09-04

hAILROAD ESTIMATE.--llo kal0ma
Ring organ is attempting to prove by
figures that tho Seattle and Walla Wal
la Railroad will not pay the interest on
bonds issued for its construction. AS
suming as basis that $4,000 q mile
of bonds are issued at Z per cent, aggre-
eating $2.650, 900 for 22O miles, the
next business it says, sis to transport
100000 bushels of grain from Walla
Walla to Seattle at $40 per ton. This
amount of grain, (omitting fraction of
20 lbs. per ton) counted at 81 bushels
per ton-estimated at 2240 lbs. as ship
ping (or "long s")-equal about
1858 tons, the freight of which lat
$40 tony amounts to $135, 13O, of
this amount 65 per cent. (equal to $751;
834 50)must be deducted for running
expen es, leaving SAT, 296 as fund to
pay interest on $2,65O, 900 of bonded
debt"
This estimate is based upon the sur
plus Of grain in the Walla Walla Valley
from tie crop of this year. Before the
road reaches that valley from Seattle it
has at least 200 miles of productive
country to pass through, and when there
the whole of Eastern Oregon would be
tributary to it. Beside this, the beef
and mutton brought to the Sound from
that section at the present time, is not
less than as much in weight as 10000
bushels of wheat-13, ,513 tons. which
added to the grain would double the es-
innate for freight. By the time the
railroad is completed--if as soon as two
years-both of these products will be
doubled, SO that the freight on these
two articles alone, at $40 ton, would
be $54G, $40. The return freights Of coal,
lumber and merchandise would not be
less than an equal amount. Here we
have on the through business alone,
without counting anything for passen-
gers, l,0SI, ,O4O. Tho passenger business
would not be less than $3.50, 600 year.
And yet in this estimate we have not
got down to the way transportation.
The immediate transportation of coal on
the first tw enty miles of this road would
OF be less than 800 tons day, or a
million tons q year, which at the low
figure of so cents a ton would yield
$500,00 revenue to the road,
We have only given the rough outline;
any intelligent man can fill up the de-
tails. If there is any portion of the
continent unappropriated where rail-
road will pay, it is from Seattle to Wal
la Walla; all the way through country
as rich as any in natural resources, and
jutting upon seaport unsurpassed in
all the requirements for commerce.
, 1873-09-04
G. C. PERKINS

CoNGREGATIoNAL CHURCH.--We are
gratifed in ting authorized to announce
that the Rev. Norman Mcleod has ac-
cepted call to become pastor of the
Congregational Church, in this city,
and will enter upon his charge on Sum
day next, when he will preach at II AM
and 7%P. This is a valuable acqui-
sitiop to this community.
, 1873-09-04
Insurance Notice.

D. +. Wheeler, Esq, has full author-
ity to solicit risks and collect monies
for the State Investment and Insurance
Company.
Q. G.. PERKINS,
Agent for Puget Sound.
Seattle Aug. 26 tn 1873.
, 1873-09-04

DEATH OF GEO. W. CAss, ,SR.--A press
cispatch dated Cleveland, O.. Aug. 9th.
says: "Geo. w. Cass died at Dresden,
Ohio, to-day, in his 6Sth year. Mr..
Cass has been resident of Ohio for 10
years. and was the last of the family of
Major johnson Cass. He was a BROTH
or of Gen. Lewis Cass OF Michigan. and
father Of Gen. Geo. W. Cass of Penn
sylvania," the Presidsn: Of the N. P.
R. r. Cd.1
, 1873-09-04

PANoRAMA.-Reid's great Panorama
of Oregon and Washington Territory
now on exhibition at Olympia, and may
be expected here in few days. 1t is
spoken of in terms of extravagant praise
by the journals Of Portland and Olyn-
pia.
, 1873-09-04
This Olympia Railroad.


was held on the 25th. at which the fol-
lowing propositions were presented:
To GEN. MCKENNY AND OTHERS,
Committee of Citizens of Thurston Co.,
GENTLEMEN: In answer to the propo-
sition of q Committee of Thurston Co.,
we agree as follows:
l. If the transfer of lands is made
to our Company by the N. P. r. R.
Co., it will be satisfactory; if not, all
contracts will be annulled until the
same amount of donations are made
di,ect to US.
2 and 8. If the popular vote of this
county is favorable to issuing of bonds.
we will commence work within 60 days
thereafter, and when Congress legalizes
the donation of county bonds, We will
agree to complete the road on or before
July 80, 1874.
A. We will locate the passenger and
ocal freight depots of Olympia and
Tumwatsr within one-half mile of Main
street, on the line Of our road, at such
a point as the citizens of the respective
towns may designate, but reserve the
right to locate our general freight de-.
pots and wharves.
5. The road will be first-class road
of not less than three feet gdage.
6. We will accept S150, 900 county
bonds bearing 10 per cent. interest on
the completion Of the road. SAID bonds
to be payable in from 10 to 25 years.
and to be delivered to US Immediately
on completion of the road.
F. A. BEE,
E. S. SALAMON,
On behalf of the Olympia Railway and
Mining Company.
After some discussion in the meeting
in which Col. Bee and Gov. Salomon
stated the intention of the Company,
the capitalists proposition was adopted
and the following resolution introduced: {:
Resolved, That an executive commit
tee, consisting Of thirteen, of which
the seven heretofore acting shall be
members, the remainder to be appoint
ed by tho Chairman of this meeting,
be constituted, whose duties shall be to
confer with the Olympia Railway and
Mining Company, the Hon. Board of
County Commissioners of Thurston
county, and to take all other necessary
steps to carry into effect the spirit and
objects embraced in the report just
adopted by this meeting; said executive
committee to report from time to tim g
to adjourned meetings Of the citizens Of
Thurston county to be called by the
Chairman of said executive committee.
Tbs meeting was then adjourned and
the following committee of citizens ap-
pointed: T. I. McKenny, N. Blinn,
S. D. Howe, A. H. Steele, I. G. Ellis,
T. F. McElroy, VIM. H. Avery, W. W.
Miller, E. Evans, 6. Crosby. VIM. Nc
Lane, S. W. Percival.
There will be meeting Of the Com
missioners of Thurston county on Fri
day, Sept. 6, for the purpose of calling
a special election upon the question
whether the county shall vote bonds
in aid of the construction of . railroad
from Tenino to Olympia. This election
will likely be called for about the 23d
of September.
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judicial investigation and expressed the opinion
ss SI o os On S
United had right to sub ect MN 70 an lnvesnga
t9% weSa might rp ne! oaS the
same view with Mr. Rye as the propriey O. sxiehding
Enlargement Were ordered would enable tae prasee1;
tors occupy much OF the briei Surcon M
time Tor romeroys oeiehce' ne
also made some very r
Mr.. TERRY said the Senator from Kansas MI Iomenoy,
might well ask be saved from those friends VINO were
as his denial ia the SENATE The senator Kansas g
CHALLENGED " invesliSatoa that he could not
nS 10 % ne Sss He to s
oversight committed in drawing the resolution onereu 0S
that sP s f Senate
the nyesiisaion and that Il me ATTEMPT was made Il
much Of tSs as we can stand and have concluded
nt let the s bars doWn any stated IN his Petition
that of the witnesses offered members Of the Legs
n as by who opposed
iarging the authority OF the committees.
to show WI how
BROAD AND SWEEPING
II and said that he felt bound to vote to give the com
%se sht be required
Mr. FaKLiscmgYsEs wished have it understood that
no objection had been made by Mr. Pomeroy or his conn
but it had been excluded ~ the committee itself be-
yGnd the scope of the s, RESOLUTION creating ne committee
Resolved. That the committee charged with the nves
directed inquire INTO any Allegations Of bribery or
ruption by said Hon s. Pomeroy n the recent cleo
Mr. SHERMAN, Of Ohio remarked that this was a very
Simpson This resolution authorized an inquiry into
son the s 2T we and
investigation OF bribery and corruption by Mr. fomeroy
Mr. Ferry IS resolution was agreed to.
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ARRIVALS.
REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS AND
HERALD wHITEsTONE TELEGRAPH LINE.

REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS AND
HERALD wHITEsToNE TELEGRAPH LINE.
Steamship Abyssnia (Br), Hams Liverpool Feb g. and
g a T 1a 3 ssp TO
lon 43 o. passed National steamship bound Il 10th, lat
'Ns NJ rn Xspn%S Feb $ with
w %a r." 'fas SsSannah FEB 10
mc CO. e0 Was "
ss sGSr by S Norfolk with mdse and
passengers to ,hc Old Dominion steamship Co ,,, >,
da ss In to p sys &c.
sn nn 9 hsSy ws"eT to Sn 20 VI NE % sans
Ship Protector Nor,, Maron cadz ss days with mdse
tad qn s Ca Tq 70 sn
and wv gales split sails and started cargo been days
ailesard scr MOrck Cardiff = days With rail;
Tsy To TISss heavy
81 Ion 49, hsH Sf weather ns ss E.eras from thence
DIXON. Wish Eel. SayaSe u
Been 10 days north OF atteras with heavy NE and NV
Fowler Was 10 days OF Iattcras, with heavy NE and
Brig Lewis Squire, Baker, Messina Dec l6 with fruit
to Barring Bros a Co; vessel to Lawrence Giles Co
brook for New York and bark John Pearson, for Bos
S So on ' g ssss 81" aa h ca s
from sW NNW was blown aerSss NE Gullhree times;
BRIG blensGe of Liverpool N Cole Dsmsrsr "a, jan
and Sc winds to Feb lat p A. lon 81 90, then took na
port cathead and several sails. Feb sighted
Cape Hatteras; pm took heavy gale from
the north. heavy broke over our decks
ana hed the cabin with wser on the iS,h heavy
heavy which parted the gpes OF the long boat ana
filled the cabin with water and broke the steering gear
had nothing but NE and NV gales up to the 10Th INST
since fine weather
schr Souvenir (of Parrsboro, Ns), Hatfield, 81 ohns
PR 40 days, with sugar Hicks Fabng; vessel 70 Srh
dali Bcroaux Co. Had fine weather to inc ,au.us
Bermuda from thence 10 days with strong Sw anu
gales 18th inst off the Capes OF yirginia SPOKE os
Mary G Mariner from Matanzas FOR New york. LIN,
Schr Saarbruck, Clark. Jacksonvile,,, uays. W.,
vellow nine TO Alison n Clark vessel 70 Taboi 20
Keen days north Of IIatteras with heavy head winds
Feb H. of Barncgat metallic lieboaI phih'eu iehu
color. apparently fast to a sunken wreck. an -, IN.
Schr &c Buckley Buckley. Jacksonvie. - days WIN
hall Co; been Id days north Of uatteras with strong
NE and NV gales. ~, g., 49,. IA
with yellow pine, To master. Had heavy weather, been
0 days north of Hatterasi Feb a. tls miles De Ny VI
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Sandy Hook spoke schr Francis Davis hence for Guada
schr Mary Louisa, Gaskcli, Washington NC. lsdays,
with naval stores TO Mills; been II days north OF Hat
teras with heavy NE and NV gales lost foretopmast
schY sunny South, Derrckson, Wilmington, NC 9days,
with naval stores to Powell was Gays q ah.scs@
spoke bark Cephas starrett from New orleans ior NC"
s q asdiso@ oss HAD heavy
sss ssr ccia sa; soyi Ss'sS Xi;H irsina
Schr Simpson, vai Virginia.
Schr Mason, Gibson, Virginia.
s schr Wiie Irving Kelly Virginia for rarhaven
schr 20 Newcomb Harding Virginia for Salem.
ochr II raul, French, Baltimore.
ro G ,S s Tamerane r Kerr hence for Gas
among the crew, and anchred at Quarantine.
Passed Through He'll Gate.
BOUND SOUTH.
schr Jas Emson, vanclcaf, Providence for New York
schr william Irish, Tyrrell, Providence for New
sehr Henrietta. Matthews; New Haven for New York.
sehr Henrietta Matthew's, New Haven Tor New York.
schr susan Scranton, Palmer, New Haven for New
schr r A Forsythe, Hobbie New Haven for New York
Schr Mail, Mead, Greenwich Tor New York.
BOUND EAST.
Schr Latmore New York for Boston.
scr fsa annie COOK NeW YopK for HySUns
schr WIN Young Young New York tor Port Jefferson
s ISaw shaw sM Sfy 5 ssw Haven
schr Sarah "A Falconcr Wilson, New York for Provi
schr Revenue Mar New York for Rockland
schr America (Br), Could New York tor st john NIB.
schr City Point, Sterling, New York for Portland.
senr oG Aeken, Hood, Stamford Tor New YORK.
schr Dart Williams, Stamford for New YORK.
schr Samuel Goodwin, Waterbury, Stamford for New
Steamer Galatea, Gale. New York for Providence