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, 1874-06-25

MAYORS REpoRr.-Whatever may be
said of the present city government, it
has done what has never been done be-
fore, incityer county ,lseptits accounts
in strictly business manner, and given
to the public a detailed and specific re-
port of its doings; precedent which is
worth to the comm unity all that it has
cost, and one which it is to be hoped
will be followed by their successors, SO
if there is any misapplication d the
public funds, Of grodnd for 'censure,; It
may be seen at glance where, the leak
az is. and whsresthe blame hes. High
taxes, where the funds are duly account
ed fofY are sot e xe1atiols and w1ong-
full as lower grade of taxes with the
expenditure of which the tax payers are
Ests insiendfancs. We certainly shall
not defend our city officials in any spe-
cific wrong which may be pointed out;
nor, viii w, join in any crusade against
wrongs which are not specific in tEeir
character. We opposed the election of
a majority of the present city officials,
and will do SO again when we believe
the public interests viii Be better sub
served thereby; but we do not propose
to join. in any popular -hlamof without
being fully satisfied of the grounds of
complaint.
, 1874-06-25
IN PROBATE COURT. z,
or KING COUNTY, WAsANeros ffRkrroRr.
In ;the, natter osshe Estate of H. P. Lathrop.

In The ,ths. matter ofthe Estate of H. P. Lathr0p.
VWHEREAS. JOHN J. McGILvRA, ADMIN.
w istrator of the said estate, has filed
in this Court petition in. due form of law,
praying among other things for distribution
Of the said estate among the heirs of said de-
ceaeed Now, tAerefoH, it u ordered thaf all
persons inte rested IN the said estate be and ap-
pear in this Court in the Office of this Court in
SEATTLE, IN said Comfy on Monday, July 9th.
1874, at ten O'Clock "A. NJ, then and there to
show csuse, if any thew have, why the prayer
Of said petitioner should not be granted. "a
And il is further ordered that . copy Of this
order be p.4blisked in the PUGET SOUND DIS
PATcH,a 3 weekly newspaper. published in said
Seattle for four successive weeks before said
time Of hearing. W. M, YORK,
Dated june 18th. 1874. Judge.
KING COUNTY, SIS:
The above is . true copy of IN order to show
cause why distribution Of the estate of H. r.
Lathrop, decessed, should not be nader as ap-
pears OF record in the Probate Court of said
County.
49,, Witness my hand and the seal of
sEAt. aid Court this 18th day Of June,
tt@-) f874,S wv. II. foRK,
Judge.
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r.t8ka3ylg 5FfsH p
.hsas.i At ~ lstsd
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Inc IcCUHub VI sAO OASJ w -eO'
the v.lue of property assessed during
these wears. giiI!f 5stasV 9a..t'oiis5 'es
On the 18th Of September last com
mittee, appointed BY your body. suo7
mitted report, which was afterwards
published, showing that the tax levied
for the year ending June Soth, 1874,
amounted to fsx9 f31 sonBf9
For.road purposes - 7s2 q
For City purposes s22 q .
Total s'aHi bic III $685. 58
OF this amount Mr. Burnett the ;for-
mer Treasur, paid over, as shown above.
For road fund ''ai' Pix iSl.792 81
For city fandas1i6 bas SIG Al
9 Total IN cash g vt 1850 81. 800 O5
Out of the delinquent taxes turned
over, as will be seenby detailed account
of receipts, $i,923 q, was collected,
which added to the cash would make
$4. 23a 80. leaving abalance ofS2 ,S25 26
deficient. In other words, the Council
had only s4,2s2 50 in cish to carry on
the business for the year ending June
90 1874. instead of 81. .O55 8S. Thade-
ficiency as shown above. taken from the
debt of s.. .446 IS would leave o balance
Of only s6aa 90 due by theIc,ty At date,
The reduction made in the road taxi of
one mill in 1873. by the, previous Coun.
Gil reduced ,he revenue of the present
wear 1895 leaving the road fund that sum
lassthan in the preyious yaar. "a close
examination of the taxes levied during
the several wears the city;has been incor-
porated, as shown above, will demon-
strate that more money was expended
and less work done during those years
than the year ending at date. Ifeel sat
isfied that an unbiased public will fully
appreciate your mauaasments Our city
is STEADILY ;ncresasino; en- n;h n termination and
wealth, he completion Of the first sec
ton of the Seattle 4 walla walla Rail-
road road !: the several Coal Mines of the ce.
dar River and Lake Washington, togeth-
er with the rapid growth Of our County
will add to the population in the
City. improvements and extension Of
streets and FIFE and Police regulations
must, therefore, necessarily command
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tI6OIO108Iy expenditures aEe 6o lOlIoWS.
For sewer on Main street s 80 90
For sewer from Mill to Washington
street $3.50 90 ..
For City cart $106 90 -s' ''g e
For account books eS6 90. ''''
For loan to Gas Fund $s24 e5 ''9 .
For Furniture for Council Rooms
/ $50 90 a .. f iaf u
For tools, shovels, picks. etc.. on hand
For blankets in Jail $40 .25 mn, q.
Paid Court fees left from 1873, $51 20
For correcting old tax list $40 90 =
Total 81, 1,2S4 80. s,,
i Which amount deducted from the in
debtedness Of ss,446 IS would leave a
balance due, on ordinary expenditure,
account of S2,161 As. Notvithstand-
ing the extensive work done on the
beach road by Mr.. Fitzgerald, costing
nearly ST. 500, and work done on other
streets in every part Of the city, I am
pleased to state that the sum total ex-
pended by him is less than was expend-
ed by Commissioner Page for the fiscal
year ending May LIST. 1873. as will be
seen by the following report submitted
to the s'old" Council by s. F. Coombs,
Esq. Chairman of Finance Committee:
7s' SEATTLE, May 1, 1873.
We, your Committee on Finance, beg
leave 10 make the following report on
account of Street Commissioner for the
year ending April 3Oth, 1873: We find
that I. Il. Page has drawn from Road
Fund s.. 1856 81. the amount due him
for the month of April as examined ard
approved by us. and an order this day
given on the City Treasury to balance
on account for $162 81. making total
expended of s4.028 SS. H.
We ar. not able to give q detailed re-
port of expenditures. owing 70 the fact
, 1874-06-25

CITIZENS MEET1Na.-At . meeting of
voters e NE, Ctr Seattle. held At the
Pavilion on Monday evening, 22d inst,
Dexter Horton was. elected Chairman,
and David Kellogg, Secretary.
On motion.pf Jphn Webster, com,
hittee consisaing of twenty-one mem
bers, were selected by the meeting, to
nominate ticket for city officers. to be
voted for at the ensuing election.
Mr.. Emery moved that the committee
be instructed to report their nomina-
tions to q subsequent mass meeting for
ratification or rejection. Motion reject
ed. IGsfs<s[t
hwabacher, James Crawford. B. F.
Briggs, D. Horton. D. 8. Smith. M. r.
Maddocks, D. Kellogg, A. Macintosh,
ID. M. Crane, Henry Adams, L. B. An
drews, John Webster, s. F. Coombs,
j. Frauenthal. j. W. George. W. H.
Pumphrey, r. 9. Graves, G.. W. Bull
lene, E. G. Farnham, T. D. Hinckly.
ii. L. Yesler.
This committee issyery fairly consti-
tuted to represent, the various interests
of the town, and'if the members act in
d fair and disinterested manner, . ticket
may Represented which will meet the
popular approval and assure proper
administration of our municipal affairs.
This object is pretty sure to be defeated
II the committee use the power delesat-
ed to them to promote personal ends.
The nomination Of single member Of
the committeef3 f3or a oity Office, will be
construed as evidence of bad faith, and
yitiate the whole ticket.
, 1874-06-25

Cleaning jail:
Mar. 5l15el Alex Barroi'. !
Furnishing Council rooms
Sept. Ill 38IAnderson&Hop
Nov. 81. So y. A. Woodward,
Sept. Al 2zk "ts,S II
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Total denclency pAffo.os
Of this fund only $46.91 was turned
over to the present Sexton. ! recon-
mend that this matter be investigated:
The Sexton also reports many conflicts
ing titles 10 lots. The mknasement sof
of. this particular. fund By your prede>
cessors is censurable. Not only the
ground but theflnd ihdald be sacred
" guarded. 90
The MarsAsiis rsboit shows thai
since August 1873 till date the following
Essjssai wers aade:I9as't Il, Aocfa
Petit Larceny uols9 I'd ne ~ sln'
Indecent exposure Of person. 4
DruaAepess. 6S
vvisl.lioa Of ciss yordinaaes T 10
'Dhtubing the peace 8
Resisting officers, !
|aJ a tsrI8D nTo1s ba III = 2
Total arrests 4eG4
The Recorders report shows that
$685.. 90. was tsoliestedr for 6nes, from
prisoners, which amount was either
paid inscash or worked out on the city
roads. uJtH @ffsi' 81 1il@
1t is necessary thatea more suitabla
lookup should be had for the city.
The County CommissiOners intend to
erect court house during the year. !
yvopld recommend that errangepents BE-
made with them for a proper city prison
within their building. 9''s-N
economy In the management Is
desirous,y yet thelexpenditures necessary
to meet the requirements of our grows
ing city ought not to be stopped.
The amendment to the city charter
in relation TO the collection of delin-'
quent poll and property tag. passed. by
the last Legislature on your petition,
will add materially to the revenue ofthe
city. y Every inhabitant' between the
ages of 21 and so will hereafter be COM
PEELED to pay the tax or work out the
amount On the streets of the city. The
act also provides for the division Of the
city sintoawards, the vacating or altering
of streets or alleys, and establishing in
itlal and standard monuments for the
survey suri of the streets Of the city. IS
The several ordinances passed by you
will assist your successors in the mans
agement Of the police, sanitary and 9th,
er matters in conaection with the city
govefnment.
II conclusion, allow me to thank you
for kour strict attention to all matters in
co3nection with your duty as Council
lojs. - John COLLINS. Mayor,
/SEArrIs. Nv. r, sJhne both, 1874.
-. -
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NOTIE.

A LII PERSONS KNOWING THEMSELVES
n. indebtetfstos J ssA. Woodward either by
book accountsor otherwise, win please call on
the sbscribefs st my offics In asssstle and settle
the same forthwith, or they will be subject to
costs, they having been placed in my hands for
co3leetiou = I'M n D.G SMITH,
Justice Of the Peace.
, 1874-06-25
Mayors Report.

n zzr Conxos COUNCIL or THE Cnr
herewith submita general Atatement
aethe condition and afnnirs of the Cor
.or.tion, the City Clerk. Treasures
Recorder, Marshal. and Sexton have
.yerslly handed in their reports for tAe
yesr ending june 20. A1674. lind the
expenditure and receipts as follows:
, 1874-06-25

PROMPT RErLY.-A little hoy who had
not been.#elf coached was being exams
ined with view of developing bis the
ological attainments. To the question
]" What becomes Of men who get rich
by cheating and dealing r he promptly
replied: "Ttsy go to Europe. sir."
, 1874-06-25

Balance on hand 5 7.1
This report merely shows the condi :
ton of the fund since the appointment
of Mr.. Anderson as Sexton.
Large sums we're received bp the sex
tons who preceded him, which still re-
main unsettled The ..'recapitulations'
Of his report show as follows:
Amount received for lots Z. -
marked paid with price
named, S521.T
80 lots sold, no price nam- &
ed, q -ssE ~ i.',.s. - ......
I half lots sold. no price s
named ' ......,s
Present value of same, 655.0 Y
Lot "A. marked ''Phelps." $500
& . roH aa,As 9l401.77
- q 4tet IL s,l 1s5 IA.
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SocIAu1snLUEScE OF THE GRANGE =
On taiSsubjecA ia Missouri Patron says:
The gsengs - already effected great
good ~ og peft Of the country. Its
ehoienoy - ealready been astested; its
sFeseth Is everywhere felt.
Nor deeeHshQw its power and virtue
to better advantage m any other of its
works than issxhibited in that pleasant
and genial sociability it causes to per
wade society. The hand of friendship
is gsaspsd with different feelings; then
sy@pathies for each other ewaks in faei
it is q grand medium through which is
difused 9 highsr estimate OF the virtues
of our neiphhor."
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-03

MILWAUKEE,, April "A kerosene.
lamp exploded during a school exhibition
at Middletown, Wis, last night, setting
fire to the building. All rushed for the
door About forty were injured, four Sc
riously. The fire was extinguished by two
plucky women.
LOUISVILLE. April, "A fire in Ian
caster, KY, yesterday, destroyed eleven
buildings in the business portion of the
town. Loss, over 100000.
New YORK, April 2-The closing of
the security bank is said to be in no way
due to the panic, but to the dishonesty Of
the absconding cashier and improper spec
ulation on the part of one of the officers of
the bank.
MADISON. Wis, April 2,-An accident
occurred at Middleton, in this county, night
before last, by which number OF persons
were injured. A meeting was being held
in school house, and two kerosene lamps
were placed on a temporary staging. By
some accident, they were thrown down, the
oil taking fire. The audience, numbering
$50, were panic stricken and rushed for
the stairway. In their frantic efforts to
get out, another lamp was broken, which
added fresh terror, and several persons
were trampled on. One young lady was
so severely injured that she did not recov-
er her consciousness till the next morning.
two or thee jumped out of window, it
being seventeen feet to the ground, and
were severely injured, but none are expect
ed to die. By superhuman efforts num-
Der of gentlemen succeeded in putting out
the fire with overcoats and blankets. The
following is the list of the injured Miss b
| n. Parmenter. Miss Mary Prien, Miss l.
b. Clarke, Henry Scheuster and daughter
Miss Florence Coon, Miss Mary Dohr, Miss
Celia Martin and Daniel Maui The build
ing was not badlyfniured.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-03
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, April 2,


Flour-Quiet and unchanged.
Wheat-Moderatey active and weak; closed
steady at medium prices; No l. % for strictly
fresh; No regular closed at 1917 strictly fresh
sold at 1ls@1 % on spot; April closed at 1914
May 2iI3 No3, 1614@1 II; rejec ed ls1at01 ~.
Corn-Active, firm and higher: closed at outside
prices; No regular. s062A strictly fresh clos
ed at 63La spoi April 81 % @6sas closed at 624
bid May 641a0D65a canal corn 601s aloat old re-
jected 600601a new 5SH.
Oats-Opened du but closed firm; No 2 regular
42A strictly fresh 4434 rejected 1914.
Rye--Firm; No regular 30; fresh 90.
Barley-Qulet and unchanged; No 2, 50G1 So
No3, IS.
Pork-Strong and higher; closed steady at Is sc
@15 70.
Lard-Firm at 9 a56l9 35
Bnlk Meats-Quiet and unchanged; shoulders
55s short ribs S415
Butter-Quiet and unchanged
Eggs-Firm at 124@13
Whsky-FIrm and quiet at 90.
On open board in he afternoon wheat closed
| strong and higher at 201a April; ! 24A May Corn
steady at 655s May.
| LIVE STOCK.
Cattle--Receipts 25O0; less active but steady ant
unchanged fair to choice steers 1905 49, extrs
q 256D6 20; stockers nominal; butchers nominal.
| Hogs-keceipts IL 90; opened dull but closed
| fairly active; common TO extra 90D6 %; fair t.
| good 2U05 40.
sheep-Receipts 1900; fairly active; common tt
| good 600lI7 10.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-03
FAMILY CASES.

No
l With 70 Large Three Drachm Walls, Rose
wood Gaze, and Humphreys Hompopath-
ic Mentor New Book. Observation-Disclosures 1a
With 35 Large Three Drachm Walls, Moroc-
co Case, and Specific Homeopathic Man
ual, Small Book. ,...........: ..........10 {
8 With 20 Large Three Drachm Walls, Moroc-
co Ca e. and Specific Homeopathic Manual {
{ With 20 Large Three Drachm Walls, Paper
Case, and Specific Homeopathic Manual.
Single Large Walls, go. .......... SOC and
Sold by all Druggists Sent by mail or expires
free, on receipt of tne price.
Address
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-03
DIR. BEALE'S

Second Street, Philadelphia. and can be purchased
| OF druggists. Price 25 cents per package.
S20dmwfSw7m
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-03
New York.

NEW YORK, April 2,
FINANCIAL.
Money-Easy at 3G14.
Ster.ing-DHl at "a.
Gold-Closed at 1875.
Governments.-Closedf firm. Highest point OF
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-03

currency D s~I.I0tq.
New 5's-1.15h4.
COMMERCIAL.
Four-Firm
Wheat Active: No Chicago, 5a11 551a Mil
waukec, COOL 63.
Rye UNCHANGED.
Barley-Unchanged.
CoTn-Firm: new western mixed, S91S90.
Oats-Higher; mixed western, 5S46l; white yves
tern, 61@64.
Pork-Fi mer at 16 Is.
Lard-Firmer at 9B@10.
Whiskey-Firm at 96.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-03

Flour-Quiet and weak.
Wheat-Dull and dropping; No 2 Chicago, 1 %
No 2 red winter 50.
Corn Steady; No mixed, 6a062h on track
Oats-Active and higher; No z, 401 G. SOS S
track.
Baclt y-Du1l
Rye Firm at 9S.
Whisky-S eady at 80.
Pork-Firm at Ii 000D 6 25.
Bulk Meats-Firm and inactive
Bacon-r rm; shoulders. ~ clear rlb sas.
Hogs-Steady and unchanged; rece pts 6l5.
Cattle-Firm and unchanged; receipts l,40O
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-03
Humphreys
WITCH HAZEL :
THE MARVEL OF HEALING.

Il the indispensable Medicine for Families
1t is always saf--alway reable-never injurious.
II heals the widest variety of Accidents or Injuries
known.
1t is the only always and infalible remedy for
Piles
II is the only cure for Varlcose Veins.
1t l. the sure remedy for Neuralgia & Rheumatism.
For Burns and SGnburns 1t is the Marvel OF Healing
For Ulcers, Sores, Bois, ,Felons & Corns Unequaled
As a Toilet Article for Shaving, ,Bathing-Invaluable
II has been known and in use for Thirty Years
siciaD.
II is sold by all respectable Drugg ste and Dealers
All the Hb goods for sale in Rock Island
by Otto GI Otian, Benser & Thomas. c. Speidel and
f. Breunert; in Moline by j. .. Richards.
3-4dmwf&w1y
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-03
MEDICAL.
THE MILD POWER CURES
HUMPHREYS
homeopathic Specifies

LAVE PROVED, FROM THE MOST AMPLE
] experience, an entire success. Simple, PROMPT,
efficient and reliable They ore the only medicines
perfectly adapted to popular use-so SIMPLE that
mistakes cannot be made in using them; SO harm
tess as 10 be free from danger; and ~ efficient as
10 be always reliable. They have The highest com
mendation from all, and will always render satis-
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-31
A Novel Way to Prevent Drunkenness

In Sweden a peculiar plan has been
adopted by the friends of temperance
for preventing the evils resulting from
an excessive use of Intoxicating liquors.
The authorities of GotteLburg in 1865,
began a movement which afterward ex-
tended throughout the kingdom, and Is
said to have been attended with the
most beneficial results. 1t was based
on two ideas, first, no single individual
out to be permitted TO derive any gain
from the sale of spirits and second,
that spirits ought not to be drank with
out the accompanying consumption of
solid food. The method adopted to
carry ont these views Is this An in
corporate6 company IN each town, con-
sisting of the most respected members
of the community, takes the entire re-
tail liquor traffic under its supervision,
selling at costsafter deducting a margin
for leakage and breakage. The persons
put in charge of the places where
liquor is sold are paid salaries by the
company. The expenses paid includ-
ing the current rate of interest for the
capital invested, ali profits are paid into
the town treasury. OF course where
Huuor is sold at cost no profits can
accrue from that trade; but each public
mouse Is allOWOu 10 sen tto a BAOAAH ACCNl
tobacco and unintoxicating drinks, and
what is an important part of the plan,
every place where liquor Is sold is
bound to supply wholesome cooked
food at all times during business hours.
The result of this system has been 8
great decrease in drunkenness. 1t may
seem singular that making drinks cheap
should lead temperance, but the secret
of the business is very simple. Ia the
first place habitual drinkers of small
means being able to satisfy their crav'
ings for liquor very cheaply, are, there
fore, enabled to buy nOurishiRg food
without depriving themselves of alcO
holic stimulants, which to them IS the
first necessity, the food being alway!
ready az hand. And, IN the second
place, as the traffic Is not conducted fOl
gain there is no temptation to sell i'm
pure, poisonus liquors which excite 1
| desire for excessive indulgence, and a
the same time ruin the digestive organ
and destroy the appetite for natura
! food
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-31
Thero &c 24 gquares b eaeh eolunln.
NEWS OF TIE WEEK.
EAST.

-Four steamers of the White Star line
win hereafter leave Philadelphia for Liv-
erpool, instead Of sailing from New York.
A personal published by Mr.. Ross,
Of Philadelphia, informs the s'ealers of his
child that the money for his ransom is ready
and asks, Chow shall know your agent ?"
The mayor of Philadelphia has is
sued proclamation offering reward of
$50, 900 for the capture of the abductors of the
child, Charley Brewster Ross, and the re-
stoEation OF the child.
The strike among the glass blowers
of Pittsburg, Pa, which has continued about
a year, is now at an end, and the various man
ufactories are resuming business. The strike
was caused by proposed reduction of wages
Eastern establishments being able to manu-
faeture glass cheaper than here. The men
are now willing to resume work at a reduction
Of about 20 per cent. below the former prices
A Boston dispatch states that after
the inquest into the murder the child Katie
Curran by Jesse Pomeroy, three physicians,
thinking there must be some cogent reason
for his conduct, called upon his mother, who
was frank in her answers o their questions
She said her husband was a butcher, and is
now lugger in the market, and that while she
was pregnant with Jesse she often went to the
Eleughter-honse to see the killing of the ami
mails, in which she took particular delight I;
and she had even assisted her husband il. his
work No sooner had Jesse grown large
enough to have a knife in his hands than he
was continually using it, thrusting it into
pieces Of wood, and when he was older, into
pieces Of meat. There seemed to be no doubt
that he was marked just as other children
though in a different way.