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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

REe1srnY.-Those of our voting pop
ulation who have resided in town less
than one year, should Immediately en-
roll their names at the Office of the
Town Clerk, if they wish to vote at the
municipal election in April next. The
late amendment to the charter, we be-
lieve, obviates the necessity of re-
entry of the names enrolled for previous
years
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21
"URB" AGAIN IN THE HARNESS. I'll

"URB' AGAIN IN THE HARNESS. -The
prospectus of the Vancouver Register
has been received. 1t will be issued
some time next week, with our old
friend Urban E. Hicks as editor and B.
NJ. Washburn publisher. 1t is to be an
independent journal and devoted to the
interests of the Territory. Success to
the enterprise,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

MOB LAw.-The Echo says that if i:
was right for committee of safety to
give notice to suspected incendiary
to leave town, as was done by our cit
liens few years ago, it is now right
for mob to destroy the property of
those who sell liquor. There is logic for
you. A man who cannot distinguish
the difference between vigilance COM
mittee and mob, or between incen-
diarism and traffic sanctioned and
licensed by law, is not qualified to con-
duct a public journal. Poor Gale, he
puts us in mind of kite without q
string; lie futters and founders and at
every gyration is in danger of breaking
his head.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

u The Territorial Printer announ-
ces that the laws of the late Legislature
will be ready for distribution on the Is!
OF April. Those who apply on that
day will doubtless acknowledge them
selves the victims of clever hoax. II
is quite philosophical in friend Bagley
to adopt this novel manner of stopping
impertinent inquiries as to the exact
time the laws will he finished.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

az The telegraph between this place
and Steilacoom is to be abandoned, and
that town connected by loop from the
main line, which follows the railroad
track.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

1- An interesting report of the
sounding cruise of the Tu%ayo,a along
this coast for China and Japan cable,
has been submitted to the Academy of
Sciences. It shows that all along the
coast there is belt of comparatively
shoal water, and that at distance of
from twenty to forty and fifty miles the
ocean shows suddenly depth of from
two to three miles. Sixty-two sound
ings were taken about forty miles apart.
The ocean bed explored is undulated
like the Atlantic plateau, and is favor
able for cable. The maximum depth
is 900 fathoms. just outside of San
Diego a depth of 1852 fathoms was
found. The greatest depth, found near
the Sandwich Islands, was 1864 faith
oms, or about three miles and half.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

So The prettiest girl at the Tacoma
Masquerade ball is said to have been
the young lady typo who represented
the STANDARD.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

\ Final REspEr. The editor of the
E'ho has adopted the final expedient
of one worssd in argument and too
deficient in brains to cytricate himself
from the dilemma in any other way.
He SAYS that we have violated the
courtesies of gentleman" by COM
menting on the acts of temperance
humbuSs, whose conduct in the lodge
and ont of it Is such as to bring re-
proach upon the order. We would feel
very renorseful indeed, did we not
know what small peck measure our
fanatical friend invariably uses in meas
urins other peoples grain. 1t had
been our impression that we was doing
Il good work, and we cannot even now
divest ourself of the idea that orr i'm
partial criticisms have been and are still
doing the cause of temperance more
good than all the nonsensical twaddle
of the Echo. If Mr.. Gale is aboard a
leaky" craft, he should endeavor to
save the ship by other means than
cursing the waves for obeying Natures
law. If the officers are cruel and over
bearing, or the crew mutiny, and there
is discord which threatens to defeat the
objects of the voyage, would it not be
the part of wisdom to secure harmony
within rather than to extend the strife
to those who must sit in judgment on
their acts?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

az The Courier says that politics
are raging in British Columbia. That
news are interesting.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

bag Rev. Norman Mcleod of Seattle
will preach in the Congregational
church tomorrow morning and even
ing.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

CHANGES IN WHATcoM CoUNTY.-The
Dispatch says that at the last meeting OF
the Board of Commissioners of What
com county, Mr.. G. J. Cootes resigned
the office of Sheriff and the vacancy was
filled by the appointment of M. H. Up
son, of Semiahmo; Mr.. James Brookins
resigned as Commissioner and the va
cancy was filled by the appointment OF
w. H. Sartwell, of Skagit City.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21
CHINA CELEBRATION.

that tins is free country, since Mon
day last. would prove altogether futile.
The " Mclean man. has his holidays,
and celebrates them with unbounded
zest, sometimes with but little regard
for fitness or prorrietv, and he is ex-
cuSed on one plea or another; but should
poor John let off n buIch Of tire-crack-
ers when his white brother" is sleep
ing Oh ont of humor, and what storm
Is raised about his ears. Although the.
proper observance Of the China new
year required the ceremonies should
commence on Sunday, Johh forbore the
qualification he derives from the explo-
sion of iire-crackers, out Of Difference to
barbarous American pIejudices, until n
time that he though. would not offend
his most fastidious nciShbors. At the
dead hour Of midnight, therefore, his
pent-up feelings found vent in the fusi-
ladc of a prodigious string of fire-crack-
ers, the volley lasting upwards of half an
hour and until it had awakened the whole
ncighborhood. John was in high feath-
er, and as the last cracker exploded he
was fairly reveling in the seventh hoav-
en- of bliss. But alas for human cal
culations. His JOY was of short dura-
ton. His bright fancies of celestial be-
attitude were gu1e,y dienelled by bur-
" Teuton, me -. billiard cue,
who laid abo... lin Il / and Lett, ;.I-
miniatorino q punch here, or Il poke
there, accompanied by the choicest En-
glish expletiyes and most expressive of
German oaths. Poor John took to
flight, and left the burly belligerent in
full possession of the premises, which
he proceeded to demolish in the most
thorough manner. This was not the
only misfortune which befell poor John
at the very inauguration of his holiday
festivities. At early dawn his premi-
SEES was searched in the belief that GER
tain chickens missed from sandry roosts
had taken up their quarters there. TO
his ineffable surprise, the missing poul-
try was found in his back yard. In
vain did he protest that he no sorcy how
they come there, and finally suggested
the rather improbable idea that they
might have flown over the fence. There
had been no announcement of hen
convention, and too many wards were
represented for the belief that their
presence in Johns yard was q volun ia
ry proceeding on their part. John was
ANONYMOUSLY arrested and brought be-
fore Judge Lowe, who, as in duty
bound, ordered restitution of property
and fine to be imposed before the fes-
tivities could be renewed.
Notwithstanding the loss of the chick
ems, and the lager-beer cvervescence at
midnight, the observance appears to have
been success. Wo Chung is out rad
liant as ever 'cafching chance to steal
those same chickens which embroiled
him in SO much trouble.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

A New DAILY.-We have it from an
authoritative source that another daily
paper will be started in this place in
a week or ten days from now. 1t is to
be published by Cooke g. Neph, and
edited by T. F. McElroy. From the
we'll known ability of these gentlemen
and the peculiar talent of its editor we
infer that it will be a red-hot produc-
ton. We suggest Porous Plaster as
an appropriate title.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21
M'a5hln9ton 5 tanoard.
Our Agents.

T.. I. FISHER, Newspaper Advertising
Agent. Rooms ~ and q Merchants Exchange
Calif,rna Street San Francisco.
ALBERT MENET No. u Park Row. New
York ard =. NJ. PETIlNGlIL 4 CO. 81
Park Row, New York.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

The CAss1AR MINES. A letter to Mr..
Bowlin, of this place, dated on the 10th
inst, says that Shelton and Potter start
ed with light loads on their arrival, for
the purpose of securing claims. Mr..
Wills and John Meacham, with party
of 800 started the day the letter was
written. They found large quantities
of provision scattered along the road,
thrown away by overloaded "Sleiders. P"
The weather has been quite cold, but
nothing like as severe as they have been
led to expect. 1t was raining at the
time of writing. Men who had been at
the mines and wintered at Fort Wran-
gle gave them better encouragement
than they had received before leaving
home. All were in good spirits, and
left with high anticipations for the flu
ture.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21

---- = - -
Mns. CHAMBERLAIN's LECTURES. The
first of these remarkable discourses wa
given at Tacoma Hall, last Saturda,
evening, Oh edible Evidences of Spir
itualism,' a subject chosen in the usua
manner by a committee, and announced
after the medium had assembled the ros
trum. Although the theme did not sui
the " CONTROL" it was ably handled
if not to the satisfaction OF those Of or
thodox belief. On Sunday at , and
p. NJ, and on Monday, Tuesday ant
Wednesday evenings, Mrs. G.. lecturet
in the same hall, to crowded audiences
Among the subjects discussed were
Electricity and Magnetism, -" Truth
and Scandal, )" in all of which she helt
the audience spcll-bound for hours
Aside from few pcculialitics, notabl,
effeminate, her lectures are literally GO;
feast of reason" Her finely wrough
sentences at times fairly dazzle the aud
fence, and enlist the admiration of ever
the most implacable opposers of "Spir
itual Philosophy" On Thursday even.
ing Mrs. Chamberlain visited Tumwa.
ter, and addressed large audience il
the the Literary Society's Hall. To
night she will speak in Tacoma Hall OIL
the subject of Temperance.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21
THE INDIAN INSPECTOR.

1t looks just at present as though
General Milroy had the advantage OF
Indian Inspector Kemble. OF the five
inspectors nominated, which is the full
number allowed by law, he is the only
one not confirmed, though the names
of all were sent in at the same time.
Should he be rejected, the place will
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-14
TBg CREDIT MOBILlER SUIT.

A letter which we publish this morning gives
clear and we may almost say an authon-
tative explanation of the suit recently brought
by the United States in the Union Pacific
Railroad case at Hartford, and now about to
be carried on appeal to the Supreme Court of
the United States 1t will be seen that very
important principle is involved in it. and that
the decision may affect the interests of
great many other land grant roads which
have been managed upon substantially the
same system. Briefly, we may say that the
position of the Government is this: The
United States advanced means to the Com
pany TO build the road under certain cOndi-
tons and for the public benefit and to secure
the repayment of the loan at maturity the
Government took a lien upon the property
1t now appears that the conditions of the
grant have not been fulfilled, and that the
directors of the road, or q governing Ring OF
them, have fraudulcntly converted to their
own use the resources which Congress set
apart as all endowment for the corporation
and a capital for its future business. In other
words, they have unlawfully deprecated the
value of the security pledged to the United
States. and the Government is entitled to in
terfere for the protection of its own interests.
The equity of the case is very clear, and we
shall be disappointed if it do not prove, after
full argument before the Supreme Court, that
the prosecution can be sustained and that the
law affords complete remedy for the unde-
niabe wrong. If this hope should be realized,
there are many other railway corporations into
whose affairs it may be the duty of Congress
to exercise an inconvenient scrutiny. All the
roads which have received aid in the form of
public lands have pledged themselves to use
that aid for certain purposes and under GER
tain conditions, and it is doubtful whether in
any case the pledge has been faithfully observed.
Inside construction companies, and other ar
engagements of that sort. by which directors
take money out Of the corporation treasury
and put it into their personal pockets. are of
course an infringement of the rights of bond
holders, whether these be the Government or
private individuals, and we shall watch the
great Credit Mobilier suit for an indication of
some legal process by which such frauds may
be stopped.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-14

all parts Of the Union, aud their influence ~
felt at every election. Without them great
many members of Congress would be obliged
to remain at home, and tho country
would be at the mercy of almost anybody the
people might take a notion to elect. The con
sequences of Diminishing such men would be-
unreasonable. 1t is doubtful if tho country
would survive it. And yet the fact remained
that somebody was drawing pay whose services
might be dispensed with, and tho Committee
proposed to hunt him or her down. The hour
of their triumph came. They had secured the
departments in vain for days, hut now. in
the Interior Department in the Office of Fifth
Auditor Ella, they scent their quarry. Fifth
Auditor Ella had one female cOpyist whom be
could get along without. lie confessed it..
Very likely no pointed her out. And the
search ended.
As Mr.. Matt Carpenter aroused ble enthusi-
asm OF tho Senate by his discovery OF the
great stationery robbery by tho representa-
tives of the press, so the Committee and tho
country have been thrilled by this successful
pursuit of the female copyist. When Mr. Car
penter threw himself back in his seat, shook
the wild tangles of his frosty hair. and cleo
trified the Senate with tho announcement that
no had found where $35 48 of the peoples
money had gone, it was felt that it was q step
IN tho right direction, and that il things kept
on at that rate it would very shortly
happen that all tho leaks would be
stOpped 4 and Mr.. Richardson would re-
sumo tho payment of the National Debt.
But the work did not stop there. The Com
mittee on Appropriations of the House, emu
lous of Carpenters success, redoubled their
diligence in pursuit of the man or woman
who could be dismissed from the public
service without imperiling the Government.
And 30 the work of retrenchment goes bravely
on. The female copyist has no vote. Doubt
less she did nothing but sit at desk and write
all day. taking no interest In politics and only
earning living for herself. The propnetY
of dischargng her no able-bodied man who
sits on a high stool and picks his teeth with
quill and talks politics in any of tho depart
ments will for one moment question.
And now we suggest that this thing has
been carried far enough. This pursuit OF
economy cannot be Othor than very wearing
to the health of Congress. They discovered
where $35 40 went and have stopped the leak.
And they have found where the force in the
departments can be reduced by the discharge
of one female copyist. The people are not
| unreasonable in their demands. This Will an
swer for the present. Now let Congress order
some sloops of war and some public buildings,
and provide for some railroads to the Pacific.
| and adjourn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-14
LONE EMILE COPYIST.D

They found her in the Interior Department
in the Office of the Fifth Auditor. She has
been there all the time. While the American
people were waiting for her to be produced;
while Congress wrung its hands and walled
that she could not be discovered, and while a
fierce and eager Committee went prancing
through all the departments with telescope
and microscope, shOt-guns and fishing tackle,
hunting for her as the Senate hunts for
evidence when there's anybody to be vindi-
cated-there she sat in the Interior Depart
ment in the Office of Fifth Auditor Ella,
on high stool at q desk calmly and DELHI
erately sucking the llfe-bOod of the Republic
if we may be allowed the expressiOn-and
daily running the nation deeper and deeper
in debt. She is q female copyist. As
such she has been drawing pay. She
is the only person in the Civil Service
of this great and glorious republic who can
be dispensed with. Think Of it moment-or,
if you have plenty Of time, fifteen or twenty
moments-in all the departments at Washing
ton only one supernumerary, and she O female
copyist They searched with lighted candles
through all Of them; they summoned secre-
taries and chief clerks and heads of bureaus ;
they brought in some of the ablest officers of
the Government from the billiard saloons in
the neghborhood Of the Departments, and
they questioned them vigorously and closely
as to the possibility Of retrenchment by re-
duction of force. The belief that somebody
was drawing pay whose services could just as
well be dispensed with, amounted in the minds
of this Committee and Of Congress to con-
viction. Else why was there deficiency and
an increase Of the National Debit
The pursuit Of this person was fierce and
eager. 1t was suspected at one time that it
might be man. But in mono Of the de-
partments could there be found man
who did not support the Administration
and go homo regularly on q furlough
to vote. The men who did the work of
the departments could not be spared, and the
men who sat up on high stools and used quill
toothpcks. and discussed National politics with
each other in tho various departments. were
indispensable. Without them tho machinery
Of Government would hardly run. They oil
II. They rcOroseut Congressional districts in
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USR NOR ALASKA

After the alluring descriptions of Alaska
which were so common in Congress and the
newspapers when the purchase of that Polar
paradise was under discussion, it Is with
something like shock we hear of the Legis-
lature of California recommending its use "a
penal colony, on the ground apparently that
it is fit for nothing else The first so far as
We know, to propose this disposition of our
recent purchase was Mr.. Charles Nordhoff,
who set forth the advantages of the plan with
8 great deal of skill in Harper's Magazine for
June. 1873 There are rumors that the scheme
will soon come before Congress in some shane
or another, and the best that can be said for
it will probably DO found in Mr.. Nordhoff,s
paper.
Whether transportation is on general prin-
cples a desirable substitute for imprisonment
is a question upon which tho world has not
yet agreed but that almost anything would
be better than the existing prison system or
lack of system in the United States admits Of
hardly any debate whatever AS it is. VIC
neither protect society nor do justice 10 tho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-14
NORTHERN PACIFIC LANDS.

Major Martin Magnnis, Delegate from Mon
tana, sends us through the Office of the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company an answer to
Gen. Hazen's letter printed in last Saturday s
TRIBUNE. We are very happy to give fair
hearing to both sides, and we therefore pub
lish the reply although it is neither good tenn
pered nor conclusive. Major Maginnis, having
been in the army himself, ought to know bet
ter than to asperse the military record of one
of the most gallant and distinguished officers
in the service, merely for the alleged offense
of slandering the thermometer. Gen. Hazen's
statements as to the climate of that portion of
the Northern Pacific route of which he writes
are not random rhetorical assertions, but the
transcript of series of careful scientific OBJ
seryations, and we cannot see that the Dele
gate from Montana has weakened their force
in the slightest particular.
1t should be borne In mind that what Major
Maginnis says of the crops of Montana may
be quite true, and yet it may be equally be-
yond dispute that the railroad lands in North
ern Dakota and Montana are just what Gen.
Hazen declares them to be-cOld and dry, and
unsuitable for agricultural settlements. The
fertility Of the wheat region of the Red River
Of the North and Of the bottom lands along
tho Missouri, the Yellowstone, and some other
streams, is well known but it is not of these
that Gen. Hazen speaks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-14
PILL RO1D EYPERIENCE

With each year. since its organization. the
Railroad Commission Of Massachusetts, brings
together more effectually the data for arriving
at correct apprehension Of tho defects and
merits Of railway management. The report
for 1878, just issued, is more complete in many
respects than its predecessors the confusing
element sometimes known as "the construc-
"tion account" which does duty in 80 many
diverse ways under different systems of book
keepiDg-its use as an asset or loss perhaps
depending somewhat upon the dcsirabilty OF
a good or poor showing to stockholders
or tax -gatherers-has at length its recognized
place assigned by the Commissioners; and the
absolute cost and profit of railway business Is
carefully analysed. Tho increase of railways
in Massachusetts, last year far exceeded that
Of previous years. and. ~ might be expected.
tho inGremoDt Of nraat has not been proper