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, 1874-04-16
IN PROBATE COURT
OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON TERnrroR,

In the matter of the estate of John Buckley,
| deceased,
| wv HEREAS, f. McNATT HAS FILED IN
| w this Court on this 18th day of March, A.
| D. 1874 his petition, duly verified setting forth
| that the said John Buckley, in his life time, to
uit. on the 18th day of December, AID. 1861,
| together with his wife, Eva Blu; ;kley, made .
| contract IN writing with him, the said McNatt,
| to convey to him. the said McNatt all that tract
| of land in said King County, known as the,
| Buckley Donation Claim, for consideration in
| said contract, the same having been made part
| of the said petition, and further representing
that the said John Buckley and the said Eva.
Buckley are both deceased, that the estate of the
said John Buckley, deceased, is being admins
| tered upon in this Court and that the said Nc
Matt is now entitled to a conveyance of the said
real estate to him by virtue of said contfsA..,
| an! praying that this court make decree au--
therizing and directing the Administrator of
the said estate to convey the said real estate to
him, the said McNatt: Now, therefore, on mo-
ton of Mcknight Leary, Attorneys for saidi
petitioner, it is ordered that all persons inter
ested in the matter of said petition be, and ap-
pear in this Court, in the Office of this Court, in,
| Seattle, in said County on Monday, April 27th-
A. D. 1874 at ten O'Clock forenoon, the same be-
ing day of regular term of this Court, then
and there 20 show cause, if any they have, why
the prayer of said petitioner should not be-
granted.
| And it is further ordered that notice Of the
pendency Of said petition. and of the said time
and place for the hearing therein be given by
publishing copy of this order, at least. four
| successive weeks next before said time of hear.
ing in the PUGET SOUND DISPATCH, Q weekly
newspaper published in said Seattle.
| Dated this 17th day of March, A. d. 1874.
| W. NJ. YORK, Judge.
| KING COUNTY, IS:
| 1, W. NJ. York, Acting Clerk of the Probate
Court of said County, hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a true and full copy Of
| an order to show cause why real estate late OF
John Buckley, deceasd should not be conveyed
| to F. AcNatt.
(~) In testimony whereof, I have.
I SEAL. hereunto set my hand, and afix-
t~) ed the seal Of said Court this 17tht
day Of March A. D. 1874.
| W. NJ. YORK.
Actir g Cleric
, 1874-04-16

CHARLES SUMNER.--Senator Sumner
was the son of Sheriff Charles P. Sum-
ner, well known and respected citizen.
He had two sisters, Mary and Julia. and
three brothers, Albert, Henry, and Geo.
The only survivor of these brothers and
sisters is Julia, now Mrs. DIR. Hastings,
resident of California. Two of the
brothers were lost at sea; one at the
same time that Margaret Fuller Ossoli
met her sad fate. George died in hos
pital in this State, from softening of the
brain. On the 18th of October, 1866,
the Senator married Mrs. Alice Hooper,
widow of William Sturgis Hooper, who
was son of Hon. Samuel Hooper. Mrs.
Hooper was daughter of Jonathan
Mason, Esq. The marriage ceremony
was performed by the late Bishop East
burn. On the 10th of May, 1878, di-
vorce was eecreed between the parties
by Judge Colt, of the Supreme Court Of
Massachusetts,. Journal.
, 1874-04-16

~ A man in Hartford has stopped
his nespapers because his name was
printed in a list of advertised letters,
and his wife, happening to see it first,
went and got 1t for him, and found it
was from Young lady, who complained
that he didn't meet her at Worcester as
he promised.
, 1874-04-16

A TERRIBLE ScANDAL.-A popular
clergyman of Buffalo returned from an
extended journey few days since, and
just as he alighted from the cars and
was receiving the congratulations of a
crowd of delighted Pensioners, who had
assembled to greet him, an inebrlated
individual following in his woke. seized
him by the hand. and exclaimed:
"well, good-by, old pard. I'm going
further, and shall keep up the same old
drunk for while yet, but you're pretty
well sobered up and you better keep SO!
'spect, as drinkin's rough when fel
lows round home. But rou know bow
to go on gallus spree and have a rum
time just as good as any pard ever had,
and you hes my respect. Day-day, old
buster"
Before the astonished clergyman could
gather his wandering wits the hail fel-
low was of, leaving terrible scandal
for the delectation of the gossips of Buf
falo, and prospective candidate for the
lunatic asylum.
, 1874-04-16

T A veteran was relating his ex-
ploits to crowd of boys, and mention
ed having been in five engagements.
"That's nothing" broke in little fell
low, "my sister Agnes has been engag-
ed eleven times r'
, 1874-04-16

the steamer Tigress. of the Polaris ex-
pedition, while seal fishing, exploded
her boiler. Two officers and twenty oi
the crew killed.
WASHINGTON. April 1O.-In the Dis
trict investigation to-day Tbemas Lucas
was examined to prove the priority OF
the contract awarded to him for paving
the street, which was subsequent,
awarded to Bidgeman, Postmaster a,
Philadelphia, who was said by Govern
or Shepherd to be President OF the Bid.
die Keystone Paving Company. The
object of the memorialists was to prove
that Bidgham sold or sub let his con-
tract, and the Governor gave the work
his personal attention.
John Collins testified that his partner,
Jones, handed him the contract for paw
ing the streets one morning and he was
surprised because he had never made
application for the contracts. Jones
told him that Murtagh, president of the
National Republican Committee of this
city, had given them; that Murtagh
claimed oue>half of the profits, and ask
ed him if he proposed to furnish any
means. He said he did not. Jones &
Collins built the new Republican build
ing for Murtagh, and were pressed by
him for a claim ard interest in the con-
tract because of his alleged interest in
securing it. No work was done under
the contract because Collins refused to
recognize the claim of Murtagh.
LONDON, April 0.-Jean Luie was
convicted this morning for perjury on
the Tichborne trial. Captain Blown,
for similar offense. is now on trial.
The Dutch have open several Acheen
ports to trade.
Sir John Arslale has resigned the At
torney- Generalship in consequence of
illness and Sir Richard Bagally succeeds
him.
Captain Brown, q witness on the
Tichborn claimant, was found guilty Of
perjury, and he and Luie were sentenc
ed to 5 and Z years penal servitrde re-
spectively.
BERLIN, April 10.-The report tele-
graphed hence Of the Conservative and
Ultramontane intrigue to supplant Bis
marck by Mantuiffel is wholly unfound-
ed.
, 1874-04-16

~ The Governor of Virginia has
pardoned a convict upon the novel cen
dition that he shall abstain from intoxi-
eating fluids for the next three years.
, 1874-04-16


LOVE, HONOR AND OBEY = On the
whole, married women, that is real wom-
en-, prefer being ruled to ruling. 1t is
natural to woman to seek advice 1t
is scarcely in her nature TO go speech
lessly on doing what she has to do with
out aid or counsel. Almost any one of
our sex is happier if she can "talk things
over" with some man upon whose dis
cretion she relies; and in married life
most wives do. even in the smallest
things, what "he likes, and fancy that
they like it themselves. Since indepen-
dence has become the fashion. md
strong-minded women have sneered at
their more gentle sisters, there is great
affectation of despising the opinion of
the men. but it is all sheer pretence. AL
most every wife chooses her gloves and
her ribbons of the tint her husband ad-
mires, and the man she loves almost in.
evitably gives her political opinions,
and bases even her religious views.
Her speech, her dress, her manners
change under his influence. What he
desires her to do she does, in nine cases
out of ten. The tenth case we find in
the divorce courts. You may rule your
wife as you please. good married reader.
if you only love and pet her enough.
Haughtiness and fault-fnding alone will
make her restive. And you, dear girl.
remember that it will be we'll to choose
husband good, and noble, and upright,
so that you may obey him to your heart's
content without losing your own self
rspect; for you will obey him if you
love him; and if he be low and mean.
you will sink to bis level slowly but
surely in the course of years.
, 1874-04-16

n A man having a bill against a
distant merchant, sent letter of inqui-
ry to the banker of that locality. The
reply was: He is dead; but he pays
Just as well as he ever did,"
, 1874-04-16

70 1t was North Carolina landlord
who posted the notice in his dining
room that members of the Legislature
would be first seated, and afterward the
gentlemen.
, 1874-04-16

OLD 1RoNsIDEs.--The old Revolutions
ary frigate Constitution which some
month ago. was brought to Philadelphia
from Annapolis to be rebuilt. was drawn
upon the stocks at the navy. yard for
that purpose recently. Having been
dismantled, she was raised in the float
ing dry-dock. and towed around to the
south wharf. Here, by means of the
greatest force, she was pulled from the
dock upon to the stocks. To accomplish
this, 300 men were employed, huge ca
bles from half dozen capstones, ard a
complication of enormous pulleys lead
ing out to the vessel. When the cap
stones were manned and the cables felt
the tension upon them, the vessel NOV
ed gradually, though very slowly, from
the dock up the well creased ways. The
Constitution was decorated with the
national bunting, and all the officials of
the yard and many citizens were assem-
bled to witness the operation. The
Constitution will be entirely rebuilt for
service as school-ship. Her model
will not be changed, and no sound tim.
bers will be removed. She will be re-
fitted with all modern sailing appliances,
and it is expected that, when completed
cbo will rno1o a corv;oooblo addition +o
the fieet.-N. Y. Times, March 7th.
, 1874-04-16

LIE Down AND Rest. DIR. Hall says
the best medicines in the world, more
efficient than all the potations of the
mdteria medica, are warmth, rest. clean
illness and pure air. Some persons make
it virtue to brave disease, "to keep
up" as long as they can move foot or
wiggle finger, and it sometimes sue
leeds; but in others the powers of life
are thereby SO completely exhausted
that the system has lost all ability to
recdperate, and slow and typhoid fever
sets in and carries the patient to pre-
mature grave. Whenever walking or
work is an effort, warm bed and COO,
room are the first indispensibles to a
sure and speedy recovery. Instinct
leads all beasts and birds to quietude
and rest the very minute disease or
wounds assail the system.
, 1874-04-16

U The Danbury News says: The
Fitchburg (Mass.) Sentinel, an excel
lent paper is going to start daily. We
are glad of it. We started daily once.
We ran it four months, and then paused.
Since then we take lively interest in
such enterprises. We have no doubt
the Sentinel people will make the daily
work. A man who goes through life
without having started a daily paper
misses rare and valuable experience.
Falling down stairs with a cook stove
will hardly compensate him.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-13

trimmers, While only one hundred and seven.
teen are opposed. or would oppose Grant II
nominated A few conspicuous Republicans.
very few indeed. openly oppose H. and avow
they viii not support Grant IL rcnominatsd
This number is very smail-not % large a. the
miserable detection in 1879 which was called
the liberal republican party. The large ma
jority Of the party ARE either willing 10 soc
Grant again nominated. or they protest against
q third term. and say they will abide by the
will of the Convention. In other words they
stand toward this new and grave issue very
much as they stood to Grant when he was
first nominated. They did not want Grant
but they accepted him They do not want q
third term, but If Grant is nominated they
viii support him. Here and there .
brave spirit may stand out as Sumner and
Schurz stood out and supported Greeley. But
as the republican party now stands, and more
especially az we read its opinions in the
opinions of the Senate and the House.
there is no escape from Q third term, once
the machinery of the organization moves on
in its favor
We have nothing to hope, then, from the
party. Some of its leaders, like Conlling,
mock the idea; others, like Dix, are afraid
and dare not speak; others, like Butler,
boldly avow their wishes and their purposes.
Secretary Robson in his recent address init
mates that we must depend upon the mag
naniInity of Grant for q solution. So the
whole question is really reduced to the mag
nanimity Of Grant The party which pro-
claimed emancipation, which drove Lincoln
against his will to vigorous prosecution of
the war, which defeated Mcclellan when the
darling of the army, which brought johnson
to the verge of impeachment for opposing its
ideas-this party which drove Chase, Sumner
and Greeley from its ranks like mutineers for
presuming to think, now stands abashed and
silent in presence of Grant, patiently waiting
upon his magnanimity as our only rescue
from one of the gravest dangers that ever
threatened the Republic. Never have we
seen party, once SO great and proud and re-
spected, fallen SO low. We had hoped when
Congress came to speak on this question that
it would be in the manly and strenuous tones
of American freemen. AS it is, we read the
opinions of this rolI-call with the astonish-
ment and pain that we read of the subservi-
ence and abasement of the Senate of the
latter Roman Empire. Nothing stands be-
tween the Republic and C@sarism-
Cesar Nothing, unless happily the better
sentiment of the people should speak Is it
too late to hope even for that?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-13
"Honors Arc Easy"

We do not see that either party in this
State has anything to gain by assailing the
personal character of the opposing candidates
for the Governorship Governor Dix and
Mr.. Tilden are equally respectable and es-
teemed, and there is no citizen of New York
who would not have the fullest confidence in
either as the guardian Of orphans inheriting a
large estate. as trustee Of property in litiga-
ton, or in any other Of the numerous fdu-
ciary relations which arise in the transactions
of civil society. 1t is absurd to attack either
for his railroad connections in the expectation
Of making political capital against the other.
Both have done business for railroads-one
as the counsel and the other as the
officer Of such corporations. General
Dix was the President first, Of the
Union Pacific, and afterwards Of the
Erie Railroad, and Mr.. Tlden has been re-
tanned as the legal adviser Of quite number
Of railroads outside Of the State of New York,
but has never, rs we are informed, accepted o
counsel fee from the Erie, the Central, the
Hudson River or any other New York rail-
road II is a singular fact that each of the
political parties attempts TO connect the
gubernatorial candidate Of the other with the
infamous Credit Mobilier. The democrats
charge Governor Dix with completely in the
Hoxie contract and the republicans accuse
Mr.. Tilden Of having given advice favoring
the legality of the Credit Mobilier scandal. The
accusation on both sides is founded on incl
dental expressions made by witnesses in the
well known Credit Mobilier investigation, and
is made out by differences so strained and cir
cuitous as TO have little effect Neither party
can gain votes by this kind of warfare. and Tor
the sake of decency both parties ought to
abandon il.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-13

Nh FoRsrER--The interesting interview
we printed yesterday from the Right Hon. w.
E. Forster, one Of the most prominent and
distinguished of the English statesmen, should
command general attention, both from the
views expressed by Mr.. Forster and his kind
references to our country. The errand Of
this gentleman to our country illustrates the
earnest desire Of English statesmen charged
with high duties to seek the truth. And be-
tween nations as nearly allied as America and
England nothing is more necessary than
truth. A complete understanding between
these nations will come when they know one
another. It is well to remember also that
this eminent and honored statesman, who il
our guest, was, of all English statesmen
with the exception Of Bright and Cobden-the
friend Of America in its time of sore need.
Mr.. Forster makes modest reference TO this
in his interview, but we have not forgotten it
Our best wishes go with him in his journey
through America and In his future career at
home-a career which promises at no distant
day TO eliminate in the Premiership of Eng
land.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-13

TROUBLES ON THE MEXICAN BORDER Cor
tina, the famous Mexican dealer in Texas
cattle, is at his old tricks again. He is even
said to be meditatng raid which will clear
the Rio Grande OF the United States troops
guarding the river, and make grand haul of
beef from the Texas cattle fields The border
Texans are preparing to give the expected in
vaders warm reception, and lively little
be hoped that President Grant, while on his
present excursion to Texas, will SO far look
into these border troubles as to discover aud
do what is required to put an end TO them
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-13

SoME or THEsE DArs there will be an acci-
dent on the Harlem River. A steamboa, win
be sunk, people win be drowned, an inques,
will be held, and that, As usual, will be the end
Of it But now, in advance OF the accident,
We ask attention TO the fact that the habit
of racing on this river il attended with danger
to the boats and the passengers Races be-
tween the rival steamers take place daily, and
we concede that sometimes they are quite er-
citing. But some day they viii cause more
eXoitament still
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-13

Westons latest failure ought to be his lasA
unless. indeed, he can be persuaded to use
his powers as pedestrian to the advantage
and relief Of the people of this city. It Is
plain enough that he can never accomplish
the feat Of walking five hundred miles in six
days. though it is with no great difficulty that
he walks one hundred miles in day when he
is in good condition. The trouble is that he
is very soon out of condition. He has swift
ness without endurance. and he shows such
persistence in undertaking what he cannot
accomplish that he is making q nuisance OF
himself. For years he has been attempting the
impossible, and as he certainly will continue
to attempt it we hope his next effort may be
made in practical direction. He can select
the point Of the compass toward which he will
go if only the direction is away from New
York, for, unfortunately, he has lately con-
fined himself to going round and round
circle. Six days steady walking would take
him a very respectable distance from this city.
We hope to hear that he has undertaken such
feat as this, and that there is to be no return
match. II he will do this-in word. if he
will go away as far and AZ fast as his legs can
carry him and stay away till somebody sends
for him, we shall never call him a humbug or
q nuisance any more, but calmly forgive and
forget him. If Sergeant Bates could be in
duced to go with him and stay with him it
would invest his retirement with peculiar
glory and rid the world at one time of the
twin annoyances Of the epoch.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-13

We print elsewhere o correspondence be-
Party and Mr.. Charles A. Dana. The COM
mittee tender to Mr.. Dana the nomination for
the Mayoralty as patriotic man," an
"anti-monopolist" and candidate who would
unite all classes and pursuits in his support
Mr.. Dana acknowledges the compliment in q
letter, which is model Of terseness and can
not fail to have it's effect upon the canvass
He alludes to the progress Of municipal
debt and the alarming increase of taxation"
"K," he says. with keen force, "Tweed and
Connolly were more rapid, Green and
Havemeyer are none the less sure" This text
embraces the whole gospel of the testament Of
reform, and upon it the campaign should DO
made.
Mr.. Dana, however, declines the nomina-
ton. Whatever might be able to do for
you as Mayor" he says, II can serve you
more efficiently in my present occupation as
editor In other words, this clear-sighted
journalist sees that in his calling he has a
higher function than any suffrage can bestow.
He sees that as q journalist he is forbidden
the temptations, the allurements, the compro-
misses Of Office Upon him, as upon all OF
us, has fallen an obligation like that vow Of
celibacy which unites the clergy to the faith
of Rome. He must forego the decorations.
the vanities, the ambitions Of the mere world
He must lead and not follow. He must teach
and chastsn and punish. He must undergo
obloquy, misrepresentation, rebuke; the alton
Akons of frisndships. the impstisnos. of thu
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-13

OUn NEw Crrr Posi- OYyIcE rs 10 be for
mally opened tor business on the LIST OF Janu-
airy next an event which. through all Man
haitian Island will add greatly 10 the general
rejoicings Of our Happy New Year" The
transfer of the immense business OF our city
Post Once from the announcement cramped,
dingy and dirty old bsrrack Of Nassau street.
TO the new, commodious and magnificent
structure Of City Hail Park, will indeed be an
event worthy Of an imposing inaugun'ion.
including a procession, music, an oration. a
collation. and q general celebration.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-13
Mayor Havemcyer's Reply to John

Mayor Havemcyer's Reply to John
Kelly.
We print this morning as much as we can
find space for Of the Mayors voluminous but
not very luminous answer to Mr. Kelly's de-
fence against his arraignment Mr. Kellys
statement was regarded by the public as, in
the main, o satisfactory vindication The
Mayor is compelled to acknowledge, in his
tedious, wordy reply, that he fell into mis-
takes in his first letter, particularly in his
total omission of the convictions in the police
courts. There is statute which declares
that the police courts shall be regarded and
classed as courts Of Special Sessions for GER
tain purposes, and making it the duty of the
Sheriff to include the convictions had in them
in his returns. The chief impression of fraud
made by Mr. Havemeyer's first statement de-
pended on this iuexcusable omission, for which
he makes lame apology in his reply. The
number of convictions in the Special Sessions
proper is very small as compared with the
number returned and charged for by Mr..
Kelly; but the convictions in the police
courts, which the law declares to be courts
of Special Sessions for that purpose, is enor-
mously large. BY sinking the latter out of
sight, and treating them as non-existent, the
Mayor made out what seemed q strong case of
fraud. Mr.. Kelly's answer toppled it down
like ten-strike in bowling alley, and the
Mayor has not succeeded in setting up the
pins.
Instead Of wasting so much space in cavil-
ling on small legal points and dragging in
irrelevant topics of invective the Mayor
should have kept close to the real gist of the
controversy and have relied on facts instead
of legal bubbles to support his case. He
made bad beginning, and does not reach
very creditable ending 1t is understood that
Mr.. Kelly will not again address the public on
this subject, relying for his final vindication
on the Court before which his libel suit
against the Mayor will be tried This is
wise decision and meanwhile he is entitled to
be held innocent until he is proved guilty by q
tribunal competent to judge of the law and
the facts,