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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-10-02

THE PorLTRY DEPARTMENT AT THE FAIR.-The
display Of poultry at the Union Park and Agri-
cultural Exhibition at this place, by our old
friend Col. Taggart OF Northumberland, is the
most prominent feature in the whole exhibition
not excepting the races, and is of itself worth the
price Of admission. We have been informed by
those who were at the present State Fair at Eas-
ton, that the whole combined exhibition oc poul-
try There does not equal in number, variety, qua
lily and order oG arrangement, that of the Sun
bury Fair. The chickens are all enclosed in
handsome cages or coops, with timed wine graf
ing. There are thirty-four of these cages or
coops containing one hundred and seventy-tlree
choice high bred chickens, handsomely arranged
in regard to good taste and order. Col. Tag
gat's contribution alone should make the Fair a
success, and the managers of the Exhibition and
the people who attend it, are under great obIiga-
tions TO CO... Taggart for his energy and enter
prise in the matter.
The cages were arranged as follows:
No. l@G. Silver Pcucillcj Hamburg-.
124. Dark Brahmas.
123. do do hatcled in February. 1871.
Ia. Hybrid-, Cochins, Partridge and Dark
Brahmas.
Il9. Partridge Cochin.
1lG. DO 90 hatchcd in 1873.
l42. Game Bautams.
us. Partridge Coyhius ofIsI3.
l43. Game Bantams OF 1874.
12S. Buff Cochin. CThis coop contained the
finest spccmens.)
IA. Small Game Bantams.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-05-13

The consideration Of the Supple
msntary Civil Rights bill has been
temporarily transferred from the
Senate chamber to the Republican
caucus-room. Many Of the Re-
publican Senators are opposed to
the bill as reported, and the party
leaders saw that an attempt to Sc
cure its passage as it stood would
result disastrously. They there
fore deemed it expededient before
proceeding further to see il it
could not be fixed up in caucus so
as to be satisfactory. Several
sessions have already been held,
but 1t is difficult to harmonic the
conflicting views. A measure OF
this character should be decided In
the Senate on its merits, without
the interposition of caucus rule.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-05-13
An Ice Disaster.

QUEBEC, May 9.-The loss caused
by the ice bridge shove yesterday
cannot be less than 100000. The
government steamer Napoleon III,
had her side stove in and machin-
cry injured, and is full of ice. The
steamer Druid was canted over and
otherwise damaged; the Mersey
canted over on n pontoon; the
Canada aud Shandon were but
slightly injured; the Quebec and
Gulf Port Company's steamer
Georgia has a hole in her side and
is nearly full of water; the steam
ship Hadji appears to be all right
and is lying on top of a tug boat.
The Mermichi has a portion OF
upper works carried away at the
bow, and her stern davits and pad
die boxes are broken, wheel smash
ed, decks ripped up and otherwise
injured, but not seriously. All the
Gulf Port vessels are insured in
Great Britain. The steamer Cas-
ter, the property of q. Smith of
Montreal, is sunk and is a total
loss.
The steamer Royal is sunk and
is a total loss the walking beam
of the steamer Providence is bro
ken in two; the steamer Rescue is
sunk and will be o total loss; the
steamer Conquerer's wheels are
broken the steamer Belle Gas
hePs wheels are injured; the
8 Gamer Hector's wheels and upper
works are badly broken and she is
filled with water; the schooner
Willing is sunk, and the schooner
Hermone is badly damaged.
The ice commenced to pile up at
Reaches Cove, then at Halls
booms, where it tore away part of
the pier, and at Demmings carried
away the Norwegian Herold and
Harfarger aud also sunk several
steamers and schooners. From
there it bore down on Glars
booms, carrying them away, sink
ing and damaging all the vessels
in the booms and piling some OF
them on top Of the others.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-05-13
The Flood.

The New Orleans Times says:
Not until there has been a complete
subsistence of the waters can there
be full measurement Of the dam
ages sustained, but a survey Of the
vast plain Of water, which stretches
from the border of Arkansas to the
Gulf, with an average width of say
thirty miles, we may at least APP
proximately estimate the calamity.
Predicating our estimates on the
best lights now before us, the loss,
direct and consequential, to the
people Of this State must largely
exceed ten million dollars. When
the food shall have entire
ly passed away, and absolute facts
are assertained, the estimate stated
may be largely increased, but can
not be diminished, and not until
then viii 1t be possible to deter.
mine what the indivual suffering
has been.
The area under the water is vari.
ously estimated at from $500. OOC
to 100000 acres. The estimates
of damage must include the labo,
previously expended in the crops
the loss Of fences, cattle, mules
poultry and every variety and kin,
OF chattcl property, houses, dam
aged machinery, stores of food an
clothing, loss Of prospective crops
also the prospective damages for
season of unemployed time unit
sufferers can again find renumera
tive employment, the time, labo
and expense of restoring the vast
ed lands, fences and habitations
Involved In all these estimates i
a population fairly estimated a
one hundred and twenty thousand
without considering the larg,
commercial interests Of New Or
leans, which are to be affected b,
the overflow, not only for the pres
ent year, but until these damage
can be repaired.
We have desired to be REASONABLE
In these calculations, and to fount
them on assertained and appreci
able facts, for in that way only vii
they have any value in the public
mind.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-05-13
S:nfe Items.

On Monday May 4th, Union
Grange of the Patrons of Husband
ry was organized at Tuscola Hall,
in Lowell, with eighty-four men,
bers.
The boot and shoe store of F. A..
Butler, at lockwood, was broken
into Monday night and robbed of
$50 worth of stock.
At the Otsego postoffice was re-
ceived lately q letter addressed
"Mr. Jean Hartnbes, Autsegaux, AL
igan County, Missigam."
While the wife of ION. Norman
Geddes, of Adrain, was act,1g as
Secretary of the Woman-Sufferage
Convention at Jackson Thursday,
he was out riding with two young
woman domestics, designing to
visit sick relative. The hores be-
came frightened, SHE'D against n
tree and threw the occupants of
the vehicle out. One of the girls
was badly bruised, the other es-
Gaping unhurt.
A young man by the name OF
Coe had three fingers on his right
hand cut off while pointing shin
giles at Otter Lake on Thursday.
A little daughter of William
Brandon, of Bay City, fell into a
cistern Thursday afternoon, and
before help could come was drown.
ed.
The Board of Supervisors o.
Mecosta county have by resolution
asked the Governor to take some
action in the case of Judge Gid
dings, the latter having failed tC
open the usual April term of court
Conductor Cadsoe, of the Mich
gan Midland 81 Canada Railroad
lately smashed his hand quiet badly
coupling cars.
Henry Neddermyer's dwelling a
Ira, st. Clair county, burned dowi
Saturday. Loss about 81, 200.
About three thousand shade tree
have been set out in Muskegol
this spring.
A boy named A. w. Van Ant
werp, Of Paw Paw, Van Bure
: county, was Monday night attacke
} by two muskrats and bitten by on
; severely, and there is no tellin
r what the end would have been ha
/, not the boy run away.
!, A son of J. Carl, Of Irving, age
] ten years, had his leg broken |
J, the thigh, Monday, by the rollin
d upon him of log.
. A Grand Rapids sportsman fire
!, eight Intellectual shots at a era
II squirrel in tree without eve
: causing it to bulge, and then AR
r discovered that he was the victi
: of a practical joke, the animal b
J. ing stuffed and wired fast to I
5 limb.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-05-13
The Markets.

The Cleveland papers say most
of the banks of that city declared
their semi-aupual dividends on
Monday last. The City National
declared six per cent, others five
and four. They carry over sat
isfactory surplus and are in good
condition. The local markets open
with a fairly active demand for
money, though most of the banks
did not feel the pressure SO strong
" as last week for currency, but
Eastern exchange was reported
close in all quarters.
The Chicago papers say an abun-
dance of currency and the inactiv-
ity of the money market are still
features of the financial situation.
At none of the banks is there what
could be called lively business.
Deposits are nothing more than
fair, and the demand for loans is
far from keeping pace with the
resources of the banks. The rate
of discount could not be expected
to be very firm under these circum-
stances. While 10 per cent is still
quoted as the nominal rate, bor-
rowers with cash colaterals can
make terms to their own satiSfac-
ton. Call loans can be made in
more than one quarter at D per
cent. .
The burning of the mails for
New York which left Chicago on
Saturday at SIS p. IN. by the Pitts
burg q Fort Wayne railroad, is a
matter of serious Inconvenience to
our bankers and business men.
That mail contained at least 50, $780,
900 of drafts, bills of exchange,
and other remittances to New York.
The drafts Of large amount, OF
which there were several for $780,
900, and those between banks, can
be replaced without much difficulty
but to duplicate the smaller ones,
and those bearing several indorse-
ments, will take a great deal OF
time and trouble. Scores of letters
were written by each of the larg-
er banks on this business, and fully
six months will elapse before it is
fully settled.
The New York press says opera
tons are gradually settling down
to the belief that the manipulations
of wall street wire pullers have
more to do with the changes in the
quotations Of speculative securities
in acts Of Congress or Presidential
vetoes. They are also making not
slow approaches to the conviction
that Congress will do nothing to
harm a single hair on the head OF
the chief manipulation. Given,
therefore, that the aforesaid chief
intends to retain controle of the
speculative stock corporations
with which he has heretofore
amused himself, it is safe to con-
clude that as soon as he has repur-
chased his share prices will advance,
partly because Congress shall have
stepped in and kindly lent Q helping
hand.-kG
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-05-13
ALPENA WEEKLY ARGUS,
Fires Elsewhere.

The news of the fires in the
woods comes from nearly every
part Of the State. In Lapeer coun-
~ great damage has been done, and
much alarm existed as to the safety
OF some Of the villages. The fires
were making great havoc along the
line Of the jackson, Lansing and
Saginaw railroad, destroying wood,
lumber, logs etc, and in some
places causing damage to the track.
In the vicinity of Grand Haven
and Grand Rapids the fire ragged
with undated fury, but no bnild'
ings were burned. 1t appears to
be almost a repetition Of the fire:
of 1872, although as far as learned
vet, there has been but few build
ings destroyed. People in ever.
part OF the State are praying 10
rain, as the only means OF abatint
the fire.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-05-13

M ORTGAGE SALE.-Default having been
IVu m~dc in the conditions of a certain mort
gage made and executed by Adam Rutherford
and Kate ku. Nerford, his wife, OF Alpena County,
Michigan, 20 Frcdcrick w. Carlisle and Frederick
Carlisle Of East sagiraw, Michigan, bearing date
September 9th, 1879 and recorded in the office OF
the Register Of Deeds for the county Of Alpenn,
Michigan. on the 2sd day Of September, lsi3, in
Liber &C" of mortgages, on pages l43 and 49, ny
which de ia alt tho power Of sale therein contained,
became operative, and the sum Of one hundred
an hfty-one dollars and twelve cents ltl5l.l2l Is
now claimed TO be due, besides Attorney fee OF
thr,y oohars, covenanted for therein, and no pro-
ceedings AT law or In equity having been instituted
20 recover the same or any part thereof; Notice
Is hereby gwen that the said mortgage win be
foreclosed by sale OF the fnortgnged premises, or
some part thereof, at public auction To the high
est bidder. on the 2Sd day % May A. ID. 1874 ut
two o'clock in the afternoon OF that day, nt the
front door of the Court Room, in Pottef's brick
block, in the city Of Alpena, county OF Alpena,
and State Of Michigan that being the place in
which the Circuit Court for the county Of Alpena
Is held said lands being described in said mort
gage as follows, to wit Lots number four AZ
and five 5l, in block three ~, in Potters addition
20 the city Of Alpena, according TO the recorded
FREDERICK W. CARLISLE,
FREDERICK CARLISLE,
W. o. sururrIArp, Atty for Mortgages.
Dated Feb 10, 1874 lJsvD.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-05-13
OMNIBUS LINE.

Having established an Omnibus and Baggage
Line. am now prepared to convey passengers
and baggage TO and from the boats. and 10 oil
parts Of the city. Orders may b. left at the Thun-
der Bay House and nt Bolton a McRae's, on the
north side, and on the south sile, az II LIS drug
store and the news depot.
la. Ae. RIPLEY.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-05-13

W. 8. Furbush holds himself in readiness TO
plow rsrdcps, and do general ieamins on short
no.ic~. Ia
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-14

That the road shall run down upon the East
Sue"
mfr. H. will give land provided they enter
The head Of Main Street and run down the
center"
"Mr. c. will donate one-half Of his lot,
Provided they make ii their final depot"
"Mr. NJ. is reioiccd to see the work going on,
And will do something handsome whenever
it's done.
Would donate his lands but is tenant for life,
Having decided the fee long ago to his wife.
Won't bind himself certain, but thinks, on
the whole,
lie may spare them carload or two of his
coal,
Which will be just the same as its value in
rhino.
When the track is laid down to the town of
of TcninO."
And many note in this manner did go
"Mr X. waits to see what others will do"
And says that "When William and such men
! contribute,
He'll come to the scratch and consider it his
put"
And then came this entry. the last Of them
all
ITO wind up the day, we gave William u
| CALL
We found him at home. all smiling and bland
lie said that his time was at our command;
We opened our book so meagre and slim,
And told him the town were all waiting for
him,
And if he would come down his share of the
rhno,
We were sure of u road from here to Tenino.
TIE bright smile he gave us is haunting us
still,
As softly he whispcrcd--' Tomorrow will.
Good evening. gentlemen Good evening.
BILL
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-14

The SwANTowN ScHooL.-The public
school under the management of Mr..
G. +. Boynton, is in an exceedingly
prosperous condition. 4 recent visit
to the school impressed us very fayora-
bly, with the system of instruction rs
we'll as the admirable discipline OBJ
served in the several departments. The
primary department underth charge Of
Mrs. Corts reflects special credit upon
her for the patient care manifested in
imparting rudimental knowledge, the
groundwork of education. Miss Nellie
Huntington has charge of the recitation
room, and renders adequate assistance
to the principal in the discharge of
his ardous duties. One of the most
pleasing features of the afternoon rou-
tine is the half-hour devoted to sing
ing. Miss Huntington leads in vocal
exercises of the primary department
and the Principal in those of the higher
classes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-14

CowARDLY.-The Echo says we are a
hyprocrite because we favor woman's
political equality and oppose the tenn
perance crusade. We believe that
those who invade saloons to hold pray
er-meetings or for any other purpose
not sanctioned by the owners, are tres
passers. 1t matters not whether they
are men or women who perpetrate the
act, it is wrong. The fact that women
are induced to undertake a work that
men would shrink from, does not ap-
pear much to the credit of the male
aiders and abettors of the movement.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-14

WoMAS's SUFrnAGE.-The regular
bi-weekly meeting of the Thurston
County Woman's Suffrage Association
will be held in the room of the Terri
teriai Auditor, City Hall, on Wednesday,
March 18th, at 2P.M. The subject
for essay and discussion is: "What
are the best methods for woman's i'm
provement, mentally, morally and phys
ically."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-14

RELIGIOUS SERv1cEs.-Rev. John Ros-
enberg, of Portland, Oregon, will Off
ciate in st. Johns Episcopal Chnrch
on Sunday, March 18th, morning and
evening at the usual hour.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-14
AWARD OF NAIL CONTRACTS.

The recent award OF contracts Tor Elall
service throughout the country by the
postal department indicates that the
competition has been close and large
reduction made in consequence from
former contracts for the same service.
Our Washington correspondent reports
as follows:
The award of contract for the Olym-
pia and Victoria route, has not yet been
made. The present pay is SIG, 235 per
annum, and the lowest bid for the next
four years service is by Geo. $. Wright,
ut 10000 per annum.
The contract from Oh ympia to Month
cello. is to be given to the railroad, at
the usual rates.
The route from Olympia to Astoria,
via Oysterville. has been awarded to }.
S. Stout, at s4,75O. The present pay
is S5,S7S.
Olympia to Yelm, to Gilbert Bates,
for S29S.
Olympia to Skokomish, L. D. W. and
l.. I. Shelton, $3.50.
Steilacoom to Elhi, Henry E. Light,
SAIL.
Seattle to Sehome, Samuel Coulter,
So 600.
Seattle to Franklin, John Webster,
$500.
Seattle to Snoqualmie, E. NJ. Cud-
worth, $59S.
Seattle to Blakely, offered to n. L.
Bartlett, at $50.
Port Gamble to Seabeck, lowest bid
81 go; offered to Ad. Edgar at $500.
Seabeck to Union City, lowest bid
considered too high; offered to Frank
lin Kennedy at $3.50.
Port Townsend, via San Juan, to
Semiahmoo, not let, check defective;
lowest bidder Samuel Coulter, IS $50.
The present pay is $500.
Port Townsend to Port Angeles, low
est bid 81 $3.50, considered too high; Of
fered to j. +. Lukey and George Coop
er at 81 600.
Port Townsend to Cleveland, James
II. o"Ht, TfGo.
Sehome to Nootsack, Samuel Cald-
well, 1920.
Centerville to Utsalady, not let, low
est bidder $40, considered too high.
Skagit to Utsalady, not let, lowest
bidder $3.50, considered too high.
Vancouver to Battle Ground, Joseph
A. Wooden, s135.
Vancouver to Kalama, Michael Shea,
5000.
Chinook to Astoria, not let, to be re-
advertised; lowest bid 5000. There was
an informal bid of $500 which had to
be thrown out.
Cowlitz to Grand Prairie, lowest bid
informal; offeredro Ad. Edger at sos.
Claquato to Boisfort, L. A. Davis,
SIP.
Walla Walla to Missoula, Montana
VIM. Glover, $4,000. Present pay,
sG2, 232.
Walla Walla to Lewiston, Idaho, V.
W. Howard, $4,000. Present pay, $14,-
go.
Walla Walla to Wallula, S. S. Hunt
ley, s775.
Spokane Bridge to Fort Colville,
Charles w. Wood, 81 1874.
Portland, Ogn., via Port Townsend
and San Juan, to Sitka, Alaska, S. Gar
felde, SIG 900. Present pay, s34 300.
There is some doubt as to the legality
of this award, in consequence of the
bidder holding the position of Collect
or of Customs.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-14
OLYMPIA. Si1rEDAY MORNING. VAR. II. 1914,
PARTY AMENITIES.

Bro. Brown, of the Dispatch, in his
Issue of the 10Th inst. in commenting
upon little paragraph from our paper
complimentary to United States Mar
shall Kearey, shows degree Of sensi-
tiveness in regard to the amenities due
he men in office, that might be consid-
cred unusual even in partisan editor,
not to mention how it looks in the col
umns of nm independent journal, which,
like the Dispatch, is supposed to be free
from anything like partisan bias. The
paragraph as quoted from our paper
into the Dispatch is as follows: While
we haven't the slightest doubt but that
Mr. Kearney would adorn any Office and
ably represent our Government abroad,
We object to his confirmation. We
want to retain in the coterie of Federal
officials assigned to this Territory one
representative of the honesty and in.eg-
rity of bygone years"
Our venerable friend is wounded in
his feelings because, as he says, we by
implication make Mr.. kearney an excep-
ton to the general rule, and goes on to
cay I" 4 large number of very strong
Democrats regard Judges Jacobs and
Greene, Secretary Strive, Mr.. Stuart
and Major Brown of the Land Office,
and Major Hayden and Mr.. O'Brien of
the Revenue Department, as very fair
representatives of the honesty and
integrity Of bygone years. 80
Now, if SO disposed, we might retort
by raising the same implication against
our neishbor, and charge him with re-
fecting upon the Surveyor General
Judge Lewis, District Attorney Win
gard, Register Hileman, and every one
of the dozen or so Indian Agents, and
other Federal officials of the Territory
not named in his list of those whom his
large number of strong Democrats re-
gard as very fair representatives of the
honesty and integrity of bygone years,
but we do not propose to accept any
such one or to adopt logic that seems
to us as childish as it is uncharitable.
When we want to pitch into any body,
we will endeaver to so in such q man
ner that Bro. Brown will not have to
resort to implications in order to excuse
himself for rushing to the defence.
This is an old trick, and as it is impos-
sible to contemplate such a thing as
Mr. Brown going in the enemy's camp,
We should not besurprised from thesiy,s
to see the Republicans all coming over
to him before the next campaign.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-14

FRozEN.-Six men have been brought
down to Victoria from Port Wrangel,
BADLY FROST bitten.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-14

81 Martin, the murderer of Quayle,
at Port Townsend, was let out on bail
and, OF course, Immediately skedaddled
Tor parts unknown.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-14

LrcEUM.--We are requested to state
that the young mems literary society
has resolved itself into "the 9Sth Con-
gress Of the United States" and will
convene this evening, at 7 o'clock, in
Tacoma Library Room.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-14

WRECKED INSIDE THE COLUMBIA BAR.-
We learn from the Portland papers
that the French brig Sid, of Havre'
while attempting to enter the Colu mb'a
river on Sunday last. got aground, and
soon became wreck. She lies on the
Washington Territory side, about
mile from the lighthouse, high and
dry ut low tide. Happily no lives were
lost. The brig was only eight months
old, on her first trip from home, and
insured for SIC, 1000.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-14

A GREAT Loss.-It is said the bark
Chris. Mitchell recently driven on Dun
geness Spit, in a gale, will prove /" to-
tai loss. She was on her way from San
Francisco to PoH Madison, and had
but little freight aboard when the dis
aster occurred. Three seamen were
drowned. The vessel belonged to Mr.
Geo. A. Meiggs. and was not insured
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-14

10 At the railroad meeting last Saturany
evening, considerable interest was ni ..,a.
tested, and very ereditable additioh W., M"
made TO the subscriptions of land auu l"'''''
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-14

70 Capt Blinn has gone to California.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-03-14
M'ashinetou Standard.
Oar Agents.

l.. p. FISHER, Newspaper Advertising
AGENT. ROOMS % and q Merchants E.changc.
CaNfwnia Street, San Francisco.
ALBERT MENEr. No. q Park Row. New
York and >. N. PETTINGll.L 4 co. 81
Park Row, New York.