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the great deluge with the often mem
toned story of the origin of the people
Of Anahuac from Chicmoztoc, or the
Seven Caves. Az the time Of the cata-
clysm. the country, according to Pedro
dc los Rios, was inhabited by giants.
Some Of these perished utterly; others
were changed into fishes; while seven
brothers of then found safety by clos.
ing Themselves into certain caves in a
mountain called Tlaloc. When the wa.
tors were asstaged, ore of the giants,
Xelhua, surnamed the Architect, went
to Cholula and began to build an arti-
ficial mountain, as q monument ana
memorial of the Tlaloc thet had SHELTER
ed him and his brothers when the angry
waters swept through all the land. The
bricks were made in Tlananalco, at the
foot of the Sierra de Coeoti, and passed
to Cholula from hand to hand along
file of men-whe pee these came is not
sald-stretching between the two places.
The jealousy and the anger of the
gods were aroused, as the huge pyramid
rose slowly up. threatening to reach the
clouds and the great heaven itself and
the gods launched their fire upon the
builders and slew many, SO that the
work was..stopped. But the half!Enisted
structure, afterwards dedicated by tho
Cholultecs to Quetzalcotl, still remains
to show how well Xelhua. the giant, de-
served his surname of the Architect.
, 1875-12-16

TnE MISSING SrxAMfR.-Ths
following dispatch, which MaA
received by us this morning aid
issued from this thce as an ex-
tfa; was a great relief to those
who had friends on the Los An
geles, and who had almost given
them up for lost. The steamer
sailed from San Francisco on
Monday, Nov. 20, and arrived in
Esquimalt, on Wednesday, Dce.
3, making q 8 days trip between
those two ports. The nature of
the accident to her machinery ID
not yet known. Such strong
apprchensions had been felt for
her safety, that Victoria mer-
chants had telegraphed to San
Francisco to duplicate the in
voices of their Christmas stocks
of goods shipped on her.
SwINoMIsH, Dec. g., un PoRT
GAMBLE, 10.-The Los Angeles
was towed into Esquimalt at o.
clock yesterday afternoon, by H.
M. Gunboat Rocket, who picked
up under sail about 20 miles from
Victoria. Her engine broke
down some 95 miles south of the
Columbia River. She was 8 days
on the passage. Lost o sailor
overheard in the gale OF the 9th,
named Jas. Walsh
, 1875-12-16

AUTOMATIC GAsMACHINE.-Mr.
D. NJ. Hastings, agent of the
Union Gas Co. of San Francisco,
is in this city, offering for sale
the self-acting gas-machines of
that Co. He has put up and has
now in operation one of the 80
burner machines at Bullene's
machine shop, which place our
reporter visited last evening and
saw the operation of it. The
gas made by these machines
consists of common air lmpreg-
mated with the carbonaceous va
per of gasoline, is fully equal to
coal gas, and can be used with
the same safety and convenience.
The Union machine consists of
q copper gas generator, contain
ing evaporating pans or cham
bers, and an automatic air-forc-
ing apparatus, operated by a
small water-wheel. When the
machine is in operation, the air
pump forces a current of air
through the generator. Here it
becomes carburreted, forming an
Illuminating gas that is conduct
ed by gas pipes to any part of
the building. The machine is
entirely self-operating and re-
qires no attention whatever.
, 1875-12-16

The OLD WHARE.-In cutting
the large sewer through Mill
ST., the workmen have come
across some of tho first piles
driven in Yesler's wharf, which
were pat down in 1852 years
ago. The upper part Of these
piles is decayed a little but the
lower portions are as sound as
the day they were first driven.
When the wharf was first built
the water edge came up to with
in Is feet of Commercial street,
and the level of the lower por-
ton of Mill street was ten feet
below what it is now. There
are now stores extendinga a block
beyond where the piles were
first driven, and the street is so
filed in with slabs and saw-dust
that it is as solid as any ground.
Little by little the street has en-
croached upon the wharf,a f,and the
wharf in turn upon the bay, un-
til they have reached their pres
ent dimensions.
, 1875-12-16
FROM DAILY OF FRIDAY

CoNCERT.-Through an over
sight, we yesterday neglected to
mention the Concert of the Miss
es Bell and Miss McCord. 1t is
not too late, however, to do JUS
tice to the young ladies for the
treat which they gave to our
music-loving citizens. The con-
cert was the best attended anna
teur performance ever given in
tho city, and was worthy of the
liberal patronage given. Tho
singing of the Misses Bell is too
we'll known to need any praise
from us, but on Wednesday eve-
ming they did even better than
usual, and were repeatedly ap-
plauded and encored. Miss Do
ra McCord showed herself to be
a hrst-class violinist, as we'll as
an able elocutionist.
, 1875-12-16
A CARD.

EDITOR DAILY DISPATCH: Il
see by your issue of yesterday
that l am charged with misman-
aging the estate of John ID. Clos
sen, deceased, l was agent for
Mr. Clossen for many years, and
previous to his death he had so
much confidence in me that he
appointed me sole executor of
his will, and afterwards his wild
ow, Abigail, living in New Jer-
sey, sent me a full power Of at
torney to act for her. The par
ty who fled the complaint in
her behalf showed no authority
from her, nor do 1 believe he has
any, as he refused to show it
when demanded. I showed con-
clusirely that l had saved mon
ey for the estate by my manage
ment- 1 gave bail in double the
value of the whole estate, and
as nay bondsmen are satisfied
others ought to be, and l don't
think any meddling Seattle law
yers will get a chance to finger
the money.
J. T. KENwoRTuY.
Seattle, Dec. 10.
, 1875-12-16

A remarkable instance of the eS3eAA
ordinary profits which have recsztly
been made on some short-horn trahsac-A
tions came under our notice the other
day. At the Dnke Of Devonshite's sale
in September, 1874, Mr.. Moore paid one
thousand guineas for Grand Duchess Of
Oxford 1lth; then a seven-year. old cows
Shortly after the sale the COW YVES served
by 9Th Duke of Wetherby, TO wLora she
produced heifer calf at tho end OF
June last. At MIR. Moore's sale ON.
Thursday, the COW brought 2.e0e guin-
cas-, and the calf was taken blythe Duke
Of Devonshire at 1000 guineas. Mr..
Moore had thus balance of LOCO
guineas to meet the bull service. the
years keep and risk--a very handsome
balance indeed.
, 1875-12-16
FROM DAILY OF THURSDAY.

The DAkUTA.=The steamship
Dakota leaves hsre at Z O'Clock
this afternoon for San Francis
co. She had for freight 200
hides, 80 sheep skins, 20 bales Of
hops, so tons of oats, 20 pkgs.
merchandise, and 200 tons Of
Talbot coal for fuel and ballast.
The following is her passenger
list:
E. W. Farming, J. W. Farming,
s. Hiliemns, E. Lindsiey, VIM.
Tibbet, J. Athius, F. Lemont, F.
Hill, Mrs. S. Kenny, Mr.. Spell
Ian, B. w. Fine, j.. NJ. Fine,
Frank Hughes, W. S. Bartlett,
H. W. Gregg, Clark Putnam, M
Aassett, Miss LeBrash and faith
er.
Portiand-F. A. Rowe, r. c.
Corbaly, N. S. Writ.
Olympia. W. Page, Mrs. L.
c. Ellis and 3 children, J. Thom-
as, and wife, Col Wheat and
wife.
The Dakota will, on her way
down, keep as good a lookout as
possible for the missing steam
or Los Angeles. She will steam
slowly down, and during the
night time she will fire guns at
intervals, as signals to the Los
Angeles. If the steamer is found
the Dakota will tow her into
San Francisco. She has for the
purpose laid in an extra supply
of coal from the Seattle Co. and
it was the waiting for this coal
which kept her so much behind
her time for sailing.
, 1875-12-16

TIE CRANBERRY CRop.
statistics concerning the cranberry crop
show o falling off this season as com-
pared with last year, the total produc-
ton of the country being placed at 210,
600 bushels, against 25O.0OO last year.
The vines in the Northwest were dam
aged first by the hard winter. then by
the destructive vine worm, and last by
the early frosts in August and Septem-
ber, and the crop in that section is light.
er and Of poorer quality than usual. On
Cape Cod and the islands adjacent tho
crop is estimated at $4,000 bushels,
against 7O. .Oee last year. In the rest of
Massachusetts, Rhode Island md Con-
necticut it is pat mp at $4,000, against
81, 900 in 1874; in New Jersey at 1000.
against 96, 900 last year; in Wisconsin.
Indiana aud Michigan at
40. 600. against $4,000 last year; and in
New York at 1000, the same as 1874,
Moderate prices for the fruit bave thus
far prevailed in Eastern narkets.-Neu
York Euenins Post.
, 1875-12-16
IFhOM DAILY OF SATURDAY.]
GAS ExpLosION.-While work.

GAS ExpLosIoN.-While work
men were engaged in laying a
new gas-pipc, and for that pur-
pose had bored an inch hole in
the main, on Mill St., in front of
Waddell Il Miles, last evening, q
lighted lantern was brought too
near the escaping gas and it ig-
nited and a flame some 3 or 4 feet
high burst up, scorchipg Miles,
who held the lantern. The fame
was Immediately smothered by
some shovelsfall of dirt and it
was decided to postpone the re-
mainder of the work until morn
ing. Mr.. Miles was not very
badly hurt, but lost his eye
brows and lashes and badly blis-
tered his face and hands.
, 1875-12-16

A Little Falls chap wrote TO a girl
there asking her to meet him at cer--
tain point on the street at 10 O'Clock in
the evening, he to make himself known
by whispering Boston," A sister of
the young lady got the note. consulted
with her father about it, and both were
on hand at the time. The chap, on dis
covering the supposed object Of his af-
fections waiting for him, FASTENED to
her and whispered "Boston" in her
ear, when the young lady gave him a
ringing slap in the face, and called to
her father, who had stationed himself
with club across the street. He chased.
the scamp, but could not catch hun.
, 1875-12-16
Seattle, Dec. 10.

GRAND DIsPLAY.-W. G.Jamie-
son has now opened and has
on exhibition in his store the
finest lot Of goods ever brought
to Puget Sound The numbers
of handsome and valuable Arti-
cles of vertu have filled his store
SO that there is hardly room to
turn around in it, and even when
he moves into his large new
store in the Seattle hank build
ing, he will be rather crowded
for room. The display is really
magnificent, and is well worth
seeing.
, 1875-12-16

RoRBERY. "A. Moon was up
before Justice Scott this morn
ing on the charge of highway
robbery, one Daniels asserting
that Moon had enveigled him in
to the bushes, knocked him down
and robbed him of SIG. The
evidence being deemed insult
cient, tho prisoner waa discharg-
Cd
, 1875-12-16

DIEn--L p Filter, proprietor
Of the Bank Exchange Restau-
rant and formerly a wholesale
merchant in Victoria, B. c., died
in this city at 10 o'clock today,
aged about "a. His body will
be sent to Victoria on the North
Pacific on Monday.
, 1875-12-16

He SAID He WoULO.-"W What is this
Delano that all the papers are making
such fuss about?" said fond young
woman on Carpenter street, yesterday,
to her poetical, but non political adorer;
" is it a new sort of goods?" "No. ?"
said the young man. with the confidence
of conviction and superior knowledge,
"she's the woman in Tennyson' s
Maud you know. 1t begins, 'Delano
fair, Delano loyable.'" "Oh, Angus
tus." said the admiring and awe-struck
young girl, as she leaned her false hair
on his shirt front, and increased his
washing bill for the incoming week by
10 cents, Oh, Augustus, how much
you do know. and what a silly little
stupid thing am! Bat when we are
married, You will - And Augustus
rapturously compressed her corset with
his trusty right arm, and said he would.
--Chicdqo Tribune.
, 1875-12-16
$uset Spnaa Dispatta.
The Presidents Message.

That portion Of the Presidents Mess
age which has been received treats only
Of two subjects Of popular interest: the
public school question, and the Cuban
question. In regard to the first, it but
elaborates the sentiments expressed in
the Presidents Desmoines speech. Il
says:
From the fan OF Adam for his trans-
gressions. to the present day, no nation
has ever been free from threatened
danger to its prosperity and happiness.
We should look to the dangers threaten
ing us and remedy them. SO far Us lies
in oar power. We are q Republic
wherein one man is as good as another
before the law. Under such a form OF
government, it is of the utmost impor-
tance that all should be possessed of
education and intelligence enough to
cast vote with q right understanding
of its meaning. A large association of
ignorant men cannot, for any consid-
cradle period, oppose successful re-.
sistenee TO .acquiescence to the will of
intelligence, whether directed by the
demagogue or by priestcraft. Hence
the education of the masses becomes of
the first necessity for the preservation
of our institutions. They are worth
preserving, because they have secured
the greatest good to the greatest pro-
portion of the population of any form
Of government devised. All other forms
of government approach it just in por-
portion TO the general diffusion of edu-
catin and independence of thought and
action. As the primary step. therefore,
to our advancement in all that has
marked our progress in the past century,
l suggest for your earnest consideration
and most earnestly recommend it, that
a constitutional amendment be submit
ted to the legislatures of the several
states for ratification. making it the du-
ty of each of the several states to estab-
lish and forever maintain free public
schools, adequate to the education of
all the GlaslSsen in the rudimentary
branches. within their respective limits,
irrespective of sex. color. birthplace of
religion, forbidding the teaching in said
schools of religious, atheistic or pagan
texts. and prohibiting the granting of
any school funds or school taxes, or any
Fart thereof, either by the Legislative,
municipal or any other power for the
benefit of any other object of any other
nature or kind whatever, in connection
with this important question.
, 1875-12-16

BAzAAR.-To-night is the clos
ing night ofthe Catholic Bazaar.
The balloting for the most popu-
lar lady and gentlemen will be
the great event, and it is OK
pected the voting will be very
brisk We do not know what
candidates are in the field.
, 1875-12-16

TIE TOWER OF BABEL.-The Mexican
legend. concerning the escape of q rem
nant from a great deluge which once
overwhelmed the earth, may have had
its origin in the Biblical narrative Of
the Tower of Babel. The Mexicans
round Cholula had special legend, con-
Meeting the escape Of . remnant from
, 1875-12-16

OFFICERS ELECTED.-Ata a meet
ing of the City Council last eve
ming, the following city officers
were elected: City Surveyor,
Mr.. Eastwick, of the firm of
Eastwick L. Morris; Harbor
Master, Capt. II. A. Belmont.
, 1875-12-16

CATHOLIC BAzAAR-The Cath
olic Bazaar will be opened in
Yesler's Hall on Thursday even
ing of this week. A large
amount of fancy goods, etc, will
be for sale, and it will be a good
opportunity to purchase holiday
presents. A feature of the ba-
zaar will be the presentation of
handsome gifts to the most pop
ular lady and gentleman in town,
to be decided by ballot.
, 1875-12-16

GRAN FOR OLYMPIA. The
steamer Libby, after her return
from Whatcom, went down to
WILDLY Island after a load of
grain, which she took up to
Olympia. She will return from
Olympia tomorrow.
, 1875-12-16

p9- The steamer Yakima,
Capt. Olney, came over here to-
day from Port Gamble for in
spection. She brought quito a
number of ladies over.
, 1875-12-16

rA- Tho steamship Dakota
sailed for San Francisco last eve
ming at 7 o'clock We have al
ready published her down freight
and passenger list.
, 1875-12-16

nm. The steamer Comet is
having some new buckets put
on her wheel to replace those
broken off by the driftwood in
the river.
, 1875-12-16

The boy tied q newspaper to tie cats
tail, set it on fire and turned IL loose.
The cat ran into the house and under
his mothers bed, set it aflre. burned up
$40 worth of things, and now that boy;
is going around side ways, tezing other
boys his mother can't tas,sess yoke worth
n cent.
, 1875-12-16

fhr Eos ANceiE;;aos.=A number
ct Passergefs from the Los An
geies came over on the North
Pacific last evening. From
them we learn that it was the
breaking ofthe rock-shaft which
delayed the steamer. She will
De over here some time this af.
terno0n or tomorrow. The fol-
lowing is the memorandum of
her voyage:
- The steamship Los Angeles,
Charles Thornc commander. left
San Francisco on Monday, 29th
Nov, at noon, with 236 tons of
freight and 40 passengers for
Victoria, and 123 tons Of freight
end 49 passengers for Sound
ports. On December first at
$50, A. NJ, ,ninety-five miles South
of the Columbia River, engine
broke down, Immediately set
sail, and temporarily repaired
injury and went ahead again at
1870, p. NJ, but after a few turns
it again broke, rendering it i'm
possible to do anything with it.
Since then have been under sail
and have experienced very hea-
Wy weather; on the morning of
December 9Th, lost a sailor nam
ed James Walsh overheard. It
was blowing a gale at the time
and it was impossible to save
him. On Dec. 8, at 10, A. NJ. H.
NJ. man-of-war Rocket took us
in tow off Tree Point GO miles
East Of Cape Flattery), arriving
in Victoria at 2, P. NJ.
, 1875-12-16

STATIONARY, Erc.-Mr. B. r.
Curry, W. F. L. Co.'S agent, has
laid in a fine stock of stationary,
cigars, tobacco, etc. See his ad
in another column.
, 1875-12-16
RELIGIOUS CORPORATIONS.

Iwould also call your attention to Tie
importance of correcting an evil that if
permitted to continue. will probably
lead to great trouble in our land before
the close of the 18th century. It is the
accumulation of vast amounts of un-
taxed church property. In 1850. be-
lieye, the church property of the United
States which paid no tax. muaicipal or
state. amounted to about $50. 600 900.
In 1860, the amount had doubled. In
1875 it is about $1,000, ,OOO.0 By
1900, without check, it is safe to say,
this property will reach a sum exceed
ing $4,000. 100000. So vast q sum re-
ceiving all the protection and benefits
of the government without bearing its
proportion Of ths burdens and expenses
of the same will not be looked upon &C.
quiescently ty those who have paid
taxes. In q growing country where
real estate enhances SO rapidly as in the
United States, there is scarcely limit
to the wealth that may be acquired by
corporations. religious or otherwise. if
allowed to retain real estate without
taxation. The contemplation of SO vast
a property as is here alluded to, without
taxation, may lead to sequestration
without constitutional authority and
through blood.
I would suggest taxation of all prop
erty equally. whether church or corpo,
ration, exempting only the last resting
place of the dead, and possibly, with
proper restrictions, church edifces."
Upon the Cuban question the Message
is much more elaborate and diffusive
than explicit. From the very consider
able portion of the Message devoted to
this subject We cannot comprehend the
cause of the excitement which It is said
to have created. It contains not sug.
gestion Of Intervention in any form, but
quite the contrary. 1t deprecates in
strong terms the barbarous mode of
warfare which has been carried on be-
tween the insurgents and Spanish au-
thorities for several years past, and the
Interruptions it has caused to the COM
merce Of nations. but disclaims oil in.
tentions Of interfering, and argues
against the recognition Of the insureent
government Or conceding to it bellig>
erent rights. We cannot discover any
menace in this position or any prospect
of war with Spain in the abstract con-
demnation of her barbarous treatment
Of her revolving subjects in Cuba.
We have not yet received that portion
of the Message relating to the currency
question; but there is no reason to be-
lieve that the President has changed his
views upon that question since his last
communication to- congress, which were
then eminently sound.
, 1875-12-16

nea- The steamer Fanny Lake
did not make her usual weekly
trip to Snohomish City to-day.
, 1875-12-16

nM- The ship Commodore,
loaded with Seattle coal, sailed
yesterday morning for San Fran
cisco.
, 1875-12-16

R@ Attention is called to the
advertisement of Mrs. Dwyer,
offering for sale two work hors-
, 1875-12-16

A CAPTIVE AMONG CANNIBALS.-A
Melbourne correspondent of the New
York Herald contributes the followingi
The notorious Solomon Islands have
furnished the latest sensation from Pc.
lynesia in the shape of another whitA
man q captive among cannibals. On
August 7th :he schooner BOB Tail Nag
called off Malayta, despite warnings
from a man-of-war that the natives were
extremely treacherous. Next morning
q canoe came alongside with piece Of
wood, on which was written with charA
coal, "John Kenton, u white man wants
to be taken from the island" The boatS
were we'll armed, and on nearing the
shore a white man was dnscried quite
naked and apparently detained by two
powerful natives holding his wrists
This was evidently intended as decoy
to induce the sailors to land, but, thanks
to the villainous character borne by the
Kanakas, they preferred parleying at q
distance, Kenton acting as interpreter.
His release was at length arranged il
return for six axes, and on their deliv-
cry he was allowed to swim off. Ken
ton, who is native of the north Of
Scotland, states that in 1867, while q
seaman on board of British vessel at
San Francisco, he and four AmerlcanS
were "shanghaed on board the ship
Rey,.ard of Boston, bound to McKeanb
island for guano. On her arrival thet0
they secretly provisioned boat. stole o
sail and left during the night, running
for hours as the wind took them. Theft
slight stock of provision was exhausted
on the 18th day, and for ten days they
had to subsist on q shark they were
fortunate enough to spear. They reachs
ed the Solomons quite exhausted after
sailing 1900 miles in So days. Which
discovered by the natives the four Amers
leans were past help and died within =
few hours. After breaking up the bods
to obtain the nails. the chiefs sob
claimed Kelton as his property, 'toUE
him to his fathers place on the naiA
isisnd. where, for period Of eigtt
years he was treated as one of thesfalifta
ly, being found especially usefdl in TIC
insular conflicts which he says, ate:hea
ing waged perpetually.
The old chiefseems te have repehte6
selling his captive. as he visited 'thA
schooner in few hours after the-salb
and endeavored to induce him to return
by promising a great feast. ";pieaty
pig, plenty YAM"
, 1875-12-16

to whom to apply for aid. But he final.
ly wrote letter % an address at Los
Angeles. California, which was thought
to be his son. He Was morose and 'un-
communicative in the extreme, and tbefe
fore nothing could be drawn from him
in the way of confession. The evi>
dence OF his guilt of the crime fof
which he had been arrested vss purely
circumstantial, but Of so strong a nature
that there was no existing doubt of it,.
He and the unknown man were travel.
ing together, and his victim was last
seen alive in his company. One night
white in camp, Myers arose from his
blankets and cruelty murdered his
sleeping companion with hatchet, and
then threw the body in Salmon River.
Tho sum OF money obtained from the
crime was sixty or seventy dollars. On
the remains being discovered and being
taken out Of the water, they were i'm
mediately identified as those of tho
travelling companion of Myers, and the
sheriff started in pursuit of the murder
er. When overtaken and arrested in
Montana and brought back, he claimed
that he had been alone all the time, and
knew nothing of'the murdered man.
But the testimony to the contrary was
overwhelming, and he was lodged In
Jail, where. in the gloomy solitude Of
his cell. and driven to it by the gnaw-
ings of conscience, he acknowledged his
guilt in suicide. Can it be that in his
miserable wanderings, followed and
harassed by the ghostly shadows Of
those he had murdered in Kansas, old
Bender had finally drifted into this Tera
ritory, and that the man Myers was hes
It would be relief to the whole country
if it could be established beyond b
doubt that he was Bender"