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Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1872-1918, 1875-08-12

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idaft nit benz perii9en S9ab Ill baben.
8on allen MertpirotSteiten unb S9aufpies
len, benen er bisber betsepobnt bat, f~elIeIte
nidts feline Aufmerfiamtsit in 10 bobeu
@rabe ruie bic Borfeaun9 i'm Circus. Die
gIopns 9eftelen ibnn febr, aber nod mebr
bic funftreitenben 9emen, wel9e bur3 bic
Yapierreifen ~iprangen. Dabet pereaB Ct
feline 9ep0bnli9e ern1te @Irbe 10 melt, baB
CT pieberbolt benz 9ireftor SEanfoni entbus
itaiii6 bie Sdnoe i9itteIte.
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riier Ifeoentie Der Bifeni9aften murbe bos
@epi9t zines tpin3igen, nit unbeuoffneten1
Auge taum ii9tbaren @eftirnes i'm Sterns
bil6e bes Opbin9us bettmmt bic 8ere9z
hung bat @amiqe SIamarion an9efteqt, mad
pelder bieies Stern9en breimaI f9merer aIs
bic Sonne unb cine 9an5e Wtlionu1aL i6pes
ter oils bic grbe rpte8t. 9ieies Stern6en
tretbt in elmer gntfernung bon uierunbflnfz
~si9taufenb Niaiarben franSD{I9er MteiIen
cine RanonenfuseL, pelbe feds Sabre braus
den tpiirbe, un sur Some su geLangen,
miBte 8,400,0 600 Sabre fltesen, Tim burd
ben Jtaum gu for1men, Der uns BON BEN
Sterne treunt, ben GIamorion iInsit gepo:
gen bat. a
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&ettun9sarbeiten an benz seitranbeten Dampfe,
vS9iQer" tuerben ununterbro6en fortgeIebt,
unb es finb iebt f9on ~rueitere 100000 Dol:
lars berausbef0rbert woroen.
- Ste 8orfebrungen fit bic &eiIe bes
grin3en bon Bales nod Snbien itnb beretts
I'M @anoe. Ser vSeropis" uno bic fDnig.
Ii9e Oa6t Osborne" ruerben p~ortsn,outf
aut 6. Ottober perIafIen unb iber MaIta nod
BrinOiit fe9eln, mo iiA BET Brinj am 16. ooei
II. Oftober nit feinem Refol9e einidifer
rpirb. Sim 8orb bes Scraps" pirb ft9 et
ne Gbrenwode pon 100 Ntarineioloaten unite,
benz COMMANDO zines @apitdns befinben
Somett bis iebt feigeiteat 1T, rpirb bic 3ab
Der Yerionen an 8orb bieIes G9ifes mid.
400 iberfeiget, unb ba es goum fir ibe,
1000 bat, wirb es n1OSLi6 ietn, bas Sdif
redt 8~eraumt8 uab bequen1 3u MAIDEN. 9a;
Sauptperoed 1T nit Ausnabme Der gaiite bel
Yrtn5en ioute ber Gmpfan8sz uno Speiiesim
raer an oer 8adborbIeite s6n5lt9 beieiti9
noroen, wobur6 cine gromenaoe BON Isl
SUB Sdnse unb 80 SUP 8reite berseiteqt 1T
Snrfet. = 9er auffanb in Der Ser
3egowina. - 2onbon, 9. Sta. Die ria
ponii6en Beri9te iber ben Nufftanb in be
Ser5esowina lauten babin, baB bic Sn5ursen
ten bic Sirfen tn mebreren @efe9ten sef6Iu
gen un6 9eLim Yai4a perpunbet haben.
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1872-1918, 1875-08-12

Gin uorftbtiger Batter unterIu6te
neuIid Radts bic 5ai9en fetnes 5p0Ifiabrts
aen q unger, na1bent bieier nit Der 9epDbns
Iiden Tradt BriseI su 8ett sei6ift MAT,
Der @rfoIa mar ntht febr erbaulid. Grit 5o8
er cine 6anbpo4 griiner MepfeI beraus, bann
etnen eroBen RnaueI Drabenbinbfaben, pier
Stude Rreioe, suet Sdtefer unb einen 8leis
ftift, Elm aItes Weier NIT pier absebro9ene,
alinsen, Elm Ieeres 1aidenbud, 5eolf Dfars
BEL, einen 9roBen runoen SteirL nro Dann
soa ct feline 6anb nit einem Wutbsebsul bers
aus, unb es nabm ibn, cine pole Stunbe, I'm,
bic Mnaelbafen aus ben Sinsern gu 3ieben.-
Ser Sunae tpeib beute mod nidt, narum er
am ndditen Morsen i9on in aler Sribs ieine
Sdmife befam. 80 az
Cine a%ebtIbete Dame aus 9ennipls
panien, Narnens NnHa @uluer, bate ft9 mad
ben S%ibi9hSnieln beseben, nm bort als
Mifiondrin at totrfen /; aber fle beftnoet lth
bereits auf Der Gldreife in lire 9etmatb
benin in tire erfe Sonntassfdnle fanisn, pte
fe ersabIt, mafenbaft Wdnner, Srauen anb
Ginber beiberlei @eidle9ts, pom benen bic
onn ,meiiten Befleibeten rur Elm 9alsbano bon
Gdpeing,abnen trusen. Anna gulper il
auf biefe Weiie our lleberSeusung ;eelanst,
bab auf ben Sibi5isSnieIn bic Ginfnbruna
alter 8leiber n0tbiser fei oils bic @infabrune
elmer neuen &eliSion.
MIs Bafor 6. Smbrie I'M Sonntao
in bet erfen Presbpterianer Stride in Stem.
gorf ieine Brebtgt beenbet bate, flebte er ale
feline anba9tisen 3ub0rer an, in ita 5u seben
unb guBe su tbun. Oils er i'm bsiten 3use
mar, iia1o elm iumser Wann, ber etuas Stdr=
flung su ft9 genommen, ebe ct in bic STRIDE
ains, auf, unb feinen Sod ous3iebetb, risi
Ct: vDu meinft mid, i'd peiB es, oenn Du
baf mid anseieben. aorsm b~ernnter, menn
Du Did fir better baliit, ala MIDI" Ser
9ator fiieg nidt BON BET RanseL aber Elm
8oli3it rpurbe ssboIt, BET ben iunsen gfann
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-25

HAT SCARF, in all the desirable shades.
IL Also full line of Windsor and Lace Ties,
At FERGUSON s. BROS,
je8 96 King street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-25
SOUTH BOUND. Mail Train EXPRESS
Nohih DOG MI. Mali 1rAl0. Express,
MINED Tx AIN.

Leave Lynchburg. daily, except Sunday, al
8 w a: M. arrive ~ Danvil!e ll.25 3. M. Leave
Danvi'le 100 .. H.; arrive at Lynchaurg So
p. m. This train makes good connection y,
Danville with Richmond and Danville trains
North and South and ut iyncuburg with reg.
ular Express Train on this line, in both direc-
lions
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-25

X Id GLOVES! KID GLOVESl
~ We have just received q new line of the
ABOVE goods. FERGUSON s. BRO.
sep 20 96 King street.
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DIR y GOrUS.
A SSEMBLY ROOMS CARPET HALL.

n =
the Assembly Rooms fitted up, and now it is
our pleasure to invite our customers to look at
CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS
and other goods in this line. in one of the hand
somest if not the handsomest, Carpet Hail in
the State. Our stock in these, as we'll as in all
our lines, is large and we'll assorted as to prices
All that we ask is comparison.
sep Il ID. +. WILMER co.
TARPETS, FLOOR AND TABLE OIL
~ CLOTHS.
We have just received sample patterns of
Csrpetings, representing the newest aud best
styles out for the season. We sell from these
patterns, having no remnants left, at prices
greatly lower than we could otherwise do
ID. +. BRASHEAR,
q. B. HOMES. No. 100 King street.
sep Is Alexandria Va
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CD.n.nISsEOrr MERCHANTS.

W. A. JOHNSON. j. r. SHERWOOD.
TOHNSON & SHERWOOD,
GROCERS, LIQUOR,
FEED, AND co MISSION MERCHANTS,
N. Z. Corner Cameron and Royal streets,
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
We take pleasure in informing our friends and
the public that we have leased the above st re,
formerly occupied by Mr.. f. G.. Swsine, and
hope, by strict attention to business, to merit
share o. their patronage. sep1-tf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-25

r AIDES and MISS BALMORAL
- SKIRTS, Breakfast Shawls and Knit Jack
cts at FERGUSON s. BROS,
sep % 90 King street
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GTEFMBOaTE.
CHANGE OF TIME.

xE~e CHANGE OF TIME
REGULAR LINE TO NORFOLK, BOSTON
AND PROVIDENCE.
On and after MONDAY, September 20, 1876
the new and elegant steamer
LADY OF THE LAKE
will make THREE REGULAR TRIPS be-
tween Washington ard Norfolk each week,
touching at the principal River Landings, as
follows: Leave Washington EVERY MON
DAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY, at
o'clock p M. and Alexandria at $3.50 D. NJ, anG
Norfolk EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY
and URDAY, at p. m.
Fare to Norfolk 81; round trip tickets So.
Meals and Ststerooms extra
Tickets good until used
For tickets, staterooms or information apply to
+. A. REED, Agent,
sep L5-tt JAnneY's wharf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-25
THE GAZETTE.
SATURDAY EVENING, SEPT. %.

ABOUT o'clock every evening now the
planet Jupiter rolls through the heavens 10 his
car of glory Jupiter has several satellites or
moous, invisible to the naked eye, but which
may be seen by any one without telescope by
the following easy stratagem Take common
looking glass and hold it horizontally on level
with the nose, allowing the reflection of the
planet to be thrown upon it. Not only will
the planet itself be vefected, but two or three
of the moons, like minute stars will be seen in
the immediate vicinity.
The Chicago Tribune appeals for a consoida-
ton OF similar religious sects. It. says: Sup
pose that the Methodists and Episcopalians
were united in one Church, the Presbyterans
and Congregationalists in another, the half
dozen Baptist branches 10 another, and the
Uultariaos and UniversaIists in another, cannot
any one see that the usefulness of all would be
Immediately increased, and the oppressive
weight of supporting so many separate churches
would be greatly relleved?"
The weather the last few days reminds us
that
The melancholy days have come,
The saddest of the year
A little too warm for whiskey
And trihe too cold for beer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-25

WAX FOR CANs-Just received another
w supply OF Wax for cans, bottles, &C., at
15c per Id. w. r. CREIGHTON
aug IL 95 KING straat
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= LE&ANDRIA s. FREDERICKSBURG
a RAILWAY
md ALEXANDRIA 6 WASHINGTON
RAILROAD
l s. 81 % So: ssk,F :: t 7se:s. {.

s%s2 Xxx - t.s
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAILWAY
After lime > 1s-5 .e,i ''->.i' " a l.
follows . '0'o ''"'1S VIII run rs
LnAyc Soutbwsrl from, AI.y,,,,.,- c. ruo,..
kshrrr 1n,,, a. ~ 49, -, :.t - - + 'euef.
dai;v eScnn, TnrIsr Tra c"I,.h EApress
runs tbroudh 20 k;rr :o,nd .;thn',. "a ptcss
nect,ng ut E;chmorC f,rnII nnints 500 '10"'
Leave Northwar from AipY, tr,5 1872 (. E.o;,
;rjs ir, ,jei,ni ~ - -, reuef
daily, except Monday, .hro4gn North md
West. The Northern Express run Through 10
baltimore, without Change, connecting with
Trains on the 7"rtAcED Central Railway for tie
North and west
| ALEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON RAILROAD.
After JUNE "a trains viii r,,,.u ,,,.I,,,,s
daily, cxcop: Sunday:
Leave Alexandria for WASHINGTON. from St
Asaph street depot at !; tn ia, : nn IA IN ~
ED li.WO ~ NJ; and 90 500, &C. SD U,V1
...,: 1.0v .; IL.
Trains leaving at&01. 500 ana IL. O)a. n. And
| 800 and 100 p. in. rn ia,v; NJ. o,aers daiv
eAGre .p Suno$y. ,.,.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-25
LORD & TAYLOR.
Importers and Dealers in
Foreign andDomeStic Dry Goods

N00oo
Will, owing to their great success during the
past season, in filling orders from all parts of
the United States, give greater ATTENTION
to OUT-OF TOWN business. With an en-
larged DEPARTM EMIT and increased IA
ClLlT1ES, they WI FL all orders by mail with
their usual PROMPTN ESS. and, they trust
with COMPLETE SATISFACTION.
BLACK and ,COLORED SILKS, FALL
CLOAKS, LINENS, PRINTS, SC. Also
HAMBURGS, INSERTIONS, EDGINGS,
TRIMMINGS, sc. PLAIN and FANCY
HOSIERY, CLOVES, UMBRELLAS, SC,
DC. Each department being complete and re-
plete with all the novelties to BIZ found in the
European markets.
@Our Ladies' Shoe Department contains
stock of Winter Shoes unsurpassed for elegance,
durability and lowness of price. Directions for
self measurement sent on application.
@% Complete assortment of Gents Furnish
ing Goods, Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Ties Hose,
Gloves, e. Goods sent to any part of the coun-
try. Shirt measurements sent on application.
TT For the accommodation of Ladies and
Families who are unable to visit the city, full
lines of samples of all grades of Dry Goods will
be sent and orders by mail filled with the great
est possible care.
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l. j b S STEAM LINES
PHILADELPHIA, PROVIDENCE AND
BOSTON.
Steamers leave Alexandria EVERY TUES.
pay, md leave Phiadelphla EV- 80.
Eh I SAIQ RDAY, at II O'clock M. $500
from Pier No. l North Wharvcs.
rms hnc connects at Alexandria with the O.,
A. j. NJ. and w. & .. K. Rs, anG at Philadel-
pima with the new and populsr Iron Line" for
ProriGence and Boston
Freight forwarded with promptness and care,
tree Of commissions
No charge for transfer in Philadepnia and
ne wharfage IL Boston. Through to Boston in
slxty-Eve hours. Through rates and Though
bills OF i.ding given. Insurance guaranteed al
loss thsn usual rates.
Agents
T. A. REED, Alexandria,
" u. 7. CLYDE & CO., Philadelphis.
CSC. F. HYDE, Georgetown, D. I.
jan SIT
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Leave Washington at 8 a. m. and D. M, and
Alexandria ut 10 II. m. and 4. 10 /. II. Pass
Lec>burg, going westward, at ll.20 ~ m. and
6.IO p. n.; and arrive at Round Hill 1t II III
anu I p: n. Leave Round Hill at $40 u. IN.
and u 81 p. m; pass Lecsburg going eastward,
a. = n IN. and l.l0 y. m; and arrive at a lrxsr-
dra at 5. ID u. m. and 5l5 p. m; and ut Wash
ing on at $50 Il. m. and 3.3J p. IN.
.E-.- Passengers from " Washington will ..kc
the Washington and Ohio cars at the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad station ut 9 n m. and f.
m, and go through to Round Hill without
change OF cars.
Ihc 9. - II. IN. train from Alexandria and 1880
p ~ train from Round Hill connects At Round
Hill with Harris Daily Line ci COACHES
Tor Snlckersvillc. Rerryvile and Winchester
also with Reamcr Line of Coaches which !eave
Lecsburg daily FOR Aide and Mddlcburg.
Both trains, westward, make close connection,
ut Jenna, with Sisson's Line Of Stages for Far
lax Court House
Communication tickets, 3 cts. per mile
annual tickets. $50.
K. II. HAVENER,
ap 20-tf General Ticket 4 gent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-25

WA2RENTQN BRANCH.
Connection between Warrenton and Mai,
Line, to and from North and South bound Nj i!
Train only.
, 1875-10-15

THE San Francisco Chronicle Of .
late date says .'There was a sound OF
wailing in the Custom-house yester-
day in consequence Of the Intelligence
that Collector shannon bad received
billet&loux from Secretary Bristow,
ordering a general Letting down Of
from fifteen to twenty per cent. in the
salaries. Under this economic meas
ure gentlemen who were raking in
So, 600 per annum will have to worry
along on 81. 500 in future, aud others
suffer in proportion. Retrenchment
and Reform have majestic sound on
the stump or in a platform, but we
don't believe those noble worls are mu-
sic in the ears of the Custom-house EN-
ployees." D."
, 1875-10-15
GENERAL GOSSIP.

Spain is conscripting boys of
fifteen.
Illinois lost 2s,34S soldiers in
the late war. @ an
Betsy Carr, of New Hampshire,
is l04 years old. 4
A Chicago lady got 81 900 from
a railroad company whose condue-
tor forcibly kissed her.
Miss Alice Beckworth, aged IA,
swan a distance of FIVE miles, in
one hours time, in the Thames
river, Eng.
A Paris doctor states that play
ing on wind instrument will cure
consumption.
Connecticut raises more tobacco,
California more wine and Della
ware more peach brandy, this year
than ever before.
The most monrnful episode in a
mans life is paying a oonfection-
cry bill after his girl has Tilted
him.
Rev. w. H. Millburn, the blind
preacher, will enter upon the
coming lecture season with thir-
teen entertaining subjects. i
Geo. E. Johnston, has been Of
fered, and accepts the command Of
the Egyptian army, ~
Mrs. Bloomer, of short dress
memory, now lives at Conncih
Bluffs, Iowa, and wears long train
dresses pin-backed ike other
women.
A man in Prescott was badly
4 injured last Saturday BY a spider.
1t was an iron one and his wife
had hold of the handle.
IdaLewis, the American Grace
Darling, only the other day res.
cued another man from drowning,
Theodore Tilton has already
launched upon his lecture tour for
the season.
A st. Louis woman has a we'll
developed horn, three inches long,
/ growing from the side Of hef head.
| Il appeared as a pimpIe ten wears
ago.
It would be a most happy ar
rangement in many cases, i, when
one person is tied to another for
life, both Of them could be tongue
tied.
Poor Ralstonl Sharon says that
his memory shall be cleared Of all
stain if it takes every penny ofthe
fifteen millions be owns to do il.
Sewing machine Singer lefta
property valued at s13,00O,00Q.
Il is better to be asewing MAJ
chine singer that prima donna
50 says Clara Louise Kellogg.
A tombstone in Galena Ill,
represents through an error in the
figures, that the deceased passed
away nearly four months before
his birth. He was a doctor, which
may account for it.
Miss Ada Luck, Of Carthage,
Ohio, won a cook stove at the
Cincinnati Fair for being the best
and most expeditions cook. In
thirty minutes she cooked, and
cooked we'll, potatoes, chicken,
beef-steak, tomatoes and corn,
and made coffee and tea, pie and
biscuit, and set the table in the
neatest style.
Messrs. Shepherd, Hall 6 Co.,
extensive lumber dealers Of Bos-
ton, have suspended, with liabili-
ties amounting to 81, 500, 600. The
failure has caused a futter in
financial circles; numerous Bos-
ton banks held nearly 81, 700, 900
of paper Of the suspende firm.
A Montreal bank has D0,00Q
Of their paper, and another bank
in that city has 100000. 1t is
stated that about 20 per cent. of
the indebtedness is in business
paper. The failure is attributed
to long depression in the lumber
trade.
, 1875-10-15

AT the time of closing the Bank
of California on Saturday, October
2, the receipts during the day had
exceeded disbursements by about
three fourths of million. Bank
officials express surprise at the
receipts, snpposing that the actual
needs of depositors would have
caused a greater demand on the
resources OF the bank. They state
that the receipts Of the day we're
nearly equal to the average OF
Saturdays business, drafts being
much less than the average. The
Nevada Bank is now moving into
its new quarters in Flood &
O'Brien's building.
, 1875-10-15
HOW LADIES SHOP AT SARATOGA

How do you find business this
season.? 1 asked a prominent
tradesman at Saratoga, as he stood
with his hands in his pockets at
the entrance of his apparently
bustling establishment.
Poor, very poor, he sighed, as
he glanced furtively up and down
the street in evident expectancy
of patronage.
Do you call that poor, l replied,
nodding to the interior of the store
crowded as it was with young and
old ladies', nurses aud children.
Oh, pshaw = that's nothing.
My stores that way from the time
l open it to the time | close it.
Those folks inside are not spend
ing a cent, and never will.
You seem to be prejudiced
against this class of customers.
/ ought to be, he observed snap
pishly; that old lady in specs, you
see, comes in here twice a day,
with fresh lot of other old ladies
each trip.
Hasn't she ever patronized you?
Not a cents worth, but she and
her friends have damaged more
goods for me than l can replace
with the seasons meagre profits.
How damaged them2
BY handling, simply handling.
Just paw and fool with that Swiss
fan, for instance, twenty times a
day, and see how quickly it be-
comes soiled and unsaleable.
/ should think you would keep
such delicate articles in a show
case? fHo gai fati liele 1soi
do, but my clerks are contin-
ually called upon to show such
goods.
Then all this rush of elegantly
attired ladies does not mean bust
nessf 1850, e.ii1a tlIi3
! viii not say that, he observed,
for every lady now in the store
would trade if gave credit; this
l never do except to townspeople-
The women, sir, that visit Sara
toga have no money to spend when
they get here; they arrive cleaned
out Of pin-money, which has al
been laid out before starting ii
preparing their fineries to cut a
dash up here. It's the. men who
spend money, and they are not
here only on great racing days and
Saturday nights and Sundays
then, perhaps, we get show at
their poeketbooks.
Do you incur losses byany other
means than handling2 Inquired,
as he stepped aside to permit three.
stylish and highly-scented young
ladies to make their exit.
Did you smell the perfume on
those young ladies who just went
out?
Yes, it was exquisite, and !
snuf6ed the air thus sureharged.
Those misses are in here every
morning to soak their handker-
chiefs from my perfumery samples
that's another dead item he
murmured.
Who are theyf
That one in cherry is an heiress
with an income Of 10000 a year;
the other two are the daughters
of Brooklyn millionaire. 8
And you say they sponge on
you in this fashion every morn
ing?
Every blessed morning, sir. ~
You stand it good naturedly.iip
Yes, for the time being, but l
propose to get square with them.
l will send my bill, and rather
than be exposed they will pay.
How about kIeptomaniacs--
have you ever had a case?
Everyday in the week, sir, he
said, slapping my shoulder by way
of emphasis.
Know the partiesG
Well. af
Recovered your goods?
Sometimes yes, and sometimes
no. But in most cases l have
been paid for the stuff purloined.
, 1875-10-15

/" = = 49,
The financial affairs Of the Ter
ritory are prosperous and improv-
ing. The creation of a Board ol
Equalization, to review and cor
rect county assessment rolls is
recommended, so that the burden
OF Territorial taxation shall rest
equally upon all the counties.
The assessed value of property in
fourteen counties is $895, 1886 less
in 1875 than it was in 1873. 1t is
possible that in some of those
counties the actual value of prop
erty has declined, but it is not pro-
bable that this is the case in all.
In eight counties the assessment
of 1875 is 81 ,ss3,7S9 greater than
in 1873. 1t cannot be claimed
that all the progress, Improvement
and enhancement of value in the
Territory has been confined to
these eight countiesl The conclu-
sion is therefore inevitable, that
certain counties are reducing their
assessments in order to reduce the
amount of Territorial revenue to
be paid by them. The
COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGES
possessed by Washington Terrific
ry cannot be oyercstimated. Situa-
ted midway on the shortest line of
communication between the At
ticseaboard and Asia, with our
unrivaled harbors, our facilities
for ship-building and our capacity
for immense agricultural produc
tions east of the mountains, and
for manufacturing and coal min
ing in the west, the prediction can
be confidently made, that at no
distant day our Territory will en-
brace one ofthe great commercial
centers of the world. Carefully
prepared statistics, furnished by
seven mills on Puget Sound, show
an aggregate production during
the past year to be one hundred
and ninety-three million, three
hundred and twenty-five thousand
four hundred and nineteen feet OF
lumber, thirty-four million four
hundred thousand laths, and large
quantities of pickets, spars, piles,
ship-knees, poles and shingles.
Estimating the quantity manuiac-
tured by other mills and reducing
to feet, the entire production Of
the Territory cannot be less than
, 1875-10-15
THE GOVERNOR's MESSAGE.

We were made the recipient
last week of copy of Governor
Ferry's Message, but too late to
be of any practical benefit in con-
nection with our last issue. The
Governor says that during the
past two years the Territory has
been prosperous-commerce and
manufactures have been steadily
increasing, and the aggregate of
productions for expectation has
been largely augmented. He es-
Inmates the present population Of
the Territory at 36,O0O--an in
crease of 5000 in the last two
years. The appointment of a
BOARD OF IMMIGRATION
is a matter of the highest import
ance. Before emigrants coming
from the East can reach our Ter
ritory, they are compelled to pass
through many States and Terrific
ries where efficient boards of emil
grafton and their agents are in
dustriously and actively at work,
not only in placing before the en-
igrant the advantages possessed
by their respective localities, but
in disseminating false information
in regard to our climate and pro-
ductions, and as consequence, a
large proportion of those who
have started with the intention of
making our Territory their homes,
have been diverted to other pla-
ces. This can be prevented by
the employment of an agent to be
stationed on the principal route of
travel to this coast, and by the
circulation through pamphlets and
otherwise, of correct and reliable
information about our Territory.