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, 1875-10-28
Oct. 23.h.

wv. -Seh.
Another carpenter with his family has
located here. There are not houses
enough here to accommodate all the FAM
lilies desirous of locating here. Will
not some one build few tenements and
supply the deficiency?
Messrs. Dickinson & Duvall and the
Elwells have turned loose nine round
booms up at their logging camps on the
Snoqualmie. That stream has raised
about two feet, making very good
stage of water for driving. There will
be no trouble now for steamers to go up
to Falls City. Can't the citizens of
Seattle get up an excursion for the falls?
They would be joined by some of the
settlers here and along the river above.
Where's Jbe Fanny Lake? Size is ready
to undertake anything, and it seems to
me an arrangement could be made for q
grand excursion and good time. Have
YOU no one in Seattle who takes an in
terest in such things? or are yon so alb
sorbed in steamers, railroads, coal mines
and saw mills, and so busy buying and
selling that you cannot spare enou Ii of
of your population to make up an ex-
cursion to view the grandest of all sights
in Western Washing.on-the Falls Of
the Snoqualmie.
, 1875-10-28
AGING News

AGING NEws.-Five running
horses, all very we'll known,
passed here last night on the
North Pacific, en- route to Vic
toria to go into training for the
Prince of Wales birthday, the
9th of next month. They were
Foster, Ned Bingham, Mowitch
and a California three-year-old
andan Oregon colt whose names
we did not learn. There are in
training here for the same race,
Tom Merry and Confidence and
in Victoria Nell Flaherty, Val
landingham and two others. AL
together there will be a pretty
large field if all that are in train
ing start. After the Victoria
races Mr.. Bingham will come
here and run Foster against Tom
Merry, if a purse of $500 is rails
ed. The races here will proba-
bly, come off about the 14th and
will last two days.
, 1875-10-28

The SIZE OF COUNTRIES Greece is
about the size of Vermont.
Palestine Is one-fourth the size of
New York.
Hindoostan is more than hundred
times as large as Palestine.
The great desert of Africa has nearly
the present dimensions of the United
States.
The red sea would reach from WASH
ington to Colorado, and it is three times
as wide us Lake Ontario.
The English Channel is nearly as
large as Lake Superior, and Lake HUI
ron is as large as the Sea of Azoy.
The Mediterranean, if placed across
North America, would make sea nayi-
CATION from San Diego to Baltimore.
The Caspian Sea would stretch from
New York to st. Augustine. and is a
wide as fro New York to Rochester.
Great Britain and ireland are about
as large as New Mexico, but not as large
as Iowa and Nebraska. They are lie s
than New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Madagascar is as large as New Hamp'
shire. Massachusetts, Vermont. Cons
necticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Virginia and North Carolina all
put together.
The Gulf of Mexico is about ten
times the size of Lake Superior, and is
about as large as the Sea of Kamschet-
ka, Bay of Bengal, China Sea, Okhotsh
Sea, or Japan Sea. Lake Ontario would
go in either of them more than fifty
times.
The following bodies of water are
nearly equal in size. German Ocean,
Black Sea, Yellow Sea. Hudson Bay is
rather larger than the Baltic. Adriatic
half, Prussian Gulf and Egean Sea half
as large, and somewhat larger than Lake
SSuperior.
, 1875-10-28
British Columbia Items.
From Colonist.

u The railway surveying party
while ut Gardner's Inlet came across
large tracts of the real Scotch heather.
w W. A. scoggins brought over
three race horses last evening: "Alti' by
"Jack Miner" sorrel lfilly "Lilla Long
by Jack Miner" and brown eelding
Norwich by Norwich. D. Young
brought the sorre! horse "Billy Big
ham, by ''Dr. Lindsay" VIM. Bigham,
the chestnut morse Foster" by LEX
ington." The races will take place at
Beacon Hill about the 18th Nov.
tg Ten thousand tons of Esquimalt
steel rails for the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way will be loaded at Halifax during the
approaching winter.
w There are 1865 buildings for
dwelling and business purposes in Vic
toria city.
~ The telegraph lines are down in
every direction.
~ Messrs. Sproat & Co. have learn
ed that a seam of fine bituminous coal
has been found on the mill property at
Barclay Sound, within quarter OF
mile OF the wharf. The value OF the
am will be tested. Should 1t prove
extensive the contiguity of Barclay
Sound to the ocean will render 1t ia :
vorite resort for shipping seeking coal
cargoes.
w Every one who knew him will
have a green spot in his memory Tor
Lieut.. Commander Fitzgerald of Il. NJ.
s, Boxer. who went home more than
two years ago in ill health. Letters re-
ceived by last mail state that Lieut.
Fitzgerald died at Torquay on the 2oth
of August of congestien OF the lungs
Ten years ago. when an officer OF II. NJ
S. Scout, one cold winters day sailor
fell from the yardarm of the Scout into
the Straits near Cape Flattery, Lieut..
Fitzgerald leaped overheard and held
the man up until a boat was lowered and
both were rescued, bat not until the
brave lieutenant lad contracted cold
from the effects OF whichh he never fully
recovered. For this gallant act Lieut..
Fitzgerald received the medal of the HUI
name Society.
, 1875-10-28

REAL EsTATE.-The following
deeds have been recorded since
our last report:
J. r. McElroy to Richard
Burns, lot 3, block 2, Judkins
add; $50
w. S. Ladd to w. J.. Wad-
leigh, $50 acres in sec. 20, I.
25, N. of R. 4 E., and 160 acres
in sec. "a, I. %, N. of r. 4 E. (;
SIS.
A. S. Pinkham to Isaac W.
Busby, lots 9 and II, block 81,
A. A. Denny's addition; S2,250.
A. Macintosh to Carrie G.Con-
nick, lot 2, bl. &C, Central Sc
attle;" $50.
Hugh McAleer to NJ. H. Hal
pine, 2 lots in II. McAleer's add. /;
500.
Albert L. Spencer to Rachel
G. Crockett, lots 2 and 3, block
SO, A. A. Denny's add; 1,25O.
John F. Yemen to Andrew
Lepper, lots II, II, 13, IA, Is,
and 16, block B., Cove add; 5000.
DIR. r. Campbell and wife to
Aaron Mercer; 40 acres in sec.
3 and 4, I. %, N. of R. 4 E.;
$500.
, 1875-10-28

TREspAss. = One VIM. Coch-
ran having commenced logging
on piece of fproperty belonging
to Nancy c. MeGregor, she
warned him off the premises and
demanded damages for the logs
already cut-some 10000 feet.
He falling to pay the damages,
she brought suit against him be-
fore Justice Smith for trespass.
The case was on trial on Friday
and Saturday, and resulted in a
verdict for plaintiff for SO; costs
amounting to s5S 80 being as
sessed on defendant.
, 1875-10-28

FINED.-A number of sailors
from the vessels in the harbor
were on a big time last night.
They made so much noise that
that the police got after then
and succeeded in capturing one.
He was examined this morning
before Justice Scott on the
charge of drunk, disorderly and
a public nuisance, and fined SO
and costs. He gave the name
of David Frazier.
, 1875-10-28

nm The bark Harvest Home
arrived here to-day. She had
the following freight for Seattle
merchants: II. Il C. Is; J. F.
Wilson, a lot of pig iron, coal !;
Hall q Graves, 2; Crawford 4
Harrington, 67; Schwabacher
Bros. d Co., 478; L. Reinig, 4;
Holmes d Nee, 2; S. Jensen, II.
She is 10 load with Seattle coal.
, 1875-10-28
Oct. a..

There was social dance at the school
house last night. All who attended ap-
peared to enjoy themselves. Arrange
ments have been made to have dance
every Saturday night from this on till
after the holidays.
This morning the river is full of logs
from the camps on the Snoqualmie and
Skykomish. There are nearly four
million that will go down on this rise
of the river. The sheer boom at the
head of Eby Slough is working all right.
By this arrangement all danger of loss
ing logs on this river is obviated and
will give fresh impetus to that branch
of industry this winter and next sum-
mer. Both the Snoqualmie and Sky
komish have an abundance of excel-
lent timber. Heretofore, so great has
been the loss when running logs, on ac-
count of sudden high water, that many
have been afraid to log above the town.
But the sheer boom at the head of Eby
Sloagh and the new boom across that
slough at the cutoff catches all the logs
and renders logging as safe as anywhere
on tho Sound. We shall all be greatly
benefited by this new arrangement.
, 1875-10-28

Coal DIscovERY.-Mr. W. H.
Gillian, who has been prospect
ing for coal on his place on
White River, has at last struck a
seam. He is now drifting and
expects shortly to strike the
main vein.
, 1875-10-28

SEANcEs. Mr.. Jacobs, who
has been giving private spiritual
seances in this city for some days
past, will give one in public, in
Yesler's Hall, on Monday even
ing. Owing to sickness in his
family he will give no more pri-
vate seances for the present.
, 1875-10-28

r@. Mr.. J. J. Hunt, of the
Cosmopolitan Hotel, Port Towns
end, while hunting at ,Squim last
week, killed an elk weighing 217
pounds.
, 1875-10-28

r~ Mr.. William II. Munday, OF SEN
eca Falls, is reported to have played re-
Gently at that place twenty-four games
of chess ct one sitting against twenty
four different players without sight OF
men or board, which is said to be eleven
more games than was ever attempted
before. The playing was done at the
residence of Judge Josiah 7. Miller, the
player sitting on the stoop, talking in
the mean time and answering questions
about the game. There was dispute
about the position of two of the pieces
in two games, when Mr.. Munday stood
up and called off all the moves that had
been made in the game and the posi-
tons of the pieces on the board. MIR.
Munday once played six games at Hud-
SOD, New York. When fourteen years
of age it is said he beat most of the best
players.
, 1875-10-28

INsANE.-A man named VIM.
C. Wood, who has been showing
symptoms of insanity for some
time, was examined this morn
ing before Probate Judge York,
and ordered sent to the Insane
Asylum at Steilacoom.
, 1875-10-28

By The bark Lizzie Williams
has finished loading with Seattle
coal and hauled out from the
wharf. Will probably sail this
evening. Her place at the bunk
ers was taken by the ship Edo
RADIO.
, 1875-10-28
A-@D~S

SEANcE.-We attended the Sc
ance of Mr.. Jacobs on Saturday
evening and witnessed some
quite remarkal lie feats, but moth
ing that could not be accounted
for by natural means.
, 1875-10-28
11 This is damp, peculiar
we are having now.
@~&&

nA As may be seen by her
ad. in another column, in future
the Zephyr will make her week
ly trips to Snohomish City on
Sunday morning.
, 1875-10-28

A CHANGE.-Messrs Morrill,
and Morris have purchased the
business Of Mr.. r. Knipe, and
now run the produce business
on both wharves.
, 1875-10-28

Aea Hear the Marston Con-
cert, Coming thro' the Rye, "
"Old Folks at Home" " Last
Rose of Summer" Kathleen
Mavourneen," Annie Laurie, y
afn
, 1875-10-28

DISTRICT COURT OF FORESTRY.
AT the meeting of the District
Court Of Forestry for this Dis
trict, held at Victoria, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
Mr.. Knight, Nanaimo Court,
C. R.; Mr.. Gregory, Vancouver
Court. S. c. R.; Mr.. Richards,
Vancouver Court, d. S.; Philips,
Vancouver Court, d. L.
, 1875-10-28

The STEAMSHIP DAKoTA.-Ihe new
Williams & Guion steamship Dakota,
sister ship to the Montana, of which
extended notice has been made in these
columns, arrived at this port on Satur-
day, on her first voyage from Liverpool
She is of the same peculiar. and wlthai.
handsome model as the Montana, so
feet long, As feet beam, and SO feet depth
of hold. The Dakota csn steam SIX
teen knots an hour, and has accomoda-
tion for so cabin and 800 steerage pas
senaers. She is commanded by Capt:
FORSYTH. The Dakota made her initial
trip across the Atlantic in less than nine
days, and did not steam at full speed.
Three days out she passed an Immense
iceberg.-.Nep York Euening Man.
, 1875-10-28

gT Mr.. c. c. Jones, formerly
chief clerk in the Surveyor Gen
erals office, Olympia, has been
appointed assistant postmaster
of the Z. S. Senate.
, 1875-10-28

JUGGLERs.-The Barney Bros.
celebrated slight Of hand per-
formers, will be In this city in a
day or so and give performance
es.
, 1875-10-28

E Fannie Marston is ac-
knowledged to be the most pop
ular songstress since the days OF
Jenny Lind and Kate Hays.
, 1875-10-28

sea- The Fanny Lake will, in
future, make her weekly trips to
Snohomish City on Thursday
morning, returning Friday morn
ing.
, 1875-10-28

~ Warren Hastings elephant. which
is hundred years old, is being fed up to
be ridden by the Prince of Wales when
he visits Lucknow, India. This make
the elephant swing his trunk ia tl,r air
and wag his valise, as he did in child
hoods happy hours.
, 1875-10-28

D For one night only. The
Marston Concert. Don't fail to
hear her. The only chance
She is second Jenny Lind.
, 1875-10-28

CoNvocATIoN. - The ::Presby-
terry of Oregon and Washington
will hold their annual convoca-
ton on Thursday Of this week.
, 1875-10-28

na No news has yet been re-
ceived from the Dakota, and she
is not in sight at the hour of go
ing to press.
, 1875-10-28

ng We had the pleasure of a
call from Mr.. Beardsley, the
purser of the Dakota, this after
noon.
, 1875-10-28

nAv Captain Matson has COM
menced clearing and improving
his lots on Mill ST., opposite Mr.
Naeher's place.
, 1875-10-28

Ea The schooner Lovett Pea
cock will finish loading lumber
and sail on Thursday of this
week.
, 1875-10-28

~ a steam saw-mill will be
built, at an early date, on Skunk
Island, at the head of Port
Townsend Bay.
, 1875-10-28

nP The Northeastern Farmer
of Olympia suspended during
fair week.
, 1875-10-28

SAILED.-The bark Lizzie Will
liams, loaded with 1,300 tons of
Seattle coal, sailed this morning
for San Francisco.
, 1875-10-28

asa- In consequence Of the
heavy rains, work on the Seattle
Bank is suspended to-day.
, 1875-10-28

n Fannie Marston, assis ed
by first-class talent, at Yesler' S
Hall tomorrow night.
, 1875-10-28

G~ Get your seats reserved
at Pumphrey u Young's for the
Concert tomorrow night.
, 1875-10-28

a2- The stock books of the
lSkagit Coal Co. were opened
Yesterday.
, 1875-10-28
Advertised Letter List.

TIE following is the list of letters remaining
in the Seattle Post Office, King Co., Washington
Territory, for the week ending, Oct. 16, 1875
, 1875-10-28

Person calling for the above will please say
they are advertised. -
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-06-24

and leaves the drone the husks. The
immigrant who expects something for
nothing will be disappointed, and will
most likely go East again and swear
at California. The annexed letter
and extract gives an example of the
two kinds of people who come to Cal
lfornia:
EDITOR HERALD: A gentleman who
was influenced by the reading of your
pamphlet to leave NewJersey and take
up his residence in your city, writes
to his friends that he is well pleased
with the change; says that he finds all
the statements made in the pamphlet
correct, and that he has found profita-
BILE employment at his trade without
the least delay, and his'letters are of a
most encouraging character. Yet the
following, clipped from Western
journal, has found its way into the
columns of an influential journal of
this city, and will have bad influ-
ence on those who may anticipate a
change of residence from the East to
the Pacific slope. At this distance
we are unable to Judge of its truth or
falsity,. and consequently are left in a
cloud:
IA correspondent of the Dubuque
Herald writes as follows: California is
certainly the golden State so far as
climate is concerned, but thousands of
emigral.ts who are fiocking there this
season are just as surely doomed to
disappointment and hardship. We
met long trains every few hours, and
as we passed them they shouted, " Go
East and freezep' to which our party
truthfully replied, /" Go West and
starve!n The truth is, California has
comparatively very little good land,
and what little there is, is owned by q
few and held at fabulous prices--prices
entirely beyond the reach of people Of
ordinary means. 1t is no place for a
man to emigrate to unless he has al
ready enough of s'fiithy lucre" TO sup
port him the rest of his life. There is
nothing there for laboring man to
do, this year especially. The wheat
crop is failure-not more than third
of crop--and no farm labor is want
ed. Skilled laborers cannot find en-
ployment, for the reason that no
manufacturing of any account is car
ried OH there. The luxurious habits
of the wealthy Californians and the
many tourists visiting there, make
quite demand for servants, but this
is almost entirely supplied by the
"Heathen Chinee.n So that it is alb
rolutely certain that the great emigra-
there will soon come back to Iowa and
the other Western States. The only
parties who will be benefited thereby
will be those poor abused Credit Mo-
bilier Pacific Railroad Companies, who
them two prices for it,"
AS friend of your coast and people
and an ex-resident of the Golden State,
1 deemed it my duty to give you no.
tice of such damaging reports as the
above must indicate.
Yours truly, f. d. c.
New York, June II, 1875.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-06-24

Patty on account of the corruption OF
the other great parties. 1t re-affirms
the principles ofthe party as laid down
by the Judicial Convention of the
Peoples Party, held In September,
1873, it calls for strict Legislative SUI
pervision and control over corpora
tions, including railway, gas and wa
ter companies. 1t demands that the
control of lakes and rivers shall be
vested In the people for purposes of ir-
rigation. 1t advocates general re-
trenchment in public expenditures, a
reduction of official salaries and the
abolition of the system Of fees in office,
uniformity In the assessment ef taxes
and the avoidance of dou"ie taxation
of capital, revision of the grand and
ing that individual conscience and not
party discipline shall be the sole guide
of voters; that the purpose of party Is
to secure local and State reform
which Is Independent of the question
whether there will or will not be q
National Independent party in the
Presidential Campaign of 1875. Sever
al amendments were offered, which
were referred TO the Committee on
platform and the platform was adopt
ed. Viva voce nominations were next
in order, and Catlin, of Sacramento,
General Bidwell and Estee, of San
Francisco, were placed in nomination.
Without coming to a vote the COnven-
ton adjourned till 10 A. NJ. to-mor-
row.
SACRAMENTO, June 23d.-The Con-
vention re-assembled at 10 A. NJ, Ed
gerton in the chair. Candidates were
ordered to address the convention.
General Bidwell came on the plat
form and addressed the meeting. He
referred in his speech to his temper
ance proclivities. Admitted that he
was temperance man and thought
the larger portion of taxation of the
State was owing to the excessive use
Of ardent spirits. He at the same
time made no war on any Enterprise
or Legitimate business. He endorsed
the platform and declared his fealty
to the principles of the party, whether
nominated or otherwise. He urged
the people from the control of corpora
tions and monopolIes, and called for a
declaration of independence of domes-
tic tyranny.
The Convention then took a recess
before proceeding to ballot.
The Convention re-assembled. On
the first ballot for Governor, Estee, 90,
Catlin, SO; Bidwell, l06; necessary for
a choice, 143. Second ballot, Catlin,
80; Estee, 70; Bidwell, lis. Estee
withdrawn. Third ballot: San Fran
cisco gave Bidwell 40; Catlin 32. On
the ballot, Catlin 70; Bidwell 1877.
Bidwell nominated.
SACRAMENTO, June 23d, l:30 P. NJ
The Convention has just nominated
Governor by acclamation.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-06-24

In its zeal to assist the Santa Monica
lot speculators, the Espress copies a
dispatch sent from this city and cred
its 1t to the Sacramento Record Union
with a view of passing it offas the ex-
preston of that paper. The dispatch
reads as follows:
The report sent from Los Angeles that the
new town of Santa Monica would injure Los
Angeles, and subsequently that the stock
owners of the Los Angeles and Independent
Railroad would not pay their asseSsm ents,
was a fabrication of the correspondent, and Is
universally condemned. The feeling in gen
eral Is warmly in unison with the new rail-
road project, and all the cities and towns it
can build up.
We have slight suspicion who
sent this dispatch, and we suspect that
when the matter is laid before the Su-
perintendent of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, slight investi-
cation will take place. If Senator
jones will assert that he is one of
the p arties to and intends to carry out
the programme laid down in the "com-
ing city," advertisements which the
HERALD reproduced from the columns
of the Chronicle, the "fabric alton of
the correspondent will turn QUITO be
literally true.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-06-24
$500 Reward.

s. Nordlinger, the Jeweler, on Com
mercial street, offers the above reward
to any parties who can prove that he
does not keep the finest and largest
stock of Watches, Diamonds and Jew
elry in this town. He would also in
form the public at large that he does
not keep any plated or Cheap John
jewelry in his house. He also will sell
till further notice OF. silver Bartlett
Waltham Watches at $50; IA karat
gold Gents Chains at 81 10 penny
weight; Watch Crystals at 25 cts. each.
In fact, he will sell 25 per cent. cheap
er than any other house in this town.
For further information call at his
store, No. 8 Commercial street, and
examine his fine stock of goods.
je9:tf*
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-06-24
King-CrOps.

WASHINGTON, June 22d.-In the
Criminal Court to-day, the counsel of
VIM. S. King, accused of perjury in
connection with the Pacific Mail SUBJ
sidy, asked that an early day be fixed
for the trial. The Court said the case
would be continued till the October
term, unless the Government could
secure the attendance of r. B. Irwin,
the principal witness, which is not
probable, as he Ia now in Europe.
The reports received at the Bureau
of Agriculture from the different parts
Of the country, show that the Winter
apd Snrine wheat will yield four fifths
of a full crop. Rye, when pron,isoe
better than the wheat, will fall below
the usual average. Oats are in good
condition, and will reach nearly a full
yield in the largest producing States
Barley promises well and clover is in
fair average condition.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-06-24
What Morton Thinks and DOes Not
Think.

WASHINGTON, June 3d. Senator
Morton has been somewhat reticent
about the Presidents third-term letter
until to-day, when, in conversation
with friend who asked him what he
thought of the letter, Senator Morton
replied:
"WelI, 1t is Grant all over. Ibelieve
he wrote every word Oft himself, and
did not think he read it over after he
had written 1t out. He is a man of
such wonderful confidence and reli-
ance that he made up his mind to let
it 90 to the world just as he had writ
ten it, without an alteration or correc-
ton. But do not think myself that
there was any more reason for writing
it now than has existed heretofore, at
least for the past six months, though
/ have no doubt whatever that the ac-
tion of the Pennsylvania Convention
called it out, but did not create a me-
cessity for it. Some of our Republican
friends pretend to say that it is not
withdrawal, while others again claim
that it is a virtual declination of an.
other nomination"
Friend-What do you think of the
possibility Of President Grants re-
election.
Senator Morton-I think the late
convention In Pennsylvania settled
that beyond any question, and I do
not suppose 1t is question In issue.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-06-24

THE Prismoidal Street Railroad
Company are going on with their
work. They have ordered a large
amount of material and will COM
mence the preparation of the road bed
in few day. We mention these
facts not as a matter of news, but to
remind the Council that if an in
junction is to be placed on the work,
it had better be done at once. The city
will lose the suit as usual, and the bill
of damage to the company will be
lighter if the suit is commenced before
the company have expended a large
sum of money. The taxpayers of this
city have come to look on all suits
commenced by the Council as dead
thing to lose, and they like to have
them conducted as cheaply as possible.