The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1875-09-04

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took fire few days ago from the burnt
offerings at Chinese funeral and the en-.
tire Enclosure was burnt over. Most Of the
grave fences, trees, headboards, &C., were
entirely consumed.
John Burland was assassinated in his
store at Peach Tree, Monterey county, ON
the 18th BY some persons unknown. Two
Mexicans, one of whom is supposed to be
Chavez, we're seen in the viCinityuand are
thought to BE- his murderers.
w. s Greenwood was shot and instant
" killed at Garberville, Humboldt couu
.ty; on the 9TH instant by NJ. J. Byrnes.
Deceased was considered desperate char.
actcr. and was about to shoot Byrnei, but
the latter got the drop on him.
Dixon is one of the livelest towns Of
the State. The town is crowded with
teams laden with grain, two long freight
trains per day bearing the wheat to mar
kety make things lively around the depot.
while tho hotels are now crowded.
AS to being conaictcd with the govt.
said Mrs. Darlington, "high living don t
bring it on. It is incohercnt in somc
families, and is handed down from father
to son. Mr.. Hammer, poor soul who hs'
been 90 long i'll with it. disinherlted it from
his wife's grandmother.
A wife who had been lecturing her hus.
band for coming home intoxicated. became
incensed at his Indifference and exclaimed:
ooh, that Icould wiring tears of anguish
from your eyes! To which he hardr"ed
wretch hiccoughed, Tain .taint no usc ole
woman to DO bore for water here.
Colonel II. w. Rowcl, Of Rrockord.
Illinois, a reform cd man has undelt:ken
the of drill a Cold Water Army Of about
800 boys. He had them out on the 'rd
on a grand review and dress parade md
they mad very fine appearance TIesc
boys are pledged against intoxicating
drinks aud tobacco. The girls lave
formed ald soscty called "sie trrs of the
Regiment"
There i remarkable cat l;vingin Whit
NEVILLE, Conn.,, near lake Whitney. tits
seven or eight years Of age and goes fish
in. for its meals. 1t will stand in the wa
ter up to its thighs and seize small fish and
cells. Some of the latter have beer twenty
inches long. The greatest achicv ment OF
this cat was the capture, rcccnl y, OF a
fish weighing three pounds. The animal
corncred the fish in shallow wacr and
then pushed it ashore.
A surprising precedent for MAJORS has
Just been set by tho chief executive officer
Of the CITY of Lawrence, Massachusetts,,
who has requested the Marshal resign
on account Of his failure to keep the peace
on the day Of the Orange procession. The
Marshal it IS gratifying to know, has
yielded to the pressure, and stepped clown
and out. Moral suasion Of this sort can
only be applied successfully ia small CON-
munties, and would probably have no ef
feet in city like New York. The CON
scientious concern of the mayor OF Lawr.
cncc. however, for the efficiency and
fai,hfulncss OF bis subordinatcs sht cas-
ny bc initiated by other chief executives
who can bring to bear stronger influence
than moral suasion to enforce their wishes.
What if the President of the United States
should request somebody to decline on ac-
count of the RED Clc~d Agency frauds
The New York Grrphic has this about
the ownership of the paper founded by
Horace Greedy:
When Mr.. Orion was frightened at the
resignation Of the working staff OF the
7yi6nne at the time he proposed to make
Schuy Ter Colflx its editor, he was induced
to transfer the fity-o"c-slarcs Of stock OF
which he had control to VILLAIN Walter
Phelps, who was the dummy Of Jay
Gould in the matter. The shares, it is
understood, stands in Phelps name, but
are mortgagcd to Jay Gould for $4,000,
the marked up valnc O: the stock. 1t Is
udcrst od that this money becomes due
n September next, and it is believed also
that the present management OF the 1ri-
Jrne has been Very anxious to raise this
money to pay off the loan made by Jay
Gould. Although the Tribune is potcn-
tally valuable property. capitalists DO
not think its shares worth $4,000 each
Next month will determine whether Mr..
Ried and his associates will get control Of
the Tribune absolutely, or whether it will
fall into the hands OF Jay Gould. Mr..
Gould is not nomiualIy the owner O. the
Tribune, and Inc may never be its owner
If his mortgage can be satisfied: The
course Of the Tribune lie supposed to be
dictated by d. sire to plearse MIR. Gould
rather than controlled by any proprietary
interest he has at present in that con-
Germ.
Mark Vwain is as fully determined as
ever not to lecture any more. HE writes
as follows:
"DEAR REpPArH: Here You are
again with your customary annual lecture
temptations! Your offers have been p'"l
,gal before; but this time yon surpass
yourself when you say you will pay me
L AJAX. At first thought l
would take you up and ~ into the lecture
field once more, charging you m'lI'""
or perhaps two million dollars a week:
But l consulted with friends Of niue, and
i, has, .a;d with strong profanity, that II