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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-04-15
ADMINISTR .ATRIN NOTICE.
In the matter OF the Estate Of Joseph
Petra lecalSel

Notice uerchy given tlaf the undersigned
has thi- div been appointed by tine PROBATE
Court Of Clarke county. Washington Trrfitu-
ry. Administrative If thc E-tt'c ofJo-cph p
train. decreased. All pcr-pu- having claim,
again !; sid E-tatc are hereby notified II pre-
sent me- sane 10 me at my rc-idrnr''. in Van
couvcr, W. f.. within one Year from ihis date.
CArlIARTNE PiIEAlN,
Administrators Of the Estate of lo.cph Pc
train, deceased.
VAXcorvER, March lG,h. I,,5:5f
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-04-15

CIacrs.--Mout CON. ry ,,uccn> circu> i, COM
ing again. He i, now IN San Francisco, taking
the amusemcn. gJers by storm. The citca'
will probably 90 through here during the carry
summer.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-04-15
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The New York herald., 1876-10-19
B. Jul.eu cmAnLrs l. Alnnnrsos to ApDIs NJ. wEsr.

p. Julien. CHARLES L. ALBERrsos to AppIE NJ wEsr,
Gil Df New YORK
Troy and Elmra papers please copy.
s--McfARLA>.--At Meiuchen. \. j., october Is,
lssd, by the Rev Mr. Norton CHARLES AyREs o! No.
iuehen, TO MARY G. McFARLAs. daughter or John Nc
Farlan formerly Of Auburn, y. y.
BoUchELLs--WooDRuRT --oD Tuesday evening, 18th
inst, at the residence OF the brides mother by the
Rev. liam Hnmpsionc. WILLIAM r. BoUcngLLE, OF
Baltimore, to MARy Ennis, daughter OF the late Au
gussus T. Woodruff, oi New lorS city.
Baltimore papers please copy.
HALsrKAD-fORREsrxR.- October Is at the resi-
dcnce OF tho brides parents, by the Rev. T. w.
Chambers, PEARSON hALsrEAD 10 JANET, youngest
daughter OF James FORESTER ~ D. all OF this cily
New Haven papers please copy.
LASE-CAMfBKLL.-On Wednesday, October IS, at
the FIRST Presbyterian church, Watertown. y. ", by
the Rev. j. J. Porter, ID ID CHARLES II. LANE OF Now
York, 10 NELIE ~, daughter OF the late Alexander
Campbell
Lswis-pAwIISG. Monday, October l6 1875 at
Christ church. Brookiyn, n. T.. by Rev DR. l.. w.
Bancroft. WILLIAM q. LKwis, OF Chicago 10 AUGUSTA
T., step daughter Of Levi !awing, OF brooklyn.
NAsoN-PuwERS -tjn wednesday, October Ii, at the
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by Rev Charles Coneklin, OF Mount Vernon H. EpG AR
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please copy.
MAy--fzARD.-At New port r. l., on the 1Tih Octo-
ber 1876, by tho Rev Philip Grace and Rev. Dr Mer.
ccr WILLIAM DECoURCy MAY t0 JOSEPHINE. daughter
OF tho late Ralph 5. lizard, ESD. OF south Carolina
WAITE NosLE.--At Essex, \. y, October, Is, 1876
ny the Rev. a. Z. Wilder CHARLES Il. WAITE, of New
York. TO ILzzIE, daughter OF Airs Harmon Noble, o.,
Essex N Y.
wnirE-WmrK TUESDAY, October II, 1875, Brooi.
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Brooklyn daughter oil the late Francis II. Rathbone.
Cincinnati tOhiol Gazette please copy.
YouSG--w KssrER-on Tuesday. October 10, by ths
mother HuGH YOUNG to LorIsE e WEBSTER, both Of
this city.
The New York herald., 1876-10-19
THE NAVAL CADET TROUBLE.

TO THE EDiroR HERALp:-
AS matter Of air play TO the recently dismissed
cadets am confident that the HERALD will have no
hesitation in publishing the following statement Of
the causes which led 10 their dismissal. Some in
OF hazing cadets under tho notice OF
the authorities At Annapolis and court inquiry was
convened, consisting OF Commander II. /. Howison
and Lieutenant Commanders T. u. Jewell and G. w,
Kennedy, for the purpose OF investigating the hazing
or running oil the newly entered cadets Several
fourth class men summoned before tho Board
and these not giving tho required information the
Board thought advisable examine third class men
as Witnesses. Mr. \. II. Parsons Of Massachus
tho hrst called, and being questioned refused
testify giving for his reason that lie could
without implicating number OF his class
mates, and ths no was not prepared to do.
Tue next called before the Board was Mr. j. r. Lulcy
sons and Tor the Same reason Both Of these gentle
men were conhncdon board the United States ship san
tee until the next day, when they brought before
the Board and still refused 10 testify They then
sent back to their place Of confinement In
o. ina. aay snsy were Joined BY Messrs 2. Scott Of
called upon for testimony pursued the Same course
as the nrst named gentlemen. On the next day
tMeanesaay, the lltn inst these four cadets were
again brought before the Board order from tho
Navy Department read to them, stating that II
they still refused TO testify ,hey would be dismissed
dsmssing large number OF their classmates, tho
other being themselves dismlssed--thcy chose what
they considered the lesser and moro honorable and re-
fused TO testify.
That afternoon Mr. w. W. Russell, N. d. (who,
although st this time fourth class man, had last
year bcsn cassmato OF the above named cadets and
therefore considered himself OF them)
called before tho Board, and also refused to testify.
He, too, was cent 70 keep his iormer classmates
pany on board tho Santec. The next day their dis
missals were read before tho battalion, and FRIDAY,
~ twelve O'clock H., rney dismissed. These gen.
uemcn were not afraid OF court martial for hazing
were they, as some people seem TO think, dismissed
for that offence They dismissed for trying 10
shield thsir elasxmsses from serious mIsfor.
The New York herald., 1876-10-19
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

The HERALD Of yesterday stated that Mr. Felix Mur-
phy an undertaken OF No. 40 Madison street (which
should have read Madison avcnucl had failed but Mr.
Murphy called at the HERALD Office during the day and
stated that he had iacd The report his failure
originated In the fact that Judgment Tor about S. 900
had been entered against him on the foreclosure OF
chattci mortgage, held by Mr.. Appleoy, a manufac
trrer OF collins tho f,owcry Another execution
registered against Mr.. Murphy In tho sheriTs ofcc
yesterday.
the assignment OF George G. Tsmyn TO William q.
The New York herald., 1876-10-19
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Al the meeting Of the Fire Commissioners yesterday
morning hremen James A. Cullen, OF Engine Z, and
william Henncssy, OF Engine :, were dismissed
from the force. Firemen Daniel oKceic, Of Engine
Z, was nned hvo days pay and John J. Muliigsn
seven days pay. Nineteen transfers were made A
resolution was also passed asking the Board OF
Estimate and Apportionnent to prescribe the condi
lions under when l0, 600 more iect Of hose DO
procurcd iof the department
The New York herald., 1876-10-19
A FERRYBOAT SUNK.

The steamboat Blackbrd, OF the Starin ferry line,
from pier No. 49, North River TO Staten Island, while
on her two O'Clock trip from Port Richmond, yestor
day afternoon, struck rock near Robbins
Reef staving hole In her bottom. Every
effort was. mnde by the to keep her
ahoat, but nndipg 10 useless she was run on
the fats below Bcdocs Island, wherc she filled with
water. The passengers, about fity IN number, were
taken of by che towboat H. NJ Wells and landed At the
city. No ono was injured.
The New York herald., 1876-10-19
THE PARK DEPARTMENT.

Az the meeting OF the Park Commissioners yester-
day two bogus bids discovered among those
offered for tho improvement or Riverside avenue.
They wero consequently rejected advice sent 10 the
Comptroller givo tho awards the lowest bidder
SPECIFICATIONS and plans ordered for the new
iron bridge TO be tho Harlem River from
the head OF Madison avenue 10 13sth street on the
other side The bridge Is 20 bo drawbridgc and will
be thirty ect above high water mark. Tho cssmaseA
cost IL not over $50, 600.
The New York herald., 1876-10-19

tune because cadet dismissed for bazing never
be rcustaed while these gentlemen aud may pos
sibly be so. remain, SIR your obedient servant
ONE uF THE EXPELLED.
The New York herald., 1876-10-19

respect to each Of these bridges TO make soundiugs
for the foundations OF Tho piers The authority Of the
Laws 1871 and section l6 OF chapter 329 OF tho Laws
OF 1874 On the goth OF February, 1875, the depart
applied to the Board OF Estimate and Apportion
ment Tor the passage OF resolution directing the
COMPTROLLER bonds for the purposes OF these
bridges and especially TO get tho small OF money
Comptroller first raised Tue objection that, under tho
law, the department was required 10 build the
bridges in o certain order. which they wefo
not following. After long delay the question was
submitted 10 the Counsel to the Corporation.
ana he gave his opinion that the Ccmptrolicrs objec-
tons were untcnabc. Then followed long sorios OF
technical objections the part OF the Comptroller
that The resolution not passed until tho 2lst day
March, 1876 and then was limited to tho ccnstruc
OF bridge. The department proceeded. there
fore, with the preliminary soundings Tor tho Madison
avenue bridge, but have not been able to proceed
with those for the suspension bridge.
Even after this resolution was passed the Comptrol-
Ter upon himself 10 nulify the appropriation by
refusing the bonds aud III that way still fur
ther delay the work. He therefore refused to pay the
nuo bridge They compelled TO sue for their pay,
and obtained judgment against the city. lie still
Obstructive aud did not pay until the sheriff. under an
execution, had lowed upon he city property.
These technical and wholly unreasonable obstruc-
lions have delayed the work long enough have con-
that our plan niy comprchends the whole case both
In present and ultimate future requirements that
tho measures which we want TO carry through are
judicious, and that they supply present want and
promote the realization Of tho ultimate plan just
rapidly the work OF the government or the United
Harlem River press forward at equal pace With
the and other expensive works for crossing the
river Very respectfully, WILLIAM r. MARTIN,
President Department Public Parks.
The New York herald., 1876-10-19
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
MARRIED.

ALBxRrsow-wEsr.-On Wednesday, October ia, at
the residence OF the brides parents, by Rev. David
The New York herald., 1876-10-19
PROCEEDINGS or THE COURT.

the address by the Attorney General lasted two
hours II was full Of and research and very ex-
pana.ory OF the law touching the He At times
became eloquent and warm in his remarks, and his
speech throughout attracted strict attention and
doubtedly left deep impression. Tho charge OF the
Chief Justice was pithy and lasted only half hour.
He simply laid down the law In tho and read the
evidence Of two or three OF the principal Witnesses
Tho jury retired at twenty minutes 10 one O'Clock.
THE ATTORNEY GENERALS ADDRESS
The Attorney General, in opening. alluded to the
address OF the prisoners counsel which, ho said,
fu of tact and skill, and when might lead you to
pect superhuman performance tho part OF tho
prosecution. he was hero Tor purpose OF search
ing after the truth and presenting such material
points the may be servceable In its in
vcstgation. he ALLUDED TO homictdal women, and
quoted from work tpat subject which stated that
II was the uniiorm practice in The United States
whenever q woman was indicted Tor killing her hus-
band or whenever woman killed her lover whom no
refused TO marry her, the quesoa how often the
homicdal woman might repeat the samo thing, how
often she might do it-once. twice often as sho
iikedwith impunity. This Was keen piece OF SATIRE
Smyrna times., 1876-02-23
Sunday Reading.

The whole family climed out of the
wagon and went into the Atlanta book
store. They were father, mother and six
teen year old daughter.
mister, we want to sorter get some
thin good to read on Sundays, which is
powerful lonesome in the country"
"Shall be glad to serve you sir. What
would the ladies like"
"What dye want, Sofy?'
"Fd chose somethin' about the new
fashions, pa"
"Of course l mout a knowed thatl Kin
you fix her out?'
ooh, yes" replied the store-keeper, 1--WE
have here Cooley, Leslie, Harper'S, Peterson,
Demoresfs, and Others"
"Gody7 Why you don't tell me he's
live an fgurin' out fashions yet, do ye?"
cried the old man.
"Oh, yes" was the reply.
dwell, centennial snakes and crossbar
red breechesI WY ole 'oman, don't ye
mind that we had our weddin' close fixed
up arter his plan? .GOdyl OF course
Sofy, yen take GOdyi and I'll bet the
black shoat that what he sez is the fashion
can't no ways be discounted"
"What will your wife like?" asked the
merchant, as the old man paid him for the
magazine.
Somethin' that's got good church read
in in it--some religious paper, ef ye please
replied the old lady.
"Here is the best we have-the Christia
al Work."
!, "Hold up, thar Is that paper got an.
; of that Beecher an Tilling business in it2
"None oyer biziness any how, s'pos
there is2' fred up the old lady.
, "Taint, hey2'
| "No, taint Sos it's church readin'
: don't bother you, sir, so dry up"
"Well, mebbe that's 50, and what rea
don't bother you, too. All right. Miste
! lust hand me out half dozen Illustrate
papers full of pictures Of legs with stripe
J, stockin's on, and fifty dollar garters an
The old lady chucked the Christian
Work under the table, grabbed the old ma
Q by the ear, and made him walk SPANS
= out to thewagon.
Smyrna times., 1876-02-23
One Hundred Years Ago.

One hundred years ago wedding tours
were not fashionable.
One hundred years ago there were no
Confederate Generals in Congress.
One hundred years ago farmers did not
cut their legs off with moving machines.
One hundred years ago our mothers did
not worry over disordered sewing machines.
One hundred years ago horses which
could not trot mile in 2:14 were some
what scarce.
One hundred years ago it took several
days to procure divorce and find congo
NAL spirit.
One hundred years ago there were no
disputes about the impoliteness of street-car
drivers.
One hundred years ago crooked" whis-
key was not known. Our forefathers took
theirs straight.
One hundred years ago every young man
was not an applicant for position as clerk
or book-keeper.
One hundred years ago kerosene lamps
did not explode and assist women to shuttle
off their mortal coil.
One hundred years ago men did not COM
NIT suicide by going up in balloons and
coming down without them.
One hundred years ago England was not
far behind the United States in all that
goes to make nation powerful and pro-
gressive.
One hundred years ago the Dutch had
taken Holland, but they had not made
France come down " with handsome
pile of smart money"
One hundred years ago a young woman
did not lose caste by wetting her hand in
dish water or rubbing the skin off hei
knuckles on a washboard.
One hundred. years ago the physician
who could not draw every form of disease
from the system by tapping large vein il
the arm was not much of doctor.
One hundred years ago men were no
running about over the country with mill
ions of fish eggs to be Matched to order
Fish superintended their own Matching il
those days.
One hundred years ago the condition o
: the weather on the lst of January was no
telegraphed all over the continent on til
evening of December 81. Things hav
changed.
, One hundred years ago the people di
l not worry about rapid transit and chea
transportation, but threw their grain crop
across the backs of their horses and ur
| complainingly "went to MILL
D One hundred years ago every man Gu
his coat according to his cloth, every ma
r was estimated at his real value, shoddy wa
t not known, nobody had struck "ile,'' an
J, true merit and honest worth were the onl
grounds for promotion.
Smyrna times., 1876-02-23

GOLDEN WoRDs.-The habit of looking
on the bright side is invaluable. Men and
women who are evermore reckoning up
what they want rather than what they have
counting the difficulties in the way, in
stead of contriving means to overcome
them--are almost certain to live on corn
bread, fat pork and salt fish, and sink to
unmarked graves. The world is sure to
smile upon man who seems TO be success
full, but let him go back with crestfallen
air, and the dogs in the street will set upon
him. We must all have losses. Late
frosts will nip the fruit in the bud, banks
will break, investments will prove worth
less, valuable horses will die, vessels will
be shipwrecked, &c, but all these calami
ties do not come together. The wise course
to pursue, when one plan fails to form
another, when one prop is knocked from
under US, is to fill its place with substi
tute, and eyermore count up what is lef
rather than what is taken.
Smyrna times., 1876-02-23
Wooed and Won.

JACOB BllVenS is young man who lived
in Allegheny; he was desperately in love
with Amelia s., and Amelia was said to
fully reciprocate the youths attachment.
Jacob thought it was time to broach the
subject to Amelia's father, who was unaware
that Bliyens's uncle had died two weeks
before, leaving Jake handsome legacy.
The young man, with Amelia on his arm,
came into the awful presence of the father.
"Good evening, Mr.. s., said Blivens,
hesitatingly, while Amelia grew scarlet.
"Ehr exclaimed the old gentleman,
looking up, and his prophetic soul telling
him what was coming
"What's this ?''
"Why Amelia and me-"
"Amelia," interrupted the old man. "By
dad how the young dogs do get familiar
on short acquaintance it was Mss Amelia
week ago."
eyes, sir; but things have changed since
last week" said Blivens,boldly, can we've
come to ask your consent
"Diabolical wretch-r'
Amelia here commenced her part by
stopping the old mans mouth with a kiss.
"Your consent" continued Blivens, taking
Amelia by the hand and kneeling at the
stern parents feet-"to be joined in the
bonds Of"
"Pernicious caitiff? Out of my house p
cried Mr.. s., wildly. "D'ye think my
daughter shall marry beggar?'
"Oh, just hold up a minute; you git:
mad s. easy that nobody can tell you moth
i'm said poor Blivens. "My uncle died
| -
"And what the deuce did he die for 2
said Mr.. s..
Z" 1 didn't ask him, sir; but bein' as he i
dead, and Amelia loves me, and ="
"Mendacious parvenul Do you low,
this william, Amelia?'
"Yes, papa" replied the fair Amelia
blushingly.
"rll disown you for it," said Mr.. s.
"I expected greater things of YOU"
"Well, as was saying Blivens went on
} "she loves me an love her, an we bot
love each other, an we want your consent.
This was very bold in Blivens, and th
| old man didn't answer. Amelia locke
hopefully at her Jake, and Jake locke
anxiously at Amelia's papa.
"And if you do marry her, what hav
: you got in the way of furniture?' at lengt
said Mr.. s., ga piccadilly collar and boile
shirt, suppose"
"No sir; I've got eight piccadillies an
five shirts, replied Jacob, "besides $1,000
that my uncle left me, and"
"Whatl my dear jacob Why, my des
boy, bless your heart, why the duce didn
you say so before?" cried the old mai
I, : shaking Blivins by the hand.
"Here, Amelia; take her, young ma
Z and may heaven bless you BOTH"
t 1t is reported that Mr.. Smith has askt
his son-in-law for loan of $4,000, and tn
i Jake had refused and taken his wife
, New York, where he intends to be free fro
> father-in-lawism.-P PiasJurg Leader.
Smyrna times., 1876-02-23
P0etrY.
TWO CHRISTIANS.

Two Christians travelled down road,
Who viewed the world with different eyes;
The one was pleased with earth's abode,
The other longing for the skies.
For one the heavens were so blue.
They flId his mind with fancies fond
The others eyes kept piercing through
Only for that which lies beyond.
For one, enchanting were the trees,
The distance was divinely dim,
The birds that huttered on the breeze
Nodded their pretty heads at him.
The other scarcely saw the flowers,
And never knew the trees were grand;
He did but count the days and hours,
Till he might reach. the promised land.
And one a little kind caresS,
Would to tender rapture move;
He only oped his lips to bless
The God who gave him thing to love.
The other journeyed on his way,
Afraid to handle or to touch;
He only oped his lips to pray
He might not love a thing too much.
Which was the best? Decide who can.
Yet why should we decide 'twixt them?
We may approve the mOurnful man,
Nor yet the joyful man condemn.
He is a Christian who has found
That earth, as well as heaven, is sweet.
Nor less is he who, heaven-bound,
Has spurn'd the earth beneath his feet.
Smyrna times., 1876-02-23
" As Much Alike as Ants in Hill" F"

I don't know what the lady was talking
about. merely heard the above remark
as she was passing through my woods.
Ha hal thought l to myself, why, there
is as much difference between ants as be-
tween peoplei I'll tell you how know it:
The little school ma'am has q turn for ex-
periments, and I've seen her make one or
two on this very point. One day she pick
ed up several ants from one ant-hill, where
there appeared to be thousands of inhabi-
tants all looking just like new comers.
But it seems the ants could not see the diff
ference, for the unfortunate strangers were
recognized as intruders, and were instantly
set upon and killed.
Another time the little lady took some
ants from large hill, and shut them up in
bottle with some ill-smelling stuff called
asafetida. The next day she returned,
bringing the bottle with the imprisoned
ants. Of course the poor things smelled
very strongly of the asafptida, and their
nearest relations could hardly be blamed
for refusing to know them. So felt quite
frightened for their sakes when the School
ma'am returned them to their home. But
no. Though they were first threatened by
their fellows they were soon recognized
and allowed to pass. Blood was stronger
than asafptida. -" Jack-in-the.P Pulpit" 81
Nicholas.