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County and City Official Press.
Wednesday, Aug. %, 1879.
MORE FORTUNATE THAN
THEY.

The working man who can enjoy the
comforts Of his own house. built with
his own labor, and savings, as is the
cpsc with so large number in our
pleasant city Of Seattle. can scarce
ly realize how fearful thing it would
be TO live in one Of those tenement
houses in New York City. A New
York paper before Us states that there
are twenty y four thousand of those ten
ement houses in that city, which it says
are the homes of the working classes Of
New York, and in its description OF
them it present picture of discomfort
aud distress such as We have seldom
read. In such holes every working
man. dependent upon his own labor for
subsistence. must live; there is scarcely
"a possibility of his being able TO do
otherwise.
Our people who are engaged in the
different branches Of industry and pro-
duetion for thems elves, or who labor
therein for others. and who occupy the
many comfortable and handsome Gotta.
Cos that are TIE pride Of our growing
city. should congratulate themselves
that their lot has been cast in this land
Of plenty IL should he source of
pride To our citizens that there are so
many beautiful homes in this adopted
place of their residence. that are the
individual property ofour working men:
and 1t should be the ambition OF every
working man 20 own u home of his
own, especially where one can be had
so eheaply and with 80 little effort
II is a source of qualification. fur
thermore, for such rs have ali interest
III the welfare aud prosperity Of tho
city, 10 take an occasional stroll about
the suburbs of this town. especially
along the Bay front. where are observ-
able ST. mary new dwellings springing
mp rs almost every quarter, which are
the property aud are to become the
homes Of the industrial classes If our
own citizens. Such improvements fur
nish iudub,tahlc evidence of the cont
denco of tho people IN the continuing
progress Of the city. and are happy
ausaFy of IFS future growth and pros
nnIltY
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T E L 6 G r A p HIC
CALIFORNIA.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. IL Iu tho
suit of the National Gold Bank and
Trust Co. against d. w. e. Thompson
ct al, brought to recover from Thomp
sons bondsmen balance alleged to be
due from him as cashier. the defendants
have filed al answer To the complaint
in the iath District Court. They deny
all the allegations of the plaintiffs and
charge cartain malfessances on the part
OF the directors, that they appropriated
$4,000 of the banks money to their
own nsl and refused 10 return il between
August 10Th and October 30th Of 1875,
when the bank was greatly in need Of
funds. and tina. was the real cause Of
the banks suspension: that they took
large amounts of tho best assets Of the
bank from the vaults on the night fol-
lowing the suspension to secure them
selves aud their friends, and long list
of other Irregular and illegal proceed
ings.
4. III. Mohring. manufacturer If Cal
ifornia gold dollars. has been indicted
by the I 5. grand jury for counterfeit
ing. He gave bonds to-day for his
appearance when wanted for trial. in the
sum of - 600, aud was released from
custody. II is reported that other man
afac.urors of this bogus coin will jim
Mohting and make this test case
The schooner Norwester. which ar
in port to-day, reports that jacob Fish
er, native of Holland. Jumped over
board on the 18th inst. while the vessel
WAS of North Farralone and while he
Mas laborlng under dehrinm ,remens.
and Was drowne,i
SAN Francisco. Aug II. For some
time pas, il has been known to the
pei ofiios authorities that Registered
letters were b.iag tempered with, aud
portion Of the valuables they enn-
tanned extracted. A strict watch Was
81, on these engaged in service through
the State, aud the delinquency WAS
finally traced 10 the Sar Francisco
postoiiioe. For weeks Postmaster Cory
has been bu>lly a, work trying ~ Dc
tces the ealprIt. and about 81 600 has
passed through the registration i epar,.
men, in deccy lestsrs for tina, purpose.
On Friday af,ern, on decoy letter con :
tanning hin, 8 notes, addressed 10
Umasilla, Oregon, was mailed at the
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THE BASEBALL CONTEST
RENToN, Aug. 81. 1876

RENToN. Aug. 81, 1876.
EDITOR OF ISTELLiGENCER:--T
match game Of Base Bali, between the
Renton Nine and the Newcastle Nine.
WAS played yesterday ut this place.
About nine o'clock the Renton Club.
Renton Brass Band and large delega.
ton Of gentlemen and some Of Renton's
" fairest daughters" were ut the land
ing awaiting the arrival Of the steamer
James Mortle, which had been chartered
to bring the Newcastle delegation to
this place. Their suspense was short.
Tor soon the steamer hove in sight with
the ''Red-caps." and fifty or sixty ladies
and gentlemen. As the steamer turned
the bend in the river. the Renson Band
played several neat and appropriate
airs. and the echo that came back across
the water was three times three and
tiger :" They formed in line and pro-
ceeded TO tho ball ground. The game
was holly contested on both sides, but
it soon became evident that the red
caps" were little too much for the
kenton boys. Nine innings were
played aud the Newcastle boys were
declared the victors. with AZ runs
against Renton's 25. They then pro-
ceeded to the house Of Geo. w. Tibbetts
and did justice TO an ample repast of
all the delicscies Of the season. The
"re.i-caps" say they can bea, the Rem
ton boys at ball. but not in hospitality.
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BRITISH COLUMBIA ITEMS.

We hear that His Exeell.ncy the
Governor General. and s,si.x. will en-
bark on beard II. NJ. S. Amethyst Oh
Wednesday evening mex. and leave ear.
ly the following morning to be present
.: grand gathering Of Indian tribes
to I've held on Friday At New Wes,mias-
ter. The Vice Regal party will be alb
sent from the city Cor about . month.
during which time Butte Inlet and
coAs, and the interior Of the Mainland
will bc visited. II is possible tina. His
Exceilency may return 20 the city dur
ing that period only however for . very
brief stay We hear. ton. ,ha. Oh
Wednesday mex, His Exc~llency ard
the Countess of Du1erin will give a
garden party. and that before leaving
the Province hall will &c given.
The scene IN the corner of Fer, AID
Governments streets. on Wednesday.
when the Governor General declined 10
pass beneath al arch bearing the in-
scription The Csrnarvoo Terms or
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NEW YORK, Aug eth. flags on
the city buildings in this city and
Brooklyn, today. we're displayed at
half mast out of respect 10 the memory
Of the late Speaker Kerr.
CHEYENNE, Aug. 81 Capt Fitzger-
aid. 9th infantry. was accidentally shot
by Lieut.. Baldwin at Camp Robinson.
and it ]. feared his limb will have to be
amputated.
All but - Of the Utes who left Fort
FettermAn, after having been Toasted
armed and INDUCED in numerous war
dances. deserted 1t Cheyenne river. on
Friday, taking with them the arms
which were furni shed them to fight the
Sioux with.
WASHINGTON, Aug 2l.-Vice Prcsi-
dent Ferry having received . dispatch
from Adams. clerk Of the House of Rep
resentatives, stating he. with the body
Of Mr.. Kerr. would arrive here to.
morrow morning. has delayed his do
parture for Michigan and will accom-.
pany the remains Of the late Speaker to
their last resting place at New Albany.
Indiana.
When the Remains of the lu,c Speaker
Kerr arrive here. Sergeant
Thompson will take charge Of them.
He is in favor Of having them lie il,
state one day ia the capitol. Speaker
Saylcr, before leaving last night for
Rock Bridge Alum Springs. strongly
favored such course Thi, will de-
pend much Oh the feeling Of Mrs. Kerr
in .bisresp ct.
HARTFORD, Aug 2i.-Eighty Chi
nesc boys left here to-day for Philadel-
phis. Ia attend the exhibition. They
are the students, being educated m this
country under the superintcndcnce of
the Chinese educational commission.
New YoRE. Aug. 21.--Eugcne n.
Robinson. former senior partner Of the
principal brokers Of Daniel Drew, sub.
mitted partisl transcript this after
noon to tho register in bankruptcy.
Willisns. Of entries in the books Of the
firm. The transcript shows the gross
amount Of transactions between Drew
and the firm as Us 900 900. and ext tend
ing over = period Of i've years.
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MISCELLA ANGUS.

HWz'z'~M :
in the field again, and we
will not stand back for
anybody, and offer
for sale to the
public
1000 Fine Cashmere Hats
for Gents. at SOC each.
1000. Fine Ladies and Chill
dren's Straw Hats, at from
25c to 75c each.
1000 Fine Gents Straw
Hats, at from Csc to 75c
each.
500 Fine Gents Panama
Hats, at 81 IS each.
1000 Gents Oxford Ties,
at $3.50 per pair.
$500 Fine Gents Alexis
Ties, at $2.75 per pair.
$50 Fine Gents Caters, at
1915 per pair.
1900 Fine pairs Gents Boots,
at from $3.50 to $500
per pair.
500 Fine pairs Boys Boots,
at from 1925 to $2.75 per
pair.
1000 Fine Ladies Shoes, at
$l.25 to $3.50 per pair.
1000 Fine pairs Gents
Cashmere Pants, at from
$3.50 to $500 per pair.
500 doz. Fine Cheviot Shirts,
at 75c to $l.25 each.
1900 Fine Cashmere Shirts,
at SOC to $500 each.
And everything else in pro-
portion. Come one, come
all, to the
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registry Office. A watch vas also
placed on the clerks engaged in that
department, which resulted In the ar
rest a, II O'Clock Friday night 81 Jas
Bowman. one Of the registry clerks.
by Capt Stone. OH charge Of robbing
the mails, Seven Of the s. no.ss were
found III Bowmaus possession two Of
which had been .peut during the even
ing one Of which was found and iden-
tilted a. the note which Bowman had
given in exchange for goods Bowman
had been in the postofice for seven or
eigh. years. He WAS formerly MEM
Der of the Legislature. and TAO 81 spieion
rested upon him until recently. Dur
ing Friday evening. Bowman talked
considerably and drank freely. and
finally consented 10 show hi. money
when asked 10 do 80 On Saturday
morning. II Mccartney who had been
W tnS ~
the registry Office. s~ore out com
plant before Commissioner D Bsirne.
Bowman wa. brought before the com
missioner the same day, but waived an
examination on the charge. HeD almost
broken down under the blow Of dis
grace and protests his innocence. bat
the proofs Of his guilt are apparently
overwhelming. The arrest has caused
great commotion in the postal circles.
CARSON. Aug. 2l.-The loss by FIRE
of Corbett's block, last Saturday after
noon, is now given at about $4,000.
on which there is no insurance.
Charles HUFF. who WAS to have had
his third trial to-day, on . change Of
venue from Virginia City, was dis
charged by the court. as the prosacut-
ing attorney declined to again try the
case
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Seattle. Aug. IS. 1876
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FROM PORT GAMBLE.

PoRr GAMBLE. Aug 81. 1876
ID. INTELLIGEEcER: - Nothing Of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-13
lSuarO ano auums.


-FURNISIIED rooms to let Tor light house
n Keeping to respectable married couples nj 265
BroOme ST., doors from orchard.
A FEW furnished rooms, with or without board
N suitable Tor housekeeping or otherwise from
81 90 up. 1913 Orchard Al.
A FEW ladies and gentlemen can have pleasant
IN rooms ana board terms moderate IL Horato 81 ,
near 9Th aY.
A FEW ladies' can have board at $3.50; also few
N gentlemen at g. per week. b5 West 2lst st.
A FEW gentlemen can have good board and com.
N Portable rooms. 25i West Goth st.
A FURNISHED front room and hall bedroom on
N tnlrd moor moderate. 225 7th ay.
EURNISHED front rooms. with convencnces Tor
Bank 81. Call all week
EEW respectable men can have good board and wash
respectable ladies'.
GENrLEMEN accommodated with pleasant heat.
~ Ell rooms anu good board 10 oliver St., Chat.
nam square terms moderate.
M ECHANICS can have good boara and pleasant
IVA rooms Dung ladies' and table boarders accom-.
modated al 2Ol West 3Sth St
90 MADlkON STD young men can have good
OO board ~ $3.50 ana ladies ~
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Affection for bis old Mistress.

warrington tofresbondence Of ne Boston journal
An old white woman was arragned on
Wednesday for drunkenness, found guilty, and
tentrnccd 10 seven days in the workhOuse, She
sat down IN a corner Of the dock. and soon after
ward an old colored man came Ia, bringing Il
pitcher Of coffee and plate Of provision, and
approaching the marshal he asked, in AN ag-
tated voice.
Boss, is yer got an old white lady in dar
named Riley"
some one reI lied in the Affirmative, and the
old mans face frightened up at once. Turning
90 a number Of gentlemen. hs said
"Gemmen, heerd dis mornin' dat der perlice
had rested my old Missis, an | cum here to see
her, and dey wouldn't lemme In. Dat ole lady,
gemmen was rich woman onst, and was her
servant. She raised me from small chile. aud
when hoerd Of de trouble she was In felt Jest
dixie crying; and when | cum here, and dey
wouldn't femme see her, sen |, seq, she amt had
muffin to cat. and took all de money had in de
world and fetched II to her.
He then advanced toward the dock calling
her by name, and when she appeared said odd
mlssus here's suthin done brought for yer to
cat. You was kind to me Onst, yer was, and Use
gwine 10 help dem as was good to me-"
The Did woman burst into tears IL she accepted
the bounty Of her former slave.
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NATIONALLINE, From Piers A ana AZ, y. II

- 10 GIisGoW, BtIfiSf and LONDONDERRY.
From Pier AZ, n. r., loot OF Canal 81.
STATE Of pENNsSYLVANlA, saturday, March IL.
STATE OF VIRGINIA, Thursday, March %.
Saloon and cabin Dsssages Vt lowest rates.
AUSTIN BALDWIN CO., Agents. az Broadway
steerage ONCE, as Broadway.
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Tho Procession on st. Pntrick's Day.

The societies will form in Second avenue
right in Twenty-third street. and will march
through Twentv-third street 70 First avenue,
street, to and down the Dowery, to Canal street,
through Canal TO Centre street, down Centre to
the east gate OF the Park, where the procession
will be reviewed by his Honor the Mayor and
the Board of Aldermen; thence up Broadway to
Monument, through Fourteenth street to Ninth
avenue, up Ninth avenue to Thirty-seventh
street, through Thirty-seventh street to Madison
avenue, down Madison avenue to Thirty. fourth
street, through Thirty-fourth street to Fourth
avenue down Fourth avenue to Union Square,
IL ni.Iniaa
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Riding into the Jaws of Death.


On Monday afternoon, as the southern
pound passenger train OF tie Missouri, X ansas
anu leNas ltailroad was dashing down the road,
hbout one-quarter Of "a mile from Evansville,
hhnh thlpptll' The engineer, saw, not one hun
uIed Sdrns "heeu' large tree lying across the
udck' rue trdln was running NJ fun speed, and
Instant death seemed the only result The air
brake was put on. the lever reversed and Chan
spell stood at his post, never 1inching a. the
engine dashed into the ob,tructi0n. The train
had slackened to about twelve miles an hour
but the force with which It struck was terrible
In its results. The locomotive reared up was
stripped OF its Xhees, and hurled to one side
On came the tevder and the baggage car. both
being tossed into the ditch. The passenger
coaches were left standing on the track safe
with their human freignt unnlured. Dat Of the
wreck crawled Chappel and Bon Hin, the fire
man both unframed. Jim Doyle, the " Old re-
uhnie conductor cared for tho BOYS, and
quoted the frightened passengers. Division
buperintendent j. j. Frey was soon on the
ground with hls wrecking train, and in a brief
time trains were passing.
was miraculous escape for the whole train
ana 70 iiank Chappel the brave engineer, is th6
credit due. Ito faced death like Spartan and
went into ihe wreck with his hand on the lever,
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srntruttlon.

COMMITTING. monthly; bookkeeping An s
tDsD meilc, rmnn French, al lhsl'l W. a,etiaga.
k6urs suIting FAME. " BoweJ. No branch eo'NS'H
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why n Man Can't Wear n Busiic.

RON me BOStOh fosf.
The unearthiest, funniest thing about n
man dressed up in woman's clothes Is ALWAYS his
hustle. lie never, never gets 1t on right. Not a
single one ofthe male women at Cincinnati, on
Mardi Gras, wore his hustle with that flowing
case and poetical grace which only comes Of
long practice. our fellows either had the hustle
away round upon one hin, or, when II wasn't
that, II was good many Inches too low down,
and In every case II bobbed about fearfully; and
the man kept putting his hand tlmidlv around
every minute or two, ana feeling behind to see
II he wasn't losing his hustle. Uneasy is the
man that wears a hustle. lie isn't used to It,
YOU
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compelled TO bear the expenses OF the military
service. The Christian subjects OF the sultan
have hitherto been exempt from military DUTY
and they now refuse to continue TO pay the ex-
emption tax, and offer instead to give their mill
tary services. The Christians justify thelr &c
tlon on the promise contained In the Sultan's
trade OF fun and perfect equality with the Mo-
hammedans. The Sublime Porte refused TO ac-
cept, on the ground that the Christians are not
to be trusted in the Sultans army.
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Gupartnsrsglp gOtltss.

4ublit tlotItrs.
NOTICE
~ Is hereby given that the New York Elevated Rail-
road Company Will present TO the General Term of
Supreme Court to be held n and for the First Depart
ment AZ the Court House, IN the city OF New York,
the 10th day OF March, instant at the opening Of
court on that day for continuation. the report Of the
Commissioners appointed by orders OF said Court
dated LIST December 1875, and on the l4th day OF
January last, to determine whether the railway de-
scribed In the petition VI said railroad company ought
TO be constructed and operated by SAID railroad
pany over through and along the streets and
specified said petit which report flied with the
clerk OF the SAID court the Sth day Of March Instant
Dated March 4, 1876
&c. DELAVAN,
Attorney for Petitioners.
JAMES EMOTT
OF Counsel.
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WHITE STAR LINE, .
w FOR QUEENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL. CAR
RlING United s1ATEs MAIL.
Steamboats, anO aailroaos.
DENNsYLyANIA RAILROAD.

IL a
AND UNITED STATES MAIL ROUTE
Trains leave New York, via prsbrJsses ami COrtlnt
streets Ferries AS lows;
EXPRESS Tor Harrisburg Pittsburgh the West AMI luhi
with Pullman faace cars attarnci 9.il A. 49,, AN
$3.50 7, NJ sunday and $3.50 Z. NJ.
For vii Transport anu Lock Haven AZ 93l \ VI. ana
$50 i. NJ. For Cory and Erie S:3) T.. NJ. connecting
on Region.
Fer Baltimore, Washington, Anl the .s'qth Ltm'ed
Washington EXPRESS OF Pullman larllr Ar- "a ",
except sunday, $50 A. NJ, arrive Mlshuft 20 il3
L Regular at $40 A. NJ, 3 And0 r. NJ snnl"
Express for Philadelphia, T. 1890 $40 $50 A. ~. 1! -
34 4lo o, q, T. $50, +. NJ AMI ~ n -ht. = iN 2
8 Z s;3O, ana +, NJ, EmlsranI and second c.''"
For trains TO Newark Elizabeth, Railway, Prince N
Trenton, ferta Amboy, Flcmlngtoui feN.des anu
other points local schedu rs AT all ucNrl onc''
Tralns arrWes From Pittsburgh 500 amt u'S3 y nt.'
and 92O p. NJ. daily 1913 A. ". ami 40 I, NJ dAl5
except Monday. From Washington and bllll h.leA
6;2O A. NJ, 4.Ob, 5l5. and 1927 7. NJ. SUNDAY oY
A NJ. From I'M adelphn, $50, ~ t;1' l -, ~ 4
1l.5i A. NJ, 2l5 500 j.i5 $40 7i0 stl. W. L. d,
J.. NJ sunday $40, o-2D, G51, llli A. NJ ''''''-"
ana 1877 NJ. ,,.,s.
Ticket orices 500 and Oh Broadway, Aston ton.e,
and foot OF 'sbrosses aud Cortla9H ,lrt 's 10 10
street, Bruoklyn III, lld, and rs liuso. sIr'' Nv
boken. Enigrant ticket once, b,,lc5' ph''i
General Passenger Agent
FRANK THOMSON,
Genera, Manager.
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Soldiers No, Wanted by the sultan.

Here Is a whole Christian Donulation
staining the right Of serving az soldiers I'm Inc
turRish army. There Is nothing surprising in
ssniddi ,oi as lung as the Christians cannot be
ponllcaly OF an inferior rank. In the Mnham-
sneuah empire the military service does not be-
sonE 70 every man, but only to the ruling aris-
GGotaoy OF inc Knights or OF the believers in
A9Rammed. Nut the ChIlstians Of TurL sy are
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Ii mp
pears that Public School No. 49, situated at
forty-ninth street and Seventh avenue is to be
closed on the lst II May and vacation Of about
nye months granted to the children until such
tim rs the new school-hOuse in Ffty-fourth
street, now In process Of erection Is completed.
We most respectfully solicit your aid In pre-
venting our children from being deprived Of the
opportunity Of attending school during FIVE
months Of the most important period Of the
dren will be able to attend more promptly than
they are In the cold season. in their poor and
scanty garments. PATRICK COLEMAN,
80 West Fiiiy-second street.
q. MURPHY, ljd West ffiy-socond street,
4 nd nfI Y nthara
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Form Of Government for the District
OF Columbia.

The bill agreed upon by the sub-com-
mittee TO be submitted to the full joint
Congress committee appointed to frame
a form of government for the District
of Columbia. provides for the Commits
sioners, one of whom is to be appointed
by the President, by and with the ad
vice and consent of the Senate, for the
term of four years; the second is to he
elected by the House of Representatives,
by ballot, for two years; and the third is
10 be elected by the Senate, by ballot,
for six years. The two Commissioners
elected by the Senate and the House are
required TO have had previous five
years residence in the District, but in
regard to the Commissioner appointed
by the President, merely citizenship OF
the United States is necessary The
Commissioners are invested with full
powers to carry on the District Govern
ment, and are 10 be constituted body
corporate This bill, if approved BY
the full committee, will be reported tc
| Congress for its action.