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The daily gazette., 1876-12-04
). Municipal E.rtraraya nce."

Below will be fcand strong ar
ticle from the Boston Journal Of Com
n,erce. 1t contains words of caution that
come to us in season and should not be
overlooked. Mrnicipal Extravaganza is
one of the evils that has been cngulfng
the fruits of the laborS of the people. Ii
had its origin in the Federal city and has
spread to tie remotest parts OF the
country, and wherever the Republican
party, or Grant and Grantisin was sti ong-
est there has extravaganza been most
dangerous.
Boston and Philadelphia are both under
Republican rule, especially Philadelphia
and the article annexed from the Boston
journal is the report of its present condi-
ton by one of its most partisan radical
presses.
In the crisis which confronts us, and
whick is entirely o,ciag to the aid and
comfort given by Grant and his Admins
trati0n to dishonest and tricky men of his
own party in Louisiana, Florida and
South Carolina, the peace of the whole
ID
The only proposed cure we can observe
is the movement of troops from the In
dian country to Washington.
One word from Grant of rebnkc to the
-"Returning Boards" would cause them to
abstain from their evil works, and the
whole country would breathe freely, but
that one word he will not speak.
Civil confusion and st.ife will increase
debt and expenditure and diminish and
arrest production.
1t is, at this juncture in the power of
the Republican party and its leaders, to
decide whether the century we are about
to enter upon shall be an era of prosper
ity and happiness, or of ruin and desc
lation.
The welfare of every man white or
black, Republican or Democrat hangs
upon the action of the Republican party
and its leaders in and out of Congress.
The responsibility is with them and
they must and 'cW be held to accounta-
bility.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-04
THE ELEoTORAL cOLLEaE.

For great many years our grand old
Constitution came in for a continued
round Of curses from the fanatics. 1t was
held to be ga covenant with hell and a
league with death" by those who were
themselves blinded by prejudice, pas
sion and the thirst for fame and money.
And now, while the minds of the people
are excited, the destroyers are again cry
ng down the work of the Fathers. This
time it is the Electoral College that comes
in for their assaults. Blinded by politics
and the love OF Office, they overlook the
fact that the men who formed the Elec-
toral College system were themselves ac-
tuated by their love for the country and
the Union, and as if to carry down to pos
terity the idea that the Electors were
above mere party politics, they have uni
tormly, until recently been selected from
among the most eminent men of the
country, and left free to vote for the can
didates whose names We're run on the
party tickets or not. No one of them is
pledged TO vote for Hayes and Wheeler
or Tilden and Hendricks. They see the
impossibility of getting a fair count for
Tilden or electing Hayes except it is done
by the most shameless fraud ever practic
ed upon the country; and further that the
vote of Louisiana if counted for Hayes
would not represent the people of that
State but simply the eoice Of tro negro
men and ttro aohtte men (t,co of achoB,
are hemSetces cdndiddtes) forming a
"Returning Board" whose character and
scandalous frauds have already been pub
licly denounced by a Republican Con-
Sressional Committee of which Vim. A.
Wheeler himself was member.
Under these circumstances, instead OF
looking to the character and patriotism of
the men forming the Electoral College. to
deliver the country from the position the
Republican party has placed it in, by cum
ningly devised laws the great leaders of
that party seek to defeat the will of
the people, and keep the offices in the
hands of bad men they go to denouncing
the Electoral Colleges.
There are one hundred and sixtv Re-
publican members of Electoral Colleges
whose election is not disputed, is it DOS
slble, now, while there are such large
numbers of the best Republicans ready
10 concede that Tilden has been fairly
elected by the people, there is not one man
among the number of 1866 who will rise
above party, and save this country. with
all its business interests from probable
approaching ruin, by casting his solitar,
vote for TildeR, and thus cut the difficult
Knot. That Is what the old patriotic mel
who formed the Electoral Colleges woule
expect them to do if they were present.
AS the elder James A. Bayard cast him
sell upon his country, under somewha
similar circumstances and voted aeains
his party friends and fer one with whom
his private relations were not on the mos
pleasant terms, and thus added anothe
ehaplet to his immortal name in the elec
ton OF Jefferson, the greatest of Ameri
can statesmen.
If the Republican newspapers were +
set themselves to work to urge one \
Two of the Republican Electors to yot
for Tilden; or for Bristow, instead T.,
abusing the Electoral College, they woul
render the country some real service.
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rom the Boston journal of Commerce.
MUNICIPAL EXTRAVAGANCE.

u MIL AL ~ MA V -tr[AN
Municipal extravaganza is everywhere
becoming a monstrous evil for the tax
payers to wrestle with. New York's
sutierings are well known, but they have
long since extended into other sections.
Chicago was only short time ago I'M
able to borrow, and now here is Phladel-
phia in every bad way. The North
american, referring to the Comptroller's
annual exhibit, says that the financial
situation is such that .'the boldest cor
ruptionist shri nks back appalled, It
continues:
warrants stare us in the face, and every one
whom the city pays in such dishonored pa
per must stand Il shave at some brokers'
Office before getting the money. The system
Is smonstrOus and intolerable, and Council
men and city officials may now take their
choice of either voluntary reform at once
and without delay or a revolution at the
polls. Nothing less than thorough reform
will answer, because that alone can reduce
the tremendous burden confronting us in
more than tWcntH-nire millions Of dollars Of IL
| abilities estimated far 1877. There must he
| economy and retrenchment, deep searching
merciless, severe and general. The whole
personnel Of the departments ought to be
reduced Councils have the power, and If
they are not afraid of the now well-paid sti-
pendlarieS, as some members of the Finance
Committee seem to intimate they had bet
ter go towork ut once and cut down the pay
rolls, strike out the contingent expenses
ana refuse, at least, all extra appropria-
tiOnS."
Boston must take warning. Municipal
extravaganza has led to this. 1t is time
to take alarm when the sources of SUI
ply are regarded by enthusiastic schemers
as inexhaustblc' and when their prepos-
| terous cXtravaganceS are demanded on
the plea of commercial shwredness. II
men do not know bettcr--have no more
| brains than such conduct would seem 10
imply-they should not be sent to CITY
Hall. Men have the face to assert that
millions invested in system, of parks
(and it would take at least twenty mil.
lions before the city would be through
with iD would be profitable invest
ment at this time, because everything is
low. Such geniuses either ignore pur-
posely or have not the wits to see that
land purchased by the city fails to yield
taxes from the day of purchase, and thus
source ofrevenue is destroyed; also
that so long as the paper money is ire.
deemable and consequently at discount
over gold, bottom prices cannot be reach.
ed-which can only come through resumr
ton. 10 suppose that real estate ha:
reached its lowest point is to assert tina
resumption will never be brought about
But then such arguments, did they no
emanate from men for the time in posi-
: tions of responsibility, would be altogetl
RI er unworthy of notice. And then, to,
, we must not forget that such men invari
ably arrogate much to themselves, and
what is more lamentable, that good peo
pie are caught by such brazen assumer
and allow them to bray as their chosel
Representatives.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-04
December 4. 1870.
The Situation

Remains unchanged so tar as any pro-
gress toward true return of the votes OF
the disputed States is ccncerned. Tilden
received the majority of votes in all
three Of these States. But he will re-
eeiye the entire vote Of neither. He will
However be chosen the next President.
Ne cannot be kept out of it and the Re-
public continne.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-04

South CaReLaNA.-The latest news
from Coltimbs indicates that the mea-
surcs taken by the republicans under
Governor Chamberlain to settle the diff
ficulty will lead to disturbances of the
public peace. If it were their intention
to force fight they could not take ,urer
means.--Herdld.
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GRANTS GUNs.-We are tired of
seeing so much about Grants cannon at
Washington. If he dares to fire a single
shot or draw sword on Congress his life
would not be worth whistle.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-04

LouIsIANA.-By rejecting the votes of
nine parishes it was stated last night
in New Orleans that the Louisiana Re
turning Board will to-day give the vote
of the State to Hayes.
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Plans for assassinating the Democratic
members of the South Carolina Leeisla-
ture were frustrated by information con-
vcyed to Wade Hampton oa Saturday.
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0
in the town of Middletown, st Georges
Hundred, Delaware,
ON TUESDAY,
DECEM BER 18th, 1876, at IL O'Clock, A. M,
the following described Real Estate:
No. ]. Lot OF land. with frame dwelling
house thereon Situated on Main street in the
town Of st. Georges, in Red Lion hundred d,
adjoining lands now or late of Sarah Bel
vile, deceased, the heirs Of Henry l.. Peck
ard and Joseph Gam, containing about
9,I9l square feet of land, more or less.
No. 2 A tract of woodland, situate in
Blackbird hundred. ON the road reading
from Blackbird To Charlottesville, bounded
by lands now or late of John Rody, Jacob
Hill, Thomas Taylor and Others, containing
1G2 acres GO pcrchcS of land. more or less.
No. 3. The farm or tract of land, situate in
Blackbird hundred aforesaid, ON the north
erly side of said road, with the frame dwell
lands now or late of Elihu Jefieoson, Jacob
Hill and Gideon f.. Rothwcll, and by the
northwest branch of Duck Creek. and con-
talning about l5l acres of land more or less.
No. !. The farm or tract Of land adjoining
No. 3, bounded by lands now or late of j Ohm
Il. Chambers, James V. Moore, Manloyc
Davis, by the northwest branch of Duck
Creek, and by the said public road contain
ing about 2Ol acres of land, more or less,
with frame dwellings and out-buildings
thereon. now In thetenure of n. L. Atherley.
No 3. The large and valuable farm, sitii-
ate on Appoquinlmink creek, in Appoquin-
of Daniel Corbit, Joshua Il. Fcnnimore and
Samuel Thomas, deceased, containing 800
acres of land, more or less, with the large
brick mansion house and Out-buildings
thereon, now In tenure of Mrs. Sarah A.
Atherley
The above properties will be sold to close
up the estate of John Atherley, and offer II
rare chance for investment. portion OF
the purchase money in each case may re-
main upon the property during the life OF
the widow, Sarah ii. Atherley, If properly
secured and interest promptly paid The
following amounts may so remain: On No
|, S500.00; on No. ., S5O0.OO on No. 3, ST.
10000; on No. 4, S2,JO0.OO; on No. 3, sI2.
OO0.OO
No. >. The home farm of the late John
Athcrlcy Is known as one of the most pro-
ductive and valuable in the hundred, and is
especially noted for its large and profitable
yield of peaches Buildings are ample and
of first quality.
All the lands are well located, easy of ac-
cess, convenient to market. schools and
churches The cash payments will be
small. enabling persons To secure homes on
easy terms. Sale positive. No postpone
nenl ON account Of weather
l.. V. ASPRIL
CHAS. b. LORE
Executors Of John Atherlcy, decd
Wilmington, Del, Nov. I'D. 1s7G
noy2seod&w
Middletown Transcript and iSmyrna
Times copy.
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CoNGREss met to-day ut u III. Samuel
j. Randall was elected Speaker. and it iscx-
pected the Message of the President will be
sent in this afternoon or tomorrow at I'm
The Senate met and entered upon its du-
ties, being already organized
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EXECUTORS SALE
OF
ESTATE

DY the authority of the last will and tes-
ID lament of John Athcrley deceased, the
subscribers will expose to sale, at Public
Auction, at the
HOTEL OF ALEXANDER MAXWELL,
in the town of Middletown, st Georges
Hundred, Delaware,
ON TUESDAY,
DEC I'm BER 18TH 1876 at II O'Clock A. NJ
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-09-18

Co1sa BacK-Xr McAlecr. q ,Isis
city. who has been making a. extern
sve tour through California. inforns Ia
that basinsss 10 'ha, State is yeay dali
the whole country pre- serting a scsne
If dried aud seated vegetation ren-
dSring il dreary .nd n0notonous. The
wheat crop has been very large, bat
the price is 81 low that bat fe~ % The
farmers are selling their grain. He no
.iced IN particular. that nearly all the
ranches there are for sale at low prices.
especially about San Jose; ana tha,
though the farmers have got large
crop this year, they feel unwilling u
srus, To the uncertainties Of the future.
Daring his travels through the STATE
he came across many former ciiizcns
Of Washington Territory. aud they all
wanted 20 return here. without a single
exception. Many of them will re'urn
in . abort time, while others cannot
get away al present without sacrt-
fec. Among them lie mentioned the
name Of Walter Graham. one Of oar
old pioneers, who resided here twenty
two years, and left here for good abou,
year ago lie has become
heartily sick IL California, and
will return here this fall 10 stay.
Oar correspondent considers Southern
California big advertised hnmbug,
representing il To be the most dreary
and barren conntsy that he ever saw.
Il only has one redeemable spot and
TIA. 10 the Los Angeles valley. The
whole country is mostly divided up into
large tract, owned by single individu-
ais who obtained them through Spanish
Isnd grants II is 81 dry aud barren that
il Is III for nothing else but stock
range. and u man might JUST a. well
try TO make living here by farmi Z on
one Of our town lots as To- attempt to
succeed there with one hundred and
sixty acres of land He visited four
different mineral springs while there
and the only ones be could recommend
gro the PaSo Roblcs. two hundred aud
thirty miles South IF San Francisco
and Gilroy. The former is by far the
best. and this spring he can recommend
rs being almost q certain cure for rheu-
mAtics, etc.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-09-18

THE LAST PERFORMANCE A large
audience witnessed the last pcrfor-
nance Of the Georgia Minstrel troupe
in this city Saturday evening. The
overture and the first part Of the en-
tertainment WAS quite inferior 10 that
of the previous evening. the entire com
pany appearing TO lack that feeling
aud spirit which characterized their
former appearances. Other features
of the entertainment were much better.
The Big Black Four" in the dance
and songs. did exoelIently we'll. aud were
loudly applAuded. The medley clog
dance Of Keenan, aud Morton was es-
pecialiy worthy of compliment. Some
portions Of the sketch acting was very
good. especially the laughable conclud-
ing piece " Love in Georgia. which
rounded up with with grand old
plantation dance. IN which the eecen-
tricities of negro character were por-
trayed most admirably.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-09-18
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
OCCIDENTAL HOTEL.

William Carkeek, City; IL NJ Nc
Corkle and wife. j T Keller, White
River; Robt Brown, John G Scurry,
c Beck. W J Brophley. John Hurry.
G. W Driver, Jas Mcclure. NJ. Gleason,
A Damey. Gus Monohon. Pat Halloran,
Ed Smithers, Charles Eells. John NAL
lett, Renton; II + Ramsey. John Hol-
ling, w Purdie. J + Donneley, New
Castle; A Burnett. Port Blskely; J ID
Gslliger. Snohomish. W p Watson.
Hood River; A J Folmie. Victoria: n
Judy. Tacoma; A e Dawson, G J Null
ky. A \ Cohn. Portland: + o Will
liams. Port Madison; Chss Ludley.
Port Ludlow.
NEW ENGLAND.
Julius Byrd wife Il child. Capt vii
son, Port Madison; Capt Nugent. J Han
soon, Por. Blakely; Thomas Shay. Lew
Is Co; ii ii Hill, + McHngh. Ren,on:
Vim Job. Mrs Haifee 4 children, New
cestle; + McNatt. II l. Gray, DIVA
mish; W III Jones. Sehome; Walter
Smith. A j Bahcock & daughter. A
Atkins. Snohomish; w G Hodges.
New York; J d Davis. John Rowle,
Portland. John Jefferson. Thos Haley,
Seattle; James Gagnon. Olympus. Jul
ius Blitz. San Francisco.
AMERICAN HOUSE
nc Pool, c Abbott. w + Jordan
John Fahey. City Abraham Simpson.
William Ferguson. White River James
Young. Olympia; + Manifort, Portland
Oregon; + W Larnsrd. Eugene City
Oregon; ID Collins. S,eilscoom: j II
Bracken, Minneapolis. MINI.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-09-18

DUwANisH RIVER The pile-driyer
Dick Atkins is making rapid progress.
we learn, IN clearing the snsgs on, Of
the Duwamish river. 4 considerable
number OF these snags are swept down
INTO the channel of the river every
Spring Their presence there is caused
mainly by the land slides that occur
along the banks Of the river
The Renton coal Company have SO far
borne all the expense Of clearing them
out. which has been quite heavy, but
We hope the time H. not far distant when
Uncle sam will lend helping hand in
the work
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-09-18

The BALI.-The halt ut Renton on
Friday evening was a Success. Quito
IA number from seattle were present,
aud most of the people OF Ren.on, with
a large Number from the surrouudiE,.
country. There were but a few from
the Seattle mines owing To the fact tn t
Friday was their pay-day there The
Seattle boys were quite disappointed on
account of this occurrence. which nee \
STATED their staying at home. II was a
mistake on tae part Of the RentonS,
which WAS discovered too late TO be rem.
cdicd. in appointing their hall on that
day
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-09-18

80 The schooner Carrie Hayden i
now wing AZ the wharfat Buzbys Hour
ing mill. loading with tiour and ground
fecd for Port Susan, M Buxby i in
crcaaag his milling business rapidly
lie Is manufacturing anexcclleut quality
Of -four which >ells sbou. as fast a. he
car nake II
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-09-18

KILLED Abrams had Young
col. belonging 10 Mr.. Becker. If
Kitti,as. o., breaking him Saturday.
aud on attempting to hack him up on
Main Street hill. tie raised up and fell
over backwards. breaking hi. back
The col, WAS fine young high spirited
animal aud didn't like the notion of
being driven about before "a sulkey. As
the experiment was novel one 10 him.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-09-18
SUCCESSFUL HUNrERs.-M Wust

SUCCESSFUL HUNrERs-Mr Wust
hoff. Of the firm Of WusthoF i Valid,
with another gentleman. was out hunt
ing yesterday at Green Lake, about ten
miles back Of town. AMI succeeded in
killing very large black bear. weigh
ing over two hundred pounds. Old
bruin went there OH = trail which they
we're following. and upon receiving a
bullet from one of their guns became
suddenly enraged and attempted TO
rush upon them but lucky shot dis
patched him.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-09-18

~" Having almost completely sold
out my lowpriced watches. what few
have remaining on hand. l today
day put up to their regular prices.
For the next week. the great reduction
will be on the finer grades Of Walt
ham watches. which l sell in solid
silver cases from $40 10 t35 and solid
gold from t35 to 800.
w q. JAMESON.
Matchmaker & Jeweler.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-09-18

IT, John Esson. Who took the con-
tract "a finish the work ~ the beach
road. after the abscondcr King left.
finished the Job la, Friday. IL eom-
ple,c,i the work IN fsa AMI one half
lsvS after he obtained tn contract, Tor
which he received S300 IAe rad -
ROW ia gos~i condition
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-09-18

Docs. by reference 10 our adyertis
ing columns. u will BE- seen that after
Ten days the City Marshal will com
mcncc war ON all unlicensed dogs. All
persons in tue city who have dogs
should pay the license and obtain col
lar for their CANNES. which will save
them from the war If determination.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-09-18

A BAD PIseg.-Thers has been -
large mud paddle at the corner of Main
and Commercial streets all summer |,
il caused by iissar,s in the water pipes
through which the water il constantly
oosing and forming an extensive cess
pool This should hs remeiicd AT once ,
the pipes fixed. aud some dirt hauled
10 I'LL up the low place.