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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-12-02

Observation-Disclosures the Ore
1op Churchman, which has been pub
lishcl in Vancouver, will be pub
l,shcd in Portland. 1t is hoped the
change will better suit the business
convenience Of the publisher.
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PRIVATE SCHOOL.

The undersigned is conducting a private
school in the public school house in Nancou-
yer. Terms TO pupils English studies per
scholar, 30 cents week ia advance. Latin,
French or Bookkeeping - cent. week extra.
John f. DILLON
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TAXEs.-Partics who have not
paid their taxes will bear in mind
that after the lst of January, ten per
cent will be added. One half of the
taxes is payable in county orders.
Call at the INDEPENDENT Office and
get your orders.
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afaneuNrer 9ndrpentltnt,
LOCAL.

WEBER PIANos-The celebrated Strauss says
he has never seen anything to equal the Weber
Piano. They are the perfection of an instru-
mcnt Read their advertisement in another
column of this paper.
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Card of Thanks.

The friends of the Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Nichol-
son will please accept their grateful thanks for
the generous donations sent to the Ecctory this
week.
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LAND OFFICE BUSINESS. The fol-
lowing business has been transacted at
the Land Office during the month of
November:
Original Homestead Entries
|, aggregate acres. l,Ol9.0o
Final Homestead Entries "a,
aggregate acres. 2,s51.0o
Declaratory Statements filed
on offered land 6, aggre
eating. 4S2.37
Dcclaratory Statements filed
on unofered land Z, ag-
gregating. =. SO9.3O
Land sold. 5000
Homestead Declaratory state
mcnts 2, aggregating. 296.OO
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DIvORCEs.-Now comes J. NJ.
Fletcher, Esq, and having first duly
sworn, says: at is not true that there
are nine divorce cases in court, and that
to say there is, is liable and fraud
upon the good and orderly people of
Clarke County. There are only five
cases instead of nine, and only three of
these were granted, one being refused
and one yet unsettled"
Mr.. Judson made the statement i'll
open court that nine divorce cases were
pending, and Notwithstanding the time
was so soon after his political campaign
we took it for granted that the statement
was true
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4slarrir0.

In Vancouver, on the 2Sth of November
1876, by }. Ii. Cradlcbaugh. Justice of the
Peace, Mr.. Joseph Eaton and Miss Jane We
rpSm
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THANKSGIVING DAY.=Last Thura-
day was Thanks giving day, which was
regularly observed in Vancouver. AT
tel, 0 clock in the morning, Rev. \. s..
Nicholson conducted services in the
Episcopal Church. The chanccl was
decorated with shcav,s OF wheat, stalks
of corn, apples and other specimens of
the kindly fruits Of the earth. The
sermon was in part retrospective and
contained good words of advice and
cheer AT eleven o'clock Chaplain Col
Inns from the Post, conducted services
in the Methodist Church. The house
was about full, their being present a
large delegation of officers and soldiers
from the Garrison. The sermon by
Mr.. Collins WIS very instructive and
interesting to all. The impressive and
earnest manner in which it was delivered
engaged the closest attention of the au-
dience. lie spoke fcclingiy of the broth
erhood Of man and the benienant inf
cncc of christianity upon the human
race. Business was generally suspend
ed, and the day was observed as hol-
iday. This was as it should be. Pco-
pie get few enough holidays, and we
have therefore reason to thank the Pur-
itans for their invention of Thanksgiving
day.
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BUSINESS NOTICE.

WHITE, SMOOTH AND SOFT any ladys hands,
arms Or neck may become. who Uses GLENN ;
SULPnt SOAP. Pimpcs or other disiisurc-
ments of complcXional nature, are surely OBJ
liberated by this healthfdl prompter of beauty.
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AMERICAN Il FOREIGN
MANUFACTURERS.

Copy Of Telegram received by
Sherman n Hyde.
New York, Sept. 20. iS76-Iic-
ccivcd the highest award for sNnipa-
thctic, pure and rich tone, comb ned
with greatest power, as shown i'll the
three slylcs---Grand, Square, and
Upright pianos-which show intel
ligcncc and solidity i'll their consir,c-
ton, Il plant and easy touch, which
at the same time answers promptly
TO its requirements, together with
excellence of Workmanship.
\. WEBER.
/ o. These famous Pianos are sold hy
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Fruit Trees.

have at my nursery at Vancouver very
large and fine assortment Of fruit trees which |
offer to the public at the lowest cash price.
Apples, peaches, plum-, prunc- pear. cher
rics, a. cots, meet riucs, 1rlpt., cnnM'i-,
goo.cbcrric-, ra,pbcrc-, blackbcrric-, stray
berries, mubcrrc-, nut trees aud other varic-
tic-. Ny trees are grown on fresh, dry land,
without manure or other -'imaant czcept good
cultivation, rendering thc'n moro c"a,ain -
live tlar trees grown under les favorable con
dition, order, from any part Of the country
filled promptly and satisfactorily. Call ON or
address =. ". BROWN,
Vancouver, w I.
Oct IS, 1876.
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NOT ICE.

LA CENTRE, Clarke County, ". r.,
November 10Th, 1870.
The trustees Of the Incorporation of the La
Centre Hall and store Co OF the 2. Of II this
day aforesaid, have sold all their right and title
to the above named property, to }. II. Tim
men, Michael Titus and l.. +. Bauer, the said
Timmcn, Titus and Banzcr assuming all debts
and liabilities Of said firm or incorporation.
d. 4. McNabb, Secretary.
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WEST SnORE.-Thc Vest Shore
came to hand, with its IS pages and
Il supplement, on Thanks giving day,
and was welcomed on that frosty
morning. 1t is very interest
ing number, containing cuts of i'll
tcresiing scenery and choice read
ing matter communicated from
some Of the ablcst writers in the
State. L. Samuel, the energetic pub
Usher, designs TO print q holiday is
sue OF The Vest Store that shall be
larger than any paper ever published
on The Pacific coast lis appearance
will no doubt bc duly hcraldcd.
Subscribe for the West .Sbore. Nd
dress J.. Samuel Publisher, Port
land, Oregon. Subscription price,
3 50 per annum.
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M. Whittier has fine assortment
of boots and shoes.
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HUNTING.-A party of nimrods,
among the number Mr.. Buttcriicld,
of Fern Prairie, went down on the
bottoms last Wednesday to hunt the
wcbfcet. Their luck was indillcr-
ent, but then, of course, they had a
good time. Wild fowl is scarce since
the freezing weather. The geese
have nearly all gone farther south.
Joe Brant came down from the
Washougal the other day and re-
ports game plenty up there. Frank
Hosmcr killed six ducks and goose
on Thanksgiving day, and not very
good day for ducks, either; was it,
Frank:
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POSTMASTER AppoJNTED.--A dis
patch from Washington, dated Nov.
Goth, announces the appointment OF
Ncv. jeremiah l.. Groat, as Post
mastcr at j}ai,lc Ground, in this
county.
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JUVENILE MILITIA.-Onc of the
sensations on Main street, Thanks
giving day, was the parading with
fife, drum and spears of juvenile
militia company. There was about
a dozen of them in the company, and
though they did not present a very
warlike appearance, they marched
to the music in very good order.
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Post Items.

Next SUNDAY evening" at half past SIS o'c,ook,
Chaplain Collins will lecture on THE Husband
and Wife"
Next "Wednesday evening, at seven o'clock,
capt. Pierce viii lecture.
luica number OF Ioc'uii' hp'c arrived at
3hc Post
Lieut. Ilau.hoy and bride arrived last Mon
day.
The Band plays every pleasant afternoon.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-09-12
AsweepinE Republican viesery II
Maine.

AsweepinE Rspubiiean viesery II
Maine.
PORTLAND. September i2.-forty-sigh'
towns in the third district give Lindsa,
2.Os3 majority. In the fourth distrie
Powers majority 10 probably l.ooO. Hal
In the fifth Is about 5000. frye's 10 Prooa
bly, 5000.
PORTLAND, September il.-Five hun
| dred and forty-eight towns In Maine give,
| Connor (Republican) almost $1,000 and
| Talbot (Democratic) about 1900. ~
same towns last year gave Common 4S,oOt
and Roberts 50, 900. There isa Republi'
can net gain In these towns OF s,zsz
Returns from twenty towns In somerse
county give all tho Republican Lesi,ls,
lures elected except one. They Also eieo.
one Senator and the County ticket y
increased ~msjorities. Waldo County u
largely Republican. The whole hepuoii
can county ticket IL elected and all OF the
eight Representatives.
Three towns In Androscoggin county
give Conner 100 majority. All the no
publican representatives M tho 10
county ticket IL elected.
Lincoln county will probably give Con-
nor rs majority, and 5 OF the 0 representa-
tives will be Republicans.
In Knox county the Republicans have Z
majority Of about 63 on the vote for o
ernor. and elect all tho county ticket.
In Pennington county all the Republic
can representatives are elected and . ms
jority Of 500 10 given for Conner.
BosroS. September ~. "A Portland
special says the Republicans have swept
every Congressional District. Thomas ID.
Reed il elected In the First District by
about 1000 majority. William r. Frye In
the Second District by 1000. X. ID. Lind
say In the Third District by $500, Paine
In the Fourth District by 1000 and Eu-
gene Hale In the Fifth District by about
$500.
SSH Reducing Our National debt
WASHINGTON. September ~. The
thirty.fourth call for the redemption Of
fve-twcnty bonds Of 1865. May and No
vember. is just issued from tho Treasury
Department. The principal and accrued
interest ON these bonds will be paid Do
cember 18th, after which date interest will
cease.
The womsn suffrage Convention Of
Massachusetts.
BosroS. Sept. i2.-Thc Woman Suffrage
State Convention. TO nominate State or
GERS, met to-day and elected Mrs. Mary A.
Livermore President. speeches were made
by Wendell Phillips and Lucy Stone.
yellow Fever In New York.
NEw York. September 1.-Two cases
Of yellow fever are reported 10 the Board
Of Health Of this city. Physicians say
there Is no cause for alarm. AZ tho season
il too far advanced.
Change o. she Mexicau Csbises.
NEw YORK. September IA telegram
from the City OF Mexico states that Gen.
l.. Mejia. Minister Of War. has retired
from the Cabinet, and Is succeeded by Es-
ccvcdo.
Neminatiou BY the Connections
Greenbaek Party.
NEW HAvEs. Sept. i2.--The fndepen-
dent greenback party has nominated Chas.
Atwater for Governor.
Gavernor Wise Dead.
RICHMOND. September i2.-Ex-Governor
Henry A. Wise died this morning.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-09-12
LAST NIGHTS rrRE.
sssss's Ledgisg.Heuss In Planes
The FIRE catches In = Mans
Bedroom -Loss, e3,eoo-N No In.

Between 0 and 10 o'clock last night an
alarm Of fire was sounded by ono Of the
whistles In the canyon below. and In .
moment II Was taken up and carried by all
the bells aud whistles In Gold Hill. The
engine companies were out in short order.
and proceeded to the scene Of the con-
Migration. which was at the lodging-house
Of T. II. Stone, Just this side Of the
verandah House. The firemen had their
machines in place In good time. but had
10 wait for water. Tho pipes are so old
and weak that the water Is never turned ON
until the plugs are open aud ready for
operation. When the new works are COM
pletej this difficulty will be obviated.
The water came 1t last. and by great ex-
ertions the boys succeeded admirably. IL
WAS for q time thought that . whole
row Of houses would go, but 80 ex-
cellent Was the work done that the
flames were checked In the house where
they originated. even . good part OF that
property being saved. A NEWS re-
porter this morning called upon T. II.
Stone the proprietor OF the house for the
purpose Of learning his theory - TO the
origin Of the fire. He informed the re-
porter that the first signs Of . confagra-
ton were discovered about 10 o'clock
mining time) last night. Smoke was
seen Issuing from tho room Of william
Gordon. an inmate Of tho house. Tho
door was locked and he burst II In. when
he found the entire room q mass Of flames.
lie had . barrel OF water which no always
kept for use In case Of an emergency, but
the fire had gained such Roadway that the
few bucketfuls which 10 contained had no ef-
feet. The Sapphire mill people brought out
their hose. but II was too short by only .
few feet. Mr.. Stone says that the IRE
could have been stopped In the room where
II started N the water had been In pipes
along Main street. The fire evidently
caught from q candle being left burning
In the room through ca~relessness. Cor
don claims that he was not In his
room at any time during the even
ing. and disclaimsal II knowledge a 10 what
caused the fire. When questioned regard
ing his whereabouts he said that he was
In Fraser's saloon. The men around that
place say no was not there at all. The
probabilities are that Gordan left his can.
die burning. and after the fire occurred
80 badly frightened that he was afraid
10 confess the fact Of being In the oom
during the evening. There was no insur-
ance upon the property, tho policy having
expired on the LIST instant. IL will cost
Mr.. Stone 81. 1000 to make his premises ~
good ~ they were yesterday. for In addi-
ton 10 the loss by fire there was consider
able property damaged and ruined by the
water.
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The boys did jump around mighty lively
at the fire last evening. and nobody ever
heard or saw 10 much noise aud excite
ment A. there was for q short time. Noise
WAS no name for IL. The big threc-com-
partment whistle Of the Imperial belched
forth triplc-toned thunder. the Yellow
Jacket howlej most fcarfully and the other
mining and mill whistles far and near. up
and down the canyon, Clipped In to swell
the internal din, aided by the clangor OF
tho ERE bells and the hoarsc shouts OF the
excited and iercely running fremen with
their jingling and rattling machines.
And the way they did streak II down tho
long steep declivity Of Main street was .
caution 10 creased lightning. Luckily no
one WAS run over. killed. or had any Of
their legs or necks broken. Tho boys
with tho hose carriage Of Liberty Engine
Company. No. I, made tho c~leancst, live
lest and smArtest run We ever saw. AL
hands claimed FIRST water" but Judge
Wright was there himself, and conf
dentially informed US that Lincoln Hose
got first water" He 10 o member OF
that company. however; therefore might
be considered interested authority. Any
how the firc got squelched In . very par.
ticulArly lively manner after the boys got
. fair rake at 1t.
Number as steamer got ON two good
streams. and at one time had on . particu-
lsrly lively one. Eugene Marley. who Is
known 10 be no SLOUGH In the wrestling
line. had the pipe, and II gave him all he
wanted 10 do. lie wrestled with ID In the
street awhile. but had the best Of II till he
took II up into the cockloft Of the burning
building. There u was q stand-off between
him and the pipe for awhile. a. Sandy Nc
Martin was at the machine and turned on
two or three thousand pounds Of steam.
Sometimes tho pipe got Marley down
and punched and flooded him. and
then he would get q collar and elbow
hold and iop II over on Its back.
Then then they took turns Topping
each other up through the badly damaged
roof and both came near going down
through the chArred and broken floor
several times. Finally Marley got his
left leg around It's butt and both hands
round its muxzle and held the thing after
that into effective squirting position,
when the fire was totally drowned out. all
hands were Hospitality treated At Days
and other good saloons In tho neighbour
hood. and the boys all came home up
street singing. Hank blanchard Kindly
furnishing horses TO haul the steamer up
hill.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-09-12

Tur business OF the Police Courts II
Gold Hill and Virginia is unusually dull
1t present. The Democratic manager
arc keeping the rank and file out OF troubl,
until after election. There IL Q solid vot,
Of thirty-eight for Tilden and Reform
made useless by the bolts Of the City and
County Jail, already and II won't do 10 add
10 the loss.
APPLEs.-Consult with J. G. Belcher,
tho old chief man Of the country. when you
want TO lay In your apple supplies for
either now or next Winter. He bring
them direct from his ranch and orchards
on tho Costumes river. California, In the
best possible condition. and his prices arc
not TO be srumblcd at any moro than tho
choice quality Of his fruit.
Board or EQUALIZATION. The Board
Of Commissioners will meet in Virginia
on the 18th instant and form themselves
into q Board Of Equalization. Those who
think their property assessed too high
will then have . chance TO give . reason
for the faith that Ia In them. A rush Of
those who believe they have not been taxed
enough 10 expected.
FRxIonT RECEIPTS. - The following
froighis for Gold Hill and Virginia City
were received during tho twenty-four
hours ending at II o'clock n. to-day:
Wood. SO carloads. ~ Of lumber. II Of
merchandise. 2 Of machinery. ] Of -four.
I OF hay. ! Of old iron and l Of castings.
BUILDING still goes on briskly In vir-
ginis, and rents arc beginning to feel the
effects. Lodging house keepers even In
central locations find difficulty In letting
their rooms. Virginia will be . cheaper
and more comfortable place to live In this
Winter than last
Asuir TuIso. WI you see . man
with . pimply face, uncombed hair, greasy
clothes, dirty linen. run down at the heel
and wearing look OF consuming thirst.
count ono for Tildon and back your count
with all your coin.
TIE practice which some transfers have
Of letting their horses gallon home through
the streets when the days work il done,
should DO stopped. Tho unguided ami.
mails may trample down q child one OF
theso evenings.
THERE Ia work for yirsinia's jail.birds
on the Divide. The street Is full Of loose
rocks which cause horses to trip and oc-
o~asionally fall. Half . dozen men could
put In = day probably by removing the
cobbles.
AssxssnEST.-An assessment Of twenty
cents per share 10 levied by the Pacific
Mining Company. delinquent on the 18th
Of October. Bec Official notice In our ad-
vertising columns to-day.
"THx Tilden bottle" Is what the Gold
Hill bsrkecpers now call the flask Of rat
poison and vitrol which 10 dolel out In
charity 10 shaking and impecunious Gus
toners.
A spxBER OF Gold Killers are packing
up their paper collars. and will visit the
Reno State Fair during the week.
TuE Northern Belle Mining Company
has declared q dividend Of 81 per share,
payable September 18th.
"HArs and Bonnits Rinovated," swings
In tho breeze on South G street. Virginia
City.
BAN JOINS buggy Is all right again.
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PoLIricAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. - Judge
Cox. Of Virginia. has got . new suit Of
clothes. Judge Knox is learning to chew
tobacco. Constable Symons is losing flesh.
Mayor Ksncen prsys nightly for Chief
L.aekey. Jaller Robey thinks Of retiring
10 q nunnery. Major Stonchill will curl
his hair for the campaign. No will Major
Foote. Judge Wright comes out strong at
q iirs. Commissioner Fox has stopped
playing big bonanza. Commissioner
Randall has bought u curb-bit for his
dyer. Mike McGown. the man-eater, Is
still . candidate for Police Judge. Con-
stable Smith thinks Of buying o new pair
Of legs. Dob Lowery will not run for
Congress. Ogden Hilcs Is studying Eng
lish grammar. Steve Gillis has reformed.
Loouis Is rs usual. 80 TO speak. a. II were.
Is follows. to wit: h,ppy. Constable Bald.
win lost q million dollars nj faro last
night. County Clerk Thompson msshes
the maidens-by Sessions, deputy. Iby ID
. Quaker. NJ IL Wyatt when Thy Is around.
Dick Rule il having himself copper
bottomed. Major Stone il from the Seouth
and love. the "niggcrs." All the men,
bers OF the staf Of the Virginia evening
paper talk Of joining the Cresecnts.
A BOYS Ann BROKEN. Last evening
about half'pas, q o'clock. George Lcwis. .
iad living with his parents In the neigh.
borhood Of the Consolidated Virginia
mill. amused himself by going into the
cellar OF his house and digging into the
earth composing the wall. The whole
bank Suddenly gave way, half burning the
little fellow. who Ia only eleven years old.
The cries 81 the child brought assistance
and q messenger was dispatched for DR..
Harris. The surgeon found that the
sharp point Of the right elbow was broken
completely OF. This threw the elbow ont
OF Joint and the bone Of the arm was pro-
truding through the flesh. The injury h
. very serious one, but DR.. Harris hopes
TO save the arm.
SILVER BULLION wASrEp. superin.
tendent Crawford Of the United State.
Mint at Carson City. officially advertise.
through tho columns Of tho News to-day
| tha, he will. until further notice. purchase
silver bullion at the rate Of n hundred
and one-half cents per ounce standard.
and pay for the same, after assay. in gold
| coins, sellers paying the Mint charges.
Send in your bullion. but don'tgo to melt
ing down your trade dollars for that pur.
pose.
TEE County Commissioners held .
special meeting to-day 10 receive the bonds
Oh tho newly elected Coroner. d. H.
Hodges.
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Departure. Last Evesiss.

Az. Th,,, anil ro,,,,
v,.~,.,. ri . uoo,in, a, ,hs
wAfus' '"s'"
house OF Monunen,n, Lhsine eonipsh!
S no; wsis .reeche.' and everybody
ehssr,d.
A. ,s,,,.
fal i -. -.
An's"- o.,.,., ,9,h ,.e, \. ,hs
a. from which thsy reckon ono Of the
most glorious achievements % their ma
tion.
ID. r. Hopors was yesterday elected
coroner Of Storey county by the Board Of
County Commissioners, TO MI the vacancy
caused oy 'ne nan ,sis sou '
iAte oofone' ''' ~
Jons hksrrss'' A"''A"' v" 'a' He"
Q. and Q: side uaes. was 'nro"1 from :
horse lAst sA'u ~. ~, ,a,a.,m
.... co..o,,,.,., ,m.
w.,. :,
Isri,i sinins ~ psnrs.r,urisr r.,,s.
iishment Of Hall. Gold Hill.
rruv doors Of the new county court
HANG mt in. They are
m.as s,s.nroof and provided with splen.
did combination locks.
A., An. meeting Of the Board % County
conu,..,oner, Yesterday, L. T. Cowie was
Allowed $50 for defending o'connor in the
Supreme cour'
cHAHLEr WILSON. Foreman Of the Swift
Engine Company. Of Carson Is Visiting
MS 'r'sna' On '"' 00
THf sea'her was qui'e p,s -.
day and the sun shines. o~riiiiah's ''
WIN 10Y Ana '',n ''Yu"
'hscs .ofti ha' Dali 'A.s" "V~
AN ssh ,Si,sssn years