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well>known voices of ex-Governors
Smith and Letcher, who finally silenced
another inember who was advocating
the bill, and with a rapidity of articula"
ton heretofore unknown, proceeded to
speak. The noise and confusion pre-
vented his first remarks being heard,
but when order was restored. his voice
in clarion pea!s rang through the hail.
sounding death to the Centennial.
Wherefore is it, and why I'm akin
never; no, sab. What! ten thousand
dollars for to Civ away to Philadelphia,
fletcher, Good" Smith, =" Hear
him!") Ole Fagin nebher tire. (Cheers.)
Whar's dis ting guyin to end? Let
'em go to see the show, but you heat
nay voice sayin' still, proximate your
own expenses. Look t,that statuayy of
Ginral Washington. Look at Clay.
Calhoun. What is their fust thoughts?
Yes, sab. De boy stood on de burnin
deck. (Applause and cries from Letch-
er, Smith. go on" y Logan is de
friend of de white man. Mr.. Logan is
down on de black man. Stop and
constitute dis expensive trip. Ticket
to Baltimore, 81 60. Supper. lodging
and breakfast, 50 more. Ticket to Phil
adelphia, 50 65. Admission to the
show and side shows at least Is cents.
Multiplying of this by five, count up
boxes. curiosities. trunks, policies. car
pet bags. (Immense cbeers.) Look at
de treasury, look at de money de Gov
ernor hov spent in postage stamps a
fxin' fur dis occasion. 'Old Mother
Hubbard she went to de cupboard fur
to git her poor dog bone,' when she
come back de dog wus eloped. jess SO
it will institution on errer. No, sab,
I'm talkin' straight American language.
Bunker Hill, George Washington, John
Brown, whar is you? Rise from your
seats--say is 1 right-say is I jestice.
truth. and jestice asin.
Ex. Governor Letcher, rising from his
seat-Mr. Speaker, move a medal bs
awarded to Virginia's son-the good,
the great, the glorious Carter. Sec
onded by Smith.
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News Items.

- The Standard says: "Our re-
porter has found new nan for the
Morning Echo. He calls it the Little
Cookey."
% Two gentlemen living about s
miles south of Olympia killed twelve
deer on Thursday and Friday of last
week. They were shipped down the
Sound on Sunday night.
T A. dance recently took place at
the Insane Asylum in which the pa
tients participated.
e 1t is rumored that another news
paper is to be started in Olympia.
~ The North Yamhill, Oregon, wolf
club have killed twenty wolves in the
last nine months. There are about 10
members belonging to the club.
- Gov. Thompson, the newly ap-
pointed executive of Idaho. will proba-
bly, be at Boise by the middle OF Febru-
ary.
" Messrs. Ward & Mitchell are hav-
ing an immense logging truck construct
ed to be used in hauling logs for their
mill in Tumwater.
- At the annual meeting of the
stockholders Of the Olympia Railroad
Union, held at Mr.. Barnes banking
house last Monday, the following direc-
tors were elected for tie ensuing year;
Geo. A. Barnes. S. w. Percival, J. B.
Allen, S. N. Cooper and NJ. Blinn.
The "blind staggers" is affecting the
equine race in Marion county. Oregon,
and the epizooty in Yamhill. Some
horses have died and so many others are
sick that farmers are hindered in their
work.
w There is possibility that the
steamer Olympia or Wilson G. Hunt
will return to the Sound in the Spring.
FEARFUL CAsUALTY.-A man named
Walker, recently from and a native OF
England, was feartully mangled by a
large circular saw, in the Mill at West
port. on tie lower Columbia. few days
ago. The saw was running at full
speed when he fell upon it; lie was
thrown to the ceiling and fell again on
it, when his right leg and arm were
nearly severed from the trunk. The
foot and hand were cut completely off.
The unfortunate man was placed aboard
of the steamer Dixie Thompson for AS
toria, with view of obtaining medical
attention, but life was extinct before the
steamer reached there.
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erry wassure itl was Tom S., from
whose hands he had received many an
emphatic spank, and now was the time
to pay off old scores.
So he selected splendid board, and
creeping noiselessly along to the ST OF,
be gave the STOPPING man a blow that
sounded through the store like the
bursting of retort. and brought him
to an erect position like Jack-in-the-
box.
Here was fix. Tom s., at the sound
of the blow, appeared from another part
of the store. while the gentleman who
had been struck stood in utter bewilder-
ment, rubbing away at the aching part
most assiiucusly; and poor Jerry then
discovered, to his dismay and deep re-
gret. that he had struck his employers
Sarson. the Rev. DR.. B., who had been
curiously searching among a lot of old
Greek and Hebrew books.
Jerry wept with shame and confusion
and was forgiven; and from that time
that particular species of amusement
was discontinued in that store.
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HITTING THE WRONG MAN.-The fol
lowing amusing incident occurred not
long since in UNCONVENTIONAL book
store not thousand miles from Corn
hill Boston,:
Amusing it certainly was, though the
hero of the occasion has not yet re-
gained his equinimity.
The clerks in this store had acquired
the habit of playing off little tricks
upon each other-practical joking they
called it-and one of the tricks was
this: If one of the clerks CHANGED to
see another in a STOPPING posture, Sc
lectinc books from the lower shelves.
he would seize board, perhaps part OF
box cover, and smartly spank the
STOPPING victim.
jerry P. was one of the clerks. sim
ple-minded, good-natured fellow from
Vermont, always ready and willing for
the hardest kind of work, and priced by
his employers accordingly.
jerry hal of late been the victim OF
the spanking process, and he was de-
termined on revepge-not with malevo-
lence, nor yet with indignation, but
simply in the way Of tair play. To
this end he lay low, watching an oppor-
tunity.
One afternoon upon returning to the
store from an errand, the longed-fo'
opportunity seemed to present itself,
and Jerry seized it instanter.
At the far end of the long counter he
saw an individual overhauling books on
the very bottom shelf. his body bent al
! a most tempting angle.
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A ROARING SPEECH BY A CoLoRED
MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE. - The
Richmond Evening journal of January
7th say:
In the debate this morning in the
Legislature on the Centennial appropri-
alton, Peter j. Carter, the colored dele.
gate from Northumberland county,
arose, and urged on by the cries of
"Hear hira! hear him." sounded in the
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NOTICE..

yFyHAT I, THE UNDERSIGNED, WILL PAY
n to any parties holding bonds in the Cen
tral Seattle Homestead Association. the amount
of ten per cent. on all paid, by sendlng Tue
same to be forwarded to " oils, Fargo & Co.'s
Express office, understanding that the officers
of the association are known as Bullene, Pres
ldent; Humphrey. Secretary; and Horton
Treasurer, and J. NJ. Rice, managing agent.
J, M. RICE.
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An HOUR Mt THE CENTRAL STATION
CouRT.-"P ter William Lennox," said
his Honor, as the first prisoner appear
ed, "you are old and bent and BALD
headed, and lame and ugly-looking,
and, as if that were not enough, you
got drunk yesterday, and came near
freezing to death last night
well. never ran for any office, :"
nervousiy protestsd the prisoner.
THAT is ten thousand dollars IN your
favor" rontil ued the Court, but let
hear your explanations.
"All the explanation have is that l
s.ubbed my toe and fell down.
did yon come from Toe-ledo:'
mo, sir"
"Whcre are you going?"
Home"
"Where is your home?"
MY hone," replied the prisoner in
solemn whisper, "my home is up there
beyond the skies-whre the police
never hit man on the ear with club.
You are not ready to go there yet
not until your face has been scrubbed,
your hair cut and personal appearance
severely improved. During the interval
YOU can secure front room at the
House of Correction. "-Det''ot Free
Press.
An ENCHANTED BANQUET. =. Som
months since an Englishman named At
kinson bought country place rear Pit
hiviers, in France. For many weeks
thereafter carpenters and masons were
busily employed in repairing and alter
ing the chateau; and after their work
had been completed Mr.. Atkinson is
sued invitations for large dinner par
ty to all the most prominent families III
the nei2hborhood. The grests arrived
at 6 o'clock, al on taking their seats
at the dinner table noticed with sur
prise that there was not even one SER
want to be seen. The soup was con-
sumed in silent astonishmeDt. When
all had partaken of it the host sounded
a whistle. and as if by magic the soup
dates disappeared, and three hnGnih-
cont platters, each containing roast
goose, appeared Little cries OF terror
where heard from the ladies'. Mr.. At
kinson took no notice of his guests sur
prise. but remarking that it was very
warm evening, whistled again anc the
whole ceiling disappeared, the hosts
black coat vanished at the same moment,
leaving him clothed in white suit
The guests, alarmed, " IRE about to rise
from their chairs, when they found
themselves, their chairs and the table
suddenly raised five feet above the floor.
They, however, were soon lowered
again to the floor, and all took refuge
in hasty flight from the demoniac abode.
A judicial investigation was instituted
and it was found that Mr.. Atkinson had
been for five years the chief machinist
at the Covent Garden Theatre. in Lon
don. where he had amassed nice little
fortrne. The dinner was little freak
to indulge his fondness for his old pur-
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A NINcEMEAT EPIsoDE.-A villain
North Hill, Iowa, man, who was set to
stirring the mince meat because his wife
was busy, dropped paper of fine cut
into the delightful mess, while he was
stealthily trying to take a chew. After
scalding his fingers dreadfully by max
ing Intellectual dives after his lost treas
ure. he let it go and stirred it; then he
astonished his wife and family By de-
ciinipg mince pie, and he was by sin
gular coincidence, the only member of
that family who didn't remark that ''it
tasted awful queer, ard who wasn't
subsequently, tormented with the belief
that the mincemeat was poisoned. They
threw the mineemeat away, and tho man
told the story down town. and it got
around to his wife, and now there is a
man on North Hill who props his hat
up on three bumps every time he puts
it on, and would as lief eat percussion
cartridge as take a chew of tobacco
within block OF his happy home.
, 1876-02-10
q. JONATHAN!

ma Piper is baking delicious Cream Cakes
Wednesd.ys and Saturdays. bLEAsE'
PLEASE Get me some. You know, from the
Puget Sound Confectionery.
From your ever Loving cream eaAe'
SALLY:
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| New York BARRIERS are coming
down five cents on shave.


down five cents on shave.
A HEAVY FAIR HALF FARE.-Just be-
fore the Waite left for the islands, yes
terday, gentleman called at the Office
and inquired of F. M. Kelley, the clerk,
the rates of fare for passage. The re-
ply was, lone dollar for the round trip.
How much for children? I've one
that is not thirteen yet" "Oh, half a
dollar" replied Frank. The ticket was
purchased and presented to Miss Lizzie
McCutcheon, of Stone Pike, Wood
county, Ohio, who was on her way to
the Fat Mems Convention. This child
is II years and 2 months of age, 5 feet
inch IN height, measures around her
bust 49 inches, and weighs $50 pounds
As Kelley saw the transaction he NUT
tered, "Sold, by thunder!" and those
who were watching the affair agreed
with him. Toledo Blade.
, 1876-02-10
NOTICE..

- FOR SiLE-A GOOD DWELLING
X: House and Two Lots. For particulars,
inquire at the DISPATCH Office.
Seattle. Feb. 3, 1876.
, 1876-02-10
PAINTING!
IT H. ST N III n M
DOES ALL KINDS OF
House,

House,
Carriage,
Sign and
Boat Painting.
Gralning.
Guiding,
Brcnzing,
Vanishing,
Paper-hanging,
Etc, Etc.
~ Shop on Mill Street, Seattle. ~
New-York tribune., 1876-08-09

greenbacks, which in turn shall be used for the
purchase Of more silver bullion for the coinage OF
more silver dollars, and this process s TO be con-
tinued without end. Mr.. Landers moved that tins
bill be referred TO the Committee on Coinage
Weights and Measures committee the majority OF
. which is understood to be favorable to the immc-
date remonetizatiOn of silver, and which wonld
have opportunity to report Immediately II the
Bland bill was ont of the way. The advocates OF
silver dollars thinking that this bill may he more
acceptable than the Bland bill, hoped in this way to
get il before the House and TO pass il before the adj
journment of Congress. Mr.. Cox opposed the refer
ence, and sharp contest arose, in which Gen.
Banks appeared as the champion of the silver bill.
and carried his point by securing its reference TO
the Committee on Coinage Weights and Measures.
The regular order having been after demanded.
the Bland bill up in the regular order and the
morning hour was spent in iilibUstcrng.
Mr. Haic's speech was severe arraiglmcnt of the
Democratic majority IN the House, and consisted
chiefly of review of its record from the beginning
of the present scSsion-a record with which The
country is already too familiar. But Mr.. Hale was
not always just in his criticisms of the Democrats.
For instance, he called attention 10 the fact that
large majority Of the Charmen of the Committees
of the House were Southern men, and attempted TO
draw from il the inference that the asccndancy of
the Democratic party Ill INC CVi'iu! wiz ''''"'''''
result in the restoration Of Southern politicians to
power Mr. Cox afterward attempted to show the
Injustice of his conclusions by calling attention to
the fact that in all but four five commlttecs
majority of the members represented Northern dis
tricts Mr.. Hac's criticism of the Democratic party
for giving these chairman,hips to Southern men was
almost wholly without point, because he failed TO
60 further and show that the action Of those COM
mttees had, as a result of their construction, been
sectional and not national This probably would
have been a very difficult thing to do Mr. CoXton
the other hand unfair in his reply, because,
while is true he claimed, that OF almost every
committee of the House, Northern men are IN the
majority it is at the same time true that Of the
Democrats who control the committees, the majority
are in almost every case Southern On tile
whole the discussion n very Improbable one,
and it would have been better if it had not taken
place
New-York tribune., 1876-08-09
DEMOCRATIC srATE TICKET.

CLANS oF CONTROLLER GREENS rEIENpS.
Owing to the absence OF leading politicians
from the city yesterday it dicult to obtain any
Trustworthy information in regard 10 tie report that
either Lleut.Goy. DoIsIcimcr or Carkson " Potter
would probably be the choice OF the Democratic STATE
Convention Tor Governor IL was generally thcWsht,
however by those who willing to express an opln-
ion on the subject that the leaders Of the party had not
Vet agreed to throw overheard several other promde
sprauts for the office. and that all speculation to
this or that candidate somewhat premature
The friends of Andrew H. Green insist that his chances
pf receiving the nomination UHsu:paSs,I 10y ay oi
his comp,t,ors. They say n nominated he would not
only De able 10 command the united Democratic vote
t also that would receive a least 10000 Republican
votes IN tins city alone, and mat hs name l. tower o
strength with the people IN the country TBcy C'ahn
that he has the support OF senator Herman anu large
uYou ~ the country press, ana thc} rS,ti Mt plu
fp MI Green's record when member Oi the Board OF
lIcatinn 20 years ago, aud tie sentiments expressed
In hIs annual report that time on the cNtrayagant eN
pcud .turrs of the city Government. In reply tO tic
gucS; ION whether would have the support al
GOV ridden, tncy he owes his present position to the
action uf the Governor; that they have been warm
friends for years ana at In the Controller Gov liis
recognizes his mos: able cOaduiOr IN Ms work OF le
form; they believe Mr. Green VIII have Gov
Illicu's support
New-York tribune., 1876-08-09

THE CpuNITITE DECIDE UPoS AIG. 30 AND SARA
ToGA SPRINGS A. 1uE TIE ANp PLACE.
SArAroG,. Aug. s.-Tho Democratic state Com
mittcc met ~ the United states llotc. this after
noon all tLc members being present or represented
by substitutes Il was resolved to call the conycn-
ton for Aug. 30 at SARATOGA Springs The vote
stood: Saratoga SPRING., %; Syracuse, d; Utica,
/. The following is the call Tor the State Con-
ventlon:
Tn. Democratic Republican electors % IN" state 81
York aud all others no agree Win thgW tbai al
IuusiIat,, rrfo.a frH.,d h, thu -. Louis platform
IuI T,ur..rufrd by the Iiun.tlJu Ui samuel j. ldr
for lr dent aud Thomas : il'udrick' FOR Tres
dent of the United state, is TIE paramount Issue ~ me
ur,4, M crtiyass are .r-rd 'U elect three d.r-t"
irom each Assembly District 10 rt">'u' th l : t'''
Convention IA b.. held at Stu-a springs on "wednesday
Auy 10 .i L. o'clock noon, 10 nominate c.uddi't" !"f
Trr I.t electors and for state offices ub' hurd ~
the cIsu election nut to traun rt dch tth'I buS'S
"a may properly com" iorr iic toni 90 iiuh
Iiy order ri tie state Committee. II. NA"oNE JH'
IDsAE r.. ArGAE, Secretary. 'li'H'n'
The committee adjourned 90 meet al tie United
States Hotel here, Aug. % at o'clock p IL.
New-York tribune., 1876-08-09
DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION MEETINGS.

At Il meeting Of the Empire Democratic
Club Of the With Assembly District last evening ut no
Iij Sprng-st, resolutions adopted approving the
st. Louis nominations and recommending James EycIard
to the Democrats OF NewYor, FOR the onicc OF Sheriff
The oicers of the club John f. Murphy, Presidents
Nicholas Mclaughlin, Secretary.
A IXth Assembly District Tdcn and Hendricks Cam
paign club was formed No 20 BankSt, last evening
A Committee on Permanent Organization was appointed,
with instructions To report next Tuesday evening.
Atamccting of the Tildcn and Hendricks Independent
Association of the Xth Assembly District at No. 100
Essex-st. last evening Is new members were enrolled
Speeches were made BY MesSrs CHASER, Caplan, aud
Idugc. -.
A Democratic mass meeting was held In the lid Dis
trct of Jersey CITY at the intersection OF Newark ana
erscy-avcs last night There .Out 1000 persons
present displayed considerable enthusiasm IhOs
j. Reagan Chairman o! the committee, briefly introduced
AigernUn :. sullivan of NewYOrk who said the Repub
can party had spent S7,O0o,oOo,OOO OF the peoples
money and the party leaders had now the lmpudSnce 10
ask for continuance of the trust they hid so Shame
lessly betrayed lie had Mr.. Tldcn four DAYS be-
fore and the Governor had told him there was tide OF
reform sweeping the country Addresses were after
ward made by Orestes ). Cleveland, h. d. Day, ana
others
New-York tribune., 1876-08-09
EW-YORK, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1876

hard feeling caused by the our0s0n IN these leaves
which was manifested. and Representative Bell was SO
much Disguised because his request was not acceueu 10
yesterday that he telegfaDEcl his resignation 10 the
Governor Of New-iiampshirc last evening.
Official returns made the Bureau Of Statistics show
that during the month ending Juy 81, 1876, there ar
rived at the port OF New York 9,793 immigrants, OF
whom 573G were males and OG7 females OF the total
number arrived there were from England. l,4Ol scot
land, 35T Wales, S. Ireland i10j Germany, 80
Austria, J22; sweden, G23; Nor~N, 4il; Dcl,hiiih'
234 France. 33l; Russia Chiefly Mcnnpmtcs l'o9o,
Ialy, iG9: Poland. 10: switzerland, 20; Spaln' .
born at g. and the balance from SO Othei countries
ANA islands.
Representative Springer win tomorrow make report
from the Committee on Foreign Affairs in relation I"
claims Of American citizens heretofore brough. before
the Venezuelan Mixed Commission. The rcport l. eIA
oratc All of the members concur the Joint resolution
when j. 10 bc reported by the committee, nahch
withhold further demands Venezuela aui 10 tlf fltiu
Attn OF March, 1877, unless Congress shail othef"l7o
direct.
The Senate Committee Territories to-day pcSchl'u
bll which was passed. for new Territory to he calico
"Pcmnina" to be formed by taking the upper hail on
Dakota, from the IGth parallel of ldttudc, ana tuI'H<
the Missouri River about the mouth o 'hG hrhnu 49,
The capital OF the new Territory VIII hc sIaich. ~
Iousg has already aCIccd 20 similar b, ANA no uou"t
the senate will take similar ac;on.
IIallctt Kihou!n WHO imprisoned by order OF the
Ionse early in the session for contempt aud who was
released onQ writ OF hahcas corpus by order OF Ciei
Justice Cartier OF the Supreme Court OF the Dsrc GA
Columbia, has begun suits against tc speaker OF tlc
House and those members % the Real Estate Pool Com
mtec who voted for his incarceration charging them
with false hHprisolncnt
Senator Morton left here this morning for Indianapolis
ard Will return on Monday lie will deliver MS opening
sDecCh of iLc campaign NJ Indianapolis on FRIDAY WN'
lF0r Revuer Ecport Of oongr Proeeang' " Second
Iult.s
New-York tribune., 1876-08-09
BROOKLYN POLITICAL REMOVALS.

rnE DUMoCRhTIC GENERAL COMMITTEE DEMAND
IiIE DISCHARGE OF REPvBLICANS..
The Democratic General Committee Ot Kings
County met last evening at the Democratic Ec,dqTr''rs
m C5urst 10 consider the circular letter addressed t.
the Democratic heads OF departments By thc Executive
Committee asking fox the discharge VI all the Rcpub
can, employed in Erooklyn departments which are under
Democratic control The letter caused long and excited
discussion. II was urged by those supporting tbs
measure that a doubc-headcd ring existed, supported
by both Democrats aud Republicans, and that thc iii.
charge ~ thu Republicans would result in The destruction
Of this ring. Col. A. c. Davis said that tlr
cause ~ the defeat of NJ: Rowe in his canvass for tn
ayogaty due 20 the trckeyy and trlcking OF tEe
Republicans with Democrats lie added thar II was an
insult for the Corporation Counsel and others o tina;
they employed Republicans because thcy needed them 10
M difficult positions hen there Democrats fully
pablc of nng them Edward Rowe opuuscl tao msI7u.C
and favored a.. immediate discharge Of the committee,
bu withdrew bis motion ON account Ot the Opposition
evoked The meeting voted to sustain the letter Cf the
committee recommended further efforts at orSting
the Republicans and further Investigation into the al
legged cO.TtIptouS.