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The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-31
A STORY WITH A MORAL,

Vancouver furnishes a snake story
this time, and it runs somewhat in this
wise: Mrs. Sarah Lindener, now liv-
ing in Vancouver, but formerly a resi-
dent of Camp Bidwell, Modoc county,
California, relates that while residing
in the latter place last March, she re-
paired to a spring after nightfall to pro-
cure drink; that as she drank she felt
something wiggling down her throat,
which she tried to raise, but failed.
Three or four months thereafter she be-
gan to manifest symptoms of aggra-
waited dyspepsia, which increased fright
fully, and after time she could feel the
contortions of an animal in her stom-
ach. Her horror and agony from these
movements, and the reptiles bites, were
so intense as to render her almost fran
tic. Warm food or drink would quiet
his snakeship for time, and the poor
woman was dosed and fed constantly for
his snakeship's benefit. Applying to
DR.. Jayne, of California, for relief, he
directed her to starve herself and drink
brandy. This treatment she began on
Friday, the 18th of March; building up
hot fire and reclining in front of it,
she dosed heavily with the liquor, and
after time began to vomit violently.
Leaning over the fire, her head against
the mantle-piece, she made a mighty
effort to release her troublesome guest,
when he glided from her mouth and fell
upon the embers to trouble her digestion
no more. No one was present at the
time but little girl twelve years old,
who was too badly frightened to take
the animal from the fire. The snake is
described as resembling a common gar
ter snake and was about 16 Inches in
length. Several neighbors who came
in testify to having seen the shape of
the snake in its entire length upon the
Goals. The woman of course expert
ences infinite relief, but we are not ad-
vised as to whether she will drink
brandy in preference to water in the fu-
ture, Moral Never take drink in the
dark.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-31
RECENT EVENTS.

A destructive fire occurred at Pitts
burg, Pa, on the night of the 26th.
The damage in Eastern Connecticut
by the freshet amounts to several
hundred thousand dollars. Seven lives
were lost.
The steamship "Gfeat Western, !" from
Mediterranean ports, went ashore on
Long Island in the gale on Saturday
night, and will probably be a total loss.
Some 5000 or 5000 mill operatives are
idle at Lawrence, Mass, in consequence
of high water. All the mills on Spikel
River are stopped, and much damage
has resulted.
Thomas w. Piper, formerly sexton of
the Warren-street Church, at Boston,
and convicted of the murder of Mabel
Young in that building on the 23d of
May, last, has been sentenced to be
hanged.
The trial of Harry Holloway, ex-Su-
perintendent of the Indianapolis post
office, commenced at that city on the
25th. He is charged with having re-
ceived $4,000 from William G. Mason
for securing him contract for repairing
the mail pouches at that point.
A storm ragged over New England on
the 26th with most disastrous effects.
The loss by breakages of dams, de-
struction of bridges, mills, dwellings,
and by inundatIon where the property
is not swept away, is Immense, and can.
not be accurately estimated. At Dan
ielsonville (Connecticut) Gainsbough's
mill is undermined, and likely to be
carried away. The loss is already esti-
mated at $4,000. At Barrilville, the
Connecticut mill and manufacturing
property, valued at over $500, 900, was
swept away. Some damage is reported
from New Jersey.
The postage bill reported favorably
from the Senate Postal Committee, Is
Hamlin's measure amended so as to
provide that the rate for third class mail
matter shall be one cent per ounce fol
any distance not exceeding one thous.
and miles, and two cents per ounce fol
any distance over one thousand miles
The amended bill also provides that
transient newspapers and magazines
shall pay postage for any distance al
the rate of one cent for every thres
ounces, and one cent for each two
ounces, or fractional part of two
ounces additional.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-31
AWAKENED IRE.

A would-be correspondent of the New
NORTHWEST, who has been recently
reading a borrowed copy Of the paper,
presuming upon our liberality, essayed
to rush into print a few weeks since, and
with this end in view sent to this Office
six pages of defaced foolscap, sur
mounted by the following words, in un-
derlined capitals: ga answer to suf-
frage arguments"
The budding ambition of this corre-
spondent we've can't tell a Iie-we
cruelty blighted. The morning was
damp and disagreeabIe and the fire
lOouldn't burn, and we converted the
manuscript into blazing little kindlings
for our Office fire.
Serenely unconscious that the genial
blaze was the funeral pile of lofty liter
ary aspirations, we enjoyed that fire and
wrote and pondered and forgot the cir
cumstance. The yearnings of this cor
respondent for fame were not, however,
so easily consumed. Waiting a reason
able time for the appearance of the
"burning words" (more burning than
he knew of his opposition to woman's
enfranchisement to be given to the
world, he concluded that it were vain 10
expect justice at our hands, and the
morning holocaust of manuscript was
recalled to our memory by the follow
ing note, which we print verbdtin1 ct
Gteratim:
! MRS. EDITOR Il want you to return my arti-
cal that I sent to you; awhile Back, and be
cairful and don't brag Emmy more that you Pub
lish a liberal paper; for 1 confes my inability
to comprehend its meaning; no that must
the quill but I am going to let others no how
you have treated my artical can get it printed
in the -- along with some burning words
about your unfarenes, will expect the artical
by return of male, in haste, Get. Get j.
Alas, that even that potent and ener-
getic power, the United States mails,
will be unable to convey the ashes of
the sacrificed literary bantling to the
care of its "wailing PARENT" We dis
miss the mournful subject with the re-
Election that the fright to be an eyre
gious fool is an inherent one," and we
wish to deprive no one of an inherent
right
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-31
NEWS ITEMS.
STATE AND TERRITORIAL.


Ferguson, the Scotch vocalist, is at
Walla Walla.
Dallas has population of 800, Inde-
pendence 500, and Buena Vista 300.
The different temperance organiza-
tions of Polk county will appear in re-
gala at the Centennial celebration.
Smallpox is prevalent in Victoria; at
least it is reported that the public
schools have been closed on that account.
The Courthouse at Lafayette has
been thoroughly renovated, and the
powers that be have decided not to let it
to side-shows hereafter. . ....r
The superintendent of Douglas county
reports 81 school districts in the county;
number of children drawing money, g.
205; amount of money appropriated, So
700 SO.
The Territorial treasurer of Washing
ton Territory is about to call in all war
rants bearing date previous to last Au-
gust. They now sell in some instances
for SO cents on the dollar. i
The stipulated subsidy for building
the Portland and Astoria telegraph line
has been subscribed, except 81 800, and
that doubtless will be raised by the cit
liens of Astoria and the fisheries along
the Columbia River.
Potatoes are wholesaling at 81 bushel
on the Sound, and scarce at that. Log
gers pay $12 ton for loose hay at the
barn; beef is bearing better price, and
prices of everything seem as much in
favor of the farmer as in other parts of
the country. .... s., ua
A teachers convention will be held
in the public schOol-house, in Olympia,
on Thursday, June 1st, 1876. This con-
venton is called for the purpose of
adopting such measures as will secure
an uniform series of text books, and
thorough revision of the present school
law.
In making up your lists of periodicals
for 1876, don't forget the West Shore, the
only illustrated paper published in Ore
gon, devoted to literature in general,
and the resources of Oregon and Wash
ington Territory in particular. The
ablest writers in the State are contribu-
tors to its columns; the engravings are
executed by the leading artists on the
coast. AS a family journal it stands at
the head of Pacific Coast publications;
as a paper to send to friends abroad it
has no equal-a single copy will give
them a better idea of the Pacific North
west than years. number of any other
paper Sent postage paid for one year,
81 so; single copies, 20 cents. Address
the publisher, L. Samuel, No. WASH
ington street, Portland, Oregon,
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-31
nINOOMPREHHNsIRL,En y

The editor of the Salem Statesman is
happy. He has, with a patient research
that is evident, discovered a typograph-
ical error in the last issue of the New
NORTHWEST. Under the above head
he quotes the following, the same being
the closing paragraph of letter that
appeared in this journal last week,
written by well-known lady of Salem;
Let those women who favor and strongly de
sire the ballot in this State take the first ster
politically this spring by turning out en- masse
10 the primaries, and 1 believe that the stil
thereby created cannot help to materially ad
vance the claims OF woman to equal rights.
For the proposition before "mate.
rally" please read "hnt," o, sapient
knight of the quill, aud give a little
heed to your own phraseology, diction
and proof-reading, when perhaps error,
in either which occasionally creep intc
our columns will not be quite SO Gin.
comprehensible" to you. (The mex
time there is an exhibition of roller
skating at Salem, please tell us who
carried off the 'horns," won't you
A successful competitor in this city
usually carries off "honors.'D
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-31
A VOICE FROM THE EAST.

To THE EDITOR OF THE NEW NoRTHw EST:
Since the first issue of your wide
awake and interesting journal, 1 have
had the pleasure Of perusing it, much
to my edifcation and qualification.
Every sentiment which you have ut
tered has found a response in my heart,
and 1 hope and trust that the great
wrongs you are SO bravely trying to
right may soon be put down; that
woman may stand on terms of equality
by the side of man, and that intemper-
ance, hydra-headed monster, may be
vanquished and banished from the land.
Then, indeed, will the hearts of the suf-
fering and oppressed sing for joy, for the
oppressor will be laid low. y...I
can see plainly that the inequality
of the sexes before the law is the cause
of untold misery and oppression.
Allow me to congratulate you on the
success of the stories that are from week
to week published in the NEW NORTH
WEST. The stamp of truth which they
bear wins for them way to many
hearts. Who, indeed, among us has
not witnessed equally pitiful effects OF
one-sided government, which, while it
claims to protect, so frequently OPP
presses woman? 1t is hoped by many
of your friends, myself among the num-
ber, that you may find it profitable to
republish some, at least, of these stories
in book form. With, as ever, best
wishes for the speedy triumph of right
over might, 1 am, sincerely,
ls4aJ'f -9y75s51 ID E. A. CASE.
Williamstown, N. Y, March IA, 1875
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-31

The members of the Judiciary Com
mittee, including the Republicans, say
the testimony given by Marsh before
that committee is stronger than his tes-
timony before the Committee on Ex-
penditures in the War Department, and
that it is SO conclusive of General Bel
knap's guilt that he cannot escape. 1t
is believed that the Judiciary Com
mittee will formally present their arti-
cles of impeachment this week.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-31

A drug store in Jacksonville was bur-
glarized on the night of the 26th, the
burglars making off with some $500
worth of plunder.
The fishing season of 1876 will be
opened on the Columbia River by a
grand sailing regatta on the I'd of April,
testing the speed of the boats and the
skillful management of them.
The Tillamook mail carrier on his
trip over the mountains last week, re-
ported that there were Is feet of snow in
some places. 1t has been showing In
the mountains most the time for two or
three weeks past.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-31

Among Brick Pomeroy's debts is said
to be note for $4,000 for alimony due
his divorced wife. 1t is quite in char
acter for such men as he to sneer at and
attack with obscene ribaldry women in
every sense their superiors, the head
and front of whose offending is their
earnest efforts to promote the social, po-
Iitical, and financial equality of the
snxes
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-31

Another evidence of mans inordinate
curiosity. The editor ad interim of the
Sunday Welcome "wonders what we
said" last week when, amid the vexa-
tions and discOmforts of moving our Of
fee, we stated that "our lips moved, but
not in prayer" Wonder on, brother.
We would relieve your anxiety by tell
ing you, only its none Of your business.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-31
INCONSISTENCY.

AS we reflect upon the impossibility,
as well as the undesirability of severing
the interests of men and women, we are
astonished that any one possessed of
conscience and judgment should oppose
equal rights. 1t takes but slight refec-
tion to convince one that neither iudg-
ment nor consistency have part in such
such opposition. We see, for instance,
men opposed TO allowing women to vote
in the mass and with the freedom that
men exercise, on the ground that ig.
norant and vicious women would 90 to
the polls, and thereby evil in the body
polite would be augmented. They op-
pose with equal obstinacy the enfran-
chisement of educated, tax-payinp
women on the ground that this would
be unjust discrimination. Indeed, to
view the arguments of our opponents in
all their bearings reminds one of an ex.
preston of Charles H., of England
when speaking of Prince George, o.
Denmark. 'T have" said he, ''trieC
him drunk and tried him sober, anG
drunk or sober, there's nothing in him. D
In all the arguments, so-called, which
are brought to bear against this great
principle, none are so flimsy, none sc
void of truth, none so utterly absurd, a.
the supposition, or assumption, rather
that equal rights will beget antagonism
between the sexes.
"The woman's cause is mans;
They rise or sink together"
and how the gain of one can be consid
cred the loss of the other is beyond ordi
nary comprehension.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-31

The ladies of Lafayette are making
preparations for grand literary enter
tainment on the evening of the 31st
inst The programme and the names
thereon are sufficient guarantee as to its
quality, variety, and novelty. The en-
tertainment is to be succeeded by so
ciable, which all will doubtless enjoy.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-31

In London, February II, Jacob Bright,
radical, was elected to Parliament from
Manchester, polling 22,535 votes against
20,979 for his conservative competition,
Mr.. Powell. --U Lm
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-28
JOTTINGS ABOUr 70 wv.


Ssmuel A. Cove, a seaman, fell into the East
River from Pier 40 yesterday, aud was drowned.
Mark Tully was fatally Injured Yesterday By
fal ing from a window at '6' seNeh'h avenue
Angeline Paolgga. Of - West sixnenth
street, drank oil ofDtr alm)nds IesleTiI A"d died.
She was Is years Of hRf,
Tns st,sms9ps Esypt fr2m hyeToSSl 4Ss ,tna
Richmond. arriNel l4st evening
Several members Of the Young Mems Chris;
uGy uGGa H' lIiosia ISai ,s.tc by snsne. !" VIZ
Osc5r Elder. II "a West Fift,-sccOnd street
and Ni' hao Ward ot 81 Elsi scycniy.siAth street
were found dead IN ta.ir beds yesterday.
Rose Gtlmartin. child six months old, fell
from the tId story window of oh Mulberry street yes
terJay but was not seriously injured,
otto Ahrcns, proprietor Of Concorda Hail,
OF 1893
u 4 siA-sioty brick bulldog at 10 and ~ VII.
nLll stroi ocrulei ny Mhl SCnl. noun q 90 lhport
tAneuus comOusuOp.
Tho Staten Island ferry boat Pomon' wheu
on Governors Island on hex l;3o r w. irp }'.trr1J.
stngcrs TO New Brighton.
Mrs, Williams q a1 crosby street reported at at
Trcndersasl " oman oI n,d r, inNor,hhd stolen her
daughter Louisa, ca.iI o. ilt'' rs'
Col. Frcdorch A. Co9Hi,"s Wlli deliver az, an
aflrGs ar CIuS. at sG 'ytr AMI n,,ech.r sirceis
In boat race between Michael Robinson,
" If i "nDs W"0i to f,i .t sroet end rturn on
satnrny, /, ,b.nson won in ii minutes seconds.
Outdoor religious meetiu.s were held, yester-
Le sily rSf @ Jsu' aS'uSS S StEs. NJ sns .ns
Essex streets.
Katie Meyer, aged 20, Of S9i Eighth avenue,
while IN grocery al 23S Ncst lsenty seventh
G Sse 's Ma vSSf eHse SarSe soou as voaJ
sent " tue German nosulal
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-28
GREAT BUILDINGS BURNED.
Sugar Refinery and an OIL Warehouse Do
stroycd-A Loss Of sJ25,OOO.

The great sugar house OF Ockershausen
Brothers, whIoh covers half the block between
Jackson and SCANNED, South and Front streets,
was discovered on nre at 4:3O o'clock yesterda ay
morning. IL Is seven stories hleb with an i'm
mense chimney on the Front street side, and
was filled with sugar and the costly machinery
used In Its manufacture. Before the Gre engines
arrived, the 1re, which had evidently been burn
ing "a long time before Its discovery, reached
the fourth floor, and soon the whole building
was enveloDed In flames. Dense volumes OF
smoke sank upon the surface OF the river, and
hoated before the wind to the Brooklyn side,
The heat was Intense and the smell from the
burning sugar was nauseatinR. Gusts OF wind
occasionally carried tho flames toward the tene-
ments across Front street, which were In immi-
nent danger, the window panes being cracked and
the wood work oharred. The occupants hurriedly
gathered their effects, and all the forenoon were
In readiness to move. Just before seven o'clock
the northeast wall Of the refinery fell, crushing
In the side OF the large warehouse 39 and 338
Front street, used by Libby, Bartlett & Kimball
for the storage OF petroleum. The hot bricks
from the falling wall set this building on nre
and In very short time II was entirely con-
suned: Many Of the barrels were broken, and
the oil flowed over the sidewalks and Ia the
Der OF men IN the employ OF the firm were kept
busy all tue afternoon skimminR the oil from
on the water, with dust pans ana dippers which
II into pals and barrels.
=. II was for wnilo thought that the building
Isl South street, occupied by Murphy & Nesbitt,
builders, might bo saved, but the wind shifted
slightly, blowing the flames directly ON the
house, and 1t was entirely destroyed.
As near as could be learned nothing was saved
from any OF the buildings. The books and pa
pers OF Ockersnausen Drothers are kept In safe
AT their downtown ONCE, 80 that they will ex-
perience no difficulty In ascertaining their exact
loss.
From the commencement OF the nrc the Belt
Line cars were compelled to stop running; but
late In the afternoon tue rails In front OF the
stores were taken up, and gutter dug large
enough to adult Of the hose passing under the
tracks, and the regular trips were resumed with
little Interruption.
The losses are estimated as follows: Ockers-
hausen Bros, on stock $4,000, on building
100000, which Is said to be fully insured Lib
by, Bsrtlett Kimball. on stock $4,000; MUIR
phy 4 Nesbitt, on building and stock, about
$4,000. II could not be ascertained whether
either Of the two latter concerns were Insured.
The Asbestos Roofing Compauy's building, on
Front street, was damaged about 500 by the
fall OF large strip OF the refinery wall. which
hung directly over the little, low building, and
which seemed likely at any moment to topple
over and completely demosh it.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-28
EMPLOYMENT FOR yOTERS.
An Expenditure of S225. 900 10 bo Made
ON the Post Once DuiIding.

After a year OF idleness the contractors
for the new Post once building are to resume
work on 1t this week. They will add between
now and election day s295 900 to tho $s,e5O,O0O
that It has already cost. An army OF voters will
be employed, aud their names kept on the pay
roll until after the election, when their services
will be no longer required. Tickets for work
are TO be given TO the Custom House district
leaders to be distributed. Tho old superln-
tendent, William Il. Hulburd, Is superseded by
an officer from Washington named Oxshatt, who
Is TO have charge OF the expenditure OF the
extra quarter OF million dollars. The NTH
story OF the building ia to be made ready for
occupancy by the postal card clerks aud other
employees who are to use II at night. The por-
tOns Of the building TO be completed are the
pavilion stairs on tho Park front, two stairways
In the middle bnd the upper floors, II Is said
that the pavilion elevators ara TO he finished
for the convenience Of the lawyers and Others
who IRE now compelled To toll up long flights
OF tiirs to reach tho law library, Commits
ers' offices, and the courts. joseph II. Barton,
the Inspector OF materials under OK -Superln-
tendent Iulburd, is to be retained. The post
ofice and courts moved into the building last
September and since then there has been no
work done on 1t or materials furnished for II,
yet Birton has drawn a salary each month, and
some Of his clerks, 1t Ii charged, have done the
hame thing,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-28
SHISS IN AMERICA.
The Features Of YESTERDAYS Doings at the
Festival in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. H.-To-day was
spent by the Swiss societies at the scheutzcn
Park, where the numbers In attendance were
even larger than at the ceremonies OF tho pre-
ceding day. The air was delightfully."- cool, and
the visitors abandoned themselves to that tenn
perate endowment peculiar to Inhabitants OF
Central and Southern Europe.
Gen. sutter called a meeting to order In the
central pavilion, and after prayer the Switzer
psalm of Zwengi was chanted by tho united
singing societies. Mr.. Henry Boppe OF Eliza
BETH then read In German a paper on Switzer-
land, its origin and organization ms State
with Its Fundamental political principles. He was
the reading Of paper In French on the Swiss
people and what they have attained. MIR. Mar
TIN Niederman of New Jersey reHd an address
In German on the duty Of the swiss abroad. An
address on SWitZerl nd in Italian, aud one in
German on the duty OF the Swiss In the United
States, wound up the ceremonies Of the day,
there having been four hours Of continuous
speaking. Meanwhile the societies In different
parts Of the grounds were singing with great
vim and manifest feeling tho songs and hymns
OF lolYOtla