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, 1876-01-22
From w6idby Island.

For INC WEEKLY AnGus1
OAK HtRBoR, Jan. IL, 1876.
EDITOR ARGUS; 5
At the request of several neigh
bors pen these few lines to contra
dict an impression gone abroad
through a communication published
in the Seattle Intelligencer Of Jan.
1st, over the signature Of s Arab, ?
from Oak Harbor, the writo1 Of which
is an esteemed citizen Of one years
residence among US; but he made a
sad mistake in his statement that the
subscribers who take that paper ap-
prove of the attacks on Judge Lewis
and Collector Webster. Most OF
said subscribers have known Harry
Webster for about fifteen YEARS, uad
have always known him as a gentle
man; and Judge Lewis decisions at
the last term Of Court in Port Town
send against the violators Of the
law suit them exactly; and they be-
lieVe in square treatment of even
public men, and don't care much
about denunciations in a newspaper,
but are perfectly willing to father
anything from Oak Harbor, If true.
OLD SETTLER.
, 1876-01-22

As an instance Of the manner In which
surveys and examinations Of the hulls Of
vessels are conducted in San Francisco.
we adduce the following from the evidence
given before The Legislative Committee
|at the recent investigation Ia that city:
Captain Waterman, u. s. Inspector Of
Hu|ls. was the first witness. He said his
Of the loss Of the Pacific was
open to any one, except reporters. He
had way Of bis own Of getting along,
which they would IeiorIero with. He
knew Of no unseauorthy steamer ont Of
this port. He issu certificates to all
steamers, wh'ehvg proof Of their sound
nee Hisie wa8 sight Of appeal from
him t0 the Supervising Inspector. He
could Hot name any ship that got certlii-
cate amer an unIVoraD|o report from
|hlmse4. lie thon4|t ho never gave cer-
tlicatq TO any vessel not seaWorilly. G II
FreeQlan and Capt. Hutchins. marine sur
veyor7 testified TO the general good con-
|d|tion OF the steamers out OF this port but
deprecated the employment Of Chinese
crews, as unreliable in cUtrgoncIez:
Thomas Cafanaugn testified that he
was a journeyman lau|ker he worked
|on some Of the steamers; he bad been on
board the William Taber he could see
daylight through her. On the ship Cali
fornla I found could pull out with my
hand some Of the planks passed over hy
Waterman. Several men who worked on
her were asked TO sign certificate Ihat
she was seaWorthy. have been with
Captain Waterman on surveys, and have
tried ship with beetle: she uonld be
bad and require canlking, but Capt. Bob
would 90 into the cabin and see the cap
tain and come out declaring her all right.
drive iron right through the seams. Ship
carpenters are afraid to give evidence
here, because If they did,they would never
get stroke Of work again.s
, 1876-01-22

THE p. VI. steamer City of Panama.
Capt. Seabury, arrived at this port from
SanFrncisco, on the 10th inst. bringing rs
passengers-cahin, G.. b. HanscN; steer
age, p. Morrissey, J. Kern. Her freight
TOR this place numbered 1850 packages,
between II and Is tons, consigned as fol-
lows: B. S. Miller, pkge; q Bartlett,
(; w PhilbricE. !; c EiscnbeiS, -: j.
S Fowler, 2; II J. Sutton, 2; ;.I II WOodley
G; J G Stcrming, 6; John Fitzpatrick, .;
Rothschild & Co., 81; p ferguson. !;
Waterman & Kagz, 1892. After di-charg-
ing the above she proceeded Up Sound, re-
turning on the l9th, with 4 large list OF
passengers and fair quantity Of freight.
, 1876-01-22

A CASE Of opium poisoning occurred at
Port Ludlow. on! Monday evening last.
The Isubject, a yonng man, BY aocident &
took an unusual quantity .of medieine Of
which the drug formed a prominent part,
and soon passed to the land ofsdreams.
FOO long an absence from consciousness
his friends. and DIR. Wilson, of
this town, was. called, WHO succeeded in
rescuing him after sleep Of 80 hours.
, 1876-01-22

LAST Monday heavy gale prevailed
from the westward, which also extended
into the night. AS a consequence the
North Pacific was obliged to lay over
here until Tuesday not, however, without
unsuccessful attempts to cross the Straits
to Victoria. This IS the second or third
time this winter that this mail steamer has
sought refuge in our harbor--pretty con-
elusive proof that here is a haven Of safety
all fabrications to the contrary notwitI-
standing.
, 1876-01-22
MEDICAL.
q. S. Marine Hospital.

PORT TOWNSEND, W.T.
ANY SICK SAILOR WHO HAS PAID
~ Hospital dues for two suonths pre- .rfi-
ing his application for adnli ssiOn,is entitled
to Hospital relief
Port Townsend Hospital.
The above institution having been piaeed
on a pei lmancnt footing. las the United
States Hospital for Marine Patients on
Puget Sound. the proprietor takes pleasure
in announcing that no pains or expense
will be spared In ministering to the g.
fort and convenience Of private pPs
This is the largest General Ho
of San Francisco, aud by far
plete in equipment. II has b
tented and refunnlshed. Its
have accommodations fof~
dred patients and arc pec1.
for cdses requiring tho most
ment and constant supervisor
expense. Those who desire II
furnished with private room
separate and distinct, at Sigh
cost.
FzS- The attention of NH
those interested in shipping
the fact that seamen suffering
gious diseases win be treated
Hospital without expense to tho
THOMAS L. MIN
R6-tf Ne
, 1876-01-22

n. G.. HALLER, Esq. has gone to.Se-
attle to attend the session Of District Court
which commences there next Monday.
, 1876-01-22
Probate Court Notice.

TTNIIE REGULAR JANUARY TERM OF
i the Probate Court of jefferson County,W.
T., will be held in the Probate Court Room,
Van Bokkelen' s Building, on
Monday, the 24th Instant,
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. All persons having busi-
ness before said Court are hereby notified to be
present either in person or by attorney, at the
time above specified. JAMES q. SWAN,
47-td Probate Judge.
, 1876-01-22

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
, 1876-01-22
LEGAL.
C, ~. BRADSHAW,
EaoNAucNT & HALLCR,

A TTORNEY AT LAW.
\ Port Townsend. W. 7.
The New York herald., 1876-09-30

under the influence OF the same men that GENERA,
Grant had been for the past four years -
General Grant, with his well known nrmness OF Guar
acter had been compelled TO give way to the corrups
leaders of his party, how could the amiaoie oeneras
HAYES? He conterded that the republican party u
to-day was not the republican party OF lsoe us
original founders were such men as Salnoa /. Onase
Charles Sumner and Charles Francis Adams Yet
corruptionst-Simon Cameron-was made 10 dlspiaco
Charles Sumner when the latter. as chairman OF he
Committee on Foreign Relations in the United
States Senate, refused to be parry
to what ho considered corrupt JOB.
The strongest and best who were among the
founders OF the republican party were not now IN SYM
pathy with the party. Unwilling to be dishonest, they
had been aside by the corrupt men In the party
who found favor with those in power than they.
Mr.. Apgar then went to show with some detail tne
corrupt doings under republican rule aud asserted
that the present depression in business and the suVer
ings OF the aborng classes the result OF this cor
ruption, and that the only remedy for the evil was
to put the republican party out OF power
He claimed that in answer 10 the charges OF corrup-
ton under republican rule the republican speakers and
newspapers INDUCED N talk about the danger to the
the reoel debt would be paid and the slaves be put
being an insult TO the commoncs intelligence. He
firmly believed that If the whole people could go to
bed that night and wake up in the morning forgetting
that they had been democrats or republicans
they would resolve that there should be change OF
and at Washington for the safety OF our
Institutions.
Several other speeches made, after which the
meeting adjourned, with cheers tor Tilden aud Hem
drcks.
The New York herald., 1876-09-30
GOVERNOR TILDEN's WAR RECORD.
The following letter drawn.out by the affidavit
Of D. r. Jones' about which there has been some talk
by tho republican stump speakers Of iate:-
Rooms DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE, l
NEw Nnpx Sepf % 1874

NEW YORK, Sept 20 1876 I
An affidavit by one Daniel J. Jones has been pub
lished, which it alleged that in September, 1863
ne waited upon Samuel J. Tilden and solicited
trbution for the United States Christian Commission,
which engaged in furnishing supplies Tor the
reci OF sick aud wounded soldiers, and that Dir.
Tden replied thai he would rather ell the
soldiers starve 10 death than give them one
cent The affidavit is an absolute and atrocious
fasehood. 1t 10 so manifestly fabrication that
II would be unworthy OF notice, but Tor tho
fact that as SAID IL was procured for and read at
the meeting OF republican partsans and placemcn,
with a sprin king OF actual soldiers recently held at
Indianapolis as Convention OF Boys In Blue. Gov
eruor rlden far from having any such feeling
as is falsely attributed to him In the affidavit that
few months earlier in 1863 he made contribution to
the Sanitary Commission The person who has been
induced BY inscriptions parsans 10 mako the false
affidavit old man in the western part OF the city,
appearance and uncleanly habits II no, corrupted
he been tho easy victim OF bad men, but his In
teect feeble that he probably IS not sensible OF
the great wrong he has cone. lie says that he was
promised a suit of clothes which have not yet been
given to him. Tho warfare upon tho reform candi-
date tor President has surpassed In false
hood and defamation, bat the intelligence OF tho
people VIII perceive that IL is waged by men who
are making desperate effort not merely TO retain Of
fees and power but to prevent the further exposure of
their past corruption and frauds striking illustra
ton this truth given by The conduct OF James q.
Blame No man has greater interest IN defeating tho
reform candidate is more unscrupuous in his efforts
to accomplish that result lie Is so desperate that he
asserts IN OF his speeches that Mr. Wood writes,
's.hat he has heard Governor Tilden declare" that
every man in the United Stsos Army that marched
southern soil was trcspasser and liable 10 suit
for damages IN action for trcspass.
Governor fiden never made any such declaration 10
any person; he never expressed nor held such an
opinion; nor has he ever made any expression that
Blaine by utiering such alsehood has only diseraced
himself ID. AAGONE, Jr., Chairman.
The New York herald., 1876-09-30
WHAT DAVID KAEFER MOURNS.

David Kaefcr. portly German, who keeps lager
beer saloon at the Of Twenty,hri street and
Third avenue, South Brooklyn, called a, Judge Del
mars Court yesterday and sought to obtain warrant
the arres, Of Mrs Kaeicr his wie the charge OF
grand larceny The Court being doubtful Of the legal
power OF husband TO prosecute his wife criminaiy,
refused TO grant the desired warrant Mr. kacier, 1t
appears, was married In Williamsburg IN the latter
part OF July, and they lived happily together TO all
outw9ro ss,zzsfaace It'll Thursday morning, when ho
Alscoy bride had disappeared taxing with her
$500 which he had deposited In bank. diligent
a~sr~h ~ being made for the ruant and the money
The New York herald., 1876-09-30
ANTI-TAMMANY.

meeting OF the AntTammany Executive Commit
tee held at Irving Hall last night The Conference
Committee reported In relation to sending letter to
Mr. John Kelly and the reply OF that gentleman.
Afsr addresses by Mr.. Cafrey OF Georgia and Mr.
Grayviiie, oil FLORIDA, the committees adjourned with
- ScD'aciing any further branAaa ~ Interest,"
The New York herald., 1876-01-31
The GresnpOint Butehery.

The police have made short work of the
horrid crime which came to light on Satur-
day at Greenpoint. The action of the
criminal in leaving the head of his victim in
lumber yard made it, fortunately, easy to
work up the case to the disgusting discovery
OF the remains of the unfortunate man,
chopped up for secret interment in the
house of his murderer The case presents
many points in common with a number of
murders which are ON record-namely, the
vain attempt to dispose of the body by
dismembering it previous to hiding the
traces of the crime from mortal eye. What
most appeals to our sense of horror in such
crimes is the thought of the cold -bloodedness
with which the criminal must have passed
hours and hours face to face with the mutt
lated remains of his victim, which at every
stroke of the hatchet, every slash fthe knife,
every grating of the saw must have cried out to
his frightened soul, in unbearable tones, 'You
cannot hide mel" In this case the murder
appears to have been done in frenzy whether
in drunken jealousy, as the unfortunate
child-witness and the woman Fuchs claim,
or as the murderer, Andreas Fuchs AYERS,
because he was witness to his own dis
honor, is not clear That he slept through
the night with his murdered victim lying in
an adjoining apartment might show that he
was drunk but the picture of the family
sitting down to breakfast the next morning
with the body just dragged out of sight,
is an appalling one. The evident intention
of hiding the body under the hearthstone
shows that he had either read the stories of
several similar attempts to dispose of MUIR
dered men and women, or that the same
reasoning led him to select it which had in
duced his predecessors to do so-namely, the
unlikelihood of the stone being subsequently
disturbed and the ease and secrecy with
which it could in the first instance be re-
moved. However that may be, this. idiosyn-
Grassy of murderers has made the vicinity of
the hearthstone almost the first place a
trained detective would search 1t is alto
gether the most terrible story New York has
listened to for years
The New York herald., 1876-01-31

to the protection of the merchants, it is, per-
haps, wise to give this guarantee to their in
terests and if there must be board con-
trived to hamper the administration Of the
Health laws there are fewer objections to be
made to a board constituted as this one is
than could be made to any other. Properly
the Health Officer should, in Quarantine
matters, be absolute under the Quarantine
laws, and the only appeal from his Authority
should be to the courts for the interpreta-
ton Of the law. But the board proposed,
made up of the President of the Chamber of
Commerce, the President of the Shipowners'
Association and the President of the Board
of Health, would seem to be irreproachable,
precisely because two of its members hold
the positions which give them membership
without regard to party or public interest,
simply for their integrity and Importance in
the commercial world.
The New York herald., 1876-01-31
Russia and the Cuban Question.

We had cable despatch yesterday stating
that the journal de 81. Petersburg declares that
European interference in the present state
of the Cuban affair is unnecessary. Differ
ences relative to the Interpretation of the
treaty of 1895 concern merely Spain and
America. Europe is uninterested. This is
what our government might have expected
when it solicited the Intervention of Russia
in question to which she attaches no i'm
portance. Russia renounced her inter-
est in the affairs of the Western Cont
nent when she ceded Alaska to
the United States for a good round
price. She has no commerce in the Cuban
waters she is but small consumer of
Cuban products she has no cause of quarrel
and insurgents with as much severity as has
been practised by the Spanish government.
On the mere score of humanity she finds
sufferers nearer home whose grievances are
more intolerable and who enlist her more ac-
tive sympathy. She has stronger motives for
general interven ton for the relief
of the Christian subjects of the Sultan,
but as she has never perpetrated
the absurdity of asking the United States to
cooperate in an object so remote from their
interests she is quick to perceive the folly
of q similar request from us. An application
from Prince Gortschakoff to Secretary Fish
for the aid of our government in adjusting
the differences between the Turks and the
insurgent Christians in Herzegovina would
not be whit more grotesque than is such
an application to Russia to intervene for the
pacifcation of Cuba.
The New York herald., 1876-01-31
Great Ideas in Congress.

Nearly every section of the country
cherishes with local pride some peculiar
attribute of its people, or the tradition of
some influences it commonly exercises in the
national history Our city has an especial
glory in this respect; for as it was the
province of Rome to rule the world, and of
Greece to carve the brittle brass, so it is the
province of this metropolis to furnish great
idea whenever the country seems to need
one. No emergency can transcend our
metropolitan capacity in this respect 1t is
in Congress principally that we exhibit this
splendid faculty it is in the record of legis-
lative discussion that our intellectual readi-
ness appears that our happy words dazzle
the world more than Solomon's ''apples of
gold in pictures of silver" and Mr.. s. S.
Cox is the gentleman in whom our genius in
this respect stands confessed" Only few
weeks since there was a debate in Congress
on amnesty and some correlative topics.
Maine was there eloquent without wis
dom, Ohio wise without eloquence, and
Georgia with purpose, even if we esteem
it a bad one, and the power to make it felt.
To that debate New York made one great,
important, brilliant addition in these
words:-"Oh, Blaine dry upr That was
our metropolitan idea about it. Georgia,
Maine, Ohio, all the other States, were
staggered by this rhetorical splendor, and
this Empire State had one more occasion to
glorify herself upon her representatives.
Now she has still another. In warm de-
bate on Friday this city carried away all the
honors by the brilliant declaration of one
of its representatives that another gentle-
man was known as "Jim Blaine's little pup. :"
AS the eye that gazes on the sun is blinded,
so the mind, too frequently assailed by bril-
liant touches of this sort, becomes fatigued
with splendor and sighs for the repose of
dulness. One of our city wits is said to
have once remarked that an oyster knew
more than some men, since it "knew when
to shut up, and because of this wisdom and
because of natural aspiration of the
fatigued intellect for dulness in Congress-
men we should like to see the Sixth district
of this State represented by an oyster.
The New York herald., 1876-01-31

A GRAVE CHARGE.-The story of Worms
telegraphed us from Montreal we give for
what it is worth. The gravity of the counter
charge he makes in self-defence is very
great, involving, as it does, the Executive of
he United States and the Secretary of the
interior in corrupt connection with an
indian contract. The integrity of Presi-
dent is something that in all the
heat of political passions we hope
aever to see successfully assalled,
md the fact that the special officers of the
United States are endeavoring to secure the
xtradition of Worms on charge of forgery
,nd robbery is, at least, prind facie evidence
ihat General Grant and Zachariah Chand-
YER are anxious to have the entire matter
thoroughly Investigated by process of law.
The New York herald., 1876-01-31
The Sabbath PuIpits.

Many characteristic sermons were defiv-
cred yesterday In this city and BROOKLYN by
the army OF divlnes who are fighting the
good fight according to their lights. Mr.
Beecher preached his religion of bodily
ease and comfort while following out the
law of God. Far removed from cold dogma.
shrinking from severe definitions and
bathing its dictates in rich light of senti-
mentalism, it requires, according to the
strict constructionists, soul already almost
above the reach of temptation to secure good
fruit. Rev. Morgan Dix, in his sermon
denunciatory of fools laughter, shows
that he does not approve the sometimes
jocular way in which the Plymouth pas
tor enforces his religious ideas. We
shall not attempt to decide between them.
A sharp contrast will be found between the
sermon of Mr.. Hepworth and that of Mr..
rockingham. Liberalism in religion, with
q broad faith in the Bible, is confronted
by religious radicalism, supported by
materialistic incredulity of inspiration.
While the revivalists are being prepared
for at the Hippodrome Mr.. Forester
at the Universalist church declares such
movements to be mere religious effer-
vescences,' to be regarded by many sober
Christians with 'real disfavor." Many
other apparent contradictions will be found
in our sermon reports upon which the
thoughtful Christian may proftably exercise
his faculties
The New York herald., 1876-01-31
Quarantine.

Out of all the investigation of this much
vexed and very important service comes
bill for the redistribution of the Quarantine
authority. 1t is in the right direction, mas
much as it bids fair to make the service less
cumbersome, and restores TO the Health
officer, the proper administrator of the
Quarantine laws, the power of which he was,
deprived by some previous legislation. 1t
organizes a board of appeal from his decis-
ions, which seems to us erroneous in princi-
pie but, as there is sentiment in the COM
merNal world that such board is necessary
The New York herald., 1876-01-31
repreh ehensib

THE FRENCH SENATORIAL ELECTIONS we're
completed yesterday, and the results show
that while the republicans elected but
ninety-three out of the two hundred and
twenty-five the remainder are divided up
into number of fractions, which will leave
the republicans the most powerful party, If
not an absolute-majority. On the topics most
likely to unite the conservative, monarchical
and imperialist fractions against the repub-
licans the latter will be assisted bS the radi-
The New York herald., 1876-01-31

Mr. BERoH's Bill. Bergh's bill in re-
gard to sailing railway tracks does not forbid
The placing of salt on the track except when
is placed there fora certain purpose and
At certain time. To come within the pro-
aibition of this law the salt must be thrown
Or the purpose of dissolving snow or ice. If
The horse car companies can contrive any
other reason they may scatter all the salt
hey please. More than this, it must be
snow that may have fallen" The act for
hidden is, therefore, throwing salt to dissolve
snow that is already on the earth If the COM
panies take counsel of Probabilities, and
find that heavy snow storm is to come
within twelve hours, they can cover the whole
track with salt before the snow falls and per-
haps escape the penalty of this statute.
The New York herald., 1876-01-31

CIVIL RIGHTS Judge Sawyer charged q
jury in San Francisco recently in way
pretty sure to invite the wrath of the friends
of the negro. 1t was a case under the Civil
Rights law in which negro sought rem
edy for having been excluded from a theatre.
There was some strong swearing on one side
or the other, for the testimony was very con-
Trajectory on the simple facts, and it was
charged by the Judge that in the absence of
any rule of the theatre that negroes should
be excluded" there was no evidence to show
that the man was excluded on account of
color, and that he might have been excluded
for some other reason. With the way thus
opened for them tho jury found a verdict in
favor of the manager. 1t is very difficult to
enforce a law that is in conflict with the SEN
timents of the great mass Of the people
The New York herald., 1876-01-31

Gals, and, taking into consideration the
political complexion of the life Senator'S
already elected, it will require an actual di-
Vision to say where the actual majority lies,
and to see how many enemies of the Repub-
lie have been elected under its. lava