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, 1876-10-28

An engineer and fireman were
killed by being thrown off a locomo-
tive ON the Western Pacific road in
the Livermore Pass, last Saturday
A heavy landslide cause the acci-
dent.
, 1876-10-28

Six weddings took place in the
little village Of Dallas, Oregon, last
week. The mysterious disappear
ance Of the planet Vulcan, is accoun-
ted for satisfactorily.
, 1876-10-28
JOHNS CASE.

JOHNS CASE.
At last, Uncle Sam is ready to take
cognizance of the Mongolian ques-
tion, and, although it may not at
first seem so, we believe the prob
lem is far more difficult of solution
than the negro question Of twenty
years ago. The Americanized negro
had no commercial status in this era
when gold rules the world; he had
no nationality and no approximate
relation to the kindred races of the
earth. To offset this, he was docile,
naturally obedient and, under proper
discipline, reasonably affectionate; he
observed, as far as the stringency OF
slavery would permit him to do, the
Divine ordinance of matrimony and
clung to his sable better.half with q
fidelity that often shamed white
man, especially on the Pacific coast.
The Chinaman, on the other hand,
considers himself bound by no ties
that civilization has devised for the
suppression Of prostitution. To
him all women are alike, childbirth
being devoid of the holy reverence
inspired by Christianity and en-
lightenment. Marriage is only known
among the higher orders and prosti-
tuition is the normal condition of
ninety-five women out of every hun
dred. Yet this nation of men with
filthy habits and bestial desires, has
a literature and a philosophy older
than ours. China is a foetus in a
glass bottle. The Chinaman of to-
day is the Chinaman of 1000 years
ago. They we're as civilized then as
now, while the Gauls and Britons
from whom our people are descend
ed, were half-naked savages, living
in caves and subsisting on roots.
They we're masters of the art of
printing for centuries before it was
known to any European nation, but
they cut their books on blocks Of
wood and have never used any NOV
able types; they have been familiar
with gunpowder for five hundred
years, but never have been able to
make a gun that would carry bull
let half a mile nor a cannon that was
dangerous above mile. When
Galileo declared "the world moves" +"
he knew nothing OF China.
Yet China has its diplomats and
its sages, its commercial prestige
and its manufacturing wealth. To
destroy the relations it maintains to
our commerce, would be to paralyze
more than one branch of industry.
Yet the labor question is the most
vital consideration in the premises.
We cannot invite men hither from
the swarming cities of Europe,
merely to degrade them to the level
of Chinese lepers. 1t is only by re-
ducing human labor to the fodder
and straw-beds with which we re-
ward the work of beasts, that the two
can compete equally. That being
beyond possibility, free labor will
avoid the Pacific States. We hope
to see a modification of the Burling-
anne treaty, so as to check this grow
ing evil which is worse than African
slavery ever began to be.
, 1876-10-28

Our neighbors across the Straits
have had their little "divvy" at the
Centennial. Ewin & Wise have taken
the prize for isinglass. Holbrook
& Cunningham that for canned sal
mon; and Loggie 4 Co., (now Even
& Wise) that for trout and oolachan
in barrels and kits.
, 1876-10-28

David Small, Of Walla Walla, rais-
ed seven tons of grapes this year.
If such a man is Small, where do
you get your big 'uns?
, 1876-10-28

The European importing house OF
Muecke, Victor & Co., which re-
Gently failed in San Francisco, shows
the debts as follows: One hundred
and thirty thousand dollars unse-
cured; $1,000 partly secured by
bills, and S99, 900 due to European
houses. Nominal assets 80 cents on
the dollar.
, 1876-10-28

Our Territory is not to export
grain alone, but beef as we'll. TAe
low price of rich beef, fed on sweet
bunch grass East of the Cascades,
land not on brewers slops like the
stall-feeding establishments of San
Francisco, enables splendid arti-
Gle to be put up for the use of sea-
going vessels. At Eagle Cliff, a
company is slaughtering fifty beeves
per day, and exporting the beef in
cans to England. We can imagine
old Mr.. Jonbool, replenishing his
ale tankard ana calling out, "Enry,
bring me anotherplate of that bloody
Horegon beef!'
An individual who calls himself
Capt. Smallwood, has been exhibit
ing the longitude of his auriculars
at Olympia, by saying that ''the
people on the Columbia river could
raise better man than Judson, if
they had to whittle him outOf wood .
The speaker showed by his ill-bred
remarks about a person whom he
hardly knew, that he was carved out
of very "small wood;" and we thank
the Lord that there is very little
rotten timber like him to be found
in "this neck O. woods"
, 1876-10-28

The Walla Walla Statesman gives
q three-column lecture upon the
"7heory of Evolution" bnt neglects
to give the name Of the author. So
we suppose that Newell wrote it
himself. We regret that he should
have had misunderstanding with
the late J. Milton, anthor of ''Para-
disc Lost" and other, nursery
rhymes.
, 1876-10-28
THE NEW VESSEL.

IdE NEW VC0OEA.
The successful launch of the bark
Cassandra Adams, at Seabeck, is
proof that we are not standing still
while the rest of the world moves
ahead. The vessel was built by
Adams, TIA ylor & Co., with Hiram
Doncaster as modeller and supervis-
ing architect. This gentleman has
been eminently successful as bull
der of single-decked vessels tor the
coast trade, his chief d'oerre being
the bark Forest Queen He also built
the schooner J. B. Leeds, at Ump-
qua. designed especially for cross
ing the dangerous bar at the mouth
of that river; and she will carry the
largest cargo for her draft, of any
schooner (scows excepted, of course)
that plies from San Francisco. The
Adams is his first os~av in deep
water vessels and l"r qualities for
long voyages, are yet untested.
That she is no y;sssl-boat may be
determined from the following di-
mensions: Length Of keel, 1913 feet;
length over all, 227 feet; beam, 40
feet; depth of hold, % feet; lower
deck frame. 16x16; frame; upper
deck frames, 10x16; frame, IL inch
outside planking, S inch; lower hold
ceiling, 16 inch; between deck water
ways, 16x16, lock streaks, 14x16;
ceiling between docks, 8inch hang
ing knees in lower hold, 16 inch !;
hanging knees between docks, 10
inch; frame knees in lower hold, 10
inch; frame knee between decks
s inch; plank shear and rails, 6x16;
iron and composite fastenings used
in construction, IS tons; bolts prin-
cipally TX inch iron; locust tree,
nails through gunwales, and fir tree
nails elsewhere; carpenters meas
urement, 1.50O tons; Custom House
measurement probably about 1900
tons.
The cost of this vessel is estimated
at eighty thousand dollars or about
S61. IS per ton. This is somewhat
less than the rate of the Western
Shore, but it must be remembered
that the Coos Bay ships decks are
of white cedar, worth not less than
$50 per thousand feet; this Captain
Simpson admits to have been q
needless expense. Fir plank, such
as we have here, free from knots or
other blemish, are plenty good
enough for all practical uses, and
far superior to the supply material
put into the decks Of most Eastern
built vessels. OF course, the iron
work and sails cost more here than
at the East; but this excess is more
than compensated by the low price
of lumber. The quality of Puget
Sound fir so often mis-called Oregon
pine by the San Francisco papers,
but imperfectly understood. It
is as buoyant as pine .nd far more
elastic than oak. We have no hesi-
tation in expressing the belief that
the Cassandra Adams draws q foot
less water than she would if built of
oak on tho same model,
She will load lumber for San
Francisco and sail before the first of
December. Her destination will
probably be some European port,
with load of grain. We shall watch
her career closely, as upon her sue
cess depends one of our most vital
interests.
, 1876-10-28

The Express has q leader on q
'Dearth of Great Men" The do
mesticated editor of that buco!io
journal never made the acquaintance
of aAy Olympia editors, or he would
not write in that disparaging style.
, 1876-10-28

Judge Jacobs is making speeches
in Portland, in behalf of Hayes &
Wheeler. He is evidently getting
out q line to 60 ashore by, on tho
7th of November.
, 1876-10-28

The Nevada and Northern Tele,
graph line, recently thrown into
bankruptcy by creditors has been
sold to Mark Mcdonald, of San
Francisco for 81, 900.
, 1876-10-28

The above is very healthy show
ing for new country, and exempli--
fies the truth of the maxim that cap
ital is the savings of labor. Many
of our wealthiest citizens came here.
poor men snd have grown rich by
the increased value of real property.
while others have augmented their
capital in mining, numbering and
other industrial pursuits. The in
crease of half a million in FIVE years
is no bad showing for any remote
region like this. If we had good
immigration agsntiin San Francisco,
as Oregon has, we would soon catch
as many new settlers as she does.
The income Of the county by taxa
ton on the above property amounts
to BOTS 72,. apportionabls as fol-
, 1876-10-28

L. n. Ringer, formerly ofEugene
City Oregon, has been nominated
for the Assembly by the Democrats
of Whitman county. He is an edu-
Gated mechanic and will make Hb-
eral-minded and intelligent legisla-
tor.
, 1876-10-28
INCREASE OF VALUES.


The growth and expansion Of our
taxable property is shout as good
advertisement for immigration as
can be got out by any newspaper.
The increase of local values in the
past five years can be determined
from the following table, which we
compile from assessment rolls OF
past years:
Year. Real Estate. Personal Property.
1872 s., ,OO9, 100 S568. .9l8
1873 I,O63, 1876 644,822
1874 1,O5t, ,O8O 625, ,721
1875 l,1O7,243 696,O24
1875 1883. .874 743, 154
Total value in 1876. 81, 1873 .O28
i" " 1872. 80. 1,578,O18
, 1876-10-28

From the above it will be seen
that the county is entitled to 49,
827 so from road taxes on property
and 81 ,576 GO from per capita taxes
for road purposes. With that in
come in this department, we are en-
titled to SIS, ,40s so, and this, should
give us good roads and bridges.
The people will hold thei7 servants
to strict accountability for expendi-
lures and demand that. no: money
leaves the public treasury without
q proper equivalent.
, 1876-10-28

The New York Herald, by long
odds the greatest newspaper In
America, has reduced its price to
three cents per copy. This it can
afford to do from its enormous ad-
vertising patronage. It requires
one clerk alone to attend to the ad-
vertisements of ''Situations Wanted
and Lost and Found" in addition
to some six other clerks in the ad
vertising department. Energy and
perseverance built it up from moth
ing and it is q monument to the pa
tience and foresight Of James Cor
don Bennett.
, 1876-10-28

irresponsible quill-drivers,' is
the title by which the responsible
member of the firm of Thos. ".
Prosch & Father, alludes to his
brother journalists in this city, for
mentioning, what was a current ru-
NOR in everybody's month. Had
this report been sensationalized. a Ia
Chronicle, by either the lntelligemce'
or ourself, or pointed reference
been made, the Adonis of Washington
street might have been excused for
the sweeping epithet by which he
designates contemporaries who would
like to disarm his antagonism by
courtesy.
, 1876-10-28

The caricatures of Cruikshank and
Mast fade into merited insignifcance
by the side of cut in the Echo,
representing IAN alliance, offensive
and defensive, between the publish
ers of the Standard and Courier. It
represents salmon with pigs leg
in his mouth, while the porker
chews the caudal appendage of the
fish. The Cook who dishes up such
a mixture of pork and salmon, will
never have us for boarder. Ugh!
The diminutive dailies of Olympia
aps having quite a tilt over the Ne
ligious proclivities of Hon. J. Po
Judson, the real object being to
prejudice Methodists and Catholics,
alike against that gentleman. 1t
won't do. The poor, plodding
school-boy Of 1855, is as certain to
be the Congressional delegate of
1876, as the rains are to fall. 1t is
q dead shot and cannot be averted.
, 1876-10-28

Total value in 1876. :. 81, 1873 .O28
1872. 1.578.O18
, 1876-10-28

A1o nAWayS easier cropped than up
lands. The vast body of swamp land
lying in the delta formed bv the
confluence of the San Joaquin and
Sacramento rivers, is alread y q great
grain garden. The land cost one
dollar per acre for the States title
and eighteen ION the average) for
reclamation. Now the lands on Sher-
man Island are valued at $125 per
acre and keep three boats larger
than the Yakima, North Pacific and
Anderson plying to San Francisco,
besides extra boats during the peach
and melon season. The wheat grown
on these reclaimed lands is easily
harvested for, after plowing, the
grain is narrowed in by driving q
drove of sheep over it. This saves
q great deal of time and labor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-09
BAIE ST. pAUDs INHABITANTS.

AN EVENING WALK IN THE yIiLAGE-c ANADiAN
songs AND DAKozs-TALKs WITH THE PEoPLE-
A VISIT TO CAcOUNA.
IFaoM IN oooAsIoSAL CORRESPONDENT THE TRIBUNE
QUEBEC, Aug. 28.--Not the least interesting
feature Of place OF SIMMER resort IA the people who
s,end all their Hives there and during my say at Bale
ST. Paul fond much entertainment ia studying the
wayg and characteristics Of it simple folk visiting them
IA their homes AMI 'slking with them whenever had
chance IL was tn ie DIS and myself 10 take
walk tlrou the Village every evening sitter tea We
dined YOU must In the middle Of The Day, and IL
was really TEA (whe1 II was not milo that we mad
ut g. wen Ike that young iaGy Of whom we
have all heard, we Ike to walk with an object
so We generally went first 80 the poai-oface, aud
oust say that the mild old postmaster boro our many
raids upon him with SnaIion beautiful In Que VINO
fills SO arduous position. After thus disposug Of busi
ness we abandoned ourselves to pleasure and slroed
along company to the evident edihcation OF the vii
agcrs II they werc edrAed We were eqiaiy so, for IT
was very interesting watch the groups gathered iron
doorsteps and ,allories I never 80 mary pretty
children as thpre are here 0ue sturdy little fellow
particularly rccolect, who smiled upOn us with such
bright fc that could help wondering where the In
teigenee which there would lead him In yenrs to
come and could not help feeling It msfo tune that be
rad not been born dana es Flats UHs That he might
one day he President OF that land Of equality, In
stead Of becoming sad-faced old habitsnt,
like his fsthcr and grandfather before him.
l was surprised by unusual type for Canadiansand
rare anywherewnch herr very common--that s fair
hair shading faces Lsned mp by very dark eyes, max
ing most pleasing style Of beauty There Is no ask Of
children at Bale ST. Paul. and many OF tho pretty
little ones aud received their friendly bon sors
passed along and tine lovely baby stopped TO Kiss and
ADMIRE as 1t Lay oooing its mothers arms formed,
with her, IN the softenDg shade Of twilight picture
equal 20 any Raphael painted And so We wandered
On until the last house vas passed. and then, with
lingering look at the blue mountains before u.s. daren-
ing In the distance and the broad 81 slow orook shining
at our feet, flowed under the rustic bridge, upon
which we paused 10 enjoy H. we turned home yard.
One night as we were lettering along we heard the
music OF yioIIi. ard drawing 70 eOttags found
upon gallery group Of villagers hsyirg nueieal
soee Of their own Some Of the performers sitting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-09
NAVAL ORDERS.

WASHINGTON, Sept. G.-Lieut. Commander Henry
IT. GOrriuRe detached from The Hydrogrhie ONCE the
ordered TO command the GetysDhrg Jttifg
out WASHINGTON Navy ard; Commander y. ID. Greene
from tho command the Int and ordered the
OBOHgshela Lieut. Commander A. q. Kellogg from the
Janiss oIrred 10 to fOn0Bgateai Lieut. Charles w
huschenberee The receiving ship Potomac and ordered
iAsuts f. Merry atom Sclr eier
Geog C0lgnoOrssses ard Passed Assistant ngDeer
A. v ordered the Gettysburg Washing
JAenss e. d. Taussie In a odgers and James r. Selfrd
w. III. SclIize T.. H. UD1egwOod
Actin Assistant Surgeon John n. roOnaf Passed 4
sisaDt Pi.ymas r. - ThanpsyD Passed AsslsIaBt Engineer
a. J. Burma RoaiswAin T. j. Alien duaner J. A. Mel oasld.
Carpenter y Craig, and Actiug slmsker j. a. wingsta
are detseae BON tns JuDiata and the
bsla Master William Irwin Is dekared from Tic Hydro
rra hie once and Ensign 81 A. shnief from the receyiD;
sup PotynIac and ordered 60 the GettysDmg
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-09
ALRIGHT WITH TIE MINNESOTA ROBBERS.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. S.-A report has been
received that the posse ~ cItzons who pus-
ing the robbers who appeared In Nor'haeld yesterday
overlook thehl last night when Fight ensned, during
which one OF tho roDsrs was wounded. They then
escaped thgOugh wood. The pArsut continued.
There are NJ Eur her particulars.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-09

PLRAspRINGi-Viea ITO old Lady who Is re-
turDiI fIS,r funeraD Vel Martha, Tia AFRAID yoays
had sid afternoon; 1t has been long walk, too, Tor
you" Martha: "surely tits, sri ALL Sir, taint much
neasurs now for 10 10 funeralx be too old ara.
full o. rheumatic II very different when we Was
yOt.ng. that twer r'-IPunch.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-09
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.

Inapaper on "Ciyil Service Reform Mr. CANA
Iie Buord Of oston set forth three propositions aud
IA support Of them quoted at lengih from the reports ot
the Hon George William Curtis and the Hon. DOrman
b. Elton, Presidents OF the Civil Service Commission,
from the resolutions OF the Republican Refo.Ta Club pre-
seated at Cincinnati, and from the ratification speech
were: ~. That Congress, IS body, las deep interest
IA maintaining the present abuses Of the civil service
t2) that IL prosecuting them Congress las 0yeBteppe
the ltE OF lgislAve power. aud encroaoheG upon that
Of the executive, Thereby wcsaeing net destroying
at vi the which was nppose 20 be tLs
cl.ef merit OF Constitution; and ll hat agaiist
gutd aggression the executive has wholly Inadequate
power OF resistance.
Tic said farther that though Andrew jackson intro
duced the spoils System for me purpose OF Binding Con-
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-04-05
And right before De President,
When Plantation Mariners Ruled
I'm WASHINGTON, a AM

In the old times, says the Boston
Post, Mrs. Madison and Mrs. ~Mon-
roe lived in Washington as Presi-
dents wives, just as did Mrs John
O. Adams and Mrs. Taylor, but none
Of these ladies are remembered now
for their magnificent toiiettes, the
costly dinners they gave or the Jew
els they wore. Even the young and
beautiful Harriet Lane, who presid-
ed over the White House with the
stately grace of queen, is not re-
called now for the expense OF the
toilettes she wore. She had crown
diadem greater than could be valued
by the miiliners and dressmakers
here in royalty fine and unaffected
manners, and with this attraction
she won place never matched by
any succeeding lady in sefnl-offelal
place of any kind in Washington.
So might be mentioned the popular
ity of Mr. Van 'Bufeu's family and
of the ladies sent to Washington
from Tennessee and Ohio and pther
States in the days Of Simplicity and
honesty before the war. Never per-
haps has the White House been, more
and brilliantly adorned
than ii was in Honest Andy john.
sons time. The ladies Of his house
hold were social queens in the high
est sense Of the term, but their toll
cites never attracted attention. 1t
has been commonly remarked in
during the past three
months that society has shown no
signs of the hard times. 1.-The sea
son just closed has been one of the
most brilliant on records and the la
dies of the Cabinet have displayed
at the parties and receptions more
costly dresses than have before been
seen, at least in the last five years.
The wives Of those officials who were
to have no income except
their official salaries have rot been
outdone in this extrayagance.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-04-05

MANY a man is rich without mon
ev. Thousands of men with nothing
in their pockets. and thousands with
out even a pocket, are rich. A man
born with good constitution, good
stomach, a good heart, and good
limbs. and a pretty good head piece,
is rich. Good bones are better than
gold and nerves that flash fire and
carry energy to every function are,
better than houses and land. 1t is
better than a landed estate to have,
the right kind of a father and moth-=
err. Good breeds and bad breeds
exist among men as really as among
herds and horses. Education may
do much to check evil tendencies or,
to develop good ones; but it is a
great thing to Inherit the right pro-
portion Of faculties to. start with.
Tie man is rich who has a good dis
poaition-who is naturally kind, pa
tient, cheerful. hopeful. and=Who has
aefavor OF wit and fun in-his coInpo-
sitioua
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-04-05

A little boy said to his mother:
/" Ma. I had the beautifulesti dream
last night you ever saw. / dreamt
that I wouldn't go to school and that
you went out into the yard and cut
a great long switch, but inst as you
was going to give me an awful dress
ing the world came to an end. Didn't
/ get out Of It easy, though r.
Ff0nklin PttiriOf. - ......E. 80. /. -.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-04-05

Tie "Science of Health" thus
calls attention to a fact which can
not be too frequently enforced on
peoples minds 1.-The perhicious
habit of breathing through the mouth
while sleeping or walking is very
hurtful. There are many persons
who sleep with the mouth open, and
do not know it. They may go to
sleep with it closed end awake with
it close but if tlleSInouth Is dry and
and parcl1ed on swaking, tits a sign
that it has been open during sleep.
Snoring is another sure sign. This
habit should be overcome. At all
times, except when eating, drinking,
or speaking, keep the mouth firmly
closed, and breathe through the nos
trils. and retire with the firm deter
imitation to. conquer. The nostriIs
are the proper breathing apparatus,
not The month. A man Imaginable
poisonous gases through the lnouth
without being aware or it, but not
through the nose.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-04-05
LoNpoN. March 2e.-In the House

LONDON, March 26.-In The House
of Lords, on yesterday. Earl Shafts
bury said that should the title bin
pass at its second reading he would
move an address TO the Queen pray
ing her to assume title more in ac-
cordance with tue national history
and loyalty of Ter subjects than as
an Empress.
Advices received here to-day from
India. report that the steamship
Jowad. from Shehr, has been wreck
ed in the Arabian Sea. She had on
board about 500 pilgrims, chiefly
Persians, bound to bushire. Three
men supposed to be the only survi-
vors have reached Hodeida. ~ ~
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-04-05

They run in couples, there being
in the present House at Washington
Two Smiths, two Browns, two Jones,
two Bagleysg two Phillips, two Rel
leys, two Wallaces, two Woods, two
Vances,> two Townsends, two Will
sons, two w ellis, two Hamiltons, two
Hewets, two Robbins. two Bakers.
two Burchards. two Caldwells. two
Clarks, and two HAIRLESS, Ito say
nothing of six Williams, Kasson
aud Cason. an O'Seil and "a Neal,
and White, Whitehouse and a
Khiting.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-04-05
RosTox, March 28.-The Posi-

BosToN, March 28.-The Post
publishes an account of the inter
view with General Fitzpatrick, who
denied that he left Washington to
escape testifying before the Investi-
eating Committee, aud says that he
Is ready to swear that General But
terfeld offered him $4,000 10 assist
him in securing the New York Col
lectorship and can bring a-half dozen
witnesses who saw the offer in writ
ing. ft t& r e.