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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-09-23
A Remarkable Criminal.

One of the greatest criminals of the
age, who had led charmed life every
where but in Georgia, atoned for his
crimes on the gallows at Rome, Georgia,
recently. His name was Haywood
Grant, and he was cOlored man. He
was born in 1874, in Ohio, of free pa
rents, but afterward became slave Of
his own accord. According to his own
confession, he had murdered several
men. In 1865. while employed upon a
Western river on the steamer Potomac,
he killed deckhand with billet of
wood. Some months later he killed
another deckhand on the steamer Bos-
committed many thefts about this time,
and next murdered an Irishman in Mem
phis, Tennessee, and robbed him of
$40. Then he stole mule, and was
sent to the penitentiary and escaped.
In 1875 he was tried in Memphis for
shooting at white man, and killing q
policeman. He was sentenced again to
the penitentiary for half lifetime, was
hired out with other convicts to work,
and escaped. On the twenty-fi day
of September, 1868, General Thomas
G. Hindman, late of the Confederate
army, was brutality murdered. No clew
to the murderer was ever found, though
large rewards were offered. Grant con-
fessed before his death that he shot Cen
eral Hindman in the neck with an En-
field rifle. He also killed William H.
Hansborough, of Richmond, Virginia,
in Tennessee town, but was never
found out. As much as $25, 200 in re-
wards was offered for the arrest of the
criminal who committed some of the
crimes above enumerated. But justice
overlook Grant at last in Georgia, where
he was convicted of arson. He told
reporter that he would tell him his
story if he would give him big water
melon. He ate it with relish before
he died.
GREELEy's RECOMMENDATIONS. - The
story is told that Mr.. Greeley once be-
came disguised with the blunders Of
one of the Tribune compositors, and sent
note up to the foreman, saying that
the said compositor was inefficient, and
requesting him to dismiss him at once,
and never again to employ him on the
Tribune. The foreman obeyed instruc-
tions, and the compositor put his coat
on. Before leaving, however, he man.
aged to get possession of Greeley's note
to the foreman, and Immediately went
to rival Office and applied for work,
showing the note as recommendation.
The foreman, to whom he applied,
read" the note, and said: ooh,
see-good and efficient composition
employed long time on the Tribune
Horace Greeley" and incidentally
asked, "Why did You leave the 7ri-
bune ?" " I've been away for some time"
(meaning ten minutes). So the COM
positor was at once set to work in a RI
val Office, on the strength Of Mr.. Gree
ley's certifcation of his incfiiciency,
having been out of a job" about fif-
teen minutes.
As ONE of the Eighth avenue cars, with
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-09-23

erty, and found that in Boston, from
which city he came, he bore very dis
reputable character, and no one would
trust or believe him. I then returned
to L., and putting up at a country
tavern, I called the landlord one side.
"Mr. Adams" said 1, do you know
any one of the name of Dorsey living in
this neighborhood ?"
Eyes, sir; there's Mr.. John Dorsey
who lives over the river"
"What kind of man is he -" I
asked.
"He's a very tall, strong man" he
replied.
Il mean, what kind Of a character
does he baar ?"
"Well, l can't say much in his favor,
so ! would rather not say anything"
~ suppose he is not very much liked
by his neighbors ?'
You may we'll say that. Ever since
he attacked poor Mr.. Milford so savage
ly. nobody speaks to him."
He attacked the late Mr.. Milford,
did he ?"
Yes, sir; most unprovoked assault.
It seems that Mr.. Milford offended this
man in some way, and one day there
was a sale in town, and Mr.. Milford and
Dorsey both bid for the same article.
It was knocked down to the former, and
it was after the sale that the assault was
committed"
WAS Dorsey prosecuted for it?"
Eyes; he was imprisoned for year,
and had to pay heavy fine"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-29

MYSTERIOUS WOMEN WITNESSES
If current Washington rumor has any
basis OF fact, The 'Belknap fall" isn't
to stand alone Of the corruptions ex-
posed this winter, in which "there's a
woman in it, There is a lady at
Wizards hotel in the close custody Of
the sergeanL-at-arms, not permitted to
Lave her room. She has been here
for some days. 1t is said that upon
her testimony depends the fate and
the good name of a person high in au
thority. No person in private life is
permitted to sec her, nor any private
messages delivered to her yet. the
chairman OF the house naval committee
has undisturbed access to her room,
and seems to know what he is about.
There is, 1t seems, too, a woman in the
safe burglary business. This has not
been published Or publicly suspected
until now. The sergeant.at-arm is on
her track, and expects to have her in
Washington in three days.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-29
The Terror of Puny Humanity in the
Vicinity Painful and Pitiful.
HAZEL GREEN'S MISHAP.


THE GREAT WINDS DoINGs THERE AND
THEREABOUT.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
GALENA, ILL.,, March ll.-Coming
up from the southwest on the after
noon of Friday, taere was dense
black cloud, apparently about 500
feet above the ground. The harome
ter was falling. The wealhewise men
of Hazel Green prophesied one to an
other that a storm was brewing The
cloud novel slowly, dropping lower
and lower, dirty lead .colered aspect
above it, close, oppressive atmos-
phere underneath. 1t looked like
spring cloud at first, and seemed a
sort of tattered prophet coming to
town to gnosticate bad weather.
Close under its southwestern limit it
was piled up in massive, rugged
mountains. Its centre bellied down
and spread out in sort of intamed
gray color while the upper and north
eastern edges were sloughed off and
ragged, as though the affair were
COMING FEET FIRST
with it's trousers worn out around the
bottom. Southwest of Hazel Green
is small grove situated about a
quarter of mile frcm the town. The
trees we're barren of all except the
dreary aspect of winter, and as the
cloud came up the branches were re,
vealed against the dull and sombre
front OF the approaching horror. AS
1t came nearer, the great mass ofcloud
seemed to spread and contract. 1t
eulsed oat at the belly, and then roll
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-29

The following is a verbal trans
cript from the record ola will admitted
to probate in the State of New York !:
I hequeath my body to the grave, my
soul to its Maker, and the remainder of
my property to my wife, t.,-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-29
Tribune. From the southwestern

corner of the town to the cemetery,
which is in the northwest, there is a
track, say 80 feet in width, which
looks as though railroad had been
laid out. Here and there is hole,
such as you will see where man has
started to build house, has walled up
his cellar, and then failed. Scattered
about these holes are masses of splint.
ers ard sawdust. Just across the
main street stood a wagoh-shop.
Every vestige of the building has dis
appeared, and in its place stands apile
Of wagon hubs and ties. A furniture
and coffin house 4 few hundred feet
beyond was carried 4 miles and de.
molished, and the cofins distributed
among the inhabitants of the town.
ship. A coffin handle was picked up
SEVEN MILES AND A HALF NORTHEAST,
from Hazel Green. On either side Of
the road, and just OH the line of the
storm, stand some of the dismantled
and unroofed houses. Some Of them
were moved from 20 to 100 feet from
their foundations. In every instance
the sides were struck full of huge
splinters, some 2 feet in circumference
and driven through the sides of the
houses with apparently restless force.
The road for 600 or 800 yards is Ut
terly impossible, and is covered with
debris, some OF which is spattered
with blood. AT 10 o'clock this morn
ing
THE FUNERALS
took place, and the dead were buried
in the little cemetery. The village
hearse had been carried off by the
wind. Ofthe Richards family there
were five, all buried in the same
grave. Mr.. T. H. Edwards and her
infant were placed in the same coffin
The other three were Mrs. E. Rich
ards, Joshua Richards, and Lizzie
Richards. The others were Mrs.
John Looney and Alfred jackson,
buried in the northwest of the ceme-
terry. The cotfins used were dragged
from the wreck, and, though battered
and Scared in the contest with the
wind, the best that could be obtained.
The funeral was inexpressibly sad and
impressive, and even the accomplish
ed Deacon who demanded eternal
damnatlon upon all who were not like
unto himself forbore to point moral
as the cortege passed under his red
nose and drawn lips
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION.
Hazel Green will never be resurrect.
ed. The building ola narrow -guage
railroad striking town some 2 miles
distant, has killed Hazel Green, and
there will never be an effort to make
it anything Of town again. The in
habitants are horror stricken, and they
entertain a sort of aveliion for the vii
lage, and, before many years have tol
lowed the storm, there will be but
waste to mark the site of the romantic
little town, with here and there some
chattering old man to describe the
fearful visitation that covered the
prairie with wreck, and the wreck
with blood.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-29
From the Chicago Tribune.
THE GREAT WIND STORM.

lnA ulllhl VIM plUllNn'
What the Tornado Did for the Quiet
Village OF Hazel Green, Wis.
Appearance of the Storm Laden
Cloud as 1t Approached the Town
Graphic Account of the Work Per-
formed While 1t Staid There.
Houses, Barns, Fences, and Trees
Torn into Fragments.
A Family of -Four Persons Crushed
Beneath Their Ruined Dwelling.
Twenty-three Houses Ground Finer
than Sample Crisis from the Mills
of the Gods.
A Great Flag Stone, Weighing a Ton
Rides on the Top of the Column
for Nearly Il Mile.
Two Horses Are Watched as They
10 Up the Column to a Height
of Sixty Feet,
The Terror of Puny Humanity in the
Vicinity Painful and Pitiful.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-29

-" This is spanking fine vinegar
said John Henery. "Ought to be
spanking replied bis hopeful "thsrs's
mother in it."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-29
PO II II R Y
For this paper.
Il III Il l. d y y
By MRS. j. II. J..

When on my ear your loss was knallei.
And tender sympathy upburst,
A little rill from memory swe'led
Which once had soothed my bitter thirst.
And was fan to bring to you
Some portion of it's mild relief,
That it might be as healing dew
To steal some fever from your grief.
After our child 8 untroubled breath,
Up to the Father took its way.
And on our home the shade Of death
Like long twilight haunting lay.
And friends came round with rs to weep
His little spirits swift remove,
This story of the Alpine sheep
Was told to us by one we love.
"They, in the valleys sheltering care
Soon crop the meadows tender prime,
And when the sod grows brown and bare,
The Shepherd strives to make them climb
'To airy shelves of past ure green,
Which hang along the mountain side
Where grass and flowers together lean,
And down through mist the sunbeams slide
hut naught can tempt the timid things
That steep and rugged path to try.
Though sweet the Shepherd calls and sings
And scared below the pastures lie,
It'll in his arms their lambs he takes
Along the dizzy verge to go,
Then needless of the riffs and breaks
They follow on o er rock and snow.
And in those pastures lifted fair,
More dewy soft than lowland mead,
The Shepherd drops his tender care
And sheep and lambs together feed.
This parable, by nature breathed,
Blew on me as the South wind free
Der frozen brooks that float unsheathed
From icy thraldom, to the sea.
A blissful vision through tho night
Would all my happy senses sway,
OF the good Shepherd on the height
Or climbing up the stony way.
Holding our little lamb asleep,
And like the burthen Oh the sea
Sounding that voice along the deep,
Saying, "Arise and follow me-"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-29

The present population of the
United States il estimated at $4,000,
900. Good many of U. S.-Alta CAL
yornia.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-03-29

Alas there is no golden rule by
which man is exempt from building
the kitchen fire during leap year.
, 1876-07-29

THE IMPEACHMENT CAsE.-The evi-
dence in the Belknap case is all in,
and the argument is now in order
The testimony of Evans, from whom
so much was anticipated, added little
or nothing to that which was already
known. All thathe says is to the ef-
feet that he never had any dealings
with Belknap, ank that he did not
know what Marsh did with the money
he paid him. The only effect of this,
suppOSing il TO be true, is To establish
the fact that Marsh did all the bribery
personally We cannot perceive that
this makes Beiknap's situation a whit
better than before II has been shown
that he received bribes from Marsh,
and it therefore does rot signify wheth
er or not he has received bribes from
Evans, nor whether Evans made the
bargain with him personally. Natur-
ally man in Be!knap's position would
take some pains 10 cover up his tracks
when he went into the business Of
stealing, but-it does not appear that
his precautions were very etfeciual.
With The evidence before it we fail 10
see how the Senate can do anything
else than convict him.
, 1876-07-29
THE MEASURE OF BoSToN PATRoTISM

THE MEASURE OF BOSToN PATRIoTISH.
We fear it is oaly too apparent that
the solid men of Boston are degenera-
ting sadly, and that in this centennial
year they have pretty nearly exhaust
ed the stock of patriotism which their
ancestors laid in a hundred years ago.
Tie intelligence that the Old South
Church is after all to be abandoned
10 destruction is one which should
cause the cheek of every Bostouian to
glow with shame. \ few thousand
dollars would have saved the national
relic, and historical landmark, but
though the peril OF the Old Church
was declared months ego, and though
earnest men agltated the subject, and
the Boston press sought to stimulate
the sluggish patriotism Of the public,
all has proved vain, and the Vandal
hands of contractors gang will soon
have demolished a building which 1t
should have been the pride OF The com
monwealth 10 preserve. After this
we shall not be surprised To hear that
Faneuii Hall is TO be pulled down, or
that the Bunker Hill Monument is to
be removed and a beer cellar erected
on its site. And perhaps if the old
spirit has vanished so completely from
the Boston people 1t does not matter
much what becomes Of the old memo
rials. Ii the church had not been de
stroyed, the chances are ten TO one
that it wonld have been converted in>
10 patent manure factory, or some
thing of that sort, and 1t would be
better 10 see them pulled down alto
gether than 10 witness the transfers
marion Of Faueuil Hall into a variety
theater, or the Monument into a shot
tower. But, oh, Boston. how asham
ed ycu ought to be of yonrself!-Sac.
Record- UnioR.
, 1876-07-29

The INDIANS The Senate evident
Iy made a grave mistake in refusing
TO pass the bill giving the control of
The Indians 10 the war department,
and it is surprising that though this
has been so strikingly demonstrated
in tho destruction of Clusters cons
mand, no further effort should be
made 10 bring about the change
Had the absurd peace policy been
abaTdoned FIX months ago, and the
war department heeu given full
charge Of the Indians, Custer would
nave probably been alive now, and
the war with the Sioux have been
avoided. For though the hostile
Sioux with Sitting Bull would in any
case have been refractory, it would
then have been impossible for them to
procure ammunition and supplies from
the agencies, and they could therefore
moi Eave commenced hostilities. We
are satisfied that this transfer will
have 10 be made eventually, and it
would be much better To make it be-
fore another national debt has been
piled up in fighting the Indians but
il is also apparent that before the war
department can take charge of the
Indians The army must be put on a
footing Of reasonable strength, which
could be effected by raising The com
panies 10 their war complement from
the present skeleton basis. Asto the
peace policy, which Is still defended
by some well meaning people. lis title
is a misnomer, for il never has main
tanned peace. What it does insure,
however, is that hostile Indians shall
always have safe base Of supplies,
and convenient refuge in the event
of disaster. 1t also enables item TO
hold ont against the troops year after
year, since they can spend the winters
on the reservation, recruiting them
selves and their ponies with govern
LltiI> ldlLoHS, anu III llIC ping 1ctuln IL
TO the war path with fresh energies.
This peace policy, too, appears always
10 break down when il is most needed.
At this moment the friendly Indians
on the reservation are be;ng starved
because the Sioux are al war with rs;
and the natural offset of this is to
drive the friendly Indians to join Sit
ting Bull. Were the Indians under
the charge of the war department il
would he possible TO feed the friendly
tribes and at the same time prevent
the transfer of supplies to the hostile
ones. 1t present, aiywever, it is found
necessary to withhold all supplies
from those with whom we are at
peace, in order to keep them from
those with whom we are at war
Sac. Record Union.
, 1876-07-29

IMPORTANT BILL--The following very important
bill has been agreed upon by The Hou mines and
mining committee and in regular order of business
" II be brought before the House FOR action It en-
braces in addition 10 the main features of the ea-
sure introduced by Banks, of Massachusetts,. two
months ago, sunlry provisions for revivinS the old
silver dollar with unlimited legal tender power It's
passage IS strunuouSly urged:
II is entitled bin TO utilize the product of gold
and silver mines and for other purposes: Be IL enact
ed etc. that notes Of the denOmina atiOn OF fifty
dollars and mulupheS thereof up 10 ten thousand
dollars may IN nude hereinaf--T provided be paid by
the several mints and assay offices at San Francisco
Carson City, Philadelphia and New York tOr the net
value oi the gold and silver bullion psSte1 tEeret
au OF the bullion thus received not less than seventy
five per Celtum in cn OF iiIe bars shall at all lime
ba kept ON haul Tor redemption Of the com Eotes,
gold tor SOlt and silver iOr silver. The gold Deposit
ei shall be computed at lis coming value ana silver
It the rate OF l2 SlA grains standard silver 70 the
dollar, less the lawful mint charges and such chirge
Tor >QOrtation from the ASSAY offices to the ruints
fox coinage and from the latter 20 the assistant tge-
surer's respectively, At which the cc.a shah h
payable; and there small coiI.el At the mints OF
the tnI,ei states the silver dollar be EN- b.iO-e men
TONED. Ihrd-iLe s,rTeiay Of the treasury shall
from time TO time cause com and HHe bars stImpel
% be transferred from he mint 10 The assistant tet-
SurerS at San Francisco AMI New YO,k ia such
amounts as may be Necessary for The redemption of
CON notes. touth-The coin notes thus issued
shall be receivable without limit for all United States
duties, ami the coin mentioned In this act shall be
legal tender for all debts public and private not
specIti ii to be pad IN gold coin. Fifth goli
notes issued according 10 this ac. shall be redeemed
presentation IN gold coin or fine bars ana silver
IN silver dollars on fine bars SiXtk-Ihe co;a notes
authorized 10y this act TO be issued shall be prepared
under the direction Of the secretary of the treasury
and he transferred to the above named IaintS ami
assay Offices as pant Of the huh fund, and from
which fuud deposits shall he pai for coin notes
AT the option of the deposition. Seventh-Ihe fine
gold and silver bars herein authorized 20 be issued
shall bar thr5SS stamp of ineness, weight and
value and the Saue of gold lass i to be computed
according to their coming rate and of silver bars,
according TO their coming value in dollars
, 1876-07-29
PACIFIC CoAsr Stock RgarsTFa.

PACiFIC COAsT Stock REdlsTFa.-
The subject of cutting loose, in many
respects from The old established us
ages Of stock records Of the Atlantic
States and Europe is being very gen
orally discussed By the most inteIIi.
gent stock breeders Of the Pacific
coast. 1t is believed by these practi.
cal breeders that 0nr climate is supe.
rior fer stock raiSinL-for the devel1r-
ment of physical strength and endu :
aHce IN domestic animaS-to that f
either England or any other part of
the United States, and that We should
no longer 90 to inferior stock coun-
tries for oar standard Of excellence in
domestic animals, bat form a stand
ard of our own and work TO it. As
an evidence Of the superiority of our
climate, reference is made to the fact
that horses and cattle brought 10 this
country from any part of the Atlantic
slope, however cid and broken down
they may be, seem to renew their aye
and strength and activity aud take a
new lease Of age and life.
, 1876-07-29

\ PITIFUL PENsIoY.-The adage
that republics are migrate "fuI' was
surely never more strikingly iiiustrat
ed than in the bes'owal by Congress,
upon the gallant Clusters widow, of
the miserable pittauce of fifty dollars
month pension. y Congress that
annually laviSheS scores of millions
upon unnecessary pubhc buildings, for
the sake of pandering to local par
tisanship, begins to practice the most
niggardly economy when the question
r. one Of supporting the bereayed rel
ict of one Of the couniry's braveSt
heroes, who feII, with nearly the whole
Of his family,in the performance Of his
duty. Ii is absolutely disgusting that
this paltry dole was agreed upon with
ont word of protest, and that among
all that throDg of American citizens
there was not one to plead tov n mere
generous gift, 10 one whose affliction
the whole nation should seek To allie.
vlate, and whose subsistence has de-
-ye!ysds ed by every principle of equity,
upv2 tlieEepublie.
, 1876-07-29

The WAR IN Turkey possesses al
most its entire Importance in the dam
ger that it may at any time involve
The great powers in the struggle. The
effort Roumania is said to be making
to have that part Of the treaty Of Paris
abrogated which prevents her from
putting armed vessels on the Danube
is extremely suggestive. 1t Is well
known that Prince Charles is under
German influence, ami as any attack
upon the treaty Of Paris viii meet
with the sympathy of Russia, it looks
as though the Turco Servian war will
be taken advantage Of in ways that
will tempt England sorely to break
the peace. Without departing from
the announced policy of non interven
ton great many things may be done
which will strain English forbearance
to the utmost and it is becoming
plain that she Will be called upon TO
place a war limit in other directions
than an invasion Of Turkish territory
by The Russians. or allow great many
things that she fought for twenty-five
years ago to go by dciaut t. The war
news Is confined 10 comparatively un-
important engagements.