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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-12-29
ATLANTIC Ann PACIFIC SHIP
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Our Geographic dispatches convey a
glimmer of hope that the inter-oceanic
canal project may eventually prove an
accomplished fact. The President has
received the report of General Humph-
reys, Chief Engineer of the army,
Commodore Ammon of the Navy, and
Professor Patterson of the Coast Sur
vey, declaring the feasibility Of the
plan, %pronouncing in favor of the Mica
ragua route, limiting the probable ex-
pense to 500, ZOO, 900, and the period of
construction to ten years. This report
so briefly alluded to in our dispatch is
not the mere O. expression of the opin
ions of the distinguished gentlemen
who present it. 1t is the culmina
ton of the investigations and surveys
which have been carried on for many
years at an expense of many mil
lions of dollars by the ablest engin
GERS in the army, navy and coast
survey. /. is but a short time since
England purchased a less thar II
half interest of the Suez canal for
S15, 900 900. The economy and wis
dom of this measure has been adj
mitted by the world. 1t at onc re-
stored the British Empire to its old
place in the van of the nations. In
considering the question of a canal
across our isthmus, the matter of $780,
600, 900 of expense should be disre-
garded. Even as an investment for
purposes of interest on money, it
might prove successful. The Suez
canal now pays some three per cent.
on Sl00, 900 900, and the expenses Of
repairs are far in excess Of what
would be required OF the Nicaragua
route. But in any event, the canal
when constructed-and it is sure to
be built some day-inust belong to
the United States. Our commercial
interests and the integrity of our
coast lines alike demand it.
, 1876-01-22

NEWSPAPER ENTERPRIsE-An ex
change says that the Chicago Times
publishes statement of the daily ex.
penditures for telegraph tolls on spe-
cial messages during period of four
weeks, showing a total of S6,S47 "A
paid to the Western Union Telegraph
Co., in addition to which $50 90 was
paid to the Atlantic and Pacific Co.,
making an aggregate Of s9,959, "A
for tie four weeks. This is at the
rate of more than ninty thousand dol
lars per year for tolls on special dis.
patches-which is claimed 10 be more
than any other newspaper in the world
pays in the same direction. At the
same time the Times pays s94 Ga per
week, or nearly $4,000 year, for as
sociated press dispatches. Another
large element in the cost of these spe.
cial dispatches is the pay of correspon
dents by whom the news contained in
them is gathered> These correspon
dents are located IN every important
city in tie East and South, and be
yond tie Rocky Mountains, and in
every considerable city and town in
the West.
, 1876-01-22

HARDsIlIPs OF HIGH TARIFF" The
history of the precious influence Of
an oppressive tariff" says The Cinein-
natl Commercial, is told in the
PROSTATE industries of the country"
Yes, and it is told in the almost CON-
plete loss of our foreign export trade.
1t is told IN the fact thai even our
nearest neighbors like Canada, the
West Indies and Mexico, find it to
their interest to go away off to the for
eign markets of England, France and
Germany, rather than buy at their
OVID doors of the United States
manufacturers. 1t is told in The silent
factories, the deserted rolling mills,
the poverty of our farming classes
and the siagDation Of business through
out the country. The fact is The
monstrous protective tariff has pro-
tected a few shrewd and speculative
capitalists; while it has drained the
means Of the people, and thrown the
great mass Of manufacturers into
bankruptcy or poverty.
, 1876-01-22

The IRON HAND.-In the debate in
the Lower House Of Congress on the
amnesty bill, The great republican
leaders s9uirmed under the rules by
which in the past TWO or three sessions
of Congress the minority has been
held powerless in the grasp of the
majority. In tile somewhat acrimoni.
ous debate between Blaine aud ran
dali, the republican leader appeared at
disadvantage. With an opponent
less positive in assertion, whose
memory was less accurate and relia-
bic than Rand1lls S, he would have
escaped with less punishment; but as
Il was, bis pu6iie action in a very i'm
POrtant matter was shown to be pre-
ciseiy the opposite Of what he asserted
his private action 10 have been. Rand
all asserted that the bill under eonsid-
eTaliOn was passed last year under the
operation Of tie previous question as
reported by committee of which
Blame was a member. Conscious that
this statement presented his present
position in doubtful light, Blaine re-
piled hastily, and probably without
reflection, that he had objected to the
bill on its manner of presentation.
Quick and sharp, his ready opponent
dropped down on him with the re.
mark, " Never, either in or out of the
committee, did you object to it,"
Blaine then gathered up his wits and
replied in substance, that being then
IN the chair he had not objected him
self, but had asked others to do 60.
Unfortunately even for this way out
of the dilemma, Mr.. Blaine admit
ted that the only gentleman whom he
mentioned as having been appealed
TO had declined to object, though OPP
posed 10 the bill in its then presen:
form.
, 1876-01-22

SOME of the bondsmen for Federal
officials in. ST. Louis who have been
convicted of complicty in the whiskey
frauds. are seeking relief from respon-
sibility on the groand that they were
made the victims of a conspiracy by
agents Of the government. This Is a
curious issue 10 raise, but 1t would
seem that the allegation of conspiracy
by agents Of the government could be
urged with more force BY the convict
ed disIillers in mitigation of sentence
than by bond>men of the consplrators
as reason for relief. The evidence
thus far elicted shows that distillers
were absolutely forced To enter the
Ring by the authorized agents of the
United States, the alternative being
the destruction of their business, or
In other words their ruin, financially
When they were plainly informed that
the White House was represented III
the Ring IN the person CT President
Grants military secretary and most
intimate friend, it is hardly to be won
dered at that they became victims to
the scoundrels engaged in these colos-
sal frsnds. In view Of the revelations
which have been made in st. Louis
and other places, the question suggests
itself whether some change should not
be made in our internal revenue laws
which should pat it out of the power
of officials ike McDonald to cOeree
distillers into the commission of frauds
upon the government.
, 1876-01-22

a DENAGoGUE.-Ex Speaker Blaine
has Just been making a speech in the
House of Representatives in which he
endeavOred to stir up 81 the bitterness
of war times. This attempt to open
up the old wound between The North
and South, which was fast healing up
under closer commercial and financial
relations between the two sections,
viii meet the Just condemnation of q
very large proportion Of the voters of
tie country. The guise of friendi.
ness he attempts 20 throw around his
acts and words does not prevent even
the most obtuse from discerning the
euf sought-political capital even at
the expense Of the present prosperous
commercial relations between the two
sections. There was a call for a gener-
al amnesty, and the feelin g of the
masses in such that no one should be
exempted from It's provisions, be his
position or acts what they may have
been during the rebellion.
, 1876-01-22

SENATOR MoRToN wants a commit
Tee TO investigate Mississippi politics.
There has been a great and sudden
change in party prcdominance in
Mississippi, and Mr.. Morton seems to
have his eyes so fixed on the South
that he has not noticed similar equally
sudden and even greater changes in
some Northern States. He is so amaz>
el at The change in Mississippi that
he must have an Investigating com
mittee and a good many thousand
dollars for its expenses to explain the
mystery to him. Bat when Massa>
chusetts went over frcm the republi-
cans TO the democrats, why did not
Mr.. Morton demand an investigation?
That was even a greater change.
When New York flopped over fiom
Dix to Tilden he ought 10 have had
An investigation, and BOW that it has
Topped back again there is, on his
theory, occasion for another costly in
veStigation.
, 1876-01-22

FELIX DUPANLoUr, Bishop of Orleans,
perhaps the sblest of living French clerics,
and certainly the most astute, politically,
has written a letter TO a friend on his election
as senator for life. Without doubt the
good Bishop finds himself in strange COM
pAny, for the majority of his fellows are ad-
herents Of the republic. and sOme OF them,
like NJ Cremieux, tinsed with red. But,
granting all this, why should he say that be
has been thrown, ike Daniel, into the
Babylonisn furnace" As Daniel is not re-
corded to have been in any furnace at all In
this world at least, perhaps Mrg. Dupan-
leup meant that the fears of his friends are
imaginary. Even if The Bishop has mixed
up his bible history in attending 10 politics
and meant lions den when he said furnace,
We may De sure that be would rather be in
the furnace as senator than be " left out in
the oold.''
, 1876-01-22

Ir is not easy for the French repub-
licans to learn that the first principle
Of republicanism is 10 leave the elee-
tors and the elections untrammelied.
In imitation of the imperial regime
the government publishes list Of the
candidates who are officially favored.
1t will be long time, We fear, before
Frenchmen learn that such interter.
ence with the choice Of the people is
an impertinence which would not be
submitted to in a country really repub-
licau.
, 1876-01-22

Business AND BUSINESS FAILURES
While we look forward hopefully to a
gradual and healthy improvement of
business the present year, it is well to
bear in mind the past experience and
take counsel thereforn 1t may be
noted, therefore, that the New York
San dweIIs upon the condition of bus
iuess since lS72, as showing that if one
tenth part of the men who made for,
tunes between 1861 and 1871 had
real business prudence, sound, practical
heads, GOODNESS and selfcontrol, the
number of our prosperous citizens
would be many times what it now is.
They lacked those necessary qualities.
so far as the keeping of money is con-
cerned, and the result is that they
now must pay tribute TO those who
had them and used them in preserv-
ing rather than in hazarding.
, 1876-01-22

TIE FRENCH ELECTIONS the
end of the war with Germany, no
event has transpired in France to ere.
ate excitement greater than that an
ticipated in the approaching popular
elections, A foretasle of the interest
felt in the matter was furnished in the
selection of the seventy five life sens>
tors, before the adjournment of the AS
sembly. There yet remain of the SEN
ators, to be selected by popular vote,
two hundred and twenty-five, in the
departments and colonies, after which
will come the election forsthe choice Of
deputies. The order Of these elections
will be, first the choice of the remain
ing senator's on the 22d of January,
and second, of the deputies on the
2Oth of February. In the struggle be-
fore the Assembly for life SENATOR'S
the republicans secured decided ma
jority. The fifty-seven memberG whom
they returned, answering to this des-
igna.ion, represent every possible
shade of republican opinion, but still,
it is beliyed can be relied upon for op-
position to any and all attempts look
ing to a restoration Of either the EN-,
pire or monarchy. The legitimist
claim eleven of the new senators. the
Orleanists six, and the Bonapartists
one. The jealousies between the sew
eral monarchical facliOus prevent them
from acting together on any leading
question effeeting the future policy
Of the government and the same feel
ing TO a greater or less extent, IS eX
pected TO animate their adherents
among the people, ana to operate
indirectly as a power for the re-
publican cause.
, 1876-01-22

DIvIDING TEERIroRY.-An az.
tempt vii! be made by the present
Congress TO divide Dakota Territory.
by forming a new Territory to be
called Pembina. 1t is said that the
Chairmen of the Senate and House
Territorial Committees have been in
conference and agreed upon a bill to
that etfte;, Dakota is well favored
IN It's location, soil, and general phys
zeal aspect, It aboundo with lakes,
In addition TO which are the Red Riv-
er on lis eastern border, sud the Mis-
souri,, entering near its northwest cor
per and traversing nearly through its
centre 10 its southern limit. 1t had
in 1870 population Of 14,1Sl. The
length of the Territory, from north to
south, is 420 miles. with an average
width of 200 miles. Its area is C. .000
square miles. In the southern part
Of the Territory the climate is mild.
but in the Winter season severe in the
north. Most of the white population
for this reason. is located along the
streams in the southeast. Il has ~;
yet transpired how the line of division
Is 10 be run, whether from east 10
wes:, or from north to south, but the
probabilities favor the latter supposi-
iipp.
, 1876-01-22

CoNGEEss AND TIE TExAs-PAcIEio'
Lamar, the chairman Of the COM
mittee on Pacific Railroads in the
House, who makes no concealment OF
the disposition TO support the subsidy
10 be asked for by the Texas Pacific,
is absent in Jackson, Mississippi, get
ting himself elected United States
Senator but it is stated that when
the States are next called by the Speak
er. a bill will be introduced by Mr..
Atkins Of Tennessee, next on the CON-
mites list, and who is Instructed by
his legislature to advocate it, to aid in
the construction of the Texas Pacific
Railway. II is also said that the bill
will be at once referred back 10 this
committee, whose members are most
" in favor of it-Walker, OF Virginia
and Throcbmorton Of Texas, lis ablest
members, being known TO be warmly
in favor of it, while Phillips Of Mis-,
souri, was committed 10 it at the St.
Louis Convention, and O'Neil of Penn
sylyania obeys the commands Of Penn.
sylyania Central while only four OF
the committee are supposed TO be
against it-One democrat, Thomas of
Maryland, and three republicans, Gar
field, Kasson and Platt-and that
the Southern members will insist up>
on an early report upon it. Of its
chances of passing the house, Wash
ington dispatch TO the Cincinnati En-
Quirer says;
The friends of the scheme say that they
have already one hundred and twenty MEM
bcrs and twenty-five senators pedged 10 vote
for the bill as reported by Senator West, and
they express the most sanguiue hopes OF Sc
curing the remaining number necessary to
pass The measure between now aad next May.
, 1876-01-22

ExPEysIVE.-The Albany Democrat
says: GA prominent Soap Checker
spent tie most of the holiday week in
trying TO win a turkey at rattle, ,
we believe that is what be called it,
and after it had cost him abont SIG,
be took it TO bis domicile, put it up
for a fatteEing spell, and about the
time it was sufficiently corpulent for
juciness, some graceless wretch made
a nocturnal visit to the coop and alb.
stracted Mr.. Gobbler and now there is
DIuch mourning in the house Of the
hungry Soap Creeker, whose bowels
yearn for his costly fowl. In the
mean time he is wandering over his
native Soap Creek heath with doub.
le-barrel shotgun, and anxiouSly in-
quiriDg who loved his turkey not wise.
ly but too well.
, 1876-01-22

TIE GRATTAN MEMORIAL.-Ireland
had another grand national festival,
the occasion being the unveiling of a
statute TO Henry Grattan, the dis
tlnguished orator and statesman.
Like the O'ConneIt centennial, the
Grattan statue is even more a tribute
to Irish nationality than to a single
Irish nationalist. By happy
circumstance the statue occupies the
site On College Green which had been
set apart for the Albert memorial-a
fact which in itself must be peculiar
ly gratifying to every IriShman.
, 1876-01-22

A CoMPARIsoN.-A paragraph float
ing through the newspaper press states
that there are $4,000 miles of rail-
roads in all portions Of the world, and
that 10000 miles Of these railroads
are in the United States. This shows
a wonde rful preponderance Of rail
roads in the United States in propor-
tion to ;he population; but it should
be borne in mind that many of the
European are double tracks, while in
the United States nearly all are single
tracks.
, 1876-01-22

ATTEMPT To CHECK GERMAN EMI.
GRAIIoN.-An amendment to the
German penal code is pending. intend
ed to check emigration to America.
1t is already penal 10 entice Germans
to emigrate by means of falss repre-
sen,ations. Now it is proposed to
punish even true representations, when
accompanied BY any sort of encolr.
sgement.
, 1876-01-22

THE Ohio House OF Delegates has
gone bravely to work on buncombe.
By strict party vote that body pass.
ed resolution condemniDg The DEM
ocratic House of Representatives at
Washington for " dismissing Onion
soldiers to give place to ex confeder.
ates," and commending President
Grant for his declaration that he
would find places for sll such dis.
charged men. As the republicans
themselves used to charge that the
republican Congress gave precious few
Offices to any Union soldiers this
Sourds very funny just now. Scarce.
iy bakers dozen of real Union SOL
dlers have been turned out by the
present House, aud of the new sp>
pointses several arc Union soldiers.
, 1876-01-22
OR, ELEVEN FOR $50 90.

The County Commissioners
OF King county, Washington
Territory, appointed N. S,
Booth, Esq Auditor of King
county, Capt, Geo. D. Hin, U.
5. a., Treasurer King county,
and John Collins, Esq, Trus-
tees, into whose hands the
whole of the property is
decided in trust for the prize
holders.
, 1876-01-22

CRIMINAL INGENUITY the fight
ing Maories Of New Zealand cut the tops off
lucifer matches and used them as percussion
caps 10 fire their muskets the English jOur-
mails speculated largely upon what was possi-
bic in the way of peace 10 a eoPle that so IN
geniouslv made the mes: Of their slim re-
sources in war. A similar course of reason
ing may be applied to the ingenious criIni-
nails in the Columbus peniten:iary, who were
recently found 10 have a mint for counterfeit
nickels in full blast. 1t is difficult to COM
pute how much sly, clever, skillful work WAS
involved IN the manufacture and utterance OF
each five cent piece. It is safe 30 say that
each coin represented dollars worth of hon
est labor, and it is painful TO think what
wasted possibilities lie In the lives of the nen
who stole the harness plating amalgam, la
borious!y fashioned the dies, ,furtiyely stamped
or cast the metal, carefully filed the coins
and diligently sought an agent TO circulate
them, finding one at last in the waTden's son
and all for 4 lille tobacco. Il is not long
since a b" crooked " whiskey distillery, pro-
badly the .'erookedest " in the world, was
discovered snugly dropping its siimuiant
among the quarries of The Sing Sing prison.
What a chemist the thief might have made
who compounded his Illegal =" mash " ont of
the prison offal and improvised still cut OF
an old kettle till he was able 10 off his
five gallons at time and make his fellow
couVIcts and deputy warden or two merry
under otherwise depressing circumstances
while making little money for himself.
The state of discipline these instances sug-
yest IL far from pyratifyinE hut they show
how painful and laborious are the pursuits of
crime. No tools are 30 well made as thUse OF
the burglar; no engravers more expert than
those of the cOunterfeiter. They are patient
and painstaking, and nearly always have
more thought visible in their work that is
seen in that of the average honest craftsman,
but they spend the best Of their lives III jail,
and for the week OF two Of wild debaucheTy
that follows successful oory they have years
and Years on prison diet
, 1876-01-22
Care OF the County Sick l. Pauper

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. That sealed pro-
~ pOstls VIII be received by the Board of County
Commissioners OF Walla Walla county AT the Teyu-
lar February ierm 1876, - be held ON MONDAY the
7th day of February Y, 1876 on the first day Of sad
term, for taking care of the COUNTY PAUPERS and
COUNTY SICK, to-wit TO board, bed wash for and
10 furnish all necessary clothing and medicines and
medically and Surl,cally treat all county sick
and County PauperS, that may be turned over 10
them by srid County Commissioners, for the term of
one year. Also, for the making Of COFFINS, Dig
GING GRAVES, and Burial, of any persons who
may die while IN charge Of SAID Commissioners, TOR
the term OF one Year Bids 70 state amount IN
County Warrants, payable monthly. Bidders en-
put bids for the WHOLE SCI crate bids for each
Parties receIV saBt contracts Will be required 10
Sve bonds for the performance of contracts and that
sad County Paupess ani County Sick will be turned
10 the persons ii contract on tine lst
day Of March, 1876. ihe County Commissioners ra-
serve the right To reject any all bids BY order
Of the Board Of County Commissioners.
Il. JACOBS,
7-3w. County Auditor.
, 1876-01-22

PLYMOUTH CHURCH is getting ready
for the mutual council which Is 70 de,
termine the standing of Mrs. Moul-
ton as member of the fold. 1t is--to
be regretted, however, that the scan.
dal will keep coming to the surface
even after there is nothing more to be
said about it.
, 1876-01-22

LIBERTY of the Press in France is a
flower OF slow growth. The govern
ment is already clipping all the leaves
1t can reach with the shortened shears
of the recently passed Press law.
, 1876-01-22
Administrator's Notice.

THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE, That hs ihs - i-ss S,svss
has obtaine1 form the Probate Conl' - = ,Insas
county, Washington Territoryr letts.ss n NrN5-
tratiOn upon the estate Of NILLlAni ~ us-sCsz
HON, late Of said county, deeeAsed - ruske Y
medate payment "a @ Ali All persons harng claims rs 1 >
said estate are notified TO present the sane ta IL
vouchers thereof, within twelve noble n /. -
date Of the first publication Of this no. oocr!
ever barred Dated Grand Ccoile, &c.
Washington Territory, January Is; tEs0cSyARD.
-. 'O'f- AdmIpistr1s1:.c1---
, 1876-01-22
10 ADVERTIsEJIS.

The Walla Walis SIATyxNkS has a mueh Larger
Circulation than any other paper puhllsn.d IN ilc
Territory Of Washington aui henot Offers superior
Inducements To advertisers who would TJscn the
very best class Of paying customers