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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-09-08
sTILLAGUAMISH NOTES.

From the Snohomish Star we collect
the following items from the Stillasua-
mish valley;
Henry Oliver has abou, 100 acres un-
der cultivation, 80 acres grass. and the
balance in grain. He will sell 40 tons
of carrots. and about 40 head of hogs.
Peter Wilkinson has about lis acres
under cultivation, about IS acres in
barley and oats He will market 60 or
20 fat hogs.
Thos Ovenell has 100 acres in Guilt
walton. ID acres grass, balance grain.
j. Mcdonald has about so acres un-
der cultivation. 20 acres grass, balance
grain.
VIM. Hunt has 80 acres under Guilt
walton. nearly all grain.
w. b. Moore has about 100 acres in
cultivation. 80 acres grass, and the bal.
ance grain.
+. Hancock has 65 acres in cultiva-
ton, 90 acres grass. and the balance
grain.
Mrs. j. Bradley, Mr.. j. V. Cook. and
Peter Gunberson have each about forty
acres in cultivation; nearly all grain.
About one thousand pounds of butter
will be produced above home consump-
ton this year on the flats.
O. b. Ivcrson has some eighty Eve
acres of grain. There is between one
hundred and fifty and two hundred
acres in cultivation on HATS Slough
and up the river.
A large amount Of land is being
dyked this year by Messrs Halter, Han
cock. Hunt. Mcdonald. Moore. Ovenell,
Wilkinson. and Iverson. which will in
crease the area of land for cultivation
next year by some 500 acres
There are some twenty five families
and some half dozen bachelors keeping
house and four logging camps forming
the Stillagusmish settlement.
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Ordinance No. 122.
In relation to Building Sidewalk on
the North Side of Jackson Street,
between Commercial and
Second Street.

The City Of Seattle does ordain as follows
SECTION LIST. The owners of Real Estate border
ing on the north side of Jackson Street and be-
tween Commercial and Second Streets, in May
nards plat of Seattle, shall build and construct
good and substantial Sidewalk not less than six
feet in width. and Of plank not less than two
inches in thickness said work to be done to the
satisfaction Of the City Engineer. and to be COM
pleted within thirty days after the passage of this
Ordinance.
SEC. 3D. That if any owner of Real Estate whose
duty II is by the first Section of this Ordinance to
build and construct Sidewalk as therein speci-
fed, shall fail to comply with the requirements
OF said Section, the Street Commissioner shall
proceed and build and construct said Sidewalk
rs described in the first Section of this Ordinance
and the reasonable expense of building the
same shall be collected from the adjoining lot
owners, as fines and penalties are collected in
other cases.
Passed September LIST. A. D. 1876.
Published September Attn, A. d. 1876.
g. A. WEED, Mayor.
WA. A. ISMAN. City Clerk. sepi-iw
, 1876-04-11

The Board OF County Commissioners yes
terdsy INDUCED in n bit of official pleasantly.
It WAS set on foot by tho gentle MCCARTNEY,
who is as witty as he is honest, as brilliant
as he is incorruptiblc, The joke WAS in
tended to be at the expense Of The TRIBUNE,
and tho Board unanimously voted TINT it
should be so, which Of course settles it.
bill of $50, submitted by all "oxpert
who assisted the Committee having in charge
tho investigation Of tho Recorders Office,
was referred to the Committee on judiciary,
with instructions to collect that amount from
Tue TRIBUNE, out Of retaliation for tho
fact that this paper gave publicity to
certain grayo charges affecting tho conduct
Of tho Recorders Office, and suggested tho
propricay Of an investigation. Tho Boa1d
sa,s fit to adopt the suggestion mud to carry
i. into effect Tho Committee failed to dis
cover my Irregularities in tbs Recorders
Office, and for that reason THE tribune is
irony on the part Of aIcCAFFREY md the
Board-very much as though the press of
Chicago wero required to pny the expenses
attending tho trial of every gcouni1rel who
escapes conviction by tho MD Of packed
juryand perjured witnesses; as though s11RE
EvASs and Ed PHILLIPS were to collect from
tho newspapers the plunder tbey failed 10 Be-
euro on nccount OF the publicity given to
their crimes. Nothing could DO more satiri.
cal and humorous than this jote Of Nc
CtFPnEys
, 1876-04-11


II tho meeting at tho Exposition Building
tonight fails to take decisive action that will
result In tho immediate unconditional sur7eu-
der by tho bunmers Of the stolen ofices, it
would he infinitely better that the meeting
hail never been held. For vast concourss OF
indignant citizens to meet there and resolve
''nuttesabio things denunciatory of tho ruff
hans who hhso robbed tAem Of tho ballot,
would he 1nere chills play. Tho iu-
dlgnant citizens woull do better TO
keep indoors out Of the night air
and look after the babics until their
indiguation SINNERS down. Resolutions Of
indignation will but a1nuss the thieves, ,nag-
nifty their importance iu the estimation OF
their "pals," aud ssimulate them to greater
outsagos, against which the empty resolutine
will 10 accepted a. proof the decen. portion
Of community IL powesless to protect itssls.
Let there be no nonsense about that meet.
ing. Lot every citizen who Is not fully de.
tesminsd upon such action as will restore to
tho peopls tho stolen Offices and lid the city
from tbs ruls of Euf1snlsm stay away. Dut
1t srssy man who goes to thu Exposition
building tonight 90 ths1s dat.rniasd Il
, 1876-04-11

The ballot-box violators begin to trenble
at tho popular fury they have evoked. Ed
puu11rs is believed to have fled tho city, in.
landing to wait until the storm blows over,
and ii is doubtful whether M1KE EVANS will
hive The courage to remain aud face the
poremptory demand that will bo mndo upon
him to relinluish the fruits Of tho election out
rage. DAVE THORNTON is very weak in tho
knees. Ho Was Ton ToIEy'a appointoe as
election Judge in tho First Precinct Of tho
First Ward for tho ensuing city election, but
ho dare not serve, md has sent in his resig-
nation. Aid. Foley last evening secured tho
appointment Of one RYAN to fill the vacancy.
It might be well to inquire who RyAS is, and
whether he is one Of the THons7os stamp Of
bailot-box n,anipulators,
, 1876-04-11

A wholesome appreciation Of the sensitive
condition Of tho public mind In Chicago was
in voting to adjourn to Fridny night for tho
purpose of revising tho list Of judges ap'
pointed 10 servo ut tho city election. It ia
well known that among the persons original
1y chosen by tho Council to act as judges OF
election woro several who were notorinnsiy
unit to havo tho custody of tho ballot-boxes,
witness the case ofaDAvE TuonSTos, Of tho
Firat Warl, who WIS appointed, but hhs dis
oroctly resigned. NOM but men Of respccta-
bility and unq1cstioned honesty will be tol-
e1nted as election judges, and tho Common
Council, at its meeting next Friday evening,
must sec to it that tho List Is purged Of every
doubtful un,lle.
, 1876-04-11

Shall the frauds, openly acknowledged and
deiantly proclaimed by the criminals who
have grasped tho political machinery Of the
city, pass unrebuked aud uuredrcssed, and
become q precedent and q license for the
future5 Tho meeting at tho Exposition
building tonight will answer that question.
II that meeting do nothing but pass rcsolu.
tions ccnsuEing ballot-box stuflng, then the
meeting will be nos only o failure but q pub
lie calamity. 1t will b. a confession Of the
cowardice OF tha people, and public
acknowledgment that MIKE Evans. En-
Pu11I.1rs. JAMES GLEASON, PAT 1.YAx, and
tAeir pals are tho masters aud dictators
Of the City Of Chicago. 10 hold public
meeting under the joint auspices Of the nc-
publican aud Democratic pusties, aud tako
no measures to redress tho infamous wrong,
punish the guilty, or settle the question Of
supremacy, will be calamity, because II
will ba SUBMISSION, because it will 10 an &C,
ceptnnce of subjugation, and will bo o no
tice and license to the criminal class X
repent tAs same outrage next Tuesday ant
at all future elections. II the meeting il
to quail tonight before DAVE Tuons
gus; il it is to speak gently to the scoun
drel pA1111rs, and offer prayers for GLEASON
iustead Of positive and peremptory demant
thas tLoy yacste the otfices they have stolt's
then the meeting will to formal surrender
OF I'LL the fostns Of government to the de.
tant saseals and uaurpcra who hays already
control OF tue City Government, from Mayor
down To u.o lowest tax-eatcr.
, 1876-04-11

Tho Chicago produce markets vera irreg.
ular yesterday. Mess pork was less active
and steady, closing ut S22.l6 for April and
a22.o5 for May. Lard was aedvc and &c per
100 lbs lower. closing at Sl3.a7a cash and
Hl3.47! for May. Meats wero more active and
hrmsr. At sso for boxed shoulders, 13c for
do short ribs, and 12so for do short clears.
HlghwinesweEequiet and easier at 81. .0709l.0 .08
per gallon. Flour was quiet aud unchanged.
Wheat vas moderately active and closed 10
lower, 1t e6so for April aud s1.o3J for May.
Corn was active and closed {o lower, At 44jo
for April and Alto or Nay. Oats were moro
set1Ts and rather weak, closing 1t slso for
AptA And $50 for My. Rye was quiet and
sasisf, At e3Gats tor regular. Barley mas
Qulstsnd ssesdy, closing a 5s196ee for April
, 1876-04-11

Various ingenious theories have been elal,-
orntcd to nccouut for Brother NIoopY's re-
markable succesa In awakening religious in.
terest among the masses, and many Of tho
clergy especially have boen puzzled to account
for it. 1Ie IN certainly n worry plain, simple
man, without any Of tho graces OF culture or
the gifts Of oratory, Or even M impressive
presence. Thousands OF ministers, not only
in the cities, but evon in country towns
aud Tillages, can proach moro logical and
better sermons, Judged from the ordinary
tests Of sermons, and yet fail to arouse their
hearers. 1le is not scholar, IL entirely un-
familiar with theology MS science, and ap.
1,eara to 10 unrenl in tho works of the
fathers, the current theological literature Of
the day, Rnd tho works Of buch scientists rs
SPENCER, TyHDAII, Huxley, and other con.
troyersialists, who seom to disturb tho Nv
erago minister SO much Of late. He does
not appear to ally himself with any
particular denomination, to formulate
my particular creed, or to observe
any particular religious ceremonial, and yet
this plain, blunt man, with only tho Bibo
md hynn.booh for his authorities, con.
tinues In his work, attracting md arousing
all classes of people, the rich and the poor,
tho learned and the ignorant. Whit il tho
secret OF bis succoss7
1t does not seem to US to be worry pro-
found mystery, nor ono requiring much
metaphysical research or spiritual analysis to
discover. It apparently lies III the practical,
common.scnse. everyday manner in which
he prescnts tho truths Of religion before hiB
hearers. lIo addresses himself to hia task aa
n man docs to his business, or o woman to
her household duties. His recent interview
with the ministers mt tha llippodrome Con.
vention, and his plain, practical answers to
their questions, Is case In point. When
they asked him how TO conduct meetings 10
as 10 arouse interest, hc answered them,
Make every one work. They then piled
| him with all kinds Of questions. Ono
wanted to knew what could be done il tho
church were alive but the 1niniBtor dead.
"Go on without the minister" aail Mr.
Noopy. Another put tho supposition that
tho church might 10 willing to hold revival
and the Trustees might object. b1r. Ioopx,s
solution Of this problem was to revive the
/ 4TH6tE4k h1A e!eEt Ao llult uHCOQY&TLe1 0neH,
II there was q scandal in tbs church, he
would apply the discipline, and kick tLt
scandaloua ones out. Politics were worldly
1aatter, and the world must take care oi
them. Church fairs and bazaars were {
miserable sham, and ought to be suppressed
Prayers should ba very short, mud the sain.
brethren ought not 10 lead ali tho time, =.
that puts the people TO sleep. Ventilation
and temperature must be attended to, DO
cause people can't ba religious In bad air. Il
tRsrs were thirty sisters And three men In {
prayss'mseting, then ths men ought K
kesp atll aud let tbs sisters j, su1
TIT rnsst!ns. II people psss!sssd : l,
coming Lila u ohasuh4 th&A Shs,
, 1876-04-11

Afr. GEonaE 7. 1sow1.rn, ono of the hcigs
Of tho Bow1En cstatc, has given Mr.. pESp1E-
TOW tho benefit of statement in the Cincin.
natl Enquirer to the effect tint Mr.. pENDIE-
1os's 1argo Hliero IN tho proceeds Of the Kca-
tucky Central Railronl claim WIS no moro
than he vas justly entitled 10, md that Nil
the hoira were perfectly satisficl with tho
su,all portion Tint remained to them nftcr
Gentlcman Gronur l,ad deducted his foes.
All of which Is undoubtedly true. Tho how.
LEn heirs wero moro than satisfied. They
expected To got nothing, n,,d got something.
thanka to MIR. PExn1EToS's powerful intlu.
cuce with tho then Secretary Of Wnr.
, 1876-04-11

1ho Springfield ill., J Register Gays that the
changing Of tho Governments first mortgage
on tile Pacific Railroads into second mort.
gage was passcd by ia Republican Congress
asa Republican fneasureQ) md upon tho Re-
publican party, as such ~, rests tho infs,ny
of stealing SC4. 600 Of Government bonds
and many millions Of acres Of tho peoples
lands %" The amendment cheating tho
-Governmont out of its lien On tho roads Was
certainly not regarded as Republican 1noas-
ure by the Democratic members OF Con-
gross from Illinois. Tho Illinois members
voted on tho WAsHnunNr amendment to
strike ont tho 6windlo, as follows:
Ayes-E. q. WAsnnunsn tR.p., 1sAao n. Aaxo1
Hiep.), JonN T. FAnxawonru tliep.). Joua II. EnxN
tDen.,, Charles r. HAnna tDea.,, Y. H. Mon
ntsoH {Dem.)
Against striking out aud for tbs swinllo-A. L.
KsArP tDtm.}, LEwrs Y. Kosa tDcm.}, Joua r,
HruAnr tDom.l, JESSE o. SoAroH tla.pl.
Present III the 1lou.a bat dodglng-WtL11Au J. Az
LEN tpem}, JAMEa g. HonlasoN tDon.>.
Absent paired oR-JAuEs 9. ALLEN {Congrcss-
mnu at Larss-Dsu.). Z. @. IsoEnsoL1 ttsop.>.
Such 10 tho record n,atlo by the Illinois
delegation on that important question. Does
it bear ont tile statement Of tho Register that
the swindle was a Republican moasuro and
passol as such? Wero STUART, KNAPP, md
Ross, ind thu dodgers, WILLIAM j. ALLEN
nnd nonrNsoS. ..Ropublicans2 If wo rocol-
lcct aright, STUART represented tho Spring
feld District, and tho oditor Of tho Register
wns one Of lia political supporters and con.
situcuts. Tho surrender Of the GoYorn-
lnentg first mortgage WAS tho work Of tho
second session Of tho Thirty-eiglth Con-
, 1876-04-11

hlr, SronEY, foreman Of the Grand Jury
and editor Of tho Times, has received Com.
missioner McCAErnEYs ultimotum. II Mr.
SroaEY, being foreman Of the GRIND Jury,
fails to make good tho charges ho has pub
nshcd in the Times !; "if be don't show up
anything now" Buys MCCARTNEY, land ever
attacks me again, shall defond myself in n
way ho will understand" This WIS evident
ly not intended as joke, and 3lr. STOREY, in
his dual capacity a. foreman of the Grand
Jury and editor Of tho Times, is placed in a
peculiarly trying poaition. What will he do
sbout it.?
, 1876-04-11

no backing down there. There Is no fear, or
dread. or respect, for tho ailk.stocking II
people who casn their living by honest labor
mud business. There they snccr contempt.
uousty Mt tho great public who talk lon.lly,
resolve voluninoualy, and then 10 nothing
These men have no dread Of do.nothings,
and they confidently predict TINT, before tho
week is ont, public indignation will havo
cvnporatota, md tho. bnllot-boxes may be
stuffed again next Tuesday with impunity.
This mccting tonight will foil Of ita pur-
pose, will prove false to tho pcoplo whom 1t
represents, nnl fnlse 10 tho great fnntla1nent-
al principles Of American liberty, Of tho right
Of tho people 10 govern themselves through
officers of their own selection if 1t stop short
Of compelling the vacation of these offices.
sl,all tho meoting tonight, representing n
pnticnt anil long-sufrering people Of this city,
stop short Of demanding the absolute dec1ina-
ton Of onico by these four men, mud tho ap-
pointmcnt of a body Of competent men, OF
fearless nla trustworthy men, to taEe Whit
oser measures may bo necessary to hive
those Offices vacated7 Anything short Of this
will DO itilo,-will bo a direct tolerance Of
crime, direct invitation 10 ballotbox stuff.
ing next Tuesday aud ut oil future elections,
aud public confession TINT the criminal
class arc supromo in Chicago.
Wo counsel no violence, bnt We insist on
justice. We demand TINT thcso men surrcn.
dor tho property they havedoliberately stolen.
II they refuse, tlon VIC insist, in the nano Of
tho outraged people, that uscso four men bo
forced to feel TINT there is n phyaical as we'll
rs tnornl public sentiment, and that lo who
dcfics tho ono cannot escape tho inexorable
Justice Of the other.
, 1876-04-11
Secretary Flsn is understood

Secretary F,sn is understood to have in
structed B1r. HOFFMAN, in charge OF the
Z; American Legation in London, to notify tho
British Government that the United 6tates
jperemptorily refuses to conceda tho condi.
ton imposed in the case Of W1saLow,-that
:le shall b. tried only on the charge for
which be ia extradited,-and to fur
ther give notice that the enforcement
F, OF this condition will ba regarded
by our Government as an abrogatiou By
Great Britain Of tho tenth asticlu Of the
treaty Of 184??, and that hereafter the United
States will decline to cxtralits rersous
charged with the commission Of crimes upon
British soil. The effect Of this, in the event
Of Eugland's continued adherence to The uct
Of Parliament OF 1870, will be to wholly sus.
pend extsaditiou between the two nations
until new treaty can be negotiated.
, 1876-04-11
REVOLUTION IN EUROPEAN TURKEY.

Tie nows from Enroucau Turkey looks
moro like poncrot uprising of tho Christian
provinces nea;nst 1jolan,mc,lon rule, Al.
ready tho Governor Of Rosnia is said to layc
advised the proclamation Of n ho]y wnr
acaiust tho slp11a,nmctlans s,1cll n s,,grcs-
ton, IN spile Of oyery effort 10 suppress It.
viii spread liko yi]dtiro throughout all tho
,royiuccs, mud will excite mon to action WHO
could not bo reached in auy other way.
1Icrzcooyins Inns already tho active symna-
thy Of thoao provinces which onco suffered
Tho samo WRONGS md attained ouas; intlc.
pcn;lonco by revolt. es well NJ thoso that
themselves nccd Tho relief for which 1Ierzo-
ooyine il struggling Ever since tho iusur-
rcction shoned itse}f. 1Ierzeooy;ua has had
tho moral s1,pport. md such gurroptitioug aid
as could be riyon, frouA tho adjoiuiur Prov
iucea of Croatia. Montenegro. I,osnin. and
scrsia, But now thoro arc advices, which
Scrvia will furnish troops, and rcally
join in tho revolution, II Austria will
hold her hauls OF. This is tho direct result
Of tho encouragement Tint tho eprovincos have
received Of late from 1sussia, conveyed
through tho inspired utteraucos Of the rus
siau newspapers, the purport Of which is
that Russia will guarantee TINT there sha'l DO
no interference in tho effort Of tho provinces
for their own independence. If this aasur-
anco has been made in good faith, il may bo
reasonably expected that tho revolt will
speedily extend to nil tho provinces that arc
still ruled by Turkey, and that it will receive
tho active support Of NIL those which havo
already achieved tloir independence. 4 war
against Turkey prosecuted with tho com
bined resources Of Herzegovina, CroatIa,
Montenegro, Dosnia, seryin, Bulgaria, Wal-
1acha, and AIolday;a, with nussin guarding
tho neutrality Of other nations, thero can be
no question Of it's ultimate success, and tho
complete separation Of all tho territory known
as European Turkey from tho dominion Of
tho Porte.
Such Il yar woul,l likely layo tho result. in
event Of SUCCESS, Of tho formation of crcat
Slayonic Empiro, Of which Huncarv wonld
naturally form, mart. This is what Austria
nppreheuds Hungry Is tho min strength
Of tho Austrian Empire already, and d loss Of
its territory aud resources would subject
Austria nronor to tho soriona danger of heinz
, 1876-04-11

general. Some OF OoLyra'a Btrfctoat defend.
CTR and pnrsienna arc profossed Republicans,
including tho official pnpor, which IL naturally
tho organ Of bribery, corruption, fraud,
and wl,isky-tttiovory. Tie object sought
was to ahano tho hayor by tlso expression OF
tho general sentiment Of tho whole pooplo as
to his us,trpation. This fooling IL irro-
speotiyo Of party, md eau bo Expressed
NJ wol1 by voting for ono man NJ
for another. Tho meeting tonight, regard
ing tho voso for Mayor as public protest
nominate ono nnn for WHOM, all ,nay vote,
or nominate two men. ono Of each party TO
bo voted for, Or II may recommend tho olcc-
tiou OF ono OR two poraons named to tho
Common Council, ono Of whom mny 10
elected Mayor by tho new Common Council.
Tho charter at,thorizo8 md requires tho
Common Council to oloct one Of their owl,
number Mayor, In oaso Of vacancy in tile
oilico, whero tho uncxpired term ia less than
ono year. Candidates for tho Doard Of
Aldermen should bo selected nnd olected to
tlnt body with view to tho possible cl,oica
OF one OF them for Mayor. Iii whatoyor way
this 11nyoralty question IL detorminot, tho
whole point md aim is to furnish public
protest against Col9inisn,, mud all that thai
term implies, and this profess In not to bo oi
party, but is to 10 Of tho whole people,
md this can only DO done, ns Inns boon pro
posed by tho Republican and Democratic
Conventions, by tho joint aud goneral action
Of maas.meating Of the whole people irro
, 1876-04-11

There Is moro trouble in store for BAncooE.
Ex.Attosney- General WILLIAMS did all he
could for him yesterday in his testimony
before tho Committee, but there comcs o
witness to-any who is likely to provo a
sorry comforter. It il tho Hon. A. G.
RIDDLE, who was employed rs special
counsel to conduct the prosecution in
the safe-burglary case, md who was dismissed
from the case Just when there was Il prospect
OF accomplishing something. From tho out
limo Of Mr.. N,ppLE's intended evidence rs
given IN our dispatches, i. appears that much
Of WHrzELx's testimony will be confirmed
aud much Of Judge WILLIAMS contradictcd,