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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-02-09

NAsHISGToN, D. C., Feb. 4.-Beiure the
electoral commission, Saturday, Stanley
Mathews, who followed Judge Black, open
cd the republican case and reviewed the
series OF acts by which the electors are ap-
pointed, showing that the final declaration
by the returning boards il completion Of
the appointment; that the appointment
completed, il cannot be set aside except in
the interval Of time between the final act of
appointment and tue day on which under the
law, the electOrs perform their functions
by casting their votes. The authority Of
the state over the electoral Vote closes
when the electors have voted. Whatever Is
done with the votes alter that time is done
in accordance with the federal constitution,
and federal law. In respee; O. counting
tue votes the question Is not, no sha:!
cUun; them but How shall they
be counted. The Commission had certain
discrimination, but 1t must be careful not
to undertake a Judicial examination such
as is required in trying witt Of quo
warrant, which Involves going to the Very
bottom and asceIrainIng the number OF
legal votes cast II the court attempted TO
silt the facts, concerning the states SUD
united to them, To the very bottom. how
long a time would be REQUIRED? lie alsJ
showed that this power Was not conferred
upon Congress. The only question for the
commission to determine was, VINO were
the de facto electors IN Florida on the sixth
day Of last December?
MIR. Stoughton followed Mathews, also
speaking on the publican side lie eni-
phaslzed the point that the Florida re-
turning board was final authority, estab-
l,shed by the legislature of Florida to de-
clare who were electors, and the tribunal
| had no LOwe- to go behind the appoint
ment by the state, as declared by the prO-
visions OF the state law. The Commission
was appointed to count the electoral votes
\ and not to count the votes BY which the
electors were elected He quoted from the
statute drfning the duties OF the returning
I board OF Florida. TO show they did not ex-
/ coed their powers IN determining the re-
suit of the election in the manner they
dld; therefore if the commission go behind
| the finding OF that board it will go behind
it upon the theory that 1t may
exercise its will irrespective of Judicial
power under the same theory that 1t has
the capacity OF both Houses. or OF either
| House. TO do as it pleases. not in subsection
to the constitution of the country. but 10
obedience to its will and purpose. Mr..
StoughtOn argued that neither Congress
nor the commission possessed any such
power
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-02-09

FAuLT-fINDERs put no faith IN the state
ment made by Mr.. Conkling on the floor Of
the Senate, that he believed uayes was
elected President "Yes," said Western
man to your correspondent, THAT is throw
ing dust in the eyes Of the people. Conk-
ling's course. continued the IIoosier,
reminds me of the story Of the irritated
bull and the old gentleman who was crossing
lots. 1t WAS IL hot day. and the old man
pulled out his red bandaus to wipe his per
spring forehead. Tie bull caught sight of
the red baDdana and went for il. The an
cient owner went for the nearest fence Ii
was almost a neck-aDd-neck race the bull
reached the fence just in time to help the
old gentleman over with the end Of one of
his horns, making big rent In his trousers
lie recovered himself, and turning round
saw tho irritated bull raviug and todging
'Consarn you sad the old gentleman ,
you needn stand there bowling and scrap
ing you meant to do it-yes. you did, con
sarn you y So with Conkling," continued
the story teller. "Conkling msy ssy he is in
favor Of Hayes, but his relurning-bOard ma
chine was intended to hoist him. and he
needn't stand there bowling and scraping =
he means to do ii. - Warrington Cor. "
y. Commercial
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-02-14
Money in India.

10 this day sort of fanciful value
attaches to the magnificent gold mo-
bur, so soft that it could be bent by the
fingers or scratched by the nail; while
the s1ver sicca rupee long held its
ground against the company's rupee,
with It's srlght admixture of alloy. The
pract1ce of having coins and ornaments
Of absolutely pure gold and silver had
its good as we'll as its bad side. No
doubt the trinkets were easily defaced
and coin quickly injured by friction.
But then the natives of India have
always found it convenient to convert
coin into bangles and nose-rings, or to-
exchange these latter for coin at will,
and with the minimum Of loss A
Hlndoo ryot has but to carry bag of
silver to a jeweler, and on paying the
cost OF labor he procures its transfer
nation into anklets and armlets for his
wife and daughters; possibly in some
rare instance Of bucclic ostentation,
into tires for the wheels of his ox-cart.
lie has no doubt of the substantial
value of the property which he thus
oddly invests. For in India it is not as
with us at home, where jewelry is dear
to buy, but cheap to sell, where costly
rings and bracelets are with difficulty
disposed of at the most alarming
sacrifice, and where many reduced
gentlewoman has listened with semi
incredulous Indignation to the con-
temptuous estimate by which Messrs.
Snap & Plnchbe, k gauge the worth of
the " family pearls Hereditary gems
which she has been from infancy
accustomed to regard as second only to
those of royalty itself. The Hindoo
customer knows that his pure gold and
pure silver will always command their
just price, while he learns the selling
value of ruby or an emerald with at
least appropriate accuracy.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-02-14
Novel Method of Furnishing Bad Chick

We had good deal of trouble last
summer with Pitman's chickens. AS
fast as we would plant anything in our
little garden, those chickens of Pit
mans would creep through the fence,
scratch out the seeds, fill up and go
home. When the raddish-bed had been
ravished in this manner for the fifth
time, we complained to Pitman. He
was not disposed to interfere.
"Adeler," he said, 81 tell you it does
'em good; and it does them beds good
to be raked over by chickens. If have
raddishes, give me chickens to scratch
around 'em and eat up the worms.
Raddishes that havn't been scratched,
amt worth cent" Then we climbed
over the fence, with the determination
to take the law into our hands. We
procured half peck of corn and two
dozen diminutive fish hooks. Fastening
the hooks each into grain Of corn, we
scattered the whole of the corn
on the raddish-bed and fixed
the end Of the wires to the biggest sky
rocket we could get. The rocket stood
in frame about len yards away from
the rocks. That very morning Pitt
mans chickens came over and instant
ly began to devour the corn. We were
ready and as soon as it Was evident that
the hooks were all swallowed, We ap'
piled q match to the rocket. 1t Is
probable that no barn-yard fowls that
have lived since the days of Noah ever
proceeded toward the azure vault of
heaven with SUCH rapidity as those did
A fizz, few ejaculatory cackles, a
puff of smoke, and Pittmans rOosters
and pullets were swisning around
among the celestial CONSULTATIONS with
cut their feathers, and in some doubt
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-02-14

Mr.. LANCASTER HODGES of Brown
vile, Me-, is a gentleman who has at
tanned the rather mature age OF le6
years. The other day youth of 81
appeared at the centenarian's home
and taking up his fiddle enthusiastically
played divers old-fashioned dance
tunes like money Musk" Presently
the old gentleman of 100 began to lift
his snowy head with an excited air, and
in five minutes he was la the middle Of
the floor cutting the pigeon-wing and
other figures in q hilarious and scientific
fashion, which could not be surpassed
by any youthful votary of Mr.. Swivel
ler's favorite exercise, the may.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-02-14
cuDDLE doom.
BY ALEXANDER ANDERSON

The bairnies cuddle doom at night
WI muckle facht an din;
o, try an sleep, We waukrife rogues,
Your fathers comm in"
They never heed word 1 speak,
try to gle froon
But aye hap them up, an cry
SO, bairnies cuddle DOOM
Wee Jamie, Wi the curly held
He aye sleeps next the wa.
Bangs up, an cries, l want a piece >
The rascal starts them a..
| rim an fetch them pieces, drinks,
They stop awee the SCUM,
Then draw the blankets up. an crsy,
MOO, weanies, cuddle doom"
But ere hve minutes gang, wee Rab,
Cries cot frae meath the claes,
Mlther, max Tam gle over at ance,
He's kittin' VII his taes''
The mlschlef's in that Tam for tricks,
He'd bother half the toon;
But aye l hap them up am cry,
80, bairnies, cuddle doom"
At length they hear their fathers fit,
An as he steeks the door,
They turn their faces to the wa,
While Tam pretends to suore.
. Haze a the weans been guide F" he asks
As he pits off his shoon.
I" The BARNES, John, are in their beds,
An lang since cuddled doom"
An just afore we bed corsels
We look at our wee lambs;
Tam has his arm roun' wee Rab's neck.
And Rab his arm roun' Tam's,
/ lift wee jamie up the bed;
An as / straik each Groom,
/ whisper till my heart fills up,
so, BARNES, cuddle doom"
The bairnies euddle doom at night
VII mirth that's dear to me;
But sumo the big warl's cark an care
viii quaten doom their giee.
Yet, come what will be like ane,
May He who site asboon,
Aye whisper, Though their pows be baud
SO. bairnies, cuddle doom"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-02-14
FROM THE CULVER.

There is door in the ivy wall
That opens toward the west
And the burning rays of the sunset fail
On the face love the best.
This is the picture-and long ago
L know that it passed away,
But the green leaves shine, and the old bricks glow
In memory's light to-day.
Il was sweet to wait bv the ivy wall,
- When the long days toll was DER,
Ii II heard the sound of soft football
And her hand Enclosed the door:
Inc shadows trembled, the lights were red,
AND the world seemed miles away,
And the ivy-whisperings over her head
Still sing in my ears to-day.
row of houses, snowy and tall,
Stand up where the ivy grew
On the crumbng bricks of the dear old wall
So the old gives place to newt
And the face-ah, we'll, twas long ago,
And the world will claim it's O En;
But dream my dream, and the rad lights CLEAN
AS go my way alone.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-02-14

respecting the stability of earthly things.
P1tman never knew what became of
his fowls; but when we read in the
paper next day that twenty-four undone
chickens with fish hooks in their craws,
had been rained down by hurricane
in New Jersey, we felt certain that the
sky-rocxet had done its duty.-Man.
de7er
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-02-14

A RECENT continuance for the protec-
ton OF money safes is a net Of tele-
graph wire spread all over them, In
electric communication with power
full alarm bell. Any attempt to force
the safe open, to drill it's sides, to cut
or remove the network, or to tamper
in any way with the apparatus, sounds
the alarm,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-02-14

AGRICULTURAL Hall, at the Centen-
NAL, is to be taken apart and shipped
to Spring Lake, near Sea Grit. Out OF
the woou and glass hotel, railroad
depot, and eight cottages are to b.
uilt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-02-14

The ice men Say they have rarely
50 sawn" 80 large crop.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-02-14
A Costly Experiment.
From VANITY FAIR


During the last winter OF the Grim can
war two yachts belonging to Mr.. Scott
Russell suddenly appeared in the tran
quill waters of Poole Harbor. They
brought with them two naval officers
deputed by the War Office, and sing
ular and wonderful submarine engine,
resembling an inverted boat, which it
is now no secret to state was an inven-
ton destined to penetrate, like the
Troj an horse, into Cronstadt Harbor ,and
bring terror and destruction to the
Russians. The solid machine was
filled with compressed air, and lowered
by weights, while it was fashioned to
contain crew of twelve men, who
were to push it along the bottom of the
sea, and then when inside the wished
for haven to raise it by peculiar me-
chanical arrangement. 1t is perhaps
needless to say that the trial was q
complete fiasco, the crew being unable
to propel the submarine vessel any dis
lance, while the weights failed to work
properly, and thirteen of Her Majesty s
subjects were almost drowned,
albeit they remained over half an hour
under water without suffocati' II. This
experiment cost the country about
$4,000.
, 1877-02-17
Local News.


From, Daily Of Saturday:
JOHN MAGUIRE.-This young gen
fleman, who gives a monologue en-
tertainment at Yesler's Hall next
week, is highly spoken of by the
papers of Vancouver. His perfor-
mances are said to be something on
the style Of Vivian and Sol Smith
Russell. sketches of eccentric char
acter, including a burlesque lecture
upon Woman's Rights. He brings
letters of recommend latiOn f. ON Far
ley and Bracy, of the English opera
troupe. who say his performances
will be appreciated by our people.
SETTLED.-The action of Colds
borough against Mcknight & Leary
and John Collins was settled. Colds
borough allowing S3a5. the value of
two lots of land conveyed to them by
him without title. Mcknight u
Leary and Collins then paid the bal
ance due on the remaining property
purchased from Goldsborough,
amounting to S55S.
GONG NoRrH.-Capt. Dan Morri-
son has resigned command of the
Eta White, as we see by the Colon
ast, and taken charge of the Maude.
She will leave Victoria on the 26th
of the present month for Fort Wran-
gel and most of the Cass;ar miners
who return to the diggings, will be
glad to place themselves under the
skillful pilotage of Capt. Morrison.
INsPEcTED.-The Steamer Colfax.
owned by the Seabeck Mill Co., was
here yesterday for inspection of her
hull and machinery by Messrs. Bull
lene and Hammond. Her engines
ard boiler have recently been sub.
jected to thorough overhauling by
the brothers Mckinley, of this city.
MAsQuERADE.-A private masque-
rade was given on Thursday night at
the residence of James Mcknight,
Esq, il which some forty ladies and
gentlemen participated, in costume.
1t is said to have been. by those pre-
sent, a very enjoyable affair.
DEAD. William Law, for many
years q resident of Dungenness, died
in Victoria on Thursday. His re-
mains were inferred under the aus
pices Of the Order of Red Men.
, 1877-02-17

past year she has made eight trips bes
tween San Francisco and Port Madison,
and carried 5000 600 feet of lumber.
She is under command of Gait Rey :
nolds, whose Iromptness and efficiency
are we'll known to all our people. The
Northwest is in charge of Capt. J. Farm
ham.
THIS LITTLE FLEET
IL all owned and registered in San Fran
cisco; and we will venture the assertion
that no port in the known world can
show five vessels that are of prettier
model Or cost less in proportion to their
total carrying capacity. The cost of the
Western Shore, if bnilt at Bath, Maine
wonld lave been about $50 600. The
Wildwood was the first full rugged ship
ever built on this Coast and, although
she has gone in 119 days from san
francisco to Liverpool and 46 days
from Burrard Inlet to Melbourne, vet
she has never really shown her speed.
She is uow in the Nanaimo coal trade.
The bark Pacific Slope. built at San
Francisco, is now il Australian waters~
The other coast buiIt harks and b., ken
tines are the MeIancthon. Tam O'Sban-
ter. Portland and Amelia. bnilt at Coos
Bav; the Modnc. built at Utsaladv: the
Katie Flickinger. at Seattle; the r. X.
Ham. ut Port Blakely and the Discovery
at Port Discovery.
THE PROFITS OF SHIPS
Are enormous. The only danger is in
the loss of new vessel. Not an old
vessel has been lost on this coast for
twenty years. that had not paid for her.
self dozen times over. If the surplus
cauital of Sau Francisco could be inves-
ted IN ships. instead of sqnandered in
stocks, these wunld be no end Of our
weHith. We could not only retain in
circulation on this Coast the money
paid for freight on grain. but also dis-
burse thousands of dollars into this
section of country where ships can be
more cheaply built than elsewhere. As
it j. the profits of gram freights go to
enrich Liverpool. London. Glasgow.
New York end Boston, while Seattle,
Portland and San Francisco. furnish
the material to make others richer at
their own detriment. Oregon SOU nders
two millions per year in he San Fran
cisco stock market which, il kept at
home and invested in ship building
wonld add to the opnlence of the State
and the improvement of her people.
, 1877-02-17
Real Estate Transactions.

The following is list of real es-
state sales in King county for the
week ending Thursday, February
8, 1877:
John W. Fox to VIM. Pritch-
ard, lot H. block 81, North
cru addltlHn ..............$ 70 w
L. l.. Jewett to John Dough-
erty. 961 acres in Sec. 2S.
T 2s. Nn3E ........... 200 90
Jno. d Reynolds to w. II.
Crockett lot 10. sec 90 I
"a, RAE. SO A. ........... $3.50 90
Thomas Catfrey to AngeIine
M Cove. west half Of lot 2.
block 63 Bor-ns' plat ..s $50 90
E!lzabe A. Stacy to Frefief9
lex Gasch. lot block NJ,
G. &. Terry's 81 addition. $50 90
II. o. Williams to James Dou-
gan lots III Hsnford's ai~
al ION 10 w
John Dougherty to VIM H.
Fife. y W 4 Of N " ! of
Sec. %. 3. N r 3 E.. 12O 90
Samuel T.. Brackins 10 Arthur
d. Atnidge. lots IL. II. l3.
,iock -, Cove's addition. 100 90
s. W. Russeil and wife TO >.
l. Smuh 80 acres in Sec. "A,
T22. NR4E............ $50 90
5. W. Russell aud wife TO w.
7. Watson 100 acres in sec
"a T22 N Il 4 E .. l 050 90
NJ L. Hicks So Geo. Brackett.
160 acres in Sec 2S I 20 N
R6E. ......... 1,OSO n
, 1877-02-17

THE RENTON -PINNELL SUIT.-lt
will be remembered that Capt. Rem
ton and wife began suit some time
ago for the foreclosure of mortgage
against J. W. Pinnell. The case came
up in court yesterday and Judge
Lewis gave decree that the plain
tiffs have judgment of and from said
Pinnell in the sum of $7,7o5 gold
coin with interest until paid at the
rate of one and one-half per cent. per
month, together with the sum of
$116.77 for plaintiffs attorney fees,
S26S for taxes paid, and the costs of
Court. and the property described,
consisting of one block and two lots
in Maynard's plat of the town of
Seattle and 1872 acres in sections
and IL of township % range 4 east,
be sold to satisfy the judgment.here-
in given.
CHANGE OF VENUE "A laughable
scene took place in Justice Selye's
court yesterday, on the application
of Fred. Dyer for change of venue
to Justice Perkins court. Dyer got
up to make his motion for a new
trial when he was interrupted by
Counsellor Kellogg (who is sup
posed to be the aathor of the pro-
found legal maxim, that any man
who would steal a gold watch would
steal a barrel of apple-sass, and the
Justice ordered the Counsellor to
sit down. He then granted the
prayer of petitioner and sent the
case before Justice Perkins.
The TEAsER. Since the accident
to the Aida, the steamer Teaser has
carried the mails between this place
and Tacoma. This boat was built
to run between the Cascades and the
Dalles and was brought over the
falls in 1874 by John Brazee She
is good for many years work yet.
The Aida will go up again on Mon
day.
ARRIVED Our. - The following
vessels arrived at San Francisco on
the 8th: barks J. B. Bell and Samo-
set, ship Washington Libby and
schooner Frithiof, from Seattle;
ship Sycamore and bark Buena
Vista from Port Gamble; and bark
Brontes from Port Biakely.
ANOTHER. - Honors light, thick
and fast, upon the cabsza Of Justice
D. w. Selye. Judge Lewis ap-
pointed him United States Commis-
sioner yesterday.
CoNcRErE.-The cellar of Frauen-
thai block is being covered with .
floor Of cement.
, 1877-02-17

| ELoPEMENT.-We mentioned some
time ago, that the wife of a board
ing house keeper had eloped with a
gay Lothario. The husband got
very indignant and denied the truth
of our statement. Since then the
woman and carpenter named Wells,
whose wife and children were
drowned here some years ago, went
to hotel in Nanaimo and occupied
rooms together as man and wife. He
then went off to look for lard on
Gabriola Island and while he was
gone, along came Inspector Bowden,
of the Victoria Police and awaited
his return. The festive Wells,
soon returned and was bagged by
the Inspector, who confronted him
with the husband OF the woman.
They returned to Victoria on the
Maude and the lady promised to
"never do so no mo-" Her spouse
has taken her back and the ''course
of true love" again runs smooth.
The Press says the Sheriff of Seattle
participated in the arrest. This is
untrue, for Mr.. Wvckoff has been
in constant attendance on Court for
the past three weeks.
CROWDED. Madison is per-
picked by having five vessels all
awaiting cargo at once and all owned
by the mill company. These are
the Tidal Wave, Vidette, Coqulmbo,
W. H. Gawley and Oakland. AS
this company saws great deal of
special orders for the Central Pacific
railroad and It's branches, it's vessels
are generally subjected to longer
detentions than those at any other
port on the Sound.
GEORGIA MINsTRELs.- These black
birds propose to take another flight
to the northward, appearing in Port
land on the 10Th of this month. We
notice with regret, however, that
the ;rresistably comical darkey, Bill
ly Wilson. is no longer member Of
the company. His singing of Walk,
dad Lew" was a cure for the heart
ache.
"MAR's NED" "-E. H. Brown, at
one time Proprietor of this paper,
paid us visit last night. He had
been up at Port Gamble on the
bark Camden and as he could not
get back to Townsend till Monday
morning, he thought he would come
up and spend day or two with "tLe
old folks ut home"
SAFE-The schooner Clara Light,
Capt. Hagthrop, arrived at San Fran
cisco on the 7th, after q passage Of
twenty nine days. Her arrival has
relieved the apprehensions of many
here who were anxious for her safe
ty.
RFoRGANIzING. - The Philhar-
monic Society is about to be reor-
ganized and meeting for that pur-
pose is to be held at. the Brown
Church this evening at 8 o'clock.
FAIsE.-The story of Ned Skies
death was all q hum. Jake Hoover
received letter from him dated at
Virginia . week after the Ashtabula
affair.