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ARGUS CHANCES.

Oregon has 80 post Offices and
Washington Territory 1872.
God gives every bird its food, but
does not throw it into the nest.
Mark that.
The Sisters of Charity, at Vancou.
yer, have determined to open board.
ing school for boys.
Grasshoppers have made their ap.
pearance around Boise City, and
have destroyed everything green.
A party of prospectors who have
been out on the North Fork of Lewis
river, has just returned, and the gen
eral impression is that they have
struck "big bonanza" as they in
tend to return to their discoveries
Immediately.
It's estimated that 100000 have
been paid this year by Oregon deal.
ers in agricultural. implements for
freight alone. One firm in Salem
has paid ffty-fve thousand for this
purpose. Surely this is an induce
msnt for the building of manuiactor-
les.
The Oregon Steamship Company's
vessels are assessed at the following
figures in California: Geo. w. El-
der, 100000; Ajax, $4,000; City
of Chester, $4,000; John l..
Stephens, $4,000; OriAamme, So
600; total valuation $355,000.
The Portland Telegraph of Aug.
LIST. says: 1t is whispered around in
political circles that Gov. Chadwick
has signiGed his intention Of calling
an extra session of the State Legisla-
ture to meet sometime this fall. 1t
is presumed to be for the purpose of
legislating in railroad matters, to
provide for the protection Of the State
Capitol building from the severity OF
the winter storms, and for the pur-
pose of calling State constitutional
convention. .
THE assessment roll Of Walla.wal
Ia county, for the the current year,
has been completed:
The assessment toots up ..... 81, 1887 ,02O
Asagainst 1876 -. ............ 2294, ,74O
Increase $50, $50
The number of acres sown In grain tor
the year 1877, is as follows:
Wheat. .... 2S,625 Barley ........ 0,553
Oats ....... 2,l42 Corn......,.-. WI
llmothy -. ......., ...... '..' l,ool
NUMBER OF STOCK.
Horses ...... 6.403 Mules ....... 1873
Cattle .... :. l0,990 Sheep ........T BIS
fiogs,... ..... ',oo'
The following is from the Walla
Walla Watchman." "We called
for Gov. Ferry and he came. He
made no speech, but he made close
inquiries into our situation. Every
man that called upon him whether
rich or poor, received an attentive
hearing. After learning all here, he
proceeded last Sunday morning to
Waitsburg, thence to Colfax in or
der to ascertain what he can do there.
Our Governor is willing to do all in
his power, but chat power has limit,
and every sensible man should know
and understand that. He aims to
do his duty in Renteel, unassum
ing manner. He does not believe IN
excitements for the harvest season is
upon us, and while some Of our best
men defend the front, willing hands
must gather the grain when ripe in
rear. The Governor means we'll and
We know it. Many would say: "Why
don't lie make speech" Non
sense! We had already too much of
that trash. We want men to act and
not to blow. He brought with him
200 stands of arms, will distribute
them with discretion attend to our
wants to the utmost of his official
c'ps'ity. Can we ak moreT'
, 1877-08-17

Since lS4S the mines Of California
have yielded 81 100000.
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Seaamcs. Basks3sie saa kcnhaw i
ls a sisgulAs aad noteworthy olroum.
stAoec shat thesc troops composing
McLaws division. that gave cor Yer
m0at soldiers fuch a terrible scourging
Ia their frs, sgh,ibg on tie Peninsula,
should have been tbcir specific an,Ag.
5uis,s Afterwards 81 Crampt0ns Gap,
Aahctam. Msfyes Hill Guests Farm,
lBAnk's Ford and Gettysburg. II is
noteworthy that the brigade Of Barks'
dale vas composed solely q MISSES
ippiaus. The brigade o. KershAw solely
81 South Cafoliaus, the brigade Of
Cotb, q Georgians aud North Carroll,
mans. The brigade Il scnmes d Geor,
giAas, u Ioaisianaas and Yirginisns
30 that YeTmouters hal a taste Of the
military quality Of al the best hgbling
men o. The South. aud while she il
ready 10 frankly admit that her foes
fought with unsurpassed valor, she
modesily claims 10 have thoroughly
cured them Of their early delusion that
A Yankee won't lght-S. Albaas Ad.
uertsfr.
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M OF VA nnsronr.

lhc Rebellion Record, edited by
Frank Moore. Includes 10 its large mass
"a valuable documents relating to The
iale csii war. number Of the official
reports rendered from time 70 time by
iho ebel General Lee and bic various
aiitary saboldiuaies II the gallant
smy II Northern Virginia. From a
caseiui reading of these reports, ve
hafe gathered some iacis that ought 70
te interesting u The Vermont veterans
d bc lghsias 10 ahieh the Vernon,
iaaps loak serious par, daring the
ieu.asaiai campaign q Mcclellan. vas
al Lees Mile April 10. 1862, al Gold.
inss Para, Juac q and -. Savage
stataa. Joae p. aud White Oak
aAmp, Juao 90. 1862 At Lees Mills
ihe Q and Nermoul fought General
liaweil cobbs brigade Of Magruder' .
DEiaiga colbs troops were al GeoF.
ga ycglafals. The Vermont brigade
crossed tie cAiskahoniuy early 10
Jaae. iast altoF .ke battle II Fair Oaks.
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The treatment Of the civil service in
thc Presidents message is a little
mixed, or perhaps we might better say
obscure He evidently finds II a very
ugly sabjcct 10 handle. and while he
would undoubtedly prefer to come ou,
tquarely 10 favor Of civil service reform,
pure and simple, yet the load is heavier
than be cares to take upou his shout
dcrs, all At once. We give the Presi'
dent the credit Of having the best Of
motives 10 al that he has undertaken
since be has been ia Office, but the civil
service is a hard burden to carry, we
moan tor any honest man
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Baller 81 South Carolina, aud Kel.
lagg d Louisiana have both been
swofn iut0 tie L 5. Senate. II ended
ia compromise, though the Demo.
Gratis nov claim tha. II they had not
pressed BaiIefs claim they would have
been able % have kept ont Kellogg.
Bat Butler got 10 without submitting
his case q the report Of the committee
Nbicb WA Seil ior him as il would
hardly cA Inspection senator Davis
usull 81 vote ior hin, though Patter
-aa sod Ceaoyer did South Carolina
T. How 6tiingiy represented Butler
tho balljo1er aud Patterson the bull
iozed.
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The senate committee on privileges
aal elections On Saturday. 10y a vote Of
sir 10 three decided to report that Eus.
lie q Louisiana is entitled to a seat.
wadIelgb. Mitchell, Hoar, Salisbury,
Merflmon and Hill voted IN favor OF
Ruslis. aud Cameron Of Wisconsin,
Mcmillan ana Ingalls, opposed him.
lie case was iayorably reported 10 ex.
ocuuye session aud placed on the cal
cpdar lBgalIs Of Kansas gave notice
that he would present minority re-
port
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liz scranton, Pennsylvania, we have
the curious spectacle Of the indictment
aud trial Of forty men for killing three
persons engaged IN riot on the first
day Of August last Before the killing
q thcte men, the mayor, in an attempt
= aaall ,hc not and disperse the crowd
bad been struck aud had msJaw broker
Al the last election the labor reform
lickct prevailed in the county, and we
may rightly infer that majority Of the
voters are Ia favor Of mob law The
general public will await the result Of
tho ttial with some anxiety to learn
whether the forms aud tribunals OF
law are 70 &c used to overturn the law.
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The New York Tribune ia summing
ap The result Of the great senatorial
contest says Surely some Of the
seuaturs must have trembled yesterday
At The thought that Patterson might
speak well Of them. Aud when Mr..
Fdmunds was called mere hrckster
~ ANONYMOUS libeIs, aud had been
compared g something halfhuman aud
bilf snake be must have drawn a long
breath aud icI, that his moral character
@as pow beyond the reach Of Patter-
roa's compliments A Tor the souii
CatuIina claimant be will enter the
senate, il Al al as gentleman whom
Mr Patterson jcnominates 10 debate,
Ny hitni. General Butler. Whole
Newgale calendars could not say a
hnder thing 81 him
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lhe meaAgc q the President lie
pretty sound 90 The currency question
he i or resumption st the tine APP
pointed. ard is opposed 10 silver as a
legal tender except under wholesome
restrictions The friends Of a sound
currency can now breathe easier.
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Marriages.

70 Nt8shfstff. Nas ara. 8 Asv uf AnhE.
hsla, ~ 1esffs isstags sol aiss tsaaiss Traa
hy
ia fasl parsst, Wv 2ath. s, Asv ~ Afehi
bsld Mf Mmra r oook. 81 MsneAeatst. ssd
Ms }tunis MefAsnisis. q East porssi
b rsfu, NJ ss.h. Al he p.rsoaass, - Rss
e, beoAwel. NJ Eagsps " Davis, u toaapn,
aerff, - Aias klia n Hsishreat. II rsFa,
IN feuAou3stfy. Nov asth. ~ Rev 7. Tfsv
ilaah, Nc lfo4 Rspa, q Tewuehsd. anA Mas
hmHs Goddard, Of LHn ienasrry,
Do JAmA.cA, NaY 28lh. by = n Her, Eau, NJ
Th0mas uefl q ana Mlss Ada,s Reusaa. hssh
20 MlshAN
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NJ Harry Harbour, = Weaaferd, and hiss
IN ia AoieuthAn, OF ArlinEtan. No cards,
Ia ptprlils 0hta, hr Rev IT. wehsiaF, NJ
Neiantsr t3barger. q Mrs, Luclna smith. 81
Il uhto.
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Tie Democrats assisted by Couorer.
Patterson sb8 sAuley Matthews sue.
ecedeJ f. rglfmisg fit1si@mous. The
ptesldttis Appaintee, as harsbal Of
Georgia. Re Is a Dem0crs. II the old
Bourbon type
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1hefe y ba EproPeAh war scws Of
math .upaftAaee TIE EaEssAbs are
msEIag advances ia some localities Aae
tbe Turis sltb3raw The latter 10
F}esas sra SAID O. 81 bard pressed.
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GARAU NJ CHAINS ESTATE

Att Ia not easily earned ia these times, bat
NH il can be made 10 three months bs any
OfI one OF either sex, Ia any part Of the
country, who IL willing 70 work steadily At the
employment that We furnish. id6 per seck In
your own town, You need not be away from
home over night. You can give your whole TINS
70 the work, or only your spare moments. We
have agents who are making over $40 Der DAY,
All Who engage al once can make money fast
At the present time money cannot bo made -
easily aud rapidly At any other business. Il costu
nothiAg " Try the business Terms and 81 outhi
free Address 81 once,
Ittoa0 II. HALLErr Co, Portland, Maine,
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Appittons RailWsy 6aide ssys Tee
fstass Of M. Wu. II YGBdsrhiA Is
geaerAlly estimated a tloQ,0oo 600
Men Who oughi 10 be vel acquainted
via Is Affairs say that he could II any
time realiEs s1s 90 .oo9 npdes the ham.
mer. A pleAssns ieslHre Of Bis alreAdy
very pleasant position i that BY booking
Al the stock Indicator be can GKurc out
bow much BE is worth Al auy moment Of
the day with greater precision than nosi
msn can, though ,bsy have much loss to
0gure oat.
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lhs rEelaH te,sau gt CangFes te'
ga Mdsy. ascu The fretiaens :
uesssee. 3 leagthy ash geuvrAliy sat.
IsfaeterY 8oeameBt wss read
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saasf Fewles. the proprietor Apd
4u iae Springfield Esgsisnaal
tt& utb ~ prospects q recovery
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without recalling the excel euee Of the pact.
the publishers OF hekfhSIRs NoETHIr announce
tor The year 10 come the foliouing papers
THg PIcruRTsauE SIpE OF FARM LIE.
This subject viii be treated Ia = series Of sep.
arAte papers engaged from writer's who stand N
the front rank smOng Americans. both IA quail.
ities Of s,y 10 and 10 keen insight 81 nature Mr..
H. Il. Robinson author Of a delightful paper on
For Hunting 10 New EnglAud' in the January
number viii rspTesest the same section IA this
ssries. John Burroughs, whose papers on rim.
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10 Ntw York. Maurice Thompson, the poet.
naturalist, will describe the characteristics Of
Western farming. OF which but little has been
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ACCIDENTS

viii happen In the best regulates
families, Buy q policy agalngt at
KINDS Of accidents for a pay, Week
Ter ts so a. ne SSe:t ,s'e oo 9,
Hoynton, Factory Point, or OF a. p.
Chtids, Bennington, a
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10 Londonderry, Nov a5,k. u Pnsunopia. M.
stephen HsY~sra, aged rs ears.
H. South Londonderry Nov, 2aih, Hattie Ma,
hsl, auly daughter Of Henry q, and Harriet n,
Holden. sged ~ months aud 5 dAys,
Ia ravlet Dee %, Richard weeks. 1Esd X
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a. UHouEsrIoSABLY THE BEsr SUSTAINED
WoRK OF THE KIND IN THE WORLD.
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Births.

yoha brsss
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noMM1SsIoNrR,s NoTIrE

~ psseks NNcsNs ksrarn
Va, The sahsetihara he3nk aEpssrtHa ~
tbs neh IL PROBATE Csurt ~ tks tasifses -
haashssiss 0auam its3ensfs a. feoslts, sKauaiss
ssa A ssa ths ssieas AS 8saa.Blls - 81 psfsaas
ssaanss tke Eststs Nf
Isagass eauouas lsis " Nat bestsf.
Is sksi Nisgfiti Decreased sn8 49, az etslgat 81
aenaanAs sthlhled Ea nesat thereto hrrsby
Eise B~iios, tAat - 40 u.est 90 ne pufpass
sfasessli ~ she 0a1ec 81 batton Nulsaa. in
sala Manehestsf ca NE itth dsy q NAr seat,
from a'eiact al., nutil faay 3act p y.. nH
ssia des ana that s.x uiauths iFum thr l5fh 4ar
q Aav is-r i the time hvatra 81 said aaft
Tor ssaa creditors ~ present ibrif ciaims iu Ne
- etaminatiaa anA s3iosabcr
Dated II Manchester this lflh tsy - New.
IovFIASp MuNsoN. g..
E-a~ JbsSk HAM.
SARAH VI. CHAINS ESTATE.
- State ~ Vermont, Manchester pstIngt 81
Al preaAts Cart hsld ~ Manchester ulth.n
and fal sid aisilic. y Manchester, "a tht assh
dAy 81 A0semeor, 4 1871
Present. Hon. 4. ~ Barton. dadRts
Al Instrument, pufpottnE TO he tAe Lass Nlll
aad Tos,smopt q sarah n Cbsaiu htc q Niu.
hall, Ia said distract deceased, beibE present
Cd by George W Chain, tho hSecutUE therein
nAnsud. faf Probate Il u ordered 81 said Oouft
that AL pcYe0ns concerned therein BE- unuNed %
appear AZ stsson thereof. 20 b. hpil 81 She
Probate Office 10 Manchester in said district, ou
the a6th day n Dec. A. D., 1917, al Do O'clock
ia the forenoon, aud show cause. ig ANY they
have, sgainst The probate VI said NtA iaf
which purpose IL IL farther ordered, that this
order, be buhlished three weeks sarceshytly tp
the Manchester gouBNAl, : newspaper printed
81 Manchester Ia this state, previous 81 sAia
lime 81 hearing.
A true record,
Attest. 4. b BURTON, Jadge
true copy 81 record,
ASS Attest. 4. Il, BURTON. Judge.
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Mani TuNg THERE Is NO care for
BriIhts Disease Of the hidueys 7Aeg
are "a error. HUNTS REMEDY cures
this disease. Mental aud Physical De.
blilly, Diabetes, Dropsy, Gravel, DISH
patton. and Female Weakness Is cured by
HUNTS REMEDY. All Diseases Of
the kidneys, bladder aud Urinary Or
gABs, are cured BY HUNTS REMEDY
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