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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-11-10
Saturday, Nov. 10, 1877
IMPORTANT ACTION.

BY courtesy Of Bailey Gatzert, Esq.
we have been handed for publication
. private Olympia dispatch from Pick
ering, to the effect that bill has
passed House not stated authorizing
the counties to vote $500. 900 in aid Of
the Seattle and Walla Wslla Railroad.
This action, If censumated, is highly
important. OF course. to take effect,
it would have to be ratified by Congress,
bat then we would have better assur-
suos of its ratification by Congress in
consequence Of this authorization by
our Territorial Legislature. There is
no question Of the willingness Of the
people Of the counties Of King. Walla
Walla and Yakima. aud probably
others to vote such aid. for the simple
reason that the road ifregarded ~ in.
dispsnsable to both sections. We dc
not anticipate that We would experiences
any serious sntsg0nism to this measure
in Congress, becsuse it 10 purely local
and popular enterprise and 10 not
subsidized concern. Besides it il not 70
gsrded - OF sufficient moment BY tn
other Zig leviathan subsidized corpora
tions which are measuring swords fol
the monopoly Of the transportation bust
peo of the continent, % to justify
their jsslously and hostility. Verify
the "ark is a-movering amovering
along"
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NEW YORK. Nov. 9-Several papers
have had interviews with Conkling,
who says he is we'll satisfied with tn.
result of the election in the State.
which shows vitality in the Republ
can party no one would have believed.
The qnite recent agitation produced by
tue Rochester Convention stirred up the
Republican party to action.
NEW YORK, Nov. 9-The Worlds
Washington special gives the following
- Sitting Bulls speech recently: my
friends and Queeus.nen whom I so res
pect. / have heard you talk, and knew
you would speak to me in that way.
Nobody told me; just knew it, and il
is right came to you in the first
place because / was hard driven by the
Americans. They broke their treaties
with my people, and when 1 rose up
and fought. not against them, but for
our rights. as the first people on this
part of the earth. they pursued me like
q dog. and would have hung me to q
tree. They are not just. They drive
US into war. and then seek to punish us
for fighting. That is not honest. The
Queen would not have done so; and
when / was boy l heard of the Queen
l know my great mother. l heard she
was just and good; now l know it.
You gave me shelter when was hard
pressed. My own life is dear to me,
but l did not value it when I fought
the Americans, but / did value the life
of my nation, aud therefore brought
my people to you. l thank you for
what you have done. for now l will 90
to Red Deer and be at peace. Tell the
Queen that. Tell her that will be r
good man; that my people will be
good. Tell her, also. that we mover
were bad, for she knows it is not wrong
to fight for liberty. My people are
weary, and l will take them to Red
Deer; and now I declare before you,
that will not make trouble
for you in any way. or give pain
to the Queen. l will be quiet. will
never fight on your soil unless you ask
me to help you; then l will fight. You
can place me where you like. will be
at peace in Canada; but you who are
brave soldiers and not treaty breakers,
thieves and murderers, you would
think me coward if l did not fight
the Americans. Therefore, while 70
to Red Deer to live at peace. there the
speaker almost shrieked) l will come
back when my braves are strong, or if
they will not come with me, will come
alone and fight the Americans to death.
You love and respect; them hate;
and your Queen, soldiers, would despise
me if l did not hate them. Now am
ready to 60 with you to Red Deer"
Rum"rs up to an exceedingly late
hour last evening report the death Of
John Morrisscy. but are not confirmed
PORTSMOUTH. N. H., Nov. 9.-The
steamer Nina succeeded yesterday in
picking up the b. oxen ends of the di,
rect cable. 1t was blowing heavily at
the time. and the cable parted again
Operations will be resumed as soon as
the weather permits.
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EreessetgeSU % &c
O.1lLr Rs-TELLlGE.sCER,
THE oxLx xHwsPAPER
Receiving DISPATCHES
IN WARRINGTON TERRITORY.

0U1gIaaW COLUNnnA.
vIcToRIA, Nov. 6-Sailcd- Bark
Henry Buck. San Francisco.
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CoAL.--For ton months ending Nov.
Let, San Francisco imported of Seattle
coal 1854 tons; British Columbia. rs.
9e1: English. "a. 902; Austrsliss. 81. 76l;
Mount Diablo. 81 .446; Coos Bay. 24,9lO;
and Bsllingham Bay. 5000 tons. There
" . falling of in the total import thi,
year ever last, of 66.7O4 tons, being
only Al, O75 tons. The foreign i'm
ports foot mp 225.757; Pacific coast
ls7.47S. and Eastern. 1880 tons. &c.
attle 10 quoted higher than hitherto, i.
o. $3.50 per ton, though the market il
described as weak.
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THE NE0Lxcr OF ScRools.-lt l.
net greatly to the credit Of this city
that its public school teachers are COM
PEELED to work fnr two aonths On tick
~ The oaly alternative 10 the disband-
Ing q The schools They are ahsad Of
" In this regard in the Intellectual
Thinning Of ths children s.d youth over
h viotogia. There they hare . poll
tax d - On every cstisrn between the
49, Of tveaty -hvs and nfty. The Gnu
sop >uce 10 that the schools II oar
nsiasb0r city across the 6tniss ere
lspt running The year round aud ere
aotahly credit 70 ths city. Tie aoaey
that l. raissd and expsndsd Tor The cd
oooena of ths yoang i judicioss in
vseeosnt cf The pab>te fhsds.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-11-10
AN UNUSUAL PETITION

A few days since. q Pennsylvsnis
member of Congress presented in the
House of Representatives the follow
ing petition. signed By 2O.702 working
men, citizens of Pennsylvania and mem.
bers Of the twelfth congressional dis
trict Of that State, praying for the pas
ssge Of . law making small loan by
The Government to aid settlers upon the
public domain, under the provisions Of
tho homestead laws. to be secured by
mortgage ON lands 20 selected, payable
In ten years in annual installments, at
On interest of Sper cent. per annum.
Tho petition 10 ~ follows:
1.-THE undersigned, workingmen Of
the State u Pennsylvania and citizens
Of the United States, humbly pray that
Law may be passed giving national aid
qualified TO settle upon the public do
main under the provisions Of the home
stead act passed by Congress and ap-
prov d May 10Th. 1862, to enable them
to commence their improvements.
"The disasters which have bsfallen
tho mining, mercantile and manufactur-
Ing iutsrests Of the country have thrown
many out Of employment. While we
are ready and willing to labor, we eau.
not procure work, and have exhausted
tho small means which We possessed.
and hundreds and thoussnds of
US are in . state of absolute
want. We sec no prospect Of an I'm.
mediate change for the better. The
future is shroudsd in gloom.
while Congress has granted millions
of acres Of the public domain and mil
lions upon millions Of dollarp - suhsi.
dies TO chartered companies and asso-
Citations, We cannot but hope that Con-
Gress will hear the prayer Of the
laboring man for assistance in tho dark
hour Of his necessity and pressing
want.
1T d not the part Of wisdom for .
great country to allow suffering among
the people where there 10 ample means
to prevent or ct least alleviate It. The
wofkingnsn Of this land are better On.
titled to the bounty Of Government than
aggregated wealth. We, too. pay our
ta1ss. We oil the rank and ale Of ~
nation's army when requirud; and labor
Il the basis Of the nations prosperity
I'VE are in need. We ask you 10 i've
us = helping hand. We do not ask Il
40 . gift. We ask il o. = loan. We srs
willing to repay the PRINCIPAL and In
terest. We most respectfully pray fur
tslisf. We do Il IN the names Of our
wives and children. We do not prefer
charges against the Government for it,
vast gifts to incorporated wealth; bat
we. the humble. unprstsndinS 0oeking-
msa Of The country, cut Of smploynent.
dsspoudsnt. with little means Of sub
sistenee. humhly pray that you will do
little for us. compared with what you
hsvs doos 6ce tho wealth Of the nation.
Our demands ere NOT exorbitant. md
she lean Of . small sum to give us .
start Ia our new western homes will BE-
gratofully acknowledged.
"Ard. a. in duty bound. we will ever
Pray. 90"
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-11-10

SAN Francisco MARKRr.-Hcps in
the city market reports are quoted at
S9S1s cents and dull. Hay is little
stronger than it has been, and the top
quotations for wheat hay is $23. Po-
tatoes from the North are graded a.
follows; Oregon. 81 to $1.25: Puget
Sound, 81 to $l.25; Tacoma, $l.l2 to
ei.S7; Vancouver Island. 81. 25 to $3.50.
Cuhy Coves ere the only others that
grade - high - Vancouver Island.
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house. but they declined because he
could not raise the $50. 600 which they
demanded for the enterprise. A COM
mittee of safety has been organized TO
preserve the peace.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-11-10

CALIFORNIA.
SAN FRAxcIsco. Nov. GA letter to
the chvniess from . Sasosn CORES
poadsnt gives another version Of re-
cent events there. IL states that Griffin.
the American Coasal. took forcible pos
session Of the property Of g. J. Smith
s Co. the British 6rm 1t Nalsula, for
a. alleged American claim. without
having 6rst sent the claim through the
British Consul. ~ 10 the custom in the
ahssoos OF any regular legal sys-
ten in tho Islands. The rcpresepta.
tives of Smith & Co. and Hunt and
Cubrough rssainsd possession Of thssr
uarshesss. and tia property w.s put
snder he British seal. pesding settle
ment Of the matter. Griffin tried to
laascs the natives to aftark the wace-
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-11-10

EUROPEAN DRAFTs.-Drafts issued
at lowest rates On Great Britain, Ire
land, Germany. Russia, France, Norway
and Sweden. Tickets to and from
Europe sold at lowest rates by Andrew
Chilberg. Seattle. w. T.
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CALCUTTA, Nov. 9.-The Mussul.
mans, up country, are much excited
over the news of the Russian victo-
RES.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-11-10

PuRK Mocha COFFEE for sale at
Chilhssg Brothsss
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STATE CONFERENCE.-The bill for
calling STATE Convention at Walla
Walla, next April. passed bo:h branches
Of the LegislAtare. essentially in the
teeo In which We snnuarized it the
other day, excepting that il will consist
Of thirty instesd Of nftsen members.
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TERRITORIAL LEGIsLATURE
COUNCIL.

COUNCIL.
OLYMPIA, Nov. 8, 1877.
H B 1853. providing for the recovery
of money for the construction of rail.
road across the Cascade mountains ora
Enoquslmie Pass. passed.
Substitute for G B So, establishing
free scholarships in the Territorial Uni.
versity. was read . third time and
passed.
G B 80. providing for the appoint
ment of Immigrant agents, passed.
II II 8. asking the establishment of q
u. 8. Land Office 1t Port Townsend
was adopted.
H B 70. relating to weights and
measures, was read . third time aid
passed
G b IS, authorizing certain counties
10 borrow money. passed.
T. b 10, for the regulation and pro
lection of salmon fisheries on Puget
Sound was read the third time and
passed.
c B 20. relating to scholarships in
the Territorial University passed.
H b y. relating to the right and du-
ties, aud fixing the pay Of grand and
petit jurors. read third time end
paused.
n B "a, for the relief Of Lewis coun-
", read q third time and passed.
c. 81. providing for the protection
of game, was taken mp; Council cou.
CURED in Honse am sndments thereto.
Substitute for 81 B 81, regulating the
receipt Of county warrants in payment
Of taxes in Clarke county, passed.
HB 50, donating road taxes in San
Juan county to the school fund. read q
third time aud passed.
II b l39. to make certain roads Ter
ritnrisl roads, passed.
HOUSE
c b "a. prescribing prison reguls-
tions, passed
H Bl50. authorizing the construction
Of ware house At Arkansas Landing.
passed.
II b s.. for the relief OF Taylor.
passed
H B l39. declaring certain county
roads to be Territorial roads. passed.
G b So. amending the oct for the
peueectioa ~f game - - 10 make Il ap-
ply o Clarke. Pscific and Chehslis
counties. passed
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THs llsxloAx wxsr CoAsr Steam.
ship Company opea their route Nov.
18Th Steamer Coquille. 500 tons, is
The 6rsG boat q the line.
Connecticut western news., 1877-02-09
Her Weak Point.

A woman living in Detroit was seen on the walk in front of the gate heaving the snow right and left, and she had only got fairly settled to work when boy lounged up and remarked:
 "I'l clear off the walk for ten cents. 3
 "I guess I'll be able to do it" she replied.
 "But see how it looks," he continued. "iHere you are, perfect lady in look and action, highly educated, and yet you grovel in the dust, as it were, to save the pitiful sum of ten cents.
 "You grovel along and mind your own business" she curtly replied, still digging away.
 It's worth ten cents" he said, as he leaned against the fence, "but I'm fel- Ter with some sentiment in my bosom. Now, we'll say five cents, or just enough to cover wear and tear O my bones Give mo the shovel and you go in, get on your sealsKin sack and best jewelry, and while work you stand out here and boss around, and talk as if you owned the biggest half of North America, while l had nothing, and was in debt for
 She looked at him sharply, saw that he was in earnest, and when she passed over the snow shovel she put two nickels into his hand. He looked after her as she went in, and then sadly mused:
 "Oh iattery, thy surest victim is a woman homely enough for scareerow ]!
Connecticut western news., 1877-02-09
The Way to Treat Women.

What to do with our daughters
 Teach them self-reliance.
 Teach them to make bread.
 Teach them to make shirts.
 Teach them not to wear false hair.
 Teach them not to paint and powder. Teach them to wear thick warm shoes. Teach them how to wash and iron clothes.
 Teach them how to make their own dresses.
 Teach them how to cook good meal.
 Teach them to wear calico dresses and do it like queen.
 Teach them to say no, and mean it. Teach them how to darn stockings and sew on buttons.
 Teach them to regard the morals, not the money, of beaux.
 Give them good, substantial con- mon school education.
 Teach them that a good round rosy romp is worth fifty delicate consump- tives.
 Teach them to have nothing to do with dissolute young men.
 Teach them shments-musie, painting, drawing-if you have time and money to do it with.
 Teach them to cultivate garden.
 Teach them that God made them in his own image, and that no amount of tight facing will improve the model.
 Teach them that a good, steady me- chanic, without cent, is worth a dozen oil pated loafers in broadcloth.
 Teach them the essentials of life truth, honesty, uprightness- at a suitable time let them marry. --
Connecticut western news., 1877-02-09
A Sad Inheritance.

A writer in the Psychological Journal, British periodical, gives the result of his observations in these strong words {: "The most startling problem connected with intemperance is, that not only does it affect the health, morals and intelli- gence of the offspring of it's votary, but they also inherit the fatal tendency, and feel a craving for the very beverages that have acted as poisons on their sys- tems from the commencement of their being" Especially so it is when both parents are drunkards.
 Maudsley says: "Idiocy is, indeed, manufactured article; and although we are not always able to tell how it is manufactured, still it's important causes are known, and are within control. Many cases are distinctly traceable to parental intemperance and excess.
 Out of three hundred idiots, Dr. Howe found as many as 145 to be. the offspring of incorporate parents /; and there are numerous observations proving that chronic alcoholism in the parent may di- rectly produce idiocy in the child. In Norway, in ten years of free liquor traffic, after the removal of the spirit duty, insanity increased fifty per cent.
 Dr. Crane makes some figures and in fers that ct the incorporate have nearly twenty-nine times as many idiots among their children as do temperate parents. i" The objective point of the sad inherit ance is family extinction.
Connecticut western news., 1877-02-09
American Officers Pay.

American colonels in the service of the khedive of Egypt receive as pay $230 per month, with allowances for quarters and duty in the provinces. Contracts are made for five years, with the right of renewal on the part of the government. Travelling expenses from the United States are paid, and in case of an honor able discharge, their return expenses, with six months full pay, are granted, If an officer is compelled to resign on ac- count of the climate, he receives two months pay and mileage home. In case of death from ordinary causes, the widow or family receives one years full pay; but if the officer is killed in battle, or is wounded so that death ensues, his widow receives pension equal to half his pay, which is continued until her death or remarriage, when it is divided among the children until the boys be- come of age and the girls marry. An oath of fidelity is exacted, and all Ameri- can officers are obliged to renounce the protection of our diplomatic agents and trust to the Egyptian tribunals.
Connecticut western news., 1877-02-09
A Loose Lord,

Why did not some rich American girl buy up Viscount Maidstone, who sold himself to the queen for a shilling? asks 8 London correspondent. This young man is the eldest son of an earl, un- doubted heir to the estates and title, handsome, graceful, well educated and young. At the conclusion, it is sup posed, of family row, he presented himself at the Royal Artillery at Wool wich, and, receiving the queens shilling,
 listed as a common soldier. When it came to stating who he was, you can imagine the futter the incident created.
 In the course of the day his father got wind of it, and came down to barracks,
 paid "smart money-a pound or two and got his young lordship off. The young mans plea was that he was allow ed but e1O week income, and lord could not live on that. The very next day he enlisted again, but again he was turned from his purpose by the com manding officer exercising the preroga- tive vested in him of refusing any re- cruit he does not deem suitable The report is that the viscount has now en-
 listed in cavalry regiment, where, in ad- dition to other hardships, he will be obliged to perform stableman's duties.
Connecticut western news., 1877-02-09
CANAAN, CONN., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1877.

tie cry of delight as she gathered the |, curious, shining things in her hands, and slipped them through her delicate fingers. She held them to her burning cheeks, touched them: with her scarlet lips, whispered to them under her breath, and then held them up between her eyes and the one dim window, that the sunbeams prisoned in them centuries ago might meet the light once more. The artist, dazed for moment by her unexpected enthusiasm, soon recovered himself and went at work. The sketch grew ill bold relief and delicate tint and color, while the girls eyes questioned of the amber rosary what its mystic depths and brightness held of fate for her and hers. Suddenly she gathered the whole shimmering mass in her hands again, and turning to the artist, asked where he had found these wonderful beads. ''It is no secret" he answered. They were given me by my father. Years ago, when I was lad of fifteen, he painted an English lady and her child. The lady wore a costume some what like yours, and when the faces were done, she left the dress and ornaments on lay figure, that the picture might be made complete without her presence. Many days my father waited for her, but she came no more. So he turned the picture with it's face to the wall, and folded away the dress and ornaments in wonder chest"
 "May I see the picture 9 the girl asked, with an eagerness she tried hard to repress.
 Doubtless,'' was the grave reply |; and from huge pile of what looked like rubbish, he drew out canvas on which the dust of years had settled
 Miss Vasquel gave one glance at the two bright pictured faces, then puzzled look at the artist.
 " Yes," he said, answering her eyes, my picture that you saw at the exhibi- tlon was an old copy of this child face, slightly retouched for the occasion
 "But my father must see these," she murmured, and glided away like one in a dream.
 Soon she came back with the stern, silent man, and together they gazed upon this strange reminder of lost, lost life. Oh, beautiful face, so fair and bright, when the heart that vivified it lies cold and still in death. Oh, sunny eyed babe, vanished as utterly from the earth, but living not less truly another life.
 An, well Senor Vasquel thinks luck came back to him with the amber beads, but the daughter thinks his heart grew strong and warm when he found this new proof of his young wife's love and constant thought for him.
Connecticut western news., 1877-02-09
Prince AIbert's Room.

Olive Logan thus describes the apart ments at Windsor Castle that were al- ways occupied by Prince. Albert, and have never been used since his death : The faithful servitor who points them out says that nothing has been touched in them since the fatal fourteenth of De- cember, 1861, when the "blameless prince" quilted these scenes of earthly glory to find, let us hope, even more de- hghtful ones among celestial spheres. The prince's hat and cane stand where he last placed them; the book he was read ing IS open at the page where he left off; the bed on which he slept and whereon he died stands exactly as it did when he breathed his last; an inscription at it's foot records the date of his birth and of his death. To come daily into these de- serted rooms and see for herself that the thoughtless hand of some servant has not disturbed any of their pious arrange ments; to gaze her fill on the vacant couch, the unfinished book; even Git is said) to herself brush away any trace of dust which may have fallen within the hour upon the cherished relics of her dead husband, is a duty scrupulously performed by this exalted woman and good wife each day when she is at Wind- sor. It may be that it is the reports of these truly wifely actions-which could not degrade woman if she were queen of heaven instead of empress of India which have spread from lip to lip, and formed basis for unfounded gossip about the queens semi-lunicy concern ing the prince. That she causes his plate to be placed at all meals, talks to him as if he were present, and other things more shocking than these, are rumors without grain of truth in them at this time or formerly.