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, 1877-08-31

IN extending the circulation Of the AR
GUS, during the past four months, its pro-
prietor has Travelled an aggregate of nearly
800 miles. Something that publishers in
Port Townsend were never enterprising
enough to do before.
, 1877-08-31

A GENTLEMAN gets pretty near the point
when he says: II should very much dis
like to think that my father, il dead, must
needs come at the beck and call Of every
wandering fellow, for four bits"
, 1877-08-31

OUR old friend, Mr.. F.W. Hastings,
while engaged in selling those economical
and labor-saying fruit-dryers, will make
Port Townsend his heai-Quarters-tor a
time at least. We earnestly wish him the
success that every deserving young man
ought TO have.
, 1877-08-31

THE farmers in and about La Conner
W. T., would be pleased to have good
practical blacksmith settle among them.
Such man we are told, with a reas-
enable outfit OF tools and material could
do well there.
, 1877-08-31

THE Victoria people very appropriately
propose to place in Christ Church Cathe-
dral memorial window in honor of the
late Sir James Douglas.
, 1877-08-31

GAIT. Waite, how in command of the
steamer Phantom. will do everything pos
sibIe to accommodate the travelling public.
The above boat leaves here on Monday
and Saturday mornings for Seattle at els ht,
punctually.
, 1877-08-31

jon work executed at the ARGUS office,
superior to that by any other on the
Sound.
, 1877-08-31

MARRIED.-August 26, 1877, by Rev.
Jno. Rea, Mr.. William Melhursh and Miss
Emma Ross-both of Port Townsend, w.
II,
, 1877-08-31

The U. S. lighthouse tender Shubrick
is now at Dungeness examining Capt
fuckers domain.
, 1877-08-31

Read our offers to clubs, and then 90
ont to accomplish good for your country
by extending our circulation.
, 1877-08-31

MR.. Dan. Gage, of Skagit City, has beer
in town this week.
, 1877-08-31

lg- A complete scholarship for the en-
suing year, at Union Academy, Olympia,
for sale at the ARGUS Office. Those wish
ing to purchase the same will do well to
arply at once.
, 1877-08-31

y NAN who succeeds by pulling
2t"I Z! down had better never have start
, 1877-08-31

METHODIST Conference this week in
Seattle.
, 1877-08-31

ES Just received at Jas. Jones' lot OF
blotting, drawing, tissue gold and silver
paper, card board, ETC., etc.
, 1877-08-31

IOEST ASSORTMENT OF CAL IFORNIA MANUFACTURED GOLD
- Sets Ear Rings Finger Rings Breast and Cuff Pins Collar
Sound received by last steamer, and tor sale by ROTHSCHLD&
The New York herald., 1877-10-01
A NEW DESTROYER.
IEroin the Pail Mall Gazette.

While the phyioyora Is ravagins the vineyards aud
the Colorado beetle threatening tho potato neIds OF
France yet another plague reported appeared
in the Pyrcnean disrica This time II is the groves
and woods OF chestnut trees which are menaced. Ac.
cording to the Courier dc Bayoane large number of
these trees in tho canton Espelete aud elsewhere
have been attacked Wy small black insects, having
shining bodies, with six legs and small wings, but A
pafently incapable OF nying These insects, 1t seems
thor way IN beneath the bark OF the trcc at tis
level Of the ground, and then work rounu the tree be
tween tho bark and the hard wood up 10 height ID
some ten feet The conducting vessels of the sap
being thus destroyed the trees dry up and wthcr
The insects are generally followed by species or
worm, which ascends even higher than the former,
eating channels not only beneath the bark, but even
iuto the hard wood OF tue tree. The losses already
occasoned by these two sconrges are stated BY the
Courier to he very great Entre psntstions nave
been destroyed, the oldest ana strongest trees beng
attacked US well as the young and tender.
The New York herald., 1877-10-01
LITERATURE.
"fLIRTATIoNs IN AMERICA. ="

This is the title OF the siliest Of many silly books
published by T. B. Peterson Brother. Tho nirts arc
the vugarcst of vulgar peope-in fact, nothing could
be more vulgar generally than the entire story. The
book Is full of French sentences which tho author Ia
kind enough to tranate in loot notes. The charac-
ters oharacteress and the plot nonsensca There
is English nobeman in the story who drops his his
and puts them on like under groom. rhs spec-
men OF Sir Edwards conversation 81 'avo hony to
say that he is gentleman. But who ever 'eard Of
q Hamcrican gentlcman?"
The New York herald., 1877-10-01

titled "Dapie Kcrfond's Confession d. I'm Homme du
haude.n
More American books are getting reprinted in Lon
don than formerly.
The London AhsnGuns says that though there Is
some ART OF book making about "The Art of Beauty"
BY Mrs W. r Haweis, the work Is written with
sooriety taste and sense and It's ideas dress and
house decoration cannot but do good
"Ihs Land OF Bolivar; or, War, Peace ana Adven-
ture In the Republic OF Venezuela by James n.
Spence, viii soon appear in London
new life OF Genghiz Khan, from Chinese sources,
by Professor Douglas, in Trlbner's London press.
new critical biography OF Shelley. with what ars
called fresh information and Incidents Is being pre-
pared BY Mr.. George Barnett Smith.
The New York herald., 1877-10-01
"THE WINGS OF COURAGE"

"The Wings of Courage" tG. T. Putnam's sons) v
the title OF collection Of stories Tor boys and grs
adapted from the French by Marie E. Field with iluc-
tralons by Lucy g. Morse The stories bright and
gracefully written. and while they not OF the
goody goody sort perfectly puro Tho little
boy who loved nature and made playmaes OF the birds
Of the air and beasts Of the Geld will find many
m!rers and no few cmulators among the boys who
read this charming story II is no little Endorsement
OF Mrs Field u writer OF chdren's stories to say
that she Is contributor to that best Of chidren's
magazines and friends. 'St Nicholas'
The New York herald., 1877-10-01
THE VETERINARY COLLEGE.

Tho regular course OF OF tho Now York Col.
icgc OF Veterinary Surgeons will open ut the college,
No 2O5 Lexington avenue. this evening and will con-
unu"until March !, 1875 The lectures will DO both
didaetic and clinicai and tho faculty. Will cndcavor to
make the course cminenly practical by aording tho
students ample opportunity ior dissection, and for
watching the actual treatment OF diseased animals In
the veterinary hospital attached the Institution. A
MODERATE leo Is charged Tor attendance at tho lecyures
The New York herald., 1877-10-01
OPENING OF THE ART SCHOOLS.

The antique school of tho National Academy opens
to-day, and the life school on Monday, tho 18th.
A drawing from a cast OF any part Of the human
hgurc, submitted to the council, decides whether
the applicant shall become member OF the antiauo
class The Academy schools are this year free. the
fees having been formerly 50 per month. The open.
ing OF the ifc class Is much earlier than usual II,
often not having been opened until January A course
OF lectures on anatomy 10 TO be gwen, to commence
about the lst Of the coming year. new feature Is
The New York herald., 1877-10-01
A CONTEMPTIBLE THIEF.

man was detected by Special oalcer Convery yes
to-day afternoon in tho act OF stealing money from
the poor boxes Of ST. Stephens Roman Catholic
Church. corner OF summit and Hicks streets, South
brooklyn. lie taken 10 the Butler street station
house, where upon searching his pockets, skeleton
Keys and 81 25 IN small change were found. He gave
hrs name John Thompson, aged twenty eight years.
He SAID he lived In Grecupoiu but he refused 70 give
his reaidQnca
The New York herald., 1877-10-01
ANUS t MENTS.
GILMoRE's GARDEN.

An unusually large audience assembled at this "a
yortc place OF resort last evening to enjoy the fresh
attraction offered by Mr. Gilmore the shape Of tho
Aschenbrodel orchestra and It's performances
bnation with bis own superb band. The programme
was unique, embracing such nrst class music the
overture, 'Robesperre,n y Beethoven IS itth symphony
the Centennial Hymn" by Gomez, the American
Hymn" by Keller; tho 'Festival March," by Retzcl
played under tho direction OF the author and o
equally good selections Aessrs Arbuckic Eiler and
Turner were the soioists.
The New York herald., 1877-10-01
LONG ISLAND SAVINGS BANK.
WHAT THE ACTING BANK SUPERINTENDENT
THINKS OF THE LATEST PROPOSITION OF
THE TRUSTEES.

WHAT THE ACTING BANK SUPERINTENDENT
THINKS OF THE LATEST PROPOSITION OF
THE TRUSTEES.
ALBANY, Sept. %, 1877
Acting Superintendent LamD OF the Banking De-
partment, has just sent the following letter TO Mr
Fowler, the Secretary oil tho Long Island Savings
Bank. relating to proposition that the trustees Of
that institution should retain control of ITS assets
condition OF agrceng to pay certain percentage OF
losses within q certain time Nj. lamb. II will be
seen, takes ground in his reply that viii probably
arouse the trustees fuller o what their
sponsbes are. US he states very positively that In
the OF certain transactions by tho bank they
Tccuniarily liable.
LETTER THE SUPERINTENDENT.
The following Is the letter.
BANK DEPARTMENT, ALBANY, Sept. 26, 1877.
4. Il. FOWLER Secretary
sal am IN recep. OF your letter with the enclosed
resolutions adopted by the trustees Of your
IL is OF course well known TO you and the
trustees Of the bank that very desirous OF
would protect It's depositors before proceedings
were taken ior the dissolution OF the corporation.
wish Is to DO the best / can ior The dspostsors,
II IN thu present situation can do
anything. thought wnen read yonr
notification OF the appointment OF receiver upon the
application OF alleged depositor that tnerc very
cheerful acquiesccnce IN tnat act NY Information re-
specting the condition OF the bank derived from
reports ana the reports OF appo by the
Bank superintendent
In May, 1876 the examiner reported the bank de-
ncient aud In income TOO. He has recently
informed me that such deficiency made up
to this day. In 1877, August %, no again
found deficiency OF income and q nal
surplus wilh real estate at cost He
lnds iurher tho opinion that the bank has
really insolyent 1865 II certain unexplained
charges TO building account be deducted from the as
serted cost OF the building IL the bank has been In
solvent or ovcr year II is possible, even probable,
that dividends have beer paid IA Of earnings,
and II this mas been done trustees liable pecuniariy
the depostors for such excess paid ut dvdeDd
assuming that the bank insolvent IN assets. Ii
such liability should be found to exist depositors
would have just aud legal claim upon the trustees.
In this condition ot tue affairs Of the bank and with
my present Information concerning tho transactions
the bank could not consent TO the proposal OF your
trustees, at least until the books and trans
actions OF the bank were very thoroughly investigated
by an accountant ia whose capacity ana fairness had
entire confidence with the view Of asceraining what
the trustees owe the depositors II anything, Tor the
reasons have mentioned. look solely ut the rights
anu the interests OF the depositors. will DO what
ever seems to mo To bo TO their advantage when am
possessed Of all the facts necessary to form intel
lgcnt and mature judgment Yours truly.
HENRY l. LAMB. Acting superintendent
The New York herald., 1877-10-01
FOREIGN ART NOTES.

The clay group oil 81. John, by Thorwadscn, which
adorns the entrance Of the Frue Church in Copen-
hagen, is to oe replaced by more durable copy in
marble, by Of the first OF the Danish scuiptors
Theirs intended TO write life o: N ichael Angelo
ana history OF Florence.
Gambetta has been etched by Legros
some eighteen stones, covered with ncopunic IN.
scriptions. which sont from Tun!s by M
Guienot, have been received by the French Academy
OF Inscriptions.
Nile. Sarah Bernhardt, the talented French
scuptross and actress, Is having elegant hotel
erected In Paris after designs by Escalier the well
known architect who has also designed the furniture
and interior decorations The studio will be especially
fine,
The Athenetm, very sensibly proposes that the
Egyptian obcsk soon to arrive in London, be placed
In front Of the British Museum and not Parliament
square, wncre II says the obelisk would be dwared
by the Parliament buildings, notably by the clock
tower II fears that tho shaft will undcrgo a dis
astrous change o color from the London atmosphere
The same publication, AS the thirty second OF its
descriptions and criticisms OF the private collections
OF England, writes about that OF Eshtow Hail. Gargravo
The collection includes pictures by Rubens Rembrandt
Van Dyke, Paul veronese, Rnysdali Swanvcdt, Van
Goyen Berchem, Canaleto Sir Peter Lcy, Turner and
many other celebrated painters.
The New York herald., 1877-10-01

that the library Of the Academy win be
opened for the OF the students. for the
hrst time The antique school will have two new
siatuesone OF Antipous and the other Of Discobobus
and several busts. the schools VIII again be IN
der the charge OF Professor l.. 4. willmarth.
The young and vigorous All Students League
reopens Its classes to-day tor the third year.
There will be three life classes daily, well as CON-
position and sketch classes. ana the schools VIII be
kept open until June Lectures on anatomy, perspec-
tive and composition will be given during the
season On the first Tuesday OF each
month there will be social reunions OF the members
Applicants for mem bersbip have to submit u drawing
OF iuii length figure from cast or life, unless probes
sional artists The membership fees and dues very
reasonable Walter Shiraw. the artist VIII be proies
sor OF drawing and painting the President Is Frank
Waller and the Corresponding Secretary Howard Po-
land The League expects 10 reopen with some sixty
members among whom are quite q number OF proies-
sionais Members are coming from the West and from
Boston.
The New York herald., 1877-10-01
YORK HERALD MONDAY, OCTOBER l. ls77-TRPLE SHEET

ing white satin furred cloak Of the fair is
admirable piece OF work.
There Is, in addition. quito pleasing landscape by
Emile Lambinet, painted In this celebrated artists
present somewhat sketchy style, which IA In strong
contrast TO that displayed in some OF his earlier ana
more worked up canvascs
The New York herald., 1877-10-01
SOCIETY OF DECORATIVE ART.

Tho highly commendable Society OF Decorative Art
will open this morning its rooms at No East
Twentieth street, for the exhibition aud sale OF
articles accepted by the society and Tor tho classes Of
Instruction In the different branches OF decorative
work. Of the large number OF articles sent in from
the city and various parts OF the country, twothirds
have been rejected by the committee OF artists who
passed upon their artistic excellence There in the
rooms very tasteful collection OF articles for sale.
Among these We noticed pleasing little statue Of .
tamborine gir. sent from the country by o young
lady; some very artistic needlework from Boston; a
LOT Of Irish lace, made by an Irish lady hvlns
here; panels with flowers, decorated pottery some
nicely painted ornanentatlon OF porcelain and china
patcs portisres with tasteful ncedework; ombroid-
ercd screens and wooden platter very nicely orna-
mentcd with little pen and ink medallions and
mental tracery. The clssses IN needle and lace work
and painting on porcelain will commence this week,
and the charges for Instructions very reasonable
The class IN ncedleworx will be instructed by Mrs.
Pode from the South Kcnsington school, while that
in acework viii be under the charge Of Mrs Atkinson
The New York herald., 1877-10-01
MORTALITY IN THE CITY.

Tho following statistics touching the mortality Of tho
last quarter New York furnished by the Register
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-06-02
VARIETY.

A story is told of bashful, polite man, who
yyaa suddenly asked to say grace at the table
He had never done it IN his life, and with much
embarrassment he stammered out, - On LORD,
we thank you we are much oDhgeo 70 you
Yours respectfully. Amen.
Tua SENATOR AND THE SECRETARY.-Senator
Nye once went to Secretary Stanton to make
petition for some dead soldiers orphans. 1t was
In the darkest days of the war. Stanton said:
1I haze not time, Mr.. Nye, to see what you
WANT Suppose you take time, Mr.. Seere-
tary," said Nye. "You are unreasonable. Mr:
Nye. in pressing such thing at this time"
said Stanton. Permit me to say that you are
the unreasonable man. answered Nye. 'lt you
were not United States Senator / should say
YOU we're very impertiment, SAID Stanton
6aughtily s'If you were not great Secretary
of Var / should be tempted to say you were
making a fool of yourself" returned the old
Grew Eagle; with his eyes blazing. Stanton
IooIIsd -at him moment; and then softening,
said: "May be ] am, Jim-who knows-come
inside and tell me all about it,. 'Now, Ned,
my boy. you are growng gs1 sensible ,sa sa'd Nye'
I,s, So.-The Burlington HaCkeye puts a
little matter, which almost everybody has wit
messed, in this way: =.
when YOU see a Young man sitting IN parlor,
with the ugiest six-year-old boy that ever fright
ened himself in the mirror elambering over his
Lnees Jerking his white tie out of knot, mussing
SEs
his nockets for nickles, bombarding him from
time To time with various bits of light furniture
and 6ijouferie calling him names at the top OF
his fepdish lungs, and yelling incessantly Tor
him 10 come out in the yard and play, while
the unresisting victim smiles oil the time nEe
the cover of q comic almanac, you may safeiy
het although there isn't sign of girl apparent
in radius of 10000 miles, you can bet your
hottor1' dollar that bowling boy has sister who
ia nrimping in a room not twenty feet away, ana
fbat the Young man doesn't come there just Tor
the sake of playing with her brother
Old 81 went to the minstrel show last night,
and. as he returned he remarked to US:
saI'se done wild dem kline OBJ theaiters'
ssWhy is that. SIP
ss'Kase fer dis, oat dey minds me OBJ de boss
oh clo'es-sto' wa rim seconhan' brltches'"
ssInswnat way, SIP
ssHyeIE sab. when white man Is gwlne TO
nlav niger dari mo OBJ bis legs got ter lay on
e Sroun' dan l seed ennywhere on dat platform
ter-nIght
- ssAinst have big feet, of course.
uAnkl Oar 8 gotster Ee mo, meat dan red paint
,ro;nnrd his mouf-dat's annuder thing,''
Certainly" .
.sAn when he gifts down de las flop on er jig
he's got ter bust plank or rip de sole often
his shoe!"
TnWeu, didn't know that.''
siDe fack is dat dis ting oh stan in collar
white man blackin his face, an putin or
de Niger style is mighty unsatisfactory cirkus tC
q genuine darkey, fer he kin see de holes in dt
performance same as you kin see dem in fret
hospital skeeter bar !"-Atlanfa Constitution.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-06-02

~ Advertisers rruidiuF IN ths KAssrn Tested eAlas
pay oF their cards ~ sucuuH oFNeuhaeaa 80 Nnua hnet
Postage Stamps such thry wtak te ana sr
cards VII be nsstsd psF aheye tAa T ths us paae 49,
~ Buniueas carea. wken rnuAfb a NnAn, are
acwed disroant fc tbess fntsa, whoh arv f Apatsnt
adesrtiaemcnts when paid charnud Quartsry.
Snge eopea % the Apvnnr Tsn Csnis whsn charHee
Fn~vn Cents ~ the do9cn, one Doilnr
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-24

for him! The real Mrs. Rieddell Is In
this city to-day, and / will at any time
60 to your city with her and the docu.
ment to substantiate the same, and
also bring with me the records Of the
Court. Now the very sequel Of this
affair will be best set forth in q clip
ping from the New Orleans Times Of
q date shortly subsequent 10 the
transactions l have related, viz:
RIEDDELL's LUcK.-Rieddell, the Ala.
bama Mormon, who soothed wife No. / BY
a certificate that che tgds his wife, and
then waltzed of with wife No. 2, has
tumbled into trouble again.
1t appears that No. 9 knew nothing
about the issuance Of the certificate 10 No.
l, until Monday, when she learned It by
the wrong, she received from him an EN-.
phatic denial thereof. "COme with me"
said she, "to Mr.. D., he told me Of it, and
| want you 10 deny It 70 his face.p
To Mr.. D they went, and to him
Rieddell had the temerity to repeat his
denial OF the story, whereuPon Mr. D,
irst informing him that be was = liar,
knocked him down, stepped all over him
and used him up generally.
How Rieddell has succeeded In paciiy-
ing the doubts Of wife No. . remains 10 be
seen.
The "Mr. D." above mentioned is
myself! and the above 10 but q faint
reelection of the AFFECT pusillanimity Of
the pair. The "brains'' Of the brace,
is "my darling Alice" and what she
cannot accomplish with her head, she
thoroughly hates me, because she was
present when | struck her "R"-idol
(ReiddelD to the dust. Both he and
she, are "chevaliers d'industrie," and
even for the services l rendered them,
have proven ~ungratefui. lam 10th to
excoriate any human being-nor would
l assail their chAracler-but although
there can be no doubt Of Rleddell's
artistic ability, yet he is a deep, q
cowardly and dangerous william. His
appearance and plausible speech won
me to defend him without q fee, and
his subsequent duplicity has struck the
city Of New Orleans from the list Of his
geographical ASPIRATIONS. II there
could be any royalty In lying, then
Rieddell wears the sceptre, and Alice
Bondurant is the chief maid Of honor.
They are both confidence people," and
they will abide anywhere az long as
the land In which they live will hold
them.
So far as l and my word Is concern
ed, you may refer to any citizen OF
New Orleans, and even to the leading
men of Vicksburg, who know my
family. But If you require positive
information, send to George Jonas, Of
the Canal Bank; E. Pillsbury, Mayor
Of New Orleans R. E. Diamond, Ad-
ministrator Of Police Charles Cavanac
Administrator Of Commerce; Thomas
N, BOylsn, Chief of Police. aud ell the
Judges OF our Courts, and principaI
men generally.
1t is 5 work Of supererogation fol
me to say more. But l have taker
these pains 10 satisfy you on account o.
the generous treatment we received a.
the hands of the citizens of Vicksburg
and In return for those k~indnesOoS,
think II IL the least l could do to saw
them from 9 miserable imposter anC
harpy, who would ill the measure o
wretchedness and degradation even II
the community Of beasts. l will b
pleased to hear from you again.
Yours, very kindly,
ALEX. DALSHElMER.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-24

SHOOTING OF SHERIFF SIMMONS, OF
NEsHoBA.-An unfortunate difficulty,
resulting in the accidental shooting OF
Sheriff Simmons, Of Neshoba county,
occurred at Philadelphia, the county
town, on Friday last. DIR, Harvey
Walker and . Mr.. Bsggett got into a
fight in which Baggett was making a
free use OF 3 stick. 1t was in a drink
ing saloon, and the owner pushed Bag
gett out at q door leaving Walker in.
side. Walker drew his pistol and held
il ready to shoot Baggett ifhe returned
to the attack. Sheriff Simmons at the
moment rushed in at the door, aud
Walker being ready fred at the instant
he saw q man coming, believing his an
tagonist was returning TO assault him'
Simmons was hit in the breast. The
wound is dangerous. There are hopes
of his recovery with fears OF the worst.
We hear that Simmons exonerates
Walker Of any intention TO shoot him,
Walker was in jail at last accounts, moi
having had any trial. 1t is 3 d~eplorablC
affair. DR.. Walker is a high toned gen
tleman, Of an excellent family aud o.
known ~pesceable Disposition Meri'
dian Mercury.