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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-03-09

HORRIBLE MURDER.-Monday's Or
egonidn gives the details of a most
foul and sickening murder, committed
on one Thomas Davis, four miles from
Portland, near the macadamized road,
last Saturday morning. Davis and
his partner Douglas Thomas, were &C.
cupying a cabin together, and about
midnight were aroused by some one
knocking at the door. Thomas arose
and opened the door. The nocturnal
visitors two in number, closely mask
ed, entered without any ceremony,
one drew a pistol and put it to the
head of Thomas, the other took a
Ratchet and going to the bed where
Davis still remained, asked him if his
name was Thomas ID. Davis. Davis
replied, "Yes, and you have got the
drop on me-" Without saying word
the assassin proceeded to chop him to
pieces, then cut his throat and stabbed
him to the heart. Thomas and the
other assassin then retired and Davis
assassin fred the cabin and burnt up
the remains of the murdered man, af-
ter which the murderers retired and
Thomas went to town and gave the
alarm. No clue to the murderers has
boon found.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-03-09
w. C. T. U.

This association will hold its regular
meeting next Monday evening in the
Methodist Church, commencing at Z
O'Clock. The exercises will be Of var
led character, the young people Of the
city will participate. BY select read
ings, music. &C.. We hope to spend a
pleasant, and profitable evening.
PEE ORDRR.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-03-09

FRUIT CANNERY.-Ith has been sug-
gested that the fruit growers of this
county dispose of their surplus crop
to the salmon canneries along the
river. After the salmon season is
past, we are informed that the can
ners would be glad to get fruit of all
kinds in quantities for canning.
Whether the business would pay or
not, is the first question to be consid-
cred. The subject will bear investi-
CATION.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-03-09

APPoINTxD.-Mr. Alexander Thorn
as, of this place, has received from
Delegate Jacobs an appointment as a
West Point Cadet. He is instructed
to report at the Academy on the 9th
Of June. Aleck has been studiously
preparing for this promotion, and we
sincerely hope he may be successful
in passing the examination.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-03-09

CAMILLA URso.-Vancouve is to
be favored with visit from the world
renowned violinist, Camilla Urso.
Saturday evening, March 18th, she
will appear at Brant's Hall with her
company of singers. Let everybody
turn out and show them that Vancou-
yer people can appreciate q good
thing. Reserved seats can be secured
at the INDEPENDENT office.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-03-09

TRIAL BY RY.-Judge M. P.
Deadly, of Portland, has consented to
deliver his lecture ON "Trial by jury"
for the benefit of the Mite Society, at
the Methodist Church, Vancouver, on
Tuesday evening, the Goth inst. The
we'll known ability of this gentleman
should insure a full house.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-03-09
Died..

In Vancouver, March Sth, 1877, W. Russell.
Mr.. Russell had been seriously i'll
but few days when he died. He
leaves a loving wife and family con-
sisting of four little boys to mourn
his loss. The funeral services occur
to-day, at IL o'clock A. NJ, at the NJ.
E. Church, Rev. Mr.. Stubs, pastor.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-03-09

READING.-Professor Henderson is
announced to give free reading at
the City Hall, tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock A. M. The public is cor
daily invited. The Professors Class
will meet at the Public School house
the same morning at 80 o'clock.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-03-09

bedrock prices at Daniels Bros.
Gov. Grover was sworn in and took
his seat as Senator last Thursday.
Lieut.. Moore lett last Monday for
his Company at Fort klamath Oregon.
Mr.. Bateman was on the streets
again Wednesday. His health is i'm
proving.
Legal Tenders in Portland--buying
95; selling, sc Silver coin-buying 934;
selling, 94a.
S. G. Knighton, formerly of Vancou-
YER, is now located on farm in Benton
County Oregon.
Blue Glass is the new remedy for
the sick. 1t should be we'll pounded
before taken.
VIM. Switzler and AID. Nye of Pen
dleton, have formed a partnership to
deal in horses.
The Jubilee singers have all Port
land "by the ears and are "in every
body's mouth"
Subject of Chaplain Collins lecture
next Sunday evening at Post Chapel,
Solomon"
go Rosin the Bow" that the dolor-
Gus tones may some music know, see
small bills and Camilla Urso.
Are the Jubilee Singers coming to
Vancouver? that's what the people want
to know. How is it Mr.. Carlton?
A General Court Martial has been
in session at the Post during the week,
with Lieut.. Wood as Judge Advocate.
We regret to hear that Capt. w.
r. Turnbull is worse again. He has
gone to Portland to consult a physi-
clan.
The "Mad House" at Port Townsend
was burned up the other night, and u
band of music played in honor of the
event.
Lieut. Wood is announced to lecture
next Friday, at the NJ. E. Church,
for the benefit of tho Ladies Mite So
cety.
Payday at the Post last Thursday.
The boys in blue are jubilant because
their greenbacks are worth more than
silver.
This has been a rainy week. We'd
nesday and Thursday were very wet
days. The rain is cold and consequent
ly hard on stock.
NJ. j. Maxon has lot of the "Early
Vermonts," and "Brownell's Beauty
varieties of potatoes, fine specimens for
seed; Call and see them.
The reading by Professor Henderson
at the City Hall tomorrow morning,
will be at III o'clock instead of 10 as
stated elsewhere in this paper.
Since the advent Of the minstrels,
the boys have caught the bone-rat-
thing fever. "A boy, without pair of
bones to rattle, is out of fashion.
"Self-made Men," this evening at
the M. E. Church. This lecture, by
Rev. Mr.. Nicholson, will be well
worth hearing. Don't fail to turn
out.
Thursday mornings boat brought a
large lot of Eastern mail to the Vancou-
yer Post Office. Uncle Sam has our
thanks for large basket full. Better
late than never.
Lindley Meeker has our thanks for a
box of choice apples Of the Northern
Spy variety. They are as fine speci-
mems as we have ever seen at this sea-
son Of the year.
The Tacoma Herald says Seattle
has three or four cases of small. pox.
Tacoma has one case. Proper precau-
tious have been taken to prevent the
spread of the disease.
Stearns of the Bee says: "If a man
would cit down and wait for the ravens
to come and feed him, he would not get
very corpulent."
"Quoth tho Raven, Never MORE"
We acknowledge the receipt of q
complimentary ticket to the. Terpse-
chorean Masquerade Ball, which takes
place on the 9th Of April. Extensive
preparations are being made, and the
dancing community may anticipate q
good time.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-03-09
Married..

At the residence of the brides father, near
Vancouver, on the 4th inst, by II. H. Gridley,
j. p, Mr.. Gilbert II. Holbrook and Miss Mary
E. Harl, all of Clarke County, w. I.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-03-09
FOR SALE.

Two hundred bushels of Early Rose seed po
tatoes. Enquire at this Office
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-28

Prof. Boscovitz performed nearly all the
music with one hand, seldom requiring
the use of both. The only sound that
was apparent here was whirring noise,
and occasionally a bass note could be
distinguished. Further than this it was
the same as pressing down the keys of
piano detached from the Keyboard and
the strings of the piano. The large au-
dience waited, expecting to reap the
benefit OF the concert, but, after the first
piece had been performed, they con
Guided that it was one-sided affair, and
rapidly left the hall. The professor was
enabled to play and hold conversation
with those around him at the same time,
and allow telegraphic messages from Mr..
Strakosch to be read as to the effect it
had, withoutbeing in the least disturbed.
Previous to the playing there was pri-
vate exhibition on smaller instrument
of one octave, the sound being trans
mitted to ordinary Morse saunders stu
ated in different parts of the ROOM This
was very faint, but, by holding the ear
| close to the desk, the airs could be dis.
tinctly heard, sounding like the distant
| Praying vi uute. Inc instrument OH
which the music for New York was given
resembled a large cabinet organ, the
keys being on top, and sounding-box,
perforated like a violin, with a large
sized Morse sounding board placed
thereon. Below this, on shelves, were
the resounding reeds, or buzzers, which
were adjusted to A, F, c, etc. The keys
struck communicated to these, and they
d in lNrn. threw off the sound, and it soughr
its sympathetic chord in the receiver or
the STAGE at SteinWav Hall
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-28
COlOr-Blindness.

The peculiar defect of vision known
as color blindness, to which many people
are subject, is due to various causes; but
very little is known of its real nature.
In different persons it has different
effect, being in some complete inabili-
ty to distinguish between the commonest
colors; while in others it is merely a
temporary confusion Of the impressions
conveyed by different hues, or q ten
dency to give the wrong names to colors,
which can be perfectly distinguished
from each other, though the mind can
not verify, so to speak, the distinction.
To take the first case first. A man who
is perfectly g color blind" cannot detect
the slightest difference between the
stripes on the "red, white and blue"
flag; to him the req and green lamps of
the railway are the same; and the leaves
and the flowers of the most variously
stocked garden are more uniform in tone,
in the clearest sunlight, than they would
be TO an ordinary eye by moonlight
CHE effect of moonlight, it is well
known, is to give monochromous APP
pearance to the most varied colors) In
the other case, man who has, say, the
three cardinal colors, red, blue, and
yellow, placed before him, can tell there
Is difference between them; and while
perhaps one day he is able to sort a num-
Der of pieces of glass of these three
colors, he will be unable to perform the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-28
The Dark Side of Public Life.

Some sad scenes attend the death of a
Congress. Said one of the ex-members,
the other day-one who has had an
| honorable though uneventful and unim-
portant career: 81 have now been in
public life twelve years. BY the redis-
tricting of my State my district has been
abolished. am almost glad to get out
OF the public service, and yet do not
know what to do. They have called us
all thieves, but | have scarcely money
enough to support my family in respecta.
bility for six months. l was bred a
lawyer, and have had my old Single for
the last ten years crcaking upon its rusty
hinges before my office door in my native
town. 1t is little town. The business
is small and has greatly changed, and
the people have almost forgotten me as
a lawyer, and ] doubt, if / commence life
there again, if l could earn my salt. The
young men have got all the clients, and
need and deserve them, because they
know the modern ways of the courts.
The truth is, it is like beginning life
over again, and the prospects are pretty
blue. ! tell you, young men, if you ever
have any ambition for public life, don't
do IL. 1t is pretty sorrowful spectacle
to see man three-score years of age in
my condition. ~ Washington Letter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-28

About as remarkable an escape from
the grave as we have ever read of oc-
CURED in Morgan County, H., last
Tuesday morning. On farm sixteen
miles southeast of Jacksonville, and not.
far from Franklin, Mr.. Samuel McCur-
ley, his son Pullam, and a hired hand
were at work when the severe thunder
shower of that day came up. The party
sought refuge under tree. While
waiting there for the subsistence of the
storm, the electric fluid descended the
tree, and felled two of the party sense
less to the ground. One, the laborer,
soon recovered and was unframed. The
other, young McCurley, seemed lifeless,
ana was supposed to be dead His
clothes were completely stripped from
MN, even to his boots. Some of his gar
ments were actually on fire. His under
clothes, even, were burned or torn into
shreds. The poor mans body was
burned and blistered down the entire
back, from his shoulders to his heels
and even the soles of his feet. His com
panlons wrapped up the almost naked
BODY IN their coats, and carried 1t TO the
farmhouse, about a quarter of a mile
distant. Here it was discovered that
HE was not extinct. The usual methods
for resuscitation, being resorted to, were
successful, and the sufferer recovered
consciousness, and is now convalescing,
and in all probability will recover en-
trely. So near an approach to death,
ana yet an escape, is rare indeed. st.
LOUIS Globe Democrats
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-28

The late Edward Everett used to
tell this story about himself; Travelling
once IN Massachusetts in stage, before
the days of railroads, a school girl came
out of house and wished to get in
They made room for her, Mr.. Everett
offering his knee for her to sit upon.
She had sat some time, when Mr.. E.
thought she mightlike toknowupon whose
distinguished knee she had the honor of
sitting. He said: perhaps you would
like to know upon whose knee you are
sitting?" " Yes, sir" she replied. lie
said; my name is Edward Everett"
"Du tellP' she replied. "Be you a
sailor MANI" Mr. Z. remarked that was
his last effort to get a reputation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-28

The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-.
gineers was formed thirteen years ago.
1t now embraces 1S9 subdivisions and
10000 regular members in all parts of
the United States and Canada. 1t pro-
vides for the widows and children of
dead brethren, and since its organization
has expended more than 81 900, 600 in
this work, besides donating $50, to
aid needy members. Only locomotive
engineers are eligible for membership,
and at death the family receives So 600.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-28

A NEW industry, extracting tannin
from sweet fern, has been started in
Hancock County, Me. From ton of
sweet fern it is said that a barrel of ex-
tract tannin is made, worth twenty-five
dollars, and also barrel of second quail
lty, worth seven dollars and fifty cents
per barrel From the alder one cord
viii make one barrel, worth twenty dol
lars, while from the hemlock bark one
cord will make barrel Of first-class ex-
tract, worth twenty dollars.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-28

A STUPID editor who never notices the
fashions tries to be smart, and saws:
" The sweetest thing in bonnets is the
ladys two-lips." o ignorance! not TO
know that in the present style of wear
ing the bonnet it is farther away from
the lady's lips than it is from her feet.
Why, quiet, reserved, timid woman
wears her hat away aft, like a make
shift rudder; fashionable woman builds
Kind of platform out of her back
hair and hangs the bonnet on the rear
end Oft, and real stylish girl carries a
pole over her shoulder with the hat slunc
to the END of it, Bwlin gton Hasok- Enc.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-28

The author of Home, Sweet Home, {"
never had home, and George MacDon-
add who has eleven children, is the
author of Annals of Quiet Neighbor-
hood" .... ......
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-28

The oldest building in Boston now
standing is said to have been built in
1877. ....."
The New York herald., 1877-11-14

In this manner it happened that OF Ny
ancwe, before made my final resolution to
follow the Lualaba, Frank and spent long
time together. The question was, Should l
follow the Lualaba to the sea or should
follow il only as far as the Iowa. and then
The New York herald., 1877-11-14

The Congo River is the Amazon of Africa,
the Nile is the Mississippi. While the latter
has greater length the Congo could furnish
water to three Niles. 1t requires enormous
breadth or great depth to restrain all this
impetuosity. Though the Nile is most
valuable river for commerce the Congo is
still better The former has its course fire.
quently interrupted by cataracts, but the
Congo fortunately has all its falls and rapids
The New York herald., 1877-11-14

But merely castigating these people is not
enough; there should be vessels Of war to
prevent such deeds as the destruction of
European ships; and the question is, What
Power shall be deputed in the name of
humanity to protect the youth of commerce
in this little known world? An explorer is
The New York herald., 1877-11-14


Since the canoe is going to camp will go.
I am hungry and cannot wait any longer.
cannot walk, and don't want anybody to
carry me, that the natives may all laugh ut
me. No. 1 will 60 with you. and without
listening to Manwa Sera, the captain. who
wished to demonstrate with him, he took
his seat and told US to cast of. We found
no trouble in forcing the canoe. against the
back tide. We struck the down current,
and when we were near the falls stored
her into cove to take good look at it first.
When / had climbed over the rocks and
stood over it / saw that it was bad place,
that it was useless to expect any canoe
could pass it without going over, and I
went to the little master and told him SO.
He would not believe me, but sent other
men to report on it, and they returned with
the same story, that the fall could not be
passed by shooting over it in canoe. Then
he said to us that we were always afraid ofa
little water and said we were no men. 'All
right said /; If you say cast off am
ready, lam not afraid of any water, but my
master will be angry with me if anything
happens
THE FATAL ORDER.
"'Cast off, nothing will happen the little
master answered, am not here?' You
could not have counted ten, master, before
we were all sorry. The cruel water caught
MS and tossed and whirled MS round, and shot
us here and shot us there, and the noise was
fearful. Suddenly the little master shouted,
Look out, take hold Of the ropes 7 and
he was tearing his shirt OF when the canoe
The Arizona sentinel., 1877-11-03
Railroad N0tess

Both of the .rveying parties sent out by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad company to run lines westward towards the San Juan country have finished their labors for the present:
 Mir. Holbrbuk's party went as far as the Gunnison, vla Marshall Pass: A practicable line has been found, some of the grades being as much as two hundred feet to lhe milt; two tunnels will be necessary, and there are no curves more than fifteen de- grees. A portion of the line runs along the Tumitchi creek, through d very beauli- ful country, where numerous hay ranches have been located. This line, though the grades are somewhat greater and the work tougher, Is about forty-seien miles shorter than that via the Cochetopa Pass.
 Mir; Morley ran his line via the Co., chetopa Pass. MT. Morley then returned and examined the Ute Pass, and has now gone on an expedition towards Arizona in the interest of the A. T: 6 s. F. Co. It is thought probable that line will be located as far aS the Gunnison very soon.-(Pue Cheftain:
The Arizona sentinel., 1877-11-03
The "HOO-dOO" Stick.

Some remarkable results nave been accomplished in this county by the use of fOrked sticks of grease-wood, or of any of several shrubs inligenOl to the country. The Well neIr Castle Dome was found at depth of thirty feet by the indications of d hoo-dOo stick" as the boys up there used to call the divining rod Several large bodies of lead ore, buried deep under the gravel, were found up there by its use; and California papers occasionally give Us ac- counts of its services in finding water in that State. The chiefs, of proficiency in its use, are now in Pinal county and happy results may be expected from their labors in that rich section. It's use is nothing new, but as no popular scientific explanation of it's work ings has been published, people are afraid of being called supersti- tious for avowing belief in its eff
The Arizona sentinel., 1877-11-03
of PostOfIice Department.

The estimates for the expenses of the postotfide department. for the fiscal year ending June 30 next;were $36, 723 7223 44SS2:43 and the estimated income of the department; during the same period, was something over $3ea000,0 900, leaving an estimated de- ticiency, VI ith was asked for, of $6,07S,- 261.43. Congress oaIy appropriated on acct unt of this estimated deficiency, the sum of s2, ,939,7 ,725, being far short of what was asked for: The universal stagnation of business all over the country during the
 past summer has had the effect to decrease the anticipated revenue to considerable extent, which will have the effect 10 aug ment, in proportion, he deficiency only partly provided for In the last postofficc bill so that Congress will be asked in addition to its estimated deficiency Tor the coming fiscal year, to make a con- sidel able independent appropriation to meet tie wants of the service during the present year.
The Arizona sentinel., 1877-11-03
YUMA A. IT, SATURDAY NOVEMBER B. 1877

the rock under the clay surface. They
 8 elk for crevices because lead ore is usual
 ly found in theni, though there are many
 crevices in which there are no valuable
 minerals: My bbseI tdtion leads to the conclusion that vein of water has strong CT attraction for the rod than any bf the ores, excepting silver and iron, and that they must exist ill considerable quantity to attract equally with water From what depth the rod may be attracted, am not advised. I have known water to be found il this way from ten to forty feet under the surface and think the attraction may reach from depth of seventy feet.
 With the above statement are giv, n a number of we'll attested instances of Bletonism.
 inc foregoing explanation is given for what it iS worth; but we have seen the HOOdOo" stick work and belelve in it. Now some man in California has per fected d HOJdOO machine and re- ports are coming in of its success full working. But the fork ed stick Is at every mans hand and we advise the boys to experiment with it without felr of being laughed at. It don't work for the Sf NTINEL man, wish it did. In hunting over d ledge for a pay streak or chimney, wet the soles of your boots. If this hint discOv- CTS d bonanza, we want speci- mems from it for the SENTINEL cabinet.
The Arizona sentinel., 1877-11-03
A Brave Russian General.

Skobclef swam the Danube on horse: back to show it cOrtld be done, and has h Id five horses shot under him during this campaign. During one Of his recomoissan- ces near Plevna he came ill view of d deli cious spring of water, apparently inacce,>- ble. however; because Uf the hail of Turk ish bullets that batter around it: The soldiers shrank back from facing almost certain death, till Skobeleff dismounted; ieisurely walked tO tine fountain, dralk freely of it's waters and bathed his face and hands. Stung by this implied taunt the soldiers rushed forward to shield him; Sko. Deletf ordered them under arrest for leav- ing their ranks, and calmly walked back. Il Baltimore Bulletin.