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SUING FOR $4,000.
Mr.. Church's Valuation on iii. Services in
Helping the Remington. Out.

The trial Of the suit Of William II. Church
against f. bennington & Sons to recover $4,000
for services in negotiating the payment of
100000 by the French Government for arms re-
ceivcd but which they refused TO pay for, on
the ground of fraud was begun in Brooklyn.
yesterday. The Rnmngtons were acting as
purchasing agents for arms for the French. and
were 60 be allowed two and half per cent COM
mission. The complaint alleges that tho Rem
ingtons made fraudulent invoices. by which
they rendered to the French bills for the arms
purchased ut an advance Of nearly siOOOO0 on
what they paid for them. One Charles Hubbcll
and Joseph IT, Norton. clerk and hOOkkceper,
for the Remingtons made nifidnviis accusing
their employers of fraud in the transaction. On
the representation Of the Marquis de Chumhrun.
counsel for the French Legation in Washing
ton, That frauds had been committed, an in
vestigation wis ordered by both the Senate and
the House. Tho pay OF the RemingtOns was
Church testified yesterday that he was en-
plOycd 10y them TO remove the Obstacles To their
recovering II balance of $500 900. they promising
10 pay him literally. The agent Of the French
Consul in New York, Hector ChauVteau, hnd
sued the RnmingtOns for $1,000 and Church Was
told 10 settle the suit II possible and forthis work
he was to get 5000. four thousand dollars Of
Wnirh WIS paid nm, when he nccOmpl shed %
settlement He then got $1,000 from Mr. Rich
nrdson, attorney for the Rcmin stnns to get Hub
Huhbell for r'tracting his affidavit For this
work he thought he should have 5000 He went
10 Washington to explain the factS 10 the meme
b"rs oi the Joint committee. and this WIS worth
si0Oo0-a small percentage on the amount in
VOWED. He thought that the charge was r'uSon-
able" Judge Pratt said that man couldn't re-;
cover for services Of that kind and dismiss
the case. The charge OF 81 900 was allowed.
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CUISINES Nctitts.


To the Gentlemen Of New York.
We respectfully desire Ia announce that have this
da, reduced uc price Wd"N iniular silk hats to
~ and fashionable Derby hat. W - In making tins
announce dt- sire 10 note recent reduction in
labor rualing t. meet the oNgencrs OF the
times AMI toa.>urc Vou that 10 emulation OF the high
character and reputation u fabrics IN the past,
shall aim 10 produce thc Au.iun hat o' the future.
NtIs f,sItU tullN.
b. II. AMIDONS SON.
New York, F,i. 10 20 9TH av.
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LIFE INSURANCE CONCERNS.



ncntars Losscs-T'hc New JcrseX Mutual.
The Hon Henry Smith Of Albany, counsel
frthc state Insurance Department and repre-
sp'ativc Of the Attorney General arrived in
This city 10 make a special investigation of the
Proceedings under which the Continental Life
Insurance Company was thrown into the hands
Of "a receiver. Mr.. Smith WIS accompanied 10y
Mr.. A. b. DeWtt Of Albany. the referee appoint
Ell %, Judge Osborn to examine into the affairs
oithe Continental. AT the beginning Of the cx-
animation Mr.. Smith snid that he was not hos
tile to either Of the two gentlemen who claim
legal right az receivers. lie had come from Al
hany to d,tect dishonesty. Mr.. J. o. HDyt. hav-
ins horn sworn admitted that he was real cs-
tate rokor Interested in obtaining loans from
,he Continental for real estate operations. and
then the examination proceeded a, follows:
Odd YOU bring suit in the court against
the Continental Life Insurance Company. t.
have It placed in tho hands Of arccciNorl Al
did.
Q.why2 A.-Bscause I. rs the owner Of lf-
teen shares of stu *. wanted - get back what
could Of the money / hal paid for the stock. /
had learned that the affair. Of the oontrauy
wcre in n bad condition. In the -;ni Of
tho company. tho real estate it own "a WIS pat
down at twice the a tuil value. Money had boon
Lost in The Loaner-' Bank anI in southern
stock concern. u aids money WAS loaned ON
NV Jersey real cstlt, whi.h WIS NOT -um 'iont
security was badly ttSon in when bought
my in-Ggan stock. and want ~ o. e. { out.
Q-What did you pay for your .lftecn shares
A.-Onc thousand oolars
At ths point in IN" examination Nj Smith
intimltd that Mr.. Ho,t hrl pur .ti.ei tho
t;l.k with the drih'rf ini 'ntIon Oh. 3, Ct n-
into the company AMI lh'n r.ttouins th'
court To have it adIui-ei in- DIS ant. a.id tAW
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A HAYES ELECTORS PRICE.
The Story "f a. ". Lc,isee. the Ineligible
I1ector from Louisiana Swearing that the
ncmoernts EndcMN0red 10 Hrihe Hun.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Thc Senate Sub
committee on Louisiana to-day examined A. j..
Loviscc. an alleged ineligible Hayes ccctor. In
answer to questions by Mr.. Salisbury. he tcsti-
fed:
live in shreveport hut spcui hiirof my time in Now
Orleans have been Ciro Judge nur YEAR, aud have
Icld The olicc o United states to.uui-.iur.r was
inycs cccor the last election anloinei tnitd
Sia.s Commit, IN s. if,ltr ~ t., 1g,sg N,h
~ lH,S ',g. "idait, IN rciaYn TO- we rs,9n
di-chape is dud, aicrw,r took anla,its concern
s, 'o r 4" H. i a, a o . nv
",,w s n sS hg ng, ad vnsy turing Tie day and
MI. Wadlcigh submitted copies from the Cir
cult Court Of Louisiana OF the appointment
resignation. end acceptance OF the resignation
of the witness as IA United States Commissioner
which the witness admitted 20 be- true copies
and were by common consent admitted as evil
dcncc.
wtness-I was notified or the acceptance Of my rosr
court was s,.sion at the time was not present 90 iho
,,9t ~i ,, cam, m IT, VA" Ms ri u 'ss Nn'''
NJ swl.lrrN- iien.rit show. that ohly Judge
wa, n,, niod To- h,,e ule encci OF saca,ine'hc ot,,
and mot supply touNHd, my u-urhut Huuu Hs ana rl,rtor
IT. wa, m"ic IN fnnr 4o i",n amt not 49, e'i-' or
and in 80 hour nerwalt ii Wa ae.c opted rcrNgl no
ne matter s,ni 10, ,,tnnon Z. Jnd Wool .nr'g',i
hnsc 1t ait' idgi o snit, n.Rcui td ~ a. It u1ni
after went 90 New Orean-, then called his attention
'oii and he i'd BOZ
Mr.. Salisbury read from tho sherman report
am udaN with no oni'iul'- signature iffl 'l..l
~ ID. takrn h'inr,. l,-'e un Nov. 49,. 800 which
the witness Thought must 10. % mistake
T.Nr Vtiih-A tr.,.,...i.n wa. ,,i,i, to ,,e f.r
cnn.i, ration O. rt.ta, 0cural vote f'r samuel W.
ten on thc 9Th o nec. 'cr last wu.uiNsv uroau- %
We =, sole n CO., low in tgn-'anuu. lr street. ON
u,I N, ',, "n' W ",N 'fn, , a wy w.
i,' ,,' .,,t ,, ~ ii',''', IN ,.
noig a.sia u,. H., 6i,a.t e. i1n.ton on Ca-,idu,
| iotl at0N NJ, Hniau"rnnt nu-uY.. Johnston wioic
! ue note at 'Ir. ..". hou.e. r.ad ul. n.,, nu,
,l' m.i'' H.. d m. m."ni li,A ,Nn' .'d
ws.f.i TO- .,t s,. t ,.i. i, Tln' i,ni,.i, wt. AN,
acii, H., ~ lhf.,,n e,I D.. NJ n.a.I.'n. i,'.,
breakfast nud weutauvn .ec lima 10, asked iae D.
got tht HHi ryNnl Acs d. tDn a,.'d
| ne 10 m.' N'"r " sun. 'no' "a,
| "',''" ''N y, d. '''N '' ~'' n nti ro,e,
A.Ilra tn, ~ siir,.,,i, ,,i,t war. l
ctne .ifu-i, npf,.-,d With am ia,a ria, th. lar..
veir fi-ht in ti, COON ,iur'. and H,r rrcuun went
Hnl di .ms" ." N.f..n, thhih my 'u- hiui- ,iit'
r," 40 , ,,' WY I' 'i li q, 49, 1.' W.
we., aiii MAN, in,,. ~. i.. IN, 'amn t,oq ,,ii1
~ ni., fol thc iurfo 90 co uita as of attrnipt.o OF
aa. a nr,, ." u' '"m II, '1i "" h.' q''Giil
~9.N' 'f"N' i., r,','i a., riv.r j.. t'n iic
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Let your ftmiiy have the Witness. IL may
lt worth .uult tuau thUusaid, Go tlNm
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Good health is one Of the grcltost Of earthly
be-. u,ii. l. I Haim,ts ruiii soap ma, hr .ur. 4" "a
necessary O ti Nih amt t0r t. which Is uNr d .rac,
pure all aslAAL htlud aAe iVr ln1nta and adults--
Ida
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Moody. sermon every morning Ia the WI.
Mss d, worth q tunes tWUrUut.
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Pomeray's Trusses are hv TAR tho ho.t IN Ask
Odr lh4 ,i-lau. fomuro, Truss Co. 40 Broadway.
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Tbs witness win shortly occupy the late
Irv--e budding ll Frankfort It,
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u,.l us Tco,l,ing Cordial snOthea the irrlta-
N'' =" vac -umA Igi IL frce - cent4 ADO
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Tn" ofticial list Of unclaimed letters appears
ID LL- " M u, .ANIA ~. -L-A NM L----.
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Advertisements Intended Tor good families
sltNuf hi -tNt loo tuc WITNESS
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Nrrr sr,ls ri,r mr,r NJ o"r, z.

STILL. THEA IDME-A ti m uoAuu.s new
VAi lsL, NAe.p, ~ t.s nl.s. -.Vg,, ~ .e.l1n e.
The teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1876-1878, 1877-05-26
REPORT Or VIEWERS OF 4
WAGON ROAD To CROSSING
OF GRAND TlONDE RIVER.

GENTLEMEN:-Pursuant to instruc-
tions your committee to whom was as
signed the duty Of viewing out route
for wagon road from Lewiston to the
crossing of Grande Ronde river make
the following report: One Of your com
mittee in company with y. Leland aud
John Denney left Lewiston at IL
O'Clock a. NJ. Of Wednesday fast week.
ina two horse covered spring wagon.
taking a saddle horse and extra saddles.
crossed to the west side of Snake river
aud proceeded to the residence of the
other member of the committee about
three miles above the mouth ofthe As.
sotin creek. There We dined, were de-
layed about q hours. Then Mcclure
tae other committeeman joined us with
an additional saddle horse, and We pro.
ceeded to the old Assotin mill arriving
at 6 P. NJ and there remained for the
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table lands is about the same height as
the table land Immediately north Of Lew
iston between this place and Paradise
valley. Nearly the whole route from
Lewiston to Wailowa is an open country
With only here and there asmaIl belt of
timber, and with the exception of the
canyon of the Grand Ronle river il
most excellent grass and wheat land. and
We may safely say that there are 90
townships of the land tributary TO the
line ofthis road between this place and
the Wa!lowa, that are III good condition
for the plow and are now unoccupied
lands and capable Of producing SIS and
Az bushels Of wheat 30 the acre on an
average and no portion Of these lands
will De to exceed 8 miles from the line
ofthis road. What the lands are be \
tween the Wallowa and Union Town we
know not. having never been over the
route. The Grand Ronie river at said
crossing can always be furded with wa
CONS cave in the Spring Of the year or
at ether periods when there have been
excessive rains to swell its waters. A
good substantial bridge can be built at
this crossing at comparative small ex-
pense, which will obviate all fcrrying
and fording Of this stream. Eastern
mails for North Idaho aud most Of Co.
lambda, Whitman aud Stevens counties
Of Washington could be carried from
Union Town over the route in Is hours
less time than via Wslla Walla as now
carried. All immigration from the east
to the counties named can save hv the
Wa'lowa route at he least IS miles dis.
lance from the route now travelled. By
the stage route via Walla Walla We
have the following distances: Lewiston
to Walla Walla 81 miles, thence to
Cayuse Station 36 miles, thence via
Meachams. to La Grand - miles,
thence to Union Town Is miles, making
a total Of 1877 miles from Lewiston TO
Union Town. BY the Wallowa route
it ia only lJ2 miles showing difference
Of 50 miles in favor Of the Wallowa
route and no Blue mountains to cross. |
Let those interested carefully study the
above facts. A suggestion to General
Howard and we have done. IF a mill. |
|ary post is to be maintained at Wallowa
Is supplies con be taken from Lewiston
IN ~ miles whereas, if taken from Wal |
IA Walla via La Grand to the Wallowa ,
he distance is ll6, almost double tn i
distance. According to the report of
he committee who investigated the
route detail Of 20 good men for ten or
welve days will open the route for
government freight wagons from Lewis
on to Wa!lowa. and with the route
'nce opened it Will do more to preserve
peace with the Wallowas than an entire
summer campaign Of troops in the Wal.
owa valley.
REPORT. Sss> V6xcvVr,r3S SSC |
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LEWISTON ANDUNIOy TOWN,

Is situated is near the middle of town,
ship l | north and range 46 east accord,
Ing to the public surveys Of Oregon and
Washington. Union Town at the head
OF Grand Ronde valley in. Oregon. is
situated about the center of township
4 south and on the west border Of range
40 east according to the same public
surveys, thus giving a distance from,
Lewiston to Union Town Of 81 statute
miles south and 80 statute miles west.
making an air line distance between the
two towns only about OIL statute miles.
By the same surveys the Wallowa post
office is 63 statute miles south and Is
statute miles west Of Lewiston with an
cir line distance between the two points
Of about 65 statute miles. The main
Indian crossing of Grand Ronde river
between Lewiston and Wallowa is at
the center Of township north and east
side Of range IS east. according to the
same surveys which is "a miles south
and miles west Of Lewiston, making
an air line distance Of about Is miles
between the two points. The questions
for our p,oplo and those of Grand
Ronde and Wallowa valleys to correctly
answer. are, can good wagon road be.
tween Union Town anl Lewiston via
Wallowa, be opened at small expense?
What will be the length Of the entire
roa |, it's altitude at tho highest point,
its character for travel at all seasons of
tho year, and the character Of the coun-
try for settlement along its line?
70 the FIRST We answer that already
there is a good wagon road from Union
Town to Wallowa. That recently the
troops came over the route from Wal
Iowa to the top of the bluff or the south
bank Of t,o Grand Ronde river near
tho contemplated crossing Of the river
and Lieut., Rains who was with the
command Informed us that the whole
distance was over good natural wagon
road. Mr. Finley of Wailowa Informed
Mr.. Pisrcy, Of this city, that wagons
could now ascend and descend from aud
to the river at the said crossing with
comparative ease, but that there are one
or two places that II very little grading
on the slope would Improve the road to
q good wagon road. So much for the
route south of the crossing. The re.
port of the committee OF the eli liens Of
Lewiston, which we publish this week.
furnishes the data Of an estimate Of the
cost of the road north from the said
crossing to Lewiston. So that from
these data we can safely say that the
whole route can DO opened for a good
wagon road for less than 1000. The
distances are as follows on the line of
the road: From Lewiston to Grand
Ronde crossing 81 miles, from the
or ,s7ing to Wallowa 40 miles. From
Wallowa to union Town s. miles. To
tai l02 miles, or an increase upon a
straight line between the two points of
IL miles. The highest elevation over
which the route passes is between Wab |
Iowa and Union Town over the divide
between the two valleys. The rsuau
der Of the distance is either over high
table land Or in valleys of the streams
-. ~-4~k4a l.al:nn fam A. -.ll...
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COMPANY
NOTICE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAN
there will he a meeting of the Stockholde,.
Of the Rescue Mining Company at Waship pton
l. T., on Monday June 18th 1877, at the hon.
of 2 o'clock p. N. of said day, at which the fol,
owin business will he transacted: LIST. Rat;.
fcaton Of lease of the mine made by n.
President and vice President of the COMPANY
Cd. The election Of new hoard Ct oficer.
Sd. Authorizing a change of the PRINCIPAL
place of business Of the Company from Washing.
ton to Lewiston I. I. 4th. The transaction Of
such other business as may legally come before
the Company. A full representation 10 70.
quested
BY order Of tho President.
Attest.
NJ. STORMS,
Secretary of the Cnmnnnr
The Hickman courier., 1877-11-30
sinte kicfo eonni,es.

We publish to day an editorial frou,
the Hickman Courier headed shall
the state paw the McCmckeu county
railroad debt, "and eo,nmenting on
the recent little war in oar city between
he Magistrates and the IT, S Court
We only ooe.e..tled "a tta controversy
Tor what We honestly thought was
just aud right although the court went
dead against u aad the Magistrates
"wilted, we still feel that eur people
are net the first who are forced to pay
an unjust debt The lazy may be
against our position acorling 10 the
ruling Of the Cont, bat upon the ab
stract question Of justice and rish: We
yet hold the same opinion, aod are glad
70 believe The Couriersagrees with us.
apprecialinz it aud being gratifel aud
thankful for the people, whose right
cious cause we espoused.
The Hickman courier., 1877-11-30
rE,e ssssrggle.


The excitement v Nh.ch has prevailed
10 the United States Senate the pa,t
week, has not been equaiied for years.
The Democrats have been in 'empora
ry majority. owing TO help from the
two carpet basgers Patterson and COu
over. who iu the matter Of seating a
Senator from South Carolina have de
serted their party. The control ofthe
Senate depends upon this struggle
which up to this writing hangs in sus-
peuse- The Senate at present Is con
posed Of sc Republicans, b Demo
crats, aud 3 Independents, thoueli two
Of the latter always vote with the L.
pubIicans aud one vi h the Democrats
The seating Of The two democrats from,
Louisiana and he oDe from Sonth Ca.
rolina ties the Senate, which with the
two new ones certain from Ohio aud
California. makes the Senate Demo.
cratic. The action Of the carPetbag-
gers has provoked the bitterest denun,
citation from The Repubiicau side. Who
gave these creatures life and being. I
is ungratefui conduct on the part Of
these carpetbaggcrs, to turn ag,iaa
their party in this trial hour, bat it Il,
nothing more than they deserve for
ever seating such creatures Bol
Conover and Patterson deserve expul-
sion, bat are .held in their seats hy
these same Republicans, because. they
kues their places wou d be in,ue disgss
filed BY straight democrats. The 5e'n
ocra's use them to aecomplth right,
but despise them for tbf past. The /
result Of the struggle iefhe Seuate IS
sa'ched wiih.inteo~e inerest, AM must /
oe decided in q day 4 30. Whatever
he result now, it is beyond help that
he United States 9nate will be dem
'cratic in 1879; spi it may be at ihi~
Yr;tiup.
The Hickman courier., 1877-11-30
The Reason Van. Don't .gEarze
Ez zs1ss

Some Of those who study statistics,
say, there was about oue-third less
goods used By the people of the Uni
ed States for the year 1876 than there
vas for the year 1877. That is to say.
here was about that amount less sale
f such things as tie merchants nusn
lily keep. and the world usually con-
sumes. This demonstrates a maguif
rent economy on the part of the peo-
lie, aud also accounts for tie dull
rade Of Which merchants have com
,l-ired. Il also demonstrates that
here is tee much capital employed IN
torres and too many mooths 10 feed
rom them. Almost any town or city.
Favorably situated, which would divert
-ne-half the capital new en- ployed in
torres, and put ii into manufacturing
Establishments. would sell more goods
Than At present, ard proftably employ
he other half This IS denousirable
Z thought and experience. The rea
on Is. that the manufacturing esiab
si>hnen;s create consumers at your
oorz, asd fosters other localities to
your trade.
The Hickman courier., 1877-11-30


II has been conceded all along that
lindsay had the lead of all the sena
aiial aapiranis, but it now begins to
ook as though this strength will de-
"rt him soon after the FIRST ballot.
he people are not prepared to sane
on the slate made up by the Lexing-
On Club. II touches too many inter
Is in the far future and leaves ont
10 mary sections of the State Lou
isyille Jehersonian
Judge Lindsay is the great favorite
f Southern Kentucky, and we cant
i'elieve him capable Of such unfair
pmtinations as the .Teffersonisn Dem
serat charges. The Democrat is an
-e,ire opponent to Judge Lindsay :
enaioriul aspirations, and the warm
ivoeaie Of Col Caldwell. aad yet We
re 10th TO Ielieve that tie Democrat
sould koowinsly misgcpresent so
launch aud worthy democrat as
! Judge Lindsay. Therefore, we de
eqand of he Democrat to explain its
niinafions, so il they are urfounded
hey can be refuted The COURIER
sas accustomed to regard the Jetfer-
onian Deeaocraf as tie representative
'"urnal Of more elevatei party ism.
nc organ Of purer democracy, aud
{ it wou'd nos sacrifice this high des-
ipciieu. L should not suffer PERSONAL
IN to undernine its present establish
d repuiation.
The Hickman courier., 1877-11-30

The Cuban insurgents are sill alive
and kicking, notwithstanding the state
mcnt from Spanish authorities that
the rebellion is crushed The New
York Herald has tae following:
Last month the patriots surprised a
party of Spaniards in the Eastern
Department, when several Of the euemy
we're killed and wounded The news
comes entirIy through Spanish sour
ces, and il is, OF course, impossible to
get lat he real facts, or to acertan The
magnitude of the Spanish loss. That
il was far more serious than the Havana
authorities report is absolutely certain
But the news Is significant IN aao;her
respect [, shows that the Spanish
declarations so ileeiy made recently
ihatthsre is no armed force anywhere
90 tic island are all nonsense, aBd tina.
the patriots are still strong eboueh to
contest the advance of the spaujsb
troops General Canipos will find il
more difficult thanhe suspects to reduce
tue island 10 subjec,ion.