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Land MonopolieS.

When in the near future the
Territory of Washington shall
have risen to the proud dignity
Of Statehood, there will neces-
sarily be many matters OF I'M
portance to consider in the form
ing of a constitution to be sub
mitted for popular approval.
Chief among these things, in our
opinion, is the engraftment in
the State constitution Of re-
strictive clause delaring the
number Of acres of unoccupied
State lands beyond which a
person shall not become pos
sessed, or the establishing Of a
reasonable, graduated tax on
land, or some other and better
plan to guard against the system
of wholesale land grabbing
which for SO many years has
cursed the State of California.
In a Territory like this, where
there is such an immense area
Of Government land, the oppor-
tunitics offered for this species
Of swindling are particularly
good, whereby some of the best
and most available sections OF
the country are gobbled and held
by a few insatiate land fiends to
the detriment Of the intending
settler, driving away from us
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Resolutions Of Thanks.

The Legislative party upon its return
from visit to the Territorial Univer-
sity, appointed E. Ping. Of the Council.
w. Byron Daniels. of the House of Rep
resenfsiives, N. II Owings. Secretary
of Washington Territory, and John b
Allen, U. $. Attorney. a committee o
draft resolutions expressive of the sense
ct the Legislative party for attentions
shown them. of pleasure enj we'd by
them. and Of opportunities OF. observa-
ten afforded them during their visit.
Tbs committee reported the following
resolutions. which were unanimously
adopted:
Resolred. That for the kind reception
extended to us by the authorities and
citiz-ns of Seattle; for the concern tx-
hlbited and the pnllteness shown Us by
Its people throughout our visit; for the
elegant repast spread us by ths ladies
of Seattle prOsnse in all that health:ni
appetite or pampered taste could crave
: for the pleasant party at the pavilion.
closing the evening, we fender to the
City Council. the cirIzens and ladies' our
cordial ihanks. That we noted with
pride aud pleasure the Indications OF
growth aud business enterprise IN the
city of Seattle. That to the managers
If the Seatt,e & WaIla Waila R,ilroad
Company We extend our thanks for an
excursion over the railroad to Renlop
and the branch extending to the Seattle
Goa! Mines. That we observed with
interest the progress of this road and
the extensive development Of the coal
mines to which it extends. That TO
Col. Black. the managing agent of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company, we
are indeb' ed for an enjoyable trip over
the line of his railroad extending no the
Puyailnp valley. and for the consider
ate attention gwen us by him along the
gay. That We observed wllh satisfac>
tiou the permanent and substantial
characteS of this road, aud of all rail-
road Improvements about the town of
Tacoma. That to the citizens of Steil
accom-, and especially to Hill Harmon.
ESQ we are indebted for kindnesses
bestowed upon ns during cur stay a.
that city. and to DR.. Willard. the ply
sician in charge of the Insane Hospital
and his attendants. for opportunities Of
observing the treatment of patients, Of
inspecting the hospital, and the gener'
ai management of its affairs.
Hesolued. That copy of these reso-
Intlons. with the request to publish. be
forwarded to such of the newspapers AZ
generally circulate in the communitie!
above referred to.
Olympia. w. T.. Oct. 3, 1877.
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a most desirable class OF pop
ulation, and working an irrepar-
able injury to the country-to
say nothing of the manifest in
justice of licensing such selfish
persons as land grabbers neces-
sarily are, to rob their fellow
citizens of the privileges Of prA>
emptlng or homesteading public
land, as guaranteed them by the
laws Of the United States.
The latest job of this kind
was the passage Of the infamous
bill known as the 4" Desert Land
Act" under which countless
acres were seized by these
monopolists IN nearly all the
States and Territories of the
Union, not even excepting our
own Territory, particularly in
the eastern portlon, in places We
wot Of. The people are ripe for
reform in this respect. The abol-
ition. of land monopoly is o meas
ure that will meet with general
endorsement, and the Constitu-
ional Convention will be a polit-
ical and financial failure which
fails to provide in the funda-
mental law for the abolition OF
the same.
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A VERY rapid. safe and easy way
to make money, is 10 procure terri
tory to introduce the latest useful in
vention that is wanted every day, by
every one, everywhere, who has a
not full sized sewing machine.
with table and treadle. for only
Eighteen Dollars,
MANUFACTURED BY THE PEERLESS MFG
CO. OF PHILADELPHIA,
does the same work asa machine you
pay eighty dollarsfor, rapid, smooth
and firm work, and makes q seam 50
strong the cloth will tear before the
stitches rip apart. Agents only need
show them in operation to sell in
every house they enter Thirty dol
lars and upwards cleared daily by
smart agents. No such machine
was ever offered at any such price.
HIGHEST AWARDS AT CENTENNIAL Es-
HIBITION. THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES
USING THEM
Demand increasing every day
where they become known. Min
listers. judges, lawyers, editors tail
ors, machinests, &C., reccomend
them perfect. Rights given free TO
first applicants. If there isno agen-
cy in your place write for it or buy a
machine for your family or relative,
there is none better or so cheap.
Machines sent to all parts of the
country, on receipt of price. SIS.
Read advertisement beginning.
ied&w1y
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Coon CHARACrER.--The other oven
ing very excited man called at the
Chicago Central Police Station, and de-
manded warrant for the arrest of his
neigtbor for slander. He was told how
to bring about such 4 result; and then
be wanted to know what damage
he could recover. What is the SLAM
der?" asked the chief officer. why.
he says l stole two hogs. and was sent
to Jail" And didn't you steal two
hog-?" II did" And didn't you go
to jail?" Eyes sir s'WeIl then how
can it be slander for him to. say so?"
asked the officer. We'll. l Just want
you to understand" shouted the indig-
nant man. ''that fellow can steal two
pigs aud go to jail, and still have big
pile Of good character left.
, 1877-11-03
From Seabeck.
SEABEcK, October Oath, 1877.

SEABEcK, October Oath, 1877.
To THE EDITOR OF THs DISPATCH:
Nothing very exciting has occurred
since my last. The Cassandra Adams
lett here few davs since with about
a million feet of lumber for the San
Francisco market. The Oregon is un-
dergoing thorough repairs, and Mr..
Doncaster is taking advantage of the
fine weather by pushing his work
along, day and night. 1t is rumored
that Capt. Howe is trying to charter
the Oregon this trip for the purpose
of taking to San Fancisco general
cargo, consisting principally of
hides. tallow and potatoes. BY the
by, l forgot to tell you We have a
doctor just come among us, direct
from Buffalo, New York; ne is a
graduate of the Medical University.
of that place. 1t is to be hoped
that some effort will be made, in the
right direction, to keep him here.
We visited his office the other day
and found everything looking SO
nice and pleasant that we almost
wished we we're sick little while,
just to see how it would go under
his treatment. The W. NJ. Co.'S
business has every appearance of
thrift-new ships, new steamboats,,
new wharves, new boilers for the
mill, in fact everything appears to
be in prosperous condition. We
will have city here yet. The
Hoods Canal Steam Navigation Com
pany appear to be doing very fair
bushes and are very punctHal and
obliging. Both hotels are doing q
lair. business and you would be sur
prised to see how well we get along
without the "mad houses" Only for
the efforts Of your valuable paper a
few years ago they would still be in
a fourishing condition on Puget
Sound, but they may now be con-
sidered as thing Of the past. You
would be surprised at our musical
talent both vocal and instrumental,
1t is just beginning to develop itself
under the instructions OF Mrs. X.
the boys have organized q regular
singing school and Chillman's Opera
Troupe expect to be ready for the
next centennial. G..
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GIGANTIC SCHOOL MISTRESS. - On
one of the islands off the coast of
Maine is gigantic school mistress
seven feet high, weighing 800
pounds, strong in proportion and
very handsome. Once she was sent
for to reduce to order school of
very savage young men, who thrash
ed their teachers and turned them
out. Her advent was enough to
make them meek as lambs, all ex-
cept one young man of p, handsome
and curly-haired, aud who regarded
himself as privileged character.
He began to cut up one day before
the girls, whereupon, in the twink
ling of an eye, the handsome giant
ess bowed him across her knee, and
spanked him with her ruler. The
boys laughed, the girls Uttered, and
that was the last Of that young man. s
pranks.
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LAND OEfICEs.-The memorial
introduced by Mr.. Atkinson on
Thursday, If passed will be a
great convenience to settlers.
The memorial asks for the estab-
lishment of u land office at Port
Townsend, Jefferson county, to
include the counties Of Jeffer-
son, San Juan, Island, Sno-
homish, Whatcom and Clallam,
embracing an area of upwards
Of 10000 square miles, and con-
tains large number ofhomestead
and pre- emption claims. Whit
son, of Yakima, also introduced
recently a similar bill for the
establishment of a land office at
Yakima City, the county seat.
That county is at present in the
Walla Walla land district, and
the advantages to accrue from
the location of land Office in
Yakima county will be thorough
ly appreciated by settlers in
that section who are at present
compelled to travel a distance OF
$50 miles or mOreln order to file.
We trust that both bills will pass.
, 1877-11-03
A Curious Case.

At the opering of the Rockland
County IN. ~ Court last week
Robert Avery, acting for Prosecutor
Dickson, entered a nolle pros. in
the case of James Cossellona. indict-
ed for the murder of Henry and Car
oline Hofmire. The murder was
committed ten years ago, and, with
the discharge of Cossellona, all
hopes of ever discovering the perpe-
traitor is abandoned. The victims
we're an old couple. both of them
over eighty years of age. who resid-
ed in small shanty mile distant
from any other inhabitants in the
Ramapo Mountains. They were
supposed to be wealthy, and when
the bodies were discovered they both
lay half across the bed in the one
room of the building. Their throats
we're cut and their brains battered
out with a cudgel. The house
showed signs of having been thor
oughly ransacked, but no clew to the
murderer could I've found. Sew
eral persons were arrested on sus-
picion, among them a nephew of the
murdered couple, but no evidence
could be obtained against them and
they were discharged. Although
Cossellona was the person living
nearest the Hoffmires suspicion did
not fall on him until a year ago,
when he appeared suddenly to have
acquired considerable wealth. for
which he offered no explanation
Then boy living in Pennsylvania,
who had been kidnapped by Cossel-
Iona. was brought forward. and
stated that he was living at Cossel-
lona's house about the time of the
murder, but as it was long ago he
could not remember having heard of
it at the time; but he did remember
that Cossellano did return to his hut
one night about ten years ago with
his clothes covered with blood. and
taking the boy back a considera lie
distance from the honse, made him
assist in digging hole and burying
the bloody garments. The spot
where the clothes were buried was
pointed ont and some diggers un-
earthed portions of an old coat and
pantaloons. Upon this evidenc a
Nyack justice issued warrant and
Cossellona was arrested at an auc
ton sale at Closter. n. j., last
spring. He WAS committed to jail
and has been confined there ever
since. The prosecution thought the
evidence insufficient and put off tbs
trial from one term to another until
last week, when o nolle pros. was en-
tered. Cossellona was discharged
from the County Jail. at New City
on Saturday.
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There is an important divorce

There is an important divorce
suit pending in the Nineteenth
District Court at San Francisco.
The parties are Blythe VS..
Blythe. Mrs. Blythe, IN her
complaint, sets forth that she
was married to the defendant in
November, 1875, and has up, to
the present time been a true,
faithful and affectionate wife. In
March, 1876. the defendant be-
gan to drink intoxicating liquors
to excess, and while under their
influence would strike her and
threaten her life. On the Sd of
last August he drew pistol up
on her and threatened to kill
her unless she gave up the con-
tract of marriage between them,
and signed a paper to the effect
that she was not his wife and had
never been SO. The next day he
demanded from her the keys Of
their residence and drove her
from the house, and has since
then refused to permit her to re-
turn or contribute to her sup
port, compelling her to live on
the charity Of friends. She
claims that he is worth S2,OUO,-
900 to S3,OOO,OOO and has a reg
ular income of not less than $15,-
600 per month, and prays for
Judgment dissolvlng the mar
riage, dividing the common prop
erty and granting her alimony,
mony together with costs.
There is very good thing at
tributed to Senator Booth. While
he was making a speech in Sac
ramento some one interrupted
with remonstrance against his
efforts for party which had in
it such men as Sargent and his
clique. Booth Immediately re-
piled: II have not contended
that the Republican party is alb
solutely perfect-perhaps it is
not as perfect as you are. But
my friend, you must remember
that outside Of yourself and my
self, and your friends and my
friends, and your wife and the
woman | hope to marry, there is
not absolute, entire and immacu-
late perfection in more than
eight or ten thousand people
even in this very virtuous town.
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Free Ships.
the same.


New York Herald, discusses at
length the shipping interests Of
THE country. He particularly
opposes the repeal of the navi
cation laws, which at present
has many advocates on the At
lantic side, and says:
"There are two parties max
ing this outcry for the repeal Of
the navigation laws. One is
composed of theorists, would-be
political economists, who imag-
inc that if these laws are re-
pealed our merchants will im'ne-
diately buy English ships, hoist
the American flag and ut once
regain for us our former posi-
ton on the ocean,"
There is much truth in this,
for the men to whom the cores
pondent refers have no knowl-
edge of the disastrous effects of
the repeal of these protective
laws under which our commerce
fiOurished until it was destroyed
by the rebellion. They are fas-
cinated with the idea of having
everything p" free" even the
freedom to cut our own thrOats.
The other and stronger class ad-
vocating this repeal is made up
of sharp spectators, who know
that a good commission can be
made on the sale of these old
ships. Ifthey succeed in repeal
ing it, these old English hulks
will be put on record in the name
Of Americans who would have
only a nominal interest in them,
with English mortgages for nine
tenths Of their value. This
would give them an American
registry, but they would be no
more American ships than they
are now now, while they would
be run in opposition to American
ships built with American capi
tai and American labor, and pay
ing heavy duties on many of the
articles entering into their con-
struction.
We know of no business which
returns more to the laborer than
does the building and running of
ships, and this money is always
spent where the ships are owned
and built. It is somewhat sur
prising, in country like this,
where we have such large depos-
its Of coal, iron and other valua-
bic minerals, and so much SUI
perior ship building timber, that
only need wise legislation to en-
able the laborer and the capital
ist to profit by developing them,
that Notwithstanding the great
suffering all over the country
from want of employment for
our workingmen, that there are
visionary men and theorists who
will not themselves invest q dol
lar in ships Or ship-yards, advo-
eating the repeal of the navlga-
ton laws. These men would al
low ships to be purchased abroad
and brought here duty free, while
everything that goes into the
construction offs ship is heavily
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was so elected, and though fraud
and collusion was freely charged
it never brought his title into
dispute. The people at the next
election vindicated the popular
will. Mr.. Lincoln, at his first
election, received but a little
more than one-third of the pop.
ular vote, yet no one questioned
his title to the Office. At the
last election an entirely new
question, upon which the elec-
ton turned, was presented for
the first time in the history of
the country. There was neither
express law nor precedent upon
which it could be determined
All the Republicans held one
way and all the Democrats the
other. There could be no forced
conclusion either way without
almost certain collision, result
ing anarchy in and civil war.
In this dire extremity all parties,
including the three branches of
the Government-Legislative,
Executive and Judicial--referred
the matter to tribunal, revolu-
tionary and provisional in its or
ganization, binding themselves by
act of Congress to abide the de-
cision, whatever it might be-
Mr.. Hayes had no more right to
refuse to accept that decision
than Mr.. Adams or Mr.. Lincoln
had q right to refuse to be
"counted in" on a minority vote,
and certainly no President has
ever before more earnestly en-
deauored to represent the popu-
lar will regardless of party.
Surely the Press, being q Dem
ocratic paper, believes in the non
interference of the Federal Gov
ernment with the internal gov
ernment Of the States. That is
precisely the principle that gov
erned the decision Of the Com
missioners in favor of Hayes,
and has been the keynote of his
administration restoring self
government and State sovereign
ty to the States Heretofore held
under Federal rule. The Board
positively refused to go behind
the Great Seal Of a State bearing
the sign manual of a dc .facto
Governor in any case where it
was not impeached by dupli-
cate, as in the case of Oregon; to
inquire into any case OF fraud
over which the State had cxclu-
sive jurisdiction.
We know OF no one who has
suffered more or sacrificed more
for the support and defence OF
Democratic principles; but we
nave never yet surrendered our
manhood to party, or turned our
back upon the standard which
represented our faith because
it was borne by men who did
not wear our party livery. The
Democratic measures and men OF
Republican administrations have
commanded our support as.fully
and as cordially as amy Demo
cratic administration. We care
nothing for party where princl-
piles are not at issue.
, 1877-11-03

taxed. They would deprive our
own workingmen of the labor
that naturally belongs to them
and turn them on the street to
starve, and absolutely kill a
growing and important Ameri-
can industry.
, 1877-11-03
M A z r ! E d .

At the New England Hott in this city, Oct
10Th. by Rev. j. F, His, Clark Fergu- on and
Martha f. Erem; beth Of SaohoInish City.
I'VE congratulate our Waltoniar, friend CLARK
on this happy fruiton of his wirh-s '-Eless
ye, my child!ef; may you as If long und
brosper.''l
, 1877-11-03

In the boxing matches of the Rus
SLAMS each of the adversaries stand
up and receives blows, the merit be-
ing ascertained by the number of
bruises man may receive without
asking for quarter. No skill, but
endurance.
, 1877-11-03

The Chinese are building a
magnificent new theatre in San
Francisco. A company of first
class performers are on the way
from China to open it.
, 1877-11-03

The English mission will be
vacant in y short time. Mr..
Pierrepont has sent his resigna-
ton to Washington, to take eff
feet Dec. ,lst.
, 1877-11-03

''You are pretty as u picture. he
muttered, gazing into her upturned
face; and it would have been D great
deal cheaper for me if I had taken
your picture instead of yourself!"
, 1877-11-03
President Hayes Title.

nearly two columns to stat
ing its dissent from our con-
clusions in regard to the title by
which Mr.. Hayes holds the Office
of President, all Of which, so far
as the argument is concerned,
could have been comprehended
in the SIMPLE sentence "We do
not concur
There is no disagreement be-
tween us as to any material fact
in the case; the difference being
only that we yield a cheerful
acquiescence in the inevitable,
while the Press insists upon ex-
ercising the reserved right Of
evcrv American citizen to growl
when bis head is sore, without
regard to the practical results to
be obtained thereby.
The first point suggested and
elaborated is, that there is no
responsibility resting upon the
Democratic Congress for assent
ing to the Electoral Comms-
sion," for the reason that they
were "bull dosed" by the threat
of civil war, and hence were not
bound by an agreement made
under duress. The same argu-
ment would apply with equal
force, to the treaty Of surrender
signed by Gen. Lee and other
Confederate commanders; they
certainly did not enter into the
engagement to renew their ale
glance to the United States rs a
matter of choice and an act of
repentance under the conviction
of having done wrong, but be-
cause it was the best alternative
presented in which they had
choice. Will any one claim that
they did not bind themselves in
honor to abide by and faithfully
maintain the engagement to
which they had given their
written pledge?
The Electoral Commission was
"a revolutionary measure, says
the Press. Our view precisely.
Our Government was established
by revolution: the Union was
maintained by revolution; the
revolving States were reconstruc-
ted by revolution; the Confeder
ates escaped the penalty Of trea-
son and were restored to citizen
ship by revolutionary right, ANA
who will gainsay that right? We,
in common with the mass OF the
Democratic party, opposed many
of these revolutionary measures
during their progress. solely on
account OF their revolutionary
character; because they were
not within express constitutions
al grants. The Democrat now
who won d attempt TO impaach
the record and reverse any Of
these revolutionary measure on
constitutional grounds. would
have very shabby following
probably, however, as large as
he who attempts to impeach the
title by which President Hayes
holds bis office.
More of our Presidents have
been elected by.a minority than
have been by majority of the
popular vote. In case of the
failure to elect by majority OF
Electors, the election goes to the
States as represented in Con-
gress, a majority of States being
necessary to determine the cleo
tion, in which the vote of Neva-
da is equal to that Of New York.
In such case the law might be
strictly complied with and a can
dldate declared elected without
receiving onc-third of the electo-
raj vote. John Quincy Adams
, 1877-11-03

Truth il mighty aud ~ prevail.
The Morning herald., 1877-03-31
Much Ado About Nothing:

About half past eight O'Clock last evening
while one of the HERALD reporters was In
the Mayors office hunting news, we'll
dressed gentleman rushed in, demanding to
know where the Mayor was. The Mayor
said one of the "habitues" is not here. Well
then where is the Chief Of Police shouted
the new conner at the top of his voice. He
was again informed that the Chief was out.
The HERALD man thinking he was about
obtaining information Of a first class tragedy
of some kind, and knowing that the Mayor
had gone with a gentleman to the Engine
House of the Washington Fire Co., agreed
to conduct him to the Mayor, and accord
,ngly went where they found him. An
earnest conversation ensued between them.
Anxious as we were to get the news, we
inquired of the Mayor what the subject OF
conversation was. The Mayor began to
laugh, and informed the reporter that the
man had been an inmate of the lunatic
asylum, and had just come out.