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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-04-20
SEALED PROPOSALS.

Notice ia hereby given that sealed proposals.
will re received y lbe Board cf County CON.
missiOners of clarke Goa uly. Washington Ter
ritory. on Tuesda ~, May 8, 1877, up to the hour
Of O'Clock p. M. of said day, Tor the care and
mainteaa, CO Tor the term OF two years, ( ON
June LIST, 1877, OF all SICK, INDECENT or needy
PEI sons. WHO may, within a. e said County OF
Clarke, be legally dec AIRED u be paupers.
such proposals 10 sta e the rate per week In
u. =. Gold Oiu, for which each SICK. ind gent
or needy person viii be furnished with suiia-
BILE food lodging, nursing. wa hing aud mend
ing. Proposals. 10 be ae com panied by u good
and sufficient bond 10 The sum Of $780, with
two sufet IS, conditional that The person sub
hitting the same, Ia Gaze the contract be
awarded TO him. " II al once enter into IN
agreement with the said Board OF County
Commissioner, Ia su tahly board, lodge,
nur e. wash and m end for all such sick, tudi-
gen.or needy persons, for ssfd term If tao
years, and la all respects 10 properly treat and
care for tnch persODs; (tbe contractor, how
ever. 10 have the bene fiL Of such In bpr as a v
OF such persons are able 10 perform without
sustaining physical ipju'yJ and furnish u
good and sufficient bonu, wuh sufficient sure
ties. Ia the sum OF 81 900, TO be approved by
The Boars. the Board reserves The right 10
reject any and all bids.
CHAs. BROWN,
County Auditor and Ex-officio Clerk OF the
Board OF County Com issi0neru.
Vancouver. ". T.. April u. lsu.
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Proposals for Army Supplies.
)EFICE CHIEF CoMMIssARY OF SUBSISTENCE.

OFFICE CHIEF COMMIssARY OF SUBSISTENCE,
DEPT. OF THE COLUMBIA
Portland, Ogn., April 4, 1877.
SEALED PROPOSALS, in triplcate, with o
NJ copy of this advertisement attached to
each, will be received at this Office and at the
office of the Acting Commissary of Subsistence
of each post, for which supplies are required,
until IL o'clock, noon, Friday, May 4th, 1877,
for the delivery of the following Subsistence
Supplies, viz:
who may receive subsistence during the fiscal
year ending June 80 1878, at Fort Klamath,
Oregon; Fort Lapwai, l. T.; Fort Walla Walla,
w. r.; Fort Stevens, Ogn.; Fort Candy, w. T. i;
Fort Colville, w. T.; Fort Boise, /. T.; Fort
Townsend w. T.; Fort Vancouver, W. T.;
Camp Harvey. Oregon. Separate proposals
for Fresh Beef for sales Choice cuts) to officers
at Portland, Ogn, and the above posts for the
Beef Cattle, at Portland Ogn., $4,000 lbs
more or less.
f1our. the quantities named, or more or
less, at Portland, Ogn., 27,2lO lbs; Fort Col
vile, W. I, 1000 lbs; Fort Lapwai, |. T, 49,
ath, Ogn., l2,SOO lbs; Camp Harvey, Ogn., 49,
600 lbs; 1T. Walla Wala, w. T.. 1850 lbs. /;
Ft Vancouver, w. T., 43, 500 lbs; TT. Towns
end ". T., $500 lbs; Fort Stevens, Ogn, 49,
100 lbs; Fort Candy, W. T., 1900 lbs.
Family Flour, the quantities named or
lIloiC vi ltSS. Az vi tiuiIu, OSt., lOtU lUS ,
Fl. Colville, w. T., 1000 lbs; Fort Lapwai, l.
T., 1000 lbs; Fort KLAMATH Qgn, $500 lbs. !;
Fort Walla Walla, W. r., 5000 lbs.
Beef Cattle, Flour and Family Flour to be
delivered at such times during the six months
ending Dec 81, 1877, rs the Chief Commissory
of the Department may direct.
Proposals must be accompanied by a guar
antee, signed by two responsible persons and
sworn to before some magistrate having au-
thorty to administer oaths, stating that if a
contract is awarded they will enter into bonds
for the faithful fultillment Of the contract.
Samples of the articles proposed to furnish
(meat excepted must be submitted with the
proposals.
Proposals for any part of the above will be
considered the U. S. reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
Prices in u. s. Currency written rs well as
expressed in figures
For further Information apply to each Acting
Commissary of Subsistence OF the post con-
cerned, or at this Office. Envelopes should be
endorsed proposals for ----at---"
w. III. BELL. Can't and c. s. e. s A.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-04-20
Settlers on Odd Sections.

Under the Act of Congress, ap-
proved April II, 1876, providing that
bona fide settlers upon railroad lands
prior to the date of receipt of notice
of withdrawal at the District Land
Office, shall, upon proof being made,
have their lands confirmed to them,
the Commissioner of the General
Land Office has issued circular pre-
scribing the rules which shall govern
all applications for the benefit of the
Act. The following are the rules:
1t is required that every application under
this act shall be in such form as to distinctly
set forth the facts in the case, and the specific
grounds upon which the party applying claims
to be included in the terms of the law; and af-
ter the application shall have been filed the
applicant shall be allowed to make proof of
compliance with the presumption or home
stead laws as provided in this act.
Applications under this act must in all cases,
be made TO the local land officers of the district
within which the land claimed is situated, and
the proof required must be taken before them,
or before any person authorized by law to take
the same.
No person shall be deemed to have lost any
right who failed to make the proof required by
the pre- emption or homestead laws by reason
of any decision or ruling of this Office prior to
the approval of this act, and all such persons
may now make the proof required.
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destinctively as "woman's rights"
association, yet herein women have
their rights; they are admitted to full
membership, and this is one of its
most worthy features. The customs,
morals, and social status of the grange
depend largely upon the women.
Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden,
the typical grange of the world, con-
stituted type to which the associa-
ton of men and women in the mod
ern pastoral relation or grange is the
fulfllment. j. S. STILL.
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Proposals for Transportation.
OFFICE OF CHIEF Or. Mr.,
DEPT OF THE Coi.VNRIA


DEPT OF THE COLUMBIA.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FEBRUARY %, 1877.
SEAL.El PROPOSALS in triplicote, subject
~ to the usual conditions will be received at
this Office and 1t the office Of the Chief Quar-
tcrnlaster, Military division Of the Pacific, in
San Francisco, Call until II o'clock noon, on
Wednesday, May =, 1877, at which time and
places they will be opened in the presence Of
bidders, for the transportation Of Military sup
plies on the following described routes in the
Department of Columbia, during the year
commencing July l, 1877 and ending June so.
1878.
ROUTE No. 1--50,O00 lbs. more or less. from
Walla Walla, or Palouse Landing, w 7. ~
Fort Colville, w. T,
ROUTE No. a-2oO0ND lbs, more or less,
from Dallcs, Oregon, to Camp Harney, Ore
gon.
ROUTE No 100000 lbs more or less,
from Winnemucca, Nevada, to Camp Harvey,
Oregon.
ROUTE No. 100000 lbs, more or less.
from terminus o. Il c. r. R.-California Branch
to Fort Klamath, Oregon.
ROUTE No 5.-2OO,UOO lbs, more or less.
from Roseburg, Oregon, to Fort Klamath, Or
egon,
For Transportation q. s. Military
Mails, &c.
ROUTE No. 6.-Between Canyon City, Ogn..
and Camp Harvey weekly.
ROUTE No. between Linkville, Oregon,
and Fort Klamath Oregon, tri-weekly.
Proposals for Transportation on any or all
OF the routes above named will be received.
The government reserves the right to reject
any or all proposals.
Blank proposals, forms OF contract, and
printed circulars, stating the estimated guam
titles of supplies to be transported, and giving
full information as to the manner of bidding.
conditions to be observedby bidders, and terms
of contract and payment will be furnished on
application 10 this office to the Office Of tho
Chief Quartermaster, Military Division Of the
Pacific, San Francisco California
Envelopes containing proposals should b.
marked: Proposals for Transportation on
Route. ..........." and addressed 70 the un.
dersigncd. r. n. RATCHELDER,
Major and &. Q. N.
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Administrators Notice.
March 16, 1877.

The undersigned hereby gives notice that he
has been appointed Administrator Of the Estate
of Commodore Moore, late of Cowlitz county,
deceased.
All persons indebted to said Estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment, and all
persons having claim against said Estate are
notified to present them with proper vouch-
ers to the Undersigned at Castle Rock, Cowlitz
county, w. I. within one year from date here
of, or payment will be forever barred
Dorsey ID. Moore,
Administrator with the will annexed
Dated Castle Rock, W. T., Oct 2ist 1876.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-04-20

Notice is hereby given that have been duly
appointed Administrative Of the estate of
Nicholas Fitzgerald, late of Clarke county,
Washington Territory, by the Hon. Probate
Court of the said county of Clarke, on the Sd
day of March, A d., 1877. All persons having
claims against the estate of the said Nicholas
Fitzgerald, deceased, will present them with
the necessary vouchers, to me at my residence,
in Vancouver in said county, within one year
after the date of this notice, or they will be
barred by law.
ELIZABETH FITZGERALD,
Administrative
March 49, 1877
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NOTICE.
u. s. LAND OFHICE

u. s. LAND OFHICK
Vancouver, w. T., March 2Oth, 1877.
Complaint having been entered at this Office
by Samuel Ross, against Fremont r. Foster,
for abandoning his Homestead Entry, No. 1902,
dated Sept. II, 1875, upon The East X Of South
East Section "a, Township 2 North, Range
East In Skamania county, Washington Terri.
tory, with view to the cancellation OF said en-
try; the said parties arc hereby summoned TO
appear at this Office on the Goth day Of April,
1877, at o'clock r. NJ, to respond aud furnish
testimony concerning said alleged abandon.
ment w. IL. SMALLWOOD, Register.
s. w. BROWN, Receiver,
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Eastern Mites.

Tweed's confession was a bomb shell
in the camp of ex-Tammany Ring men.
Senator Woodin, Foster Sweeny, Peter
B. Sweene Recorder Hackett and 9TH
ers, are loud in denials, aid protes tations,
and call for Investigations, for evidence
and for persons and papers.
Ex-Presidcnt Grant and family ar
rived in Harrisburg Pa. ednesday,
and are the guests of Hon. j. d. Cam
eron. Hon. Simon Cameron will ac-
company the Ex-Presdent on his
European voyage.
The investigation into the Southern
Hotel disaster shows that the building
was known to have been on fire half
an hour before the fire department was
notified. Seventeen thousand dollars
worth of diamonds were taken from the
ruins and delivered to the owner.
The Times Washington Special an
nounces the resignation of L. Cass
Carpe: ter, collector of internal revenue
at Charleston, as he says he will not be
able to live in the state under a Demo
cratic government. The resignation
was accepted.
At the London races last Wednesday
the American filly Donna won the
handicap plate. She is the property of
w. ii. Sanford.
Active preparations are being made
for war between Russia and Turkey.
Persia, at Russia's bidding threatens
the Asiatic frontiers of Turkey. Per-
sian troops go to Poti to attack Turkey
ON the Asiatic side. Greece Is pre-
pairing, in case of war, to incite an in
surrectiou in the Greek provinces Of
Turkey, and in the island OF Crete.
There are eight turkish iron clads at
the mouth of the Danube. Servia de-
clares peace, and intends to preserve it..
Russia ia determined to set aside, and
even ignore the very existence OF the
treaty Of Paris.
A Berlin special says, 100000 Ger
man Colonists in Southern Russia in
tend to emmigrate to Brazil and other
parts of America, to avoid draft into
the army, and immigration has already
begun.
FORT SCOTT KS, April l6.-It is
now ascertained beyond doubt that the
grasshoppcr eggs in this section are
unproduc.ive. Careful experiments
have been made, and in addition, the
weather, for the past few days has beer
warm enough to have hatched them by
millions had the eggs been good, but
not one of the hoppers can be found.
Large numbers Of Sioux Indians
have surrendered to General Crook.
Over 100 surrendered at one time.
Many trinkets and mementoes of the
Custer party were obtained from them.
There seems to be no prospect of a
settlement of the Louisiana imbroglio.
The commission have not as yet affect
ed compromise between the rival gov
ernor. Unless a compromise be affect
ed it is thought TIE President will with
draw the troops from Packard, and leave
the people there 70 fight the thing out
among themselves,
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NOTICE.

w. .. AND OFtlCE.
Vancouver, W. r.. April ID, 1877.
Complaint hsv. pg b. en- enterei at this L nee
by Willism Goet eI, against Thomas y. VII.
son, FOR aban doning bis Homes'esd kntry. No.
Dla. dated t,ec. l0ih 1879, upon the NORTH = Of
North West a section 4. 1Ownshtp Nssfth,
Range Easl, In Clarke county. Wsshipgtsn
1erTt'Osy, wi h view to the cancellation Of
said entry; The said parties are hereby sum.
moned % appear II this Once ON tue IL dav Of
May. 1877, NJ 3 O'Clock r. y. 70 respond and
urnith testimony concerning sai0 alleged
abandonment.
W. II. eMALLwOOD. Register.
b. w. BROWN Receiver.
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Proposals for Fuel, Forage and
Straw.
OFFICE OF CHIEF On. Mr.,
nrD,,- ~, rvv,, No.

OFFICE OF CHIEF On. Mr.,
Dept OF THE COLUMBIA.
PORTLAND, OREGON, February %, 1877,
OEALED PROPOSALS in trplicate, subject
~ to the usual conditions will be received at
this office and also at the offices Of the United
States Quartermasters at the several posts
named below, until II o'clock noon, on Wed
nesday, the I'd day of May, 1877, at which places
and time they will be opened in the presence
of bidders, for the delivery of Military Supplies
during the fiscal year beginning July l, 1877
and ending June 80, 1878, as follows: Wood,
Charcoal, Oats, Barley, Hay and Straw, or such
of said supplies as may be required ut the fol-
lowing named posts:
Vancouver Depot W.T.,
Fort Stevens, Oregon.
Fort Candy, W.T..
Fort Townsend, w. T.
Fort Walla Walla, W.T.,
Fort Lapwai, l. T.
Fort Boise, /. T.
Fort Klamath Oregon,
Fort Colville, W. I.
Camp Harvey, Oregon.
Proposals for either class of the stores men.
toned. OK for quantities less than the whole
required Will be received. The government
reserves the right to reject any all proposals.
preference will be given to articles of domes-
tic production.
Blank proposals and printed circulars stat
ing the Kind and estimated quantities required
at each post, and giving full instructions as to
the manner Of bidding, conditions to be OBJ
served by bidders, and terms of contract and
payment, will be furnished on application to
this Office, or to the Quartermasters at the va
riOus posts named.
Envelopes containing proposals should be
marked: Proposals for. at ,.......,"
and addressed to the undersigned, or to the re-
spective Post Quartermasters>
X. \. BATCHELDER,
Major and G. Q NJ,
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NOTICE.
L. 8. LAND OFFICE,
Vancouver, w. T.,

April Sd, 1871
Complaint having been entered at this Office
by Ephraim White, against Arthur Scollay, for
abandoning his Homestead Entry, No. I74O,
dated Sept, 2lst, 1872, upon the South - of the
North East a Of Section Is, Township North,
Range East, in Clarke county, Washington
Territory, with view to the cancellation of
said entry; the said parties are hereby sum.
moned to appear at this Office on the 4th day
of May, 1877 at o'clock p. NJ, to respond and
furnish testimony concerning said alleged
abandonment.
w. II. SMALLWOOD, Register.
s. w. BROWN, Receiver
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- The National Gold Medal wss awarded
to Bradley q Rulofson for the best Photographs
in the United States, and the Vienna Medal for
the best In the world.
40 Montgomery Street. San Franelses.
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ADMINISTRATORS Notice.

w. II. BELL. Capt. and c.. S. L. S. A.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-07-06

GENERAL McDowELL's REPORT TO THE WAR DEPARTMENT ON THE IDAHO Our BREAK GENERAL SHERMAN TO COME WEST ON ToUR OF INsPECrIoN.-Wa Washington, June 22.--GeleIal Mcdowell teleyraphes tn the War Department to-day that he cannot learn flat the Idaho uprising has gone much beyond Joseph'S band and ths immediate vicinity How fir it may go cannot be known. News from General Howard is meagre. He reports the loss of Lieutenant Thelier and B men. 1 Sead all the cavalry m the Department of California by way of McDermitt 10 Boise City, Idaho, as General Howard wishes this column to be at least 50J strong" Major Woods reports tn it four companies of artillery and one of infantry left Portland yesterday morning for Lewis tan, with tnree months supplies. All troops have been brought away from Alaska leav- ing nn detachment there.
 A special order issued from the War De- partsnent, makes official announcement that the General of the Army wilt proceed to inspect the new military posts and routes on the Yellowst Jnc and in Montana, extending his examination to such points as the in terests of the frontier may suggest. Gen. eral Sherman leaves Tuesday.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-07-06

BEECHER ON THE SELISMAN AFFAIR.-A New York dispatch of the 25th ult, says ''Rev. Henry Ward Bsecher announced from
 his pulpit to-day that his discourse in the evening would be in relation to the Jews. The announcement attracted q large congre- gatio", and there were many unable to gain admittance. He took for his text the 3lth verse of the l4th of Acts Mir. Beecher said that he became intimately acquainted with NIT. Scligman at the Twin Mountain House, and knew him we'll He knew him to be an estimabe gentleman in every way and sense of the word The Jews formed a large portion of our community, and he must say they were not only excellent and thrifty citizens, bIt exceptionally law-abid- ing people. He considered that great in suit had oeen put upnn them, but it had so shocked the intelligent and refined people. those whose opinions were worthy of res pect, that IL led the Israslites of the country to believe that they were held in great res pect by their Christian fallow-ciizens. He further remarked that they had never stolen ten millions f.om the city and endeavoreS L. make terms in jlil. Or ali people they Were the last that should have been insulted He did not think it good sign to see a man who had inherited his money cast an insult upon man who had made his estates by honest and honorable industry. In the end he thought good would come out of the insult, and he would advise them not to hold public meeting or put on armor to fight mosquitoes"
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-07-06

X balloon recently made an ascension ct Nashville, Tennessee, carrying seven per- s~ns. The highest altitude gained by the air explorers was F. .000 feet
 Sitting Bull with three hundred and twen- ty lo1g.s has passed over to Manitoba and taken up his residence under the protecting arm or the Canadian government.
 Scarlet fever. diphtheria and measles have been prevalent through Kansas and the West, this Summer. Many deaths have been the result amongs' the young children.
 Good mules in the St. Louis market. stand ing 161a tD l7 hands high (fIur inches to the hand) are worth about Sljo eich, whilst those ranging from l4 to l6 are only worth from 800 to $llO.
 Washington telegrams represent that Sec retary Sherman has been eaablel to dis charge about 300 employees from the print ing bureau and still do the work more satis- factorily than before.
 The total amount of taxable property in San Francisco this year amounts to about two hundred and seventy millions of dol lars, while that of the city of Saint Louis only aggregates one hundred and eighty-o millions.
 Manuel Sancho, a Mexican from Sonora, was recently lynched at Lerdo Colony on the Colorado river for horse stealing. Here tofOre he was thought to be reasonably hon. est; in fact, quite considerable quantities of money had been entrusted to his care.
 The engineers who made geological ex- plorations and soundings for the submarine tunnel between France and England, report that that the tunnel is perfectly practicable, ss there is continuous bed of chalk be- tween the two shores.
 India shawls are imported so fine that they can be drawn through a lady's bracelet. There is & small district between Orenburg and Orsk where shawls are made of goats hair, and although of the usual size, can readily be pressed into an official envelope and sent to by mail. as they weigh but few ounces. They are surprisingly warm, not withstanding their lightness.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-07-06

DEEP MINING SHAFTS IN NEURoPE.-Twen- years ago the deepest mining shaft ia the
 3r1d reached only about 2.000 feet below
 . surface. The very deepest, We believe,
 n metalliftrous mine in Hanover, which
 been carried down to the depth of
 Do9 feet The deepest perpendicular |na to-day is the Adelbert shaft in silver |od mine in Prizibram, in B phemia, which |s sreached a depth of 3,5S0 feet The at
 nnent of that depth was made the occa- |oo of q three-days' festival, and still far Pef noticed by the striking off of a large @m Der of commemorative silver medals nf tvalue of fiOrin each. There is no rec |d of the beginning of work on this mine. |fhpugh its written history goes back to fS. Quite recently an elegant commem- |ative volume has been written and print
 whIch is most interesting to those who 1se taste fir either the actualities or an Apities of mining industry. There are
 o other localities, however, where d greater Fpth has been reached than at the Adei- Frt shaft, hut not in a perpendicular line. hese are: first. the Rocksalt bnre-hoie, near Eerenberg, not far from Berlin, which, a |W years ago, had been bored to depth of |I75 feet; second the coal mine of Viviers emus, in Belgium, where the miners, by |sft sinking, together with boring, have hcbed depth of 3.5i2 feet Turning bm these two mines no shaft. in unbroken. FpendicClar line, has as yet exceeded the tpth of :: 50 faet