, 1877-10-20

THE CATTLE NUISANCE. - Cattle
roaming about our streets at night
are Becoming a growing nuisance
Our produce dealers on the wharves
find it almost impossible to guard
their hay and vegetables from them
two cows are now confined in the
corral on Yesler's wharf because OF
their repeated attacks on the mer-
chandise. The owners of fine lawns
and shrubbery find it almost impos-
sible to guard against the midnight
attacks of cattle roaming our streets,
and it is 10 uncommon sight of a
morning to see the beautiful shrub
berry of some of our lot owners torn
and trampled by these rangers A
number of vegetable gardens have
been destroyed during the past week.
An ordinary gate, we'll secured. is
no hirdrance to the average city
COW who once determines to nip the
tender grass or crisp cabbage be-
yond. Ever so substantial fences
sometimes fail to protect the enclos-
ed premises, and yield to the pressure
brought to bear by these experience
ed foragers. What a COW, educated
to the business, does not know about
finding the weakest point of attack
on an enclosure, can be told in a very
small space. The only remedy is
for people who have cattle running
at large in our city to have them
secured at night. Let them run on
the commons in the day time. when
they can be watched, but do keep
them at home NIGHTS,
BEEF CATTLE.-The Historian enters
protest against the cruelty attending the
shipments of cattle from Eastern Ore
gon and Washington to ports On Puget
Sound. Victoria and Astoria. citing an
instance where baud of cattle was de-
.ivered at the latter port that had not
tasted food or water for forty-elght
hours. This species of brutality was
practiced in the Eastern States to such
an extent that it was found necessary 10
enact stringent laws to protect the AMI .
mails in their transit to market, and at
present on all the Eastern railroads the
cattle cars are SO constructed that the
animals have not only plenty of stand
ing room but are properly fed and
watered at regular intervals during their
passage. We have frequently seen
bands of cattle landed at Kalsma and
packed into cars so thick that it was
difficult for them to breathe. Trans
ported hundreds of miles without food
or water, tortured with goad and lash,
the animal reaches its destination mad
with pain and terror. and in that condi-
ton is drive to the slaughter pen and
the meat, pregnant with fever and dis
temper. fed to our people. No doubt
many of the prevalent disorders which
aff1ict humanity can be traced to this
source. and We trust our present legis-
lature will enact a law to prevent its re-
currence in the future.
CAPITAL PUHIsHMENT.- At present
there is bill pending in the legislature
for the abolition of capital punishment.
The death penalty is q relic of barbar-
ism that must surely pass away before
the march Of enlightenment. The great
thinkers uf this as we'll as other conn
tries have como to look upon capital
punishment as simply judicial murder,
arguing that the law which prohib>
its the individual from taking tho life
i.>f Col ~
munity to take the life of the individ
ual, and We have no doubt that if an
expression OF the public sentiment of
this Territory was had to day it would
be found to largely preponderate in fa~
vor of the abolition of the death PEN
atty.
DISEASED PoTAToEs.-A lot of po-
tstoes received from Snohomish by
W. Graham Il Son, produce and
commission merchants of this city,
we're found to be affected with rot,
and were returned. Last week q
lnrge consignment of potatoes from
White river were rejected by S. Bax-
ter & Co.. who are shipping potatoes
to San Francisco. The conclusion
of dealers seems to be that potatoes
raised on river bottom land are more
or less diseased this season, while
those raised on np-lands are gener-
ally of good quality and sound.
PACIFIC CoRNHr BAND. The Pa
cifc Cornet Band last night incorpo-
rated, or prepared articles Of incor-
poration, one copy of which was
sent to the Secretary of the Territory
at Olympia to day, and one copy be-
ing filed with the County Auditor.
This looks as though the band
would be one of the permanent or
CARNATIONS Of our city. Music is
being practiced for concert to be
given by the band sometime in No-
vember next, when our citizens and
music critics will have all opportu-
nifty to Judge Of the grade of musical
! talent in this band.
THERE are at the wharf about 500
bundles of hazel hoop-poles. split
and shaved, awaiting shipment 70
San Ffaneisco. Shipping hoop
poles from the Sound is becoming
one Of our important industries.
The production of barrels by our
coopers is also largely on the increase
/ ou1 will 1orbklo,c ..zt. III