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TUNyELLING THE BRITISH CHASSEI

TUNNELLING THE BRITISH CHANNEL
Operations connected with the submarine
tunnel have already been commenced on
the other side of the channel, several bits
having been sunk to the depth of about
lie yards. At the same time the French
and English committees have definitely
drawn up the conditions Of working for
the route. The property Of the tunnel is
to be divided in half by the length-that
is to say, each company will possess halt
Of the line, reckoning the distance from
Coast to coast at low tide Each company
will cover the expense of It's portion The
general work Of excavation VIII be done
on the one hand 10y the Great Northern
Of France. and ON the other by the Chat
ham and Southeastern companies, the two
latter having each 4 direct route from
London to Dover. All the materials Of
the French and English lines viii pass
through the tunnel, IN order to prevent
any unnecessary expenses and delay of
transshipment, as in England and France
railway companies use each others lines,
and goods can pass from one line TO anoth-
er without changing vans 1t is understood
that an arrangement will be established
for similar exchange of lines between all
the English and Continental railway COM
panies when the tunnel Is completed. The
tunnel Will belong TO its founders. At
the expiration of thirty years the two GOV
ernments viii be able TO take possession
Of the tunnel upon certain conditions.
, 1877-11-17
An Oblising Customer.

The best customer ever did meet, SAID
the book agent, leaning up against the coun.
ter and helping himself to another round oi
crackers and cheese, was gentleman down
in Mississippi. was canvasslng down there
IN ID and things were booming, You bet.
had about dozen books | was taking orders
for at the time, and | dropped in On him one
afternoon to inquire if he didn't want TO SUD
scribe to one, -,
Well. We talked abont the crops, and the
nirgers and politics, for while, and had two
or three drinks together, and then opened
on him. In five minutes l had his orders iof
two, and cash down.
Got any more.
a few, answered.
The thing was really commencing TO pan
out handsomely showed him two or three
other samples, and he bought them, too.
See here SAID |. 'you appear 10 have =
fopdness for literature. Can't close out the
whole lot to you Oh liberal discount
L don't know but you can, he answered
Name your figures. :, =,
| did 50, they were accepted, and he PAID
me over the cash III full. Then We had some
more whiskey
What will you take for your watch and
chain !. he inquired, IN al anable tone, As
was about leaving
trlu' t want to sell, SO / named hSure
twice what they were worth
Lets have EN-, said the obhginS man,
| counting ont the greenbacks on the table.
There was no help for it, 81 | passed over
the articles and put the money IN my pocket
with the rest.
Hold up = he said, as was getting out OF
| the door don't You want to sell that dIa-
mond pin of yours III give you $50 forit:
! 1t was worth just hall that, and couldn't
resist the offer The amount OF 1t all was
| went out Of that mans place and mounted
MY horse minus my books, watch and dia-
| mond; but with 5000 Of his money in my
| breast pocket.
| The narrator here stopped, asif interrupted
| by some powerful emotion. AMI then reached
| for some more crackers and cheese.
well, said the harkeeper, who had been
listening eagerly, he was good customer.
sure enough. Did you ever see him again :.
See him, replied the book agent, Il guess
! did. About all hour later, is WAS riding
out of town, | saw double barreled shot
gun pointing at me from a tree ciOng the
road side, and he WAS at the further end of it.
He remarked upon mature deliberation the
purchases didn't suit him, and must give
his money back or die. Preferring the for
mer alternative, | shelled ont promptly, and
then he gave me ten minutes i'll which t.
make myself scarce. | did 50. and evel
since that-well, no more obliging customers
for me. '-Neu Yort Weekly.
, 1877-11-17
The Texas PrairieS.

At the moment you start westward on
the "Sunset Route the landscape salutes
YOU In all the loveliness OF 4 blossoming
prairie in its first luxuriance of green un-
der the tender early sun. The flowers
are numberless. When You have count
ed couple OF dozen varieties you find
You have only begun. Here the painted
cup makes the great reaches gay; here
yellow indigo stars them, and presently
lends them its color, leading away into
the boundless horizon field Of the cloth
of gold here it is scarlet with the scarlet
phlox, here blue verbenia here the lilies,
with their long, snowy tilaments wond-
rously alive, whiten all the windings of an
unseen brook here, clothed in the price
less small clover, and greener than Dante S
freshly broken emcralds, beneath vasi
and hollow heavens, and moulded in
colossal ealm,' the naked prairie rolls
away, league after league, unbroken to
the gulf.
Oh, the glory of Texas prairie under a
vertical sun. the light, the color, the dist
ance, the vast solitude and silence, the
hmitless level, the everlasting rest 4
flock of white cranes rise flashing in the
light and soar away; a mirage lifts the
lofty timber that outlines distant river,
anu showsyo the stream shining beneath,
shaking silver vapors at its feet; in the
creek beside you, fearless blue ducks dip
and dive and skim away, scattering the
water-drops; drove of horses, rising
from beds of sunfowers, with flying names
and tails, 90 bounding, into space; vast
herds of cattle crop the clover without
lifting their heads rs you pass by; riders
are rounding up their droves, hawks are
lowering, birds are singing, winds are
blowing, and what seemed only solitude
and silence is full of life and action and
music Now the forests of the Brazos be-
gin to rustic; cypress and magnolia, lin
den and locust, ash aud beech and elm,
hickory and black jack, dense to darkness,
yet trembling with dew and sun, laced
with gay vines of trumpet and passion
flowers, and with huge blossoming grapes
slung from tree to tree thick with under
growth of doSwood andredbud, wild peach
and cane, and their great dark live laks
wrapped in the fantastic shadows of a
thousand gray swaying cobwebs, and stand.
ing weird and awful IN their Druidical
beard.
, 1877-11-17

An OBELISK UNDER ABATEMENT
Cleopatras Needle is under attachment,
on the coast of Spain. The vessel which
found the caisson containing it. after il
had been cast adrift by the steamer that
was towing it to England, has put in a
he&vy claim for salvage, and having refus-
ed An offer made by the contractor in
charge of the transportation. there is every
prospect Of prolonged litigation. In fact.
there is no telling when the English peo-
PIE will see the obelisk erected in London,
and 1t Is possible that it may after all be
left stranded at Perral, through the re-
luetsnce of the parties concerned to pay
the heavy salvage bill demanded. This
disappointment to the English expectants
Will perhaps afford some consolation to
those ambitious New Workers who recent
iy determined that they would have the
twin obelisk, and had almost completed
their arrangements when they made the
unwelcome discovery that ii already be-
ionged 10 the city If Trieste.
, 1877-11-17

BosroN Post: One thing has now been
disclosed to the republican leaders and
managers, which they need not have wait
ed to find out, and that is that theirparty
has gone to pieces Not as wreck, per-
haps, but by the process of natural resolu-
sion, its vital oil having long since been
consumed.
, 1877-11-17
SPECIAL FREIGUTS.

Pianos, Billiard Tables, Furniture. Glass. Glass
ware and its contents in otherwise. Quee n.
ware, Marble and Castings. taken only at owners
risk of damage, breakage or leakage.
Acids, Turpentines, burning Fluids, Oils and sit
other liquids, in or other vesseis, at owners
risk Of leakage.
Fruits, Vegetables, and all other pcrnlrable prop
erty. at owners risk of frost or decay. ;.
Furniture not boxed, and all Agricultural an9
Mechanical Implements, set up or KNOCKED doSn'
ut owners ri-k of damage and chatting or breakase
Nor Will the Company be responsible for decieDc's
in any part unless thesame specially reeeipted f0
, 1877-11-17

BEWARE OF HAIR WASHES. ladies',
fair ladies', beware Of hair washes. A
medical friend informsmethat it has lately
been discovered that the active In@redl-
ent Of all washes for subduing gray hair
Is lead, which, uniting gradually with the
natural sulphur of the hair, forms black
sulphuret Of lead, which is really the
tarkening agent We all know how dele
terious and even fatal is the application Of
lead in any chemical shape to the pores of
the human body what then, must be the
mischief produced by its being continu-
ously and often daily rubbedinto the deli
cate skin of lady scalpl Here, however,
is practical Illustration vouehed for by
Mr.. Broomfieli, of Norwich The wash
had been used for two years, but only
very moderately, and during all that time
there was general mataiSe and loss OF
muscular power About three months
since, two days after an effectual applica-
tion of the wash, slight epileptic fit oc-
Cured, and similar application Of the
wash was followed by palsyof the extensor
muscles of the left hand. In this case
probably another dose might haveproduc-
ed paralysis but by this time suspicion
was aroused, and by the steady application
of antidotes the symptoms are now disap-
pearing. The profits Of selling there
washes ere said to be so tempting that,
sinOe the secret of the darkening agent
has oozed out, numerous hair dresscrs,
both in town and country, are manufac-
turing them and pressing them upon their
customers,
, 1877-11-17

AdminiStl-atO Notice.
ESTATE 0E HENRY PETER MAUS, DECEASED.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN BY THE UN
~ dersigned, administrator Of the above named Es
tate 70 the creditors Of and all persons having claims
against saA de1.ssed, to exhibit the same Sith the
necessary vouchers, within one year from the first
puo.icafon OF this notice. 70 the undersisned at his
Office in the Court House. in walla Walla City.
JAMES b. THOMPSON,
Administrator.
%alla Walla, October - 1877. i6-m.
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Rates On Up Freight,


GOODS. MERCHANDISE, ETC, ETC.
Prom Wallula TO Walla Walla -.--A
From Wsliula to Whitman. .
From Whitn.an 10 Walla Walla.. |
E9- Building Material, Agrieml.urala and Meehss-
iail implements, Lime, &C., Freghted 10 Wallua g
o. S. n. Co.'S toats ut reduced measurement, will b
Freighted by us at the foregoing rates, ON o. B. ~
Co S reduced measurement.
, 1877-11-17
District Court Summons,

TERRITORY OP WASHINGTON.
County OF Wdla FaiIa 3D.
In the District Court Of the First judicial District of
Washington Territory
NANCY A. PRESCOTT. Plaintiff, VS.. SAMUEL.
PRESCOTT, Defendant
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA To
L SAMUEL PRESCOTT, Defendant: You are
hereby required 10 appear in an action brought
against you by NANCY A. PRESCOTT, Plaintiff.
in the District Court Of the First Judicial District
Of Washington rerrto ry holding terms at the City
Of Walla Walla, in and for the Counties of Walla
Walla and COlumtda, 10 answer the complaint Of
Plaintiff, filed in Wala Walla County, within TWEEN.
ty days after the service of this summons exclusive
OF the day Of service If not served IN said County,
but in said District in thirty DAYS otherwise within
sixty days. or the said Plaintiff will take Judgment
against you by default, according TO the prayer of
the complaint.
The said action is brought To obtain diEnrcs from
Defendant and for the custody os the minor child Of
the parties, and to haye exclusive control of her
seI2rste property, on the grounds of habitual drunk
enness Of Defendant his cruel treatment and aban-
donment of FlaiutiH, and his failure to provide the
necessares of life for the family for great number
of years and his immoral character making him unfit
10 have the care Of SAID minor child. And you are
hereby notified that unless you appear and answer
the sad complaint above required the Plaintiff
VIII apply to the Court for the relief demanded
therein
WITNESS, the Hon. S. C. wINGaRp, Judge
of the District Court OF the First Judi
lL-S.l eial District of Washington Territory,
aid the seal Of said Court affixed, this
2jth day of October A d. 49,.
A. REEVES AYERS,
W e. LANGFORD. Clerk
Plaintiffs Attorney s9-sw
, 1877-11-17
NOTICE TO the PEOPLE.

As SOON AS WE COMMENCE USING OUR
"A new Wharf Boat We shall charge 2S cents per
ton Wharfage all up freight. and 80 oents per ton
on all down freight TT. PEABODY,
is-iv Agent O. s. y. Co.
, 1877-11-17
DOWN SPECIAL RATES,

Merchandise, Fruit and Vegetables, same rates =
above per ton measurement
Wool. seven dollars per ton weight. Beef h'aes
eacl, 10 cents.
Wood, Sand, stene and Live Stock at agreed ON
rates up Or down, by car load.
Fast freight rates s6 per ton, up or down, to
eeived from or delivered to boats.
All freight not delivered before p T. on the uAI
after it received at the dspos will be stored
owner expense and risk.
And all freight received at tdepots will be at o~nl
risk Of fire until shipped delivered TO eonsisns
All bills payable In gold coin before delivery T"
freight.
, 1877-11-17
PASSENGER RATES.

NgrE.-The charges of the wa:la Walla Maiuas =
Transfer Company on down freight transiee tor.
O. S, N. Co.'S boats, including the business o. 'r
wardihg, is 80 cents Per ton. And on up ireigh -
ceiyed from U. 8. Il. Co.'S bOats and forwarGr1,
cents per ton All down freight. for forward n'ir
ment. not consigned to parties at Wniluis, N
tnraed oyer to this Transfer Company TO iof"
ID. s. BAKER,
President W. ". x &. Il. 3. Sc:
wALLA WNLA, NOyembeI s. 1871.
, 1877-11-17

SALARIES OF Army OfF,cERS.-For
man who has no salary himself, there Is
nothing more interesting than 10 reau
about men who have. For instance, II
YOU have enjoyed total income "f about
81 for the past twelve months. 1t VIII lie
almos. as good as clam bake to read o1
the pay which the bold officers Ill our gal,
liant army receive The yearly salary OF
4 colonel until five years nf servlc', Is
$500. After FIVE years his monthly su-
pend is increased to Scf20, 81; after ten
wears, to $3.50; after fifteen years, to $50,
when the maximum salary for The grade,
as fixed bv congress, is reached. \ lleu-
tenant colonel receives IL yearly salary
5000. His monthly pay IL Increased,
after five years, to $40; after ten years,
10 $500: after fifteen years, t" S}2o after
twenty wears to 1888 81 Fora major,
the salary up to five years is $500. After
that period he receives monthly S229 Il
after ten years, $3.50; after fifteen years,
S27O SO; after twenty years, S29l %: a
mounted captain receives 5000 until tve
years have passed in the service. After
that his monthly salary is Sl63 50; after
ten years, goo; after fifteen years, S2lG-
G7: after twenty years, s233 80. For a
captain not mounted, regimental adJutant
and qunrtermaster, the salary up to tive
years is $500 Monthly pay Is increased
after that period to sl65; after ten years.
to $3.50; after fifteen years, to Sl95; after
twenty years, to s2lo. For first lieu
tenant not mounted, a second lieutenant
not mounted and chaplain, the salary up
70 five years is $1,000. After that time the
months stipend is advanced TO sl37 90;
after ten years, to $50; afterffteen Years,
2lG2 50; after twenty years, to $40. a
first lieutenant, mounted, receives $1,000
salary for FIVE years. After that time he
receives each month SAG 81; after ten
years, SlG0; after fifteen years, sl13 80;
after twenty years, 1886 g. second
lieutenant, not mounted, receives Sl3U
yearly for FIVE years After five years his
monthly salary is 1928 33; after ten years,
$40; after fifteen years, Sl51 81, after
twenty years, SlG3 %.
, 1877-11-17
9TEILI5'
PAIN ERADICATOR.
The Most Wonderful Discovery Of the Aye.

The World moves, and unless We Progress We must
60 Backwards. Nothing remains Stationary
, 1877-11-17

bought at my store, on Main street, few dool
above Reynolds Bank.
a5-3m JAMES WHEELAN.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-23
A TERRIBLE STORM.
The Towa Of Lavergne, Tennessee, Badly
Damaged by Cyclone.
A Number OF Lives Lost and Large
Amount Of Property Destroyed.
[NaHhYille Banner. 10

From passengers who arrived on the
accommodation train from Cowan, at
noon to-day, we learned that there Is
great excitement at Lavergne over the
destruction OF that place.
There are about 800 people from the
neighborhood gathered together there,
and are engaged In moving the debris
and attending to the wants Of the
wounded.
The storm that was brewing through
out the greater portion OF yesterday,
eliminated In a severe tornado last
night between the hours OF eleven and
twelve o'clock. About eleven o'clock
last night a regular hurricane swept
over the neighborhood of Lavergne, q
| town on the Nashville, Chattanooga and
| st. Louis railroad, fifteen miles from
Nashville, The wind seemed to have
come from the southwest, and occupied
space OF about 900 yards wide. The
storm lasted about fifteen or twenty
minutes. but In that short space OF time
! it played sad havoc with Lavergne.
| Five residences, two stores, several
| stables and several outhouses were COM
| pletely ruined. Three ladies were badly
hurt one little girl was killed outright,
aud little boy had his thigh broken.
The very stone foundations OF houses
were blown out, and even the earth
seemed to tremble as II an earthquake
was approaching.
The goods which were packed In the
stores were scattered broadcast, and it
| is said that pieces Of timber could be
seen flying through the air.
| After the strong winds had subsided,
| the citizens OF the town turned out en-
masse, with lights In their hands, and
began to explore the portion of the vii
| lage that had been destroyed by the
storm king. They were struck with
horror at the extent OF injury done, and
at once commenced to provide for those
that had been wounded and that were
left homeless by the destructive wind.
| The wounded persons were conveyed to
comfortable quarters and medical aid
called, and the physicians were kept
busy attending to their wounds.
| At Woodburn, KY, the high winds
swept roofs and chimneys several hum
dred yards from houses to which they
belonged. Trees were uprooted and
| fences blown down for several miles
around. The storm extended for sew
eral miles from Woodburn, and several
| houses were blown completely down.
We heard Of no bodily damage done to
any person. The greatest extent Of
damage done Is not yet exactly known.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-23
ORLEANS, MONDAY APRIL 3d.

public treasure lavished upon Northern
highways to the Pacific. the little aid 1t
asks for should be extended TO the Tex
as Pacific.
What, in your opinion, will be
the policy Of tho Democratic party to-
ward the eolored people, In view OF the
fact that the Democratic party nov
comes into power for the first time since
the war In Louisiana
Judge spofford-The Democratic Con-
servative party OF Louisiana standS
pledged by every promise, public and
private, that can be held sacred among
men, to protect the colored population
Of the State in all their constitutional,
political and legal rights. which may be
summed zap in that grand old phrase,
equality before the law" I trust the
time Is not distant, when, instead of ad-
dressing the people in political meet
ings as "white friends " and colored
frfends,t' we shall address the same
arguments to all under the common ap-
pelation OF citizens"
Rep.-Have you anything to say as to
the relative strength OF the various can
didates for the Senatorship?
Judge Spofford = Do you think
1t would be proper for me to say
anything? 1 do not. l take 1t for
granted that the members of the Cen
eral Assembly, who alone arc vested
with the power, under their oath OF Of
tiee, to elect D representative OK the
State to that lofty position. will only
seek to ascertain who can do most to
serve her interests there, who will unite
in himself the largest combination oi
the. elements of influence and be best
able to restore to Louisiana something
OF her old prestige in that grand council
Of co-eaual States. No candidate, and
no interested friend Of any candidate
can be very fair judge Of that. The
members OF the Legislature must an
swer TO their constituents and vindicate
to them tho correctness OF their choice
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-23
The President VIII Not Make ANY Ap.
pointments TO Federal Oflices in
Louisiana Until He Has Con-
suited the Commission.
Judge Dayis' Position ON the Supreme
Bench 10 be FILLED this Week
The senate viii Seat the Senator Elected
by Our Legislature.
Blaine Preparing to Make Fight Over
Kellogg's Credentials.
Especial 10 the N. o. Democrat ]

WASHINGTON. April a2.--During the
last few days the President has been
considering various recommendation
Tor the Collectorship of the port Of New
Orleans and the District Attorney of
Louisiana. No decision has been
reached In respect to either appoint
ment, and 1t is probable none will be
reached until after consultation with
members OF the Commission.
The belief prevails here that the Pres
ident will ali the vacancy on the Su-
preme bench, this week, by appointing
either District Judge Drummond, Of
Illinois. or Circuit Judge Dillon, OF the
Trans Mississippi circuit.
All the reports telegraphed from here
to New Orleans to the effect that the
election or Democratic Senators by the
Louisiana Legislature would disappoint
the hopes OF the President and Cabinet
and to the reopening Of the Louisiana
case Id the Senate on a question OF their
credentials, are simply roorbacks and
should not receive any consideration
Senators elected by your Legislature
no matter what may be their party af-
filiations, will be admitted provided they
bear credentials from Gov. Nichols,
Blaine will probably make an attemp
to seat Kellogg. on the report Of the
Committee on Elections Swhich was no,
brought up at the last session, but ht
cannot possibly succeed. AZ dispatches
sent from here contrary 30 the purpor
sof the above, are simply designed tx
!. bulldoze the Legislature. Democrats
should go ahead and elect their Sena
tors without reference to any such flim
sy devices. BUELL..