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EDITORIAL BREvlTIEs.

An attempt is being made in Ari-
zona to have Gen. Kautz removed
from the command of that depart
ment. He is an Indian fighter of
the old school, like Crook and
Wright, hence we hope to see him
kept there. The only sort of COM
manders for that section are those
who believe the good Indians are all
dead, and act accordingly.
, 1877-02-17

That serious evil of betting known
as pooi-selling, has been taken in
hand by the New York Legislature,
which has introduced bill to abol-
ish the nuisance. 1t is bad enough
for such practices to be conducted
on the race course, where, by its
adcoit manipulations, the slowest
horse often wins the purse. But it
has now become so mixed Up with
elections, that it would seem as if
Che only way to purify the ballot
box is to abolish the pool-box. It
has already proved a fruitful source
of corruption on the turf---and, now
shat it has been extended to cleo
tions, it Can only be regarded as det-
rimental to free government.
, 1877-02-17
The American PaImerston.

Simon Cameron, United States Sens-
tor from Pennsylvania. is one of the
shrewdest and ablest politicians in
America. True. he has never been
greatly troubled with any aualms of
conscience. but has always believed
that any means were justifiable in order
to attain the requisite success. The
other day, the venerable Senator was
seated in his chair when a card was
handed him and he ordered the bearer
to be admitted. Judge of his astonish
ment when the messenger proved to be
a lawyers clerk, who served on him the
complaint OF a certain Mrs. Mary Oliver
who demands fifty thousand dollars as a
saive for her damaged affections and
lacerated bosom. in consequence of the
venerable Senator'S s refusal and neglect
to make her Mrs. Cameron. OF course,
this is job and carries black>mail on
its very face Senator Jones, of Slippery
Gulch. congratulated Simon on the at
fair. adding that lit is not every man of
7S, who has $50, 900 worth OF affection
in him."
The Senator's explanation of the af-
fair Is n very reasonable one. He says
the woman. Oliver, came to him with n
petition for q clerkship in one of the
departments and be obtained it for her,
for which she was thankful. She was
afterwards discharged. for some reason
not yet made public. and he refused to
demand her reinstatement. for which
she was not quite SO grateful. The re-
suit has been this suit, probably con-
cocted by some of the horde of black
mallers that throng the Capital. and
undertaken on the halves by some of
the legal sharks who infest that locality.
Our word for it, Simon will come off
with flying colors; he is too good a
manager to get caught at this late day.
II "Ai Oc ACACmoCICu tu0t WuCu tuo
late Viscount Palmerston had nearly
reached his eightieth birthday, he was
made the defendant in a suit for Grim.
con-, by An lrishman named O'Kane
who alleged that his wife had become
so enamored of the venerable peer as to
forget her marital VOWS to her legal
spouse. The peer was rich, witty and
famous as a statesman; the husband
poor. red-headed and the unfortunate
possessoI of an O as big as a horse COL
lar. forninst his surname The case
never came to trial, however, but was
compromised short time before Lord
Palmerston's demise. We have no idea
that any such procedure will take place
in this instance. Simon says it's Il
Job and that means mot one cent for
tribute. but millions for defense" The
pa, allel OF circumstances in the the two
cases. will be means of comforting upon
Senator Cameron the title of ''the
Anne rican Palmerston," which he never
could have obtained under other cir
cumstahces. Hence the PennJylvAnia 4
Rlcheiieu mas not SO much cause for
grief, after all.
, 1877-02-17

The Olympia Echo has an article an
nouncing the suspension Of its daily
and just below it is an article headed
1.-THE Finger of God" We supposed il
was hard times, and not the digits oi
Providence. that caused it to weaken.
, 1877-02-17

A Missourian who attended prayer
meeting with his daughter felt compell-
cd to rise up and remark: II went to
be good and 90 to heaven, but if those
fellows don't etQp winking at Mary
there will be good deal Of prsncipg
around here the fust thing they know. +"
, 1877-02-17
A MisIaid Telegram.

The mail from Oregon which should
have arrived here last Wednesday night.
reached here last evening, having been
carried through to Victoria by mistake.
As accidents will happen" in news
paper offices as we'll as post Offices, SO
that thing is not worth while talking
over. But in the Oregonian OF Wednes-
day We find the following kilograms re-
lative to the immaculate Jeems Madi-
son Wells:
WASHINGTON, February 5.
To Duncan F. keuner, New Orleans.
Wells testified to-day that you offered
$500, 900 to change the vote for Tllden.
E. A. BURKE.
New ORLEANS.
To Burke, Washington.--Had Wells
stated the truth he should have said he
(Wells) asked for 500. 900 to count the
vote of Louisiana as actually cast in the
ballot boxes. IrepIied did not have
the money. If deemed necessary can
come to Washington.
Signed, D. KENNER.
Duncan F. Kenner was a man consi-
derably past the meridian of life when
we were boy in New Orleans, twenty
four years ago. From that time to this,
he has always been regarded as q man
of unsullied honor. He opposed seces-
sion at first. but finally yielded to popu>
lar clamor and entered the Confederate
Congress. His word is worth q dozen
snch as that of Jeems Madison Wells,
the Rapides defaulter.
We have hitherto omitted to notice
the accession of Mr.. Sidney Dell to the
editorial chair of the Portland Standard
He is q fluent writer and has q very
conversational style of expression. One
good thing about him - unlike most
Eastern newspaper men-he don't claim
to know it all. There is hope for such
. man and for the newspaper with
which he is connected. We believe he
halls from Georgia. Many's the day
since We raped our calfskins under
Griff Edmondsou's mahogany at Col
umbus and heard Phil Pryor tellabout
the big race be ween Boston and Gano.
Georgia was good country in those
days. s~
, 1877-02-17

Once more and for the last time,
we answer the specious falsehoeds
of the Tribune that the prosecutions
of F. A. Dyer have cost the county
nothing. Judge Lewis is our au-
thority for the statement that it costs
5000 per day to maintain the Dis
trict Court. Dyer's third trial alone,
occupied the attention of that Court
for two days. Had there been no
election in November, one prosecu-
ton of Dyer would have been suffi-
cient for the Republican bull-dosers.
, 1877-02-17
Notice.

4 LII PERSONS are cautioned against nego-
a tiatine certain promisso,y notes for three
tnonscn nd seven hupdred aid Il ~ dO]':rs 49,
1907 each, dated Victoria. b. C.. December 18th,
1876. given tv L. L, Leathers by Charles Nor
tom. William Sterling and Robert Lip ,ett.
'~-' C. MORTON.
VIM. STERLING.
p. P. r LIPSETT.
JOSHUA DAVIES.
Also . certxin promissory note of same date,
given 10 L, l., Leathers for the sum Of two
thousand Eve hundred dollars 2.50Ol, given
by W. P. Sayward. W. +. sAYWAhD.
p. Dawes. jal7:d1w.w2n
, 1877-02-17

Who is James Gleason? He
writes from Satsop, Chehalis county,
10 the Irish World published in
New York; the advantages offered
to poor men to settle in Washington
Territory, emitting none Of the
disadvantages. Such men are real
helpers to this country, for they will
bring no idlers here. His letter
speaks the practical man in every
syllable. He says in a very pithy
way that ''if the Irish are waiting
till the country is settled up and all
the conveniences have been import
ed before they immigrate, they will
have to work for others when they
come. Let them come now and es-
tablish their own independence. ?"
Such men as that are an acquisition
to any new country. The truth will
not harm Washington Territory.
, 1877-02-17

Private theatricals are on the tapis
at Victoria, to take place after Lent.
The first performance is to be given
at Government House, under the
auspices of Lieut.. Governor Rich
ards and family. The quiet which
pervades the Lenten season, can be
admirably utilized for rehearsals of
the Lady of Lyons" and other SEN
timentalisms.
, 1877-02-17

The action of the Electoral Com
mission, in ordering the vote of
Florida to be counted for Hayes,
gives great confidence to the parti-
sans of that gentleman. But how
that should forestall their action on
the Louisiana case, we fail to see.
They certainly cannot decline to
hear evidence and as long as evi-
dence can be brought before them,
of like character to that adduced be-
fore the House Committee at New
Orleans, we have no fear of the re-
suit. Justices Strong and Miller
both voted with the Republicans on
the Florida case and, we believe,
voted correctly.
, 1877-02-17

The President is one of those pru-
dent gentlemen who believe in
making hay while the sun shines;"
and as the shadows of March are
less than month away he has pen
stoned off one more of his relatives
as legacy to the nation. This time
it is Mr.. Alex. Sharp, who for the
past seven years has been United
States Marshal. Foreseeing the pro-
liability of Mr.. Tilden's becoming
the President, General Grant has
appointed Mr.. Sharp, paymaster
in the army, with the rank of major,
Tilden being unmarried, the nation
will have none of his brothers-in-
law to fatten at the public crib.
, 1877-02-17

The wool circular of Mauger &
Avery for January Gath, shows that
10 New York Oregon combing wool
stands at from 80 to 36 cents. Ee-
yond doubt, much of this wool is
grown in the Eastern part of this
Territory, as all wool grown there is
sold to parties in Portland and Ore
gon gets the credit of it, just as
California for many years got the
credit of the fine wheat grown in
Oregon. The world is q great or
chestra and somebody must always
play second fiddle to somebody else.
, 1877-02-17

The united effort of the national
banks to have the tax of one per
cent. per annum removed, shows
how the money power of the cor
porations throughout the land is
being centralized, to make the rich
man richer and the poor man poorer.
While every foreign-made article is
being taxed to a prohibitory degree
for the benefit of home manufac-
lures, the bankers gold must go
untaxed. It used to be the fashion
to ask charity for the poor ; nova
days it has become the style to
crave it for the rich.
, 1877-02-17

Wagner's opera of the "Flying
Dutchman" is now being performed
in New York by Clara Louise Kel-
logg and her troupe. The basso
singer of the company, George Con-
ly, spent his youthful days in this
Territory, where he worked as a
common laborer. His weekly salary
now amounts to more money than
he formerly received each month.
, 1877-02-17

OIL OOs day at home. Agents wanted Outfit
@A.VVsnd terms tree. TRUS 1 CO., Angus
to, Ne. my
, 1877-02-17

Robert R. Thompson, one of the
pioneers of Oregon and one of her
wealthiest citizens. has purchased an
elegant residence in the city of Oak
land, California, and will reside there
in future. By this change of resi-
dence nearly a million dollars will
be ultimately transferred to Ca1ifor-
MIA for investment. He was one of
the founders of the Oregon Steam
Navigation Company and, by his
sagacity, has contributed largely to
the success of that powerful corpor-
alton.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-03-08
New YORK, March, 3D., 1877.

New YORK, March, 3D., 1877.
1t is not often that woman, rich
and charitable, is not also weak.
Not so was Miss Mary Dancer, a
rich maiden lady Of this city, who
died few weeks ago. Miss Mary
was we'll endowed with this worlds
goods, and she had lots Of relatives
who loved her with all the devotion
that poor people always love rich
relationship the will is read. Miss
Mary considered their feelings. She
divided up portion Of her prop
erty among them in such n way as
to make them all comfortable, SO
that they would not feel aggrieved,
and 60 to disputing the will. If a
relative has left you thirty thousand
dollars, you are not going to 60
around and swear she was insane
because she loft the same amount
to a charity. After doing this
she made a clean, clear will, leav-
ing the rest of her estate to ten of
the best charities in the city. She
distributed 1885, 900 among char
tiles that are known to be we'll
managed, and fixed it 50 that the
money goes to them without any
interference of lawyers or courts.
The curious thing about it is, that
her father who made all this money
was a noted gambler, and every
dollar of it was made by gambling.
Vanderbilt, before he died, wan
ted to get hold of the Western Tn
ion Telegraph Company, that he
might bleed that monopoly as he
has every other one that he got his
claws on. DC did get enough of
to control it, and his estate is reap
ing the reward. Scott, Hewitt and
Garrett, the other railroad mag.
mates, turned about and put up a
million Of dollars into the A tlantic
and Pacific, and turned over their
especial lines to that company, and
are pushing new lines in every d.
rcction. Consequently Western
Union, which was an eight per cent.
stock, Notwithstanding it has been
watcrcd dozen times, goes down
to sixty, and the Atlantic and Pa
cifc goes up proportionatsly.
When the Grand Duke Alexis
was here a few years ago, New
York went wild over him. He was
feted and danced and balled and
ridden and photographcd--and
bellies quarreled for the privilege
of dancing with him. He is here
again, but alas. his royal Higbness
doesn't excite as much sensation AZ
did Cronin, the fraud with the nose.
lie walks about the streets followed
by an English bulldog, the same
as any other man, and the crowd
turn and look. 1t is said that his
business is 70 marry girl with
,cl,r W. FOL I'm love vho" be va
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-03-08
Special CORRESPONDENCE.
The COant-FiiiibustCrs--The Southern
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Legislation
Preparations for the Inaugural.
WASHINGTON, ID. G.,
March 1st, 1877.

Up to three o'clock Monday the
obstructionists Of the House, under
Field, Randall, Wood, Knott and
other orthodox reformcrs, appeared
to have dragooned sufficient num-
Der Of those who had heretofore OPP
posed them into quasi compliance
with orders from las believed)
Grammcrcy Park, to render their
success certain; but later in the day
they suffered complete defeat on
n motion to take recess to the next
day, and the impression is general
that the count will have been COM
pleted by Friday evening. The
"bloody shirt" has been shaken be.
fore the eyes of Southern members
by these pharisaical deprecators of
its exhibition, in their efforts to re-
arouse the hostility Of the South
against the government, and by
which they strive to arrest the dis
solution of the Democratic party;
and if any of those addressed al
lowed themselves to be temporarily
turned aside from their purpose to
keep faith with the Republicans
and to promptly acquicsce in the
decision Of the Commission, later
developments seem to show that
they havc been brought back to
i,oir O. 81 ,,..;,t... ,f .-
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-03-08

DAME RUMoR says Presidcn1
Hayes will have at least two mem
bers of his Cabinet from among
Southern Democrats, and one of
the two from the former secession
element. We are inclined to the
belief that Hayes has given no one
to understand what appointments
he will make; but if he should pur-
sue the course rumor credits him
with the intention of following, We
IRE inclined to the opinion that he
will give comparative satisfaction
to the large majority of the people
of the country.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-03-08

monstrances being received from
out commercial and business CEN
tres, protesting against further ef-
forts to defeat the announcement Of
the Commissions decision. But
should the fillibusters, contrary to
present expectation, ultimately sue
coed in their purpose, plan Of pro-
ceedure has been united upon by
which Hayes will be inaugurated,
while they will have gained moth
ing, and will DO called to answer at
the bar of an ipdignant'public opin-
ion for their deliberate reputation
of their s0lemnly pledged word, as
we'll as for their seditious and re-
bcllious course in Congress. 1t is
interesting to note that very largo
number Of those engaged in the
conspiracy are from Republican
districts in the North and West,
who were lifted into their present
positions and given this opportuni.
ty for mischief by the so-called "ti-
DIAL wave" Of 1874. At the last
Fall elections they were repudiated,
and Republicans elected to replace
them.
Those Southern men-nominally
Dcmocrats-who have steadily re-
sisted the pressure to become re-
creant to their pledged word, and
to disregard the demands of their
manhood, are worthy of the most
generous treatment, and will re-
ceive it. Many Democratic papers
reaching this city express their
opinions of Mr.. Tilden and his can
vass with charming frankncss,
and without much regard to the
sensibilities Of their late candidate.
They generally agree that another
such q load would undoubtedly
crush Democracy, and the protest
against any further dictation from
Tammany Hall, which has led them
to four successive defeats within
the past twelve years is uniformly
bitter and not unmixed with self
reproaches for their child-like Gre
dulity.
Most of the appropriation bills
are before conference committees,
and their chances of getting through
before Saturday evening are grow
ing beautifully less as day after day
goes by without material progress.
Should they fail, it would, of course,
necessitate an extra session.
1t is thought the bill recently in
troduced by Senator Sherman in
the interest Of an early resumption
of specie payments, may be reached,
but find no one very sanguine of
its passage.
A large amount of miscellaneous
matter has been disposed of and
the remaining hours will be indus
triously devoted to getting through
with the most important business.
Preparations for the Inaugural.
ton are going actively forward, mot
withstanding Piatt's threatened in
reference, and the planetary orbs
that have revolved about the Presi-
dents wife as the solar centre of
Society" and the more remote ST.
dcrcal bodies, are each and all pre-
pared to transfer their allegiance to
Mrs. Hayes and the ladies of the
new Cabinet. For the next few
months there will be lively
"scrimmage" for the first places us
waiting maids upon the "Court La
dies" as they are wont to designate
them. REP.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-03-08

LAST week, the higher branch of
our Legislature refused to submit
to vote of the people an amend
ment to the constitution providing
for an increase of salaries Of Cir
cult Judges. Senator Burch, of
this District, voted in favor of the
amendment.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-03-08

here first. She is the daughter of
a wealthy mechanic up town, and is
beautiful and accomplished. The
Grand Duke met her at the big ball
given in his honor, and was so
smitten that he demanded permiss-
ion of his father to marry her. The
old Emperor suggested that poss-
IDLY it might be well enough to as
certain whether the lady would
marry him something that hadn't
occurred to Alexis. So after worry
ing the imperial family for four
years, he got permission to come
over and pay his court in person.
The girl will marry him, never fear.
The New York girl who would
marry a penniless fraud if he had q
title, will not stop at taking an &c
tual Grand Duke, with revenues
enough fer q dozen German or
French Counts. She has already
signified her acquiesccnce, and now
comes q new trouble. The Emperor
never supposed that Alexis meant
matrimony-,he presumed that his
boy was struck with a pretty face
and figure, and that he wanted her
for sort Of left.handed wife, such
as all German Princes are allowed.
He was willing to receive the
American girl in the capacity ofhis
sons mistress, but as his wife
that was another thing. He might
want to marry his son to some one
of the great reigning. families to
strengthen his empire after the
fashion of kings and emperors, who
make no more account of love in
such matters than they do Of whip
pingtops. So he has positively for
hidden the young man to do any
thing of the kind, and sent out royal
officers in any number to prevent
the match. And the young man is
under orders to either give up his
mad design or come home. And
Alexis swears, in unexceptionable
Russian, that his imperial father
may 60 to blazes, and that he will
follow the dictates of his own heart,
which he claims is his personal
property and not part of the
Great Russian Empire. He has
dozen or two millions in his own
right, and he rather fancics the no
ton of settling down as quiet
gentleman in America, and dOdg-
ing the cares of royalty. How it
will result, no one can tell.
No man who ever made religion
a business does so much that might
be called advertising of himself as
the eminent sensationalist who
sails under the name Oft. De Witt
Talmage. lie had built for him a
church that looked more like
theatre than anything else, and he
fitted it up solely for effect. He is
a long, cadaverous man, with
sepulchral voice and birthstone
manner; and he got up his place of
meeting with a view solely to it's
fitness for him. lie has the best
organist and cornot-player in the
city to lead the congregational
singing, and as five thousand voices
are appraised the effect is wonder
full, Talmags aims constantly at
sensation. Just now he is preach
ing to the different professions, and
his sermons, as he calls them, are
singular mixtures of pathos, cant,
and what in any one else's mouth
would be blasphemy.
Business is somewhat better, and
shows signs of permanent improve
ment. Buyers from all parts of
the country are here, and, / am
happy to say, are purchasing free
ly. PIETRo.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-03-08
The End.

AT about half past four O'Clock
last Friday morning the counting
of the electoral vote by Congress
was completed, and Rutherford b
Hayes, of Ohio, declared President
and William A. Wheeler, of New
York, Vice President ofthe United
States for the term of four year.
from the fourth day of March, a
d. 1877.
Congress had been in session
without intermission during the en-,
tire night; desperate efforts having
been made by certain of the Demo
Gratis to prolong the count and pre-
vent a declaration of the result
within the time prescribed by the
constitution. Fortunately for good
Of tho country, Speaker Randall
Fernando Wood, and other Demo.
Gratis of the House, especially lead.
ing Southern men in Congress-
firmly refused to so far dishonsr
themselves as to favor the scheme
for destroying the work of the
Commission they had been instru-
mental in creating, and plugging
the country into anarchy. So il
was that they labored with the Re-
publicans to bring the count to an
end, and put at rest the disastrous
anxiety and uncertainty that has
been damaging the country for so
many weeks past. They are GER
tainly deserving of credit for their
action which will 60 long way
towards rsdeeming them from the
past.
The scenes in the House during
the memorable night of Feb. 28th,
were highly exciting; but the coun-
try is to be congratulated that moth
ing worse than heated and untmely
words during debate occurred. The
day following, all seemed tranquil
and peaceful; no harsh words being
used.
President Hayes and family, &C
companied by party Of friends
from Columbus and Cincinnati, o.,
left Columbus by special train,
March LIST, for Washington, where
they arrived safely shortly after
nine o'clock a. m. Friday. Large
and enthusiastic crowds met the
Presidential party at every stop
ping place during the day time, and
Hayes was warmly greeted. Pre-
vious to the Inauguration, which
took place Monday, March 5th,th
President elect and family were
the guests of Senator John Sher-
man