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, 1877-02-23

Mr. JouN Tyler. Jr.. tho not yerv rc-
n,arkable sou Of a not yery remarkable prca.
itcnt, l,aH discovered a remedy for tho mos.
trat,on Of industry, which he hassons to con,
tribute to The New York Tribune. .rhe
general features of his remedy Ia for tba
Government to come with its resources To
the rescue Of tho hounemp1oyed, and commence
tho building Of canals north, south, east.
and west. Tho ingredients Of bin renedy
aro Governmental Investment of tl,opaona
million, an annual taxation Of flftv mill.
lon, the leyeoiuo of tho Misa3as,nni. tho
James River j. Kauawhu Canal, The Tennas.
sec. Gcoruia 4 A1ebama cona1r n ,.,.,
around Niagara Talls on tia American stdo
q ahip-caual from, the Lakes to tho S1iasis.
sippI, m Inland coast-caual from .reva. n
rlozida, Southern railroad from the Mis-
g;ssippi to the Pacific. and numerous o,ha.
public improvements. lnclndjnn ~ 49,
sumo. a railroad to tbe ,ooo, and H.,
canal from Alaska To tha po,o- NJ .,i .,.;.
In motion. autl then eycrv ono w,,, +. l.an-
Iii. Joux ,cr1xn. Jr. mav At l.ast h. ry' ~,
iss, with having set a.ioat the larcest h,,,aon
that Inns vet been atartatt. .xen IN thass L;,.
1yiuv t,avs. His sch,n,. r.oo..;t..a. 49,.
ee,liuu hy the Govornmapt of . thors.as
million Of bonda at 4 mr. ca,,, r-ox;doa .,,a..
will sell at TINT ner oent and ia rs,s;,m ~, =,
IN annual tar Of $50. .ooo. .foo in ,,,,,,tian ~ -,
the presont oneroua tarot,oo tto,v !. :. -
he raiscd7 Certainly m. nv an ;n.,.as. " ~ ~
tas,t, for The thrift ia alrendy In h;o1, ~,
yeycnuo and imnorta nte foI,inr ~ .a.';,,,..
+. -" AAt'"'J'
, 1877-02-23

Emperor WILLIAM, In opening the Ger
maj, Parliament yesterday, expressed tho
opinion that ths peace Of Europe will not bo
broken iu consequence Of tho Eaa,orn COM
plica'ions, basing that opinion upon the bo.
lief that tho united demands Of tho powera
upon Turkey for guarantees Of reform will
be complied with by the Porte, md war thus
ayerted. His Aintesty, however, took occa-
sion to add the significant remark that his
Government will continue to exesciae its in
tfaenco in behalf OF the Chtistians In Turkey,
aud of tho preservation of thu peace OF E:u-
rope, but, "a above all things. strengthening
its own good relations with thu Governments
allied or otherwise friendly TO it,"
, 1877-02-23

Tho bonos Of JouS O'AIAuoNEY, now on
thoir way for inser1nent In ireland, seem
destined to creato broeze among tho aons Of
Eriu. A number Of leading Home-Nulers
refuse to tako part In tho funeral dcmonstra-
tions, and Cardinal Cullen tlonies pormis-
sion for tho rrulaina to lie iu state In tho
Dublin Cathedral. There arc plenty of
churches. however, which will receive the
ootllu OF the departed Fenian leader, and the
funeral is certain to bo m imposing affair.
, 1877-02-23

Jobbcss and schomers In Indianapolis hnvo
fastened their grippors and fangs upon the
prosperity Of that municipality, and have
about sccurcd Legislative approval OF con-
tract whereby the Common Council OF Indi-
annapolis is to loan tho credit Of TINT city to
atock-yarl company to tho extont Of $780,
600. Four-tifths OF tho victinlized populncc
arc said to recognize tho n,onstrous nur1ght-
cousness OF tho project
, 1877-02-23

Tho Illinois Senate yesterday passed ths
bill approprinting $51, 900 for tho completion
Of tho da,n at Coppuras Creek, q work Of
primo necessity for tho improvemontof navi-
CATION Ia tho Illinois River. Tho morIts antl
importance Of tho m 'asuro arc 10 thoroughly
understood aud 80 generally recognized that
there should be NO uncertainty AB to the
prompt passage OF tho bill by tho House.
, 1877-02-23

ruin and dosola ton. Tho mcaa,ro fails to
carry ont tho f1s,ru radical recommendations
Of the Presit.ent; Int 1t Is probably tho orly
measure that cnn command favorable
majority In tho pnascnt Congreas.
, 1877-02-23

10 tho baby busiirsd In poiitics. ''"''a s@'' "s1
+.-----a-----
80lAR MATHEMATICS.
A correspondent WHO has been reading the H.
tefesting article on tho sun by Prof. Young. In
tho Popular Sditnce Monthly, asks II It bo not
possible that some other method exists for find
ing tic runs distance from tho earth than
those dependent on measures OF tho paralla1 Of
Venus and Mars, md tho velocity OF light. lto
snggesea that II WI knom tie size aud weigh:
lmass) OF tho sun 50 nearly rs there stated, wo
ousht TO be able to calculate bis distance from
our knowledge OF tloso facts.
ASH IS not fmprabnblo that some such idea Is
entertained by others besides tho gentleman
WHO n,akea tho suggcst'on, the astronomer Of
lhE ln1nUNE las bccn requested to give
statement OF tho case.
Ihe truth Of the matter is, that NC only know
tho stxo aud mass Of thu sun III terms Of his d!s
tance. Our statements Of those arc In esrorN
our estimate OF that DO nt fault. Let us first
consider tho question Of magnitude Tho suns
average singular diameter ts 10eaG4 scc.
onds Of arc, or little moro than
cfght-hftecnths Of degree. By trsgonomct,y
no know that unity divided by tho sine Of halt
thls anglo gives tho distance In terms Of tho
SUMS lincal scfnl1ltamo.er. Hence, we can cal.
Ctilnto fhnt tho dlan1ctcris to tho average dis
ahce a. 70 hi...aS3, nearly; or circular disc
" one 4oot IL uian'eter ae tue dlataucc Of 1o14
lGe' from tho eye would s1otend the same sn-
~ rs aoes Tue son. Now tl'is simply tells us
t1at IL Tue sun be 107 nllca nTay ho Is ono u.lo
IN diameter: II 107, ,290, 200 nlfles away he Il
l,oo0,0o0 miles in diameter; and II nc take tho
SUMS diatanco ut G,05o,000 miles, tho
diameter will b {near)y) s596oo mics;
or, IT tho diameter bo taken
as ast, 8o,uu miles, tlis number multiplied into
!u'A WI eiso M'H5,ooo miles as tho average
utSlance. dencc, II tue astronomer says that
tno snn's diameter ia e5a,boo miles, he n1asns
taat shls ID ths ''oeal magnitude which eone-
snonos 10 mean distance Of o3,0o,00o m'lcs
LIE esaoent tt'at 1hc statements OF diameter
anu 1lAtQuEB arc lDuHEd Nttl Au eona1 mar rant
, 1877-02-23

~ ~ Editor 9f TAE xffaxne.
CHICAGO, Fob. .2.-Woull you 10 kind enopSae
to 1T mo know thsouxh your colauns noH ,tIT III
RorAscAlLDA achieved their wealth. sna steae'
obll3e susseH~.a1.
Answxa-The Ro7usoalIp family maae ~
, 1877-02-23

increase Of prices. Formers and manufac-
turers world have to pey their han,ls n little
more. Thon the t1ownhill grade wonld be
ateer aud rapid ono. Imporla wonfd IN
crease and exports fall OF. Tho value Of
money wontd decrcase. Fluctuations In val
ucs would ret in. Speculation wonld become
rampant. Then tbs bubbls won1l burst,
and pnnie, with all its damoraliza-
tion. would be uron us with worso
rayagcs than The Inst one. Tho works once
finished. the spectators, and rings, and
Credit -Mobiliers won!d stcl tho money, md
a carnival of villainy, stealing, .windling,
aud general immortality would b triun-
phnntly inauguratcd.
Wllat aro tho public works Mr.. JoHx
TYLER, Jr., proposes? In tho first place, he
would levee tho mississippi River from ST..
Louis or Cairo to lis delta, and enter upnn
tho futile, foolish, impossible task Of contin-
ing lis waters within einbankments, which
in The day Of ita auvial wrath would bo no
more protection than anthills. Every wiso
and scientific engineer In the country knows
that the only way Of protecting its banks is
10 open moro outlets md lower the bed of
tho river by turning It through rs many
channels as possible, instead Of restraining
its mighty volume within sediment banks.
Not oil tito resources Of the United States
aud not ali the efforts Of puny man
can ever prevent tho overflow OF the
Father Of Waters with 1eyees. III
this ono work hundreds Of millioua
would bo thrown away. His caual projects
are still moro absurd, and tie most absurd
Of al is tho Kanawha, the most impraoticablo
nnd useless canal route that Inns ever boon
proposed since tho Chinese commenced CO.
mailing. There ia not oua Of these cann1s
that would be allowed TO carry freight
enough to .pay for tho locking aud ortli-
nary repairs. Tho railroads running by their
sido are able TO kill tho best Of them. Even
our own canal can do but little agninst Tho
1nilroads, which are not In netual competition
with 1t, but with each other. The report of
tho Eric Canat business Of last year az af-
fcctcd by tho Now York Central Rail-
road might DO profitable reading 10 afr.
Jonx TrLrn, Jr. After lis millions had been
squanderod upon thcso canals, they would
never pay for the cost Of repairs, p,uch less
would they pay anything towards principal
or interest OF the construction. Most chimer-
ical and ridiculous of all is his proposition
for ship-caual around Niagara Falls on tho
Am<ricdn s3hsl In tho mama Of all that Ii
dear to q Tyler, what does ho want of a
canal on the American sido whom tho Cana-
dians arc already digging one On their siso,
which will open two weeks earlier
, 1877-02-23

GammHntrnton Ut !3s Twenty secnnd.st This evening.
Invited. IL T. pkrTENulLL, ", ii,
, 1877-02-23

WAt:DAysIA LODGE, Nm. i'm. A. r. and 4. M.-
~, 1t tho MaaoHEc Hail, n afontoest: Isr orlcr.
- j, T., HOWELL. Fec. .
, 1877-02-23

COVENANT L0pt'E. IN. saa. 4. r. and 4. M.--
sres',! @ 'om,nnn'ss,,on, int F;tay sscalaF It 722
in shr ~ II: 1kgrre. Waiting brslllrrn tufiinlsy H.
,sttcd. BY order Ut the ". II. WN. KEtiiL Sec.
, 1877-02-23

WASHINGTON CHApTKH, No. u, Il. 4. M.-spe.
cia Conversation this Friday t!cntnR IT. 7:3! 0'coeR.
fur work tic fsnrai hf. trkftt. Visiting Cuu1.
- a. j. uulLf0RD. Il. r.
GLAS. h. WLsluAT, sec. =.
, 1877-02-23

ORIENTAL Lors'E. No. NJ A. r. aud a. M,-rrar,
No 1al tAsaltest Special Comraun'catIon thts FL:
DrErrr ValturD ts.ernailY ii, tied. ny Mrier IT the
y, w, f., E.TI|EkEIt Sec,
, 1877-02-23

facial TnH Tn1nurs ccrtainIy would II /, could
hnd any basts therefor. Ami il will hereaiter -
my GROUNDS tusslfy5ng such vague intImation,
can be found to exist.
, 1877-02-23

Iao editor OF tho Toledo Uanoerdt, Who casts
w'stful ahtl longing eyes on tho Toledo Post.
O1licc, unnbio TO contain himself longer, let dy
hroalsitlo nt tic New FORK managers Of ,ha
clItor:
=, It u automatic that Con hates 4 coward, Yhrn
w aiyspeptic potroon who occupee tho position
to- teellned 7, entertain tho proposition for eli
e. e., Nati9nnt Convention upon tho gronnd thai
uhAsT might arrest Him for treason, such physcnI
eexsrt!cc s was exhibited as placed tho lnanipnators
nf Inc rar&y machinery outside the pa1c Of foffoss
bic political opponents. tbs pcrnpcfacY Of T't ths
.and .,n raw with shame, that There wss moro maa.
hoo9 In tne typhil!!ic legs Of Monroa than In Tia
whole carcnsa of 11EwirT-thnt HAir1,:Lp, sutH.
aAf: Ln0AN; CHAKnLEf. anu CAMERON hsd netro
nn Saxon plnck, while wo had ptted against thep,
half dozen fellows Of tho scorr lonp and Iizw.
TT kind, whoto career commenced by bartcring In
ets'n2s OF onions and rolls Ut tarc, and wfuso
,shens per shsnt" exls,enco hui mads os theu,
t1,c 1canknra 81 calm world and long pcaco Ata
tnsse New York ehopkeepeEs, viii, neither brains
nor bravery. wefe substituted. Nanhoul payo waY
10 thu baly 1usfhs6 In politics, '
, 1877-02-23
AM tjSEAtEN1'S.

Hnvsr1y'A Theatre.
Randolph atrf%t, hefwecn CLARK anh L4sai!s. En-
gsgrn1rnt ct ihe NAte.s Cosnlc Opera Company.
7. la lul!x tArsHHeuxe." 7"
, 1877-02-23

Ah<trhs Thentre.
'tfonron etrett- euEnrs ntarbJrn. Variety enter.
, 1877-02-23


In the debate upon tho South Park Bit, pend
Ing in tho House Of Representatives, Mr..
nEHA1N Il. CHfsLEY, member from the Forty
fourth District, composed OF Clay, Wayne,
Kich1and, Edwards, and Wabash Counties, OIL
tho northeastern ilne Of Egypt, rosc and de-
ltycred himself Of q statement tho other day to
tho effect that llc thought "Tuu CHICAGO
tribune perhaps little better than flyu-
cent novel, but It didn't compare with a dflno
novel. IT. WINS no authority for anybody, and
had, 10 far a. reliability was concerned, passed
beyond the pale Of decent journalism. Still, he
wanted to at Intc1lIgcntfy, aud would prefer a
little nloro time" We have no disposition to
quarrel With Mr. CHEsIEr's taste. A mans
tastes depend upon Ills bringing up, and II lie
has bccu brought up on five or ten eent novcls,
l1ashy French stories, Observation-Disclosures tales,
and yellow-coyercd literature, l,o will not a,e
likely to appreciate or read TuH CHICAGO
TRIBUNE, or 10 understand it II he did read It.
Thu iiIotc character Of his remarks during the
debate shows tic general DRIFT Of tic
gcntle1nan's intelligence md the pabulum
upon which ho haa been accustomed to feed.
We can rca.llly understand TINT 1ye-cent blood
aud-thunlcr noycl, tho Day's Doings, the
i'oties Gazette, and tho obscene criminal column
of the Chicago Tfn.es would be u,ore apprecia-
wv AE|NFbAQ10 ~ AlAt AuA kIAt kAo
of Tnn CHICAGO TRtnuxH would bo above tho
comprehension Of man who has fitted himself
for his legislative duties by vigorous ltudy OF
tho life Of "Fanny Campbell, the Fenlalo
Tlrato-CaptaIu," and "Iuifalo BILL, the Ruarlng
Hull Of tho T'ralrtes.n it Is somewhat Ut q re-
aectlon, however, upon tho Intelligence Of tue
dlstrict that elected him that It could find nc
better man than ten.ccnt-noyel rcader. A tons
eert-novei rcadcr can hardly help being u ten-
cent sort Of man in everything else, and This Ia
shown ia tfr. CMEsLsY's casc, whoso value AZ q
legislator secms to range between tho prices Of
i,is iavuElte novels.
, 1877-02-23

Madison airect- hcfNern Dearborn hf1d State, En-
Eaxcn<nt Of 1lss Lettte Alien. "CFahbed Age"
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SENSATIONAL JOURNALISM this
rapid American age, when every one
is constantly ON the run, we have one
evil which is belittling our nation and
casting foreign opprobrium on our
people. This evil is sensational jour
nalism. The American press is alive
with species of his venomous mon
ster, the Ishmaelite of ink and quill.
No matter how slight domestic broll
may occur in the antipodes, these
vampires will be sure to have a dis
torted account of it. If a
mans life is lost in any manner,
they will give the account of it in
word painting until the reader fairly
imagines he can see the deed commit
ted. These scavengers rake over all
the social filth they can find, and ex-
pose it to the world. To them home
| is not sacred place, but should have
the veil of its sanctity drawn asunder
and all its secrets exposed to the NOR
bid gaze of libertines. To them the
downfall of malt or woman is not to
be pitied, but rather to be gloated
over as spicy bit in every day life
We have but few representatives OF
this vile class of journals on this coast,
but the Eastern States are alive with
them. They even come ont in illus
trated form, so that the most obtuse
reader can understand and relish the
scandal they disseminate. They
| claim to be like other journals, fran
ers of opinion, but they should be
termed the upas trees of literature
casting a deadly blight over all whom
/ they touch. Sensation and scanda
are their food and support, and they
tend to lower the standard Of popular
education, especially when placed il
the hands of the young. No family
should tolerate one of these so-callec
live newspapers to come into theil
family circle. Their effect is danger
GUS, and their tone is immoral Fiat
.lsonUiAe. Pq0Oasun.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1877-01-19
Boise CRY, January 10th.

Under the head "Fools will talk and
,priten the two wise noodles that send
forth such current of wisdom
through the columns of the Statesman,
after sitting in judgment have decided
r. and did in the issue of this morning
sail into your correspondent at the
caniral and talk roughly and freely
about the irresponsible scribbler who
took the unwarrantable liberty" with
the names of the two gentlemen from
your county, whom he named as prob
able candidates for Controller. Now
| stated in my communication that II
il said that Jonas w. Brown and
George w. Richards of Boise county
are willing to accept the position
We'll now must reiterate that | haze
heard their names mentioned in con
nection with this office, but had re
rar3ed the matter as the least bit dis
reputable, my respect for those gen
tlemen would not have allowed me &c
even limited that it was so, or tna'
they could be induced to accept such
a position. 1t was only stated as az
item. of news. and if | do not. mistake
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| corrected the statement IN q letter
to the World written a few days
since. There were other gentlemen
named In this communication SO de-
nounced by the Salesman, as known
to be candidates for that Office. Why
not mention this as 'unwarrantahle
liberty, &c. And now that one OF the
other gentlemen named has actually
accepted the position, will it be con-
sidered a crime to mention that fact?
/ hope not One might think from
the tone of the Statesman that the
names of Messrs. Brown and Richards
had been mentioned In connection
with some very disreputable affair.
It is difficult to see the point the
Salesman makes in this matter, and
as don't exactly see it in any other
light | must attribute their attack up
on your correspondent as a bit OF
malice towards the WORLD, for GER
tainly they can owe no personal i'll
will to one whom they know not. Il
any ones fair name has in the least
been furnished by me in this matter, ii
is utterly impossible for me to see it
and after having already stated in &
former letter that my information was
not correct, and not having stated il
the first place that it was anything
but rumor, am unable to see wha
wrong has been done to these individ
ualS or the public. As don't wisl
to be instrumental in stirring up ami
mosities between the WORLD and an,
t other journal, and as l am writing
incog., will not dwell upon the IN
/ reasonableness of the assault made b,
the Salesman on your correspondent
: who does now and expects to eve
/ continue to be known only as
. SUB Rosa.
P. S. The members of the Legisla
J ture have most of them gone home t
i meet their constituents and render a
' account of their stewardship.
A rain set in last night that turne
e to snow this morning, and we hav
5 two or three inches of the beautiful
0 on our streets this morning.
: The Legislative ball at the Centra
Hotel last night was pleasant affai
t and we'll attended.
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NOTICE,

ITO G. WARREN, D. n. HARRIS, J.
J. Philips: You are each of you hereby
notified that we have expended in money
and labor for you, G. Warren, the sum of
tifty-threc dollars; for you, D. NJ Harris,
the sum of ten dollars; for you, J. Philips,
veral interests in the Tehomo mine, first
west extension, situated in Middle Boise
mining district Alturas county, Idaho
Territory; and unless you pay to us the
sum of money hereby demanded together
with costs, on or before the expiration OF
ninety days, your interest in said mine
will be forfeited to Us by due process of
law. and will become our property.
JAMES DAVIS, .
J. n. PEDLER.
Atlanta, I. T., Oct 9th. 1876. 3m
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Work is in progress at Owyhee rap
ids, on the Upper Columbia, and at
Pine Tree rapids, on the Snake river.
At the latter place rock containing
about seventy-fve cubic yards was
successfully removed from the chan
mel on the 22d of December. One or
two others have been removed since
that time. Work on Pine Tree viii
probably be completed by the 10th oil
February, when the party will return
to Umatilla rapids and continue op
eratiOns there. As soon as the party
now at 0wyhee have completed the
removal of the large rock at thai
place they will drop down to Squalll
Hook rapids and continue work there
The contract at Pine Tree and Una
tllla is with J. B. Montgomery; tina
at Owyhee and Squally Hook witt
Grant & Stone.
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OUR CAPITAL LETTER.
BOISE Cry Ian II


I'D. WoRID:-The Legislature adj
Journed sine die at IL o'clock. mid
night. January 18th, and wisdom
crammed noodles are crowding the
outgoing stages, and the lights that
have been playing at and Illuminating
the capital will soon be among their
constituents shedding mild rays of
light among the people of the noun
talns and far away valleys. There
were good many bills passed during
the session, but not many of gener-
al nature that could be of great ser
vice to the country. An act amending
the revenue law in relation to the col
lection of taxes or license from bank
ers and cashiers of gold dust, bullion,
&c, has passed. Among other things
it provides for reducing the rates aud
giving the whole of the revenue to
the counties that collect them. 1t
gives Boise and Owyhee counties a
little the best of it, as they collect
more than of the other counties. An
act relating to branding stock has
passed, requiring everybody to brand
their stock before it is twelve months
old, or take the chances of having
some one else brand it. Someone sug-
gested that the title of the act should
be, +" Stealing Made Easy" but | sup.
pose the law has some very good pro.
visions in it.
S. J. Henderson had the privilege Of
the Representative Hall on the last
night of the session, and delivered q
lengthy and able speech, covering q
part of his own personal history
showing up the wrongs he had sui
fered, and the villainy of those through
whose influence and false swearing
he had been made to suffer wrongfully
The whole community is deeply
moved over the death of the children
of Major Collins. Four have nov
died, and only two remain.
The closing day of the Legislature
was crowded with so much business
that it would be difficult for one tt
keep the run of and report it all, es
pecially an outsider.
The Governor has done sn1aT
thing in reappointing Perrault an'
: Huntoon Controller and Treasurer
They are very good officers, and jus
as worthy as any one, nevertheless, it
a little strange that the Governo
: should appoint Mr.. Perrault. under
stand that all members and attache
of the Council were invited to sumE
,, tnous repast at the residence oftMI
Perrault after the session closed.
} don't think Jonas W. Brown, or I
{ w Richards were either of them Cal
Ididates for Controller In fact, 1T
said the appointment was offered
and declined by Ric ards.
= There is no particular reason VIII
+ the real name of your corresponds
should be suppressed, except that
q keeps the mind of the reader alive
5 inquiry, and teaches him to cues
!. Rnt even that is sufficient for
SUB Rosa.
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]. B. EMERY has FOL" sale two bob
sleds and beautiful New York cut
ter. The cutter is the only one he has
left, and is just the thing with which
some old bachelor can win the affec-
tons Of the girls. He also has beau
tiful harness.
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one foot of snow has fallen during
the last three days, and the indications
are favorable for more. Should three
or four more feet fall and
warm weather set in about the first of
March, we viii have good mining
season.