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, 1877-03-31

Under the head OF IAN Infamous
Outrage" the Port Townsend Argus
has lengthy article upon the bring
ing hither Of the disappointed Wei
lington miners last Tuesday. Though
not as uncharitable in its tone as the
Intel.gemeer's article Of Wednesday.
which went 20 far rs to stigmatize
them as Australian convicts. vet it
is full of sophistries that will not
hold water. It is we'll known to all
the people of Port Townsend that
Mr.. Philbrick does not write the
many splenetic and ill-natured arti
cles which appear in his paper, but
that they are written by a man in
that city whose venom spares nobo-
dy who does not cringe to him
Here is his version of the aforesaid
outrage:
On Tuesday last Capt. L. NJ Starr
brought from Victoria, on the-North Pa
c,tic "a men Who had been bronob, IN
| Tho wharf in tba. c;,v nv do,.cbmer,
of police, who Tailed them off as they
went ON board tie steamer. Sheriff Mi
words with Mr.. Starr. Who ,honcht be
cause he paid license. ard entered and
l'eateu =; '.e Nas'on house ." QUE
he finally concluded that discretion was
the better part OF valor and kept his
plee", p'he o'",anaS |s ~ on "',. oo"t" osh" p' ~
sheriff Miller acted under authority
of the act relating to the poor. passed
1 .14 am2 nersom o. aoo ssan 80 % hr;nn - anS n
any panper in any county in this Terri
ory. wherever such panper is not law
rsr hs .h.,i forfs;, "a % n.. - ,hs e ssnp' p" 81
800 for every such offense." &c. Cart.
starr knew that these men we'e dast',
for tho m;s.rshla s,,nand of Tow a..
lars paid him by the authorities Of Vic
'orta .,:a ne - ~.'"ns :: orAse 'ne -. "a" "n"
ohiectionuble eIemeot amony our ci,i.
zens.
The truth of the matter is thas
Capt. Starr is a common carrier,
navigating these waters, with his
boats for which he pays license to
the Government When he is paid
to carry q passenger, he can carry
him anywhere without restraint (the
local laws of this Territory to the
contrary Notwithstanding unless
he has contagious or pestilential
disease. He is not supposed to know
how much money a man has in his
pocket. or if he has any at all. These
men were all laboring men willing
to work for a living. which is more
than can be said of the chronic pap
hunter who now stigmatizes them
as paupers. Nor are these men any
more paupers or vagrants than the
scores of half-washed steerage pas
sengers brought hither by every
steamer from Kansas and the other
grass-nopper plagued States. When
they come here, we do not go to
them and ask them how much mon
ey they have got; nor do we tell
them that their clothes smell often,
slve for want OF washing. But we
recognize the right OF every man
and every woman to earn an honest
living and with that consideration
uppermost in mind, We welcome
them to onr shores. If these men
So, =. -; a.. 49,,
'..as'o " "eir.'e 'ne wives anu
chlidren OF the Wellington Miners,
of the bread that is wrung out of
the frowns of Nature. they deserve
der and abuse. We paia tie MASSAGE
of two Of them from here to Tacoma
a.-. ---- = "
, 1877-03-31

We ara reminded of the story in
rhyme of DR.. Holmes, entitled How
the old Horse won the Bet." by the re-
cent performance of the old bark Jane
A. Falkinburg. which arrived at ASTORIA.
on Wednesday last. in the short space
& of eleven days from Honolulu. The
Kingfsher made it in 10 days end two
hours in 1855 but that was from San
Francisco and tie run to Astoria is
mnch longer. one.s The FalkinburR is
owned by Capt Geo. FlAveL apd:is nov
twenty three years old; yet she looks
F.as hsst Fas. many yesae@ uut half her
age. We feel like qnoting the turf max
i'm that blood will tell" every time We
think OF these old crafts achieving such
nautical miracles. e5
, 1877-03-31
Swallowed it Whole.

Some time ago we mentioned that
charges against Surveyor General
McMicken had been prepared by
one Fl. L Chapman, whose reputa-
ton about Olympia is not the most
savory; and also that he had accused
Senator Window of Minnesota, of
having suppressed and whitewashed
McMicken. The following letter is
self-explanatory:
WAsHINGTok, Jan. IS, 1877.
Hon. VIM. WINDOW. SIR: hereby
retract all charges made against you
in my letter to yon of the 11th inst,
and in an article dictated and author
lied by me and published in the
Union of this city in its issue of the
18th inst, and also in charges filed
by me in the Interior Department
of the 10th inst, wherein you are
accused by me of having acted in a
corrupt manner with the Surveyor
General of Washington Territory.
Snch charges when made by me in
the letter and ar ,icle referred to
were made under misapprehension
l am now fully satisfied that there
is not the least foundation in fact for
such charges, or any of them, and
l take pleasure in making all the
reparation in my power by this my
unqualified retraction.
I further state that in regard to
the charges in so far as they relate to
General McMicken, that l have no
personal knowledge of any corrupt
or improper conduct on his part as
Surveyor General of Washington
Territory.
, 1877-03-31
Very Respectfully Yours
(Signed H. L. CHAPMAN.

The malicious attacks of Chapman
upon General McMicken have cost
that gentleman long and expensive
journey to Washington. But he will
come home fully vindicated. If we,
must be ruled by Republicans give
us those like Gen. McMicken.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-14

CONSTANTLY KEEPS ON HAND
Pope. Augurs, Butts.
iron, Anvils, Screws,
Cumberland Coal Bolts, steel,
Horse Nails, Borax. Bells.
A xle Grease, Bits, Boilers,
u axes, Headers, Mowers,
door Locks. Betting.
Vheelbarrows, Babbit- Metal.
WIRE, Grindstones. Machine Extras.
OK Yokes, Barbed Wire, Staples.
on Cans of every description.
Drills Of all kinds.
w oodarware, Teskettles,
Iron Axies, Cutlery,
N-uts, Patent iron Planes,
Malls, Scissors, Wash boards.
-gg-beaters,, Tubs,
M olassas Cares, Hinges,
u Urn COCKS, Hammers,
Chains, Hooks and Staples,
Cartridges. Fla, Irons,
Axes, Pumps, etc, etc.
ray3 tt
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-14
ARrE9!AH WELLS.

FENHE UNDERSIGNED BEGS LEAVE
Al to inform the public that he is now
prepared with the most approved machinery,
to sink Artesiau Wells in any part of the State
on the shortest notice.
All orders or communications on the sub
loct address 10 Cahoon II Palmer, Battle
Ioantain, viii receive prompt attention.
CAHOON Il PALMER.
Battle Mountain. October ., 1875. tt
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-07
ter-, and babe farewell, to

ter-, and babe farewell, to house
where had spent 80 many happy hours.
And Tow that you know what have
done. Try and forget my ing-a:;.ude il.
Won car,.
Ever YOURS lovingly. my dear friends.
EUGENE BENTON.
- ended the letter. Poor man. |
inquired Of my father if nothing could
be done 10 trsce him. and get HIM to re.
turn. IL repli-d he would de- what ne
could. Ne succeeded IN tracing him &c
New ldrS, and there ne clue WIS., lost.
We TIED eTery means which occurred
TO u for discovering his whereabouts.
and inserted advertisements in the New
York and Canadian papers, begging him
10 let Us know at least that he WAS alive
and we'll I; but ali our endeavors were in
vain-we never heard Of him again.
We often think OF him with pity and
regrets. for, Whatever were bi- faults.
there must have been some goad in
man who was capable Of feeling such
profound and -incerc cnnt-ition for z
guilty intenti0n-i frustrated H;c,N.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-07
THOMPSON OF. ANGELS"

1, = the tory Of Thonpson-of Thompson, tbs
relnenl!y drunk was Thompson, bat al .sys 10
lite TO the stranger;
l-sn. and free was the touch of Thompson upon n.
Great the mortality aciden, upon that lightnes,
and freedom:
YET not Nsppy or gay was Thompson the hero o.
Often spose TO himself n accents OF anguish and
sorrow.
Why do make the graves Of the frivolous youth
who in folly
1ioashtlessIy pass my revolver, forgetting it.
lghiness and freedom?
Why. in my daily walks, does the surgeon dror
his lett eyelid,
The undertaken smile, and the sculptor Of grave
1t marbles
Lean on his chisel ard gsze? | care not O'.rru,c,
Tor attention;
simple am | IN my ways save but for this Light.
Ness AID freedom"
70 spake that pensiye msn-this ThorRpson the
hero Of "An-pls'
Bitterly smiled himself as he strobe through the
chapparai, musing
Why, o Why" echoed the pines, In their dari.
olive depth far reSouadins,
Why, indeed ," whispered the sage brush, that
bent meath his Feet nom elastic
the bar-roorn at " Angels
Where in their manhood's prime was "a herod the
pride Of the hamlet.
>:x took sugar in theirs" and nine 10 the bar
keeper lightly
smiled they SAID :" Vel, lin. you can give us
our regular flsil."
suddenly, rs the grey hawk swoops down on the
oarn-yard, aiGhiing
Ieie pensiyely picking their com, the fayorte
pulleis are gathered,
- n that festive bsr-rcom dropped Thomp.on, the
hero Of - Angels"
tiraspng his weapon dread with his pristine light
ness and freedom
Never word he spoke; divestins himself OF his
garments,
Danced the war dance OF the playful yet truculen;
MOdoc,
U;:eiei a single whoop. aad then in the accents of
>pake, 4" o behold in me Crested lay Hawk of the
Mountain"
Then rose pallii mana man sick with sever and
ayue;
,na!, was he, and his step was tremulous weak and
uncertain:
slowly Dering,r drew and covered the person OF
Thompson,
-a.d in his feeblest pipe. "Tn a Ba,d-Headed
snipe OF the Valley"
As OF its native plains the Kangaroo startled by
hunters,
Leaps with successive .oaHds, and hurries away to
- leaped the :. Crested Hawk" and quietly hop
ping behind him
fsa and occasionally shot. that L" Bald Headed
SHINE Of the Tsilev."
Val the festive bar still fingered the people of
ANGELS"
Hearing afar the woods the petulan; pop of the
pistol;
Never again returned the Crested Jay Hawk OF
the Mountain"
Never again was seen the Ba!d.Headed snipe of
The Valley"
Yet 10 the hamlet OF ANGELS" when truculent
speeches are uttered,
hen bloodshed and life alone will atone for some
riding misstatement,
Aaidens and men in their prime recall the last hero
Of Angels ~
Think Of and vainv regret The 4" ald-Headed
snipe Of the Ysllev,'
-Bret H1Tts in "pI~k"
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-07
SOLD.

He set up the cham p1g ne. 1t was bis
treat. This is how it happened: He
had insured a small house which was
burned down. The loss was adjusted
but the agent pretended to object, OFFERING
ing to rebuild the house in place of PAVING
the money. This offer was rejected With
some heat The dispute went on for q
little time, when the agent, with anna
rent Indignation, thrust letter from n.
company's home Office in the hands of
the now warmed-up policy holder. sav
ing, of you do not like the wav 7 d.
business, sir, take that and do the has,
with it," The gentleman, on onen;rr
the letter which he thought might cor'
tain achalleDge, found to his aston;.h
ment, that it contained a cheek for 81.
foil amount of his loss. His good No.
ture returned. He saw the iote and
stood treat with dis usual generous lib
erality.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-07
HEfiTNN or LANDS UDODfy
WILLS.

The 0,ie>t vessel. indeed in Port.
mouth ha-bor, Is Nelson's Victory. the
only ship which the sentiment of the
nation viii never allow 70 De broken I'D,
she Is one hundred and eleven years oil
age. she is no. the first of the name. =
previous Victory, as great. but not 40
fortunate a. herself. having been lost at
sea with thousand hands.
Next to the Victory in point of age
Is probably the st. Vincent, now train
Ing ship; after her the Excellent. for
Inerly called the Queen Charlotte, whose
launch Wa signalized by IA accident
which caused the drowning of fiftv PEG
Pile; the Carnatic and Malabar. now
black old hulks, once sa!lan: ships of
Nelson's time. though not Of Nelson's
fleets. Then comes Codington's flagship
at Eavarino. the Asia. an old Indian.
built teak ship; there Is the BeIlerephon.
which received Napoleon; half dozen
splendid old three-deckers which, Ike the
Donegal, Glawgow and Victoria, have
-een the blue water on a single trip; or
e.se, like the Camperdown, have lain
forgotten by the Admiralty, and actually
never been TO sea at all.
Among the other relics Of bygone
fashions there is the Action, the last
sailing ship ever built for the navy: the
poor old Oberon, which once did good
service cutting out slavep, now con.
demned TO be target for torpedoes;
:he-e IS perhaps the last of the old
French prizes still ahoat, the Blonde,
captured in the time when if a war ship
came back to Plymouth or Portsmouth
withou. her prize she was felt to have
disgraced herSelf; and alongside the
modern royal yschts. bright and dainty
with gildin: And paint, lies the Royal
the old line of battle ship
which vent down with the flag of Ken.
penfs,d:, and dragged down with her
twice four hundred men, but ship
rugged. square built craft. designed for
II ing George Ill, in which his grand
isu ghte1. Queen Victoria, made her first
voyage 20 Scotland L0ndor Dairy Nic,cy.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-07

This remarkable phenomenon was ;rax-
H!icable till Despretz showed tha, sea
water in cooling does not follow The or.
dinarv law which governs fresh water
when II cooi- from forty deg. to The
freezing point. But sea water increase,
IN density regularly Is il cools, hence The
coolest water is always at the lotion.
>ea water freezes a, ,wenty-scven lee..
Fahrenheit, or i've degs. below The ireez-
ing point Of water; hence, az the coastal
waters coO in the ia!l on the Labrador
aao northeast Newfoundland shcres. the
rOttom layer OF water acquires, during
a cod snap. temperature Of five derrees
below the freezing point Of ire-h water.
and from every rough surface, such o.
stones, bits of and, zeal net-cork. seal.
nets Themselves, minute -picu!o, OF ice
form, hrst al and near the bottom. where
the water is coolest, and these very
rapidly accumulate, break oil, and ri.e
to the surface, 'orming the 'Iolly.
When sealers see IDLY forming thew at
once take up their seal-nets: and i,
often happens on the Labrador tina: seais
taken in nets sunk fifty feet below the
surface are found frozen solid wbe,
brought 10 the surface. '-7oroato Gl.,s.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-07
ICE ar THE 80 yTOu or rHE SCI

The following is summary of pape,
! by Professor Hind, in which he describes
the remarkable efec:s'of an "anchor ice
on the coasts of Labrador and Newfou
land:
Anch0- ice il form of ice which
occurs both in fresh water AID sea water.
and is known te the Germans under the
name Of Grundeis, to the French Cana
dians under the name of Frazoo.' and
TO the old sedentary seal-huntera under
the name of I.olly.' Anchor ice form.
in rapid rivers, and has not unfrequently
been described. 1t is, however, on the
borders of the artic current, where sea
water rapidly coot in the fall of The
year, along our coasts, that anchor ice
manifests itself in a peculiar manner.
During the first cold snap, at the begin
ming of winter, say toward the middle of
November, and early in December, the
sedentary sealers often had small spicule,
or needles of ice, formed on the corks of
their nets. which are set in eight, ten.
and sometimes fifteen fathoms of water.
If the seal-nets are not soon taken I'D
when the corks near the bottom begin to
show the remedies forming about them,
they are liable TO be lost. The spiculn
accumulates very rapidly, and being
lighter than the water, they will enable
the corks TO raise the whole of the net
To the surface, and if the anchors are not
{ frozen to the bottom of the sea- the net
is liable to be driited away by't the tides.
1t sometimes happens that the anchors
Of seal nets are frozen to the bottom, and
when forcibly detached, they bring up
masses OF frozen sand, and this from a |
depth of fifty and sometimes seventy feet |
below the surface Of the sea. In other
words, the bottom of the sea is frozen
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-07
PAPA'S STRANGE GUEST.

1t was a warm June evening and my
father and mother and / were seated in
our drawing room, with the long doors
leading on to the lawn thrown open, to
admit the air. was sitting at my bu.
reau, examining some Of my jewelry,
which l kept there, when the door
opened, and NJ. Mention, friend of nv
fathers staying with us at the time, en-.
tered. He was a French Canadian /;
rather tine-looking man, but a man |
never liked there was a look in his
black, beady eyes which, to me, was at
once Tepulsive and distrustGul. lie look
ed curiously at me, and approached
Mademoiselle is busy" he asked.
eyes," replied shortly.
My father and mother ha1 dropped
asleep, so, much to my disgust, NJ. Men
ton took up his station on a chair BY my
side. say disgust, because / loathed
the man his politeness always seemed
to me unreal.
Mademoiselle has some fine Jewels"
he remarked, presently taking between
his finger and thumb handsome breach
and rubies.
All of this jewelry is not mine,"
answered. Most of it belongs to my
mother"
Soon after, tea was announced; after
which meal NJ. Mention and my father
adjourned to the latter's study, to talk
on business, and my mother and / re-
turned to the drawing-loom.
l had finished putting away the jewell
ry in the bureau, but had not shut or
locked it, when turned to my mother.
"What is this business that 30 often
keeps NJ. Mention and papa closited to-
gether?" inquired.
"Some money matters, my DEAR" re-
turned my mother.
els papa in any difficulty? ?" l in.
quired anxiously.
"No, no; but, between ourselves,
Louisa, 1 think Monsieur Mention has
some heavy bills due, which fancy he
cannot pay; but if he expects that your
father can help him, he is grievously
mistaken"
My mother took up book and CON-
menced to read, whilst I went over to
the piano and played.
In about half an hour, our visitor ard
my father entered the room, the latter
again taking up his station on chair
by my side, as close as he possibly could.
song after song he made me sing; and,
much as l would have liked to, could
not, with common civility, refuse. J
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-07
4 HfNiT OPsfS.

One OF Bryalt's most remarLabi.
poems is that entitled "The Poet" In
Ii ne telis-about As well az can be told
We should suppo-e-how to make 4
poem; and no, only how to make it. bu,
how to mend it after it is made:
nen, should thy ver.a appesr
- Hating and harsh. and all Unapty wrought;
IouCh the Grade line with fear
- save IN the moment Of i'm pa Ssioped ,hop,b,-
ne" summon oacK the or ginal glow, and mend
Ihs strain With rapture thai with fire was penn.d
That Bvrant knows how to do thi,
himself may be discovered by a COM
parisOn Of his most celebrated poems 2.
frst printed, with their form in the
latest edition. How many reader. of
the present generation have ever seen
the following stanzas.
Not that from life and all its voes
The hand OF death shall set me free:
Not that this head, shall then reposa
IN the low vale most peacefully
Al when touch Times far,hes. brio.
KINDER solaoe mus, attend;
" chills my very soul 10 think
va mat dread hour when life must end
40 van The h'ttering Terse NAV breathe,
" ease IRON pain, and rest FROM ,.,li.
iheTe Is sacred dread OF death
-n"oven with the strings of life
This bitter cup al first vas given
when angry justice irown'd severe
Md It's tne eternal doom Of heaven
ihst mao must view he grave with ear
II is often said to editors overburden.d
with MSS: But, of course. YOU can
decide upon contributions merely bv
reading the first few lines IF the edi.
tor who prepared for the press "Tbe
North American review" of September.
1917, had decided after reading only
these stanzas with regard to the poem Of
which they formed the introduction. he
would probably have declined to publish
no less notable poem than Thana.
topsis. Since its first publication.
" Ihanatopsis" has not only been shorn
OF It'd introduction, but the first sixteen
and half and the last fifteen and half
lines nave been added, and the body of
the poem iteelf has been actually re.
written. Among other changes, the fol.
lowing now very familiar passage ba.
been inserted:
o,., And poured round al:
oid 'ceaus gray and melancholy waste
In the same number of the "North
American" where "Thanatopsis' is
published, the well-known Inscription
'or the Entrance to a Wood" appear,
under the title of"A Fragment, and
without the closing passage as now
printed. Doth poems were published
Inonymously.) An emendation has been
made, also. in the Waterfowl" In the
econd stanza, the line
AS dsrkly painted on the crimson sav
my figure floats along
5 justly changed to
As ia-xly seen agains. the cr;msoa skv e,c
1t Is not necessary to give further ex-
IMPLIES OF Ryrant's corrections, although
he study is very interesting ONE
,I,.jy,De-
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-07

IL was ten O'Clock when I rose from
the piano and prepared 10 retire to my
room. | shut nv bureau and locked it,
kissed my father and mother, and babe
monsieur good night.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-07

One OF Bryaat's most remarkab.
poems is that entitled "The Poet" In
Ii he tells-about As well az can be told
we should suppose-how to make =
poem and no, only how to make it. bu,
how TO mend it after il is made.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-12
Big FIRE At BETHEL.
LOSS $4,000
7 BUILDINGS BURNED.

The old White River House in
Bethel was discovered to be on fire
by the hands on the ~ o'clock freight
train down Tuesday night, and the
alarm given. The fire spread rapidly,
and seven buildings in the immediate
vicinity were destroyed before it was
stayed. G. Il. Graham's Brick Block,
in which were located many Offices
and Shopp, was burned to the ground,
also his new block opposite the fur
niture building, livery stable, A. j.
Davis house aud store, adjoining the
White River house, were also destroy
ed. Gilman & Williams, and Hunton
g. stickney, lawyers, whose offices we're
located in Graham's Block, lost their
valuable libraries DR.. Chase, dentist,
lost most OF his instruments. The
loss to occupants is very great, the
fire occurring at time when very lit
tie help could be mustered to remove
goods There was no engine to assist
and buckets were all that could be
called into requisition, and being well
manned, they did excellent execution
iii saving buildings adjacent to where
the fire broke out, but how the fire
crossed the street is a mystery to us.
When will villages learn to protect
against fire ? After disastrous one
like this, probably!! We have not
learned the origin Of the fire, or the
amount OF individual losses. The
Windsor County Mutual, we learn,
has a $4,000 risk on the property de-
atroyed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-12-12
White River junction.

AS George Stevens was engaged
in examininga revolver one day last
week, it was accidentally discharged,
the ball passing through one of his
hands.
The Woodstock Depot is pro-
crossing finely, The Woodstock peo-
pie will soon have fine Depot at
this place.
Thomas Hale is moving his type
and other machinery to this place.
preparatory to starting his newspaper.
The Central Vermont and Wood
stock people have been taking testi-
mony, at this place, the past week, in
regard to the Woodstock road hav.
ing crossing.
1T is understood that Professor
lie Clair will soon commence a sing.
ing school at this place.
Last Friday three men, while
engaged in shingllng the Woodstock
Depot, were precipitated to the
ground by the staging giving away,
and all slightly injured.
The School commenced ITS
winter term last week Monday.