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, 1877-07-27
COME TO THE RESCUE.

In regard to a petition recently
circulated in Oregon, very modestly
praying for repeal of the land grant
on the line of the north branch Of the
Northern Pacific Railroad, and in
lieu thereof applying an equal amount
to the line of the proposed Portland,
South Pass and Salt Lake Railroad,
between Salt Lake and the Colum-
bia river, the "Bee" makes terrible
stride away from its usual fairness
in dealing with matters of public in
terest, and says:
"There can be no doubt that the
people of Washington Territory and
Northern Oregon are of the unani-
nous opinion that the construction
of a railroad from Portland to Salt
Lake would be a matter of the great
est benefit of the many routes pro-
posed. Some, and their number is
small, contend for the completion of
the North Pacific, but they are llmi-
ted to those interested in the corpor-
alton and their hirlings. The Port.
land and Salt Lake road is the choice
Of the people, and they are willing
to do almost anything to start the
good work"
There can be no doubt that selfish
Portland men, whose interests are
confined to those of the Columbia
river valley, would favor such a
movement; and it may be that our
Portland contemporary, in its blind
devotion to what it deems the
best interest of the locality from
whence it draws q support thinks the
demands of the times warrant its
unqualified advocacy of this selfish
business, but when it charges the
only ones who favor the completion
of the Mp. R. R. with being hirelings
of the company, it comes so near the
surface of the covering of palaver
with which it has tried to cover up
live issues that a transparency is left
which none can fail perceive. The
aid of Oregon's Senators and Con-
gressmen is invoked by this champ,
ion of Portland rights, to help along
the little scheme for making that
city the terminus Of the overland
travel to the Pacific coast, and thus
turn the great ocean trade of the fu-
, 1877-07-27

ture aside from Puget Sound to the
Columbia river.
While we do not think it just that
valuable lands should be reserved to
the exclusion of settlers, either in
this Territory or Oregon, for the ben
eft of railroad company, unless
that company comply with the con-
ditions first imposed, we do think
this endeavor to force a temporary
growth of towns on the Columbia
river, by diverting thither stream
of immigration and commerce natur-
ally flowing to Puget Sound, is to
say the least piece of the most con-,
spicuons sel6shness and short-sight-
ed craftsmanship on record. We rely
too much upon the far-seeing wis
dom of leaders in Oregon politics to
think they would for moment lend
their aid to a scheme having so much
of local benefits as it's object, to the
detriment ofother and more compre-
hensive interests.
Puget Sound has rights which
even Oregon cannot afford to over
look if she expects a permanent and
harm onious growth with the rest of
the Pacific coast. This the "Bee"
will learn sooner or later; and adapt
its infuencs-as all good papers
should-to the advancement of gen
eral instead of secular interests.
When the city of Portland needs
such bolstering up as is proposed, it
will be time to raise the cry:Come to
the rescue.
, 1877-07-27
TOUCHED A SORE PLACE.

We were not aware that we had
been joking about such extremely
unpleasant facts by referring 10 the
use of"naughty words" in the Seat
tie dispatch" until its editor, in the
weekly issue of the 21st inst, turned
upon our helpless head the inexhaust-
ible phials Of his Elegant inventive.
While we recognize in Mr.. Brown
. forcible writer, nevertheless mas
much as it has come up for discus
sion, his record may be referred to
in support Of the popular judgment
concerning it, viz, that his exces-
siyely combative qualities necessi-
tate continual broil of some kind to
show up to the best advantage his
brilliant editorial ability. 1t is high
time that these personal wranglings,
so lowering to the dignity of true
journalism, we're laid aside and the
space devoted to them used, as it
should be, for the publication of
news generally interesting. The
journalist who uses bis paper as a
means of venting his spleen in per.
sonal matters, to the exclusion ofim-
Portant information, robs his patrons
of that for which they have paid, aud
sends them instead a lot of trash
which no one values or cares to hear.
The editor of the Snohomish "Star,"
in his last issue, very properly apollo
-gizes to his readers for thus appro-
priating space which he, as a Jour
nalist ofthe present day, feels should
be devoted to their interests. We
feel like congratulating him on this
timely return to the path of his true
mission, thus averting the inevitable
dissatisfaction among subscribers
consequent upon an indulgence in
too many personal discussions.
II the ARGUS ever descends to such
indiscriminate and habitual use of
elegant invective," it will either be
after it has passed to other control,
or when its editor, having ''lost his
gup" and "soured" on the world at
large, makes up his mind to fill out
the rest of his days in making even
change through spite work. The
sophomoric period" which includes
within the range of a graduates
qualifications the ability to write af-
ter the manner of the editor of the
dispatch" lies not within>the range
of our ambition.
, 1877-07-27
Proceedings in Probate Court Of JEFF
fersOn County.

In the estate of Richard Oliver,
deceased, the report, and first ac-
count Of R. D. Attridge, administra-
tor, approved.
N. j. Hill, administrator of the
estate of Phillip Beynon, deceased,
filed his report and first account. Or
dered that balance of funeral ex-
penses, the amount due United States
and the bill due Jefferson conunty,
be paid.
VIM. H. Newton, administration
of the estate of Charles w. Howard,
petitioned the court to set aside the
personal property for the use of the
widow. Hearing August 9th.
In the matter of the estate of
Enoch S. Fowler, first semi-annual
report of executrix filed.
In the estate of Arthur Phinney,
petitions filed. Hearing August 9th.
The petition of L. F. A. Shaw, for
removal of guardian filed. Citation
issued. Hearing August 9th.
In the estate of Edmond Lii, cita-
ton issued requiring executor to rem
der annual account.
, 1877-07-27
DANGEROUS RIOTS.

The most convincing evidence OF
hard times in the East comes through
the information that the railroad Ia
borers in West Virginia, Maryland,
Pennsylvania, Missouri and Ohio as
sembled in various places few days
ago and effected a regularly organ
lied band of outlaws to wreak ven
geance on their employers.
The immediate cause of the up
rising was the reduction-in conse-
sequence of a serious depression in
railroad stocks-of ten per cent. on
all employees drawing over 81 so
per day. This reduction bore heav-
Ter on the officers of companies than
any common hands; yet the hands
were not satisfied. They asked for a
return to former wages, we're refused
and the riot ensued. An effort was
made by the national and various
State governments to quell the dis
turbance, with the result that in Bal
timore the soldiers sent were assailed
with stones and other missiles. A
fight ensued in which several were
killed. The depot at Camden sta
ton was then burned and the tele-
graph wires cut. At Pittsburgh, Pa,
a fearful riot occurred, in the pro-
gress of which the whole city was a
time in the hands of 6endish mob.
Up to Sunday evening last, the de-
Struction o. property in the last
named city amounted to over $4,000,
600 and about $50 persons had been
killed and 100 wounded. At San
Francisco, a similar movement took
place on the part of the strikers,
with the exception that Cinnamon
were the objects of destruction, many
of them being inhumanly murdered.
While we deplore the state of
affairs which would bring about riot
and bloodshed, we cannot help feel
ing that in spite of everything the
country is settling down to healthy
standard of prices all around. Per-
haps the most unfortunate feature in
connection with the trouble is the
fact that corporations handling capt.
tai will carry opposition to each 9TH
er to such an extent as to make it
necessary for them to shift the bur-
den from their shoulders to those of
the poor working classes.
, 1877-07-27

MORE CoAL.-Mr. Briggs, well
known citizen of this vicinity, this
week brought US a specimen of coal
discoyered by him within two miles
of the salt water on Discovery creek
near the head of the bay bearing
that name. This coal came from
the right hand fork of the stream
and the locality is several miles from
that of the coal recently spoken of.
1t was obtained from the rock in
in the hillside, a few feet above the
bed of the stream. Mr.. Briggs is
from = coal bearing state; and gives
as his judgment that there is plenty
of coal in the locality producing his
specimens. He intends to return in
a few days to prospect for the lead
which he is confident exists.
, 1877-07-27
EUROPEAN WAR.

Where will the end be? AS we
predicted last week, England now
laws aside all masks of her intentions
and takes up the cudgel in earnest.
This of course discloses a new phase
Of European trouble. So long as there
was no forcible interference on the
part of other governments, hopes
were entertained that Russia and
Turkey would simply have their
fight out, declare peace and restore
calm to the troubled political sea of
Europe. The natural inference now
is that questions so directly involving
the vital interests of Great Britain
as to force her into open warfare
to protect them, must of necessity
affect, sooner or later, other nations
in siDilar way. If the war, already
a serious one, draws any more
powers into the vortex, we may we'll
ask in alarm, where will the end be?
For some time after the commence
ment of the struggle, while all odds
seemed to be in favor Of Russia as
the stronger power, and when the
course of events seemed to point sig
nifcantly to the probable destruc-
ton of the Turkish nationality, it was
supposed that if England interposed
it would be on account of a jealousy
of the growing power of the Gar
Since the progress of affairs, making
a showing so much more favorable
for Turkey than was expected, the
opening of hostilities on the part of
England may be regarded more in
the light of an attempt to satisfy an
old grudge. Be this as it may, the
awful fact that a terrible and ex-
tensive European war is in full blast
is enough to set thinking minds of
all nations at work. The problem
thus far can offer no satisfactory So
luton; and the uncertainty still at
tending the probable course of more
than one or two of the crowned
heads of Europe, so completely fills
the speculative mind with doubts as
to leave 1t impossible to form a clear
conception of the extent of this war.
Whatever results may attend ac-
ton of Queen Victoria, nothing is
more certain than that the position
of the Gar of Russia is at present
anything but desirable. The mis-
fortune of having large army in the
field, inadequately provided for,
bringing the certainty of rebellion,
or at least ineficiency for successful
warfare, suggests possibility of re-
verses which may be overwhelming.
Having long been at the head of a
powerful nation, the fact of having
launched out into a strife which has
certainly already proven far more
disastrous to him than he would like
to admit, no doubt he feels the privi-
leges and benefits of former power
slipping rapidly away.
, 1877-07-27
PROBATE COURT NOTICE.

VIM. H. NEWTON, administrator of the
estate of Chas. W. Howard, deceased, having
filed his petition in the Probate Court Of JEFF
ferson county, W. T.. asking this court TO set
aside the property Of said estate for the use
of the widow, notice Is hereby given that said
petition will come on for hearing, at the Pro-
bate Court room, on Monday, Aug. 8, 1871, at
II o'cloch A.. NJ, at which time all persons in
terested are required to appear and show
cause, II any there be, why said petition
shall not be granted.
J. A. KUHN, Probate Judge.
Port Townsend, July n, 1s77.
, 1877-07-27
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

Rev. Jno. R. Thompson, OF Olympia, is ex-
pected here, TO hold service in the Presbyte-
rinn Church next Sunday, morning and even
ing. Sabbath Sch, ol will be held at 2 p. NJ.
Regular services in the N. Z. Church, at the
usual hours, morning and evening. Sabbath
School at 2, P. N. Prayer meeting in the
Church on Saturday evening, at O'Clock.
Preaching in St. Paul's Church, morning
and evening, by the pastor, Rev. Mr.. DAVIS.
, 1877-07-27

I Just received at Jas. Jones', = large
stock Of Meerschaum Pipes.
, 1877-07-27

f9 Jas. Jones will receive by every
steamer from San Francisco and up Sound
all kinds of small fruit.
, 1877-07-27
SECRET SOCIETIES.

PORT TOWNSEND, Lodge +. q A. NJ, meets
Wednesday evening on or before full moon.
STRICT OBSERVANCE Lodge Y. 4 A. NJ,
meets I'd Tuesday evening Of each month.
Mt. BAKER Lodge L o. o. F., meets every
Saturday evening.
JEFFTRsoN Lodge l. o. G. T., meetss every
Friday evening.
CHEMAKUM, Tribe of Red Men, meets every
Wednesday evening.
CHAMPIONS OF THE RED Cross, meets every
Tuesday evening.
, 1877-07-27

w- Oil Cake Meal. For sale by
N. ID. Hill.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-08-02
TO THE VERY DEATH.
A Desperate Kentucky Encounter Re
Sulting Fatally for Both Men.
Frankfort 1Ky.) Yeoman, July 1C

Nhy.J ISOlhdll, Ouly
On Saturday last, about dusk, Daniel
Brown and Byron Yount met at Crop
per's and engaged in one of the most
desperate encounters that ever took
place in Shelby County, both parties
being killed.
The particulars are as follows: Daniel
Brown, who was a local reporter for
the Shelby Sentinel, two weeks ago bur
lesqued through the Sentinel younger
brother of Yount's, who had had fight
with young Perry-both boys being
under fifteen years of age. Saturday
evening last John Yount, the burlesqued
boy, met Mr.. Brown at Choppers and
taking him aside, asked him something
in regard to the article in the Sentinel.
Brown not making the matter satisfac-
tory, John Yount expressed his boyish
Indignation at Brown, who resented by
slapping Johnny over, and walked Off
John reported the affair to his older
brother, Byron, who espoused his quar-
rel, and during the evening he and
Brown passed some high words Each
knowing the others disposition well,
and being stout, able-bodied men, they
parted and prepared themselves for the
next meeting. Brown borrowed little
four-shOt pistol from his friend, James
Edwards, and Yount, after seeking in
vain for weapon, finally forced HIM
self into Alexander's store, and took a
pistol from the private drawer Thus
prepared, the two walked toward each
other, and met at the railroad, one on
one rail, and the other on the opposite
rail. In this position Brown asked
Yount when he was ready; Yount re-
replied, "Now," and both fired stimuli
taneously into each other, only five
feet apart Yount's ball entered
Browns right breast, just below the
nipple. Browns ball entered the lower
part of Yount' abdomen, and ranged
downward into the leg. Brown CON
tinued to fire, and emptied his four
barrels, one ball entering Yount's wrist;
another, entering his right side, ranged
around on the outside; one missed en-
tirely. Yount's pistol refused to re-
volve, and while under fire he spat on
his thumb and endeavOred to wrench
the cylinder around; but failing, he
closed with Brown, and they pounded
and pummeled each other with their
pA7NOA' ItiltlA Wiz hOAO pow MY
again ran together, and fought till both
fell from exhaustion When taken
apart Browns grip was still upon
Yount's arm, which had to be loosened
by friends forcing open the hands.
Both parties were laid upon the plat
form, a short distance from each other,
and five doctors summoned; but no
relief could be afforded Brown. While
lying thus Yount, it is said, swore at
Brown, and said to him if he could only
reach him, that he would soon put him
out of the way. Brown died at 2 clock
Sunday morning, and was buried at
Pleasureville Cemetery on Sunday.
Yount fingered until Sunday evening,
when he, too, died after suffering great
pain.
Brown was graduate of Eminence
College, was member of the Christian
burg Baptist Church, and was well be-
loved and respected in his section.
Yount was the son of Geo. Yount, a
welLto-do and highly respected farmer
of Shelby Comfy,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-08-02
BY all Means be an Editor.

An editor is the happiest being on
earth He has little or nothing to do,
and his pay is all that heart could wish.
His sanctum, with its Persian rugs and
Turkey carpets, its costly rosewood
furniture, its magnificent mirrors, its
beautiful pictures, its complete library
Of splendidly bound books, its buffet
stocked with the finest wines, liquors,
and cigars, which cost him but puff or
two, its silver bell to summon an attend
ent whenever a julep or a cocktail is
wanted, and, in short, with its everything
that human ingenuity can devise for his
comfort and pleasure, is 81 perfect little
paradise, where he sits or lounges and
reigns a young lord, with the world of
fashion and pleasure at his feet And
then, anybody can be an editor,-no
study, no PREPARATION. no brains, nothing
but little money to start with, and, once
started, the money pours in upon you in
steady stream, and the chef labor of
your life is to spend it. As for the labor
of editing a news paper, that is mere
mOonshlne. A mere glance at the col
umns of q newspaper is enough to con
vince you that it requires no labor to
edit it, and less brains 1t is certainly
glorious life, that of an editor; life of
luxurious ease and elegant leisure-a
life for the gods, filled, like that of the
young lover in his first sweet dream of
requited love, with flutes and rOseleaves
and mOOnbeamS,
While not wave of trouble rolls
Across his peaceful breast;
and that all men are not editors is one
of the strangest things beneath the stars
True there must be doctors and lawyers
and merchants and shoemakers and
peanut dealers and the like, and all these
callings must be filled by somebody, but
there are enough to fill them, and why
they don't become editors and lead
the life of Opulent princes is 81 thing that
staggers us. But, after all, it may be
that it is mere matter of taste. 1t may
be repugnant to some natures to be
clothed in purple and line linen and fare
sumptuously every day, and Of course
it would never do for such nature to
become an editor; the life of ease and
elegance and luxury, and exemption
from all care and toll and debts and
duns would soon become bore to him,
and he would spend his nights in dream
ing of plows and pitchforks and reaping-
machines, and squander his days in de-
vising some plan for swapping places
with Il blacksmith's apprentice, or
street-car driver-LOuis CO,uie5-JOuT-
ndl
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-08-02
HunlOr.

An Iowa proofreader lets his paper
say that certain insurance company
promptly pays its lasses.
90 | don't mind your tanning NE j"
said she, but please don't blow all nv
frlzzes out. " He blew gentler.
Great Britain wishes we would call
Sitting Bull home from her possessions.
Here, Site, here Sitty-come home.
boy-come home. No use; he won't
come. LGlad oft, too. Chicago Journal.
"A crazy woman walked into the
Congregational Church at West Meriden.
Conn.,, one Sunday, lately, and while the
organist was playing an interlude,
screamed IN shrill voice: Il adiure
You, IN the name of the Almighty. to
rot that hymn slowl'
The Durand Wis Times must be
keeping a pet hennery, for it saws:
Some low-liy ed, miserable, lantern
Jawed, knock-kneed, contemplate THEY
ing cuss goes proving round nights
seeking where he may rob somebody's
chicken coop.
The water lilies which grow in the
vncinity of Burlington are the genuine
Egyptian lotus, and are only found at
one other point in the United States.
down in one of the Florida baous. Our
only authority for making this statement
Is the fact that the same thing is said by
local botanists of all water lilies i'm the
United States, and we don't see why
Burlington water lilies should be left be
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-08-02
A HumOrists Home.

Mr. Robert J. Burdette writes to Maj
Pond, of the Redpath Lecture bureau:
BURLINGTON HAwK-EYE OFFICE, Bur
LINGToN, Iowa, July Ii, 1877.-DEAR Mr.
POND: Under the best circumstances
am a poor correspondent, and since yOul
letter was received we have been having
even more than our usual share oil
trouble Sickness and suffering have
never been out of our home for an houl
since we lad home, and now the shad-
ow of greater trouble than all hangs
over it. The baby has been and is very
i'll, and we fear every morning that the
evening will find our home without q
baby. 1t has been very hard to attend
to business and write fun all this time
and | have had neither time nor energy
to do anything more than my work OF
the paper The subject of my new lee
ture is Home 1t is an old subject
but | believe can say something new
about it. Very truly yours,
- ROBERT j. BURDETrE.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-08-02
Running a Race with the President.

A Washington telegram to the Boston
Herald says: "The President, accom-
panied by his sons Burchard and Ruth
erford, left the White House Saturday
morning, and was gone portion of the
day. AS he was leaving the White
House grounds a 5-foot, but corpulent
office-seeker espied him and started
after him, but the Presidents long
strides were more than he bargained
for but he tried hard to overtake him,
and made his little fat legs do their
duty, while his arms, nearly at right
angles with his body, on account of its
size latitudinally, kept time with his
legs like pendulums. Down G street
he gained on the object of his chase !;
but just as he thought his efforts about
to be crowned with success, and his
long-desired interview realized, the
President stepped into an F street
car. The seven-cent fare had no ter
rors for the enthusiastic officer-hunter,
who stepped in after him. He doubt
less gained the Presidents ear, but it is
not so certain that he got his seven
cents worth on the assurance of pay
ing place.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-08-02
The Postage Stamu,

Thirty-seven years ago, Rowland Hill,
while crossing district in the north of
England, arrived at the door of an inn
where postman had stopped to deliver
letter A young girl came out to re-
ceive it she turned it over and over in
her hand and asked the price of post
age. This was large sum, and evil
IDENTITY the girl was poor, for the post
man demanded shilling. She sighed
sadly, and said the letter was from her
brother, but that she had no money !;
and SO she returned it to the postman
Touched with pity, Rowland Hill paid
the postage, and gave the letter to the
girl, who seemed very much embar-
rassed Scarcely had the postman
turned his back when the young inn
keepers daughter confessed that it was
trick between her and her brother
Some signs marked on the envelope
had told her all she wanted to know,
but the letter contained no writing. We
are both SO poor" she added, " that we
invented this mode Of corresponding
without paying for our letters" The
traveller, continuing his road, asked
himself if system giving place to such
frauds was not vicious one. Before
sunset, Rowland Hill had planned to
organize the postal service upon new
basis-with what success is known to
the world.