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A citizen of Oak Harbor addressed an
open letterGecently to the merchants of
Seattle, which was published in one of
its daiies, soliciting their attention to
the amount OF trade and business offered
by that part of WILDLY Island. We can
vouch for the truthfu'ness of the writers
statments, and would add that they arc
worse treated in matters of mail and
steam communication, and opportunities
to buy their domestic supplies, and sell
their produce than any other region in
the Territory Of equal wealth, situated
as near as they are to regular lines of
travel, where first class facilities could
proftably be afforded them in these res.
poets at no real inconvenience, and with
certain profit to all concerned.
, 1877-12-01

IN MEMORY or HowElL RovssIN.-
Resolutions passed by Olive Leaf Lodge
No. II. l. o, G. I. at their last REGULAR
meeting Nov. "A, 1877.
whereas, one 0t our number, Brother
Howell Roussin, has been removed from
our midst by the hand OF leaih.
ReSoIcc@.-That, the proper emblem of
mourning be placed upon the regalin and
WON by each member at every meeting
during the remainder OF tins quarter.
Resotced.-That the death of Bother
Roussin is loss to the Order of Good
Templars, and to this Lodge in particu.
lar, and that we deeply feel and mourn
his untimely death.
ReSolcod.- That Mrs. NJ. Barnett, bis
bereavcd mother, has the heartfelt sympa.
thics of this Lodge, in her great sorrow.
caused by the death of her only, we'll
beloved son, and that We will do all in
our power, collectively and Individuals
to bear up her spirit in this her hour of
heart broken trial.
Resotee9.-That copy of these resolu
tions, be forwarded to Mrs. NJ. Barnett.
AS feeble token Of our sympathy and
sorrow, and also copy of them be offered
Tor publication in the NORTHERN STAR.
, 1877-12-01

nail down the top-sny nothing to
nobody--don't let old Storey hear
OF it. and I'll run down To Springfield
to-day, tell the boys how we're fixed, and
rush the library charter through, and up
I'll come with it-I the President, you
know, and yop the Sccrctary-and well
write Tom Hughes and Dismcli AN awful
official letter accepting the books, and
thanking everybody IN England"
Did you do it! Iusked"
"Oi course we did The charter went
through the Legislature like train OF
cars, and in three days, the train having
broken down at Grand Crossing, walk.
ed into Chicago the head of the great
Chicago library and sho vrd the charter
all covered with red seals and tape to
McdIl"
And the books"
Well, we answered Tom Hughes
letter, and then We lay low and let the
books stay in the ci>trrn six months till
we got ready to move in the matter and
build la library"
And it is all established n0w?"
" Yes; and the bcstiibrary out of New
York; magnificent library a great
mahy Of the English hooks have the au-
thors autographs in font. We have
Dracli's autograph copy OF Lothair and
other works, Chas. Rrade's tulI LIST of
autograph books, Hoods bucks, Huxley's
TyndalIs, Tennyson's 500 English patent
books, and even Queen Victoria's life Of
Prince Albert, with her own autograph
on the fly leat-und all because we Chi
cngo fellows know when to be damned
fools and when 10 show good horse
sense. Ell Perkins, in " Y. Sun.
, 1877-12-01

lalSehoud is not resortcd to as AN auXll.
iary. We have President who claims
to be in favor Of Il general reform in I'LL
branches OF the civil service; and in no
part of that service is there greater ne
cessity for purity OF action than in the
Judiciary. a Judge who will walk with.
in the bar OF Legislature and selicts
the votes of its members on any propo.
sition, is bad enough; but when he in e.
vukes the aid of ialsrhood to assist his
already too palpaUlc fanaticism he de-
serves prcemptoIy removal from the
bench. In the name OF thirteen mem.
bers who voted for the taxation uf
church property, as well us any other
kind OF property, we ask the President
Tor new Judge for the Second Judicr
District. We can prove all we say 10y
the oath of seventeen AS good men as
our Territory can boast among her
adopted citizens. If the President can
do no better, he might reappoint Judge
Jacobs, who is at least exempt from the
charge of ianaticism.
, 1877-12-01
L.ONAL AGENIS.
SATURDAY. DECEMBER |, 1877.


In ,he old centres of civilization moth
inc excites greater interest than the ac-
counts of the lives aud adventures Of
those hardy, independent frontiers'men'
who have been the first to advance into
the wilderness conquer it from the
savage and tit it for the homes OF less
ycnturesome settlers, who follow after.
When such accounts excite so much
interest among those who have only an
idle Curiosity to crafty, they doubly
deserve our attention when the actors
live near us, are still among us, and have
led the way in securing for us the homes
we now enjoy.
Prominent among those whose names
should be perpetuatcd, and whose deeds
should be cherished with respect and
gratitude by the people of the northwest
is the venerable John Tod, now residing
near the city of Victoria on Vancouver's
Island. Although over four score years
ofage, yet ne has apparently lease of
manhood tor years to come. He seems to
scarse belong to this day or generation,
when relating events in which he took
an active part two generations ag" still
his intellect is so active THAT he takes a
lively interest in the questions of the day
is warm friend of progressive thought
and science, reads without gasscs and is
as much interested in the progress being
made us the most active young man of
the present generation.
He was born on the shores OF Loeb
Lomond in Scotland some "a years ago,
near where Smollet, the novelist and
historian lived. Over 60 years ago, when
II years ofage he left Scotland for Amer
ica. He was employed in the service of
the Hudson Bay Company nearly 40
years, on the mainland passing backward
and forward between the Atlantic and
the Pacific, by the way of the Companys
posts on Hudson Bay.
He ottcntimes was sent on many diff
cult and dangerous errands, and spent
much OF his time among the Indians
wholly removed from his own race. Be-
tween 1922 and 1882 he was for nine
years kept at post in the Rocky mount
aims where he was surrounded by Indians
and saw no white men, nor heard any
civilized language spoken but once dur
ing all of that time. The Only language
spoken by him and his savage compan-
ions during that time WAS the native
Siccanna language.
The instances are very rare whcre.a
person is so completely removed from all
chances of conversation in their own
language, of their being able to speak it
after few years have passed by.
Alexander Selkirk was alone, where he
had no chance to speak hisnanve tongue
for only i've years, and in that time lost
the use of it. Mr.. Tod at the end OF nine
years among the Indians, when restored
, 1877-12-01
Liberal Upon Religious Topics.

Yet not aiming to make war upon any
mans opinions, bnr giving every repre-
sentative person II chance to place their
opinions upon record in its columns,
whether they agree with those Of the
publishers or mo-, rs long AS the proper
hounds OF courtesy arc preserved, THUS
far, while atiording the fullest npportu-
nifty for investigation upon nll topics, ii
has not been found necessary to take sides
editoImlIy in any religions discussion
This course will he pcrsucd: The lead.
ng feature Of the paper editoia,ly viii
be in furnishing, as heretofore,
, 1877-12-01
Ihe 4lurtllrrn Star.

IS>rEp EVERY SATURDAY MORNING,
oRlpGE MORSE, Editor and Prop'r.
ASSOCIATE EDITOR;
MRS. FANNIE MORSE.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIONS
s3OO PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE
, 1877-12-01
How Chicago Got a Pn5iic Eli.
brary.

The Hon. Thomas Hoyne, cX Mayer of
Chicago, the guiding spirit of her Board
of Education and protector of her famous
Public Library, sat flirting with
blonde haired widow on the States Hotel
bacony, Saratoga.
"Why is it that you don't put up at
Judge Hiton's hotel This summer, Mr..
Hoyne' You used to go there in Stew
arts time" observed the lady,
Yes, l knowI did; but my censc-
ence won't let me do it now, Madame"
" But how does it affect your consc-
ence, Mr.. Hoyne2"
WE'LL" said tile ex. Mayor, as he
placed his hand over his heart and sighed,
AT were to go to Mr.. IIilton's hotel, l
couldn't sleep nights. I'd be lying awake
all night thinking that il John the Bap-
tist were on earth he couldn't stop in
the same hotel with the Mayor of Chica-
60"
A little while afterward | pulled Ma.
yor Hoyne away from his beautiful
widow and asked him to tell me the story
ol how they established the Chicago Pub
lie Library.
But there's joke about it, Eli, that
don't want to get out, said Mr.. Hoyne.
I" wouldn't lave the Chicago newspa-
pers get hold of the whole story for any
thing"
"0h. they won't get hold ofit," said
I'll ask the San folks not to send the
newspapers containing the story to Chi
cago at all. Keep it back, you know !"
well, then, NUNS the word. Here
it is."
"You know continued Mr.. Hoyne,
"that Chicago never had public library
before the fire."
"Then it wasn't burned upl"
mo; but people outside generally
think it was and we let 'cm think So"
"What for ~ asked.
"Well directly after the great fire, the
Mayor of Chicago-Jo Medill--got a let
ter from Tom Hughes, the author OF Tom
Brown at Oxford" The letter was full
of sympathy for our great loss, and in it
Mr. Hughes said Disraeli and he had
o ected from English authors
and other sources 10000 books, and had
already sent them on to Chicago'to rees-
tablish our Public Library, which he
took tor granted had been burned"
"What did Medill do Z"
why, he did not know what to do.
Medill is an exact man, YOU know, and
he thought we'd have to write back and
confess that we never had public libra.
ry, and thus lose the books. In his di-
lemma lie came to me and asked he what
to do"
"Why, take em- don't send anything
back--not a book!
But we have no lbaary to reestab
Iish," said Medill.
but we can establish one quick
How 2"
why, just put this car load of books
in my cistern--'
Nov don't be d. fool, Hoyne /!
Put the books in a cistern why the wa
ter"
"No; you don't understand, I've got
a big dry cistern. Put EN- all in there,
, 1877-12-01

One of the most equitable features of
the revenue bill which became law
upon the 9th day Of the past month,
was that which imposed taxation upon
all kinds Of property, save that of the
Territory or the several counties compos,
ing the same, together with cemeteries
for the intcrment of the dead. In Cali
iOrnia, speculation in burial lots has he
come such Il source of profit to the direc-
tors of some cemetery associations, that
all burial lots over SEQ in value are now
taxed. The prohibitory prices of lots
in Lone Mountain led to this. Here
such prices are unknown and no such
taxation is necessary. But the bill taxed
church property and rafting fight was
made TO exempt church property. But
Councilmen Kuhn, Ping, Stewart, Ham
ford and Hathaway were obdurate on
that point, and the bill went into the
lower house with no Determinations upon
Its face. The founders of our govern
ment never designed that church prop
erty should go untaxed to build up
saCredotal aristocracy Of non producers,
to support whom, all the rest of the
community should be taxed. They evil
IDENTIFY believed that religious creed
which would not bear taxation was not
worth the belief of its advocates, and
should deservedly perish.
The bill got down into the house where
a different fate awaited it. The mem.
bers were besciged by hungry lobby,
(prominent among whom were several
local cergymeu upon whose prayers the
Treasury had disgorged $95 per head)
and the bill was amended to exempt all
church property. Rather than see the
Territory lett with defective revenue
law tor the next two years, the Council
consented to a compromise, exempting
all churches under $4,000 in value; and
in this shape the bill became law.
Butthe house never would have amend
ed the bill, save for the remarkable Ell
forts of Hon, Rager S. Greene, Judge of
the Second Judicial District, in whose
handwriting all the amendments were
written at the time the bill came back
to the Council for concurrence. This
officer, who was not citizen of the
Territory at the time OF his appointment,
went into the House during recess and
harangued the members in his peculiar
way, telling them that taxation of church
property was unconstitutional, which he
knew to be ialsehood. 80,
1t is seldom that one sees the judicial
ermine so badly sullied, for lobbying is
a.most desplcable -Gvocation even when
, 1877-12-01
AGRICULTURAL, LUMBERENG,
logging and Fishing Interests
OF THE SOUND.

no pains or expense will be spared ir
studying up these interests fully, aud
furnishing accurate information thereon.
Another leading feature OF the STAR
will he the furnishing of as great IN
amount OF scientific matter as possible.
and especially in publishing original
representative articles furnishing seen
titic intelligence relating to the north
west. The design of the publishers OF
the STAR being to make it, as soon as
the support will be sufficient Tor
specialist journal Of that kind, the rep
resen tatiye
, 1877-12-01
LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL

Of the northwest. All men of culture
are requested to assist us in this work
by correspondence, as well as by turn-
ishing tor publication copies OF lectures,
addresses and scientific essays of repre-.
sentative character. In carrying out
these objects, the editorial department
will continue as heretofore to be assisted
by able contributors, who will endeavor
to make the STAR the most able repre-
sentative journal of the Territory. Adj
dress all communications,
, 1877-12-01
Original Information

In regard to the productive interests
of the northwest, gained 10y personal ob
Servhtion, and in aiding all the mn
terinl interests Of this region, especially
representing the
, 1877-12-01
NON POLITICAL,

Yet furnishes all the important polit-
ical news OF the duy, uninfluincrd by
party prejudice.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-23
Terrible CaiaHaatty-Five Chill"
laren Burned TO Death
Hartford Times, 16tll.l

An nawful calamity occurred on Tues
day. at Little York, Cortland county,
n. u. station on the Syracuse and
Ringhampton Railroad, about forty
miles north of Binghampton.. The de-
not building, a story and a half stpuc-
tnre. was in charge Of Frank Dunni-
gan. a truckman, who lived in part OF
e with his family. Dunnigan started
Il fire i'm the stove, down stairs, between
8 and 6 o'clock in the morning, and then
went to a barn soma distance away.
He was ACCOMPANIED by his wife, while
their children, five in number, were left
asleep in the upper story. The parents
had been at the Barn but q few min
utes when they discovered that the up
ner part of the depot was in flames.
Both rushed into the building and at
tempted to get up stairs to rescue their
children, but the flames had gained
such headWay as to prevent the ascent
of the agonized parents, and the un-
fortunate littssRanes were roasted alive.
Mrs. Dunnigan was severely burned IN
the face, and her husband was COM
PEELED to use force to prevent her from
perishing with the children, in Q hope
less effort to save their lives. The poor
mother and father could hear their lit
tie ones calling for help, and the situa-
tion was leart1rending III the extreme.
About half-past o'clock, when the
passenger train from Syracuse passed
Little York, the depot had burned down,
and Tie bodies OF four of the children,
shoekingIy burned, had been removed
from tile ruins. The remains OF the
fifth had not been found. The eldest
oil the five was but eight or nine years
old.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-23
The Russian Chief OF STAFF.

The correspondent of the London
Daily News at Kischeneff, writing of
General Nepokoitschitzky, the Russian
chief Of staff, says:
General Nepokoitschitzy's hair, whis-
kers and moutache are snow white but
there is flush of hale color on his cheek /;
his eye is not dim, neither is his natural
force abated. He wore simple undress
uniform, with the aiguiletres, which dis
tinguish the staff officer, and his only
decoration was the cross OF st. George.
"The general has seen more service
than most of the Russian leaders, and
his experience of staff duty in particular
has been long and continuous. He
joined the army us an infantry officer,
and first saw active service in the Can
casUs, where his merit was so cOnspicu-
ous that he speedily received staff ap-
pointment. He held al important and
responsible Office on the general staff i'll
the army which Russia sent to cooper
with Austria in quelling the Austrian
insurrection in 1849.
In the Crimean war, or rather in the
war which we know Conventionally by
that name, he was chief of staff to one
of the corps composing the army with
which Gortschakof occupied the prin-
cipalities, and took part, under Paskie-
WITT, in the memorable siege OF Silistrla.
Since 1866 the general has seen no active
service, but has, been continually in
military employment OF one sort or
other.
although chief of the staff of the
army of the South, for which position
he was chosen because of his acquain
tance with the region of the Danubian
Valley derived from his experience in
the campaign Of 1864 he is not the head
of the great general staff of Russia.
That high office is filled by Count Hell
dan. Before his appointment to the
office he now holds, General Nepokoitz-
chitzky was at the head of the commits
sion for the reorganization of the army
system which has replaced the old Rus
sian system, and the operation of which,
although it's Institution is so recent that
it's full value is rs yet not realized, has
done SO much to improve In all respects
the Russian army.
although then in years and service
the general is unquestlonably an old
soldier, his position as president OF this
sufficiently indicates that
he,is a disciple OF the modern school of
military organization, and OF strategy
and tactics. Gen. Leyitsky, the sous
chef OF the general staff has, believe,
been professor in the military acad-
amy of St. Petersburg, and has also
commanded one OF the cavalry regl-
ments OF the guards. He has not seen
active service. believe that, without
exception, the generals commanding
the army corps Of the army OF operation
saw service in the Crime9n war"
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-23
Her Amsw
BELGRAFIA.

All Gay long she held my question
u q III her heart;
Stunned my eyes that efaEed an answer,
Moved apart;
Touched my hand i'll goodnight greeting,
4.--. Roster grew
Then adieu!
Bent her head in farewell courteous,
Onward passed. .
While cold hand gripping my heart-strings
Held them fast.
still waited, still I listened:
All my soul
Trcmbled in the eyes that watched her
AS she stole
Up the stairs with measured footsteps.
But she turned
Where lamp in brazen bracket
Brightly burned,
Showed me all the glinting ripples
Of her hair,
Yelled her eyes III violet SHADOWS
Glittered where
Curved her mouth in soft compliance
AS she bent
Toward me froEn the dusty railing.
Whore she leanE.
Ah my love, One white hand Wandefs
To her hair,
Slowly lifts the rose that nestlas
softiy there,
Breatlies she in its heart my answer,
shyly sweet,
And Loves message softly flutters
To my feet.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-23

wapered but, rapidly changing front,
killed many of the attaching party.
The centre came up without halting
until it received the second vOlley.
Then through some mistaken order, or
because of disinclinati0n to advance,
the Turks halted.
The Montenegrins sprang over the
parapet Of their entrenchments and
attacked the column with bayOnets.
The Turks broke, but were partially
rallied by Ali Said, and fell back about
two miles in tolerable shape, to an open
piece of country; meanwhile the Monte
negrins had reformed and pursued the
Turks. The retreat soon became a
rout, and the Montenegrin horsemen
pursued the Turks to Spuz. The Turk
ish dead at Plana and along the road
certainly equaled two thousand men,
besides many wounded and q few
prisoners.
THE MAssACRED CIRCAssIANS.
A correspondent at Athens telegraphs
an explanation of the defeat of the
CCircassians at Benkli Ahmed. The
Circassians in the Turkish army be-
demanded to be led against the enemy.
Moussa Pasha, their leader, applied to
Mouhktar Pasha to be allowed to bring
them to the relief of Kars. Permission
was granted. Moussa, with 1900 men,
started for Kars and reached the village
of Benkli A2med, situated on the plain
OF Mars, and encamped there for the
night.
The Russians observed the movement,
and coming upon them suddenly, sur
rounded the village and took the Circas-
slams by surprise. The Circassians had
scarcely time to form, but made des-
perate resistance.
They fought singly or in groups, and
the fighting was almost entirely hand
to hand; HOO Circassians We're killed,
ers. Pasha is supposed to have made
his escape.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-23

CURE FoR LoyE.-The writer OF a
scientific article in the Pataie relates q
singular instance of prolonged lethargy.
A farm servant at Rouen, who was
about TO marry, learned suddenly that
his intended bride, with whom he was
10 passionately in love, had deceived
him, and, and was on the point OF be-
coming the wife of another. Tie young
man. although of an excitahle nature,
BETRAYED no signs OF impatienCe, but he
yawned, stretched himself, and then
complained Of d heaviness in the head
and feeling OF dr0Wsipess. He went
to bed and fell asleep; but the next day
1T was found that he could not beawak-
ened. Efforts to rouse him were made
continually for q week, but with no
hetfer success. He was tIlap removed
TO the hospital, where he remained four
months without giving any other tokens
of life than an occasional e0nvuislve
movement of the eyes. An attempt
was made TO make him swallow a little
vine and broth, but the process OF deg
lsltifi0n did not take place, and the
liquids flowed frona bis mouth. AT the
expiration OF the above toned
period he awoke, and manifested his
ssn,arise at finding himself In an hos
nitssl. and could scarcely believe thai be
had slept more than q few hours. The
alarming leanness to which he had been
reduced soon dfsap ppeared he recovered !,
his previous strength, and shortly aI5ef
cons0led himself for his falt HESS sweet
heart by marrying another,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-23

Our friend, Solomon Isaac, whose
store on Main street has been thronged
with customers, ayailing themselves of
his astonishingly low prices during the
last thirty days, has yielded to their
urgent requests for an extension of the
time previously advertised as the month
of unusually good bargains, and will
give the public thirty days more in
which to buy goods cheaper than they
have ever been sold in Opelousas.
Don't miss the chance. Read his ad
vertisement, and card.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-23
GMERHFF's SALE.
PARISH COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
No.
DAVID ANDRUs VS.. ALFRED TALLER.

BY virtue of q writ of alias fferi facias issued
ont Of the honorable Parish Court, in and for the
Parish of st. Landry, in the above entitled suit,
and to me directed, will proceed to sell at
public auction to the highest bidder, at the
lousas, on SATURDAY, the 30th day of June,
1877, at II O'Clock A. NJ, the following des-
cribed property, to-wit:
One white cow and calf, ono spotted heifer,
one red helfer, one speckled COW; all branded
with the letter NJ and heart around it.
Terms-Cash.
G. G. DUsON,
june 16 Sheriff of the Parish of st. Landry.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-06-23
.N'oktce to Ttxnp0uers.

The taxpayers of the town of OpelOusas arc
hereby notified that the tax roll for the year
1877, has been this day placed in my hands for
collection and that all taxes not paid within 20
days from this notice, will be collected with
costs
Said taxes may be paid to me or Mr.. VIM. o,
POsey, who is hereby authorized to receipt
for the same. TOWN CONSTABLE
june 16-4t