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, 1877-02-03

had owned the girl hired Tom Bodley
to defend her, but the evidence vA'
overwhelming against her and she was
in fair way to 60 to iail and her owner
lose her services, when
TuM BoDLEY's WIT
Saw loop-hole Of escape. He now
moved to quash the indictment on the
ground that she was the chattel of
Shartzer. by the Dred Scott decision,
and that her master was responsible
for her action. Judge Redman could
not contain his enthusiasm as he said,
"Ah, my young friend. thar's whar
you've struck it rich. That's propo-
sition on which this Court has already
burnt the midnight lie. on more nor
one occasion. She is the chattel of
Shartzer and he is responsible for her
acts. Let him pay back the $40 and
also pay the costs of this action" This
was Immediately done and the saddle
colored damsel set at liberty. as being
irresponsible for her own acts.
IN WHITE PINE,
In 1868, there were lively times. There
were dozen fights per day and ga
man for breakfast" every morning.
The Justice of the Peace was Corsican
named O'Halloran. One day fellow
was fined twenty dollars for assault and
battery. He had no money to pay the
fine, and the alternative was ten days
in Jail. Now the nearest Jail was in
Austin, more than 140 miles away. 81
blave I'll go to JAIL" says the culprit.
The magistrate looked at him moment
and said, "Gaffney, lave the house and
niver come back. I'll not have yez
shtanding here and debating pints of
law to the Coort" The decree was in
evitable, and Gaffney was once more a
free man.
CLASSICAL JOKE.
Bill Ravens was a young lawyer OF
great talent, in the early days of Sacra-
men;o, but very dissipated and con-
firmed gamester. His professional abili-
ty would have made him fortune. but
for the unfortunate propensity for"fght-
ing the tiger" On one occasion he
had played off cool thousand dollars
in the course of two hours and staked
his elegant gold watch and chain for
two hundred dollars upon a single turn
of the cards. His card lost and Ravens.
with smile of the utmost sang froid,
quietly turned away from the table, ex-
claiming "Tempus fagit."
COL. W. H. L. BARNES
Is one of the brightest lur,inaries of the
San Francisco bar and gets off as many
sharp things as the next man. His fine
personal appearance adds much to an
already impressive delivery and aids
naturally fine elecutionAry powers. In
a recent libel suit { Fitzgerald VS..
Klose) he gave the defendant scathing
rebuke for opening letters add1e essed to
the plaintiff, and wound up with Bit
ter sarcasm upon Klose's hypocritical
profession OF religion, closing with the
following laugbable paraphrase of a
well-knOwn hymn:
Depth of mercy! can there be
Mercy still reserved for me?
Can my God His wrath forbear,
Me, the CHIEF OF LIARS, spare?
Now incline me to repent,
Let me now my sins lament,
Now my wicked crimes deplore,
Pay the costs and sin no more.
, 1877-02-03
U. S. Claims Land for Soldiers : Land
and Rich Mines for Sale or Trade.

I COLLECT SCRIP, INDIAN VOUCHERS,
bounty, New Orleans and other prize money
now due, and post-office claims; obtain pen
sions for officers, soldiers, sailors. wounded.
injured or deceased, snd their widows and
children; patents, caveats, title to land, and
land warrants for soldiers in all wars before sd
March. 1855, and attend to all business at
Washington. Locate timber land, college scrip
and homesteads on lands near Portland, O. ..and
elsewhere. Ill sell cranberry Lind with nat
ural vines growing on it, swamp, prairie and
timbered land. at prices lower than usual.
Rich placer, gravel beds and quarz z lodges for
sale or trade. Also Will sell or rent partially
furnished Hotel, or ell a Steam Saw-mill do
ing good business. Apply to
c. NJ. CARTER,
JAG 6w Office. Sd h Main, Portland, Oregon
, 1877-02-03

The Oregon Pilot Commissioners
have issued licenses to the following
gentlemen to pilot vessels on the
Columbia and Willamette rivers !:
Captains M. M. Gilman, P. johnson,
H. A. Snow, P. E. Ferchen, G.
Reed, R. Hoyt, and Irving Stevens;
and to pilot on the Columbia river
bar to Captains A. D. Wass, Eric
johnson, M. D. Staples, and Thos,
Doig. This is a matter in which
our own Territory is somewhat in
terested.
, 1877-02-03
RIGHT ON THE RECORD.


The electoral compromise bill has
passed both Houses of Congress and
only waits the signature Of the Presi-
dent to become law of the land. While
while regretting that perversion ofthe
duties of the Executive branch of the
Government should render such step
imperative. (for there is no question
that had Grant kept the army out of
South Carolina. there would have been
at least 5000 majority for the Tilden'
electors) we feel proud that the Demo-
cratic branch of the Government gave
its assent to measure which tends to
prevent total disintegration of the Re-
public.
The Democratic members of the low
er House from the Pacific States
Lane, Luttrell and Piper placed them>
selves right before the people by voting
in the affirmative. Page and Wood
burn followed the lead of the petty de-
magogue. Sargent, and opposed its pas
sage. They knew very well that there
we're matters connected with the way
n which California was carried for
Hayes, that would not bear scrutiny:
hence they trembled in their shoes.
The people of the Pacific Coast may
point to the two defeated candidates
FOR re-electlon-Lane and Piper-and
say with truth:
"More joy Marcellus exiled f,els
Than Caesar with Senate at his heels.
The Democracy of America have
nothing to fear from the adoption of
this compromise measure. True, 1t
imposes functions upon the Supreme
Court not contemplated by the Consti-
tuition. But when it comes 70 choice
between that and another civil war, as
would have been the case if this course
of settlement had not teen reached,
everything and anything was justifable
as long as it did not conflict with fair
ness. A contemporary compares Hayes
to Henry Clay, and says that he would
rather be right than be President.
The whole Democratic party stands
upon that very basis to-day and their
motto is, "First-if with honor" If
the verdict of that august tribunal
awards the Presidency to Samuel J. Til
den, well and good; if not, his party
victorious at the polls by more than
quarter of million votes is defeated
without disgrace.
, 1877-02-03
Ben Hill is elected United States

Ben Hill is elected United States
Senator from Georgia. When the
news was received at Washington,
Blaine---like the big-hearted man
he is---walked into the House and
shook his old adversary by the hand.
We like positive men and admire
Blaine, though we can't endorse his
sentiments. Sincerity always chal-
lenges the admiration of all honora-
BILE foes.
, 1877-02-03
Notice.

All persons indebted to the Jameson
Bros. will please settle their accounts by
January 1st, 1877. All accounts STAN ding
after January Sd three days grace,) will
be placed in the hands of collector with
out further notice, making 10 per cent..ad-
ditional for collection.
de31 JAMESON BROS.
, 1877-02-03

George Thistleton, publisher of
an obscene sheet called the Jolly
Giant, published in San Francisco,
has been sentenced to q years i'm
prisonment for libel. The only
decent thing he ever did, was to
show up the jury in the second MUIR
der trial of Laura D. Fair.
, 1877-02-03
Travelling Agent.
THE SUICIDE MANIA.

The wreck of ambition and blight
of hopes, too frequently finds vent
in self-destruction on the Pacific
Coast. Whether it be loss Of for
tune or disappointment in love-
domestic infelicity, or the disgrace
consequent upon a breach of trust
the same ending comes in almost
every instance. 1t is scarcely yea
since a mining secretary, who stood
far above most of his class, destroyed
himself on account of defalcations
committed while he was under
salaries aggregating over four hun
dred dollars per month. There
was no cause for defalcation in
the first place, nor for suicide in
the second. The man had more
than two mems average income and
there was no need OF his stealing !;
and even when found out, could
easily have borrowed enough to
compromise the delinquency. But
the too common idea IS that it is best
which is soonest ended. And so,
men of good education and splendid
advantages, with every natural ele-
ment of success, allow themselves
to become overpowered by single
stroke of ill-fortune and rush, un
heralded into the presence Of Him
whose eternal mandate reads ''Thou
Shalt Not KILL
Only four suicides in one day, and
the old cry ''loss of work" What
has made loss of work in San Fran
cisco? We answer, without the
slightest hesitation, that the chief
cause is stock gambling. Men who
have once made winning in stocks,
are seldom fitted for any other en-
ployment afterward. The money
which comes so easy, brings with it
no reflection that it is easier to lose
than win. 1t also brings with it
habits of extravaganza and waste
fulness and the victim cannot bring.
his mind back to an industrious
frame again. The raise in Stocks
breaks those who sell short, while
the shrinkage in values breaks those
who have purchased on margins.
In the meantime, the beam goes up
and down and few men like Flood,
Fair, Sharon, Mackey and O'Brien
get enormously rich, while the
docks and morgues are filled with
the product of this frightful holo-
caust, at the shrine of Mammon. Go,
scented magnate of the bonanza,
to your luxurious home and
dine on soft viands and light wines;
call your wife and daughters about
you, and tell them they must not
wed poor men---as you were before
you struck pay rock in the Gold
en- Calf. Seek the sanctuary next
Sunday and kneel upon cushioned
footstool, to thank God that you are
not drunkard and a maniac, like
the poor victims you entrapped at
your last "deal'' in Plutus or Yel-
low Hawk. But when you return
home from church, pull down the
blinds, or you may see the starving
widow and children of the man yon
plucked last week. He lies beneath
the cold waters of the Bay, and his
face peers upward from the Shiny
ooze Again we say, the picture is
not pleasant one, so pull down the
blind.
, 1877-02-03

The Senate Smelling Committee
are overhauling the Oregon cleo
ton case and have their trouble for
their pains.
, 1877-02-03

Cronin, the cabalistic. is among
the passengers for Portland by the
Ajax and has arrived there ere this,
in all probability.
, 1877-02-03
Notice to Taxpayers.

A LII Taxes now due to. King County for the
"A year 1876 and previous, re- manning unpaid
after the 31st of the present month, will be
come delinquent, 10 per cent. added thereto,
and placed in the hands of the Sheriff for col.
lection. GEORGE D HILL,
Treasurer of King Counyt
Seattle, W. r., D &c. 9, 1876. de13 I'd
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-10-12

Here, you will observe, [pointing to the mapl are the buffaloes directly between the
 Piegans and Duluth, and here, right on the road to Duluth, are the Creeks. Now, sir,
 when the buffaloes are sufficiently fat from
 grazing on those immense wheatfields you see it will be the easiest thing in the world for the Piegans to drive them on down, stay all night with their friends, the Creeks, and go into Duluth in the morning. Great
 laughter. think l see them now, sir, vast herd of buffaloes, with their heads down, their eyes glaring, their nostrils dila- ted, their tongues out, and their tails curled over their backs, tearing along toward Du- luth, with about a thousand Piegans on their gress-bellied ponies, yelling at their heels [Great laughter.l On they come {! And as they sweep past the Creeks they join in the chase, and away they all go, yell ing, believing, ripping, and tearing along, amid clouds of dust, until the last buffalo Is safely penned in the tock-ysrIls of Du- luth Shouts of laughter.
 Sir, might stand here for hours and hours, and expiate with rapture upon the gorgeous prospects of Duluth, as depicted upon this map. But human life is too short and the time of this House far too valuable to allow me to finger longer upon the de- lightful theme. 1 think every gentleman on this floor Is as we'll satisfied as l am that Duluth is destined to become the commer- cial metropolis of the universe, and that this road should be built at once. am fully persuaded that no patriotic Represen- tative of the American people, who has proper appreciation of the associated glo- ries of Duluth and St. Croix, will hesitate moment to say that every able-bodied fe- male in the land between the ages of eigh- teen and forty-five who is in favor of "wo- meas rights" should be drafted and set to work upon this great work without delay Roars of laughter. Nevertheless, sir, it grieVes my very soul to be compelled to say that l cannot vote for the grant of lands provided for in this bill.
 An sir, you can have no conception of the poignlncy of my anguish that am deprived of that blessed privilege Laugh ter. There are two insuperable obstacles in the way. In the first place my constitu- ents, for whom am acting here, have no more interest in this road than they have in the great question of culinary taste now perhaps agitatiHg the public mind of Do- minica, as to whether the illustrious com misSioners who recently left this capital for that free and enlightened republic would be better fricasseed, boiled, or roasted, [great laughter;] and in the second place these lands, which I am asked to give away, alas, are not mine to bestow My relation to them is simply that of trustee to an express trust. And shall l ever betray that trust Never, sir Rather perish Duluth Shouts 'f laughter. Perish the paragon of cities Rather let the freezing cyclones of the bleak Northwest bury it forever beneath the ed lying sands of the raging St. Croix
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-10-12
TWO STOCK RANCHES
 FOR SALE.

Situated the Verde river ten miles below Chino Veiley Three small houses baru sheds and corrals. miles of fence field and pasture dam and irrgatng ditch excel and extensive stock mostly level and rock abundance of fencing timber fuel game fish, miles of running Price of ranch Sl. .z0O. of the ofe S4uO. Enquire of H. H. Bxby or r P Poster. the ranches
 r. \. The ranches he bought together for Sl 100, cattle sheep will be taken at fair price in payment twenty yer cent will be deducted for cash in hand. aug3ml
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-10-12
Coyote Stock Ranch.

Eighteen miles from Prescott; best of range and water. Terms. s2 per head per month. Stock called for once q week at Prescott feed yard.
 THOMAS D. SAUNDERS.
 jy6u
The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-10-12

and few articles in the DRY GOODS line, all for cash. paying in currency. shall be satisfied, providing receive a liveral patron- age, to sell these good at a moderate profit. have different grades or qualities of the same article, and will mention a few articles and the lowest prices which can sell them at, and invite the public to call, whether in want of anything or not, to verify the truth of this advertisement. Remember, times have changed, and as the popular prejudice runs in favor of lower prices than now, it can ,e gratified.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-12
WASHINGTON NOTES.
WASHINGTON. Wednesday,


The published statement that K. Gilman,
ono Of Lees guards has filed at the Attorney Generals
office an affidavit TO the effect that the confession Of Lee
Wa obtained by Howard the prosecuting attorney, by
nronsng reprieve and that several important facts OF
rbe confession duplicating Brigham Young omitted
ia denied by the Attorney General On the other hand
many afiidayits the Inhabitants OF Salt Lake City
have been received by tho AttOrneyGeneral complain
ing OF the character OF the Gilman, branding him
ar and IA thief, and speaking in nigh terms vi District
Attorney Howard aud Marsha Nelson.
Senator Blaine Is expected ~ visit Washington soOn
and much interest is manifested III the course lie will
pursue touching the present political situation. Gentle
men who cOnyersed with him just before his departure
TO Maine say that that time lie looked fayoraby
on President ayess Southern policy than he did during
predict that he Will give II an earnest support.
The new Board OF Police Commissioners have dismissed
the charges heretofore made against Major Richards
OF Police and the detective corps, the
ground that the public interests do not require the
Singing out OF a few subordnates To punish them for
state things which had been the mpercepble growth
OF years, for which their superior officers s
more responsible.
Coy. Harranft OF Pennsylvania had an interview with
the President to-day The anterooms at the Executive
Mansion are thronged with persons anxious for
ali O whom at the lite house WIN regard 10
obtaining positions OF some KIND
United States Treasurer WymaD has been so III for
several days as " be unable attend 10 public business
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-12
SCENES AT THE FIRE.

RAID SPREAD OF TiIE FLAMEs-Roohs AND COR
RIDoRs FILLED WITH BIINDING sMoKE-FRANTIC
CHESTS JUMP FROM HIGH wINDows-FEARs
THAT MANY WERE KILLED.
ST. LOUIS. No. April 11.-At about half past l
This morning the Southern Hotel, on walnut
Fonrth Elm and Fifth-sts., was found to he on ire
The alarm was given at once and every effort was
made to rouse the sleeping inmates. Tie southern
Hotel was one of the finest and most popular Ill the
itv and was well filled. though, as the register has
been burned. it is impossible now to ascertain how
many neople were in the burning building. Inc
Salvare Corps responded TO the alarm before u was
orrdod on the city bells, and before the engines
arrived the entire upper stories were IN flames.
40 o,clock the scenes in the Immediate vicinity
If the hotel were indescrbable the excitement being
of tle most intense character. The windows III me
nner stories were crowded with shrieking men and
,gomen. whom it seemed impossible to save. A lew
we're rescued by ladders placed in the Fourth-st por-
tico Int on the other three sides OF the binding
bounded by Fifth, Walnut. and Elm-sts.-the longest
ladders fell far short of reaching the windows. MT
Peter Blow. son of the former Minister TO BRAZIL
was seepng III his room ON the sixth noor, ana sue
ceede6 after strenuous exeTti0ns, IN escaping WIN
q broken arm. The building was SIX STORIES
in hight, and Mr. Blow thinks that the ma
iority of the inmates of the two upper stories OF
the building must have perished. Two men
unrecognized were killed by jumping from the 'ird
story windows, and third one was badly mangied.
Five women were rescued from the slxth stofy oh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-12
TIE KILLED.

DR.. Auler tho coroner, gives the following list of
the killed as reported to him, and he thinks it
prises all now known to be dead.
hDANs The Rev. A. r., incumbent Of parish In Berk
shire, England. He his way from Florida 10
CAREY MARY a servant killed by jumping from the
window.
CLARK w f. Cor ii. b., railroad conductor; said to
IA 30 formerly resided Toledo OHIO with his vito
ard child.
EssnlY, ANDREW, killed by jumping from window
GoStEY GEoRE FRANZ Grand Secretary OF the Grand
Lodge OF Freepasons of Missouri Is supposed TO
have persisted ia the hames.
HAYDEN. sIDNoKL superintendent OF the American Tx
press stables.
u,zrs. HENRY, Deputy Auditor OF tie Missouri Pacific
Railroad COMPANY lie was formerly from New
castle Penn, whittier his remains VIII be sent
IsIuAN, ANDREW f., Of the irn Of Freshman Co. Of
81. LOnis.
MEAD BRIDGET servant, killed by jumping from the
window.
MINISTER, WA. FELIX, an ex-Mcmber OF the British
House OF Commons who was married In this Guy u
few months ago. He residing at the hotel with
his Wife became separated from during the IRE,
and under the impression that she was Killed, ne
became intensely excited, and evidently lost his
mcutIl balance. About o'clock tIlh morning lie
~cti 10 the of friend, on the corner oi
Enrtb and Oliye-sts. aud shot himself. The coroner
h.lJ an iuauest, but could not decide whether MS
daath wIs caused by suicide or accident. There are
numcrons REPORTS regarding tne matter, one Ia the
atrrt that he knew his wife was saved. and mat lie
Killed himself while aboring under mental derahse'
ment - .
REILLY, ELLEN, servant Killed py Jumping from d
window.
soorr Mrs. killed by jumping from window.
srEwAR, Mrs. Ct Louis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-12
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

MONTPELIER, VI, April 11.-George Short who
was shot by Arbucke yesterday ayo and will probably To-
cover. Arbuckle is supposed TO be insane.
TROY n. Y, April 1l.-Masked burglars entered
Michael DOans farmhouse, MaIcryict last night
daring struggle with Doian we're severely
injured. 1he burglars secured $40 and escaped
BALTIMORE, Md, April 1.-THE office effects Of
Baltimore agency OF the Continental Late Insurance COM
pany sold yesterday ords sale, but
gate sufficient 10 the Cue
for
HALIFAX, April 1.-THE following vessels, with
cargos Of seals arrived to date Neptune, 10000;
Panther 20. CO., Archie % 900 Grecnand 2eOoo Bear.
10000; Leopard, 60OO; Kite liOOOi Nmfod lo.O0O Pro.
teus, 10000; Aurora $4,000
EvANsvILLE, Ind, April 11:-Edward Leyer. con-
yiced sentenced TO the penitentiay life
died In his to-day lie supposed TO have been poisoned
ana mis- Wife who had access " the criminal supposed
" Lave Furnished him with The deadly drug
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-12

Neb., and Cheyenne Wv In addition TO THESE INC ue
partment will shortly place mail service on TWO vi per
haps three OF the leading directly 10 the baeh
Hills from the Missouri River through the Sioux Reser-
vaton which have been selected by the PRESIDENT
under the provisions OF the agreement entered INTO win
the Sioux last Autumn, the eastern terminal points
designated being Bismarck, Port Pierre; and NlopraIa,
Proposals for service from Bismarck 10 DeadWCou INV
already been invited and will continue TO De receive"
until the 10th inst. .x.,o
The contest regarding the award Of the conract ior the
New-YOTk City Email messenger service was ni,iIy
settled to-day in favor Of G.. X. OTIS, the lowest pdI
Postmastereneral Key sustained the opinion rendereu
by Judge Spence the law officer OF tne department. .nat
Ots's bond dated one day previous
the of the blank proposal, IL was ldue PEI
fecty valid by the obgors acknowledgment OF IL az MS
vet and deed both az the time the proposal WAS Pe
scented and also when the bids were opened. - =,
The POstOlice Department Is advised tnat nv uJ
parture New York of the steamer CITY OF New
with mails for Cuba has been postponed until the l3tn
inst. Cuban mails will also be dispatched Oy ue
steamer Rio Glande from New York on the ith INST
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-12
APPOINTMENTS.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE President has
rcaontod Peter c. shannon to be Chief Justice Of the
TERRITORY of DakOtah, and Jacob J. Boreman to be
Associate Justice OF the Territory of Utah Francis NJ
Weaver OF West Virginia has been appointed Indian
AGENT for the Southern Ute Agency The President to-
dav anpointed tho following postmasters viz:
Ceorre C. Mortified. Mshawaka, Ind; WIN. J. HUI Mon
,,celo Ind Freit W. KEEL Fort Wayne Ind: 7. G. Felet
Wci,an 1y ind; Chas. g. Powell larOrte, Ind Benz f.
VINE Patt Vile Wis. JOS. r. West Evansville, Wis
t;. FISHER Portsmouth, Men; Geo. W. Graham, Rush
Ia MINI. j. Fred Myers Denison, Iowa; Simon II. Bsu
man Monnt Vernon Iowa; F. f. Bishop. Elyra, ono Geo
- ~ aid,rf Lima Ohio; James II. HOcOmb, halet Creek
ono? CYRUS Hall, shelbyyllo, Iiinoisi VIM NJ E.sd2n
SnUpt UoIIv \ 81 Henry NeiterOth BOr!entOwn, n j. :
I,mes r. Lowell PhhpeDurg y. j.; William X Mattson
Se%top n j. Hawthorne Burt Mt Morris n. il John
i,rch Helebtn Penn. VIM. A. MintZer Po'tstown Penn.
T. r. simmons JohnstoSn, n. Y; Mrs Mary y. Baker
iroriu,fI n s.; ID. Brown, TairytoWn, y. VI Daniel
f. PeXrnE Emira, n. y; CHARLES G. Miller Penn YAM
~ =: Benz. T. Judson. SARATOGA Springs, n: VI pallel
James A. Kafibun Mystic Bridge, Conn., George H. Pier
Eafa