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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-13
10 Sundre8 Or.
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THE iprnal entry in the Judgment OF the officers of to
I-1iv.n Vas "a proper basis IN its statement for 1874,
.i, a.555 900 Of av.Iiauic aSscts IL stead of like
nnf Of iuadInsslbe items. ln the month 81 june fOl-
in?, n 40 600 Vas given back by entry Of " sur
Low, cies debtor to bonds and mortgages" aud
S,, 600 trs nserred 10 CAL loans as "dd omar security
for The $4,000 advanced 10 H0IauS Inc MOVIES on
10 ,nss al tle Universal officials IN having their nstl
M an sadded with the risks and deficiency oi bank
rnn COMPANY il may be difficult 10 fancy but Tie l0i
I'm, efrv in tie books Of the Universal may explain
80 I'll character oil the transaction 1Ae commission
account OF the NiccPres dent Henry D. fuo lhe otc-
pe,srv Iohu H. Bewlcy, and Acuark, q. L. Montague,
fr,n March, IS74, 10 December 81, 1870 SHOWS; 400 ,
Paid H. J. FuIDer on account So ~ ~
pad g. H. Montague acoount comnissiois 0"o"o 30
.............................s4 l3,975 II
d innissoils were paid Nj Furber under TWO
contracts and 10 NJ sss "Iey ana aloh''tue uS
not si'S", I,i,,ites Of the Company lost during
~. ~ -. o. ~ the Universal from Broadway 10
y arren-,t The cOmulson palu hessIs. b"ioF anu
Montague at the rate o! t"o.IiIus v, On
Ia Mr. Fu4ber accordance Win an a-fe1n,nt .lGt
In consideration OF hs mansg ng lhc sgen5 ~ &
a. e0ual monthly install nct OF @4lO % on te l's. u
OF each month during the continuance on tns IN az
- in addition TO such salary cOnlnSsl OF Two a1
af er cent upon tie net premium iecelpts OF sdiu
cnnnauy payable monthly on Tue last Gay oi eaOn
Inoot,'afion that III ADDITION 10 the reserve on te
ardans uolicies, which was turned over 10 We UHi
,I ss "premiun." and constituted large portion oI
sc utou which based the above coiinlssO u
..snnt. there included ds premium income ~
- -2o as So being tine amount OF reserve on pom
- surrendered, and PAD up polOIes t"hen ~ ~, ~
treof tins reserve being treated dc pIeniS " pay
Tor the ne" Of the Guardian changed so
NV d,'it Ihe gentlemen Of the UNIVERSAL Il mater
Ut showD in the records OF either con pSy, ou. ' ~, 30
IO~lbf M he snbiect Ii found that during Tie
49, IA, here tadyapced 10 mr. iu' a., a -,
5,eed 10 him personally @l2OOOO ne "as ~
ehaietor IS74 al the time OF making tne an az
Itetsmsnt with having PAID thls III easn, az ~, 20.
msIins w the cash account foI the statement
, 1877-08-04
The Indian War

From an article in the Courier, 1t ap-
pears that Gen. Howard, in his latest
encounters with the Indians, has been
victorious so far rs to kill and wound a
great many, taken prisoners and demor-
alizing the balance to considerable
extent. Several bands of straggIcrs have
come in and begged for terms, but none
were promised except unconditional sur
render. Joseph and his band appear to
be striking for the Big Horn country
He has received no great amount OF ac-
cessions to his fighting force and appears
to be hampered with his women and
children. his stock and feeling OF dis
affection among his warriors and allies
The destruction Of his caches is blow
that he cannot easily recover from.
The call for volunteers has been
promptly responded to by Gov. Ferry,
who will be able to furnish all required,
east of the mountains, without any call
for Sound troops. The success achieved
will quiet all the Sound Indians and
those nearest us east of the mountains,
SO that without some unforeseen contin-
geucy no troops will be needed from
here.
, 1877-08-04

There are quite u number OF other
streams like these, with chances for at
least two or three dozcn more families to
secure good homes on this road back Of
the mar>h The soil is equal to any ir
the world, the scenery beautiful, and
with the drainage Of the marsh, there
will be 10000 acres Of land with scarce
no timber on 1t, high enough above the
river to raise grain or grass, nearly ready
for cultivation.
The lower portion of the marsh will
probably be drained this year. by Messrs.
Smith and Hurst. by continuing Mr.. SIS.
present ditch to Mr.. HIS. rancho, so that
Smith can haul the timber from it to
the river. This will drain all the lower
part of tie marsh eticctually.
Messrs. Larrimrr and Stevenson pro.
pose to start immediately after harvest,
and attempt to run drain from their
places to the river, striking it about two
miles below town. 1t is reasonable to
suppose that in this public spirited en-
terprise the settlers to be benefited on
the river bank will literally aid them to
complete this work. They propose to
start in the first part of this month
All these settlers are honest, intclli-
gent, energetic, 90 ahead men, anxious
to forward every institution likely to
develope the community. They are all
among the most earnest supporters OF
the county agricultural society, and will
make good show of agricultural pro-
ducts at the next fair. Each OF them
have beautiful homes, and what is espe-
cially noticeable is the variety and
amount of flowers found growing about
their houses. We know Of no place
were more beautiful homes can be made,
CDen Jlcle, III NllCll NlCInI'y'
With the digging of the bitches for
agricultural purpose, and the drainage OF
the marsh, a slight additional expense,
putting IN dams, &C., and making them
a trife larger and deeper, then boats and
logs, as well ms sawed lumber could be
foated to the river from the bluff.
This done, all the water privileges
would be available Tor local saw mills.
There is to-day market for what one
hundred small mills could saw at paying
rates of cedar and other woods found in
abundance near these streams. Probably
no more large mills will be built for a
long time to ceme around the Sound.
If one half the money now invested in
logging for these large mill companies
was employed in building up, and rum
ming these small, local saw mills, utiliz-
ing the power now wasted, and finding
market for its products, our county
would be one hundred per cent better
off. This work, with the cultivation OF
these marshes, grinding oar own feed
and flour, as well as raising it, especial
ly raising quantities Of fall wheat for
-four, would make this, one of the
wealthiest regions on this coast
INN. - W,..ls.nv, NVsaR.
, 1877-08-04
y..o,rce. Of the s:nOilOMislh.
NUMBER SEVEN.

TIE MARSH OPPOSITE sNoHoMish CITY,
The three largest marshes in this river
valley are. the LA Grand Marsh between
this place and the Skykomish river 1.-THE
one on the Snoqualmie, opposite I'uV"lIs s.
como fifteen miles up river, above this
rl,co and the one, called the big marsh,
situated opposite snohomish CITY, ana
oy.ordinr from Lowell to Fiddler's Bluff,
Icing some eight miles long ana
from one to two and one half miles in
width These three marshes contain
about 40, 900 acres of fertile agricultural
land capable Of being brought into cul'i
ya,ion at a very reasonable expense
This article will be devoted to the last
named one.
A county road is located from Lowell
70 Fiddler's Bluff, along both the front
and rear OF it,
The first place reached is that belong
ING to Amos Hurst, who lives about one
und three fourths miles from Lowell.
Has been ithere some bali. dozen years.
and has cleared some thirty acres of
land Had a fine field OF winter wheat.
More hay than lac would cut. Raises
each wear one of the best vegetable CUR
deps in the county. This year it looked
yery fine, only he said it was infested
with the cut.worm, to destroy which he
hnd turned stream of water on it, to
drown the worms, We noticed field
of about one third Of an acre of onions
from which he estimated the yield would
be about 800 bushels.
Mrs. II. is quite an amateur in fiowers'
last year exhibiting almost one hundred
varieties at the county fair. %
Next beyond Mr.. Hursts is Mr., Boards
home, he has been there about three
years, has some fifteen acres cleared, and
besides an excellent vegetable garden,
has A fine field of oats. Mr.. Larrmer
lives about two miles beyond Mr., Boards,
lie has some thirty acres cleared, has a
fine lot of grain, vegetables and meadow
land. Has been there about the same
length of time AS Mr. b. rs well as Mr..
Stevenson, who lives within about two
and one half miles Of Fiddlers Bluff.
Mr.. S. clearing is also about thirty acres
in extent.
These four gentlemen have made their
clearings, and built their houses, on
alluvial deposit formed by crystal, al
most ice cold streams of water, which
run out of the bluffs, and have brought
with them this mass of matter that has
raised itself from seven to ten feet above
the level of the marsh thereby being
far above the highest water that flows in
the river.
Their land has been easy to clear, and
when cleared, they have beautiful,
swiftly flowing, Ice cold stream of water,
running close by their house, suitable tor
all kinds of domestic uses, and every
thing that could be asked ior stock or
dairy purposes. All of these little
streams seem to come from deep seated
springs aud are scarsely increased in
size by rAins, or diminished by drouth,
Each one is large enough to run u good
sized water mill to saw up the cedar aud
,ir growing so plentitully close ut hand,
or to grind the hundreds OF thousands
of bushels Of grain destined ere long to
be raised each year on the marsh into
which they flow.
, 1877-08-04

\ friend has placed on our table The
Shaker monthly periodical published
at Stalker Village, New Hampshire, 1t
is Spartan advocate Of morality, ably
edited and credit to the society. 1t is
less sectaran and broader in its views
than most religious papers.
, 1877-08-04

QUITE a number from here will 90 to
Lowell tonight to attend u little socia-
BILE. We predict pleasant time for all
who participate.
, 1877-08-04

THE first white settler ON the Skagit
river was Chas. ii. Jones, now o resident
CT Port Townsend In 1859, he went
from Utsalady, where he had been work
ing to the Skagit river, settling near the
present site of Skagit City. Resides
there about a year and one half; cleared
some seven or eight acres of ground, and
then in the spring of 1861, left his
claim going east of the mountains to
the O.o Fino gold regions, near the
present field OF operations ot Joseph and
his band. This turning out to be IL
fzzle, he returned to the Sound. His
house having been burned in his absence
he abandoned his place; the river being
without settlers tor some time after that.
In 1865, after SartweIl and ethers had
settled there, he was on the river again,
went above the jam to Baker river, and
there prospected for gold, He went
above the timber on Mount Baker, and
camped for n month on its side.
His main camp was about ten miles
above the main canon Of the Baker
river.
Has not been on the Skagit river since
that time. When there, he says that the
south fork was called the Skagit river,
while the north fork went by its Indian
name of Squanamish river; the terms
north and south fork being unknown.
The above facts were related to US by
Mr.. Jones, on our last visit to Port
Townsend.
, 1877-08-04

ONE great reason why labOring men,
particularly jeurneymen mechanics, sell
dom lise above the laborcrs commo9
level, is their hck of practical education.
They are often declared frem taking nd
vantage Of opportunities to better their
condition because not qualified by pre-
vious education to fill the proDercd
opening. They are not wanting in hand
icraft. neither in natural mental ability,
but they lack elementary mental training
and often think they are too old to learn.
'Tis never too late to learn. 1t requires
more to fit man for the berth of maste'
mechanic or contractor. now than forty
years ago. If the p,uSses were better
educated there would he fewer million
aires, and less suffering from poverty
and wealth would be more evenly dir
trbuted.
HORSE Chestnuts should alwaysg le
dug before the fall rains, as damp weatl-
er causes the horse to broom up when
used for picSaxes.
WHY should SO much time be wasted
in trying to cure bots9 They were Rs'd
known to be sick. We have neyert%<
bot yet that was not in good healh
and appetite, unless he had been subjqt
to course of medicine. Ii let aloe
,hcy arc sure to live and do well.
, 1877-08-04

From the tone of our exchanges, and
late kilograms, it appears that the strike
and consequent disturbance are about
over. Business un most of the roads,
where the damage done was not SO great
us To preclude operations altogether, has
been resumed, aud express, mail, passen-
ger and freight trains are running as
usual The railroad property destroyed
will be rebuilt ns rapidly rs possible.
General business throughout the country
checked temporarily tor want ri commu-
ncaton, is fast resuming its usual status,
though crippled somewhat by the inter
ruptOn, and no doubt some time must
yet eIapSc before the country rccovers
fully from the effect Of the late disaster
ous riots.
Ii seems as though the railroad en-
ployees shOuldnGt he held responsible for
all the damage done during the strike
All the railroad corporations combined
for reduction of wages on all the roads
throughout the eastern states, and n
counter combination was formed to
counteract it, by the employees. They
went further and attempted to prevent
the movement of trains and when they
rrsortcd to force to accomplish that OBJ
jcct, riots followed So far the employees
are bIumeahle. But the great destruc-
tion of property and loss Of lite which
followed, was the work OF the lawlcss
element that is found in all large cities
'and towns throughout tho wo!ld. Such
elements are found ready to take adyan-
tage OF every unusual excitement. Their
object is plunder, ard it matters not TO
them who they plumber, provided they
get something for nothing True, the
houses of the rich become their first
object Of pundcr, rather than the cottage
of the laborer, not SD much on account
OF hatred OF the class, but because a
greater amount Of plunder is to be tound
there. True to their instincts, they
availed themselves of the strike and the
confusion which followed, to aggravate
the feeling and initiate riots, and they
succeed best, and caused the greatest
amount Of damage where that element
of discord and lawlessness WAS the most
abundant.
BY arraying themselves on the side Of
employees and lahorers, they succeeded
in causing the disturbance TO spread and
assume proportion and character un.
comfortable by any ordinary police reg
ulations and threatening at one time to
end in general anarchy. In many record
ed instances aborers and employees gen
orally, assisted the officers of the law and
the military, i'll saving property fram de-
struction and arresting the ring leaders
of the riots. In this disturbance we find
the old principle verified, that riots or
revolutions are easily started but it is
beyond the province oil any to control
them in such a manner as to have them
result in anything almost, except that
which their originators contemplated.
, 1877-08-04

We are no longer surprised that tho
courage Of Dept. Whitfield went G,s way /.
of cabbage leaf in the hot sun, h ,Ava'
We come to see the arms sent us lroSq,
Mnkilteo. There is room enough for i,
regiment Of his calliber to muneuver on
that mighty sabcr blnde and comfortable
quarters could be found for them in the
chamber Of that terrible rifle barrel, II
their physical stature was in pmportion
to his mental capacity. The donation
address and all, was found slowed away
in Furgs back loom, the stragetic point
selected by the falling presenter to hide
his inability to gracefully carry out the
part of friendly burlcsque he volunteer
cd to perform. Query--was it want Of
courage, inability or covetious desire
to retain the weapons tor himself tlSt
prompted the non delivery2.
, 1877-08-04
TM alurthgrn $tar.

ISSUED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING
BRIDGE MORSE, Editor and Prop'r
ASSOCIATE EDIinES:
ns a c. FOLSOM. MnS. FANNIE NOSSt.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
&3OO PER ANNUI IN ADyANcE
, 1877-08-04
N.2r ripe plums are in the market.

N.yr ripe p,ums are in the market.
HEAVY rain on The night oI August p.
Considerable I hay las been damaged
Gail at the drug store aud see some ot
Mr.. Missimcrs town views.
Du&'r forge, the socNb|e at Athclnm
Hall next Thursday might.
PuL Chuck is reported rising from
the heavy rain OF Thursday nlSht
a very Substantial sidewalk is hciuG
laid from hrst ST. to Ny. Hughes hur !.
er shop.
TIE Yakima came in Friday morning.
bringing freight and lumber. shU
LETT on the morning tide.
Mr.. Ross little boy, whose severe i'll
ness we noted last week is now 30 far
recovered rs to be considered out OF B..
danger.
SEATTLE papers inform us that the
Zephyr is still out Of luck. In addition
to the expense Of raising and towing her
to Seattle, she broke down on reaching
the ways. The Zephyr has been gOod
little boat and we hope she will soon be
ahoat again.
A large party Of ladies and gentlemen
81,
morning tor the Falls This sublime
natural scene is attracting an unusual
number Of visitors this summer. We
think il some enterprising man witlp an
eye TO the &uture, would build hotel AT
the Falls, it would be first class invest
ment, though it probably would not pay
much for year or two. Weare satisfied
more would visit the Falls II there was
good hotel close by.
MANY persons are represented as hos
tile to railroads, when In reality they
are in favor oi them. Much Of the hos
tility to the N. p. r. r., is not to the
road, hut to the manner in which the
means were raised to build it. No man
aught to be in favor OF granting National
State or Territorial MD to any enterprise
unless the government becomes purS.
owner thereof. The donation nj goycriS1
mtnt to that road in lands was sufficient
to have built it, and equity demands
government should control it. We deny
the governments moral right to give the
peoples heritage to corporations or iNdi-
gidSaL& III
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-11-23
Correspondence.
Registration in the Fiftl, District.

Mr. EDITOR: You will be kind enough to In
dulge me, for a small space in your columns.
On Tuesday, November 9th, went to Dublin
to cast my vote; arrived there early In the morn
ing, and remained till late in the evening The
comforts of voting, compared with previous
elections, were so great that it was really a
pleasure to exercise that grand privilege Of an
American citizen-the voice of the ballot
Numerous were the ordinations of pleasure
and satisfaction. There was no hurry, bustling,
crowdng and clamoring to reach the ballot
box. Every body was in delightful humor
to know that they could vote unhndered and
without delay. will ever hold in grateful re.
membrance the County Commissioners who or
dered the districts divided into precincts Iheard
one or two voters remark at is too quiet."-
''would rather see some excitement" 0fcourse
they had reference to the difficulties of voting as
heretofore, also to that ungentlcmanly and
beastly practice of former years-hghting. If
we as Christian nation are advancing in civil
cation 1t is time we should put in the background
all such relics of the dark ages, and allow decen-
cy and gentemanly department be the order of
the day. Thanks to our gradual education of
the masses, we are learning to be gentlemen.
1 think it not out of place in this letter to say
word about our registry list. Dublin district
has about ,675 names on the list as voters
From observation and estimates we have in reali-
ty not exceeding | 200 voters: Now why is it
that there are 475 names more than We have
voters? The solution is quite easy, viz: Voters
who have been dead for ten years still carried
non-residents for ten years are also on the list;
and / may add that in some cases mans name
appears tWiee. If we keep on adding names from
year to year and striking none, or at least few,
of, we will In short time have registry list
equal in numbers TO the whole county. From a
careful examination | find that some have been
dropped, but certainly very few. Knowing that
the elections are conducted with strict honesty
and impartialtiy in this district, we cannot nor
will not charge the officers with on intent to put
in the ballot box the famous "pudd!ng' tickets
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-11-23

HARPER's MAGAzINE.-Harper'S Magazine for
December fully maintains the leading position
which this periodical holds, both as to literary
and artistic excellence. Readers will first of all
turn to Longfellow's poem, "Keramos," beauti-
fully illustrated by Abbey and Fredericks.-
While the subject of the poem is one dear to the
hearts of all bric-a-brac hunters, the poet has
transcribed its more obvious features, and given
us not only poem of marvellous skill in reais-
tic description, but also an imaginative work OF
the highest order. The fashioning Of clay in the
potter's hand typically suggests the subtle fash
ions of human life and nature-the keynote OF
the poem being the idea of change. The potter's
song, bits of which occur as frequent rcfrains,
imbues the poem with q human sense, and re-
lieves it of any appearance of abstract gencr-
alization or of merely speculative reflection.
The Numben-Opens with Millions "Hymn on
the Nativity" With seven effective illustrations
by Frederick.
Mrs. Spofford contributes paper, beautifully
illustrated on "EliZabethan and later English
Furniture"
Mr.. William II. Ridcing contributes paper
on the Metropolitan Newspapers" which will
be universally popular. 1t is embcllished by
twenty-seven illustrations, including portraits
of prominent New York editors.
"Many Leaves and few Grapes" is an Italian
Christmas story, by Virginia W. johnson, with
TWO striking illustrations by Abbey.
This number is especially rich in fiction.
NJ D. Conway contributes an entertaining de-
scripton Of his visit to Jamrachs-thc London
man who supplies the geological gardens OF
Europe with animals.
+. S. Nadal contributes an interesting study
of the " Cosmogony of Paradise LOST
Besides the poems already mentioned, there is
one contribution by James T. Field, entitled
"Monmouth," and one "To Friend who Slept
Ill.," by Elgar Fawcett.
The editorial summaries are as varied and en-
tertainiDg as usual.