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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-08-30

FRESH OYSTERS served at the Mai
SON Doree from this date.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-08-30

FoR GENUINE GERMAN Milk Bread
90 to Piper's.
, 1878-07-25
Gun-cOttOn in Warfare.

A new use has been found for gun cot
ton. Hereafter it is to be employed for
disabling guns Of the enemy, and is to
take the place Of the spike and the ar
plorer's hammer. A slab of gun-cotton,
simply laid upon the muzzle of gun
and detonated, so Injuries and distorts the
weapon as to render it practically useless
for firing, while in the case of a muzzle-
loader it at once precludes any attempt
to load the gun. The old plan, it may
be remembered, of rendering an enemy's
gun useless after storming battery, was
to spike them by driving nail into the
vent or touch-hole, and then, in the event
of the attacking party being driven out
of the battery again, or retiring the
weapons could not be used against them,
at any rate for time. The rapid injur-
ing of gun by means Of gun-Cotton, in
the way now suggested, will prevent the
cannon ever being employed again. This
is not the first application that has been
made of gun-cotton for purposes of de-
struCtion before the enemy. A new body
of men termed Cavalry Pioneers, first
created by the Austrians and now adopt
ed in the British army, are to employ
charges of gun-cotton in similar way
for breaking railway lines and destroying
bridges quickly. The trooper, mounted
on strong and rapid horse, is provided
with belt containing few pounds of
compressed gun.c cotton, and on arriving
at railway he dismounts and places a
charge upon one of the rails. The gun.
cotton is detonated with fuse, and the
result is that half yard of metal is sent
flying over the next hedge. Probably
not more than sixty seconds are neces-
sary to work the mischief, but the man
is up and away before the explosion can
take place.
, 1878-07-25
General Grants Gifts.

In the handsomest business Office;
the worId-that of George w ChiIdt
ESQ., proprietor of the Public Ledo",S'
on the ground floor of the brown st1- st,.
building at Sixth and Chestnut streot0 ue
are deposited a number of the gifts WIFI, wG;oh,
ex President Grant has received whiia;u
Europe. 1t being inconvenient TO c.,.u ~
these along with him in the tour Of ~.
world, General Grant consigned the vsrV v
valuable mementoes to his near and do.yy
friend, Mr.. Childs, for safe. KEEPING nnt;
his permanent return to the rnitoa
States. 'u
In curious cabinet of ANTIQUE desirO
are the most beautiful of General Gran3,,1
gifts, except the gold box presented h.,
the Mayor of London, which is still ~
England. The gold box presented hu
the city of Glasgow is about eight inchns
long and five wide aud three deem 1,o
merchantable value is about eipht bnn
dred dollars. The engraving consists of
emblematic devices. Encircled in tbs
center of the lid is the coat of arms nf
the city, with the motto; "Let GLASGOW
flourish"
The gold box presented by the city Of
Ayr is smaller, but the designs and orna.
mentation are beautiful. At the bottom
in front is the monogram, "U. s. G,.n tbe
latter letter being underneath the 6rst
two. The lid is wrought in elegant style
on the right side being raised figure of
the British lion, and on the left the Amer.
ican shield, with the coat of arms of the
city of Ayr between. the two. Both Of
these gold boxes contain parchment
scrolls which indicate that the freedom
Of the city has been rendered to General
Grant. This is also the case with the box
from the city Of Edinburgh, which diff.
fers from the Others in having been
wrought from silver, but very SNOWY,
The box rests upon four feet, and is plain
except upon the lid, where are worked
the coat of arms of Edinburgh, with that
we'll known inscription, "Nisi Doninis
Frustra." On the other side is the coat
Of arms of the United States, with the
familiar "E Pluribus Unum." Between
the two is q raised female figure holding
aloft a wreath of laurel. She stands up.
ON a pedestal, on which is inscribed
"Concordia," This design is decidedly
expressive, and conveys the meaning that
there is mutual good feeling between
Edinburgh and the United States On
the front Of the box is read: "The City
of Edinburgh to General Ulysses Grant,
U. S. A., 1877"
While the presidential party was at
the home of Shakespeare, the General
was presented with box about eight
inches in length and five in height, carved
in the most exquisite manner. On
card inside a short inscription shows
that
, 1878-07-25

"WELL, it can't be for long" con-
vulsively sighed the bercaved widow, as
she returned from the last obsequies Of
her dear lamented. "No, it won't be
long" and sure enough it wasn't. Six
montl later she was skipping around
picking orange blossoms and inquiring
after the latest and best styles in wedding
cards.
, 1878-07-25

ale left the largest fortune in the
country the other suswered-"tve hun
drcd thousand dollars, all in money in
the bank"
"Ani who is the heir2"
"YOur son '-7hc Interior.
, 1878-07-25

TIE pension of soldiers minus both
arms, legs or eyes, will be increased from
$50 to $75 per month. Only sixty-fVe
are on the list.
, 1878-07-25

OUT of eighty-nine samples of beer
and materials used in the brewing of
beer, examined last year by the internal
revenue authorities Of England, sixty.one
were either adulterated, or consisted of
illegal ingredients.
, 1878-07-25

COMPETE not with persons who nave
means beyond thy reach.
, 1878-07-25
. This Casket
: is made with Mulberry wood
from the
. tree planted by Shakespeare
. at New Place,
Stratford. Upon.Avon.

Mrs. General Grant was equally fOrtu
nate, receiving n copy of "Shakespeare's
Home and Rural Life y handsomely bound,
and Illuminated on the title page,
and containing photographs of all places
in the town which became famous through
the great author and dramatist. This
was presented by the daughters OF the
Mayor. There are two sets of medals,
one being the coat of arms of the family
of Grant, of Great Britain, of which the
General is lipeal descendant. 1t is Of
silver, and shows that the great charac'
tcristic of the family century or more
ago is still well developed, and adheres
to those of the present day. 1t com
prises plain silver belt, some nine inch
es in circumference, and in the center
heap Of rocks with grass protruding
from the crevicos. Two words inscribed
on the belt express great deal, and are
indicative Of the Grant Of to-day; these
are "Stand Fast" The other medals are
Of bronze, and show prohles of the heads
Of ex-President Lincoln and General
Grant. The latter gentleman has IN MS
possession fac Smiles Of these.
There are also a number of addresses
of congratulation to General Grant, some
in book form and Others in parchment
scroll. All are beautifully designed
Among them are addresses OF welcome
from the chamber of commerce OF New
castle Upon-Tyne; the mayor alderman
and burgess of Birmingham; the city OF
Manchester, borough of Sheffield ana
city Of Inverness.
Besides the gifts which are at the once
of Mr.. Childs, there are number Oh
smaller ones in the vaults Of the Fidelity
safe deposit company. The presents VIII
remain in Mr.. Child's Office but for a rev
days longer. What will be done win
them is not known at present, but IL 10
expected they will be stored away AZ Ine
Fidelity until General Grant can be hea'u
from -PhiLadeLphja Record.
As little as it may think OF it. TINS
country has more to fear from commu9'
ism than from all other evils comolheu'
The great city which suffers the monster
to rear its head in the midst OF II uh,
smitten, invites destruction. The clouu
not larger than a mans hand upon Tue
horizon is sometimes the precursor Oh
tempest by which cities are wrecked anu
navies are stranded. Communicating
is the faint, low, far-of, dreamy WASH
the waves of hell in the very sonhu u
the name. 1t is the worst form OF tyraN'
nv the world has ever seen:
'Does tyranny always begin II,
With gllttering pomp and deatenihS ulh
With musketry and drum?
At tstillest times it oft creeps in, =.
When sword and spear no conquestS WILL
And martial strains are dumb
| - nn,iy;ar Jo1Jrn1L
, 1878-07-25

PROFESSIONAL TRAMPs.--The fools are
not all dead yet. Sergeant Bates is alive,
it is reported, and is in destitute circum-
stances. Does he deserve any particular
sympathy2 Hecarried the American flag,in
time of peace, through the southern States.
Then he carried it throughout England.
Suppose an Englishman should walk all
through the United States carrying the
British flag What good would it do9
Who would carel Then Weston got a
good deal OF free advertising by walking
and-getting beaten. What good did
his walking do9 Then came O'Leary,
and bilked the public hereabouts by
walking and sleeping, the count of his
miles continuing while he slept, just as if
he were walking. Another fellow at
tempted, few days ago, to beat his time
for six days, but fell short more than a
hundred miles. What good to anybody
or any cause have those fellows walking
donel Were limb, muscle, sinew, bone,
breath, endurance, given them for no bet
ter purpose than to waste all for naughtf
Has anybody been made wiser, better,
or richer by this legmania nonsense!
And now comes another maniac, pro-
posing to walk forty miles daily, Sunday
excepted, during two years, and thus &C
complsh a walk around the earth" in
a horn" Bates, Weston, O'Leary, Hen
derson, and the rest of you, why can you
not do some useful work and so earn an
honest living2--Ahd California.
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sober. Sound. aud Patriotic words.

Foa G,s " r. 0,n,ps' n,outon Dy si.,cl.
For one hope and pray that our old antago-
list. ofthc South wall have learned wisdom and boy their
,cts prove to the world the sincerity ct their patriotic
declarations Some Of them hovc,cr contend uH'
,ccausc their individual motives were pure AMI honor
hlc they are entitled To- the Sumo measure OF honor AMI
ior, those who had the right ON their side and who
" war and violence had to enforce submission to law
nj authority
There are such things as abstract right and abstract
wrong, AMI when history .vri'ten human action. mus.
axe their place in the other category. We claim
hat in the great civil war We OF the national Union
irny were ri-ht ami orr advcrsancs wrong And Mo-
rcciai pleading. no excuses personal motive. how
pure and sp,cious can change rus the verdict Of
lac war
Iwoud not for the world rc,iyc the an,ry passions '
hatrcnod OF time. nor do question the personal mo
Of then ANTAGONISTS nut lido AMI ever will CON
lest the proposition that w should tear from the history
IF counir, pages which record the great events
rom iso TO i~5 or they should stand there forever
,warning to those who come after us-vho from ra.-
non. ~cltinicrc. an, human cause rrctcNt what
ver may undertake destroy thi. Government by VIC
cnce--a Government IN which the living are only the
trustees for M hundred, of mions Of human beings who
are so fast pressing us OH men M tie stage OF lite
No the deeds Of our dead heroes recorded IN the
great book OF Time ant marble and brass will continue 10
record them long after dead and gone In the Ian
suasc great leader Gen Grant, will never apollo
Ize for the deeds in Isol tut III treasure up their
memory and On every suitable occasion, long life
lasts will prcscn, them to the youth Of this countr,
noble examples OF hcroim and patriotism for they
mvcd this nation from absolute humiliation. or. the
very least from long period oncsunc wara anarchy
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Tho Chairman of tine House Military Com
miltcc stood in his place and read from
special report Of the layma-'or-GouHrd the
cN,ortoi confession that Of the tny-Gyr
army pnyma~fors over whose illouos- hr
prc-idc-, some were actually occupied In
travelling and paying troops only two days
in the month; some only .ht days; others
ten days; othrrs thrro days; others six
days Not one of the tifty-nvc WIS occupied
ms much MS one month in every two
months. Therefore at least twcuty-cght
Of our paymasters are unnecessary and
should be dispensed with,
Did the astonishing confession have
the effect to impcl an instant vote from
the House aholi-hing one-half Of the pay
force Not at all 1t was the eighth
section Of the Army Appropriation hill
that was under debate. 1t provided ion
Pay Department, to consist of forty-throc
officers one Colonel, two Lieutcnant-Col-
oncl-. and forty Majors, 1t timdly reduced
the number Of paymastcrs by only twelve,
instead Of slaAhing twcnty-cight out Of the
corps, a. il should have done Against this
trivial economy nlncty-threc votes were ac-
tually cast motion madc by FOSTER of
Ohio, the fostcrcr Of all abuses, TO strike out
tine eighth section. and leave in all its ras-
cally yigor the evil example of n Pay De-
partmcut twice as large "a is needed, was
! actually defeated 10y only thron votes
The Bureau II Military Justice ia perhaps
the most useless Of the cXorrsconcos ro-
naming from the war. II s part of the
| stan. tt gives comfortable rotrcatand Idle
ness toa Brigadicr-Gencrnl and eight Ma
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LET HdYES sTAr DOWN and our
A Kentucky journal on the Duty OF Exposing
the prcsidcntini Fraud.


When we remember how entirely Hayes title
had been acguosc,d n TO all appearance and how ju
tciou-iv he hal managed his patronage To- oducc
Democratic senators aud Representatives. II not to his
support at hast 70 apathy on the subject itisa great
triumph the Of the investigation that from his
comparatively obscure place in Annapolis hc should bee
ahle to bring It's support majority of one House OF
Congress ani may yet compel the Senate To take action
We alta distance, little know the influences that ope
rate in Washington The lobby is power which, hap.
ply is still unknown in Kentucky hut which at the ma
uona capital wicld. power equal TO either branch Of
Congress and often controls courts Congresses. depart
ments ami. through various channels. the Executive
itself HiisdcHrahlc TO gain senator 10 neutraze
his influence his son sonn-law, other near rca.
tive is given an Office ami thus keeps the old gentleman
quiet welcl baby. lie Is. to an niens and pur.
poses an cmasculatci statesman. about efficient In
parliamentary battles as cunuch in tio tented field.
The only way for Amcmhcr of Congress keep himself
free from ontin-lng alliances. and ready and with his
armor bright l. 30 utterly refuse 60 accept for himself
and friends either the Establishments the avors the
Executive lie j. sent 20 Congress 10 DO the Office oi
legislator and accept procure patronage and he
commits breach of trust II be docs thing inconsis.
tent with the object for which he delegated Grave
susi ci0n rests upon than member Of ngrcss
Of having come under such obligations 10 aycs as 10
render them utterly unit to perform their duty in the
present emergency. and their will be narrowly
scanned by their constituencies. ami the more narrowly
they are watched the likely they are 70 do their
duty
There is no doubt that the In which the Prcs
dency was raped Is scandal To- the which live
and such condemnation should be placed upon 1t a. TO
make It forever impossible that there should be rcpeu
ton of the iniquity II this Administration Is permitted
10 continue In the peaceful enjoyment OF its IN gotten
power, its mode Of acquiring power will be repeated
improved upon until thc United States will shame the
Presidential elections of Mexico
successful fraud is the creates. corruption 20 society
u0ssihlC and reaching couseuurucps Hardly
any public necessity should Justly it, cunuuuanc, Il
society di not punish tcvery theft would become
times As frequent asst Is Il no marx OF condemnation
Is placed upon unlawful seizure OF the Presidency
the Presidency will become constant object ol unlawful
acquisition by unscrupulous politicians
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for the election will be Of rare interest to
our people. The developments OF the PoT-
TER Committee will doubtless demonstrate,
ere November arrives, that one of our citi-
zcns was duly chosen to the Presidency. hut
was dcfraudcd Of the Office, and Tint an
other of our citizens was thrust into the
e-prcsidcncy through criminal con-
spracv. This subject cannot fail to play
an important part in the campaign
and thus to an unusual degree the
contest will he on national issues.
There will lie a fierce struggle through
out the country for supremacy in the
next House Of Representatives.. New
York elects nearly unc-cighth of its mem
bcrs Mr.. CoVRLiNG's scat in the Senate is
at stake To mako sure OF II he must So
cure a majority of the Assembly. The
small following Of HAYES, EvAErs, and
CrEris will oppose him The thrco outsdc
factions we have mentioned throw an Gle
mcnt OF uncertainty into the canvass. An
experienced politician has predicted that
thny will send fifteen or twenty members to
the next Assembly.
Thus it will be seen that though we do
not elect a Govcrnora other state officers
we are to have a contest Of uncommon
interest and Importance.
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incite the lazy Troians to take hold in earnest
Of tho business Of purifying the city's public
service. EGAN was one Of those scurvy fellows
who regard politics as n lever whercwith to
pry open the peoples treasury. He was more
direct in his mode Of robbery than most polti-
cal thieves He did not get furniture dealer
to sell goods to the city Mt exaggerated prices
and divide the money. His holder way was to
collect $500 on II mythical name for mythical
furniture. 1t was only when he was put on
trial that he made an effort to build up the ap-
pcaranco OF sale and delivery; but his witness.
who sworc that there was such man. and such
furniture. as represented in the fraudulent bill.
confessed Immediately aftcrward that for $500.
he had committed perjury. EGAN is vulgar
thief, and deserves his punishment yet there
was an almost successful attempt to defend him
as political martyr. He was a Democrat, with
a following in his ward. and certain foolish
Democrats cXcrtcd themselves in his behalf.
An cX-County Clerk sent an appeal to one Of
the jurors to stand by the party" and in con-
sequence is now fugitive from justice. Let
EoAN be u terrible example to corrupt Office
holders
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BEECnER GONG TO CiLIFoRyIa.
Ten Lecture. for $4,000 and Expense.-The
New House In PeckskIIi.

Thomas Mcguire, manager Of Baldwin's
Theatre san Francisco. has been in this city a
week engaging attractions for his establish
mont. One Of his ideas was TO hire Henry Ward
Bccchcr to deliver ten lectures in cities west 81
the Rocky Mountains. and soon after his arrival
here he made visit 10 the Plymouth pastoral
residence. Beecher said. in response to the
proposal. that he had no time for the trip. which
would necessarily occupy about month. Ma
euirc desired that he should go in July or
August hut he said that he had Just completed
new summer house in Peckskill. and that no
money would tempt him away from II until
compelled by fcnr Of hay fever. in September.
o. 60 10 the mountains.
On this house he has spcnt n great deal of
money AMI time. II is brick. mixed Gothic and
Fll2ahethan, with pointed roof and many pro-
lectons. The windows look out on an extern
sive river view. which he expects To enjoy.
There IL q spacious vestihulo. with walls COW
cred with gray embossed paper and floor Of
cool-looking marble. whcre he intends 10 sit
and get the breeze. The interior Is peculiar in
having no paint except in the form OF pictures.
great variety of natural wood H. visible The
colors IT the paper nre intended Ia produce n
cooling effect on the sight. II il in the library.
however. that Beecher anticipates much sum
with puurls ~ embossed lrnther: han Is InSt-
bake closets for papers and pamphlets "a very
lnrgr fr'h p window. openinE on Neran "a :
aud row of small glass windows stained with
pictures representing tho muses..
Mcguire then Offered 81 900 each FOR ten leo
lures in tho fan, AMI Bcecher sait that ne would
tract has been signed on the basis of $4,000 for
ten lectures. with sl.onp cNtrg for expenses.
Bec'hcr will probably 20 about tho middle 0f
September cutting short his stay 40 TIE White
Mountains ami delaying his return io Iymoufh
pulpit. lrpnuhly three If N" lectures Will bc
given in san Francis 'o. two iu ~ rum.ut' ono
no Virginia Cty.uud two go Salt Lake. Muguir.
tNiuke ihut tho curiosity 20 scn Bu.clnr Wlll
insure large audiences. Tho admission Zee is
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The Reported Interview with Mr.. Hayes.

II Is said that the greatest liar in the
world does not tell moro than one falsehood
In five thousand statements. Accepting thi,
estimate Of the average assertions Of the
most notorious falsiiicrs, We may infer
that there are about four thousand
nine hundred and nincty-nine chances that
the report 10y certain notorious Washing
ton correspondent Of an interview with Mr..
II. h. HAYES is substantially true TO one
that it Is utterly false. Assuming It TO be
true, the views and intentions of Mr.. HAYES
are interesting and curious rather than i'm
portant.
In the first place, It is evident that he IS
badly frightened. The coward conscience
should long since ha-o made him. he now
becomes in view Of the progressing invcst-
CATION. II have learned 10 look with ap-
prehension," lie says. ION the growth of
caucus influence In America" which, being
interpreted, means. Il icAI my time is near
at hand
Secondly, it is apparent from this report
that Mr.. HAYES has become an attentive
reader Of The SCN. "They can impcach
me in the House Of Representatives he re-
marked, land try me iu the senate 90 just
what we have been saying an along. His
trust. too. corresponds with the di-trust of
The SUS. HAyAup aud TIT RMNN, GORDON
and HILL arc the Democrats ho does AMI
we do not depend upon.
That he would bulge If impoaoh'l arl
convicted he docs notanoct o. deny.
Mr.. HAYES Is mistaken alb uf his own doe
termination and a- 90 what ht would do. II
there Is ground enough fu.lro -tlilir BOIL FIR
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Waliack's and the tnIon square Once More
In Acrimonious Rivalry.

There Is new antagonsm between Wal
lack's Theatre and the Union Square. Since
the disagreement about the play "A Celebrated
Case" which Waack only ut the last moment
rcfraincd from bringing out simultaneously
with its production by Shook 4 Palmer. there
has been no love lost between the rival mana
gers. The fresh trouble IS caused by Fanny
Davenport. who goes to tho Union Square in
August after negotiating for an appearance in
Wallark,s. Early this spring she bought OF
French son the American right TO Olivia" a
dramati2ailon Toy Wills. the London playwright,
of Tho Vicar OF WHkefeld' 1t Is said that
she paid $1,000. Her plan was to star in the
title role throughout the country next winter,
and il was desirable to have, il possible. n pre-
liminnry success in a leading New York thea
tire. Theodore Moss usually rents Waack's
of its proprietor every year for summer sea
son. hut he had seen no promising attraction
for 1873, and had advertised the house to let.
when Miss Davenport sent an agent TO make
arrangements for an engagement OF four
weeks \ bargain was verbally made painters
were set To work ON scenery. the announce
mcnt Of the engagement was published. and n
contract was made ready for signing. Then
Miss Davenport suddenly Withdrew from Wal
hicks. and signed II contract for the Union
square. where she will produce the play about
the lst " August. 1t is possible that Mr.. Moss
for retaliation. will bring out ulsiantially
similar play from Tho Vicar of Wakefield"
with Mary Anderson ia the leading part.