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RENTON.

A As there il some talk of again starting
X up the RpntOn mines description OF
this section may be of interest.
N The town is located on Cedar river,
II only a short distance from Lake Wash
inyton. in fact Cedar river rams across
the south end Of Lake Washington to
the head of Black SO as to almost form II
continuous stream. oit is quite difficult
to tell what is properly belonging to
Cedar valley or Black river valley. W.
p. Smith, L. NJ. Smithers and the Rem
ton Coal Co. own the land around the
townsitr. Here the Seattle and WaIa
Walla branch road to the Newcastle coal
mines crosses Cedar river
The coal mines and buildings Of the
company are about 1 OF mile above the
ssskn. Every thing there is in charge Of
Jas. Williams, the superintendent, and
foreman vi the mine.
Part ot the owners oi Rent0n are also
among the leading stockholders of the
great Seattle mines 1t has been to their
interest of have only Newcastle running
Capt. Simpson, one of the owners not
interested in the Newcastle mines, has
been up from San Francisco, and has
caused proposals to be made for carpeu-
ters 10 give in their bids as to what they
could build bunkers TINT would hold 100
tons of coal, from this and other things
seen it is expected the mines may start
up again, within few weeks. Capt
Simpson owned the fine vessel Western
Shore, recently wrecked.
~ David Parker and sons are wide awake
5erpIising business men. They run
steam saw mill, do their own logging
etc,
Mr. Snow is post master and keeps q
store. Tansey the railroad section boss
and Alexander the road master are a.
mong the pcrmanen, citizens of Renton.
Adjoining the town are Smiths gar
dens, beautiful resort Tor picnic parti' s,
etc. They cover about 4 of an acre laid
out with much taste and judgement.
whenever the growth of the country will
warrant it, Mr.. Smith will lay out. 20
acres more for the same purpose.
W. p. Smiths beautiful plce is ON the
mouth nt Cedar river. lie has some 90
acres cleared aud go cultivated. He has
about 80 head of cattle, 21 cove, 3
horses, 30 hogs and pigs, and GO sheep
and lives in easy plenty. He is an old
settler, soldier of the Indian war of
1860, and nn enterprising citizen. The
most remarkable thing about bis place IL
the immense number of beautiful rare
and costly trees, not usually found in this
~ untry, be has growing on his place.
Spepe are justly source Of pride and
pleasure to him. On the Seattle road
between bis h0use aud the bridge over
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Territorial Items.

The Olympia and Tenino r. Il. is a
financial success.
The services Of Mr.. J. It. Mcknight,
u recent graduate Of the Law School Of
the State University Of Michigan, at
Ann Arbor, have been secured 10 the
Puget souna Business College as lecturer
% common law.
, 1878-08-17

The steamer Great Republic brouah,
up fram San Francisco one locomotive
two tenders and iron for ten miles of
road, all for the Dayton and Sheridan
railroad. This Company expects to have
this road completed to Sheridan by the
firs, OF next Sept mbcr The locomo-
tive has been very appropriately named
| Pioneer"
The assessment roll of Thurston couutx
shows the following amounts of property
assessed far 1878: Real estate, So4s. .os8.
personal estate, $704, ,76a--toial Si.e5a..
S4S. The amount of taxes on the same
is; County $is 2a2.ss; county poll $3.50,
school, $0,8il,44; Territorial. S8,3O5,7l,
poll, $l,70S. Total taxes. $32s9f.47.
The assessment of 1870 amounted 10
$l,532, 1872. and that of 1877 TO $l.6l8'.
40l. The increase, small though il has
been, is gratifying.
During the past four or tve days a
Icontlagration has been raging 10 the tim.
her adjacent to the logging camp Of John
Green, on Wildly Island. 1t has caused
80. '" - "''' a'u 'os''
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III. ,,f, = "' W. "unoieo
~ N'' ''e 'u'" n''"e'
Mr. ]. Green lost two woke of oxen bv
the tire one day last week. the animals
we have been told. falling throuoh n
burning bridge from which ,hev wore
unable 10 escape thu Are
mn
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XIII, ..a - .ns
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The democrats have called their Terri
torlal Convention at Vancouver, and ap-
pointed the 9th OF September as the day
iorlts holding Their apportionment OF
delegates is one tor each county, and one
, 1878-08-17

treated, and desire that the whole
system I've done away with. %
The settlers are over their scare, they
have an extra big crop OF grain, and are
attending tn it. Money Is plenty and
every one is doing we'll.
, 1878-08-17
SQUAR VALLEY,

Some Is miles east of Seattle is to I've
tound Squak Valley, yet by Dwamish,
Black river. Lake Washington and SauaS
slough and Lake it is ITO milvs. A Can.
al from Lake Washington into Lake
Union. thence to Salmon Bay would ic-
duce the diltan' to IS miles, WHICH u
steamboat dould 90 and almost return
thesame day.
Lake W ,shingsou is almost 30 niih s
long. averages about three miles wide.
oquak slough is &c miles long, con-
ncctlns Lake Washington with Squak
Lake; this lake is nine miles long by TWO
widc.
1t is eight miles from head OF Squek
lake to Cedar river.
The main settlement was made in 1868
abodt ten miles south 0f Squak Lake.
Tncre are iound all the old settled pla
ccs on the Slough and also nearer to
Cedar river are great many recent
settlers.
The following is list ot the pri ncipls
farm, cleared in the settlement;
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Black river is trestle built iect off
the ground, which is over l,OO0 ieet long
, 1878-08-17
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Legal aud transient notices 81. on per square
arst Insertion; 30 cents per square each SUBJ
srluent Insertion.
, 1878-08-17
,uEp EVERY SATURDAY MORNING
! oRIpcE MORSE, Editor and Prop'r
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:

$500 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-09-16

no banks of issue, nor any money monop-
oily whatever. want to see rich men
and poor men all on the same footing in
this business, as in every other. ! want
government bonds made interconvertible
with greenback currency, SO that a
man holding a fifty dollar bond, and
banker holding half million of bonds.
can alike 60 to government agency and
exchange his bond for greenbacks, or his
greenbacks for bond, according as he
finds use for currency or not. Then
the banks can have currency for bonds
as they do now, but they cannot drow
interest on the bonds aohile they hold the
currency, as they do now. They can
then do a legitimate banking business
on what capital they have, but they will
not be allowed to double their capital at
the expense of the people, as they do
now. The legitimate business of bank
is to receive deposits, buy and sell ex-
change, and deal in commercial paper,
governmental and corporation bonds.
The issuing of paper money is no proper
and legitimate part of the banking bust
ness. 1t belongs to the government, and
the government, that is, the people,
ought to reap whatever profit is to be
got out of it.
| respect General Circuit as a six per
cent. man. He is in this regard law
abiding citizen. But | do not think
much of his financial doctrines, or his
judgment on financial matters. I heard
him prophesy that if the silver bill pass
ed gold would go up seven or eight per
cent. How he was mistaken about that |!
He now thinks the salvation of the coun-
try depends upon preventing the substi-
tuition of greenbacks for national bank
notes. would vote for him in prefer
ance to Barlow, notwithstanding he takes
! this ground, because I am sure that it
would be as easy to ''draw up the waters
of the Nile with bullrushes" as for Gen.
circuit to prevent the disestablishment Of
the national banks as banks of ISSUE
and because l think he is, if not the
best man possible, at least the best mar
the people have chance to vote fol
this time.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-09-16
The work Of specie resumption seem

The work of specie resumption seems
to have been practically accomplished
already. On Saturday the Secretary of
the Treasury addressed a note to the
United States Treasurer as follows;
4" On and after the 18th day of this
month, you are authorized at the treasn-
ry in Washington, and at the several
sub-treasuries in the United States. to
exchange standard silver dollars for Unit
ted States notes." And on the same
day Secretary Sherman said : 1.-THE gold
premium is only at one-fourth of one
cent to-day, and there is no reason why
that premium should not be rubbed out.
/ expect that great many silver dollars
will be paid Out for customs, dues, and
in exchange for four per cent. bonds,
but the amounts thus paid in will nat
urally be paid out again. All silver
certificates received by the treasury en-
able it to use a corresponding amount of
silver dollars. am confident that the
frAas.,-y --;ll Ia ~hlA IN exchange silver
dollars for all the United States notes
presented" The secretary, referring to
reports that he contemplated issuing
minor gold coins before January l, 1879
disclaimed such an intention. He desir-
ed it understood, however, that he now
had sufficient gold in the treasury for
resumption purposes, and will be ready
to carry out the provision of the resump.
ton act January LIST.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-09-16
ON TO VICTORY.

The result of the late election in this
district was exceedingly dispiriting to
a great majority of the most honorable
and intelligent citizens in the district.
1t showed how it was possible to carry
on an almost victorious canvass against
the principles of honor and fairness. and
to force candidate upon an unwilling
people. That the leading candidate
had any popularity or any natural
strength outside of his own county, no
one claims. That he had reputation
anywhere, as man possessing sufficient
ability to represent Vermont in congress,
no one except his mercenary editors,
had the cheek to declare. That his
methods of running campaign have
been fair and honorable, we, in common
with all who understand the situation,
deny. That canvass conducted on
the square, in which no money was used
by any candidate, would have so resulted
as intelligent men in this district be-
lieve. That the candidate having the
most votes stands as high in the esteem
of the people of this dictrict, as either
of the other candidates, we should dis
like to believe.
But that candidate after his great
success is not our representative,
and all the objections which have been
raised againt him heretofore, can now
be made with increased zeal. There
still remains a chance to defeat him and
save the honor of the district and the
ct~te. Wo have re~eons for etot,ng
that there is strong reaction against
him, and there is general feeling that
he is not the man to represent Vermont
in congress. He can be defeated if the
intelligent and respectable voters of the
district do their duty. We cannot think
that the better elements OF the republl-
can and democratic party will permit SC
great a wrong to be done, as to send a
inan to congress who has no reputation
for political honesty, no natural fitness,
no claims on the people of his State, nc
record that wins for him respect or es.
TEEN, and nothing that will make him g
credit to his district If he is defeated
it must be by the united effort of thu
good men of the district. There mus
be full attendance at the polls. and tn
people must awake to the situation ant
save themselves from the disgrace o
such victory as may be won by tn
enemy. Let every man who wants t
be represented by clean, able an
honorable man take hold of the work
and the result of the work will tell a
the final election.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-09-16

for one month may be insufficient or too
great for the next. The tickle and
changing opinions of Congress are an
unsafe basis on which to regulat the
value Of all the business transactius of
the country. The resumption act did
not provide for the destruction OF the
greenback currency. Amazing al it
seems now, the Democrats voted against
it for that very reason. AS construed
by the Administration, the act left
S300,oO0,OOO of greenbacks to be hpt
in circulation. By an act of the present.
Congress. $347, 100000 are to be hpt
in circulation after resumption. Vile
l do not believe that the Government
should turn banker and 50 perman'ntly
into the business of issuing paper cur
rency, am willing, for the presen at
least, to maintain as many greenhcks
in circulation as can be kept at pawith
coin and no more. The Greenbackcs
WANT TO DESTROY THE GREENBAo.
and make it worth little or nothing I
want to help it and make it as goo( as
any dollar in the world. You wat a
dollar that will not shrivel up in tour
pocket, one that is as good in Ohio in
Boston. Twenty years ago when a nan
travelled from Ohio to Boston he stopped
and related Eastern bills, as Wesern
bank bills would not be taken at par
out of the State where they were issed.
Now what does man care what bak
his bills are from? He knows that he
Government has $1.1O for every sub
bill issued, and he cares not if the bak
fails in Ohio. We are fighting tbs
same battle. We can feel for this al
other hard money States. When yo
in Maine help to elect Democratic
House of Representative you vote to d
away with the resumption altogether
Your Democratic Representative may b
a hard-money man. He will vote wit
his party, and that party will call 70
the repeal of the resumption act. Thos
who believe in honest money shout
stand together in this great battle. w
have some old-fashioned notions, an
some do not like them. We believe tina
twelve inches make foot, that sixtee
ounces make a pound, and that 10
cents make a dollar. Any tricks tina
tend to shorten the foot, tighten th
pound or depreciate the dollar, are rank
ed as dishonest. A great nation whic
} tries to dodge itself out of debt is dis
honest.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-09-16

Discretionary premiums OF SO for articles
not mentioned
Committee-Elisha Lane and wife. Derby; J. Z.
Dwinel and wife. Glover; N D. Scott and wife. West
more; M. B. Chafey and wife, Albany; VIM. Simpson
and wife, Greensboro
CLASS lsth--oRNAMENTAL AND CULINARY
DEPARTMENT..
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-09-16

LONDON, Sept ia frightful col
liery explosion occurred to-day at Aber-
carne, near Newport, Monmouthshirc.
Three hundred and sevcnty.one men
were in the pit, and only so we're res
cued. 1t is feared no others have
survived as the pit is burning.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-09-16


fifty teams were to work blowing for
next years crops.
A New York dispatch says that the
fever recalls curious prophecy of a
negro Vaudoo sorcerer last New Years,
that plague would come upon the city
equally fatal to the whites and blacks,
and increase until the number of deaths
equaled the degrees of the thermometer
when it would decline The coincidence
in the death rate and the thermometer
has existed for the past few days. and
the negroes are rejoicing, believing that
the climax has been reached.
There is in the United States Treas
ury, in coin and bullion, 5000, 900, 900.
This immense sum will be put into cir
culation--or at least so much of it as
business demands-after the accomplish
ment of resumption next January lst.
This will be an imitation of the currency
to the extent of nearly thirty per cent.
This will be an imitation that will carry
with it none of the evil consequences Of
imitation, because it will be an imitation
with something of real value, and not
with promises to pay.
| President Hayes and party reached,
Madison, Wis, on Tuesday, and were
met by great concourse of people
After being escorted to the hotel the
usual speechmaking took place. Later
in the day the President made more ex.
tended remarks at the fair grounds, a
portion of his address being upon The
financial question of the day. In the
evening a reception was held at the Cap
itol. On Friday he will be guest of The
Chicago Club. and it is expected thai
he will reach Fremont Saturday morn
ling.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-09-16
THIRD DAY RACES.
PREMIUMS, $500 /!

e
10 A. M-PURsE NO. 2. $l25-FoR HORSES THAT
trotted better than three minutes. $55.
$50. $40. SIS.
1l:s0 A. M.-Slo-FOOT RACE TO ENTER. TO
start Half mile heats. Standing start in front
of Judges stand. No entrance fee. 81. So, 81 81.
1880 P. M-PURSE NO. g. sI75--F0R HORSES THAT
never trotted better than 2:ss. $50. $45. $50.
$50.
2P. M-PURsE NO. 4. $25o-OPEN TO ALL HoRs-
es. $3.50. $50. $40.
CONTROVERSIES Races to be mile heats. best
8 in 5 to harness, and will be governed by the late
revised rules and regulations of the National Trotng
Association. Entrance Fee 10 per cent OF the PURSE
which must accompany the nomination in all cases.
Four OF enter three to start Any horse dis
tancing the field will be entitled to first money only
barring weight and distance Attention is called to
provisions Of Sec. and OF Rule 2. amended Feb.
H. 1873 which requires that entries by mail shall be
eligible bearing date the day of closing provided the
same has been notified by telegraph. which Will be
strictly adhered to in receiving entries All entries
must be made to ]. w. HALL. Clerk of the Co.. on OF
before Saturday. Sept. g. at 9 o'clock. p. m.
OFFICERS OF THE FAIR GROUND COMPANY
President J. P. Baldwin; Treasurer. E. Z. Button !;
Clerk J. W. Hall; Directors, w. W. Circuit, j. H. Bald
win E. r. Dutton. D. McDougall. R. s. Twombly.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-09-16
PROGRAMME 1sT DAY

PROGRA 1ST DAY
ga. M.-GROUNDS OPENED FOR RECEPTION OF
visitors. animals and articles.
1880 A. M.-GRAND CAVALCADE OF OXEN IN
town teams. and all oxen and steers will pass
around the track.
1l30 A. M.-EXHIBITION OF STATIONS FOR
premiums.
M.-RECEss TO 1PM
l:so P. M.-TRoTTING PREMIUM OF $40 FOR
three years old colts owned ia the county, in
GLIDING Sutton and Sheffield. Half mile heats,
best in to harness. S., So, 81. Committee
chosen day Of races.
2:30 P. M.-PURsE OF $50. FOR ALL STATIONS
owned in the county, including Sutton and Shelf
field. Best in to harness. mile heats. An
entrance fee OF 10 per cent. Of purse must be
paid to the Secretary or before p. m. Of day
of race $50. SIS, $40, S..
SECOND DAY:
$50 A. M-BROOD MARES AND COLTS WILL BE
exhibited the track and examined by COM
mittee in of stand.
10 A. M.-EXHIBITION OF MATCHED AND SIN
gle carriage horses.
1880 A. M.-EXHIBITIoN or MATCHED AND SIM
gle farm horses.
IL A. M-TR0TTING PREMIUM OF SIS TO FOUR
years old colts owned within the limits of Socie-
ty. Mile heats, best in to harness. 81, SIS SO.
IL M-RECESS TO P. NJ
l:3o P. M-PURsE NO. /. $50. FOR HORSES OWN
ed within the limits of Society that never trotted
for money. Mile heats, best in 5 to harness.
Entrance fee OF 10 per cent. Of purse to be paid
to J. W. HALL, Clerk of the Company, on or
before October LIST.
$50 P M-PREMIUMS DECLARED FROM THE
stand by the Secretary.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-30
weakness In Wheat.

The reasons for the heavy decline oflast
week are thus sketched BY W. P. Nc
LAsen & Co, Of Chicago: "The adyiees
all the week from Europe have been Of q
peaceful character; the quantities Of
wheat and -four on passage TO the United
Kingdom have shown an increase Of
l75,0 900 ora. on the previous sennight; the
weather here has been All that could be
desired for the crops; from Canada come
glowing reports as TO the appearance oil
the fields and the extent Of acreage soWn;
from California We hear that haryestsrs
are at a premium for the i~ngAthsring Of
the enormous crops; from the South We
learn that the grain crops Of this season
will exceed those Of any previous year
since 1855, and that In many cases wheat
has been soWn In place Of tobacco; from
Adelaide In Australia, the cable flashes the
news that the rains have been OF the
greatest benefit to the growing crops, and
that the surplus wheat for export from
the last crop Is over 100000 bl. TAX
ing all these facts into consideration, the
net fall In prices on the week will, per
haps, not DO considered excessive.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-30
a Gypsy Camp up the River.

New Cumberland Letter TO the stsuben'tlis
Gazette.
A Wait to the Gypsy camp: 1t is stu.
ated about a mile up Hardy's run, from
town. They have chosen a large green
sward situated close to the bank Of the
stream spoken OF above. A large water
sliu spreads its branches and shields the
warm sun from penetrating too freely in.
to their kitchen, which, by the way, is a
large iron hook driven into the ground
and arranged go as to hang q vessel over
the FIRE. The population Of the camp
numbers some ten or twelve; they have
three wagons, two covered and one open.
One Of the coyered,wagons IL quite orna-
mental and said 10 have cost some eight
hundred dollars. In the shape Of dogs
they are we'll provided for, one Of the
smallest, and again one OF the largest
said to be Of the St. Bernard breed. We
took q reportorial visit TO the camp on
Sunday afternoon. This description Is the
result OF the same. When We first made
our appearance 10 camp we were remind
ed Of being at camp.meeting. Every
feature Of q well regulated camp. meeting
was presented in the large concourse Of
people who had gathered for sight-seeing
and to have the Gypsy Countess pene.
.rate the tuture, and make plain the for
tunes that were 10 befall the subject.
The Countess was busily engaged at her
trade-because II Ia . trade, and one that
brings In the "mighty dollar with q ven.
geance. We, along with others, under
took TO interview her, and alter 9 few
questions the crowd, eager to dive into
the mysteries Of Gypsy life, gathered TO
such an extent that we were compelled 70
give Il up. She said that they travelled
all the summer season, and when winter
came they as 8 general thing removed 70
Pittsburgh, but sometimes they stayed
Just where they happened to be situated
when winter set in. But, as We said, on
account Of the eagerness Of the crowd TO
catch the faintest word uttered by her,
and from the fact that abe Is not very
communicative We were unable TO ascer-
tain all the facts bearing on the history
OF the tribe. Young America was taking
in the scene at q huge rate one time.
They with the Gipsy Count were engaged
in q sham battle Of throwing corr eobs at
each other, he WA making sport for them
at 4 great rate, and the boys were taking
Ii In with peals Of laughter. Quite =
plumber OF our citizens have made visits
TO the camp since they have been In the
peighborhood, and for the last two Sun.
days It has been = regular resort for
IoaHng, and should they remain for an
other Sunday It would be advisable for
the resident minister TO make a tour out
and give them q sermon, ~ no doubt be
could get 8 large audience, and no doubt
II would be an a%ppreciatiye one. The
beautiful situation Of their camp and the
surroundings are Of such . romantic
character that 1t Is no wonder that our
people would explore the Businesses Of
the rocky hillsides and penetrate the
mysteries Of the many places where 1t
would seem that no one had climbed.