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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-18

~ The telegraph wires are still
down. aud we are therefore enabled 10
give no later kilograms than what were
ccntainedsin Saturdays Onyosiap.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-18

NOBODY has found Charley Ross yet.
but everybody has found the best place
in Seattle to get Oysters-at Piper's. of
course.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-18

THE next thing on the programme
at the Centennial is Clam Chowder,
to be served up every night--frse.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-18

A FARM OF NO. BOTTOM LAND. IN
"A Lewis County. four miles from the n p. r.
T.. suitable either for missing grain, stock, or
for dairy. A man with family, and prscti.
cal farmer can Got leass Of the above place ON
sasy tsEns. Apply to
CHA6. 4. WHITE,
Olympia. W.T.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-18

PURE SWEET CIDER for sale al
Chilberg Brothers.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-18
MISCELLANEOUS.

A CONVENTION OF THE DEMOCRATS Oh
n the Third Judicial District Of Washington
Territory will be held at Seattle on
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-18

Passengers from PortlanS and up-Sonnd ports
VIII take Puget Sound mail steamer ana mata
connection with the City Of Panama at Victoria.
Ssesnser Dakota goes through to Olympia.
These steamers leave Victoria at noon ON the
day advertised. Tickets are good only on the
steamer Tor which they ara purchased, and are
NOT uansfsrable. For freight or passage spply
Fl. L. TIBBALS
General Agent for Puget Sound.
Port Townsend
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-22

NORTH MoNTPEILER.-The Central Vermont
Council, Patrons of Husbandry, meets at North
Montpelier on Tuesday, the 2Sth instant, at ten
o'clock A. NJ. 1t being the quarterly meeting, the
question of grange fair to be held somewhere
in the county the coming fall will be considered,
and some definite action taken on the same In
the afternoon and evening the meeting will be
open to the public and will be addressed by Pro-
fessor N. Cressy, V. S., of the State Agricultural
College, ON Veterinary Science and by other
distinguished speakers. 1t is intended to make
it one Of the most interesting meetings that the
council has ever held, and all oranges are gen.
orally and the public especially invited to at
tend. Very liberal arrangements have been made
in regard to dinner and housekeeping; all con-
nected with the council will make it basket picnic
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-22

MoRErowN.-Th friends and neighbors of Mr.
John Eagan-who has been sick for some time
turned out last Saturday to the number OF about
dozen and did his planting and sowing :. Mr..
Thomas Somerville, whose house was burned early
in the spring, now has new house erected on the
site occupied by the other e. Mr. Russell Sawyer
has taken down his old barn, and is preparing to
build new one, larger than the other. Those
who know predict that we are going to have cold
summer. :. The Masons have their new hall
nearly completed. George Buckley is putting
new counters into his store. e. We have had sew
eral frosts of late early risers AT the
Republican caucus, held last Monday night, George
Buckley and George Fletcher were elected dele
gates to attend the State Convention
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-22
WATCHMAN & JOURNAL---SUPPLEMENT.

injury was done to fruit, and probably the most
serious damage was in putting some Of the veg
etabe crops back a week or two.
THE Presbyterian general assembly in session
at Pittsburg, Penn, has performed the ceremony
of unwilling the memorial tablet in the vestibule
of the church designed to commemorate the union
of the new and old school assemblies, which was
effected in the same building in November, 1869
81 SHOULD like to live to draw two breaths after
| am acquitted, and then would die satisfied"
said John Smart of Burnet county, Texas, who
had lain in Jail nearly year on charge of MUIR
der, and was brought into court on his couch, sick.
At eleven o'clock the verdict Z" not guilty was
brought in and at twelve the old man died.
DURING the recent earthquake which slightly
shook Constantinople and very severely Ismidt
and Broussa the commander of an English ves-
sci, supposing the CONFUSION to be produced by
torpedoes, sent TO Admiral Horribly to inquire
when he should begin to fire the torpedoes in
his charge.
THE duelling pistols used by Aaron Burr in his
duel with Alexander Hamilton are said TO be In
the possession of a citizen Of Louisville. They
were left to him by his uncle, an army officer,
who himself purchased them from Burr for five
hundred dollars, 1t is asserted that they have
been used in eleven duels.
THE English labor troubles continue, the efforts
TO effect compromise between the operatives
and masters having proved abortive. serious
riot began at Blackburn on the 18th and 14th, the
residence of the chairman of the Masters Asso-
citation was burned and the windows Of all the
mills in the place smashed.
NEw industry is likely to spring up soon in
Kentucky, and is already. full ofpromise. This is
the manufacture of dress fabrics from dressed
hemp which, when bleached, dyed and properly
prepared, is pronounced equal to the best wooden
goods. Trousers made from this material have
already been worn several months, and show no
signs of wearing out
SINGULAR cattle epidemic has broken out
near indianapolis, the cause of which is supposed
10 be the eating OF dew-covered white clover by
the animals, which generates a highly expansive
gas in the stomach, and this, spreading through
out the body, causes death in a few hours. The
only known remedy is to thrust knife in the
sides of the afflicted animals, Just back of the
shoulder blades thus liberatng the gas and af-
fording instant relief
NEW use has been found for gun-cotton in
warfare. Hereafter it is to be employed for dis
abling the guns OF the enemy, and will take the
place of the spike and armorers hammer. A slab
of gun-cotton, simply laid upon the muzzle Of a
gun and detonated, so Injuries and dstorts the
weapon as to render it evermore useless. This
method is much superior to the old one of driving
spike into the vent. as in the latter case the
cannon could in short time be again made ready
for service.
The New York herald., 1878-02-06
The End Of n ..Miracle."

The miracle of Mauch Chunk has received
it's quietus from the Catholic Archbishop OF
Philadelphia It is to be charitably charac-
terized as a delusion, and Father Heinen
will, no doubt, as an obedient churchman,
60 about saving souls as usual and leave
miracles to history and consumptives to
the doctors. This is very wise conclusion
of the business, and one which the
HERALD claims no especial prophetic
honors for predicting. Miracles are
luxury which churches nowadays must
use very sparingly, and yet pious and
credulous priest may think it very hard to
have his Church robbed of what he thinks
great testimony to the faith. AS for Miss
Greth, the privation is a great one indeed
She must sink into Pennsylvania Dutch
oblivion with her little guardian angel,
whom nobody will believe she sees or hears
Walk up and down the hills of Mauch
Chunk as she may, her renovated lungs will
draw no breaths Of comfort. The DOCTORS
with their usual cold scalpel air, will
move about in triumph. There is to be
no invasion Of their business. What would
be the use Of sickness if it sent folks to
another profession for relief? "Nervous or
hysterical pathophobia," says one worthy
Esculapian with wave Of his stethoscopc,
sis what the lady had" That is enough to
discourage any maiden lady with a leaning
to the supernatural. Hereafter, as that
doctor walks up and down hilly Mauch
Chunk, he will thank Archbishop Wood
and mutter free translation. Of the old
French distich, something in this wise:-
The bishops order-s'priest nor monk
Must work miracle In Mauch Chunk"
The New York herald., 1878-02-06
Not Charley Ross.

The failure of Mr.. Ross to trace any re-
semblance between the sun-browned boy
from Demerara and the sunny-curled dar-
ling he lost nearly four years ago will, we
fancy, cause sigh of regret throughout the
country. The story of the abduction has
sunk deeply into the American heart, be-
cause it needed but q small exercise of
Imagination to bring the sorrow it typifes
wildly before the eyes of those whose homes
are made bright by children. The glamour
of large reward for the return Of the stolen
boy has naturally riveted the attention of
another class upon every detail of the fruit
less search. When, too. the tragedy at Bay
Ridge was enacted wherein the two alb
ductors, Mosher and Douglas, expiated all
their crimes at the muzzle Of Van Brunts
shotgun, lurid light was shed over
the painful story. It was Nemesis, but the
fates only lifted corner of the dark curtain
to stretch forth the arms that dragged the
criminals to their miserable doom. Not a
breathing space was given them to tell
whether the boy was alive or dead. There
was, perhaps, something merciful in this,
for the best judges Mt the time concluded
that the wretches, finding the search so hot
and the public SO unanimous in its execra-
ton of their deed, had added murder to
abduction sooner than attempt the hopeless
task Of securing the reward while shielding
themselves Whether this conjecture was
the true one or not it seems now almost cer-
tain that the mystery can never be solved.
Apart from the great difficulty Of identified
ton it must be remembered that for the past
two years every inducement of immunity
and reward has been held out to those who
could restore the boy.
The New York herald., 1878-02-06
Rifle Prospects for 1878.

The accumulated victories of American
riflemen are guarantee of the vigor with
which this healthy and nationally valuable
sport will be pursued during the present
year. The eminence attained can only be
kept by constant work and recruitment.
1t is therefore eminently desirable that
wherever throughout the country the
sport has gained foothold a proper
stimulus to improvement should be az
forded. The good work done by our local
association in the past certainly entities its
decisions 10 respect, but the time is fast
coming when an organization more truly
national shall take its place. Elsewhere is
reported the meeting yesterday Of the
Board of Directors of 'the National
Rifle Association" at which it was
announced that replies had been re-
ceived from the Adjutants General of
twenty-one States to the circular notifying
them Of their election as honorary men,
bers. This is not enough. AS active heads
of associations within their respective Com
monwealths they would be valuable men,
bers of national association, but, as
''honorary members" CO. they will not give
much national backbone to the association.
We desire to see our local organization 60
forward in it's well performed work, but
to create board with national authority
the work must be set about in more prac-
tical form than tacking on honoraries. The
programme announced for the spring meet
ing at Creedmoor is a great improvement
on its predecessors, and is fully justified
by the number OF, good marksmen coming
to the front It is to be hoped that this
years match for the Centennial Trophy
will bring goodly number of COM
peting teams before the butts, and
that nothing will be left undone
to secure so desirable result. We do not
altogether like the announcement at the
present time that If no competitors
declare themselves before the 1st Of June
our riAemen will shoot over the ground in
September 1t is scarcely compliment to
The New York herald., 1878-02-06
Tn. erseI.n Compl.c.tson.

As wayfaring man. who may have been
both fool and tramp, went forth on the
wintry roads in the rural districts he was
assailed by the terriers and watch dogs of
the neighborhood. which showed their teeth
with much demonstration. Endeavoring to
defend himself by the wayfarer's most con-
venient weapon he found that the stones
were oil frozen to the earth, and he cried
out in the dialect OF his native land,
bad cess to the place where all the.
dogs are let loose and all the stones
tied fast" Ii this is not true
the chroniclers of tho school Of j. Miller.
Esq, are to blame; but. true or false. new
or old, the story illustrates happily enough
the predicamcnt of this poor old barbarian,
the Turk, in his European perambulations
For him, indeed. it is true that all cle-
ments that may menace him in any form
are let loose, and all means of defence are
tied fast. His latest wonderful experience in
this way is with Greece. Hellenic troops
march into the territory recognized as his
by the public law of Europe, assail his
strongholds and drive out his soldicry.
They make war on him, in fact. Then the
Sultan wakes up, rubs his eyes and finds he
is ut war with Greece. Forthwith he de-
spatches his fleet to make war in his turn,
and all the way from Constantine
pie he can see tho Athenians tremble
at what is TO happen. But, behold !!
ere he gets at them the foreign
Ministers in Athens rise up TO guarantee the
Pirnus against bombardment. 1t is all very
we'll for Grccco to make war on Turkey. bnt
when Turkey wants to return the compli-
ment it is not we'll in the least On the
contrary, there is pother about civiliza-
ton. Certainly it is a very funny war in
which all the hitting must be done by one
side and it is not strange if simple
minded barbarian fails to fully compre-
hend it.
The New York herald., 1878-02-06

eral revival of business. With the new
economies expected in the 'administra-
ton of the canals, and with such additions
to their business as will naturally attend q
revival of prosperity, it is possible that they
may be worked to their full capacity
on self-supporting basis. The idea Of
making them burden on the taxpayers
will not be adopted until it shall have been
demonstrated that their business cannot be
kept up after full trial of the new system
of management in period of ordinary pros
perity. We are trying the system OF low
tolls, and arc about to try the new manage
ment in time of business depression; and
the people will think these enough in the
way of experiment until their full value
can be tested in better state OF general
business. We do not dispute that the canals
must finally be free, but the time has not
yet come for making that proposal with
success
The New York herald., 1878-02-06
Dr.. Hayes and the Canals.

The proposed amendments Of the State
constitution introduced by Dr. /. l. Hayes
is probably premature, although we may
have to come to it in time. In order to
make the navigation of the canals free the
property of the State would have to be
taxed about one million dollars per annum
for running expenses and to keep them in
order. The people of the rural districts,
especially in parts of the State remote from
the canals, will not consent to such bur-
den at present. The canals have here
tofore been an important source Of
revenue. Those days are undoubtedly
past forever. but 1t will take the
people some little time to reconcile
themselves to the loss of revenue before
they can be brought to accept an annual
burden instead. The Legislature has adopted
the toll sheet of last year, which merely
pims to collect money enough for the ex-
penses OF administration and repairs. Fur
ther changes Of policy will have to await
the result of the new system of management
under a. Superintendent of Public Works
and the effect on the canals Of q gen.
The New York herald., 1878-02-06

the rock. OF the public credit and
the waters gushed forth? ?" He knew
well enough that the public credit was so
wonderfully established by certain laws of
Congress but the credit of those laws be-
longed to the master mind that conceived
them and the energy that secured their
adoption. The story which Jefferson told
in his 'Anas" respecting the Assumption
law is decisive as to Hamilton's successful
activity with members of Congress. JeAer-
son had just then returned from France and
did not understand the situation. He says
that Hamilton met him on his way to the
Presidents, walked him up and down for
long time in front of the Presidents door
steps. explained to him the hitch which
had arisen. on this measure in Con-
gress and solicited his influence to
help it through. jefferson accordingly
invited Hamilton to dine with him the next
day and bring some of his friends, promis-
ing also to invite some of his own, and
arrangements were made ut that dinrfsr for
exerting influence enough to secure the
passage of the bill. jefferson felt atterward
that he had been duped, because he found
that he did not approve of the bill; but the
anecdote is none the less decisive as to
Hamilton's successful attemptS. to manage
Congress. II is we'll known that Mr..
Chase was in constant intercourse with
the financial committees Of both houses
and with other influential members,
and that it was by means Of such inter-
course that he carried his measures. At the
session when he first proposed the National
Banking law Mr. Hooper was the only mem
Der of Congress that gave it any support,
but by persistent pushing for two years Mr..
Chase finally persuaded Congress to adopt
it. We need not multiply instances they
nre familiar to every student Of our poit!-
cal history, and in the light of them Mr..
Hayes fastidiousness seems the mark OF o
man not we'll vcrsed in national affairs.
The New York herald., 1878-02-06
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

An old maid Is q primrose.
February camo In like liar ..
Serve French beans with broled ham.
Colorcd noss embroidery net 10 fashionable.
You may save sausage gravy to stew cold meat in.
Senator Edmunds can sec q cranberry at four hun
drcd yards.
The Portuguese say:-"God writes straight In
crooked lines"
The Now York Graphic says that "P. l." meass
Prince Imperial
few ladies are admitted 10 N. Tano's literary lec-
lures ON his own order.
Judge David Davis ato too many dried apples when
hc was youthful aud erroneous.
The tired omnibus horses heart IL mover bowed
down by single weight OF whoa.
Safety pins hold tho undertakes of bows nxcd upon
little girls' shoulders. Tho plus sowOd IN.
Georga's favorite college has 225 students LIS
name Is Emory. That is whore students get polished
Mr. Gregors dc wiamov, First Secretary OF the
Russian Legation at Washington, IS At the Everett
House.
Ex-sccrctary Robson to one Of his crItics:-"You
woudn't expect sailor to take his sea water fresh,
would your"
A Northern exchange speaks of = crow with frozen
wings hopping ovcrth Helds. With the exception Of
the wings ne all crow-K.
Alabama Is tho champion state for raising mules
One litto Town has raised thousand Yet the South
wishes to cut down our army
A man who heard the great storm shrsking and
bowling of Coney Island says It sounded like young
practising on an accordion.
Ataendum :-'Men, II seems, may have the most
perfect tor the music OF prose- ana yet DO quite
unable 10 produce good verse;"
He was aged fourteen and In the woodshed
with his father. The he uttered were substau
TALLY :-"Darn Tho returning board"
The Philadelphia Bulletin, speaking OF HERALD
paragraph, asks whom the ordinary Monkey OF Con-
gress Will emerge from his primitive A. b. C--nia.
For nearly week now one has discovered In
the musical circles Of Europe great American song
stress Only little while ago one was discovered
every three or four days.
dog ran down tho street yesterday with q tin can
tied it's tail Tho boy VINO questioned about tho
affair remarked that he was only canning little hy-
drophoba for summer use.
A sleighiug party went out to Pompton the other
evening, and on tho way back the sleigh upset and
ono OF tue musicians who ieli into The bass fiddle
drawn home in II staccato condition.
.sTry not tho pass, Z" the old man said;
sDark lowers the bower overhead"
But still he answered, with a sigh,
..My hand IL poor, must 60 by,
--und sotziori"
The New York herald., 1878-02-06
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.
Az Booths Theatre tonight Edwin Booth appears
as Richelieu.
Nibio's Garden 10 nightly throngsd, and the now
play draws we'll
"Dick Drift, Son OF the Streets" IL drawing worry
fairly at the National Theatre.
"Hsen's Babies" at the broadway has made hit
The little Dampcr girls are prodtgiea
1t was Miss A. Gray and not Miss d. Alice Gray who
appeared at the Lyceum on Monday night
The last nights OF tho dead Secret" announced
at the Filth Avenue Theatre. "Sidonie" will follow.
"Chicago Before and Alter tho Fire" Is the coming
sensation at tho Eagle Theatre, aud somewhat cxpon-
sive preparations being msdo Tor the production
Of the play.
Ii the HKRALD's critique. Of yesterday ON "Richc-
eu," at Booths Theatre the recognition due 70 tho
excellent Baradas OF Mr. Mines Lsvick was by slip
OF the pen paid TO Mr.. wheelock, who plays De
MaupraI
Mr. Fiske will produce "sidonis" Al the Fifth
Avenue Theatre Saturday evening instead OF next
Monday Tho pay has becn adapted from the orsi-
nal play by Alphonso Daudet and 10 In nve acts and
as many sceDoA
"Baby," ut the PARK Theatre, has been SO we'll ac-
cspted that the management are In doubt when 70
take II o. 1ftners Is anything that an audience
joys In these dull times II Is good laugh. They have
4 TO the full In this performance.
The New York herald., 1878-02-06

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.--'rhe stock market
was dull and speculation was devoid of any
change of Importance Gold opened and closed
Mt lO2. selling in the interim ut 1925. Gov
erDment bonds were lower, States steady and
railroads higher. Money OH call lent easily at
4l2 5l2, closing at 4 l2 per cent.
The New York herald., 1878-02-06

Tiur WFATIIER.-Thc movement southwark
Of the area OF high barometer has continued
and the highest pressure Is now over the Gulf
and South Atlantic States attended by light anti
cyconc winds In tho Northwest the pressure
has fallen very low. the lowest barometer being
now in the Upper Missouri Valley. northwest of
Omaha The pressure is also low across the
lakes 10 Nova Scotia, where another depression
occurs. Owing to the absence of very high
pressurcs from the meteorological field of OBJ
scrvation the winds attending the Northwestern
depression are moderate, but during to-day it is
probable that high baromctric area will be de-
vciopcd behind or north of it, and which
will cause the marginal winds to increase
in force. Indeed, the Southern area Of high
pressure has not decreased, which gives
promise of the conditions necessary to
produce high winds. As yet this depression
has caused no precipitation east of the
Rocky Mountains. Its attendant temperatures
are remarkably high, and although tho degrees
of atmospheric moisture are low considerable
evaporation is in progress, which, when the CEN
tire of the depression reaches the vicinity Of the
lakes, will probably supply considerable
rainfall. As it is at present, the weather
was warm and fine over all the dis
tricts east OF the Rocky Mountains yes
terday. The winds are soutlIeasterly on
the Gulf coast, northwesterly to northeast
ery southward along the Atlantic coast, south
erly and southwcsterly over the lakes and south
erly and southeastcrly through the Mississippi,
Missouri and Ohio valleys; northwesterly in
Wyoming, Colorado and Montana, and easterly
In Manitoba and Dakota. The weather in New
York and its vicinity to-day win be warm and
partly cloudy or fair, followed by increasing
and possibly light rain toward night.
Tomorrow it will be cloudy aud warm, proba-
bly, with rain.