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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-12-12

English journals admit that the ef-
feet of American competition is being
severely felt by their manufacturing
towns, and this fact is enumerated rs
one of the leading causes of the pres
ent unusual depression of Englands
industry. In many lines of goods
manufactured formerly in great guam
titles almost wholly for the American
trade, business has nearly ceased, and
expectation is practically at an end.
A letter from Birmingham to the New
York Times says that the export trade
of that city to America, which for
many years was enormously large, and
included nearly the whole list of the
wide variety of commodities which
that great manufacturing center pro
duces, is actually dead. Formerly we
had from Birmingham every conceiv-
able article of ironmongery; but now
our own products not only mainly sup
ply our markets, but are competing
with those of England in many parts
of the world, and even to some extent
in England itself. Electro-plating had
its origin in Birmingham, and few
years ago employed nearly $4,000 per
sons there. But the correspondent
was assured by a manufactures there
that America was now selling electro
plated goods in that very town. In
the nail trade Birmingham employed
Z
$4,000 persons in 1860. There are
scarcely 10000 so employed now. A
few years ago one firm in that city was
turning out from 100000 to S,000,-
600 gross of screws annually, and
America was a principal customer.
America now imports very little in
this line, and actually completes with
Birmingham in foreign markets.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-12-12
NUMBER 16.
The Sultan River Mines.

The Snohomish STIR learns the fol-
lowing particulars of the operations
now going on at the mines which
created such an excitement on the
Sound last Fall: ''The party now
consisting of j. 7. Cotton, NJ. Barrett,
Robt. Barrett and Peter Henry have
joined the other three original pros
pectors there and are now engaged
in making ditch one and half miles
long, for the purpose of conducting
water into the mine. Six weeks
more will be required to finish this
channel, which will afford about 800
inches of water, which will have a
fall Of 100 feet. They have run cut
from the edge of the bluff to the
Sultan river bank, abort 125 feet
above the level of the river from
its north bank to its old river bed.
This cut is now three feet deep and is
fourteen feet wide on top and four
feet wide at bottom. This cut is
made to get drainage from the old
river bed to the present bed of the
Sultan river. These prospectors have
put in six months time already, and
are determined to continue as
much longer, if necessary, to deter
mine the matter they are testing.
They have not tried to take out any
gold yet but have found by testing
that where gravel is found precious
metal is evenly distributed, but as to
the thickness of the gravel in the old
bed they have not yet determined.
This will not be accomplished until
after the rim is cut through and the
old channel is gained and drainage
perfected, so that practical test can
be made by regular mining work.
These men are old practical miners,
and declare that they are perfectly
satisfied with the prospect, and are
determined to test the matter thor
oughly.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-12-12

MINING ON THE kLAMArH.-The
river mining on the klamath has been
paving better this season than ever
before, every company having been
doing well, all the way from the
mouth of Humbug down to Oak Bar
and Hamburg Bar, below the mouth
of Scott River. The companies in
terested have been taking out from
15 to l25 ounces or more per week,
and will continue to do even better,
unless heavy storms cause big rise
in the stream to drive them out The
general supposition is that we may
have light winter, in consequence
of last being such stormy one, in
which case the miners may be able
to continue operations until later
than usual, or probably all winter. If
such be the case, the gold yield will
certainly be the greatest ever realized
on this stream during any one sea
son. Oregon Sentinel, Jacksonville.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-12-12

A Philadelphia paper says that the
real estate of that city has shrunk
more than fifty million dollars during
the year 1873. Incomes from this
source have sunk so low that owners
now do not expect more than four per
cent Last year the rent rolls of the
Girard estate amounted to $3.50, ,O0O
This year they are $50, 900 less. Bos-
tons real estate has fallen twenty per
cent since 1873. New York's valua-
tions, though not reduced on the rolls
in this proportion, have in reality suf-
fered similarly. Real estate is simply
coming down from the fabulous prices
of imitation times.
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Office, or removing and leaving them uncallcd
for, is prima facia evidence of intentional
fraud.
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4 colored preacher in Norwich a

4 coIored preacher IN Norwlch a
while ago gave out the following an
nouncement: "Brothers and sisters,
next Sunday, the Lord willing, there
will be baptising in this place, the
candidates being four adults and three
adultresses."
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FATHER to sleepy boy-"Come,
James, you ought to be up with the
larks on such a beautiful morning.
Matter of fact boy-"That's all right,
but how am going toget up thereY'
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-03-23
Washington Territory Inventions.

We have received from ]. McPerkins
d Co, Of Washington City, the follow
ing list of recent patents issued to citi-
zens of this Territory
Books for carrying fishing fles. II.
II. Holt. kalama. Filed August 2Ith,
ls77.-The fly book has at one end of
the leaves small hooks to receive the
hy-hooks, and at the other end elastic
straps. or cord. with hooks attached, to
receive the looped end of the snoois
and hold them in position.
Sewing-machiue shuttles. Carl A.
Schumacher, Wslia Wslla. Filed May
2sth, lS77.-A spring plate provided
with an oblong slot at its hinged end is
attached TO the forward end of the shut
tie by means of q pivot-pin, and. when
closed upon said shuttle. serves as a
tension for the thread, ut the same time
furnishing bearing for the bobbin
through q cup-shaped plug attached to
its rear end.
Insertible saw-teeth. Squire j. Ran
dali and James O'Brien, Port Ludlow.
Filed December 18th. 1877. An arc
shaped tooth is detachsbly secured in q
corresponding recess in the blade by
means of split spring holder. grooved
on three sides. seated In u recess i'll the
saw, aud provided with a projection
that fits into recesses of the adjacent
edge of the tooth, in connection with q
pin in the holder. for the purpose of
moving the tooth when run, so as to
project at the same angle beyond the
edge of the saw. blade.
Bed-lounge Frederick Jensen, Sc
attic. Filed Sept 9Th, 1877.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-03-23

OTTAWA, March 21.-While Rev. NJ
Picot. French missionary. was address
ing congregation last night at Hull.
he was frequently interrupted by half
intoxicated men, one of whom was an
Alderman. Altar the services num-
Der of Indian converts were attacked
by the mob and pelted with stones.
Picot was escorted home by about q
hundred Orangemen. Stones were
thrown at them, but strong force of
police coming upon the scene, a riot
was prevented.
The report from Battleford to the
effect that Sitting Bull had formed an
alliance with the Blackfeet aud other
Indian tribes for the purpose of attack
ing the northwest settlements, is dis
credited by the Government.
CHICAGO. March 2l.-Captain Con-
stance Williams. Of the seventh infan-
try, stationed at Fort Belknap, has sent
to military headquarters the result of
several scouting expeditions, which con-
firms the report recently telegraphed
by U. 8. Consul Taylor at Winnepeg,
Manitoba. Captain Will ans learns
the forces under Sitting Bull aggregate
with what he has assurance of receiving
in the way of reinfOrcements, nearly
1000 fighting men. The talk among
them is that they will fight nobody,
but if any one comes across their path
they will get it just the same. The
Indians are well supplied with ammu,
milton. and the situation is regarded as
critical, and decisive measures are
urged.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-03-23

CONGRESSIONAL. - Mr.. Schleicher.
from the Committee on Railways and
Canals. reported back the memorial OF
Jacob b. Felthausen, Of Chicago. Illi-
nois. praying for the passage of the
bill (H. r. No. 2599) organizing the
National Railroad Company of the
United States of America, for the pur-
pose of constructing, operating and
maintaining 9 double track, cheap
freight railroad from the Atlantic sea-
board to the City of Chicago, Illinois.
st. Louis, Missouri. and Council Bluffs,
Iowa. and branches to other cities whose
business will justify extensions.
Mr.. Banning (by request) introduced
. bill III. r. No. 363i) for a survey of
canal to unite the Upper Missouri
River with the Upper Columbia River /;
which was read q first and second time,
referred to the Committee on Railways
and Canals, aud ordered to be printed.
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tina. she should be represented as .
means Of making her voice and claims
heard. The government had never
PROPOSED that Russia should submit the
peace conditions to 8 decision by the
majority of the congress. They asked
that all of the articles should be SUBJ
mi'.c7 fJr discussion. and discussion
only. that being the only possible man.
ner of deciding which of them effected
European interests. This was the sole
question now at issue He was not pre-
pared to say what answer Russia would
give, but he thought the demand OF the
government was reas enable and mod.
crate, and unless il was complied with
there would b. very little use for the
congress TO meet st all.
LONDON. March % - the official
journal of st. Petersburg publishes the
full text of the treaty, which fully con-
firms the correctness Of the versions
previously cahled.
The Times, commenting on the text
of the treaty, says there is much to
criticize and resist. out nothing abso-
lately beyond the pale of discussion.
4 Vienna correspondent says: AL
though Russia seems to have explicitly
admitted 10 sonA Of the Powers. and
especially To Austria. that the Congress
had power to discuss what points of the
treaty were Of European interest. in
consequence of the irritation engendered
during the discussion, Russia has not
yet given similar assurances to Eng
land.
LONDON, March 22-The Pesther says
it is reported that Count Andrassy on
Wednesday definitely refused an alli-
once with England, and that Sir Il. G.
Elliott thereupon declared that Eng
land would not enter the Congress.
The Pesth people are convinced that
Russo Austrian alliance has been
formed.
A correspondent at Vienna says he
knows the idea of an Anglo Austrian
alliance was recently summsrily dis
carded by the highest authority in the
State.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-03-23

THE PUBLIC DOMAIN" - We are
in receipt of a number of a new journal
with the above heading, published at
Rogers Park, Illinois, devoted to the
public land interests" 1t contains q
leading article laudatory of Washing
ton Territory. which closes with the
advice
"To those vino are not afraid to work
or to live in log houses, and who have
means enough to subsist upon fer one
year. which among people of our simple
habits means very little. and to all who
are able or willing to work for their
living. We say alphabetically. come. You
will never regret IT,"
The Same journal elsewhere invites
applications to form colony to settle
on Puget Sound.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-03-23
Official Press Of King County.
Saturday, March %, 1878.
PROHIBITION IN SHIP
BUILDING.

Ii 10 asserted, and the fact seems TO
coincide with the claim. that the heavy
tariff laid by our laws for the protec-
ton Of the producers Of raw material,
operates TO prevent the building OF
ships in the ports of the United States
~ cheaply as 1t can he dome in Great
Britain. At the same time. no foreign
uuilt vessel il allowed 10 trade between
American ports, which cuts off Ameri-
eau navigstors from taking advantage
Of the greater cheapness Of the foreign
vessels, and has the double effect OF in-
crcasing the cost Of domestic transport
tation to oil shippers, and giving At
the same time nearly all the outside
commerce, and even the most of our
own foreign carrying trade to the great
foreign transportation companies.
Estimates lately submitted IL Con.
gress compute the amount which we
annually pay to foreigners as frcigh.
on our exports aud Imports at $780,
100000.
A strictly consistent protective policy
on the part of the government would
make It incumbent on Congress to
enact that drawback should be AL
lowed TO ship-bnilders on every vessel
built. equal to the full amount OF the
tariff on every portion of tho material
used in their construction. No tariff
.ystem can be framed that will be uni
formly beneficial in its working. that
is not intelligently discriminating, so
~. in regard TO every particular man.
ufacturc. TO invite freely the raw ma
terial and debar only the manufactured
fabric that might enter into injurious
competition with our own enterprise.
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TELEGRAPHIC.
Exclusively to fhe
DAILY ErTELLIGEACER.
THE ONLY NEWSPAPER
Receiving Dispatches
IN WASHINGTON TERRITORY


San Francisco. March 2l-The fol-
lowing passengers sailed in the steamer
City Of Panama on the Goth inst. For
Seattle-Mrs II Brisbe and three chill
dren, 8 NJ Cobb, VIM Howard end
wife, Mary Z Gilliland. David Close.
w Wilson. L B Allison. II h Griggs,
wife and four children, VIM Hay shold,
p + Cooney. ] Kelly, ID A Rogers. A
NJ Bennett. A Cole, NJ s Booth, w II
Survor. Peter and Adam Hentgos, j S
Tanner and wife. Misses Jennie and
Mary Tanner, j ID Smith, Minnie NJ
Stockpole. Mrs John Swetxen aud five
children. Miss Lizzie Conkin. Port
Townsend-Chas Maclean, Robt Mo
ser. L Welch. C NJ Gerrish, Jas Ag.
new. and two Chinese. Tacoma-John
Dempsey, Geo II Taylor, wife and chill
dren. Geo IL Valentine. Olympia
Crane, VIM Higgins.
SAN Francisco. March 20.-wheat
market is easier, although there is but
little doing. Choice milling is quoted
81 92l@i %; shipping 81 s5@l 72l<
Barley is steady-fsed III 259l 80;
brewing. 81 4o(dl so.
Oats are dull. Feed 81 50dI 90.
milling, 81 65Gl IS.
The hay market is dull. but choice
wheat hay sells Ut SIC: ordinary or
common sells at 50 so per ton.
Corn is in good demand. Yellow,
81 55@l 90; white, 81 9o@2.
Potatoes are steady. and quotations
are $2G2 %; early rose. 81 5Og2 GO.
Flour is quiet and firm. Supertins
20 5oG6 IS; extra supertine. s5(d5 so;
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LIVERPOOL, March % - Breadstuffs
dull wheat 1ls(01ls Cd for average
California white.
PARIS, March @ - The questions
which France demanded should he ex-
cluded from the Congress were those
relating to holy places as introducing
needless complications, and touching
Syria. because Syria might have been
offered her as compensation for tho
English occupation of Egypt, and be-
cause she considers that the two-fold
question of Syria and Egypt might i'm
pair the good understanding with Eng
land.
Men and journals of all parties COM
mend E1gland's attitude in insisting
on the right of Congress to discuss
the whole treaty of st. Stefano.
LONDON. March % Dispatches from
Rome say the consistory will be held
on the 2Sth inst. No encyclical will be
issued. the Pope not wishing to com
NIT himself to any definite policy in
the present complication of European
affairs His Holiness will only deliver
an allocution. avoiding all political
illusions. The head of the Jssuits re-
Gently proposed to return to Rome. but
the Pope received the proposition very
coldly. The Jesuits are therefore op-
posing the Pope's general policy.
A dispatch from Volo says the viii
lagos of Olympus, Repsart, Caria and
Litochori have been sacked and burned
by the Turks. Women children and
old men were massacred, except some
who escaped to the mountains, which
are still covered with snow. Unless a
ship is sent to relieve them they prob
ably will perish with cold and hunger.
The instruction progresses steadily.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 22.-It is
announced that X. +. Kent. of the Pa.
ciic Stock Board. has temporarily sus-
pended.
LONDON. March 2l.-According to
the treaty of st. Stefano the evacuation
of European Turkey, except Bulgaria,
must be completed three months after
definite peace. aud portion OF the
Russian troops may embark on the
Black Sea and Sea of Mormora. Rus
STA has thus insured herself the right,
or at any rate the possibility, of having
portion of her troops always around
Constantinoplo until the final settle.
ment is signed.
PERA. March 2l.-The Russians
have in the Bosphorus two regularly
fitted torpedo ships. carrying Elk tor
pedo boats.
LONDON March. 2l.-In the House
of Lords tonight Earl Derby. replying
TO a long and discursive speech of Lord
Stratheden on eastern affairs, said, for
obvious reasons, the feet should not he
sent to the Black Sea az the present
moment He protested against a repe-
tition of unfounded statements relative
to dissentions in the cabinet. The gov
eminent had not asked that Greece
should enter the Congress on the same
footing as the great powers, but simply
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-03-23

Wool-no change in the market yet.
The Pacific Mail steamship Alaska
arrived to-day from China and Japan.
The news from China is TO the effect
that the famine which has been devas
tating the northern provinces of the
Empire continues with increasing Sc
verify. The resources Of the Govern
ment for the relief Of the sufferers are
exhausted, and it seems probable that
whole districts containing millions of
people will be dspopulated.
bakers and family. g. 1906; Oregon
standard extra. 500 -.
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A LEvELING TENDENCY.-The latest
San Francisco Journal Of Commerce re-
cords the fact that the discount in San
Francisco on trade dollars is down to
two per cent; that on halves to three
per cent; and gold only at II per
cent premium, predicting that as soon
as the new dollars get into circulation
there will be no discount on silver or
premium on gold.
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torn by the storms of passion and plum
dered for gain and sunshine to others,
and years yet will elspse before 1.-The
good time will come. so earnestly
sought, 50 long prayed for. bat come it
will, come 1t must, in q country like
ours. Tier dem st,frme ist ruAs." After
the tempest is sunshine.
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EASIERN STATES.

WASHINGTON, March 22-The colored
men interested in the colony of their
race in the west, last night took mes-
sures to promote that object. and de-
nounced the Liberian scheme of emf
grafton in progress ir the Southern
States.
Tie L. s. Treasurer is paying y
second dividend of ten per cent to the
depositors in the late Freedmen's Bank.
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EUROPE.

LIVERPOOL. March % - Breadstuffs
dull wheat 1ls(01ls Cd for average
California white.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-11-07
Europe.

Europe is in delightful state. Tho
late treaty of Berlin was apparently
but temporary arrangement, that all
the powers are forgetting as fast rs
possible. Russia and Turkey arc
again on the owe of war; while Eng
land is preparing to fight the Afghahs,
who are thought to be backed secretly
by Russia. The Austrian, Italian and
Greek Cabinets have been dissolved
and arc rcmodcling. The Republicans
have made large gains in the French
Senate, while Paul dc Cassagnac, the
Bonapartist agitator, in a speech
delivered in the Chambers, accused
President MacMahon of perjury
Lastly, Secretary Evarts has address,
cd a tart note to England about the
fisheries, which is stigmatized by the
English press as an attempt to bull
doze Great Britain while She is in
trouble on European and Eastorn
affairs. The agitation against the
Socialists: in Germany, and the mar
row escapes of Wilhelm and Alphonso
from the assassin's bullet, complete tho
picture. Europe is worse off than we
are.
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as they once wero;, and the colorcd
masses turned odt We'll in support of
the Democratic ticket. Not only all
our colored Democrats Of 1876, but
many new converts, walked volun-
tarily to the polls and arrayed them
selves Oh the right side.
Dan Bird voted himself and brought
up several other colored voters. John
Mcdowell, another cx-mcmbcr Of the
Legislature, also voted. Other promi-
ncnt colorcd Republicans voted also
at'diffcrent precincts; and the color
line was practically oblitcrated. a
few stood sullcnly back, and resisted
all opportunities. They should be
marked in future, as many of them
subsist wholly on patronage from
Democrats.
Another crowning feature of the
victory was its pcacefulncss. Not a
disturbance or collision occurred from
the beginning Of the campaign to the
close of'the voting. No cry of bull
doing and intimidation can be raised.
Fairfield is redeemed, without symp-
tom Of violence.
We congratulate our people upon
their State ticket, upon their Con-
grcssman, and last, but not least,
upon their choice of Mcssrs. Gaillard,
Brice and Clowncy for the Legisla-
turc, Boylcs for probate judge and
Boyd for school commissioner-gcn-
tlcmen who will do their duty to all
classes, regardless Of ,Hacc, color or
previous condition.,
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