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, 1878-02-01
Notice of Sale.

In the matter of the estate of Alfred
EdmoudSOn, bankrupt.
DY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER MADE
ID January 9th, 1873, by the District
Court of the Third Judicial District of
Washington Territory, sitting in Bank
ruptcy, | will sell at pubic auction on
Monday, the 9th day of Feb
ruary, 1878, at O'Clock p. m
at the Court House in Port Townsend,
Jefferson county, W. r., to the highest
bidder, tor gold coin, all the property,
real and personal, of said bankrupt, con-
siSting of the following, tO-Wit:
Tract No. l. Consisting of a tract of land
containing III acres, situated Z miles north
of Port Townsend, known as Edmondson's 3
MAJ Sh. being part of Rucl w. Ross donation
claim, No. 81, in sections ~, 2I 81 ana -, of
lot NUMBER and lot Number s. in section
b, township 81 north, range ! west. Tract
No. | win he sold subject TO Il mortgage
amounting TO sil3OGS gold coin,
Tract No. Consisting OF the Southwest
quarter of the Northeast quarter of section
thirty-four in township thirty north, range |
west, containing 10 acres.
Tract No. 8. Consisting of Southwest quar-
ter of the Northeast quarter of section twenty,
in township thirty north, range east, con-
tanning 40 acres.
Tract No. t. Consisting of the Southwest
quarter of the Southwest quarter of the North
west quarter of section twcnty-sCven in town
ship thirty north, range | west, containing
10 acres.
At the same time and place win be sold one
moving machine, complete and in good order;
said moving machine will he sold subject to Il
mortgageamounting TO $ll in gold coin. Also
, 1878-02-01

The steamer California will leave
this place for Sitks, about the 9Th
inst.
, 1878-02-01
SUMMONS.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT Of the Third Ju-
diCal District of the Territory of Washing
ton, holding terms ut Port Townsend, for
the counties of Jefferson, Clalam, Island
Whatcom and san Juan.
I'D A b. VEU Il, Plaintiff, VS. WILLIAM
VEU V u, Dclc ldant.
ACTION brought in the District Court OF the
Third Judicial District Of the Territory of
Washington, holding terms at Port Town
send for the counties of jefferson, Clnlam,
Island, Whntcom. and san Juan, ana com
plant fled in the county of Jefferson, in the
Office of the Clerk of said District Court.
To William NcuVc, Defendant:
IN the name of the United States of America
you are hereby required to appear in an aC-
tion brought against you by the above named
plaintiff, in the District Cont of the Third Ju-
dicial District of the Territory of Washing on
holding terms at Port Townsend, Jefferson
county, for the counties of Jefferson. Cnam,
Island, WhutCOm ana san Juan in said Terri
tory, and to answer the complaint filed there
In "a copy of whith accompanies This sum
mons within twenty days, exclusive of the
day of scrvicc,l after the service on you OF this
summons if served within this county; or, il
served out of this county, but within the
Third Judicial District, within thirty days: or
If served out of said District, then within six
ty days or judgment, by default will be taken
against you according to the prayer of said
complaint
The said action is brought to obtain n decree
of divorce from the bonds of matrmony en-.
tered into, between you and said plaintiff on
or about the 23d dny OF March, A. ID. 1876, and
now existing. Also to obtain the custody OF
the infant Erie Neuvc, issue of said
marriage and for other relief which will Alorc
fully appear by reference to the complaint
in this action filed, upon the grounds of
willful abandonment and dcsertion tor more
than one year; and also for williu failure to
maintain and provide for said pantiH for
more than one year, and you are hereby noti-
fled, thai If you fail to appear and answer said
complaint as above required, the plaintiff Will
take Judgment against you by default, and
apply 10 the Court for the relief demanded IN
said COMPLAINT.
- Witness j. II. LEWIS, Judge of the
Seal. Isnid District Court, and the Seal OF
- )said Court, this 2ith day of january,
A. ID. 1873. JAMES SEANEY, Clerk.
q. MORRIS HALLER, Atty for plaintiff. 81
, 1878-02-01
TO Emily FurIong, defendant;


In The name ~ the United States of Amer.
tea, sou ulp hereby required 10 appear
In nH action brought against You hy
the HbONc.nnmcd plaintiff Ia the District
touri OF the Third judicial District ui the
Territory Of Washington, holding terms at
PORT Townsend, In Jefferson County, tor the
Countic. ut Jefferson, tialuui, Island. what.
com ana san Juan iu said TERRITORY, aud tp
answer the complaint frd rherriu d .yupy Of
which ACCOMPANIES this summons within
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, 1878-02-01
SUM MI ON S,

In the District Court for the Third judicial
District of the Territory of Washington,
holding terms at Port Townsend, for the
counties of jefferson, Clalam, Island, What
com and san Juan.
JAMES FURLONG, Plaintiff, vs.. EMILY FUR
LoNG, Defendant.
Action brought in the District Court of
the Third judicial District Oi the Territory Oi
Washington, holding terms at Port Town
send, ter the Counties of jefferson, Cmlam,
Island, WhaicOm and san Juan, aud COM
plnlnt ticd IN the County of Jefferson, in
the Clerks Office OF said District Court.
, 1878-02-01

In the matter Of the estate of Alfred
bankrupt.
, 1878-04-20
A "Reminiscences.

Great men are not always free
from personal envy and jealousy,
as is shown in Senator Howe ar
raignment of the Administration
and his personal assault upon
Secretary Schurz. The Sena-
tors disagreement with the Ad-
ministratlon only dates from the
refusal of the President to ap-
point him to the then vacant
seat upon the bench of the Su-
prcme Court, which was un-
dovbtedly the great disappoint-
ment of his life. The difficulty
with Schurz goes back nearly
twenty years, when through the
fundamentally of the "German
adventurer" he was defeated up
on his own soil for Senator.
Schurz, then fresh in American
politics, was full of the
"Red Republicanism " which he
brought with him from a Ger
, 1878-04-20
A Theological Students Letter.

PRINCETON, N. j., March II. 1878.
Dear Father: Your valuable letter on
foreordination and predestiAation has
been received, but, to tell The truth, my
dear father, I have lately been occupied
with the great concerns involved in pro-
tecting my own body frem the handling
of certain of my youthful fellow beings
l find here. erdeavored at first, with
all my strength, 10 turn my right cheek
when they slapped the left. and to heap
Goals of fire upon the heads of my enc,
mics, but when hey went so far as to
shave one side of my head and kalso-
mine my body with whitewash. to say
nothing Of their plastering me all over
with caricatures cut from the Graphic,
my evangelical spirit broke down, took
flight and temporarily departed. The
spirit was willing, but the flesh was
weak. My dear father, for aught that |
know. 1 may even have slain an adver-
sary, for pasted one soph in the eye
with club, and fear that the contents
of the shotgun, whose trigger in mo-
ment of sinful excitement l pulled,
must have peppered some son of Belial.
Judging from the generous use of pro-
fame language 1 heard Immediately
after. However, we prevailed over the
enemy. as did Joshua, the son of Nun.
over the heather who would have haZed
him if they could. find in historical
scripture much precedent for taking up
arms against our enemies. Moses slew
an Egyptian. David and Jonathan We're
men of war. Saul was fighter. We
must fight or perish. Send me some
powder and shot, the copy of Baxter's
Saints Rest" you promised me, grand
fathers sword of Bunker Hill, twenty
nine cartrid ses and copy Of the ''Thir-
ty-nine Articles" If we had a small
mountain howitzer to put on the roof of
the chapel it would contribute material
ly to strengthen our position.
Your affectionate son.
JONATHAN CALVIN EDWARDS.
, 1878-04-20

beyond the growth of taxable
property and the needs Of the
public service. Mr.. Reams, can
didate for Secretary of State is
not widely known, but we hear
of no objection to him in his
party, and no doubt he will com
mand its vote. Mr.. NoItner, of
the Standard, is the nominee for
State Printer. He has struggled
with great and commendable
perseverance for many years to
publish newspapers for the ben
eft of his party. Perhaps he
would have had larger success
had he taken the idea of pub
fishing a newspaper as a bust
ness to be pursued for it's own
sake. On the score Of desert for
party services, as such things
60, he is entitled to the nomiNa-
ton. But there are opponents
and even enemies within his
party who probably will make
their influence felt against him.
Prof. Emery. who is nominated
for the Office of State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, is
said to be a man Of culture, and
personally very worthy.
, 1878-04-20
Oregon Democratic Nominal
ttons.

We commenced writing some
remarks on the Democratic tick
ct just presented in Oregon,
when the following comments of
the Oregonian fell under our no
tice. Our view is in the main
so we'll expressed in that article
that we adopt it instead of at
tempting to improve it:
"While the Democratic Con-
vention might have nominated
on tho whole a stronger ticket,
yet it has done a fair average
job as party conventions go. We
see no name on the ticket which
may be called exceptionally
strong. Mr.. Thayer is known
as an upright, honorable citizen,
and has the merit of being liked
best by those who know him
best. Should he be elected gov
ernor the Office would be admin
istered with a conscientious re-
gard for duty. Mr.. Whitaker
would probably be stronger as a
candidate for the Office of Gov
ernor than for Representative in
Congress. 1t is remembered
that when he was Governor
there was an economical admin
istmtion of the affairs Of the
State; and the general estimate
of him regards him as filter for
such duties than for the more
active exertions demanded of a
representative at Washington
The denomination of Mr.. Brown
for the position Of State Treas
urer does not appear to be a ju-
dicious one. There is much dis,
satisfaction with the present ad-
ministratlon, and a new ticket
throughout, which would be
wholly separated from past OBJ
jectionable management, would
meet lees embarrassment in the
canvass. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Brown Is getting far more
than the salary provided in the
constitution, and his name is as
sociated with the tax eaters un-
der whose management the ex-
penses of the State during the
last few years have increased
, 1878-04-20
A Curious Lawsuit.

A very singular lawsuit has
just occurred at Honoeye Falls,
New York, between two neigh
bors, John A. Fish and John
Tinker, who live on opposite
sides of the creek. 1t seems
that last year there were many
blue cranes, or herons, in this
locality, and one getting hooked
on the line of John Fish while
that sportsman was absent, he
conceived the idea Of capturing
a lot of them, cutting off their
necks and legs and sending them
in with his dressed turkies in
the Fall. He set twenty-five
poles, each with line and hook
baited with small minnow in
shallow water and left them.
How many were caught will
probably never be known, as he
destroyed all the remaining
ones, but they are variously es-
timated at from ten to fifteen.
1t seems that the cranes were
stronger than they were sup
posed to be, or that the poles
We're insecurely fastened, as the
result was that when the birds
took wing, being so heavily
weighted, the west wind carried
them across the creek and
threshed out field of beans own
cd by Mr.. Tinker. The principal
witness, Mort Locke, the Nimrod
of that region, who was coming
up the road, testi6es that when
he raised his gun he was knock
ed senseless by the pole of the
leader and knew no more until
he came to and crawled out
from under pile of beans with
which he had somehow been
covered. 1t is claimed that the
cranes went back over the beans
and completed the threshing,
and on this claim Fish tries to
make Locke an accessory. Yer
dict for plaintiff of value of the
beans, claim of defendant for loss
Of fifty pounds of dressed crane
at the price Of turkies disallew-
ed.
, 1878-04-20

man PRISON, in which he had
been immured for political Of
fences. Howe was among the
most conservative of the old
Whig party, fully lmbued with
the Federal doctrines of the SUI
premacy Of the General Govern
ment and the colonial condition
of the States, with a profound
contempt for Democracy in any
form. On the organization of
the Republican party Howe was
the recognized leader of the
Whig wing, and Schurz became
the mouth-piece of the Radical
wing, calling themselves then
the "Free Democracy" and
adopting the Virginia resolu-
tons Of 1898, with the kentucky
amendment, as their platform.
Pending the first election for
Senator after the Republican
party had triumphed in the
State, these two champions Of
the opposing wings had a
pitched fight in State Conven-
ton and Schurz triumphed. The
State rights platform was adopt
ed in its broadest terms, declar-
ing the absolute right of the
State to reject and nullify any
act of Congress which in its
judgment infringed upon State
sovereignty; the Fugitive Slave
law being the objective point.
Howe refused to acquiesce in
this doctrine, was set aside as a
candidate for Senator, and James
r. Deollttle, an old States Rights
Democrat, elected as the Repub-
lican candidate. The war COM
menced soon after which merged
all these political differences and
at the next election he was cho-
sen as Mr.. Doelittle's colleague
in the Senate. The relations
between the Federalist and the
nullifier, though acting with the
same party, were never cordial,
and Howe never forgave the au-
thor of his first defeat.
In his social relations, Senator
Howe is an elegant and estima-
BILE gentleman; but he has no
political toleration for any man
who ever professed Democratic
principles, and as was once said
of Mr.. Clay by one Of his ad-
mirers: "In his personal resent
ments he sometimes forgets that
he is a gentleman.
, 1878-04-20
achieved any honorable distinc

achieved any honorable distinc
tion.
The fact is, that men of ability
and thought almost invariable
become more conservative, more
tolerant, less partisan and conse-
quently broader and more de-
liberate in their views, when
their ardor is cooled by the frosts
of age, than when in the hot
blood of youth or vigorous man
hood, they are more ready to
combat than to reason-mOre
animal and less spiritual. Hence
the aged are safer in counsel,
and young more effective in ac-
ton. Both are necessary to an
efficient and well-balanced gov
ernment.
, 1878-04-20
JONATHAN CALVIN EDWARDS

DIR. LANE is agent for Kelly &
Coles patent Steam Dryer. This is
the only Steam Fruit Drying appe-
rates for families now in use. One
of these Dryers can be seen at the
head of Yesler's wharf at Ole Schill-
sted's furniture shop. ap1 If
, 1878-04-20
Land MonopolY.

Land Monopoly.
A San Francisco paper speaks
of a wheat field in the Sacra-
mento valley, in very fine con-
dition, which is seven miles by
four miles in extent; % sections
of $40 acres each; 1920 acres
in all. This would make 448
farms of 40 acres each, which
would yield a comfortably sup
port to 449 families of six per-
sons each; making an aggregate
of 2,6S8 souls on a tract eight
sections less than a township.
The estimated production of the
wheat field mentioned is 716, 800
bushels, worth not less than
S716,S00 on the ranch. This
amount divided between the 44S
families would allow $1,000 to
each family, and give profitable
employment to at least thous-
and white labOrers. Now this
vast domain, which is much less
than many OF the ranches in
California, is held by single
individual; the plowing, harvest
ing and threshing is all done by
machinery and the manual labor
necessary is chiefly performed by
Chinese coolies. The net profits
on such a ranch is perhaps half a
million of dollars year, from
which the free labor of the coun-
try derives little OR no profit /;
not even the "glorious privilege
to toll for daily bread"
There are ranches in Califor-
MIA, held by individuals or COM
panies, of thirty miles in extent;
as large as some of the German
principalities, and much more
: absolutely under despotic gov
t ernment, The landlords gener-
ally live IN San Francisco, on
prlncly incomes, while thousands
of poor men, equally deserving.
are deprived Of their natural
, rights to a portion of the com
mon heritage, and thereby re
daced to slavery in its most obi
Gus and oppressive :form-pau
perism and starvation being the
} only alternative to submission tC
the exactlons of inexorable task
5 masters. Such is the natura
! and inevitable result Of land mo-
nopoly; the power of wealth to
l seize upon the natural resources
of existence and compel tribute
from the less fortunate. The
: people of this State will be in
! the same condition if they dc
not demand of their law makers
in the formation of State gov
l ernment the protection of their
rights to portion Of their nat
: ural heritage to the soil, and a
! limitation Of the power Of spec
ulators and monopolists. The
: right to "life, liberty and the
| pursuit of happiness" includes
the right to a portion of Gods
: earth on which to live, and the
! possession of the earth should
be limited to mans necessities
: and not made a matter Of mer.
| chandize or monopoly. No free
government can eyer be main
: tanned where the people are di-
vided into landlords and tenants.
Free homes are a necessity to
freedom of political action. We
; would deprive no man of his
) honest accumulations of any of
the products Of the earth; but
} we would put it outof the power
, of any man to monopolize the
natural elements of subsistence
; which belong of right to all men
, in sommon.
, 1878-04-20
Office Dispatch Buildings, James Street.
SATURDAY. APRIL 20. 1878.
Old Men for Counsel.
PRoPRIEToRs.

Will 1OuuS 0HlSAl1A W iSSe.A ~
men past middle age as having
out.lived their usefulness, and as
objects only of pity or contempt.
Marble, of the New York World,
declared that no man should be
allowed to hold any civil office
in the Government, who was
past the age established by law
as the limit OF liability to mill
tary duty. The Divine maxim:
cold men for counsel, young
men for war;" has been illus
trated by all enlightened gov
ernments. The best achieve
ments in craftsmanship have uni
formly been achieved by men
within a decade Of the ordinary
limit allotted to man. More
Prime Ministers of England have
been over the age Of 20 than
under the age of so. The most
distinguished statesmen and di-
plomats Of the world have
achieved their greatest distinc-
tions when over the age of 60;
while the greatest military
achievements have been by men
under the age OF rs.
In this country, where young
men greatly preponderate and
are the most aggressive. the
same rule has generally prevail
ed. Of the Presidents, George
Washington was inaugurated at
the age Of 45, retired at the
age of 63, and died aged IS years.
John Adams was inaugurated
at the age of 62, retired at the
age of &C, and died aged 80 years.
Thomas Jefferson was inaugu
rated at the age Of 5S, retired at
the age Of 65, and died aged 81
years.
James Madison was inaugural
ed at the age of So, retired at
the age of Sc, and died at the age
Of Y years.
James Monroe was inaugural
ed at the age of 5S, retired at
the age of 66, and died at the
age of Y years.
John Quincy Adams was in
augurated at the age of 5S, re-
tired at the age of GA, and died
in Congress at the age Of sc
years.
William Henry Harrison was
1naugurated at the age Of 68 and
died the same year.
John Tyler was inaugurated
at the age of 81, and died at the
age of Y years.
Zachary Taylor was inaugu-
rated at the age Of 65, and died
at the age of &C years.
Millard Fillmore was inaugu-
rated at the age of 48, and died
at the age of "A years.
Franklin Pierce was inaugu-
rated at the age of 40, and died
at the age of 65 years.
James Buchanan was inaugu
rated at the age of &c, and died
at the age of 73 years.
Abraham Lincoln was inaugu-
rated at the age Of So, and died
at the age of Sc years.
Andrew Johnson. was inaugu-
rated at the age Of 81, and died
Senator at the age Of 67.
Ulysses S. Grant was inaugu-
rated at the age of Al.
Among our famous men in un-
official life, Vanderbilt acquired
the largest propetion of his fame
and fortune after he was 20 years
of age. Peter Cooper was a
candidate for President after he
was 80, and Thurlow Weed is
regarded as an oracle of political
wisdom at the ago of S4. He
was past military draft before he
, 1878-04-20
Hard Times.

There is great complaint al
the present time from every
quarter of hard times and the
scarcity of money. Some of ou1
citizens believe that this com.
plant Is peculiar to Seattle, and
are inclined to think with Tom
Merry, that 'tthe bottom is fall
ing out" There can be no great
er mistake. The complaint OF
scarcity of money has for the
past year or two extended
Throughout the land. There is
not a section, city, village OR
hamlet throughout our broad
land but has felt its pressure. In
all the great commercial centres
of the East, property values
have diminished from one-third
to one-half, and there is no i'm
mediate prospect of improve
ment. The same is true of most
Of the towns upon the Pacific
coast, none less than Seattle.
The reason of the scarcity of
money here and the high rates
of interest are not on account of
any failure of our home resourc-
es, any want of enterprise, any
diminished demand for the fruits
Of industry, but because of the
universal panic having dried up
the currents of supplies from
other quarters. Our town has
steadily progressed throughout
the great pressure and has all
the elements of prosperity requi-
site for the making of a large
and prosperous city; but from the
beginning our people have had
to depend entirely upon their
own exertions in the improve
ments which have been made.
We have had the benefit of no
foreign capital but such as has
been borrowed upon our own
property. No money has been
sent here or brought here for in
vestment, or to engage in any
Industrial pursuit. What capl-
tai there is here was made here
by men who commenced with
nothing more than strong hands
and well-balanced heads; and
where is the town upon the Pa
cigc coast which can show great
results from unaided industry!
With twenty miles of railroad
delivering 500 tons of coal at
our wharves daily. With a
commerce employing more ton
age than any other town north
of San Francisco. With ou1
population and manufactures
doubled within the past three
years and constantly increasing
in spite of general depression
and the scarcity of money; who
can see in our surroundings any
thing upon which to predict fu-
ture decay or final failure. Mer
with more zeal than discretion
speak of the immediate building
of the railroad across the noun
tains as the "only hope for Sc
attle." That the completion O
the road would add immensely
to our prosperity is undoubted
and we have as little doubt il
will eventually be built; but W.
scout the idea that the town will
90 backward in consequence O
delay. Our upward and onward
course is already assured.
, 1878-04-20

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