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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-25

Surgeon Fly Mcclellan, [. ;, ~, is the
new Post Surgeon at the garrison.
An editor in lack Sewing Society at our
house to-day which promises clean shirt
for us tomorrow.
Assistant Surgeon ". r. Hall has been
relieved from duty here and has returned to
Fort Stevens, his permanent station.
Captain NJ. Harris, LIST Cavalry, arrived
here on Tuesday from Fort Colville in charge
of convict who was turned over to the mil
itary authorities.
Colonel T. c. Mason. L. : A., was at the
Post ON Tuesday, ON inspection duty. The
Colonel and his family expect to take up
their quarters here again next week.
Col. IL. Clay Wood, Adjutant General of
this Military Department, has been granted
a years leave OF absence Captain Sladen
will have charge OF the business OF the office.
IL. G. Strive Esq, aud Hon. y. II. Ow-
ings, Secretary OF the Territory, paid Van
We were favored with a call from these ge-
NAL gentlemen. Mr.. Struve, being an old
settler IN this section OF the Territory, was
warmly welcomed by his old friends Mr..
Owings was well pleased with Vancouver
and with the hearty way in which he was re-
ceived by the people
Chaplain G. Collins, L. 5. A., who has
been stationed at the Post here for several
years. has been ordered to report at Omaha,
Nebraska, Tor duty in the Department of the
Platte We takes his departure from here
on Saturday, proceeding with his excellent
lady to his new station, via San Francisco
and the lsthmus OF Panama. During his
stay here the Chaplain, by his courteous and
genial manners has made many friends, who
wish him a pleasant voyage to, and success
IN his new station.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-25

RECRUITS A small detachment OF recruits
for the "a Infantry at Fort Lapwai, left the
Post under charge of Lieut. VIM Crozier,
4th Artillery, on Monday.
Fifty recruits for the "a Infantry, under
command of Lieut. Guy Howard, a son of
General Howard, arrived at the Post last
evening from Government Island, New York
Harbor The Vancouver met the ocean
steamer at the mouth OF the Willamette and
took off the soldiers, arriving here with them
at about ?. NJ These troops are destined
for Fort Lapwai, and the new Post at Occur
IL Alene Lake, and will probably proceed up
the river tomorrow. Assistant Surgeon w
l.. Newlands, L. ). A., accompanies these
troops as medical officer
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-25
VI AIsitIlIp.

Al the VI + Church of THIS city, April 2lst.
lS7S, by Rev. g. W Day, g. A. Whipplc aud
Miss Clara y Marsh all of Vancouver. ". T.
The parties to thi, wedding have Away,
lived in Vancouver. but the congratulations
that reach them are none the less hearty for
that, and many !, the wish extended 10 them
for prosperous union and "a happy hfg OF
usefulness. May their shadows increase ia
number and never grow less.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-25
DIED.

At St Helens. April - ISIS, Louisa Jane
Meeker, only daughter of VIM. and Emeliue
Meeker, aged - years, . months and Is days
She was highly esteemed by all who knew
her, and her funeral, which took place Tues
day, was better attended than any other ever
held at that place
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-25

EASTER AT ST. LUkE's CHURCH was very
properly celebrated The ladies belonging
to the church had decorated the chancel and
gallery, until they looked beautiful as spring.
The singing was unusually good, and the
sermon was one good to hear. The Rector
had announced that the collection would be
used to pay for the title of st. James Mis-
sion to the ground upon which the church
and school stand, which would cost S33 80.
Two of the men folks, fearing that the col
lection would not be sufficient for the pur-
pose, went among the citizens of our town,
who, though not members of the church, are
always ready to help a good cause. In Il
few hours So IS was collected, which added
to the amount of the oilertory, summed up
500 30, which paid for the title and left
SD 30 for other purposes, and it was applied
to pay oil part Of the debt of the church.
In addition to that, the children of the sun
day School gave $50 p for missions, making
total Of SO 80 collected ON that day.
When the people OF Vancouver get up, they
,ct up. and no mistake
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-25

Mum SoCIABLE.- Ladies' Guild of st.
Lukc's Parish have made arrangements to
hold a ''mum sociable" at their rooms in Ma
sonic Hall building tomorrow evening. As
they never do things by halves, of course it
will be an enjoyable affair.
And yet another cometh, Mr., Day desir-
ing us last evening to give notice that there
will be ''mum sociable" at the residence of
Mr.. Gridley tomorrow night, and that there
will be chance for fine entertainment,
which is sure to be the case at Mr.. Gridleys
house.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-25

Gov. FERRY will be in Vancouver on the
evening of Tuesday the Goth instant, and
will deliver his address ON the "Silver Bill
and National Honor" at Brant's Hall on
that evening Let everybody turn out and
hear this excellent address and do honor to
our worthy Governor.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-25
The independent.
LOCAL.

M. E. CHURCH, Rev. G. w. Day Pastor.
Subject for service next Sabbath morning,
"The lake which burneth with fire and brim-
stone'-Rev. 81, s. Evening subject, ''The
lourneYing of the Israelites. -
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-25

THE annual election in st. Luke's Church
congregation took place on Monday evening
The vestry was chosen as follows: G. W.
Durgn, Senior Warden; J. J. Beeson, Jun
Tor Warden; J. NJ. Fletcher, c. H. Whit
ney, Dr. G. p. McColl, II. n. Kress and
James Davidson.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-25

SINCE the INpEFENpE>T and the citizens
OF Vancouver scored the hoodlums OF the
Gaelic excursion So freely, the Portland
hoodlums take it up and now threaten to
come over, "take the town and run it. We
thank them heartily for these threats, as
they give us a complete justification for cen
suring them last week, and convince us that
we did them no injustice. The PORTLAND
hoodlums will be welcomed to Vancouver
with such variety Of welcome as It's citizens
possess, good bad, or indifferent, as the case
may be, and further this deponent saith not
until the reports OF killed, wounded and dead
drunk are brought in.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-25

SCHOOL DISTRICT ORDERS are COMING in TO
the Country Treasurer for payment which
are not properly made out. The new law
provides that all School District Orders must
be drawn on the County Treasurer, must be
signed by the School District Clerk, as well
as all of the Board of Directors, and must be
endorsed by the person in whose favor they
are drawn. A little more care will save
much trouble to holders of orders See Sec
ton So of the new school law.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-25

THAT place of c. w. Slocum's is still I'M
dergoing improvement, and now most sub
stantial fence is being built. Several trees
have been removed from the river front of
the grounds, without injury to the prospect.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-25

FIsHING.-Joe Brant and Bullock are now
fishing for salmon opposite Vancouver,
meeting with fair success and the average
number of snags They keep the local
market supplied with the genuine Chinook,
the king of salmon.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-25

THE Me- PIERCE INDIANS, who surrendered
to General Howard after his victory over Jo-
scph's band last July, and who have been in
confinement at the garrison here ever since.
left last Monday by the Wide West for Lew
iston. Capt. W. Ii. Boyle. list Infantry.
was in charge OF the pious mess, who mum.
bered 22 bucks, . squaws. and I papoose
In obedience to instructions from WASHING
ton, these Indians are to be returned to their
reservation near Lewiston. Idaho. there to
be set at liberty. We question the policy
Of turning these Indians loose on their for
mer stamping ground, believing that treason
against the Government should be made
odious, and if these Indians are considered
as being entitled to the mercy of having
their lives saved, it strikes Us that they
should, in justice, have shared the fate of
the rest Of Joseph's Indians in being perma-
ncntly baniShed from the rest OF the Nez
Perez tribe and their reservation We can
say that for ways that are dark, and tricks
that are vain. the Indian Bureau is peculiar.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-25

SPECIAL TAN. In the In Centre school
district they held a public meeting recently
and voted a special tax Of $500 to build a
school house. The new building viii be To-
Gated in the centre OF the district, near the
new residence OF MIR. Gather. 1t speaks
well fv the La Centre people that they take
such lively interest in educational laatttrs.
Besides the many other pubic spirited cih-
zens they have Robert Eobb, VINO is . host
in the cause of education.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-25

Mr.. O'poNNELL, OF Battle Ground, was
in town Saturday, and likewise ODonnells
team, which being full OF feed and the fiery
spirit OF their native heath, started IN, wagon
and all, to help Burke's men head oil some
running steers. Mr.. O'Donnell wouldn't
agree to it, and collared the horses just as
they were on the point of coming into our
office window, and soon reduced them to a
proper sense of dccorous behavior. Too
much oats, ODonnell.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-25

Helens last Saturday night under charter
of Sohns & Schuele bringing up next
morning $1,000 feet of lnnbcr the larger
portion OF which Sohns Schuele furnished
to the Post for improvements, the remain
der going into their lumber yard in this city.
PEDpLARs-Some of the towns >on the
Coast are complaining Of the peddlars who
deal in what they call Struggled goods
etc. If any such come this nay let the pco-
pie give them a wide berth, as obey are all
humbugs and cheats. The merchants Of
Vancouver can uudersell them with better
goods every day il the week.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-25

EASTER SUNDAY was daily observed in
Vancouver. as becomes the occasion. The
churches were all most beautifully decorated
with flowers and ivies, and the services ap-
prcpriate to the occasion took lace as usual
well attended everywhere. The observance
of Faster Sunday is as old as the Christian
religion, aud is as faithfully kept now as
ever it was.
DEsERrEE.- A military guard brought to
the Post on Friday last, one Hardin Nolan
a descrter from Go. sc, lst Cavalry. Hair
din has just served a term of imprisonment
in the Oregon state PcnitcItiary, and on be
ing discharged from prison was Immediately
arrested for desertiou 10y the guard sent 'rom
here to Salem for the purpose He is now
confined in the guard house, to be tried by
court martial.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-04-25

We are al~oc.r-yn-a,.ry FUN lime OF fine
The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-03-14
How Small Items Count.

Five cents each morning-a mere
trihc. Thirty-fye cents per week-not
much; yet it would buy coffee and SUI
gar for whole family, $1S,25 n year
and this amount invested in n savings
bank at the end of a year, and the inter
est thereon at 6 per cent, computed an.
nually, would in twelve years amount tC
more than SGS9-e enough to buy a good
farm in the West.
Five cents before each breakfast, din
ner and supper; you'd hardly miss it
yet it is fifteen cents dNy-$l05 !
week-enough to buy small library O
books. Invest this as before, and il
twenty years you have over $4,000
Quite enough to buy good house ant
lot
Ten cents each morning hardly
worth a second thought; yet with tyor
can buy paper of pins or spool o
thread. Seventy cents per week.
would buy several yards of muslin
$3.50 in one year Deposit this none,
as before, and you would have 81, $40 il
twenty years quite snug little for
time.
Ten cents before each breakfast, din
ncr and thirty cents a day. Il
would buy book for the children, 81 II
each weck--more than enough to pay
years subscriptionto good newspaper
SlO5,5O a year-with it you could buy {
good melodeon, from which you coult
produce good music to pleasantly Will,
the evening hours away. And thi
amount invested as before would in for
ty years produce tho desirable amour
| of S1h O0O
The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-03-14
A Curious Will,

The will of David Harrison. n Brook
lvn LAWYER who died at New Rochelle
recontly has inst been offered for pro-
bate in tbe Snrrooate's Conrt Of Kings
Comfy II contains among other &c.
centric provisions the following; The
executors are "to fake nossession of the
two Islands in Smcfr Min creek opno-
sitc Bomhy Paint in tbo rnnnr harbor
If New Rochclle n Y known and dis.
tinpuished as Round Island and Har-
bor Island and hold tbo same together
With the said srm of 500 OOO and olI no.
cnmplotions thereon forever. tbc said
Round Island 70 ho kant and nsed os,
and for n family buriol ground for nv.
self and family and 7 hereby order and
direct NV body to be buried there, +"
The executors are also requested TO
maintain and sunnort white female
"nrnLon ob;Idrop ubo oholI boyo hoon
The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-03-14

From the Popular Science Monthly for March,
The first forms which could bo called
by the name of money were ingots in
various shapes or sealed with the seal
of the ruler us certificate of the quality
and weight of the piece, no attempt be-
ing made to so fashion the coin as to
guard against alteration of weight.
Some of the early pieces were stamped
on but one side, and it was only by very
gradual steps that the handsome circu.
lar pieces which we know rs coins were
evolved. But these are still defined by
Jevons as "ingots, of which the weight
and fneness are certified by the integ-
rity of the designs impressed upon the
surface of the metal.
The stamping OF the bits Of metal has
always been assumed as a prerogative
of the ruler, and to supply the people
with coin has come to be generally con
sidered function of government, II
will be well to bear the above defini.
ton of coin in mind; for the fashion
ing, stamping and certifcation have Of
ten caused very important fact to bt
lost sight of, which is, that Throughout
these changes the metals continue tC
be commodities and nothing more
The stamp works no alteration in tht
metal, any more than does the label oil
a bolt of muslin, showing the widtl
and the number of yards, convert it in
to something other than cotton cloth
The conversion of the unfashionet
metal into coin in no way effects th,
principle of exchanges, and its transfe
Is barter just as 1t ives In the beginning
The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-03-14
CRIMINAL.
A Kansas Criminal Escapes.

G. G. Scrafford, extradited from Peru
for forging school bonds in Kansas, arrived
at Panama under gaurd en- route for New
York Goth inst, but was set at liberty by
the Panama government. TIL, Presi .ent
in letter to the United States consul ex-
planning his action. says: Whatever be
the degree Of Scrafford's guilt, as an alleged
forger given up by the Peruvian govern
ment in compliance with the extradition
treaty this man cannot be allowed to re-
main in prison under arrest in Columbian
territory or within waters. since no treaty
for the extradition Of criminals has been
celebrated between our republic and the
North American Union, and such net would
be in violation Of festablished governing
such cases under international law"
Anderson VIII Not Bc Pardoned.
Judge Marks, amember of the Louisi-
ana ELECTORAL college. announces that
there is no prospect of n pardon for Ander-
son, and that the motion for new trial has
been postponed two weeks,
Killed with Food.
A man named Paquet, recently left
the Upper Ottawa shanties, in Ontario, ant
started to walk home. He was out sever
days without food, and on reaching farn
house gorged himself to such an extent tina
he died u short time afterward.
The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-03-14

March. Former owners Of these freedmen
have no right to indemnity if they took
part in the insurrectlon themselves directly
or indirectly, Those former owners of
these freedmen who remained faithful to
the Spanish government will receive in
demnity in the manner which the law of
grandual abolition prescribcs. All local au-
thortles VII! furnish papers Of free citizen
ship to tho, c former slaves, giving direct
and detailed accounts to the heads Of their
respective departments.
A Terrible Tornado In Kentucky.
A terrible tornado with n width of
four hundred yards swept through Casey
county. Ky, on the I'd inst, doing frightful
damage. The family of Vincent Westley,
near Rich Hill, consisting of himself, wife
and two grown daughters, a son named Sla-
van, his nephew. Wm. Taylor, and neigh
Dor stopping at his house, were killed out
right. Another man named Richardson had
his, shoulder and collar bone frightfully
crushed. Mrs. Westleys body was blown
four hundred yards and her clothing en-
tirely stripped Off, Her two daughters were
carried fifty yards and were found locked
in each others arms; the brother and
nephew were fearfully mangled and all
must have been killed by the first force Of
the tempest. The dwelling, stables and
outbuildings were blown entirely away, the
the logs being scattered for many yards
along the sweep Of the tornado, and the
hearth and foundation stones blown from
their places.
Growing of Pope Leo.
Pope Leo XIII. was crowned in the
Sixtine Chapel on the Sd. The ceremony
commenced at $3.50 in tho morning and
terminated at 1880 in the afternoon. The
cardinals, prelatcs and diplomatists accred-
tied to the vatican and Il few other persons
were present. The Pope was afterward
carried to his apartments, blessing the
spectators on the way. A few houses were
Illuminated at night. Crowds broke the
windows which were illuminated for the
Popes coronation but were dispersed by
the troops without casualty.
Hot Springs Scorched,
A fire broke out at Hot Springs, Ark !.
on the night Of the 4th, and destroyed the
principal business portion of the town
About 25O buildings were destroyed together
with an immense amount Of goods. A,
there is but one street in the valley, the
steamer was cut of and could afford ne
relief to the lower end Of town until the
flames had been checked above them.
Clerical Poisoning Case.
Rev, Geo. b. NoSburgh, pastor of the
Madison avenue Baptist church, Jersey
City Heights, has been arrested on II charge
of attempting to poison his wife. Vosburgl
waived preliminary examination anC
gave bail in $1,000 to await the action of III,
grand jury.
Rescued Fishermen.
The ice in Saginaw Bay moved out O.
sight on the 9TH, carrying with it fifteen OF
twenty fishermen. A tug, with IL larg,
party on board, left Bay City to search iol
them, and found and rescued the entir,
party.
Granite State Grconbackers.
The Greenback State convention nom
mated for governor Samuel Flint.
The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-03-14
4 HraYc Miner.

From the Eureka, New. Sentinel
Some ten weeks ago Jack Kcrncen, fore.
man of the Hamburg mine, had Just gone
down on the $50 level of the mine, on his
usual round Of inspection, when attention
was called to man crawling out of an
eighty.four foot deep winze, who fell faint.
ing as soon as he reached the floor of the
drift. Jack rushed to the man, found him
inscnsiblc, and saw at once it was case OF
foul air and it flashed across his mind
that there were more miners in the bottom
Of that shaft. TO rush to another portion
of the mine and summon assistance grab
rope, hurry back and start down the
winze ladder was but the work Of min.
ute Reaching the bottom he found them
lying in stupor and insGnsible. He at
tached the rope TO the body Of one Of them,
sang out to the miners who had gathered
at the mouth of the Wine to haul away,
which they did with will, and soon land.
ed him on top. The operation was repeat.
ed with the other two, and then Jack, dizzy
and faint, climbed out, his,temples throb.
bing with pain, and very nearly overcome
himself
Some time ago Jack was working in the
Atlas mine putting ina blast in the bottom
of a nincty.ioot Wine, in company with a
brother miner Everything being ready to
fire it, his brother miner lit the fire, and
then both started up the ladder, Jack ahead
He had climbed about twenty feet when
his partner shouted that he was about to
faint. Without a moments hesitation
Jack skipped back, and just as the man re-
laXcd his hold succeeded in grabbing a
death grip in his shirt. 1t was Il iearluly
heavy burden, the man weighing two hun.
drcd pounds; but putting forth all his
muscular strength he slowly climbed the
ladder round by round the inscnsible min.
er embarrassing his progress by his contor.
tiOns. 1t was almost certain death unless
he succeeded in getting out of reach of the
explosion, and his progress seemed to he
painfully slow; but he hung on and was
within ten feet Of the top before the blast
went oir-a sufficient distance to place him
and his load out Of harms way. Halt a
dozen rounds more brought him to the sur
face of the drift where he deposited the
man and fell exhausted beside him.
The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-03-14

Many persons" said President Ell
lot, of Harvard, at the John Hopkins
commemoration, last week, "hold thai
the republic can be saved by primary
education, but the most despotic gcv
ernment in the world, that of Germany
is that where primary education is mos
widespread. Despots can reconcile
themselves to universal education bu
cannot overcome the influence Of uni
versal education OF a higher type. Well
conducted superior education, the train
ing in knowledge, in writing and speak
ing Of natural leaders Of the people, ]
the need OF the country"
The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-03-14
Wealth IN the Nodaway Bluffs

From the St. Joe Chronicle, March 3.
The vicinity of Nodaway station is in
quite furOrc over the supposed to be large
deposits of gold and silver in the bluffs
there About three years since, Mr. James
II. Dyer who had seen some life in the
mines of Colorado, discovered unmistakable
evidences of gold and silver on the farm OF
Mr.. John Wilson, two miles north of the
station, lie and Mr.. Wilson made some
excavations, got out some specimens of the
deposit, sent them to Colorado, and had
them assayed, and ascertained they were
very rich AS it took more money thar
they had to follow up the lead, the work
was abandoned FOR the time. Now, how
ever, the matter has taken new life, A
subscription paper is be n circulated, ant
the subscriptions are being readily made
to engage the service of Mr.. John A. Taylor
an experienced miner now living in Oma
la, to undertake the work of ascertaininl
definitely the prospects for a bonanza il
the hills of the southwest portion Of An
drew County.