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, 1878-04-13
q Lsdy's Strange Pets.

Most ladies' choose a dog, a cat, a
canary or pony for pet, and often
''set their lives upon them," but rarely
does one hear OF a lady attaching hei-
self to such strange pe;s as the writer
saw at Mrs. LincoIn's, 81 Howard
street. day or two ago. Living in the
family sr, compel of lions. twenty-one
months old. brought up by the hand of
Mrs. Lincoln. They are African lions, a
species not easily reared in this count
ry, but Mrs. Lincoln has succeeded, by
the exercise of great care. in rearing
them TO their present age and size. The
male weighs about $50 pounds, and the
female fifty pounds less. They have
been at the house on Howard street
since last September, and until within a
month have had the run OF the place,
going about the rooms with considerable
freedom. As measure of caution the
police thought the creatures should be
restrained, and their quarters are now
more limited than formerly. although
thev have safe outdoor run and a
room adjoining the kitchen. with only
a strong wire door separating the apart
ments Mrs. Lincoln is as free with
her pets as ladies' are with their pooe
dies. She plays with them; feeds them
from her hands, and has taught them
various tricks. They will kiss her at
her bidding. jump through hoop, etc.
Before the police restrictions were
placed upon them the animals were ac>
customed to walk into the kitchen. or
parlor among the guests. and so back
to their quarters without offering harm
to any one. A year ago the lioness used
to occupy the same couch with the lady
at night, but now she has grown full
large to be taken upon a common bed
stead. The animals are quite curiosi~
ty, and, i'll their gentleness, show plains
ly how potent is the law of kindness,
even with the brute creation.-Boston
Paper.
, 1878-04-13
CARTooN.-Piper, our clever local

CARTooN.-Piper, our clever local
artist, comes to the front with his
usual cartoon on the political situa-
ton. 1t represents race of the va
.ious loca, candidates for the con-
vention. Larrabee is represented
as seated on u fine horse we'll in the
front, followed by Andrews. while
Sires is represented as seated on a
hobby hol Sc, propelled by our stal
wart Prosecuting Attorney, and
George is being bucked off the mule
Temperance" into the pool of OBJ
livion. The temple of fame is the
goal.
DEATH OF AN OLD lNDIAN.-Kisse-
cussy. an Indian supposed to be at
least one hundred years old, was
drowned in spring near Harrison
Rice's place. in Douglass county,
last week. The old fellow was blind
and had string tied from his cabin
to the spring. aud during the alb
sence of the other Indians, fell in
the spring, where he was found
dead. Mr.. Rice gave him a Chris
ian burial.
DEPARTED. Il. G. Harmon, Esq,
proprietor OF the New England Ho-
tel, left on the steamship Dakota
for San Francisco, where he goes
for recreation and to transact busi-
mes connected with his hotel. Dur
ing his absence Mr.. N. E. Preston.
the gentlemanly and accommodate
ing clerk of the house, takes charge
of the management.
INFORMATION WANTED. AS to the
whereabouts of Samuel Shannon,
aged about 80 years, a native of
Canada, who left British Columbia
in April, 1876. for Puget Sound or
Oregon. ANY person giving such
information will confer o great favor
on Joseph Shannon, New Westmins-
ter. u. &.
A COMPOUND FRACTURE. - Mrs.
Frush, kind old lady, who resides
in East Portland, fell from the side
walk on Friday last and sustained a
compound fracture of the left leg
above the ankle.
Two small civil cases of minor
Importance were tried before Jus
tice Scott this morning and disposed
of.
, 1878-04-13

MISTAKE Chas. Consigne
informs us that the article in our
morning contemporary relative to a
corner on cord wood is entirely in
correct. There has been no attempt
on his part to bull the cord-wood
market. The price was advanced to
$2.75 some time last fall and has so
continued up to date. Instead of
losing the supplying of steamers
thereby, he supplies as many now
as ever, and instead of there being
a total stagnation in the business,
the demand is unusually brisk. He
has not reduced the price to $3.50,
and does not contemplate so doing.
A BAD CHARACTER LYNcHED.-
Pete Snatle, one of the worst char
, acters in Montana, whose thieving
exploits have terrorized the inhabi-
tants of Missoula county for the past
two or three years, was recently tax
en- from the Sheriff by mob of
masked men and conducted to the
woods. where he was found next day
swinging, lifeless, from the lower
limb Of lofty pine.
The sailors of an Italian bark, now
loading with lumber at Milton. being
desirous of getting clear Of the ship.
came over to town yesterday afternoon
to take steps for that purpose. Their
lawyer, however. informed them that
they had no cass whatever and they
were fain to wend their way back 70 the
ship and to their job of humping lumb-
er, minus their lawyers fee.
CoAL.-The first of the large fleet
of coal vessels now on their way up
from Frisco, the bark Fresno, has
arrived in the Sound and may be
expected here this afternoon, when
she will go under the coal shute al
once. Nine others are on the way
and may be expected shortly.
AUCTION SALE.-The effects of the
fellow who forme merly run the Post Office
Saloon. and who cleared out a short
time ago, leaving number of mourning
creditors. have been levied on by Con
stable Lyts, and will be sold to satisfy
the Judgment of Picht & Meihorn
against him.
The new dry-house for Stetson &
Posts saw mill is completed and
adds considerably to their facilities
for supplying seasoned lumber. 1t
has been put up adjoining their en-
eine room and is heated by the ex-
haust steam.
A GIRL 10 years of age, in Provi-
dence, r. l., is victim OF leprosy'
PROBATE BusINEss.-Ihe following
bnsiness has been transacted IN the
Probate Court:
An order was issued for the final dis
cbarpa of D. L. Denny. administrator
of the estate of NJ. d. Woodin, deceas-
ed.
In the estate of Solomon Eaxter, de-
ceased, order for the final settlement OF
accounts.
, 1878-04-13

In LaConner 68 votes were cast,
Col. Larrabee receiving the entire
vote. Sam. Calhoun received As
votes for delegate from the council
lor district, and E!dridge s. votes
for delegate at large. The remand
er of the returns we have not yet re-
ceived.
In Skagit 81 votes were polled.
Eldridge received 3S, Larrabee "a,
and Calhoun "a.
, 1878-04-13
Fon the Dsily of Thursday.

RUMoRs.-There are various ru-
mors npon our streets which are re-
ceived with more Or less credence,
but which we find to be entirely
without foundation, concerning the
affairs of the railroad company at
the mines, and growing out of the
survey of the mountain pass. It has
been said that work at the mines has
been suspended entirely; but we
are informed by Col. Black that
there has been no change in the plan
of operations. The sinking of the
slope has been let by contract upon
favorable terms to parties who will
without doubt proceed to all posi-
BILE expedition; and the coal that
can be taken from the gangway is
being regularly mined. another
report is to the eft ct that Colonel
Black is about to put 100 or 500 men
at work Immediately upon the con-
struction of a railroad through the
Cowlitz Pass. 1t is scarcely neces-
sary for us to state that this has no
shadow of foundation. Col. Black
has complied with directions from
the East in making the survey, and
has, or will, send a report to the
company's headquarters in New
York Whether or not the compa-
ny will take any further action in
the matter at present, remains yet
among the things unknown.-7aco-
ma Herald.
MORE OF THEM.-The petit lar
ceny scalawags, who have been in
testing this town for some time past
have not let up ON their misdeeds.
Every day complaints are made of
small articles being missed from
houses in the outskirts of town.
Last evening a 5-gallon can of coal
oil was taken from house in the
southern portion Of the town. Can
not some steps be taken to suppress
this nuisance There are number
of vagrant Cinnamon hanging about
here, with no visible means of sup
port, who are supposed to be the
guilty parties. Even while no di-
rect ofenses can be proven against
them, vigorous enforcement of our
present stringent vagrancy laws
would soon relieve the town of their
presence. We recommend this to
the notice OF our police authorities.
FROM SAN Francisco. The fol
lowing passengers left San Francis
co on Saturday for Sound ports:
Port Townsend-O Counter, A Be
langer, J Mcguire, J A Martin.
Seattle Mrs Fitzsimmons & infant,
Jas Crawford, DIR G II P Hewes, W
2 Boyd g. wife, F w Wusthoff and
wife, Miss Shannon, Mrs P G Com
stock, J B Jones, David Boyd. G w
Bell. J A G Mccoy, John Siegel, NJ
Siegel & son, John Keers. E Carver,
J II Hughes, VIM P Phillips, Miss
Dora Entwistle. VIM Donald, 7
Hannigan, A Aag, 3 Cinnamon
Tacoma G Kribbs, c S Hollis
Mrs Pauline Mass & 3 children
Olympia Mrs Samuel Williams.
MARRIED, In this city, Apri
10th, by Justice Snyder, Mr.. JOSEPH
Tebo to Miss Efiie Smith.
AN auction sale of a quantity o
general merchandise took place il
Colman's bank building this after
noon.
, 1878-04-13

THE most practical method of
making money Low is to purchase
a county Right for manufacture and
sale OF Kelly & Coles Fruit Dryer.
Several orders have already been
received, which will be turned over
to the persons purchasing the coun-
ty where those ordering reside. ap1tf
Secretary Evarts' bucolic tastes
lead him to the ownership of won
drous cattle. He has just sold from
his Vermont farm yokes of oxen that
weighed $3.50 and 4,S51 pounds.
and two COWS that weighed 1,A00
each.
, 1878-04-13
A FIRSr~CLASS FULL SIZED

The most simple and compact The most
durable and economical y! model of CON-
bined simplicity, strength and beauty ~!
New and numerous patented attachmants.
No complicated machinery to be constantly
getting out of order,
So easy to learn that child can run it. VIII
do all kinds of sewing from the finest to the
coarsest will hem fell, tuck. braid, cord. gath
er, embroider, ete.; uses self-adjusting straight
neeoles. and all description Of cotton. silk and
thread. Makes the strongest stitch known
the cloth will tear before the seam will rip
uses the thread direct from the spool. The m :
chine is beautifully finished and highly Orna-
mented. and
WARRANTED FOR FIVE YEARS.
, 1878-04-13

The Columbus, GA, Enquirer
contains this statement: "Two
double cousins married perhaps
so years ago. They are now
dead. They lived in Harris
county, and raised II children,
all of whom lived to be 60 years
old and upward. Alternately a
deaf and dumb infant was born,
making six Of sound mind and
six afflicted. The. Six deaf and
dumb children lost their sight at
60 years. Three Of the unfortu-
mates are, or were, boys 1--WE
don't know how many live or
have died), and three girls. ;"
, 1878-04-13

S1TKA.-The revenue cutter Oil
yer Walcott arrived here yesterday
afternoon to coal. preparatory to
making trip up to Sitka. She goes
up there for the purpose of assisting
in preserving order. From all ac-
counts received from that country
recently, it appears that affairs are
in terrible condition. The sale of
illicit whisky is carried on openly
among the Indians, and there ap-
pears to be little security for life or
property in that country. In addi-
ton to this there are troubles arris-
ing among the miners on the Stick
cen, which the presence of the cut
ter may tend to allay.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.-On Tues
day evening last, a serious accident
took place on the railroad few
miles above East Portland, Oregon.
The train run into a horse, throw
ing the locomotive and tender from
the track, completely wrecking the
former. The engineer, Johnny
Brandt, and the fireman. Fred. Bo-
CART. were both thrown out and Sc
verely injured. The train was
brought down by another locomo-
tive sent up for that purpose, and
the damage to the track speedily re-
paired.
FIGHT. 1.-Two pugilistically dis
posed Celestials engaged in social
mill" over on Washington street
this afternoon just as they were get
ting fairly down to work and one of
them was beginning to make dem
onstrations with cheese-knife he
carried. Officer Thorndyke run
them in before Justice Scott, charg-
ing them with disturbing the peace.
He gave the names of All Gee and
Jake, and were fined respectively 81
and So, and costs.
POLICE CoURT. On complaint of
Miss Effie Smith. John Foster was
arrested yesterday afternoon, clarg
ed with renting rooms for purposes
of prostitution. He was taken be-
fore Justice Snyder and. after hear
ing the case, was fined 500 and costs,
amounting altogether to S32.
FIRE MEETING.-A drill meeting
of Seattle Fire Co., No. /, is called
for this evening at 7:3O o'clock. All
members are requested to be present.
THE barkentine Katie Flickenger
has nearly completed her load of
lumber at Colman's mill and will be
ready to sail in day or so.
TIE bark Fresno was towed in
this morning by the Goliah and at
once went under tie coal shute to
load.
THE North Pacific, on her arrival
tomorrow at $3.50 P. NJ, will 1eave
for Olympia, and there will be no
other boat for Tacoma the same day.
, 1878-04-13
WARRANTED FOR FIVE YEARS
C Az ITO n I!


Al persons are cautioned not to make, deal,
sell, or use any sewing machines that sew with
our needle, and make the Elastic STITCH or that
have the new Patent seif-feed attachment, un-
less the same are purchased from this company
or their agen S Or licenses, and stamped under
our patent. Beware of wortEl, SIS limitations
and unscrupulous parties who have copied Oar
circulars, advertisements, &c, aud buy only the
machine manufactured by us.
1.-The wouder is how So good ma achine can
be sold at SO low price.-tGio
We hAvs seen the machinc and consider it
frst-class i'll every l1spect.-[ Transcript.
We Cen recommend it to our readers. Chris
tiau Index, n. Y.
The machine arrived safely; we are more than
pleased; it does more ib' ycu clam for it.
We shall call the attention ca oar leaders to it.
-[St. Louis Girls III.
thoroughly responsible company. prompt
in all their dealings, and one that We can COM
mend to our reaGGs.-[Age, N. Y.
Sample machines with table and treadle fer
warded to any part of the world on receipt OF
, 1878-04-13

A few days ago at the parish of st.
Saymon, county Point Neuf, a man
named Thomas Trudell. 75years of age.
was married for the sixth time. His
first wife died. leaving son now forty
wears old. After six months single
blessedness he married, but his wife
lived only ten months. After few
months be marrieda widow. with whom
he lived eight or nine years. but mis-
sionary informed Madame Trudell No.
3 that her first husband was alive in one
of the missions visited by him; so Mr..
Tradell set to work to get unmarried by
the Bishop. Six weeks later he married
a girl who was his cousin. No. 4 lived
thirteen months, and within two years
was succeeded 10y No. s, who lived ~
years with MIN, dying in April. 1919.
Now after living single for nearly three
years, he has led to the altar blnshirS
widow between 50 and 60 years OF age.
named Madame Playmondon.
The Bulletin attributes the
dullness in San Francisco real
estate to the labor agitation and
the prospect of increased taxa
tiOn.
One Of the most popular carl
caturcs in Constantinople is that
of Cossack kicking Lord Der
by and asking him if "Brltish
interests are being touched yet,
THE repairs to the Wenat having been
finished. she has gone eff the ways, and
will resume her regular trips.
, 1878-04-13

a. can make monay faster a. work Tor Us than
/ at anything Use. Capt. l not require; We
will start y'u. sl2 per day at ho,ie "sde by
tie ipdustrious Men. women, h"ys and grs
warted everywhere to work for Is. Nov - the
,imn. Costly ou fit and terms free Address
TRUE & Co -, Augusta, Maine, m23cAd-6m.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-08-15
Too TRUE to be Joieed About.

They were in the parlor together.
The light had y gone out, and
they stood at the window in the
radiance of the moon. He had his
arm shout her, and waslooking drsamily
at the queen of night. Softly be spoke:
'~Daflipg, 4 sm thinking how happy
we viii i'm our home when we are
married. ut shail be . pretty home, and
you shall be its dear little mistress. We
will have . little parlor, and q little
dining room, and . little kitchen for
you to manage. We shall be there all
by ourselves, and we shall be happy,
my tdarling.'
asOh, HENRY" she ,despondantly
uttered, ~ thought we were going 10
board"
There were tears in her eyes for him 10
kissaway ,buthe let herremove themwith
what facilities she could command.
Danbury N0ws
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-08-15

ouarrei with my neighbor. I neve;
withstood the poor and oppressed, but
always sought by woodland deed for re
conciliasion.
The Inscription on the statue OF one Of
the priests of the Egyptian Pallas, at
sails, who lived at the unhappy time
when Oambyes undertook his military
expedition against Egypt, begins IN the
same way with the words:
II honored my father and respected
my mother, and loved my brother. q
nroy;ssed burial for those that died and
were not laid in the earth, and support
al che children who were born. Ifonnd-
a, houses for them, and filled them with
mod deeds, asa father tdealeth by his
.ovn children. For, behold it was an
evil time in Sails, when the great disas-
ter passed over Egypt"
The following touching confession, IN
scribed on the aide wall OF the famous
vault of Benz Hassan, does more honor
to the provincial governor whom it
commentaries, than the list OF his war
iikekraits, which tine same STONE records:
"Iwillrelate what ] have done. 4 was
full of goodness, and my love was bound
less. Never did Ioppress the poor mans
child, never did offend the widow. I
left the fisherman undisturbed, and the
shepherd iu quiet. Eeverdid1 lburthen
q man with forced labor. There was no
famine in my day, and the bread never
failed, for planted the fields of my do
main, from north to south to its utmost
boundaries, thatI might Distribute food
to it's jewellers, and that none might go
united. j aided the widow as 4 did the
matron, and when j gave away ] never
preferred the man of high standing to
the humble
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-08-15
Improvements in Ballooning

In a recent paper in LlAeronaute, Col.
Lausedat gives the results of exPeh-
ments made by commission appointed
by the French minister of war. FG
captive balloons lit is absolutely necessary
to employ the best silk and eordag
which, with the least weight, offerstR
greatest guarantee of durability. After
much research a special varnish has been
found which renders the aerostat impeI
meable 10 gas. Instead of numerous
ropes held by men as in former military
lballoening, a single cable has been
adopted to work by q simple but secure
capatan. Captain Renard hasdiscoyered
a rapid and economical new process d
manufacturing hydrogen. For postal
balloons Captain Remand also has devised
a secure and easily worked valve. a
liquid instead of . solid ballast has been
resolved on and . fluid is being sought
which will not CONCEAL 10 the low tom
Peratures Of the upper atmosphere. we
valve and the ballast may work auto
matically and maintain the balloon atany
given height. Among the methods o
stopping the ballsen experimental %
are the javelin anchor of Mensnier ands
sort Of iron arrow devised ~ GAptainb
~ ~ - a
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-08-15
Submarine Earthquakes.

From Colonies and India an Engliah
journal we make the following extract I:
e The past fifteen months have been
ffuitful Of volcanic disturbances, SCARCELY
any part Of the earth having remained
unviaitedby theseunwelcome phenomena
on q more or Jesse extensive scale; and the
Iast month Of 1877 and the fsst three
months Of the current year have been
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-08-15
..sal,is Animated Briasma. $

What a patient, long-sufering people
we are. Is there q nation born of man
on Gods foot stool that would submit
as we do to car peddler? Would not
any other people rise in its wrath, from
behind barricades, and crying O bas lie
scountirell elevate him to "a llamp-post?
One is seated in the car--some asses call
it coach because it is rot q coach--say
an invalid, one threatened with Bright's
disease, mot in the brain, but the kidneys,
and the fiend enters. He is armed with
weekly Journals that turn ones stomach
i'm the mere sight of them. They are
edited emetics. He thruats one or two
upon you. You are expected meekly 10
hold the nauseous things until his re-
turn. He comes back on charge, a
charge of ten cents, You decline invest
ing in weekly waah-tub. lie scowls at
you and disappears.
In ten minutes he reappeafs with
books. Holy Moses, what books! 'Eliz
abeth Tilton's Latest Confession"
q" Nanderbilt's Posthnmous Filth
"'The Black Avenger of the Spanish
Main" "The Bed Rover,ot the Sierra
Neyadas,p Confessions of e Bigameus
Abducpor," !" Brigham Young Behind
the Scenes illustrated" Bad books,
tdreary--good books, very dreary. He
thrusts them under yonr nose He
leaves several on your knees. He adds
Insult toiinjury by asking you again, on
his Infamous return, to purchase. He
is gone.
You are dropping into a doze and are
startled into a lifeio misery by cry of
gum drops. What horrible inspiration
of Satan originated that nauseous COM
pound, what yet more standardization
gave that name gum Swollen inham-
nation. shooting pains, lancet and pull
llikens, start up, and drops, not gum, but
of psrspiraticn, start out.
AT intervals during the day the fend
sreappears. He never gives you o rest
Nov it is rotten figs in boxes, ltecayed
dates, hard apples and horribleoranges,
cream candy and maple sugar.
The smoke and cindsrs, the cpnGned
air and the uncon6ned yeils of sick
babies, the man who masticates tobacco
and the Notwithstanding that Ihawksand
,spits, are one and al bad enough. butthe
peddling boy 10 the Drowning misery. 1t
| ~ Anthony tCOmstockoi obscure lame,
Pig.iron Kelley, Dodger Dawes,'cut into
littie pieces and distributed along trains.
Have we notan amended constitution
aud o lmoral law Have we not an
agsiculturaI bureau and John Sherman
Are they nst misery enough, without
this animated miasma, the peddline
lfiend on passenger cars Washington
CAPITAL
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-08-15

An Enquirer reporter talked yester-
day with Charles Keeton, who frankly
acknowledges his profession of body
snatching, and justifiss himself by say
ing that Iiiis iabors are bestowed in the
interests of science.
How long have youibeen in this bust
nessf" asked the reporter.
s.About eleven years, sir, /" said Kee-
ton, sshe satup in ibed--for he is now
confined 10 his room from hemorrhage Of
the lungs 81 began with Mr. Cunning
ham, Old Cunpys, they call him, eleven
yeasago, and have followed the busi-
ness every winter since that"
siDses it pay pretty wells"
stNotnow. III used SO pay, for we got
q good price for subjects, but there isnit
much money init now
why don't they pay 80 much now
e'WelI, air, the fact isI don't want
10 say nothing sgainst anybody, but il
pears TO me that somebody amt exactly
doing the far thing by the profession
,of snbiect-gathering. 4 ldou't scuss
none OF the decsers themselves of go.
ing ont to got Stiff, but therels some,
thing wrong somewhere. The old
Recommendations Of anatomy at the col
leges wouldn't have stopped 10 such 4
thing either, but A think things are
changed nov. 4 went to The demon
strator Of one college Gainit going te
call any panes--ip March, and aaked
him how many subjects they were going
] to want for the spring session, and hs
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-08-15

Ms. Stephens tells many stories Of
negroes, and one isOf afamaus cotton and
chicken depredater, who, since the war,
met the eEsvice president Oh the road.
well, Thomas,p was the kind saiuta-
ton, "a was sorry to hearthst youIhat
been In trouble about Mrs. Trips
chickens" z Yes, Mars Alec, but 4 done
quit all dat now said The negro
very penitentIy. HHow many did you
take before you stoppsda'' asked Mr..
Stephens 81 tuck all abe hat, r was she
perfectly Innocent reply