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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-07-13

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susursansr<s voxld b. The b.sas sos
q sssiasa& IL psu6s and loss. ve
sAi,k soos Il our people VII be DIS
sppos.sed. Its oo0plssion vii he
sinply the entrance Of the wedge
- viii elesve the rock and allow
ths wsll-spnngs Of prosperity to gush
Sorth. Il will restore public conf
1ence, bring population, develop
ssw industries, awaken ambition.
and in many ways keep the ball OF
proeress in motive. It has already
had an sppreCiable effect upon our
local business prospects, and soon
- the rich valley Of the Chehalis is
tapped, by q short extension OF the
road, . field for the husbandman
viii be opened that in time will make
the road pay. and constitute the
basis II . vigorous and permanent
growth for Olympia. The trsnspor-
aation of Seatco coal may pay, if the
railroad Is not absorbed by tho coal
company, but the products and pat
sonags Of the Chshalis valley will
ultimately pay much better.
But suppose the railroad does not
nay in,the dollars and cents received
Iron il traffic. Suppose it pays
barely the expenses of operation and
snaintenance. Who will lose any
ching from the enterprise ? We
havs the interest TO pay, in any
event, and, say it amounts to $5 on
each 81 900 per annum, who is there
that will not b benefited infinitely
more than thak sum by its compile
Zion? Should the merchant carrying
a'stock Of e1O. 900, complain at pay
ing tax Of 800 . year for the bone
4ts conferred, or the landlord simi-
lar amount for the constant pat
sonage derived? Should the skilled
aechanic object 10 the payment Of
Q few dollars which will ensure him
l.cative employment at fair prices,
or the unskilled workman, who gen.
orally has merely nominal taxes to
nay, to measure which will increase
the demand for labor as we'll as its
compensation?
We assert, without fear of success
ful contradiction, that the road will
pay. though we may figure the re-
suit in . different way from many
who ask the question.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-07-13

SUPRExE CoURT. Court has
been in session since Monday, and
The following cases have been argued
aad submitted: Cascade Railroad
~. B. F. Butler and others, applica-
tons TO condemn land; VIM. and
Julis L. Cock vs.. N. q. and NJ. E.
D,seock.-an appel from District
Cosrt ss Wslla-walia. involving the
sosstruction of . contract for pay
0ess Of d, 10 gold coin, due Oct.
I. lsss. also providing fos rsymess
- IL ss.e in a. good 1erchassakse
wh~us n 81 c<ss~ rer iss~Ael-- The
- Gan ~as se~~l<sca md refused.
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Pacific Coast Items.

A SwEDE named Martin Grain was
drowned on the Astoria bar on Wednes-
day while foolishly trying to flsh
there.
A soY Tn years Of ags, NAMED VIII
lard Hayes, was drowned in the North.
Ysmhill some days ago. He was bath.
ing and went beyond bis depth.
TIE chief engineer Of the Starr line
was discharged few weeks ago. Mr..
VIM. H. Mcmillan, Of Portland, has
just been appointed to the place.
A GIRL named Trant, 10 years ofags,
while out walking the other day near
Vancouver came across . deer which
her dog "pinned" by catching BY the
nose, and tho little girl killed his stag.
ship with psnknifs.
TIE Jacksonville Times has informa.
ton that the houses Of Messrs. Wilson,
Wallace, Gillmen, Lockhssd and other
ranches in Warner valley have been
burned. All property has been aban-
doned by the fugitive settlers.
r. d. HuxE's steamer, the Alec
Duncan, which run from San Francisco
to the mouth Of Rogue river, was
wrecked on the bar Of Eel river on
June 18th. The crew and cargo were
saved, but the vessel 10 probably TO-
til Loss.
TINS week the bark John Jay, coal
laden for San Francisco, had to put
back from the Cape leaking badly.
This il the second experience Of the
kind she his had within . few weeks.
She will probably have to have her
cargo al taken ont Of her.
DIxD.-At Lamont, Michigan, July
9, 1873, George p. Corts, son a Nm.
H. A. b Corts, aged IL yeass and D
months. George lived in Olympia for
several yean and his d>sth will occeioa
surprise and regret 70 large nsnber
playmases and fIisnds hera
Tmr tack Gill BE- laid o iss - Bssh
Prairie today. PrqeSe~ - -,
this verk, % sccoans II thess hgo
many csrvs.. vesse tie iron nd se -
beat Isrsssfiz de sEsrk ~ -
sr.igAi ard sa< wsrk Il psss.s ssss
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sz< frnG n. 1nnn. - 1e1ssR
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hay 10 ssll. money 10 loan and sugar
h - barrel. ere I'll h stose for oar
ssvui.g city. Nay - b the sevsush
saa q sevea pryPAsaa-
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CsURca OF TIE UxrTY.-" Magic
and Religion, viii be the subject Of
Rev. Mr.. Utter's discourse next Sun
day morning. The evening sermon
viii be upon diAssent definitions a
Chrissaanify.
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E Mr.. Ouimetts's percentage.
for negotiating the railroad purchase
supplies amounts to about "a, 800.
% We have. IS 600 in the Ter
ritorial Treasury, and our debts all
paid.
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The true northerner., 1878-05-24
The Late Prof. Henry.

The death of Prof. Joseph Henry, at
Washington, ID. c., removes one of the
most distinguished scientific men of
America. Born in Albany, N. Y, on
the 18th of December, 1897, he received
common-school education, and, after q
course of academical study in his native
city, accepted, in 1926, the appointment
OF Professor of Mathematics of the AL
bany Academy. Becoming Intimately
connected with the study of electricity.
he was the first to prove that in the
transmission of electricity for great dis
tances the power of the battery must be
proportioned to the length of the con-
ductor. He was also the first actually
to magnetic q piece of iron at dis
tance, and invented the first machine
moved by the agency of electro magnet.
ism. Other original and important de-
monstrations of electrical power followed
in 1929 and 1881, and among others was
one similar to that afterward perfected in
Morses magnetic telegraph. In 1892 he
was appointed Professor of Natural
Philosophy in the College of New Jer-
sey, where he continued his important
and interesting experiments in electric
lty. In 1887 he visited Europe. When
the Smithsonian Institute was organ
lied, in 1916, he was appointed its Sec
retary and intrusted with its principal
direction, maintaining this position. we
believe, until his death.
The true northerner., 1878-05-24
Singular Scene in the Ohio Legis-
lature.

The Legislative triel of John O'Connor.
member of the Ohio House of Repre-.
sentatives from Montgomery county. is
described by the corresp ondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette as "beyond question
the most remarkable scene ever wit
messed in the Ohio Legislature. AT
the evening session, when the trial was
concluded, every inch of standing.room
was occupied. Gov. Bishop sat beside
the Speaker. Senators filled the spaces
on the floor not required by members.
The galleries were crowded with ladies.
and the lobbies were lined by men.
O'Connor had at his elbow two LAWYERS
and an unknown Catholic priest The
chief question raised by the prosecutors
was whether O'Connor should be ex-
PEELED or his seat be declared vacant.
DIR. Norton argued for expulsion. be-
cause he feared that, if the seat were
declared vacant, all the bills which
O'Connor's vote had passed might be
declared invalid. Menser and sew.
eral other members combated this
view, holding tnat the acts of an
official were valid until he was declared
by proper authority. This
view finally prevailed, and the seat was
vacated by vote of ga to Is. Before
the vote was reached, O'Connor. who
viewed the arguments for the two meth
The true northerner., 1878-05-24

he thought, false to him. And this old
friend told him something that made him
feel suddenly that he might come to life
again.
"'She never married. she said-it
was woman. 'She lives in the old
house now. Other men loved her, but
she never loved any other man but you.
We all know that.
"And then the ghost said to himself
= Forty years of life lost, and went
down to the green country place to
haunt his old love, and hear her say
she was sorry to see him."
"Oh, dear oh, dearp sighed the
little old lady in brown. "How could
she help it? All her beauty gone, all
her youth /; what could she feel but sor-
ry, and just ghost herself"
She arose and turned away. He arose
and followed her, putting his arm about
her waist.
"Priscy," he said, "you are the only
woman / ever loved. Is not that some
thing for man to say, when it is true as
gospel2"
eyes," said she "and almost be-
ieve you, for-for 1 never cared for
| any one else either"
"Then why not do our best TO be
happy now, Priscy? Why not marry
each other and live again, not two poor
old ghostsa"
"Well, because folks would call us
two old FOOLS" said she.
swell, let them," said he.
Every we'll" said she, 81 don't
care"
Then the old gentleman in grey kissed
the old lady in brown, and said, "What
day shall we set, my dear?"
What her answer was may be guessed
when the village bells, one month later,
rang the wedding peal of the old lovers.
The true northerner., 1878-05-24

BY GEORGE LuNT.

A whip-poor-wih sat by the edge OF the wood,
perched on log in his wonted mood.
And ever he chanted bis paintive strain
80 Whip-poor-will lover and over again.
Under the log was a cricket's nest,
Who chirruped away at his very best
ur pool hard by, where the pond-lIies haunt,
A bloated bull-frog haa his haunt.
Just a. the shadows of evening fell.
And the breeze TO the leaves hsde soft farewell,
Chorused in song with the whip-poor-win
Were cultural bull-frog and cricket shrili
- Fool fool y growled the old bull-frog.
saSitting there on your hollow log,
Making night hideous with your cry,
While charm all the passers-by"
~Oheer up, cheer mp sang the cricket small.
sYou break my heart with your strange sad call;
q shrink myself from the slightest touch,
And why should you want whipping 80 much?"
81 whip-poor-will," !" cried the lonely bird,
But few as the leaves in the air were stirred;
And soon he repeated his mournful lay,
'Softened by distance, far away.
Sometimes in moods when the cricket's cheer
And the bull-frog's mutter offend my ear,
Far 20 the depths Of the forest still
4. too, would ny, like the whip-poor-wil
--Horpers Magazine for June.
The true northerner., 1878-05-24
HARD TIMES.
A New and Novel Theory.

A correspondent of the New York
Daily Bulletin propounds new theory
of the causes of the last commercial cri.
sis, whose devastating effects have been
no widely felt. The universally of the
collapse leads him to reject all the local
American causes assigned for it, such as
the currency, the protective tariff, polit-
ical disturbances, etc. He finds it's prime
never In the revolution in communica-
ton and transportation consequent upon
the rapid extension of telegraph lines all
over the world and their connection by
submarine cables--the vast increase of
steamship traffic and the opening of the
Suez canal, whereby the products of the
world were thrown on the markets weeks.
months, and even a year sooner than
they otherwise would have been. This
theory is illustrated by the change in the
East India cotton trade. It is but ten
years ago that cotton grown in India was
taken, often in seed, in carts to Madras
and Bombay. This required weeks, and
the preparations for shipping consumed
good deal of time. The voyage to En-
gland was made around the Cape Of
Good Hope in slow vessels that took six
or eight months to reacn Liver
pool. BY the time the cotton had
been manufactured into goods in
Lancashire, and reconveyed to
India, not less than two years generally
elapsed. All this is amazingly changed.
The cotton is carried to Bombay by rail
road instead of bullock carts, shipped
through the Suez canal instead of by the
Cape OF Good Hope, and, passing through
the looms OF Manchester, returns to India
In cloth In less than half the time consum-
ed under the former system. The writer
declares that this acceleration has been
such that at least one full India cotton
crop has been marketed, made into
goods, and thrown on the market of the
world ahead of time. Or, to state the
case differently, the world has, during
the last five or eight years, taken one
crop of India cotton (and consumed it.
for the stock is less by about 500, 600
bales than it was four years ago) more
than has been grown.
The conclusion drawn is that the
world has not been producing too much.
but has marketed more than it has pro-
duced. The writer thinks the full ef-
feet OF the revolution has been felt. and
that, as no further considerable i'm
provement can be made ia transporta-
ton, al that now remains is that some
thing or anything should happen to
restore general confidence. These views
have the merit of novelty, and are m
teresting, even if they cannot command
general assent.
The true northerner., 1878-05-24
Why Senator Mitchell Changed His
Name.

saw seated on sofa in the Senate
chamber the other day two men. whose
presence In Washington is coincidence
II nothing more. These two men were
Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, and Repre-
sentative Thompson, of PENNSYLVANIA.
These men were law partners in Butler,
Pa, in 1860. Mitchell had studied law
with Thompson, and subsequently be-
came his partner, under the firm name
OF Thompson Il Nipple. The young
firm was going on admirably in business,
but Hipp.es domestic relations were of
the most unhappy nature. Everybody
sympathized with Nipple, and, as
Thompson said to me recently. nobody
would have blamed him if he had an
nounced to the public that he could not
live with her any longer, and left town.
At that time Thompson was in the Penn
sylvania Legislature. During visit to
Butler, i'll either 1860 or 1861, Nipple
told him he was going to Pittsburgh for
day or two. Nipple thereupon packed
up few things and departed, taking
with him about 50, 900 belonging to the
firm. Nothing was heard of him for
several days, and Thompson began to
grow uneasy. Nipples wife was also
becoming troublesome. Finally, after
several days anxiety, letter came to
Thompson from Nipple, dated from
I" The Wide World" in which he said he
could not live with his wife, and had
gone away forever. He secured Thomp-
son by mortgage, etc., but Thompson for
many years did not know where his old
partner was. but Nipple managed by
sending letters to be remailed from vari-
GUS parts of the country to settle every
account he owed and to forward money
to Thompson for the support of his wife.
After many years had passed the two
partners met by accident il Pittsburgh,
the old friendship was renewed and the
warmest feelings have existed ever since.
Now both of them are in Congress.
What became of the old wife 1 do not
know. A divorce was obtained. and
Ripple married again on the Pacific
coast. After leaving Pennsylvania, in
1860, Nipple changed his name from
John Mitchell Nipple to John Nipple
Mitchell, and by that name he has been
known ever since. His present wife is
a very charming lady, and he has two |
of the handsomest daughters in Wash
ington. No man stands higher among |
his associates, and no Senator is more
faithful to his duties.-H. H. RdD,sleU.
in Philadelphia Times.
The true northerner., 1878-05-24

ods of punishment with equal indiffer-
ence, obtained the floor and made a
pathetic appeal for mercy. He contend
ed also, on the prompting of his lawyer,
that the House had no right to go back
OF the election. The plea was listened
to with curiosity and patience, but had
no effect on the final result. The his
tory of this O'Connor case is now famil-
iar to the people. O'Connor was elect
ed to the Legislature from the Soldiers
Home at Dayton. After he had been
sitting some months it was discovered
that he had formerly been ON inmate Of
the Michigan State prison, his term of
imprisonment beginning Sept. 30, 1869,
and ending three months afterward. He
had no pardon or abridgement of his
term of imprisonment which operated
to relieve him of his political disabili-
ties. These facts were proved before
the Legislative Committee, though
OConnor strenuously denied them.
The true northerner., 1878-05-24
THE BENNETT-MAY DUEL.
A veracious History of the Hostile Meet.
ing.

veracious History of the Hostile Mee ct.
ing.
The New York Times prints the true
story of the Bennett May duel, given on
the authority of George Wilkes, editor
OF the Spirit Of the Times, who received
it direct from DR.. Phelps, the surgeon
on the occasion. The story is entirely
creditable to Bennett. DR.. Phelps saws
it was plain on the morning of the affair
that Bennett was there to fight. Both
parties had their own pistols. Bennett's 8
were new, with all the latest improve
ments. Mays were very old, and, as it
turned out, hard upon the trigger. The
one that Bennett got was SO, Mt least
The party took their places, and the word
was given to fire. The directions were
to fire at the word "Fire p and not after
the word "Three !' Almost instantly
upon the word "Fire I" May shot.
"One, two, three" followed, and Ben
nett, who pulled at his trigger evidently
with the best will in the world, did not
succeed in getting his weapon off. He
was batfied by the stiffness of the lock.
1t was an exciting moment. No one who
looked Mt his eye as it bore straight
across the angry wound which his OPP
ponent had inflicted upon his face
a few days before could doubt
what Bennett then meant to do, but the
pistol exhausted the Zone, two, three"
by its reluctance, and dropped harm
lessly by his side. His second inter-
posed, and claimed that, as Bennett had
suffered his risk and disadvantage,
through no fault of his own, he was en-
titled to return shot at May. The
claim, being according to rule, was al
lowed, and May took his place empty
handed before Benefits pistol. The
disk OF the avenging weapon covered
him as the word was given, but Ben
nett's face changed as he saw his op-
ponent at his mercy, and, before the
signal words were counted out, he had
forgiven him and fired in the air. This
terminated the proceedings. AS the
party left the ground Bennett said to
the surgeon "Well, doctor, do you
think 1 did right2" CT should have
been very sorry to have killed any man
at my mercy, was the answer. "But,"
glancing at the shining fresh scar across
Benefits nose, he added, "But with
such pistol hand as yours 1 should
have been terribly tempted to wing
him" " At any rate" said Mr.. Wilkes,
=" his conduct was generous, and his op-
ponents should have been glad to take
any responsibility of prosecution, if
that is what governed them, to save
him from being DETAINED and branded ss
a coward. The gift of life was worth
certainly as much as that" 1t may be
added that Bennett still wears the red
mark left by the scar on his nose.