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of lumber. though the average j.
greater, and many an acre yields its
saw logs to the lumbermcn even
though said logs must he hauled ,
and miles To water, though in this
case the average is perhaps a mite.
The manufacture ami shipment OF
lumber NAV safely be called still the
leading industry of Puget Sound,
employing "A large number of work.
men, and keeping busy great many
saw mills and large fleet of sailing
vessels. Lumber is sent to San
Francisco East Indies, Europe, Aus.
traIia, Egypt, South America, China
and Japan. The timber shipped
from Puget Sound during the year
1876 by vessels, without reckoning
home consumption, equals 10000 car
loads, or 1000 railway trains of20 cars
each. The foreign demand in.
creases every year, and the
supply seems scarcely psrceptibly
diminished within the past ten years.
Timbered lands, well situated for
logging purposes, sci! for IS to $l9
per acre.
rContinned next week.
, 1878-03-29

The NOOKsACK JAMs--We learn with
a great deal OF satisfaction that strenuous
effort will be made the coming summer by
the residents along the river, TO remove
the remaining jam in the NOoksack that
lies between the upper and lower crossings.
When this undertaking is accomplished
the river will be opened for light draught
steamers for distance OF over thirty miles,
and which opening will admit of the easy
settlement Of over one hundred square
miles of the largest and best agricultural
lands in Western Washington.--B. b.
Mail"
, 1878-03-29
Mitchell's Railroad Bill.
Continued next week. !

The subcommittee of the senate rail-
road committee on Saturday, made nm
animOus report to the full committee in
favor of Senator Mtclell's bill, extending
the time for completion of the main line
of the n. p. Il. r., TO eight years. The
bill as amended cOmpels thc company to
build on the south side OF tic Columbia
river to Portland and Kalama. w. L. II
throws all the lands open to settlement by
pTe-emptors at $3.50 per acre, the proceeds
to be paid into the L. :. rrea sury. aud by
The Secretary of the Treasury 10 be placed
to the credit Of the company. When amy
section or sections of the road are com
pleted and accepted by the Government
then the Secretary OF the Treasury shall
pay directly to the company the proceeds
of all lands designated by odd sections.
adjacent TO the completed road, IN which
prc-emption rights have not attached.
with the restrictions, that they shall I've
sold In quantities not exceeding 100 acres
to one person, and ut not less than 81 80
per acre. The bill also provides tor the
protection OF settlers now Oh the lanuS.
The even sections are thrown open to
homesteaders, l60 acres to each person.
II also permits those who have been res
tricted to SO acres under existing laws. TO
enlarge their claims to 100 acres. The ex-
tension Is Oh the express condition that
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company
shall commence the construction Of their
road aC Portland, within nine months af-
ter the date of the passage of the act, aud
construct at least tliirty-three miles within
one year thereafter on the south side Of
the Columbia river, and that each year
thereafter the company builds one hun
dred miles OF road. at least twenty-five of
which shall be on the Pacific Coast. The
bill further provides that the road from
Umatilla 10 Portland. shall be common
road for the use Of the Northern Pacific
and Salt Lake and South Pass companies
under slch terms as they may agree, and
In the eyeEr OF q inilure to agree, such
terms as may be agreed upon by three
persons selected by the President of the
United States. The extension does not
extend to the branch line across the Cas-
cade mountains, but lands on the branch
amounting TO seven million acres are re-
stored to the public domain, and IN hen
of these lands an equal amount Is granted
to Portland, Salt Lake and South Pass
Companies, in aid ofa road from Umatilla
TO Salt Lake with like restrictions "a to the
sale Of lands by tho Government, and on
condition that the company shall cOm-
lncnce at Umatilla within six months after
the date of the passage of this act, and
build and equip twenty-five miles Uf road
within one year thereafter, fifty miles
within each succeeding year. and the
whole within four years from the conf
mencement of the work.
, 1878-03-29

AN ELoPEMENT.-rhe following from
the Victoria STANDARD speaks for itself.
and reveals the true disposition of Our
young Yankee boys and girls when they
conclude to "hitcIlr: I'm this city, at the
American hotel, by the Rev. Mr.. Carnes,
OF the 10Th inst, Mr. John Leavey to
Miss Linnie Babcock, both OF Port GAM
BILE. The happy couple, accompanied by
the Rev. Mr.. Carnes. chartered the steam
er Mastlck to bring them over to Victoria.
The brides father getting wind Of the at
fair gave chase In the steamer Favorite.
but lost all trace Of them in the fog and
arrived here too late TO put a stop to the
wedding"
, 1878-03-29
Port Townsend Hospital.

Port Townsend Hospital.
The above institution having been placed
on permanent footing, as the United
States Hospital for Marine Patients on
Puget Sound. the proprietor takes pleasure
IN announcing thnt no paips or expense
VIII be spared In ulinistering to the com.
toIt and convenience of private patients.
This is the largest General Hospital north
OF san Fran cisco, and by fn' the most com
plete in equipment. II has been thoroughly
iettted and rcfnrn ished. Its general wnris
have accommodations for about one hun
dred patients and arc peculiarly adapted
for eases requiring the most careful Il rcat.
mcnt and constant supervision nt limited
expense. Those WHO desire them will be
nrnished with private rooms. entirely
eonrate and distinct, AT slight additionai
Ost.
SzIs- The attention OF Mill owners, and
those interested in shipping, II called 10
the mct that seamen suffering from c0ntn.
gions diseases will he treated outside the
Hospital without expense TO the vessel
THOMAS Y. MINOR, MD.
H-n Managing Surgeon.
, 1878-03-29

MOTlSE...We have just received
per Str. Dakota, large lot Of dry goods.
satdlery, etc. Also lot of lnrdware,
consisting Of farming implements OF all
kinds, such As were never kept in Port
Townsend before. WATERMAN d KATE.
, 1878-03-29
Shipping Intelligence.
Port Townsend.

ARElvAL>-M MARCH. -.
Dpua'l. straits
Forest Queen, :. +
Bk Dubiu, Srabrrk
Srh Mist, Dungruc>>.
GD'inh, Gamble
Sp Otago. ; +
Sch Winci'red. Neal bay
DEPARTURES.
Dispatch. SemiahmOo
GOiiah, Nanaimo.
Donald straits.
Forest Queen, Ludlow.
Dublin. ). +
Mist, Dungeness.
Otago, BIakely.
ARRIvALs-NARCH. y.
Sch Alfred. Semiahnoo
Blakely, Pt BlaSely
California, Victoria.
DEPARTURES.
B'akeley. straits.
Cali fornia, Portland
Sch Alfred
ARRIVALS. MARCH. n.
City Of Panama, Victoria.
Goliah. Gamble.
Bk Due Sorele. Acapulco. Mexico
Blk Roswell SpTague, Gamble
hastck, TT Discovery
DEPARTURES.
Panama. Seattle
Goiiah, Milton
Due SoreIIe. Milton
ARRIvALS--MCH %.
S..utfln
, 1878-03-29

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town to take subscriptions for I he
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publication In the world Any one can become
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OF nrt given free TO subscribers. The price is
30 low that almost everybody subscribes. One
agent reports making over $3.50 In week. A
iady agent reports taking over 400 subscribers
IN ten days All who engage mako money
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, 1878-03-29

Messrs. Goss & Sawyer of Bath, Me-.
are to build whaling bark tor New Bed
ford parties. The . Oregonian" says the
vessel Is to have Oregon pine deck and
masts aud is to he ready for sen the mil-
die Of May. This continued effort OF Ore
gOn papers to claim everything from Pu-
get Sound, tor the benefit of that State. is
getting little niOnotOnOus. That paper
very well knows that the masts anf planks
for the above vessel were shipped from the
harbOr Mt this place last year. aud were
Puget Sound fir, and not pine or Oregon
wood. The grand harbors Of Puget
Sound, the majestic forests OF timber, and
the innumerable resources of this great In.
land seaboarl create an overpOwering
Jealousy In the mind of an average Ore
gonian, and that's what's the matter
Olympia "Transcript.'
, 1878-03-29
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
I'm INp,CEnrNr> To FH'GRANTs.

ItHkFTtk ".
The fact that grasses gro" early
IN spring, lat" in autumn, ana IN iact
m pIacc, at nearly all times ot the
wear, in Washington Territory, and
that the country is well watered
marks most distinctly our future Diary
;nr interests among the most import
.nt. Cheese aud butter farms do
80 well in many parts OF Oregon ana
in this Territory that already this
branch of industry is assuming di
mensions OF importance and IS at
fracting attention from other places.
The elements OF success are here, and
if any have not succeeded in produc-
ing as good an article or in realizing
living profits in this branch Of indus
,ry, the reason may safely be as
signed TO the inexperience and in
competency Of the butter and cheese
makers themselves rather than to
any disadvantage Of soil or climate
FRUIT bhoNlNp'
The quantity of fruit raised in this
Territory is something unprecedent
ed for its population. Years ago,
when it was measured in all things
according to the standard of localities
in the same latitude East, 1t was
thought that few kinds only and
those among the most hardy varieties
of fruit could be proftabIy raised
here, but experiments and persever'
ance have effectually exploded this
idea. Apple trees of every variety
attain by their rapid growth and
favorable conditions, such size that
at the age of FIVE or six years they
are bearing in the most gratifying
profusion. The yield Of apple or
cbards, where they are properly cared
for, is simply enormous, and the
favor of the fruit is as fine as can
be produced anywhere. 1t is not
unusual to see young trees broken
down by the weight of their own
productions. Pear trees succeed
equally as well as apple, are marvel
ous IT. their thrifty growth, and,
along with plum, prune, cherry land
in favored localities, peach trees) the
crop never fails.
Strawberries, blackberries and
raspberries grow everywhere---both
wild and tame-in abundance.
. Grapes, native and foreign, flourish
III most sheltered places, and do rea-
;sonably we'll. The apple'worm and
tho curculio are not altogether un-
known, yet their ravages have never
been Of a serious character. Pear
blight is never seen, and prunes are
said to grow equal TO those in Ger.
many. Fruit trees of all kinds bear
early, and their products are large
and juicy enough to render their
culture satisfactory in every respect.
POULTRY RAISING
is q most prc6atble industry where
it is rightly conducted; the fault,
however, is that in many if not the
most instances, none but the com.
monest breeds are propagated.
Chickens and eggs are in demand at
fair prices almost all the year; this
branch Of business is already assum-
ing definite proportions, independ-
ent Of the general occupation Of
farming, and fair inference is that
those who make Of it specially will
develop all there is to develop about
it. Owing to the profusion and fla
vor of wild ducks along the salt wa
ter border and fresh water lakes,
tame ducks are not so profitable.
, 1878-03-29

PORT TOWNSEND. W.T..

ANY SICK SAILOR WHO HAS PAID
"A Hospital dues for two months prec cd.
Ing his application for adnllsS'on,is entitled
to HoSptnl relief.
, 1878-03-29
OUR FORESTS.

Instead Of going into extacies and
exaggerations about our mr. trees be.
ing Commonly 200 to 800 feet high,
from s to 10 feet in diameter and al 4.
most entirely free from knots, &c."
as some writers are wont to do, TAX
ing our most remarkable productions
as fair samples, it may be we'll enough
10 refer to the peculiar feature of the
Puget Sound basin, viz, that its for.
ests ara extremely dense, 100000
feet Of lumber having been in one
or two instances taken from an
acre of land, though generally the
timber is only of moderate size and
quality, and everywhere to be found.
One writer says that no acre is
worked for profit which does not Weld
at least 100000 feet of lumber, and
that logs are rarely hauled half a
q mile to water. The exaggeration
ito put it mildly in this case is Sc
great that the only explanation of il
lies in the fact that the writer was
entirely ignorant of his subject. He
may be pitied, for attempting to
convey truthful information, 10y those
who are familiar with the facts, but
the effect is to cause an Eastern
man, who finds out that his credul.
ity has bsen imposed upon, to sus
psct the soundnesS Of every othel
statement which he hears made about
the wonderful prodigieS of the "fa
northwest"
Many an acre is hauled from which
will not yield more than 10000 fee
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NEW MS
NATIONAL BANK
No. II Camp street.
NEW ORLEANS,
THE NEW -FOUR PER CENT GOLD BOND.

NEW ORLEANS, April g. 1878.
This bank IL authorized, by the Treasury De-
part mont to offer for sale and receive snbscrip-
lions for the per cent funded loan of the
United States, in denominations of $50 800 $500
AMI upwards, at par and aocru d inter eat in
coin.
The bonds are redeemable July 1. 1907, md
bear interest, Iayable quarterly. on tho first
Jaw Of January, April. July and October Of zach
year. and are exempt from the payment oftaxes
or duties to the United States. as well as from
taxation In any form by or under State. NUM-
cipal or local authority. aud will be- issued in
regis cred or coupon bonds, as preferred
The interest on the registered bonds will be
paid by check, issued by the Treasurer OF the
United States to the order of the holder and
mailed to his address.
orders by Mail VIII Receive Prompt At
tenti0n. Full gnfOr NATION Given upon
Application. Correspondence Invited.
APT i'm A. BALDWIN President
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CANCELLATION OF BOND.

STATE OF LOUISIANA, I
Executive Department.
Whereas. J. l.. HERWIG. Of the city OF New
Orleans, has applied TO me for the cancellation
OF three bonds furnished and subscribed BY him
as principal, with John Langles and Philip F.
Herwig as securi les. each for the sum of
'Swenty thousand dollars. dat d respectively on
the first day Of April. 1873 the tenth day of
March, 1874 and the eighteenth day of
January 1875, and conditioned for the
faithful performance and execution of the
duties OF said J. L. HerWig az State assessor
in and for the First District OF the city of New
Orl ans. parish of O, leans.
Now. therefore. /. FRANCIS T. NICHOLS,
Governor OF the State Of Louisiana. do hereby
issue this my proclamation. with the view Of
giving public notice to whomsoever 1t may con-
Germ and be interested. to show cause. In writing
ut the Office of the Secretary of State, In the
city Of New Orleans, within ninety days after
the last publication hereof, why said bonds
should not be cancelled and annulled, and
the above named securities discharged from
any further liabilities In tbs premises.
Given under my signature and the seal Of the
State Of Louisiana. at he city Of New Orleans,
this fifth day Of Abril, in the year Of our Lord,
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight
FRANCIS T NICHOLS,
Governor OF the State of louisiana
By the Governor:
WILL A. STRONG.
secretary of State. ap6 BOT
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derssotd that ileheloneed to that noble army

flerstood that ilebelonged to that noble army
of martyrs who suffered as provost marshals,
Judge advocates and suffers at the rear. His
prudence is 20 be commended, but as D histo-
rrian ne should be more modest. We have his
word for 1t that he was In his youth trained
by Christian parents not to swear, but we
have the other nine com mandments. Thou
shall not bear false witness against thy neigh
Dor is one OF the commandments which surely
he does not even profess to obey His trade, oc-
cupation and livelihood are based on the per-
sOnal defamation OF honest men. | pity Col.
Thomas Wortnington, but simply despise
Dom Piatt. He quotes me as calling his
brother-in-law, Gen Banning, a damned
idiot He must have invented the express
sion, for it does not convey my meaning.
The first army bill reported by Gen. Banning
contained q proviso that in 'se OF the failure
Of the House to make the usual appropria-
ton for the army it should be di-banded.
declared this absolute folly, and may have
used the word 'damnt d. which is a good word
when appropriately used, for this clause has
since been damned by the Military Commit
tee, OF which he is chairman. and no longer
forms a part Of the bill now pending. The
army bill and pay bill have already under
gone so many changes that no man knows
to-day exactly how they stand, but Gen. Ban
ning's first army bill contained some good
feat res and some bad features, all Of which in
good time will be acted on by Con
gress, and when the bill assumes the
form OF law, no Nun will be prOmpter
than l to obey, but while 1t is an
open question. the parties interested have as
much right to their opinions as other Ameri-
can citizens. Personally, l like Gen Banning
very much. and il / ever applied any harsh
term to him | apologize, but did aud DO pro-
nounce the first army bill reported by him as
disorganizing and unjust to the army itself.
There have been half dozen or more changes
made since, all of which seem for ths better
but still do contend that u reduction to 20,
900 enlisted men will force tho President to
abandon much of our territory to wild and
savage Indians. | favor rigid economy, and
know that the army is patriotic, and hat il
Congress will enact a reduction Of 5, 10 or 20
per cent of all salaries, civil and military
alike no complaint will come from the army !;
but to single out the army and navy for re-
duction Of pay is invidious and palpably UNI
just. Yours, truly,
Wv 7. SHERMAN. General"
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GEN. SHERNAN's CARD,
Dom Pfatt and Gen. Banning Dressed
Down by the late General.
Chicago Time

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Some weeks ago
Dom Piatt published a very picturesque mar
down the avenue behind pair OF dashing
bays, was stigmatizd as "a id scoundrel''
by poor Tom Warrington, whom Sherman
crowded out OF the army and ruined for life.
Gen. Sherman published very long card this
morning In which he shows that Piatt in
vented all the incid nts of history and that
WorthiDgton was dismissed from the army
for drunkenness upon irlal by n board of Off
GERS, not one West Point graduate and that
ms sentence was approved by Lincoln. The
General of the Army tries to match Piatt in
point of abuse III tho following undignified
paragraph:
Now as to Col Dom Piatt, I have never
Known him, nor do want to. During the
war never heard Of him at Shiloh, Vicks-
burg, Chattanooga, Atlanta or elsewhere
where there was lighting and danger. ! un-
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FOR SALE.
FOR SALE CHEAP-THE aTAR RICE MILL
.compl. and In good running order, ready
for immediate use. For particulars apply to
M. SCHWARTZ & BRO,
fe19H 149 to 1870 Magazine street
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
EYacIlttve napurfrnant

Al
Executive Department.
Whereas. on the fourth day OF October. 1876
Frank A. = ossat was brutality killed and muir
dered at Cotie. In the parish Of Rapides la this
State; and
Whereas JAMES LTGHTFOOT and WILL
LIAM LIdH floor stand indicted for said
crime and 1t has been represented TO me that
they ar fugitives from iu 4tiee
Now, therefore, |. FRANCIS T. NICHOLAS
Governor ofihe State of Louisiana. by virtue Of
the authority in me vested by law. do issue this
my pro lamHtion. commanding the officers Of
the law and all good citizens to aid and assist
in arrestng the said James Lightfoot and Will
liam Lightfoot. to the end that they may be
brought to justice and dealt with according to
Law.
And do hereby offer reward OF FIVE HUN.
DIR d DOL LARS for the arrest and delivery Of
said James Lightfoot and William Lightfoot Ia
any OF the iails OF this State.
James L'ght'oot Ia about thirty years OF age
five feet nine inches high spare built, high
cheek bones, large gray eyes. has always
downcast look, slow to speak dark hair, weighs
fore coming to Cotile.
william Lightfoot is about twenty five years
Of age five feet seven inches high. rather stout,
weighs about AS pounds. sandy hair blue eyes,
full face. rather pie isant. free spoken and very
quick. makes friends fast
Given under my signature and the seal Of the
State of Louisiana. at the city OF New Orleans.
this tenth day OF April, in the year OF our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and seventy eight.
FRANCIS T. NIUHOLIs
Governor OF the State of Louisiana.
By the Governor:
WILL. A. STRONG
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FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department. I
Whereas. information has been received at
the Executive Department OF this State that
Albert l.. SANFORD was foulEy and mysteriously
murdered on the night Of the twenty eighth
day OF February, 1873, In the parish of Ouachi-
ia, In this State, by some person or persons
unknown and
Whereas 1t is important and highly neces-
sary for the good of society tn 1T the perpetra-
tor or perpetrators OF such offsnse should be
brought to justice:
Now, therefore. /. FRANCIS T. NICHOLS.
Governor OF the State Of Louisiana, By
virtue Of the authority vested In me by the laws
OF this State do Issue this my proclamation,
commanding the officers Of the law and all
good citizens to aid an l assist to their utmost
in arresfing the offender or offenders Of such
or me, to the end that he may be brought to
justice and dealt with a cording to law.
And do hereby offer reward OF FIVE HUN.
DRIED DOLLARS for the apprehension and
conviction Of said offender or offenders.
Witness my signature AMI the seal Of the
State of Louisiana, at the city OF New Orleans,
this fourth day of April, A. D. eighteen hundred
and seventy-eight.
FRANCIS T. NICHOLS.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
By the Governor:
Will A. STEosa.
Secretary Of State. apps lot