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3 In Recordance with instructions from
the Honorable Secretary Of the Treasury,
under date of March -, 1870, and as pro-
Tdcd BY Sections 3015, 3076. f30f7 ana
3O7S, revised ststutesi of the Quilted States,
any person. claiming jitbe following de-
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iof said port and file viii Jim q claim to
the same, and to make further compliance
with said sections, Within twenty days
frou the first date of the publication Of
this notice.
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Nineteen (lg) half boxes Cigars tia
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Two (2) wax figures with vases. .t.,.
One ~ o~rnaIhentcd she'll box. :
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FAIL& WINTER
4. W. H!H#E1NER,
Pascnga,sI0 ,Ssre.x

ScrdntoA, -. Mississippi.
have just opened u new and complete
stock efsFall and Winter Dry Goods, No
tons, LADIES' Dress Goods, Mon and Boys
Clothing Boots, Shoes, Hats, Gaps, ete.
Also always 0 nshand~a full supply of
Choice Family Groceries, Feed, Croekery
aud Hardware, Tobacco, Cigars, Saddles,
Brides, and everything except Liquors,
| do not keep. IL would call the
special attention of the ladies to my well
selected stock of Calicoes, Dry Goods, No
tons, Shoes, etc, which will be sold
cheaper than ever before in this place.
Call and examine my goods and prices be-
fore purchasing elsewhere.
.iastSs G.MsHa6HToWER.
Scranton, Nov. 81. 1~575.-11y ,
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, 1879-03-15

lation OF historical facts in an Eastern
exchange:
The region in question comprises the
colony of the Cape Good Hope, the col
ony OF Natal, of the Orange Free State
of Bassanto Land, and OF Katfraria prop
er, u district on the southeast coast which
stilB belongs to the Kaffirs, but which is
very much under British control, North
of Natal is Zululand, and north of that
Delagoa Bay, Portuguese colony or set
tlement This entire region is perhaps
as large as England, France, Italy and
Germany put together. The Portuguese
were the first to settle, in this part of the
world, then came fhe Dutch, t.Icn the
French, but the latter only by the toler-
ance Of the Hollar.ders. In 1905, when
Napoleon was Winning battles on land
and Nelson was gaining victories at sea,
Sir David Baird was sent with hn,f
dozen regiments to eXprl, not the Dutch.
but the Drtch Governor and the Dutch
soldiers, from the Cape. This he did
easily, ard in 1896, on the 10Th of Jan
uary, after century uni half of Dutch
rule, tie Cape became a British colony.
since then England has had half dozen
or usore wars in that part of the globe.
In ali this vast region lhere is not one
wnite man to six cnlored men. The
total population of the various districts
Of what English politicians are pleased to
call the Anglo.South African Federation,
is estimated to be 100000 white and
100000 colored. The Cape Colony con.
taIns nearly three quarters of a million
of people, and is the only portion OF
South Africa which has what may be
called large white population. The
native districts subject to the Cape Col.
colony include 335,0OU colored people
and very few whites.
, 1879-03-15
SCARLET FEVER.
Some Facts ns 10 Has Origin.

Tho prevalence Of scarlet fever in New
York induced the World to interview
DR.. Fordyce Barker concerning the dis
ease. The iollowing is the result;
at was first described by Sydenham
IL the seventeenth century," said Prot.
Barker, las distinct diseare"
"Are there great differences in the
Z severity of the epidemies'"
"Vcry great differences, some epidem-
les being mild and some attended with
severe and dangerous cases. But there
arc always mild cases during the most
severe epidemics."
"What are the causes OF scarlet fever3'
"The specific cause is Infection by Il
specific poison which is communicated
by direct contact with the exhalation from
the lungs Of patients, with their skin, or
hy means OF clothing or various sub
stances with which the patients have
conc in contact. Scarlet fever is said
to have been communicated by milk, or
even by letter. Taylor, an eminent
English writer, reports the beginning of
one epidemic as being IN the family
oi milkman who delivered milk to
twelve families. OF these families six
had scarlet fever as consequence. A
certain individual predisposition must
exist, as 1t is frequently found that one
child in family may take the disease,
while others OF the children who have
frequently been exposed in the same de-
gree do not get it."
"Are individuals who have had the
sliease in a mild form more liable TO the J
, 1879-03-15
Hostility 10 the Banks.

President Hayes, being asked what will
be the next issue in our national politics,
is reported AS having replied
THAT depends altogether on our Dem
ocratic friends. You know that they are
in the opposition, and must raise the is
sues to employ themselves. 1t seems to
me that Judge Thurnan LAID down their
next issue when he said that the nation
al banks must be attacked, and instead
Of their currency, the greenbaek be put
in vogue everywhere"
The President has probably made the
best guess that can be made, under pres
ent circumstances; yet there is now no
telling precisely what form the Democra-
cy will assume in the next presidential
struggle, beg ond the general prediction
tnat it will assume any form that
promises success. 1t has had no settled
principles for more than two years.
Should hostility to the national banks be
its watchword, then this will be equva.
lent to hostility to specie payment. No.
body supposes that if the national bank
notes are withdrawn and replaced by legal
tender notes, which is the modern Thur
man theory, the government can keep
the whole volume of paper circulation
at par with gold. The position of the
government would be an extremely
dangerous one, besides involving a CEN
, 1879-03-15
Under tho Waves.

The Atlantic II drained, would be a
vast plain, with mountain ridge in the
middle running parallel with our coast
Another range crosses it from New
foundand to ireland, on top OF which
lies a submarine cable. The ocean is
thus divided into three great basins.
The tops of these sea mountain are two
miles below II sailing ship, and the basins
are fifteen miles. The mountains are
whitened for thousands of miles by tiny
creamy shell. The depths are red in
color, heaped with volcanic masses.
Through the black, motioness waves of
these abysses move gigantic creatures
which never rise to upper currents.
, 1879-03-15

tralizaton of power without any parallel
in our history. The Treasury Of the
United States would be the great hank
issue and redemption for the entire
country, The country now has the best
banking system it ever had; and if its
destruction is to be the policy of the
Democratic party, then there can be NO
question as to where Republicans will
and should stand. - Commercial 4drocatc.
, 1879-03-15
second attack H

ohNhlN say H''s VII 'hC ''H''"'s'
those who have constitutional. predi-
lection to the disease n, more liable to
the second attack. Ordinarily one attack
secures immunity from Il second, hut
there are many exceptions 10 this. 1t
is very rare that patients die from n
second attack. In fact not more than
three or four cases OF this kind have been
reported IN medical literature"
"tIow lcng does the poison retain its
activity in clothing, furniture. rooms,
ETC."
This is very uncertain. There is
conclusive evidence that it has been re
tanned in clothing sometimes Tor months"
"iIow soon IS the disease developed
after inection!"
"Trousscau reports II case in which the
disease was manifested in twpnty-four
hours after exposure, and other cases are
reported; but usually the period OF de-,
vcopment is from three to ten or twelve
days after exposure. This is probably
due to the diffirrpne in the susceptibility
OF the patients"
AT what period of the disease, and
how long, is it iniectiousl"
ut is infectious throughout its whole
course. 1t is believe to he most in
tenseIy 81 during the period of dis
quamaton, or when the skin is pecling off;
but go long as there are any distur.-
bance OF the system from the lo.alization
of the poison in any organ it is not safe
to assume that the disease is not com.
muncable."
"What is the comparative susceptl-
bility anil danger from the disease at
different agcsI"
"Thc most susceptible period of life
is from to Is years. Murchson,
very high authority, states from the
statistics of nearly 10000 cases that
about "A per cent. OF deaths from scarlet
tever under 8 years, and nearly 80 per
cent. under 10 years, 0jt per cent. under
10 years, and only II per cent. over 25
years. Only one.ninetieth OF all the
deaths are under one year, and one
fifteenth between 1 and 2 years.
"How can scarlet fever be prevented
and alleviated"
ITO prevent scarlet fever complete
isolation Of the patients is absolutely es-
sential, as well as the prevention of all
contact with those in attendance OF the
diseased persons. 1t is essential also that
the house should be thoroughly ventil
ated, so that the poison that may escape
may he as diluted as possible. All cloth.
ing should be thoroughly disinfectod,
aa,l even the soiled linen of the sick
should not be mingled with that of the
other members of the household. The
reliei OF the patients pertains to the
medical treatment After the disease is
recovered from the sick room should be
thoroughly disinfected, us well as the
bedding, the furniture, the carpets, and
even the walls. 1t Is found that dry |
heat to the point Of 2l2 degrees, kept
up for several hours, efltctualy destroys
the poison; and this, perhaps, is as good
a method as any of dislnfecting the bed
ding OF those who cannot afford to have
it destroyed"
docs the term scar!atlna mean o
mild form of scarlet fever!"
mo; the two terms ars precisely
identicoln
, 1879-03-15
sNoHOMIsH CITY WASHINGTON TERRI, SATURDAY MARCH

their escape into the mountains between
the Payette and south fork of Salmon
river, were returning to the Payette.
A company was soon organized, armed
ana equipped for a short campaign to
intercept them. The number of men as
near rs we can learn WAS somewhere be
tween 20 and 30. They proceeded across
to the Payette and soon found signs of
the Indians. They quietly recounoitvred
and made discovery of their camp.
Waiting a favorable opportunity when
all were in camp and not in the least ey.
pectlng the near presence of white men,
they suddenly surprised and attacked
them and killed thirty six of their num-
ber, nearly annhlating their whole
camp. Only two or three are known to
have escaped death.
( On examination of their bodies many
were identified rs IndiaYs who bad been
ted by the settlers at their houses before
the Bannock war, VINO then protessed
great friendship for the whites, but who
on the tlrst oul break fled from the valley
and went to the Malheurs, and were after.
wards known to be with the hostiles in
Umatilla county. When the hosti.es
scattered after Miles battle on the Una.
tllla, they retreated and crossed Snake
not tar from the mouth of Powder river,
thence went irlto the skirts of she uppes
Weiser settlements and stole many val
uahlei horses belonging tn Mundny and
Others. Munhay, s, 5. Smith and two
other settlers followed their trail into the
mountains tCb recover their stock and all
but Smith were killed, and he was badly
wounded and only escaped by conceal
ment In thieb brush and timber, under
cover of which be, in about two days
tlTe, succ, Feded in reaching the Goose
Creek house, some % miles distant, being
followed 'bk several of the bahdto within
II short di Stance of Goose Greek. The
murderer9 then went up tributary of
Payette a hd surprised Dan. Crooks and
his comp inion snd shot one of them IN
his bed and Crooks escaping only few
yards fir om his bed and partly dressed,
was perl ltectly perforated with bullets.
They tl{en fed into the mountains to-
wards s. Puth fork OF Salmon. Some of
the scou is of the co mmand which came
from thd Weiser fs few days afterwards,
pursued them abo at % miles. and came
i'll sight OF their camp fires, came back
and repd drte6. But the command was
not then in condition to pursue. Since
then they have been seen about 40 miles
south of WaFrens in the canyon of the
south fork CIT Salmon by some Warrens
miners who were prospecting, and we
had been INF ormed that aparty of miDers
had i'll con ;emplation, so soon as the
SHOWS would permit, to go and surprise
them. Rut the Weiscr settlers have
saved them such necessity. The band
was composed of south fork of Salmon
lnhiars, who 4 (lre Snakes, few Payrttes,
some of the w leisers and one OF two rem
egade Nez Pc rc,?s and Umatillas. For
the last 1S mon Ith no man was safe to go
through the region where they roam un-
less in company wi til several Others and
well armed. Their annihilation is God
send to the mnets and settlers who do
business in uat rec ion. 1t is evident
that many ofour ett ers in future mean
business IN con1tio with all hostile
and treacheous Iiian 5, and know who
, 1879-03-15
Indian Battle i'm Idaho,
From the Lewiston Teller, February 14th.

From gentleman just through from
the Lower Weiser, we learn that about
three weeks ago, information was received
by the settlers on the Wcser, that the
band OF Indians who raided that valley
last Summer, drove of stock, and killed
Munday, AID others who pursued them,
killed Dan. Crooks and his companion
while sleeping in their camp and made
, 1879-03-15

The rent saaI narv defeat of the
British the KdrEuIu ., and the OPP
erationgoing qnoTthe, punishment of
these 'ople, Feattactu 1g, and will
contln' to attt hblic attention in
that dection irsonB tin he to come.
For lis reas9 the read, r will be
glad> have fYIhr lorna tion in re-
gardo the pefeand ount y of South
Afri, and sofo' the vents that have
herotore traSred in hat art of the
we'd. We fthe an Hxed 1rief col
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\ Little OH.
[ Walla Walla Waterman.

Walla Walla WatchmanJ
They had gay old time, in front of
a saloon, with little, good old man,
who happened to be ''oh" last Satur-
day. 1t seems, while he was inside,
sampling liquor, some roguish fellow
went to his horse, which stood in front
OF the saloon, turned the saddle and
sinched it up again. Presently the old
man came ont as full as a goose, APP
parently anxious to get home, for he
mounted the horse without much ado,
but now the trouble commenced. He
pulled on the crupper and exclaimed:
Hold up your head" but no head
came up, in fact, it was up, but on the
other end. He gave another Jerk at
the crupper, thinking it was the bride,
and again yelled: "Iold up your head,
Prince, and don't be drinking all day"
Here ne looked around to see what the
boys were snickering at, and 10. there
was Princes head way up like
ROSTERS. The old man felt as though
some one had hit him over the head
with a crowbar. He sobered right up,
fixed the saddle or turned the horse,
we forget which, and silently rode
away, amid peal of laughter On his
way home the old man ''swored" of,
and didn't touch drop until the next
morning.
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salmon Fishing mt the Falls.

At the falls of the Willamette the
Oregon City fishermen now gather in
the beautiful salmon. The current
just below the falls is very rapid and
the seethlng white caps skim along,
chasing each other in dizzving sue
cession. The fishermen pull up the
river in their boats near the shore,
and upon reaching the proper point
dash into the current. The boat is
tossed about like cork, and swept
down the river at fearful rate. by
strong and rapid pulling the boat
reaches the eddy, and as suddenly
glides smoothly along as it was tossed
by the current and waves. The boat
is landed in a sheltered cove on the
island, and with large dip-nets ON
their shoulders the fishermen strike
out for the little eddies and holes ust
abreast of the falls. The roar of the
water is deaiening to them, and the
clouds of mist almost binding, caus-
ing the water To run from the rubber
coats as if in a drenching rain. The
salmon, after firing themselves out in
attempting to leap over the falls, will
swim off to the eddies to regain cour-
age. The nets are sunk in these ed
dies, and occasionally lifted up, often
bringing a beautiful fish to the sur
face, which is at once dispatched by
striking it on the head with a mallet.
when sufficient number is caught
the boat recrosses the dashng cur
rent to the city, and the market. At
times some large fish are taken, one
caught recently weighing forty-tive
pounds.
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OENN Np

The Transcript of a recent date, in
relation to the present state and the
prospects Of this town, says:
AS spring opens business is taking
fresh start i'll our city. More i'm
proyements are going on, and more
projected, than for several years past
a new life seems to have been in
fused into our citizens, and they are
going to work earnestly for the good
OF the place. The completing Of the
railroad has greatly helped the bust
ness of the town, and although not
directly observed, is every day in
creasng it, and will still more do so
in the future. Every new business
Is an incentive to others, and this
summer we believe a grcateran bet
ter change will take place. The bail
has commenced to roll, and although
it may roll very slow at first, it should
be kept rolling. Our city is backed
up by enormous natural resources
sufficient to make it a wealthy city,
and only needs the spirit of progress
enfuscd sufficiently to develop her
means. 1t is the natural centre of a
large scope Of country, and every
business induccment should be held
out to the people to come here, in
stead of sending away to other places
for wants which our business men
should supply. In part this matter
is getting corrected, but there are
other departments of trade which
should follow in the same way. Let
this spirit be manifested, and 1t will
not be long before there will nothing
be heard OF hard times.
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Senator Hill, of Georgia, recently
made slip OF the tongue in the course
of his remarks. Having occasion to
speak of the Senate, he alluded to it
as Confederate Senate, which blum
der evoked roar of derisive laughter
from his political opponents ON the
floor and in the galleries Realizing
his mistake, he recovered his equanim
ity and parried the effect of the remark
by asserting that dcnunciation of those
opposed to the action OF democrats on
the army bill was not any more revo-
lutionary than the remark he had just
made, if uttered Intentionally.
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ARLINGTON.



Washington Special to Chicago Tribuncl
1t is the general opinion among
lawyers familiar with the subject,
that the Arlington eiectment suit,
which the United States District
Court has just determined in favor of
the Lees, will also be decided by the
United States Supreme Court, to
which it has been appealed, in their
favor. The Judgment of the lower
court restores the entire estate to
him, and calls for the ejcctment Of all
tenants who have been in possession
since the sale Of the estate under a
tax sale in 1868. This includes the
United States as tenant of the Ma
tional cemetery, the $4,000 union
soldiers dead that lie therein, and the
government S ignal office and station
at Fort Whipple. The decision will
undoubtedly give encouragement to
the managers of the bill, which pro-
poses that congress shall purchase
the property. 1t is just to General
Lee to say that he has no desire to
disturb the patriot dead, or to regain
possession of that part of Arlington
cemetery proper, which is but a trif
ling portion of the whole estate.
General Lee has only wished to es-
tablish his entire property rights, and
is quite willing to surrender that por-
ton of the estate, or the whole Of it,
to the governments at a fair valuation.
The decision shows that the courts
have been unwilling to sustain one
Of the arbitrary acts of the great war
minister, Secretary Stanton. 1t is
certain that he declined to receive a
tender OF the taxes made prior to the
sale by the northern relatives of Gen
eral Lee, on the ground that Gen
eral Robert +. Lee was rebel. and
that no relative should be permitted
to redeem his property. Secretary
Stanton, the court says lad no au-
thority to do thisS and it is pract
cally upon that act alone that the
whole case turned. The Judge who
rendered the decision cannot be
charged with being southern sym
pathizer.
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1t is stated by the St Paul Pioneer
Press that during the coming summer
there will be complete re-survey of
the next hundred miles (beyond the
section now under contracU of the Mis-
souri, Y Yellowstone division of the North
ern Pacific railroad, and that it will be
put under contract in the fall Pre-
parations for this re-suivey are now III
progress. Completion OF this adIi-
tional section will not be possible the
present year, but next year it will be
pushed with the opening of spring
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y Monrt Boat. The Dalles Empire
says: Our horological neighbor, F.
Dehm, has Just finished a miniature
copy Of the steamer Almota, made of
wood and finished up as neatly as if
Holland had done all the work, in per-
son. She is two feet long, seven inches
in width, and instead of an engine, is
propelled by clockwork. She ought to
be able to go to Priests Rapids at all
seasons of the year, as she draws three
inches Of water, and can run when the
John Gates and Almota are compelled
to lay up for lack Of wet. The report
that She had been sold to II biquitous"
Scott, to run upon the Long Tom, lacks
confirmation. She can 20 Cor thirty
SIX hours without wooding up, and
that is more than can be said of any
OF the O. ). n. Co. boats.