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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-03
Few Controlling Many.

People of the Northern States are
becoming tolerably familiar with the
fact that through the dictates of eau
Gus and the servility of few northern
democrats in either branch of Congress
the eleven States recently in rebellion
are actually controlling the country.
The action of the present Congress has
taught them this fact. The dominant
States are those recently in rebellion,
and their representatives are chiefly
those who held prominent rank in the
confederate armies. The population
actually represented is only about five
and half millions. There are four
and half millions of blacks who are
practically disfranchised and unrepre-
sented In the Senate there are twenty
Senators who fought in the army of
the rebellion, and three others who
held high civil place in the confeder-
acy. Forty-two Senators rule the Sen
ate and twenty-three rule the caucus.
About the same proportions obtain in
the House. Thus eleven or twelve
States of the south rule Congress. If
this disparity were the result of nor
NAL operation of the laws no one would
have the right to complain. But it is
not. In neither the Senate nor the
House is this dominance honestly OBJ
tanned 1t is largely the result of sup
preston of the colored vote by various
forms of violence. Through the meth
dds which have been employed, includ
ing the caucus rule, five and half
millions of population dominate forty
millions of people who obey the laws
and pay ninety-four per cent. of the
taxes. There are some figures on this
subject which will bear study. We
present some of them.
The income of the Government from
its revenues during the last fiscal year
was S2S4,S3l,46l.0. OF this sum
over sl30,000,000 was in the form of
duties on imports, and over Sl04, 000,-
900 as tax on imported merchandise
OF these s235, 100000, twenty-seven
States paid s22l, 204, 26S.es. The
eleven Southern States that dominate
Congress paid Sl3, 1927, 1889. OF in
ternal revenue, SO per cent. is collected
at the north and | | per cent. at the
south. Taxes are reduced on tobacco
because southern product, but a tax
is threatened on incomes, because
wealth is with the north, and the hope
is to strike that wealth. Nearly all
attempts to evade the payment of rev
enue are made at the south, and the
chief outlay for suppressing form this
Of crime is there. During last year
the internal revenue officials seized
whiskey stills in those States as fol-
lows: In Alabama SO, making 692
arrests; Georgia, 237, with $50 ar
rests; Kentucky, l76, with 200 arrests,
Missouri, -; North Carolina, 292;
South Carolina, 10; Tennessee, 223;
Virginia, 80. All the revenue officers
killed or wounded are TO be credited
to southern States. These are signif-
cant figures and facts. People are
thinking about them. They are
proper part of the argument against
those who have disturbed the peace of
the country and brought an expense
of millions upon the treasury for the
purpose of reasserting State euprem-
acy and reviving the doctrines OF the
State sovereignty rebellion. -Er.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-03

The grasshopcrs are ravaging
Western Nevada. In some places
they are 80 numerous that they crowd
the roads and make the stage horses
unmanageable by jumping against
the leaders, causing the team to run
away. Thus far we have not learned
thai these pests are causing any trou
bic in Idaho.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-03
FOR S ALE.

IN scres & ,sri situated nesr La-arnas
AXE 81 I'D rod 90 Ea1eelFer. ard near
good uiaT md Steam nat la.L.n.: ten
se-e- yinw-d ana aiou, four seed g. -trr
rlover f,r pasture. thirty acr-s So d d a
burned p;i- Tue whole i fas- Gle red vith
but iit,le green timber: I'd J. w-.i wstrr.d
and good warm. rich al'gyiai H. & 3. ad.I ried
!" fruit. Little or no rock or gravel. good
title. aud terms uur-Lalf cash down. aud time
on the balance. For further pa dcuia-, in-
Quire Of Cha, Brown. Vancouver, o. Of 5. e..
H8dier. near f. cana~ isf-
Also ~ a~-es HI--taf ''- fem a go n
wharfand F-l..'- Dr. q .. rit ...t-- p
On $50 d. H! r. lltr a-r-- uc ..1
claim t. say flr j. IT.. g. rt.
j. RemiH ginu. Fi-lc-'. "a % IS.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-03

A man coming out of a Texas
newspaper Office with one eye gouged
out, his nose spread all over his face
and one of his ears chewed off, re-
piled to apoieceman who interviewed
him, IL dident like an article that
'peared in the paper last week, an |
went in ter see the man who writ it,
an he war thar"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-03

Has just received new and complete sto,
of
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-03

Eighty acres near Rounds mill, described
as the north half Of the south east quarter OF
Section "a, in Town north Of Range / east
The land is partly open, brush and timber,
and considered desirable. For further infor-
nation apply to S. SI1OBERT,
Union Ridge.
June "a, 1879 T.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-03
Millinery Goods,

New shades Of Trimming Silk, and the latest
styles Of Hats constantly kept on hand, and
sold at lowest possible rates ] viii also sell
a lot OF trimmed pnd untrimmed Sun Hats at
- cents each, and chldren's white and col
ored gloves at l2t9 cents peri pair.
keep full stock Of Boots, Shoes, Grocer
les, and Crockery, and take Country Produce
at market price
Bran, Flour, and goods Of all kinds deliv-
cred free Of charge.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-07-16

CONNECTIONS-At Bay City with
Bay City Division for Lapeer, Port
Huron, Detroit, and all points east,
and with Mackinaw Division for all
points North, and at Jackson with
Main and Air Lines and Grand Rapids
Division.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-07-16
The Lansing Republican has com

The Lansing Republican has com
menced pulls ling "a digest of the de
cisions of the Supreme Court. This
will be valuable feature of that in.
teresting journal, and speaks well foi
the enterprise of that prince of jour
nalists, Hon. w. ;. George. The di.
gest will alone be worth many times
the price OF the Republican, and every
lawyer in the state should at once sub
scribe for the paper.
We are informed that n serious riot
occurred at Frederic, Monday evening,
between party Of iumternen from a
neighboring camp, and some river men,
during which, stones, clubs, and pistol
balls were used quite freely, resulting
in several being slightly wounded IL
was brought about by the usual cause,
too much 'tangle 10 ot. y Some cti-
zens of Frederic came down here to
see the Prosecuting Attorney and Sher-
itf, preparatory to making some ar
rests.
We recently passed very pleasant
evening at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Wilson at Frederic.
Mr.. w. informs us that he has nearly
one hundred acres cleared on his land,
and his crops are looking fine. We ad-
mire the location of their home, and
the taste and judgement they have ex-
ercised in building and arranging their
grounds. Make home beautiful seems
20 be their motto, and we predict that
in few years they will have one of
the finest farmes in northern Michigan.
The battle is over. and Crawling is
the county seat Of Crawford. Let all
prejudice cease with the strife, and
everybody labor for the welfare and
prosperity of the county. We want
people who are not afraid to work
There are thousands of acres of good
farming land in this county tnat are
uniinproved and that would be readily
taken up aud improved by people from
abroad, Gid they but know the induce
ments that are offered to people locat-
ing in this county. We want every
body to take an interest in the welfare
of their particular town OF settlement,
by writing it up in communication TO
the Avalanche, and we will send you
free, a copy Of the Avalanche brewery
communication you send us.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-07-16

Mr. Lownd was elected superintendent
Mr.. Bradley acting as secretary. We
are now quartered in our snug little
school house, built in May last, upon
land donated by Mr.. n. Shellenbarger
upon Sec. s.
At our last session, the secretary's
report for the pioneer year, ending
July LIST, 1879, was read, showing the
present enrolment to be twenty-eight,
the average attendance each Sunday
TO be twenty-three, and the per cent.
of attendance for the year SO; and il
being conceded by one and all as an
excellent showing-considering the very
inclement weather of the past winter
whereupon it was voted that the aver
age attendance with the enrolment, be
published in the AVALANCHE.
We trust it may be an inducement
for us to do better the ensuing, as well
rs spur up some more less energetic
school-if any there be in our newly
organized county. More anon.
j. X. DoBBs.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-07-16
Trin to CAM.

Last week we accepted an invitation
from Mr. f.. Hanson, Of the firm OF
Sailing, Hanson & Co., 10 visit their
numbering camps on the Manistee river.
4 pleasant drive of about two hours
across the beautiful plains and over
the pine clad hills OF Crawford county
brought Ills TO the head of the drive on
the Manistee river where we found
about n dozen hearty, jolly, good soul
ed fellows, who were seated around
their camp fires, enjoying the luXuries
OF meershaum and IIavanna, and the
music OF the festive mosquito. Our
heavy expressions of gratitude visibly
affected the spirits of the boys during
our brief stay. We then proceeded To
the camps which are located "a few
miles distant. where we arrived in time
to hear the boys chant n requieu over
the departing day. and partake Of the
bountiful supper prepared FOR us by
Ars. y. Hubert. The neat aHd ridy
appearance Of TIE crniDs does credit 10
those havi,,t tiiqr IN chGsy-0.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-07-16
a-doodle-dO!
We Crow For The
COUNTY SEAT
Majority 152.
The County Scat.


! The election which was held in this
county hast Monday, resulted in the 10
cation Of the County Seat at this
place by handsome majority.
The vote by townships stands as fol-
lows Grayling, 80 votes. of which 81
were for Crawling and 2 for Pcre
Cheney; Center Plains gave Is votes,
of which 50 were for Pere Cheney, and
. for Grayling; Frederic gave SS vote.
all for Grayling; Maple Forest gave
% votes, of which ~ were for Gray
ling and one for Maple Forest; South
Branch gave 81 votes, OF which 10
were for pere Cheney, and Tor Gray
ling The Whole vote of she county
was 81. of which Grayling received
233, Pore Cheney 50. and Made Forest
/; majority for GrayIing. i5?.
Pere Cheney made strong fight,
considering their chances; but Gray
ling being the most central point in
the county. and decidedly the best 10
cation, gave that place the advantage
Work on the county buildings win be
commenced at once. and We may con
fidently expect to see IL new and beau
tiful Court House erected at this place
within the next five months.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-07-16
From Grayling.

CRAWLING, Mich. July ~, 1879.
Editors Aooianche:-Your readers
will remember that recent issue cou
/ tanned an item stating that Mr. Shell
enbarger, of Center Plains, while pass
] ing down the river in "a boat, came
near passing in his shecks and leaving
this vale of tears.
( A reporter has succeeded in gaining
an interview with the gentleman, who
admits the truth of the statement.
will give the interview as it took place
R-Mr. s, un lerstand that while
passing down the river recently, you
came near meeting the pale horse and
its rider, is that factl
MIR. S--Every word true as Gospel.
R-liave You any objections to stat
ting the facts of the casel
Mr.. S-None in the least-as stated,
myself, in company with my son, were
going down the river, we came to Il
difficult place 70 pass, my son asked
for pole that was near my seat, that
he might assist me little, and in
reaching for it my seat was overturned,
and in the nature of things | was
pitched backwards into the water
where it reached the enormous depth
of one foot. tell you it was mar
row escape for mel
R-Is that all, Mr.. s?
Mr.. S-That is all and every word
is the truth.
R-Mr. $, have you any other news
of interest to relatel
Mr.. Swell, yes, little. On the
same day of my accident, another
boat was coming down the river, con-
tanning two men, one being noted
bear hunter, of Grayling. | will not
give his name for fear he might mis-
take me for deer, or white COW, and
shoot me. As | said. they were coming
down the river, when on turning a
curve. they saw what they supposed
10 be, full grown bear lying on n log.
They made their way cautiously until
the hunter, who had long range rifle,
thought he could hit the beast so.
steadying the boat he fired, the beast
rolled from the log and the two men
landed and retired to n safe distance
10 await results. All being quiet they
yentured up TO secure their prize You
can imagine their surprise when reach
ing the place, at finding not full
grown bear, but a small specimen of a
porcupine.
Rs that all the news you wish TO
relate todayl
Mr. 81 believe have told you all,
good day, sir.
R-Good day, sir, and thanks for
this information.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-07-16
From Frederic.
FREDERIC, July 18th, Is

FREDERIC, July 18th, 1879.
EdHoi% Il hc0lanche@The glorious
Fourth las passed us by with scarcely
any pero eptible change if ] may ex-
cept the scarcity of men. Whether
that is due to loss of sleep resulting
from st, ying up all night to witness
the grand display Of firaworksat Gray
ling. or 20 the effects OF Grayling
'Iiootcienoo. / can NOT say. but IL
must be one or the other as they cer-
tainly al! went TO our future county
seat. The railroad company have fin
ished f ing the sinck hole Just below
here. and trains are now running over
it The have also taken dirt enough
away from Forest to make room for "a
side tracl. Of sufficient length TO hold
40 cars. in addition 10 what there is al
ready luid. Orders have been received
for the laying of said track as soon as
they can do So II is TO be hoped that
we may have new depot built and an
agent established here the coming fall.
These are improvements that have
been much needed here, and The com
pany have suffered considerable incon-
venience from having so short a side
track at this place
c. w Wight is about putting an adj
dition to the rear OF the building put
up last year by Supervisor j. i. Hum,
and | understand intends removing his
store from the hotel, thereby giving
him more room which he will need very
much the coming winter, should much
numbering be carried On here, which
we anticipate will be the case.
Our crops are generally doing well.
Potatoes are growing very rapidly. Let
me here make a suggestion which may
be of use to those raising pototoes, and
in the habit of picking bugs. Take a
tin pan and nail to the outside perpen-
dicularly, "A handle made of strip OF
inch board 2 or inches i'm width, and
9 or feet in length, with the upper
end tapered to a convenient size for a
handle. Nail from the inside of the
pan. Then take a paddle, or club of
the same length to knock the bugs in
to the pan, and you will save many a
backache, beside getting over the vines
much faster. If you will put half a
teacupful or thereabouts, of Kerosene
oil in the bottom of the pan, the bugs
will not give you much trouble in their
cawling out, as they will not long sur
vive such bath, and saves the disa-
ereeable task of killing, by scalding or
otherwise. Try it.
Mr. Lewis has good engine and
boiler on the road, which he expects
to arrive at Forest by Monday, the
18th, We are in hopes then to have a
shingle mill at this place, capable of
doing good business. We understand
that Mr. Lewis takes e timber in toto
off of Mr. Hanson's hanCs, and is to
run the busines entirely upon his own
responsibility Success 10 hiu, ~.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-07-16
From Pere Cheney.

PsRE CHENEY. July lltb. 1870.
EG4ory Ara,oar5e.-Wm you allow
me space in your paper to tender my
thanks to our Prosecuting Attorney,
Mr. J. @. IIadley. for the gentlenlanly
and ju'Hcious manner in which he man
aged tie petty attack made against
the reputation of myself and family,
as also that of Judge ID. :. Nc!dron.
We would also like To congratulate
our coenty ia its good foi tuue in So
surfing the services OF az GttorneV
whoes courtesy end love OF Justice. to
eetier with his desire 20 save cur
young county from needless expense,
are only equaIed by his soind sense.
And now, if you will still further al
low us to trespass upon your time and
patience, we would Ike TO say that in
our humble opinion the people Ct tray
ling ought 10 be proud Of their Fol,rth
Of July celebration Although nn en-
tire stranger TO place and people, we
returned home from its festivities with
full consciousness Of the TACT that there
was at least one place in Crawford
county where one could enjoy IA rich
Literary feast, and that place was Gray
ling. Yours Respectfully
L. +. kccR.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-07-16
COUNTY OFFICIALS.

Mer0-David London.
Cferk d. RegISteg-Williain II. Steckert.
7redSurer--Rasmus Hanson.
Prosecuting Atorneg-John q. Hadley.
Judge Of Py0Jdte-Daniel :. Waldron.
circuit court COmr-Collins w Wight.
SUgceyor-Frederick l.. Barker.
COrOHerS--Samuel Revel, William ii.
Sherman.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-07-16
F4BER FANCIES.
90 in the shade on election day.
Blanks of all kinds at this office.

80 in the shade on election day.
Blanks Of all kinds at this office.
Sheriff Londen has put up the frame
Cf his new building.
For first class job printing call at the
AVALANCHE Office.
Those whortleberry pies at the Gray
ling House are, oh! yum-yum.
Mr. w. II. Cole departed for his
home in New York yesterday.
Zen thousand acres of farming land
COR sale by w. y. Masters
Red Ribbon meeting at the school
h)usc next Friday evening.
Dr. y. H. Traver has been appoint
"A deputy Post Master at this place
For bargains in farming lands, vii
lnga lots. ETC., call on w A. Masters,
Avalanche Office
Mr. c. Koehler, of the firm of Koch
Ter Bros. ol East Saginaw, was in
town last wcek
Persons ia want of a No. ] pIow
shoLld call on Silas g. Bush, three
miles north Of l.iggens Lake.
Grayling township registered one
hundred and fifty-three votes last Sat
urday; an increase Of fifty since April
Have Geo. H. Maurer write you up
Fire Insurance policy, lie can give
rol 4 good Company at very low fig
ures.
The county building committee and
Mr. V. Bude, architect of East Saginaw
had meeting at the Grayling House
last week.
That little Jamboree at Frederic ere
ated quite a sensation. Don't do it
again boys. Your conduct was very
naughty.
Mr. John l.. Sorensen, of Manistee,
who has been visiting his brother, F.
w. Sorensen Of this place, leaves for
home to-day.
Messrs kehoe, Hubert, and others
have our thanks for their valuable AS
sistance in increasing the subscription
list of the AVALANCHE
The u. C. r. r. Co. is having a
large amount of hard wood piled up at
this plac. 1t is being shipped from
Maple Forest in this county.
Fred Sorenson has the largest refrig-
orator and incest counter in town, and
lovers of the foaming beverage can get
schooner" as cold as an iceberg.
The Negawnee Iron Herald publish
ed at Negawnee. in the Upper PENN
sula, is a model paper, and comes to
us filed with interesting reading mat
ter Shake Bro. GrifTey,5Y>
Mr.. Ketcham and another gentleman
whose name we did not learn, arrived
here Thursday on fishing expedition,
and started on their trip down the Au-
sable the same day.
The fishing party from Indianapolis,
mentioned in our last weeks issue have
returned with over a thousand gray
ling which they have packed in ice and
taken home. How is that for highl
Where is the influential citizen of
Frederic who was going TO give the
caunty seat TO Pere Cheney for the
sum of two hundred dollars Echo an
swers where! 1t is easy to make con
tract, but the next thing is to deliver
the goods
DIR. Gilbert. w. H. Kendrick and
his brother, accompanied by Prosecut-
ing Attorney j. o. Hadley, of this
place, speat two days last week fishing
at Portage Lake. They report having
had jolly time and catching "A fine lot
| of the finny tribe. e
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-07-16
Faom Center Plains.

CENTER PLAINS. July 18th, 1879.
Editors .Ap0i0nche.-About one year
ago from the present writing, our Sun
day School, in district No. 8, this town
ship, was organized at the house of Mr..
a. +. Bradley, under the usual disad-
vantages incident to a new country,
having TO neet from house 10 house,
alternately with seventeen names en-
rolled upon our secretary's book. The
school copsisted OF the inmates Of the
whole. or in part, of the families of
Mr.. Bradley, Mr. Shellenbarger, Mrs
Horton and Mr.. Mckinley, and pros
pered end flourhed under the superin-
tendency of Mr. y. +. Bradley--the
interest continued good, through the
kindness OF the First Babtist Church,
of Howell, which furnished us with an
outfit of singing books, and supplied
us with le son leaves and papers.
In October last, we had accessions
to our number in the arrival of the
families of Mr.. Thomas Lownd, and
Mr.. John Leece. and thus augmented,
namhefcN twenty-<even. In May last.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-07-16

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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-07-16
New Advertisements.

Chapman House
Homestead Notices.
Geo. IL. Maurer Insurance.
Il. l.. Barker-Surveyor, etc.
C.. w. Wight-To sportsmen.
Masters 4 Mitchell Millinery.
w A Masters-Notary Public.
Dick neutrality-suspicious., etc.
n. IL. Traver-Paris Green. etc.
J O. Hadley-R. r. Land Agent.
l.. III. Mason and plasterer
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-07-16

rRUGs & MEDICINES
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-07-16

Accom-. daily except Sundays.
Express runs daily except Sundays.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-03-20
A. B. HUNT,

A TTORNEY AND COUNsELOR
n at Law, 800 Montgomery street, Rooms
65 and 66, Nevada Block, San Francisco, Cali
fornia.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-03-20

ON AND AFTER THIS DATE AM PRE-
" pared to furnish families, hotels, restaur-
ants. boarding houses or any other person with
genuine, Pure Milk from one pint TO 100 gal.
IONS IONS per day. at my residence ON Spring street,
liberal reduction will be made for larger
"ahtiues WIN. L. TAYLOR