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, 1879-05-10

The following instruments were flied for
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The following instruments were h'cd Tor
record Frldny, Mayo
c1rr rnorETyv.
West Thirteenth i. 2:la T. Y Of AshIann' Ls
III HlS f q,,. dns1I 70 ,jobn nb,,i cs,pks sS 5S
1aslna &c H. ~ aii Il of %so.tcr a.
April ii {.s. ii. and Z. ". Deanc to u.o
sesi' II isSas; III; S,Ir; r Msp,e sgi. Il Il
EimssdoEt T. itSTh i: i'au,'tsn,; $500
pls Is,xna s. III 4 4 q sis'es%ei aaea
81 Msys ! tchsfiss I. pstsI"a 10 Jane 4: nm
Nsnis2sn MiE2 nv III Il q Thist;s:soni
t.Iuliot A. Clarkson 10 Charles y. N,
san'nst ans'sE'i e. iou'i ii xaxasta VI
W!ssuzek! to Charie narl-}..;. 1,7oo
i, dated slay Flames Il. Muir tuA. .oo
n'Iwsaseo & MSKss' as IL Il Esn piacs 0''
of. 95x100 1t, dated May \ George II.
ss: Ss!''; %ss !; g Ill., ss;S ,5s i
ttali to ChHtleh l!ctxel>. .,.......... 1,oo2
state Il aS a,fa ef rs,1tyi S,, isnrxw st.
parisns i 1t, t. i'll # 8 VI Willow 1t, " ai
1l,0 Il, with building No. 81, dated
MAY " aFltAeEIClt 4stA0thc ~ "oHu
ADD @sGss'' X 's,; Cor oi caii Nv. iis 000
piast. pGS - 1''s s@si; XII II Il; a'so i, sheoa t.
1" e! T n!Gs5 p$Ss &si;Tsss
Biown It. 10 ~ IT Mn1wol! It. 81, ,s4x
100 Il, tatcd May, &c. !. Schumacher, NJ.
Js., to Henry J , Lonzon). .....,.... ]. 200
Brown at, same aa lno above. dated May
o tilcAE5 j. Lanxtn 10 j. u. laus)." 1,3o0
East Westminster = luo Il # Las9lo
Chauilcs 10 Elizabeth sicHyers ilayard) 1es, 900
Ea' an9qip1 y 10 on-oyn q o. LSsnS ;stas It, IT,
| DIE. ". farsnfs tu Connecticut Gen.
erat Ltfo. Insurance Comnany,.,: ~; 2s.5oo
IL! North sh.ldon 1t, da!ud May .
tlondy aud Chnlidcr to sasnapl d.
rhs %"Fa; ptonl.ss 1asts'} No. @ and 4 xliot loS0o
| place. .iatcd MAY tGaudy ns.! Gland.
~, les to Samuel =. ,Wa1d ttasHss,:; y. 42oo
IT. /, 4oxiid +, dated lily ! ttnlown i
w.st Adams Y, sS* ttw o. Loon,lssts :
Jun. {, 1H7o tw. +. cuolbaugi to Ly- ~ ~,
aieIisaa Sn s9os' .y' 4i il Il o.:,e:t ii, oooo
| IL. +. Mitchell to Jennie i. lias<ett'.. 5000
eTEsy Il" 'stwss1 q, ?fIysif .I f. dais$ as
stay !, 4. i. ard L. ii. Hack to Joau nm
sicheaa ~, i7 Il ii Thit;f;h IL, '00
| (, .5xl77i It, dated May y III. r. and .
II. u. KItchoi TO John U. Dnrke> $3.50
SOUTH or ct7r L,4lrs, WITHIN A MAp,us OF SEVEN
| NlLXa or TILE COUNT. HOUSE,.
| Aswe}l nv, between Flfry-sc sccond and Fif-
ty-th!ri 81, 4 I, .!xl1i It. dated hiaJ-
MP. \. Wcntsskbla 10 l.. H. Hanhhcn.i$ 1900
WaGash nv. III Il II Of F!fty'hlnth n.
| (, lOO1lG1 a.l0 II, t!ntcd april 20 {fIen.
RI lsllop tu SARAH A. Whtmanl... 1,o00
| VOLUNTARY ASSIGNMENT ron THE ARNEFlr OF
| GNErtronB.
1slchnrl Il. Honucgon to William ". Evans,
Liabilities, s. ilb; assets, 4tock of hats, caps, etc.
, 1879-05-10
Harley, b., RAID, 3t4 7,OHH, nos 0,Ga5, Dd7
NJc. 6u. 80. 2. .7X0, 53T q. Ia, s5D 1.UJ4, Otis
PROVISIONS


Ho1 rIonucTs-We'n leHs actlvo and itrcru.
lar. Tho market was qnite arm In thu catly part
Of Tho sersian, bit towards the close Il weakened
hady under a lnck Of demand. lfurs were quoted
higher, and LivcEpnoi reported an adynnce of Cd
TER liz ths in lard. but bayers here wcte ecarce.
little being one III pork and lard except III changes
frun one month IN another. There was. however,
a better shipping demand tur meats. We notu
that OLD pork wss he'll trhrr; tho stock Ia said 10
bc reduced to ahont :. 800 br1s.
Mass pnnK-AAvanccd 5d37!ic per bt1. bul DE-.
cltned 11{e. md clu.cd 1Dc huow tho atcst prices
OF Thursday. Sales WIRE reported OF Ii. 15' hrls
sces Juno Al sD t!HMu.so; md q, 600 hrls sc.lcr
July at 81. G'!.f1r.sG. Total, H0. 30 hrlf. This
market closcd iainr Al 80 10 for tssn or ecllsr May
81. 59iG1g. III for June. aud 20. Go!1Gbt. o3 for
Juiy. Old tork was hula at SR. 1iib. 0D. ffmc
meas purlt was nominal at s.. 73laO. co. and extra
primo At 81. 11Jfba U0
LAnt,--nccItnei &c per 100 lha from the latest
prlcCe Of ThurAcay. salcs Wcre reported of 2. 7lD
tcs ec1or Jung d etl. 1o1eh.21: md =, 900 tcs
Thu market clpscu dull at W. o71iNeo. 10 mot u
tellcr May; 50. 10 for Jnuc; and 81. 10 for
WEArs-were moderately nctyc. ihcso being n
better ticnnnd for shipment Than tho recent
average. Tho market advanced easls but frll back
po,icd 81 ito. s0o in 6ouldcrs ut sJ.47!i soilor
Juno and IL 10 seller JMty: 4a0 ics awect plck1ed
do ut 4t4c: !60 Doxef lung clears at 4A.e2tf |;
y. 900 boxes long and xAort ccars n. n. Keller
Muir and 81. 1bt. III seller Iunc, 9. 2,o, 900 lh5
short ribs a. 81 .5?!sds4 .u21 aclcr June. t2H
AUGUST. Tito following were the closlng pt!ces por
100 1hH an ihr lending Rita.
, 1879-05-10

Totals. ..........s30 aol, 200 s41, ;5s. 600
Tic bulletin gives hint OF what Is to BE- ex-
pcctcd In the future. Active md extensive
operations arc in progress In the mincs at tho
north end Of the Comstoek lo1c, beyond the
Best md Dalcher. Larne returns nre expected
from this outlay. All who can hold on will re-
tunin firm until thn Developments now being
made In three or four Of tho north end mines
nssumc some more definite form, either for
good or for III. Slmitnr ''EEeat expectations :"
VIC 1n,l expressed IN an interview with Mr.. NJ.
sscinbergcr, reported in tho Boston Adxrttser.
That gentleman said:
There IL d confident feeling TINT It will show
largo bodies Of orc very soon; in TACT. Hut tho
gsunhcst DEVELOPMENTS ever eech In thD C0uHtock
- sure to con.e this summer. Mr. stc!nherGcr
would not ntlytse my One 10 sell what they now
hold In tho shape Of mining atocks.
Burlington & Quincy earnings for afarch, us
officially reported, were:
:Grots. Mt.
1s7s...... ........ i. 1di', x:3i ID d:Is, as5 III
Dccreasc......3 o.. o05. ~ GO, lii. 30
For thrco months from Jan. / to March 81:
Gross. Net.
IT'D. ......... 50, 15D. 3l1.58 81. .41S, 900. 81
! 1B7S.,............ Il 1eg, 448.4B 1874. 3li9. 81
Increase. 3e,7G4.1o s 44,aao. Is
The following gives the fluctuations Of tic
1no,tIu,r sfankxt
, 1879-05-10

,r,.ss' sa1cs warn I'm tons nj =, ID: :SsD' II mar
s'sse. ea'ss "s.c 49, 'oss y, a. e.o"ta1eo''' pSt
to!l tfeo On noata cars anu 2".to on tFaeR'
Cons. MEAL-2ales .scra 10 tons conrse ut S13. 90
mr. Inn on track: md 300 br!s at s1.sat:.
r,,onr. ..aoi, ,xo. r,otl. nj in nv, A. an m
"o ""s "..' y, ~ '"''s o,n n. ~ ".
MfnnItSds~Sales wcte 5osons at $1o. n0&olo."b.
SfhlNa WtlEAt-Was nctlva anu stronger.
The market tos ne1t month advanced 1ase. nnd
eiosoa ~ noofe Ing atest nl!co u Ihftsah!.
tho fanes oesn2 anMt 1G. ~ nI:heI tnen nnursuaFs
ChHngo ntices. IHa LII! nE.tlah ma!kets Weta Actlse
anA tending npvafas; w'sh eont,nsntal 1cinand.
WIN Wgt weather ~ tae clnae. anu NeW lorK Wes
iela hlenet Wnso oa1 Ecee!ta we e tasnef smaller
, @ o1 Th-n ~ 1 ,ros nien M t,,r,nsnd @ not *
unntI for Tic lower grades under Whicl, NJ q ID.
yancci Ic, and clnscI ic higher than lis previous
dAy. nt Slc Ilcicutcl co6utl with tlijc BID, Cash
SG, q wAs nov mich wanted; ii closed al siHc FOR
round lots and OH BID for car LOTS. Ths nows
teyciopoI oottcr 1cmund for futures, noxt
muntis deliveries betnr mast wartetl. and tns
rm"r fceijnr ennnutI lt,cra Of Wny WHEAT IN Mi
Ths fceus a.ng sr.alaf opsrn,oss yas VIZ lavc
unsettled. sSnv of ttcr1, btyinS and selling bacE
and fort, sososul times wiihnnt making nsly tIing
,v f,,a Tsa1. trhu wrnther nnG thn new iii fnef
!uss M to 10 viii tclr uccrtnin1y Than duu1ts ~ 10
In cnnrsc In In nnrsued hy Tia conitni hrIinvnI in
, 1879-05-10

NEW ORLEANS.
NEW OnLEANs, May 0.-alght exchange on
New York, 4 premium.
Sterling exchange, banlkors' bills, 48711.
TOKE10h.
LONDON. May 0.-Consols, money, 09 Q10;
account. vs. lilo.
American Notwithstanding, TX; Erie,
o555: preferred, !ij.
Unlfci staIes bonds-Naw is, 1855; 411s,
t0aM; Is, 104I.
P.snis, atay b.-Rcatcs, 113 fG0c.
, 1879-05-10

baltimore h uhio advanced on Wednesday to
07 bid. against % bid tho day before.
The decline in tho values Of l'aelflc Slope MIN
ing-nropcrty Is given in tho following table, pre-
pascd By tho San Frnnclsco Bulletin. It gives
tho nominal market yalte of twcnty.clEht OF
the principal mines on tho Comstock Lode on
the 1st Of May in cac', yes:. rs hasel Oh hctun'
transactions for that taYt
, 1879-05-10

Ii: :;;;; 81: :;;; s';j| q. 81: Ii: }:
IS; $:; ':s!!! If IS; !! ! . q;
Withdrawn from store during Thursday for
city consumption. o3l hi wheat, $40 bu corn.
4,Do9 bu bartey.
Tho following grain was inspected Into store
In this city yesterday morning: 3 cars No. 2
rcd winter wslret, . cars No. 8 10, II cars mixed
wheat, 2cnEs So.2lard, Al cars No. 2sprng, 10cars
Nh. ] TO. al cars rcjcctcd, ) cars no grade Ills
whcnt); 100 ears anu 5000 bu hlcll.mtxcd corn,
3 cars ncw do, 10 cars now mixed, 243 cars md
17,000 bu No, 2 do Q cars rejected GUS cornl; 3
ours No. uats, 10 cars No. white, 9i cars No.
nxcst. Il cars rejected us oats); cnrs No. rye.
/ car rejected; + cars No. q barley, cars extra
DO, Tar feed us barley). Total 1905 cars) o15,-
0t0 bu. Inspected out: 134,87o bu wheat, 2}7,-
fo6 b,t corn, 0t,4a0 bu oats, 4.030 hu barley.
An instance 1.-the way In which facts lend to
tnIsludgnent on tic Board Of Trade camo out
yesterday. A woll-known t}sm had been freely
mentioned a. engaged III the effort TO manipu-
| late wheat during tho recent excitement. 1t
| transp!red .l,at the firm In question had simply
been making little money on tue scalp. When
| hIay wheat YVES at Il premium they sold May anl
| bought June, AMI covered both sets of deals
| whun tho market turned the other wny, placing
juno at a premium.
It wns reported TINT orders werc received
hero yesterday to sell new No. 2 red winter
wheat TO arrlro In JulY, but nothing was done.
| More Liverpool urdcrs arc now In for ctr No
8 wheat, mud buyers arc taking It freelT. They
paid Sic for It ycster1ay
There was n good demand In Milwaukee ycs-
tcrt1ay for ycssel-room for wheat; b,t tho ship
, 1879-05-10
E:rong Demand for Chicago Local
.seourities-New York Stocks
Lower.
The Produce Markets lrregnlar---Hogs
characterization Less ActlTe
md Easier.
Wheat, Outs, and Ryo stronger-Oorn
steady--A Moderate Shipping
MoYemont



Apparently thero were not buyers TO DC found
ot that figure, and the quotation "ns lo"erca TO
10aA. In Chicago. the price was lu3 DID anu
1022a asked. 1''c reianung ceftlheates nave 10
sonc extent eupplhE'ea. t'o pcs ernts u
small dcnominations. Inc ceetlhcatcs aeo no"
sold BY tho brokers at lol,4sG!p.s$' At 'ha'
nr1co t'icrc is 1alf MARGIN o! pront III convert
Ing them Into per cents. .l!'e os oi 1891 arc
quoted hcre ns loo3a 10 lo'aN' sne ne" ~ oi
1881 at l03H 70 loass' MI" the 4Sas
at 1l1N 10 lu'A'-a price eau'Vaehs
to moro than lo4 loF 'he pot ec"eh' Ing
9,85 District ot Coltlsnp'a bonas arc attract
Ing tic atsontlon OIL INVESTORS ~ present
prices, thcsc Donas pag oettet a9tetcat tha" t"o
Qn'teu statcs oonus' ~ o. me'ao'.'e 1asercst
from Feb. ], they aro apout s5ss and interest,"
md pay almost d3S per cent per ahhu'' on Lie
Investment, without COUNTING ttle fepaynoht n1
100 IN WI. IheS are' oS oh'tca S'ates e'o1u'c'
exempt frnm tRxaslon.
The Chicago foreign exchange market was
oulcs. Rates were firm. Thc German tari1t
agitation hns had perecpttblo elect Oh INC
supnly Of continental bills. 'Exporters hero
lave hurried forward tl'eif consHnments 10 c.
cape the proposed new atsiea, nt"'' ne
consequence the shipping movement IS
nov lighter taa1' 1t Woalu ot'lef~1se ne'
in Chicago, sterling grain tnl's were 4ea%@ lot
60day bills md 4sN4 Tor s'elt' anu tfonet were
,,of rhicaro rotcs for starting wcrc 4sSg< nnh
1salf. In New YORK tbc actual rates were 1861
and ass1], The no.tcd rates for sterling were
aa7t< an1 4s9. French naukc,s' bills wc,,, 5f0k
oni XIX mi actual rnte, were r,]sl5 for ,;o-days
and 61g4 on demand.
.,n'e @rurc '' IN M ortte,a nm thc NNat,,rnl
p.,as ~ Co,,.n.. :, ,,,o ionaon S,rc,,,or ,sorns
.r,a,, yc.,or. that NJ tl,r nyrscnt htch nr,rra
aa,'a,. a.a 49, rt.,,,n., ,,vn.tn,nrt Ri NJ 4
a. "ont wo,,Id ,sInc NH mnro thou xcsr.s IN.
.e..st .nI .,n,s - fn,, - ~, ,,,,t,,,,,v
TIe 11'o"', rorrna, nr,co =, con.o1. H. II snvs.
az I a",s. t,,no. ,.,,an ,bo t.oy,-omcrt I. NJ,
Sorro,g1n1 a md ,,,n, IA h,comInr ,t,c normo,
ss.a ~. an,sa,s 1ss,oyr ,ba, nr1cc I'm n,,hi.
atros1,fuc IN NH al,ove II n stars nh IT
=: NV ,hn, show. r,,nr,v sn;ouu,i what i,ycstnrs
th,nJ foii ~ thot fnnre os t,,. rcsntt of n
.1tss..o- ~ evcn = rmmor or a financial ,n,.
A't - .-.tts -,
, 1879-05-10

y. q, aALfoasTAtL, AN,kIppvR CO.,
Chea49. a49.rr.n iew York.
III LAS4lle.st-, Chicago.
hTuEk Ail0kEItS.
Stocks bought and &od margin by telegraph 1t n.
r. satet o. Col,if htock Lists ola and A In
formation furnished On application.
NeArs. HAtohstoiit Kldte5 Trsst, Of our Hru. ara
members of ths asw York Stock K1ehsnxa.
, 1879-05-10

Afeats-short ctcnrs~-3oo bost, .,s...
stha-,0 G0u ls at st. E'.H Tar IIns s''S5, short
falo al &c. y" corn 70 Dat.
last CALL,
Mf,s Ss% pS1k faf s' sSs'd ss =, q q ,5 ,soa
aasrs |. 25' hrls nj 80. 10 fos fuiy. lot Julj
Lard wat Jnfet nt 81. 01tifaj.in
81. 1n1.iI. l4if for ,1nly. ''s dont. md
Short f!os-oo, 600 'ns ut &i.52,s ael,c, 1n,,
, 1879-05-10

Latest quotations for May delivery on the
leading articles for the last tWb business DAYS;
, 1879-05-10


Lard wat gnfct nt 81. 0;til,i'in fn,,
80. 10aU. l9if for luly. 'osJans, md
short f!os-5o, 600 lbs ut si.5 52,t seI,c, ,r,.
GENERAL sfARKrTs
BROOM. .COnN-Was qu,c. and nnch,...,
rcsail ra1ca weto Is large "a usua,. ro,s Ias
tl,e quotations: 1"hoH'nR nrs
Glne srcrn carpet brush. = % .........,..4.os
nn,l. tnnsd hur, 80. - ''.''... ".... 3,iGsIt
Flna gteen, with huri 10 Vol: i@}S
HiGsa.iinpc" ao.."".,. ......,.... ~ a,tcsssA
ttstt H!nn:s .'''''' - -. ...+.. .,..2Htta
~io"hs".''' - ..-'+tss....... .....,. ~
bFTTEH-Fhc1n Ia sufficiently acttyc ans..., ~
for Enod III rhotcc grades TO entirely ,,..sn ss"ana
current receipts. and Therefore tho matkr f ~
rntnfnfne arf3 tone. Low gsa4es ate mi ,. .sea
at any far price, and sre accnmuialinr Wo o"..u
az foltt,ws: ''auo's
ttndIrn, e"""' "N''''' '''..'."..". ..l36iis
Inferior to cnHln!on '+' sSs19
DA0f}lNt'--4f"En bags ase in good rtouc., ~,
remain very Arm. "a fair movement in o,Sa, a aaa
,sese a'o noted at steady Prices wa rcp.at t's, ns,
list: WI
Ststt;::,..... s:.,l! 2s!i Hsr'ao.. 4 eu,.. 1,o,a
5tteetoa ot!ee 0seex i9 sne. 1; Su'; :;s, ;:.I:!t
American ".... ii i%ooI IDu%ls; sasS: ''.aS; iGS;3
CllEEsE-rine full cream cheese is in ,e,s,.
onpplyt anu anus bnJcfs At good hgnree sSaRt.
being obtanaolc. but part skim and lower u,sd.s
nre dull anl dropping. There IL mol much den..s
from any source. We quote:
September and October full cream, ,... 7.,o.,
l.att ek3n't new .... ~. ...,,,h HH
VI tkils, he"'."''"' .."........-....9 Gs;tx
coAk@The dcmnad wss mo;a 90 ,c,,vc ,i,;;;1h@:
censacraarc already placing telr atdors ia, ttsI,t
winters aupn!y. thinking t1!s present ,ayo'aMs. e.
t1mp tu buy. rrlccs rcnain at 9l,a0 fot ali 1,.s
i. r frru usI.F
8:} H()Qt3. 25 for Illinois. N' "a ~
E2lt-RutfucAa Mn6 Eennriei fafr ,.l.A 49,
, 1879-05-10

hhtUM.COHS-Wns quiet and unchnrc,. ~,
rcsail ra1ca weto as lassc "a usual, ro;,s Ias
fhe quotations: 1"'oH'nR nrs
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-03-20
Military Items.

The new officers quarters have been turned
over by the contractor, Goss, as com oleted,
and are being occupied.
Lieut. Z. Hunter, LIST Cavalry arrived at the
fort ON Tuesday from Walla Wala in charge
of several military convicts en- route to Alca-
traz Island, California They went below ON
the Oregon, which left this morning.
A detachment Of Artillery was up from
Fort Stevens this week for experimental pruc
ticc with the new Ilotchkiss cannon. In FIR
ing up the river shell was exploded at II dis
lance of six miles from the Arsenal, where
the practice took place.
Gen. Howard and Gov. Ferry, accompanied
by Chiefs Moses and liomily, arrived in Van
couver yesterday afternoon. The chiefs and
their interpreters will remain here until the
arrival of Agent Cornoyer and some of the
Umatilla chiefs, when they will all proceed to
Washington together.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-03-20

The VANCOUVER GOLD Field has
been known by some persons ever since the
exciting mining times of 1857 that there
was more or less fine gold existing in the
small streams running through Clarke county
to the Columbia, but in the anxiety to make
big hauls the miners all went to the noun
talns, abandoning the lower fields where gold
was known to exist. Last October Helm
kulper, an old miner, and j. o. Smith, both
residents of this city, went out to prospect
Burnt Bridge creek, which empties into Van
couver Lake, p miles north and west of this
city. They finally set some sluicc boxes on
land belonging to M. Whittier, Esq, and
when the rain would let them, worked off
and on for month, just long enough to
clean up couple of times and demonstrate
that there was pay in the dirt. They Ia
bored under some difficulties, as the fall was
Slight, the weather bad, and the talings had
to be shoveled out, but they made about
three dollars day to the man. This set
owners of lands on the creek bottom to
thinking, and among them George Tooley
went to prospecting on the piece of ground
nearest to the head of the lake, below all the
others. He soon demonstrated there was
good pay in the bottom, and continued at
work running ditch to get water, when
Portland parties heard of the discovery, and
came over to look after it. For several
weeks negotiations for the purchase of the
property by these Portland parties have been
going ON, and last week "A bargain was con-
Guided, the Portland men agreeing to pay $lO,-
600 for Tooleys property, and putting down
5000 forfeit to secure the purchase. They
also purchased Il. }. Wilson's land above the
Tooley farm. for 81, 200. Tooley still re-
tains the piece above the road where he re-
sides, which is as rich in gold as any other
part of the bottom. Whether any mining
operations are to be carried on this season
by the Portland parties we have no informa-
ton. Although the existence of these pay
ing diggings has been known here all win
ter, no public mention has been made of it
for the reason that it would do no good to
create an excitement that would fill the
county with Il lot OF needy adventures, who
could do nothing on their own account, as
every available foot of mining ground was
held by farmers and land owners, without
whose consent no mining could be DONE
Now the field will be developed, and it is
certain to pay well, without bringing along
with it the evils of mining excitement
One or two old miners from the upper coun-
try have sgnitied their intention of pros
pecting the country nearer the mountains
this season, and they will find, as Vanoou-
yer men have found before them, a show in
many places, and perhaps good mining
| ground
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-03-20

DISTRICT CouRT.-The u. S. District
Court, holding terms in Vancouver for the
counties of Clarke, Skamania and Klickitat
counties, opened in this city on Monday for
the spring term, his honor Judge J. p. Hoyt
presiding; in attendance Il. G. O'Brien,
clerk; j. II. Fletcher, sheriff of Clarke
county; A. Schuster. sheriff of klickitat
county. Among the Portland lawyers in
attendance we noticed B. +. Dennison. VIM.
Strong, s. A. Dell, +. d. Shattuck, Whal.
ley and Moulton. Other Portland person
ages were also present, among them s. B.
Caldwell, Il. X. Merriman and J. w. Brig
ham. About dozen people are in attend.
ance from Klckitat, and as many more
from Skamania. as jurors, witnesses, or par.
ties to suits. The term will not be a long
one, as there are few jury cases, and many
will be settled by reference.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-03-20

THE DEATH OF Col. EDDy-The Malta
Times and United States Gazette of Feb.
LIST, has the following notice OF the death of
an American army officer who was well
known on this coast, and especially in the
military department of the Columbia:
Col. Asher X. Eddy, of the United States
army, died suddenly at the Imperial hotel
in Malta on the morning OF the 9th ult
He had arrived but the day previous, with
his wife and daughter, from Cairo, where
for several weeks he had been unwcll,
though not thought to be dangerously i'll,
with tie Egyptian dysentcry Col Eddy
was born in Rhode Island in 1894 and grad
uated at the United States Military Acad-
envy at West Point in the class of 1874. In
all his social relations. both among his mil.
itary comrades and his large circle of ac-
quaintances, he was universally beloved and
respected. His wife was completely over
whelmed by the sudden and terrible bereave-
ment which had befallen her
The military commandant at Malta, the
Hon. Major General Fielding, with the
hearty approval OF his excellcncy the gov
ernor, Sir Arthur Borton, kindly offered the
American consul, Mr. Henry Ruggles, mil.
itary escort to the funeral cortege, but the
necessity Of an immediate burial prevented
the acceptance of the kind offer
BY the death of Col. Eddy, General Han
cock of the United States Army, is the only
survivor Of the class of 1874.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-03-20

TIE ioTCuKIsS Gun Portland
Standard gives the following account of the
trial of the Hotchkiss gun by Capt Throck-
morton Oh Thursday last:
The test was made in front of the ordi-
nance quarters in Vancouver. The gun
weighs rs pounds and the carriage AS
pounds. 1t was taken down and laid ON the
ground, when the order was given to replace
it, and in one minutes time the piece was
in position ready for use. Ten rounds were
fired and the greatest satisfaction given to
all who witnessed the test. The first shell
fired was at n snag across the river about
three miles distance. An elevation of six
degrees was taken, but the shot fell short.
1t was raised to seven degrees, when it
overshot. 1t was lowered then to 81, and
the mark struck twice in succession. To
test its power of holding up. it was raised
to twenty degrees, which is the highest ee-
walton the carriages permit, and it was found
that the ball fell over five miles up the river
The Major then caused "A shallow pit to be
dug, and the trail dropped in, giving an ele-
walton of ~ degrees. and the ball fell dis.
lance of six and quarter miles up the river
consuming 35 seconds in its fight. Had the
elevation been raised a few more degrees it
would have doubtless dropped the shot seven
miles distant. The bore of the gun is one
and iive-twelfth inches; the shell, brass
one, weighs four pounds, and is very like an
enlarged musket shell. The officers and
men were well pleased with its working,
simplicity, accuracy and long range, and If
old Moses goes to kicking up pranks this
summer he will be shown its merit in most
emphatic manner. In all probability one of
these guns will be forwarded to Fort Stevens
for the purpose of instructiug the men i'll its
working.