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NOT GOOD WITNESSES.

Il airing dat, of October eth the let
ter following has been sent out from
the General Land Office to Registers
and Receivers
1t is desired that the testimony of
fered by prs-emptIon and homestead
clsimsnts at the time Of making final
proof Of their personal qualifications.
aud compliance with the requirements
Of tho law uGder which they claim.
shall bs that Of disiutcrestcd witnesses.
as nearly FREQ from objection as posi-
bio. and with this end in view, you will
reject the testimony Of persons who are
members of or Immediately connected
with the family of claimant, except
in cases where it is impossible or im-
practicable for the claimant to furnish
other testimony. In such cases. upon
his making affidavit Of the facts show
ing, to your satisfaction. the impossi-
bili.y or impracticability of furnishing
other testimony, you may receive such
testimony as he may be able to pro-
cure, using great care to elicit from the
witnesses the true state Of facts relative
to the claimants right to make the dc =
sired entry.
In contested cascs, the testimony of
relatives should be received, but will
be considered only in so far as it cor
roboratcs. or is in accordance with the
general tenor OF the evidence Of disn-
terested persons
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enlisted men provided BY law for the
whole army, leaving bat 2o.e'S for
active service. mention these figures
in some detail, because l know that it
is the popular belief. shared by many
members of Congress. that we have
$4,000 men on duty have done oil
in nv power to reduce these detach
ments to the lowest number possible.
80 ss to afford more men to our skeleton
companies. but have found it impossi
bile; and notice that similar detsch.
ments are reported on all the army re-.
turns for Fifty years back. There are
40 companies in the regular army
Twenty. five thousand men would give
Fifty -eigh. to each. which is as small As
any company should b. ard earnestly
recon mead that you ask Congress to
80 legisla.e that the $4,000 men pro-
yided By law be allowed exclusively
for resim ~nts of the line. and that sps-
ci.l provi.i be made for these several
detschm, n.s. - has already been done
for the Signal Service. The army can
not. with justice. be held responsible
for the work of 5000 when 80 large
fraction is necessarily diverted to other
uses, perhaps Of equal national impor-
tsnce. The tables above referred to
show that the grand aggregate of the
army roll is 2.lS7 officers and "a, 262
men IL service and 3SS officers retired.
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English newspapers are beginning to
talk as follows, this selection being
from u journal called the Machinery
Market: Under the present system
We have to buy from e7O,OOO, 900 to
$50 100000 worth Of food per annum
from abroad. Surprising we pay half
Of this to the United States Of America,
what DO they do with this money +!
Simply keep it 10 themselves. They
buy very little from Us. and are deter
mined that what they DO buy shall be
as little as they can help. BY means of
high protective tariff the Americans
ensure :ha, this money obtained from
US shall be spent anoags: their own
Manufacturers Instead of with US The
consequence is that American manufac-
turers are hourisliug on the money
paid for the food We buy from them,
willis. English manufacturers are stArv.
ing" We don't see how they are going
70 remedy the evil complained of, mas
much as they need cur breadssutfs aud
we do not need their manufactures.
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THE RATIONAL P1cKETB0OK.

During October the nations indebt-
edness was reduced in tho hands ome
sum of $40, 352, 9O6.62. Tbs cash in
the treasury amounted, on the LIST Of
November, to S2ao.si4,s1l. Outstand.
ding legal tonders aggregated in value
s3i6.eSl.O1G.
Secretary Sherm N is expected t. ask
Congress for authority to exchange four
per cent. bonds for those Of FIVE and
six per cent. now outstanding. In 1880
$lS.il5. 900 Of six per cents will ma
ture. aud in 1881 over $4,000. 600 Of
tives and skies will mature. The pas
sage Of q bill authorizing their CONVEX
sion into four ger cents Of ten, fifteen
or twenty years. it is thought will
bring to the Treasury y large amount
of them before the date of thei, ma.
turity.
During the past year national bank
circulation has increased Sll,4S4. $50,
nearly all Of which was gained during
the months Of September and October.
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LANTERN STATES.

WASHINGTON. Nov. l1.-Gen. Sher-
mans annual report is prefsced with
the usual tabular statements and re-.
turn. compiled by the Adjutant. Gen.
erai, commenting on which. General
Sherman says: The IL Generals,
| .559 officers, 20.565 men. and 233
Indian scouts. together with such
officers Of the staff Is are assigned BY
the War Department to duty With the
troops. constitute the Army proper. or
the 'combativs force All other parts
Of the military Establishment are pro
vided by Law for special service more
or less connected with the army or
mil:,is. but are not available 70. from.
tier defence. Thus. for instance, the
391 enlisted men Of the Ordnance De-
partment ARE. in fact, workmen at
| arsensls the 1913 men Of the Engineer
Corps arc ct Willsts Point, undergoing
instructions in torpedo practice. and are
not subject TO the Division commander
the 456 men Of tho Signal Corps are
employed in observing the weather or
in working tslegrsphs; the ia Ord
nance Sergeants have charge Of old
forts or dxed magazine. etc These
various attachments, sggrsgating 3,A63
enlisted men Of the highest Srsdss,
eooposs about one sixth part Of ths
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ADDITIONAL HOMESTEAD ENTRIES.

The following circular, issued frcm
the General Land Office, under date OF
Sept. 20. 1879. AID addressed to Regis.
ters and Receivers Of the local land
Offices, is Of Importance to settlers
throughout the country:
In addition to instructions heretofore
given ior Carrying into effect the acts
Of Congress Of March 3, 1879, having
reference to cas.s Of persons who at the
dates of the respective acts had take II
homes.eads within the limits or rail-
road or military road land grants A. in
dIcated, AID been restricted by EXISTING
laws TO eighty acres, aud providing that
such persons may make additional en-
tries Of adj Joining land. if any be sub
iect to entry. or r.lirqnish their exist
ing entries and make new entries, as il
the surrendered entries had not been
made, have TO direct that you require
parties applying for the benefit OF said
acts. either by making additional en-
tries or by relinquishing their old. for
the purpose Of making new entries, TO
saDibtL y. ODi " 1!Ct sAi.i oSt bcttA tsC
particulars Of their existing entries
and of their compliance With the legal
requirements regarding the same. as
prescribed in HOMESTEAD final proof. &C
cording to forms No 81 and ~ in cir
cular Of September l. 1879. This re-
quirement is found Iecs ssarv 10 ascer-
tain the status Of tie original entry at
the date of application for the benefit
Of said acts. and also the credit for res
idencc and cultivation TO which the
party who made the same may be en-
titled, according to their provisions. in
perfectipg hi. title under the additional
or new e.try 10 Lo allowed. without
waiting the arrival of the time when
final proof on the latter is to be made -
time with respect to which the statu-
tory provisions are more or less iadetl-
mite. With reference, however. to
cases in which final proof Oh the origi.
nal entries has been made and the GER
tificates issued. the requirement Of
proof as herein directed may bs omit
ted, and in lieu thereof reference
made in reporting the case 20 the GER
tticate issued, giving its number and
date. so that it may be identified on the
records Of the office.
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tYcLrMyR;Y 70 YHE rsrzLLIozScgR
WARRINGTON TERRITORY.

OLYMPIA, Nov. ll.-Bills - follows
passed respective branches Of the Lsg
islature today:
Passed the Houss-An act to punish
gambling. An act in relation to the
relocation Of the county seat OF Pierce
county.
Passed the Council-An act to change
the line between the counties OF Walla
Walla and Columbia. An act to con-
firm Coupeville as the seat Of leland
county. An act to punish gam bling.
As the session draws to . close, it
becomes daily more obvious that the
accumulated work OF the past thirty
odd days must he either finished o.:
lost. To prevent the latter contingency
members have taken hold earnestly
ami industriously AID all are working
with ardor and vim entertaining 10 be-
hold Three sessions a day are row
being held
The House was occupied nearly all
Of today amending the revenue aud
school laws. finally passing tho former.
AS usual, aud Notwithstanding the
great amount of work now being done,
many bills will have to 60 over for
want Of time to conside: and act upon
them.
PORT TOWNSEND. Nov. II - The
lantern for the new lighthouse WAS
taken to Point Wilson today.
The steamer Msstick arrived from
below.
Ship Shirley. from San Francisco for
Tacoma, WAS reported off Protection
Island this noon.
A bark having the appearance of
one Of the Port Madison vessels arrived
today. and 10 at anchor near Point
Ringold.
Capt. NJ. b. Clark, formerly Of the
steamer Mary Taylor, has taken COM
msnd of the schooner c. c. Perkins.
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fVIROPk

PARIS. Nov. 9--The Moniteur Tinicolt
estimates that the results of tue vim
t-g" i'll nine departments IT the south.
east. conpA:. f.vor.bIy With thoes OF
last year. The deficiency varying from
. third to one-tenth in the departments
OF tho south and central regions, and
over Que half in nine departments of
the western region. about two-thirds in
ten departments of the north and GEN.
trail regions. and nearly two-thirds in
ten departments of the northeastern.
In the northwestern region the de-
ficiency is even worse. The loss in
champagne by failure of vintage. is es-
timated At &c. 900. 900 francs.
PARIS, Nov. 9-Marshal Canrobert,
Bonspsrtist. was to-day elected Sens-
tor from the department Of Lorichante.
Guffrey. Republican. was elected Sena-
tor from the department Of Hauntes
A!pcs.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Nov. H. The
Globe says: The force defeated at
Geok-Tepe. on October 29th. consisted
of three battalions of infantry, two
squadrons OF dragons. two sotnias OF
Cossacks. two sotnias Of mounted Dag
hestan irrsgulsrs, one mounted battery
and one rocket company under the
command Of Colonel Dolgoroukoff; also
three batteries of infantry. two sotniaa
of Cossacks. and one infantry field
battery under General Count Borch.
The affair eliminated in an indescriba-
BILE panic. Tho percentage of our loss
was enormous and unprecedented.
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CALIFORNIA.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. lO-Steamship
Dakota sailed at neon today for Victoria
and Puget Sound. taking pas 'engers as
follows:
For Port Townsend-Mr aud Mr.
Barnum, Miss Barnum. E Rickson, J
Anderson. b Cunningham. p Nelson,
Mr. Fseemsdorf. A Rothschild, G p
Dyer, wife ard infant. and one Chi
namAn.
For Seattlc-Mrs McCount. NJ
Oates. c f Leonard. II p Fraser and
wife, Mrs Ashley. F V Ashley. E W
Van Dorsn, A Berqucs.. aud one Chi
naman.
For Tacoma Mrs Degma1 aud Child
and F Makey.
For Olympia-J Morgan and wife,
Mrs Kubel. + II Davis, G A Toellner,
s c Woodruff. Mrs Colnesnicl aud
friend and two children.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9.-Sailed. ship
Eldorado. for Seattle.
Nov. TO- Arrived. ship Alaska from
Seattle, and bark Montana from De.
parture Bay.
SAN FRANcIscO, Nov. lO.-The Con-
trail Pacific Railroad Company today
com menced suit in the third district
court against tho city of Oakland to
quiet tito to about 500 acres of land
lying along the water front of that
city and on the south side of San An
tonis creek. This course has been made
necessary by the recent agitation OF
the water front question in Oakland
and a squatters' war which has been in
progress on the marsh land. The land
in question is worth about half q mil.
lion dollars.
The storm Of yesterday morning wal
productive Of considerable minor dam.
age among the shipping in the harbor.
Several email craft in Mission bay were
driven ashore or sunk. The steamer
Idaho dragged her anchors and wen,
ashore at Potrero. The ships Jane,
Chester and Eddsrside cons INTO col
lision and both were considerably
damaged. Ferry steamers had very
rough passages. and creek boats were
drawn off,
In the county court this morning
Judge Wright overruied a demurrer
to tho complaint in . suit brought te
Dust those officers elected by the W. P.
G. who took the salary pledge. The
case now begins to look serious for the
officers elect. A jury trial has been de-
manded.
SAN BUENA VENTURA, Nov. l0-Jno
T. Curlee, who has been fourteen
months in the State prison, under con.
viction Of participation in the murder
Of T. Wallace More. arrived here TO-
day, having been granted a new trial
by The Supreme Court. His counsel
J. N. Brooks. in the District Court
at tnce demanded a new trial, and thu
prosecution, through the acting Dis.
trict Attorney. acknowledged tina,
they had not legal evidence to convict
and asked that the prisoner bs dis
charged from indictment. The Court
made the order. and the late prisoner
departed for his home. where he wa,
arrested in April. 1873.
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RAILROAD BUILDING.

Never before was there one half the
railroad building going on in Dakota.
Nebraska, and that portion of the
northwest. that there is at present.
The Union Pacific started the ball in
mcticn. and from pure necessity the
Others had to join in keeping it going.
The Utah Northern road. reaching out
for the trade Of Oregon. Washington,
Idaho and Montana IN empire Of over
three hundred thousand square miles
has been ths direct cause Of oil this
excitement. development. money spend
ing and railroad building. To save it,
self. the Northern Pacific Company was
compelled to commence at both ends.
There was no choice in the matter. 1t
Was either 60 ahead or 60 behind. and
in ito condition the latter meant neither
more nor less than bankruptcy and ruin.
The st Paul aud Sioux City was another
Of the roads compelled to SO on. This
it did by building four branches, called
Sioux Falls. Blue Earth. Heron Lake
and Rock River. all leaving tho main
line in Minnesota. The Chicago and
North western 10 another active compel.
ator Tor trade in that direction, while
tho Chicago. Milwaukee and St Paul is
striking straight for the Black Hills on
line half way between the Union aud
Northern Pacific roads. All this road
extension. so near the line, has had on
impelling effect on the Canadians. and
has induced the immense outlay witt
messed on their Pacific line this season
The building of one road has led to III,
building Of another. until the whole
country is heinG strapped down with
iron and steel rails and overrun with
locomotives. The prizes to be gained
are enormous. . fact all Of the compa.
nies duly appreciate.
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In this issue will be found House
Bill No. $50, introduced BY Mr.. Snyder
of k,tssp and Jefferson. To most per
sons the provisions Of this bill will be
novel. nothing OF its nature h~viny be.
fore been suggested in our Territory.
IT is not the work Of Temperance
bowler. but Of q gentles,an Of the ut
most moral and social worth. who has
given the subject much thought. aud
who aims in what he thinks practical
manner st tue good Of the community
Ths bill has found many friends 1t the
Capital.
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During October $50 persons arrived
Mt san Francisco by sea and 1882 de-
parted. OF these numbers 4O2 were
from China AMI japan, aud 1896 were
for those countries.
The Nevada Bank, to escape the pay
ment Of 100000 per annum taxation,
has reduced its capital from $40. 600. 900
to 81. 100000. The 5000 shares OF the
Nevada Bank are held by the persons
named below Jas c Flood. 5000 shares;
estate Of W O'Bricn. 1925; James u
Fair, 712j; John Mackay. 1l2j; J l.
Flood. 1925; Louis McLane. 1900.
Lonis McLane continues in the Presi-
dency and Mr. Flood in the Vice Presi>
dency.
Captain Carroll. of the steamer Alex
ander Duncan. purchased the wreck Of
the schooner Esther CObbs. on the
Southern Oregon coast, for $1,000.
The Sksgit gold mines are attracting
some attention 10 San Francisco circles.
OF them the Alta. very respectable
authority. has this to say:
/; seems pr obsble that there will be
an excitement neat spring about the
Ska,it plAcors in Northern Washing on
Territory. Recent reports say that good
diggings have been found and mum.
Der of miners are already at work. The
season is too far advanced for miners t.
go how from California. The placeis
are il LATITUDE As degree, 30 minutes, at
AZ elevation Of 1000 feet or more above
the sea. with the snow peak Of Mount
baker or one side Of them and the
snow-covered ridge Of the Cascades on
the other; 30 that winter is cold. and
work in the shallow diggings (the only
ones opened rs yet) impossible. Be.
sides. the auriferous region is probably
not extensive. The Skasit is a large
river, larger than the Sacramento. but
it drains q small basin, and. where the
mineral is found, it runs through very
rugged country. Besides, when room
Is found for miners. the Californians
will DO at disadvantage British Co.
lumbia. Washington, Oregon and Idaho
have q large surplus OF adventurous
ready to fill up the ravines, flats and
creek beds of tho upper Ska2it as soon
rs their personal friends now in that
neighborhood write for them to come
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In view OF ,ecen; legislative enact
meIts near home. the following will not
be unin,eres,ing. \ woman innate Of
an Eastern insane asylum imagined she
VAS imprisoned by enemies. and that
pen and lick were denied her. Not to
be bAfliei. however. she made . state
nent It her case in needlework on .
piece Of cloth aud threw it out Of the
window.
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Three thousand men were employed
last month il building ;hs eastern sec.
tons Of the Can,disn Pacific Railroad
Five thousand is the number enthusiss.
tic friends Of the enterprise anticipate
will be employed next season. The
Northern Pacific will have need to
bury If it wishes to retain it, present
lead Of the Canadian road.
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CANADiAN DOMINION.

LONDON. (CANADA). Nov. 1O.-A
disease locally known as black tongue.
but which probably is very virulent
form Of diphtheria. has appeared in
the section Of country surrounding this
city. William ,Wetherell Of London
township has lost five members 1T his
family by lt-three sons and two
daushters-~nd two daughters arc now
down with the disease. Several cases
are also reported from Lobo ard West
Williams. The disease has bsffled the
skill of the medical mon.
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CENTRAL AMERICA.

PANAMA, Nov. 3. The terrible In
dian. Calisto Vasquez. at 6 Pm. on the
l7,h Of October, was taken from. his
prison. and in the plaza of La Paz,
Honduras. the theatre o! his last ex-
p!oits. was shot to death. He was
charged with the murder of twelve per.
sons. and the bu, n,ng of the bodies of
some Of his victims, even before life
was extinct. He gave the names of q
number of politicians. priests, revolu-
tionary Generals. landed pfoprietors,
and others. who aided him.
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Wednesday, Nov'r IL. 1879
san FRANCISCO.

During The f.s. ten tnoaths OF the
current year tie value Of exports from
San Francisco aggregated $50 5is ,o39,
against SEE. 433. l2S the same ten months
of 1873. The gain this year is quite
handsome, amounting as it does to 3d.
Il4.500. Much the greater portion and
value OF these exports went in tic shape
Of l,rcadstuirs to Great Britain
TO show the growth Of the citys ex-
port, we append the table following.
estimating the expert, IF November
and December, 1870, Oh al average OF
the ,revious months o! the same year !:
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Don't point your gun at yourself.
Don't point your gun at any Que else.
Don't climb over . fence and pull your
gun after you muzxls foremost. Don't
put your hand over tho muzzle. Don't
carry it at half cock. Don't carry il
with the hammer down. Don't fail to
take dose of Emil Fress's celebrated
Hamburg Tea occasionally, IS it is the
best blood purifier aud liver regulator
among medicines. Don't carry gun
at all.
THE fin, st brands of Cigars and To-
bscco at the Adelphi Cigar Stand. OPP
posit- Yrs!er's Hall. iy3ft
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B OR N

JAkDEN-In sqNsk Valley. Oct ,4.h, to the wife
Of Charles Jarden, daughter.
MCCLO6KHY-In 6qusk Valley. Nov. 9th. to the
wife Of Peter AcClosky, daughter.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
NOTICE TO the TRAVELLING PUBLIC

MORRIS a. hiLDERBRAHD,
HAVING FORMED P-RINERStilP fVh i"i
CARRYING on OF
General Delivery and Passenger Business.
Are prepared TO wait on the arrival OF ooa's 10.
passengers. or TO be At Any part Of the city 81
any hour when ordered.
Careful Driver and Good Horses.
Price TO or from any part Of the city to the
bosts 50 Cents per passenger. Price per hour.
One DollA-.
Also doe general Express. Dray AnS Truck sus-
inesS.
Orders LEFT ct Jack Levy's promptly stsendrs
70. Stables on leslers wharf. nio-dH
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GREAT REMEDY.

Strongly recommended By TIE Medical Faculty
for al cases Of Nervousness. Debility, Indiges.
ton. Fever. Weakness, Dyspepsia. Chills. etc.
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1879-03-13

By yirtug Of a irsnsefipt execution, Issued
from tths fo1lce OF the Clerk Of thu Circuit
CouttoiA ~licrcouniy, Missouri, in favor ~
,he State ~ Missouri, At the relation and 10
the use Of jas. NJ. Beockmsn, collector Of thA
revenue o. Miller county, Missouri add
against Mafirn w. Smith, dared 2GIh day Of
February, 1879. and 60 this undersigned
sheriff delivered, ! will Of
"Wednesday. ths 26Ih day Of Msrch. 1879;
between the hours Of nine o'clock 10 the
forenoon hnd Ave o'cock in tho afternoon o.
that day, at the Court house door In the town
OF Tuscumbls, Miller county. State OF Mis-
souFi and while the Circuit Court OF Miller
County Is In session, expose 10 sale at pubic
auct on 10 the highest bidder for cash u,
hand, oil the right, title, interest Ane estate
OF the said Marion W. smith Of, in aud Ia
the following described real estate situated
In tho county OF Miller and Slsts OF Missouri,
Io-wit; 1Zacres northeast ir quarter south
e.st quarter IN. Q ~ section 10, township
40, range 10, and l3i seres norlbeast..tr qusr-
err touthenst quarter and east bali northeast
quarter and southwest fri quarter northeast
quarter secsion 10, township 40, raoee IL
Levied upon and 70 be sold to satisfy eaid
execution and costs, or so much ,hereot ~
will satisfy the bsck taxes on the same Tor
lhe years 1870, 1871. 1873, 1874, 1875, 1875
1917. - r. s. MiLLKx, sheriH.