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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-05-20
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
OCCIDENTAL HOTEL

OCCIDENTAL HOTEL
II Z Lorf. Port Gamble " Erwin. suohsmish
VIM Muoks. Pidslgo Wm Meehau, DO
q A Sinavi, Newcas,le CT white, do
Jas Besiey, do Ell Nicoll do
Oirander. OLYMPIA wm Bracket, Pt Edwards
A Human. San Frao.isceE J Stewart, Block River
q Borradslle, do Vim jameson Seattle
Tnos Kirkpatrick, do
NEW ENGLAND HOTEL.
L Mitchell. victoria A johnson, eaohoraish
Ca,hro, Port bIske,y Mrs II Lewis 4 son, do
Hsnrlct, do III Posnet. Tybo, New
Armstrong, New castle Manning. 8 francisco
Mis-. Lannisso. do Mss Manninr. DO
II McAleer. City CT Collier, do
Kinney. Waite River II Jadson. Olympia
Cochran. do &c sraney 4 son, do
N Sbesrer. Rensou n L Moran. Tacoma
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-05-20

EAsrx1A OAz1nAL Soe als Il
CAiltssg Bro1Asgsi.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-20
MORGiH ON THE GREEYBJCK

On Wednesday last Souator Morgan, of
Alabama, threw boorashell into the demon
etizors' camp by Offering resolution in the
Senate declaring that a continuance Of the
existing volume of United States treasury
notes with their legal lender preserved and
maintenance of their equivalency in yalue
with coin is demanded by the present nsces-
stiles Of trade, commerce, and industry, and
that full restoration Of silver coinage to
an equality with gold is necessary to So
cure to the people Of the United States a
sufficient and permanent supply of money!
to maintain the national prosperity. He then
proceeded to speak in support of the resolu-
ton, affirming that the greenbaoks were
maintained at par by the confidence of the
people of the ability and willingness of the
government to redeem them in gold. He
further declared that if there ever was a
time when they should have been deprived
of their legal tender quality it was when thew
were below par. The present movement for
their demonetiz stion was in the interest of
capitalists, and it was likely that attempts
would be made to coerce a great polit-
ical party into aiding the movement, under
the threat that otherwise capitalists would
throw the great money centres and States of
the Union into the camp of the party who
had always supported monopolies against
the people.
There is much of truth in this view of the
case. 1t seems to us the height of folly for
Congress, az soon as the greenback, by i'm
mense sacrifice and loss to the people, has
attained to an equality with gold, to pro-
coed to take from it that legal tender
quality, and once again degrade it to the
level from which it required so great an
effort to rescue it. Tt would be a parallel
case to man who should expend great
deal OF labor and money in rearing house,
and as soon as it was completed proceed to
tear 1t down. Such man would be taken
in charge by his friends and placed in An
insane asylum with as little delay as DOS
sible.
This scheme of Bayard's is but the in
ception of conspiracy that will, if sue
cessful, lead to the entire withdrawal of the
Rreenbacks from circulation. and the substi-
tuition of national bank notes in their stead.
Its purpose is but lily concealed All those
who have for so long decried the greenback
and praised the national bank system are
loud in their advocacy of the measure.
Nearly all the national bankers at the East
have signed memorials to Congress asking
its passage. None bat those wko desire to
drive out greenbacks and to build up and
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-20
st, Paul Wholesale Markets.

WHkAT-The street offerings were light, and With
favorable adv1ces. From the seaboard and inter-
mediate points values ruled lower at the foong quo
tadons: No. 1, $1.1s; No. q S1.16; No. 3, 81 05.
FLouR-Fatent process S7.75ll8.75; straight g.. 80
06.25; clear $500: Xxx $3O0G4.OO.
OATs-Ihe demand was active and values ruled
firm at the annexed quotations: No. white, SEQ
$50; No. 2, 10000 per bus mixed, N@2so per bus.
CoRN-Demsnd fairly active 1t tho ubjoined quota
lions: No. !, SS@43c.
MILL STUTFs-Ground feed, 3l7.0O@l7.bO bran
$7.0o07.50; shorts 81 oo0soo; corn meal, loo lbs,
LILO.
BEANs-Fair to choice mediums 4l.1OG1l 40: navy
hand-picked 1.5O41.75; common stock 9Oc0$1.1o
OYSTERS Standards per can, soc; selects pe-
can, 4ec.
BgTTER-Choice creamery 2bNsoo per h; fair to
good do 10000; common 8010o.
PoulTRY-The supply was liberal, but . good
demand; prices ruled steady at 517c per pound
for chickens. The supply Of turkeys was good
and prices were steady at the following
rates: good prime stock, 1890 per ID.
Eaas-The demand was good, and With light
offerings prices ruled steady. Sales Of fresh-laid
eggs are made at zoe per dozen.
PRov1s1oNs-The demand was good Ut tho follow
Ing range Of prices: Mess pork, 80 756l3.76 Lard
In barrels, s6.7b per 100 lbs; kegs 7.5O pals 500
City cured hams 9A09Ac per b shoulders Sc :
bacon sides 5Qt5xc; breakfast bacon 60; dressed
hogs, $4.9O06 90 per 100 lbs; live hogs, $500.
LIVE SToOK-The demand was fairly active At fol-
lowing range Of prices: Choice smooth steers, &Ssa
04o0; good deshy steers. $4,000 80; COWS snd
heifers, $2.250S3 90
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-20

A Decision Against the City in the Assess
mont for It's Construction.

A Decision Against the City in the Assess
mont for Its Construction.
An important decision was rendered by Judge
simons on yesterday, denying the application
Of the city of St. Paul for judgment against
certain property assessed for the construction
of sewer on Wabsshaw street from Seventh
street to College avenue. The decision first
calls attention to the objections of the property
owners who claim informally in the manner
of letting the contract, and to the indefinite
manner in which the provisions of the same
were interpreted, the method Of letting the
contract being characterized as not sanctioned
by the city charter, instead Of which the pro-
ceedings were in direct contradiction thereof,
The court adverts to the specifications Of the
contract as submitted by the objectors at
length, after which the decision saws: The
fundamental principle of the city charter is
that public improvements OF this character
| shall be constructed under contract let to the
Lowest reliable and responsible bidder or
bidders" To this end it is essential that the
city authorities ascertain and determine az
near as they can what work is to DO done and
how it is to be done before they invite pro-
posals and enter into contracts for doing it,
After speaking of the necessity os maintaining
the charter as it provides that Ill work shall be
let to the lowest responsible bidder, the decis-
ion concludes as follows:
The construction OF sewers is practical mat
ter, and do not hold that no slight deviation
from the exact letter of tho specifications or
contract, when expedient, can be made with
out vitiatinR the assessment, nor do decide
that specifications and contracts for these and
other public improvements may not to some
extent be left indefinite when the necessity
therefor is made to appear by evidence. Yet,
no attempt to show any such necessity has
been made in this case, and in the absence of
all evidence iupon the apoint do not see how
this assessment can be sustained without do
ing violence to the manifest spirit and policy
of the statute.
It is my opinion, for the reasons stated, that
the assessment in question is void for want of
jurisdiction in the board of public works to
make it. and that judgment thereon against
the property of the DIRECTORS must be denied,
and it is so ordered.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-20
Emma Abbott on the Freshness Of the
Voice.
Boston Herald.T


"People..would think that singing five times =
week, as do, would affect the freshness of my
voice, said Miss Abbott, ''but it doesn't" con-
tinued theiprima donna, entertainingly. ''All
my roles are heavy, and never spare myself.
throw all my power into the effort. and
use all my ardor the stage. But to be
able to keep this up, I must be careful at
home. have what I call my dumb days
days when l won't say word to anyone IN
til reach tho theatre. The care of tho voice
is like the care of a baby. The voice must be
exercised cautiously. You can imagine what
deprivation it is to q woman fond Of talking
to undergo enforced silence day by day." she
only way to keep the voice fresh. Why,
used to think in every sentence spoke
lost just so many scales, and had that
before me constantly"
IF any lady friend called to see you, Miss
Abbott, how did you mauaage?"
"Ah, that was the trial. My caller would
talk on for while, then look at me with con-
Germ and wonder until wrote my explanation
and why. This happened in q laughabls man
ner once in New York. The lady called and
soon understood my plan. She remained quite
leaving said she felt as if abe had been in
deaf and dumb asylum. The tingeof complaint
in the remark upset my plan, and 1 burst into
. hearty laugh. But this ID the only thing
can do. Why, on the cars get animated in
conversation with friends, and suddenly
realize it. Then 1 put q little wedge of wood
under my tongue to command silence, and it
answers the purpose fully"
The sale of seats, yesterday, for Emma
Abbott and her company next week was the
largest ever known here.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-20
PATENT RIGHT SWINDLES.
A Verdict to be Returned tEis Mornin
bearing Upon tho Subject.

A Verdict to be Returned this Morning
Bearing Upon tho Subject.
The Murray-Leathers case, which has engaged
the United States circuit court for three days,
was given to the jury at 5 O'Clock yesterday
with instructions to return a sealed verdict
The case, in summary, has been given daily in
the GLOBE. 1t is one of unusual importance
as it will, 50 the plaintiffs counsel contends,
put stop to patent right swindles, which have
become common industry of late. As is
known, the suit is brought by two young mon
of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, against Lsathers, q
resident of Minneapolis. They contend that
he induced them b. false Misrepresentation
to invest $3.50 in patent artificial
stone, or the process to manufacture it, which
failed of its purpose in producing durable
less.
Yesterday the evidence was furnished, and
the argument Iof counsel followed. Mr.. Ras-
brun of MinneapOlis for feathers, addressed the
jury. His address consisted mostly in an at
tack upon Murray and Ryerson, the plaintiffs,
and flung in few touches, which Artemus
Ward would say: IN. B., this is inny"
He concluded with the vehement declaration
that Leathers WASH 1.-THE man to delude any one,
etc.
MIR. G. D, O'Brien followed
in an address, which was voted by the large
audience In attendance as the best effort he
had ever made in court. He reviewed the tes-
timony at length, and presented to the Jury
that the only conclusion which could be reach
ed was that feathers knowingly perpetrated a
fraud. He confessed that his stone had never
been ueed up to the time he sold the plaintiffs
the process" yet had allowed and induced
them to buy by assertions and representations
expressed and implied that massive structures
in San Francisco and Minneapolis had been
entirely built of the stone.
In concluding, Mr.. OBrien urged the jury
by right verdict for the plaintiff, to put the
seal Of condemnation and excavation upon this
industry of selling patent swindles, which he
classed as a species of sneak-thievery to which
burglary or highway robbery was noble in
comparison.
The court: in giving tbs charge, confined
himself solely to the law involved. The uues-
ton presented, was an intentional fraud done?
This could be judged of by the circumstances
attending the sale. submitted in evidence. If
fraud was perpetrated, the plaintiffs were en-
titled to all damages claimed, estimated from
tho amount paid for ''the process" the likely
benefit accruing if the process had proved a.
represented, and such expenditures as were in
Cured in attempting to manufacture the
stone.
At the conclusion of the charge the court
adjourned, after which bets were literally Of
fered that Chris O'Brien had won his case. but
no takers were found.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-20

Award of Prizes-Childrens' Day-rhe Ex-
hibitIOn to be Continued Over Monday
and Tuesday.
The Poultry Fanciers' exhi bition still at.
tracts the attention'of those interested Al
a meeting held yesterday afternoon, it was
decided to keep the exhibition open Monday
and Tuesday of next week.
Yesterday afternoon the following pre-
miuus were awarded by MIR. B. N. Pierce
of Corning, Iowa, who is considered autho-
rity on all points concerning poultry:
Light Brahmas-Cock, I'd, Jones Bros,
Hudson, Wis.,; hen, "a, @. w. Robertson,
st. Paul; cockerel, LIST, A. A. Wallworth, St.
Paul; I'd, s. Tyler, Minneapolis; Sd, A. A,
Wallworth, st. Paul.
Dark Brahmas--Cock, LIST, G. F. Freilich,
Red Wing; I'd, Jones Bros; hen, LIST, Barker
& Upton, Creiso, Iowa; cockerel, lat and I'd,
A. H. Bracket, Minneapolis; Sd, Jones Bros;
pullet, I'd, Barker d Upton; Sd, Jones Bros.
Buff Cochins--Cook, LIST, A. H. Bracket
Sd, Jones Bros; cockerel, I'd, A. H. Bracket;
pullet, I'd, A. II. Bracket.
White crested black Polish-Jones Bros.
LIST on cock, hen, cockerel I'd on pullet.
Silver spangled Hamburg-Jones Bros.
I'd on cockerel; 1st on pulIet.
White Leghorns-A. 81. Bracket LIST on
hen 1st and I'd on cockerel and pullet I'd
on cock.
Brown Leghorn-Cockerel, LIST, L. NJ.
Hyde, Minneapolis; I'd, Jones Bros; Sd,
S. MoAninoh, Minneapolis. Pullet, 1st and
I'd. F. E. Dolphin, st. Paul; Sd, L. M.
Hyde.
Black breasted red game, cock, I'd and 1st.
A. d. braokettj cockerel, LIST and I'd, Jones
Bros; Sd, A. II. Bracket; pullet, LIST, Jones
Bros; I'd, A. 81. Bracket; Sd, Jones Bros.
Plymouth Rock, cock, ed, 8. McAnipoh;
cockerel, LIST and Sd, s. Tyler; I'd, F. John
son; pullet, LIST and I'd, 8. Tyler.
Black breasted game, pullet, LIST, Jones
Bros.
Golden Polish, cock, End, F. Thompson:
3rd W. Spencer, st. Paul; hen, LIST and End:
pullett, End and 3rd; cockerel. End and 3rd,
F. Thompson.
Silver Polish, F. Thompson LIST on cock;
End on hen, LIST and End on cockerel; Est and
3rd on pullet.
Silver duckwing game bantam, cool, list 8.
Tyler; End, A. Niohoas, st. Paul; hen, End,
8. Tyler; pullet, End, s. Tyler.
Breeding pens, Plymouth Rock, 1st, 8.
Tyler; black breasted red game, I'd, A. II.
Bracket; black breasted red game bantams,
LIST, Jones Bros; brown leghorn, 1st, F. E.
Dolphin; white leghorn, I'd, A. II. Bracket.
G. G. Irvine, largest collection of pet
games; premium $5.
Jones Bros, best variety Of pigeons;
premium IS.
s. Tyler, best method of packing eggs:
premium 81.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-20
MONEY AND TRADE.
FINANCIAL.
Nsney and stoek1L

NEW York. Dec. 19.-Governments strong and
higher. Bar silver, S1.13h. Railroad bonds quiet.
State securities dull.
6tocksThe market was irregular In the early deal
ines, with slight advance In shares: but dur
Ing the afternoon there was heavy pressure to SELL
and prices fell of H@7 per cent. The greatest do
preston in southwestern shares, which declined
s07 cont, the latter in st. Louis San Francisco,
while tho decline in tho remainder Of the list was x0
az per cent? the latter Western Union. In the final
dealings there was recovery Of 1s@lH per cent,
st. Louis San Francisco leading tho advance.
Missouri, Kansas h Texas, Wabash, st. Louis h
Pacific and Northern Pacific were notably weak. The
Post says: "Little or resistance was offered to
the bear raid and 1t concerned the leaders of II to
trust to unavoidable bank statement tomorrow to
induce holders Of stock to sell at the low prices made
to-day. It is estimated that fully threo-quarters of
the stocks sold to-day were for short account. The
statement was made that Gould was leader of the
bear party, but whether he sold down his own stools
himself or they were attacked in revenge, Is moot
Cd question. Erie fairly sustained the report
that tho earnings for tho past two months were very
sasfsctory and also by Of the fact that the
eastern extension will be opened Saturday. Tho
Vanderbilt stocks were heavy, - the dividends ON
Lake Shore l. Michigan Southern, Michigan Central
and Western Union have been discounted, and some
believe that large holders unloading There ap-
peared to be no support to coal shares. The Little
Pittsburgh com! any advertise . monthly dividend
of SOC per share on capital Of 100 900 shares, In
the Caribou Mining companyI Gov. Curtin has re-
signed the presidency, and Brayton Ives has been
elected his successor Louisville Nashville gross
penses, Ssss 400; net earnings, ssS1, 600. The net
road for October we're about 100000.
At the close transactions aggregated 266OOO shares
OF which $4,000 were Erie; 1900 Lake Shore Il
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-20
ooarMExDABLE ExrERPRrsE.
An Omnibus Limo that Does Credit to I'll
Commercial CItv of thu Norihxrss<

An Omnibus Limo that Does Credit to the
Commercial City of the Northwest.
A peonliarality of St. Paul business mon,
and one of tho first to attract the attention
Of strangers, is the fact that everything they
do is done we'll. The make.shift policy has
few followers In st. Paul. An enterprise un-
dertaken. it is established from the start in
atyle Of oompletenessIm it at once the
equal of tho Same branches of business of
oities of the East In operation for years.
ssians o, II. H. Pan, Of s,:
man is furnished by J. B. Cook, ESQ.,, proprie-
tor of the st. Paul omnibus limo. Commence
ing many years ago, when st. Paul was less
than half its preaent size, with an outfit of
frst-claHs vehicles and stock, theu apparently
much in advance of tho wants Of the CITY, the
enterprising proprietor has continued to add
thereto until now he has one of the most com :.
plete omnibus establishments in the country
| in buildings vehicles. both wheel and runner,
horses and general facilities for doing the
business.
For tho first time during the past three win
tors the present fine fall of snow has enabled
nera, embracing six, four and twO-horse
covered sleighs. all richly and warmly
upholstered. and close hacks Of tho latest style
Of kody and finish, tho whole comprising q
winter outfit not excelled if equalled by any
similar establishment in the Northwest.
The perfect system introduced by Mr.. Cook
| into his business, and the close application of
himself and his army of subordinstes to its
conduct, is shown by the fact that his line now
runs in connection with some eighty railroad
passenger traiLa-increased during the summer
by the steamboat arrivxls-aud whether on
| time or not, omnibusss and carriages are al.
ways present on arrival, and during al the
years of its establishment q call for train OF
boat has never been missed, passenger in.
convenienced or put to extra expense through
any fault Of the line. Agents Of the line, 90
looted for their gentlemanly bearing and in.
tegrity of character, are found upon every in
coming train, their general information Of thu
CITY proving most valuable guide books tt
strangers visiting the city for the first time
and saving them much trouble and expense.
In short, the st. Paul omnibus line is an in
stitution of which st. Paul has reason to b,
proud, and it ia q qualification that Mr.. Cook
enterprise. integrity and reputation for fai
and even liberal dealing lis securing him thai
return he so richly deserves,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-20
TWICE IN JEOP.IRLY

singular case, that has an important
bearing upon the rights of persons charge d
with crime, has just reached termination
in Illinois. little over a year ago an ex-
press messenger named Chapman, living at
La Sale, was entrusted with q package con-
tanning fourteen thousand dollars. He re-
turned to the express Office shortly after
wards and reported that he 'had been robbed.
The officers Of the company regarded his
story as too diaphanous, and had him ar
rested for the theft of the money. He was
tried and acquitted few weeks after the &C.
currence, and was therefore set at liberty.
The officers of tho express company we're
not satisfied with the result, however, and
put detectives on his track who soon dis
covered sufficient evidence of his guilt. He
was re-arrested, tried and convicted, and on
Saturday last was sentenced to seven years.
imprisonment in the penitentiary at Joliet
The constitution of the United States and
of nearly all the several States provide that
no person shall be subject for the same Of
Tense to be twice placed in jeopardy of life
or limb, and it has usually been held by the
courts that trial and acquittal or even
conviction and nominal punishment for anv
offense bars all future prosecution. In Eng
land this law is immutable, and courts will
not issue process for the arrest of a person
once tried for an offense. The principle
upon which this provision is founded is a
wise one. While it sometimes results in the
escape of wrong doors, it has the effect of
putting a stop to thousands of malicious
prosecutions of innocent persons. In few
of the States of the union, We believe, some
convictions for minor offenses have &C.
CURED, but on appeal to higher court the
decisions have been invariably reversed on
the ground that it is an unconstitutional
proceeding to place any person twice in
jeopardy for any offense. We have no
doubt but tho conviction already mentioned
would be declared illegal by the supreme
court of Illinois if the transgressor had
money enough to get hearing before that
tribunal. As he is poor, however, he will
probably have to suffer the punishment pre-
scribed unless the governor interferes in
his behalf.
Ibis principle ought to be decided finally
by the highest tribunal in the land. If il
shall come to be regarded as proper for a
man to be charged on second or third trial
with ottenses against the laws, there will be
no protection for any citizen, no matter how
blameless his life, against prosecution from
those whose enmity he may have gained
No sooner may he be acquitted than another
arrest may be made, and he thus be subjected
to annoyance, expense and social disgrace,
The old custom, sustained as it is by con-
stitutions and laws, is the best one, and should
be defended at any cost by society and BY the
legal fraternity.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-20

SEVERAL points have petitioned Congress
to establish minis in their vicinity, and are
presenting the attractions each can boast
for such an institution. All must pale their
Intellectual fires, however, before the su-
perior attractions of st. Paul. Centrally
located for vast territory, this city is the
natural distributing point for the immense
mineral wealth of the Black Hills, both gold
and silver, and is also convenient of access
to the Lake Superior silver mines. The estab-
llshment of a mint here would save thou
sands of dollars annually for transportation
OF bullion alone. If new mint ia to ba
erected st. Paul is the best Of all locations
for it,