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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON d. c., Aug. 8, 1879.

ASHlNGTON ~. ", aug Q, Ao'o'
The amount of principle to be
found in the average Maine Demo.
crat is surprisingly small. AT pres
ent the papers OF the party, with one
honorable exception are pretending
to support the candidate of the party,
while doing all they can for the elec'
ton of another. The people of
Maine are too intelligent, and have
too much respect for common homes
ty, to countsnance fraud like this.
The furry Of last year is in great
measure over, and the rule Of reason
and common sense is returning. 1t
is believed that not only will the leg.
islature be Republican in both
branches, but that the Republican
candidate for Governor will be elect.
&c by the people. To do this latter
will require majority, but it is be-
lieved that majority will be forth
coming.
That was an amusing mistake made
by General Ewing, who, when he
went to Ohio to meet defeat at the
hands of Foster, made arrangements
to have the State flooded with print.
ed speeches from this city. He left
"franks" for the purpose. But by
some mistake his subordnates filed
up the franksd wrappers with sound
Republican documents, and sent
them broadcast among the men Ew-
ing was depending upon for votes.
But Ewing was bound to be beaten,
any way, and cannot lay defeat, when
it comes, to little mistake like this.
The revenue from customs for
1879 was greater than for 1878, and
that for 1878 greater than that for
1877. But though the receipts in,
creased every year, the cost of colleo.
tion decreased. These are facts
which it is well to remember. In the
the internal revenue branch of the
Treasury, an examination has been
made Of the returns of l21 Of the l26
collectors, and, besides the great and
increasing efficiency of administra.
tion shown, it has been found that
not one of these officials has stolen
misappropriated or withheld penny.
This is another fact Republicans and
Democrats, as well, should bear in
mind.
The Bankers convention at Sarato.
ga seems to be great success, over
q thousand delegates, coming from
all parts of the country, being in at
tendance; and .he proceedings are
Of greater interest that those of
any previous year.
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SERENADE.-Last Monday evening the
Walla Walla brass band serenaded Hon.
Thos. H. Brents at his residence. In re-
spouse to loud calls Mr.. Brents appeared
and briefly thanked the large assemblage
tor the complimnt paid him in thus warm
ly welcoming him home from the scene of
his labors in Washington. The serenade
was an impromptu affair gotten up by the
friends of Mr.. Brents, who desired to hon
or the only Delegate from Eastern Wash
ington that was not ashamed to meet his
constituents at the close of session OF
Congrcss.-W. w. "Union."
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FAST SAILNG.-The schooner Malolo,
lately built by the Hall Brothers at Port
Ludlow, arrived at Honolulu on July 18th
from that port, in fine run oil l3 days.
From Cape Flattery to Honolulu she was
but l0le days. This is, we consider, the
best passage ever made; and as the dis
tance is about 500 miles more than from
this port, we may safely say that it sur
passes the passage of Claus Spreckles, in
days and "a hrs. from this port to Kah-
ului. The Hall brothers have turned out
some of the finest and fastest vessels OH
the Pacific, and their vessels generally
speak for themselves.--S F. alta"
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CHARGES have been preferred against
Lieut. Brann, OF the Corwin, by Sd Lieut..
Packwood, Of the same vessel. The Sec
retary Of the Treasury has ordered board
TO convene at Astoria for the purpose of
making an investigation. The board con-
sists Of Hon. w. d. Hare, Collector OF
Customs at Astoria, Capt. J. II. Merry
man, U. 5. r. NJ. Supt., and Lieut.. Hoop
er, commander OF the Wolcott.
, 1879-08-28

Mrs. Frank Tucker

Begs to intormin the ladies' OF Washing
ton Territory and Its vicinity. who might
require careful nursing. that she Is prepared
to received inmates at her house, which Is
situated on the hill at Port Townsend.
V Apply personally or by letter. %
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The Clackamas, Ogn., Democrat" is
bawling awlully loud in the vain hope
that some one will take little notice Of
L
, 1879-08-28

OREGON wheat growers are losing large
J BY rust and blight.
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PLOTTING.

MOI &c 10 St6aTNboat men or CoNl-
nnarders OF Government Vessels.
MASTERS OF VESSELS. REQUIR-
WI Ing the services OF pilot to Alaska.
or any of the inland waters of tho Coast.
can be accommodated By applying to the
undersigned. whose experience as pilot on
U. : vernment and other vessels, ex-
tends Overs period of twelve years. Apply
by Telegraph or mail. j. w. KEEN.
Skagit City, Washington Terry. [2:3m
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A Word to the lnquisitive.

There were some mad men in Il certain
Kentucky postotfice few days ago. A
postal card was dropped into the letter
box addressed to "Rev. John Pcnobscot,
-, -" It was an ordinary card,
and the postmaster was an ordinary post
master. He took it up, glanced at the
address, turned 1t leisureiy over and read ::
g., -, May 2, 1879.-You, to
whom this card is not addressed, and
who, nevertheless, have the cheek to read
it. are contemplate, unprinciplcd sneak
% ana = prylng, pusilan'mous III; coward;
the card gently down and lounged to the
other end of the house, softly whistling
"Nancy Lee" In due time the clerk
came upon the card, pcrused it, threw
his hat upon the floor, stamped it, and
made the nei ghborhood hidcous with the
howls Of his pet dog, which he kicked in
the ribs. How the card Jared with the
various route agents through whom it
passed it is impossible to say; nor do We
know whether it was read by the woman
who is postmistress at the Office where
the Rev. John Pcnobscot is supposed to
get his mail; but the report is that on
the day it reached there she smashed a
bottle of ink on her husbands head,
spanked the children all around, and
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Aldrich, Brigs., Blake, Burrows, Carpenter,
Conger, Da8gett, DeerinR, Field, Hammond,
n. T.. Hawk, Hawley, Joyce, Keifer, KilJinger,
Mason, Neal, Phelps, shallenberger, Smith, Pa,
Valentine, Van Voorhees,, Van Aernam.
Aessrs. ONeill, Bingham, and several Repub-
licans, who had RETAINED from voting, raised
the point that no quorum bad voted, and call
ut the House was ordered. Thereupon several
members WIN had been present during tho roll
call. obtained leave to vote, and the vote, "a
finally announced. stood yeas 125. Maya 23.
The Speaker then declared the bill passed.
following membera. in addition to those already
named. voted in the negative: Barber, Bayne,
Bingham. Bowman. Fair, Garfield, Godschalk,
O'Neill, Russell (Ma.s.) and Townsend. Ohio.
Messrs. Conger and Aldrich Ius.) changed
their votes to tho affirmative. Mr.. Ellis also
himself in favor Of tho bill. He took that ac-
tion because be WAS paired and desired to vote
in the way the gentleman with whom he was
paired would have done had he been present.
fbrther proceedings under the call were then
dispcnaed with.
adopt the resolution granting the committee ~
commerce leave to sit during the reoess foe the
purpose OF mourning into all matters affecting
inter State or foreign commerce. Defeated.
Mr.. McGovern moved to suspend the rules
and pass the Senate bill providing Office room
for the national board of health, and for tho
printing of its reports and papers. Agreed to;
yeas 139, Maya l6.
Mr.: Cannon moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill appropristing e6l0, 600 to pay the
fees OF United States marshals and their gen.
eIai deputies during the fiscal year ending June
30th. 1850.
Mr. Springer Qll.) desired to offer an amend
ment providing that no officer of the govern
ment shall make any contract or incur any liza
bility for the future payment of money under
any provision of title 26 of the revised statutes,
but Cannon refused to yield. Cannon's motion
vas rejected BY party vote; yeas 81, nays So,
the Speaker voting in the negative.
Mr.. Ward (Pa.) obtained leave to vote on the
qainine bill and voted nu. Adjourned.
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keep them in operation, or to approve
legislation, which in official communica-
tions to Congress, he has declared would
be q violation of his constitutional duty,
Thus in this bill the principal is clearly
embodied that by virtue of the provision
of the constitution, which requires that
all bills for raising revenue should orig
mate in the House of Representatives., a
ba:e ma ajority Of the House of Represen-
tatives has the right to withdraw ap-
preparations for the support of the
government unless the executive con-
sents to approve any Legislation which
my be attached to appropriations bills
l respectfully refer to the ,communica
tions on this subject which 1 have sent
to Congress during its present session,
for statement of the grounds of nv
conclusions, and desire here merely to re-
port that in my judgment to establish
the principal Of this bill, as to make a
radical, dangerous and Unconstitutional
change in the character of our constitu-
ton. j..
(Signed) RuTHERoFRD B. HAYES.
Executive Mansion, June 80, 1879:
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at the beginning Of the week. Nothing is
likely to interrupt the prevalent monotony
pending not probable. revival Of acontinen-
tai demand. Maize is less inquired for. Bar
ley dull! Oats declined six pence per quarter:
The arrivals Of wheat and maize at ports Of
call; continues moderate. Wheat of coast is
steady, with q fair continental demand for
white descriptions. Maize declined six pence
j, er quarter on the weak. The forward busi-
ness of wheat and maize is limited. Good
spring wheat was sparingly offered, but at
the close shippers showed more disposition to
sell: Maize declined three pence, In conse-
quencc of heavy staples from Atlantic ports
Sales Of English wheat last week were, 4, ,436
quarters, at 41s Sd per quarter, against 2d0,O4O
quarters, at 46s Cd, at the same period last
year. Exports into the United Kingdom for
the week. ending June II, were es7, ,sss hum
dred weight Of wheat and 1es,66s hundred
"elq'f flour. g
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ment has already diminished tho expectation
on the whole crop of spring wheat.
A reasonable forecast of the crop <of 1879
would show that in consequence of the
drouth which prevailed over tho entire wheat
raising sections of the United States from
about the 1st of March until about the 25th
OF May, and also Of the subsequent damage
BY grasshoppers and other insects, the aver
age yield of wheat In the United States this
year will not be above 1115 bushels per acre,
or say, at most, $50, ,OO0, 600 bushels, against
425 ,OO0, 900 in 1873.
THE ExPoRTABLE SURPLUS
out of the crop of 1879 will therefore proba-
bly, be at least 45,OO0,O COO bushels less than
that of the crop of 1873. The end of tho
fiscal year, July l, 1879, will SOW that we
have exported to foreign countries in it's va
rious forms of grain, flour and bread. inst
about 150.OOO,OOO bushels of wheat. The
stock of wheat now remaining in sight in
the United States is somewhat larger than 1T
the corresponding time last year, but it ia
well understood that there is less wheat in
farmers hands 1T the present time than at
the corresponding time of last year, and
that the surplus now on hand appears larger
than it really is. Besides, there are the
larger demands for population which il
now increasing more rapidly by immigration
than it wa year ago, and the increased re-
quirements for seed on the steadily expand
ing area planted in wheat IN the United
States, SO that on the whole We shall probably
not have as much wheat to sell out of the
crop of 1879, by at least $4,000, 900 bushels,
as We were able to spare out of the crop of
1873. There is also
ANOTHER METHOD OF ESTIMATING
the growing crop according to popular opin-
ion now current throughout the country,
viz: The winter wheat crop of 1873 was
conceded to be yield per acre of at least
10 per cent. above the average of several
previous years, while the present crop of
winter wheat is almost everywhere reported
to be thin upon the ground, and, while the
quality of the grain will be good, the Weld
per acre will be at least 10 per cent. below
an average of the six or seven previous
years. This is the testimony of various
business men of Chicago who have recently
taken extended trips through the entire
Winter-wheat region. The crop of winter
wheat is now about 20 per cent. of the en-
tire crop of wheat raised in the United
States. Seventy per cent. of last years
crop was 300, ,O0O, 600 bushels of winter wheat.
and, If the yield of winter wheat is 25 per
cent. below last year, it would show de-
ficiency of 75,00O,O0O bushels from the
same number of acres of winter wheat as
last year. This deficiency may be partly
made up by the increase of 1,227,73 acres,
which will produce, soy, IL, ,O00,0 900 bushels,
thus leaving the net deficiency 5O,00O,OOO
bushels. But even this is upon the pre-
sumption that the total crop of spring wheat
will be as great as last year.
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Disaster on Lake MinnetOnka.

A telegram from Excelsior, Minn., OF
June 2S, says that on that day, at II 80
A. NJ. the little steamer, Mary Qnecn, ar
rived at her pier ON Rockwell's Island at
the upper part of Lake Minletonka, 12
miles from Excelsior.
She made but Il brief stay, and was
backing out into the lake about fifteen
minutes afterwards, when her boiler ex-
ploded with terrible effect, and the little
craft was Literally blown to atoms, disap-
pcaring from the face Of the lake in an
instant. A crash in the midst of small
grove indicated the direction the boiler,
or that which remained of it, had taken.
AS soon as the conclusion had subsidized
the shrleks OF the wounded and imper-
illed passengers were heard, and a mass
OF struggling humanity was seen amid
the debris OF the wreck in the water
The scene was terrible to contemplate,
and sent chill of horror among the few
persons who were near enough to behold
1t. Fortunately the water vas shallow,
and several of those uninjurcd by the cx-
plosion made their way to the shore, and
few of those slightly bruised managed
to obtain foothold and crawl upon the
bank.
The following are the names of the per-
SONS on the boat: D. NJ. Hawthorn, wife
and child years old, of Minneapolis; J;
Wright Hawthorn, wife and two children,
12 and IA years old, of Minneapolis. Mrs
Coudrey had just stepped off the boat on
the pier, and Capt. Rockwell had given
the order to clear away, when without
moments warning, the boiler exploded.
Captain Rockwell was thrown ten feet in
the air and landed on the boat again.
The engineer. n. F. Haines, was thrown
down by the force of the explosion and
buried beneath the dcb1is. Isaac Dean
was struck by Il piece Of the flying boiler
and injured internally. Mrs. Beaky, an
old lady. 62 years old, nlother-in-law of
D. D. Walker, Mrs. Robert Huff and sis
ter, and BERTHE Walker were thrown in the
water by the explosion and were picked
up by Mr.. Hawthorn and party who were
fishing in the vicinity. Latest accounts
indicate that the I'M jurcd may possibly
recover except Engineer Haincs.
The wounded were conveyed to the
house on the island, and Drs. Perkins,an
Small did all in their power to relieve
the sufferers. The following are the names
Of those VINO arc supposed to be fatally
injured.
Isaac Dean was injured internally and
badly bruised. Mrs. Beaky, she being
very old, her nervous system received
a severe shock, from which she will un-
doubtedly die. Capt. Rockwell was
struck on the left side with piece of the
boiler and badly bruised and injured in
tcrnally, and has been unconscious ever
since the accident.
r: T. Haines. engineer, was buried be-
meath the debris OF the boat and boiler,
and terribly scalded about the head and
chest.
The other persons escaped any serious
injury, but were all badly frightened at
their narrow escape. When the boiler
exploded pieces of iron were blown $50
feet in the air, and one piece cut down a
FREQ cnvan fnof in II, mn
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ADJOURNMENT.
HIS ACcIDrNCY GIVES TT ur

HIS ACCIDENCY GIVES IT UP.
WASHINGTON, June 30.-The House adjourn
ment resolution will be called up in the Senate
during the morning hour tomorrow, and
amended SO as to provive for the final adjourn
ment of both Houses at some hour in the
afternoon. The amendment will doubtless be
promptly concurred in by the House of Repre-
sentatives, and the session will terminate &C.
cordingIy. The President, having, in his
special message, this afternoon, earnestly
urged upon the attention Of Congress his views
as to the necessity of making an immediate
appropriation for the service Of marshals and
deputy marshals fosthe fiscal year, which COM
accomplished a. much towards procuring the
desired legislation a. he could have any hope
OF accomplishing by reconvening Congress, he
haa concluded to abandon his purpose of iasu-
ing proclamation for it's recall
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GENERAL CAPITAL NEWS.
CONFIRMED

WASHINGTON. June 30.-The Senate confirmed
benjamin Harrison, indianapolis, Jas. B. Eads,
civil engiIeer, st. Louis; B. Morgan Hsrrod,
civil engineer, New Orleans; Lieut.. Col. Gin
ney, A. Gilmore, Maj. Cyrus B. Comstock and
Maj Chas. II. sutter. United States engineer
corps, and Henry Mitchell of the coast and geo.
detie survey. to be members of the Mississippi
river commission. Receivers of public moneys: !:
Lewis Hanback, At Salina, Kansas; E. J. Jen-
kins at Concordia, Kansas. POstmaaters: O,
G. Wall, Lanesboro, MINI. Indian agents:
VIM. D. E. Andrus, Ills, Yaukton D. T., agency; !;
Geo. L. Davenport, Iowa, Sal aud Fox agency.
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Great Engineering Undertaking Accom-
plished.

SurRo, New, June 3O.-To-night the noun
tain tops overlooking the Washoe silver region
and the Carson valley are ablaze with on-tires,
and the echoes Of cannon and discharges of
giant powder are heard in every direction. The
event which is being celebrated is
the final completion Of the Sutro tunnel Cor
the reception of the water from the Comstock
mines. After ten years of ceaseless labor day
and night and the expenditure of six million
dollars. the powerful engines of the combina-
tion shaft Of the Hale Har-
CROSS and Savage mines were
started up this morning at precisely 6 o'clock
discharging their water into the tunnel, at the
mouth of which it made its appearance in one
hour and twenty minutes. Al an engineering
work the success surpasses all expectations.
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Swindling q Pool.

ST.. LOUIS. June 30.-1t bas leaked out here
that in settling thu accounts of the defunct
Southwestern association, discovery was made
that the Hannibal l. st. Joe road had failed to
report to the pool officer some $1,000 received
from freight traffic. The secretary has been
ordered to make out bills and proceed to col
lee: them. Considerable indignation il ex-
pressed here among the Western railroad men
over the Transaction.
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Voorhees, vs.. Morton ,

TERRE HAuTE, Ind, June 30.-A meeting of
old settlers was called tonight to consider the
utterance of Mr. Voorhees, lately in the United
States Senate, that he was as good friend to
the soldier a. the late Senator Morton. A good
deal Of bitter partisan feeling WAS exhibited in
the meeting. A committee on resolutions was
finally adopted. consisting of two Republicans,
two Democrats and two Nationals, and the
meeting adjourned subject to the call of the
committee.
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chewed up 95 cents worth of wax. We
cannot be too careful never to write on
postal cards anything in the least calcu.
lated to wound the sensitive delicacy of
the postoficc peoples feelings.
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HOAEs IN THE WEST.

Persons looking westward for homes
; ;" procure full information conc, rni: II: .
II GARDEN Sror Of. Iowa and Mime
>''ta, by subscribing for the Worthiu..
ton ADVANCE, published At WorthinefoNa
Minnesota. Send sc for one year; i,
or six months, and 50 cents for thr
months, to "ADvANcE, Worthinptop :,
Mobiles county, Minnesota" -
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WHEAT.

The Proeneces Of the Crop Of 1870-.4 Prob.
able Yield Of $4,000 Bushels, Sho,rtn0
Reduction Of $4,000, 900 From Last
Year.
Chicago Times.
Before proceeding to make any approxi-
mate estimate Of the crop of wheat for 1879,
it would be best to see what has been the ex
perience Of the past as shown in the follow
ing statistics of the area Of wheat planted
and the total crop raised each year since
1870, Is given in the reports of the depart,
ment of agriculture:
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Accident to the Historian Bancroft.
New York, jane 30.-A Newport dispatch
says Bancroft, the historian, was Infused, yes
terday, by being thrown from his horse.
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FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS
Extra Session.
Tho Senate.

RECONCILIATION OF SILVER.
WASHINGTON, June 30.-Consideration was
resumed of Vest's reconciliation of silver
bill The pending question was on the motion
OF Allison 70 refer the resolution to the tinance
COMMITTEES. Tho motion was agreed to-ycas
23, nays %, as fOllows:
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Disagreeable People.

There are certain disagreeable people
in this world who seem to take a special
delight in annoying Others by reminding
them of things they would willingly for
get. They arc human Thorns, forever
torturing their fellow men for the sake of
torture. Has a man met with misfortune
in his business, they arc forever recalling
the fact. Has a man IN times that are
gone wandered into devious paths, they
are forever reminding him of it, often by
congratulating him that t.at is past.
Has man blundered, they are forever
telling him what "might have becn."
When the Thorn is of the masculine gen
der, there IS one way of getting re-
lief. He can bc knocked down and
taught manners. When the Thorn is of
the feminine gender, the case is different
and not so easily disposed of. But Cau-
seur hears Of one such scourge in petti-
coats who got her deserts the other even
ing. It was at little party, where some
score OF people were gathered together
The Thorn sat near a young man who, in
days gone by, had. been guilty of follics
that cost him dearly. He had put them
all behind him. But the Thorn took oc-
casion to recall them, in a subdued and
confidential tone. The victim, who had
b en- subjected to the same torture before,
spoke up, so that all could hear: "Mad-
am" he said, ''tor five years have been
trying to forget all that You have been
trying to remember it. You have sue
ceeded. congratulate you.' The Thorn
subsidized
The recipe for the following dainty Is
said to have been inherited from Alexan-
der Dumas the elder. The dainty is
called Anchois Aonte-Cr;sto. ''You take
a Spanish olive, and you put rolled
anchovy in the place of the kernel; then
you put the olive into an ortolan, the orto-
Ian into quail, the quail into pheas-
ant the pleasant into turkey, the turkey
into little pig; you roast the latter for
five hours; then you cast away every out
ward envelop to the dogs, and you
keep only" ''The Oliver" 'You glut-
ton, the anchovy!'