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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-25
4 Gentle Hint.

In our style of climate, with It's sudden
changes of temperature, rain, wind and
sunshine often interminged in "a single day.
it Is no wonder that our children, friends
aud relatives are so frequently taken from
us by neglected colds, half the deaths result
ing directly flom this cause. A bottle Of
Boschee's German Syrup kept about your
home FOR immediate use will prevent serious
sickness, a large doctors bill and perhaps
death by the use of three or four doses. For
curing Consumption, Hemorrhages, Pneu.
monia, Severe Coughs, Group or any disease
OF the Throat or Lungs, its success is simply
wonderful, as your druggist will tell YOU
German Syrup is now sold IN every town and
village on this continent Sample bottles for
Trial, loc.; regular size, 73c,
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County Paupers.

An act to amend an act entitled "An act
relating to the support OF the poor" ap-
proved Jan. 81, 1868.
Section |. Be it enacted by the Legisls-
tive Assembly of Washington Territory,
that section of an act entitled "an act re-
lating to the support of the poor" be
amended to read as follows:
when application is made by any pau
per to the Board Of County Commissioners
OF any county in the Territory for relief, it
shall be necessary for said commissioners to
require of said pauper satisfactory evidence
that he has been a resident of said county
for six months Immediately preceding the
day upon which such application was made. 4"
Sec. 2. Each Of the commissioners shall
be eXotiicio an agent authorized to contract
during vacation OF the Board for the support
of any poor person found in his county dur
ing such vacation.
Sec. 3. This act to take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and approval.
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FOrewarmed Forearmed.

Physicians and inyalids use with confidence
The Kaiser Celebrated German Elixir for CON
sumption and throat and lung diseases II is
rich in the medicinal properties of tar. wild
cherry etc. Is rendered perfectly harmless to
the youngest child. This would have proved
an angel of mercy in the the household of the
unhappy parents at Vallejo, Dixon, Beaver,
Utah, and numerous other places, whose chill.
drcn were slaughtered by Il quaek medicine
recommended 10y its owner to cure Group, pos.
sessing no properties calculated 10 cure it, but
instead IA deadly drug which has slain it, thou
sands. BE sure YOU get only German Elixir.
The genuine bears the Prussian coat of arms
aud the fac -similie signature OF DIR. Kaiser
Samples AT the drug store OF ID. Wall. Large
size - cents. I3Oocl52
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Christmas TOYS.
Free delivery to all parts Of the city, Of all
bulky articles.
:
Administrative Notice,

Notice is hereby given thatI NJ. J. Gillikin,
have been appointed by the Probate Court Of
Cowlitz county Washing ton Territory, ad-
ministratriX Of the estate of \. j. Gillikin,
deceased and hereby require all persons
having claims against the estate Of said de
ceased to present them to me with the nee
essary vouchers within one year from the first
publication of this notice, at my place Of res
dencc, the Austin place at the mouth Of
Lewis river, in said Cowlitz county
Any claims sent to my attorneys, Vim.
Strong X Sons, at Portland. Oregon, will be
promptly forwarded to me.
Dated this 10th day of December, 1879, and
first published Dec. 18th, 1879
lSdec5 MARGARET J. GILLlkIN.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-25

Lieut.. f. X. Webster I'd Infantry, has
been ordered to temporary duty at the post
The pupils of the Post school gave an en-
hibition at Oak Grove Theatre on Friday
evening, at the close of the term The lit
tie people acquitted themselves creditably.
A "chldrcn's festival was held at the
Library Rooms last evening During the
evening Santa Claus made his appearance
and distributed goodies from the enormous
tree set up in corner Of the aoom.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-25

WE have received from a lady on Lewis
river another detailed account of the death
of Mrs. Willard, which occurred some time
since, and as it differs so little from those
already published we deem it not worth
while to reopen the subject. No one can
reasonably think that young Fisher was to
blame, otherwise than in carelessly handling
the gun, and no amount of talk can explain
away that fact
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Vancouver Market.

Producers or first hands are paid the follow
ing prices
WHEAT-sl 90 per bushcl.
OATS-45 cents per bushel
HAY-Loose Timothy. 50 per ton baled
SIP; bottom $6@7
POTATOES-25@35c per bushel
BACON-llams, l2c per pound; Sides, lie;
Shoulders, & to &c.
LARD-12isc per pound
BIZ TTER-Fresh roll, 25M35c
EGGS-40c per dozen.
CHICKENS-Liyc, So 30 per dozen.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-25

An interesting magazine entitled The
Unaed Serrice, monthly review of military
and naval affairs, has reached our table, and
upon examination we find it very desirable,
both for perusal and reference, and worthy
of general circulation. January will be the
commencement of the second year, and the
contents of this number are as follows:
Discussion of the Explosion of the 33-ton
Gun on board H. NJ. S. 7Hmderer. by Prof.
John NJ. Brooke, Virginia Military Institute;
the Battle of Nashville Gen. George H..
Thomas, by Brevet Major-General X. W.
johnson, L. S. A: in Memoriam by Lieut..
T. II. Stevens, L. $. N; a Chapter on Peru,
leaves from Captain letter book. by Com
modore +. Simpson, L. :. n: the Autobi-
ography of an old British Soldier, Part l,
by J. II. Siidons; the First Army Bill; a
Chapter of Neurological Astronomy, Part
l, by Lieut.. j. ID. J. Kelley, L. s. n; on
The Dead Year. by Commander William
Gibson, L. :. n; Saving of Life, by X. b.
Forbes: Congress and the North Pole, by
Capt IL. W. Howgatc. L. s. A.; Whilis
from an Old Sailors Pipe, Whit the First,
by +. L. Bovine; About Heliographs by
Lieut. Philip Reade, 81 L. 5. Infantry; a
Powerful Navy not dangerous to Civil Lib
erty, by Capt. $. b. Luce, L. S. n. Incl.
dents of the Recent Campaign against the
utes, by Capt. j. S. Payne, 9Th Cavalry;
editorial notes; service literature
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THE
San Francisco Bulletin,
THE
Leading Evening Newspaper West
Of the Rocky Mountains.

TT Is THE RECOGNIZED AUTHORITY
L in commercial and financial circles, aud
the best family Journal on the Pacific coast
Served bv Carriers in San Fran
cisco and interior towns at pc per week
By Mail, postage paid. Sl2 per year
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Old papers for sale at this office.

l. j. Davidson, photographer, Portland,
does work that is not exceled in Portland
by any one, and his charges are much less
than at any other gallery. Give him call.
Gallery on First street near Yamhll.
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ELECTION OF OFFICERS. -Ar a meeting of
st. Heens Lodge, No. 81, A. +. & A. NJ,
held Saturday evening, Dec. 20, 1879, the
following named persons were duly elected
for the ensuing Masonic year: 7. c. Watts,
w. NJ; w. B. Morse, S. W.; Il. L. Joy, j.
W.; Jas. Dart, Sec, James Muckle, Treas. !;
o. johnson, Tyler.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-25

La CRNTER.-La Center having put on
her winter habiliments is waiting for the
weather to improve, or something to turn
up. Mr.. j. II. Timmen is yet ''mine host
of the La Center house. where the weary
may find rest and comfort ii good square
meal to revive the inner man. and good,
warm, comfortable beds to invite natures
sweet restorer sleep is any evidence. Mr..
j. {. Miller is still in the dry goods bust
ness at this point Mr.. Burr is still proprie-
tor OF and runs the Touring mill at this point;
turns out a good quality of -four and is do
ing good business generally. Mr.. Peters
is teaching a six months school here: he is
also attorney at-law for this place and the
surrounding country. DR.. Davis has an Of
flee and drug store here. Mr. Culbertson
keeps very good saloon here, though the
country does not furnish a very great run of
custom. Mr.. Laws does a pegging business
III his boot and shoe shop, while Mr.. Lyons
does ringing business in his blacksmith
shop on the hill Yet La Center lacks few
of the modern improvements to bring her
up to the standard of a terminus town. and
La Center is a terminus it is the terminus
of the Portland and Lewis river steamer
line, they making their home port here; but
as l said La Center lacks few of the mod
ern improvements. She has no picture gal.
lery, no barber shop, no Chinese wash house
and no boot-black Yet time and business
enterprise will in all probability bring all
these and even more. when La Center
will bid fair to become a county seat; this
may seem very improbable, but stranger
things thang that have happened, and the
LAND lays about right" for such thing to
happen hero sometime OLD Boy
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BORN.

In Vancouver Dee 2lst 1879, TO the wifv
of John Mcguire a son. weight IL pounds
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The PORTLAND BRIDGE.-Following are
the bids received by Foster & Willis, in
Portland, for the building of the plank and
bridge portion of the Portland and Vancou-
yer road:
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THE CALIFORNIAN. We have received the
initial number of new monthly magazine,
The Californian, issued by A. Roman Pub
fishing Company, SD California street, San
Francisco. The people of the Pacific Slope,
and particularly California and Oregon,
have felt the want of irst-class literary
magazine since the suspension of the Ocer-
tdnd Monthly, and the new publication will
doubtless satisfy the demand. 1t is and
will be original. The opening number con-
tains one hundred pages of choice essays,
sketches stories and poems, printed in clear
faced type, the authors being gentlemen
and ladies well-known to the literary peo-
pie of this coast, and some having a national
reputation. The subscription price is 90
year, or 25 cents per single copy, and the
magazine deserves the support of the people
of the West, in whose interest published.
The WEATHER has at last furnished this
country with big and unusual item. On
Saturday night it commenced showing, and
by Sunday morning eight inches of snow
lay OH the ground, and the Temperature com
menced falling until on Tuesday morning
the thermometers in this place registered
from 10 down to zero, according to locality
This is the greatest fall of snow accompanied
by severe cold that has been experienced
in Western Washington since the hard win
ter of 1862. Navigation is about closed
up, connection with Portland being very
uncertain, the o. 5. n. Co.'S boats drawing
off on Monday All communication with
the upper country is cut off completely, and
the mails are interrupted. No mail has
been received here since Monday. In the
country east of the Cascades the tempera-
ture is reported as low as 20 below zero in
different places, and much suffering among
stock is expected. At this writing the tenn
perature is moderatng. and milder weather
is confidently anticipated
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-12-25
FREE SEED DISTRIBUTION.

Each subscriber will be presen ed with sev
eral varieties of Rare and Nsuable Tree.
Vegetable aud Flower Seeds. ca ial in value
to the subscription priee OF the paper
Ia Send TOR Sample Copy, giving full par
ticulars
Address.
:. +. BULLETIN CO..
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HAYES ITEMS %. C. Glson NJ. d., has
been visiting friends up the river. Geo.
Davis has been removed to Vancouver for
medical treatment. The receipts of the
evening on the 10Th were not enough to buy
the best farm on Lewis river. Everything
is quiet on the Potomac tonight.
Dec. 10, 1879. NOVICE
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-02-16
SOCIEDAD ANONIMA
DE CREDITO MERCANTlL
DE SAN JUAN DE PUERTO RICO.
C0nuocatoria d junta general.

En- cumplimiento de 10 que previenen los
artfculos As de los Estatutos y l3O del Regla-
mento general de esta socledad, Sc convoca
a sus accionistas para la segunda junta ge-
neral ordinaria, que debera ctlebrarse Ell ID
de Mario proximo entrante, a las doce del
dia EN- ell salon del Casino Espailol de esta
Ciudad, para el eXamen de las cuentaS ba-
lance del segundo aflo social, tratar de los
demas particulares reglamentarlos de los
que requiera ell mejor servicio de la institu-
cion elegir los funcionarios que, segun los
EStatutOs, corresponds.
AL efectO, Sc hace Saber y recuerda los
interesados para su inteligencia cumpli-
miento de los citados Estatutos y Reglamen-
to, 10 que Sigue:
1.0 Desde el Is del corriente quedara fla
da en- ell local que ocupa esta sociedad des-
pues de aprobada por el consejo de direc-
ciOn, la liSta de los acciOnistaS con derecho
de asistencia a la junta general, d fin de que
los interesadOs puedan examinarla.
90 Solo tendran voZ Y voJo en- dicha jun
ia los que en- el dia de su celebration Y tres
meses antes sean dueflos de cinco acciones
pOr 10 menOS.
| 80 Ningun accionista, cualq quiera que sea
I ell ntilner0 de acciones que posea, podra
emitir. por 81 mas de un voto; pero tendra
ademas uno pOr cada representation que le-
gftimamente ejerZa.
A. Ell derecho de asistencia q la iunta ge-
neral puede delegarse en- otro accionista por
medic de poder general 6 especial, por
carta, siempre que, en- el hltimo case, sea
conocida en- la direction dc la sociedad Ia
flrma del delegante 8 la garantice otra fir.
ma que tenga este requisite.
Las viudas, las solteras Y los ausentes d.
la isla pueden dar poder al efecto perso-
mas eXtrailas la sociedad.
Las casadas, los memories los estableci-
mientos publicos pueden concurrir por me-
dio de sus representatives. legitimos, los cua-
les en- case necesario, deberan acreditar di-
cho caracter
So Desde ell Z de mario pr6ximo podran
los interesados concurrir q Ia Secretaria de
esta sociedad recoger 10 papeleta de asis-
tencia la junta, sin cuyo documento no Sc
ran admitidos en- esta.
60 En- los citados dias desde ell 7 al IA de
MARIO podran dichos accionistas concurrir 8
las oticinas de esta sociedad de q de la
tarde hacer las preguntas que gusten So
bre las operaciones y situacion de la misma,
las que seran puntualmente satisfechas.
70 AL tenor del art. AZ de los Estatutos,
la junta Sc celebrara cualquiera que sea eli
numero de los accionistas presentes la ho-
IA designada.
Puerto Rico, febrero IL de 1S79.-El Sub
Director, ELIAS DE IRIARTE.
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ARTELLERIA.

Deb:endo venderse en- p1b!ica subasta tres
caballos, un mulo y tres mulas, resultado So
araate de la Compailia de Montana, sc publica
en- ell peri6dico of .ial y en- 81 BoLETIN para CO.
n cimento de aqnelos quienes convenga pre-.
sentarse dicha subasca, Ia que tendra lugar
de la mafiana, en- ell patio del cuartel de San
Francisco, ante la Junta economical del cuerpo.
Puerto Rico, l3 de Febrero de 1879 Ell
Ayudante Secretario, Jose del Buey. 2-3
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A los se1ores HacendadOs,
EvAPORADORAs DE BUCHAN
Prinsr pFenio, neaala De Gro en- Ia tlsinl
EXPOSITION DE PARIS.


{edaa
London g. criben dncos agnes
Octubre de 1873
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ELIXIR ESTOMACAL.

Este nuevo licor del Sr. Florit que tan buen
exito ha obtenido para todas las afecciones
del est6mago, su 1nico deposito en- la Marina
almacen de Ribot en- donde Sc expende al POI
mayor y menor.
Las personals que deseen obtenerlo pueder
dirigirse dicho establecimiento.
Hta Ia de Mar.
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ANS DEL MONO, 4

Los que suscriben acaban de recibir por va
por Vidal Sala, una partida de este delicioso
icor nacional, que por su gusto exquisi , cons
tituye ell licor por excaencia Ease de anis.
Sus tabricantcs Sres j. Bosch & hermanos,
de Badalona (Cataluna) acaban de ser agra
ciados en- la Exposition vini:ola de Madrid coa
un primer premio, Y en- la universal de Paris
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AVIs0.

Con esta fecha por convenir { mis- intere-
ses he conferido poder general ID. Manuel
Vidal Carreras = al procurador D. Tomas
.Caballero, con quienes Sc entenderan todos
aquellos quo teDgan cuentas pendientes con
las extinguidas casas de comereio Bartolom6
Carreras y Sobrinos, Ramon Carreras Comp.
Y ei que suscribe .sa
Puerto Rico, Febrero de 1879 Manuel
Cayferas. &c
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En- La AndaluZa. .

Por no necesitarlc gu duefo Sc vende I'm mo-
limo de chocolate con todos sus accessories; los
que 10 deseen pnedeR pasar verlo en- el esta-
blecimiento LA ANDALUZA, calle de Ia Luz
ma, esquina 4 la de San Justo. Puerto Rico,
Eaero a de 1917
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la
bomJtos fat
med anas cu de oe botas de bfo
baragaues
e5ls
mdorna
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pGbGco
Lhrn Lan1US
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Cs4rrual539$.

sle tionzslec Htay;os salon ,!lariameuta la.
dos de Ia tart!a para Rio piedls Carolina CSRuRs
nc 77aaro psra Ca,,rr.'>r Rn-E,i@4iras Aatadca
A,das horas. CAa de la Fo tileza. nun. "a.
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con una medala de plata, la mas alta recon-
pensa conferida en- ell ramo de aguardieRtes
Venta al por nayory al detail en- EJ Cote-
n1ndO. 81
p. MARTORELL & Co.
Agentes para toda Ia Isla.
HJa. mar.
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"A VM3aD.
Una inStitutrlZ.

Para encargarse de la educacion en- fami-
liza de varios niflos de ambos sexos, Sc solici-
ia una seflora capaz de ensenarles la ms
truccion primaria los idiomas frances 8 in
giles ell piano,
Diriiirse cor buenas referencias d. Do
mingo Palmieri en- su hacienda Amelia,
Ponce. Debre II.
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CONSULADO DE FRANCIA.

Este Co1sulado invita- Monsieur Auguste
Loabat y Monsieur Louis Blondet que sc pre-
senten para asuntos que les interesan. .Se supli-
ca las personas que los conozcan den al Con.
sulado noticias de su paradero.
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EI Eu@oalduma.
NUEVO DEPOSITO


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MIN esannaa lad San % NJ
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SeDCEED.ADES.
seeisaaa xn6aias
MERCANTIL.
s. j., PUERTO-RICO.
ASOCIACION De CREDITO
CONSTITUIDA POR ACCfONES.

Capital social ......... $3.O00,000 :. nom.
Id. realizado { Is de
NoviemDre 1871. 5 22l, ,S04 81 etvo.
Acciones suscritas Is lie
Noviembre 1877 ........... O,573
Id. sin s.lscribir. ...... A427
0Deraciones dc que 50 ocupa la Sociedad.
DescoDtsr, prestar, girar, Ilevar cuen.as CO.
rrienies, admitir dep6sitos, recibir ilnposicio-
nes abonaHdo interes, verificar cobranAas por
cuenta ajena, negociar valores con sin su
responsaoilidad, Y cuantas otas operaciones
de ersdito baAca que no SO OpOngan sus
Estatutos y Reglanensos.
Tipos aeordados para las operaciones.
10 p25 a.ual pal los descuentos.
IL p@9s anual para los I,restamos
/ p% comision lie co5ranza.
! kp% al trimestte sobre el valor lie los de-
positos en- custodia.
Las cuentas corrientes son llevadas gratui-
tau1eate no exigiendose NADIA de los interesa-
dos por los cooros pagos.
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BaLgflH kElglyTlL DE- YIIlTo- Rico
psEtIos Da susoaIPuloss.

ANr Los sueeriptores que no luieran eEtend9ise
eOh los seEurUs A&9ntes LLoden ht;erio dtrocSa-
uense con asta Administrations remitiendo iMp0rte
I6 sUseripcion GI,@n,s, b4tes dc losrla selloE
de eorreo. re<sbig..n OF B0LETTG con faa aparte.
Todas las susertpeiOaes auuatdos sc pagan por
Haelantado. -GN
PREClOB DE ANUNcT9S.
De una sels linsas de impression. Lublic..ndoss
hesta tres yecea CO cts. la nema proportion Ca
dR rengon cle ex.,da dc los ses. - Los pr0oioS So
r2a dobles cuando oa anuncios hayan de publicarse
en- earaet4res grucsos. en 4, nurleros en- HDos
loe de estas iinsaS. -Por messs amos 80 ad-
mit"u anuncios precioa aolvanctonales.
A1-Los communicates del interior 1ebtn yenir STEM
pre- por conducto de les Agentes del BoLETIN No Sc
al Sc ll,ce solidaria L. Radaecon del contenido de
los uae vean lii luz.-EN
Connecticut western news., 1879-01-15
The Sea Shell.

When the sea-shell is held up to the ear there is peculiar vibratory noise, which the children assure each other is the roar of the sea, however distant they may be from it. Philosophically investigated, the peculiar sound thus recognized is Q phenomenon that has puzzled scholars for long time. The experiment. is easily made by simply pressing a spiral shell over the cerebra of either ear; the sound is very much like that of @ far-off cataract. Now, what causes it? Every muscle in the body is always in state of tension. Some are more on the stretch than others, and particularly those of the finger. It is conceded that the vibra- tions of the flores in those fingers being communicated to the shell, it propagates and intensifies them, as the hollow body of violin does the vibrations of it's strings, and thus the acoustic nerve re- ceives the sonorous expressions. Muscles of the leg below the knee are said to vibrate in the same way, and if conducted to the ear produce the same results.
Connecticut western news., 1879-01-15
Sailors on American Ships.

Congress has before it bill relieving
 ship owners who have been compelled to pay fine in consequence of having an alien employed as an officer on one or more of their vessels. When our navigation laws were first enacted they contained a provision that none but naturalized Americans could be employed on American sailing vessels, either as officers or sailors. After time this re- striction was found to be unwisely oner. ous, for an American ship might happen to lose part of her crew by disease while in foreign port, where sailors who were citizens of the United States could not be had to replace them and on this account tho law was amended SO that, if need be, one-third of the crew might be foreigners. During the war a further emendation became necessary, for the competition for recruits in the Army and Navy was so great that it be- came apparent that if our merchant ships were to be kept at sea, they must find their crews where they could. By some oversight, it seems to have been SUD- posed, both by ship owners and Custom House officials, that this last change permitted the employment of foreigners as minor officers, and for more than if teen years the question of nationality has never been raised when the mates and the boatswain were shipped. Sud- denly, few months ago, some close student of the law in the San Francisco Custom House discovered that no such privilege had been accorded, and the opportunity to seize vessels and fine their unsuspecting owners that was thus afforded was eagerly taken advantage of. The penalty is fifty cents per ton, amount. ing, in the case of vessels in the Cali
 fornia trade, to from $6OO to $1 ,oOO each