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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-08

OFFICE OF CHIEF QUARTERMAsTER DEPT.
OF THE COLUMBIA, Fort VANCOUVER,


W. T., April 25, 1879.
Sealed proposals. in triplicate, subject to
the usual conditions, will be received at this
office, and at the Office Of the Chief Quarter
master Military Division of the Pacific, Pre-
sidio of San Francisco Cal, until IL O'Clock
and places they will be opened in the presence
of bidders, for the transportation of military
supplies on the following described routes in
the Department of the Columbia, during the
year commencing July l, 1879, and ending
June 80, 1880:
Route No. $4,000 TBS, more or less from
Walla Walla, W. T.. to Fort Colville, w. T.
Route No 2-125,OOO fbs more or less, from
Palouse Landing, W. T., to Fort Colville,
w. T.
Route No. $1,000 TBS. more or less, from
Walla Walla, W. T., to Camp Howard, Mt
Route No. $4,000 lbs. more or less, from
Lewiston, |. T., to Camp Howard, Mt. Idaho,
Idaho Ter.
Route No. 10000 1bs. more or less, from
Walla Walla, W. T., to Camp CGur dAlene,
Idaho Ter.
Route No. 6.-l5OOOO lbs, more or less.
from Palouse Landing, W. T., to Camp CGur
d'Alene, ]. 7.
Route No. 7-l5O,OOO lbs, more or less,
from Taxas Landing, W. T., to Camp CGur
dAlene, |. T.
Route No. s-9OO,OOo lbs, more or less,
from hcstDuTS, OTcSOu, u rOTt hluInatn,
Oregon.
FOR TRANSPORTATION OF L. s. MILITARY
MAILS &C.
Route No. 9.-Between Linkville, Oregon,
and Fort Klamath, Oregon, six times a week
Route No. l0.-Between Astoria, Oregon,
and Fort Stevens, Oregon, and Fort Candy,
W.T.
Proposals for transportation on any or all
OF the routes above named will be received
Payment for the service depends upon fu-
ture appropriation for the purpose by Con-
gress.
The government reserves the right to re-
ject any or all proposals.
Bids must be accompanied by bond, in a
penal sum, one-third the amount Of the bid,
with good and sufficient security, conditioned
that the bidder will enter into contract
agreeably to the terms Of his bid, If the same
be awarded to him, within sixty days from the
date of the opening OF the bids, or otherwise
pay the penalty. No bids shall be withdrawn
by the bidder within the said period of sixty
days.
Blank proposals, form Of contract and
printed circulars, stating the estimated guam
| titles Of supplies to be transported, and civ.
| ing full information rs to the manner OF bid.
| ding; conditions to be observed by bidders
and terms of contract and payment, will be
| furnished on application to this Office or to
| tary Division Of the Pacific, Preside OF San
Francisco, California.
Envelopes containing proposals should be
marked:- proposals for Transportation on
| Route No. -" and addressed TO the under
| signed. C.G. SAWTELI.E,
Quartermaster, U. 8. A.,
| Chief Quartermaster.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-08
NOTICE.

U. 8. LAND OFFICE,
Vancouver, W. T., March 10th, 1879.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT A
IN "sworn statement" has been filed in this
office, and application made by John H. Egan
to purchase the southeast quarter of the
northeast quarter of section 1, Township
north, OF Range l east
The said application is made under an act of
Congress approved June Sd, 1878, entitled, IAN
act for the sale of timber lands i'm the States of
California, Oregon, Nevada, and Washington
Territory" and the evidence thereon will be
heard at this office, as required by said act, on
Wednesday, May 2lst, 1879, at O'clock p. NJ.
W. II. SMALLWOOD, Register.
s w. BROWN, Receiver.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-08

There was an outrageous fraud in a
Philadelphia e-eating match. The
contestants were three in number,
and one of the largest of the variety
theatres was crowded with spectators.
Three pies were placed on a table, on
the stage, and the referee said, "Ready
go" Each man grabbed pie and
shut his mouth on about quarter of
its surface; but there was no swal-
lowing, for the pie was filled with
leather, straw and nails.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-08

Concerning the wreck of the Great
Republic, the San Francisco Bulletin
prints these significant statements:
at is the opinion Of many shipmas-
ters that there is no other place be-
tween this port and Alaska where a
vessel could run ashore with such
certainty that the passengers would
be saved and the vessel lost. The
pilot which had been in the employ
ofthe vessel since the time she entered
the Oregon trade unaccountably left
the service short time ago, and a
new pilot was taken on. The trip
which ended so disastrously was the
second one for the new pilot" In
another article, the same paper says,
"her taking off without stress Of
weather is not without precedent"
1t adds that ''the four thousand ton
side wheeler will soon be rarity in
that port, while the iron-screw, as
slim as race-horse, is getting to be
sight as familiar as the ordinary bay
craft" Even the side wheel steamers
that piled on the Sacramento river
have one by one disappeared.
A San Francisco Call reporter inter
viewed P. B. Cornwall, the owner of
the Great Republic, and asked him
what he thought Of the affair. Mr..
Cornwall stated that he attributed the
wreck entirely to the action of the pi-
lot, Doig, who, he intimated, could be
justly charged with crime. 1t seemed
incredible that she could be beached
on Sand Island on a starlight night,
which was a place well known to every
pilot engaged in taking vessels over
the Columbia bar. Capt. Carroll should
not, he thought, have attempted to
cross the bar after dark, although it
was the pilots business to know
whether the trip could be safely made.
This was the second trip ever made by
Doig, two other pilots who had been
in the employ of Mr.. Cornwall having
been induced to leave for some mystic
rious reason; and this, added to the
fact that certain parties in the city had
repeatedly sworn that the Great Re-
public should not run to Oregon, led
him to believe that the wreck was the
result of a plot to break up her oppo-
sition. Mr. Cornwall, however, said
he did not propose to abandon the
route, and would soon make arrange
ments to have another steamer put on.
He believed that Captain Carroll was
one of the best captains on the coast,
and he would rather accept his judy
ment as pilot than any pilot in the
service. The law, however, required
the vessel to take pilot over the Co
lumbia bar, and she had done so, al
though he had no doubt Captain Car
roll could have taken her across with
out assistance. At the time of her
loss she was insured for $4,000.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-08

Rev. ROBERT WILLIAMS, q Nez
Psrce Indian, who has been licensed
preacher in the Presbyterian Church
for the past two years, was regularly
ordained . minister Of that church at
the late meeting of "Idaho Presby-
terry" which was held at Walla Walla.
The reverend gentleman answered all
the hard questions to the perfect sat
isfaction Of al the preachers present,
and 10 now ready for the work of
evsngslising sinners.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-08

The Manuel family lived on creek
called White Bird. They had always
been on familiar terms with the In
dians. Many times they had eaten
at their table, warmed by their fire.
When the war broke out this family
was among the first to suffer. Mr.
Manuel, while defending his wife and
children, was severely wounded.
While he lay helpless in the bushes,
the Indians entered his dwelling, and
committed such outrages on his wife
as only fendish mind could suggest.
They then plunged knife into her
heart, stripped her of her clothing and
set fire to the house. Her garments,
blood-stained and bearing the rent
made by the knife, were found and
identified afterwards. Here was a
noble, lovely wife and mother MUIR
dered in cold blood, leaving children
and husband to mourn her untimely
death. Her murderer Mox Mox is
now travelling around with Joseph,
petted, admired and made a hero of
by Christian people. o tempora! o
mores.
To treat outbreaking Indians as
the Nez Perces have been treated is
the best possible plan to perpetuate
these outrages upon our frontier peo-
pie. 1t is clear to even a savage mind
that the surest way to Immortality,
notoriety, yea, apotheosis, is to break
out, kill few settlers, and then sur
render. The quiet Indian who stays
ct home, tills the soil, and attends to
his business, dies and is forgotten.
The murderer of mothers and child.
rem 10 "big chief" crowned with
honors. Sometimes the people take
it in their own hands to avenge Their
slain kindred. Who will saw tina,
they are to blame?-Pacifc Christian
Advocate.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-08

The blacks have unanimously
adopted the democratic plan of coer-
cion by starvation, and their partic-
ular method of Withholding supplies is
the most effective yet discovered.
The negro ultimatum is fair voting or
no cotton. The Tribune declares that
no one can blame them for longing
to get out Of states which make life a
hell for them during every election
campaign, and says of the proposition
for leading planters of Mississippi to
meet committees of blacks to consider
the labor problem, these white gen.
tlemen will probably not bring their
rifles with them this time, and it may
occur to them that if they had been
as temperate in "joint discussions"
on political topics, this particular con-
vention would not have been neces-
sary.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-08

Mail advices from the east confirm
telegraphic reports of an unusual move
ment of population towards the west.
One morning recently train of twenty
five cars in two sections left Harris
burg, Pa, with as many people as they
could accommodate, and in the after
noon of the same day two more trains
of ten and eleven cars respectively.
The number of emigrants leaving Har-
risburg on that day was above 1000.
They were all Pennsylvania people,
with the exception of few from the
western part of Maryland. Most of
this large party were going to Kansas.
From New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
and in fact all the older States, there
is also very large emigration towards
the northwest, particularly to Min
nesota and Dakota; and the movement
will extend to Montana as soon as the
Northern Pacific railroad touches that
Territory, which it will do next year.
All the trunk lines toward the west,
especially those centering at Chicago,
are running emigrant trains almost
daily. The movement of population
is described as almost without parallel
in the settlement Of the west.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-08

1G0 ACRES. The well known farm of
lOO the undersigned on the Lacamas is
now for sale, and with it will be sold all the
farming tools, including "A new Buckeye
Mower, and new self-dumping horse hayrake,
horses, cattle, sheep and hogs, everything
necessary for start. 100 acres of the farm
cleared. II the farm is not soon sold it will
be for rent to good tenant.
For further particulars and terms apply to
A. J. Bean, Vancouver, or to the undersigned
on the premises. DAVID.
January 20, 1879.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-05-08

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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-24

her commerce. foreign and domestic, and give her
well devised plan of underground railways for pas
senger use, and for the gathering delivery and dis
tribution OF freight within the city limits away IRON
the water fronts, and the commercial supremacy OF
the city OF New York will be established beyond the
power OF competition to affect"
CONSTRUCTION
Thanking the Doctor for his lucid information in
regard to the Tunnel BILL the reporter succeeded in
obtaining from other the following details in
regard 10 the mode of construction contemplated by
tho engineers in the employ of the Hudson Tunnel
Company
1t is proposed to work from each side of the river
at the same time In its plan OF construction no ex-
pensive Golfer dam, caissonH Brunei shields will be
needed. The use of compressed air introduced into
tho face Of the tunnel with sufficient pressure to hold
1t in place keep back and prevent the irrupton of
silt, clay water. will, it is believed, the
ordinary difficulties An air pipe will conduct COM
pressed air from the surface to the heading This
pressure is expected to assist in keeping out water
and uphoding the roof of earth during excava
walton, in front of the masonry; also to sup
ply air for the workmen, who will work in
considerable numbers platforms. The tunnel
walls will be constructed of the best hard brick and
cement three feet in thickness circular in form,
twenty feet i'll width and twenty -four in height,
painted white inside and lighted with gas. with .
double track railway, heavy steel rails upon stone
ballast five feet from the bottom
The entire length of the tunnel and approaches
will be about twelve thousand feet. The entrance
the Jersey side of the river will be from Jersey
nue. to Fifteenth street. Jersey City, thence to Hud
son street the river, thence under the river
ing five degrees northward to the New York bulk
city. The grand depot will be not far from Washing
ton square and its floor about sixty feet below the
surface The delivery of freights to the surface will
be by elevators
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-24
ALDERMAN AND CONGRESSMAN.

If the programme of the regular democrats of the
Brooklyn Common Council is carried out to-day at
the meeting of that body resolution will be intro
duced by one OF their number declaring vacant the
seat now occupied by Alderman OReilly, the repre-
sentative OF the Twelfth ward Mr. OReiily, who
is also member of Congress Of the Second district.
is an independent and he has invariably cast his
vote with the republicans and in opposition to the
regulars of the democratic party the members of the
latter faction are DESTROYS of availing themselves OF
the provisions of the Brooklyn charter, which
make it illegal for citizen to hold two
political Offices at the same time The Alderman
Congressman WILL however, take his seat among the
City Fathers to-day usual and he will contest the
right OF his fellow members OF the Board to GUST
him. His friends claim that the provisions of the
charter do not extend federal office AS
his vote is essential to the republican majority of
the Aldermen to give them the necessary two-thirds
majority to override the veto messages of
the democratic Mayor, Mr. Howell, it is be-
ieved to be more than probable that the
republican Aldermen will cast their votes
against aly resolution that may be offered to vacate
Mr. o Reilly seat. Should the resolution prevail
however, special election to fill the vacancy will be
ordered to be held in the Twelfth ward which dis
trict having democratic majority of upward of $500
would furnish material for lively spring political
CANVASS
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-24
FISHING, BUT NO FISH.

PATIENT SEARCH FOR COD IN THE LOWER
BAY-scULPIN AND TYKE.
Sad is the tale Of heroic effort spent in vain and if
anything should have commanded success it was
surely the smart little steam yacht Seth Low which
courtesied and carcened down the bay yesterday
morning under the command of Captain Sam Morrel.
and in the handling Of those three illustrous fishers
Messrs. Al. Fred and George Foster. She laughed to
scorn the frowns of the prim vessels whose furled
sails and spruce yards marked their strictly Sab
batarian principles. aud though the mist at first lay
low upon the water yet the sun soon cleaned upon
the distant sands and betcd the horizon with
golden Her mission was to canvass the various
fishing grounds which lie along the coast
and to get the opinion Of the Gods. lings
BASES and other voters of those parts regarding the
campaign which will open in May. Her crew was
composed OF nearly all tho veterans who have spent
the winter in tracking the unbelievable cod to its
lair. including Messrs. Ernst, Feldtman, Stumpf.
Hcnkc. Purdy and the brothers volkmann. But
though the sportsmcn were ready the sport was coy
The preparations for its reception were conducted
tho grandest scale. Ovcralls donned and clans
opened; network OF fishing tackle was hung over
place to place; the Bunsby of the crew delivered
vague utteranccs about the locality and storm
OF the preceding night. and still the fish declined to
respond to polite invitations. and everybody was
convinced that though the light wasted Gods of the
Cholera Banks might gal about ON sundays yet their
scvcrer sisters OF Monmouth Beach meant to stay
pacidly at home. At length of seaDright tromen-
dous tug was felt by Mr. Bunsby himself; dozen
willing hands helped to haul in his line and landed.
after many squirms. the solitary capture OF the voy
nge--a gigantic sculpin.
AND sCULPIS
There happened to be Newfoundland dog on
board who. when the scuipin lay quiet ON the deck.
proceeded to examine the brown spccks ON its back
with view TO immediate consumption, and
amazed when the notified creature sprang up with
glare in Its yellow eyes. Then ensucd strange com
bnt fought in three rounds and worthy to be chron
clcd. The dog led of with HIS lett paw, but the
sculpin councred heavily with his durSal fin and
made his antagonist howl with pain. First blood
for the sculpin-claimed and allowed. The dog then
closed with his teeth: but here the sh's two horns,
which were sharp as needles, served HIM In good
stead, and he shook himself free. The scuipn now
in the betting and fast becoming popular
favorite, when the dog in the closing round seized
his enemy below the belt, fastened his fangs in the
sculpin's white vest. and though the tail wagged
furiously and the google eyes cleaned savageiy,
fairly shook the life out OF him. This incident
served to make the fishermen forget their i'll luck,
aud when one of their number had sung n s,nti-
mental ballad to q star and another had rccited
scene from Hamlet thcy landed gayly at the Bat
terry with hearts ss light as their baskets.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-24
POLITICAL NOTES.

Philadelphia Tmes:-"The country demands rest. .
The Toledo Ohio Blade mournfully remarks that
'there are but four Union officers in the Senate
st. Louis Giote:-"Democratic means nothing else
than the government of the country by the South
In Ohio tho democratic papers mention the names
of Bishop, Rice. Ewing. Southland. Follett and Ward
for Governor.
W. p. Fogg. editor of the Cleveland Herald, is
spoken of a republican candidate for Lieutenant
Governor in case Judge Taft is nominated for Gov
ernor.
The Troy IN. " Tunes would like to Congress
gauge its extra session by the length of the Pros-
dents Message. transactng its legitimate business
and going home; but it is too much to expect"
The ST. Louis Republican is in a devout frame Of
mind. II says:-"Looking back over the struggle Of
eighteen years democrats can. indeed. thank God
and take courage. Their party has demonstrated not
only its right to live, but its right to rule.
st. Paul (yfnn) Iress:"Of all the utterly fanciful
and delusivc anticipations with which imaginative
nationals themselves. that that they have any
thing to expect from the republicans In the way of
furtherance Of their schemes is the least likely Of
realization"
Tho Columbus Oho, %rtesman discovers ..soine
indications that the stalwarts will not have IL all
their own way. Hays IL says. "has u host of
friends in the party in this state who recognize the
and they win do some lively kicking when the time
comes"
The Troy Times is alarmed In its opinion "the
solid South comes to tho front with ts army OF
Confederate brigadiers In way suggest reelection.
II Is evident that the Committee Appropriations
has been constituted with q special eye to mischief
Three of the Ave democratic members are from the
South. and the other two intensely Southern in
their sympathios. All are extreme and aggressive
partisans. fully primcd for evil and well nigh recl-
less a. to consequence"
The Nashville trenu) American lays down tho fol-
lowing programme for its party In Congress -
with able ana prudent leadership in the Senate and
House, with mon trained to be slow to anger calm in
discussion, able TO smile at the efforts of baied
and waning minority TO provoke personalities. pas
sion and strife. with bold and dcterm ned pursuit
of the right. with measures directed alone to the
good of the entire country this special session will
retrieve any apparent loss Of prestige turn back the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-24
of political action and demonstrate the title of

tide of political action and demonstrate the title of
the democracy to rule"
The St. Louis Globe gives this explanation of the
Sherman Presidential movement :--"Before many
months roll round it will be discovered that the real
sherman movement has no relation to the Presi-
dency at all. but is adroit little scheme to allow
the Secretary of the Treasury to become Senator
again. John dropped into the Cabinet just in time
to save himself from defeat for Senator and now he
wants to go back to his old place. Garfield thinks
he has the Senatorial all to himself. but he will
find out his mistake in short time. We doubt.
however. if republican Legislature would elect Mr.
Sherman to the Senate"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-05
Mabry's Charge Against Colonel
BuPch.

Nashville American, 4th.l
With regard to that portion of j.
A. Mabrys testimony before the State
debt investigating committee, which
refers to Colonel John G. Burch. we
deem it due to the latter to say that
he was apprised by telegraph of its
purpOrt, and that a dispatch has been
received from him to the effect that
he will furnish a full, explicit and
satisfactory denial of Mabry's state
ment. This denial will probably be
received to-day, and if so, will be pub
lished in the American tomorrow.
Colonel Burch has been absent in
Washington looking after his interests
as a candidate for the position of sec.
retary Of the United States senate
when it is organized under Democratic
auspices He has not been subpe-
naed, or in any way requested TO ap-
pear before the committee, and has
net been furnished by the committee
with any notification of matters affect
ing him which came before the com.
mittee. His friends ascertained only
by rumOr that such charge had been
made by Mabry; and, although the
chairman of the committee expressed
his willingness to have Colonel Burch
send his statement to be fled with
the other testimony, this permission
was not given until a day or two
before the report and testimony were
submitted to the legislature. Since
then the charge has been printed in
the afternoon paper of this city. and
telegraphed, in garbled and exagger.
ated shape, over the country, thus
leaving Colonel Burch no opportunity
to vindicate himself except through
the press. 1t will be seen from these
facts that Mabry's statement is en-
tirely ex parte, since Colonel Burch
was unable to confront him with wit
nesses, or to introduce testimony or tc
reply upon his own behalf. He will
be at home in few days, when the
committee can cross examine him, and
also examine the employees and editors
connected with the Press and Times
in l868-the year in which Mabry
charges that his transactions with
Colonel Burch occurred.