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auLAR DEPARTURES FOR To. MORROW
Exchange Ciipfstngs, February rs

Cincinnati Commercial:
CAPT ". W. Littlt's new and capaeious Edo
I'M arrived from Ironton with over 100 tons.
ald Leaves for New Orleans to- morrow. She
ieht on fuel, and performs satisfactorily.
|sssrs, Will. Ii. Little, w. H. Cropper and
Etlee Pur, ell Jr., are associated Ia the office.
~. Apologize and BENZ. Markley are her en-
kaeefs; David Little. mate. and Capt W. G..
aaerwood aud W. II. Attebboro. pilots. After
Aking trip to New Orleans the Eldorado
ply ID the Pomeroy and st. Louis trade. for
leh she was built
Aeare panied TO announce the death OF En-
aeeL Conn j Coon. late of the Charles Nor
~ His demise was the result of consump-
= and occurred ON Sunday. His funeral will
s w pia ace 1rom his lae residence on Watson
set, Pend eton, and the remains will be in-
~ n Wesleyan Cemetery. near Cummius-
III he was As years Old, aud was highly re-
ccaed among steamb0atmen.
apt. W. w. Little. OF the EIdorado, has sold
his coal business at Portsmouth. that he
haged quarter of a century, In order to
vote his entire attention TO his new steamer
" Atttle was mate with Cant, John Kyle
en the lattt r commanded the Fniry Queen IN
@Cinclnnati anu Nashville trade before The
tapt W, c. Hardwick's FIVE produce boats
aAlning 5000 bushels Of ear corn, leave
alsyflie for the lower sugar last next week
y boats were built at Leavenworth and loaded
yum atoniand Three NJ lla Island.
AAsmphis Avalanche. February &c:
S aWn bs star ayahS eshgd tine
MN-l,,
f0at lsee tons and one hundred cabin
ssengers who speak in glowing terms of
Saaness shown them by the boats officers.
icy have been having a Mardi Gras of their
In since the boat left Cincinnati. Mask balls
~ elegant costumes have been the order
sasy hight, and though they. will miss the fes-
rs at New D leans. they feel that they have
~ WI well repaid. having enjoyed themselves
Esssly The Star added ton passengers mere.
Vlu no other business.
Especial to the DemOerat.1
N LOUIS. Feb. 27.-The weather Is very cold.
n Tue Wind III the southeast. The river Is
ag. lee y running freely.
HLlvals: H. u Elliott. Gsand Tower: Annie:
~ =. y. NJ. hshl0r, New Orleans; Spread
spsrtures: L. c. Elliott. Grand Tower:
sed Lake ana tow. Cairo@ Cherokee, Pitts
-, With dne trip, The Grand Lake and
$50 are aground at the wOrkhouse. Rates
adsaneed 10 fifty cents per barrel and
as-nve cents on pound freights to New
II ras. way X light sixty azd thirty cents.
! NJ Dsu,hp nnlal L loading at the above rates
VIII leave saturday With a fun trip. There
3 and half feet. w. E. A.
Especial to he Democrat
~ asoSRoE, La, Feb. 27.-The weather is clear
Ssassoll The river rose inches In the past
Sssfy -four hours. The Jim Howard passpd
M NJ ga y 2 q m; with fair rip. She was some
~ .nshind tine, having vt eight hours in
Ell p z Tuesday night. UbCity OF Augusta
"a by Telegraph.N DIV 80
,aIaTs, Feb. 27.-No arrivAs mr. denart-
MI. mother cold wave came d0hs from tina
~ l isst night sinking the meraif5 Early to
+ tsns.. Inc river il falling the ieeIWlll
CilsSn, r ~ out to-n aras5iysd, oes mot
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PROPOSALS FOR LEVEES.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, J
81 ate of Louisiana, !


State Of Louisiana, I
New Orleans February II. 1879
Sealed proposals will be received at this office
until SATURDAY. March 1. at u n.. for the
construction of the Halves Harris levee. par
ish of East Carroll. right bank Mississippi
river
The plan, profile and specifications of the
above work is now ready for inspection at
the State Engineers office.
signed. and each one indorsed for the par
ticular levee on which the bid is made.
The sealed proposals must contain deposit,
in cash or certified check. amounting to one
cent for each yard Of the estimated contents up
to 10000 yards, and a quarter'oi one cent for
every additional yard. 10 De forfeited to the
State In case of the failure OF the contractor or
bondsmen to qualify within forty-eight hours
after adjudication, or else the proposed bonds
men must indorse on the bid their willingness
above their liabilities. an amount exceeding
one-third the cost of the work. In either case
the bond must be completed within forty-ei
hours.
Payment for this work will be made "a per
statement In the office of the State Board of
Engine rs.
The board reserves to itself the right to reject
any or all bids.
FRANCIS t. NICHOLS,
Governor and President Of the Board Of State
Engineers. f.24 I'd
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Receipts at the ora asx,o

Tehefuncta River-Per sckr Emma Amelia ss
cords wood TO master "
Tohefuncts RiveE-Per schr Fsedonia-90 eords NJ
wood TO master
Blind Rivef-Per schI Hermit No 5000 staves r.
order
Blind R;yer-Per schr L Kemp-I5 900 slaves n
order
Blind River-Per schr VictoIia-2C cords wood to
master
Pass Msnehac-Per sehr Surprise No 2-20 cords
weed master
Pasca goula-Per schr New Star-lo00 bbls char.
coa TO master
Bayou Lacombe-Per schr Wade Hampton-22 900
feet lumber to order
Z Pearl River-Per steamer Maj White-4o,o 900 feet
iuiuuc1 . vxdcr
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MARINE NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, |
February %. 1879.
GtlAa RAD YAafArMuu

Steamship Tappshannock Cooksey, for Key West
via Cedar Keys k Roberts
Brit steamship Ithurie' Quine. for Liverpool
e J Forsralls Sons
Brit steamship Mikado, McKechpie f. Liverpool
Muir, Dues worth &co
Swed ship Australia, Pablson, for Cette--
Frerichs g. Seymer
1tal bark Leopoldo Pesce, for Nsples-
A Miller &oo
Aus bark Nefea Luyck for Rouen-
X Miller a. co
Ital bark Teresna, Romeo, for Newry LELAND
A X Miller &co
Bark Lisbon, DunniDg, for New York
Norton a. Bell
Sohr Martha N Hail, Burgess. for New York
Frerlcba Seymer
Sohr VIM Thompson, Doane, for Kingston, Ia, in
ballast Master
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LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL SOUTHERN =. y. LIRE.

.AAASAaS The steamship
EXPLORER.
Williamson, Commander.
will sail on or about March IL. 1879. from
wharf foot Of Espanade street.
Will receive cotton and Sign through bills
ading for the Continent between Havres
Cronstadt.
These steamships. being Of light draft, viii
cross the bar of the Mississippi at all times
without detention.
For freight apply to
DEOAN d CO.,
DECO 1y 15g Gravier street,
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RAILROADS.
GREAT JACKSON ROUTE.
tHICAGO. st. LOUIS AND NEW Or
LEANS RAILROAD.
THE BEST ROUTE EAST.

THE BEST ROUTE EAST.
Trains will leave and arrive at the Callope
Street Depot. on and after November 10. 1873. rs
follows:
Leave. Arrive.
Exp. No. l, 500 o. m. Exp. No. 2, 1918 q. m.
Mixed No 3. 700 a. N. Mixed No. 4. 300 0. m.
cept Sunday,
PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING CARS
THROUGH TO LOUISVILLE, CINCINNATI
AND CHICAGO WITHOUT CHANGE. and for
ST. LOUIS a Sleeper is attached at Milan, en-
ablng passengers to go through without leav-
ing the train. Only ONE CHANGE TO NEW
YORK and EASTERN CITIES.
Improved sleeping and reclining chair cars
to VICKSBUKG daily, without change.
Tickets for sale, berths secured and informa-
ion given at No. o. Camp street. corner Of
Common.
A. D. SHELDON, Ticket Agent.
F. CHANDLER. General Passenger Agent.
m
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FROM TIE PASSES.

PoRT EADs. Feb. ~. 6 D. m.-Barometer 30 80,
Wind north fresh Weather cl4ar and cola.
Arrived: Austrian bark Jedanasti Dubro-
vocki. Knezevch master. so days from Liver
pool, with cargo nj salt to master.
Swedish bark Oscar III Carmel master. II
days from ST. Thomas, In ballast. to w. II.
Whitney.
American bark Wild Hunter Minot master.
40 days from BremerhaveD, In ball lst to master
Sailed: Steamship New Orleans for New York
steamsbip Buteshire for Rouen,. steamship
Lucy 7. Mi Her for Key West. steamship Missis-
stppi for Liverpool ship Regent for Liverpool
bark Queen of Australia for Liverpool. baIk
John Sheppard for New York.
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Covington.Per schr F NJ Plppo-l bale cotton to
500 bsls sand 0 Samson pests hnyas COOS :, coons
poultry To order $50 O0P'
Amite River-Per schr Hetter Ellis-5o cords of
wood to master - ~ =
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RIVER NEWS.
nrrICE NEW ORLEANR DEMOCRAT.
Friday. February ~, 1879.

Arrivals.
r-,a Irvine. Kitiie Eye. ST. Mary, st. John.
tp White. Belle. Ed. Richardson.
Departures.
ru,ma irvine, Isabal, 81. Mary. Belle, J. M.
xs b j. A. Scudder. 1ensas, Corona. Bastrop.
IN Arrive.
.,.,n Isabel. Emma Irvine. lower coast 81.
~, Nv Henry Tete. Assumption, Lafourche
gglasf .bie. Bonnie Lee. Red river; Guiding Star.
sMhlsslnnnatl; J. w. Cannon. Il, J. Gay. Bayou
sa B6a 'RiS1fx SShs W H1sasa
v vsner coast: Ii. q Jaeger. Joe Kinney, 1T.
louis. stage M the Rivera
r.tIv photographic report Of the stage of water
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NORTH GERMAN LLOYD.
STEAM BETWEEN BREMEN AND NEW Or
LEANS, VIA HAvRE. SOUTHLAND
TON AND HAVANA.
LITE. The steamships of the North Ger
. $1,000 man Lloyd will resume their Regular
1ripe. a1 follows:
From Bremen. From N. Orleans
Nurnberg .........Lanuary - About Feb'y 30
Hanover ....-.... February About March 8
Frankfurt. February 10
NuTnb2rg. ....... March ~ ......
Braunschweig April
Frankfurt .......AUril %
Nurnburg- ........May
Havana and on their home trip at Havana and
Southampton.
PRICES OF PASSAGE:
From Bremen. Southamp ton or Havre to Hav-
ana or New Orleans-Cabin. $50; Steerage. 500.
From New Orleans to Southam pton, Havre or
Bremen-Cabin, $50: Steerage, s45.
From New Orleans to Havana-Cabin, $35 /;
Storage, s15
Children under ten years, half price: chill
dreD under one year free.
N. B.-Our agent for Texas, Mr.. Peter M. Era
hard, In Galveston, Is authorized TO issue steer
age passage orders at the following through
rates:
Frsm Bremen to Galveston. $40.
From Bremen TO Indianola. $45 so.
The company reserves the right to changsthe
route of the steamers. their advertised days Of
departure and the prices Of passage.
Passage tickets from Bremen southampton
or Hayre to New Orleans issued by the under
signed.
For further particulars applv to
ED. T. STOCKMEYER & CO.. Agents,
au31 1y AZ Union street
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BUY FROM FIRST HANDS AND GET
Rock Bottom Prices.

OMAHA RHUBARB WINE,
valuable aid IA case of
Indigestion and all Stomach Complaints,
q Purifier OF Blood.
This wine contains In an agreeable form all
the medical properties Of the plant from which
1t is expressed. the valuable qualities of which
are well known to physicians
Experience has afforded the most ample proof
that this wine possesses all the fine aromatic
and stomachic properties for which the plant hae
tseen esteemed. Its benefits are decided and
hsalthful. Its use is strongly recommended &c
persons attending sick rooms. as 1t is believed
TO BE- preventive during prevalence of fever
and other infectious diseases.
Put up In pint bottles, champagne style. With
Cwosdozsn In q case.
AGENT:
II. L. LYONS.
Wholesale Druggist,
liza NEW ORLEANS. La.
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Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic is n safe and pleasant
tnvigoIant for delicate females.
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Imports
Hscofpts ol Prod ucss

PERTH AMBOY-Ps schr Ella nj Storer-5a
tons railroad iron to G, st l. & NOkR
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STEAM BOATS.
omIo Ew.

SOUTHERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY,
Ohlce 81 Gravier street.
BOATS LEAVE TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS
AND SATURDAYS
Leaves SATURDAY. March /. at s D. M sssa
IT, FOR CINCINNATI, LOUISVILLE.
-. n Evansville, Henderson, Shawnee.
town. Paducah. Cairo, Memphis and
all Intermediate points. connecting af Ciacjn-
natl with the packets for Pittsburg Wheeling
and all points above Cincinnal-Thes splendid
passenger steamer
Dan Moore. master. Frank Stein. clerk
will leave positively as above. For freight or
passage apply on board or to
O. G.. WAYNE. ~ Gravier street
, The Guiding Star follows tho Robert Mitchell.
leaving Tuesday. March L. ia3O
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Arrived
No arrivals from sea yesterday
gTEAMAoATe.

Arrived
No arrivals from sea yesterday
svEAMBoATs.
Ed Richardson Cannon. from Cairo
j White, White. from Greenville
saaes. y PRIV. from Lower Coast
ST Mary, Dslferes. from Bayou Lafourohe
Belle, Ruiz from Upper Coast
ST John, McElroy. from Baton Rouge
Exports
KEY WEST VIA CEDAR KEYS-Per steamship
Key West, l25 bbls -four III
bbls erits 20 bbls potatoes 0l bbs meal bbls whis
XIV IL tlsrces hams 1900 sacks $50 sacks -four 10
sacks coffee 10 sacks oats. For edar Keys, ~
bbl. flour IS bbls meal % bbs Rits bills whisky ~
sks bacon $40 81 sacks Cufee 50 sacks of
oats | hhds sugar tierees hams - pkgs sundries
CETTE-Per shin Australia p 100 pcs slaves
bIVERP0OL-Per steamship Mi adO-5s50 bses
90, ton 1888 sacks ocake Dbl cotton seed oil 5401
pcs slaves
LIvERPOOL-Per steamship Ithufiel- 2750 bales
cotton 30 bbs searins 1925 sacks oilcake 10 bbls OIL
Dbl soap 5000 pcs slaves
ROUEN-Per bark Nerea-26. $50 bushels corn in
bulk
NEWRY-Per bark Teresina-33 600 bushels corn
in bulk
NEW YORK-Per bark Jisbon-26O6 bbls mo-
lassea
NEW YORK-Per scbr Martha Hail-1992 bbls
niossses half bbls noasses 432 hhds sugar 1860
empty Gage
NAP ES-Per bark LeoPoldo--96,6l3 1886 bush
els corn In bulk
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s1age af the Rivers

nalIy telegraphie report of the stage of water
,grsrteus points. with changes. In the "a hourl
ssadag yesterday at y. m.
Nune Above low
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-11-07

WARRINGTON TERRITORY.

OLYMPIA. Nov 6-Ths bill appor
tioning Washington Territory into
Legislative districts will be introduced
tomorrow. II will set of the COUNTIES
/ into twelve Council and twenty four
House districts, as follows: Council
! Walls Wal.s, one membe Columbia.
one; Whitman one Wal.a Wsils. CO.
lumbia aud Whitman. one; Stevens.
Spokane and YakIms. one Klickitat,
Skamenia and Clarke. one; Clarke.
Wahkiakum and Cowlisz. one Pacific,
Chchalis and Pierce, one; Thurston
and L@wis. one; King. one; Mason.
ki,ssp. Jefferson. C!allam and Island,
one. Snohomi.h, Whatcom and San
Juan. one. Hou.e-Wall, Walls, three
members; Columbia. three Whitman,
two; Cowlits, Pacific. Lewis and Wah-
kiakum, two; King. two; Stevens and
Spoksn. one; Yakima, one; klickisat.
one; Clarke one; K!ickitat. Clske and
Skamanis, one; Pierce, Thurston and
Chehalis, one; Thurston, one ; Pierce.
one King and kitssp. ore; Whatcom,
one; Snohomish Island and San Juan,
one Mason, Jefferson and Clallsn. one
A number Of bills were passed today.
all Of local nature.
PORT TOWNSEND, Nov G-Tte pilot
schooner Lottie, which was purchased
yesterday by Heary Lands. while CON-
ing ia from Neah Bay last night, ran
ashore on Point Hudson. near the en-
trance TO this harbor. The steamers
Dispatch and Annie Stewart endeivoYed
to pull her off this forenoon. but their
line, parted and they abandoned the
attempt The cutter Wolcott, coming
in from Seattle at the time. went imme.
diately to the relief Of the schooner.
and her line also parted. Owing to the
low state Of tho tide it was decided TO
await tho next high water. about eight
o'clock this evening. when the Wolco:t
will make another attempt, which will
probably prove successful. The school,
ner is lying in an easy position on .
sandy bottom, and has sustained no ap-
parent damage.
Schooner San BIenaventura arrived
last nigh, in So days from the Fiji Isl.
ands, ard will load lumber ct Port
Blakely.
Capt Robson, OF the bark Camden,
reports the American barksntibe Dick
erman. from Hong Kong, at Honolulu
when he left. Her destination is San
Francisco or Puget Sound.
Nov 5-Arrived. ship Majestic. bark
Whistler and bark Rsinier, from San
Francisco.
PoRr BLAKELY. Nov G. Sailed, bark
entine Tam O'Sbanter. for San Fran
cisco.
PORT GAMBLE, Nov CARVED, bark
Rainier, irom San Francisco; bark Cam.
den. from Honolulu.
PORT Discovery. Nov 5-Arrived.
chip War Hawk, from San Francisco.
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Salt Lake City. according to tray
eler who recently spent few weeks in
Utah. is the only place on the face Of
the globe where the Jews are classei
among the Gent'les. They are quite
numerous, ard arc engaged almost en-.
tirely in the clothing business. As
bankers and pawnbrokers they have
not there been successful. In tact. there
j. said 70 be 70: pawnshop in the
whole city. Tho Mormons are As a
class shrewd business men. and monop.
ollie banking Their cooperative
stores have been remarkably prosper
Gus. The largest one occupies nearly
. whole block, employs two hundred
salesmen, ror,ers sni bookkeepsrs. and
carries an enormous stock. The city
contains very few what may be properly
called poor men. aid NJ besgaEs The
Gsntiles include ell who are not Nor
mons. aud arc represented by Episcopal
Methodist, Presb; terrain and Casholi,
societies AID churches. Ground has
been selected for the FIRST synagogue
The Young miIy. owing to their nu-
merous lA~s hts. are not in popular IA
vor, and ] W Young. the lesi.n: son q
the deceased President. has moved from
the city upon Q ranch in Sonsheru
Idaho. The Mormons have settlement,
in all the Territories surrounding Utah
and altogether are supposed TO number
not SaI from 10000 persons.
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EAs1EisN STATES.

BosToY. Nov 5-Dr Daniel + Kim
tall ard Madame Caroline G Goodrich.
recently convicted as principals in the
Jenny Clark case. were this afternoon
sentenced; the former receiving six
years in the State Prison and the latter
ten years in the House of Correction.
Ii is sail that kimball. in order to
avoid sentcLce, attempted to cut his
throat
WASHINGTON, Nov 1.-The report Of
the Auditor of the Treasury for the
Pos.oiiice Department for the fiscal year
ending June 80 last shows that the &C.
tual cost Of the postal service during
this period was only s. ,03l. 4j5- 70.
msrkably small deficit. which is nearly
81 900 900 less than that Of the proceed.
ing year. TIE total revenue Of the
Postotiice Department for the last fiscal
year was $50, .9s2. au increase of
S76i ,4G5 the total expenses were $685..
o13 ,437. a decrease Of 81, O9l .6i7, com
pared With the preceding year. OF the
last named amount. 4195.6I2 were saved
by the law which changed the basi. of
postmasters' compensation from com.
missions on stamps sold to comm ssions
on stamps Cancelled, and the rem Ainier
oy the reduction Of compensation al
lowed railroads
AUBURN. Nov 6-Cour,ney has said
he would not lower himself 70 Hanlan's
level by responding in abusive Ian
/ gusge, IN which Hanlan or his spokss-
men seem to delight. Courtney will
row against Hanlan's time for the $1,000
purse at Owasco Lake when the boat is
ready for use.
NEW YORK. Nov 5.-Raurns now at
hand indicate that Of 50 Senators
chosen yesterday. the Republicans
elected "a. lu other words the Repub-
licans have 20 start With a majority OF
Ii votes in the choice OF United States
Sena,or by the next Legislature
Indications At this boar are tina. the
Republicans have carried all Of their
State ticket except Souls for engineer.
New YoRK. Nov. 5.-The World
mourns the defeat Of Robinson, bu,
ihiuks the end OF Tamman, hall hes
cine Kelly has succeeded in defeat.
ing Il iblnson with the Aid IT better
men aud aunih,la,cd himself. As for
Tilden he dashed his own political
corpse as closely as be could To The
living candidate Il the democracy OF
New io-k, and IN the State has lost
The democracy has thereby been de.
liseEed OF al Incum brance.
The Tribune says: Il, is victory
throuq bout The future belongs u the
Republicans. The New York election
disposes Of the 1i!den Effort to kill
John Kelly. He is bigger power
to-day IN the Democratic PARTY a New
York than on any previous day Of hi,
political life. Dcfea; has put an end
ID Tildcn He has made such . fight
as no other Democrat in the State could
have made. Under ell disadvantage.
of the situation Tiid~n has kept up tbs
courage Of the party. boiling them
we'll together"
The Herald says: 'Tilden soes e
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CLOSE OF THE SHIPPING SEASON.

1t is estimated, says the Walia Walia
Statesman. that u. this writing there
arc over $1,000 tons of wheat at the
Railroad depot in this city awaiting
shipment. All the warehouses are
stored with wheat to their fullest ca
pacity. and large quantities are stacked
on the platforms The cars take daily
nbont 400 tons to Wallula, hence there
is now grain enough at this station to
occupy tho boats Ct the y 8 N Co.
until the close If navigation. The
harvest of Eastern Oregon and the
Palouse country. estimated ct 10000
tons, will have to lay over until the
opening Of navigation in the spring
Owing to early rains. followed by
mild and pleasant weather. the fall
sown grain is looking remarkably well
and promises an abNndsu. harves, mex,
year"
This is the story year after year
The water falls or Tho river freezes
anu navigation is necessarily suspended
Wheat is now high up in price. and
producers who eau market their grain
arc reaping the advantage Of the raise
A railroad to tho Sound would give til,
locked up inhabitants Of Eastern Wash
ington chauce every day in the yoal
to reach the shipping in cur ports
What tho producers Of Yakima, Whit
man. Columbia. Spoksn and Stevens
counties will 10 with their grain mex
year 10 hard to tell. Theft crops thi
year are one-half greater than the,
were last year. and next year will b,
one-h~lf greater than this-that is. i
tho season is q favorable one.
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Friday. November Z, 1879.
THE PILOT BILL.

House Bin No. 10: is intended to
establish pilots aud pilot regulations
on the Straits Of Fuci. Puget Sound
and waters pertaining thereto The
law Of 1868 created Puge. Sound pilots.
AID under its provisions they have
since existed. That Law is defec.ive
ard at every Legislative se.-ion since
effort, have been made 20 smeni,
repeal or replace it. So f.r. through
fair MONS and foul, these efforts haze
been unavAiIing. The bill under re-
yisw-No. l0i introduced by Mr..
Tucker, Of Jefferson. is the latest OF
these attempts. Like its predecessors
j, has aroused among the interested
ones q good deal Of opposition. and. we
believe, not without justice. Some OF
ia pr,vi.ion, ar, . little dark. and
might easily be construed into meas
ures Of O most oppressive character
Al We read the bill it will cost vessel
drawing twenty feet OF wAter-and
such vessels are very common IN the
lumber trade-S640 to aud froni any
mill port this side Of Port Townsend.
This is An enormous tax. equal to a
dollar a thousand feet on her outward
bound cargo Of lumber. The conse-
ouence of such burdensome tax would
DO the complete destruction OF our
present lucrative foreign lumber trade
Vessels could not afford to come 70 the
Sound for foreign cargoos. bat instead
would 90 to Burrard Inlet, in British
Columbia. Fifty million feet OF lum-
Der that our mills now annually send
TO South America, Sandwich Islands,
Australis. China, etc, would hereafter
be furnished by mills in British Gel
umbia, and We would be several HIM =
dred thousand dollars the poorer in
consequence There are other points
Of doubtful utility and benefit. if not Of
diroct hurt, in tho bill. for the further
discussion Of which We have not inclina.
ton at this time. We believe that much
is lost, at times. by not letting we'll
enough alone, and We fear that this
will be the case it House Dill No. 1904
is passcd-a contingency. however, Of
which NC have no present anticipation.