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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-17

DIR. V. 7. McGilicudy, Indian Agent
at Pine Ridge Agency, Nebraska, Red
Cloud who resigned last year as act
ing assistant surgeon, U. s. Army, to
accept this post, reports to the Indian
Office number of cases of cattle and
horse stealing from the Indians. He
says that prior to these depredations
Little Wounds band had lost nearly
six hundred head of ponies, and in
other bands the losses have been pro-
portionately heavy. He adds: "rhe
evil, great as it has been, is now in
creasing, and although parties with
stolen stock pass in the immedi-
ate vicinityof the United States troops,
they are prevented from interfering or
assisting in the recovery of the prop
erty, as is alleged by the posse con,ita-
tbs act, SO called. The Indians are,
with reason, excited and greatly dis
couraged by these constantly recurring
losses and their inability to obtain re-
dress, and it is but just that they should
receive military aid in suppressing
these outmges The continuance of
this state of affairs will render null and
void all efforts to quiet or advance the
Indians, if it does not force them TO
take the matter in their own hands.
| would, therefore, respectfully and
earnestly request that some measures
be devised by which the Indians may
be protected in their property, and
known offenders against the law be
speedily and surely punished.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-17

In the game of base ball between
the Clacknmas and Vancouver clubs, a
a somewhat notorious Oregon City
buffer, who lives below the bluffs, how
ever, called out: 81 want to bet an
even hundred dollars that the Clacka-
mas club wins the game. Put up OF
shut up, for Tn business from the
turn loose and have got more sand
than the Clatsop beach" One of the
distiagte looking printers from the
Standard office was near by, and hav-
ing been reduced to splitter by
betting on 3's and As boys at the out
set of the tournament, took out his
pocket book and shaking two crisp
looking hundred dollar notes clearing
the imprint of "Centaur Liniment" on
the back,) announced that he was a
big better from East Portland, and
that he was never known to take water
except with corn juice, and that if the
Oregon Citizen meant music to come
within reach. There WAS some talk
about "size my pile" by the Falls City
blood, and then complete back down,
while the wealthy printer carefully re-
placed the notes in his pocket book,
soliloquizing, "There's too darned much
WuF about this town to suit me. |
came here to make killing not to
be ioshed into showing up my week S
wages" And with an outraged air he
moved down the bluff to see how the
walking was back to Portland. Port
M,ld .StandalH.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-17
NUMBER AZ.


Some few weeks ago the Alaska In
dians were seized with the superstition
that one of their tribe-a young and
beautiful squaw-was possessed of
witches, and grand council of the
chiefs and medicine men was held and
it was decided that she should be
burned at the stake, and accordingly
great preparations We're made The
young squaw hearing of her fate APP
pealed to Capt. Beardsley of the L. 5.
war ship Jomestorn, for protection.
Captain b. sent for the chiefs and
medicine men and explained to them
that there were no such things as
witches, and that it was foolish SUI
perstition that they We're laboring un-
der The ''noble" savages were un-
able to see it i'll that light and insisted
that she must burn. Captain Boards
ley, says the Port Townsend Press,
found that there was but little use
trying to reason with them so he re-
sorted to more effective course and
told them to take the woman and if
they burned her he would hang every
one of them to the yard arm Of the
Jdmestoion 1t is useless to add that
their superstition Immediately van
ished. When those savages burn one
who is suspected of witchcraft, they in
dulge quite freely i'll IA beverage of their
own manufacture which makes them
crazy drunk, and it was feared if they
were permitted to burn the woman
that in their drunken frenzy they
might commit some serious depreda-
tions upon the whites. Everything
was quiet when the California sailed.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-17
Terrific Explosion OF u Powder
Magazine.

SAN FRANoIsco, July 1o.-A Bodie
dispatch says: A terrible explosion
of a powder magazine, near the old
Standard machine works. has blown
to atoms everything in that vicinity.
The Summit works, short distance
off, were shattered to pieces. Many
men were killed, the number not be-
ing known at this writing. About
twenty wounded men have been
found thus far. 1t is not known how.
many, if any, have been injured in
the shaft and underground works.
The top Of the shaft in the old incline
is now on fire but can surely be put
out. The hills are black with people.
The fire department is doing good
work. James Hickey, foreman of
the mine, is slightly hurt. At this
time no estimate can be made of the
number killed or wounded.
AS far as can be learned at present,
the following are killed: Frank
Fvle, Thomas Flaherty, William
O'Brien, and several Others whose
names have not yet heen obtained.
Wounded-A. d. Pierce, slightly;
Mr. and Mrs. Chatf, slightly; Sullivan,
engineer at the Standard, both eyes
blown out and skull fractured, cannot
live; William Hedge, l"~ broken
Cinnamon buried under the ruins are
not found; Thomas Gill, hurt in the
face; Richard Palmer, hurt in the arm
badly; McMillen, leg broken and in
ternally injured; J. Hickey, foreman,
hurt in the foot and otherwise SER
iously injured; Mrs. Mckinney and
child, buried in the ruins of board
ing house, extricated with difficulty:
John Mcmillan, buried ia his cabin,
taken out slightly injured. The town
is hospital. Rumors fly around
thickly, and every moment news
comes of more deaths and injuries.
As far as heard from there are eight
known to be dead and over forty
wounded, with a prospect that many
of them will die from their injuries.
1t is impossible to get particulars.
Everybody is excited; women and
children are crying and searching for
the remains of their loved ones. Prob
ably many were blown into the air
and their remains scattered broadcast.
Everything is being done that kind
hearts and willing hands can do. The
miners union building has been
turned into hospital, and the Masons
and Odd Fellows are active in their
efforts to alleviate the suiferings OF
all.
The shock was scarcely felt under
ground. At the 800 level the men
felt a slight jar, but paid but little
attention to it. Fortunately the
drifts had just been connected, so
that no injury was done to any below
ground. The shock was felt on the
surface distance of 20 miles.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-17

On Sunday morning well dressed
and rather prepossessing looking
young man went into Nelson's Brew
cry, and while the book keepers back
was turned made dip into the circu-
lar till, and was about to vanish with
what change he succeeded in getting.
Fortunately he was seen from an ad
Joining room and was suddenly
pounced upon by a brewer one ofthose
ponderous teamsters who are always
enjoyed at places of this kind. The
captors took their victim out into the
yard, and while one of them held the
thief the other turned the hose upon
him with full force. After drenching
the rascal to the skin his new hat
was filled with thick toaming yeast
and then crammed down on his head
over his ears. The scamp was then
chased out of the grounds with the
hose, looking very much when he
reached the sidewalk as if he had Just
issued from IA Belfast riot or been one
of the victims of the Minnesota hur-
ricane. We venture to say that even
if that Young man does not mend his
ways, he will never again attempt to
"tap till'' in a brewery.-I'ortland
N1ufI1rH.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-17

Louis Jackson, who lived with his
father law, J. /. Jordan, across
the bay above the ''lone tree" died
on Friday morning of last week un-
der the most peculiar circumstances.
About two weeks previous he had re-
ceived a slight injury as he supposed,
to the point ot one of his fingers,
which he believed to be splinter,
and paid no particular attention to it
at the time. A few days afterwards
he became extremely thirsty and CON
tinucd drinking water to excess until
the day before his death, when it
ceased to have any taste whatever.
Mr.. Jordan in the meantime desired
to call physician, but Jackson did
not consider it necessary, saying that
he felt very well, only his arm was a
little painful. Water having failed
to relieve his thirst, on Thursday
morning he called for some milk and
honey, and upon drinking it, found
that it too, was without taste. He
did not yet think his case demanded
medical aid, and continued feeling
pretty well, until Friday morning,
when he died very suddenly. 1t is
now supposed that he was bitten by
a tarantula or stung by a ccntipede.
Coos Bay Argus.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-17
Destructive storms in PcnnsyIvania
and Michigan.

HARRISBURG, July 11.-About 5
o'clock this afternoon storm of un-
usual severity swept over Millin, Ju-
niata county. The Presbyterian and
Methodist churches were unroofed
and the Lutheran Church slightly
damaged. "A row of ten buildings on
Main street, occupied principally as
stores, were unroofed, the gable ends
blown in, the contents badly damaged.
The roof of the public school build
ing was blown off and nine other
buildings more or less damaged
Loss estimated at $4,000. A lady
named Creswell, aged 20 years, was
instantly killed by the roof of the
Presbyterian church crushing into
her residence. At Lewiston, Miflin
county, several houses We're unroofcd
and one entirely destroyed. 1t is
feared great destruction of property
has occurred in other localities in Ju-
niata and Miflin counties.
DETROIT, July 1.-THE towns of
Pontiac, Port Huron and St. Clair in
this state were visited to-day by a
destructive storm of wind, rain and
lightning. The storm struck Pontiac
about 80 and seriously damaged
the spires of the Congregational and
Episcopal churches, the Jail, Dewell's
livery stable and unrooled a number
of dwellings,. The damage to crops
and orchards in the vicinity Of Pom
tiac is reported to be very great.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-17
Timber for the Northern Pact fic.

From the Dalles Inland Empire, July 3,
The foundation timbers for large
steam saw mill to be erected at the
new town of Ainsworth, near the
mouth of Snake river, are being fioated
down the Clearwater towards their ul-
innate destination in a raft of $4,000
feet of logs, in charge of Jack Carroll
ton, an experienced raftsman. He has
contracts for over million feet in all,
to be delivered by the 18th of August.
The Northern Pacific is evidently NOV
ing ahead. We met Col. Doane, its
chief engineer, at Wallula the other
night, and found him a very practical
sort of an old gentleman, with plenty
of wear and tear about him-one of
the sort that's not afraid of soiling his
hands. He says the road can afford
to haul grain down the Columbia to
kalama, and so across the peninsula
to Tacoma, better than to build across
the glaciers of the Skagit or Snoqual
mic. This seems to us very sensible
as conclusion. 1t is not the mere
cost of building the road, but the cost
Of keeping it in repair, that is to be
considered in this matter.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-17
Newspaper Decisions.

l. Any person who takes paper regularly
from the post-office whether directed in his
name or anOther's, or whether he has sub
scribed or pot-is responsible for payment
.. If person orders his paper discontinued,
he must pay all arrears, or the publisher may
continue to send it until payment is made, and
then collect the whole amount, whether the
paper is taken from the office or not.
g. The courts have decided that refusing to
take newspapers and periodicals from the post.
Office, or removing and leaving them uncalled
for, is prima facia evidence of Intentional
fraud.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-17

The following directors of the Orc
gon Steam Navigation Company have
resigned: w. 5. Ladd, Walter
Thompson and George j. Ainsworth.
Messrs. II. w. Corbett, J. n. Dolph
and II. kohler have been elected to
fill the vacancy.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-17
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The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-09-16

gent invited all the neighbors, killed
fat calf. and give the biggest blowout
the camp had ever seed. ftN
At the conclusion of the narrative
the speaker paused. evidently framing
in his mind proper application Of the
story. Before he could resume, tall,
blear-eyed gambler, with fierce mus
tache, arose aud said:
"'raint me as would try ter break
up meeting, or do anything disrelig-
ious. No, sir. am not that sort of a
citizen. But in all public hoodoos il is
a parliamentary rule for anybody as
wants to AK questions 10 rise up and
fire them of. L do not want ter fool
away time questioning the workings
of religion; oh, no. AS long as it Is
kept in proper bounds and does not in
terfere with the boys in their games |
do not see as il eau do harm. just
Want to AK the honorable speaker il he
has not given himself dead away?
Does IL stand to reason that bloke
would feed upon corn husks when
there was hash factories in the camp?
Would anybody hev refused him the
price OF a square meal il he he'd a
struck fur il? Wonld any of the deal
ers that beat him ont of his coin see
him starve? As remarked afore, do
not want TO make any disrespectable
breaks. but | must say that j have got
il put mp that the speaker has been a
trying ter feed us on cussed thin taffy.
and no one but silly would take il in.
Bill glared upon the speaker aud
fairly hissed:
''Do you mean to say that l ON n
liar?"
"Wal, you can take il just as you
choose. Some folks would swaller it
that shape"
Bill pulled his revolver, and in an
instant the bright barrels of numerous
weapons flashed in the air as the
friends OF each party prepared for ac-
tive duty. The brave preacher was
the first to fire, and the rash doubter
Of spiritual truths fell dead on the
ground. Shot followed shot in quick
succession, and when quiet was again
restored, a score or more of dead aud
wounded men were earned from the
tent. Having secured attention, Bill
said:
Further proceedings is adjourned
for the day. You will receive the dox-
ology."
The audience arose.
May grace, mercy, and peace he with
you now and forever, amen; and want
it distinctly understood that / am a
going TO maintain a proper respect for
the gospel il / have ter croak every
dirty son-of-a-gun of a sinner in the
mines. Meetin is out"
The crowd fled from the tent as
coolly as il nothing extraordinary had
occurred. and as / gained the sidewalk
| heard a man remark:
bill has got the sand TO make a
bang-up preacher. and l would not
wonder IL he made big mark in the
world yet. - Bohemian Wanderer in
Carbon (Wy. 4. } Journal.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-09-16
Anxious to Get Away.

All was peace IN the Office of Presi
dent Porter yesterday evening. The
labor OF the day was over, and an air
OF gentle repose pervaded the whole
apartment. The urbane Bigley had
hoisted his eyeglasses, and was sitting
in the depths of luxurious arm char
with his feet stuck mp on the table,
reading the exciting brevities Of the
Ledger. The ssrdonic Mccoy was
combing his curling locks before the
mirror The spell of silence was bro
ken by the entrance Of disheveled
citizen evidently laboring under men
tai excitement. He leaned over the
railing aud addressed the urbane Big
ley:
"Capn, want ter git out o. here. 4"
"Out OF where?" asked the L. b.
with courteous interest.
"Why, out OF Memphis. Things il
gittin' hot, you see, and never had II. -
Good idea; it's much healthier out
side, besides rations are playing ont,
snd we won't be able 10 entertain in
our usual style much longer.
That's what they tell me: but how'm
I goin' ter git out o. here? Tne rail-
roads air all shut down, aud the steam
boats air all got howitzer mounted
on the bilsr deck 20 keep OF passen-
gers from Memphis"
Don't know, I'm sure; just do what
ron think best.
Take the dirt road and surround
Bartlett. You may capture a train
there" suggested the $. McC.
"But how in hell am / 10 git 10 Bart
lett? They say the roads air picketed
and the guards air tolerably reckless
bout what they shoot at. To be sure
/ might take my gun along and lay out
few, but that wouldn't git me a
through ticket to Cincinnaty."
You might get free ride 10 Nash
ville-uuder guard-if you shot
straight" remarked McCloy with sar-
casm.
"But what il 1 missed2" queried Il g
disheveled citizen.
"In that case yeu wouldn't need any
thing hut a burial certificate, and that
would be furnished you free gratis.
The citizen mused a moment, then
all ct on, a bright thought irradiated
his face like sunshine on n tin pan.
Don't you think Teller could strike
the railroad bout fifteen miles out and
bribe the conductor to let him git
aboard? How much dye think it
would cost2"
Couldn't say" replied Bigley.
McCloy: whats the market price
of conductors virtue?'
$50 little Of il is going on, it amt
quoted any more.
"Well, it's all right for you fellers 10
make game, because you've had 1t and
air solid; but my minds made mp; I'm
goin'. It's better 10 be- shot by kur-
reDteen picket than than 10 have spor-
ads huntin' you mp at dead hour o
night so long" And with that the
rear end Of his duster fitted out the
door, and he went forth on his perilous
journey. Memphis Avalanche.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-09-16

The nicknames OF the citizens OF the
several States are az follows: Alabama,
Lizards; Arkansas, Toothpricks; Cali
fornia, Gold Hunters; Colorado, Row
ers; Connecticut, Wooden Nutmegs;
Delaware. Muskrats; Florida, Fly up
the Greeks; Georgia. Buzzsrds: Illi-
nois, Suckers; Indiana, Hoosiers; Iowa,
Hswkeyes: Kansas, Jsyhavkers; Ken
lucky, Corn Crackers; Louisiana, Gre
oles;i Maine,i Foxes; Maryland, Craw
Thumpers. Michigan, Wolverines; Min
nesota, Gopbers; Mississippi. Tadpoles:
Missouri, Pukes; Nebraska. Bug Ea :
ers: Nevada, Sage Hens: New Hemp
shire. Granite BOYS; New Jersey, Blues
or Clam Catchers; New York, Kuicker.
bockers: North Carolina. Tar Boilers.
Ohio. Buckeyes; Oegon, Webfeet
Pennsylvania. Pennanites aud Leather.
heads. Rhode Island. Gun Tlints:
Soath Caroline, Weasels: Tennessee.
Wbelps; Texas. Beef Hrads. Vermont,
Green Mountain Boys; Virginia, Bead
les; Wisconsin, Badgers
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-09-16

Announcing a series OF articles under
the heading, THE Debt-shrinking
Party" the Tribune says: 1T is not n
pleasant task TO recite the history Of
financial dishonor made by the DemOc-
racy Of the Southern States within the
last froty years, and chiefly within the
last FIVE or six years, but il would be
idle to dispute the importance Of the
facts. No State in the Uhion eau break
faith with its creditors and repudiate
il obligations without doing injury 20
every State as we'll as the Nation itself.
Yet with a single excepted every State
which engaged in the rebellion has re-
pudiated the whole or part OF its debt.
This is a matter which Americans
should read, mark, learn, aud invari-
able digest. Not only do the losses TO
creditors and the damage % the mate
rial prosperity OF the repudiating
States, themselves assume appalling
magnitude, but the sense Of shame for
the financial dishonor thus wrought
becomes overwhelming. IL will appear
that the losses sustained by creditors
under the various forms OF reputation
adopted in the Southern States
amounts to about S272. .00O, 900, the re-
pudiation of past-due interest, and the
forced reductions IN the rate Of interest
under certain 'readjustment' acts, being
included. III the repudiRted municipal
debt OF the South were added, this
amount would exceed 1900. .O00. 900. I,
is estimated that ESQ, 200, 900 OF the
losses were sustained by foreign cspi.
talists, $3.50, 600, 600 by Northern cridi.
tors, and the remainder by Southern
holders Of securities OF the repudiating
and defsulting States.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-09-16
Why He Was Fired Out.

There was o compositor not only dis.
charged from the San Jose (California)
Herald the other day. but also fired
down four flights OF stairs by the in-
furiated foreman Of that admirable
journal. Ii seems that the typo was
requested to "liven up" a CERTAIN
speech delivered at the Workingmen's
State Convention, held in that town,
with the usual marks in parenthesis.
The "jour." who was carrying little
more beer than WAS necessary, just
then got hold OF the wrong proceed
ings, causing the eloquent resolution
Of Mr.. Van Arman, referring to the
death OF a member, TO read something
like this: "Whereas, 1t pleased Divine
providence 10 remove from our midst
our beloved comrade, Azariah Nc
Muck loud applausel, who has been
cut off in the flower OF bis usefulness
(laughteT) aud promise, il il resolued,
That we tender to his bereaved family
(cheers) and friends our sincere sym
pathy IN their hour of affection (cries
Of Put him out aud '0rder). and as
sure them. while we humbly bow to the
will of Ga voice, Three cheers for
KenrneyO heaven, lament our departed
brother (roars of laughter), fellow
citizen of enlightened mind, statesman
like views (cries of 'Ohl shut upl let's
adjournlD, and broad and generous
sympathy for his kind. Terrific
cheers lie is not lost, but gone be-
fore (derisivo cries OF OH cheese il.
and continued laughter)-" etc. In
fact, the McMuck widow is hunting for
that unfortunate printer yet, and cher
ishes the conviction that he is still
hiding IA the hills.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-09-16
NVBODy's CAT
sr NARY ESTHER MILLER


lie cones again. that sneaklng scamp;
That vile. disTepuiable tramp;
That yellow cat. with Que eve out
Aud minus half HE tail-the lOut;
Ills canty hair torn out In fight
A wretch forlorn, sorry sight
I mind me well not long ago
IIe paced these fields full-nedged beau,
His whiskcrcd head. his dainty paw,
His glossy coat without law,
His wel-curlod tail. his high-bred stare
Proclaimed him favored of the fair.
All then his food was creamy milk,
His bed lounge of down aud silk;
A darling nistIoss sought his veal,
No grief her pcticd puss might feel
BY night. by day he went his ways,
Well surfcited with love and praise.
But now. you beast you wretched wight,
Begone from decent peoples sight
Go steal from swine your mouldy bit.
Make haste NV premises To quit,
or else be pelled we'll with stones,
There now, jog on old crazy bones.
But what j. this that dims my ewes?
What strings Of my soul arise!
There's something human In your look.
a something that ! cannot brook.
That hoy of mine In foreign lands,
Afar from reach Of loying hands.
Toled on by Fortunes fickle beams,
Only to see their fading CLEANS
(Foi some get wealth and some get pain,
Aud some get want and others gain)
In lifc's hard race, OH what II he
A friendless. homeless, wand'rer be.
Come back. Grimalkin. wretched thief,
For all your pains now here's relief;
A kindly hand Ca stroke your fur.
A bed where you may dream aud puIr,
No more on winter nights TO roam.
F0g here are friends and here home.
HATFIELD, Mass.