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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-07

Louis, joined in . written opinion that
Browneil ~as eligible.
The pay allotted to the retired officer
is in lieu Of the pension awarded to the
discharged and disabled soldier. The
retired officer and the pensioned soldier,
both appear on the pay rolls. but nei-
ther is IN actual service. nor liable to
duty, and cannot belong to the army
within the meaning Of Sec 1850. Para
grsph 4. of the U. s. Rev. Statute.
aud consequently may bold civil uf-
fees in this Territory. Yours Truly.
JAMES McNAU0HT.
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A National Capital correspondent ct
the Helena lMont,na) Independent.
writss rs follows OF delegates sent Of
late years by the Territories to Con-
gress
"Ths Territories have been rather
lucky Tor the past dozen years or 80 in
sending men OF strength and brilIiancy
to represent them in Congress Thus
We have bad Cavansugh. Clagett. and
Msginnis, sll able and eloquent men ;
Steele. Of Wyoming; Fitch. Of Nevada;
Cannon. Of Utah, and others whose
names have now escaped me. Cava-
nsugh. now dead, represented two
States in Congress before he went to
Montana. and WAS Que OF the best
speakers ia the House. Clagett. whose
biography was written by himself. says
be was early educated to knowledge
If the rod snd not much else, was also
an eloquent man and an able repre-
sentative. Steele, OF Wyoming. thou gh
young 10 years aud small la stature. was
powerful speaker and never failed to
command the attention Of tae House.
lie it was who won the prize Of officers
in Thomas Francis Meaghsr's brigade
for the best stecplechsse rider in the
Army Of the Potomac. Tom Fitch. oil
Nevada was known as the silver
tongaed orator. Msginnis is still il
the house and there is Tot in the whole
membership more eloquent and
powerful speaker. / came near for.
getting Patterson. of Colorado, who
was also . strong and forclbls orator
A BRILLIANT MANS RUIN.
One name among the list of Terrific
rial Delegates I will not mention. Ii,
was in the House for four years. snc
from the time he entered it until tn,
expiration of the second term he va
greatly respected. He Was an excep
tioually able man. profound thinker
. chasts legician and brilliant speak
OF. He was college bred, had spen
years IN foreign travel. was lawye
and had been in many responsible Of
fcial positions. He had been In th
Legislature for one VI the Western
States. had been Receiver of Fubli
Moneys aud Surveyor General. Will
in Congress he lectured before churcl
and scientific societies here, and n,
man IN Congress was more generall
respected. Would the reader like &
know where this great man Is now
He 10 still in Washington and about .
low in the human scale ~ it 10 possibl
for man TO be. He FIRST became th
victim Of gambler. who was Ut on
time himself distinguished nembe
Of Congress from q great wester,
STATE. Together they carried on wha
they called private club rooms. an
they fleece their victims ~ they coul,
catch them. They were frequentl.
raided by the police. bat the
managed tn get OF: bat they sank lowe
and lower each year. until they got 4
the lowest game IL policy" The ex
i Congressman from o Western STAT
died few years ago. The ex. Delesat
IL now keeping one Of the lowest dive
10 the city. His place 10 ostsnsibly
cigar stort. bat . thin partition sspa
rates it from . hagnio of the xors
character The man fiaunts his sham
IN broad gl-re Of day and may be seel
q most any time sitting in front o
his disgr.osful abode in his shir
sleeves. brAssnly facing people VII
knew him In bic better days.
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Tss handred million paper collars
sss najs ysarly.
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TnxRnss HoasEs. "A oonsignmen,
OF enormous horses was recently re-
csivsd IN Boston from Normandy. The
lot comprised twsnty stations and six
or eight marc colts. ard 10 10 be sen,
10 Bloomington. Ill. Three OF
horsss weighed 1910 pounds each when
shippsd. and the rest averaged abou,
1900. They are magnificent looking
animals. standing about sixteen hands
high. very ssously linbea, and with
heavy nasss and tails. Three Of them
are valued ~ <3o00 each. aud tn-
others 81 $500 each for stock purposes.
They are hroodei ~itn CON anon
Western stock. and the crsss il an
animal weighing fram iso0 to hoo
paunds. and worth in the West from
sii5 to Sauo They are used princs.
pally foe drafs harses. bat ara also
easy drivess They ara noted for their
docilisy and intelligence.
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SEATTLE. w. T., June 22d, 1880.
CAPT. GEO. d. HILL.
SIR: You ask my opinion whsth.
er you are eligible to and may hold. q
civil office in this Territory, you being
aretired officer OF the United States
Army.
After careful consideration of the
question. l am Of the opinion that you
are. and that ION nay hold ofiics either
by election or appointment. The Ques-
siou depends upon the proper con-
struction Of Paragraph :. Of Sec. 1860,
U. ) Rev. Statutes. which provides
that mo person belonging 20 the
army or navy shall be elected or hold
any civil office or appointment in any
Territory"
This provision ID in our original, or
gsnic at Ithss.besn the hw in this
Territory since March, 1858. What
ever ~as the correct consir uctjon OF
this p:ovis on when it bee ,ne q law is
the ia'erp-s' alton TO be- given it now.
In 1858 there was no retired army of
hcer list; the Lag providing for such a
list vas first adopted in 1861. At that
time all officers were on the active list
and liable to promotion. Sec 1855 of
the U. 8. Rev. Statutes provides; /" Of
6cers retired from active service shall
be Withdrawn from command, and from
the line Of promotion" Snch Q per
son does not belong - the army within
the meaning of Paragraph 4. Sec. 1880,
above cited. He 10 retired from it.
BY the act OF Congress, approved
January d, 1870. it 10 provided That
no retired officer of the army shall
hereafter be assigned TO duty OF any
kird. or be entitled to receive more
than the pay aud allowance provided
by Law for retired officers Of his grade.
and all such assignments. heretofore
made, shall terminate within thirty
days from the passage Of this act"
Under this section the eficer retired
ID ne longer subject to duty or to per-
from sny act and cannot be said TO be
an officer within he meaning of this
Law.
The Adiutans General, E. d. Town.
send. 10 OF tbs same opinion. I quote
his language used in 1874. The SEQ.
rotary OF War does not consider il i'm.
proper or . siolasioc Of any lay for .
retired oficsr to accept . county or .
town Office"
In the opinion Of Attorney General
Chas. Dsvens. bearing date June 22d.
1877, the following language was
used:
Il deem it my duty 10 answer to
your inquiry 70 say that . retired Of
fcer may draw his pay ~ such and may
also draw the salary Of any civisl Of
fee which he may bold uoder the gov.
ernment."
In the case Of Major Joseph b. Coll
Inns, q. 8. Army. retired. in the Court
OF Claims. the court held that . retir.
ed oficer might hold an appointment
a. clerk in the Department aud draw
III. pay therefar You we're appointed
to an Office in this Territory 10 1877
the Neah Bay Indias Agency --asd the
Government paid you for the services
then rendered.
In 1878, Frank E. Brovnell. . retir.
Cd q. 5. Army officer. was elected n
the state Senate Of Missoari, end his
seat vas contsstsd on Iths grounds thai
he Vas retired officer and NOT eI;o;.
bls- The constitutions OF the STATE mo-
vides. Article 4; "No psrsea holding
N ofkos At profit usdse ths United
States shall. during hi eoutinnanc.
. sueh once. hold once Of peoat usdsr
this Stato-
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N Office.

70 9esars. Bart & Crater, I hereby give notice
that ell moneys due shall be paid TO me in person
or to Judge Burke. ALI bills against the house
will be settled by Judge Burke. my attorney.
Seattle. September l, 1880.
si.lv cHAS, KEEL.
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TELEGRAPHIC.
wAsuINGToN TEnRrronY.

PoKT TOWNSEND. Sept 6,-Arrived
schooner EHcelsier. IS days from Nou-
mes, New CsledoniA.
PoRT GAMBLE, Sep. G.-Arrived
ship General Batter. from Honolulu.
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To the People of king County.

Al the Republican County Cogven-
tiop. recently held ia ;hi. city. re
ceivtd the nomination for the cfiics o
Treasurer of King County. an ofiie-
have BEEN regularly elected 20 and helc
since 1874. At each election since thai
date the question of my eligibility Oh
legal right to hold said office has beet
raised toy the opposition and fully dis
cussed for political etf-c' but they have
never seen ST ~ avail themselves If the
law 'o 'e-, the quest Oh Of my eligibility
thereto. sn election Law that empower,
any electpr 10 bring any disputed case
Of eligibility bei,se the Judge of Pro
bate
la 1874. previous to qualifying 70,
the office If Treasurer. I wrote 10 the
Secretary Of War asking his opinion as
{" my eligibility to the Office, aIc re.
ceivrd the following reply:
WAR DEPARTMENT.
ADJUTAsr GENERALS OFFICE.
WAsHISGToN. Dec LIST. 1874
CAPT. GEO ID HILL. L. \ A. retired,
SEATTLE, w. T.
SiK:-ReferriDg to your letter of the
5th ult., asking whether or aot you are
eligible to bold the Office of County
Treasurer of King County, w. T., to
which you have been elected. you are
respectfully informed tha, the Score
tary Of War does not consider il i'm
proper or Q violation Of ANY LAW for q
retired officer to accept o County or
Town Office.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
Sign.dl E. d. TowNsESn.
Adjutant General.
Since the last Convention. however
Ga attempt has been made, the animus
Of which was too Well understood to
discuss. to iudict me before the Grand
Jury for criminally holding or usurping
q civil Office. Though the Grand Jury
refused to indict. various papers, both
in Washington Territory and Oregon,
have published The special charge made
to the Grand Jury by Judge Greene in
this case; but Ia every instance have
they omitted to publish the remarks
subsequently made by Judge Greene i'll
open court. When the Prosecuting At
torney. Irving Ballard. Esq. fled an
information for q writ of quo warranto
he, Judge Greene. declined to act upon
il. and stated that there were two
opinions in regard tn the question:
of my eligibility hold the Office
If County Treasurer. aud that il
would not subserve the public utter
ests to prosecute the matter at this
time Though ! have never entertained
the slightest DOUBT as to the elieibiIity
OF myself, or any officer retired from
the army. to bold civil office, either
Federal, State or Territorial. especially
as the holding of such offices by retired
officers every where in the United
States is the rule and not the exception
| consider it no less duty owe to my
self than to the people OF King County
who have so generously supported me
that publish 10 full the legal opinion,
of the Hon. j. r. Lewis. late Chief
Justice Of the Territory, and Jane.
MeNaught. Esq. both leading attor.
nsys. touching my rights to hold the
office of County Treasurer and leave
the matter to be decided by the voter,
at the coming election.
Very respectfully,
GEO. u. HILL.
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Dor N

HBSS-On Sunday mornina. Sept. 5th. TO the vi
Of Cha. F. Hes. Daughter.
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of Colrmb
The effect of these Statutes Of Janu-
sry and April. 1870. was to relieve the
retired officers from all MILITARY duty
whatever; for the reason. no doubt, tina.
having been DISABLED in the service of
the nation and placed upon The pay
roll of the army, they are to be treated
as others ~ho are in the receipt of o
pension, and tine pay they receive is in
the shape OF pension.
But again. on the 18th of July, 1870.
under the provisions OF a general law
of Congress. Vol. Is. Page '31s, Revised
s atutes. SECTION 1922. it is enacted:
"Tha, il shall not be lawful for any
officer Of the army on THE ACTIVE LIST
TO bold any civil Office. whether by
election or appointment. and any such
officer. accepting such office. shall at
ouce Cease - be an officer in the
army"
Under the settled rules # statutory
coustruc ion. this statute will be cos-
strued as if 1t further declared: PRO
vided. however. that officers ON the NE.
TIRED LIST NAY HOLD ANY CIVIL OF
PIcE. WHETHER BY ELECTION OK AP-
PoINTNsNT."
The declaration that officers on the
active last may sCr hold y civil Office.
without more. is equivalent to ssying
that those on the RETIRED LIST MAY.
This Act of July. 1870. is q general
law and applicable to ell parts Of the
States aud Territories, and in the con-
structiou of the provision of Section 6
of our Organic Act of March. 1858. We
must read in connection with all the
legislation on the subject since then.
and if the Act of 1870 is in Conflict with
the Act of 1858. that Act is in SO far re-
pealed.
1.is Act of August. 1861. with its
amendments in 1870. is Q mott benefis-
ceut Que. designed to reward those Of
6crrs who have become disabled iu the
service Of the nation; it practically re-
tires them from the army. They eau
be assigned to no duty in the army. If
they go to the Soldiers Home on duty.
they so not with their rank in the
army, but as Governors. Deputy Gov.
ernors or Secretaries. They are sub
ject to the rules Of war to the same ex-
tent as the inmates of the Soldiers
Home; in fact they are citizens. aud the
design of the Act of July. 1870. was to
place them on an equal footing with ell
other citizens touching the right to
vote and hold Office.
1t is u general rule at statutory con-
struc'iun that laws for the maintenance
of religion and the advancement of
lear. ing should receive most liberal
construction. Aud upon the same
principle We should give to these stat
utes RETIRING OFFICERS on pay. who
have been wounded and disabled in
the defence of the government, law,
religion and humanity. such liberal
construction; and thereby place then,
on the same footing as others who are
on the pension roll of the republic.
Such has been tho uniform construc-
ton givsp to these laws by the Score.
tary of War. and Of the Interior. The
construction is reasonable, aud tends
to carry out the bene6cens purpose Of
the law.
l have no doubt Of your eligibility to
said office. j. r. LEWIS,
Attorney at.laD.
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THE Boss LUNCH AND rHK BEsr
6EEA you will always 6nd .. the
Conoosdia Hall. on Mil street. not
only the best 81 hone made. bpt aleo
the sxcelient Humboldt Lager Beer.
Also imported b~er in quart or pint
bottiea. Boiled han and ell kinds Of
cold lunches % order.
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-06-24
CONGRESSIONAL.

Congress adjourned on Wednesday.
 The President has signed the River. and Harbor bill
 The Cabinet has decided to demand of the Spanish Government an explanation of the conduct of one of it's frigates in stopping and searching an American schooner.
 Ex-Governor Hartranft was not confirmed as Collector of Philadelphia.
 Seaaate. Tuesday of last week the Pres ident sent message vetoing the Marshals Deputies bill. A number of unimportant bills were passed, and Messrs Davis, Dawes and Whyte made speeches in regard to the Treas ury system ofbook-keeping; Senator Cockerell led debate on the Mexican Pensions bill :; both houses agreed to the conference report on the Sundry Civil bill and passed bill pro- viding for Frhnch Claims Commission
 Or Wednesday MT. Jones vainly attempted to have passed the resolution reported from the Naval Committee authorizing the securing of naval stations on the Central American coasts; Mr. Conkling had no better fortune with the Malt Tariff bill there was not time to read the veto message on the Deputy Mar shals bill and it went over until December. House. Tuesday of last week the con- ference report on the Deficiency bill was agreed to. The Protectionsts successfully f1llbustered against the passage of the Carlisle Sugar bill and an exchange of personalities oc- cured between Messrs. Frye and Conger. On Wednesday the rephrt of the investigat- ing committee, that it was of the opinion that MT. Finley wrote the anonymous letter to MT. Springer, was presented; MT. McLane with l drew his Sugar bill and two public building bills were passed; but the fillibustering then began again and continued until the end of the session, preventing the passage of other
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-06-24

Hartford to meet Rochambeau and others. and to plan thai ca,npaign which ended in the surrender of Yorktown. It was o light thing to form a colony in those troubled days But the men of the place were far seeing, they felt that tnuncipal town meetings were the primaries of political science, and that within them liberty grew and permeated all the people. It is local independence which makes nation independent and strong, and in those local gatherings the roots of liberty struck down into deep and permaient soil If it had not been for the towns of New Eng land there would never have been any Decla- ration of Independence, nor any Revolution ary war (Applause.) .--...
 / Gov. Andrsws was followed by Mr. Wm. E. Curtis Jr., son of Judge Curtis. The exercises closed with the singing of .'Auld Lang Syne," and benediction by Rev. s. K. Smith.
 The weather was everything that could have been asked. and, although such an enormous crowd was present, there was no disorder, and nothing to interfere with the pleasure of one of the most brilliant and successful celebra- tions of the kind we have ever known.
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-06-24
Bantam.

Bishop Williams held service in the church on Saturday, June 18th, with large attend ance There were seven confirmed and taken into the church.
 ID. Neville & O., have been blasting the rock at the outlet of the lake, to enlarge the passage, 90 that the high water in the spring of the year can more readily run of.
 M. J. Smal has been grading and filling around his new house, which adds very much to the looks of his place.
 -Wm. Crossman is also grading around his new house.
 A singing mouse has been captured at the store of U. P. Bartholomew. It is quite un- like other mice, with long nose, large ears and long tail, and sometimes sings constantly for hours at time.
 The Night Blooming Cereus of U. P. Bar thol0mew was in bloom last Sunday night they expect mere blossoms in few weeks.
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-06-24
Shams.

Harper's July number contains a rather readable article on Queen Victoria which at times, and most unintentionally, shows up the absurdity of the business of English royalty in a way that can hardly fail to attract the notice even of the casual republican reader. The portrait of the Duke of Kent the Queens fath- er indicates the coarse sensua)ity natural to the Hanover prince of mature age. Her mother is 8 very dowagerish female of un- doubted High Ouch extraction. Victoria was 8 very pretty child. Her picture at sixteen is one of almost comical prettiness and simplicity. At nineteen she was crowned queen and married but two years later. -
 Of course Victoria was one of the incest girls in England; developed into an estimable matron; and has always been loved and res pected by her people. She is also well con- sidered even by the citizens of our own repub- lie, to whom she is thought to have been a friend in need. But what is tt real need of all these kings and queens, princes and prin- cesses? Are they not shams, and is not the whole royal business in England ever since Dutch William, who was real monarch, a sham or worse than sham? Once or twice, since, kings have tried to rule there but their attempts have proved failures; in the case of George III, most disastrous failure.
 Nothing could be more exemplary than Albert. He held very difficult place-it being his chief duty, and no easy one, to keep out of the way of the people who were really governing England. He accomplished this duty admirably, and on the whole suc- cessfully. Nevertheless it is difficult to con- template his picture 'as field marshal" /" without smile at the exquisite absurdity of ''the situation" A. more amiabIe, less terrific young person we never saw masquerading as a warrior.
 No doubt neither Queen nor Prince was without influence, but they no longer really rule,-a fact readers of Martins admir- ing biography of the Prince might never sus- ,pect, and one which the Queen herself admits with keen dislike. How long Great Britain is to go on paying for the substance and get ting nothing but the appearance of royalty, no one can tell. We should not be sorry if it lasted out the good Queens time-nor care how soon the sham collapses under her suc- ceSSOr.
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-06-24

Seme of the newspapers are confounding Garnelds record with Blaines and aaying that nothing was saved in defeating Blaine. There IS broad difference between the cases. There is no proof that Garfeld's indiscretions ever affected his honor as g legislator, and they are certainly trivial in the way of personal gain, Tor ne IS to-day aman of very moderate means Blaine, on the other hand, has made hiscou as speaker the ground for asking a business favor on large scale. He was in half a dozen railroad schemes as favored pet of corpora. tions likely to need legislation, his transactions were by the hundred thousand. and he is to. day wealthy. The two school masters started iu life abont the same time; Blaine was reap ing % per cent on railroad and gun contracts with the government, when Garfield was pilot ing bis boat-load of provisions up the Big Sandy, chasing Humphrey Marshall out of Kentucky, and proceeding to the front" at Ghickamauga. All Garfeld's slips cannot de stfoy the popular impression that he is 3 man honest on the Rhele and faithful to the public interest. -Spssnaseld Repu6licon.
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-06-24
ORDER OF NOTICE.

HORACE BALDWIN,
 VS.' ORDER OF NOTICE MARY BALDWIN.
 STATE OF CONNECrICUT, County of Litchfeld, ss. Ltchfed, Jung 18th, 1880. Upon the petition and complaint of the said Horace Baldwin, praying for reasons therein set forth for divorce from the said Mary Baldwin by his petition and complaint brought to the Superior Court holden L1tchfeld. within and for l4itchfeld County on the st Tuesday Of June, A. D. 1880, and now pending therein. It appearing to, and being found by, the subscribing authority. that the said respondent is residing in parts unknown to the petitioner and is absent from this State.
 Therefore, Ordered. That notice of the pendency of said petition and complaint be given the said re- spondent, by the petitioner causing this order tice to be published ill the Litehfeld Enquirer, a newspaper published ill Litchfele ill said County three weeks successively, commencing on or before the 18th day of June, A. D. 1880. and that the same be continued to the next term of this court.
 By order of Court
 12-3w WILL. RANSOM Clerk
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-06-24

HE UNPRECEDENTED POPULARITY of the eel ebrated Centaur Lininlents, is because they are made to deserve confidence. They sub- due Swellings, heal Scalds, Burns Wounds and Calls, and cure Rheumatism, Neuralgia Sciatca, Pain in the Back, Strains, Sprains and Lameness. They always relieve and never dsappoint
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-06-24

"Lohengrin" is being very well performed at London. Hithertothe partsh have been swarming with mistakes and the opera badly mutilated by reuorseless "cuts." Nilsson sings in it, and the work is more popular than ever be- fore. England is preparing to take up Wag- ner half century or so hence,
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-06-24

Illinois Democrats have nominated Lyman Trumbull for Governor, with but trifiing hopes of his election, we imagine.