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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-06-08


No Congressional ap: reputation hav.
ios tseu made fol lights in public
buildings. and the available fund on
on hand being entirely exhausted. IN
order wss recently Issued from Wssh
ingtoe 70 shut Cd the gas. At Boston
The postoAlcs ID 10 chsrRs Of On APP
pointed Custodias. Who bastaksn upon
hiuself to interpret the order literally
exactly sod unquali6edly. he shut
u ths gas - ordsrsd. and no represen-
tstiOos % far hare induced him 10 tarn it
ooagsin. The gsscoOpsny wers willing
TO furnish the light. and risk their get
ting pay from the Government. while
the merchants, rather Than be deprived
Of postal benefits at night. offered TO
pay for the gas from their own pockets.
The Custodian knew his duty and had
his orders. and no talk could persuade
him to deviatc from the strictest
letter Of bis instructions. The Post
master was annoyed and disconnected
Immensely. and, after many verbal ap-
psals sat down and wrote the Custodian
long letter. demonstrating with him
in pathetic terms on his ohssinscy. II
fail to discern" wrote the sgitAted
Postwastsr. "sny Sufficient reason why,
through your construction Of official
daty. such extraordinary responsibility
should have been placed on me. snd
the public made to suffer On annoyance
and possIble serious damage to which
no other community. under like cir
cumstances. has been subj ,cted. so far
- at present is known to me-"
The Custodian's reply TO this appeal
II entitled to place among the curios-
tiles Of red tape literature. He wrote
to the Postmaster:
in answer to pour communication
Of this date, have the honor to reply
that, ii your official superiors and mine.
to whom you have tslegraphed 30 Coz
piously, are. in this exigency, unable
10 furnish the relief desired. then it is
yeur duty and mine to use ell the forces
sxpsdiency offers to carry forward our
work with such materials 40 wa have,
and make the best OF it Further re-
sponsibility ceases ~ far as we are con-
cerned. Az to the offer Of certain iner-
chante to pay for the cost of gas. now
made known to me for the first time. /
bag to say that. when such offer 10 ac-
csptsd BY the honorable Secretary of
the Treasury. l shall be daily informed
thereof, and will shape my action &C.
cordinRly. While / have the highest
respect for Postmaster James Of
New York. / cannot accept his con-
struction al circular addressed TO this
ONES. ssd If he or any other official
chooses 10 repedy nugatory the man.
dates OF the Administration, they afford
% precedent for ne. regret exceed
ingly The inconvenience to your Office
and The public. and again rsfsr you to
the department at Washington for re-
lief." s.
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T0g NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
CONv1NT1OM. sfE

CmoAoo. Jane 7th. 10 o'clock 4 N. -
The Couventiou 10 re-assembliuR, add
IN immesse audisucs IL present. The
weather 10 clear. The results Of the
ballots. breaks In the States. aud every.
shing else Of interest. will be promptly
forwarded.
1tsls s.m.-Mr GARFIELD has just on.
tered the hall and been received with
prolonged applause. mW
1870 Am MIR ConkIing has just en-
tered the hsll amid great cheering.
!, 1910 . m.--Ths Convention 10 now
being called to order.
TWo clauses in the platform having
bssn misrsprssented IN Saturdays read
ing. they are being read NOE.
NJ BALE, Of Name, moved that the
convsnsion proceed to ballot for candi.
dafe tor The Prssidsncy. "
1r Ceakliss seconded the motion and
& vas caxried.
Tho Chatfman here cautioned the
andienss sgAinat making noisy denon-
esfntinne.
lDsss a,n.--A eall q shs Sssts has
Just cnmmencsd.
Alebama nave fer ] g Blaine, 8 fnr
John Sherman and 16 fof u d Grant
Arkansas, 10 fnr Grant.
CaliierniA. IL for Blsine.
Colorado, 8 for Grant.
Counscticut. = for Edmuuds. 5 for
nlaine and for Washburno.
Georgia, s for Grant, q Tor Blaine and
q Tor Sherman.
Illiuois, 8 for wahburne, 10 for
Blaine and "a for Grant.
Indiana, / Tor Grant. 26 for Blaine, 2
Tor sherman and ! for Wsshbarne.
Louisisna. 8 for Grant. for Shsrm an
and fer Blaine.
Maine, IA for Blaine.
Maryland. ! for Grant, Z for Blaine
and 3 fog Sherman.
Massachusetts. for washburne, 2
for sherman. 5 Tor Grant and 20 for
Edmunds.
Michigan. l foe Grant and 81 for
Bhine.
NinnssotA. for windom.
Misissippi. 6 fer Grant.
Nevada, for Blaine.
New Hanpshirs. - 6oe Blaine.
Nss Jersey. 3 Tar Washb1rns and is
for Blaise.
fetal vsse Grant. s04; Blaine, 29s:
ehsr1an. -; E1nands. -; Windom,
10; Washburus. ..
a1conD DAxEor. 81
xi.tasigpl 9 ioe 0rasl I Or Blaine
and = - Bkssnan.
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avs - - 3 e
1xs City Of Seattle dos ordain a. follo,is:
SECTION 1. Aspscial tsx Of sixty I've
and four- 6fths (65 1 81 nills per dollar
Il hereby ordersd sod levied upo0 ell
r~operty assssssd n special sssessaa. Il
district created By Oedinsnos Ne. I've
Hundred ord Elsvae (21I( Ter the pars
pose Of saying for the Grsding end
,mpru semsnt thoesia mootioosa
SEC. 3 The City Clerk b hereby
directed 70 msks out . list Of ell taxes
hereby levied. certified By him under
the seal of ths City. and b deliver such
lisG 20 certihed . the City Treasurer
tor collections, which said taxes shall
- due and payable on or before the
18th day of July, 1880
SEC. 8. Upon reoeiviua such tax list
The City Tssasassr shall give notice
thereof BY adssstisemsnt published IN
the ofaciai sewspapsrsf the City. which
notios shslldeslgusts the time whom Sid
taxes are to b paid scd sllsach taxes
not paid On Or prior - the said 18th
day % July, 1850. shall b. deemed de-
llnqsent, and the City Attorney il
hesoky instsucted forthwith 10 proceed
to callsot such delinquent taxsssby
action. = lst Atss iis ssNa eE tsff
SIC. 4. This Ordisanes shall taks
effect ssd b. in force At tie expiration
Of Ave days after the esne shall hays
been published. =.
Passed the Common Couneil Of the
City Of 6esttle on the 4th day q June,
1880. and approved asd rssasDed thia
the 4th dsy Of June. 1850. Aatna -
\ -. o. JACOBS,
Attest: sa1 sHfyg Meyor.
r 8. OsBoRNE. City Clerk. -.
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IAlLkn1IR1-Ia Olympia. 10 ths vile o
3. fallsutirs. daasAtse. s'-4#
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
ORDINANCE NO, zig.

An Ordiasnes to Roeids tsv To LseyinS
and Collecting Of . Special Taz for Tie
Grading and Improvement Of Ftvns
Street. -ss-s4 sae.ss
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-04-01

continue, more or less. "When
poverty comes in the door loves
flies up the chimney" is an old
saying, but nevertheless false, for
we know that lcve-tr1e love-nev.
er dies, and will battle on manfully
to the end. Love inspires courage
and hope, the two qualities that
will always keep the ''w"lf'' from
the door, never mind how near he
NAV at times approach.
We see veryf often, talented
young men marry beneath them,
both mentally and socially, all for
the sake of the almighty dollar" "
1t is bad enough in these cases,
mn does to certain
extent, raise his wife up to him, no
matter how stupid and common she
may be; but to see a refined and
lovely girl throw herself away upon
an immoral and di>sipated yonng
man, or man thar is fool-all for
the sake of money-is too sicken-
ing. A woman rarely eUer raises
Il common man to her level, even if
she loves him and what mast be
the consequence when she despises
AYE, in many instances. l"athes
him? Remember, girls, Tennyson
never wrote truer thing than
I" AS the husbs nd is, the wife is thou art
mattel with a clown,
And the grossre5s of his nature will have
weight to dtag thee down
Some women may marry men
for money that are gentlemen in
every respect, still that will not in
sure them happiness for if the
husband ever finds it out, as ninety
nine times in s.hundre'l he will, he
will loath and suspect his wife, and,
in all probability, it will drive him
tn the bad, for nothing hurts a noble
heart more than to be deceived.
Remember, Young men and girls.
a second time, that If YOU marry fo-
money it will never compensate
you for the misery that you will
have to suffer and endure. Col
will also probably punish you, by
sweeping away the wealth that You
have sacrificed yourself for. Once
take the fatal step and you cannot
return. Think, oh think, of your
having to live with Il person all
your lie you do not iove-to be
60und to a creature You may
loa.he. Once more l implore OF
you, iooh 6efore you leap.
X. E. r. in Church and ). S. Weekly.
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INTIMIDATION SHOWN.

In addition TO this the sub-com-
mittee tiud that the workingmen of
Minneapolis were intimidatcd by
their employers, and a great many
of them either forced to vote for
Washburne or prevented from
voting at all. Although the can
vass was most exciting one and
the Republicans polleG their full
vote, nearly three thousand Demo
Gratis failed to vote in the city OF
Minneapolis. The committee find
that this was caused by the fear of
the workingmen that they would
lose their situations if they voted
for Donpelly. The Republican
majority rose from 355 for Hayes
in 1876 to $3.50 for Washburne in
1878. AS part of this system OF
intimidation the ballots were num-
bered in nne-half the precincts o
Minneapolis, where the laborers
largely resided, with na,aber cor
responding with the number of tl,s
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-04-01

An exchange heads an article
GLOW to Save One Hundred Mil
lion Dollars Year" One OF the
resolutions we made on the first
day of January was a ''rcsolve" rot
to save SO large a sum this year,
and we shall not break it.
A witness in court was asked
if party to the suit was truthful
man. "No;" he answered, "he'd
rather lie at sixty days than tell
the truth for cash"
rs there ary mail for me?" she
said to a handsome Ike. "Certaln-
ly." said be- "Wbere % said she.
Here" said he, with open arms.
"That's my fnne, e,a!," sang the I'd aid.
Friends are invited to attend With
ont fu,ther notice. So mach tor
what the maid made by getting the
male mail.
"My son." said fa-her 10 his
young son, "tIeit every one will
politeness,even those who are rude
to you. For RENE mber, you show
C u,tesy to he's n"t because they
ave gentlemen, but because you are
one"
Father (who is always trying te
teach his son how to act at the Ia
ble:) swell, John, you see when
have finished eating, / alway,
leave the table" john: "Yes, 81,
and that is all you do leave"
Get ont of this" shouted an ir
ritated merchant To meD9aciou
clerk, "this is the third lie | hav,
ought yon in since ten o'clock tbi
morning." "Oh, well," said th
new man, "don't be hard on me
, Give fellow time to learn tb
rules Of the house."
A colored preacher in his praye
said: Il pray that the power c
Satan may be curtailed' . just the
an old da,key in ihe congregatio
: cried out: Yes, amen Bress God
: Cut bim right smack smnove off
This is the latest for wedding il
, vi.atioDs: Come around and see 4
:. capture mother in-law ats o. 'cioc
sharp"
0 Decorative corsets are comm
8 into vogue. 1t is a foolish fashion
. Who cares what is on the outsid
Il lof q correct.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-04-01

Instead OF having the names of a
few good dishes in plain English
on bill Of fare, hotel cooks appear
to be laboriEg under the impression
that when a man sits down to a
table he wants to eat conuEdrnms
and French dictionaries. An onion
by another name will smell as sweet,
and hash is hash the world over.
Sometimes a man from the country
takes home his victuals programme
to show his family what he has
eaten in the city, but he can never
know himself. He asks for "some
of that" and gets it.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-04-01
Marrying for Money,

Is money the chief consideration
in marryings Thousands Of silly
people, of both sexes, even if they
do not answer openly, will, in their
foolish hearts, say eyes" But, in
spite of them, it has been proven
too often, by hard, bitter experience,
their answer is false-utterly false.
Too many parents inculcate this
pernicious doctrine in their chill
dren's heads, TO the utter exclusion
o. all other good and noble
thoughts, and until these parenrs.
who are nine times out of ten to
blame, are taught better sense, this
horrible practice will continue, in
fact, until the end OF creation it will
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-04-01

The West Virginia Supreme
Court has sustained Judgment of
$500 against the BALTIMORE s. Ohio
railroad tor working It's men on
Sundays, not because it violates the
Fourth Commandment or is an i'm
moral act, but on the ground t'iat
they arc requiring their servants to
labor more than six-seventhS of the
time, and this is regarded by tho
State as prejudicial to their we'll
being,
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-04-01

"Do you understand the nature
and solemnity of an oath -" Well,
yes" said the witness, after some
study II recon | know the nature
of an oath, but there never appear
ed 10 be no powerful amount of
srlemness about swearin' to me
1t allus come kind o. nat'ral like.
Nam swore a little when she was
riled, dad was a born cusser, and
Parson Bedlne-'' But the conrt
excused him without further pedi-
gree.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-04-01

NOilleu, CONSISTING Ol 1oIlS anu
short pieces of wood OF broken
crockery. Herds Of oxen made
of clay are often seen, and as
their proverb says, ''It is the
owner of them who bellows"
Boys are very fond Of run
ming about the villages playing
at carrying luggage, or even
carry one another seated on a
pole borne on the shoulders of
their comrades.
But playtime is very short,
and as soon as possible they
have to begin work. All day
long the cattle have to be tend
ed out on the hills. Should a
storm come on, the boys either
seek shelter under a rock or put
on long mat sewn together
lengthways and at one end. This
rests upon the head and falls
down behind and on either
side, and the boys turn their
backs to the storm, and hope it
will soon leave off.
Girls have to fetch water
from the spring at the foot Of
the hill on which the town is
built. Every morning and
evening tEey troop down with
the women Of the town and re-
turn up the steep rough patti
with round pitchers full Of wa
ter balanced very carefully ON
their heads. Weaving, spin
ning silk, and attending to the
fowls, is also part of their work.
Reaping rice, up to their waist
in water, ana carrying it home
is shared alike by men and wo
men, boys and girls. There is
not much house cleaning done,
though there is plenty to do,
as the fowls, sheep, pigs, and
calves are often sharing the
one roomed houses of their own
ers. AS you would suppose,
the houses are very dirty and
uncomfortable.
Rats are in great abundance.
so that until you get used to
them. it is very difficult to get
a nights rest in any Of the vii
lages. But the children ARE
used to it, and in spite Of every
thing they sleep soundly from
soon after sunset till the cock
"+hat crows in the morn" shouts
out his welcome to the first
gleam of day that finds its way
into the house.
With only mat spread out
upon the clay floor of the
house, a thin sheet III which
they wrap themselves and Gov
er their heads, and no pillow Of
any kind, they pass the night.
The embers OF the evening fire
shoulder all night in the square
hole in the centre of the room,
and as from twenty to forty
people sometimes occupy a
house of only twelve feet square,
feather beds and warm coun-
terpanes are a luxury they can
easily dispense with. The chill
dren are generally strong, fat,
and healthy. live almost exclu-
sively on rice, and pass most OF
their time in the open air. With
a few wants and fewer cares,
they pass through life, till some
morning is hcralded by the cry
of mourners, and MAKE haste
my mother make haste, my
friends" is walled aloud by
father, mother and children
and their friends join in an ex
eeedingly bitter cry for theil
Sombi~' aiko (my darling,
Then wrapped in its little white
dress, it is laid down for it,
long, long sleep in the grave
and with dishevelled hair, tb,
mourners go aboutthe streets =
Former Missionary in Episcopal Register
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-04-01

The following is recommended
as a chilblain ointment Take OF
lard nine ounces, oil of :lnonCs
three and half ounces, white wax
one and half oisnces, camphor,
powdered, one and a half ourccs:
Mix and apply to the chilblaip:
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Vol. XIV.
Child Life in Madagascar.

We often wonder what kinc
of life the boys and girls arr
living in other lands. Let u:
take peep at the pretty lrowr
faces of the little folks in Mad
agascar, where thousands are
living to-day, and perhap:
wondering about their white
faced brothers and sisters be-
yond the seas," far up the Goa
regions Of Europe.
When a Malagasy baby Is
born there is great rejoicing,
and all the friends of the happy
mother come to congratulate
her.
On the birth of the first born,
both father and mother fire.
qucntly change their names.
There are 10 family names in
Madagascar, and while in Eng
land children are named after
their parents, in Madagascar
the opposite custom is observ-
ed, and parents are named
Father of So-and-so, or Mother
OF So-and-so. Sometimes 2 man
changes his name more than
once. When a boy, his name
perhaps was Mouse or Rat, and
when his son was born, and
named Fire-wood, he changed
his name to Father of-Fire-
wood.
After a few years, should he
have several children, he may
change his name again, and be
known as Mr.. Many-children.
Both parents are exceedingly
fond of their offspring and it is
so rare an occurrence for the
children to be beaten, that dur
ing nearly four years spent in
the island | never saw either a
man or woman strike a child.
THIS kindness is always re-
ciprocated, and you will travel
very far before you can find a
neglected or ill-trea, ed parent.
It is considered very un-
healthy to wash babies, and
many boys and girls may be
seen running about the Mala-
gasy villages who never had a
bath in their life.
The baby is carried gypsy
fashion on the mothers back,
but higher up than is the Gus
tom amongst girsies. The child;
head is as high as the mother:
shoulders, and it often amuse:
itself by playing with her hair
Mothers have strange way o
consoling their children, using
homely proverbs, which are no
always very comforting, though
ALWAYS very true. 1t the chile
tails and hurts itsel, it is hush
ed by the assurance, It's gooo
to fall, you'll learn to go; it il
good to choke, you'll learn te
chew" OF "Never mind ther
are plenty more falls ane
bumps) to follow" A child i
encouraged to ask questions b
the proverb "Prefcr to be laugh
ed at for asking questions, ratt
er than to be laughed at for nc
knowing.
In some places the white ma
is held up as a terror to trou
blesome little ones. Once VIII :
1 was travelling, a nothe
caught up her child, and IA
with it, screaming and kicking
and held it out to me saying
"Here, eat him, white man
eat the naughty boy"
1t is custom for children
make presents to their mother
which are thank offerings fl
the care with which they hay
been nursed when babies.
There is very little pls
known to the children of Mac
agascar, and like play in mo
countries, it is generally bavil
a game at work. One of &
favorite amusements is buildi1
mud villages, and surronndil
them with trench and palisad
then fill them with men al
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HASH.

They met, twas in a crowded street,
Their hearts were ill f1utter;
He glanced into her eyes and thought,
There was no fair rebutter
She sent back a respon sige smile,
H. knew at once he'd found her,
A mutual recognition came.
And forthwith surrejoinder.
They stroll along the shady walk,
Their beings with fond love elate,
Until the. reached the fair ones home,
And halt beside tine garden gate.
TRY not to pass, the maiden said,
Gan ancient wit won't calm US,
Should you essay to enter there,
You'd hear the old ranndumnS.r ~
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-04-01

Kerosene will soften boots or
shoes WHICH have been hardened
by water, and render them rs
pliablc lis new.
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voter on the poll lists. so that the
employers might know just how
their men voted. THIS was done
under law which had been de-
elarcd unconstitutional by the
District Court and aftcrward by
the Supreme Court, and in the face
of the City Attorney and Attorney
General of the State not TO number
them, and despite the advice even
OF the attorneys who had defaced
the law in the courts, and alec after
the judges OF election had in public
meeting resolved not to number
them The numbering took place
IN seven precincts. having twenty
one judges of election. By law four
teen of these shcnld have been
friends of Donnelly, as he was the
candidate of both the Democrats
and the Nationals, but out of the
twenty-cnc judges he hac but
one friend.
RETURNS KEPT BACK.
Two of these precincts did not
return the vote for Congressman
until eight days after the election,
and in ore of these Washbnrne
claimed 4S3 majority, while the
tally sheets kept by one of the
clerks showed he had but &c ma
jority. Washburne's attorney gave
notice that he wonld count ballots
in these precincts, but when the
Gay arrived tor some unknown
reason he refused to do so. Don
nelly carried the district outside of
Minneapolis by 667 majority,
counting brihed votes, bogus rail
road votes and all. In Minneapo-
lis there were between 1900 and
5000 woikingmen they had So
aiety with 2,200memberr, and they
had placed Donneliy in nomination
as their candidates by IA unanimous
vote and supported him up to the
day of the election. In the seven
precincts where the ballots were
numbered the Democrats had,
April, 1876, 525 majority. wash
hurne carried them by 1,76O ma
jority, - change of 2,2S5 votes in
total vote OF about 5000 in two
years.
FINDING OF THE COAINITTEE.
The committee reject tho votes
of the seven precincts, rot because
the ballots We're numbered, but be-
cause such numbering WAS part of
Il general conspiracy OF corruption
ard intimidation, and because all
the evidence shows that if no un-
fair means had been used Donnellv
wonld have carried that city as he
carried the rest Of the district. The
committee find that Donnclly has y
majority Of 23o votes. They con
clude with these words
We have not rejected the vote of
any county because it was unor-
ganized, neither have we rejected
the vote Of any precinct because of
the numbering of the ballots per So,
but because such numbering was
one of tie incidents Of a system OF
fraud and intimi dation; neither
have we rejected the votes cf any
counties for mere information on
the face of the returns, but only
for those gross irregularities which
were manifcst,y Incompatible with
a legal CANVASS OF the votes.