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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-06-16

The district court in session at Spo-
kane Falls decided that Cheney was
entitled to the county seat by virtue
the ballots cast at the election last Nc
vember, and those gentlemen at the
Falls who have been fighting to retain
the records at that place will accept
the result as gracefully as possible.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-06-16

a big hail storm visited Baker City
last week, and the same or its cousin
also visited Lewiston. The result was
much glass smashed in, crops beaten
into the ground, fowls killed, and the
usual disasters of such an occurrence.
1t was one of the real Illinois kind,
and did its bad work thoroughly.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-06-16

Judge J. ID. Mix, a prominent law
yer and highly respected citizen of
Wally Walla, died at that place last
week Tuesday. He was one of the
early settlers of that place, and held
a high position at the bar as we'll as in
his social relations.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-06-16

Rain storms, floods and tornados fill
the news columns of the eastern pa
pers now, and the Mississippi valley
as usual shows the greatest damage.
Kansas, Minnesota and Iowa are get
ting their full share, with other locali-
ties yet to hear from.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-06-16
II. II. co.
FARES REDUCED.

On and after this date, until further orders
the steamer WASHINGTON will leave Port
land at 2:30 p. NJ.
The fare between between Vancouver and
Portland will be p cents each way.
J. NJ. FLETCHER, Sec. P. 7. Co.
Vancouver June sth 1881
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-06-16
NOTICE.

All persons having legal claims against the
late John Caruthers will please present the
same to me ut the office of s. W. Brown in
the city of Vancouver, w. T., within thirty
days from this date, with proper proofs of the
validity of such claims.
CHAS. W. CARUTHERS.
June Is, 1881. ~
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-06-16
VANCOUVER INDEPENDENT.
THURSDAY, JUNE Is, 1881.

Mrs. Mamie Thomas, tried for MUIR
der at Colfax, w. T., last week, was
acquitted. Her husband was hung at
Walla Walla for the Shanks murder
last year.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-06-16
Notice for Publication.
United States Land OH,

United States Land Office,
Vancouver, W. T., June 4th. 1881.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support Of his claim,
and secure final entry thereof, and that said
proof will be- made before the Register and
Receiver at Vancouver, W. T., on Friday, July
sth, 1850:
Royal II. LOOMS, Homestead Application
No. 2l66, FOR the west = Of northeast u and
north , of southeast Il of Sec 30, Town 2
north Range east, and names the following
rs his witnesses to prove his continuous resi-
dence upon and cultivation OF said tract viz:
Francisco Dillon, Francis q. Lawton George
\. Landgrof and Hamer Sutcitfe, all of Wa
shougal 7. o., Clarke Co. W. T.
9june5 W. W. NEWLlN, Register.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-06-16
Lost or Strayed.

A light red cow, II years old, fork cut in
right ear. white star in forehead, white spot
on belly up to right hind leg. Last seen in
the city. Had bell on. Any person leaving
word Of her whereabouts Mt s. L. Marsh's
stable will be duly rewarded.
PETER CARLSON
Vancouver, May so, 1881 AZ
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-06-16
DIED.
June 10th, 1881.

On Fourth Plain, June 18th, 1881. james,
son of Hannah and A. b. Gilmore, aged 3
years, IA days.
At Castle Rock, Cowlitz county, June 5th,
Rev. Isaac Newton, sged 66 yrs, months, IL
DAYS
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-06-16

The Olympia transcript says that
f. r. Brown, of Tenino, has been pur-
chasingand bonding the claims against
the Olympia and Tenino railroad, pay
ing small per cent. down and bond
ing for thirty days. Mr.. Brown, as
agent for company binds himself to
build the road from Tenino to Seatco,
to continue the Olympia end to deep
water and ship coal. 1t is understood
that the company have large coal in
terests near Seatco, which they pro-
pose to develop should they complete
the purchase. Most of the large hold
ers of stock agree to sell to Mr.. Brown.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-06-16
TN THE PROBATE COURT OF THE
L County of Clarke, Washington Territory

TN THE PROBATE COURT OF THE
L County of Clarke, Washington Territory.
In ths matter of the estate of Morris B. Jones,
deceased:
1t appearing to the court from the petition
this day presented and filed in this court by
Joseph +. c. Durgan the administrator of
the said estate, praying for an order to sell
real estate that it is necessary to sell the
whole of the real estate belonging to the said
estate for the purpose Of paying the allow
ance to the family, the debts outstanding
against the deceased, the mortgage upon said
real estate, and the expenses Of administra-
ton.
1t is therefore ordered by the court that all
persons interested in the said estate he and
they are hereby directed to appear before this
court on
Monday. the .5th day Of July. A. ID.
ISL, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon of said
day, ut the court room of this court in the
city of Vancouver, Clarke county, Washing
ton Territory, then and there to show cause
why an order should not lie granted to the
said administrator to sell the whole of the
real estate of the said Morris b. Jones' de-
ceased, to pay the said allowance debts, mort
cages and expenses.
1t is further ordered that a copy Of this or
der be published for at least four successive
weeks in the NancouvM INDEPENDENT. a
weekly newspaper prinNd and published in
the SAID city OF vancouver.
WILLIAM RANCK,
Judge of said Court.
Dated Vancouver, W. t. June 10, 1881.
Territory Of Washington, 80
County Of Clarke.
|, William Ranck, Judge and ex-ofco
clerk Of the Probate Court of the said county
of Clarke. do hereby certify the foregoing to
be true and correct copy of the order this
day made and entered upon the records of
said court in the matter Of the estate of Nor
rs B. Jones deceased.
Witness my hand and the seal of the said
- Court this tenth day of June, A.
SEAL. d. 1881.
49, WILLIAM RANCK,
l6june-td Judge and Clerk
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-06-16

The news from the Wood river
idaho mining region is very con-
flicting. One correspondent paints
the picture of rich lodes of gold and
silver, and declares them to be mex
haustible in quantity. Others say it
is the worst mining fraud ever con-
ceived, the lodges being small and
comparatively valueless, and that
thousands of men now in that section
cannot obtain work. The weight of
evidence is doubtless that the country
has been greatly overrated, and the
safe plan for those who have limited
means is to stay away from the Wood
river mines.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-06-16

THF United Service for June contains the
following: Infantry, by Gen. j. w. de
Peyster; Superstitions and Legends of the
Sea, by Lieut. f. S. Bassett, U. s. N; The
Austrian Artillery, by Major J. P. Sanger,
U. S. A; Decoration Day, 1881, by Lieut..
j. D. J. Kelley, u s. N; The Military I'm
potence of Great Britain, by Capt. A. Kirch-
hammer, from the Nineteenth Century,;
Andamana, by Commodore w. B. Whiting,
U. S. N; A Major by (his OWN Brevet, by
w. Douglas; Should we Buy or Build Our
First-class Merchant Steamers? by John A.
Grier; The Types of Vessels Required fol-
the Navy, by Lieut.. r. NJ. G. Brown, U. s..
N; concluding with editorial notes and SER
vice literrture.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-06-16

WITH its June issue the Californian COM
pleted its third volume. This most worthy
western magazine not only holds its own,
but it keeps up with the times, and advances
as rapidly as its most favored contemporary.
1t is success in the best and most complete
sense of the word, and that it will receive
that measure of encouragement it so richly
deserves at the hands OF the public we can.
not doubt.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-06-16

253 1920" The teachers in some parts of
the Territory feel awfully impressed with
the eruditon displayed by the managers of
Davies & Peck's brief arithmetic. but also
feel somewhat oppressed in having to teach
the young idea how to shoot in an arithmet-
ical field so crooked. The complete arith-
metic, book of 366 pages, is Objectionable
on the same ground, though errors are not
SO numerous"
These arthmetics have bred much trouble
in the Clarke county schools, coming near
causing several teachers to be dismissed by
school boards because they could not get an
swers as set down in the book. All this
comes from changing school books too often,
just to please some one who wants to intro
duce new hooks. Better stick to standard
eastern publications, which, though they
may be old are correct.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-23
GENERAL BUSINESS.

TIIR ASSEMBLY CONFERENCE COMMITTEE On slkEEi-
CLEANING APPOINTED
trRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIKI rRBUNEl
ALBANY, April 22.-Spcakcr Sharpe appointed
70 day IA members OF the conference committee ON the
Street Cleaning bills +. a. Carpenter, Hamilton brod-
sky Andrews and Browning. The three Kepuo-
leans are thoroughly committed 70 the Assembly
bill Mr.. Andrews may be considered "a Mayor
Graoe's epresentative in the committee; and hr.
Browning OF John Kelly. THIS conference committee
win not that OF the senate till Tuesday A yet no
terms compromise the Senate and Assembly
have suggested by the leading men Of the Legsa-
ture II Ia the general expectation that the two Houses
win find common ground OF agreement before final
adjournment
Mr. Brookss bill authorizing the Board OF Health OF
expend money IN excess ofts annual appro-
praons suppress contagious diseases wa ordered TO
a third reading by the Assembly.
Senator strahans bill authorizing tho Mayor Of New
York 10 appoint commission 10 consider the subject OF
An increase of the water supply OF the city reported
favoraby by the Senate Committee on Cities.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Pitts offered resolution an-
thorixing the Committee the Judiciary TO suDprna
witnesses In the OF Judge Sanford The resolution
was adopted. -. $1,000, -. ,...,.,,.a. 90,
and Taxation, reported the bill donnipg mo
term land" The following bills were also repo1en:
Relative 10 the streets OF Brookyn for better supply
az atAr In New York; relative 10 buildings in rev
York: 70 incorporate the New-York Storage and oecn-
rify Company; for the lease OF lands TO The German
Hospital; amending the scs reviAins thn onsriar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-23

HOwNF-At Tckahoe " at the residence OF MS sb
Charies r. Dusenberry. Elias Cooper Bo"he' III '"0 own
FgSers at st Johns Church. TuckAhoe Saturday The I'u
ca pTt vii meet the s6 train from the Grand Central
Depot 40, NJ. N.rv
CAuILI-At Crawford. n j. Thursday Apru 81 MIS- h"'
IA wife of Sylvester Cahill aged % years
Notice OF funeral tomorrow
nE FOREsTOn Thursday April a. Kate Louise vic on ~
l. he Forest and daughter OF tho late u Lco nPp "e
and friend. are invited attend the funeral services
81 her late restenoe East S7th ST. on SuhuAy @'
inst at 1870 O'Clock p m ,- ~.
nTvCvrNcv Entered into rest Eliza Heks wife on Ich'
erd "A bnyekinck and daughter OF the lato "hene4o j.
and friends of the family are invited 70 atena INC
funeral from her late residence W ~'"A-' 49, 'N -
Monday, April 20. at9p M 100 $40, ,,,. 49,.
n o.e aged ~ years and 10 months- -, .-..-, A.,
nd friends are respectfully invited TO attend the
oath inst, at Up. m without lurthei no1"o
Boston papers please copy -. - -,
N ~ a. yonkera n Y. April 90 1881, MIS- Ann Dalton
fes widow OF late Thomas lles aged ~ years. months
isSna and friends OF tho family invited to attend the
funeral ut ST Paufs Church fonAors On oa'ouy
Afternoon, April 20, ut O'CLOCK.
ITONARDAt Mt Vernon, N " IuesdAy Aprii ~ ooorso
1ners at tho Baptist Church. on Saturday tho 2Sd st "
Train leaves Grand Central Depot NewAven Railroad %
10 O'Clock O.
MARsHALIIn Brootn Friday ARr. aa M az iss
line wife Of John Y. hAshAAl ana uAoshsef VI sN' '
.sos w Sc hc .. Christ Church. Bedford
Erootlyn on Monday, April rs, Of 10 O'Clock M ~"
Endly REQUESTED thai no hovers b senA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-23

of Long Island city, which was ordered to
third reading; relative TO exits from theatres
in York; providing for the annexation so ts,I
Of North Brothers Island, Queens County, 10 the city
and County OF NewYork for the preservation Of good
order In New Utrecht and Gravcsend amending the act
regulating the sale OF Intoxicating liquors. being Senator
Loomiss bil to regulate the sale and manufacture OF
oleOmar gsrine being Mr. Hunters hill to secure to tho
inhabitants OF the Twcntyfourth Ward Of the city OF
the advantages OF common school Instruction
on motion OF Mr. Andrews. the hill TO prevent accidents
on elevated railroads. ordered TO third rcadn-
motion OF Mr. Brooks the hill to establish the eXte
rOr line OF the Northern shore, Staten Island was or
dered 10 third reading.
The Hill TO amend the charter ~ Yonkcrs was paSseh
In the Senate. hill introduced In the senate ="
regulate the protection Of railway crossings In Kings
County.
In rosponso 10 the resolution offered by MI Brooks
the time required for completing certain portions OF
the new Capitol Mr. Eaton names May lss3 ana say
that the work would require an expenditure OF
So POS, $40.
In the Assembly Mr. Derrick offered q resolution cit
ing that IL has been reported that the United states LIE
Insurance Company, OF the City of New-Nork. has
closed Of fla agencies for the purpose Of causing
losses the freezing ont Of policies to reduce It's
liahiitiCs and that the company has IN s employ spy
whose duty n IL 10 obtain evidence 10 resist claims mat
might become due. The resolution accordingly calls ior
a statement of the companys business In detail
The Governor has signed the following bills :; IN
pointing the Metropolitan Trust Company. "f new
York. Incorporating The Lincoln Club OF NeW-fOrK
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-23
STONE AND W0ODEY BULKUEADS.

The Subcommittee of the Assembly Committee
On Commerce and Navigation met yesterday at the
Metropolitan Hotel The first witness, W II. Beard,
the Superintendent Of Dock Building in the Erie
Basin, strongly disspproved of the stone bulkhcads
now building by the order Of the Dock Depart
nent He was in favor of wooden crib bulkheads.
Worms were not to be feared, as there were few in
the harbor at present, owing TO the water being
contaminated by sewage. He would be glad to IN
dertake the dredging work now performed by the
Dock Department for - cents per cubic yard.
The Department, he thought, should do It's own
dredging for less than 25 cents yard, but 1t proba
bly, cost the city much moro, as there was large
number Of men who really held sinecures and did
not work to speak of. W. II. Webb testified that the
erection Of stone bulkheads was "a wickedness."
Isaac z. Smith, q lumberman, considered the pres
ent systsm of building bulkheads with stone a
failure, and protested against il as n taxpayer
Henry N. Beers, secretary Of the Council of NUM-
cipa Reform, showed the great increase of the an
nnal expenditures of the Dock Department within
the last fifteen years. In 1866 the expenditures
were $93 600, and in 1857 SS7 900 and since then
they have averaged from $500 900 to overs 900 900
ayear. With the exception OF the stone bulkheads,
the pier were In very little better condition now
than In 1867.
The Committee then adjourned until to-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-23
REPUBLICAN SENTIMENT.

.. me EDITOR Of The Tr'oa"'' .;.,od
srR: The editorials in your columns en.'' ~.
srne President Shall Nominate" ana Inc no,o
ale are logical and CONVINCING. Toey cove Flow
rs.ronsiye Ayes" have been echoed through Tue
,ns =, vour readers you will never know Inc VI
S0s, principle struck at in those articles persisted
oOss .''ccessl in operation would threaten tue
'-.,or =, our nationality. Let me repeat your
-. The time has gone by when public ofceF mels
r.roeed out to members of the Legislative ea'"o as
the as their personal pd TO- strengthen po
ca rings and mschines and also sn Tes o. scheme
oha m, and evolutionary will soon hnd r;on
npi,tns for life against current U, PCawpBIII
Which will surely sweep them away
Eese- York April g. 1881.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-23
MIR. BEEcHER REPLIES TO CRITICISM.

In his lecture last evening Mr.. Beecher com
o.d "a ,olous on some Of the utteranoes drawn out
- , ircidont he recently detailed In Plymouth Churcn
Of his sending girl who wished to enter the Roman
Catholic Church to priest 81 read in Roman Cstnono
paper published in Now York this aenGCh' '1
nsed IL would be gratifying 10 tho members OF t "a
hith but Il seems 1t was not Inc psRer 3ersan
Reecher thinks Il mnkea no difference S, h. a
q IN snv church or In church; that al renglon ~ -
matter OF Indifference that there Is no ..uo heIisYeS
Veil AZ does mako no difference what man as,nr
rnless IL makes him better than TINS shsLs "a tbat
rch q rg6t thai does tho most to develop fue me
The value Oh any given doctrine depenps n0n
" ,nndAlty one church or another that best oy vo1
h horn IN the souS Of men and 70 " V1Aa'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-23
THE HIGH WATERS ~ TIE WEST.

CHICAGO, April 22.-The water here during
the night recedcd four inches and the mills ETC. which
were stopped by the food. have resumed operations
Householders are beginning 20 get their first floor
dried out and the ground h appearing In portions OF the
flooded section
Special. from Topeka. Kan, say that soaking raina
have visited all parts Of Kansas within the last forty
Rht hours and Land Department bulletins state int
large rainfall has been OF great boneht 10 the grow
( dispatch 10 The Daily E>tns from Omaha says The
water rose steadily all night, and II ak Inches
The damage Ia not kelv 10 be serious and VIII arise
chiefly from the interruption OF business and moving on
stock The Il stil rising and the prospects are
anything but rcaSsuring
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, April 22.-The Missouri River II
sti rising this point and ia fully foot higher
than at any previous tine this season and higher
than M any time recorded In the history OF the city
II II reported to-day that the last OF the mper1ed
Dakota sufferers have been rescued from their watery
surroundings aud taken TO places OF safety Supplies
placed within the reach Of the sufferers the demand Tor
food ana clothing will be fully met
BISMARCK. Oak, April 22-The Northern Pacific Rail
road which runs for considerable distance west OF the
Missouri In the valley OF the Heart River. Ia having
great deal OF trouble with washoutA twenty OF the
bile bridges gone. The river Il still over the bank nj
some places and Manhan hs two feet OF water In is
stroets well large quantities OF ice yet unfnehd
More damage is likely to occur The northern Fssno
Company 10 working night hnd day FORCES, Win tIoo
pie+riyers repairing the bridges
QUINCY Ill, April 22.--The low land above and below
Quincy IA entirely inundated, the Mssissppi River NJ
this point being Ave miles wide. Little damage has
been done IN the city excepting In causing the tempo
rary several OF the large manufacturing
embellishments along the levee The most serious loss
viii m from the nooding OF thousands OF Of farm
ing land and from the washing away OF the roadbeds OF
several OF the railways leading 10 the "est On quincy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-23

~ than At a. Let sSs s oa hss nRsy failed
he BerSs County Amshonse FROM 'ns s,e es
- iss disease The advocates OF y ,s.snrs ~
dis nut home anu cfa0A " " A PHYSICIAN.
v.-,r,rtrk. Berks Co., Penn, April 49, 1881
rTbi, Is wide of the mark. The charge OF crini,-
y ,nd;aerence was based on the fact that pea
-..ad from a cot on which convalescent sni"i,-
~ rat;ent was lying was thrown into the yaru,
rhsr, Il was picked up by the children ana piay.u
nth. The spread was subsequently sent 'n'
laundry and washed with the chiidrens 1lo'1 ,no
The result outbreak of the disease ~" INT
- .,;.nt caught tina disease do not know, out
!. - anlv too clear that the psuper children suffered
tbs criminal carelessness of nurses and attend
-Gl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-23
THE STATE CAPITAL.
THE MCCARTHY CHARTER PASSED.


ONLY TWO DIssENrIENTs MORE AMENDMENTS
MADE.
IFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRTDUSE.l
ALBANY, April 22.-The Mccarthy Charter
bill for NewYork passed in the Senate to-day. AS
the bill stands the Mayor Of New-York
may appoint the heads Of departments with
out the consent OF the Board OF Aldermen
The number Of heads OF departments Ia reduced and the
places OF several Commissioners whose terms expire IN
May be filed. The Departments OF Police,
Parks and Taxes and Assessment will have only TWO
Commissioners each The Department OF Docks remains
before with three Commissioners The FIRE DO
parment and that OF Charities Correction to be
shorn gradually OF Commissioners till they enjoy only one
chief The Board Of Apportonmen ia given increased
power Of supervision the expenditures OF the de
partmepts.
To-day on motion Of Senator strahan, the bill was 40
amended to give $25.O 900 annually from tho excise
money the Police Pension fund. The members Of the
police force were likewise exempted from paying ~
monthly the support Of the fund. is proposed In
the Carpenter Police Pension bill. In support Of his
amendment Senator Strahan argued hatt sespccialy
appropriate that the police should receive this aid from
the Excise funds. "a they were practically compelled 10
enforce the Excise laws II would eso he argued lead
to keener watchfulness OF unlicensed liquor stores by
the police.
Senator Forster yesterday succeeded In transferring
the care Of the in the Twenyhrd and twenty
fourth Wards from the Park Department TO the Depart
the charter made nj his instance This was To TAKE
from the Department OF Public Parks the mapping ont
widening and opening Of the city north OF One hundred
andtweny 6fth-st and give that power TO the Board Oh
Street Openings and improvements. $500 - ~
The Charter WAS passed by vote ~ 20 10 =. Inc
negative votes given by Senators Hogan ana see
bacher They stated that they voted against the m ne
cause they Thought the requirement that the Aldermen
should elected hy Senatorial districts ana by minor
ity system OF voting was unconstitutional
A motion of yr. Fowler that the surrogate SHAH nave
the power to appoint hs clerks asistants and subord
mates. was adopted 81,
A motion Of Mr. BiNhy. on behalf ~ Mr. Forster that
the heads Of departments and their nss-anis snail At
tend exclusively To thc duties ~ Their Offices ana hUl Ell
gage In any other business, was lost