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COUNCIL HLUFFs, "a.

CpuScII. BLuFFs 1a., Iiarll, 3l.-The tirst
through train from Chlcago since Saturday
REACHED Council Bluffs ut this everlng oyur
the Koek Island Road. HStub" trains came
In from ClIntun ,eho Northwestern, and Bur
ltngtoM Oil the Chicago, Burlington It Quincy
tonight. Tile UMsoll 1'noilo Is still suffering
frnul in eyerlloW OF .lln Plntte, alll trains to
and from this city &c. yin tho Burlington Il
Missouri Hoad to Kearney,- Neb. a. very
ctli!uiNted hcro In consequence Ut tho oyer-
t1nw
, 1881-03-22

6Pfeta! phpatth to Jht Chicago Tfibuns.
MILWAUKEE, March al.---Tbe snow em-
barge is rap!4ly bu!ng 'raisosl. Trails mr.
rived from and left tor Chicago regularly
this afternoon AMI evtntng. Heroic efforts
are being mntlo to run on schedule tlnla boz
twcen,llste anl st. Tanl., Another day will
find The route eieag. 'rhe Wisconsin Central
also expects To maks aoiiu.tulu time to.
morrow. Tl1s tl,saltgh express far Ashland
Ks,es out tonight III usual The I.nku Bl,ore
Will net bo opeM pufov "Wednesday.
l}ut Iittlu freight can be moved
o., any ,of the LINES hefora. Wednesday, or
Thursday. The nttst weather OF to-day far
gllitatuu tie work vtyy nNeI. hntnn(ay'a
stoi1l, Was probably ttla l,iust gayeru aVer
known Iii tlls, reRlnlI,, but t0-day thaw
cnuunellce.t. Notwithstanding tue warmth,
Il Is difficult tu got tito ilac kea snuw and iod
fropl thy tracks. So fur the street-uars III
sl.ls clty hayu not been nhle to run. Snow
pl0wa arv useless, a1.d the common farM
plo'ss mrs being i,setl to loosen tha leo from
Rh0llt the rails.
, 1881-03-22
OMAHA, EEIs.

8psttal Dt,pateh 10 Ths ChteaQo 1fihuaA
OMAHA, Neb., March al.-Omnl'a has had
no enstcrn connections for two days except
by way Of 81. lul,is. owing to tile regent
sllow-stortn In Illinois, a sI1c-track nearly
three miles long vii! DO completed around
the high water near Fremont by Thursday
morning, when UnIon Pacific through trains.
which have been running regularly for sev
eral days over tho Burlington u Missouri
1tuad, Will resume regular trIps on their own
roAtl. rlle Wntcr re!ilnliia as high rs ever III
tlls rlesta RlYar. owing to tie ice:gtrges not
breaking.
, 1881-03-22
ItEW.ANEE. ILL.

EFtt3tt 4]Hr1Eth 10 1he ChdtHg1 Tribune.
KEwAEEIs. ILL.,, Marcl 21.-Thts point mp
pears to be the ccntre of tho great show
blockade IN tho Chicago, Burlington Il Quin-
cy Railroad III this State. Passengers WHO
left Chicago on Sunday evening took break
fast here with tho passengers OH tho tratn
TINT left Chicago on Saturday morning. The
track was cleared at 10 o'c1nck ro-,lny. The
united forces 0t. this strong corporation, with
nil the eXtra help money would prdc,lre he
tlistnnce westof iere, ansI ti,a snow blockade
was raised. Owing to the bibekado Of tho
country roads no tcnlns aru in town, anil ten
miles have been made Oil foot Whgro busl-
ness rcoutred,
, 1881-03-22
THE BRUSH ELECTRIC LIGHT.

ClNcINNATI, March 9l.-Thb UlHe1anN1
Brush Electric Light Company opeNea w.
books this morning. All the capital s1oes
1t Directors elseiel: John Ky!c, X r
CiouKll, john Morrison, L., Murkprsit, ~ l..
Seasongood, John Ryan, aud Warren s'a"-
, 1881-03-22

BpFeldE DIpaEth % 7As (RIt4go 1E}kNNs,
TNEEroRr, ILL.,. March 3l.-A very sewers
snow-stasnl prevailed lteru Aatlrdny and
Sunday. No trains arc running. al,d tho
prospects ara not very encouraging for their
Arrival or departure for day or two. All
tho road8 havD larKa gangs Ut Ilen employed
III clearing tho trackS,
, 1881-03-22

MADISON, Wis. March 2l.-The railroads
III this yIttn!ly ara reported bally blocked by
sndw, mid Mo prospect Of getting train from
Chicago to-day. The Arabian Night party,
who begin an engagement IN Chicago to-
night, atB hero, uliahle t0 get Out
, 1881-03-22

Hptetal U!tpateA to 1As CAIeaao 1rtbuns
GALEaA, ILL.,, Marci.3l.-aupervisu Court.
ney, of tho Illinois Central, left Ga!ena this'
morning ut halt-past D With three engines
aud u force oil eIshty-lye shoYclcIs for the
, 1881-03-22

these applications aro, 81, far as THO bank Is
concerned, based On ERRONEOUS data. OBJ
tal!ltd probably .fron, very old lists nf un-
cIatmetl dividends, which, referrcd.tn funds
ilIe,lts that appear when tho rcclaiNls are
nlnllc."
, 1881-03-22

LII Il HAlsLAh DEs
Tie snow blockade on the railroads wns
pretty well ralsett yesterday except oil tho
Northwestern. the Milwaukee 4 st. Paul,
allI the Illinois Central.
The Milwaukee, Il st. Paul tralns wero
running only between l,ers and Milwaukee
md between hero and suburban points. No
freight worth mentioning was being moved.
Thu Northwestern Road was running
to st. Paul or Council Bluffs. Suburban
trains were aiso running.
The Iltlnois Central! WIS blocked on its
Iowa and Nurt!l Divisions, but expected to
30 omen On both to-day. Trains to alMl from
usual, aud all freI sht not peristablo Wis was be. @
Ing receiyM! for atl points OH all divisions.
Tic Rock Island trntns wera unlr fron
tcn to thirty minutes fatc. The road WIS
pronounced entirely eloar,. alHl all trai4s
TINT was tlockMl last Saturday cot here at :
n'clock yesterday morning.
The Chicago, l. Alton, tho Chicago. Bur
,Wayne, tic Baltimore & Ol!Ip, mid the Wa
basl' trains were. mt tlelnyed by tic blockade
10 any apprectnbla extent.
Tic Michigan Central trains yero from,
half ah hour tO all hour AMI u lali late.
Of course tho sIloycers arc doing rapid
work ,on, the blockadctt ronlls, and 1t Is
Thought TINT ta-ln0rrow, and possibly tonight.
will tind the nla!n lines oil all the roads open
for traffic. 'rhe Northwestern In salal 10 have
4 nnmbur Of loatei freight cars completely
hidden by SHOW on some OF Its tracks In tho
Northwest.
a1r. ii. G. Davis. Assistant General Passen-
yer Agent of the St; Paul T. Mauitoba. tele-
tsi bsyana st. at aa, IL md p' that trains Es TO e
Fargo ald st. Bonifaoe wero running rcgu-
tar1y.
, 1881-03-22

IL ts"icj, tI,s,t, mn iai ~ U,t fnrthor sn,'i
kncw that % no ntte@nt @ wn,li Gr @ ,,1atlr to ron
ur wa. w snr "NyIs!aar md s, ~" tn,t ." Gn fon
AoE n u" at,c,"n +, v W. w ~, 1Fssr ,,rs. ~
liz liz ' m;Hht Jr;f;si ahoat I, i,ii1Ie mi and i,alf
I.et at ,m'ss ESs r. fron a 'er 3 To wsnI
"nef'alf n'imx frnn, ti,e s1t'r.. ihv icc mi,
n1 Tic ba1nnce s Grcak OF and i i,'ovs. X,t
r. ,.1,.;a Sunday ynS "f"tnf ny x 'lrSa WlliaM @
In' Mos eGie fnis Il! +" "aR" E III s'" ttc '' m
hc started. III, went f,hout half n ,lilc and
tiuI, In cn,ue task Hearty drowned md tr,xc,,
im ,inntI," fi"rrpv Nr Ecn n,,i Eanrnn Si,a,v
than concluded they would gd nshorc. Sllaw
ts \ pretty acttvu fellow. but AtcKee big atnt
tesily. They went n1nilt threctl.tarters Of =
mile. nnd rntlirnotl. Meke9 bellig Ahont '!setl
Up; Wpon,a II tho afternoon tneS thought they
rnY 1r AGAIN,
rs tho leo looked safer, they having gonc rs
fnr MS they could lin tho morning. They,
however, di!n't xSt a,y iart!'er ta!, ''ef"rs; ,
sent ol,f 10 u.s. With provisions, the
sit,insIon we were III being KNOWN, rs
H. hnA talked , Eyer , the ,,,1 psssl!n!li :s a!a
This mornng, Whull rot M. tho leu Ioolset!
pretty sata IL ,llnre and tre to gut ono OF
tte tnen to 20 witt, inc, but none III then, WIS
Tt!tE' n,,d gnyo , up tie Journey ,, About
but tuItl them to walt until noon, rs It'd
wind usually shifts tlcn. / could SOU tho
Mt,sher nt tho Crib, but no tug III shore.
we could hear occasionally the whistle Of =
wa I,aue t1aR about ten f.ct long and pllt 1t
0n the s,llokessack, thinking perhaps the
people ashore couldn't sec lis. We wuro
heated about east half north. About Il
George Shaw, to 60 with INC, but
|lo did not waIlt :. 10, tho .at-
tcnpt Sunday having discouraged him.
Preston aald lug, would 70, and ,Ss left tho
about lialf a ,u,ie, att1 thefs I T. " ~ "
wrsr 1Sro ruE WATER t1p Tn 1y NECK.
AMI : t,n,1t,t way nm. no ,roe an cot,1
tsat a t"i soSi5 haFay W i; ss.ci;; @y Sfsat}: W W.
c0mt VI tha s,'w va" sv,ici, loatn @ w xnIi,I
onms,,, i, ,1ia,os nn t ,n,, .o,F,c i,,tn Il
inftr1 fn',nI r., oi,t the rn,,traTv PRESTON IL
1lasnr n', tian IN ~ III ha he1no ni,nad
wou'H ~ ~, ose, as epot nt wo ~ e.1; VIZ oGt t
was IN rIdges. a. II tuE.boass llnil been gojle
through Il, atld iiere and there wero
pools OF "ater, In wliich, tsIs,a|l plcces
t. thess ius s' holes@I lati pole ,d i resto re-
rioce II n boarf-we would put tie b,,asts Oh
4 Hunting cakc. get on tho cake, and tlen nut
the b3a o. On te sol sSd Ice on The ost sde te
@ n t VIZ Ta gea affVs Vs1v o ~ .oM dee. a
crawl along it and go sonic distpnce out Of
our way to syoM ectttng drowned; II se.ne
lad to coysr Us much ot It as possible, spread-
travelled really three miles In making oi,u, on
s @lep We p rot II aboltt ] iilIis Ii aid laf fron
shore. looked 80 treact,ero,ls that crawet
q NY Iaiaas .h a' a, knets M ao' s,n aont d tle
, 1881-03-22

NEW YORK STATE.
vIHAScIAs. coSnlTlON OF Its COUNTIES,
CtrtEa, VILLAGES, AND TnwSs--TA1uA-
TittS, nEllT, AND TAXATION.
Sy<ttat Enses4pohdtnet Of 71e Lhteapo Nlbnne*
WAsI1SnrnS. II. G., March lh-A prelimi-
nary exhibit of tho financial condition OF the
countless cities, vtilnges, aINl towns nf tho
State Of New York, by counties. n reported
by Robert r. 1urtcr, OF Chicago, Special
Agent of tho Unitett Htntes Census on
Wealth, Dcbt, nntl 1'axatfUli. gives tho totnl
valuation of real md personal property. the
bonded an flontlnE debt of cncll Of tho above
divisions, a,t the amount OF local lax levied
thereor, ~ we'll Us the Stato tax ftIr botl1
general md school purposes Tho Hcltool-
district taxation md Indebtedness are not liz
cludet il, The exhibit, antl tho debt Is tnbu-
lated ns 1t stood Dec. III, 1870, irrespective OF
slnkln9-funti md property available 0r set
apart for tic payment OF debt or interest.
The tax. also as given III every casc, except
the City Of Saratoga, dues mt include tho
scbohl.d!strlct tax. III that city they cotllL
not bo separated. In Nuw York City tho
school-aistr1ess nrc nnly f"r purposes Of or.
raIse4 rs free-sGllOa tux, 9154oND. must by
ntlded to tho nlil0,tht given As tho total 0f
ely taxation In us.lur to sllnw co,lplete rec
or,l Of the tax ra'seA BY thy cities. Thcre % nre
1910 population, nlsd thoir nRRreRatc taxa-
tim 4 MNuh,s to cpnRi,lcrnb}S MnTe thn1l ptlc-
half tie totA! lncnl tux Ut the State.
The following arc
TIE FIGURES:
Valuation OF real s. .t,e, ,a9a Sla
Valuation Ut pcrsondl property. Isa. .4a9.'i!n
Total valuation ........."... .sa.GTa. tn, l:rl
= bonded dobt Of counties "a. ...,..y H,doi,f;s
. Floating debt or fcDuntics............ 7Sa,HA
q Tosal county debt ....,..........s 1a,sss;oo
Ro,ltiou dent of stirty-onc cities
having 0yer 1900 population EAch. sDS iA!,i1 i1o
Floating debt OF llttu.. '.oii.sW
popoistion. 49,. ...".....:,,....:s :15,se3,5's
Under ..nier S.;Uo population. .........s.. ] 1.7al,
Floating debt OF tlitto.............. 2.Tl
Total debt OF sl1ct cities md VII
Bonded dcpt Of towns. -. ............ ls91l,Ml
FIoatng tieot vi towns. =. ............ lu0,h76
Total oabt Of towns. ..........$ 1s.7u,,so1
Grand total Of local Indebtedness, afs7aa. .lls
stase tax for general and canal pur-
state schoot taI 49,. s.aiI:V9
ts Tos fnr manrcpa par;;oscs ii cities ~
Of over 1,ll population, e, 20, ,.!03
Ditto uf cities And Villages untlcr
5.5O population. Observation-Disclosures. sG,.sN
40Wu %AA.,- f,i-~%9to
TO which qid tha looni school tax of ~
Nsw York ty........"........... 3,54p*oO
Grand total. 699,467, ,lU7
CITY nF:HT AND TAXATION.
The debt and taxation Of cltlos are rs fol-
lows:
, 1881-03-22
NOTES.
12t)llEitr LINCOLN.

pointed to TIC cahl'ef' nlth0slRll ne y n''t ~
r !shry r, k"s t ,s ; r OF xsa m"f .
pointed by President Washington, and, Alex
nnllcr hamilton. thon sccrotnry Of TIM Trrns.
mrv' ,,,,-, yns ' ,,,t N, '''''' e''' - ''N '''
GAIT: 11Esns.
1t Is now tic talk that tho President has
decided To ap.ypint Ftrst-Assistant pustmas.
t.nt;cnnral 1'vncr N the vacont .r,nlvaa,Iu
iu the Court Of Claims, ant, % to appoint Can't.
Hurry, OF Ollie. FtrstAsslstnnt rost-
iMaster-deneral. Cnni. Iiomry served
,i,,r+ nor0..II ,,nr,,,1 +.o iva IL
Ia NJ ro.a,,. - s,oo,o, ro,, nTth, ,,aa;. .,,ciao
sposs'. y, t4I
Dcpar!'nent. ltuhoe nus u thAI " hhu peen
intended Mt frst to appolnt Cnpt 11cnry
Marshal OF the District, but tie belief now is
that Fred pougtnss will be reapuutnsct, md
Cnnt, Henry ,,rov;,le,l fnr ua inIcntod
y, c, uA,t1,t7narrEn.
~ ch,,,o, T. y,r,,,ar',. r,.'s .r ,,o 1,,t,,,,.
Sto1. c",,.",,,o fsnn.t ,rrtroI ,,op. lat Mil.
II" cnn,os 80 ~ n,,ni;nnnt ~ H. ,ns,.ins, -
~ uoea Us "'' "ppAG"t1 i''t tho p's..lot VI
United States lis'tl.toneral Mt Berlin. for
twenty years held by Hermann kricsmann,
Inns cnl]cI ,,no,, n u,,,,hnr ~ ,ho r,1Iuois IN
nnIfirat, ,,,nnl,crs ~ Tnnwresu n,,tl s"n,,r",,
thalr Recommendations for Kriesma,,n,s
plucc.
GEN, rAyEy. OF Nouyr VERNON. Ill.,.
Xo as eee a r heT9 sinss tho saF,Fst!on F,s Of
the .1am.,n,,n as t tSa
ri Hn;ra t1istrat .iii ~ Hn,uS.s m ot ts
osS,,r,rna tot a ai,o,, h'. ,,r's,n W. ~ rnS y,
r,thnr .sa,,t;n ''e oli"'1 w ptos"'e" AoA III
"no'''es pos't'on.
COL. PATTON.
OF Little {0ck, a malmeu Union s0ldior. 1t
II snltl, VII be appointed Unitel State Sll,
Escs.tnteL'tEhs ss ~ nOVel9l!ent ltHtnIlnRS AIltt
attn ms N 'p the cap. 81 maj ,a G"
etato et ,iail,, ns ele fede.M Ti.ices q ms
o.ate' tat' WHICH ".s nnw lalseli MGln " Demt,-
fro,,sfnrr,.d to StnI,y,rf IPa'm,hinom, - rho no
Colonel says ti,at, witi,.tl,o sntirs natro,lauo
Of the Genera! t;oyerninent III Arkansas ii
u"5t p % nf lie nInistPat}on 1 Gsh t III. ba%cra, ae s
of that Stntn car nnIi viii l,u hnntnh ut fl,e
next State election by 10000 majority.
uES. HAYES.
,,',s. '.. 10. 80 u.,
h1monR ne Ganaldatets cs i5t1 tor diplomatic M
potnttnent ~ uoh. i!l1!ilp y: ltRycs. OF !lll-
nas; "ras VIZ Han w" c oanfcotn ~ NY ~ ss G-
sSs H., ai 1s,n nre ot - we oenntnts t1nn; iayes
~ nISt t.esifea 10 bn nhpoiIltea Minister 70
iiut ~ ~ .ns s mstria iw ,ss;" 10 ~ y
rt't reert'o 'nas Or SOME otheF tofa'en appoint
n'ellt'
t. n. tA-coHa"hssAAS ~ 's' ,N;t;, "Hk"Eh
is POI IN gona aealtll. and would bo
He!,t, as,d hls !ats % %es!lsasass, "ns'ias II sne
llol!se. as well M tho ,nlenlbcrs Of
the Ssnate, arc quite 9,lxinus that 10 shnll bo
nt'mn,ea sIn,at' ~ esRefn*llylf nlster Chrtstlansy
ssIppesrs to ho TsRardcd as prolable.. OnY II
Mr: brewer,3 frle.,ls sai.l to-day that IN utll-
1lol I,1I 10 has Congressional endorsement Mr.
, 1881-03-22

Tie train TINT left Janesylic, Wis, last
Saturday morning OIL tho Northwestern
Road, bound for Chlcngo. struck tho blz-
znrd Mt Clinton Junction. At Harvard
the stornl was increasing In severity,
whoa tile trim reached point
little below Crystal Lake 1t was
simply terrific, and about mile below
palatlne the train stuck fast III drift whtcl,
wns from ttlruo to twelve feet deep aild over
r lialf-inio l0ng. Tho storm beat down upon
1t, md the SNOW, slcot, ami hail Threatened to
bury tic coaci,cs. 1T this sllsagreeab1e sit
,at!on tic unfortunate passengers wero
Obliged to re'na1n until yesterday morning,
and forty.eight hours III snow-tlrlft within
n few miles vi chlcngD IL something unpar.
nllelet! even in tho memory OF TINT aMcient
historian; tue oldest tnIlabEtnnt,
Iher2 were @eoat forty iassenKess On tho
tral% toNr r. wo b, r. wsrs LADIES' and there
~ werG H. a ~ n.octor, lawyer, a ;lust'ee
j.. fiske, bf 1larvnrd,--nnd Bbveral teachers
and at,, co!amerSal ,;t 'rayeers 4 relief patty
alM On SNsWtny Nnother purity from tho sa,i,e
plaee brn,sgllta quantity of provisions to Tic
stranded lrayuers. 1t was found impossible
{9x t. w. ssg' "n aseonnt e1 ct tlc 'msnss
to Palestine directing tho attaches Of the
roatt there to see that tho passengers weru
well cared for: Members. OF the "snowcsl-
H. DaId ta;y say tat toy had yer good ts
In ON, cur, toltl stories, sang soalgs. anl
passed the tins in very pleasant nlanuer.
Tho sltuW-p!u,y sUnt to tue resette OF the
ty as as% rsnec4 M IL ySstey liz s Sp"%x a ee y
aelsl meeting and passesl reshlltions think
ins Supurntentlent Cuyvr. Conductor lsict1,
the crow Ut tta train, ard Mr.. Julius THURS:
ttnn. Of Iaialtne, for thotr energetic efforts to
1,rflVffjR fIrf,Gflfis1a
, 1881-03-22

STREETS AND sTItEET-CANs.
Probably the most ,profano men In tic city
ut tll6 present tl,le Rtc tho policemen who
afo detailed to !onk utter tho street-crussings,
and any porson who will take the truuble to
stand at the corner Of Randolph and Clnrk
streets. for Instance, and watch tho crush
and jam OF vehicles pussinx und requesting
would conceda TINT thesa blus-coatutl Rtlar-
dians of the paace stAttarell thu Second Com.
n,and.nent IN Just cause. Tho groat banks
Of snow. mud, and leg that ars heapel up on
| either side Of tho car trucks on ths down
town tlorouKl.fares force the teams to
inuxtricabls tu.igls 1t tic strea1 crossings
| Which Is exnspetAt1rix to everybody i'll the
Vicinity. Truck drlyafs yell hoa.suly, street.
car, conductors ~ 4p tattoo VII. fh7Ftr Y:
with Ills cans In yaiit ehticAyor tu bring 0r.
dor hut Of chaos. At tho corner OF State aud
Madison streets, TIE common eeY}rs VI M
sTs poets e t fFS! safy 9a o1x fs ssi @
evening. Jung ltnss 0f cars are ata!4inx OIL
Tho trucks waiting %,turn to Ket thr3uK1',
tnd MANY das!tInalds arg broken atd win.
this corner tie ordinary team stands
no show Wlatevps, as tie Httcet-cars elaiul
NY rIght Of way a,sd take It., At tbs corner
Of Clark R1,l Madison streets there is allotllor
coracr IL kept on the jump III! uIe time. All
Of tho downtown slreuts are affected with
theso crowds ct se!lcles af every tlpscElp-
tlotl. ard u y plal!' that sglaethlng must ~
| ffuM the streets In order 10 lluka "nayiKa-
I tl0D' All easler matter
20 sctdas IL G M s Sa
tlls Cilrk md Twenty-llfth ytrset lins
aud tho Wentworth avenue liilo. III
the morning ths Indiana, , avenue s
, 1881-03-22

'naromoIer eoTEoclou Tor Temperature, oIor,,.]
and instrumental arroE; .,,. ''''auua
naan humidity III. highest Temperature sIj; n:
Melted slnat, lou ANAL to mcasnrr.
GENEHAL nnsENrAgsoXe,
EiiEARn Nat1, IN Ia
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-04-07

Henry Willard is expected to visit Oregon
and Washington in June next.
The emperors of Austria, Russia and Ger
many will probably meet at Ems in mid
summer.
A military Gordon surrounds st. Peters
burg. and nobody is allowed to enter or
leave the city.
Thus far in the present calendar year we
have received over live times az much specie
from Europe as last year. gold receipts be-
ing twelve times as large as year ago.
California wine growers are confident that
a few years hence their vintages will drive
French wines from the markets. But they
will not drive the French labels from the
bottles.
Freight by river from st. Louis to New
Orleans is eight cents bushel for corn and
eight and = half cents for wheat. 1t is prob
ably the cheapest transportation, distance
considered, in the world.
II is reported on good authority that
within 43 hours or sooner after the first cop
les Of the revised New Testament appears
for sale six publishers will flood the country
with reprints Of the book 1t prices varying
from few cents up to one dollar. Some Of
these publishers have made preparations to
surpass, If possibls, al former fsAts Of quick
pabishinG
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-04-07
ORDINANCE NO. 1872.

An ordinance to fix and establish the east
line Of Main or A street in the city of Van
cOuves.
The city of Vancouver does ordain as
toliotOs:
Section 1. The east line of Main or A street
in said city shall be and the same is hereby
established as follows: Beginning at point
sixty three (63) feet north and twenty-five
(22) feet east of the stone monument known
and designated as the southwest corner OF
the United States Military Reservation, and
also known as the southeast corner Of the
Donation Land Claim of Amos NJ. Short and
Esther Short. and running thence nOrtherly
in straight line to point twenty-seven (2)
feet east of the stone monument planted on
the meridian line east of the center of Second
street, which stone monument last aforesaid
is 40 feet and 5 inches north OF the said
south west corner of the said Z. 8. Military
Reservation and heretofore planted accord
ing to the provisions of section two OF ordi-
nance number us, entitled IAN ordinance to
establish an initial point and meridian line"
&c. approved January 21st, 1881; thence
northerly in straight line to a point thirty
six feet and three (3) inches east of the stone
monument planted according to said Ordi-
nance number lis on the meridian line afOre-
said ut the intersection of said meridian line
with the center line of Fifth street; thence
northerly in Il straight line TO a point on the
feet east of the meridian line aforesaid;
thence north to the northern boundary line
of the city.
Section ?. The city surveyor be and he is
hereby instructed and authorized to make
the necessary alterations upon and additions
to the official maps aud plats of the city to
designate thereon The said east line Of Main
or street as defined and established by this
ordinance.
Section 3. Ordinance number thirty.seven,
entitled IAN ordinance to fix and establish
the east line of Maiu street in the city of Van
CONVEX" approved Sept. 18th, 1867, and all
other ordinances and parts Of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance De and the same
are hereby repealed.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be in force
from and after its passage.
Read first and second times and under o
Suspension OF the rules read third time and
adopted by a unanimous vote OF the council
March 23d, 1881.
Approved April 4th. 1881.
LOUIS SOHNS, Mayor.
Attest: J. J. BEESON, City Clerk.
Published April 7th, 1881.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-04-07

kilograms of Saturday and Sunday
report heavy frost and ice throughout
the gulf states, with destruction of
early vegetables and fruits, from Ala
day there ended a snow storm on Lake
Erie that had lasted continuously for
eighty-three hours. This is certainly
the year of the most severe weather
experienced in the states for many
wears,