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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-12

NJ .. filrlcn mas been appointed clerk In
General Service at department headquarters.
Maj. j. P. Candy, paymaster of the depart
ment, was Mt the post on Tuesday, and paid
off the troops.
Gen. o. d. Greene returned on Saturday
from an inspection tour of the schools at
Forts Candy and Stevens
Leave OF absence for one month, to take ef-
feet about the 18th inst, has been granted
Capt G. A. Dempsey, end Inf, stationed at
Fort Lapwai, l. T.
Peter A. Wagner, general service detach-
ment of clerks at these headquarters. has
| been discharged from the service of the United
States, at his own request.
! Upon completion of the reconnaissance
now in progress, Capt. II. II. Pierce 2lst Inf,
Will return with his party to Vancouver Bar
racks
| The settlement made by the Government
with Chief Moses will, when ratified be quite
relief to the military authorities of this De-
partment, and great benefit to settlers in
| that section of the country.
Col Alex Chambers and Capt s. p Joce.
| Ign, 2lst Inf. recently returned from trip to
| the Skagit river, where they were sent to in
vestigate the disturbance between Indians
and the L. S. Deputy Surveyor, sent there to
| survey lands in that section of the country.
| Col. Chambers reports to headquarters that
|
it will be very difficult, if not impossible, for
the survey to be completed without the as
sistance of the military, but no immediate
action will be taken. Col. Chambers written
report is expected every day, and upon its re-
ceipt definite course of action will in all
probability be taken.
Maj A. s. Kimball Acting Chief Quarter
master Of the Department, leaves in day or
so for Fort Spokane, for the purpose of max
| mr. n n up N Is FIR fIn IRAN
| portation Of General Sherman and party, who
are expected to arrive at this post about the
! Both Of August All necessary pack trains re-
quired for the journey are to concentrate in
the vicinity Of old Fort Colyille. The route
over winch the General shall pass has been
| found impracticable for wagon travel, SO the
| party will have TO travel with pack trains and
mules distance of 100 miles, but everything
will be done to make the trip pleasant as
possible.
| The post commander, Gen. II. A. Morrow,
| takes great pleasure in publishing the fol-
| lowing letter from the General commanding
| the department. 1t is Il generous and grace
ful recognition of the sodlerly bearing of the
| troops of this command while in Portland
| during the recent patriotic demonstrations in
that city. The post commander desires to
| express his own thanks to Capt. Geo. NJ.
Downcy, commanding battalion 2lst Infantry,
and Capt. Franck Taylor, commanding Light
Battery L, LIST Artillery, to whose efficiency
and zeal the success Of much of the demon
stration was largely due:
Headquarters Dept Of the Columbia,
Vancouver Bks. W. T., July 9th, lcS3,
To Colonel il. 4. Morrow, 2lst Infantry, Van
couyer Barracks. W. T.
SIR:-rhe department ommandcr, through
you, desires to express TO the troops of your
| command his qualification at their dcport-
men; during the recent celebration of the
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-12

ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT. About two
weeks ago Walter SEVERN attempted an AS.
sault upon the person of young man named
Robt. kendt, which occurred as follows:
The above named parties were working at
Blurock's brick yard below this city. and
with three others occupied the same shanty.
One evening a watch belonging to Robt. Be
dell, one of the party. was found missing
Young kendt was suspicioned as the guilty
party, whereupon SEVERN approached him.
with a rope II is understood. aud threatened
to hang him If he did not produce the aiore-
said watch. which the boy failed to do. The
latter had warrant issued for the arrest of
SEVERN for threatening his life. He was
brought before Justice Smith last Thursday
and fined $40 aud costs. The watch. val.
ued at $50, has not yet been recovered.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-12

SUICIDE OF THos. BUTLER.-Thos Butler
of this city, who cut his throat at the Bur-
ton house in Portland, on the afternoon of
the 4th OF July, died at four o'clock Friday
morning at st. Nincent's hospital, in that
city. At the inquest held over the body
there was found upon his person check for
81, 400, besides thirteen shares of stock in
the n. 7. K. r., worth 800. His will, a
simple but strictly legal document, was also
opened and read. He bequeaths the whole
OF his property to his mother, at Abingdon,
Berk shire, England, ii she may be still liv-
Ing. la the event OF her death the will
leaves 81 to his brother aud the remainder
to his sister, both OF whom reside at the
above mentioned town in England. Messrs
+. w. Bier aud VIM. Ranck OF Vancouver,
were named in the will as executors, nc
bonds being required OF them. Buffers re-
mains were brought to tins city and buried,
at his own request, in the city cemetery Oh
Monday morning.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-12

W. c. T. U.-Miss Frances +. Willard
President OF the Woman's Christian Ten.
perance Union, lectured in this city In
Marsh's hall last Sunday night to large
audience. She is an eloquent speaker, aud
the most rational person on the temperance
question We ever listened to, her Ideas being
void OF the extreme radical notions OF most
temperance people. \ Union was organized
IN TINS city, and the following officers we're
elected; President. Mrs. ). Il. Whipple;
vice. presidents Mrs. Mary Blake, Mrs Ger.
trude Evans, Mrs. Z. }. Troup and Mrs
Lucy Brewster; recording secretary, Mrs
Margaret Jaggy; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Rebecca Brown; treasurer Miss Dena
Winter; supt. educational work Mrs. l.. C.
Bell; supt Sunday school work, Mrs H. H.
Gridey; supt. juvenile work. Miss Agnes
Ebert; supt. temperance literature, Mrs. H.
\. Morrow; supt. influencing the press, DIR.
Ella Whipple; supt. work among the sol
diers, Mrs. Elizabeth Durgin.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-12

The CIRCUS Sherman X Humans circus
showed in this city On Monday evening to a
crowded audience. The educated horses
Tommy aud Barney. were the attractive
feature. and show clearly that horses have
an eduoative instinct second to man. The
acrobatic fea,s OF the Moroseo Brothers, par.
ticularly little Harry and his brother, were
very good. The bare back riding by VIM
German was simply excellent, especially
the hurdle riding. Taken as whole the
circus is good, hut there are some features
that mght be bettered, 4 side show ac-
companies the circus. which contains some
wonderful curlosities, particularly the arm
less woman, who writes, crochets, threads
a needle. etc, as well AS anyone eau with
their hands. The sword swallower was also
worth seeing. He swallows swords with as
much ease any man would swallow Qui-
nine. aud much easier. For fear the lockers
on might imagine the swords worked with
springs, he drew them from his throat aud
speared them cossecutlvely to the floor.
where they firmly stood. He also swal.
lowed a cane belonging to Harry S, taking
IN about Is inches OF 1t. After he withdrew
IT the owner said, you swallowed a steel
cane that time" when he replied; I'm
swallow you il necessary" Tsslcau There
were numerous other curiositles, too numer.
Gus to mention.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-12

KICKED BY HORSE. One day last week
Sheriff Frank Merton was kicked on the leg
above the knee, by a horse at Archilles' sta.
ble Franz thought nothing of the bruise
inflicted until Friday, when eryspelas set
in, and medical attendance became neces-
sary. He is now confined to his bed. 1t
is hoped he will soon recover
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-12

MORE WATER.-L. C. Palmer's saw mill
has been short of water during the past mum
Der of weeks, being compelled to haul con-
siderable from the river. The laxity of wa
ter in the future, however will lie overcome.
as plummers are now engaged laying two.
inch pipe from the intersection of 18th and
B streets, east, to the mill, which will give
an ample supply.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-12

FAIR AND FEsTIvAL.-The Earnest Work
ers will give fair and festival at Marsh's
hall next Tuesday evening July 18th. Ice
cream and other refreshments will be served !:
also many fancy articles will be disposed Of
Admission free.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-12

BASE BALL AT PORTLAND. The finest
game of base ball ever played on the north.
west coast came oil at City View park, near
Portland last Sunday, between the Portlands
and Stars. The Stars imported n pitcher
and catcher frnm Frisco" which added
greatly to strengthen the nine; in fact it
Was such an addition that it produced vic.
tory for them, the score being to ), in ia
vor of the Stars. Next Sunday they play
again. when the Portlands may possibly
SCOOP their opponents.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-12

ROD AND GtN CLuB.-All parties desiring
to become charter members of the Rod and
Gun club are invited to meet at the office of
Sheriff Merton at o'clock P NJ, next Sat.
urday evening and sign the constitution
and bylaws. Iniation fee for charter mem
bers 50; all others So. The outlook is very
favorable for the organization OF good club
in this city.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-12

CHURCH BELL.-The large bell for the
Episcopal church arrived in this city Mon.
day evening, and will be placed in position
at once. 1t is one of the finest bells in the Ter
ritory, and the St. Helen's Society deserves
much praise for its arduous labor during the
past three years in accommodating the amount
required for its purchase The bell proper
weighs l25 pounds. and cost, delivered at
Vancouver, about 1920.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-12

The MISUNDERSTANDING Thursday
the renowned Cartright & Hawkins Min,
strels. of San Francisco, will appear at
Marshs hall. These are the best minstrels
of San Francisco, where they have been
playing for the past nine months. All low
ers of pnstrelsy should not fail to attend, as
it will undoubtedly be rare treat Re-
served seats can be had at the post office
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-12

SOLDIER STABBED. John King. private
in Co. |, was stabbed in the abdomen by
Jas. Grosch OF Co G, at Portland on the
evening of July 4th, intiicting a serious
wound They were both under the intlu.
ence of liquor at the time. The injured
man was brought to this city on Thursday
morning and taken to the garrison hospital.
He Is getting along as favorably us could be
expected, and will undoubtedly recover.
Grosch, who inflicted the wound, is in the
guard house
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-12

NIGHT WATCHMAN. Mr.. p. Murray has
been appointed deputy marshal by the city
council, with an allowance of $40 per month
from the city Besides this the various mer-
chants GU Main street contribute a monthly
allowance, which makes fair salary. He
patrols the city all night his beat being
from the corner of Main and 9th streets to
the river and also OH 18th street to the sash
factory. This adds greatly to the safety of
the city in the event of fire, etc.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-12

THE COURT HoUsE--Plummer are now
at work putting in water pipes and gas fix
lures in the new court house Plasterers
will commence work this week. Water
will be carried into every office OF the build
ing, so that IT vii. be very convenient. As
tor the gas fixtures, they are to be used,
in all probability, when the city gets large
enough to put on METROPOLITAN airs. Work
will now be vigorously pushed on the build
ing
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-12

ACCIDENT. On the 4th of July Joshua
Metcalf, a young man from Pioneer, W. r.,
came with two companions to the National
hotel, at'Portland. They went up stairs
and ont on the balcony, which is surrounded
by rather weak railing. While convers.
ing with some young lady friends, Metcalf
staggered back. One pane, of the railing
gave way and he fell head foremost to the
street, striking on the right side OF his head.
A cash about two inches In length was cut
near the temple and he was otherwise
bruised. He was taken care of by friends.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-12

OUR REGRETS We regret, with profound
sorrow, that we could not attend the 4th OF
July celebration at Brush Prairie, but we
were obliged to content ourselves with a
hard days work on the glorious Fourth,
contrary TO our patriotic nature, however.
Often regrets ruiile the peace of men $
minds, but we know nothing equal to that
of an editor wishing be had wings SO that he
might fly across the arid lands to the halmy
air Of Brush Prairie. or ito the dizzy
swamps OF flatwoods.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-12

She has Just received the finest and lsrevet
assortment from the East ever brought 10
this place al of which she will sell cheaper
than they can be- bought In Portland.
Ladies please call AID s1amsss Geoss
and Prices
Vancouver. April i2, lsS..
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06

You are SO kind as to wish to be informed
about my literary projects. ! have no
time for such things. When l went to
Europe tho Eccning ''T'Ost was producing
n liberal income Mr.. Leggett, who con-
Quoted it, cspoused very zealously the
cause of tho Aboitionists, and then was
taken i'll. The business of the estab-
lishment fell into the hands of drunken
and saucv clerk to manage, and the hard
times came on. All these things had n
bad effect on the profits of the paper,
and when I returned they were reduced
to little or nothing. In the meantime
Mr. Leggctt and myself had contracted n
largo debt for tho purchase of the Erc-
ming Post. He retired, and the whole
was left on my shoulders. I have been
loboring very diligently to restore the
paper to prosperous state, and begin to
have hopes that / shall retrieve what was
lost during my absence in Europe by
careful attention to the business of the
parer, properly so.called. cannot leave
tn, establishment till have put it in good
order. Nobody will buy it of me. With
SO much to pay, and with paper so little
pro luctive, / have been several times on
tie point of giving it up, and going out
iit' tllt Mollu WOlot DClihll'sN.
Nothing but disposition to look at the
hopeful side of things prevented me, and
| now see reason to be glad that | perse.
vcred.
have no leisure for poetry. The labors
III yhich | am engaged would not, per-
haps, be great TO many people, but they
are as great as 1 can endure with pro
per regard to my health. I cannot pur-
sue intellectual labor SO long as many OF
n more robust or less nervous tempera-
mcnt. My constitution requires inter-
walls of mental repose. To keep myself
in health take long walks in the country
for half day, day, or two days.
cannot well leave my business fora Longer
period, and / accustom myself to the
greatest simplicity of diet, renouncine
tea, coffee, animal food, etc. By this
means / enjoy n health scarcely ever in
terupted, but when am tagged heark
en- to nature and allow her to recruit.
| find by experience that this must be if
would not kill myself. What you say Of
living happily on small means l agree tC
with all my heart My IDEAS of compe
tence have not enlarged n single dollar
Indeed, they have rather been moderated
and reduced by recent events, and
would DE wiling to compound 1Or n less
amount than l would have done three oil
four years since. If l had the means o
retiring would go into the country
where ] could adopt simpler mode o
living, and follow the bent of my inclina
tion in certain literary pursuits, but
have duty to perform to my creditors.
| saw Cooper yesterday. He is print
ing novel entitled 1.-The Last Of thu
Mohicans." The first volume is nearl.
finished. You tell me that | must review
him next time myself. All, sir, he is to'
sensitive creature for me to touch. HI
seems to think his own works his owl
property, instead of being the propert.
of the public, to whom he has giveI
them and it is almost as difficult t.
praise or blame them i'll the right place
ms it was to praise ,or blame Goldsmith
properly in the presence of johnson.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06
El,c I;ins's Motto.

A N'.,,rrtyc The welding ring
Itutu, uoIismith's hands
.f.rtyp irr. ''lr aid. "a tender thought
WIfDn tho golden hand"
Vrr i,oI'Ismiih gfayed.
~ IN careful art
''tr yy,.tru,, b.il rlu,r plulIy ont.
'rr' ,,1-i.,nd ..t,t 20 wife.
Tt,..H..a $50 snail share tur gricf,
.ipal,,pnVtr,, Of Me.
,trtntnrr
vi, hand. nv heart.
.r,.,. .1.,p.t.ft,..1 r.,,y mis- houI
IA I.y. in.f int- .InulI he n
V..,,' ',,, If .inr. thr pni,lru band.
,1d XII ! rIrd t,rlrrIy
arm u,Dfh us INN
"a I,,.n',r. ntII,,.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06
AN EXTRAORDINARY BUILDING
4 pwciIina House rive Feet WIDE,
Iiuy Feet Deep. and -Four stories


tFrom the New York Evening Posil
The narrowcst house in this city may
he seen at the northwest corner of Lex
ington Avenue and Eighty-sccond Street.
When Lexington Avenue was cut through
some years ago, n strip of land five feet
wide and one hundred feet deep was all
that was left Of certain lot belonging TO
person who did not own the next lot on
the street. The strip, while Of little value
by itself, would be valuable to the per-
son owning the adjoining lot ON Eighty
second Street, because it would not only
enable him to build house five feet wider,
but would give him windows all along the
side of his house on Lexington Avenue,
| The two owners, however, could not
agree as to terms, and house was erect
ed on the lot adjoining the marrow strip.
The owner of the latter had nothing to
do but to abandon his lot, or build n
house five feet wide upon it. The latter
course was perhaps adopted because such
Il house would shut up all the side win
dows of the neighboring building, and
considerably reduce its value,
The new building which has been fin
ished for some months, is therefore, D
feed wide, 100 feet deep, and stories
| high. 1t is divided into two houses, each
80 feet long, and the entrance doors are,
of course, on the avenue, as there is no
room for n door at either end of the
building. The law allows a building at
| the corner of street to have projecting
bay windows along the side and taking
advantage of this circumstance, the ar
chitect has managed to plan n house
which, while peculiar in inside appear
ance, and probably very uncomfortable
to live in, may find tenants. Without
these bay-windows or square projections
running from the foundations to the roof
it would not have been possible to build
Il house Mt all, for no room would have
been wider than three feet. Each house
has, therefore, two bay windows, i'll one
Of which are th2 stairs and i'll the Other
one room about eight ieet wide by fifteen
feet long, upon each floor. The long
passage between the stair-well and til,
room is about three feet wide. Each
house contains IL kitchen eight by fifteen
feet and four rooms, each of the same
size, but on different floors. There are
also ingeniously-pluced closets at each
end of the building and under the stairs.
Both houses are unoccupicd. One is of.
fered for rent at 500 Il year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06
County Clerk
nthotically iust her,

.,,... {. ...., ..-..-, mthotically Just here
that the Louisiana State Lottery is one
of the economic banes Of the whole Mis-
sissippi Valley merely from its effects on
charhcter). To sum up the whole thing
i'll sentence, this ancestral and misgnld-
cd sociability of the planter, to which we
give the hackneycd name of "Southcrn
hospitality is too often more like the
last splendid banquet of n bankrupt ON
the verge of ruin than national liberality.
A very ordinary New Englandcr would
make a good living ont of what the plant
er habitually wastes.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06

1t is said that "the average yield CT
wheat in all parts of the Union is put at
thirteen bushels per acre, which Is two
bushels over the census average OF ten
years ago. Still, as the cost of growing
wheat has increased in same proportion
by the necessity of using phosphate, it is
doubtful whether any Increased profit, is
made on the greater average yield. Now,
however, all the profit is gained by the
few who manure thoroughly and grow al
average crop of twenty to thirty bushelI
per acre.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06

tFrom the American Agrlcultuust.l

Onions differ from most other crops in
not requiring rotation. In some places
the land has been in onions annually for
half a century. Ii the crop is to be
grown for the first time newly cleared
land is the best, aud next to that, soil
which has been in corn or potatoes. A
good, deep rich loan is essential, rs Is
heavy mauuring. Fifty loads Of stable
manure to the acre is an ordinary manur-
ing, and may be supplemented by ashes,
bone flour or guano as top dressing
The seeds should be sown very early
should he of the previous years growth
and from reliable raiser. The rows are
foot apart, leaving every seventh for n
path, and from three to six pounds OF
seed are sown to the acre. On land not
before in onions, thin sowing is better
| than thick. After sowing roll the surface.
Some SOW an ounce or two of radish seed
with every pound of onion seed. The
radishes come up in n few days and mark
the rows, so that n hand cultivator OF
push-hoe can be run close to the rows
even before the onions are mp. One es'
sential point is wedding Unless one is
prepared to give thorough wedding, and
at the right time, he should not attempt
to raise onions. 1t is no fancy work, ane
there is no machine that will do it, Tn
J less one can go down on his hands ant
knees astride of the row, and remove al
, the weeds that are in the rows with hi
! fingers at least twice and sometimes tire
] times, he will not be much troubled a
the harvesting, Excellent band-weeder
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06
\ sH0CsE OUT WEST.
shc trjui> OF Al Chicago tIeriS who AC-
UCpjti :; Position in ~ Eakota GiOs-
(glry.


..'' ''', '''''
Many h"trl clerks nave great desire 10
mpycor'md, I" clerk at one hotel Tor
time" uui then accept ai engagement at
another "hj q" To di!cl'ht clleS, and
iH|. III, papers say 'hat '"-ahd-s", the
gouiai c'rrt oi the --- ii9nsr, mas been
secured icy such hutcL Bat there Is
one Chc1g" hotci clerk that VIII never
move around amy more II ho once gets
settled ~ Paying job. Last year he ac-
opte' q position as clerk IN a hotel IN
Dakota. and the papers spoke OF the
motel he WAS 10 Z" To as one that was do
ln@ an l"",usr huSlh. s. ana prcdicted
that tie clerk would make 1t very popn-
lar. llc went away from Chicago with high
hopes and hat, good clothes and health,
and last W''k lac came ""tk. lie went
~ 90 tht counter OF the h"tcl where
lrloud "i ms was room clerk, ana thc
friend called q porter to hfe nm out
doors inr u tramp. lie was the worst
looking SPECIMEN mat ever Nl", ana ms
friend 4id NOT know hiin. Explanations
followed, and the TWO went INTO me par-
room and took drink, ana the Chicago
clerk said
'What Is the meaning oi TINS! Didht I
Dakota 9"rec with Yuu
'Iioui mcuupn IT, SAID the returned
prodigd. Jim, ! have had the worse
time you ever saw Wrht out thefe a
year ago nest month. Well, the hotel
was u small frame structure, W!t1i school
section On the top ll@ot, and we have slept
'bF'" hundred people Ill that house plenty
y 'i5MS. They come IN wagon loads,
The landlord made money but he was
never around ana iiG ilnu 10 90 e'fryshlns;
IHt iai'u'iN WIS S'llH'b 'n"A !ots, anu