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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-23

The Presidential Battle Ground.

The New York Tribune figures out
that its own state is to be the battle
ground for the next presidential cam
paign. But according to the San
Francisco Bulletin its figures do not
establish the proposition. If it had
said that New York and other north
ern states, casting thirteen electoral
votes, would be necessary to the sue
cess of the democrats, it would have
come nearer to the facts. Under the
new apportionment the south Will
have 152 votes. There is not much
doubt but that these 152 votes will be
cast for the democratic nominee for
the presidency. If the thirty-six votes
of New York should be cast likewise
for the democratic candidate the total
number would be 1SS and thirteen
more votes would be required for cleo
tion. The total number of electoral
votes under the new apportionment is
401. OF these POI are necessary to the
choice of president. The fourteen
votes of the three Pacific states, with
those of New York and the south,
would elect the next president by two
majority. If the democrats could get
Indiana or Ohio with New York, they
would also win the fight in 1884. But
the chances of doing so cannot be said
to be first-class. New jerseys nine
with New York would not help them.
There does not seem to be much chance
for them in any other northern state.
For the republicans the calculation
is quite different. There are in all 249
northern votes. OF these, as above
stated, POI are necessary to the choice.
Ii the Pacific states be eliminated, the
total number of northern votes will
be 235. If the republicans should carry
the entire north except New York and
the Pacific states, they would fall one
vote short of success. II they should
carry all the north except New York,
Nevada or Oregon could give them a
victory. They can lose New York and
New Jersey and win with the aid of
the Pacific states. 1t is therefore quite
evident that the battle will be quite
as hot hereabouts as in New York or
any of the northern states, and that
the Pacific states themselves are more
likely to hold the balance of power in
1884, than New York. The battle will
be fought over and over again upon
paper before the bugle notes Of the
real. conflict are sounded, and when
the smoke clears away speculations
will, as usual, be found to be specula-
tions merely. Present indications do
not point to any single state or section,
but to the nation as the battle ground
of 1884, in every portion of which "a
most determined political fight will be
maintained.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-23

Jay Gould, familiarly known ION
the street. as "the little black spider"
despite his money, power and intiu-
ence, has been compelled to forego all
claims to social distinction. 1t is said
he is as great failure socially as he
is a. success financially. He has been
suctessively black-balled in every aris-
tocratic club where the nominating
committe has not refused to accept his
name. Although he owns the finest
yacht in the world no yachting will
accept him as member. He has dis
covered that even hundred million
dollars won't buy everything.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-23

Weston Leader.l

From Greasewood we have the fol-
lowing: J. Nj. Gallaher had $50 acres
of wheat that yielded nine thousand
bushels, 80 acres of spring barley that
averaged % bushels to the acre, and 20
acres of volunteer barley that averaged
81 bushels. A. Waters had 80 acres
wheat that averaged over 35 bushels
to the acre. A. Mckenzie had A acres
that went to As bushels to the acre. Ii.
Bond, 36 acres that yielded 10 bushels
to the acre. A. Gross and G. w. Gross
had so acres of sod and 80 acres of vol
unteer that gave an average of "a
busheld to the acre. Away down on
Cold Spring, Kirk brothers JAS. and
William) had a first crop on sod of 300
acres that yielded 800 bushels. Jas.
Clark had 100 bushels of sod that gave
20 bushels to the acres, and Dan Kirk
had 100 acres of sod that yielded 1900
bushels. The breaking in these cases
was done too late in the season. Mr..
Dan Kirk has some wheat on sod that
was broken early that promises fine
crop. From Mr.. A. J. Lockwood we
learn that the crop in the vicinity of
Acton is good beyond anticipation.
Lee Howell has sixty acres of wheat
that averaged ~ bushels to the acre.
w. II. Hales had l50 acres that gave
5000 bushels, and {. NJ. Long had 50
acres that made something over 500
bushels. From Messr. Cook X Irvine
we learn that A. l.. Price had so acres
of wheat that averaged 46 bushels to
the acre; T. J. Kirk, 50 acres that aver
aged 45 bushels; J. V. Gumm, II acres
that gave ego bushels; Isaac Mansfield
30 acres that made 12OO bushels, and
Wills Stafford, lS0 acres that yielded
5000; this field would have made at
least 10000 bushels but for the great
amount of smut it contained. George
Hartman had on J. w. Miller's farm
60 acres that gave an average of 10
bushels to the acre. j. B. Gerking re-
ports Ash acres that gave 20l6 bushels,
machine measure; his 95 acres of fall,
spring and volunteer yielded 1929
bushels, John o. Moorehouse threshed
from $40 acres 10000 bushels Of wheat,
25O0 bushels of barley and 600 bushels
of oats
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-23

The family of Mrs. Stowe hold her
in such reverence that some Of them
apparently think she wrote the bible
Her little grandson, at the age of five,
swinging on a neighbor's gate, was
reproved by his mother, who told him
Mr.. Smith would not like it. II
don't care for Mr.. smith," said the
urchin, NOR his OK, nor his ass, nor
anything that is his.n "Willie,n
asked his mother do you know who
wrote those words you use so?'' II
don't know" was the reply, ''Grand-
ma Stowe, s'pose."
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-23
PACIFIC COAST.

The railroad will be completed to Colfax
in two months.
Work on the Yakima railroad was sus.
pended ON the 4th inst.
Walla Walla has settled upon $500 H.
cense and bond of S250O.
Robert Matthews, sent from Seattle for
three years, has escaped from the peniten-
tiary.
Mr.. Maurice McMicken has been admitted
to the law partnership Of Messrs. Struve &
Haines, of Seattle.
The Territorial Fair will be held at Olym-
pia, on Monday, October Sth, about the
time the Legislature convenes.
The wrecking steamer Whitelaw is en-
gagged in raising the hull of the sunken
steamer Mississippi, in Seattle harbor.
James McNaught has lately purchased
10000 acres OF land near Gray's Harbor and
in the Chehalis river valley.
The population of Whitman county. as re-
turned by the county assessor, is 8, l64, and
that of Spokane county, 1892.
Olympia reports continued activity in
building. The number of houses erected
this year will surpass that of any year in
the history of the town.
An Episcopal college for girls will be
built in New Tacoma, to be called the Anna
Wright Institute; it is to cost $50, 900 and
will be endowed by &. B. Wright.
Thos. H. Rooney, lately appointed Re-
ceiver of the Walla Walla Land Office has
resigned and will return to San Francisco
He is ''well fixed," financially, and does not
need the emoluments of the office.
The Mill Creek Flume and Manufacture
ing Company. Walla Walla, commenced to
send wood down the newly repaired flume
last week. The company has Is, 600 cords
OF wood ready to send down.
About three years ago Captains Simpson
and Hill planted ten bushels of eastern
clans below North Beach, Coos bay, and
now it is said that they have propagated Sc
rapidly that they cover 5000 acres of mud
flats in that bay.
An immense amount OF building is being
done this season in Astoria. Public build.
ings. business houses, private residences,
etc., and for the first time in the history OF
Astoria all three 81. sses of buildings have q
representative in bi TX as well as wood.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-23

About three years ago Captains Simpson
and Hill planted ten bushels OF eastern
clans below North Beach. Coos bay, an,
now it is said that they have propagated S
rapidly that they cover 5000 acres of mu,
flats in that bay.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-23

In the olden times every person af-
fiicted with any sort of scrofulous dis
ease was regarded with holy horror,
and so intense was the superstitious
dread Of such people that they were
driven out of the country aud made
to live among themselves. Such dis
orders are as prevalent to-day as they
were fifteen hundred years since, but
public feeling 10 more charitable.
Besides, Swayne's Ointment for skin
diseases has been introduced, and the
afIiictsd are being healed.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-23

The Berlin, Wis, Journal reports
that on most of the cranberry marshes
in that section the crop has been
ruined by excessive rains and hot sun;
the damage in the Berlin region is es-
timated TO be about 100000. The
Wood County Reporter says that
floods and sun scorching have also de-
stroyed by far the greater part of the
cranberry crop of that region. The
loss in Wood county alone 10 esti.
mated at Sl00,000.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-23

Alively digging up of old patents aud
devices has disclosed the fact that fish
wheels. similar In principle to those
now throwing salmon out of the CO.
lumbia by the ton at the Cascades,
were used on the Great and Little Pc
dee rivers, in North Carolina, over so
years ago. Diligent search Is very
likely To reveal the truth OF the state
ment that there is nothing new un-
der the sum-
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-23

Kerosene will make your tea-kettle
as bright rs new. Saturate a wooden
rag and rub with 1t. 1t will also re-
move stains from the clean vanished
furniture.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-23
fOr Sale nmd ts Reaa.

thereby offer for sale all the standing hay.
barley and other grain on my ranch 0n NE
Columbia river bottom. The pasture lau1o.
with use Of barns, etc. win also be rented IN
III the LIST OF March, 1854. Forfurthsr partic-
lars apply at my Office.
JOHN =. SMITH.
Vancouver June Is. 1850.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-14
FALL TRAFFIC,
A Good Average of Business in Prospect for
Fall and Winter Months

A Good Average of Business in Prospect for
Fall and Winter Months.
Travelling freight agents report prospects verv
encouraging for heavy fall traffic. Even now
business ia exceeding the expectations of freight
men thirty days ago, 1t was expected that for
few days there would be heavy shipments OF
oats, but no dreamed that there was so
much old corn 10 be Forwarded TO tie
markets, and that there would be
really a scarcity of cars, which exists
with several of the fest-freight lines and it is
now believed that the volume OF traffic will con-
tinue to show good average through the fall
and early winter months The roads traversing
northern Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota
ana Dakota have not yet had their full rush of
business, as the harvest was later than usual
aenoe small grain ha5 just commenced to move
WIZ freedom; out> as the crops are larger, and
Will come IofWH.fd freely during this and next
month, the Prospect for such lines is fattering,
quite per Cent. of the northern Illinois, Iowa
anu BaE0ta grain is forwarded OYER Indlanapo-
lis di<es, as two better time is made
1n<n by the Chicago routes. One singular feat
&fe OF transportation service this year is that
while railroads have been complaining Of the
back ardness of the crops, The canal boats have
carried eastward nearly enough cereals to feed
the country, Beginning with the week ending
May H. the returns show i'll each week up TO
August 81, with three exceptions, greater vol
ume of business than transacted in the
same period last year. The figures for the two
periods are: 1882, 2,773, 1872 tons; 1883, 3,170,
631 IOns-an increase this year of 396,799 tons
Grain is the staple upon which the increase is
most remarkable wheat bound eastward alone
increasing over "a, 900 tons. or 165 600 barrels
Anthracite coal also shows large gains in the
WesT-bound movement.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-14
Miscellaneous Notes.


In the seven months ending Aug. 81 the Penn
sylvania proper handled 1884, 139 tons of coal
and 2,075, 169 tons of coke.
Matters moving along smoothly on the
Denver & Rio Grande road and the company is
saving $500 per month by not eect1ng presI-
dent.
During August 6,21I loaded cars were hauled
east through the Hoosac Tunnel, against 4,724
In the corresponding month last year, showing
a gain of ,4S9 cars.
The Atlantic & Pacific company has made ap-
plicatlon 10 the President for the appointment
of a commission TO examine $50 miles OF com
pleted road III Arizona.
The Central Pacific road is reducing rates on
southern Oregon business. The Northern Pa
clhc met this cut, and war of rates between
the roads Is thought to be certain.
1t has been estimated by a prominent Erie
official that enough rails have been left from the
removal OF The third rail to keep the road ana
all It's branches In repair for Ten years.
The Chicago g. Atoms notice of withdrawal
from the Southwestern pool expires October 4.
The company is said TO demand "a reOrganiza-
tlon' and wants 80 per cent 1t now gets 40,
wabash 30 and Illinois Central 20.
The Chicago, Mil wauRee & St. Paul earnings
TOR the first week of September were S50l, 900,
gain of $90536. This large increase shows
plainly the great activity in general business
in the Northwest and reflects the prosperity of
the railways
The president of the Lake Shore is reported to
have said that everything pertaining to trunk
line matters had been concluded 10 the saUls-
faction of all parties concerned, This puts an
end to the talk that the Vanderbilt people are
making preparation for a rate war.
The ParamOre narrOw-guage line from Cairo
to Galveston, Tex, is preparing for active com
petition with Mr.. Guuld's Southwestern broad
guage system. The former has fifty years con-
tract with the Illinois Central for an interchange
OF traffic and, with fixed charges of less than
100000 per annum, ia in position to worry its
broad-gauge rival considerably.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-14
THE COURT RECORD.
Superior Court.

Room No, Hon Napoleon B. Taylor, Judge.
VIM. J. Holiday ct al. VS.. Louisa A. Tousey ct
al: suit for PARTITION. Finding that partition can
not be made, and r. o. Hawkins, master COM
missioner ordered to sell real estate.
MilIy Gibson vs. Alice Barber ct al; to quiet
title. Dismissed by the plaintiff
Christian Koepper VS.. Jacob Streecher; suit on
account. Judgment for 1868,
j. H. Kappes al. VS.. T. E. Johnson; suit on
account. Dismissed by the plaintiff.
VIM. Shatfer VS.. John Stumph ct al; suit on
bond Dismissed by the plaintiff.
City Of Indianapolis, on relation of Louis Eiler-
ing VS.. John Stumph ct al; suit on bond. Judg-
ment on demurrer vs.. plaintiff for costs OF Gresn
and Seidenstcker.
Northwestern Manufacturing and Car Com
pany VS.. George L. Mccoy. Judgment for
Sl,390.04.
Salisbury & Stanley VS.. Arthur Jordan. Suit
to enforce mechanics lien.
Room No 2-Hon D. W. Howe Judge.
Ellen McDougle VS.. Richard McDougle. Dl-
vorce granted on grounds of cruel treatment.
Mary q. Winters VS.. George W. wagner; sui
for services rendered. On trial by court.
Room No. 3-Hon Lewis c. Walker, Judge
Joseph H. Youndt ct al. VS.. P, C. & St. L. road;
damage suit. On trial by jury,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-14
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

New Agents on the c., st. L. s. P.-The
Wabash Cutting West-Bound Rates.
81. R. Dering, assistant general passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania lines west of Pitts
burg, Is in Chicago on official business.
W. C. Lyon, general manager of the Illinois &
Indiana Southern road, is in the city He re-
ports This narrow gauge to be doing an excellent
business
A. Donaldson, auditor of the Ohio & Memphis
road, was in the city yesterday official BUSH
ness. He reports both freight and passenger
traffic over their lines as very heavy.
c. Clinton Gardiner, formerly general manager
Of the Hoosac Tunnel line, is prominently named
for the presidency of the Fitchburg railroad
Robert Goldman. who is acting as president pro
tenn, desires to be relieved early as possible,
it is said.
Maior-general Hutchinson, one of the Willard
party, is officer in the Royal Engineers, and
is one of the railroad inspectors of the English
Board of Trade, which corporation ne represents
by authority on this Northern Pacific Railroad
excursion.
Frank Palmer, district passenger agent of the
wabash system, spent yesterday in st. Louis,
1t is understood that Frank, as he is famliaFly
known, will, on october l, sever his connection
with the Wabash, and thereafter represent the
interests OF the passenger department of the
Pennsylvania lines. His record as passenger
man places HIM among the best.
W. Williams has been appointed freight agent
OF the Chicago st. Louis & Pttsburg road at the
Illinois State line, vice R. r. Baird transferred;
George NJ. Morris, agent at Remington, Ind,
vice ", Williams, transferred; F. r. Baker,
agent at Riverdale, Ill, vice William ]. TnOm-
son. resigned; C. L. Perleynist, agent at Lansing,
H., vice F. r. Baker, transferred.
John Macleod, general superintendent of the
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago system, was
in Cincinnati yesterday, in conference with
Vice-Presdent aud General Manager Waite, OF
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton lines The
Chicago d indianapolis Airline division is in
such shape that through trains can be safely put
on, and an effort is to made to open the
line between Cincinnati and Chicago on OctO-
Der l.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-14
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

WRENCH TEA CHING--PROF. BACHIMONT,
L PhD, of the University of Paris, will open
his school OF French on Monday, September II,
at $50 o'clock, at 279 N. Meridian street. The
Professor teaches by the natural method, the
only one by which students can succeed in I'M
derstanding and speaking the language as ma
tves 10. Everybody should seize this opportu-
nifty, as, thanks TO the marvellous system used
by the Professor, students know more after so
lessons than after years of study by any other
system. Persons wishing TO study should come
at once as the stay of the Professor in this city
is limited. Persons studying by grammar and
translation will never understand nor speak nor
even read so as to enjoy their readings. After
noon classes for children.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-14
A PREDICTION FULFILLED.
Portland, Me-, Connected by Rail with Port
land, Ore.

Portland, Me-, Connected by Rail with Port
land, Ore.
The late John A Poor once said that before
many years trains would run without
. break from Portland, Me, to Portland, Ore.
His prediction was laughed at when it was made,
but to-day there is direct line of rail reaching
IRON Portland, Me-, to it's namesake in Oregon,
and the prophecy of Mr.. Poor will soon be full
Oiled. 1t was announced a few weeks ago that a
commission house had arranged to dispatch, as
soon as the connections were completed,
ten freight cars filled with canned corn put up by
Portland, Me-, firms direct to Portland, Ore,
without change. These cars left Portland yes
terday by the Blue-line. Each car is labelled
"Fr0m Portland, Me-, to Portland, Ore.," that
they cannot fail to he noticed all along the route.
The above train photographed before it
started by order of General Manager Tucker.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-14
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IFrom the Boston GIo5e.l


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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-14
THE c. & 1. AIRLINE.
A Little of Its Inside History-TrOubles of
the management.

A Little of Its Inside History-TrOubles of
the management
One of the officials Of the Louisville, New
Albany & Chicago company, which controls
the Chicago & indianapolis Airline, when
putting on through trains between Indian
apolis and Chicago said that the MANAGE
ment of the L., n. A & C. had been
very upjustly censured in this matter. They had
opposition from the very beginning which out
siders had known nothing about. Some of the
directors were extremely cautious and opposed
nearly every movement of an aggressive char
acter and did not heartily approve of the L., N.
A. & @. taking hold of the property, while others
were anxious as to results. Conse-
quently the management had been
obliged to move with extreme caution. They
found the road not so far completed as to admit
of even putting on slow trans, and they had
gone about the work moderately, and now had
without running into debt, made a good road
from Indianapolis to Monon, and would soon be
in shape to put on through trains and run them
at as high speed as trains of competitors were
run. What the management were most pleased
about, however, was that the directors have all
become convinced that the L., N. A. & C. had
done wisely in assuming control of the G. e. |.
Airline, as its business, under Instantaneous
and to-day the freight business on the line would
be double had they equipments to handle it.
They could now use, he said 300 cars and
Tour additional locomotives on this division to
advantage. New business was springing up all
along the line, ana really the question now
how to get cars to move the traffic. AS the L., N
A & c. main line is crowded with business, re-
lief from that source could hardly be looked for.