, 1884-02-14

Arecant Washington. D. G, dis
"atch says: Irents. of Washington
'PYritoTv. has hpen more than usually
industrious this session in present n,
the claims of hi constituents to ad-
admit the Tnrritorv has h en- intro
'lucnd aud reffnrrd for over Il month.
but there Is nothing encouraging in
this fact, for the sdrae measure has
been regularly introduced and referred
FOR several yl1rS. We lnaShlV Nr
HTpntS ! al presented memorial o.
the Territorial legislature uDon tn"
-nhiect of admission. and members
have observed that it contains very
strong argument on the onestion
rho memorial il signed hv Governor
N'wrll, Sew IL Truov. Pre- i5ont o.
'hc CounciI. fnd Z. O. Ferguson.
Spe kcr of tie TprritoriGl L"~isl"-
iurp. 1t givns the taxable prom rsv
nf WASHINGTON Territory at S44 Hh.
600, and its population Mt 125.WH'.
some estimates being rs hi"h rs $50
100 The point is mHdn th't CHlifnT-
MIA wns admitted with o9.C01 pornl"
ii H. T. lora 70 with $4,000. inwr with
5000. while Nevada HIS but $1,000
Similar comparisons ere made rs tC
t"x"ble Dronrrtv. A@aiuss Washing
TOMS S44.010.00a OF taxable rrouortv
re placed: Colorado. Si3.5O0.0D0:
Nrvad1. S26 G00.O00. and Oregon
| 5l6,000.000 Even with these com
pTisOns it i doubtful if Washington
will be admitted this session. Prob
ably for politaral reasons the House
| Committee on Territories intend rr-
porting Il general law soon. concern
ing ihe admisSio" Of new Strtes. Il
requires population sufficient for :
Congressman. and under it Washing
ton can take q crneus. aud il is
| claims Hro suEstHriiHtCd can comt
/ to the Union. The bill will prob
ably pass both Houses this sesIon
Duing the past week tho stocks
herptnfore known as Wizards al
vanc d very heavily at one me and
although receding somewhat after
ward, the price is now considrrabl,
better than Il few weeks ago. The
d tfi"ultieS ahouf money matters of
the Northern Pacific aad Oregon
TrHnscontinental, have been arrarg
ell, mt least temporarily, and those
companies prop Nsn to go on with
most enterprises already on foot. Il
is rumorrd ihat Jay Gould and Rus
sci Sage have hougl,t largely of these
stocks and by some it is asserted that
before long. it will be found that the
management of the Northern Pacific
will pass under Gould's control. or
course. to the outside world, these
results are like the cxpcctvd verdict,
of a jury, something that no one cqi
foreteIl. but the fact renrains we have
got the reads. that they will cortinu'
to be operated under some manage
mort. and that al their advantages
to the country will remain about til,
same Shetier the stock goes mp tc
par CT down TO no o'hing. 30 we c;in b.
very philosophical during ihe great
contest now raging among the bulI-
and bears of Wall street. - Courier.
The death of WrndelI Phillips
brings to mind some of {, most stir
ring events i'll the history of tue anti
slavery agitation. He was Il son of
the first mayer nf Boston, Il Harvard
graduate, and a lawyer, whose scru-
rles rs to the oath of fidelity to the
United States Constitution. ON ac-
cont of its pro sllvery charac er
cauSed him TO withdraw from the h; r
and leave his CHOSEN profession. For
years he devoted n large periion of
his time to the ag station for the abol-
ition of American Il ,very, rnkiug
near the / e I'd of the f; M. us Mass
achusetts phalirnx lat went Dy the
title of ''Garlisun Aboilionisis," !"
ad ,pting their non-resistant and
non-polltical methohs On tIir plat
form he as II we'll k iown hgart for
years, his pure and trenchaut style OF
CT ,tIry lwLyS co naallns atten-
ton, Although earnest aid fore bic
he never IN 1ulgel in the Common
tricas of many public speakers, trust
ing rather 10 mereii, SIS logic or
wltherIuS sarcasm TO fix the ut ention
and Secure conviction in tue minds oi
his hearers.