, 1886-05-27

apiece for the. landing OF these girls
in Victoria, which sum Is the requir-
ell amount according TO law; hence
their transportion by the I. S. official
to Nictoria,-Tacoma Ledger.
Probably the most remarkable ser
vice on Memorial Day this year viii
be held at the tomb OF Gen. Grant.
From every quarter Of the Union and
from many foreign chimes will come
garlands to deck the resting place of
that most i,lustriOus soldier of the
age. The name and fame of Grant.
already the foremost OF the world,
Will increase as the years roll by. 1t
Is the common heritage of all. His
transcendant military genius wilt
shine the lAere resPlendant the more
1t Is studied and the better it IS IN
Gcrstood
The Senate Finance Committee
through Mr. Miller, have reported
bill to allow Chester 4. Arthur Il
credit of SS,426.S5 in the settlement
of his accounts as Collector of the
port of New York At the close of
business i'll January. 1871, it was dis
covered that there was u shortage of
$4,000, which nobody has ever been
able to explain. Subsequently d
discrepancy of S3,436. IS was dis
covered in the accounts of s. G.. Og-
den, then deceased, who had been
auditor Of the collectors Office fer
many years. The report states that
all of Collector Arthur'S accounts.
running through seven years, and
covering total IN receipts Of SS61,-
l3l,l9S, and in disbursements Of S39.-
! 9i2,2lS, have been settled rs correct
except the two items named in the
bill. The same bill proposes to re
lieve ex-Collector William II. Rob
ertson, of New York. of shortage in
accounts aggregating Sl3,094, which
diligent inquiry has failed to ex-
plain.
Alaskan: A report coming from
Juneau that number of the mining
men aud others who have recently
tiocked to that town from the lower
coast, intended returning to their
homes by the Mexico, having been
unable to obtain employment, and
not having the means themselves to
remain in Alaska without ii, reminds
us to repeat, what has been hereto
fore stated IN the ALdSkdn'S answers
to inquiries, tEat no man should
come to this country without the
means to sustain himself for some
time. There is work to do, and a
good deal of it, but there is no great
. | Il fl.. IalNnr N.1f~,lo e l,oI
which is already employed. The
companies and individuals doing
business are generally supplied with
all the help they need, and in most
cases have supernumeraries from
W ON to draw their extra labor when
required. Prospecting is laborious
and expensive, and a man should
come with a sure situation, or the
means to invest in something that
will pay if successful.
DEATH OF AN OLD SETTLER.-Oneb by
one the old settlers are dropping off
Yesterday morning Major j. Y.
Sewell, of Island County, died at
Providence Hospital of chronic
disease of the bladder. Major Sewell
Was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in
1915, and came west when quite
young. At the breaking ont of the
Mexican troubles he Unlisted and
served through the war. He after
wards moved to California, where he
held an Office under the general Gov
ernment. In 1855 he came 70 Puget
Sound, where lie has resided ever
since, principally on WILDLY Island
He has several times represented his
district in the Territorial Legislature.
being a strong republican in politics.
| During the Indian troubles here in
early days he took an active part and
performed much valuable service. He
has held many offices of trust and
responsibility, and has ever been
faithful and efficient. During his
long residence in Island County, he
has filled nearly every County office
in the gift of the people, being pro .
bate judge Of that County for ten
years in succession. His later years
were passed on his farm near Coupe
vile, where he remained till stricken
with disease He came to Seattle for
relief. He leaves two grown sons and
many friends to moprn his loss. His
body will be sent to Coupeyille for
interment.-P.-L of 23d.
We confess to a great appreciation
of the swift execution of justice as
exhibited in the trial, conviction and
prompt sentence of ex-Alderman
Jaehne, one of the New York city
bribe takers. IT is only at long in
tervals that that city gives us such an
exhibition. Since the thorough purg
ing in the days of William Tweed,
when Gotham's official thieves We're
smitten with terror, sent to prison or
were fugitives in the four quarters of
the globe, justice has slept and plum
dcrers of the city had again grown
bold and official robbery was once
more reduced to a system. But the
stern avenger is again aroused and
justice appears to have assumed her
sway and IS asserting her authority.
The stain of bribery seems to have
been discovered upon the hands of
nearly every member of the old board
OF aldermen, most of whom are I'M
der arrest, vita the exception of
those who have fled to the land of re
fuge across the Canadian border.
The coviction and sentence of the
first of these criminals has proved
both surprise and terror to his
associates in crime, others of whom
Will probably find occupation for a
term of years at Sing Sing. The
language of Judge Barrett in addres
sing the convicted prisoner was a ter
rible rebuke to public offenders of
his character. No mercy should be
shown those who have thus deliber-
ately BETRAYED the public trust and
bartered it for gold. Let their fate
be note of warming that shall serve
as safeguard to the people.-Er.
The Washington correspondent of
the Portland OregoHidn, in his last
letter to that paper, says: Were it