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Year: 1878

We are in receipt of a pamph-
let of thirty-two pages, being
the argument Of Hon. John J..
McGilvra in favor OF tho resto-
ration of the public lands, in this
Territory to settlement, and the
recognition of the claim Of the
Seattle and Walla WalIa Rail
road Company in the plan Of re-
adjustment Of the grant of the
restored lands.


The argument is a well-writ
ten and logical statement of the
facts as they exist, and would
certainly win its cause if right
alone governed the decision. Mr..
McGilvra has successfully shown
that the road up the Puyallup
river was built solely for the
purpose of securing the grant of
public lands, and to aid the spec
ulation in town sites; that it
ends in a canyon at the base of
Mount Rainier, and to build fur
ther would be impossible; that
the route by way of the Matches
Pass is impracticable, and has
never been surveyed by the n
P. Railroad Company. He has
also shown that the only practi-
cable route for a railroad to
cross the Cascades to Puget
Sound is by way ofthe Sno9ual-
mic Pass; that the Northern Pa
cific Railroad Company is con-
trolled by Gland ring who
only object is their personal
gain; that the original grant
contemplated grand thorough
fare from the interior of the
continent to the Pacific ocean
by way Of the secure harbors Of
Puget Sound, and not by way of
the Columbia river, with it's
dangerous bars. He has shown
that the effect of an extension
of time will..be to deprive both
the people of this Territory and
of Oregon of a railroad connect
ing the interior with the ocean
as the interests of the Oregon
Steam Navigation Company and
Year: 1878

In pursuance of its policy Of
introducing the manners and
customs of the West into japan
the Government of the Mikado
some years ago sent young
" Frenchman Of the East" to
Berlin, there to study the manu-
facture of lager-aeer. "The
young gentleman" says the New
York World, whose name is
Nakanava, has now returned
home and taken charge Of a great
brewery at Tokia, which is to be
a training-school for brewers
throughout the empire, SO that
we may expect soon to find the
japanese abandoning their tea
and taking to the national drink
Of Germany, even as in Lambs
famous story the Chinese, having
once tasted roast pork, could not
thenceforth be induced to relin-
quish it. The japanese are a
very initiative people, and now
especially, during the time Of
their renaissance through foreign
influence, are they peculiarly
impressionable. Krupp guns be-
ing introduced, European tactics
must follow; the importation of
plano-fortes sounds the death
knell Of the mandolin, and with
the brewing Of lager-beer must
come the drinking thereof, after
the manner and customs of that
mighty nation which first won
so great o secret from the relac-
tant heart Of nature.


1t is incontestable that the
physical and mental character
istics, and consequently the out
ward lives, of a people change
with any important change in
their dietary. The fact that this
must be SO is SO apparent on it's
face that close students Of Mr..
Herbert Spencer will not wonder
that he has been at pains to
provo it in many long chapters
made upon the most convincing
instances which history and
legend can afford. 1t is there
fore matter Of Importance to
point out some of the results
which must follow the general
consumption of lager-beer by the
Japanese, for if it be as true that
| he who drinketh beer thlnketh
Year: 1878

the Northern Pacific Railroad


Company are Identical, and they
are interested in monopoly of
the carrying trade by way of
the Columbia river. The argu-
ment clearly shows that the
managers Of the Northern Pa
cific Railroad Company have
never acted in good faith, but
have scrupled at nothing where
the interests Of the people at
large seemed to conflict with
their own personal interests.


After this showing Congress
has no right to extend the time
for she completion of this road,
without at the same time guard
ing the interests Of the people
of Washington and Oregon; but
Congress has the power to do
this, and power outweigbs right
IN the balance. AS the world
goes right is not right unless it
is backed with power; conse-
quently We need not be sur
prised if Congress secs proper
to rob us Of our public lands for
the purpose Of building up a
monopoly that shall retard our
growth for generations. by it's
extOrtiOns.
Year: 1878

PROFESSOR Seelye is hardly mp to the
times. for he says that we have not yet
reached the level where everybody in
office Is to be respected, or where
charges are openly brought against q
public officer, they cannot he openly
investigated. This shows that he is
honest, but that he does not have a
clear comprehension of the meaning of
that civil service reform Of which he is
SO stout supporter. All holders of
Office are under the suspicion created
by those who desire to get the disposal
of their phases; and to establish their
guilt, for the benefit Of the accusers.
it is imperatively necessary that they
should be tried by revolutionary tribu-
mails. which sit in secret, and proceed
on common fams.-Bostoa TrdreLer.
Year: 1878

THE other night an old West Hitler
got up and went to a certain closet to
feel for certain bottle, but in the
darkness he got hold of flask contain
ing kerosene oil. and after taking a
healthy old snort at the same. went to
bed. He didn't rest very well, spat a
great deal, and finally said they couldn't
make the same whisky now that they
did forty years ago.
Year: 1878

A NEW York lady opened letter
addressed to her husband. the other
day, and read. amorg other soft words.
thes: Darling John-Come to me again
soon; can't bear TO think you are at
home with that old rip Of q wife of
yours When John came home that
evening he found domestic polar
wave in his mansion that chilled the
very beef marrow In his hair.
Year: 1878

The DISPATCH is now conducted by four
practical printers and experienced editors and
publishers. who are determined to make it TIE
best as well as the cheapest newspaper in
Washington Territory. 1t gives larger amount
and greater variety of original reading matter
than any other paper row published in tho
Territory, and further improvements will lie
made as its circulation increases.
Year: 1878

Mr.. II. SCHNEIDER, on the first of
August, proximo, will remove his
large stock of boots and shoes to
No. 36 Main street, Central Hotel
building, where he will continue
his closing out sale preparatory to
starting with an entirely new stock
in his new store, to be built on the
site of his present place of business.
Persons desiring first-class work in
his line at bedrock prices would do
we'll to give him a call,
Year: 1878

The most difficult province of
friendship is giving advice. 1t
should, if possible, be so contrived
that our friend may perceive our
advice is given him, not so much
to please ourselves as to his own
advantage. Therefore We find no
difficulty in advising our friends to
go to the L store to buy their gro-
ceries and wines as We are sure it
will be to their advantage. 4S and
so Spring street.
Year: 1878

No money is better spent than
that which is laid out for domestic
satisfaction. A good meal, accom-.
panied by a good glass of wine, will
put man into the best possible
humor, as every wife knows; so
buy those nice groceries they have
at the ct" store, ana make your
home happy. No. 4S and so Spring
street
Year: 1878

We may live without poetry, music and


art;
We may live without conscience. and


live without heart;
We may live without friends, We may


live without books,
But civilized man cannot live without


cooks.
He may live without books; what Is


knowledge but grieving?
He may live without hope; what is hope


but deceiving?
He may live without love; what is pas


sion but piningY
But where Is the man that can live with


out dining?


And in order to dine well you
must buy your groceries and wines
at the II store, where you can get
better goods at lower prices than
any store in the city. Remember
the mum ber-4S and so Spring st.
Year: 1878

Beauty has SO many charms one
knows not how to speak against it;
and when it happens that grace
fnl figure is the habitation of a
virtuous soul, then 1t is truly a
work of nature, such as Is rarely
combined. But beauty aud good
ness are found combined, and is
proven at the "T' store, where
they sell the beat goods in most
delightful store. No. 4S and so
Spring street.
Year: 1878

A Nebraska man asks people to
believe that his dog deliberately
walked in front of a railroad train,
laid his head on the rail, and was
killed, because of sorrow for the
death of u child, for whom it had
shown q strong attachment.
Year: 1878

knowledge not only confers a
benefit on those that possess it, but
upon all with whom they come In
contact. The owners of the "Tn
store, having thorough knowl-
edge of their business, all who deal
with them reap the benefit of their
experience No. As and so Spring
street.
Year: 1878

A nice little shooting scrape at the south
west corner of Cherokee and Third streets
was promptly checked by Officer Lauber
yesterday. Only feu shots were fred and
nobody hurt. The case will be ventilated
In the police court this morning.
Year: 1878

The Board OF County Commissioners
have ordered that the people vote this fall
whether they want a new jIil in Nemaha
county We don't know OF any one oppos-
ed to building one, and expect to see the
proposition carried unanimously. We are
well fixed financially, and now is the time
to build
Year: 1878

Charlie Norlan and one OF his brothers
had very narrow escape on Tuesday even
ing Of last week, Both Of them we're sit
ting in the house during the storm when a
flash Of lightning came down along the
stovepip-, damaging the house to a consid.
erable extent, but without hurting either Of
them.
Year: 1878

The wea,hear still continues pleasant
and wheat sowing will probably continue
for the next three weeks. The splendid
success in raising wheat during the past
summer has made the Barbour county
grangers anxious to repeat the crop. We
may look for much larger acreage next
wear than ever before
Year: 1878

He was friend to the whites. His SOL
diers would help catch they Cheyennes if
they came that way. He had come into
the council to get the white chiefs to write
letter to Spotted Tail to get the supplies
due there for them and the papers to trans
ter himself and his Indians to Red Cloud.
Spotted Tail and his agent did not want
them there, and that was Why they had
come, and not to frighten the white people
or make var.
Year: 1878

The parent of Insomnia or wakefulncss is
in nine cases out Of ten a dyspeptic stomach.
Good digestion gives sound sleep, indigestion
interferes with it. The brain and stomach
sympathze. One Of the prominent symp-
toms of weak state of the gastric organs is u
disturbance OF the great nerve lntrepot, the
brain. 1nvigorate the stomach, and you re-
store equilibrium TO the great centre. A most
reliable medicine for the purpose is Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, which is far preferable
to mineral sedatives and powerful narcotics
which, though they may for time exert d
soporitc influence upon the brain, soon cease
to act, and invariably injure the tone of the
stomach. The Bitters, on the contrary, re-
store activity to the operations of that all
Important organ, aud their benefcent influ.
ence is reflected in sound sleep and tran
gull state of the nervous system. A whole.
some impetus is likewise given to the action
of the liver and bowels by its use.
Year: 1878

81 CAN conceive" said Lord Erskine,
"a distressed but virtuous man, surround
ed by his children looking up to him for
bread when he has none to give them,
sinking under his last days labor, and
unequal to the next, yet still supported
by confidence in the hour when all tears
shall be wiped from the eyes Of ailliction,
bearing the burden laid upon him
by mysterious Providence, which he
adores, and anticipating with exultation
the revealed promise of his Creator, when
he shall be greater than the greatest, and
happiest of mankind"
Year: 1878

THE TILroN AGAIS-ANorHER HEIR
LIKELY TO BE BORN SooS.-Tbe New
York Sun says: Mrs Elizabeth Tilton's
confession did not cause so much talk
among the members ofPlymouthChur
as the latest phases Of the scandal have
done. 1t was known on Wednesday TO
few members of the church, that the
question OF retaining Mrs. Tilton and
Mrs. Morse upon the church roll, must
be decided one way or the other at
once. A letter from member of the
church demanded immediate action, but
a few months time was asked, and the
reason why the brethren desire delay is
believed to be piece of information
that they have lately received, and a
delay Of four or five months may result
in giving the committee OF Plymouth
church and the outside werld certain
proofs of Mrs. Tilton's conduct when
she wrote the confession. This is what
the examining committee will wait for,
as now they believe tha. within the
next three months Mrs. Tilton's resump-
ton of marital relations with Theodore
Tilton will be made manifest, and that
an infant will be the pledge of restored
love between the two.


Always be as good as your word,
If you want the confidence of the peU-
Year: 1878

THE CHAMPION HORSE RAKE.
Self-dumping or Misunderstanding 1t is
the very best that is made. Cannot be
beat. Very low prices. Guaranteed. If
any machine does not work well we do
not ask you to keep it.
Year: 1878

At or about4 o'clock ON Sunday MORN
ing the Sd inst, was suddenly awak-
ened by loud noise and confusion in
the ladies cabin, / unlocked the door OF
my state room and ran out, aud one of
the ladies cried, the boat is sinking"
A colored man, night Watchman l
think, who had given the alarm, said to
me, "Get forward as soon as you can.'
| ran back to my state room for some
clothing, but finding it impossible to
disengage my dress from the hook,


seized a blanket from the bed and fol-


lowed the crowd. By this time they


had all got forward, and the water i'll


the cabin was ANGLE deep. Having hard


ly an acquaintance on board there was


no one on whom / could call for assis-


tance, so followed Mr.. and Miss Newell


who were ahead of me to the guards.


He called to his daughter to follow him,
and jumped off on floating bale OF
cotton. She did SO, and managed by


holding the bale to keep up until they


were bdkoIf 0u uJ q Ootses OSsSa eaAO~>'


not to try that mode of escape until all
others failed, but just about this time
the cable which fastened the boat to the
shore snapped, and she swung Oft some
distance. The boat was sinking rapidly
and made my way through the rising
water again to the front, where / must


have slipped down the steps, for ] found


myself to my neck in water. Mr.. John


Lindsay assisted me up, but having his
wife. mother-in-la law and neiee in charge


was not able to render me any further
aid. lost sight of them the next


moment, but they were fortunate enough


to secure the life boat, which was half
full of water, and by dint of constant
bailing reached the shore. If mistake


not the boat was brought to them by
one of the deck hands. Meantime Mr..


and Mrs. Mnnzesheimer, and myself had


made our way TO the hurricane deck,


which. now lay level with the water.


We tried to escape on cotton bales, but


they seemed jammed together by some


Of the floating timbsgs Of the boat, 50
Year: 1878

Probate Court began Monday. Ope-
lousas is never without Court. We have
the Parish, District and Supreme Court
and two Magistrates Courts. One or
the other of these is always in session
and some one or another Of the legal
fraternity is always pouring fourth his
e10auence,
Year: 1878

Bears were not as numerous as usual
this winter. We have not heard OF
more than half dozen being killed in
in the parish and they were all poor
Cause no mast, and but few wild hogs.
Year: 1878

Game, especially snipe aud partridges
have been very scarce in the vicinity OF
town this season. There arc some fine
shots in Opelousas, a few fine breeci-
loading shot guns and some Of the finest
bird dogs in the country.
Year: 1878

The editor of the DEMOCRAT desires
to return thanks to the editors of the
Courier for kind favors extended to
this paper, and hopes to be able to re-
ciprocate on some future occasion.
Year: 1878

The New York Times says: 1t is an insult
to human intelligence to ask any man to accept
as history this ridiculous myth. We never had
any civil war. Intelligent men do not fight
for four years and finally conquer their foes,
only to throw away all the fruits of victory and
to beg the vanquished to come and rule over
them The American civil war deserves to be
classed with the Trojan war, and it is quite
possible that the former is merely variation of
the latter and older legend.
Year: 1878




correspondence, the postage which they have to
pay, for the sake of getting up fraudulent cases,
and that a whole class of men are ready aud
willing to suborn perjury, with all the chances
of defeat and disgrace?


1t is to the interest of the claim agent that
he takes no claim which is not on its face lust
and right, and thus practically YOU have the
Judgment, IN advance, of an expert whose opin-
ion is worth fully as much as that of clerk in
the Pension Office And this course is lust to
The claimant. They are generally persons of
small means, if not in actual poverty 70 re-
quile them to pay in advance, or at all events.
for services to be rendered, would be denial of
justice.


Ii the course recommended by the Commits,
sioner should be the law, then, indeed. YOU
might expect the pension claimants to be delib
erately robbed. Then all cases of all sorts
would be taken for the preliminary fee. and
without examination. Then, instead of a class
OF men who make this law and its practice their
study, every shyster who could get hold Of am
alleged claim would start it for the sake Of the
fee


Again, the Commissioner says Many of
whom [claim agents have been detected in at
tempting to defraud both the Government and
their clients, thus subjecting them as class to
a measure Of suspicion


Does Mr.. Bentley mean to lmpugn the G rae
ter of all persons who act as pension ATTORNEYS !?
He will hardly venture so rash an assertion
ct, II he does not SO mean, he had no right to
use such sweeping statements And yet. in
grave official communication, the Commissioner
ventures to sandera body of men-to slur their
good name and fame as one of the reasons
why he cannot believe what is shown to him by
unquestioned legal evidence 1t is very disin-
genuous, and shows the straits to which he
must have been reduced


So, too, in pursuit of the same object. he can
not resist the temptation TO charge another large
class with neglect OF sworn duty, and with con
nlvlng at and taking part in impositions uljon
the United States Now the medical profes-
sion, as rule is one Of high honor and these
examiners or examining surgeons are the select
ones, chosen by the Commissioner himself Yet
he does not hesitate to charge them with gross
deseliction Of duty, of yielding to local infu-
ences OF base and personal character and Of
being willing parties to the grand conspiracy
which his jaundiced imagination has detected
against the peace and dignity of the Pension
Otflce and the purse of the nation


And all this array of insinuations is merely
the base from which he moves forward to repeat
again his grand panacea for all ills-the crea-
tion Of an ambulatory body of select appointees,
whose duty it shall be to throw every obstacle
IN the way of all claims, just and unjust.


We have in previous numbers dwelt sufi-
GENTLY upon this wild notion of the Commits
sioner, and shown how utterly foreign it is to
American character and habits Of thouobt
with what ingenuity it is contrived to fasten
lot OF supemumerary barnacles upon the system,
to fiu1l Al
Year: 1878

AT the meeting of the Ladies' Art AssOcia-
tion Yesterday, IL reported that the surplus
ceipts OF the Loan Fund Society would be devoted to


free scholarship in the Ladies' Art Association TO be
called the Greatorex Scholarship. Resolutions
adopted expressing the sorrow OF the society In the oss
by death Of Miss Cook II stated that the class In
drawing, established by Miss Cook would be continued
under the name Of the "Mary Cook Class as soon
fund could be raised for the purpose was also an
Year: 1878

employ of the department for fifteen years and that be
was a faithful. honest and efficient servant HIS re-
mOval, he thought would impair the efficiency OF the
bureau. He characterized the appointment az ont
rageOus. SAYING hat the change was made simply 10
reward an active politician for political services
Year: 1878

in reference this Act have complaint make it
certainly could not be expected that should approve
serespect we'll that of the Auditor and Treasurer
whom hold in equal with myself and the respect
which owe to position Chief Executive of the
State prevent from giving approval Act of the
Legislature dsapproving action therefore, with
hold signature from the BILL and my obec
tons regreng that only reached my hands this late
hour -


Nevertheless the Legislature passed the b Objectionable
clause and ALL the Governors notwit
standing. .ss5fess...sss .e8fsxs.


Thus will be that the original building consisting
the centre and two wings the round $4,000


After the opening of the ASYLUM in 1Sa5 nothing coming
Within the of the purpose this review
of attention The wards gradually filed up until in 1858 It
it was deemed important to ask the Legislature enlarge the
building The services of Miss Dix again called
equston and she visited Mississippi again. and perhaps for
the last time As relic of historic interest," will transcrbe


memora which she addressed to the Legislature through
Gen A NJ West Senator the county of Holmes
and who recently returned to the position by the
unanimous vote of the people of Marshall county.
Year: 1878

A wealthy New York citizen re
Gently refused to appear against a
thief who had stolen lead pipe from
him, because it was too much
trouble and the pipe was recovered.
The shrewd justice thereupon or
dered the thief to carry off the pipe,
there being no proof of ownership
outside of his possession.
Year: 1878

The Southern States are one after another
falling into line in the way of repudiating
their State debts. This is an unmistakable
indication Of what would be sure to follow
their attaining TO power in the nation


Destitute Of principle aud sense of honor


and with lurking and irrepressible hate
for the Government as now organized that
would rejoice in its ultimate disgrace, If not
total overthrow, they would not hesitate to
repudiate the national debt and thus forfeit
the national honor. This debt was created
by the war to crush rebellion and pension
its defenders, and hence is held in utter con-
tempt by those who fought on the other
side, and who were foilcd and disappointed
in their reasonable and rebellious purposes.
No one who loves our nations credit and
honor and would preserve them at all haz-
ards can remain insensible to the impend-
ing danger or inactive in averting 1t. The
entire North, and every loyal citizen in the
South, should rally solid and labor to con-
serve the country in its integrity aud credit
in the eyes Of the civilized world until that
end is attained. This can only be done by
rcpelling the Democratic advances to power.
Year: 1878

WA~mNGroN is already throngcd with
Democratic intrguants for the Offices Of the
Senate which will soon pass into the con-
troll Of their party. They believe in the
idea of strictly patcnal government, I'M
der which the average Democrat will be
provided for at the expense Of the tan
payers. OCONNoR, the Democratic con-
Wet legislator in Ohio, furnishes them with
an inviting example of distinguished sue
cess in this particular. lie has got good
and very safe place in public insli-
tuition.
Year: 1878

The Democrats have now reached the
conclusion that the offer of the Bulgarian
crown to General GRANT came too late.
They think it should have been rendered TO
and accepted by him about the time of that
little affair at Fort Donelson