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Year: 1877

SOME of the leading strikers were asked
by q Baltimore Gazette reporter II they
had considered the evils that would result
from the blockade. They replied that they
had, and that they had means to last them
some time and should hold out to the end
Apart from the fund OF the brotherhood,
which is TO be applied to this purpose. it is
said that the socialists of Germany are
sending assistance TO The strikers here The
socialists of Germany may, before long,
need all they can raise at home. But how
calIous these men are of other people,
Thousands of poor men have no resource
to look to and we're not in the secret SO that
they cou4d prepare to stand famine prices
for even a week. should the blockade pro
duce one for that period.
Year: 1877




THE telegTams of the Associated Press,
published yesterday in several of the morn
ing papers here and at New York, to the
effect that general suspension of coal
mining had taken place in the Schuylkin
region the day before, were, weare assured,
wholly untrue. All the collieries Of the
Reading Company were in operation, with
the exception of one of the Mahanoy mines
stopped from special cause. The damage
by tearing up of the companys rails at
Reading has been greatly magnlfed. The
whole violence done at that point consisted
In the prying out of three rails and the
turning bottom upwards on the track of an
old locomotive the entire obstruction being
susceptible OF repair and removal in fifteen
ortwenty minutes, had it been thought de
sirable to clear the track.-Ledger.
Year: 1877

LEGISLATION DEMANDED.---L
ton will have to be had in the various
States and by Congress to meet the
emergencies which the present troubles
have given to every department of trade
and industry. 1t will never do for forty
millions of people composing this great
republic to be left longer subject to the
caprices of any band of secret conspira'
tors, whether they are Brotherhood
of Engineers" fremen, or any other
trade. The people of this country built
the railroads and run them before Chief
Arthur and the society he represents
were thought of. They were not built to
be put under the control Of any " Broth
erhood." If these corporations are to be
subject to the control Of the firemen and
laborers who live off of them, it were
better they had never been built. If the
hands of railroads are allowed to con~
spire to defeat the aims of the builders
when they please, the hands Of other
works may do the same thing. 1t is
clear that ut present any man who takes
a job on railroad can quit work and
so the engineers thought and acted when
they abandoned their trains on the track
away from any station and refused to
allow them to be run into the stations
That act showed what Mr.. Arthur, OF
the Brotherhood" would do; but the
legislatures of the several States in which
these acts Of conspiracy against the rail
roads and travelling public were commit
ted very soon made a law eliminating
any engineer who would thus abandon
his engine and train. Now it Is neces-
sary to 60 a step further and define more
clearly what conspiracy is. We want nc
more Molly Maguires, whether in the
mines or on the railroads. There Is some
of the spirit of liberty yet left, and oul
people demand SO much at least as will
permit them to send the fruits of tLeil
years labor to market. But SO long a!
the Chief of brotherhood" boast


that his society can raise and use mil
lions for the purpose of stopping trad,
and traffic at will, there will be no safet,
to any department of trade. Legislatio OF
is therefore demanded to put a stop tt
any future conspiracy and that further
acts are under contemplation no one car
doubt who reads "Chief Arthur's" senti-
ments published in the papers yesterda,
and to- day
Year: 1877

Home Loan Association meets this eve
ning.


The travel to Rehoboth continues to be
quite large.


The trouble at Chicago is not so extern
sive as was reporte last night.


The Gazette furnishes the news for one
cent and is tie most popular paper sold
On the stress


The average duration of paper col a
on the neck Of stout man now is about
five minutes.


The weather continues very hot the
thermometer registering 80 degrees in the
coolest and most sheltered places.
Year: 1877

SOUTH CAROLINA is steadily pursuing
the political thieves who plundered her for
so many years with impunity, and the
whole country will be glad that they are
brought to punishment. An ex-President
OF her Senate and aneX-Clerk of her House
of Representatives have been lodgei in Jail
on the charge of having robbed the treasury
in various other ways.
Year: 1877

peril which threatened them from the
rock which the savages had sought to
occupy, and it was she who had SO sue
cessfully defended it,


Night soon came on, with terrible
storm of wind and rain, and darkness
almost impenetrable covered the noun
tain. Fortunately the girl was familiar
with every path and ravine, and at her
suggestion it was deternained that she
should undertake to, lead the way
through the savage lines into the valley,
whence escape would not be difficult
Thenoise of the storm, it was hoped,
would prevent their movements being
heard; and she was to- take the lead, it
being thought that even if she encouter-
ed some of the sentihels, her acquaint-
anee with them, her knowledge of their
language, and her ready wit, would en-
able her to turn aside suspicion.


About midnight they set out, the girl
a few rods in advance. They had pro-
ceeded Less than q hasndred yards when
she gave the scouts the signal to halt,
while she went forward to reconnoiter.


She soon returned and reported their
retreat in that direction cut off by half
dozen savages, who occupied the path
directly in front Of them. She then re-
traced her steps few rods and descend
ed to deep broken gulch, usually dry,
but which was then partially filled by
the falling rain. Along this gulch, over
the broken rocks, and through the
deepening current, they cautiously went,
the intense darkness and the noise and
confusion of the storm protecting them
from discovery. The gulch led to the
river but short distance from the vii
lage, whittier the guide directed the
scouts to follow her. They hesitated,
demonstrated and even began to suspect
treachery but she urged them on, and
they proceeded. Very soon new dan
ger confronted them-they were savagely
assailed by couple of dogs, whose
barking threatened to arouse the whole
village but the animals were soon
quieted by the guide as they easily rec
ognized her voice. They soon reached
the midst of the village, the most per-
feet silence being observed passed
through it without adventure and were
soon miles beyond on their way to the
Ohio.


The sagacious girl afterwards explain
ed that she knew every probable line of
escape was carefully guarded, and that
the only feasible road to liberty and
safety lay through the town, which.
route was unguarded, as retreat in that
direction was not considered among the
probabilities. BY any other route cap
ture and death would have been almost
certain. Once clear of the enemy, they
took the direction of the settlement,
which they reached in three days.


The girl who had been, so singularly
discovered, and had proved so efficient
as soldier and guide returned to
Virginia, found that her relatives had
moved to Kentucky, whittier she fol-
lowed them and made Kentucky her
home. She was married few years
after her adventure, and raised large
family. One of her grandsons had been
Governor of the State, one served with
distinction in the Lzexican wsE, and one
was killed during. the late war, while
holding high ranla, in the Confederate
army.
Year: 1877

PREMIUN LIST.-Wi'b the coming week
we rxpect to Commence the printing OF the
premium list of The Wslla WaIla Valley
Agricultural Society. From this notice per
sons who bsve contracted for advertising
space will understand the necessity of send
ing in their cards Immediately.
Year: 1877

ADAMS BRos. have orn-men;ed the froi
of their brick sore wi'h e high toned side
walk. II ihey will improve the Third stree
front in the same way it will be great pub
lie convenience
Year: 1877

The prince imperial of France is
out of power and he is talking sweet


to the people, to persuade them to let
him come inside the bars. But out
of the necessities of his position he
utters some truths that will bear rep
etition to-day even in America. the
land of the common people. He says;


Taxes profit only the privileged
classes; wish them to be proportion
ate, progressive, and falling heavily
upon superfluous articles; because it
is monStrous to take never so little
from him who has next to nothing.
The poor man owes only his blood to
his country; that is why l desire the
abolition of indirect taxes and of the
Octroi. In Democratic society the
State should constantly heap the heav.
Year: 1877

THE MAIN REAsoN.-The principal
cause of the failure of the banks yesterday
can be directly traced to the vicious legis-
lation OF Congress. The law of March IA,
1868, paying the bonds in gold when the
debt was contracted in currency the law
of 1873, demonetizing silver and only al
lowing it to be used as a legal tender for
debts of five dollars and under :; the Bank
Act of 1874. and the Specie Resumption
Law of 1875. Had these several acts of
Congress not been passed the business of
the country would he prosperous and not
depressed. The persons who glory in the
bank failures of yesterday are the ones
who oppose the passage of the silver Bill
and the repeal of the Specie Resumption
Law.-Readta0 Eagle.
Year: 1877

BUILDING Lots are coming in demand
and bring better prices than ever in many
places through the city. Ground, however
for this purpose, sells cheaper here than
any other place of its size.
Year: 1877

= Information is wanted of the poor woman
who had so much trouble with rattle-snake.
She has been around regularly every year, since
the year 1888, and as she has not yet put in an
appearance this Summer, we are becoming un-
easy about her. We refer to the woman who
went down to the spring branch to do the family
washing, taking her three children along. She
heard 9 scream from one of them that was play
ing near by, and running to it, found that it had
been bitten by a rattle-snake. While she was
attending to it, another child fell into the branch
and was drowned, and the third was fatally
burned by its clothes catching fire. The hus-
band, who was attending q raising in the neigh
borhood, heard the news just as he was assiting
to raise . heavy piece of timber, and being
shocked by the news let 60 his hold on the stick,
causing it to fall and crush him to death. The
snake-bitten child died that night; and the
mother was 30 stricken with grief, that she died
Of brain-fever three days afterwards. We fear
that the family are dead for keeps, this time.
Any person knowing of their wherea bouts, will
please communicate with this Office.
Year: 1877

When Mark Twain lived in Virgins
City he roomed with Dan De Quille.
ALL the niseries which Quiile ever en-
dured, sad all the bad character be
ever got. date from that time. They
/ lived III several different L lging house
and were turned out Of them oil, o;.e
after another. ON account Of Dan, who
soon acquired tad reputation second
10 none IN Virginia City No respec;a-
bic family would hsrber Dan. who ever
knew anything about him, aud the very
mention Of his name would cause land
lady to hold up her hands In virtuous
horror One morning Mark woke up
and heard the landlsdy's cat me~ ing
about the door. which was left open.
Dan Was fast s.leeps and Mark, grasp
ing ono of his boots threw 1t with . IA
tai precision at the intruder. The cat
limped of with . broken leg. (ths boot
weighed five pounds. and the woman
secured the missile and waited for its
owner to appear. Mark got up, dressed
and went out with Boots 90. The land
lady greeted him with pleasant smile,
and when Dan got up and was walking
about in his stocking feet looking for
his left boot. ho received q scsthing
dressing down from the lsndlsdy. who
without allowing him to explain ordered
him to leave tho house Mark coodoled
with him in bis trouble, aud said. III
stick to ys, DAN" The next house
they moved into bad . pantry close to
the room consigned to them. Every
night Mark would steal two or three
mince pies and eat :hem entire without
giving Dan Q sight of them. In the
morning the lsndlady would be brush
ing about the door. Dan would be asleep
and Mark would open out in loud
voice as follows:


Dan, this business won't do. Those
pies don't belong to you. In the FIRST
place it's petty larceny. and then in the
next place it gets crumbs in the bed.
Well get Detice to quit pretty soon.
Tain't the square thing on the lsndlady.
l dent wonder you have nothing to
say. Now this is the last time ! pro-
pose to speak about this" The land.
lady who took in every word, would
give poor Dan a nstice to Quit and new.
er hear a word of explanations. "When
you 60. go. Dan,' Mark would say.
and his brotherly fidelity would touch
Dan to the very core. The next place
was an intensely respectable private
family. When Mark expected to be
out all night he would slip up to the
room and strew a few hair-pins around
promiscuously. and scatter few down
in the foot Of the bed where they would
be found when the landlady was max
ing it up. II would be all laid 10 Dan
of course I've got family here and
want to bring my daughters up re-
spectacle, would bs the landlsdv's re-
mark. as she ordered Dan to pack up.
When they fire you out, Dan. it means
me too" Mark would say in tones OF
bro,herly affection that melted Dams
inner nature and caused him to think
there were some true men in the world
after all. and he used to pemsrk, in
speaking of Twain: q man who never
shakes u friend in adversely is the
nobest work of od.-Virginia. New.
Chronicle
Year: 1877

THE LAST TINE There is. says
Bishop Foster, touch of pathos about
doing even the simplest thing for the
last time" 1t is not alone kissing tho
dead that gives you this strange pain.
You feel IT when you have looked your
last time upon some familiar 81 he
YOU have lov.d-when sou stand
in some quiet city street where you
will, perhaps. never stand again. The
actor playing his part for the last time;
the singer whose voice is cracked hope
lessly. and who. after this once will
never stand before the sea of upturnsd
faces disputing the plsudits with fresh
er voices and fairer forms; the minister
who has preached bis last sermon
these all know the hidden bitterness Of
the two words never again" We put
away our boyish toys with an . III bead
ache. We were too old to walk any
longer on our s,ilts-too old to play
marbles on the sidewalk. Yet there
was pang when VIC thought we had
played with our merry things for the
last time. aud lif.s serious. gro~n-up
work was waiting for US Now we do
not want tho los, toys back. Life has
larger and other playthinps for vs..
May it not he that these too shall seem.
in the ligh. Of some far of day, as the
to, isl game seems TO our manhood.
aud we shall learn that death ia but
the opening Of the gate into the land
Of promise =
Year: 1877

and, doubtless, has been the means of
attracting at least portion of the
emi grafton to this section during the
past year. Other Improvements of
public interest have been accom-
plished. Besides some important
reads being opened they have ware
house at the mouth of Cedar creek,
and ferry boat at the Davis landing.
y school house Will soon be built
near Woodlands mill. and applica-
ton made for post office, There is
good opening here for a merchant;
IA store would be well supported.
The local trade would be consider
able; besides it would receive most
of the custom from Chelachie and
vicinity.
Year: 1877

Olympia .Standard: "There is not
single newspaper in the territory that
has had IA word to say in defense of
the late Legislature. They appear to
think that body of men who could
be run by one-horsc governor are
entirely beyond redemptlon."


And why have they not had word
to say in defense of the late Lcgisla-
ture? In the first place because it was
not necessary. They all believe that
body possessed quite as much intcl-
ligence, public spirit, and good inten-
ton, as the average Assembly. True,
the late legislature made some mis-
takes, but to err is human. 1t may
not on every day Of the session have
done the proper thing and that only,
but the members of that body did not
pretend to be infallib!e either as pri-
vate individuals or public servants.
Those men who are inlailble are
somehow always left at home to find
fault with the poor sinners who are
sacrificed in behalf of the dear people
by going to the Legislature. OIym-
pa has certain coterie of individuals
who are continually pratng in the
style of the above quotation. Because
they cannot bamboozle Gov. Ferry
and run the Legislature in their own
way, they have no eyes to see any
good in anything that the Governor
and Legislature may do. y certain
''sore head" of this county has mace
the remark that "the time has not vet
come when the people will send their
best men to the Legislature" t that
| De true, the fault lies with the people
themselves, and not with the repre-
sentativcs. 1t is easy enough to lind
fault, and is, in fact, just as .mpossl-
bic for some people to live without
finding fault, as it is for man to be
absolutely intaliib.e in his private and
public conduct.
Year: 1877

Secretary Schurz of the Interior
Department, has lately published Il
careful and exhaustive review of the
general questions involved in contests
between Homestead claimants and
railroad companies. The syllabus of
his decision is about as follows:


"A valid homestead entry is an ap-
preparation of the land. and remains
sucn until forfeiture is declared in
accordance VITA law and the rules and
regulations of the General Land OF
ace, and the reservation is removed"


The rule announced IN this decision
is for future guidance and will not af-
feet cases already decided.


All homestead entries are presumed
to he valid and made in good faith
until the contrary is proven. The
burden of proof, in such cases, Is up
on the Railroad company.


IN cases Nncrc IL NdIu noUlcStcdu
entry has been made upon an odd
section prior to withdrawal of the
lands for the Railroad company, and
such withdrawal is made before the
expiration of six months after the date
of the entry, the land revcrts to the
United States upon the failure of the
homesteader to comply with the law,
even though he never made actual
settlement upon the land or any i'm
provements whatever. He has SIX
months within which To make his set
tlement after entry, and this right
which the law gives him exempts the
land from the operation of any grant
which may ,nure to land in that sec
ton during the six months after his
entry.
Year: 1877

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF T"E SE"-


ond Judicial District of the State of Nevada in and for
the county of Ormsby Roger Crow, plaintiff, VS.. J. L..
Clegg and Florence Clegg and A. W. Pray, defendants.
Action brought the District Court of the Second Judicial
District OF the State OF Nevada in and for the county of
Ormsby and the complaint filed in said county of Ornsby
in the office of the Clerk of said District CourThe State
of Nevada sends greeting to j. L. Cleg and Florence Cegg
and A. W. Pray defendantS You hereby required
appear in action brought against you by the above
District of the State Nevada in and for county
Ormsby and the complaint filed therein "a copy
of which accompanies this summons within ten days lex
elusive of the day of servce after the service you of
this summons-f served within this county, or if served
of this county, but in this district within twenty days,
otherwise within forty daysor Judgment by default will
be taken against you The said action is brought to fore
close certain mortgage executed by defendants j. L.
and Florence Cegg to said plaintiff, lot No. % in
block No. (6 in Rice Peters addition to the city OF
given to secure the payment of promssory note
made by defendants j. L. and Florence Cegg the Goth
day OF May, A. D. 1875, to plaintiff for the of six
hundred dollars and interest thereon at three 81
per mcath all in gold coin OF the United States And
plaintiff asks decree of foreclosure of said mortgage and
that the morgaged premises be decreed be sold the
proceeds applied to the payment of COSTS attorneys fees
taxes insurance and the principal and interest
said note in gold coin of the United States and if found
insufficient that Judgment be docketed against the prop
erty of defendants L. and Florence Clegg for any bal
ance found remaining due plaintiff All of which is
fully set forth in plaintiffs complaint file in my office
And hereby notified that if you fail to appear and
the said complaint, above required, the said
plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded


Given under nv hand and the seal of the District


Court of the Second Judicial District of the State


A of Nevada in and fer the county of Ormsby, this
49, oath day of August, in the year of Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven.


au25l law6w ALFRED HELM, Clerk
Year: 1877

ACCIDENT. Sunday afternoon last,
a carpenter, belonging to the bark At
lanta, at Port Gamble, started to go in a
small boat from Port Ludlow to the for
mer place When about four miles
out from his starting point, the
wind-which had been blowing fiercely
all day-came upon him with such force
as to upset his boat. He succeeded in
climbing upon the inverted keel; and, in
this extremely unpleasant, not to say crit
ical condition, was picked up by the
steamer Phantom on her return trip from
seattle. The Phantom after taking the
unfortunate fellow Oh board, towed his
boat back to Port Ludlow.
Year: 1877

IN regarl to row which recently oc-
CURED In one Of our saloons, we omitted
TO make mention last week. Our object
In calling attention to IL now Is to pro-
nounce that cersure which ought always
to be forthcoming when officers Of the law
fail to do their duty In making arrests and
bringing offenders TO justice. No doubt
the proprietor Of the house did. and
would do all in his power to prevent a
row Of any kind; no doubt the partici-
pants-had they been sober--w would have
been orderly and quiet but for the sake Of
law and order, for the reputation Of Port
Townsend, and for the good OF all con-
cerned, not excepting the belligerent par
ties themselves, let such an occurance never
have to be spoken of again in the use Of
the time worn comment, "No arrests
were made" ..
Year: 1877

Mr.. Frank Hastings returned from
WILDLY Island early this week, where he
had set up and started one Of those patent
fruit-dryers for which he is agent. Mr..
Hastings has great faith in the success OF
these machines, and we doubt not farmers
will iind it highly profitable to invest in
them.
Year: 1877

IT is quite popular just now for our
friends Of the legal profession to carry
around stack of books, a pen behind the
car, and wear an interesting care-worn
and far-away expression about the corners
OF the eyes. ......
Year: 1877

We take great pleasure in directing atten.
ton to the card of popular young friend, Mr
kirkpatrick, which appears fifth page Mr.
kirkpatrick is emnently qualified by education and
training for the great work he haS undertaken of
giving this city really frat olass depot the sale
of Catholic books, devotional goods, etc. Since the
establishment of his he has succeeded remarkably
we'll, and IL his progress in the future be
measured by his the past it will be ong
before he will be enabled to move from his present
quarters oO Magazine street. to the central business
part oft he oty thus give Catholic public fine
an establishment as that possessed by our Methodist
friends.
Year: 1877

Enterprise and liberality in business ever
meet with their legitimate rewards This is
we'll eKemplided in Of our friends the Lsvy Bros
Of tho popular dry goods emporium $50 Magazine street.
BY their justice and liberalty in all dealings they
have so pleased the public and thereby Increased their
business such proportions that they are compelled
TO move to more commodous quarters This they will
do on the Ist Of October and they intend to open
with an entirely stock, they are Offering their
present stock at wonderfully low prices Read their
navurtissment on Aftb page, snd calf and exalaiAe
thcfr COCA,