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Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Evarts then
took up the certificate of Odell, Cart
wright and Watts, claiming that in it
every requirement Of the Constitution
had been complied with. He insisted
that the evidence of title rested on
this certificate and not in the one
which had the Governors signature.
The absence Of the certified lists was
through default of the Governor and
Secretary of State, not through any
neglect of the electors. The refusal
of these officers to furnish list, was
q desertion of duty, and such deser-
tion Of duty always had an object.
The certificate contained more. 1t
contained an abstract of the votes cast
for presidential electors as on file in
the office of the Secretary of State, a
certificate by S. f. Chadwick, Secre.
tary of State; that he was custodian
Of the seal of the state, and that the
enclosed was o true copy Of the alb.
stract and he had affixed the great
seal of the state to the copy. Besides
this there were the minutes of the
college. Tho resignation of Watts
was received and accepted. The ac,
had been done openly, under an un.
certain idea that he might have been


disqualified. Watts did his duty, for


he would not put in peril one of the
votes of the state of Oregon. The
votes had been cast and the ballots
were here. He then called attention
to the wording of the Governors ccr-
tificate and contended that 1t did not
comply with the act Of Congress in
that he undertook to insert the word


"eligible" before the word election,
to cover himself from condemnation
open and recognized fraud and false
hood.


Evarts continued citing the law of


Oregon to show that Watts position


was impregnable and that he was


elected by plurality Of votes to fill a
vacancy which was recognized by law
in every other state. Nothing had
been done in Oregon to defeat the
Constitution, defraud the state or de-
feat tho election of president. The
attempt to do these things had simply
been exposed and tho safety Of the
state remains unharmed.


Mr.. Merrick than addressed tn,
Commission ON tho democratic side
He said he addressed himself to tn
tribunal, believing they could adher


70 their previous decisions and appl


the same principles to the decision Q
1.-The Oregon case that they did In tn
Year: 1877

perhaps iifty, to one, ana yet he hau
not weakened in the least. On the
right was a dead pony, on the left
two crimson spots in the snow
Ahead toward the hill horse had
fallen and struggled up, and half a
dozen trails of blood could be count
ed. The Indians had given away,
and at a slow pace the white man
had resumed his journey.


"You will see sight to make your
| flesh crawl over in the hills !" whis-
percd the hunter, and the party slow
ly advanced.


The lone man had not hurried his
pace. The yelling, bowling, whoop-
ing, redskins galloping around him,
firing upon him and sure of his scalp,
had not shaken his nerve. Over the
hill, across little valley, up ravinc,
and there was the end. The white
man could go no further, and there
he stood at bay.


"May the lord have mercy on him 7
gaspcd miner as the little band
looked over the field of battle. There
were dead and wounded ponies there
were blood patches on the snow, and
four Indians, stark and stiff, were ly-
ing to one side, the survivors not hay
ing horses enough to carry of their
dead.


AT the head of the ravine tho snow
had scarcely color except red. The
redskins had charged in a body, and
dropping his carbine when the last
cartridge was gone, the lone man had
used his AK with awful effect. They
had shot him and struck him with
ltomahawks, and when life went out
he had more wounds than could be
counted. There he lay, the AK still
clutched with giants grip, his eyes
wide open, his body covered with
wounds, and before him was a record
to prove moro terrible fight than
Clusters. Hc had fought fifty men
single-handed. He had driven them


back again and again, and a dozen
lives had been taken for his one.-
(which for who" he had said, and


"who" had won, but 1t was not vic


tory for the red man to boast over
When they rode out of the valley ev
lery horse had q double burden ol
Year: 1877

BARNEsvtLLE, September IA mar
named Solomon SusSn, a resident Of Mon
roe county, made four desperate attempts
at suicide on the 9th ult. He first shot
himselfi in the head, Just above the right
eye. The second time he shot himself II
the lower part Of the stomach. The third
time he threw himself in creek; but
owing to shallow water, he again failed
Then he procured astrap, and went TO hi'
barn and threw one end Of the strap oveI
beam 20 he could reach it, and then
fastening the other end around his neck
pulled himself up. After being suspended
some time, he became exhausted and lei
60 the strap in his hand and fell to the
floor, where he was found next morning
Medical aid was promptly summoned
The doctors pronounce his case as in nj
way serious.
Year: 1877




The last Baltimore Gasetle gives
vent TO its feelings in the present
condition. of things in way that
will find a responsive chord in the
bosom of every newspaper man in
the country. 1t says: If there is
"nothing in the papers" just now,
gentle reader, please charge it mp
to the scarcity of good things to
put in the papers. The politicians
arc laying mp for repairs, the
weather is SO hot that few people
have energy enough to commit
startling crimes, and abroad there
is too much mud and snow for the
Russians to move rapidly. If yon
are not satisfied with this state of
affairs, uncharitable reader, be good
enough n, getsnp and do something
startling, and you shall read al
about your -wickendness in the
morning papers. If you can think
.ofhny thing else, nominate yourself
for office. and you will be surprised
to read how many horses yon have
stolen 10 career otherwise straight
forward and patriotic. Try i. No
charge for advice.
Year: 1877

Two distinct systems Of farming
are in vogue in this country; the one
IN the North, wherein the great aim
is to make the largest possible yield
TO the acre and the other in the
South. where the controlling object is
TO produce the largest crop possible
from each hand. This great differ
eEce was more manifest before the
war than now, but still many of our
farmers do not reflect enough upon
the Importance Of giving heed to the
suggestions of experience and intel
ligence upon this subject. Bearing
directly upon this point, the editor OF
New Jersey paper says the past
years experience has taught many a
farmer TO plant less breadth of land.
manure and cultivate more thorough
ly, and use more intelligent thought
in the planning of his work This
skimming over acres for the pleasure
of being called large grower, ard
with the oft exploded fallacy before
the ewes that if ten acres produce
10000 bushels or pounds, twenty will
produce twice as much, is fast losing
its charm. Thoroughness in farm
operations is what we want, and then
no chance will he given for skimming
over large surfaces with such losses,
disappointments and above all, rum
alton to the land, if continued on
year after year. Let US face about
and reason opposite to what we have
been doing, viz That If oneacre vii
produce one hundred bushels ol
pounds of crop, one-half an acre
should he made-with extra ma
nuring, cultivation and attention-t6
produce $50 or 200 bushels or pounds
Our thoughts should run in this di


rection, and we would, then stop the
wasteful and ruinous practice we have
been running into.


Farmers should not aim 10 spreaC
over large surface unless they car
do it profitably, ho7h1to the land ant
to themselves. Better cultivate :
small space well, than go over two o


three acres, fer the product of one i


DroDcrly managed.
Year: 1877

We are in receipt of letter from a
gentleman from Los Angeles, desirous of
locating here for the purpose of going
into the tin and hardware business. Also
from many parties east asking for back
numbers of the STAR, containing articles
descriptive ofdfferent parts ofeur county
and counties adjoining. Parties are
daily purchasing copies to send to their
friends VINO desire information OF the
country, Those who think the STAR
has not had and will not continue to
have an influence in inducing emigration
to this county, had better undertake to
answer some of the letters of enquiry we
receive every mail. That might change
their mind.
Year: 1877

Mr.. GEUE whose arrival was mention
cd several weeks ago, has made arrange
,ments for power at Ferguson s. Morgans
mill and will commence manufacturing
furniture as soon as he can get shop,
topls and benches in working order.
We hope every one needing furniture
will give him an order. 1t is economy
in the end to buy furniture made to
order as it will stand thribble the wear
and tear VI the gilded rubbish shipped
from the east.
Year: 1877




To those interested in the improve
ment of fish culture in the waters of
Puget Sound and its tributaries, espe-
cially such as favor the Introduction OF
spawn from the Columbia river, it might
be well to take into account, before
going to much expense, the effect OF
location and other environments that
affect ali forms of animal life. All ami
mails are more or less affected by their
surroundings. All the natural elements
combine to form the organisms, limit
their development and control thcil
growth. Probably the waters of the
Columbia and that part OF the ocean to
which the fish 60 after having lett their
eggs in fish water, causes the difference
in the flesh grain, its fatness, firmness,
&C.. as well as the superior size of the
fish and in all probability, it the Co
lumbia variety was introduced here in a
short time they would simulate to a
certain extent the varieties that naturally
inhabit these waters. The shad and
trout. recently introduced into the waters
of California, are assuming already dis"
tinct characteristics from the original
stock, which is becoming more marked
as the species develop. Possibly, if the
Columbia variety were introduced sue
cessfully here, they would mix with the
natural habitsnt of these waters, improv.
ing them somewhat, and deteriorating
themselves also, thus producing Il modi-
fed variety resembling both but it is
hardly probable that the new intreduc


tion would reach that state OF perfection
and size they arrive at in the Columbia
One thing can be done. We can prevent
the Wholesale destruction of those we
already have. by legislation to protect
them during the spawning season.
Year: 1877

The reputation of Pinkh,m & SAKE OF
Seattle for fair dealing and an accommo.
dating spirit is unrivaled among business
men. We can add also, that their taste
in tho selection OF stock cannot b. excel-
ed. Their gools are Of the very best
quality, especially in the clothing depart
ment, their business and dress suits rs
well as their furnishing goods contain the
best materials substantially made up and
can hardly fail to give purchasers perfect
satistactiol. One who cannot be suited
after examining their ample stock must
,be very hard indeed to please.
Year: 1877

LAST Monday we paid Seattle short
visit, and was gratified4o learn from our
subscribers that since the article first ap-
peared in the STAR relative to the Seattle
post office, our papers have been prompt
ly distributed. Something before un-
known, since Carr became clerk in that
office. While there our attention was
also called to the apology OF the Dis
patch for the corrupt negligence of the
clerk OF the Seattle office. We intended
to notice in detail this singular produc.
ton, but Unexpectedly on our return
finding in the mail the communication
signed "equal rights" which SO perfectly
represents the sentiments Of Seattle in
reference to this matter, we have given
1t place in our columns instead
Year: 1877

THERE was patterlng OF little feet up
the stairs followed by timid tap at our
office door, early last Monday morning.
To our gruff, "come ina faxen head
.peeped in at the door and a little hand
held towards us a beautiful bnquet of
flowers, fresh cut with the dew still
trembling on the leaves. We placed the
beautiful offering on our table making
our dingy room bright and fragrant.
May the beautiful donor gather gsrlands
of the freshest truth from this hour to
her grave-and may that be long
long way off
Year: 1877

From the New York post.]


Senator Jones processes to believe
that the Presidents opposition to the
use of silver as the money of account
is certain to be very unpopular. Be-
fore many months have gone by. the
Senator is reported to say, President
Hayes will find that the financial parts
of his message are pleasing alone to
the rich men of the country and dis
pleasing to the great majority of the
people who work for wages. Senator
Jones is too cle> er a man really to be
lieve any such nonsense as this. Presi-
dent Hayes. in his message, interposed
his executive power between the selfish
and inscriptions designs of the own
ers of silver bullion and the welfare of
the !aboring men and women Of the
United States; and the value of this in
terposition is not precisely proportions
ate to the amount of wages which each
man or woman is receiving. Where
wages are high the proposed robbery
might be endured, although the abso-
lutte loss would be greater. But where
wages are low. as they are in the vastly
greater number of cases. the loss would
be well-nigh fatal. The man who re-
ceives the least amount of wages day
needs every cent to keep himself and
his family alive and comfortable. But
the silver dollar, if We should have
one, is precisely the dollar with which
he would be paid, and the ten cents on
the dollar which the owner of silver
bullion would make under tho Bland
Silver bill could not be spared without
great distress when taken out of the
small earnings of the day laborer. Sup
pose that man earned fourteen dollars
a week and received fourteen silver dol
lars in payment, he would receive
measured by its purchasing power. ons
dollar and fifty cents . week less. Of
twelve dollars and sixty cents, while
tho difference between the real amount
and the nominal amount, that is on,
dollar and forty cents, would 60 ints
the already plethoric purse Of the sill
YER mine owner. Or suppose that .
woman earned i've dollars week ant
was paid with silver dollars, she wouli
receive in fact only four dollars ant
fifty cents, while the Ither fifty cent
would go to keep eo,lpany with tn
dollar and forty cents which the silve
mine owner had already taken from tn
wages of her fellow>workez of the othe
EEK.


The President says that this act Of in
justice shall not be done. and Senate
Jones undertakes to say that the inten
ton Of the President to use his of6cia
Year: 1877

Political Offices had the same kind
of uncertainty connected with them
in the olden time that they have
nowadays. When Hugh Audley was
asked, more than two centuries ago,
what a certain position was worth in
money, his reply might well cause
the Office seekers of the present time
to stop for a moment and think the
matter over. Well," he said, "it
may be worth some thousands Of
pounds to him who, after his death,
would instantly go to heaven; twice
as much to him who would go to
purgatory. and nobody knows what
it may be worth to him who would
adventure to go to hell"
Year: 1877

velvet, trained, with overdress Of
the same; the waist has the


"Swiss plastron, which has taken
the place Of the beton front; and


the elbow sleeve of velvet is but
toned up the back, with the three
lower buttons left unfastened to
allow the tight blue silk sleeve to
emerge from it. Another of these
elegant carriage dresses has wide
side plaitingS on the lower dress,
these wide plaitings being available
in several models, with an overdress
of matelasse; the jacket is made


with long, square tabs, and is edged,
as are the oVerdress, the cuffs and
the collar, with bands of silver fox.
Year: 1877

| EarEhSut AZ Ten Nehfa OI age.


Scholars cOmpanion.l


Admiral Farragut and his family
were spending the summer at the
Branch, and while sitting on
the portico of the hotel he said
Would you like to know how ]
was enabled to serve my country
1t was all owing to a resolution |
had formed when / was ten years
of age. My father was sent to New
Orleans with the little navy we
then had, to look after the treason
of Burr. | accompanied him as a
cabin boy. | had some qualities
that l thought made a man ont of
me. | could swear like an old salt
conld drink stiff glass of grog as
if | had doubled Cape Horn, and
could smoke like a locomotive. /
was great at cards, and was fond OF
gambling in every shape. At the
close OF dinner one day, my father
turned everybody out of the cabin,
locked the door, and said to me,
David, what do you mean to be p
4 mean to follow the sea- Follow
the sea! Yes, be a poor, misera-
BILE, drunken sailor before the
mast, kicked and cuffed about
the world, and die in some
fever hospital in foreign
cline No. said, 'I'll tread tho
quarterback and command, as you
do mo, David; no boy ever trod
the quarterback with such princi-
pies as you have, and such habits
as you exhibit. You'll have to
change your whole course of life il
yon ever become a man. My father
left me and went on deck. ! was
stunned by the retuke and over
whelmed with modification. "A
poor, miserable drunken sailor be-
fore the mast, kicked and cuffed
about the world and to die in some
fever hospitalp That's my fate, is
it? I'll change my life, and change
it at once. will never utter an.
other oath, never drink another
drop Of Intoxicating liquors, never
gamble And as God is my wit.
ness | have kept those three Vows
to this hour. Shortly after | be.
came a Christian. That act settled
my temporal as it settled my mora
destiny
Year: 1877




The following narrative, saws the
San Bernardino Semi -Tropic, is
given as we had it from one who is
conversant with the details. 1t
smacks much of romance but is
strictly true and can be relied ON :


Last week while j. w. Wilson,
better known as Quartz Wilson,
Was prospecting on the headwaters
Of the White Water, some sixty
miles from here, for grass for stock
feed, he discovered a narrow valley,
through which ran a small stream.
This valley was only practicable of
entrance by one path, that by which
be entered. AS he rode along he
was delighted with the abundance
of rich, nutritious grass, which
stood three feet high, and meditat-
ing driving a herd of stock there
soon, when he was rudely called
back to things of the present by a
start and a snort from his "burro "
or donkey. Looking back, he dis
covered, to his horror, that some
person had set the grass on fire,
and that the flames were pursuing
him with fearful rapidity. Hastily
spurring to the stream, he dis
mounted, stripped the saddle from
the donkey and turned it loose. AS
for himself, he sprang into the
creek, searched out the deepest
place he could find in the few Sec
onds that elapsed before the fire
was upon him, and lay down.
Unfortunately the water was but a
few inches in depth, not nearly
enough to cover him, but it was the
only chance, SO he lay, hoping to
escape, but fearing the worst. In
much less time than it takes to
narrate this the fire was upon him.
First large flakes fell thick and last
around him, compelling a lively
rolling in the water to keep both
sides wet. But when the fire was
roaring and raging above and
around him came the fearful ordeal
From side to side he turned, striy.
ing to allay the terrible suffering:
inflicted by the intense heat, but
with only partial success. The fire
scorched off all his hair and beard
and reduced one ear to a cinder
Burns and blisters all over his body
attested the tremendous heat tC
which he was subjected, but finally
after what seemed ages of torment
but was really only a few brief mo.
ments, the fire died away from lack
Of material to feed upon. 0ul
scorched, burned and tortured pros
pector emerged from the stream
The first object upon which hi
eyes rested was the body of hi;
donkey; further on the bodies o.
three deer, also burned to a crisp
AS he struggled on other charred
remains met his eyes. Now a new
danger overlook him. His eyes
received such a scorching that they
were rapidly swelling shut. He
struggled on, and finally reached
the ranch of Mr.. Maxwell, at the
head of the Santa Anna, more by
instinct than by sight, where he
now lies. He is recovering from
his injuries, but it will be long
before he is restored to his usual
health, or before he will be able tc
be about his work, and much longer
before he will forget that day OF
peril from the fire.fend while in
the Businesses of grand old Gray
back.
Year: 1877

Plymouth church weeping Over


the Downfall OF William q. Gii-


man.


New York Sun, 1Sth.l


The troubled looks that occupied
the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's
face last night as he entered his
church, exceeded any expression of
mental suffering ever seen in his
countenance in the darkest days of
his own troubles. 1t was so evident
that he was enduring mental an
guish that the assembly over which
he has a powerful control, at once
entered into sympathy with him in
look and feeling. The hymn sung
was mournful in its measure, and
the burden of the prayer which
Mr.. Beecher made was sorrowful.
When he began his usual lecture
he said: 81 have been suffering
the most intense pain and anguish
for the past week, because Of the
fall of a near and dear relative, a
nephew by marriage, who was to-
day sentenced in a New York court
to five years in the penitentiary for
forgery. William @. Gilman, to
whom refer, was married to a
daughter Of my sister Mary, Mrs
Thomas @. Perkins, of Hartford,
and he has always been regarded as
an honorable member of the family
until the present. Sin causes greater
sorrow when he who sins is mem
ber Of the Church of Christ. The
newspapers deal with such a case
so as to leave the impress
sion that the whole church
is full of hypocrites. Mr.. Gill
man was brought up under benign
Christian influences. he was a
child in the Puritan church under
Dr. Cheever, and he left that
church in disgust when the trou-
bles, which racked and ruined it,
came upon them. He went to the
Episcopal church, his fine artistic
sense fitting him for a high church
man. Indeed, his moral sense
wrought through his artistic feel
ing. 1t is easy for q man who has
been swept off his feet once by
some wrong act to say, Now, this
must end here; ! will not permit
myself TO do wrong again. but
when a man commits an act which
is connected with certain causes
and effects, he puts himself out of
his own control. After Mr.. Gilman
had made the first misuse of trust
funds to cover up small defici-
encles, he soon found that he had
to take a second step to cover
new DEFICIENCIES. Then hoping for
a good change in business, he soon
found himself face to face with the
necessity to take the third step.
Then the motive grew stronger
and stronger. He could not con-
fess his wrong. Great God, he
could not see his family ruined.
Pressed on, not by avarice, not by
greed, but by desire to preserve the
beauty and peace of his own house
hold, he at length found himself
in a wilderness of sin. 1t was no
longer the single act that troubled
him. His sin was generic. can
conceive" said Mr.. Beecher, in
measured tones, chow man may
suffer more poignautly for having
done one wrong thing, than for
having done one hundred"
Year: 1877

old and young, every week. 1t is just to say
that the patrons of the WESTERN
METHODIST belong to the best class Of
community.


We desire our business men to make a note
of the above facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for the coming
season.


We use our best efforts to keep our columns
free of all irregular and irresponsible adver-
tisingi for many good people seeing an ad-
vertisement in paper. especially their
church paper. take it as a guarantee of ro-
spOnsibility. Such confidence should not be
abused when it can be helped. We want,
therefore,


The Advertising Patronage
Of such business men and firms as we can
recommend to our friends and tho pubIis
without compromising the character of tho
paper.


Our Terms shall be in HarmOn


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