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Year: 1877

SAN Francisco, April 6.-Relstive TO
the recent search for the murderers OF
the passengers and crew OF the steamer
Geo. S. Wright, by the British gun boat
Rocket, the following press dispatch was
received from Victoria: The most sor.
rowful page in the story of the wreck OF
the steamer Geo. S. Wright in 1874, re.
mains to be written.


The CoLon,st has few additional par
ticulars OF the massacre of u portion OF
her passengers and crew by the Indians
and the destruction OF the Indian village.
The officers learned enough TO convince
them that several of the shipwrecked
persons who got ashore were murdered by
the natives. The story is to the purport
that a number of whites came ashore in
a boat; that they had with them many
papers and large sum OF money in gold
and silver. They bargsined with
party of Indians who We're bound to Vic
toria to take them To Fort Rupert Tor 81
each. The white men were without arms
and when night came and ali were
asleep. the Indians murdered them
and threw their bodies into the sea, after
stripping them of everything OF value.
The money in the box was divided by
the savages, who then came on To Victoria
and spent the coin. An Indian woman
SAWS she picked up the head OF white
man on the beach at Cape Caution a ie|
months alter the wreck and WAS told to
put il down again and say nothing about
il The officers found no property be-
longing to the Wright, except parts OF
the wreck, which probably drfted ashore.
With respect to the destruction
of the village, Sergeant Bloomfield land.
ed with three others from the Rocket, and
demanded four men who are suspected
of completely in the murder. The
Indians came out armed, sud refused 10
give up the men. The party then Sc
cured two OF the suspected savages
and made tor the boat. They were
fred on, but got back to the ship safely.
Captain Harris then gave the tribe
six hours in which TO surrender the other
two men. After the lapse OF six hours,
he extended the time three hours longer.
He then fired blank cartridges and the
Indians run away. The viIlage Was
then shelled and afterwards burned. The
two men were secured. No one was
killed
Year: 1877




NEW YORK, April 4.-Louis j. Jen-
nings sends from London the following
dispatch to the World:


LONDON, April 5th.


In reply to your further questions con-
cerning my conversation with A. Oakley
Hall, it may be proper for me to say that
his flight was plainly caussd by the ever.
recurring spectre of his alleged COM
plicity IL the ring frauds. The perpetual
revival of these charges made life so in
tolerable to him that he came to think
death better than to be thus constantly
lsmented. He said to me that he wished
to be considered dead by his friends and
to be forgotten. He is very greatly de-
pressed and seems to have no care for the
future. As to the woman who is said to
be his companion, we have seen nothing,
and from my conversation with him, L
believe that no such person had any
part IN bis flight. 1 don't think that
any other person, man or lady, besides
himself was cognizsnt of his purpose in
leaving New Yerk, or is in any way con-
nected with his presence here. AS l said
Yesterday, l consider him to be simply
an utterly broken man. The WorM
supplements this mornings dispatch by
saying: There is a theory connected
with Halls disappearance which, on a
close examination OF the facts, seems to
cover all the circumstances of this other.
wise incomprehensible affair. 1t appears
that Hall had insurance of some $4,000
on his lite. To his friend, Douglas lay
lor, he said only few weeks before his
flight, "My family would be better of if
were dead" and there is much to prove
that he wanted to cause the belief that he
met his desh that Friday night, after he
left the office.
Year: 1877

Of yesterday. A night of intense sorrow
and agony was passed at George w.
Jewett's mansion, Staten Island, and
Mrs. Jewett's cries were heard tsr be-
yond the house and grounds. There was
no more loving couple anywhere in the
country than Mr.. and Mrs Jewett. They
were constantly seen together after his
return from business. and after brief
visit to the lead works near his dwelling,
afternoon ride over the hills and along
the shore of their beautiful island home.


NEW YORK, April 6.-The Time,
furnishes the following account OF how
Mr.. levitt me. his death: Orville ID.
Jewett when last noticed by any one was
standing with his hands under his cost
tails in front of the CRATE fire. The wife
of the janitor said yesterday that when
she and her husband were startled by
the first explosion they sprang up
from the breakfast table and ran rapidly
down stairs. She had got but
half way down when she heard four
sharp reports in quick succession, but at
tached no importance to the circumstance
until the finding OF the bullets and their
connection with the empty chambers of
the small pistol were pointed out to her.
She also afterwsrd heard the small ex
ploslon spoken of by Assistant Foreman
Cook, and several others as occurring. 1t
must have been nearly minute suose-
quent to the great one. 1t seems evident
after throwing the grenade and finding
himself comparatively unhurt, Orville,
carrying our his preconcerted plan for
which he had amply provided himself,
drew the small revolver and discharged
all four barrels at his breast, three re-
naming in him and the fourth went
out through the right hand pane OF thick
ground glass forming one OF the tsnes OF
the hall door and buried itself about the
depth of the sixteenth of an inch in the
soft wood of the hallway. subsequently
Orville drew large revolver
and put the finishing touch to his ghsstly
work. This theory is the most probable
one from every point OF view. That
Orville possessed the necessary strength
to accomplish the shooting is proven by
the fact that more than five minutes
after receiving his wounds he was able
to raise himself from the floor, carry
glass of brandy to his lips and swallow it
unaided. His wslstcost over the points
of entrance of the bullets was set OH
fire, while his overcoat and undercost
we're unmarked, showing both the delib-
Grafton and closeness with which the ps-
tolls were fred. The direction of all the
wounds was sucn rs might easily have
been caused by himself, holding the
pistols IN the right hand, and such alss
as to preclude the notion that he was
fired at by another.
Year: 1877

A LARGE mass meeting of the friends
of NICHOLS was held in New Orleans
yesterday. From ten thousand to fifteen
thousand people were present. Strong
resolutions were adopted appealing to
the President to maintain a policy Of
non-interference, aud entreating the peo-
pie of the United States, by the power of
public opinion, to enforce the adoption of
that policy.
Year: 1877

saNs. s@

 ; aNEw HAVEN, Jan. I9, 1877. ?.

 While the politicians and philanthro- pists have been agitating and discussing the Chinese question, and ss'what to do with him" the Celestia's have been qui- etly establishing themselves in most of the large cities of the country. Within the last two years number of them have found stopping place in this city. A few are engaged in the tea and coffee trade. but the majority of them appear to take most readily to the laundry busi- ness. There are several of these latter establishments in different parts of the city. The first one started was on Orange street, and being in such public place, their peculiar appearance and manner of 1 doing business, attracted the curious, and it was no unusual thing to see dozen persons at one time standing in front of their place, watching the strangers en- gagged in washing and ironing. Nearly all of them wear the costume of their na- tive land. while the continual chattering which they kept up as they toiled, was not the least amusing part of the show. Their mode of sprinkling clothes is both primitive and unique. Filling their mouths with water, they blow it through their lips with great force. A person talk. ing any article to one of these laundries to be washed, will receive ''check"- l which consists of piece of brown paper on which is written some Chinese charac ter. as intelligible as those We have been accustomed to see on the tea chests at the corner g1ocery store. But its real value will be made manifest should it happen to be lost or mislaid. In that event, you will be told. with smile both child like and bland. 'No checkee, no shirtee." That this advent of the ,"Heathen Chi. nee" has had an effect upon the trade, is very plain, from the depleted lines of the old time washerwoman. In fact some of the latter could justly have put on their abandoned places of business, ruined by Chinese cheap labor.

 Last week case was on trial before Judge Stoddard, in the Court of Common Pleas, on an appeal from Justice. It was an action of trover on the part of Clark Peck, against Hap Sing, laundry man, for the possession of pair of white linen pants left with the Celestial for washing. Mir. Peck, wLo is the. ianitor of Music Hall, perhaps having in view Brett Hartes opinion.
Year: 1877

The subscribers give notice that they shall meet ai 14th day Of February and the IIth day of July iS7 at Oclork in the forenoon each of said days for the purpose of attending the business of said An nOintueUf
Year: 1877

WHAT Is THOUGHT OF THE APPLICATION FOR


WRIT OF QUO wARaANTo BY THE Arroa-


NEY GENERAL OF PENNSYLVANIA.


The special despatch 10 the HERALD from Harrisburg
published yesterday concerning the impact between
tho Atlantic and Pacific and Western Union Telegraph
companies created some talk in financial circles. BY
this despatch appears that the Attorney General Of
Pennsylvania, assuming that the Western Union Com.
pany own majority OF the Atlantic Pacific stock,
has made application for writ OF quo warranto based
on the following section OF the State consultation


''No telegraph company shall consolidate with or
hold controlling interest in the stock or bonds OF
any other telegraph company owning a competing
line or acquire, Wy purchase or otherwise any other
competing line OF telegraph"


hearing on this matter will be had on tho ED
inst 10 ascertain what Was thought ot the proceed
ing Al the Western Union oincc HERALD reporter
called there yesterday There u MAS stated
tce or the Attorney Gsperas acton In The urrmises
had been received on Thursday, and that tho matter
had already boen placed Ia the hands counsel What
answer would be made had not been fully determined
upon, SAID, out the sentiment was that this act
OF the Attorney General OF Pennsylvania, dit ectod
toward company which does not hold its charter


from his otate was an encroach mont to the least.
Moreover IL was claimed that The act OF Congress OF
1866 giving tho telegraph companies the right 10
sns pos. roads, protected til. company against
When It was asked by tho reporter whether u
State had the right TO control IFS internal trac
matter OF this sort tho reply was that the general
government would not permit any State TO interfere
with the transm sson OF tslegraphic
between different states. However, II was said that
this company's answer was not yet ready, but when
prepared would doubt be quite satisfactory 10
everybody concerned.


Mr.. Oron Is reported 10 have said that the present
movement Is not new to bim that IN August last
tain persons adverse to The Western Union Company
threatened " disrupt the compact, and oven then
were talking of urging tho Attorney General to inst
tute proceedings she ground above set forth. Mr.
Orton thought tbey had a very weak case, aud paid
attention 10 stories he heard until notified Of
Attorney Generals action. He has no doubt the com.
binaJiOn will remain intact.
Year: 1877

The cabbage worm is playing havoc
with the cabbage crops and threatens To
make q famine in sauerkraut. Black
pepper ground and applied so as to reach
this worm, will lay him in the cold en-
braces of death, but, as in the case of
putting salt on the birds tail, 1t is not
always easy to get the pepper and the
worm together. He burrles himself deep
in the head 0! the cabbage and to tear
the head open to search for the worm OF
course runs the cabbage Therefore, some
gsrdners have adopted the expedient
OF putting that dreadful poison, Paris
Green, upon this vegetable, in
hopes OF saving their crops from the raw
ages of the worm. No doubt this acts
like charm on the worm, and it may
act rs n dead shot on the person who
eats the cabbage Paris green is an in
soluble poison, and applied to cabbage is
Likely to remain there TO have like
effect upon its human and its worm con-
sumer. Buyers OF cabbage should be
careful to know what they are buying
whether it is all cabbage or partly poison.


THIS year, the first of the second CEN
tury of own Independence, will proba-
bly, be known during the next genera
ton, as the Y ear of Plenty. Every sec
ton of the country is equally blessed
with abundant crops, and every species OF
the earths valued productions have
grown IN great luxurlence. We have had
no killing frosts, no scorching drouths,
no summer freshets to diminish the
wonderful supply of good things. With
prices go moderate rs - place good
living" within the reach of the poorest,
such is the Weld of the broad acres as TO
return fair profit to the producer. This
abundant yield is the motive power
which will .et the wheels Of industry IN
motion agaiE. 1t will not Uring US the
flush times of the years Immediately sue
ceeding the war, but it will give us the
wnerewiLhsl to live we'll ~ carry on q
prosperous trade.
Year: 1877

If loaded revolver were placed at
my head, and was given one minute
in which to name the most useful
piece of four-legged furniture, /
should unhesitatingly answer, the
cow, and have forty-fve seconds to
spare. In speaking of the COW 1 en-
brace also the OK and the bull. The
OK is nsed on farm in place of a
steam engine. He is as faithful as a
box of pills, and somewhat slower
than Tightening. A man who has
driven an OK team all l1islife is select
ed as bearer at funeral, as he new.
er gets ahead of the procession. The
bull is chiefly celebrated for his dis
position, which is cut goring, and
gathered ir quite full. He generally
wears an earring in his nose, and has
a curiosity to know how you are made
inside.
Year: 1877

LIFE IN GREENsBoRo.-About
five hundred of the better class OF
persons 90 to bed at night with no
other object in view than 10 get up
in the morning and attend the
depot TO see the cars come in. The
next excitement is the opening OF
the mail and there is nervous
clntching to get hold of a borrowed
paper and read the news. Then
bcg;us the promenading up and
down town and it is an exciting
chase the rest of the day after u
drink. But it is the prettiest place
in the State, the coolest and sweet
est, and has the clevercst people
1t is far ahead of Raleigh in one
thing, and that is its graded school.
The school is an ornament 10 the
State. The best families in Green's
boro patronize il. For the summer
tourist Greensboro is the place.
Pianos are going all day and a
musical club meets once a week.
The finest pulpit orator in the State
is at Greensboro, Rev. j. Henry
Smith. The s.cadiest, surest old
paper in the State is at Greensboro,
tie Patriot. And the largest drug
house in the State is.at Greensboro,
the firm Of Callum Bros.-Reids-
viye Times.
Year: 1877

SPECIE ACCUMULATING.- is
estimated by competent Treasury
authority that the total amount OF
gold and silver in the United States
at this time is 1925, 100000. The
increase during the fiscal year end
ing Juuc 30 is supposed to have
been not less than $45,OC0,000.- :
The imports Of gold and silver coin
and bullion have about equalled
the exports, and as the balance of
trade is becoming more aud more
pronounced in favcr of the United
States, it is believed that the accu-.
mutation of a specie in this country
will continue during the ensuing
year at more rapid rate than
heretofore, so that when the time
fixed for resumption comes around
there will he an abundance Of the
precious metals available.
Year: 1877

Advertisements will be inserted At one
dollar and fifty cents per square zone inch
Of space or less) for the first. and seventy
five cents for each subsequent insertion, for
any time under one month. For longer
periods as follows:
Year: 1877

Judge Ritter was IN town Mon
day and Tuesday OF this week, and
called on THE ADVERTISER, bat bad
health and vet weather kept rs in
door az home. and We had not the
pleasure OF meeting him.
Year: 1877

Whether or not Darwin's theory of
monkey ancestors is correct, monkey
has woman sweetheart. A lady
called at the London aquarium to see
the gorilla, and became 50 enamored
of Master Pongo that she took him in
her lap and bestowed upon him every
mark of affection, which he reciprocal
ted. The keeper tried to take him
away, but the woman protested and
begged for him little longer, and the
gorilla tried to clasp her closer. He
was taken from her arms by force, and
both of the lovers were deeply affect
ell ut the separation.
Year: 1877

The first thing young married


couple generally do is to endeavor 10


furnish their rooms or house just ns


richly rs their means will possibly adj


init Of. Indeed, as a rule, they 60 be-


yond their means in this respect, the


wife's standard not being what they
can get along with and be comfortable,


but to have her apartment furnished
so that her neighbor, Mrs. Smith or


Mrs. Jones, cannot have the pleasure
Of being superior to her. Now, this
is all wrong. The first object Of a
married couple should not he to own
furniture. but house and lot. In
that there is profit. in the furniture
there Is none. We care not how eco
nonically or wisely furniture may be
purchased, nor what care may I've be-
slowed in preserving it from abuse, it
will never bring the price paid for il,
whether the resale of il Is made the
day after its purchase or i've years
thereafter; but house aud lot, wisely
selected, Is always worth its cost, and,
as rule a considerable advance on
the cost, the rule being, the longer
the time since purchase the greater the
advance. Free rent and independ-
ence are the result Of house owner.
ship, while neither is attained by the
ownership of the finest furniture;
Married people beginning life should
prefer house ard lot Of their own,
with the house even half and very
plainly furnished, to hired house or
rooms with the very best of furniture.
Let this fact be remembered, too-if
a house and lot is not acquired by
couple in moderate circumstances du-
ring the first three years of their mar
riage, their chances Of securing one
after that is constantly lessening.
Year: 1877

A decision of great importance has
just been rendered by the Supreme
Court Of the United States. 1t is to
the effect that property settled by a
merchant upon his wife during Pc
riod of prosperity and while he was
not involved in debt. is liable to be
seized tor the bene fit of his creditors,
II he subsequently goes into bank
ruptcy. The opinion in the case on
which this decision is based was ren.
dered BY Judge Miller, aud il will
have a marked effect upon future ca
ses in bankruptcy.
Year: 1877

mo man will ever prosper who has
Tie eusss af a ruined walnan upon
him. The murderer Of the body can
be tried and executed by the worlds
laws, but the munlersr OF the soul is
tried by Heavens laws, and the exc
cution is as sure rs divine justice" /"
Aunt Betsy said this as she folded the
white hands OF beautiful girl. and
put white flowers aud leaves about the
marble cold forehead. There was a
tiny babe beside the girl mother. The
house WAS hushed and there was
mourning such as few people know.
Half glad that the mother and child
were dead. the rest Of the family must
perform the last sad Office of burial.
and hear the family shame. A haunt
81 houy! A A ruined hsmei, GOD the
architect aud man the spoiler. The
curse is there, and the destroyer can
not escape. Il womant Journal.
Year: 1877

BAD FAITH.-The tests of Democratic
faith do not bring it out as altogether
lovely. For instance, there is the Chris
holem massacre in Mississippi, as foul an
outrage us ever disgraced a civilized
country, yet no man for moment be-
lieves the murderers will be brought to
justice. Now comes another exhibition


in proof Of the fact that the "era of good
feeling" which it was hoped MIR. Hayes
conciiatory policy would bring around
has not reached Louisiana, at least. Wells
and Anderson Of the Returning Board are
being prosecuted for forgery. In the
present state Of feeling in Louisiana those
in power can bring about conviction of
the members Of the Board on any charge
which may be trumped up against them.
But such policy is not one to max G
friends for Southern Democrats, who show
that about the first use they make of their
long-wished for "local government"
is to revenge themselves upon their enc
mics.
Year: 1877

DARING RoBBERY.-A robbery which
for daring, and GOODNESS of execution
could hardly be surpassed occurred at
San Miguel, San Luis O6ispo county on
the 2Sth ult. The proprietor ofa store and
his two clerks were in the hotel and at 0
O'Clock in the evening sailed out TO their
respective quarters. As each emerged he
was confronted by an armed man who
marched him into the store, when the
robbers compelled the proprietor to open
the safe. from which they took every
thing valuable. They then took the
money and jewelry from the persons of
their prisoner, cut the corde.tbat bound
them and left.
Year: 1877

THE Oakland Transcript thinks our
rich men who are childless should dis
pose of their benefactlons before they die
and they would thus have the satisfac-
ton of hearing themselves spoken well OF
in their latter days. 1t comes to this con-
clusion because fresh lot Of the heirs OF
james Lick have put in for share of the
Year: 1877

AN Austin lady, who prides herself on
her elocution, is under the doctors care
for dislocated jaw. She received the
injury in the attempt to read aloud to her
husband the account of battle between
the Turks and the Russians.
Year: 1877

GENERAL HOWARD, who has command
of the forces in Idaho, thinks that it will
not be difficult matter to bring the Noz
Peices and their allies to terms. We are
not so hopeful. We know the trouble it
WAS to reduce n handful of Modocs to
submission, and with ten thousand war
riors fighting in their own country, we
should not be surprised if the Indian war
were to be n long and bloody one.
Year: 1877

A WOMAN pushing baby-cab with
on" hand, holding up her skirts with the
other, and carrying her parasol with her
teeth is sight which can only be seen
since tie new fashion broke out.
Year: 1877

Time and space prevent our making mo- tee in this issue ot the MINER of ihc Mas qucrade Ball. given lJst evening. To-mor- Tow we will try ani make mention of the party and give the different characters rep resented
Year: 1877

use such language in the presence of a
lady was an acquaintance of hers, and she
went into the house. And he pushed the
gate open and pulled his mangled thumb
out of the crack Of it, and went down the
street, sucking the injured member, and
dred and sixty: five pounds of girl might
SIT on the heart Of man, it was a little
too much pressure when applied to an
impromptu thumb-scrcw. And the match
is drawn, and all side bets are declared
Burlingtons Hasckeye. '..S"
Year: 1877

Centennial OF the National Flag.


The Centennial of the adoption of the
United States flag was celebrated in New York
by the raising of the banner on the national
and city buildings. In Washington many bust
ness establishments united with the govern
ment in COMMUNICATING the event while in
Boston there was q, general display Of the
stars and stripes and firing Of salutcs on the
Common. -