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Year: 1876

On Monday morning, August 2lst,
four white men, while ont hunting two
miles from Dead wood, killed deer, and
while they were skinning it, one Of them
saw an Indian approaching tAem, leading
his pony. He was probably trying to
surprise them. but, being uncertain OF
their exact position, he had approached
too near, and they discovered him first.
One of the party snatched up his shot
gun, loaded with buck shot, and fired
both barrels, bringing down the Indian
and his pony. The confident manner in
which the Indian had walked towards
them had led them to believe that he
was supported by number of others,
and so they quickly retreated toward
Deadwood for reinforcements. \ party
started out to scout the country, and, on
reaching the spot where the deer lay
the men saw the Indian by the side of
his pony, and, thinking him dead. they
rushed forward. The action was fatal
to one of the party, for a shot from the
Indians rife struck him in the heart.
a volley from the others killed the In
dian instantly, however, and the body
was quickly surrounded by the white
men. The Indian had been almost rid
died with buck shot, one shoulder and
both legs having been broken. yet he had
managed to bandage his legs and to take
unerring aim with his wounded arm.
Knowing that his life would be taken
without doubt, he had prepared to sell
it as dearly as possible, and, lying on his
back, he rested his rife on his wounded
legs and shot dead the foremost of his
assailants. In his mouth was another
cartridge ready to reload. His rifle was
the best and latest breech-loading arm
issued to the army in 1875. and it was
probable that he had obtained it in the
Custer or Reno fight, since an old bullet
mark in the grip of the stock showed
that it had been in action.
Year: 1876

new Atfh sun


Mr. Bennett heads his account Of the
blasting of the reef at Hallett's Point,
''Hell Gate Open" This is wrong. He'll
Gate is By no means open, as yet. Some
three millions of dollars more than has
already been spent will have to be put
in the operations there before He'll Gate
is open. The reef at Hallett's Point was
only one, though probably the most i'm
portant, of the rocky Instructions that
interfere with the navigation of He'll
Gate


Moreover, the explosion of Sunday was
merely the end of one stage in the pro-
gress of the work of cleaning away the
Hallet's Point reef The first stage was
when the excavation was completed and
charged. The second was the explosion
of the blast and the breaking up of the
rock. Tho third viii be tI.o removing OF
the shattered rock This last will be a
work of good deal of time. No one
knows yet whether some of the rocks
may not be too large to be lifted. If any of
lHtHl CildHCC 10 weigh my u a II AShAA -
tons, there is no apparatus in the harbor
that can lift them except the powerful
derrick of the department of docks.


The probabilities are that it viii be a
year before the work of graphing these
rocks has gone far enough TO make any
appreciable improvement in navigation.
Meantime, it will be necessary, in order
to enable the carrying on of the Crap
pling operations, to buoy out the bottom
covered by the explosion. Consequently,
for the time being, instead of there being
a large channel for vessels to pass through,
there will be a smaller one.


Gen. Newton has so far conducted the
vast improvement with great wisdom and
skill The explosion OF Sunday was one
of tae most successful achievements in
submarine engineering on record.
Year: 1876

The great Dismal Swamp is on fire.
More than 1000 acres are now burning
over, destroying timber and doing great
damage to the land, the surface of which
is a vegetable deposit several feet deep.
Gangs of laborers are engaged in cutting
bitches and using other precautionary
means to prevent the spread of the
flames to the cultivated fields of the
farmers in the swamp. Norfolk and
Portsmouth are overhung with thick
clouds of smoke. A heavy fall OF rain
would afford happy relief.
Year: 1876

Some one says: "Learn this lSsson
No one cares about the size ef your feti
except yourself; therefore be comfort
able" But young man who is going
to see a girl who has an eccentric father
cares more about the size of her parent:
foot than he does about his own.
Year: 1876

SAN FRANCIsco has ''an accomplished
epileptic impostor" ''FIis manner of
doing business consists of establishing
himself in front of house in which the
inmates are at the time looking out on
the street, and bringing about an
epileptic fit As soon as the mans
condition is observed, there is a rush to
his assistance, and when he is brought to
he tells woeful story of distress, which
is usually responded to with a liberal
contribution of coin. He then selects
another house in another quarter, and
goes through the same performance again
with the same result"


ALTHOUGH no spindles of consequence
have been added to worksin the northern
states since 1874, yet the consumption
of raw cotton was greater during the
past year than ever before. We give the
consumption of the northern mills in the
last six years
Year: 1876

WHAT kind of people are going TO the
centennial An Austrian who is there
says: Most OF the American visitors
here don't know the difference between
Austria and Australia. and ask me how
like living in the BUSH"
Year: 1876

JENNIE JUNE writes to her raging fell
low women: Doubling the votes would
only double the trouble What woman
can do is to lend all their efforts to-
ward achieving pecuniary independence.
This will reduce the population and put
an end to ill-assorted marriages quicker
than anything else. Women, young or
old, who can make from one to FIVE
thousand dollars per year by their own
efforts, do not care to rush into matri-
mony. They are happy; they have
homes of their own making; they have
only Themselves to please, and they can
save or spend their money as they please;
a powerful inducement to remain single
to those who would be made poor by
marriage"
Year: 1876

This machine is blown by the d" union
electric motor" 1t is suspended by
cords from the ceiling to the distance Of
some ten or fifteen feet below the grand
organ, and some forty feet in front of it..
1t is about eight feet high and six feet
in width, and is connected with the or
gans from which it receives its musical


supplies by an elastic tube some thirty
or forty feet in length. / have written
at length of the electric organs, and of
the pianista, and thought they had eX-
hausted the field of musical inventive
thought, but wonders still break upon
my vision. This principle may be de
veloped until a grand central building
will enclose an organ of great compass,
conducting, electric tubes will be led to
each house, As we DO water and gas
pipes, and the subscribers to the music
supply can, say Tor one dollar per week
or less, have old hundred b-eathed in
mysterious notes within drawing rooms.
Year: 1876

The Boston Advertiser thinks this
result WIN surprise nearly everybody
for it shows that all the spindles in the
country are needed to keep supply OF
goods for export and for consumption by
the people.


PROFESSOR HUXLEY is of medium size
and height. His form is somewhat bent
His face is thin and chiseled with deep
lines. He looks like a studiOus, dyspeptic
clergyman who has tried to live on half
a salary and failed in the attempt. The
vigor and subtlety and force OF his
punished lectures and essays, which
abound in trenchant criticisms and de-
fant challenges to popular beliefs, give
the impression of an athletic and power
lL personality and make the appearance
Ofthe rather slight, pale-iaced student
professor somewhat disappointing. The
disappointment is increased by his speech.
His voice is husky and badly managed
GrdDhic.
Year: 1876

GLORIOUS FAILURE-GRRAT SCARCITY


OF SPEAKERS.


Early last week Brother Pickels
consulted with the other Republican
leaders, and agreed 20 hold "a grand
Hayes and Wheeler ratification meet
ing in Institute Hall, ON Saturday
night. But for some reason or other
their plans fell through, aud Saturday
night passed of without the promised
ratification. The ostensible reason of
the failure was the inability of the
managers to procure speakers but the
real resson was that the party is SO
distracted by President Grants recent
flank movement in the U. s. Court of
this State, that ratification meeting
at present is entirely cut of the ques-
tion.


Another reason of the failure was
that the party has not yet recovered
from the disappointment over Blaines
defeat, and are not yet prepared to
heartily support the "mediocrity and
expediency" ticket made up by the
managers at Cincinnati.
Year: 1876

Corn is growing finely down the State.


Wheat harvesting was In general progress
throughout Sussex county last week.


A new flag has been raised over the new
Custom House building at Lewes.


The Good Templars of Lewes will have a
treat of ice cream. and the reading Of the
Declaration OF Independence on the evening
of the Fourth OF July.


Lobster fishing at the Breakwater seems to
be more successful tnan trout fishing at pres
ent.


On Tuesday OF this week Rev Vim Evans o.
Lewes, accir entity stuck nail in his foot and
has since been intensly suffering with pain
from the wound which was quite a severe
one.


The order of American Mechanics. of Nil
ton, will celebrate the Fourth of July by a
public parade. a1dress by compentent speak
ers. the reading of the Declaration OF Inde-
pena ence, a feast, and at night, handsome
display of fire works.


The projectors OF the new bank at Milford
expect to organize soon. They will start on
sos 600.
Year: 1876

Years ago, says correspondent OF the
Boston Transcript, when we went to
school in a little weather beaten school.
house, what exciting contests there used
to be over the teachers favorite exercise
of having the scholars estimate with the
eye the size and weight of different OBJ
jects in the room. He would hold up
his cane, and have each one tell how
long he thought it was, and it was a
lucky child that could come within half
a foot of the right length. He would
measure an urchin and then have the
scholars try to reproduce the measure
ON the wall. He would mark off an inch
or a foot or yard in some conspicuous
place, and then see how near anybody
could come to chalking the same length
upon the blackboard. And it was aston.
ishing how wide astray one would 60.
The fact is, our eyes deceive us ridicu-
lously even upon the commonest things.
At first thought, which should you say
was the taller, three-year-old child or
a flour barrelf and could anything but
actual measurement convince you that
the same child is half as high as a six
footerR There is an old saying that Q
child two years old is half rs tall as he
ever will be; and after afew experiments
in measuring one can easily believe it,
but not before.
Year: 1876

Edwards Pierrepont, attorney gen.
eral of the United States, has issued the
following letter to dietrict attorneys:
My attention has been called to many
newspaper reports stating that in
St. Louis, Chicago and Milwaukee large
numbers of guilty men who confess their
guilt are to be let off from prosecution.
I cannot suppose that this is true, but
my attention being called to it, I have
directed letter to each of those places
that the district attorney may know that
suggestions have been made that quite
too many guilty are to go unpunished.
am aware that in the excitement many
rumors will gain credence, and I repose
in your z ,od Judgment to drive away
any possible scandal from anything that
will even look like favoritism toward
those who have defrauded the govern
ment. It is the Presidents reiterated
desire that "no guilty man shall es-
cape" do not know that there is any
intention on the part of any one charged
with the administration of the laws to
favor any person. and the appearance OF
any such favoritism should be carefully
avoided. I write this by way of caution,
for have determined, so far as lies in
my power, to have these prosecutions so
conducted that when they Are over the
honest judgment of the honest men OF
the country, which is sure, in the main,
TO be Just. will say that no one has been
prosecuted from malice and that no
guilty ono has been let off through fa-
voritism, and that no guilty one that has
been proved guilty, or has confessed
himself guilty, has been suffered to es-
cape punishment.
Year: 1876

During tho discussion Of q bill before


the United States Congress relative "a


the treatment OF cattle, Mr.. Allison, oi


Illinois, one of the largest shippers oi


live stock out Of Chicago, and who has


been engaged in the business for twenty.


one years, had q hearing before the


House committee ON agriculture. he
said that for fifteen years OF that time no
one ever thought Of running cattle more
than twenty four hours without taking
them ont Of the cars for rest, food and
water, and that at suitable points on all
the great railway lines cattle pens were
provided. But some six years ago others
who went into the business began run
ming their cattle through to New York
without stopping. The bullocks were
thus got into high fever, and ON being
unloaded they were allowed to drink all
they could. A bullock in this condition
will drink from fifty to sixty pounds Of
water, and as they are sold IN the morn.
ing the purchasers pay for this increased
weight. In some instances the cattle are
fed, but not watered, at Philadelphia, or
Albany, and this adds to the fever, and
increases their capacity for water. Tho
butchers. however, notice this food, and
complain that the cattle have been
stuffed, but the water is absorbed into
the system and escapes detection. The
consumers are, OF course, the victims
in the end, as they not only have to pay
for this watered stock, but eat meat
which cannot be considered healthy.
Since this mode Of running stock was in
those previously in the bust
ness have had to retire from it, or to
adopt the present mode Of through
Year: 1876

The weather prophets predict 8 cold winter-good news for some classes, but bad news for others. Skaters, ice dealers and those who are fond of sleigh ing rejoice in the prospect, but it is not welcome to those who have to buy coal and overcoats and who find their ex- penses increase with the fall of the ther- mometer. Winter constitutes state of siege for large part of the population of a great city. Last year the season was unusually mild, and yet the poor suffered extremely, and their misfor- tunes were aggravated by the general depression of trade. How will it be with them in 1876-7, if we arc to have from November till March reign of ice and snow, and a chilly temperature oc- casionallY falling to zero9 We shall see repeated in an opposite form the mis- fortunes of last summer, when the death rate rose to an alarming heightand thou sands of children perished in a few weeks. The intense heat of July and August had the effect of pestilence among the poorer classes who were un. able to escape from the crowded districts and confined streets of the city. Reliei was afforded them by the free excursions on the rivers and the bay, and hundreds of little children were saved from deatl by our charitable societies. The many noble associations for the relief of tho poor of New York will not be idle thil winter, but their own resources are limit ed, and they will soon be required to asl for public assistance. The metropoli

 which has answered the cry for help iron Savannah and other cities of the Soutl will not be deaf to the call of it's owl poor, and now is the time to provide fo

 their necessities. es.-NeaU York Herald.
Year: 1876

every hill. This is all that is required

 nd will be found far more lasting and efficient than any application of poison mixed with plaster. This soon falls of blows of, but the other seems to pene- trate the pores and to remain quite 8 length of time, killing both bugs and larvss so completely that the correspon- dent says that he has sometimes crossed potato field without being able to find 8 single survivor. He thinks two appli. cations will generally suffice for 8 crop of Early Rose, and if judiciously ap- piled, the potato bug will cease to be g terror. Sliced potatoes sprinkled with poison should be used after the vines are dead to finish up the last of the sur vivors.
Year: 1876

TIE President yesterday requested the
resignation Of Postmaster Jewell, and
that official promptly stepped down and
out. No reason is given save hint that
the removal was for political effect. This
we do not credit. President Grant is not
in the habit Of removing officials per-
sOnally unObjeCtionable to him for mere
political effect. II will be remembered
that Jewell was a candidate for the Cin'
cinnati nomination, and it is possible
that he or his friends may have come !"
collision with the President on that ae'
count, This looks all the more reasonable
from the fact that Secretary bfiS'0N'
who was also candidate, found II agree
able to leave the Calumet
Year: 1876

The recent Episcopal Conference at Boston excited more outside interest than do the regular Triennial Conventions of that church. There was no mere for nal business, and much franker discus sion of subjects of general interest than eau occur in regularly const tuted ecclesi astical councils
Year: 1876

Wesleyan Seniors are in a squabble be- cause one of the young ladies who are al lowed the advantage of 6 university edu cation in that college was chosen class poet by the centennial majority of one. The other appointees refuse to serve; but we hope the class-poetess will have the pluck to give the minority the satirical drubbing such an unmanly lot deserve.
Year: 1876

The South Carolina Returning Boar d does not afford the only instance of usurp- ed judicial power known to our time. The following still more aggravated case IS going the rounds of the papers:

 Apropos of Rev. Dr. Fields recent sec- ond marriage is this little note of com ment in the Evangelist by near friend of the doctor and his new wife: I've trust we do not transgress proper re- Serve when We add (what is we'll known by those in their intlmacy) that the pres ent was very dear friend of the former Mrs Field, whose anxious wish on her death-bed was forthe union consummated. This will not surprise any who knew that noble woman, whose heart was as large as her brain, and whose thoughts were always for the happiness of others"

 Curious scene that, of the "noble wo- man whose heart was as large as her brain, saving her reverend partner.from being 'bull dozed" into some unworthy second marriage by "counting in" her own successor, and then dying happy And the good man submitted just as we shall all submit when some rascally lot of counters give us Tilden X Hendricks.
Year: 1876

The Conference Committee on the Army
Appropriation bill are reported as having
agreed by taking off 81, 900 from the H.
crease added by the Senate amendments, and
by recommending that the proposed 1egisla-
ton of the House for reorganizing the army
shall be omitted This appears to be fair
settlement Of the differences between the
Senate and House SO far as the army is con-
cerned~ It was certainly an outrageous
proposition on the part of the Democrats in
the House to change the whole army system
in connection with an appropriation bill,
thereby virtually insisting that the Senate
should adopt its ideas under penalty Of get
ting no appropriation whatever for the army.
We fancy that the impudence and cheek OF
this Democratic proposition received SET
back by the massacre Of Gen. CUSTER and
his troops, and the prospect of long and
fierce Indian war. The Democrats probably
do not now aspire to shoulder the RESPONSE
bility of weakening the army organization
and destroying its efficiency for any emer-
gency that may arise. LII any case, If they
want to reorganize the army on a different
basis let them proceed to the work IN sepa-
rate Legislation, SO that the country may
understand just what they are doing. ;s:::
Year: 1876

It will be'with general regret that the mer-
camille community will hear that the Eastern
fast-mail trains will be discontinued after
next Saturday Messrs. Vanderbilt and
SCOTT have beth served notice to this effect
on the Postmaster-G General. Of course, the
cost Of running these trains is very much
largez than that of the ordinary mail trims
with full complement Of passenger bust
ness, and it was supposed that some arrange
ment could be made for additional compensa-
lion. Instead of this, the House of Repre-
sentatives has cut dQwn the appropriations
for the Post-Odice Department, while exact
ing additional service in many direc-
lions This leaves nothing for the fast-mail
trains, and there is no alternative but to drop
them. It will be a serious loss to the
commercial public, which had become ac-
rustomed to them, and it is expected at
Washington that universal remonstrance viii
pour in from the West. But we do not see
how this will help the matter, unless it in
fuence Congress to make some special ap-
preparation to maintain this branch Of the
postal service.
Year: 1876

Two weeks from next Monday, u meeting
Of our citizens will be held here, for the
purpose of making all necessary arrange.
ments fora celebration OF all the interests Of
our mhole county on next Fourth Of July.
We expect full attendance from allparts Of
the county on the day of the preliminary
meeting. The corner stone Of the Atheneum
Building will be laid at the time of this
meeting, the first Monday Of June, with
suitable ceremonies. Probably no institu.
tion in Washington Territory is destined to
exert deeper influence upon our people, or
the people OF the whole Terri .ory than this
new temple Of science, art, and literature 50
soon TO be erected in our midst.


All friends Of literature and science are
invited from abroad to join with US in for
warding this Snohomsh enterprise.
Year: 1876

With the rsnidly increasing circulation
and patronage OF the NoRrnERH SrAH, we
for some time past have been crdnpR Ior
room to represent Az oar local interests, de-
vote reasonable space to general literary
matters, and have room for all advertise
mcnts offered.


We now have some half dozen columns Of
new advertisements offered for which We
have no room, To supply the wants OF our
patrons, and to represent the interests Of the
community We began some time since
making arrangements to enlarge the STAR,
Last week we were up to Seattle, purchased
tlie remainder OF the necessary materials,
the last Of which came down the last trip
of the Fanny Lake. If not prevented by
accidents, next week the NORTHERN STAR
will come out in new form as five column
eight page paper. The only eight page pa
per Oh the Sound.
Year: 1876

Canal waste Gates Oat of Order
Yesterday the Council Committee on Water
Power visited the canal wsste-gates, which
were reported to be in a dangerous condi.
ton. The committee, after consultation,
decided to place force Of hands as work
upon them at once. The break Is In the
bank. The workmen will be engaged all OF
tonight il necessary, so that the manuiac-
tories on the water line will not have to stop
their operations. But IL the break is not
completed at the hour for resumption Of
work to-day, OF course they cannot resume
Of at the head-gates.
Year: 1876

4 FLOATING MYTH.-Somebody thought
lie saw dead body floating in the dock OF
river yesterday morning, and notified the
police, who in turn informed the Coroner and
had him down at Rockets betimes. At trst
it was at the corner OF Twenty-second and
Dock streets, but nobody there knew any
thing about it, Then they sent the Coro-
ner down to the Sylvester wharves, where
he was told that the body could certainly
be found. After wasting considerable
portion OF the day the Doctor concluded
that his infornants were mistaken, and that
the body was Il floating myth.
Year: 1876

this paper, Judge Clopton invites proposals
for the repairing OF the old courthouse and
the Jail with q view OF removing the court
house to said locality as rs early day as
practicable ssS54f y, .-