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R A T E S O P A D V E R T IS IN G « O ilic e ill P i e r c e 's H a ll. r u in s o r S n a ciu rn o s . VOL. 4. . . A 00 Joe Tear, .. 2 50 4»X South*, BUSINESS NOTICES J - P . A o o d , M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, »• » . i*CTTCH<}II.L A CO., «« i»“ 1* Street, boston c Hark ROW, >’ eW 1 ork’ and 7ul Cbesmúi etrect, Rtuladelphla, are ou r Agento tor procuring adverusements S tD u „c k D emo A a t , 1 “ ^ fK “ ffmr cities, anu are autboriu-d to contract lor a3tf aU vertlslng at ou r low est rates. O t w N e w D r u g Store (Graduate o f the Medical Department ol the Willamette University,) as B|tcial advertisements. W l U n23] baker city , obegon . [t f DIS. MICE & \E\Y$ 01 I a , n , i s i 'x a r r a n , BAKER CITY, OREGON, respectfully Inform the public that he has recently received a well sc- iected and fresh Stock o f Drugs, Chemicals, Paints, Oils, Perfumeries, CARDS. D E N T I S T S , Have permanently located iu otary P u b l ic . pterns & t lv d e , A tto rn e y n am i C o u n s e lo r s A t-L a w , Y B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON. L. O. biutNs w ill attend tlio Courts of the Fillli Judicial District, aud of Idaho and m j . m iw u it .iit } Attorney-at-LaWj [ B A K E R U l f , OKEGON. IEG 1‘ HACTACK IN ALL C O U R T S , ol ihe biaie. Duker Guy, bopt. 1, 1873. ul7y. W I. D. HAINES, couNbELOR a t f c ^u.v, Daker cny, Oregon* [n lt f ttorney A and ; M. Ö H K P H E J R D ~ tto rn e y a t-L a w , BAKER CITY, OREGON, tfAb. H. SLATER, Attorney aiii Counselor at Law, All work Warranted. Office One Door be low the CITY DRUG STORE. Baker City, Oregon.-n7y Dll, I). II, STEI’IIE.YSO.Y, - zea-i o f Baker City and vicinity that he R will soon be with them again prepared to do e s p e c t f u l l y in f o r m s t h e c it i all kinds o f J O S E P H H. S H I N N , No tar j' Public AND onveyancer, WUl attend to Conveyancing and making ABSTRACTS OF TITLE. tker City, Sept. 11, 1872. nl8tf NOTAEY PUBLIC AND ¡DEPUTY U. S. MARSHAL. Office with John Brattain, Three Doors bouth of B edkock D emckat office, on 6ide o f the btreet. [Baker City, Sept. 3, 1873.nl7m4 >r* 3?. T iern ey , PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, BAKER CITY, |his P r S i o u ? , Patronize Your Home .Manufacture, J . W . C le a v e r I • Snow , M . D . Physician and Surgeon, BAKER c i t y , OREGON. O ffice At the City Drug Store. MEDICAL- E XA M IN E R a ,'ew York Idle .Insuranoe Co- mar at (Respectfully informs the citizens of R e ta il— 'i to Pound. G cents per Fresh Pork, Pickled Pork, Fresh Mutton, Corned Beef, F u r n itu r e , Sausage, Of his own Manufacture, embracing every Hams, thing necessary for housekeeping, both use Shoulders, ful and ornamental. Neats Foot Oil, All kinds o f Office Furniture manufactured to order. In fact, he is prepared to make Fresh Lard & Tallow. b a k e r c it y a x d v ic in it y , That he now has a Largo and Complete As sortment o f anything and everything is his line, in the best style and at reasonable prices. (D lE tA m S Of every description manufactured o f the very best material, and warranted to be su perior to any other in the State. Job Turning done to order. Givo him a call and examine bis assort ment. n21m3 BlacKsmitliinp* T a k e Notice. All bills must be settled monthly, or no Trade solicited. n9 tf Bamberger & Frank e sp e c tfu lly WAGON in v ite to meet oui engagements. Bauer City, Oct. 1, 1873.-21tf Lime! Lime! Lime! MAKING. obert» & N elson Messrs. Gaines & Bowman R BLACKSMITH & WAGON SHOP recently owned by F. Schlund, and are now ready to attend to all work in their line. They are both practical workmen, directly from the East, and come prepared to do J . 33. G A R D N E R , hand at PORTLAND ADVERHSEM ENTS. -A ' M ILLARD & VAN SCHUYVER, 89 Front and 40 First street, PORTLAND, OREGON. MPORTERS a n d W HOLESALE DEAL- ers iu Foreign and Domestic Liquors.— I A lso, Doors, Windows, and Blinds »1 F o r S a lo . P. H o t a l i n o , l Sun F ra n cisco . J { tf E. C . L o r d . Portland. _A_. 3?. H otalin gtfc Co. Sole Agents for the © r—H cj J. H, Cotter Old Bourbon Wbisty, W And Importers of u Fine Wines and Liquors, 0 431 Jackson Street, San Francisco, AND R 25 FRONT STR E E T, PO RTLAND , n46tf Oregon. WATCHMAKER AND JEW ELER, ESTABLISHED IN BAKER CITY IN 1867, Keeps constantly on hand a well assorted Stock WATCHES, CLOCKS'! JEWELRY, and is prepared to do all kinds o f work in his line o f business. Waltham and Elgin Watches at Factory n3] * Prices [tf. W e ste rn on Orders from a distance solicited. Blacksmithing, Wagon Mak ing and Buggy Repairing ,n the most approved manner, and at mod erate prices. All work done to ordor, and satisfaction guaranteed. HORSE-SHOEING A Specialty with them. Give us a call. GAINES <t BOWMAN. Baker City. July 21, 1873.-nlltf have R ‘ Lim e o f good quality, and will sell low rates. e sp e c tfu lly in fo r m tlie C itizen s o f Baker City, and surrounding country, tnat they have purchased the a ll those w h o to them to call and settle. R \ve * are are in indebted want o f money, and must have it AND H o te l. DIM M ITT’S K COUCH BALSAM! H H O fi tf tf tf S TH E N EW EST, THE CHEAPEST aud the BEST thiug in % j market for all diseases o f the Lungs and ' Throat * I D A V IS & S C H U Y L E R , ¿REID & FLETCHER, Prop’r. tf tf H IS HOUSE has been enlarged rg< and re fitted, and is now the best Hotel on the Umatilla and Idaho stage route. Stages leave this House for above and be low, and also for Clark’s Creek Eldorado, Gem City and Sparta. Connected with the Hotel will be found a first class o IS T S A L O O N ! Liquors, Wines and Cigars o f the best quality. Phelan’s Improved Billisrd Tables all in good order. N. B.—Those indebted to either the Hotel or Saloon are requested to appear at the Captain’s office and settle. no5v3tf. BAKER CITY BREWERY, Office opposite the corner Drug P.tore •»<!>• C I T Y , C . B. FISHER, P r o p r ie t o r . S PREPARED TO ACCOMMODATE the public writh— B eef KlVe<i Smctattentlon »l.ci™u“ b “ deD“ ’ J-^City, Noy. 5 , 1872-n26tf. H Baker City, Oregon, Portland, Oregon,[Wholesale Agents. Oct. 29, 1873.-n25n33 S J M ’C O R M I C K , Importer and Dealer In Bools, Stationary, Toys, Music And N EW SP A P E R S, FRANKLIN BOOK-STORK AND SANTA CLATJ8’ Headquarters, Fire-proof OREGON, i ESPECTFULLY INFORMS 1H E CIT- ■ ueus of Eastern Oregon that he has lo- .E And can be found at J. W , Cleaver’s Old Cabinet bhop, which he has fitted up as an Office and Apothecary Store. All diseases incident to the Human Family can be cured by this Physician. Particular attention paid to cases given up as incurable by other Physicians. „ , DR. YOUK CHU. Baker City, Sept. 8 , 1873,-nl8n35 H M U B E . WA 8 ER 00 MS. MAIN STREET,........................................ BAKER CITY. E. W. REYNOLD s[ A K IS ext D oor to the Kestaurant, at L a w , S Has located permanently in B B A K E R C IT Y M A R K E T . in the most substantial manner. Baker City, March 1 2 ,1873.n44tf. S. V. KNOX, (And Notary Public,) W E S T O X, O It E <i O X' . Will practice in the Courts of this State and Washington Territory. PECIAL A rTENTION PAID TO LAND Business, aud Collections. ul3tf C h in e s e P h y s ic ia n , Dental Work, f k l practice in the Courts o f the Fifth Judicial District. ^Barticular attention paid to Collections. April 2 , 1873.-n47y. [ A tto i-n e y DR. Y O U K CHU, DENTAL PROFESSION. V* usUlllgK'l! Ifililflle.-. Wain lugiits and Mining Litigation a g r ilik T Y . Collect ions promptly attended to. Jikne 18, iSid.uby F° r,A If dIcln? 1,P urPose8- Fam ily Medi cines carefully prepared. Prescrip tions accurately com pounded, at all hours o f the day or no night. G ive us a call. tf b a k e r c it y , o b e o o x , And are prepared to operate in all branches o f the T. C. 11YDE, L. O. «TERMS, N M e d ic in e s , Wines, Brandies, Whiskies and Cordials, T m t n r f 1 Job W oA MCST BE P‘U POR ON DELIVERY. ______ P B O F E S S IO N A L P a ten t KASTNER & LACHNER, Proprietors, BAKER CITY, OREGON, ESPECTFULLY INFORM TH E CITI- zens o f Baker City, and the surround ing Towns and Mining Camps, that they are now prepared to fill all orders with the vevy best quality o f R _Lager !Beer, At reasonable rates. The public are invited ta call and look at our estalisbment. Baker City, Jan. 8, 187S.-n$6ttf Brick Building, 105 Front street, Portland, Oregon. n ]7 DR. [tf J. R. C A R D W E L L , D e n tis t ENTAL ROOMS, No. 89, First street, Portland, Oregon. The late and im proved styles o f work at reduced rates. Ni trous oxide for the painless extraction o f D teeth. w. [ n29tf WATKINS, M D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. FFICE, Odd Fellows’s Building. Resi dence, corner o f Main and Park streets, Portland, Oregon. O y ttp ecia l attention to disease« o f the Eye and Ear. [ n29 O Second. E dition. - Woold TJJ.e *r® now prepared todo all kinds of JO B WORK on ¿b oil uotice »Dd st ressona- ble rates. R r u o io c s — The Rev. Mr. Newton, of the M. E. Church, bouiii, will preach at tbo toi- lowing haies and place»: l«t bunda.v in eacti — ...... at ‘ G w k , st 11 a . M., and bat- montu, urday night previous; night at Gem Cit\, Monday night lollowuig, Main Powder River, at Mr. bander»'; Saturday night and 2d bun day at Wingulh*; Tuesday night lollowmg, North Powder, at Riggo' school house; " cu ll c »day at W oil w eek ; a nur»day night, Uuiou- toivn; p'riusy nignt, Iowa »c»o<d uoute; bat- urday night anu do aunuav, 11 a . At., Rus sell s sciiool house: Ulght, h* Graude, lues day ingot alter, Tibet ty sciiool uouse; Wed nesday nigiit, Purest Cove, Dixie school (house; 'Inui»day night, hiijuali'» school house; Friday nignt, ludiau >alley; baturday night and 4tu bunday at 11 a . m ., Dry week senoolhouse; night, Uumiuervilie; Jionday night loin,wing, L'niontowu; Tuesday uight, Big creek. R euoious .—Rev, A. J. Joslyn will fill ap pointments as lollow», until mrther notice: 1st bunday each mouth at Union, al 11 a . Si, *• •• The Cove, at 3 P. si. 2d bunday Summerville morning and eve’ng. fid bunday, Cove at 11 a . m .; buioii 3 r. si. |4th bunuuy, Pocahontas at 11 A. M.; Janies^ [ bchool riouse at 3 p. it., aud Raker City I at b t*. M. Monday oieniu g following, Ilya Valley« lues- t day aud Wednesday evening, ulormuu Basin; Thursday evening at Riaorado. R e u o io u s . - -liev. G. M . CJaucy, ol the Baptist Church at Wmgviile, will preach at the District bchool house, in Raaer City, the second bunday of each month at 11 o'clock, A. M. BEDROCK DEMOCRAT, Opposite Odd F ellow s’ H all, Main Street, S.oaps, ^ - K E L I O I O I N N O T IC E ». NO. 27. ■ ■ M 11 111 ■OoBMHPoxLEscr from all portions oi Ssstern Oregon i« »olici ted for the D ehociut . All communications to recede * ¡* * ¡°* m u st be ancompained tre a responsible mme. I Personal communications will be charged J O B BAKER CITY, BAKER COUNTY, OREGON, NOVEMBER 12, 1873. One square or let», one insertion,.. . ■■ W 00 Each additional insertion......................... •* One square three m onths,. . . . ------ • • -1®.00 Business Advertisements bj’ the month-— Quarter colum n...................................... Half colum n.................................................... U 00 One colum n,.................................. ¿0 00 Ten per cent, additional on advertisements to which a special position is guaranteed. E ^ T h e space o f one Inch, up aud down the column, constitutes a square. N. B.—All debts due this office are payabi* in Coin, unless otherwise expressly agreed. ■ - a . ------- For the benefit of subscribers in certain localities, we issue a second edition of the D emocrat on every Monday morning, which contains all the news of importance received at this city up to Saturday noon. Mrs. Grants father (Dent) is said to be in a dying condition. Hoyt, Spragne <fc Co. suffer pro test of their notes at Providence.— The house claims §11,000,000 assets over liabilities; but they must have time. The loss by the Reno fire was 8150,000; insurance not over $20,* 000. Fire at Little Rock. Ark.; loss 818,000. At Tawas, M ich.; loss $30- Look at the Supplement for first 000. rate miscellaneous reading matter. A. W. Von Schmidt is mentioned as the person who has been picked X'LIYH SUMMARY. out as the successor of Surveyor- General Hardenbergh in California. Domestic. San Francisco sent 29 persons to C a r l S chubz . —Report says that the Insane Asylum in tho month Carl Schurz will remove from St. just ended. Louis to Chicago on the expiration Five hundred more operatives are of his senatorial term in 1875. Re thrown out of employment by the port also says Schurz, supported by closing of Hoyt, Sprague & Co.’s the influence of the Chicago Tribune, woolen mills at Oswego, N. Y. is now laying his plans to put him The expenses of the government self forward as the leader of tho of New York, city and county, for Germon element in Illinois politics, 1874, will exceed those of 1873 by which offends A. C. Hessing, who nearly $5,000,000. now occupies that enviable post. It Orders from Washington send the is something of a compliment to the Modocs to the Indian Territory, west Senator s standing and intellect that j of the State of Arkansas, and not to he has become a power in Illinois Wyoming. The change is good for two years in advance of the time fix the Modocs. Navy yard at Portsmouth, New ed for his removal to that State. The Hampshire, discharged 400 workmen Inter-Ocean fears him so much that Oct. 31st. it insists on a straight-out Republi Yellow fever at Memphis, Mont can local ticket for municipal offices gomery and Shreveport nearly all to be filled at the next election, disappeared. though this is something that has Minister F. F. Low says he does not been done in Chicago for several not intend to resign his post at Pe years, the city being much better kin, and never had sncli an idea.— governed by non partisan officials. He is now in Washington, and will stay there for a few days. Southwestern Nebraska has just From New York dispatches of the suffered from one of the most terrific prairie fires of which wo have ever 30th ult. we take these paragraphs: The Stokes sentence elicits much heard. An Omaha paper of the 17th comment here of a varied character. inst. says: “ Tli6 fire originated near The Herald ridicules it as a mockery Otoa reservation, and traveled north of justice, aud says hanging is play east a distance of over twenty-five ed ont in New York for the rich, but miles, destroying everything iu its not for bill stickers, day laborers, car conductors aud other poor men. path. Near Wilbur, and ten miles It ridicules the weak and impotent south of Cerete, the avalanche of fire conduct of the people. approached a school house filled The Times, Tribune and World with children, a number of whom also unite in regarding it as a lame rushed out and endeavored to escape. and impotent conclusion and failure of justice. Stokes received his sen Ten of them were overtaken, and teuce last night with the utmost com three burned to death, three fatally posure. His head was bowed down, ipjured and four others very severe but he raised it as the Judge went ly maimed. Most of them were on addressing him, aud at the close showed no trace of feeling. Tre girls, seven or eight years of age.— maine, in conversation after the sen The mother of three of them, in en tence, expressed his entire satisfac deavoring to save them, was so ter tion with the result, which he con ribly burned that she cannot recover. sidered a very great victory. The New York Commercial Bul Immense quantities of grain, and letin has the following important many houses and barns were destroy statement relative to the Russian ed. Much suffering is feared in con grain crop. Russia, it will be re sequence. membered, is a great source of sup The Herald has a letter stating ply for Western Europe: that Col. Hughes, Republican cand Partial and highly important in idate for Governor of Virginia, is in formation has been at length re eligible, having conveyed a chal ceived of the results of the grain lenge to tight a duel to Elbe.t Fox, crops in Russia, ill reference to iu Bristol, Tenn.,in 1870. The Con which so much interest has been stitution of Virginia provides that manifested both in Europe and no person who knowingly conveys a America. According to an official challenge, shall be allowed to vote circular recently issued by the Rus or hold any office of power, profit or sian Minister of Agriculture, the trust. drought in Southern Russia, which Mount iEtna, on the Island of Si is known as the grain granary of Eu cily, is in a very violent state of rope, has been much more extensivo aud severe than was supposed. In eruption. The eruption is accom some districts there is not only a panied by very destructive earth short crop, but there is danger that quakes. the inhabitants will suffer for want Tichborne claimant trial adjourn of food before the commencement of ed till November 17th, to await tes next harvest. timony from America. N ew Y ork , Oct. 31.—In the feath French monarchists now favor a er factory in West Hoboken, on ac regency and the appointment of a count of the scarcity of money, two hundred hands are thrown out of em Lieutenant-General for the King ployment. dom. This was what they fell back The Erie Railroad Company is re on after the abdication of Charles ducing its forces in the different X. shops along the road. The workmen Next Tuesday the Prussian Reics- ietamed will be put on three fourth time; commencing to-morrow. rath meets. N ew Y ork , Nov. 1.—The city pa Conservative deputies in the French pers take a more hopeful view of tho Assembly will probably vote to ex financial situation, and say the asso tend McMahon’s official term. ciated banks will not permit any of President Grant will recommend their number to fail and confidence a new United States security at a will be restored. The Times says that the Mexican low rate of interest, convertible into silver coins recently imported had currency at option of holder, aud re been very much debased by dishon convertible into bonds. est Mint employees in Mexico. Silver is to be more generally The Banks hud gained four mil coined at the mint and branch mints lions in currency up to noon to-day. Clafiin & Co. notified the Associat of the United States to assist a pro ed Banks to-day that they are not ject of silver resumption. needing assistance. Eastern dispatches state that the The export trade of New York was Chespeake and Ohio Railway Com never better than now, while the im pany will have to suspend the regu port trade has fallen away to noth lar payment of interest on their ing. The Chespeake and Ohio Railroad bonds due to-daj. The sum is $450,- 000. This is the road of which C. P. Company defaulted on their interest Huntington of the Central Pacific is j to-day. President and supposed to be a chief , James Yonng, eldest son of Brig ham Young, has just returned from stockholder. Europe, where he attempted some The estimates of the legislative financial negotiations involving rail and executive departments of the way and mining interests. United State Government for the next The Mayor of Memphis is accused of converting to his own use funds fiscal year will show a large increase over the costs for the fiscal year that for the benefit of widows and or ended June 30th, 1873. The expen phans. N ew yoBK, Nov. 1.—Stokes has ses of the House will nearly reaoh left for 8ing 8tng. Yeung Walworth, $3,000,000, including oontingeate! E n m a a m a B o a s s r 1 the parricide, wrote that the convicts would get up a grand receptiou for Stokes as soon as he gets his haircut and puts on the uuiform. O swego , Oct. 31.—Hoyt, Spraguw Jt Co.’s wooleD mills at Oswego close to morrow until further notioerthrow- ing five hundred operatives out of employment. P ortsmouth , N. H.,Oct. 31.—Four hundred workmen were discharged from the navy yard to-day. P rovidence , Oct. 31.—Maturing Spragne paper’ to the amount of $50- 000, went to protest to-day. Senator Spragne, of the A. & W . Sprague Manufacturing Co., arrived this af ternoon. It is expected that liis presence will aid the committee iu maturing propositions to be submit ted to the meeting to beheld to m o r row. Nothing is known positively of the propositions to be submitted. The Bank Commission to examine the affairs of Spraguo & Co., say they consider the assets at $H>,495,- 247, and the liabilities $11,475,443. They recommend placing (by mort gage) the entire business in the hands of three trustees, who shall give notes for the indebtedness, Laving three years to run, at 13 1-10 interest. The counsel for the firm said that deed» of trust were being made out to Gov. Henry Howard, Rufus Wuterman and ex Gov. Smith, and if satisfacto ry to creditors, the firm would go in to bankruptcy. P rovidence , R. I., Nov. 1.—Sen ator Spraguo has retired from the Presidency of the A. & W. Sprague Manufacturing Company. A mas* A. Spragne is designated to fill the place. The mortgage deed has been prepared for tho purpose of secur ing all the property assets, private aud corporate, for the benefit of creditors, agreeable to tho principle suggested in the report. The meet ing of the creditors will bo called at an early day. N ew Y o r k , N ov . 3.—The Pacific Mail Company has received r dis patch announcing the complete wreck of the steamer HSriel between Yokoboma and Hakodadi. Crew and passengers all saved. F o r e ig n . M exico . —Private advices by the Newbern from the State of Sonora, say that the revolutionists at Alamo* are about subjugated. Five European cargoes are to ar rive at Guaymns about the m idlie of December. The duties will be about $300,000. It is expected that an other contest will then ensue between the local and central government* for the possession of that sum. P a r is , Nov. 2.— The Orleans p rin ces have united in a formal declara tion of Lieutenancy of tho Kingdom.' They do this to avoid competing with Count de Chambord. M a d r id , Nov. 2. —The German squadron at Malaga has sailed for Cartagena. V ienna , Nov. 2.—The Emperor of Austria has conferred the imperi al order of Francis Joseph upon Na than Wheoler, President of th* Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine Company. The Universal Exhibition closed at four o’clock to-day, without spec ial ceremonies. The Bosnian difficulties have been arranged. Turkey has removed the offending functionaries, and pardon ed political refugees. L ondon , Nov. 3.—Tho report o f the violent eruption of H2tna is de nounced as false. P a n a m a , Nov. 3.—Two fires at Valparaiso caused a loss of $500,000. An earthquake was felt all over the Isthmus of Darien on the even ing of tho 3rd. No damage was done. A s p in w a l l , Oct. 25.— The insur gents under Correroza retreated from before Panama on the night of the 8tb, and beiug pursued sought safe ty by flight into the bush. They abandoned their cannon, some rifle* and severakboxes of ammunition.— Two insurgents wore captured. Four of the Government troops wero woun ded in the chase. The seamen on board U. S. vessel* at Panama are suffering greatly from sickness contracted while guarding property on shore during the recent political disturbance. While Lieut. Santos with a guard of soldiers was conducting Procapio Soland, of Costa Rica, to prison on a charge of being a deserter and * rebel, Soland made a remark which displeased the Lieut., when the lat ter immediately ordered his men to kill the prisoner, which they prompt ly did. P a n a m a , Nov. 1.—The latest news from Honduras shows that the coun try is still disturbed by Pallios’ par ty, who occupy some towns. Gov ernment troops are marching against them. President Barrios, of Guatemala, has declared that marriages between persons of different religions, shall be legal. Nicaragua has entered into a treaty defensive and offensive with San Sal vador and Guatemala. Honduras is to be asked to join the alliance. Congress of San Salvador has ap proved the proposition to make a treaty with the United State*.