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ïlctircrrh D em ocra t. J. M- SHEPHERD, EDITOR. B A K E R C I T Y , .T A N C A R Y 2 1 , 1 8 7 4 . THE BEDROCK B a i th e DEMOCRAT D a rd e n t C ir c u l a t io n of any P a p e r P u b l i i h r d in E a s t e r n O r e g o n . OFFICIAL PAPER ¡For the Counties o f B a k e r and G r a n t. R u n S h o r t .— Owing to the fact that we have received about One Hundred new sub scribers to the B e d r o c k D e b o c r a t during the past week, we have run short of Supple ments, and some o f our subscribers and ex changes will not receive the Supplement for u week or two. We thank our friends for this large accession to our subscription list. D e m o c r a t ic C o u n t y C o m m it te e . The Democratic County Committee for Baker county, will meet at Baker City, Jan nary,24th, 1874, at 2 o’clock, P. M., for the transaction of such business as may come before it. C. O. CHANDLER, Ch’n. Baker City, Jan. 17, 1874. D U T Y O F C IT IZ E N S . We last week had a short article in relation to the duty of citizens, and we continue the subject. The Democratic State Central Committee meets to morrow, and our Countv Central Committee meets on next Saturday, and after they have both acted we will know when our State and County Conventions will meet to make nominations fer State and County officers. It is now time that the people should act. Upon their action depends the success or defeat of the Demcratic party at the next June election. It is a duty that the people owe to themselves, and to the party, to see that good, true and honest men are sent as delegates to the County Convention, and then we may expect and hope to have good delegates to the State Convention, who will use their endeavors to give us good, true, honest and capable men as our standard bearers on the State Ticket, and with such, success next June, is certain for the Democratic party. Everything is in our favor. The Republican party is split asunder, and cannot nominate men who can carry the whole strength of the par ty, and even if they could, they are in the minority in our State. We admit that the difference in the nu- * merical strength of the two parties is not great, therefore, the greater tlio reason that we should nominate our best and least objectionable men for State officers. The Democratic administration, for the three and a half years, has administered the af fairs of our State in a manner which has done credit to the Democratic party—Gov. Grover, during his term of office, has worked for the good of the people and for the best interests of the State, and has in every in stance, where he has been called up on to act, done in such a manner as to merit the encomium and good judgment of the whole people. He has made a good Governor and is now more popular than he was at the time he was elected, and we have no doubt but what, if he again wish es the position he now so ably fills, that he will secure the nomination of the Democratic State Convention by acclamation. His action in the Modoc difficulties and in relation to Wallowa valle}' especially commend him to the people of Eastern Oregon as wed as the whole State. Eastern Oregon is the great Dem ocratic portion of the State, and should be consulted in relation to tlie nominations of State officers, but while we give a large Democratic majority, we do not lav claim to all or many of the State officers, and, as far as we know, this portion of the State will only present a candidate for the office of State Treasurer, and our delegates will insist that this office be filled by a man from this portion of the State—it is ail we ask, and we have the right to expect that this much will be willingly accorded to'us. In our County nominations our citizens should see to it that we have men to represent us in the Legisla ture who are old settlers and know our wants and are able to advocate and carry them properly before the Legislature. We want no more On- stein's or carpet baggers to go to the State Legislature and make fools of themselves and disgrace our citizens aDd County. For the good of our County and State we hope and ex pect that our farmers, mechanics and business men will attend the Prima ry meetings and elect men from them ! selves as delegates to the County I Conventions, and not be governed in their choice by the jugglery of ; corrupt rings and wire workers, and then we may indeed have a good ticket for county, as well as State officers, nominated, and if such is the case we will certainly elect them.— Let us ignore and taboo every man who has the taint of corruption at tached to him. Give us honest and capable men whose interests are identified with onrs. T H E LOCAL N E W SP A P E R . The Corvallis Gazett says, in this fast age of lightning and steam there is a disposition on the part of some good people, unintentionally, to strangle local newspapers. They say, when asked to subscribe for their home paper, “ Oh? we can get such and such a paper, containing a great deal more r e a d in g m a t t e r , for perhaps one-third or one-half less money.” The effect of such conduct is to weaken and cripple the home paper and build up immense monopo lies which have no interest or sym pathy with the local affairs of the community. Every community that has no local paper through which to speak and defend itself feels this want, and is all alive to secure the influence of the press, while those communities that have enjoyed this boon for a number of years, seem quite indifferent to its claims. The local paper may be small and lack the ability and sprightliness de sired—but it is peculiarly a home in stitution, and tends to build up every department of industry and develop the resources of the entire communi ty. Its influence for good, when properly conducted, is incalculable. Why is it that so many papers, pub lished in wealthy and flourishing towns, are small and uninteresting. Simply from lack of sufficient patron age. Look at the advertising columns of such papers and you will find but comparatively few names of the bus iness men. The subscription list, also, is very meager, and many sub scriptions remain unpaid from one to three years [such subscribers are an injury to any paper]—and others grudgingly give their pittancs to the support of the paper. Under such circumstances is it any wonder that the local paper is small and uninter esting? The editor is forced to be editor, business manager, compositor and “ devil,” and in order to keep the paper alive has to work, like a slave, from twelve to eighteen hours out of twenty-four. And yet, if a single word or sentence which may be tor tured or misconstrued into something they do not approve by some carping critic, is allowed to appear, editorial ly or in correspondence, a fearful howl is raised, and the fiercest growl, generally, is by some one who never paid a cent for the su p p o r t of the paper,but who has persistently bum med the reading of it from year to year. The local paper is the business thermometer of any place, and the local advertisements indicate the lib erality or niggardliness of those in business. Judicious advertising is the great lubricator of trade. The liberal advertiser invariably succeeds iu business. “ Advertising has crea ted many a new business, revived maoy a dull business, saved many a failing business, and secures success in any business.” The above from the Gazette is good, but it could and should have went further and said that the local newspaper should, in self defense and for self preservation, adopt the rule of helping those that help and sustain it both in business and politics. A politician has no right to expect the support of the local paper, for the breaking down of which he lias exerted all of bis m ig h t y influence. We intend to stand by onr friends, and treat our enemies as they treat ns. To b e A b o l i s h e d . — A Washington dispatch to the New York Herald says that a bill has been framed and is to be introduced after the recess, abolishing the office of Chief Jus tice. It is said to have the support of Conkliug, Morton, and others of the leading legal minds of the Sen ate. It is assumed that the presid ing, or Chief of the Justices, should be selected by the voiceof that body, if at all, and that his compeers would be best able to make a selec tion which would be satisfactory and creditable. A M o d e l D e f e n s e . —The Portland News says: “ We have at last a rather iuiqne def< nse of President Grant's conduct iu the back pay steal. The Bulletin now says that the steal bill was tacked on to the general appropriation bill; that ‘ he was virtually compelled to act upon it as it was, because there would be no time for Congress to act npon it in case be bad sent it back, and the appropriation bill must pass or the Government cease its functions.” It further says that “ the President felt very much embarrassed, and said as much.” Those not acquainted with the characteristics of the paper in which this defense of Mr. Grant ap pears, will likely conclude that the editor of the Bulletin is a most sar castic man. If we didu’t know that- he was in dead earnest, we should say that he outranked “ quiet Mr. Brown,” who on “ several occasions cleaned out the town.” Knowing the soberness in which the above was written, we desire to ask the Bul letin whether there was anything in the law that compelled the Presi dent to draw bis increased pay un der it? Yet, this js just what he has done and is doing. It wouldn’t have “ embarrassed” Mr. Grant in the least to have left the increase given him under this law in the Treasury, but it is embarrassing Congress to know just bow to get back the extra §100,000 that the bill gave him. So far, he has volunteer ed no suggestion to assist in the matter. The fact is, Grant was chief conspirator in the steal scheme, as Butler was chief fugleman. It was gotten up for his benefit, and he is enjoying it. He has drawn every dollar that the law gave him, and will continue to do so to the end of his term.” The New Yrork World thinks it is fortunate for the Democratic party that it failed, in the Presidential election, last year. We should have reaped the ripened and bitter fruits of four years’ of incapacity and mis rule. and the result would have been ascribed to the change of adminis tration instead of to its proper caus es. The saddle will now be put on the right horse. The financial em barrassments under which the coun try is suffering, has destroyed confi dence, and will justly ruin this ad ministration, as they would have un justly ruined a Democratic Adminis tration, if one had been elected’ The prices paid to trappers and hunters for furs in the Northwest are nearly three times as high a3 a few years ago. In Montana many who had quit the business for more remunerative employment have again started iu pursuit of the beaver, fox, mink, muskrat, weasel and wolf.— The high prices seem to be caused more by an increase of demand than a falling off in the supply, for the rivers, creeks and mountains of Ore gon, Idaho and Montana abound with game valuable for pelts. -----------■ — ^ ♦ -K»-—------------ - T h e L ord D e l iv e r U s ! —The man who attempted to stump Iowa iu fa vor of the Democratic party, a few years since, and was requested to de sist because be was injuring the par ty, was to have made, or attempt to make, a speech at Union, on last Sat urday evening, on political topics.— He must be a Baker County candi date, but has gone over the line to electioneer. Oustein did not do this while he was a candidate. The Yamhill Reporter says that the petition requesting the Senate of the United States to expel Hippie, now in circulation in that county, is being very generally signed by Re publicans. From the information received from different parts of the State, we suppose that the feeling in tavor of action by the Senate, as prayed for, is almost universal. The Boston Post says: “ The peo ple are coming back to the only par ty that has administered the coun try’s affairs with success, and signi fying their readiness to trust to its hands the service which has for many years past been the piNtextfor abuses still suppressed more thaa revealed. The bow is in the sky for the Democracy.” ---------------------------------^ ------------ .— - I. C. of R. C .—The Independent Champions of the Red Cross have nothing connected with their organ ization or rituals that in any manner interfere with any person’s religious or political belief or opinions. It is purely a benevolent and temperance organization. They are going to have a statue The President has withdrawn the of Burns at Glasgow, Scotland, and name of Caleb Cushing as Chief it will cost more than he ever got , Justice of the United States. for all his poems, JA S. W . VIR TU E, W a sh in g t o n . January 13th. The man, who it is supposed kin At the caucus of Republican Sena dled the late disastrous fire in Port- | tors to day, Edmuuds, Conkliug and j B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON, laud, has been arrested. He gives Bout well advocated the confirmation j his name as A. St. Clair, but is of Cushing. These were his princi- I known to the police of that city by pal advocates, but those who spoke BROKER AND ASSAY ER several aliases. When arrested two on the other side were far more nu DEALER merous, and before the discussion fire balls, composed of cotton wrick ended, it was observed that the nom ing thoroughly saturated with kero inee’s friends were in the minority. I n G o l d I> u st, sene, were found concealed about Finally, it was informally decided to — AND— his person, and it is thought he was ask the Judiciary Committee to call upon the President and represent to only waiting for an opportunity to him the feeling among Republican again set fire to the city. The evi Senators against confirmation. The — ALSO— dence is very strong against him. opposition to Cushing is solely up on political grounds. A Minnesota mechanic has solved Dawes, of the Committee on Ways a difficult problem in railroading by and Means, estimates, and so stated the invention of a snow shovel, the other day in the House, that the which clears a roadway wide enough Presidential office, counting the Office—First door north Odd Follow’s President’s salary, perquisites and to allow the cars to pass, take all the the expenses of the White House, ¡n49v2tf| snow clear down to the rails, carries aggregates the enormous sum of it up, deposits on which ever side §400,000 for the term—§100,000 for preferred, at a speed of from two to a single year. This begins to look like Royalty, as far as expense is six miles an hour, according to the concerned. Who wonders that new T a x P a y e r s T a k e Notice. depth of snow. tax levies are to be devised? C o l u m b u s , Ohio, Jan. 13th. O S T S W I L L U E A D D E D TO W i l l N ot D o I t . —The Democrats The State Senate and House bal all Taxes remaining unpaid after tli« of Baker County will not support loted to-day for U. S. Senator. Sen First Bay o f March, 1874. JAMES H. SHINN, any man for theLegislature this year ator Thurman received all the Dem Tax Collector. ocratic votes, and consequently a who has not been iu the County or a Baker City. January 20, 1874 u37u42 majority of each house. The Re citizen of the State, long enough to publicans voted for ex-G-'overnor K E A E N E Y ’S identify himself with the interests Noyes. FLUID EXTRACT of our citizens. They are right in O regon . this, and we are with them. The Western World says this State The only known remedy for E x h a u s t e d . —The La Grande Sen always sends up a fair report, and tinel says that James H. Slater made now at the beginning of the year a speech at the Cove, on last Satur 1874 she is moving steadily forward And a positive remedy for in all her industrial interests. One day evening, January 10th, on the of the best indications of growth is GOUT, GBAYEL, STBJCTUBES, DIABE Political Situation, and exhausted found in the fact that her principal TES, DYSPEPSIA, NEBVOUS DE BILITY, DBOPSY, his subject. If such is the case, cities show a continual increase.— what will other public speakers do One of the coldest Winters ever Non-retention or Inconvenience of Unine, known so early in the season com ^Irritation, Iiitlamation or Ulceration of the for a Political subject to talk upon? menced in December. The Colum BLADDER and KIDNEYS, — ------------^ ^ ----- bia river was closed with ice above SPERMATORRHOEA, L AT E i\ E W S. and below the mouth of the Willam Leucorrlicea or Whites, Disease of the Pros ette, to a considerable distance be- trate Gland, Stone in ihe Bladder, W a s h in g t o n , Jan. 8.—A Herald iow Kalama. Navigation was also Colculus Oravel or Bnckdust Deposites and special trom Key West says Manuel Mucus or Milky Discharges. Quesada arrived to-day. He believes stopped on the Willamette and Yam the prospects of Cuba brighter than hill rivers. The people and stock K E A R N E Y ’S were in a measure unprepared for ever, and declares that nothing short such severe weather. Oregon is E x tra ct B uchu of independence will be accepted. shipping considerable wheat direct Permanently Cures all Disoases of tho TF a s h in g t o n , Jan. 13th. to European markets. Eight vessels The failure of Cushing’s friends to cleared at Astoria during the month Bladder, Kidneys and Dropsical secure an executive session yester of November, loaded with grain for Swellings, Existing in Hen, day, is justly construed as favorable foreign ports. Women and Children, One large vessel (?) to his nomination. Morton heads cleared for the United Kingdom with NO MATTER WHAT THE AGE! the opposition to confirmation, but 59,000 bushels of wheat, the largest Prof, Steele says: “ OneboUloof Kearney’ii the entire Judiciary Committee favor cargo ever cleared from the Colum Fluid Extract lhiciiu is worth more than all it. Although the opposition con bia The discoveries and develop other Buelius combined.” stantly grows, there seems to be lit ments in the mining districts of Or Price, One Dollar per Bottle, or Six Bottles tle doubt that he will be confirmed, egon during the last year, speak well for Five Dollars. despite the negative vote of a decided for this industry. Her main resource D e p o t , 104 D u n n e S t ., N e w Y o r k . majority of Republican Senators. A Physician in attendance to answer cor lies in her agricultural interest. Her Strenuous efforts are making to fishing interests are largely on the respondence and give advice grutis. Send stamp for Pamphlets, free. smother in the Pacific Railroad Com increase. Her manufacturing inter mittee Luttrell’s inquiry into the ests are being steadily developed.— Central Pacific Contract and Finance Not much is done at present in rail To- The Company’s proceedings. road building. The health of this State, as a general thing, has been A u s t in , Nov., Jan. 13th. OF BOTH SEXES. Shep Wixom, highwayman, who goed. No Chart;« for^Advice and Consultation. so frequently stopped and robbed A c c id e n t a l l y S h o t . —The Boise the Battle Mountain stage, was con Statesman of January 13th sayst D r . J. B. Dvorr, graduate of Jefferson victed in the District Court yester “ John and Jessee Hailey, young Medical College, Philadelphia, author of day and will appear for sentence to boys about 14 and 18 years old, sons several valuable works, can be consulted on. morrow. Since his conviction, Wix of Hon. John Hailey, onr Delegate all diseases of the Sexual or Urinary Organs, '¿which he has made an especial study) eitlicer om has attempted suicide by hang iu Congress, started up the foothills in male or female, no mattor from what ing himself with his socks. The originating or how long standing. A alarm was given by another prison on last Saturday with their shotguns cause practice ot 30 years enables him to treat dis to hunt birds and rabbits. After er, and the officers cut the socks eases with success. Cures guaranteed.— from Wixom’s neck in time to save traveling about seven miles to where Charges reasonable. Those at a distance can one of their father’s herders was forward letter describing symptoms and en his life. He is an old offender, hav stamp) to prepay postage. ing already served one term in the herding sheep, and while on chase closing Send for the Guide to Health. Price, 10c. of a rabbit, the oldest one struck an State Prison. J. B. DYOTT, M. D., icy place, slipped and fell, and the Plivsieiau and Surgeon, H>4 Duane St., N. Y- M adrid , Jan. 13th. lock of his gun hit a stone and dis January 21, 1874-ly Cartagena has sunendered, and charged the load, tho shot striking is now occupied by Government John, who was about 15 feet behind, Sherifi’s Sale. troops under Gen.Dominguez. Upon mostly in the face. They were small the capitulation of the city, the In bit^l shot, which circumstance, for I Y V I R T U E O F A N E X E f l ’TIOX « Issued out o f the County Court of the transigentes Junta and liberated con tunately, saved John’s life, and, we te o f Oregon, for the Couotj of tirunl, victs went on board tne frigate Nil- hope, will prove no serious injury, 1 to m e directed and delivered.for a Ignient rendered in sulii Court, on thu maucia,whitch was attacked by the although it was a close call. The ird day o f N ovem ber, /A. D. 187-1, 1» Government squadron, and, at the boy was unable to travel and bad to or o f T. W . Poindexter, and ii gainst time the last dispatch was forwarded, remain in the temporary camp of tV. W ood y , for i lie sum. o f Four ilundr I and Seventy Dollars, (8470 00) Dumu- a naval engagement was iu progress. the herders, with only a single Clan, together with Tw enty-live Dollars unit rty-livo ($25 -15) cent.-., Tax. Costs, and ket, while the other boy, Jessee, W a s h in g t o n , January 13th. accruing costs, I have levied, on the In the House of Representatives came to town, aud Mrs. Haiiey, Earl lowing property, to-wlt:. ’hat certain W ooden Building situated yesterday, the Senate substitute for Race aud Dr. Stevens went up after Canyon City, in said County and State, the Salary Bill was passed by a vote him, and returned about dark. The the ¡South side o f W ashington street, of 2‘2fi ayes to 25 noes. The bill goes Doctor dressed the wounds, and had d known as tho W ood y Hotel. Also, ; lo t o-u w hich the said building stand* *, to the President for approval. It the boy comfortably resting in bed so the undivided on e-h a lf o f a certain when we went in with the Doctor reduces salaries to old rates. ning cla im , situated in the bed of Can- i Creek, in said County and .State, una some two hoursafterwards to see him. T o p e k a , January 13th. ow n as the W oody and Williams claim. Mrs. Hailey had a very rough trip, The Legislature convened at noon i o t l c e is hereby given, that on to day. B. N. McEckson, of Cloud as did all the party. The hills were hursday, the Nineteenth County, was elected Speaker of the terrible steep and slippery, and they House by a unanimous vote. In tak had to foot it to get to the boy where ty of February, A. D. 187b ing the Chair he announced himself it was impossible to go with a buggy. Ten o ’c lo c k , A. M., I will sell all the an original Republican, but fully in However, Mrs. Hailey, line all good h t, title and interest of said J- sympathy with retrenchment and re mothers, thought of nothing but her jo d y in and to the above describe >perty, at the Court House Door, in t > form and opposed to all monopolies. afflicted child, and tire excitement n City, at Public Auction, for cash n The Senate met anu virtually decid overcame the hardship of the £rip. n d ; to the highest and best bidder, dsfy said execution and all cosu. ed not to go into an organization of Dr. Stevens informed us last even W ILLIA M P. DRAY, that body as had been contemplated. ing that the boy was comfortable and i37n40___________________ Sheriff doing well, aud his eyesight will not D es M oines , January 13th. T N O T IC E T O A L L Both branches of the Legislature be injured.” S You are hereby notified th* tl at met to day. The Senate elected the S old . —Our friend, John Brat tain, baa 'chased o f J. M. Boyd, m nominees of the Republican caucus sold liis interest in the Janies Gordon quartz ¡ii-ter of Section Seventeen, » [ known u for officers, and adopted a resolution ledge, consisting of one-fourth interest, to nth and Forty East ‘» “ ’ ^ou /aud which ker City, and Boyd s Ad ^ „ (if gaid ceusuriug seventy members of Con John P. Boss and ltichard Williams, of this situated m Baker county^« ^ of U|e un. oily. gress who voted for, and the Presi yd has not first secure ^ ^ forfeited C alled . —Mr. Ilineheart of the Malheur, dent for signing, the increased Sala ia ft x r r m ,, w ry Bill, and demanding its repeal.— and Mr. Boland of Clarks Creek, called on reward for improvement-*- AJ p^EBCE. The House balloted twenty five us last Monday afternoon. The weather was so inclement last Friday times for Speaker, the vote resulting Chicago, IlL^Pec. 8, l»73.n34tf evening that the Social Party at Cleaver’s each time in a lie—fifty votes for - o . It E TO A L L P E R S O N «. Geary, Republican, and fifty for Hall did not tike place. l | ,"| v pre-emption Entry and United Yesterday was a nice, bright, sunshiney Dixon, anti monopoly. Both par * u^ l 81m of baker City /s e t down for ties i d j lou Commissioner ties are caucusing to night, but there day. The snow is lrom four to six inches mnmoud ¿m ust It. A. Pierce and bude of appears to be no prospects for a tlpep. favor of Boyd’s P r e -e m p t io n Mr. Kichards, the Assayer at Sparta, is on compromise. °,ry ir the Northeast quarter of South«« a visit to our city. A u s t in , Texas, Jan. 13th. irter and V. est half of bou them.t quarter S 17, Township .9. b B 40 East Both branches of the newly elect AGENTS WANTED FOB THE e* Also, in favor of United btate» l ed Legislature met to day, organiz lllK T O ltY O F T H E i on Southeast quarter ot ed, aud sent a message to Governor G R A N G E of bection l i , Township 9, S B 40 E m M O V E .11 E N T , Davis informing him of the fact of acres, was made on beptemtor 15, OR THE i entered on Records of U n ite d »“ ^ their readiness to receive any mes | FABMEIPS WAR AGAINST MONOPOLIES ad office at Washington B o o k 1 0 2 ^ sage. The Governor replied t-iis lieing a fu.‘l and authentic account of the i, anu Patent was ordered te u&5 evening, reciting the decision ot the struggles o f the American Farmers against yd for said 120 acres, and to Pre-emp Supreme Court with regari to the the extortions of the Baiiroad Companies, t entries of said Townsite.^ ^ BoYD. legality of the election, and express w ith a history of the rise and progress of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry; its objects ranuary 1 3 ,1874-35tf ing a desire to have the matter prop aud prospects. It sells at sight. Send for erly settled to avoid further aud fu | specimen pages and terms to Agents, aud bat’s in a Dame. Joha ,h,; 1 ture complications, and suggesting a ! see why it sells faster than any other book’ been postmaster iu Iowa forum Address, years, and his accounts j reference of the question to the Pres A. L. BANC BO FT & CO.. ident and Congress of the United 721 Market St., ban Francisco, Cal. ght as a string. States. January 21, 1874-n37nl3 GOLD AM ) SILVER BARS, EXCHANGE 5 GREENBACKS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS, C B U C H U ! BRIGHT’S DISEASE, N e r y o u s and D e b i l i t a t e !