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BEDROCK DEM OCRAT, R A T E S OV A U V K K T IS IX C i tìcDiocli Demoernt. PCBLISHKD EVERY WEDNESDAY, BY J. M. S H E P H E R D , Office Pierce’f* in H a ll. rE axs o r S ubscription : One year...................................... i u 00 v .4 Mx M onths,................................ ................a 50 VOL. 4. C orrespondence from all portions o f j Eastern Oregon is solicited for the D emocrat . I All communications, to receive attention, must be accompanied by a responsible name. Personal communications will be charged »special advertisements. B AK ER C ITY, BAKER COUNTY, OREGON, FEBRUARY 25, 1874. BUSINESS NOTICES. BEDROCK DEMOCRAT, DBS. PRICE & NEWSOM, C 7 " The B edrock D emocrat has more t id e , paying subscribers in Baker roka County, than has any other two papers pub- lished in the btate. We put no man's name on our subscription list unless we have orders so to do. _ ^ n n . P E T T E X M L L * C O _ 10 » la t * ! Blreet, Boston, 37 Purk Row, New York, and 7ui ChesU<ul Street, Philadelphia, are I our Agento lor procuring advertisement* lor tDe B edrock D emocrat , iu the above Ci« and are authorised to coltraci lor advertising at our lowest rates. n »f Wu are now prepared to do all kinds of JOB W UltK on short notice and at reasona ble rates. N. B .—All Job Work MUST BE PAID Í O B ON D E L IV E R !'. n jH ii© n T » i D E N T I S T S , Have permanently located in B A K E R CITY, OREGON, And are prepared to operate in all branch«« o f the All work Warranted. Office One Door be low the CITY DRUG ST^BE. Baker City, Oregon.-n7y t r o i 'i b b l m m u x e d Second E dition. DENTAL PROFESSION. m n n s B a iY , H . J. G tE ll, Proprietor. h e ---- respectfully call the auentlou of FARMERS and FBUIT GROWERS J. B. G A R D N E R , Fruit Trees aid S&rnbbery, o •i both useful and ornamental, fur which I will sell low for "M O M M i.” bEN'D FOR CATALOGUE. Address, H. J. UEEB, GD p 1—• 0 Cove, Union County, Oregon- P R O F E S S I O N A L CARDS. L. O. HTKKNS, T. C. H Y D E , N o t a r y P u b l ic . WATCHMAKER AND JE WELER, ESTABLISHED IK BAKEB CITY IK 1867, Keep« constantly on hand a well assorted Stock of WATCHES, CLOCKS g JEWELRY, Sterns & Hvde, A tto r n e y * slid f o e a M l s r s A L L aw , B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON. L. O, S terns will attend the Courts o f the Filth Judicial District, and o f Idaho and Washington Territories. Water Rights and Mining Litigation a and is prepared to do all kinds o f work in his lice o f business. Waltham and Elgin Watches at Factory n3| Prioes [tf. Western Hotel. S pecia lty . Collections promptly attended to. MAIK STREET.................................... BAKEB CITT. June 18, 1873. nfiy REID & FLETCHER, Prop’r. ANDREW J. LAUREYEE, ” T Attomey-atrLaw, B A k K K C IT Y , O H W lO l. I L L P H A ( ' T I C K IN’ A L L C O U R T » W o f the btate. Baker City, Sept. 1, 1873. nl7y. HIS HOUSE has been enlarged 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 S A L O O N ! I. D. HAINES, TTORNEY AND C O U N B E L O R A T L Law, Baker city, Oregon. In itf Look at the Supplement for first rate miscellaneous reading matter. F A Y l ?P . to my exteusive and varied aseortment of nl71y For the benefit of subscribers in certain localities, we issue a second edition of the D emocrat on every Monday morniDg, which contains ail the news of importance received at this city np to Satnrday noon. Liquors, Wines and Cigars o f the best quality. Phelan’s Improved BiUiird Tables all in good order. We have some heavy payments to make on New Job material, and there fore are compelled to ask those who are indebted to ns, either on sub scription or advertising, to either bring or send the amount they are owing us immediately. What is coming to us we have earned by hard labor, and now we are in pressing need of the money. We are getting new material and mast have the money to pay for it. C all for A D em ocratic State C on ven tion . A Democratic State Convention for the State o f Oregon, is hereby called by the Democratic State Central Committee, con vened in Portland, Oregon, this the 22d day o f January, A. D. 1874, to meet at the City o f Albany, Oregon, on Wednesday, the 18tn day o f March, 1874, for the purpose o f nom inating candidates to be voted for at the general election in June next, for Congress and for the various State and District offices then to be filled, and for the transaction o f any other business that mvy properly come before it. The apportionment o f members of said Convention among the counties, is based upon the Democratic vote cast for John Bur nett for Congress in 1872, allowing one dele gate in said Convention for each one hund- rec or fraction o f fifty votes, so cast. The several counties o f the State will be entitled to delegates in said Convention as follows: Baker............................... 5 Benton......................................J.................. 6 Clackamas............................... 7 Clatsop.......................................................... 2 C olum bia..................................... N. B.—Those indebted to either the Hotel or Saloon are requested to appear at the Captain’s office and settle. no5v3tf. J. M . S H E P H E R D , .Attorney at-Law, COSMOPOLITAN SALOON. B A K E R C IT Y , O R E G O N .________ S. V. k n o x 7 A tto rn e y IL L IA M CONSTABLE WOULD W respectfully Inform the Public that he has opened the at L a w , C’oN inopolltan N aloon, (And Notary Public,) WF. WTON, O R E G O N . W ill practice in the Courts o f this State and Washington Territory. PECIAL AITEN1TON PAID TO LAND Business, and Collections. nl3tf S J O S E P H H SHINN, N o ta r y P u b lic Corner of Front btreet uud Court Avenue, opposite Virtue's Rank, where he will be pleased to see and wait upon his friends and the Public generally. His B A R Is supplied with the very best of every thing in his line. He has a Fine Billiard Table for tiie use of his customers. Baker City, Dec. 17, 1873. n32tf PORTLAND ADVERTISEMENTS. AMD Conveyancer, A. P. H o t a l i n g , yrill attend to Conveyancing and making ABSTRACTS OF TITLE. Baker City, Bept. 11, 1872. n l8tf ) ban Francisco. ) f E. C. L o r d . (, Portland. .A.. 3?. 33otaling<fc Co. Sole Agents Tor the E. W. REYNOLDS, NOTARY J. B. Cotter Old Bourbon W M y, PUBLIC Aud Importers of AMD DEPUTY U. S. MARSHAL. Baker City, Sept. 3, 1873.nl7m4 431 Jackson Street, San Francisco, AND 25 FRONT STR E E T, PO RTLA N D , a ititi Oregon. DIMMITT’S 3Dr. E . 3?. T iernev, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, BAKER CITY, CO UC H B A LS A M ! OREGON, ESPECTFULLY INFORMS 'IR E CIT- iseus Eastern Oregon that he has lo R cated in Raker City, audgives strict attention of to his Proteswou. [XT’ Office opposite the corner Drug Store. Private Residence, next door to the Catholic Church, Raker City, Nov, 5, 1872.-n26tf. market for all diseases o f the Lungs and Throat T . _N\ S n o w , M . L . Portland, Oregon,.Wholesale Agents. I S THE NEW EST, THE CHEAPEST and the B L bT thing in D A V U A S C H I'Y LEK, Oct. 29, 1873.-n25n33 Physician and burgeon, BAKER CITY, OREGON. S J M ’C O R M IC K , Orricx—At the City Drug Store. r MEDICAL E X A M IN E R New York Life Insuranoe Co n!3if FRANKLIN BOOK-STORE AKD SANTA CIA Cl’ Headquarters, Fire-proof ïs auent f o r mm i M en 1, Sewing Machines. Baker City, Brick Building, 105 Front street, Portland, Dec, nJ7 R* m i n t o s h , ^ JOINER AND i X X et - M a l ^ e r ^ and every Oregon. DR. J. . o r a ^ „ « * £ , S2 H .u l & P ÿ T I O J N « « . [tf R. C A R D W E L L , D entist Pubhc In the capacity of ° ^ Bools, Stationary, Toys, Music And NEWSPAPERS, R. C. fchepherd B-pecUuHy offers his services Importer and Dealer In T o ta l....................................................... 124 It is suggested by the Committee that the several counties hold their Primary Conven tions on Saturday, the 28th day o f February, at 1 o’clock P. M., and their County Conven tions on Saturday, the 7th day o f March, at the same hour. ’ In those counties where these appointments do not meet the conven ience ot the Democracy, it is expected that they will make the necessary change through their County Committees. W. L. W H ITE, Ch’n Deni. State Central Com. J. J. W altok , J b ., Secretary. O I R WASHINGTON LETTER. D teeth. w. 1 n29tf H. W A T K IN S , M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. FFICE, Odd Fellows’s Building. Resi dence. corner o f Main and Park streets, Portland, Oregon. Q T ’ Bpetial attention disease* e f the Eye and Bar. ! n29 O W ashington , Feb. 9tb, 1873. T h e K l j [ b t « f C o n stitu e n c ie s. The House of Representatives is often spoken of as a popular body, in which the people find more faith ful exponents and executors of their will than in the Senate. This, how ever, is a popular error. No popu-» lar measure undergoes any real con sideration whatever. Everything new .is condemned from its very birth, unless a majority of the domi nant party shall approve it. This was well illustrated in the House, the other day, in a discussion on a new rule reported from the Commit tee on Rules, which provided that all motions to suspend the rules, ex cept to go into Committee of the Whole, shall be seconded by a ma jority of the House; thus completely disfranchising the minority. Of the many distinguished members that participated in the debate, not one appeared to remember that he had a constituency. It was assumed that the majority should rale beoause it is a majority; and even the minority did not claim a hearing as a mattkr OF BIGHT, ENTAL BOOMS, 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 2 C o o s............................................................... 8 Curry............................................................. 1 Douglas.................................. 9 Grant............................................................. 3 Iackson ................................. 9 Josephine..................................................... 2 Lane............................................................ 9 L in n ............................................................... 12 Marion.......................................................... 10 Multnomah................................................... 12 P o lk ............................................................... 6 Tillam ook..................................................... 1 Umatilla....................................................... 6 U n ion ........................................................... 5 W asco........................................................... 5 Washington................................................. 3 Yam hill................................. 6 Fine Wines and Liquors, Office with John Brat tain, Three Doors bouth o f Binnocx D kmcrat office, on side of the Street. revolution in the constitution of (rovernment. In this repnblic, how ever, the most advanced statesman is he, who, acting on behalf of the j party in power, affects to despise the ' people, and utterly ignores their wishes. Verily, be has his reward. No fear of revolution in the form of Government troubles him. Let bim only “ stick to the party,” and he may do as lie pleases. If be should not j be re-elected to the office he dis graces, it is nothing. He has “ feath ered his nest.” ON BEHALF OF ITS CONSTIT but only as a matter of equity between existing partiesin the House. So the proposed rule was adopted. It has at last become well under stood that legislators are not in any sense responsible to the people. The veriest laggards in the race of politi cal progress, in other lands, reoQg • nize a certain responsibility, as the to result of their fears of a political UENTS, T he le n ls la n e r o n p llr e lle * . The resolution relative to th* ad mission of P. B. S. Pinchback as a Senator from the abov* named State, which a few days ago appeared to be to certain of passing the Senate, it is now confidently believed will be postponed. Against its passage were tho terrible revelations of Senator Carpenter's speech relating to tbe organized fraud now iu power under the Kellogg usurpation. These res olutions were so absolutely astound ing, that the several Republican Senators who had determined to vote against it or suffer it quietly to be laid aside. It is conceded on all hands, that no Legislative or Execu tive officers of Louisiana have been duly elected by the legal voters of tbe State, according to the Constitu tions and Laws thereof; that such offices are only held d e f a c t o , in pursuance of an illegal order of a Judge of the United States court, in conformity to which, and to the rep resentations of the incumbents of said offices, the President had issued his proclamation, recognizing what is manifestly an usnrpation of au thority. Even the President, it is said, is now satisfied of the truth and justice of the accusations against the Kellogg administration, and will not interfere to prevent its peaceable supersession by the rejection of the claims of Pinchback. Mr. Carpen ter has, therefore, introduced a bill which, virtually ignoring the Gov ernment of Louisiana, provides for the election of another to be held on the fourth Tuesday of next May, un der the supervision of the United States authorities; aud if it be true that the President fails to take the same partizan view of the situation that Senator Morton does, there is a fair chance of this bill going thro* the Senate. There is but one con tingency in which it can fail to pass, and that is the insisting by its author that the proposed new election shall be controlled by the United States. Both Democrats and Republicans will oppose this provision of the bill; the former, because they are oppos ed to Statee Rights and opposed to Centralization, and the latter because they believe that under the laws of the State, as they now exist upon the Statute book, an election may be peaceably held without interference of military authorities acting under martial law. Blood enough has al ready been shed on both sides to sat isfy the fiercest partizans. It would now seem to be more accordant with the principles of Republican liberty, aud consistent with public safety, to withdraw the supervising hand of th* nation’s authority, and fully recog nize local State and Municipal inde pendence. ProiKMcU R e c o g n itio n o f B e lliffe r e a t R ig h t* o f C u b a. Members in both Houses of Con gress, and the constituency of soma of the democratic members, are just now urging au active intervention in favor of the Caban insurgents. The recent demonstration of the demo crats of Connecticut, in Convention assembled, is cited in favor of it.— But current events in Cuba afford the best possible evidence of the ne cessity of preserving peace. A. F. B. OUR S T A T E »’ LETTER. F biend S hephebd :—I t is a long time now since “ Dear Oregon” has cheered my vision, and tho time un til spring seems very far—long, in deed. Yet it will oome, at last, and that loved land, with its dear ones, will greet me again with somewhat of different hopes from the cold wel come of 1862, which we all remember so well. Then there was no water, now many of us do not care so much whether there is a great deal of wa ter or not, provided,—like the rude boy who was courting the old man’s daughter,— we can get snow to eat. But, water is a moving element in a mining country, and, therefore, we shall all be thankful if it is abundant in the summer of 1874. But the changes from 1862 have not all been made at our homes. Eve rywhere one beholds great change; it is true, nature holds on with hex, mountains, her plains, her valleyB^ her skies and her sunshine and sf or ms as of old, bnt where the hand oi-maq, has toixohed the earth everything NO. 42. has been metamorphosed—changed. Io 1862 we came a mountainous wa gon way, in 1873 the majestic engine sweeps ns along almost with the ra pidity of lightning—changed indeed. Then we looked west with fear, now we look there with confiding hope; tbeD we shrank from the wildness of the Indian's shriek, and the wilder ness and the desert, now we behold the hand of civilization gantly laid on the face of creation everywhere, and cities, towns, counties, and even Territories and States greet ns along oar way, with rejoicing. I even found a dear old friend, nearly 80 years of age, happily located on the railroad, far west of where the Paw nee tribe met ns in 1862 and demand ed tribute or blood,—we gave the tribute, as they seemed much tbe best fixed for blood—and our inclin ation was to beg in on an even start —no jockyiDg. On the plains, how ever, is not the great field of improve ment during the last ten years, but here in the States. Only think of a proud monument of iron being built so high that steamers can sail under neath its arches, and yet built so strong as to carry whole trains of tbe heaviest laden cars, and that too, not merely over one river, but over all of ourmajeatio rivers, in the short space of teu years. What was almost, and in many places quite a wilderness, in 1862 in Iowa and Illinois, is now a beautiful garden, with railroads for its walks. I saw only one place on my trip where it seemed to have come down from tbe dark ages, that was Peoria, 111., and this point has all the railroad improvements and edu cational advantages common in these modern times, but her buildings are, many of them, of the old low story, small windowed kind, and she seems to trive mostly by the spirits of the past age, for there seems tube whole streets filled with ancient casks, that evidently should be marked, “ Old Bourbon,” “ Cogniac,” “ Holland,” “ Double Stout,” “ Tripple X ," &c., &c. And yet, with all her decayed ancient aristocracy lingering upon her lap, she bears the second posi tion of uny town in that truly won derful State, long she was first, but Chicago overshadowed her, aud she now takes the second premium, but will hardly maintain that long, unless she exchanges her style of spirits, architecture and tone of refinement; but I spent a happy day, with my little girl, looking over the combina tion of what seems to me, ancient and modern. Ahl yes, one other thing here—I took 825, coin, out of my »pocket (that left the pocket so low that it seemed to have had a se vere fit of sickness), and stepped into a bank to get it reduced—a thing we did not do in ’62. The very gentle manly teller looked at me as if my antecedents were a little suspicious, aud offered me about the usual pre mium; little Mary, standing by. says: “ Pa, what makes you give your mon ey for that stuff?” Reply—they call that money here, dear; and we walk ed down to onr 9 o’clock train to leave the qniet city. On the whole, although we did not taste their good tluids, and did sleep in one of their old aristocratic good Douglas houses and was splendidly treated, we are not going to shake the dust off our feet whenever we leave Peoria. From Peoria we took onr train to Danville, where we speuta few hours with an old class mate, who was the first person we had found since leav ing my son at the Dalles, that little Mary would trust herself with a mo ment. This is a tine, new town, with all the modern style predominant— railroads, coal mines, high storied houses, tine, large windows, gay horses, carriages aud equipages, aud at least, one good person in it. From here, at the very nugent request of an Iowa gentleman, with seeming good understanding on his part, I was persuaded to change my course from Indianopolis, to visit a witch doctor, or miraculous curer without medicines, or spiritualizer, or saint, or devil—whatever he may bo, at Ottumwa, Iowa. You know I have a weakness in tbe way of admiring fools aud quacks, called doctors, and it caught me again here. One of our friend Thos. Atkinson’s relatives made my acquaintance here, and told me of mauy people formerly from here, who now reside in Oregon. Mary begged me to go in this morn ing aud see her new acquaintance, but as time is short, and both old and new acquaintances have to part, we concluded to let the parting of last night da, perhapa, forever. Forever! How often in life does this word rise before the human heart, and make the bosom swell with sorrow, when we think that— “ O f »11 th* word» of tongue or pen, The saddest »re these— ‘ It might have been.’ ” I little thought when leaving Ore gon, that I would meet so many dear old acquaintances, that in my child hood seemed fit mates Sorever, that I now have to part with, one by one, for the last time; bnt inch is life, nryd there is philosophy, perhaps, in discipling the mind to love onr later made acquaintances batter, if posei One square or lets, one insertion.......... M &• Each additional insertion,... ....................1 00 One square three m ouths,............................. 6 00 Business Advertisements by the month— iarter colum n..................................... f 6 OO slf co lu m n ,................................................. 10 00 One colum n,................................................... 1ft 00 Ten per cent, additional on advertisements to which a special position is guaranteed. C iy T h e space of one Inch, up and down the column, constitute* a square. N. B.—All debts due tbis office are pajabl* in Coin, unless otherwise expressly agreed. S ble, than those of earlier years. Bnt “ there are stranger thing* than are tanght in your philosophies, Loren zo,” aud sometimes the human heart canuot prove itself equal to the emer gency, as Allison tbefliistorian would put it. C hicago —On our arrival here, we come to tbe conclusion that Chicago was pretty much all over the State of Illinois. Is it not? It went as far as we could see. and we did not be hold any mountain to stop ovr vision, probably it does cover tbe most of the State, then — thie suggestion most answer here for Chicago, as a desorp tion would take too much time. We took the evening train on the new railroad from here to Milwaukee, onr pet of all western town. This town is wonderfollv changed too, bat not more changed in or by ber improve ments. which are all of tbe fine, mod ern style, than in her people. We traveled all over the city, spending days her* without geeing a face I knew. A few years ago I could not go any distance on one of her main streets; without meeting an acquaint ance—changed was marked her« too. Since leaving Milwaukee, except a trip now and then, my time has been spent with my only sister, at Rockbridge, Wisconsin. This place is named after a natural Rock Bridge in the town, which spans Pine river. W iktek .— We have had a remark able fine winter here, supposed to be particularly on Mary’s and my ac count, as last winter, wheu w* were not here, was the coldest season ever known—is it not clear? Bat of late the season is more severe, with good sleighing, and there is time yet, doubtless, in tbis climate, to have— *'— - The winter be cheerUsa and cold.” Times are very dull, stock low, work scarce, money scarcer, and I do not know what would bo scarcest, without it should be honesty among the present crop of scheming politi cians. Bat on tbe political point, some of onr old Democrats are con gratulating me a little over having left th* State just as she was falling from grace, and returning io her as she was returning to her first love. This was mostly unintentional on my part, but it is very pleasant to have her return jnst as I return. It was my good fortune to be at the Capital on the eve of the election, and hear the first account of a Democratic vic tory here for nearly fifteen years. I saw our old frieDd,C. C. Washburn, come into the Assembly Chamber when the count opened, looking less sanguine than Lis ardent nature is woDt to do; however, as the county retarns came in, which were favora ble to bis success he brightened a little, but soon the news from Mil waukee, and towns in Rock county came in and cast a shadow over his countenance, that so overwhelmed him that he was unable to stay with the masses. This meant more than Wisconsin Governorship! It meant United States Senate! It meant the Washbnrns! It meant Grant! It meant Hayti! It meant Louisiana! It meant Credit Mobelier! It meant Back Pay, and Front Pay too! It meant redress! It meant a wronged people! It meant farmers to tbe front! It meant down with sycophantiih chnckling, and np with cool, candid counsel! It meant reward for the toil of the laborer! It meant fair remune ration to the capitalists, and not gob bling! It meant what will culminate in giving the ballot, at least, who is taxed! It meant God’s free Riversl It meant down with Government extor tion. It was the hand upon tho wall, and came from Heaven. Should my head feel dear, I will write again. Respectfully, yonr friend, ________ R. A. PIERCE. N ot on that R o a d . —At a religious gathering in Chicago, not long since one of the speakers was the venera ble Dr. Goodall. Broken in mind and body, but animated by the occa sion, the aged clergyman said:— “ Friends, I am far upon my journey toward the Celestial City; bat 1 could not help stopping on my way to at tend tbis meeting in Chicago.”— Here a voice from the multitude was heard by all: “ Chicago is not ou that road.” The effect was electri cal, especially upon the old gentle man, who was ao confused that he could say no more, and was obliged to sit down. Boys U sing T obacco .— A strong and sensible writer says a good sharp thing, and a true one, too, for boys who uae tobaeco: It has utterly rained thousands of boys. It tends to tbe softening of tbe bones, and it greatly injures the brain, tbe spinal marrow, and tbe wholedervous fluid. A boy who smokes early and fre quently, or in any way uses large quantities of tohaioco, is never known to make a man of much energy, and generally lacks muscular anil physi cal as well as mental power. We would warn boys, who want to be anything iu the world, to shun to bacco as a most deadly poison. Douglas county can boast of a lady who has been married nine times, baa eight husbands living, and is living with none of them. More than this, she has a daughter who is now 23 years of age, and living with bar third husband.