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VOLUME X. NO. 37.
lORTLANDOREOdN, TltoRSbMY MAY 1881.
PER YEAR $3 00.
AGAIN'ON TUB, VIX0.i-f
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TUB FAS IIASCnL'E Of IDAHO ATTEXIHJra A mrHDM
TRIAL LADIES VoTISO THAT "EEKUV PAKSO!".
-4- . AOA1S CALLED roH LEWWTOM' SHAME. :
V Os the WixoMay 14, ifiSL-J
- XEAJt ltEAlKK or THE XEW XoKTIIWKMTi
Again yourcorrepondent finds herself upon
, the river, bound Dallesward. The Columbia Is
higher than when we last saw It, and many farms
in the lowlands are experiencing the usual Incon
venience of the annual frefhet. Crops of all kinds
Lon-the higher, grounds look exceedingly wel U
- The scenery Is even more lovely than It was a
fortnight ago, for . the many-shaded hues of
abounding green have taken on richer and deeper
tints, and the floral kingdom is ablaze with varle
. gated glory " .
It JiiJjiterestingjQptetheJ nd lusjyroMhejvlld.
wood flowers with what assiduity they climb
the steeps and plant their rootlets in the moun
tain fastnesses, and with what wild abandon
"they shake-thelrperfumed petals in the faces of
the great gray rocks at whose feet they nestle
lovingly. The .coral Insectat work with his
myriad hosts oh the reefs, of the sea-covered up
lands, which will form the foundations of the
ocean-girt cities of "the : future, does not more
surely perforin bis part In the great drama of
Creation than does yon purple blossom whose
roots are loosening yonder massive quarries from
their strong foundations, fording the way for the
air and sunlight, and 'Opening crevices . for the-
abounding rain crevices Into which yet other
flowers will send their lateral rootlets, until, in
; time, these rocks shall be covered with soil and
these waste places shall d rop t he fat nes of cu 1 1 1 va
tlon.' . . . ;- " - . .
Yonder, not many miles below The Dalles, are
the Tunnels, where-" force of men are at work
burrowing, boring, blasting and carting away th
basaltic bones of the earth, to make room for the
Iron horse with his breath of steam, his bellows
of thunder, and his bowels of fire. A little farther
on ls a mass! yewall ;jLroky -ilpn o adesj so
imposing In Its majestic proportions
Jhat the tiny flowers haveuol yet found a fuutlng
upon its wind-washed face, 'aud even the gray
lichens have abandoned TFhi despair. Hut man
can destroy the mightiest works of Nature If .he
turns the combined anathemas of labor and cap!
JalUpdnthemVandca ; through rock and mountain If he does but will It
as he has willed in here. Hundreds of feet from'
"the river be,nd hundred of feetfronv the ex
alted upland,' about midway between the two, is
the proposed line of the growing railroad. And
here are many men at work, so far above us as we
gaze from the hurricane deck of the Harvest
ueetthatheyookkeirttencbndreh7TlieTr
perches so narrow on the dizzy heights that we
grow nervous as we gaze. They are drilling here,
prying there, sapping yonder.-With what agility
they scale those-long ' and slender ladders, and
with what brave abaudou dor they tempt the
Death Angel as they climb the loosepetlTrocks
JIkelniesbelow them-tlie boiling river, and
above the basaltic ' colonnades which ..have
hitherto mocked , the birds and flowers to scorn.
We steam past them and out of sight, our thoughts
reverting to the old Mound Guilders, and the
equally unknown hands that wrought the Pyra
mids. Like the coral Insects and the tiny flowers,
man buildeth better than he knows. The Inca
and the Aztec are not, and the insect and the
flower of the Dead Ages, where are 'they? The
reverberating echoes'-of an unavailing query
faintly whiir, "Where ?" "
wait over for a day at The Dalles, enjoying
the delicious rest whlclvthe weary body so much
needs, and take the Thursday evening train for
Wallula, our dest I nation Lewiston.
The man who Invented sleeping cars would have
been a benefactor to his race if he hadn't secured
a monopoly of the business. and, kept others out.
As It Is, he is a clever fellow, but not a philanthro
pist, and, like the Inventor of sewing machines,
will cause the world to rejoice when his patent
expires and lie too Is dead. f
lThe0 AJSl Co'irod J. hul It Jo atayThe
gauge Is , broad,, the bed hi ballasted, the coaches
are nice, the engine are massive, and the em
. ployrs are alert. The sleeping coaches have not
yet arrived, And we make the best of a miserable
night on pair of turned cushions, the full moon
blazing In our face and eyes, and Professor Proo
Tor's Idea that It Is a dead world filling bur wak
ing dreams with fancies inexnresslble.
"The railway runs along the Columbia's bank,
now hugging close tot he billowy, treeless shores,
nd how creeping yet closer nnder the lee of bold
- gray - bl u fTV over which the- moon -casts - black
shadows. The river widens here Jnto a placid ex-
panse of shimmering silver, and narrows yonder
4 n to ft success, Ion of -w h i te-ca pped'ra pld Sj-w liose
(lashings make melandholy symphonies In wlerd
harmony with the ruhlng night-wind, which
mingles with the rumbling monotone of the mov
ing train. ' m; . r-
Daylight, and Wallula. Here a half-hour Is
spent In a series o switchiugs, after which our
train backs down the river for a mile, and we
reach the steamer Annie Faxon and a state
rodni, thank Heaven 1, For an hour we know
nothing but dreamland, and are then called up
much to our annoyance, for we'd rather sleep
than eat ; but a smoking breakfast soon puts us in
the best of humors. On board are Mrs. I. I Hll
leary, of Junction City ; Senator W; J. McConneli,"
of Yamhill, who is on his way to his store-In
Moscowf Colonet tasonVof Vancou vef Lleuteh
ant Heme, and wife, of Fort Lapwal, and Dr.
Reach, of Colfax, W. T. The latter gentleman Is
returning from a two months' sojourn in the Eaft,
and rejoices In the speedy prospect of reaching his
home again. .
-The Jtunle Faxon makes J wo .tripJLwejkbei
tween Wallula and Lewiston, under the guidance
of Captain Raughman, whose experience with the
tortuous windings of the Upper Columbia and
Snake rivers makeshlm an Invaluable aid Jo tlje
transportation company and the public's Interests.
We were pleased to meet as freight clerk on this
steamer Mr. Henry Herman, a whilom compositor
In the New Northwest office, and now a favorite
employe of the). R. & N. Co., with a fair pros
pect for forthcoming promotion. He Is well satis
fied with his position and prospects, though he
eomet hnes-elgbs-foe-t lie-t rees-and-ral ns of il
Willamette land, and possibly also for the "girl
Jie1 left behind him." A young gentleman won
derfully like himself accidentally fell overboard a
little while ago, but he scrambled on board In
short order, and amid much merriment, his only
damage a good soaking for his handsome new
clotheJIe'll-be. prettyauretoJook-after the
solidity of the gang-way before he trust It next
time. -v. . .."
" Alnsworth, at the confluence of the Snake ami
the Columbia, Is a new town of several hundred
Inhabitants, Its houses of unpalnted wood, It
streets. unfinished, and its sidewalks jdltto. It
seems as' If nobody had ever thought of coming
hereltotayLordenvsj)fhome building would
be less temporary and business houses more sub
stantial. Rut there Is a thriving trade, and busi
ness Is lively. ..; ;- '
We passed Penewawa' in the darkness, but wrre
awake, and upat Almpta, where the steamer lay
by for an hour, giving us opportunity to run up
to the hotel and make arrangements for a future
vlsltWe also called at the home of -Mr. 8pauld
ingr a charming oasis' in a. wilderness of rocks,
where trees, fruits, flowf-rs'and berries flourish In
tropical luxuriance. w..
Further on Is Wa-Wa-AVi, cjty of the In
definite future, where Mr. McCtmnell and his
whistles round the gablesand drives the flying
amlThrghlie-vrlndowrevIceour.choiien
snuggeiyhowllng as though chanTlng the mlie
rrre of wandering spirits. ' We open the window,
but the flying sandrdrifts bid us to shut It We
close it aud cannot breathe freely ; but the. close
air Is better than tlie drifting sand, and the good
landlady says the wind will lull a little' by and by.
.... ? a, a d.
' LEWisTox.'May 20, 1881.
: Iewlstou has been the scene of a great deal of
excitement during the past week on account of
the murder of Mr. J. M. Hedrlck, member of the
late Idaho Legislature" He was killed by one
Btephenswhp had Thought his home, a ranch on
Potlatch Creek, some twenty-five miles away
from Lewitenrpy Ing1 Jfffcl-eiKHigh Hipon 4he sale
to bind the bargain and meet the expenses of the
member's Journey to Boise. When Mr. Hedrlck
returned from the Legislature, It seems that there
was a delay about the final payments, which so
exasperated him that high words often ensued be
tween the parties, which finally resulted In the
tragedy mentlonwUlrhe slayervent to Lewiston
and gave himself up, and the preliminary trial at
the Justice's Court, which occupied -three days,
has resulted In his being held on a charge of man
slaughter;1 which1 may or may not be ratified by
the Grand Jury. xMr. A. Quackenbush, District
Attorney, managed, the prosecution .wltll much
ability, well assisted by Mr. Reynolds. Messrs.
J. W. Poe and P. C. Bulllvan appeared on behalf
of the prisoner. Mr. Sullivan, formerly of Oregon,
and now of Colfax, W. T Is too well known by
ltyf-our rcn.lers to need furtlwr Intro- piaed tttteroverJhe-houiw-that-eannot be ex
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duction In these columns. Bufllce It to say that
he acquitted himself In masterly style, as also did
Mr. Poe. ; ' - -m .
Tlie widow of the late Ieglslaior .came Into
Lewiston on the day the trial began and, jmainedl the.city cburehea, thougtuBut enough of this.
freight are landed to await teams fjr Moscow.
The scenery on the river banks grows prettier
as we approach Lewiston. Numerous sidelong
ridges sloe to1 the water's elge, grass-grown and
flower-laden, belli nd them well-deflnedvalleys,
and. beyond these the bold-browed bluffiy upon
whlch-StlnteiLvcgetation-fitula precarious footing,
with here and there a clump of tiny cot tlon woods
half-way up their summits, betraylug.the lurking-
places of living eprlngs The land, we are told, Is, I
1 1 I - I 11 . 1 I A . .. 1 " 1 J
an ciaimeu ai'uiKjiirre, uui vy wnoni nooouy
knows. - There are no slgnsj of habitation any
where, save a few Chinamen working dirt for gold
on a ragged sand bar, and a few Indians lounging
on the green, hard by their wind-worn wigwams,
near which are seen the outlines of a "sweat
house." Sometimes the river Is placid like the
open Columbia, and agaln'tortuous and rapid like
the- pmtu p- Dalles. Thecal r-l a- very - el 1 x I r -of
life, so bracing Is It and so clean aud clear.
Yonder, sitting in. smiling state at the Junction
of the Hnake and the Clearwater, ls-Lewlston, alt
most hidden from ' vierby rows of Lombardy
poplars, swaying ln the wind like plumesoii
giants' helmets. The advent of the steamer ex-
sandy road, vleing with each other In their eager
ness to greet her, and little girl In sailor hats and
snowy aprons- look wonderlngly on. The passen
gers, three abreast, are crowded In a substantial
theroughbrace and driven to the Raymond Honwf,
and we are soon ensconced In a cozy bed-room,
where we make baste to flulsh this letter, know
ing It must be posted at once or It will not be on
time for the next paper. It did arrive too late.
J UN. Ed. -
Lewiston has grown noticeably In the past year
and a half, but It still ha the Oriental look of a
city In the desert, wlerdly ancient and sngestjyeljr
modern, strangely cheap and substantially mas
sive, an odd admixture of civilization and border
life, at once attractive and desolate '
-Maybe we are, homesick ; certainly we are
lonely. The loud, wind from the Clearwatei)
to Its close. Khe Is a hard-worked, Ill-clad mother
of many children, with a babe In her arms and a
look of despair In her solItude-burdenel features.
which make us think of the wife of Benjamin
Franklin, who used to be left at home to practice
his "Poor Rlchanr', maxims, while he . feasted
luxuriantly at a foreign ou rtr-1 IeI rick ban i left
nothing to hi Wife but her legacy ot hlldin7tTfletrto may Ood speed
and nothing to his children but a legacy of appe
tites. But heras a man of nigh repute among
his constituents, ami would probably have be
come a second Franklin In fame If he had lived
long enough. Tlie woman, poo thing, is com
pletely broken down. The ranch had been signed
away without her knowledge for the paltry hun
dred dollars her husband had used In "serving his
country' and the prisoner effects will all go for
hirdefense,AVhatra tyueh a wotnancannot
draw a pension rrom tne uovernment to support
her children while rearing them for the state. A
rearing humanity Is the most Important work in
the world, It is obvious to a philanthropist thai It
should command the highest pay. But, alas and
alacklTTne
women do this work, anrTJieyare
servant without wages, dependant only upon the
will, ability or caprice of their husbands, who often
fail to honor their bargains by cherishing love
and necessary protection :.
iW.hi lewe. are busyrwltbllhcse cogitations, the
witnesses are being examined. Tlie prisoner at
the bar -Is pale and anxious, and sits with his
hand' over his eye In tremulous silence. Tlie
trial drags its tedious length along, but public In
terest does not wane. -There Is little svmnathv
for the prisoner, but everybody Is sorry for the
wife who sit near, her babe In her arms and her
slender body swayed to and fro by grief. What
the end will be we know not, but many think a
Jury wHUnotconv let the man, the only proof of
Jury wHl-notconvlct the man, th
the deed belngTlTsTrwn-confesslon.
Under aJate. Legislative enactment the women
of Idaho can. vote on school question and hold
school offices, and the first election under the new
regulation took place on the 18th Inst Two dis
trict have recently been united In one, and ef
forts are being made to establish a graded school.
Two primary meetings were previously 'held for
cites. men and horses. Team, bowl along the f nomination of Trustees, at one of which Mrs. j.
ww tk . t m .
v. i-oe ana airs.- j. r. yoimer were selected a
candidates. . At the other meeting no ladle were
nominated, and a rivalry sprang up between the
two factionswhich brought out many women to
the pUs,-some of whom-votethorthe lady candi
dates, and others against them. Tlie la-Jle were
defeated, not, as we were often assured, becaasa
they were women, but because of the spirit of
rivalry that broke the voting element Into fac
tion. The election was as quieLaod orderly a
any of the kind In Portland. There were men,
however, who do not approve of Woman Suffrage
and would not permit their own wives to vote.
who gathered the abandoned women of the town
Into a hack and marched them to the polls, think
ing theyrhd thereby exhibited honorable Indig
nation and accomplished something laudable. J
It. Jhe . wl vejjji J wjston" could have a rte on ITirln
all Questions, there Is one nuisance they would
speedily abate, and that l the shameless jdlsplayr
upon the principal street which every oehokler 4
can wltnevnd which does not admit of descrip
tion In the columns of a respectable newspaper.
There are two churches here, both bu. lit since our
last visit, and It will now be In order for the
"needy parson", who promised such wonderful
things for Lewiston If the "divine power of the
church",coald have a chance, and who so soundly
terated us for commending the erewhile decency -of
the town (before churches were), to come for-
ward with another anonymous attack upon the
chronicler of these facts, and demand the building
of yet other churches" to remedy the evil which
we know can only be readied by the divine power
of woman' ballot. He will misrepresent us again-'
after this,-but for the sake of the noble men and
women who will not, we hereby reiterate our be
lief In churches for use, and not for adornment;
for humanity, and not alone forHlie needy par
son' use on Sundays."
By the way, we heard a sermon last Sunday,
whlchwould liavemale joab Powell -tunrinrhls
grave for envy if he could have listened to It. The
choir-was good and the church pleasant, but the
congregation was thin and the aermon coutraillc--tory.
The good brother told us In one sentence
that be had 'remained at his father's house till
long after he became of age, and, a few minutes
after, must have forgotten his former statement,
for he said he had left his father' house before be
was nineteen, and had been afloat on the world
ever since. It mattered little to the congregation
as to which story was true, bat It provoked a sup-
pressed In words. If the wisest preacher would
go upon the frontier, leaving the fat positions for
clerical guns of weaker caliber, It would be a great
dear better for the gospel. It would beard on
As far as the ladle or Liewiston cap, they, are
strvi ng to I neulcate good morals and organise,
good society. All they lack I political and finan
cial power, and many of them are aware of this
fact and are zealous for the ballot, that through It.
they may cjearise tnelr town of its corruption.
They know they will have the vote of all good
when It may be theirs wit boat restriction;.
liewiston has many pleasant Immesra'nd pretty
gardens. The soli Is like thaToTThe Dalles, and
the productions much the same. Iast year there
was a grasshopper raid on the. adjacent hills,
which make many feel bine this season ; but
there Is hope for the growing crops, and prospect
are fair for the future. The one thing needed Is
cheap transportation, without which the farmers
cannot prosper at they ought.
There are two good hotels Jn Lewiston, the
Raymond House taking the lead, Madame Haux
A Co.,. proprietors. There are three millinery
stores, one kept by Mrs. J. 11. Sprenger, formerly
of Portland, jvhose many.frleuulawUlbe-nleased-
lolearirihal sTiels prospering ; one by Mrs. M. A.
White, which, Is an equally popular resort for cus-. ,
tomers; and one by Mrs? C. H.'Vlnlng, which
also does a good business. The dry -good and
general merchandise house of Mr. J. P. yoimer I
tle Jeading.itoreJMrjlunnell .1 a-proierou
hardware merchant, whose Jovely home, like Mr.
Volmers,. nestle upon the margin of Hnake.
River, girdled by belts of poplar and redolent ,
with grass and flowers. A news dejot, the ro
erty of B. fl. Isaman, I well supplied with the
latest periodicals, and a shoe store kept by Mr.
Olass would -do-well anywhere. - Mrs. A. J.
Amlerson, sister of our good friend, Mrs, Morris, of
Portland, live here In a pleasant house, the
product of her own Industry as a leading dress
maker. There are twonewspapers, die Teller.
Hpubllslwl by-Mrr Ieland and-on-rt-and JhrNV
iVrre New (A. F. Parker, proprietor), both of
which have plenty of patronage. They have dis
carded patent outside, an evidence of prosperity '
thai Is gratifying. - Beside the ' persons herelu
already named, we were Indebted for courtesies to, .
Judge Norman Buck, of the Northern Territorial
District; Mr. J. Brearly, of the lewiston bank ;
Mr. and "Mrs. C A. Thatcher, Mr; B rear ley, Mr.
and Mrs.S-ulers, Mrs. Dr. Burr, Mis Herbert,
Miss Bounds, and Mesdame Kroutinger, Kester,
Inland,- Baughman, Timber lake, Varney and
Karte: . ., .. . .; " .,; 11 , ,-
Our first lecturewts hot largely attended, owing
to excitement over the murkier trial, but the sec
ond was much better. The short evening made
It Inadvisable to protract the meetings, further."
To-morrow at S a. m., we are to take stage for Mt.'
Idaho, whence more anon." ' A. '6. D. ,
, From ttitt Mountain Sentinel t "The women of
Indiana will take a prominent part th the State
Fair of that commonwealth thfs year. ; There
will be a department devoted to woman's work
a&4 under their control.- W hoite the women of
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