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SATU.HUAY, MARCH 27, 1869. In NEVADATb;,Vhite ,rine lia' g District is'ln Nevada." - ' Adjourned. The Nevada Legisla ture adjourned on the 4th instant. Advanced. All white sugars have advanced one-half cent per pound. DEFEATD.-The Maine .Legislature has defeated a -bill for the abolition of capital punishment. . . - ' ., A marriaga is reported at Stockton (Cal.) between a youth of fifty-five and an old lady of thirteen. Green peas and rhubarb have made their appearance in,. San Francisco, and are selling at fifty cents per pound. The First. On the 18th President Grant signed the bill to strengthen the public credit, being the first bill signed by him since his inauguration. Small Pox. As another inducement to go to White Pine, it is reported that several cases of small pox have made their appearance there." The Nauvo Legion, a Mormon organi zation, gave a military ball at Salt Lake, on the evening of Washington's Birth day. ' A bill to admit the Territory of Utah as a State will shortly be introduced into the House by Delegate Hooper. Mrs. S. L. Anderson, of Snelling's, California, wants ' to - hear of her son, Prior Perkins, who came to California across the Plains in 1853. At a spelling contest in the Central public school, Salem, last week, Miss Zilphia Raymond was declared champion for the week. An Old Typo. Spcaker Blaine is an old editor; formerly of the Kennebec Journal and Portland Advertiser. Our profession does not lose its representative in the retirement of Colfax. The Grass Valley Union says a whirl wind, a few days ago, took it into its head to cut a caper, and accordingly got told of Peter Hanson's barn, located a few miles from that town, raised it up and turned it over on the side, smashing a wagon and other things The barn was a building 20 by 30 feet in -dimensions. The Reason. -The Democratic presa complains, orthe rhetoric' of Grant's In augural, says the Marysville Appeal. As all Democrats are classical scholars it was not to be expected that .the plain language of the President would be agreeable! Our appology is, that the times call for honest men, not scholars. Enormous Business. The New York Herald calk attention to the fact that the total business done by associated banks in New York city last year, reach ed the enormous sum of 31,159,716,348 about twelve times the amount of the national debtr "Allowing three hundred business days to the year, the actual aver age business transacted here through the banks is about 8100,000,000 daily. Save tour. Gray Hair. It is said that gray hairs in New York are worth a cent apiece.- Hair-dressers, says an exchange, inquire of their customers for them and beg that they be saved from the comb : in dressing. So, when you snake out a gray hair, lay it up. When the ten come to its funeral, snake them. "There's money in it." ' "T; ' ". Austrian Policy. The Empress of Austria, being on the eve of bringing forth a new Austrian, it is suggested by friends that she visit the capital of Galicia and there" produce her ..Austrian. It is thought that this act would greatly please the Poles, and attach j them more strongly than ever to the "Hapsburg dy nasty. The Poles must be easy to please The Dark Side. -Say s Figaro : c We notice in a recent letter from Wite Pine the following item i. ; : ; . ? : The body of a man whose name is un known was discovered in his cabin on the Flat by some miners all frozen. The opinion of his neighbors is that : he was sick, and unable ; to help himself, and starved to death. - Toe ? last rusn. - x tie t excitement is over. The volume is closed. A few weeeks or months hence a small circle of friends may wonder what has become of . Some one nearer and dearer may grieve af the absence of any word. Better is it that the end be ever unknown Sick starving alone frozen to death s nameless ' corpse a nameless gravo. These are yoor White Fine skeletons. STATES ITEMS. : Hon. Samuel Headrick. of Salem, died ia that eity on the'SOrh lost. . : . The Oregonian, jloarns that Col. Bel den, C. E., has already nearly completed the drawings, harts! and working speci fications for constructing the locks at Oregon City for the V. T. Company, and goes in a day or two to commence the work. The plan is to have four locks, each 200 feet long and 40 wide, making the length of the lock portage 800 feet, having 32 feet fall to overcome. This, if evenly divided, will raise or lower the boat eight feet each llock. i - The residence of pr. Duvie, with its contents, on the McKiuzio river, Lane county, was destroyed by fire on the 16th ult. The family were absent at the time. At last accounts the volume of water in the Columbia river had increased enough to enable the boats of the O. S. N. Co. to resume navigation ' above Celilo. Navigation on the Upper Colum bia, had. been impracticable for weeks. Mr. A. J. Riley, an old typo of Salem, died on the 19th, after a short illness. Peace to his ashes. I Tho trial of Dr. Jl W. McAfee, as we Icarn from the .Farmer, is set for Mon day, April 5th. An adjourned session of Marion Co. Circuit Court; will be held for that purpose. j , . The citizens of Eugene arc petitioning their City Council to furnish them with some mean3 of extinguishing fires. The Eugene Journal reports several case3 of lung fever in that city. Mr. Graves, Jr., married Miss Ellen lies, at Eugene on the 16th. Glad to iow that Graves has gone into the lies business. ! Another case of small pox reported in Jacksonville. ! The Unionist complains of the scarcity of nurses to attend on the sick in that city. ' ''. The Unionist says : The value of tho assessable property within the corporate limits of Salem, is $1,250,000. The Eugene Journal of the 20th says: Our citizens have been remarkably for tunate in times past in regard to fires, but it seems now that calamity is coming upon us like a tide from the fountain of de struction. 1 Last - Sunday morning between the hours of six and seven the building of J. F. Brown was discovered to be on fire. It beinc: Sundav morning not many of our citizens were up,, at that hour, but enough had reached the 6pot before the flames had spread beyond control, to suc ceed m subduing them with great as well as successful exertions. The fire caught from board? that the. flue was built upon, it being an inexcusable poor job of work manship, and had burned through the roof and got under considerable headway before discovered. If there had been any wind at that time, it would have beeu impossible to have controled the flames, and the town would undoubtedly have been burned. Brown estimates his loss at 8300. On Wednesday morning, at about fif teen minutes after one o'clock, the alarm of fire was given, when it was discovered that a dry-house belonging to Cherry & Irving, and situated a lew feet from their machine shop was on fire. It was so far gone before discovered that all exertions to save it were useless, and all that could be done was to prevent the machine shop from taking fire also! The dry-house was full of lumber and timber already worked up, such as chair posts; window sash, etc. The loss is estimated at 8600. v But it seems that the loss of property was not enough. Again on Wednesday night another fire occurred so terrible in its nature and so shocking, that in trying to describe its horors we would only dis play the insignificance of words. Be tween three and four o'clock in the morn ing Mr. Steventon discovered his house to be on fire, and he and his wife imme diately ran down stairs supposing they could put it out. ' When they entered the lower room, where the fire place was, they saw that it was impossible to do any thing more than to save themsolves and children. Seeing that it was impossible to bring the children down stairs, Mr. Steventon told his wife to go up stairs and put the children out at the window upon a shed and he would go round and catch them. Mrs. S. ran up stairs and endeavored to do as told, but when the door leading up stairs was' opened the5 flames followed her so closely that, al though she made several efforts to grasp her little ones, three in number, one little boy having got out at the window ' him self, she could not; the flames rushed upon her and she could only flee or per ish. She and little Eddie, escaped through the window upon a shed, back of the house, and got down in time to save themselves, although they were both badly burned and : Mrs. S. so severely that she only lived till the following morning. Eddie, the little boy that es caped, was the oldest and was aged seven years. 'The three that' perished were Johnny, aged five, Lizzie, aged three, and little Willie, the 'babe," aged ' fourteen months. Mrs. Susan Steventon was 'a woman of much intelligence, and esteem ed and respected by all who knew her. How the fire caught ia a mystery to all, and it burned with such fury that before the cit zena could get to the spot, : e-en those whoj lived nearest by, no human aid coulave the little sufferers from the devouringt flames. Thse three little ones each jcqmbiniDg all that there is of innocencej purity and childish perfection, were swallowed up in the flames, and the mother sacrificed her own life in trying to save them. The remains were taken from the ruins as soon as possible, but could not be distinguished only by the size of the bodies. Mr. Steventon is left here with his little Eddie, while the mother has Rone cn w;th the other little ones "across the' swelling flood." The melancholy affair has cast a gloom , over the whole community, and although the grief falls heaviest upon the husband and father, it ia shared by all. Mr. S. having had his hand severely hurt a short time ago, was almost helpless. The fire has taken everything he had in this world but one little boy. Telegraphic Summary. government. the The following dispatch was received by the Oregonian on the 24 inst., from J. H. Mitchell, Washington City : Senate Committee, after a full investi gation, yesterday unanimously reported east side bill, with recommendations that it pass. . ' New York, March 22. A young German in Newark, being refused by a girl, shot her dead at her residence in that city, an killed himself with the same pistol. Louisville, March 21. The Cour ier and Journal publishes an editorial declaring that Gen'iongstreet was guilty of smuggling in 1855 while coruniandinsr a fort on the Rio Grande, and was indict ed for the crme in the District Court, but the! Marshal was refused process. A court of inquiry found Longstreet guilty, but Gen. Rugland, who commanded the district, being Longstreet's relative, set aside the finding. B alt I M o R E ,"Mar ch 24. An Israelite named Hirsch, committed suicide yester day, by hanging himself in the Ilebrew Synagogue. New York, March 24. Ten ladies graduated at the medical college for women yesterday. The ship carpenters employed in Ste vens' Battery, Hobokcn, have been dis charged because they objected to a reduc tion of wages. Advices from St. Johns, New Bruns wick, state that snow is six feet deep on a level. The Canadians are deserting the fiats, fearing a disastrous flood. Rio Janeiro, March 22. The Bra ziiian Minister of Foreign Affairs has gone to Asunsion to form a The Paraguayans have abandoned place. i. ailing V elocipede. An im proved three-wheeled velocipede, says the San Francisco Herald, with a mast and large square sail, was navigated over the Point Lobos road yesterday, and at tracted much attention from its nonde script appearance. Tho machine was 4 managed by it3 builder, Mr. David R Smith, who made good time, up hill or down, and particularly when returning to the city with a 'favorable wind. In dimensions it is about nine feet in length by five in breadth, and not unlike a light hirh-wheeled buggy. The hind wheels are four feet in diameter, and the for ward one about thirty inches. In its management the sail and forewheel are adjusted by cords attached to the driver's seat. When the sail is set the view ahead is nearly obstructed, but by means of two large holes or eyes, cut in the canvas, at about the hight of the head, tho vehicle is directed with safety. An application for a patent ha3 been made for this unique contrivance. White Pine Items. A White pine letter to the San Fracisco -4fta gives the following items: , , ....... Nearly all of the mining companies have a considerable amount of rock piled up, which they arc very anxious to get worked up as soon as possible. There will be plenty of work through out the summer for twenty mills. Some fine ore ha3 been extracted from the Bucklin Mine. The five men own ing it refused 20,000 for their claim last week. The old story is confirmed about tight times. Men are offering fiue bargains who are "hard up." Between now and the first of May, this correspondent is confident, there will be many rich strikes made. J ; ' Colds are very prevalent throughout the diggings, but there is little serious sickness..' , . ; The weather was terribly cold. The writer piles four or five blankets on him nightly, and facetiously adds that despite this he has to get up in the small hours and rub his head to keep his hair from freezing. . Reduction of the Army. The act to reduce the army has gone into effect, but as yet we are without data a3 to the full provisions of the bill. From the Oregonian of Saturday wo get what is supposed to be the outlines of the bill passed. It provides for reducing the number of infantry regiments from forty five to twenty-fivo; that the regiments broken up are to be mustered into oth ers, so as to give the maximum strength to those retained; that the Pay, Commis sary and Quartermaster's Departments arc to be consolidated, and the new branch called the Supply' Department; that the ordnance arm of the service is to be broken up entirely and all its offi cers mustered as officers of artillery with a chief of artillery and a bureau in the War Department, and that there shall bo a reduction of about one-third in each of the staff departments. Late dispatches say that the reduction will leave fully five hundred officers with 'no duty toper form. As no new officers are to be mustered in, tho Committee who reported the bill thought that by death, discharge and resignation the present force of offi cers would in three years be reduced to the average requirement of the service. It is believed that this reduction of the army will diminish tho expenses of the War Department at least 810,000,000 per annum. . . . Reform. "The people are too poor to pay salaries as a bonus to professional politicians," is one of the significant sen ten ccs uttered by President Grant, as re ported by a late telegram, and it is an expression that touches the popular feel ing, says the Appeal. The great body of the American people are determined that the public debt shall be paid in full, but do not feel it their duty, while taxes are being collected to meet this debt, to pay an ejual or larger sum as a bonus to politicians. And when Grant says that he "will not, tolerate them in any department of the Government," tie Dconle heartily endorse him. Grant has a a " the back-bone, tho "sand," and we look for a general weeding out of unnec essary and useless officials in all the de partments of the Government. There is no reason why the Government should support so many hangers on, whose only claim to place is that they have done something 6ome time for the party. Every officer not absolutely necessary for the proper administration of the Govern ment should be dismissed, and tho sala ries of those retained should be cut down to a reasonably Jow figure. Seriously - Injured. We learn, says the Commercial, that a gentleman residing upon Cowlitz river, in Cowlitz county, W. T., by the name of Cham perell, met with a very serious casualty last week. He was engage 1 in operating with an eight-horse threshing machine, when by crowding it beyond its accus tomed speed, the cylinder burst into fragments. One of the iron teeth struck him in the forehead, one on the side and an other in the thigh. The combined effects rendered him insensible for nearly two days, but at last accounts he was slowly On the 12th inst. the municipal elec tion took plaeo at - Sacramento. The Republican ticket was elected by about 500 majority. The Anti-Chinese Ku-klux Democracy made an unsuccessful attempt to burn the public school building at San Jose (Cal.) on the 27tli February. The San- Diego Union advocates the construction of a road between that place and San Bernardino. The distance is only 115 miles and the road will run by the Temeseal tin mines. A Huntress. The Grass Valley (Cal.) I'nion speaks of a handsome young lady of that town who ia a successful shootist. She accompanies her brother on excursions, and "takes a bird on the wing" with a skill equal to a first-class Nimrod. She scorns to shoot at robin or quail as it sits, but always takes them on the wing. A Chinese pawnbroker has been fined 850, in San Franciscr, for not keeping his books in English. ALBANY RETAIL MARKET. Albany,' March 27th, 1869. Wheat, white, bushel 50 Oats, bushel 35 Potatjes; i bushel ; 50 Onions, bushel 1 25 Flour, barrel $4 505 00 Butter, ""0 lb . 40 Eegs, p dozen 16 Chickens, p dozen.... , $2 J03 00 Peaches, dried, 4 lb , 1520 Soap, lb .. 5(o;51 Salt, Los Angelos, lb 2i Syrup. f gallon $1 12il 25 .. 1 00 00 751 00 1820 16I8 14$15 22 (a; 25 29(a)33 1218 16 1520 5 8 1415 m 6 10 ' 1 00 $1 25(a)l 50 $1 62K$1 75 , $4 004 25 751 00 Dr. Joseph II. Josselyn, who was re cently convicted of producing an abortion in San Francisco, was sentenced to three years in the State Prison, but was ad mitted to bail in the sum of $6,500, pending an appeal to the Supreme Court. City Council Met Thursday even ing, March 25, Mayer Standard in the Chair. Present, Councilmen Hackle man, Nixon, Comley, Cundiff and Mca ley. On motion' minutes of the previ ous meeting were not read. On motion, John Rankin was allowed $18 for grading crosswalks, and an order drawn on the Treasurer for that amount. On motion the following resolution was adopted : Resolved, That the order heretofore made by the City Council for the assess ment of the city on the 1st of May, ia hereby recinded, and the Recorder is re quired to commence the assessment of the city on the first Monday in April; and he shall be allowed a reasonable time to complete the same. On motion, ordered that the property holders on ' the north side of block No. 48 be required to build a sidewalk on the north side of the same, from Broadalbin to Ferry street. On motion, it was ordered that a com mittee of three be appointed by the May or, to draft rules and regulations for the organization of a Fire Department, where upon Councilmen Hackleman, Comley and Mealey were appointed said com mittee. Council adjourned. L. W. DOOLITTLE, Rec. , "See herei misther," said an Irish lad of seven summers, who was driven uo a J tree by a dog, "if you don't take that dog I away, I'll eat up all your apples." Tea, Young Hyson lb. " Japan, " " Black, Sugar, crushed, fl. " Sea .. " .. " Island. " .. Coffee, 'P lb Candles, lb Rice, China. "(A lb...... Saleratus, lb Dried plums, lb. ... Dried apples, S lb Dried currants, tb Bacon, bams, ft ' sides, " , ' shoulders, lb Lard, in cans, lb. Beans, lb...... Devoes' Kerosene oil, gallon.. Turpentine, i gallon , Linseed oil, boiled, gallon , White lead, keg Powder, rifle, lb Tobacco, lb $1 001 50 Nails, cnt, ft lb. Domestic, brown, yard Hickory, striped, yard Bed ticking, per yard Blue drilling, yard Flannels, yard Prints, fa-t colors, yard... Pork, ft) Mutton, 4 lb Beer, on toot, i lb 7S mm 1630 25 (ft 50 2030 50(c$75 12i 66 1012i 4i5 NEW TO DAY, NOTICE : NEW TO-DAY. Lebanon Water Bitch and Company Manufacturing IDS WILIj be received at the office of the aboTe named Company up to the 10th of April next, from persons to dig or construct a Ditch or Canal sufficient to convey water to Lebanon for manufacturing purposes. The above ditch will be let to contractors by sec tions, or its cntiro length. For further particulars inquire of the snder signed. By order of tho Board. W. S. ELKINS, Secretary. Lebanon, March 20, 18C9-m27n29t2 WANTED! 3,000,000 lbs. of Wool, FOR WHICH THE HIGHEST MARKET price will be paid by BEACH .& MOXTEITH. Albany, March 27, lSG9-29m:J C. II. RAFFETY, I?I. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, ALBANY, OREGON. Office In the; building formerly occupied by Dr. D. B. Rice, on Kirst street. n29 IVotice. Jn the IT. &. T.aud Office at Oregon City, Oregon : To ROBERT CONSTABLE You are hereby notified that JAMES MILLER has enter ed at this office the lot 1 of section 12, lots 4, 5, 6 and 7, of section 13, T. 10 S. R. 4 W.; said entry being in conflict with your pre-emption filing for the fractional X. E. of said section 24; that our decision allowing said entry was affirmed by the Commissioner of the General Land Office, under date of January 29tb, 1SG9, and that you will be allowed thirty days from service hereof in which to take an appeal. OWEN WADE, Register. HENRY WARREN, Receiver. March 5, !S69-m27n29 Blacksmiths ! NB. JUST ARRIVED, by the steamship s Continental, direct from San Francisco, a large lot of Iron and Steel ! Which can be obtained by you on better terms than ever has been offered here before, for Cash in Hand. Call and see for yourselves. ALSO, a KEGS of the Heavy Extra Golden Syrup; J a largo lot of Sugar, and Dry Goods to suit the trade all to be sold lor cash or trade, at Living Rates. R. CHEADLE. March 20, '69-2S-lm FOR SALE ! THE UNDERSIGNED, wishing to "change his base," offers for sale his fine new two story I T-welling- House, , on the corner of Washington and Second streets, together with the old hotel buildiog adjoining, several fine lots, 'etc. ' The house is large, new and well finished throughout. The premises are well supplied with water ; outbuildings all complete ; good fences, and a number of fine fruit bearing trees on the premises. Address, . . J. B. SPRENGER, March 20-28m3 Albany, Ogn. V. E. BI.AIX. i. a. Toexo. SLAIN & YOUNG, HAV1SO BOUGHT ALL THBS MBKCHAK0ISE 99 Jf. Barrows fc Co , will continue the bnsinesa, and they inrit J1 t give tbcm a call. They will be constantly re ceiving goods from San Francisco, and will p a general assortment of Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Crockery, &c.,&c. And offer inducements to react pat customers. All persons owing the firm of J. Bmnowi A Co., will please call and settle. Either member of the firm is authorized to settle mnj stceonnt ef the Co. Albany, March 6, 1809-26. . , , Iew Discovery. CONSUMPTION can be cured by using Dr. j J. W. Murray's J.ung and Urer I Balsam, if taken in time. It id a sure" remedy for all chronic diseases of this coast and Female complaints so prevalent in this climate. See testimonials and circulars accompanying each bottle. For Eradicating- Pain, ' INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL USE Ol Dr. J. W. Murray's IMPROVED MAGIC OIL. It cures Rheumatism, Paralysis, Neuralgia, Gout, Headache, Toothache, Sore Throat. Dip theria, Colic, Croup. Cholera, Pains in the Breast, Fcllons, Corns and Chilblains. . . Can bo obtained of Druggists generally on tbia coast, put np in half dollar and dollar bottles." All orders addressed to Dr. J. W. MURRAY, Portland, Oregon. i MndicAL Depot 106 Front street. Medicines nent everywhere by Express. March 6, 1869-26 - , ; .'. . , LINF0RTH, KELLOGG & RAIL, (Successors to L. B. Benchley A Co.) No. 3 and 5 Front Street, new Market, SAN ' FRANCISCO, - ; IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS Or American, English and German Hardware Sc Outlery Agricultural and Mining Tools,, . -v Rope, Steel, Powder, Fuse, Snot, ' Lead, Etc., Etc -AliSO-v"7'V Manufacturers and Proprietors of tho Submerged Double-Acting FORCE PUHIPS, Patented by J. A. Morrell, y October 29, 1867. ! THE CHEAPEST, j SIMPLEST, AS MOST SrBABLB PC MP IN THE WORLD! fit P Agents wanted for this coast." for salo. March 6, '69-6m26 County righta $50.00 ! I B Y NOT BUYING BOOTS AND SHOES at KAST & CAHALIIM'S Philadelphia Boot Store, . - . No. 112 Front Street, Opposite MeCormioVs Book 6 torsi, Jan 9-69-18 : - : ; - Portland, Oregon. NEW VARIETIES OP Seed Potatoes! THE undersigned has, at considerable expense, introduced from New York the leading , va- ritruus vi ruuiwea raiueu in tne eastern btntes J and after thoronghly testing them and discarding those that are not of good quality,-now offers to the public those varieties that have proved supe rior in quality and productiveness, in - full confi dence that they wUl give perfect satisfaction, to- Wit : .' .:! J,.;ii,.V, ,;.;,, . ;. Early. Goodrich. ..,tiV,.j ;:.(;. . ' Earliest potato on the coast : rood size, whit skin, smooth eyes, white flesh, and of good qual ity, perfectly sound, solid and productive. Pack, ages of 41bs for $1. . ' u t . - . Prairie Seedling'.' .rv!.hih) Large, flesh-colored, eyes rather. dn fl..f. white and of the best quality for the fable j cele brated for baking ; will sell better in this market than any other potato, and very productive. Per dusdoi, ; per pocic, i av. i . , -. .. ' , Early Dykema..rii:';:, Large, early, tolerably eood.' send Sell wail! In market. Per bushel, $2 50 j per reck $1. ; enzco ana PinJc-Eyed Raatycoat. r :. "ie Pok, $1,. Garnet, Chili and Prince r Albert, v -- -v jFerpeckr.75e.., New White Peach Blow. A decided improvement upon the, common Peach Blow. Flesh white, mealy,' and 'of excel lent quality ; highly recommended as a late vari ety, requiring the whole season to mature fully Per bushel, $2 60 ; per peck, $1, , ,,,.,, Sample packages of four pounds sent free by mail for $1, except the Early Goodrich, which, will require 32 cents additional for postage." ; A good stock of all kinds of Fruit Trees, of the very best varieties ; Plants, Currant, Gooseberry and the best selection of Grape-Tinea ia the State on hand for sale. ' ! j j j All orders promptly attended to. Address. JOHN A. MILLARD, March 30. Ai.ba.wt, Oregon. : job, itoiik ; ,;;!U ' OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, at fair 1 ariose, neatly executed at the Rxsism ofies. - -