SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 18G9
U. S. Official Paper for Oregon.
Walla Walla complains of a scarcity of
oats.
Burlingame with the-Chinese Embassy
arrived at Berlin on the 22d.
Emigration to the iVest from New
England is on the inci case.
. The Walla Walla Statesman gives
currency to a rumor of the death of Dr.
Newell, at Waitsburg. '
Lyman Williams, in his suit against
Dr. E. Poppleton, of Portlaud, for mal
practice, gets a verdict for 900.
Oregon and California Railroad,
i As everything pertainiug t- the Ore
gon Central and California and Oregon
Itailroads (which must be regarded as
practically one road) is of interest to our
readers, we shall endeavor to keep them
fully posted on the subject. The length
of the road from Portland to Marysville
is computed at six hundred miles, which
is about equally divided between this
state and California. As our readers !
are aware, the work on what is called the j
Oregon Central Railroad is in the hands
of Ben. IIoladDy & Co., while that on
the California, and Orcgou Railroad is
being prosecuted by Stanford & Co., ot
the Central Pacific, who bought the
franchise, including grants of land, from
the original incorporators. Upwards of
twenty miles of the Oregon end will soon
be completed and in running order,
while from forty to sixty miles of the
California end is promised in the same
time. Both companies, until they reach
the mountains - forming' the boundary
line between the two States, have level
valley lands to pass over, which offer no
serious physical obstruction to the rapid
progress of the work for upwards of four
hundred miles, passing over as rich and
productive a country as the sun ever
The money market in San Francisco shlnes on' 11 ,s ""'ated by those bav
was much easier at latest dates than for ; 5nS thc enterprise in charge, that within
some' weeks. I three years from the inauguration of the
I enterprise the road will be finished and
There iaa wagon at Hamilton, Nevada,
that will bear up 40,000 pounds the
largest ever built on this coast.
"'. Gov. Woods is to lecture on Western
Civilization," in Eugene City, on Wed
nesday, December 1st.
A Florence despatch says that at a
meeting of th Cabinet on the 21st, all
the ministers resigned.
Discharged. Jack Ha
who
: fully equipped. This road is only second
...tney some weess since in ; in imporfance to the Pacific Railroad, so
Portland, has been discharged by the j far aa the ;nterests o tbe neople of the
Graud Jury.
Pacific coast are effected. The railroad
now in operation between Folsom and
Marysville, Cal., fifty miles in length,
. Repairing We notice that J. B.
Sprenger has been overhauling, beautify
ing and repairinsr the " Cosmooolitan " ! which intersects the Central Pacific, and
of Portland. , jthus reaches Sacramento and San Fran-
cisco, is part of the California and Ore-
A Couple -of prints were to fight a j gQn road) and bearg the game name ;
duet on the 22d, in Marin county, Cali- j Sayg a CaWorriia exchange : " From
forma.' A female was at the bottom of , gan joaqvlia and Tulare valloy road)
the imbroglio. , wh;cll has been un(jertaken b Stanford
It is claimed that the Suez Canal is ! & Co., will extend the Oregon road on
not yet complete, and that further im
provements must be made before it will
meet all the requirements of commerce.
The Missouri River, Fort Scott and
Gulf railroad is fiuished to within seven
'miles of Fort Scott, and will be com
pleted to that place in ten days.
Dates to the 22d give accounts of a j purrCt ?ound.
i nearly a straight line from Sacramento
and i?tocktcn to V isaha. and thence to
the Southern Pacific ; thus securing a
grand trunk railway from the waters of
the Columbia river to the Colorado
through the great central valleys of Ore
gon and California. Ultimately the
northern end of this line will reach
destructive earthquake in the Phillipine
Islands. Eight persons were killed, and
many injured by falling buildings. The
losa of property was very great.
Suicide. A German hailing from
Corvallis, named Rodeuiaker, committed
suicide in Portland on the night of the
22d. Deceased came from Germany two
years since, and had been living with a
brother-in-law at Corvallis.
West India advices by mail state that
cholera, yellow fever and small pox were
raging fearfully at Satiago de Cuba.
Three hundred deaths have occurred in
thirty days, and it was found impossible
to give the dead proper sepulture.
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The Sioux Indiana are again " making
mischief." They are under the leader
ship of a quarter breed named Richards,
a man of some education, said to be dangerous.
' Nature has marked out the course
for this road, as for the connecting lines
on either end and the short feeding lines
on either side. The topography of the
Pacific States suggested long ago the
railway system which capital and enter
prise are now building. Oregon will
gain even more largely than California
from the completion of the trunk coast
line, because she is more isolated with
out ir, and ha3 fewer points of conven
ient access to the ocean. The practical
beginning of her part of the work is
something-on which she may be heartily
congratulated"
STATE ITEMS.
The following paragraphs are from the
Roseburg Hnsiyn :
It is reported that the relatives of Eli
Durbin, who was killed bv runninir off
the road in the canyon, contemplate
bringing an action for damages against
the Canyon Road Company.
In consequence of the rain that has
fallen during the week, the North Ump-
qua river has been too high for ferrying
since Wednesday night.
Sheriff Van Buren has already col
lected aud paid over to the Treasurer ot
this county 11,G00 of this year's assess
ments. " lie reports no scarcity of coin
among the owners of property in this
valley, and thinks that he will have all
the taxes in much earlier this year than
usual.
Last Thursday, W. B. Singleton.Enoch
Auderson and Jas. Harpane, of Deer
Creek, were out on a hunting excursion
near the head of Myrtle Creek. Mr.
Ilarpane having separated from the rest
of the party, lost his reckoning, and after
many unsuccessful attempts to return to
his companions, or find his way out, was
compelled to lie out all night in a drench
ing rain without food or blankets. Search
being made the next day, he was found
about two o'clock, sick and nearly ex
hausted. On Friday morn in it the vouujr
man shot and killed a huge panther near j
the tree beneath which he passed the
night. The animal measured nine feet
from the nose to the end of the tail. We
are indebted to the gentlemen who com
posed the party for the above facts.
The Portland Herald says' that George
Fisher, of Eugene City, sent, a few days
ago, some saddles, bridles, etc., by a
teamster to this city. By' some means
the fellow got hold of the bill of lading
before its arrival in Portlaud, and repre
sented to the person to whom the prop
erty was consigned that he was the own
er," and it was delivered to him. He
went to a person whom he knew bought
such things aud sold the " stuff" for a
valuable gold watch, giving a note for a
balance of 830, singing the name of
"Geo. Fisher." The purchaser went to
well known dealer on Front street, in ar
ticles of this kind, and sold them. The
veritable Fisher arrived soon after, pro
nounced the signatures a forgery, and
set about recovering his property, and
succeeded in getting nearly all. The
victims expect to capture the culprit
and give him a few years in the State
prison.
From the Jacksonville Sentinel of the
20th we learn that Mrs. N. M. Wade
obtained a decree of divorce last week,
on the ground of cruel and inhuman
treatment.
The heirs of John Campbell have com
menced suit to obtain the ground on
which the city of Louisville, Ky., stands,
which is valued at $30,000,000. A big
thing if they "get it. j
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The gale on the 17th was terrific and
wide spread. A train on the Harlcin
road was blown from the track at Boston
Corners, and hurled from the bank a dis
tance of seventy-two feet. One boy was
killed, and many passengers injured.
-
Chicago dates to the 20th speak of the
terriffic gale on Lake Erie, during which
many vessels went down or ashore, with
the loss of all on board. The storm ex
tended west from the coast of Maine to
Cheyenne.
The New York Times says that the
recent election cost the Tammany ring
?900,000 j each . procession cost 8120,
000. Mayor Hall contributed one-fifth
of his salary, and eight other candidates
contributed $50,000 each, and all the
candidates under their control were taxed
ten per cent, on salaries.
Operation of the Sinking Fund.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
transmitted to General Spinner, Treas
urer, of the United States, the following
letter of instructions, which illustrates
the working of the Sinking Fund, and
will therefore be of interest to the gene
ral reader :
Washington, Nov. 1, 1869.
Sir : In answer to your letter of Oc
tober 30th, stating that you have $77,
277 50 in gold of interest due this day,
on bonds purchased for the Sinking Fund,
and $576,536 50 in gold interest due
this day on bonds specially' purchased to
await the action of Congress, and asking
instructions as to the disposition of these
amounts, I havo the honor to say that
yoi will sell off said gold and with the
proceeds purchase bonds and add the
same to the respective funds from which
the gold was received ; that i8t the gold
wceived as interest on the Sinking Fund
Bonds to be expended for the purchase
of bonds and added to that fund, and
. that received from the bonds specially
purchased to.be sold and expended in
bonds to be added thereto. ; , , ,
Very respectfully,
Geo. 8. Bovtwsll, Secretary.
An Important Decision.
Dallas, Polk CocsTr, Oregon, 1
November I7th, 1869. J
Mr. Editor A question of consid
erable imporlance has been decided by
Judge Bouse, now holding a term of the
Circuit Court in this place. - The Asses
sor of Polk county presented to the
County Court of Polk county an account
against the county for a considerable
sum, charged for mileage while assessing.
The decision of the County Court was
adverse to the claim. The Assessor pro
ceeded by mandamus to compel an allow
ance of the demand. On a full argu
ment in the Circuit Court, Judge Boise
decided :
1st. That the remedy, if any, was not
by writ of mandamus, but by a writ of
review.
2d. That there was no law for allow
ing mileage to Assessors.
It is important that this decision be
known, because these demands for mile
age are being allowed in some of the
counties, although there is certainly no
law for it.
I have taken some pains . to inform
myself of the facts likely to be developed
in the alledgerf Jenny Boise abortion and
murder case, and I have no hesitation in
saying that none of the parties accused
can be convicted by any sensible jury on
the evidence that will be introduced on
the trial. J. Qcinn Thornton.
VARIOUS ITEMS.
Grant favors the resumption of specie
payment by the government.
The estate of the late Amos Kendall is
valued at 300,000.
Alabama has ratified the Fifteenth
Amendment.
Hon. Wm. H.. Seward has a portion of
the National Palace assigned to him arid
his party duriug their stay in the City ot
Mexico. -
Terrible hurricanes have been experi
enced in the Mediterranean sea, resulting
in the loss of an English steamer.
' The Bishop of London delivered the
funeral discourse on the death of George
Peabody to an immense audience.
South America is still convulsed with
" war's dire alarms."
Vessels are being specially constructed
for the navigation of the Suez canal.
.The King of Belgium is to pay a visit
to the Queen of Eugland at Windsor
Castle soon.
Tennessee only owes $39,000,000, and
has $20,000 to pay it with.
The Avondale fund has reached a sum
in excess of $200,000.
Eight editors in Iowa were nominated
for the State Legislature.
In portions of Indiana corn is higher
than wheat.
The government property of Harper's
Ferry is to be sold on the 30th iustant.
Gen. Butler sends two of his children
to be educated in Germany.
An Ohio paper says that " every cord
of wood given to the poor will be so
much fuel saved from use in the next
world."
A St. Louis paper gets off the follow
ing comparison : " The black pot, caught
railing at the uigritudinous' peculiarity
of the kettle."
A county in Missouri is to be favored
with a colony of Swedes, who are- to
raise cotton and manufacture it on the
spot. j
I Paris dry good dealers complain: of
1 the dullest times in trade seen for manv
The white lead works of Pierce, An
derson & Douglas New York, were des
troyed by fira. Thomas Wallace with
his wife and child occupied the third
story. Being cut off by the flames, they
joined hands and leaped j'ruui the third
story window. The father and child
were instant'y killed, aud the mother
lived but two hours.
Almanac. MeUorimck's Almanac
for 1870 has been received by us. It is
filled with valuable statistics and inform
ation relative to the North Pacific coast
that can be obtained no where else.
Every family iu Oregon should have a
copy. Ed. Freelaud has it.
The Statesman is informed that the
Clackanras Railroad bridge is to be re
built, and the gentleman in charge of
the work has undertaken tohave it done
by December 20th. This we hear by
good authority. Money and energy will
accomplish wonders, even iu high water.
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Seven new railways are in process of
construction in Georgia. Several new
ones are planned in Alabama and Ten
nessee, and there is sign of activity and
prosperity in the South, even more-than
thero was exhibited before the war.
AIBANY RETAIL MARKET.
Albany-, Novembei 27, 1869.
Wheat, white, bushel 4550
Oats, & bushel 30
Potatoes, bushel 2537i
Onions, bushel 75 1 25
Flour, barrel t3 50(s)4 00
Butter, lb 25
Eegs, p dozen 3
Chiekens, doxen $2 503 00
Peaches, dried, tt) 20
Soap, tb - 55i
Salt, Los Angelos, tb 213
Syrup, keg $5 25 60 2
Tea, Young Hyson ib 1 00
" Japan, " I 00
" Black, " 751 00
Sugar, crushed, lb 1820
" Sea " 141
Island. ' " 12 14
Coffee, tb .' 2325
Candles, p tb, 25 33
Rice, China, tb 1216
Saleratus, 3 ro 16$
Dried plums, tb. 1520
Dried apples, "p tb 5
Dried currants, p lb
Bacon, hams, p, lb
" sides, "
" shoulders, p tb
Lard, in cans, p B 1012
Beans, P lb 35
Devoes' Kerosene oil, p gallon 1 00 1 25
Turpentine, p gallon $1 251 50
Linseed oil, boiled. & gallon $1 6241 75
White lead, p keg , $3 754 25
Tar gallon .... i
Powder, rifle, "P tb.;. 75l 00
Tobacco. tb $1 OOfoil 25
Nails, cut.p tb .-. , 6474
Domestic, brown, p yaTd 1516
Hickory, striped, p yard 1630
Bed ticking, per yard .'25 50
Blue drilling, p yard I625
Flannels, -yard 50624
Prints, fa-t colors, p yard.... , 12i
Pork, p 1 56
Mutton, p head $1 752 50
Beef, on foot, p ft 56
years.
A terrifEc panic lately occurred in a
Methodist Church, iu Troy, New York,
caused by an alarm of fire. Some one
struck up a good old Methodist tune, and
the power of music quelled the tumult
when many lives were in danger.
that hatched on its own hook in a manure
pile. The chicken raised himself under
the discouraging circumstances of not
being able to identify his own parents,
and is to-day as fiue a rooster as can .be
found.
The ship O'eiitral Lee was abandoned
at sea on the 12th of October. Her
cargo was wheat, valued at $53,650
iusured in England.
f .
w discoveries of rich placer diggings
NEW TO-DAY.
rp, r, , ( iAlme reported in British Columbia, on a
The Railroad. The California aneM' , .
4 i?
Oregon Railroad is progressing rapidly
from Marysville northward, with 600
Chinamen at work. The grade L now
completed from Marysville to the Feather
river, and the bridge across that stream
is nearly finished. Unless extraordinary
stormy weather interferes, it is expected
the road will be completed to Chico by
New Year's. From thence it can be built
tributary of Pearce river.
to the mouth of Pitt River durinir the
Also that Mr. Campbell, on Apple-i balance of the winter, and next summer
gate, Jackson county, raised on his farm i proceed with the road to Shasta Valley Tfa
this season, from one pound of Early 1 nu 1 s uul.1.1 lua ut r:ure'u
U,, f!.tu o,;n ..na iu frn,;, have theroad to this place in about a
one pound of Norway oats, 5J bushels.
Who can beat that?
The same paper says : Mr. Colwell,
of the Crescent City stage line, we learn
that a young man, 17 or 18 years of age,
was drowned in Illinois river, Josephine
county, a few days since. His name was
William Wakeman. He was endeavor
ing to cross the river on horseback when
the accident occurred. His body had
not, up to the latest information, been
recovered. .
The News reports a big sell in the way
of a big quartz lead. "All is not gold
that glitters " as in this case the glit
tering stuff turned out to be 4i mica."
A man .named Young was thrown
from his horse while racing through
Dverbeck Gr. ve and badly hurt. One
ear was so badly mashed that a portion of
it had to be cut off.
Rev. Mr. Driver preached the thanks
giving sermon in the Jacksonville M. E.
Church.
Jacksonville complains with being
overrun with skunks.
Alaska Items. The Alaska Times
has entered upon its second volume.
From it we glean the following: I
A correspondent calls upon the charit
able ladies of Sitka to provide for a num
ber of Russian orphans, who are desti
tute of shelter, clothes and food. I
Lewis Garlipp, Richard Livingston
and John Beck, sailors on board the cut
ter Lincoln, were drowned at St. Paul by
the upsettiag of the Captain's gi" in i the
surf.
Four thieves, named Brady, Mullen
Douglas and St. Clair have been banished
from the Territory by Gen. Davis, i
The Time devotes a column and a half
to replying- to Gen, Thomas' report. .
A monthly mail will be carried be
tween Port Towusend. W. T.. and Sifka
A. T. . The steamer Constantine will do
tne service.
A number of officers from Sitka were
detailed to hold a general court martial
at fort longas.
? Mr. McGregor, the famous traveler in
the Rob Roy canoe, has brought out a
profusely illustrated work on his travels
in the far West.
Ballou's Monthly Magazine.
We are in receipt of this marvellously
cheap and handsome Magazine for De
cember. Its table of contents is varied
year, or two years at fai ihest. 1 he great
question on striking Shasta Valley will
be its course to Siskiyou, in which all
our citizens are greatly interested. It is
thought the road will pass directly
through Yreka, aud proceed through
Ilawkiusville, crossing the Klamath at
Groat's Ferry, aud reaching the eastern
base of the Siskiyou mountain via Cot
tonwood while others think it will run
across Shasta Valley towards Little Shas
ta and Bogus, leaving Yreka ten or twelve
miles west of the road. When the road
is in running operation to the mouth of
Pitt River, the travel north will naturally
follow up the Sacramento River and
through Shasta Valley to this place,
which Will greatly iucrease and build up
our city, so that it importance will at
tract the railroad to it. The adoption of
a route from Biitteville to the Siskiyou
remains to be decided by survey, as it has
never been assertained which is the
cheapest and best route, whether through
Yreka or through Little Shasta, or it may
be possible that the most practicable
route is directly along side the stage
road and telegraph line. Yreka Journal.
, Midnight. If it be a fact that mur
derous deeds are done in cold blood, the
proper time for such a deed is between
eleven o'clock at night and one in the
morning; for it is in this . interval that
the temperature of the human body falls
into a minimum. From some researches
lately communicated to the Royal Society,
! it appears that healthy beiuga go regularly
through a daily cycle of variable warmth.
e maximum heat is reached at nine
A. M., when, in persons under twenty
five, the temperature of the flesh stands
at ninefy-niiio degrees Fahrenheit, and
this is maintained till six -P. M., when it
slowly and steadily falls till an hour
before miduight; the amount of decrease
by this time is something over two
degrees. At about three A. M. the
upward turn is taken, aud the heat in
creases until nine o'clock. It is curious
that this exteut of change only occurs to
young bodies. Old folks preserve a
nearly eqmil degree of warmth all the
twenty-four hours through. Other nota
ble facts are, that feeding has nothing to
do with the variations, and that hot and
cold baths do not appear to interfere with
the regulurity of the sudden changes.
Somfi nporilrt don't believte in advertis
ing, because they say " nobody reads the j
papers." But let them get into a scrape
and you will fiud them flying around to
the newspaper offices with the request,
lase dou't mention that little affair ;
$15 GOOD AS GOLD.
BUY THE ONLY GENUINE IMPROVED
OROIDE GOLD WATCHES,
XASCPACTOBBD BT
THE OROIDE WATCH CO.
They are all the best make, Hunting cases
finely chased j foolc and wear like fine gold, and
are equal in appearance to the best gold watches
usually costing $150.- full Jeweled Lecera, Gent's
and Ladies' sizes, at $15 each.
' Oar Double Extra Refined Solid Oroide
Gold Hunting Cases, Full Jeweled Levers, are
equal to $200 Gtitd Watches; Regulated and
Guaranteed to Icerji correct time, and wear and not
tarntnh, ,xtra tine Vtineit, at a-u eacn.
No money is required iu advance. We
send by Express anywhere within thc United
States, payahle to aent on delivery, witn tne
privilege to open and examine before paid for,
and if not satisfactory returned, by paying the
Express charges. Good will be sent by mail as
Registered Packages, prepaid, by sending cash
in advance. :
An A'fent tending for six walche get an Extra
W ATI, H FREE, mal ;-,, ereu $15 WatcKefar
?!0. or ei en $20 Watehc'n for 20.
Also, Elegant Oroide Gold Chains, of
latest and most costly stylos, for Ladies and
Gentlemen, from 10 to 40 inches long, at $2, $i,
$6. and $8 each, sent with "watches at lowest
wholesale prices. State kind and size of wath
required, and to avoid bogus concerns, order only
from OROIDE WATCH CO.,
13to 148, Fulton Street, New York.
NEW TO-DAY.
I. COWAN. A. W. TAHAItD.
A. COWAN & CO.,
WHOLESALE AMD RETAIL DKALCRS 1H
STAPLE and FANCY DRY GOODS
FIRST STREET..... ......ALBANY.
They offer a large and wel (elected stock of
STAPLE BUY GOODS I
At Extraordinary Low Prices
Cash
or
Produce
In addition to a very large stock, covering
everything in the line of Cottons, we
have a complete assortment of
FANCY DRESS COODSX
Latest styles of Boys' and Men's
CLOTHING ani FURNISHING GOODS!
HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, SHOES, Ac.
ALSO J
Carpet,. Wall-Paper, Paper & Linea
Blinds, fitc, Slc.
Especial attention is directed to enr stock of
IRON AND STEEL
AND
GENERAL HARDWARE I
Which is the largest and most complete this side
of Portland.
You' are invited to call and examine onr goede
and prices.
The highest market price in cash paid for
Wool, Bacon and Lard I
by
Oct. 30, 1S69-8
A. COWAN 4 CO.
DIRECT IMPORTATION !
WAR WITH SPAIN !
CUBA TAKEN
OUR MINISTER WITHDRAWN !
Expedition to Remove Snake In
dians. From a letter written by Dr.
McKay to a gentleman in this city, we
learn that Mr. Meacham .safely reached
the Indian country the latter part of Oc
tober, but found only a tew Indian bands,
NOTWITHSTANDING ALL THIS
P. C. HARPER & CO.
Have just received from
t-4iiiv Francisco,
a very large and well selected stock of
GENERAL MERCHANDISE !
W HICH IS OFFERED
At Prices to Suit the Tiies ! !
M'CORMIOK'S
MAJBMOTII STOCK
OF
TOYS, FANCY GOODS,
YANKEE" NOTIONS,
GIFTS, PRESENTS, BOOKS, &C.,&C.
Forthe Holidays of 186'J-70,ha arrived.
Direct from Icw York,
And is now on Ehibition at
- SANTA CLAUS' HEADQUARTERS,
lOS FRONT STKEET, PORTLAND,
Where every purchaser will find
T7ie Largest Stock !
The Greatest Yariety ! I
The Cheapest Price ! !
yiS This immense stock having? been par
chased for currency in New York, will be scld to
dealers and others in coin, at
Less Prices Than Ever Before !
and charming, embracing the usual fine ! nd my of ,those ?ho, did icon?e t0 the
varieties of serials, sketches, stories,
poems and attractive engravings. The
publishers announce in the prospectus for
the coming year, a serial story for adults
by the popular Magazine writer, James
Franklin Fitts, and a juvenile serial by
the young people's favorite, Horatio Al
ger, Jr. The price of this periodical is
a marvel to everybody a hundred page
first-class illustrated Magazine for fifteen
cents, or $1.50 per year, is indeed won
derfully cheap. Elliott, Thomas & Tal
bot, Publishers, Boston, Mass.
From the Salem Statesman we learn
that Mrs. Louisa Epperly has been grant
ed a divorce from John Epperly, at the
present term of Court for Marion county.
Orlando Bidwell failed to appear, and
thereby "forfeited his- bond. Thatcher
vs. Mary Huntington et al judgment
by default for 8750 and costs. Harrison
Smith vs. Salem & Des Chutes Wagon
Road judgment by default for $750
and costs.
An English banker's beautiful daugh
ter saw a pensive Mahomedau in Lon
don, 'fell in love with and married him,
accompanied him to Calcutta, to find her
home a miserable dwelling and herself
the fourth wife of a teacher of languages
She took passage back in the same ship
and is now one of the loveliest of Indian
widows. '
Council were determined not to remove to
the Reservation. This was the result af
ter several days spent in Council with
them. The Chief Ye ye-wa-wa and his
Indians, f the Malheur District, refuse
to go to the Reservation, i Ihese are the
ones who have been among the most war
like and troublesome, and they will
probably have to be coerced. Dr. McKay
thinks they are not subdued and are
likely at any time to resume hostilities,
but are restrained by the presence of the
military. At the date or writing the
Council was deferred to await the arrival
of old Winnemucca, the Piute Chief, so
well known in Washoe and California.
This old rascal, who used to go on the
war path in Oregon and Idaho, at the
very time he was counted as a good peace
subject in Nevada, found it convenient to
leave just belore Mr. Meachani arrived,
and an express had to be sent after him.
Ocheyo, one of the most influential Piute
Chiefs, declared in open Council that he
and his people would go to the Reserva
tion; his people number 250, they are
the same with whom Gen. Crook had
such a battle at the head of Pitt River.
He is now very friendly and much good
is hoped from his assistance. -Statesman.
" plea
it's a mistake ; I don't want my name
published all over the country.
y
Strawberries in November. Mr.
John Durham has brought to town spec
imens of November vegetation and fruit
age very surprising even for this valley.
Wild strawberries in bloom, and with
the fruit perfectly ripe, form thechief
attraction. Blackberry blossoms, oak
buds bursting into leaf, wild roses iu full
bloom, pea vines in blossom and bearing
peas these are thc strongest proofs that
we can give of the boasted mildness of
the Oregon climate. During the last few
weeks we have had very heavy rains, but
much of the time the temperature has
been warm as that of April. We have
for two months past heard very wintry
reports from the Atlantic States in the
same latitude, which have been ice and
snow bound, while we have had scarce
frosts euough to kilt the dahlias and to
matoes. In our gardens the roses are
blooicinK still , the daisies are coming
out in full force, the gillie flowers are
flourishing, and even the verbenas con
tinue in bloom. The tenderest house
plants have kept safe in the .shelter of an
open poarch. There have been no frosts
tor a month past, and those that occured
were few and light. Statesman.
The Prussian executioner will have to
soon behead ' at Gorlitz a girl f eight
een who murdered her parents because
they would not allow her to marry the
man ef her heart.
Three Men of Oreqon.-(j The Cali
fornia Alta tells of three ruffians captur
ing a young girl, of 14 years of age, in
San Francisco, and her release being
effected by a gentleman named Clinton,
who demanded her release of the miscre
ants, and being attacked by them, fousht
for her rescue. He had knocked two of
them down and drew a revolver on the
scoundrel who detained the girl and drove
thein all off the ground. They had ter
rified the child so that she was uncon
scious. The Alta speaks of Mr. Clinton,
and two strangers who - came to his as
sistance,; named Wilson and Taylor as
Oreeonians. These could not have been
any of the " Oregon flats " we read of.
Their stock consists, in part, as follows : A large
supply of
HEAYY CASSIMERES AND FLANNELS!
Denims, Hickory Stripes, Checks,
Sheetings Bleached and Unbleached !
AND '
French Col tonades,
Canton Flannels,
" AND
Heavy J31an.3s.ets
Plninjrers and citizens will find SANTA
CLAUS' HEADQUARTERS a most interesting
place to visiti as the gorgeous array of new nov
elties, slid the thousand comical toys therein, giro
thc store the appearance of an Eastern
MUSEUM OF CURIOSITIES!
Some idea may be arrived at as to the
extent of the stock when it is known that of
Dolls alone tliere' are one hundred amd fifty-jit
arrietie! Making that Department a perfect
BAZZAR OF BEAUTY I
" Tommy, my son, fetch in a stick of
wood." "Ah my dear mother," .res
ponded the youth, " the grammatical
portion of your education has been sadly
neglected. You should have said :
' Thomas, ' my son, transport from that
rWumbeut collection of combustable ma
terial upoa the threshold of this edifice
one of the ' curtailed excrescences of a
defunct log.' "
A Parisian -paper recomends the fol
lowing method for the preservation of
eggs : Dissolve four ounces of beeswax
in eight ounces of warm olive oil; in this
put the top of the finger and anoint the
egg ali around. The oil will immediately
be absorbed, by the shell and the pores
filled up with the wax. If kept in a cool
place, the eggs "after two years, will be
as good as if fresh laid.
A bashful young man escorted home
an equally bashful young lady. Aa they
approached the dwelling ot the damsel,
she said entreatingly, " Zekiel, now don't
tell anybody you beau'd me home."
" Sary," said he emphatically, " don't
you mind ; I am as much ashamed of it
as you are." '
A Spendid assortment of
LADIES' 1)IMS CiOODS!
SUCH AS f
Silks,
Pujdiiis,
lirwades,
Empress Cloths,
jilvrinos,
Prints,
.Delaines,
Moli air,
. Fancy Patterns
Shawls,
Jiarnorals and
Fancy Notions,
Trimmings, t'c.
T.adies and Misses Hoods, Hats, Nubias, &c.
A good Assortment of
MEN AND BOYS' CLOTHING!
CENT'S FUltSlSHISG GOOHH, 4C.
A complete assortment of Men's and Boy's
KIP AND CALF BOOTS AND SHOES,
TOBACCO AND CIGARS.
Also the latest style and quality of
Ladies, Misses and Children's Shoes.
A- splendid assortment of
Crocerics, Queenaware and Glassware !
Hardware, Pocket & TaLle Cutlery,
Window Shades, Lace and Muslin Cur
( tains, Carpeting.
MEN'S, BOYS AND CHILDREN'S HATS !
WOOD AND WILLOW WARE.
In fact, almost everything usually kept in a re
tail store.
- Having bought our goods on the best terms
tbe market will afford, and selected them with
great care, we feel warranted in saying that we
can offer as great inducements to customers as
any house in the trade, and hope, bv strict at
tention to business and the wants of customers,
to merit a libera) patronage from the tiubliu.
' S-. Remember the place. The house for
merly occupied by D. Mansfield fc Bro.
I P. C HARPER & CO.
Albany ft. 30, I860.-8 ' . "
SS- Full Descriptive Catalogues now ready.
Call early to secure choice gifts.
S. J. M CORMICK,
Pmfi Agent for Santa Clam.
NOTICE
To the Taxpayers of Linn Co.
I WILL BE PRESENT TO RECEIVE
Taxes levied for the current year, at the tussee
aud places as follows, to-wit s
In i November :
Lebanon, Monday, 2d ; Waterloo, Tuesday,
23d ; Nye's School House, Wednesday, 24th ;
Brush Creek, Thursday, 25th ; South BrownsTiHo,
Friday, 26th ; North Brownsville, Saturday, 27th.
Iu December:
Ilarrisburgb, Tuesday, November 30th, and
Wednesday, December 1st; Peoria, Thursday,
December 2d ; Orleans. Friday, 3d ; Albany, Sat
urday, 4th ; Scio, Tuesday, 14th ; Franklin Botte,
Wednesday, 15th ; Santiain, Thursday, 18th ;
Syracuse, Saturday, 18th ; Center, Monday, 20th.
As it will save time and trouble, I hope every
tux-payer will be prepared to settle his tax at the
times and places above named.
K. A. IRVINE,
October 23, 1869-7tf Tax Collector.
alt ham Watches, y
Let every one who wants a Watcn, read thus
carefully. ; ,
Especially if in some remote out-of-the-way place.
Now that the railroad is open, we propose to
give the residents of Uhroo.h the opportunity of
getting single genuine Waltham Watches at the
Thc Lowest Wholesale New York Prices
We sell more Waltham Watches than any other
establishment in the country, either wholesale or
retail ; we send great numbers to evcrr section of
the country by Mail and Express, carefully pack
ed, and in perfect running order. Our plan u
this : You want a Watch, and see our advertise
ment; now, we want you first to write ts us for
our Descriptive and Illustrated Price List ; we
will send it, post-paid, by return mail. It ex-
plains all the different kinds, tells the weight and
quality of the cases, with prices of each I yon
then make a selection of the kind you prefer, and
send us your order. We will then send you the
Watch by Express, with the bill to collect on de
livery. We give instructions to the Express)
company to allow you to open the package and
examine the Watch ; if it suits, yon can pay and
take it ; If not, you are under no obligations to
receive it ; and if it is taken, and afterward does
not prove satisfactory, we will exchange it, or
REFUND THE MONET.
. As an indication of the prices, we will quote
one Watch of our list. The P. S. Babtlett,
Lever Movement, with Extra Jewels, Chronome
ter Balance, Patent Pinion, Patent Dust Cap, and
all the other lute improvements, in a Solid Coin
Silver case, , .
$28 in Greenbacks, or abmt $20 In Coin.
All the' other kinds, both gold and silver, in the
same proportion. Do not order a Watch till you
have sent for a Price List, as it eentains a great
deal of information regarding these Watches that
will enable you to make an intelligent selection.
Dnnt forget, when yon write, to state that yon
saw this advertisement in the Albant Rcsister,
and you need not put in stamps for return poet
age. Addies in full, ;.
HOWARD k CO.,
Jewelers and Silversmiths, 618 Broadway, IJT.
We refer, by permission, to
Messrs. Wklls, Karoo Jb co., N. Y. and San
Francisco.
I. W. Raymond, Esq., T. R. Bctlkr, Esq., B,
c. Howard, Esq., San Francisco.
W. S. Hobab, Virgiuia city, Nevada, t