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SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1870.
IL. S. Official Paper for Oregon.
Internal Revenue Incomes.
Our attcntioa has been called to the
fact that the present is the time to make
up incomes for the year 1869. A cor
rect return is much mora .easily made
immediately after the close of the year,
generally, than if made up at a later pe
riod Particularly is this the case with
persons who keep no regular book accounts.-
For the benefit of all concerned
we give Bection 118 of the Internal Rev
enue Law, which provides as follows :
Section IIS. And be it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of all persons of la ful age to
make and render a list or return, on or before the
day prescribed by law, in each form and manner
as may be prescribed by the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue, to the assistant assessor of the
district in vhich they reside, of the amount of
their Income, gains, and profits, as aforesaid ; and
all guardians and trustees, executors and admin
istrators, or any person acting in any fiduciary
capacity, shall luhke and render a list , or return
as aforesaid, to the assistant assessor of the dis
trict in which such person acting in a fiduciary
capacity , dies, of the amount of income, cams,
and profits of any minor or person for whom they
ana toe assistant assessor shall require every
list or return to be verified by the oath or affirma
tion pf the person rendering it, and may increase
me amount ot any nst or re torn, if be has reason
to believe that tha same is understated ; and in
case any such person shall neglect or refuse to
make and render such list or return, or shall ren
der a false or fraudulent Rss-or return, it shall be
the Uuty of the assessor or the assistant assessor
ta make such list, according to the beat informa
tion he can obtain, by the examination of such
per.'dn, or his books or accounts, or any other ev
idence, and to 'add fifty per eentum as a penalty
to the amount of tax due on such list in all cases
of wilful neglect or refusal to make and render a
list jtr return, and, in all cases ot a false or fraud
ulent list or return having been rendered, to add
one ' hundred per centum, as a penalty, to the
amount of tax ascertained to be due, the tax and
the additions thereto as a penalty to be assessed
and eolleeteif in the manner provided for in other
cases of wilful neglect or refusal to tender a list
r return, or of rendering a false or fraudulent re
turn. The following instructions have lately been re
ceived from the Commissioner, vix :
The Commissioner wishes to call your especial
attention to the s abject of income returns, and re
spectfully to remind you that it is your duty to
reject ail returns of income that do not show, item
by item, the various sources from whence the in
come is derived ; and where losses are claimed, a
full and definite statement of the same ; and in
such and all other eases to proceed strictly in ac
cordance with the law.
C. Dklaxo, Commissioner,
Thomas Fkazar. Assess r Int. Rev., Port
land, Oregon. F. W. lolsom. Asst. Assessor Int.
Iter, for Linn Lane and Benton counties.
Edwin M. Stanton. Since the
death of the late Secretary of War, most
of the Copperhead orjrans published in
Oregon have used the lowest, most debas
ing and cowardly language, and given
utterance to malicious and wilfully false
charges concerning hitn. This was to be
expected, however, and merely in keep
ing with the past history of the Copper
head press of Oregon.
This abuse of the dead seems to be a
peculiar feature of the Copperhead jour
nalists on this coast, to be found no where
else. In a speech at a meeting in New
York city, the day after Stanton's death,
William Cullen Bryant, one ot America's
great poets, a hlelong Democrat, said ol
Stanton :
"He was tho greatest War Minister of
modern times; a man of stern and incor
ruptible integrity ; the unsullied citizen
through whose hands passed more mil
lions than ever passed through those of
anv other niau : who enteied his high-
office not rich and left it poor; the stern
and sterling man who was sincerely
averse to holding public office, however
high, who saenhced his health, his prop
erty, his lile to it, when the salvation of
his country was at stake ; Stanton whom
it is feeble to call a Roman, but whom
we honor with joy in our sadness as a no
ble American.
The New York Herald, after quoting
President Grant's brief announcement of
Stanton's death, his distinguished ser
vices in the councils of the nation as At
torney General and Secretary of--War,
Diseased Pork. The Portland Ore
gonian having received a piece of sup
posed "diseased pork" from Dayton,
handed the same to Dr. Watkins, ef that
city, for his examination. Following is
the Doctor's report :
l Ed. Oregoniaic : I have examined the diseased
pork supposed to contain the "trichina spiralis,"
you handed me, very carefully, and have found
no "mchioa. The trichina are worms lying in
and between the muscular fibres, and in a mature
condition, are about one-eighteenth of an inch in
length, with a round thread-like body and a small
narrow head. This piece of pork is filled with
small cysts, one of which I have dissected and
send you, containing fluid, and a small white body,
looking, at first, like a drop of fat, but which, on
examination, proves to be organixed, having a
well developed head, by which it attaches itself to
the walls of the cyst, which is the entozoon, known
as the Cystieercus Cellulose, which, if not quite
so dangerous as the "trichina," is, as will be seen,
not a good thing to kava ut Ibe family.
The Cystieercus is simply ah intermediate stage
f the "Tenia Solium" or tape worm, the history
of which is exceedingly carious and interesting.
The tape worn is hennaphrodyte, all the organs
for reproduction existing in full perfection in each
segment or ring of the tenia. When these repro
ductive organs are matured, the ring is thrown off,
passes from the alimentary canal, and the seg
ment, being decomposed, sets free innumerable
ova or eggs, which are borne in every direction
by air or water. 1 bey may be eaten by some ani-
?al, as was the ease with our unfortunate pig.
been ova, thus taken into the stomach, burst and
there proceeds forth small embryos of very minute
site and extreme tenuity. They pass through the
tissues by a kind of boring process, pass into the
blood vessels, where they are borne by the blood
current to all portions of the body to the liver,
' messentary, or, as in the specimen before us, to
the muscles. Here they become enclosed in little
semi-transparent oval cysts. They are then
known by scientific men as strobilia, and this is
precisely what we have here, the Cystieercus Cel
luloses. . '
Suppose some person to eat these strobilia in a
piece of pork : Upon entering the stomach the
cyst is digested by the gastric juice, the strobilia
becomes attached to the mucous membrane and
shortly front the strobilia, segments are developed,
'which form one after another till it becomes thirty
or forty feet long, being a full grow "tape-worm"
and attaining this great growth in three or four
months. By and by, after throwing off many
rings and innumerable eggs, old age or accident
causes it to let go its hold, and its strange roman
tic life, filled with so much change, comes to an
end.
Cysts every way similar are found in the brains
. of eatde, giving rise to what is popularly known
aa "blind staggers." These cysts are known as
Cnarus Cerebral is." Sometimes they have
made their appearance in the eye of man, de
stroying the sight.
These statements are no guess work, for the
era of the tape worm have been given to calves,
dogs, pigs, and to condemned criminals, and they
invariably cause severe sickness and often death.
The disease commonly known as measles in cattle
and bogs is produced in this way ; but always,
upon examining the dead bodies of animals and
men who have eaten these eva, these cysts are
found. But still more, these cysts ' have been
given in the food to cattle, and to men condemned
to death, and in every instance the cysts have
been found to be developed, into tape worms.
Cvst taken from the brain of cattle afflicted with
staggers were given to a dog, and produced in due
- time tape . worms. , xnen sections : 01 mesa tape
worms, or the rings containing ova, were given to
young calves, and in fifteen days the calves were
aick with staggers ; and upon examining the brains
- of these calves the cysts were found. Our pig
had been feeding upon the segments of the tape
worm thrown off by man or beast, ana uaa eaten
' of them by the thousand. : How should any per'
. eon eat this pork, be would soon be afflicted with
lm worm. Of course the practical application
of these facts is plain an animal diseased as was
this pig, should be burned, not thrown out to hogs
or dogs, or even buried to rot, where it might be
' devoured at once. - Other practical thoughts will
occur to every one. I cannot help, just here, one
word of moralizing : How stupid it seems to
nm practical people to see a learned man spend
ing- time, talents, education, and this for long
ears, to learn the habits, history, etc., of these
worms, but which when fully understood will ex
.Un but of tkt cause of disease in man and
Ut nd noint oat the way of safety.
X regret that I could not avoid these hard long
. Xu in this note, but I assure yon there are a
- amat many with which I nave no troubled your
j traders -.
"! TlNHEHSBK ' CoKSTKUTJOjrAr.; CoN
vnwnov. The) Franchise ComisiUee
presented two reports. mTJw majority re-
vort fiuves the right of suffrage to every
male tfcea who iss reached the age of
twentj-oflp, who fiaa paid ioll tax- The
mhsority report rejects colored su&rage,
nnwttnosasf that it be submitted as an
idependCTt fHigKoaitioa,tothe people
Z Pamip.TIio House Ied the Sen
Ate Virginia bill, without amendment, by
.strict party vote, on tb fto,
says :
This tmet statement covers tne sa
lient points of the character and services
of the groat war miuister. "Unceasing
in his labors." Yes, he worked night
and day lor months and for years, we may
say, without relaxation, and bis plan in
every thing he had to do was "short
sharp and decisive." "Fearless in the
assumption of responsibilities." Thi3
was the distinguishing point of his char
acter. Ihe war with him was a Strug!
for life and death. He was working in
a house on fire, and intent only upon
putting it out, he had no time for cere
monies, or for apologies, or explanations
to people coming in his way. He cleared
them out or shut them up, for he was
terribly in earnest. "Respected byall
good men." The President means in
this, no doubt, all men un warped by
sectional or party dislikes or personal
grievances. "Feared by wrong doers."
Yes, and cordially hated by them, too.
If it were not that General Grant is a
man who rises above all merely personal
considerations in judging of men in their
public capacity, he could hardly have
written the following unqualified endorse
ment of the public services of Stanton ;
for Stanton was no respecter of generals
when falling backward, or when their ar
mies, to him, appeared to be doing nothing-
.
Telegraphic Summary.
- News has been received from the Mis
sissippi Legislature that they have elected
lieveals, a colored man and present otate
Senator, U. S. Senator for the term end-
nr March, 1871 ; General Ames tor the
term ending 1875, and Gov. Alcorn for
the full term, beginning March, 1871.
Chicago. Jan. 20. The Tribune's
Washington special thinks a majority of
the Senate Committee on Foreign Rela
tions are opposed to ratifying the San
Domingo treaty, as the general question
of territorial acquisition was discussed in
the Committee in a manner not iavoraDie
to the treaty, and the details' of the doc
ument were inquired into with some per
sistence.
Commissioner Delano estimates that all
expenses attending the collection of In
ternal lievenue tor tne current year win
amout to S15.000.000.
The House Committee are again dis-
cussiug the question of an air line route
railroad from Washington to New York,
and will probably report in favor of such
a road, when the Baltimore and Ohio
Company will manage to strangle the
project, as usual.
New York, Jan. 20. The Stock Ex
change is dissatisfied with the Committee
appointed to select a street and location
lor a building, and yesterday ousted the
procrastinors and elected a new and live
committee, with John W. Denny as Chair
man. Up town has now received a fresh
impetus
A new party was organized last night
in this city, under the name of the "New
Democracy.!' The foundeissay this is a
big party on fundamental principles
equalized with reference to the people ot
all classes, lhey propose to have chan
es made in the platform for the vote of
women. The new Democrats ravor the
absorbing of all railroads and telegraphs
by the Government, and employment
given to everybody who wants work, by
the national or local authorities,
The President of the Union Ferry
Company replies to the Mayor that the
Company is now losing money by convey
ing passengers, and that one cent reduc
tion cannot be sustained.
The Cuban Junta last night received
information concernios the report that
the Spanish General, liaez, was defeated
New Democracy. A telegram from
New York city, dated January 20th,
informs the world that on the evening of
the 19th, in that city, a new organiza
tion was successfully completed, and
named the " .New Democracy." The
platform adopted by this party, by which
it proposes to catch votes and foist itself
into power, among other things, advo
cates extending the right of suffrage to
women ; favors the absorbing of all rail
roads and telegraphs by the government,
and proposes to give everybody work
who wants it, either at the hands of the
national or local governments. The
founders of the new party claim that it
is a " big thing," " founded on funda
mental principles, equalized with refer
ence to the people of all classes." This
announcement will startle the old
fossils their cherished and oft repeated
declaration that the Democratic party has
always adhered to one and the. same
name, is negatived, destroyed iorever.
No more can they fall back upon this
pleasing assumption, for current history
is asrainst them. Poor, divided Dcmoc-
racy, how hast thou taiien i j.nen mis
new party the " New Democracy " is
organized, gets its start, in the very hot
bed, stronghold of Democracy, New
York a city that has hitherto given its
forty, its fifty, its seventy thousand ma
jority for the " time-honored principles."
This party, this aged party, that has held
to but one set of principles (?) and has
always been known by one and the same
name (?) hoary with age, and dishonesty
and crime, and treason, shorn of all its
former grandeur, stripped of every ves
tige or remnant of the principles that
once were wont to give it strength and
win the love and veneration of 'the peo
ple, like an old and rotten vessel, is to be
thrown aside, and the "New Democracy",
assume its place. The central plank of
the vessel removed, the fierce waters of
dissension will soon envelop the poor,
weak old hulk, and it will sink deep,
deep down - into the waters of oblivion,
unhonored and unsung.
Wjeddiso is High Life. In the
San Francisco papers of January 20th,
there is a lengthy description of the wed
ding in France, Dee. 6th 1869, of Count
de Portales-Gorgier to Misa Jennie Hol
laday, daughter of Ben Holladay, at the
chateau of the noble parents of the
groom. The ceremony took place at the
private chapel of the chateau, the bride
was given away by the Rev. Father Bog-
erson. Mrs. Holladay, the mother of the
?! graced the occasion, and a grand
feU was held in the evening, to which
all the peasantry were invited. It was a
gogeeus affair, -
Wreck. News has boerj received of
the wreck of th. Atlanta, recently sold
to balnave 8 government. ,
near Guavamoro. about the 1st inst. He
was forced to return to Puerto Principe
after losing 1,200 men ; but they will
await further advices before laying claim
to as ereat a victory as the signs indicate
A meeting of the General Theological
Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal
Church was held in this city yesterday,"
Bishop Atkinson presiding. It was de
cided to remove the Seminary from Now
York,' and the Trustees were authorized
to make disposition of the site of their
present buildings.
The Tribune this morning, comments
severely on the action of the Senate yes
terday in adopting an amendment which
will send the bill for the restoration of
Virginia back to the House and give fur
ther chance to kill it there. It says
"this is an indication of defiance of a
clearly expressed popular will."
The match between Mace and Allen is
largely discussed among the sporting
men, many declining to bet on the ground
that Allen will have -plenty of roughs
from St. Louis to cut the ropes in case
the fight goes against him.
The meeting held last night to express
svmpathy with the Cubans was largely
attended, and there was considerable en
thusiasm. Efforts will be made to raise
money for the destitute Cuban families
now in New York.
The Tribune has a double-leaded edi
torial congratulating the country on the
certaintv of the ratification of the 15th
amendment. Fifteen (?) States have
already ratified it, and the Tribune counts
on Georgia, Texas, Nebraska, Ohio and
Iowa as eertain.
About 847,000 have already been col
lected from the brokers of u all street
for the tax of the twentieth of one per
cent, demanded by Assessor VV ebster,
The brokers act in union and all agree to
the compromise proposed
The T ribune praises the action of Iowa
and Ohio in ratifying the 15th amend
ment, and says, "Now let Georgia speak:
tbeo let us see how much longer tre ad
vocates of revenge and delay in Congress
can withhold the admission of Virginia's
Representatives and Senators, which is
alone needed to give validity to the al
ready recorded vote to make the 15th
amendment the fundamental law of the
land.
The .New York Club has to vacate the
elegant Fifth Avenue Club House on the
1st of May. The owner requires $75,000
rent. i
Rev. J. B. Hardinbroke, of the Re
formed Church, died to-day.
j.ne anegea Bwinater romerov has
been held to answer the charges of some
of the papers on the report of fraud as
high as $1UU,UUU.
There are 207 cases' of small-pox in
this city and 18 in Brooklyn.; The dis
ease is decreasing in both cities.
There is a rumor afloat that the Span
ish agents have put in circulation nearly
one minion Dogus vuoan , bonds. ? The
Commercial says there is every reason to
believe the report to be true, though the
Spaniards say it is a base falsehood.
Omaha, Jan. 20. A special says 200
infantry recruits left yesterday for the .
forts on the line of the Union Pacific
Pacific Railroad.
Passengers from the West report more
than 20 miles of telegraph destroyed by
the recent storm. A large force is re
building as rapidly as possible.
Official information at headquarters
shows that there is no doubt the Pawnees
were engaged in the massacreingof Bucks'
surveying party, on the Republican river
last August. Eight whites were killed
on the first attack, and several escaped,
but were subsequently murdered by an
other band of Indians.
St. PADl.,'Janl 29. The Press says
the wealthy Amsterdam capitalists who
are now building the St. Paul and Pacific
Railroad, have offered to build the North
ern Pacific Railroad from the Red River
to the Missouri river; on the acceptance
of their proposition, the terms of which
are of- a very liberal character. This
would place the Minnesota Railroad in
communication with Montana at least
three years sooner than under any other
polior.
v A new route from Chicago to Omaha
via Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railroad, was formally opened this week;
distance, 497 miles ' .
New York, Jan. 20. Prince Arthur
and suit arrived at the Hudson River
Depot at noon, and were met by Mr.
Thornton. Tho suit took carriages and
drove at once to the Prcvoost Hotel.
Boston, Jan. 20. The City Council
refused to appoint Commissioners to ex
tend the hospitalities of the city to Prince
a . l
annur.
Washington, Jan. 22. Lieut. Com
mander Dastman, commander of the
steamer Niantic, attached to the Pacific
fleet, has been ordered to proceed to the
uay oi can Michael, where his vessel
will act as depot ot supplies for the Da
rien expedition.
1 he Committee on the District of Co
lumbia, in joint session, received tha del
egation from the Woman's Suffrage Con
vention, about twenty in number, nearly
all ladies. Mrs. Stanton. Miss Anthonv.
Mrs. Hooker and others addressed the
committee, who listened attentively, but
gave no intimation that they would grant
the prayer for female suffrage in the Dis
trict ot Columbia.
JNEW lORK, Jan. 20. The meeting
of.the representatives of the Express
Companies adjourned this afternoon. The
American, Mercnants and Adams & Co.
arrived at a unanimous solution of all
the questions at, issue which is embodied
in a general agreement of all the compa
nies which -only awaits the signatures of
the United btates Company, not repre
sented, to make it complete.
Albany, Jan. 22. lathe Assembly
to-day Mr.- Littlejohn introduced a reso
lution dir ecting the Senators and request
ing the Representatives in Congress, to
vote for the reduction of the compensa
tion of Congressmen to three thousand
dollars per annum, and a reduction of
mileage and the abolition of the franking
privilege.
Chicago, Jan. 22. The New Nation,
the organ of insurgents, has commenced
publication at Fort Garry. It says:
" We regard the Hudson Bay Company's
Government obsolete, never to be resus
citated. The Dominion Government, by
criminal blunders and gross injustice, has
forever alienated this people. We con
sider it too far distant to intelligently ad
minister our affairs." It thinks " the
United States Republic offers that system
of Government which would best promote
order and progress, and open up rapid
ly this country of magnificent resources ;
but in our present dependent condition,
we hold it our duty to advocate independ
ence' tor the people or lied luver as a
cure for all the present ills, annexation will
tollow in time.
Helen M. Shafer, of Troy, was sen
tenced to one year in the penitentiary
for fraud in drawing pension money after
ter marriage.
Providence, Jan. 22. EliasB. Pitch
er, a prominent citizen, committed suicide
last night, in consequence of the failure
of a firm whom he had largely endorsed.
Philadelphia, Jan. 22. Dr. landis
was sentenced to one year's imprisonment
and a tine ot $'i,l)UU lor the publication
of obscene books.
St. Louis, Jan. 22. The jury in the
libel suit ot Luza Buckley vs. the bt
Louis Republican tor 25,000, after be
ing out since Thursday, returned a ver
dict giving the plaintiff $5,000 damages
lniurmation has been received at mili
tary headquarters of Indian depredations
in the Indian territory, sixty miles south
of the Arkansas river, a tew days ago.
There are some apprehensions that there
will be trouble in the spnn
Louisville, Jan. 22. George. D.
Prentice died at four o'clock this morn
ing, aged 68.
Huntington, (Pa.) Jan. 22. Bo
huner and Vanderburg, the murderers of
the . Rugton family, bave been found
guilty of murder in the first degree and
sentenced. Vanderburg declared that he
was not guilty and knew
the murder until after his arrest.
London, Jan. 20. London papers
contain accounts of the rejoicing in Eng
land on the 1st of January, when the
new bank superintendence law which
abolishes imprisonment for debt, except
in cases of county court judgments,
went into operation. There was a gener
al jail and sponging house delivery of
debtors. At one prison, the largest
place of detention in London, the priso
ners were notified that all might leave
who pleased, at midnight of December
31st. Of 94 inmates only 31 had avail
ed themselves of the privilege, the others J
begging that they, might remain in jail,
having ne homes.
The Times has four columns reviewing
Mrs. Stowe's book on the Lord and Lady
Byron matter. The writer admits the
likelihood that Lady Byron was driven
insane by her husband's passion for
mystification and really believed him
incestuous.
C. & O. Railroai. The reeent rains
iu California have delayed the comple
tion of the railroad from Marysville to
Chico, as they made the ground too heavy
for successful grading. However, the
California and Oregon Railroad Company
will commence work again as soon as it
is dry enough,' and they expect to reach
the head of the Sacrameuto valley early
in the coming summer. The Company
mean business, and the road will be
pushed just as fast as the weather will
permit. Wo hope -to see equal energy
displayed on the Oregon end of the road,
during the coming summer.
Astoria and Salem Railroad Co.
-On last Saturday articles of incorpora
tion for the Astoria and Salem Railroad
Company were filed in the office of the
Secretary of State at Salem. The fol
lowing named gentlemen are the corpora
tors : Joel Palmar, E. N. Cooke, W. C.
Johnson, Jas. K. Kelly, J. Taylor, Geo.
Flavell, J. G. Hustler, A. Vandusen,
Jas. Welch, Cyrus Olney, W. A. Mills
and T. R. Cornelius. The capital stock is
placed at 3,000,000, in shares of 100
each. These are all good, sound men, and
doubtless mean business. Every true
friend of the State will wish them tho
largest success in their undertaking.
Senatorial Nomination. Our Hem
ocratic brethren are canvassing the
propriety ot the nomination of a can
didate for United States Senator by
the State Convention. The Demo
crat thinks the party will make a better
ht if it knows who the leaders are it
is afraid of " pressure and lobby manipu
lations ll the selection ot senator is
left to the Legislature. The Herald
thinks the suggestion rather revolutiona
ry in its character, but advises the people
to think of the thing.
Portland. The total population of
Portland, as taken from McCormiek s
Directory, now in press, is 8,928. There
are 4,182 white males, 3,389 whi
females, and transient population esti
mated at 500. East Portland is credited
with a population of 500200 females
and 300 males. There are thirty-seven
incorporated companies, having an ag
creeate capital of 40,000,000. The
increase in the aggregate value of prop
erty subject to tax during 1869 is 631,-
307.
A Cincinnati boy ot lo years ol ag
sold his watch, borrowed 8350 on his
mother's credit and started on a tour to
Europe. Getting broke in Paris, he
wrote for mouey to come home on, receiv
ed it and went to Germany instead of
ISew lork, got broke again, and worked
his way home, ragged and destitute, hav
ing seen the world atfd learned that there
is no place like home before completing
his 16th year. '
NEWS ITEMS.
The Richmond Ditpatch says : " Stonewall
He wasn't killed
nothing about
Death of an Editor. Geo. D. Pren
tice, editor and poet, died at his residence
in Louisviile, Kentucky, at 4 o'clock on
the morning of January 22d, of rheuma
tism of the heart, aged 6S years.
A Whale Drifted ashore at New
port On the 20th inst., which caused
some excitement among the native
Yaquinians. Also, pieces of wood and
lumber, supposed to be from a wreck.
A drunken man climbed into a school
house near San Jose to sleep off his li
quor. In getting out again through the
window, the sash fell, caught him by the
foot, and when discovered be was too near
dead to be revived.
Gov. Haight has appointed his old
partner, Jackson Temple, to the vacancy
on the Supreme bench, occasioned by
the resignation of Judge Sanderson.
Speech ! Speech ! Figaro says this
is a medium sample uf the negative, mi
gratory, and nullifying speeches made in
the present Legislature :
" Mb. Speaker. I don t see the ne
cessity of; this measure.v I can't see the
necessity of it. I am unable, Mr. Speak
er, to see why this measure should pass.
I don t see it. 1 can t see it. Mr.
Speaker, 1 do not, then, as you, as all
within the sound of tcj voice, can plainly
see, I do not, I do not, at least I hope this
resolution will not pass.
One who saw Miss Julia Ward Howe
in New York says : ; " She has the grand
est mind, and can write the most incom
prehensible things of any woman in the
land. She is modest in demeanor, but
she knows' that she is wise, and she looks
aa though her eyes had seen the glory of
the coming of the Lord, but as thongh it
was a long time ago, and she had got
rather used to it. She has the New
England nack of putting together half
a dozen words bo that they seem nice
axioms marvelpusly deep and full of mo
ment and portent.
The Chinese of California recently
loaded six cars with dead Chinamen and
sent them to San Francisco, on their way
to the Flowery- Kingdom. The women
they bury where they die, but the men's
Dones can not rest among barbarians.
Marriage often brings a man home to
state of squall-or -....
Fifty thousand women in New York
cannot get husbands, , . . - ..
A Portland shoemaker, who had long
been in love with a pretty widow, but
had never dared to mention it to her, met
her on the street the other day, and
blurted out: "Ibegyonr pardon, Mrs.
, but I want to marry yon !' I have
loved you a long time. I am (then he
gave his name, etc.), and you can take a
week to inquire about me, and can. see me
whenever you wish." With this he left
her to consider ; she did consider and a
speedy marriage was the result.
Smith and Brown running opposite
ways the other day came in contact with
each other
" O dear, how you make my head
ring," said Smith.
" That's a sign its hollow, said Brown.
" But didn't yours ring ?"
"No."
"That's a sign its cracked," replied his
friend ard then they parted.
Born. To the wife of W. B. Carter,
(of the Corvallis Gazette), on the 25th
inst., a daughter.
" Why did Joseph's brethren put him
in a pitf asked a Buffalo Sunday school
teacher ; and the reply be got was, " Be
cause there was no room for him in the
family circle." ,
A woman in Cincinnati, who is worth
11,000, and has $8,000 in bank, has sent
for a husband.
to Chicago
San Francisco Markets,
Following quotations are under date
of Jan. 24th : ,
Flour Aside from local demand, mar
ket quiet. Superfine, in sks 196 lbs,
S4 594 75; extra do. 5 255 50
WTheat Faijr milling. $1 30; good,
1 57 J; choice, 1 621 671100
lbs. ..
Oats No sales. Quotable at 1 25
1 60 100 fts.
Wheat in Liverpool 9s 2d9s 3d an
advance since our last,
Jackson died of pneumonia.
by anybody."
The last fashionable New York bride has a S150
ight dress, and says she is prepared for a fire
during the night. - . .
Mr. Stanton leaves a family consisting of his
widow, a son (Edwin I.) of about twenty-five
years, a practicing lawyer ot v asningwu cny,
and who was his father's private secretary in the
War office, and three younger children, aged 12,
and 5, named Ella, Lewis and Bessie. He will
be buried in Oak Hill Cemetery at Georgetown.
A young man in Baltimore went into the cham
ber of a frail girl and said, " I am going to shoot
you." The girl calmed his ire, eoaxed him to
lay down the pistol, then seized it herself and
shot him dangerously in the head. She is in jail
on a charge of cleverness.
Accounts from Paris say that the Prince Impe
rial dances every evening with the pretty Ameri
can girls who are among the guests invited espec
ially to please the heir to the throne. These
American girls are Miss Payne, Miss Parsons and
Miss Jerome.
It is announced that Captain Raymond, of the
United States Engineer Corps, declares in .his re
port that the Yukon river, in Alaska, is the third
largest in the world the Amaxon and Mississippi
alone taking precedence. This river runs from
south to north, and empties into the Icy Ocean
It rises in the mountains opposite Sitka and runs
through the entiie Territory of Alaska.
The Albany Democrat having completed its
fifth volume, claims to be tho oldest Democratic
paper in the State. They must be a short lived
jet Statesman.
Fort Steilacoom was sold at auction recently
by the Government, and purchased for the use of
Washington Territory. . It is to be converted into
an Insane Asylum. It brought $850.
The crops in Douglas county are in a very
healthy condition, and farmers are correspond
ingly happy.
. The Portland Oregonian received a piece of
meat from Dayton, which was supposed to con
tain trichina spiralis. It was handed to Dr.
Watkins for examination. The Doctor's report
will be found in another place.
M. P. Bull has dissolved his connection as pub
lisher of the Portland Commercial. It is under
stood that Mr. James O'Meara will have control
of the editorial columns. Under his control it
proposes to be a thoroughly independent paper.
On last Thursday evening the great debate was
to begin between Messrs. Arnoup and Todd, at
Portland. It was to continue for eight successive
evenings. This discussion will doubtless excite
much interest.
Ibe (razette says that the human remains
found at Glad Tidings recently are supposed to
be these of an old man named Alexander, who
disappeared from that neighborhood three years
ago. Alexander was the owner of a band of
cattle, about which he and his neighbors had a
quarrel, in regard to their running upon the open
range. A few days after the quarrel Alexander
disappeared, and bas never been heard from
since. Subsequently his cattle were driven
away by unknown parties. It is now believed
that he was murdered and his body thrown into
the thicket where the skeleton was found. A
thorough investigation will be instituted.
Winter having set in, active mining operations
have been discontinued in Kootenai. Rich dig
gings have been struck on Perry creek, prospect
ing as high as $2 to the pan.
Cinnabar, specimens of which assayed fifty-five
per cent., has been found twenty-five miles from
Victoria.
Overland mails via Columbia river are delayed
by ice in that stream.
The leading Democratic paper in Ohio, the
Cincinnati Enquirer, remarks that it is evident
the Democracy do not need numbers so much in
the House of Representatives as they do brains.
Two daily evening papers of Boston, the
Traveler and Transcript, have employed female
compositors since 1364. They receive men's
wages, work full hours, and average about $18
per week.
A joint resolution granting a pension to the
widow of President Lincoln was offered in the
Senate by Mr. Wilson, and referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.
Prince Arthur, of England, is being feted at
Washington.
Wheeler & Wilson's extensive sewing machine
factory was destroyed by fire on tho 23d. Loss
heavy.
At a meeting of those interested in the North
ern Pacific Railroad, in New York on the 22d, it
was resolved to begin work and push it vigor
ously in the coming Spring.
On the 25th, an old hotel, occupied as a dwel
ling, in the lower part of the eity of Corvallis,
caught fire and was partly consumed. The in
mates escaped.
The Louisiana Legislature has instructed its
representatives to use their influence against the
proposed reduction of duty on sugar by Congress.
A Cuban victory over General Peeb is chroni
cled. Pceb lost 1,300 men.
On the 23d, four business konses were destroyed
by firein St. Joseph, Mo. Mr.-Wm. Bowles,
brother-in-law ot ex-Congressman Loan, who
was sleeping in one of the buildings, perished in
the names. While the firemen were endeavoring
to rescue the body, the wall fell in, mortally in
juring three, and severely wounding four others.
Geo. D. Prentice was buried on the 24th, at
Cave Hill Cemetery, with Masonic honors.
On the 23d, Captain Goodrich, City Treasurer
of Terra Haute, Indiana, formerly of the 11th
Cavalry, shot himself through the head. Cause
pecuniary trouble and intemperance.
The new French cable, connecting Brest with
England, has bee unsuccessfully laid.
breat excitement existed in San Francisco on
the 25th over the supposed fiend who so horribly
outraged and murdered the little girl, Mary
Ryan, on the day previous. The police had to
use the utmost exertion to keep the excited popu
lace from tearing the prisoner to pieces.
A Baptist's complaint Dip-theory.
A story has been extensively published in Eu
rope lately to the effect that President Grant will
soon visit the sovereigns of Europe, and that he
will make the. trans-atlantio "voyage accompanied
by a fleet of iron-clads.
The National Intelligencer, at Washington,
again nominates Salmon P. Chase for President,
and Robert Jb. Lee for Vice President, in 1872. ,
Prim is said to have made a fortune 'of $5,000,-
000 out of his management of the Spanish1 revo
lution.'
Sodomfrisco, has been suggested as a substitute
for San Francisco. -
At Trenton, New Jersey, the wind blew off a
litUe girl s hat, aa she was going to church, and
bob ana ner Miner turned and ran after it. The
next moment the church spire tell with a crash at
the very spot which they had just left.
Theodore Til ton and Roger A. Pryor are to de
bate, the former representing the North and tha
latter the South. V
xno new city .tariff of New Orleans taxes
gambling saloons $3,000 and lottery dealers $2,-
auu. . -
The Warren (0.,) CkronicU telle of a steer in
B aie tie, six years old, seventeen and a half hands
high, nine feet four inches in "girth, sixteen and a
half fact from end of nose to end of tail, and
s,zvv pounds in weight.
Weather warm and spring like,
What metre is the best for a valentine t
Meet her by moonlight alone.
Whv a "wife should be submissive to her
husband she is his proper-tie. "
" Cold slaw" is a eon un tion' of kold
salat," which is Dutch for cabbage salad.
Wanted a complete set of buttons foi
a coat of paint, and a pair of stirrups for
a saddle of mutton.
ALBANY R ETA IX MARKET.
A v s a w w T.-H. ea -I OTA
Wheat, white. bushel . nnxit
Oats, bushel.-.. TZ.Z" SO
Potates, i bushel J" J5iT
Onions, bushel . 75 fa 1 24
BX;r:r::::::::::::::::ls 604 ll
Eel?s. dozen so
Chickens, doien nnai nn
Peaches, dried, ft 20
Soap, SS ft (11
Salt, Lot lAngelos, Tfr tt . Sia
"'uri V eg W J560
Tea, oung Hyson B ......... ...... 100
Japan, " ..
' Black.
Sugar, crushed, 1$
" 'Sea ..
Island, " ......
Coffee, 53 tb
Candles, ft
Rice, Uhma, p ft
Saleratus, 3 ft ;
Dried plums. 9a ft
Dried apples, lb
Dried eurrants, t$ lb
Bacon, hams, lb.....-.-..-....
siaes, "
" shoulders. lb
Lard, in cans, lb...............
Beans, 9 ft
Devoes' Kerosene oil, gallon.
Turpentine, gallon
Linneed oil, boiled, $4 gallon...
White lead, $S keg.........
Tr gallon .......
Powder, rifle, 99 ft
Tobacco, 3 ft ........ ......... .
JNails, cut.i ID
Domestic, brown, 3 yard....
Hickory, striped, yard....
Bed ticking, per yard
Bine drilling, 3$ yard
Flannels, yard
Prints, fat colors, 39 yard..
Pork, 9ji 1
Mutton, 3& head
Beef, on foot, 9j4 ft............
1 00
75 1 0O
18 20
i4ai
12(2 14
2325
253S
121
1520
. 6
101I
1 001 24
$1 25 1 60
$1 62,(31 T
$1 25
T5ai 00
$1 00 1 25
I6ie
16S0
25 50
I62S
602
6 6
.... $1 T5J 60
NEW TO-DAY.
ST. CHARLES HOTEL,
Corner First and Washington 8ts-
ALBANY, - - - - OREGON.
11. BRENNER, Proprietor.
ITH A NEW BUILDING, NEWLY
Furnished throughout, the proprietor
hopes to give entire satisfaction to the traveling
public The beds are supplied with spring-bottoms.
Tb taSle will receive the closest atten
tion, and everything the market afford palatable
to guests will be supplied. . jan29-21
WAR WITH SPAIN !
CUBA TAKEN 1
OUR MINISTER WITHDRAWN I
NOTWITHSTANDING ALL THIS
P. C. HARPER & CO.
.-' ' , i
Have just received from . !
San Francisoo, ' !
. -
a very large and well selected stock of
GENERAL MERCHANDISE X
-which is orreaen
At Prices to
Their stock consists, in part, as follows : A large
supply of
HEAVY CASSIMERES AND FLANNELS!
Denims, Hickory Stripes, Checks,
Sheeting Bleached and Unbleached I
ABO
French Cottonades,
Canton Flannels,
Heavy-
tie Times !
A Spendid assortment of - : ' ' 1 '
LADIES' DliESS COOD8 1
BUCB AS -, '
Silks, " -1
Poplins,
. Brocades,
Emprest Cloths, ,
Merinos,
Joints, '
. Delaines,
Mohair,
Fancy Patterns, . .
Shawls, ' '
Balmoral and
Pmncy JVetumi,
Trimmings, rfrc.
Ladies and Misses Hoods. Hats. Nubias. A a.
A good Assortment of
MEN AND BOYS' CLOTHING !
CERT'S rCRKIsHHO SOODS, C.
A complete assortment of Men's end Boy's
KIP AND CALF BOOTS AND SH08S,
. TOBACCO AND CIO ARB. ' '
Also the latest style and quality of .
Ladies, Misses and Children 'a Shoes.
A splendid assortment of '
Croceries, Qaeeaswar and Glaeawmrsi!
Hardware, Pocket fe TaJtle Cutlery,
Window Shades, Lace and Muslin Cur
tains, Carpeting.
MEN'S, BOYS ASD CHILDHBN'S HATS f
yrooa and Willow, wa,,
In fact, almost everything anally kept la a re
tail store. - . 4 , ,,A :
Having bought our goods on the iest terms
the market wu! afford, and selected them with
preat care, we leal warranted ha saying thai, w
can offer as great IndaoemeaU to easterners aa
any house in the trade, and hope, by strict at
tention to business and the waste of customers,
to merit a liberal patronage . from the pablie.
Remember the place. The hones for
merly occupied by D. Mansleld Bro.
I a HARPER-A CO, ;
Albany Ocu 30, !.- - V