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SHEBH S AT U 11 D A yTT'EBIUJAKYTo, 1870. Will Not Accept. j As the friends of our respected fellow citizen, Rev. Edward It. Geary, all over the State were confidently anticipating his nomination, for the office of Governor, at the hands of the Republican State Conven tion, in April nest, and believing, from our knowledge of his great ability, high moral worth and unblemished character, that he was just the man for the position, we called upon Mr. Geary to know what his wishes in the matter were. " His friends throughout the State, as we were, will be sorry to learn that Mr. Geary absolutely refuses to be a candidate for any office in the gift of the people. lie had given the matter due consideration and this is his ultimatum. The name of Mr, Geary would have been a tower of strength to the ticket, and we are sorry that imperative duty demands his entire withdrawal form tbe political arena. Gross Outrage by an Officer TJ. S. Official Paper for Oregon. Latest Lightning-. Morton introduced a bill to enforce the 15th amendment. On the Hth ground was broken on the Quincy, Northern and Pacific Railroad. Henry Wei's hat been" confirmed as Secretary of New Mexico. :. Two hundred cases of relapsing fever haTe been reported in Xw York city. New Fork citites sent 20,000 valentines thro' . the nost on the 1-tth. The ieath of William Harper, of Harper Brothers, is announced. The Supreme Court declines to interfere in the sentence of Dr. Shoephe. The Senate Judiciary Committee will report favorably on the nomination of Bradley and Strong for Justices of the Supreme Court. '- A Peace Conference from the South Americas Republics will be held in Washington in six weeks. Information is furnished the State Department showing that th Cuban insurrection is growing weaker. xne arrest 01 parties implicated in tbe alleged conspiracy were still being made by the Paris police. The scheme for the Pacific Railroad through British Territory is well received by London bankers, and it is thought the capital will be furnished. It has been proven that Whitmore, member of Congress from South Carolina, demanded and received $5,000 for a cadet appointment, Hcwill probably be expelled. Guilt has also been fast ened on a member of the House from Alabama. Money contributed to the Kawlins' fund has been paid in, and will be invested in first-class securities; and the income divided equally be tween the widow and children. Emperor Napoleon has recently invested in U. S. bonds and deposited them in London for safe keeping.' Similar investments were made for the Empress and Prince Imperial. In St. Louis, on the 14th, Capt. John J. Roe, one of the largest pork packers and provision dealers in the country, died suddenly of apo plexy. He bad amassed a fortune of $3,000, OoO. The Judiciary Committee reported a bill to increase the-salaries of the Chief-Justice and As- j than his former insults. To escape the sooiate-Justices of the Sopreme Court. The bill j insults of this drunken boor the lady Was provide, that after June 1st, 1870, the salary of j tQ laV(J the house jf & j b. the Chief-Jnstice shall be $12,000, and each As- j,. . , , n sooiateJustice, $10,000. An amendment pro- liean officer had been gmltY of 80 gross rides further that the salary of Circuit Judges S an outrage, SO palpable a departure from In Waldock, Germany, a man who takes a license to get drunk can't obtain a license to get married. , The artesian well at Oaklaud Point is now nearly three hundred feet deep, and the drills are iu yellowish clay, mixed with sand. A fellow tried to blow Forrest up with a torpedo while he was acting at Louis ville, Ky. Dr. Plummer was in Roseburg on the 12th, where he expected to remain two. weeks. From the Roseburg Ensign of the 22th, we condense the following facts." Some weeks since,, a lady, accompanied by her little boy, on her way frcm the East to Douglas county, to join her brother, ar rived by stage at Jacksonville about midnight. The stage was delayed lon ger than usual, and the passengers were obliged to remain at the hotel, only one room of which was lighted. While awaiting the stage, several gentlemen (?) entered the room, among them the County Clerk of Jackson county, who proceeded to address the lady, using in her presence language such, as no being worthy the name of man would be guilty of in the presence of a lady. The insult was de liberate and continuous, and when the lady, by her tears and protestations, had somewhat shamed the brutal insulter, he made a drunken apology which was worse Sacramento theatres were in full blast last Sunday evening, in honor of the new , Democratic Sunday law. A new order has been established in Chico bearing the name of Twenty-Ones. Its object is the promotion of the cause of temperance. Col. Aaron Wilbur, of Savanna, his dead. The chief mourners are sundry life insurance companies in which he had policies amounting to 870,000. There are now but three daily Demo cratic papers in Ohio, ' tho Cincinnati Enquirer, the Ohio Statesman and the Cleveland Plaindealer. Who Doubts It ? It is said that the "Editor's Drawer" in Harper's Maga zine, is made up by a woman. A great many editor's drawers are made up by women. A jealous husband in Pittsburg fol lowed his wife one evening, saw her meet a man, ran up and thrashed him, and found out that it was his father-in- law. shall be $6,500 and District Judges, $5,000. v - Recent advices say that the insurrection against Juares is making rapid progress. The strength of the revolutionists is in the very heart of the Republic of Mexico, and the Liberals, Con servatives and imperialists are making commbn cause against Juarez. The insurgents have pos- Acua Diente and Janisce. An extensive con- j closing paragraph of the article, from spiracy against the Government has been d'iseov- I which we condense the above, we quote, ered in Puebla, and symptoms of a revolution j vritb oar endorsement : have appeared in Vera Cruz. Gen. Xegreto is guch a transaction as is -ere narrated preparing to sweep down upon the National Cap- j ig a disrace and aQ outrage upon the ital from the Sierras, and has registered an oath tnwn .Jj ntmnn:r ; the rules of common decency, it would have been heralded to the world as a striking illustration of Radical barbarism. But Jackson county boasts of a Demo cratic majority, and elects the represent ative men of the party to office. The to Shoot Juarez, Romero and Mejia on sight. Two battles have already been fought in the vi cinity of San Luis. The result of the firstwas doubtful, but in the second the Gorernmeu' troops, were badly beaten. The Mexican Con gress before adjourning invested Juarez with ample power, thus virtually making him Dicta tor. It is believed in Vera Cruz that Juarez will ttoi ! able, to retain power longer than four months. Drouth in California. The Los Angeles Republican says that the drouth j still continues in that portion of Califor nia,, and many cattle have died in the neighborhood of the city. Several of the principal stock owners are are about to drive their cattle to the Fort Tejon 're gion, if here there is better hope of sub sisting them. The editor says- that cows which one month ago would readily command $100 each, are now selling at $40.! The trade of Los Angeles is dull, in the language of the editor, " the bot tom seems to have dropped out of every thing," and is only accountable for on the supposition that traders are panic stricken. "The country is full of grain, which will bring a good price. The low lands at Compton, El Monte and Los Nietos are all plowable, and will produce large erops without any rain," and there fore there is no reason, says the editor, in the present want of confidence. ; Thk i Mormon Question. This vex ed question which has troubled the peo ple of the United States not a little, is about, as it would seem from report, to be settled by , the Mormons themselves. Brigham Young, arrogating to himself absolute control both of the spiritual and temporal affairs of his people, has stirred .p a spirit of dissension which bids fair to shiver the whole system of Mormon ism from center to circumference. Some of the" most wealthy of the leaders are engaged in the fight against Brigham. ; Original! The San Francisco Fi garo says that the recent discussion of the Fifteenth Amendment, in the Legis latnre,' has developed a great deal of native talent..? In the course of his 'speech, Mr. Murphy, gave out the fol lowing brilliant and original passage : "I know not what course others may take, Dut as for me, give me liberty or give . me death." r. . ... .,. ,; BfiAL Tragedt During a perform ance' at ! Amsterdam of " La Belle H'el- ene'j recently,, the actor: who s played 3Ienelaus died on the. stage from the ruDtnre of an artery. . The. audience laughed thinking it a part of the play. The Fejee Islanders want to be an nexed to tbe . United States. There are about 1,800 Fejee Islanders, and just 150 islands in the group.' The soil is rich, land tbe very best in the world for - sea island cotton. The habits of tbe in habitants are voracious, white men broil ed being their favorite lunch. ( -iv Sickness. Typhoid fever is reported tut prevalent at Oakland. and the man who will suffer himself, drunk or sober, to be guilty of such con duct, should receive the brand of public condemnation, and be assigned to a level suited to his personal merits. We would gladly have doubted had there been room for doubt the truth of what we have made public, but the evidence is re liable and cumulative : and when our la- ' rliou Tclirk Kunnnn tn 1 . tr-jralinr, - W Vi n 1 1 f protectors are subject to such abuse, for bearance on the part of the press is cul pable. Remarkable Mortality. The Grass Valley Union tells of a man who was killed by a stone falling on his head, and adds : " This fatal accident is the third one that has befallen him," from which we infer that he has been killed twice before. Washington Territory Politics. The little clique of ex-officeholders in Washington Territory, under the lead of small Dennisou and less Flanders, pub lish a manifesto in which they intimate the design of running a candidate against the .regular nominee of the Republican party in June. Still . Dry. At last accounts the drouth still prevailed in Southern Cali fornia, great numbers of cattle were dy ing, and the people were getting dis heartened. In the central portion of the State there had been a slight rain fall, but not enough, although, as yet, the crops were not suffering greatly. A general drouth throughout California is apprehended, and should it come, it would be more disastrous than any former visitation. . The Legislatures of the following named States are now in session : Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, '.; New York, Pennsylvtnia, Ohio, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Tennessee, North Carolina, Louisiana, Iowa, Rhode Island, Califor nia, South Carolina, Georgia, and Ne braska 19. More Shooting. A half-breed nam ed John Colder, shot an old man named Wm. "Northover, for interfering to pro tect his daughter from insults at the hands of Colder. Mr. Northover' lives about eight miles from Steilacoom, where Colder had been during the greater part of the day, drinking whisky. After the eld man had with some difficulty, secured the qirl, he seated himself on one bed while Colder seated himself on a bed opposite, and being angry because of the disappearance ot the girl, he cooly drew his pistol and shot JSortuovr through the breast, the ball, lodging in the back. The girl fled to some neighbors, who immediately went over, when he tried to shoot tbem. Ihe chentt and his depu ties arriving on the ground, with con siderable trouble he was arrested. The Vigilance Committee of Pierce county say if the old man dies, Colder must hang. It is also said that uutil the Wrens and Colders leave Pierce county, commu nity will be kept in hat water. Then and Now. People of the pres ent day wonder how people three or four hundred years ago managed to live on the small pittance they received for their labor. Long before the discovery of America, a day's work, by an act of the British Parliament, was fixed at one pen ny a day. In 1314 the allowance of the chaplains to the Scotch bishops, then imprisoned in EngUnd, was three half pencj per day. Compare their market prices then with ours now : Twenty-four eggs were sold for a penny, a pair of shoes for four pence, a fat goose for two and a half pence, a hen for a penny, wheat three pence per bushel, and a fat ox for six shillings and eight pence. A day's work in those days would buy a hen or two dozen eggs ; two day's work would buy a pair of shoes, but a fat ox cost eighty day's work. In those days human labor bought about half as much food, and perhaps as much clothing, as it does now. Who want's to go back to From the Walla Walla Union of Feb. 5th : , . f '. The store of Smith & .Hanaford, at Waitsburg, was burglariously entered a few nigh s before, and-the rroney drawer robbed of about $40 in coin. ' The. rob ber missed a purse and a lot of green backs which were in the same drawer. An express iu from Kootenai, by way of Fort Shepherd, reports four. inches of snow at Kootenai, and new discoveries on Perry creek! The express messenger crossed Fort Shepherd Mountain on snow shoes.' ' W. A. Green will bring into Walla Walla a portable saw mill from Portland, for general use in that region. A meteorological record kept at Walla Walla for the Smithsonian Institute, Washington City, gives the following for the month of January, just closed : Max tmurn temperature 04 degrees, minimum 2 degrees below zero: mem temperature for the month 35 decrees 6 rain amount of rain fall. 4.15-100 inches ; snow fall, 2.60-100 inches. At St. Paul, Minneso ta, the thermometer descended to 45 de grees -below zero ; on "the same date at this place, the meau of the day was 35 degrees 1 min., making a difference of 98 degrees. A letter from Pierce City, Idaho, Jan I9th, says the snow was four feet deep, it was mill snowing heavily, and the cold had been most intense. " A freshet in Will creek for a while threatened much damage in Walla Walla but it at last subsided after having done slight injury to a bridge, two or three mill flumes, and a section of bulkheading along the banks. S. M. Wait & Co., flouring mill owners and merchants at Waitsburg, have dis solved. Mr. Wait will take the merchan disc and store, and Preston Brothers will run the mill. From the Roseburg Ensign, Feb. 5th A burglar entered John Parties'! sa. loon on the night of tho 23th, but found nothing: but liquors, of which he carried away a few bottles. The sales of public land in this dis trict, for January, are as follows : Num ber of acres sold, 2,492 83 ; taken under the Homestead Act, 3,So3 43 ; taken under the Preemption Act, 2,880 ; total 9,217 28. The Umpqua valley, proper, is abou id miles, by 50 to 60 wide, cut up into large number of smaller valleys, which aro separated by ridges, and. in some cases by small mountains. Excellent roads are found all over this valley. In these valleys are found well improved farms, lare bands of fat clean stock, and thrift abounds everywhere within these limits, in all the means and appli ances of civilization. There" are more sheep in this valley to-day than in any one, perhaps two, counties in this State. L-istyear, upwards of 400.000 pounds ot wool was shipped from this valley, by way of ccottsburg. the " good old times ?" ,The grant of lands asked of Congress for the improvement of the Willamette, contemplates the construction of locks at Oregon City, and other improvements in the upper river which, if adopted, will prove of great and general benefit. Agreed to Recommend The Light House Board, to whom was referred the' resolution of Senator Williams, to inquire into the expediency of erecting a light house at Yaquina Bay, have agreed to recommend it. Good Diggings. The gold diggings discovered a year ago a short distance south of, the Coquille river, says the Ensign, are paying $15 per day to the hand. Velly good. if-.v. Mutation. The Salem Press gives currency to the rumor that M. Stewart his sold the Polk County Times to Squire Turner, of Dallas. ' Concerting. Ole Bull; the great violinist,' is to commence concerting in California coon. - she drew a pistol and deliberately shot a young man in the seat in front of her. He rose and started toward the entrance, followed by the girl, who attempted to sheot him the second time, but was prevented and arrested. The man lies In a critical condition. The cause of the act is said to be tbe refusal of the man to perform a promise of marriage, and the announcement in tbe church to day of his engagement to another woman. Havana, l!eb. II: Tbe assassin of Isaac Greenwald was arrested last niirht. Be is Ser geant of the 6th battalion of volunteers. A court martial will tie immediately c nvened lor the trial ef the murderer. The city is now perfectly quiet. Ho aisturoanee occurred since last Sunday. JDispatunes irom ban Aliguel state that troops now occupy that city. Many families from insur rectionary districts have arrived and are settling in town. Ottawa, Feb. 12. A proclamation has been issued declaring that after the 15th of April American surer will pass current ut 20 per cent. discount. ; St. Johns, N. F., Feb. 12 Ministry has re signed and Cbas. Fox Mount has been called upon to torm a new government. Montreal, ieb. 12. The funeral of Gen. Windham, late commander of the forces of Can ada, took place this afternoon. All troops and garrison militia officers end prominent citizens were present. Public offices were closed at noon as a mark of respect to tbe deceased. St. Paul, Feb. 12. The Winnepei New Na tion of the 25th is received. It says the Red River Convention met at Vi'innepeir on the 25th. After three days session it decided to draw up a list of rights demanded by the people and sub mit it to tne Canadian government through .Don aid Smith, the Canadian Commissioner, as a basis of their becoming a part of the Dominion of Can ada. St. Locis, Feb. 13. Tbe directors of the Mis souri Pacifio Kailroad, vosterdav. ratified a new contract with the Missouri Iliver road, and the actiner President has srone to Leavenworth to take possession of the road and arrange for through transit to Atchison. The National Hotel at St. Joseph, Mo., was burned yesterday. The loss in building and fur niture, $19,0000 : insurance only $(5,000. General Stringfellow, of Atchison, has com menced suit against the Missouri Pacific Kailroad Company for $10,000, for services in procuring benehcial legislation trom the M issouri Legislature. New Orleans, Feb. 13. Two of tho consoli dated bank robbers have teen arrested. Two pic ayune special policemen were ring-leadera of the robbery. Upon the application of a committee of citizens, Judgre Collins, to day, made the mandamus per emptory, requiring the city authorities to order a municipal election for the second Monday in March, as the law provides. . A bill was introduced in the Senate to-day, re quiring the municipal election to be held in fto vernier, thus cither prolonging the term of the present incumbents, or allowing the Governor to appoint nil bur. Jr., ot the nrm ot Wilbur a uo. New York, Feb. 13. The Herald't moneyart- icle says, the cold room is becoming very bearish and freely talks of a decline to 115. Whether sincerely or through confidence in lower prices and short interest, on which to base an upward movement, is left for future determination. Dr. II rris reported yesterday, to the Board of Health, that smallpox is decreasing. There were two cases of probable homicide lat-t niirht. A vonng man threw an old father down stairs, and finished by cutting his throat. He is likely to die. Auother man was stabbed four times. The quarantine commissioner heard yesterday the complaints of quarantine abuses. If tbe statements are true there is Kreat need of reform. Extra charges and blackmailing were freely talked of. The ice crop on the Hudson river is pronounced a total failure. The report of the coinage of counterfeit five cent pieces proves to be an exaggeration. A number of discharged mechanics are to be reinstated in the Navy this week. Tbe post of Most Kminent Commander of the Grand Annv of tho Constitution is to be offered to McCleilan, Hancock being the second choice. The Spanish frigate La Altad has arrived from Havana. Rev. Horace Cooke, the New ' York eloper, preached at Stamford, Conneticut, a few Sundays ago, and. before leaving town borrowed S20U of a pious brother, who is still his creditor. , a. Mimui. " Correspondence. . V' The subjoined correspondence sufficiently ex plains itself : Portland, Oregon, Nov. 15, 1S69. Messrs. Everson A Haie8, General Agents New England Mutual Life Insurance Compa ny, Boston : Gentlemen On my own behalf and in tho name of my orphan children, I, beg to thank yon, and through you tbe New England Mutual Lite in surance Company of Boston, for its munificence in paying me my terminated policy on the life of ray husband. On tbe 21st ot January, tsoy, misfortune compelled me to forego tho payment of tho last premium which non-payment in any other company would have lost me my policy but 1 am now overjoyed with tne receipt ot me amount of the Dolicv (less the amount of the un- : l : i .i i . . I. F f V. n JUiu premium ouiyj, luauas w H"11; Massachusetts Lanse Laws, tnat must Diets many widows and their children. I recommend the New England Mutual to all who would provide against possible misfortune. A sincerely man a you again, gentlemen, for the payment, and also for your generous and gentlemanly assistance in the matter. Kespecttuny, BETSEY MILLEK. A. CABOTHIRS. I A CAROTHERS & CO., DRUGGISTS & APOTHECARIES, hp mum i PAINTS, DYE-STUFFS, OILS, PATENT MEDICINES Perfumery, Toilet Goods, c Portland, Oregon, Nov. 15, 1859. Messrs. Evehson A, IIaises, General Agents of the New England Mutual Life Insurance Com pany, of Huston : , Gentlemen Having taken a lively interest in the affairs of a large and destitute family, left bv an old resident of this city, wlio aieo auk. 1S69, and who was insured in the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company, we take pleas ure in making the following statement tor tne in ormation or the public : - A. E. C. Miller was insured by ordinary Life Policy No. 13,051, bearing date January zi.JSo.f. He paid annual payments to January 21, 1868, inclusive, fcmce tnen nothing nas oeen paia He died August 2, 1869, over eighteen month after the last payment of premium, yet your company working under tbe equitable x,apse Laws of Massachusetts, pays the widow and orphans the whole policy, deducting only the pre mium due ; while in all other companies doing business here, about which wo know anytmng.the policv would lonjr since have been forfeited, By the New England Mutual, the widow has been paid 4 oou au. ibis we consider manin cent, more especially when we take iuto consid eration that the family would not have received cent from any other company doing business on this coast. This, in our estimation, is enough to recommend this company above all others. This is Equity, this is Mutuality. We, therefore, rec- ommend this company to the public, as the only company that has no forfeitures. We herewith inclose you tbe acknowledgments of the widow. Respectfully, etc,, CINCINNATI BILLS, JACOB MAYER, GEORGE H.FLANDERS, M. SELLER. Office New Exglawo Ml'tuai. Life Ins. Co. No. 12, Carter's Bui i. disc, Portland, Orecon, Nov. 18, J869.J To Messrs. C. Bills, J. Myer, Geo. H. Flanders and M. Sellers : Gentlemen Your favor of yesterday, inclosing "Acknowledgments of Mrs. Miller," is at band. Please accept our thanks for the voluntary justice you have done to the company we repre sent. Yours very truly, EVERSON 4 HAINES. NEW TO-DAY. a Out Goods ' are FRESH - mad PRESCRIPTIONS COMPOUNDED . STORE OPEN DAY -AND NIOHT. Front Street, three doort below Connor!, Albany, 'feb 12'70-23 . , regwn. :E2 & SXOK'S CLIMAX KNITTER! IN presenting the claims of this NBW KNIT TING MACHINE to popular favor, wo aim at no more than a brief and candid statement of its actual merits. We confidently claim that tbo CLIMAX KNITTER i superior to all other ma chines in tbe follwing respects : 1 . Simplicity of construction sad operation. 2. Completeness and excellence of work. 3. Convenience of shape, size and weight of machine. 4. Durability of machine. , I . , j ;. 5. Rapidity of work. '...',;' ' 6. Cheapness. , - It is so simple in its construction and in Its workings, that less th half the time Is required to learn to knit on it than en other. With it til children of the household can do all the knitting. It is made entirely of iron and steel. A man's sock can be made in thirty minute. It makes the regular old old-fashioned knitting needlo stitch or loop, (with several others if desired) ; turns the heel, making it of as good shape as by hand, without any sewing j. narrows or widens, at the pleasnre of the operator, and makes a per fect toe. Any article that can be knit by hand, can be manufactured on this machioo. ; Persons who wish to see the machine in opera tion, are requested to call on the agent m this eity. S. S. MARSH AM & SON, J ' ' Agents for Oregon. Albany, Ogn., Feb. 12,I870.-23"S,,'; Naturalization. The S. F. Bul'ctin of the 27th ult., says : "Yesterday a lady ot trench birth who is not a dele gate to the V onian s suffrage Conven tion, walked iuto the Clerk s office, aud producing her certificate of intention to become a citizen of tho (Juited States, demanded to be shown what was neces sary to be done to get her naturalization papers. She wished to know to whom she was to renounce her allegiance to the present Emperor of -France and would administer her oath to the Republic of the United States. She was referred to Judtje Morrison, of the Fourth District court, and he requested her to appear in Court on next featurday, when tae ques tion of her application will be determined. Dr. Cuyler has made tbe discovery, in the Independent that "many of our city churches are dying of dignity." Telegraphic Summary. Council Proceedings. What is to be Their Platform ? A distinguished Irish author once published a book, entitled "A Gentleman .traveling in Search of a lleligion, and we think the Democracy are to be as politically puzzled as he was in theology The Fifteenth Amendment is a fixed fact; the treaty with China settles the status of the natives of that: empire; aqd the Supreme Court has just closed their mouths on the greenback question. This places the Democracy in the predic ament of the Irish theologian ; and we soon expect to hear of them cn a tramp in search of a platform. , Chenoweth at tempted the duty for the party last week, which was endorsed by yesterday s Her ald ; but those of the party who own property and labor for a sustenance, will not be unanimous upon his platform, for it simply proposes to cease labor and fo to voting. The adoption of his policy would simply fill the prisons and almshouses., We pity the " young lion of Linn, if he should reach a nomination, and roam through the State, repeating that old speech 1 Soap Creek and Long Tom mizht swallow the old dose, but wuen ue struck the general mail routes, his orato- nal career would close. We are a little curious to know what the "three laboring lawyers" will feed the " club upon, for their legal studies have tanght them that bond taxing, greenback issues, etc., is now beyond the domain of politics; and repudiation has received its lat kick in the Mungen farce. We see nothing open for them at present, but to follow Chenoweth till the silk stocking branch of the party eive them a platform. -Port land Evening Call. X Hartford, Feb. 12. An incendiary fire in Stafford, last uight, consumed the entire works of the Stafford Loom. The loss was $20,000. Johnson & Weeds, spool cotton ' manufacturers, in the same building loss, 814,000. Chicago, Feb. 12.--Th number of bogs packed in this city at the present season was dUU,004, about 2,000 more than last season. - ' The Willamette Freighting Company ha opened stoclc boom at Uorvaliis. Chicago, Feb. 13. A letter from Vera Cruz says there is a strong revolutionary move in pro gress, and that the prospeits fur tbe overthrow of the Juares government are steadily improving. The conspiracy party is increasing. Ten brigades of troops have already pronounced against the government. Memphis, Feb. 13. Tbe Avalanche says the engineer of the Maggie Hays patched the boiler with lead. The jury in the case of Thos. Dickens, for kill ing Wird Bolton, returned a verdict of not guilty. Chicago, Feb. 13. Tbe Tribune' special says the minority report of the Committee to investi gate the affairs of the Methodist Book Concern is creating much excitement among the Methodists, who propose to demand another investigation, and will agitate tne subject at tbe next general con ference. Members of the minority say they have reason to believe that a portion of the testimony has been suppressed, and that frauds to a consid erable extent have been bushed np. There will probably be a change in the Concern at the next Conference. The same says that the chances of Dnke Mont- pensier for tbe throne of bpain are vastly increas ing lately. France, it is said, is determined to es pouse his cause, so far as her influence may go, and Prim has promised bis support. Buffalo, Feb. 13. u. B. Bennett, member of Congress from this district, will publish a card in repU to the recent attack by the Commercial (an advertisement), denying their statement in toto, and announcing that he has instituted proceedings in court against tbe proprietors of tne paper. Noah Davis and D. B. Butler have volunteered to prosecute his suit. J It is said that the damages will De lam at iuu,tii;u. A letter has been received from Queen V ictoria s commissioners explaining a scheme for a series of international exhibitions of works of art and in dustry, to be exhibited annually in London. The first exhibition will take place in 1871. The a-- langement of classes will be without reference to nationality, as heretofore. It is intended that tne exhibitions shall be opened in March and closed punctually in December. Secretary Fish, on the 1Mb, wrote to Motley that the President had appMited M. M. Breck- with, of New York, as Commissioner, tor tne purpose of corresponding with Her Majesty's Commissioner. A long communication was yesterday presented to the Senate Judiciary Committee from a com mittee of the present Legislature of Georgia. claiming the legality of that body as at present urganizeu, ana entering jxivu m juug iwiduw v jib organization. James M. Cavanauch, Delegate from Montana, presented sixteen citizens of that Territory to the President yesterday. The interview was very pleasant. - ! ;;. -; '' ' - Chicago, Feb. 13. A Tribune special says Representative Cooke, of Indiana, from the Judi ciary Committee has introduced a bill to relieve the Interior Department from the presence of the influential western lobby, which has been working vigorously for a long tune to secure patents to. im mense tracts of land in New Mexico, held under Mexican grant, which have at various times been confirmed br Coneress without being previously examined, and Were afterward found to cover far more land than the original grant, r i Niw York, Feb. 13. Havana letters of the 7th state that Gen. Gorgnche met with no Success in his operations against the insurgents between Puerto Principe and Najassa. A report says that 1250,000 had been sent from Havana to Neuvitaa to pay off the troops, hut was never received, and the authorities fear it has been embezzled by the Commissioners. i Piqua, Ohio, .Feb. 13. A tragedy occurred at St. Mary's Church here this morning. ' While the congregation was , engaged in worship, a young woman entered and took a seat. Shortly after Albany, Feb. 10th. 1ST0. Roll callel, and the followini Councilmen an swered to their names : Comley, Myer, Grad wohl and Hill. Minutes of previous meetingrcad and approved. Committee m Printing reported that Messrs. Bellinger & Brown wonld do the city printing for thi year 1870 for $75. excepting posters and J pamplile's. and recommended that as that amount was a reasonable charge for the work to bo per formed, tbe contractile awarded to said'partics. On motion Ihe report of the Committee on Printing was awarded toBellinTer & Brown to do the city printing for the year 1S70, for the sum of 7i coin. Councilman Alexander eamo in and took his seat. On motion the Committee on selecting lot on which to build Engine House w re allowed fur ther time, and, on motion, raid Committee were instructed to confer with the Fire Company, and consult counsel to ascertain tho probability of procuring title to the lot contracted for by the Fire Company of Mr. Mercier, deceased. The followingbills were presented and on motion allowed, and the Recorder instructed to draw or ders on the Treasurer for the several amounts : J. Grndwohl, for stove and fixtures for Council room , $24 7. , John Lon. for building two crosswalks, and spreading dirt and gravel. $17. A. Parker Co., for lumber, $32 0B. L. G. Ketrhnnt. for hauling gravel for one lot, the owner (John Good) not to be found, the city charging the same to sa'd 1 t. $12. On motion, the bill, $70 25. presented by Mont gomery & Barnes, was referred to the Committee on Finance. J. II. Hacklemnn 'p"5800' petition for a crosswalk from the Northeast corner of Block 106 to the Southeast oorncr of Block 107, in Hackle man's addition to the City, which, on motion, was granted. Tho several bids for building and graveling crosswalks were opened and considered ; and it appearing that Wm. Reed's bid ($15 each) for furnishing material and building the four-foot rrosswalks was thelowest, on motion, the contract for furnishing material and building all the cross walks ordered by the Common Council for the rear ending December 20th, 1S70, was awarded to Wm. Reed, for $15 each, coin. Tbe bid of Montgomery Barnes, for gravel- ng the four-foot crosswalks being the lowest ($3 25 each), on motion, the contract for gravel ing all tho crosswalks ordered by the Common Council, for tbe year ending Dec. 20. 1R70, was awarded to Montgomery & Barnes, at $3 25 coin. each. Conncilman Comlev presented an ordinance re lating to taxing dogs, which was read the first time ; also, an ordinance relating to stray horses, V, .. i ,u. . : On motion, the Council adjourned. s '7 ALBANY RETAIL MARKET, ALBiir, February 19, 1870. Wheat, white, i bushel S055 Oats, bushel 30 Potatjes, $i bushel. 2537J Onions, bushel 7o(jjl 25 Flour, barrel 3 50($4 00 Butter, lb 20 Eggs, dozen 15 Chickens, f dozen $2 503 00 Peaches, dried, lb 20 Soap, J tb 5(a,oi Salt, Los Angelos. "B lb 2f(a)Z Syrup. keg $5 25(3,60 2 1 00 J 00 75 1 00 . Ia20 11 04 16 12CU 23 fib 25 25Ct33 12(t;i6 16 1520 5 Tea, Young Hyson 4 lb... Japan, " " Black, " Sugar, crushed,. lb .... " Sea ' Island, " Coffee, 'P lb Candles, lb Rice, China. J lb Saleratus, ji tb Dried plums, !S lb Dried apples, lb Dried currants, p lb Bacon, hams, lb " sides, " " shoulders, lb Lard, in cans, tb. Beans, tb Devoes' Kerosene oil, gallon. Turpentine, r$ gallon '. $1 2 .Hall 50 Linseed oil, boiled, gallon.. $1 62$ ($1 75 Whito lead, keg Tar gallon Powder, rifle. lb 10(ai2 85 I OOfaJl 25 $3 75$ 25 $1 25 75fn;l 00 Tobacco. tb $1 00WH 25 Nails, cut, Wi lb.: Domestic, brawn, tp yard Hickory, striped, yard Bed ticking, per yard... Bine drilling, !J3 yard , Flannels, yard.... Prints, fa t colors, yard... Pork, rp Mutton, p head Bee', on foot, tb............. $1 6(37i lofSilRS 16 ($30 25fo50 16(35 50S)62$ (.6124 6(S.6 752 50 56 NEW TO-DAY. WAR WITH SPAIN ! CUBA TAKEN ! OUR MINISTER WITHDRAWN ! NOTWITHSTANDING ALL THIS P. C. HARPER & CO. Have just received from $Et,n. Francisco, ,? a very large and well selected stock of GENERAL MERCHANDISE: -wmcn is orPBKBn At Prices to Suit tie 1 1 TREES, GRAPEVINES AND PLANTS . FOR SALB AT TBI ALBANY NURSERY. Apple, Pear.Peach, Plum & Cherry Treea Best Selection of Grapes in the State. Gooseberry, Currants, Strawberry, etc. Their stock consists, in pert-, as follows : 'A large supply of ... ,. HEAYY CASSIIERES AUD FLANNELS! Denims, Hickory Stripes, Checks, ' r Sheeting's Bleached and . Unbleached AND French Cottonades, - - Canton Flannels, Flnancial and Commercial Portland legal tenders 83 Jo buying, Selling. Gold, in New York, quoted at 120jt,.y 4 Liverpool wheat market advanced from 68 lid to 9s. . ' ' - San Francisco markets unchanged' We quote: Wheat fair milling. 1 45fctl 5(S : choice. $165; 700 sacks Oregon soldat X 5 $4 100 lbs. Flock Quiet, with no change. Superfine at $4 504 75 j extra, $5 25(5 50 bbl. , . Oats No sales reported,, Jjniet at $ 25 1 50 lb 100 lbs, for CaliforniV. V '" . Baklet Feed, $1 17J ; brewing, I, S5 j range of market, tl 15l 25. ..j : The Portland market ie being flooded with eggs and butter, which has sent the prices dowjn to a lower figure than they had touched for months,' eggs being quoted at 16c and butter at 18(320.0." Produce dealers report no improvement in flour, and profess to see no better prospect for the fu ture. Trade still very dull in Portland1, eays the Oregrmidn, " and it is a fact which cannot be dis guised that we have rarely ever had an open' winter when there was so little doing, outside of the regular routine of produce shipments." , WIUIAM DAVIDSON, Office, No. 6 Front , Street, ( ; ; Adjoining the Tolegraph Offioe, Portland, Oregon. Special Collector of Claims, I Accounts, Notes, Bonds,' Drafts," and Mercan tile Claims of every description throughout Ore gon and the Territories, WILL BE MADE A SPECIALTY AND PROMPTLY COLLECT ED, as well as with a due reeard to ecooomv in all business matters intrusted to his care and the proceeds paid over punctually, ; Real Estate Sealer. "VV,J Sept. 11. tf. . ... . 1 OR NA1HEMTA X. T REES. Shrubs, Monthly Roses, Hone, suckles, Dahlias, -'jt-- ' Gladiolus, etc., etc i ... "V- -. - . I : ' . .. ORDERS SOLICITED J. A. XOIXLARS. Albany, Oregon.- m24-70 The Best Good at the Lowest Prices. JOHN G, HODGE A. CO., S27, 329 and 331, Sansome street, Pan Francisco, California, keeps the largest stock of Stationery, Blank Booke, School Books, wrapping paper, playing cards, pocket cutlery, razors, scissors, notions, sc, to oe lound on the Pacific coast. Prompt attention given to supply the trade, and satisfac tion guaranteed. '- B24-lm JOHN G. HODGE A CO.V A Spendid assortment of - SECOND ANNIVERSARY A,iajry y Lit e .c.o m p a LADIES' DRESS 6OOD8! SUCH AS i -,,., Silks, '- ' PoplvlS, ... ',,':'.'..:'.- Brocades,, : .. i . Empress Cloths, ,t.- i , Merinos, . . ' Prints, -v Delaines, " " , Mohair, Fancy Patterns, . Shawls, -' w ''. Balmorals and t Fancy Jotums, ;. Trimmings, -rfre." Ladies and Misses Hoods, Hats, Nnblai, Ae. A good Assortment of ,., .t MENaND BOYS' CLOTHING t i ' V'---,'' ' ' ... V f ' Mtitra ptTRRisHixo goods," c. 5,1 r 'Si . . i . . A complete assortment of Men's and Boy's KIP AND CALT BOOTS AND SHOSS, Ssssa m si i UALL, A 9 a THE ,.22d Day of Febraaxyyi870. ";' " comhittss or abbAxgemehts : ' JOSEPH KIXOrftT I JAS. L. COWAN. M. V. BROWN, - JOS. WEBBER. - - IT. BAUM. rxoon - masagers : HON. GEO R. HELM, JOHN PARKER, UKAJf. Tickets, . Including . Supper, , 93 OO. ST. CHARLES HOTEL, Corner First and 'Washington Bta., ALBANY, . ..( ,r: , OREGON. H. BRENNER,, Proprietor. -o i. ITH A NEW BUILDING. NEWLY Furnished throughout, the ' nronrietor hopes to give entire satisfaction to tbe traveling public. The beds are supplied with spring-bottoms. Tbe table will receive the eloaest atten tion, and everything the market affords" palatable vu guvoia wui oe supplied, JanZV-Zi TOBACCO AND CIO ARB. .11 i , .Alo th l&tMl atvl --.lit- 4 ' Ladies,' Misses and Children's Shoes. A snlendm'' assortment of J" ' Croceries, Qneensware and Glasswatr ! Window Shades,' Laoe and Muslin Cox- i j tains, Carpeting. -.. -n. - MEN'S BOYS ANB-'cDREN'S- HATS I . , WOOD AJHD WILMW, WARE. .... , in I act, almost everything usually kept in a re tail store. . v ,T Having ' bought onr goods on the' fcest terms the market will afford, and selected them with srreat care, we ml nmniail i t. ii can offer, as great Inducement to customers as any house ia the trade, and hope, by strict at tention to business and the wants of customers, t merit, a liberal patronage , from, the public. feft- Remember the pmee." The -boas for merly occupied by D.- Mansfield Bro. ' Albany Oct SellW.'-S " " ' " m