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Shi Jlfowg jfegistey ' b; S. Official Paper for Oregon. SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1871 Democratic Retrenchment and Reform. The UUgant War. The New York Tribune has been or the trail of the Tammany politicians, and as it progresses in its investigations con cerning the thieving operations of the Bine, it prints them. It finds that the leading men, who were Yery poor a few years ago, suddenly acquired im lEense wealth ; and this wealth has been acquired out of offices the legitimate emoluments of which would barely afford them a comfortable support. Pursuing the investigation on this point, the TV Jntne finds that the records show that daring the year 1370' these Democratic office holders, although holding offices the legitimate and honest incomes from wfiich were barely sufficient to meet the actual demands of life, have made real estate purchases to the enormous extent f S,e46,101. Verily the "financial' ability oi New York . Democratic office holders is "peculiar." " The records show that of this amount Tweed & Son pur Chased real estate in New York- to the amount of $509,350 ; . Peter B. Sweeney & Oo.( $80,977. How much these par ties invested in Stocks, bonds, and other securities, besides their real estate pur chases, is not known. As New York City is governed under Democratic rule, o-would the whole country be governed bad Democracy but the chance. It is a fair sample of what Democrats mean by their cry, always heard on the eve of an important election, of "Retrenchment and Reform." , Our people have a slight inkling of what Democracy means by "retrenchment and economy in the pub lic expenditures," in the acts and doiDgs of the last Oregon Legislature. It is kind of "economy" that piles up " huge ' taxes and increases the burdens of the people. Let the people reflect j let them look at the course of the Democratic party wherever in power, and see if the effect f their "economy and retrenchment" r Las not been to double and tliribble tax ation and thus impoverish the State. The passage of the thieving litigant act by the last Oregon Legislature is pro- ucing its legitimate results. It was passed by the Democratic majority for the special benefit of Democratic organs it compelled the people of Oregon, re gardless of party predilection, to patronize Democratic journals selected by Gov. Grover as "litigant organs," at rates often much greater than those required by journals equally if not better known and responsible. Yet it seems that one of these same Democratic journals was not satisfied with this distribution of spoils, but must needs claim the lion's share, to the detriment of co laborers in the Dem ocratic truck patch. The Salem Mercury, litigant organ for Marion county, com plains that T. Pattersoa, of the Portland ?ra7, wants to corral not only all the State Printing, but the printing for each of the counties besides. "We do not arraign Mr. Patterson '8 Democracy," says the Mercury, "jtor the Democracy ot the Jler ah?, hut all this does not abscure our vis ion to the fact that a Democrat can, once in a great while, be a hog, and attempt to satiate his voracious maw even at the expense of his best friend." It Will be remembered that all along the Mercury has been defending the State Printer against the charges that were being made by both parties ot gross frauds and steal- The Free Trade Question. Each and every year upwards of three hundred millions of dollars must be raiged in these United States for the support of the General Government. There are two ways of raising this revenue the first, by duties upon imports and exports, the mode uniformly adopted since the forma tion of the Government, and tho second by direct taxation, the only alternative if the first be abandoned. Under the operation of our present laws, when du tiable goods a're brought into the United States, the party importing such goods pays the amount of the duty imposed into the Treasury, and in this way the reve nue is raised. Whenever the'present laws arc repealed and free trade is inaugura ted, -foreign" goods of any character will be permitted to enter free ot duty, and of course, to raise the fcoUU,UUU,UUU reve nue necessary to "run" the Government, direct taxation must be resorted to. Then our people .would begin to fully appre ciate the glorious benefits so much prated of by our advocates of free trade. As the Constitution of the United States pro vides that when direct taJcdlTon is resort ed to, each jSlafe mist 2)a& according to its pojmlat ion, without regard to its wealth, we see at once, that, instead of decreasing the burden of taxation, of which loud and long complaints arc now made, we in crease our taxes more thea four-fold. ings in the execution of the State PriuU j While there are not at this present time ing; yet now, of its own accord, it ac- probably two dozeu farmers in this couu knowldges 4hess charges were not only ty who are conscious of the payment of true, but the half of the rascality had not j anything in the support of the Goveiu been told. Following is the conclusion j ment of the United States, under the of the article, appropriately headed "11a- i workings of a direct tax every article of pacious," in the Mercury : property belonging to him would be liable The claims of tbe State Printer, under the lid- to pay tax, while the fine silks, laces, and gaot law, were most preposterous and unfair. He . . ou attainable by the 1 not only secured Multnomah, the best county in 1 Oilier gew gaws oui) uudiuau.e me tbe State, and with which he ought, under the wealthy classes, to say nothing of the for-cireuuistanc-es, to Love been satisfied, but he . . , , lit. pressed his claims for Washington (a county the Big" u""1,rai "'" 1"J " Enterprise ought to hare had), Clatsop. Columbia, j t c tribute. It is Certainly true that the operations of a direct tax would be to the great benefit of the wealthy classes A bill is now under consideration be fore toe Wisconsin Legislature, which is not without positive merit, and must commend itself to the thoughtful consid v erattoo of law maters. It provides that whenever eleven jurors, impaneled to try - any criminal ease- or civil action, shall J agree, upon a verdict, such agreement, - duly announced in Court, shall be taken " and held to be the verdict of the whole jury- The New York Tribune, in com-.- mentiog upon this rather novel proposi - tion-, says it appeals to the common sense of everybody. In this city, as elsewhere, we frequently comment upon the disa greement of a jury simply because one obstinate juror would not coincide in the views of the other eleven. In such - eases tho power of one is greater than that os eleven, and the wheels of justice : are stepped. It is not very difficult at ' times to secure a single juror, and com mon sense suggests that where one holds ' , out against eleven that - the former Wrong, and the latter right. Tillamook, Yamhill, I'matilla and tirant, and we have beard that be made an effort to get Coos, Curry and Josephine also. Kuw, we will aay in conclusion, that if Mr. Pat terson must have all the law, by tbe most rigorous eougtruvtion in his favor, allows him. to-wit : the trifle of blank work, etc., required for the use of the State Departments, we shall hold him to the law in the other respect, to-wit : that which re quires him to have and to keep a complete job office at the Capital, lie shall ceaso to carry work away from the Capital and divide the profits with Pagans. We are in earnest about this matter. We asked the State Priuter early in the Winter, to let the Merenrif job offiee do such work as he was not prepared to do, lor we knew that the commission he had been allowing the Republican offices was more than or entti'e charge fur like work. It would have paid us better to have done the work for Patterson tliau for ourselves. But he could not allow us tbe poor boon. Whether he envied the nsmg popularity of the Mercury. or had a passion for furnishing Pagans with fat work we do not know ; but this we do know, that our paper ean flourish without the incidental job bing toe Mate Departments anorrt, ana tnat wncn ever Mr. P. complies with tbe law bo is welcome to all of it. lie may, on this basis, cease at once writing up here concerning the matter. Mexican War Veterans. Portland . papers give an account of the meeting of Mexican war veterans residing in that city, on the evening of March 27th. The ' ' following- named gentlemen were present CepC E. Hamilton, 1st Regiment V., Major Tiiton or toe unto Voltigeurs, James H. Lappeus, private in Stevenson' California regiment. Win, Groomes, lUth Regulars, J. II. Egan, sailor on the frigate Potomac, Daniel O'Kegao, 1st lueucenaat in massaenusetts Kegiment, H. J. . Tucker, Co. H., Arkansas Cavalry, John D Yates, private in Stevenson's California reeiment. Thomas McManns. 15th Infantry. John Kearnav. Co. K. 8th Infantry, Robert Burr, 20th Illinois Yoluateers, Vie Trevitt, 2d Ohio Volunteers and . 24 Monte Rifles, W. b: Clark, Quartermaster's , Department, A. J. Olivet, Sutler, T. P. - Farley, Sew B. Stevenson's volunteers. Wm. Watson, of ; the frigate Savannah, T. H. T lgfaman, 2d Mcma- tod Rifles, W. Shedd, Orderly Sergeant 1st Massachusetts, John J. Miller, Donovan Regi Btent Missouri Volunteers. : Tne "Oregon Branch of Associated Veterans of the Mexican War" was the name adopted by the Association, and tbe following named Tjeotlemen - elected as officer i President, Gen'R S. It. Can President, Gen. E. Hamilton j : Secretary, Lloyd" Brooks ; Corresponding Secretary, Vic Trevitt; Treasurer, J. H. Lappeua. The officers elect were ap pointed a committee to report upon tbe adoption of a constitution and by-laws, report to be presented at a meeting to be . htU Saturday evening, April 1st. The bridge across the Mississippi at St Bonis (Mo.) k to be completed this year a a coo ef $5,00,000. Thirteen leads new terminate on the Illinois shore is oppont ot. iuis, all of which will eend their trades over tbe bride. The train. wilUrrrerse a tunnel", nearly a nrilo lootr. mo ua m ia great central depot in no. waii i tue wy. us an area of oast twenty miles, St Louie has 312,000 inhabitants, while Chicago b 297 718 on 34 square miles. St Louis is clear lv oesuoeaiw oe quite a city. 1 - - vvshv- u-sgje VVUfUllHiOU UOW 1Q eesioD-ai Washington- City, will conclude . S-laban ia a few weeks, and assurances are given that there will be an equitable etueBsese of matters tinder discussion. If this ehoulAbethe case the President villi acod the treaty to- the- Senate if it nsBsinf ia session. The Darien Ship Canai. A corres pondent of the New York Tribune writing from the headquarters of the Darien Ship Canal expedition, under date of February 26th, gives some very interesting details of the progress made up to that time. lie concludes : To sum up what has been and what is to be done by the expedition, it may be stated that there have been found on the Atlantic and Pacific slopes two points to which ships may be carried. That on the Atlantic side is forty-five miles from the Gulf of Darien, at the junction of the Arato and Cacarica rivers, while that on the Pacific side . is about forty miles from the ocean. Uetweeo these two points, which are distant about fifty miles from each other, there is a dividing ridge of low hills, not exceeding ia any place 400 feet in hi"ht and ot very little width. The problem to bo solved by the engineers is : ''Where is the lowest poiat of the divide aod through what part of the intervening country will it be most feasible to construct a canal?" Commander Selfridge has already found a feasible route, but it is believed that a much better one may be found, aud for that reason the corps of engineers will continue the exploration of the country until tbe rainy season begins: this will probably be about the middle of April, so they still have over two months in which to continue their labors. The determination beyond a doubt that the Darien Ship Canal is feasible, render ing unnecessary the long detour vta Cape Horn, is a more important victory for commerce and civilization than any other accomplished fact of the' century. .The London limes and other influential jour. nals hare constantly ridiculed the idea of the feasibility of such a canal, but science will ultimately, we believe, dissipate all doubts, and prove what patience, perse verance and intelligent American indus try can accomplish. , We have received the prospectus of a new paper, to be published by Messrs. V. E. Hicks and S. VT. Raveley, at East Portland, to be entitled tbe Demo cratic Era. " We have known Urban for a number of years! know him to be a first class printer and a "good boy, ' as the world goes, who will print s neat, reada ble paper. . There is a clear field for a sound Democratic journal ia that section of the State, and the Era will doubtless fill the bill. President it would make tho rich richer, and the poor poorer. Everything owued by the farmer would be fully taxed, while the lordly owner of millions in cash and stock and bouds, would escape with com paratively small taxes. To thoroughly carry out and make efficient the operations of a direct tax, an U. S. assessor and a collector, would have to be appoiuted fur each county in the State, thus creating au additional tax, to pay them for their serv ices, which the people would have to shoulder. It cannot but be plain to every man gifted with common perceptive fac ulties, that a change from the present system of collecting revenue for the pur poses of the Government would be preju dicial to the best interest of the poor man. Under a system which has received the commendation of Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Jackson, Clay and Webster, and all the great and good Tiien of the early republic, wo have grown and flour ished beyond a parallel in the history of nations. This being the case, we deem it a duty the Government owes to the whole country to continue in force laws that have in the past accomplished such great and gratifying results. " Our Southern Oregon Correspondence. Empire City, March 21, 1871." The little steamer Argo, which plies on the Bay and its tributaiies, was seized by a United States officer, for violation of law. It seems that she .had. without a license, bee,n carrying passengers. Her owner, Capt. Claugh, has gone to Port land to try to get her released. Hope he may succeed, as his all is invested in the boat, and he has a family depending on his earnings. Besides, the boat was a great convenience to this part of the country, as she made daily trips to North Bend and Marshfield, and weekly trips up the various, tributaries of the Bay. Though she was not licensed, there are many mitigatins circumstances in her case. The tug Escort, while trying to get out to bring in a vessel, a few days ago, stuck on the bar and knocked off about six feet of her flse keel. This occur red in consequence of the stormy weath er, causing the channel to close about up. When I wrote you last, I supposed the storm was over; but it has continued to rage, with short intervals, ever since. Tbe last week was the most stormy of the season. No vessel has gone out for six weeks, more than a dozen are now lay ing in the Bay, ready for sea.. The tugs can bring them in when they can not take them out, on account of thc-ir being more lightly loaded when coming in. A sad eent occurred here last Satur day. A few weeks ago a man came down here from North Bend. He brought with him S225, a "White Hall" boat, shot-gun, and a few other items. He went into O'Connor's saloon and commenced drinking, and kept it up till tho day of his death, whieh occurred last Saturday. Tn less than a week his money aod prop erty had fallen into the hands of O'Con ner, who then went and notified the Sher iff that the county must take care of the poor wretch. By this time he was afflicted with delirium tremens. The sheriff took charge of hini, but left him in care of O'Conner. He lived two weeks after this. Last Saturday he died, and was buried Saturday evening at the expense of the county. O'Conner now brings in a bill of fifty dollars against the county, for taking care of his victim two weeks. He took the man's money, and property, and caused his death, and yet, as greedy as the grave, clatuois for rr ore. But as long as a government, that claims to be civilized, will license men to carry on such business, sush conduct must be ex pected and tolerated. W. D. N. The new German Empire will have a population of 38,509,663, exclusive of Alsace and Lorraine, which will give it 1,638,546 more, a total of 40,148,200. This is the largest of any State of Europe, except Russia. The figures of the vari ous States are as follows : European Russia.......... .....69,379,500 German Empire, with Alsace and Lor raine ..40,148,209 France,' without Alsace and Lorraine. ..30. 428, 54S Austria-Hungary Monarchy.. 35,943.582 Great Britain and Ireland......... 30,838,210 Italy, with Rome ..... .... . 26.470,000 Late telegrams say that Grant will send the report of the San Domingo Commission to Congress soon. He does not recommend Immediate ac tion upon it, but wants the report to be read by the people, that thev may form a just judgment. " - BUI Tweed, alias "Big Six," the great lamtuany Sachem of New York, has purchased the lease of the Metropolitan Hotel of that city. It remains to be Men whether U Jir. cess fully as the Democratic party of that A Curious Plebiscitum. The Lib eral, a paper of Lyons, printed before the conclusion of the terms of peace the following curious proposition for a pleb iscitum; The French nation is summoned to an swerve or to to this project of decree : 11 irst 1 ho: k rench nation, crushed but not conquered by the Prussian forces, refuses to sign a peace with tbe barbar ous invaders of the country j second i be k rench , nation eives itself to the Government of the Republic of the United States at Washington ; Ihird ihe Uovernmcntof the United States, if the preceding is accepted, will immediately take possession of tbe terri tory of France, with its limits as they were on the 9th of July, 1870 ; .rourta France will form an integral portion ot the Republic of - the - United States, under the name of tho United States of JiiUrope, and will be governed by the same Constitution and the . same laws, with the changes rendered neces sary by difference of religiou and of cus toms; ", 6, , ; Fifth Up to the time when the Unit ed States take possession of the French territory, France binds herself to contin ue the struggle a outrance against tbe Prussian forces. : The 2tfew York. Herald closes a long article on the Grant-Sumner controver sy, thus : Finally, upon this direct issue between President and Senator, the Re publican party of the Senate must stick to the President. Otherwise the whole organisation becomes demoralised," and a scrub race for the succession is inevitable. How else can it be if the head of the party is snubbed and Sumner is support ed as a jnutineer ? General Grant, educa ted ae a soldier, is a disciplinarian . even as a politician. So was ueneraljackson In this very tbiig, if the Republicans only bare the fense to understand it, General Grant has shown them that distinguishing quality of Old Hickory which was aod which may be more than a match against all inside mutineers and all outside schemes and coalitions. In 1815, after the overthrow of Napo leon, the allied powers exacted from France an indemnity of $307,000,000, of which a littTe uiore than half was the ex penses of" the war occasioned by Napo leon's return from Elba, and the remain der as part payment for the contributions which the French troops had levied du ring previous wars. This sum, Alison, the historian, calls "probably the greatest money payment ever exacted from any one tiation since the beginuiug of the woild." As security for payment an army of 150,000, under the command of the Duke of Wellington, was put in posses sion of sixteen of tbe principal fortresses of France, for a period of not less than three nor more than five years. France paid off the debt in three years, besides giving 50,000,000 extra to be relieved from the presence of foreign troops on Iiersoil. In audition to t'uis lar-re 'sum the Legislature voted 8200,000,000 as au indemnity for the nobles who had lot their estates by the revolution. This sum is not more than hall as large as the in demnity now exacted by : the Germans, but r ranee is vastly more able to pay money now than she was then. A discovery of great interest to archae ologists is alleged to have been made re cently in Iowa, on the line of the project ed Dubuque and Minnesota railroad. The workmen while engaged in excavating for the road, m tbe limestone, at the foot of a bluff, are said to have come upon a flat stone covered witn strange characters. Ibis being removed open ed the way into a passage about four lect wide and bix feet high, leading di rectly into the heart of the bluff. At a distance of about fifty feet from the en trance, another stone, similar to the first had to be removed, when a large cham ber revealed itself, cut out. of the solid rock, about twenty-five feet square and twenty feet high. The floor was hard and smooths, while the walls ana rooi were carved in rude sort of basso relievo. with figures of birds, trees, stars, serpents and chariots. ' The south wall was adorn ed "with a representation of the sun, and immediately below this the bgure ot a man in the act of stepping out of a boat, and holding in his hand a dove." So far tbe revelations were not very ditterent from many previous ones in similar caves and rock : chambers throughout . our Western country. But the most curious part of the discovery was yet to come. A flat slab in the floor of the cave being raised, revealed below a vault filled with skeletons of unusual size, the largest being seven feet eight inches high bv actual measurement. By the side of each skeleton was set a small vase filled with yellow earth, beneath which were found animal bones and particles of ani mal matter. - The skeletons were placed in a semi-circle toward the southwest. VARIOUS ITEMS. It is proposed to remove the capital of Illinois from Springfield to Peoria. Bio-Amy. Amy Richardson, of Iowa, weighs 352 pounds. Prince Napoleon (Plon Plon) is apply ing for a divorce from his wife, the Prin cess Clotilde. Sir Henry Bulwcr, the diplomatist, has been elevated to the peerage, with the titles ot Dulling and liulwer. The Boise City Statesman of March 21st slates that Judge John R. -Vic Bride is to lecture on "Men that I have known." Mr. Elijah Corbett, late of the Oregon and California Stage Company, has been awarded the contract for carrying the mail between iuonticello and Olympia, Whashington leiritory. The Prendegast family, consis ing of seven persons, were poisoned in Monte rey countv, California, a tew days ago, by eating toadstools which were thought to be mushrooms, ihrceot the family, small girls, died ; the others recovered A Washington special says these are three hundred and twenty-six defaulting Internal Revenue Collectors in the United States, the total amount of whose indcbl edoess foots up over 5200,000,000, six twentieths of which is due from ten in dividuals. Fanny Fern has reached the ripe ago of three score, and is still hale and hearty, ! with more health, strength and buoyaccy than half our girls possess now-a-days at twenty. A veteran observer once declared that no one knew what envy aud jealousy were until he had served in the army. The observer probably never belonged to a church choir. The stimulating effect of quinine upon some persons is well known, but the most remarkable instance of it is that William C. Bryant's finest efforts have been pro duced under the influence of quinine. He has become quite deaf from an inor dinate use of this drug. A recent Texas letter to a Colorado paper, dated at Austin, gives the prices of cattle down there as follows: Beef cattle 12, cows S7, yearlings 2, hogs 10, good ponies from 15 to 30. The other day, while the Legislative Committee were walking through the wards of the Lunatic Asylum of Rhode Island, one of the female patients, after lookiug curiously at the group, said : "Well. I declare, if there ain't tho animals l'rotu Noah's a'rk." The census of Great Britian is about to be taken, and instructions and forms have been distributed through the kingdom, so that the officers may be ready to ascertain the number of inhabitants and persons residing in each house on April 3d. The superintendants have platted out the country into 3S,000 enumeration districts, and are now appointing enumerators. The Stockton Cal. Republican says that the first section of ten miles beyond Peters on the Stockton and Copperopolis Railroad is nearly graded. It is expected the road will bo in runniug order twenty W1XUAM DAVIDSON, REAL ESTATE DEALER. Office, No. 64 Front Street, PORTLAND - - - : - OREGON. REAL ESTATE in thig CITY and EAST PORTLAND, in the most desirable localities, con sisting of LOTS, HALF BLOCKS and BLOCKS, HOUSES and STUllttS; also,i "IMPROVED FARMS, and valuable un cultivated LANDS, located in ALL parts of tbe STATE for. SALE. REAL ESTATE anil other Property pur chased for Correspondents, in this CITY and throughout the STATE and jTEKit 11 umts, with preat care and on the most AW AH I A GEOCS TERMS. i HOTTSES and STORES leased, LOANS NEGOTIATED, and CLAIMS OF ALL DES CRIPTIONS PROMPTLY COLLECTED. And a General FINANCIAL and AGENNOY BUSI NESS transacted. J AGENTS of this OFFICE in all the CIT IES and TOWNS in the STATE, will receive descriptions of FARM PROPERTY and forward the same to the abovo address. 3v22 "Wisconsin" Bought Out! AT PEARSON'S OLD STAND. GEO. W. YOUNG HAVING PUK.VUAB ed tbe stock of M. Pearson, and added to it large assortment oi GROCERIES AND NOTIONS ! solicits the patronage of hi friends and tbe pub lic. The stock is well selected, and will be sold At the Lowest Prices. We mean TRADE, and will give you VALUE RECEIVED.".. 4- GIVE V 8 A TBIAl. G. W. YOUNG. Corner First and Broadalbin streets. BROWNSVILLE. A. Wheeler, dealer in fancy and staple Dry Goods, Hats, Clothing, Boots and' Shoes, Groce ries, Crockery, Hardware, Iron and Steel, Wagon Timber, Plows, Agricultural Implements, ate etc. j ' Motto "Small profits and quick returns." NEW TO-DAY. Potatoes,! Potatoes! - ' ! . frrx BUSHELS POTATOES JUST R OVIll ceived and in store, for sale at $1 25 pr bnshel, by I N. 8. DUBOIS March II, lS7t-27tf A BAROAirlT OFFERED I A Slendid Drug Business for Sale. ISHING TO RETIRE FROM ACTIVE busioe-s, owine to protracted ill-health the underxigned offers his large and nourishing DRUG ESTABLISHMENT in -this city for salo at a low Bgure for CASH. Apply soon, if you wont a bargain, to GEO. F. SKTTLEMEIR, i Albany, Oregon. Daily Oregonian copy one month and send bill to this office..OJ I DE jCL. d X JE X O FIRE AND MARINE! IIVSURAttCE COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. Total Assets (Gold); $1,71 2CG.C3 .1. HUNT. President. M m. ALVORD. Vice President. A. J. RALSTON, Secretary. A. BAIRD, Mariue Secretary. NEW TO-DAY. We want voar Produce, and will give as good a bargain as can bo found in this bnrgh. Call and see ns. G. W. YOUNG, Pearson's old stand, comer First and Broadalbin jan21 streets, Albany, Oregon. Iv3nzu MEW STYLE PICTURES. ; THE "REMBRANDT!" Is the. most popular style of Photograph now made. Call and see. Jan. J4-1U A. J. WINTER. Albany, Oregon. four miles from this city, within forty days from tliis time. More than 23 years ago, Senator Ben ton made n speech in St. Louis, on the Pacifis HaiUyay, in which he said : "Tbe man is now livinjr and full grown, and listening to my words without believing them, who will see the day when the commerce of the Indies will enter the waters of the Columbia and climb the slope of the Rocky mountains, and pour down over our widely -extended Union." Could any dream have been more com pletely realized than the Senator's proph ecy. The most beautiful jiirl in the United States lives near Lincoln. 111. Her hair is of that peculiar hue that a field oi ripe wheat throws towards tho getting sun. Her eyes send forth a light so effulgent and majestic that strangers become spell bound under its influences and stand rud Iy gnzing. Her cheeks bear a bloom like the sunny side of an early peach. A pearl would teem almost black beside her teeth. .Her form is so graceful that men worship her before seeing her face. Her hands suggest the idea of waxen fingers tipped with vermilion. Her smile seems actually to illuminate her presence aud when she laughs the listener fancies he heats 'sweet music in the distance. Exchange. A letUr fiom ex-Senator Williams con firms the statement that an item was in serted in the appropriation bill on the last day of the last session of Congress for $16,000 for the improvement of the Wil lamette river above the falls. .ta9 The leading Fire aud Muriue Insurance Couipanj- on this coast. j tf$i0,tH)O deposited in Oregon. Losses Promptly and Equitably adjusted and paid in Gold Coin. j LADD & TILTON, Gen. Agents For Oregon and Washington Territory. JOIIIV GOIVIVI3B, AgreiEt, ALBANY, OUEUON. March 4, '7I-2Gy I do not wish to inform yea, reader, that Dr. ' Wonderful, or any other man, has discovered a remedy that cure Consumption, when tbe lungs are nearly half consumed, in short, will cure all diseases whether of mind, body or estate, make men live forever, and leave death to play for want of work, and is designed to make our sublunary sphere a blisful Paradise, to whieh Heaven it self thall be but a sideshow. Yon have beard enongh of that kind of humbuggery. Bnt when I tell you that Dr. Sage's- Catarrh Remedy trill poeitirela cure the worst cases of Catarrh in tbe Head, I only assort that which thousand ean testify to. I will pay $i00 Reward for a ease that I cannot cure, a pamphlet giving symp toms and other information sent free to any ad dress. This remedy is SOLD BY MOST DRUGGISTS IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. Price 50 cents. Sent by mail, postpaid, on re ceipt of sixty cents, or tour packages for two dol lars. Beware of counterfeit and tcorthletm imita tion. See that my private t-tamp, which is a positive guarantee of Genuineness, is upon the outside wrapper. Remember that this private Stamp, issued by the United States Government exprc8x!y for stamping my medicines, has my portrait, name. and address, and tbe words "V. S. Certificate of Genuineness," engraved npon it. and need not be mistaken. Don't be swindled by travelers and others' representing themselves as D. Sage ; I am the only man now living that has tbe knowledge and right to manufacture the C en- nine Dr. Sage -Catarrh Remedy, and I never travel to sell this medicine. It. V. PIERCE, M. D. 21m3 133 Seneca street, Buffalo, N..Y. THE GEEAT BLOOD PURIFIER. A Great Bargain. Dame Rumor asserts that the Forty second Congress, at its present session, may repeal the odious Income Tax. Possible, bat not probable. We sball await the announcement with pleasure and with patience. . x ne statesman says mat eayotes are troubling sheep in the vicinity of Salem. The steamer Pacific on her last - trip brought thirty-three cashmere goats. Circuit Couht. Following are the eases dis posed of in tbe Circuit Court up to Friday : State vs. Jaa. w uouru. oeiung isger oeeron Sunday. Dismissed. A. II. Charlton vs. JS. t,ewis. Action to recov er money. Judgment tur pitmiis iur ei(. Jacob Kees vs. ivuiot et jinompson. vonnrm tion of Sheriff's sale. Salu confirmed. State of Oregon vs. J. 8. Thomas. Con&sma- tion of Sheriff's Sale, bale confirmed. W. A. Cburohill et. al., vs. J. M. Churchill et. al. : Confirmation of Referee s sale of real proper ty. Sale confirmed. ; John Meeker vs. w . toigsby et. al. Action to recover money. Judgment for pl'ff for $466. J. Clymer vs. wm. Armstrong. foreclosure of mortgage. Judgment for pl'tt decree of fore closure of mortgage. btatevs. Jas. WUburn. Indietmont tor selling intoxicating liquor on Sunday. Plead guilty and tinea stu. State vs. David Miller. Band for appearance forfeited and settled. A. McAlexauder vs. Sheriff of Linn Co. ct. al. Suit for injuetion granted. wm. Kdea vs. M m. Lewis et. al. Judgment fur pl'ff by default for $200 80. Wm. Kilea vs. L. Turner et. al. Action to re cover money. Appeal from County Court. Judg-. ment for pl'ff tor (25 91. Jas. Wilson vs. Franooines Wilson. -- Divorce granted. Marion county vs. Linn county. Action to re cover money. Judgment for pl'ff for $131 76. Royal vs. Newhouse. Action for slander. Ver dict : "Not guilty of slander." . . . Wbitb Tbstimost. We are requested by one of the jurors to say that tbe charge that Andrew Wiley was convicted on Indian testimony alone, is falsa. Tfae Indian testimony was corroborated by the testimony of three or four good and relia ble white men. i- H qiUE FARM KNOWN AS "FARMOCKI JL Luke" is offered for sale nt $10,Oi'O in coin 84,000 in hand, and the remainder in six equal annual payment?, with interest from date. The traet is in good shupc, being nearly a square, con taining about 6R0 acres of rich soil ; aud is diver sified with forests vast, fair lawns lordly oaks, and willows sitting by the lake, the woodland and prairie so alternating MS to make it one of the most attractive places in the State. It is situated on the wust sido of the Willameite river, within half a mile of Albany, vLieb is known as being ia the huart of tbe best agricultural portion of Oregon. The location is healthful. It has a goKt stoue quarry, about 11)0 acres under fence, a two story frame barn with shedding 90 feet square ; a lar and handsome new bouse two-tories bib, thoroughly painted inside and out. the large cup boards aod book-ascs being fixtures, and the housj having under its whole length a good dry cellar. In addiiiou to thee tbcrj is a neat well house, a wood-bi.use and all other necessary out houses. There is a meadow, large pasture, or chards, garden, Ac, Ac.1 It is susceptible of be ing divided into four farm, all of them having good soil, fuel and rail timber, and three of them having stoclt-water. ; For particulars address J. C. Mendcnhall, Esq., Albany, or tho undersign at Portland. J. QUIXN THORNTON. Feb. ltth, 1871 21v3. Attorney at Law. To the People of Albany. ,: milK UNDERSIGNED bavlnfl rented and JL refitted the FRANKLIN MARKET, form erly occupied by Mr. Sears, hopes to be able to. furnish the same with as good MEATS, both as to quality and variety, as the country affords, and expects to be represented there by a good, accommodating mail, and asks a liberal portion of your patronage. DANIEL CLA11K. Albany, February 1, 1871-22tf . .. : & UPTON, BROKERS, STITZBL REAL ESTATE Wiiardish Prof. Herman, the renowned Wizard, has been entertaining our eitxens with feats in magic, ventriloquism, eto. The Professor is a clever gentleman and gives a good show. The lecture on Thursday night, by C. C. Strat um, was an excellent production. We are sorry to ucw wa m Mtenaanos was sum. ; A Fahilt Remedt No Tamil v should be with out some efficacious remedy for the care of affec tions, so universally prevalent, as coughs and eolds soma rented v. too. whloh ean bo relied nposi as safe, sure and certain. Dr. Wutar't BaUam of WUd Cherry combines this dideratam. 29 GENERAL, AGENTS. 33ranoli of floe, Albany, ; Oregon, JJ. C. NENDEKlULL, - Agent. GENERAL LAND AGENCY FOR OREGON. Established July, 1868. An office where general information concerning the resources of Oregon can be obtained free of charge.; Loans negotiated on first Mortgage, Real Es tate and Collateral Securities. We bare for sale a large amount of property located in the town or Albany. Also, Farming lands, of every des cription, located in Linn and other counties in in is etate. : ... , An Infallible blood rx.it if tes Ing rare toxic and xemvixk properties a certain cure for mstKinsiaTiaBK. aioirx-, keuualci A, and all kindred Diseases. ' It completely restores the system -when Im paired by disease, revives the action of the kiimets ui cexital omasum, radi cally cures scatowxix-. salt samsmnE. -and all eblttive mm cutaxeous Dis eases, gives Immediate and permanent relief In nvsrEPSlA, acstvrarrsii-Asl. Tumors. Boils. Scald Head. TJloers and Sores; eradi cates from the system all traces of Mercurial . Disease. It is pcrBBLvr vecetssu, being mads from sn herb found Indigenous in ciisia. It is therefore peculiarly suitable for nss by Females sad Children, as blood rail. riEB mm KEIOVATOS. For Sale by all Druggists. ' QEBtKGTON, HOSTCTTCIt 4V CO. AGENTS, ' ." : .j . 620 and 631 Mnxkot Etroet, Ban Frascisoo, ' - To the citizens of Albany and viclnitv. and tn the owners of Real Estate : We take this method of calling your attention to our place of busi ness. Having determined to open a Branch" Of fice in your city, we can offer von a medium for ooiaining purenasers one that is appreciated by buyers, as it saves them much time and labor in searching for what they want. Our principal Agency, at Portland, Oregon, is thoroughly es tablished, and the office so well furnished for giv ing information npon Real Estate, tbst it affords the most complete facilities for all parties having business in our line. Yon incur no expense in placing your property on sale with ns unless a sale is made. - Offiee on First street, opposite Post-Offlee. JOHN C. MENDENHALL, Agent. Albany; Ogn., March S3, 1870. 2tfi " ' V 8TITZEL A TJPTON, REAL ESTATE BROKERS, T. C. NESOENHALLt Agent, Offiee First st opposite Post Offloe, Albany, Ogn. AVE for salo ia the eity ef Albany, a desira ble Homestead, Lots I. S, 7 and 8. corner ird Fourth and Elsworth streets, one -f the best localities in the eity. A good one and tbalf story bouse, with all other eonvenienees. iipply to J. C. MENDKNUALL. Agent, - Albany, .Oregon LATEST EVIDENCE I CUKE THAT COUCH ! USE THE BEST REMEDY f Every day brings strong proof of tbe great value LUNG'' 13 ALSAM. " Dr. P. Meredith, Dentist, office No. 132 West Sixth street, states as follows : -Cihcikh ati, October 1, 1869. Messrs. J. X. HARRIS A CO. Gents : About one year ago I took a cold which settled on my lungs. A violent cough was the - consequence, which increased with severity. I expectorated large quantities of phlegm and matter. During the last winter I became so much reduced that I was confined to my bed. The disease was attend ed with cold chills and nisht-aweats. A diarrhoea. 1 set in. My friends thought I was in the last stages of consumption, ana eouia not possioiy get well. I was recommended to- try , h Vllen's Lnng Balsam The formula was given to me, whieb induced mo to give it a trial, and I will only add that my cough ia entirely cured, and I am now able to at tend to my business as usual. Yours respectfully, ' P. MEREDITH. All afflicted with Cough or any Throat ot Lung trouble should use Allen's Lnng Balsam without delay. J. N. HARRIS A CO., Sale Proprietors. Cincinnati, Ohio. - - --. r - , , " CACTIOInV'-Vi Do not be deceived yon who want a good med icine, and desire "Allen Immg Dethmm." Do not allow unprincipled dealers to sell yon s prepara tion called Allen's Pectoral Balsam sec that yon Et ALLEN'S LUNG a A L8 AM, end yon wUt v tbe best Cough remedy offered to tbe publio and one that will give you satisfaction ; FOK BALK BT f RCt:...aTC.1. 1.COTETTEll & CO., 6J 631 Market-st, Ban Francieeo, Ca.. Agwta for GiOiJkemiA isl rtfl tvsw novi jBsT-BoUlbyaB Dreggtsts."sv f-TO