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U. S. Official Paper for Oregon. SATURDAY, APRIL S, 1871 A daily Hoc of steamers will sooo be put on between Portland and Astoria. It is announced that a number of Have they Heard from Connecticut t English newspaper proprietors America next J uue. fill visit Governor Woods, having' disposed of his property in Salcin, takes the next i : . i . & tti. i. i)uiniu r jtifaiiH'r. r.ii rtmit Kir I . r:i n o o i " . e The Treasury at Washington will sell, during this month, eight millions of gold, and purchase ten millions of bonds. CoNNECTicuT.-The State Senate stands 13 Republicans to S Democrats, and the House is Republican by a small majority The following notice has been posted in a saloon in Portland : "Gentlemen learn ing to spell will please take yesterday's .. paper." See the point ? From tho Journal we learn that it is j feared the late severe frosts in the vicin Immediately upon the reception of the news from New Hampshire, the opposi tion brought out their big guns nnd roosters, and crowed loud and long" over what thry asserted to be "signs of the early dissolution of the Radical party" - the great Republican party had been swept from office and power in one of is strongholds. this defeat was ascribed to the "disgust with which the people viewed the course of the Administration," and this "dis- ust," it was prophesied, would extend Irom one end of the country to the other, recultin? to the benefit of the Democratic party. This "reaction" in New Hamp shire was to widen and extend until the whole country would" be brought under the beneficent rule of Democracy, when everybody (officholders) would be full of contentment and happiness. Now comes the news that Democratic Connecticut has gone over to the "Radi cals" horse, foot and dragoons, leaving the party of 'Reactionists" hardly an office to swear by. That good old Deiu- ! ocratic commonwealth, that last year gave Democracy a majority of nearly nine AmticuLTUUAT,. Pew pcrsous in the United State3 are aware of the demand for farina, or potato- flour, and of the almost unlimited -extent of the market that can bo found for this product, which U pimply the dry, evaporated pulp of the ordinary potato, the whiter and more free from black specks the better. ' It is used j for sizing and other manufacturing pur- ( 1 Til- i ! .:..!..: Of course, " the cause of auu' " luu aiu U1 F''l""'""" auu aciu, is cuuvertvu mtu siarcii. xu Europe it meets a large and increasing demand, in its primitive state, as potato flour ; and in Ijsmcashire alone, 20,000 tons are annually sold, and as many more would be takeu if put into market. When calcined, it is used largely for silk-dress ing and other purposes. At this time the quotation for potato farina in - Liver pool is a 4itt!e over four cents a pound while wheat flour is about two aud one sixth cents a pound; so that to potato flour is worth nearly double that .of .the wheat at the present rate. Consignments to Liverpool are solicited by the brokers there, who promise to take all that can be furnished. The sweet potato, hitherto used in various forms- as au esculent in bread makiug, as a substitute for coffee, in the ity of Eugene City has seriously injured , jiunjrcjj has "reacted" with a vengeance; j brewing of beer, as well as for feed for the fruit crop. I it has "reacted" to such a degree that According to newspaper reports King j Democracy, which had set itself down to Amadeua is already weary of the royal i feast on the rich things t the public purple, and thinks of resigning his King- j table, is suddenly ejected from the feast, ehip at an early day. j and informed that the dear people pre- J . j ferred the hated "Radicals," and had The O. & C. Railroad intend establish- j chosen them to fill the high seats, not ing a new station on French Prairie, withstanding the "reaction" in New three miles below Gervaise, which will be , jraulpSillr0. "It was ever thus." The called Halsey, after the Vice President of the roa'?. CALIFORNIA. At the municipal elec tion in Marysville on the 25th of March, the Republican candidates were clecteJ by overwhelming majorities, the vote be ing nearly two to one. The Orejonian states that the engineer who will superintend the corstruction of the canal and locks at Willamette Falls ' has arrived, and that work will be com ruecced soon. ' Daniel IJacon, who has been esperi- mentins ou sae brush laJ in Idaho J Territory, says they produce larger grain of better quality than Boise river bottom lands. He did not irri irate. Five years a0'j the Methodist church had no church congregation or member ship in Sweedcn. Xowthereare twenty one missionary workers, with a lay mem bership of over twj thousand, and rapid ly increasing. Bismarck has informed Thiers that unless the indenio'.ty is paid before the "rooster" cuts and heavy display lines announcing "Democratic Victory over Radicalism" don't head long colums of double-leaded small pica in our Democrat ic journals to any great extent. They are not on the blow not any. One little victory in a twelvemonth is as much as they really expected, and they have laid their wood cuts away iu oiled rags, hop ing that in tho course of a year or two they may gain another "glorious victory," through the inattention or want of har mony in the ranks of the- Republican party, when they may again bring out their little bantams, take a free drink, and console themselves with the assertion that this "great reaction" has certainly "bust ed the Radicals," and the Democratic party (office seekers are about to once more get hold of the public purse. It is a harmless kind of buncombe, always indulged in by third-rate iuksliugcrs of the Democratic party, and deceives no one possessing averagj common sense. The result of the election in Connecti cut, together with the sweeping victory ! in Cincinnati, is conclusive evidence that farm animals is now Leing used j for making syrup, in which it "far surpasses that of the beet, and even of the sorum in delicacy of flavor, while the yield is much more abundant. The average pro duct of a bushel of sweet potatoes, the yam variety being preferred, is alleged to bo over two gallons; and as the ave rage yield per acre, on poor, sandy soil, is from 150 to 180 bushels, the product must necessarily be from 300 to C50 gallons of syrup. This must open to the view of the piney woods agriculturists a new and most profitable industry, one man, with a mule, being able to cultivate at least fifteen acres in potatoes. The rcsidum, after the juice for syrup has been extracted, is pronounced a valuable edible cither for man or beast." Our Southern Oregon Correspondence., Empihe Citt, Mareth. 28, 1S7I.V There aro at this time 'ety-xisb Vessels iu tlio Bay ready for Sea, by far tho largest num ber that has ever been hero at one timo. Tho southwest wind has prevailed bo long that . the channel has closed. At least there are three feet less wner on the Bar than there was last summer; hut a few days of northwest wind will again cut a channel, and calm down the bar so that vessels can again get ont. Several accidents have oceur rcd'lately to vessels coming iu,hut nothing serious. A wave struck the stern of a schooner, broke tho wheel and crushed the man at tho wheel considerable. The ladies connected with the sewing society of tho M. E, Church gave ' : s "v A SUPPER last Friday evening, at the Court IIouso for tho benefit of the Parsonage, and realised about fifty dollar. - The Parsonasre 4s a good ono,' and it will be well furnished, as the ladies have taken it in hand ; and the ladies of Empire always ac complish what they undertake. The Methodist are raising funds to build a church. They ex pect to build this; summer, and to have it ready for dedication by the first of September. 'At pres ent there is not a church edifice in Coos county. si-nisG is now upon us in nil its beauty. Gardens are being made, trees aro putting forth their leaves, and many flowers are in fu.ll bloom. There are many more wild birds here than in the Willamette; and also more bcantiful singers. One kind sings as sweetly as a well cultivated Canary. Hum ming birds abound. Speaking of birds reminds me of white wild goese that coma " here in tho fall liast India. As wo are borne on the pinions of thought to the far distant Southern Asia, we thcro behold an empire reared by the Mogul of the Sixteenth cen tury, lone ono of the most wealthy and magnifi cent that ever adorned our earth, stretching out its broad and fertile plains from tho baso of tho towering lliinalays far along to the margin of tho Indian Ocean, embracing forty degrees of longi tude, expanding from the distant shores of the China Sea to the green banks of the Indus, includ ing more than ono million square miles, inhabited by (wo lmmlrcjl millions of human beings. Their cities would rank with tho first in the civilized world ; their gorgeous palaces were daz.l'uig to tho eye of those who had beheld all that was magnifi cent in Europe. There was among them an an cient and venerable priesthood, who- were not a little distinguished fur their poetry, eloquence aud knowledge of ancient literature. This people bad attained to no mean state of civilization and re- uncinent, wuen me xiriusn planus were yet a wilderness and their inhabitants wild and barbar ous." ' ' i Behold a noble Indian of giant form and corres ponding mindr, as he wends his way up the rocky cliffs of the towering Himalays. - He struggles on until he reaches their loftiest summit ; and as he stands upon this proud eminence, ho surveys the I wide expanse of verdant fields below, stretching i out as far as mortal ken can view. lie thero be- j holds no expressionless pyramids rearing their lofty summits towardheaven, or monumental piles i on whose columns are inscribed the victories of a i hundred battles, lie beholds that which speaks ! iu richer tones of eloquenco than all these : the j verdant and highly cultivated plains, crowded I cities, with massive temples whose goldon spires The Washington Star says that the ladies of the Capital have to a great ex tent banished wines from ; their parties, and are now beginning a crusade against cigara in the gentlemen's dressing room. No matter how much desire you have to fight, never begin on a mule or a cross eyed man. Their looks don't advertise clearly enough whattliey are going to nit. , . i WILLIAM DAVIDSON, REAL ESTATE DEALER, Office, Ao. 6f Front Street, PORTLAND ... - OREGON. REAL ESTATE in this CITY and EAST PORTLAND, in the most desirable localities, con sisting of LOTS, HALF BLOCKS and BLOCKS, HOUSES and STOKES; also. IMPROVED FARMS, and valuable un cultivated LANDS, located in ALL parts of the STATE for SALE. - . -. REAL ESTATE and other Property pur chased for Correspondents, in this CITY and throughout tho STATE and TERRITORIES, with great eare aud on the most ADVANTA GEOUS TERMS. . HOUSES and STORES leased, LOANS NEGOTIATED, and CLAIMS OF ALL DES CRIPTIONS PROMPTLY COLLECTED. And a General FINANCIAL end AGENNOY BUSI NESS transacted. v - t..'- ' f I AGENTS of this OFFICE in all the CIT IES and TOWNS in the STATE, will receive descriptions of FARM PROPERTY nnd forward perfectly white They were very abundant last ! su,no 11Ke meteors ; inesc aro monuments fall, but disappeared about the first of January, j orTno pride, industry and frugality of their noble y t sires, whose bones are mouldering beneath their J base. He beholds a free and independent people, To the People of the State of Oregon. who acknowledge no superior; these are mouu- I mcnts of the heroism aud patriotism of his fathers. Iu fine, the scene spreads out before him as one The Statesman announces that an ex ecutive order has been rsceived by Mr. A. 13. Meacham, Superincndant of Indian Affairs, directing him to select, from lands already withdrawn from mar ket, lands for a reservation sufficient to accommodate all tho Indians in Oregon east of tho Cascade mountains. The reserved lands comprise about one hun dred square miles of the southern por- The baneful effects of intemperance upon the morality of tho people and the body politic of the State of Oregon, demands the earnest atten tion of her citizens. As a blight upon morality in destroying lives, ruining souls, producing misery; and in causing sickness, sorrow, hunger and nakedness, instead of health, happiness aud plenty ; it surpasses all others and becomes the overshadowing evil of our country. The political evils that result from the liquor traffic are a serious and growing cnuo cf alarm. It is a lamentable fact that the larger portion of of our tax-burden is tho result of intemperance, and that it peoples the receptacles fur criminals at our Capital and various county-seats ; that it is vastly instrumental in burd cuing the State with the support of the Ius:ine at our asylum, and the poor and tho destitute in our several counties ; that more than two-thirds of tho cases on our criminal dockets in police, justice's and circuit sublime page of history, on which is recorded the lives, virtues and noble deeds of a hundred gene rations. " ' This terrestial paradise (on account of the dif ficulty of access) was for many years little known to the European world, except iu fable, that often inspired the ambitious mind with dreams of golden conquest. At length, on the discovery of the south-eastern passage in 149C, the whole conti nent was set in commotion. Every nation was aroused : like a den of wild beasts bursting the bars of their prison-houso in pursuit of a common prey, rushing mon.lhis innocent and unsuspect iug people like a dcsolatiug storm, or so many devouring elements; desolating cities, destroying the innocent, and bearing away in hellish triui&ph their ill-gotten gain, each ttruggliug with the other for the greater spoil. The Driiish subject engaged in this system of piracy, became alarmed at the idea of continuing BROWNSVILLE. A. Wheeler, dealer in fancy and staple Dry- Goods, Hats, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Groce ries, Crockery, Hardware, Iron and Steel, AVagon Timber, Plows, Agricultural Implements, etc.. Cte. : Motto "Small profits and quick returns." NEW TO-DAY. "Wisconsin5' Bought Out! JSTJLil W. STORE I . AT PEARSON'S OLD STAND. GEO. W. YOUNG HAVING PURCHAS ed the stock of M. Pearson, and added to it largo assortment of GROCERIES AND NOTIONS f solicits the patronage of bis friends and th Pub lic. The stock is well selected, And will b sold At the Lowest Prices. We mean TRADE, and will give you VALUE RECEIVED. I V E ' U S A T R I A 1a. O. W. YOUNG, Corner First and Broadalbin streets. We want vonr Produoo. and will irive as good a bargain as can be found in this burgh. Coll and sco us. , ., G. )Y. IWUfltt, Pearson's old stand, corner First and Broadalbin jan21 j, streets, Albany, Oregon.. ., v3n2 NEW STYLE PICTURES. . TI1K : REMBRANDT 19 Is the most popular stylo of Photograph now made. Call and see. A. J. WINTER, Jan. 14-19 ' Albany, Oregon. NEW TO-DAY. IGth inst., 80,000 German troops would j the people are satisfied with the conduct enter Paris, suppress the revolution and f of affairs under llepubliean rule, and in- remain in possession until the money was 1 stead of losiug confidence in the party, all paid. the people are more thoroughly and strong- A Eakcr City correspondent of the La i h convinced of the necessity that exists Grande Democrat says that there arc of keeping the Republican party in pow cr finished and in complete operation in that tl,e T1? that has uPhe,J bJ ifs n"Sht eounty, 243 miles of ditch, costing a total j the constitution and the laws, and kept of 243,000. The several ditches an-i iutact our who!e country despite the mad courts, arise directly or indiretrtly . as its effects. Besides the capital, worse than wasted io its sup port, the time that is lost, the homes that are des- i so hazardous an eulerprisu on individual respon- olated, the bright prospects that ure-blishtcd, the ! ,:i,:tjrv 1 f,ir .i etmrtffr- whi h vns mnlml i many citizens ot our vounir State who are be in:? t it , .i - 1, -i.i'i'i i-t. them in the year IrtOO, under the retjrn of Uueen j annually ruined, the drunken fights and street ! J ' v brawls that disgrace .ur many communities, and i Elizabeth. In their infancy, possessing, limited j the powerful yet pernicious influence that this j pbvsical power compared with that of their rivals, monster evil exerts in the enactment of tho vari- I ... ' . rm.mlM . .,....,. which ,. ,. tinn rfl"lrM?it nnd 11-ilcpr rmintips bor- ; ons laws upon our statute books, on tho customs ; J . lion Ot Uraut aaU Uaker counties, nor , f th,. pe,Mle at l:lrs'0,and in the cor- ducted with the utmost shrewdness ; they were en. dered by Idaho on the east and by j ruptii.a of the ballot-box, all these things eon tin j ablcd by their treacherous schemes to gain a' very Nevada on the south. It does not take SromK upon us, and each succeeding day, ; aubs,aaliai 100thld on the continent. The board v v . i mouth and vear becomine; more frighttully alarm- i ,. . , . , in . rwrr nf .Tnnfcsnn conntrv and the ! in and i.roi.ortional.lv harder to eradicate, even ! of directory soon expressed a desire to become a Klamath country, and lies entirely south of the settlements and mines now worked in the couuties of Grant and liaker. DISSOLUTION. Tho copartnership here tofore existing between Luther Klkins and William S. Elkins, of the firm of L. Elkins A Son, is this day dissolved by mutual agreement.- The business will hereafter be conducted by Wm. S. Elkius who assumes all the liabilities of said firm. All persons knowing themselves indebted to the late firm, will please call and settle imme diately. LUTHER ELKINS, W. Si. ELKINS. Lebanon, April 1, 1S71-MI ; D- TITUS, Dealer in WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWE2.RY, ETC. s3- Repairing of Clocks, Watches, Jewelry, 4c., attended to. All work warrauted. . 31v3 II. C. CLEM EST, Jtr&. and lv3 Kiitish proximate a carrying capacity of 7,000 inches of water. In regard to the present troubles in France, Bismarck is credited with saying that it is to the interest of Germany to Late, a Republic in. France, and that Prussia would not interfere unless her interests were endangered; in the latter case such action would be taken as would settle the matter effectually. , The Oakland ATcies says the Examiner is uncommonly ferocious when it "can find a little dog to worry," and that it has accordingly gone at the Chronicle ham mer and tongs. The Oakland paper adds that the Examiner is by do means so ready for a fight when it encounters "a big old treesbil mastiff," meaning the JVcics. McDonald seems to be yearnin little muss. ' for efforts of foes, within and without, who sought to tear down and utterly destroy the freest and most liberal Government on earth. The San Domingo Matter. Kalama. According, to the Trans cript, Kalama contains a population of 400 whites, 52 of whom are females. It : contains 65 buildings, and thirty more are under contract, and will be erected as soon as the weather will permit. . Among the buildings are 10 hotels and restaurants, 5 goods and grocery stores, 1 aw mill, 2 butcher shops, 3 shoe shops 3 paint shops, 2 churches underway, besides tho office of the Itailroad Com' pany, 40x60 feet, three stories, with rock Tault m the basement. Wotk on the Chicago hotel is being vigorously pushed - quite a string of sidewalks have been built, and the place begins to look quite , comfortable. ; A stream of living water meanders through Kalama, affording the test of drinking water. Five coal veins 'ftom ten to thirteen feet in width, have been discovered on the line of the railroad thirty miles from Kalama, which proves : ouj'i'Hwi wt vuuiuiuu uve. jit ourns clear, is free from sulphur, leaves no ash ' and is so located that coal may he brought to Kalama af a low figure, making it an extensive coal depot. The Chinese pop i illation, of which thero are about 300 c are located just out of town, on the line ! cf the railroad. ;. The San Domingo Commissioners have returned, and made their report, which doubtless will soon be published - and spread before the country. From many sources we gather the information that it is favorable to annexation. But the . re port will hare no influence upon the Democratic party further than to induce it to oppose the measure more vehement ly if possible than heretofore. It may be expected the whole force of the Demo cratic party will be- directed against it, just as it would be if the measure were the wisest and most beneficial to the country that could be devised, simply be cause the Frcsideut is in favor of it. Op position, too, may be expected from Sum ner and his friends ; but how successful this strange combination of forces may be, remains to be seen. -There are those who firmly believe that the annexation scheme will succeed, and that, too, long ere President Grant shall be called upon to vacate the White Ilouse. But the re port proves most unfortunate to the Dem ocratic party at least in one respect it thoroughly and , completely ' exonerates 'resident Grant from , all tho charges made by the tongues of malevolence and slander, and no matter whether the scheme succeeds or fails, he comes out of the affair stainless, ' still retaining the high confidence and esteem of his fellow- citizens. ' . More '-Reaction." The Democratic prediction of a "reaction," commencing with New Hampshire, that was to sweep the "Radical" party into oblivion, and hoist - those patient and long-waitiDg Democratic office-seekers into power, is operating, but not exactly as predicted. dispatches from Cincinnati (Ohio) of the 3d, give Davis the Republican candidate for Mayor, 2,500 majority. Democracy uiun t get a good scald ou the "reaction there. ; SnocrriNO Affkay at Asulano. On Saturday morning, 25lh ult., nbout 8 o'clock, A. 1. Buiton fired four shots at Stephen Booth, at Ashland, inflicting a serious wound in the upper part of the cheat, the ball passing entirely through and lodging in the muscles of the back, from whence it was subsequently -taken; another ball entered tlio wrist, and fol lowing the course of the bouo, lodged in the muscles above the elbow j this ball has not vet been found. An examina tion of Burton was had before A. V. Gillet, J. ., on the 27th ult., during which Dr. Grceniuau, the medical atten dant of the wounded man, testified that the ball passed through the neck a little to the left of the upper part of the ster num and, dividing the windpipe, appeared at the back a little to the right of the spine ; but that Booth can use his voice. The testimony further developed the fact that Booth had brutally beaten the Deft. The defence set up was that the shoot ing was done in self deferice. The Jus tice held the prisoner to - answer under 1,000 bonds. Later. The ball has been extracted from Booth's arm. He is doing well. -JacTcsonville Times. ' power, holding court- .1... 1 . . :.. , 1 .1 T.,,lt., 1 i, it,.-nTif nil tin. racy to whu-h it ia continually giving rise, calls j Government added to their already great .;.,l.t.l , -Wl, n- fo.rful rv, t!' prerogative ol laying troop., Aud as this evil nil! continue unless somcthias is j martinis, aud coining mouej, thereby arming this done to stop it, ntvi thtit promptly, and decisively, bnnd of speculators, with all tlio available power therefore, wo the underiguc.'l, having been select- j oftUo Briti5h Gov.rnmeut. Ou the arrival of eu lor iuiii. purpose, oo uereny issue a can io lue temperance peoido of Oregon, to meet in cunvcn f :..;., ;.,).., .... l..;.i . nirl, ohiect of this convention leinz to comi.are notes. I the French r.rui3 thereto, they were diraeefully discus pmuuplea, and to secure concert of action defeated and driven troin luo la-u.1. lt.e on the part of the different temperanee elements j Kaj?l"a arun were iIilii turned ayatDst tho na in our State, r.ud to deviso meairare for the c- i Uvea, those to wh iiu thcy h.u ie,-iied in. u. .-hip ..t,. r .;it n;t in .irii-tn. tt, ana protection : naviur aireauy oriueu tne.r icaa I the Eugiish troops in india, commanded by Col. ! (,'iive, notwithstanding the considerable success of tempter from our land. We would especially urge i tii all e'lristhvi'chtirc'.ms, cs :lesla-!tie.il h di-s, temperance organizations, Ac, to send dclents, and upon all temperance men andwoineu not con nected with such societies to meet at such times and places as may best suit thein, and choose delegate-1, who will assist with their counsels nnd viwi. IjCt ns come together as citizens having the best interest of our young State and the future triumph of the temperance cause at heart, and secure a united and determined action on the part of tba co-workers in the great reform. J. B. MuClane, Balem ; Jacob Conser, Jefferson ; Wm. Roberts, Portland; Jlyer Jackson, lltllshoro ; E. W. Kyan, Portland ; O. W. Dimuiick, .Needy ; J. W. Shrum, Silvcrton ; J. II. Frnsh, Portland , C. Ii. Roland, Jefferson; W. K. Bishop, Hanis bnrg ; J. B. Garrison, Portland ; G. W. Ilichard son, Amity ; II. Lindsay, Monmouth ; W. Pow ell, Dayton; M. C. George, Albany, Departure. By the Oriflamme ex Gov. Woods of Oregon, now Governor of Utah Territory, went passenger, accom panied by his family, on his way to Salt Lake City. We wish him and his a safe and pleasant journey. A number of warm friends . accompanied him from Salem hither to see him off, and he will bear with him gratifying remembrances of their devotion and of that of others who equally wish him health, fortune arid long life. Bulletin. . - A man was- arrested in Buffalo last week for stealing a barrel of salt. When arraigned ia the court ha pleaded desti tulioa. "You couldn't eat salt," said the fridge "Oh, yes, I could, with the meat I intended to steal." This reply cost .Jura six months. The judgo had no ap preciation ol delicate humor. Oeecion's Direct Tax. The official reporcot tue Secretary of the Treasury shows that of the direct tax levied neon uie respecuve States, August 5tb, 1861, Oregon has never nnil l,.i,.Po Tf is stated to be $35,140. The total due rom all the delinquent States and Tcrri- The P. T. Company have extended an ivitation to the Masonic and Odd Fellow Societies at Corvallis, Albany, Oregon City, and other places along the river, to be present at tho funeral ceremonies of their deceased brother, S. T. Church. . In Jackson county. Missouri, is a man eight feet and a half high, who has . a daughter only twelveV years old, who stands nearly seven feet without stock ings, and is well proportioned. J. he 1am ily went to Missouri from 'Indiana lajt December ; the father is engaged in farming on a very limited scale. A party who visited the family were received in the most hospitable manner, and regaled upon -corn bread, served up on -shingles. The man's name is Plummer, and it is his belief that if his daughter does not quit growing, their sphere of usefulnesss will eventually be found to lie in the direction of the show business. The Portland pspera state that Messrs. Russell, Ferry & Woodward arc to have regular auction sales of county and city real estate.- V A donation of $2,500 is offered to any one who will build a "Grist Mill" on the falls of the Umatilla river to cost not less than ten thousand dollars. Those who are 60 situated that they can accept will address Mr. Ansia, Umatilla, or Hawley, Dodd & Co., Portland ;, -1 . , i , East Bridgeport, Ct., possesses.tho chaw don mean man in the person of a thief who stole the crape from the door knob of the house ot a citizen whose son lay dead within. Two severe shocks of earthquakes o.r short duration were felt iu San Francisco on April 1st. , - Within ten months the Methodists of the state of New-York have raised half a million of dollars to. found a uuiver.sity at Sj'racuse. .The erection of build ings will bo commenced immediately. Charles Cornell, formerly Assistant Engineer of the Fire Department, in San Francisco, fell dead iu a saloon on Wash ington street. In Visalia, California, Claiborne Wright, an old and .. well known resident, was shot and probably fatally wouuded by his ; son in-law, Jndd Moore. From the Statesman : A gentleman who used to live here, now resides at Portland, while the woman who used to be his wife, lives here in a dissolute way ; so ho visited Salem yesterday and bor rowed his child, aged two years, to, get some clothes made to fit, but having pos session be earned the boy to 1 octlaud to have him uuder. better" "influences. I he mother was disconsolate, but the child is in better hands. . . ' '' ' A zephyr that passed over Fiast Sagi naw, Mich., says a local 6hect, took down a good share of the signs and chimneys, and tore up the slate roof of the . Metho dist Church. 1 1 One Andrew Keunisoa, of , Norridges wock, lately coughed up a head of herd-, grass, which had been in his lungs more tl:an thirty-six years. The head had -become as hard as stone but still retained its shape. ' A Detroit merchant, having discharg ed a porter, - is receiving - semi-weekly epistles from him, pleasantly informing him that the ex-porter is "bound to mur der yew at the 1st favorable schance -deth is on yure trale." ' : ' Yellow Dog Landing is a new stop ping place on the Cumberland river, and the Swaggles IIouso ; is the principal hotel there. r' . Mr-Galloway of "Suffern,1 Rockland county, New York, sold hi magnificent trotting stallion "Happy", Medium," by "Hatnbletonian," dam "Princess," March 18th, to Mr. Steele of Philadelphia, for 25,000, A good price for a good horse. It is said that Louis Kossuth, who has nearly finished his autobiography in several volumes, has hitherto been unable to find cither in. Italy or in Germany a publisher willing to pay him, an adequate copyright. cis, they were made si:i easy prey. Ia contemplating ti:o brilliant victories of Ciive, in a mihy but decaying empire, our hearts sicken and we turn to weep as wo beheld hiui drenebiug the earth wilh the innocent blood of murdered millions, wh--i.e industrious lmnds had labored to r.uler it beaiui'u.1. lie went on frvm conquering to conquest until he rale 1 with undisputed sway throughout th;t mighty euipi c. It was his induur.tabie courng.j that realized to (ireat 15; iiain such an amount of cultivated terri torry, such an amount of revenue, and sneh a multitude of subjects, as were never added to tho dominions of Kom: under the ai .Et successful pro consul 5 su.h Wealthy spoil 04 wcro never boruo under the arch of triumph, down the sacred way and through the crowded l'oruiu. Let us once m.ro turn to the lofty Himalays. As we glauco along their rugged sido, we behold an aged Indian, emaciated, careworn, his tattered garm -nts bespeak poverty ; j et tho index of a noble mind is stamped upon his brow, lie strug- glss on until he plants his feet on the summit of that same lofty dome of natuie upon which bis coble sire stood a century ago. The same serene skv spreads out its bluo areh ab ve and around him, and his dim eye rests upon the same laud- scape that inspired his lattier s soul with visions of inexprcssablo delight eighty years ago. But he there beholds no mmumcits of his country's fame, of tho virtues and noble deeds of his ances try. ': The scene inspires no thrilling note of joy, or feelings of exultation , he heaves a loud sih as he beholds thu picture of misery, desolation ami woe. He discovers in the distauce a female of once princely rank and corresponding fortune, passing through the Eugiish camp, with & group of childreu imploring a morsel of rice to preserve them from starvation. Aud before him passes in plain review the camp, the march, tho siejre, the coullict aire, tue capture ana tlio gacK. lie ex claims in extreme agony of soul, "there, behold ambition's gory sons with hearts of adamant and miasmatic breath, stalkiug madly over the earth, to slake thoir foul, iucarnute lust for power and humau blood ! By whom principalities are hum bled and subdued to gratify a haughty tyrant's will. Cities proud and opulent, fair science's chosen seat, wh.re aro yon now?" where, the very elements seemed to exclaim ; go, go to the con queror's touih aud enquire I Can justioo in the eight of heaven or humauity vindicate snch bTutality? Upon what principle of right can England shield herself from the just reproaches of this people? Is it because they are barbarous and uncultivated T We aro told that they would richly compare with what the German States were two centuries ago, in govcrnuicBt aud civilization. She urges that she has inr proved their government, that the serf werJ oppressed by the more oppulcnt; but in truth sho has crnxhed all to tlio level with the serf, and promo tod none. She has not only reduced all to the level with the serf, but bound them in degraded servitude taken from them their rie'i and fertile soil ; allowing them the mcagor remuneration of one-fourth the pr xlnets of the soil, as a compen sation lor the toils of cultivation ; restricting them in many instances to tho cultivation of opium and such other articles as are detrimental to them, bat most profitable to the government of England, and send her youthful nobles or dandy puppets to govern this great people, from whom she derives ber greatest revenues, individuals who felt no responsibility or regard for the rights of her sub jects, but iu a few months plundered immense fortunes from them, and returned homo to enj oy a life of ease. The people of India sent innumerable petitions to Parliament, signed by multitudes, for the re. dress of grievances ; but in the main wero" disre garded. It is true, Clivc and Hastings wero ar- raigoned before a bar of justice in England (if justice you call jt), and convicted of heinous crimes perpetrated in India ; but they were hon orably acqn.tted, for having rendered great erc- fce to .their country.. Perhaps not the least favor- aoie aogma ol tue liritisti Uovornment is, that she has been waging a holy war, to open new avenues for the spread of the Christian religion. O, Christianity, how many crimes are neroetrated in thy name I But if such conduct is an essential prerequisite to tho spread of our holy religion, let us forget it ; for our bibles have wrongly, taught us. Their arms have hurled more- souls into eternity in a einglo month, than all the mission aries of earth can convert in an age. i". ii ; ' ; in hneV throughout the entiro history "of the English Government, she has treated her colo nies ami foreign subjects in- general, not as sub jects, but as slaves. Nor is there a moro palpa ble example of it recorded in the annals of timo, than has been exhibited in India for the last three hundred years. T. W, Q. r and natier-hanging. i alls colored wliiteucd. Orders promptly attended to Shop over Adams' AVagon Factory. jra as.' s. a. joiirvs, MILLINER AND DRESS-MAKER, FIKST STREET, ALBANY, OKEGON. Bridal and Mourning Bonnets and Hats Made to Order. Srcs;-makiag Done in the Very Latest atyic. Als, the ociv agent foi the SfXGEll SEW ING .MACHINE. The Ladies are requested to call and xr.miae the S1NU t. U, which ia the only complete machine in use. Satisfaction guaranteed, or tu'in"y rc fuu.led. Albany, April 8, I371-31v3 Millinery ana Fancy Goo d s S o MRS. M. A. BR1DGZFARME3, (tUCCESSOK TO ALUS. DUXNIWAY) HAS JUST UECEIYED FKOJI BELOW an elegant invuiee of licw millinery; and fancy goods, such as Fashionable HATS, 110NNETS, VELVETS, . 111BBOX3, ; T1UMAIINGS, ETC., to which she invites tho attention of tho ladies tl Albany and vie.nity. Her goods will be found as cheap, if cot cheap er, than ever before offered in this market, aud their quality cannot fail to give satisfaction. Albany, April S, lS7?.-3iuai I do not wish to inform you, reader," that Dr. Wonderful, or any other, man, has discovered-" remedy that cures Consumption, when the lunge 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 spbero a blissful Paradise, to which Heaven it self shall be but a sideshow." You have heard enough of that kind of humbuggcry. But when I teifyou that Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy mill P')itirel;i e nre tfco worst eacs of Catarrh in the Head, 1 only assort tbat wuictt tuousanu can testify to. 1 will pay Kcward for a case . that I cannot cure. A pamphlet giving symp tojns and other information scut free to any. ad dress. This remedy is SOLD BY MOST DRUGGISTS IN ALL PABTS OF THE WORLD. Price SO cents. Pent by mail, postpaid, on re ceipt of sixty cents, or four packages for two dol lars. Beware of eoimtrrfcit and trorthlm imita- tioim. See that my private. Stamp, which is a positive guarantee of Genuineness, is upon the outside wrapper., ltemeniber that this private Stamp, ifsued by tho United Slates Government expressly for stamping my medicines, baa my portrait, uamo and address, and the words U. S. Certificate of Ucnuinenefs." engraved upon it, and need not be mistaken. Don't be swindled by travelers and others representing themselves aa Dr. Sage ; I am the only man uow living that has the knowledge nnd right to manufacture the Gen uine l'r. Safe's Catarrh Remedy, and I never travel to sell this medicine. - K. V. PIEBCE, II. D. 21mS 13:t Seneca street, Buffalo, N. Y. THE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER. ISTo-w Store I C3rOOC3Ls2 J. M. BEACH Is now openiug a Selected Stock of GENERAL MERCHANDISE I Consisting of STAPLE AUD FANCY DRY GOODS, Ciroccries, -Hardware, CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE, ' ;. Hoots & Slides, Paints Oils, Which ho is offuring to the public at prices cor-' responding with the tinwa. - All kinds of Merchantable Produce taken in exchange for Goods. " ' Come one, come all, aud examine prices. At the old stand furuierly occupied by D. Beach t Son, opposite Foster's Brick, south side First street, Albany, Oregon. 31v3 Potatoes-! Potatoes ! BUSHELS POTATOES JUST TtE- e, for sale at $1 N. S. DUBOIS OVlU ceived and in store, for sale at $1 25 per bushel, by March II, lS?l-27tf A BAROA1IV OFFERED! A Sleudid Drug Business lor Sale. WISHISfi TO RETIRE FROM ACTIVE busine-s, owing to protracted ill-health, me unaersigncd oners his largo and flourishing DRUG ESTABLISHMENT in this city for sale at a low figure for CASH. Apply soon, if you want a bargain, to v s h GEO.. P. SKTTLEMEIR, ... : Albany, Oregon. S8- Daily Orogonian copy one month and send bill to this office.S3f ; ' . To tho Feopl4f Albany. TIIE UNDERSIGNED having rented and refitted the FRANKLIN. MA RKET, 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 man, and asks a liberal portion of your patronage. DANIEL CLARK. Albany, February 1, I87l-22tf An Infallible blood M-niriESt. possess ing rare toxic and .hesivixe properties a certain cure for HHrlsAtlsa. eoirr. keiiulcii, and all kindred Disease, It completely restore the system when im- paired by disease, revives the action of the : KWXETS ill CEVIX1- OSJAS. ndf- ' cally cores scaOFfL. sAivr aaEIM, , , and all eblttive aa cvtaivbousj Els- . eases, gives immediate and permanent relief In dtspepsu. EavsirELAs, Twstora, Bolls, Scald Head. Tjlcera and Sorest, eredi. cates from the system all traces of Hereon al Pisease, ; " ItisrimEir vEsrrEJE. being made from an herb found indigenous in Causmia, It is therefore peculiarly suitable for use by -"-Females and Children, as a blood rial. FIESI aaS BCIOVSTOB. ... Fa Sale by all Druggists. ? ; . - i, BEDtttaTQiN, K03TCTTCR V AOBNTS, 620 and 531 Market Street, Saa Franolsoo. IF f c id LATEST EVIDENCE ! CUKE 7 T1IAX ;V COl CJli. ! USE TIIE BEST 'REMEDY. ! , .' T" , , . . J. ,. ., . ' 4 r.ver uay uriugs sirong proox oi tne great vauiQ .'. -.oS Utis .... j,.,.,. - .-.. LTJ IS" CS-, ;,!o ALSAMi Dr. P. Muredith, Dentist, oQce No. 132 '.West Sixth street, states as follows : ' - ' . Ciscisjiati, October 1,1869. Messrs. J. X. MAURIS it, CO. Gents : About ono year ago I took a cold which settled on my lungs. A violent congh was the consequence, which increased with severity, I expectorated large quantities of phlegm and matter. During the last winter I bccaino so much reduced that I was confined to my bed. '. Tho disease was attend ed with cold chills aud night-sweats. A diarrhoea, set in. My friends thought -I was in the last stages of consumption, and could not possibly got well. I was recommended to try ; The formula was given to me, which induced me in ,iv it a trial, and I will only add that my cough is entirely cured, and I am now able to at tend to my business as usnal. Yours respectfully, P. MRKDITJI. All afflicted with Cough or any Throat or Lung trouble should use Allen's Lwng Balaam without ilelar. J. N. HARRIS 4 CO., Solo Proprietors, Cincinnati, Ohio. S J ' f IVT'- "' CACiTiOiV.1':; ;;" "4 Do not be deceived yt who want a good med icine, and desire "A''" lig Ilnlmm." Dp not allow unprincipled dealers to sell you a prepara tion called Allen's Pectoral Balsam see that yoa get ALLKN'S LUNU BALSAM, and you. will have the best Cough renicdjfcjollerod to tho pablio and ono that will give you satisfaction. , rv'') FOR SALE BY - . RED1NQT0N, KOSTETTER & CO., S29 A 531 Market-st., San Franciceo, Cal., Agents for California and Pacific State's. nov5 tiJ" Sold by all DruggisU.tSL. "9-Tft