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P. S. Official Paper far Or ego a. SATURDAY, JUxNE 3, 1871 A "laii v horse thiei" has been convicted iu North Carolina. Spencer count,. Iudiuna, propose to raise 8,000,000 pounds of tobacco tbis It is announced that California farmers will receive about SI 60 per bushel for this jears' crop of wheat. ! On the 19th iubt. the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Oregon will convene at Salem. , r-az . . It ia announced that in wholesale exe cutions in Paris, the .Courtmartials use mitrailleuses! Rumor has it that Com. Vsnderbilt will start a daily paper soon ia New York, with a capital of 8600,000. A recent volcanic eruption and earthr quake on the island of Rica has devastat ed the country, causing alao the loss of ix hundred liven. It is announced that the Democrats of Grass Valley, California, will run a fe male candidate for . Superintendent of Schools. - The associate editor of the Iowa State Register, JJiss Matilda Fletcher, will shortly visit this coast to deliver a course, of lectures. Every ocean steamer arriviag jn Port land comes crowded with passengers, all of whom, with few exceptions, come to Oregon to Kwk for homes. The Secretary of the Treasury has directed tho Assistant Treasurer at New York to sell 87,000,000 in gold during the present month. It is reported that "Running Bull's" band of Sioux recently surrounded Ft. Buffalo, and massacred the entire garrison. Port Townsend people expect to have Admiral Winslow, the hero of the Kcar $atye and the. destroyer of the Alabama with them on the 4th of July. - , -; Fast Trotting. May 20th, at the Fleetwood Course, New York, "Gold smith Maid" beat "American Girl" in three straight heats, in 2:23, 2:24 i and 2:22. Mr. W. A. Mcl'bereon, State Printer under the last Republican AdministraC tion, is now associate editor of the Salem Mercury, having gone over to the Democ racy. - ., Late telegrams from Paris indicate a speedy covp d'etat, whereby the Assembly will depose Thiers and summon Cbam bord to the throne. ' . A Boston woma a was sentenced to the House of Correction for six months for t stealing coin from a dead woman's eyes. The oldest living ex-iuember of Con gress is Samuel Thatcher, now nearly ninety-six years of age, who vras born three days before the Declaration of In dependence, and . who represented a Massachusetts district from 1802 to 1805. lie is also the oldest surviving graduate of Harvard. '. On the 28th May (last Sunday) the Communists surrendered to the Versail Iists, unconditionally. The slaughter during Saturday, night was awful. The oppression of the Commune caused the loss of mora than fifty thousand lives, and the almost entire destruction of one-third of the city of Paris. New Orleans magistrates have a way of giving the fines imposed for drunken ness to the family of the .offender, the result of which proceeding is that wives who want new bonnet have materially altered their views on the temperance question,, husband judiciously encour aged in inebriety being a 6teady source of pin-money. . Immense works for construction, locat ed at Ilion, 111., give constant employ ment to about 1,300 men, who finish. Tery day, from 1,200 to 1,600 guJ tnrowing the onoe famous arsenal at Springfield wholly ia the shade. The Springfield works are Sow standing still Tor want of an . appropriation from the United States Treasury. Got. Caldwell, of North Carolina, re cently stated that-the published accounts f the Kb K)ox outrages were not exag - ge rated if anything were not colored enough; - Ho states that every day ac counts reach him of the whipping of this soao, or tie hanging of others. Demo crat, also, acknowledge the correctness of the reports of the Ku KIux cruelties.' ' The Tucson (Arizona) Cituen 'ot May" 20th say that the friendly Iocfians at Cmp Apache rebelled outright, captur ed the Government herd and captured the mail carrier as be was traveling from . Camp Grant. An ofScer and sine men went ia search of , them, and found .the herd., d three hundred Indians in battle r aUTay. TBey had secured the" weapons received at Camp Afabe. : , The officer returned without esptanas the tok. ' He reports tl;e killing of three Indians swd losing one man and three burses. , T.f rtisnatnhes from Madrid show that deep dissatisfaction prevails against the rule -of iho newly selected Italian King, Aniadeus. In a recent session of, the Cortes the opponents of the monarchy boldly moved the establishment of a. Republic, while the friends of - Don Carlos evidenced their contempt of the present King by proposing a declara tion that' the election of . Aniadeus is void, and that Don Carlos is the right ful King. These "straws" indicate pretty strongly that the reign of Arca de us .on the Spanish throne ia drawing to a, closer and that the struggle for the succession . has already commenced. A strong Government would certaioly not tolerate, such treasonable utterances iu its chief legislative body. The San Francisco Chronicle says that tbe "California Extension Company ' whose purpose is to build a railroad, as a rival to the Central Pacific, from Davisville, Yolo county, California, to Ogdcn, Utah Territory, filed articles of incorporation in the office of Secretary ot atate at Sacramento on the- 23d of May capital stock, $60,000,000. The incorporators are composed of the lead ing capitalists of San Francisco, and of some of the "heavy" men of Europe, who represent the capital necessary to build the road. It is announced that work on the rood will bu shortly commenced, all the capital having been subscribed for, and it is thought more than probable that within two years the traveling pub lie will -have a choice of two routes from San Francisco to Ogden. The Company is officered as follows : President, Wm. F. Roclfson ; Vice President, Col. John P. Jackson; Treasurer, Milton S. Latham ; Secretary, TV. II. T. Barnes. The Treaty of Washington left New York by the Ininan Line on last Sunday, for the purpose of exchanging ratifica tions. Minister Schenck will receive it three or four days after his arrival in England, and the exchange of ratifica tions will be completed in three or four geeks. Tho process of the exchanging of ratifications seems still understood that two copies of the treaty were signed by the Commissioners, one of which was vent at once to London, and one placed before the Senate by the President. The Senate -having consented to the treaty, the President and Secretary of State at tach thoir signatures to the copy, and when Minister-Schenck receives it he will exchange this copy having the signature of the President lor the other copy which will be signed by the Queen. When the exchanged copy has been received it will be promulgated by the President in a proclamation, aud its provisions will then be fully in force. . From the latest advices received from California, we are led to believe that the crops will be something better than anticipated a month since, but there is no hope that there will even he half a crop under the most favorable circumstan ces. In some portions of the State, after the wheat had headed out, hot weather prevailed, preventing the 'grain' from filling, and drying up the stalk entirely. All indications just now point to good prices here in Oregon for all the surplus wheat our farmers may have to ' dispose of this season. p Tragedy i.v Wasco County. Ac cording to the Bulletin, a tragedy was committed in Wasco county on Monday, on the road between Dalles and Hood river, in the vicinity of 31 osier - creek, eleven miles from the Dalles. Two old settlers, named Cleary and McClure had' a difficulty about a piece of land. Cleary went to McClure's house and shot him through the groin. Before surgical -as-, eiatance could be obtained the wounded man bled to drath. A son of , McClure, a "young man of twenty-four years of age, on Seeing his father fall, drew his rifle on Cleary and shot - him through ; the brain, killing him instantly.; MrMc Clure was a quiet and peaceably disposed citizen who was' universally ; respected. Cleary had been a soldier, and was some times quarrelsome, but was generally es teemed a good citizen. ' The men were perfectly sober at the time." The .piece of land about which . they disputed - was almost valueless. -Young McClure in tended to Surrender himself to the law authorities. - The terrible affair created much excitement aad sorrow. Cleary leaves a widow and two children, and MoClure a widow and several children. Umatilla Indian Reservation. The Walla : Walla Cnion of May 27th says : '. . . : ' j f :. ; , Z. F. Moody, of the Dalles, is now en gaged in swvejiog the Umatilla Indian Reservation, a great portion of which is of a very superior quality of farming lpd. The. Reservation includes all the, upper and better portion .of, Umatilla valley, and embraces all that portion lying be-: tween . Wild-: orse .creek and - McKay creek and the Summit or . the Blue Mountains. . ; It . is estimated there is good land enough to make two thousand good farms of one hundred .. and sixty acres each. , We. understand the survey is beiog made with a view of the United States buying the Indian title and throw ing the country open to settlement.. If this is done Umatilla will soon become one of the most wealthy counties iu the Slate of Oregon." ,:. Ravenous. Smirkins did Mount Washington on foot last year, and he got as ravenous as a raven ataonsr the ravina so he eat down io one of the fforireous gorges and gord himself; ' The case of Bumuerflcld. Under this caption thai Sacramento CaioH of May 20th publishesan explana tion, of the SutntuerSeld murder, which occurred last October, on the Central Pacific Railroad, at a point known as Cape Horn. It purports to be a state ment or confession of a late distinguished lawyer of Sau Francisco, Leonidas Par ker, made just before his death lately in tnat city,, and 19 to I the effect, that ke,'Parker, pushed Gregory Summerfield, or as he was called at the time, "The Man with a Secret. from the platform of the car into the abyss ; In the written sate- aent published m the Cnion, Parker gives as his reason for the murder, that Summerfield had made a discovery by which he was able to ignite water, and burn it up as easily as one would ignite dry stubble with a lucifer ; that Sum merfield made several prominent men in San Francisco aware of bis secret, and after proving .to their entire satisfaction that he could ignite water, by burning up a basin' full, and also a small lake a few miles , from San Francisco, he de manded that they should pay him the modest sum of $1,000,000 for bis secret, threatening if the money was not forth coming he would' set the ocean on fire, and destroy the world j that these gentle men set ont to raise the money by subscrip tion, and did succeed in raisins the half Of - it, " but" io epito of the calamity that was to befall San Francisco and the bal ance of mankind should Summerfield be allowed to put into execution his terrible threat, the balance of the money could not be raised, and as a last resort it was deter mined to kill Summerfield, and let his secret die with him ; that these worthy and prominent men selected Parker, to put Summerfield out of the way, and that in pursuance of this end, Summerfield was made to believe that the remainder of his demand could be easily raised In New York city! that Parker in com pany with Summerfield, on their way by rail to New York, and when they had ar rived at Cane Horn. Summerfield was induced, by a pretense of observing more, closely the scenery at that poiut, to tale a position on the platform of-tho car, from whence he was easily burled down a gorge of 1,700, feet. . j For this crime Mr." Parker was taken before a Juscice of the Peace, and al though the proofs of murder were plain, he was acquitted. It is really a , well written stoiy, and its author should have the credit of having written the most splendid hoax that has appeared in print lurjrears. - - 1 . m - ' . : i . It seems that, Democrats are. so pleased with the results of the work of the Joint High Commission, that they already jay claim to having originated the idea. The leading ' Democratic journal of New England, tbe Boston Post, says: It will ever remain a source of profound satisfac tion that the project advanced at the critical moment by the Pott, was at once adopted and carried out to the "pacifica tion ot the feelinss and the harmonizing of the interests' of two great peoples ! j 1 1 . . ... ; The following' ticket for the next Dem ocratic campaign is suggested by a Penn sylvania Democrat ; For President, Gen. Sherman ; y for Vice President, ;.. Gov. Geary, of Pennsylvania j and Carl Sehurz for Secretary of State, or "anything! he may choose. Tbe leaders of the Democ racy see no chance of winning the next campaign unless they can induce "Radi" cals" to except positions on their ticket, and then build a platform to suit their candidates. v. f ? ? t The Puget Sound Indiana have some queer laws about increasing the popula tion." The Indian who is sruiltv of beimr o o the father of twins is driven into th woods to abide alone for three months. Triplets condemn a man to perpetual bushwhacking. The Republicans have done well in the recent local' "contests in Kentucky. Among the places wrested from the Democracy, may be mentioned Lexing ton, Frankfort, Paris, Danville, narrods" burg and Nicholas ville, all of whom elected Republican officers. . . , , Executions continue to be the order of the day in 1 Paris. Persons denounced and discovered hiding - ore sffot hourly. Numerous persons, both moo and women, are arrested for attempts to aPKaseination and arson. Many of7 those executed seemed to be perfectly crazy. The delegation from- San Francico to the f Democratic State Convention at Sacramento is said to bo unanimously against liaight. San Francisco senas sixty-four delegates - The Sacramento Union says that New( too Booth has already been ; nominated for fnvrfwYr. iif flttlitiirniu Kv. tvri.t!itrrla of the .Republican party, and that be ia .1.. .... . . . .. .1 CI. me iruiietii man in. me oiaie.. e t It is announced that M. llochefort is coodemned to death by ' a " -Versailles eourt martial,' and has probably oeu exe cuted ere this: " ' ' . . The Yaquina Bay . Road lands are aid to have hj?en purchased by J. E. HogF agentrfb a large German colony. The publio debt during last month was decreased $3,000,000. ' ' Ruling - Official ... Passion.- A policeman fond of reading, told a friend that for amusement, wheq off . duty he oftca took up a book. --, '. The contest for the Republican oomi nation for Governor of Ohio seems to have narrowed down to two candidates . ex Senator Wade and Gen.tNoves. with the chances decidedly in favor of old Ben. i . r " One of our . exchanges advertises for two compositors, "who don't get drunk," and adds that "the editor does all the getting drunk necessary to support the dignity of tbe establishment." --The New York Herald says dry goods from abroad received at that port to the amount of eleven millions of dollars, for April, 1871; against eight millions of dol lars for April, 1870, indicate a pretty lively spring tiade r. , . . J - A society of "girls has been organised in a Western village and a resolution bas been passed to discard all whisky-drink . ing, beer-guziling, c:gar-smoking and tobacco chewing yonng men. They are willing, however, to stand the beer and cigars when the suitor is good looking. Robert Bonner,' of New York, bas purchased at Lexington, Ky., at a high price, the great colt, Mambrioo Bertie, that trotted at Cincinnati last fall in 2.41 seventeen seconds faster than ever made by any other two-year old. William L. Barry, a compositor on the Lebanon (Tenn.) Herald, recently cele brated his ninety-first birthday. He is hale and hearty and can set 6,000 ems per day. . " , - , , Wyoming must be a servant girl's par ad ise, for they get there $7 a week wages and the privilege of voting. Immigration into Nebraska this season ia greater thn ever before. It is prob able that the population of this State this year will be increased forty thous and. The new comers are mainlv from the Eastern States aud Europe and are tan ing lands under tbe homestead and pre-emption laws, and by pui chase from railroads. ' ; r4 ."- T . - ia . ins course ot a iervia speech in the Woman's Suffrairo Convention in New York, recently, Mrs. Victoria Wood hull Blood said : "We mean treason, we mean secession, and oo a thousand times grander scale than was that' of the South. e are plotting revolution : we will overthrow this bogus Republic and plant a government ot righteousness in its stead." ; The Scientific American says it is now impossible to construct a burglar-proof Kafej for the thief, with his cylinders of compressed hydrogen and oxygen, can. in a few seconds, burn holes in any of the hardest metals his fire drill en abling him, in a few- minutes, to work his way into the strongest safe that was ever constructed. - - ' John , G. Waters the Qty Auditor of tnaianapons, was recently shot during a quarrel with an Ethiopian miuistrel. and though but slightly hurt, his wife was so shocked by the circumstance that she has since died The Duke of Devonshire's losby the recent burning at Holker Half, one of Ins numerous places of residence, is csti mated, including valuable pictures and worts ot art, at $20U,U00, which is to huu, however, a mere bagatelle.- . -The Lewiston. Me.t -Journal, savs clergyman in that vicinity, without ap parent exercise ot great intellectual effort, answered the conundrum, "Why is a 1 . " , -1 ... a,. . uuuuiuuve tics a minister r -uy saying "oecause ne cas so many sleepers under him. - .- r -Ti.t t.Sv Out in Kansas a oeddler insulted lady and her ten-year-old boy filled him wit n small snot 3 Bob Carson the famous mountaineer and trapper, who has had as many adven tures as his brother, Kit Carson, still lives on the Missouri river, near the town of; Arrow ; Rock, and is hale and vijjuruus ana as ioua , oi stirring scenes and intese excitement aa iu his early youtn. The Treasury Department defends its retention of so large a surplus (over $100, 000,000) of gold with the statement that nearly all of it is liable to be called out by overdue obligations of the covernment. Thus, coin certificates $20,000,000. in terest 831,000,000, three per cent, certif icates $39,000,000, matured debt nearly $4,000,000, making a grand total of $94, OOU.OOO. . Of coarse, there is no scriuus probability of a large portiotr of , these obligations being presented for payment ; but if the Treasury should part with its means to meet tbem, , there would be great temptation for a strong combination of speculators, inimical to the Govern ment, and seeking to make a big break in tho market prices of its securities, to gather up all of these obligations possible aud thrust them upon the Treasury with a sudden demand. Says the Chronicle of May 23d : The schooner Enterpriae Captain Parker, ar rived in this port on Sunday last from the ; wreck of the steamer, Golden-Gate. The Enterprite sailed from here some six months ago for the purposo of securing tho treasures iu the sale of tbe wrecked steamer, supposed to atuuunt to over $3, O0U,UUU.i,She had on board eight sail ors,! Jwo engineers, two divers, the Cap rairi, orie mate, a sailing master aud oook, besides all tbe required machinery and diving materials uvce.-sary to such an expedition' They t worked 'about the wreck come four months and fi unity found the sale, embedded in ten feet of sand.. Chains, were atuchi d to the sate and everything prepared for hoisting it, when a dispute: between the. divers and the principal officers arose? which ended iu a sort ofc mutiwy e. The divers, it i stated, mad- the j assertion that the machineiy brought was too weak to lift the burden, and -Consequently refused to carry out the project, The officers-allege that-the machinery is capable of raising twenty five tons, although the sife weighs 5only three. I The divers were to have four per cent, for their labors; but their arduous undertaking they value at a higher figure. lr is thought the are now negotiating her with other parties to proceed to the wreckr once vmore with the stipulation that they afe to have ojie-half the amount. 1 he Enterprise brought a cargo of lum I ber for cigar boxes, but not a cent of txeasura. . -i.. Bonner's "Dexter" and Governor Staa- iuia Horse. ;New York, Tuesday May 9. 1871. To the Editor of the New York Times: In your S paper of the 7th instant, re ferring to the time 'made by a horse be longing to -exsGovernor Stanford, of California, you say: "According to Cali- turnia authorities, Mr. Bonner must buy this wonder or see Dexter's performances eclipsed." In a previous number of the Timet you had printed tho renuted ex ploits of this "wonder," as be is termed. ri,M . .. . trpiuiw, as you quote them f rom a California paper consist of his trotting. ' : Firtt Ope half-mile in one minute and seven seconds. - Seconds-Another and senaratn r.lf. hnile in one minute aud seven and one- nalt seconds. . . 'Z .-';r ? Now I, have two horses in my itable that have trotted half a mile in one minute and six seconds, and one horse, Dexter, that has trotted half a mile in public in one minute and five seconds. Dexter has trotted half a mile to a road wagon in one minute six and a half sec onds. So you see that if the California "Wonder" is to throw dust in my eyes as the article which you copy Bugestsr it can only be from present appearances, when the wind blows from behind. 'I not only expect but hope some day to see Dexter's time beaten. I have twe or three horses myself which if they dd anything near what bas been prophesied of them, ought to beat his time and I paid more tor one of f hem than I paid for Dexter, but I-h ave been looking so lung to see his time beaten and the public have been so often assured that it was about to be beaten that I confess I have almost got tired of waiting, aud I do not think the prospect is particularly encouraging when it is not even preteud ed that the last "wonder" brought for ward to beat him can trot as fast to a light sulky as he bas trotted to a road wagon. Robert Bon neb. Agriculture in Portugal- Port ugal now contains, as is estimated, a popu lation of four millions, distributed over twenty-two trillions of acres. Not more than five millions of acres are under cul tivation, and of these more than one-half is devoted to cereals, Indian corn being tbe staple. Next to. the cereals, olives and grates are thA leading agricultural products. The grain crop has been val ued at 828,750,000, the wine crop at $40,000,000, the olive crop at 82,500, 000. and other fruits and vegetables at 89,000,000. The annual value of all vegetable products is estimated at 890,- 000,000, and animal products at $25, 500,000, or a total value of agricultural products at 8115,000,000. Northern Portugal greatly surpassed the other di visions in rural activity, wealth, and density of population. 1 be breeding and exportation of cattle are here upon the increase. Stall feeding is much prac ticed. The famous wine growing dis- inci ui i uc Lfuoro, witn. uporto as its ceutralmart, is in this division. In South ern Portugal where the soil ia poor and the climate is'dry and hot, oranges, lem ons, and fruits of all kinds are grown for export. Farming in Northern Portugal is con ducted almost exclusively on a contracted 8cahi Farms of fifty acres are not com mon, the average sue being less than fif teen acres. Farming operations ate con ducted on a primitive scale. Plows dif fer very little from those in use by the Ramans ; tbe smaller kind, the one most use J. can easily be carried by a laborer. J lie narrow usea is also ot a rudo con otruction. The hoe is indispensable. noot crops are but seldom grown, and potatoes are almost unknown. . Women work habitually in the fields from child hood. Country life, heretofore" much negiecieu, is Decerning more attractive aud remd.ierative. AD8ent-i.uinuea people are lunny. Sir Isaac Newton wanted his servant to carry out a stove mat was getting too hot. A fellow stole his dinner before his eyes, and he afterward thought he had eaten it because he saw the dishes emntv. A Scotch professor walked into the middle of a horse pond while pondering on Final Cause. Bun. Fran din punched down the ashes of his pipe with the finger of a young lady sitting at his side, and severe ly burned the little white noker A gentleman in Troy, N. Y-, received a letter m the dark, and used the letter to light his lamp, aod then looked about for it to read. Pore Gratry, one day iu Paris, thinking he had left his watch at home, took it out of his pocket to see if he had time to go back aftei it. Piers Hvaoihthe. in hia Ioti,i-o ;n the Queen's Concert Room in London, the proceeds of which were for the dis tressed peasantry in France, said of Ger- maov : If she should which France has dropped, if with a sini. liar Diinaness ana injustice, she should attempt similarly to rebuild in Europe the fabric of CsBsarisui which blnn n.il m ancient Route,, she will also reach her Oedan. -- I denv theantinuc irlna r.f roa The modern idea ia nobler that nit nooa are of one family, v ...The elaim of science that mankind hud a-various origin is of no importance heie. I do not fear that doctrine. If mankind have not tnruo" from the. heart of a. siiivia Adam ihnn have certainly sprung from the heart of One Father. "Not Ashamed." -It must have been with infinite chuckle, and many of what Cooper describes as oldLeatherstocking's long, inward laughters, that Henry U ard Beecher, during a hte vacation! heard one of his own published sermons deljv ercd in an obscure village- At the close of service he accosted " the "divine," and said, "That was a very good discourse; how long did it take you to write it ! '- "Oh, I tossed it off one evening when I had leisure," was tho reply." "Indeed ! said Beecher. "It took me longer than that to think out tbe frame work of that very sermomV "Are you Henry Ward1 Beecher t" "I am," was the reply. "Well, then," said the unabanhed preacher, "all that I have to say is. that I ain't ashamed to preach one of vour ser mons anywhere !" To Harden the Necks or- Teams. When a harness or yoke of bows do not fit properly, and the skin- is liable to be galled, wet with cold water until the out side skin appears quite soft, and then bathe those parts with a strong decoction of white oak bark. . Let this be done every day, and the skin will bceon.e mucn naraer and tougher than it usually is. A little care in preventing an ill, is far better than much labor and akillin curing it, or in endeavoring to obviate its injurious enects. .. ; ; -. The Emperor William of Gcrmanv in by report a practical urinter. And thh. is the way it happeued : By a late rule of the house v( Branden himr till th'ik members of the family are obliged to learn a trade, each choosiug at his option. William chose tobe one of the emit tvn.. graphical, spent an appretithin of three years at tho bu.-iim ss, and is now a toler ible type hticker. We don't vouch tor the complete truth of this, tut report says it u true. Progress. One result i.f th trOY&mAnt 1.4 thn (oAt fl. k . - --w auvw vw t-lia QQ4, U V crowded into r branches of industry and 1 .1 1 1 .. ... wi buvu as wouia nave suocked the 1 modestv of th mrl v.r tan Two girls in a small town is Ohio run a blacksmith shop all by themselves. They dress iu Bloomer costume, and rhoe a none just as a man, aces. . Negro Testimont. in Kentucky- In Kentucky, May lth. Judge Cafer, of the Seventh Judicial District, deliver ed a charge instrueiiog the Grand Jury to admit negro testimony io their iuvest tigations. Jude Cafer decides that negroes are citizens and have the right to testify as necessary for protect ioo iu the enjoynieut of rights guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States to citizens. Grasshoppers. The Santa Barbara Prets of may 6th says ; "-Frou Mr. El wood Cooper we learn that tbe army of grasshoppers, about twelve miles of town, is- stca.iily moving toward Santa 15artrara, and bas already gone a half 1 mile, sweeping everything before theut 1 hey hatch out in certain portions of roiling aud billy laud, and the area thus infested will amount to about five thous and acres. 1'he only remedy seeuw tobe to plow up the land where the eggs are deposited. JUany may be destroyed by otner methods, but this one will destroy them all." - NEW TO-DAY. A bouthei 11 paper says : "Yesterday was a severe day on concealed weapons. The winds, holding rouuh dalliance with bifurcated coat-tails, exposed to the eager eyes ot policemen the ivory handles of bowies, pistols and toothpicks." . Love. With love, the heart becomes a fair aud fertile garden, glowing with sunshine aud warm hues, and exhaling sweet odors; but without it, it ia a bleak desert covered with abes. Two ladies on a Missouri railway train got their babies mixed, and could not tell them apart. They tossed up a cent to decide the matter. ' Hudson, New York, proudly claims the "champion angle worm eater," who defies competition, and there's no one found bold enough to dispute his cluiiu. The French' style of betting is quite novel, it tne lady loses, she gives tho. gentleman what she chosen; if tbe gen tleman loses, ho gives her whatever she asks for. ' . ,:, T T t . .. . . - iu uacKson county, wis., tbe pigeon roosts ex tend , seven miles. X7XXUABI DAVTDSON, REAL ESTATE DEALER, Office, No. O t Front Street, PORTLAND - -: . ; OREGON REAL ESTATE iu tbia OITV and EAST PORTLAND, in the m-wt desirnMu localities. con sisting ot LOTS, HALF BLOCKS ani BLOCKS, auwiSS and STOKES; nlo, IMPROVED FARMS. n.I TaluaWe un cultivated LAS US, located ia ALL parts of tbe c 1 a 1 it ior 0.11.E. i liEAL ESTATE and other Prepcrty pur chased for Correpundents, in tliis CITY and Idr-u-hoat Ibo STATE and TERRITORIES, run crent care and oa tbe most ADVAKTA GEOLS TERMS. nOUSES and STORES lvescd. LOANS NEOOTIATKO. and CLAIMS OF ALL DES CRIPTION.' PROMPTLY COLLECTED. And a ncral PIXANCXAL and AUEN.VI.Y BUSI NESS transacted. ' . . AGENTS of ibis OFFICE in alt the CIT IES and TOWNS in the STATE, will receive descriptions of FARM PROPERTY and forward the same to the above address.' ; .0 3v22 1871. : Swvinar Catnvavisrn. 1B11' A full assorliucnt of all kinds of troods nsuatlv kept in country stores, and puiiuble to the season, may be found at Wbeel- r's. Store in Brownxrillo. Ilaring increased facilities and keeninc a wide range of articles, whi h he is dcterniind to cell even lower than before, the proprietor trusts tbnt he will receive a ftill greater chare of tbe patron age of the pcoplo-of Rrowiisrille and vicinity, '. Produce of all kinds bought. Cash naid Tnr wool sacksand tvino furnifbed. Aircnrv fcr f ile of Agricultural Machinery and Sewing Ma chines.' . - .. , 1840 1870 The -'Pain Killer'! mav iostW h .tt...i .w- great medicine of the wortd. for there is no rjsion of the Rlolie into which it has not found its wav and been largely used and hi-hly prised. More over, thcte is n . dime t.which it bas not p-nved to be well adapted for the care of . considerahl, varity of diseases ; It is a speedy and safe remedy for burns, scalds. cuU, bruises, wounds and vari ous other injuries, as we'I as for dysintery. diarrhoea and bowel eomplainU generally , it is ad mirably satted for every race of men, on the faee ot the ttlube. ' .;'. v:,.. ... . ,. , 1 1 is a very sigm&eant fact, that notwithstand ing tbe limit period or years that PaJB Killer", ha been brf .re the world. It has never lost one whit of tt popularity, bat, mb toe - cunti-sry. the' oall for it has steadilv innreaaed from its Crst dis covery, and at no prerioostime bas the demand for u oeen so ere at, or tbe quantity made, been . so large as it is to-day.-.. A nothnr stgnifioant fact ia, that ipowncre was Pain KiMer ever etn in biirhcr repata.Mor been more generally used by families and individuals. than it has been here at home, where it was fleet discovered and iatrdu-e. Thai the Pain Killer will continue to be, what we have styled it, Tk mas sWmi'm 0 Ae Wat-id. there cannot be tbe ; f '.ai"wf 4ub'-?r'id'o- ijlrctor ran I M i 1 I I n e r y asFan c y G o o fl s ! MRS. M.A.pRIDCEFARr.'TEn, (SUCCESSOR TO MRS. DUXUIVTAY) TTAS JUST RECEIVED FROM BELOW JLJL an elegant invoice or new MILLINERr AND FANCY" GOODS, " aaeh a Fashionable HATS, BONNETS, - . ; ' VELVETS, - , , . - RIBBONS, - TRIMMINGS, ' ' , BTC. to wbieb she invites tbe attention of tbe ladies of Albany and vicinity. Her goods will be found as cheap, if not cheap er, than ever before offered to tbia aaaxket, aod their quality cannot fail to give satisfaction. . Albany, April 8, 187I-3m31 ...,- Established in 1852- ARMEG & DALLALVI, , Importers, Jobbers aod - BIAXVOFACTITREBS OP Wood & Willow Ware, Brooms, Pails, Tabs, Churns, Brushes, Baskets, Twiues, Cordage, Matches, Stationery, Paper Bags, Clothes WriDgera, ' Feather Dneteru, Fishmg Tackle, Ten Pins and Balls, Rte., and Ue: HOUSE FURMSHIXa Direct Importers of Baskets from leading Oer man and French Manaiacturers. - aoears roa mi (iu or S. F. Percussion Match Company's Matefeee, American Net and Twine Compaoy'e Twiney Dt-nuii tiax aims laurn, J. C. Conroy A Cmnpan's Fishing Tackle, liollingswurtb A Whitney's Paper Bags, Sherman's Improved Clothes Wringers, C. E. Gi'isaold A Company's Feather Dusters. F. MeLunghliu's Brashes. Our stock i the largest ob tbe Facifie Coast, and oar fiu-ihties foi manufacturing and inaporV iujj enatiie (M o sell at lowest market price jifenil fov eatalegne. . . . Uv3a8 aiS &1T Satcrameuto-St., San Vmuc'o. ELI CARTER, DEALER IN REAL ESTATE, NO TARY VUBHO FOR OREGON:, AND GENERAL. FINANCIAL. A ll l.'VT ..... - - WILI. GIVE 8PECIAI. ATTENTION TO the buying, selling, examining title to, tti.ii couveauciug, Real Estate, collecting and sevurinu debts, and adjusting claims in any vf tho tat or Territories. Long csucrieuce in busiuess and an eaxesslr aequaiutauee iu the Atian-ie State e asid. citifta.' espeeiaily the Westesu Stales and Territories,, togepuer with ten yeas actual service in Clerk, aud Meosder's offices, aatla.eooseo.nent familiar ity wiia the records of real estate, Ac., makes ntar coutklent of being able to render valuable Service and give satisfaction to those who may intrust, ib.ir tuiinc- ia my hands. ' CorrespoBdeuts. fmu tbe Hasten States and Territories will receive prompt attention. ' i'leuse call ou or address me at my oftVee in Alliuny, Linn county, Owgn. - I refer witb pleasure to : ! t . Hun. James 11. Kavinangky Montana. Capt. Oeo. Weal, Colorado. Hon. Ezra Hunt, Pike eunaty, MissoarL Hon. John D. Coalter, St. Louis; Miuosri Hon. Mordeeai Oliver, " . ; Willis King, JSdq., - . Slessrs. Citer, Price A Co., Pbtlacu.tpkdav K. M. Carter, Esq., Elyria, Ouio. ' if H. Ia. Beach, Esq., Pennsylvania. - Joseph Cbiek, Esq., New Yoik City. J. B. Price, i-Jsfj.. Portland, Oregon. ' Messrs. Kusell. Ferrv Jk Wwlil P.iUnJ v u i 1 1 I, 1 .v . Atesm. 1'. V. Harper A Co., Albaey, Oregon. lion. a. j. btrobin, CorvuUis, Oregon, llev. Joseph Kiuerv, - I AprU 22, l71-33v - - - ' . J DRICCS 6u CARTER HVE T1IOROV& II LY REPAIRED AXD improved tbeir : ..... Planing Mill, SzsS l Boor , Factsij ; Hare procured and pat up a very avperier. Positive Motion Scroll Saw Employed a corps of first-class mechanic, and are now prepared to d all kinds or work ia tbeir line with neatness and dispatch. We bar nun, stanily on bund a good assortment or nftftDC 0 A Oil liniama aa uuung, gH4n, IslULUIteil, OUm Also, seasoned Cedar, Pine end Fir Lumber. , Our motto is "Live and let lire.' .. ... Orders lcrt at tbe Factory, or wilh Eli 'Carter, at his office, will receive prompt attention. Wc are ager ts for the sale of " ' Beacb.'a Positive Motion He roll Saw,', one of which may be seen at work in our Facturv. Albany. April 22, 1371-33r3tf ; - . Wiscons.ii' Ilought Out. : JSTJLti w srPQn -m j ', ,AT PEARSOX'S old stakd. 'v: f EO. W. VOUSG HAVING PrRClfAS M ed ti e st.ick of M. Pearbo, aod added to it a large assortment of " ." ; . ' GROCERIES : AND NOTIONS I solicits t' e patrna7o of his friends and the pnhT The stock is well selected, and will be sold ' At the Lowest Prices.' UI-'!V..!,.TRAI1E' nd wiu K,Ta y VALIJK : sl. " ' O. W. YOUNG. Corner First and Broadalbin streets. - j ..m i'iuuuqi auv mil give as good - a bargain as can ho fuuud in this burgh. Call and Me us. , . It. Vf. YOUNG, I earsou a ull Ml.m 1 v:M i u iit.f ? - . . , IHWHUUIHII Jau-'IJ streets, Albany, OreKon. fv3n20 TUE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECTw." fully inform the citizens of Albanv and vii eiuity that he bas taken charge of this establish. ueuv, aua, oy Keeping clean rooms and paying -strict attmtk ; to business, expects to suit all those who ma favor him with their patronage. iog ueroioiore carried on nothing bat Fint-CUn Zlair Dreaainr SaJoons. X he expoc's to give entire satisfaction to all, ' pgr Cbildreu and Jiadies' hair neatly rot and fbampooed. JOSEPH WEBBER. sevI9yS : rnU ANNUAL ASSKSSMKNT LIST Vlt I der the Vi Internal Revenue Law, for Division No. 3 consisting of Benton, Linn, Ma-, rioa. Polk aod Yamhill counties io the District f-A Oregon, will be open ftn- examination and cor rection at the assistant assessor's- office, in Cor valtis from the 3d day of May so the 12th day f May 1S71 ; where all persons claiming aetuctkiaa , or abatemea of taxes, n; coessqueaee -of erma-ii ent ass. s"mcnt, atast do so in writing before the expiration of this aeiiee. as no dedaetioa will be . allowed after tbe list is closed and tamed over te the Collector. .. . , ' t . , - ,i jsH. - . TH0S- aAZA,. ; , . , U. &, Asesr, District kf Oregon. , B ILL-HEAD PAPER, all siaas. joat reealvad, :I wht, -7v bwi. it Dais tartar COM. -i , i