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i Jlinih'( )VltiiL siul lliti In. 'ill .vdiinin and date rules in itositbm. 1 asked Colonel Davids, whoitood by. watch ing with evident interest tlie Work go ing on. if lie had selected a motto for his journal. I never gave the subject a thought," lie replied, -lint come to mv room for a few minutes, and we will decide upon one." I followed him into Ins sanction, an elegantly famished little room, and found a number of wiitlomen present. canvassing tlie pro -peel of old "kougli-and Ready'" election. Senator." said iiii-( olonel. address ing a stout, tlorid-faeed man. who sat tilted back in hU chair, and with Ids feet resting on the side of the w indow, we want a motto for onr paper. Sit down. .Mr. Ransom;" turning In me and banding a chair. "What shall it be?" Well. Colonel. " said the Senator. I am not an adept at such matters; but probably our learned friend Uake i-.m dig us a pearl from tb.it oyster he calls bis brain:'" This was hi Id with an ironical look in the direction of a f.iir-faivd man, who was tlie school master of the place. Blake was about thirty-five years of age a Yankee; but, notwithstanding that tint, bad the 1-nttvt- into tlie best society, lie was a thorough gentleman and a line scholar, lie laughingly replied : "Senator, you do me too much honor. Your Mutedlhiil&u birth tout education lias uertiiluly placed yon in possession of pearls iniieli inure vuluulile llnncan i: taken from the oyster, a you are pleased to term it. wono t possess. This was a shot at a vulnerable spot of senator troubled him bis advanced age "I. iwyers and school-mates always diiT'cr," he pleasantly retorted. Here a carnlverwn speeitnen of the south-western lawyer, named Harris, suggested that each pit-sent write a sentence, with his name, upon a -lip of paper, and have the motto drawn by lottery, w hich suggestion Was acted U.KtU. In a few minute each one had a sentence written and placed in Senator YV "s lint, which, living shaken. Major Howard, a noted lolitldau of .Mi i-sippi at that lime. as elio'cn to draw. The lir-t slip drawn was to be the motto. With a haiulkeivhief over bis eyes, he put in his hand, and feeling around for a second or two. drew out a slip. The Senator read it : "BE .11 ST AMI KKAft NOT.' lollll ltausom." "Ransom, you are the lucky man!'" said Colonel David-, as all turned to look at me more clo-elv, 1 l.-in"r a a strangi;r in their midst. "Yes," I replied j "now 1 can go on with the piper." ami 1 rose to go. "Wait a moment said tlie Colonel. That motto brings back recollections of one of tlie most eventful epochs of my life. Wait and hear the story. Gentlemen, lam not much of a story teller, but alter you have heard It, you w ill say there Lsa strange coincidence in the drawing of this motto to-day." "Give u- tlie story, then, ''said Har ris. 1 took my seat again, and after hav ing a cigar handed to me by Major Howard, we sang out, lteauy! and the Colonel began. Tin: coi.oxel s Jentlenicii, von all STOUT. remember Ihe excitement that prevailed in the South, subsequent to the annexation of Tex as, in IS4,"). Well, in IS43, llllliori reached ottr Government that strong lufluence was aljo'iit to be brought to bear UXMi the Texas Independents, by which British and Spanish Interference might take place in the internal ar rangements of the country. "fhrough a friend of mine in tin War Department at Washington, and my own personal solicitations, I was appointed, with two others, as com missioner to visit that country, and feel, as it might i said, the pillse of the people in regard to the question of annexation, which was being furiously agitated in the States. What Is HOW the Stale of Texas was divided into three sections for onr inspection. The northern tier was given to a Captain Ordwav. a very tine Officer, which de partment included tin- country from the Brazos to Sabine rivers, and north west, nearly a far as tlie Bed Itlver country. The second tier, and the easiest commission of the three, was tlie country contiguous to the Brazos. This department fell to the lot of a young civil engineer, named Parks, from Philadelphia, I'a., through the political infftteme of irieuds. IK-was a splendid specimen of manhood, foil of buoyancy and Iiojh-. but unfortu nately the poor fellow was killed by a roving tend of Indian, only one mouth after entering upon active duty. The third tier was an extensive one ; it included the settleineilts from the Colorado River south to Matanior.is, and northwest along the course of the Rio Grande. To this division I was assigned. "Having met my fellow-commissioners in Xew Orleans, at which point we received our final instruc tions, we took passage in a sailing ves sel for Galveston, from which place we weie to sepirate to our respective departments. Alter a stay of three days in the latter city, I parted com pany with my feUow-inspectori and sailed for Matagorda, arriving there on the 13th day of August this very day five years ago. "Eager to commence work at as etrly a day as iwssible, I concluded to start up tlie Colorado River aial reach Austin, from which place I would be gin my tour of observation. I there lore engaged passage on board a small ilat-bottomcd steamer, advertised to go up the river to Wliarton, or, in case the water would ullow, as far us Columbus. "Xext morning I stepped, on board the vessel, and in a short time after we were moving up the river. After a deposition of my luggage, I began to look about me for my fellow-passengers; Tlicre were about fort', all told, and a curious mixture tliey were; Mexican greasers, as they are called, lialHirccds, and wild Texau border men, comprised tlie passemrer-list, so near as I could see at a first glance. Some ted women with them, otters sat in eroni tellin" stories of Texan life and liliHuisluii. inille around each knot of men perfect rivers of tobacco- juice were running. Apart from their fellnw-passeinjer-, sitting as II lorse- I cln-iou's sake near tlie jmrt wlieel Iwu. I noticed I young couple, who were evidently ol a ilillerent cms from tho rude people strolling over tlie vessel. 'I'be superiority of their dress and bearing attracted my attention, and I at once sought a Nat in their vi cinity, without any i itciitiou. how ev er, of Intruding myself upon them. As they - it talking with each oilier I had a fair chance to observe them clxelv. 'I'hev were a beautiful pair. ' Kmni their action and their accent, I ! menially decided that they were new ly married, and Yankees, but well bred. The lady was apparently about ! seventeen or eighteen years of age : j and I thought then, and have never I changed my mini since, that .she was j tiie pnuBMw of the loveliest face I I ever hehekl, The words of Kdniuml i liiuke on Marie Antoinette reverted to my mind. It was east in an oval i term, and seemed to In- framed ill ringlets of gold, as her hair played loosely around it. and over her neck and shoulders. Her eyes I could not get a glimpse of. as she kept them flashing upon her companion, who, lin ker complexion! d and more sedate. teniiisr itb a i;rsititicd smile to the rattle ot a Miil' be evidently loveu. "Not wishing to u observed by Ihe happy p.dr, I moved away and began a stroll among other passengers. 1 found--which i inevitable In (he ex treme south-west tliat a card-table bad U-en improvi-ist, and that the j single male passenger were almnt to ! rin play. I knew that brandy would follow and my thoughts were couiile, should a brawl j is tiie usual endinir to ! of the yonnj I ensue, which card gaming among the rude border men of Texas. Cilrtng very little for life, a dispute generally ends with a slash of the knife, or a shot, A groan tlie death-rattle and back theviro to their cauls as it' nothing oxtraordr nary had happened. I noticed one I bully of the "Among those ill card man who appeared to be lire-eating older. His voice was the loudest, nod his oaths most plentiful. He bad produced a bottle of spirits when 1 approached the table, and, to use bis own peculiar word-, was pre paring to -lake a couple of slings out of the critter.' I had a presentiment that tin-re would be trouble with that man. So. leaving the spot. I went forward, and taking out my pistols, I made an examination to lie sure they were in a proper condition hi ease ne cessity called for Iheir use. I then strolled toward the bride and groom. They were watching tho scenery which we passed on the river witll interest, and did not notice me. Feeling uneasy, I sauntered back to the card table, and jus! in time to observe a scene at that time new to mi-. The bully had Inst all his money, and was accusing the others, who seemed to be afraid of him, of cheating, with such ob-cone oaths that I fairly turned away in disgust. He had emptied his bottle, anil his nassious were inflamed the mere at his losses. Evidently In a state of mind capable of any mischief, he left the party and milked forward to the ss)t where the young man and his wife were sitting. ' touoweu. lie stoou for a moment bitterly cursing the play ers who had fleeced him. Upon seeing the beautiful face of tlie girl bride, he walked oyer to where -lie. sat. and be fore she was aware w hat bis intentions were, his arm was around her waist. 1 invo'untari'y stepped forward, but before I reached him. the husband, whose attention had been diverted by a seem- on the river, dealt the ruffian such a blow is laid him on his back. Quickly recovering the senses theblow had stunned, the drunken brute bulled out a knife and sprung at the young man. who appeared like a boy in coni perlson with his assailant I saw that the voting husband was unarmed, and that iius lite was in danger. I Here was no time to loose tin- lady luul fainted. 1 Cftitghf bold of the arm that held the knife, and forced its holder hack; but being a powerful man, I did not hope to cone with him in main strength. My interference maddened IlilU. With an oath he attempted to free htsarm. ! told the assailed party to look alter Ins lady that I would at tend to the ruillan, A terrible -trug-gle ensued between us. I felt that my life depended on my getting out a re volver. By this time the oaths and imprecations of the bullied drunkard had brought to the scene the captain of the steamer and the re-t of the pas- sengus. I still managed to hold his knite arm and ihu controlled tlie wea pon, although cut in several places, from rolling over each other on the deck. Tin- captain attempted to Inter fere, 'file rough characters who sur rounded him threatened to shoot him if he did. 'Let them light it out,' I could bear them saying ; -Dill Burton knows bis business. It'll be all day w ith that lean eii-s in a miliit or two.' 1 w a-becoming weak; I therefore felt that something decisive must be done. Gathering my strength for a final ef fort, I gave the enraged fiend a sudden throw, letting his arm, which 1 had held so perslstcutly, go at the same moment. Quick as thought, I bailout a pistol, and, as he sprang at me again, ,1 sent a ball whizzing through his head. With an oath gurgling in his throat, he droptied dead at the feet of tlie onlookers. -The philosophical indifference of his companions astonished me. I fully expected to be the victim of their re venge. 'Ye done fust-rafe, stronger; jest as good us I conid ha' done my self,' remarked a big. burly fellow, who had been one of tlie card-players. T'lien stenkiiig in a whisper. 'But look out for lit s brother Ned, when you get in tlie neighborhood of Austin.' With this advice, he walked away with his fellows ; and they were soon deep in the game of cards again, as if nothing unusual had happened. The captain, a rough but kind specimen of tlie river steamboat commander, pointed to my clothing, which was stained withblood, aud cut in several places. Heeding little as to my appearance, I looked around for tlie ones who had been tlie involuntary actors iftthe bloody scene. Tlie captain told me they were la his cabin ; that the lady had received such ! a shock that fears were entertained a I to Iter recovery ; also tliat tin- young man was mvhelphv the onlookers, and could only le Induced to follow his wife. wto bad been taken awav. by one of; theteinale passengers when the fatal shot was flred. re-inuueil iroill limiiui; iu A cbang,-of clothing and a little eourt-pla-ter soon piit me in condition ffd- . .,. e an iveu ai it narron taie m ic i aftertKNin. and found that tint river would admit of a farther journey lip tin' stream. Here the bodyoi Ihe dus lierado I had shot was given to the village authorities by the wphdn, with a statement of the manner in which lie met his death. It was e vi dently a common occurrence. No at tempts were made to Interfere with j my liberty. A man came with a mule team and two negroes, to take the body away, As the man looked at it. he said, as if speaking to himself. H ell. Bill Burton, I never thought , vim woulil be doubled on be suv.h a: tlilll fellow as that.1 Then his ncirroos, coiitlnnrd : turning to Tote i hi - korW awav ! Come, lie lively !' l.ook- IllE at moil moment. a if calculating my prowess, he went on : -Stranger. how d'ul yedo't? Bill was. an ngly cits to grapple, i reckon hi- brotlicr Ned " ill be after ye.' "Upon mv answering that I was ; fully CRpnble of taking care of myself, I he remarked, with a slv kind of smile. I reckon ve was plavin'a lo-in' baud -eh?" "No," I replied. "1 never saw him before.'' "Well, ye did putty well for a greeny." The negroes having removed the body, mv Interrogator left me. In the cabin, that evening. I met the husband and hts w ife, hue was looking pale, but otherwise well. As they saw me enter, they both arose and came forward to meet me. and held out. their hands. Introductions follow ed, which led to a conversation, ill which the thanks of both were profuse as to my iuterfereiire in their belialf. Their names I found to be Mr. aud I Mrs. Geo. A. Peck. I "During the rest of the trip, both by i river and overland, to Au-tin. 1 learned much of their history. They were ' originally from Medway. M is;., and were but recently married. Mr. l'eek had begun unite a successful career as I a journalist in Boston, but, by the hi ' ducemeuts of his uncle, who resided ill , Austin, audowuetl large traetsof land. ' he had been tempted, alter his mar- Have, to Immiirrate to that place, and start a newspaper to advocate annexa tion to the States. Boxed up and lie ing conveyed as freight witll n. was tlii-necessary material for a printing office. "Both Mr. reck and bis wife had j lell liln-rally educated, and their eon- versaiion was a source of gratification ' to me. Altogether. I always look back I to that journey us one of the happiest j of my life, i "After we arrived in Austin, which : was then a scattered hamlet, mv young i t friends were taken in charge by their relative, whom I found to be an lutel- lipeiit. well educated, shrewd, tuonej ' makltlff Yankee, lie is now one of ducated, shrewd, money the Supreme Court Judges, and a great friend of General llou-tbii. 'ot earing to lose time, I remained in Austin only three days, and started, with a Mexican half-breed as a guide, for tlie western confine of my division; and for to months, nearly, I was out of the civilized world. My mission was a success, however; so Unit when I reached Austin again, prior to exam ining tlie seaboard settlements, and wishing to stay a few days with the new friends had made, I forwarded to my government a most favorable report. "When I arrived in Austin from the West, young Peck had just got his office in the condition ours is in to-day. And what may seem strange, a party r.-.,..n .. 'i ..,..,... k,u I.i I III lJHUCIIIvll, I .ninnies WW 'i" his sanctum on tlie evening following my arrival. The subject under discus slon was a motta for bis jMper. A we all sat miking our imgsestuitK a tali, ill-favored Texan entered the room. lie appeared to Ik, known to ; few present, so no nuestlons were put to bun. Taking a .seat, he listened to the various mottoessuggested. thaw- ing by lottery was flniilly agreed on. by the request of Peck's uncle. The motto drawn was -Hi-: JtfST, an It PEAK NOT. (leorge A. Peek.' "The Texan whom I bad noticed entering the room was the first to hail the successful motto and its writer. Fine motto! Lucky Peck!' he re marked in a peculiar voice. 'Every one present turned to look at the owner of the voice. Observing the attention he had attracted, be cOii tinned : "That is a good motto. Peek; but I know a better one. Did you ever hear the old Indian proverb. Fast he runs, faster follows ?' ' There was an Insulting look in tlie man's eyCs, and menace m his tone, which Peck noticed. " "What do you want ls-ie. sir?' he said, ttddressbuf the intruder. "A life for life ! My name is Xed , Bl,r?"-" , , , hSSrsat Misrs wanted, and, ou the suur of the mb- meut, rose to confront him ; but too late. He liad struck my poor friend , l'eek a heavy blow across the face, and , i i.i ,....in..i:., .,,,,1 then spat upon him. for tiie moment all was confusion, during wliicli the assailant c-caped from the room. I'eck was frantic with rage and grief at the indignity put upon him, which we tried to assuage, but with little suc cess. ' "Next day, a diaracteristic note from the man Burton was handed to Peek, by a friend of tlie former's, in viting a challenge, which Peck instant ly dispatched, without consulting his friends. When I learned of it. 1 tried to dissuade htm from so foolish a step. I painted to him tho worthless charac ter of his assailant, but to no purpose. The blow he had received was rank ling in his breast. His uncle aud the friends he h id made hi Austin entreated him to forego his intentions. He was deaf to their entreaties. His wife did not know of it, and uo one felt inclin ed to disturb her peaee ot m hid, all hoping that lie would come out of the struggle unharmed. "It was a rainy morning during the latter part of November, when the principals and 'eeonds In the tragedy about 10 ! eiiaeted me t on the plateau iivui .-in-,iu. ....n. vj uur Inge, giv.n Burton tlie clioice of wepoos, ai.d he bad selected PtoN. Before the , -..inhalants got into pod- tion. I Walked over to Burton and asked him to apAogta, , as Pep wai , mooem 01 ne.eai, o, u S . roiner ; mat 1 s ine one ,100 mikh 111111. -Yes. yon killed him; but he, j lowa- yonder, was the cause,' he remarked. Secretary Fish ha got over bis One at a time. Your turn will come : jo,, Hts, and gone back into The sneering way in winch this I ,lis 01,1 residence at Washington, was -aid enraged me so that I struck I A stone was lately (piarr'e l on him. The seconds interfered, and t he ! 1 Superior which was 110 feet preoaiitions went torward aram. Ihe1, ice , , ground marked olf. and the weapons B S! ,wt lieing examined, the combatants took J The snia'l pox has broken out in their position. In those days, the t southwest. Missouri. And tho twonlo sijrnal in icxas was tlie tiring 0! a j.ts- tol. l'eek hi-peied to me. "If I fall. break it gently to her. Good-bye.' A slight quiver ran over him the only sign of weakness I bad noticed. A shake of the hand a report another i aisl poor l'eek fell ik-iid. He was : -hot through tin- brain. Tears rose, to mv eyes a oked at Iiiiu. I then j thought of his wife, How could I break the sad lulelllgence to her? It took me (ill noHto summon up cour age to do it. Snail never forget the scene that followed. for months the irl -bride the girl-widow now lay fluttering be tween life and dentil. I w ent on' up on my couuni-ion, alter seeking in vain lor DurtOll, Who never came near Austin after the duel. Returning, after my labors were completed, I found Mrs. Peek convalescent, but spiritless and melancholy. I undertook to see her safe back to Massachusetts, and did so. The change did her some good, but it was two years before she recovered her old looks. "Burton, the murderer of Peck. I shot in the city of Mexico, when we took possession, as be was in flu-act of robbing a private dw elling, against order-. "And, gentlemen, Mrs. l'eek that was, is now Mrs. David-. So go on with your paper. Hansom; and may your motto be less fatal in its results than poor Pecks, That's the story." LOCA L 1 VFK LLIO t'K. Financial. Gold in New York 113. Legal tenders in Portland buy liis, Sac; selling, 00, Pabagramlets. Onions and rad ishes plentiful in market, New potatoes .California! ill mar ket. We contititic to hear complaints of, the ravages of Ihe caterpillar. For a most complete stock of every thing in the stove and tin line, go to W. if. McFarland &Co. C. B. COmstock Co. tire swing the best of agricultural implements. On Saturday a hack belonging to Bartges & Merlck, fill of men. upset, i on corner of Second and I. von streets. jjt slltflit daumge stutoUied by any Slodiins of nice -roods at P C. liar- j per & ( o's. On Saturday the weather was very ! i-a v and blustrv. defcrrilur many from going to the picnic. George Turrell ins a splendid lot of goods, and he knows how to display them to advantage. Fair attendance at the Wednesday night entertainment given by the Good Templars. C. B. Conistock & Co. are erecting a building on First and Bllsworth streets i fin- the rccentlon ofa larae invoice of ... , ""'-ll reapers, mowers, name ihcud- i era. etc. 1 Gov. (irover defend s Democratic ' swamp laud monopoly and other Dem ,,,, llu,iies. hot violently slims. . . t t ;h, uee he . It D ' 1-( " , ', ' , ,, I Ou Tuesday a baseball club was or-! ganlzed In this city, called tlie Quick- k, pM K iSox is President, and II. W.t'ndiing. Secretary. Plav next Saturday, on the grounds south ! of residence of Mr. S. Althonse. Win. I!, t'auno-i will soon put a new coach on the lluelxitweon this city and Corvnlils. Dow, of Dow & Crane, says the rea son they shut up Iheir store was, the files got so terribly bad there was no living with them. Xot wishing to lie lly-biown, they closed for repairs. ,,',.,,,1 ,!...,! nf oieinti'i- illlrimr tiie """"""""'""" ""' " . week lor reapers, mowei i.e. . .,,,,1 ..11 ; n in; i c;i ici-, uini,v;i-, ..nv. v...... i agricuitui-al inaehinery. On tlio whole tlie present season is nronouneed by fanners to be tiie best for crops ever experienced in tlie Wil- lamettevaliey. "Ight, was pronoiiucod a socce. Gov. Groyer lectured on how '! run ,t. ,w.a ,.,.vi.niioo at tlie Dulles." " ' on Wednesday night, at the Court Houe. Wool lias receded In price lately. X few days ago buyers were eager to ob tain It at 5-ie a pound ; now 4 is all that Is offered, with down ward tenden- On Saturday evening, about twenty Ave couples, participants in the picnic, assembled at l'arrish Hall and whilcd away tlie hours until twelve o'clock, "tripping the light fantastic toe." For genuine silver or platcd-warc, go to Titus Bros. If you want the latest style In furni ture, tlie Dolly Varden, go to Chas. Mealey's. i Life is a contradiction ! We send to our butcher for a sweet-bread ; and If we waut a sweet-meat, we send to our baker. i ' . i in Subscribe for tlie Hegisteu. T vitnn s in its. A movement is on foot in I'lii's Jelphia 116 (60,000 far the WW e . . .1 j f 1 1 v , w -1, 1 1 ti lie' . Major (.enoral (,oo. 1 1.1 homa. Tlio IJible is forbidden to lie used : moh at I)avcil.wrti i . , .lira 1'isk's widow las only alxmt two millions from bis estate. Florida has two State (iovern monts in successful operation, There are sixty-two weather sk ua! stations in the L'lihed States, Portland, Key West, 6'alveston, San liicgoaud Portland,, OrOgon. Milwaukio, Wis., lias given ly ! 50(1.000 to railroads. One hundred and fifty-fourof tlie John Smith family have graduated at Vnlo College, 7'liereisii bnstof John Brown, the martyr abolitionist, in the mu- scum at Genon, Tlie bank notes of England are printed on paper matiulheturetl of the common raw palmetto of Floi- ; ida. A million dollars in gold, accord-1 ing to Hie .figures at tlie mint, ! weighs just two tons. General Simon ISolivar Bucknev is building a six story marble block in Chicago. With him the cruel war is over. A pepper.bo.v. tin-salt is the latest Vat keo invention. Tliera are probably not more than 500 Christian .lews in the Tin ted States. The Iowa Division of tlie Illinois 'Central Railroad employs in the I , i machine shops at Waterloo alsjut two bund red bauds. These shops ! alone, it is estimated, sustain a pop ' illation of over six hundred. At the recent town meeting in Moscow, a small town on the Chi cago, Rock Island and Pacific liail ! road, about forty miles west of Da- I enniw.vt liiu'-i tpnmmi leoi-o ohietod by a large majority to till all the town offices. Horace Greeley closes up a recent manifesto with the following para graph : "Such is our position ; and it will not lie affected by the nomt tifttioii of A or B, C or I), at the e : . in i.l i.i,". , ... nloi. i inciniinuii, i linn icipn .., vi clou where" The Indianapolis EcfilU J , .1 III! Journal savs this settles tllO .',., i'ar ai! ,1iiiis Hi-own m.lttei so l.U as -tiams, i-iown, o far as Adams, Crown, j and Davis are concerned,! Chase, but thinks the fact that Horace; didn't cany his speculations up to "(j" is significant, to say the least of it. An Ohio man has been married seventy-five years, and has had his mother-in-law as a boarder during the whole time, lie says he has never had cause to regret her oom- pany. aud recommended her as a I ,J Sl,eis now t i i i .;. .,.,. c li.l one hundred and flvf) years Wa. The Kmiicror Williairf rides abont in Berlin in a very plain-look- ing carriage, without escort or guards, lie always appears in full uniform, arid graciously touches his helmet to-the crowd, who bow and applaud until ho is long out of sight. I Jismarck seldom rides or drives, nor docs Moltke, as the Americans say. A curious phase of the "duello" has just come to light in the I'rciK'l it 1 ill . .! papers Pending the first siege ot !-..: ...... I'.., I, K,,vu had a 1 ill is, l" . ic-ii, ii ..'in, v.o - , , quarrel, ana a uuei was necmeo uKiii. 1 lie conuiiions were reit to the colonel. lie ordered both to march right to the enemy's outKist, killing as many Prussians as they could ; the survivor of the two was to return. Soon one of the antago nists was shot, and the other carried the body back to camp. f I . ' 1 A WILLIAM DAVIDSON, niOAI. ESTATE DEALER, Xo. 61 t'rout Mrcct, Portlnnd, Or. TJEAI. ESTATE in tlii.sClTYiiml EAST I'OltTI.AXD, In tlie most ilcsinilile locnli ties, consisting of J.OTS. HALF "BMX'KS and BLOCKS HOl'SESoild 8TOEK8; ulso, TJfritOVEIt FAllMS.nnd valuable un cultivated EANIis, located in AI.E partsof tlie STATE for SALE. KKAL ESTATE, and oilier property, purchased foroorrespondents, in this city Hiul throughput the STATE and TEltRI TOE1BH, willi Krcat care and on the most A II VAXTAUEOL'8 TEKMS. niWHES and STORF1 lenwst, LOANS N'EllilTIATKIMitul CI.AIMSI1F AM. IE StltirailNH PltllMITEY COtuBOTKD mid a itcncnU FISAN'OIAL and AUKNCY I it" SIN ESS Uwisactud. AOEST8 Of till OFFICE, in all the CI TIES and TOWN'S in Hie STATE, will re ceive descriptions of FA KM PROPERTY and forward the nunc to the above ad draw, Mv3 MIU.INKi;V.r!!!'-MK!.V, MILLINER!. CRESS MAKING, -A N D- LAIHE' AX CHILDBEJPS FURNISHING HOUSE ! npiIE fXDKltSWiXKH It s orKNEP V I i. Marti ot lulllhtery m. itnu. MkV Mid iliildreiiN fnniWlhHj .'.. !s. of all kinds, nftlM' -ao-t Mill m"-t fusliionnlile styles, which site offers t" mo iiiclie- of .Vllwu) nd sarrounduig uoiuitry lit the loe-t oites. la the Dress Makinj Department 1 guanuttet llbvial. entire witlsfiK-tlon. lltti SPECIALTIES; riol'.iiiiK' Always on iiiiKUelh niul ellUdreits n-a'ty ma-le eci rhnks, mi-ks, uprons, etc. Iler-s T'rlllllllll An iit;ty or i;t. Tiwtn', rivinn dress trfoitiiliijts, iilwnj s in s 'fotllilljl ixtenstve v. : t-rr 1 WISllell riouklnir. flimpvviiiifi.nxtniilnni an 1 walcr-jirool cUtibfOI tile l'c-t mllllilfo. F:irs plelo -el I'le. 8 Of 1 I.iel!c-- Hllll : mill ctiii.Il-eil"- I-OtiH IMOl'low 11, ol iHllWf rttifc-iiniiN.- I.ati liinel. ai low tkoil'Cf rles constantly on Mtsrellani'oiM, l.lnlnjys nntl Hmtlnas of nil (frattt-?i nnl to;ui; ; .-, u llilf a or; nient. JACOVETS, MCSMNS, HWIIROlTOttKS, DlAl-Kl! LINKS, Kl." AMI MX oT ii K ii vAifrKTii;s of OI.OVES, llusK, ;tc. Mv dctermhiatton lu-in s' ttou' iii style aiel iiiallt, pi-lees, 1 ask n sliiov of pnui l ull in moro i give sici-ini of ffork tiiid Inll'iniile. Opposite A. Carcthsis & Co., Khi street, Albany, Oregon, Ml;s. II. v. GOW.EY. at for M-s. C; lo ss Mi. i.i u, in-lit.' Nov. I 1 !.S III: i i i PATKNT UATK, Kl'O Sclf-O.tccingr and clf-Clcins (j A T E . l'ATKNTbll 1!V .bine JOBS PICKASOX, 4, is r. 'IMin GATE is Si i fOXSTnrfTEIlTIiat 1 when tin- vehicle uppitut-tivs It Dm w lii-eis mi one si le ,-.- oyer a lever hlctl I i-oimwti-il in tlie Kutv liliiw by coil, Dins o-nln(j Uw Rate Iiefnre mui aid last " i ll oH-n. AI ei- irohiu'llirougli, the mrilHite rwwes ever n linilnr lever, nlso cnillli-ctej willi llieule Ic'crciansinu' ilui mite, In iis ro'.atlou, to shut Uelilntl von mui ftisteii, No Getting Out of Tour Vehicle ! Xo liaising of latches Nor Pulling of Mi ings. Exrept the "itlibons often "I . mi- ll III let mil. It It TUB 'LAZY MAN'S CATC," And ll i" Df.nl Open mid Shut." Tins sate is nlmple in Its construction, I "'" """ wiKin win k. niei nut likely loyet inn ororiler. Ii a mt,elieiip Kfo ' x -s-.tt may l-nnnle lUlit. with lliree eni.-w ours ot wood and one-fonrtli Inch ii-e, aently enn-t-U at . ttiii lop, ihe lower c!"i M'i '" 'he holloin lmr, wliicli i.s tlio hilylo of n liieton nuule wite. The invtes life nv in iM-id-lnul u.m- ii wovorul of tin. roumiymround smi tTittm i n, uu.l plenty at totlutottiniUfl tan tieglvuiii THOMAS J. SAFFORD, ttavfns pnrcliu-eil the KIslit for L!iu t'., Oregon, Has now on hand, iin.l win tiiAnnA,iK, llieultove rtesi-rllxHlKule. Wlieivyerll has Ik-cii iiswl ii has recWvi 1 1 lie lilxliest en comiums, us the linite letmlier of ci-rtill-rales from nroiiiliieu i limners in nil parts lit' the country, now In my hands, will n-tity. CAimiAGCtf AXD WACOXS, Of Alt Descriptions, On hand ami iimmifnctured to order. OlBckimfthlug sum Repairing Pone tO Oilier lit llif! ie,is.i,i,M,. .,o hup frail of Kerry stniot.oiiwMltc Iteaih! -Miilllcllll A Cii.-s tloill'llli! mil TlfOHASJ, Alliaiiv. Oct. is, tsri-sw AFFORD. STOVES AND TINWAUK. OLD STOVE DEPOT. JOHN BRIGGS, Dealer in R A N (I E S . COOK, PARLOR AND BOX, STOVES! Of tlio licst iiattefiis. ai-so s tim, Rimrr mom ad vov- PER WARE, And the usual assortment of furnishing goods to be obtained In a tin store. Reitalrs neatly and promptly cicoulod, on rcasonablu terms. nortfeekoninipt make long Mewl DC.6sSl """"I II