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its Rvpubllcttu Ticket Iter 1ST8. S OU PBBilDKST, , U. S. GRANT. roil VICE FBEMDEST, HENRY WILSON, PriHMeiillnl Hcrlon, It MEAOH.VM. of I'mafilln county. W. !. II.M1K, l Wimliintfton county. J. K. ZI.KY.of Dou.-iiis comity. V. H. Offlflnl Pnprr for Oregon. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11. 1872. liork anl 'mini Hill. Tin liill Introduced in the House of the Legislature providing for the State to acquire possession by lease and .'wnitnsl purchase of the cannl iiwd locks at the Willamette falls, is excit ing much discussion at this time. Tlie bill as first introduced provided an an nual rental to be paid by the State of not to exceed $50,000 for a period of ten years. Tills was amended to $40, (100 for five years, ten per cent annu ally to lie (Aid Into the common school fund. Three commissioners are to be fleeted every two years by tlie Legis lature, who are authorized by tlie bill to lease tlie locks so soon as they are completed. They are to have control of tlie canal and locks, fix the rate of toll, and pay tlie collector and other persons employed. The canal collec tor Is to pay all money collected as tolls Into tlie Suite Treasury, and the money so obtained is to lie id Into tlie general fund until, it exceed the sum of fifty thousand dollars a year, and thereafter, should there be ally execs, it shall be paid into tlie com mon school fund. At the expiration of tlie lease of live years the State may purchase the canal and locks at their actual value, as provided in the Act of 1870, deiftierthgf ttc-4200,000 already advanced by the State. This is our understanding of the hill. We do not believe this bill ought to pass. While we believe tlie State ought to own these works, she should not be required to pay more than their cash value. It is well known that the tonage on the Willamette river has fallen off year by year as railroad facilities have been provided, until it now amounts to no more titan twenty or twenty-two thous and tons, which at fifty cents would yield tlie Sjtate but $11,000 per annum. The tolls for passengers would proba bly increase that from one to two thousand dollars more, and then the rest ol tlie forty thousand dollars rental would have to be paid out of the State Treasury, thus Increasing the taxes on tlie people to cover that amount. Cut then how long will the tonage on the river remain at 22.000 tons It is computed that upwards ot one-halt of that amount comes trom Yamhill county, and that when the Wet Side Railroad is completed through there, that much, if not all of that will be lost to the river, thus diminishing these figures nearly if not quite one half. The thing looks to us like an attempted imposition. The men who are buiidlug tlie looks, it seems to us would not he so anxious to lease or sell, were it a profitable or paying in vestment They went into tlie pro ject backed by two hundred thousand dollars from the school fund, with the design of making a "big thing" finan cially, and not with the laudable aim of increasing the facilities of naviga tion. Tlie speculation does not prom ise to pay as they thought, and so they want to get out of It as handsomely us possible. They have a right to make this endeavor, If they choose ; but the people do not care to be taxed to death to enable them to succeed. Let the State buy these Improvements at a reasonable figure, for their pres ent oah value; but don't pay them in rents more money than the canal and locks are worth. The duty before our Republican Representatives In the legislature in regard to this bill is very plain. They should reject it most emphatically. Kite Hwmc,1m. The New York Tribune has devoted a great deal ot space to the charge, that Henry Wilson was a Know-Not h ing some eighteen years ago. and every j Greeley journal in the country, nearly, I lias reliashed the charge. Supposing J lie was. Every clwrgo they hurl i against him in that direction, will ap ! ply with ea pial force and precision ; against Greeley. It Is well known j that the latter was not only a friend, ! but an advocate of Know-Notliinglsm, j at tlie time it was in vogue In tlie j country.' In 1854 or 185ft. Greeley at j tended a Know-Nothing meeting in j Kingston. Ulster comity. N. Y., and ! was one of tlie speakers. Know-Noth-; lug resolutions were passed, and Mr. ; Greeley, in his speech, endorsed and i advocated them. Now if it was wrong i for Hon. Henry Wilson (supposing he ; were. ) to be a member of that order in Massachusetts eighteen years ago, was It not equally wrong for the "Wood- chopper of Chappaqua" to advocate Its claims in New York fit the same time? We submit it was. Because Horace Greeley, at some time in his history, lias been an advocate of almost every idea or theory that Ins come up tor recognition, is that any reason he should be exempt from the consequen ces of pnii.se or blame resulting from their adoption? Hardly. It Is true that lie is old atid well stricken in years ; that his past history lias been one of foolish whims tyid changes; that he is now in the dotage of politics as well as years, and hardly accounta ble for what he saysordoes ; but these things will not shield him from res ponsibility. He must enjoy or suffer the consequences of his past acts like other men. Hence, the anathemas of the Tribune on Wilson for his purport ed Kuow-Xnthiiigisni eighteen yeais ago, fall with equal Weight upon the Tribune candidate for President, Hor ace Greelev. CouaMer Thews Much has been said by tlie oppoi- tion of the extravagance of Grant's Administration ; but investigation re veals the fact that tlie public expen ditures liave been less icr head, under his Administration than that of any other President since 1800. In that year the expenditures on a gold basis were $83,023,788 89, or $1 05 per head. On the same basis, leaving out tlie amount of indebtedness ehargable directly to the war, the expenditures ill 1871 were $73,554,110 78, or $1 75 lift capita. Then lu tlie matter of col lecting tlie tax on whisky. During the three years of Johnson's adminis tration, with a tax of $2 a gallon on whisky, only $93,000,000 were collect ed ; butduringGraiit'sacluiiulstratioii, with a tax of jijty outs a gallon on whisky, the amount collected and paid over to the treasury was $157,000,000. The expense, too, of collecting the rev enue lias been one-lyilf less than under Johnson. Out, of the $2,060,220,196 53, whieh lias passed through tlie bauds of officials during tlie past three years, the Government lias lost through de falcation only $1,094,963 05, which Is a very low percentage of loss as com pared With other administrations. These are a few facts, among others, which tlie people will consider in choosing tlie next President. Sap It On. A Washington dispatch says our Government will shortly take vigorous apd decisive action for protecting our Texan boundaries from Incursions of Mexican smugglers and robbers. Tlie high-handed outrages ot theft and blood almost continually being perpe trated on Our citizens by those Mexi can banditti, would seem to call loudly for speedy action. Let tlie remedy be applied quickly. We have read four sepcrate cases of men choking to death from eating meat lately. Two of them occurred in Sau Francisco, the last Individual bearing the name of Austin' Dutton. Why is it these cases are becoming so frequent Is the fault In the meat or is it in the "swallerr" Won't some vegetable-eat lug, meat repudiat ing Grecleyite tell us what lie knows about It ? Nearly SvQOO women are eneaeed In ' boot and shoe making in Philadelphia. mmtMm r Hoa. J. H. Mitchell. A brilliant recepth) was given to Hon. John H. Mitchell;. United State Senator elect at Portland, on last Saturday evening. The proceedings were begun by a fine display of fire works at the Plum. wWeh were wit nessed by thousand of spectators. A triumphant arch, erected in front of the Court House, bore Inscribed upon it in illuminated letters tlie words, "Our Senator. J. H. Mitchell." This was greeted with eiitliksla-stic cheers. The meeting, or reeejtoh pr..r In tlie Court House, was attended by an immense crowd, including a large del egation from tlie Legislature. A brief and appropriate address of welcome ana congratulation was delivered by Hon. H. W. Scott. The response of Mr. Mitchell was felicitous and able, both in rhetoric and sense, showing a sensitive appreciation of the honor which lias been conferred upon him, a clear realization of tlie weight of responsibility resting upon him, and a modest though earnest determination to bend every energy.. of body and mind, to meet every obligation. His reply was greeted with hearty cheers throughout. SplcdM Key. Splendid election necomes thrill ing over tlie wires from Pennsylvania, Ohio and Nebraska. ljai tranft's ma jority for Governor offftyniylvania is announced to be tmvry thousand. This is largely In cxeestpf what was expected by Republicans. Hah of that would have fully reached their figures. The Republican majority in that State last year w(j only 14,675. Thirty thousand is more than double that and Greeley, by hWihort speeches there, must have made the difference. Then comes Ohio, so hotly contested, and so ardently thought by Chappa quncks to be sound for the Sage, with a Republican majority' of: from ten to fifteen thousand a IWndsbme result which indicates a most. 'overwhelming victory there for Grans 'in November. Nebraska, toe, steps In Jltie with a majority of over fbe'hoUsknd a con siderable Increase over last election. At present writing, the result in India na Is doubtful, though 'Republican gains are reported, Tlie resn.lt In Pennsylvania will satWjUhe Greeley- itcs without a peradyentnre, of the overwhelming defeat of their candi dates next November. . Be Prudent an Blaereel. The report ot tlie Committee of the present Legislature on the indebted ness ot the State, shows a debt of $175, 000 whicli Is unprovided for. There are now before the legislature quite a number of bills, of a local nature, ask; ing for appropriations more or less large. If these bills are passed, the SUte indebtedness will be fully doubled, and the burdens of taxation will be increased in that proportion. Is it best at this time of financial pressure to contract these additional obligations for local purposes? Tlie habit of the American people is to run In debt. This has grown out ot the newness of the country, scarcity of money, and other causes ; and the habit has not been slow to exhibit itself in the pro ceedings of our Legislative bodies. In fact the tendency of American leg islation Is to a reckless prodigality of the peoples' money. The. Legislature preceding the one now in session, was highly extravagant In niaiiy of Its leg islative acts, and tn this incurred the emphatic condemnation of the people. We do not believe in the policy of a niggardly economy, when it conies to granting State aid to measures intend ed to promote the general welfare of the whole people ; but when it comes to granting appropriatlons4r the de velopment of local interests, and indi vidual corporations, we ilo lielleve lu tlie policy of a close ami rigid econ omy on the part or the state. The former are intended to tench every citizen ; and for the money which he annually pays to the State iu tlie shape ot taxes, he feels that he receives an ample equivalent. In the latter cases, a few are benefited at the expense oi the whole. We hope, therefore, our present Republican Legislature will snow a wise economy and prudent dis crimination n granting State aid. The . Tho Greeley party lave carried the State of Georgia. This result was an - tieipated by Republicans, though the majority, thought to be some forty thousand. Is in excess of what was generally expected. The reason for this excess is not hard to discover. It may be traced to tlie intimidation and outrage again renewed by the Kn Klux organization in that State towards col ored Republicans. In Wilkinson coun ty, wliere two years ago so many flend-ish-outrages were perpetrated, causing a reign of terror among the entire class of colored Republicans, acts of intimidation and cruelty were again committed on the 16th. nit. At this time two colored men, because of their Republican principles, were compelled to flee from their homes for their lives before tlie murder-Intent hounding of tlie revived Ku Klux. One colored Republican was secured and most ter ribly lashed by these unlawful Gree leyltes. Colored women and children were insulted and terrified, though luckily for them, uninjured bodily. Hundreds of the colored men of that county were debarred from going to the polls by these unlawful acts, and . by threat, and we presume the same ! system of terror was practiced in many i other sections. The Ku Klux being again on tlie scent for colored Repub lican blood, is the reason why Georgia has gone upwards of forty thousand majority for the Chappaquack ticket. EAXTEBN h'KWH. Greeley arrived In Philadelphia on tlie 28th nit., making speeches on the route, lu Eastern Pennsylvania he said : "I am a protectionist as all men know, but It is equally true that if a majority in Congress should pass a law not reconcilable with these opin ions. I would not exercise the veto power." The Commonwealth Insurance Co., of Baltimore, has been ordered to sus pend for fraudulent transactions. Caleb Gushing astonished the mem bers of the Geneva Conference by his remarkable ability as a linguist. It is estimated that the annual loss to Missouri from Insect depredations amounts to $60,000. . The official canvass of Vermont shows a majority of Converse of 20. 319. Three-fourths of the oil wells throughout Pennsylvania, by agree ment among their owners, were stop ped at midnight on tlie 28th tilt., to watt for the price of oil to advance. Bishop Lagiien, of Syracuse, N. Y., died at Saratoga on the 30th ult Two persons were killed and eight wounded by tlie colliding of two trains on the railroad near Patterson, N. J., on the 29th ult. On last Saturday night week a train tlie Boston, Concord and Montreal on railroad was thrown from the track. Wrecking three cars, and fatally Wounding three passengers, and injur ing others. E. K. Smart ex-Congressman, died at Camden on tlie 29th ult. Patrick Leary, of New York, lately discharged from the Insane Asylum, bad a recurrence ot his insanity on tlie 30th ult.. and horribly mutilated his wife and daughter with a meat saw. Considerable excitement existed in the Pennsylvania oil regions on the ;ltii int., over tne smpemon. in some localities violence Is reported. In accordance with a recent act of Congress, no paper, after the 30th ult., is subject, to stamp duty except bank checks, drafts or orders. No stamp Is required on foreign bills of exchange. The Collector of Internal Revenue decided that wholesale ami retail liquor dealers may continue and sell malt liquors under the special tax hav ing receipts as sucn, wuiimk oeiug assessed as malt liquor dealers, and the collection of taxes assessed con trary to this construction shall be sus pended until the question is brought before Congress. A Committee of tlie Colored Men's Convention or New England, which met at Faneuil Hail, Boston, Sep. 5tl. called on the President on the 30th ult", and presented a letter from tlie Convention. The President lb reply, expressed his gratification that his efforts to secure protection to life and nmnertv of all classes throughout the country had been so fully appreciated, and thanked the committee tor tlie kind manner tn which they had allud ed to his action toward their race. The verdict iu the Fair cage Is re ceived in Chicago with surprise and indignation. . Many lives are reported lost and vessels driven ashore by a stotm on Lake Huron last Saturday night. A prisoner attempted to escape from Chicago policemen last Sunday night and was shot dead. J John McCool has been nominated for Mayor of New York by the Na- j tloual Democratic Convention. i Tweeds' son denies that his father has fled. Mr. William L. Despaln, ofOreene county, Kentucky, has eiopeu wild his si'ster-ln-law and two of a neigh bor's horse, leaving a sick wife and nine children to mourn his loss. Secretary Bontwell arrived at St. Lonsls on' the 8th Inst., visited the Fair in 'be afternoon and spoke In tlie Temple at night to a large audience, composed mainly of the substantial men of the city without regard to poli tics. Ills speech was a clear and con cise statement of the financial condi tion. An. explosion of nltro glycerine oc curred at Bayonne, N. J.. on the 5th Inst, on the railroad wliere It was ap olied for blasting. Patrick M. Glynn. forty feet distant had his arm tori ofl' by a piece of rock. Another laborer was struck In the bowels and was in a dying condition. Another was lifted in tlie air and was severely injured. A residence two hundred feet distant had the roof crushed through by boul ders of a thousand pounds. chief of Police McWilllams, ami Detective Doyle, of the Jersey City force, were arrested on the 5th, charg ed with being Implicated In the at tempted robbery of the First National Bank of that city. Buckley, Justice of the Police Court at Brooklyn. N. Y., was Indicted on the 5th. tor intoxication while on tlie bench and for dereliction of duty. In a work on finance now in pre paration by Assistant secretary of the Treasury. Richardson, he says, alter quoting the law of February. 1868. tor the reduction of currency, at this time tlie amount outstanding Is three hundred and fifty-six millions. That is the limit below which the circula tion of the United States notes cannot be reduced without Congressional en actment, and the amount out has fluc tuated between that amount and four hundred million as authorized by law. The issue of a reserve of forty-live million Is left to the discretion ot the Secretary, who has never since availed himself of it to any extent whatever, except on two occasions. During September, 1869, about a million and a half of three per cent, bonds de manding certificates came In suddenly for redemption and were paki out of tliis reserve, but the .amount so with drawn within two weeks was again restored thereto. Telegrams to .Mr. Mori. Japanese Minister, at Washington, from San Francisco on the 4th. contain the latest advices from Japan to Sep. 7th. and state that the country is quiet and the Government affairs are progressing favorably. Mori authorizes a denial , of the statements of the antl progres sive movements in Japan. Government has received Informa tion of extensive smuggling off the Gulf coast, from Kef West to New Orleans, by running goods along tlie Gulf shore and thence Into the interior of the railroad points. Measures have been taken to stop it. Miss Annie Murray on the 4th Inst. was thrown from a second story win dow In Brooklyn, N. Y.. by Patrick McClosky. and was impaled on a picket fence. Her injuries will probably prove fatal. Near Austin, Miss., a negro out raged and murdered Mrs. Weiss, a German woman, and plundered her house. Citizens were iu pursuit. Advices at Washington from the Northwest Boundary Commission, sav that little progress is made In locating the forty-ninth parallel. Rodney Adams, one of the oldest, editors if) Eastern New York, is dead. To ease the money market Acting Secretary Richardson directed the As sistant Treasurer to buy $5,000,000 iu bonds and sell $5, 000. 000 in gold on the 7th Inst. Greeley has been Invited to make another western tour. Serious trouble was apprehended on the 6th, between the authorities of Georgia and the U. S. Marshal, in re gard to the surrender of the Atlanta and Chattanooga Railroad. General Wafford is instructed by Gov. Smith not to give up the road, rather tear it uo first. The Marshals have arrested Sheriff of Dade comity, and more trouble Is looked for. Eighteen friars expelled from the Guatemallan Government sailed from New York on the 8th for Europe. The reading room of Cooper Insti tute wks thrown open to the public for tlie first time on the 6th, and was visi ted by nearly 400 persons. The registration of voters began in New York last Tuesday. A riot occurred in Cincinnati on the night of the 7th. between the Fourth Ward Greeley torchlight procession and some colored people. From fifty fo seventy-five shots were tired, wound ing several persons, but none fatally. The Greeley Club was largely Irish, and tlie locality of the riot was thickly settled with colored people. The ne groes say it was an organised attack to prevent them from voting the next day. They were informed during. the day that tbey would be attacked that evening.