ALBANY REGISTER.
Wang gte g0tet
17. N. Olfirlnl lnpr for Oregon.
FRIDAY. JUNE 1S73.
ADVLTESATIOim.
Oovetousness, or the desire for
gain, lias always lead men to do
wrong things. In these days it is
the source of many constantly de
veloping evis and crimes. The1
arc ifo where more conspicuously
seen a d, we may add, painful y
felt, than in theadu terationoffood
and drink. "Everywhere," says
an exchange, "there is death in the
pot." Milk, sugar, coffee, tea,
ffour, meal, butter, 'tickles, spices,
and other solids, are more or less
extensively mixed with poisons, tor
it seems that hut little adulteration
can tie successfully made without
the use ot deadly poisons, Adn
teration is the more extensively
practiced, however, in liquids.
Even ciders ami vinegars are doc
tored. Wines and brandies, brought
to the side-boards of the sick,
stamped as the best brands and
commanding the highest prices, fre
quently, when analyzed, proved f.
be composed of a mixture oi tie
vilest and most poisonous of drugs
Instead of benefiting the sick they
injure them. Such liquors hasten
to a crisis the pratice of intemper
ance, increasing its alarming symp
toms and enhancing its deplorable
miseries. An insatiate and uncoii
sionable desire for gain is the cause
of adulteration. Competition in
creases its recklessness. Once
launched upon this sea, men become
more and more soulless ; more
and more lost to moral re
ipousibility ; more and more
unfeeling. How many precious
human lives are annually sacrificed
on the altar of this hungry Moloch,
the records ot the prisoned dead
can ahme reveal. Hut its worst
feature is its insidiousness. Itcomes
as a thief in the night. You pur
chase your imported groceries and
liquids. You are no chemist and
suppose them pure. . They are eaten
and drunk and a gradual loss of
physical and mental energy ensues.
Time and a continued use of these
adulterations will but add to the
alarming nature of the symptoms
and death may ensue. We know i
that si-ores die every year from the
use of adulterated liquors, Is it a
matter of improbability that scores
die from the use of adulterated
groceries? It is well tor us to con
y 6idejLthese things, as much of our
fooa in Oregon is imported.
Our liquors, espeoia'ly, are largely
imported. In view of tlie vast
amount of adulteration going on.
exciting comment and protest from
scientific men in every direction, it
is not at all probable that we escape
its evils On the contrary, it is
highly probable that we constantly
use adulterated food and drink, and
suffer by it. We aro interested in
having the right kind of sanitary
legislation enacted on this subject
by Congress. It is a crime de
manding the heaviest penalties, and
our law-makers should be required
to enact them. Men and women
and children die fast enough in the
ordinary course of things. The sor
did greed of heartless speculators
should not be allowed to increase
the volume ot human victims that
annuaily plunge into eternity. Let
as copy from the example of Eng.
land, and pass rigid law of tine
and imprisonment for those who
may be found guilty of the crime
Of adulteration.
Largest is run World. Our
Government has contracted for a
telescope to lie placed in the Na
tional Observatory at Washington,
which will be thirty-two feet six
inches in length, and the object
glass twenty-six inches in diameter.
The tube wi 1 lie of cast steel, and
when the instrument is comp eted
it will be the largest refractory tele-cope
in the world. It is being
finished by A. C. C ark, of am
bridgeport, Mass., though the object-glass
was cast in England
Tl e instrument will cost, in green
backs, 846,000.
A Littlr Care.- A little ex
penditure of forethought and labor
upon farming tools will cause them
to last much longer. In such arti
cles as wagon, wheelbarrows, reap
ers, mowers, and machines gener
ally, the metal lasts longer than
the wood. Paint or oil should be
frequently applied to the latter.
Petroleum oil is as good as any,
though it does not look as well as
paint. A frugal farmer will attend
to these things when he knows
them, keeping his implements, too,
under cover when not in use.
A writer in the New York Tru
bune gives tl e following directions
to prevent a horse pawing in the
tabe: Tie or strap the legs to
gether just above the knees, so they
will stand about natural, say six or
eight inches apart. It will not in
the least inconvenience the horse in
lying down or rising, and will pre
vent this annoying habit.
A writer in the Advocate, sign
ing himself "Republican," takes
the Bulletin to task tor the eager
ness which that journal has lately
shown in publishing reported defec
tions in Protestant ministers, at the
svne time charging it with the par
tiality of uttering never-a word
concerning the de'eetions of Cath
olic clergy. The writer thinks that
as the principal support of that
journal is derived from Protestants,
it should be impartial in this mat
ter, or advertise itself as an organ
ot the Romish Church. He would
not have any uiiministerial conduct
covered up, but he would have
ministers of all denominations treat
ed alike by that journal, which has
heretofore been supposed to be neu
tral on religious subjects.
When we wish to describe any
thing as superlatively fast, we com
pare its velocity to the electric
spark ; but it would appear from
the till owing that the winds in
Wyoming Territory are but a little,
it any, behind that subtile element :
"A gentleman in Cheyenne, losing
his hat in the street, rushed to the
telegraph office and telegraphed to
Denver, Co'., requesting that his
hat might be stopped there, but was
immediately informed that it had
just gone by, going southward."
The farmers' agitation in Illinois
against railroad extortion and vio
lation of law, has not been without
salutary result. The Chicago pa
pers now announce that the railway
companies are preparing to obey the
law of the State. They intend to
revoke all free passes and issue no
new ones ; will permit no special
rates either to persons or places,
and a general readjustment of pas
senger rates is contemplated, to be
practically adopted by the 1st of
July
MOIMM NEWS.
The Modoc War has at last come
to an end, Capt. Jack and all of his
band having surrendered. On the
'29th of .May troops of cavalry, ar
tillery and Warm Spring Indians,
guided by Bogus ('barley, steam
boat Frank, Shack-nasty Jim a d
Hooka Jim, penetrated Jack's Wil
low Creek retreat, surprising the
Modocs and causing rkisf u Char
ley, Princess Mary, Jack's sister,
Black Jim's woman and rive others
to surrender. The rest slipped
away by running down the canyon.
The next day the Warm Spring
Indians, followed by the troops,
traied the fresh tracks of the flee
ing Modocs iua northeasterly direc
tion, over ridges and mom. tains
boidering Langell valley, painfully
crossing mi es of fragmentary lava,
until the Modocs were again
reached. Four shots from the con
cealed enemy whizzed over the
heads of the soldiers. Skirmishers
were immediate y deployed, but
just then Scar-'aced Charley and
several more of Jack's rascals
rushed down fmrn the n eks and
cried out, "we surrender! don t
shoot." I here were five who came
in. Night then came on. lJr.
Cabaness, of Yreka, long acquaint
ed with the Modocs, went up
among t he rocks and made peace
negotiations. All the Indians, in
eluding Jack, agreed to come in.
Old Scoiichiu and ten other war
riors did so, but Jack and three
others decamped by night. On the
1st inst., however, Jack was sur
rounded and compelled to surren
der. Capt. Perry's command had
returned from a scout of twenty
three hours Three miles above
the mouth of Willow Creek, at 1
o'clock in the morning the Warm
Spring scouts struck a hot trail.
A brief search discovered the Mo
docs. Col. Perry surrounded the
retreat. Suddenly a Modoc shot
out fiom the recks with a white
Hag. Jack wanted to surrender.
Three scouts were sent up to meet
him. He came out cautiously ;
then, as it losing all hope, boldly
came forward, unarmed, and held
out his hand. He was followed by
two of his warriors, live squaws
and seven children. Jack is de
scribed as about 40 years of age,
5 feet 8 inches high, and compactly
built. His head is large and well
formed, and his face is full of indi
viduality. He heeds nobody, and
speaks to nobody. Boston Charley,
the murderer of Thomas, and Scon
chin, the mutilator of Meacham,
have exp.essed themseUes anxious
about the disposition to be made of
them. They both are said to look
like desjieradoes Scar-faced Char
ley is described as a quick, wiry
looking Indian, aged about thirty
years and weighing about one hun
dred and fifty pounds. He is pro
nou need the boldest warrior of the
lot, and the only one who would
no' cease fighting and lay down his
gun at the first tight on Lost River.
Now that the Modocs have sur- j
rendered, their disposition is the
next question of interest. In the
practical solution of this query, we
hope the Government may not
fail In the least from doing that
which is the most mercifully just.
The Advocate says : "The Old
Testament Revisionist Company in
England has finished the Penta
teuch, and the New Testament
Company have reached the seventh
chapter of Acta."
A STATEMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF
ORfiUON.
Inasmuch as certain articles have ap
peared In newspapers of recent dates
reflecting In sennit terms on my eon
duet in mv native State (Pennsylvania)
in early life. I submit to the people of
Oregon, who have known ine Intimate
ly for 13 years, tlie following state
ment and evidence in answer to the
charges made in such articles.
In so fur as the charges, first put In
cireuhition by an anonymous corres
pondent. Impute to me any dishonest
act. I deny them; and ench ain! all of
them, positively, one pii vocally and
I absolutely, and pronounce them and
I each of them wholly false. And I sub
mit to the people of Oregon, that
though it U a fact that I hail my mis
fortune in early lite and encountered
domestic troubles of painful chiracter.
resnlth g in separation and divorce
troubles which I trust your generous
indulgence will permit me to pass in
silence. it is my privilege to be able
to -ay tbat in all the tune that 1 re
sided in Pennsylvania, I committed
no wrong, nor did any act, that has
ever lo t to me the confidence or esteem
i ither of my former law partner there,
Colonel John M. Thompson whom
the articles in question charge me with
wronging. or of any one who had the
intimate knowledge of my history that
he had; and so f iriis all the charges
against me are concerned, I prefer,
rather than giving my own version, to
ala'dejiy the testimony herewith sub
united, coming as it dues from men
of prominent position and onimpeaeh
tibia integrity, mo-t of whom know
personally my whole history in
Pennsylvania from earliest boyhood,
ami all of whonie have full knowledge
ol my reputation there now.
Any charge or pretence that I ever
wronged my former partner, Colonel
Thompson, or any other man in
Pennsylvania, or elsewhere, nut of one
rent or any amount whatever, or ever
atti nipted to do so. is untrue. That I
ever had any difference or difficulty
with that gentleman, as charged or in
any numeror for any reason, isejuallv
false. On the contrary, I have always
bad. and still have, his confidence and
respect.
It is true that at tlie time I left
Pennsylvania the law tirm, ot which
Colonel Thompson and myself were
the only members, had an unsettled
business, including an amount of out
standing accounts in which I had one
halt interest. The linn was also in
debted in certain amounts. Before
leaving the State I transferred to my
partner all my interest in said firm, to
gether with certain other property,
which at tlie time was believed to he
amply sufficient to meet all demands;
and tlie whole business was settled up
to the full and complete satisfaction,
not only ot my said pari uer. but of all
other persons, anil without the loss of
one cent to anyone. In the settlement
of this business and sale ot property a
deficiency existed of a few hundred
dollars, which I subsequently paid;
and in support of the statement here
made, as well as in evidence of the con
fidence in which I am held to-day by
my old friends and acquaintances in
Pennsylvania. I herewith submit a
dispatch, received by me on the 27tu
inst., from said law partners
Butler Pa., May 27. 1873.
To .hhn 11. Mitchell, tlni'ed Slates
Senator: No man in Pennsylvania ever
lost a cent by you. Every cent was
paid in (nil. Yon have and deserve
the confidence and good will of every
man who knows you. Fear nothing
from this State. Your friends will not
desert yon while they know tlie whole
truth of the wise. Your record here is
all right. Call on me in any way yon
think proper. John M. Thompson.
Wit bout conceding that it is tlie right
ot any man to demand that I should
lay ray domestic affairs before the
world, I simply state that misfortune
in respect to these relations was the
sole cause of my course in leaving my
native State; and I aver that I was
and am justified not only in my own
mind in the course I pursued, but also,
so far as I am awnre. in the opinion ot
all candid persons well acquainted with
the facts. As an evidence ot the truth
of what I say, and as a further vindi
cation of my character for integrity in
relation to the matters charged. I here
with submit a telegram from Hon.
Samuel A. Pnrviance. of Pittsburg,
Pa., for several years member of Con
gress trom that State, and at present a
member of the Constitutional Conven
tion now in session in Philadelphia, a
gentleman who has known nie inti
mately from childhood and is familiar
with my whole history in Pennsylva
nia, and Whose integrity will not be
questioned by any man who knows
him:
Pnit.ADKi.raiA, Pa., May 27, 1873.
To John 11. Mitchell: In leaving
Pennsylvania it was not alleged, I be
lieve, thttt yon were indebted to any
one but vciir Pennsylvania law partner.
Col. John M. Thompson, and I know
the fact from Col. Thompson himself
that you do not owe him anything;
and further, that your relations with
him continue to be of a most harmoni
ous character. I believe that no man
in Pennsylvania ever lost a dollar in
(bnsequeuee of your leaving tlie State.
Tlie cause of your leaving the State
was well understood to be to get rid
of trouble of an entirely domestic
nature. Samuel A. PUBVIAkcki
I also herewith submit the following
from a letter addressed to meat Wash
ington Citr. dated at Pittsburgh, Pa.,
Anr 1 1, 1873. and written by Hon.
Samuel A. Purviance:
If von should need anv certificates
of your standing before you left Butler.
you can have them, as your course was
universally justified by every one.
Your-truly. Samuel A. Purviance.
Owing solely to domestic troubles,
seeking at that time only obscurity,
and hoping that I might be forever
separated from some of the memories
of the past, but having committed no
wrong act to be concealed, neither
Contemplating the commission of any,
I in my then perturbed state of mind
decided to be known and called there
after hv my mother's maiden name
Mitchell which was mv middle name
by baptism. This I frankly concede
was an indiscreet, ill-advised and in
judicious act; a great blunder, a foolish
mistake. I oiler for ii no excuse save
my inexperience in the world, and a
great desire to separate myself, as far
as possible, from a past tHat was. and
is, inexpressibly painful. It was a
violation of the conventionalities of Hie
for which I would gladly atone by a
lile's labor. It is not. however, in
contravention of any public law. The
act at once became irretrievable. I
leave it to others to judge Whether,
thus yielding to the misdirection of a
perturbed mind in days of dejection
and sorrow, is a sin that years of hon
orable effort in tlie walks of daily life
cannot atone.
Herewith J print a dispatch from
Wlnfleld S. Purviance. Esq., a mem
ber of the Pittsburgh Bar at present,
formerly a resident of Butler, Pa., a
gentleman whose integntv cannot be
questioned. He has known me from
boyhood, and is familiar with my his
tory and present reputation in Penn
sylvania. PiTTswwi. Ph., May 27, 1873.
To Hon. J ihn.Il. Mi'r.VJh Portland,
Oregon: Your character before you left
Pennsylvania was unexceptionable,
and I never yet heard it doubted, but
that you were perfectly justified in
h aving as you did. The allegation of
absconding with money is and was
false. VV. S. PritVIANCE.
I also herewith present a dispatch
sent me by Hon. Simon Cameron,
United Sriitas Senator from Penn
sylvania, who has full knowledge of
my standing there now:
Hakrisbuhg, Pa.. Mav 27, 1873.
To Hon. John 11. Mitchell. V.
Senator, Portland. Oreyon: When you
left Pennsylvania your reputation was
as good asanv public man's in your
county. All who knew yon speak
now hi high terms of your integrity
and purity of character, and feel hon
ored by your election to the Senate in
all of which 1 join.
Simon Cameron.
I was born in Washington County,
Pennsylvania. June 22, 1835; I was
educated at Witherspoon Institute, Pa.;
studied law with the law firm of Pur
viaiice& Thompson, composed of Hon.
Samuel A. Purviance and Colonel
John M. Thompson, whose testimo
nials are herewith submitted.
In conclusion, I submit upon con
siderations, not of sympathy, but of
simple justice, whether in the light of
the statement and evidence here pre
sented, and of my deportment among
you for the past thirteen years, am
entitled to your future confidence and
respect, or deserve your condemnation .
I stand to-da v strong in the full con
sciousness that in reference to the
matters alleged I have been actuated
by no evil intentions; and feeling and
knowing that I have presented these
matters in all truthfulness, with your
judgment I shall remain content.
John H. Mitchell.
Poiitlani), Oregon. May 31, 1873.
A small supply of measles are in
Dallas.
Salem wants to have a spread-eagle
Fourth of July demonstration.
Baker City don't know what to do
with her hoys. They have broken out
with the hoodlums.
A Salem thief stole Mr By rn's watch
and other small articles, last Sunday
night.
Heads of Chinese companies in San
Francisco are much concerned about
the recent action taken against the Chi
nese. The Boa'd ot Snpervlsors.
through Mr. Gibson, they say. are
ready for an abrogation ot the treaty,
to t.ike all Chinese from California,
drive all Americans from China and
suspend all commercial relations with
that country.
Wages at Missoula, Montana, are
from 4.50 to $5.00 per day.
The Quiu rivet Indians say rather
than go on a reservation thy will crawl
on their bellies and eat grass.
A Moutaniau in South Africa has
found a $20,000 diamond.
A Chinaman was attacked in San
Froncsco by two white men on Wedns
day ot last week, and killed. The men
supposed to have done it were arrested.
Burglaries are frequent now in
'Frisco.
Eighty canoes, filled with Indians,
arrived at New Westminister, B. C.
recently from up the river, and were
received with flying flays, playing
bands and booming camion. Mass
was to be celebratea in the open air
for their benefit.
Hon. jolm F. Caples Is to deliver
aii address before tlie literary soviet
I of Willamette University.