7
V. S. OWrlnl Pjmt tor Oregon.
FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1ST:!.
senator niimrxi..
No Repulbican journal in Oregon
more sincerely regrets the revolu
tions of moral turpitude, self pro
cured, wliiclt now stain tlie early
private life of our new Senator, than
does the Register. The necessity
which comp!ls an allusion to it as a
matter of newspaper duty, is heart
ily deplored. The spirit of opposi
tion to a public man which would
enter the sacred precincts of his pri
vate chamber, and greedily spread
before the public eye all of its inner
life of error, or crime, committed
in the past, where no public eud
but that of personal hate, or party
rancor, or selfishness, can he sub-
, . !
served, is a spine anne oi qncnan-
tableness, aid cowardice. The
character of a public man should
be estimated by his public acts, i
No pen but that of the newspaper
assassin, or the low-down cess-pool
scavingerin politics, will seek to j
go behind the curtain of a man's
private life to drag out his private
mistakes or errors. But this has been
done in the care of our Senator. Per
sonal enemies of .Mr. Mitchell, not
able to compete with him in the
race for political distinction, thirst
ing to gratify a criminal propensity
for revenge, have gone noseing
about Pennsylvania and California,
and running hack over a period of
more than a dozen years, they find i
enough in the private, unfortunate
history of Mr. Mitchell, over which
to gloat their scavenger t ipeusities.
Let their own private lives be sub
jected to the same rigid ordeal of
hate-iuspired scrutiny, and we ven
ture they will not come out unpol
luted; for pure and highmiuded men
will never seek to destroy a man's
public influence, by making an at
tack upon his private character.
They have brought it all out, how-
ever. Mr. Mitchell's past family j
history is now a matter of public;
scrutiny. And now let us ask,
what has the character of John 11.
Mitchell, of Oregon, to do with the
character of John M. Hippie, of
Pennsylvania? The latter, with his
forsaken wife; his reported brief sea
son of debauch with an illicit com
panion; his changed name; his great
sins against the laws of Cod and
society, is in the pat. Years ago,
a besetting sin, a propensity which
has clouded the private lives of
many of our public men, entailing
untold misery upon them and their
families, caused him to yield the
behests of his better judgment to
the instincts of a depraved passion,
and be fell. Sad that it was so.
Sad that in the way of sin one evil
so crowds upon another, that no
power seems able to rescue. But
in the person of John II. Mitchell,
of Oregon, we do not recognize
these sins. We sec a man of gen
erous impulses; of warm friendships
of unimpeached integrity. We see
a courteous and able lawyer; an
ambitious and successful and hon
ored politician. We see a citizeu
ot Oregon, who has, during a resi
denoe of many years among her
people, so lived and acted in every
relations as to succeed in command
ing their friendship and confidence.
In the character of John H. Mitch
ell, as has been daily wrought out
among us iu Oregon, the people are
not disgraced in the Senate of the
United States. Take his public
business and professional life, as
lived amorg us, and who among
.... , . ,
his political enemies, his jealous
opponents, can show a better record?
The Democratic press of Oregon,
and his personal enemies, would be
glad to have him resign. They are
now holding up their anxious hands
in pretentious holy horror, and
clamoring tor his resignation. Ah,
what is the motive? Would it lie ! R mlted, That In the death of our
. . n i0 nr , brother this lodge has suffered an irre-
so were he a Democrat? We trow j parab)e )(WS ,,,, that whit,, we emu-
not. Is it a virtuous zeal for the late bis virtues, his memory shall ever
i, n. . , . . ., be enshrined in our heart-,
honor of the State that influences ,,,W(W'. That to the afflicted rela
them. or is if. a zial U,r the xnni of tives we tender our heartfelt svmiuithv
their party? They know the va
cancy occasioned by his resignation
would he tilled by an appointee of
! Governor C rover. Of course such
appointee would lie a Democrat,
Of course they are now inspired by
a tremendous zeal for the honor of
tne State! Iut the majority of
i n t i i-
j rawuwu m vrcgvu is nepnim- j
i can, and politically Mr. Mitchell:
represents it. It is true the exposures
relative to his early life will in a
measure restrict his influence, but
it will not destroy it. We prefer
him, with bis influence, backed by
a noble determination to struggle
in the path of a pure life to as far
as possible atone for the sins of his
early years, to the humiliation of
being represented in the United
States by a Democrat. Politically
he is right; and in the promotion
of the material interests of Oregon
in the Senate, his influence will he
worth more to the State than any
five Democrats it were possible for
Governor Grover to appoint to suc
ceed him. c call upon Senator
Mitchell to disregard the selfish,
partisan cries of 1 Vmoerats ; to .do
his Senatorial duty in the fear of
God, and by a scrupulous adherence
to the laws of a sober and virtuous
life, he will have the support of all
charitable and right-thinking men.
The Bulletin says the Warm
Spring scouts returned to the Dalles
on Monday morning, in excellent
spirits, but rather the worse in
.thes. They turned over their
hone eanlnmenta and arms to an
officer at the barracks, and then
received their pay, amounting to
$18 per month each, and 612 tor
horse, making a total to each war
rior of 6225 for three months ser
vice. So soon as they received their
money they went to spending it for
such articles as suited their fancy.
In the evening they danced a scalp
dance in the old woolen mill.
Eastern journals show a vast
amount of ignorance relative to
places and points on this coast; but
the ignorance displayed in the fol
lowing was not expected from the
San Francisco Chronicle; "A
railroad from Cornwallis, Oregon,
to Yakima Hay is talked of. The
distance is sixty miles a:id the road
would connect a large agricultural
area with a shipping point " If
that journal had said Corvallis, in
stead of Cornwallis, and Yaquina,
instead of Yakima, its ignorance
would have been less apparent.
General Rutherford, Third Aud
itor of the Treasury Department,
arrived in Portland last week, and
in company with Colonels Bachel
der, Janes and others, left -for the
Dalles.
The Bulletin says Robert M. Don
ovan, son of John Donovan, ot
that city, has passed the examina
tion at Annapolis, and is enrolled
among the midshipmen.
flcsolutlou, of Coudolonce.
At a regular meeting of Covenant
Lodge No. 12, I.O.O.F.. held June
20th, 1873, the following preamble
mm fru uiiannnousiv
j a(1optccl. '
Whereas, It has pleased the Al
mighty Ruler of the Universe, to re
move from our midst, by the hand of
death, our well-beloved brother, Win.
Mansfield, tie it
Besolved, That with reverent sub
mission we how to the will of the Great
creator, realizing that un wisdom i
infinite, and that "lie doeth all things
m,i-
and snieere condolence, in this the 1 ne was in latitude oivW.
hour of their bereavement commend-1 Tho Pm-Uot php cuii i,.
lug them to the care of "Him wlioL; ' 1 1 ' i 0t
teinnerethtliewliidtothfisiioi-nlamh." Alcade of .Mura last week, bo-
Xesnlemh That the charter of this
lodge be draped in mourning, and that
the members of the lodge wear the
usual badge ol mourning lor the period
of thirty day-;.
liewlvetl. That the foregoing pream
ble and resolutions he spread upon the
pub-Trecords of the Lodge, and that the
widow of the deceased brother be ifut
nisbed with a copy of the same, and
that the same be fiirnishi d the Albany
Rkgisteb and Stm Bights Democrat,
for publication.
JAMES RILEY,
HENRY REAMS,
J. M. SHELLEY,
Committee.
The Den ver Netos says a project
is on toot among English capitalists
for tunneling the Rocky Mountains.
Prodigious as it may seem, the
parties having it in view are san
guine of its success. They propose
to tunnel from a point about one
mile below Black Hawk to the
Middle Park, running in a north
westerly direction. The tunnel
when completed will be twelve
miles in length. It is presumed
many rich veins of gold and silver
wili be cut, thus developing valu
able mining interests. It will be
made large enough to he used for
railway purposes. The project is
to be called the Sierra Madre Tun
nel Company. The incorporation
papers for its organization have
been filed.
A. B, Meacham was in New
York on the 21st, and is reported
as saying that the Modocs who
participated in the assassination will
be convicted and executed. He
thinks the effect of an acquittal or
pardon after conviction would ren
der other trilies unrestrainable.
The men who murdered the Modoc
prisoners should be hung on the same
gallows with the Indian murderers,
he thinks. His advice relative to
the Indians not guilty. of participa
tion in the massacre, is for them to
he remanded to their reservation,
to be distributed among other tribes.
Victoria Woodhull is not dead
after all. She fell to the floor at
her residence as stated, but did not,
die lead. Blood (lowed copiously
from here nose and mouth, and she
was found to be unconscious.
Physicians wore summoned whose,
efforts, after a time, succeeded in
bringing back some animation. She
was not expected to live. She is
the advocate of a most pernicious
philosophy, and her death could
not be regarded as a loss except by
those who believe in it.
The Bedrock Democrat heads
an article, "i lave we two U. S.
Senators?" That journal seems to
have forgotten all about Mr. Kelly,
and think, Mr. Mitchell is the
only one. Yes, there are two, Mr.
Democrat 'Six. Kelly is one, and
Mr. Mitchell is two. See it?
Schuyler Colfax is to . deliver a
Fourth of July oration before the
Cincinnati Odd Fellows,
FOREIUN SEWN.
The Pope was to deliver an allo
cution on last Monday, and the ex
communication of King Victor
Emanuel was expected to be pro
nounced. King Victor ought to
reciprocate the compliment, and ex
communicate the Tope.
Another Ministerial crisis is ru
mored in Spain.
The Shah of Persia is in London.
A ball was given in his honor on
I the -0th. On entering, the Lord
Mayor presented him with an ad
dress in a gold casket.
Cholera was in Berlin on the
20th.
The Great Eastern bad laid 1,050
miles of cable at noon on the 22d.
I cause he neglected to give notice of
the approach of the Republican
force. Several Carlist leaders have
recently been shot some by their
own men.
A dispatch from the Khivan ex
pedition announces that the Tash.
kind column, under General Kauf
man, had captured a strong fortress
at Kesarah, sixty miles from Khiva.
EASTERN SEWS.
There were two deaths from Choi
era symptoms in Cincinnati on the
18th.
The judgment of the court in the
case of Susan B. Anthony is that
she pay a fine of $100 and costs of
suit. A motion for a new trial
was made.
The two officers who permit
ted Susan B. Anthony to vote were
each fined $25 and 630 and costs.
A fatal case of cholera was re
ported from Georgetown, D. C,
on the 20th inst.
The weather was 94 in the shade
in Xew York on the 10th.
The Secretary of the Treasury
does not intend to resign, as report
ed.
PACIEM' (OAST SEWS.
Last, week M. Bradley was killed
by a bank caving in while he was
at work in Rye valley, Haker
county.
The sum of $000 has been appro
priated by Oregoa City for street
improvements.
The Bulletin says that quite a
village is now established in Holla-
day's Addition to East Por'land,
and the houses are neat models of
residences.
Portland is making big prepa
rations for celebrating the glorious
Fourth. N
The Apaches have begun to mur
der settlers again.
The Statesman says that last
Sunday a colored barber of that
city, named Samuel Johnson, was
found dead in the rear of his shop
on Commercial street. A jury
summoned in the case, after hear
ing the professional opinion of Dr.
Payton, found that the deceased
came to his death by the lupture of
a blood vessel.
The body of Miss Huntley,
drowned in the Umpqua, was not
recovered after all. Her body was
found in the river some distance
below her father's resilience. The
young man who found it drew it
upon the bank and proceeded to
summon the neighbors, but before
their return, the river had raised
and floated the body otl.
The Statesman says Rev. S.
Bowers received over forty persons
into full membership in the M. E
Church of that city last Sunday
evening. They are ot a class prom
ising great usefulness.
Hot, is the way the weather is
in Salt Lake City.
At Corinnc, Utah, rattlesnakes
are many.
Theo. Burmister, formerly of
Portland, is now practising law in
Salt Lake City.
Three masked highwaymen rob
bed the stage from Downieville, Cal.,
to Marysville, near the Oregon
House, on the 23d. They obtained
a gold bar valued at $2,800 and
$600 in coiu irom the treasure boi
of Wells, Fargo & Co. They did
not molest the passengers, although
one had 500 on his person.
The Board of Health of San
Francisco is taking precaution
against cholera, draining alleys,
etc.
Brigham Young is building a
magnificent residence at Salt LaRe
City for his last affinity. It is said
he will board with her and not
take any more; but that is doubted.
More shocks of earthquake are
reported in the Upper Columbia
region.
A large number of Chinese an
encamped in the northern portion
of Portland.
Some farmer sold a Port lander
the other day a firkin of mashed
i potatoes for butter. There was a
crust ot butter on top.
Blue grass is growing six feet
high iu a place iu Lane county.
Linkville will celebrate on. the
Fourth.
Junction City is intending to
build another new church.
Three dwelling houses were bur
glarized at Jacksonville, last week,
but little was obtained.
Utah mines are surpassing former ;
years in yield.
Wilson and Savage, the Last
chance Saloon, near Salem, robbers
were given five years each in the
Penitentiary by Judge Bonham
last week.
Some 5,000 persons attended the
annual meeting of the Christian
denomination at Dixie, Polk county,
last week. Wm. Bragg, the oldest
man iu Oregon, 102 years, ws
present.
Three bears have been carrying
off the sheep, hogs and cattle of the
people near Glenco, lately. A com
pany of men started out to hunt
them the other day.
Three gentlemen and one lady
composed the graduating class of
the State Agricultural College at
Corvallis this year.
Salt Lake whisky is found to
contain strychnine, alkali, sage, and
Sevier sea serpents in abundance.
Three families arrived in Polk
county last week direct from Swe
den. They were the forerunners of
sixty families. 'l
Mr. Johnson, living near Cor
nelius, killed a one year old bear
with a jack knite a few days since.
The Statesman says that Miss
Huutley, of Douglas county, who,
it was stated some weeks ago, had
mysteriously disappeared, has re
cently been found drowned in the
Umpqua river. She is supposed to
have drowned while wading or.
bathing in the river, her shoes and
stockings being found on the bank.
She was a daughter of Mrs Dr.
Sawtelle, of Salem, by a divorced
husband with whom the young
lady was living at the time of her
decease.
The contract for building the
bridge across the Yamhill at Dayton
has been let to General Collin for
2,500.
The Spiritualists of Clackamas
county will bold a grove meet-
.niiy liiinanu una at uie grove
near 1 'arrot's.
A bill prohibiting hurdy houses
is about to become a law in Mon
tana. Many grain fields in Walla Walla
valley are being damaged by grass
hoppers and squirrels. In some
places they have taken it for acres.
The I )igger Indians are complain
ing of the Chinese, who interfere
with their monopoly of the wild
blackberry trade.
The campmeeting at Black River,
W. T., is reported iu the Advocate,
a grand success. Many were con
verted and about twenty uuited
with the church. Some "professed
the blessing of perfect love.
Near Santa Rosa, Cal., on the
8th, two clerks, Charles HofTner
and alentiue ?cheimer, were sleep
ing in the same room. The former
was dreaming the store was about
to be robbed, and believing that he
saw the robber, fired and killed
Scheimer. The prisoner was dis
charged on the ground of accidental
killing.