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About The Albany register. (Albany, Or.) 1868-18?? | View Entire Issue (March 7, 1874)
1 9 W.' ' r - 1 -" , 2 r-"" --ii f i . . A. F. ft. Ofltrinl Pnpcr for Oregon. VY, MAltnt 7. 1874. trmv Tilt: BIO I.IUK1. ll for Indt ppixfcnl Mm l Con- nimii. Blow we ptihIWi if),. for an In dependent State Convention, from Doug las eottnty. Several counties have isshed wills for "Tax-Payer and Laboring Mpn's Coiiventirns.", The i first to will such a coiiveiitlon was Hie I tax-payers ot Donirfas: and at that convention, held lasf Saturday, a tnl enmity ticker was nlactd in nnmina n Pttfua vol Bouiair We have heard It hitimnted that a call for a (invention, to be eomiwsed of the taxriareis ami laboring men of nil elates, irrrsneetive of former nartv i affiliation, will soon he issued for flip nomination nf suitable candidates to A Yilukee Notion. Artk-le'lX Section T, ol tlie Oregon ' i '.MuHlll'l,!,, .,,,1,1. m. ., i',Jln... . ' "".'Mini i'ji irmf (i 1 1 ! 1 1 1 s i . r - , i Hie governor shall receive an animal thm- m"' ""' proitwl Wow adopt salary of tffteu hundred dollar. The ''d. The Republican party certainly seapiriftatehallmviveaiiiiiii)iml ; has been the most independent nartv salary of fifteen hnmhvd dollars. The ' ..,. ,i,(. , , , ' trea,-,in.rof state shall mvive an an- I ! , country has ever saw, as it tuial salary of ehdit hundred iloMars. i prove ; nnnt Ihe ticople of the The judges of tlie supieine eonrt shall eaelfreceive an annual Hilary of two thousand dollars. Tiiey shall renin no ferjor jierqm'n'ie.i trhaterer for the performance of any duties connected with their respective iifflees; and the compensation of officer, if not fixed by this constitution, shall bu provided by law Taking the above as a text, the Dalles ' imit'iivnr reads the State offi cers a wholesome lesson, commencing with (be Governor. Although this amiable gentleinin, under the Const! tutinn. our great fundamental law, is allowed a salary ot fifteen hundred dollar; a year tmk fret, accordim: to the .Secretary's report, for the two years ending September 8. Is72, be received jn "per.piisites" for the "per forBianerrdlVlutieseuiniected with his office," in addition to the salary named in the Constitution, S(J( 33! This much tor our honest Governor. The same paper next pays attention to our worthy Secretary of State. Un der the Constitution lie is allowed tit teen hundred dollars per annum, and is also debarred from receiving any fees or perquisites whatever. Yet it would seein according to tlie Mmn ( i'leer'a fyiires. for the t wo years un der consideration. Hie aforesaid Secre tary pocitcted the neat little sum of IC.010. or at the rate of 3.303 er an num. And all this time the Constitu tion says be shall receive mfmor per quisites, ami bis silary shall be but $, 500 per annum! T. II. Gannis next arraigned. He re ceived for tlie twoy,rsthtiSiimofiJ3. 520. Of this sum, $400 was for salary as Assistant Secretary of State, and iIhj remainder for cervices as Agent ot the Boafcficf Land Commissioners. "A showing." shays tlie Muuntaine'T, "which strongly indicates that Mr. Cann has been enjoying two lucrative offices at the same time a feat of at least doubtful constitutionality." Mr. H. U. Gufry get away with the nice little sum off2,723'ofthe people's money. A portion of this sum was drawn as salary tor acting as private Secretary of the Governor; part as As sistant Secretary of State ; $200 for list ing -school lands; $G0 for re-ltsting school lands; 50 for Indexing journals and 238 15 for copying laws and me morialsthis last probably for the State Printer. "All these ia.st enum erate items," says the Dalies paper, "ought properly to liave been done by the Secretary of Snte, orbit Assistant, without being specifically charged," to in part earn the legitimate salary attached to bis office. In conclusion the Mountaineer hopes that all these unconstitutional acts. whereby the people are robbed and the treasury depleted, may be eradicated from the statute books by the bold hands of an honest TJegislatiire, in obe dience to the demands ot a long endur ing but tlieroughly aroused people, in which hope we heartily concur. great Slate of Oregon think that more HP ,)' accomplish! , the,.,,, of human thought enlarged and made tn er, wo will be tlie la-tto cry them nay. but rather do what we may to aid ami eneniirage the attempt, hi the language of our excellent cotemporary. the Jacksonville Sentinel, "If there are any that are in advance of the prin ciples of the Republican party, we will not will them hack, hut merely suggest to them the propriety of securing one advance step in reform betorejeoinnl-1 Ulug its beneficial results by attempt- j lllg tlie second, with the risk of losing ! .lie resn n oi.iotn. .following is tile will and apportionment tor the State! delegation : The Douglas County Independent: Tax Payers Convention having assem-! hlnl this 2Sfh dav of ftthrtinre. K7i ami nominated a full Legislative and Comity ticket, and having adjourned ! In full liarmouy. a large majority of the memliers then iissenihleil and hav j ingorganizeil for the purpose of rec ommending an independent Slate tick- ! et. the following resolution, on motion, j was uiiauiiuouslv ailni.tml r . h'oho I h it iii the opinion or-this l W Kwnnlcal advantage of a neighbor, Couvention the interests of the people by the plan iutrodmwl in Hie Gran ol Oregon will he bi'tter suhserveil by (?,. vHii ui.. ... .iw . . indepmdeot H.;iliw.l action than by I TTH Q 'lW!,?fS strict adherence to existing party or. , are now settled in an erpiitahle, and ganiz'iti.ius. and that the people ot tlie ! generally, in an amicable manner bi s,-verale,.iu,.iesof the State he, and i if fere, ice to committees or arbitrators SMr"8 f mends. While lion to Ik-held at Salem on the 15th. tnis I''''1" (,fiP''ives the lawyers, officers uaj oi .April, a, I. 1 n4. at 10 o clock anil courts of large fees the farmers itsSet Peennlarily. voters at the coming election. ll,t laitm many other ways. Friendship This Convention "ivconiineiids that! 'twee" indivldcal.s i- thus promoted in selecting such delegates, the basis of; and maintained; neighborhood imikses X v 2l vZ Z ffl: 1 Z - voided, a, thewholecommunity fill the (Minify offiws. and for the eleC-1 tion of delegates to attend aStateCon-1 ventlon. to lie held at Salem, on Wed-1 nesday, April 15th. As this date will 1 lie after the Democratic and Republi-; can State Convent ions have been held, ' the candidates presented by the two j parties will be before them, and thev ' will be able ro hulse of their merits or demerits. WeH,Ve certainly lit on Mirrlng times in the politiwd Hue. Let tlie pot Ixiil. fShice writing the alKive. we have heen handed a call headed 'To the Tax-Payers and Tailoring men of all classes, of Linn county," with tlie reipiest to publish, which we cheerfully j0. The will provides tor primaries on the 21st instant, to elect delegates to a Countv Convention tube lield in this ciu on tlie 2-lth, for the purpose .t nominating Candidates to the various wmnty olliws, and elming eleven delegates to attend a State. Convention, to be held at Salem on the 15th of April. One of the most uoinmemlahle feat ures of the organization known as tlie Patroiwof Husbandry, is the settle ment of diffi rence. whether pwuniary or otherwise, between itsiiieinlers, by arliitnttion. Instead of going to law and feeing lawyers, officers and C ourts, and spending valuable time and vast amounts ot money to secure -nine ttr-il in nr iisoii ami iiurnetf. and one additional delegate for a fraction of 100 votes or over. I 'jkii this basis the number ot delegates from the respec tive counties will be as follows: Total Vnto. Delegate. Btiker Benton Clackamas . , ! Clatsop Com Curry Columbia... Douglas Grant Jackson ... Josephine . . , Lane Linn Marion 2,475 Multnomah 3,249 Polk 1.170 Tillamook.... 107 Umatilla .. 039 Uniort 914 Washington HH7 vv"a.sco OGS Yamhill 1,212 012 ...1.222 ..1,400 .. 380 .. m .. 228 . . 220 ..1.854 .. C14 ..1.557 .. m . .1.859 .2.107 are largely the gainers, while outsiders are none the wiser. , t mm t0 , that this is really one of the liesf feat ures in tlie organization, and will pay the largest dividends. A joint fock company of 1 very nov el hot useful character is be;ng formed in Bosfnn, am) will apply to tlie legis lature for a cliarter. The company proposes to guarantee the honesty of persons it recommends fbrall fiduciary trusts, and hem become pecuniarily responsih'e for their dereliction- Of course this Is in its nature an Mir ailfje coniiai!y. and persons w ho de sire to obtain positions of trust will he exKcted to take out guarantee policies, when their services will natflraily lie coine of higher value to employers. We do not see why an organization of Hlfe kind may not become one of the institutions of th" age. lint imagine the chatechism an applicant for a 110!- iey would have to go through "Did you steal watermelons when a boy?" "Haie you ever been a carpet-bagger r" I . ... The Indlnn Qiiextion. The following paragraph is from the ' speech of Senator Mitchell, made in the Senile on the 12th ,.f February, in vindication of the people of Oregon on the Indian question. It Is worthy of perusal : To this tJicy do not object; but when in the administration of this nollcy its agents: and missionaries Ik-c mie so en-! thusiaslic and fknatical as t lie wholly unable to eoinpn-lwiid the 1 id that the Indian, yet enshrouded as he is amid i the gloom of superstition nil harbar ism. is in tlie very natur of 'things prone to engage in' acts of barbarism ! unless restrained by physiwd as well ! as moral power; thmi tliwy 6mn it liew'ssarv lo the sncee-ss of i.pej policy thai tlie blame of every hitliiill depie- 1 datum must he allribnteil to wrongful acts of the whites, and when, further more, w ithout ever Im-ino ivdded in an Indian miliary, and tl.ei-tore nee- ', essnflly to a very gVear extent lihlfilrrn ed a- to tlie real character. Iiabita and 1 pwuiiarlties ot the Indian race, they pePslst in setting np their (iii! ;ineiit iii opposition to tliat of men whu tlirnver a quarter nf a century have 1 -idi-d in tlie lini.au uomttry. and who-c ineau of kifoWiKlge are tiew-ssarlty ..fa supe rior natme. they do object f(. such an administration I'll'a ihiHcv ihat uii'dii mJNii Mt. . ' . " . the Tcmperrine On Mle. On the 2d. at Davton Obi t, several prayer-bauds of Women visited a large number of saloons. Kone or them smtendered. but sevmil were willing f,, ,.l .nit or to be set up in any other business. Tnree new s.v loons opened to day. Tl r women are not discouraged, Inn ore (I terminer to persi i t re. At Columbus, on smieilite. a grand tenifieranw nieerijig was h id. En thnsiiHiii increasing. 8eeehes were made by a ninuher of prominent citizen-, including several ladies. At mm date, in Worcester. Mass., a meeting was held with a view to or ganize a temperance crusade similar to tha' ot Ohio. Philadelphia dates to the 2d -ay the " "', temp.riiiee movement ia still progressing, and then pW dealers uxhlbit enndderable uneadness at the prospects. Tjiey are trying to amend the Con stitution in Massachusetts so that Rep. res,.,taives and Senators need not be resident of the districts tor which they are elected. This is f fie Fnglisli svs teln anil has smne en'Ml feaflirw; It ivwild reduce litad legidatioi MrMlaliol isli the race ot two penny nliticians tor the Stale Legislature. Wetc Turk GraMe, .... 1 . 127 Tlie Central Pacitlc trains were all snow bound on tlie 2d instant, about seventy-five miles east of Elko. An Eastern bound train hud been trying to get through for twenty-four hours, hut foiled. Western trains were at Towano, waiting to get through. It wa reported, however, that the snow plows and four engines were Cist in the snow and off the track near Towa no and tlie snow still foiling. The snow -blockade promise to be serious. From Buffo W-oi! the t; ft "ti renort d that ex-President Fillmore's con dition has slightly improved, ml there is now hope of his ultimate re- wvcry. Total . On motion. rtW'Pw-Mnfln-, ,.- recommended r hat tin. .,. a., . 1, .1. ...... (. .-j,, lllMlllgll- out estate assemble iaibeir respec tive precincts on Saturday, March 28th, and elect delegates to assemble in county Conventions on Saturday April 4, 1874 (except in those counties where Heps have already been taken to choose delegates fir meethig t some other tinieT, and fhre e'fect dele gates jia-onling to tlieaboveapportion inent, to meetln State Convention to nominate State officers. On motion, the Convention adjourn al there being 70 delegates present, and tlie nroceedinirs markiHl bir nm. f.eitf iinaniuiuy and nariunuy During the last State canvass the Democratic papers of Oregon were foremost In-demanding, "retrench ment" and 'YetiM-m," and the rimdl. 1 , .1.0. ... .fa,. ... . . . . j 1 ..ram ui u jKiriv gavesniemn pledges 9 I to the people that the many abuses 3 j that had crept into the legislative and f j executive branches of the government. snoiild be eradicated as soon as they were placed in office. To show that they were earnest and truthful men. and not demagogues who went before the people with lies on their tongues, as soon as they were well seated in office they redeemed their pledges by increasing the expense of carrying on the State government, until it is computed the appropriations made by the last Legislature will exceed the en tire resources ot the State, up to the time of its next meeting, some$8fl,000. This is Democratic reform" and "retrenchment." under a dillweiif vaiiim l. mini with abundant success. A correspondent of the htor-Orn, I writing from Loudon, says the exM-n- ! ses entailed upon the Tiehborne estate j to defend it against the Impostor were j nearly !.-400.000. The "e!aiiiaiit" raised 50.(KH), on Ids famous Tleh-1 borne bonds, to prosecute the suit. As j tlie last trial was a criminal pro-edition, the expense was borne by the Government, and reached the enor mous sum of a quarter of a million sterling. Raphael Semnws Ym prayed Gov ernment to remove his political disa bilities. He writes that he takes the same pride in the land of his birth, and in the glory and prosperity of his hole eoi ny as fprmcrlr. ami asks to he restored to the f,ee embrace of ih otily country w hich can claim him. mil the only com, trv which he cares to claim. 'I'h Insurgents having been badly whlnpnl recently m a battle with the Coyerunien; triKips before Nagasaki, insniavctiou and disonler in Japan is doubtless s-pielehed. The Nrk ' rh Mirn, fmm 'Frisco to pi ,-t Madison, V. went ashore "n the night of Hie 3d. ;it Dungcness Spit and is;, tola) 'e)rt,e ineJ drowned. Henry Quayle, "Poker Jack," was mortally raided. 011 the eyeing or 3d. at Port Toweiid, W. T.. by lolin Martin. The Lieut. Governor of Uengal re p wts liir.(K)0 natives starving in the affected districts. Typhus fever and small pox were raging at Bayou ne (Hi the lt. A correspontJeut of the London I X'-wk telegraphs that the villagers in I Kastern Llrhor are siowly starvlnfl to death, and that the future in other districts looks terribly omiuon's. 'llie total annnal eost of onr State Govermnent in the earlier yeare was b.it JoUOOO. Now by nucoiistitiitional enactments and wireless legislation the, amount annually expended fonts up nearly $350,000. 0 WOnder our taxes have gone up from two.and four mills to twelve and twenty. Spanish dates to the 1st say that the fall of Rillioa is imminent. Foreign! consuls have left the city. Don Carlos and staff have lieen in the vicinity since j the 2.kl of February. 1. it... tnanitnity and harmony.' 1 t.,om ,ffh "V R.M.GlWEKChalrmari. l t loro,,Kh reU- " general cutting WJ '.lassftSar -iwwiioi unwarrantable and needless The State priiitiiie for lSCO-fi-i v-st 1 expenditure is demanded, and Jin as- the people $4,307 53. Under our ulo-! Pirant ,or office flecd hoi for success riowtfovenmiei of mX6tmiK. i who wUl not jJedge himself to work treifchei-s'' and "retormers,"be,print. La,K' vtote rr " nig iur Mz-a is ainwiy ciisf thepe'K -. . . -- pie $20,000 58. and the renrin ii,ff BTTZlF M" of iwLu, k.. I-. ??TtU I "Fhat the Joyernnuint troops 1,., 000 ntore-makitrg a grand total for ! wotlnd L "e the public pri.rtinir. for the ' IUti 1872-3, of between UfyJW and i57Al Bnckwheat bran wlien fed tc cows 1 0001 'Pt,u 1 ;..,i -r . . Wilrnmdiu ii'hiemi no..i.It e ...(m 8 ndhaia, ilKaiWand will EmJ STES? : 5M'J5 - VW&m i ie u ' ' fath'er. ' j The Carlist forces rxmipied the city of Tolaso. the capital of Onissippeon and Auiifa, tlie latter a small town in Biscay, near San Sebastian. Spain. Is that moral suasion ? A wife in Oswego. New York, has gone on a temperance camjpffp againt grog diops on her own hook. Her "per suader" i a shotgun, which, she says, hriuirs down .'nine at forte rlcfi, same distance at which common v,is-' ky kills. M e dedares she will shoot any man who furnishes her husband with liquor. She believes in praying; hut she also believes in keeping her pnuei urv. George Francis Train has been in, tervfcwe'l again. Hear him : Grant's tlie last President we slmM have; he and his party friends are cooking things up to crown him e-p-Deror. Before their oln ltd 'left .L... the eommiiue will sweep over the country and spread ana rehy and con fusion. Then I shall assume the dicta torship, and restore order, peace and prosperity. Mark my words. I have given you a horoscope, of America: it.s ly destiny to rule this country for the next twenty years: rm tbeoiily man jivifigthatcandoif. and the peoole be?iu to see it. slremlr a fi Train insane! "T3 BITS of III ii.vsm .-A correspon ileui of the Washlngtmi .Vfarseiida the follOwlnff statenteiit, saying that he """""'.i' iareiis OI lm ciulilren. ami reieiitly received an account of their birth from .1 in r-mial fifend : Mrs. J. 15. McCrnm. residing at ffo. 58 Far sous .-tnvi. Kalamazoo. Mich., is the mother of twins so ntmll that they are a marvel of humanity, putting iii the shade all stories ol Lilliputians ever bean! of. On,. js hoy m (ne a girl, and they weigh fogeilier. three pounds and four om.ecs; They are peftect. and s-em to be in good health I heir bed is a little paper box. lilleii with cotton, and fhey are (nett in dolls clothe-. 'Hie inotla-r and rhii ilren were doing well ;it last invonnts. lhe-e twins are the smallest liviuo children ever heard of. They take their food naturally, and make a noist. liki. very young kittens. Qui tea hitm herofeitiens have wiled to See tlie little wonders. , hni.enh ill .,.... the head of eirher Their hands are a!i hi: the size of the bowl of a fea-IbOOtl-thebo.v '- a trifle the lareer. Five thousand Republicans, en enmned near Sarragossa. IS miles northwest of Mllhoii. were surprised by the t, artists and a hlooify engage menf took place, in which LOOM of the Government troops Mere killed. The remainder took fo flight, closely pur sued by tlie Royalists. All W- re . tnreil in the attempt to cru-s the ri.cr in way ot their retreat. KtMtlMMI. In tn I . SS ' . r ... .v., limn 111 UK w. ,. 1 '- .kiwuiz seiKJs xo In 1 one oraore patient. ' quills to Englanc I to . Hlaghfm. IMIIBV VI miiK. ana or yellow color. Meal of pass and wheat bran will make aoel- W-WBK ml cafi Train insane ! "Came fo bin death wk'l being hit on the head with a long-handled stew pan in the hands or his wife,'" wag the verdict to a recent case La tiitoofc An accident occurred oi the Great Western Kiilrnad. near f.arlimnv Saturday night. An aiviamtuHlatirl tram lei! London M (I p. m consist ing of empty tank ears, a baggage, and second class car ami tnticli. fviien seven miles west of I.oialon the coach took tire in the foiward part of the SHioon, It w snpposKl iniin tilling the lamp. Eight persons rt seriously bunwii. ' Farmers tire actively engtged plant ing hops in the Piiynilnp A'allev. W. T. A large crop is anticipated th present year, and. If the market v.ahm continues bicrh 1 In. mnnh. ,..111 n .. ..... wwiij nut I ceive a MlUir Slim iWn thmt ol . r wk nnnv alone. in