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a9Mnaajar VOLUME VIII. ALBANY, OXtE 187G. NO. 37. BUSINESS CApS. SAMUEL. E. YOtJSte, , 'Wholesale and Retail Dealer In DRY GOODS, ' CLQTHlfid, GROCERIES, SOOTS & SHOES, THRESHERS, REAPERS & LOWERS, WAG3MS, FLOWS, . SEED DRILLS, - CROADCST SEED ' . SOWERS, ET6. : first atrfet, Allmay, Oregon. wvxisz Oasbt- n90v7 ' j u - - J ' .' St. C1iari.es Hotels Coraer WnsJUfiSXoei ud First St., ALBANY, OREGON, Matthews & Morrison, PROPRIETORS. Hotioe newly furnished tbroajfhont. The btsi the market affords always on the table. Free oiwii to and frona (be Hinmi P. C. HARPER Ac CO., -Dealers In aoio-Tar CSV- o o do o . C'lotblny, Boots Md ShOr, nuts, roee rlt, fnnry Voods, Sottas, MOtrss and Pistols, Snils, Rope Mirrors, Wallpaper, Wood and WUlow VVmr-, Trunk and Valise, Sold very low elt her for cash, or to prompt poy r.33 lag customers on time. v7 Raising and Moving Buildings. WE TltS tTTPEKSIOlTEn tlEQ LEAVE TO announce to tbe citizens Of Albany and unrronndinz country that, having tinpplied our-r-ulves with the necessary machinery for rais ins; and removing bnildinsrs. we are rend y ai all times to receive orders for stlcH WWrkt which wewill do in short or ler at lowest rates. We gnarantee entire satisfaction in all work finder lukun by . - ' " Orders left at the ReoiaTca office promptly attentodto. Apply to. Alba, BASTI, ALLES CO. Or.. April 23. 2gv7 CH-VS. S. MONT AO CE. BOBT. Jt'cAMiEY. MomeuE & McCAIXEY, ARE SOW OPENING A MAQKlflCEST stock of - . ... ; ' Wloeted with care, aad bought for coin at Scandalously Low Ftsurei and as we bought low we can and will sell them at prices that will . Astonish Every body. Cojbo aad see oar cloctlon of Ilres Goods, JSpSBCSC lihawis, . - Piques, Brill lantes, , SlarscUtc, r-opiiMS, - -Ribbon. Collars, Collarettes, Lacci), &c, Ac, for the ladies, and our complete Vines of II oa tor jr, t'Moasdet, Onasi mere, Clolba, Mltoo, v . Soot, Cap, nts of all descriptions for men and hoys. Also, full assortments of Groceries, Croflceri ani-GIassware. or everybody. , The tert good,t the lowest rates every tune, fcrcome and see. " - Lebanon. Oregon. October 30.1874. Turniture Warerooms. FEED GRAF, HAVING purchased the entire Interest of . Collar in the late firm of Graf k Collar. In the furniture business, takes this opprtrtunliy to reinrn his thanks to the citizens of Albany and rielniry who have so-eenerously patrpn Ued him In the pat, and reMpefully ask eontinaanceof the same. fcg-AH kinds of fur niture kept on hand ad manufactured to order at lowest rates. i iti-.U (jKAJ. Albany, Mor. la-vSnS Calli House & Barber Shop. TUB TJVtERrGNED TOtTC BESMCSV -futlv thank tbe citlzensf , Allu einitr fr t oe liberal paf ne nesrowed on him for ma twt seven years, and hopes for tho (utitra a continuation of their favors. Forthe acorvramo-iation of transiftrvf customer and fSTa'ls in the aprr utofton, helonen ed a neat little hon next door to Taylor Broa. ironTw hre a roo i workman will always bo a attendance to wait upon P"n VirRTtim. GTOVCO CTOVEO I Trosx tfcU date ttntll further notice, I will sell ft CHOICE SIXKCTI F Stoves-Eanges:! -AI-SO PUMPSi'r HOSE, vETa X-1 Pec. l' lETi-13 f.rmm i- 'm' "law ' " g:"'1 "f simJ?:' "-oiaSfcn :.SMoaW aCBNOWtCMES THAT TBE CHABOHi MADE BT " TIM ABJ5 TBCE. Hon. Geo. R.Helm, administrator of tlie estate of N. H. Crmnor, in a card in "Saturday Democrat, ; in answer to "Vim's" charges In the Register of tbe day before, says i It is a falsehood that in the course of settlement of the .Cranor estate Judge Jonns peremptorily refused to pay the $80 fee referred to, for the estate has not yet been finally settled ; bnt Judge Johns claimed that he had a counter claim of equal value against the estate. ' . - ; Good. This is virtually tin acknowl edgment that ViroV' charge that the Cranor estate had never received a sin gle cent of the $50 due from . Judgj? Johns, is true, the only excuse,, offered being thai ''the estate bad not yet been cnauf settiea, ana tnacJuage jonns claimed thathe bad a counter claim of equal value against the estate." "Vim" is certainly under .obligations to Mr. Helm for this acknowledgment) over his own signature. I With, a sound Dem ocrat like Geo. R, Helm to back the charges made by "Vim," there would seem to be no further reed to call more witnesses to the stand.' However, we were surprised to see, as this card would seem to indicate, that even Sir. Helm bad "soured" on Mr. Johns. .Alas for Mr. Johns J He 1 will be "the worst "scratched" Democratic candidate tit the coming election on " these coast." . RICH PICHlSfU FOB PHILADELPHIA. Philadelphia is :reaping rich har vest from tlie centennial exhibition. The street cars collected over $8,000 the first day. Putting the average daily attendance of visitors at 50,000, the expenses at $4 each,', we have $200,000 per day, or a grand total for the seventy-five days of $15,000,000 and this will be but A small portion of the money taken and left to enrich the staid quakers of Philadelphia. Thous ands upon ihousan Is have already ex changed hand in the 'erection of build ing?, improving grounds, ate. ; ' and at the final Wind up,- when everybody i anxious to sell out and "go home," prices will tirmble 'clear te'ttothrtig more money will change hands, and the gTeat bulk of it will remain clear profit in the : hands of the careful Quakers. "Flush times" on tbe Pacific coast ain't a patchtu' to the excitement and the mountains of bullion that will change hands at the Philadelphia Cen tennial. ' i , TBEIB HOBBIES. Jim Weatherford, Democratic candu dato for the Legislature, is attempting to make the county canvass on the Chii nese question. Well, this is the cheapest hobby Jim coul 1 have selected, as there is no division of opinion between Democrats and Republicans on thp coast, on the question of Chinese emi gration. If Jim should be elected, we suppose the power, heretofore believed to rest with Congress, to make and un make treaties with foreign powers, will at once be wrested from that incompe tent body, and the OregortXegisIatnre, under the leadership of Jim Weather ford, will grasp and settle the mighty problem without an effort 1 A ripe statesman is Jim. j Mr. Stites, Democratic candidate for County Clerk, asks that he be elected because "when the Republicans went into power some years ago, the State was out of debt with some , thousands in the treasury; but when the present Democratic State avd,ministrtion toojc the reins there was a debt' of $100,000. When asked the question : M The Dem ocrat having had control of the State government for six years, what is the debt now?" he didn't know; and when told it -was over $500,000, be dared not deny it. So this little hobby don't pan out so well. - JBACK-FrjttBow. Tbe other day over in Benton county a lad was told by bis employer to plow a back-furrow. The lad unhitched the team, put the plow an bis back and carried it across tbe field, then bitched up and went to work. In tho eveng when asked how he liked plowing, he said he liked it we'! enough all but the back-furrowing that was nearly lightning, as it a most broke his bacK carrying the plow ! A cause that has no other chance for bucccfh than what capital it may make by assaults upon eo:aa ' unfortunate member of a candidate's fmilf, U cer tainly in ft very weak condition. Tliese flings at Judge Boise's family," from Democratic sources -shows to what depths Democratic oliticians will sink to create campaign fodder. BKHOCSATIC BOVBBACHS. . The Democratic'ring in this coahtyt finding that a portion of the ticket they had put up tor the voters of tbe county was sure to be defeated, as even Demo crats can do longer be led by tbe nose as in former years, determined to elect the unpopular portion of the ticket, even it they had to throw away all the bal ance. ; With this intention in view, they commenced offering to swap two and three - for one 1 . Of course this little game soon leaked out, and the friends ot the balance of the ticket threatened to bolt the entire ticket if this Tittle game was not stopped, (See obmmuiii eation in 'Democrat of last week.) See ing that things were getting truly tropil cal m the Dctoocratio ranks byt tbe exposure of this little scheme, tbe Deio crtrf comes ' to tbe rescue in its - usual grandiloquent stylet and charges that Republicans are offering to swap .votes to elect their Sheriff! As , usual, this charge is too thin, and only , creates a laugh of derision whenever made. These roorbacks are old, worn-out Democratic dodges, and the more the Democrat man asserts they are true, the less con fidence will our people put in them. A FIXE EFFOBT. On tha evening of May 14th, at Torn Halle, Portland, Hon. M. C. George, a Linn County boy, at present Republican candidate tor the Sate Senate from Multnomah county, made one of the most eloqnent and telling speeches of tbe campaign. We - have room fur only a paragraph, which we give, as showing the liberal and progressive spirit of the Republican party : ' Has a more exalted regard for the duties of a legislator than to attempt to legislate his individual views into laws regard less of puh'ic opinion and the publie welfare. The province of a legis lator i to consult all interests, all views, and to adjust conflicting matters of legisatitm with a view to that sustain ing public opinion which supports al law. In pursuance of the true province of leg slat iou legislators sometimes are called upon by the highest dictates ot governmental science and policy to legislate the reverse of their private opinions, that tbe-public god and wel fare may be subserved. When by the possibility of circumstances such emer gencies do arise, we can well see how doubly difficult it becomes k r a visiona ry fanatic whose intellectual capacity allows him to hold but one idea, to ever grasp and carry out the true idea of legislation and its relationship to inter ests and opinions of different constitu ents. ACKSOwlEDOES THE CORJf IN HIS l!iiAl UBAtcf XL irmx Tlie recent severe castigations given the Democrat 'bj the Register has caused that "red hot" concern to writhe and groan and fauncb around in a man ner mot entertaining and edifying to this public. Last Friday's issue of the Register wrought the Democrat man up to a White hpat, and in bis frenzy he attempted a bit of small wit at our expense in bis Saturday's issue, as thus : "It is a significant fact that the op position in this county always puts the brains of the ticket where the Register editor carries bis at tbe tail end !" That the " Register editor" has brains, even the Democrat is forced to acknowledge. ! Courtesy, we suppose, calls upon us to return tlie compliment ; bnt a strict regard for truth compels us to acknowledge that we cannot con scientiously return the compliment, as to either end of the Democrat editor. . PASES TO THE CESTEXHIAIw Tlie following in relation to transcon tinental passenger rates will be interest ing : The rates from San Francisco to Omaha are : First class, $100 ;' second class, $75 ; third class, $45, currency. Return tickets to and from New York and Philadelphia can be purchased at San Francisco for $257, limited to two months. This is a redaction of $19 on the Eastern lines from Omaha, below the regular rates. Tbeee tickets can be had at No. 8 New Montgomery street, to go by St. . Louis, and . at 121 New Montgomery street, to go by Chioago. Tbe regular fare to New York is $133, making tbe . round trip $276 currency. This is by far the simplest and best plan to adopt by those who do not wish to be limited to two months. This state ment is reliable. T ' . MSOKBI3ra OBQAS." A Democrat dropped into a business house the other "day, and casually in. qsiu ", "do you take Sorbin's organ 1 Tl a proprietor of tbe establishment was i a lops to know wfcat the gentleman w&rA: 1, : . til he explained be meant tie Democrat, "Sorbin's organ" is good, Well informed H the United Sute-s 1. disgusted with tbs C .. cratic majority 5j C- is patent to the er.C'. whole end and Er i t Congress in appo!rl' committees" is to ett j t k tor tbe President!! c . . just as apparent that v. ; most signal- failure. T dishonesty made ei : Republican was ar.d h , pretext for summon!. -otherwise spendie 2 vai r in investigations wh" " out barren pjf resFll& C ago .leading , Deino lished to the wor!J, k,.'.. tion that President G: the Constitution &z-l : impeached and drifea t.': bess bad bee a found v: great "State secret" tl: . tlie Administration a.t i publican party.' Tlj brought to the cor.fes- the Democratic CscraL with, extended ears &2 : awaited the awfal cl imagine for a moment t" presented j thesa "i teemen'' wiien thdr v. testified that the rpirti c on a certain occasion, . window and . fold him v garding the Presideiit'a c crime ! The whole f " : been bought for a have mored "heaven t speak, to find caura f..,.r merit of ; Grant, but : failed. In; fact thry I : generally to do oa ' ' away the time in Ccr away hundreds ot tho. for absolaiely nothing. I rying out t'na pledge f " and reform upon which were . electe d to Corp-' absolutely and fooMi- ' hundreds of thausan Hz : pie's money th&h t'- to prove was either s, ' . priated and -all the t-i engaged , in this sr.-i , the country was sai-j" legislation 1 Do tta r .'C ; wisli to continue ia all character? - , . ' 1 1 cf ; ml ey rn : vs Ly ..J tie re- :.b zse ts to . !y '7 : rs rr t . . ve "2V -re s, V 1 mosey f& BE xn:3 THE IMKK ; We were met with other day, " Your candi " ed, must beat Mr. Her? sand dollars."' - We i Herren has . fo purc?.i votes (he can't pu re publican vote in the c . never will be eleetel i" county. If it ia tree, r Mr. Ilerreo lasor,9 t'. : use in this ea avc: , nn l to secure his elect ;:r, r ; of the Vsroeliing" cot' " confederate Democrat; gress investigatir; Lis Democrats accused of c' Out upon swell a cl.r9 I do it no qoicker'n Drcr;. drink upon invitation 1 THr.!X re Early in this csrr;;" knowledge that perl : interest of the . "Dc a, : offering te give tw v. . have it from good Democrats are o-t ' t ; A " names on their ticket, r -on the Republic si t'. ' Republican to the Democrat's cr- This tact woa! J i.. V cratic canSMil-i f. ,- C a terrible etn't, I eeeincj there v, to determined to s ' cratlo ticket is V" SberiS, r '. .' i i vailing. E " ' support Zli, defeated lj i a -S. A. Dawa . -i ' a I The,X untcrri;!----! i. the ccis .t j l" of cheek u t was ll.ft f i the cc-r. - 1 ' tbe t". " ' Jeu?"s a ..... c t .. , - ,. . A P033TT BtiaStt PAllCBJE. Our friend, "Geo. R. Helm, adminis trator ot tbe estate of N. H. Cranor," we are coinpei'ad to acknowledge, is a point blank failure as a writer of letters tor the press. And, as we are on tbe subject, we don't mind telling our rea sons for reaching this conclusion, although we bare cot the slightest idea that any person with reasonable under standing, wbo respects tbe truth, will ls.Ua iesue with us. Our first proposi tlon is, that When mxa starts out tritb. the declaration that a specified etatemect is fatae and before flnishiDg the sentence -acknowledges that the statement specified j 'true, bePi clearly proves hiuj6el- decided , failure as to tI.alish:ss"rn'band.s-Our second prop oeition i8,"if a" wrfler -wishes to prove that another than himself has written a falsehood', ' be i should not, either by hook or by crook, "acknowledge, (at least in the same communication, that the writer under consideration, had ac tually written the truth. Third : A lawyer; in attempting to discredit the testimony of a witnesswill never, be fore concluding bis address to the jury, acknowledge to that jury that tbe wit ness has spoken the whole truth ! We might go on, almost ad infinitem, with logical and irrefutable argument prov ing tlie truth of our position, but tbe game isn't worth tbe powder. The only letter with which we are acquainted, written by our friend Helm, appeared in the Cocktail A dvertiser of the 27th of May, published in this city, headed A Base Falsehood Squarely Nailed, in which the writer, Geo. R. Helm, charges that "Vim," in a com munication that appeared in the Rkgis teh of the 2Gtb of May, made a false statement in regard to Judge Johns ; but before finishing - the sentence in which the charge of falsehood is made, he acknowledges that Vim" has made a truthful statement t 'P&Y friend Helm seems to be an admirer of the old style of pleading, in which - the lawyer de clared that bis client "never borrowed the kettle; bad paid for tbe kette ; re turned the kettle perfectly sound ; tbe kettle was broke whea he got it; and the kettle never was worth anything anyhow ! " : r THE OFFICE OS SCHOOL HVPEMS. Tbis la te&tij one of the tfJost i c& por ta r.t ofSces in our county government, as will readily be conceded by all those who have given the subject a little thought. It ia the duty of tbe Super intendent of Schools to examine and give certificates to all applicants for position in our public schools, ap praise., school lands, apportion the pubsic money, and to have genera! su pervision of the educational interests of the county. - To properly and efficiently perform these various duties, we should ! a man who is thoroughly posted 13 i.11 tbe branches of learning; a man v heart ia in the work; an honest, f-rlesn man, who, knowing bis duty, will perform that duty - regardless of c-Gi'f'-equences; a man who will noton, der any considerationrant certificates to cr. worthy applicants; and over all and above all, a man whose moral character is &hove reproach a mas to whom we can point with pride as an example K crthy of emulation by oar children. In Mr. J. L. Gilbert we have just suoh a can as tve have attempted to de f;ribe; a ripe. scholar; a teacher ot c:.i!ry years experience, who stands - at t' a very bead cf tha educators of this . lito, and upon whose character there ' 5 not the slightest stain. If the voters . 7 Lion county are looking to the best ! .'.erects of thorns.' ves, of their children; '.' desire for tbis important office a . i h o vf ill fill it with honor, dignity 1 cvJIi to the county, they must vote r lit. J. L. Gilbert. . TL London Saturday Review has : 1 a prcj ict for a aovel society to far tbe parpose of stock- ...l.Tw't2,i tslasris with pigs and ' ' 3 tLat sLIpwreeksd sailors who ': f r . ' :!i tb:::i csy find an . " 'tea cf fod. awaiting them. It t t -y.rts that huts shoulJ b built "I 1zt9 CecdUi ia tbem, jat as r -zvtz.'cTcs -craflaoed in the . Th-? f - :lon is a very .... . ;b Era eon. the SAarnaM bxibos mattes. For some time past' the citizens of Scio and vicinity have been urging the necessity "of tbe building of a bridge across the Santiam.that they might have an outlet to market for their produce. While all were united as to the great want of a bridge, they Were not so well united as to the point where the bridge should be built. One 'section bf tbe Forks wanted a bridge' across the San tkm at or near the oldSoio ferry, which Is nearly directly east from this city, and on an air line to ' Scio. Another section wanted tbe bridge Wilt at Green's ferry, about two and halt raflesj rrom JeGerson. Ule t ret rxiint tneution i (the biMiat the Scip ferry) would accomnxhiafe a much la racer, scope, of country, and ft majority of. the citizens are in favor of building the bridge at this point. The old Scio ferry or cross- ing is about midway between Lebanon and Jefferson, and if the bridge. should be erected at this point, the trade of the Forks would be secured to Linn county. Should Green's ferry or crossing secure the bridge, Marion county would secure all the advantages to be derived from the trade ot the Forks. .'Therefore any aid extended by our county officials to building a bridge at? Green's ferry, would' be an absolnt injury to Linn county, . And yet we are notified from different points in this county that Judsre Johns has promised tbe citizens of the Forks, who are urging tbe Green ferry point, to grant the funds asked from the county treasury to erect said bridge. provide? he is elected County Judge! And we still farther learn that, to make the Green ferry seem the stronger point, petitions Lave been circulated and the signatures of children, boys under age, obtained, awl that many of thoee signing are residents of Marion county. If these statements made to us are facts, and we have no reason to doubt them, as they Were made to us by one of the oldest and best eitizna of the Forks, it would seen almost rncredi- b'e that Judge Johns would make a promise, tbe keeping of which would r turn it. in usuug injury io toe cess inter ests, not only of a majority oftbe people directly interested, but to tbe interests of tbe people ot the whole county. We argue that, it Judge Johns will, to secure an election, promise to effect a measure that will be of incalculable injury to Linn county, he is exactly the man the citizens of Linn county do not wan to p'ace at the bead of county affairs. We want a County Judge who will adminis ter the afihirs of Linn county honestly, and with a due regard to the interests of each section ; and any man who will pander to tbe selfishness of a few. to the lasting injury" of the great majority, does not exhibit the right kind of honesty to entitle him to the support of either Democrats or Republicans. Tbe Misses Smith, of Glastonbury, Connecticut, famous lor having refused to pay their taxes until they could enjoy the right of voting, were present at tlie meeting of the Woman's Suffrage Socie ty in New York, Thursday, and re'at ed their gnevaces to an band of indig nant sisters. They c are respectively , eighty and eighty-five years , cf age. They stated that they bad paid more taxes in Glastonbury thaneny. man in the town, and, thought they should en joy tbe right to speak in the Town Hall. All. those present agreed with them.. - f .J ; The Atlanta Times says : "A mass of 90,000,000 tons ot pure, solid, com pact rock salt, located on an Island 185 feet high which rises from a miserable sea marsh on the route from Brashear to New Iberia, cp tbe river Teche, ia Louisiana, is one of the wonders of the t world. How this bland, containing over three hundred acres of excellent land, ever came into existence in such a locality is a matter of conjecture. ' Vege tation ia prolific, and, tbe scenery is beautiful atd varied Here Is an im mense bed of pure,; rock salt, whose extent is as yet oqly estimated, acd scienuno men are puzzled, . , The disturbances ' and bloodshed which have so often attended torchlight processions ia Baltimore daring presiden. tial canvasses have 'led the council of the city to pass an order prohibiting all political processions" at night. . ; 4 - m t. Tie entire annnnt of C :"rnroent expenditures on account of j " j work, railroads, cecals, &c, from 17c 1873 vvy f'nt RfLtl TT. Ot this amount. (wr sao tr w v(vv4 w ----- ' cfarly one-halt, ($1C3,204,S31) ma f ;-ropriatod between 1855 and 1873. . PXOCKESS OP THE VASVASS. The county canvass was opened V Halsey on Fridayj Judge Blackburn made a splendid spoeelt, literally gettn:pf w ailh 41m srhnla t, anil KIKi.' ot .: the. Democratic ; , speakers. ,.'Tho' Judge surprised even his ' warmest sT- mirer, and' made hosts of friends, in suring his electionby , a good round! majorityi "V " ; ''' '.."'.v " " 'A PALPABLE alV'.' ..' Judge Johns got off his piece at Ilat- sey on Fridsy last in his usual "anima ted" style. Although accused of beinpf a violent pantzan by the Democrat, hv said be would deal impartially betweeir DfitBOcrata odRepubHcans in' all rait-" " ters that conae before him, should he be elected pjpmity Judge. bapt. Hoin phrey, imitating' 'Judge John's style- ana manner, said he also pledged him self to act impartially, it elected Coroner,, as between Democrats and Republicans. "In fact," said Capt. IL, "it will affoid me full as much pleasure to set on the' corps of a Democrat as a Republican'' And we are satisfied it will - A rEW KOBE IBTTEBOG ATIO Jfla Perhaps the tloo. Geo. R."llelm" can' explain, without resort to "falsehood and Jirt," why Judge Johns left Mis.' souri in the night ? Why carried off his partner's law. books ? Why he sold them at Grand Round and appro priated the proceeds to his own use, and . m m - . at.. wneiner ne nas ever settiea with ins former partner therefor ? Judge Johns partner was a brave man, and went to fight fof what he believed the rightr and left his property in tbe charge of Judge Johns, who soon after found it convenient to disappear in the night time. Will Hon. Geo. II, Helm explain' how it was T Come forward, Geofga, and tell us what you know, without evasion or "dirt !" J VIM. , A DEMOCRAT OS THE SITT'ATIOJI J 3Ib., Editor As I cannot get a hearing through' the coIftEaBS of tlio-. " Cocktail Advertiser,1, our Democratic- organ, l asa tne privilege ot saying a few plain words through the RisoiSTfen. t am a plain, blunt man, and shall speak of matters as I see them. Although a life-long Democrat, I am opposed to the election of a man to the Judgeship of thb Judical Die trtct who has shown himself, during h term of office now abodt to expire, tmfh in every Way to fill the position accidentally thrust npon him.- A man who, like necessity ,knows- no law, be is never ready with a deci sion j in his charge to tbe jury always pettifogs the case ; who prolongs each' term of Court twice as long as' ho should.thus putting the county to double expense, and causing jurors . ari witnesses to wait npon his slow motka. and indecision to their great loss in time- and pocket. I also object to voting for a man who travels on a HollaJay pass, although occupying a position on tlie judicial bench a petition above a'l others where a man should be free end untrammeled, and especially should nc4 be under obligations to one of tho great- eat monoplies in the State. JucL3- Bonham'i want of decuion, arising ertirely from his absolute lack of ability, costs Linn county at each sitting of her Circuit Court,twice as much as it shonl J and more than twice as much as it did or will under Judge Boise. Every mam who has had occasion to attend our courts know these to bo truths. . I migl.S urge other ..reasons why Democrats should not vote for Bonham, but I deem. these offered sufficient for men who think and act in political matters for themselves. To those who look to tho Ring for their orders how to vote, I do not write, as they will vote as they a ordered. But as, there are among Democrats men who have honesty and' caurage enough to vote their hor6&. convictions, I believe Linn county wi'tl not cast her rote for Judge Bonharo. DEMOtrSaTrf The Cocktail Advertiser, insinuate that one of. the Republican candidates in this county : is rather ; inferior, sa a speller. We don't know bow that is, but we are . informed that a proorira-Pt Democratic candidate f il Ia-J -..'a. t;e 'spells California ..l-a two K which ia good for a starter. Set h.rt, np again. --. , - Asr East CoN'mrDRuai. In - respectdoes the editor of t",.-9 T ' Advertiser (lomctitT.vf k o-"-n r ' -. DcmocT'i'') resemble a s!. ? In tiixs ! 3 is grally "three tT. xcti rwuidi"