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About The Albany register. (Albany, Or.) 1868-18?? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1880)
"y 1 1 n ,3 I I t1 j "' - W - - AtBAXY. OREGOST, FEB. ST, 1880. Congress k trorit before it, tne Sehate taring over twelve hundred bills before it tVhlle the Uoltse lias four thousand. "the twentieth annual fait of the Oregon State' Society will be held at the Society' grounds near Salem, commencing on the lit of JUly next, and continuing to theJSth. a-.-, v Ben. Butler,, who is said to be In (nil ac cord with the Democratic party, advises the nomination of Judge FUid as the can didate of the party for the Presidency. . These ladles' ulsters are a glorious Insti tution. It Is perfectly safe to offer the wearer ot one your seat in a horse-car. She won't accept It, as it would be impos- Ible tor ber to utilize it 14. S. Kearney has been nomiuared for the position ot tT. S. Marshal for the ill- tilct of Oregon, and doubtless will be con firmed. Keanief held the same office in Washington Territory. fc On the 23d the House comm'ttee on for eign affairs instructed its chairman to report favorably to the House a resolution appropriating 3,000,000' to relieve the . suffering people of Ireland. Representative Davis has introduced a bill providing lor a custom duty of six cents per pound upon starch and tiie vari ous article used by them from which starch Is made. Another blow at the celestials. They are still Introducing bills into Con cress for the suppression of polygamy. It would be more to the purpose to faithfully execute some of the laws on the cftbject that are supposed to be In fcTce. The National Democratic Convention will be held fa CincTnnatf or tfee 21 of June. Whitaker wanted the convention held in Eugene City, but the coinmittee couldn't see it. It is announced from Paris that the total loss and expense to France In consequence Cf thtf rftfr with Germany foots up a snm equal to $2,800,000,000. All this must be charged to the account of the Second Em pire. - - : The sick man liad been brought back as if by a miracle from the very gates ot death, ft is too bad, too bad," says the clcrgy- -. man; '"he'll never be half so ready to die as I had him this time.- f fitter took sftch - pains with a sinner before.'' At a single transactlcrh 200,000 acres of land in Iowa and Minnesota were recently disposed of to a Iondon colonization com- - fiaey, Which proposes to send out British settlers and sell them the land on the ln- ailment plan. " ' The military authoilties of France are enmidering the advisability of doing away " Ufa drams and snostituting bugles. A ramp without drums woirld oe like an army wlUiout Dangers,-sfTlf i'l would1 Se B im- provemeht'.- . It is said1 that Trldeu believes be can be nominated. Thai Is not tbeqnesftoh, Sam uel. Can" yctf be" elected? can cSft spirits from flic tasty deep," remarked one Shake spearian gentleman. "Aye, but will they Come?" was the very natural inquiry. The San Francisco Chronicle has more enterprise, shows more ability in its edito rial column, has a larger and more Inter esting corps of correspondents, than any of the San Francisco dailies. , And it is one tit the neatest printed sheets on the coast. Ko wonder It is successful. Jack Williams, the would be Sitka mur derer, getting clear of the Sitka matter. Was arrested for robbery in- tills State a year of twosgb entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced fiy" Judge Bellinger at Portland to eight year's fd fhe penitentiary. Closkv It is given out that the Chicago conven tion will be held on the 2d of Jmle. The nomtnatlona will probably be made on the day following. As our election' flftt be held on the 7th, a great , many people In Oregon will be ignorant of the worft of the" convention till long after tlie State eTecfToh Is over. Sfkiitary operations are not condncted on t Very colossal scale In Txwer California The fugitive Governor of that State arrived at ..San Diego a few days ago, and com plained of having been driven from power and position by an envious rival at the head ot an army of fifty men. It Would be very dangerous, to get a .Lower Califor nia army In front of a good mttVallleUse. The expenses and loss or lesourcea to France from her last war with Germany were nearly fourteen million francs. And yet It would seem that she Is now Increas- Ing her army and is really "spoiling for a fight., with ber ancient enemy. Verily you oliy bray toe French nation In a mor tar, but the IdVe of glory will not depart from tlietrT, ;-. . And now the mperor Of Japan is to be memorialized next month for the estab lishment of a National Assembly. A strong party baa been organized to urge the matter upon his attention. Should he comply, bis progressive empire will be more than In accord with the spirit of the age. A representative government In Asia would be an encouraging spectacle . inaeea. - Befbre the war New Orleans enjoyed longprlod of extraordinary prosperity. For many years after the war the reverse was tSe ease. - T& ifhmense eottoa crops of the past few season however, have brought about anotlfriliSKjfttatlon, and the GuJf tnetropolit Ik jn& an thronged ana prosperous" a.-in -its pEfiWtiest days. Industrious atcer!tn to ihe tttefnr -of the , aoii Is much morerofitaMe, tt&KTs political ItS" taost f ery SntberT! spec.L'cf1 the , ta--l la"-1 Beimte- It r. Diphtlteria Is raging In central Russia, 40,000 deaths having occurred in Xovcm- ber In the provinces of Sharkoff and Pal - tava alone. In the neighborhood of Walk! whole Villages have been almost wiped out. V. O. Brown died in Portland last Fri day evening, after a long Illness. De ceased was an old fireman, and liad twice been elected Chief ot the PortlanJ Depart ment. ' He was 43 years ot age. New York City lias a Society tor the Pre vention ot Crime. The President ot the Institution announces that Its members will visit gambling houses, concert saloons, and all sorts ot questionable places, to as certain who frequent tliem. It Is to be hoped that these well-meaning emissaries' may not themselves fall Into the ways of the ungodly. Tliey have a dangeroU mis sion to perform. Dialogue reported by the Wheeling Leader: A young man from the North accosted a Southern man with, "About how many voters have you in your dottle!' "About 6,000." "What is your aggregate vote?" "Something like 430." "Mow's that?'' ''Oh, we never let the nfggcfs vote. "MTIinr, never?" The Sontlieroer had never heard '"'Pinafore" "No, bygawd:' Ttie reader wuo likes to sup on' horrors has au ample stoe ot delectable bits of tragic deaths recenfly. Suicides liko acci dents and fire,' seem to follow some da known law of association, and are Usually found grouped togetlier, separated by .inter val of freedom from Die manta. Within a few days the number of those who have .Committed self-slaughter baa been very Tcn64ee Judges evidently do riot dab tie in stocks or get up wheat and cottdti "corners" when or? the bench. Judge Pierce of tlie Memphis Circuit Court has decided. In a suit brought to recover addi tional margin In a wheat transaction, that the rrrsrl who deals in "futures' is guilty of gambling, and should ecelVe the atten tion of the' Grand Jury. The cliances for the election of that Jifclge in Chicago or San Francisco would be slim indeed. Henry Orpen. keeper of a boarding house at No. 22 Florence street, south end, Boston, learned on the 22d, that two of his 1odgcrS Who roomed together, had been missing eight days. He opened their room and found E. C. Marshall, o.ie of the missing lodgers, dead upon the bed with a revolver in his left hand and a bullet hole in the right side of bis head. In the room a large lot of burglars' tools were found, also seven crucibles and a number of prec ious stones taken from jewelry. Anarchy reigns In Russia, and the Czar, it is stated, deires a state of seige to be proclaimed all over Russia. The nihilist committee have informed the Gov. General of St. Petersburg, the Chief of the Impe rial Police, " that -tliey .need not; trouble themselves to make arrangements tor illu minations on the occasion of tlie Czar's anniversary, as the revolutionists are pre paring such an illumination as has not ' been seen since Nero burned Rome. ."Un easy lies the hevd that wears a crown." Gordon and Stephens have exchanged rile kiss of reconciliation by letter. Thj latter, however, Injects Into his frigidly polite comrrrtfniiation a few remarks on nmnneff that Would do credit - to Chester field; Gordon has drawn down much ridi cule upon his head by a letter objecting to the appointment of a certain candidate for census supervisor because tlie man could not spell. The letter contained several blunders In Orthography. Hence the cruel jibes of Repliblicax papers. A few Weeks ago tlie United States "tub- owar" Adttms, carrying ilx ; cast-iron smooth-bore guns, sailed mysteriously from San Francisco with sealed orders. It transpires that its destination is the coast of Nicaragua, to subserve American canal Interests in bat quarter. It is not likely that De Lesseps will be appalled in conse quence, or Uiat any great naval combat will be precipitated. Tiie commander of such a craft, however, should be a man of great prudence. Fit John Porter has notified Senator Itamsey tliat he is willing to allow the bill restoring him to tlie army to go over till tlie cext session, because leading Demo crats express the opinion that the discus sion ot the matter will Intnie the Demo cratic cause In the coming Presidential canvas. If this restoration is rizht and jusf. why should it injure tlie Democratic party T And If it Is manifestly wrong and wickeBt'hy should the Democratic major ity destrt tsj acromjlllah !l at any session of Congress? i n hittnttEte friend ot the late Mr. Meek er giver It as hrV opinion that the Ute eut. oremn u uue solely to the attemnt or ft.. agent to compel Cie savages to conform to the customs of the whites. No tTf spirit could fee expected- to act otherwise man as a savage. Tlie great trouble has heretofore arUen- from the belief of a ma tenrs iu snch matters, that a creature with savage hwtlncts can be coaxed Into agricul ture ana kindred pursuits. The wild red man will work and gain hts living honestly wnen ne can no longer beg ot; steal from the white man, but net before. This is fact that numerous experiences have taught Western people, but one which the philan- throput Is reluctant to acknowledge. Lpon General Grant s arrival on tlie night of the 21st the depot was illuminated with Chinese lanterns and decorated with American flazs. When the carriaire start ed a magnificent arch came Into view. Illuminated with Bengal light. . nn which appeared the word "Welcome" Five hun dred rnral dragoons,, with lighted torches. illuminated tne line or Drocession to tne Mineral col leffe.. After the passaee of Grant an immense protesslbw, . formed and marenen past uenerai urunt s aparanenta, navlnfif him honors St tlie notf- afsilned to him. . The eonerai was received hV trie governor of state awl city and council, w)k welcomed him at the etfest ot the ' c"itv. -s mslf.cssnu- This, occurred iu the C..y ofi-eitco. -, Tb Cooalng Election. As the time for electing certain officers to serve the people of this State Is ap proaching, a few words in regard to the duty ot the voter may not be out of place. Tlie elective franchise in the hands of peo ple who understand and appreciate It at its higltest value, is an inestimable privilege. But when men use the high privilege of the ballot without care or thought as to tlielr duty in the matter, they might as weli not have It at all. It is a -cpu'lar delusion among the masses that they really hate a choice in the selection of the candi dates, when the truth is, tlie entire ticket is ''to t Up" long before tiie time lor hold ing conventions, by a few political shyste-, fellows; too, who couldn't be elected dele gates to a Ward meeting. As a general thing, the tax-payers and the masses who' reaJ.lv desire ftonestv.' lylnsttrltv1 and true merit to be considered as (Qualifications in selecting Candidates for office,' have no part or lot ft the election. Those who have riiost at stake In securing honest and competent men to fill the offices remain at home, instead of attending tlie primaries and seeing rj ft lUnt representative men arc sent from the precincts as delegates to the county convention. II the substantial men In tlie coiinty let the primaries go by default, is it likely that the delegates sent to the county convention will be re'prcsen'- tative inen ? . And if representative men are ... . . . . not sent as delegates, is it likely that j ; : , . : i . . the Candidates clioseu by those delegates will be the choice of the representative men of the county ? Vet If the masses, year after year, fall to dd their duty In this matter, have they any right to complain if sticks and even rogues sometimes get into office? Every voter should feel that it tils duty to attend the primaries, and assist with Voice and vote in the selection of honest, capable men as delegates to the county convention, m$n: who are not too timid to speak and vote against trickery and deceit. In this way we may hope to get the best men nominated for the posi tions, men who wilt be the choice of the people, and who will act for them con scientiously. ' It anything, we should be most particular In selecting candidates for the Legislature first selecting men! who are competent, who are able to distinguish between a needed law and buncombe legis lation ; who are not in the market, and whose consciences will not let them sit In the halls of the legislature from day to day, idling away tlie people's time and money to accompli-.h some party end. We want men who know what is demanded by their constituents, who are above party trickery, and who will advocate the right with judgment, without fear or favor. Until the masses learn to estimate the high priv ilege of the franchise, and come right up to the mark tliemsclves, we may expect to be burdened with high taxes, and offi cials who, it not dishonest In the meaning ot the law, will still wink at negligence of duty arid useless extravagant and waste of tlie people's money. Rumor has it that the Baroness Bnrdutt Coutts has determlnw fc' contribute 300, 000, or about f2.500.000, for tiie relief of the Xa mine-stricken IrUh. If this be true, the Baroness is the greatest philanthropist and humanitarian ot which we have any accouut la ancient or modern times. An instance of charity on so magnificent a scale the world has never saw. j Such a iminirleeut gift has astonished the world, ami some of the incredulous have intimat ed their disbelief in the rumor. It there is any doubt as to the gift, nothing more unwise or cruel could have been conceived. Tliepeople believing that so large a sum has been donated for the suffering ones iu Ire land, in addition to the large sums already collected and forwarded, will begin to think and ask : "What call i there lor more charity? The famine district em braces only a part of Ireland, and the vast sums already collected ought to meet all the exigencies of the occasion." Nothing seems" more certain tlian that the distress tor food in Ireland has not been overdrawn, there lore it the7 rumor of the gift ot the Baroness is but a hoax, the oor starving Irish will be the sufiVrers as it will close the purse-strings of thousands who would otherwise have given liberally of their substance. The highly-colored scenes of fiction' lirrre been repeated In real life In OttawV,- With royalty as the principal characters. The Princess I.ouls and Lorne were behind a runaway team ; tne driver was tnrown from his seat ; the augusf couple were com pletely tt the mercy of tlie frenzied team. and were being jostled' and shaken up like the veriest plebians, expecting efery min ute to be their next, widen two brave men, taking their lives in tbctr bVud. as well as the bridles of the horse, succeeded in rescuing the Princess lhihanned. The brave men will doubtless be rewarded Wrth money or good, fat oirtees, and will be nronounced lucVv fellows. Btrl, alas ! there was no Princess yearning for af hero and a husband, and the wfio'e' affair be comes very common place. Ixirne thank erf the preservers of his wife, dbObtless, in a frigid sort of a way, as no man likes to see another rescue his wife from peril when he Is on the spot, and thus even sertYhie'ht didn't get a chance to slop over." j : m i .' Be careful, young nin.lioWyotfsei'"gn;ftle yonr girl with an accordion. Phllp Hughes" of Flat Rock, Mictu, attempted; this teat last Saturday night, and the'dbject of Ills attention, a Miss Paxton, qsiTetly polled out her little revolver and" miT a' Bnf let through his bead. That's what SfW Pax" ton thinks of the accordion, aiiif sbo' ac cordingly put i top to tlie music: It Is stated that Sitting Bull Is Irf great need of food, buffalo having become! Very scarce. Furtherraoro.they would all return to the United States if they we?e" Kbre of beinei received wltltont any ' pufitsffmeht, smd tliat they would be taken carief. He ought to know that there: Is bd d&ftgef of Ms getting hurt by Use present administration,- btst-on the contrary, he wilhW taken as a great man to Washington. s Eu'eiie reports considerable "rteWness, Feasibilities. The intimate friends ot Gen. Grant as sert that it he is not offered the nomina tion for the Presidency by the unanimous voice of the Republican Convention, be wtll not accept. , If tbia be time, and we are Inclined to think it Is, the discussion of j the matter Is Useless waste of time, for Gen. Grant will hot be tlie unanimous choice of the Convention ; and we are in clined to think, from the way events art shaping, that he wiil not have a majority of the votes in that body. Blaine seems to be in the lead at present, btit we shall not be surprised, for reasons stated In our last week's Issue, to see Mr. Washburne come in ahead, of all competitors, although lie lias positively ttsserted that he Is not a candidate, but Is In favor of Grant. itiiHn ifevtr BiKkM. The following resolutions Were offered1 by a member of the Kentucky legislature p few days Hgol. WtiEKEAs, The Tvouisyille Covritr Jour nal, the ctilejf organ of ,the nnterriMed de mocro.tKeiitiicky,.flnally admits, what Dr. lUike P, CTapKbtirn does n6t design .fcq deny to wft f, Jllirij . site Caiinda. Bermuda and Havana lUackbiirti and the present governor ot Kentucky are one and tlie same person ; and WHF.ntAS, Civilized man justly considers any attempt, to spread Wasting diseases ft the camp of an '"enemy ,t,' liurrible and brutal fn the eitreifte ; and planning and dastardly attempting the destruction nol Jy-t armies but whole commrtftities of Innocent womennnd children by claudes- tlueiy .iIlectiiig yellow lover ami small pox virus from dying patients for tlie pr pose' of accomplishing wholesale sianxhtt-r ofciiizeiis ofilie Uuited States f thei-eforr Jlenolred, That tlie fair fame of Kentucky ueinanas a prompt and emphatic Uenial. or a frank, thorongti and satisfactory expla nation of this whole matter, In oftfer to remove this stain of iufamy on the repuita' tiou ot Kentucky. The speaker decided the resoltitiens oii ol order. The mover appviilett frorW tle decision of tlie cliair, tfte s'peakcr came on the floor and detended ifs ftiiing.' and the' house laid tlie n'ppea'1 on' the table. The do not want Governor Blackburn's Infam-" ous plot proven c'n fVfm. Tlie extra session ot congress was forced upon the county by the confederate demo cratic managers hi tiia'f! expensive Doily of national legislation, and we are constantly finding out some new items of expense fas tened by it upon the treasury. The latest, is tlie form of a deficiency estimate of iid.000 submitted by tlie public printer, and fn'acTe neccs'sn'ry, ordered to be done by the democrats at tlie extra session, and not provided for in the regular appropria tion for the current fiscal year. And Dan Voorhces is going on with his exodus in vestigation, and there is no 6'ndof other costly humbugs still in progress. On the eastern end ot the Northern Pacific railroad work will, in a short time, be briskly resumed. In fact a large amouii t ot work has been done during the current whiter. Tlie general manager thinks ioO miles of line west of the Missouri will be completed and open for business early In the summer, and th-tt tlie whole 205 miles from Maudan, t-pposite Bismarck, to the Yellowstone will be ripened by September next. Arrangements have also been per fected for putting the Yellowstone division under contract as soon as the ' engineers now making a survey of the line have com pleted their work and located the road. Harrisnurg clogs are taxed at 71 uO per annum, and owners of canines must pungle or snoot. , Tlie Independence girl who valorously cowlnded l.t-r trauueer is greatly com mended for her grit. Dayton newspapers boast ot the nnniher character and variety or the social amuse menU of the town. M.A.Abbott will remove to Boise City in April, when the Democrat of that city is again expected to blossom as a rose, A number of Bueua Vista hovs have been up the Santiaiii "sharking" logs, Thy report gatlierlng op about 12,000 feet Joseph Watt sold hTs" JTarTon county rarm ot 4UO acres rtiis week, to some tar- ties recently from' California, for the sum ot $15,000. The Port lownsend Argus has Entered Its tenth year. CiTbt. tf. K. Url&t'lik. tne new eimman der ot the Dakota', is proving quite popn- ur. , . A man languishes in the Lafayette tall fov larceny of a sack, of floor. , Taxes eAitiVa in slowlv from loiStline where tne rust! ninde havoc in the Spring' gram. Kuthtisiasttff ffcfemiteS who .heean'Ca'r- ilfiilnp' oriorations dnrin? the first dava ot FcTuuary liavc again goni, fnt'd" Winter Qiniriers. W. A.. ParW retina teifm the .lunertofi Rfpfrtil.tan leaving It insole charge, of o. f. footer; wno is a nveiy and entcr- prwlwg ncwpap'?r,,ain. ? Yanihill c'omifr wilt retrte a very lieht delthntifcnt tax 1 list.- Shenff Kelty U good ci 'Hector ind - the farmers thougli soTnistlriies' slow Are sure pay. ; ? " Joseph' Cliambcrs who died suddenly near Daytbii lat week was an exemplify citizen and is .. universally lameuteil. fjiWVette Iodze I. O. O. F., conducted tlie' 6bscqtntss. Itf is rumored that the county court does noT Intend to; reiair tlie Dayton bridge tliis fear. It true, this will prove a source of greht Inconvenience to residents f Yamhill county. v- - . , Union Imposes a dbtax. bright weather at Baker City. Work on the bridge across the Touclfet li progressing rapidly, ft. Imll.n miltl wW wiw nut with r'lent. Farrow last summer were prfkl off list' week. . - A' family illrect from Sweden, and all nYiable tp speak English, have locitted en Peoa' Prairie, f " ' ' Anafty ii being- organized- at Spokan Falls'to'go Wtlie Skagit mines by cross ing the Cascade mountains direct Tlie public school at Milton,- OS., with Prof. PalnKer as prlndpa! and Kiss Cowl as assistant, Iia3"an"avera aftendance ot 90 scholars.' ; j The MetiiodIsts.lar cbndiKAings'revivai at Centervllle. Umatilla cmriW It has been in progress three week "alrar7 con verslons are now: reported. v - Alnsworth tiiongh a new ttfivH pimtta a handsome Babcockfire extfneoisher moun ted on a tour wheel carrlwgey'Aliir rt well drilled fire company. ' Have the courage to vfexf' yoin old clothes unttl ya cmi vfford to pay for new ones."' .. . .. .. , . - RICHMOND, frvci OPJES THOIJSAII5 in Usti Albariy, Oregon. The city treasurer of Union receives a salary of $25 per annum. The grand jurors have expressed them selves In favor of a new court horfse ami jail in Walla Wa,lii and the citizens are talking ot erecting incm ot oricK . Work will commence on the Mammoth mine as early as tlie dissolving snojt will, permit. Pa'rt of Ihe machinery, intended for the work i now in' Bilker Cfty,' ., Ice navkine 1 eolns on lively nt; J-ort Cceur d'AIene. Ie on tlie lake is six In ches thick, notwithstanding the numerous Chinooks and thaws that have visited us. Bedrock Democrat sneaks of Dr. Dean Clarke as "a little fellow about four, feet nothing., who IooSls remarkably IvkVe the Puncfi ? a free sliow, and who has in fested Baker City for the past three months." Five head of blooded Durham cattle worth hi n'jrereeate S3. 000, reachefl Citnyon City Feb. Gth, from Reno,. They Will be taken to Mevens county, , i., any piac-, eil on the lane of Germain, Brooks and Morrison. Davton has now a suburban .town called FlnmVshr.rc. name In. honor nf tbe IJ.iV ton and Touchet water mime; wfylctt termii ates at tlie "bnrg.V V hither this pla.ee is going, to swallow np Dayton of not cannot be told at present. On Monday last a deserter was captured at Wallula who had deserted at. Fort Lav- wai some ncini ur cikii iwrs was placed under guard,, fcu't on Monday night some of his friend helped him out and he "slid." He was known as a steady. quiet and peacable man, well liked by ill I who Knew him. so ins iriewis iiiierierea io save him from imprisonment. The Walla Walla Statesman. ,ssrs : The criminal business of tins comity exceeds in cost all other expenses. Tlie' ainour.t in the azsreeate Is $3,036. The expense of uinnina trre.conrts,. the grand ami petit juries and talesmen's fees, amounted to fl,(H7 zu, .wniie tne criminal ousiness amoun fed. to $1.WS 80. . Of all the pf oseew . . . .. V . i . . t.'s i f . J ' lions hi tne laic ienn.ni me conn, uuu uue person was sent np, ana that one was oldy for a period of one year. The Marsnfieid school numbers about one hundred and twenty pupils. The Emma Utrer's carco of coal, about 460 tons, was brqught for less than one dollar pW. top. - She wTfl bi utfuri across the bay to tlte isortn lieiui tor repairs. The great local qnestinn tint will jar Polk county at the ensuing election will b the location of the corintv seat. Dallas and Independence will be thu two compe ting points, and tne vote win oe very ciose. The City of Chester on her last trip fo tiie Sound, brouzht 83 paeiip5;rs, 23 Uigs of mail, 2 jtitrkages of treasure and 200 tons of mercliHllse. Ot the latter 77 tons went to Seattle. ,. .The Territorial hiiI verbify repelVe.by trie City vt ".lieer. ,n fcc'r last trip a poftion fjlie. jfjrifaiffs expected. The apparatiri -recTvel ineiude a microscope warrlTi $23'and eh mil for the illustra tloii ot tlie science of clicmistry. 'J1ie philosophical apparatus I expected on the Dakota. Toll rates of tl.e ferries established on Skagit river have been fixed by tire comity commissioners as foUjws! Foot passeii- gVrs. 50 cents fach -.' pack animals,. 50 cerits each'' single .tram and wVrgon. f.1 ; eaffi extra" team. 50 fVnrir men' cttfle. 23' cents each; shern,and'.,rirgs,rt) cents cafeb ; freight per ouiids, tn cent !,' inner articles in prooriifm. A iirVinlier, or Cnlifirf'niii nil tiers.' have, enferetl tlie Skagit mfiies by way of BrrtlJlj ColtimM.i. The Ottow-a gvenni6nj I.a given Insfrfti-thrm to allow inluefs' and merchants gootls. botf'id for Skagit, to pass through l Iris territory in ho:id - Says the Climhii Chronicle : It Is now a certain thing tliat layti W to have a bank, and that it will be opened nhotit the 1st of April, next by Messrs. H.iwlev A Wallace of Portland. The itlot; sclecteil fs tlie rShrn'oiltVnsey ft WolfcV corner; and i a" "cnivenient ftlnc. ;Tlit lK'r lor the vau'r Ifs-vafrerfdy arrived at Il'jey. Dusld St 'si'. 'sjpl.Yee iu this city, and fron its appearance. -one would jmlge lluit tfi parties meaSi bfl-inej-s sure.. A petition says.. die Ftl f).-eyntn was elnmlateff In. town this week f'nd signed by all" who" had tlie opportunity, asklnz Hurt C,-b:ln K. NUes ami I.lcftt.- K. S. FarrcrSV be proino-d hi tlie seivVej for nieritorio'us WotktTglitiiig Indians on I ,iw ictci rmiu:i Kynii- ihi, italics ; iroyi town, and protecuiif our property niftl lives. . " '- . A trfr T'eTiect ion m trSe J nerj ira tio'ri at frew Tacmv'ta'rvWk. 'i'htidore Hosmr, Dr. BostwK-S. S. M 5?ilan and S. Wit!ibn' W'ere' chnsen tru-tces. Mr. Ilnsme.r wfas hsefnwnf ly made prefiilent or tins boft-rd and KiwooJ Evans clerk'. - ' .lacWsou onnty lias a!mot as'iiUtuy ttrllsas tlv rwi-ttHf-ihe-taie.-- THE BOSS FOB. fitATiB Olympia lias a clam cliowder manufac ipfy." Severaljbiirrels of clams are used each day. . " Besides thf road tax. Fierce county has appropriateil 1.37a for building of bridges and repafrs of road.-. The new route from Whatcom to the Skagit gold fields will be open tor tiavel by the middle of April. , The .tiiiHs .of .holding the, Seattle and "OlynVpta courts conflicts,' t? the no small annoyance of Hietnbers of the'bar. A private mail line has been established between the barrel factory at ISelltown and the pott office at Seattle, wkich is a greai convenience to tlte worku&n. Three &ou'aiid tons of cosfl are deliver ed on shipboard weekly fn' the liJf'rbor cf Seati lc, all run over a (ifti-row gauge rail road built wit'iotit a goveriurieut subsidy. . At.Xeah Bay tlie wind reached a velocity oil?0 inlles.au ThiuV oh the 10th of .January. Tlie deepest au'ow was 25.20 inches and it rained or snowed 25 day out of tha 31. . It..& estimated that tliere are now ibxiuS 3p0CO.0ti) feet, of s;iW. lojf hi the. water ot" the Pugct SiMind; Of these peril ips five million feet are unmarketable from liaving lain so long it, the tfater. This stivk wolild last about five v.-.eeks were all the mills ruiiuiug at their full capacity. .The Ashland; Woolen.. Mills will con" sffme iOO.OOO poiiucls oif wool this year ftgainst 30.000 last season. Jas. Thorn ton is now Superintendent. - jForsytfi. who attempted to kill his wife at Lakeview recently, waj released on $1,000 bail, when his wife w:(s afjfiTtcoiij pelled to swear out a .warrant for his arrest, and have hini botmd over to keep tne peace. . i Two feet of snow lies on the Siskiyou mountain, says the Times, which Is inter fering somewhat with tlie stages. The one from the jsontli yesterday, was elev, ft nptirs on the vay from Barron's,' a distance cl 25 miles. . e A young man named Albert Sliced, while working in the1 saw" mill at Parkers burg last week, got his hand badly mangled by the edger. two fingers have been, ftirt ptitated and It is feared tbnt he tnay lose his entire hand. New To-Day. ST. CHARLES HOTEL, ALB ANT, : ." OREGON, Mrs. C. HouK, Proprietor. THIS HOUSE has been thorotiRhly overhaul ed and renovnloil. and plneed in first class condition for the accommodation of its guests, liood Sample Room lor Comtuercial TmTelers. General Stage Ofticc for forvnllis. Independ ence an d U-hanon. Free t'oneSi to and rroin tbe borne. vlln4-J - rtnul SM-tMcrtren't.' TWOTICE iV-IfERKBY filVfiX THAT TOE ic(d. Administrator of theestnle JLs nndersiused. of Margaret IMtilltps. deceased, has 111 jd In Ihe County Cftnrt of l.lnn county, Ojwjftm, his final account as micli Administrator, and by order of Mrid rtidrt. Tuesday., t Tie Sd day of Mnrch. 1880, at the hour of 1 o'clock 1. M., Is net for hearinjr ohjoctions to snld account nnd tlie settlemwt thereof. Any person Interested in sntd estate. Is hereby not ified to appear and file his or her oiJict lows to said final account on or before said day.- 3. T. ROWI.ANH, i t j' Adfnfiiiatrator. iiriuar 3&,'T$80- vl2n3. Police of Final Proof. V IA.VO OFFlr-K. .- Or lOJf City. Or., Jan. IS, 1879. "(OTICI Wbereliy rlven4rt tWe follow in at XV. nulitqd settler lias flU'd n6tiPe of hia inten tion to mukti; final profTs, n siimwrtof hisclatu, antl aeenre final entry llKireof nt the expiration of thirty days from the date of t (lis notice, viz: Samuel Defyird, homestead apnlicatlnn Xo. 4040 for the OfNKV SEir of NJSf. and NEV of SE Of Sec. m. T fK E. and niiniea tlie fol lowing as his witnesses, viu : JV.-I. Berry. f Linn county, Oregon, and J. It. Potter, of Linn codnty. Oregon. 1 T. ItAItIN, January 16, 188C-vlSnl6wS Begl9ter. NOT F-All. to' send for our Trlca l,it for 18SO. Fin to anv. aiuren upon ap- Slicatlon. Contains escrlptinnt of ervrr Hlti required for With ever j.WW Iltn.tr."1 J,mmlZ?i U.Tl rootM at wholesale prices in quantities to suit tjhe purchaser. Tbe only Institution la America who ninke this thtr ix-IM tmslness. Addraaa. MONTGOMERY WABB t o" 7 tj aae Wbl At Chicago, 111. QpciriE Porous (k Sat. Th ,A-t. wers mwardtd tks Ivjlurt rit(sf meifl (lioeyi rubber plot! r. cU both , tktVmtrnnial aaj iWin Srpoiilinnx, Widely and faamUy knmm OTmapAyiCT'aJ as great a pnmimtMlomtlm ordinary parous plarirr. AA.tmg Ttkjfrurian t yovr ia Uttmitiy about it. TfeoTalna tJo qnnlitiesof the common porous piMter are in . this article increased 1 o fold ny turn and acientita medication. It relicrea ahnoet at ones and enre where other planters fail even to relieve. It la . withont donbt the best remedy e-rev devised for umwaoa weaa oacK, Knenniatspnr, Espinai twv Kidney Complaints and all loeat aches and pahis. Avoid 1mitaUons.Sold hv s'.V Brwfs1sts,Irlce SSe. ,ia;i 1 S 1 M tEABVBT 40UKSOM l rWI tt tft.,n.x-i ixi Linii Goixtiirf. McPARLAND & HARVEY. Chas. -A.. Plnmmer,' 4 WBOX.RIAI.B ASS BETAII, DRUGGIS TV iSD nKAtKB 1 Paints; Oilt &M Glats A..BAST, JUST KEOKIVED, A I.ARGK raTOlCE brims nd UruKRists' Snndries from the Kist j-mImo,! he larxest nd most eotnpieiestoetSi of Uimpsaiul Lump flxtnrcs ever bronhs-to this cltv. - eiT !rescriiJtlon;arefally eoaa poanilud ot all t:mes, day or nfght. - UntS ALBANY ; ; ddllg Wfe npiitnit, Orfefbn.' The Second Term wtll opest t KclTcrubcr I -2th, 18TO. rri rjCftA.si 11 IS .DESIRABLE .TltRXS O coprses of IfiatTO'cMort will lte ptarsnei irH tbis Instrtnte, viz : ciassKni, scicnunc A Full Cori&s of InKructors lias ' seem ; o FfiV part Jot Jnm c'fmcevnini efittraas W V study and tfe lriee or.iaition, anpiyio Rev. ELBERT 9. IVS0IT, Angnst 8, 187v'lln4S Ladies' faficfj EraporinmV KESf-S COSTASTLT OS HAND . German Zeihyr, Canvas. Threat?, Fini; Xeertles, Buttons. Jieal Uir Switch es and Curls, Hosiery, Stamped .- " Cod, ttc, it'c, X'C Also, Agent 'or Dr. Warner'a . Ileal til Corsf I t Clilld'e Wsslsl f arid Sladara r6y's f Corset Skirt SupportefrA C3T"Frencl stamping don to order. 13TBroadaIbin St;, oppoalte Port OtntJgg0i ..'-i Sammons. In ifceCfrcwit Coart for the Stat of Oratroat'. for Linn county. - .-J. - - j .. - . -V "'' Joiin Conner, plalntitf, vs. Fhllip Grlgby, defendant. -- - To Pliilin Grljfsby.-tTie above named defend-j ant : In the name of tire State of Ore iron, yoifc ji? are lior,-ly requiret4o apnNtr and uimr tto..' cotnplnint of the o)ov -plaintiff In th anr entitled Court, wiw on. tS$ with tha.-ClcrfcQf: said Conrt, asiUnst yon.-on or before the first'' day of tlie next ronotar term of tiie Crreuib- J Court In and forttKid Linn county, Oregon, lo- r t it : tltu . . ' 8th day of March, 1880, t and yon are hereby notified that If yoa fall -appearand answeu aal'l complaint as herebr' reliired. the plaintiff will take Jndainmt against you for thujsam of S00 irold coin, ami Interest thenwt fnr Ufce aold coin from Oetr. S7. 1S7, at the rate-qf ofie per cent. rr nwath.' and the fart beranm-o? , attorney's fee, and the coats and disbnrsincwtsotthis notion. ? , HUJirUUEY WOLVEBTOX. nttornevs for plalntilr. - Pnbllshoil by order of the Ilm. B. T. Hardin;, . Jmltre. umde at Clumi'Hjr, January tfc. IS. Jnnnary r, Jsaw-vlSnlG . - - - Admiiilstrator'a Xotlt. .Ci NOTICB ts hereby Rivetn'tBiri the uhderirn-j -ed hat beoh.'ity the County Conrtof Xlniv county, Oraron. duly appointed administrates of tire estattt of Kiancls At. Moore, dcceaaed,lat of anld connty. All persoifs having claims ajraliiHt said estate are liereUy notiflrxl and re--quired to present the same with the proper - . vouchors totbe ondejrn sd.wlthia six months, from tlie date hereof, at I-.eJbanon,Llnn connty, Oregon. JOSEPH J. CHAKLTON, Jan. 16. 18Sf-l-2nltt Administrator. . : i Fllnn A Cliaruberluln, attys for adm. Motte. "VTOTICK Is hereby Klvenr ha the nndersir- 11 eti, ha i been by t hoCotrntiy Court ofJLia" minMeiiaf nf ! estaVof H. stW. Ctarks) oecwndJiiKi nMr pwaons hsivinar elalms acainaS said estate, irre hereby relred to present the -same, Wtt h the projervrHohers, to the under-. sliined Irt the city of Alba..l'" county. Or, escon, wltnin.six months "from tdiedat herswf. JOHN OtN N KB," Administrator. Dated reb.7, 1880-ig0vH T y " ; 8taractaeldere nfsSerilnff. amKv .vtvMf tfra9: the snnnal JN meeting of st ockhcStie ot the Odd V eW kiw Hall 1H,1U1 ift A snnciMt ion will be held at seven Directors, to serve I said Association. - v. J. H. Bvkkhaot. Ron. - Albaii", I'cb.S, iaS0-v'2nW r. fciMrftot. I'ree.' IV. V '' r'- Vi sr V -w s3M -A