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Newspaper Page Text1 UMO.CMT. i v. i i' VOL.11 ALBANY, OKEGION, SATURDAY, MAY i 1867. NO. 38. S i A i -Mm ri-J XL' -Li. -Li. U-Ul ( ", : - . STaW RIGHTS 'DEMOCRAT. fl SUSBED Svkltr.tATCRtUT.BT A B ,B O fRPW k. b. ABaarr. I M. V. B0W5. Office OTct II: CilvcW ttslrc; Fifs Street. TERMS , ix aDvascb: One year, $3; Six Months 4 lonynoJisly.must mat kiiowa tbejr proper .. cj to las Editor, or no uitcDtwa will be given I t'liSr w mmuaieatu-n. : - -.- - " ' All' Letters and Cpmmonitfon waclfcer to business ot farfttbicatWB;ihoulatn idssed ttt ' nil 2.3 of ''Advertising, m iear; One Column, $103 IUlf Colama, $00 Quarter Col- 2ianv$3S. ', . f.. " ViC.,,&.; r.n-t.rt;mits ret Sauare ofteti lines A a.- - or ifts-s 6jst insertion, $3 ; each subsequent inser tion, $1. "Jrrtuements twenty-fire pel cnX'4W)n4l JCtSeVorp J-lcCirJl be charged. ; - f " A'squat is cso inch in space-down tbe, column, enVciisldt liteianWAe-V M solid matted -Xo aarertiiement to be considered less man s square. ana,, i jhuuj . qnatl Vt 'UertiwsncnU inserted" (or a less period thaJ"taree raontbs to be regirde as tran sient. ' ! ! LlR LX S S :C All DS. : S. IFIIITTEWOUE, 31. D., SCRGEOX, Ptt YSWIA NJt XD A CCO VCIIER Tenders biiervieeS In tbe variobs brknebes of Ju professioa to the citiicns of .Albany and ur- Vrag Store, Parmh's Block, Albany. r2n37lf X. B. XIUMPHKEV, ITIOBSEr IT LAW 1XD X0T1EY PUBLIC, ALDASY OREGON. tfT; OCif ft in the Court Ilotwe.-" " " "mar9v2n36iy j sd . jkyoiJ i .'' -cto. B. BL. ATTORXhYS & COUXSELLOKS AT LA W Albany, Oivf en. aut J.C. 'POWELL, 1 TTORSE T AXD COl'XSELLOR AT LA TV AND SOLICITOR IX CIIASCEUY. A LR-INT, Oreson. CoUcttkc &-i convey- anees promptly attcnle4 to. oc.wniuiy 2? B. fll'E. 3i. D CURGEQX, rin-StyiAX AXD ACCOVCIIER Tetiiers fci mti i tV utiwi branebts of his profeci4c to Ibc ctucn f Albany ani sar Han Jio Cisfntry. !( OScc up-rUlrs, in Fustvr't Urick. - V '' - . oel3 aoSly. L U ; :TIXTER & McIIATTAX,.. house: sigx, carriage, axd orxa- JIEXTAL PAIXTEUS GRAIXERS AXD GLAZIERS. - Also, Paperbanjpnj and Calcemininj done with peataess and dispatch. Shop at tbe epper end ol f'irit street, in Cunningham's old stand, Albany, pregon- . ft22n:t j. BXKSOtTS, S. E- TOl'Sfi. i !-- b auuoiys & ca., " pEXERAL & COMMISStOX HERCIIAXTS "ffKrALETJ is Staple; Dry 'and Fsct Goo.ls. iy "Grocerk, Hardware, Cutlery, - Crockery, iioots and ShoejAlbanj Oregon. Consign as eaU o'icitc4. oc6n8tf A. 1. L&VB.ZSCZ. ZCCEiB SZMPLZ. I . -' l, -r : - LAWRENCE A' SE3IPLE, A TTORXE YS AXD SOLICITORS. Portland - . - - - - Oregon. ! afJ-OFEtCE Over Kilbooni's Anction Rooms. December 8, 2nl7tf . , , G. TT. GRAY, D. D. S., SURGEOX DENTIST, ALBANY, OCX Performs all operations in the i: .,T nrVTfSTRY in tlie most PERFECT and IMPROVED man - cor. Persons tlefirin'r artificial teeth troillttdo wtllto gire hiin a calL OSlce np-stair in Foster s trick.. Ke Reeidence eorncr of Second and llaker streets. au2o-ly O. T. "WESTERN STAlt" LODGE No. 10, meets at .Masonic rery Tuesday evenmr. .' E: McCLURE, V. C T, M. V. Be jwy, V.T. S." . T2n32tf tfZpf LifTJ TheRegTtlar Keet- ZZ ZmZ-" mgs of Albany Uxlge, Ko, 4, L O. 0. V., are bel at their Hall in Nor iron' Building, Albany, every WEDNESDAY EVENING", at - 7 ' o'clwlc Brethren r ia good standing aro inrltca to attena. '-' ,- - By order of the X. Q. ' -.- ' " au4-ly jUSTPMEllTAL AND VOCAUUSIC ItilSS PHTIVIELXA ABBOTT 1ST SOW PREPARED TO GIVE ' LESSONS on the Piano Forte, at her residence, in Al- ,. ij&ny.' She refers to those whom she has taught, rtStchere at d in Corrallis. - - v. iTv'iuiTi'ONy ' Per quarter, 24 lessons.... ,........ ... $15 00 Usa of Piano for practicing, per quarter,. .2 50 r' 2nl6tf , A TTORXE T AXD CO UXSELL OR A T LA W, - asd : , TJOTARY -PUD LIC, e PORTLAND, ? - - . OREGON rrriLL PRACTICE IN THE SEVERAL Y - Courts of this Cirr and State; and of Wash iugton; Tertiary. All kinds of claims and demands ' potes,' bills, book accounts,- subscriptions, etc. coueciea on eommission, by suit' or solicitation. Ileal instate bought and sold. Taxes paid. iittiiaiBgs re ntoa, ana rents collected on comcus- - Tittle to Heal Estato searched, and abstracts . m&ae. : j v . ! -'i; ' ; v .. . : IfT,: ; . J :,J-- AIS0 ; - ;',', " . ' , . ; AGENT 6 the principal daily and weekly news papers on the Pacific coast.: Subscriptions and ad Tert; semen ta so,Ubited; '!;!: ','vV.l ? ,J r T3r?yAll collections promptly remitted.' OFFICE llo. 93' Front street, Portland. v2c?7tf 4- r Al)V:EltTISJiHKNTS. HATS,' cill Swl ATS. LlEUSSDOHPFpit BRO., . . . ; v ', y - v " ! ' v ' , " ; Manufacturer! and Importers f, and Wholesale " - and Rttail DeiivM in -v hats Asrp q-p.s. HATTERS' , MATERIALS, : jo, 2 Froat Strcef ; rr tlnmlV ; U nn nECEiYixG. ! in Addition ,tq 'V t he'w.extr.MniV A'tock.' byt very' tcsrt'' alM thVLAfKST "tSTYt.LS 'vf New , York, Loudon and piuUiAU taste, for 4- . . - Geatlemca'i ' and : Childra'i Wear, 3 : Vhicli'ttef will sell CHWPIR THAN ANY OTHfR HOUSE ON THE COAST! DEALERS IN HATS ; - " ' . Will consult tbair own interests by examining our Stock befort pUrehaiiug elsewhere. f Hats of rery tyV tni Pcseription MADE TO ORDER, AlSO- IVEATX.Y REPAIRED, J. C. Meussdorflfer & Bro.'s No! 72 Front Street ..Portland. Og'n, Cor. D and Second BU ............... Mary sville, Cal. N, 123 J Street...... ..Saermcnto Nos. &35 1 63? Commercial St San Francfcwo. -pf9 Wholesale House at S a Francisco, Cat. No . C23 Commerce thn-ugh to 637 Clay streets. Dec 1.1SGG T2alCtf T II E OLD STOVE DEPOT! XSAITl STREET ... ALBANY. JOHN BBIGGS, (late c. C CoCLtT A CO.) Keeps constantly on tad a general assortment of STO V E S ! Of (he Most Favorite latfern. Cook Stove!, " Parlor Stoves, " ' 1 - ." Jiox fcHoTre.i ! " . ' tiih a full and general assortment of - ' ( -. -. . .... TIX, S IJ E J3T ;JHOX, '.COPPER AND BRASS;YARE ! And all ether articles usually found ia a TIN STORE EfppiriD Xcatljr and Tronptly Executed. TEU31S Casli or Produce, Short Reckoning make Long rriends." Feb. 2, '67 T2n25tf FURNITURE AND CABINET VARE. C. MBuAJL.-5T & CO. Corner ofFirst and Broad Alb in Street . . . ; . . , . : (First Door East of J. Norcross' Brck) Albany, Linn County, Oregon, Keep constantly on hand A FULL ASSORTMENT - .Cf everything in their line of Business, At Lojrtf Figures ttan any other Hon.ve . . This side of Portland 1VE CHALLENGE COMPETITION ' " ' - - -- - .- J.a the line of UPHOLSTERY, fARLOR SETS . Chamber Sets, Pictsre Frames : BUREAUS, SAFES, WARDROBES, ETC. ETC., .. . . We bare also on hand the celebrated sEconor.iY 7Asuino ,- mAcniric," Which has no equal in tbe. world. Get one ana , -Z- v.' satisfy yourself, - . Particular attention paid to all orders in our line. UNDERTAKING PROMPTLY: ATTENDED TO. aul8-ly A. MAE8HALL. PETER SCBLOSSEB. ALBANY 9 . 4 - -- ft .1 - i - - LIVERY STABLE! Opposite the Old Pacific Hotel" Stanp; nnilE UNDERSIGNED WOULD INFORM 1, the public that they have on hand a good supply or ' .... ;i C DOUBLED AND J SINGLE BUGGIES, v Together with the beet of Livery .and All of wbish will be let on M-A JM. W V AW tm. mm A tut . J.IJL GIVE US A CALL! MARSHALL 4 SCIILpSSER. Albany," Jan. M, 1687f--v2n2'31y : . ' ' POKTRY THE LAST H.lILi:, ; The sunset dropped its brightness Across tbe meadows grcn,- As if an angel smiled upon I'be still and quiet sccna. Ve gathered us together. : . Closo by our mother's bed. And watched the suusbina coma and 0. About her silver head. She turned her face, grown dearer In the last hour of Ufo, . oWard tha bright and glowing west, ' To rest froua tmi and strifai What was the blissful tUloc That opened t her view,- "5 V And made her face serenely bright? Ab,m-, o ntrcr knew I 4 .-. t -v '" Tprtap the wit tolled backward, -And fbowed Iter God's dear land. The hu i beyond the rirer wide, 4 . pjTond the silent strand. No word, no sound she uttered. She spoke n earthly nsino. Hut to our hearts that smile of hers Touched sweetly, Just the same. The suntblno faded slowly ! Along; the shadowed weft, And calm dropped like the twilight buih Upon bcr beating breast. 4 The wares of lifts grew quiet Ab ut her tired heart. And ceased, at last their measured beat Life had futr.lk-d its part. So smiling, oh ! so sweetly. In God's own re. t and peace, We saw h?r lamp of life go out, And care and trial ccae. An Essay on the Rod CSaa. An Idaho poet ha becu exasperated by Indian depredations' iato the perpetration of tbe follow in2.' " Lo, tho p-'H-r Indian! whato uncrup'lns mind Steals our bc.t ox, nor fr a hTe bblnd j Oh. no! bis sul "as laaghl t stray Into our corral at tic. r break f day. l"tH.n that cb u 1-topped t.sH all y be lies At niht be steals what in the day bo spies; Then hurries off hi tillicuuis t-s viU K .tinr as tbry kill, killing a itey cat ; They thci i-iue m-re their lordy squaws beL'dd. Knjwy coni.uLhlal l li, rsr thirst for gold. T steal's not half their natural detire, 'Ti their delight to s t a bouMi on fire. A ltd rboot the inmate who attempt to C Old' Pc,licbuli bears thtm company. Promicuori IliIns - ' A corresfKndcut gives us the follorini; aecount of a party he onco'attenJcd while ivjourotng in the western part 6! the tftate. lie illustrates the fully of proniieeuous kisin iu a very graphic uuttneK He says he took the prettiest girl in town with hijii, named Mirildj.ainl the manner of his reeeption together with his iudig nation at MiriJJiaV jjettipg ;id si of ten, are thu tleseribed. Kvcr)body was there. Wc rere late, and the chairs, ytft utoonit. tzULt. tUy, etc jrrra oHpie'V. 31iriMis uiusjf have a 4ttl'a.nd to ret it he Uit fclt on the wood box. Iid'r:o: lite that. We $hhhI up. The sociaT bciin, MiriMa uaa the ioe every one was alter. U'kxJ fur lirilua. nut o didn't relish it muehevery puttty head in wic rtxjui wasDonnu to monopolize ncr. c lcit mad. Then we gsmed: there were forfeits la pay', and old mother Wat- les was the judge, hue 'did not like us ecauMJ we would not marry her daughter She knew wc hankered afur Mirilda. be cause we had told herso in Confidence, and unable to hold so important an item alone. fche had got the help of all the old gossips in the city, hhc was judge as before t4 ed and every time a lUlsx did auythlng h made hi;:i kiss Mirilda. We didn't stay long'at the hou-e. Wc felt wad. Mirtl da felt 4t of pwrly, too, and said she didn t want to go again, feaid she would rather buy those cxotcrics by he retail, as too many of them foiled lhT crket, 1t . t I ? 1 . 1 . " 1 . i i xj Kisf-cu tier goou, uigm anu on tier lips c tasted cardamon secd?, tobacco, clove, 'sardine. caista bud, lacr beer, camomile flowers, switzer checwe, gin cocktails, licorice roots, hard cider, sweet flag, ai;d the Lord only know; what else. ah me cuecis or proini.seuous KiHsiog. On Skates. A slant to the right with the right foot, a slant tr, the left with' the left foot fdants to the "right and ' one to the Jcft with tho left foot and just men wc saw soniuinmg on me ice. ana stoorcd to pick it up. Oh out feet ogain -to slants to the right, one to the left, accompifjtcd with the loss of confidence Another slide with the right foot and we sat down with tearful rapidity, but with tcry little il any elegance. What a set down it was, for w,e made a deep dent in the ice. Just then one of the ladies re ujarkcd,'0 kok, Mary, that fellow with the hat on aint got hisskects on the right place. Ditto, thought wc. , Just then a ragged little devil sung out as he passed us, "Hello, old limber legs I" and wc rose suddenly and put after him. Three slides to tho right, two to the left, and away went our legs, one to tbe east and tho other to the west, causing an immense fis sure in our pants, and another nerin the cold O, how cold ! ico. The laywe knew she was one by the remark she made --again spoke and said, "O look, Mary, that chap with the hat on has sat down on his handkerchief to" keep him from taking cold. W a rose about as graceful, as sawhorse, when Mary said t 'Guess it ain't il a r . . a nandKerchiet, Jane; . and Marv was right.Boston True Jflag. ; ' ; - - . : ; LofcT Sheep. A preacher of the Moth odtst Church was traveling iu one of the back; spttlcnicnts, and stopped'at is cabin yherc ap old lady received him very kind ry'After setting, provisions before him she began to question him io the follow ing way; . - ( ; ; ,iXi'. -:: 4 .Stronger j where mout you be from V "Madanj, i reside 'm bbelby couuty Jientucky. ; .-; :vr " Waif, stranger, hope no offense, bu what mout you be doing up here?" 5 V' "Madam, I urn' searching for the los sheep !o th-o tribe of Israoh" : vl "John, John !" shouted the old .woman "come ritft here, this minute : "hero is stranger "all the, way from Shelby county ncatucKy, a nuoting soct and i ll just bet my life that tangle-haired old buck I ram that's been iu urlot all last week, is V u v. v int . " ...... 4 For th 8tttt Kigbti'Ddmocrat. LECTURES BY REVJI. H. SPAULDING Early Oregon SIiion Their Iiti lortasir in Ncriirlug llto C'ouu try tv AmcTflauM,- NUM!!i;H kinetepn.1 ... .. f . - , , . Much of tho correct geography of tho vast regions? of tho SicrrA 'Stir tula and Kocky Hountttini, U duo tt tho adventurous spirit of thcA'4' mountaineer, , their nctf-doumf and unceainj5 vattdcrtng.Tho licadu and mreuuoni in mo icut nvv, iito iiiinnu lakes, and dccrtx, and' mountain pae. througtt which tho great highways and tchj. rritnhs are now laid, to lKJ.diilaeed hy the rufiuc ftiui Allan tic Ilaiiroau, now iMtg-uii. Whiltf with them tt4vi us,-(hoides many pnHiigioutt iiircwiH i . ifji!ttio, rey bear and ofttver tasef ut ' uUiJu iioor tmilioit coiireriiiog Ttftt '"uVufaf 'curioMty, tho "Great Uin" -contoiojng what immw tlie Stale f Nevada and i:mt of ihe Terri tory of Utah, with thnt 'inland ta,' ' the Great Salt Lake, iu iu extern rr.ortiun, fd by Hear river and a tlioqxanq tnywnt.im. ktrcnmt, but without an -outlet and that wonderful ''hole in tho world," the "Carbon Sink, in the western portion,- ever fti by Oden and Carbon rivers and a hundred mountain atnaut, butxcvcr; dry j--eohcern-ing the 'mountain tribe, constantly deemm ing from their war ; the mountain animal and bird; tho instinct of th beaver, often able to ouwit tho most skillful trapper : concerning four fountainx one one Hear river, which will Le. noticed lo'reafter, 'and tlireo on the head water of the Yd low" Stone and Big Horn V lt. The white-clay lma tain on tho Yellow Stone, alcove th Great Fail, which thnw up a white lluid, or thin mud, by coufctaut jerkf, through opening, over a vpaee of sctcrol acre. The wmnd reemblt the puffing of n any hlcaniboaU. It fill the nir with a kind ( proy, which, gathering upon -tho Ii;nb i.od l-uj:h of tho jin' produce- a- magnificent white firet with long and iacclul ftfct'M.n hanging from the limb. 2d. Tho ttr fountain of tho Ilig Horn, or the regwht? "Seneca oil" of Seneca l..tkc, N. Y. ' Such coring nri f und in Kurope, Aiia. the Veht indie", and in mupy place- in the Tniti! Sitc-.s Thi il, or petroleum, contiiuto th tirincipal ingredient in the famou IJriti-li oil. 3d. ''Colter Hell." on the head water-of "Stinkiti,1? Water," which reeciel it name nm toe lnu.?n, on otouit of the uloiiu. ric voi.,r eonan'h' aMtsiJing friitn the fountain and the head wa'er of thi river. Stinking Water U tho north branch f 12 Horn. Tho whit man whs discover ni esploml thi region wa Ciller, a hunter, who bfli'iig-I to I-wi d, Ci cxpclitlun, and who remained among the trile from that d.ite. IJj jrave auth an netamnt of it: jrhnimv horrors, iu hidden fin, Mnoking !, uoxioui tttrcim. and tie all i?rvadiiig iniell of-brimstone, that it lti evr retained 0 novt name ftniotij: (fte trai 4er. Ith. The "Ituuning Slountahi,"' ors "Tow- ler liner, in the Crow citrr a outh ranch of the Yellow Stone l-mkcl cjkii r the Indians with auper-uitiou nwe. Thi mouutuin i hot and cracked, and in many puce ftiit Mnok? ndilr5uria vapor J e if emfsjnjfg hIJ4irt r.ro. J. Thi Kim? Colter was ojieervuMcr a id lVovidfr.ee, dtlitere I, Crt, frnu atarraiion by a Hlat-kfoot t hief, ailhring tt Indian . . ' a a j I icfior ; and aeconu, from tbj laaanawE ot the warrior i f tho ame .ihief. bv ouirk thought nndwift fectl -It tu that Colter, lif the Io of hi g,ju in: tight place, wa nih urito atarvation, appTifHched a Black fMt camp, watch the day guard fcutil he faw him irt reteh hinneif uMin the groafld for a nap, not dreaming any one wa nenr, crept up and tbreyr hi bbnkst p;er tha Indian. .wairig, no sprung io not icei, fw me white man Handinz. unarmed, bv hi 'side, and instantly drew hi tomahawk; hut drop ped it a quickly, re-lloctn the Indian run ben c; mv urd I. rung upon hi horMfjj.took Colur up iiu, allcl away through the natol of hori and into the enmp. till he drew rein in front of the lodge ot the head chief. Tbe chief came in and Jed Colter in, like' a father, cave him fxid, and took chhI carre of him till fully recovered. 0mc day the chief ierup ins war-iiore, painien on one uii with au antelope and on the other hung with (u-nlpi. Colter naw in an instant the mo- mentou day had come : switt leg or tieawi 1 The chief, in corttuum ''dress, mounted hi horco ond took Colter up Uliind hiui, bis bosont 'heaving with the deetjst emotion. ... - m m a a IIin wne, loading In gun only with powticr, banded it up to the chief without a )iot- pouch. ho nail, no shot-pouch all tognifi- cant. Colter breathed racier, out a they nde through the camp, n hundred warrior. Ktrthned. and armed with rearg. !kv and tomahawks, hut no guns etoudat tiicir ioigc i . . . .... i doors, held up their weapon, tdapned their bare letr". pointed to him and smiled upon him a ho passed. C uter, knew what he had to do, and praved earnestly to God to give uun streniu, uim specu, nnu io(. The chief rode slowly to a given distance, - I ".I. I " I stopped, put Colter down, took everything f ' i -i. ... ... t. i i - -..t i...i irom mm mai ruiiro tsucuinocr oim, ruou'.-u his limb. shtMtk him by the hand, and said : "Mv son, this is the law of 'Indians. I ean do no moro for you. My warrior are swift on foot a the deer. They are waiting im patiently for the r oand oi my gun, when in stantlv they will nprin in pursuit, of vou. xou see the antelope painted on tho side ot i te n i - . - . i . . my norsc; u you cau uy over mo plains iikd that animal, you are safe y if not, you see your fate in the scalps tJiatWl n rg upon the other side. Step ten ste toward tho rising sun our common Father and at the crack of my rifle, fly for lifo." Colter took tho ten step, slowly, every one with a prayer.' Tho gun'.cracketl, and the blKd-chillinii scene commenced. Colter flew rather than ran. As ho emerged from tho open timber a wide plain spread out be fore him, containing ere and there beds of prickly pear. Tho distant timber of 'pie Yellow Stone soon hove in .sight; but the tramp of s sinale foot warns him of his dan ger:" lie throws 'his eye over his shoulder and only two Indi.rnsj " on eonhiderably ahead ot tho other, are seen of the mam body, which is just emerging from tho tim ber. He strains every nervo to rcaclj the timber ; but the well known ,4.ftwarrgV:chills his blood, the arrow striking the ? ground at his feet. He spnncs with a death struccle but a blood vessel breaks and tho i bl6wl streams from his mouth andnoso, Another arrow strikes the ground at his left foot. lie knows instantly what is to come nexbi; and quick as tnougntne wheel, wtin txmi arms up, and face and front all red' with i gore The Indian wa shocked, the lance struck tho'gro'nrid three feethort of Colter, anqh (the Indian) tell : and beiore he could rccoy er Colter plunged tho lance through him and pinned him to the earth : plunged into tlje timber.' reached 8 well known drift in the river, --j am ped .into the water and camo up out of sight in tho drut wood. a The? pursuers kept up the chase and s hunt for sometime, but Colter was 'not found. lie lived many years, sometimes with one tribe and sometimes with another, till trap pcrs began to frequent the mountains, when he became to them an invaluable guide, from his long residence in the-mountains. A 'cw AcqtiUltfoii. "-Within f,he last few day' 'wo have re ceived the somewhat startling news,' that omo WVyvQ Hfjuaro m lies of territory navo uccn ceded I to the United States byJiD Itussia. The soutncrnniost point ot the llusian by this cession to our Governnidnt" almost shut out froui the IVcifiif; having only 390 miles of sea coant on tho Pacific coast of North AuicVt4. ; U'hc territory which wj hayc acquired is, in-iclf. of but little value, from iu near pmition, it i of great imporfimce. - 'It in nfk nyet fully appar J cut what the cause were thnt prompted lit,'. to MiTrcuder for thd trifling sum of 87,O0O,0D0lti sorcn'inly'uver uch an immense tract. The Huglbli ore em ranged at tho transaction, and their diplo pia! fuel themselves to be oubgeneraled by the Americans. Important aa the country may to to us, it would' bo of a vastly greater valuo to them. They have expected to ultimately posMecs all the American continent not now occupied by the United Ktatev and the favorite Hellenic which they have so long revolted arc now frustrated'. The people of the American Union have for'sotuo time be litvtd that North Aiacrica and tho -Uot-tcd Stale should be term 'of similar im port; wc have desired that "tho whole hound lass continent should be burs." and it U fjuite likely that our deirc will be gratified before that of our lJritbh rival. Canadr ar.d Mexico must at lat bscome a part of our country, arid become hi through the wwc mean that Hussian America bail just changed it alleziance. if tho comtnoo turr.iic a to the motive of Ilusia be correct. This Government i known, to have design upon Turkey, which the Kngliah bitterly oppose, and whichever government obtain the moral support of our own, is pretty ceriaiu cf xuccc. The position -of Kngland in. ref erence to the United State ha lately been changing, and not to be outdone in making advance for our friendship, Rus sia ha cedt J to us a part of iu territory. In evept vi a wur between those twovow- but pinion at me national cap time, when the slightest change in the territorial line of a country may be the furcru uncr of ex tensive and radical changes in some remote portion tf the world, too much study cannot be given to the mo tive which influence the action of the Great' Uowcr. Oakland .Now-, How ror ftMIi arc rruit The Chicago Tribune recently cx expesctdtho manner in which the present radical Congress ''protects" the popre. Referring to tho pending tariff bill, soon to become a law, it say : One of the most mischievous feature tf both tho promt and proposed tariff, is that the duties are so juggled with specific and add valorem rate that the people do not know what taxes that they arc paying on the good they confeuTTiC ahd even the dealers in the article can only arrive at the fact by a laborious calculation.' Woolen good are articles of prime necessity, espe cially to poor people in the cold cliiuae of ho northern Mate. Ihe taxes on these goods ought to be made as light as p6.,iblc. ct the average rate ot duty on them at the resent time is about ftiy-xix percent,- and the proposed rate is over seventy per cent. JJut, with the cunning which long experience has taught' them, the lobby iruppho to increase the duty on cheap oods.'jsrhich aro consumed by the poorer class in a much 'greater proportion than he high-price I articles consumed by 'the rich. Ihe reason ts obvious. The num ber of poor, people i vastly greater than ino numucr oi ricn pcopie nence mere . . ' t i i . . . .i. is more plunder to be obtained from them Moreover, tho people will not be so apt to find out how they arc being robbed, and will be less able to defend themselves. Thus, woolen coatings, the cost of which is 81,08 per yard, are to be raised twenty- four ycr cent, higher; but tho fine and costly qualities. the gold price "of which is o-,4U. are raised only eleven per cent., and still finer qualities, of the gold cost S2.C0, arc raised only ten per cent. The The coarser; coatings aro to pay from ciirhty to one hundred and twenty per cent.' in duties, but tho finer and more costly are only burdened with from sixty five to seventy per cent. ; . , Under the existing iariff, a coat wort! twenty-fivo dollars, costs the buyer forty threo dollars, twenty-five cents eighteen dollars and twehty-iive cent3 bping'fhd'a mount of tax Ieyiedupon him,; Una tax may go into the, United States treasury, or it may bo applied as a bounty to th.c pres ent' holder of future manufacturer of 'the cloth. It is a tax and a burden upon the indnstryof the buyer, under tho monstrous pretext of "protectlh" hiu., "Military Road.- In looking over tlie proceedings of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of February 21st, wo find that Senator Williams presented a bill "granting lands to the State oi Oregon to aid In the con struction of a military wagon road,- from Dalles City, on the Columbiariverto For Roisa ou "Snako river." ' This bill had previously passed the Ilouso, and after a sfiort debate, was passed by the senate The following is an extractrof tho bOh . 'To grant to the Stata ciF Oregon, ''to aid in -the construbtibni" of a military -wagon-road' from . Dalles City,ph;tho Columbia river; by way of Camp Watson, Canyon City, and Mormon' or'Humboldt Basin, to appoint, on Snake river opposite; Fort Boise, in Idaho Territory, alternate sec tions of public lands, ' designated by odd number$, to the extent of three sections in width on each side of the road j to be exclusively applied to the construction of of the road, and to no other purpose ; and to bo ; disposed of only; as tho work pro posgoKsioti is distant from tho northern part of W ashington about S00 ihfhtkr, consequently mediation is unnoct miles. With this new territory, the ex- csUryr The majority favoring the sub Mr BCaJfa wlincrcttMca oyer stitute, the original resolution was with 2,UU0 miles. The iritih 1 'rovinccs drc.llrufr, s . , r. it it would mMt ccrtainlr be Iot, bv rmrtinir with it i-ccurc the friends!. uur y i uiucio. a is inc prevailing opinion at the National Capital. Iu ihcc gresses.. BY TKLEORAPH, ' - - - T f ' 'l J - -WAsnixoTON, April IDThe fcsolu- tion in tha &enata in 'favor of mediation Maico, causcd'-tnuclf debate. A sub- fet nt. w nftirflA Aft.a m, t,n Mdt. drawn. Thj Commissioner of tho Land OSce is collecting materials for a map of Russian American y Tho'nevf IVtsidcnt of Nicarangua has appointed hts predecessor, Martinis' Min ister to England. It is understood that the mifsion ha rcferentajlo the settlement of claim 'agaist'the Itnltcd Urates fo damage dona by Walker and the Grey town bombardment. Als to foster emi gration from England, France and G er manyVan'd fa negotiate a loan. The Washington correspondent of .the Ilosfon Vot i authoritatively informed that negotiations have been pending since the accession of the Derby administration between the State Department- and the Colonial Secretary, for the purchase of a large portion o fof British America. Sew ard designs to 'acquire all tho territory west of the Mississippi. One promiccnt difficulty was the transfer of Vancouver Island, a England dwiic4 tokcepthat a a naval station. ' Ifcccatly the propositton to purchase has becti ' renewed. Seward put forth the1 Alabama claims a? a partial sct-oflf, the whole price to be hereafter de termined upon. The strictest secrcsy has been maintained respecting the negotia tions. Seward relied upon the success of the fcheme for buying Russian America to help the ether bargain. Ban Francisco, April 25. .Judge Deady rendered, this morning, a decision in the suit John McCall against General McDowell and Oapt. Douglas, for the imprisonment cf McCall for using Ccndisb and disloyal 'expressions on ths occasioa of the assassination cf President Lincoln. The" decision ' gives McCall damages in the sunt of $G35. ' Judge Deady decides that the arrest ot -detail was unauthor on the part of General Me Do'wcll,' and not necessary for the public safety. The Senate then adjourned tine die. The Oregon Railroad. There appears to be good reason to be lieve that the . proposed railroad from Portland south through the Willamette valley will be commenced during the present year. We have had with us, du ring the past week, several gentleman railroad men by occupation.-and represen tative of eastern capitalists who came the couinry and the inducement offered for the construction yf the work contem plated. These . men' unite in declaring the route a favorable one, and are quite enthusiastic over our ad-antages and the extent and beauty of this valley, 'which they say, excel most eastern countries in many respects, and will certainly prove re muocrativo to a railroad. They tell us. what we knew before, that the commence ment of the. road will draw population here aud that its construction will find us soon quadruylcd in wealth and inhabitants. This result will of (Course follow, but we who have so long been residing upon the arthest limit of the nation, cannot readily apprcciaSc the effect'of public improve ments. W hen wc are connected with the world by direct, csay and frequent com munication, then wc will begin to be ap preciated abroad, and aware of our natural advantages and capacities. A company has been formed under the Sta.e jaws to consider a proposition brug'it by these gentleman from eastern men offering to; commence the construc tion of ono hundred and fitly miles of road within a year and complete it for that distance within five years.; The pro posal seems to bo a fair one, and to have been favorably received and acted upon Arrangements are made which when fully ratiucd and understood ore expected to result in the speedy commencement of the work. This much we are givea to under stand and full particulars of the plan of operations ana oi mo organization or ine company will bo made publio when all the arrangements are completely effected. Wo learn that tho people generally wu havo opportunity to become interested upon favorable termsf. The company when completely organized; will include many prominent gentlemen throughout this valley, and leave little room for differ ences. The route will bo decided by nat ural circumstances as therproposal is made op the judgmentof th contractors. - 'Carj- uai always seeics ino raosi popular ana profitable channels for exercise, and wha suits the majority will inevitably add to the prosperity of tho. State. ' There are always person'ready to question tho char actor ot an organization, tue?motive3 of. pen tho effect of undertakings, when they are commenced, and a thousand jeal ousies find expression.' whilo no question remains- as' the publio necessity. WTe make this remark to urgo upon our friends the need of harmony and union. WTe need this road, eastern men propose to build it and are satisfied with the company and that organizes to act with them. From what we, know-of tho arrangements and the men iuterested wo have confidence that there will bo ho reason to doubt their judgment. . . v " ; The government aid must bo confirmed bv Cengress. and State aid must be ren dered. Iherp js no troub ahticlpated in securing this,-a'ctth'en" the people must understand that something depends upon . - . - . - ...;--..-;.. them)- vhat according ta their means and their appreciation of the enterprise-they mtisi invest' in it, Tho matter will soon be presented to them by public'pau,vassers and we invite every ! iuari' id . remember that the cash value ot the land m this va ley will be doubled when that one hun dved and-fifty miles of road is, completed Vhen they appreciate; that fact they can thon dedido how. much they should invest in it to secure its accomplishment. Detuocratio Review: , WITT AND IIUJIOR. Tnx Dirrtaexcx. There is a man In ths moon, and a man and woman in the honey moon. " -'.' " 'Tis false," as the girl aid when her lover told hey h had such beautiful hair. - . ,.: - ' 'l have not loved lightly," as the taan said when he married a woman weighing three hundred pounds. 11a aitr. Paper made from wood can scarcely be claimed as a recent invention. ior n i wen Known mat iog-xxx)M nave long been used by masters of vessels. ; ., , i A clergy Ma'down a we- ",'.' man;- be had baptised, as sho wa4 comrag; out of the water, how she felt in her mind and wax fomewhnt surprised to hear her answer, "BullyA -4- r? t t, A little boy asked his mother what blood relations" meant. She replied ts& it signified near relatives, etc. Afte'? thinking, a moment, he said: "Then, mother, you must be the bloodiest relation I've got' - ' ' A young 'lady being requested by ai old bachelor to take a seat upon hts knee) in a crowded sleigh, made the following, reply : "No, thank yon, I'm afraid such an old seat would break down with iae."; ' "Alitt!e girl.'Totjryears old, was recent ly called a witness in a police court, and being a3ked what becomes of little girls who tell falsehoods," innocently replied that they wcro sent to bed. A youngster perusing, a chapter in Genesis, turned to his mother and inquired if people in those days used to do sums orf the ground. lie had been reading thd passage : "And the sons of men multiplied upon the face of the ear'.h." t , At cna of the schools in this city the inspector asked the children if they could giva any text of Scripture which forbade, a man having two wives. One of the childrcn sagely quoted in replythe text: No man can serve two masters'. - .t .. . ITie Chinese have numerous diseases of the eyes; every fifth man hanDsame oc ular defect, and every fifteenth losing his sight altogether. They attribute it to tha excessive use of rice and constant thava ing. ! ' ; ,;. . .T - .W When Dr. IT. and Sargent A. were walkiog arm-in-arm, a wag said to a friend r They two are just equal to one kigh-r way-man' . "Why V was the response. "Because, "rejoined the wag, fit is a lawyer and a doctor your money or your life. ' -' '"-i . ,: f -,.r The Pope i3 reported to have given his rcceutlyTt:-Kj n aiDeri sj rftkmJ follow : &-3a. Lord Clarandon l likVand understood. Mr. Gladston I liked, but eonldn't under-. stand. The Dake of Argyle I understood. ut didnt like. Lord Russell I did't like anddidrtuddsrstand. . . :V. religous body having resolved to build a nbw church, the pastor went aboutbe&- gifcg very zealously, accepting not only the widow's but the child's mite. In the Sunday school one Sunday, while in structing them, he compared himself to a shepherd, and then inquired what the lat- ter aid witn nis nocic.i une nrignt-eyea ittle fellow promptly replied "He shears them V " . : '-- . .-i An actress, connected with one of the ! theaters; great favorite, was complimented upon the blackness of her hair. "Why. it's dyed, she replied, with the amiable rankness of tho true artist. "Dyed " replied the other speaker, "why, favorite as vou are, you arc not five and' twenty." No said the lady, "but you kuow whom the gods love, dye young."1 ; " A clergyman was surprised, during the ate cold weather," to see his little daughter , bring home from the Sunday School li brary a a grave treatise on Backsliding.". 'My child," said he, "this b too old for you: you can't make anything of it." "I Know it, papa, was ine aniess. repiy, "but I thought I could when I took it. I thought it would teach me how to slide ? backwards." M A . t . - ; v; When the celebrated Mile. George, just deceased, was1 once performing before ; the first JNaplocforr, at tnceaa ot a passage that 'brought down the house," the Em peror complimented her and asked what present she desired. 'Ohi sire' whim prod she',' "thsrer is nothing en " earth I should prize so highly as your portrait" imagining that he would give her his likeness set in diamonds, rour tout, res pottded Napoleon and pulled from Jiis i pock et a nve iranc pieco, pijanug uia cuy, and made her 'take-it -vf .-i r Patrick MeQuillin wa3 a baggage master on- one of our railroad, and attentive to his business. A!few-evenings since, while at his post, he was accostedbby an excited reverend, who, in a -rude and boisterous manner, demanded to know the where abouts of his trunk? Pat, after several times replying to the interrogatory, lost pa tience, and thus put au;nd to the stran ger's troublesome' questioning ; -""Och I mistter, ish by my sowl, you were the elephant 'instead of the jackass, for thin you would always have your trunk r under yer eye!'' ' The -reverend djdn't ask for his trunk a secou timo.: 1 " Deacon A., while passing through his lot the ether diy, stooped down to tie his shoov'' 'A' ptet- ram which the boys . had tttmftd, regarded -this posture as offensive. He instantly pitched into the old gentle man's rear, and laid him full length in a mud hole. Picking himself up, the deacon discovered the cause of his over throw, standing in all the calmness and dignity of a conscious victor.' rage was boundless, ; and ho saluted him with the energetic language : ... ; . .- i. . "You d d old rascal 1" ' At that mom sr. t he caught a glimpse of tho benign faed of" tho minister peering through the fence, and he instantly added; "If I may b& allowed the expression .