The state rights democrat., October 16, 1869, Image 2

.OCTOBER 1G. 1809.
- The above caption indicates preciso
lv tho predicament of American ship
owners. Tho laws of Congress on tho
si iplniilding and tli Sp owning interest,
Hire many of tho above laws of that
body, may bo fairly said to prevent the
buvinpr or building of shin3. The
rc asons for this are not obvious. Thoso
onerous laws for the collection of, high
tariffs are macio to foster monopolies.
That, at least, is their affect. An ef
fectual prohibition, in the shape of
tariff, is placed upon many articles of
foreign manufacture, compelling tho
consumer to purchase of tho hpme
ramufacturer, whoso prices ho' must
give sinco ho is not allowed to buy
elsewhere. That is all plain enough.
One reason of these laws can bo seen
from their effect. Even a bad reason
is better than no reason at all. Now
why do wo put such an exhoibitant
.tariff upon articles used in building
steamships as to render it useless to
trv to build them in America, since we
cannot compcto with the English?
Since Congress cannot make a monop
oly of the high seas, why should it at
tempt to kill our ship building here by
taxing its material ? This tax adds to
the cost cf our ships. It makes the
investment in them larger than that
in foreign ships, whose invested, cap
ital, being less, can always be worked
at lower rates. Not having the facil
ities for producing this material of as
good a quality and as cheaply as Eng
land, and not being permitted to
bur there, the.eiicct of our laws is to
give a monopoly in this branch to
England, and thus to crash a busines
that would afford occupation for many
thousand men and secure to our own
people the advantages of the earn ing
trade. An enactment more injurious
to American interests or one more
benelicient to those of Great Britain
cannot be easilv imagined.
Nor is this all. The- American Ship
Owners' Association recently held a
meeting in New York, and from the
facts set forth tlirough the agitation of
the question by this Association, it
seems that American vessels were
pretty generally sold to foreigners du
ring the war. The large proportion
' of b:ese sales were merely nominal and
to pr tect the vessels from capture and
dis true .ion at the hands of rebel ri va
se rs. Congress now refuses to allow
tLse vessels to' be again registered as
Anpncan vessels. The .objection is
oiv so stated that "rows out of
"itional Pride." "What national
pike has to do with the material in
terejt-.of the country Is not quite
clcjf' The terror which the Alabama
asd other vessels had inspired was
re ly quite enough to justify the trans-
ferof these vessels to neutral parties.
TJe land of pride that subserves the
ivlerests of other nations, while it de
stroys that of its own, is the most in-j-
comparably absurd and foolish cf any
th; t has ever cursed the world. And
yet that is precisely the sort of pride
that says you shall not recover your
selves from the injury brought upon
you by the warThe war gave to Eng
land the valuable interests that be
longed to our shij owners, and so far
as Congress can regulate the matter,
are determined that England shall
keep them.
It is not to be wondered at that the
Springfield Republican, in discussing
these facts, should say that this ques
tion "is a good example of the folly of
the protective theory carried to ex
cess."
A Advertising Dodge. The
Corvallis Gazelle devotes a half column
to rrn attack on the Democrat for pub
lishing an advertisment for Bascom's
X Itoads at the Fair and incorporates
the offending "ad" in its article. This
is certainly the latest advertising dodge
out, nd ehovs Bascom to be. a man of
great resources. . At the rate paid the
Democrat, the Gazelle must receive not
less than $25 coin for its notice. Bro
Carter says fiuch notices draw custom;
alio wing that he knows, and that ad
vertisements draw proportionately to
tne space and prominence occupied,
the notice lie gave ought to draw Bas-
one. '' . '
Iti.DUCT.iox or Faiu:. In repljr to a letter
written by. A. 31. Lorjea, Viae President of
the "Oregon,. Immigration and Labor Ex
change," seeking a reduction of are in the
cas3 onmmisranta who come here with the
design, of beeomiog "actual settlers,". Hen.
HolUday announces that hereafter the steer
nga fsu-e ia sueh case?, from San Francisco
to Portland, by his line of Stennvers, will be
$12, instead of $20,50,' as heretofore. The
Portland papers publish the correspondence.
Square WoEK."We find the following
advertisement in the Seattle (W. T.) Intelli
gencer : k , .
"We thankfully acknowledge the receipt of sixty
dollar?, coin, contributed by. the Masonic Frater
mty, through the agency of our much esteemed
itizcr , Sir. D. N. llyds, to purchase us a eow. -That
;s what we call to-operative Masonry and
tyuart Kork! . I. F, IloBKnTS &Yifz.":
: - J : '-.
Lsr Advaxce. We issue the Democrat on
Thursday evening of this vreek, m that our
reader cvm got froaj us '.he earliest cleetbn
news.':: : : ' .
'SATU11DAY..
THE EASTERN ELECTIONS !
IMMENSE DEMOCRATIC GAINS I
PESKDIjISTOIY ELECTED!
Radicals Carry Pea sylvania by a Scratch!
DEMOCRATIC REJOICINGS !
(Sj-KviMl Ditynlch to the Democrat.)
Chicago, Oct. 13. Wo cannot yet ob
Uin further news of tho Ohio election.
The Stato is claimed hy both parties, and
the Legislature is Vet doubtful.
Philadelphia, " Oct. 13. Democrats
conccdo that Geary, ltcpublicao candi
date for Governor, has carried tho Stato
by a email majority, while Republicans
claim that ho is elected by from G,000 to
10,000.
A 7't'mes special from llarmburgh
says Geary has about 5,0Q0 majority.
Tho House stands about G3 Republicans
to 38 Democrats; Senate, IB Republicans
to 13 Democrats.
Columbus. Ohio, Oct. 13. Tho elec
tion is yet doubtful- Democrats claim
that Pendleton is elected, and nro very
jubilant firing cannon and having a
torch-light procession.
K D IT O II I A L, CO It It IIS i'OX I EX C IJ
S.Lor, Oct. 11, 1SGU.
THE STATE FAIK.
Tliere are comparatively a small
ciovd at the Fair to-day, nnd exhibi
tors are few, though probably there
will bo the usual increase upon the
second day. I tiud the improvements,
boasted alout ho lcnul and fretjuent,
to be barely perceptible and not worth
much mention. A few additional
booths are put up, but these, of course,
are private property. Tho Artezon
well stopped at thirty feet, without
water and without hope.
A hTIfi IX CEKTAIX QUAUTEIW.
The iVtw, issued this morning for
last Saturday, contains grave and griev
ous charges against the ofiicials, W oods
and Cooke. The Treasurer'n sou-ia-law,
Patton, and Church, Secretary of
the P. T. Company, also come in for a
share of the spice and salt of the pa
per. The editor, Mr. Bcriah Brown,
disclaims all responsibility for the pub
lications, alleging hiijk-kh as a cause
far. transferring his editorial columns
to the charge of other persons. These
publication openly charge the Treas
urer with improperly using the State
funds, improperly and corruptly deal
ing in State Bonds and- warrants
through Mr. Pat ton, and of lending
large sums of the public funds to the
P. T. Co.
Gov. "Woods is accused of bribery
in granting pardons, and of corruptly
hiring himrelf to a "ring" of contract
speculators. The public has long
been hearing a portion of these charg
es intimated, but heretofore no specific
allegations have leen published. Of
course tne individuals attacked will
defend in the courts Lv an action for li
bel. The people will expect some
sort of a public investigation of the
charges so directly and considerably
affecting the public. It is not suffi
cient to -say that the parties procuring
these publications are not responsible
persons pecuniarily. The action in
this case will be brought for character,
not money. A sensitive man . would
scorn to receive money under such an
action. It is the verdict, not the
judgment, that vindicates the man who
has been defrauded.
THE OEPHAXS' HOME.
Tho principle , of establishing Or
phans' Homes comes in for a well tem
pered criticism, and one that I confess
f)uts the matter in a new light to me.
So far as the Institution located at Sa
lem and bearing that name is concern
ed, I must say that my impressions of
it are not favorable. Still I am willing
to withhold a further judgment until I
see more of it. There is but one "or
phan" in the home at present, and both
the parents in this dise are said to be
living, which I consider an unusual
circumstance in the case of orphans.
The mother is subject to insanity and
spends much of her time in an Asylum,
The father, it is stated upon the au
thority of tho insane woman, is an it
inerant Methodist preacher, and not
the husband of the mother of his
child. -
Salem, Oct. 12, 18G0.
I conclude that people come to the
State Fair principally to run a booth
or a show, or to engage in the hack
business. . If there are persons here
for any other purpose, they are very
quiet about it.' The boat brought
about two hundred jmssengers last
night for the Fair. The exhibition is
not fairly 'opened yet, and there can
be but little idea formed at this time of
what it will be. If any individual has
been led to believe, after reading the
Salem and Portland papers, that the
Society has expended much money
in permanent and useful improvements ,
let me disabuse their minds of such an
impression? There are no additional
public improvements; and, what is
more, the necessary repairs have not
been. made.. The judges' stand at the
track is in the last stage of , decay-
planking off at the' front broken
boards for benches dirt and filth that
would bo n discredit to Bomo of our
Linn county farmers' hog pens and
the whole . shaking and reeling,; when
occupied, as if ready to tumblo to the
ground. Tho pavilion, on the day of
opening, had not been swept, and tho
miserablo wells, of tho dirtiest water,
are not even supplied with a tin cup
foi tho convenience of tho thirsty
crowd, who aro compelled to drink or
faint. Tho scats at the track aro tho
property of tho Society. I invito tho
Linn County Association to notice tho
fact, sinco it has allowed private par
ties to ' monopolize a largo p'art of tho
most available public ground at tho
lair for tho purpose of private gain.
HACKS.
Trvltiii'j m., mile heats, best 2
in 3. Thero was much confusion and
doubt as to who had made entries and
what of, but finally Thos. IlichmomVa
mare and Put. Smith's horse, "Path
linder came to tho start. "Pathfinder"
won tho two first heats and tho race in
3:0 and 2:15, in a buggy.
Jlunnuftj i r. m., single dash of a
mile. W'm. Gird entered "Red Jack
et" and II. G. Scroggins entered
"Portland." The horses got an un
even start, "Bed Jacket" being ahead
about 15 feet and winning tho race by
about tho samo distance. Two or three
of "Portland's" friertds complained at
the decision, but the crowd seemed
well satisfied with it. "lied Jacket"
run under a hard pull from first to
last, and could very evidently have in
creased the space betwet-n himself and
"Portland" many times what it was
lnid he been "brushed." Time, 1:52.
Salem, Oct. 13, 1801).
I take the following paragraph' from
the Statesman this morning:
Hcnatr William U b twti lt!i Mrt. Wil
liam. l thej oecupy the Crt lrit roout p
!air in ration' tienr LtiU Jiuy, which W I ire!
furnih-l ntxi ffr ftl aut plate lr t!.er' r'
tion of their frkn!. Tuw wluilttire icai-n
tj re Julji William un hu'tue, will fiiJ LSw
ru',t f ibe lime ihere rcalr t r;cive thua. It
U a 'lcaj):int rtn f cvnvcaU'tit cct---lh
Jjuinio the lUi.k."
Ajnyj to the above: th room in
question is one of a suite re nted by
the Superintendent of Indian Affairs
for public iiKes. So while thU Sena
tor Williams is, for the purpose of
earning tho doubtful counties, quar
tering the Indian Department upon
the iH-oiile, he is quartering himself
upon the Indian Department.
fiEEIi's Ol'EKA HOUSE.
Heed's now building, when com
pleted, will be the finest in Oregon, if:
indeed it is not the finest on the count.
It is not only an ornament to Salem,
but to the State. Carter's Troupe is
playing every night of tho week, so
far to good house;,
luiumn TALK.
Ben. Holladav and Hon. Geo. K.
Cole Secretary of the Company aro
here, so wliat I state is from the high
est souiee direct. The trouble le
tween Mr. Holladay and Elliott will
not retard the progress of the work.
The first rail will lie luid next week,
and the 20 miles completed beyond
doubt by the" 5th of Decemlxr next.
During the ensuing week Mr. ilolla
dav will visit Albany, and a new sur
vey Avill be inaugurated, leginuing at
the Sautiam river and running through
Linn county; allov mo to predict
that it will run nearer to Albany than
the last one did.
DEATH OF I IIAMiLI.V PIERCE.
The telegraph announce! tho death
of Ex-President Franklin Pierce, at
his home in Concord, New Harnp
Khirc, on Friday, the 8th instant, aged
G5 vears. Another one of the states
mn of the purer and better days of
the llepublic gone tp his rest another
link broken in the golden chain which
bound us to our nation's former pros
perity and greatness. They are fast
passing away, and in a few years more
earth w ill see the last of that noble
galaxy of statesman who were identi
fied with almost all that was once
good and great in our now tottering
Government.
Franklin Pierce was born in Hills
borough Jsew Hampshire, in 180-i,
and, after completing his academical
studies, entered TJowdoin College,
Maine, on leaving which he commenced
his legal studies at Northampton,
Mass., but subsequently returned to
his native State and finished his stud
ies at-Amherst. He was admitted to
the bar and commenced the practice of
his profession in his native 4 town; but
before tho end of two years ho was
elected a Representative in tho. State
Legislature, and during his second
year's service was chosen Speaker
of the House. In 1833 he was elected
to Congress, and remained a member
of the House of Representatives for
four years. In 1837 ho was elected to
tho United States Senate, but after
five years' service in that body, resign
ed his seat and settled in Concord, .re
suming the practice of law. He ad
hered to his resolution of accepting no
political ofHce declining to be a can
didate for Governor or U. S. Senator,
and refusing the ' 65ces of Attorney
General and Secretary of "War, which
were tendered him by President Polk.
On the breaking out of the Mexican
war, however, he enrolled himself as a
private ;n the New England Regiment,
but President Polk sent him a Colo
nel's commission and subsequently,
in March, 1817, raised him to the rank
of Brigadier General. Ho Bcrvcd with
honor in most of, tho battles which
were fought between Vera Cruz and
Mexico City, and ou tho restoration of
peace between tho two countries, re
signed his commission and returned
home, whero ho remained, compara
tively unobserved, until the action of
the Baltimore Democratic Convention
; placed him in nomination as their
candidate for tho IVesidupcy. Ho .was
elected President of tho United Statea
in November, 1852, which oflico he
filled with distinction and purity until
the inauguration of James Buchanan,
in 1800, after which ho again retired
to private lifo and nought quiet and
repose until ho was summoned to join
his fathers in tho Great Unknown.
Peaco to his ashes. Tho memory of
his services will long remain in the
hearts of his grateful countrymen.
I'OUTLAMJ LKTTKIt.
INjutlamj, Oct 12, 1HGD.
Editors Democrat :
A Congressman's facilities for Having
a nalary are well illustrated by a few
real estate transactions of Senator
William. Since the Senator's invest
ment of $"1,000 iu tho L'n-onint, he has
purchased a block of lots from Couch
and Flanders for $12,000, and also
what is known as tho "Holmes Block,"
for$ia,000.
The Senator is extremely anxious
about his successor in the Senate, and
more anxious ntill, if possible, u .Mm.
W. "Williams regard Corbctt with a
aversion. Ho Ik lieves tliut Corbctt will
secretly exert Lin iuflucnco to defeat
himself (Williams), for the reason that
the re-election of tho latter will lessen
CorbetU' chanccn in the election ful- Vdr ground wa impreeede.ntly- large.
lowing. It in well known that Xi. j l'hiy to mm huudn d thousand people
liams has wt Corbctt down pretty hard I T,tK ,r'.'! lh(i ,u,f truA,
, . A. ' uiiif hcatiK, i i-t o in a. for a i.rei'jiuui ot
on several occumoiih m the Senate, and ;w uo wtJ 1jV ViU TcfM,.fcB i tUw
thatC. wjh without tho capacity to Uirai-ht htnt-. time -$ j, l:'Yb
re-ent it. It may not Ihj generally! Wasiiinoton, Oct. 7. uit have
known, vet it is true, that Huh mau!bc " br.mg..t iu the Sumter. tJtorgia,
CorUtt'waalliiH is his calibre, is one ! liul'1 :,iurl l,,e AumuhviIIc Cem
... . . ... . ' itcry prupvrty.
of the most awWioiw mc n m Oregon, j Le?itlatnrc.
ami wm hs unimnz in ujh cuorw aini i
unsparing
in hU mtjuvs to re-elect
himself. WiliiatiH knows this. liiit;pt,op-titon tu ad 1 to the billl ratiijing
unfortunately hii trouble do not top!,,,w l'', ti. Auivudnient in Virginia.
, ...j , Uln.WMig that it wa UoiiC because it vras
here. I he mention m u:iv man s name- . .t j t J.
rnju it i-j tiK! inliu--tiu it the hta?e,
iu connection with the ufjic-o is eu:igh tjcVIt,.(l ; iJll:re Ling onlyM.ne vw?e
to make him that mau'ji enemv. ' Ire- o it? afortnttiw. An Aim-udo.tui
civh,iu it was in the turbulent davw1 'i-h will be i3,ted iu the Hm,?. t-
tlmtHUcceeded tho firt C., uLiiiijV,rr,,.t.1" ,-,,slc " "u iA h
if a siii-le soldier m the legions of any ( , uMlt Ut thl. v:in A Senatorial
of the provinces applied the title Jt'-vcaucu will beheld to morrow ni-ht.
tjuxtuM to his General, nothing but sue-! Hcvtr York ncpnblican Caavcntioa.
ce.i.sful rebellion could Kae that of-; N-W Voux. :t pt. 7 The Kvpubocan
cer' head. Of course manv if MrJCwuveufiuu ;n-n,ii1.i;ea;eier.ij Sigd
, : , .,,.!!! rcerttary vl Jtiate, und it is untie r-
ii iiiidu ilium iii i . iniiii, nv iiv
will never know th
jiwuiua.
i-i hi latest alarm ; nnd indeed, if
Prince lien." should seriously take it'
into hi.H head to Income a ctmdidate
he might ln-cotiHia formidable harrier
in tlie Senator a way,
1 he railroad war j.h the latest Henna j .South San Ji ,.. Oct. U t he low u
fion. Holladay uot&CH tho public that. ul fcweetlaud, two mile from lure, was
he has kicked Elliot out of the Com- hr..wn into rcrr.l.k uie uf excuemeot
panv, and Elliot notifies the same pub- b dh Oct. Mb, by report th.a a
f, ' , , , , . I, , fvmiig lady by tho name of tiara Davi
he that he has not been kicked out. Hol-a, uit.tj ,i,y JoroiUjr j that day. fn.iu
lathiyV friends s;iy that that gcntlemnn Lhordoo, committed upou her by" Henry
has had asutirt wo contempt from the McCruken, an uncle ..t the decoded, to
4t, i t. . : ,,.
urst lor tue crowa that wan in posse
won of the East Side Railroad organi
zation. He first kicked Chirk out, al
though the latter protested vigorously.
He then compelled the big stockhold
ers, Woods, Moore, Cook and others,
to surrender their stock-allowing them
to retain one share each. I. R. Moores
seems to be the only one- of the old lot
who retains Holladav's confidence and
remains in his employ. Elliot is the
last of the grist. He was tho origina
tor of the famous and mythical "A. J.
Cook and Co." Pohtlaxd.
THE CAUi: OI' OKPHASN.
Orphan nyluinj places where un
carcd for children arc provided , for in
musses have heretorofre been con.id
cred as one of the ncecs.-ary evils of crowd
ed communities. IlappUy Oregon has
thus far found no neccsiiy for such an
institution and owing to our spa.rsj pop.
uhition and abounding plcuty,ds no: like
ly to, for cars to come. In writiug this
wc .are not ignorant of tho fact that a
buillin of this character has been er-.'c
ted in tho State, and that one child is Ic
ing board d therein. Hut the fact that
there is but oue, and that the 'mouth
elapsing sinco the public dedication of the
building and baptu-rn of the little unfor
tunate has added not another, amply ver
ifies what wo say that yet no such in
stitution is needed, or not likely speedily
to be. Here, at least, ull tho indigent
orphans wo shall have for years to come
can usually find 'families willing to adopt
and provide for them families in which,
us a rule, they will be better reared
and more kindly treated than they would
be in the . average orphan asylum.
But this is not whai we set out to say -it
was that a new and better mode of pro
viding fur the orphan is thought to havj
been discovered Herding great numbers
of children together in asylums has been
ever confessed to be au evil, yet it was
thought to be ..an unavoidable one. It i
an unnatural way of raisingehildren, and
sends them out upon tho world unnatural
men and .women devoid the affection
and better elements of character which
the' institution of family cultivates.
Realizing this evil in Germany, some
eight years ago, the experiment of board
iog the orphans in private families, gen
erally but ono in a placejwas tried, and
with such favorable results, that within
the last two years Massachusetts has
adopted the plan with a portion of , her
orphaned bairns thrown upon the bounty
of the State. And in . both States the
proper authorities reportniost favorable
results. They etate that, tho children nro
generally Letter treated, and better iat
icd than under the old system, while it
is found thtit they are iinro cheaply main
tained.. Likewise, in fully One third of
tho cases, parties who took orphan to
board, becatuo mi attached to them; that,
after a time, they were willing to adopt
them, and thu relievo the State altogeth
er of tho expense of their inainfainancc
In all respects they teport favorably up
on the churjju thai is in beneficial to i he
child and adviititiieou to the State.
NV'o are inclined t think input fivora
bly of tho new nyht;in, and trust that, in
view of the admitted evils of the old, it
will bo fully tried, and, if found to fulfill
tho promtHO civen, generally adopted.
i)t:movrattc 1 rent.
n y ti:m;2 it a ph.
Don't Recognize Them.
The Illinois Muunic tJrand bodge re
fued, by a vote of Wlh to 43, tvrepwal
t rcj-tal the rule prohibiting the recog
nition of colored Milton, The m:hmoi
of the CJrand bifdre wiil hereafter be he'd
at Chicago in-sieui uf Hnriniifield. A
magnificent temple of the ran Lodg
will probably be erected here.
IndianaI'OUm, Oct. 3. Another
wounded victim of the State Fair ncci
dent, died last niirbt. Tho b;!atiee of the
wounded remaining iu tho city are iui
proving.
Death of Ex-Prcs'.dent Pierce.
CoNconn, S. JI., Oct. -Kx l'reM
dent Pierce died thin morning.
lUi.TlMoUK.Oct.H 'flic I'r.ubyteriaii
AfetieMy oi JSaliunore, It evening, ac
eepted the plan of the General Aembly
lor re-union by a vote of Zn to Iz
Uoston, Oct. 8. The citizens of Wat
IIxbury, at h lare meeting Jat evening
voted alui'ot uuauiinoU'ly against utiuex
atiun to U'jHimi, ,
Thaalrsjivicjr Day.
WasIIINOTon. Oct. 8. Tlsc IrHideut
lia Hu,d a prMcSuui.iti'm fir Thanksgiv
mg ou the I Hi h .fNvcHl.er.
The 2t. Loai$ Tair.
St Lot; ik. Oct. 7. 'Ibo crowd at the
Uk-UMom. Oct. 8. In SiAiii coujinit-
u-e ,. thf UovcruorV Me.ic today, a
sti o f that he ha accepted. Thima- U
j lliiili'Mi-e ijeclliie Use iiputt.cati u otJi
n ton lr Comptroller. I he Kepubi ean
- 2 - 1' - Convtutiou ih evening uoiuinatcd
U' 'W- l-'H.el r a J riurcy..r.
; , , i; .. . 1 "s
!t?.iM. aTii n n rvnr r?.
conceal the fruu.- of hi.- f'rmti of hi.- in
tereourxi wn'i her. Junce Motiar went
ft . a
down from here to Sweellaud aud found
that a prl, aged about eiohleeti 'ears,
had died ilut morning. '1 he Justice
Mimm med u Coroner's jury, uud after a
long exatuittati n, the jury rendu led a
verdict tliat .MJks Davis hud died fri.ni
ihc effect of certain medicine, admiui.
it-red to her uncle 31eCrakeo, and that
previously to her death" had given birth
to a full grown child ou the niht before,
to wit: Oct. 7th ; which child could not
be found. McCrakcu Was arrested atid
given till next Tuesday morning for u
hearing. The details are mosi revolting.
Card rroo Mrs. Etowe.
HAutfouo, Oct. 0. The Vourant to
tn irrow morning will contaiu a card from
3 rn. Saowc, in which she says she de
sires the friends of justice and fair deal
ing to publish the announcement that he
has k-pt silence heretofore in regard to
tho criticisms on the Lady Byron affair
for two reas ns ; 1st. because she remarks
the public mind is in too excited a state
to cons dirt he matter dispassionately ; 2d,
because she expected tho development of
(additional proof in England, some of
which of great importance has now cmae
to hand. Mrs. Stowe is preparing a re
view of the whole matter, with further
faith and more documents, including sev
eral letters of Lady Byron to her, attest
ing tho vigor aud souudness of her mind
at the period referred to, ulso Mrs. Stowo's
own letters to Lady Byron at the same
time, which were returned to her bv tUe
exceutors soou. after the Lady's cfoath.
She will also give tho public afull'uc
count of the circdnutauccs arid reasons
which led her to feel it her duty to make
the disclosure as obliging alike to justice,
gratitude and persoual friendship.
New York Newt.
New Youk, Oct. U. The United
States steamer Frolic left port suddenly
Thursday night for Havana, and the
Dictator A yesterday, it is stated ihe
Frolic left with lier guns shotted under
orders to capture or sink the Hornet,
whicn -was then reported had escaped
from Smithvillo. The Frolic captured
the same vessel during the war under tho
name of Lady Sterling, while attempting
to run the blockade at Charleston.
Tho President issued a proclamation
announcing tho death of Ex-President
Pierce, directing the Executive mansion
and public departments to be draped and
ill business to be, suspended on the day
of the f uneral. Tho War and Naval De
partments direct that appropriate military
and naval honors be paid to the memory
of the deceased:
Tennessee Legislature.
NASiiviLLV., ()ct. 9. The Logislatnrc
adjourned till Monday, when tho Vote for
Governor will bfl canvassed, and Senter
inaugurated. Uilla have been introduced
repealing tho common school law, State
Guard nnd Kuklux law, prescribing test
oath . and for voters and candidate for
ofiicd, and various other acts of legisla
tion; '
i 6t. Louis Dispatch.
Sr. Louis, Oct. J I he lri4i Emi
gration Convention decided for an Immi
grati.m Ahuctatiou with a capital of two
minion to carry out the objects ot the
convention, J hey fironone to nurche
IiiU'Jh for Irish iifiniirautx and induce
them to settle thereon. A committee
was appointed to draft a plan of incorp r-
ation, Htid prepare an address to the peo
ple. Ihc Convention adjourned eine die.
I'jd npeueer ha wKhdrawu from the
Republican ticket in AVicmdij as candi
tlate for Heercfary of State. Lowelliui:
Jjrecze, f J'orfaire couuty, has been ub-
xtitutcd.
A New York special ays Corbin, the
D,...:, i .,... i.... i . i .. ...
i itii'aiH n iiiuiiiui in taw, in inviiutm'' .1
Htatement fr publication which will re
veal important recrutft connected vrilh'the
gold conxpiracy. t
The Dent Party in Mississippi.
VicKKiauo, Qv 8. A. C. Fish,
Chairman i.f .he National Itepublican
htaic Committe, Kent a telegram to the
I'iGAidcnt uertiiiir that General Amen
ad yj an oflitial interview with thj citi
zui of MuMifcgtppi mi .Monday, that he
intcioied to carry the election against the
Democrats if he marched hi ft'ddier
from poll to poll to effect it. Gen. Grant
i appealed to to prevent interference - by
Gen. Auie in the eU'Ctiori.
Virginia Icslatrc.
. HiciiMfiNU, (Jet. 8. -Hoth Home to
day ratified the 24th and 15th Amend
ment. In the turner Uoue only mx
voffcH v.ere against the 14th 'and two
a'.'iiiit theloih. Th; Legislature has
ud'Hjrned tiil October loth.
. I'lioviOK.NCK, Jt. I.. Oct. 9. Xairra-
pitjfto t chtn racemile heatM, bc-t 3 m
5, pue $5.U0U, wan won by Lady Thorne
over i'almcr' ilumiih 31aid, Lucy and
Auierieati Giii. Time 2:191, 2:191,
2:191.2:21. Lady Thorne taking the
firt, hfcnd an-! fourth heats.
Nkw Vmuk. Oct. 0. Greeley accept
UU tiomiuation f r State ('ompirollcr.
' Canaditn Affairs.
.MoNTttKAI., Oei. II. There is consid
erable excitement owin to the j-udueo
order of lajt niht to turn out ail the vol
unteers for per vice at short uoiice. Many
were dragged fr an their bed. to nui.-ter
at the anuorie where evcrv man received
urtun and accuutertnents wuii ordcM to
parade to-day. It i not suppused ' that
Fenian trub!e. are apprehended, but
r.ther that complications will arise from
ihe ffurutt afljir.
Toao.vTo, Oct. 11. The volunteers
throughout i he country have received
ol!er to hold themselves in readiness for.
immediate service. It is said li e Govern
lu ha received inf. -rmatioo that I he Fd.-"iaii-
ale al(ut to attempt another raid.
Til KM: htVKUs, Canada, O'-t. 11.
yesterday m rning a scow, while cro-xio
jft. Mary's river, upet, precipitating
twentv men and the same number of lmr-h-.i
into tho rter. I'itteeu men an 1 ail
I l:c h'O.'.e' wt-re dr-waeJ.
ruacrat cf Es-Prcsitltct Pierce.
C ,NCofel. X. II.. Oct II The re
ma. us if Hr i're-oletit V'u rre were r?
moved t the '!ate II'Je at 11 o'clock
this I'.irefMjHin. where a Lre number of
peojd took a l.i I fk at the departed.
The fumrl ob-ctiuies were t ciformed at
St. Paul's l:.e.'p d i hutch by Hev Dr
Kamc and !tv. Dr. Coit. aI'el by
several clergymen. Alt places of Wusi
ns were eloped fr m twelve till two
o'cJotk.
Lonlsrilte Ceoimercial Convention.
, Loll s vit. lk, (b-t. l-.-?:Up tj one
o'ch.ek M day 14U delegates to the Coiu
merrial Con vent ion. prineipally from the
South, nere registered at the ofiiee of the
Cotum';t!ee ( Arrangements. A later
dispatch says o;er 2oU delegates had ar
rived, repreeuiig If i States.
Ex President I'tlmore held a public re
ceptioti at the court houe. this forenoon,
aud reponlcd to an address of welcome
iu a short au appropriate speech.
Tennessee XSattexs.
NASitvll.l.n. Oct. 11. Governor Sen
ter was inaugurated to day. In his ad-die.-s
he pledged himself to support the
interest of the jc p!e regardless of party,
race or color, but ho gives no exprcs-ion
of oj itiiou upon political trpics.
STATK X i:YS.
Posts Abandoned. The fidlowiug
military posts, says tho Commercial, ate
abandoned in Oregon : Camps 0. p Smith,
Lyou and Logan. Fort Stciiacoom, W. T.,
is ordered sold.
Mutilatkd Hands. Yesterday morn
ing two .-erious accidents hppcucl to men
working at the South Salem mill, owned
'.y Messrs. Moores, Witten & Miller.
James SlialstPti, while working the slab
saw, had the thumb of his left hand saw
ed off at the firt joint. Mr. David Loug
who had been a kug ttmu to work at the
mill, lost two fingers aud a thumb while
at the lath-saw. It is singular 'that two
such unusual accidents should happen al
most toget her. Salem Statesman.
The Sunday School-Convention which
met in this city on Friday, has been a
pleasant affair. Hev. G. II. Atkinson,
I). D.'. of Portlaud, was President and
Hev. C. C. Stratton, Secretary. There
were delegates present from tho Presby
terian, Methodist, Baptist, Christian,
Kvungelical, Congregational afcd Luther
an schools, and a stranger wou d not have
known from uuythiug that occurred iu
the discussions what were the deuomtna-'
tiotial tendencies of the participants. lb.
Tho Ensign says that there have been
ouly one deathaud two cases of sickness
iu Uoseburg in tho past two years aud
it has beeu a very sickly season there,
too. . ' - , ': .'
From tho Statesman While tho steam
er Albany was ou her way up the river
JjViday, when just above Lincoln, a deer
Was seen swimming the river. It had
been driven into the river by a hunting
party that watched i on one side, while
other parties were wailing to capture it
when it should land upon the other. Just
ut this critical point the steamer came up
and the passengers opened an unavailing
fire upon he hunted venison. As the boat
drew close' to it, By (Jeer, an Oregon
raised boy, who of course knows how to
throw a rope, hastily rigged a lasso and
at tho first throw took the deer by ' the
horn??, and it was' hauled on board safe
and unharmed, to the great mortification
of the expectant hunters on either shore.
. Tho tAatcsman eays the Marion county
faxes for 1SG9 are levied. The rato is
15 mills on the dollar-5 Stat3, 2 school.
and 71 'county tax. Xast year the rate
was 142 nuns, lhc value of all taxable
property, after the individual indebted
ness is aubtractcd, is 3,079,380.
Mammoth Products. The WalJa
Wall UnioH Mtfs there were exhibited
at the late Fairfhcld there a Pound pear
weihm;; 41 oyunccs or 2. pounds; aa
Alexander aple,' weighing 24 ounces or
1 5 pounds, aid 14 inches around. And
a aweet, potato wjuash has been sent to
that office, weighing V'Z pounds.
The SlnUtman says that Indian Super
intendent Meachem has toae to South
er,! Oregon with a quotaof troopi, for the
purpose of gathcimg the different band
of snake Indians upon me iiamain iwes
ervation. The same papier says that, Drs. Carpen
ter & Payfon have determined to build
an Invalid's Home, near this city. TJift
site selected for the building is about ono
and a quarter miles northeast of Balemv
The 1st ward, which will be ready for
occupantM next spring, will be 25 feet
wide by 100 long and 16 feet high. Tho
plans recommended by the most learned
and practical surgeons and practitioners
of the ae wiil be adopted by the builders.
The proprietors will admit county, charity
and private parties.
Polk County. The Time&hM beer
presented with specimens of a second cror
of raspberries this year.A young Dem
ocrat has arrived in Dallas. g'The litera
ry club of Dallas was dry at last meeting.
The editor of the Than hopes it won't
occur again that is, the dryness.
At Jacksonville. The proprietor
of the SVe. 15. P. Dowe 11, cries about
the want of pationage to his paper,
when he did so much during the war to
keep dmvn "traitors, copperheads and
xcr'Dr. Plumnterb located at Jack
sunvii.e. The lhruld says a couple have intitu
led Jynit f'jr divorce in Portland, afteV
living together SOyears.Thc O. S. X
Co., wHi shortly sell through tickets for
any point iu the United Htates.
HrilUEKlVILK. C5JT.
It is now generally known that Gov
Wood, on the occasion cf his last visit
Kast, went a the tool of a " ring" of gov
ernment contract speculators. The mis
sion was to secure the removal of Kddy
of the Quartermaster's Department at
Vaiienuvfcr arid fHHii'' ol lliC TuaCe bv
another t'nJ tf the ring. The 'ring"'
wa to pay Viods ",Ul!0 if tucccssful,.
if not successful lis expeusC3 only. The
mission succeeded though jjtauton. Kddy
was removed, hut did tut stay removed
Col. Ne.rr.sith and others, upon learning:
the facts, telegraphed theiu to the 1'icsi
deet who reinstated the ousted Qa2rter-loasK-r,
much W the discomfiture of the
r.ti", and the financial disadvantage of.
Wt o is. This explains why Woods, io
e n.e was i;u'y $5,000 instead of $10,000.
J'rctf. '
Thk C'f lain tji-m-raJ of Cuba ta fcenintract
e l to tn t i-'.-1 piijvo.r w;th . LujuaiiUjf.
That's more than the Federal Gen--ends
in the late war were instructed;
t j do.
S; K W A I) E il T 1 S E yi E N T S
MASTER J. H. BRENNER
WILL GIVE Ll.9Su.X3 tS TBI
W AX0, Y10L1X AN I) .ORGAN
&t
EI3 0W2T 0E SUPIL'S. EESXDEUCE.
LSSSGN3 GIVEN IN FRENCH LANGUAGE
Fur iii tk-ulara cD'jiif c at corner of liroa J Alb in
and &vculU tiicvU.
-cfiie rctcis t Paor. Joax L'utccs.
Aluaii.), 0:t- 16, ItC'J lUo.
AGENTS WANTED
roa the
GREAT PICTORIAL BOOK'
ANECDOTES & INCIDENTS
or the: Kmjiii.Liox.
ninomcin? tbc ia s: rem irkat'lo cventj of the
tiUKAT AM Kill ( AN CO.NFLIOT, llcrt ic, Pt
rlotie. 1't li.ical, JIumoruud and Tragical. TLrill
itjjj Sctau."', and leais if lrarrj? on lauJ and sea.
l.auhaMc setces; Wit, Drollery: Cuuiical and
Lndioruus a'hcnturvs ; Famous Words tnd Deeds
o. Woann, Heroic SacriSccs, etc , etc. Illustrated
u the must tlalwrate luai.iior.
OYER THREE HUNDRED ENGRAVINGS.
Including more than 11)0 Portraits or Distinguish
ed Men end Women, .Nurth and South. Sotdwutj
by ijali.-criiition. W'a make the ui. st liberal term
with usj"-0' ' anJ, l'utlisUing House in Amerioa.
itJiid wLat onu a-jent ays : I have obtained
C4 suUseribera in two days, and ttk 27 out of 34
svlttitcd tto fxttt half d iy," This is only one of
uiauy Muutar rcy)rt3. t?cud fur circulars and.
terms fct cncv '
J. A. STODDARD & GO,
ocl6v5r.l)m2. CHUAuO, ILL.
NOTICE OP FINAL SETTLEKENT
71
OAII SHANKS. ADMINISTRATOR -OP
luc tstate t f Thomas J. Drvedeii, dee'd, has this 5th.
day of October filed bis account in the County Court
of Linn cuuty, Oregon, graying a final fettle.
iut.nt of tie tatuo and to be discLnrpcd as cuch.
Adm jsitrator ; Therefore, notice is hereby given,,
that said account and tho settlement thereof wil
bo beard and determined on
Saturday, the Oth Jay of ybvembcf 18C0K
at the Court House in the city of Albany, in said
county, ami all persons interested -in said estates
will filo their objections to said account and the
settlement thereof on or before said day.
. By order of said Court.
S. A. JOHNS,. :
Oct. 6, 1SG9 nSw-t Couuty Judgcx
AMI I X ISTR ATOir S KOTICE.
NOTICU IS, HEREBY .GIVEN THAT I.
the undersigned, have been appointed by
Uo County Court of Lino county, State of Ore
gon., Administrator of tho Eitata of-W. L.; C
U ray, deceased.
Ail persons having claims against said estate
are hereby requested to present them, with proper
vouchers, to the undersigned, at bis residence, ia
Albany, Lirjn county, within six months from the
date hereof. . . ' J. II. FOSTER,
Oct S, 1669. v5nSw4. Administrator.
ALBANY BATH HQUSeT"
THE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECT
fully inform the citizens, of Albany and Ti
cinity that he has taken eharge of this Establish,
ment, and, by keeping clean rooms and paying
strict attention tt business, expects to suit all thos
who may favor him with their patronage. Hating
heretofore carried on nothing but .
First-Class Hair Dressing Saloons,
he expects to giro entire satisfaction to all
g?"Chil(heo and Ladies' Hair neatly cut and
shampooed..; JOSEPH WEBBER
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