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Site Mtmk rat. FRIDAY .......NOVEMBER 4, 1870. ELECTIONS NEXT, TUESDAY. On Tuesday. November 8, tho follow ing States will hold pcner.il elections : Delaware, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virgin is, Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Kansas), Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Massa chusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, Nevada New York and Wisconsin. The ggre gate Dumber of Congressmen to.bo chosen from these States ia 97. In Nevada the people will also vote upon the proposed amendments to the State Constitution, striking the words "male" and "white" therefrom. The contest in that State is viewed with groat interest by the Democ racy of .California and Oregon, and it is hoped that aho will be also gathered to tho Democratic fold and thus make our little "Pacific Republic" a unit-upon po litical questions.' The campaign between the parties is very spirited and aceriruoni ous, and the Democracy seem determined to win the victory. Our prayers aro with them. In Massachusetts, Alabama and Flori ida, niggers and Yankees are about all who are permitted to vote, and of course thoM States will give their usual Radical majorities, though in Alabama tho 'nig gers as so disgusted with two of their earpct-bag candidates (or Congress that they threaten to vote for their Democratic opponents, in which eveut the latter will be elected. In the Northern States which hold elec tions nexj Tuesday the negroes vote for the first time, aud the Radicals base their hopes of success in the contest upon that fact ; but the elections which havo tbus far been held under the operations of the 15th Amendment certainly do not justify such expectations. We shall probably be able to chronicle Democratic victories, next week in the States of New York, New Jersey, Dela ware, Kentucky, 31aryland, Tennessee and Illinois, with Democratic gains in nearly all the other States - If we do not obtain any definite tidings from the elections by Thursday evening, -we shall not go to press next week until Friday or Saturday, s as l e euabled to ?ive our readers the general result so far can be obtained as aooo as other papers. TETO OF SENATE BILL NO. 52. We desire to direct the attention of our readers te the Veto Message cf Governor Grover. to be found elsewhere, in relation 1o the Bill increasing the salaries of Cir cuit Judges from $2,000 to-63,000 per year. While we earnestly believe that the present compensation cf our Judges is entirely too small, considering their multifarious duties both on their respec tive Circuits and upon the Supreme Bench, yet we believe that the only le gitimate way to increase their salaries is by submission of the proposition to the people at the, .polls, ia the shape of an amendment to the Constitution. . The .Executive's objections to this bill are ccr--tainly well founded, and have surely only resulted from an honest and praiseworthy motive to stand by and defend the funda mental law of our proud young common wealth io conformity with his solemn oath. SHIPPING GRAIN IN BULK. The following article, which we glean from the Oregonian. of lastTuesday, will , be of interest to our grain-growing read ers : We are gl4 to learn that a few of the leading eitiseos of Oregon bare turned their attention to the subject of shipping grain from tbia Ktato in wuk. Perhaps an elevator will be er ted for tbia -purpose during next year. The experiment hat not yet been fally made. An idea prevails that as vssels going henee to Xew York or to Europe .pass twice through the tropica, grain in bulk would become neated and epott. The elerator built two years ago at Vallejo. baa nerer yet loaded a ves ael for that reaaon. and baa only been used to fa cilitate the loading with grain sacks, but Mr. Friedlander, the Grain King of the Coast, lint purchased it, and we understand that be intend! teat, at bia own expense, the leaibility of ship ping in bulk to Europe. The experiment which be shall make will be looked forward to with io ta rest by every farmer on tbe coast. The saeka necessary for shipping the eargoet of the Levied' and 'Alpha' from tbia port lately would alone be fair profit upon tbe wheat so exported, and it ia a aerious burden to tbe farmers, who, when tbe proper method of calculating ia applied, are the onee eompelted to suffer most from the expanse of aeking. It is a total loss. With 'he introduction of elevator will come tbe manner of dAiling in grain in tbe Eastern States. There the railroad companies loan saeka to farmers to transport their wheat cmp to tbe plaee of milling or exportation. Tf thm flrrain . fnw mwnAr it Am : U..1L. t levators into a series of bins fitted in the bull of no snip, ana it is satu mat me luynDer or which Abe bins are made sells in a foreign market at a ipre&i upon the entire cost of.the bins ia the first plaee. It aeems that tbe bins in a ship loading in tbn1k ean be arranged in a manner to amid all possibility of losses, and we are of those wbo be tiere tbat tbe experiments about to be made in the bulk mode of shipping grain, will prove tho neeess of the plan." As extra session of the California Legislature ' is agitated .' to make ; a new apportionment under the census of 1870. The Democratic newspapers in that State generally, oppose the movement as expensive and unneces sary. : , S. ' ,. ,33ox. Jackson IUDita, Representa tive irom Jacksrtn county, who died in Sajern last week, leaves a, wife and six' children, fie was a singularly pure and nyrig.ht.faaG. , 1 ' - AGT?er Qujcjstus. We learn that the Governor hasjMtoed the Bill to com, plote tbe drainagef lands in Union courti. ij', but we httve ot yeta a copy of his objections. . ,i ;... .. ,j; Bazaise surrendered Metz aad 175, 000 men tobc Prussians ' oa 26tb mitlmo. - . -' THE RAILROAD SUBSIDY VETO Contrary to all their promises to the people in the lost canvass, con trary to all the rules of Democratic statesmanship, and contrary to right and fairness, tho last Democratic' Legislature voted a magnificent bene fit to Ben. Holladay the man who had used every means within the con trol of a great moneyed power . and a great intriguer to defeat the Demo cratic party m the last campaign and to return Senator "Williams to "Wash ington for another terra. Ben. Hol laday was out about $300,000 in the last campaign, and the amount which tho Legislature levied upon the citi zens of Portland would have about re imbursed him? and if it could have come out of the pockets' of his politi cal friends and satellites alone, we don't know but that it would have been .well enough; but t the measure under consideration would havo made Democrats as well . as Republicans "come down" to the great election manipulator and railroad monopolist, and would have put the wealth of tho entire city of Portland beneath the iron hell of a crushing tax, the inter est of which olono would have been a huge burden upon the people of that city. But, thank God, thero is a check ing power held in reserve for this style of reckless legislation, and the Veto Message of Governor Grover, which we publish on the first page, il lustrates the wisdom of . our State Constitution in providing for such re straining barrier. The Democrasy of Oregon may well be proud of the staunch and true stand which our Gov ernor has taken by that instrument, and may congratulate themselves up on his determination to restrain that ruinous legislation which would soon throw us into the almost hopeless mi nority which was a few years ago our lot in Oregon. Governor Grover has good and feast ble precedents for his objection to this infamous xneosur besides the many excellent reasons which he cites in his message, among which may be named the Supreme Court of Iowa in 1869. A prior Court had decided that towns and counties could make donations of their bonds to railroad companies to aid the construction of their roods, after an election vpon the subject had been had and a majority of the votes of said town or county had been cast for the subsidy. Accord ingly large donations to railroads were made, by a rote of the people; but in the course of a few years the tax nec essary to meet the interest on tho bonds became oppressive; and as a result, a strong feeling of hostility to the policy which had imposed it .was developed. Parties refused to pay the railroad tax, and, the cases being taken to the Supreme Court, in 18C9 that body decided that such tax was unconstitutional and not collectable by law. Of course, neither the Court which decided in favor of the railroad "or the one which decided against it would have held that such issue of bonds was constitutional until an expression of the people at the ballot box had been had upon the question. Upon this Portland subsidy bill no popular expression was had; as tbe question was never submitted to the people of that city, and even if they had voted 'in favor of the measure it would have still been in violation of the section of the Constitution cited by the Veto Message. In this connection it is a matter of congratulation to the people of Linn county thatr our delegation in both branches of the Legislature, with a single exception, voted against this in famous measure. The gentleman from Linn who favored the bill we know wei1!, and we are peifctly satis fied that he did so from no dishonor able motives, but we believe him to have been ' misled by erronious repre sentations made by influential Demo crats who were interested in the sue cess of that measure, and who, it is charitable to infer, were even them selves ignorant of the intentions of Holladay and., his strikers. . "While Holladay knew that it was a handsome pecuniary "windfall" in his direction, he also knew, and so did every Re publican member of . the Legislature fully understand, that it would be a death-blow to the future success of the Democratic party in Oregon, and would furnish a Radical cudgel for the next campaign which would be resist less with the tax-payers of the State. Holladay has "some enemies to pun ish"5 for the defeat of "Williams, and he knew that the1 , subsidy measure would furnish him with, the means with which to accomplish , that end. But our gallant and fearless Governor met the shock with a breast-plate of honor and integrity' which' no dishon est motive could penetrate, and sent the javelin veto crushing through the skull of the giant infamy, and now it lies weltering in its gore, at the feet of its thwarted and disappointed cham pions! ' i . . : . . i All lionor to Oregon's Democratic Governor! - VETO MESSAGE. ., To tha Honorable, live Senate of tin: State of Oregon: After careful consideration of Sen ate Bill No. 52, entitled "An Act to drescribe the times and places of hold ing the Supreme Cojirt of this State and to fix the salaries of tho Justices thereof," rnerewith return the same to tho Senate without Executive ap proval and with my objections there to, -v ' : : . ; - Tho Act provides in the Second Section thereof, "That the Justices of tbe Supreme Court shall receive an annual salary of three thousand dol lars, including compensation for Cir cuit Court duties." In Article 13th of our State Consti tution jve have the following provis ion: "Sec. 1. Tho Governor shall re ceive an annual salary of fifteen hun dred dollars. The Secretary of State shall receive an annual salary of fif teen hundred, dollars. Tho Treasurer of State shall receive an annual salary of eight hundred dollars. The Judges of tho Supreme Court shall each receive an annual salary of two thousand dollars. They shall receive no fees or nerctuisites whatever for the performance of any duties connected with their respective offices; and the compensation of officers, if not fixed by this Constitution shall be provided by law. The quotation embraces the whole of the Article of the Constitution up on the subject of salaries of officers; and in considering its nature and ob jects, its scope and design, as appar cnt from the whole clause, I am unable to arrive at any other conclusion than that is a fair intendment of this pro vision to place a Constitutional limit to the salaries of all the officers there in named in other woids, that these salaries uro fixed by this Constitu tion." Nor does it in any manner affect this conclusion tbat the Act under consideration includes compensation for Circuit Court duties of tbe Judges of tbe Supreme Court; for these are "duties connected with their respect ive offices" under the Constitution, for which a perquisite cannot bo allow cd. As considerable discussion has been had as to the Hue of determination between constitutional and unconsti tutional legislation in support of the several departments of the State gov ernment, I will stir that in my view, legislation providing for complete working organization of all the depart ments, crtuting proMr subordinates and aKsintanU sufficient for the cxecu tion of tho public labor devolving up on said departments and providing juft compensation fur the same, is not only couxtitutioiml but imperative, w hile legislation aifucting any change in the personal compensation of tho official Leads xf these department for the performance of their legitimate duties would be unconstitutional. I regret to place on recqrd my objec tions to a Bill of this nature out of the high respect in which I hold the char acter and learning of tho Judge of tho highest tribunal of this State, whose duties are becoming excessive and whose compensation is inadequate, but I cannot heaitate to respond to what I regard to be the clear intent of tbe Constitution. The Bill is herewith most respest ectfull submitted tor your reconsid eration. U. k . CtaovEB, Governor. KTATE XEWM. Jerry Lucky, of Eugene, went crazy last week. Judge Stout is lying very ill at his bouae inPortland. A ten year old hero of Oregon City killed a bear last week. The tax on 3Iultoomah property for tho current year is lSJmills. . Five attempts havo been made to burn a block of buildings in Salem within the past week. Two hundred and sixty-seven cares have been filed for the approaching term of Curcuit Court for the Portlaod Dis trict. Tin Jacksonville Newt was lat week sold at Sheriff's Sale, to Judge Shipley, and its publication ia suspended for the present Senators Corbitt and Williams ltava gone back to Washington. Tbe latter returns to that eity for tbe last time as a Senator from Oregon. The "skeleton" and "bearded woman,1 who used to travel and exibit themselves as a show, are now living quietly at their home in Coast Fork precinct, Lanecouu - Last week burglars robbed the jewelry storo of Mr. Menser, at Jacksonville, of goods to the amount of $2,500. The theives were arrested and now await trial. .,. . :. ;. . -s-. . ' ' Wm. Tomlinson, a lad whose father is a merchant at Pbilometh, Benton county, accidentally shot himself in life abdomen with a gun last week, and died in a few hours. .? '.- . i. ;. ' . : Mrs. Mary O'Reilly, last week got $3, 000 damages against the Overland Circus Company in tbe Clackamas District Court, for a broken leg by the falling of tho seats.. 1 ; - -"'.!''.' Polk county this year has 81,355,479 assessable property, advance of $163, 012 from last . year, f The tax , of that county this year is 15 mills, a decrease from lastyear of 2 mills. . R. G. Hadley was shot and killed in Eugene City last Wednesday, by D. C. Felch. An ol grudge, existed "between the parties, and deceased had threatened to kill Feloh several times. A prelimi nary examination was held and Felch was discharged on tho ground that the threats of Hadley had made ttho act one of wlf-dsfcnse. , ' ; RADICAL ECONOMY. As a fair illustration of how the late administration of Gov. "Woods dis posed of the money i of the people of Oregon, we here, submit the ' report of the Committee to whom the Legis lature referred House Joint Resolu tion No. 10, to examine the books and vouchers of tho late Superintendent of the Penitentiary. It is a brilliant chapter on Radical honesty and econ omy, and will fully explain to the people how Republican Stato officials are able to erect palatial, residences and live in sumptuous ease on a sala ry of $1,500 a year! hepoiit. Mb. Pnr.8inKXT:Tho Committee to whom was referresd II. J. R. No. 1G, to examine the books and vouchers of the late Superintendent of the Peni tentiary respectfully report, That they employed Mr. Wm. E. Howell to act as accountant, and have made an examination of the books (such as they are); in fact, we find no books have boon kept, excer t a kind of time book for the services of the officers and guards of the prison, and of the vouchers issuod to them. No catdi or sales books have been kept during the laKt four years by the late superintendent, conHequently it is im possible for us, tho Committee, to as certain the amount oi cash received, of material that has been manufac- ured and sold. Tho examination has therefore, been confined and limited principally to a comparison of tbe Superintendent's report with the vouchers nled in tue Secretary's office, wo find a part cor rect. From tho printed report it seems that tho Superintendent paid out to uncharged convicts and others, xrom canh sales at tho Penitentiary (money belonging to tho State), the sum of $1,720 43: and wo further find on ex aminatiou, that vouchers were issued on the General Fund for tho same purpose, as follows : Voucher No. SHt 2t .9 sua.... 212 41 91. !73 00 Total - ..JI.CIO 02 . In tho opinion of tho Coromitteo the issuance of tbe vouchers w as a gross fraud on the Treasury of the State and in fact amounts to tue htate pay ing the same twice for if the Superin- dent pmd tue amount out of tue funds belonging to the State, by what reason should vouchers be insued to refund the amount to him, tho Superintend ent? We find from the Time Book that a voucher (No. 321) was issued to G. M Banks for $loO, and on examination find the same to be onlv $100. . During the post four years there his been paid into the rrcaury from tbe proceeds of manufactured articles at the Penitentiary the sum only as fol lows: l'r fiupcrlntroilsnt' Import, 1RC.9.. Pur HupsrinUBiUH's lit dun, l'0 Pai'J ia lra4a ... .... 7.uos 00 .. S.42 43 .... P.2I1C0 , 3,ufi e ... 1.720 43 Goat nam oa bsol. lit wit la rarJ... ....... A11 atuuuot catit sales... ........ T .i.t C'll I'd IO Total disbursements during same lime as per report have leen as fol lows: tUix-rt, . 47.147 20 Ucuutl. J i'.Q i'J.ZZi M Tuui..............-. .,..... ....iia.4ia Disbursements in excess of receipts amount to $H1,3jO o2. We also find tho but a part of the amount paid out 'is receipted lor, and uo bills or receipts acompanying tbe vouchers. Bills from one hundred to six and seven hundred dollars have been paid which simply state for sundries. . We also find vouchers have been is sued on the General Fund, in favor of Oliver Wiswell, for carnage hire for Gov. Woods to visit tho Penitentiary during the past two years, the enor mous sum of ?i05 oO, as follows: Vouchers No. 933, $80; No. 834, $98 50: No. 1,000, $91; No. 722, 96; No. C18. $132 50; No, 286, $201. And we recommend that said vouchers be not paid, as also vouchers No. 331 for amount $G24 C9 : No, 396, amount $212 43: No. 561 amount $773. We therefore recommend that the Treasurer be directed net to pay the above enumerated vouchers, for the reason that no consideration has been received therefor. Our time having been limited in this examination and not sufficient to en able us to thoroughly investigate the raattcrjas it should be, and deeming it a matter of great, importance, we therefore recommend that a commit tee bo annointed to thoroughly inves tigate the same during the recess of the Legislature, and that warrants drawn on the Treasury shall not be paid until certified to by such mvesti gating committe. ' A. II. Bbows, ' " Chairman, Appointments. Daniel Goby, of Sc!o, Linn county, S. Vineyard, of Dallas, and Jesse Ray, of Eola, Pulk' county have been appointed Notaries Publiu by the Govsrnor. lie has nlxo appointed Dr. Stephen W. Dodd, of Soto, Health Officer at tbe mouth of tho Columbia river, in accordance with the provisions of a law passed at the last session of the Legislature. ; - Miss" Edith' O'Gornion, who ; was a Catholic nun but lias now thrown aside the veil and embraced Protestantism, has married Prof. Wm. Duffray, a toucher of mod era languages in tho Brooklyn , Eo lect.io College. He is also an Episcopal clergyman. ! ' ' - General McClellan is ?aid to now re ceive salaries from various sources which make bis income aggregate about $50, 000 a year. l: :'-: ' About tbs only person j that" we ever heard of that wasn't spoiled by being li onized was a Jew named' Daniel. ; Ncxt Monday Arkansas and Louisiana hold State election. . , ' - LEGISLATIVE PE00EEDDJQ3. ! , Last Day WBimasBAT, Oot 20. SENATE. Following Hours Bills missed A bill to fix tho salaries of Count Judas and Troasurtr of Utuainia oiiunty a bill rolativa to oysters; a bill to rsllars Douglas county a bill to map portion rtpfounUtioo In certain eountics J a bill relating to adunation of deaf mutnf t a bill re lating to roads a bill to keep U. 8. prisoner io IVniuntiiiry j a bill to aureus bank deposits a bill relating to quarantine at Columbia rlrer and Coos Bay. Coin to I ties on Printing reported tbat tbe work done for the several sessions past, and so far dnr log tlio pruMtit'ono, baa boon a fraud ou tberttats and should have been done at tuut-h less expense. TUo report was edostad. n. J. ll. so, rejecting the Fifteenth Amendment to tbe Constitution ot the United States, passed by a parly voto. II. J. 11. 32. authorizing tho Hovornor to 611 vacancies In ofitoes not filled by the Legislature, parsed. ' ' 'l'he general appropriation bill passed. A lot of House Dills were disposed of by Indef inite postponement. Senator Unri;h, of 1'olk. was.elected Commis sioner of f'eoltantiary Affairs. 8. J. 11. 32, was lnlrodueed by Mr. Trerllt, which duUnee the powers of the Uenoral Govern ment, Hiate rigbts. ke., and denounce Constitu tional Amendments and tbe Kadtcal party. Adopted. y At 10 o slock r. M., after pausing resolutions of thanks to the offloers of tbe Bennte, tbat body adjourned tin die. HOUSE. Following House Dills passed : A bill relating to roads i a bill to regulate enclosures: a bill re latins to Incorporations j a bill to tax hank de posits t a bill relating to ferries and bridges. Following Senate Uills pnssad : A bill to ereato office of Supreme Court Heporter, with compen sation at tsuu a bill providing clerical aid for Secretary of rUato at $00 per annum; a bill to fftvo Uovernor's Private ri-retary $1,200 per annum i a bill to drain lands in 3trion eounty ? a bill relating to qualillcaiion t voters f a bill relating to oysters; a bill relating to printing laws hi official newspapers: a Mil to Incorporate Jefferson; a bill for relief of Waseo eounty; a bill relating to mining claims and water right ( a bill to amend Kalem charter. Ilou.e adptol the S. J. It. 30, rejcetiag.'tbe 15th Amendment to the Constitution. A resolution of Ibsnk to Mr. (Speaker, officers and reporters, was adopted, and io response, Mr. speaker, lion. lien, llayden, msUe a lew appro, prlnte remarks and announced tbe fact tbat tbe House stood adjourned sie die. BY TCLEuKAl'll. THE EUROPEAN WAR. Iodon. Oct 28. It is certain the Ital ian Parliament will bo dissolved sad a now ministry formed. Tho capitulation of Mclz was not sign ed until Thursday niht. The whole no. of Drisoncra is now rcpreitmed at 173.- 000, including ilircc'uiarshats, 6,000 ofli eers. Al''Pach t0 ',e London. Tt'mrt, from Berlin, intimates that the French had rejected the German terms-of armistice, but thinks the fall of Mets will lead them to reconsider their determination. The Titiwi of this morning has a tele gram dcocritinR the acencs around Men. at the time of the surrender. A frightful storm had rapsd fvr several days all over the north ff Franen. The entire country wa under water, and every thing was litcnilly drowned out. Telegraph lines were prostrated io all directions. lJofRCKS, Oct. 2H. A telegram from ll4le announces that the Prussians have suffered a delcat between Mouiellard and Ucseanou. and that they uYJ in disorder, taking with them 53 wagons filled with wouuded. and leaving 1,'JUO killed on the field. 300 lugiiivKS created tlio frontier into fwi tt-rritory. They were tliaarmvd and proceeded U l'dccntray- New Y..KK. Oct. 29 The IJrralTt cable Kpccial dated Saarbruclcn, Oct. 20, says the surrender ot B-tzainc to:k po bodv bv aurrr'me. It was certain ever since the departure of Boyer. Forscvcr al preceding days the French pickets wero withdrawn and firing entirely ccaied. The Germans advanced chme to the French lines and talked in a friendly mauuer with the enemy, nod occasionally giving the poor emaciated ielluws a portion ol their rations. " The Time' epccial from Brmwcls says : Complaints are made that lluzaioo did not mass his men at an early day of the sc'tgc nod cut his way out at any coat ; but the JUrnhnl is very popular with his army, lloports prevail that the army will be sent to Germany for a fey days. This creates the impression that peace is ex pected, and intended to be accomplished through tho agency of Marshal Bazatne, and perhaps an imperial rc-ency. Pos session of the forts will be given today. Marahal Luboeuf is a prisoner. lie refus es to accept parole, llazaine is going to Wi'.hehnshohe with Changarnicr after a visit to Versailles. From the condition of his army it is certain" Bazatne could not have held out three days longer. London Oct. 2D The States of Ger many, North and South, have agreed to name King William Emperor. , The spoils of capitulation at Mets in clude three thousand guns, forty millions of French war funds and twenty millions of French civil Government deparrtment funds. Berlin. Oct 30. The King tele graph as follows to the Queen : Versailles, Oct. 30.-1 he defeat of two hostile armies which have marched against us warrant me iu confirming on ur two commanders Fritz and Frederic Charles tho badge of Field Marshal, the first instance of such an appointment in our family history. . (Signed) "WILLIAM. 1'ERLin, Oct. 29. The Krauz Zeitung says a summons to sSflrrender has been forwarded to the : military , authoritatie inside of Paris fortifications. 1 The bom burdmsnt of he city will begin curly next week. The Prtissian army heretofore before Metz lyis gone to the scige of Paris. ;- Paris, Oct. SO. As to Buzaino's cap itulution a majority of the people deem it a political move, and express intents indig nation. ; ' ' London, Oct. 30 The French troops surrendered at Metz have been disarmed by tho Prussians, who refuse to parole the officers Because of General (Ducroe's evasion of his obligations. Brussels, Oct. 29. The JTme' spe cial says the ccpitulation of Metz has thrown the Bonapartonists into despair. Tho city Is tho graud center of their schemes. ' ; ' Amikns, Oct. 31. General Bourbaki arrived here yesterday and was greeted with great cnthnsiasm. He announpos his iutention to form flying armies with material to relieve invested plaees and to tako tho held at the head ot the forces. V igorous preparation ; for detenso aro makhfg on all sides. ' . ; Luxembourg, Oct.; 31. News from Paris, received by way of Prussian hoad- Jaarters, before that city, is quite serious, 'rench troops receutly captured, report mat iuc troops ueuiuu. tu tuinwyui.ivua reccivo only half a pound of meat twice week, Many French women and children from Paris approach the Prussian lines, and though they are warned they will be shot if .they persist in attempting to come nearer, they say they would rather meet instant death than sufier starvation in the eity. Tho rule to exclude all strati gars from Paris and prevent the escape of citi zens, is rigidly enforced. , Four thousand reach oluecrs, taken prisoners at. Metz, have asked permission, of tho Prussian militory authoritalies. through Prince t rederick Charles, to keep their swords. Versailles, Oct. 31. Invitations havo been sent to the rulers of the vari ous States of South Germany to come forward to witness tho bombardment, of Paris. ' . Vienna, Oct. 31. As Prussia still demands cession of territory from France as a preliminary of peace it '.s telcived in oOicial circles hero that tho war must proceed indefinably. - London, Oct. 31. A Cologne dispatch dated yesterday says the Prussian and North German Confederation have fur nished 740.000 troops for the present war, and the States olJSoutli (Jermany 110,000. Of this grand total of 850,000 nearly all aro on French soil. They arc expected to complete tbe conquest of 1'ranco in a short winter campaign. The persecution of Christians ha been revived in Damascus, and so great is the irritation of the natives against them that a gcnarul massacro is feured. Late advices from China state that the Christian Missionaries, whose lives were threatened at Fungehuw, have been res cued. London, Nov. 1. The InJepeutfmce ISelgf., at mussels, learns from an officer who escaped from - Metz, and from the Moir.Ue Independence, published at Metz, that at the lime of the entry of tho German troop the French . leaders to the last deceived the army with promises to get out. These promises were solemnly repealed even while nego tiations lor the surrender ol tbe strong hold were pending. Tbe Independence Belli says Gambett; ai utxiuentionably right with charging B-izainu with trcascn. The population of .Metz were noamuious in denouncing Baziiine as V traitor. After capitulatieo had been agreed on, the people ioilpwcd the Marshal through the streets, howling epithets of 'traitor; in his cars. At Tours new ot tre capitulation fell upon the Government and the people like a thunderbolt so strong had been the aasurance ot ita salcty. - borne ot tue journals and miny notables, the VonttUv (tonal, Ia t rnncc and Gazette De I ranee. ak a suspension of judgement and depre cate tlic strong languaSo oi UamUCtta S proclamation condemning Uazaine. The Utter i-.urtiaU suggest a oouncilof war to mve-tigate the matter, to order to give the Marahal hi defense. . fair opoort unity to make Th- Government at Tours is in receipt of several memorials, numerously signed in the adjacent departments, urging the prosecution of the wir to tho biticr end. and denouncing Itazaiuc for his trcaxon- able surrender of the of the nation. strongest fortress t suite reached Casscl on l'azaino and Monday. Generals Cantobcri, NcMahon. Lc Tiocuf. IVirdellcs and llountuiann. are hourly ezpected. i MAMMOTH COLORED FASHION PLATES A dispatch by tho underground roue ! Are ahead of all others. These plates are ea front I'aris has been received here, dated i KrT' ' steel, nr.V rie Wi. Oct. 27. It sajs the city is well supplied with freh meat and vegetable. The best of feeling prevails. There ia no op position to the sentiment that tbe war uiut continue. Uerli.v. Xov. 1. Kugcnie arrived at Wiiheloibohc, incognito, on Suodav. In the afternoon alio visited the Emperor with liazaiutt. Council Proceed Intra. Ti'f.snsT Eveaixn. Oct. 25. 1S70. Council met. Hull called. Present: Council men tiradwubt, Mevcr, Hill and Cornier. Minnlea of preriuus meeting read and approved. Cow uittee Io purchase lot, if deemed advisa ble, reported that tksy bad bought lot 2 in block IS, lor $IOn, one-half cash dVwn and tbe reft ia six months, which was, on motiou, receired and committee discbarsed. Committee to appoint a watchman reported the appointment of Orrin Kubarts, at S70 per month. On motion it was ordered that the eity sell tbe property on first street tu S. i. lu U..in for tbe sum of $1 ,4W, $800 cash down and the rest by tho Crst day of ncxt June, at 10 per con t. interest, and a entnuiittre of three, was appointed to trans fer tbe property, receive tbe proceeds and pay tbe same into tbe eity treasury, and to receive tho deed and pay for lot 2 in block 10. It being in order to appoint a councilman to fill the racaney occasioned by tbe removal of Cbas. Kilcy. Mr. F. M. Westfall was duly appointed, wbieb was declared void by tho Mayor on the ground tbat he was a city contractor. (See City Charter, Pee. 13.) Oa motion adjourned to meet to-morrow even ing. . A. N. AKXOLU, Beeorder. WcnsitKOAY.EvBiii'iQ, Oct. 26, 1870. Con.net! met pursuant t adjournment and there beinr no quoram present adjourned to meet Oct. 27, 1370. A. N. ARNOLD, Recorder. TntmsnAV Kvksino, OeU 27, 1S70. ' Council met pursuant to adjournment. Roll called. Present: Myer, Hill, Com ley andGrad- wohl. ' The Mayor being absent the Recorder preside Minutes of previous meeting rerfd and approved. On motion tbe Recorder was infracted to make out bills against the following men and place them in the bunds of tho Marshal for collection : - J. D. Prioe. for bojso rent, from Aug. 24 to Oct. 1, at $20 per month ; N. S. lu lioix, for bouse rent, Irom October 1st to October 2?th. On motion the Conned proceeded to elect a councilman; Mr. W. X. liurcuw receiving tho unanimous vote was elected. " ,- On motion the bids for constructing? a flame on Broad Albin street were opened. There being but one that ef Cosper Mecrban'a for $350 which was thought too bigh and rcjsetod, and Comlry, Myer nnd Qradwohl were appoiuted a commit iee to contract for the' construction of said flume, tho oust not to exceed $280. ' v On motion tho proporty holderl on Calipooia struct. Wtwecn 1st and Srd streets, are hereby or dered to gravel the same to the depth of 4 inobes and to the width of 10 feet on each aide of the eontor of said street. " On motion the property holders on the Sooth dide'of First street are hereby ordered to build a new sidewalk front the West end of the Overland Hotel porch to lot 8 in block 0 ; also to build a new sidewalk en the East side of Calipooia street, from Hi to 2nd street, and also on tho West site of Washington street, from the sooth end of the Overland Hotel porsh to the south side ef the al ley fn said Block No. . within 15 days from date. On motion tho Marshal waa instructed to notify aH persona awning property on First street frcsM Washington street te Cherry's Foundry, also, an, Washington, Broadnlbia and Ferry streets, Jsom. First to Second Street, that have not done, their graveling, tbat if the same is nut done wwivsa eix days the Marshal will proceed to gravel thrfaame and it will be a lien on said property f4" .On motion, Messrs. Comley, Hill am Myer were appointed to report a plan and cicaboBs for an engine house at next meeting. . , Tbe following bills were ordered Son, ders, Sternlrg A Co., $14; John $51; O. 'Mauxey; $3; R. Taylor, F, M- WT?sall 4 Co., $103.20; Jtt. V. urown, io.ioj; wjr- dn. $10. -. ; . On motion, adjourned. . . ALIIAXY PRICES CLTtKEillV i . i: f . , , . t ' COHRECTtD WIEKI.T llT A. COWjff k CO. , - ' .. AtBr NoTsmber 4, 1S7. The followinz are tbe prices nairl fc.r Prod.u. and the prices at wbitU other articles are selliasj in this market l i . . . , . , . ; . Wheat white, per boshel, 70 eti. Oats per bnsliel, ZOtAi rts. Potatoes per basnet, 75ff. . ... -,..., Onions per bnsbel, 7ic(7jJ 25. 1 'u Flour per bbl, $3 0(744 V0 Batter per pound, 25 ets. Ejtks per dozen, ' 2i eta. ':i Chickens per dozen, 2 60 3 60. Peaches drisd, per ponnd, li(2(l ts." ' : f Pork per ponnd, r$A eta. - Sheep, per bead $ hu$,2 Beef on foot, 6fil! i " "' ' Soap per pound, b cU. Salt Ltrerpovl, per pound, 3 els, " Carmen Island. S2s2 SO M IDA .. t AS Heavy Golden Syrup per leg, t& 00. ' Kxtra Heavy Oolden Byrnp per keg, $5 HQtS Tea Young Hyson, per pound, $1 tie " Black, 76(Si$l bO. " Japan, 11 25 Sugar -crushed, per poand, 18J etS. Island, 11 I3J cent. - i'.'i Coffee per pound, 23 25 ets. Naif) cot, per ponnd, 6J7J ets. White Lead pure, per keg, ti 04 BOX i X Linseed Oil boiled, per gallon. 1 30 (Jl ( Turfwotine per fail.,n, tl 24(iAl It i domestic brown, 1416 eU. '. Ilicknrr strined, per yard, lCf24 eta. ' " Bed Ticking per yard, 25(50 rts. liloe JJrilliog per yard, 20(23 ets. Plannols per yard, ie eta. i imw-iMi cuivm, per ysra, JZie. Kifle Powder; per pound. Tlefil Oi. Candles best, per pound. 20(a,xz. ? ; Rico China, por pound, 12 ets. Tobaceo per ponnd, fl 00124, ' f naifcraias per ponna, J Of ets. . Besns White, per h.,0$'je. . . ' ' Dried Plums Withoot seeds, per 1, 30 ets, lried Aples pfr D. " Currants per B, 10c. Bacon Hams, m th, ZZt. """ " ' 1 " Sides, per to. 12Jal3e. y Shoulders, ptr B, CQ7e. T.srd per lb, 13e. Tar 7ica$l 00 per gallon. ,,,', N 15 W AD VKltKISEMKNTS. jvpuu ttuir. 40scrn aaaea.. V KEL8AY SHANNON, ATTORNEYS AND COUHSEICRS AT LAW. ALBAXT. OErGOXf f f Partner for Linn Cuutily. OH eo up stairs in Post Office Banding. " v5n4jl ""WyrlAGAZifiE. :)i PKOJPETl FOR 1S7L. b-THE CHEAPEST" AND BEST.- To erery person getting op a Club of Bar, at eacb, will be sent In-e, our superb copy, ribl Kngraviog, (21 inches by 20,) "WASHINGTON AT THE BATTLE CF TRENTON." While to those retime up Clul.s ef eirht. at Uip e,cb. an eatra e-.py of the 3!aSai'ne for llsrt. i addition, Wi be ttuire. " ,Il5? ,he httt ,"'' Stories of any of I bo lady's books, tbe best Col ored I'aabion Pistes, tbe btrt Sieel tngrartags. Ae Ac. tvciy fKiniiy oogbftotakc it. Jtytrr wore fur the t:rj ikntt oy im rs tcnrld. li will contain, next year, in its laelre bombers . . OXK THor.SAXD PAGES ! -.- FOCItTKfcN SPI.ENUIU STEEL PLATES I TWELVE COLOKKIi BEULIN PATTERSSl TWELVE MAMMOJ I! COLuKEl FASUIOXSt MXK IIL.M'KEi WI01 CTJTr! XWEMV-lrOtU PAGES OF ilCSICt It will also jrie Fitb Obicissi. Coptbicbt XrrLtT. Iit Mrs. Ann. S. rilepheus. Frsak Lr Benedict, and othvis of ibe Wsi authors of Atact ica. Also, nearly a hundred shorter stories,, mil original. Its sunrrb . J TERMS-Always ia Advanoo: 1 Cory, for one ycar..........L...$ 1 M OJ'lf a saasrasw m..i. 4 9 8 Copie. , 13 St PREMICMS. ; ;i is I Erery persoe (roitin- op a Club of fbnr, at $1.S each, shall receive rte, a e-py of Wahiniior' Erery person getting up a Club of eight, at M.JO each, hH receirc,yrc, both a cpy of Waib ington" and a copy of the Mnaiine for 1S71!! Sperimeos seat free to those wUhing to get ap Clnl-s. . , . , r. , , . Address. CHARLES J. PETEITSOX, nlitf COO Chextnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. notice or ror&x. settixmewt, sj ACOB KEES. EXECUTOR , OF Tn ES-. tateofMorran Kees. deceaseL hsvrns;;.thta day Bled his final aceiunt nf bis Administratiou of said Estate and rendered the same for settle ment; it is therefore ordered that JJundtj!, the blh day of Dcetmher, 1870, at the bonr of one o'clock r. ,at tba Court Hoax in the city of Aibany, in said eounty and State, be appointed for tho hearing of objections te sack. fin.il account aud the settlement of the same; and that notice hereof be iven hy publication in tba "State Rights Democrat, " a newspaper of general ei.eulittion in said eountv, onee a week for at leaM four consecutive and successive weeks before raid day. , , , , , . - , t By order of aaid Court. . ; - . uj-j S. A. JOnXS, County Judge, Oct. 31. 1870 n!2w4 1 ?e NEW BARBERSHOP! v' AT THE OVERLAXD HOTEL, IK ALBAXtl THE TJXDERSIGXED nAS FITTED-JDP JL neat and loriting Tonssrial EatabtisbmeDt : the Overland Hotel, and respectfully solicits a share of tbe pjihlio patronage, promising to giva entire satisfaction. ; .- , , i LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S HAIR NEATLY CUT AS 3 SHAMPOOED. ;.;..t, oe2SvCnllr j t HALE k BACKyKSTO LIVERY STABLE IN LEBANON. TTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVES tea ssvtsj J3l opened a Livery and. Fe4 SUM in A town of Lebanon, where I will be- ceniskantX? band to attend to the wants ef ike people and will1 - .: . -- f .: -',0S Son a ITack from ilbtay-1 IcMuon ui Soda Springs,, on Saturday of lath Week, All business entrusted te. T ear wiH be prompt. ' ' ; V.-uv ,ly alKadaato.! V ' i I "4 te5v6n4raS " ' . " W. . DOKAO. The standard remedy for ComgfllM Iufleuw .S'.re Tinat, Wkaofiog" Courk, tVoMB, Zirar' CmmUitK ttrH-' 1 cAilia, Bkdtt of lis Ltimt, Wnd e-very- aOuotioD of the Throat. Ljjngs and Chcs.k iiicliding'CosstlMPTios. ' WlstarH Ualsan doe not dry p a. Counh. but looKens it, eleaLSca the.A tjtngs, and allay? irritation, thus reaosw'a', " ; rJte ewKse of the ecwi plant. None ge"- ' ine wnlcss signed j. ltcrrit. Prepared' by Shtb W. Fowls A Sow, Bopton. ' 801(4' by RitnisoTox, Hostkttkr A Co., Fart . Francisco, , and by dealers. ge.nev.K 5 . ' ' ' , vanllyU . L