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STATE RIGHTS DEMOCRAT. z Jv 1U- JVl JX Ji Al' l 3 - C irrespondents writing ovrMumd signatures r anonymously, muss ma W known their proper asmes-tethe Kditot, or no attention will bo fiivcn t their communication. tea- jm..-i am i ,4--, ; Or A fr-sn -urn- t : . Ktjoiinexand.counselqr AT LAW Will Practice in ttll the Courts ttflkc Statt. FFiCiE:1AtBAJrr,"OREQOX.-t - It, IST. : SAK.NOS, & HANNON, ' - Attorneys akd counseiom at iaw. il ? ,ir- i 1 ;1 .-j.,- -i;T' ", ' Partner for Linn Xofy. , ; '$&o fairs' ta'-tVrttMBc Building. CFFICE OF SCHOOL SUP'RINTEND'T FOR X.I ITT ft O XT 1ST T7Z"9 5 AT J H A RRIS BURG. mSOCbTjU " ' T. J.STITES. . N-5 G; F. SETTLEMIER, : M Urussistrand ; Apothecary ! Dealer is oaees, MEUICIXES. oa tmmej Sxpf, Bnijhcj, lVrluinerics, 4c. FrrjtriptioBi Carefully Compooaded. - 5 AHrt 1 l &rags ia oar liaa arnts4 of tkm Wat alitr. - - - J Firat Mrret, lot Ofice fcuilJio-. Allwy. . : . ? julliviu4Svl (VoXSTASTtV OS UAXD AXU BECEIV y IN'J Urge tct of (racrHr aaii I'rovi Hn. WiuI Wiiloar Ware, TubaecQ, Cigars. Cafctittaery, VauVce NKiua, etc., etc. ,m rwlaIrM Retails A ' OOppofito R. C. Hill X Sun's Iru(- Store, Al bany. Oregon." ' juoHH-3u-l3yl . a a etc D.? B. CET,"M . O.," - rilVSICIAX ASDSlRtiEOX, ,1v4 s-I ALBAXV. OREGOX. , . , XdTOfEee : On Suotb sile of Slain street. Rvsiti.ue : Oa SecftnJ street, opphe Pearec't fmrrj. prliT5n3itf. Si. II. CRAXOR, ITTOtSEf . AID , C0C5SELL0R iT LAW, Ornc In Xoreroi' Brick EaiUiug, ap-stairt mower jx cotrxsELtoi it law ,. , . , . , fad Notary Public , Special aUeauons-giren to collection. UrricB la the Court UoHsa. ?".Albuy. Oregon, M:s's fit.r .srf..3oMtC. i. ,LUI, 5f;H PO.VEtI."at FUSTS. - ajtrrnBVKVM - Airo, eousZKLLona AT 3 CA. W ASH HO L IVl TOHH iX VHASVEU Y, . (t Flina, Wtary PaWie.) - .-s J.BAXV. Oresoj4-lCM,n B;1 e"rey- t anees pramptly attended to. oe20nI0ly CO., AX PBOVI- "-sfii.4T.-8aS nr GROCERIES ' IS ii0ni Wood aad WUiow Ware, Coaleetion ."rT, Tebaeeo. Cigars. Pipes, Xoli,!.; te. ; ?tor. n Ciaa street, adj.ning tbe Express offiea. Al- aay, Oregon sva r -.--: e2v?a,tf CHIiDlURNING!; ALL SIZES OF W-I.1DE.BI)TT0MED CHAIRS! TTatte best quality, welUfiDiibed.eaa be bad si .'METZLER'8 SH OP J jt . t - - . -. ' -. .. '. s- - ; - .1- ':-'. 1 Alse, all kind of-TL'RXIXG dona to order. Tinber for Hubs on hand and fixed for turning stfrstfiagS is '" '?"- ; J . -"?. ';-. . . JaTMetxlers Chairs are kcptn hand by E. B. Mwoan 'CovUTisburg. .;' t2irio28jl. J. M. METZLER. ;o.;mndenhall, ruuiaic, CT t r i r ALBAXV, OREGOX. Legal lastramenU of tl kinds inade and attested: " t 4- Cwaveyaacea and Collections promptly - atte-ded to. ' " ' ALBANY BATH HOUSE! A j .smffsg &WiilifelGXBICvrOCLIfJrESpECT I fully inform tbe citizens of Albany and vi eiaity that he hat taken charge of thi Establisb - taentj and, by keeping- clean, room and- paying strict attention to basines, ex(iecU to suit all those ' wkiy favor him w-.tb their patronage Uaring 'srvtafore carried on nothing but , i . -i.f n ' irCIass Hair Dressing Saloons, ' 'ie .expect to give "entire , satisfaction to all 'mi . JisSCbiWiea aI Ladies Hair neatly ent and -naapaoed.. I. -.JOSEPH WEBBER. :t.s l' ,-Pr4v3n33tflv . ' " ;M.- CORYALLIS COLLEGE! -:MAUES:'AND .FEMALES. o: is COnVALLIS, OREGOX. ; Ms VEaft BITIBED ISTO TIII1EB SJSSlsluais. T-: - Woujinn rT T A AT-.'i.r , .ti; ' M ,iuuuiu LABft yvMii" a uiontbs,) from :,M MALE B0AR&I1M H0t'E. by Prof. J, Etn- r..;loard. iacluduig roots, met ana pignut, . juraasiion III WnhiH. S3 per sessmo. .i i imai :r, Ooe--ir in adt-uaea ana we oiner bait at tbe close of the session. , . . , selvfin5tf W. A. FIXLET, A. M-i -.uti Ji.-tfKi.'-; t2 il '- 'i J. President' rSE XL E CT-'-S OHOOL. "School is being taught at tba ALBANY' COLLEGIATE " INSTITUTE, ' Under the supervision of M.' T.' CRAWFORD, . - assisted by Wins J clia Elki.is. ; i. 'i'i r T BATES OtTtUITION. : jmrf,.av.jsp qu4rter of eteven? weeks.) J Primary Department;. ::.'..'.:...:,,:...V.'.$ 06 Preparauiry and Common Branches...,,.1....'.. S 01) Advanced English. I 1 Be OZiAieientifetClnWern Laaguaes..i..'...ty9 00 Tuition Payutile&n Adoance. ' i - A: T ' ''. S JttJ ' 'T - ' " M- T. CBAWF0RD, j . Albany, Not. 1ITS70, Principal. A D V 1C HT I S JK.M E N T S . THE NEW ENGLAND ' MUTUAL ' LIFE INSURANCE COMPN.'Y ' ' or iiosto.v. ThaOldest Purely Mutual Life InBuranoe Oo. t: i the TJaitod Eutes, ' INCORPORATED, - - .1835. Dividends of Company are paid ANNUALLY .. , tc. the AMured, in CA8II. It was eburtcrcil in ls:t5, and it enriaMe birixry, titriiij? Twvty-Six Years' active operation has ,, tbonugliljr tnlJiihed its reliubilitjr. : Its RrfHI SlauUn a Follows t Cash Asset. January.' 1870... ..fU.tiOO.000 00 Caab Divhkttd .f iseii..-,.,.. - CTS.Ontl 00 Cash Uivi.luud of 1S67..J. - 52C.673 ii C'arb bi.tribntiunK of 1S08 .... ' "Stt.197 5 Cah Divi.tenJ of 1S8.;... I.SO.rt.ttf Uti Tmai Surplus divided . 4,000,000 0 ToU) Losses aid..w , 4.2O0.HOO 0V if lie fid nf Mnmmnrkutrit, itirmrpitraltJ inlv t ('rHeri Stttiutrm ttf' 1.04, n ooiVv uf life iu- raNre fur Ike britl nf HAHIIIKU WOMAX VII AX r fEHSOX VII MKSOXS SIEVI t'iKO, 5e la tktm imirjtrintrmtlg nf ikt Vtblm unci Liuhtlilif ikt I'vi tiHhu rffcdm ikt tWicg.' "Tbe Xeir Euzland is the orlr Massachusetts Cotapanr doiug businms u the l'acific t m-1. and tberefora the onir Cmnliau vvernei by the equitable IHaasaclrnaetts Zio Law. EXAMPLE SHOWiMi THE WORKINGS OF THIS LAW Flaa Ordinary Lifo. FOR EXAMl'LK: A fart.y ini-uring at the ;of tii irty five, 1'remiitmt ait. CWA. Ono Annual l'rcniiutu will intttiue polivv -i - i . in force U var nml 3 ilvs. ... Example : Ptrmium ull tViA-Agc, 35; 1'luii, Ten-Vtur K.i'lown.cnt. hijhIiI! m the nC -f 4j. Osio Annual I'n-miuin wilt " ciiuiiue p.Iicy in f.irce a Term " Poli cy, 7 years. . If yon wish to mate it hi1ateje rertain that not a dollar tea invest wtil ever be iotfottvd - W i A'etC EMylnmtt. . , If you th to get yuur dividends with tbe sec ond annual payment, and anoMnlly increasing on tbe contribution plun, that is To s kt J c ! T 4T is voiiMS o nuHK .ii i.ks. and ju.i when it is due Immnrx in ike Ace Knyland. . NO STOCKHOLDERS O TOIS COMPANY. Its business in Linn ennotv in tbe lt year and half exceeds that of all other companies com- binea. EVEB.S0X A MIDDLEMISS.' . lien-1' Agent. Fan Krani ieo. CaL S. RL KOLEREDGE. t 102 Frutit-su. I'rtlud. Ag't for Orgeon and Wanliintun Ter. J A TIES ICLKI.N. Ag'l. ALBAr, OurcoM.' au12r5n52ni3 . , t. emiss. s. . etciss- ELKINS&SON, ATIiEBANOIT. One of tbe Oldest Mercantile Firmt ia Linn I'oHnly! WE ARE X0W RECEtVIXG A NEW AND FRESH STGCK OF GOODS ! DIRECT FROM THE- EAST! Whiib will be sold at tbe Vety Cheapest Figures! Offering every induOL-ment to their old . cu.toau.rs and others to ,- .. ' I purchase their - . SPRING SUPPLIES DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING! GROCERIES ! Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes! BUILDING MATERIALS A HARDWARE. PAINTS AND OILS, A Special restore ! Quick SaUt, Small Prnfiu and Prompt: Pag. ' : L. ELKIX3 A SOX. Lebanon, April 1, 1879 r5n3."!mS. C UMATILLA ; HOUSE ! ; ? DALLES CITY...... :.0REG0X. iIADLEY' at SIXXOTT, Prop'rs. rnillS WELL KX0WX FIRST-CLASS HOUSE baring been recently rcpaireil and renovated tkrougbout, offers erperior accommodation and gives better satisfaction to the Traveling Public loan any Untel to Dalies City. . It is tbe. only First-Class Uotel in the City, and really the ouly liotcltbe l raveling Community patronize. Suits of Eooms for Families, and Superior Accommodations for 300 Guests I This llotcl is located near the Steamboat Landing . and Kailroau Depot.- THE HOTEL OMNIBUS Wilt always bo at the Railroad Depot and Steamboat Landing on the arrival of Passengers, to convey thctn . nd their baggage to and from tbe Hotel free of charge.. ESJ-Particular attention paid to calling guests in tbe morning for the boat and cars ; and extra altuntiuu paid to seeing fam ilies off on the cars and boat. ?SrThey have two larze FIRE-PROOF SAFES in the office, for the uee of their guests.. rilotel open all mgnt in charee of a care. fill Watchman. In connection with the Hotel they have a fine ..: , : .... ;. , 4' Billiard Saloon and Reading Boom ! " v ' March II, 1870-v5n30tf. ' ' NOT COUNTY: CLERK! CLERK s OF .THE DRUG STORE! C3-- xt. ,o;.1:.Hiii11ac-vSQji, , Will, take pleasure in waiting on the needy with Drags, lYiedicinatvPaiata, pilt,Iyestafis, j;GJas yrnisoes, Patty, PerfnmeTy, f. Fancy Swaps Ca-mbs, Brashes, &.c : f -Physicians' Prescriptions Carefully Conj. founded. '. ' ' ' ' ' ' ' -' . '" ' ' ' ' " , "?TDoors open all times of night. "'-" Vr-Orders froni tbe 1nt!rirprompUT attended -' ' ''tan !: to; SOME ONE'S SERVANT GIRL.' ' 8he sto-id liters loaning wearily Aqsinsl Ihd window tritiiiu, Her fuco ivn palivtit, sad mid sweet, lli-r ffarittents oonrse and plain t "Who Is sho. tray 1" I ask d it friend, The red tips gave a curl, - ' ' 5 " ,.' 'Iteally, I do not know bur name, . cihe's some one's serrau girl," Again I saw bi-r on the street . , " With burden trudge along, '' s' Hit fiM-e whs sweet, and patient S'lll, . , Amid tbe jostling throng ; BlAwty, but uhuiffull)', she moved, s ' ! Uuarding with watuhtul Cur . A murket basRxt much too turge Fur bee slight bands to bear. A man I'd thought n gontluman. Went pu.hiug rudely by, Swevping tbe basket from her bauds, Hut turning not bis rye ; For thvrv wns no neross ty, . . Amidst that busy whirl, . Fur bim In be a gentleman To turns one's servant girt. , , Ah I well it is that God above Looks down upon the bei rt, ' And never judges an v ae llyjurt tbo oiuer part; For it the stml b pure nnd good, 1 lie will not wind tbo rest, , Kor question wbal ibe garment were 1 In which tbe form was dressed, .i MIVIXITY OF TUB SO II.. IILMAX The divinity of the human tnind is immuital. A in .Lo irreat Bvsteta of the spheres, one intelligence in tlen tiued to outHhiite another in nplendor. Orion, with Ills' glittciing Bword, marches his etcrnnl rounds; Aroturut,, with hi bi.Li.lfd bow, stamla in cold Mtdendor over the .Northern l'ole; Mara bear his war torch through the heaveas; Venun bhines from the West, with her burning dic of love, w jile multitudes of lesser light letire for ever from human ttight, or peep only at inteivuU from the thick hlirouds of the invisible. So it is in the astronomr of mind. The creator of great thoughts, the founder of living principle, the lead er of the human miud in the wnyti f religion and patriotism, the couqueror in war, the inventor in Kcience, will live ia the memory of men until the earth bursU into fragment and h ground to powder in the whirl of aur- vtving pluneU. I hey will be embalm ed by the sorcery of letters more iin peritiJiable than the processc of Egypt,-and in the laphiug ages they will retraverse the heuvens like htars long gone and returning in their un changing orbit, lite great creative soul may have lived in an infirm tal eroaele, aud in wretched jtovcrty, and may have been crippled in its Uight by vices common to humaiiitv; but pos terity will rememljer only what was great and good, and useful to the race, and will forgive the evil. We do not afck whether Homer owned real estate in all the seven cities that claimed the honor of his birth-place; whether the Odes of Horace were inpiied by Fal- ernian wine; or wiietner tjromsmiiUi paid his debts. "We estimate the ! worth of the first from the gorgeous I.... ..i ,t ti:. .1 .1. " :.. i iedneKHof the second from the 1oTj- cheriIied bequext to posterity ; and the integrity of the other from tne sweet pathos of the ' Deserted Vil lage." The convexity of the cofiln-lid is a wonderful lens; clouded and opaque to every memory that should be for gotten, but clear as the chrystabt of Brazil to all that is great and good and noble. S. F, Finaro. IIKIGIIA Jl YOCXU AM A FAMILY 31 AX. ; X Salt Lake correspondent writes: A lady I met gave me a long, interest ing account of Brigham Young's fam ily. She knew fifteen of bis wives, but did not know how many children he had. The wives all have different apartments, but are expected to meet their lord, Brigham, every night at prayers, after which they all shake hands with him and depart. , If they want to see him for a social chat, they make some bean soup (his favorite dish), which always secures him. ' The exact number of his wives it is impos sible to tell. I have asked a number of , well-informed Mormons, but they all say they do not know. "At the the ater, last night, I saw twelve of his daughters: and these twelve did not fill up one-fourth of the seats reserved for . -his familv. The handsomest daughter is (for short) called "Punk." She is a sprightly, handsome,1 well informed, bright-eyed damsel of sev enteen, and now that the: old gentle man is absent, is having her full , of flirting with the haadsome gentlemen around the Gentile Gubernatorial of fice. She handled her opera glass with grace, and kept; dodging about the theater, from one seat to another, to tbe evident disgust of four of Pres ident George Smith's wives who oc cupied seats in the lower circle. The other eleven girls kept quiet until the play was half over, when they retired a gentleman at myl right .said for prayers. r, , 1 A f Stopenduousi Mass of Igno rance. -It is' estimated.' hat tho tutul rrigtrcr vote of the United State .will ex ceed 800,000, '.on I j 50,000 of whom ' ure north of tho JVUson and Dixon- line. This is the stupendous mass of ignorance which has been thrown into tbe politi cal rrena- by the Radical party. , All writers on poluioal economy, njreee that the oefoetuity or a. lveDublicun form ,ol irovirmuent rests upon the TnteUvi-enee of the voters, and yet in tuft face of theye' hictsithCiU&dical party has conferred the elective. franchise, fupun .800,000 ; jg. norant, stupid and depraved bpifit9. on'y one twentieth of whom oan read or write It was not a matier..Qf copsideration with the JkdieaLpBriy whether tb Uainqf was te be perpetuated. ,butv whether it would perpetuate themselves, n power. Not a, matter of" patriotism, matter of BpoitBi HORRIBLE AFFAIR. ! TDK MObT FUIOirrrUL NAUUATIVK OF MOD- Tlie current number of the Overland Mtiltthly describe nfreHh and no doubt with minute' accuruty, a chain of events,) which for ghastly horror are probably without equal in uuthentic reeordtt. The tale realizes, in truth, the frightful denunciation of Othello; for in it "on horrors head horrors ac cumulatel"and ituiely imagination can picture nothing in the way of pit eous and awf al nuffering more ex treme than wh'it was suffered by tho unfortunate concerned. ' In va rious forms, by books, newspapers, and more frequently, by private re ports, the story has been told; for it happened long ago in 1H4G before Captain Sutter had made his discovery aud before ever old whaler from Casco Bay to Hatteras hnd been fitted up to brave once more the perils of Cape Horn. Hut many persisted in . disbe lieving it. J It was too horrible to rolato, they mid, to believe. Aud it is true that there seemed to be a raw-head and bloody-bones air about the narrative, that more frequently attends fiction than fact, aud which, at all events, lent warrant to the suspicion that it had been expanded and embellished. There is, however, no doubt about the melancholy truth of it; and the minute account now published is to bo nc cpted as the product of all the sifted and collated testimony that it has been possible to obtain, Donucr.Lnke, named after the lead er of the party who met their death hard by, is one of the most pictur esque and lovely npots among the ele vated spots of the Sierra Nevada. "Starvation Camp," the immediate set-no of tho calamity is close at band, and by it runs the railroad, a strange contrabt in the plenty and succor, it suggests to the helpless misery the spot once witnessed. The Donner party left home for the I'uciCc slope in tearch of a healthful and eligible soil, and having penetrat ed this frcat distance, toward their promised land, were snowed up near the lake. The Indian guide, one Trucker, warned them one afternoon that dreadful weather was at hand, aud ur''ed them to pub on. But. for .i - i i: .1 i lUBgruu..uH,u u1:U.mu tieicruitneu to nati iwr tue ou'us. in the morning a foot of snow had fallen, 1 and their cattle hud wandered away so that few of them could be found, j Alarmed, tho way farers begun to build cabins, and to take such meas uresa they could to protect themselves! from the element. The snow contin ued to fall, and presently became im-' passable. In a few days it was eight feet deep. During nearly the whole of November the long storm continued, and the snow on the moun tains ultimately reached the depth of more than twenty leet. There were eighty -two souls in the party, thirty-two being women and a large portion children. The Caj- tam, jeo. Donner, was a man of some sagacity and considerable wealth, and his wife and children being with bim, bad every incentive to prudence and activitr. But all efforts to escape from their frightful situation proved vain. In a short time everything in the shape of food was gone; They devoured their dogs, the hides of the cattle thev had saved, and their own boots and shoes. Finally the miser able creatures began to think of eat ing each other. At this period a death occurred, thus deferring the need of violc.ee, and, horrible to re late, the corpse was eagerly consumed. Other deaths followed, and the sur vivors continued to subsist on the flesh of their dead companions. After six weeks,' the storm having subsided, eight men and five women, guided by two Indians, set out to try to make their way to California. .The hopes of all that remained hung on their efforts, and they strug gled desperately to succeed. But in a week, and before they bad passed the Divide, this forlorn ; hope was again overwbe.med by snow. Three died almost at once, and the rest ate their ' bodies. "Having," 6aya the Ocerland Moitihly, "now been without a morsel to eat for four days, those wretched people cut tbe flesh from the bodies of the dead aud having re freshed themselves upon a portion of it and dried the balance for future use, again pushed on. This was their New Year's feast, it now. being the first day of January, 18-47. Five days later their food was again all gone, and they bad only two strings on their snow shoes to eat." : r . Tbe unhappy wretches then decid ed to devour their Indian guides; but the latter, seeing their intentons,' fled over tbe bills and were seen no mere. On the 14th of January all but three of tbe thirteen were dead, an.i of the survivors two laid down to die." The third bad fallen in. with a frendly In dian, who conducted bim to a settle ment on Bear river. ' There the story was told, immediately expeditions set forth from San Francisco and Sutter's Fort to rescue those , of the original party who might still be alive'. What tbe benevolent adventurers found almost beggars' description. Those that bad died reniainad where i their last sigh had beni breathed, but they were ii stripped of ..their, flesb.rf- ';;j3ott,ie8 . ,cair aeyoureci ;-, lay strewn around the dismal . cabins, from which issued a stUiing'' fetor' pf those who yet Uved. .Not pnly -were their bodies .enfeebr led and' emaciated to the tyst degree. but with' many the yery soul bad be:- come a desolation, ,J- v bile 'some we corned their 'deliverers "with' eestaeies of iovi regarded them with a coldness amount ing to indifference, they having be come not only reconciled to their can ibalistie .diet, but preferring., it to wholesome food when set before them, i Monstrous as it may seem, to such an extent bad the iiaturul t istes of ' (tome of these people 'become perverted, that they pushed aside the flour and ! bacon tendered them, choosing rather to partake of the , horrible fount to which they had been so long accus tomed. Parents were seen feeding on tho remains of their children, and children on those of their parents.; Here a wife was seen broiling on the coals the ilesb of her husband, and elsewhere a company were making a repast upon the rousted limb of a dead companion. All filial and paternal affection seemed dead, the one instinct of self preservation reigning supreme. ltapidly some of those m st wretched creatures were being transformed in to ghouls aud demons, having already lost many of the divine traits of Im munity. Haggard and attenuated, they spoke but little, while their looks and demeanor were wild and unearth' ly. Too incredible for belief are the htt.ries told of the ravenous greed ex hibited by some of these starving wretches, one of whom is said to have eaten the entire body of a child during the course of a single night; while an other insisted on appropriating to his own use the. hearts and other viscera of his dead companions. On the oth er hand many refused to touch tbe llesh of those who had perished until the last, and then partook of it sparingly and with evident feelings of horror. JKrora the ijrinx8ld (HI.) Register.) A X I X H S K IV X I Kit ER. In a flourishing city near here there resides a family of high social stand ing and wealth, which is bleated with a daughter nineteen years of age. This young lady received a careful ed ucation, graduated with credit laxt June, and returned to her home. Al most immediately sho made tho ac quaintance of a young widowc r, of her native town, and fell deeply in love with him. It is due to the gen tleman to say that he did not encour age, in any manner, this sudden pas sion. The infatuation of tlie young ", lady was so trreut that site took no ,,,, to cinceal it. and. upon bein ..,, i .:.i. i. ' ;!. ... lsddly persisted in avowing her love. At the earnest solicitation of her friends, the gentleman had an inter view with her in the presence of her mother, and represented to her, in the most gentle and respectful man ner, that her passion could not be re turned, and begged ber to abandon it for.ber own sake and the credit of the family, of which be was a close friend. In this interview, the gentleman, un fortunately, announced that be was soon to be married to another lady. At this the voting lady became furi ous, ami exhibited a sUte of feeling which results in acomplete aberration of mind. A physician was at once called, and, after a few days of treat ment at her home, it was found nec essary to send ber to the State Insane Asylum. Tbia was accordiugly done. The poor girl, who had so recently exhibited an unusually active and brilliant mind, was now a complete wreck, and alternated between fits of the deepest melancholy, during which she could not be induced to speak, aud spas ins of frenzy, during which she had to be pinioned, lest she should do herself barm. A SXAUE NTOKYs . Our readers who may be persecuted by any of the various kinds of vermin peculiar to household affairs, may con gratulate themselves in not being af flicted in tbis respect as some; of the people of Auburn are. Tbe Advertiser tells how a sensation was created , at the residence of Mr." Joshua Good rich, in that city, the other day, by the discovery that a lounge in daily use by the family had become a living den of snakes. One of the family upon enter ng the room was horrified at the sitrbt of the boss snake of tbe party, which had protruded a portion of its lenath throuch the coverincr of ,the lounge, and was taking a view of the situation .with waving head and shooting tongue. The alarming sight of the disgusting reptile created a horror on the premises, as the shud- n l t . - : i .1 dering inmates flew for assistance, and soon the covering was torn from the lounge, revealing a sight well calcula ted to excite the nerves of all who had rested upon that particular article" of furniture. -Tbe old snake had made its interior . nest for. a whole family of juvenile serpents, which were some- wnat unquiet on oeing aisturoea in the possession of their cosy quarters. Tbe lounge was at once taken outi of; doors and thoroughly purged of , all suakey reminiscences by being burned up. X6 nas since requireu an me nerve of the occupants ' to snake up their beds, etc., for fear of more such unwelcome tenants. . . r Well Answered. In answer to tbe wail of the Radical press of Oregon be cause the Legislature did not re-apportion the State, the JLercury, says! : ii! It is said that -the' present apportio ment is fay orabla to . , t he , Peicperacy.s Well, if it is, waa made so bya Bepab licaq Lejiialature. '; And , what doea. the VI rt uiiljs' pagan, party thin k of the appor tioomeqt ia Indiana? Senator :tM6rto telegraphed to Grant that, though tbe State,, b4 gone . Demoeratie the ( igisa jure, yavXd be trifle pinWiotji.For, said be,' t th Statti is " to '' districted flint Vie Democrat! viight carry it by ten tfajutarid majority and yet the Republi LETTEtt FUO.1I A. II. NTEYEX ... IS RKH.T TO ATTORXEY GENERAL "AKERSIAX. Alexander II, Stevens has written a letter to the editor of tbe Georgia ConxtUutionaluit, in which he assays to reply to remarks recently mode by Attorney General Akerman touching political' affairs in the South. Tbe following concluding portion of Mr. Stephen's epistle will give an' idea of tbe tenor of bis argument; :- This Cabinet ukase of Mr. Attorney General shows nothing more clearly than the power of the truths promul gated in the two volumes thus denoun ced. He nnd bis associates know and feel that bj nothing short of a sup pression of these truths, directly or indirectly, and the obliteration, if pos- 1 1- . S t, .1 - -A . , . . . Rioic, oi an tue great iocts oi our His tory, can they bring the - public mind to receive tbe doctrine attempted to be instilled by bim in bis Atlanta speech, which amounts to this: that the States of this Union have no higher position in the scale of existence than mere le gal corporations. Shades of Ames, Samuel Adams, Parsons, Ellsworth, Hancock, Madison, Hamilton, Mar shall, Jackson, Jefferson and Wash ingto . ! f I will not say that such doc trine ought to be suppressed, but with alt the respect for high official posi tion which I can command, I will say that tbe Attorney General of the Uni ted States, in putting forth such sen timents, ought to hae blushed, if not for bis own reputation at least from a proper sense of reverence for the memories of tbe illustrious dead. Tbe union of these States, nothing but a sort of corporations, to be fashioned, moulded, controlled and shorn of their rights by ard at tbe will of the Central Government. This "confed eracy" of States, as Marshall styled it on the bench of the supreme Court this "confederated republic" as Wash ington styled it in bis message to tbe Senate this " union of - sovereign members" as Jackson spoke ' of it in Ibis inaugural address, according to tbe teachings of the present Attorney General, is nothing but an aggrega tion of corporations; bare creatures of municipal law. Tbis, in substance, is my understanding of bis most insid iously inculcated imperializing doe trine. If, by tbe suppression of truth this doctrine can be established, then, in deed, will l-e consummated that most lamentable result which Hamilton thought need never be feared, even by tbe most vigilant and zealous guar dians of popular rights, when be de clared in the convention in New York, which ratified tbe Constitution, that "the States can never lose their pow ers till the whole people of America are robbed of their liberties." A Fl'XXY IXCIDEXT. Abont lalf pnut 12 o'clock yet'orday, say the Memphis Appeal of Mnuday. ax people were returning from church, a lady dressed in the very hipht of fashion, with a corenna Grecian bend of magnificent proporti'ins. trip pad down Main street ia the most approved style, like a cat tread inz on eggs. Just as she reached the corner of Main and Jefferson trees. where the "jieotiles most do congregate," a pewpaper, neatly folded, slipped from onder her nkirt and fell on the sidewalk. A pulite "mackerel" saw it fall, and call ed out to hr that she had "dropped sura thin," but she kept her eyes on racancy, and moved straight ahe.id without appear ing to hear him. A few steps further another wad fell from the same region, and there was tliminnation of the size of the hump on her back. The boy yelled after her strain, "I say.MLssis, you're losing all your papers?" : The only sign of hearing bim that she gave was a quickening in her pace, as if she was anxious to get away from those diggings as soon as poss ible. A kind hearted lady, who was walk tug behind her and understood the situa tion at this runtuent, hurried up alongside and whispered to ber that she was losing her bend. This information caused her to turn into a friendly stairway near by to repair damages : but as she put her toot in the door, an enormous bundle of pa- pern, a nunarea or so ib oumner, aroppea from beneath her skirts and rolled on the banquette The "mackeril,"indi lnantat j treatment he had received, and with the apparent disdain with which his polite attention bad been met, on this rushed forward, and seizing the bundles of papers ' . i.i 1 l . I ..-11 .1 .. startled tbe Sabbath stillness on the street with " 'Ere's your extra Vu Latett from the tent of tear !" The lady, it is need less to say, didn't stop to take an 'extra.' ' Gen; A.1 P. Hill. -If 'the wandering deathbed utterances of two great Confed erate chieftains, 4,StonewaH' Jackson, and R E. Lee, may be considered aa final up on the matter, then the late Confederate Gen. A. P. Hill, who lost his life at the closing battle of the war, must be accept- e by history as tbe most trusted eoadja- tor ot these erominent commanders. - in his dying moments, : Jackson exclaimed, "Send A. P. Hill te the front l'- Upon his deathbed at Lexington, Gen. Lee, as ohe telegraph states, bis mind reverting to the bloody events of the war, ooee or dered hi tent io be strnek, nd at noh et" time desired Hill to be ssntfor.'u Thas does it ippoaf that inthe wpremvmo rnent of tlte. .eloaing , aimra or , tnese . nen port whose ekoulders reatetl tbe heaviest hardens of she war, pdii tbe aidw at' tbt Con fsdepaey, eame ' ihe mitmseesV' Vor of 'deleriii bat mere eolems ftir that re' eon, that etampa Gea. A P. fM m wkose ptsewM was t be dewed end whose fidelity was assnrei. i No ; bibber Qteplimeu vonld be paid to bis memory than, these . parting, words of Lee and Jackson. , ' , - ' " . , " V. I I I , : , . i nil ' I.I ' ' ' ' - -: :.' ' J A tender place behind lconip$7e . From tbe Utah Gospel. -:- ; .- , A HOKMON LOVE TOIlT. ' 3Iiss Laura Claire, the beautiful., daughter of Professor Ignaz Claire, the astronomer, has; it baa been well known for some time, been engaged to Mr. Alfred Vivan, the young writer, author of "Hell and Heaven Wbich willyou Have?" "Think andBepent, "Prayer for tbe Sinners," and. other beautiful tracts, which have given bin! quite a reputation; but for .some rea' son or other it has been suspected that there"" was a coolness between them. Still "Miss Claire f loved him, devotedly and the preparations for the . wedding were going on. ' ' T In the meanwhile Mr. Josepn aior-. tTiICs fltV. hftsfl f, 1 1 l&ttrova ts&1v in InVA With MlfUl Claire, and refused to be denied ad mittance to the house, although Pro- lessor till re uuu ueei niuwio ; bim out. He, when tbui treated, de fnxci m-ririmislv that he knew cer tain secrets about Miss Claire, and if she did not marry bim be would re Teat them. He demanded to see her StOue. Xuln sue uuiuij wuwiim - and after a long interview, he depart- ed, stating he would return tbe next day. To this she smiled, and said, "Yes, I shall always be glad to see you." :' '- These words were repeated by one of tbe servants to Mr. Vivan , wlien be came that evening, and he asked his affianced what they meant. She raid, "Nothing." After a while be said, "Do vou love this Morton?? Miss Clarie' laughed and said, "Don't be a . fool. Alfred." "Then you refuse to answer?" b.e said. She frowned. "You know I love you," she answered; "and if you ask roe any more I shall be angry." Mr. Vivan left shortly af ter, appearing much displeased. The next morning Mr. Morton came. Thft sf-rvants noticed that Miss Claire . . , i w: was aeaaiv paie, uui w quite cordially. "You must have some wine," sne sam. . -oi coutoj, f he replied, "with you." He took: a glass and drank it. Shortly after he departed, tut before be waixea uma blocks be fell to the ground, and was ; picked up dead! A pod mortem re vealed that he bad Leen poisoned. Miss Claire was arrested. She sent for Vivan. "Do you believe me guil tyT'sbe asked. "I have nothing to say," be replied; "I am, and have , been for a month, engaged to be maj ried to a gav lodv in this city, and it is not ri"ht that I should be seen witk you." - . 7'r: Tbe young ladv uttered a pierciBg; ncream. "Oh, Alfred," she shrieked, "I did it for your sake I loved you be could have prevented our marriage - k'xtraA An nnt desert me--save me?' Mr. Vivan tore himself away,; and would have quit the cell, when Miss Claire placed herself with her back against tbe door. "Look," she said; and before be could prevent it, she had drawn a dagger, and stabbing herself, fell dying at bis feet. "I for give you, I love," she murmured, and . her eyes closed forever. ; The Pasiicnce or Job. Everybody : iz in the habit ov bragging on Job; ud5 Job did have considerable pasbunce ; but did be ever keep a dintrick akule for 8 dollars a month and board around or rna s konntree newspaper?. , ; Did he ever reap lodged oats down Hill a hot day, and have all his galjus buttons . burst oph at once? -. . . Did he ever have the jumping toothache and U made to tend tbe babe while hn wife was over to Parkiness to a teasqsaU ? Did he ever pet up in tbe niornin aw ful dri, and tuff it 3 roiloa before break fast to pet a drink, and find that the man kept a temperance bouse? ' ' Did be ever undertake to milk a kick ing heifer, with a bushy tail, in fly, andinalot?;- 1 ,' Did he ever set on a litter of kittens m tho old rocking chair, with bis summer pantaloons on ? ' "' If be could do all these things and praife the Lord at the fame time, all I. have, to say iz -Bully for Job.'Wo.A Biltingt. . ' . . i ; Riches Tbe man w'.tb good, firm health is rich. . - " - - So is tbe man with a good, clear cm- M Sois tbe clergyman whose eoat the lit-' tie children pluck, a be passes ' lhSo that wift who hit tbe whole heart of a pood husband. , . . So is the maiden whose hor.ios ia not bounded by the -eomiep man, but wh has a purpose is bfr h ,TW met bim or not. . . ,, So the yotiag man wbe Jaytsf: Ms hand on his heart ... say, "1 1 every waaa I ever s.w, m wish mj aiater to be treated by other men " " ' :'' . a ia the little ebild wbe jtoes aleejj with a kiss on it. Up. sad for wee wax ing blesatng waita. - . A eolorad peet bas red seed the fifteenth amendmen "te rbyiue- He . was ver heard atngis: bis. verse the other night, and the following U'ttw burde M lis boad: 1 " : '"' '- J 1;r-t' Jt t a aim to ataal a ia, : 'oil A rime to eat a fttreat, , .:, & Btrt a davaet sight Wgger to ' iJ ;.'oa frm fatttag ala o.--. - .JtJj ' "Sow i it, aay dea. thai you liave ever kimdled a flame i tb bosom of anr said an old lady, to er prettj a'.ec. s who - was portionless. "Tb reason, dear, replied the youg laay, , yo well kikow, that I -am ot 'a iteed aatdt."1' Zl" 1 '"' ''"'-r' ':','' "1 see the villain in your taee.Tfaid s Western Judge to , an Lriahwan.--f 'May it. plasa your worship, ' wpned th prisone:"tliat wast be a personal rejection..,'! . , -.j'i