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FRIDAY... ....DECEMBEE 5, 1873.
MSGISti VTIVB .HEOlIl,TION WANTED.
'We ure told, that drtring the part
threo months or since the shipment
of the grain of the past harvest began
the Oregon and California R. R.
Company lias realized a monthly
porfll-of over one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars from freights alone.
Extravagant as this statement may ap
pear to the uninitiated, there can be
very little doubt that even a profit in
excess of these figures would more
nearly approximate the facts in the
caBe. Our river having been abso
lutely useless as a means of transporta
tion' dining the autumn months, has
afforded the railroad a monopoly of
the immense grata shipments from
our valley, and that the Railroad
Company has availed itself of the for
tunate opportunity is only what could
, have been expected ; but that they
have kept the freights up to their ex
orbitant schedule is a fact which calls
for the serious attention of the people,
that some measures may be taken to
prevent a continuance of their exac
tions and oppressive charges. Noth
ing will prevent this but wholesome
legislation, and to this end we most
earnestly urge upon the people the
election of Legislators next June who
will pledge themselves to regulate
transportation tariffs within ' the
bounds of reason and justice.
Although encouragement to tho
farmer and stock producer is the 6rst
duty of legislation in a republic whose
domain consist for the most part of
farm lands and pastures that repre
sent untold millions of latent wealth,
yet, the past has demonstrated that
at least for a long time to come noth
ing ean be expected from our National
Congress, eitlior in the way of appro
priations to clear our rivers or legis
lation to restrict excessive railroad
tariffs. So, as it is, the farmer stands
with bands trammeled and energies
paralyzed in .the presonco of difficul
ties and drawbacks that are unnatural,
unnecessary and unjust. The profits
fairly due to the producers of the
West are crammed into tho pockets
of tho railroad monopolists, who, pet
ted and gorged with legislative la
ves, soora to imagine that extortion
is the only purposo for which their
IranchiBes have boon accorded.
It would be well if the wholo sys-
tom of railroad government could be
, removed out of the sphere of specula
tiou and exclusively devoted to the
services of the pulilio. But if such a
consummation is impossible, it is at
least quite within tho limits of legisla
tion to bring about a reasonable stand
ard of transportation rates. This is
due to the farmer as an individual,
and to communities as consumers of
Western produce, and to the country
generally, which would bo immensely
benefitted by the thorough develop
ment of. the natural resources of the
West. Such development is impos
sible while freights remain ag high as
to render the producer'i toil unremu
neralive, find to oreala the impres
sion that a deadly antagonism, instead"
of sympathy and co-operative senti
ment, exists in the relations between
railroad companies and the farmers
and stock raisors of tho West. "
The people of Oregon have the
remedy ill their own' hands for this
transportation evil let them Apply it.
' jllKICTING OP CONCIHICSg,
Congress mot last Monday and the
Lower House elected Hon. Jas. G.
Ulaino as Speaker. Ho roooivod 190
votes, while Hon, Fernando Wood,
tbe Democralio candidate, reoeived
77, Dawes, as senior member of tho
House, administered the oalli of office
to the Speaker, who thereupon pro
ceeded to swear inMio members,
About fiftry members, among, them
Slovens, of Georgia, who wore unable
to take the iron clad oath, took the
modified oath,
Tho President's Message, whicli lias
been transmitted to us by telegraph,
is very lengthy, and treats of many
questions of vital importance, Its
prolixity nil volubility loads us to
believe that "Old Flaxbrako" is its
progenitor. The Jlessngo is sub
headed in the Portland ' dailies as
treating ot "Tho- Vienna Exposition,"
"Protection of Inventors," "The
Coolie Trade," "Tho Alabama Claims
Award," "Tho Boundary Quostion,"
"Anglo-American Claims for Dam
ages by the 'Rebellion," "Claims of
Other Aliens," Tho Mexican Commis
sion." "Tho Claims Against Velio
ruela," "Consuls' Powers iu Turkey,"
"Saddoniingo," .."American Citizens
Abroad," "Tho .Spanish Republic,"
"The Virgiuius Affair," "Constitution
al Amendments," "Treasury Depart
ment," "Specie Payments," "The Pan
ic and Remedies," etc, etc Wo will
next woek attempt to give cither tho
full text or copious extracts from tbe
Message-
vv . a ......
I.DM.AI BRAKK VOH CMItr Jl'SITICB.
The telegraph' wires last Tuesday
boio us tho intelligence that I'ruident
Grant had appointed Attorney Gener
al Williams as. Chief Justice of the
U. S. Supreme Court, vice Chase, de
ceased' This is perhaps tbo most for
tunate appointment that could bo made
fop thepeople of Oregon, as well as the
most unfortunate for tlionalionatlarge.
Col. Bristow, ff Kentucky, is ap
jioiotuJ Attorney General in place of
Williams.
THK BULI.KTIN'H IOWA liNIOS MAN
"KINCIIKD" AGAIN.
It will be remembered by c-dr read
ers that a few weeks ago we alluded
to a letter which appeared iu the Bul
letin over the signature of "An Iowa
Union Man,' charging us with having
been a Republican in Iowa. Follow
ing is an extract from tho letter in the
Bulletin :
"He is the Brown I knew in Albia,
Monroe county. Iowa. He was under
George W. Yocum in the Albia
Union, the Republican paper there,
and used to write and work in the
office., Mr. Yocum was one of the
strongest Republicans, and so was
Brown."'
The lying and cowardly letter from
which the above is an extract appeared
in the Bulletin of Nov. 13, and imme
diately upon its appearance we wrote
to Hon. George W, Yocum, (who
still resides in Albia, and is one of.
the most prominent Republicans and
able lawyers in the Stale,) inclosing
him the cliargo above made and re
questing him, as simple act of justice
to ourself, to tell us what he knew
about our politics in Iowa. By yester
day s mail we received his answer, and
we herewith append it with tho confi
dent belief that it will forever silence
the slanderous tongues and pens of
thoso persons who have been attempt
ing to make capital against us on the
ground ot our political record. The
Bulletin', whioh so readily published
this slander of that "Iowa Union
Man,". is most respectfully requested
to do us a like favor by publishing
the annexed letter from Mr. Yocum.
We submit to a candid- publio if this
is asking too much of the Bulletin, ,
We trust our many Democratic
friends throughout the State will pe
ruse the lollowing letter with the
same degree of pleasure that wo ex
perienced upon receiving it:
Opfxck or VoctJM, AunEnnoN Q ftoBii, i
rtoBii, )
'AW, J
73,
Albia, Iowa, Nov. Hi, W73.
Mart. V. Brown, Esq., Albany, Or.:
My Dear Fiuf-nd: I roceived your
iavor oi ine iam inst. to-day, and
hasten to answer.
I am much pleased to hear from
you, and only regret that you are
falsely accused of having been a Re-
puuiioan while in Iowa. I am sur
prised that any one who ever knew
you hero would olaim that you were
a Republican at any time while you
resided in this State. It is a clear
mistake or also a perpetrated joke.
Whicli is it? I have known you and
your family a long timo and I have
never known any of you to act with
the Republican party. My acquain
tance began with you before you were
a voter and continued up to tbe day
you started for Oregon, and during
all that time I knew you to be a Dem
ocrat and never board your party
fealty questioced. After you came
home from the army you wore in the
office of the Weekly Albia Union with
me and you steadfastly adhered to
your own party views and walked in
the path of your ancestors, notwith
standing I tried to make the Union a
red-bot Republican paper.
I cheerfully make these statements
as I believe it is but justice that you
should have the benefit of whatever
of consistency there mav b0 iu aiwftys
having adhered to the theory and
praotices, of Democracy. Remem
bering our former friendship and ear
ly associations with continued satis
faction, I trust that your future may
beall that Tom Oampboll's "Pleasuros
of Hope" could promise.
. Respeotfully
GEO. W. YOCUM.
IMPOIITANT DBOTioN.
Last Friday a tlooision was rondor
od agaiust Vhe Stale Board of Equali
sation in tho Cirouit Court of Ronton
oounty. The case was one in which a
citizen of that county refined to pay
taxes on the inorouscd assessment of
tho State Board. The cam wns most
ably manngod, on the part of tho de
fendant, by Judge Clarke, of San
Franoisco, and Hon. Gcp. R. Helm,
of this oily. Judgo Moshor decided
that tho Board of Equalization has
no power under the Statutes to rovlse
tho action of the assessors in the vari
ous oountios in detail; that it can only
deal with aggregates; that, if iu its
opinion the total assessment for any
oounty is too low, it must fix a total
for that county and certify the samo
back to tho County Board of tho par
ticular county which, in its turn, shall
proceed to riso the values prtt upon
different classes of proporly until the
aggregate fixod by the Stato Board is
reached. '1 he Court annulled tho ad
ditionsmado to the oounty assessments
by order of tho Stale Board,
j. ne uooision oi the ju.igo was
greeted with applause by tho pooplo
who hod orowded tho court room to
hear it rcudcrod. ',.-',
We are informed that thore will be
no appeal from Judgo Moslior's deci
sion, Hon, S, F. Cliadwiuk, Score
tary of Stato, has addressed the fol
lowing communication to the County
Clerks of tho various comities:
' OyKl'OK OF H KTll KTA HY OK WTATK, I
PAI.M, OHRIIOfl, iH-oelhlMT Ixt, Kit. i
' J. U. Iluvi'ttman, till., IWily VUri w i,tan
',nfy;
Hih. lwlnprto tha recent decision of Jndito
Moslnr, m the lloutoti County uroolt Ouut,
nonutllou t tint wm ol tho wort, ul tho slute
Hoard OI K,Utlr4ltU)ll Wlllfll lllCraKCl ItlO Oft-
m'HHOu'iitii ot wu'lntiN vUu.--.i-i or probity oIkyii
the rules oslnbllshed ty IlieCounly Hoard, of
Etiualliaulloo. and UiiM-xla-onelcs of tllH HllttW
nod Comity finances ndiulltlniiot no delay In
the publio Culh-cMon,, 1 am c-uoh.1,.,i to
ehuw up tho amnmitn against (In, tthI
etuitilles accnrdlhk" to the oiliiloal Mst-Knunot
rolls, Th awscMiinent, therefore mi tar on the
Hut,- In nouoeineil will stand Un tho ucllou
qI the Cuunly ll.Mirtl.s ol Kimllalloh,
Vuora Ucpociluliy,
& K, cit.unvicK,
Beeretnry ol Slut.
R. R. Thompson, thopropriutor
of that magnificent Washington ooun
ty farm, has bad telegraph line con
structed from his fttrm to bis resi
dence in Portland, and will hereafter
operato his furtn by means of tclo
graphie communication. Ho hits
just set in opernti'.m the only steam j
plow iu the State,
A V1KW FHOM ANOTHER STAND
i'OI.Vl'.
We take the following article, from
tho Bed llock Democrat, showing the
view of .Equalization taken beld in
Eastern Oregon. Under the heading
of "Assessment Equalization" that
Journal says: '- '.--"
We see that some of the papers of
our State are making quite a fuss
about tho action of the State Board
of Equalization, and others are try
ing to blame the Governor for tbe
appointment of the persons he did as
memoers ol the .Board. From all
that we can or have seen in relation
to this matter, we think the Board
have conscientiously performed their
duty, and that the Governor made
good and wise selections when he ap
pointed the present encumbents as
members of the Board. It will bo
seen that the assessment of Baker
county in. no particular has been
changed. ' It would Beern that Baker
county valuation had been taken as
the standard or basis upon which the
Board made their equalization from,
and after looking over all the facts in
the case we are satisfied that no can
did, unprejudiced man could think
but what the valuation placed upon
property of every kind by the asses
sor of Baker county was a fair, equi
table and just one, and that it was
fully as low as any man with a just
conception of his duty as a sworn of
ficer, could conscientiously put it. It
is cortain that land in all portions ol
the State improved as well as unim
proved is worth as much there as it
is in Baker county per acre. It is afBo
certain that horses in the Willamette
.Valley are worth more per head than
in Baker county their horses being
better stock. . Hogs are not put too
high in any locality we know of. In
fact, we think the Board has well and
truly performed their work in s.vin'h
manner that tho people in our section
of tbe State will not be comnelled to
pay more tlian their proportion of
taxes ior tue support ol our State
Government. We think the Gover
nor made good selections in the ap
pointment of the members of the
Board, qnd that in the appointment
he intended and did do justice to ev
ery pbrtion of our Stato. As long as
uov. urover continues to make as
good appointments as he has in this
instance we will Tie found defending
him in tbe matter, and the people of
Eastern Oregon will say : "Well don,.
thou good and faithful servant,
I.I5TTI5U l'KOM UMATiu,A COUNTY.
Willow For.KS, Nov. 25, 1873.
Editor Democrat:
pear Blr: thinking that a few lines
from this part of the oountry might be
of some Interest to your readers I
thought that I would vsrito you a short
letter. Our Sheriff lias made this
preolnct a visit to-day for the purpose
of oollcctlng taxes, so I have had a
pretty good chance to see what the
people think of our State Board farce.
They all join as one man In saying
that they don't want any more of it.
Our county was assessed by a man of
good Judgment nnd then It was ex
amined by our County Commissioners
and County Jinlge and pronounced
good. Then comes the Stato Board
nnd says: "Your stock lias not been
assessed high enough; we will add on a
llttlo more. Now, I don't think that
ouo of thoso men has been, ',n this
county fur the la:;t year. There lias
not been any time slnoe our Assessor
commenced assessing that our stock
could be sold for the price that he put
on It and I don't know that they will
bring It to-day in cash. I would like
to know what ybu oM till8 stllte Bottl.,i
-whether It is a Republican or Domo
emtio measure. I for one Will beg for
a speedy amendment of all Buoh laws.
V not, give us a man that knows some
thing about the price of stock so that
we will have some show for our money.
Times nre very dull here. Btook Is
low, money scarce ami not much doing
in tlio way or trade.
Yours truly,
WM. -VVICILE,
From the RvenliiR rinws. leo. 2d.
TUB IIANAUUMINT OP STATU KINAN.
The Bulletin of last Saturday re
poatod its wanton fulshood that "the
Slate during tho first two years of tho
present administration waa run largely
iu dubt." Its articlo of that date is
simply a ropetitiou of a vague aud un
supported statement made on two
previous ocoasious by tho same nauor,
to the samo cll'eot, with this diffurenae:
In its first statement the I vine; orcrnn
stated that tho Secretary's ronorl
woum snow Hint a noating debt had
arisen which was to bo provided for.
in lis latter pulilioatious it quietly
ignored the matter of tho tloatini! dubt
mid confined itself to the item of "de
ficiencies." The items of its complaint
in the first instance wore: A Moating
tiouioi it,sa oyj (iiunionoios, Sl'.'O,
000 78. The Homing debt is repre
sented by warrants drawn on an .ap
propriation, wiion mo money to pay
them is not in the Treasury, Deli
oioucios represent indebtedness arising
under tlio laws of the Slnto, for which
there has been no sneuilia appropria
tion niado. The SO.SSa 78 which the
Bulletin rcproseutoil as a debt which
had "arisen," wns nothing of tho kind.
Here is the explanation of it, aud we
trust that wo shall niako it so plain
that no amount of Ingenuity and dis
honesty can ovado ii: Tho Legisla
ture makes its appropriations for cur
rout expenses for the two years that
arc to follow its adjournment, sud it,
of course, anticipates the taxes that
are to bo collected to meet these ap
propriations. The Srii.Stiil 78 was a
part ot tho appropriation ot 1780. At
the timo tho Secretary of State pre
pared his report in 1ST I', the taxes for
mat year Imd not ktieii collected, and
oouaciiutmily there was not funds on
hand to meet the full amount ot the
appropriation, and tlia unpaid balance
of the appropriation waa designated
in tlis report as "tbaling debt." This
mutter was perfectly plain to tlio Leg
islature of IbTl, a body Republican
enough to elect Miluliell to the United
Stales Sonata and out of all the per
sonal stolidity and purtixnn malignity
that pervaded the dominant party iu
the llouso, there was not a doubt sug
gested nor complaint urged Upon
tho collodion of tho taxes of tS72, this
Hosting dob was fulli paid. We
have thus shown every materia! fact
connected with this debt, ending with
tno important luot ot its payment.
Tlio lUillotin will not dony aught that
it hero statod, neilhor will it oorrcct
its statement that Governor Grover is
endeavoring by increased taxation to
raise money at this time to nav it
So much for the floating debt part of
the Bulletin's article. We leave tbe
habitual liar to wrestle with his false
hood
we come now to the next item
that of "deficiencies," Wo are in
formed by the same paper that large
debts have been contracted by the
Administration, which have' been re.
ported to the Leijislatuie as "deficien
cies,?' and that to meet time, the Gov
ernor is devising means for raising
large additional revenue. . As we have
stated, these deficiencies are items of
current expense, for which no appro
priation has been made. Thev are as
follows we quote from the report of
we secretary oi otate:
For thflflttpport of tho poor 1 112 8.1
for apprehension or fugitlvci, -tc 8.173 Oi
tor conveying convict to 1'enHenti- .
, "J.- v-l,200 0(1
For incidental expenses , 2 (Ju
Kxpenses or Penitentiary...,. ly,(itf7 76
Kxpenses of conveying Insane to Asy
lum, and keeping them ,.. 23,000 00
Cost or Penitentiary builuintr overao-
.prnprlatlou.. 61.558 85
Total 4Uti,80s 7s
The Salem Mercury, commenting
upon this item of deficiencies, makes a
most clear exposition ot this matter
so far as this item is concerned. It
says: "Now we ask, is the Governor
responsible that the State has to pay
so much to the counties for the sup
port of such poor as do not belong to
any of the counties? This expense is
inourred under oounty jurisdiction.
The Governor sends tor no fuaitives
from justice, except indicted by our
courts. It is bis duty to execute the
law', aud expenses are audited by the
Secretary of State according to lav,
and no warrant is issued until the
wholo matter is approved by the Leg
islative Assembly, to whom these
matters nave to be reported. 'The
cost of conveyiug conyicts to the Peni
tentiary is fixed by law, and everyone
convicted by the courts must bo con
veyed."
- nothing, it seems to us. could b
plainer or more satisfactory than this
presentation that the Mercu.vy makes
u. ji.veij, reasonable man
must admit upon a gl.',,n0e that with
the incurring of v'nese expenses the
btato Administration has nothing in
the world td d0 aud that over them
it has no control further than to audit,
"'J present tliem to the Legislature
)of its action. Not a dollar of them
is paid, - except upon appropriation
made by the Legislature. To illus
trate : When tho County Court of
Muitnomati Uonnty adjudges a person
insane, and ordors his removal to the
Asylum, the expenses on account of
such .insane person, his transportation
to the Asylum, and the cost of keep
ing him there, are charged to the
Stato and go to swell the item of "de
ficiencies." At every term of the
Stale Courts iu the different counties
persons are convicted and sent to the
Btato Penitentiary. These expenses
fall upon the Stato. If at a term of
tho Circuit Court for this oounty a
dozen convictions for felonies shall be
had, instead of a more usual number,
there is an unusual exponse created
for the Stale to bear. Now, Govern
or wrover can nave no more agency
in keeping down such an expense ths.a
the man in the moon. This expense
too, is not only a considerable one
but it is a constiiuly growing one.
We are lnclid t0 tui.,. that i.,isla.
tion Tuay bo beneficially employed to
out it down, in so far as it grows out
of tho compensation allowed Sheriffs
by law lor conveying tho olasses de
scribed to the Asylum and I'eniteuti
ary. The item of 82,251) contained
uuder the head of deficiencies, is ex
plained by the Secretary of State to be
an unpaid balance left over Iroin the
SVood's-May Radical Administration.
Aud this explanation is most damag
ing to thoso who have sought to find
fault with the financial management of
this Administration; for, besides ex
posing an attempt to make Governor
Grovor responsible for the extrava
gance or delinquency of bis predeces
sor, it shows that the incidental ex
penses of his Adminstration have only
been half as much as that of the Radi
cal Administration which he succeed
ed. Thus the Legislature appropria
ted $24,000 to pay the incidental ex
penses of the last two years of Woods'
Administration. This was all expend
ed aud about $2,000 indebtedness on
account of that ex peuse incurred be
sides. For tho first two years of Gov.
Grovor's Adiniuistratiou but 813,000
were appropriated tor incidental ex
penses. Out of this tlio Woods -Alay
deliuienay has been paid, which has
had the elloot to transfer that deficien
cy to this Administration tho inci
dental oxpenses of which, up to 1S72,
were some (l.'iol), against 26,000
lor a like period undur Woods.
Wo have been thus particular in
order that the most captious and un
reasoning criticism shall bo loft with
out a possible excuso for complaint.
Here are the facts, unuoiitiovertnble
and conclusive. Thoy not only vin
dicate, but they eulogize the present
Administration. Wo ask tho public
to consider thorn against the monoton
ous asseverations of the habitual liar
that this Administration is ninninn
heavily in dubt.
Dl.ll.i. tl.Vl li: VICTOKV.
The Democratic city ticket wnsolec-
ted iu Albany last Monday, with the
excoptiou of two Councilmen. M.
V. Brow, editors the StiUn lliohtx
Urmocrat, was elected Mayor by the
unpnecede'nted majority of 78.
Nothing like it has ever occurred
the history of the city. Heretofore
the vote has been very olose eaoh
party occasionally succeedine. Last
year the Republican candidate for
.Mayor was elected. Tbo 78 majority
of Mr. Brown ia too emphatio to bu
misunderstood. True, much is no
loubt due to the personal strength
of the candidate, but without a most
decided party change no degree of
pupularity could have procured a
uiHjunij ho jrreab ns una. v lewea in
any light, the Albany city election
shows an actual party gain of at least
forty votes since the last election.
Tbe fact is most gratifying. The
pre-eminence of "Old Liuu" as the
banner Democratic county of Oregon
is well maintained. A'tics.
Billy Bruen, for Chief Engineer of
the Portland firemen, got 11S majori
ty over Wendt, and the boys now
think dot defeated Toller bettor he
wendt out fishin' mil to povs pofore
dot locshun aidnt it;
An Iowa clergyman who had a
donation party lately, baa hpaaa i
enough to last thirty-seven yoars,. 1
PACIFIC COAMTKKS.
Dr. Glass is iu the penitentiary,
Ann Eliza, Brigham's seventeenth
wife, has gone East,
,Dr. Glass was sentenced to five
years in tbe Penitentiary.
The State officers of California are
paid an aggregate of $274,438, a
year.
l.wo Salem folks swallowed pins
last week by accident. They live to
tell bow it felt.
The grand jury failed to find an
indictment against Glaze for killing
Whitley.. .
Myers, editor of the Corinneifepor
ler, committed suicide on the 25th of
November. ,.
Mrs. Wilson, whose husband once
owned the town site of Salem, has
gone crazy.
The profits of the Pacific Jockey
Club of San -Francisco on the late
great race was $30,000. '
Yesterday morning at Marysville,
the snow was 4 inches deep, afXreka
16 inches and at Roseburg 1Q inches.
A census taken by Major Powell,
places the whole number of Indians
in Utah at 2,16Q, divided into five
tribes. . .
Fivo hundred and forty-seven Mor
mon immigrants arrived at Salt Lake
City on tho 14th. They are mostly
horn England.
W. H. Watkins returned from Cal
ifornia last Tuesday wjth Shultz, the
escaped convict, and that celebrity is
now in his bid quarters.
Tho?,. Smith, Butte Creek, Jackson
Canty, was last week thrown from a
wajon in Jacksonville, and had his
leg broken in two places near the
foot.
'At Kirbyville, in Josephine county,
the earthquake shook down a few
chimneys, threw crockery off the
shelves, and otherwise disturbed
things.
The snow in the San Juan mines
(Utah), on the 1st ult., was from two
to fifteen feet deep, and the miners
were pulling up and emigrating fur
ther South. .
At the fireman's election last Mon
day, in Portland, W. O. Bruen was
elected Chief Engineer, W. S. Chap
man, 1st Assistant, A, G. Murray,
2d Assistant.
There were twenty inches o snow
Monday nt Lower Cascades. At the
.Dalles there was about one foot of
snow. The weather was quite .cold
at both points.
Mr. Philip Conditof Clatsop plains,
informs the Istoi'tan that he has
caught about twenty fine beaver with
in a month past on Clatsop creek and
in that vicinity.
The arrest of a number of the citi
zens of Coos county for cutting tim
ber on government land, hits caused!
a great deal of excitement in that
part of the State.
Ship building is becoming an im
portant industry at Coos Bay. The
News enumerates a list of twenty
seven vessel built on the bay, with
an aggregate tonnage of 5,000 tons.
Jefferson Lodge A. F. & A. M.,
has elected the following officers:
Dr. W.M. Smith, W. M.j Geo. W.
Johnson, S. W.; Chas. H. Libby, J.
W.; Fred Stivers, Treasurer; John
B. Looney, Secretary; G. B. Ervin,
Tyler.
Rev. Thos. B. White, Presiding
Elder of the M. E. Church South,
for the Corvallis district, arrived from
New Iberia, Lousiana, last Wednes
day. He is accompanied by his wife
and a family of four children, and
will locate at Corvallis.
The good people of Forest Grove
nre in a fever of excitement because
some man threatens to start a saloon
there. There novor has been one in
the place and many of the inhabi
tants don't know what the thing is
like, but they know its something
horrible and don't want it turned
loose amongst them.
The schooner John L. Hunter was
wrecked at Yoquina Bay on tbe 22d of I
November. She had loaded with
lumber at the Newport mills, and
while attempting to go to sea was
becalmed and went ashore. All hands
were saved, but the vessel and cargo,
it is supposed, will be a total loss.
The cargo belonged to Messrs. Fred.
II. Sawtell and D. McAlphin. Loss
not known.
Astoria wore nice night clothes last
Sunday evening, if we are to believe
tho following from the Attorian
"One of the prettiest scenes that
could bo witnessed in this part of the
world was that of Sunday evening
just before dark, when the falling
snow covered the house tops to a
depth of an iuch or more, and made
the earth appear to be draped in a
garb of pure white, with dark lace
trimmings."
Tho JiuUcHn iuforuis us that Col.
W. W. Chapman of Portlaud, started
Monday morning, for Washington,
going by way of the Dalles and Boise.
His mission is ia connection with the
Portlaud, Dalles and Salt Lake Rail
road enterprise. Ho regards tbe
protiprects of this enterprise as quite
hopeful, and says ha has no doubt of
tbe construction of the road around
the portages at the Cascades and
Dalles next year.
Ilurrisburg (Linn County) has
shipped 188,000 bushels of wheat
this season, Halsoy will ship 105,000
bushels; Sbedds, 100,000 bushels;
Tangent, 100,000; MUlei'a Station,
15,000;. Peoria, 90,000; Albany, 550,
000, Total for the county, 1,148,000 .
buslioU
An equal auiouni remainaJ
TO0Ug ths farmers for their owe nee,
GKA.VGB NKWS. M
Lebanon Grange yesterday find
picnic dinner and a high old time.
The fourth degree was conferred on
18 candidates. "' . j - t ''
The Lane county Granges had' a
union festival at Junction yesterday.
We havn't heard how it was but of
course they had a good time.
Tuesday evening of last week H.,
N. Hill, Deputy, Grand Master for
Lane county, organized "Eugene
City Grange" of Patrons of Hus
bandry. Saturday, 22d inst., B. E. Fan
ning, County Deputy, organized a
Grange of Patrons of Husbandry &i
the Forgy School House, about
one mile east of Corvallis, in Linn
county, with twenty -one charter mem
bers. '
Last, Tuesday Deputy Fanning or
ganize'! a Grange in Syracuse Pre
cinct, this county, with twenty four
Charter members. The members
enrolled include many of the most
substantial citizens of tbe precinct.
The officerselected were; H. Farwell,
Master; W. A. McPherson, Overseer;
J. S. Fenn, Lecturer; S. T, Jones,
Steward; Isaac Meeker, Assistant
Steward; J, H. Ward, Chaplain;
John Fenn, .Treasurer; Chas. A,
Miller, Secretary; John Meeker, Gate
Keeper; Mrs. W". A. McPherson,
Ceres; Mrs. J. H. Ward, Flora; Mrs.
J. S. Fenn, Pomona; Mrs. Win. Hale,
Stewardess.
TELEGRAPHIC GLEANINGS.
A decision was rendered, on the
28t.h, in the Credit Mobilier case,
dissolving the injunction. ,
The insurgents at Carthagena have
raised the black flag on their forts,
and are making a desperate deferise.
Seven men have recently died near
Mortreal from drinking poison, which
they mistook for some kind of Jiquor.
Frank L. Taiuter, defaulting cash
ier of the Atlantic Bank, has been
sentenced to seven years in the Peni
tentiary. The Carlists report the small-pox
as prevalent in Morine's army, and
that it is uudble to make any offensive
movement.
Firing has been renewed fiercely
at Carthagena by both sides, after a
few hours' armistice obtained by
officers of foreign squadrons.
Wra. M. Tweed was taken in a
private carriage from the Tombs, en
route to tho Penitentiary on Black
well's Island, on the 29th, in charge
at Deputy bnenffls Shields and Gale.
He was accompanied by his son, Wm.
M. Tweed, and his son-in-low, Mc
Giunis, of New Orleans,
' A dispatch from St. Albans states
that Anson J, Crane, of Burlington,
Assistant Collector of Internal Reve
nue for the Third District of Vermont.
has been declared a-defaulter to the
amount of $17,000. Senator Edmund
is one of-his bondsman, who are ex-
peoted to make Rood the defalcation.
Crane says' that Jewell, the former
Collector, embezzled the money.
Judge Davis fined Graham, Ful-
lerton and Bartlett, the senior of
Tweed's counsel in the late trial, $250,
after giving them a sharp lecture for
a breach of morals in handing him
a paper giving reasons wby he should
not preside at the trial. The junior
counsel were let oil with a reprimand.
The Court waa densely packed with
lawyers. J udete itavis remarks were
frequently applauded.
IMPORTANT JUOVEMENT OF THE
Grangers. Tbe Execntivo Commit
tees of the State Granges of the Mis'
siesippi Valley have just closed an
important session at Keokuk, Iowa.
Tho meeting was held with closed
doors, but a resolution in reference to
obtainingreliable agricultural statistics
was made public. It is strange that
the farmers have been so long content
to obtain statistics of their productions
chiefly after they are sold, and from
those who purchase them. With a
bureau from which crop statistics
could be promptly published in the
Fall, they oould have "corners" now
often so profitable to speculators in
their own hands. It is, entirely practi
cable to obtain very accurate statistics
of all tarm crops, early in the Fall,
either through the Grange organiza
tion, or by laws requiring tax collect
ors to gather the information and re
turn it to the office of the State Comp
troller.
TnE Spanish Cabinet lias agreed to
deliver to the United Stales Govern
ment the steamer Virginius aud all
persons remaining alive who were cap
tured with hor, leaving the quostion
as to whether the seizure ol the vessel
was legal to be settled hereafter by a
mixed tribunal. The question whether
damages shall be paid to the families
or relatives of tho men who were shot
is to bo settled in a similar manner.
This decision was not arrived at by
the Spanish Government before it had
confidentially consulted wilhtheother
Powers of Europe, aud was informed
by all of them that reparation was due
for tho capture of the steamer and the
execution of tho captives. This de
cision is in conformity with the opinion
of leading Spanish statesmen of all
parties to whom the question was sub
mitted by the Government.
W very much regret to learn that
Senator Casserly, of California, has
been compelled, in conseqtienoo of
ill-health and business embarrass
ments, to resign his Senatorial toga
and retire to private life Ha is one
of the ablest and most brilliant men
of tho nation, and a man whom the
Democrats hava always delighted to
honor. Tbe California Legislature,
which mot last Monday, wMhave tw"
Senators to elect one to fill out Cas-
serley'i unexpired terra and another to
snccced bira.
" ADMINISTBAyOR'S SAW OT
ItEAb EJ-
will ou , . 1QW,
nr,.,, ihr. r,lh day of January, 1H.4,
at tbo Court House ffiJftK5'SS
In salil cooiity o Unn, "'""J 1 t
Ujodt le&ea real
the town ol Hanumirg, o. ',.
nis No. six and seven In lllocK "'".
Atty'siorAcun'r.
... --. . - ,. .NOTICE .-
i-osSSS&gsSIS
Thundaij, the 1st duy of Jan., 1874,
at tho noor of I o'clock T. m for Hie i purpo of
Hipriinir sevon Directors to servo nef"rr
nnwl . , bcey.
President.
MARCH TJP TO TUB CAPTAIN'S OFFICII
THE UNDERSIGNED HAVING ' SOLD
their Hardware establishment to .Mer.
Clarke 4 Wyatt, and uclnlt desirous of olosine
on their books Tend accounts, hereby request
S period indebted to then, to oomo forward
asettle at the earSest K
- ' EXECUTOR'S SALE.
MTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
N omlerslgnod, Almon Wheeler and Amanda
A'. Wheeler? Executor and Executrix of the
inst will and testament and estate or
Whee late of Marion county, "'Wnnow
L , S . Verm thereof. 187 and in pursuance of
the HlrecOons irlven in the last will and testa
will sell at publio anc
tloo, ot tho Court House door In Lfnn wunljr,
Orecon, all the rifc'ht, title and interost of t o
said E. E. Wheeler, deceased, In and to tho
followIiiK desorlbetl premises nl the time of hU
death, t.f wit: A certain tract of land, beCin
nln" forty chains South and eighteen chains
and" twelve and one-hall links East of the
bou n-wesi corner - -
., , i ,--ii. v si Nnt. lleatlon No. mW,
In Unn county, Oregon ; running thence East
Eighteen (18) chains and twelve and ooe-hair
liak) links; thence South forty (40) chains,
thence West eighteen (18) chains ami twelve
and one-half (r.'l links, thence North forty
(to) chaios to tno place oi o B"""S - '
log 72 :W-100 acres, more or less to tho highest
oiaoer, on
Saturday., the 3d day of Jan., 181
between tlio hours of 0 o'clock, A. w. and 4
o'clock l'. M. of said day. Terms of sale l Oold
coin of the V. 8., one-half in hand, tho balance
on a credit of twelve months, with approved
security and Interest, at twelve per cent per on-
annum. ALMON WHKl-Jl-l-.lt, r.xecuuir.
AMANDA A. YVHliELEIt, Executrix.
nlTwI.
COSMOPOLITAN RESTAURANT
Albany. Oregon. "
J. W, IIUELEY i ff. C1IAP1AS, Propr's,
Will open on Saturday evening, Deo. 0, as a
FIRST CLASS EATING HOUSE.
MtonU nt. nil hours on short uotlco. Fresh
Oysters, day or night and all the delicacies of
the maritft. llctird by the wocK ou reasonaoia
terms. vumc
siiiAva;i.
T1
HE UNnERKIONUD HAS LOST TWO
hnrsns , ej;er bed as to ows: Uoe Large
ellow Horse, with black niano and tall ; One
small yellow Horse, with black mane ana
tail, tall cut srjuare at the end, branded "W"
on the shoulder. A liberal reward will be paid
for any information that will lead to their re
covery, directed to WM. COWAN,
Albaoy, Oregon,
aBMINISTRATOIt'S NOTICE.
TBJOT1CE IS HEREBY OfVEN THAT THE
IM undersigned has been duly oppointod Ad
ministrator, with the will annexed, of the es
tate of Thomas Keys, deceased, by the County
Court of I.lnn county. All persons having
claims against said estate are n-reby required
to present them, with the proper vouchers, to
the undersigned, at his residence, near Halsey,
In said county, within six months from the
date hereof. CALEB UHAY, Adm'r.
Dated Xov. 28, 1873.
b. A. Johns, Att'y for Ad'mr. 16w4.
i.i:kaox
FEED STABLE!
RATES CHEAPER THAN EVER.
THE UNDERSIUNED NEW OCCUPIES
Bell's old stand, at Lebanon, where he is
prepared to furnish feed at half the price for
merly charged. It Is really cheaper to feed
your horses there than at home.
GEO, W. SETTLE.
Lebanon, Nov. 28, 1873 njwt.
FIKEni:: BILL!
ALBANY ENGINE CO. NO. 1
TVILT, GIVE A '
GRAND BALL
IN ALBANY, AT THK
PACIFIC OPERA IIOIJSE,
' OH
HEW TEAE'S EVE, December 31, 1873.
COMMITTEE OV ARRANGEMENTS :
JAMES HERItEX, WILLIAM TALLY.
WM. 11EMJAMIN, GEOHUE CL1NE,
j JOE WKBliEK.
RECEPTION COMMITTEE :
M. V. BROWN, A. N. ARNOLD,
N. BAUM.
FLOOR COMMITTEE !
W. nENJAMIN, N. B. HUMPHREY.
L. KLINE, J. It. HEItltEN,
WM. TALLY, GEO, KUNK.
A general Invitation is extended. .Firomen
are rcmiested to appear in uniform.
TICKETS (Including supper at St. Charles
.mi,, i.w. nutd.
THE FIKST PREMIUM
given by any Oregon Newspaper 1 now offer-
eu oy uio
PACIFIC. CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE,
PORTLAND, OREGON.
3 Splendid Ghromos
FEEE 1
TO EVERY SUBSCRIBER FOB H74.
TE1UIS-S3 p,r Vear-ln Advance.
AdoroM, E. TURNER, Manager.
IU SIMMS CHANGE.
1VOTIOE IS HEREBY OIVEN THAT THE
1. eo-partnershin heretofore eVi.ti i..i-'
.Moses t nine and Win Rioliter, under the firm
name of Craiu, Hicoler, Is dissolved by mS
toal eonsen , Mr. Crane retina and Mr. Rich
ter retaining sole proprietorship of tho business.
He wm continue to raaouloeturo Boots SS
Shoos at the aland of tho late Arm. All debu
'"n ;'"b6Pa'a to the . ndV sicno?
and all liabilities contracted by the Arm i
jock or material, will bo PalAyncS
Albany, Nov. 7, 18i3.-I5w4.
WM. RICHTER,
SHERIFF'S SALE.
iVOTirE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT nv
from the ra-raon. therein naS i '," f
"vlhit described real estate to.ft
no county, suie or XXj?
iM-Tioeo as lollows : Jylue: in 'lown.hYJ, ,. ' ae"
Range 4 West. Section ft ? ? ip u SoMb.
chain, and total", Sorfh ofToaST,"""'5, 36
post: t lenco .,tk ,.;.,' floarter section
and fourteen rods. Also another 01'""
eel or land sltunieii In theTo,,o,v "! T , or ""'
State,,! on,w. deserifed m fj, Sir.." V
ntene nc sixiv rods North of . a: Com-
on lh, wc.'im'r Sf sS-KX" a!wrst1,
Ka. two hundred and ourhly Em
south one hundred and ,1 y E Eg ; "nee
W est two hundred and cijrhiv So IS! :
J,'n one hoodM and flilV(lS) J". '
Mace of beginnlnc. in Toil ihio . . ' to
JtaocelWest. AtoaVrlX'iaot" 8o"'
tiw at the Soul h.w,.M ... l.ln" oommrus
or land owned by Calrb llraV 1,? J"" "ot
rownahlp llSonth.llaiifeS Wf
elKhly Ml r.lS: thenoe Soitl, l5'n. W
Ihenoo East ehthty oll . ton? HOI rods ;
tony lu rod., to. he plioe of'JL-'"00 "h
two plnva laadewrltd ."P'oe-the
drl ae, more or lesA, arTcC 21 " itmv
Saturday, the Glh day of n ,,.,
nt the Court Hon.. . Z?.""'' 'or U. . f
On pm. .0 much thereof Un" Cnl
M. iMnatd. amounlinr ly, ,i? h, ,r of J
of collfJi, f of hs.sVi
tnence West 5a chaios i a i .u unas;
North 15 chaios , "mk,1." ,' "
chains and 50 link," The" Xnni ?"! 7
1; link,; thence East tfch.roi'ii!,11?"
Willi, ninirnno h..T,,
MH Ph-rlff' 1 ,' JKEH, 1
BLAIN, i'ot'.NG & CO.
UEV1 GOODS !
Btein,Yt)uiiffiC:
TROUT STREET,
ALBANY, OKEGOX
NEW
Bsrfirs't-Null,. Bolli. PloWl
Wagon and Agricultural
luiplenient-a great ,
variety.
NEW
Dry Good Foreign and Domet '
tie. . ,
NEW -
Mllki and DreM Goods.
NEW j
Broelie, Plaid, Striped, Singh
and Double Shawls.
: NEW .
-1
Red, White, Orange, Bin ant
JUxed Flannel.
NEW
lint aud Cap Tor Men and Boyi,
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NEW
Plain and Figured Opera FI
iiel.
NEW
Clothing Men and Boys'
inf great variety.
Cloth-
NEW
Candle and Coal Oil. . ,
NEW
Fura-LndWand Children's Tip.
NEW
Sewing Machine and lkfeedlea-i
great variety.
NEW
Crockery and Glassware-Lamp,
" huh jrixiure.
" ' "I
. NEW
Canned Goeds-a great variety.
NEW
White and Colored BlaaketB-av
ureas Tarlety.
NEW
Groceries-Complete Assortment
N E W
Roots and Shoes.
BLAIN, YOUNG & C
1-R AST, OREcajt,