Eiim-Li!...Ji' ii.'-juj '"W-11-""1-m.!u STATE RIGHTS DEMOCRAT UATDi Of AllVKUTlHIMI. " 'l W ' a M I t j 1 VR 3 A It. V. VftOWlt. C. n. STtVAUT GROWN & STEWART. lwbllsfeers awtt Pvwpriextwe. rroUSRED KTEST fTUDAY. OLDEST DEMOCRATIC PAPtR IN OREGON. OFHCE IN "DEISOCRRF BUILDING. TERMS, ia advascs : One jw, 3 : Six nomas, tl ; ThrM months, tl ; ( ssonlh, jenu; Single Cwniea, 134 eeut. Qwvesponoenot wlllnc om ittiml slpna-tuir-s or annnvniouslv. must malic known tlielr proper names" to the K.lllor. or no alleuMoa will top given to ihelreomoHinleaUous. BUSINESS CARDS. (HAS. E, WOi-TEBTOS, aTTQKXET 1X0 CuTXSELIlR IT Lin, Al.tUST, OKKUUN. WOmc over the Albany risj and Bliof r w Uk ouruer of Mont ' J Hruudallus iws. . o-m-uut W. 11. GRAHAM, , FASHIONABLE TAILOR, Ha just otwncd out a iop aha moms rt eriUlv itupid b lr. fr- .. Simih, on door wwtt t'uy Mark., Fin wwl, AlU-ny. and U (uvpami u uiaoiutarturv GENT'S CLOTHING In th Iwrt manner and at it lonYitf mtHODtt bif rmif t, litv Utui twU. He warrant toot you. .UlUiU. r. a. cBEi.T- wrra. Coraiii. L Co, CHENOWKTH & SMITH. ATTOKXKYS at law, CorraOlit. Oreffoa. ff-Orrtc at th Cuart Uuiua. 0d3? S. A. JOHYS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ALBANY. Or.tQOX. aseMOke in the Court Hl."U vsniu. J. A. V A AT IS ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT UW C0RYA1X1S, OREGON. 0 Vil practise la All the Courts of the Heats. Bsrurftev IB the Court liouc."a LUiLy 1. - J7V7 R.l V Bl'R.V ATTORNEY AT LAW. COKVA1XIS, ORE SOS. fT' artpn.m lonillfrtlr-ft of nrrouiiti. rmHw oue door suth .if I utters Itrrclu" J. W. BALDWIN, ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAW, Will prattle tn nil th Courts In tb fcl and 4th Judicial l'MtrirM; in th Hijrvmc i mm f 'rvTf-m. ami in .Jf t" tilled Statin Iin- Xrit and Circuit Cotm. OilVe lifMtmm tn fnmt room iu Ittrnta'fl brick Ulucis, Kim tit.. Ait-ar.j. m.vun- vUl l l GEO. R. HELM, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW Will praet. is U tl. Court, .if tbi, Stt. OFrlCE: ALBANY. OEKiiOS. Nov. u. i:o. I. B. RICE, TI. ., 'PHYSICIAN & SURGEO . AlAfsTS". 02ECON, (.WTW on Main mr"t, nrtw-n Kpftt nn! nroadaU.tn. H--Khliir- nn "I'tiird fv't. Uu ttmka part, or iw-low, th- MciIhkI: thurcii. IV. . T Cr.IALE, IttAi-HE IS OROCERIES, PROVISIONS. TDBACCO. CIGARS. NOTIONS. Cutlarr, Crociery, WoeJ t-'STuiow Wan CALX. USB EEC UIH. Slore iVh I'rc.ni nri. M(jaiiy.'('ron. .shop : I. B. KOTA- Ppoprietor. HAVIN l.r.eKI A VEW HHOP OVE door wi-a Ml rut'H mw, ntiri nul It up tn s Df it unil lairy mru'T, 1 win ) iiait-ti U hv all my old (-uiumhts eimiinur tucti pMtrotian-. nnd Wtil guariiuU-f mUwiaitUm to 11 aew uiiii. vluitiitr. A. T. ARNELL, will olLcud to all order fur PAINTING, GRAINING, GLAZING AND PAPER HANGING. Phnpon fi-:und Mrect. In lat old Pwtfl'' Ho tu foullUitis. Tli'nfirjrl. THE OLD BROOM FACTORY m I. BEI.DINCi, THE GKXTCEMAN' tliM city, ha jui f'-turtifd from alilomi mid is uj-ain eincsatT'il tn i). old tnilD-iM ai hm old tnridip lit Alftzi'T kUlt'slliK, IlCr PitattT'l toilL TlunllAf. RESIDENCE FOR SALE. Thk rrrKiLKi(iNF.i orrvr.ia hib fine rmuii nnnl'-r.c tn Aldatiy, rtxtTt, f.r aie on r-nvnHii t-nni. ll criniiirir alxHit igia a-.T-n ! tnnd. a law rmhnrd, a e-irin.fjiuus ruid'-nw and cotivi-iticiil out IrtjUilinjrtt rf all kiudti. Ttn p'.nt- I on- nf ihir b-4 iiuprf'vi-4) otid nitxit U'-ninaiHff r.rnnl-n- tn lh city. Ytvr furtiivr fmnimlun ii'iuirir or O. A. Ktlll, County tUt-fn of Llun on-iit v. n3tl. JKKK l.l'.HKiH. THE ORIGIAL GAYEAM in rm i.L alivk with A N K W O U T i-' I T ! THAXKPri. FOR PAMT PAVOHM, ANH nil dlrfMi of O'frtinitlii--; i twH th Mm, the pmjifi-Hor t nlwM.v r My and fit ht fOvilld Ht rll tlftlf-l. F'MHA'Tl-JrTw atld lAlDJilK eamvfd u and tnuii tL can u nuy yr tn oity at rf'i-M.nal-i- aW. A. Si. AUNOI.li, vtntVUt. IR. PLIMTIER. DRUGGIST. DraN. neiirinra. FerfaiMerirs. Cifitr. Trbia-, u4 A full Hock of tnistwa antl furcionl apnlL aOrfLnuiTiljrr Phitnmrra L. II. MO.TA." Vl HE! A I. ESTATE AGENT, AIBAUT, KKJrX. 17IARMH 'y AM. HV.K. HVAUrtK AXtt nctu nuit jpm;li.vi"ri. uim! a nuiiits t ut dr')tiiiKH in tit- ct' r rt Alt.i.y. lut .h-. KnilgtHiil and sii'-r cje-nifit-if u .n:(inn. tiouid pmII and l-ar Icfut i:,or tur;haiii-eikC'Wfif-re. AitjMjr Of-son, y.av l.'Klt, l71. TiOnOy, ErtiKEKllioiuus . lM.fp ewnsuritlr on liand e-- IA HO E-QUA NTI TV Lime. FI.AftTEK PA KIN. HAIK, LATHIS U ! HUlSVLtal. vtuoeaf. Mi ft if VOL XI. Kmm the Bvkkiwo Ihmocrat. Jan. M.1 OUt AND ABAOD. T it golnj to huow, or wlut? Fnolinj tiifw DiornlDj prrcwloun. t'.inip to thii ortii for your Job printing. Buvort ,ni ofl'erlnt 83 ctntt for wkut to- day. Good ivriilUt r for lie altliy cold. Iot' 11 snPP. . S .me Albanian. count 1 "TblroUlityi" in etorj irotk. Tbiur are -.'0 arbolara in aurndaiu1 at tha Central nchool. TUf mMt difficult Uiiic to Vocp aliout Uii office i a load pencil. Work eulirjing the Pacific Opera Home eamuienccd this tnorning. Itacordcr M. A. Jiaksr liu gone on a piu" to tbo Catilul citr. Irof. T. H. Crawford ad wife of Salem, are registered at Ike Si. Cbal let llolel. Ii looks "slouchj" to a ladf with belli liamta iluck in ber 'ori'oat" pockcu. Tbo Albany Kvexiso Dbmvckat ia he coming the faahionahlo "tonic" of Ike city. It b whispered thai a leap year party in on the tapis. "Iet ae guilty man escape." Some of the Albany hoodlums are re markable for the "precUioa of their cxpec (orations." A correspondent from Scio writes that "the Democratic 'EUnner' i way up lu the Forks." A silvery haireil uisn is a noble sight when his life bus keen one- of usefulnnu and konor. A local editor who would live ia peace and ease, must not w rile all he knows, or lell all ke sees. "Hose, wilt thou be niine?" asked a First street clerk of his sweetness. Itosa willed right there and then. The first car load of flour from Lebanon was shipped from the ditch ware house side track last Wednesday. If you see anybody limping around with a hole cut in Ike toe of his boot, you can calculate Se w as one of the lute corn doc tor's victims. WOBJUNt) fiOATU. A remleman came into the office) the other day In advertise a shaw l, or some thing of that nature he had found. He ihmicht our price loo steep he couldn't stand it. Be would go home and stick up a notice. A happy thought struck kim just as he was leuring. "dee kere, if you hear of aay one that lost sueh an article, tell them where tury can find it." Now. we do like to be aeiirjibnrlr. Its so kind o' gratify ing; hut upon the same principle we tan tell that Jones is selling more sugar lor less monev than anr outer merchant ta town. We run do this of course, hut who will pay lor the type itin$r. and keep lite b-u in rrubtt. the wile iu new dresses, etc. ! That's the question. Some people know tlat our alvcrtiing columns are slock :a trade and some do not. Ex. Kerry cummunity is blessed with a few men just like the one mentioned above. They are indigenous to evc.-y soil and cli mate where newspapers have taken root. They seem to think editors cun grow fat aud euj.'T rdif iou on noiLit.g, and that all they require twmake themselves supremely happy i u opportunity t work gratis. Jx is wiuie c..u.oiMliou to know that the hog cholera mnv cuir around M.aia time and dituiui.h tli i cUi,s of advertisers. One yi Esrios rmuo -Ai Fred erick Agustui. who Uvea just tieyoud the riautiain ditch, was walking up and down the bed rtx.ru floor at 4 o'clock yesterday morning, with his (ingle garment fluttering in the chilly air, and to his arms a bah; whose .lint tooth was nmkit'ig frantic efloru to get through, he nilllotjuiied tliusly : "Now this ia what 1 got by marrying her. aud the question which agitates this aching brow is whether she cot it by niar.-ying nie." There waa awoop from the bed clothes a' of a bin hawk oj Its prey; auother cry mure shrill aud piercing, blended with the pUintive wail of the hapless infant; uud as Frederick Agua tus dn-w hitiiwlf with painful effort out of his tight Gt iu the wood box, It occurred to him to appreciate in a new seixte that beautiful ptutaugeof scripture which declare that "the last end of nian shall lie worae than the first." A Steamboat Rcx- The City of Salem and Fannie 1'alton left Salem last evening together for this city, and a lively rt.ee commenced. A short (hstanee below Leauo's ferry the two boats locked and rati with their guards together. Both ateumera had husines at Independence, the Patlon having freight and passenger to land, and the Salem two passenger for that point. Captain Kcotl of the Salem being 41 up to snuff and a pinch or two over," while the two boats were locked to gether, and just before arriving at Independence, slyly slipped his passen gers for that place aboard of the Fanny. Tho result waa the Fanny stopped her wheel, the boats unlocked, the I'atton landed, while the City of Salem went flying up the river, arriving iu this city half an hour ahead of her rival. W ell DoMS. Two of Albany's fair est young ladies stepped iutn the cs tablr.binetit of one of our handsomest and tuo-t attractive young men yes terday; captured him and look the aforesaid to A. B. Faxtnn's gallery. They immediately put him in the proper situation torn full length por trait, while they took scats one on either side of him, and told l'rof. V to go ahead Tho result was an artistic picture of the three. X. II Ask S. IS. to show you the picture. Bao IsTKi-uotsi a The Corvallis (' ttte of this dtite says : "Prof. Emery re crived a letter a few days since, from Mrs. V. C. II rT, of Allium . now ut hanla Hosa. Cat. Hhe hud luken a p-lapsc of pneumonia and wiis dangerously ill- fMic went lu Cal ifornia iur health, which Is nut improved some three months since Mrs. II. longs to lie bu' k in her Oregou home, aud will re turn, il licnlth permits, immediately." Laiikik Oboaij!EI. Hon. W. It. Duulmr, Grand Worthy Chief Templar of the Ktute, organized o l the K'tii Inst a lodge of OhxI Templaf nt Mohawk vciley, ith twenty-four charter mem bers. Theofllceni installed were, Henry Parsons, W C. T. ; Lucy Scott, W.V.T.; A. Cook, W H.i (. boott, P. W. C. T., and Perry Mattisou, J Axifn IXputy. Krom the Kvaunwu 1wocat, Jan. 16.1 , HUMtt AND ABROAD. Some of the Albany boys call their girls I pretty. Excelsior" is the mono of the Evlmku Pkuikrat. If a certain First street clerk does wear a "snuff colored" coal It is not u be sneezed at. The hat contribution at the McQibetiy entertainment last evening amounted to HI. A correspondent asks us "of what are sausages composed' We give It up. Ask Palmer. Boms ladies go through this world with. out ever being able ta find a good fitting bustle. The dedication of the new Evangelical Church will lake place one week from to morrow. Did you ever aee a man without any hair where the hair ought to grow, raise his hat to a lady? Duke says he couldn't "serve two mas ters" for be would be bound to "hale oae aud despise the other." Some of the tioael Kidge belles arc said to be as "cold as charity" and as heart less as "sledgehammers." A Dixie lady stepped inlo one of our First street drug stores yesterday and waal ed a "subscription" put up. Taking the weather of this last week for a sample, and who wouldn't bet his last "shecktl" on Oregon winters! Prof. T. 11 Crawford aad lady left uwlay to visit the parental roof tree of the Pro fessor's father at Brownsvilla. OW TOOK IT. He had been up on Gospel Kidge the nleht before and she told him that ber eftectiout were lost to him foterer; that "anolher'a stulle hail won ber" that she was a captive without hojie; that anolher'a bright eyes and niell fluous voice held ber in bondage as the eyes of the dreaded basilisk holds i tn victim, or a the fabled tlrcn who tings one to aleep uev;r to awaken. And Urns they parted. Kach knew the other' secret. Plie could hide hr from the world by her bright smiles. but with . Itim, alas! how difiercnt; Within that manly bosom beat a shat tered heart broken and deaolate. Aud when on the following day, h entered Majors Wcllor's Billiard Saloon, his face was haggard; hi step had lost U s snlritlines. He staggered rather than walked to a chair, aud sat himself down with a deep drawn sigh Ilia mind seemed burled In the past 11 seized aud idle deck and emulatlug the example of the immortal Napoleon, began that beautiful game called 1 a eWlliare. Each card u played seemed to aay "I will do this or die at my posL" Fortune teemed to favor him with her brightest smile. He had get his last starter whea two miners of the Santiain came in at the door and were engaged in an animated discussion as to '.lie m.t feasible route to the Bautl am diggings. They begau uiaping out with their llugers various Ualls ou the opposite aide of the table from our forloru hem. When one of the Sauti ainera, lu showing the circuitous route of his opponent' Uall, he accidental.? pot too far over the table, his baud came In contact with the player' card and scattered them until there was uet one left Uon the etu?r. Then the light that seemed crowing blighter in eur player' eye faded like a falling meteor hope died out and as he raised frnn the table and ataggere l towards the bar he exclaimed in acceuts as wild aud weird as the moaning of a lost soul, "I there any way iu Ood almighty's world that I can get a drink without it's costing me anything". IsTAl.t.ATfosi. J. F. Backeusto, 1). D. G.P., insulted Ihe following officers of Orgeaua Encampment No. 6, 1. 0. 0. F last uir.ht: P. H. Haymoad, C. P.; Joseph Webber, H. P.; A. N Arnold, S W.; C. V. Burkhart, J. W.; R Saltinarsb, Treasurer; J. Flelachner, Scritie; N. Baum, lat W. ; W'.Ketcbum, IUI W ; C. Keifer, 3d W.; Ruel CusUr, 4th W ; F. Orar, 1. 8. S.; J. A. Millard, (i. of T ; Owen Bovran, G. of T. CHt'nt'B Souiablx. Tli members of the I.. P. Church have concluded to give a series of sociable for the pur pose of raising money with which to procure new chandeliers for the church. The first will be held at the residence of Dr. Stewart on Friday evening of next week, at which time notice of the place of holding the next ou will be given. Everybody Is invited. Mill Dam BiasTEo. Welesi-n that th mill-dam on M. ry's river. Jut above Corvallis, ws torn uwiy ou Wednesday night. A large lot of saw logs bad accumulated at that place and win the water fell the weight of the logs was sufficient to crush the iliu, antl tear it away This is a misfortune to the county, as well as to Ihe pro prietors of the mill, and cannot be remedied for souse time to come. Mr. Hurst has been particularly u a fortu nate, as this dam was carried away by saw logs about four years ago, and the mill was compelled to lie Idle a long time ou account of it. A Boit.i CourrrrE. There is s pretty little sit year old miss living on Ferry street, that Is born coquette. Week be f ire last she tried her wiles en a small youth living next door, aud after she hud captured iliejuifpiible youj-ier, she dls carded him for a small boy across the street and for one wwk wits very weel on him and the little fellow was in clover. Hut new she has gone afier the small Ind around the sorasr, and the first two young sters are disconsolate while her present beau is lemjiorarily the "happiest of th happy." Police Couit. Two gents hud a little "unpleasantness" on Saturday, and were fined by Recorder Baker the usual amount and costs. James Lnwlorfor being drunk and disorderly, was senleacorl this morning to 10 days' imprisonment. ALBANY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, (From Ihs Rvsxrea DanoaAT, Jan. llll, BOMS AND AllllOAD. Wheal 84 cents to-day. Several steamer due from below to night But few of the SO cent pices, have reached Oregon. In Sedavlll they make apple bolter eul of pumpkins. The bridal tour Mecca this year, will be to llis Centennial. Have you stuck to your "swear off?" If so. bew much and when f Seroral yeung ladies in town are "build ing" their wedding flxens. The SL Charles Hotel ia the best "offi cered" house ia 111 State. There is some dispute as to w ho is the head woman" la Albany. When a Jefferson saaa feels elated, hs slante his hat over bis left ear. It is said that a Unit kit of borax dis solved In the meulh, helps a celd at once Can't tell which way the "cat will Jump" ia the weather line from eur stand point to ds v. Besides the young people, the gates of this city have about DUO cows lo contend itk. A Sweel Home Valley lad caught a hawk the olhar day that was eloping with one of his hens. Aa accommodating Albany hoodlum will cross the street lo uk another if kc wants to fight. The Pacljlc Chrittim .idtocate, in lu new dress, looks as ueat and prim as a nrw convert Ladles especially are Invited lo assist this evening in the organization of the V. M. C. A. The thermemeler al Dr. Plummsr's stood January IS, at 7 a m., !!, at 12 in., 41", alt p. in., 40. A young maa from the rural districts, al Ihs St. Charles yesterday, called for "Hock Turkiv soup." The It. R pils driver arrived in the city litis morning after a trip of 19 hours from East Portland. Borne of the young men of Albany talk of getting up a' brllsaickle" cluk, whatever ikst may be. Mr. A. L . Stlnson.ef Jefferson, has rented his leslerv Factory for a term of years. It will soon be in operation. You kavs talked long enough about bar ing your picture taken, new go to A. B I'axtoo's and have it done. If your girl lives in the country, you want to get acquainted with her fnther'n cog about Uie first thing you da. The building occupied by W. O. Palmer, a a butcher shop, is to be removed to the corner of First and Klhwortu streets. Sslcm.i n Saturdur, celebrated with guns, sou fires aad illuminations. Judge Deady's decision on the Court House question. A black bear is prowling around in th vicinity ef Waterloo, and the people there have bared their good right arms for iu destruction. Professor Kelly h.ts the ditch under the sidewalk betaeen First and Second, Broadutuin street, uearlv coniplclcd sccerd ing lo conlrsct. I HOST AIVI:BTIkK. Thai fellow, we have wriitea at Ihe lup ef this article, we generally find iu our daily round, seated on a barrel or counter drumming his heeln against the side, louug ing un the counter half asleep, idling ia the diorwnv or i.! niig checkers in Ihe hsck room to whiU tiic lime aaay, Oh how sad he looks when you mention bus! ness. ooinetitties be stands up, sod what a figure ! 11.. Led looks like Ike bushy end uf a New l'oundiaad pup's tail. His Jaws resemble two club boards filled with spikes. Ills neck, unwashed, looks like s two-year-old stovepiie, and his legs are like unio a ramrod ia a guuuy sack. N. business No kopes. "There Is no money in the country. My friends have deserted uie aud I am almost discouraged." Then he will spur up aud talk finance and U-U all about what he taw in the paper he bor rowed from his neighbor until we have hoses of his sanity. But when we say ad vertiss, he loses every vestige of manhood aud is a living skeleton again. Now, while tkis is only a pea picture, il i drawn from actual faci aa may be seen in this and every other business community. You muy ask tlie nicrchantile traveler or ths wholesale dealer, and they w ill olh tell the same story no business with those firms thai don't advertise. On tke contrary, enter ths store of him who lets the people know of hii existence and what he is doing in the world through the press, and you al ways sec a well-dressed, cheerful and suc cessful man.' Of course he experiences the natural rise and decline of the business sesson, but you always hear him say: "I have no reason to complain," or "business Is brisk." Take a peep al the business i li Mises of even this small city, aud see how near we have come lo the truth. Ci.08d CP. Marshal F. M. Westfall ou Saturday officially notified ths pro prietors of the various saloons iu th city tliut he snould prosecute time gentlemen or any of them who should hereafter violate the Sunday law by selling Inspiring beverages on that day. Th result, as far as we were able t discern with tho naked eye, every saloon In the city yesterday was her metically seulcd. We are informed that It is th intention of certain par ties lo have this law enforced hereafter. Worshipers of Uachus will take nstlce snd like the wise virgins get "Oil" enough Saturday night lo run them through the Sabbath day. You Cam Betom It If there I any thing ou this green earth that gives us Joy unspeakable It Is to set down and proceed! o to publish to the world the good unuieof an energetic, wide-awake, go ahead, get up and get, straight forward aud holiest cltlr.cn or business firm of this enterprising city who ad vertises In the Evkwiko Democrat. Cum tux? Pat as The Co. The Salem Mrr- cury says: "One thing can be said of Prof. MoOlbehy that we wish eould be said of every other person who comes befor tke public he leaves uo unpaid bills." AN BNIIINR COXTMT. In view of the Interest now being taken in the eity la regard to the new steam fire engins, particularly of the Clapp & Jones' machine that is proposed to be bought by the new company, we publish below a re port of a Committee sppointed by the Council of the city of Danville, Illinois, to examine the merits of the Silsby, and Clapp & Jones engines. Wc give also an account of Ihs public trial of '.hs two engines, which wo find in the Danville Commercial of late date which says ; "On Friday evening the excitement was at its highest pilch. The engines were placed al separate cisterns, and were to puma Into each other's cittern until il could be demonstrated which could empty iu own cistern in the shortest time, or till np iu competitor's cistern, if It could be done. At Uie given signal Ihe Silshy began to sound its "lone roll" and Hit Clans x Jours to puff like a locomotive on sn up grade. In less than ten minutes Hit Hilsliy ha loweree lilt water IB uer own cisirrn, and had filled Ihe cistern of Ihe Clapp & Jones to overflowing. At this juncture the t lapp & Jonea sounaeu "down orus.es, and the test trial ended amid loud cheering by Ike excited throng. Aiier uie trial, me coaiesi waa crri ints the council chamber. A petition was presented, signed by a large number ef leading ciureas, asking lor the appoint ment of five competent engineers and aisrh inisU, lo examine Iks respective cngiues and lo report their opinion as lo their aser iu. After some siiarrine between the agents of the fire engines, anil it was shewn thai all had been compiles witu in me previs ions or the test, sua that tae oitstiy engine had ceme out winner, lite citv council, alter a warm debate, granted the petition. Tue mayor nominated a cemmuise oi engineers aad machinists, anu uie council confirmed them. la reference lo Uie conlrst, the Couiuiiltec oa Fire and Water of the City Council, made the following report. Dasviixe, III., Oct, SO, 105. T the Af.csw and t'wnwe Coifncil of the City of lkuitilU : We. the committee on fire and water, re- peclfully report, that in the late trial of Are engines, had under Uie resolution of the city council of date September :M. 1H75. in accordance Willi me rules esisriisnea for said test and trial, that the Silsby en gine was Uie winner in the majority of the several tesu, and that Ihe said eugint is fully adanted to oar wanu. aud is Uie best engine ; and we would Iherefere recommend ihe purchase ol the Silshy eagine for the use of the city, as by proposal lurnisiied brfore tho test. Rcjpectfullv submiUed, ' V. 11. TAYLOR, P. CAREY, Committee on Fire and Water. The. eemmittet of mechanics, np)Miatcd hv the Mevor and Common Council, stib- niiueO ths lollowing report : liijcuu.E. lu- Oct HO, 1875. We, as a committer of three, appointed bv the honorable noiird t eounctlnien. net. lfCS, lo examine the Silsby and Clapp it Jones flee eiuet now in liuuvillc, ill. send our report, after makiuir a fair and impartial examination of each, to the mayor and council of Danville, 111. Said commit tee reported is favor of "Silsby," giving rrasons for preterence as loilows: utu Kennies to tutrr at jtiam ksqi.ne. 1st. Inlet parts too smsll lo cylinder, lid. F.xuut not sufficient. ltd. Sipsiu pie not large cuough ia il ameter. 4i Ii. Circular valve nol practical for fire entrine. oili. Kncine easy to get on centres, and balance uiisel not larirc enoui'li, sod il mude larger there would !e more mini-. a ut machine. Otti. The attach inesl ol rvlitlder to boil. er urn! other attachments to boiler, sucll as braces, Ac) we do not consider pruclic able, on account of the engine jerking, und not quiet while working. 1th. OUjcL-t to tws piston rods, for the complication of Ute same. 6lti. Packing arouud reds liable to get loose and admit air. vth. The Brass chamber of pump tx pands ia centre on account of tremenduous rrverstou of plunger, giving air to piston. tutli. Kuhber valves liable la rot, also to lose their elasticity slid deep away from chamber cylinder, causing the pump lo be primed bel'ore oM-rstiug at a lire; slso Ihc lisbiiity of saftdust and snd collecting uader Ihe valves, causing a slop In tbe en gine. lllk. The engiue is net quiet, therefore hard ou hone. r".h. There is no leveling screw in or der lo level up engine provided engine had lo set on side hill. . tilth. Seat unhandy for driver. 14lh. o dump grule. lbih. To much pulsation lu hose, and not an eves stream. 10th. Woodeu v. heels, eay to catch fire from the ashes uud cinders dropping from the grules. 17th. No donkey pump en tank. leth. Consider the engine toe complica ted and requiring too many rcpnirs. Of the Miltbv engine, we think the rotary motion the simplest; uho the quickest; throws th steudiest stream ; is easier ou hose, will work the longest without repair ing, ami If the Hunt etvwmieil tnyitte for fir yurjftet: also, the workmanship is second le none. We, this au;h day of October, lUIS, sub, scribe our iiumes. II. F. FK1SBIK. Of Frisbie, Logue ik Co.. Engine M fr's. V. W1NINU, Machinist C, I). k V shops. A H. DkCLKKO,, Master Mechuaic C, D. it V shops. If tiic above reports are true aud made without any prejudice ou Uie port of the couuuiilecs, Linn Co. No. 8 should be cure ful before committing themselves to a Clapp & Jones machine. Bbokx His Neck. The Ucguterot yesterday says: During Ueo. Knox', temporary absence at his brother's Kills Knox, sjmc half mile from George's, who lives at Knox Butle some one came to his barn und pur loined Ave sacks of oats. The thief It ia supposed, frightened one of George's horses which stood in the barn, and the animal iu Its terror, attempting to get loose from the rope fastening It iu the stall, broke its neck. Domt Fokuet. Young men don't forget to put ou your best bibs and part your hair iu the ml Idle every Sunday morning, and be sure to remain at hunioj, ;n .,, . ,i,n. f. . ijj tltt) vvni!g 4-fcwrsB fiTe trnitt the parlor and the lamp lighted. This Is leap year and the "coming girl" Is likely to call around, dou't it? , Doihu Well. The ItcgMer of the 14th inst remarks: Dr. T. W.Harris, late of this city, recently graduated at the medical college, lu Haa Friiuclseo, with th highest honors. Being Im mediately offered superior Inducements by Dr Toluu, he accepted, and it now assisting that celebrated scrgsou In the hospitals and In his privuts practice, giving hlin a position that is generally only to be obtained by long years of persevering effort. 187G. iticus iron TUB FOllKS. Scio, Oun., Jun. 10, 1370. Editor Dewcrat : Col. . A. Hill and our Hon. County sur veyor were In town Saturday and Sunday. Fred was on ofllcinl bit. Hub, of course, came over lo see his Dttxie Ann. A fearful rain slorm followed their appearance. The spelling school mania has not been reproduced In our lillle burg, butw s would Judge from Ills importation of sfSOJ piano snd several fine organs, that there Is a weak ness somewhere for music, Pref. Jones, of Balers, and Prof. Henry, of Portland, are both, conducting classes in instrumental music. Wt noticed lu the Dkuoceat of last werk, that some enquiring cuts asked some very impcrtlnrnl questions concerning our young men, which I will answer, if per mitted. Question No. I. Tommy Baldwin's dis. tase is getting worse , having taken a chron ic farm. Dr. Martin recommends travel. (od the toe of hii boot.) Jess Douglas Irvine does go forsweelness, but not merely from confectionery. Willie, being a young man just commenc ing life, contemplates Investing his few scads lu Ihe "hul" business. Because Kim thinks il quite pleasant re- celvisg instruction from a blushing O teca. The problem relating is the return of J. T. ltcdman to Srlo before he had completed his school, has not sa yet been solved. Some suppose, ss he is, a disciple of r.srulspeus u embryo, that he wishes to lie nearer his patient. Who wjuld wonder nt J. U. Queencr sit ting in the gallery where there wtroyonug ladies to bract his cranium While the surveyor is around looking up titles lo claims, finds by frequent visit" that the title of 1.K. en his oldest Prima Donna is void; wishes lo secure the prtxe himself and in his ecstasy forgets and limps en the wrong foot (lone sniping. lours, truly, RILEY FINK. Brother of Peter Funk RKtOLl thins or coxuot-Eici:. To the ". U., V. G., Officers and Members of Anniversary I.odge, No IS. I. O. O F. Salem Ogu; Your comittee, to whom w as referred the matter nt presenting resolutions expressive of this Lodge upou receipt of the news of the death of Bro. James It. Bristow, respectfully submit the following to-wit: WacnKAS, It has pleased the Great Grand Master lo remove from our I,odge here tn the Grand lodge on high, our Bro James It. Bristow; there fore. Resolved. That bv this clianee our Lodge has lost Ihe priied fellowship of a wuruiy and higtiiy esteemed oroiner, w hose useful career in this Lodge and community, so auspiciously begun, w had honed to see for many years con tinued, und wished that he might have remained with us, to himself have plucked from the tree of brotherly love and uprightness, piauieti in our nuns by his good example, much of the frui now lell lor our gaincring. Resolved. That we humbly buw in sorrow to thit dispensation und express our heartfelt sympathy with the grief stricken members oi nis utility uud uie other man v friends of our late brother. I,. F. L. and T. P. L WILLIS, J. II. MOOKKS, G. WILLIAMS, Committee. Tints Ami Nut Till Then, When the beautiful Willamette ceases to roll its turbid waters towards the Oceau and runs up stream; when Mounts Jefferson and Hood shall be crumbled Into dust and scattered to the four winds of Heaven; when the Alba.iy Democrat be comes a Black Republican paper aud advocates the third term; when the Orxjun Statettmin will be run by brains iustead of beuzine; until these and other like seemingly Impos sible events occur, then and not till then will tivd-hacks and striped stock ings cease to delight cur eyes and in vlgorate our seuses. Sensihlk. Iu a great many towns like Portland and Salem, ladles are too prone to risk their health for the sake of looks, and rather than show an ugly pair of shoes, w hen by accident (?) their shoes may beacon, they will walk the muddiest streets w ith thill soled gaiters on, If they have to sneeze a week thereafter for tho folly. Not so with the ladies of Albany. They know that health Is of the first luiportauce and that a ruddy cheek is more to he admired than a close fitting gaiter and when they go out in sloppy weuther tluy encase their feet in comfortable overshoes. This ia sensible uud shows that they are wise. Or-r ros tiik Soi sd Mr. Chat. Weeks, of the Si. Charles Hotel, left onthe Albauy Express this morning, tor an extended Irip lo the bound country. He cxptcls to be absent about two weeks, during which time he will visit all the places of importance betweeu Olylnpia ami Port Townsend, he sides crossing the struils and paying hci majesty's dominions a visit. We wish Ihe urbane Charlie s pleasant trip and sufe rc. turn. PoHTi'ONicf) Owing to the Mofjlb euy concert ut the Court House on Fri day evening last the meeting at the Ceutral School House fixed for that evening, to organize a City Teachers Institute was postponed until this evening at 0.30 o'clock. All teachers and educators are invited to be present. Accoewso to a contemporary: N euglo, a blue mule snd a thousand pound lump of brimstone to the Cen tennial; also, a baby who doesn't like candy. This is correct, but neither Nevada nor any othor Stale has yet succeeded in finding for the Centennial a short-buircd lecturer on "spiritual ufliuities." That's the curiosities the Centennial managers reully yearn for. Iirpcui.WANS are still ungrateful. Four out of six editor candidates for Representatives ia Kansas at tbe late election, were defeated. NO. 24 N no no Rl l.K. South Carolina is still enjoying the luxury of lindicnl negro rule, ami its fruits mubt h very bitter to tliu but ter class of poniilo of the Palmetto Stale. Aflor having boon morciloss- ly robbod mid bankrupted by a not ef thieving carjiot-boggors aud igiio rntit negroes, hor cup of bitterness Las just been filled agaiu to over flowing by the election by tho Legis lature to Circuit Judgeship of two of the most consummate villains in tho State Ex-Govornor Moses nud a most corrupt and iuoapnblo negro named Whipple. South Carolina is being prepared by the Uadicals for stepping down and out from bor present position in the Radical ranks. She has tested the merits of the dom inant party to bor heart's content, and Governor Chainborlaiu, who, although not by any moans a perfect man, is still an improvement ou his predecessors since tho war, pronouccs the election of those two scoundrels a disastor equally great to the State and the Radical party. AVlieu South Carolina has thrown off her shackles, she now undoubtedly will, re marks the Philadelphia Chronicle, the South will present an unbroken front against Radicalism, unless "bloody shirt" Morton cau maungo to male it appear that Mississippi's election was a fraud, aud that that Stale must still be classed with Radi cals. IX CONTRAST. The preseut attitude of the Repub licans in Congress must be indeed humiliating. In precipitating upon the House the discussion of tho am nesty bill the other day, their evident design was to arouse a feeling of bit terness in tho minds of the ci -Confederate members and get them to utter some hasty disloyal sentiments which would creato the old war prej udices iu the North and thus make capital for the coming campaign. But in what deep contrast wn the cool, dispassionale, eloquent and pa triotic (speeches of Hill mid other Southern members with the wild sweepiug, malignant speech of Blaine, the Radical. Nothing could havo been in greater fitness than the bravo but conquered Southron's pa triotic sentiments iu vindication of his pf ople, and the whole country, North and South, will applaud him for it. Blame has committed m.-i- kari, and may as well retire from the Presidential arena. Ll A Pathetic Aweal. The Chicago Tribune, a very decidedGrantoran, says Gen. Grant will certainly retire to private life after the present term; but intimates that four years hence he may bo induced to run again. Iu fine General Grant is, through the Tribune, uppcalod to most patheti cally to let go for a little while !hat if he will just give up his grip for four years then he may take hold again. That bait is entirely too thin; the General won't bite. He knows that if he is once shaken off he cnu never fasten upou us gain. It is now or never that ho must get bis fniVuf term. Nominatiko candidates for Presi dent is a very easy and harmless business. It is common, howover, to nominate only living men for this important and honorable position, but the Davenport Gazette has coine forth with a new departure and has nominated Schuyler Colfax, dccc.ua td, of Indiana, as the besf and most available Hoosier for tho place. Schuyler isn't dead in a physical sense, but politically he is deader than Jonah's whale. "Bring on your lino corpses" as Mark Twain re quested his guide iu the Holy Laud. KixiAit A. Poe. Tho Utica Olitei ver mentions as a fact which has cstmped the notice of all his biographers, that Edgar Allan Poe was the grand son of Benedict Arnold. His moth er, who was known before her linr riage as Elizabeth Arnold, an Eng lish actress, was tho natural daughter of the traitor. This statement rests on the concurrent testimony of e number of old actors who know Eliz abeth Arnold woll. Poe himsolf al luded to tho matter occasionally in the company of thoso who new this chapter in bis family history. Says tho Burlington Jfuwk-eyi Briefly slated, our financial views aro these Tjebacks aro .bUw-lbnflul7Titllo memorials of our re greenbacks. They are iu greator de mand; they are moro constantly iu circulation; they are ul ways boyaut, dreadfully boyant; they are always good for their face, uud nre always quoted ubovo Par, or mar either. Tuini'v-rivi! babies wore entered for premiums and exkibited at the Orleans county fuir, Vermont; nud a quadroon chorub got the prize, much to the disgust of the white mothers who had done their very best to pre sent the champiou specimen of babyhood. I 1 M it iiii I s 00 Oil I 7 no a no I n no li on 20 00 11 mil 2 In. I fs. 4 In. I Oil 3 00 .1 00 4 mi II Oil T 60 III 00 li 00 5 llll r on III llll 12 40 It no Is 00 29 40 00 s on u no 12 00 IS IS 14 00 12 00 15 00 27 I d 25 00 li 00 30 00 l 10 40 00 00 ifi 00 00 100 CO ..nr-at- zzjz i Col. H C..I. H Cil. I Cm. ItiiMinoHN noticos hi tlm Local Coluimia, 2(1 cent per lino, For legal anil transient advortUement, tl 0(1 per square of VI lines, for Ihe first insertion, anil Ml noma pir square iur eaon auh.iciiitmt insartton. l''ortlio llomoerat.l HKAVKN. Bay, what Is lltinvcn? u plncoof pure Jollalltl nf pcrrrcl Joy, of harmony of peuent Wliero aiurolsl'ine tlirlr liuriiN, ami neveroeaso The universal chorus, olotlinl In light, They fly tliroujrli ether lu unbounded space, And wnlt Willi outslretcliotl whig before lilt tlirnns Of ths Almlg-lity, Ureal, Kternal osk. There sorrow never Hods a ruslliiil plitco, Nor yet lUe Ills that, mortals fo.. below i Nor deslh Is there : llio strenni of tlma shall (low. And Injure none, and none shall know decay. No nlalit Isthew, but one unclouded day Hhall shed Its luster, wlion this mlRlity world. And suns and stars oro all Into wide ruin hurled, ir,.... It. Slmbte, A ULOWINU ri.IUMlA.TION. Hill, of Goorgia, in answer to Blaiuo's bitter and malignant on slaught on tho Southern people in the Houso of Itopresentativev last Weduosday, closed his spooch iu the following glowing sentences: The South has never wrongod th Union. Th South has beea an un mixed blessing to every section, evory State, every man of every color in America. We chargo all our wrongs to that higher law fanaticism, which never kept pledge or law. We sought to leave the association of those who would not keep fidelity to the covenant, and sought to go by ourselves, but so far from having lost fidelity L tho Constitution we bulged it to our bosom, carried It with us, and tho brave Union men North, followers of Webster and Fillmore, Cass and Douglas; you who fought for the Union for the sake of union; you who ceased to fight when the battle ended and the sword was sheathed, with you we have no quarrel. We felt your heavy arm in the midst of the struggle, but above the roar of canon we heard your voice of kindness calling, "Brothers, come back." We are here to co-operate with you, to do whatever wo can in spite ot ait our sorrows, to rebuild tne union, to restore to peace, to be a blessing to the country, to make American union what our fathers intended it should bo the glory of America and a blessing to humanity. But you, gentlemen, who persecuted us by your fanaticism until you drove us out of tho Union; you who then claimed to be tho only frientts of the Union, which you had before de nounced as a league with death and a covenant with hell; you who follow up tho war when the soldiers who fought it have made peace and gone to their homes, to you we have no concessions to make. Martyrs owe no apology to tyrants, and while we are ready to make every sacrifice for the Union, we L.tve but one ambi tion to add to our political power and to the patriotic Union men of order, iu order to compel fanaticism to olwy laws and live in the Union accordins to the Constitution. vVe do not propose to hold you by oaths, for you never keep them. We wronged the Union grievously when we left to be Decoders, but it was rent and torn by men who had denounced it as a leagne with death aud a covenant with hell. We ask you of the Republican party to rise above all your animosities, to forget your old sin, let us unite to repair ihe wrongs that distract aud oppress our country. Lot us turn our backs ou tho past; let it be iu the future that ho shall bo greatest, truest, ablest and patriotic who shall do most to repair past wrongs and pro mote the glories of the future. ENUI.NKKm.NO IN NAI.EM. Mr. Seth 1!. Hammer, of Salem, a year ago this n. nth was elected City Surveyor. The city needed such an officer to establish grades and to commence an extensive system of drainage. But unfortunately for tho city two of the committee on streets and public property wero Republi cans who thought more of party than of the interests of the city and they raised tho question of Mr. Ham mers competency as an engineer and refused to recommend work that was really neoded. Mr. Hammer's qual ifications were found to bo first class when appointed, but ho wasn't tho man that Thatcher tho chairman of tho committee wanted. This year Thatcher has got his man, (the same one that has for tho past two sum mers divided with him Government contracts for surveying East of the Mountains.) Now the question that agitates tlio average Salem tai-payor is how much will tho now City En gineer pny Thatcher for his "ongiu eoring" him into a good office. A ti;w friends will go and bury us; uiTcctiou will roar a tombstone and plant a tet flowers over our grave; in a brief period the little hillock will bo smoothed down, and the stone will fall, und neither friond nor stranger will bo concerned to ask which ono of the forgotten millions of tho earth was buried there. Every witigo that wo ever lived up on Ihe t iii-tlt will havn trnti inj. s:l Hffar. - membrancethe lock of hair encased iu gold, or tho portrait that hung iu our dwelling, will ceaso to have the slightest intorust fur any living being. 11 KICK I'OVfcllOV. Things havo lately gone rather hard with Brick Poiuoroy, nud al though ho is busted out in New York he has moved his Democrat to Chica go and gone to work again. The world can't keep such a man as Brick Pouioroy down, no matter bow hard it may bear on him. Go in Bn'ck abuel We'll hold your hat!