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MART. V. BROWN, EDITOR
I'rlJjtjr,
Starch S9, 1S78.
TEE CFFICIiL PAPER FOR OREGON
lc:x CUT rsE TKE eull-cike.
Grand R. R. Rally I
AT TKE COURT HOUSE,
zzlij E?esisg, April 2d, 1878.
ficple op umn
Look to your Interests
Let everybody remember the grand
rally of the people at the Court House,
in UiU city, next Tuesday eveuin, in
the interests of tbe proposed Allxvny,
Lebanon & Brownsville Railroad.
Tarn out everybody and help along
this the grandest of all projects for the
benefit of Linn County.
atAlLMA.
The scheme to build a narrow-gauge
railroad from Albany to Brownsville,
via Lebanon, is fast growing in fa .-or,
and is undoubtedly the most popular
project ever proposed in Linu county,
Thi it the most easily constructed road
in the world for the distance which it
will traverse, and never was a read
more needed by any people. In fact
the demands ef the growing trade and
the convenience of the people between
its terminal points render its construc
tion an absolute necessity.
The advantages of its construction
by the way of Lebanon are too apparent
to require argument from us. That
Nate would be only about four miles
farther than by the straight line from
Albany to Brownsville, while it would
accommodate one of the richest sections
of the country lying on both sides of
the Saatiam river. . The Albany and
Santiaaa Canal Company promise to
five the proposed railroad the right ef
way along their ditch between Albany
and Lebanon, together wiHi the tow
path already graded, for the road-bed.
Such an arrangement would save to the
rd thousands of dollars ia the way of
ttrreying, grading, securing right of
way through farms, etc. The ties for
the roe I could be floated down the ditch
at little or no expense, and so distrib
uted along the line as to be especially
convenient to the road-builder.
Besides all these advantages, by tak
ing the route suggested the enterprising
people of Lebanon and vicinity would
be equally interested with those of
Brownsville and Albany in the con
struction of the road, and tbeir mate
rial aid would be assured.
Let the Brownsville folks at their
aneetinj to-morrow night weigh well all
these inducements, and let us, at the
aaeeting in this city next Tuesdav even
ing, cordially invite the co-operation of
the Lebanonites in this movement. We
are assured by many of the citizens of
that section that they are eager to se
cure the benefits of the read and will
give liberally in aid of the project.
Hurrah for the Albany, Lebanon and
Brownsville Narrow Gauge Rail IWd t
MITC MI. LI. HAS FILED IT.
The Orejonian is of the opiuiou tliat
Mitchell has managed this railroad mat
ter "with much skill and still more ef
fect A point has been reach e.l which
makes it very certain that we sLall hare
no railroad. The Mitehell scheme has
been played off successfully aaiut the
oaly thing . that was possible. One
measure is before the Hotiso and anoth
er before the Senate. Tiie latter is a
visionary tlnng ; but it serves its pur
pose well when it bars the progress of
the other and practicable measure, and
prevents any result. So far it has been
managed handsomely. The Union and
Central Pacific could not desire any
thing more effective. Ah a result of
the antagonism, the measures ucessary
to secure a road for the northwest will
fail between . the Houses of Congress.
The business has now about reached the
stage predicted by the Orejonian sev
eral months ago. There will still be an
ccaaioual squeak till after the election,
aad then the whole thing will go qui
etly, to sice;, tor good and alL Even
the dallent person in Oregon will then
begin U see, after rubbing" his eyes pret
ty vigorously, how the State has been
-Jane out" of a railroad."
K4CAFEB TIKOICU MESM'l".
The jury iu tLe Stile-j perjury case,
after having been out about 18 hours,
failed to agree an 1 were discharged by
J udge Deady, whereupon, on motion of
17. S. District Attorney Msllorj, Stiles
was aLu discharged. TLe jury stood S
for acquittal and 4 for conviction. ,
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Next Wednesday is our Democratic
County Convention, and a few words of
counsel just now may not be considered
eut of placo. We take it for granted
that the men chosen at the primaries
to morrow to represent their constitu
ency in the County Convention will be
men ef pure Democracy, sound judg
ment and j atriotic views, and that their
paramount object is to carry out the
wishes ef the people in the selection of
candidates. Hence, when they come to
the Convention, the first thing to be
considered is to devise and adopt the
most fair and equitable way of getting
at the wishes of the people, so ex
ptessed as to leave ne room for com
plaint by those who may not get their
first choice.
One of the strong points in our lrn
ocratio form of government U that a
majority shall rule, and ene of the
great principles that underly the very
foundation of our Democratic party is to
hold sacred this great doctrine. Then
let us all, with ene mind, stand stead
fastto this great principle, so wisely es
tablished by our forefathers as the basis
and bnlwarkof civil and religiousliberty.
Let neither friendships nor candidacies
turn us from this patriotic course... We ap
peal especially to candidates to stand
squarely by this doctrine. He who
now, to gratify personal ambition, would
depart from the great political princi
ples enunciated by Thomas Jefferson,
Patrick Henry, Andrew Jackson, Dan
iel Webster, John C. Calhoun, Henry
Clay and a long list of other good aad
true patriots whe always championed
the doctrine of subordination to the
majority he whe would now advise a
departure from this sacred rule which is
the palladium ef a Republican form of
government has mistaken his own
self or is an enemy to tbe best interests
of his party and of his country, and
should not be trusted in public offices.
Then let us agree in the outset to join
with our neighbors and friends in try
ing to select our parest and most com
petent men to fill the places of pablic
trust and honor, and when a majority
of tho delegates, in convention assem
bled, decide in favor ef certain men as
candidates, let as all, with one voice
and united effort, sustain and elect the
ones so chosen. Tou would expect
that if your choice were successful
why not yield the same support to the
victorious opponent t
And another word to the delegates
in the Convention. You cannot be too
careful in your counsels and delibera
tions. The present disturbed state of
public feeling demands judicious, care
ful counsel and strong men as candi
dates. Above all things let all discus
sion be full an free, and let no parlia
mentary tncks tie practiced upon our
plain country people whe are unac
quainted with such rules, to deprive
them of any right or privilege, aad
make them do by parliamentary con
struction the very opposite of what they
desire to do. Such meetings should be
friendly consultations rather than semi
legal bodies governed by rigid technical
rules. - No fair man gets mad if he is
honestly out-voted, but he is indignant
if outwitted or tricked. The vast ma
jority of our people live on their farms
and follow the plow, aad whilst they
have little knowledge of the technical
rules which govern deliberative bodies
they have a keen sense of straightfor
wardness and fair dealing. When they
attend a county meeting and find them
selves, though in a majority, defeated
through the shrewdness of some town
politician, they naturally ge away die
satisfied. This is so often done that it
is no wonder that county conventions
have come to be unpopular with so
many. And yet it is doubtful if any
better method for securing unanimity
and giving effect to tbe popular will can
be substituted for it.
For our part we believe strictly in
the riva voce system of voting in con
ventions ; for then every man is com
pelled to " show his band," and there is
no chance for a delegate to go back on
uis constituency without being " spot-
ted."
The old Democratic practice of
the riva voce system of voting, although
abolished at the polls in most States, is
still used by all State Legislatures in
the t-k-ction ef United States Senators,
and Las always been used in our Demo-
crate:: iisuoui ana otaie conventions,
and we see no reason why it should net
be strictly adhered to in our County
Conventions. The more open-handed
and above-board the deliberations are
conducted the better for the harmony
and success of the party, and just at
this time it is dangerous and may be
suicidal to take any new departures.
All candidates should be willing to sub
mit to the usual practices and customs
of the party, and should feel alike in
terested in seeing the deliberations of
the Convention conducted so as to be
above suspicion.
These remarks are not made in the
interest of any candidate, but for the
general good of the party, and we ear
nestly ask their careful consideration by
tbe Linn County Convention which
meets in this city next Wednesday.
HOXOaU TO A rSKIEK ALBAIAS.
We notice that Otto Fox, formerly
f this city, wa selected at a meeting
of the citizens of San Francisco to go
with a committee of 25 to Sacramento
and protest against the Legislature buy
ing the Spring Valley Water Works for
15,000,000. This is a deserved com
pliment to our former fellow-townsman,
and one which his friends here fully appreciate.
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Let every Democrat in Linn attend
the Primaries to-morrow, and see that
good men and trie are sent up to the
County Convention. The importance
ef these Primaries cannot be overesti
mated. Upon their full attendance and
harmonious conduct depends our suc
cess in June, as well as the election of
a U. 8. Senator in September.
Come out, Democrats, and express
your choice in an earnest and patriotic
manner.
rum " iskhow - ticket.
The Independent Ureenbackers of
Linn county said they intended to put
men on their ticket who were unknown
in the political arena. Well, they have
done it. In point-of-faet, with the ex
caption of Hendrix and Crooks "there
seemed to be a woful ignorance even
among the delegates as to the character,
whereabouts or previous political pro
eimties ot thoir nominees. As names
were proposod for nomination, the whole
Convention seemed to be a perfect sea
of interrogation points, as to his age,
occupation, and at what particular mile-
post his local habitation was situated
For eminent "unknownness" the ma
jority of that ticket is a success.
But when we come to the gable end
of the ticket the two State Senatorial
sacrifices the very reverse is the case.
"Not to know them argues yourself un
known." Dr. Hendrix was our Demo
cratic nominee for State Senator four
years ago, and canvassed the county,
but was defeated. His record and his
political adherents were not sufficiently
strong to save him from the fate of the
unfortunate aspirant, and notwithstand
ing the fact that the editor of the Dem
OCHAT and many ether members of the
party made it a specialty to try to "save
his bacon" at that time, lie was counted
out ; since which time, as to his jwliti
cal record deponent saith not.
Mr. Crooks, like Dr. Hendrix, is
well known especially to the Demo
cratic party, which has honored him
"many a time and oft with its suf
frages. In fact it is difficult for the
oldest inhabitant to tell when " Uncle
Johnny Crooks" was not before the
Linn County Democratic Convention
for some position or other. And he
generally got it. And he run well up
with the ticket ; and was always elect
ed. The measure of his gratitude to
the party which has thus honored him
is now fittingly illustrated by his pres
ent apostacy.
We have nothing to say against either
of the men of whom we have spoken in
this article. We leave the people to
judge of their motives and of their sin
cerity. Perhaps the ides of June mat
better illustrate the confidence of the
public in their professed patriotism and
houesty than anything we might at
present advance.
TBE "BtBLEY-STKAW- TH'fcACB.
Ihe He-jitter has turned out as the
special organ of the Greenbackers, de
fending most lustily the members of
their ticket ; and it take special pains
to pat en the back in a latroniziiig way
the Democrats comprising that move
ment seemingly very fearful that some
of them may yet discover that they are
giving aid and comfort to the ' Radicals
and back out of tbe concern in disguHt.
Is it possible that our Democratic
friends in this movement can't see what
all this hnmbuggery means 1 Don't
this wheedling flattery from a Radical
organ furnish most convincing proof ef
the fart that Mitchell's success depends
upon this disaffection being kept up, es
pecially in strong Democratic counties
like Linat
If our Greenback friends were doing
anything that was in any way danger
ous to the Republicans don't they knew
that the organ of that party would hop
onto 'era like a hawk on a June-bug?
Don't they know that instead of "damn
ing them with faint praise," as the up
town organ is now doing, the Rads
would be damning them them with loud
curses t
We ask our Democratic friends in
that movement to think of these mat
ters before they suck down much more
of this hypocritical Radical flattery.
Such poisonous pabulum is dangerous
to a good, healthy Democratic stomach,
and ought to be thrown back in the
face of the deceptive caterer.
KOMIXATIO.
The Democracy of Benton county
paid a fitting tribute to a faithful and
worthy citizen in their renoraination of
Hon. Jno. T. Hughes for the Legist
ture. Mr. Hughes made a clear and
honorable record in the last session of
the Legislature, and his experience at
that time will more thoroughly fit him
for his duties at the next. He is a vig
ilant, active, clear-headed man, and be
ing personally papular with his neigh
bors, irrespective of party, his election
may be counted on as assured.
WtUMIXtt TBE I!.
Some of the candidates on the Ben
ton county greenback ticket threaten to
go "off'n it," and Greenberry Smith,
Doc. Bayley, et al have a hard time
standing around the corral with their
blacksnakcs, whipping them in. Green
berry, being an old cattle-drover, knows
hew to handle tbe whip, but, notwith
standing his skill in wielding the
lash, there is liable to be a stampede at
anr moment.
T3 LLLECATCS TO K 1.- .ICC-UIO
STATE
By arrangmmmt with tlio Oregon &
California II. II. Company and the O.
Si N. Company I nm !o:v-if!il to "t.ila
that dolegute,i attendinj; the Democratic
State Convention .which nwcts at Pin t
land on April 10th next will be passed
over the lines of tlieso two compmiit-
at half funs." Delegates will lm expect
ed to pay full faro in nttfndiu tho Con
vention nnd will bo returned frco over
these routes by presentation of certifi
cate from the Secretary of Hut Conven
tion. It is hoped that (hi j u ill instil'
a full attendance ef ilelegntcs from tbe
different counties throughout tlm State.
&iT Democratic papers plcnao copy.
MART. V. UROWN,
Scc'y Dotn, Stats Committee.
THK1K WHKKEtSK AD BT.aOLTF.4,
We publbih tho Linn Couniy Green
back Platform on our first page to-day,
in compliance with the request of thoir
Convention. It is & voluminous docu
ment, and peculiarly Hendrixutn, from
whom it originated. Its long-winded
" whereases are mainjy devoted to
charges against "the old parties," and
its plethoric "resolves" to showing how
things should be adjusted and equalized.
It steals our Democratic! thunder by
hopping outo Senator Voorhees' finan
cial views and making them the ortlio
dox creed of the Greeubackow, and
then adds just enough nonstnse to them
to render the whole batch ridiculous.
For instance hear this :
flimir4(t, THfttvhtRlflveritlfdeanm! promoiiro of the
public inurwt we Imvfrt th iro(iniuitf-it luin tnsnv
SlftU m ftmnnnt of teM temtor, Uwfu! nium-.v, not to
r-ecd on-twMtllcth of the ce34eU vnlu 'it th?pnp
rtjr of such Sut. the lunnev ta be ruftindrj at a Mil
uUteri time, not ieee than U;:t fe-in, villi titte--l at
uie rate oi two per eem. tier annum, tne state loanlns
the aame U the twiW inliUluaMr f.r ih n-trr iwrlu
at Uirve par cent, per aanejn, -e!t tr re-.l cs-
Jow how m it lio.-isiUo for this
scheme to help the poor "workingtueuT
This three per cent, greenback loan must
be made on "real citato &ceurily," and
how many of the poor laboring people
who aro crying for relief have nny real
estate to pledget If tbe Hendrix plat
form had gono a little further and pro
vided that the Government should als
loan to the peoplo sufficient real a-it:te
with which to give thu f-ccurity, then
the thing would have lipen a little mare
sensiblo and equally n pi-acticiblo as
the schenio in its present shape.
The resolves asking t'mt b m-1 1 be
taxod, that Chinese iminigrati?u be re
strained, that high foes of oiliccrs be re
duced, that railroad tariff bs regulated,
etc-, are good enough resolution tuul
are eminently Democratic.
But there is a i-edutiou--:iest to
the tail end -that shows nu-i voful
ignorance of our own State lw.-t. It
recites the necessity fur di-.iinaj.! of
land., and then nska for the passa of
a law permitting a person desiring to
drain his land to enter uiionnuv atlioiu-
ing lands and construct the iiece:-.-nrv
ditching for such drainage, paying such
damage as may be assessed lv a com
mission appointed by the court. Now
if our Greenback friends had been at
all familiar with tho laws on our Etututo
books they need not have gono to all
this trouble. On page Ool Of Doadv's
Code, Chapter XI., will be found just
such a law a this resolution demand's;
enacted Oct. 21, 1808 -nearly ten years
ago.
If people doll't know anything more
about their own local ' laws than this
where is the uso of them tackling and
undertaking to wrestle with great fiuaii
cial problems which have taxed the
brains and puzzled the wits of the great
est statesmeu of every land and of
every age t
We leave our Greenback solons to
ponder over these things a little. "
LOOK OIT SB TntU t
The Central PaciGc an I LTnion Pacific
R. R. Companies fully realize that they
must keep tho Republicans in power in
the United States Senate or else they
can't get thoir stupendous jobs through.
They lest ono of their great attorneys
in that body when Sargent of Califor
nia was defeated, and now Mitchell
alone remains to them, and it is ho
alone who gives the Radicals the power
in tho Senate. Hence that great rail
road corporation mnst save hiin if
money will do it. So we warn the peo
ple of Oregon to look out for a vast
corruption fund in our approaching elec
tion. Those rich corporations have the
cash, and they will spend it in this
their desperate strait, and unless the
people aro wary and watchful they will
be cursed with that notorious railroad
attorney in the United States Senate
for six years longer-'
WHl "SfBOi'GE?"
This from the Oregonian : ' RepublL
cans are insisting that- the salary of
State Treasurer shall Je no more .than
the constitutional limit. This is good
doctrine. But the names of the candi
dates for the office, already announced,
is legion; and what puzzles the ordinary
observer is to understand the meaning
of this prodigious rush for an eight
hundred-dollar office. It may be feared
there is still a lingering hope that a lit
tle more may be got out of it. Else
why so much uneasiness, not to sav
"scrouging," on the back seats 1
It is stated that England has only
32,000 men under arms. The Russian
Imperial Guard could pick that squad
up and shake them around like a bound
pup would a sock !
rut t.urs axo ittu
We strongly urgo upon our cceiing
Democratic- Slate Convention the pass
ago of a full-sounding resolution on tho
subject of tho regulation by our next
Legislature of freiurhts and fares on our
railroad and river linos of transporta
tion. Severn! vnari ago Illinois, Iowa
and oilier Nuith western States enacted
ft like law, tand although 'the great rail
way corporations fought the law to the
bitter end, earn ing it up through all
tho courts, the final decision from the
highcrit tribunal in the land was against
them and in favor of the people, and
the regulations for freight and tariff
adopted' by these States are tho sole
guide for . these great transportation
companies. The principle of the con
trol of railway and all other corpora
tions, created by and under the statutes
of tho Stale, is based on a natural law
and pertains to the State in her sover
eign capacity and cannot be surren
dered. It therefore follows that the
application of the principle becomes
simply a question of policy. Railway
and all other corporations engaged in
public business should be controlled by
statute in such manner as shall work
for the best interests of both corpora
tions and State. While corporate prop
erty should be rigidly compelled to bear
the same burden of taxation and re
sponsibility to law that the State exacts
from tho individual, it is also entitled
to equal protection, in all its rights, to
that which the law accords the citizen.
In selecting men for the Legislature
our Democratic Conventions should have
an eye to this, and see that tho candi
dates are straightforward on this ques
tion. In a new State like ours, where
wo ore comparatively "bottled up" for
want of competitive transportation,
hero we have only one line, which we
are compelled to patronize, it is all im
portant that we should be protected
n.tiust their extortionate demands, and
a judicious law, not discriminating
against these enterprises, but simply
protecting the public against their ex
tortionate demauds, would afford infi
nite relief to the people.
STATE AS COCXTT politics.
Coino out to the festive primaries to
morrow. The Democratic ticket in Benton
is d-ily growing in strcnght and popular
ity. Small is the Waterloo candidate for
County Clerk. Small will be his votes
in June. "
Tho Greenbacks have a Philpot
now, but they'll have an empty one
after the election.
Tho Roseburg PlainJealer was eight
years old last Saturday, and is still
growing. "Success.
The Rosoburg Independent don't yet
know that Mitchell wants to be re-elect
el to the Senate. O, Lardy !
Why did the Greenbacks make such
a fuss about a hall last week when they
had a big SLedd right In their midst?
One of the best men in the Greenback
Convention last week was Lame, and
so they nrudentlr Jeft nim off the
ticket.
The Roseburg Star says the Demo
crats of Douglas couuty are thoroughly
united and will carry the county in
June. Whooiila!
A prominent N Republican says J. T.
Crooks combines the statesmanship and
Luther Elkins tho houesty of the
Greenback movement. Ye gods 1
Curl wants to bo the Greenback
Sheriff, and Crooks sighs for Senatorial
honors, but the Democracy will straight
en out tho Curl and Crooks in that
movement at the June gathering.
- Tbe Maine man on the Bystander's
ticket wants to hold the money-bags
as is usual in such hungry office seeking
movements as this. Well the Maine
thing with Democrats is to beat the
whole capoodle.
Lane county is organizing Democratic
Clubs. Hon. R. B. Cochran is Presi
dent of the Club at Eugene-and Tom.
Milliorn is ditto of the Club at Junc
tion. Lane county will elect a solid
Democratic ticket this year.
The fight for State Treasurer among
the Linn county Rads. waxes warmer
as the day of nominating approaches.
Pipo-crgans, sowing machines and
chromos aro freely offered for votes
with, however, but few takers so far.
THE REST OF TIIE TICKET.
After we went ti press last week the
Grcenbackers completed their ticket, as
follows :
Slate Senators J. T. Crooks and J.
F. Hendrix.
Legislators F. M. Daniels, Jas.
Forgy, W. J. Stewart, J. M. Philpot, A.
Blovins and Geo. Luper.
- County Clerk J. C. Small.
Sheriff C, W. Curl.
County Treasurer J. H. Maine.
County Commissionere A. Condra,
D. Meyers.
School Superintendent B. F. Irvine
Assessor Thodore Davidson.
Surveyor G. A. Grimes.
Coroner J. R. McClure.
Central Cornniittee W. J. Stewart,
A. L. Bridgefarnier, J. F. Hendrix and
J 03. Lame.
In an interview at St. Louis a few
weeks ago Wendell Phillips said: "I
consider it to bo certain that the next
President will be a Democrat, and the
next Vice-President will be a Confeder
ate major-general, unless it is Lamar.
The South is vaulting inte the saddle,
and Hayes is holding the strrup." We
knew of no better occupation for the
President than this. -
EL'iTO!1! C3, CfCCTATI3 -TICKET,
For State Senator,
J udob JOHN BURNETT. .
For Representatives,
Ho.v. JOHN T. HUGHES, Da. H.
GREEN, Wm. BURGETT.
For County Judge, i
W. S. McFADDEN.
For County Clerk,
WILL. T. WEBBER.
For Sheriff,
JOS. D. JOHNSON.
For County Treasurer,
THOMAS GRAHAM.
For Assessor,
JACOB MODIE.
For Couuty Commissioners,
J. P. PRIEST, HUGH HBRRON.
For Surveyor,
J. W. WEBBER,
For School Superintendent,
(Jncant.)
For Coroner,
Dtt. J. R. BAYLEY.
TUBSBAPMIC.
It is thought that England's warlike
policy will force Russia to occupy Cun
stantinople. England looks with grave suspicion
upon the meditated reorganization of
European Turkey.
Three thousand dollars, conscience
money, from Cincinnati, ha been re
ceived at Washington.
Mrs. Walcott was accident! stabbed
by Mr. Sewell in the play of "The
Exiles" at New York on the 23d.
There are 60,000 Turkish troops on
the plain at Buykdere and SO battalions
on the lines defending Constantinople.
The freight department of the Mobile
and Montgomery Railroad, at Mobile,
was destroyed by fire on tbe 23d. Loss,
$75,000
The cotton operatives in Eaglaud say
they will resist the ten per cent, reduc
tion of wages, unless the working time
is also reduced.
The insurgents are being blockaded
by the Turks at Mt. Actnim. Greece
threatens to interfere, and if she does,
war must result.
Three men and a woman have been
arrested ia Pitsburg, Va., for robbing
Joseph Young, of Nassau street, New
York, of $200,000.
Tbe U. S. sloop of war Wyoming,
which had started,' with goods for the
Paris Exposition, has had to put back
to New York for repairs. v
The massacre of women and children
by the Turks in Tbessaly number many
thousand. A British vessel has been
dispatched to ascertain the facts.
Ex-Cengres4man John T. Vance, of
Ohio, went to visit some unknown par
ty in Covingtion, and has not since
been heard of. Foul play suspected.
The widow of Rossini, the celebrated
music composer, is dead. She is said
to have bequeathed her fortune to an
asylum for aged and destitute, singers.
The cashier of the Planito Mills,
Brooklyn, was robbed by four men of
$5,000 on the 23d, who escaped in a
wagon, although pursued by citixens
and police.
It is rumored that the Radical Re
publican Senators intend making an at
tack on the administration, and that
Key and Schruz will be among the first
to go under.
If tbe battle fields are not disinfect
ed the health of all Europe will be
threatened. At Tifilia there are 20,
000 corpses buried only two feet under
ground. They will be probably cremat
ed.
The British cabinet require a decla
ration from Russia that the communica
tion of the instrument of peace to the
powers is equivocal to its formal presen
tation to the" congress. Russia is not
inclined to agree to this.
Tbe Journal de St. Petersburg says
England must yield her wishes to Europe
and cease obstructing a definite conclu
sion of peace, or the congress must
meet without England, or otherwise
Russia must act alone.
The British training ship urydic
capsized and sank off the South coast of
the Wight, with 300 men on board,
only two of whom were saved. When
the ship went down she sucked down
many with her. Tbe cause of the dis
aster was the sudden striking of a snow
squall.
The full text of tbe trade dollar sec
tion of the bill reported from Alexan
der H. Stephens' committee on the 22d,
is as follows: ""Section 5. That the
trade dollar shall hereafter be coined
exclusively for foreign trade and limited
to the amount of $750,000 per month.
When coined it shall not be permitted
to be taken from the mints except from
a receipt given for exportation, under
such regulations as the Secretary of the
Treasury shall prescribe.
There is a region in East Tennessee
where iron is used exclusively for cur
rency. When a man wants to do a
little marketing, he starts with several
bars of iron on his shoulder, and when
the shop-keeper collects a quantity, he
sends them off and sells them. Yet
the people are not contented, and clam
or for the silver dollar of our paps
Here is a verse of a poem elicited by
the discussion of the question of future
rewards and punishment ;
'It U easy enough for the tovere of tin to
BUr ia s hell they cannot ft Into;
iud natural, too, for the wicked to doubt of
A hell which they tear they oounot fat out at
..wnfifiii.at
The Portland Catholic will build a
$40,000 cathedral
The Sound expects to rnisa 1,000,000
pounds of hogs this year.
Mrs. Lawler, of Astoria, foil and
broke her leg last week.
Sen Payne, of Nevada, has just
bought 2,000 steers in Baker county,
The belle ef Oakland prides . herself
on putting out a nice washing on Moa
day.- -''- ' - -
The Spring run of salmon and sal
mon trout has begun in Southern Ore.
gon.
There is a lake not far from Walla
Walla which t ow has ice on it 15 inches
thick. - . . ' '" '
Sheriff Manning, of Jackson county
has collected $23,000 of the necessa,
$31,84816. :V
Nath Mink, of Walla Walla, hat a
thousand squirrel skins on hand and
has only begun.
John Stow, of Lake county, has been
quietly stowed under tbe daises. A
mule kicked him.
The Keameyites say they will hang
Senator Bones, of Alameda - county, if
he dees not resign.
Pop Smith, according to the verac
ious Jaeksonvillerim, killed five doer
in two abets last week.
Californian has just arrived at
theTouebet with- 6,000 shoty and says
he baa at last struck "ile."
The snow is 30 feet deep on the moun
tains between the Emelino mine" at
Borer creek and Jacksonville.
The postoffice of Wapinito has been
established in Wasco county, Oregon,
with Jerry Young as postmaster.
Two Snake river Indians took out
citizens' papers at Walla Walla, a few
days ago, and then located farms.
Adam Klippel'a caynse - fell into a
mining ditch, near Poorman's crek, in
Jackson county, and had to be dug out.
No use for an artesian well peddler
to go to Walla Walla, for the Watchman
says that "i no country for ' artesian
wells."
In one day last week there were no
less than CO strangers on tbe streets of
Pendleton, most of whom were looking
for homes.
" Dr. Conklin alias Dr. Lainox has
been arrested in San Francisco, charged
with tho death of Mrs. Fanny A. Price,
at Quincey, Illinois.
A good many former Republicans in
the neighborhood of Milton, Umatilla
county, say they will vote the Demo,
cratic ticket in June.
A boy 19 years old, John Langs by
name, committed suicide in San Fran
cisco on the 23d. . Whisky and a me-'
lodeon girl the cause.
A monster sturgeon was caught in
the Lower Columbia River last week,
measuring 14 feet ia length and 5 feet
in circumference. Now bring on Jonah
and the whale.
Judge Dean Blanchard married a
couple "on the fly" at Rainier on
Thursday. They remained on board
the steamer Gazelle while the ceremony
was performed.
The Portland Telegram favor3 tbe
abolition of church bells. That editor
doubtless thinks that they interfere
with the musio of tbe brass band at the
beer garden on Sundays.
The California Theatre Boat Club
has a four-oared crew of ladies. They
aro as follows: Mrs. Walter Wallace
(stroke), Miss Florence Blankman, Miss
Woodthorpe, Miss Sophia Blair (bow).
Fd vices from California state that
the Sacramento river this Spring has
been higher than ever before known.
standing at one time twenty -five feet
and eleven inches above low water
mark. The valley was an inland sea.
The greater part of the Oregon and
California railroad, .orth of Clnco, was
washed away.
Portland papers are bloviating about
the morality of their city because the
police hasn't arrested a man from last
Monday forenoon to next day evening.
So far as that is concerned Albany can
everlastingly sit down on the Metropo
lis; for our Marshal hasn't arrested
over three or four men since the first of
January; bnt then we don't brag much
on our Marshal.
The Schooner General MUler, Captain
May, belonging to the Alaska Commer
cial Company, sailed from San Francisco
Feb, 16th for Alaska; having as pass
enger . Colonel Lerqy . Woods, V. S.
Deputy Collector of Customs for the
Territory of Alaska; a day or two ago
the schooner was discovered bottom up
a few miles up tbe Coast, all on board
undoubtedly lest. The vessel and car
go were valued at about $50,000.
atAUO CStni CatEEXBACK ticket.
Following is the Marion county
Greenback ticket, nominated last week :
For State Senators R. H. Scott, Lewis
Bleakney and John Porter. : Represen
tatives J. P. Robison, J. K. Buff, T.
Fitzgerald,' C. W. Scriber, J. n. Cooley,
and P. A. Graves. Clerk J. M. Pit
man. Sheriff E. H. Bellinger. Coun
ty Judge J. C. Hutton. Assessor
F. M. Wood worth. County Commis
sioners W. V. Winker and S. D.
Knignt. Treasurer J. Y. Byron
School Superintendent Wm, Simpson.
County Surveyor Coleburn. Dele
gates to the State Convention, John A.
Shafer, J, C. Hutton, E. J. Thurman,
W. B. Magers, P. A. Graves, J. Y. By.
ron, R. H. Scott, G. "W. Lawson, L.
Bleakney and E. H. Bellenger.
Under carpet-bag rule the South
Carolina Legislature bought 212 clocks
for the State House during one session.
Thoy were bound to Lave a good time,
if they didn't lay up a cent.
I in :r j i if si.iif.x.
- l'coviduncc Iim mi Enoch Arctan catf;.
Thirty-one years ago John Thatcher ami
Ellen Waller wen married in tliatcil.
Two years Liter the gold fever brykrt
out in. Australia, and leaving Lis wiJ
and , one eliihl, Thatcher departed fur
that far-off country. ; For several yrtm
letter passed between them, but tho
husband did nat rasset with the antici
pated success, and could not or would
not send money for the support of his
wife and child. Finally the letters
ceased, and for many years no tidings
were received fiwm him. In the mean
time Mrs. Thateher rnarried Mr. Cor
bott Stowell, who died eight months
after. After n briel widowhood -.e
married Mr. James Cfcnwtil, who died
at the end of seven years. After on
absence" of nearly thirty years, Thatcher
returned to this country and went lo
work at a mill in Saco, Me., and thither
his wifo, Laving heard of his where
abouts, went and found him. On the
last Sunday of December Thatcher re
turned, and is now living with the wife
of his yeuth.
The puffed op egotist who says that a
woman cannot do anything as well a a
man, lias never seen her pack her trunk.
-Ex. No. The ogotist ia probably
a gentleman. In our opinion the bied
who will stand around and "see a woman
pack her own trunk," 'hasn't enoupli
chivalry in his soul to dignify him with
tbe name of man. Portland Telejraui.
O, yes! You'd bo awful mad if you
saw a woman "pack Ler own trunk ;"
but if you saw her packing soineWly
else's trunk yours, for instance you
wouldn't think she was such a very bad
egg after all 1
The Emperor William is eighty years
old; the King of Holland, sixty; the
Czar, fifty-nine ; Queen Victory, fifty
eight ; tbe Emperor Francis Ji e Jif
forty-seven; Humbert, thirty-four; the
Sultan, thirty-three; the King cf
Greece, thirty two; the King of SpaJu,
twenty.
Datura and Smith were tbe Republi
can candidates for assembly in YuL.t,
and Hugg and Ostrom tbe Democratic
candidates. Tbe latter were elected,
which provokes the Colusa Sun to re
mark that the YubaiUs concluded o
Hugg Ostrom and Damm Smith.
Hail, gentle Spring ! with your April
showers and dog-gone wetness ! Hail '
Fiaaacial f Vommerr-tal.
OoM to Kew Yrtr, 101
Lfal tender in Portland r?ym. SSJ ; seL'ijjt:,
SUver ckhu I par cent, di&cotujt. -
rdXTLalk KaKUT.
WHEAT, per bashd
F LOL It, ertra
Supertin. . ,
1 OT. in
.....9 t& m 0 :j
4 TS 18 if'
S4 t 1
10 OO t 12
t 11 i-9
PO (1 1 u"
.... 1 :-.' ij
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14 ti IS
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.... I-.J
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is ta
.... is St!
.... so s
:s
5
.... 18
.... 12 14
.... 4 60 (4 in
S 60 4 IK)
.... 1 3
.... ta
h e
10 (4 SS
....
ss m 4
OATS, per bushel . . .
BAY, Baled....
POTATOtS, per btuheL
BEEF, choice on foot, per Sb
IKKiS, extta eho.ee
BACON '.
HAMS
COFFEK
LAUD, in kee 4
in lin .'.
BCTTEH,in brine
SoIW .' rr. ...
Fresh dairy
EGOS, per Atm.. .. 1 . .t.r.. .. .
DRIED FRUIT
Apple, eun-tirVd, in sack.
I11 keg
Pear, ana-dried
Prunw, eun-dried
POULTRY, old bene
Spring chickens. ......
HIDES, dry Hint
Good cullj
Murrain
Oreen -
Deer aktna
TALLOW, per a
nurs, orezun ana rf asmnetoa Jr
wool T7r.
AUAXT MARKET.
WHEAT per bo If 9i
OATS per bo tSXHte.
HAY baled 15c
Loose lie.
POTATOES per bu 25,2 Si
BACX1S ham l-24e.
elidea 10c
f-houlders 7ie.
LAKD In Hit. lilK-$l SglSt
BLTTfR-Frrah roll Ke.
EOOS-10e.
t 111CKENS 1 00.
SlUAtt 6ta framieo 13c
Inland lK12e.
COAL OIL Downer. 6-71 cane S3 00.
Deree'e, S-sral cane 2 60.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
(PaMshed by Authority
, euusE n.
Alt ORDISA5C8 TO aMOD OSniSAXCB SO.
6i.
Be it ordained by the Common Council of the
City of Albany.
Section 1. That the first sentence in Sec
tion 1 ef Ordinance No. CS be inumdad an
as to read as follows: Hotel porters shall
pnj quarterly license 01 nve (So) dollars.
See. 2. This ordinance shall take ef7V-t
and be in force from and after five davs
from its publication.
Approved March 26th 187.
JASO! WHEF1ER,
Attest, J. W. Bai.dwtx, . Mayor.
City Recorder.
Mcllwain & Magoon,
- Who!e-!a ai AlaL dealer in
CRY GOODS,
CLOTH INS,
GROCERIES,
CROCXERY,
BOOTS &SH0E3,
HARDWARE,
WACOHS,
ETC., ETC.,
a.i-
Agricultural Implements
Of aH kinds.
FIRE INSURANCE.
AfrenU for the IcirveriaJ. of London.
Loodoa. and Oaeen of Liverooal. having a !
$33,000,000. J3B2S
Stockholder's Meeting.
vroncp is hereby givex tfiat
the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
of Silver Hill Mining Company will bo
held at the office of said Company on the
8th day of April, 1878, at the hour of ono
o'clock, p. Bt. of said day, in the city of
Albany, IJnn County, Oregon.
nis Kin aay 01 aiarcn, is,w.
JASOS WHEELER,
J. K. Weatherfokd, President.
Secretary &swi
Pinal Settlement.
N OTICE is hereby given that the under
signed. Administratrix of the estate of
Walter Monteith, decea.sed,has tiled her ac
count ior the final settlement in above
named estate in the County Court for IJnn
County rState of Oregon, and Satnrdiy, the
6th day of A pi il. 1378, at the hour if one
o'clock in the afternoon of said day, has
been set for the hearing of objections and
the settlement of said estate.
Dated this March h. 1378.
MARGARET MOXTErm,
n3lw4 . Adin'rx,