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BEDROCK DEMOCRAT, FCBLUUCU KVEKY R A T E S OF A D V E R T IS IN G i «ocrât. W EDNESDAY, BY J. M. S U E l’ IIE R D . Office in Piercers Hull. E ehm s or ScBScnn-Tios : One yeer,.. rei ■ilx Moi Month* * 4 00 2 50 CoEatspoM.oscj from all portions of tern Oregon iaeolicited for the D e m o c r a t . * ^ ^ ^ r ic a t io n s , *° r®otlve sttention, B u s t be a* toiupenjfd by areajsmsible name. ertön»; ciuuiiuiicatiou» will be charged “ «pecial advertiaemcuU. “ • M- ‘ ‘ K T T E X t ilL t A ( «>., 10 btn tc anil 7ui V?**0 0 » ** Uuik How, New Y ork , VOL. 4. BUSINESS NOTICES. J° B W N e w D r u g S tore. J . I » . A t w o o d , M. D. (Graduate of the Medical Department ol the Willamette University,) PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, n23] bakes c m , obegox . [ tf Mi PRICK & X E W S 01 « u r A « , " ,ll‘ w Blrvv‘ « Htilladelphlu, ure for th i i ! . Iur procurimi atlverUsemi-nts «U le. . . . DII./CK D k M o CU a T, lu llic uOove ‘,re «»uilion-eu to couintcl tor “ ttlslng at our lowest rales. B A K E R C I T Y , B A K E R C O U N T Y , O R E G O N , S E P T E M B E R 24, 1873. nati O R K J o i i \ 1ni S(,w prepared tod o all kinds of UJ,il fro »hoi t notice and at reasona ble rate«. < Ä rA U Job Work MUST BE PAID D E N T I S T S , Have permanently located in B euoiou » — Tb« 1.*^ Mr. Newton, of the R A K E R ( I T Y . OREWOX, I . • UUuich, boutti, will preach at the fol And are prepared to operate io all branchet lowing tune» and places: lstbuuUa\ in each of the monuj, at i^aght Creek, at 11 a. M.,"and bal- bnisy night pi etious; mgnt at Uem City; DENTAL PROFESSION. -Moiinay nightloliowing, Maui Powder ltiver, All work Warranted. Office at the *t hr. hunueig’ ; batutuay nignianu zu bun n7tf BAKER HOTEL. d».v «t WiuguJie; i uesuay n.giu lollowing, Norm Powuef, al Biggs' school notlse; \> eu- AcxUy at iS Oil elec«., lnutsOat uighi, Union- town; Erielay night, iowascsovri noute; bal- Unny n ig u i auu J«i b u n ila y , 11 a . m ., K us - e s p e c t f u l l y in f o r m s t h e c i t i - K'll a tel,ooi iiuuse: night. 1.» Grande; Tues zem of Laker City and vicinity that he day night alter, Glbei tv senool house; M ed - will soon be with them again prepared to do nesdsy night, Boreal tu\e, Dixie school all kinds of lruuse; 'lnuisduy night, hjiiuali's school Dental Work, house; Friday mgnt, Inoiau \ alley; batuulay night uml 4th buuoay at 11 a . xi ., Any cieea in the most substantial manner. seiaKilnouse; night, buminervnie; aiouuay Raker City, Murch 12,1873.u44lf. night loin.wing, i.mol.town; TnesUay night, Big creek. lthuoioi;».—Rev, A. J. Joslyn will till ap pointment« as lollows, until lurlher notice: 1st buhUay each month ul U n ion , al 11 A. U, The Co\e, at a V. U. 2d B,.inlay bunmierville nuu mug uml eve ug. Sd bunuay, l o v s s i l i t . a .; union 3 r . m . 4th bunuay, L‘ocah oiitu s at l l A. Al.; Janies bell««.1 rlouse ul J n. At., ui«J linker City at a g. u. Monday evening following, llye Valley; Tues day auU 1\ eUliesUai evening, Aloliuolr Ilaain; i huraduy evening at Eiuorado. R eligious .--R ev. CL W. Clancy, of the WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER, Baptist Church at VMngville, will preach at ESTABLISUEU IN BAKEU CITY IS 18 C 7 , the Eiisiiict bchool House, in Hauer City, the second Sunday of each month at ft Keeps constantly on band a well assorted o'clock, A. M. Stock of 1)11, II. I). STEI’I IE M K , H J. B . G A R D N E R , P R O F E S S IO N A L CARDS. T. C. HYDE, L. O. BTEK.N8, N o t a r y P ublic . S te rn s & Jrlvde, A t t o r n e y » u m l ( u u i i s e l o r « A I-I. h h , '* B A K E lt CITY, OH EGON. L. O. B tehn ' s will attend tl.e Courts o f the WATCHES, CLOCKS 1 JEWELRY and is prepared to do all kinds of work in his line of business. Waltham and Elgin Watches at Factory n31 Prices l tf- W e s t e r n L lo te l. M A IN S T R E E T .................................................U AK EK C IT Y . Fittli Judicial D istrict, and o f Idaho and REID & FLETCHER, P rop r. Washington Territories. Water Bights and Mining Litigation a r p H I S HOUSE has been enlarged and re- n. Collections promptly attended to. June 18, lB73.nCy 1 tilted, and is now the best Hotel on the Umatilla and Idaho stage route. Stages leave this House for above and be low, and also for Clark’s Creek Eldorado, Gem City and Sparta. Connected with the Hotel will bo found a first class l\ l)ltt\ \ J, LU M thM E, Attorney-at-La\v, B A H E H C IT Y , O K E tiO X . I d « P U A C T K K IN ALL C O fK T S W Baker City, Sept. 1, 1873. nlFy. O f th e S ta le . I. D. HAINES, tto rn ey and uiv , Baker city, A L cou n selor Oregon. at (n ltf ~ 7 7 M. SHEPHERD, .A -t t o r n e v a t -X a .a w , BAKER CITY, OREGON. JAb. H. S L A T E R, Attorney ani Counselor at Law, Will practice in the Court« of the Filth Judicial District. Particular attention ¡«rid to Collections. April 2, 1873.-n47y. S A L O O N ! Liquors, Wines and Cigars of the best quality. Phelan’s Improved Lillis rd Tables all in good order. N. B.—Those indebted to either the Hotel or Saloon are requested to appear at the Captain’s office and settle. no5v8tf. R\KEIt CITY lillEW ERY, KASTNER & LACHNER, Proprietors, BAKER CITY. OREGON, ESPECTFULLY INFORM THE CITI- i zeiis of Laker City, and the surround ing Towns and Mining Camps, that they are now prepared to till all orders with the ve’-.v best quality of R L a g er B eer, At reasonable rates. The public are invited ta call and look at onr estalishment. Laker City. Jan. 8, 1873.-n35tf S. V. KNOX, A tto rn ey at Law , (And Notary Public,) W EITU.V OREGON. Will practice in the Courts o f this Etate and Washington Territ ,ry. ¿ 3 FECIAL A PTENTION PAID TO LAND ^ Business, and Collections. nl8tf ^JOSEPH H. SHINN, Notary Public AND r C o n v e y a n c e r , Will attend to Conveyancing and making ABSTRACTS OF TITLE. Baker City, Sept. 11,1872. nl8tf [ E. w7 REYNOLDS, NOTARY PUBLIC AND \ DEPUTY jpffice with C. S. her City, U. S. MARSHAL, M. Foster, Deputy U. Surveyor. Sept. 3, 1873.nl7m4 W A G O N M A K I N G . Messrs. Gaines & Bowman e s p e c tf u lly I n f o r m th e C it iz e n « o f R Baker City, and surrouuding country, that thev have purchased the BLACKSMITH & WAGON SHOP recently owned by F. Scblund, and are now ready to attend to all work in their line. They are both practical workmen, directly from the East, and come prepared to do Blacksmithing, W agon Mak ing and B u gg y Repairing in the most approved manner, and at mod erate prices. All work done to order, and satisfaction guaranteed. HORSE-SHOEING A Specialty with them. Give us a call. GAINES .t BOWMAN. Baker City, July 21, 1573.-nlltf T H E i ST D E RSO^sT B A K E R C IT Y , O R E G O N , MANUFACTURER AND DEALER 3 Dr. Ec P . T ie r n e v , IN P h y s i c ia n a n d s u r g e o n , Harness, Collars, Hobbles, BAKER CITY, OREGON, E s PECTFULLY INFORMS THE CIT- izehs ol Eastern Oregon mat ho bus lo cated in Laker City, and gives strict attention to his iTolession. KF'Offiee at J. W. Wisdom's Drug f.tore. CF“ itesideuce at the eud of the 6treet north of the Catholic Church. (, Baker City, Nov. 6 , 1872.-u26tf. E T . _N\ Snow » M . D . Physician and Surgeon, LAKER CITY, OREGON. O ffice —A t the City Drug Store. MEDICAL EXAM INER For the New York Life .Insuranoe Co aMtf W H IP S , S A D D L E R Y, Etc., Etc., Etc. Prices reasonable. short notice. Repairing done at u l' ^ STONE MASONS & STONE CUTTERS W A N T JR D . he u n d e r s ig n e d w il d J B A K E R C 1 T \ I VARIETY STORE. Tobacco. Cigars, Fine Pipes, k pay I J. H. Cotter out Bourbon Wbislcy, S J M ’C O R M I C K , Books, Statiooary, Toys, Music And D T the Best o f W ages tor 10 or ltf Stone Masons. Work will last about throe mouths. O ' ROBERTS A NELSON. City, April 3 8 ,1873.n5ltf 7 RKET. PORTLAND, OREGON. B la c k s m itliin g 20. 1 A T F. X E W S. G rand H a vf . n , Mich., Sept. K>.— The propeller Ironsides, one of the S e c o n d H d lt lo n . Opposite Odd Fellow»’ Hall, Main Street, largest steamers on the Lakes, foun B A K E R CITY, O R E G O N , dered within seven miles of this port Would reapecthilly inform the public that For the benefit of subscribers in to-day. Her signal of distress was he ha« recently received a well se certain localities, we issue a second hoisted at i) o'clock this morning, lected and flesh Stock o f Drugs, edition of the D emocrat on every but so terrible was the sea aud hea Chemicals, Monday morning, which contains all vy the wind, that no assistance could reach her. She was laboring in the Paints, Oils, the news of importance received at trough oPtbe sea from about 8:30. A. Perfumeries, m ., until the time she sank. Tho Patent Medicines, this city np to Saturday noon. passengers and crew, of which there Soaps, were nineteen of the former and thir FO K CONGRESS, Wines, ty of the latter, prepared boats to Brandies, leave her at about 10:30, A . m . , and * Whiskies and the last boat left ber at 10:50, a . m . Cordials, When the last boat had got about a OF POLK COUNTY. For Medicinal purpose«. Family Medi cines'carefully prepared. Prescrip quarter of a mile from her, she went tions accurately compounded, down. There were five boats. One LOOK OUT. at all hours o f tho day or n8 night. Give us a call. tf of them, Laving five men and four The Salem Mercury says; “ We women, capsized, and only one man D R U G S T O R E ! have information, from a source we of all these reached the shore. Four Two doors North of Western Hotel, regard os entirely reliable, to the ef boats have reached the shore up to this time. The boat with Captain BAK ER C m , OREGON. fect that the administration at Wash Sweetmau and wife and five passen W. WISDOM TAKES PLEASURE IN ington is practicing a most senrvy gers has not been heard from. It is • informing the citizens of Baker coun trick upon the people of Oregon, in feared they «reali lost. Twelve pas ty mat he ha« a large, new and fresh assort sengers are known to have been sav regard to the Modoc Indian prison ed. Fourteen bodies have been re ment of— Drugs and Medicines, Oils, ers. Wo learn that the time for the covered. M e m p h is , Sept. 15.—The follow execution of Capt. Jack and his fel Puints, Wines, ing dispatch was received here to low murderers, who were tried amf And Liquors, night: For medicinal Purposes. Groceries, Cigars condemned by Court Martial, ie fix To the Agent of the Associated ed to take place about a week before Press:—The latest advices from Tobacco, Stationery, our special election for Congressman Shreveport represent tho yellow fe Toilet and is to come off; and it is said that ver ns unabated, and the distress in Fancy Articles; the city emiescribable. Of six men those murderers would be allowed to in our telegraph ollice, five havo ta Y A N K E E N O T IO N S , A N D go free, were it not for tho appre ken the fever’ und two died. Inter And a general variety of Goods of that hension in regard to the result of ments average 30 or 40 daily, in a class. IL/’- Prescriptions prepared at all hours. that election. As it is, the execu population perhaps of not over 4,000. City ami country traue so.icitcd. [n ltf tion may be postponed; and if it All the physicians and nurses are worked down. The people of the should be, it will never tako place.— country shonld know these terrible m v We are told that tho other murder facts and send aid to this sufiering Next Door to the Restaurant, ers, those who imbrued their hands city. linker City, Oregon, LORD C. BAKER. Supt. in the blood of settlers, will not be C. B. FISHElt, P k o p b i e t o r . S h r e v e p o r t , La., 15.—TJie fever turned over to the civil authorities, is still raging and tho weather is un S PREPARED TO ACCOMMODATE the public with— iu compliance with the demand of favorable. Sixty per cent of those l l e c f a t I t e t a i l — 4 to G c e n t« per Governor Grover; but that they will attacked die. There is great suffer Pound. be allowed to go free. The vague ing in all classes for want of proper nursing. Citizens are doing all in Fresli Pork, report that these murderers will be their power to check the disease. In Pickled Pork, so handed over, is a mere trick, to terments yes.erday numbered 22.— Fresh Mutton, allay the excitement in Southern There were many deaths last night. Corned Beef, ¡Sausage, Oregon, and thus conciliate the vo The Howard Association is greatly in need of assistance, (j. J. Rea, Hams, te« of the people in that section for manager of tho Western Union Tele Shoulders, the Republican candidate. Tho ex- j graph ollice here, died to day. Neats Foot Oil, W ash in g to n , Sept. 15 —President Fresh Lard & Tallow. ecution of Jack and his crew will T a k e N o tic e . most likely take place, but if it is Orion, of the YVestern Union Tele All bills must be settled monthly, or no intended to band the other murder- ; graph Company, has issued tho fol lowing order addressed to the S i- Trade solicited. " li'Jtf ere over to the civil authorities, why perintendents of the company thro’ is it not done? Why this delay, out tho country: “ Instruct all man week after week? It conld as well agers to send free, messages relating to relief of citizens of Shreveport, have been done months since, as to and at the request of the Governor Groceries, Crockery, Hard be so unreasonably delayed. If the i or U. S. Senators of Louisiana di ware and Liquors, authorities at Washington are act rect that contributions of money bo ing in good fai‘ b, toward our civil received and transferred by telegraph authorities, why do they not put us without charge.” By this action on the part of the telegraph company in possession of these wretches at money can be forwarded in6tautly to jVToso B lo c k , once, as our Governor has demand sufferers, whereas by course of mail On Main Street, next door to Gard ed? This unnecessary delay looks it would require soma ten days to ner's jewelry ¡Store, keeps the best suspicious; it looks like a trick and get there, by which time the needy might be past relief. Any one feel quality of Tobacco andCigars, with we have no doubt it is a trick. Jack j ing inclined to contribute to aid the a huf assortment of Pipes. Also, and his followers murdered General , stricken people of Shreveport can A n assortment o f W all Paper. Canby and other high officials; very send without expense by paying it Give him a Call. likely, therefore, they may be exe in at any Western Union Station.— Contributions are already going lor- Baker City, Nov. 5, 1872—n26tf cuted; but the other bloody scoun ward from this point. M e m p h is , Sept. 15.—The wildest PORTLAND ADVERriSEMENTS. drels murdered only private citizens mere squatters, perhaps, therefore, rumors prevailed to day with regard they will be allowed to escape the to the yellow fever. Trains leaving M ILLARD & VAN SCHUYVER, on various roads were crowded with halter. The petition of the Quakers persons fleeing from the scourge. and other fanatics will be listened 89 Front and 40 First street, M e m ph is , Sept. 14.—There is con to and heeded, while the blood of siderable excitement here to-day in murdered citizens vainly cries from consequence of the address publish ed this morning by the Board of MPORTERS a n d WHOLESALE DEAL- the ground, for justice upon their j Health in regard to the prevalence ers in Foreign and Domestic Liquors.— accursed destroyers. If the delive of yellow fever, and a great many Also, ry of the indicted murderers be not ' people have left the city. Several Doors, W indow s, and Blindt immediate, it may he taken for gran- ^ new cases are reported in the South ern part of the city this afternoon.— nl F o r S a le . tf ted that no such purposo is intend- I The total number of interments re ed. ported to the Roani to-day was 14— A. p. H ota LIN g , \ ( E. C. L ord . Sun Fiuncisco, j \ Portland. The Portland News says: “ Im- 1 11 from yellow fever. The weather B . J t i o t a l i n g As C o . mediately upon the nomination of is unusually cool and it is hoped that an early frost will soon stop the Sole Agents for me Mr. Hiram Smith, he was waited progress of the disease. R ondou t , N. Y., Sept. 1G.— 1:15, upon by Col. Nesmith, and invited a . m . —A great contiagaration is rag by the latter to meet him in debate Aud Importers of ing at this place. The entire fire de upon the stump. Mr. Smith declin- , partment is fighting the flames, and Fine W in es and Liquors, ed. It would have been much more there is no telling where the tiro will 431 Jackson ¡Street, San Francisco, agreeable to Col. Nesmith and his end. AND N ew Y o r k , Sept. 15.—Walt. Bray, friends if his opponent had been a 25 FRONT STREET, PORTLAND, while riding on the front platform of n46tf Oregon. ____________ man capable of taking the stum p,' a Third Avenue ear last night.struck and not afraid to do so. It seems an Italian street sweeper on the head that the Democracy have a skulking with a car book, because he did not enemy to fight. However much this get out of the way a-, promptly as the Importer and Dealer In driver wished. The wound will is to be regretted, yet there appears probably prove fatal. Bray was ar no way of avoiding it.” rested. NEW SPAPERS, On tbe receut voyage to New Mr. Nichols, a member of the Re- ' York of the steamship City of Brook F R A N K L IN B O O K -ST O R E A N D SA N T A C L A C 8 publican Convention at Albany, in lyu, a woman nr ho was a steerage Headquarters, Fire-proof Brick Building, R>5 Front street, Portland, a speech made in that body, said passenger, became insane from sick ness, aod threw her little bey, four Oregon. [t f that il the white washing resolution u l’ years old, overboard, then, with her was passed by that body, Col. Nes baby in her arms, jumped into the D R . J. R. C A R D W E L L , mith would get two hundred major sea. She was rescued, but the ehild D e n tis t was drowned. ENTAL ROOMS, N o . 89, First street, ity in Polk County. The resolution Lexington. Ky., Sept. 14.—A fire Portland, Oregon. The late and lm - i did pass. Who donbts tho verifica proved stvies o f work at reduced rates. Ni- occurred here which totally destroy u-ous oxide for the painless extraction ot tion of Mr. Nichol’s prophesy? Col. ed the old Broadway Hotel, except teeth.______________________ I s gftf 1 Nesmith will get in Polk County a the portion rebuilt for tbe Postoffice majority of two hundred—and more. and that part intended for the ollice W. H. WATKINS* M. D. of the Daily Press. Total loss about A dispatch of Sept. 17th. from Chi §10,000. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. ,FFIUE, Odd Fellows’s Building. Resi- cago, says that city was visited by Iowa has more insane patients ‘ aeuce, coruer ul Main aud Park streets, another great fire which had destroy-, than any other State in the Union— Pur llano, Oregon- »peri»l attention to but bae also fewer idiots. ed thirty-aix looks. rHa FjVi» and ! Ii29 2L IL lfls3 U H n 3 T # COL JAMES AY. AESUITB e ° u bh EEUVEHÏ. n itic to ts ,w m m E I) R 0 C k D E M O C R A T . NO. One square or loss, one insertion,......... $3 00 Each additional insertion,...'....... One square three mouths,........................10 00 Business Advertisements by the month— Quarter column............................. .*,..$10 00 Ualf colu m n ,................................... v. .16 00 One column............................................. 20 00 Ten per cbnt. additional on advertisements to which a special position is guaranteed. rr^TThn s]\ace of one Inch, up and down the column, constitutes a square. N. B__All debts due this office are payable in Coin, unless otherwise expressly agreed. C h ic a g o , September 14.—The re mains of Gen. Edwin S. McCook, of Dakota Territory, assassinated iu Yankton on Friday last, passed thro’ here Monday, enronte to St Louis, where they will be interred. Gov. Edward S. McCook, of Colorado, ar rived here this morning, enronte for Washington, where he first learned of his cousin's death, yesterday morning. P ittsb u r g , September 14.—On Saturday evening there were no less than fivo fatal accideuts on the Penn sylvania Kailrcnd, within thirty miles of Pittsbnrg. Three of the ac cidents occnrred within city limits. S t L o u is , Sept. 14.—A largo flour ing mill and six or eight dwelling houses iu East St. Louis are now burning, but at this hour (midnight no particulars can be obtained. N. Y o r k , Sei it. 15.—Detectives w ill start for San Francisco iu a few days to bring Irving, the self accused Na than muruerer to this city. The press announces the failure of the Electric Life Insurance Compa ny, with a deficiency of nearly §100,* 000. S an F r a n c is c o , Sept. 16.—The connsel for J. A. Bauer, defeated candidate for Treasurer makes seri ous charges in the County Court against officers of election in several wards. The charges have reference to the bungling and imperfect man ner of Keeping tally lists and making up returns. The case will be tried at the special term fof the County Court, Sept. 20th. H a r t f o h d , Conn., Sept., 15,—The Credit Mobilie!- finita will come up to-morrow morniug before the Unit ed States District Couit in this city. P a r is , Sept.. 14.—Dispatches from tho frontier report that tho Callista defeated General Santapa Lomu, be tween Sayles and Villagru. The Re publicans suffered severely and lost 20 guns. The Army of the North is badly crippled by this reverse. Car- lists are investing Los Tosò. B ayon n e , Sej t. 14.—Eve—The R e publicans are reconnoitering the Car list position at Vergara, in Gtyipuz- coa. evidently with tha intention of making an attack. News of at> en gagement hourly expected. Tho Republican force far out numbers that of the Curlist, but tho latter are strongly entrenched. The Insurgent men of war, Fer- nutido, El Catiliao and Numancia, which sailed for Tarragona, have re turned to Cartliagena, without mak ing a landing. L ondon , Sept. 14.—Steamers from Marseilles are submitted to strict quarantine at Constuutinoblo ou ac count of the cholera. « H a v a n a , Sept. 14.—Subscriptions in tins city for the relief of sufferers by the recent conflagaration amount ed to two hundred thousand dollars. Some Americans, who lately ar rived from New York, have been ar rested iu Cardenas on a charge of at tempting to circulate counterfeit bills of the Spauish Bank of Havana. L ondon , Sept. 15.—Numbers of emigrants who left England for Bra zil, have returned, bringing account of their treatment. They declare that they have experienced great hardships ever since their departure from their homes,and that the prom- ists made by agents of the Bruzilian Government were broken. M a d r i d , Sept. 15.—Private dis patches deny the truth of the reports that the Republican troops in tho North under Gen. Santapa Loma met with a severe defeat; on the contrary the engagement resulted in a victory for the Government forces, the Carl- ists being defeated with great slaugh ter. The number of insurrection ists engaged was 14,000 while that of the Republicans was only 10,000. Tbe evacuation of Verdun by the German forces bus been completed. Ero long—a doukey. Stingy creatures—bees. Natural slippers—eels. The controller general—cupid. True to tbe core—a good apple. Nature’s tailoring—A potato patch. Every woman may be said to X L at forty. The fish most certain to be paid for—C O D. A qnilting party is now styled a “ piece” jubilee. Never nod to an auctioneer unless you want to buy or lie sold. To keep the Indians quiet requir es considerable iuginuity. Laboriug for a higher motive— working at an increased salary. Why is early grass like a penknife —becuuse the s^ rings bring out tbo blades. Cruelty to animals—throwing phy sic to the dogs. A spring oneniDg—the mouth of a tiger on the jump. How to manage a crying baby—let it cry. A good nurseryman— tho father of a large family. When does a chair dislike you— when it cau’t bear you. Dangerous acquaintances—Those who “ take life” cheerfully. Meloncholy suicide—a little boy, ou being threatened with a wiupjiin, hung hi* head.