sarsasast ta¿B^'-zJ5?s*sK&asr'r,a»í¿3«iss& R A T E S O F ADVERTISING: bedrock dem ocrat , One square or less, one insertion,........ $2 GO Each additional insertion,......................... I 00 One square three months...................... 6 00 PUBLISHED E V ERY W EDNESDAY, BY J. M. S H E P H E R D . Business Advertisements ’ey the month — Quarter column.................................... $6 00 Half colu m n ,........................ 10 00 One column..................... . ................... .,15 00 Ten per cent, additional on advertisements to which a special position is guaranteed. OfY’ The space 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. OFFICE IN THE B E D R O C K f l E à O l 'H A T R i S E B I A « . T eem s of S u b s c r ip t io n : One year,................................................... 4 00 Six Mouths,................................................. 50 C o r r e s p o n d e n c e from all portions o f Eastern Oregon is solicited for the D e m o c r a t . Ali communications, to receive attention, must be accompanied by a responsible name. Personal communications will be charged as special advertisements. S. M . R E T T E S I G I B B & C O ., 1 0 S l a t e Street, Boston, 37 Park Row, New Y ork, and 701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, are our Agents for procuring advertisements for the B edrock D emocrat , in the above cities, and are authorised to contract for advertising t our lowest rates. n3tf N. e w D r u g S to r e . hi ’ M h h ie y & ib © P R O F E S S IO N A L C A R LS. L. O. STERNS, N otary H yde, First door above the Express Office. W ould respectfully inform the public that they have recently received a well se­ lected and fresh Stock of a d ie s F a n c y a n d M illin e r y Goods in Stol e, and Latest Styles roceiv. L eti by Express every Month, and for sale at-, e ste rn H o t e l. Attonteys and Counselors At-Law, R EID & FLETCHER, Prop’r. B A K E R CITY, OREGON. L. O. S t e r n s will attend tbe Courts of the Filth Judicial District, and of Idaho and Washington Territories. Water Rights and Mining Litigation a r n H I S HOUSE has been enlarged and re- 1 litted, 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 be found a first class Collections promptly attended to. June 18,. 1873.n6y S A L O O ASIBBEW J. LAWBENCE, o-----e BAK ER CITY, OREGON. I L L P R A C T I C E IN A L L C O U R T S of the State. W Baker City, Sept. 1, 1873. n!7y. A ttorney and coun selor Law, Baker city, Oregon* N. B.—Those indebted to either the Hotel or Saloon are requested to appear at the Captain’s office and settle. noov3tf. K A IL K O AD H O U SE . I. L . HAINES, at [n ltf CLEMENT & SICORD, Proprietors, r p ite P r o p r ie t o r s r e s p e c tfu lly ■A-ttorné,v_a t - L a w , B A K E R CITY, OREGON. S. V . K N O X, H u n g ry an d W eary, (And Notary Public,) W E S T ON, JL inform the Pubhc that they have pur- cnased the Baker City Hotel, and have fitted itup as a FirstClass Hotel, where they will be found at all times ready to attend-to the wants oi' the In a manner that will give satisfaction. The Table will be supplied with the best the A tto r n e y at H a w , MARKET WILL AFFORD. OREGON. Will practice in the Courts of this state and Washington Territ ,ry. Q FECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO LAND Business, and.Coilections. n!3tf Bohna & X Ic C o r d ’s SALOON, AT THE OLD StAND OF B am berger & F ra n k , B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON . c liiia & M cC o rd R e s p e c t fu l­ ly inform the Citizens of Baker City B and the Public generally, that.they have, opened a New S A L O O N ? Where will always be found the very best W i n e s , L iq u o r s a n d C ig a r s . One of the Finest and Best To be found in the City. “ Fred” and “ Bob” will be pleased at alt times to have their friends give them a call. BOHNA & McCORD. Baker City, Feb. 10, 1874. n40tf COSMOPOLITAN SA L IM IL L IA M C O N STA B LE WO V L B W respectfully inform the Public that he has opened the C o s m o p o lit a n S a lo o n , Baker City, Oregon. J. M. S H E P H E R D , D r e s s AT a k in g Done,to Order, and at Short Notice by MRS. L. J. HUSTON. Baker City, April 18,1874.-n51m6 B illia r d T a b le s 1ST ! Liquors, Wines and Cigars of the best quality. Phelan’s Improved Billiard Tables all in good order. Attorney-ahLaw, most reasonable Prices. For Medicinal purposes. Fam ily Medi­ cines carefully prepared. Prescrip­ tions accurately’ compounded, at al i hours o f the day or n8 night. Give us a call. tf MAIN STREET,........... ..........................BAKER CITY. S p e c ia l t y . STO R E, BAK E R CITY, OREGON, P u b l ic . &> N E W Opposite Odd Fellows’ H all, Main Street, T. C. H YDE, S tern s AT THE », Drugs, Chemicals, Paints, Oils, Perfumeries, , Patent Medicines, J O B Soaps, Wines, We are now prepared to do all kinds of Brandies, JOB Y ORK on short notice and at reasona­ ble rates. Whiskies and N. B.—All Job Work MUST BE PAID , Cordials, FOR ON DELIVERY. MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS. Give ns a call, and then you can judge of our ability and capacity to please our-custo­ mers. noltf CLEMENT & SICORD. Corner o f’ Front Street and Court Avenue, opposite Virtue’s Bank, where lie will be pleased to see and wait upon his friends and the Public generally’. His IT A . IT Is supplied with the very best o f every thing m his line, at O N E M I T A Drink. He has a Fine Billiard Table for the use o f his customers. Baker City, Dec. 17, 1873. n32tf P A P L E V I N S , '9 W H OLESALE and R E T A IL DEALER IN . HOTEL RESTAIM 'T J O S E P H H. S H I N N , N o t a r y P u b lic C 3 .0 AND F E 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. n !8tf E. W. REYNOLDS, NOTARY PUBLIC AND DEPUTY U. S. MARSHAL. Office with John Brat-tain, Three Doors South o f B e d r o c k D e m c r a t office, 011 side of tlie Street. Baker City, Sept. 3, 1873.nl7m4 A . 1ST C K , BAK E R CITY, OREGON. HE PROPRIETOR HAS Bought the Hotel Restaurant, next door to T the Post Office, formerly kept by Sicord & W hitcom b, and has fitted the same up in the best styde as a Hotel, on the French Restaurant Style. He is prepared to ac­ commodate the Public, and is determined to give entire satisfaction. The House is open from five o ’clock in 'he morning until twelve at night, during which time customers, will be supplied with the best o f everything to be had in the ___ M Of all articles iu liis Line, which lie is selling at L ow e st P r ic e s , for the Ready Pay. His house is located on Main Street, nearly opposite the Bank Block, Baker City, Oregon. Baker City, Nov. 11, 1874.n27tf. J . ík G Á R D N E K , BAKER CITY MARKET. lm E p p in g e r R e s p e c t fu lly informs the citizens of Baker City that f has o re-opened the MEDICAL E X A M IN E R For the New Y ork Life Insuranoe Co- nl3if Where, at ail times, he. will be prepared to furnish his customers with the BEST OF MEAT, Of all kinds, at most reasonable prices. Baker City, April 11, !S74.-n49tf eF. 3 P . ^ t l T I 7 C 3 d Q c 3 - , M* D. (Graduate of the College of Physicians and Burgeons New York and- of tne Medical De­ partment oi the Willamette University,) PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Terms cash, or no patronage solicited. Office one door north oi City Drug Store. [tf Mrs. R. C. Shepherd BAKER CITY MARKET, firmer & Baler’s Sewing Machines. Baker City, Dec. 1, 1872.n3Utf T. P. HENDERNSON, MAIN STREET, BAKER CITY, ill HAEBESS ana SADDLERY OE EVERY DESCRIPTION, CHEAP FOR C A S H . Repairing done with neatness and dispatch, at Reas nable Prices. Baker City, SepT ¿0, 1874.n21tf S J M ’ CORMECK, Importer and Dealer In Bools, Stationary, Toys, Sasic Anl WATCHMAKER AND JE vVELER, e s t a b l is h e d in b a k e r c m ’ in 1867, Keeps constantly on hand a wall assorted Stock of WATCHES, CLOCKS I JEWELRY an d is p r e p a r e d to d o all kin d3 o f w o rk in LIVERY S T A B L E MESSRS. KILBLRN & PEBKiNS h is lin e o f b u sin ess. Waltham and Elgin Watches at Factory n3] Prices [tf. S. A. GAINES. JT> -e sp e c tfu lly I n f o r m line C it- GEO. J. BOWMAN. GAINES & BOWMAN, J A izens of Baker City and County, -and the Public generally, that they have pur­ chased the X -s l~ K 7 "0 2 ? 3 f IS AGENT FOR Mannlhcturcr ¿jiitl Wcttl©** General Assortment -/x. I * . '$& . 3E2 * 3 ? , BAK ER CITY, OEEUUN. the new Buildrng im m ediate­ ly South of the Western Hotel. O f f i c e —In BAKER CITY, OREGON. TOGETHER WITH A JOSEPH MAN AID AS, Proprietor, Baker City, July 4 ,1874.-n9tf rT . JN . S n o w » N I . D . Physician and Surgeon, Il23| wunBS &m > M ttm m , T o b a c c o & C ig a r s , B la c k s m ith s S t a " b le AND Formerly kept by John Eppinger, and that they are prepared to furnish customers with tlie best of MaraMorers of B osks & l a p s . Single or Double Turn-outs, direct from St. Louis, Mo., and none but the very best is Purchased, we are there­ fore prepared to Warrant all our work. We are now fully prepared to complete any Either night or day, with or without drivers, at the very lowest rates. First class Saddle Horses on hand. Horses boarded and the best of care bestowed. We keep nothing but the best of Stock and Buggies. Our stable is at the upper end of Main Street, Baker City, Oregon. Come and see us, Everybody, and we will do our best to please you. KILRURN & PERKINS. February 10, 1874.-nA0tf LIVERY ST AB LE GBIEK & KELLOGG Having completed their New Stable, have now the finest and best regulated L i v e r y S ta b le In E a s t e r n Ore g o n, W E A R E G E T T IN G O U R T IM B E R buggies or Wagons On short notice, and we can say we have the Very Best of Workmen in our employ. Every one wanting a Buggy or Wagon will save time and money by giving us a call and examining our work for themselves. H o r s e - © H o e in g . Special attention is paid to Horse Shoeing. All repair 'work done 011 short notice. We are thankful for past Patronage, and still solicit a continuance. GAINES & BO WMAN. Baker City, March 11, 1874.-n44tf < J as. I I . K o o n tz , THE SENATE. In the organization of the next U. S. Senate there will be 26 new members. Of those going out on the 4th of next march, there are seven Democrats, three Independ­ ents and sixteen Radicals. The The Democrats carry all the States where members of their party go out, with the exception of Califor­ nia and in tnat State Gov. Booth, Independent, has already been elec- ed. If- is understood that Gov. Beotli will act with the Democracy in that body, so the Senate will be even, as far as thejoutgoing Democ­ rats are concerned. In the present Senate the Democrats have twenty members, and they will gain as fob lows: Connefcjeut, Florida, Indiana, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia, making a gain of ten Senators. 6rov. Booth will be the only Independent in tbe Senate, as all those put down as such, go out next March. Adding Gov Booth to the Democratic column, and wa gain eleven. This gives the Dem­ ocrats 31 Senators beyond a ques­ tion. There is a vacancy from Lou’ isiana, which will be filied by the Legislature, which is Democratic, and in Minnesota and Michigan the Democrats claim the Legislature. If we elect in all these States, we have thirty-four Senators against 40 Radicals. In 1877 fifteen Radicals and nine Democrats will go out. These Democrats arb from States which will unquestionably return either the present Senators er Dem­ ocratic successors.^ They are from Alabama, Deleware, Louisiana. North Carolina, Kentucky, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia, and West V ir­ ginia. There is hardly a possibil­ ity of the Radicals gaining a single Senator from these States. The seats filled by Radicals, which will become vacant on the 4th of March 1877, are: Arkansas, Illinois Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Ne­ braska, New Hampshire, New Jer­ sey, Rhode Islami, South Carolina and Texas. The recent elections would indicate beyond a doubt that the Democrats will gain S nators out of the above named States as follows: Arkansas, New’ Hamp­ shire, New’ Jersey, Texas and Illinois, making five to be add­ ed to tbe Democratic column, cer« tain, giving the Democrats 39 against tbe Radicals 35. Nov/ if we take the two from Minnesota and Michigan from the Democratic c o l­ umn, we have the Senate a tie. But from the fact that a great revolution is going on iu politics, it is safe to calculate that the Democracy -will make greater inroads on the Radi cal States than we claim on the above count, and there can be hardly any question but what the Democracy will have a clear majority iu the Senate when the Democratic Presi­ dent shall take his seat ou the 4th of March, 1877.—Enterprise. B u sin e ss L a w . —The following brief compilation of business law is worth a careful preservation, as it cohtuius the essence- o f a large amount of legal verbiage: It is not legally necessary to say on a note “ for value .received.” . Contracts made on Sunday cannot be enforced. A note by a minor is void. A contract mads with a minor is also void. A contract made with a lunatic 13 void. A note obtained by fraud or from a person in a state of intoxication, cannot be collected. If a note is lost or stolen, it does not release the maker; he must pay it, if the consideration for which it was giveu, and the amount - can be proven. An endorser of a note is exempt from liability if not served with no-, tice of dishonor within twenty four hours of its non-payment. Notes bear interest only when it is so stated. Principals are responsible for the acts of their agents. Each individual iu a partnership is responsible for the whole amount of debts of tbe firm. Ignorance of the law excuses no one. It is a fraud to conceal a fraud. The law’ compels no one to do im­ possibilities. An agreement without considera- tion is void. Signatures made with a lead pen­ cil are good in law. A reeeipt for money is not alwajs conclusive. The acts of one partner bind all the rest. The saddest man in tbe city, late­ ly, was the one who had been toid C o r n e r of F ir s t a n d G S t e e t s , that the first snow of *he season was N EW SPAPERS, Where they will carry on the Livery Busi­ the proper thing in which to break U m a tilla » O r e g o n . FRANKLIN BOOK-STORE AND SANTA CLAUS’ ness in all its branches. in his new boots. He says if he can Headquarters, Eire-proof STOCK BOUGHT AND SOLD. All Freights and charges paid and advan­ find the walking encyclopaedia who Brick Building, 105 Front street, Portland, ces made on Commission. I have a Stone dispenced such gratuitous informa­ Baker City, Nov. 13, 1872. nl3tf________ Warehouse for Storeage of Goods. u37 Oregon. [tf tion, he will show him a wrinkle in Mark goods, Care J. H. K.,U. the bootibreaking business which, T X a s tn e r £z L acE -rier Umatilla, Aug.5, 1874.nl3n24. though having no claim to novelty, XJ n d e i t a k e r . P r o p r ie t o r s of t h e has always been attended by a large W h e a t W a n te d . amount of satisf action to the- wear­ J. W. C L E A V E R L Y / Y / A P o u n d s o f W h e a t er. Informs the Public that he is prepared to do O U . D I A / at the B edro ck D emo ­ On the East side of Pow der River, As every thread of gold is valua­ all kin- ? - -i work in the Undertaking Business c r a t Office immediately, for which the high­ b a k e r c it y , o r e g o n . on short notice and at rasonable nricea ble, so is every minute of time, est Cash-price will be sallovred. n26f-f Baker City, Oct, 1, 1878.n21tf 1 BARER CITY BREWERY, April 29, 1874. / nS1y Forwarding & Goininission Merchant, T lie Id a ti© E le c t io n . The Secretary of Idaho Territory ; and the United States Marshal have made 1 canvass of tne vote cast- at the late election in that Territory, I and, by their count, Thomas W. | Bennett receives 2.274 votes and S. S. Form 1.6S8, giving Bennett a ma- | jority of 086 votes in the Territory, i They also iind that “ Hon. S. S. 1 Feuh’ received 246 votes, and that F W. Bennett received 134 votes, that S. S. Fen a« received 192 votes, all of which ought to becounted f r Ben uett and Fenn, but are not so count­ ed at the canvass. But were those counted it would not change the re suit, although we think it shows a disposition to ignore the will of the people as expressed at thebailot box. Who ean doubt that each voter who wrote on his balloit Hon. S. S. Fenn or S. S. ¡¡¡Fenne. intended to voteforS . S. Fenn? Or who can. doubt that those voting for F. W. Bennett intendad to vote for T. W. Bennett ? But the entire vote Nez Perce, Idaho and Lemhi counties were thrown out because the votes were not canvassed by the board of County Commissioners, or because there was not an abstract of the vote for Delegate to Congress returned on a separate sheet of paper. The throwing out of these three coun­ ties entirely changes tbe result of the election. Were all the votes cast in the Territory counted, Mr. Fenn would have about ¡fifty major­ ity. We are not familliar with the laws of Idaho, and do not know how much there is in them to justify the action of the CLnvassers in re­ jecting the votes of those three conn ties, but think uuless they are very stringent, the grounds for disfran chising these people are not well taken. Even if the Board of County Commissioners did not do their duty it is hard to say that the people shall have no voice in the election, There may be something in the ob- jection ’ made to the returns that have been thrown out, ybut w a. are inclined to believe that the ¿canvass­ ers have been trying hard to count Mr. Fenn out, if possible. At all events there will probably be a con­ test over the election, at which we hope to see the man of the people’s choice receive the office. In sym­ pathy, politically, we are with Gov. Bennett, but would prefer to see him beaten fairly than to get a seat in Congress by foul means.—Walla Walla Statesman. Coroner Rice of San Francisco has been deposed from office, after a long investigation of a great number of charges brought a gainst him. A ll these accusations were alike in na­ ture, and showed a sytematic rob­ bery of tbe dead by Rico and bis subordinates. Tbe property of per­ sons wno died friendless almost al­ ways disappeared w’hiie tbe bodies were iu charge of the Coroner’s office. It was even shown that a valuable fur robe which ornamented Rice’s carriage had been thus appropriated, and the evidence proved that in sev­ eral instances men died in broad­ cloth to be buried like paupers. The first exposure was in one of the latter cases.' A stranger died in a hotel. Some Freemasons, learning that lie had been a member of the order, looked after his burial. Suspecting his dishonesty, they had the body dug up, and found that it was wrap ped in a tattered undershirt instead of the. new suit in which they had left it, and that the coffin, instead of being the casket which they had bought, was a very cheap rough box. I c e l a n d ic W o m e n . “ I turned to inspect the crowd,” says Bayard Tay­ lor, “ and found, to my surprise, that the women were much more p ic­ turesque figures than the men. Many of them wore square bodices of some dark color, a gown with many pleats about the waist, with red or blue aprons,. Nearly oil had a flat cap—or, rather, a circular piece_ of black cloth—on the top of the head, with a long black tassel on one side, hanging from a silver or gilded cyl indricai ring, an inch or two iu length. These riugs are precisely like those which the women of Cairo wear over the nose to hold the veil iu place. Some of the girls had their hair braided, but many wore it loose, and I saw one girl whose mag­ nificent pale yellow mane suggested a descent from Byrnhilde. The men only showed two colors—the brown of their wadtnal coats and trowsers, and the ruddy tan of their faces. Few of them are handsome, and their faces are grave and uademono strative but they inspire confidence by the strength expressed in - the steady blue eye, and the firm set of the lips. There were plenty of taw­ ny or piebald ponies, with manes like lious in the streets.” A letter writer in the South says that you cannot go on a cotton plan­ tation in Alabama now without hear­ ing the commands, “ Senator, start right and smart to your cotton pick­ ing.” “ Judge, you go and bring my horse around;’, or, “ Colonel, have a shoe put on ¡hat mule right along.’ Undoubtedly tilings are changed in Alabama. T he S h o sh o n e . —A few days ago this steamer struck a snag and sunk in the Willamette river near Salem. She settled down in ' shallow water but when they came to examine heir condition, it was found that she res­ ted on a number of snags which had perforated her bottom to such an ex­ tent that it would be useless to at­ tempt to raise her, aud patch her up. So they have taken her ma­ chinery out and dismantled her and abandoned what is left of the boat. This is the same boat that was built at the mouth of Boise river iu the Summer of 1866, by the Oregon Steam Navigation Company, with the intention of running her on Snake river, from Olds’ Ferry to the Owyhee Ferry. And although that piece of the rivrr was found to be all that could be wished in na vigabil­ ity, and the boat was a model of what site should be, still the trade would uot justify- the expense o f running the boat, and after on© or two trips she was tied up on the up­ per Snake river, where’ she remain.- ed iii charge of a watchman for years. After four or five years of idleness she was brought down through the Snake river canyon to a point some distance above Lewiston, where she was again tied up for a season. When the water again arose she was brought on down out of Snake river, and then down the C o­ lumbia, through the gorge at the Dalles, over the falls at the Cascades aud then finally up the Willamette and over the falls at that place, there being no lock's there then. Since that time she has been engaged in running on the Upper Willamette, aud when, after having had rhe most remarkable experience, and made the most remarkable journey ever accomplished by any vessel, and passed over the most dangerous route, and one hitherto supposed to be impassable, she has finally met her fate in the calm, placid waters of the Willamette. After her romantic history and dangerous experience, her loss by a sunken snag in still water is the most remarkable fact in her existence. C urious .P o s t a l R u l e s . — Among the rulings of tlie Postoffice Depart- ■ ment are some that read queerly enough. “ The Postal law does nol exempt postmasters from working ou the public roads.” “ Ladies’ gar­ ters, in packages not exceeding twelve ounces, are'subject to a post­ age of two cents for each two oun­ ces.” “ Packages of human hair not exceeding twelve ounces in weight may be sent by mail at the rate of two cents for each two ounces.” “ A husband has no right under the Postal law to control his wife’s cor* respondence.” “ The initials or name of the sender on the wrapper of a newspaper or other printed maci ter, in addition to the address, sub­ jects the package to letter postage.” "Honey bees are not considered proper matter for transportation by- mail.” “ Printed matter, written upon the wrapper erf a package of printed matter subjects the entire package to letter postage.” “ When a lady, holding the position of Postmaster’ marries and changes her name, a vacancy is created.” The life of Belle Boyd in Little Fulls is described by the Courier of that place. She went there as the wife of a Mr. Hammond, and none of her acquaintances doubt that she is the real rebel spy heroine. She joined the most fashionable church, gained a leadership in society, and altogether.took the villiage by storm. She made calls with a carriage and footmen, and gqve receptions once a week to the ladies. During her year of residence there she has spent a large amount of money, has made things lively, and yet has given Mrs. Grundy little chance to talk about her. A young lady in Paris, Kentucky, remarked to a companion in a con­ versation the other day, that she would never paint her cheeks again before attending a funeral. “ Why uot?” asks her friend* “ Because,” replied the young lady, “ I was painted up when I attended a funer­ al last summer, and never wanted to cry so bad in my life, and was get­ ting my handkerchief ready, when glancing around at—, I saw that coarse, yellow skin of hers through the tear tracks, and it looked horri­ ble. I never had such hard work to hold my tears in since I was born. I ’m done painting for funerals.” T h e W rong T ic k e t .— Here is the latest from the Podunk -• On the train were a young c uple ta k in g their wedding tour. Wishing to have a smoke the young husband left the palace car and went forward to the smoking car. While enjoy« ing his cigar and meditating upon the delights of the honey moon, the conductor came along to collect fare and the young Benedict, by mistake, handed out his marriage certificate, instead of the proper ticket. The conductor read it over I carefully and handed Yit back with I the remark that “ It might-do for a j ride somewhere put hut OH thud 1 train,”