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r B A T E S OP A D V E R T IS IN G i B ED R O C K D EM O CRAT, P U B L IS H E D E V E R Y W E D N E SD A Y , i BY J. M. S H E P H E R D . OFFICE IN THE B E D R O C K D EM O C RA T B I T L W S G . T erm s of S ubscriptio n : > VOL. 5. One year,................. .................................. 4 00 Six Months,...................................... ' 2 50 C orrespon den ce from all portions of / Eastern Oregon is solicited for the D em ocrat . Ali communications, to receive attention, must be accompanied by a responsible name. Personal communications will be charged as special advertisements. l Idirceli w . M o srMHsmir, Corner of Main Street and Valley Avenue, C IT Y , O R EG O N , Would respectfully inform the public that he has recently received a well se lected and fresh Stock of D ru gs, Chem icals, Paints, Oils, Perfum eries, P aten t Medicines, Soaps, W ines, We are now prepared to do all kinds of Brandies, JO B WOllK on short notice and at reasona ble rates. Whiskies and N. B .—All Job Work MUST BE PAID Cordials, FOR ON DELIVERY. P R O F E S S I O N A L CARDS. L. O. STERN S, T. C. HYDE, N o t a r y P u b l ic . S te r n s &> MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS AT THE A tto r n e y s a m i C o u n selo rs A t-Law , B A K E R CITY, OREGON. L. O. S terns will attend the Courts of the Fifth Judicial District, and of Idaho and Washington Territories. Water Rights and Mining Litigation a S p e c ia l t y . IST E W STORE, First door above the Express Office. a d i e s F a n c y a n ti M i ll in e r y Goods in Store, and Latest Styles receiv. L eir by Express every Month, and for sale at A n d rew j , ia w b e s c e T ” B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON. IS AGENT FOR of the State. Baker City, Sept. 1, 1873. n!7y. Grover & Baler’s Sewing M in e s . Baker City, Dec. 1, 1872.n30tf J. M. S H E P H E R D , "W e ste rn H o t e l. A tto rn e y a t-L a w , MAIN STREET,.........................................BAKER CITY. B A K E R CITY, OREGON. R E ID & E L E T C H E R , P rop 'r. s. V. KNOX, Attorney at Law, (And Notary Public,) W E S T O N, O R E G O N . Will practice in the Courts of this State and Washington Territory. PECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO LAND Business, and Collections. ji l jt f S J O S E P H H. S H I N N , Notary Lubjic AND C o n v e y a n c e r , Will attend to Conveyancing and making ABSTRACTS OF T IT L E . Baker City, Sept. 11,1872. nl8tf E. W. REYNOLDS, P U B L I C AND D E P U T Y U . S. M A R SH A L. Iffice with John Brat tain, Three Doors South of B edrock D em crat office, on side of the Street. Baker C ity, Sept. 3, 1873.n l7m t A. J. TIMORI), li, A. M. D. M. A. Queen’s University, \Canada, M. D. Trinity University,/ 1351. DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS and OILS, WINDOW GLASS, VARNISHES, BRU SH ES, and W IM M & M KM KDM For Medicinal Purposes. TOILET ARTICLES Of Every Description. Prescriptions prepared at all Hours. City and Country Trade Solicited. Best Brands, of F a m ily G i ic s, T o b a cco s, Cig-fcrs, V«., constantly on Hand, at the Lowest Prices. Baker City, Oct. 7, lS74.n221y J. B. G A R D N E R , ?! Liquors, Wines and Cigars of the best quality. Phelan’s Improved Billiard Tables ail in good order. o----- o N. B .—Those indebted to either the Hotel or Saloon are requested to appear at the Captain’s office and settle. noSvStf. RAIL ROAD HOUSE.” rms cash, or no patronage solicited, ce one door north oi City Drug Store. BAKER CITY, OREGON. Ltf S J M’CORMICK, Importer and Dealer In Boots, Stationary, Toys, lusic, AM NEWSPAPERS, FRANKLIN BOOK-STORE AND SANTA CLAUS’ H eadquarters, Eire-proof Brick -Building, 105 Front street, Portland, [tf TJ nder tak er. J. W. C L E A V E R Informs the Public that he is prepared to do ffil land of work in the Undertaking Business oq short notice and at rasonable prices. Baker City, Oct. 1 , 1873.n21tf S e w in g M a c h i n e s —-A G r o v e r & Baker, and a Florence, both new and tha very best—for sale. For particulars, en quire at thte office, n50tf AND Manufacturers of B ra ts & f apns. E A RE G ETTIN G OUR T IM B E R direct from St. Louis, MoV. and none W but the very best is Purchased, we are there fore prepared to Warrant all our work. We are now fully prepared to complete any Buggies or Wagons B l a c k s m i th in g AND W A G O N M A IL IN G , n A ll t l i e V a r i o u s B T a n c lie s c3L o F R A N C E , B A K E R CITY, OREGON. T LIVERY S T A B L E II L iv e ry Stable Designs and Specifications Furnished. Estimates Made. Terms Liberal. Baker City,- Nov. 17, 1874. n28y B la c k s m ith s I X Y j izens of Baker Gity and County, and the Public generally, that they have pur chased the B A K E R CITY, OREGON. WATCHES. CLOCKS I JEWELRY ■J carried on by the Undersigned, at their Shop, at the I ) c s p e c t f u l l y I n f o r m t h e C it- J o h n F . C h o rd , Carpenter and J oiner, ESTABLISHED IN BAKEK CITY IN 1867, Keeps constantly on hand a well assorted Stock of Give us a call, and then you can judge of our ability and capacity to please our custo mers. n51tf CLEMENT & SICORD. H E P R O P R IE T O R H A S B o u g h t the Hotel Restaurant, next door to the Post Office, formerly kept by Sicord & Whitcomb, and has fitted the same up in the best style as a Hotel, on Jlie 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 the morning until twelve at night, during which time customers will be supplied with the best of everything to be had in Ute ' 3MC Z K j E X XÜL. H I Bilker City, Ju ly 4 ,187k-u9tf [Y SIC IA N AND S U R G EO N , WATCHMAKER AND JL WELLE, On short notice, and we can say we have the Very Best of Workmen in our employ. Baker City, Oregon. Every one wanting a Buggy or Wagon will save time and money by giving us a call and r r t l i e P r o p r i e t o r s r e s p e c t f u l l y examining our work for themselves. 1 inform tue Public that they have pur chased the Baker City Hotel, and have fitted O Z o > :£ » siO "“ slioeing. itup as aFirstL lass Hotel, where they will be Z found at all times ready to attend to the Special-attention is paid to Horse Shoeing, wants of the All repair work done on short notice. We H u n g ry an d W eary , are thankful for past Patronage, and still solicit a continuance. In a manner that will give satisfaction. GAINES & BOWMAN. Baker City, March 11, 1874.-n44tf The Table will be supplied with the best the MARKET WILL AFFORD. B A K E R CITY, OREGON. O f f i c e — In the new Building immediate ly South of the Western Hotel. 2 P - ^ w t:'Y 7 i7 C 3 > O C 3 -5 M. 1). Luate of the College of Physicians and ions New York aim ot the Medical De tent oi the Willamette University,) & CD VI C L E M E N T & SICO RD , Proprietors, T . JNT. S n o w » M . E>. Physician and Surgeon, MEDICAL EX A M IN ER For the New York Life Insurance Co- nloif P rb Q S A L O O N ! JOSEPH MAMI MS, Proprietor, 2 kinds of and is prepared to do all kinds of work in his line of business. m i n s HOUSE has been enlarged and re- X fitted, and is now the best Hotel on the Waltham and Elgin Watches at Factory Umatilla and Idaho stage route. n3] Prices [tf. Stages leave this House for above and be low, and also lor Clark’s Creek Eldorado, S. A. GAINES. GEO. J. BOWMAN. Gem City and Sparta. Connected with the Hotel will he found a GAINES & BOWMAN, first class P l i y s i c i a a , S u r g e o n , <Ae. O ffice and Residence, at A. H. Brown s former residence, nearly opposite the Bed rock Democrat Office. Baker City, Oregon, Nov. 1 0 ,1874.-y Oregon. e e p s c o n st a n t e y on h a n k a Full Assortment of all K Goods, consisting in part of Done to Order, and at Short Notice by MRS. L. J . HUSTON. Baker City, April 18,1874.-n51in6 Mrs. R. C. Shepherd IL.E P R A C T IC E IN A EE COURTS xD7 J. f , WISDOM, Proprieloï Corner Main Street and Valley Avenue Southwest Side, B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON, most reasonable Prices. Attorney-at-Law, N O T A R Y C o rn e r D r a ^ S to re , D r e s s M a k in g Collections promptly attended to. June 18, 1873.nöy W For Medicinal purposes. Fam ily Medi cines carefully prepared. Prescrip tions accurately compounded, at at 1 hours of the day or 118 night. Give us a call. tf H yde, Quarter c o l u m n .,,...,_________ Half colum n,...... .............. One column,................................... BAKER CITY, BAKER COUNTY, OREGON, FEBRUARY 10, 1875. HSI e w D r a g S t o r e . BAKER S. M. B E T T E N G IE E A CO., 10 S ta te Btreet, Boston, 37 Park Row, New York, and ,01 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, are ®ur Agents for procuring advertisements for the B e d r o c k D e m o c r a t , in the above cities, and are authorized to contract for advertising t our lowest rates. n3tf One square or less, o'ffe insertion,........$2 5$ Each additional i n s e r t i o n , ....................1 CO One square three months,................ 0 00 Business Advertisements by the month— Formerly kept by Jolm Eppinger, and that they are prepared to furnish customers with the best of Single or Double Turn-outs, 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. KILBURN & PERKINS. February 10, 1874.-n40tf LIV ER Y S T A B L E G EIER & KELLO GG H aving com pleted their New Stable, have now the* finest and best regulated Livery Stable Head of Main Street, B A K E R STOCK BO U G H T AND SO LD . Baker City, Nov. 13, 1872. n!3tf OREGON. He will do as good work, at as reasonable Prices, as any other Shop in the Country. B l o w s Manufactured to order. S. B. McCORD. Baker City, Feb. 10, 1874.n40tf Buy Your Lumber at the Old, Reliable E b e l l ’s O ld M i l l . E H A V E R E F IT T E D T H E W Mill and make the best Lumber in the county, at prices to suit the times. Any hills left at our Mill receive as prompt attention in the future as in .the past. We saw everything from a Lath to the Heaviest Timbers. Clear and seasoned Lumber always on hand. Bills left with J. W. Wisdom tvill receive immediate attention. By strict attention to business, we hope to receive our share of public patronage. An unlimited amount of Grain taken in exchange for Lumber. ELLIO TT & VAN PATTEN. March 1 1874.-u34tf. Lumber— New Saw Mill. c C O R D BRO TH ERS HAVE M their New Saw Mill in complete run ning order, and it is doing the best of work. It is located at P o c a h o n ta s , Where they are prepared to fill all bills for Lumber at short notice, and at as R e a s o n a b le B r ic e s As any other Mill in the county- Orders or Bills 'for Lumber can be left at the Black smith Shop of S. B. McCord, in Baker City, and they will he promptly filled. r ' 8. B. McCORD, R. D. McCORD, J . P. McCORD. P. S.—All business in connection with the Mill will he atended to by R. D. McCORD. November 11, 1873.-n27ti In E a s t e r n Oregon, Where they will carry on the Livery Busi ness in-all its branches. CITY, *W anted, O A A n n Pounds o f W heat O U « U U U at the B edrock D emo crat Office immediately, for which the high est Cash priec willbe allowed. n26tf IM P O R T A N T « E C Ï 8 I O S . T h e S ta te ï ' . ra s iire ii’s C ase B ech lafl. in the Supreme Court of the State of Ore gon. December Term ; 1874. Joseph Si mon, respondent, vs. A. II. Brown, as State Treasurer, appellant; appeal from Marion County. W. H. Efdnger for ap pellant E . C. Broncngh for respondent. M c A r t h u r ,J . The petition alleges that on November 7,1872, the Secretary of State drew a war rant on the State Treasurer in the follow ing form: S t a t e o f O r : e eg gon n , Ì ep k t t m m e e n n t t , V S ecretary D e p a ar :, Nov. 7, 1872.) S a l e m $504. _ ^ State Treasurer will pay out of the Gen eral Fund to the order of A. J . Dnfur, the sum of live hundred and four dollars. (Signed) S. F. C h a d w i c k , No. 393. Secretary of State. “ Centennial Commission Substitute.” That on said date the same was present ed for payment, and for want of funds was not paid, and the then Treasurer endorsed the same as follows: “ Presented and not m id for want of funds , Nov. 7, 1872. ‘ (Signed) L . F l e i s c h n e r , Treasurer. That, afterwards, Dufur endorsed the same for value, arid the plaintiff is now the owner and holder. That the Legislative Assembly, at its Eighth Biennial Session, passed an act entitled “An Act to provide for the ordi nary expenses of the State Government, and other general and specific appropria tions,” by which the said Legislative As sembly did appropriate the sum of $332,- 157,66, or so much thereof as might be nec essary for the several objects in said act mentioned for two years, commencing from September 11,1874, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, besides tlie sum of $7,2-5(/ap propriated out of specific funds for specific purposes. That by Section 19 of said act it is pro vided that “No money shall be paid out under this Act except upon warrants drawn by the Secretary of State upon the Treas urer shall be paid by said Treasurer in the order in which they have been presented endorsed: ‘Presented and not paid' for want of funds,’ whether the same have been issued before or after the passage of this Act.” That by Section 20 of said act it is pro vided that “Owing to the necessity of maintaining the public credit, this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its approval by tde' Governor,” and that it was approved Oct. 24,1374. That there are outstanding warrants drawn by said Secretary of State upon said Treasurer and presented prior to Nov. 7, 1872, and endorsed: “ Presented and not paid for want of funds,” to the amount and for the sum of twenty-two hundred dollars (2,200) and not to exceed that sum, and that there is now in the General Fund the sum of seven thousand or more dollars (7.000) in U. S. currency, which was receiv ed otherwise than for taxes, the requisite portion of which is applicable to and should be paid out by the Treasurer to wards the satisfaction of tiie warrant afore said with interest from the date of its en dorsement by tlie Treasurer. That on Nov. 30th, 1874, ihe plaintiff caused the warrant aforesaid to be duly presented and demand made for payment which was refused by the present 'Treas urer, A. H. Brown, the defendant. Then follows a prryer for a writ of man damus commanding the Treasurer to re duce said currency in the général fund to coin and to pay said warrant with the in terest due thereon. The defendant answers and says: 1. That he refuses to pay said warrant because the same belongs to and is a part oi the deficient warrants drawn upon the State Treasury for which no appropriation was made by the Legislative Assembly, and that he has no authority to pay any warrants presented to him unless author ized by Act of said Assembly and that said warrant is part of an indebtedness for which there has been no appropriation. 2. That the entire amount of outstand ing warrants presented and endorsed “ not paid for want of of funds” aggregate about $287,459 .17 and that warrant No. 393 is of said number and that none of said war rants are included in , or provided for in the appropriation bill passed October 24th, 1874, and therefore he refuses to pay the same. 3. That the warrants upon tlie various funds appropriated to by the said act and accruing since Sept. 14, 1874 aggregate at this time $78,957,51 and that the same are property, collectible, from the Treasurer under and by virtue of said section 19, and that if he should be required to pay One de ficient-warrants he would not have any funds whatever wherewith to pay the cur rent expenses ofthe State Government or any general or special expenses during the two years succeeding. Then follows a prayer for dismissal, etc. A demurrer was interposed and sustain ed to the 2d and 3d portions of the answer. Thereupon t.ie plaintiff filed his reply denying the first allegation in the answer and averring that the Legislative Assem bly did by an act approved Oct. 24,1872,. en titled “An Act to provide for paying the expenses ofthe Commissioner and Com missioner substitute for the Stale of Ore gon in attending tlie sittings of the U. S. Centennial Commission,” appropriate tlie sum of four thousand dollars out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap propriated to be used for the purposes ex pressed in the title of the act during the years 1872 and 1876 inclusive upon which fund said warrant was drawn. After trial the Court below adjudged the writ, properly issued and ordered that the said warrant be paid by the Treasurer.— From the findings ofthe Court it is appar ent that the effect ofthe order was to cause payment to be made out of the $7,000, the general fund mentioned in the plaintiff’s comniaint. Tnere is no question made here’ upon ruling of the Court below on the demurer to the defendant’s answer and we pass tha't matter as unimportant. It will be observed that the said answer nowhere puts in issue the following alle gations ot the complaint. (1) That there are outstanding warrants drawn by the Secretary of State upon the Treasurer and presented prior to Nov. 7,1872, and indors ed: “ Presented and not paid for want of funds,” to the amount of twenty-two hun dred dollars (2,200) and not to exceed that amount. And, (2) That there are now in the General Fund of the Treasury of the State the sum of seven thousand dollars (7.000) or more in currency of the United States which was received by the Treasur er otherwise than for taxes from which fund warrant No. 393 and accumulated in terest is payable. The first section of the act to provide for the payment of the Centennial Commiss ion declares that “ there shall be and is hereby set apart from any money in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of tour thousand dollars ($4,000).to be used in defraying the expenses of-the Commissioner,” etc., and in the second section it is provided after the bills of the Commissioner are audited the Secretary of State shall draw his -War.raXt for the amounts audited aixt that the Treasurer shall nay the same from the fund to be set apart in virtue of the first section: “Pro vided, That' the aggregate amount paid in any one year shall not exeeed $1,000 (Law 1872, p.103.) , Thus it will be seen that the warrant in suit is to be paid out of a fund to be set apart by the Treasurer from any moneys not otherwise appropriated. Assuming that there are in the treasury the seven thousand and odd dollars belonging to the general fund as alleged in the complaint and not denied in the answer, and assum ing further that there are warrants upon the general fund registered prior to this one aggregating in amount $2,200 it follows that there must be some $4,800 in said gen- NO. 40. eral fund which it does not appear have been “otherwise appropriated” and from Which ihe fund may be created out of which the law authorizes the Centennial warrants to be paid. We are of opinion that this warrant can not legally bo paid out of any of the funds provided for by the. Act of Oct. 24,1874. The very terms used in the first section of said act shows that the Legislative Assembly specifically appropriated i'or the objects enu merated ia subsequent sections certain défi nit sums of money to be paid out of any money not otherwise appropriated during the two years succeeding September 14,1874. Section nineteen provides that “no money shall be paid out under this act except upon warrants drawn by the Secretary of State upon the State Treasurer. And all warrants drawn by the Secretary of State from the treasury shall be paid by said Treasurer in the order in which they have been present ed and endorsed ‘Presented and not paid tor want of funds,’ whether the same have been issued before or after the passage of this Act.” It is contended that this action should be so constiüed as to authorize the State Treas urer to pay wrrran ts which have bean issued long prior to the second Monday in Septem ber, 1874, under the other acts of the Legis lative Assembly and for other purposes than those mentioned in the other sections of that Act. The question therefore is, can such an enlarged construction 4be given to Section Nineteen ? - I f so, the entire charact er of the Act L changed, and irom an act providing for the ordinary expenses of the State Government accruing during the two years succeeding the second Monday of Sep tember, 1874, and the other and general and specific appropriations enumerated therein, it will become an act to provide for certain extra-ordinary expenses incurred prior to that date, for which payment is neither gen erally nor specifically 'provided by the Act. In construing this Act it is the duly of the Court to ascertain if possible the intention of the Legislature, and in so doing the pre amble and the general purview or body of the Act are to be taken into consideration, and it is the duty of the Court to put a rea sonable construction upon all its -sections and clauses, in order to accomplish its obvi ous purposes and in order that ail its provi sions may if possible stand. W henever the intention of the makers of a statue can be discovered, it ought to he followed with rea son and discretion in the construction of the statue, although such construction seems contrary to the letter of the statue. “A thing which is within the letter of a statue is not within the statue unless it be within the intention of the makers.” Griswold vs. National Insurance Co. 3 Cowen 96. The obyious purpose of the act under considera tion is to provide the necessary funds to de fray the expenses of the State Government for two years succeeding September 14,1874, for it does not appear that it was passed in pursuance of Art. 9, Sec. 6 ofthe State Con stitution, but on the contrary it was passed in virtue of Art; 9, Sec 3 of the Constitution and of Sec. 58, p. 760. of the General Laws. If we look to the mere words of section nineteen there is an apparent inconsistency between it and the other sections of tiro act, but when viewed in the light of the pream ble and the other sections that inconsistency disappears, and the section may with much reason be taken to mean that no money shall be paid out under tlie act except upon war rants diawn by the Secretary of State upon the State Treasurer and all warrants drawn by the Secretary upon the Treasurer in vir tue of this act shall be paid by said Treasur er in the order in which they have been pre sented and endorsed: “ Presented and not paid for want of funds” whether the same have been issued before or after tho passage of the Act. I f must be borne in mind that this Act was approved October 24, 1874. Al so that Sections Five and Nine provide, among other things, for the payment of cer tain deficiencies in the Mute School Fund and Penitentiary Fund. Therefore the words, “ whether the same have issued be fore the passage of this Act” are intended to embrace such warrants as represent the défi ciences in the fund just mentioned. There is no relerenee whatever in the Act to the Centennial Commission Fund, and hence the Act and no Section thereof can properly be held to govern the payment of the war rants drawn thereon. We therefore are ol the opinion ’’ that the warrant for the recovery of which this ..pro ceeding was instituted shodld be paid out ot the fund first alluded to ( the $7,000 ), and the Treasurer should set apart the fund in accordance with the provisions of the Act approved October 24, 1872, commonly called the Centennial Commission Act. Judgment affirmed. S T R A W B ID S . Tire Postmaster-General has taken hold of the straw bid question in connection with some of the principal router in the Western States and Territories with great earnest ness, and his action to-day in regard to routes in Oregon may he taken as indicat ing his course with all the rest. On inves tigation he found that Ben Holladay, Barlow, Sanderson & Co., have been able to control immense contracts at high rates, through a system of straw bids, and he has informed them that while their bids for the next year are the lowest responsible ones, he c onsid- ers the price to high, and will not pay it; that he will not allow his department to be hampered by what he knows full well is a ring. Thinking they had the department at their mercy the contractors coolly inform ed him that it he did not accept" their terms they would not continue the service. He replied that he should re-advertise the route and see that responsible bidders got an opportunity to make honorable competi tion. To-day Senator Mitchell called upon Mr. Jewell to remonstrate with him respecting his proposed action to-again advertise for the performance of service. The senator stated that such a course, would consume valuable time, and in the mean time Holladay might refuse to carry mails at all and the people of Oregon, especially in the eastern part of that route now being served by Holladay, would suffer for want ofmails facilities, Mr. Jewell replied that ho thought S600 a day was too much to pay for seven hundred and fifty miles of stage coach service, that it could be done for less, and that he was deter, mined to have it done at much less. But, said the senator, how can it be done ? These men have stock, coaches and other fa cilities to go ahead, and none else will. I suppose I should send mail by another route, was the answer. Well, then, said the senator, the people would not get their mail in seasonable time. Then, assuming an air non-patronizing, he said: Mr. Jewell, I am not interested in these men. I appeal for the people of Ore gon, that you will Hot cause them trouble by readvertising the routes. JJr. Jewell, in reply, stated that he knew the service was in the hands >i a ring, and he would break it up if he had to let the mails of Oregon rot for months. As a result, it is believed .hat Holladay & Barlow and Sanderson & Co., will carry the mails at a sum greatly reduced in figures represented in the bid. I f they do not, some one else will have to do the work, $6 00 10 00 .15 0Q> Ten per cent, additional on advertisements to which a »DQeial posit»» is guaranteed. OS^Tlie space ot ^ Inch, up and down the'Column, cons titutes & -nuare. N. B.—All debts due this office are payable in Coin, unless otherwise eapressly agreed-. O I K W IL L O W C R E E K i E t T E B . W i l l o w C r e e k , Feb. 5th. 1875- E d it o r D e m o c r a t :— Winter hangs dfo yet, although it has been very pleasant ex cept a few cold nights. Our cattle and j horses arc all doing well, as the snow 1» not deep enough to cover the grass. We had no snow at all until the 30th of Decem ber. A new post-office has been located on Willow Creek at Mr. A. B. Roberts’ place. The name ofthe office Is Stone, and Mrs, Roberts is Post-Mistress. I hope you will not freeze these 25 below zero .imes. It has not been so cold here by 20 degrees. Yours &c., # 4 « Twelve hundred local miners have been shut out from employment In South Wales. Garibaldi disclaims political intention» in accepting a seat-in the Italian Parlia ment. Over 400 Chinese were last by the burn ing of the steamship Japan. Many Republicans in the house oppose Butler’s plan to enable a bare m ajorliy to take up a bill at any time. It is the opinion that the full Louisiana investigating committee will concur in the report of Phelps, Potter and Foster, of the sub-Commiltee, throwing the blame on tlie Kellogg faction and the Returning Board. The Senate Committee on elections is a tie on the admission o f Pinchbeck. W h e n Cameron returns ho will vote against him. I f Pinchbeck fails then Grant’s brother- in-law, Casey, will be elected to the Son- ate. On last Saturday the Dead Letter Office at Washington received a package sent by mail, containing six snakes, four of them alive, and one of them a .copperhead. It was addressed to Germany, but atoppei at Washington. Senator Ramsey abandons the contest for re-election in Minnesota. Thurlow Weed congratulates Andy John, son on his election to the Senate. A Republican Senatorial caucus on Sat urday resolved to support the President in all he has done or proposes to do in Louis iana affairs. Eight Republican Senators dissented. The Modoe Indian war cost the quarter masters of Subsistence Departments $411,- 000. The appropriation for Inland Mail service next year is fixed by the Committee at $17,- 548,000. Maine rejects the Woman Sufiraffge prop osition as a constitutional amendment. Capt. Edward Higgins, late agent for the P. M. S. S. Co., died Jan. 31st at the Grand Hotel in San Francisco. Yasquez has given up all hope of having his sentence commuted, Chavez publishes a card threatening to avenge the death of Yasquez, if he is hang ed. To-day begins the fifth week of the Beech es case, and much public interest is felt in tho decision of Judge Neilson on the admissi bility of Tilton’s evidence, which was ren dered today. A dispatch from Washington this morning says that the increase of the public debt in January was $1,837,870.27. A New Orleans special this morning says that the Republican members of tho Inves tigating Committee are attempting to ar range a compromise between the contending parties. B. C. Cahfield, successor to J . J . Rico from Illinois, was sworn in as member of the House to-day. Mr. Pratt presented in the Senate to-day a joint resolution from the Legislature of Maryland in favor of granting pensions to Mexican War survivors. C r u e l t y t o A n i m a l s -.— The Owyhee Ava lanche says there are said to be droves of cattle along Snake river famishing with thirst as well as hunger. The river being frozen over they can get no drink, and many of them venture out to the air holes, break through the ice, under which they are car ried down by the current and are seen ho more. I t seems to us that owners of starv ing cattle should at least see that they got all the water they want to drink, and notadd the pangs of thirst to those of hunger. Never trust with a secret a married man who ’oves his wife,- for he will tell her, and she will tell her sister, and her sister will tell everybody. A Michigan man with a large family has been an emigrant fifty four times, and has just sent to Texas for a pamphlet about tho resources of that State. A good little girl writes to the N. Y. Tribune: “Papa has given us three cents a day for not sucking our thumbs. We send $1. for a child in Kansas.” Anna Eliza says that thirteen of Brigham’s daughters sat in the front seats and madfl faces at her the first time she lectured. A man may be properly said to have been drinking life a fish when he finds that ha has taken enough to make his head swim. Notv we know what makes it so cold. E l der Lutz, of Now Haven, is preaching on “ Hell Closed for repairs.” Men who travel barefooted around a new- ly carpeted bed room often find themselves on the wrong track. , David Kalakaua has a great lik!ng for chil dren. He says he never saw one that didn’t look good enough to eat. The Santa Cruz Sentinel compares that town to “ the dimple on beauty’s cheek.” More cheek than dimple, probably. There is nothing more hazardous than to be bothering an irritable woman with fool ish questions on wash day. ‘•Too thin” has become obsolete. ‘“Not sufficiently materialized” is the latest form in which this idea is clothed. “You are too pert entirely, Miss,” said a teacher to a pupil. “Your whole domeanot is a continuous misdemeanor.’ I t is vety cold weather, and yet plovers dft cot see the sense of hugging a store,