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mm Coradlis, Jan. 24, 1879. PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY illf.l nil Til til. UL Uftl SPECIAL LAWS. AN ACT to Incorporate the Town or Lebanon, Lfnu County, State of Oregon. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon : Section 1. That the inhabitants of te town of Lebanon are hereby cre ated a body corporate, with perpetu al succession, by tbe nart.e of the town of Lebanon. They shall have a common seal, may sue and he sued, acquire, hold or dispose of property, dther real or personal, within the cor porate limits of said town, ?nd shall have all the pow ra and rights mc: dental to municipal corporations. Sec. 2. That the limits of said Cown shall be as follows: commenc ing at the southeast corner of section 10, township 12, range 2 W., Wil lamette meridian; running thence east 40 rods ; thence north 820 rods; thence wst 320 rods ; thence Foulh 820 rods; thence east 280 rods to the place of beginning. Sec. 3. That the officers of said town shall be: a President, fonrconn cilmeii. a Recorder, a Marshal and a Treasurer, who shall hold their office for the term ot one year, or omii tTreif successors are elected and quali fied. Said officers shall beelected an nnally by the qualified voters of said town, on the first Monday ot Janua ry of each year. The President and members of the Council shall be legal voters, actual residents, and shall have resided within the corporate limits of said town six mouths previ ous to the election. Sec. 4. The present of the coun cil shall have power to call meetings of the council, shall preside at their meetings, and when there is a tie in the council shall vote. He shall sign all ordinances and warrants for the collection of town taxes; he shall lhake annual report of the condition financially and otherwise of the town, and shall recommend such measures fbr'the peace, health and prosperity of the town as he may deem expedi ent. The president and council shall perform such other duties as may be hereinafter provided, and before en tering upon the duties of their office shall each file with the Recorder an oath to well and truly perform the duties required of them by the char ter. Sec. 5. It shall be the dutv of the council to devise and adopt all meas ures regulations and ordinances con nected with the public peace, security, tranquility, cleanliness and improve ment of the town, and the public health of ihf town and the regula tions of the finances of the town, as ifaay be expedient from time to time in accordance with this act. Sec. 6. The Recorder shall have all the powers and jurisdiction of a Jus tice of the Peace in all civil and criminal matters, in violation of town ordinances; also to have exclusive jurisdiction over all violations of ordinances of the town ; may exam ine, hold to bail, fine or convict per sons found guiity thereof. He shall be ex-officio clerk of the council, without compensation, and in absence of president shall preside at all meet ings of the council ; he shall keep a correct journal of the proceedings of the council ; he shall also be assessor of the town, and his fees therefor shall be the same as that of the county assessor as provided by law. Sec. 1. The Marshalin addition to tM duties prescribed to him by the council, shall execute and return all Erocesses issued and directed to him y the Recorder, and shall be a con servator of the peace, and shall arrest all persons guilty of a breach thereof, or a violation of any ordinance of the town, and take them before the Re corder for trial, and may as collector enforce the- collection of all taxes. He shall attend all meetings of the council, and perform all other duties as the council may direct. Sec. 8. The Treasurer shall receive and disburse all moneys coming into his possession by virtue of his office ; he shall pay all orders signed by ihe president of the council and Recorder; he shall make a report of the financial condition of the town to the council, and perform such other duties as they may require. Sec. 9. The Recorder, Marshal and Treasurer shall each give a bond in the sum of five hundred dollars, to be approved by the council, for the faithful performance ot their duties; the Marshal, for the collection of taxes and the Treasurer for his ser vices, cay receive such compensation as the council may allow. Sec. 10. The president and coun cilmen shall receive no pay for their services, nor shall they be directly or indirectly interested in the proceeds of any contracts to be paid out of the town treasury. The Recorder and Marshal shall be entitled to the same fees as are now allowed by la'w to justices of the peace and constables. Sec. 11. The council shall hold at least one meeting in each month, and a majority shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business ; they shall judge of elections and qualiri cation of their own members, and decide contested elections of town officers. Sec. 12-. Within three days alter the passage of any ordinance oopies of the same shall be posted in three public places in the corporation ; and all such ordinances shall take effect at the expiration of five days from the date of such posting. Sec. 18. The council shall have pow er and authority within the corporate limits of tbe town to make by-laws and ordinances not in conflict with the laws of the State, and all necessary provisions for carrying the same into effect ; to assess and collect taxes not to exceed three mills on the dollar upon all taxable property within the corporate limits, and to levy and col lect a poll tax not to exceed two dol lars from such persons in the corpo rate limit subject to poll tax under the law s of the State, and to lew and collect a road tax from all property, equal to that now levied by law for road purposes, to be expended on the streets and alleys within said corpo ration, under the supervision of a supervisor elected by the council; to prevent and remove nuisances; to license, tax and regulate bar-rooms, and all place where spirituous liquors are sold, billiard saloons, bowling alleys, theatrical and other exhibi tions, shows and other public amuse ments, and to suppress bawdy houses, houses ot ill-fame, gambling houses and gaming; Provided, that no per son or party having paid a license to the town for carrying on any business or traffic named herein, shall not be compelled to pay license to thecounty or State for the same; to establish and regulate a police and night watch; to impose, collect and appro priate tines and penalties for the breach of any town ordinance ; Pro vided, no fine or penalty shall exceed the sum of two hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the county or tow n jail for more than sixty days; And provided, the town council, by ordi nance duly passed, may require that any fine which is not at once paid, or secured to be paid, shall be worked out on the streets in the corporate limits at the rate of two dollars per day ; to erect and establish a town jail; to construct, clean and repair sidewalks and cross-walks, or provide for the construction, cleaning and re pairing of sidewalks adjacent to real property by the ow ners of such prop erty, and also for making, cleaning and repairing gutters, ditches, and otherwise improve and keep in repair streets and alleys; to regulate and prevent the running at large of do mestic animals, and the impounding and sale of the same, and the dis charge of fire-arms in the town; to prevent and restrain any riot, noise or disturbance of the peace, obscene language in any street or house with in the town; to provide all necessary means fbr the protection of the town against fire ; to provide for the col lection and disbursement of all mon eys which may be assessed or author ized to be collected; to issue warrants and levy on real and personal proper ty ofdefinqnent tax payers, and cause the same to be sold under such rules and regulations as they may establish therefor ; to fill all vacancies in office of the corporation, and appoint such officers as may be necessary to carry into effect any ordinance of the coun cil ; to make all rules and regulations for conducting elections, except as herein provided for; Provided; no person shall be allowed to vote at any mnnicipal election who is not a legal voter of the Slate, or who lias not resided within the corporate lim its thirty days next preceding such election, and who has no property subject to taxation. tjc. 14. The residents of said town shall be exempt from the payment of such road taxes as are or may be by law imposed upon the residents of Linn county, and the road supervisors shall collect and apply all road tax within the low;: of Lebanon to the streets within the said corporation. Skc. 15. The first election shall be held at the band hall, commencing at 10 o'clock a. Jr., and ending at 4 o'clock r. M of dav and month, and as soon as the inspectors of election are notified of the passage of this act, they shall post notices and appoint a day for said election. The inspectors of election shall be A. Ervin, R. AfcsCalley and Thomas Mor ris, and they shall give certificate of election to the successful candidates, and shall deliver the poll books to the Recorder elect. The members of the council shall appoint inspectors of subsequent elections and the place of holding the same, and cause ten days' previous notice thereof to be posted up in three conspicuous places in the town, and they shall receive the returns and declare the result, and the president and Recorder shall give certificates of election tolheoffi cers elect. Sec. 16. The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be as follows: " The people of the town of Lebanon do ordain;" and all ordinances shall take effect and be in force on and after the fifth day after the same has been enacted ; and it shall be the duty of the Recorder to cause all ordinances to be posted in three public places of the town, at least three days before the same takes effect. Sec. IT. The legislature of Oregon may annul or repeal, or amend the act whenever a majority of the citi zens petition therefor. Seo. 18. At the election heretofore provided, the question of charter or no charter may be submitted to the legal voters, and if a majority of them vote to adopt said charter, then this act to be in full force and effect, otherwise null and void. Sec. M). Inasmuch as it is of great importance that the town of Lebanon be -supplied with a mnnicipal organ ization without delay, this act shall take effect and be in force, from and after its approval by the Governor. Approved October 17, 1878. taxes; a Treasurer; also, six alder- m ,,n iinttl . an- . -, .1... ,.1.-Il j men, uiun ouvii tuuc as tile cny snail be divided into wards, and from and after such division of the city into wards, there shall be two aldermen from each ward. Said officers shall hold their respective offices until then successors are elected and qualified. Sec. 2. That section 5 of said act be amended so as to read as follows: Sec. 5. The Mayor, Recorder, Marshal and Treasurer shall be elect ed annually by the qualified electors of said city, on the first Monday of December of each year. The alder men shall be elected for the term of tvo years by the qualified electors of said city, on the first Monday of De cember of each year ; Provided, that the aldermen elected at the first city election under this act as hereby amended, after said city shall have been divided into waids, shall be di vided into two classes, one class to be elected and hold their seats for one year; and one class to be elected and hold their seats for two years, and at such first election one alderman from each ward shall be elected for one year, and one alderman from each ward for two years; and after said first election, there shall be one alder man elected annually from each ward; Provided further, that no person shall be entitled to vote at any municipal election in said city for the period of thirty days next preceding such elec tion. Sec. 3. That section 0 of said act, as amended by section 2 of an act entitled ' an act to incorporate the city of Albany," approved October 2(5, 1870, be so amended as to read as folio ws: Sec. C. The Mayor and aldermen shall compose the common council of said city, and at any meeting shall have power to provide for the elec tion and qualification of officers, and fbr filling all vacancies in office; to fix the time and place of their meet ings, but the' shall meet as often as twice in each month; to levy and provide fbr the collection of taxes for city purposes on all property, both real and personal, within ihe city limits; Provided, that no indebted ness shall be deducted from any as sessment made upon any person or property tor city purposes; to sit as a board of equalization; to adjust and equalize the assessment roll, or to provide by ordinance for the creation of a board of equalization for such purpose, said taxes not to exceed five mills on the dollar per annum; Pro vided, said tax may be raised to six mills on the doilar per annum, by a majority of all the legally qualified voters in said city, voting at any municipal election ; to establish hos pitals; to provide for the prevention and removal of nuisances; to license, tax and regulate auctioneers, taverns, ordinaries, hawkers, brokers, peddlers and money changers; to license, tax and regulate the running of hacks, carriages, carts, wagons, drays, trucks and omnibuses within the city limits, and to fix the maximum rates of carrying persons and freight thereon ; to license, tax and regulate barrooms, billiard tables, theaters and other shows, exhibitions or other amuse ments; also to probil it and regulate bawdy houses, gambling houses and gambling; Provided, the city council shall have exclu.-ivo control of all licenses, ami '.hat no part of the in come derived therefrom shall go to the count)'; And provieled further, that any person having paid a license tax herein provided for the city, shall be exempt from paying such license tax to the county for the purpose for which such license shall have been granted by the city ; to establish and regulate market houses and places; to establish, regulate and sustain tire companies; to provide water at the expense of the property holders in the districts established as cistern AN ACT to amend an act entitled porate the City ot Albany " apt 184 ' an act to Incor- approved October 24, Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Slate of Oregon : Section 1. That section 4 of said act be amended so as to read as fol lows: Sec. 4. The officers of said city shall be a Mayor, a Recorder, who shall be ex officio clerk of the com mon council and assessor ; a Marshal, who shall be ex-officio collector of districts ; to appoint fire wardens; to lay out and establish cistern dis tricts; to appoint properly guards and prescribe their duties and provide for their compensation, and by ordin ance, to compel any person present to aid in the extinguishment of fire, and the preservation of property ex posed to danger in time of fire; and by ordinance to exercise such other pow'ers as may be necessary on such occasions; to establish and regulate a police and night-watch ; to impose fines, penalties and forfeitures, for the violation of city ordinances ; to pro vide for the making, cleaning and repairing of side and crosswalk;!, at the expense of and by the owners of the adjacent lots ; Provided, that the streets at the several crossings shall be graded, paved, planked or other wise improved and kept in repair, and the crosswalks at such street crossing, built and kept in repair at the cost and expense of the owners of the real property fronting on such streets each way to the center of the block in proportion to their frontage ; to provide For the making, reopening aud repairing of gutters, drains and sewers; to grade, pavp, plank or otherwise improve and keep in repair the streets, alleys, and sidewalks within said city limits, at the expense of the owners of the real property adjacent to or abutting upon sooh improvements, and to charge the ex pense or cost of such improvements against the owners of such real prop erty, and to provide for the collec tion of the same from such owners respectively, and to charge the cost and expense of strch improvements as a lien upon such real property, and to provide that the cost of such im provements shall constitute and be come a lien tipon such real property from the date of recording such lien until the same is paid ; to provide fbr the recording of such liens by the City Recorder, in a book to be pro vided for that purpose, and kept in his office, and to provide for foreclos ing such liens, and the sale of the property to satisfy the same ; to pro vido for lighting the streets of said city, or any part thereof, with gas or otherwise, and to make the necessary regulations and contracts therefor; to provide for supplying "tbe city with pure water for domestic, sanitary, fire and other purposes, and to make the necessary regulations, restrictions and contracts therefor; to change, alter, vacate and lay out and open streets arid alleys within the city limits; to create a board of health officers for said city, and define its duties; to d i vide the city into three or more ward-, and to change tbe same and create new wards; Pro vided, that each ward so created and established shall be entitled to elect and be represented in the city council by two aldermen, one of whom shall be elected each year; Provided, that at the first election held in said city, after the establishment of any new ward or wards, there shall be two aldermen elected from each of such wards, one for the term of one year, and one for the term of two years from each of said wards; to provide for, regulate and control the storage of gunpowder and other combusti ble materials, and the use of candles, lamps and other lights, in shops, sta bles and other places; to provide for the erection, repair and regulation of piers, public wharves, docks and bridges, and to fix the rate of wharf age; to provide for the prevention, securing or removal of anv fire-place, stove or other apparatus which may be dangerous in causing fire; to reg ulate and prescribe the manner of building partition walls and fence; to prevent and regulate the running at large of animals, and the discharge of firearms within the city limits; to license and regulate porters and hotel or steamboat runners, and to fix the rate of portage ; to make appropria tions for any and all items of city expenditure, and to provide for the payment of the debts and expenses of the city; to appoint a city attor ney ana prescribe his duties ana pro vide for his compensation ; to pro vide for the weighing and measuring of hay, wood and other commodi ties bought and sold in said city ; to provide for the removal of standing water and oilier unwholesome and offensive substances, aud to prevent streams from overflow ing their banks; to provide against and prevent the introduction of diseases into said city; to provide for the prevention or re straint of any noise, riot, disturbance or disorderly assemblagein any street, house or place in said city ; to pro vide for the prevention and removal of any obstruction in ihe Willamette river within the city limits; to make all laws and ordinances necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this charter, and to secure the health, peace and improvement of said city, and to provide for the punishment ot the violations of any city ordinance by fine or imprisonment, but no fine shall exceed one hundred dollars, and no imprisonment shall exceed thirty days; Provided, tbe citizens of said city shall not be exempt from the payment of such road taxes as are, or may be imposed by the law of this State; Provided further, that the county court shall not have power to establish any county road within the corporate limits of said city. Sec. 4. That section 11 of said act be amended so as to read as fol lows : Sec. 11. The Mayor and aldermen of said city may receive such pay for their services as the common council shall by ordinance prescribe, not to exceed one dollar for each meeting of the council ; Provided, that no com pensation shall be audited in favor of any member of the council who is not present at such meeting. Sec. 5. J hat the Ir.st interests of the city of Albany demand that the same be divided into three or more wards at as early a day as possible, therefore, this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its approval by the. Governor. Approved October 18, 1878. Whereas, the said John Flanni gan was at large expense to procure the arrest and conviction of the party who committed said robbery ; there fore Be it enacted, by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon: Section 1. That there be paid to said John Flannigan, out of tbe treas ury of the State of Oregon, the sum of"$S74.26, gold or silver coin, and $411.39, lawful money of tlffe United Stales, to reimburse the said John Flannigan for moneys so distributed by him, and there is hereby appro priated out of the moneys of the treasnry of the State of Oregon, not otherwise appropriated, sufficient money to pay the same. Sec. 2. Inasmuch as the said John Flannigan is justly entitled to said sums of money from the State of Or egon, this act shall take effect, from and after its approval by the Gov ernor. Approved October 18, 1878. AN ACT (or tne Relief of John Flannigan. Wiiehkas, John Flannigan was on the 26th day of October, 187(3, Coun ty Treasurer of the county of Coos, and was duly acting as such; and, Whereas, on said 2Gth day of Oc tober, 1876, there had been deposited with the said John Flannigan, by the treaurer of the State of Oregon, the sum of $874.20 coin, and $4 1 1.39 cur rency, for the purpose of distribution, undei the laws of the State of Ore gon, regulating the distribution of money for the support of common schools, which said sums, upon appor tionment duly made, were found to be due from the State to the said county of Coos for the year 1876, and which sums of money were then in his possession ; and Whereas, said moneys were plac ed in tlui hands of said John Flanni gan by.he treasurer of the State of Oiegon, subject to the order of the board of school land commission ers of the State of Oregon, which were received and held by said John Flannigan as a matter of accommo dationand without compensation; and Whereas, the said monevs were stolen from the safe of said John Flannigan on the said 26th day of October, 1876 ; and Whereas, the said John Flanni gan tred due and proper care to keep the said moneys safe and secure, aud the said robbery was without fault or negligence upon his part ; and Whereas, said John Flannigan was not the local agent of said board of school land commissioners ; and Whereas, said John Flannigan, from his own funds, distributed "and paid upon orders from said board,-to the district school clerks and the local agent of the said board of school land commissioners for snirl of Coos, the sums of money above viot,i;.-,.wi . j iiirniiuiicu j UI1U Whebeas. said - i j .-.-..v.- .,.. made under a misapprehension of the nuuiuiy oi saia jonn f lannigan ; and AN ACT to provide for the Expenses incurred in Providing for and Maintaining the Oregon Exhibit at the Centennial Exposition held at 1'hilaUlphia, Pennsylvania, in the year 1876. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon : Section 1. That the sum of 83, 791, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of the general fund in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay the expenses . ot the exhibit of Ore gon products at the Centennial Expo sition held in the city of Philadel phia, Pennsylvania, 1876. Sec. 2. That the Governor, Secre tary and Treasurer of this Slate arc hereby constituted an auditing board to examine and audit the accounts of the centennial commissioner or centen nial commissioner alternate of this Slate for services rendered by them selves or their assistants, and all nec essary expenses attending the collec lion, transportation and exhibition of the said Oregon exhibit at said Cen tennial Exposition. Sec. 3. That said audilincr board shall require a full statement of the moneys, public or private appropria tions or subscriptions, and also of all time lor which remuneration was riven said commissioner by the finance committee of the Centennial Exposition ; that all s ich amounts of appropriations, private subscriptions and other remuneration, shall be an offset against the gross amount, to be allowed for the services and expenses attending the Oregon exhibit, to be deducted from the same. Sec. 4. That the amount to be al lowed the commissirner or commis sioner alternate for time necessarily employed while traveling lo and from meetings of the uational board, attending meetings of the State board, preparing the articles for ex hibition, and attending the exposition at Philadelphia, shall not exceed the sum of three dollars per day for time necessarily expended. Sec. 5. That when the auditing board shall have completed its labors ami made its award, the Secrdtary of State shall draw his 'warrant on the Treasueer in favor of A. J. Du fur, for the amounts so found by them. Sec. 6. As said moneys and ser vices have already been expended and are now due, the credit of the State is involved in their prompt pay ment, this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its approval by the Governor. Approved October 18, 1878. Umpqua; thence in a straight line to the southwest corner of township 30, south of range 9, west of the Wil lamette meridian ; thence north to the northwest corner of said town ship; thence in a straight line to the summit of the dividinir ridge be tween the waters of the Umpqua on the east, and the Coos and Coquille rivers on the west, at a point due west of the northwest corner of township 28 south, range 8 west, VV.illamelle meridian ; thence northerly along the summit ot the atoresaid dividing ridge, the township line between townships 22 and 23 south o; the Willamette meridian ; thence west along said township line to the Pa cific ocean ; thence north along the shore line of the ocean to the place ot us beginning. Sec. 3. All acts and parts of acts in'conflict with this act, are hereby repealed. Sec. 4. Inasmuch as uncertainty and conflict as to the boundaries, oT said counties, Coos and Douglas, now exist, this act shall take effect from and after its' approval by the Governor. Approved October 19, 1878. THE 0REG0NIAH ON GROVER. The Oregonian, of recent date, in. referring to Senator Grover's denial of the findings cf the Investigating Committee, makes the following caus tic remarks : As the shot that was fired at Lexington was heard round the world, so the report of the committee of the Oregon Legislature re verberates from the other side of the conti nent. It calls Grovcr to his feat in the Sen ate, and he " denies the charges seriatim, reading from the laws ami records to show that all money had been properly expend ed." Mr. Grover will learn that this form of denial will not be convincing to the xub lic of Oregon. It he expects to answer in this way the detailed and specific account of hi- transactions as presented in the commit tee's report he will find himself mistaken. The charges are too explicit and circumstan tial, and too strongly buttressed with indis putable facts ; and as they come from a leg islative committee (if his own party it can not be pretended that any fueling of hostil ty founded on partisanship has rendered them unfair. While he is denying will he deny his "loans" to himself, or to others for his benefit, out of the school fund, on such insufficient security that great sums are wholly lost? There are more questions of fact in the indictment than of law, and the facts are invincible. It is easy enough to " read from the laws and records" in pre tended justification of the profligacy which the committee has exposed, but the essence of the charge is in regard to the extrava gant expenditures and allowances made in violation of law. 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The boundaries of Coos county shall be as follows: be Efifinins on tbe shore of the Pacific occ-an at the township line between township 22 and 23, south of range 13 west of Willamette meridian; thence east along said township line to the summit of the dividing r'nlue between the waters of the Umpqua on the eai, and the Loos and i.'o qnille rivers on the west ; thence southerly aloii" the summit of the aforesaid divididing ridge to a point due west of the northwest corner of township 23 south, range 8 west, Wil lamette meridian; thence in a direct line to the northwest corner of town ship 30 south, ranyre 9 west, Willara ette meridian-; thence south to the southwest coiner of said township; thence in a straight line to the sum mit of the mountains separating the waters of the Coquille and Coos" riv ers from the Umpqua, "at a point where the same intersects the divid ing ridge between the head waters of the Umpqua and Rogue rivers; thence westerly along the summit of the ridge dividing the waters of the Co quille river from those which dis charge themselves into the ocean, to a point due east of the south line of section 21, township 30 south, range 15 west of the Willamette meridian; thence west to the Pacific ocean ; thence north along shore of said ocean to the place ot beginning. Sec. 2. The boundaries of Douglas county shall be as follows Bein ning at the month of the Siuslaw river on the south bank ; thence following up the south bank of said river to a point fifteen miles west of the main traveled road, known as the Apple irate road ; thence southerly to the summit of the Calapooia mountains; thence eastward along the summit of said mountains to the summit of the Cascade rango; thence southerly along the summit of the Cascade range to the former corner of Dons las county; thence continuing south erly along the summit of the Cascade range to the summit of the dividing ridge between the headwaters of the south Umpqua and the waters of the Rogue river; thence westerly along the summit of said ridge to the sum mit of the Coast Range of moun tains, separating the waters of the Coqnille and Coos rivers from tbe Bataed Taylor. In speaking of this, in many respects, wonderful man, whose loss a nation mourns, an exchange says: Bayard Taylor, who died a few days ago, while American minister to BcrlinQa position only one degree lower in honor than that of 'he pres ident was a self-made man. lie never attended a college, but com menced life as a printer boy, and in a printing office received the rudiments of that education which gave him high rank as a scholar and literary writer. He could speak, it was said, no less I ban seventeen languages, all of which he acquired by hard appli cation to study. So prominent had he become among his countrymen, that be needed no recommendations for office. President Hayes appointed him minister to Berlin without solic itation on the part of Mr. Taylor or any of his friends. Looking to this high example, let no ambitions youth be discouraged by the surroundings of poverty. Intelligence; energy and perserverance wdl accomplish tne most brilliant triumphs. 86 Pkei.iminky tn admission to the public schools of St. Louis, answers are required to a list of Questions, some of which are at time3 too much for the intelligence of the unfleged citizpns of the "future great city of the world." as witness the following : A friend of mine. Miss J , teacher of one of the primary classes, catechised a lit tle ragamuliin a short time since with the following result : " What is your father's nameV" " Don't know." " Don't know your father's name?" "No." " Well, what do the neighbors call him ?" " Don't call him nothin'. They don't see him. He ain't nc per home 'cept nights." "Then." as a bright idea occurred to her, " what does your mother call him':-' " Why, she calls him ' old fool.'" At this point her researches into the se cret history of that family ceased. On another occasion a little candidate grapple 1 succe sfully with every question on tne nsi. uiikj hw j - father's occupation was propounded. when he was forced to admit that he did not know what that word meant. " I mean, what does he do ?" said Miss J 1 Oh r he builds fires." 1 Ah ! he's a janitor, therrf" I don't know what that means, nei ther. " Why, a jauitor is a man that builds fires, anil sweep3 out, and take3 care of a building. " " I guess he ain't that kind, then, cos he don't sweep none." " Doesn't he 1 Well, where does he build fires ?" "I don't know," said the little fellow, very emphatica'ly, and in a tone betraying considerable irritation, " he's dead." Grover ok Oregon. Senator Grover, of Oregon, has not particularly distinguished himself during his political career; indeed, he is never heard of except he gets into some disreputable scrape or other ; but his disrep utable scranes are generally frequent enough i l"m" from nrolonired obscurity. 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