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OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE STATE OFFICIAL PAPER FOR BENTON COUNTY Corvallis, June 27, 1879. W. B. CARTER, DO WE NEED A HARBOR? Senator Mitchell, in his able review of the commerce of the Pacific, be fore the XT. S. Senate, gave an alarm ing array of marine disasters along this coast, great numbers of which, involving the loss of millions of prop erty and hundreds of valuable live, might have been prevented by a har bor of refuge. After reading that fearful array of figures, we thought there could be but one opinion as to the necessity for a harbor of refuge at some point between San Francisco and the Straits of Fuca. But Capt. James Carroll, commander of the late steamship Great Republic, which went ashore. near the mouth of the Columbia, and a few others, also, asserts that there is no necessity for a harbor of refuge or breakwater up on this coast. Will the people of Oregon receive him as good authori ty upon this subject? We think not. The great majority of the 6eafar ing men aie decidedly in favor of a barbor of refuge, and the question to be settled, is where shall it be located? It is new understood that the Board of Engineers having charge of locat ing the same, intend to make a per sonal examination of each point pre senting claims. This is just what they should do, and for this purpose the steamer Constantino has been placed at their disposal. The claims of Cape Foul weather and Yaquina Bay have been strongly presented before the Board by Capt J. J. Winant, as will be seen in an other column of this paper. The reasons assigned by the Captain why the harbor of refuge and port of entry should be located upon the western line of Benton county are so clear and well authenticated by facts, that no room is left for doubt. Captain Winant is not only in favor of a bar bor of refuge, but rises above all per sonal feeling and local prejudice an boldly comes to the front for Cape Foulweather, or Yaquina Bay, as in the judgment of the Board of En gineers, is deemed the best. We hope, ere long, to be able to announce the settlement of this long vexed question. Postal Officials. The following postoffice officials were at the Clar endon Hotel, Portland. Oregon, last week : Hon. Jag. N. Tyner and wife, " First Ass'istanf Postmaster General ; Gen. A. D. Hazen and wife, Third Assistant Postmaster-General ; M. V. Bailey, Superintendent Railway Mail Service; Samuel Smith, Special Agent Postoffice Department, free delivery division. Their visit is in pursuance of a plan to establish mail routes in Oregon and Washington Territory, and also to facilitate postal commu nication with British Columbia. Sound Plank. The following sentiment, expressed by Secretary Sherman, in writing to a war demo- erat, in New York, would make an excellent plank lor a Republican platform one upon which our green back friends could afford to stand. He says the " true issue for 1880 is national supremacy in national mat ters, honest money and an honest dollar." Infant Mortality. It is stated that fifteen per cent, of all the chil dren bom die in the first year. This results in summer, largely from im proper food. It cannot be made too widely known that the addition of a teaspoonful of common lime-water, to be had at the druggist's for a mere trifle, to each bottle of milk adapts oow's milk to the human constitution, and renders it perfectly digestible to eitheradult, invilids orsticking infants. For the latter the milk should be di luted with tepid water and slightly sweetened with moist, not loaf, sugar. Besides the effect on the digestion, it may be assumed that the lime goes to tbe formation of the bones; hence children thus fed have none of thnt softness in their bones so painfully displayed in what is termed "rickets." Stand Fast. Stand by your friends, let come what may, is a good motto. If you don't standby them you need not expect them to stand by you So whether they be friends of high or low degree, in affluence or pover ty, stick to them and don't slop to in quire whether it will pay or whether it -will be popular. Whenever you prove traitor and desert those who nave stood up for you and helped fight your battles, you will find your self without any one to congratulate you upon your achievements, or com fort you in an evil honr when misfor tunes come Ibick and fast. HARBOR 0F REFUGE. TESTIMONY OF OTHER SHIP-MASTERS CON CERNING THE NECESSITY OF PORTS FOR SHELTERING DISTRESSED SHIPPING. The opinions of sea cautains concerning the location for the proposed harbor of ref uge on tne northern coast were again given yesterday afternoon before the Pacific Coast .Board .of u. S. Engineers. Laptam James Carroll, commander 01 the late steamship Great Republic, who has been running oflTthe coast for thirteen years, was of the opinion that there was no necessi ty for the proposed harbor. In any rough weather captains do not run for port unless completely disabled. Very rarely is it nec essary to put into port in northwest weather. Port Orford is decidedly the best of the northern ports. Large steamers have fre quently lain there in northwest weather. The holding ground is better there than in any of the northern ports. Uape Greeory harbor might be greatly improved, lnm- dad would be easier of egress than Coos Bay. lhe new classes of both steamers and large sail vessels are so greatly improved that they have no need ot a haven between their starting point and destination. Captain A. r. Lorentzen, a schooner cap tain, said : " I think there is great need of a harbor of refuge. 1 have frequently seen vessels in need ot a harbor ot retuge. 1 la- vor Port Orford. What we seamen need are more good southerly harbors. We have al ready good places of shelter from northerly weather. 1 have seen as many as thirty schooners in Bodega Bay, on account of se vere summer weather. Captain Jacob Cousins has been on the coast since 1853. He does not think there is anv need of a harbor of refuge. It would benefit real estate owners near the harbor more than it would . shipping. Instead of making a harbor of refuge, in his opinion, the government should improve a dozen dif ferent shipping points, making several small commercial harbors. These would make secure ports for small vessels, and large ones need no refuge. There is very little use trying to improve bar channels, except to confine the channel to one well-defined direction. Both Trinidad and Crescent City are suitable places at which to construct breakwaters. Capt. J. J. Winant then read the follow ing paper : Reasons whv Cape Foulweather or Ya quina Bay should be selected for a harbor of -refuge : First Because it is the most northerly point, and therefore farthest to leeward in heavy southerly weather of any yet contem plated for the purpose. When I wrote that I did not think of Columbia river being spo ken of as a harbor of refuge, and for this reason accessible to a larger number of ves sels. The line of bad weather being about in the vicinity of Cape Mendocino, and the storms heavier, and of longer duration, as we get farth"r north, Cape r oulweather be comes, in this respect, the most central point. Second It is claimed by the engineer, Mr. Habersham, who made the survey, that a breakwater can be constructed here at a cost far below the estimates of any other point yet named. Third Yaquina Bay, four miles south of the Cape, is alieady a good harbor tor small vessels, and can be entered by such vessels in stormy weather when no other on the coast is accessible. This can be established by positive proof. The channel of Yaquina Bay is open to the south, and a vessel can enter under any saii, or even might enter without any, if it so happened that her sails had been blown away, The bar has only about sixteen or seventeen feet of water on it at high water : if this could be deepened to twenty-five or thirty feet a harbor of refuge would be provided capable ot accommodating all the vessels on the Pacific coast, as it it navigable for about twenty miles. It seems simply a question for engineers to decide whether a channel could be mae'e, and whether the outlay would not be les3 than to construct aharlior entirely outside. A ledge of rocks on the north-side prevents the channel from shifting in that direction. The shifting of channels by moving saud bars is the greatest cause of annoyance at most of the harbors on the northern coast. One incident alone is suffi cient to illustrate the advantage that Ya quina has over other places on the coast as a harbor of last resort. During the winter of 1878 several vessels were seen off Coos Bay in distress. Amond them was the schooner Lizzie Madison. The captain, finding it im possible to enter Coos Bay, Unipqua, or any other place, finally ran for Yaquina, which ho entered without difficulty, thus saving his vessel and the lives of his crew. Fourth Both Cape Foulweather and Ya quina Bay have better opportunities for communication with the interior than any other point under consideration, as there is a natural pass through the Coast Range. A good wagon road connects it with the Wil lamette Valley, and a railroad is being built over the same route. Many of the objec tions that weigh against other places on the coast will not apply to this. Therefore, in accordance with the expressed wish of the Honorable Board of Engineers for informa tion on this subject, the above reasons are respectfully submitted. The above is from the San Francisco Bul letin of the 12th inst., and gives a very cor rect idea of the status of the harbor of ref uge question. Capt. Winant, with an expe rience of some fifteen years as a commander of vessels on the Oregon and California coast, and for many years frequently visit ing Yaquina Bay, comes nobly to our sup port before the Board of U. S. Engineers. The Captain's arguments are unanswerable, and his reasoning clear and concise. It is evident, to the most casual observer, that Cape Foulweather or Yaquina Bay, and in fact every point outside of California, is met with most powerful opposition, with the odds fearfully against Oregon. Some of the interested parties claiming that no har bor is needed on this coast, or, in other words, would oppose a harbor, provided it is not located somewhere in California. Capt. Winant is not of this class but takes a broader, manlier view of the situation, and looks only to the best interests of commerce. The thanks of the people of this state are due to Capt. Winant for his timely and able council before the Board, and through the press, upon the harbor of refuge question. The Retiring Mayor. Mayor Newbury last evening closed his of ficial term as Mayor, presiding for the last time at the meeting of the City Council. He retires with the respect and best wishes of all citizens. During the time he has filled the po sition of Mayor Mr. Newbury has been untiring in his performance of duty and has honestly and ably met every official responsibility. He has been the soul ot courtesy as an of ficer, and his private affairs have suf fered while he served the city. This made a longer continuance of office undesirable, and he will hereafter de vote himself entirely to the increas ing cares of business. The universal sentiment of citizens is kindness and respect for his official life and best wishes for bis future. Portland Jiee, June 19th. PIXLEY ON OREGON -A CALIFORNIAN SPEAKS. We are pleased to note the many evidences of increasing good feeling between the representatives of the press of our sister Stater California, and those of our own Stale. The alienation in the past, has been the result of ignorance and prejudice. These are fast giving away, and hap pier days are dawning. Frank Pix- ley, the talented and gifted editor of the San Francisco Argonaut, one of the most ably edited papers of that State, recently paid a- brief visit to this State. The following extract from his paper will show his esti mate of Oregon : On our down trip from Portland to Asto ria the ship made twenty-four miles an hour, which is the fastest sailing we ever experi enced. Of our trip we can only say it was ten days of uninterrupted enjoyment. Ore gon was to us a revelation. We knew that California was bounded on the north by Oregon ; we knew that Portland was situ ated on the Willamette ; that the Willam ette emDtied into the Columbia : that the Columbia emptied into the sea ; dividing Washington Territory from the State of Oregon. We had heard the country was rich in forests and timber ; that it was of acrieultural value : that fish abounded in its streams. We had a school boy's idea of its eeoLTarmv of coast range, rivers. Cas cade Mountains, broad prairies and rich val leys ; but we had no realizing sense of its splendid domain, and the inexhaustible fer tility of soil, its expansive primeval forests; its River Willamette, more beautiful than the Sacramento, draining a valley more pro ductive than Sacramento and San Joaquin combined. We had no idea, till we saw it. that the Columbia was the grandest and most picturesque of all the great rivers of the world ; that it had scenery upon its banks in comparison with which the Hudson and the Pliine sink into utter iusignificance, that it and its tributaries penetrate a land which for food producing capacity has no equal on all God's five broad continents. Oregon is a wonderful State, and tried by what seems to us to be the true test of a land's real wealth and ultimate greatness viz : its power to produce food it has no superior in the world. Astoria is the Venice of the north, built into the water3 of the Columbia, standing upon piles wooden houses upon wooden sticks so constructed, for no other reason that we could observe, than that it is cheap er to drive piles and build upon them than to grade a somewhat hilly and uncomforta ble background. Astoria is a city of patient hopes and great expectations ; located on the banks of the great river, it expectantly awaits the good time coming when it shall realize it3 geographical advantage and reap the harvest of an expanding commerce. For half a hundred years its owners have looked out upon the great waters of the Columbia and wondered for half that time why the ships went sailing by to that inferior and interior town of Portland. Still they do, and Astoria sits and smiles, confident of its ultimate greatness, when it will be crowned queen of the Columbia, and all its tributa ries shall bring gifts and pour them into its willing lap. We would not dampen the ar dor ot its friends by suggesting that it is just possible that an interior railroad system may concentrate the trad? ot Western Ure gon at Portland on the Willamette and that the trade of Eastern Oregon and Idaho may seek the shores of Puget Sound and pass out to the great ocean over that broad high way of commerce, the Straits of Fuca. Portland is one hundred and fifteen miles from the sea, situated jjpen the beautiful Willamette, some si:; miles above where it empties into the Coiumbia ; a city of twenty thousand inhabitants good inhabitants, that go to church, don't gamble in stocks, are a little slow and poky, but always sure and content with a steady, healthful, honest progress. There are more commercial build ings now in process of erection at Portland than San Francisco. We visited Albany, sixty-one miles up the valley of the Will amette, by rail a rich and productive val ley of farms and orchards, forests, and par tial clearings and natural prairies ; a valley from thirty to sixty miles wide, containing 5,000,000 of acres covered with groves, grasses, wood, and copse, and every acre of which is fertile and productive. The Wil lamette is navigable an hundred miles or more, except at Oregon City, where locks are provided around a waterfall a fall which gives power to make a great manu facturing city. Oregon is a better State than California. It has a better and more promising future : and unless the city of San Francisco looks to itself, there will spring up somewhere on Puget Sound a great commercial emporium that shall challenge with us the commercial supremacy of the West. Oregon will, in no distant time, outnumber us m popula tion. Washington lerritory is an empire in and of itself, and both State and Tern tory have as yet millions of unappropriated lands. There is now a large immigration pouring into the country : and while Jim McShatter, Col. Beale, Lux & Miller, Ihrockmorton and other land cormorants are holding their broad acres beyond the reach of purchase at $40 per acre, better lands and nearer to a better market may be bought tor fco, or appropriated for nothing, or secured at Government price. Orecon has escaped the greedy, black, speculative spiaer mat stretches nis web over the soil to steal and hold prisoner the indstrious fool that comes to plow. This is telling now in tavor ot our sister htate. It is getting ten immigrants to our one. it is taking in dustnons and working men away from California. CHURCH OFJNGLAND. Rev. Dr. Locke, of Chicago, lately preached a sermon before the St. George's Society of that city, in which he thus rebukes those English men who in this country forget their Church : I know, though I have no sympa thy with, the feeling of many En glishmen that they want to cast off all the shackles ot a monarchical gov ernment, and that the state church is part of that. But throwing all that in the balance, yes, going fix leaving out of question that thi the way in which you were trained to worship God, that these are the forms in which your devotion has been cast, I cannot understand how so many of you can so ruthlessly cut down this bridge of beauty, which spans the ocean and forms a highway over which your spirits and the spirits of your English dead and liv ine may come and go. Everything else may be strange ; the houses, the stieets, the accent, the customs, the politics, the very breathing of the air; but the momeut you pass tne ponai oi a church, you are at home. Listen ! What is that the while-robed priest is savins?? "Almighty and most merciful Father, we have erred and strayed from Thy ways like lost sheep." Why, you have said that since vour little lips could lrame a word. W hat is that song ot praise risinsr on the sacred air ? It is the " Te Deum" which has rung through the arches of vour parish church tor centuries back. Hear the creed ! Your father and grandfather and great-erand father have said it; some ancestor of yours perhaps went to the stake for it. It is the creed of home; and yet so many of you have abandoned it. I spoke of going to the stake for it. Do you remember that this noble English church has had its martyrs that English men and English women poured out their blood like water that it might breathe free of the dictum ot an Italian bish op, and with no head but Christ, and under Him. for the carrvincr out of law, the sovereign of the realm. Surelv vou are no unfamiliar wilh her history, for it is part of the his tory of England. You must remem ber her trials, her vicissitudes, her defeats, her successes, her glorious past, her living, working present must sometimes come up before you. Sure lv this is a thing not for a man to leave, but tor a man to boast about, to cling unto, to point at with pride, as his spiritual mother. If in old Roman times, men said with exalta- tion, "I am a Roman citizen,'' thousand times rather can they say now, "I am an English churchman." This English church did not spring up yesterday. Like that grand ab bey which rises bv the historic Thames, it is old, in some parts crum hliug, filled with monuments of the past, some battered and worn, but it is new in that now, as five hundred years ago, thronging crowds press into its conrts to hear the word preached, and its career of usefulness seems to be increasing daily. 1 doubt not you re-echo the words of Tenny son : There is no land like England, Whereer the light of day be : There are no hearts like English hearts. Such hearts of oak as thev be. Political murders in Russia bave been recently confined to the provin ces. Tbe stringent measures adopted against the revolutionists seem to have cowed them in St. Petersburg. The Czar has decreed that all nris- oners tried by court-martial must be either sentenced or aquitted within twenty-lour hours. Also that all sen tences must be executed within twen ty-four hours from the time they are pronounced. Attempted Suicide. On Thurs day evening of last week, a little step daughter, aged about 13 years, of Mr. E. Marshal, who lives near this place, attempted to commit suicide by hang ing herself; and almost succeeded in her efforts. It appears that she went up to her sleeping room iust before the evening meal was rparfv anri when called to supper she failed to answer. Her mother sought her in her room and found her hano-ino- hv the neck, in an unconscious condition. She was cut down immediately, and medical help summoned, and after some time she was resuscitated, and is now in a fair way to recover. No cause is assigned for the rash act. but tne gin is now considered insane, her. mind being to all entirely unsettled, and she does not appear to nave any recollection of the affair. River Side. THURMANS SPEECH. Senator Thurman's speech on the military interference bill and cognate matters appears to have d lifted into an indictment of the Republican man agerstor corruption. However use ful such charges may be from a cam paign standpoint, it must be said that they come with singularly ill grace from the lips of a Democratic leader, and particularly when .New York is selected as an illustration We have no doubt that there has been far too much corruption em ployed by both parties, but the Dem ocratic party has the bad distinction of having added force to the pro gramme of fraud. When Tilden carried New York it has been con clusively established that he or his party contrived to cast forty thou sand fraudulent votes. Certainly John Davenport never approached that feat with all his marshals and supervisors. As regards corruption it would be quite possible to admit a stand off belweeu the parties, though we have no doubt that the Uemocra cy has practiced it five times as mucl as tbe Republicans. But the latter have never had resort to violence and that has been the strong 6uit of the Democrats all through the South Their present fight is to secure full permission to continue the satne pro gramme, and Mr. 1 hurman s argu ments are in this respect altogether wide of the real issue. The Presi dent has said that the Federal Gov ernment cannot be deprived of its constitutional right to employ th array in case of necessity upon elec tion day ar any other day. The Dem ocrats contend that on election day the field ought to be left ch ar to the Rifle Clubs and White Leaguers. That is the main point of difference, and on that Mr. Thurman bad little enough to say. Such a speech as he made has this fatnl defict, in fact ; it will only oltase those who require no arguments to bring them to his way of thinking. Record Union. MOVING SPECTACLE ENGLAND'S QUEEN INAMERiOA. No more touching or appropriate nternational expression of good will between the people of our country and that of the great nation over the sea whose noble Queen all the world delights to honor, was perhaps never witnessed than that which tound a regiment of American volunteer soj diers doing honor to tbe birthday of Her Majesty in the Canadian Domin- on in the presence ot her nonie daughter and the Marquis of Lome. fhe words of hearty recognition and acknowledgement in which the Mar quis expressed himself, with his royal wiie by his side, were eloquent witn generous sentiments as ne pausea with uncovered head to greet with a soldierly and statesmanlike welcome the American regiment that had come to honor the natal day of Eng land s Queen. But what was more touching than any other scene in the round of public festivity in Montreal on Saturday, judged from this dis tant view, was that at which, while the Marquis and the Princess were passing, the visiting regiment s band struck up that grand old martial an them ot God Have the Queen in the midst of the universal plaudits of the vast multitude whom it thrilhd with indiscribable enthusiasm as it doubtless touched with deep emotion the hearts ot those whose presence inspired it. ..... ... Our country should be permitted to see and welcome England's Queen, and Mr. Evarts could do no greater service to the cause of liberty through out the world than to secure the pies ence of Her Majesty in the United States where she is. as wife, mother and Queen every whit as much be loved as she is in her own realms. England is our Motherland, not only in tbe consanguinity that springs from race and blood, but in the insti tutions which give liberty to all peo ple under the sun of heaven and this great Anglo Saxon people ought to be permitted, if Her Majesty can be persuaded to cross the sea, to honor the best if not the greatest of Queens on American soil. Omaha Herald. He that hath no music in his soul is fit for usher, undertaker, table waiter, or some such thing. A man is going to have his name stamped on 50,000,000 toothpicks. That man's name will be in every body's mouth. The 3,000 wives of King of Siam live nnder one roof, though it must be confessed that tbey occasionally raised it. IN MEMGRIAM. During this year, Death has thrust in his sickle and Gathered a rich harvest from the class of '63. In October, 1878, by an accident never to be on earth explained, Dr. John Cloud Grubbs. was drowned in the Willamette river, near Corvallis. In March, 1879, after many weeks, months and years of suffering, both in body and mind, Mrs. Nellie (Stipp) Curl died in Salem, of consumption. Language is so madeqaate on such occa sions, and especially so now, that we are made to feel our losses more keenly. All we can fittingly do is to make a formal rec ord of death's inroads. To the widow of our deceased brother and to his fatherless children we extend our sympathy. With the doubly orphaned daughter of our de parted sister, .we bow in silent sorrow. To all those stricken by these untimely deaths, we thus feebly convey the fact that we, too, are numbered with the large circle of those who do truly mourn. With each recurring anniversary ot our Alumni, there come from our Alma Mater many bright faces and bounding hearts. We welcome them heartily, and are as oft reminded of our natal day when we were just -as bouyant, just as full of plans for lite. But, with each return ot our reunion. we miss many of those who began life's real work with us, and, instead of preparing es says, we are often delegated to write obitua ries. These scenes, this experience, we must be prepared to meet, There are les sons to be learned from our losses lessons quite as important as any we ever learned when students within these halls. The re citation hour for some of us may be near at hand. Let us be fully prepared when called 1 y the Great Master. We append the usual formal resolutions : Resolved, That this report be spread upon the journal. Resolved, That copies be sent by our sec retary to the immediate relatives of our de ceased brother and sister. Resolved, That the secretary be author ized to ask for the publication of this report in such papers as he may deem necessary. Respectfully submitted, T. H.! Crawford, John B. Waldo, Angie Eobb Drake. Com. of Class of '63. VACI IO COAST Oregon. It is supposed that a bogus half-dollar fac tory is m full blast in Astoria. One dealer has bought over 50,000 pounds wool in Jackson county during the past fortnight. Station buildings for the O. & C. Stage Co. are being put up half a mile south of Grave creek. Lhinng the last quarter 17M pupils were enrolled in the Jacksonville district, and the daily attendance was above 140. The police of Albany are diligent in run ning down the opium vice, and several ar rests have recently been made. During the last Spring considerable gold dust, on the Santiam above Lebanon, was found, and some good quartz leads on the South Fork have lately been found. Monmouth will unite with Independence in celebrating the 4th of July. A large crowd is expected, and the citizens ot Inde pendence are making preparations to make this celebration one to oe rememDerea. Charlev Miller's steamer, the Welcome was successfully launched at Tillamook on the 5th inst. This boat has been buiit for the trade on the bay, and will begin busi ness as soon as her boiler and engines arrive, winch will probably be in tne course ot a month. Bishop Morris has secured another clergy man for his diocese in the person of Rev. D. F. McDonald, late of Vallejo, OaL : he will have charge of the work in Southern Oregon, with headquarters at Eugene City. Christian Colleee. Monmouth. Oreson. finished its thirteenth session on the lltn of June. It will be reopened to commence its fourteenth session on the third Monday in September. The graduating class of 1879 consisted of eight members ; two ladies and two gentlemen receiving the degree of A. B., and the remaining four gentlemen the degree of B. S. Eugene Guard -. The arrangements for cel ebrating the Fourth at Junction City are progressing as rapidly as possible. Hon. John H. Mitchell, of Portland, will deliver the oration. Rev. J. P. McCorkle will offi ciate as chaplain, and it is expected that W. S. McFadden, of Corvallis, Will be read er of the day. Both of the Eugene bands have been engaged for the occasion and no effort will be spared to make this one of the best celebrations ever held in the central Willamette vally. COME INTO COURT AND BE CONVICTED BY YOUR OWN EVIDENCE. Concluded from last week. Mr. E wing : ' ' We are not bound in faith or morals to make the f nnd which we pay to the creditor for his principal be it gold, silver or paper legal tentfer, worth more at the time of payment than it was worth when it was borrowed." "If you borrow a piece of coin called a dollar, having in it one hundred cents worth of fine metal, and by virtue of your sovereign power, so debase your coin that the dollar contains but seventy-five cents worth, it is repudiation, or its equivalent act, of injustice. If you, in be half of the nation, borrow coin having but seventy-five cents worth of pure metal and call it a dollar, and afterwards improve your coin, and put in one hundred cents worth of metal to the dollar, and pay this improved dollar to discharge a loan of baser com, it is generosity to the lender, and injustice to the nation : it is taking from the tax-payers without leason, and giving to the capitalists without consideration. The same is the case whether the fund loaned or borrowed be adulterated coin or depreciated currency." Here is sufficient testimony to convict any man charged with crime, and shows conclusively that at the time the bonds were authorized, coin payment was not intenued But after a few vears it was claimed that the act of 1862 was ambiguous, and conflict ins opinions arose as to its true intent and meaning. Instead of applying to the courts, however, as should have been done, Con gress passed a declaratory act, and whether this declaratory law called the " Credit Strenethenine Act," possesses any binding force or not, will now be determined by Chanceller Kent, in his charge to this jury He says : "it seems to be settled as the sense of the conrts of justice in this conn trv. that the legislature cannot pass any de claratory law, or acts declaratory of whnt the law was before its passage, so as to give it anv bindintr weight in the courts. "It is only evidence of the sense of the legisla ture as to the pre-existing law. The powers of covernment mthis country are distributed in departments, and each department is con fined within its constitutional limits. The power that makes law is not the power to construe it. The latter trust belongs to the judicial department exclusively, (1 Kent 513, notes.) Prior to the election of Ueneraf Orant, in 1868. no one questioned the right of the sovernment to pay the 5-20 bonds in green backs. But the war being over, and a large amount of bonds in circulation, the bond holders seized upon the occasion of the first presidential election to obtain direction of Dolitical affairs. "Heretofore, under the lead of Belmont, thev had used the Demo cratic party to hold in check, and head off as much as possible, tne wreenoacK tendency of the Renublican leaders. Through their aid and influence, the Democracy had be come a powerful and dangerous rival of the Johnson demoralized Republican party. Th8 election of 1868 was in doubt, with the chances in favor of the Democrats. On the 7th July. 1868, the Democrats held thei national convention and nominated Horatio Sevmour on a platform containing the fol lowing plank i "Resolved, third. When the obligations of the government do not expressly state upon their face, or the law under which they were issued does not provide that they shall be paid in coin, they ought, in right, to be paid in the lawful money of the Unit ed States." "After this, August Belmont, chairman of the Democratic national committee, was instructed by Baron Rothchild, who held S500.000.000 of the 5-20 bonds, to make terms with the Republican leaders, and they would pledge the immediate passage of the credit-strengthening act alter tne assem bling of the next Congress, the Democracy must be defeated, and the future power and influence of the bondholder should be given to the Republican instead of the Democratic party. Belmont at that time owned a large interest in the New York World, and on the 15th dav of October, iust before the election, when it was too late for the party to recover from the shock, the New York World came out in a leading editorial de nouncing Horatio Seymour in unmeasured terms, as -'unfit." and "unreliable," and advised his withdrawal. It had the effect It killed him and his party, and gave the Republicans a new lease of life. This sale was a tough pill for Mortsn, Wilson and other leading Republicans to swallow, but some did it silently, and others, like Doolit tie, and other liberal Republicans, aban doned the party, unwilling to co-operate with it longer, when after saving the Union it had sold its saviors to mammon." But Sherman, more brassy and conscience-callous than all of them, in less than twelve montni after he had given the testimony above re corded, declared in his place: "That to refuse to pay these bonds in gold would be repudiation, and would be scomng at in blessings of Almighty God." (Sherman' Speech. March, 1869). " Ah, shame where is thv blush." . This jury, Mr. Sherman, will be compell erf to convict of false testimony. And ii order to whip Congress into the passage of this measure, as per agreement wiin nei mont. Grant called an extra session of Con gress for no other purpose, and in his first message " cracked the lash ot executive pax ronage over the heads of politicians, say ing: "Let it be understood, that no re pudiator of one farthing of our public debt will be trusted in public place." So the act nassed. and the aonroval was Grant's first official act. and from that time on. the Re publican party has been simply the clay in the hands of Shvlock notters." The gold standard is to be enforced : nrices are to be kent down, and doomed to sink as gold ap nreciates. The creditor class has got labor and enterprise in the clamps, John Sherman has been placed in charge of the thumb screws, with orders to tighten down as prices and values Rhrink nnder the pressure. It is plain to be seen. The secrUfcry has re' vealed the plot. There is no mistaking the issue. Congress will offer legislative relief but the nresident. in the hands of his finance minister, will vfito the bill and tram pie upon the will of the people. Then the issue will go to the people for trial. Let no voter be dfteeivftd when he casts his next ballot, whether it be to elevate or sink him self and his fellows in deeper ruin and deg redation. W. A. Wells. Corvallis, Jmne 15, 1879. Notice to Donation Claimants THE ATTENTION OF CLAIMANTS TO DONA' tions of land, their assignees and legal represen- a i T a . . 7. ' vauieu to mat part of section pntiMH "a o Congress approved July 17th, 1864, entitled "An Act to amend an Act, approved Sep- omvcyur vrenerai oi tne public lands in Oregon, etc., and also the Act amendatory thereof, approved February nineteen fourteen eigh teen hundred and fifty-three, which reads as follow .u AUPeJ90u? claiming donations under this Act or the Act of which it is amendatory, shall h J?Ie iiHfc to the 2UTVyoT General, or other duly authorized officer, of the particular lands claimed as such donation within thirty davs after peing requested so to do by such officer : and failing the claimant or claimants shll. lorlest all right and claim thereto." Now, therefore, the undersigued, being such "oth er duly authorized OFFicEa"' do hereby give notice to each and every person, his or her assigns and leeal representatives, claimants of donations of land within the district of lands subject to sale at the United States District Land Office at Rosebnrg, Oregon, under said Acts of Congress : that each and every one of them within thirty days from the 19th Day of July. 1879. ( being the dav of the expiration of six weeks mihli- cation), give notice to the Register and Receiver ot said Land Office at RoRehurD- rtratmn t v.n ticulllr lands claimed as such donations : and faiUns such notice y, i.!m, ... - - - sucn notice the ciaimant or claim- miAii luneit an ngnt and claim thereto." ahu eacn ana every person claiming the benefits of said act oi September 27. 1850. n.n1 t.ho lorrialnttw. supplemental thereto will within ! after the expiration of the aforesaid six weeks pub lication, cause to be filed in the U. S. District Land Office at Roseburg, Oregon, the proofs as required by law, to complete tneir claim to a donation of land under said acts, and failing so to do, such claims will be held for cancellation. In witness whereof the RniHatr nnd Rp. the said U. S. District Land Office, at Roseburg, Ore-t-on, have hereto subscribed their names, this 24th day of May, A. D., 1879. ' WM. T. BENJAMIN, Register, J. C. FULLP.RTON, Receiver. A Remedy fob Poison. Now that the time or picnics has arrived and the attend ant evil of poison oak stalks abroad, any remedy tending to alleviate that painful and disfiguring disease will be gladly welcomed by campers and picknickers generally. Dr. S. Brown, TJ. S. N., gives this specific bro mine. He says : "I have used it with the same unwavering success in at least forty cases. The eruption never extenas air.er the first thorough application, and it prompt ly begins to diminish. Within 24 hours, if the application be persisted in, the patient is entirely cured. I used the bromine dis solved in olive oil, in cosmoline and in gly cerine. The application with glycerine is painful, and I think possesses no advantage to compensate for irritation. The strength of the solution is 10 to 20 drops of bromine in an nnnno nf nil nnd hv mbbinseently the affected part three or four times a day, and especially on going to bed at night, a cure is speedily effected. The bromine is so vol atile that the solution should be( renewed within 24 hours of its preparation." 16:22w6 NEW BUSINESS! LISTEN FOR THE BELL! THE UNDESIGNED PROPOSES TO ESTABLISH A MILBL dairy For the purpose of supplvinir the citizens of C!nrvi- lis with Pure Fresh Miik at the very reasonable rate off 25 Cents per Gallon, He intends startins a Delivery Wacon on or before the 1st day of June next, when he will be glad to supply all demands for Pure, Fresh Milk, t the above rates. Patronace is resnectfullv solicited. Listen for the Bell. A. Q. MULKEY. Corvallis, May 20, 1879. 16:21ml, lot HOUSE MOVING LOED & TRIMBLE, Propr's. BEING SUPPLIED WITH ROLLERS,. Jack Scews, etc., we are prepared to Raise, Move, put under New Sills and level up your barns, and Buildings of any kind, on short notice. TERMS REASONABLE. LORD. & TRIMBLE. Corvallis, May 1, 1879. 16:21tf I FOR SALE. HEREBY OFFER FOR SALE undivided half interest in the MY Oneatta Mill Property Situated on Yaquina Bay, consisting of Steam Saw Mill, in good running order, with a capacity of 20 thousand feet per day. Also, GOOD HOTEL, FOUR GOOD DWELLINGS, and ONE STORE HOUSE,, and 53 acres of land, together with my stock of merchandise. For further particu lars, anply to the undersigned, SAMUEL CASE. Oneatta, May 5, 1879. 16:19w6 BOARD and LODGING. at Rooms and Splendid Table. OUR CORRESPONDENT ON YESTERDAY WAS shown the Neatly FurnUhed Rooms OF MRS- JOSEPH POLLY. At their residence, just opposite the residence ot Judse F. A. Chenoweth prepared and now in readiness for such boarders as may choose to give her a call,, either by the sinirle meal or by the week. Mrs. Polly has a reputation as a cook, and sets a good a'table as can be found in the State. Solicits a share of patronage. 15:40tf. Farm for Sale. THE UNDERSIGNED OFFERS FOR sale his splendid grain and stock farm, four miles north of west of Corvallis, on Oak creek containing 1200 acres over one-, hundred acres in cultivation two fine bear ing orchards, and well calculated for divid ing into two or more snug faring Terms: easy and title perfect. For particulars in quire of E. Holgate, W. B. Carter, or E. MARPLE, on the premises. Corvallis, Jan. 1, 1878. 16:ltf NEW ARRANGEMENTS. NEW STAGE COACH. From Corvallis to Newport CARRYING THE U. S. MAILS. New Steam Launch. A A Stage Coach, drawn by good teams, in care of a good. cnUr arivpr. will leave Corvall'is at 7 o'clock, A. M. , on Mondays, Wednes days and Fridays, connecting with the new Steam Launch at Pioneer at 6 r. M. The Steam Launch leay inz Pioneer on the first tide, arriving at Newport in. three hours. Only 15 hours running through. Re turninir to Corvallis at 6 P. M. Tuesdays, Thursday, and Saturdays. Through tickets $5 00; reduction for families Good accommodations for pasturage at Pio neer Prompt attention to express business and fast fre:"ht at reasonable charges. Better facilities for traveling than have ever been on the route to the sea shore The boat is managed by competent men, namely, Ed. Carr and Mack Crow. We expect to receive public iavor by first clan ac commodations and close attention to business .11. ai. Ofc BL. JL. V"" " - 16:24 George P. Wrens, Auctioneer. E. Holgate, Att'y at Law Wrenn & Holgate, REAL, ESTATE BROKERS, COLLECTION, LOAN. INSURANCE OEXRAL BUSINESS AGENTS, AND AUCTIONEERS, Office at present, back ot ROSENTHAL S Store,. entrance on Madison street, CORVALLIS, : : OREGON. Buying, Sellinsr and Leasing Real Estate. Prompt attention given to COLLECTIONS. Loans Negotiated, etc. Will keep Regular Auction Sales Rooms inH .oil at ArJCTION. anvthlne desired, either at th Sales Rooms or elsewhere, in City or Country. Agent for good reliable Insurance Companies. We now have on hand for sale, both Oratn and Stock Farms, and Cirr Property, at fair prices, and easy terme. rywi can make Sales tt anybody can."W Please give us a call. WRENN HOLGATE. CorraiUs, April IT, 1878. !;!.