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,1 i H ESTABLISHED FOR THE DISSEHINATIOJ OF DEMOCRATIC FBINCITLES, AND TO EARS AS HONEST LIVING BY TUB SWEAT OF OUR BROW WHOLE NO. 483. EUGENE CITY, OR., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1877. $2.50 per year IN ADVANCE. GENE CITY tit (Suflftt City Guard. CEO. J.BUYS,Pro'p. OXJE ONLY T7 ATB8 OF ADVERTISING, advertisement inertd a follow. : hie uuue, 10 11m. or lew, one insertion IJi each ,ujequent Inwrtion $ 1. Caih required Id advance Time advertisers wiu do cnargea at la. louowwg rate. : One square three mnnth. IS 00 ii iix month 8 00 ii one jtur u oo Transient notice, in local column, 30 cents per line for each inwrtion. Advertininir hill, will be rendered quarterly. All lob wur mutt be f aid ros on ueuvkhy. POSTOFFICE. Office Hours-From 7 a. m. to 7 p. m. Sunday Uail arrive, from the aouth and tears, (roln; north 10 a. m. Arrive, from the north and leave, going aruth at 2:33 p. m. For Biuislaw. Franklin and Long Tjm. clow at 6 a.m. on WednwUv. For Crawford- frrtm 2:SO to 3: 30 D. m. villa. f!umn HnAk and Brownsville at I P.M. Letter, will be raady tot delivery half an liour after a . rival of train. Letter, ahould be left at the omce one hour before mail depart. ' A. 8. PATTERSON, P. M. ' SOCIETIES. vmm y nnw t!n II A V and A. M ,-A-Moet flrt and third Welnesdays in each mtHit. Bnacr.i Burnt Lodok No. 9 I. O. Q? voi0. F. Heeta every Tueaday evening. weeU on the 3d and 4th Wednewlayt in each month LOU. CLEAVER, DENTIST. BOOMS OVER MRS. JACKSON'S Mil linery Store, WILLAMETTE STREET. DENTAL. DR. F. WELSH haa oiened Dental Room per manently in the Underwood Brick Eugene City, and respectfully solicits a share of the public patronage. Refers by permission to J. It Cardwell, Portland. 3. A. MILLER, rairr?3w DENTAL- ROOMS in DUNN'S onVlVIBUILDING' EUGENE CITY Profcuct IEKTISTRT AND ORAL SURGERY A.W.PATTERSON, mYSICUN AND SURGEON, Office on Ninth Street, opposite the St. Charles H.tel, and at He.ldence, KJGKNK CITY. OltKGON. DES.NICSLIN& SHIELDS, HAVING ASSOCIATED IN THE prao tioe of Medicine, offer their professional aervices to the citizens of Eugene City and the aurroundin? country. Special attention Riven to all OBSTETRICAL CASES and U'l KR INK DISEASES entrusted to their care. Bills due when the service is rendered. ' Offices on Ninth street and at the residence f Dr. Nicklin on Willamette street, between .Ninth and Tenth streets. e2 DR. JOSEPH P. GILL OAN BE FOUND AT HIS OFFICE or res idence when not professionally engaged. Office at the POST OFFICE DRUG STORE. Residence on Eighth street, opposite Presby terian Church. Chas. M. Horn. PRACTICAL GUNSMITH. .DEALER IN GUNS, RIFLES, i and materials. Repairing done in the neatest style and Warranted. Sewing Machines, Safes, Locks, etc., repaired. Guns loaned and ammunition furnished. T 1 H1I. Purchasing Agent, B. SiN FKANCISCO, LAKE. I OAL JEWELRY ESTABLISHMENT. J. $. LUCKEY, DEALER JN Clocks, Watches, Chains, Jewelry, etc. Repairing Promptly Executed. tir.il Work Warranted.JS3 J.S. LUOKKV, POST OFFICE HOLDING. Willamette & Eighth Sta.. Eugene City. Hoik and Stationery Store. POST OFFICE BUILDING, EUGENE City. I have on hand and am constantly receiving an assortment of th. Best School and Miscellaneous Books. Stationery, BUnk Books, Portfolio, Card, Wallets, W'v'0 naea, etc, eta A. S. PATThKU.. C ALLISON & 0 SBURN ARE OFFERING TO THE PUQtlC SUGARS, TEAL, COFFER, CANNED CDSOBACW ft CIGARS. GLASS AND QIEENS WAM, WOOD AND W I LLlW WARE, BREAD CAKES AND PIES, And in fact everything usually elan Grocery Store or Bakery, at BED-ROCK PRICES for cash or ready pay. Satisfaction (KUdelivered to any part of the city free of charv. - NEW HARNESS SHOP. CHAS.JHADLEY, At Dunn's Old Stand, KEEPS CONSTANTLY ON HAND A Good assortment of Ilack, Baggy & Team Harness, Saddle. Whips. Span, Halters, Collar, Carry Combi and Brushes A ad rerrthin( wsnallr kept ia a firat-da Hamea. Shofk. Fred wixEit, TAILOR, Mrs. Renfrew'. Brick Building, All style, of Garment, made to order, and FIT AND WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED. Cutting done to order. FOH THE SPRING fc SUMMER TRADE WE BEQ to Inform eur friend and th. pablie that we have just received direct from Haa tranciacuand tlie Jutatera maraeta AN IMMENSE STOCK GROCERIES, HARDWARE, DRY-GOODS, FANCY GOODS NOTIONS. CLOTETNa, FURNISHING GOODS, HATS AND CAPS, BOOTS AND SHOES, Clocks, Faints, Oils, Etc., Seleoted by our MR. S. ROSENBLATT, 'hich w. otter at REDUCED PRICKS. Parties will find it to their advantage to call and examine our stock and prices before pur chasing elsewhere. Highest price paid for all k:nds of Produce S. ROSENBLATT & CO. SELLING AT COSTI FOR SIXTY DAYS. -yyjf. puestox, Manufacturer and Dealer in Lead, Hack and Wheel IARXESS, Warranted California Leather. SADDLES OF ALL KINDS, BRIDLES, HALTERS, SURCINGLES. HORSE COVERS, LASH anil BUGGY WHIPS, OOMIlSand BRUSHES. HARNESS DRESSING, ETC., ETC. Thankful for past favor. I would resiiectfully solicit a continuance of the same. Important t Person, knowinir themselves indebted to me either by note or account, are requested to make settlement by Jan. 1, 1877. or payment must be enforced. WM. PRESTON. CHEAP READING. The "WAVERLY MAGAZINE" is the handsomest and largest literary in the United States. The articles are all complete in each numlier. It also contains a paire of music for the Piano, and double the reading of any other paper. Sixteen uinerent numbers will oe sent to any part of the country, post-paid, for one dollar. No one will regret taking a dollars worth as it will give good reading for three months. Address, MOSES A. DOW, Boston Mass. GEO. J. BU1S, BOOK AND JOB PRINTER EUGENE CITY. OREOON. THE BUST MIIOKS EVER BROUUliT 1U to this market, at the lowest price, at, T. J. Ill" Nlmll.Kfv. University Subscriptions. All subscriptions to the State University are now over due. The property has been accepted by and turned over to the State, and I am in structed by the proper authorities to proceed and collect au sums at onoe. UEO. U. LMJKKia, Attorney-at-Law. H fl H a -5' u J" 3 O si it - 3 c a 'c t 0 'A lis i .2 f s9 13 s- si - i 3 p 09 4 JAS A. STERLING, Dranesville, Douglas County, Oregon. Dealer in General Merchandise. NOTARY PUBLIC. Full line of Legal Blank on hand. Manager of STERLING'S EXPRESS. TO COOS COUNTY. All bonne, promptly attended to. ASTOR HOUSE, EUGENE CITY, : : OREGON S. ft. DI BOIS, Prprletr. Formerly of 8t. Chaelm Hrnn, Alait. mms HOUSE WILL HEREAFTt.BBKU f tU x the ftce of ITOST CLASS HOTEL. Ivit ait ins SSf& T tt ElsvuCiA "l SPECIAL CORRERPOXDEXCE. WABiHNOTOif, D. C, Jan. 1.1, 1877. Mr. Richard S. Spofford Lbs con tributed an interesting letter to the discussion ot the question as to the coonting of the Electoral vote. He claims that the House alone has pow to count. He does not baso his opin ions on any affirmative claim of the Constitution, as the power is not in that way given, but deduces it from tho fact that the House, in event of s failure to eleot a President by tho direct vote of the people, must proceed to eloct one from tho three highest candidates. Now, asks Mr. Spofibrd, could the House know that there had been no election, or who the three highest candidates were, un less it counted the vote? Perhaps Mr. Spofford's ingenious theory would have received general support at time when both Houses ot Congress were controlled by the same party, but now, it will hardly receive more support than will leave it to bo taker. up at a more propitious season. The method prepared by the Senate Committee, though not by any means faultless, has more of the spirit of con cession in it. It may be briefly stated as follows: The House and Senate shall meet together in the hall of the House; tho Vice-President shall open the certificates and tellers shall sum up the vote. If but one return shall be received lrom a State, the concur rence ot both Houses shall be necessa ry to reject the vote. Where two re turns from a State are roceived, the dispute is to be referred to a commis sion ot nine Senators and Represen tatives and the four Justices of the Supreme Court of longest service. The nine Senators and are to be seleot ed by appointment of five Senators and five. Representatives, and the dropping ot one by lot. The decision of the Commission is to be final. Anions the Judges who would act are two of conservative leanings, Clit ford aud Davis. Judge Swayne is not a violent partisau, and this leaves but one Judge Miller, of Iowa who could, by any stretch ot imagination, oe suspecieu oi uuiug goveruuu uy m. political prelerenccs. This, to my mind, is a great dock- down on the part of the Senate Com mittee. It will bo remembered that the first Republican claim was that the presiding oniocr ot tbe senate naa the power to decide all questious that Oiight arise. The Senate and House committees on this subject will meet to day. Pe titions trom all parts of the country are daily received by the Committees and the Senate and House asking that " Politics" be not allowed to interlere with a settlement of the question. In the House on r nday the Judic iary Committee reported in favor of compelling Barnes, telegraph opera tor at New Orleans, to make public the dispatches received through him by various parties just alter me i res dential election, urton, rresiaent of the Western Union lelegraph Company, will be before a House committee to-day. The object is to get hold of the dispatches scut by Chandler, Secretaiy of the Interior and Chairman ot the Kepuulican-isa-tioual Committee. What this part of the administration did telegraph was doubtless disreputable, lor Chandler has no more conscience, in politics, than an oyster has, and don't know the difference between couuting a man out, after election, and fairly electing him when running for office. The committee on Privileges of tho House had him up on Saturday, and have him again to day, but up to the time of this writing, nothing as to the result of his examination has been made public. It is Raul, however, that very damaging disclosures have been nude. The wholo plot to inaugurate Hayes has been based upon the jiomr of tbe Administration, and the convic tion has been so general that Tilden was really elected, that any exposure ot Chandler over his own signature as is promised would immediately produce an unexampled uprising of the people in the interest ot Tilden and the right, and canse a disappear ance from American politics of Chan dler, Grant, Morton and Sherman, at once and forever. Tbe special comittee of tbe House which is investigating Mr. Muruuh, editor of the PreKident'i organ, has bad before it tbe Chief of Police and two detectives. It seems to le shown beyond douot that Murtagh, as Presi dent o( tbe police Hoard of the Dis trict sltempied to use tbe police ma chinery to entice a Democratic mem ber of Congress into disreputable houses, so as to expose bim and break the force ot a report the Congressman waa al.-int tn make affainat tha 8cre barges that Murtagh was tbns guilty tbe President continued him in office, but ia unable to find ctiiena who will serve with him. Unusual agencies are found to be necessary this winter tor the support of the unusual number of poor people here, l lie resident population, white and eolored, is, as a rule, very mdus trious and prudent : but the colored people flung on the District by the war, unused to self-support, improvi dent and reckless, call upon the peo pie tor support wbenover there is an excuse for so doing. Thero is plonty ot excuso now, lor private and corpo ration work is generally suspended. Any uncertainty as to the Presidency has a peculiarly depressing oiled on all kinds of enterprise here. It is said that the Commissioner of Pensions is to bo removed to make room for a now man. President Grant would confer a favor upon a vory large and deserving class of people throughout the country by putting at the head of tho Pension Otlice, if a change is to bo made, a competont man. There are now over 90,000 un settled claims boforo the office aud the increase in-tho past year has beon nearly 18,000. There can be no ex cusoKor this. Better repeal the Pen sion Laws than put their execution in the hands of men who will not carry them out. Dem. William Kay Nell, the Murderer or Metis W. Ilajrsa, expiate hi. Crime on the Scaflold-Offeuded Justice Salle fled. Special report to the Oregonlan. Ai.bant, Jan. 26. About one o'clock to-day, William Kay Neil was hanged in the yard of Linn county jail, for tho murder of Seth W. Hayes ot Halsey, in this county, on Wed nesday. November 1, 187C. Every thing had been dono to soon re a new trial or commutation of tho death sen tence without avail At an early hour this morning, peoplo commenced gathering into the city from this and adjoining counties, until long before tbe time appointed for the execution, hundreds of people were gathered in the neighborhood of the jail. Promptly on timo, the prisoner ao- oompanied by Rev. Robt. L. Stevens, of the Episcopal Church, Rev. S. G. Irvine, D. D., of the United Presby terian Church, and escorted by Slier- ff James R. Herron and bis deputy, Goo. W, Humphrey, ascended with faltering atop., tlm gallows. Upon the platform besides those already meimonea, were iuerB. iuuutuiige,oi B. Eakin, sheriff of Lane, Sol. King, sheriff, and J. M. Hamilton deputy of Benton county, Drs. O. r. o. Hum mer and J. L. Hill. The platform was about ten feet squaro and tho drop seven feet. A chair was brought for tho prisoner, who appeared hardly able to stand. A moment or two, and tho prisoner expressing a desire to say a lew words, arose with the aid of the sher iff and deputy, who stood one on each sido of him during the entire time, and advanced to the south side ot the platform, and in a low, hesitating and at times scarcely audible voice, said : jMilies and Gentlemen: I am to be executed. I want you to listen to me. I have been improperly convicted. I am 't, I ain't, I feel I'm innocent of the charge against me ; of anything uroved against mo. 1 was justifiable in what I did. 1 ain,t, I ain't, I aint guilty. I believe in the Lord jesus Christ; that saves me now. 1 am ready to go now, 1 am. I did not do this murder of which I am charged. Now I am froing to say what I think" The rope was then placed around his neck py tno snenn, wnen i en added: "God help me," and in a mo ment more the trap door fell and Neil was launched into eternity. The rope proved to oo too long. The toes of Neil Teached the ground, and tho sheriff and his deputy drew up two or thee feet, and made it fast several minutes after the fatal drop. The physician, upon examination of the body, found the pulse had ceased heating, and in ten minutes they pro nounced lite extinct. The body is to be forwarded to Cali ornia to his parents, a casket tor the body and inonev for the expense having been forwarded. me HOMICIDE. The murdpr was committed on the after noon of Wednesday, Nov. 1st, in the town of Halsey. Neil was a resident of that place, and kept a sa loon there. His victim, Mr. Seth W. Hayes, was likewise a resident of Hal sey, and was one of the wealthiest, moit prominent and peaceable citizens in that part of tbe county. Neil, it appears, kept a house which bore the reputation of being noisy and turbu lent, and was a general rendezvous fcr persons of Tow, dissipated and vicious habits. Some complaint bad been made by the more orderly and peace-loving residents ' of Halsey about the cuaracter of the saloon pre sided over by Neil. Mr. Hayes, it seems, bad been among tbe most prominent in entering compiuni against tbe place. This coming to Neil's ears, he became greatly enrag ed, and started out about 3 o'clock in the afternoon to find Mr. Ilayva, He succeeded in finding the object of his wrath very soon. Mr. Hayes at tbe timo was working at a well in lot uorthwost of the saloon, when Noil approaobed, using very abusive lan guage, but no attention being paid to nun. he booamo still more abusive, When Hayes stooped to adjust some part of tho machinory with which he was working, Neil, supposing he was getting somoluing with which to pro toot himsolf, stabbed bim in the abdo men, and again in the loft breast, and then attempted his escape across tho fields, but was soon followed by a soore of oitizens, overtaken and ar rested. After lingering in great pain until about 10 o'clock that evening, Mr. Hayes diod. Plain Truth From Louisiana A Republican who Refuses to bo Counted In. The following letter was forwarded to J. Madison Wells, president ot tho Louisiana returning board, by Mr. John J. Long, who was counted in as representative from tho parish of Do Soto i Dk Soto Parish, La., Dec. 12, 1876. Hon. J. Madison Wells, President Louisiana Returning Board ; I have learned that your honorable body has returned me as elected to tho lower house ot the legislature from tho parish of Do Soto. Permit mo to return my thanks for tho hon or conferred, but at tho same time permit mo to say that I am unwilling to accept tho position. I nra a re publican from tho firm conviction that the principles of that party aro best for the whole country, It is also truo that I was tho regu lar nominee of tho party in tho par ish of Do Soto for tho legislature, and did more than any member of tho party in that parish to organize it and advance its interests; but, sir, knowing as I do that I was fairly defeated at theolls, no intimidation or fraud having been practiced by tho opposing party at any precinct in tbo parish so far as I can ascer tain, alter a thorough investigation, my self-respect will not permit mo to ncccrt the position. I hope you will pardon mo for taking a step that at first glance, may bo thought cal culated to cast some discredit upon tho party with which I have allied myself, oat I am a planter, not a pol itician ; but, sir,I cannot beliove tho good ot the statu or of tho national republican party can bo promotoa by returning, as elected, a candidate so clearly defeated as myself. In fact, I am convinced that very much of the disturbance that has pro vailed throughout tho stato tor sever al years past is justly attributable to the fact that, in many parishes men not elected by tho people have been returned elected and maintained in office by tho power of tho government. I must believe you and your associates have been grossly deceived as to the manner in which the canvass and elec tion in Do Soto were c inducted, and as to the result. Very respectfully, John J. Long. The New Yoik Sun thinks that Bob Ingcrsoll ought not to bo sent to the Senate, because "it would be inexcusably cruel to nut him in a rjlaco where ho would bo compelled to daily listen to a prayer to the J)rd, Wltliuiili KIU jinvin.-gw ui miiwhu back." But it would seem, remarks the St. Louis Ttnifs, that if tho Lord can endnro Bob during twenty-four hours, Bob might at least bo polite to the Lord for fifteen minute. Cronln'a Vote. The World has a long editorial, tho gist of which is that Crouin's vote must bo counted or nobody's. On tho electoral bill, the World says it will not say that the quality ot vic tory is conlingent, or whether tho final result declares Tilden or Hayes elected, for that would bo too arrant partisanship tor the World to endorse. "But we do say," says tho World, "that it tho proposed measure counts in Hayes, those Democrats ot the House who have been prominent in the surrender of traditional rights and powers ot that body may as well repare themselves to encounter a rroat manv vnrv innuisitivo and rath- D - ' J 1 er angry Democrats when they return to tbe bosom ot their constituents, on whom they probably wish to rest once more." Clllleiiaa: M leery In Waablngtoa. ' letter to t! Cindauatl Eaqnirer. The life of a statesman's wife at tbe Capilal is not strewn with flowers. I was returning from tho opera, and a triend suddenly twitched my elbow. "Come here," be whispered, "and I will show you something." It was a hack drawn op near tho curb, the driver and horses of which seemed asleep. -Well," I asked. "That hack," continued my friend in an un dertone, "holds Mrs. . She comes here every night, almost, to wait for her husband, who is in tbe ball yon der drinking and gambling. She waits here hour after hour, and meeting him takes him borne without a word of reproach." Tha Might Bint;. The great Constitutional lawyer, David Dudley Field, recently elected to Congress by the Democrats of Ne w York, made tho annexed remarks in a recent speech. He gave tho situa tion in a mil shell when he says "I shall assert at all times that tho only test ot tho will of the people is the count of tbe votes in tho ballot box :" "The remainder of tho Bcssion in which, if elected, I will serve, will bo devoted to tho great qnestiou of how tho electoral vote of this country shall bo counted. What is tho power of the elective franchise? Tho the ory is that every lawful vote shall bo counted and that no voto shall bo counted that is not cast. Tho ballot shall be tho interpretation of the peo. pie's will. Take the case of Louisiana. It is conceded on every hnnd that Tilden received a majority of from 7,000 to 10,000 of the votes cast on tho day ot tho election. How then is ho to bo deprived of them Y Uy casting out tho votes of ceitoin dis tricts. They are rejected on the the ory of intimidation. Supposo there are o.UUU registered voters, rour thousand at most aro all that may be expected to vote. Thero are but 2,000 votes cast, and the majority for Tilden it nearly that number. Thoy soy that one thousand ofthnt numldr ... . a I. ! ...j were iniiuciiceu uy uupiupvi mwuvvo, or that the 2,000 lot cast would havo boen cast on certain side. A rainy day, it is said, cost nnrly or tha other thousands ot votes m this Mh.o. Supposo it should be printed you that this invalidates tbe election, and it should bo postponed to tho next fair day. I shall insist at a'l tlmM that this, tho only test of the will of tho people, is tho count of tho ballot box. t rom this moment I stand com mitted to the principle that the count ot the ballots actually cast is the on ly test of the will of tho people." Mr, Field voted for Hayes, but like thousands of honest Republicans, believes Tilden elected. How Hendricks Has Km. Waahlnirtoa Special to Cincinnati Fnoulrer, Eminent lawyers here say that if tho Senate should elect Wheeler Vice- President, in case of the election of President being thrown into tho House, Governor Hendricks could suo out a writ of quo warrento before tho Supremo Court on tho ground that V heeler was holding an oinco to which he had not been elected, in con travention of the will of the peoplo, and that a caso certified at every point of law could ho submitted, which would give Hendricks his rights. Why AdverliMf People sometimes ask why does Or. II. V. Pierce, of UufTalo, N. Y., speed so much money In advertising his family niedioines, which are so well known and surpus all other remedies In popularity and sale. Itjis well known that A. T. Stewart considered it good policy, and undoubtedly it paid bim, to snend many hundred thousand dollars ia advertising bis goods, yet nobody questioned the excellence, of bis merchandise. Tbe grand secret of enccest lies in offering only goods which possess merit to sustain them selves, aud thco through liberal and per sistent advertising making the people thoroughly cinuintod with thoir good qualities. Men tlo not succoud in amasdinsr great fortunes, esutilishui thriving and permanont business, ana louixnng suusian tiul Institutions like Dr. Pierce's Grand In valids' Hotel at UufTulo, which costs over two hundred thousand dollars, uuless their business be legitimate, their goods meritori ous, and tlieir services which they render the people genuine and valuable. Dr. Piorce Hiios not BUmiipi to nnmoug yoa uy lemng you that his Golden Medical Discovery will cure all diseases. He says, "if your lungs are half wasted by coiuuniption, my Discov ery will not cure you, yet as a remedy for severe coughs, ai d all curable bronchial, throat, and lung afioctions, 1 believe It to bo unsurpassed as a remedy." The people have confidence in his medicines because be doe Dot over recommend them, and when triod ther Rive satisfaction. Ui Medical Adviser, a hook of over nine hundred pages, illustrated by two hundred and eighty-two enigravings ami bound in cloth and gill, ia offered to the people at so moderate a price ($1.50, post-paid), that it is no wonder that almost one hundred thousand bare alreudy been sold. IIn memorandum books are on every druggist's counter for free distribution. Tho national Democratic executive com mitten will cull a meeting of tbe full commit tee February 2d. If tba compromise bill passes, the committee intend to call a na tional convention. A prominent Democrat of the House, wbila favoring the plan of the joint commis sion aaa basis for settlement of ths Hrt'v,t qoostioo, aays that b a. i jii,-r ! h'..t a .- ly will Insist 00 ao a n ndm-ni iwi.re pi.-inj it their support. I'h aniemim -til h lfri direction of a judicial fefiVire ol th' bill. The World's Tallahassee special ssrs the Florida returning (ward recunvtwd the votes oo tbe 19lb inst, under the li'Uurs action just approved by governor Drew, re quiring the board to make a new canvass and that all tbe relnrns fonnd regular footed 94 majortiy for Tildea. Republicans claim Ibis result was attained by Iraud. Wheeler,- the Salem telegraph operator baa arrived at Washington bat will sot be examined aa alt dispatches wilt be read. Willita made a speech n the Ilnnie oa tba 20th maintaining WatU' Ineligibility. Pisarly all tht Oregon witnesses bar been discharged by tbe committee.