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riiiFTn ! n ; -j 1. IX. JLL . Li , A fPFPV LI 1 1 !?! I -rr A A i i i nil v 1 1 J.' ESTABLISHED FOR ME DISSEM.1TI0N OF DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES, AND TO EARS AS nOXEST LIVING BY THE SWEAT OP Oil BROW WHOLE NO. 501. EUGENE CITY, OIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1877. $2.50 per year IH ADVANCE. V. H. ALEXANDER. ALEXANDER BROS., Publishers and Piojuk toi-s. OFFICE la Underwood'. Brick Builtlinj;, over Craiu's Jewelry Store. " ' OUK ON'l.'V KA.TK3 OF ADVEUTIStNG. idvertiacinenU insert! a. follow. : me maun, 10 line, or lew, one imertion $3; each .Sequent imertion 1. Cu.li required in advance Time advertiieri wiU Ixi charged t the tollowing ' nn One .iiuiirt three month. " " ..- ' .is month. " " ' one year '- Tran.icnt notice, in local column, 20 cent per line tr each insertion. Advertising bill, will be rendered onarte-l jr. All job wo- nut tie paid ron om iiklivt.uv. posTorncK. ,)ffirsTTour.-Frorn 7 a. ra. to Ir-.tn. Hvmday. tejt?rrixi?i.7tamtb anUcve. coin north 10 . m. Ariive. from the north an I leave mir Mruth at 1:.VJ p. m. for Siui.law. r'lanklui i an I In nir TlmVeloaeaUU-M-on Welneaiuy. for Crawford. w.lle. Camp Creek and Brownsville at I P.M. Utter, will be ready for delivery half. in .hour after rival of truiu. Utter, should be let t at the offli c . hour before ''XpATTERSOS. P. M. SUCIKTIES. 'o II. A. F. and A. M. Meetn ttnit and third We Ineaday. in each month. ...v,, Ser.si'VB iwrrr. imt .a. . . ?fi'tiO. F. MeetMcvery luwlay eveninfr. iS4" WivvwBiu Enoamphknt So. C, meet, on the M an I tth We 5n '. in eaeh month. n T n LON. CLEAVER, t OOMS OVER MliS. JACKSON'S Mil linery Store, WILLAMETTE STREET. DR. F. WELSH HAS OPENED DENTAL ROOMS Permanently in the Underwood Dnc.:, Eu-one Citv. and remiectfully Holicitd a share of the public patronage, itefem by pemiisiou to J. Jl. Cardwell, Portland. A. W. PATTERSON, rin'SICLVN AND SURGEON, filce n Ninth Street, ppoMtc the St. ClinrlP" Hotel, and "t KeIJeiioe, EuriUNK citv. oitmox. Dr. J. C. Shields OFFERS HIS rROFr;!SIONATj RER-YH-ea to the citiitns of Vm-ab ( ity and onrmundin- .-omitry. !S;.eri.il attention in vmi to all OlJS l'K'l'lilCAL CArJ-. and Vlhli INE DISEASES entrnstcd to hi cure. OlBce at the St Charles Hotel DR. JOSEPH P GILL AN EE FOUND AT HIS OFFICE or res . vyidenoe when not, pruicjaiuiuuiy eiiaJd"1 Office at the POST OFFICE DRUG STORE. j Residence on Eighth street, opiwoito Trealiy terian CUtirch. ' Chas. f-1. Uorn, PRACTICAL GUXSMITIL p.v.l.E!!K GUNS. RIFLES, Tanl matcriid. U'.-rwirw dun'; in S the neatest atyle and V. arrcnwA fc Sewin,' Machines, Safes, Umm, etc., repaired. Guns loaned and ammunition furnih-jd. Shop on Ninth utreet, op;'Q.it Mtar Uak. ry. GEO. B. D01UUS, ITTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR JT LAW, Off!, on Willamette street, Eugene City. y," E. ALEXANDER, VM. Purchasing B. SAN FKAXCISCO, LAKE, j CAL- JEWELKY ESTAIiLISMEXT. J. S. L3SKEY, DEALER IS tfc 3'A Clocks, Watcnes, Chains, Jewelry, etc. Kfpairin; l'romj)tIy Exiruteil. t-JTAHWork Vrraled.?) J.S LL'cKKV, Ellsworth 4 Co.' brick, Willamette Street. 1-OST OFFICE BUILDING, EUGENE City. I have on hand and am constantly receiving an assortment of the Best .School nl Miscellaneom RKiks, SUtionery, llbiiu HK Portfolio., Cards, Wallets. ManU I "rtinon Bae.. etc. etc A. Sr FATIhlO.N. OPPOSITION ISTFiE ' LIFE OF TRADE ! SLOAN BE0THS3S -TTTTLI. DO WOnK CHEAPER than any otbei V .bop m town. HOUSES SHOD roil CI 50. Wrtb BUterial, all roaa.1. Eearttimr old .hoe warranted ! girt alllrtlo. Shop oaEi;!itli Et, opp33ie Ham pirey's Stable. DR. JOILY HERRBOLD, jukcicu in lEmsirH demist. HAS REMOVED TO r.oSF.r.UEG, Or-' pn. where he re-t'ertf'.iily oiler, hi f - j rioe to the citiienU of that place and vicinity m all tit braoche of his proiccaiuB. I ST. NICHOLAS, v'7"' k'ltg nf all pithlirntmn mntlfirtht ijmnieon either tide of tin Atlantic" South Hiiiinii (KtijiUn lj O'tsi'i vt-r. The third volume of thiin"omnanhle Mieiiriiio ia now complete I. With it- 8im roy.il octavo pairc, ana ix hundred illunt'ittiona. it.'splfti Ii 1 aerial., its .trailer .Mrini, p.ieun, bu i '-tetei,e. et-., etc . m . it. l4.nitifiil binliuir ot iid jnl imH, it in the moot I anlen Ii lirit hook for larva no 1 irirl ever iwiuel Pom the prea. rmi), ft; in tun iriit, si. ST. NICHOLAS FOR 1877. Which opens ith SovemW, lSTfl, he?in. a short an 1 very etitertaininir .evial flora tlio Ki-onch, " t he Knor lorn of tlie Uiee.ly, ' A utory aiaptei to Hie ihaiikH-riviuvm'ason. Another .oriitl of ubsoil'iiiET inteitwtto boy., " HIS OWS MASTER," BT 1. T. TUOWHIlllKir, author of the "Jack Hazard Sto-iea," in the Chrtst- tn.i. lto:iluv Niun's!!'. llesi le. P4ntil Hto'ien, Chvi.ttmitsstories.lively skelles,lvlns in I pictU'e. for the holiUys, anl some astoutshtnir illuaimtions of Oiieiitul sporti., with drawing ly .laiiueii-tists. t'HK II'IRL-SIMAS HOLIDAY NU.il!!-.R )F SI'. NICHOLAS, .unerbly lllmttitirl, couUiqk a very luteiestinir piper. ' fUF. HOY OF MY CHILDHOOD," By WILLIAM CVLLKN U.ITAST. Dn not Fail tf Hny St. Nicholas fur the Cliriet iii4s Holidays. Prieo, 2.) ( Villi, rurinirthe vearthere will lie intemitiui paper, for boys, by WilUiu Cul'en llry.mt, .lolin O. Wlnttier, rhoiiia. lliirhes, William llowilt. Hi. Ilolimil, 0 o:ve Mncllonill, Suiford 1). Hunt, Frank It. Ktoi kton, all .others. llicie win ntoriea,ket;'h',s andiKiems of speoiul l. - t-t to ifirlt, hy llaniet I'rewott v.r!'llrl, Sti. iii i. -ol' lire, tii.uh V inter Kelloinr, EliaU'th rtu ait l'iieigM, bnW Alnitt, I.ucretia V. Hale, Oclia lliaxter, .Mary Uape. lJode, and many otiiem. Ihera will liealso' "XWELTE BKY riCTURES," lit mor. PROITOB, the Atromer. with napa. nhowini'Tlie Ptar. of E:ieh I.itli," will lie Tkely to .U'Pam iu interest any .enei ia popular tunnce recently (fiven to the piione. i .hl. ivir... i 1 niioi.iiui, with FUN ANi KKOUO, an.i WII' AND WISDOM. will lie iniuUed as heietofo au 1 st. Nichola. will continue Ui Vlitflit the youiif and give pleaaui'e to the oi l. OOOD XV8 FOR BOYS AN'D GIRLS. To meet theVemand for a eheaner St. Nu iiola. Oitt-lok, theiiiiDof voia. Iunt II 1ms Uvii i-e lnee i to f 1 1 acli The thii volumes, in :m ele-jant library rose, antanld for. Il'l (in full ifilt, !.)', .i that all may (tVe their ehil lien a complete set. 'iltese volumes cdjtiininoieattia"t.ivoiii'ileu:il than fifty dolla.' wo i of oflinary ehil lien . Iwioks. Subacii)tionpi K-t $Ja vear. Tlie three lioimd vol 11111111 an I a suliM-ijitiou for thiariearonlv 912. Sui- senls) witli the ne i-st newsdealer, or wen I money in check, or F. O. M Vy or lej, or in rwislcre l letter, to ticumu & Co., 743 lli'oadwuy, N. Y. iurs.SAWcCin&iss C. Conner DRESS MAKING AND FANCY HAIR WORK f all Kinds, WIGS, SWITCIirJ BRAIDS, WATCH GUARli, BHACELET3, ETC. Made to order. (.'onier Willamette . 1 Tenth Streets, ap2S 5iu EL'UE.NE CITV. ST. G!URL3 H3TEL, EUGENE 1'ITV OREGON. UBS. A. EEifranv, : ro? Having again taken nos';'ion of the old and well known ST. CHATIT..EH HOTET Wliich has been newly furiiisU and refitted, 18 now open toe the reirptioiil giiests. 1 have lilteen roonn in we FIRE PROOF BRICK BUILDING making 50 rooms in all. J t is ft most coniino dimi and best appointed houi jn the State south of Sal. tn. FREE COACH TO THE USE, A. UUllill k UK. trCOA'SW Cute. CORN'S, WARTS, MOLES, Ft ION'S and ingrowing TOE or CLUI1 N'.S.S WITHOUT PAIS OB LCIIK. No Acid or Ininrfou. Cheniici Used. ItEMLF KI;HT A W .' run refer t-i "ine of the meat emiiii nY.si- tite.- C1ASS an! Sl'MOKiNS ot ti.o Unite iiii.ii tiiHt I l..ive done wolK tor. May U:lm JOS. JCEI'F, rent. AH ilff"rem from thi. dl"a-e that arp any. to I-en el. siioiill t.-y Dr. KUanet'o tlita ed oii.uinptive fowd- r. ihew il ii-. a e tl.e only po-pi:ulon kll- II t 'i.lt will i-il 1 ek,,, aillliplloll all I oil 'llse. es ot tlie lliroa),,, I, II II ' h-e I, wi st our IS oilr faith III tltery,, I aifi t' conVIIH you lUiil Utry nit, no iiiiiiMitw, will lie wa I to e-jr .uffoiei-, by mall, puat ) 'in? "l'y (trr Trial IIox. We l.ui t want your money until yon are pei mitisliel ot tlieu- euraove piwerg. 11 your n,. w..iili S.1VOI-', don t -le'. iy ill ivinr lUw P. dern a tual, a they wi l suifly cii.i-jou. j I'm, for la' ire hot, t l on, writ t . any part of. Uu tH state, o. Canada by mail on iv ipt of pn Addjva, ASH A RORRIXK, j Xtl Filijji STaF.rr. HiumKLm, i FITS EPILEPSY, OR FALLING SICKNES I'rnnanrntlr Cured n. hiimbiia . u.-nllia naaffe1 Of Kr. laiiuiaru Irlrbialed I ilallllile Fit Iovder. lo i.nrin. sildTer. tliat t..ine pow le. will do all we claim tor toem, we will wii 1 Oi-ra by mad, poat pnld.a rre Trial bI. A. Ir. in.uUn I u tun only pnyleian that baa ever maletlr. ilu. .,.'u.l .to lv. atrl a. to our knowl-lire tons.lll Is liaie ln nrrmnneiillT rpred by the n-of the Heudrri, at will guarantee P, r maiom in fin every cm--, or rriuna j.u an money riprndrd. AU .uHe era .mail I .ve tim Pow ieiaan early trial, and be e.,nvincl of Un-ir eu:alive powei.. l'n--, f lanre lw, 1 , nr 4 boxe. for f M, nt .y mail to.ny pait of I'nitel statn or f'anala onieiyiptof prii,ort.ypiriia,C.O. 1. AddieM, ASH V RUURI.K, 3m Friwii Smrrr, hwtur. ?. Y. CEi.Ti.AL MARK ET BOYO & REuSHAV, Prcpristors. ill KEEP CONSTANTLY ON' HAND. BEEF VEAL, PORK AXD ThvA nt all kioda 1ird. Tall w,t mil beet u ciiauka tnaa I to J erbU. win " A' GLIfTLTURAL IMl'LEMLNTS .ni;..i..ii..;.i.nM T. G. HENDKICKR OSLY A TItA.TIP. " Only a tramp," said the "star," as ho found, At dim eirly dwn, a man lyirrir dead, Hi face pinched anil wan, eyva not with a stare, "Died of starvation," fie Coron.T bju I. Kvtv .l-oil !,;, . 1 nt ....,,! ,,. . " . ' '" .' 1 -"hood and manhood forever are done; Now there is no one who cireth to weep, Unce he was young and ambit o'i, perclnneo; Soii 'ht. like the n'st. for Kith riches and ulace Perc'ianee mi'lit the world have honored Lis name; Now there is no one who knoweth his face. Cut what caii'th Dives, pausiti'r to unw "A wr- tehed dead vagrant under the lain)." Horn in are his, -wealth and fame are secure; Resides, that dead body is only a tramp. Somewhere there may be a woman who waits; Mie was once a lirule now wretch.;'!, alone. Somewhere arc children too old for their years; "We're cold and we're hnnjrrj-," runneth their moan. Is it their fault if their youmr foreheads wear IHi-rlitinv; of hunger and poverty's stamp! bite are theirsonls as your darling's can lie; Are they to blame if their father's a tramp? Perchance to your door last evening he came, Asked for a crumb, to warm him, a breath: Coolly you shut all the comfort within. Without there was naught but hunger and death. And Kit laid him down, the chill -creeping on, Stiffened his limbs, in his hair left a damp. Life's warfare is done, all ohances are gone, Whether used our abused only a tram). No mourners fur him nor children nor w ife; On lips pale and cold no Wf: are pressed; A pine collin only, nor flower or wreath Tells of our love as we lay him to rest. Lay him down softlv and mako him a bed In earth's kindly bosom, under the sod; Life's been a failure, and we can but trust His Uxly to earth his soul unto God. Meanwhile, I bethink me, if Jesus were here, To wander, as oft, in Galilee old, No roof for his head, though foxes have holes, Who sometimes was hungry, sometime was cold- Should coine to our door and ask for his bread, footsore anil shaliliy, with (siverty a stainii. Would we bid him welcome to warmth and to cheer, Or, shutting the door, say "Only a tramp 1" aaiaiwrr Till! CAPTAIN'S 1U SE. The closo of the vear 17S0 was a s;i pt'i iod for America. The lri!U"h liclii tin' country Iron) Charleston to the Upper Satitco, ami in ortler to complete iheii conijuest hail estah'.ish- cd a chain ot posts tlii'oulnmt ihc iStaic, each ot vhich was Btronjjly tortitiod nnJ (lifcmleil by a jj;ooil gar rison. Organized ressislanoe to the Ijiiiisl. there was none. On the American Mile lliu principal actors in tiie Kinr'irle were the men who com posed the famous "lint bricrade" of Gen. Marion. '1 ho favorite rendez- v mis ni' Marion was at Snow Isla id. This is a piece of hijrh water swamp as it is called in the Caniliu.o and was Riirrouuded on three sides by water, so as to be almost imprejina I lo, Here Maiion had . his camp. From his fastness he issued forth at pleasure to range the enemies grana ries or capturo a straggling party of his troops. Secure in his retreat, he had no fear of pursuit. In the city of Charleston the despo tism ot the Jjiiiish was at its height; the pro rid -spirited people of that capi tal were held dewn by a grinding ty ranny. Many of them were still open and uncouiproinis'iig in their hostility to the Kng'ish, while others, thinking they could best serve the cause in that way, affected a hearty submission to the conipierors, and were seemingly the most loyal ot all King George's subjects. Vet, while the English saw this and congratulated themselves up on the good I'ilVct it would have on I the Colonists, these very "loyalists" kept the .American commander con s anily informed of all that passed within the Uritish lines, asd many a disaster of the English was in this way directly attributed to fhem. One of these persons was a lady of fine social position, and great Wealth, Indeed, there were but few persons in all Charleston over whoso submis sion to the crown the Ibitish were more elated than they weie over that of Mrs. Annie 'Garden. She was a young and beautiful widow, just twenty five, and for several yor.rs had . .rinding toast of the beaux of the Carolinas. When t'le IJiilish took the city she was one of the first to submit to the King, and since theu h.-r house bad been the favorite g:itV ring place ot the red coat gentry, lanv of Mr-. Garden's friends, who " . i 1 Here Btaiincn patriots to me last, -ly. ,',t.. l.r acquaintance, aim i j .. . '.. Look their licaos in client imligua- n when her name was mentioned, 1 when they dared speak at all it only .to condemn the widow s iciierv. in me camn 01 .uurion, ever, llicie was one check that M led with pride and riot with 'he when the lady's name w '"(ioncd; and as for Gen. Marion bi'Vlf, he couid have told tales that 'oV have startled the widow's I't-ston ffieads. had it been safe to do. le Marion was creating so great n Aiternent byon r the gales ot Chant in, Mrs. Garden resolved to g'veail. Prcparitions werer.i.ide on nfenive scale, and the loyal flcuH'Vrflhe citv was in high feath er. '1 pplcndi I mansitm ol the ;oungloir waH drewsed with fliw m (,o. v.ir rsrn t. and blazed with lii, on the'tvening apjiointeil lor thel.nioly, and the band of the ' garrii"n:(;,,ilr.ed sw t t m isic to the 4 ,UMmUim.-A. Tim ....t-rtnin. i - i meut t its hei.'iit, when the' crowd near the door suddenly parted and a young man camo forward hur riedly. He was tall and splendidly formed, and carried himself erect; with a proud, martial air. He was dressed iii the uniform of an ollioer of tho tory legion, and his general appearance was that of a man who had rid len tar and hard during the day. As the young widow saw him, her face flushed, and then grew deathly pale, and she sprang forward with a cry of alarm. "What are you doing hero ?" sho asked hnrridly. '"You will see," lie answered, in a low tone. "Only, for heaven's sake, swear blin k and bluo to what I may say !'' Then he added, calmly, and in a louder tono: "You see, my dear cousin, I have come back to my al legiance." '"I am delighted to hear it," she re plied, warmly, taking the hint at onco. "I never thought your heart would cling to the rebel cause." "Faith," he said, laughing, "if my heart hail clung to it. my stomach would drive me from it. I'm not loud of starving, my fair cousin, and King George feeds well, you know. Hereafter, Thomas Wilson lives and dies a loyal man." v ol. Watson had been standing by during the conversation, watching the couple closely. Now hu stepped for ward to the lady s side. "Who's this gentleman?" ho asked, somewhat sharply. "Ho eeems wou Icrtully familiar." "Oh," replied the lady, laughing, "he is my cousin, Lieut. Thos. Wil son, and, as you will perceive, is in His Majesty's service." "You seem rather careless of your dress, considering the occasion, sir," said the Colonel, tartly, lie was an noyed at I ho great interest which the lady had bhowu in the new coiner. "My business must be my excuse," Colonel, said the young man, respoct- fully. "I am the bearer ot a letter from Maj. Gamey, and my orders were lo lose no time in delivering it. I have ridden hard all day, sir, and upon reaol.ing your headquarters, I learned ol your presence hero. This lady being my cousin, I had no hesi tation in coming here at once, trust ing for pardon to tho urgency of my mission." As he spoke, ho handed to tho Colonel a sealed letter. Watson took it hastily and broke tho seal. As he read it, a smile of satisfaction over spread its features. "This is very good," ho said, glee fully. "Gainey is picking up recruits by tho hundreds. Wants four hun dred rilles, fifty sabres, and Homo am munition at once. Will I send them? To bo sure I will. Have you wagons, Lieutenant?" " No, sir," replied the young man. " Maj. Gaincv was afraid to send them down. There's no knowing when or where one may meet tl.tit Swamp Fox and his sneaking out throats." " Very good," said the Colonel. " I'll furnish you with four wagons, and a guard o filty mounted men. You will start at sunrise in the morn ino, Lieutenant. Call atiny quarters at midnight, and you shall have the necessary orders. Now, sir, you had better take rest, as you will need it." ' First let in offer him some re freshmcnis," sai I the widow quickly. " He is tired and hungry, I know, and no guest must leave my house in such a state." " Hi turn quickly, then." said the Colonel. " I shall be miserable while you are gone," The young man offered his arm to the lady, .tin) they left the ball room, but instead of going to tlio dining room, she led him straight to her chamber, and then locking the door, said anxiously : "For heaven's sake, Charles, what is the meaning of this?" The young man did not answer ver nally, but catching her to his breast, kissed her p ts.ionately, and to bo frank, the young widow did not re nisi Mm. " It means," he said at last, in re ply to her repeated questions, "that we want arms and have come for them." What else they said matters not now; but before they separated, Mrs. Garden seemed very well satisfied with the yoii'ig man's explanation. They th n repaired to the tapper room, where the Lieutenant found ample refreshments, and the lady re turned to the ball room, where Col. IVatson was impatiently awaiting her. At midnight the Lieutenant called at heaJ'j'i.irters. and faithful to his pnnii'iM, Col. Wat ami was there. The nece-siry orders f.,r the delivery of the arm and ammunition and wag ons to Lieutenant Thomas Wilson, of the "loyal b-gion" were riade out, and tr.o tyoion 1 also placed in me younj man's hand a Sealed letter ff inatnictiona to Maj-r Gainey. The rest of the ninht was spent in procur ing the desired articles, and at.unn-e the n"it morning. Lieutenant Wilson, with Lia wagoos and their contents, escorted by a guard of fifty men, set out tor the ' limn Hills ot Santee where the Tory Major's headquarters wero located. Tho wagons and their escort made good time, ami bv suaset wero forty miles from Charleston. Tho sun was scarce half au hour his;i when Lieut. Wilson ordered a hault lor tho pur pose ol camping for the night. Un mounted men fastened their horses to the trees and, removing their saddles, prepared to cook heir evening meal ; tho teams wero unhitched from the wagons, and tho command busied themselves iu preparations for a coin lorliiblo night. Everyone was busy, and no ono notioad, that wl.ile these arrangements were in pregess, Lieut. Wilson had drawn off from the party ind disappeared in the woods that bordered tho roai Suddenly there was a crackling in the brushwoo l, which caused tlio liritish troops to spring to their teet in alarm. As they did so, a voice which sounded not unlike t at of tho yvung Lieuten ant, shouted loudly : " Surrender, or you aro all OeaJ men I" Gen. Marion secured his prisoners, together with the arms, ammunition, wagons and horse", and set out, after a rest of a few hours, for " Snow Island." At the request of the begus Lieut Wilson, ho sent back one of tho redcoats to Charleston with a .Kite to Col. Watson, informing him cf tho trick that had been played on hint by the young .officer who, so far from being a Lieutenant in the Tory legion, was nono other than 'tho iivmous Charles Hampton, a Captain in .Mari on's brigade, who planned and oar ricd out tho affair successfully thank ing tho Colonel for tho excellent weapons and other ujateriuls ho had sent him, and promising to do good service with their.. The Drilish oommini'.er was furious when he read tho note, and saw the hoax ot which he had been mado the victim. Ho went in haste, to Mrs. Garden, but the fair widow had sailed for England. He was compelled to swallow his mortification in bileiice, and a few years later, whm tho war was over, his chagri.i was not ft liiUc increased by tho tilings which rer.ch ed him that Mrs, Gurdn had inuriud too young ofliucr who had tricked him out ot bin rilles. Hurl lord Times. HOW A TIlA.t V HAIISHO A IklX" ncii, Alalliian, wii,b a nose liko a muf fin, went into a Main street boardin house one day last week find asked for n dinnor. "Owing to tho gcnoral depression of business, ami consequent eenroity of the rhino," said tho piopiietor, looking tho tall man oyer, " a dinner will cost you thirty-five cents in ad vance. " I have nothing with mo but a check on a IJobIoii bank," observed the tall man. . "Checks en Doston banks ain't worth a copper," remarkod the land lord. " I guess you'll have to dine more sutr.tiiously elsewhere." , "Can't I do something for ray din ner V" asked the tall man, as a hungry pang griped him. " You can pay," said the proprietor, impressively. " You give nifimy dinner," said the lalhnan ; I'll agreo to clean your house ol every i nt iu it. 1 nave per tornied tho liat in many hotels ihioghctit the country with most isat islactory results." The proprietor accepted tho bar gain as a most advantageous one to himself, end I ho tall man seat'jd him self at the table, where he did leartul execution to tlio victuals. He finish ed his dinner iu half an hour, picked his tce'.h with a fork, called tor a ci gar, and procee led to t-njny it. " Nov, then," si'.id the proprietor, when the tall man had finished his smoke, " let's get to business. Go for thy rata." "Ah, yi s," returned the tall man, " with pleasure. Procure mo a light iron bar about, f ur feet in length, aud I will proceed to bitsiucaB. The iron b u was procured, and the Icafyrs g.uhere ! amucd lo witness thy interesting prc -t c.Iinn. " Now begin," said the proprietor. Where will you commence first?" MUight here," replied the tall u.:r. as he carefully rolled back Lis cuffs, spit on his hands, and grasped Ihe iron bar firmly, while the proprietor stood by with great anxiety depicted on his cour.tciia'130. " Now," said the tall man, impres sively, as he slowly plevaied the bar, "are you all ready ?" "All ready," returned tho proprie tor, excitedly. Then," said the tall man, bring on vour rats. For the snace of five minutes the excitement of an entire presidential election filled the room. When it snbs'.dcl the tall man was nowhere to ba seen, and the proprietor was ftand ing before a glas tying an oyster j over bis left eye. The rat still rrvel in their native freedom. Uockhnd Courier. TUB CHOVIilt IAKSTIGATIOX. From the S. F. Examiner. The Senatorial junketing party, gotten up under the color and title of a Committee of Investigation to ex amino into the charges of Senator Hipplo-Mitclicll of Oregon, to tho ef lect that Senator Grover gained his election by bribery, have arrived in this city. Senators Morton, of Indi ana, McMdlan of Minnesota, and Saulbnry of Delaware, constitute the Commission, and they are accompa nied by clerks, stenographers and others. It is said that the Commis sion paitly owes its origin to the fact i hut Senator Morton found so much benefit for his peculiar malady at the Hauimaii baths of Dr. Loryca, when he was hero last Fall on tho Chinese mission and to make campaigning -peeches lor Hayes, as ti induce him ' repent his visit and the treatment. Of course ho proposed to hayo the Government fool the bill, and so the Senate improved the opportunity. At all events the Commission is heie, and Senator Morton is lmr.dy to the II imiiiajii. hut what has Mn Jfran- cisco and Dr. Loryca'' a baths to do with On-iron and her . Democratic Senator? For all practical purpose tho Commission might as well -n.' in Washington as hore only that thcr? is no llammam in the Federal city -and it socms they will not go to tho Webfoot Statu until the Senator from Indiana bathes to his heart's ' (or indy'n) content. Senator Hippie Mitchell will meet tho Commission ia Oregon. Without any design to officious ness in tho matter, we will embrace the opportunity now offorod by the presence of tho Commission to nay some things which appertain to their quest. A man who is himself noto riously guilty of bribery to secure his own election is hardly the one to rightfully chargo the offenco upon another, nor is ho to be considered a competent, or, r.t least, a worthy wit ness to support the charge. But siiiftj two Kadical Senators can out voto one Democratic Senator, just as easy as eight l!adical dt on Eleotoral Commission out-counti'd seven Dem ocrats, we nro not encouraged to be lieve that, this proposition will bo sus tained in tho case before us. Very well then wo have this othor ono to mako. When the Commission sits in Oregon, let them summon before it tho chief Federal officers in that State, and .alio tho editors of the leadimr Hadical papers, the leaders of the lindical party, and a dozen or more other Radicals of greater or less not whoso names we will agree to furnish for the purpose, i From all these, as witnesses, if they true answer shall mako to the interrogatory, whether they have knowledge of bri bery in connection with the election of u St nator now in place from that State? tho Commission will derive tosiimouy Bufliyient to prove beyond all doubt or denial that it was, in the rloction to which we refer, by bri bery, and that alone, the Senate r ob taincd his election; and, further, they will learn that it was not Senator Grover who was, on that occasion, or by such moans elected, llutweihall bo told, in response to these propo sitions, that the Commission is au thorized to examine into the election of Senator Grover only, and that it has no authority whatever to Investi gate tho election of his Pcdical col league, Hippie-Mitchell. It is true enough that they aro thus confined to tho singlo case of tho Democratic Sen ator; but couldn't they manages to put Hippie-Mitchell himself on tho wit uo.is stand, und get from him a cate gorical answer to the plain question whether he knows anything of bri bery having been resorted to in the election of a Senator from Oregon? 1 inijiht be a very inteiei-ting revela tion lh) Senator could make, if he should ti'll all he knows of the mat tor. Ti) Git A FT Glt.'.PKVlNKS. NOW the tirno to graft grapevin.s, when tho leaves ere beginning to r.tart on tho vines to bo grufied. Cut year rral'.s into lengths of from two to four buds each. Dig the earth away from the roots of the tine to be graft ed eight or ten inches deep; saw otT the it p or main root of the vine fjve or six inches below tl.e surface of the ground; split the ends of the roots left in tho ground; whittle the butt end of your graft to tho form of a wedge and insert it iu the cleft or split in the root, in such a manner that the interstice between bark and wood ahall join evenly together on the side of the graft and the root. Fill np the hole, pack tie fine soft earth with your hands carefully around the grafted place. Leave a single bud ot the graft just above the suriace of the ground. A congrrs.ional commission are gathering gra-l. ripper data, the farm ers are gatlieting grasshoppers, and the grsi'i'.ppf-rs are gathering the crops. The odds are three to one on the grasshoppers. I t. : ! i : ( '. ! i I