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CITV AND COUNTY, BHiEtr n&ttiox. tot I'xxl duutiitry gi to Clark. Bring your chickens to Bettnian's. ge legal advortistnieut under "new UI ing tackl of vry description at Luoky 0I1 Ja so I Muche onfTee t Swift A Comb'. Hon John Myers at the Court House Tuesday afternoon. Pantographs finished nettly ami artis. tiHy at Winter'. Tea different atyle of men's shoes to be had at the I X L Store. The county candidates, by rsqut, spoko at Irving yesterday afterntMin. The highest ctsh prim will be paiil for fur and bide aVjU I X L Store. A fine lin" plushes in all shades aud grades arj J B Dunn's. A full aMortment of ladies, misses anil obil slrra underwere at Bettraan.s. Luckey ft Co bare a very line assortment of paint brushes ami aell them cheap. Dr N J Taylor guarantees all dental work done by him. Give him a call Before painting your hnuu, call on Luckey 4 Co, and get your paiuts, brushes, eta. Boots, shoe and sliimers io more than 100 etyles at the Working Man's store, Eugene. When yon go oat ciiaiag, k to Luckey ft Co and buy a 6a'itng rod, ieel, line, hooka, etc The large maple trees jmt west of the Jour nal office on Ninth street have been c it d.iwr. Rev E N Condit, of AU-any, will fill Dr Geary's pulpit to-morrow, morning and evening. For all kinds of lutnW, dressed and it' 'dressed, go to Skinner ft Long, Oohurg, Lane eounty, Oregon. I' you waut nice n'othing go to the I X L g tors, as they have the latest styles and a the lowest figures. Notice has been given of the improvement of Willamette street by the common Council It is much neoded If you want good dentistry go ti )r K G Clark. Full upper set of teeth, 915; fill up per and lower set, only 830. If you are in want of auricilturnl tnaohiu eryof any kind, remember that Mr J M Hendricks keen a full a sorlmeut. Mr Jnhu Rhiuehart hat been app .inted w the General Arrangement Committee of th Lane County Agricultural Amocia'inn. MrS H Friendly will pay the lifliut cash market price for wheat. Give him a call before selling your (train else where. Hack will 1-nve the St Hiarles Hotel, Eugene, every Monday snd Friday fur Bel knap Springs, commencing, May 2d. Round trip fare, f 8. Eld J W Webb spoke at the M R Chuivli Wednesday evening, on the subject nf Teoi Iterance, to a large nudii-uce. Mr Wrbl. lef on the AO U IV excursion for tint Eastern States Thursday inoroing. Bv land or at sea, out on the prairi-i or in tin city, Ayer's I'athattic Til's a-e the bst foi imitative purposes, everywhere alike enliven tent, elficaoioiis and s fe For sluggish hnwei, torpid liver, Indigestion, bad hr.l!i, flatulency aud sick he.vlac'i, fiey n a in re ne.lv. Notwithstanding much hai eeii add about the hupa'tni ss of abl.ilpurifyiiig medicine, it arty ba passible 1 1 it t'u t m itter b m nev-.r seriously claim! your attention. Chink of it now! If, by the use of a few bottles of Aver SaraaparilU yo I avoid tliu avili of scrofula, and transmit a nsilthy e-mstit itimi to your offspring, thank u for the mi -atinn. Married. At the resilience of the bride's mothe- in Junction City, May 14, 1881, by Elder Geo M Whitney, Wra A Ware and Miss Mae Guthrie. Compliment extendtd. The following is a list of pres.-nia rrceivel by the bride: Silver knives and forks--Mr Wm Guthrie wnd wife. 8ilver cake basket Geo A Young and Edw. Baber. Calf and dozen cblckeni-Mr E P Cole man and wife. Set silver tea spoons and tidy Mrs L A McCnnnell, Albany. Silver pickle castor J N Luper snd wife, Fruit dish aud naki..s-C W Waablwrne aad wife. , Sofa pillow Miss Ren a Qulnn. . ' 150 check on ioue county bank-Frank Guthrie. Silver lamps James Hoffman and wife Silver b.Kiiet h'-ldef -Claude Lee. Glass pitcher N L Ie aud wife. Glass suca dinliesGmwie W sh burne. Fruit diihos-Kva Vahluriie. Silver fiastor- W H H oilman and wife. Sheet muic-Anna Ue. Bed spread Isaao Senders and wife. Table cloth-KUa Calvert Table cloth -Mrs Miller, Albany. Tea set-Ella Calvert. Sauce dUhes - C.trrie ft -niber. Glass dish -Sam'l Sunbor. Silver card receiver - .lerry Horn and wife. Silver castor -L Gebh id, Brackets -Frank aud r'r.d War Shakespeare's works- A C Woodcock. Fruit dish J G Gray and wife. China vaaes-T D Linton. China vases Al.ie Denny. Class salt cup- J C and Klla Gray. Pictures Ella Kenyou and Nellie Ware. Ladies' rocker W H farsotis. Carters J and Elmer Gray. Silver spoon holder Wm iteiuhaw and wife. Public Speaking. Hon John Myers, Democrstio candidate for (Vngress, will speak at EBKeneClty,TaU7, Mayf, t pan: Cettexe Grove, iredneadaj, MJ 91, st 1 p .V. T ine people eni.ei.i-turn . tll-er Mr Myers, as he is a first olasa Ulker, The people should - turn nut en masse to ana oearwy iu eywiiwiny wnn iag element. Everybody is invited to at tesxf. t .:i.. i. .l.. :.L .1.. Kul..... 1 OmciisELECfEa ugensEu.doeO No 1 BMtattheir sir ball but Tburtlay evening, and eleetsdthe following eliceri for the ensuing 1 . r f sr: T .' . yeirs: President, J G Gray; Vice FresweM, 1 H McClung; Foreman, Geo C Swift; Fbst Ajsistant, J V 1 Sloan; Se retary, S A J nt, J W 8 wart, C cowd Assistant, D ... . ... i Secretary, t o nui; assisuoi doc- iHulin; T essrorer, Alet Cocker S R. SHOOK, Commits 8jicids at Phatant Hill by Taking Morphine. Partl-s came In ton lut Sun lay for Com. n r ll!iiti.M tjt .... t.i Pl.Msnt Iliil tn itzfttiiti.a ii.Htl.edBth.rf SU8hm.k, who hal killed himself tlut morning by taking poi.i-. The following twtiiniliy wis elicited before the Cor mer's jury: Johu Winaenivid, being duly sworn, testl- HaI: The deceawd cuui t i my house yester day about noon and said he wanted a j b o wor:. I employed him for a mouth and was to pay him 41) for tie sami. To in, (Sunday) looruin, alio it 4 o'clock cattle broke into the rnhrd ail I I got up and turned them out, aad up m returning to the bouse, the deceased i.S ed ms what was the matter with the dogs, tlut tliey were making such a loud uiim. sburtly after this be commenced to breath heavily and I was not able to get anything m ire out of him. Aftcrwanls a bottle iai'tly fi.led with in irphiue was found un.ler lii pauU Ha told me last uiglit his uaine was Smith, but on examining a Ihmk found in bla piMseesioii I found his name to be S U Shm k, Wm Kelfay sworn testified. Went to .Mr "t luue at his rq'leAt at6 o'clock this luorn iiU to see a sick mau. When I cune in the room I slnKik hiiu uu I he said he was sick. I then pu a wit cloth on his head but it di I no good; his pulse were rather q tiuk. Shortly after I a;uin tried to m is him but failed. 1 then sent for Dr Scvrlmiu0'li. Found a bottle under liis ptrts on the fl.rfir labeled morp'iiue. . Dr Scarbrou.'h iAxi sworn tealifieil: I ai rived at the bouse at 9:13 a in. this moriiing, aud found tin pitieut sa.f'riii with all the syinuti ms of ojiium poison. I examined the li.illle found ou the H t an I fouu l it u-uitaiued liont six grains ( w irphiue. I applied the usual reiuedl'-e without e.teut, nil. I tne mm .lied in sh-mt one hour alUrwarla. 11 in NOui. iniu nour nin-i waiom Or Osb..rue. nhvsician. soru testifUd: 1 riud no ai uks ol viou-iice uiiou the i-o l.v, am 1 give it winy opinion that ileceiwed calue to hi drath from the edeots of oi'i nu poisou. COilOM!R's JL'ltV VEK I1CT. We, the jury .'mpanele ; to eufj lire into the cause of the dtuth ol the h nty y m h loiv us, riii'l from the vvi leuct) that he came to hi iU-ath from the tifet'ts of ujiiu H puson a.liniu ist.T hv himself. We fur li.-r riud fnuu tax receipt found in his p w.vs-iou that bis lume was 8 It SIi.mi,;, aud thai he recently came .Mmyan.hil.nty.tre;..,,. John Sim u nr.. W. H. Ca.i.no.s, J. J. DililHO.V, 1). I.. Can: on, (', S. hoMCita. The sura of $13 03 was fo md up iu his per. ' Mr Simpnon is still at work on John Max son. The remains were buried Sunday a ter- w. ll's house. He is giving it a second or third no., n, i coat of paint and we predict its outshining A dispatch was received h. re Wednesday ' imy house of its size in the county, from the relatives of the deceased, ordeiiug! he shtNiting mutch was not an good as the rviuaius s!ii.pe.l io tVm in Va ii'iid : usual, throiiKh sevend sevens aud eights an I county. In acc r un ;c with the lustruo ions ime nine were broken. Lin nut Iwys, we have the re n .ins were exhanwd mid fcikcn below . .. ...J. Habitual C jnstipat O" Is a prolific s n-rce of mis. ry an ' many ill-, giing rise t h"i Uc'ni, ilu!lii.'s, f.'Vi-r, :n.'- maaess, i-eatlesines. in lio'.'stioii, piisuiid( of bl.l, etc. TSw bitwr, nauseous liver m li- j cine,pil s. salts an I l,au.;ht. lf.n rly us d , t n lieve the suff. rer, o.dy n.lwito tli I dis-ase and sicken tin- st . u wh. All -vim are ..i;li Ud in that way. know the liu. ir!. .nee ..f ; h :e.ii dy pl.-asuit 1 1 1 is lulu-, liar.nless in its i.tun, an I trulv Iw.i'll i l in 1 iomoii. loe; it is. tlesot S,ri;i .f r,'s iveu a.v.v .ree of o iar.'o by o ir euteip I'ln-' lranst-i, i' ..I ! t'ilVins, Ki.vii-, an I V i l.i, I u.)., tl.ni. i-Mvetu.it l:.ie d 1 1 it .:. I tj d-).ir; I. j Lare iMltles st ill iy cuts an I ooe .1 toar. Ml'LTXOU all FLL I'lotse lulls, sitlltted Ml the 'oluiiihis, rivi-r M-wrul ill Ies below 1. -nil... ...... 1. .m.i .,..i... K uineviile, In-long to too woml -rtlll sig'its , ,., .. . 1 . in the North vnt 1 1 ey are ver eig it linn-, . , . . , , , . . . . ml h-et lilliaid fall perpeHiili-ular fiat 1 .listitucn. At tor tin.) ol tin1 year, whiit " ' the snow anove t ieul 1. oier iiik noo mo voiu iio "f water is largo, they are iudtrscrib .il.lv grand. The w ler Is ila-l ed inn. the linvst spray and tills the air f-r hilodivds ol yards around. A rustic Iiri lg has re.-i-nily been cmisir'ic'ed over ooe portion of tile falls snd a winding path through the rocks sod lives b'Siling up to it. file pas a o'-r train now stops ii 11 r lifiri n iiiiiiiiies to allow pssoeners to view tl e so- lie It is a i.rl.t of a liletiuie ami aurth traveling a thousand mill's to iee. Call Acckptk.i. - Ve publish the following from the I'endlet' i, Uroon. .ribuue, which is s-df explanatory: " i:r hi il His W.sidy are expected h -re ab mt the first of next mouth from Rochester, N Y, where he (Mr ) has been or the past three years attending the theological seminary, from which he has jiut graduate I. Before goini, back there be had .Tailuated at the Oregon State University, a:.d .... 1 . -i- now retu ns spleinll-liy eu icaieii aim v.ionui,'u ly competent to 11 1 t'.ie position to which he haslieeii assigned -to preach lit the Baptist church in this city. Tne m-mbers that of church are to ba oou,'ratulated 011 bjiiu so for tunate as to secure t.ie Bjrvicotof s i able a psstor. Will Ukshi.. Mr M :Lt!frty, pistor ol the lla,.tist church, has called a meeting of the ineiiiben for to- rrw night to take into c oisiderali ui his resignation Tim members of the church and his many friends 111 the city will regret to have him give up the patoiagt of the church. He has been a faithful pistor during his sUy here and the present prosperity of the B.ptist church is due to bis uutirii'g elforte in tne caue nf Christianity. Astoria Independent, May 10th. . Notice.' Notice is hereby eiven that all peraous holding claims against Chas Baker a ber by notifieil to prrseiit the same immediate ly. Those owing me will make scttlenn nt .m mediately, or the same will be placed iu the hands nf an attorney lor codection. Ch ah. Baker. Lake' Hall.- Workmen are bnsily en- I gsgnl nm this hall raising the nd of the bnihtioic t a height that will permit n a twaiy t-, filing. U, building will be , fV-l..i...nt ....I I Km firnfir all . 'u rounded, ie entire building repainted. Dooe PolsON EU. -The two valuable Wrd . Vnwued by l'rof Johnson and Ctua Horn,! wnttum.! on day thia week and died, .B ,,a gmhr of such a contemptible deed not Bt to 'ive svong respectable people . "file. j SalaRT PXjaEi.-t the last mertingof the Council Us Ma K" "17 wa. rauea 10 s. J.: t.n t..t iAiwA Usni v. r""""- - la w oount y ecuooeenng ana Degiectuv tas COtMCA BjeeQCBv A History of Lane County to b Written. We are pleaaed t note in this isue that A G Willing, the wull known pioneer pub U-Iilt of IWtlaud, lias iMgmi the lalioT of ooiui'iUng the liitrv nf LaiiRO inuty. This I ' j"" o-'.plete. the history of "lf tnaginncient volume, nipri-ing the counties of )on las, Jackson, Jiweplnne, Cmis and l urry. Hn repreneu Uiive, Co! B F Alley aud I) I) Fagan, ten. tlvnien i( long rxporienCi lis compl log his tone in California, ami who assisted in w iiing the work in Southern Oregon, ar rived in our city 1 t M. .inlay, aud at nuot It gan their laUirs of gatliurnm statistics li the fortmiMiiiiiig hitorv. This is a work that will be of interest to every uitiien oi Lane ciunty. Aa tlie-e histories supply a want lontf ltd:, that of I jtne u uoly will lie given to the public in a royal octavo voluin of rive or six bundled pige, containing the geography, geology, typography, cliinxto graphy and tne early history and aettleineut, coliipileil from tlio most authentic source; nauiMS of t e pioneers, a lull record of their organization and srgregnlitiu; a uompl'ta p " litical history, inuludiiig a tabular alateiiieitt nf oKo!.lioldi-rs since the orKaniEttioii of the couiily, together with the judicial and legis l.ilive hist-.ry. Separate histories of towns, churches, schools, secret smietie, etc, witii incidiitts of pioneer lifn,besiilns tbebiograph ies of prominent citiiwiis of the past and pre.eot. It will be perfect in regard to date and daU, for uouesh.ll be used but thai u hii;h can lie verified. It is to he well pull lisheil in handsome form. Its style ef die lion, wbik being gracetull, will Hot lose signt ot extie ne cirelulness in ri'giird to the I record tieaicd on, and every tll'ii't will be i - .1.. .. - i. ... ...,i , , , - , ..I , "',,,, "--mIu.- a work at .nice elegant and "-i ."" "" j iinht-d by Mr Wallinu will bo as eitisfactory and complete as the m st critical iiiii desire. Irving lUms. IitviNO, May 14, 188L Hoop la! we got to hear the speaker tirst. Win Yates has been getting himself a new spring beiL This looks suspicious. How is this Win! . i The trunps have bveu getting ratlur thick in this v.cinity lately. One of them roosteJ in I Holf's new wagon last Tuesday lii,'ht We are glad to see the wag u put into use. beard that Siulthnd I is goin to challenge us. j two or THK boTS. May 15, liil. January has past and unn with most Deo- .,1 !l-lt wjt! ,y jj Vaies 'til n it the cue. He .I.nm.n-y nt bis Im.ise tho.yli it be the mJ ,IK. nf May. H jj,, britW f 0 P IT f, who came lera UV( ..hiapsrohmd a first realer , , , , . . . . . -( K ,-mu H(J wM nMUi j,, fa M VVc My .0 Hans. 0 n a.it-ii mir.mouse nil a iiiecun,' on .MI,av and .-luted the oil o ne rs. X J Tit- , , n , , . , ' . ,7 ' I reiisurer, who is 111, tier eiatei man James or Uray .vill Lw 111 June. John A Fu fat-j hi conn back from Mis s -iiri, where be went insl S.!itemlier. Hi has itfon to w.ir'.c for Uncln Dickey lloliinsou, an I " Hiiys Or 1; hi is 10.1 1 euo 1 !i for him. Me is a 3 ko.bI soli I I J.-rii i.:r at out a little ton slow to . . , . . vot.-. .Sows t.mit of t is -p :olickin iii.Imie; ,, . , . . . I i-v Will lid t.M al l to eluci t HI,- III ill. I.. Ill III. K 'D.citioait. Row tfwjr liomi. Stn.w hats have come in season. Strawbeirics have began tn ripen. Farmers are busy planting gar lens. Two prospectors went to the Bohemia mines this v k. Sunshine Is not to be compared to J W KnK'iaiid'nf.tce; itsab iy. Wheat and oats look well and prnsiects are finr for a good crop this season. The front lias killtd most of the peaches and plums,biit there will be an abundance of apphs and pears. Messrs James Hunt, Pierpont, Louis and Joe Martin, Wm Hawley and son and J H leeter" and son, will run railroal ties down now river this Summer. K iw river Is a beautiful stream rising near llohemia mountain and flowing into the (Joist Fork near Cottage Grove. Ira valley is very fertile, and there are some very fine f ir lis situ ated on its eail bank. The mountains sur r iinding are principally timbered, but they afford range for a good many cattl and sheep. All we need is the opening of the B -hernia mines to make our vadeya place of nn'e. Jte.ioi.irrE. KroKsr. Chual Sociktt. The society w.ll render music for the coining Commence meut at the State University. Part f Mn zart's Twelfth Mass wi'l be rendered. The different parts have been asaigned the fob lowing members; Soplirauos Misses M E Test, Cla a Andrews, Mae Test: alt- Alisse Irene Dnnn, Canin Test, Nellie Brown; tenors Messrs L G Adair, Grant Test, Herbert Johnson, Ri.bt Collier; bass Messrs Walter Kakiu, Geo Hill, Jeff Kenton, Fred T.-zier: pianist, Prof H (iunn. MARRIKD-At tie residence of S Warshsuer in this city, May 10. IHS4, by Geo W Kin sey, J V, Mr .ius Hickethier to Mi.s Mini is Kragenau; all of Lane Cmoty. Satur.h.y evening the bys of Kngeiie Engine Co tis.k their Inwe Carriage and gave the venial Gus a ride down the street to Clem IJisles', where MdWiukie beer fl .sre-l lively. W wish Mr Hickethier and wife a happy mat-, liiOnnial life. Nomliaieu Mr John McQuinn has r ceived the nomination on the Multnomah Oanty Democ-atio ticket for Surveyor. Mr A H Boscow has als receives) the nomina- timi f. Cnty ClerE .m the Anti-Monopo- ' these ffei.tlemen were f.imierly student at - . , " j. - - juiinsneiswanpwwsi Council Proceedings. Col'NUL Rooms, ) EmiENCl iTV, Miy li. 1384. j Council met pursuant to adjouriimet.t' I'resuiit Mayor liiinn, Councilineii Dorri', I'ampliell, Sloan, Church and McC.uug. Recorder and Marshal. Minutes of but meeting read autt ap proved. Report nf Fiuams comniittes on Record er's ail Treasurer's report ami books, re ceived and phtceil 011 tile. The following bills were read, approved and warrant ordered drawn 111. the Treas urer for the several amounts: V McFarland.tOOO; Geo S .Vaahhurne, to 10; SUte Journal, 00; W F Barger, 3 00; SUte Journal, 00; R I) Calliwrn, A9J: J W Clark, U Report of Marshal read and placed on file. Councilman McCluug introduced a resold tion giving notjee of the intention nf the City Council to improve Willamette street; J 1 motion resolution adopted and Uecnrdei uttered to Ht notices of the tame. The ordinance to amend lections 0 and 7, of tit)e 2, chapter 2, and also to repeal sec. lioli 8 of title 2, and section 6 of title 4, chauter 3, was taken from the table aud ou notion adopted. The foil mini hills were presented and re ferred to the Fiutnoi Committee: J T Witter. UlioO; J K A l teber y, 73; J H Stowell, $4 oO; S A Ogden, $7 00; dllier, -I $101; llohorts, Judgta nf election, $1 OJ; lii.lr.ra, J $4 00; G W Kinsey, $3 10. On motion, rules were suspended and war rants ordered drawu iu favor of Judges of City election. Ou motion the Recorder was ordered to assess the city. Councilman McClung introduced an nrdi. nance granting to J (1 1 lay, A S Patterson, "iamuel Swift, George Swift ami William Kdris, tl.e right to construct, maintain and perat water works iu the City of Fugeue. On motion the ordinance was adopted. On motion adjourned. t;Kt. VV. Kinsky, Recorder. Latham Items. Latham, May 14, 1881. Fine growing weather. Our school has nearly sixty scholar en rol led. Sheep shearing under Way. Fleece excellent. Mr Coinstock went tn Iloseburg Friday, returning Tuesday. Teams have commenced hauling lumler from Rouse's mill. Vice Pifrsident Koehler and General Pu penntciMleiitHran.lt pasae I sou h Monday evening. I'll connnrt and circus are things nf the past, and so is our dollar. Our long full waut, with our petitions to the C.urt for bridges, yet prove unavailing. The roads are getting good, ami last Sun- lay quite a number of persons were out enjoying ihoin. Mr W.11 Brenner, formerly logging here f ir C uustock, but who has been absent for many years, returned Tuesday. Mr Wm Colli-1, of I'.ugeun, came in Tnos- lay from Drain w!n-ru he has been visiting relatives for a few days, a id is now vi.iting at Mr L tiiu's. Time has broug'it many new luven'ious, yet the old are not all discarded, as the itliL-r day we saw a "roller," an syri-:ultural npleniKiit which reminded us of days of yore. O. Smitlifield Items. May 10. 13S4. Messrs W L and B 0 Campbell start this w ek to Florence tn locite stock ranches. Mr Benton Kent, late of California, is here visiting relatives, lis has b.-vn in California about fourteen year. Coyotes have been mtkin lively time for fie young folks of the sheet creation iu this neighborhood the lost few days, A Stiuit was here this week with sotnt1 young men from lowa who were looking for laud, but would rather judge they did not waut home here very bad. ; Some nf our frieu Is visited the Nick I Plate circus at Eugene on the 8th and think It was fine, while others think that the niukle-plating Is ton thin. Tuere was a small circus here the other eveuiug ask Frank. The Smith ft jU Sp irtmg Club respectfully asks the Irving Club to publish their days of shooting iu the Guard and Journal, so that the mrmliers of this club can visit tbein and take art with them in their contests. W here aay we with you to visit our club on shootiutf days which are as follows: Saturday, May 17th, May 31st. June 14th and 28th. Score nf the Smltbfield Club, May 10, US): S W Harpole 1 0 10 0 110 11-6 .lames Bales 0 00011001 0-3 Johu GiUon 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0-4 (i B Gibson 0 10 0 10 10 10-4 (! W Bale 1 10 111111 0- 8 Mac Daugherty 1 00111000 1-5 Messrs F F rates, Polk Harpole and George Beck were absent, RlCOl'LAR. Fern Ridge items. May 10, im. Quite a number of our young folks took in the circus. E M Cheshire lassoed a der the other day, but f arin' the law, lilierated it. Mrs Lizxie Green, of Dayfeni, W T, is visit lag at her father's, L D Gibson. Beeeie Hammond was the champion speller at Miss Peek's spelling school last Fri.lsy audit. The two "Em tern BeautiV bav captivated another pair of brothers. This is the third pair of brother that have w irsbiped at their brine. - Fee. Fob Sale. A int-da w '' band h . For particulars la ,uir of 8 A O. im, En Bingef Herman the Kicker. Hon Dinger Hsrmau, candidate for Con gress, spnks her last Monday evening to fair Ue.l amlieuoe, Hon J H D Henderson, the Nestor of tli Repulilican r'.y of Une, mad) a neat little speech, liitnslil iini the Re pu'.lican camb ist , whowlthmit explaining the reasou that he had been by turn a Isilter, an Iudeien lent and a kicker, (after Mug turned out of the Ros'lmrg Land Olhoe, fur cause) expresse.1 the deepest regret that be could not emvass with Hm. John Myers. He was In vited to meet his opponent in frien lly discus sion, but aa Mr Myers might ask some itba rjiliu nixil'H. il ts it w w.s bet(r a.iyway, i.ud as Mr Hsrrainn til l not want to have his Hue speech eMiiled, and Mr. My ers hn.l s toiteii at t ire iilsoes that Hon. Bin der llerintn 10 lid nJt retell, he ennclu led to uike his soli ary way through the Stat. Another .leltr.iiu lull lenc iirotably wis that air Hermanu ha I doubts of Ids own ability as a sp'slter, 111 which iiinublsioa he showetl a wis loin which he did hot one manifest Iu his sK'ech, He thought the platforms alike, the greater port! li of the Itepuhllcali declarations having bsrn copied from the leiiiocratiu plat form, lie was 111 lavor ot lorlviture 01 uu -enrued land grants; he add that p.s ugerai l freight trauspirtatioii lines ouu'lit to lJ rexu litsd by the legislature. He did l.ot denounce Uuor'e r Dnlpli fo. wot kin,' against l..ii l for- it tiv bills; n-j ther did hesny that lie pulili an I'ougressi-s ha I ptwed tu land U'i it oil's, aim "t unanimously, aauist the l'nu Kit a'.ic vote and tae protests of r) II Wnsu uirne, one of the ahiest and most deserving of lini.uhlieaiis, win. IS now III private life; lie did lint intimite th it the last itepuhlicn I'oniess ha.l sien eomi lured the laud giant forfeiture bill; he did not claim the two last iiverwheliimiiilv Kepubliunu licgidaturea h.ul passed any regulating bills, lie than induK-ed 111 a f iilsouie eulogy and panegyric on the rail roads. It is Hpnaivut that h is astraddle the fence nu this question. He was for oivil ser vice reform; he thought that the abuses that had grown up under Kepubiicau rule s'lould hv cured; as the K-pnblican party has had power any time In these twenty years to reform (he civil service, the appointing power being iti'pulilloan. it is etlduut that tli Itepuhlica is have 110 real Inclination that wav-e.ivpt in idatforiiis and ii the sieechel of camlldates, Mr llenu an promiseil that he would secure Urge appropriations for the Columbia river tud coast harbors, but the n xt House will be Deiiiis-ratic and as Mr Herman has neither the ability nor eloquence U. force himself to the front, Ore-on will have to be oonUnted itli very scanty appmpratioos, if Herman should be elwted. Air Heiiusn asked the question, "Who has ever I sit a dollar by a national hank!" and made the astounding an swer that no man ever hail Who, has not lost nmnev, who ba had dealings with a na tional lisiik? But th on question, the important ques tion,, ac.sir.liuJ to Herman is the tarltf q les tion. He has found a panacea for all ills; it is taxds; tax and be happy, tax aud I) pros prosperous, we have xrown grown rich by taxing nur-elves, was his sieech on this ques tion; He reviewed the successive taritt acts, and c aimed that the yreat financial panic of 18.17 was eause.1 by low tariffs, but Mr Her man nude no attempt to prove this assertion; then was seme wild aeculailug done in those d .ys; the siieaker drew a doleful pioture of wliat would have hapiened in th thirteen years that th revenue tariff of 1847 was iu force, if, if-the gold of California had not coma to the rescue. We say, and the census returns will bear us nut in the assertions, that the most prosierous deeade ill the history of the U S, was that nf M OO; that wages Ware ubdier M.rsirtiohally, that manuf totures made proligimis strides, and that the well paid Aiuei iciiii sailor drove the 111 pidd and ixsirly ie t foreign aal'or 'mm the sea. ' During the itecaile under a tarilf of tdneteea p-i cent,, We incressed our expra f uiaim a U ed artl ti. les iu t.ie ratio of 171 per cent. . ri.un 1H00 to 1H0, high tariff, the nianul'aotured articles exsirted increased in a ratio of only 8'J er cent. O.ir 111 tiiiifaoturos luun-ased tn the ratio of So per c-nt; Hd this per cut iiureitse lieen ui.ilnt iued fiinu '0J to '80 thd capiUl investeil would have amounted to $0,800,000, 000, instead of .Idil.UOU.OJO a slum 11 by the census of 1X80. After 1842 the tariff was only J.I p-r cent, and yet exsiits increased from 2.',000.000,00il to Hil.lKK).0U0,0OO, when the tariif was nisde morn disjnctly revenue in 18tk In IKiiO our mero.iant marine was greater than t .ost of all other nations coin b.nj l, and we divw millions nf dollars from loreun ii.ti'iiM for l'rel;ht; now wi p y (120, OJI.IHII per nnn im freight ui niey to foreignei- .;8),t00,.HK)uf wnidi go to British shipowners. Hni'.dwiird F Noyes vx-U S Minls'er t France ma.e a report to our Goveruin.'Ht iu 18.-M, t the e feet that 011 the Mediterranean .Sea, whose n .vigatioiial interests weie in our ban. Is iu u0, th tt the American shlppltu in thatseutii.il hat so declined that an American vc-sd U regt. iled with curiosity at port, wher as lute as 1870 40 Vessels had caded. What thoroiuh stupi lity to redn the high way au I trmle of the world to the British! Mr Herman was en ilisinxeiiunusiind uncamlid as to reier tu the tinmicial panic of 18.57, from which the c ein-ry rec .vera 1 iu a year and tn rn ike no reference tn the wnlo of 183-70, which was the severest known. The distress of the pis). was so great that the work iiumeii of America rose In inb, aud mt.1 the .Summer of 18f 7 memorable. I'll rioting lieguii in Pittsburg, a manufacturing cent.. It is useless to examine further Air Herman's feebln oominoupbtces and lulsreprisontatioiis; the allusion to unfortunate Canada, a hlrfh Urid oountry; the 'cisiked" tstmlar state ments of waes; the cshiI assuinptloii that the tariff hail lower d the prices of 'ssl, which is alone due to inventions, and in that matter as wed im all others the decline ha iNi.urr-d first in Great Britain, where the p. i-e of uood it 70 oer vent lower than in the U S: and n . dlv the astouidiiiu stitem.-nt that the National Grange had en lorsed the manufacturers' tarilf, which M C G 'orge voted for, aud which the Grange c in leroned. 8iuslaw Picnic. ' Crow, Ina Co. Or., May 12, 1SS4. Editor Guard. The plunie held uuder th auspices nf the Siuslaw Grang, wss a success. 1'hsre was a large crowd present Persons from Cottage Grove, Grand Prairie, Spenoer Ore , Coyot and Siuslaw. The Siuslaw Cor net Band furnished th music, which wa vary good. The candy stand wa well patronized. I'lie bavj ball wa kept rolling and the people sesmed to snjny th playing very tnucb. Din ner was announced, then cam boxes, baskets, buckets and trunk full of grub and piled on the ttble, an I then, as Zjks Bailey says, "Oh hush, go shut the door." Ther wa not mors than half or th provision eaten. Ther wa an eating mitch between Fi Davis and Insley Coleratn, They eat between them, 10 biscuit, 9 pound cakes, 11 pies, 7 pickles, 1 pounJ of butter, 2 tumbler is Jelly, 1 jelly oak and 4 siloes of bread and butter, Coleman winning by one mouthful. In the afternoon the base ball was kept hot, while the grangers adjourned to the ball and beld aa afternoon session. D r'ng th day I was asked th question whether our worthy Sch.sil Superiiitindent wss goiuj to visit the schools. Iam not able t answer the question and call on you,- Mr Kditir, fur help. Ws failed to have tL Women Rilit ques tion debated on account nf those favoring the question failing to put in an .appearance. At the granite session w talked up a Fourth of July celebration which will be settled at our next meetin. the second Saturday in June, of which I will inform yon. F. M. Niuhswakiier. Married,- At the residence nf the bride' other May 4, 881. yR v ; 0 Richardson Mr W J Pergra an I v. is agi Harlow, al. i i f Laos out.ts. N esrds- Personal. W n Reudiaw Is at Salem havtuj b'l eyrt doctored. Juilg Bean ba been In Roseburg this week holt, uur court. Dr John Gray returned home from Monte sanu. W T, last Tuesday. Mr A Stiuit has lieeu quite sick this week, but is now much improved. Dr Hubert Osbirti ami wife art) tn the city visiting relatives an l friends, Mr Al Butterfi.-M ha been In tmrn sevsral days this week vidting friends. L Hutln and wd started Ktst last Ws lnss- day, on a visit to relatives an I friends Chas Lailer has arrived in New Turk City. His family is at present at Scrantoo, I'ciiii. AO linveyi Republican delegate to th National Convention, lift last Weduesday for Chicago, Hishon Morris will preach at the Episco pal church of this city to-morrow, morning ami etching. Mr Jos Hill Is In Emrene visiting relative a id friends. Joe ho grown quite handsome since his last visit here. Mr Fred Fined, of Riaieburg, I registered at fie St Charles Hotel. He gvr this office pleasant call yesterday. Mr It M Day, adcnnlpanled by his istr Betty, will leave f.ir Astoria this morning, to at'amd the Grand Lodge I 0 0 F, which meets in that city Monday. John Kelly, Jr. wa iu town several days this week visiting relative ami friends. He has gone to Ashland to accept position in II B Miller' hardware store. A brother of Mr F U Dining accompanied by bis family, arrived iit town one day this week from Kansas, The two brother bad not met for twenty-ynari. Senator Geo B Dorri left last Wednesday to pay his aged parents a visit af Nashville, Tea . nessee, He will return in about six weeks. Wa wish him a pleasant visit aud a safe return to the bind nf his adoption. Our old friend, Mr A G Waldng of Portland, who istheiironrletornf tin intended LaneCoun- ty Hi.ts.ry, was in town sevend day this weak nrnkliu necessary a ranireineuts for its publica tion. W can reootntnend him a being per fectly reliable. HON. JOHN MYEftSi Will Speak at Junction Monday Ev' ning, May 19th. Th people of Junction City ar hereby in tnrnied that Hon John Myers, Democratic nominee for Congress, will apeak in that city, mi the political issues 01 ti usy, Monday 1 veiling, May 10th, at 7:30 p m. Kverybisly is oonlially invited to atteud. Not A True BiLU-Fmm the Prinelll News we learn that "Bud" Thompson, who killed Frank Mogan in that place some time since, was exonerated by the Crook count grand jury last week. For Rkmt oh Sale, - A handsome residence with several lots, in Kugoud. For particular inquire of Mrs M P Bplller. Wanted. -Duo egs, lor which a liberal price will be paid. Inquire at this nffio. Suinn heauuiul town lot nicely located for tale cheap. Call early ami gut a liargaiu. liEo M. Miller, Real Estate Agent. On every grade nf s gar, either by the pouud or barrel, pi ices are reduced this day rw iKrA Combs. Ordinance No. 9. An ordinance aiithoiixiug A S Patterson, William Eilris, J (1 i.ray, Samuel Swift and Geo S Swift, ol the City of Kujeue, to construct, maintain ami operate water works in the City of Engine, Ore gon, aud to regulate the nperatum there of. Be it ordained by the Common Council of the Cny of I'.ugei.e, Line Cnuu;y, Oregon 1 SkciikN 1. I'nat A A I'attnraoii, Wnlisin Kilria, J G irny, Samuel Swilt and George 0 S lit. their asosji tea and assigns, are Hereby granted and Invested with th right ..( building ami operating water Works iu Ilia City ol Eugene, Oregon, aud suci addi tions Hint may i.uientler be made to said City, lor the peri, d of tlliy ytars, and have the right ol UMi.g ail sueets and alleys of said t'i y, a now aie or may heieaiter be mid ou , tor the pur0.e nf laying main ami service pipe to pri.Viile said City aud its in habiianU with water f r extinguishiuu tires, watering street, alleys, irrigatl .11 snd gen eral house use and all other pjrp.; Pro vided, Tliut the said main and pipes shall not biterlere w itb r obstruct the draiusga of sabl City, the votisiructiou of sewer or the necessary or proper use of said street or alley. Si. II. That whenever the said grantee Soall excavatn in any street or alley lor th purpose of laying mains or pipes, they shall not unnecessarily obstruct the passage of proper use of inch street or alleys, and 1 bey shall within a rtasotiable time make such street or alleys in as g."l condition as they were befnro such excavations were iiiai'e, t be approved by the Street Coinnus. sio er of said City. Ski:. III. That thu said grantee shall make all connection at their own ex pent lietween their nuiii.s or pipe through street or alley. Skc. IV. That the said grantees shall furnish gissl ami wholesome water. The . water shall lie conducted through iron mHi and pipes, pmvme.l the gra iteee shall have the mains laU in Willamette street iu the City f Kugene ou or before the 1st day nf January, l.VJ(, Hue. V, This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from ami after date of its pass ge. Passed the Council May 12. ISS4. F. a Duns, Mayor. Attest: Geo. W. Kinmev. A l.eooriler. PLEASANT HILL J. Pittman, Prop. THKBE3TOFA1-L KINDS OF LUM ber on band, both Drrsicd & t'ntlr mc1 Partis wishing lumber in Euens or vicinity, oaa Wn pries by cat ' if iisn MAiLOt K BRuS. tnl-Ja Kiiwm, Ott