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i V AND COUNTY. Kidney Cure. L kill gloves at Friendly'. Dr N J Taylor for dentistry, told cheap fur cash at Matlock's. in Kidney Tea nitres all kidney trouble Lin Miller, the poet, Is In Sau Fran 's lit of Eastern hat just received at jtk's. Sty acres of 1"" la'' f"r ,a,e I'lrl"-ir of Coleman. brick work on Day' Dew building it !,og nicely. ion Kidney Tea h tlie bt known rem- kidney trouble, Itlock it receiving a large line of new dre:s Give Mm a call. M, colli 1 aths every day iu the week Ly llorn'a barber shop, jtrict Attorney Chamberlain, of Albany, jd Eugene lost Wednesday. 1 Guard dgei all kinds of job printing Lr than rortlaud priced, jndow shades of all imaginable kinds at jt Hendemon's furniture store. L eaa purchase Waltham watches at Watt from iu ana npwarus. 9 Siuslaw Orange intends building a hall on D H Coleman's place. y A Henderson have received from the It complete line of window, shades. le 0 P B R will run daily trains between allis and Yaqoina Hay after May lab you want a book to spend the long iry evenings give Sterling Hill a call. vnii want hardware at reasonable prices at the stor. Of Piitohett & Forkncr. W H Alexander Is erecting "a residence himself on his lots in Chrintinn addition. Gen F Craw has the sole agency for oil U of the celebrated Tamtil Punch Cigars. h C T U moets Wednesday afternoon at 3 Lk, April 17th,iri the Presbyterian Church. llfred Coolidw ahd L T Bragg, well known . ndhlatee for Councilman of Lolfux. Sterling Hill keeps in stock an excellent irtment of good readable works. Give (a call, good farm for raisins stock or grain for : mi reasonable terms. Iuquire of J ndfco I too. he Itev 0 Parker offer nt private sale whole of his household furniture. Call the Rectory. he Eugene Club defeated the Portland lo Club at l'.t contest last Saturday night, ' a score of 3 to 1. Kor sale-a baby carriage, Un baby'- jeairs, two ouny wuw, iiuuirasn, cm Jail at the Episcopal Rectory. , I The Bishop "f tlie Diocese will ,viit Ku- grt.e mi Friday in Holy wenk, April 20th, til will conduct divine service. The serviofs ( a registered thoroughbred Jersey boll liny b' so ire.l by calling on Mr (; Perkins a mile below tn a h. , Sterling Hill, at the pn-tofficr, lakes sub- iriptions for nearly every ntwspnper. nnil riiMliml in America, at me puiuisnera rnies. There will' h nn'on memorial seivloes on lie life and works of John B Gugh, next Sun ny evening at Khi:.charfs Hall. All ure in- ited. Remember, joii cut purohve Justices lank sumldilttS, civil and criminal euhpnetiaes nd complaints at the Guabi) olliue at Portland fences. The Board of Director of the Lat e bounty Agricultural Society meets next i.,.,n ,.t o i i ut iIih nflice of ft M Dav. Secretary. We have received from the different precincts the proceedings of the primary meetings, but on account of a lack nt spaie they have been unavoidably crowded out. The finest and largest lot of window shades ever brought to Eugene will arrive on Tues day's freight, from New York. Call and lea them at Friendly'. For dyspepsia, headache and all disorders rising from a disordered stomach, De Haven's Dyspepsia Cure is an infallible remedy. Try It and be convinced. For sale by Osdiiiin A Co. Tlis Goldendale Tribune complains that Soldendele exhibits more intemperance than any (own in the territory, and yet there is not a saloon in the town. The drug stores uinsldn a thriving business. Until further notice the undersigned will tell Piuncer white lea l at 71 cts; boiled nil by the can, 73 cts; raw oil by the can, 70 cts, net cash. Ohburn & Co, E. R. Luckey & Co. At Matlock's a very fine line of Indies shoes of the celebrated If D Hnlbrook make, direct from the Eastern manufacturer. The ladies of Lane county would do well to call at Mr Matlock's store and examine these goods. On and after April 1st the undersigned Wilr commence doing business on a rtarlf pay basis, selling goods for cash or protfote only. All purchasers will find it to their interest to call and get prices. J. D. Matlock. There will be divine service in St Mary's Episcopal Church on next Sunday morning; on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at 4 p n. and ou Wednesday evening at 7:30. All are cordially invited. Deputy Sheriff Powell, of Portland, has been arrested on a charge of larceny. How ever, we can inform the friends ot Cater that his arrest is merely technical, as he was acting in the periormsnce ot his duties as an omcer. Mr F A Rankin has just received flora the late New Orleans Exposition a handsome diplo ma awarded for a display of photographs which be had on exhibition there. Frank is justly Emiid of the sorvenir as it proves that Oregon fully up to the East in this line of art Hall's Hair Renewer cleanses, brightens and Invigorates the hair, and restores faded or gray hair to its original color and lustre. People.. with gray hair should use the l'newer, ami thus conceaj I the world their Cached wees ana aavanceuage. . ... vj ic oi open air exercise ano ioe sufficient care in the matter diet, the wh'.le ' k.:i u.-!....i i i-1 ,lrlnJ Ayer'sSarsapariliaisthe pmper k. during the Sprin, of the year kii j,..i;.iu tr. ctioo i the Winter. to punf i the blood, excite ths liver to action, I wq restore health and vigor, County Convention to bo held April 22d. DEMOCRATIC COI1NTT CONVENTION, At a meeting of the Democratic County Cen tral Committee, held in Eugme City, Oregon, March '23, 1880, it was ..rdered that the Demo cratio Comity Convention be held in Eugene City on Thursday, April 22d, 1886, For the purpose of electing 10 delegates to the State Convention to be held at Portland May 4, 18SG; also to nominate a cundidat for State Senator, 4 candidate for lveprcsnitatives, 2 candidates for County Commissioners, 1 candi date each for Sheriff, t'lerk, Treasurer, As sessor, School Superintendent, Surveyor and Coroner, and for the transaction of such other business as may come bsfore the convention The County Convention will consist of 73 delegates, apportioned one for each precinct and one for every 23 votes or fraction of one half or over thereof cast for Hon E P Coleman for State Senator in 1884, as follows: Springfield 5 North Kiujtme 5 South Eugene 0. Kail Creek 2 Pleasant Hill 2Cresswell 4 Cottage Grove A, Willamette 3 Molnwk 2 Junction S Loiig'IVn 3 Richardson 4 Siuslaw 2'SiMincer 3 Ust Valley 21 Hazel Dell 1 Camp Creek........ 3! Middle Fork.., 2 McKenzie 1 Irving 3 Florence .... i , 3 Chesher 2 nyote 2 liake Creek 1 'ild Cat I1 Total. ..i 75 E. P. Coleman, Chairman County Committee. I BiLYEi', Secretary. Cottage Grove Hems. FROMOUR SPECIAL CORRKRPnN hunt. CorfAOB Ghovk, March 23, 1886. Heavy rain here Tuesday. Mr J P Curtail went to Sugene Tuesday. Mr John Kirk went to Eilgene Wednesday. A sociable Monday vvuuing at W Y. Cittbcarl's. ' . Mr Sloan of Eugene was in town a couple of days this week. Miss Helen Adams was at liesday of bst week. B'-rn. to th6 wife of I)r EugeiiH Wed J Harris, April 5, lSSO, a daughter. Miss Helen Adims bcan teaching school at Silk creek Monday. Messrs F.akin nnd Diistnw received a large stock of geods Tuesday. MrG 1! Chibninn and wife of Eugene were in town tins week. Mr John Tapn and wife of Oakland ure visiting relatives iu tnis vicinity. There were two i'ance"s in town last week on Friday and Saturday evenings. Deputy Sheriff Cochran was ris Cottage Gr ve Tuesday night, and went from iiere to Siuslaw. Mrs 0 P Adams returned frrtln Union county last Wednesday,- after an absence of several weeks, It W Veatrh and wife returned from Cresswoll last Wcdnesduyi after nil abhei.ee of several Weeks. MrC Soulier was nominated by the re publicans for Justice nf tlib l'e.uce and J..e Kxiincoy lor ConataDle. Mr A A Carper, was nominated by He Democrats for Justin of toe I'e.UM and f II V'ailgliau for coiistablei Mr John Spray arrived from Eastern Ore gon last Friday in coinouny with .Mr Spain, who is n brother-in-law. There was a very heavy chip nf thunder here. 'I uesday between live end six o'clock. Mudu us think of the' Mississippi valley. Mrs Tims liildeiback and f-nuily left for their home near Ashland Salunlay. Her two brothers, lUnry and Hale iioron ac companied them tliiliier. Dr Patterson nf Eugene was in tnvvu Fi 1 day. Wh uiiilcrsMnd lie was called to see a case of reported small pnx at Lutliam which he decided to lie chicken pox. -We are glad to see that Mr l.awson Sl4 gle is aide to be in town once more. l!e came in Wednesday. He has been confined to the bouse long timu wi.li a carbuncle on his noi.k. Mr King Spain of Nebraska, nnd four lit; tin sous arrived here last Friday. Mrs Spiindied a shnrt tund ago. She Was a duliter of Job Snray of tins vicinity, and formerly lived here. Vewtv. Acme Items. April 3, 1880. Weather fine for a week past; everybody is busy putting in their cinps. Mr Elmer Smith, who lias 'been visitin,' bis sister, Mrs John Pittmr.u, returned home a few days ago. Mr Wm Cline, of Eugene, has taken up a ranch about a mile north of town, and is budd ing a residence thei eon. Josie Pittmnn, daughter of John Tittmar, while walking on a scaffold, fell off nd dislo cated her arm. She is getting along nicely. Quite a nr.mlier of young folk from up t! e country were down ou the beach recently to gather shells and dig clams. ;, They report n good time 'and plenty of clams. The nimmds of Acme have been out sevtr d days la ely trying to kill some seals fc r their oil. They have failed to get any although a great mauy are seen, Mr J Hodsell has purchased two lots in the !ower end of town, and will soon erect a resi dence on one of th-in and a cooper shop on the other. Mr 11 is a good cooper and we wish him success. The Acme Mill Co intend building a new store. They have $4,000 or ?(,000 worth of S 1,0,1. on IMG way iroiu nan r rnutwt". J"" uilding will be 40x60, two st uies bigh and is to be finished within sixty days. Two men near hero were seen the other day trymg to ferry some cattle across the river on a raft, when the bock end went dnwn, and the men went with it lie more careful when yon ferty on a small raft, and don't let spread on yoOi Mr Chris Bargcr's son, wIhv has been lost for some time, was found the other day iu a drift, by some Indians. It seems he hail at tempted to cross Lake ereek during high water and was drowned. The body had been in the water about four weeks. Catch All. Removal Notice. Mr Abe Goldsmith desires to inform his customers and the pub 0 g,.eraly that he has moved bis store j)to t)ie (intn rm,in f Bker Hotel, on ,f m.t)t t)j . ,. ,, i , . i, i his line give hnn a call, as he keeps only ..t good. , . ,. Removed. Mr J 'Davis has removed his tailoring e.Ublishment up .U.M into the rear room, of Walton's bnck bu.h ling wanting vood work done should give bim wanting jood ca.L Circuit Court Docket- The following is the docket of the Lane County Circuit Court, which convenes in this city, Monday, April 19, 1885, at '.0 a m: Slate of Oregon vs Aaron I.ich; obtaining money by false pretenses. State vs Aaron Lurch; fonrery. Mary E Vaunrdcr vs J II Vanorder; suit for divorce. W U Owen vs II 0 Owen; bill in equity for an accounting and dissolution of partnerabio, Martha W Cooper vs Orville Green, et al; confirmation of Sheriff's sale. O W Woshburue vs S 0 loster et al; to re cover money. I II Christnan vs Geo Millican et ux; conhr- mation of Sheriffs kale. hunch lloiilt vs N ULytle etal; suit for par tition of real estate. F 11 Dunn vs J A McKiuneyj to recover money. Lizxie N Thompson vs John Bennett; confir mation nf Sheriff's sale. Wesley Shannon vs W E Simmons et al; confirmation of Sheriff's sale. Hoard ot School Lain) Commissioners vs Beuj Cox et al; confirmation of sale. A 11 Spare vs A and B Lurch; confirmation of Sheriff's sale. II L Chichester et al vs E J Archambeau et al; to recover money. Phoebe B Kinsey vs Lurch Bros and A II Spare; to recover money. Mary Settle et at s Minnie Settle et al; suit for partition of real estate. 11 JJunu vs blias Johnson; to recover money. P 0 Kisdon vs E P Wright et al; to recover money. State nf Oregon vs Alexander Ceoley; In-dictin-nt for seduction. Gen Belshaw vs Grant Osburn; suit inequity to dissolve partnership. Geo Bailey vs C II Seiwoll; to recover money. (.'has Parsons et al vs Henry Parsons; suit for partition of real estate. Springfield Milling Co vs B F Russell et ux; to recover money. State nf Oregon vs James N Luper; cliarge nf arson. State of Oregon v James N Luper; charge of larceny. State of Oregon vs John Beverly; (felling ben1 without license. Slate of Oregon vs Wm Ray; larceny. Ssl -in Flouring Mills vs Louis Salomon; to recover money. State Insurance Co vs Roscoe Knox; id re cover money. State of Oregon vs Geo Barnes; larceny IN dwellih?, S H Friendly vs J M Wilheltri; confirmation of sale of real estate. I'anhie M ' Huitt vs E P Huitt; suit for divorce. J M "Hudson vs Mark Ellswdrth; suit for pnrr.iir.ffl of real estate. ' T M Hamilton vs The Wheeler 4 Wilson Mfg Co; to recover money. Jess Simmons vs John Cogswell; action for damages. It B Whitney vs Wm M Whitney; suit for divorce., W F Matlock vs Joe Lane; to recover money. J H McFarland vs Nancy McFar'land; suit for divorce. James N Luper vs Samuel Meek; suit for damages. Ira Hawley vs Geo Ozinent; tit recover limncy. D M (Vhurn & Co v II LThnuiM-bi; to ro ever money. J M Bee he vs E Woolridge; to recover motiey. W ,J Baber vs R M Mulliollaud et bl; suit iu rmity to set asidrt de.l. v Ji Bnlier W B II Lynift; to recover miiliey. F B Dunn vj Grant Osburn; to recover mil'nv. V II Dunn vs W A Dowel's; to recover money. , K Gidinsky i CiVvSfJ W Wikfou; to recover nioney; Hendricks t Elicit vs E Wiiolridge; .to re cover lnonv. "" "i" A (4 11 .vey vs W T Campbell; to recover IIIOIIi'Vl W II Mulkey vs E Wonlrldffe; to rVcover iniiner. S 1,'imenblatt A Co v" iames B'enuett; to re cover money. Stephen Sinced vs J W Wilson; to recover inotiev. 1 Abnim Shirples! vs Geo W Lhbe'.'t ct ft for-' l 'seure of iiioitgagn. Win SmiJi vs .Miliy E Shelley; to r cover money. War.-ihaner Bros vs J no and Emma Belshaw; to rtMMver inonev. A J Wciller .V Co vs J W Wilso?; to recover imey. .!aenb Gilltspie vs Oi villo Grrcr. et nl; u. for foreclosure. 1 B J and vV H Pengra vs C and M J Mulli- L'an; to it-cover money. Josie Lambert vs G K Jiainliert; stilt for di vorce. A V Peters vs C D nnd Persia C Sweet; to recover money. J. D Matlock vs S C Brantou et ux; tire cover money, Ella Itoud vs V S Bond; suit for divorce. C W Young vs James Sniifoid; appeal. 0 W Wnshbiirtie vs H J Dickey et al; fore-clfsuie.- Enlitia D Belshaw vs Jno E Btlshaw; suit for divorce. M J Walker and P G Chrisman vs T G Hailow; to recover real property and damages. Geo Belshaw vs J It Campbell et al; suit in equity to enjoin Sheriff. W Ji MoCornnckj receiver; VS Oof) 3 Wash burne et al; to recover money. It Sbeltoli vs James Sturiies; to recover money. B P Goodman vs Susan Goodman; suit for divorce. S H Friendly vs A J Chichester; confirma tion of Sheriff's sale. E P Wright vs D M and P G Risdon; to re cover money. A Strome ta Cuthrine Strnme; sutfordivorce 11 C Owen vs A W Patterson; to recovtr monev. E W Whipple & Bros vs Love Allen; to re cover money. State of Oregon vs Jno Burns nnd James Breans; larceny in dwelling house. State nf Dragon vs Geo W Barnes, larceny from a dwelling Louse. Take Notice. All .those owing me ty note, account o' otherwise are requested t call and settle the sunie immediately, as I must have what is due me. I do not want to pnt the accounts m the hands of an at torney if I can help it. J. M. Sloan. L Salomon Talks. He says that all those indebted to him must come forward and settle m else they may have the unpleas ant matter brought Ut their ottention by a lawyer. A word to the wise is sufficient. Notice. Mr. B. II. James havinir retired from business and being deeinius of setvling up, requests all those indebted by note or ac count to immediately call and make a settle ment. He can be found at his office in the Court House, ready to receipt for all debts du him.- Scon's Aduitiou. Lying two blocks from University ground and four blocks from Main street are 63 lot that will be sold for 75 t $175 each, jus't platted and now the best loca tion offered in Eugene City. Geo. M. MiLLEn, Agent. Makkied. At the residence of Daniel Gatjs, March 11, 188(5, by F M Nighswan. der, J P, Mr Jos Gates and Mist Pearl Logan. Born In thi- city, April S, 188(5, to the wife of J P Hitclibnrn, a daughter. Farmers Take Notice. A good dinner "can badat Baker's Hotel er cepts. STATE UNIVERSITY A column devoted to the interests of the Laurean nnd Kot.ixun Literary Societies, and the State University. M. E Potter.;.. .'.EniTuK. Vacation next week. Examinations finished this weeft. Election of Eutaxian officers yesterday Friday. Hattie Dickenson will begin teaching next Monday in Siuslaw. G G Brown does not expect to cotrie back to school next term. S W Condon has located in Eugene for the practice nf his profession, 0 P MoF.II, of Portland, a Normal grad. u.ite, was in Eugene Saturday. H F McClure, of the class of 'So, is study, ing law iu Portland with Judge Deady. Under rhetorical) last week, was a select reading from "Pickwick Papers," by Lura Murch. Messrs Collins, Bybee and Fisher have returned to thoir respective homes. They do not expeot to be in school next term. The reunion committee, in their report, recommended that the Eutaxian President, preaidiflg at that time, deliver the address nf jviftune at the reunion. This was ac cepted by the society and so ordered. Lost Between Friday morning and Satur day evening, a "buttercup." The finder will confer a groat favor, and earn the ever lasting gratitude of a certain young lady, a student, by returning the same to her at her residence in the western part of town, near Dr Geary's. The Kntaxhtns yesterday debated, Re solved; That oiif hlarrisge laws ought to lie more stringent. Affirmative leader, Dora Scnttj oolliag'uei Clara Condon, Emily Bristol mid Glenn Shaw. Negative loader, Uuni Holt; colleagues, Fannie Condon; Ida Patterson and l.tifa Murc'li. I never before realized how1 dear to my heart hVgeno has becoili'e. I always' had a fondness for it, but did not know that it had taken stich a deep hold upon my affec tions. I Hud it ntm'cst an utter impossi bility to' tear myself nwuy, but I shall make the attempt next Saturday. M. F. D; At Mir nominations last week everybody S'eined determined to decline any and all nominations, ami force had' to be employed 1 1 make them keep' their seats, ft tva rather amusing to sce'sbine one rise td de cline, and be sttdileiil pulled back anlt a handkerchief thrust into her month.' At the opeil session of the Laureans last Kri'day night the folio'vVin question was de bited: Resolved, That strikes are justifiable. Speakers ou the allirnt'itivu, A M Ellsworth, II S Johnson all I IV J Huberts; mi the neg atiVo, il C Johnson, Mark llailey and E 0 Potter. An essay was read by K Mo.VHister, and A J Collier delivered a declamation. 'fhe debate last weok wis postpone I, as it was noinin'ition day. The q iestion .was, Resolved, T,hat the reign of L'mii XIV w. beneial "to -I'Vaiiua. Afinntive leader, Fauiiin ('ondon; collesitl-s, Loitlie MnCor Hick', -iesiie M.i'JIuug' a'n l Helen Douthit. Nefjiitive leader, Clara' (joiidonj colleagues, Iibl I'itttersoii! Sue Dvfris' add' Hattie Dick er! soft. A nie-iher of the xiuhr clan, tlie other dy while selted in his class, rea died in bis pVhel for his h nt lltercl'inf, mid drew forth iiiKtee.il a ihiiulily cuibl'-'idered, perfume I, July's haudVervhhif.' M"1 s i as he per- ceiv'ed lj mistake, he attniuited to thrust it qui'.'kly bauH without attracting attention, bur, lie was too late,"' the boys had aeon it, and ho now wishes for the wings of a dove that lie might lly away and' be' at rest. Tinlc, iu his unrelenting course, has sped swiWy by and brought our tei'in as Entaxiaii Editor to a close. It is with mingled feel ings of pleasure and pain that wo relinquish the pen to our siicessrir, of pleasure when we K'lleit .hat we will no longer lit under the stem necessity of racking our brain for just a "few" ilinrt iteiils," ami of pam when j we consider how far short we have fallen from rendering thli r.nlriinn interesting. We wisli sincerely to thank those who nave as sisted in collecting' I tend, an I we hope that they ill turn, whin cille.1 Upon to take charge of this o'liomn, will liud assistance at hand. The attendance, at socie'y this term has not be-fii so good as we should like to see, hut as this has always been the case during the Soring mouths, we have no oc casion to feel discouraged. There are enough of the "faithful ones' left, who, by their earnest ifforts, will keep up the inter est. The Eu'.sxian Society has done a great deal of good in the past, and we hope and expect to see it continue its good work for years to eome. May it ever move "onward and upward and true to the line." We ro sNze that the society labors under difficulties, as it meets at an hour when all are tired with the week's school work, and would nrucli prefer resting at home or taking the much-needed exercise. We extend to our successor the best of wihes, and hope that her career as Editor will be "all (lowers and sunshine." Ami now, with a deep sigh of pain, no of relief, we lay down our pen ann: place the Eutaxian column in other aud bet ter hands. Card of Thanks. By order of the Firemen's Comet Band, I hereby tender our sincere thanks to each and every person who participated in our musical entertainment Call on as for re turn favor. F. A. Brown, President. Citt Electiov. Last Monday the an nual city election was held. Considerable interest was taken, there being two tickets in the field the Citizens' aud People's tickets. The total number of votes cast nnmliered 404. The following officers wen elected: Councilmtn, G IJ Dorris (C), JC .... v ri t. rti - in l l. ii I i,nurcn J n .i ;tiong j uu i j; I corder, W S Shaw (C): Marshal, II J Day, I it. t . c it i r'r,.;n a' pv l ji M ITWUI?!, I ' . . ...... ,w . Ba!D El-ECrHr. The Eugene City Fire, men's Cornet Bind eleHed tho following officers April 5th: Presldert. F A Rnnrn; feoretary, J W Christian TreataftrY Cbat iRobertirj Leiiejr'J'OVrktU.- Mr. R B. Cochran to the Front. Editor Guard; You will please allow me a small space in your aper that I may take upon myself the main responsibility of a matter about which so much has been said in regard to certain repairs nn the public schonl liuuse during the time I was a mem ber of the school board. I feel it my duty to say, as above, that I should take the greater share of that responsibility, from the fact that that particular matter was put under my special supervision and care; but I feel that to go into a matter like this fur the purpose of correcting anything that has been said in rrganUto it, is more or less de grading to mo thali any one else, but I sen that due of the members of the board (and who was a member of tho board at fie time referred to) has got into a controversy with the editor of the Eugene Register in regard to that matter) and the matter of the con troversy grew out of an exposiire of a lot of falsehoods that I charged some one w ith at the annual school meeting. 80 you ian easily see hy I should shoulder my part of this whole affair, and I hope this will be a sufficient apology to your reader for having iiythiug to say in regard to this little testy matter, aud, lest I should forget it, I want to say here now and forever that I have no apologies to oll jr (or myself nor the other members 01 the board for anything done by 1110 or them iu regard to nur official acts dur ing the six years I bad the honor of being a member of the school board for school dis trict No. 4 or any other district. Mistakes may have been made in conducting the af fairs 01 the district. That is not at all im possible, or even uulikuly, but I know tho board at all times during the tune 1 was ou it, had iu view the very best motives and in terests ot education in this oominuiiity. lint my attention has been called at different times for more than a year to mean, spite lul, malignant and revengeful tlings made against the school board by the editor of the Register, but he did not have manhood enough to make his ulkarges sufficiently defi nite to merit any atteutinn. This well knetvn method of uo wards always falls the heaviest ou themselves; but the editor has recently crawled sufficiently out of his hid ing place that be has exposed a part of hil' person', ami I think 1 will take a shot, ju-t 10 see how be will enjoy it. The editor of the Register,' soon after arriving iu Eugene, was an applicant for a place 111 the State University, and failed. He thuu made an effort for the priucipalship of the public school, and failed also; and, Mr Editor, you ought to have seen him just then. He looked for the world like a motherless cull'; his voice quivoied and great tears citmo iu his eyes. It began to look like one of those great inundations iu the Lower Mississippi; but he recovered sufficiently to say that there were bill twn things he knew how to do, and they were to teach school and run a newspaper, and that he thought he would leaVe iiere and go some plaue where he would oe better appreciated; ami I am not a bit sorry that Mr Hudson did finally get hold of a newspaper. And what is it? If his suIiomI teaching should have proved 110 bet ter than the editorial management of his paper, the University aud the I'.ugeue pub lic school should thank the Lord aud take ...... 1 , fa- 1 . uoiirage. All tins naggung ami lying snout the management nt the nil urs ot the I'.ugeue oilbliu school by the editor of the Register is noiliitig iu the world but the result of dis appointment. I will now say a little some thing ahout the repairs and aiiilitinus msdo to thd school hou-ie, shout which so much has been said. This bill nf work was done strictly according to the contract so lar as the new work was concerned (so much per yard); hut the other, as a part of it, was patch Work, aud was very slow and tedious and required a much longer time to clean off the old plastering than it took to put oil the new, una Mr Raiusey charged $ij per day, which the boun objected to pay, ami .Mr Ramsey was called before the board: and he iusiitod ttfat he. must be paid, after which the board a took the matter under advise men'., aud'concluiled it would be butter to pay the bill'than to go to law over it. All the dillerence we could see was uiediiiorence between $1 or f.y a day for eighteen lav and, $11 per day iu HH case it would be 3(i and in the other $18. Now 1 would ask would any prudent ulan stand a law suit for that difference, slid if the board had stood suit ami got beaten what then would have been said. Wo mdst remember that all kinds nf mechanic's work at that time wds a great deal higher than now. 1 ho next and only it-'Ui that I will refer to is thi't of the painting of the school house and otlthnuses, and I will qliote from the llegistorof March 17ih lust; "Hie actual repiirs made are in existence yet to show for themselves ami wlmt we regard as a air estimate ot their real value are ni follows, painting, (175. Thou after giving other items oi repairs aboiit a near the mark as the painting, the lleisler of the same date says: " u have the written statement from the oldost paint. ing house in the onunty that tho work could have been done at the time in as gnnd or better style for a less sum than f.'U0." Now, I am no painter nor tne son 01 a painter, uvi I will Vive vttur readers the number of squares that we had painted, as given to me by the man who put up the school house (.11 sub contractor, 1 believe) ami remember the painting done ou the scnoni non-e was done on the outside, twji-coat work and . 1 1 ...... .1... on a very rougn sine loumiauou excepb ins inside of thotwo water c'ots. The cost of painting and material, $2.)2.4fi; No of squares painted Zu.lf. Bo you see mat it haooened to come out so neurly 1 1 a squaro fiat we will call it $1 por square and this was done by buying the material and hiring men by the day to do the work, and I am willing to submit these figures to any hon orable painter and let hint decide whether Mr. Hodson's figures or correct or not. I know he did not tell his . story about this painting or anything else with expectation of being believed, tor he has got into such a habit of misstating things that he is as likely to misrepresent one thing as anoth er. The facts are that lit doesn't know any thinir shout what bn has been talking about. Perhaps it would be t o haridi to say that the editor of the Register had willfully lied about this matter, but I must be permit ted to say ho has not told the truth ami I believe ho knows it. As to the question of veracity between Mr Sinithan lhnn,I believe therx is but one side, to it, ami that is that Mr. Smith is telling the truth about it, ami he is not in i-tuken and that he did hot mis understand Mr limits u and ,1 believe this oommunity al nost to a man is M the aame opinion. Mr Smith has been here too long and is tx well known to lie pot down by as gn-at a man as Mr. Hods-iu even. The, people should careful'y exairioe the nwtivet if men. I nan plainly s- that be will de 'roy bimself in that reprehensible task; if y U will only look yoa will see his tracks all going in that direction as", unir istakebly ss the triiksof a wolf when K"ii g in the direction n a sheep f.".Td and about as coin nwiidably. The little dirty fling insdo a short time since in regard'' to the employ ment of "sons-in Uw. ilni.'btr. cousins and soot." is berteatli the dignity if any gentleman. And for him to say that lie was fit to teach is a sorry commen tary on a ones ju.ble tirofenion, ao4 (or MCXo t'? tlit iVi M ttl tacttlng a profession Is one nf the marvels of the present age. I should think if he bad ever taken oliurue of a school it must have lieen along, way back in the timber and hoop puis districts, nt Indiana, or it may have been in one of those negro colonies that was imported ir.to that State from North Carolina. 1 believe he claims that he has taught in gradsd schools if so, I presume he was the ahedenariun of the institution. As to the raid of a whole year by the editor of V e Register, I have no doubt he has done himself a great ileal more harm than anyone else, In conclusion ollow me to in quire who the parties are that this great howl has been made r.bout. Dr Puttersun, a gentle man who has been in this county ever since it was a county, and in the Territory long before It was tunde a state, and on the ground where Eugene City now is before the location of a town, and he is the individual who surveyed and platted ths town, and at different times, has been honored by people ot this county W places of huh trust, and who has put his should d r to the wheel stall time. It was him and such men ss Mr Smith and your humble ssr vant that worked for and put their haul earned means in such institutions M the tftate Uni versity and iiubliu sch sd houses and opened the piot.eer highways of this county, and as sisted in all the public affairs of the County ami State and Territory, and yon, Mr Editor of they Kegisler, who have dropped lu at tne latter, part of the eleventh hour and asking for extra tavurs nt our hands, and if your greed s'lltl, thirst is not sutistied, you will turn your Jltl'b, pitiful newaHirlooeiiQ us and nurfatniliea to revenge yourself fi.r supssed wrongs. 1 would lidw ask where was the editor of the Register whilst we, the subjects of bis wrath, was build ing up this country. One would suppose he was at least a part ol the tune doing tluty as a soldier lu tho defense ot his country, I mm mo way he talks, hut I have heard it lllnted that, he did. his purt of the fighting by proxy he sent a man; he had not got so mad tiien as tie, is now. He is oue of the kind of men spkn. nf by Gen Grant, wm it took '20 or t years to get up tii ti(htiug heat. A word now in re gard toAhut painting. I desire to make one or twn coninarisoiis. Now Mr Editor. I bod a smalloh of painting done by Mr Rhinehsrt, aniUbere were exactly 3 squares and . 0 feet. srfid he charged me 4 for the painting,:, smd iti was only one coat work; that, would niake.it cost about VI. 12 per square and for two coot, work ?i'J4; then at that rate the painting of the school house where there were 2J3jf squares, would have amounted to lobUtO. 1 hope parties whose names are mentioned will take no offense, but I desire to be plain, and to make myself understood There is one other little job of painting the Board had done by Mr Joseph Iduie. Through a mistake he was em ployed by one ot the teachers to draw l'i lines 10 feet long; 4 lines 2j feet long, and 6 lines 38 feet longt using a brush shout J ol an . Inch wide: in all niuklmr about one tenth ot one square, for which he charged . the district $': this being at the Ule of ?W per square,, and at, that rate the painting of the school -house, which contains &3j squares, would have cost. $r.uH7.M. How is that tor high? ButiWe will be fair alsmt it and say thai this little job of painting was nut ordinary work, and re-- quired a nign tinier 01 skui 10 r 11 raw ..wnjte marks tin a black board, therefor wb .-Will say; that it would be nlsiut right to say that kind, ot work would bo worth four times as much as ml i nary plniu work, which would reduce (ao-i cording to Mr Lane's charges) the painting of the school house and nuthouses downta Vr 17I.I7. and we had the liamtinx done as before stated including material for .'51411. So you. see we made a saving by not getting one paint er to do this work nt 2 1)18. Ill i, and by not getting the other of &U.VVI. This strikes me ns pretty good economy, Mr Hodson's great judgment to the contrary notwithstanding, and why is it that so much tnult has been louna about the painting that the district hail done by the day, and nothing said about that little job done in drawing the marks on the black boards? I would be glad to have an explana tion trout the editor of the Register. . I Would not think It onssihle that it could be either of f ie painters above mentioned that gave the editors of the Resistor that valuable written statement as to tlie extravagant charge that, the school board paid for painting the school, house. The school hoard has never objected to. honorable and truthful criticisms of their man agement of the affairs ot the district; they have t hi high opinion nf the rights of the people to say they did not have the right to pass iiiug ment on the conduct nf public servants. , .XJlerfy is one other matter referred to by the editor of the Register of March 17th; in an , insinuating way as if there had been a rascally transaction between Ui boe.rtl and the parties who furn-, isheil the material to paint the sohoot, house, from the fact that a' mistake vas dis covered more than a vear after the business had been transacted of -'( It had escaped: the notice of the bnnrd, and the clerk, and the onninittee who had examined the books and papers of the district for that year, anil the mistake was discovered py mr tv imoiii-ii, the party from whom the material was pur-. chased, and immediately refunded by hnn. The fact is that ths board, clerk and commit tee doomed it unnecessary to look Into any. business transsctiou we had with Mr t'sburri, owing to his well known correct business trans, actions. But the editor of the Register t tenipts to Inject a little poison into everything, be can think of in connection with the Lugnue Public School. R. B. t'OCHRAS. lingerie Ci.y, April 8, ' , Persoral. K V Whipple, nf Cottage drove, was in town last Thursday. Mr Geo A llorris nuit wife,' of Astoria, are Visiting In Etigene. ' . Chus Ivohii, the popular drummer paid Eugene a brief business visit this week. Rev O Parker and fumily will Jeave next. week for Alaska, whore they intend perma nently locating. , Mrs Laura Kincaid left last Wednesday. f T Boston, whore she intends uttending'the Conservatory of Musio in that city. Mr J II Donald, nf Canada, who at one time kept a boot ami shoe shop in Eugene, will iu the near future visit his friends here; Mr John Weaver, of Walttrville, made this office a pleasant call lost Thursday,"' He rep irts the Domucrats as being liArmoni- oils in bis precinct. Mr A K Brown and wife, of KsnAps, arriTcd in Eugene Thurs'lay afternoon direct from thatj State on a visit. Mrs Browii is a daughter of Uncle Phillip Mulkey and" agister' of' Mrs John Harris. . dury'LisV Tlie following is the jory h'st drawn for the ensuing terfi of the Circnfi Cvurti ' Wm Vaughn, 1 B Cannon, J l Hiu ton, H ft Campbell, JAKhbert,' Jhl.ee.,. ( O Fleemaiv ' Geo N;ars, , P J lianghuian, vv 1 s-ampueu, WmDogart. .18 Luckey. , Jesse Sovertis, . ' Irfinmis, Geo W Ozment, J F.Storinaut, U W Hyes, Amos liumnruson, Allen M Bailey, ' W H Ahi-ama, J M Woan, J W llarmes, OC Taylor, INHembree, W II MoCuIr, Jn Bailey. P E KennedT. P Adams, A J Zumwnli. , John KelUy, E Van Vrankin. ' . .. DlEtK-Ia Eugene City, April 7. 1330, Wfl. li'nn L. son "of Wm Paud Mary Fisher, aged 9 joors, 6 months and 10 stays. The remain were interred in the Crabtrte cemetery Mmr. , day afternoon. The parents aud relatives laysj ths sympathy of all In their sad afflioUoa. Precinct Noai!UTio!is.-InNirth Eugsj' James Ramsey was nominated for Justice nf the Peaoe. In South Eugene Gso W KinW was nominated for J.istioo of the Peat t'ii 1 Wlt!t O'otbrMi to CwjiUbls, J