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i : ARB VI tl 11,11 1 J ... - - ' ii . i ..... i .. . j , , , ESTABLISHED FUR THE DISSEMINATION OF UEJMCMTiC PRINCIPLES, AXD TO EARN H BOXES! LIVING BY THE SWEAT OF DM BROW. EUGENE CITY OK. SATURDAY. APRIL 21, 188K. NO. 32. roL. IB. "mint fiitu 6uard. I. L. CAMPBELL, publisher inl rroprlcloK-. ICE -On the East Mile of Willamette between Seventh Ami Eighth Streets. TKUMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. 82 50 , 1.2 3 .73 ,r inum , Sfunth fcrt mouths. OCEON'LY VTE9 Auvwitiioinui t (LrtUemeots inserted an follows: , J,lwe(iunt insertion $1. Cash required ''advertisers will be charged at tiie fol- &Sthree months. ...... . . 0 jj Lars six months 8 00 Iiareone yor.. l- " Xdent notices in local column, 20 ci nts ie tor each insertion, llvrtininx bills will be rendered quarterly. jjb work raut be paid koii on iiki.ivkiiy. ILYEU & COLLIER iornsys and Counsellors at Law,- EUaSE CITY, OREGON ; iCTICEIN ALLTRE COURTS OF ' this State. WilUtfive special attetittoii lections and rlrolMte matters. C.4icE--Over Ilendritk k Falun's bank. ' CEO. B. DOHRIS, lionwj and Counsellor-at-Law, i -ILL PRACTICE IN THE COURTS V of the Second. I adiciil District and in !ji prame Court of this State. ; Ul attention given to collections ami li;tirj in iirohato Ceo. S. Washburne, ktlorncy-at-Lnw, WBCITY, - - - OREGON Of l'ICE-At tin Court House. jy8m3 CE9. M; MILLER, if-. nay ad Ceuasslbr-at-Law; and liedl Estate Agent. i EXE CITY, - OREGON'. T OH ice formerly occupied by Thompsons lean. J. E. FEN TON , K lis iity b crrr oulgox .i ilatterltiiMl ifiven o Real Estate Prao nd Ab.iti-a.-ts of Title. , olricB Over Grange Stoic - I W. HARRIS, M.D. Physician and Surgeon. OFFICE Wilkin's Drug Store. sidence on Fifth street, where Dr Nielton oolierly resided T. AV. Shclton, 'hy.sician and Sargcon. r.OOMS At Mrs. J. 15. Underwood, j EUGEXE CITY. OREGOX. 'wit. JOSEPH i GILL, A AX BE FOUXD AT HIS OFFICE or rci liidence when not professionally engaged. tltfice at the TOST OFFICE DRUG STORE. Kesiden.ce on Eighth street, opposite Tresby en.iD Church. J.J. WALTON, Jr., ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, EUGEXE CITY, OREGON. "ITFT.T. PBACTICE IX ALL, lilt iSneciikl uttention uiven to reul estate, col I'niirfa nt tlio St.ntrt. Irtlmr nml nritltnft inLf tt'Fft. a Ulrotinj all kimis oi claims ns'"""" Bfiited States Government. I Office in Walton's brick-rooms 7 ami 8. W. N. NOFFSINGER, ATTORN RY-AT-LA'W, EUGEXE CITY. OREGOX Yrrri.T. PRACTICE IX ALI C'ULJil on iV of the State. Negotiates loans Col- ctions promptly attemled to. Ufeice Over Grango Store. olOtf PIPES & SKIPWORTH, Attorneys-at-Law, CORVALLIS, OREGON. PROF. D. W. (Formerly of Dc. Jlolne., lo,l HAS LOCATED IN EUGENE CI I for the uuru'weof teaching piano, organ ml harmony. All the latent methoils em ployed to develop a tine technique. Ror-ois Jor wis prevent cor., Seventh ami nin ..- MONEY TO LOAN o v iiiMnirniPMO FOR A TERM i A k Af a nikiAtj of yrs. Apply to ShCrWOOd Blirr, iCGENECITY' - - OREGON. Office U1tairs in Walton. B.ick. NEW GOODS. Jit I. B. JST" A GENFRAL Jg I) A large assortment of La dies and Children's Hose at 1-J c v Good Dress Goods at 12l.c- Best Corset in town foroOc. An immense stock of New and Seasonable Goods. Fine Cashmere in every j shade. ! New and Nobby styles in CLOIHING. Liberal Discount for Cash Or Credit Goods Sold Oregon for as Low CASH OR The highest price paid Produce.' I'uil a:i sit e Harness H A VINO OTEXED A NEW SADDLE west of Crain Uios'., 1 am now prepared Tlu Jlost Competent Workmen Are pmploycil, and I will enJcavc to give satisfaction to ill lu ma favcr mo with a call. a. s. uicini:. J. L. PAGE -DEALER IX- 9 HAVING A LARGE ANDOMPLETE dt"(k of Staple ami I'aif Groceries bought in the best markets EXCLUSIVELY FOR ASH, Can nffep the public better pri' th.in any otlier house IN EUGKN. Produce of all kinds taken nt nket price. I and letting him rcew yoi;r sulwriptiins for I VTOTICE IS HKRETY GIK THAT newsip..rs, htory pap. r and Miauiiifs. lie IN 'Him Ii Hendricks b.is be npxii,t-d '" keeps a couipl-te stuck f Mag.wii.es, in 1 aTiiiiiuUrat..r of the e-Ute ol'momas O 1 1ii.Iiiu' i : entury, Harpe'. I.-dle etc. All the Child.rs, ilecease.l. All .-vrhons nig eminis auainst said estate are imtihe.! t.fnt e are nniineo iirin, . - sune to the adminb.trat.ir at r.ank o , ir.n.;,.k. Kakin. in 1'u.cne (, Oren, '""'' 11 p.ro P. D"iiR;f, Atty. I Ma'cU 6' DIM II Trimming silk ami Sat ins in all .shades: Moirea n tiqae Silks Velvets in Colors. The fine at stock of French KID SHOES ever brought to this place- BOOTS and SHOES m all grades. :: LEVIES of all descriptions. as any House in CREDIT. for ail Kim's of Country x AND HARNIFS PIIOP 0 PtliSTRE to funili everything in that line at the 4 LL KINDS OF WORK DONE INTHE lY. I'i'st of ftvle at rraaoiiublu raten. Pants fmin 7 Cleaning and repairing a spec ialty. Shop-In the room one door nnth of F 15 Dunn's store You Can Save time ami n:-n. y by calling on STERLING HILL r i . ,,.,, .. ..-- .......... . ..juiniu u-u- ' '"i c as news dep.. r u liuim- 'n - ', hugeiie. MrS Ii FriemllVwilVpy'th. h-he," cash market price fur wheat. Give him CU" Uf&re "r u cwh,re- H Friendly SkoD. m !. I- lilirl and rtusiotis. CoiMiiUsioncr l'.lack hi donionstra tcJ that in fivrr twenty casos his proilo. ccshot nd politics tlm test of tho va lidity of claims for pensions. This is an unparJonahle insult to tho Koldier who risked I i F. for his country, and a disyraoo to tho government which tolerates -finch an infamous system. Yet this is what was donn iu tho Tension Office under Repulilioan niannjjeineiil. The party whieli i constantly prating about it o!ici tutlo for tho soldier has never mimed art opportunity to use him for thofia- c ol pwrposes We have instances of it in Congress when pen sion bills are under consideration, and in State Legislatures where Republi can meinWs in both houses seek to displace faithful ntHcials by some of their own constituents masiueradiii!; as war veterans, It is very easy for these 1 politicians, who care less about tho sol dier than they do about the most des perate of political heelers, to put one of the latter class in plaoo an a war veteran as long as that word is regard ed as an ulliMultieient reference. Tho true soldiers are indignant at the has", use which is being made of thoir heroic services, and tl.n frauds which wer constantly perpetrated under Republican administrations in t ir name. hero is nothing sacred in tho memories of patriotic Eacnfkvs on the lattlo field to Republican man agers. The neylect of Democratic war veterani and the insult. they received while tlo Republicans were in power are proof of this. ',. . Democratic State Convention. A convention of tho Democratic party of tho State of Oregon is herelry called to ni.-et at the city of lortland on Tuesday, the 4th day of May, lMii, at tho hour of 11 o'clock A.M., for the m pone of n. .iuiii.it i n candidates fur State nllces and Representative in Coiiu'rcss. I'.y tie apportionment of representation ailopt.ilby too Statu t'entral Committee, the several munties will be entitled to send the following number of i. legates: l'.;..ker Lake. 2 licnton 7, Lane HI Cl ickanias... Linn 13 l ioi'.. a . 7;Alaiion. .. , .. . v. . ...12 l Vlnnliu ,'; .' i Morrow . . ' f :,!..., : 5 Multnomah 2H t'iok H Polk flirty I Tillamook 1 Donil.is U I'n.alilla ID Cilliim..' H Union 11 Gralt 4-Washington. daclsoii 'J Wasco '. 7 .Tort.hiu .'t Va'uhill... H Klaliath I Total..... 1!W Ifis suu'ektd by the Central Committee thatthe piiin..ry conventions of tho; dllfeleiit prnncts in ti e counties be held v heii ram u niint, and not therwiMi determined, upon the llli day of April next - the first "recistra tionl day - and the county copveiiticHis at sueh lateitdny, or days, as may be deemed advisable bv tie several count v coiiimitteea. ' K. .1. .1 EF FUEY, (liairnmn Deni. State Central Committee. C. X TltK.NCIf AliD, Secretary. I'Aim.ANi), Oiei?-, Man , IWu T. . IlKMdiu ks, S. II. KAKltf. Jn., , i President Cashiei. is la i Of Eugene. Paid up Cash Capital $50,000 Eugene City - - Oregon. RilM drafts on NEW YORK, SAN FRAN CISCO and PORTLAND, OREGON. All collections entrusted to us will receive attention. We make this department a specialty Deposits re-eived subject to check. Loan made on approved security, and a (,'eneral liankiri; business done on reasonable terms. FAIR DEALINCK OUR MOTTO. Everyone M uidiim in need of buildon mate riai will do well to call and. see our CnburK stock of lumber, kept at Midirley & Dysinger'. fac-torv. We can please all kinds of cust.mers in ipiality and quantity, 'live us a call Iwforo purchasing elsewhere. N. N. MatIIEWh, At First National Rank of Eugene City. TREASURY DEPARTMENT I Office of Comptroller of the Currency ) Washington, reiiriury si, issu. THEUKAS, J1Y SATISFACTORY evidence presenteil to the iiiiilra,';ncil, 't has Wn made, to appear that "Til K KlitsT National 1.nk ok F.i uknk Cnv," in Kuie-oe City, in the Coui.ty of Lane, ntid State of Ore ifoii, has complied with all the provisions of the Revised Statutes "f tho I'liited States, re quired to bu complied with beft.ie ail ass.s-ia '.ion fhall be authorized to commence tho busi ne of I'iuikin'. Now TilKiiKFoitK, I, Vallentirie P Snyd'-r, Deputy and Acting Comptroller of the Cur rm;y, do hereby certify that "TlIK FlKsT National Lank or Kicknk C'itv," in Kiik'ene City, in the County of Lane, and Stale of (Ire.'on, is autlu rized to commence the husiness of LankiiiK as provided in Section Fifty onr hundred and sixty-nine of the Revised Statutes of the I'liited States. Is Testimony WumFor witness rny hand ' . and seal of ottice this 27th day of ' V. P. SNYDLK. Deputy and Acting Comptroller c f tl 'l reaii urv. (No. 3,i:8. ml3 2m Ilir C.i I : H. I'. S. F. Post The Portland Oregonian having pub lished something which annoyid Lord Douglts, that estimablo nobleman was asked wjiat lio was going to do abcut it. Lord Douglas glanced at the Oregon iaii publication ml Raid: hat arti cle is actionalile, but I will not bother the courts with tho case. I have just sent a dispatch that cost over 518 to tho editor of that paper, demanding that he make an immediate retraction I expect to receive all answer promptly and then I will know how to am In the 'natter." "l?ut should ho hiil to answer ycur telegram, what course do you intend pursuing?" asked tlio reporter. Lord Douglas nroso from his chair and as ho paced tho room answered: "I will take tho next steamer for Oix gon and seek tho editor of the Oregon ian in his ollioe. I will then demand an apology, and if he refuses to give it, why, I will start in and give him the best Hogging he ever had in his life." Harvey Scott, tho editor of tho Ore gonian, is a tiiau about forty-years of age, weighs ISO pou n.ls, stands five feet eleven inches, and is justly regard i'd as one of the worst bad men in the State of Oregon. His strength is r.oto. rious, but is by no means greater than his viciousness of disposition when aroused. Ho is a man w ho seldom says anything until ho is pretty suro of hi.s facts1,' and, having haii! it, would sooner bo cut to pieces than titer a single punctuation mark. Ho has suc cessfully defended all the libel suits brought against him; has won at least a dozen street and otfico fights cluriii'' O ft the last two years and can nlway lie relied upon to have a bowiooragun handy in rase mi attempt Is made to doublo-hank him. A maul named Davis, a notorious rough, objected to his criticism about his treatment of his family. He tillered violence, and Scott sent hi n howling away with a kick in tho stomach that laid him up for weeks. When tho Uradley gang got into trouble two of them tried to silence Scott, lie fhot one of them through the leg and bent tho other so badly about the head with a piece of scantling that he died from the effects of tho beuting a fows mouths later. So bad a man is Scott that the Oregonians have crystal- i.od his name and fame into a common oath, and all over tho stato "(Jreat Scott ' is tho only expletive used. Scott was never known to assassinate any one, but if he hears a man is laying for him he takes good care not to bo caught with Ins heels wet. Ho pays no atten tion to tho Marquis of Queensherry rules biting, gouging, feckling and tupping being included in his rerortoiro. Wllili it tins Cost. The Naval Comuiitten of the House of Representatives has undo a report that "our navy is not equal to what it was in 1880." And yet over -f 00,- . i 000,000 lave been expended by sue cesfivo Republican administration in "improving tho navy." Hefo is the record: LSfifi $43,O0O,(X)0 1SII7 3I,(MHUX)0 1SCS 2.i,(KK),IKW 1HW '.'0,(MHI.(KH IS70 2L0OO.OII0 1M7I lff,IXM),0n 1572 2I.IIOO,()(X 1573 2:i,0O0,IMH) in7t :i:i,o!k,(xx) 1875 21 ,000, 000 187ft... '.flS, 000,000 1S77 I4,IXK),0IK) LS78 17.0IXt,(K)0 1S7!) j.i.ooo.ono 1SH0 l.'l,IKX),(MI0 1S8I I.I.OtXI.OUO 1H82 I."),(X,(XX) ins:),.... i5,otxi,(xx) 1H84 19,000,000 1S83 l.),000,000 The American people may well ask in surprise, "Where is the navyt" The Mahdi's grave outside Oindur. inati is now marked by a phin inouu ineiit, erected liy his successor, Sheikh Abdulla. The False Prophet is buried on the Spot where he died in his tent, his sword and silver helmet lying on his tomb, whero four dervishes watch and pray continuously. Now the grave is enclosed in a stcne and brick tower, about 14 J feet in diameter. Tho out side vrall is whitewashed and decorated with an inscription, in huge black let t-rs, stati'ig that the "Ambassador of dod'1 rests beneath. The increase in tho Standing aT'my, advocated by Senator Logan, would have cost i G,000,0 :0 a year. This pro. j nosed ineieas.) will decreas.: Sir. Lo-'1 gan's vote when he runs Lr '.lie Pri-ai dency. A Hopeless Minority. Among the Rev. Henry Ward IVeoher'a many accomplishments not the least in his ability as a story toller., A typical -''knight of the grip sack" was detained at a small town in west tern Now York a while ago where a revival meeting was in progress. Ha had met a party of convivial friends during his stay there, and had had what is popularly known as "a laod on." Nevertheless he drifted into the revival meeting and took a seat welt iip in front It was rather close in tho church and the air was conductive to sleep. Tho drummer yielded to tho drowsy god, and after nodding little sank into a profound slumber and slept through the minister's rather long and dry discourse. Tho audience sang ft hymn and the drummer slept ou. Then tho Evangelist began his address, and wound up his fervid appeal with this reques : "Will all of you who want to go to heaven please rise." Kveryono iti the church' except the sleepy druu.mer arose. When the Evangelist asked them to ho seated one of the brothers iii tlio same pew as the sleeping drummer accidentally bryfihed against him as ho sat down. The drum mer rubbed hiii eyec, and partially awake heard tho tast portion of tho Evangelist's reqaest, which was: "Now I want all of you who want to go to he: to stand up," The drummer struggled a little, leaned forward unsteadily, and rose from his seal in a dazed sort of way. ii A suppressed laugh ho heard fro.ti some of the younger people, and he noticed an expression of horror on the fanes of soinn oi (lie older ones! Steadying himself affa a i list the ran ho, looked at the Evangelist an instant and ml then said: ,i . "Well, parson, I 'tfon't just rxactlj; know what y'e're vctni oft hut you and I seem to be in a hopeless mitiori- ty." . , : i . . S- .. iii,. Tbs 'real riock in U'lrigo.' Tlio works of tho immense clock which has been put up in tho llWd of Trade building m Chicago aro pro nounced a most perfect reproduction of those of the great Westminister Palace clock in London, but with some addi tions and improvements adapted to its commercial purpose. It is constructed of iron, bronzo and Htrof,' and weighs ten tons without the hell, the latter adding some 4,500 pounds more. Tho pendulum alono weighs 750 pounds. In, its arrangement thn works are divided into a time train, a hand train and a striking train, these several trains com prising separate- machines, resting side by side ou separate frames. Each of ilia trains is operated by a separate weight, and the three weights together reach some 3,500 pounds. The ham mer that strikes tho bell weighs 80 pounds, the clock work is belo tho the dials, which are ten feet ten inches in diameter, and the hell above them, or 250 feet above the ground. The pendulum swings one way in to seconds. The experience of the last two Re publican legislatures in Oregon should admonish tho taxpayers to vote for men of ability and experience for tho legislature, says the World. The jiec pie's money has been squandered and laws have been passed which' haya been, ono by one, set aside by the Su preme Court of the State. The extra session, which cost tho people m un lawful appropriations and otherwise, not less than 100,f 00, is directly chargeablo to Republican legislation and folly. We havo heard much, yw very much, about Dmnocratio extravagance in this State under former administra tions, but the last session of the legisla ture will show a degree of recklessness never before witnessed in Oregon. Tho general and 8ecial appropriations made by that legislature nearly double . those of any Democratio legislature in Oregon, and to this we add lhefx pense of the special session and its ap propriationa. We shall present tho figures liefore long, which will cause the peopfe to pray for deliverance from another Republican legislature in Ore-, gon, rays the World. It is said that Lieutenant Governor Ames, of AlassachusettH, gives M.uuua i . . . year to the town cf Boston, to l us(l' in 'setting out sliado trees.