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1 AY Y pn n m VOL. II. HILLSBOUO, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1375. NO 41. I THE INDEPENDENT, rCTBLtsnKD AT Oregon Editor and Proprietor. ERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Oft 7r. 52 Rix mruth J J Tkr month,.. .(.... 1 W Siagl copies, HATES OF ADVERTISING: Hi TIKI 1 HQ. 1 WRIK. 1 50 I WBKKR. 2 00 1 MOUTH. 2 50 BlM. 4 50 8 mm. 6 00 2 Q. 2 00 l i col 3 50 4 50 ft 00 1 leol 10 00 15 00 20 00 30 00 50 00 90 00 2-50 4 50 8 50 3 00 5 00 12 00 ft 00 9 00 20 00 10 00 16 00 30 00 1 TA. 10 00 15 00 30 O'J 5l W Lo!t.NoTidcs,25 cents per line for the flrnt insertion, nncVJ20t'entH ft line for each tabMUnt insertion. No notice less than 100. OVttuary notices. 10 cents per line. Bnraraons, Sheriff's Sales, and all other 1C1 notices, f 2 00 per sqnsre, 1st inser tion; each additional insertion, $1 10. Transient advertisements. $2 00 1st in sertion; each additional insertion, ?1 00. GEN T AT PORTLAND, OZEGON-L. AGENT AT SAN FRANCISCO L. P.Fisii- mt, rooms 20 & Sl.Merehant'sExehange California street. AGENTS AT NEW YORK CITY-S. M. JmrnsatUsA Co., 37 Park Rovr, cor. Iteekinan st.-GEO. 1. Rowell & Co., 41 Park Row. AGENTS AT ST. LOUIS Row Ki.ixf- CnesiiAN, Cor. Third and Chestnut Sts. TO CO-RESPONDENTS. All conmmm- itiona intended for insertion in Thk 1 XKrrXDKNT ninst be anthentieated by the name and address of the writer . l i; A : I.., ..... a necessarily iot pniuieauiMi, im u guaranty of good faith. OFFICE In Ilillsboro in the old Conrt Ileuae building on the Public Square. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. JOHN VITI3, M. Ifhysiciar and Surgeon H1LLSD0RC, - 0REK.S. SSTSptcial altntvn fifn V DZFOIiMI TX5; ii C IIU0X1C ULCEUS. OFFICE Main street Ilillsboro, Oregon. F. A.HA1LKY, M. D. Yhyiidan, Surgeon and Accoucheur. TUIXSBOEO. - 2.1 ' ' OEEG0N' OFFICE at the Drug Store. HKRIDENCE Three Rlocks Smth' of Draft Store. n:j IVILSON BOWLBY, 31. J. Physician and Surgeon, FOREST GROVE, - - - - CREG0X. OFFICE--At his Residence, West of Mmsi'i Planing Mills. n49:ly W. H. 8AYLOR, M. Pbjsiciam and Surgeon. TOniT QI10VE. - - - - OREGON omCTAt the Drue Storo. S K5IDKNCE Corner Second Block south I Dro SUre. m22:ly Gao.H. Dcbham, II. Y. Thompsox. JHslrtrl Attorney. Durham & Thompson, ATTORNEY S-A T-L A W , No. 109 First Street, PORTLAND, OREGON. C A. BAXX. EALEIon STOTT. BALL & STOTT, A r T O R N E Y S - A T - I A W, No. ft Dekum's Block, TORTLAND, CREGON. P8 :7 THOMAS H. TONGUE. Attorney -at -Law, Ilillsboro, "Washington County, Oregon. 90HX CATITW. D. KILLIN Catlin ii. Killin, A TTOJiXEYS A KD CO UXSKL OH AT LAW. Dekum's Building, First Street, - PORTLAND, OREGON. JAMES TT1TI1YCOMBE, VETERINARY SURGEON, HILLSBORO, - - . OREGON, ry Will be at the Oregon Li very stables, Corner of Morrison and First Streets, Portland, every Friday. LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. Notice. U. 8. Lund Offiee, Oregon City, ) Oregon, December 15th 1874- ) To John Pool and his assigns, and to whom it may concern. A petition having been filed in the Gen eral Land Office on the part of the heirs at law of Jane Pool, deceased, late wife of said John Pool, alleging that a wrong np- I portionnient has been made of the donation land claim of said parties, as recited in cer tificate No. 322K, of this office, being claim No. 60, and parts of sections 7 and 18 in Town 1. North Range 2 West, in Washing ton County, Oregon: and asking for a re nprtionineut of said claim, and that the South half thereof lie allotted to the said Johu Pool and the Noeth half to the heirs at law of his late wife, the said Jane Pool, deceased, and the said petition having been referred to this Office hearing: Yon are hereby notified that the case is set for hear ing at this Office on the 2 1th day of Februa ry, 1875 at 10 o'clock X. M. whtn all parties interested will be afforded opportunity to make such showing ait they m.-.y desire. OWEN WADE, R oister n3D:w4 HENRY WARREN. Receiver. Adm in ilrator Xotire. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the undersigned has been appointed by the County Court of the State of Or gon for Washington l'onnty,adiuinstrator of the estate of Ransom P. Raker, deceased. All persons having claims against said estate will present the same with the proper vouchers, at my farm two miles northwest of Gaston in Washington Couniy, Oregon, within six months from the date ;f this no tice, and all persons indebted to said estate will make immediate payment of the same. ISAAC CHRISM AN. Gaston. Dec, lftth 1874. n:W:w4 Notice of Final Scltlcmcii . NOTICE IS IIEI1EIJY GIVEN THAT I have filed in the County Court of the State of Oregon for Washington County my inuii t nit-nit in iu-i-oimi iih ;.iiuiiiiisira(or oi i the estate of T. (. Nayloi, deceased. All lersons interested fn said estate ar lurebj notified thnt Thursdsiy, the 7th day of Jan uary, a. n. lH7-", naslit-en ajijioiiitt d by said court for the final hearing an 1 Settlement of said estate. JOHN E. GLEASON, Administrator. n"7;wl. rVoticc of Final Nettle lEiesit. NOTICE IS HEREI1Y GIVEN THAT the undersigned has tiled in the Coun ty Court of the State of Oregon for Wash ington County, his final account as Admin istrater of the estate of George W. Davis deceased. All persons interested in said estate ar- hereby notified that Thursday January 7th, 1875, has been appointed by said Court, for the final sttlement of said estate. n37rwi JOSEPH DAVIS. Administrator. Mr. Farmer, Granger, and all the r st o tho living uicun REJOICE Over thegood news vihich in fact every lmdy is anxious to hear. Why of course, come right to Ilillsboro, mid look for the new store, Kellogg's place and set the cheap good tuat arc s(ll tliere. It is enough to make any body smile. The Goods wire carefully sel-eted and of 'reat varii t'. i 'ash paid for ides, Wool, Furs and al kinds of produce. KAHN k FRIEDENRICII jll-nl2 TIIOS. 13. IIU31PHREYS. xo t. i a v r viiL ic cox i '; r. 1 xt LEGAL papers drawn and collections made. Business entrusted to his care at tended to prcmptly. OFFICE New Court Ucxre. i,r:i: Montezuma L:re No. o, I. :-0. O. P.-Meets ev,rv Wedms- i'.iw'i,'W- .1 , .; xt... : xr .ii Hillslioro. Brethren lu ol standing urc invited to attend. By order N. G. 35 --tf. FOUEST GEOVE LODGE, No. 136, MEETS AT ITS HALL EVERY SAT urday evening, at 0 o'clock. All members of the Order in good standing are cordially invited to attend. BOOTaSHOSUOUSE, GEO. A. PEASE, PKOPEIETOB The Largest Stock on the Coast, S. W. Corner of First and Morrison streets PORTLAND OREGON. n42 ly Carpenter cto O To lzxot Shop. Smith, Kane & Co. PS articular attention given to house-build ing ana framing. OREsT GROVE OREGON. Wm A?lcC READY FOREST GROVE OREGON. mff ANUPACTUIiER AND DEALEll IN ANUPACTU all kinds of SADDLES, BRIDLESWHIFS & Lash Kepairingromptly attended to. nl3;2 UTAH. New Light en the Mormon Question A True History of the Horrible Massacre at Mountain Meadow. Salt Lake City, Not. 8, 1874. You have no doubt, already been advised by telegraph of the arrest of man by the name John D. Lee in Cedar City, Beaver county, on the charge or having been the leader in the horriblo Mountain Meadow mas sacre, the circumstances regarding which, the readers of the Ierald not, perrtaps, being familiar with, I will relate: Narrative of the Massacre. "William H. Rogers, a government agent, crossed the plains with Gen. Sidney Johnson's army in 1857, in charge of the treasure train. 1'ogers heard of the terrible massacre at Mountain Meadow on hiswav across the plains. It was reported that the emigrants wero murdered by In dians. These emigrants were white men, Amerie m citizens of Ar kansas. Gen. Albert S. Johnson's army unable to reach Salt Lalco City in season, was obliged to en-catap at Fort Bridger for tho winter of 18.17. In the spring of '58, however the army marched into the valley of the Great i'at Lake. On npproacbil" the Yalh'V thev were met by peace commissioners, sent b our governn ent, who had preceded the army, and had seen tho great prophet of the .Latter Day Saints. Terms were made between General Johnson and tho Mormon prophet, to the tfii ct that the army hhould not camp within fifty miles of any Mormon settlement. Consequently the army was stationed at what is now canea "Uiit uanip rioyil, a distance of 55 miles south west aid from Salt Lake City. "While located here information was receive in re gard to the Mountain Meadow Mas sacre, and the action of the govern ment at "Washington appropi iating $10,0C0 for tho recovery of the children presumed to havo been saved from the massacre and sup posed to be in the hr.nds of the In dians. Mr. Kogers, being appointed Indian agent, was instructed, during the summer of 1858, to proceed to the scene of the massacre and rescue the surviving children. Ho took a company of cavalry, and left Camp Floyd for Cedar CiJy, near the tcene of the massacre. On arriving on the ground he found the bones of a hun dred and thirty human beings, men women mid children. In gathering the remains for burial ho discovered that a large number of the murdered persons had been shot through the head the ball entering the back part of the head and coming out at the front. Tho wolves and coyotes had eaten the flesh from tho bones. A two bushel basket of women's hair that was strewn around among the sage brush, was gathered up by Mr. Rogers. It might here bo stated th.it Mountain Meadow is situated twelve miles from Cedar City, and the same distance from a temple of the Later Day Saints. The Character of the fthssasred Em igrants. It appears that in 1840, upon the exeitem cut created by tho gold dis coveries in California, several pio neers of Arkansas went to California in search of the precious metal.Ther weie very successful. In the fall of 1850, with their large accumula ted gains, they returned to Arkansas j for the purpose of taking their fami lies and some of their relatives to settle in the new El Dorado, in which i they had been so fortunate. Thev purchased a large amount of blooded stock, and fitted out a train of about forty wagons. They numbered about one hundred and forty-six men, wo men and children. The' were known to be a very wealthy train. j In the spring of 1857, as we have stated, they started across the plains. On arriving at Salt Lake City they were told by the Mormons that they were too late to cross the Sierra Ne vada mountains by the old emigrant route. The Mormons assured them that there was a Better Pass By going down through Southern Utah, passing tluough Southern Nevada, going over the range of the mountains and coming out near Los Angeles, Lower California. This route the Mormons assured the emi grants to bo practicable and infe. Placing confidence in the reports and statements of the Mormons, the emigrants started by the southern route. Passing down through the Battlements of the Latter Day Saints unmolested, they encamped at what is known as Mountain Meadow, little narrow valley dividing the hills and mountains on each side. with a plentiful supply of grass and water a beautiful place to camp. Little did these emigrants think that this beautiful spot would in a short time be their sepulchre, the scene of a bloody massacrethe worst massa cre that we haTc ha 1 anv rccoid of in tho history of the bloody deeds of the savages upon the early defence less American settlements. The horrid story of the Indian murders in Wvoming valley, which Campbell so eloquently depicts, affords no iMirnllol t.i tl.n lmf,d.,..r f ll.n.r. emigrants at Mountain Meadow. While encamped in this lovely spot thev were attacked from behind the adjoining hills by, ar; they supposed, Indians. Several of tlieir number were wounded. The pioneers, how ever, being used to Indian warfare and well skilled with the handlin of the old Kentucky rifl e, wero able to keep their assailants at long T!.': , .i I Their wagons into a circle, forming a sort of no tification. The wheels were sunken down to their axletrees. Earthworks were thrown up on the outside of the wagons, making a temporary but somewhat formidable defense. A ditch was dug from the fortification to a spring near at hand to enable tho emigrants to reach water und-jr cover. For five long days they were able to sustain themselves here with out any further loss in wounded or killed. Their stock had been cap tured and driven off early in the at tack. On the sixtli day, early in the morning, they discovered a large Inxly of men coming up the road from toward Cedar City. Xo firing had been done that morning, and no supposed Indians in sight. A white flag was hoisted by the white men approaching them, and these doomed emigrants, believing the newcom ers to be friends, dressed A Beautiful Young Girl In white and placed her outside the fortification in token of friendship. The presumed friends at once ap proached. They wereMoriuons-Lat ter-Dny Saints and headed by John D. Lee, The man just arrested for criminal participation in tho masracro that followed. A parley ensued. Lee told the emigrants that there were large numbers of Indians in the hills; but if they (the emigrants) would lay down their arms they would protect them and take them back to tho Mormon settlements, they then being 300 miles southwest from Salt Lake City and ucar the Nevada line. After a long parley the emigrants consented to the prop osition of Lee. It may here be re marked that these emigrants had with them about One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dol lars in Gold, Which they had procured by their previous ventures in California. Lee told them that if thev took their) arms with tl'era the Indians were in such great numbers that they would massacre them. Plunder, said the Mormon chief, was all the Indians were after. The pioneers thereup on laid down their arms, taking with thcra such of their valuables as they could conveniently carry, and con sented to occompany tho Mormons back to Cedar City twelve miles. The emigrants marched out of their fortifications in tho direction of the above named place. The Mormons, Headed by Lee, Fell directly in their rear. At this time not an Indian was in sight, and 200 yards from the wagons of tho enii. rants was inaugurated the scene of this. Terrible Deed. Lee and his party commenced fir ing upon the emigrants, shooting several of the most prominent men through the head on tho first fire. The emigrants being entirely un armed, the slaughter was an easy task. After all the men and most of the women had been killed, a young lady oi eighteen summers Kprang forward, and clasping her hands, fell upon her knees in front Lee, begged him to Spare Her Life. She rose and clasped him around the neck declaring to him that she had a lover in California to wl o ;i alio owed her life; that she was en gaged to marry him on her arrival there. Lee, after hearing her pitiful story, took her aside, ravished her, and then with his knife Cut Her Threat, j Leaving her 1 o ly on tho oi to be ! Catefl b.V WolvCM. Sixteen Innocent Children Were saved from the general ma;st ere. Two of the number were sev en year old, the 1 alanco between one and five vears (,f ago. To Return to Mr. Rogers' Statement. After Mr. Roger., tho Indian W nt' ":m "l,I,tMl ""c Ul UiU emigrant U" hnd been left to bleach within twelve miles of the L 1 - 1 I 1 t Mormon temple, he returned to Ce dar Citv and found tho children in the hands of tho Mormons, Lee having two of the number. Tin Mormons Asked Pay From tho agent for taking care of the children. Up to this tinio the world supposed the emigrants were Nurdered by the Indians, Rut the subsequent relation will show how far tho savago Indians were reallv connected with the af fair. Mr. Rogers gathered the children together, refusing to pa the ransom demanded for their release by the Mormons. After he had tho child ren in his camp, near the Mormon settlement at Cedar Citv, two of them, then about eight yeojs of age, told Mr. Rogers that Lee and the white men Murdered their Parents. Of course Mr. Rogers was aston ished at this, the first information he had received of the real authors of the diabolical massacre. Ho pur sued his investigations among the children, and their testimony was corrobor; tive of the intelligence he had previously obtained. It should be here stated that two Mormons came to the tent of Mr. Rogers at midnight, about this time, and told him that their Hearts were Pressed with Grief. If he (tho agent) would spare their lives they would give him a true his tory of tho an ful massacre, Rogers told them to proceed and open their hearts. These two Mormons (tho names of them Mr. Rogers docs not recall) told him they were summoned by John D. Lee, the then comman der of the Xauvoo Legion at Cedar City, to apppear in Indian Costume, Painted, with long hair, fully to rep resent the native savage, prepared to go to Mountain Meadow. Tho Mormons attacked tho train of emi grants in the disguiso of Indians. Lee, finding that the emigrants were too strongly fortified, after five days' siege, retired back and dressed in citizens' clothes, and as we have de scribed, decoyed the emigrants into a surrender of their arms. This statement wos made in full to Mr. Rogers by tho two Mormons we have referred to, thus corroborating fully the statements made by the rescued children. Furthermore, they stated that the blooded stock and wagons of the emigrants were taken back to Cedar City to tho Mormon tithing establishment, and tbero sold at pub lic auction for tho benefit of tho Mormon Church. VATIESVK. There will come a weary day, When over taxed ut length. Roth hope and love beneath The weight five way. Then with a statue's smile, A Ktatuo'g strength. Stands the meek sister, Patience, nothing loth, And, uncomplaining, does The work of both. CitUrUhjr, A French Report of the Scandal. This is tho v ay a Frenchman re ported tho tcandal: "Ono Grand Ecclesiastical Scandal. Great ex citement in Now York aud Brooklyn, Three Clergymen in moosh Troob le. Moin.Moultong, Tilting Beech arc, havo ono grand controverseo, Mons. Moulting is zo pastor of zo Pleeinoz shurch of New York, dis coveio l by Columbus, Ohio, in 1492. Mons. Moultong is accused of tak ing y.o improparo libcrteo wiz zo wifo of Theodore Bcthare, who is Mrs. Haiiett Beechaie St we, zo mozaro of Onklo Tom, zo blind pianist. Beccharo also is accused of zo im proparo libcrteo wiz Mrs. Tiltong, daughter of Susan B, Anthony, zo sistarc"of Mark Anthony, Who was make love wiz Cleopatra. Mons. Tiltong have caused zo scparashong of Mons. Bcecl are rnd his vifo. Sho resides in zee secty of Brooklyn, while ho has mooved into Elizabeth, New Jersee. Zo congrcgashong of zo Pleemoz Rock shurch vill not per mit Mons. Moultong to preesh lon ger from zat pool pee t; Zo greatest excitement prevails." Our French friend appears to understand this matter as clearly as though he had a statement to make. A Lesson id Adjectives. "Well, my son, you havo got into grammar, havo you?" said a proud firo to his thickest chip the other night. "Let mo hear you comparo sonic adjectives." Chip All right, dad. Littleness, least; big, bigger, beast; mow,moro, most Proud Sire Hold on, sir; that's not right; you , Chip Toe, tore, toast; snow snore, snout; go, gore, gout; row, roar, rout. Proud Sire - Stop, I eay, thoso adj Chip Drink, drank, drunk jstink, stank, stunk; chink, chank, chunk-- Proud Siro You informal littlo fool! What in thunder Chip Good, bettor, best; wood, wetter, west; bad,wusser, worstjbile, biler, bilcr-bust; sew, sower, soup; pew, poor, pupouch; oh, geminy, dad! o-o-O-W! Tho outraged parent had broketi into tho recitation with a bootjack. Tlie Sacramento Union. The Portland Rulletin has boon ' laboring to create the impression that the Sacramento Union on ac couut of its independence hag lost its influence and support and is ob liged to sell out auction from sheer necessity. Hero in what tho 6'. F, Jlullrfiii says about it: Tho Union has got its inutcles well Bet. It has grown up in tho midst of opposing influences. It has been, standing faco to face with tho most powerful moneyed corporation in the land. It has rebuked it, humbled it, defeated it before tho people over . and oyer again. It has bsen forced to striko savogely and almost frirglo- . handt'd;fbut it has drawn tho blood ' and tho imprecations of its powerful.' adversary. What it has done it 3:' y-y' do again, Its prime value herecfUr will be in its thorough independeuee , and its power to cope with t'ao most formidable opposition which may threaten tho prosperity of tho cons- .' munity. ! With this clear field, it is ' not likely that the Union will stop . down and out for swine timo to come. S i i -vib i li; t't 3 I x ji-j x j z n-r. '