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a jT s .;- mm WW III U I'll fi I II Ij WVW''W 3 44 i- - 4 YOI. III. HILLSBORO, WASHINGTON COUNTY, r OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1875. NO. 1 s r if i v i r ' ll III! 11 l x r n I 7111 I I I I is X THE INDEPENDEKT. PUBLISHED AT tfillsVare - Oregon J Editor and Proprietor, fcltti,tF SUBSCRIPTION: On y -ar Kxx m utkv ........ . Three immttl, Sin oyie .... '. . . 52 50 1 50 1 00 10 UATS P5" ADVERTISING: lc0 , Vtimk . 1 8Q. 2 sq. t wzkk. 1 50 2 00 iwcu. 2 00 2 50 i col 'a 50 4 50 a oo 8 50 12 00 20 00 30 00 10 oo 1 oo 20 00 30 00 50 00 90 00 1 Konth. 2 50 3 00 5 00 s. 4 50 H 00 9 00 a mm a oo io oo 16 oo 1 war. 10 00 15 00 30 00 50 00 LoctlXoth,2.! cortt per line for the riit' ituiertron.ftua 20t utsa line for oiu h taW aeut insertiou. No notice less than 91 00. Otnarr notices, 10 cat r line Samaionft, Sheriff" Salon, ami all other i. .vi a t iki ir Hfiuavc. 1st inner- to; ebal liti'V il iUsertion, $t 0J. Tritnuient ailrertiseau-nt. ?2 00 U : in rtin; ach mtlditional insertion. $1 00. AGFA T AT PORTLAND, 07.ECJON L. AOSNt At AAN FllANClHrO-Ti.V.FisH- th, r.xin2! k 21.Merchaut'sExehiugc i . t CnUfomia ntret t. AfiENTS AT NEW" YORK CITY-S. M. rKTrKSuu.i-.Sr lrk ltovr. eor. ,.kl!lUT t.EO. 1. Eoweu. & Co., !i Park Row. AT ST. LOITIS Rowri.f CursiiAr, Cor. Thir-1 aiul Chestnut Sts. " A JOIIX VITE, M. D , ' Kiyslcia . and Surjeon viij.snoKo, - OH Eli . rit:s; isovimosh: i'wkus. OFFICF-Maia stroi t IIilll)orr.. Or.'tjnu. I F. A. IIAII-EV, M. U- Yhtilctan, SuVgaon nd Accoucheur KULSBEO. - - " OEEGON Ol FICE at th- Drn: Store It KSI PENCE -Throu Rlo.-kH South of nl:yl Dru- Stort. VILSOX BOWLBY, 31. JX Ph jsiclan and Surgeon, FOREST UU0VE, - - - - i'REUOX. OFFICE--At his IteKidenof, Wst f Johiwon Manias Mill. iy J W. II. SAYLOll, 31. IX, Physician and Surgeon FOREST GROVE. - - - OEEGON ni.VTrr t ili Drncr Rtor. B l-;S!DENCE Corner SecoiMl BlockfiontU -f t-Drur Store. iu22:ly QUO. TT. PCBHIM, II. Y. Thomtson. UlstrU-t Attorney. Durham & Thompson, J T T O Jl NK YS-AT-L A W , No. 100 First Street, PORTLAND, ORECOX. C. A. BALL. KALKIOH stott. h.V LL & STOTT, j TTO UN EY S-AT-LA V, PATE STS OliTAIXKD. No. C Dknm's Block, PORTLAND, CREGON. n ly OIU CATLIX. B. KILLIN Catlin Killin, ATTORNEYS AXD COUSSELOK AT LAW. Dekum's Bnilding, First Street, PORTLAND, OREGON. TH0HAS H. TONGUE. S "'; T I , '- 1 At I O r 11 ey - a t - 1- a w , Iiyisboro, XTasluugtou County, Oregon. ' ' i. -TUOS. 1. HUMPHREYS. NOTARY rUKLW and CONVEY ASC Ell LEGAL papers dran and collections rnnde. UnsiueM entrnsted to Lis enre at fpndeil to promptly. OFFICE New Court IInc ng (mksioni)WTS,-. n c.,. , h . , , f Co j tiwM L.ul th )leasnre ofsw.illJ?wo,t ; - Y,,;' V V II?:; : ; 1 , V .I thlrfy-. feet between the wa U.and r-ition intpntlwl fur msiTtion m l i , " j 1 , . . , m iin for twenty-four I o us. Papers tain instances, and of statements), , , M 'V . u uml a l o.ve.l (.S feot lwc m a ; f the Oregon papers and truth f j tW , , bcen that ieople for whom aid is being i 8 traced half n mile Iry lhQ S,a . Yakima county s;,eci.; cupels me to Mate, that for good j metl j aml lK,ds .olicLl are Mill in a state of starvo f roppii. Oro , has W laien .nHrsuty of ,t faith. . men. of horse were found. Ihe lake f editorials, witty criticism, and prof- AUo ho stated in court to- I tion. Such a condition of affairs ? it Incli assayed tery high, abcl S!"t rS: oftheJohnDay country i. rich fn uable reading., the Ix:Kxi.rxT i day fiat he difeaum d any contempt ! has been already alleviated by the omeatako assays have animal remams: .among the rocks j my estimation ranks among the best ! . f , . . . i tUm 'ilffcW i. ' MI" below tbo average of Com-. fr.vF. CORDON S LECTURES. March 8, 1875. It was? said to be .vecesssry that ch one sl ould admit thelact ftho each ' entere Pacific slope once existing as a continuous sea beach. The Profe r - or said that the evidence of U is abundant. He had been shown a perfect oyster shell (of quartz) ' from the Rockv mountains. 'Such evi- deuces of the Cretaceous period are are easily louna. ,u Jttluo uioun - taius are. not stvicUv parallel to those , .-. .. . t three ranges" heaved up by pressure from seaward. Tho Urs-t great de piession or lake bed was between the Cascade and IJocW mountains; Rec tangular; southern part drained by the Colorado river; northern by the i Columbia and tributaries; the wr ters of the middle being evapo -ated leav ing upon tho soil the Alkali so abundant in that region. : The lec ture to-day had to do with thrvt por- i! 1- 1 il 1 T ....!. uoii uiuiueu uununam. sliells there tell ot last sea water: i e , in 'the later Reptilian and early f Tertiary. Deposits indicate in turn Salt, brackish and fresh waters. Beautiful leaf impressions from this lake were at hand. Anim il remains occur next (Middle Tertiary) in givat quantity, at a tine . he i tlie line mountain group of islands was L ... ..... Hones 01 mo rnmoccro-?, tainr, utile; horses, als of a tliiug -1 feci in "'8u ftml is ftet " bvi,,K tu iks mue ortcufct !oi,S. After mole diaininsr oT almost a chain of lakes have been found riistinct traces of the camtl 7 to 10 species of holier, r tapir, o'-, Sec; all kinds of which the I subsequent rla:iers either drovo j . , , ,-,..,. I - T.. I . . . r ...... 1 . . . 41.... . . riod. lVobal.h man may have Kved when the mastodon was - present in j great nt;mbcis. The old lake di gressions are seen at once in this valley: from G.-do's pvak oil' tovard . flillsl or. and Lenox's. Finn the hill at Aniitv north to Lafavctte and i West Chohalcm. Abo it Eugene ' City. In the Juhn Day and Walla I Walla valleys a view of a large C stretch of countrv dctiucs easilv old lake shores. Second Lecture. Fok::st Gkove, Mar. 10, 1875. Subject to-dav: Surface facts of Oregon's Geology. Great lab r ban j been spent on early history and but j little w. tt u about the suiface soils, j hence a great difficulty in a c.piiring j thorough knowledge of them. It ! t, easier to study TTl "i I Ihe question: why is soil distributed J i-' -arm.' wbb b w 1 a mm i mm m m-o m ibbb w avr w- spread over hill r nd plain in even j H.re I can furnish you, at n iviga layers, oaor two to eight r ten ble water in Tillamook Bav: - - feet in thicki.css is not answered by anv one cause. Certainlv it is net d.ie entirely to the action of water.; Probablv Glacial action and heavv i frosts were leading causes. Certain- j And Ias ire you that tl e;c planks ly this evenness is a provision for I can be got out yet larger size if you agriculture. Mounds are a form of j can find means to transport them to s irfaee soil caused by b?ing cut out Philadelphia. In addition to those from the uprer (u isodded) layers by already mentioned I would like to water. Bunches of weeds, and trees : get out a plank of each of the fol may have served to form nuclei. Vol- lj,iug kinds of hard wood: ash, oak canic Buttes are a second class. and cottonwood which we suppose Thev have a capping of lasdt; in j would be Balm of Gilead, common- the middle are Trachyte; base, sand-1 stone. When this last covered the Willamette Valley streams of lava flowed over settling into depressions aud form 2d in time these caps of ba- j salt. All in tli3 valley were island I in the old .Willamette So and. Stream erosion, especially when aided by aci Is in solution, is n pow- . the nieaus of getting out such a rep erful agent in changing; surfaces. I reseutative, assortment of Oregon "Pot Holes" seen in any considera- timber and have the honor of doing ble stream are but an example. Can- it. I am willing to give tho knowl o s of the Colorado extending over i edge I posses if some other man, or miles of country and more than a mile in perpendicular height aro striking effects. The time for ac complishing this wealing away of such rock as granite was 'reat in cx- tent. The gorge of ihe Columbia is lSR.Bquire8 is the same as the Chit 3.00 to 4.500 feet 'in laes: much j tim wood out of which tbo Ark was ! of the erosion being in the harder 1 ' 1" ' . 1 1 1 j rucks.' The Niagara FaUs aro ilth ! dermining lhc sendstoue underneath : the hard shale of the river bed and are -slowly receding toward Lake j Ontario. WORDS Of ENCOUflAGMEflT. Our readers .. will excuse us for j Mining thefollowin flattering .xemarkl concerning the IsDtrEXDKST, . a it is short: Ed. Ixdepexdext: Although not a subscriber to your valuable paper, yet thanks to kind friend 3 who are, I have had the opportunity to read it regularly from week to week, and I must say that in r,oj opinion, at least, it is rnpully gaining in interest and poimlaritv. Every issue is, with - A, J ,. out doubt, better than the preceding ! .. b one 1 shall promise to become a regular subscriber as soon as I can I iww.mnnvIK' "f.. , r- v ; V -J tho excellent reaitmg, and Sood sense shown in the selections , 1 . .. . fccm-iuiu n.Kiin-i sjusi wuas tue ; people :ot Oregon need, and will l ' " . ; (if thc i "ut , al,:",v) fi,:a thai vour paper furnl.cs the r.nm. site amount. I havo at different'. in the State. Much of the develop- ment of asluugton county i, cer-- taily due to tho Inm. on are doing a noble work, . and I trunt . . . ,l , T if ... . v . - . i i Mmk.ln . -f rrii..4 T. i::w:xm:xT may in the future improve as it has under vour control is the J sincere wish of a A Stai-xoi Srri-oiiTrit. Pc KTi Axn, Ib. 27, 1875. SOME TALL OREGON TIMBER. ur 4 CcMdennial Commissioner, Hon-' A- J- Uufur, I as his heart and soul interested in securing ; good representation for Oregon at Philadelphia in 2870, and if all re spend tc-Jiis uppeal as Mr. Win. Swires, of NestocJon, Tillamook, of- ft-rs to do, lie will succeed to Ins j heart's desire. This gentleman j writes nisi lie warns io lurnisn some sampi0 0f Oregon lumber, out of tie tz.ll timber which grows over in Tillamook, to grace ti e C n'ennial. He tays t:. s natter la her grows on inm as ,e thinks of it, an J adds: "I U" 1rPSC l gttUt a ' of oiicli kind of large timber growing One fir- plunk 12 feci rtde, 100 ft. long. ijh 7 " heml'H-k " 5 ly so called in Oregon Ed. The j ; three last would cone frjm the Willamette valley. The other hard woods can be got in Tillamook of larger size than any other place in Oregon. I would suppose some crentleman ol wealtu would be glad to furnish meu will furnish -the money. If the money is forthcoming I believe that Oregou can send as large a tree as California can." TLe vrllow wood mentioned bv nieroua that I shall have to bo con-' , " i i r ; t , r- i A .1 with n span of 1kihcs can make $29 . A . v M , , lars monthly ahmonv "imaenfi? lite, from tho East, stating that tho no- , . . . .... : tent (for a while at least) to depend 1 1 1 1 1 ? - t i 1 a lay in this way. " v , ; and the time having been expired , cessities of the grasshopper sulterer ; , , .. . - 'r upon the generosity cf my friends. Ubertin he aWorllkVa- fcea sbonld f of Kansaa and Nebraska ad bci. ' H' P' ChcM,nt iing from Every one should read the IiEPn-; llftrfl . M1 , nnrifllfll linv:fl(V I OTeatIv fiXntwriltlti n1A r),iwl : Hodman. 3fontal.fl, ftys: t am !knt If they cannot afford to take j mi la.u Voting was I W, being authoritv for the stnU- Poetically acquainted :with silVer 1. borrow it. but on no account miss 1 . .... . " , i . .... uniipn. mid -nnfi1rntin11 v bwiaoiI; Hmr hwM. and as frof. Condon and all ! j geology-assorts that the oldest land j in the world was part of North America, may it not have been on.' our continent that Noah built his j big canim? Mr. Srjuires says the revenue cut ter hhubrick has visited Tillamook Bay, and could go there again, to tow1 the raft of lumber around to. the Ctluinbia, where it could be placed with care, on tho decif of some ves sel long enough to carry .it to its destination. Certaiidy such a ship- j ment ought to be made, and might j in the end realize enough to defray j the expense. Satan Itecord. j Brjg yei Multiplying. j ! . T -r i n t h Salt IiAKK, March 11. In the case -c,,- t 1 ir -i of Ann Eliza vs. Bruihaui xouncntt . i i for divorce and ahmonv, a decie$ having been mode tlftt 13ri"hum should pdy three thousand' dollars j i,,,,,, m,:Ul. f ,,,1 , ....v. ..'..j..v.nv. v. "... - ! day and pay a hue of f 2 1. lirrktirrlit hnrnr. in rr rlvpan ln.flY lllPtll. IiPrtPr.1I lilUlnn iwiV in tin.; ' ' .. - . , - - x.. ti,.;i, ;,.,,.; ..l;...: ....4; illlCl aUV IICV19111I I f T III IUC ; v, 1,0 i $3,023 to n,c tik ot a com , .1 sen ... . ? torneys, took this mothod of a ion of , or lwo nouWf after w: raising was ar- gut hich the decision was given fixing and im- prisoning defendant as before stated, t . ' . . . " ' . . The Katl0nal2 Ot the New Hampshire i rr i t ill- Tweed says-he is agreeably disap- i pointed by the result of the New ! tt i .I...' - rrt. -rv I EW 10BK, JiarCU ll. AllUriOW Hampshire election. Tho Demo - ' cratic defeat was cam sed bv their j sending two rebel generals to stump , the Siate, and by the Kepublican re- a , in wli'itwiii nf tlin tlnnl tprm. Xku Yokk, 3Iarch 11. There is terf Kew HnmpShir, Tfae JeratJ rdfi tbe N lire returns. shire election results as a check and warning to the Democracy, who must avoid their tendency to Bour bonism, if they would hope to recov er power. If tho Kepublican party repudiates Grantism, it has more than an even chance for the next i Presidential election. The Tribune i also assumes that the Kepublican ! rpsnlts fr(llll 1,arfinl ' ,1,. tion of the third term. The New Hamps! ire result is a lesson to Loth parties. The Democrats arc required to be taught that their party uainc is not a magic spell insuring success, rind the Republicans that Grant is un necessary to them: for the New H .mpshire Republicans plat.'or n j Xho Orr'nian says J our corres clearly pronounced condemnation j pondent flt iv-ndleton, writing 011 of the third term. Tho Democrats , tbo llth inst Bays the wean10r there had also failed to make good use j t b t th rrrnss is irrowinir their opportunity by pursuing a lib- j . . . eral and conciliatory course when they obtained temporary ptirjr, but had banished Senators of genius and character from. the Senate to el evate mediocrity in Connecticut, and an ex-Coufederato in Missouri. State Debts in Default. The ajjrrerate of State debts in. the Union in 1874 was $382,970 ,i317, being an increase of 938,200,000; .. . since 1870. Of this amount $104,-; -on mm i ,. i , . . . states being Alabama, on $21,350, 000; Arkansas, ou $12,800,000; Flor ida, on $3,774,000; Georgia, on $11, C00,0C0; Louisiana, on $24,433,000; Minnesota, on $2,275,000; Missis sippi, on 7.XHM00; North Carolina, on $24,90O,C0O; 8onth CaroliLa, on $13,200,000,' 1 and Virginia, on $40, 000,000. Of the toe fotal -stale J debts $92,924,000 is estimated ta ! le held abroad, and of the amqiuit in default ?54,174,000is held abroad, The debt in default bear an rtrcr- age interest af about seven per cent. Some of the defaulting states, Georgia and Minnesota, have dis owned the debts; others, 'like issippi, Eouiaiana an4 Couth Carot lina,. havo iepodiated 'thefci; and others, like North Carolina and Vir ginia declare their inability to pay Virginia, because the neir state of West Virginia refuses to axsiime its just share of tho indebtedness. Of tho whole amount ($104,732,000) it is probnle threc-fbttrlh will never be paid. 3H?uuri J:'inillimn. THE MISSION OFTEN BRlSDIfl ENDORSED- -KANSAS AND NEBRAS KA SUFFERERS. Svn Fit.iNtisco, March 22. In tho ritv ,l.Vitmfr om.irtlH.i.VmM wni j ---r . . telegram from the editor of theOma- ' Ji' f V 4UI1U11J III! f I IJ ST U MUIJ ; nf ,.,nvi..rr !. :,t.M.' tlmt tho nrtu lp . ,n I . ,.,viA ! denunciation of . impositions prac ; and cc nti ibutions from other States, The telegram endorsed GeneralBris- j bin's work on this coast as necessary ; and proper. Gen. Ihiabin has also received a telegram from Gen. Ord, . of f)mn.1m rnnfirmi'iKf li ilianntili ' tt tr i t ti work of soliciting contributions is - - , . t . ' nnd a rTen j )e-t ! ' State. A ami a general interest in me niatier avakened throughout tho ! , , " lu? ' '"-" 1 f flirt tf.li rnlAa yr fiAmmii.rtA n.ltl l.A tuunij ui luiuiuita-niu uu ueld tins afternoon when tn-osrress will bo reported. Appeals for Seed for Kansas and Ne braska. Sax Fjiancisco, Match 24. Tho papers here, to-merrow, will contain a letter from General Briabin to the Grangers of California and reply from I. S. Gardner, Strife Agent, concerning the Kansas aud Nebras ka sufferers, A circular was Uo-dsy issued from tho headquarters of the State Grange calling on grangers throughout the State to load with KCetl Rt flS Iuany joints as possible, jail - railroads. The Oregon Steam- Uhip Comtmny and Goodal. Nelson ship Company and Goodal, Nelson i & Peikius grant free transportation for seed contributed. Josiah Earl, State immigration agent of Califor nia, publishes letters showiug a ter rible state ot destitution among Kan sas farmers and begging for sceJ. OREGON. ' - V - W finely and stock doing well. ; Mr. H. Byers and Dr. Woodruft' have bought theltoseburg VUdndeaU cr newspaper foi $1,200. It will be couducted.ior.tbe present on Inde pendent Beiublicau principles. , Eeasfern Oregon comprises a ter territory of 58,000 square miles, near- . lv two-thirds of the entire area of the f i,.a ,,,uir.uu ; itftutg lnfinn . . , . . . . About 40,000 bushels of wheat, . . unsold, remain in the warehouses at have refused to sell, preferring to take the chances on tbe prices nex year. Heavy snow fell in Iowa Indiana and Ohio on the 18th. 1 ; . , i ii ... 1- 1 the rfttftrcfci&l On ihe Ulh of this monlli mi,'$U Lake the weather wacoIJ a mid-wi uter.Bj'ow lidlJrVe"fr qucut in th f wypns Vfcbu r f . Tho Walla Walla Spirit my man) who hae been lo6lifBitfeHkb stock on Snake river, in' lue ticinity of I?ead Man's Hollow, ya in that neighborhood the. loss hnapsty bao.. atotit -55-percent ,cibCk cattle there. , , ;' ; Cp ' on Snake rivM' noin at th people aro Irving to make Ihm' d of h hvrd tvinter,'and are mow malt ing good wages in fkinninaf '4a4 catt'e. They have a fjuickc rpr etM thau in usually employed; UieJ tie the head of (ho dead aiiimnl '' to d stake driven into the ground, cot tho akin around the neck and rtp tho hide open down the legs rnicf belley, then bitch a spanr''of ' liorsesi to the skin at tho neck, and in o minute (mil it tlenli fff, quicker and easier than any other way, TwotneiV tI,ff Sisteen-mile ceek, lu ... r , . . . - luw xrrinory, are ricner ami moni extensive thoh sono othtm irio- adn, from which millions have been I . , - jf, Wade, ibe locally celebrated Jforoe- B,uuu tuuv 111 xivvn-miw tUMCitr ,' ranks next to the famous Comsto'cfc in extent, having n breadth' of over stock ties." .fating with a Beer, The captain of the ropellerj UtfJ ton, in winter quarters at tho toot t of Griswold street, has n half grown bear on boord, and the animal has; ' been annoyed so much that be doea not hesitate to use his claws wlieuev- orrflR:fl nfiW Katnrdnr mnrn. J J , 4 lt, 11 lauk-v fcyangi'r from Sandusky . happened along tle wharf and saw the bear in the gangway., , Ho' stop ped and began teasing the bear, and,e by and by the captain saht; '. . "Look 'out, mister, or you'll et drcadfullv tickled." . ;V "I guess I'vo seen hear afore now!" replied the man, indignantly, ' and he, kept on cufling tho tcar,spii . ting at him, making fal motions, etc. Finally, when about ready 'to' leave, Jie thought he'd iraro lrpint' by pretending to throw a water-pail ; ut him. he force of the false blow threw Sanduskv off his feet and he mm rolled down to tho bear. Bruin lit-, tered one growl and went 6 buii') ness, and tho 1 way the broadcloth, suspenders, nnd white and red shirt flew was handsome to behold. , "Call off yer bar help! 'rpoiicot . policef yelled Sandusky, but" police were far far hence, and tho' captain has alamo foot and can't get' around very fast. Tho whole back part of the man's coac mado only one mouthful for tho bear and he wasn't . a rainuU in getting down to hide and blood. "Oh ! oh ! Mai'cy wlioop -gracious r-stop h dp ! hel p r howled tho man as ho rolled around tho d6ck and the bear, vtould havo been play-' iug with him yet but for tbof captain and a handspike. When Sandusky ' was hauled out of tho way and jerkejl to his feet he was all blood and rags and biteB and scratches ' ' "Didn't I tell you not to fool witji ' the bear?',' asked tho "captain as ho . stood back and surveyed tbfl man. . "Yes captlng, you .did' .replied, Sandusky, "aud the next thing it to lend mo an army blaukct aud show me a first-class hospital VI)drol Free Prt'us. They tried to scare a man in Missouri by threatening to tar and feather him; but ho replied, "Come on w t jyour old tar; I've been thera six times, and I've got a receipt fev washing it off." i J