yiWlfiy
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WM. HOFFMAN,
XOTA1T PU1IX0,
CONVEYANCER
U. S. Circuit Court Commissioner
For tlio District of Oregon.
OFFICE Flrat Door North or Betkman'a
ItmikliiK House.
Deeds and other Instrument of writing csre
fully prepared, nnd acknowledgement taken.
Applications for Homestead Entries, Pre
emption Ulghts nnd I'rlvato entry or land pro
cured. Jacksonville. August 4, 18r.fi.
SUTTON & HYDE,
jm-ca-xsivrrw
LYON'S KATIIAIHOX,
LYON'S KX'CT GINGKH,
LYON'S FLEA POWDER,
MAGNOLIA WATS1.
Jacksonville, Sept. 29, ISCC tf
AMERICAN FACIUNGE,
Corner of Washington and FtTnt Streets,
rOJITLAA'fl, OREO OK.
L. P. W.QU IMBY,
(utk rnornurron or the "WniTKns IIotei,")
IT
f AVISO TAKEN TUB AIIOVE HOUSE,
nnd entirely REFITTED AXD KKFI'RXISII
ED It, Is now prepared In receive anducenmmo
date Ms frleliOs mid runner patrons, and the
general travelling public. For safety In the
event nf lire, and the convenlaucu of gutsts,
n SEOOXlt PASSAGE Un" liven opened lo the
SI.Kl.TltY: APART.VEXS, UMi are commn
dlous und especial arranged for the accommoda
tion i.r families. WARM"""! COLD
13 ATI-IS attached lo lliu house.
This liauac I located iieart-r tlie Ntromboal
Iaii.llng than an)' ollitrln
Porltanrt,
THE HOTEL COACH
will lie In attendance at the i'Vcral Landings
to convey guest mid their baggage to and from
the house FREE OF CHARGE. The bnusehss
n large Fire-Proof Safe for tahmblcs. The
Proprietor will undertake that nothing shall lie
left tmefow In render hit bouse attractive, nnd
guests comfortable. oct.MI
EL DORADO
UNION CLUB ROOM,
Corner of (Jul. .t Oregon Sts.
Tin: uni)i:hsirni:i having thor
nughly rellttcd the ivtiove named saloon,
solicit n share of the public pilronngc. The best
Wines, Liquor awl clgnrs will lie served to
customers. 8. M.FAHHEN.
Jacksonville, March 10, 'CT. nplSltf
FAKilI FOR SALE.
rnm: I'NDEHSIGNEI) OFFERS FOR RALE
.1. u iiiriu ui iiiu inniurtu unu piaij
acres, situated near Waldo, on the main
mud from Jacksonville lo Orescent City
and Is known tt the "Patrick Ranch." 'limi'
i. a good orclmtd. house mid Urn upr.n It. I
......n.rf lliM litl.Ml Inlliti 1 M ...I rr.,,11 Mil, f .nVfFtl
inciil, and will Mirrmit theeuluugulnst any and
ull pirsuns.
Ajiplv to I line. r. fiovn, Kiriiyviuc.or Joun
It. I'riifdlc, Deluionico Ueeliiura.il, rorlliiud,
Oregon. GUSTAI- WILSON.
September Sth. IPC'. n p7in3
P. B. COFFIN.
HOUSE PAINTER,
TS NOW IS l'OSPUSSIOS OF THE KSTIIli:
1 stock of materials nnd tooli formerly Int
lonplng to Coslello .V Coffin. Mr. Costellu
liaviiiR withdrawn. I. II. Coffin will continue
the business, nnd can lie found at lilt thop,
Corner of C and Tlirid ritreHs,
prepared to do work In a workuanllko manner
and at reasonable rates.
Jacktonvlllc, Oct. 13, 16C7.
rAM'7jmLE!
rpiIOSB IKDEI1TED TO EUTTOS &. HYDE
J. ore respectfully Invited to come forward nnd
settle their bills. They do not make any epe
clal reference to officers, but they MUSl have
money to meet their own liabilities,
Sutton Hycio.
Jacksonville, Sept. 7, 1807. tf
Notice tu Stephen Itoltertson, a
lioiHcatend Settler.
You Am: HEREur notified that
the affidavits of Geo. A. Hunch and John
V. George have been filed In tills office, allee
Ing that you have lor mora than Inelvu months
nb.indonfd your Homeotead Entry No. 70. made
on N. E. J of section 21, T. Si touth of It. 4
west, and that
The 20th dny of November, 1807,
at 1 o'clock I. M of Mid day, has been eet for
hearing the evidence on said alleged abandon.
liK'nt, nt this office, and that unices you appear
and olfer evidence to show lliu validity of
your cUitn. the same will be deemed abandoned
und cancelled.
Dutud at tho Land Office, at Hoscburg, Ogn.,
October Dili, I8U7.
JOHN KELLY. Register,
.octUwG ADDISON It. FLINT, Receiver.
OANYONVILLE HOTEL,
NYOXVILLE
OltEGOX,
- D. 0. McCLELLAN, Frop'r.
rpUIS HOUSE HAS RECENTLY BEEN
JL refitted and prepared for the reception of
guests, and (be proprietor would say to the
citizens of Southern Oregou, and the traveling
public, that bo is now reujly to receive and eu
iertalu all who way fuvor blui with a call, at
prices to suit.
Tho Table will be furnished with the best the
market utfordii, permitting no houno to excel It
either in (pinllly or vorlety.
FARM FOR SALE,
The underslguul oilers hi farm, situated on
Apuleeato creek. In Jobeuhliid county, tor sale.
It t pleasantly located, and well adapted for
gralu lulslugMud htock growing, us it Ims a
epieuuiu outlet to the turrouiiuiug loot inns,
,or further particulars, euaulio qf tho eubicri'
m,
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VOL. XII.
BUSINESS NOTICES.
Peter Britt,
Photographic Artist,
JACKSOXVILLK, OREGOX.
Ambrotypog,
rhotographsv'
Oartos doVislto
DOXK IX THK FIXEST STYLK OF ART.
Pictures Reduced
OR EXLARGED TO LIFE SIZE.
DR. A. B. OVEHBECK,
Physician & Surgeon,
JACKSOXVILLE, ORKGOX.
Omccathlsresldei.ee, In the Old Overbeck
Hospital, on Oregon Street.
1 ' ... ,,111'VAI A V
K. II. lIlI..I:.IIUA.j I
PHYSICIAN AND SUHGEON, ,
i
OFFICE-Corner of California and Fifth J
Streets, Jacksonville, Ogn.
He will practice In Jackson and adjacent,
counties, auj niiena promptly to pruiesiiiiiai
calli. ,reb2tf j
DR. A. B, OVERBECK'S
BATHEOOMSJ
i
In tho Ovcrbock XZospital,
WAUM.COLDASIIOWEIULVrilS '
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SUNDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
DR. HUFEL AND7?
ct.iJ-.imTt:o
SWISS STOMACH BITTERS!
T T? V Tblwll'tinerotlheIlloJI
" A I'lra.antTulilcl
1 TI y"T Apeeallellriakt
Cii;arra..eJf.iratiiiiasureirt.uiKiiiiren I
the Krrrtl.uii iif ll.e kllDrjrs, tel, I
TRY
IT!
stomach and II w 1
lor ale at all hl.ale anl retail tliuor,
drug ai.l anserf itorea.
NOBODY SHOULD BE WITHOUT IT 1
J. a. raiK-n, I'rovrlrt.r.
TAVLOK A UCNUKL, S.,le Acrntf.
JelMy ii 41S,Cla) Kt.Saa l-ranel.
Warren Lodge No, 10, A. F. & A. M ,
l I A HMUlt lllUir ri'KUinr vuiiuMMHimuviii
. iini ti ..i ... tun nniiini. n aati in i
tV "' '" Wednesday Kvenlug. or preced-
ing the rull woon, lu jacki.tii.i.k. o-
A M a 1 C TI '"
rcniN'
O. W. Savaok.SccV.
-' ' " '" " '
A HOOK
WAXTEli Ui
EVEiiriionri
'I1IIC III'ST UIIAVL'IC
Ever offiri'd luagi'iils. .vnu ai once lor tern-
toryfortbusaleoftheNtw Eiutiox. Rkvisi-ii
am. Kn-miiumi r WELLS' EVERY MAS HIS
OWN LAWYER mid HUSISKS4' FORM HOOK
It embrace i.ftu puaol lufoiiimtlo't ludlspeus-
able to eery man ntul wotnjit, and l sold at
!SrmrorS.aVdrVM '
II. H.HAKCROFT.&CO,
Gen. Agent lor the 1'nclno CoasL
Jy27ro3ln
San Franclrco, Cal,
The llest Itemed)' for Purifying
thelllood, Strengthening the Nervei, Restoring
the Lost Appetite, la
FRESE'S HAMHURG TEA.
.1 - ., , ...- n.......natLrt B..at1tat ... I. t 11 V
sickness, if used timely. Composed of herbs
only, It can be given safely to Infanta. Full dl-1
rectlons In English. Irench, Epauisn and Ger-
man. with every package. TRY IT I
For aale at all the bolcale and retail drug
atnrea ami irroctfrit.!.
EM1L FRESE. Wholesale Druggist,
Sole Ageut, 1W Clajr Mret
JuyHyl
BOOT AND SHOE MAKERS.
NOTlCK.-IUvIng disposed or our Fac-
tory. wo are now prepared lo give our whole
attention to our Lenlber nnd Finding business,
On hand, direct from France, Can i Kip,
Domestic Leather, Hoot Legs. etc.
Jons a. Hkis. I L. Favrk. I Jons Hbav,
New York. l'arls. Ban Francisco.
AOOiesi, Iir.11 a, nnai, bs,. riau!.
411! Battery Street
Flows Plows !
Ureases uf ten euch or set up.
Harmon's Culihators, Farm Mill (all klud).
Cider Mills, Hay Cutters, (oil sires) Fanning
.Mills, (ull sites) wile atir.i. i.i.iii jiiuiiuiv
und slnglo land and horse power), Wagons.
Carts, with a Urge nml full aesorlment of all
kinds or AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
nil which will beeold at greatly reduced prices
-at wholesale or i"!"- , cnsj
J. V. AllTIIbll iCOHi,
Corner or Da-Is and California Streets,
ocUXina Sxa j-rancixo.
Marriage uud Celibacy, an F-oy
or Warning and Initruetlon for young "
Also, Dlaeuses and Atiusca which prostrate the
.tint riAiuoH u-Uli enra nuAni llf rplltf. Sftl .
free of charge In cale4 letter envelope!. Ad-
drcDit.J. SKILLIN HOUGHTON, Howard
Association, Philadelphia, Pa. ocU0-ly words: "That no net, imposition, law
" -r TIUTTJl'l T TlUri? ' ' or ordinance bo mado, or imposed upon
JjXJDL J-J JJXlJLJli I US) nt present or to come, but such us
,. has been or shall bo enacted by the
BtS ff. !lKt I consent of the body of freemen or as
best quality, in quantities to tult, at ray thop 1 Socuitos. or their representatives, lo-
ItaMunVrTDrentaMaioK: In my-
scucc, Mr. Alex. Martin will wait upon custom
cr8,
?& STONE GUTTING "&.
Hloue Masou Work
done on terms to suit the timet. Orders from
tho couutry will rwve prompt attentlou.
Jacksonville, April W,W P27
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JACKSONVILLE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1807.
THE OREGON SENTINEL.
l'UIIMSIIKU
Every Saturday Morulas by
b. r. BOWBU,
OFFICE, CORXER'W A THIRD STREETS
TSPIMI OK NUBVCIUITIONl
Tor One year. In advance. Four Dollars If
n.ild within the flrst sli months of the vcar. live
dolart: If not paid until tho expiration of Ibe
year, tlx dollars.
TKIDU OPADVKUTUIXdl
One square (10 lines or less), first Inser
tion, Three Dollars; each, subsequent imer
lon. One Dollar. A discount of fifty percent
will be made In thorn who advertise by the year.
Mr Legal TrnJrrt received tt entreat rslM.
Acrostic.
I We art liiJ.llnl to the iu if Ju,U W W.PruinraonJ
i for the TJInwItiK tltrlullracnatlccn the aaine vt Dene-
"" ih.iteni.ita.arjr iialw.
non.te.rt.Tlrtu.aJartlf,U.
B artu't bnlest realnw ce'l show as Mack a mliiil.
X lalil's.aUevu tour erlnis'seaa never LIJs
Iglits table vsu eourt
i: arh nni so treat, 1uul I glut M.torlc tlJ.
t. rfmict, )nar rutted nieinorjr III ll
I n all the litre that liifairf) csn Itet
0 ur.e i'f k-f itlf dJ jour unie
T rsllott alone III (l rr ln)vur tin.
A lmWiineuTSBcatern1jraUtnrtfl
U lrr nf ulhnrca) eur ttcwlitrum suult
N slotr lixks hwk llli ftu.wlou. errvr .!
O ti .urli a larnl.heJ tlut that .lie hat nuje.
L el hell rele)ou rheteJ luthilii.,
1) sainr.1 to the hotlr.lf.a'Uitflti flameel
jLfttcr from II. F. Dowell.
I.UWi:iJ. JIANUrAfTOKIIW. coxtinukii.
Tl,u flr8' l"rt of this letter has not
been received. o givo the latter
1 part nt it contains many statistics.
En. Suktixki.
' In the year 1600, the ierrimack
Company run mx cotton mills and their
print woiks, and 88,000 spindles; '.',
(ill 8 looni!; e.iiploycil l.OO fcinaler;
O'JO innlcs ; mado on an average -100,-
1 000 yards of calico each weelc, nnd
eonsttmcd each week 70,000 lUlllllds of
......
cotton, niut Uvea ninl jinntod, per
'week, 100,000 yards; and all their
I prints arc of tho best kind number-
. ing from 30 to :i". These mills, dur
ing the year, couHitmcd 0,000 toim of
Anthracite coal: 0.000 bushel of char-
toal . 700 con8 0f .00l . 7 000 ).
- ,. vrtft 1, i ., 1.
ins oi on, .uu.uvw uuiiun ui mhivii.
nn, a thousand barrels of flour. They
. . . r a 1
nave bix wruer wiK'eit, uvu iuvi in ui-
fitiintm mill fniii- nlfrltt ntul n Imlf foot.
";; - - "
ill iimiiieier, run wiiii ;t i;ui in -i ieui
- . nllli ni f,iiliw,a I,...!,,,, i oiri
water, ami .1 engines iming i,.i
hmse power; nnd thov are now build
. , f.iet"on. 011, 0f ti10
ig anotiicr line laciorj out oi uio
$100,000 fund which thov set nsido for
. "-'F' '1 ""l-rovements each year.
In lulilttioii to tlioniiovc expenses, tney
consume annually 100,000 pounds' of
madder; 50,000 pounds of copperas;
170,000 pounds ot alum; 100,000
J pounds of sumac, and 40,000 pounds
jof soap.
They pay females clear of board per
.c1j. fcj c0 t0 -5 . n,es clear ol
' ' .
board per day, $1 20 to $2 00, and
, t,ejr ,naageifi from two to fivo thou-
sand dollars per annum.
j Tho sales of their prints pay all of
t ipso exnenscs. ami men tnev nnvo a
,.,,!, each vcar of from $120,000 to
Al50000 for "ronairs neimaneiit im-
Mo,ouo ior n.p.iirc, jn.iiii.iin.nv in
provemcnts, and for dividends to the
.tn,.i.iinili,rg q'ilu tivastircr informs
stockholders, l no mastirci iiiionns
mo that their dividends havo averaged
f01. tj10 aht 40 years ill their capital
eL. Mil npi-rnnt. nor nniiuin.
.,,.. ... ,... ,.-
To uotico each corporation would be
too tedious and too voluminous for tho
columns of tho Skxtimii., so Ictus turn
.ntion to n fuw irenoral remarks
' 0r niltnuon 10 a low ,oiii.r.il iwiiiiiks
nnu 1110 general siausiie ot u.esu
, ,
inntltlUClOlies.
MiKuirnrsi-iTs
JlAb!.ACllLbi.M
' Has always been democratic in princi-
.. it..
pie. 'I he people cheerfully submit to
thc WJ,j of t)l0 lnnjority in matters of
tgtntoand in nil their municiital corpo-
r.,t;01is Ah vavu. n8 j 1030 thoy pub-
lished a declaration of rights," and es-
tnblished a codo of laws, of which the
first fundamental articlo Mas in these
gaily assembled." Here we find ad
vaucetl, nearly 0110 iiuiiuien ami niiy
. i. 1 1... ,1 .1 CA..
1 years before the rebellion, tho wholo
' doctrino of our republican institutions.
All their railroads, and all their mnni
' factoring corporations aro founded on
Lj10 n.:t.ij,lo that tho minority must
abide by thc will of tho majority.
mtiitel
Fivo railroads tcrmiitato at Lowell,
which communicate with tho iriucipnl j
cities on tho seaboard, ntul connect .
with nil thc northern nnd w-estern linos (
of travel. The almost unrivaled ml-
vantages which Lowell enjoys ate de
rived from the Pawtncket FalU, in tho
Merrimack river. A new canal was
constructed in 1840, which runs on the
northwest side of the river, and it is
10 feet deep and nbout ns wide as the
old canal which was widened by tho
Merrimack Company. Tho result was
a great iucteaso in tho wntcr power;
yiR I am informed by the treasuer of
the Merrimack Company that they use
steam power because they cannot get
water power enough. From the num
ber, magnitude, and variety of tho
mauufactoring establishments of Low-1
ell, it has been very appropriately do
nominated the "Manchester of Amcr
ica." There are. 12 incorporated com
panics in Lowell that owu CI mills, in
eluding two print works, one bleach
cry, four dye works and machine shop", I
having a capitol oi 9l 11,060,000 ; running
10.1,000 spiiidlex; 12,100 looms; em
ploying 0,013 females; -1,1)14 males,
and produce per week '.',108,000 yards
of cotton goods, 30,000 yards of wool
en and 36.000 vards of carpets. The
i ,, i ,i I
tier uiiiiuiii. Lowell eouiaiussix cmcii
11
sive manufaclories ol sheeting and
shirting; one extensive manufactory of
broadcloth and doeskins; 0110 extensive
manufactory of drillings; two exten
sive paper mills; one of patent medi
cines; two extensive manufactories of
tlaunel goods; one wooleu-yarn fac
tory; three extensive woolen mills;
one catheter manufactory; one lock
inauufactoringotablMiiueiit; one large
tannery; 0110 large manufactory of sup
plies; one small iron factory; seven
machine shop; one belting factory;
ouu extensive manufactory of print,
ticks and sheeting; one small copper
and brass foundry; 0110 soap factory;
one planing mill; 0110 extensive manu
factory of shuttles; one manufactory
of looms; one manufactory ol harness;
three sash and door factories; one but
ton factory; 0110 file factory; one chair
factory; one exteiiMVe manufactory of
screws, nuts ami bolts, besides 11 largo
number of cstahliidiincnts engaged in
tho manufacture ot harness, carriages,
clothing, ite. Lowell also contains
seven banks and four savings institu
tions, mid two insurance companies.
It has forty-live primary, eight gram
mer, and ono high school, all distin
guished for the excellence of their sys
tem and management; and their ex
penditures for school purposes in 1800
was 602.042 6. Lowell also has
twenty-two churches, which are regu
larly attended by largo congregations.
Tho city library contains 12,000 vol
umes of standard reading matter; this
library is accessible to any body who
imvs a feo of lift v cents amiuallv. The
'Mechanics' Association havo a large
list of members, and 11 library of 0,000
volumes.
The wholo of tho prosperity of Low
ell is attributable to hor manufactories,
Thoy commenced in 1813; yet, in 1820
bho only had n population of 200, and
as lato as 1828, she had but a popula
tion of 3,032. In 1840, 20,700; in
1800, 33,385; in 1805, 37,553; in 1800.
30,827; in 1805, 31,004; in 1800,30,
870, and now the population is cstima.
ed at 40,000.
Wake up, Orcgonians, to your true
interest and erect manufactories nil
over tho country. No farmer in Ore
gon has ever mado oft' of all his capitol
clear from all expense, from 10 to 14
per cent, for ten, much less than fotty
years. Oregon has plenty of water
privileges to build up twenty Lowells,
Lowell is now supplying Russia and
, 1 russni vtun goous, uregou can ami
1 n i -.I. l- r 1
Mill in timo supply China nnd Japan
J'with cotton goods, nnd get silks and
satins in return. Hrcnd stud's nrc as
cheap in Oregon as in any part of the
globe, anil tho Mater power is equal
, to any in the worhL
weekly consumption oi eouo.i m in osbv. It is said to have been a gen
mills nre 034,000 pounds; clean wool .j ;.,: fmm Washington to this
consumed per week 113,000 pounds; lkn, ,. ,,, wv fiuiicrnl Slieri
44,05'J.OOO yards are dyed ami printed ,, lxIirtfsM, himself fieely on the
in each year; 20,000 bushels of ehar-l,;,;, ootliitlon of the South. Said
coal; 1,770 cords of wood ; JOSi-onji.iero In Imt om-jioHev lo imrmip,
gallons of oil; 2,000 pounds of stnreh, .,,. mt irt , ,.nm. (ll tu0 ,IIPnHirM
and 1,316 barrels of Hour aro consumed .0r caress, according to the inter-
NO. 42
Tho sixth Massachusetts regiment,
princlpnlly from Lowell, wns tho first
to outer tho Held in response- to tho
call of President Lincoln for 76,000
volunteer. Tho regiment lull Lowell
on tho 10th of April, 18(11 ; on tho
10th, it was attacked by n mob whilo
marching peaceably through Baltimore,
nnd two of its members, Ladd and
Whitney, both of Lowell, were killed.
The excitement throughout the country
wna Intense, and their bodies were re
turned to tho city, attended with clvio
and military honors. A monument to
tho memory of these llrst nun tyre to
the great American rebellion, who fell
on the anniversary of tho battle of
Lexington, has been erected out of
Quiucy Granite, in n public square in
the centre of the city.
Piiir.ADi:uMUA, 'JO .Sept., 18(17.
Slicildiiii it ml (lie Political Con
dition ot till' South.
I arrived hero just in time last oven
ing to join the human mass which had
nMuiiiuiPii at tno liniuiiiora nepot lo
at .. I
welcome ueiteriu niieniiau. ine city
authorities scut a ppcdal committee to
attend him from Washington to this
place. Ho U accompanied by three
members of his stall General J. W.
Forsvtli. Col. (J. A. Forsvlh. and Col.
'
"protntion which that body has given
"to the Itccoiibtructiou measures." In
speaking of his olllcinl acts in Louisia
na ami Texas, he said, " every olllcial
"order ol his had been cordially tip
"proved by General (Jmnt, mid were
" virtually the acts of General Grant;
"that he only obeyed the orders of
"Congress and General Grant."
As to tho dangers and situation of
the South, General Sheridan said: "II
"the rebels get intujpowcr through
"the policy of tho President, the re
"hellion is made honorable, and Puion-
"ism dishonorable; and ns so many
" soldiers have been sacrificed hi the
"suppies-ion ol the rebellion, I nut in
" favor of depriving the rebels of their
"political power, by giving tho col
"ored rnioiiist the tight ol franchise."
When General Sheridan iiniwd nt
tho depot near this city, there was a
dcuso crowd Malting to welcome him.
It was 0110 continued jam liom the de
pot to the Continental Hotel; mid nt
this hour, 2 o'clock i ., there is u
dense muss of people around him at
the City Hall, all trying to do honor
to the warrior who cleared tho valley
of the Shenandoah ot the traitors who
infested it from 1N0I to 1N05, audto
show their gratitude to the hero of the
Fivo Falks, and their contempt for the
accidental wivtrli, Andy Johnson.
Thtro wasi'lieeriiigaiid M'n.ingof flags
and handkerchiefs from tho depot to
the hotel, and in front of tho hotel un
til a late hour at night. There was a
torch light procession from tho depot
to the hotel. A cannon near tho depot
thundered forth tho customary saluto
duo the tank of n Major General.
Thero Mas a greater mass of people
along the streets and avenues and at
the hotel than I ever saw, except in
the political canvnss of 1810, M'hich
drovo Martin Van Ilmcii from power,
and placed the hero General Harrison
in tho White House. It was truly tho
outpouring of greatlul loyal hearts to
do honor to n great nnd good General,
whoso official acts meet with a hearty
approval of nil loyal citizens,
Telegraphs havo of lato been extend
ed in nil parts of tho civilized world
with marvelous rapidity. Tho total
length of tho telegraph lines of the
world wns, according to n Gerinnn sta
tistician, at tho beginning of tho past
year, nbout 45,000 German (180,000
Knglish) miles, of which 11,325 were
in tho United Stntes, 0,002 in Germany,
4,010 in Itussin, 3,008 in Franco, ami
3,481 in Great Hritian, and Ireland.
Tho Government of Prussia, always in
tent upon perfecting every department
of civil administration, has just offici
ally announced that it will extend tho
telegraph to evory town with a popula
tion of 1,600.
How rr FKt to bs Scalped. A
telegraph rcpalrcndong tho lino ot tho
Paciflcrailroad, named William Tliotn p
son, hns had a novel experience. Ho
has been scalped by Indians, and yet
lives to tell the talc. Ho lost his hair
just before tho capture of tho train at
Plum Crock Station, recently reported,
and this is the story ho tells to tho
wondering citizens of Omaha, whoro ho
now is:
"About 0 o'clock Thursday night,
myself and fivo others left Plum Creek
Station, nnd started up the track on n
hand-car to hunt where tho break in
the telegraph was. When wo camo
to where tho break proved to be, wo
saw n lot of tics piled upon the track,
but at tlie same moment Indians jump
ed from tjio grass nil around, nnd fired
on us. Vfif fired two or three shots
in return, and then, as the Indians
pressed on us, wo ran nwny. An In
dian on n pony singled mo out and gal
loped up to me. After coming to with
in ten feet of mo ho fired, the bullst
cijtering my right nrm; seeing mo still
run, ho clubbed his rillo nnd knocked
mc down. He took out his knife, stab
bed me in tho neck, nnd then making
a twirl around his fingers with my hair,
he commenced sawing and hacking
away nt my scalp. Though the pain
was awful, and I felt dlr..y ami sic);,
I knew enough to keep quiet. After
what seemed to be half an hourhegavo
the last finishing cut to the scalp on my
left temple, nnd as it still hung n little
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,u, Kl,vo 5l n jorki n,,,,,,,, jMrt tlcll
tj1!Vl j C(llitj ji:m, CRr
earned my life out.
I can't decribe it to you. I just lelt
ns If the whole head Mas taken right
oil. The Indian then mounted and
galloped 11 uay, but ns lie went lie drop
ped my scnlp within a f!v feet of me,
which I managed to get nml hide.
The Indians were thick in thc vicinity,
or I then might have made my escape.
While lying down I could hear tho
Indians moving around whispering to
each other, ami then shortly after plac
ing obstructions 011 tho track. Alter
lying down an hour and a half,I heard
the low rumbling of the train as it
came tearing along uud I might haio
been able to llag it oil' had I dared.
fyrt)illlt lif HrHtlilieiiH.
F.xi ni:.Mi:.vr i.v an Kximikss Oitici:
DixrovKitv "i" a Pair oi S.vakiw.
The Toronto (Uobe says :
"For the last three months a box
lay in the American F.xprcss Ollicu in
this city until yesterday. Since tho
Fourth ol July last this box remained
'until called lor.' For some timo past
sttange noises had been heard In tho
vicinity of the bo with the unknown
contents, and the night watchman's
slumbers had frequently been disturb
ed. Yesterday the box emitted tv pe
culiar odor, and a clerk was commis
sioned to ascertain the cause. When
opening the sccmely nailed top, out
jumped two well grown rattlesnakes,
one about five the other seven feet long.
Tho slim ter reptile, nlthoiig lying in
the box for tlncu mouths, was in n
healthy condition and in full possession
of its faculties, for its first impulse wan
to raiho its venomous fangs at its deliv
erers. The other exhibited serious in
firmity, for one-half of the body was in
u bad statu of decomposition. The as
tonishinent of the oflleials at this un
usual sight gave way to feeling of se
curity, whei) the porter ol the estab
lishment dispatched the larger but less
animated icplilc by a well directed
blow 011 the head. Tho other required
more stringent measures, ami decapita
tion wns resorted to before life became
extinct. Tho snakes were booked from
Great lieiid, ind., mid wcru evidently
intended for some itinerant showman
hi this locality."
Aii.vksty ami I'Aiinn.v, The Oak
land AreiM says thnt amnesty and par
don aro two things as diU'ercnt as day
and night, or Democracy and loyalty,
Pardon Is a remission nf a sentence af
ter trial and conviction before a legal
tribunal; amnesty is nu indemnity
granted beforo trial. Under tho Con
stitution the President has the power
to grant pardops and icprluvcs, but
nothing more, Ho might ns well nt
tempt to grant absolution ns amnesty,
Tho ono would bo usurping the power
of tho Church ; tho other of the peo
ple. Andrew Johnson would unques
tionably usurp both if ho could, iind
might ussumo the ono power with as
good graco ns tho other,
A rati about twelvo years of ago
shocked the pcoplo of Hudson, N. Y
tho other dny by reeling through tho
sticots in n state of intoxication. This
is considered "reason enough" for an
other temporqneo organization,
Thore nro now eight papers edited
by negroes in tho United States.
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