Oregon sentinel., December 25, 1869, Image 1

FHANCO-AMEHICAN
HOTEL AND RESTAURANT,
OPPOSITE THK
Odd Fellow's Hall,
Jacksonville, Oregon.
Traveler nnil resident boarders will find
SU.
r
ED3
AND
SEDDHVG
Placed In firrl cUv order, nnd In every
Way tupi-rior to any In thl nctlon, nnd
lUrp&Med ljr uny In (lie Slate.
lid ROOMS ARK XCWtY i'l'II.MSIir.n,
nd a plentiful rnpply of the brt nf every
thing the market nlTbrils will be ob
tained Tor
II E It T A B L E.
t o trouble will be pared to itorrrc lite pal
Ti a go of the travclliitftJ well os the perrna
n nt community. i
I .cWnIII March 31 ' IfifiC. tr
Peter Britt,
liotogrnphic Vrtist,
j.icKsnxi'tu.E, ori.vox.
J abrotypo g,
Photograph b,
Oartos do Vislto
D XE IX Till: F1XEST STYLE OF ART.
Pictures lU'iliiceil
OR FM.AIMKIt T"UFESI?.E
3 1 AILTIO A iVsOON
m. a. bihsktako
(xxstdttctots,
C luleo Mqiiors and Cl?ir nlnnj on Imnd
THROUGH TICKETS
lf) C 12 NTS.
"(MEW STATE SALOON.
1MMNKS l'JJ C'KNTS.
riie lAirv nuMto are Informed that I'm: i
f ,viui: nf ih NKW STATU SW.OON wilt
i 'inch llndr iKirtt wilb Ilic tnnt c'intci' Im-mit
n r to Iw found In Jnrkuitllli InrOS'l, HIT.
'if i-inect In Into money lr ll. lint timet are
li rd. and f cannot ifii a
ii thrtlt
ir.octca pai'i: & s
I)KS IUSH &
iiAiiK-Trn n
.iir.ilKiir.it,
DENTISTS,
JO I, .Markft Cor. Kfiirny St..
San I'ltANcihfo, Cai
1 U. MrAI.ISTKIl, f tho tne firm, will
J vllt JitckMHiilllf kiwi I line In Aii!ii
n l, tnd will Rtleiid lo nil lmln In hi lliu
lll ul i a nnliciMif the tlinti nf Ida lelurii
tt r ugh tin column ol thU papir.
O. P. S. PLUMMER, m7d!7
! ii r 9 c on & 3l)ijoujau.
Mnvlnx cMftMltlml my lileuMphlo -m
i ii rti'M nt Junlcnnlll". I "III .mimI n Inri
P.i hiiuif my tlin) In ynur mMt, nnd lll l
t n I to uch iiirulcNl pmcllci1 ni inny pii'.inl
ti iik wptclnl alti'iilliMi tu lliu iur(ic.il Irent
li i it of ftlimbi inUllr.
t'clober 9, ISM Cm
DR. A. B. OTEdBECE.
...'liysician & Surgeon,
JACKSOX Vll.l.E, ORECOX.
lfilc at hi reildence. In tho Old Oirrbecl
Hi rpltnl.on Ori'irmi titled.
DS. E. H. GREENMAN,
PHYSICIAN AND SUHGEON,
OFFICE-Comcr of Cnlifornla nnd Finh
Streets, Jacksonville, Ogn.
Il will practice. In .tnrlonn nnd ndjiifi-nl
i nuntlt, and attend pruiiiplly to priifi-liiiinl
eH. filiiir
DR, A. B. OVERBECK'S
BATHROOMS,
Z tho Ovorbock Hospital,
WARM,COU) ttSIIOWEU I) ATI IS,
8UNDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS. -
DR. LDANFORTH, "
Physician and Surgeon,
nAfi permiiiPtilly Inriiii-1 on ?! Ft'T' Im
It inch, two inlle north nl llm Willow
Pprlne, nnd off'r hi prnftnniil ri-rvV" In
the ppln of Jncknti nod Jo'ephlni' countlri1.
n r powti., k. d. watson
DOWELL &. WATSON,
ATTOENEYS AT LAW.
! . -!., I.. ,.. . ..B... !.--
DR. L. T. DAVIS,
OFFICEON PINE STREET,
Oxoalto til. out
ARKANSAS MVERY STABLE.
Jacknrlll, Oreeon.
telJi' IP' Jill JM li ,
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VOL. XIV.
iMfU0MWfl
HEME WE ARE AGAIN
WITH
n.a jr
"3KkT
8 vcus uito's
H
AVK JUST HECIilVKU THE
Finest nnd mom Cutnplitu Stock
or
DKY GOODS,
LADIES HATS AN' I) CLOAKS,
HOSIKUY, .
CillLDllEN'S SHOES,
MIsSEV SHOES,
LADIES' SHOES,
FANCY GOODS,
CAl.PKIS,
CLOTHING,
HOOTS,
.MEN'S AND HOYS' HATS,
CHOCK BUY,
GKOCEIMES,
LIQUOHS,
TOIJACCO, Ac, Ac,
And ilimi'vidi nfolliiT article loi luinicrou-
III IIHIltloil
WE DON'T ADVERTIZE
PKICKS,
Hut will nonroynu. that vu-CJn and will fill
(ioikl of all kludi
CHEAPER FOR CASH,
"W
u any other liou'elti 1M1 county.
imr
I hat we need, and flood we MUST Stll.
t QulLaX-'Jutnl to our Store uii California Mru'l
and rci ui.
Wo "III thoiryoii our Goodi wl:h ple.ifiirc.
SACHS BROS.
23J" Wo call your pailicuUr ntten
(ion to our line stock ol Ladle..', Mis
', nnd Children'ii Slioen, nlo .Mcii'h
HooIh, wliioh were made in S.m Fr.in
cisco.
Jacksomille, Oct. 0, 1600.
Ayer'g Cathartic PUla,
Tor 'oU'thB purpoaaa of a I.axatla
MeOiclno.
CII1. II" Mim iivi-
clna I o iiulrvr.ally ro
niilrcil by em) body u
iic.iilurlb,iiurwaercr
any ixi'uru o uiihvrial.
ly nduftsd Into ute, la
crerr.'ii ilryudniiioii
nil cukci, n till mlM
tint cOlrlent punrattio
mil. 'Ilia nlivloiu rva
onli.thitltliaiiiorcro.
IIjI.Io nml Ut more i'ITei
Hint ru ") I""" .BU'
nn... 'ii.i.u who Ima
trlo.1 II kniirtlnt It eiiait l.iunt "' ", :
11? L-'.i iht I titirvVlln.tr iii'li-ilMir ami Irlcu-I,
li. . ,. .111.111. WO lllU Iliuiiv'"." "I'"" IT.'.'.
KSSBSffiii!
ivii '" v. -; ::
I'W'. '-SCM'Souln'li'oY
uia
nnd
dcruutf
incut
.ii..
a rtj
Mfn.,M illrenli. .1 . giio, -" -BT 1,-2
H.nlmK. fir Ul3 rllllU
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' 'ia,.""":t n.4iri..tm
KUtlea
rnr Tairiii "-i..:.
--r -.". -,. I
dlapipir. , -,,,,, n..lUat they
llnml'l In I
rnr HrMv" --. ":..v,., .....u .In.oi 10 uru.
M ui" 1 men 1 1 '" ; "'
Flimild lw Ukeo
. i.i.i.nllir.
..'.. f,JiiiiJ f'Jff. UftUf IU"i ," ...-.--"
1 .... ffi. iti oro
and. Invltf"""!" ' P'lZ , .iBnlr "iient ril-l",
iilnl
n nml iniiii"n
iilrlieiler.rmuv
arl am UlB iliXCt'1
their ilaia aau i-' '-
ZOWM&Ih MAO v, m.
MigPKv
. .iririiii iLca 111 illicit ihi-" ---- -- -. " wmvw ..... ,...-. .-
... H1I..I..AHI 11L tliKtCill-UriUI IIIU Itil In .In. if ( AIM. Illll FIJIIIIbULU
A.i,.ie.U.in wiw i-j"; l?;V.V.:,74,ffi ,.,....
ronuiiitiuiio injrwi y '-"i,7i r iuTr I Hut i;ouUmI wiml hhiimiimi i i iii,-'
i X "K. ft,'; c Ve ?iVrnKW nil ..nVe , ,. ,, !,. i. lo )
KT'B i-ff. Rl-'lK.r.SM
rra.': ywi ...
4 111 nru til
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ai 11 iiniiiiwo iii "?", ':.-
SW by nil Draggiirti,
JACKSONVILLE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25," 1800.
! TUB OREGON SENTINEL
lilllil
111.1 I
PUIIMSllKt)
Every Snttiriluv ."Morning by
B. F. DOWELL,
OFFICE, GOIIXER -C If TIMID STREETS,
Tl'ttMl UV SLIlHCUII'TIOVl
l'or one ycir, In advance, four dollar ; If
not xitd wltliln Hit ilrt lx month oflhuyear
rive dollar 5 If tint pild until the expiration
of thu tear. lx dollar.
TintMt or AtninnniMJi
f)nennato (If) line or Ir). flrl lnrr!tnn.
Ihri-iMliillir; each uliupiinl lii'Crllmi. imp
dollar. A dl.riiinit l llliy nr cent, will be
nude In ihiii who ndvettlH ly the year
Legal Tender ticttvtd nl cutient tale.
HER LErTEIt.
The following excellent piece ol
poetry wo Inkc lintii Oeatuml Month
A, n peilmliinl iibnundng in racy and
oiilinil liicnity.piodiietiynji.
I'm miiImj iilimu lit tin flr',
lin-id JHii n 1 rutin' fimn the dince.
In 11 rnln) i ten yrj nnM miIih.'k
lloil nconl lliipii-nnd In I'-.ncc;
I'm tril UHiniidvil out f nil tiM.in,
.My Ittlr IiJiiho up lu n tu :
In :inil. ,lr, "Ihu Udl of the teaion''
Ii uaitlitj; 1111 hour 011 jui.
A dozjn wi-urineiitit l'vu liioticu ;
I lull In llu- in dt nr 11 nt;
lilkt'ttl'V II pllllll'ul, lull fpl.Lvll,
1 11.1t w.ilt mi 1 ho riuli lor me ytt.
ln) .T lll'll In- l.o'i wlii II lit.' lort up I
.111l llrrnjitf itilut i' I110 liidiid.
Anil urn. fli arr tin iiliij; ) our UO'C up,
'I I. lev Ihou-uiid luilv. oil' u )u rjl.
"A1.1I lni'ViI.il llkumy p-i'Illoii!'' . ..
'And uh.it d.i I Hunk or N Votk !'"
'And iiiiiv. lu in hlj;hi r iimultliiii,
Willi mIioiii do I u.ilix. ll rl. ur talk V
"And Iru'l tt iiicj I.i luiv r,c!i'.,
And ilLiuioiid, mid rllk. mid all that !"
"An I nni'l ll 11 clufn'u lu tho ililclit.
And liiiuitln of I 01 my flat.
Will. ye- If you aw 11 out driving
I.'jcIi day In Ihu pak. fuiirdii'liiiid
If )iiu iia pojnWar iiuniiii.icimtililui
Tu look hi per mlurully giuud
If jou .!' pju' plcluti. ui lukcn
lly laudy, and tluUd ul lli.it
You'd ni'ur ni..ici Iv Milil Imchi
And Hour at I'oiitly Flat.
And )it,Jullh' nionnmt, when lltlux
lu tlm t;l.iri or lliu Kraiid clmiiJtllir
In tho hmilr uiul clittir htlllllii.'
1hu"liiutt iviitt of Ihtfjiui"
In Ilia 1. IW ol J yjit i lAuniVry,
And the hum ol I he niullul of UlU
Eowvhoiy, Joe, 1 thoutitol thu "I'irry,"
And thvdj11C1Ml1.1l we hjdon"Tlju l'oik;''
Of llaiiluii' bam, llh lu muiler
Of 111,; leituoiiid uur Ihu nail
Of tho ejndlii Hut hid lhilrott linlro
And lalluw 1111 he id drum mid li.ml
Of Ihu tlipt that Mil tuuk to one tlddlu ;
Of ihu ilri of my ijueir 111 u-tn;
And how I iiiicu Mint iIomii thv luMdlo
Wllh Ihu man that (hot i'ai.dy ilcCiO.
Of tho moon that ua rjulclly ilaplnn
Un Ihu hill, win 11 thu time ome to go ;
Of thu i- hthy k that Mint pevplut;
I'rum uudei their bid clothui ol .uuw J
Of that lldu-lhut to me wu thn rareit J
Of- Ihu riiuiithliiu ;ou .ld ut Ihu gate !
Ah, Jou! I la 11 1 .i-n'l au htlu
Tothw but pJliiB bwJ lu H" Slate."
Well, wll, ll nil p..,;il ll'a funny
To think, it 1 tlnod lu Ihu t,liru
Ol farhluu, and Umil.V, hi d luomy,
'lh.it I thuuld lu ih.nklnK, UiihlliUC,'
Of mliw uuu who hlW;lid high walir,
And ttuiu lliu Noilh folk and nil that.
duuttir,
lu.tiudul my iriuuiph' rtiliniK
I'm fpoouinis on Junpli-hiii;h ho!
And 1 111 lu bo "II iI'IhU'1 l) iMirl -WlmUtir'atliuuiMiiliiiir
lliut
O, wli d.il pupa klnku pjy gravel
luUiillluguiiroHrl) rlatl
Good iitgbt-licre'f the end or my piper
(.nod iilitlit-lf t'10 luufituJu plui.u
Tor limy hv, mIiIIo Mutlluj,' my lapvr",
lUr u' tllmhlnif iivi r lh lnai
Hat know, ir )ou huviu'l not ilchm,
And or poor, d.urt jou. mid nil thai,
That my In "i I' """ " l,irc ''" ,u '" l'u''",eUl'
Aiidjou'iuitiuiUll-oul'oierty r'Ut.
. i i i .. i. . .
!. ...!.. n ninir.in.'oiini ovine' twenty uaii'ii', nioiiiiiiui;
XSKurt.sK.v w p-.T a- v;'"l,,"'l.tll.Mr.Vrin, eti, will havo .t emp
liens) vu pamphlet 011 Itn renouicce, ")rinve.iltr1ir lliII0 l tritlottxxi" linti'licil
dUnibiillon In the old world, to Induce 0lin,f ..,.!. l0 the iiVre, Jr 112 biriel
lininiciatlon.
.. 1
iMnais iTuantlllca of beaver, ottrr
. 1 .....u ...h. n.A nnllllmr lilt.)
UIIIlK, ami onnr mi" vw
Laramlo from ibo Plnltf nnd Laratnlo
livers.
Tuk Union Paoifio rajlrond went of
Cheyenne hu been mow Diocicaacaior
leytnne hi
L a.lIJu
Mveritl daji
V I liJi-Jil UH-
Tho Cuban Situation.
Some largo petitions hate just Icon
pieronted to Congress from citizen, of
Philadelphia mid Now York, praying
(oft ho trcoynition, liyout ovi'itunciit,
ol Ctilmn intli'pt'iiili'iirc. A bill liai
even been inlroilticeil in Cungio look
ing to till net ion. Xow Iir.iili-nt
Grunt ttnilonbteiPy muted tbe Cnbin
cao correctly when ltu tn'n tbnt tlio
inurgents bad no governnuBt nnd no
nrtnntneiil Rtillleient to jntlfy tbe re
eognitlnn ol tbelr bellitrcreiiey. It i
certain, too, tbat tho Cnbm iktrug.'lo
fur independence it g. lining no grmind.
The Intent .inthentit) news irotn tho in
Mirgent ntinp, n pln in ib'lnil by
EsiMeiit joiininU, bcnrii on its lace tin-
tnatktot lc.M'intlnn. Win tithe lillo
1- nil .ll.l.M...t . fll.. a lA...l. ...! ...I.,...
r ii-.iii'niinii I'M inv tuitn. inn it 11 v ill.
Wir liiumiii,.. iiuir.. Imp II.,!...,. nn.l I I
111.11 in... 11. it 1. in lli....i l.i.i ...... ...1.
:. , ,
tnc rpeo'nl dnmiiii ol ilia insiiruent
fiiite, I he rimiilliniiee f llil tniiile of
u ui I. lie rnniinl lie tnlrtiiki'ii. It wr
tuiiily in tin digit of Mie nglh, but r.tiher
niio nf weiiknt, for thu iiiMngeiil. to
burn the pla'ittitnni. they mo nnw
iniiifflit.', hJi'inc of ihi'in .lie owned by
men whoso nviiipitliy Im. tcilnlnly
nut bren Sjmnlh, nnd who will Ii 11 illy
itppreeliile the rlinr with which I hero
ini'iinli iry opi'iiiiion m r einicd on,
without (nime further ol their iteev!
tv. (Jiinlinoro, wbleh wnlutely burin il
nrn a..plied inn te.iitorv elnln.ed ns'T' o Uio n.iimioii p.tr..it ol libeity
l.v ll . nnilll'liiili.r. lllliliT UlicL iii.Iiik'CI
Iioui Q.ie.nd.i. n once tho 'otpltil"!
nl ill" Ccpi'ile (Jot irnin.tr, nnd how
iii ili'itiiieihin mil be iiiivihing but n
Mgn ol wciikne', It in illlllenlt in enn
cilvi. I hi wu :iy in no pnit nl im5
li'o i-riiit-Uiii; but wvinvii in Jintillei-
linn ol niir own Govcriiinent, wlmh
hi rimrl'inily, thiumh peril mm nluci-
nilllf, ll flitted 10 lllll'pt till 8'i of
I'll ll lli'O IIS S plndf tllilt tic1i n leiolii
tl?ui eb till in Culm n enliilnl it to
belligeiitit p-cnvriiUion, Wo grant thnt
tho fiMili)) rtoriei of ''great Sp ninth
tirloiieh" nre nt exnggeratiil ns thoo
of Cubiii Mtceeoi:" but the point is
not width ti.nrly i doing the must dnm
ngo to tliei-lunl, but w bother tlmtroit
ol 11 mniemeiit lu prngreM", nml Unit
tort ol tullitnry power lu the field, that
enn eniiininnil teeoguiiiiui. That has
been the (picMiou nil nlong, nnd tho
nit nation nl nlfilri" today however it
may change hoienfter justiile the
eotime 1'ieiddfUl (Srnut In a hithetlo
piirMied. Any canine different (rout
thia would he it mintnke, nnd Mich n
mlmtiko n we think will not bo very
dtrongly urged in Cuiigrvfi". Oivyo
11 la 11
Tin: S.trrainento Ilee, In ilNctining
tho curn ney qnrrtlou nn ll telateit to
the I'lteitlo coast, say: "Tlio demand
fur gold is bo great that wo rnnuot
keep it. Il run thioiigh our fingers
fnter than wo out eateb it, and tho ro
ult is, wo have nothing left to do bus.
ineson; nnd while wo roll for gold,
capitalists will not biiug their green
baukH lieio to invet. TI1050 who com
pete with us in trade, nnd who ltvo be
yond the iiinuntiiinK, iiopo tbnt trorhnll
cling ic.our gold currency iih the teboN
did to tho Confederacy to tho hint
dollar for they my it is only it quo
tton of time, C.illfiiinla mil'. mic mult
nl lut, and th" longer she puts it oil
the bitter lor them.
f in 1 no beforo bin tout, In tho glow
of it cainti (lie, 0110 evening, Gcnoral
Shcinnu let hi cisiar go nut to lUten
to nn air that a diilaut band was pl.iv
itiir. Tlio niuslcliii ceased nt Inst. The
General tinned to one nf bin nfhVein:
"iS'itd an oi'ileily to ask that baud to
plav that tune iiumiii."
A litllo while, it ml the bind received
the wind. The .tune was "Thu Hlue
.luiii.itii." wtili oxniiMio tnii.iiinini.
The baud pluyeil it iigiin, even uinio
lieautU'illylli'iniioiore. Again 11 co se 1,
and 1 In 11 off to the light inly n q-rir-
leriif 11 uii'e nwnv, the voices nl hiiiiu
Hiilillern look il up w it li vnr.ln. The
lintel, and mill another bund, played n
low ncc'imtiiiiiuv nt. Camp niter camp
bpiinu tdnuiii" : the nut-luof "The IJlue
.Iiiuiuta" beoimo lor n few iniiiuteii tho
oratoilo ol hall niinrmy.
. Pttonrn or Hick Cut.TUitt: An ex
nmph'H of the pinfit o ho to.ill.i;d
fiout theculltiio ol ilee, n planter in
tho p'tilsli nf St .Iinie, La, liKt sea.
noil, not 1 ed 8iu,uuu irnm me proiiuiioi
one hundred mrexwliluh he hud planted;
and in the name. pniHi, the pie-ent rea.
Hon, a planter Willi sou itcies pi rice,
ltu tho Imnd, which, nt tliegener.il nver-1
Jnsjonf mv rtti per jiouiiii, win g
91344 as the earniugof oath li.tud,
- - . -
A Wcstebn paper has an nooount of
tho ahootlng of a wildcat by a lltthi
boy five leet ten Inches bug,
r.. ta. Wnltiii. iiionli n Ifiu- niiind
I 1UI. tt, ,fi,l.. ...........- r
III A a A 14 kk t lllttl
compelling men wiwnjf
r torty jttt of g
NO. 40.
Tciorjrnmi
Havana, Dec. 10. City of .Mexico
rinte of December lM, havu been ic
celved. .Mr. Scwniil nnd pattv in rived
November IClh. Thpy vvero received
nt the railroad tatlon by lVennlenl
.Inaiez nnd :t eomtniiilon of notable.
On the night of the Not ember 27th n
grand banquet wat given Mr. Seunrd
nt the nnlnee, nt which President J'
mer, bis C.ibtnct and other prominent
perrons were piesent. Juircz toasted
I're!dent Gr.mt, nnd piid n high com
pliiueiit to the Atnoiicmi Miniter. Mr.
NeNon rcpoiided. Lenrdo do Tejidn
spoke nt cnnideinble length, detliiing
tbe leliti'in of the guvei'iimu it of the
Lniled Nnti3:iiH.Muu-o; heiioeeed
'1
ed to point mil the n-euiblnnc be.
, .. .. .
WCOII the 1 IW tllld intltllli.HH nf the
i"" uiiinii.-n, unit iien mil 111:11 111 ic
,,
iij"kamtaiiiit..u hii.i 1H1..1 ii,..i .. i. ...
tlicy were intteli alike.
Sr Lufii, Dee. 12. At a meeting nf
I... tt.. .. C...l A ! ..! ... V.
iiiu 11 i'iii 111 ' .-inn. iji? iiiii'iiiiioii ye
lenl iy, lerolutimi weio ndnpti'd uoif
eying to ihu Illinois Constltiiiinuil
Cunt oiitiiiit the earml hone tint 011
the niljiimmcul nf the milliiigc ipic
tlmi, woutiu'i. ehi'ii to the billot may
iiiei't It detiiiel teeogiiition. .Mi.
Alluor, 1'ivniilviit ol the Aioui ttbiii,
niiuiuiuced that rhu intend to apply
lot' permiiodon to be ieulteivd ns it
toter nl the not Mate election, nnd in
cteii iimiiiI, to finer 11 suit anil ear
'" M uiho in the Sup-i mo Cmtt, if
necrniv, mi thegrnuml that under tho
Ciilisliiuii hi nf the L lilted Stite, win
ill 11 are eltii'ii nitii lei to .ill th j 1 ig'its
nml piiiili'go nl citizen.
PoniiMouiii, Doo. 10 A whale
tin.V, which lift hif nn .Monday fir
the Ile nl .Sliia'H, with two nn 11," wu
picked up tiud t ikcti to llotmV I lulu.
One ot 1 ho men w.ts fmoii lo death.
.Sr. .Ioii.n'h, N. II , Deo. 10. I.-tut
tiiulit wus very yold. Tho urow of the
schooner R II. Kutcham mado n lire in
tho Move Iii the hold, ohfluglhe hatch
way, mid went to bed. This uioiuiiig
tho'y weru found dead In their uleeplug
phiom.
t'onmntlonnl.
Washington, Deo. l'J. Sargent, of
Califiiruiu, yencilay introduuetl n bill
piotldlng Hint the publlo laud In Cali
fornia, not mineral or reserved, nnd un
lit tor cultivation, but iireful for lum
ber, tuny Im i-old in quantities nut ex
ceedlng 010 ncrcs, to only one per
Hon or nrftociatiun, nnd no second
uppHcttlon to bu undo under tho net
by the name p.iriy such application
nut to ineludo any improved orrettlcd
lands.
Wood ptc'cntrd n petition ylnu-l by
T'.'.OOrt oilUous of Now York, itrkiug
tint Congre. neeoid bolllgereitt ritihlR
to Cuba, tiud to leeonlzo its indc
peudeuee. l'arnswnrth and olheis ob)eeted to
It reception, and tho I Inline adjourned.
In the House, n tiumhcrof bills were
lutioduced, among which weiu thu fob
lowing :
To nbolMi tho fraukini; system; to
provide 11 cyrtuin of hanking J to pro
tide tor the comtruetion of a Ni.iyaia
ship canal; to grant universal niiiues
ly ; to protect all person lu their civil
tight, and lor the cstnhliHhmcut ot n
ituilotm nvxtciii of tintitraliattoii ; to
vacite nin) tirotide for tho silo of tho
Umatilla lic-eivniion in Oregon; to
grant laud in nid ot the couMriicjInu
of a r-iilroid from the Colorado liver
to Suit Like.
Huiler, Chnliman ol the KeeonMruo
lion Coinmlllee, pivhuuled a bill ad
mitting Viiiiinln to repicfeiitaliun In
Connies, docl.11 ing thai sho Iiih com
plied with the leqiiiicmunts ot tho net
ot Congrifi.
P.iinu and Mnthr each pie-ented
nuioinliueuts, difTeilng milt in tho pn
nmble, setting lorth I lint the. neijun of
I lie people ol Virgin! 1 entitled tin in to
icpieseiit ilion in Cmciicrs lieleiicil
lo Commitiec on Kffnn-iriictlon.
Jr. Peti'is offered a rcsolntioii do
elating ngiinst a looiprnolly tro.nv
with Canada. A motion to inblo the
resolution wan lost 42 to 120; gener
ullywi p.uly tote, Thu lesoliitiou was
then ndopletl.
,Mr. Davin offered a coiienrront tcho
liilion, (which was ngiced tc) for the
adjournment of tho ityo IIoukcs from
VVcilne-ohiy, Dee. 22d, to J.immrv nth
A nuiiiberol reM'liitlons woivoffeivd,
one rel illng to the iuomiio tnv, on. op
pliding n prntcolive tailir, etc.
Tho morning sesidiiii having expired,
Mr, ticheni'k innvid n.ipuniun of the
rules, tthiuli was asicod to. '
Tim icKiliitioi diiveilug tho Cent
mil loe on banking to inquire into the
ciiiSf nf the unusual nnd oMinnnli
nary llint'iatioiia nl gold lu Now Yoik
In rfepti mber last, was modified, lenv
jug nut ho offeiiMivo iiIIiikIiiii to tho
I'l'iSKlent, nml leierrctt to tlio uom
miilif on R inking.
Mr. Sargent, of California, offeroil a
joint resolution directing the Secretary
ol the Intel ior trf nipend tho order
opening tho lauds reserved for tho
Southern Paciflo Ilailroad to private
entry until further legislation by Con
gress. Passed,
Letter from Nebraska.
Tho follow ing letter, from Nebraska,
wo'copy from the Salem Matcimnn ; It
was written by Mr. U. P. I'aihart, n
well known citizen of Salem. It gives
the impurSion of an Oregouian, who,
hating become accustomed to tho mild
nnd silubiioiis climate of Oicgou, sud
denly finds himself in tho logioujof
snow nnd ire ol Nebinska.
I'ltnstosT, Nob., Nov. JI,,l8f,o.'
I hao bad n teiy good time coming
ncioss, lial some very remaikablo ex
iierienees and raw' n great tinny pecu
liar thing, all of which I will uittu you
about when I oaji get to rt place where
the ink does not freer.i 011 one's pull
as 1 nut writing this I am compolUd to
hold my pin to (lie fno eonliiiti'illy to
thaw the ink. This' place is 10 miles
w ol of Omaha, nud is iniAfly settled
by cistern iteoplu; il is alhiit ing litllo
town, and, if it don't Irecw to dc.ttlt,
will, some day, bj nn imporlant tilacc.
I wont down to the Western Union
Telegtaph Station lat night, nnd
thought I would enquire about S.tlctu.
I did ro, and, to my ii.stonishment nud
dNgust, the np.r.ilor did lint h tt 0 midi
1 ilice ni Silem, Oii'tmii, on hi tnrlfl
list, 11 if did he know ol mic'i tt place.
Said further, tint tht'ru wero many
lit lit Htutioim in tin1 fir Won thai hu
did not know auvthiut; about. Lilllu I
iMiitnun I him, we i-O't'-l put litis wholo
Intern il bmg into Mar'm S'qmiu ai
Iv. Tell Kiiuk llrowato Muni a cop'y
ot Mllehiirs Geogirtpliy to tbeii-ngotlt
ueie, wiiii .urn iiimi iiuimu 10 ii-ui
and mu ly ufll the path ol bin tule
urajih Hue, mid to have him informed,
I iv fetter, thai llieio me other inhabit
aide poi lions ot God's footstool brsldu
Neluakii
The people hero nre lit ing on alkali
(lit, an I in hi'u brush priirio, lit
biisful ;ijii'nan-u of our country, its
miperior tidv.iut tges nud res.u'tiees.
They rilse little pitches of corn, rouio
wlie'it, nn I n lew vegetables, wliiuli
gouurilly fivezj lio'oro they out bo
untihtul, It ii a bnter eidd Kl-ttc,
nud icst-mMc"' teiy m icb our Oiog'ju
eim nf ihu Case ides Mountain; it m.
cnllcil ii'jiiO'illtir.il lauds uny be a lit
tie gi oiler lu extent lit 111 K morn Ore
gon, but 1 doubt It. Compiio I with
our biiituilul -Si ut u this onu is a bum
hug, yili'iiiigrallou to all putsol No-bri-k
i, tlmi igth" pat year, was huge,
while thai 10 Oregon was nut felt ur
icnlUi'd -it all. You miy '.rnmlcr why
this I. I can tell yuu; tbeso nvoplo
mica the they havo in my books,
ptniphlolH nud elreuhim nil over tho
K islet 11 nnd Western Stntes, setting
forth Ncbrnk't ns nn earthly piradlo,
that rpenks in glowing tonn Of its
hill, its vnlleys, prafrie land, iV.c. ecu,,
maktug those poor duvlls, crowded to
gether back theie, fairly water nl tho
mouth nt tho piospoct before them.
i". .... .1 , ...1
t iiuy I'.uiii-; miiiiu iiru iii'iini'ii, oiiui.i "
not, yet they nro nil "stituk," anil ro-
main; mom. ol tliein nru uetlcr. halts
lied lu thu iOM'Hsinn ol GlO ne'es hero
than with :iu or 10 nt home, nnd so thu
thing goes on; tho ndvormements
mill continue, nml the cmigiaut, in tho
hope of n tpeater cmlgintioit benefit
ing In in, h.;vH nothing.
On gun siys nothing, does nothing,
nml Ir not known. I am, ut this mo
ment, I fancy, a sort ol living curiosi
ty to tliexu good pouplo. And to think
that her Capital is nut on lliu books ol
tho Westoin Union Telegraph Com
pauy is hiiinillitlug, smely.
I nm enjoying Hint into boalth, but
suffer very much from cold. ' r
. P. E.
""Nctvii Ileitis.
A IfttmUl dispatch, from London,
siys, Hurliiigtinio has just received' in
formation nsmiring hiiii that the Chi
noo treaty lately concluded botweon
tho Kinperornud tho United Stntes has
been ratified by China. O. L. Rrowit,
Secretary of thu Auioiicaul'.inhnssy, is
on Ids way to Washington, from Pekin,
via C.iliforuii, carrying nttested copies
of tho treaty nud other tlocuinontu.
Tin: Legislature of Texas Is ns fol
lows: Senate, Conservative, 111; Radi
cal, 12; House, Conservative, -II ; Rad
ical, nl. Tho vote lor Governor is
mill doubtful, hut with lh.it excepdou
tho entire I (.11lie.il Slate ticket is with
out dnuht elected.
Tin: Internal Itovcntto bureau Issued
dining November, stamps on distillled
t-pirit to tho value ol fci.OOO.OOO, and
tobacco stamps to tho vuluo of $l,6p0f ,
000,
1
In tho IIouso a lesoliitiou w-i intro
duced by tho Committee ol Ways and
Means to inquire into tho expediency
of abolishing thu ofiiecs of Collectors,
Aiisi'snors nud other ngcnl of' tho In
ternal Itovouuc Deputtmi'iit, nnd :lp
portioning the nm'iuut of the tax re
qui tod to be raln-d from doiucstlb
Hources ninong the several Statcs't' in
r.i-nnn.l I. .11 I.i llinli. I miltlllll 111... ' "
,IUII.II,M WM -- J' S,
A sytr ngiinst lliu Oregon Strain $
Nnili'iitinn Cninniuv bv thu OreiroiiA'0
Casoido Ii'allroii'l Company, lor, (f ' V
light 'of way, ha byyii decided m favof
of tht furmt companv. ' .ai
Tim Calilomia and Oregon Ksifrt)
is completcA 1 wi(.nQrtBMfrMMW
vieK l ., ' ev flt'l
Tin North Qen.ttflMiwtfO
bs VtoUsh4 Us frtakiif frirlkf -
r"i istta
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