1 . o r 3 ;TT. SfllE OREGON ' SEN TINEL JACKSO.IVILLE t Wednesday, September , 17: 1879 XIOUK.iraiC.lt SKETCHES. Gkx. Jons E. Ross. The name heading this biographical sketch is familiar to the people of Ore gon. General Ross was born in Madi son county, Ohio, February I5th, 1818. "When ten years of age ho emigrated with his parents to Cook county, Illi nois In 1840 he was married to Miss Margaret Robison, daughter of Alex, llobison, of Chicago. His wife survi ved but eight months after her mar riage, when she was taken suddenly ill , and died in a few brief hours. In 1847 he came to Oregon, overland by way of Fort Hall and the Snake river route. At that time the Indians on the plains were generally hostile and when near John Day's river the Gener al and his company saved a company of emigrants from being massacred and tiroufht them to The Dalles ia safety! "The women oM.lie party had ueeti rob bed of their clothing and, when rescued, they were dressed in single garments made of domestic which the savages had permitted them to retain. He set tled first in Oregon City and engaged in the butchering business, in which he continued but a bliort timo when he volunteered with a company of Oregon Riflemen to fight the Cayuso Indians. He was commissioned First Lieutenant under Captain Henry J. Lee, in which capacity he served for a short time only, when he was elected Captain of the company, Captain Lee having been promoted to Major in the regiment, under Colonel Gillam, who was killed during the war. Dan Barnes was Grst and Nathan Olney second Lieutenants under Ross. By virtue of his authori ty he solemnized themarriage of Nathan Olney and his first Indian wife, the daughter of a famous chief. Gen. Ross was in the first battle fought near The Dalles on the 8th of January, 1848, and in which Win. Berry was severely wounded. This fij,ht was brought on by Barlow it Bos well endeavoring to re-take a band of stock stolen by the Indians, ft par the close of the war he returned to Oregon City and again en gaged in. butchering. He continued in the business for a short time only when he purchased an interest in the first threshing machine ever run on Tualitan plains and started in to thresh grain. News of the gold mines in Cal ifornia caused the threshers to desert their machine in the field and start with their work horses packed for the diggings. The party located on -Feather river, where they mined for a short time and then went to Haugtown to Wiijjer. Gen. Ross was present when tiie parties were -iiiMg trom whose tragic fate the place derived its name, lie next went to Bird's river where he worked for a time with Flem. Hill. During his mining operations he dis covered the famous mines known as Yankee Jim's diggings. He remained in the mines until 1849 and returned by water to Oregon. In 1850 here turned to California and organized a company of eleven men to go on an ex pedition to discover the mouth of Trinity river. They failed to find the object of their search, and in crossing the Klamath river they were attacked by Indians and robbed of everything they possessed but their arms and am munition. During the fight the Gen eral was shot through the thigh. Af ter wandering in the mountains for sev eral days the party was found by a company of prospectors on the South fork of Salmon river destitute of pro visions and almost worn out with fa tigue. After resting -a few days they proceeded to Sacramento valley and wintered. In tho Spring of 1851 they returned to Yreka and Gen. Ross was selected to command a company of twenty men to go after the Indians who robbed Bill Martin's corral 6f a band of horses. After tho expedition was ended he went to butchering and con tinued in thebusiness for a few months. He then went with an expedition to Josephine county, Oregon, and discov ered the Canyon creek diggings. After a short stay at that place ho proceeded to the Willammetto valley, bought a drove of cattle and returned, locating in Jacksonville. In the Fall of 1852 he was chosen Captain of a company to rescue a train of emigrants surround . cd by Indians at Tule lake. On the way he was joined by Ben "Wright and company from Yreka. Tho General and his company after burying fourteen dead bodies of emigrants, murdered by tho savages, escorted the remainder in to this valley and the company disband ed. In January 1853 ho was married to Miss Elizabeth Hopwood, the wed ding being tho first ever solemnized in Jacksonville- In December of the sumo year ho located the ranch on which be now resides, three miles from this place, and was a short time there after elected Colonel of the volunteer forces called jout to subdue the Indians. He served duriug the war under Gen. Joo Lane. In 185t he was commission ed Colonel by Governor Davis and served through the wars of that and tho two following years in Southern Oregon. In tho Fall of 1855 he was elected a member of the Territorial council to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Dr. Chambers. In 1866 ho was elected to a seat in the Lower Houso of the State Legislature. He was one of the first Directors of the Oregon Central Railroad companv be fore that franchise was transferred to BenHolliday. In 1872 he was commis sioned Brig. Gen. of the First Brigade, Oregon State Militia and served in that capacity during tho Modoc war. In 1878 he was chosen State Senator from Jackson county and was ..selected as a member of the committee appointed to Jook into tho accounts of the State of ficers who had just retired from office. The. General is Independent in his po litical views and sentiments, and liber- riOXETR KE-CMOV. The third annual re-union of the Pi oneer Society of Southern Oregon, was held in the "grove in tho vicinity of Ashland, on Tuesday the 11 th inst. David Linn President of the society, presiding. A large number of the peo plo from different parts of the valley were present. The delegation from Jacksonville, proceeded by the Brass Band of the latter place, moved into the town in a procession of vehicles. The exercises of the day were opened with music by the band. An appro priate prayer was then offered by Rev. M. A. Williams, the chaplain of the day, after which the choir, led by Prof. J. Q. Will its, sang an appropriate piece with organ accompaniment The Secretary of the Society was re quested to read the resolutions reported by the committees' appointed for the purposes, on the death of the following i -r -r et..i T -v::iL meiuuera: ouuics ui. outi'jii, xbuu iun; ler and Elizabeth Millei his wife an U. S. Hay den, following which the band played a dirge. Professor and Mrs. L. L. Rogers then sang with or gan accompainment, a beautiful solo and chorus, in a manner to elicit the highest .encomiums. The orator of the day, James R. Neil, Esq., delivered an excellent and appropriate address- after which tho choir sang the song of the Pioneers, which closed the exer cises at the stand until after the dinner. Tho audience, preceded by the band marched to the tables, bountifully sup plied with viands too numerous to mention. Tho committees of ladies deserve great praise for tho excellent arrangement of the dinner. Jesse Houck, tho chairman of the committee of arrangements was everywhere exer cising a general supervision for the accommodation of those at the tables. After dinner the audience again resorted to tho stand and off-hand speeches were made by E. K. Ander son, Judge Prim, Judge Tolraan and Capt Thomas Smith. Thus the third re-union of the Pioneers was ended for the day, and tho general verdict of those present was that the occasion was most enjoyable in all respects and the ctesire of all that tho annual re union of tho society may be perpetua ted. ' h: iJirouTAXT to rAU5Ji:ns The ''Rural Press," referrin ing tthe sent year's prevalence of rust in the present ye: wheat crop, calls to mind the fact that in some localities the potato rot has al so made its appearance. "Tho time was when potato rot was unknown. So too, with blight, rust and weavel, in wheat, but we now know they exist as a fact, and experience teaches us that there is a cause and if this be true, is thero not a remedy? There is but little doubt, but that Oregon is to day afflicted to a certain extent with at least three of these undesirable draw backs, the potato rot, blight and rust in wheat As htated by us in our pa per, a few numbers back, the year the potato rot made its appearance in Ger many the season was a wet one, and we find without doubt that the three af flictions are traceable to the same cause as a general rule. Now if this bo so. would it not be wise for each farmer to at once make preparation to adopt some plan of drainage." Readers will remember the murder of Judge Chrisholiu in DeKalb, Mississippi, a year ago last April. The victim's only crime was that he was a Republican. For this grave of fence he was set upon by a brutal mob and shotto death. His daughter and little son attempted to shield their father and were also brutally slain. The murderers are now on trial and the details of the horror, as given in tho evidence, are without parallel in at- trocity even in that land of cut throatr and bulldozers. The trial will bo on ly a farce. Justice wilf never over take that class of criminals until they meet at the cannon's mouth with the strong arm of federal authority to ap ply the match. Dixon, who was assassinated by the "Regular Democratic party" in Yazoo, Mississippi, recently, was young when the Rebellion commenced and went in to the rebel army with all tho impetu osity of a young Southerner, nis father was brave enough to vote for Lincoln in I860. Although young Dixon fought bravely for the "Lost cause." It was remembered that his father was a "Lincoln man." Hence to kill him was ouly a piece of sport that any Southern "Slouch hat" might indulge in without risk. And this is the manner in which the Dem mocracy expect to elect tho next President. We shall see. Wo regret to learn that Mart "V. Brown, of the Albany "Democrat," is seriously ill. Ex-Sheriff James Herren, of Linn county, is also very low with dropsy. "Wo hoge soon to be able to announce their convalescence and EDITORIAL .NOTE.. The Greenbackers of Massachusetts have nominated Ben Butler for Gov ernor and Wendell Phillips for Lieut Governor. The Democratic State con vention, soon to assemble, will doubt less endorse them. There is a vast difference between Democracy in Ore gon and Democracy in Massachusetts yet the principles of that party are "unchangeable" The Aighanistans have revolted from British rule and the English Govern ment is again sending vast armaments to subdue them. Tho Afghans and the Zulus are making it exceedingly merry for Johnny Bull just at this time and the probability seems fair for the sacri fice of many more seedy scions of roy alty before the tragedy is ended. Grand preparations arc being made by the citizens of San Francisco for the reception of Gen. Grant Ha. is- er ected to arrives in that city about' the first of October. Mayor Bryant has appointed a committee composed of prominent men without distinction of party who will have supervision of all matters relating to giving the ex-President a cordial greeting upon his arri val. Another refreshing report reaches us from Corvallis, of a wife beating a husband. She not only "put a head on him" but proceeded to demolish furni ture, crash windows, eta, in first rate masculino style. It causes the most grateful emotions to swell in our bosom when we read of such rare occurrences; Wife beating has become stale and, as variety is the spice of life, via like a little change. Gov. Perkins, the newly elected Chief Magistrate of California, declares that his administration shall not be partizan, but that his appointments shall be made on merit regardless of par ty preference. These aro noble senti ments but we trust that thero may not be a general exodous of Democrats from Oregon to solicit positions under the new Republican Governor of our neighboring State. Dennis Kearney in a harangue at the Sand Lots in San Francisco the other day, declared that he would burn Gen. Grant in effigy when he arrived in that city. No cheer was given in response te the infamous threat by his urawny crotrd o Jipnrors. Should .e patrejnpt su peoplenig such an insult to the American people jri3,hide would be riddled so full of holes tliait would'nt hold his un certain principles. J.!- The New York Dpmocratic State Convention met at SyracuSOjon the 10th Tildens bar'l captured the organization but his opponents yielded with very poor grace He succeeded in securing the nomination of a ticket friendly to himself and by so doing did the Repub licans a great favor. After a temporary organization was affected it soon become apparent that tho Tammany delegates were determin ed to resist the nomination of Lucicus Robinson, Tilden's choice for governor, to the last extremity. An effort was made to nominate Jacobs,. as a compromise candidate, but it failed. The Robinson men had a majority and persisted in their choice Finding themselves powerless to change the re sult the whole Tammany delegation, representing the Democracy of the city of New York, withdrew in a body and nominated John Kelly, a Tammany Chief, for Governor, pledging them selves to his support Kelly accepted the nomination and the Democrats of the Empire state have now two candi dates in tho field and are marching to a certain and crushing defeat Tilden is now practically laid on the shelf. His Prettdential aspirations are, or had as well be at an end. The next Demo cratic candidate for President will be a Western man and we predict that Thurman or Hendricks will be the in dividual. Should Tilden succeed in securing tlie nomination his defeat would be a foregone conclusion as well as a matter of congratulation among, not only Republicans, but conservative Democrats every wlfere. Census day will be Juno 1, 1880. On that date about twenty thousand enumerators will commence their labors those in the cities being required to complete their work in two weekr. while others will be allowed the whole month of June. Persons alive on the 1st of June, but dying before an enumer ator reaches them, will be counted in the census; birjhs subsequent to the 1st of June will not be counted. Special agents will be employed to collect sta tistics relating to education, mining, manufacturing, agriculture and various other departments of trado and in- dustry. The Portland "Daily Standard"-is rapidly gaining jibpularity as a first class newspaper. Its local department i3 unexcelled and had. it the advantage O of the telegrams its circulation would be increased fourfold. We like enter prise anil liberality though it be in a- ICIEST Jacksonville Musical Conservatory CONDUCTED BY THEO. KVGLER. c-o '"THE MUSICAL COURSE OP THIS INSTITUTE WILL OPEN ONTHE FIRST J. of September and.is divided in four quarters, each comprising twenty-four lessons. SCALE OF rBICESl Piano, per term. . ." $15 00 Singing, per term 15 00 Violin, " " .' 24 00 Cithern, " ',' 24 00 Instructions in Composing and Thorough Bass 30 00 Calling at private residences, per term of 24 lessons 24 00 TJso oflnstrumezit $X3LdciLtioz3.n.l vi3VXozxtli. Pupils are received at any period, and special attention is paid to those who have but limited time. "For further particulars apply at tho Musical Institute. CHEAPER thAn thb CHEAPEST MORRIS MENSOR, '"tfSft, , VAT-'THE - New-York Store, Jacksonville, Oregon. 4v - Sf : WEEKIs? CURRENT PRICE: "Wrl --.' S- GROCERIES ETC. "San Franciffti refined snijnr. . 71b 81 00 hxtra costa nca-ci,uee 4to 100 Hope ol all s'ze per lb lficts Uverpobl salt 3 Extra choice tea 30cls & upwnrd Tobacco 62Jci ., Candles-per box S3 50 DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, ETC. Prints 15yds 81 00 Muslin 9cls per jil & upward Mens hat?, each S 1.00 Mens boots per pair 3.50., Shoes.... 75 Slippers.. ,, ....... 63 r Gotten flannel shirts and . . drawer, rneh 63 Mens cloth suits 89 00 worth 15.00 Mens cloth pants 83.50. . worth 6.00 And various other articles too nomerons to mention. Call and exaroin as it costs noth ing to satisfy yomstlf. TO TAG FROM 10JR ! WITH A NEW STOCK OF GOODS FRESH FROM SATS JRANCISCO. GEORGE W. LLIOTT. -rKOS UiTB TO CALL THK ATTENTION OF t the public to the Tact tbat be h just rctnro ed from Sau francisco with fall stock of GENERAL MERCHANDISE Which be Is Belling tt PRICES THAT DEFY COMPETITION : ALSO LADIES' FANCY GOODS OF EVERY VARIETY Gents' and Boys' Clothing Y ; OF THE AMD AT Prices That Will Astonish the PURCHASER. MENS AND BOYS' SHIRTS. JL fall insortmtntfrom the finest to the tnoit common. Spectacles and Jewelry. The fineit W of Spectacles and eya glasses nrer brought to the market and Watches and Jewelry nf every description. MENS' AND BOYS' HATS -JHE veryjAtest style. , : Call 'and be Convinced? YEAE. ASHLAND HARNESS SHOP, m m C K. KLTJM, MANUFACTURER OF, AND DEALER IN Saddlery and Harness, ASHLAND, OREGON. KEEPS A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF goods in bis line of trade. Ladles', Mens' and nor' Huddled, a 8ptf laity. TEAM, BUGGY AND PLOW HARNESS, WHIPS, ROBES, DUSTERS. -i-AND-j- HORSE BLANKETS. ALSO Winchester Repeating Rifles (commonly called Henry Rifles) of model of 1866, 1873, and 1876. Pistols, Cartridges, Etc. Wheat taken at tho Highest Market Rates in Exchange for goods. E. C. BROOKS, ' DEALER IN Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, SjPEOTAO 33 S, SCHOOL BOOKS, STATIONEUT FANCT 000D3, SIIF.ET MUSIC, FIELD GLASSES, VIOLINS, CITHERNS, HARPS AND STRING? FOR THE SAME. ALSO; DRUGS, MDIimS, TOILET SOAPS AXD PE FUMERY. Needles and Best Sperm Oil for Sewing Machines, HE HAS SOLD OUT HIS r tock of American dewing Machine a numlrer of times, hut has another lot of them on band. This is the ligtheot and mot rapid running, as well a durable, midline there is made, and so simple that little girls (We or fix years old make their patchwork on them. This is the place to boy good watches, clocks and jewelry, and he will ecll obeap jewelry cheaper than any ono. 3J-Watcbes, clocks, jewelry and sewing machines cleaned and repaired at a reduced price. JOHN MILLER'S Is the place to go for anything in the hardwnre lino. He has a large and superior stock of Rifles, Shot Guns and Sporting Materia, and in fact everything from an Anvil to a SKELLTON Kay. IIo sells at LESS than Bed rock prices FOR CASH, and all those purchasing Building Hard ware, Tools of every kind, L'aints. Glass, Cordage, Brushes &c, have FOUND That he is determined to under sell any one in tho market, and people who wish Cutler, Quartz or Spy Glasses, or anything made of iron, IN Fact people from every place or from . ASHLAND Will find that he means business, and will get bargains by calling on him bofore going elsewhere. ASHLAND ANDllWlLLl II. P. Phillips Proprietor. T AM NOW RUNNING A DAILY LINI L be'wcn tbc above point', leaving Arhlaml with coach on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. retutn'ng next day On Tnedar Thursday and Saturday of each week a Irirk board will start from Ashland returjing on the following day. PAUE, (t ach -nray) $S.W. Connection made at Linkvllle with backs for Lakeview. K.IUJBLI, Odd Fellow's Building JaeksonTiHr, Ortjw DEALER AND WORKER IN TIN, SHEET IRON, COPPER, LEAD Pumps, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, NAILS, A FIRST-CLASS STOCK. OF STOVES HARDWARE, TINWARE. POWDER OF EVERT DESCRIPTION Fuse and Caps, . WOODFN & WILLOW WARE. ROPE, NAILS, Paints. Oils, Vnrnisli, Glass CUTLERY, WIRE, Shot, Brushes, Chains, Hose ETC., ETC: I hwe tecum the ervlccs of a flrt-cla Mechanic, and am prepared ta do all repair ing promptly and in superior style. N CONNECTION- V1Tn TnE AHOVK I I am receiving nn.l bavp rnnHantly baud a full and first-class stock of GROCERIES, DRY-GOODS, GCM ROOTS, TOPACCO READY MADE CLOTHING), GLASSWARE. CROCKERY, 4c. 9"Evrr) thing sold atrca.rnaMf rati. K. KUBLI Jacksonville March. S '878. Msjsjnsfj """ mr-Kvetj Bout 1ms uGL'A RANT EE STAMI inidf,and Ur Merchtnt or whom you Uiy them is authonz-d to return youi money if you are not cati.-Bod with the Hoots, ltu The Best RUBBER BOOT In tha market. Ask for !t anil takt no other. HJJCECTBROa.cfcCO, Sax Fraxcisco, SSoJLe C'-mw-jra.seac'JK. We carrT ,ne largest stock of Boots and Shoes of all kinds of any bouse iu America GREAT SLAUGHTER IN PRICES AT E. JACOBS' STORE Oregon Street, Jacksonville WHEIIEA COMPLETE AKD niagnvflcicul aflorlitiMfit of new iooil hf jnt bf-en received, couNtm iu part of CLOTHING, DRY-GOODS, GROCERIES, FANCY GOODS, BOOTS & SHOES, SCHOOL BOOKS, HATS AND CAPS, TOBACCOS J: CIGARS, HARDWARE AND CARPETS, TINWARE, ALL KINDS PAINTS. . ALSO: GROCERIES. A FINE ASSOUTME1VT OF LADIES' HATS AND FLOWERS, &c.,&c. In fact everything to be found In a flm cU's flock of General Merchandise, which will be oM at prices That Defy Competition. The bighst price allowed for country pro. duce. -wy-OWemon call at my eBtablifhmein In thu Masonic building and be convinced PIONEER HARDWARE ST0BE MRS J. BILGER AT TH E OLD STAND OF JOIIN BILGER Calhrnia street, JartienTillt, Orison, DEALER IS TIN, SDEKT IRON. CfcTFER 4RK Stoves, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS ' -c PUMPS and PIPES, Paints, Oils, GIuss, Varnish Powder & Pnso A General Assortment of SHELF HARDWARE, FINE WOSTENHOLM CUTLERY" ROPE & TWINE. A flrt-cla mechanic wilt attend t Job Work with neatness and dispatch. I will always keep constantly on hand a large stock of liquors and Tobacco. Asent for the PAOIFKJ RUBBER PAINT The bet in the World. Particular attention paid tu Frmirr want, and the snpplyinr cf extras for Farm Machinery, anT all information as tn smsf irt:c!ci. rnmMied cheerfully, on anp'uMtiot Nopninf ulll be upartd to Itirni.ili mir cutomoin with the but pn.'dj in market. In. our lino. and nt the lnwejt price". " Our motto shall he prompt and fair dol ing with all. Call a'id cxamiii- our ilmlc bforezoing tlesfwhcre. Satisfaction t;sr nte"d IMPORTAHT NOTICE I Information for the People I HAVE HKCErVEO- AXOTilEIt larco consisnmnnt of the cehbrattd Sin ner Sewine Muchinfs. wh'ch are fur sale on. the usual liberal trrma ami at Hip rfenlnr prirr8 established by the enmpnny. There fore waste no lime, money and patienet; on inferior machines when y.n enn purchase v genuine S!prer at the sme figures I" bay ing n Singer yon get a machine nl acknowl- dffed merit and established rrpntniion. an I are certuin of hitvins value received for your money, as every machine is warranted by the companv. The Singer Company now sell thrre-quar-tera ol nil the machine sold in the world. the rapacity of their work at Elizibeth. e Jersey, enabling them to turn out over a thnnsand machines a day. and they linve 4,500 offices for the sale of these jnilly cele brated sewing machines, which have tuken the rUlT FIUZE Over all competitors more than two hund red times. After the Chicneo fire the Re'iff Com mittee undertook to furnish sewing marhims to the needy women of (hat city, and appli cants were permitted to chnoc from six dif ferent kind of miichinfs. 2 944 applicant were furnished with machines, of winch nnm her 2 427 choe &inrer niucMne uml MT distributed thtir choice amomr the five othir kinds ofmnchine. 1 hey were to earn tiieir living on these machines, and took the Sin ger, because IT IS THE ""EST. The people bonght Singer machines as follows "TO lCTMflm-frMMhlnM. 1VTI JS.1.2H0 " - 18T2 519.TSS " - ts:s 232,-m 1T4 111,679 " 1T5 2I9.P32 " " IPTU KS231H 1177 282.MS " 1878 356,433 " " D. ir. FKATIIRItX, .tgsn for Jwksnn ami Jotphin Gmnlles. llesdqiurters, Jncksont Utt, Or. Mra.P. P. Film. Jin. Ella Print. NEWMILLINERY STORE SPRING OPENING. We have just received i new and complete!, stock ol Millinery goods, consisting .f HATS OF ALL STYLES,, Itlbbons, Pratliers, Flwerrr RUCHINGS. COLLARS AND CUFFSr "V JsliJJUNTO. ORNAMENTS, SILKS, LACES, GENTLENESS' A1D LAMES HANDKERCHIEF?. Call and see their at the building formerly Ur. Hnbinsnr. mi fMifnrn'i