l)c iUcekhj Enterprise.
Oregon City, Oregon :
Saturday, November 17, 1866.
THANKS GI VIN G PftOCIjA M ATION'7
State or Oreqok: By His Excellency, Geo.
L. Woors. A Proclamation for a dav of
I'cblic Thanksgiving aed Pkaise.
Whereas, Andrew Johnson, President of
tho' United States of America, has, by Proc
lamation, set apart Thursday, the 2yth day
-;f November, A. D., 1S66, as a day to be ob
served for Public ThanKegiving.and Praise
throughout the Republic :
Now, therefore, I, Geo. L. Woods, Gorer
nzr of the State of Oregon, do, by this, my
Proclamation, call upon all good citizens of
thi State, to properly observe said day. Lift
ing our hearts and voices to the Lord God,
let all the people of Oregon unite with the
hole body of their countrymen, and swell
the chorus of a Nation's gratitude. Let us
consecrate ourselves anew to Liberty and to
God. If we have suffered the horrors of
Civil War; if we have desolated homes; and
the wail of orphans, and widow's tears, we
have a Country's honor preserved, a Nation
redeemed, and the inalienable rights of man
ustablished. Peace is upon all our borders,
the laws are enforced, and order prevails.
As a Nation, we have abundant reason for
gratitude to Almighty God lor al! these bless
ings vouchsafed to us. Let all the people,
therefore, give praise unto His Holy Name,
ever remembering "the Lord rem'aineth a
King foreoer," and that lie holdeth the des
tinies of the Nation in II is hands.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand, and caused the seal of the State of
Oregon to be affixed. Lone, at Salem, this,
l&th day of November, A. D., 1866.
GEO. n WOODS.
By the Governor :
8amuel&. 31 at, Secretary of State.
The End of Maximilian. Per
haps ere this Maximilian isocn 7-oute home
wards. Having abdicated, he will soon join
the "Empress of Mexico" in Europe. With
out moral support, money or troops, sur
rounded by enemies, and forsaken by his
Trench "friends," it was the best thing he
could do. The people have not objected to
Maximilian, as an individual, in connection
with this Mexican question, but the people
of this country object to the priuciple of in
tervention in the affairs of America by i uro
O 3'can governments ; to any attempt to vio
late the spirit of our traditional doctrine in
this respect ; to any and every effort of Im
perialism to encroach upon the domains of
Republicanism upon this continent at least
our part of it. No prince or puppet has any
busincss in Mexico, and there can be no
peace in that country so long as any Euro
pean usuipcP remains there. However
much the Mexicans may quarrel among
themselves, they will never cease to make
common cause against a foreign intruder of
the genus royal. With the exit of Maximil
ian it is possible that the contending factions,
taught by the hard lessons of experience,
and profiting by the example and counsels
of the United States, might at last agree to
u peace that might have some of the elements
of permanence, or at least that might last
until thQ next turn of the great kaleidoscope
o9politics and des-tiuy in North America,
until Mexico shall be absorbed by the Great
Republic !
Nevada. V learn hy San Fran
cisco papers that the State of Nevada has
followed in the wake of every other State
that is loyal to theUnion. The State Gov
ernment is Union, Qhe Legislature is Union,
und a Union man, will goto the Senate of
the United States. The new State ollicers
elected are ; Governor, H. G. Blaisdel ;
Lieutenant Governor, Jas. S. Slmgerland ;
Congressman, D. It. Ashley ; Supreme Judge,
J. . Lewis ; Clerk Supreme Court, A. Helm;
Attorney General, II. M. Clark ; Secretary of
State, C. N. Noteware ; State Treasurer, E
Rhodes ; State Controller, W. K. Parkinson;
Superintendent of Public Schools, Rev. A. N.
Fisher ; Surveyor General, S. II. Mailette;
State Printer, J. E. Eckley.
Official Vote. The official vote
of Idaho, taken for Delegate to Congress on
the 13th of last August, is published in the
Idaho Times. E. D. llolbrook, Democrat,
was elected over J. M. Kirkpatrick by 71S
inaj'ot ity. The total number of votes cast in
the Territory was as follows :
Counties. Total.
718
AUuras 320
Boise 3285
Idaho 400
Nez Perce. s.g5
Owyhee 122G
Uneida 169
KhcBhone 66
In MEMoRiuii. On Monday morn
ing last the Circuit Court for MuKnoaiah
county began its November term. After the
jury had been empanneJed lion. E. Hamil
ton announced to the Court the death of a
late prominent0 member of the bar, Hen.
Ajnory Holbrook, and in a neat speech eulo
gized the honored dead. He was followed
by Messrs. Wait, Strong, Page, and Judge
Sbattuck, ail of whom delivered feeling and
eloquent speeches, sujtable lor the occasion,
after which appropriate resolutions were
read and ordered to be spread upon the rec
ords of the CoiQjt.
Ubiquitous. A late San Frai
cisco paper had, in the list of passengers
booked for the East, via Panama, early in
the month, the name of Gov. Caleb Lyon.
The Sa'rt Lake Vedette of October 24th says
he left Salt Lake- City the day before, in
company with Mr. G. C. Bobbins of Owyhee,
for the East. Is the Governor a Ned.
McGowan ?
At Home. On a visit to Portland
last Wednesday we called upon Messrs.
Hurgreu &. Shindler, furniture dealers, and
found them now "at home" emphatically
decidedly at home, in a fine, large new build
ing of their own with, a splendid stoek of
furniture. See advertisement..
Marching Through Georgia.
The great historical painting by Nast, en
titled " Sherman Marcbiug Through Geor
gia," six by eight feet in size, and valued at
$10,000, is on its way to San Francisco.
Newspaper Favors. Charles Bar
rett, the indefatigable newsdealer at Fort
land,, will accept of our thanks lor a roll of
late papersreceived by the Orifi-amm.
O
The Times. This new San Fran
cisco daily has made it appearance. It is a
very large quarto, and quite excels all other
papers of the Bay City,
'United States District Court.
This Court for the Uistnct 01 uregon, n. i:
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The Northern Pacific Railroad.
The St. Paul Pioneer of September 21st,
gives a detailed account of the formal open
ing of the "St Paul and Pacific" Railroad
to St. Cloud, Minnesota, on the EOth.
Speeches were made by Senator Ramsey,
General Sanborn, General Miller, and nu
merous others, appropriate to the day, and
the occasion. Gen. Miller, it seems, had
formerly been- a resident of St. Cloud, in
the course of bis remarks he said :
Shortly after my settlement in the then
frontier village, some eight years ago, I. at
tended a social gathering at the Stearns
House a building capable of containing at
that period, nearly the entire population of
your now flourishing city. Operations upon
our public improvements had been suspend
ed, and it was a day of financial darkness in
the land. I made upon that occasion my
first speech west of the Mississippi, and took
as the btsis of my remarks the lines :
"There's a good time coming boys,
Wait a little longer."
Some impertinent unbeliever, in the
crowd, requested me to fix the time, and al
though I resented the interruption with dig
nified and becoming silence, there is not a
doubt that, had I deigned a reply, I would
have exhibited my proverbial sagacity by
naming September 1st, 1866. As an instance
of great faiih in your own future, I would
call your attention to the fact that upon the
very day when Mr. Litchfield made his first
investment in this road, the very ground
upon which the track is now laid, was cov
ered with flying settlers, hurrying with their
household goods to escape from the death
dealing rifle, knife and hatchet of the ludian,
and he has since then steadily laid down
mile after mile of; iron, upon the Indians'
retreating war path. And now, upon the
very spot where, but four j-ears ago a panic
stricken community were gathered, we meet
to exchange congratulations and to rejoice
in the completion of the First Division St.
Paul and Pacific Railroad to this place
meet to rejoice that St. Cloud, the fair young
frontier City of the Northwest, is joined with
iron bands to the long belt of cities reaching
to the Atlautic coast All honor then, now
and for all time to come to the, men whose
names are associated in this great work.
Hon. George L. Becker, President of the
Road, spoke of the natural advantages
which St. Cloud possessed, which would, if j
properly improved, make the place a rich
and populous commercial metropolis of the
undeveloped regions still beyond her. lie
stated that the completion of the Railroad
would add millions upon millions to the
value of property in that region. Showing
that railroads were more directly beneficial
to the people, than to the owners he said :
Only a short time since, wheat in Stearns
county was worth 40 cents per bushel, while
the completion of this road makes every
bushelot it worth $1.20. Add this to the
value of your property, and see what the
road will do lor you. You must avail your
selves of the advantages offered by the road.
You are the only town of note or size in this
part of the country. Yet prosperity and
success will not come of themselves. You
must secure them by energy and enterprise.
The railroad men are not the parties who
make money out of their investments. A
road is not a very desirable piece of property
in itselt. We are not independent of your
aid orof legislative aid, and as railroads are
of such vital importance to any region like
that, around us, that needs development, they
should be encouraged. Lay aside all feeling,
and give them the aid they deserve. I have
done my share, but if more is desired, call
on iae,"
The people of Oregon arc interested in
this event. The importance of the opening
of this road to St. Cloud, stretching out in
the direction of the Columbia river and the
Pacific ocean, cannot be over estimated. Wo
learn from the J'ioneer that the benefits
which have thus far resulted from the prog
ress of ihe road has exceeded the most san
guine expectations. Constructed through u
region as yet sparsely populated, but pos
sessing all the natural advantages, it has
built up a local traffic, which has grown
with the growth of the road. Our readers
will bear in mind that this road passes along
the banks of the Mississippi, and that that
stream has heretofore been as easily naviga
ted as our own Willamette, but increased
facilities of travel have tended to stimulate
industry, and the increased population, along
the line of "St. Paul and Pacific," now tax
the full capacity of the road, to meet their
demands. St. Paul has experienced the
benefit of trade by the new vitality imparted
to business, and 13 substantially and rapidly
growing in wealth and population. Of the
future of the road, the Pioneer thus com
ments :
St. Cloud, the present terminus of the road,
is already one of the most important towns
in the State, situated on the Mississippi
river, in the centre of one of the most fertile
districts on the continent, with a thrifty and
wide awake population, it is fast growing
into he proportions of a lull grown city.
The golde.4 grain fields of the Sauk Valley,
stimulated by the completion of the road to
that point, will nosv pour into into its lap,
their rich harvests ot untold wealth. I twill
now be the great entrepot, for the supply of
the thousands of emigrant trains to the" far
off gold fields of Montana, and the Rocky
Mountains, and for the reception, and ship
ment of the rich cargoes of l'ur3 from the
Red river of the North, and the exchange
able commodities in return. The building
of the St. Jraul and Pacific Railroad will im
part new life to all the industrial interests of
the State its agricultuie, labor and trade in
every department It will secure our trade
with the British Possessions to the North,
and transport through our borders their
commodities and supplies. It is a link, in
the fereat line, which will, at no very distant
day, connect the Father of Rivers, the waters
ot our Inland Seas,, aud the ports of the At
lantic with, the gold teeming shores of the
Pacific Ocean. We hail its formal opening
to St. Cloud as the ha-rbingr-of that mighty
event which, in a lew ye..rs, nay,, perhaps,
within the present annual cycle will place
the whole civilized and commercial world in
direct and full comaiunicati-an. Another
extension of the road and. the Red River will
be spanned. And then on, i.. a few years,,
through the mountains, to the welcoming
waters cf the Pacific, and the contiaent of
North America, will be belted by the iron'
bauds of civilization. Far beyond, awaiting
their coming, lie the vast products of Asia,
with its five hundred millions of people,
aud twelve millions of square miles. China
will pour its annual trade of one hundred
and twenty-five millions into the ports of
Ihe Pacific coast on their way to the Atlan
tic. Thus the march of improvement, and
the bloodless conquests of human genius,
arc advancing onward with giant footsteps,
overmastering the obstacles ot nature.mouid
ing its elements to their will, and, day by
day, annihilating time and space.
M0R110H Wicke: kess. The. Boise
Statesman speaks of a discourse delivered in
Pthat citv on Sunday eveninc by the Rev. Wm..
Roberts upon what be saw and learned, dur
ing a late trip to Salt Lake City. The lec
turer declared that the half had not been
told of the immoralities an4 atrocities com
mitted by the Mormons.
The Willamette Iron Works
The business of the Willamette Iron Work',
at Portland, has increased so much of late as
to warrant the proprietors in leasing the
Deilschneider Foundry, where they are now
turning out work in "conjunction with the
main tbop. Q
O
ON DlT.-
Unumut and
rousolidatine.
-It is
rumored thstthe
Stateg?nan
of Salem, talk of
Our informant sv Simpson
m ci-k" of poli?-.-
Hon. Samnei E. Thurston.
The Democracy of this State have claimed
to be great admirers of the lamented Thurs
ton, and insist that he would have been act
ing with them in their efforts to cmbarass
the Government during the late civil war.
As bearing upon this point we are furnished
with the followiug interesting letter, which
has not heretofore been published, written
during the great struggle over the compro
mise measures of 1S50. The letter was writ
ten to a well known clergyman of this State,
who, like its lamented author, now lies in
hi grave. Would one who so early began
the fight against slavery have been found
favoring a pro-slavery rebellion ?
Washington, Aug. 20, lb0.
My Dear Sir : ...
I must sav that I write you at this time
with much solicitude. Cap't. Hatch, of the
Oregon Regiment, called on me to-day, and
in tne course of the conversation he remark
ed to me that Oregon was' sure to become
a slave country. This remark immediately
attracted my attention, and 1 pursued the
conversation bv assuring him that he was
mistaken. He replied that he was uot jthat
there was a rapid change going on in the
minds of the people of Oregon, growing out
of the scarcity of labor, aud that he had heard
many Northern men in Oregon declare them
selves in favor of the introduction of slaves.
He said he was a Northern man, anu opposed
to slavery, but that he was in favor of it
himself. Finally he went so far as to offer
to wager that when Oregon became a State
she would recognize slavery, and come into
the Union as a slave State; and California,
he said, would become a slave State in two
years, &c.
Now, I should not have attributed so much
consequence to this, had 1 not learned that
a United States Senator received a letter by
the last mail from a farmer in Oregon urging
this very thing, aud assuring him that a car
go o' slaves would at once be the most profit
able thing that could be sent to Oregon, ; nd
would be hailed by the people with the ut
most pleasure. And while I and Capt.
Hatch were talking upon the subject m the
11. R., a proposition was actually made, in
the shape of an amendment to the new Mexi
can Bill, to repeal the ordinance of 177 which
was extended over Oregon, prohibiting the
intioduction of slaveiy.
Now, dear sir, I am aware that the military
officers would like to introduce slaves, but
is it possible that such a thought, or desire,
is gaining ground in Oregon? Capt. 11.
said if he was a political man he would say
nothing about it, la Oregon! To what dis
graceful lengths vill not tl e love of promo
tion lead a man? 1 informed him that I
would stake my all upon the issue, and
would combat it under all circumstances, at
the expense of all 1 was or desired to be in
Oregon, and this commits me to the coi test.
I look upon it, that the introduction of
slave labor, or free negro labor, into Oregon,
would be one of the most withering curses
to Oregon that could befall her. 1 have
labored here too hard for her prosperity and
watched too diligently her interests, and
pondered too fondly upon her greatness,
both morally and physically, to shrink from
meeting the approaches of an evil of this
magnitude. 1 know it can't be; but what
was my astonishment when Capt. Hatch re
marked that "even the missionaries in Ore
gon were in favor of it ! !" Iu God's name
let all missionaries shake themselves from
this foul blot and this fouler sfander. Now,
dear sir, upon receipt of this I wish you
would immediately consult with the people
of Oregon, feei the pulse of society, com
mune with yous brethren of all denomina
tions, and let them be an united front
agaiust this threatened curse. I expect you,
sir, as you love the growing greatness of
Oregon, as you prize her moral welfare, and
as you would see her great and happy, and
her people enterprising and noble, to labor
diligenily, to t-et a combined sentiment of
all denominations, of all classes, and of all
parties agaiust it. This i a common ques
tion of general interest to all,' hence all, with
out distinction of party, or sect, or age, can
unite to war against it.
I beg you not to think I write v ou confi
dentially because I fear the issue. I am
ready to meet it any time, if I stand alone,
aud perish politically and otherwise in the
content. I love my country too well to do
otherwise, hence, it it will be of any use to
you, in furtherance of meeting the evil, you
are at liberty to show this letter. It is our
policy iu Oregon to keep clear of the negro
race in every and all shapes ; to stand firm
ly by the compromises of the Constitution ;
to promote the general harmony of the con
federacy, but at the same time to provide for
the best good ofO.egon, which, in my judg
ment, aud I trust in your's, requires our
Territory and our coast to be Kept fice from
that institution which brings odium and dis
grace upou white manual labor, which is the
back-bone, ribs, legs, joints, and sinews of
our great States. Will" you act? Do write
me immediately on receipt of this, and be
lieve rue ever with yon iu search of the good
and glory of Oregon.
SAMUEL R. THURSTON.
The Crimes .of Mormonism.
Under the above head, the Oregoaian re
cently put forth some patent truths, from
which we quote :
"Mormomsm is a nuisance which ought
long ago to have been abated. It is a crime
which should not be suffered longer to go
unpunished. The Mormons at Salt Lake
are a continual menance to the peaci of the
country. The lives of all " Gentiles" who
choose to pass through, or remain in Utah,
are in constant jeopardy. Murders are of
frequent occuirence ; and the impossibility
of ascertaining who the perpetrators are,
renders it certain that the whole community
of Mormons is listed in a conspiracy to take
the lives of those whom they regard as their
enemies, and to protect themselves by con
cealing all traces of their deeds. Murders
of which no account can be given are be
coming alarmingly frequent."
The latest murder which the press has
been called upon to chronicle at Salt Lake
Citv, is that of Dr. Rebiuson, who was de
coyed from his house on the night of the 22d
of October and killed. It was a horrid af
fair, and the press of Idaho comments rather
freely about it. The World says :
" We have read the evidence of Andrew
Bart, the Mormon Chief of Police in Salt
Lake Cit a?! rendered before the Coroner's
jury, in the Robinson murder case, and can
come to no other conclusion than : that he
knows the murderers;, that he has taken
pains to shelter them from arrest ; and that
he is acting under orders from high Mormon
authorities in the affair, who no doubt com
manded the murder to be done, and mean to
protect the "destroying angels" who com
mitted it from any punishment therefor. It
was shown before the Corner's inquest that
the Mormons hud as good as threatened Dr.
Robinson's Kf lately on account of his " land
jumping," and the Mayor had ordered him,
from his house only a few days before the
muider. The offer ot the $l,C0O reward each
by the Mayor and Sheriff is only a ruse, be
yond doubt. They both,. like the other Mor
mon authorities, are clearly determined to
screen the murderers. Gov- Wellcr is as
sisting the U. S. Attorney in investigating
the matter."
The Times, of Idaho City, says Dr. Robin
son was a respectable citizen, superintend
ent of a Christian Sabbath school.Jand an.
old resident The article concludes as fol
lows :
" Will the adjoining States and Territo
ries stand back much longer and hare a con
tinuation of these outrages at their very
doars; the general government seems to
look upon these outrages with impunity.
We anxiously look for prompt action on the
part of Gen. Sherman, in accordance with the
tenor of a letter written to Brigham Young,
" officially," on a former occasion. We liked
the tone of that document, and hope better
protection will be guaranteed to the Gentiles
in Utah in the future. If necessary, Idaho
will respond with a few thousand men to rid
our land of assassins and midnight robbers.
Utah seems to be the last resting place of
the old heathen, and the sooner she is brough t
to the ropes end the better for the safety cf
citizens, and reputation cf the Government
nl'tV Uri'e! Stiff'."
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
DATES TO NOVEMBER 15th.
"We take the following telegraphic news
from dispatches to the Morning Oregonian
The Arkansas Legislature con
vened on ihe 8th of November. The
Governor recommends the ratifica
tion of the Constitutional amendment,
and such legislation as will carry out
the Civil Rights Bill. The Georgia
Legislature r.jected the amendment
on the 9th. Aresolution declining
to ratify Hieing adopted unanimous
ly in the Senate, all voting, and by
one hundred and twelve against two
in the House. The committee who
reported the above resolution accom
panied it with a lengthy argument,
to show that the amendment could
not be proposed without the repre-.
sentation of the States in Congress,
and that neither Georgia nor any
other State has lost its right of rep
resentation.
The frigate Susquehanna sailed
from New Yotk on the afternoon of
Saturday las with Gen. Sherman,
minister Campbell, Secretary Bunt
and Col. Ried, of Sherman's staff, for
Vera Cruz, '.Reports have been cir
cu'ated which throw discredit upon
the previous announcement that Max
had abdicated, it is now stated as
the policy of the Government, that
should Gen. Sherman and Minister
Campbell find, on their arrival at
Vera Cruz, that nothing was being
done, they will report to the Presi
dent, who will, it is expected, recom
mend Congress to authorize vigorous
measures to expedite the departure
of the French troops. It is believed
that the Mexican question will oc
cupy a prominent place in the Presi
dent's Message.
The Fenians are thrpateninr all
sorts of things in re aliation on Cana.
da and England, including the cut
ling of the Atlantic Cab:e near this
side so that an expedition may sail to
Ireland unheralded. The court at
Toronto on the lOih condemned the
Fenian William ilaydeu to be hang
ed on the 13th of December. Drum
inosd was aiquitted and two cases
were postponed. There is an in
creasing number of suspicious per
sons in Toronto.
A Washington iSpecial chronicles
the arrival of General Steadmen, as
significant of a change in the War
Department. Sranton has been ns
sailed by the Intelligencer, Jlepuhli
can and Star, during the pa-t few
days, it is said, by official inspira
tion. A committee appointed by Gen
eral Humphrey, at the request of the
Mississispi Legislature, has arrived
in Washington, to present a petition
to the President asking for li. re
lease of Jeff. Davis. They will have
an interview with the President on
Monday the 19ih.
A Washington special dispatch
sas the Piesident 011 Saturday laid
before his Cabinet portions of his nt
nual message. Among the late ap
pointments are Gen. W. II. II. Tay
lor, as Postmaster at Cincinnati, and
Albert Zieber, as U. S, Marshal of
Oregon.
San ford C.innovan alias Dunham,
the perjured witness against Jeff Da
vis, was arrested in Wash'ngton on
Saturday and lodged in jail, upon
complaint of the United States Judge
Advocate Holt whom he deceived
with bogus evidence.
The Southern papers very gener
ally speak with bitterness of the re
sult of the Northern elections, and
declare the South is less inclined than
before, to accept the Constitutional
amendment.
Fernando Wood had an interview
with the President on the 10th, and
he Republican says iie favors the
adoption of the Constitutional amend
ment. Col. James B. Fry, late Provost
Marshal General, has sailed for Cali
fornia, to be Assistant Adjutant
General of the Division of the Pa
cific. On the 10th in New York, the
wheat market was reported more ac
tive and 2 and 3 cts. lower. Canada
was quoted at $3 20 per bushel.
The Steamer Saxony, which ar
rived in New York on the 15th,
brings news of the arrival of Mrs
Lincoln and son in Scotland.
Hor ace Greely is being put for
ward for the Senate vice Harris.
Caught. Two of the rascals who
robbed Paymaster Glenn's treasure
box of 50,000 in green backs,at Front
Boise a lew week nro. have been ar
rested, und about $26,000 of the mon
ey has been recovered. The thieves
were soldiers at the post, and de
serted a few days after the robbery
The clianees are thut nearly all the
money will be restored. It is now
known that Major Glenn was en'irelv
blameless in the great loss he had
taken the best possible precautions
to guard against any rik of the trers
ure box. Idaho World.
There is a report in circulation,
says the Oreyonian, with what foun
dation we do not know; that Capt.
Medorum Crawford has been remov
ed from the Revenue Collectorship,
and that J. K. Kelly has been ap
pointed to his place. There is aNo a
report that Milton Shannon of Salem,
has been appointed to one of. the
Land offices at Oregon City.
.
The ladies of the Catholic- church
at the Dalles held a festival and fair
which brought in the handsome net
sum of. near ?50.
OREGON.
The Unionist, of Salem, says that
Col. I. R. Aloores, who has just visit
ed Eugene City, reports that the
people up the country are very keeo
ly alive to the value of a railroad
through their country, and are will
ing to do all they can reasonably be
expected to, towards introducing the
iron horse to go that way. One gen
tleman, who owns seven hundred
acres of good land, says he will give
hulf of it to secure the success of such
an enterprise. Those who have the
enterprise in view are taking steps to
secure foreign capitnl to aid it, it it
can possibly be accomplished; but
the people of Oregon should remem
ber that the way to induce foreign
capital to aid us, is to show confi
dence themselves, and some consid
erable help will be expected of those
who are to be most beneficted, and
there is not a citizen of the State who
does not hava an interest in securing
railway communication with Califor
nia. When the time comes that the
proper measures are decideu upon,
we hope the people of Oregon will be
found able and willing to encourage
the work with all the means in their
power.
We condense the following from
the Slates llights Democrat of Al
bany: A day or two ago we look a
stroll around town, and were very
agreeably surprised, at every turn,
at the numerous evidences of thrift
and prosperity that may everywhere
be seen. New houses of all kinds
particularly dwelling houses are
springing up in every portion of the
city. Albany was laid out several
years ago; but it has attained its
present dimensions cheifly within the
last two or tnree years. A fact that
strikes every stranger, is its neat and
well constructed sidewalks. They
run by almost every dwelling in Al
bany, no matter how remotely situa
ted. From the utmost northern to
the extreme southern limits of one
of these sidewalks the distance is not
far from two miles. Albany is the
county seat of one of the best coun
ties in the State, and it is rapidly
fdling up with an industrious and eu
terpriiing population. The town
now has four public houses, as follow-:
That kept by Mrs. Morgan on
First street, near the Magnolia Mills.
That kept by Hampton & McBride,
on Washington street. That kept
by Mr. Sprenger, on Second street;
and that kept by Mr. Mauzey, cor
ner of Washington and First streets,
above noticed. Each of these houses
is capable of comfortably providing
for from 30 to 40 boarders, or more
if necessity require.
The Statesman says the new organ
for the M. E. Church in that place
has come to hand. Mr. W. T
Wythe was skillful enough in music
to do remarkably well even with the
melodeon we may therefore expect
something wonderful from the orga-i
under his magical manipulations.
There is something inspiring and im
pressive in the rich, solemn harmon-
nies of a church organ something
that exalts the soul of mun to a clear
er conception of the mystery and
grandeur of diety
S ilem has been improvin-r rapidly
the past two years. The Statesman,
of last Wednesday, says that the
town is expanding in all directions.
Lots will be in demand in any good
location, with gnod title, on the north
side also, and persons seeking invest
ment will do well to make inquiry in
that direction. The prosperity of
the Capital City is fully assured, and
all we vant now is the Railroad.
The Statesman says the new bell
has been doing service at theUniver
sity during the past week. The
students find it rj-uite convenient, as
they were formerly accustomed to as
scmble m the morning by no other
criterion than their clocks, which
were of course variable and irregu
lar.
The real estate of Washington
county as shown by the Assessor's
books, is valued at $r31,390.
The personal property of the county
is assessed at $490,195 The indi
vidual indebtedness of the people of
the county is trtven at Si 38,525. Net
valuation of property, real and per
sonal $U,879s0Gt).
The Jacksonville papers give an
account of a battle that was fought
near Abbott Lake between the sol
diers under L eut. Smalley aud the
Indians. Foureen Indians were
killed, seven prisoners were taken
and not a single soldier lost.
Henry Hinckley, formerly of the
Dalles, is supposed to be the name
of the man found murdered in Ben-
, . . . . 1 n't
ion county some wee&s ago. ine
murderer is supposed to be a young
man by the name of G. C. Flint,
who has not been arrested, but has
gone south.
Ex Gov. L. Jay S. Turney has ta
ken ihe Bennett House at Saleiu.
The Review says he will accommo
date his numerous friends and the
public generally, in a manner not
surpassed in the State.
It is stated that George Thomas,
an old stage man of Oregon, has
gone to Salt Lake to make arrange
ments for puvting on a line of stages
from that city to the Dalles.
Charles Beam, a young man, re
cently living 22 miles west of Cor
vallis, myslerh usly disappeared
about three weeks since and has not
been seen or heard from since.
There are fourteen divorce cases
in Court in Multnomah countvr there
were seven m Linn countv. aud five
I iu Lrine at Ibe hit? Verms..
IDAHO.
We are in receipt of the Boise
Statesman of November 8th, and the
World and Times of November 3d,
from Idaho city. The Statesman
sys: Our hotels are all crowded
with boarders at present, and will
likely remain so all winter- Boise
City has a greater number of people
now than ever before. Governor
l?all.;rd and Judge Hough started
for Fort Hall last Saturday. Busi
ness, Indians. They will be absent
three weeks.
The Ti?nes says Idaho City wears
quite a lively appearance. Main
Street is continually crammed with
pack trains and freight wagons, lay
ing in cargoes of goods. There will
be an abundance of flour on hand this
winter, as well as bacon, beans, &c.
Flour is already up to $19 but, prob
ably, will not go much higher as
Grand Round valley has a large sur
plus, which can be freighted into the
Basin at all seasons ot the year.
Other provisions will probably go up
to regular winter prices.
The World gives the following
summary of news, obtained from
Judge Hough, after an official tour
through Northern Idaho as Supervi
sory Indian Agent: " He found a
very excellent condition of things at
the Nez Perces Reservation, under
the able and wise management of
Agent Jas. O'Neil, and only a few
troops required at the reservation to
maintain complete order among the
Indians. The business and mining
interests of that section are advanc
ing. Judge Hough saw a vast deal
of merchandising at Lewiston, going
forward to th? Blackfoot country
New stores and dwellings were being
built at Lewiston, and every kind of
business had materially improved
there. Warren's Diggings is one of
the liveliest mining camps on the
coast. There are about 500 men at
work about there, and the claims
generally pay very handsomely.
New and rich discoveries are being
frequently made in that locality.
The qu rtz in'erest is promising
very favorably in Northern Idaho.
Several ledges discovered about War
ren'.s Diggings, and in the Elk Creek
country, prospect richly. A quartz
mill will be put. up in the spring. In
going, Judge Hough traveled direct
from Boise City to Lewiston over
land, but in consequence of snow on
the mountains he was obliged to
make the trip back by way of Walla
walla. He came ail the way on
horseback a distance of full four
hundred milts in seven aud oue-
half days.
MONTANA.
The Helena Radiator of October
12th says: We learn of the murder,
a few days ago, by the Indians, of five
men. named Nelson Keys, George
lluber, George Williams. Robert
Dening and a Spaniard known as
'Theodore." The bloody tiansac
tion was brought to light by men
who had been in the employ of Steel
& Ilubbell as freighters, and who
were on their way from Benton to
Union to meet the steamer Miner.
Finding a trunk, and other propeity
known to have belonged tothispartv
of five, and ascertai.iiug that none of
the party had been heard of or since
seen further down the river, doubt of
their massacre cou.d no longer be
entertained. This is not an excep
tional case; we l.eir that these blood
thirsty and pilaging fiends were in a
condition of general hostility. Mack-
maws were being bred upon inces
santly; but, being bullet-proof,, no
fatal results had been heard of. v V e
know no way to put a stop to these
outrages but the adoption of the Har
ney and Wright policy; Pursue the
red-skin rascals with an exterminat
i: g vengeance, utterly destroying
their stock and means of subsistence
wherever found. No temporizing
policy will answer.
The Virginia City Post of Oct.
16th, says: Some Californians, who
are familiarly known as the Harris
boys, have engaged in cutting a tun
nel through the side of Bald Moun
tain. On the 28th nit., after having
gone about 70 feet through gneiss,
they struck a bed ot gravel, which
appears to have been-the bottom of
some stream tha.t may have flowed
ages ago. One nugget worth $38,
another worth $11, and several of less
weight, were found. Of course the
news spread like a prairie fire, and
within a brief time claims were stak
ed in every possible direction. There
seems no room for doubting that the
discoverers will make their fortune,
which all their friends daim to be a
suitable reward for their industry
and honesty. Nothing can be tstated
regarding- the extent of this brd, but
it is thought that it will be at least
a mile in length.
Thos. Francis Meagher,. Secretary
of Montana Territory, sent a hostile
tioie to II. N.. Blake, editor of the
.Montana Pout, because of some sharp
criticisms of the latter upon Meagher's
official conduct. Blake is an ex
Federal volunteer officer from Massa
chusetts. He regards a duelist as a
murderer, and very properly refused
to figut the old heathen. He gave
Thomas- Francis- to miderstaud, how
ever, that he would continue to in
quire into has ofHcial acts as he deem
ed proper for the interests of the
public.
The ladies of S iletn held a centen
ary festival last evening.
Late reports say the Atlantis cable
tcVjra-Ii u';cs ::ot nav.
The Herald is unhappy because two e.
grocs have been elected to'the Massachusetts
Legislature. Who will longer tlrny that the
Democratic citadel is in danger? IJut vc
are glad that these negroes were not elected
to Congress First, because we think tlicr
ought not to sit iu the National Legislature,
anS secondly, because we should be sorrj
to see them "disgraced by beiug fellow mem
bers with that piuk of Democracy, John
Morrissey. Orego?i ian.
;
The owner of .h celebrated race
horse Kentucky ask only one hundred
thousand dollars for him. Let's all
buy him.
Marriage und Celibacy, an essay of
Warning and Instruction for Young Men.
Also, Diseases and Abuses which prostrate
the vital powers, with sure means of relief
Sent free of charge in sealed letter envelopes, t
Address: D J. SKILLIN IIOUOHTOX, V S
SI) Howard Association, Philadelphia, I'a.
The licst Remedy Purifying the
Blood, Strengthening the Nerves, Restoring
the Lost Appetite, is FRESE'S HAMBURG
TEA. It is the best preservative agaiust al
most any sickness, if used timely. Composed ,
of herbs only it can be given safely to infants.
Full directions in French, Spanish, and Ger
man, with every package. TRY IT !
For sale at all the wholesale and retail
drug stores and groceries. (31
EMIL FRESE, Wholesale Druggist,
Sole Agent, 410 Clay street, San Francisco.
New Advertisements.
A CALL FOR THE PEOPLE:,
T PROPOSE TO GIVE A LECTURE AT
X Oregon City, on Saturday, December
Sth, ot 7 o'clock p. m., upon the subject of
Politics and the Preaching of the Gospel.
Ladies are particularly invited to attend.
4:w4 W. W. HARPER.
Tax Notice Fair Warning!
THE time for paying taxes without cost
in Clackamas county, will expire on
The 20th day of December, 1SG6.
And all taxes not paid on or before that date
will be collected as on execution.
W. P. BURNS,
S7eriff of Clackamas County.
Oregon City, Nov: 10th, ISCti. (ASr
TO PROPERTY HOLDERS AND OCCU
pants. In pursuance of an Ordinance
passed by the City Council of Oregon City,
property holders and occupants within the
corporate limits of Oregon City, are hereby
notified to remove all obstructions now be
ing upon, or existing adjacent to, streets,
alleys and blocks within said corporate lim
its, within six days from the date hereof, or
the same will be done by the undersigned at
their expense as provided by law.
D. J. SLOVER, Street Commissioner.
Oregon City, Nov. ICth. 1S(V3. 4:lv
FOR SALE.
ONE SET OF FIRST 'JLASSSAW MILL
Irons, for Circular Saw Mill, complete,
made at the Vulcan Iron Works, San Fran
cisco, which is a sullicient guaranty for the
work. The machinery, is in store at Mc
Crakeu, Merrill & Co.'s, Portland, and the
bills can be seen at McLcran Brothers, 011
Second Street. It is well boxed up just as
it came from the shop, and will be sold at
low rates for cash. For particulars enquire
at this ollice, or at McCtaken, Merrill & Co.V,
1 ortland, or the subscriber at Albany, Linn
Co., Oregon.
M. S. McLEKAN.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE OF FORE
closnreot mortgage, and execution duly,
issued thereon in favor of Owen Wade and"
against John B. Nelson and Clarissa Nelsmi,
for the sum of two hundred and eighty-four
dollars and eighteen cents, bearing interest
at the rate of twelve per cent, per annum,
and the sum of thirty-nine dollars aud thirtv
cpnts costs of suit, I have levied upon ihe
following described tract or parcel of land
situated partly iu Clackamas county and
partly in Marion county, State of Oregon, to
wit : The cast half of the south west quarter
and the south cast quarter of sec
tion thirty one, (31), and' the west
half of the South west quarter of
section thirty-two in T. f S. R 1, E. of
the Wallamette meridian, containing ?.2
acres, together with the appurtenances there
unto belonging or in any wise appertaining,
and I will sell the same at public auction to
the highest bidder on Saturday, the 15th day
of December. A. D. 1S(5'3, at 10 o'clcok a. m.
of said day, at the Court House door in said
county, to satisfy the above amounts and
costs of sale.
WM. P. BURNS,.
Sheriff of Clackamas County.
Oregon City, Nov. 1.5th, 1S66. 4:4w"
EEMOYAL!
The subscribers have
REMOVED THEIR ENTIRE STOCK &V
FURNITURE!
TO THEIR OWN
Xcw and Commodious Sales Rooms,
67 First street, near Salmou street,
Portland, OkegoSv
-T 7IIERE, WITH AMPLE ROOM, THEY
V thfy uow invite the attention of tho
public tO a LA KG Kit AXD BETTER ASSORTMENT
than erer presented before, and, although
situated a little away from th center of
trade, still, with lessened expenses, and
goods from eastern manufacturers direct,
they feeLcsufident that it will repay purchas
ers to give them a call-
IIURUREN- & SUINDLEU.
Portland, Nov. 15th, 1S6G. 4:tf
WORK BOXES,
AND
A CHEAT TTAK1ETT OF JPXXCY
Goods for tlic Holidays I
Just received and for sale by
WASHERMAN b CO.
4-2tnJ 77 Front street, Portland.
" E. G. RANDALL,
IMPORTER AND DEALER IK
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,
Sheet Music, and Musical Merchandise ot
all kinds. Sole Agent in Oregon for '
Mason & Ilamli"'
CELEBRATED CABINET ORGiVN' X
AXD
Slcinway & Son
GOLD 3IEDAI PIANO FORTES t
First street, next door to the Post Office,
1 'ortland Oregon. 4:1 y
A. G. BRADFORD,
30 Front Street, Portland, Oregon,
IMPORTER AXD DEALER IN
Wines and Liquors,
ALSO- ;
Sole- Agent in Oregon, and Washington
Territory, for the Golucn Stats Champaign,.
; manufactured hy IIolTmr.n, l'iuke A Co.r
i i'rviu CnHfsruh 'rapes.
' If.