o o o - V - - , .,, ;r, - - 2 &l)c Ukckli) Enterprise. Oregon Qity, Oregon : 33. C. IRELAND, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. Saturday, March 2, 1867. Poplxatiox WASTED.-The Custom House records at San Francisco show that for .last month 1,513 persons left California by ; sea, and 2,523 arrived, so that in that time the population of California increased 1,010. IQs generally conceded that of all the necessities of thi3 coast that of popula tion is greatest For the want of labor the multitude of resources must remain Qindevelopedj) Here in Oregon we have an area capable of sustaining in affluence millions of people, where now we have but hundreds, who can do but little toward building up a great State. Our popula tion is slowly increasing, and while the necessity of a more rapid increase is felt by all, no effort is made to induce immi grants to come among us, except such as have been invited through partizan mo tiveS'by the Democratic paity. The dis cussion of the question, however, has moved the San Francisco Chamber of gommerce to the consideration of the subject, and we learn by the Meemnl'de Gazette that (Bis body intends to organize a system by which they can lay such facts and Ggures before the people of Europe and the East as may induce to this shore a share of that vast stream of immigration which continually flows in upon the At Q lantic side. The Oregon-axd California Trade. In commenting upon the above topic the Oregonini says, At present Oregon is interested in having easy: rapid, and cheap ocean communication with San Francisco." Then follows the 't repeated ("plea for one or two steamships in thi3 trade to be cpwned in whole or in part in Portland. " It would give permanency and security to the export business, and deliver U3 measurably from the caprice aii extortion of vessels owned elsewhere, and not at tached to our local interests," says the ed itor. All acknowledge the truth of this statement of the case, but nobody move3 O peg to pt it into actual execution, by sharing an interest with the few men who built the splendid steamship Oregonian. If that steamer should become the prop erty of Portlanders then they might be q the better able to " accommodate them Qselves to the circumstances" they will scon ana tnemseives in. Senator V illiams. A correspondence from Y ashington published in the Union- ist, says : Oregon may justly feel proud of Senator "Williams. Although he ha3 been a member of the Senate but a thort time, no member of that body has more influence $an he has. He is regarded here as one of the ablest men of the Sen i ii -t ate ; always alive to the interests of his constituents, he is as a matter of course a hard workerfor it requires far more in dustry on the part of a Senator from Ore gon man an Eastern member. The State is far distant, and its wajits are not so gen erally known as those States ast of the Rocky Mountains, and if a Senator does no)iise all his energy and ability for the bene of his own State, it is likely to suf- for Rrn--ifri" Wn!!orit. ... V. , 1 .....1 I v oi me term, ana it urogon is fault. I lltU LU.Jl.t-U fdlC VI 11 Will nOE OR MIS Abbott's Last. -u imported jacKaes ft, ; cLi. i -i le State Rights Democrat has aban- cloned sensible comment, (if he ever in- dulged in such a thing,) and is now writ- ing namby-pamby stuff, fit only for a dirty sheet like his. In his last he opens a trade of these people. With but few ex leader with fourteen lines addressed to ceptions we believe thev will .-m.i n in the Enterprise, which contain twelve 1 distinct falshehoods not to call them by tne more proper name of lies. Abbott came to Oregon with a reputation estab- tedjfor lying, and notwithstanding die professes Christianity the cloak is too small to hide his rottenness. But we beg pardon for devoting so much space to this genms who has a faculty of nrodncinT q, . i n I TtlOre that IS " Stale, fi.lt. Jinrl imnrnfihWo'! I than any other man we know of, at least oan Oregon, claiming the riffht to be known as a journalist. w , Missorai Rivek BcsrxEss. Commodore Mepham, of St. Louis, is making prepara nuns io run a line ot steamers between tha&city and the mouth of 3Iuscle Shell on& of which will be fittetbout in fine style, almost exclusively for passengers, and built for speed. The others will be adapt tu to low water navigation large power, broad beam, cabin sufficient for their offi cers, and capable of carrying large ton nage. xiAiTi ketort. Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, being piqued by some remarks of the Albany Journal, made during th TT . -. recent Wonnn' Pio-i, L Z Z : J Rl Convention, sent w, uuW1 a mmieoi Jir3. u inslow s sooth- lnr rni 1 . I ts nqyr, ine eaitor accents, but mfW J gets the better of the donor by remarking that his wife doesn't drug his babies as oratorical and strong-minded women fre- quentb- find it necessary to do. -WKIUL.IUN. i-eopie oiten speak of a -r. trillion as a possible number. The fact is mat not a trillion of seconds have elanswl since the creation of Adam ; nor will that A. (sMon-taxa Sl-gar. We learn from the Helena r.., ' " -.ua, papers, mat a comnanv oanizmg to embark in the enter- . l prise of manufacturing sugar from the box- uiaer, ot which there are large quantities on the Missouri. This sugar il said to be quite as good as and closely resembling, aple sugar. Success to the enterprise. A iittsburg papePsavs that there will .be a suspension of the iron manufactures , u that city. Thirteen out of 26 of the SrfrT;11 SUSpCQd 0n ount-of t P- larlf jv? revnue, O o O ! ( 1 I 'IT riTVA A .lrvl,A.I .11 T I trillion of seconJs there are vo " "-ent of.'b,s kind, U WmU 5flv- i hn, ir tari? expended, will yield a steady profit of not 5- daya, 1 w, 45 routes and 10 sec- k4 than li percent, per month upon the The Business Season of 1SG7. As we write, the sun once more shines upon Oregon. The dull days of the few months past seem to have vanished, again leaving all to enjoy the cheerful hopes an ticipated. Steamers that have been idle are again brought into requisition, and now, instead of a tri-weekly line to the Dalles and beyond, we find two lines of steamers daily plying in the waters of the Columbia, loaded with freight and stock. The experimental efforts of those enter prising people who last year undertook to open up direct trade between Port land and Montana, will now no longer be regarded as experimental. The route is settled, and the pioneer steamer Mary 31oody, of the Oregon and Montana Trans portation Company, as will be seen by ad vertisement, will commence her regular trips on the 10th, between Pen d'Orielle City and Cabinet Landing. At the latter point of debarkation she will soon be met by another fine little steamer, to bear the traveler, and the shippers7 merchandise on to Thompson Falls, where next a steamer will furnish transportation to the Jocko Agency, within easy distance of every rich spot of the new, and yet comparatively undeveloped regions of Montana. When we stop a moment to reflect, and think of the rapid advancement which has I. .t - i . uetru mane aiong me various lines of travel throughout our State, and the ad jacent Territories, and remember the cir cumstances, the trials, and the men who have accomplished all this, our sense of pride for Oregon and Oregonians is much greater than ordinarily we are permitted to believe. Every comnanv and infAvnnrl A. V vi..Vi ition doing good has its history, but we doubt whether any have more interest at tached to them than the three principal navigation companies of Oregon. The time is short since the inauguration of the O. S. N. Co., and the P. T. Co., but still more brief since a trio of gentlemen met together for the purpose of naming the Oregon and Montana Transportation Com pany. By accident we were the first to ien the connection of words, and feelino- the importance of the gigantic results cer tain to follow the enterprise, we have ever cherished the undertaking, and hence feel great satisfaction in its success. The Northern Pacific Railroad, we hope within our day, will supplant this incorporation, but in every event due merit will be ac corded to the Oregon and Montana Com pany. Already we are advised of large purchases in the markets of the Pacific coast for Montana, and although great preparations have been made on the other side, looking to St. Louis for the trade of that extensive mineral region, the sluggish and unreliable Missouri is in no situation capable of furnishing the desired amount of water for the traffic of 1S67. Our mer- chants, and the business community n. I .. 0 erally, can this season depend upon open- ing their ledgers for new account; with Montana. True, we need not go so far from home to find an abundance of business this year. The regions which must of necessity, with out let or hindrance, draw their supplies through Oregon, are large, and their wealth undisputed (except by the press of California.) From Canyon City to La porte including all the mining districts or msiern uresron. Jdaho. and n. nnrt nf British Columbia, the people can, with I nscm.nr.nm .1 , iviiaa-vui, luoh. eisewuere out to me seaport ot Oregon for what is essential Iaji - to uieir comiort, and necessary to their various pursuits. Such, briefly, bein- the case let thp mer- chants and business men of this State ruWt a rule of wisdom lookinsr to th ftnr the rtast w blio tha .r,-:.v will soon retire from business, leaving the trade to their more successful m;wa Trusting that their great aim will be to' fasten their natrons to ih (vm 1xr foil. Jiinl ing, without any absorbing, over-reaching desires without the spasmodic action of men anxious to make fortunes in one sci- son. we a nbnsn.i in 1 . . ' I oc mum VT tO ivnrl- Qr,rl U 11 m , for by this means our local ma-.-,f-f: establishments, our fn j .-..T , '- mw Cill- zen in whatever branch of busines. pros- pers alike v,'ith tflem What Tuex? The (Ml, which was once caricatured as a dirty faced boy on the fence, not knowing which way to iumn. 13 (lefado there yet. Lately the little fellow Galled out : The air is filled with nronhpips t W. startling occurrences are about in ti-o piace at tiie ,ast ; that there is to be a general political commotion, revolution or someming 01 mat sort. Tf ttmn.fn. ii 1. . ... ' seem to desire, which numbers prophesy, a,nd wmch manJ fear, should come to pass' .VP1 tb coast would doubtless wvi.-iuiu. nit; siiucKing event which some 1 11 10 oe ttuir luty to taks n part in a struggle which they did nothing Fo pro- uuce, ana winch thev would be unable to ,nt,,,11 ?? - " lhat s some, my little man : now rush nome, for fear your mamma will find you are out. Tuck in yonr shirt tail, it may Call derision upon your head. Claeke Cocnty o.v W ool. The Register says tiiat at last measures have been taken which will tend to the speedy erection of a woolen factory about five miles north of Vancouver. The parties interested nr A -Acure preparations are makino- for tbA snlmnr, Columbia. o season on the WJe hope that hereafter we will not be obliged to pay duty on salmon caught in Frazer river. His SrccEssoR. Senator Nesmith char acterized O'Meara as " the clean-skirted bummer- His successor, on the Stale 'V Democrat, is a self-conceited ass, Northern- Mail Route. We notice in the St. Paul Pioneer an advertisement for proposals for carrying the United States mail from Fort :oererombie to Montana. j capital employed. The Internal Revenxe Tax. Speaking of the efforts of Congress to reduce the In ternal Revenue tax, the Boise Statesman says : Let the movement be everywhere sec onded. The industrial pursuits of the country are everywhere fearfully taxed. ine prouts 01 industry are exhau?ted until in many cases invested capital is neces sarily drawn upon to pay the tax, while importations go comparativaly free. Na tional bankruptcy can alone follow such a course. It is vain to talk of the inexhaust ible resources othe country. Its resources are not inexhaustible. The war has bor rowed all the profits upon the labor of the present and the two next generations. Wf; add our voice to the universal demand i'or the reduction of taxes. Let Congress, take some pains to equalize taxes. Tay.. lare incomes heavily, and let plodding indus try that can only acquire a few hu.ndreds in a year, go free and accuraul?.ce some thing for old age if it can. Ta luxuries as heavily as can be collected of them, and let the necessaries of lie and common comforts go free, thereby stimulating hab its of economy and simplicity among the people. By all mm as. lav the tariff ' rv. foreign importcrtioiVA, and in like proportion . i.viiik, 11 tan ni uaures. A.nl last but not least, get rid of those infernal' bonds that r,ay no taxes to State or Na tional treasuries. Create a sinking fund for their redemption, pay them off, get rid of them in some way at the earliest, nnssl- ble moment. These are our sentiments on the tax question. Let Senators and Rep resentatives who have lately been elected by such overwhelming majorities forget not that the people demand of them na tional prosperity as well as national safety. George Francis Train- ox Wiiisket. George Francis Train withdrew from the canvass as a candidate for Territorial del egate to Congress from Nebraska, for rea sons which are thus set forth : " I am told to-day that money is wanted for carriages to bring up the voters, and to scatter about the beer shops and gro geries. Any spare money I may have"l prefer to devote to education and Chris tian charities. Purchasing votes debases the franchise and demoralizes the people. I have lectured too often for the Irish Fa ther Matthew societies to go back on them by treating the voters. No wife, no little children shall have reason to comnlain of a arunicennusbana or lather, on election day, on my account. Whiskey is the curse 01 our time, it is ruining our young men and hurrying our old men into the 'grave! Rich and poor, high and low, alike, are being destroyed under its blighting influ ence. When we have fewer breweries, fewer distilleries, and more Christian churches, more universities and more schools, the law courts and the jails will be less patronized, and the world the bet ter for it." Specie Payments. The talk about the speedy resumption of specie payments in which the Secretary of the Treasury in dulges, is idle and absurd. It will be soon enough to think of that when our twenty one hundred millions of bonded debt is funded into long five per cent. Consols ; the hundred and fifty millions of Com pounds paid off or exchanged for green backs, and the latter in process of retire ment at a moderate rate per month. Then, and not before, may the public begin seri ously to think of returning to the specie standard of payments. ' i- Papcfcl Accident. A very sad and painful accident occurred at the Dalles on the 22d of February, by which three men, Marshal Keeler, Charles Pohl, and Wm. Riehter, who were engaged in firing a salute from anvils, were seriously burned. The Mountaineer says " the affair cast a gloom over the city, and marred the festivities of the day. We have now with in a year witnessed two accidents by. pow der one by which a man lost his arm. and this one it is difficult to tell what the consequences will be. It is to be hoped that the result will not be so serious as me present condition of the men indicates.' A New Propeller. People of Oregon are getting propeller on thq ifram. A comnanv nf ropn - -. x. j r, i-ui vnom are resi- aents of this city, says the Herald, have concluded to build the hull of a propeller, of about 300 tons burthen, in the vicinity ofWest'sms, on the Columbia river. Men aire now engaged in getting out the turner, in order that it may be thoroughly Reasoned before being used. It is pro posed to commence work on the craft next fall and have her ready for launch ing hy spring. Let them propel. Important Arrival. Prof. W. P. Blake, of California, arrived by the Continental. He comes to obtain information relative to the mineral resources, etc., of Oregon, and will visit several parts of the State during his stay. Prof. Blake- has a high reputation as a gentleman of scientific at tainments. He will attend the Paris Ex position, and has already consented to take charge of the products of the Wril- kju.iv nuih.s, u ue on exniuition there, at that time. His arrival in Oregon at this time is important. Vancouver Fire Department. Only a few months ago Vancouver had nothing to save herself from devastating flames. The citizens havo now purchased a ma- j chine however, besides which there is one of good repute at the garrison, and a superb first class engine, imported from New York for the Ordnance Department arrived by the Continental. Gamelixg ln- Sa Fraxctsco. A corres pondent of the Alta shows that from June 30,1862, to June 30, 1SG6 four years, there were 168 indictments found in San Francisco for gambling. Of these 18 were discharged, 2 acquitted. 64 not tried 2 forleited bail, and 62 were convicted. ' Generous. The French Empress some time since accepted a gift of one hundred and seventy-eight sewing machines from the head of a great manufacturing house at Paris, and has distributed them anions neouy women in various parts of the empire. Capitol. The New Yorkers are figur ing on a new State Capitol, which is to cost no less than 810,000.000. This will be the most costly building in the United btates, the Capitol at Wasfnnnn t- . t.v- cepted. Rough. Ben. Holladay has had to pav ten thousand dollars damages for moneys taken from the coach by Indians on t, destruction of Julebunr. OREGON As a proof of honesty, carry a printer's receipt in your pocket. There are now two good schools on Birch Creek, preparations being made for another. This speaks well. Packers and teamsters are busy prepar ing to go on the road for the season. and everything betokens a lively time a'com ing for Umatilla. The Umatilla Press announces the death of Mr. M. A Murray one of the first settlers of La Grande. He was the Treasurer of the county. The Dalles Mourdaineer has changed owners. The establishment has been pur chased by Lieutenant William Hand, late of the volunteer service iu this State. Gen. Steele, the present commander of this district has been appointed Colonel of the 20th infantry the head quarters of which is Richmond, Virginia. He will probably soon join his regiment. Cheap and convenient access and trans portation to and from Portland in all di rections, should be the constant aim and study of every one interested in the busi ness'or property of that city. An editor thus logically nudges his de linquent subscribers: 44 We don't want money desperately bad, but our creditors do and no doubt owe you. If you'll pay us, we 11 pay them, and they 11 pay you, and you 11 get your money back again. At a regidar meeting of the Medical Faculty connected with the Willamette university, held on Saturday, February 23d, Hon. J. II. Mitchell was chosen Professor of Medical Jurisprudence, vice Hon. J. b. Smith, resigned. The Eugene Journal says there was a large attendance of Odd Fellows at the dedication of Spencer Butte Lodge Hall, on the 22d. Prof. Wythe, of Salem de livered an address. The supper was a fine affair. The Cprvallis Gazette says that there are several persons in the valley buying cat tle for the mines East of the Cascades. It cautions the farmers against raising on the ruling prices ; and says that Oregon has suffered very much from this practice. Scio in Linn county we are informed, has increased in permanent improvements as well as population at least three fold during the last two years. It is the chief point of trade for the citizens of the Forks of Santiam, a scope of country comprising ai least one tourtn ot .Linn county. The rress of the 23d says flint farmers of Birch creek, Umatilla county were that week very busy improving opportunities. The weather being warm and favorable, plows were going, and the ground bem prepared to receive the seed for the coin ing harvest. D. writes to the Advocate: Hillsboro has its court house, jail, and countv offi cers. The ground on which the public buildings are erected is a block of ground two hundred feet square, each side of which is bounded by a street. From the sheriff I learn that the jail is without an occupant. The Mountaineer says there are already m the Dalles a number of men who are preparing for a prospecting tour through the Crooked river country. With the coming season there will be a lare num ber of men prospecting that section, and it is the prevailing opinion that rich mines will be struck. The Oregonian. say : For the past vear for MJins nave heen rrm-mM'nrr the Control of mir lmilnMS or,! i" not reasonable to expect that this compe tition will be permanent. When it is ,ui.i suucessiui party will naturally seek compensation for the past in hi"-h rates for the future. The Afoocate says: Encouraging ac counts are received, from various sections of the country, of the revival of Gods V tIie chrches lll among the peo ple. The ministers have, in an unusual degree, uevoted themselves to the work of Wing protracted regions meetings dur ing the winter ; find ia ncarly evt? in XhC,r Kboa Lave be d Willi success. we'lIow3nS article3 of Incorporation ha e beeii filed at the office of Secretary o. feta.e, says the Unionist, since February : -dcMmville Ditch and Manufacturing company, capital fotock, $20,000. Mc Mmville Steam Navigation and Transpor tation company, capital stock, $4,000. . , . !1 :"ei suPPly company, caoital stock, 5p 10,000. Albany Collegiate Insti- iu.it;. Grand Rondo valley is third in point of size and capacity, as a grain growing val ley in this State. The soil is exceedingly fertile, well watered and abundantly sup plied with timber from the surrounding mountains. There are now three flouring mills m active operation there, and anot er being constructed. La Grande is one of the prettiest villages in the State. the Oreaonlan nf ihn ova . nr, not . , - - 'j' i Bays ; uu aced yesterday, a large pile of Oregon manufactured woolen goods iu the shop of J.U.Cook, to be baled and sent up the Columbia via Umatilla to Idaho. The goods consisted mostly of underclothes and overshirts, manufactured for Fleich ner & Co., of Eagle Mills flannel. This is the pioneer shipment from this vallev to Idaho for the year 18G7. The Umatilla Press says: If the Idaho papers would publish more local news, and fewer attacks upon the private char acter of each other, they would bo more cordially received in these parts. An editor mistakes his vocation if he can see nothing worth writing about but the short- .Hiijs ui ms cotemporaries. TWe will offer you our hand on that, Dow : It is good advice, well administered. bntlnnV be?eS-ef fithat a committee has been appointed to examine into the expe diency of a breakwater at that place. uinun-iiuent wmtincr and nan lt- gone to tako possession of the Smith Paver Iveservation. Klamath Bluff was greatly damaged by the high water. Thefe fa X a o7 nVTlns a hydraulic claim K,C-Cek n? beach, betwe on en do?;: uuu uoia ; they are O JI Sr'jJmnme Qnd Pfic, side-wheel Smt?fIpS' 1are drawn off thQ Fortland nX Sn d?-Wn -the COast of Mexico and Southern California. The Ajax and Cbn- W '8Cref steamers, take the place of w-Tf 8,"Pi thG Jdaho' at San Francisco. JI?nta- aves the Idaho. n5 W I AjaX and nental all pro t?'l Try nn tlle competition be li1.,6 three llae3 iov the Portland " " luis season. nrJile,SteIn?PT,OreflrOni0!n built- SLi? .Portland ..capital but her :, "r i -. emer tne competition at nresent, p-rictJr. ii l. rerpt i -t, lliia. cpntroiied here, we shall S S611 14 id t0 late' sa the Ore gonian newspaper. . Oregon Fruit. It seems by a San Fran cisco paper of the 22d, that apples were Wen very scarce in California. The prices l'&o f1- l-'ox; pears S2$3uobox. IIP Alt-r-. . t "1 t , juu anu Jewell don t "lock" too heavy on that subject of routes, etc. A eorres?ondent nf iho All r thrt . i froio-hf V j ""s "iug me prices ot Height and passage insufficient. From are'T-fShe is,a splendid ship, and we lf ,we 1- this opportunity to secure a vessel fhr ihi ...u- u u snau TELEGRAPHIC XEWS. We take the following telegraphic news r- 1 av a j 1 1 r . irom cuspaicues 10 me jiornmg uregoman Dates to February 25tfi. Green peas are selling in the markets of San I rancisco at 40 cent lb. Another meeting to form an Immiirra tionAid Society was held at San Frann- cisco en Tuesday evening last. Madrid dispatches sav the Kins? Consort has been exiled from Spain on charges of plotting lor a regency of the kingdom. A London dispatch says a bill for the Confederation of British North America oniy embraces the Canadas, with Nova scotia ana rsew Brunswick. A bill directing the Secretary of the Navy to distrbuto $100,000, the value of me piratical steamer Alalmna to the offi cers and crew of the steamer Kmrsarge was considered, but without action. The Fenian excitement in New York is tuivmg a serious turn, it is said. Nine of tne 1 email prisoners who were arrested at Dublin on suspicion, have been tried found guilty and hdavily sentenced. ' The death of Professor Alexander Dallas Bache at Newport, II. I., on the 18th is announced. The Secretary of the Treasu ry has ordered the Coast Survey Office to be draped in mourning. ' John II. Surratt was on the 18th, after noon, removed to prison under a bench warrant from Judge Fisher. He was dressed m the uniform of the Papal Ro mans. There is no doubt of his identity. T) IIartftirth Conn., dispatch, says that 1 . r. Barnum has been nominated by the Republicans for Congress in the 1th Dis trict. The Democrats have nominated Richard D. Hubbard. The Herald's special dispatch says Blair Sr., has gone to Boston to urge Gov. And rews to accept the position of Secretary of btate, by authority of, and in connec tion with, the universal suffrage party. Henry St. Marie, the witness by whose evidence the identity of Surratt-the al leged accomplice of Booth, Atzerot and Paine, was determined, arrived at New lork on the ISth, and went direct to Washington by the evening train. There is no probability that anvthin will be done with the proposition "which, was referred to the Wavs and Means Com mittee to report a bill providing that there shall be no further reduction during the piesem year ox me volume of greenback currency. It is understood 'that Ex-Governor I nomas II. Ford and Solomon Hinckley have been retained as couusul for Surratt. W hen the prisoner was delivered to the marshal, and asked by the latter if his name was John II. Surratt. He replied, " It is, sir.'' Hitherto he has repeatedly denied his identiv. Portland (Me.) naners sav flour can bo brought now quicker from California limn from Chicago, owing to the poor facilities for Western transportation. On Feb. Kith, they received a lot in forty davs from Snn Francisco. The sacks were inclosed in gunny bags. Hendricks, of California, who recently offered to match the horse George M. Patchcn, for three races against any stall ion in the world, has been taken up by Hiram W-oodmif, who will trot VaaderbVt against Patchcn for S 1.000 a sirlc miln heats, best a in 5, at the Fashion Course in A Nashville despatch of the ISth shows that Quantrell's band still exists. It is stated that a mob. composed of the re mains of Quantn- lPs guerrillas, broke open Jlr. Carrie's hon,se, at Parkvilie. and seiz ed and hung Carrie. He had been tried lor stealing horses with which to escape irom the rebels at the battle of Perrys ville. - A dispatch from Berlin to the 20lh states that returns of the recent election for members of the North German parliament are nearly all received. All the members elected iu Saxony are anti-Prussian. The Government has contracted with parties to purchase several steamers of an Ameri can pattern, for use when dispatch is re quired. A Frankfort, Ky., dispatch states that the lower house of the Kentucky legisla ture have passed, by a vote of 50 against 13, a joint resolution, stating that the peo ple are unalterably opposed to the move ments in Congress to place the people of the Southern States under military des potism, contrary to the spirit of the Union, and subversive of the principles whereon the Government is founded, and they here enter their solemn protest against all such Congressional action. A dispatch to the Times says that the President will most undoubtedly veto the reconstruction bill. The military feature is particularly obnoxious rto him. The World urges a veto, " to escape the trap the Republicans have laid for the Presi dent' It says : " The bill, bad as it is. is more favorable than any that is likely to be passed in its stead." Then why urge a veto ; if passed over a veto it will prevent the exclusion of the south from the next Presidential election. Gen. McDowell has received a report from the commander at Camp Grant, Ari zona, announcing that he had succeeded in obtaining possession, by exchange, of Everett A. Mullon, a little white boy, who has been held prisoner by the Apaches since August, 165, when a party, includ ing his. parents, and several other Ameri cans and Germans, were murdered near Tuscon. A brother of the boy was frozen to death while with the. Indians. Con McDowell desires to find any relations of the child, here or at the East. On the 21st in the House, Hooper, of Massachusetts, from the Committee on Ways and Means, reported a bill to pro vide for the payment of compound notes, and to prohibit the contraction of cur rency, lie claimed that this was in con formity with instructions of the House, contained in' Grinnell's resolution. An animated debate arose on the subject of the report being read. The House, how ever, refused to receive the report. The bill provides for exchange of the notes for certificates bearing interest at 3 and 6 per cent. The amount due this fiscal year is $1-10,000.000. On the 20th the Senate, after a debate lasting during the afternoon, refused to agree to compromise on the Reconstruc tion bill. The House continued the de bate on the Army Ann'ronriaiion hill particularly the section relating to the General-In-feief, until 9 o'clock, when the reconstruction- bill (Bingham's) was taken up. Wilson, oMswa, moved to amend the 5th section so as to prevent the voting of parties participating in framing the Constitution and of those proscribed by the pending Constitutional Amend ment. Blaine, of Maine, moved .the pre vious question, when the Democrats began to filibuster. ETdridee of Wisconsin, moved to table the bill. Npvdvfl' ayes, 35 ; noes, 100. Stevens did not vote. The Senate continued in session wi?,h the hope that both Houses 'would agree be fore they adjourned. At 11 o'clock, how ever, the Senate adjourned and an hour later the House adjourned. It -is now too late to pass any reconstruction bill that tne President may not pocket if he chooses. This, therefore, is probably the end of ac tion on reconstruction by the 30th Congress. TRADE REPORT. Enterprise Office, J Oregon City, March 1st, 1867. f There is a very perceptible improvement iu business throughout Oregon, but the un settled condition of things at the East, in consequence of the dilatory movements of Congress wiih regard to questions of tariff and the currency, render the times some what critical. The wheat and flour market of San Fran cisco continues in good demandfoj extra choice for shipment at full rates. Advices from Atlantic ports, Liverpool and other places to which flour and wheat have been sent during the past and present season have established the fact that the wheat of Oregon and California makes the best flour offering in any of those markets. The cost of freight on grain from the west to the sea board by rail, is higher than from this coast by steam and sail, but Illinois and those States have the advantage of regular means of transportation. Had we equal fa cilities on this point, our farmers could com pete successfully with the west. It is pre sumable that the time has come for our busi ness men to engage in direct trade with New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Liverpool The present system is disparaging to their trade, and is most certainly damaging to the grain, wool, leather, hides, etc., which Ore gon is exporting through California hands We rather anticipate that before the coiniug crop shall be ready for shipment, vessels will be available for carrying off all we may have to spare. In regard to the present lack of tonnage at San Fraftcisco, the Times which is decided ly the best authority says : Most writers for the press seem to ismore the fact that there is ut this moment a great er number of ships en route to this nort'than for years past. Many of these are vessels of the largest class, dispatched here with spec ial reference to the grain carrying trade A score or more may reasonably ho t0'r arrive here at any moment. It is an indisputable fact that an increase of immigration is all that is necessary to mo.Ee Oregon the most prosperous and im portant State in the Union. The arrival of several cargoes of our wheat at Liverpool, according to remarks m English papers, has had the effect of awakening the "Corn Lords" to the importance of the Pacific States as a source of supply for a superior quality of wheat, which that country, with its exces sive population, must import from some place. The certainty ot a home charter will induce these suppliers of bread to enter into arrangements to carry emigrants hither at low figures, and from this point of view, the export of our flour may be of infinitely greater importance to the coast than the mere profit of individual farmers or shippers. We have but few changes to note in cur rent prices. The following are prices paid the producer : FLOUR Imperial and Standard brands So 50 ) bbl., in sacks : Country brands 84 50. - " WHEAT Limited demand atC2c bu. OATS 36(U0c. ' CORN MEAL 32 50$33 cwt. FEED Ground $25 hi ton : Middlings $13,$H; Bran $12. FRUIT Green Apples bx 75 $1 25; Dried Apples lb fc10c.; Dried Peaches 20c; Plums 20c. CURED MEAT Bacon $ lb 13c(14c: Hams ft lb 13(3 15c: Shoulders 70c. LARD In kegs 12c.; tins 15c. EGGS 25c. H doz. uu ilJt.lv 35c. POULTRY Ordinary to prime 3 lb 25 Chickens doz S t 50: tame Ducks 75c. pair ; lame Geese $2 50 Hi pair : Turkeys 2 50(?v$3 53 pair. 50c. pair, or $3 HIDES Salted lb 4i5c; dry 910. 123 JD 331 JHEG IE1ZS& At St. Mary's Academy, Portland, Feb, 26, 1807, of diptheria, Ermiua Angella, youngest daughter of Wm. L. ami M. A. Holmes of Oregon City, aged 16 years, 10 months and 18 days. " Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord.". Astonishing Pact. The present is tru ly an age of wonders. " Many indeed are the astonishing facts ascertained through the application of science and ethics. IT IS A FACT that Kohn & Fishel, of the St. Louis Clothing htore, X0. Ill Front street, Port land, give their customers eminent satisfac tion, and will not be undersold. Fishermen so often exposed, to hurts by having their skin pierced with hooks and the fins offish, can be much relieved by bath ing the wound with a few drops of Perry Davis egetablo Pain Killer as soon as the accident occurs. In this way the anguish is soon abated. Lathe as often as once in five minutes say three or four times, and vou will seldom have any trouble. Fishermen of Oregon: remember this. Travelers are always liable to sudden at tacks of dysentery and cholera morbus, and these occurring when absent from home are very unpleasant. Perry Davis' Vegetable 1 am Killer may always be relied upon, in such cases. As soon' as you feel the symp toms, take one teaspoonful in a gilt of new milk and molasses, and a gill of hot water. Stir well together and drink hot. Repeat the dose, and a few hours yon feel relieved. If the pains be severe, bathe the back and the bowels with the medicine clear. Xo person should start for the mines without a supply ot this valuable medicine. The Ilest Remedy for Purifying the Blood, Strengthening the Nerves, Restoring the Lost Appetite, is FRESE'S HAMBURG TEA. It is the best preservative against al-' most any sickness, if used timely. Composed ot herbs only it can be given safily to infants, .rull 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 EM1L FRESE. Whnlpn! n..e Sola Agent, 410 Clay street, San Francisco. Sew Advertisement's. W. G. BALLAEB. THOS. STKPHEXS. EXCELSIOR S0BA WORKS ! BAIL.UID & STEPHENS, Proprictrs. REALERS IX 8 Fine Brandus, English Ale ( Porter, Cham panne Cider, Bock Beer, dc. A LS0 Manufacturers of all kinds of Syr JTA. tips, Soda ater and Ginger Pop. in bulk or by the case v.uciMorMgllsIl Ale and porter fiII d 20:ly MAMBLE WOBK. A. J. IVI0?JR0E, Dealer in California, Vermont and Italian Marbles,Ole7isks, Monu ments, Head and Fool-Stones, SALEM ...OliEGOX. " Al; died o: Mantles and Furniture Marbh to order. 10 Cm .. lurm UAMU Grou; UUA X lit Its ;I fi IS- 4i!f. rt - TVlir rl W V "3J W rw VEGETARLK3 Potatoes f) bu. 50 50c; Onions 100 lbs $1$1 50.: Beans 100 lbs $3 50;$1. New Advertisements To Shippers and Travelers FOR MONTANA. Via Lake PEN D' OREILLE', THE STEAMER MAJlY MOODY ! Will commence making her regular trips fronfFen d'Oreille City to-Cabinet Landing, on or about the 10th inst. II. A. HOG UE, Agent March 1st, 1867. q 19.2w PEOPLE'S O Transportation Company. O NEW ARRANGEMENT. O UntiLfurther notice O THE STEAMER Will leave Portland daily at 7 o'eftick A. M. from the Company dock, foot of ABtreet, for Oregon Cityj connewing witt) the STEAMER RELIANCE, On Monday and Thursday of each week for Salem, Albany Qorvallix and intermediate "points AND WITH TIIE 1 'i o STEAMER UNION o On Monday, WeHnesda and Friday of each weektjfer Lafayette and in- iermediate jioints. f-5 Due notice will be given, 'tf when the Company, will dis patch a boat on other days thag above. Returning the Str. ALERT will leare Oregon Uity lor 1'ortland at i o clock P. JM. A. A. MeCULLY, " PMidenfP. T. Go. SALEM, March. 1st 1S67. (l:tf Oregon Steam Kaiigatlou' G OMPANYt THE STEAMERS O G CASCADE. Or WILSON G. HUNT, Capt. John Wolfe ConSiander. Will leave Portland daily, Sundays excepted, at 5 0 clock a. m. for the Cascades, con- necting with the steamers ONEONTA : o Or IDAHO, Capt. John McNclty, Commander. For Dalles Through inftne Day! TIIE STEAMERS YAKIMA, ' WEB FOOT, o TEN I NO, OWYHEE, SPRAY, or NEZ TERCES CniEF, Will leave Cehlo for Umatilla and Wallula ' daily, Sundays excepted, until further notice. TIIE STEAMERS JULIA and. IRIS o Will make daily trips with StocJcf between Portland and the Dalles Shippers can'mt&e spec- ial arrangments to have their Stock taken through to the (Dalles ia one day. J. C. AIXSWOR.TII, President O. S. N. Co. M0NTICELL0 ROUTE. THE STEAMER RESCUE Ohlson .( Master. O CARRYING TIIE UNITED STATES MAIL ! . Will leave Portland for Monticeio every, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at'7 o'clock a. si., via Lewis rivej J. C. AIXSWORTH, President O. S. iVT. Co. 3:lv 0 ASTORIA ROUTE. o THE U. S. MAIL STEAMER JOHN H. COUCH Sxow Master. Will leave Portland for Astoria and inter mediate landings, on Monday" and Friday of each week, at 6 o'clock a. m.. Returning will leave Astoria on Tuesday and Saturday it 6 a. m. 0 q ,i. J. C. AIYS WORTH, 3:1 7 President O. S. N. Co. VALUABLE T.OWJJ LOTS o UPON TIIE BLUFF! OWNED BV ENOS SL0VER, FOR SALE CHEAP. ON EASY TERMS ! LOTS 1, 3, and G, IX BLOCK J07, On Jefferson street. ALL OF BLOCK G'3, Bordered by Washington st., John. Adams st., Fifth st,, and Sixth st. ' ALSO: ONE pair of excellent work horses, aged S and 9 years respectively, together with wagon, harness, etc. ,Q Zi& For particulars-apply to D. J. Slover, or to J. M. Bacon, at the County Clerk's of fice, Oregon City. . (17.4 Ak your neighbor to subscribe for the Enterprise. - -'' 2 Q 0 O 0 ( O o O O 0 O O