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&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
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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.
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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
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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
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! ( 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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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Transportation Company.
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NEW ARRANGEMENT.
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UntiLfurther notice
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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
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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.
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Oregon Steam Kaiigatlou'
G OMPANYt
THE STEAMERS
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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,
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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
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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.
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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.
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ASTORIA ROUTE.
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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
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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
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