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5 V i . O G O 0 0 1NAL DEFECTIVE (D ViK 1. OREGON CITY, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1867. No. S3. o i Jl . 'ii- ; '" it ........ I . Oregon City i i . . rte--J ' . .. " " U 1 n 1 iHj JT1 Jf Irk 1 k3 JDj o k . . i I ,"" .- A . . ... . KBLMUM EVERT SATURDAY MORNING Iby D- 0. IRELAND, l.PR-iE --South east corner of Fifth and 1 u..v streets, in the building lately known I JJllJ. Court House, Oregon City, Oregon. Terms of Subscription. Dae copv, one rear in advance $3 , ' " ll delayed 4 $3 00 00 Terms of Advertising. ' Transient advertisements, one square ftftt insertion . . . $2 50 - P.!r(Mch subsequent insertion I 00 Bu.-ines3 Cards one squar e per annum i payable quarterly 12 00 r Otk column per annum ' One lull column f f J tai advertising at the established rates. XSOJf. O. M COWS. XoUiry Public. '.TOHnSON & IYIcCOWN, HSkIWON 01TV. OREGON. ! f- Will attend to all business entrusted i .ourre in any of the Court, of the State, Ulct"money, negotiate loans, sell real es- I'tad c.ies. ' - o D. 1YI. McKENNEY, xiitorneifOaad Counsellor at Law WILL ATT liND PROMPTLY TO ALL business entrusted to his care. ; OrFiCB One door north of Bell & Parker's lrag stnreJJregon City, Oregon. 3:ly r"l sTh UELAT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, t I Oitgon City, Oreg! Office over Charman & Brother. S:tf f CLIFF HOUSE. -sfv Main Street, early Opposite Woolen Factory. S-VrSlOAD-ES, -Proprietors. Oie?n City. Oregron. We invite the citizens of Oregon City, and the traveling public, to give us a share of their patronage. Meals can be tiad .at all hours, to please the rrost fastidious. 15 ; 1 BARLOW HOUSE, ilain Street, one door north of the "Woolen factory, n City .... Ore.'.'" .Oregon , ir Win. Harlow, Proprietor. tit - " Tic proprietor, thankful for the continued patron:ie he has received, vvotild inform the public that lie) will continue his efforts to plst his guests, q (52 BENNETT HOUSE, ' Salem Oregon. : jf Ij. .AY S Ti UXEY, WING LEASED THE ABOVE HOTEL is prepared to accomm.jdate the public in as good style as any house on the coast. lie h is determined to make the Bennett as food as the best, and better than any public ouse in Salem. Charges moderate. JUultnbmali I ullage No. J, A j V, t A. 31.- -Holds its regular Va 'Communications on the iirst and third Sat urdays oeach month, at half past six p. m. Biethren in good standing are invited to attend. By order of W. M. Oregon City, Nov. bth, lSGt. S:Iy 'ijj, Oregon l.olg No. 3, I. O. jlffe of O.F. Meets every Wednes 'v"v!' day evening at 7 o'clock, in tire Masonic Hall. Members of the order are in vited to attend. By order N. G. 3:ly lA illamette L.xlge Xo. 151. O. Ci. T. Metis every Saturday evening, at the rooms oS.E. corner of Main and Fifth streets, at 7 1-2 o'clfck. Visiting members are invited to attemL n7j s By order of V. 0. T. J. WELCH, DEXTIST. mane nay Located at Oregon, City, Oregon, Booms over Charman Jb Bto.'s store. Main iltrect. ( lie. 1 y M JAMBS Til. BI00BE, ' Justice of the Peace cC" City Recorder. o Office In the Court House and City t Council Uoom, Oregon City. wil. attend to the acknowledgment of ieeds, and all other duties appertaining to ' theultice of Justice of the Peace 2:1 y Dr. F. Barclay, EI. R. 6. L. , Formerly Surgeon to thf)Ilon. H. B. Co.) OFFICE: At jdsidente,. am Street (52). . Oregon City. i Djr. H. Saffarrans, fllYSICIAft and SURGEON. 'OFFICE In J. Fleming's Book Store. i Main street, Oregon. City. I John Fleming. Dealer i,. books and statioxery. Thankful for the patronage heretofore re tened, respectfully solicits a continuance f lue favors of a generous public. Ilis store is between Jacobs' and Acker toin s bricks, on the west side of Maiu street, Oregon City, October 27th, '66. (tf Professor A. J. Rutjes, TEACHER OF MUSIC. ATILL be glad to receive a number ot Jr. Y Pupils at his Music Room, at the pri e residence of Mr. Charles Xogus. He wui also continue to give instructions at private residences.0 charge for the use VJi pano" pupils will please give me notice when ready to commence. 3:ly DaTid smith u W. H. MARSHALL. SMITH k MARSHALL, Stack Smiths and Boiler Makers. -; Corner of Main and Third streets, a vregon tJlty Q,, egon. .Sttd!1 ! branches. Boiler uTmi? r;r!Pa-mQ3- All work warranted Pet ant( (52 clAek greenman, All orders for the delivery of merchandise, or packages and freight ot vvhateve- descrip tion, to any part of the city, will be executed promptly and with care. . 16,6m William Brcughton, CONTRACTOR and BUILDER, Main street, Oregon City. Will attend to all work in his line, con sisting in part of Carpenter and Joiner work framing, building, etc. Jobbing promptly attended to. (52 JOHN NESTOR, 7D ytn? Front Street, Portland, Oregon. ZrT Plans, Specifications, and accurate work in z If 1 vin r rf;l short f e after the latest approved style. (ly) OREGON CITY ERE WEE Y ! iiaving purchased the above Brewery, wishes to inform the public tliut he is now prepated tvi manutiicttae a o. I quality of IMAGER HE Eli! As good as can beobtained an where in the iate. Oider.s solicited ami tMomntly tilled. Or. gon City, December 2Mb, lGti. " Kuf LOGUS & ALBRIGHT, EXCELSIOR MARKET ! Corner of Main and Fourth sts., Ongon City Oregon, TAKE this method of informing the pub lic that they keep constantly on Viand all kinds of fresh and salt meats, such as BEEF, PORK, MUTTOX, VEAL, COKXED- B E E F, PICKLED- FOR K, HAMS, LAPP, And everything else, to be found in their Hue of business. LOU US & ALBRIGHT. Oregon City, November I, J 665. 2.ly Msiyef's Msirltct ! IN MOSS' BUILDING, MAIN STREET, Oregon City rpHE UNDERSIGNED WILL JL keep on hand all the vari- eties ot tresUana cured meats : JJ J POULTRY, VEGETARLES, Corned Bt-rf and Pork. Bacon, Hams, Lard, Tallow, (t'C, C"C, -c. A liberal share of patronage is solicited, as I expect to keep as good an assortment, and of as good quality as the country affords, which will be delivered to purchasers at any reasonable distance in the citv. (J.Iy 11. MAYER. JOHX MYERS. 18GG. H. C. MYERS. J. MYERS & BROTHER, Cltcsap 12a.ttia Store ! Under the Court House, in Oregon, City. Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes. Clothing, Groceries, Hardware, etc., etc., Wh'u:h they propose to seU as cheap as any J louse in Oreqon. Oregon City.' October 23, 180(1. 2:ly JOIInT schram Manufacturer and Dealer in SADDLES, HARNESS, etc., d-c, Main street, between Third and Fourth,- Oregon City. nPHE attention of parties desiring anything 1 in my line, is directed to my stock, be fore making purchases elsewhere. (ly) JOHN SCHRAM. A. LEVY, Main Street, at the Telegraph Office Givgoii Cily O: gn. Dealer in Ke iter's Ready nude Clothing, Cigars, 'lobar co. Pipes. Stationery, Cutlfnj, Willow and, M ooden H are, Yankee Nti ns. Fancy and staple Groceries, Candies, Nuts, Toys, etc. 'ri Fashion Billiard Saloon iiain street, between Second and Third, Oregon Cily. j. C. Blann, Proprietor. THE above long established and popular Saloon is y?t a favorite resort, and as only the choicest brands ol Wines, Liquors and Cigars are dispensed to customers a share of the public patronage is solicited, (ly) J. C. MANN. SHADES SAL00N Weit Side Main Street, het en- Second hud Third, Oregon City. GEORGE A. HAAS Proprietor. The proprietor beirs leave to inform his friends and the public generally that the j above named popular sab 011 is open for their j accommodation, witha new and well assort ed supply of the finest brands of wines, liquors and cigars. 52 THE GEM. Main Street, opposite the Post Office, Oregon City. E. PAYNE Proprietor. The undersigned taes this method of in forming the public that he has purchased the above saloon, ana now offers a choice and well selected stock of foreign and domestic wines, liquors, etc., which cannot fail to please those who may extend their patron age. The best Lager Beer, Ale and Porter in the State, always on draught. 3:1 yj E. PAYNE. PONY SALOON. Main street, Oregon City; Adjoining the Brick Store of S. Ackerman. JAMES MANX, Propr. This popular saloon is always supplied with the very best quality of Wines and Liquors, Ale, Porter. Beer and Cider, Cigars and Tobacco. Give me a call. T:lyj J AMDS MANN. Deeds, IVot Wordst Not forever on thy knees, Would Jehovah have thee found j There are burdens thou canst ease; There are griefs Jehovah sees j Look around. Work is prayer if done for God, Prayer which God delighted hears, See beside yon upturned sod One bowed 'neath affliction's lod; Dry her tears. Not l( ng prayers, but earnest zeal j Tir.s is what is wanted more, Put thy shoulder to the wheel ; Bread unto the famished deal From thy store. Not high sounding words of praise Does God want, 'neath some grand dome 5 But that thou the fallen raise ; Bring the poor from life's highways To thy home. Worship God by doing gcod ; Works, not words ; kiud acts, not cfeed3 He who loves God as he should. Makes his heart's love understood By kiud deeds. Deeds are powerful mere words weak Batt'iing at high heaven's door, Let thy iove by actions speak ; m Wipe the tear from sorrow's cheek Clothe t; e poor. Be it Uiiue life's cares to smother'; And to brighten eyes now dim, Kind :eeds done to one anotner, God accepts as done, my brother, Unto iiiiu. ABkaitkil Tiiuluht. Li.e is beauti fully compared to a lountuin ted by a thousand streams, that perishes if one is dried, it is a silver chord twisted with a thousand strings, that parts assunder if one is broken. Frail and thoughtless mortals are surrounded by innumerable dangers, which make it much more strange that they escape so long, than that they all per ish suddenly at last. We are encompassed with accidents every day to crush the moldermg tenements that we inhabit. The seeds ol disease are planted in our consti tutions by nature, 'ihe earth and the at mosphere, whence we draw the breath ot liie, is pregnant with death. Health is made to operate in its destruction ! The food that nourishes contains the elements of decay ; the soul that animates it by vivify ing lire, tends to wear it out by ita own action ; death lurks in ambush aiong our paths. Notwithstanding this the truth is so palpably confirmed by the d uly ex amples before our eyes, how Ltiie do we lay it to the heart ! We see our friends and neighbors perishing among us, but how seldom does it Occur to our thoughts that our knell shall, perhaps, give the next fruitless warning to the world! Church Incident. The following is go ing the rounds : ' A minister of a west ern village found, one Sabbath, a notice which had been cut from a Saturday's newspaper, and placed in his desk for him to read to his congregation. But, by a strange coincidence, there happened to be printed on the other side of the same slip the advertisement of a certain shoe dealer, a prominent member of his church, and without turning the paper to read the other side, as the advertisement met his eye, the good man concluded it was ex pected he would read it. Accordingly, to the surprise of all. he announced, at the usual time for reading notices ' George S. Brown keeps constantly on hand and lor sale, a large and well selected assort ment of boots and shoes, which he will sell low for cash, at No. 10 Pine street.' And he added: 'Brother Brown is a worthy member of the church and society, and deserving the patronage of the congrega tion.' The consternation of brother Brown may be better imagined than described." Who's the Fool? Some merchants went to an I-ustein sovereign, and exhili ed for sale several j ery fine hoi sea. The K ng admired them and bought them ; he more over, gave the merchants a lac of rupees to purchase more horses for him. The King one day in a sportive humor, ordered the vizier to make out a list of all the fools in his dominions. He did so, and put his name at the head Of them. The King asked why. He replied, "Because you entrusted a lac of rupees to men you don't know, and who will never comeback." "Ay, but suppose they should come baek?" " Then I shall erase your name and insert theirs." A Ditch Toast. The following toast was given at the St. Nicholas banquet in New York recently : lloi.LAxn Land of Dyke3 and Van Dykes, oi" brooks and Ten Brooks, of pools and Vander Pools, of schooners and Schoonraukers ; land of cities with euphon eous names ot Saadam. ?:nd Edirtan. and Amsterdam", and Rotterdam ; land of cider and Zyeer Zees ; proprietor of bottom land on the largest known European scale. Broad-based Holland, hail. WitD Bill. Wild Bill, who has been given so much notoriety in Harpers' Monthly, was formerly a stage driver on! the Overland route, between Denver and Atch'mson, and is now a gambler at Junc tion City, Kansas. There are plenty oi as great heroes and reckless fighters, all through the western country. Change of Custom. According to the Boston Journal the peculiar people of1 the Hub" are returning to their old ways. It says that parties are now given to grown people which are-announced on the cards as commencing at three o'clock p. ji., and j terminating at eight o'clock p. m. Tlie Sto.yoftheXose. ONE OF M. LABOITLAYE S NEW FAIRY STORIES. At Dewitz, in the neighborhood of Prague, there onCe lived a rich and whim sical old farmer, who had a beautiful daughter. TLe students of Prague, of whom there were at that time twenty-five thousand, often walked in the1 direction of Dewitz. and more than one of thenl offer ed to follow the plow in hopes of becom ing the son-in-law of the farmer. The first condition that the cunning peasant set on each new servant, was this : " I engage you." he would say, " for a year, that is. till the cuckoo sings the return of spring ; but if. from now till then, you say once that you are not satisfied, I will cut off the end of your nose. I give you the same right upon me," he added, laughing. And he did as he said. Prague was full of students with the end of their noses glued on. which did not prevent an ugly scar, and still, bad jokes. To return from the farm d sfigured aud ridiculed, was well calculated to cool the warmest passion. A young man by the name of Coranda, somewhat ungainly in manner, but cool, adroit and cunning, which are not bad aids in making one's fortune, took it in his head to try the adventure. The far mer received him with his usual good na ture, and, the bargain made, sent him to the field to work. At breakfast time the other servants were called, but good care was taken to forget Coranda. At dinne it was the same. Coranda gare himsdf no trouble about it. He Went to the house, and while the farmer's wife was feeding the chickens, unhooked an enor mous ham from the kitchen rafters, took a huge loaf from the cu board, and went back to the fields to dine and take a nap. Are you satisfied ?" cried out the far mer, when he returned at night. ' Perfectly satisfied," said Coranda ; " I have dined better than you have." At that instant the farmer's wife caine rushing in, crying that her ham was gone. Coranda laughed and the farmer turned pale. " A ham is only a ham," answered his master. Such a trine does not trouble me." But alter that time he took good care not to leave the stuient fasting. Sunday came. The fanner and his wife seated themselves in the wagon to go ta church, saying to Coranda, It is your business to cook the dinner. Cut up the piece of meat you see yonder, with onions, carrots, leeks, and parsley, and boil them all together in the great pot over the kitchen fire." " Very well," answered Coranda. There was a little pet dog at the farm house by the name of Parsley. Coranda killed him, skinned him, cut him up with the. meat and vegetables, and put the whole to boil over the kitchen fire. When the farmer's wife returned she called her favorite ; but, alas! she saw nothing but a bloody skin hanging by the windows " What ha you done ?" said she to Coranda. " What ycit ordered, me mistress. I have boiled the meat, onions, carrots and leeks, and Parsley in the bargain." " Wicked wretch !" cried the farmer, ' had you the heart to kill the innocent creature that was the toy of the house?" " Are you not satisfied ?" said Coranda, taking his knife from his pocket. " I did not say that," returned the far mer. " A dead dog is nothing but a dead dog ;" but he sighed. A few days after the' farmer and his wife went to market. Fearing the terrible servant, they said to him. "Stay at home, and do exactly what you see others do." " Very well," said Coranda. There was an old shed in the yard, the roof of which was falling to pieces. The carpenters came to repair it, and began, as usual, .by tearing down the roof. Cor anda took a ladder and mounted the roof of the house, which was quite new. Shingles, lath, nails, and t les. he tore off everything, and scattered them all to the 1 ll'l .1 n , 1 ,1 winus. i uen tue iarmer returned, tue house w as open to the sky. "illian!" said he, what new trick have you played me ?" ' I have obeyed you master," answered Coranda. You told me to do exactly what I saw others do. Are you not satis Ged ?" And he took out his knife. " Satisfied ?" said the farmer ; " why should not I be satisfied? A few shingles more or less will not ruin me." But he sighed. Night came, and the farmer and his wife said to each other it was high time to git rid of this incarnate demon. xVs is always the casC with sensible people, they never did anything without consulting their daughter, it being the custom in Bohemia to think that children always had more wit than their parents. " Father," said Helen, I will hide in the great pear tree early iri the morning, and Call like a cuckoo. You can tell Co randa the year is up, since the cukoo is singing ; pay him and send him away." Early next morning the plaintive cry cf the cuckoo came from the fields. The far mer seemed surprised. Welf, my boy, spring has come," said be, " Do ytfu hear the cuckoo singing yonder f I will pay you, and we will part good friends." " A cuckoo !" said Coranda ; that is a bird which I always wanted to see." He ran to the tree and shook it with all his might, when behold a young girl fell from the branches, fortunately more scared that hurt. " Villain !" cried the farmer. " Are you not satisfied ?" said Coranda, opening his knife. " Wretch ? you would kill toy daughter, and you think I ought to be satisfied ! Be gone, if you would not die by my hand !" "I will go when I have cut off your nose," said Coranda. " I have kept my word ; do you keep yours?" "Stop!" said the farmer, putting his hands before his face ; " you will surely let me redeem my nose ?" " It depends on what you offer," said Coranda. ' Will you take ten sheep for it?" No." " Ten Cows ?" No, I would rather cut off your nose." And he sharpened his knife on the door step. Father," said Helen. " the fault was mine ; it belongs to me to repair it. Co randa. will you take my hand instead of my father's nose ?" " Yes'' replied Coranda: " I make one condition," said the young girl. " we will make the same bargain ; the first of us that is not satisfied aftf marriage shall have his nose cut off by the other." " Good." said Coranda, " I would rather it were the tongue ; but that will come next." Never was a finer wedding seen at Prague, and never was there a happier household. Coranda and the beautiful Helen were a model pair. The husband and wife were never heard to conlplait! of each other, they loved with drawn swords, aud thanks to their ingenious bargain, they kept for long years both their noses and their loves. Statistics of the War. The Washing ton correspondent of the Chicago Tribune furnishes that paper with an exhaustive compilation of the statistics of the war. The following tables are compiled from official documents : ENLISTMENTS BT STATES. Maine. 70,500 Missouri. . . New H'pshire. .35,012 Kentucky. . .119,364 . .75,275 .. 21,1S6 ...31,092 . . .s.2sa V ermont 34,054 Kansas. . . . Mas'chusetts.. 158,380 Tennessee. . Rh'de Isl'd 26,3l5 Arkansas.. Conn'cut. . . .58, 157 North Carolina. .3,150 New York . Penns'lvania..3'i6,'05 Nevada Delaware 1 2,265 Oretron Maryland 47,35o Washington. . West Virginia:32,!Mi3 Nebraska Dist. Col'mbia. 18,003 Colorado., . .1,080 . .1.-810 . . 064 . .S, 157 . .4,903 . . 2o'' . .f!,551 ...2,579 . .1,200 ..5,224 . . 545 . .1,065 . .3,530 Ohio Indiana. . . . 350,20o Dakota. 207,610 New Mexico.. 270,ot6 Alabama .88,802 Florida .03,072 Louisiana.... .24,032 Mississippi... .8o,6"0 Texas Illinois Michigan. . . Wisconsin. . Minnesota. . Iowa New Jersey 70,207 Indian Nation When the war closed there wove in the field, on the thirtieth day of April, 18C5, 1,000,516 men actually in service, and an enrolment of 2,245.003 men subject to draft. This would make the total fighting force of the Free States, between the ages of eighteen and forty-five, and in good physical health, and not including foreign ers not naturalized, to be 3.245,579 men. CASUALTIES. Deaths from wounds Deaths from disease . . fiO,oS9 . 184,331 . .100,045 . . .174,577 . . .224,306 , . . 5,390 , .. 22,281 . . '. 7,C62 Desertions Honorably discharged Discharged fo" disability. . . Dishonorably discharged.. Resignations Missing, &.c Total.. ...014,031 The Cental System. Nearly all the principal grain markets in the country have adopted resolutions agreeing to trans act business according to the cental system of weights and measures. The change substitutes sales by the one hun dred pounds in place of by the bushel. This will simplyfy the trade greatly. It is very easy to reduce the price per hundred pounds.- The following instances are given' I No. 1 Wheat (tier buahel 60 lbs.) $2 06 No. 1 Corn (per bushel 55 lbs). . . No. 2 O its (per bushel 32 lbs). . . No 2 Barley (per bushel 43 lbs). . SO 43 63 For the price of wheat dividing $2.0f by 60. gives 0343, the price per pound, or $2.43 the price per cental. Thus amend ed the above table would read (adopting the usual rule with last figure :) No. 1 Wheat per cental $3 43 No. 1 Coin percental 1 44 No. 2 Oats per cental..., . ..1 34 . ..1 42 No. 2 Barley per cen tal Railroad freights are quoted by the cen tal, and the price of grain would then be on the same basis, and at the opening of navigation, water freights would at once adjust themselves to correspond with quo tations of railroad freights. Perseverance of Inventive Genu's. In accordance with our practice of giving information upon all improvements in science, mechanics and the arts, we lay before the public a statement of the means by which it is claimed that the dangerous sub dance known as nitro glycerine is made non explosive, this is said to be effected by adding to the explosive oil a quantity of wood-naptha. In order to make the nitro glycerine fit for use again, a quantity of pure water i3 added to the nnn-exnlosive mixture, and while the naptha mixes with the Water the nitro glycerine is separated, find falls to the bot tom of the vessel. If all this be so. it is1 only another illustration of the maxim that the human mtnu can uuuuui wunrrw it can invent. Microscope. The micro reals the fact that a little black sneck of notato-rot the size of a pin head, contains about two hundred ferocious ani mals of the beetle shape, and from biting and clawing each other savagely. ', TJie Oregon Rauro:va. As regards Oregon, her resources and railroad necessities, we have repeatedly alluded in these columns to the active competition' by steam on this important route, and now resume the subject, says the San Francisco Times. The extremely low rates of transportation and passage between San Francisco and Portland, Ore gon, are conducing largely to stimulate trade and travel, and promote intercourse generally between these two places, as the long lists of passengers' and the heavily freighted steamers running on this route amply testify. There are now engaged regularly in this trade three lines of steam ers, creating a competition that has re duced freights from S7 to $10 per ton, in 1865, to $3, in 1866, the present rates varying from $1 to S3, while the price of passage may be said to be merely nominal fare in the cabin being $15, while in the steerage it is but $5. At these ex tremely lowr figures some of the steamers appear to be doing a living business, though they have forced sailing vessels to relinquish this trade entirely. The quan tity of merchandise shipped to Portland, whence nearly the whole of Oregon. Wash ington and Idaho, with a portion of Mon tana, derive their supplies, is enormous ; the receipts at this port of wheat, flour, apples, wool, and other agricultural staples of the north country being proportionably large ; the whole indicating a thrifiy and growing trade, and furnishing encouraging data for those contemplating the construe tion of railroads connecting the Columbia with the Sacramento river, projects that are just now earnestly engaging the atten tion of the people of both Oregon and California. Of these enterprises, designed to complete this line of communication, there are two : one the California and Or egon road, to extend from Oroville, in this State, to the southern boundary of Oregon, and the other from the latter point to the Columbia river, passing through the Wil lamette and other important districts of the State. The former company has al ready organized, and has procured from Congress 6.400 acres per mile of public land along the line of their road, to aid in its construction, the Legislature o'f Oregon having by law agreed to pay the interest on their bonds to the amount of SI, 000.-. 000, at the rate of seven per cent, per an num for a term of twenty years. The other company denominated the Oregon Central have also recently organized under a law ef Congress, with a. view to taking pre liminary measures for building their por tion of the line. Among the names of the incorporators are those of Gov. Woods. United States Senator Corbett, and other leading men of the State, imparting to the undertaking an earnest and substantial ap pearance. This company have issued a prospectus, stating that they will be pre pared to open subscription books as scon as a favorable result is obtained from ne gotiations now pending with railroad men and capitalists in the East, who it is confi dently believed will furnish the required aid. Agents have meantime been ap pointed to canvass the counties and towrns along the line of the road for assistance, shares being made payable when preferred in "claimed" or improved lands rated at a fair cash valuation. The most of the Oregon papers are in favor of this road being built, and urge the people to ren der it every assistance in tbeir power. That it would benefit the regions pene trated bv it, admits of no doubt, since it would bring the San Francisco markets as near in point of time and cost of transpor tation as Portland now is to some of the largest and most valuable farming districts of the State.- The Willamette Valley and its tributaries, wi.h their salubrious cli mate, rich soil, fine timber, and extensive water-power, constitute one of the most desirable places of residence, as well as valuable agricultural and manufacturing districts to be found in any country ; while in the'more southern portion of the State but adjacent to the Lne of this contem plated improvement, are some ot the best paying mines on the coast. In no direc tion leading out of California could arail road be made to penetrate a section richer in natural resource?, or having before it a ... "V ,1, it ' V,.i more promising lutnre man mis. xet owing to its position, remote from naviga ble waters, without railways or other means for the expeditious, cheap and con venient transportation of its products to market, the common roads being all but impassable in wintef; it remains but sparsely settled, and in a very backward state of development. With a railroad, the marketable commodities of this region could be placed in San Francisco in less time, and at smaller cost, than is now re quired to convey them to Portland, after which they have to make a long sea voy age to reach this city, a great detriment to perishable articles, as many of those are that come to us from Oregon. To the Umpqua and Willamette Valleys, with their rich farming and grazing lands, their capacities for the cheap and successful growing of fruits, vegetables and wool, and the valuable mining districts of South ern Oregon and Northern California, a railroad would seem fo be a matter of the first importance, and. as such, entitled to the ready and earnest support of the in habitants of those regions. That these roads, if built, would transact a large and profitable business, seems probable, while the cost of their construction, it is esti mated, would be comparatively email. Thi! character of the country through which most of the route lies would be fa vorable to an easy grade, the right of way would cost little or nothing, while along the entire line timber for tho superstruc ture could be had close at hand, and tree cf expense. Rich and extensive iron beds are known to exist in the Willamette Val ley, With wood, water and other surround ings favorable to the manufacture of this metal, some of which has already been produced on a limited scale. It is found to be of a very superior quality, and is pronounced by judges well adapted to railroad purposes, wherefore it vvouldno doubt be found economical for these rai f jad companies to manufacture all they may need, instead of resorting to an im ported article, and one that generally con stitutes the most costly item in railroad building. Portions of these roads being at the same time the least expensive- such as those from Oroville to Shastaand from Portland to Salem, extending per haps quite to the head of the Willamette Valley would beyond any question pay well from the start, while they would con fer immense benefits upon the country along their line, their earnings steadily in creasing as it became settled and im proved. Few sections of the coast are more in want of a railroad than this, while none are more richly endowed with all the nts requisite to building and maiu- it nne: element tainin? The Rise of Cities. It is curious to mark the decay of Cities to see how in cessantly the constituent parts are falling into dust and to note by the examination of the excavations which are made, the gradual rising of the ground. We were particularly struck siys the Bulletin, ith this reflection the ether day when wander ing round the old St. Bartholomew's in Smithfield. Inside the church the pave ment has been raised twcfeetsS; inches, and yet the ground around the surround ing surface is upwards c'f five feetP higher than the present pavement. In part ibis is to be attributed to the extensive burial of the dead but not so altogether ; for in all towns there is a constant crumbling of stone, bricks, mortar, and other materials which are being continually deposited. We may form ideas of this by giving the following figures respecting bricks onlyJ It is said th'at in this kingdom there are about 1,800,000,000, made per annum. Of this quantity Manchester alone makes 130,000,000 per annum. an$ what are termed the London makers about the same quantity ; but besides those made in the suburbs there come to the metropolis vast numbers of bricks by the rivojs and canals from distant places. If, therefore, we take the supply of this material at about 230,000,000 a year, and take the low average weight of three tons per hun dred, we have about 750.000 tons, of bricks yearly consumed in the London district. The weight of iron, stone, wood, &c, used each year throughout the metropolis must be enormous, and yet how soon all these decay and perish. Of Roman brickwork we have but little remaining ; and of those' early English bricks which may be known by the straw marks, we meet with few traces ; even the bright red bricks which were so much used in the reigns of Henry VIII., Queen Elizabeth, Charles 1.. 1L, ?. , are rapidly disappearing ; and of the im mense masses of brickwork which are just now being planted in the soil, in 300 years time there will be very little remaining. In this way the metropolis and other cities are raised on the surface by the accumula ted decay of passing generations. Men One Woi lo RATintft not Me. Men -who tell stor.es that run into one an other, so that you find it very d.flicHllt to get away at the end of any one of them. Men who have quarreled with all their relations". - Men who have been betrayed and aban doned in the most heartless manner by) all their friends. Men who have been persecuted and swindled by a general conspiracy of every body. Men who imitate popular acto'r3. Men who are always asking. " Don't yott think so?" Men who are always " putting a case." Men who agree with you too much. Men who feel inclined to join issuo with you there." -.-. .- o A Flea Uxdeu A Microscope. When a Ilea is made to appear as large as an elephant we can see all the wonderful parts of its formation, and areQaStOninhed to find that it has a coat of armor much more complete than ever wair.or 1ire, q and composed of strong polished plates, fined over each other, each plate covered like a. tortoise shell; and where they meet, hundreds of strong quills project like those on the porcupine or hedge hog. There are the arched neck, the brmht eyes, the transparent cases, pierces to puncture the skm, a sucker to drawaway the blood, six long jointed legs, lour of which are folded on the breast, all reay at any moment to be thrown out with tremendous lorce mv that jump which l.o Le.s one when' they wa it to catch him ; at the enu ot each leg. nooked clvs, to euab.e him to c.ing uj whatever he ahgbis upotfi A flea tan jump a hundred times his own length, wn.cu s the same as il a man jumped 1 thought of seven hundred leet ; and be ca&s Uiaw a load two hundied times his ow n wiight Cider .Vinegar. Ttie quickest way to make cider vinegar, says a writer in the New York Tribune, is to leach the Cider fchrough an open barrel filled with&baving of some tasteless wood ; let it drip slow- -ly through the atmosphere the farther it ' fails the better. Whiskey and water treat ed the same way, makes very good "cider" vinegar. He says also that an article called cider vinegar, eagerly sought for and purchased by persons in some local ities " because it is sharp," is probably nothing more it fir, diluted muriatic acid. 0 o o O o o o 0 0 o o 1 4 f t u V3m : -