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o o o O ljc ilJcckln (Enterprise. o Oregon City, Oregon : p. C- IRELAND, EDITOR AXD PROPRIETOR. Saturday, April 13tli, 1867. "5 Going Home Ijy llailvoati. (When the charter was obtained for the construction of the Pacific Railroad, it was the common remark of middle-aged people ' The work will not be finished in my day ; my children may live to see it completed, and travel by rail across the continent." Ten years was named as a short time, but the public mind was slow tOQ accept less than 20 to 30 years as the time required to execute so gigan tic an undertaking. The distance from Sacramento to New York, by the Trans-Continental route, is :5,129 miles. Of the entire distance, 1,887 miles are now completed and in running order; so that there remains now miles to be built. During the present Pifminer, all the heavy work in the Sierras will fbave been completed, and the grade will pass out to the great table land, where the work is comparatively easy. Thn work on the Atlantic end will u reach the Rocky Mountains toward the latter part of the coming summer ; but no obstacles greater than those found in the Sierras are likely to be encountered, and the appropriation being wisely ap portioned to the difficulties of the work, there is no lack of financial stimulus even among the mountains. The heaviest work will of course exhaust the appropriation of $-18,000 per mile, and the additional value of 12,800 acres of land ; but the lighter work of the foothills and the plains puts the balance ag.tin on the ricrht side. In such unequal work it is not easy to estimate the ratio of progress (it. may be noted, however, that the ratio has steadily increased dimng the pas year, both companies striving for tb Greater number oi miles. Sanguine men who have watched these operations close ly, predict that the entire gap will be filled within two years. But allowing the margin of a year for contingencies, the whole road is very likely to be completed early in the season of 1870, or in three vears from this time. Thus, the men who predicted that they should not live to see this road finished, will havea chance to ride over if before their beards are fairly gray. Three thous and miles at best may be a weary ride, and somewhat exhausting to the nervous forces. But the first week at sea is usually devoted to the horrors of sea-sickness. A week on the railroad, takes us across the continent. Something of the monotony is relieved by sight-seeing, and the tedi ousness is mitigated by sleeping cars and other modern improvements. Ex cursion parties can halt at Salt Lake and Omaha, and from the latter place, can go down the river as far as they choose by steamboat, and then elect by what route they will complete the journey to NewQ York. Even now, the possibility O of going home by rail Bounds strangely, and some of us will have to make the iournev once at least, before we shall fully compass the magnificent reality Will tliere be resturants in the wilderness? says the Bulletin, or will parties take their own lunch baskets : And what win constitute the make-up and outfit, with the incidental comforts, for the Continen tal jaunt of 3,000 miles ? Some Assistance. The Herald states that as soon as the news wa3 made public O Gfhat a compromise had been effected be tween the steamship companies interested in the Oregon trade, the old packet line was again organized, and one of their vessels immediately placed upon the berth forQPortland. The bark Samuel Mcrrltt is laden with freight for Knapp, Burrell & Co., of Portland, and for the Government. The barkentine IVm. B. Scranton has been placed on the berth for Oregon by Aldrich, Merrill & Co. The bark Live Yankee, and a couple of other vessels will be dispatched in their turn by the same firm. They take freight at So per ton. Compovxd Interest Notes. The follow ing is an official statement of the whole amount of compound interest notes yet outstanding, and also of the amount yet outstanding which falls due in 1SG7 : Wiofe amount. Falling due in 1S07. Priucipal l43,0(i4,ij-i0 9?,'G5,O0O Interest 27.761,921 9,3-40,1-2-2 Total $170,S2t?,361 $119,005,122 From this it will appear that the Treas ury will be compelled to provide for this O large amount of compound interest notes during the present year, and in addition to the provision made by the seven-thirties falling due during the same period. .School Lands. Senator Corbett has been informed by the Commissioner of the Land Office that under the 500.000 acre grant of 4 th September, 18G1, made by the Governor of Oregon, in the Oregon City and Roseburg districts, the selections have been carefully examined and tested, and clear lists ot such as were free from ob jections to the extent, of 105,099 acres, have been prepared and submitted to the Secretary of the Interior, and by him ap proved. Certified transcripts of the lists, vesting the title to the selections in the State will be transmitted to the Governor of Oregon and the local land offices, at an early day. o o Oreoox Avri.Es. A San Francisco dis patch says that the 3.380 boxes of apples from Oregon cx-Oriflamme and Idaho sold at $1 5002 17. The bidding was spirited and the prices realized show an advance which is attributed to prospective decrease of lreights from Portland. Eight Hocks an Tex. Mechanics or laborers, if in steady employment, show er poor judgment in 44 striking.' This eight hour movement we consider caps the climax. Strikes are generally managed by outsulw parti? s who are in want of situ- What is to be Done. For the past year Oregon has been fa vored by an opposition which has enabled the superiority of her products to become established in Eastern cities and elsewhere. But now that opposition has passed away, what is to be done? Is there any hope for further shipments of Oregon flour to New York ? Is the great highway which we have been pro ided with by nature, to be again monopolized ? Oregon has as many advantages as the balance of the world, for carrying on commercial pur suits, bin having never improved of them it is doubtful whether they are of much service to us. We hear a great deal about Pacific railroads. If twenty railroads were built, connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific, they would be unable to sup ply the demands of trade as well as the ocean routes now do. Why not talk more of establishing direct trade by sail, with China, Australia, and Atlantic ports ? In connection with this matter, we commend the following to the attentive perusal of our readers. We quote from the Califor nia Farmer : We think it about time for merchants, and all other business men, to begin to re alize that the Agricultural produce of Cal ifornia has had some influence in the pros perity of our State, and that the prospeGts tus for the coming year, and all future years, is such-that agriculturists themselves should take rank as among the builders up of our State. Heretofore they have been looked upon as the mudsills, and as of little account, and their influence only needed at election time, when their votes would help hungry office seekers into power so that they miglit have a grab at the loaves and fishes. The time has come, we hope, when their influence shall be exerted for the true ad vancement of the whole State, and this can be done by expressing their rights and privileges at the ballot-box by throwing overboard all political tricksters and office seekers, and electing only men, good men, who will look after the agricultural, man ufacturing, and mechanical interests of our whole State. That it is highly important that this should be done, and done immediately, we call attention to the astonishing facts in relation to the crop of grain raised the past year, and that alter all that has been sent abroad, now equal to two hundred cargoes, there is still left on hand in siore and beyond oar own wants, tico million live hundred thousand sacks of wheat alone. What a comment upon the value of the farming interest of our State! While we record this gratifying fact, so honorable to the farmers of California, we can give assurance to our readers that the harvest of 1867 will be nearly double that of 180(5. With such facts, we would call upon those who are interested in, or con versant with shin building, to look to the importance of having ships built to carry away the grain crop of 1867. Let us have California ships to carry our California gram. hue speaking of our gram crop, we can point to the splendid and spacious grain warehouse at the South Point dock, under the charge of Messrs. W. B. Carr & Co. This is one of the largest and finest ware-houses in our State, as we have often said. This ware house has had at one time more than 5,000 tons, wheat in store, and at the present time it has about 2,000 tons, and many other warehouses have quantities from one hundred to five bun dred tons, and over the State large lot: besides. We ask, is such an interest ot value to our State ? If so, then, let it be cared for and cherished. The Unionist, in endorsing the above, says : 'To make it applicable to this State, so far as the doctrine it contains is to go,we have only to use the word Oregon where California occurs. AVe are glad to see somebody take up the subject, and we hope it will not be let down until the bus iness of this coat is carried on in bottoms owned and controlled by men who live among, and are identified with us. Tun Coolie Traffic. A correspondent of the Columbia Press writes from Sau Francisco, that the white laborers had their wages reduced to $1 75 day, while the coolies were hired at $1 12 2 ti day. Hence the riot. Several of the principal rioters are now in jail, but petitions are in circulation for their pardons, which will probably be granted. In connection with this matter, an immense mass meeting was held recently in Plait's Hall, to take into consideration the relation of coolie and white labor. A series of resolutions were adopted deprecating the fearful evil of coolie immigration, which threatens to be of immense proportions, advising laboring men ot all branches of industry to combine and use their votes, influence, and money, to put down this serious evil. Associa tions have been formed in all the wards of the city, and are being formed through out the entire State, having in view this object. The people seem to be fully aroused, and it is to be hoped something may be done to rid our State and the entire coast of this bliffhtinjr curse. Railroads Stocks. The colossal for tunes made bv men who own railroad charters are well known. More than one needy adventurer has gone into railroad ing, and in a short time astonishes us by his expenditures of princely magnificence. At the recent election of Directors of the New York Central Railroad, 35 persons amounting to over $16,000,000. Of this amount four Dei-sons owned as follows. Value. $4,000,000 4.000,000 2.500,000 Legrand Lockwood 46,000 American Express Co. . . .40,000 Henry Keep 23,000 Cornelius Vanderbilt 5,000 Total ,14o,000 $14,300,000 Or more than half the whole stock of the road, which is 25.000,000. Such fortunes as these show that the railroad corpora tions find an immense profit in the control of the public highways of travel and com merce of the great nation. Expoksed. The editor of the State Journal, writing from Washington says : Mr. Henderson has worked hard for his constituents, and has been an able and efficient representative of their interests in the Congress of the United States. He de serves, and no doubt will receive the thanks of the people who elected him. Mr. Denny is a true, reliable Union man. and active wide-awake Delegate, and if the people of Washington understand their interests thev i co: iau to re ;!; t mm. OllEGOX The small pox has made its appearance in Polk county. Delinquent taxes in Benton county amount to 1,719 17. There are 805 school children in Salem between the ages of -i and 20. Cooper, indicted at Albany for an as sault with intent to kill, has given bail for 2,000 and is now at liberty. Jacob Mayer, late of the city of Paris Store Portland, has returned to Portland with a stock for wholesale trade. The penny-wisdom and pound foolish ness of Portland is sometimes most unac countable, says the Oregonian. The Columbia Press says that the ap pearance of Umatilla is being greatly im proved by the erection of several fine buildings. The Mountaineer states that considerable numbers of people are going over to Yakima valley to engage in farming and stock raising. Lieutenant Jas. Ilalloran, of this State, has passed the Board of Examination at San Francisco, and sailed for New York to join his regiment. A Jacksonville paper states that a San Francisco Company has purchased the fa mous gold quartz lead on Illinois river, in osephme county, for the sum of Soo.OOO, Since 1849 this coast has been the scene of continuous gold excitements. Some times the Oregonians were rushing south, then north, or east or west. How far west ; Bro. Carter. A man named James Vincent was stab bed by one Henry Brown, in Jackson county, a week or two ago. The Press does not state whether the wounds in flicted are of a serious nature or not. Hon. II. W. Corbett of Oregon, and Miss Emma Ruggles, youngest daughter of Hon. Drapier Ruggles were married at Worcester, Massachusetts, on the 20th of February. Fleeta Flint's on dit had a " nub' The following named persons were elected city officers at Eugene last week : For Mayor, J. 15. Underwood jCouncilmc-n, C. C. Croner, F. B. Dunn, Jason Owen ; Recorder, CD. Moses; Treasurer, T. G. Hendricks ; Marshal, Lewis Miller. The following city officers have been elected at the Dalles :0. Humason, Mayor ; T. J. Gallaway, Recorder ; C. II. Keeler, Marshal ; F. Dehm, Treasurer ; George ihacher, IS. II. Gates, II. J. Waldron, O. Savage and E. Wingate Councilmen. From the Dalles paper of Saturday, we learn that Captain John Darrah arrived at that place last Friday from the Warm Spring Reservation, where he left the com mand. He says the day they left their winter camp they saw fresh signs of Snake Indians. A private dispatch from Senator Cor bett indicates that a change will shortly be made in the mail routes of Eastern Oregon so that the mails will go through direct from Umatilla to La Grande, in stead of making the circuit by Walla Wal la as heretofore. The people of Salem, irrespective of parties, are not insensible that schools and school bouses are essential to their prosperity and respectability as a people. Hence, they have voted to levy a sufficient tax to build two additional school houses. Speaking of Miller's ranch on Burnt river, a correspondent of the Press savs, ' Mr. Miller came to this place before it was a place, me same season tnat the Boise mines were discovered, and has now a large and comfortable ranch house has one hundred acres uuder fence, with every convenience that so uninviting a region can afford.' The following is the rcport.of the Dalles public schools, S. D. Robb, Principal, for the month ot March, 1S(5 : Grammar De partment whole number of scholars, (J 4; males, 3b ; females, 28 ; daily average at tendance, 40. Intermediate Department Whole number of scholars, li8 ; males 10 ; females, 28 ; daily average attendance, Gl. Primary Department Whole number of scholars, 75 ; males, 45 5 females; 30 ; daily attendance, 53. Mr. B. Frank Brown who has been for a long time with Kast & Cahalan, a leading boot and shoe house ot this city says the Oregonian, goes to St. Helen "to-dsiv for the purpose of opening a boot and shoe store. From our acquaintance with Mr. Brown, we have no hesitation in com manding hnn to the good will of the peo ple oi St. Helen, ihey will find hnn at tentive and obliging as a business man and a genial fellow, socially. Some little agitation in wool circles has been excited within the past week, by the fact that the Mission Woolen Mills, of California, has an agent here looking after the chances of purchasing wool at a less figure than a like article can be got for in California. The agent will doubtless find no difficulty in purchasing Califor nia grades at a low figure, but if he wants good wool Oregon wool he may have to offer the highest price, says the Orego nian. The Oregonian says a letter from a re liable source received in this city by the steamer Ajax, states, in substance. that the California Steam Navigation Co. has sold all of its ocean steamers to a new company, and that the Idaho and Mon tana have been sold to the same company. The letter savs the new company will run its steamei-3 from Victoria to Panama and all intermediate points. In addition to the above we learn from a reliable source that the point in Oregon, at which the line will touch, is Astoria. Senator Nesmith. and Representative Henderson, returned by the Ajax. In re gard to Senator Nesmith's appointment as Minister to Austria, it is understood that prior to leaving Washington, ho had de clined any appointment, and that he was not an applicant for the Austrian Mission, and has no knowledge of his nomination beyond that contained in the telegraphic reports. He intends to apply himself to bis private business, having bo aspiration probably the Senate would confirm - 4 x 1 "The contract for building the college at Albany has been awarded to Berry fc Co. Their bid was $7,300. The building will be of wood, and is to be completed bv Octoher next. It will be 50xOG ; two stories high ; lower story 10 feet in clear : upper story. 18 feet. Below will be two sctiooi rooms, eacn aoout 3tx25. and t-n recitation rooms. Above will be one large room. 30x50. designed for a library and apparatus. All to he wainscoated to the bottom of the windows, and lathed and plastered. 1 he Cupola will be in the cen ter, and in height from the ground will be 70 feet. The Portland Water Works on .Monday last lookup a section of the Nicolsou Pave ment on Front street, between Alder and Morrison, for the purpose of tapping the water main whicli lies along near the centre of the street. The blocks were somewhat difficult to move ;uid were iu a perfect state of preservation, every loose libre of the wood being as sound as when laid down over twenty months ago says the Or'gonian. The upper ends and cor ners showed some bruising, but otherwise, the blocks were perfect, and will, un doubtedly, wear longer-than the mos t sai gul:.e h.vi t 'O'i o:;po't.'d. Silverton. a little rural village on the banks of Silver Creek, is going ahead m common with other parts of this county m improvements. The lovers of delightful drives, mountain scenery and splendid sights, will do well to pay this place a vHt during the coming summer. Ihey will bear in mind that one of the most picturesque and beautiful cascades or water-falls may be seen a few miles from Silverton. that this or any other State poess. The water of Silver Creek at one plunge makes a leap of over one hundred feet down among the craggy cliffs, mossy ledges, etc. In tact, it has all the requi siteparaphernalia to make up a first-class sight, and if it does not repay the most fas tidious admirer of the grand and beautiful in nature who may take the trouble of vUitin" it. why then we will say there is no accounting for taste. That's what the Unionist says. William Kapus, formerly 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant of the 1st W. T. Infantry reg iment, has been appointed a Lieutenant in the 13th U. S. Infantry. We are disposed to congratulate both Lieut. Kapus and his associate officers in the army, on his ap pointment says the Oregonian. During the several years that he served in this De partment, Lieut. Kapus established an en viable reputation as an intelligent and ac- complished otneer, ana cviuceu pecuuai abilities for the various official duties to which he was assigned. We are especially pleased to see that while there are many appointments being made that are unfit, there are a few from this State and coast which could not be bettered, among which latter number we reckon Lieutenants Kapus, Spencer, Sanborn, Waymire, and one or two others. The first three are all appointed to the 13th U. S. Infantry, and all served together in the Washington Ter ritory regiment. We learn that Lieut. Kapus wifl leave in a few days to join his regiment. Baker City, says a correspondent of the Press, is situated on the extreme eastern portion of Powder River Valley, this place has the advantage of being 'thirty five miles. jut a day's drive, nearer the great Refill. Of Powder River Valley I Saw but little that was inviting and but a little good soil. In fact it may be safely laid down as a rule, that the nearer you approach a mineral country the less it ap pears to be formed for the abode of civ ilized man. The town, however, has its prospective advantages, and if the mines on Eagle Creek should prove valuable, a sufficient trade will probably come to this place to sustain it in its present state of financial and commercial health. At Ba ker we saw two copper bricks from the Crane lode. The copper is of the purest quality, and it is said that it will amply pay transportation to San Francisco. The old mining town of Pocahontas has been entirely deserted, and many of the build ings moved to Baker City. There are men of energy in Baker City, but thus far none of them have shown to the world that they can keep a hotel. From a letter written from Canyon City, to the Mountaineer we extract the follow ing : On Friday evening March 25ih, a meeting was held at the Court House in Canyon City, which was largely attended by our citizens, to consider the best means for the development, of our quartz. Speeches were made by practical men, and a plan suggested which, we think, de serves and will meet with sueee?s, namely, to incorporate a company to be known as the Grant County Quartz Mining and Milling Company, with a capital stock of $20,000, consisting of two hundred shares the object of the incorporation being the erection of a quartz mill at Elk creek, to crush quartz for lead owners for reward. The meeting appointed a committee to prepare articles of incorporation, and to report on Tuesday evening April 2d, to which time the meeting adjourned. There is no doubt but that most of the stock will be taken here, but. if there should be any left, we hope it should be taken up by Dalles citizens, who we trust, will feel that their interests in this matter are insepara ble from ours. It is thought that assess ments to the amount of forty per cent, on the capital stock will put a mill often stamps in successful operation by the 1st of next August we having the motive power already here. The Fochteextii of April. To-morrow is the anniversary of that most black and terrible day in our history when the be loved Piie.sipkxt Lincoln- was stricken down by the hand of the assasin. The emotions of that day are too painful to be recalled. The nation has forgotten its great sorrow with the presence of new duties, and the name of the martyred President has taken its place in History, and in the popular heart, beside that of Washington-. It was generally observed, while the na tion was weeping for the lamented dead, that Democrats were very anxious to dis play their badges of mourning. How dif ferent now. The following sample is from the last Salem lie vie tc : It was a rule in one of the early Grecian republics, that no man should be honored with a monument till ten years after his death had elapsed ; in order to test the value of popular applause and the results flowing from the exploits of him whom they commemorated. If this rule were applied to our government, the "late la mented Lincoln"' would wait for a long period for a mausoleum. Comment on such a parargaphis unnec essary. "Out of thine own mouth wilt thou condemn thee.' Tus Question- of Labor. There is a class of persons on the Pacific coast, who, but recently poor themselves, have noth ing encouraging to say to their fellow-men who may be at the bottom rungs of the ladder of life. This class generally go heart and soul in favor of encouraging the introduction of Chinese laborers however, and attempt to show that the States of Cal ifornia and Oregon are sadly in want of the moon-eyed thieves. 'We will admit that labor is high on this coast, in compar ison with other States, but the remedy can be had without taking such vigorous meas ures to introduce Codies among us. If the Pacific Mail Steamship Company would agree to make a fair distinction by admit ting laboring people to come to California from New York, as cheaply in proportion as they now bring the slaves from China by the OAorado, iu our opinion it would be the belter policy in the long run. About Names. A correspondent of the Oregonian grumbles because the propiie tors of Newport, Yaquina bay, named it Newport : lie says "But why did her founders follow the contemptible, apeing practice of naming after some other New port? Such is the case with half the towns in the State. There are plenty of local and Indian names that would be far more appropriate than any namesake name besides, originality u preferable to mim icry. i es ; oh, yes ; why didnt thev name it alter some of those places in Wash ington Territory that the d 1 himself can t pronounce ? It y.-ni be ?o anrropn- ;V.v, y.j f.uniliar. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. We take the following telegraphic news from dispatches to the Morning Oregonian. Dates to April The registration in Washington give3 the colored voters 12.000 majority. The first election rtnder the reconstruc tion law will take place in Virginia about the middle of June. The members of the Judiciary Commit tee of the House are taking testimony in the impeachment case. Congressman Kasson sailed for Europe as special commisKiomr to negotiate a reduction and a greater uniformity of ocean postage. Capt. Worden, whose gallant ce-nduct while in command of the war steamer Monitor, in the memorable conflict with the rebel steamer Mei-rimac, has merited the gratitude of the nation, is on a visit to Calfornia. The proposition of France, Austria and Russia recommending to Turkey the ces sion of Candia to Greece, was not car ried out on account of the refusal of England to join. Turkish journals declare that Turkey never will cede an inch of the territory garanteed by the treaty of Paris in 18GG. A Lewiston, (Me.) dispatch of the Gth says the male spinners of all the cotton mills had been on a strike all the week for tho eight hour system. The mills yet are all running. Their places will proba bly be filled with new hands. The Tribune says Seward is laboring with great assiduity to obtain a ratification of the Russian Treaty. Appointmer.is are promised of which the confii'Vualion is as sured, and appeals p.rCr madoto the private and the personal friendships of Senators. It is believed the committee on Foreign , Relations will report without recommen dation. A Lafayette, Indiana, dispatch of the 9th, says a party left on that day for Mon tana. Four ladies of the highest social standing accompany the party, who have invested $40,000, have three quartz mills and 40 stamps and expect to realize a round million. Four ladies with $10,000 each will be a valuable acquisition to that Territory. A Virginia dispafch says that an explo sion occurred in the coal mine of the Chesterfield Company on the 3d inst. There were four distinct explosions. An attempt made to descend into the shaft was prevented by the bursting out of flames in the pit. Thirty white men and thirty-nine negroes were in the mine at the time of the explosion. The Pennsylvania coal strikers were yet engaged in riots on Saturday. A Harris burg dispatch says the Governor after as certaining the precise condition of affairs, telegraphed to Capt. Ellis to hold his com pany in readiness for luture orders. The mob originated in a strike for higher wages by the majority attempting to pre vent the minority from going to work. At tho M. E. Conference in N. Y. on the (th resolutions were adopted endorsing the Congressional policy and approving negro sutfrage. Bishop Janes instructed the candidates for ministry that changes in public sentiment must be noted. AVe cannot reach the people by such sermons as were presented one hundred years ago. Preachers must attend to periodical litera ture and newspapers. Professor McClin tock advised the sending of intelligent colored men to the theological schools. The Tribune announces tho organization of an opposition line to Calii'orn lit YlLl Panama: capital $2,000,000. Tho steamers Oregonian. ldntm, and Montana have been purchased. P.M.S.S. stock sold down 1 10. A first class steamer will bo dispatched on the 18th connecting with the Oregonian. Another will follow May 4th to connect with the Idaho. The steamers will make semi-monthly ti-ps regularly. The S". F. Bulletin commenting on the proposed op position says. 1 he company on tins side is a formidable one, including the fore most men in the Bank of California. Mr. Sumner offered a resolution which he said he would call up for tho expulsion of Mr. Saulsbury, of Delaware, for repeat edly appearing on the floor of the Senate in an intoxicated condition. The Chicago lieimblican says that it is very probable that Saulsbury will be expelled. He lias been drunk for several davTs. and his con duct is disgraceful. The resolution was threatened some time ago. and will now be pressed to a vote. Patterson, of Ten nessee, it is said, will meet with the name fate unless he corrects his habits. Sheridan has written a letter to Grant in which he says that Griffin recommends the removal of Gov. Throckmorton, of Texas. Sheridan agrees with him. He also thinks it necessary to remove the Governor of Louisiana. He savs he will commence the work of registration as soon as he received a certified copy of the law. He says he feels himself equal to the task imposed by the law and con cludes by saying that " ho will make few removals. Grant replies that it is not proper to remove the G o vernors. The sub ject is now under consideration. It is not believed that the military command ers have power to remove" Governors. That can only be done by Act of Con gress or trials under the law. It is quite certain that there will be no interferance with Gen. Sheridan. Result of the Fraxkixg Privilege. The steamer Ajax. on her present trip, brought up nine tons of mail matter for the Portland postoffice. But a very few bags of this vast mail contained litters, tin; balance was filled with papers, speeches, and other public documents, iianked by J. H. Henderson, a member of Congress from this State. Several of the bags are directed to this individual. It will take the Postmaster an.d his clerks several weeks to distribute this mail, for the carrying of which Uncle Samuel has not received a cent. Oregon Jlcrald, lO't. The stage coaches for the last several days have passed through Oregon City for the south heavily freighted with mail bags from the Portland postoffice. But a very few bags of these vast mails contain let tersthe balance being filled with papers, speeches, and other documents, franked by J. Yv Nesmith, recently U. S. Senator from Oregon. Several of the bags are di rected to thi-j individual, and it will take the stage company some considerable length of time to distribute the bags, and carry them to the late Senator's country soat in Polk county, for which service Uncle Sam gets nothing. Beiitxd tije Times. The Xewburyport (Mass.) Herald, says tho people along the Merrimac river have been " stupidly over looking their advantages for two centuries"' in not making that stream navigable to steamers from its inouth to Manchester. We think our Massachusetts friends must have heard of Captain Kellogg s exploits on the Tualatin " and its tributaries.' in this State, as they have decided not to leave the matter of navigating the Merri mac as a reserve for posterity, but have iorme.t a company to mt an ? v me of steamers to Lowell. TIiAlE KEPOKT. Enterprise Office, ) Oregon City, April 12, 1S67. f Opposition and rumors of opposition, the all absorbing topic just now, is quite unsat isfactory. The contemplated line from Vic toria to Panama, would undoubtedly prove remunerative to the projectors, and be of great advantage to Oregon, and the entire northwestern coast. We are becoming less favorably disposed to the subject of trans-Coutinental Railroads partly from the fact that the present ship ments of flour through the tropics, to New York, is owirrg to the inability of railroads now existing, to transport the products of the west to the sea-board. What is more d&sirable would be a ship canal through the Isthmus Of Darren, as indicated by reports of Rear Admiral Davis, of the National Ob servatory. Local interests demand the speedy con struction of the Willamette Valley railroad. Washmgteu Territory is alive to the im portance of railroad communication. The coming week conventions will be held by both particular political parties at Vancou ver, for the nomination of a Delegate to represent that Territory in Congress, and both parties will make an unanimous effort for the Northern Pacific Railroud. Our markets are nominally without change. McCraken, Merrill & Co.'s circular indicates a limited demand, and ac ual gales at low i figures. The drawing off of the opposition steamers has bad a depressing effect. Flour is in good demand, however, at quotations. Wheat is oll'ered sparingly. Oats are with out demand, and stocks on hand are large. Bacon is accumulating in the markets be low, but up to date full figures are obtained by the producer from wagons. We quote : " FLOUR Imperial and Standard brands $5 50 bbl., in i sacks ; Country brands $4 50. WHEAT Limited demand atCOc x bu. OATS 3C(mU0c. CORN MEAL $2 50$3 cwt. FEED Ground $25 y ton ; Middlings $13$H ; Bran $12. FRUIT Green Apples "pbx 75$1 25: Dried Apples ) lb bg;10c.; Dried Peaches 20c; Plums 20c. CURED MEAT Bacon rfi lb 13cllc; Hams lb 1315c; Shoulders 7(a,ac. LARD In kegs 121c; tins 15c. i:GGS lCc. doz. PI'TTFl! ni-ilinipir in m-Iinrt l ll. POULTRY Chickens doz $4 50; tame Ducks 75c. r! pair ; tame Gete $2 50 pair ; Turkeys $2 50.$3 pair. GAME Grouse 50c V- pair, or $3 , doz.; Pheasants, 40c. pair, or $2 i doz. VEGETABLES Potatoes bu. uuw. 50c: Onions r 100 lbs SlfSl 50.: Beans 100 lbs $3 50(g;, S4. HIDES Salted r? lb 45c; dry 910 " Gloria Patri." The Herald of Wed nesday April 10th, contains the following paragraph. We only tremble with fear that its inferences may not be substan tiated : ; The California steamship companies. after a long and well fought battle with the Anchor Line, will, according to ap pearances, have but a short period recuperation betore tcoy will be again called upon to resist the establishment of an opposition line under the asnices of " Bully Wright' an old. and well known steamship man. Under date ofNew York. April Cth, the telegraph informs us that a new .steamship named the Cleofxiira. of 1.- 400 tons, had been launched tnat day. It states that she was built for one Arthur Learv. and was intended for the Pacific Coast trade. Steamshin men are not en? nizant of tho existence of any capitalist named Leary. and give it as their opinion that he is but the agent of some San i-ranciscan. probably Wright. It will not be long before some move is made in this matter." Tiik Ballot for thk Fair Sex. Anna Dickinson has spent the winter in lectur ing women on " Something to do." She advocates the ballot for women, and looks in this direction for such reforms as shall give woman a better chance for success in the great struggle of life. The problem of something to do is rather a social than po litical one. Men who have the ballot are as much concerned to know how to get bread and keep the wolf from the door, as are women without the ballot. Political iiauciuses in mis country nave out a re mote bearing upon the real condition of industrial success. There is an enfran chisement higher than the ballot, whicli once attained, is apt to cut off all femyi'me cravings for political power. Slough Grass Paper. ' Fleeta Flint writes that a paper and fiber company at Chicago, with a capital of $500,000. also a Buffalo paper company, are engaged in manufacturing paper from common slough grass, such as grows in the Columbia and the Willamette bottoms; the secret being to reduce the grass to a pulp without de stroying the liber. A smooth and strong article of paper, made entirely of the okra plant, has been patented, the ordinary machinery for paper making with rags being used in th process. The patentee has discovered nothing new. Such facts were recently demonstrated here, by the 0-tC. paper Manufacturing Company, Molifyjxg. As if to appease the ex ciied feeling against the importation of Chinese at Saa Francisco, the Alia of April 4th, says ; Three Chinawomen who arrived here on the steamer Colorado from Hongkong, were shipped home again on the same vessel yesterday, by the Chinese Companies of this city. They freely confess that this el-Ana of their countrymen are foul pests in the comniu&Uy. and express themselves determined to stop the further immigra- h tion, it possible, of any more of the wantons. Rkucctiox ix Freights. The O. S. N. Co. advertise this morning a new time schedule for their boats on the Columbia river, and a reduction in the price of freights on flour, wheat, oats, barley and other articles. We are not awaro of the pre ise amount of reduction but under stand that it is material. This Ls a move in the right dirccticn, fop if Oregon would keep the i'&rrymg trade J0r the mining country, the rates of transportation must be reasonably low. Oregonian'. Oxe of the Reasons. The Hong Kong China Mail was very eulogistic of the Col orado. One of the reasons why they wel comed this pioneer ship in "ail friend- lines.: was : that the Pacific Mail Steam- ship line -would now effect a great change in China ; by carrying a vast proportion of the surplus native population to the teeming valleys and fertile pKuns ot the Married. At the residence of Stephen Colfiti, Esq in Portland, on the Gth in.st., bv Ivev.'tt i Aticiusen, -Mr. iilwlMJr to Mias CLHi B. HILL, all of Portland. Compliments received. BD ICC J3E2 ZE0, At Portland on the 8th it., CAMELlAE wife of James W. Cook, aged 21 years and 20 davs. At Home Again.- The numerous p?t. rons of ihe Premium Artist of Oregon 51 Joseph Buchtel, will be pleased to learn thai Buchtel & Cardwell's Photograph Gallery, Be long and favorably known, by First street Portland, has again passed into thehH-nds&f Mr. Buchtel, wlio is now Proprietor and 0pV erator. He has recently returned from San Francisco, with all the latest styles known to the art, and hence is prepared to give the utmost satisfaction. When at Portland re gardless of the weather call upon BucLtt-1 at his old stand. (140 Tike liest Itcisietlj' for Purifying thf Blood, Strengthening tho Nerves, Restoring the Lostppefife, Is FRESE'S HAMBURG TEA. It is the best preservative against al-' most any sickness, if used timely. Composed of herbs only it can be given safely to iulants. Full directions iu French, Spanish, and Ger man, with every package. TRY IT '. For sale at all the wuolesule and retail drus stores and groceries. ('31 EMIL FUESB, Wholesale Druggist, Sole Agent, 410 Clay street, Sap Francisco. Dr. CHABXES SlACE, rhysiciany Sirrjean and Accoucheur. OFFICE Corner of Washington and Front' streets, Parrish's Block Portland, Oregon. RESIDENCE Salmon strjet, between Third aud Fourth, opposite the Plaza. " 'J2.lv IVcw AdvcrtiscKienls, CLOTHING! Fric cs o G TO COURESPOXD WITH O o SAN FRANCISCO MARKET! o o o o o o Buttons and Trfinniings ! o 00 o Ladies' and Childrens' Merino Vests and Fancy CJoods, fur i bv e at lowest CASH price JOIIN WIL.SOX, 127 Front street, opposite the Whit 14:0mj Cheer House, Portland. SHERIFF'S SALE. BY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION' AXI order of sale issued out of the Circuit Court of the State of Opegon for the Countv of Clackamas, to me nrected, in favor of William A. Starkweather and airninst Elerv W. Aldiich and Cynthia W. Aldrich, for the sum of seveu bundredand thirty-two dol lars and thirty-seven Vents, (7-""2.S7-?0'J,i with interest at twelve per cent, per annum, and tho further sum of ninety-two ctullar and sixty-five cents costs, and idso acenjinir costs and interests, I have, this, loth day of April A. I). lii7, levied on the real estate described in Vaid order of sale, situated in Clackamas count-, ro-wit : The south-east quarter of section thirty -tvpo (?-2), and" lots four and live (i and 5), in section tli ty-three (S3), all in township tw (2), south rango one (1), east of the Willamette meridian; also, lot three (3), and the north west quarter of the north west quarter of section four (Ij in township three south of range one (1) east of the Willamette meridian ; also, that portion of the land claim of Ambrose Fields .No. .v2, iu township three (3), south ofrane one (1) eastlving south and west of the Tu alatin river, bounded and described as fol lows, to-wit: " Beginning at the north west corner of the land claim of Peter Weiss, in the middle of the Tualatin river, running thence north-westerly up said river, to tho south boundary of the laud claim of JoiepU Fields, thence west, oirthe north boijndary line of the land claim of Ambrose Fields to the northwest corner of said Ambrose Fields land claim ; thence south 5S.S0 chains to the south west corner of said claim ; thence running east 33..V) chains to the sith west corner of feter Weiss' land claim ; thence running north 434.y, east (j'2 10 chains, to the place of beginning, containing three hun dred acnts, more or less, with all the appur tenances, and on Saturday the Wthflay of May, 1 607, at the hour of tea o'clock A. M., in front of the Court House door in Oregob City, inlaid county and State, I will sell the said prem ises, to satisfy said execution, interest, cost and accruing'costs, at public auctionto the hiffhest bidder theretor. WM. P. BURNS, Sheriff 25. 4t Clackamas County Oigou. REG ON CFl'Y MANUFACTURING Company : 0 i uc -iiinuni meeiiirnr 01 me niocsnui" ers 01 said company will be held on?atar ddy, the027th day ot April, for the purpose of electing a Board of Directors for the en suiug year, s.ud for the transaction of any other business" that mav properlv come be fore them. R. .JACOBS," President. James Wixstox, Secretary. f'2-S -J-OTICE Gr r All persons are herebv cautioned not to harbor or trust my wife Mary F. .Miller, on my account, as 1 will pa- no debts of hef contracting after this date" G. It. II. MILLER. r Oregon City, April ISth, IStJT. T7ILL be' glad to receive a number ul y P.upjls at his MUSIC ROOM AT THE CLIFF HOUSE OKEGOCITY, II will al-o continue to priva irsiruciions 5 a private residences. No charge for the use of the piano. My pupils will please gvtf1u';'' notice when ready to commence. jft FOR SALE. Two Lots and a good Dwelling U House in Oregon City. Professor A. J. Rutjes, tflM .',5a.H i now Ei Dorado.'' pply to JOHNSON Jt :-iCLu w 0