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o o o o . o Tin ( O O i O Vol. 1. OREGON CITY, OREGON, SATUIIOAY, 'JUjVE 22, 1867. N o. 3o o City 1 O o O o p O 7 ijc tUcckin Enterprise. o prBLlSUED EVERT SATL RDAT MORXIXG By D. IRELAND, OFFICE' South east corner of Fifth and Mux streets, i the building lately known 4's the Court House, Oregon City, Oregon. Terms of Julscriit ion. One copv, one year in advance $3 00 a " ii delayed 4 00 Term of Alvc-rtlsiiig. 'Transient advertisements, one square (12 lines or less) first insertion . . .$2 50 for each subsequent insertion . 1 00 Business C.irds one square per annum pavable quarterly 12 00 One column per annum 100 00 One half column " 5o O0 One quarter " " 30 00 Leul advertising at the established rates. WufinomaU Lwige So. 1- A Jkfi r & A5. M. Holds its regular Cjl!sf communications on the first and third Sat urdays of each month, at half past six p. m. Brethren in good standing are invited to attend. Bv order of W. M. Oregon City, Nov. bth, 1S66. n:29 Orrcon Lodse Ro. J, I. O. .'5 ofO.F. Meets every Wednes- "oM day evening at 7 o'clock, in the Masonic Hall. Members of the order are in vited to attend. By order N. G. n:2y WtllameMe Lodge Xo. 13 T. O. G. T. Meets every Saturday evening, at the rooms S.E.(orner of Main and Fifth streets, at 7 1-2 Aclock. Visiting members are invited to attcud. !30 J By order of W. C. T. w. c. JOHNSON' F. O. M COWJf. NuUiri Enblic. o JOHNSON a McCOWU, ohi:gon city, Oregon. Will attend to all business entrusted t.tur care in any of the Courts of the State, collect money, negotiate loans, sell real es tate, etc. J "Particular attention given to contested I and cases. Lyl D.M.M0KENWEY, .Attorney and Counsellor at, Law nLL ATTEND PROMPTLY TO ALL V business entrusted to his care,' Office One door north of Bell & Parker's Drug store, Oregon City, Oregon. 3:ly sTh UELAT, " ATTORNEY AT LAW, Oregon City, Oregon. Oi?-e o-er Charman & Brother. 8:tf Br. II. Saffarrans, JHYS1CIAN' cmd JU2iCf&OJY. OFFICE In J. Fleming's Book Store. Main street, Oregon City. (52 Br. F. Barclay, M. R. C. L. o (Formerly Surgeon to the Hon. H. B. Co.) 0 O OFFICE: At Residence, Main Street .v Oregon City. J. WELCH, DEXTIST. Permanently Lofhtcd at Oregon City, Oregon. Rooms over Charman & Bro.'s store. M:un Mree (12.lv 0 JA3IES m. M00BE, Justice of theGPeoce d' City Recorder. Office In th. Court H.usp and Cit (iiiH'ti Room, Oregon City. Will attend to the acknowledgment of "leeds, and ail oilier duties appertaining to iheo'Iice.of Justice of the Peace. 2:lv Jolm Fleming. EALER in BOOKS and STATIONERY Thankful for the patronage heretofore re ceived, respectfully solicits a continuance of'(tUe favors of a generous public. Ilis store is between Jacobs' and Acker man's bricks, on the west side of Maiu street. Oregon City, October Tth, 'C"l. (tf CLAPvK GREENMAIJ, O i OREGON CITY. All orders for the delivery of merchandise, or packages and freight ot hateve- descrip tion, to any part of the citv, will be executed promptly and with care. " 16 6m DRAY FOR SALE CHEAP ! A FIRST RATE HEAVY DRAY, IN good order, will be sold cheap for cash v.uu cT1meauon 10 u. UKLLNJUAN, Oregon City. Q PONY SALOON. Main street, Oregon City, Adjoining the Brick Store of S. Ackerman. JAMES MAXM, Propr. This popular saloon is alwavs supplied with the very best quality of 'Wines and .Liquors, Ale, Porter, Ueer and Cider, Cigars m4 Tobacco. Give me a call. JAMES MANN. SHADES SALOON. O ist Side Main Street, Ittwsen Second and Third, Oregon, City. geor8e A. HAAS Proprietor. The proprietor begs leave to inform his friends and the public geuerally that the above named popular saloon is open for their accommodation, with a new and well assort ed supply of the finest brands of wines, liquors and cigars. ' o2 Fashion Billiard Saloon Main street, between Second and Third, Oregon City. J. C. Blann, Proprietor. THE above long established and popular Saloon is yet a favorite resort, and as the choicest brands of Wines, Liquors &K rar mc dispensed to customers a Shar- l.ceublic patronage is solicited. VT) f J. C. MAXX ""C Sib3 CLIFF HOUSE. ifjV Mais Street, i i - 9 esfisk yearly Opposite Woolen Factory. W. L. WHITE, f T1 . T. W. R1IOADES, Proprietors. Ort'rori City. Oregon. We invite the citizens of Oregon City, and the traveling public, to give us a share of their patronage. Meals can be had at all hours, to please the rrost fastidious. 15 BARLOW HOUE, Main Street, one door north of the Woolen Factory, Oregon City ."" Oregon. W-tn. Barlow, PiOprtetor. The proprietor, thankful for the continued patronage he has received, would inform the public that he will continue his efforts to pleast his guests. (52 AMERICAN EXCHANGE, (Jute LINCOLN HOUSE,) So. St Front street, Portland Oregon. L. P. W. QUI M BY, Proprietor, Late of Western Hotel.) This house is the most commodious in the State, newly furnished, and it will be the en deavor of the proprietor to make his guests comiortabie. ine uagsraece W aron wili al ways be found at the landng on" the arrival of steamships and river boats, carrying bag g oag L17.1J gage "to trie house tree ot charge. SHAVING SALOON. Nearly Opposite the Tost Office, Main street, OREGON CITY. rpiIE UNDERSIGNED, WHO HAS FOR JL some time past endeavored to serve the public satisfactorily in the art of Shaving and Hair Dressing, returns his thanks for the patronage he has received, and requests a continuance of the same. 32.tf ) - II. FRANZ. PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY! I T IS ONLY NECESSARY TO LET THE public be informed that JOHN HELM, Artist, Has removed to the Photographic Rooms on Main street, lately occupied by Morrison C. Athey, where he is prepared to execute bet ter work than ever. For Children's Pictures the best hours are between U and 12 o'clock a.'m. 23. ly sr m&ciinl Mills, OKEGOS CIT. KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND FOR SALE . BRAN AND CHICKEN FEED Parties wanting feed must furnish their sacks. Ib.Sm OR E G O N CIT Y 152 pef Maiming' Co. Manufacture and have constantly on hand, a very Superior Article o' Straw Wrapping Paper. Orders will receive prompt attention 22.1 yj J. D. MILLER, Secretary. "gTn e m A H STOBE! JAMES M0RF1TT & CO., WOULD INFORM THE PUBLIC-ES-pecially of Cam raali, that they have established a Store at that place, where they will keep on hand a well assorted stock of Merchandise and Groceries. which will be sold at reasonable rates, for the purpose of establishing permanency such a necessity at Canemah. Try us. (32:y DAVID SMITH W. H. MARSHALL. SMITH & MARSHALL j Black Smiths and Boiler Makers Corner of Main and Third streets, Oregon City Oregon. Blucksmithing in all its branches. Boiler making and repairing. All work warranted to give satisfaction. (52 Will-am Brcuglitan, CONTRA CTOR 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. (h-l OREGON CITY BREWERY ! v v- II JEN R Y II u n Is E I., Having purchased the above Brewery, wishes to inform the public that he is now prepared to manufacture a o. 1 quality ot LAGER BEER! As good as can be obtained anywhere in the State. Orders solicited and promptly filled. Oregon City, December 2th, lbtjt. lOtf A. LEVY, Main Street, at the Telegraph Office, Oregon City Oivgon. Dealer in JCesler's Heady made Clothing, Cigars, Tobacco. Pipes, Stationery, Cutlery, Willow and Wooden Wore, Yankee Notions, Fancy and staple Groceiies, Candies, Nuts, Toys, etc. (52 L O G U S fc ALBRIGHT, EXCELSIOFlfSE MARKET ! Corner of Fourth and Jfain Sts., Oregon Ctty Oregon. rpAKE THIS METHOD OF INFORMING JL the public that they keep constantly on hand all kinds fresh and salt meats, such as BEEF, POKIa. MUTTON, VEAL, COicNEI) BEEF, FT A MS, FIfTvELE'D PORK, LARD, And everything else to be found in their line of business. LOGUS & ALBRIGHT. Oregon City. April 'ioth, 157. f2:ly Sunday School and Gift Books '. I7U0M THE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIE . ty and Massachusetts Sunday School Society. For sale at Messrs. Hurgren & Shindler's, First street, corner of Salmon, Portland, Oregon. G. II. ATKINSON, Sec.'v and Treas. Oregoa Tract Soc.'y. S. SHINDLER, Depositary. 2.iv ILL ILIADS FHLM-cL. At the Enterprise Umce. Hops AJjove. " Behold He that keepeth Israel shall nei ther sdumber nor sleep." Psalms, exxi. Amid the silence of the niiiht, Amid its lonely hours, and dreary When we close the aching sight, Musing sadly, lorn and weary. Trusting that to-morrow's light May reveal a day more cheery; Amid affliction's darkest hour, When no hope beguiles our sadness. When Death's hurtling tempests lower, And forever shrouds our gladness, Whiie Grief's unrelenting power Goads our stricken hearts to madness ; , WLen from friends belov'd we're parted, And from tccne? our spirits love, And are driven, broken-hearted, O'er a heartless world to rove ; When the woes by which we've smarted, Vainly seek to melt or move ; When we trust and are deluded, When we love and are denied, When the schemes o'er which we brooded, Burst like mist on mountain's side, And from every hope excluded When in dark despair abide ; Then, and ever, God sustains us, He whose eye no slumber knows, Who controls each throb that pains us, And in mercy sends our woes, And by love severe constrains us To avoid eternal throes. Happy he whose heart obeys Him ! Lost and ruined, who disown ! Oh ! if idols e'er displace Him, Tear them from His chosen throne May our lives and language praise Him, May our hearts be His alone ! Coffroth. San Fuaxcisco Journalism:. California papers often allude disparagingly to what is styled Oregon journalism." The edi tor of the San Francisco Dramatic Chronicle has his own good time with bis big cotem poraries at the Buy. Publishing a gratui tous sheet, he seems to owe no man allegi ance nor regards any one's censure, and therefore pulls the tinsel off of things gen erally. He opens upon his big brethren of the press in a truly refreshing style first upon one. then another, and then all together. Sometimes he " touches the raw ;" like the following, for instance : The other day we suggested that the Flag and Examiner, the Elevator and the Vanguard should turn over a new leaf, and try to lead a (yiiet and harmonious life. We requested the belligerent editors to take a drink, (at our expense.) shake hands all round, and stop their everlasting jawing about States' rights, kinky hair, the odor of the colored citizen, the Anderson- j vilie prison pens, etc.. etc. The New York ! Wnrld having decided that the negro doesn't stink unless he is dirty, and that then his stink is no worse than that of a dirty white man," we see no reason why Republicans and Democrats cannot shake hands and live in peace. It was that stink that divided them, and now that it has evaporated, "let them be normal agin." We are glad to see that the Flag has set tiro example of reconciliation by compl -menting the Examiner as a sheet of high culture" though it might have been more judicious in selecting the special quality on which to found its compliment and the example being set, we trust the others will speedily follow suit. Divorck ! George Francis Train made a speech at a hydrophatic college in New New York City, when he said many good things ; among which note : " French fash ions. French customs, extravagant living, and the family physicians' prescriptions are fast destroying American morality and American constitutions. Fewer marriages and more divorces produce less virtue and more vice. Our modern marriage service should read thus: Clergyman Will you take this brown stone front, this carriage and span, these diamonds for thy wedded husband? Yes. Laughter. Will you take this unpaid milliner's bill, this high waterfall of foreign hair, these affectations accomplishments and feeble constitution for thy wedded wife? Loud laughter. Yes. Then what Mammon has joined to gether let the best man run away with, so that the first divorce Court may tear them asunder." Laughter and applause. I MFR O VK M EN'T OF TlME. Dr. Cotton Mather, who knew the value of time in everything, was never willing to lose a moment of it. To effect this purpose he had w ritten upon the door of his study, in large letters " Be brief." Lord Brougham, the most indefatigable man in England, often does not quit his study before midnight, and he is always up at four. The learned Scaliger placed the follow ing sentence upon the door of his cabinet: ' My time is my estate." The favorite maxim of Shakespeare was " Consider time too precious to be spent in gossippmg. ' Y41XE or Eastern Cities. In Philadel phia, in 1855, the assessed value of real estate was $432,000,000; in 1805, $15f, 000,000; in 18G7, . $160,350,000. In Bos ton, in 1S55, the assessed value of real es tate was $130,200,000 ; in 18(55, 6201.000. 000; in 1S7, $225,750,000. In New York, in 1855, the assessed value of real estate was $337,000,000 ; in 1SG5, $427,400,000 : in 1807, $470,000,000. The assessment of real estate in New York has increased in 12' years $142,000,000; in Boston. $80, 500,000 ; in Philadelphia, $28,350,000. : : - A naper asks very innocently, if it is orw liirin to sit in the lapse of ages. An- IIUJ il 1.14 .v - - - 4. " other replies that it all depends on the leered. Those from eigh teen to twenty-five it puts down as ex tremely hazardous Santa Cruz, California. The Santa Cruz Sentinel, of a recent date, gives a favorable account of the progress of that town, of the manufactur ing and other industrial establishments in the vicinity, and the prosperous condition of the county at large, which is one of the most thrifty and well-to-do of any in the State, its prosperity being attributable to many natural advantages, such as Oregon City possesses, such as position, soil, cli mate, water-power, and forests of timber, as well as largely due to the steady and industrious habits of its population. Santa Cruz was one of the first localities in Cali fornia to enjoy the benefits of American settlement, people having been early at tracted thither by the superior quality of the soil, and excellence of the climate, and the fine timber land.s adjacent to the agricultural districts ; a circumstance to which much of its rapid improvement and industrial enterprise may fairly be traced. The society of Santa Cruz is not surpassed by that of any other rural district in the State, and although comparatively not a large or populous county it is one of the most wealthy and productive in California, being the seat of several of the most pros perous and important manufactories, such as tanneries, powder works, paper, flour, and saw mills, lime kilns, distilleries, etc. The tanneries are large establishments, turning out an immense quantity of leather, and of a quality that has caused it to re commend itself not only to the home con sumer but also in markets abroad, to which considerable lots have already been shipped. One advantage secured by con ducting this business at that point consists' in the abundance of bark -suitable for leather dressing to be found in the neigh borhood, and the ample supply of good water for use about the tanneries. We have exactly the same here. The powder made at the Santa Cruz works is also a prime article, having made its way into general use in the mines and upon the railroads throughout the State, and else where upon the coast. The paper manu factured there is also in good repute, and is fast superseding the imported article, having a preference for most purposes, w hile the lime flour and lumber all rank high in the market, being supposed to pos sess peculiar properties and features of excellence. In the. construction of build ings and other works it is frequently stip ulated that none but Santa Cruz lime and lumber shall be used, the redwood from that section being considered better than that from up the coast or from the interior, while flour made from the wheat of that county, possessing more gluten, is pre ferred by ihe bakers to that of the more inland regions. How like Oregon-City is all this. The extent to which the labor and other interests of the vicinity are pro moted, and a home market created lor the raw material that enters into these various manufactures, is made apparent by the fact that the powder works at that place alone disburse for labor, wood, lumber, hoop poles, staves, teaming, etc., over $ (1,000 per month, and ihe several tan neries, in the aggregate, a much larger sum. The burning of lime contributes to the local prosperity and wealth by an ex penditure of some 2,000 per month, and the flour mills by about one-third that amount. The powder mill employs about 50 hands, including Chinamen ; consumes monthly 125 cords of powderwood at $10 per cord, and an equal quantity of fire wood at $" per cord ; 150.000 hoop poles are used monthly at $5 perM. with a large quantity of staves and heading. The pa per mill pays out for wages of 35 hands SI. 750 per month, consuming during the same time 100 tons of straw at $4 per ton, and 200 cords of lire-wood at $5 per cord. The tanneries, of which there are six. each consumes atiout 50 cords of tan bark monthly at Sll per cord, besides purchas ing domestic hides and many other articles required in their business. The quantity ot lime burnt reaches about 2.000 barrels per month. Of saw mill there are eigh teen, of which eight hnd their market m or through Santa Cruz, and have a sawing capacity of 50,000 feet per day, and the value of their industry could be summed up as follows : Disbursements for labor of all employed about In the mills, and the woods, per month 4,000 .transportation lrom mills to town and whatt 4,000 Profits resident owners and inci dental benefits 2,000 Total advantages, in monthly disbursements.. 10,000 making a grand total of monthly expendi ture, bearing on the interests of the town and county, of some thirty thousand dol lars, a variety of minor items, such as veg etable and fruit raising centering at that point, the outlay of visitors spending the summer there, etc., being included in this estimate. We have alluded to this favor able showing of productive capacity on the part of one of the smallest coin-ties of our sister State partly with a view to il lustrating the varied resources that are possessed in Oregon Citv. Mihvaukie, and at Oswego, and partly for the purpose of starting the mmury whether these re sources, in all respects equal, if not supe rior to Santa Cruz, might not also be made to add more largely to our local wealth and promote domestic industry to a greater extent, by creating a demand for home labor and a market for home industry at one and the sapie time. It should be re memberod that one of the first conditions of public prosperity is diversity of produc tiou. and that true economy requires that a neighborhood, like a nation, should, as far as possible, aim to supply within itself all its own wants; a principle which, if Kept m view and more generally acted upon, would be likely to largely advance tne prosperity ot our people and check rue constantly recurring complaint of (Jul markets and hard time?. A True Story. Many years ago I happened to be one of the referees in a case that possessed un usual interest in our courts, from the sin gular nature of the claim and the strange story which it discloses. The plantilT. who was captain of a ship which traded principally with the "West Indies, had mar ried quite early with every prospect of happiness. His wife was said to have been extremely beautiful and no less love able in character. - After living with her in the most unin terrupted harmony for five years, during which time two daughters were added to the family, he suddenly resolved to re- j surae the occupation which he had relin quished on his marriage, and when his youngest child was but three weeks old he sailed for the AYest Indies. His wife, who was devotedly attached to him, sor rowed deeply in his absence, and found her only comfort in the society of her children, the hope of his return. But month after month passed away, and he came not, nor did any letters, those in sufficient but ever welcome substitutes, arrive to cheer her bitter solitude. Months lengthened into years, yet no tidings were received from the absent husband, and after hoping against hope the unhappy wife was compelled to believe that he had found a grave beneath the weltering sea. Her sorrow was deep and heartfelt, but the evils of poverty were now added to her afflictions, and the widow found her self obliged to support her children. Iler needle was the only resource, and for ten years she. labored early and late for the miserable pittance which are ever so grudgingly bestowed on a humble seams- rcss. A merchant in New York, in moderate but prosperous circumstances, accidentally became acquainted with her. and pleased with her gentle manners, no less than her beauty, he improved their acquaintance into friendship. After some months he offered his hand. and was accepted. As the wife of a suc cessful merchant she soon found herself in the enjoyment of such comforts and luxu ries as sne liau never possessed, lier children became his children, and received from him every advantage which wealth and affection could procure. Fifteen years passed away ; the daugh ters married, and by their step-father were furnished with every comfort requi site to their new avocation as housekeepers. But they had hardly quitted the roof when their'mother was taken ill. She died after a few days, and from that time until the period of which 1 speak the widower had resided with the younger daughter. Now comes the stranger part of the story. After an absence of 30 years, dur ing which -time no tidings arrived from him, tkejirst husband returned as sudden ly as he had departed. lie had changed his ship, adopting another name, and spent the whole of that long time on the ocean with only transient visits on shore, while taking in or dis- l-arging cargoes, having been careful never to come nearer home than rsew Orleans. Why he had acted in this un pardonable manner towards the family no one could tell, and he obstinately refused all explanations. There were strange rumors of slave- trading and piracy afloat, but they were only whispered as conjecture rather than truth. Whatever might have been his motives for his conduct, he was certainly anything but indifferent to his family con cerns when he returned'. He raved like a madman when informed of his wife's sec ond marriage and subsequent death, vow ing vengeance upon his successor, and ter rifying his daughters with ihe most awful threats 111 case they refused to aeknovj edge his claims, lie had returned wealthy, and one of the reptiles of the law who are always to be ound crawling about the halls of justice advised him to bring a suit against the second husband, assuring him that he could recover heavy damages. The absurdity of instituting a claim for a wife whom death had relieved from the jurisdiction of ail earthly laws, was so manifest, that at length it was agreed to by all parties to be adjudged by five ref erees. It was upon a bright and beautiful af ternoon in the spring whoa we met to hear his singular ca,se. The sunlight streamed through the dusty windows of the Court room, and shed a halo around the long, gray locks and forehead of the defendant, while the plaintiff's harsh features were thrown into still bolder relief by the same beam which seemed to soften the placid countenance of his adversary. The plaintiff's lawyer made a most elo quent appeal for his client, and had we not been informed about the matter, our hearts would have been melted by hi.s touching description of the return of the desolate husband, and the great agony with which he beheld his household gods removed to consecrate a stranger's hearth. The celebrated Aaron Burr was the coun sel for defendant, and we anticipated from him a splendid display of oratory. Contrary to our expectations, however, Barr made no attempt to confute his op ponents eloquent oratory. He merely opened a book of statues, and pointing, with his thin finger, to one of the pages, desired the referees to read it, while he retired a moment for the principal witness. We had scarcely finished the section, which luli? decided the matter ia our minds, when Burr re-entered with a tall and elegant female on his arm. She was attired in simple dress, with a wreath of ivory leaves encircling her large straw bon net, and a lace veil completely concealing her countenance. Burr whispered a few words apparently encouraging her to ad vance, and then gracefully raised her veil, discovering to us a face of proud, sui pass ing beauty. I recollect as well as if it happened yesterday, how simultaneous the murmur of admiration burst from the lips of all present. Turning to the plain tiff", Mr. Burr asked in a cold, quiet tone : Do you know this lady V " I do." " Will you swear to that ?" "I will; to the best of my knowledge and belief ; she is my daughter." " Can you swear to the identity ?" 'lean." " What is her age?" " She is thirty years old on the 20th dav of April." ""When did you fast see her?" " At her own house, about a fortnight since." " When did you see her previous to that meeting?" The plaintiff hesitated a long pause ensued the question was repeated, and the answer at length was " When she was just three weeks old." " Gentlemen," continued Burr, turning to us, " I have brought this lady here as an important witness, and such I think she is. The plaintiff's counsel had pleaded eloquently in behalf of the bereaved hus band, who escaped the perils of the sea and returned only to find his home deso late. But who will picture to you the lonely wife, bending over her daily toil, devoting her best years to the drudgery of sordid poverty, supported only by the hopes of her Husband's return ? Who will picture the slow process of heart-sickening, the wasting artgui.sk of hope deferred, and finally the overwhelming agony which came upon her when her last hope was extinguished, and she was compelled to believe herself a widow. Who can de pict all this without awakening in your hearts the warmest sympathy for the de serted wife, and the utterest scorn for the mean, vile wretch, who could thus trample on the heart of her whom he swore to love and cherish ? We need not inquire his motives for acting so base a part. Wheth er it was love of gain, licentiousness, or selfish indifference, it matters not : he is too vile a thing to be judged by such laws as govern men. Let us ask the witness she who stands before us with the frank, fearless brow of a true-hearted women let us ask which of these two has been to her a father?" Turning to the ladv. in a tone whose sweetness was a strange contrast with the scornful accent which had characterized his words, he besought her to relate brief ly the recollections of her early life. A proud flush passed over her beautiful face as she replied : " My first recollections are of a small, ill-furnished apartment, which my sister and mj'self shared with my mother. She used to carry out every Saturday the work which had occupied her during the week, and bring back employment for the fol lowing week.- Saving her weekly visits to her employers, and her regular attendance at church, she never left the house. She often spoke ot my father, and of his antic ipated return, but at length she ceased to nier!tion him. though I observed she used to weep more frequently than ever. I then thought she wept because we were poor, for it sometimes happened that our support was only a bit of dry bread ; and she was accustomed to see by the light of chips which she kindled to warm her fam ishing children, because she could not purchase a candle without depriving us of our morning meal. Such was our poverty when my mother contracted her second marriage, and the change to us was like a sudden entrance to a Paradise. We found a home and a father." She paused. " Would you excite my own child against me?" cried the plaintiff, as he im patiently waved his hand for her to be silent. The eyes of the witness flashed fire as she spoke. " You are not my father," she exclaimed vehemently. ' What call you my father? you who so basely left your wife to toil for your children to beggary ? Never. Be hold there my father," pointing to the de fendant ; " there is the man who watched over my infancy, who was the sharer of my cnildish sports, and the guardian of Wtey inexperienced vouth. There is the man who claims my affection and shares my home ; there is my father. For yonder selfish wretch, I know him not. The best years of his life have been spent in lawless freedom from social ties ; let him seek elsewhere for the companions of his de crepitude, nor dare insult the ashes of my aged mother by now claiming the duties of kindred from her deserted children." She drew her veil hastily around her as sbe spoke, and moved as if wishing to withdraw. " Gentlemen." said Burr, " I have no more to say. The words of the law are expressed in the book before you; the words of truth vou have heard from wo man's pure lips ; it is for vou to decide ac- cording to the requisitions of nature and the decrees of justice. I need not sav 'that our decision was in favor of the defendant, and the plaintiff went forth followed by the contempt of every honorable man who was present at tka t'vial. J0A1 Billings' Prayer. From ta many friends, and from thing3 at luce ends, Good Lord deliver us ! From a wife who doant love us. and from children who don't look like us, Good Lord deliver us! From snaix in th? grass, from pnaix ia our bntes, from torch lite proces-ai r.s, and from all new rum. Good Lord deliver us ! From pack-;'eddlars,from young folks in luv, from old aunts without money, from kolera morbus, Good Lord deliver us! From welth without charitee, from pride without sence, from pedigree worn out, and from all rich relations, Good Lord deliver us ! From nusepaper sels, and from pils that ain't fisic, 'from females that faint, and from men who flatter, Good Lord deliver us ! From virtue without fragrance, front butter that smells, from nigger kamp meetings, and from cats that are coartiug, Good Lord deliver tts! From old fokes' secrets, and from our own, from Mormons and megums, and wimmin kommittees, Good Lord deliver us ! From politicians who pra, and from saint3 who tipple, from ri koffi, red her ring, and awl grass widders, Good Lord deliver us ! From fokes who Wont laff, and from them who ' giggle, from tite butes, easy 1 virtue and ram mutton, Good Lord de liver us ! NAsnr ox Connecjcut. I kin understand why a man kin be a Demokratin KintSky he-s interested in uiggers. Ikin appre ciate the Dimokracy of Suthern Tnjeany, Illinois and Ohio.coz tjey came from that region, and the second generation hasn't gpt to be voters. I kin understand the Dimokracy in lleenan's and Fernanda Wood's deestricks, but pardon me I want to keep very clear of Connecticut Dimo krats. A peeple anywhere in Noo Eng land wich kan deliberately ally theirselvei to us is just the kind of people I dont liko to be among I instinktively misust a Yankee who has dickered away his inter-O est in Bunker Hill. I hey noticed that a Noo Englander wick cum Soutk and mar ried an ld maid or a widder with a plan tation wuz never to be trustid ; and its my experience that a demoralized Yankee one who hez shed his early training and took up any body else's moral close ia about the meanest specimen of a whito man on the face of the green earth, olle has the acootness which is horned of a barren soil, without the Puritanism to keep it within bounds he possesses the ability to make a livin on his native rox, but his laziness impels him tg easier sub sistence in milder climes, and insted of fisbin for makrel, Le goes South fishin for men. A Noo Englander unrestrained by grace is pizen, and la bleeve Connecticut is full ov em. How to Get a Sewing Machine. Tho Boston Voice sr.ys : " A story is fold of a young wife, iu this State, who is unforlu nate enough to have a husband that fre quently comes home rather the worse lor liquor. Wishing for a sewing machine, q and being quite certain that he would not buy one for her, she resorted to strategy. When he came home intoxicated, she ab stracted money from his pockets'after he had jro:ie to bed. and firallv not together --t - - fcCJ O enough to purchase the coveted machine. The husband was somewhat curious to learn where she obtained it, and grAtly O surprised when she produced a memoran dum book, and showed the amounts taken. Singular Fact. One singular fact, saya " Young's History of the War," in con nection with the death of Mr. Lincoln, is that no Coroner's inquest was ever held on his body ; no legal evidence taken as to the manner of h'u death, nor wasSi single person, accused of connection witk it, ever brought into a Court of law : nor is there to this day any legal testimony whatever as to the manner of his death, the cause of it, or of who killed him. The Price of a Broken Heart? A young man in Grass Yalley got himselfin trouble by trifling with a young lady's af fections. The lady ha3 brought suit for $25,000 damages for breach of promise. As the defendant is worth but $8,000 or $10,000, it would seem that the plaintiff intends if possible to deprive him of the means of supporting any other veman. A farmer wrote as follows to a distin-Q gnashed agriculturist, to whom he felt un der obligations for introducing a variety of swine : " Respected Sir : I went yestej day to thecattle-show. I found several pigs of your species. There was a great variety of hogs, and I was astonished at not seeing you there." -- Pathetic. An exchange, in speaking of the magical strains of a hand organ, save : When he played " Old Dog Tray," we noticed eleven purps sitting in front of the machine on their haunches, brushing the tears from their eyes with their fore pa .vs." . : o o Aunt E. was trying to persuade little Eddy to retire at sundown ; Youee, my dear, how the little chickens go to roost at that time." Yes, Aunty,' ' replied Eddy, but the old hen always goes with them." How They do it. The Sacramento J3ca says, iu speaking of suicides : ' 'Women do not take their own life like men." That's so. They generally squeeze tlieniselvtw fcq death with corsets. 0 O O O G o G i O G O 0