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o O O ) O O o OregqxuCity, Oregon : C IRELAND, EDITOR AND rilorlHETOR. Saturday, June 29th, 1867. SuoT.-Sft wrcliard thief was shot at Vancouver on Monday night. Served him right. tGJoxE I W are grateful to the agent of nho'Snctz Reservation for having returned Ihe roving stragglers which lately infested Xiiese parts. Sii.k Factory. Tlie Pioneer Silk Fac tory, with a capital of S2o0,000. was in corporated in -San Francisco on last Sat urday. The Omor.E. Savannah, Georgia, is rov ia open communication by telegraph with Cuba. The cable was successfully q laid on last Tuesday. " The Oregoxiax, It is understood that this splendid side-wheel steamship, built for the Portland trade, has been sold to the North America Steamship Coninanv. A Docble Team. The Okaiwjan and Fannie Troupe will be lashed together, for a Fourth of July trij between Portland and Vancouver. Usropuun. In the State Convention of Michigan, assembled to amend the Constitution, a resolution was introduced to investigate (lie Eight-Hour law. It was lost by a, -large majority. Mechanics' Bale. On Thursday eve ning a ball and supper will bo given at 'Oswego, by the mechanics of that fast rising city. No doubt a pleasant season will be enjeyed. ''Til eh. of -Slrratt. The evidence in the " Sumttt trial has apparently destroyed the chances of an acquittal by an alibi. The testimony brought out by the Government -proves beyond cavil that he was there, and took a hand in the blood v work. Lincoln Monument. The Chicago Tri bune states that the fund for the erection of a suitable monument to the memory of the late. President Lincoln has now reached a sum sufficiently largo to warrant the Committee in commencing the work, and it understands that they will shortly be i prepared to receive plans and specifica tions for such a monument from the artists of the country at large. Si U5EN Death.'?. Only last week Mayor Holme3 of Portland, expired without warn ing. A few days before, the chief editor of the can Francisco limes died about as suddenly. On the 20th we received intel ligence that Commissioner Newton de parted this life on the day previous, at Washington. On the evening of the 2 1th, Henry C. Watson, editor ofLhe Sacramento union, died alter a brief illness. 'Death of Hon. O. II. Browning. The N. Y. llerald of May 10th. contains an account of the death of Hon. O. If. Brown ing, Secretary of the Interior. He was of poor parentage, and got his education inethc intervals of farm labor. He filled several important positions in the State 'of Illinois, nd served a short time hi Hke U. S. Senate during the rebellion. In I8G6 lie was appointed Secretary of the Inferior, winch olhce he held at his death Dci.e Good Time. Reports from New York continue to indicate that people have nothing much to do. On Friday last 20, 000 people turned out to a horse race over the Fashion Course. The match was be- tween Dc.der in harness, and Ethan Alien, "with running mate. Ethan Allen won in three straight heats. Time 2:13, 2:1G and 2:19, the fastest, time on record. Dcxter's time on the second heat, 2:101. Queer The " Presidential Party," not the same old one exactly, are again " swinging around the circle." They ar rived at New York on the 21st, and the 'following queer sounding paragraph is telegraphed to Portland : " The arrival of the President was not made the occasion of any special ceremonies of a reception or a formal parade. Efforts to obtain a speech from the President were unavail ing." "We don't believe that, nohow. 3laybe the effort was weak. G etting Negligent. Fremont is getting rather negligent iu his old age. He ought to " catch Jessie." He has negected to pay the first annual installment of the purchase money, due June 15th, and other wise perform his agreements with respect to the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, and Governor Fletcher took it up for the State of Missouri. The road has been placed in the charge of Gen. Clinton B. Fisk, who used to run a bank in a Michigan town where we once run a newsxaper. Fisk can run a railroad as well. New China Steamer. The Pacific Mail Steamship Company have just completed the largest ship ever built in any Ameri can shipyard for commercial purposes, and which is intended for the China Line, from San Francisco to China. She has been named Great Republic. The China line will consist of the Colorado, Great Re public, Celestial Empire, America and Siphon, the last two of which are yet to be built. These fine steamers, aggrega ting 25,000 tons, and which may be classed among the finest in the world, tell a tale of enterprise and power of which Ameri cans have justly to be proud. From Russian America. The British Ktcamcr SparrotchaicJc, from Sitka June I5tli, arrived at Vietoria on Monday last. The steamer Fiddikr was lying in the har bor of New Archangel awaiting a rush from San Francisco on tho Orijlmnme. 0 Several stores have been opened hj Vic torians, who were selling goods briskly. The passengers by the Fvlditer were well received hy in Russian officials and peo- file. A number of lots bad been pre- mpted. Governor Seymour was enter- lained by Prince Matiskoff, the Governor; r; ninc in th. f:imilv of the Prince, no public demonstration took place. Sitka contains about 500 Russians and 800 Indians, 'fine. The weather was very licgultiilug Wages ty i;iv". The question of regulating men's wages by legislation, which the S-hour law in tended t do in Ohio, Illinois. Missouri, and other Stales, has undergone a very thorough and critical discussion in the trade centers of those States, and has no doubt resulted in good to all persons in terested in the subject. It has been found that the law would not work, yet. Cali fornians (or rather unscrupulous politi cians in California.) have divided their strong party on the subject, in the present canvass. It will be tried here in Oregon next year. AVe should have no objection to it, if fairly represented. It is palpably plain that a thorough investigation of the question would show that the true inter ests of both capital and labor, of the em ployer and employee, are mutual, one be ing dependent upon, and not antagonistic to, the other. Legislation, fixing the hours of a day's labor and the amount of com pensation therefor, is absurd ; for, as a western paper pcrtiuently observes, "11 the legislature can add twenty-five per cent, to one's wages, why not make it fifty or more.'"' Or, in other words, if by passing a law, working men can get the me pay for eight hours labor that they can get for ten, why not fur four? If the enactment will enable the capitalist to pay the same wages for eight hours work now, that he before paid for ten. will it not also work the same for any lesser number ? If men wero working directly for them selves they would think it intolerable op pression to have their efforts restricted by legislation ; a law having -such an object would be resisted to the bitter end. This is entirely natural, because the industrious and thrifty man must see that capital is after all but the savings of labor, and that it is only by saving that he will be able to advance and become independent. As the savings of labor increase, investments which employment expand, and thus the demand for labor increases ; consequently the laborer finds that the savings of labor inuro to his own direct benefit:, and that as there is to be more compensation to be derived from ten hours' labor than from eight, it is fur his benefit that he should labor ten. To attempt to raise wages by restricting production is absurd. Take, for example, the two great branch.es : iron and cotton, With the growth of these there has been a groat reduction in the price of these products, and at the same time an increase in the wages of the pro ducers. The workman gets much better wages with cotton goods at eight or ten cents a yard than he used to when the manufacture wa3 new and the same goods sold for live times the amounts mcutioned. It is the same with all the multitudinous branches of the iron manufacture. Re duction in the price of production has ex panded the demand, increased the wages and given employment to a hundred, whereas, in its primitive state, it employed but one. And these remarks apply to all sorts of industry. Yet some persons seem to think that warring against capital, which creates employment, is their natural avocation. It is time that the intimute relations existing between the two Were better understood. Throcgii Teii An article on the Paci fic Railway, in the Chicago Tribune, May 21st, predicts that the through trip will bo made from Chicago to San Francisco in 1870. The Central Pacific Company have iron enough on hand to couirete this end of the route to the north bend of the Hum- boldt, 225 miles east of Cisco. They have 10.000 hands at work, and expect to raise the number to 10,000 this summer. The Union Pacific folks have the iron to lay down their end of the road 217 miles west of the Crossing of the North Platte, which reaches the base of the Black Hills 517 miles from Omaha, and 1,007 miles from Chicago. Within a year from this date, the Tribune thinks, trains of cars will roll into Chicago from the Rocky Mountains. "By September, Gov. Stanford, of the Central, and Mr. Burant, of the Union Pacific, will each be about 000 miles from Salt Lake ; but Gov. Stanford will be over the mountains, and Mr. Durant will then have to face the real difficulties of his task. But no part of the line between the head of Lodge Pole Creek and Salt Lake is at all to be compared with the Sierra Nevada Mountains or the crossing of the Pennsyl vania Central over the Alleghanies. If, therefore, during the next summer, work be commenced in the mountains east of Salt Lake, Mr. Durant can reach the City of the Saint's by the Fourth of Jul y, 1870 This the managers of the Union Pacific are determined to accomplish it' it is in the power of men and money to do it." Alaska Minkraes. M. 1'. Berrv, of Sa lem, Oregon, writes that in 1SG2 a party of prospectors, who entered Russian American from British Columbia, and on the Stickeen River, 1500 miles from its mouth, found gold and silver mines of great wealth. They worked with rockers for eight days, and realized thirteen dol lars and a half per day in native silver, and $1,100 in the aggregate in gold. The silver was washed out in pieces sometimes as large as a quarter of a dollar. They also found rubies and agates, and on Bris tol River, copper and coal cropping?. Mr. Berry writes this to Secretary Seward, in a letter dated April 9th, 1867. If his re port can be verified it will not be a great while until the Yankee gold and silver miners and town builders make Alaska more populous and flourishing than British Columbia. On the 15th of Sep tember, the Government takes formal pos session. There will be a Delegate. Counc il . Assembly, and many more positions of lesser note to fill, and the Convention to make the nominations is likely to be much easier of manipulation than that at Sac ramento lately. The Reciprocity Treaty. The repeal of tho Reciprocity Treaty between the - ijnited States and Canada, it Is reported, caused an increased trade between Xova Scotia and Canada. Formerly, Nova cotia received about 300,000 barrels of flcmr pCf annum from the United States, and 6,000 to 7.000 from Canada. Now - .the receipts are reversed and about 7 000 barrels are taken from the United States and 300,000 from Canada. The repeal J of this treaty has had a paralyzing etlect ot this treaty has had a paralyzing etlect upon nearly all branches of trade between the Lniled States and Canada. i A human skeleton was found in the j brush near Salem recently. Its condition ! indicated that it has not been a very long ; time since the unknown was living. On Thursday Mr. C. P. Ferry of Port land received 100 ounces of beautiful gold from Lemhi. The first receipts. Thomas Mountain is preparing a schoon ner at Astoria in grand style, for the pur pose of accommodating parties desirous of making a trip over the Columbia bar on a fishing excursion. The Ore-jordan says the revenue cutter JQ L:ine has brought up a corps of en gineers who have decided to locate more guns at Fort Stevens, and Fort Hancock at Cape Disappointment. They have also decided to locate another fort 2.3 miles this side of Astoria, for which object they on Monday, last made the necessary sur veys. Mr. Woodbury, of Salem, after a thorough experiment, declares that the coal discovered by Frank Cooper is of the first quality, fully equal to the famous Blossburg coal, and the only coal he had ewr seen equal to it. lie vCry emphati cally added, " That's as good a coal as any man ever struck in America.'' lie has made arrangements for a supply of it for his own use. The coal also cokes well, which will make it valuable to gas manufacturers. The Record says the P. T. Co., have withdrawn the steamers Echo and Active from the upper Willamette, as the river is now too low to allow them to reach Eu gene. The Enterprise is still running to llarrisburg, and there is produce enough moving to keep two boats at work. The Reliance makes her regular semi-weekly trips. The neWdry-doek, within the ba sin, is nearly finished, and the Eho will probably bo hauled up for repairs on it the present week. All tlu: boats will be put in thorough order. - Fourtit qT July Cehbrutiou. A match game of Base Ball will be played between the Clackamas Base Ball Club of this city and the Pioneer Base Ball Club of Portland at 10 o'clock a. m., on the grounds of the Club in this city. At the conclusion of the match the admirers of the game are invited to participate in a Basket Pic nic, to be hold at or near the grounds of the Clackamas Base Ball Club. Small Profits.- 'The New York papers say that it is one of the remarkable signs of the times in the world of trade that even on Broadway a number of large retail business Louses have lately adopted the principal of small profits, expecting, of course large sales. This idea has been almost entirely expelled from Broadway for some years past. Enormous profits have been demanded upon everything that ladles or gentle men may want to buy, and it seems to have been considered better to clear five dollars on one sale than six dollars on two sales. An incalculable amount of trade has inconsequence been driven cut of Broadway that might easily have been kepi there. Odd Fellow's Election. At the regu lar meeting of Oregon Lodge No. 3. 1. O. O. F. of Oregon, held in this city on last Wednesday eveing. the following gentlc menwere chosen to fill the various positions iu Lodge work for the ensuing term : C. O. T. Williams, N. G.; A.J. Ap-pei-son V. G.: F. Chapman li. S.; F. Char man T. The installation will take place on Wednesday evening next, under the direction of Grand Warden J. M. Bacon Esq. Mr. Bacon will also leave for Van couver and the Dalles one week from to morrow, for the purpose of installing new o'licers at those daces. Nlv Organizations. A New Base Ball Club has been organized in this city adopting the name and costume of the Scotch Highlanders. Mr. T. J. Spooner has been chosen President. Mr. D. ('. Hutch Vice President Mr. J. W. Helm Secretary, and Mr. II. T. Daly Treasurer. A third club, composed of juvenile mem bers of male society, has also been or ganized, under the name of Tumwater 13. B. C' Dt'MAS. The notoriety lately gained by this celebrated personage in his intimacy with Adah-Isaacs -Menken, seems to be highly sensational. He is reported having commenced suit against the Artist why has published his " position'' to the world. Probably the dusky old fellow only thought at first to enjoy a little private flirtation with the fascinating Adah. That was not her purpose, however. Meddled. California politics arc very badly muddled. The GoTliani-McCarthy clique succeeded in making nominations for the Republicans. But one Union paper in San Francisco, (the Fknj, McCarthy edi tor.) supports the ticket. The consequence will be a victory for the Democrats, un less the factious partizans-cau agree upon terms for a consolidation. A Canard. The rumor that this con cern had busted, and that its Proprietor was about to sail for San Francisco, or some other sea port, it is hardly necessary for us to say was wholly the result of a stress upon the immagination of some pe culiar genius who has no business of his own to attend to. Personal. Capt. Grandall of the Qre ijordan aruived here from Salem at noon yesterday. He is en route to Portland, where he will fill the chair for Bro. Scott, who is to take a run into the shady pre cincts of Washington county. There is something pleasant in an Editor finding time to enjoy himself, although it docs not l'rcquen t ly hap p en. Qul'K Work. Yesterday the steamer Active was taken from the ways at the P. T. Company's dry dock, iu this city, and the steamer Echo placed in position for re pairs, in the short space ot Zl minutes. The operation was witnessed by about two hundred persons. Vacation. The City Seminary closed at noon -yesterday for the summer vaca tion. The average attendance in all de partments, for the past term has been 130 daily. Due notice of the time of com mencement for the next term will be given through this paper. Anniversary. Four years ago yester day the People's Transportation Company took this route. " What have they done for Oregon V is a question repeatedly asked. We should say more for Oregon than for themselves individually. Look at their operations and ask yourself if it is not so. Thanks. We are very thankful to fas ter Leonard Charman for a bountiful sup ply of fine cherries, presented on Thurs- i day. Leonard is very youthful, but he is suro in make his mark' in the world. II- j has made the right beginning. We take the following telegraphic news from dispatches to the On-'jonlan. The Ajax sails for Portland to day. The President has be-n informed of the arrival of Santa Anna in Mexico. The Democrats of Vermont have nomi nated J. L. Edwards for Governor. Gov. Flanders, of La., in a recent speecb denounced the conscription proposition. Stanberry's opinion as carried out will probably intimidate the Radicals in Lou isiana. The Panama Railroad declares a quar terly dividend of six per cent., payable July 5th. There are- rumors of more opposition. Some talk of the Nicaragua steamships running to Panama. The next billiard match for the cham pionship of America will be between Dion and E. Nelrns, of Philadelphia. Gen. D. B. Hays was nominated for Governor by the Ohio Union State Con vention. A Charleston Grand Jury has returned a batch of indictments against persons for dueling. The Tribune's special says Walrussia will be attached to the military jurisdic tion of Gen. Rosseau. Since the opinion of Attorney General Stanberry has been promulgated, the rebel spirit of the South has gained re newed strength. Maximilian is reported to bo iu better health and more hopeful. This is a pretty good sign that he was not shot. It is said that the impeachment testi mony is all arranged to be submitted to the House at the July session without any report. The Democrats have nominated Jacob S. Gallow.iv for member of Congress from the Third Kentucky District, to fill the va cancy caused" by the suicide of Elijah Ilise. The Surveyor General of Dakotah has transmitted for approval, a contract for the survey of the public lands along Red river to the north, adjoining the Pembina set tlement. The Secretary of the Treasury will forth with propose instructions regarding the trade and revenue of Walrussia. At present all regulations are subject to the approval of Russia. The East India Telegraph Company arc now sending out materials for a submarine fine between liong Kong and Mutngliae. A contract has already been made in Eng land for the manufacture of the cable. Sheridan telegraphs to Gen. Grant de clining to extend the time of registration of voters of Louisiana in. compliance with the President's conditional instructions, on the ground that the registration has been completed, and he did not jfeel like keep ing up expensive boards to suit new issues. Capt. Ichabald Newton reports having once passed over the spot claimed as the location of a new island discovered on the route of the whale ships from Honolulu. The island is thought to be of recent formation. A correspondent at San Luis Polosl, writes that there is urgent rfeed of some one at the seat of government to represent the American interests and to restore the prestige of the United States, which is con siderably damaged by thj Sherman & Campbell jiasco. A Ju'v session of Congress is a foregone conclusion. The Republican Executive Committee are sending circulars to every Radical member that Congress will as semble on the first Wednesday of July. Chief Justice Chase has decided that parties in the South owing debts in the North who paid the amounts to the Con federate receivers, were not thereby dis charged of their obligations. Reports from many portions of the South state th.it it is feared tu tt the continued heavy rains will seriously injure the wheat and cotton crops. There have been heavy freshets in the rivers and the low lands are again overflowed in many places. There is official authority for stating that Seward enclosed iu his letter to Juarez, copies of dispatches from Queen Victoria and Napoleon to the President, asking the United Slates to use its influence with Juarez to preserve the life of Maxi miiiiirt. The Fivsidoiii has jssuea aprociamr atioit announcing the ratification oi the luissnm Anieriean treaty, an-! iil exchange of ratifications have been graiu'-'d vpon writ ten and personal applications of tt:un?rous prominent individuals, including GoP- Grant and prominent army officers ; also, several Senators an ! 'Representatives. AN. O. dispatch of the 2Lt savs Gen. Sheridan issued an order to-day removing from ofiiee Deputy Sheritf John Whitmore and Constable L.H. Wright? of Jefferson, Texas, for refusing to execute a warrant legally issued for the arrest of a man who committed an atrocious murder. The military authorities have ordered the ar rest of" the murderer. During the war the rebel legislature of Texas ordered a sweeping confiscation of all property belonging to loyal men. Over sixty thousand dollars worth of property was seized in this manner and sold, and the rebel records do not show the names of the purchasers, and immense sums were abstracted by State receivers. Oliver Cromwell's confiscations in Ireland did not equal this in extent, and Gen. Griffin hud been ordered to probe this huge spoliation to the bottom. BY ATLANTIC CARLE. The Emperor Alexander has issued a decree suspending confiscation in Poland. The condition of the French harvests is satisfactory. Admiral Pezzeremchia left Constanti nople on the 10th for Crete with two iron clads, iwo steamers, and 8,000 troops. The Austrian Government has granted an amnesty to all political offenders, in cluding Kossuth. Advices from the continent say that the feeling now prevalent at Paris and Berlin is that the relations existing between the Emperor Napoleon and King of Prussia are not cordial. A mysterious disease is reported to have alarmingly increased the deaths in Ireland, and there was some alarm ami consulta tion among surgical men iu England on the subject. A dispatch from Constantinople asserts that the Sultan has acceded to the propo sition of European powers for a joint com mission to inquire into the grievances and demands of the people of Candia. Startling intelligence has been received, from Home. Hie Dispatch reports that 200 men had thrown themselves into the city, as it was supposed, with the intention of proclaiming a republic, but the desper ate attempt failed, and forty of the revo lutionists are row in prison. The Emperor's Government has decided to make a considerable reduction iu the military forces of the Empire. The present session of the Corps Legislatif, which has accomplished a large amount of business, is approaching a close and an adjourn ment is not far distant. A dispatch from Constantinople gives a report that the "Sublime Porte has refused its consent tb the request of the great powers preferred through a collective di plomatic note that hostilities be suspended in Candia. and that inquiries be made into tiie alleged grievances of the Christians by a commission appointed collectively by the great powers and the Porte. The Turkish Government professes to have re ceived information from Omar Pacha that j hones soon to sub 1 ue V o (X n" ' rv in -fi? aJelh r "nr j The balun Poperv led to the great disturbances here wit hin the f&t few days. There has been great excitement here, which looked at one time as if ii would lead to very seri ous consequences. There were at least 100.000 people on the streets. The mob held the city and sacked several houses, after which they inarched through the streets .singing 'Glory Hallelujah, John Brown and other choruses. The Riot Act was read and troops ordered to the city front Manchester, but were ordered not to fire upon the people. The police used their cutlasses and several persons were wounded but none killed. The excite ment has somewhat lulled, and it is thought that the disturbances are ended. Murphy has persisted every night iu making long and offensive speeches against the Roman Catholic Church and ridiculing its rites. Some attempts were made to renew the disorder, but they were put down, and comparative quiet now prevails. Treaty with the Nez Pekces Indians. The Oregonian learns that a Council was held at Lapwai on the 17 th inst , at v. lick Governor Ballard of Idaho Territory, with Agents O'Neil and Hough, Dr. Newell. Major Truax and other persons met the chief 2ez Perces Indians and portions of the tribe, numbering 500 or (JOO in all. The object of the Council was to announce to the Indians the ratification by the Senate of the treaty which was entered into with ihelr tribe ki 18G3. and to fully explain to them its provisions and requirements. The Indians signified that they were satisfied with the treaty. A large and valuable tract of land is re served for them to which they are to remove within one year. The tribe is allowed to select a head chief and two subordinate, chiefs, who are each to receive five hundred dollars a year and have a house built and furnished and ten acres of ground ploughed. The Government agrees to expend $302,500 in removing the Indians to the Reservation, building school houses, mills, shops, dwellings, etc.. and in purchasing tools and implements for the general purpose of husbandry. These expenditures are to be exclusive of the regular annuities which the treaty provides for. We hope, both for the good of the Indians and the Government, that these stipulations will be fully complied wii.ii iu good faith. Bad men in o;Iice brought about the Indian War in 1802. in Minnesota, and to the same kind of influence may be traced all subsequent troubles. V itat ilAKUAR ? The following para graph appears in a late New York letter. The arrest last week of William Whit ney and Col. William Farrar, lias given a sensasion in commercial and fashionable circles, where these ger.ilomen are well known. The first is the grandson and heir of the late Stephen Whitney, the million aire ; Col. Farrar is commander of the ikdh Regiment, N. G. The prisoners have re cently been associated under the firm name of Whitney Sc Farrar, and have trans acted a storage and commission business in Pearl street. On Tuesday last both partners -were arrested under warrants from the hands of City Judge Russell, on complaint of citizens, charging that they had uttered spurious receipts for goods not m their possession, on whieu receipts other moiic- persons lrw iradulently obtained . The offense under the statute is a felony, which may be punished by im prisonment in the Penitentiary. Another, charge has been preferred, of obtaining goods under false pretenses. The accused were held to bail on these charge,.;, and Mrs. Whitney gave the requisite bond. for her sou, who was .thereupon released. Col. Farrar still remaining in custody . On Friday Mr. Whitney was again arrested on a civil suit growing out of the same transactions, and no bail appearing, he and his partner were borne to the Ludlow street jail, where both gentlemen await the action of the courts. Evil Tim;:s. Some alarm U expressed by the newspapers of New York because the mid. lie classes are leaving the city, and seeking residences in the suburban villages, leaving only the rich in their pal aces and the poor and desperate in their noisome dens. The excessive rents now demanded in the city tend to drive out those of moderate iu comes. They have r o choice but to seek residences outside. or to rent topr-tJier atter tne style oi tne poorest, ii i f1,e risk of health, respectability, and" even "virw'fl Jf lhis I!'('Cess goes oir ertv, lu. the contriv. is nuiw .oi j.ov urvand miserv, in the metro po- lis, will become still more nu-'iO'U tnan ab present. This prospect is omit-or.. 01" agrarian- mobs and bread riots, and the" various dangers that attend the collection of masses of degraded and inferior men. our cities, New York lnoum k marked than in The Sechet Leatixej). Our St. Paul Correspondent, under date of May 17th. informs us that two German citizens of that place, who formerly served in tho Prussian army, have been experimenting lor several months on the explosive cart- idges used in the needle guns of Prus sia. 1 ney nave at last succeeded in discov ering the secret, and have made soin; which work exactly right. The fortunate gentlemen arc Messrs. Peter Purch and Jacob Schnitzius. They have no doubt of their perfect success. If so. ihev will be able t. sell their secret to the Gov ernment for a large sum. The French government has offered a princely for tune to any one who would discover the- secret. Explax.vtiox. Last week we raised to the bead of this paper the names of Hon. Schuyler Colfax for President, and Senator Geo. II. Williams for Vice President. For want of space they do not appear this week, and may not 111 iuturc for some months, yet those arc " our men." To nominate a ticket is easy enough to elect it more difficult. If Oregon is to go Republican next Juno every man who claims to be long to the party must adhere to his priu ciples exclusive of personal jealousies. In no other way is it certain that we will not be badly beaten in this State. The American Safeguard. We find the above work, by Mr. Isaac Cox. upon our table, with the compliments of P. Uentoa, Esq.. canvassing agent. We have not at present time to write a review of the work, but from reviews already given .by capa ble writers, and from what we have seen iu the book, we can say that it is a very useful, and instructive volume. All should have a copy, and teachers should use it in schools. ATcPherson & Co., printers Snvder & Co., binders. Expansion 01? Rails. The American Artisan estimates that the accumulated expansion "of the rails 'in a line of rail road five hundred miles long would amount, at the highest summer tempera ture, to nearly one-fourth of a mile as compared with the same rails during the coldest weather of winter. Correction. We were in error last week in stating that Mr. John Nestor was contractor for the building of the new church at Astoria. Mr. J. II. Barrett has that contract. Don't be leu Astray. But lake Kohn Si Fishtl as a guide. Co to their store, No. 01 Front street, Portland, (former! v oc cupied by Weil Bros.,) and purchase vour good and fine clothing, dry goods, etc.," and if yen are not satisfied with vour bargains you can have your money returned at any time. MARRIED. At the residence of the bride's father in this city, on the 25th inst., by Rev. J. W. Sclhvood, Mr. L. Vickeks and Miss Hellex M. Sh.vttcck. At the resideme of the bride's father, near Milwankie, on the 2Mb inst., by Ross der rick, Esq., Mr. M. Oatfield and Miss Mi xeva Tncssixa. lYcw Advertisements. One door south from the corner of Fit aud Morrison streets, near the Western, Portland, Oregon. Wm. T. Shanahan, IMPORTER. AND DEALER IN" ill US 1 CA L INST 12 U ME NTS, FINE EN aii A VINOS, PICTURE FRAMES And MOLDINGS. THE FINEST AND -LARGEST STOCK of Engravings, Cromos. Plain and col ored Lithographs, etc., ever before cilered in this market, just recei.-ed and for sale at GKSATLY EEBTfCED PRICES ! also : Vleies of Columbia River Scenery ! Constantly on hand. ACEXT FOK BKADKLRl's CELEBRATED nEas3d Scale Pisiass I Which have given universal satisfaction, and which he guarantees to sell at San Fran cisco prices. X?$" Special attention given to framing Photograph Engravings, etc. tf Mr. Hhuaaluia, formerly of A. Koh lcr's e.-tabli.-loneiit, Han Francisco, will at tend to tuning and ropiiirii'o' Pianos, Melo- O.efP.s, and all kuiu.s 01 -uusi! ul Instruments.: Pianos tor Rent. S f t- t 41, tig ila willed!;. CZj E5 New York Manufacturers of Eoll Metal Patent AgraSb Grand Scale Pianofortes f MiE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RES- pect fully announce to lus old patrons and the public generally, that he will keep constantly on Land a irood assortment of the above class Pianos, which he filers whole sale and retail at New York prices. A CENT FOR STEIXWAY & SONS Celebrated Pianofortes ! AND A. E Til CMPS ON'S Patent Swell and Voice Tuemelo CfiocAi. G;:gan?. X. Pianos and Org tins Ciirefutlv tuned and 1 epaiml. II. SINS1IE1MEU, "?. ly")" lil Front st. I'crdand, Oregon. DAILY OVERLAND J-V. :ail r o it TO CALIFORNIA. nPHROUCII to San EEANCISCO IN SIX X days, Carrying the U. S. Mail and W. F. & CcT.'s Express. IT. V. CORLIETT & Co, Pcopks. By this route passengers avoid tlie risk of Ocean travel. Passing through Oregon City, Salem, Albnv, Corvallis, Oakland, Win chester, Kosebui g, Canyonville, J acksonvilie and in Calilornit : 1 rei;a, iviuny tcu.tr, .Vaar.ia, Chico, Oroville, S!ui,i :d Ri ilarvsville to Sacramento. Connecting with the dai ly stages to all mining towns in north ern Cilifomia and southern Oregon; alo with the Iiuilroad from OroviUe to Sacra mento ; Also connecting with tho Central Pacific Railroad to the Atlantic States. Stages stop over night at Jacksonville and Yreka, for passengers to rest. Passengers will be permitted to lay over at any point, and rest' me their scats at pleasure, at any time within one month, upon notifying the A'rent at the otiice where they lav over. jtTiiic to S cm uitr ttt Sinc-es !e:'.ve the Portland otiice (Arrigo m's itoteii d: I at 0 V;f,k. 3ir, m') iVUlfLHOUS'-, Agent. CHARMAN A IJUt?.. Oregon City Agents. AND PAPER HANGING P" f SEOl&eS.g9 No. IIS Front street, Portland, BIZ a LEAVE TO IXFOUai TIIK public that they keep an extensive stock of CAP PETS, PAPEli HANGINGS, F LO O R A N D T A B LE OILCLOTHS, WINDOW SHADES, DAMASKS LACE CURTAINS, CORNICES AND BANDS, GILT MOLDINGS, . And all goods in the CARPET & UPHOLSTERY LINE ! We Impart our Goods Elrcct from the K;is, ami sell sit Sau Francisco Prices X WALTEIt BRO.'g, US Front street, neaily opposite Vaughn's Wharf, Portland, Oregon. (;J,. llotice to Leonard A. Cummings. 7ICIIA11D DUG II vs. LEONARD A. j CUMillNGrf. Contest for laud m T. 1 N. Ii. 5 E. Notice to Leonard A. Curannn Richard Ough having applied at this oliTco to enter asa pre-emption right, the lot 4 of sec, 21, the N. W. quarter of sec. and the E. half of N. E. quarter of sec. 29, in T. 1 N. R. 5 E., alleging that you have abandoned said land, and iillng proof in support of such allegation ; on are, therefore, hereby no tified that you will bo allowed until the 80th day of July, 1SC7, to appear at this office aud establish your right to said tract of land, otherwise said proof of abandonment will be taken as Vrue, aud your entry thereof re ported for cancelation. OWEN WADE, Register. HENRY WARRKN, Receiver. Land Oiiice, Oregon City. Oregon, dun ; 21, . Aew Advertisement v 0EEG0N LEATHER - 1 1EE &EST OH THE o . Hfcl Manufacturer (1fO auinacturer ofv ALL PMFSO cm r MlLWAlKIE, REGON UNDERSIGNED WISIIET0!X DEALERS AND MANUFACTURER? That he is prepared to furnish a3 ood- durable an article of Leather a , J"",- I on the Pacific Coast, at the following ratf Harness Leather, per lb 23 to So c..rV l.xtra heavy, for Concord .33 Deltiog, in the side . .S to Z ' Cut, per scpiare fout, L ;n Side, upper, ig tvSoCe-' Grain Leather " " " 13 to 22 J' Light liutf; or Grain for Wo- men's work. . . . 18 to 20 ..' ) toft., . -10 00 to . 3 5') io 4 . I ! to j Calfskins, per ddz Kip " " Dndle. per side Collar, per side Lace Leather, per side. . tiJUO to i lT" I do net01iink that Harness- U.V should necessarily be made in Santa Cruz order to stand the test of omr climate; 'M Nor do I think that-Belting, iu or,',,"- to bear the sfraiu of Oregon Machiuei-v,j;,u be made in the Atlantic States. ALL I ASK IS A c JL ri, i -5- C Ji z, 11 o ' And I will prove, to the satisfaction of ij concerned, that Oregon Leather is the k-; ou 1 lie Coast. JT" All orders will meet with proat at tention. Address: THOMAS ARMSTRONG, q Mihvaukie, Oren JCly) 0 IMPORTER, 03 fard woociiiiimber o COACH, CARRIAGE, O (9 J AND WAGON MATERIALS ; O v I 'Portland,OOrego.v. ' "VITAS NOW ON HAND and TO ARUIV. a M the finest stock ever imported i;.; coast. Being selected under his per.-.!--' supervision he can warrant it to ueof... best, and would call the attention of JouLrj and wagon makers to his assortmvu of EASTERN" OAK. ASH, AND HICKORY. PL N K WHITE WOPD, II UBS, SPOKES, FELLO ES AXLES, POLES, BENT Shaft i, Bon's, Single trees, Phw Beams and Handles, cC'c. Orders for the above, also for Boxes, 'II. : bles, Skeins, Iron and bteel, prom;.:! filled. ROUEKT Ii. LAW, Commission Merchant, i33 First :- Corner of'ine, I'ortlan.l, Orem. , Consignments solicited. . j FARMERS OF OREGON! ' O LOOKOUT FOR THE c3 w I t o TIIE CHEAPEST! MOST JDURA&E' gAND o o LIGHTEST BSAFT IH&PEP. IN THE UNITED STATES. rriHE UNDERSIGNED A TIE NOWSM N I nfacturinir, and l:ae placed in ma! r.. i for the coining harvest, titty of theub -named lleapers, which they "will cheap, a-- warrant" to0 give r;e.4vtfrM8 raff Tlian any Other Reaper ever BROUGHT TO TIIE PACIFIGGvOAST'. For sale by the OiiKGCKV IllON WORKS, CG.tn Portland, Orei ! 3 Jj-U.. HUFELAND'S t. CELEBRATED SWISS gTOM&CH BITTiKS j TRY IT TRY IT The best Purifier of the Blood! " A Pleasant Tonic ! A very Agreeable Drink ! O Unsurpassed for acting snrel.v l i cjentlv on the secretions of tho i' neys, bowels, stomach and liver. For sale at all wholesale and retail li'H-r, drug, and grocery stores. SOBODY SHOULD BE WITHOUT Ti' J. Q. Fniscn, Proprietor. Taylor & Bexdel. Sola Agent. Ci.ly) 412 Clay St., SanFrancisM- A. . BRADFORD 1 TJS REMOVED THE JJAiaS.CE : ii his stock of Wines and Liquors. TO o No. 40 First Street, lorlaiil, OvP' Direc ?ctly in the en? his former F1-, 5ss. Parties ia want of Extra f business. Wines aud Brandies, will do well toca.. Lmpty Pipes and Barrels tor raa. v P OH Y SALOOS. Main street, Oregon .1 ,w.,.th at trie 1 - 'ibTa 'Cilice. JAMES JIAX.Vi Fro,.'- This popular saloon is w;Y-,-.I'l;i with the very best quality of iutfi Li.niors, Ale, 'Portgr, Beer am""' and Tobacco. Give me a call. .fi-'. I ?'. -3.it i 0 STf I I I I 0 r