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Newspaper Page Text0 O 0 G lUccklij. Enterprise. Oregon City, Oregon : . . B. C. IKKLA.NI, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. aturday, October 12th, 1367. tJd. Frost. We learn froai the Trib ute thftfc "Jack" has been nipping things that did not belong to him, over at Puget Sound. 0 The WfLsas Darvjin Case. Thia great divorce suit in Washing, ton Territory is tf be issued in pamphlet form, from the pret-3 Of the i'ort Townsend Message. Colville Mail. The mails for Colviile are cow supplied, under or ders of Postal Agent Q. A. Brooks, from Spokane Bridge an office on 'the Montana route, at onethird the. expense paid on the route from Walla Walla, which was Riven up by the contractor some months ago. -e - Japanese Gas Company. A com pany with this title has G!ed its cer tificate of incorporation in San Fran cisco. Its object is to erect at Yoko hama such works as are necessary for manufacturing and supplying the inhabitants of that city with gas, etc. The capital stock of the company is $200,000. Jeff Davis' Wisn.r It E9tns thit Jeff. Davis is suffering greatly from depression of spirits and the constant vituperation to which he has been subjected, the suspicion with which he is dogged, the criticism of his slightest word and movements, all harass and onnoy him. to such a de gree that he recently told a gentle man that he wished he could sudden ly disappear from the view of men and pass the remnant of his life in some seclusion where none but his personal friends could find him. We see no likelihood of a cessation for at least a thousand years, to the vituper ations of the name of Jefferson Davis. It is not in his power to stop them or to change them in any Way whatever. But if he really is in earnest in his very natural desire for seclusion from the world and its execrations, there arc monkeries near Montreal to which we have no doubc he could gain admission, where no echoes from the world vrll ever reach his ear, and where, in company with r ghostly fathers and the worshipful company of devotees, he can spend his daj's opart froin the turmoils which other wise must distract and madden his existence. A Good Promise. Western news paper3 are ahvajs great in promising future prosperity for their cities; but the most extensive statement of this - kind we have lately seen, is that the town of" Fort Scott requires but two things to make it one of the largest cities in the world, and these are build ings and population. " Getting ins Revenge. A friend ' oi Sheridan's asked another what it raeant that Phil, was swinging arouud the circle so lustily? Only g2tting his revenge of the President; vr:is the answer. Sweet morse? it is. No man ever met so 'general, so great, and frequent receptions at the hands of the American people. As Grant says, truly this is a land where the will of the people is the supreme The Kootenai Massacrk. A correspondent of the Walla Walla Statesman informs us that the In dians who lately killed a party of prospectors, in the Kootenia range, have been captured, and will be sent to their own country for trial. They belong to the Kootenai, below Bon- ners Ferry, known as the Flat Bow J Indians. The new camp is paid to be extensive, but not rich. There are now about 250 men in the diggings. The Walla Walla Fir. The Walla Walla county fair was in every particular a success. The ad dress of Mr. Ilitz speaks of the early history, the present and future of that valley, the utility of agricultural fairs, the dignity of labor, etc. The Statesman says one feature of the Fair was a mammoth bull calf, ex hibited by Mr. M." Ward. The youngster is 11 months old, and weighs 894 pounds! lie ought to be called the Territory babv. A Missing Man. Mr. Al. Hum phrey, formerly of Eugene City, Or e-gOH, lately disappeared very myste riously, and it is supposed was mar" tiered for his money by two men tho were with him, north east of Walla Walla. These men were arrest ed at Walla Wal'a, but we learn from the Statesman that their examination failintr to disclose anything criminating them, they were discharged from custody. These men, in their examination, stated that they accompanied the missing man to Fort Benton, and that from there he took passage down the Missouri river. Humphrey's father and immediate friends discredit this statement, and adhere tooths, opinion that he has met an mitnuely fate. He leaves a wife and four interesting children, living near Eugene City.and his father is satisfied, from his habits KO I.AW AGAIXST GA51BI.IXG. By a late decision of our Supreme Court, it is ascertained that we have no law against gambling in this State. That the statute- cf Oregon on the crime of gamb ling are so vague and uncertain that thev are void. The statute which called forth this decision, begins, at section GCG, on page 568, cf the general laws of Oregon, and that section resds as follows, viz : "All gambling devices of whatever nam or nature, adapted, devised or designe for the purpose of playing any game o chance for money, property, or other va' liable thing, or any representative thereof, are prohibited from being set up. kept, used, exhibited, opened," dealt, played, or practiced in this State."' Again, section CCD, on the same page, reads : "If any person shall bet any money, property, or other valuable thing, or any representative thereof, at, or on, any gam bling device prohibited by section 6o(. such person, upon conviction thereof, ?hall be punished by fine, not less than fifty nor more than live hundred dollars." We do not propose reversing the decis ion of the learned Court, nor to say any thing disrespectful of its action in regard to this law. But we claim the right, com mon to all American citizens, to examine the reasons assigned for such a conclusion. It is true, these reasons and the decision have not been written out and published as authority, and they may not be for years to come. We only take those as signed at she time the decision, v.ns orally announced by the Court. We understand that the principal objection urged against the law, is, that there is no common law definition cf a gambling device, or what a game of chance is, and the statute itself does not furnish any. This may be so, and yet not be a good legal ground for rejecting the common sense meaning of words. For section 730, on page 578 of the code, reads fans " The rule of the common law that penal statutes are to be strictly construed, has no application to this code, but all Us provisions are to be construed according to the fair import of tljeir terms, with a view to effect its objects, and to promote justice' "Webster's definition of the word device is " a trick ; a contrivance ; a scheme' Then dropping from the statute the word device, and substituting in place thereof Its definitions, and the statute would then read tuns: " All gambling tricks, contriv ances, and schemes of whatever name or nature, adapted, devised or designed lor the purpose of playing any game of chance for money, " &c. And it would be a vio lent presumption to assume that the Judges of oar Courts do not understand the mean ing of the term gambling or know what a game of chance is. This statute then is sufficiently explicit and comprehensive to OIlEGOSf The Commerce of the State. The question of San Francisco freights, says the Corvallis Gazette, is a matter in which every man, whether he be farmer, mer chant, lawyer, doctor or mechanic, is in terested, and one which is attracting con siderable attention in this portion of Ore gon. All agree that Oregon must have speedy, direct and cheap; transportation for produce, in order to enable her to ompete with California for Eastern or ,areign market. Various projects are on ot for the accom'plishment of this greatly lesired end, and everything pertinen! .hereto will be read, we doubt not, with interest by the people of Central and Southern Oregon especially. That Vaqulna Bay. as a shipping point, has merits, is af firmed by those two who are well posted. Two schooners are now being built over there for that trade. A vessel will soon load with lumber, at the Brenner Mills for San Francisco. The lumber, coal, oyster and fishing business will soon require larger draught vessels, aiyl the trade must, continually increase. To show the advantages we have at our doors, we give a few facts relative to the Coos Bay coal, and prices of freight from points south, all of which are available at Ya quina Bay. f.om a reliable source. The Coos Bay coal vein is 3"t to 4 feet thick. The company pay . $5 per ton freight to S. F., and SI per ton lor dig ging, and furnish tools, powder, track, etc. ; they blast considerable, and timber always ; the coal is soft, (comparatively poor ; (heir railroad track is mile long from the terminus cf which the coal is taken in lighters or scows two miles to vessels. It is worth in S. F.. $12 per ton. The company hires, outside of the mines, two hands at -510. and two at $1,3 per month. One man digs from 3 to 8 tons per day. The company gets out 50 to GO tons per day. on which they calcu late a net profit of $"2 per ton. The com- and manner cf life. that he never would . designate and include all games of chance go away in tae unceremonious man- , , .. ,, i , , O , find iiiTiii; Mil oil 1 1 i f t it-i rr nrl ci-if-iii rw Sentenced. The Polander who shot at the C.ar has had his trial, and been sentenced to hard labor for life. It is said that had he been condemned to death the Emperor would have commuted the sentence; acd that the Czar before leaving Paris had requested him to do so. The verdict of the jury lor extenuat ing circumstance, was, no doubt, attributable to the sympathy felt by all classes of Frenchmen for Poland, as well as to the good character oth erwise given of the prisoner, and to the absence of all accomplices. Sound Lumberixo Trade. The Port Townsend Message speaks of live vessels up to lo d lumber and spars for foreign ports. The trade with Chiii is reviving and promises soon to be of importance. There is also a growing demand for lumber in China, and we have no doubt that O the time is not far distant when a smart direct trade w'l be in exis tence between Pugct Sound and the Flowery Kingdom together with the Asiatic coast and Japan. Seven vessels passcclup the Sound on Sun-' 9 Jay the SOth. Proguess is Turkey. The Sul tan of Turkey, moved by what he saw in Europe,has officially announc ed his intention to inaugurate an era of progress and -reform in his own land. This is extremely satisfactory; but if the dar monarch wants to know what progress is, and wbat re form means, he should visit our coun- try, and take a trip across the conti nent. When he has seen our vast Teritories, literally but a few days old, governing themselves; when he has seen cities sprung upon the plains with more than Oriential magic; " when he nas seen our magnificent Kansas faints, rejoicing in twenty, teet deptbPof rich soil, with a Pacific railroad running through one end, and savage Indians through the other then, and not till then,will he compre hend the idea of progress, and learn the necessity of reform, if h wishes to role over a live kingdom. ner represented. Instead of unravel ing the mystery j the examination of the two suspected men leaves Hum phrey's fate more uncertain than ever. The Nicaragua Route, Travel ers homeward bound save money by patronizing the opposition steamship lino. The North American Steam ship Co. dispatch the fine steamship Moses Taylor from their wharf in San Francisco on the 25th, and on the Atlantic side the passengers will, be taken to New York by the new and elegant steamship Santiago, of 2501) ton burthen. The number of passengei'3 via Nicaragua increases monthly, which is the natural result of pleasant, cheap and healthy transit. It is cause, for gladness to see any opposition taking root, and few greater calamities could happen to the inhabitants of the Pacific States and Territories than the suppression of the opposition steamship company. 18C8. According to MeCormick's Almanac, which is good authority, we shall -not have the pleasure of looking at the eclipses next year. There will be two, both of the sun, invisible in the United States. 1868 will be leap year, hence we may ex pect an increase in the matrimonial lists. Venus will be Evening Star until July lGth, then Morning Star the rest of the year. Mars will be Evening Star until January 8th, then Morning Star the rest of the year. Jupiter will ba Evening Star until March 14th, then Morning Star until September 29th, then Evening Star the rest of the year. Saturn will be Morning Star until May 22nd, then Evening Star until November 26th, then Morning Star the rest of the year. pany never suspended operations but once; - then government had a large amount of freighting,-which employed vessels at higher rates than thry could afford. Vessels loaded with coal and lumber, pay SI on coal, and $2 60 per M on lumber for being towed over Coos bar : thus coal is freighted for 1 per ton, and lumber at $6 60 per M and generally come in ballast. At Uinsqua. the J)l Xorle ashs 510 up. and 8 down, for freight to Gardener City ; thence it is 28 miles to SeoUsburg. The steamer "Wash ington asks 2 60 per ton to Scottst nrg ; from this point to Rost-burg and Oakland. 16 miles, the (canisters ask, and get I40 per lb., both ways rotid Ltd. compared with Yamuna IJ.iy Boad. The schooners Link Couxtt Fair. In company with Mr. James Keyes, of Benton county the Editor-of the Gazette, made a visit to the Linn county Fair. He says : Of course we saw many things to admire, such as fine stock, Agricultural implements, ma chinery, garden and farm products, all of which, w thought, made a very fair show ing, but not what it might and should have been from the thrifty and prosperous county of Linn, aided by Marion, Bodk, Benton and Lane. The agricultural, and pomological department in the pavilion was not as Well represented as could have been wished. The empty shelves on tha side contrasted nnfavora.bhr with the hand. seme display made by the ladies' depart ment on the opposite side : the needle, shell. 'bead and leather work was credit able indeed, and without which the pavil ion would have lost, its chief charm ; the jeilies, cakes, bread butter, etc.. were eulo gized very much but there was .no oppor tunity offered us for testing them. It being the last day, the o Biters were very much crowded with business, and of course we could get no detailed report. Mr. Win. "Wyatt of Benton, and Mr. Thomas Cross of Marlon county received first premiums on cattle and sheep, and we believe on hogs also Mr. Keyes took down some very fine specimens of graded wool. He ranks first in this line.. There appeared to be considerable trouble among the spoi ling men. which threw a damper upon this, we think, too prominent feature of Oregon Fairs. The farmers of the State want draft horses and roadsters weight and muscle more than race stock. First premium for lady equestrianship was awarded to Miss Nancy Teal. Quite a number of contestants. Miss Teal rode a man's saddle without riding habit, and appeared perfectly at home on horseback. J.Ir. John Millard. Nursery-man near Al bany, had about twenty varieties of grapes on exhibition we can't remember their names. lie deserves much credit for his interest in this, as also the floral depart ment. An- Ancient Cans. Cap t. J. II. Conch has for eight years past been the possessor of a sandal wocd cane, taken fourteen yeara ago from a vessel being repaired and refuted at the Sandwich Islands by C:pt. Burns, now deceased. The Captain is of opinion that the cane is older than himself, and he is 67 years of age. David Mon.istes, wishing to embellish so ancient a staff says the llrald. prepared a magaifi cent steel nea-t lor iiie er,ine. ana also silver ferules, and near the lower end. and one j iSt below the head. In the center ot thehend is inlaid a beautiful piece of gold. about (tie size ot a cuarler e;vr!o, up winch is incr ibed tie ioilowiiig : since the steamers commenced ruur.iuc- ! !Ptaln J. Jl. Couch, by P. M.';-(D:ivid I !'.; 111..U Mill.., Oil H .i l' A. 10 J. - . , . , . . . Freiti-ht from S?. F. to Gardener Ulv V.,M.'U""3 11 ' Im ct 01 - -,i 4 i I e. 1 1 i i i n x do uru iions t hiu 10 ac;onj;MiMi pi per ton. Citv is now 50 i;er schr.. i -. th 'cut ion of the design, (..apt. Couch Ins possession. 3Ai.ES of bitKEP. Jotm Minto has 1 rom reliable information that one hundred to i per' ton. ' Let any person look at the ' has rt"ason to be Pi-(JU!l ot above m-iees. and comnare them wnn ttie .? i r s.rvr.-r t present prices of freight to Portland, in- j j. flnrlinnr it !i il :i r--; on tho Columbia, storno-p i and commission at Portland, and freight j thousand sheep have passed through on the Willamette river, and we' think I Urapqua, bound for California, the past every consumer in Central Oregon can ! summer. The keener of the Carrvon- toU- see good and sufficient reason why a I gate says 80 00 ha. e pa-wed over the steamer should come into Vaquiiia. at Canyon road, and he estimates that a A Quker Return. The London Journals comment at great length up on the magnificence of the ball given in honor of the Sultan. The money to pay the bill, some ten thousand t pounds, was taken from the East In dia fur.d, and correspondents of the Journals above referred to arc notice ing the fact that at this very time there are thousands starving in India. When the Lancashire weavers were in distress India sent fifty-tour thou sand pounds to their relief. Now that the Indians are starving England takes their money to give balls with in honor to the monarch who; while recivirg the homage of the Christian nations, is engaged in the wholesale slaughter of the Cretans. Truly, John Bull's idea of consistency must be unique. Capt. of the Hermes.- -The Cap tain of the San Francisco Aerial Steam Navigation Company's pro peller Hermes is the man who wanted the P. M. S. S. Company to bring men of families from the East at a nominal price, and stick the prices up on a return voyage, so high that no body could get back. Ask your neighbor to subscribe for the Enterprise. no doubt, is the intention and meaning of the law. But, if wo understood aright, the Court appeared to think that the Legisla ture ought to have specified what the games of chance are ; such for instance as faro, moaie, poker, seven-up, euchre, and so on ad infinitum. This would look veiy clear and nice, but instead of making the law plainer and better, it would only make it easier to evade. Lawyers leil us that in order to convict.it is necer-sary to prove the crime as alleged in the indictment. Take, then, the game of poker, a game usually played with five cards to the hand. Let a person be indicted for play ing this game for money, and proceed to trial on this indictment. But when it came to the proof, the evidence .should show that the game was played just like poker, with the exception that it was played with four, or S"ven cards instead of five, and was not called poker, but the game of pairs and triplets. Then it teas poker in its modus operandi, and in all its effects, but it had a slight change in the manner of playing it, and was called by another name, therefore it was not poker, and no conviction could be had. The same may be said of ail the other games of chance. We arc not addicted to the vice of gambling, and never have been, but have seen it practiced. And who that has lived on this coast for any con siderable time, has not sren gambling. And any person who has ever seen gamb ling knows how full of tricks and expedi ents gamblers are, and can readily see how easy it would be for them to make the necessary change ia the game, or name of it, to enable them to gamble with per fect impinity, if the law was as specific in its definitions as desired by the Court. The statute, as it is. cuts off all chance for such dodging, and, if enforced, would entirely eradicate the evil. In short, taking a common sense view of the subject, we are unable lo perceive or appreciate the im." line of metaphysical reasoning by which the Court arrived at the conclusion that the statutes of Oregon on gambling " are so vague and uncertain that they are void.? But it requires no legal learning, nor any great exertion of mind to understand what effect this de cision will have on the public morals. There can be no statute enacted against gambling again until the meeting of the Legislature next year. Until that time, gambling in all its form is licensed in this State, and can be carried on with impu nity. And although we have no sympa thy for the adult of ordinary sense who will sit down and permit the professional gambler to take all he has, yet, there is another consideration to bo taken into the account : Boys and young men are inad vertantly drawn to places where there is gambling, and as inadvertantly "Taken in.'' And we do feel a sympathy for the youth of our country, who, lured by the success of (be professionals, are drawn into this vortex of ruin. But can the Legislature remedy this? "We bow in submission, and wait iu hope. once, and the Covvui'is md Yaqnrrm rail road be built. It U time that the people ( f the Willamette valley were beginning to muke calculations for themselves. The farmers, the bone and sinew of the coun try. are groaning under burdens, which thoy can remove. Lei these matteis be freely disc;: -sed amongyoursei ves. and it necessary, let meetings be held for this The remedy u at hand will vou seize loan 20,eOO have gone over the m jm;t.uu This s lavement is corroborated by the -:o tl' Umpqua ferrym-m, who says that 100.00 nave pa.cel there. Many have passed over iiie Cascade, mountains at Kusreue C'.:y, 20.00') have crowed on the Barlow roaU. and a great number have gone u ur.a acros the (:o!un:b:.. 1 he best ot it Oregon has received payment in gold f them ail. TSLEORAPHIC KEAVS. We take the following telegraphic news from dispatches to the Oreaouian. The latest information from Superin tendent Murphy, who is at Medicine Lodge creek, says the unruly chief Pog Soldier promised to come in. A rumor has ar rived from Little Rob's camp, who prom ised to come into council. He said he'd made his last raid, and intended to make other hostile chiefs come into council. Xothing was heard from Bed Cloud, the .iiost troublesome chief. Garibaldi was released to give parole, vhea the Italian Government, iu order to dlay popular excitement, sent him to Capera, ana sot him at liberty, boon air ter lie suddenly disappeared irom the Is land and succeeded in reaching the main land. His movements were watched. He was again arrested and is now under close guard. A rumor has again credence that No vember's interest will be paid in green backs. An Oiiicial reply has been matte that long before bonds become due there is no doubt that greenbacks will be worth the same as gold. The first issue is not due in fourteen years By that time specie payment wiil be resumed. The first section of. the great sea wall has been extended nort Irom Vallejo street San l raneisco about 18;) teet. and the work is being rapidly pushed forward. About seventy men are now employed on the work with twenty teams. With this force, about 500 cubic feet of rock are placed in the embankment daily. A telegram from Grass Valley Cah, an nounces tee cleat U irom brain lever oi John II. Ridge, editor of the Grass Valley Xailunat. Mr. Ridge is widely known on this c oast as a journalist and poet of mark ed ability. Catharine Gorman was sent to Stockton otttheTih. She became insane from ex cessive joy at meeting her brotl er. for whom she had Feat to her native land, and who arrived by the last steamer. Pinketon's police in Chicago arrested the men who garrotedand robbed Adams Express Messenger on the Ohio and Mis shsippt Railroad, and recovered ail the money but seven thousand dollars. Extensive operations of the French Government and mercantile houses, have reduced the specie in the bank ol France to one million pouud3. A Foecia.1 says Grant anticipates soon beinir relieved irom the war ouice. Avail s reet minor has it that She. man is to be appointcTi. The 77in?9 special says Grant contra dicts the statement feat he had expressed willingness to run for President if nomi nated. The total National debt on the oth of this month, -k--s cash in the Treasury, was i2.-i:o,.yi).-i tj 7(L The wife of Santa Anna has petitioned Juarez for the release ol the General without trial. THE MARKETS. S.tx r'uAXCisco. Oct. I'.Hh. 1857. A ca ble dispatch quotes California wheat in Liverpool, on 'i,ue.--d;y at 1 (s-Od: an ad vance of od. In New York yesterday onr lio.ir was quoted s'e.idy at $13 oU. arid wheat in fair demand at $3 20, a itirtSter advance of 5 cent. i heiv is a further advance of 25 cents DIED. In Milwaukee, Oct. otb, 1807, Elmer Ellsworth, son of B. F. and L.Smith, aged 2 years and 11 months. In Portland, on Sunday, Oct. 6th, 1S7, Mr. John Itae, aged 28 years and 8 monihs. Clubs. Now is the time to sub scribe for magazines, pictorials, and Eastern papers if you wish to send in J. M. Bacon's club. Bring ou your greenbacks. Never too Late to do Good. Persona who heretofore have not bought their clothing, dry goods, etc., of Kohn &. Fishcl, can yet do so, as it is never too late to be convinced that at Kohn & Fishel's the most fashionable goods can be found, and at prices that defy competition. So, come one, come all, and each separately be convinced of the above facts. Piqued. The Willamettes felt piqued at being challenged by the O. City boys to play a match gime at the Fair so to get even thej' turn round and challenge the Pioneers. If those Willamettes doit lock pealed after this match we shall quit guessing for awhile. But that isn't all we started out to s;y. Men who go after their g6od clothes at Barman Bros., don't feel piqued or look -peaked either, for no good looking woman will refuse to mitke a .match with them any time. Mark that. TRAVEL AND TliAXSPnwT - - IT xi i ijy Oregon Stcanriijg; 5 S i e w A Jl vert Isesn erds. North American S. S. Co. OPPOSITION To Nov York, via Nicaragua, Through Ahead cf the Mail! Shortest and only Healthy Route ! Will dispatch the fast and favorite steamship NOTICE, EEDUCTI0II OF FASE. A RRAXGEML-NTS HAVE BEF PrD iV footed bv the Or-,,,, st.ariJ1 gutioti Company- and ihe P;Mnt,t Coiiii" wherchv ruisspn-'ers ra s chase THROUGH TICKETS from iv to the dulerent points iu Idaho at the fi,'1"' ing rates: . ,Mr- From Portland to Boise Citv 4-, , " Idaho citv.'.' ; e ;? " Silver ''. 61 so Passenger can lay over at Umatilla bT giving notice to the Agent of the -PiccJ-Stage Company." " ' - - Q TUrongli Ticket Sold only a t. Company's. CIite in Portia nj The rates of passage on the rirer un'-'l further notice will be as follows: From Portland to Dalles " " " Umatilla.. " " " Walinla... From Dalles to Umatilla. . " Wallula... Umatilla " Wallula... an 25 .. 15 00 16 0'j -. 10 00 1103 2 50 CO. MOSES TAYLOR, J. II. Bi.etiien- Commander. For SAX JUAN I EL iUii, Xkarafrua.. From Illusion street wlart at 12 o'clock, M., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2.3th. 18:57, C O XXL C TIXG A T G 11 FT TO WX With the Neiv and Kiegant Steamship SANTIAGO ! 2,rO0 Tons. For XL iV YOR K. ? t expense on Iiie Isfhmn;. 10011s. Bjggcgt Fiec. An experienced Surgeon ou board ; Medicine and Attendance free. As there is So Yellow Fever nor ot!er EpiJomlc in Nicaragua, Passengers by Tiii.-s Iloiite will not be detained by Q,uar r. u i;ie in XtwYii; li. THE BOATS OE THE 0. For the Dalles WILL LEAVE PORTLAND DAK,? (Sundays eepted,) AT 5 O'CLOCK, A. K. Boat oil tl I pptr Columbia LEAVE CELII.O OX FOR J' a Wallul; Um atill a RETCKXIVtt-The Boats will j,1T, Walliila every Monday, and Wedrwd-T and Friday mornings, touching at UiiiatVi and arrive at Dalles same ciav. '. C. AI!s' WORTH, President 0. S. V r Portland, July 16th lbKT. ' 0? A A tiil.jyjt ttiiil,ii X.Vi:;;id !, JS CONSEQUENCE OF LOW WATta JL iu tha Lp;,i-r Willamette, the CTr n T CT??T - Tnn FRIDAY, NOVEMBER loth. 1SG7. Will dispatch the Steamship A5IEKICA, Connecting with the fast and favorite S. S. Ti E153 AfK.A. C.eno ton. 3?" For further inforrontion anrlv to I. W. IlAYJIOND, Agent N W cor. Pi tie and B.-.ttery sts., uu-stairs, 'IT'.tdl Siti Francisco. A Home Market. Tho people of Ore gon have always been largely devoted to agriculture, and have frequently felt the need of a market fvr their produ'ds. Wheat, the staple product, hus often been so tlat as to bring no reiuuneratiiju -.v hut ever to the farmer, and in those loea'iliies throughout the Stale vhuh an disiaot No C:i:x;:;. e r iiie Columbia iV jn Sai.km. the FdHor .y w rites from Salem : J visnei (tie otuee ot liiaiuctie V. ooleu Co., p.rsd was kindly shown around by Hon. L. F. ('rover. lYosldvui of the Com pany. '1 heir works are of the" roost sub- and the b.- -i 1 ! ror. water ir:ui -port it now conim.iiid: v. ' bur expended ia rals every Douy s expectation; mand for wheat fur exf tae ice which r the la- ' it. ..omrarv to there is a de it ;it this time. not j '.s stun : !:u charae' iis'-ii m manufacturing the various kinds oi'ol '"th. ( iu source of gratification tc me as the entire absence of any of tin ghostly Chin-.-s!' race as operatives in the ool-'it i-'actor v. Mr. Crme. sav wbe per bo', on Hour in ;u' wheat is very (inn tit S C . 1 . .... ..F 'J.i-1 at 1 SO. rkets lu re, and r,y' 2 35. sacks goyd oats are noted TO MILKMK, tr . A : Ji .14 .1.11 a T.Trt c r f' "" 't?,'3 C 1 i ii iJ j 1. vJ U iJL. SXis. i At taev car, not win "e without wheels will arid this circumstance gives those farmers who are not too distant from ship naviga tion a price for their wicat which yields them a fair return, iiut ihostt who are situate I farther from navigation are siiU in want of a market. In the absence of i cneap ni'ViiooS o: traiisporiatum. wise si are not l:!.eiy to ko sceurcu lor years to eonif, there is the greater need of a Louie market lor our agricultural products. This can on') be secured by a diversilica tion of industry and the building up. of the Si'stem which prevail. in other Siat.es. j sunk v We d not want fever agrioullttrists, but : at increased force in other pursuits. These latter classes would consume agri- ; culutr.il products and thus furnish those who live by the soil with a home market. In the East'ern States this system lu.s been built uft. and the various classes thus con- j tribute to each other's support and to the j prosperity and enrichment of the country. I It we manuhictnred our own goods ana wares, says the Orc;;o:uan, so far as the ma terials are obtainable here for their manu facture, and Oregon is not poor in this r 'spect, the indust rial ostablishmeiits that would grow up in every country would form centres of business and trade to run the macs enip'.o i:ur such assistance, ti surely stand still, lie wiil rod be i:r-tru-mental in introducing that class of labor ers into Marion couniy."' Cu: tit TjAKK. Ctijitaln John Fmiih in forms the Mountaineer that a few weeks ago he visited Clear Luke, situated in the Cascade ruouniain", within- three the Lebanon wagon road. Thi- mute? or is lake lurce in ihs song ana anont iiait a mile with1, and has the oppearan.ee as ii" that, portion of ike mountain hid suddenly Hh all the ir plans for building up tbe prosperity the State is to point out the way. From Gkav's Harbor. We have some further information says the Herald, from the gold placers of Gray's Harbor. It seems the location is at the south-east, and on the Bay, where the sea washes up the sand, ami which is in turn washed by the miners to advantage. A company is be ing formed to procure machinery and the conveniences for washing. The following gentlemen compose in part the company : Giles Ford. Esq., who is Government " agent' at Fort Chehalis. Gordan Henry. Esq., of Washington Territory, and Glen Pett rson, Esq. e are informed upon re liable authority that tbe miners are now averaging from tea to twelve dollars per day to the band. A road was beinsr cut outback of Montesano, and, while 'exca vating, a rich ledge of silver ore was dis covered. It hits not been prospected, but gome of the mineral ha.s been sent to Vic toria to be tested. which the agricultural products of the adjoining regions would naturally be drawn and consumed. The only way to assure a profitable market at ail times to Uie agriculturist, is to build up tho indus try of the country on this plan. Then though foreign markets might fail the local market would not. Thi system of home reciprocity is the life of a" State. In this our State has always been wanting. Hut we must grow gradually into this sy;-t -m. It will take time to establish it, and all that can be. donr now toward this as toward other ot iiie ..-tate is to point Dreams or growth are faster than growth ; b it he is not a true pioneer who, lor this reason, would despair. Prnr.ic Bcn.riN03. The Editor of the Columbia d'ress, w riting from .Salem says : " We ha re looked around the city some what to-day, noticed all the public build ings, but could not find the State House. Yes. li:s true. Oregon has nocapitol. The Supremo Court, now in cession, is held in a rented building on the main business street, its entrance marked by a pile of dry goods b xvs and other articles, on which is marked For Sale.'' When will Oregon, which boasts of a greater variety of sm face soi! and ciimate, and as much iit'iaen wealth as any other State, be able to boast of its public buildings and struc tures well worthy so old and wealthy a count.'y V Tiik DF..3 CiiCTES Coi:xTr.v. The Dalles Mountaineer is informed that the Des chuttes country is decidedly the finest for stock raising in the world. The climate is about the same as that of the reserva tion, and is well adapted to the ranrin ?f all kinds of cereals. We are glad to know that our population is ranfdly in creasing, and that, too. with so 'good a chass of peof-le as are now coming from the Willamette. Now that the hostile In dians are all driven from the valleys of the Dosehutles. this section will soon be ili.-u uy umusirioas larmers and stork raisers, from the thickly settled vallevs on the west side of the mountains. Cax we Sittt.t Him? When Mr. Cross went to San Franclsao lately, an Oregon merchant introduced him to a commission bouse there with a view of establishing a regular business as a dealer in Ore-on meats. The commission merchant v7-v anxiously inquired of Mr. Cross if the State of Oregon could furnish ma's Now- trlr Kl an.1 8"rP-y h trade. Now Mr. C. thinks the State possessed of some considerable capacity, and helau-hs yet when he tells how one commission house wanted to now if all Oregon could f ornish faim with beef and pork irsre pine trees stand ing. The water is transparent at.d a fish can be seen at almost any distance, in some places it is so deep that il is forty feet to the tops of tho trees. The C.ip t'an has promised to wri e Tar its de -cription of this wonderful Lake for publi cation. Incorvok atki. The Oregon and CaU fornia Stage Company, since the transfer from Corbett to Carr, has been incorporat ed and the articles required by the laws of California were filled at San Francisco, on the 2Sth uU. The Marysviiie Appeal states the capital stock at i 125.000. '.The Directors are Jesse D. Carr, Win. II. 1 1 a 1 1 . A. O. Thomas, and Elijah Corbett. The new Company seems thus far to bo under .sagacious management. The agents, vhether local or traveling, so far as we know them, are men of long experience in the stagiog business. says : W un intentlon cf the Right.-- The Unionist m derstaad that it is (he State Agricultural Society to take such measures as they can. consistent with the powers and scope of their organization, to ferret out the truih or falsehood of the al leged frauds in woo packing in this State.,' She Society will confer a vast benefit upon the wool growing ititcreft, by jmrsnin" this matter to the detection an 1 exposure of the guilty parties, says the Ur-gonlein. State Fair Officers. The annual elec tion of officers for the State Fair was held on the 0th. Which resulted as follows : President. A. J. Dnfur ; Recording Secre tary, E. M. Waite; Correspond ino- Se---e-retary, A. C. Schwatka : Treasurer, J H Moores. Mr. Dufur is of Multnomah county and is known as very practical iii.i.i. vm : i rai eiieruwa-nmi simer oi- ire rc-f ,---!, sense. ited, which is a posi- The other.- live evidence of their fitness. " "Darn- IbuxKr.s." It seems that the barn burners have taken a fresh aln-d in Yamhill county. .The barn of fr. Patrick Kauegh a very valuable onf, together with ail ins hay crop of ISfiT, farm Fniple ments. three excellent males, and a conrf hors , , , t'' n.k e, it-urn oy (tie (o.i-.v,- stroyod last week. The fire was no doubt tne woriv ot an incendiary. The PiiKT-rr Citv. The Editor of the Lolumbia Press calls Salem prettiest city,'' and so it is. " Oregon's He sava tW to all outward appearance, it is an ordin arily moral place. If the small bovs ii is witii a mental re it the old ones drink, it purposes. .'servation ; and is ior medicinal New Camp. Seven of the Crooked river prospectors returned to Canyon City on the 22d nit. Five were left to attend to the prospect ' which was found, and con- InZl T J e goo;i' sevcnty ini1 -e Ehlwnf south Wheat. This article yet continues firm in the San Francisco Markets, at from $2 25 to S2 37 per hundred pounds The prices paid here How are 85 to On cents per bushel. t0 90 NiGOETT. A nuggett worth $500 00 was p.cked up at Olivo Creek (John Day) a few day? ago. . Qr.v.cos Ui..xiir.T.s. Mr. White, agent of the Oregon City Wook-n Mi. Is. h is on ex hibition and for stile at th;- store of the iff-v Ttr.-ttlij.7-c G'!V U't i IscTr.; ., cr:io n the best, tines? and handsomest white blankets ever made on this coast. ' lateiy manufaotured by .Mr. J. T. Wort ley, Sapor iritendent of the Oregon City Milfs. They are imtdu of the very finest, lull-blood Merino wool and are abmst as sot't as .silk. .They are large -8tl by SJ inches and very heavv. Mr. Wort lev, who is not re will leave the Company's doc street, Portland. foot c' A OF EACH WLtlK, AT 5 O'CLOCK, i. II., Connecting with the steamer Eakm, Albany, and Ccrvalli. On all other d 's .si'.r.t.av AT 7 O'CLCCS, A.. ! s e-cepted.; WFill he tvv on i he brat:, says he t'.iinks ihe quite eqtial in quality to the famous Mis sion Mills blankets: Mr. While says that upon comparison, side by side, with the Mission blankets, they are ni.imfe.slly superior, being made of logger and liner "TL CAKE MEAL Till" Ki:-T FEED ktto'.vi) fur iiicrcastiiir tne nrouuet aijd j richness of Milk, fattening Stock, and fitting . ;t tor tn-ii tet. tor sate in quantities oe sired. AlsoPure t sav," a::j eoid r.i?;szzxo oil, i i and u round Ptn'nf, designed es 2ccl"lly for outside icvrk, constantly on hand. ALSO, WANTED, OASTOX JJLAXS A XI) FLAXSEED, for which cash will be paid on delivery. Pacijic Linstee. I Oil and dead U'vr '.:, King street, nar Third, San Francisco, 51:U' L. U. DENCilLEV &. CO., Agents. U I? I C IT , On Monday, IVidnesduy ar-d Friiax. of each ivee!:, for Hay ton and in termedia te poie, !s. A. A . an v 1. It diflicnlt to imagine ddi::: would nicer ov nor;' comfortable for Tli.-y are ofleretl at the same price as th Mission l;'.ank-.ds $11 a pair at wholesale, or Sis! ut retail. Mr. Wori ley is turning ottt. also, a beautiful bnwn bhtiik-H called the Vieuoia blanket. This s yle, also, is sold at the sinie price as those of thit Mission Mills. The ordinary gray blankets are oifercd at "0 cents per pair chcajier than any of California manu facture, of the same qnalily. It is the in tention of the Oregon City Company io make all the grades for which there is any demand, of such quality and price as will effectually shut out imports from Cali fornia. It is to be hoped that in this re Eolve they will be entirely. successful. ScnnEx DitaTtr. We learn from Mr. Al ford. says the Columbia Press of the 5th, that a young man named- John Hughes died very sunderdv while they were camped near the Illinois Hanch. " Alford and Hughes had been keeping watch over their train up (o. midnight, at which time they retired, both to the same bed. About twenty minutes afterwards Alford was awakened by p. gurgling sort of noise is suing from the throat of Hughes, and asked what was (he matter. Receiving no answer he procured a light and endeav ored to relieve Hughes, but was unsuc cessful, as he died a few minutes after ward". Deceased apnea; ed to be in per fect health, and had made no complaint of feeiing unwell, Ihmigh he had often ex pressed a fear that eventual kv he would dte suddenly of In-art disease." Mr. Alford and others had him respectably interred, and wrote to his friends, who live in Ore gon City, informing them of his sudden demise. OF PlOXEERS. The Or",mn,-,. learns, that at the preliminary meeting of the Pioneers of Oregon on Monday" at Salem. Medorem Crawford Sr.. was chnon temporary President and W. II. Gray tempon-ry Secretary. Messts William II Lray, David Leslie and Wiley Chapman were appointed a committee to dri'"ta constitution. On Tuesday this committee reported -u constitution, incomplete, whk-h l:er some discussion was referred to a revving committee, of w hich Jud n Dead v was chairman. Another mejt.ins was a i pointed for Wednesday evening, for th. purpose of completing the organization of the Soc.ety, at which the IVdiowht"- wore chosen: Hon.J. W. sesmidi. President: I on. ..x. P. Deady. Vice President ; Cant. Medorem Crawford. Secretary ; I. N. Gil neif. Treasurer. Coiua.Llees were ap pointed for the purpose of gathering in lormatton. statistics, etc, relating to the i loueers. Missixg. Col. James II. Neyce,. former ly of the Dalles, says the .buri?..arrived in Albany last week to attend tho fair; be was last seen at the grounds on Frid iv evening last. On Saturday, a pair Jf saddlebags containing a lot of medicines and a fine well-worn brown frock coat' were ,ound iu the bushes, southeast of tin' laviuon. and identified as belong-- to nrr. T here is anxiety as to whether "any untoward matter has befallen him. y sad havoc along (he Burnt river ran-e A gentleman and his wire. Mr. Scott, and a man who was hunting tho Auburn refu gees, have lately been killed. otof California grapes, put up so as to keep until Christmas, for the holidays. CaU and secure a box before they are all tt) JIcCVLLT, J're;-ht J'. T. SPECIAL NOTICES. I?.. " T V r"' - SOMETHING HEW! O OliEGON CITY. DEALEii IS Standard and I-Iiaoallanecus T3 0 0Iv:S, STATIONERY ! Having removed into a larger store, in MA S ONIC B UILDING, Pegs respectfully to invite the attention of tue public to bis increased stock, em bracmg nearly every description of Standard and Historical Looks, School and Miscellaneous JJoous, Blank i oohs and Stationery, Gold Pens, Steel Pens, Pencils, Writing Fluid, Copying Inks, Besides an assortment of the very best Perfumery, Cosmetics, eti., that can he had in San Francisco. lf Please give me a call before pnroTiasf ir.jr elsewhere, as I am' quite confident, from past experience, that I can -niaranfc! satis-t'-'Ction. JOHN FLEMING. OREGON HOUSE, Main Street Oregon Citv. JACOB B0EH2I, Proprietor. ESTABLISHED I CKL, Etl TEI cm' i tt r"""-''1' rT)-i TRY 1 The best !''-: Her of the Blood 1 tX I A Pleas-nit Tonic I IT A verv Agreeable Prink rp-i-r- Unsurpassed for nctins surel bsf Jrf j gentlv on the seer.! ions of !; kid I'i I u eys, bowels, stomach ami Hrer! For sale at all wholesale and retail liquor drug, and grocery stores. XOLODY SHOULD BE WITIIQU IT J. G. Fkisch, Proprietor. Taylor & I1enikl, Sole Aeer.ts. Sibly) 415 Clay sr., Siti i'raacif-o STAROFfilrnMSi ' -1 s IT T ."' T t n t :bi 9r,-2&GHBh ituw i Thfte Hflici.-iTTi! Ptomarh Iliti'rs fT-ttiftj T'cf - j Bbitf, and tree from mcobol and eve:J burtlu! lcr' J fa TRY ; THE "i! t r, TP' i. 1 r i ! SELF! ! J rt:p-rt. A plea-it tonic a"! a mrt-scref"1'". , I he m'lt.-t is fi.W.l (ip;" : tnrr,- n.'t THKSK l,iii.-r. mt? f ;n the t.-re: ivj J wt ol' v'nal roo:. lark r,-l J m!r"li!v R't p e l lo the cn-er nil t;if' ' i. St v.rir.c'-. K:.l!f-. I.ertfl T. v.r p a f" !') ) pppMt. Frr-r. lVr-htea, f .'.''""' '-'I For sale uvervw here. A. F1-SK1I .l I " Sis. .V' i ' 'J -- C--., T.V. C.:-. f ' , 'AT Hi." Li WE NATIONAIoCeiLE OF USI5ESS XM) COMMERCE f ' Corner of A LP EH, and FRONT sire POUJLAXD 01iEUU.u IlF.IVC TIO. IT PRICES t The undersigned wishes to give notice that from Saturday, October . th, "i SrtT, prices at the above house will be as follows': Board and Lodging per week $5 00 POitrd without L.i.bd-ig 4 Poard and Lodgini: per day. . " 1 on . n " JACOB llOEHM." Oreron City, Oct. Sd, lb'J7. 0o:tf KOTiCE. Ti'fAT FIRS AT LANV 0l' WILLIAM .4. J.U W , rtect-iised, or to w hom it ma v con cern. Cliarlcs .Mosliberger having mle ap plication at this oihee. to enter' under the Homestead Act the North West quarter of SeC,";V-Xo' T 'S ' I'-, anecing that said illiam L..y abandoned th Shtne - vou are hereby notified that the cast- will be' in vestigated at this oflice on Tuesday, the 5th day ot November, lsij7, at the hour d In n cto.-k a. m., when all parties interested w ill be liilordo-d an opportunity for a hcarinsr. Land Oiiice, Oregon Citv, Oregon, "Oct. d. l5(J7. " lo.:-iw OWEN WADE. Tlcudster, HEN UY WAKtiLN, Ueceivo I) it. IIostf.tteu's Stomach Bit ters The operation of this palatable rem edy upon the stomach, liver and excretory organs is singularly soothing and conserva tive. It regulates, recruits, and purities thefti. Dyspepsia in all its forms yields to its cwntrol and invigorating properties, and it is recommended to mothers, enfeebled by the cares and duties of maternity, as the safest and best remedy they can'probablv nse. In all the crisis of female life it will be found eminently useful, &nd elderly persons will derive muth more benefit from it than from ordinary stimulants. Sold by the drug gists and dealers everywhere. IIODGE, CALEF A CO., Acents, 35:tf Portland, Oregon. T"I"S POPULAR, PRACTICAL 1 ttition otrers the best mi most s:v-i-fed System of Practical Traimn- am- - ' ough Business Discipline, T O QUALIFY Young ana-Kiddle AgedEsn.. Iur nn Active, Successful l'f' ZT Tuition for the full Busiucss l- time ur.lii'.iited. J"0. vr;'!b Those wishing to become wembprs e. admitted any week day if. the ver. aininntion at the time of ntennt-'- . The College ;,,-, -fte, sWns '"" thin, is sent free t all " iio h"-ire . c, rrAnplican.s will sprb' 'i'.,r,,;i;;. by letter, to M. K. LAUl.'i-.'7gent iti.Siil; ' w e iT m wx r -h n I1U I'iist Sti-cct....?? Gas Fixtures, Cookinn Panges, UoiWoter Pollers, Marble Top iWJ Sheet lead and hock ivt,-r Ch-vd?; Wrought Ircn rxpj TEL: for SUai" tut W ""' Scotch Tubes, Water (tioW Tullon JHnnps Meam & Hotels, pnb!icbilJtD denees healed with the hT steam or hot a.r aPP w ca f I invite citizens ge. eral.V annuo -y stork w :c.)Ut!l,t;c.ug. with great care, and e. V . to the wants ol ims - Q B. Mar 13. ISO'- ' 1 cf