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o o o o O o O o o o OREGON CITY, OKEGOX, SAT UI S 1 AY, OCTOBER 26, ISOf. jVo. X I ;TTPY li i 1 . 5C. PCBL.3HED EVEUt SATURDAY MORNING oBy D. 0. IRELAND, - n, mt rnrncr of Fifth arid " the Krt Hohsc, Oregon City, Oregon. Trrni of Subscription. O.. copy, one roar in ance. . .. ., il delayed. - , .$3 00 . 4 00 Terms of Advertising. transient advertisements, one square ,12 linesor less) lirst insertion . ,.2o0 for each subsequent insertion 100 JJu-dness Curds one square per annum - Liu ,.nrt.rlv 12 00 O rvnc column per annum 120 "'0 Oae half column " JO 00 MM quarter " " Ltgul advertising at the established rates. Book and Job Printing ! rjQlE EXTKK1 ItlSE OFFICE I iiippH-d with every requisite for doing a superior si vie of work, and is constant 1t accumulating now and beautiful styles of material, and is prepared for every yarif ty of BOOK AND JOB AT SATISFACTORY PKICKS. The Public are invited to call and diamine both our specimens and facilities fur (loins work. 11 U SIX ESS CARDS . c. joassos. r. O. M COWN. Xttary J'nblic. JOHNSON & McCOlVN, OREGON CITY, OREGON. O jt- attend e all business entrusted tn'nur care in any of the Courts of the State, r,,:iect money, negotiate loans, sell real es tW. etc. Q VTTarticular attention given to contested 1 incl cases. LvJ . T. KCSSKLI.. O T. DALTOX. RUSSELL & DALTON, Attorneys and Counselors at Law, Solicitors in Chancery, and Ileal Estate Agents. Will practice in the Courts of the seeond, third and fourth Judicial Districts, and in the tujreme Court of Oregon. J & Special attention iven to the collec tio of claims at all points in the above nani d.Kstricii. Oil ice iu Tarrish'a brick building, Albany, Orego O BENTON KILL IN, Oregon City. Oregon. Office in Charman's Uriels Ulock, up stairs. (,.0:tt ) D. M.-McKENTJEY, Attorney and Counsellor al Lav. YT 1 1-1' ATT EN l PROMPTLY TO ALL y f - business entrusted to his care. O, kick One door north of Hell & Parker's I'rug store, Oregon City, Oregon. J. B. UPTON , 0. Attorney and Col-nselor-atLaw, O Oregon Cify, Oregon. I fT Office over the store of Pope A Co., JUui street. U-j.tt JAMES m. M00HE, Justice of the Peace it City Recorder. O Office In tlie Court House and City Council Room, Oregon City. Wirtj, attend to the acknowledgment cf I'eds. mid all c.Uer duties appertaining to theotlice of Justice of the Peace. ii: I v J. WELCH. " V-UUJ L rrm.i,i,uly LotaUJat Oregon City, Oregon. Rooms orer Charmsn A Dro.'s store. Main !fl- O (I2.lv Dr.cF. Barclay, 1YL R. C. L.v aormerly Surgeon to the Hon. tl. B. Co.) 0 . OFFlCK:At RtiJnce, M.nn Street C.vi ..r.Oregon City. Dr.H. Saffarrans, 11 VSlClAS-'and SUllGEOX. Office nndrug m,re on Main street, be tween Ackefthau's and. Jacob Bros ($ IiEaiMs-i:l Mills, I I OHKI.OX CITY. $ SEUP COVSTAXTI.Y on HAN r' for sale : HI! A X A XI) CHICKEX FEED ! my,111""09 wanti"g feed must furnish SMf JOHN H. SCHRAmV i..c.,. , ,. , . ' TJ"""1111111' na ueaier in SA DDLES, IIAIIXESS, etz.. etc Main street, between Third and Fourth, rp,,,, cfregon City. I 1U' aention of parties desiring nnythinf !"V is l',ir-'ttea to mv stock, be- 4Vlt)g purchased elsewhere JOHN H.SCIIRAM. William Broushton, f-OXTKACTOR and BUILDER, AI,itTstrec, Orejon City. sS:'11""1 t 1 work in his hue. con--fr'n ", ' ?rt ,of Carpenter a ud Joiner work "Jla-Lw, 1,,,, ,,,,,, , r..ii at!i,i. . -ii, tit. oooumg promptly k- H. BCLL. E. A. PA UKEU. bell &, barker. G , AN'D 1'EAI.EP.S IN hts, Patent Medicines, Paints, IfrJncriit 0USj yarn;she ii: "x?;,"010 kIU in a 1)r"S Store. THEET, OREOON ClTY. L' ZGlTEji & StVrl n g COOPBU S, 0 M Dur.-u . ED ARE NOWPRE- V''"f 'J m:i!iR "II manner of ware in the llll'il ,,-..11 U....1 ... .. "Isii ... ' ' 'J'"U 111 iro r.n.l .,!, .1, ' '. tulge and st, vE!)C lUcclilij ntcqn-i aadev roas jiiubie rates. i.""0'vn "lll,c s imples of our work, as I. ZIGLER & SON. O r- .. v '.'J.mo .. .i 13 7? US USE SS OA RDS. CLIFF HOUSE, Main Street, Xcarly Opposite Woolen Factory, w. l. wnnr:, i T T. W. RIIOADES, f 1 ropnetors. Oregon City. Oregon. Ve invite the citizens of Oregon Citr, and the traveling public, to give us a shave of their patronage. Meals can be had at ail hours, to please the irost fastidious. 15 Notice to the Public. I HATE this day closed the Harlow House in favor of the ('lift' House. Hope niy old customers will give their liberal patron age to the above well kept house. Thev will find Messrs. "NY bite & Khoudes always on baud to make guests comfortable. AVM. 15 Alt LOW. Oregon City, August 1, 1m',7. OREGON HOUSE, Main Street Oregon Citv. JACOB B0EHM, Proprietor. ESTABLISHED 1357. REDl tXrO.V IX PlilCESI The undersigned wishes to give notice that from Saturday, October 5th, "1 5?7, prices at ihe above house will be as follows : Hoard and Lodging per week $5 00 Hoard without Lodging 4 no Hoard and Lodging per dav 1 00 jaOoh boeiim. Oregon City, Oct. Sd, 1SC7. 50:tf 0 SW EGO HOUSE! OSWKGO, OREGON. J 0 II N SCI 1 A 1 )E Proprietor, IS now prepared to receive and enteitain all who may favor him with their patron age. The House is New and the Rooms are Newly and Neat'y Furnished. The Table will be .supplied with all the de'.icacies of the season. The House is situated near the steamer lauding. The proprietor will at all times endeavor to pive entire satisfaction to all who may favor him with a call, and would rcspi-ctfull v solicit the patronage of the Traveling Public. 41:tf. Hoard per week $r, Qo Hoard and Lodging G 00 Single Meals 50 DiiviB smith! Surcwor to SMITH d- MARSHALL, Black Smith and Wagon Jt ulcer, Corner of Main and Third streets. Oregon City Oregon. IUacksmithing in all its branches. Wagon making and repairing. All work warranted to give satisfaction. (3'.' wTf. highfield, Established since 18-19. at the old stand, Main Strekt, Oueoon Citv. An assortment of Watches, Jew elry, and Seth Thomas' weight Clocks, all of which are warranted to be as represented. .J nepairings none on snort, notice, v;ncl tiiankful for past favors. ('-7 CAM EM AH STOilE! JAME3 H0RFITT & CO., 70ULI) INFOllM THE PUBLIC ES- y ei-ia:!y ot Canftnah, 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 permanently such a necessity at Caneniah. Try us. (3g:y Fashion Billiard Saloon. Main street, between Second and Third, Oregon City. J. C. Tflann, Proprietor. f FMIE above long established and popular 1 Saloon is yet a favorite resort, and as only the choicest brands ot YV ines, Liquors and Cigars are dispensed to customers a shar" - U c public patronage is solicited, iv) .1. C. MANN. SHADES SALOON. West Side Jfiiin Street, letieeen, Second and Third, Oregon City. GE0EGE A. HAAS Proprietor. The proprietor begs leave to inform his friends and the public generally that the above named popular saloon is open for their accommodation, with a new ana wen assort ed supply of the liuest brands of wines, liquors and cigars. 52 jTX. MacDONALD, Green Sirect Oswego, Oregon. Post Master and Dcakr in G E N E UA L MERCHANDISE, Groceries, Wines anil Liquors! " NOTICE TO ALL V 110 WANT First Class Fine or Coarse ISootfs casad laoes ! Made or Repaired. Especial care and at tention paid to orders for fine work, such as Ladies' and Misses Fine Gaiters, Gents' Fine French Calf Hoots, etc. J-.f" Orders solicited from abroad will be executed with neatness and dispatHi. TEUW1LLIGEK & SMITH, 40.tf Green st., Oswego. Oregon. CLARK GREENMAN, City Krayman, i&mz n jy zy; c v cm. All orders for the delivery of merchandise, or packages and freight ot whatever descrip tion, to any part of the city, will be executed promptly and with care. lt.0m DRAY FOR SALE CHEAP ! A FIRST RATE HEAVY DRAY, IN iV good order, w ill bo sold cheap for cash upon application, to 31. tf) C. GREENMAN, Oregon Citv. Sunday School and Gift Books ! -fKOM THE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIE JC 1v and Massachusetts Sunday School Society. For sale at Messrs. Hurgren &. Shindier's, First street, corner of Salmon, Portland, Oregon. (!. 11. ATKINSON, Sec.'v aiid Treas. Oregon Tract Soc.'y. S. SHIN I)LER, Depositary. l-"-ly A. J. H3iT.DE. W. A. K. MELLF.X. MONROE c MELLEN, Dealers in California, Vermont, and Italian Marbles, Obelisks, Monu waits, Head and Fool stones, Salem Oregon. Mantles and 1-urniture ilarble turrushert to order. 3-JAf J AS. L. DAI.V. VV. S. STEVKN. Notary Public DALY & STEVENS, HEAT. ESTATE BROKERS, COLLEC TORS AM GESEUAL AGESTS, Cj-vice 1st floor Vaughn's Brick, corner of Morrison and Front ts, Portland, Oregon. -i Particular attention given to the ad justment of accounts. Legal and other doc uments transcribed at short notice. 1LL HEADS PRINTED. 3 1 .-f 1 I'.MTED. She who sleeps upon my heart, as the first to win ft ; She who dreams upon mv breast, Ever reigns within it;" She who kisses oft my lips, "Wakes the warmest blessing; She who rests within mv amis, Feels their closest pressing. Other days than these shall come, Hays that may be dreary ; Other hours shall greet us vet, Hours that may be weary; Still thy heart shall be thy'home, Still that breast thy head shall pillow, Still those lips meet thine as oft Billow meeteth billow. Sleep, then, on my happy heart, Since thy love hath won it ; Dream, then, on my loval breast None but thou hiist done it ; And when age our bloom shall change, With its wmtry weather, May we, in the self-same grave, Sleep and dream together. MY WIFE'S IIAMJ. BY SARAQ E. KNOWIES BOLTOX. Every nicbt when the stars co Tie out, And the birds have gone to rest, A 1 title hand, like a cooling dove, Nestles about my breast. Smooths my forehead and pats mj check ; Passes its finger-tips Ov er my eye-lids, and through my hair, Lingering on my lips. Clings to my neck and clasps my arm, Till, tired of its caress, And fallen asleep within my own, That pure white hand I p'ress. Many a year has come and gone ; The little hand is cold ; Children's children are on mv knee And I am growing old. Yet, each night, as the siars come out, And I near the heavenly land, I feel as 1 felt in my early di.ys, The touch of that gentle hand. Ax Outrage. The Washing-ton correspondent of the Cincinnati Ga zetle has brought, to light a private act of His Accidency which is more outrageous than some ol his public doings. It seems that a block of stone from the tomb of Servius Tul lius was inscribed and forward to Mr. Lincoln by tho citizens of Home, and as it did rot arrive until after the assination it was kicked about by Johnson, and his hirelings nt the White House, its reception never ac knowledged, and the country never allowed to know of it. The inscrip tion, translated, reads thus: " The citizens of Koine dedicate this stone, tnken from the tomb of Servius Tullius, to Abraham Lincoln, President for a second term of the United Slates of America, by which the memory of either brave defender of liberty may be joined in that of the other. A. D. 1665." In this connection, tliongh the story or the legend of Servius Tullius is fa miliar to fivery reader, it will be in teresting to note the parallel between the old Roman King and President Lincoln. The King was of humble origin. He was a soldier in his ear ly manhood. He was kind to the poor, heartily espoused the cause of the masses and strove constantly to elevate them. Upon announcing his determination to introduce a freer form of Government he was assasin atcd by his soninslaw, who, uniting with the disaffected Senators, was able to bid defiance to the resent ment of his subjects. The memory of Servius lived long among the com mon people, and the usurper, with his followers, lived in daily fear lest his people should rise and restore the laws of the martyr. From all this tho full beauty of the inscription, and the character of the sentiment which prompted the gift, will appear, and stern vo'ces will speak to all from out that past of 2100 years in con demnation of Andrew Johnson's treatment of Mr. Lincoln's memory A Cckious Discovery. A Wash ington paper reports that a Runic in scription has been discovered near Ihe Great Falls in the Potomac; that it records the death of an Icelandic woman, named Snasu, who died in 1051; that the discovery proves the visit of the Northmen to our shores five centuries before the time of Co lumbus, and that they made explora tions inland. It is also stated that fragments of teeth, bronze trinkets, coins and other curious things have been exhumed from the grave. A Singular Compromise. The New Bedford Mercury has a queer story about a resident of that city whose wife died before receiving an expensive set of false teeth that were making for her. The afflicted hus band was unwilling to pay a full price for the useless articles, but of fered to compromise by paying $10, provided they could be used at the funeral, after whicii they were to be returned. Big Foot. On a late Indian hunt in the vicinity of the Weiser, Idaho, Lieut. Barker discovered the print of a foot (not human, we scarcely think savage,) the smallest measures ment of w hich that could be obtained showed a length of seventeen and a half inches, With widest breadth of about seven iuth.es. Classical Anecdotes. Caesar gives as a reason for S Ila resigning the dictatorship, that he (Sylla) was ignorant of letters and could not dictate. One of the Stoics wr.3 asked in what a wise man differed from a fool. He answered: '-Send them both naked to those who know them not, and you will perceive." Aristippus said, " That those who studied particular sciences to the neglect of philosophy were like Pen elope's vooers, that made love to the waiting women." Denudes, the orator, in his old age, was a great talker and glutton. Antipater said of him, " That ho was like a sacrifice: nothing left but the tongue acd paunch." Plato was wont to say of his mas ter, Socrates. " He was like the apothecaries' gally-pots, thai had on the outside apes, and owls, and fotyrs, but within precious drugs." Trajan would say of the vain jeal ousies of princes that setk to make away with those who aspire to their own succession, "That there was never a king that did put to death his successor." Alonso of Arragon was wont to say in commendation of old age, " That age appeared to be the best in four thing-: old wood best to burn; old wine to drink; old friends to trust, and old authors to read." Philip of Mace Jon was importuned to banish one who was charged with speaking ill of hira. " No,:' said Philip; " better he remain here where we are both known, than to send him where we are unknown.'' Cicero was at dinner where there was an ancient maiden lady, who af firmed that she was but forty-five years old. Cicero said to a nei"li bor. " I must believe hor, for 1 heard her say so any time these twenty years.'' Une of the beauties of tne court of j Frederick the Great said to the King, i : Sire, how is it that you who are so glorious already, still seek fr new Tame" " Madame." he replied "for the same reason that you, :d-j though so beautiful, still wear rouge." j espasian asked of Appollonius I what was the cause of Nero's ruin. Appollonius answered, "Nero could tune the harp veil; but in government he did always wind up the strings too tight or let them down too low.'' Ctesar, wiicn Consul of Cisalpline Gaul, frequently applied to the Sen ate for more succor and more men. Pompcy one day said: " He, (Cajsar) agreed well with the name of Charon, ferryman of hell, for he came still for more men, to increase regium iin Irarinny Piato entertained some of his friends at a dinner, and had in the chamber a bed, neatly and costly furnished. Diogenes came, in and got upon She bed, and trampled it, saying, " I trample upon the pride cf Plato!" Plato mildly answered; ,' But with far more pride Diogenes.'' War. Give me the money that has been spent in war says Rufus Stevens, and I will purchase every foot of land upon the globe. I will clothe every man, woman and child in an attire of which kings and queens would be prond. I will build a school house on every hill side, and in every valley on the whole earth; 1 will budd an academy in'every town, and endow it; a college in every j State, and fill it with able professors; j I will crown every hill with a place j of worship, consecrated to the pro- i mulgation of the Gospel peace; 1 will support in every pulpit nn able teach er of righteousness, so that on every Sabbath morning the chime on one hill should answer to the chime on another round the earth's wide cir cumference; and the voice of prayer, and the song of praise, should ascend like a universal holocaust to Heaven. Facts Worth Keeping. Some people talk a great deal about rwin isters and the cost of keeping them, paying their house rent, table ex penses, and other items of salary. Did such croakers ever think that it costs $35,000,000 to pay the salaries of American lawyers; that $12,000-, 000 are paid out annually to keep our criminals, and $10,000:000 to keep the dogs iu the midst of us alive, while only $0,000,000 are spent annually to keep G,000 preach ers in the United States 1 These are facts, and statistics will show them to be facts. No other thing exerts such a mighty influence iu keeping ti.is republic from falling to pieces as the Bible and ruiaisters. How Shall K iir scrttatives be Eltcted ; A political system, entirely free from the influence of corrupt and dis honest party leaders, is something that we can Lardlv hone tn nttnin J L Unscrupulous men are numerous; they are found in every stratum of society, and they seem naturally to seek the rich pastures in the field of politics. Hut while the eradication of this evil is hopeless says the N. Y. Sun, there is no good reason why it might not be greatly mitigated. A defective political system is necces sarily conducive to corruption, and the nearer we approach perfection in this respect the less opportunity is afforded for corrupt practices. How to improve our present system, there fore, is the question. That an im provement is possible cannot be doubted, but it is no easy matter to discover an unobjectionable plan. An organization called the Personal Ileprcsontation Society, among whose members arc sonic prominent men of this city, have presented a memo rial to the Constitutional Convention recommending the adoption ofa new plan for choosirg legislative officers. Their plan can be best explained by illustration: livery voter in a giv en district casts his ballot for some man whom he prefers f .r a member ol tlie Legislature. When the votes are counted every man voted for w ho has received two thousand or more ballots is declared elected. The can didales who have received less than two thousand votes may got together and eiect one or more of their min ber, provided they have the requi site two thousand or more votes in the aggregate. Or an unsuccessful candidate may transfer his votes to one of his successful competitors to be used as proxies. Then, when in the Legislature each member votes on behalf of his constituents by proxy. If John Smith received twenty-five hundred votes from his constituents, his vote in the Legislature will be credited accordingly. If lie received two thousand his vote counts propor tionatelv less. This plan, it is urged, v,.nl,1 with n rrrn.nt doul tA the corrupt bargain and sale that is now practiced by the politicians who control nominating conventions. Since our present system of electing rep- resentatives is about as bad as a sys tem possibly can be, it is safe to say that the plan proposed by the Per sonal Representation Society would be an improvement. Its presenta tion to the Convention will at least attract attention to the important subject to which it relates, at.d it may be that it will tlmi lead to the discovery of some still better system. Forethought. A Nevada un dertaker was recently applied to by a Chinaman to make a coffin, receiv ing from him the necessary measure. After it was finished the undertaker, as a matter of course, wanted his pay and the celestial tried to explain the reason why lie didn't want the coffin, lie said, " bad chinaman; he no die yet; he no want coffin. Sonic other chinaman belly good, die bimbey, ihen he lake coffin." It seems that the chinaman was not dead when the coffin was ordered, and soon after the article was ready for delivery he re covered. Here was an occasion of too much forethought. Tin-; Drunkard's Will. I leave to society a ruined character, wretch ed example, and a memory that will soon rot. I leaVe to my parents during the rest of their lives as much sorrow as humanity in a feeble and decrepit state can sustain. I leave to my brothers and sisters as much mortification and injury as I could brir.g on them. I leave to my wife a broken heart, a life of wretchedness and shame, to weep over my prema ture death. I give and bequeath to each of my children povertr, igno- ranee and low character, and there racmbrance that, their father was a brute. - O- o-O-- During a visit of the hero of the battle of New Orleans to Philadel phia, w hile he was President, a hale, buxom young widow greeted him with a shake of both hands, at the same instant exclaiming : " My dear general, I am delighted to see you ; I have walked six n. iles this morning to enjoy this rare felicity." To this the President replied, with an air of dignified gallantry: "Madam, I re gret that I had not known your wishes earlier; I certainly would have walked half way to meet you.'' Kansas has produced a poet, and the poet has produced several tiiou sand lines about " Osseo, or the Spec tral Ch'.eitam." rOJiKIG.V POSTAGE. It seems that the new postal rcgn lation between this country and Great Britain does not take effect until January 1st, 1838. It w ill be a very important and very acceptable step, however. Postmaster General Ran dall's administration is likely to be distinguished by more improvements in the postal service, and especially in the foreigu mail department, than the administration of any of his pred ecessors. Following" up the conclu sion of this arrangement with Great Britain, Mr. Kasson is now engaged in making similar improvements in our postal service to other countries of Europe. This task could not be intrusted to any one better qualified for it. and we may confidently antici pate the best possible results from his mission. At present we are not informed precisely regarding his movements, but it is probable that it is in consequence of his presence in Berlin that King William of Prussia is about to send an envoy to the United States to make a new postal treaty with our Government, as an nounced, says the Washington Chron icle. While these efforts to improve Transatlar.tic mail service are being made, our Transpacific service is not neglected. Postmaster General Ran dall has just announced his intention to apply to Congress for authority to extend our postal arrangements with the ports of Japan as fast as they are opened to the public, and his request ought to be granted promptly and cheerfully. While Mr. Randall deserves great credit for his management of tho Post-office Department, it is no re daction upon him to say that our en tire postal arrangements with foreign countries need revision and amend ment. The rates of foreign postage are without exception, too high. They do not bear any reasonable propor tion to the freights on other articles sent by the same means over the routes. They are entirely wanting in that uniformity and cheapness, w hich are the best features in tho do mestic postal system of all civilized nations. Is it not practicable to abandon altogether the present meth od of dealing w ith our foreign postal arrangements in detail, and to make one job of their amendment? It is the great merit of our domestic pos tal system that one rate (three cents) is charged for all distances. WTou!d not the same plan work well in our foreign mail service Suppose three cents to be fixed as the ocean post age to all countries visited by vessels sailing direct from our ports, would not this rate par, in a short time, as well as it now pays within the Uni ted States? The cost of carrying a letter from New York to any of the Europeau ports visited by mail steam ers from this country, or from San Francisco to any similar ports in Japan or China, is less .hsn the cost of its transportation from New York to San Francisco, or even from New York to St. Louis or Chicago. A six-cent rate would probably cover all the expenses of mail service be tween any port of the United States and any cf the great ports of Europe or Asia. A nine cent, or treble rate, would in a short time be sufficient to cover all the expenses of free delivery at an' point inland, upon letters pass ing between this country and al! countries in Europe and Asia with which we have direct postal commu nication. But whether this estimate be correct or not, it is very desirable that our Government should deal w ith our foreign postal service as a unit, and introtluce into it the low and uniform rates which have proved so beneficial in the domestic postal systems of nearly every country in Europe Modern Tendency. We rtnd the following remark credited to a UnN tarian minister: " It is doubtful whether, with our modern tendency, God can send upon society a greater combination of curses than a Very eloquent preacher, a ten thousand dollar organ, and a superb opera choir." -o- Soft Soap for All. For a Lieu tenant, call him, a Uaptaia ; for a middle aged lady, kiss her and siy yon mistook her for her daughter ; for a young gentleman, rising fifteen, ask his opinion respecting tho com parative merits of a razor; for young ladies, if you know their color to be natural, accuse them of painting. - New York has two hundred and twenty five common schools, seven teen of which are for blacks. The acgrrgito of teachers' salaries is $1,400,000. kailuoads op the would, la tho following statement com piled from the latest accessible data, chiefly as of January 1st, 1807, we give the length of railroads in opera' tion in the several countries of the world, say s the American Railroad Journal : North America United States, 37,200 ; Canada, 2,149; New Bruns wick, 201 ; Nova Scotia, 115 ; Mex ico, 91. West India Islands Cuba, 400 ; Jamaica, 1-1. South America Columbia, 4$ ; Venezuela, ?y2; Peru, S3; Chili, 302; Argentine Confederation, o52 ; 1',-ira guay, 40 ; Brazil, 47'J ; British Guay ana, CO. Eurepe United Kingdom,! 3.2S9; France, 9,027 ; Spain, 3.312 ; Port ugal, 4GT; Belgium, 1,G22; Holland and Luxemburg. 803 1 Denmark. 290 ; Sweden, 1,071 ; Norway, 44 ; Russia, 2,927; Prussia, 5;9Gl;North Germany, 1,107 ; South Germany. 2,540 ; Austria, 3,892 ; Turkey, 171; Switzerland, 902 ; Italy (Kingdom,) 3,231 ; Roman States, 109. Asia Turkey in Asia, 143. Brit ish India, 3,004 ; Java, 102 j Cey lon, 37. Africa Egypt, 402 ; Algeria, 28; Cape Colony, 85; Natal, 2. Australasia--Victoria, 334 ; New South Wales, 15.8 ; South Australia, 70; Queensland, 59; New Zealand, 17. Recapitulation. North America. 39,705 ; West India Islands, 423 ; South America, 1.492 ; Europe, 50, S3G ; Asia, 3.S80; Africa, 517; Australasia, 994. Total miles of railroad in the -world, 97,513. To this mileage a third may be added for second track, sidings, turn outs, etc., and about 3.000 miles for city passenger railroads. It is l m- possibie to estimate the length of mining arid other industrial roads in use. Tfie above summary embraces only such railroads as are operated by steam and locomotive power, and used for the public transportation of passengers and freight. Forty years ago there was not a single mile of railroad in the wide world! Now there exists in equivalent single track of a length sufficient to thrice girdle the earth at the equator. Four fifths of this length have been constructed in the last twenty-five years'. The Bad Place Found. An ex ploring party from Virginia City, Montana, report having traveled through a volcanic region near the head waters of the Yellow Stone, seeing the greatest wonders of the world. For eight days the party traveled through a volcanic country emitting blue flame and a living stream of molten brimstone. The country was smooth and rolling, long level plains intervening between roll ing mounds. On the summits of these rolling mounds were craters from four to eight feet in diameter, and everywhere on the level plains were small craters from four to six feet in diameter, from which streamed a blaze and a constant whistling sound. The hoi low ground resounded beneath their feet as they traveled, and every moment seemed to break through ; not a living thing was seen in the vicinity. Woman Suffrage. Tho follow ing sentiment in relation to female suffrage is attributed to Senator Frc linghuys.en of New Jersey : " As the people are represented on this floor, so woman is represented at the polls by her fathers, brothers, husbands, and sons, and needs no better repre sentation ; that the purer portion of the sex want none other ; that to in troduce her into the confusion an i strife of political life were to deprive the homes of the nation of their chief adornment, protection, and peace; that it is her lofty mission to educate and train those who should vote for her ; and that no true man would go to the polls without bearing in his heart the interests of those who are made by decree of nature dependants upon his love and labor' What Mig:it have Been-. The Aha says: The citizens of San Fran cisco may point with pardonable pride to what has been done towards ad vancing manufacturing interests dur-, ing the past two years. Much as has been accomplished, it is nothing compared to what might have been done if our citizens, as they accumu lated capital in early years, had turned their attention more to manu factures. Naughty. Some wicked person stuck the following on the door of a country church in New Y"ork : "Notis. This plais is klosed fur re pair, onto the preacher. 1 1 is voise is giu out, and we've sent him to Sar atogy to recooper ir, onter full pay. Sinners under konvishun is respect fully requested to adjourn to Sara togy, eff they haz the stamps." MISCELIiAXY. Broadway belles chain their para, sols to their dainty wrists. Lynch law has been very active in Kentucky' recently. "A beautiful fight" i mentioned as taking place in Springfield. The 2,500 striking tailors in Lon don threathen to emigrate to America. The New Englanders in New York j are to have a gathering this month. Iowa has laid ont enough railroad to rank seventh as a railroad State. Alabama denies the caterpillar, and brags of its crops more than ever. Stealing tombstones from a cemc tery is a new phase ofPlarceny in. Pennsylvania. Complaint is made by the Israel ites that they are never drawn for Baltimore juries. A business firm at Junction City, Kansas, advertises itself as " dealers in every thirg." A machine at New Haven makes one hundred fish-hooks a minute from a coil of w ire. The light-footed maidens of Ken o-. sha, Wisconsin, are to dance for prizes at a " tournament." The richest man in New Hamp shire is Isaac Span Id ing, whoso weekly income is $1,000. A children's play-house is soon tr be erected in Central Park, New York. It said that a stick of logwood lost off a wharf in Portland, Me., forty years ago, has recently been found. It was sound. It v.-ill be Interesting news to cer tain patrons of Ihe drama to know that the pearut crop of Georgia is this year said to be " bully." Napoleon III. has ruled France as long as his uncle did, or will have by the end of this year. Some think that is long enough. The University of the Hallo has conferred the highest honors at its disposal upon John Stuart Mill, and refused the same to Bismarck A New Yorker, who was tbatikerl by a lady to w hom he gave np his seat in a street car, is so astonisheel that he w rites to the papers about it. The wife cf the late Minister Wright returns to New York to re sume her labors among the destitute. She formerly conducted a school at the notorious Five Feints. Another article has been added tr the list of commemorative wedding symbols. This is linen. A Frovi dence editor has received an invita tion to attend a linen wedding in Newport. The wife and daughter of T. W. Iligginson astonish the natives at Watch Hill, R. L, by their wonder ful swimming, diving and floating. They can remain in "water fathoms deep" by the half-hour together. The women of Redfield, Iown took the enforcement of the liquor law into their own hands, rnntlr searches and seizures, and confiscated the ardent. They were twice proso cuted, and were acquitted on both, occasions. o Nominating candidates for Presidency four years in advance of the election, is a rather laughable custom of Americans, but it is npntlv matched by a candidate for ihe Brit ish House of Commors, who nn O nounces himself for a borough wlwh. wiil not have a separate-.existenc till IS09. Among the amusements of th New York Yacht Club at New Lor. don, Conn., was a pig chase, in which the strong swimmers of the various crews participated. The pig, being nicely shaved and elegantly greased, was sent out from one of the boats, and at a given signal the swimmers plunged after. The novel sport wa-i quite a success for the spectators, not for the pig. O Some one stole a clergyman's trav eling bag from a St. Louis hotel. The loser presented a bill to the land lord footing up $1,000. The items of the account were " four written sermons, $400; five printed sermon, i-500 ; a gold pencil case, &30; shav ing apparatus, $70." Of course so reasonable a bill will be allowedeo One a Century. -The French Republicans in London have sent a letter of congratulation to President Juarez, on the expulsion of the in vaders of Mexico, and assuring him that the execution of Maximilian is not only an act justifiable iu itself, q but meets the approbation of all classes except the aristocratic. They say the execution of at least one crowned head each century, as is tho case of Charles I. in the seventeenth, Louis XVI. in the eighteenth, and Maximilian iu the nineteenth, is nec essary to keep royalty in check. The Difference. Luck lies in O bed, and wishes the postman to bring him news of a legacy. Labor turns out at six oVlooic, ami with busy pen or ringing hammer, lays the founda, tioa of a competency. GO O o o O O o o At tae ij-iterpnee omcc.