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OREGON CITY, OKEGOX, SAT UI S 1 AY, OCTOBER 26, ISOf.
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PCBL.3HED EVEUt SATURDAY MORNING
oBy D. 0. IRELAND,
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" the Krt Hohsc, Oregon City, Oregon.
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transient advertisements, one square
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- Liu ,.nrt.rlv 12 00
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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
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BENTON KILL IN,
Oregon City. Oregon.
Office in Charman's Uriels Ulock, up
stairs.
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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 ,
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Attorney and Col-nselor-atLaw,
O Oregon Cify, Oregon.
I fT Office over the store of Pope A Co.,
JUui street.
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JAMES m. M00HE,
Justice of the Peace it City Recorder.
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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
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Dr.cF. Barclay, 1YL R. C. L.v
aormerly Surgeon to the Hon. tl. B. Co.)
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. 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.
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hts, Patent Medicines, Paints,
IfrJncriit 0USj yarn;she
ii: "x?;,"010 kIU in a 1)r"S Store.
THEET, OREOON ClTY.
L' ZGlTEji & StVrl
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g COOPBU S,
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M Dur.-u . ED ARE NOWPRE-
V''"f 'J m:i!iR "II manner of ware in the
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"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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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
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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.
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