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o O o 0 o o O J i o 0 O O 5I)C itlcckin Enterprise. "Oregon City, Oregon: ; " t. c. ii:kla.-i, tuiToi: ami luuirniETon. Saturday, February 221, 18o3. o Ot'It AOE-VTS. L. P. FIHTJER Co., Rooms 20 and 21 New Merchants' Flxchaage, Sacramento street, are our only authorized Agems in San Francisco. ' t DALY & STEVENS, cor. Front and Morri son streets," (up stair's,) are our authorized Agents i.i Portland. TJ. , C LEWIS, Esq., will continue to-act for ms 83 General Traveling Ayest.. TO PCIlTi-A.Vii Kfc-AIKll5i. T" The ExTEnrRiSit will reach Portland on Satin day of each. week, and should be delivered t subscribers by tbs carrier, the same evening. We have met with great diiTiculty, am? suffered losses, in getting the paper into the html a of Ponlaud subscribe 1, but it is hoped" that the present urrangmstit will give i SAtisvael.ou. ah win oooge us oy reporting cases of neglect, change of residence, etc., direct to the cliice of oar Agents, . DALY& STEVENS, 101 Front ft., opposite McCormiek's Forest Glove. Is the present head of navigation on the Tualatin. q "Will Sail. The Ajax will leave St. Helen this evening for San Fran cisco, with about COO tons freight and a lung list of passengers. Taxable.- It is reported that the President hns signed the bill allow ing the States to tax the shares of national banks. (J rand Cash. Twenty-five incor porated companies doing business in San Francise.o; paid dividends last, year to the amount of O,-jG,050. WroMiNC In the Senate, on the l'ith, Yates introduced a bill to pro vide a temporary government for the Territory of Wyoming. Veto ox Celestials. Oa the 1-itba bill was introduced into the legislature of California, memorializ ing Congress to take t-tcps to put a fctop to Chinese emigration. Remonstrance. The legislature of Washington Territory adopted a very strong remonstrance to the pro pose change of the military head quarters of the Department of the Columbia from Vancouver to Port land, and have sent certified copies of it to General Grant and Lion. Alvan Flanders. O ' ' Av Important Dectsiox. The constitutionality of the hgnl tender jvet is about to bo decided by the Supremo' Court, r.pon the case of the oilVred that Thomas cannot be per State of Oregon vs. L ine county nilctetl to take the oatii of office be where a Sheriff collected State and 'use he allowed his minor son to en county taxes in coin, and tendered ! tor llie rchcl armv w'"'c'1 Nvas 'g''viRiS payment in greenbacks. When this decision is hid, we shall then know definitely, probably, whether State or National law, in this particular, is supreme. O SOUTHEIIX CONVENTIONS. The CI1 ventions being held in several of the Southern States are reported by tel egraph but only a few matters are given i'Alelligeutly. , The ltiost trouble nppears to be in the Tallahassee. 0 (jp'lorida) Convention A e'lHision between the opposing factions was considerable irritair ei.t on the 3th, nnd the nii itia were called are to pro q text. the capital.. Cheap Fakes. The opposition steamers have caused fares to New Yoi k to ctjine down very mueh: on the ISlh the rate T.y the Go'deu City was as follows: First cabin, outside rooms, $?12G; inside rooms, $7B; see. ond cabin, $!" 50; steerage, 35 50. We believe it to be the re-oral obii- gation of the pjuliliu to patronize the North American Steamship Company. See Jid vertisemc nls iu this paper, for da s of sailing. Calciias Again. " Calclias " charges that Sheriff Burns released a certain Indian, committed for theft, by compromising the matter in some way at least taking the Indian's po ny for fees, etc. This is like all oth er charges of this contemptible writer it was a fabrication, and is hard ly worth refuting. Sherid Burns had never seen the Indian, nor the pony, j Amonir the many who are going is The pony transaction was between Ju!m Nestor, Esq., architect, of this t ,. -i,, ! citv, who goes for the purpose of pur- tne Indian accused and the prosecutor , - . , . r i : j cnasing budcJii g ma'cria such as is in tho case, also an Indian, John j a fiicult of manufacture here, which Ihcmas, who took the pony in lieu 5 i is intended for six magnificent struc money stalcn from him by thn pris I lures to be erected in the city the ,ltl . , , , " . . ., present season. This is a substantial oaor, who was released bv the tailor, ! 1 ,. . ... , 0 . -' J m.lifit ion it riin rrosiiPfts nf I'ort.- pon an orJer of the Justice by whom lie had been committed. The order beig directed to the Sherilf. IiiPEAcriMEN r. At the meeting of lb a reconstruction committee on the 13th, Stevens submitted a resolution declaring that it appeared from the late Correspondence between the President antf Grant, that the Presi dent had violated or intended to vio late the provisions of the tenure of .rftw n.-i -,..,...? 1 u v,u:i;eiiiyi! wy juiiry j of high crimes and misdemeanors and ought to be impeached. The resolution was discussed with much I nunes or give any farther details, or j owner of a saw-mill on Powder river, spirit, and finally tulVd by the fl i e would gladly lay them before the while crossing- the divide between Winir vntf Av s P" " T, ! pnbiic. Suffice to sa? that work will that stream and ?nrnt river, got in lowmg ote. Ajes-Luignam, Lea - (,e Crtlliroeuced car,thi Fprinjj- on to a snow drift, where he lay in a rnar, i .. oc n..u lyunucon, Jlepub- l ,1 IT M. T . ! ncaits, and lrooiis and B..-ck,' Dem- ocrats, Noes Stevens, Furnaworth nnd Boutwcll. After the adjourn- . -, j r- , , nient, Stevens invited I arnsworth and ' jiouiwt ii iu iiivev mui ... aua lake lie other s! ps on the subject. NmV Pt BLICATIUX. Mr. Fleming has laid upon our table the first number oi' Palnan's Monthly .Magazine, published by U. II. 13icruft 5w Co., of.San Francisco. It is similar in appearance to the former series of Puimatis Magazine. and partakes of all the national eiuiractnistics of '-"its father." A ittrosi-ect and a prospect of the old and - the new, is - written by Geo. William Curtis, w hich closes s fol lows; Methinks 1 detect the air ol the Pulman of long ago. May Ilea veit bless you, young stranger I Mny you live long and h;ip" For give an old-fashiom d benediction, tftit may you- be a better mat) than vonr father. (Jut lis may well claim being it.s grandfather, without re- morse Xhe (irst leading papir is a thirteen years review of the nation from to 13G7, beginning where the elder Pulman closed, in Septem ber 1S54, w'.t'i "Our Parties und Politic." The February tiumber has a beau tiful iteel medallion-engraving of Fitz Greene Ilalleck, together with a well written sketch of this late la me itea author. The diary of J. Fcrnimoro Cooper, and a Talk with our next President, comprise a part cf this interesting number. The Occident, published" by Ban croft ec Co., is cheap at $ i per year. It is a weekly journal devoted to re ligion, literature, and the best inter ests of society, is also the special organ of the various branches of the Pi esbvtdfian Church in the Pacific tatcs. Public1 Lasds. A bill is now pen din g in Congress to regulate the disposal of land hereafter given in aid of the construction of railroads. The bill gives all such land to the State, to be sold to actual settlers, at the price of from one dollar and a quars ter to five dollars an acre, according to its distance from the road, the proceeds to go to the railroad. The company's land to be sold to settlers or. long term, with a view to en courage settlement in the country. The bill reflects the views of the Cora mittee on public lands. " Senator" Thomas. On the 13th, the resolution to admit Sen tor Thomas of Maryland, came up in the U, S. Senate. A resolution was aid and comfort to the enemy. Sum ner opposed l he ad mission of Thomas, Trumbull favored his admission, de nying that there was any evidence of his dis'oyaly before the Senate. Yates, Sherman and Corbett opposed liis admission. Bicklew rose to speak, but gave way to a: adjourns rutin. Wandekeks Abroad. A Tetter from Gitioa says John C. Ircck-in-ridge is there mi-k'mg inquiries abffit. trave." big rlu oiigh Sicily, and denies all claims Ur the privileges of an American citizen. He appeared much affected w hiie conversing about the affairs of this country. When asktd if he inUndi d t return, lw said he had no wish to become mar tyred, and ishoiild not return until as sured of kis personal safety, hut no other country could ever be his home. The same fetter says that Jacob Thompson and other rebels are wan dering tiboiit Turkey. Aged. ltev. Dr. Chapin says th;t a raaiv living atnid the activities of the ninereenth century is a condens ed Alethusaleh. Nett Blildings. The llcratl baa the following encouraging item: Nearly " every other one" of our citizens (to speak exaggerative) are going below by the steamship Ajux. This is to be attributed to the fact that our means of communication with San Francisco nave bei n entire ly cut off for several weeks past. land for tile ecfiung summer, and one which speaks in the loudest praise of the enterprise of its people. Mr. Ns mission to California can but turn the attention of capitalists to t ur State and city and attract, atten tion to tho style of architecture being introduced. Among lh number of j substantial improvements is one structure superior to any thing yet erected in Portland, and jogging from the des'gns we think will be equal' to j ar'-vtliino ou thtJ coast. The struc j ture mentioned is intended for a bankirg house of the very firs' ..class. I one of which our people will be proud f We ore not at bbertv to mention ; lhtt buildings under the supervision j of the geiiiiem.m named, who, k is I conceded, bus introduced a style of j re'i tenure superior to any Unit has 1 heretofore been adopted. We hope 1 ,i ; ; i . . j : th it tins is but tue lirst step- toward 1 t h the impi ovements in our city which we all hone socn to witness. Steamers are again navigating the Yamhill river. - ; " : About ten million feet of lum ber Was shipped from Coos Bay du-, ting the year, -Clotr.es line thieves are about P rtland. They may exteud their operations." The Scnator.te now making her regular trips between this city and Portland. Up in the evening, and I down in the morning. -The Dalles is now the Pacific terminus of the overland route there being no appropriation to pay for ser vice by land below that point. It is something singular that there is no M. E. Church at Astoria, Or.gon. Does there exist in this country another town of its age with out one? Eight splendid elk Were captured in Jacksen county recently by one bunting party. The snow in tie mountains had driven f.he noble ani mals out. Lieut. Small, lately returned from the War path, met with a hand some reception from the people of his home. Springfield, Lane comity, on the 13 th. We are pleased to learn that the State Journal, one of our best Oregon exchanges, has received a new dress from New York, and will shortly be enlarged. State Associations of Base Bail ists may be formed of ten dubs, which is the minimum, according to the amended rules of the National Asso ciation for 1SGS. The total value of the exports of Oregon last year, as published in tin- d rectory by S. J. McCormick, of Portland, is about six millions and a half dollars. The. Gatcile says they have three wheeled drays in Corva'Iis, but they do not think of getting out a patent for them. Those in New Bedford must be behind the Corvallis truck. The Oregonian calls a late issue from the office of the commission f public lands, an " ambitions report." The commissioner must needs be am bilious if he would keep up with S.'- ward op the land question. The Base Ballists of Portland have a gs'mnjsinm, conducted bv Messrs. Joseph Bucbtel and C. II. Hill, whvre, until spring time.eomes, they meet to keep in proper condi tion for the " glorious game." Oil, and flux straw for upholsters use in the phice of hair, have beet; shipped the last week, from the Pio neer Linseed Oil Mills, at Salem Good ier that enterprise another source of congratulation to our peo ple. -The Portland papers and people seem lo place a great deaf of confi deuce in Gaston, and Jos railroad schemes. The Herald, for instance, seems disposed to believe thn t the cars wi!l be running to Forest Grove next Christinas. We would be glad to see it in that light ourseif. During the late cold snap, the mercury fell as far as 4 below z-ero at Jacksonville, in the south part of tho State. At Yreka it ranged at 1 1 In-low ; at Shasta 1 3. at Salem, on January Sth at 8 h-low. Here it was observed to stand 2 above. Taken all together it has probably been the severest winter ever kr.own on the coast. Mr. A. J. Dufiir, President of the Oregon State Agricultural Soci ety, has called a meeting of the Pi rectors, to be held at Salem on the 10th of March. The time of holding the next Annual Fair will be fixed, the Premium List wi! be arranged, and such other business js may seem necessary transacted. An old" resident of Portland, on being asked what his friends and fellow-citizens meant by passing such an ordinance to- appropriate finds in aid of the railroad as ttaey did ? replied that the river was closed, business was dull, and there being no places of amusement-" they must get up something f7 We should say fn ll.ss case, after a careful reading oi the or dinance, that " they had got up uolh Speaking of the Constitution of Or-gon, which embarrasses public improvements, and conveys the im pression to the cntsiue v?orId that we re behind the times, Mr. Pengra says, in a recent letter: " I would not be understood as saving that th Convention which framed our Const i tutioii was made up of men without capacity quite to the contrary. Many of tlum were gentlemen then, and now possessing the best minds among u, but. unfortunately, without experience. Tliey found us ijjon the foot log and chained ws there. These embarrassments are such that it may become necessary to remove them, and bridge the way to civiliution, before wo can accomplish the good we need. The winter has been severe on travelers iu Eastern Oregon. A man uamed Moore was frozen to death while crossing lo Mormon Basin from Clark's Creek, and a Mr. Kooritz helphs ..condition three days and two nights; a-panj. went out to search fr him, and' when found his" feet were so badly frozen that ampn tation became uecssary. Ife is tern-ponwi-'y insane from the efTI-cts of his t-xtHsuve, and it is thought probu-ble tliit W vrill not recover. LETiElt PUOM WASHlXaTOX CITV '";" "'" '"-- Metuopoutan Hotel, Washinsfofi, D. (J., Jan. i, laOj. f Editor Ortbon tun : ' On the 30 th of November, I left this city for Richmond, Virginia, with the intention of making an extended tour through the Southern States for the purpose of ascer taining the political needs of the loyal people, in order that assistance might be given from the party m the North to aid in re-organizing" those States and getting ihem back iiito the L'nio-V. I nassed ibrongh .Virginia, North Carolina. South j Carolm.i. Georgia. Alaoama. Louis-ana and Mississippi, and mado a pretty thor ough investigation into the situation of the l.nion party ni those States, and par ticularly as it relates to the rresiuVmhil question, and will, at an early dav, lay such information as I may have obtained, before your readers ; but on returning to this city, I find that there are some matters local to the State of Oregon, which will receive attention first. The published reports of the proceed ings of Congress give you an idea of v. hat our Senators and Member are doing bv way cf legislation for your State. Still a brief summary may not be amiss in a let ter of this nature. You will pee tb it our representation in Congress is scarcely in ferior to that of any other State, except iu point of numbers in the House ; ami for industry on the part of the representative, she is certainly not behind any other State. Our Senators occupy leading positions on leading Committees, and discharge their diities as faithfully and creditably as those who have had iaaeh greater exnorieiu-e : and the people of Oregon will bear in mind that the lk-ld for the display of abil ty is not so great in Oregon as it is in older Slates, because the productions and commerce of the older Slates are more fully developed, giving rise to a more complex state of society and bringing for ward numeious questions of a complex nature to be settled by legislation. The number of inhabitants and wealth of Ore gon are not equal to some counties in the Eastern States, and the amount of legisla tion i alike" limited. Hence cur Senators and Member must learn these vrants ol other Slates end take part in regulating the laws for ihem. This v.:iil in a great measure account for the limited number of bills introduced into Congress relating to Oregon all'airs. Among the bill? Introduced y Senator Williams I will call attention only to such as I remember at pr.'-ent : One for the re lief of (Jold-ml li i brothers, of San Fran cisco and l'ortlan.l, Urokers. which was referred to the Committee on Claims, and will be reported favorably, and doubtless go throng !). A bill for aid in the construction of a wagon road fVoiu Horse Plain.-? to Cabinet Landing, on the Fen d'Oiellle liver, Mon tana Territory, which seems to be favor ably received, and is now in the hands e.f the Committee on Territories. A bill has been introduced to establish a Collection District, in the State of Ore gon, which was referred to the Committee on Cotnmerce, which in tarn referred it. to the Secretary of tho Treasurv. who sent, it to s-eaator (. oroelt lor nitoriiatio:i. 1 nere is some probability tlfat it will pairs. A bill to grant land U the State' of Oregon fr a military road from Coos Ray to Rose burg, Oregon, which is new before the Committee on Public Lands, and will go through. A bill to vacate and sell the I'm it ilia Reservation, which is heforo the Indian Committee with b:it little prosju'ct of a favorable report, A bill extending the time in ti,1 grant o." l-.rnds given to aid in the construction of the California and Oregon Ceriiral R.riiroa4: vrlneli 'v.is re- t'-.-rred to the Committee ot! I'nbiie Land-, j derstoo-i by s.ud Indians that they are. to and wili d moth ss iass without much tie j have no altern ttive- but tociioos r between lay. A bill estiibt siiing a Post. Route j his policy of the 'governmeut, at.J t-xt.'.-troiti E.vpns Ranch ' " Re Valley to j munition JIumb It Basin : ,-in-).her from Browns- j viiie. Linn counry. via 1 Voria. Corvallis. Renders' Mill. King's Valley and Pioaeer to 1 auuina Bav : another irom Dailes. Ogn.. vi'i Rockland. B';ck Howe and Simcoe t- Yakitnri. W. T.: and another l:o:n Peithvinl r'm Bridgeport and Che haiem Gap to Dayton ; and still another from Albany via Lostoti Mills to Browns -viile. Amcng the' general bill introduced by Williams I may mention the bill m iking j app (priati)tis t- nrppl ihe delude. icies ! in tho appropii iti'His ior the tiseal year endiag June 11 1. JSC". He is also pu-hmg ibrw.u d the bid l r the relief of AN". L. Adam. The bdl was referred to the Commit tee on CI. dais, and bv them re- ft the creta y ot the surv. who has placed it. in tne hand of McXce, Special Agent of the Treasury Department for tie? Pacil'Se Coast. The resoliition em b'Miying his views on Siiitncea and the Li llian policy of the Government, you will doubtless receive and publish' ere this reaches you. lie has- quite a large num Ikt of bounty claims which he is pressing for payment, though the Comptroller has decided against them, ami then? is scarce ly any prospect that they will be paid. Besides these, there are many private claims deimmding attention, all ef which are promptly attended to Senator Corbett has introduced a bill to establish a mail route from Corvallis to j States into bonds or obligations, die priu-Yaqui'-ta bay, and is making an effort to cipal of which never shall become due get the Secretary of the Treasury to order and payable, be.iring interest at tho rate and provide for the survey of that bav. ! of four per. cent, per annum, payable lie is a. so Irving to prevail uwra the Sec- retarv of the Treasurv to place a steam revenue cutter at the mouth of the Colum bia river. He is also endeavoring to get a change in the time of holding the U. S. District court, and to increase the salary of the District Judge to $.". out), -ami cotn-K-1 two terms of court at Roselnrg. He a!i?o- contemplates making a-n chert to get an appropriation for the erection of;t post office buihHng sit Portland, in which U. S. Courts in ay be held, and to famish office for other government officers. There have N-en quite a number of Indian War claims of I.jo ."id s-ctit to Corbett. and he found many not heretofore acted on. in the third auditor's office, and ittum-diately secured an additional force of clerks to examine them-. Corbett has taken it leading posi tion in the Senate oirihe qifstion of the finances, the most difticult, qnosiion that th'-country nov, has to deal with; Mr. Ma! lory is hard at. work ami hns in troduced bills for the heirs of Geo. Harris and for Darius Evans and others, which will jkiss. Also, a joint- resolution to au thorize mail c ntractors on the Pacific coast, to draw their pay in San Francisco, which was referred by the committee on PostofScesand Post Roads to-the Postmas ter General, who decided" that it ce-tr-ld not be done. It will prob'.ibly fail to piss. He had also ini rod used a bill similar to tin; one introduced into ihe Senate y Williams for an extension of the time fjr building the California and Oregon Cen tral itailroad'. which is before the Pacific j Railroad committer and wili get a f.ivora- j ble. Also, a bill tir1.mge the time of ! holding elections for Members ol f 'oiu'i-nss i making a unilerm time for holding such election tii-ougbont llie country. It h be fore the committee on Elections, and b.i a good prospect of favorable action, .lionet tais uiil pass - lie election fr cm- ber ofCongress ia O.egoi, would be n " - - . 1 . ! .'(. - poned from June tiil later in toe vear. prob.ibl y N-)vemTer. Mr. Mallory has also a financial scheme wiucn :.e win iruroiwc't 1:1 ;i u iv or two in which he proposes to give the Govern- mcnt at. honty to go into the market and iiv gold bearing six per cut. bond-; w Hi i -i. , , . '" ,Yir ', ' Vi 1 . . ' listead oi contractu: t!i. currency. Also , use the extra go.d in the trea-,rv with which to-buy these bonds ; and thirdly, to negotia'.f-:t for er ct-nL loan-, t- run lift v 1 " , - T V'JWV"',tta iuv Jier buy up six per. cent, bonds now On the 17th Mailorv introtlu'tl Pen-rns l -o -i: ."i. . . . .- .. win poo nioig - ior oie eoiisi rinji ion ot a railroad from Portland to the Centra! I'a- cific I.'aiiroad. at the northern-b'ervd of the Iltiiuboldt. in Nevada. The bill provides for a grant td' lands similar to that granted to the Union" and Central Pacific" W smbs'.Jy of Jl.tKWpermileon all the road i except t.iiuug.i in..- cascaue AiOuiUams. where it is fo2.00' per mile for a distance j of SO or 100 miles. It does not specify at wiiat point the road is to cross the Cascade mountains. No oilier road can at present get a charter -and mbsidr. or ctcu a" grant of lands.- i!' i ' v' On the 13th Mr. Ilolbrook. of. Idaho, in troduced a bill in the House for the Salt Lake and Columbia river route.wlaeh wa sent to the committee on public lands. The bill had been prepared by General Dodge of Irrwa. chief engineer of the Uniou I'acitic road, as a Union road measure. and bad the. approval , and sanpoit . oi Oak Ames, and all those men. The opposition to thij. bill came from ibose opposed lo graniing public lands and money to any enterprise - whatever,-'-combined vrith the Central and Northern Railroad folks, both of whom are very hostile to the Idaho route Ex-Go v. Curry is here, trying to get the appointment ol Minister to'LVdvia. hilt his cbanci: arc. rather slim. - However, Oregon has not a more faithful champion in the East. He is constantly at work for her interests. He is now doirg good ser vice for Fengra's bill; also lor the Northern route, which has occupied much of his time for the past three years., Dowelland Kincaid are also here and at work. Mallory, l'digr-i. Do well and ICineaitl have rooms in one bn,i!diiig--Mitafcing quite an Oregon Ilea I quarters. This is the first win'er that Oregon has been very formida bly represented in the lobby, wLhoiit which no .Mate is more than half represented. Oar delegation have their families with them to the credit of their morals and while it is rarely expected that the wile of a member" has receptions, (except the fam ily of the Speaker.) yet it is always ex pected of the wife of "a Senator. And to the credit of Oregon, it. may be s;id that we can compare notes with iiuy other State on this score. It takes all these per sons and things' to represent a State at Washington, in a creditable manner. Yours trulv,- " II. CUMMINS. Tim IXBI VX POLICY. The following substantial plan for conducting the Indiana question in th::i country, rras submitted in the U.S. Senate by Hon. Geo. II. Wil liams, ol Oregon, on the 2d of Di et inber. last lead, and oidered to be printed : ItfAo'irJ. That the Committee cn Indian AfiYtrs be instructed to nnpiire iuto the expediency of adopting the f dlowiug as the future policy of tl:e government to w.ird.s ihe loilia.is exeej ting ho.-e a-w on reservations, and those wiio have adopted the customs of civil. .alien. 1. To provide lor saiti Indians two res ervations o! suitable s..e and produetive-n-.-s to contain and support them, one on tiie east side of the Rocky Mountains for all (he Indians between said mountains aud the Missls-ippi river, the other on the west side of Ihe Rocky Mountains for all the Indians between sakl mountains aud British Columbia. 2. To make no- frr!;er recognition of j their distract nationalities by treating w ith I tribes and bands, or the heads of tribes ami bands ; to make no fan her recogni tion of their right to the country over whicb they ro.un, by purchasing! r ;ropos ing to piuclutse t!ie same : to make no farther promise for payment to them of inoiiey . proyerly. or annuities in any shape or form. :. To r.-hike it knetn to all of said Indi ans as ihe settled ami inflexible policy of the goverrv m-nt that they are to go upon s.iitl i eserv .itioiis to be tiK-re provided for. proiretcd. and ta'uglit the ai ls of civili.ed life: and to m ike it tariher known and un- To nro-.-ide that Ind'aas. without I respect to their ti.liil relations, velutita- I i lly surmuling themselves or c.iptured in ! war. shall be taken, placed, nrd kept on ! said rcscrvatiof.s, to ! ti e wards .f the govcrnment controlled and managed at its dlsereiiou. ;". To provide that all existing Indian superintendencies. agencies and reserva tions shall be dispensed with, as soon., as practicable. atil the Indians connecleil therewith consolidated with the others upon said reservations. XAT1 OX A I. V i A X CKS" On the 1 -ith of' January Hon. Geo. TI. WHibms, of Oregon, submitted the following resolution to the Sen- ate of the -United States, which, it I strikes its, from its due sense, must bave been adopted. Among rv! 1 the plans yet offvred, providing for these purposes, it seems to us none come 3near being correct as this: Jteso'ved.- 'That ' the Committee err - Fi nance be instructed to inquire into ihe ex ped'.cncy of providing for the funding and ! c'onsokdtvtion of the d-obt cf the United s:,ni!-a:inua!Iv in coin, and to be exempt f o n all taxation, and to further pro v do for the j urchase ai tl cancellation of such bonds or obi gations Irom time to time by the Secret, ry of the Treasury as may accord with die pecuniary abilities of the government. 2. To prevent, by the ' imposition' of high duties discriminating against costly fabrics and luxuries, excessive importations and the consequent, exporta'i ins of gold to lal ciees. reducing thereby the amount of such duties as nearly r.s practicable to the amount necessary lopay the interest upon public debt, ami, farther, by the remov al of taxes ir .im the products of mining and tho capital invested therein, and otherwise lo encourage and facilitate the prodiieunn of gold and--silver Irom the mines of the United Starrer. Sd. To amend the national bank not so that national banks m ty be established without limit as to member, as the busi ness interests of the coun'ry shall require, and to prohibit all other ?, stems of bank ing, and to proVhUrfor the withdrawal of treasury notes from circulation, and the subsiituiioii therefor of national bhr.k notes : and. further, to provide ior the re sumption of specte payments through said banks, by l eipiiring them to hold ihe ne cessary reserves in coin, and by extend ing special kiiliicemeios to the bunks al ready existing for their resumption cf specie payments. Pcni-ic S peak-bus-. h is very of ten asked why the editorial fraternity I so very seldom in ike speclis.. Tile best answer to this is found in a par. j agraph by Cilviu 1J. McDonald, in ' i i t. -n -v- . j? i ,J.Ietture tion. ItIT e- quote: The '"ousin-'Hta cf a pu"6'ic speaker is Very much fit ot rv wavtand. indeed, tl; j --ss jMibhc'asse j .ibUity. his habits liu-t s occimatton waoily un.its him -sembi.ies. If a man of .f t ,.r.i., . i... , . P , - bun s.iv of observation, and his process of thought irso slow and deliberate that he can!t tmnkfast enough Ibr extemoorane ou5 jHiverv. I onee'heitrd the brilliant ........ 'v Ti,nr,a tf..,-.. w. t he won Id give ail he had in the world to i be able to" think on bis feet;'' but the j words lhat C-Iu.stered round his pea like V' wouW not come to binron'the ; pianOriU. The card of the Portland Dray Irid ! Hack Company anpears" in ou.r coluhiM ' .1 t n-u " - , i tlu3 VI e'v' lhc Pttiership is con rpsed of Dills A Co.. Camp & Co., and ! ilog.m Co. J ney were all reliable (5rm3 before the consolidation. j The Web Foot Plow. We would j invite special attention to this new plow manufactured in Oregon City by. Mr. , J. AT. Lewis. It was awarded the first prize at the State Fair last fall; and is recommended by every farmer who has used one of its pat teru. Pag Carpets " I have felt great pride, in new carpets before now," snid a lady acquaintance recently, "but this last onemade of old rags as it Is Is the most beautiful, after ail." Ami so it was cheap, durable, aud ueat- the colors perfect and blending so handsomely, were produced by the" cetebvated F-amilv Dye Colors, of Howe & Stevens notoriety. The popular druegists. Smith & Davis, are-Barents for the State of Oregon, but Bell &, Barker hare the dyes for sale see advertisement. A Few Dints to Both Genders. It has beefl said that men and women, es pecialfy married couples, should study each other's weak points, for the same reason that skaters look cut tor air holes in the ice in order to keep clear of them. ' Thov should also study matters o( economy in times like these, and in order to practically exemplify those lessons they should purchase their drv goods, clothing, etc.. of Kolm & Fuhel, No. I'l Front street Portland. Firmness and Obstinacy. These two qualities are continually mistake! for each other, but they are not at all alike in reality. Firmness is essential to success, while'obstinacy may plunge its victim head long into the" abvss ot failure and defeat. Barman Bros. SLVc p' til of the opinion that if peo'!e were to ol,--tuiathj refuse the" offers of their eSU-blisbmen'.f di-i!y being made for the benelit of the public, commninfy would soon be plunged into the abys of financial ruin. But the people see it hence the suc cess of Barman lin-t., who now have a large establishment at Salem, besides their head quarters corner of Front und Morrison sts., Portland. Seliatoi Corbett, in the course of his rematks on the proposition to substitute his bill providing for the issue of gi Id notes, in place cf leg;d tender notes, and to facilitate the re sumption of specie payment, in place ot one substituted by Mr. Morrill of Vermont, argued that the nation was intoxicated, 'and he would give it no more ,c fi uincial poison until it re tur : e 1 to reason. We have not fir. ish- el reading his speech, and may re fer to it Mgain. Newspateus. There are two hun dred and nineteen newspapers pub-h-hed in llie State o! Indiann. MVUiilKL. In this county, on the 'Gth by Rev. C. C. Straiten Mr. B. L Ilex.vtss aud Mrs. Re- ekcc v F. I toss. In Portland, on the ICth by R'-v. C. C. Strutton. Mr. J. J. ItorsiNsox and Miss F. A. II ALrCCXKK. In l-orthmd. on the Mth by Rev. C. C. Sfratton, Mr. Va.v. B. BkLasumctt and Miss M-AftlAlf E-ULLEY. iAizo. At his residence in the Urnpqna Valley, Oregon, on the oth inst., ALructs Ireland, aged oo years. Mr. Ireland had teer. in feeble hei-lth for nbout twenty years past. With the view of benefitting his health, in 1S.V2 lie'enigratecf to Oregon with his fanii'y from Cass County, Michigan. Upon reaching bis destination be located in the beautiful Galley wf-.ere,- at last he saiik to his f.r.al rest. Jle has for very , many years been a zealous worker in the j CUmstian Church, and we believe was always Known lor Jus humanizing principles, char- i set eristic imiowg which was that ot " etraritr j for al!.''' In IS't l Mr. Irvlatid represented 1 is d'istnet iii the lwcr house of the Oiegoil' Assembly. ; Political Announcements. FOR COUNTY CLERK. Ye are requeste d to announce me name oi -M-iai-.i, a,. nn.ii.v a candidate for the oflrcc of County Clerk, .-abject to the decision of .the Union Cob-tty Convention of '-larch 7th, li'JS. - ... , . 8S""W e are requested to announce the-name of J. M. BACON, as a" candidate '"or County Clerk, subject to the decision of the Unio-u County Convention of March 7th." To TnE Rktteucax Votkiis axi Pre- C1XCT Dt-.I.KO.VTKS TO" THE C RACK A MAS CoCX- tv Cox ''kntiox. The undersigned through the solicitation of a few friends. and I hope' j the approval of many .is ayaiididate oefore the Republican Convention for nomina tion to run lor County Llerlc at the next June election, entirely subject to your aetkm.' 1 take this method of advertising iu order that any who do not know me personally may have every opportunity to frmr out for themselves bow I am and have been morally r.tvd p'-J.riiea!fy. Respectfully ttubim'ttccT. 13tf. JAMES M. FRAZER. Oregon City. Jan. ISth. 1808. FOR SHERIFF. 27" We arc requested to ennoance the name of R. V. SHORT, as a candidate for Sheriff of Clackamas County, subject to the decision of ihe Union Count-Convention of March 7th, lst3. CgyTo the Union voters of Clack amas county. The undersigned is a candi date for Shei lit", at the June election, and de sirca his friends to rally to his support. i. 11. GOOD. C7Wc are ta quested fo ai nounCe the name of II. E. RAYS, as a candidate for thv otllee of Sheriff of Clackan-irs cocnify, -subject to fhe action of the Union County CcMiveiitioii, ef March 7th, 1SGJ. JWo are r quest ed fo nnnruince the name sfJOS. B A USTOW, as a Candidate for the office of ShetitTof Clackamas Co., subject to the actiim of the Union Couuty Convention of March "th, LstlS FOR COUNTY TREASURER. JE5jrI desire to'mbmlt ,ny ramefn ihe consideration of my friends, as a candi date for nomination on the Union Ticket for the olficj of Treasurer. JOSLTII D. LOCEY. CSf ih nliilerSTgrtcn niuionncts himself a candidate for the ofiice of County : Eulldiiiss Designed and Planned Treasurer-subject to the decision of the ; AVitl, accnrr.cv, and scnqmlousi y and faitli Clackamas County Union Convention. j fully superintended. S?"OwnetV interests D. C. 1BELAND. j considered pai .'.mount. jlr.ff FOR CO UNTY ASSESSOR. S? The undersigned ennonnces" himself a candidate for the office of County Assessor sn!j-?cttottie action of the Uniosl County Convention. PLTFR PA (i LET. bills a co. camp & co. hogax co. Pcrtland Eray and Eack Co Ofint finty ah,LHa:lc Sl-iUtf,-Cor. hiurlc aiid Second sts, Portland. l7 N'A business intrusted to us executed Willi care and dispatch. No couuiiisMotis clmrged on freight advanced.-. Order for backs promptly attended to, day or night, AtiYCrtfSClUCIltS. North. American S. S. Go. To New York, via: Nicaragua, EXTB.E2IELY LOW KATES ! 'gpiltl NORTH AMERICAN STEAM H ship Company will dispatch the Fast and Favorite Steamship MOSES TAYI.OI?, 3i it. Blkthen. Commander. For SAN JUAN I EL SUL', Xi-arugua. From Mission street wharf at 12 o'clock, M., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25th, IStiS, C O XXE C TING AT Q It E YTO U'N With the commodious steamship SAN FRANCISCO, Kd expense on tlic Isthmus. lOOllis. QaggsgcVi-rc. An experienced Surgeon on board j Medicine and attendance free. The NEVADA will sail March oth, AND The OREGONIAN March 2oth, Both via Panama. 238- For farther information npp.lv to I. W. RAYMOND, Agent N W cor. Tine and Battery sts., up-stairs, IS.tdl San Francisco. North American S S. Co., OFF SITION To NEW YORK Via PANAMA. Ueiiular .Sailincr clays in March r?11113 NORTH AMERICAN STEAM .U. ship company will dispatch their Splendid new steamer -WW Nevada, S000 Tons J. R. Kelly Commander. FOR P A N A M A ! From Mission st. Wharf, San Francisco, on TirUTvSBAY, HAE.Cn Sth, MQ, The Elegant and cominodious S.S. o lis & o NI AN, Jo'sitni Sctton. Commander Will sail via Panama On WEDNESDAY, HAECu 25th. One hundred lbs: Pangige free. An experienced S"ry-'on on board. Medicines and Attendance free. For further information aprdv to I. W. RAYMOND, Agent, T.W.ccr Battery and l'ine sfs. un stairs, I S:t-i - San Francisco. Tli e No w Book. B'J the Author of the " Schonterg Colta Paiiily" entitled On Both gides of The Sea ; A story of the Commonwealth and the Restoration. A sequel to toe 'Dravfons and the iKveratits." 1 vol.. 12 mo.. SI 75.- j Pnttlished from ihe author's copy, uuiform ! with the other volumes of ihe "Cotta-bOOks." I ., The fwo Families nf "The Dravton's and i the Puvenan'ts," ;fs indicated in the title, are j in this volume as in the preceding, made the j warp of the story into hieh is woven the History oi a most, evemtni period, opening with the tragic sceaes of tne execution of Charles I., vr hfttfe prerenfed in the highly dramatic style of the author the establish ment of the Commonwealth under CroTrivv'e'l, its brilliant career, the death of the Protect or, the restoration of the Monarchy, and the forcible emigration fir America of prominent actor:? in its previous overthrow. 'The book is strongly marked by the peculiar charac teristics of the' author v.-bwli ha-.-e made her " Cotta-Fami'v" one of the most widely road and popular books of the times. 5tT -s"' "i '-y Hi'ill, n-f pcit'f, on receipt cf tli jjrice.ly M. W. DODD, Publisher, fi'Jo Broadway, N. Y. Worls of the "Cot la Family" Series. Ch-roni'des" of the Schonbcr-Cotta Fam- . ily, lmo.-,-.... ?1 r,0" The Early Dawn, mo. 1 r.O Wiary of Kitty Trevylv;m 1 .(. On B'oth Siderof the Seayl2m?;, 1 75 Tht Pavtons and ttie Daveaarits.. 1 75 WinefreJ Bertram' aud the World-She Li'vrd in 1 75 " From no books in our knowledge etui we catch the spirit of the times they represent, so thoruui;M'y as from the Volumes of the 'Cotta Family' series." St. I'. L'evioc. " Young and old alike should read the en tire set of .Mrs. Charles' works, if they would be refiesibcd iu the purest waters of Chris tianity." Other Works by the siine Author. Man-, the Handmaid of the Lord 1 75 The Sonr Without Words, for children, (llUistnited,). . 1 00 Poems, 10 mo., 1 75 Work hy the author of Mary Powell (3 volumes, beautifully printed and bound.) Maiden arid Married life of.MarvBowell.fi 75 Cherry and Violet. .......... -1 50 and 1 15 The Fiiir Gospeller. K mo 1 25 Household ef Sir THoff. More 1 50 Jaqties Bviuieva!, a fal'e of the Hugue nots 1 00 t.-4? .ny (.i in e aoove st-nt ov mail on re- J ct-ipt of price. M. W. DODD. Publisher. IT.Sm) r0l5 Broadway-, N. Y. John Nect:r, Architect, OFFICE IN CA'RTFES EUJLi)INUt , Front at.: Portland Oregon. FIRST-CLAG3 .RESIDENCES, Bu sines Homes, Halls, Churches, Tenements, Colleges, Suburban. Rp&idenct g, and all PKscnrrfi-s o bhick-axd I'tiAira IN THE U.S. LAND OFFIPE AT OKE gon City, Oregon. James A. Bobbins r Antoine Lucie, V. JJ Bemiugton, Hnry Meriill, Thomas Price, and H. W. l'cyce,--contcst iu relation to the South half of N E quat ter, and N half cf S E ouart?r, of sec tion :;i.T aS Kl W. To all the above namc'3 criiifestants : You are hereby notified Iliac, Hie above entitled I case U fet fen- hearirtgat the said Laiid otlicc ! On Saturday the 4 fh day of April, si',?, nt fie hour of I o'clock r. m., of said j d:y, at which tiuiC nnd place ail parties 1 interested will be allowed a hearing. Feb. H-th, 1868. OWEN WADE, Register. II JiTN'RY WAR It EN, Receiver. ; l.s.4t "T f OB PltlXTINtt K J2ATJVY ESEt'tT cd at the LNTFH BHISE Ol'FICC. AUCTION AND COMMISSION A. JL5. 12iclisndMn ' "; AUCTIONEER! ' Corner Of Front and Oak streets, Portland. 0. - AUCTION SALES Of Real Estate. Groceries, General Merchan dise aud Horses, Every Wednesday and Saturday ,., .,,. Piciiabdso-, Auc1"6hr. AT PRIVATE SALE. . English refined Bar and Bundle Iron ; English Square and Octagon Cast stetl Horse shoes, FileSj Hasps, saws ; , Screws, Fry-paas, sheet iron, R. G. Iron ;' . a i.so : A large assortaicnt of Groceries and Liqvori.' A. 13. Pichardso.v, Auctioneer. W. A. ALDR1C1I. J. C JIEItUILL. JOHN U'CBAKlg..' M'CRAKEN, MERRILL& CO, SHIPPING,- COMMISSION AND Forwarding Merchants, AGENTS - OF TIIE CALIFORNIA Hawaiian and Oregon Packet Lines. ' Importers of San Qnentin and Carma Island Salt, Sandwich Island Sagars, CofTe. Ilice, aud Pulu. ' Agents for Provost's & Co.'s Preservtd Fruits, Vegetables, l'ickles nnd VinearV Dealers m I- lour, Orair., Bacon, Lard & Fruit, Lime, Cement and Plaster. Will attend to the Purchase, Sale or Ship; ment of Merchandise or Prodttee. in Htw York, San Francisco, Honolulu, or Portland ALDRICH, MERRILL & CO., Nos 'oi and 20o California St-eet, San FrancisW. M'CRAKEN, MERRILL & CO., Q 10 North Fi-ont Street, Portland. Island Sugar and Molasses! 2,500"; kegs Island suCAit; iCij'iRLS. ISLAND MOLASSES, ex-Honolulu Packet; and fer M'CRAKEN, MERKILL, & CO. sale by MJSCELLANEO US. L . G . Fuller, LUOKEIV Pays the Highest Price for GoldDutt Legal Tenders and Government seeiariti.i bought aud suld. No. ICS Front St., xi. tf Portland, Oregon.- L add fc Tilt on, "CANKERS, - rC3tTI.AI); Or.LGON". L o "vThl give prompt attention to collectioofi,' and ottier business appertaining to Banking.- Sight and TelegraphicQExchanye On San Francisco and the Atlantic States far sale. Government Securities bought anrf sold. xi.tf Ccsmopolitan Billiard Rooms. Alder Street, bet. Front and First j Par tit nd, Oregon. Two new arrl rerv perfect French With the Improved Phelan Cushions, just set i.p at the Cosmopolitan. These Tabl-a are iacouipsrabiv sunetior to anr others ia use. " U liO ROE H. (&EKXE. Rooms apart tiora the Saloon. xi.l WM. COTtTiTTT, Sau Francisco. IK)MJICI.EAT, Portland.- Importers r. Wholesale 6rcferSf '-" 71 FRONT STREET, Portland Orecron. G 00DS SOLD FOR CS$1 AT A SMALL J advance upon SAS lilAXCiSCO JOBBING PUICKSr Q C. Sd L. Would thank merchants visiting the city to' price their stock before purchasing. 14. ly Removed I Removed ! The old and well known iPoiiIaiicI Fosaiidrj', D. UONNASTES, Proprittcr, PORTLAND. . ... . . . . .OREGON, n'AS NOT DISCONTINtJED WORK!' but has been removed to Second street, between Alder and Mori ison streets, whn business will be conducted on as large ascl" as iu years oast. 2:lr C. If. 3IYEBS, PLU31IUX0, (i AS & STEAK Fitting Establishment, tYo. IK) Iirfct Street . . Portlanul Gas Fixtures, Cook in j Rarnc o Hot. Water Boilers, q Marble Top Washsfatidi', Sheet Lead and Block Tin Water Closet Bath Tubs, Bead Pipe. Wrought Ircn Pipes, all Size3 TEES,-ELBOWs. RETURN BENDL Nli'l'LES, J! US JUNGS, d-c, for Sir am, Water and (Jas. . ALSO Scotch Tubes, Water eSmiges, Whiutlea ' Tallon. Pumps,- Steam (iimges. Globe, Angle, and Check Valves, Gunge Cocks, Air Cocks, an 1 all V-indii ot Brass Woi k". Rubber Hose, Hose Pipes', Arc. Holeis, public buildings, arid piiVafe resi dences heated with the latest improvements' iii steimvor Vet iir apparatus. I invite citizens genernlly to call ond ex amine , my stock, which has beeu selected with great care, and especial attention giTeC fo the wants of this m:ket. way j c, iS(,(. i;iy n. m l tlvS. G ROB'S MUSICAL AM EDUCATIOIJAL INSTITUTE.- a i. so: Pay arid Bo'arding School for Young Ladies ! T HIS INSTITUTE IS SITUATED IN" retired and beautiful location, awf tVom the business jortion of the city, On Third. le(r?rn 11 and directs l'ortland, Oregon. 0 Attached to the building are extensive ant. beautiful grounds-, for the convenience o.. pupils. Tiie I'dncaf ional Department will be in charge cf an efficient corps of Teacher' No effort will be spared to make this I stitr.t2 ctrnal to the best on the Pacific coast, The Course of Studies TTi'i; embrace all the branches usually faugh in first class Seminaries in the East, in cluding the Classics, French, Ger mun, Spanish, Mathematics, Ac. The Musical dcpaitment will be conducted by Prof. H. Gnuo Op.on, Graduate of Planel'i Conservatoire. I'arties from the country may 'est assured that unoer the care of Mrs. Grob, Matron of the Establishment, they will experience all the attentions of a moth er, and enjoy the comforts of a home. I'tT Particular attention will be paid H the choice ot Text Books, in order to avoid anything of a Sectional or Partizaa tatur in "our curriculum of r tudies. For further particulars, enquire at the la4 fctitute, or address - - II. GUTDO GROB, xi.tfi P. 0. Box- No. 16?, Tortltfod. O 0 & 0 O Pi S r 1