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o o e 1 o I i I I O O Vol. OREGOIV. CITY, OREGON, SATURDAY ? JUNE 205 -18G8. 4 ) (Ti)c lUccIiln Enterprise. rCBLISHeD BVEUT SATURDAY MORNING Ysy D. C. IRELAND, VFKICE: South east corner of Fifth and ilux itreets, in the bflilding lately known as the Court IIoHse, Oregon City, Oregon. Terms of Subscription. One copv, one jFear in advance ?3 00 .V i( delayed 4 00 Terms of Advertising. Transient advertisements, per square (12 lines or less) first insertion ...'2oQ For each subsequent insertion 1 00 Business Curds one square per annum parable quarterly 12 00 One column per annum 120 00 One half column " 00 00 One quarter " " 40 00 Leal advertising at the established rates. Book and Job Printing ! j rjHE ESTERPRISE OFFICE 1 luppliec? with every requisite for doing a superior style of work, and is eonstant lr accumulating new and beautiful styles ' of in;if?rial, and is prepared for every variety of I BOOK and Jon ' jp x. TV rr i g- i ! AT SATISFACTORY 1'IUCES. The Public are invited to call and examine both our specimens and facilities for doing work. " DCS NESS CARDS. McLaughlin House. Main street, (opposite the Woolen Mills,) Oregon City, Oregon. E. B. KELLY, Proprietor. T This is the most commodious Hotel inthe city. Newly furnished, and just open lor the recentioflyof guests. JJjtf" It will be the endeavor of the Propri etor to make his guests comfortable. Jiiatf OREGON HOUSE, Main Street Oregon City. JACOB E0EHM, Proprietor. ESTABLISHED 1857. QliriLXTiO is prices : The undersigned wishes to give notice that from Satin-Jay, October 5th, isti", prices at the above house will be as follows : .Hoard and Lodging per week 00 lioai d w ithout "Lodging '1 00 Hoard and Lodging per dav 1 VQ JACOB BOE1IM. Oregon City, Oct. 3d, 1307. 50:tf CLIFF HOUSE. Mais StkeSt, - ?.. n Tr.,.,., r-. O i. " - ,t - i I rT " ' tf ' U. I. U'lllTi:. ( Pr-mri-fr-, Oregon City, Oregon. We invifo the citizens of Oregon City, and the trawling public, to give us a share of their patronage. Meals can be had st ail hours, to please the u.ost fastidious. 10 ffll U ( Jltliti.Si V. O f' I if. JIM 4W I . O Notice td the Public. TIIAVE this day closed the Barlow House . . in f;vor of the Cliff House. Hope my old customers will give their liberal patiuu .v'" to the above well kept house. They will find .Messrs. White k Khoades always on band to make guests comfortable. WM. BABLOW. OSWEGO HOUSE! OSWEO'0, O'UtfOiON'. .TOUN" SOU ADE Proprietor, IS no prepared to receive and entertain nil who may favor him with their patron ni:. The Mouse is Ncvr and the Booms are atul Neatly FiirHisried: The Table will be supplied with all the delicacies ef the season. The House is situated near the Kteamer landing. The proprietor will at all titu;s endeavor to give entire satisfaction to alr-Vrho may favor him with a call, and ould respectfully solicit the patronage of tlie Traveling Public. 41:'tf. Hoard per week .:. . ;.?5 00 B;ard and Lodging" Single Meals W V." 50 William Broughton; CONTRACTOR and BUILDER, Main street, Oitjvn City. Will attend to all work in his line, con sisting in part of Carpenter and Joiner work framing, building, etc Jobbing promptly attended to. (o2 J0HNH. SCHRAM, Manufacturer and Dealer in SADDLES, HARNESS, etc., etc., Q . i Main street, between Third and Fourth, I Oregon Ciiy. 1 fJMlE attention of parties desiring anything J JL in my liue, is directed to fnvstock, be- jure iuhkiui; i)urcuascs eisewnere. J (ly) JOHN H. .SCHRAM. : clark gb7e1:nmai t..ity wiayman; i On EG OX C1TT. AH orders for the delivery of merchandise; or paekaures and freight ot whatever descrip tion, to any part of the city, will be executed promptly and witlicare. " lt3.6m W. F. HIGHFIELD, Established since 1$'?. at the old stand, Mai.v Street, Oregon Citt. An assortment of Watches, Jew elry, and Seth Thomas' weight Clocks, all of which are warranted to be as represented. Uepairings done on short notice, i nd thankful for past favors. (.37 DAVID SMITH, Sue- to SMITH MARSHALL, LlachSmilh and Wagon Maker, Corner of Main and Third streets, Oregon City Oregon. Blacksmithing in all its branches. Wagon makjg and repairing. AH work warranted to give satisfaction." (S'J .0 o RETAIL DEALER IN SCHOOL BOOKS STATIONERY, Has removed tnto a LARGER STORE, in MASONIC BUILDING, here he will be pleased to wait upon his '1 customers and as many uew ones as ma ratronke him. In addition to the above, he has recently & WELL SELECTED ASSORT Jlt.Nl ot I'trfumery and Cosmetics ! w ,!ch ar offered for sale at reasonable rates. Oregon City. Oct. 10th, di J J v- u BUSINESS CARDS. L add & Tilt on, BANKERS, PORTLiVXI), OiiEGOX. Will give prompt attention to collections ! and other business appertaining to Banking. Sight and Telegraphic Exchange j On SaD Francisco and the Atlantic States for sale. Government Securities bought aud sold. xi.tf L , C . Fuller, BROKF1 n t T7-. , t-i ' , , Pays the Highest Price for Cold Dust Legal Tenders and Government securities bought aud sold. S'o. loS Front St., xi.tf Portland, Oregon. BT EOX Z. IIOI-MES. JOHN' SlTXIiE ISLAND. HOLMES & SUNDERLAND, 95 First street, Portland Oregon. Manufacturers and dealers in Boots r.nd shoes of the latest styles and best material. San Er and sco and Philadelphia. goods always on hand. Agents for Howe's Family Sewing Machines, aud John G. FcT soul's hand sewing machines. Zs'eedles and thread for sale. ( y-i.l Thomas W. Kinney, 49 Front street, Portland Oregon, DEALER IX WINES AND LIQUORS, Is constantly in receipt of Pure Whiskeys direct from the A tlantic States, ana can oiler to the trade better inducements than any other house in Portland. Dr. F. Barclay, 51. R. C L. (Formerly Surgeon to the Hon. II. B. Co.) OFFICE: At Resident, Main. Street jr-n Oregou City. J. WELCH, Permanently Located at Oregon City, Oregon. Rooms with Dr. Saffarans, on Main street. W. C. JOHNSON. t o. M COB'S. AoA-fv Public. JOHNSON & McCOWN, OREGON CITY, OREGON. 5 5?'" Will attend to all business entrusted t.i our care in any of the Courts of the State, collect money, negotiate loans, sell real es tate, etc. IyParticuIar attention given to contested land cases. l.vl J. B. UPTON, Attorney and Counselor-atLaw, Oregon City, Oregon. " Office over the store of Pope & Co., street. I -i'j.tf Main EEIITOH KILLI If, Oifgon City, Oregon Oflice in Charman's Brick Block, up stairs. (f'.':tf) A. II. UELL. E. A. PAUKEU. BELL & PARI ST- AND DEALERS IN Chemicals, Patent Medicines, Paints, Perfumery, Oils, Varnishes, And every article kept in a Drug Store. S3.) Main Street, Oi:Ef;oN City. SHADES SA LOON. Wat Side Main, Street, between, Second and Third, On'joii City. GE0BGE 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 and well assort ed supply of the finest brands of wines, liquors and cigars. ISAAC FARlt. JOHN FAIUtJ PARR & BROTIIEU, Butchers and Meat Venders. Thankful for the favors of the community in the past, wish to say that they will con tinue to deliver to their patrons, from the wagon, as usual, On. Tuesday.-; enul SaturJiiys of encJi all the best qualities of Beet, Mutton, and Pork, or any other class of meats in the market s':tf IiEaici'i2il Mills, OUIGOX CITV. KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND FOR SALE : BRA N AND CHICKEN FEED ! Parties wanting feed must furnish hei'r sacks. SO.tf NOTICE TO ALL VliO WANT First Class Fine cf Coarse Made or Repaired. E.-pcci?:l cam and at tention paid to orders for tine work, such as Ladies' and Misses Fine Gaiters, Gents' Fine French Calf Boots, etc. , ."-If Orders solicited from abroad will bs executed with neatness and dispatch. TERW1LLIGF.K & SMITH, 4o.tf Green St., Oswego, Oregon A. J. MONROE. W. A. K. MEI.LEN. MAIllIJS WORK. MONROE St MELLEN, Dealers in California, Vermont, and Italian Marbles, Obelisks, Monu ments, Head and Foot, stones, Salem Oregon. Mantles and Furniture Marble furnished to order. jVj.tt RANCH FOR SALE. SITUATED BETWEEN THE CLACK amas and the OREGON CITY TOWN PLAT '. In the vicinity of the place of T. J. Ilunsaker '37 Will be sold cheap for cash, jtplv to LEV V A FECliHEIMER, - tf 1 ' Main street, Oregon C:ty BOOTS AND SE0ES. TST" not) Pairs have just been received at the Philadilphia Hoot ttore, comprising cv ervtbin" intended for the understanding:, which Rast & Cahalin. 112 Front street Portland, are prepared to seil at the lowest living price. !ee advertisement. B ILL HEADS PKINTFJ, At the Enterprise 022c I 3 V Written for the Unionist. "X'impsrtc; Ptriisips We're In. ill There 's a keen bon mot iu Frcnchy style, By Voltaire, the wicked and witty, " ho Praiu hls friend, till with a smile His hearer said : "'Tispity JIu speaks so ill of you ; I fear His principles are shaken ;" "N'impoi te!" says old Voltaire. "My dear Perhaijs we're both mistaken!" 0ten 'n ni.v wn concerns, Of making Love, or money ; Thi3 wittv Fl.enchinan.a ulot turns As pr.t, if not as funny; If it should bo my last amour, By lady fair forsaken "N'importe ! My darling, to be sure, Perhaps we 're both mistaken." And when, as frequently. I go To listen to the preaching, Where words fail tinged with Lrimdonc, tho' I dont believe such teaching Yet, waiting 'till the man is through, In hopes to save my bacon "X'ifuporte! I whistle, it is true, Perhaps we're both mistaken '." And if for oflice I should run, And cannot get the votes, 1 do not blackguard any one, For turning of their coats; The man and party now ahead Will soon be overtaken And if they 'aint, no tears are shed " N'iiiiporte ! I'm but mistaken." And when the world and I fall out, While all my plans are scattered, And ugly stories creep about, In which I'm far from flattered, I keep my good will for the mass, My faith in man unshaken "N'importe the world thinks me an ass, Pjrhaps we're both mistaken ?'' So ifyou are not understood. And all your plans miscarry, If woman would not when you would Fools, seldom fail to marry If you're a man don't be a fool From all your troubles waken, "N'importe! Tisbest to still keep cool, Purhaps we're all mistaken ?" II a nit r IIorELESS. THE JIYSTEIIY OF EDITIXG. EY HENRY WARD EEECIIEH. The world at large do not under stand the mysteries of a newspaper; nnd, as in a watch, the hands that are seen arc but pis-ive instruments of the sprhis, which are never seen, so, in a newspaper, the most worthy causes of its prosperity are often least observed or known. Who suspects iho bent-fit which the paper derives from the enterprise, the vigilunce, and watchful fidelity of the publisher? Who pauses to think how much of the pleasure of reading is derived from the skill and care of the printer! We feel the blemishes of printing, if they exist, but seldom observe the excellencies. We eat a hearty dinner, but do not think of the farmer that raises the material thereof, or the cook that prepares them with infinite pains and skill. But a cook of vegetables, meat, pastry, and infinite bon bon?, has a paradisical off-ee in comparison with an editor! Before hira pass all the exchange newspapers. He is to know all their contents, to mar!; for other eyes the matter that requires atten tion. His scissors are to be alert, aud clip with incessant industry all the' little items thac together form so large an interest in the news depart ment. He passes in review, each week, every Stale in the Union through the newspaper lens. He looks across the ocean and sees strange lands, and following the sun, he searches all around the world for material. It will require but one sec ond for the reader to take in what two hours search produced. Yy him are read the manuscripts that swarm the oflice like flies in Jul v. It is lis frown that dooms them. It is his hand that condenses a whole page into a single line. It is his discreet sternness that restricts sentimental obituaries, that gives poets a twig on which to sit and sing their first lays. And the power behind the throne, in newspapers as in higher places, is sometimes important as the throne itself. Correspondents, occasional or regular, stand in awe at the silent power which has the last glance at an article, and may send it forth in glory or humility. And, in short, as the bod? depends upon a good di gestion, so the health of a newspaper depends upon that vigorous digestion which goes on by means of the editor. Ought they not to be honored? And since little fame attends them, they should at least have their crea ture comforts multiplied. From that dark and dismal den residence they are at length translated! In the Dead Letter Office at Washington are now arranged in show cases for public exhibition, up wards of a thousand articles of value and interest, which have from time to lime been received and yet re main unclaimed. Brigham Young has sent an or der to a firm in Philadelphia, for 1G complete sets cf harness, to be gor scouslv ornamented. GRAY'S HARBOR. j Ed. Enterprise : tr V Inclosed please find a preliminary chart of Gray's Harbor, W. T., made from a survey under A. D. Bache in 1862. Those who may be " looking around," with a view to locating upon this coast, are recommended to visit Gray's Harbor, and the valley of the Chehalis. Gray's Harbor was discovered on the 7th of May, 1702, by Capt. Robert Gray, of Boston, the renown ed discoverer of the Columbia Iliver, who named it Bulfinch Harbor, in honor of one cf the owners of his vessel, the . Columbia.. In . October of the same year it was surveyed .by Lieut. Whidbey, of Vancouver's ex pedition, who gave it the Damo of Gray's Harbor, in compliment to the American navigator. There are two capes or points at the entrance of the harbor; the northern, being Point Brown, and the southern Chehalis Point, upon which Chehalis City is situate. Inside of these Points, the harbor spreads out into a large heart shaped bay, contracting on the east side, at the mouth of tin Chehalis River, having the base of the cone to wards the entrance from the ocean. A bank extends across the entrance, having an opening or passage, about threesfourths of a mile in width, car rying from five to eleven fathoms of water. Outside of the bank is another narrow bar, with only some three fathoms of water. From this point the depth increases towards the east; the deepest water being between the points of entrance. The bay is surrounded by mud fl its, which are bare at low water. The mouth of the Chehalis is pretty near due east from the entrance, at a distance of twelve miles from Point Brown. The greatest width north and south is some fifteen miles; the area of the bay being about one hun dred and fifty square miles. Gray's Harbor h-ts been pronounced by competent judges to equal the harbor of Boston. The LTmptalah, llokium, and several other small streams, empty directly into Gray's Harbor. The largest river emptying into it is tho Chehalis, which takes its rise in the Cascade It.ingo, near the Colum bia Iliver, flows north a considerable distance, thence almost due west. It possesses many tributaries, the prina eipa! of which are the Satsop, Wynoo chee, VVestican, John's, Black, Skook uqi Chuck and Newawcum. This valley ij the richest and most exten sive of the ri7er valleys west of the Cascade Mountains; varying in breadth from fifteen or twenty to Gfty miles. In fact, we may say that the whole of the country from the Chehalis to the bead of the Sound and the head of Hood's Canal is admirably adapted to farming pur poses. Fine prairie land, to the ex tent of 75,000 acres, well suited for grazing, lies in the vicinity of Gray's Harbor; and the rich river bottoms of the Chehalis and its tributaries, now covered with an undergrowth of alder, maple, &c., easily cleared, would furnish first rate farms for thousands of people. Populate these valleys, and a mart or emporium of trade would of necessity spring up on Gray's Harbor, or at the mOuth of the Chehalis, with easy outlet to the ocean. Remoteness from market should not deter settlers from occu pying these rich tract3. Such an extensive body of fertile back coun try, so capable of subsisting a large population, will soon find an outlet a market for its produce. A road is feasible from the mouth of the Satsop river to the head of the Sound, not to exceed in distance thirty miles. And even now, by the ordinarily traveled route, the distance from Chehalis to Olympia is but ninety miles. Such difficulties are not in surmountable hardlv to be consid ered in a new country. Where was the market for any of the settlements on Puget Sound, only a few years ago? With the appearance of popu lation, and its necessities, all such obstacles at once vanish. To the pioneer making a new State they amount to nothing. At all seasons and stages of water, the Chehalis is navigable, for vessels of light draft, to the Wynoocbee, and at high stages of water to the mouth ot the Satsop. With some improve ments to the channel, for eight months in the year small steamers of proper construction come to Skookura Chuck, or even higher up the Chehalis. There is a good wag on road from Olympia to the block house on the Chehalis, some twenty miles above the mouth of the Satsop; from thence, Indians and canoes are hvays ia readiness to transport freight or passengers down the river. Chehalis City, Cosmopolis nnd Monte2no the two latter on Che halis lay claim to the name of towns. The vast forests of -magnificent trees of the very best kinds, so accessible to navigable water, and the numer ous streams furnishing water power, or channels for transportation present lumbering facilities- hardly surpassed even upon Puget Sound. The waters all abound in salmon, trout, and numerous varieties of e3i ble fish; nnd game, both large and small, are plentiful in the woods and prairies. Yours &c., l. b. The directors of a railway lead ing out of the city of Carlisle, Eng land, offer a free passage for seven years to any one who will erect a residence of the value of $2,500 in gold, near the line of road. The Cobden Club, of which Mr. Gladstone is President, offers a gold medal for the best essay on the best R ay of developing improved political and commercial relations between Great Britain and the United States. A fair for some objects was late ly given in Paris, in which the Prin cess de Metternich and other high la dies of the court played shopkeeper. We learn with surprise that there was no extortion practiced upon pur chasers. -c-- At the annual dinner of the Roy al Victoria Yacht Club, in London, Mr. Ashbury suggested that a chal lenge be sent to the New York Club to arrange for a race with English yachts from Ryde pier to New York. Mr. Ashbury will himself subscribe 500 towards the Contest. - An eminent statistician is inves tigating the facts involved in the quc- ry " whether the dirty boots of men in horse cars soil ladies garments as much as tho bedrabbled dresses of women soil gcnleman's apparel in omnibusts." The people of Lexington, Mass., wanted to loan the credit of the town to a hotel company, because there were not men rich enough in town to furnish the money, and if the hotel was not built, a gymnastic school w ould not be established there. The State Legislature rejected the novel application. The Manchester Print Works, in New Hampshire, employ 2,500 hands, and run 90,000 spindles and 70 sets woolen cards at full capacity. Their works embrace manufactories of cassimeres, delainesj prints and sheetings, of which their aggregate yearly product is 20,000,000 yards. Columbus avenue is sood to be one of the finest atenues in Boston, according to the Traveler. There are not 20 house lots on it for sale be yond Dartmouth street ; 70 buildings are either nearly completed, or else just begun, and 80 more are projec ted and will be completed before the coming fall. The buildings are all of the best class. Leuwhenhock has computed that 100 single threads of a full grown spider do not equal the diameter of the hair of the beard ; and when the young spiders begin to spin, 4.00 of them are hot larger than one of a ftill growth ; consequently, 4,000,000 of a spider's threads are about the size of a single hair of a man's beard. In his recent speech on the Irish question John Bright had occasion to quote from the one hundred and Twelfth Psalm. He spoke of this psalm as written by "the inspired king and bard and prophet." Where upon a newspsper critic informs Mr. Bright that the psalm la question has never been assigned to David, and is thought by Ewald to have been writ ten long after the return from Baby lonish captivity. - Of Tennyson's lines On a Spite ful Letter, the Tomahawk says; " To see Napoleon on the rock of Elba turn round and run after his cocked hat which the wind might hate blown off, would not be as great a descent from the sublime to the ridiculous, as this sad ebullition of childishness on the part of the author of In memori arnT The feat has been practically ac complished cf sending two telegraph ic dispatches at the same time from opposite directions, over the same wires, on long distances. It will prove of great value in the constra tion of new lines, making only a sin gle wire necessary, ,and saving the $G0 or 70 a mile which would be re quired for a second wire. Is will ul so greatly increase the working pow- er of existing companies. EXCITIXG RACE RY KAUi. Socm Bend, Indiana, May 14, 1S6S. South Bend, Indiana, is eighty-six miles from Chicago, In an easterly direction, and it takes three and one half hours to pass over that distance. The route taken is by the Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana raik road, which passes through a beauti ful section of country, well watered aud timbered, and a goodly portion under prosperous cultivation. For a distance after leaving Chicago the road follows close beside the shore of Lake Michigan, but soon deflects leaving the broad expanse of water on the left, while to the right stretch green fields and inviting wood, the branches heavy with the buds of spring, and now and then a pleasant inland lake is found, the banks fring ed with green and surface mirroring the cloudy of heaven. About five miles from the city of Chicago we reached a station called Chicago junction. At this point the Illinois Central Railroad crosses the Michigan Southern at right angles, running to the southwest. Here also the Pittsburgh and Fort Wayne road, which had been gradually ap proaching ns since leaving the city, commences running parallel, which course it keeps at a distance of about ten rods for some six or eight miles. EXCITING RACE BY RAIL. On my second trip to liiis place I left Chicago in the night, and when we reached Chicago Junction the train on the road was there also. Our train started about one minute in advance of the other, and we had not gone far before he came puffing along, rapidly gaining on us. He caught us, and from my window I could see the engine pass us, and the cars, one by one. The sparks flew 11 n s -v liKe a snower or meteors, uur en gineer began to " let out," but the other fellow was still going ahead Faster and faster we moved along Thicker and thicker flew the sparks Still faster were we hurried over the road. The race grows exciting. The windows were filled with faces watch ing the test of speed, some offering to stake money on the result; others too timid to accept the offers. Soon we began to run evenlv, soon after it was noticed that the other train bes gan dropping off. We passed one car and another. Yet the other fel low was almost flying. Another car was passed then the enginej and amidst the grand pyrotechnic display which completely enveloped ris, mak ing it seem as though we were run ning through flame. Our last car passed the other engine and we left them behind. Suddenly, the shrill, screeching whistle of the' other en gine, screamed upon the midnight air an acknowledgement of its defeat, and at that moment the scene was one of indiscribable terror. The black night, the flying sparks and clouds of smoke, gave it an unearthly appearance; while the sudden deafen ing scream of the locomotive sent a thrill of terror to the soul, making a little pandemonium for a while. But we beat them. I learn this is the practice of the night trains, meeting j at the J unction. LA PORTE. I The first station of importance is La Porte, Indiana; a pretty city of some 10,000 inhabitants. It is reg ularly laid out, contains many blocks of pretentious beauty, while among its private residences are some scarcely equalled in larger cities. SOCTII BEND. This city is situate on the St. Joseph river, and contains about 7,000 inhabitants; It is a quiet city; well laid out, and has some splendid resi dences. There are two papers pub lished here, both weekly. The Reg ister was formerly conducted by Schuyler Colfax, speaker of the house of representatives. To say that it is radical in its proclivities is unneces sary from the above mentioned fact. This is the home of this distinguished gentleman, and in the estimation of the people here, the world never pro duced another such personage. He merits well the regards which are paid him by the people at large, as he has proved himself in all emergen cies as the right man in the right place. Here the people all talk of Schuyler Colfax, and whenever a male child i3 born it is christened Schuyler Colfax, and I am told there somewhere near four hundred infants in town sporting the cognoman of this great man; and more arc arriv ing . every .-day. I hope lie is not obliged to shower presents upon them all; else he would be impoverished in a week. You see what it is to be celebrated, especially for a single man like Schuyler. The manufacturing interests of South Bend are great, including og ricultural implements, chairs, wag 6ns, etc.,' and a large amount of cap ital is hero invested. The river, which is a broad stream, with a swift current, supplies an excelleut water power, for the various manufactur ing establishments and mills. About three miles from this city, in a north-easterly direction, its situ ate Notre Dame college, the dome of which can be seen above the bluffs which intervene. It is a catholic in stitution, but one of the best schools in the United States. I propose visiting it in a few days, when I will endeavor to give yotrr reuders an ide4r.. r of its maguitude and beauty, as also the school of St. Mary's for gills, near by the above college. Until then 1 take my leave, hoping you have been entertained, which I seriously doubt by these few Fines. IIOOSIEK. L.IVI.a OBsCEVE I'lCTlKES. " Every person who shall by him self or agent, print, vend, exhibit or circulate any obscene book, pam phlet, print or picture, shall upon conviction, be fined not exceedirg five hundred dollars, and if the exhi bition be made to a female, imprison ment not exceeding three months may be added.'' So says the Law of Indiana, r.nd so it should say everywhere, nnd from a paper of that State we clip the following truths that should be read and heeded: Here w-e have a business not Ii censed, not regulated, but placed un der the ban of the law with heavy penalties for a violation. And no tice further, that this is net a statrie ior pecuniary mieresr, out one to preserve the morals of the communi ty. No health or life is preserved, but it is only to guard against the "corruption of the morals of the youth." This is right, and Legisla tors are only doing their duty when they prohibit the circulation, by sale or otherwise, of this foul material. But how must we regard the ine briate? Is he not a " print," a " pic ture," a " figure" manifestly tending to corruption of the of morals com munity? He is not only this, but he is often a volume of the most revolt ing obscenities, the. most loathing cx .iv kjj mo jj.mii.ci;, int wholesale and retail dealers in inlox- icating beverages, a self circulating and sell-uttering fountain of corrupt- j Lacos Huron and Mich 'nan this vent ing ideas. 1 ou see those foul "prints" j .,, f ,, , . , . '(rtn nni. .1 i j . i will fall short about 200,000,000 every uay. uang ug arouuu me uram shops. Every rum hole is a pub lishing establishment, of the most horrid character. Uy a kind of dc raoniac process, do they set up vital self print-types; and their impres sions are flesh and blood cut engrav ings, and these exhibit corrupting thoughts and obscene pictures to ev ery beholder. Dram drinking is every day stamping upon the hearts of the youth of the land such blighting pic tures as will turn their happiness to gall, and destroy the purity and use fulness of their lives. The New York Herald priuts a private letter from Judge Chase, in which he says he was not a partisan on either side in the impeachment case, and neither expects nor desires to be a candidate for office again. ' It wrould, however, gratify me ex ceedingly,'' says he, " if the Demo cratic party would take ground which would assure the party against all at tempts to subvert the principles of universal ' suffrage established in eight; and to be established iri all Southern Contitutionst. Then I think the future of the great cause for which I have labored so Ionw would be secured, and should not re gret my absence from political la bor." . ... The Pacific Railroad Company's bridge across the Missouri river at j Omaha, is to be one of the most substantial and expensive structures ; in this country. The bottom cord j will be 55 feet above high water t mark, thus avoiding the necessity of a draw. The truss is to be con structed of iron, supported by sub stantial Stone abutments and piers. The estimated cost is 2,500,000, and its completion, it is thought, w ill re quire two years. W. H. Gladstone, son of the liberal leader, has made his maiden speech in the House of Commons With unusual modesty he chose the dinner hour for the effort, and was welt received by a thin house. - His father was not present. The application of the colored lawyer for admission to practice at the Pittsburg bar has been refused, Jndce Stowe r!eeif?inr that Tr VocV, (3 - - - ry . uou- on's application does not come within the rules of the court, and that the question of color does not arise in the case. The Massachusetts LrrrislAtnro is discussing the propriety of spend- I is to be appropriated to carry out ex ing 50,000 for the improvement of 1 perimc-nts begun and to cocstruct sp Cape Cod harbor, paratus dcti-ned by mm. (JEX. FISIC AXD TIISTilEATHEr. A. lady friend of Mrs. Fisk called on them the other evening at their rooms in the St. Nicholas Hotel, and' requested them to go with her to tho theater and hear Mr. Booth in Romcd and Juliet. " I cannot go," said the General," " I have an cn-iniremcrit." " Ah, but you ecu get released from ycur engagement," she insisted ' j " What is it, if I may be so imper- j linen'?"' : . . " It is the evening for my prayer meeting," he replied, 4i and I m:.k it a point to always to be pscat il Dossible." .. . The lady sic:-:cd his hand and tears :: filled her eyes as the exclaimed," Gen eral, you have preached me the best sermon I have heard for many. :s month. I, too, am a member of t!u church, and Ought to be as punctual and faithful in mv unties as vcu ore, but I am not. But do ''you really think it is wrong to attend the th-?a- te r r after a s.ig i tause. "It voa!d probubjy do ie 'nV-' harm' he, replied ; 11 But suppose I ' were to go for this season. Mindful only of my own pleasure or its iufl.i ence on myself, I U.kc my scaf. Yonder is a young man who half" been enticed to the pluce. not without some misgivings of concicnce ; he casts his-" eye up, and says to himself with some satisfaction, 'Alt, there is General. Fisk. lie is a good Christian ma??, I heard him deliver an .-.duress loQi Sabbath school the other Sabbath 5 surely 1 must be ail right in Christian. company. No," said the nobh j Christian man ,: I can not lend inv influence to that wh'h is corrupting. the yon! h of ov.r laud and debasing society." Ark your l-eihl.cr to subscribe' for the ExTERPBisE. New Yuik Slate bus 14,550 school .house?, which are valued atK. 10,lS0.50d. The system require , for. its support .0,23 0,170. .. Wh:.!aii. the upposed assassin of D'Aicy MtGce, is a bo'd, dMilnc well dressed sfeliow. and fiiuiOs a "3 t;usiiv Liu:u v. aicii MiiU cuaiii. i ! -The lumber crop gotten out otG ),000,000 feet of last season's stock. - SC--E. Chicago is proud of its cntei p rising- burglars, who entered ' and fobbed seven larzo warehouses ail in a row, in one night. W. C. Patten, of Uolewarr, Ohio, lost 130 worth of clover sc-e, by spontaneous combustion. It wa in an almost air-tight bin all winter. A severe epidemic of scarl.it fe ver has prevailed in Boston during the past year, r.nd stillg continues, though tho number of deaths is di- miuisuir.g. The water in Lake Michigan is 30 inches lower than it was six years ago. If its avcriigii depth is 150 feet, in GOO years wc may expect too soo the bottom. , - Losses on the lines ot steamers centering at Detroit last year ave driven the owners into a readjust ment of the shipping interest of the city. We think Solomon, was j g')t in his oft quoted remark about novel ties, when we read that a London magazine has an article ou ihe ctnlij. v.ity of the cancon. A pension cf i.'2u0 per annum has been conferred on Lady IJrew- ster in consideration of the scientific labors of her distinguished husband, tlic lUle Lv' i Lrewstcr. An English magazine lias an ar ticle on soma of Tennyson's late po ems entitled, " What is the Laureate about V The Boston Advertiser an swers : " About exhausted." An exchange asks : "How is it that women constantly find refuge in tears We know of many women, who, judging from their husband'b coats, constantly avoid tears. . An insane doctor hi the Edin bnrgh asylum insists that he knows Noah very well, declaring that Ik; was a nice boy in early life, but af ! terwards fl-11 into dissipated habits, I And we knew a Noah also, but he j had no connection with the deluge 1 man ' "' The publication , of the works of the late illustrious. and learned Leon Fouea'clt is to be undertaken at the expense cf the French Government, ; and an annual sum of 10.0JJ franc O