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o o o o O o 0 o - ft!): I AM A MAX." JLotJ, little dreamer 1 To jour childish eje All tbe wondrous future Shines in rainbow dye ; And the golden distance Fairy arches span, While your red lips rrmreur, ' When I am a mant" JlotF yonr dark eyrs kiudle With a hidden fire, Whi! your busy fancy q liuilds the cattle higher Kevvr knight was bravr Noble deeds to plan, Wailing fvr their doing 717 I am (fcman.'' r. "Ho!y. I.ttle dreonicr, Luiil upon the rock I Though your castles crumble, That will bear the shock ; In your simple childhood Serving a you can ; Grander work avraitfl yon When you are a man ! Little Corporal. ornciAL. Laws of the United States, w TAMV AT THE SECOND SSSSION OF TBS 40t congress. C3. Aa Act to conlictie the Bureau for the Uclie.f of Freedtncn and Refugees, nd tor other purposes. IS it ewated by the Senate and House of Representatives of tbe united Mates ot America in Congress assembled, That the act entitled" An act to estab lish a Bureau for the Relief of Freedmen and Refugees, '' approved March three, ighu-n hundred and sixty-five, and the tct rninlcd " An act to continue in force nd to amend ' An act to establish a Bu reau for tbe Relief of Freedmen and Refu gee,' and '-jit other purposes7 passed on the nixteentn of July, anno Domini, eurht- wen hundred and sixty-six, shall continue ictorce for the term of one year from and mtter the sixteenth of July, in the year one httjand eight hundred and sixty-eight, excepting so far as the Fame shall be herein modified. And the Secretary of War is liereby directed to re-establish said bureau where the same has been wholly or in part discontinued : Provided. That) he shall be satisfied that the personal safety of freedmen shall require it. Sc. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of War to discontinue the operations of the burrau in any Stale whenever such State bhall be fully restored in its constitutional reiixtions with the government of the United States, and fchall be duly repre sented in the Congress of the United States, unless, upon advising with the t'omraii'sioner of the bureau, and upon full consideration of the condition of freed men's affairs in such State, the Secretary of War shall be of opinion that the fur ther continuance of the bureau shall be QBecessary : Provided, hoicevcr, That the educational division of said bureau shall M ot be affected, or in any way interferred with, until such State s-ba.ll have made suitable provision for the education of the children of frreilnvn v.iyiin said fctate. Sec. 8. And im it 'further enacted. That un xpended balance's in the hands of the 'imitnissioner. not required otherwi.se for the due execution of the law. may be, in the discretion of the Commissioner, ap plied for tJ education of freedmen and q . dugees. subject to the provisions of laws applicable thereto. JSkc. 4. And be .f fiiTr enacted, That of ficers of the Veteran Reserve Corps or of the volunteer service, now on duty in the I'reedmcu's Bureau as assistant commis sioners, ngnte, medical officers, or in other capacities, who have been or may be .mustered out of service, may be retained Uy the Commissioners, when the same shall be .JVG'iirvd for the proper execution of the laws, as oflicers of the bureau, upon mch duty, and with the same pay. com pensation, and all allowances, from the ate of their appointment as now pro Tided by law for their respective grades nnd duties at the dates oi their muster vat and discharge ; and such oflicers so retained shall have, respectively, the same authority and jurisdiction as now confer red upon ' officers of the bureau " by act f Congress passed on the sixteenth of July, in the year eighteen hundred and nixty-bix. Skc. 5. And it it further enacled. That the Commissioner is hereby empowered to sell for cash or by instalments with ample security, school building and other build ing constructed for refugees and freed men by the bureau, to tue associations corporate bodies, or tni steea who now use them for purposes of cducatin, or relief of want, under suitable guarantees that the purposes for which such buildings were constructed shall be observed: Pro- idrd. That alt funds derived therefrom shall be re.urr.eu to the bureau appro priation and accounted for to the treasury of the United Stales. SCHUYLER COLFAX. Speaker of the House Representatives. 14. F. WADE, rresideat of the Senate pro tempore. Endorsed bv the President: "Received June 24th, 1 S'iS." Nots vt tsk Depaktmknt of State. The foregoing act having been presented to the President of the United States for his ap proval, and not having been returned by him to the house of Congress in which it uriginatcd within the time prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, has Lceome a law without his approval. n Vr fi-1. An Act prescribing an oath of office to br taken by persons f rom whom l..fl disabilities shall have been removed. nt it enacted b the Senate and House of fti-nrtssntaiices ft the tniirti naiss j assembled, That w hen- America in Lvnjrss --t - ver any person who has participated in th Lit- rfhtdlion. nnd from whom all le gal disabilities arising therefrom have been removed by act of Congress by a vote of two-third of each house, has been or shall be elected or appointed to any office or p'ace of trust in or under the government i.f the United States, he shall, before enter ing upon the duties thereof, instead of the oath prefcoribed by the act of July two, figLtceiinLuudred and sixty-two. take and subscribe the following oat or affirmation : I. A. lidu solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution t,f the, United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic ; that 1 will bear true faith and allegiance to the same ; that 1 take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose or evasion; and that I will well and faithfully dis charge the duties of the office on rvhich I am about to enter. So help me God. Approved, July 11, 1SC8. No. f5. An Act to incorporate the Con necticut Avenue and Park Railway Com pany, in the District of Columbia. lie it f.tartW hy the Senate and House of lieprtenttive of the Un ited States of America i.i Comjrrns a ssetnlnJ , That Augustus 15. Stonghton. John Lit tle, John L.Jiidwell. George H. Riant, Le Roy Tuttle. G.W. Hopkins. R.M.Hall. mid their associates and assigns, be. and they are hiivby. t reated a body corporate, under the name of the Connecticu t Ave nue and Park Railway Company." wiiti tuthoriiy to construct and lav down a mitfle or double track railway," with tu lieevssacy switches and turnouts, in the i ity of Washington. District ot Columbia, through and along the following avenues', urcew, ud h!.t.a'.vcy : Commencing aj vie intersection of Seventeenth street west nd Pennsylvania avenne, along the west bide of Seventeenth street to its intersec tion with H street north, thence alonr S:uUseitli wel to l.s intersection with tTouoeciknt avenue, thf-uee along said renue. to Boundary street ; also, from the viu-rscetion of Boundary street and Con necticut avenue along the county road troin uch intersection, thence on any v.iad opened, or which may hereafter be opened, west ot Wte tourieemu street toadto wumn oi (lui - :-.rvi lwic T-- v. - -v v.v Washington county. With the right to run public carnages thervoh drawn by horse power, receiving therefor a rate of fare not exceeding six cents a passenger for any distance on the road : Provided, That should a majority of stockholders eo elect, said road, alter reaching the intersection of Boundary street and Connecticut ave nue, instead of continuing Irom said in tersection up th county road now opened, may be constructed along Boundary street in the direction of Meridian Hill to any county road opened, or which may here afttr be opened, west of Sixteenth street west, and thence along raid county road by the most practicable route to the ter- minus near, at. in. or through the pro- ; posed park, as hereinbefore provided bc. 2. And be it further enacted. That said road shall be deemed real estate, and together with other real and personal property of said body corporate, shall be liable to taxation as other real estate and personal property, and to license for their vehicles or cars in the cily and county aforesaid, except as hereinafter provided. Sec. 8. And Le it further enacted, That thv said railway shall be laid in tlij cen tres of the avenues and streets In the cltv. (excepting Seventeenth street, there "it shall be laid as hereinbefore provided for,) as near as may be without interfering with or passing over the water or gas pipes, in the most approved manlier adapt ed for street railways, with rails of the most approved pattern to be determined by the Secretary of the Interior, laid upon an even surface with the pavements of the streets or uremics ; and the space between tfiu two tracks, when two are laid, shall not be less than four feet, nor more than tlx feet ; and the carriages shall not be less than six feel in width, the guage to correspond with that of the Washington and Georgetown railroad. That the rail way in the county shall be laid in such manner as will least interfere with the or dinary travel of the roads ou which the said track shall be laid. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That the said corporation hereby created shall be bound to keep said tracks, and for a space of two feet beyond the outer rail thereof, and also the "space between the tracks, at all times well paved and in good order, without expeuse to the United States, the city or county of Washington. Skc. 5. And be it further enacted. That nothing in this act shall prevent the gov ernment at any time, at their option, Horn altering the grade or otherwise improving all avenues and streets occupied by said road, or the city of Washington from so altering or improving such streets and av enues and the sewerages thereof, as may be under their respective authority and control ; and in such event, it shall be the duty of said company to change their said railway so as to conform to such grade and pavement. Sue. 6. And It it further enacted. That this act may at any time be altered, amended, or repealed by the Congress of the United States. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this act shall be so construed as ro authorize said body corporate to is sue any note, token, device, scrip. j,uother evidence of debt to be used as a currency. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall not be les than fifty thousand dollars, nor more than two hundred thousand dollars, and that the stock shall be divided into shares of twentv-five dollars each, and shall be deemed personal property, trans ferable in such manner as the by-laws of the company may direct. She. 9. And be it further enacted. That the said company shall place Orst class cars on said railway, with all the modern improvements for the convenience and comfort of passengers, and shall run cars thereon during the day as olten as ten minutes, between Pennsylvania avenue and Boundary street, and through the day and night on the entire road, or such portions as may be completed, as often as the public convenience may require. Sf.c. It). And be it further enacted. That the said company shall procure such passenger rooms, ticket offices, stables, and depots, at such points as the business of the railroad and the convenience of the public may require. And said company is hereby authorized to lay such rails through transverse or other streets as may be necessar' lor the ex clusive purpose of connecting the said stables and depots with the main tracks. And tbe said company is hereby author ized to purchase or lease such lands or buildings as may be necessary for the pas senger rooms, ticket offices, stables, and depots- above mentioned. Sec. 11. And be it farther enacted, That all articles of value that may be in advertently left in any of thecals or other vehicles of the said company shall be taken to their principal depot, and entered in a book of record of unclaimed goods, m hieh book shall be open to the inspection ol the public at all reasonable hours of busbies. Sec. 12. And be it further enactfd, That within thirty days after the passage of this act the corporators named in the first section, or a majority of them, or if any refuse io act. then a majority of the ri m under, shall cause Tooks of subscrip tion to the capital stock of said company to be opened and kept open in some convenient and accessible place in the city of Washington, from nine o'clock in the forenoon until three o'clock in the af ternoon, for a period, to be fixed by said corporators, not less than two days, and said corporators shall give public notice bv advertisement in the daily papers pub lished in the city of Washington of the time when and the place where said books shall be opened ; and subscribers upon said books to the capital stock of tie company shall be held to be stockholders ; Provided. That no one individual shall be allowed to subscribe for more than one hundred shares of said stock : Provided further. That every subscriber shall pay at the time of subscribing twenty-five per centum of the amount by him subscribed to the treasurer appointed by the copora tors. or his subscription shall be null ur.d void- If, at the end of two days, a larger amount than the capital stock of said company shall have been subscribed, the books shall.be closed, and the said cor poraters. named in the first section shall forthwith proceed to apportion said capi tal stock among the subscribers pro rata, ari make public proclamation of the niwnber of Shares allotted to each, which shall be doneand completed on the same day the books are closed ; Provided fur ther, 'i hit nothing shall be received in pigment of the twenty-five per centum at the time of subscribing except money. And when the books of subscription to the capital stock of said company shall be closed, the corporators named in the first section, or a majority of them, and in case iinv of them refuse or neglect to act, then a majority of the remainder, shall, within ten days "thereafter, call tbe first meeting of the'stockhoiders of said company, to meet within ten days then-after for the choice of directors, of which public notice shall be given for the days in two public newspapers published daily in the city of Washington, or by written or printed per sonal notice to each stockholder by the clerk ol tie corporation. And in aii meet tugs of stockholders each share shall en title the bolder to one vote, to be given in person, or by proxy. Sec. 13. And be it further enact-ed, That the government and direction ot the af fairs of the company shall be vested in a board of directors, seven in number. Who idiall be stockholders, and who shall bold their office foi one year, and until others are duly elected and elected to take their places as directors. And the said direct ors (a majority of whom, tbe president be ing one. shall be a quorom) shall elect One of their number to be president of the board, who shall also be presiednt of the company; and they shall also choose a treasurer, who shall give bonds with surety to said eomnanv, in such sum as the di rectors may require, for the faithful dis charge of his trust. In case of a vacancy in the board of directors by the death, res ignation, or otherwise, ot any director, ttie vacancy occasioned thereby shall be filled by tLe remaining directors. fcKC- 14. .-lndfce it furUier f-.ui. tril That tb directors shall Lave full power to make and prescribe such by-laws, rules r'iiaiic-Es as :Ley Ulf dvca ud ,es, a- lul'and proper, tending the disposition and management of the stock, property, estate,' and effects of lhe company, not contrary to the charter, or to the laws of the United States and the ordinances of the city and county of Washington: Pro vided. That the directors of said corpora tion shall have power to require the sub scribers to the capital stock to pay the amount by them respectively subscribed at such time, after the first instalment, id such manner and in such amounts as the may deem proper: and if any stockholder shall refuse or neglect to pay any instal ments, as required by a resolution of the board of directors, alter reasonable nntio of the same, the said board of directors may sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, so mahy shares cf raid stwk as shall pay said hist al merits, (and the high est bidder shall be taken to to be til? per son Who offers to pttrchace the least num ber of sharis for the assessment du) un der such general regulation as mny be dopted in the by-laws ofnid corporation or may stte lbr or collect the same in any cor.rt of competent jurisdiction. Skc. 15. And le it further enadti, That thvre shall be ah ottnual meeling of. the stockholders, for choice of directors, to be holden at such time and place, tinder such condition?, and upon such notice as the said company in their by-laws may pre scribe; aud sa d directors shall annually make a report, in writing, ol their doings, to Congress and to the stockholders. Sec. 10. And be it further enacted. That lhe mavor, council of said city, and the levy court of said ccunty, and the sev eral officers of these corporations, and the said corporations, are hereby prohibited from doing any act or thing to hinder, de lay or obstruct the construction or opera tions of said railway, as herein authorized. Skc. 17. And be il further enacted, That the said company shall have at all times the free and uninterrupted use of the road-way. And if" any person or per sons shall willfully and unnecessarily ob struct the passage or destroy the cars, de pot stations, or any other property be longing to said railway company, the per son or persons so unending shall lorfeit and pay for each such offence .he sum of ten dollars to said company, to be recov ered and disposed of as other fines and penalties in said city or county; and shall remain li.tble, in addition to said penalty, for any loss or damage occasioned by his. her. or their act. as aforesaid; but no suit shall be brought unless commenced with in sixty days after such o3ense shall have been committed. Sec. 18. And be it further enacted, That unless said corporation shall make and complete their said railway or rail ways between Pennsylvania avenue and Boundary street within eight monhts alter the company shall have been organized, then this act shall be null and void, and no rights whatsoever shall be acquired under it ;-and that the remainder of said road shall be completed within four years to its proposed terminus in the county of Washington. Skc. 19. Ami be it fnriher enacted, That there shall be no regulations exclud ing any person from any car on account of color. Skc. 20. And be it further enacted, That each of the stockholders in the " Con necticut Avenue and Park Railway Com pany " shall be individually liable for all the debts and liabilities of said company to an amount equal to the amount ot stock held by such stockholder. Sic. 21. Aud be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of said company, when said road is completed between Pennsylvania avenue and Bouudary street, to have prepared tickets for passengers on their cars, and to keep them at their office for sale by the package, at the rate of ten for fifty cents, and twenty for one dollar. Sec. 22. And be it further enacted. That all the provisions of the act incor porating the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company, requiring reports of expenditures, earnings, and otherwise, shall be applicable to the company here in incorporated, which shall make reports as in said act required. Sec. 2u. And be il further enacted, That all acts and parts of acts heretofore passed, which are inconsistent with any of the provisions of this act, are. for the pur poses of this act. hereby repealed, so lar as the same are inconsistent herewith. Approved, July 13, 18C8. No. 71. An act to facilitate the settle ment of certain prize cases in the southern district of Florida. lie U enacted by the Senate and House of l?cp resenUttires of 'the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of th Treasury is hereby authorized and directed, upon "the execution and delivery to him by the ad mistratrix of the estate ofJair.es C. Clapp. deceased, late United States marshal for the southern district of Florida. of a proper written release of all claims and dom;nd for, or on account of. all costs, charges, fees, and expenses due, or claimed to be due. the said Clapp as marshal at'oresard:, or to his estate, in any prize or other cases in said district, to accept from said admin istratrix the sum of fitly thousand dollars in full satisfaction of all claims a&d de mands of lhe. United States against the es tate of the said James C. Clapp, and against the sureties in said Clapp " official bond, and that said sum of fifty thousand de41ss when paid, together with thesusas now on deposit with the assistant treasurer in New York to the credit of the said Clapp and to the credit of the United Slates district court for the Southern district f Fiori&i. shall be deposited with tbe astdsta&b Uni ted Slates treasurer t w afshirftoir. Dis trict of Columbia, subject to the order of the United States district court for the southern district of Florida, for the pur pose of meeting decrees of distribution or restitution ia the following peize causes pending ia sabi district : Schooner Liiy No. 1. the cargo of the steamer Adela, schooner Alicia and cargo, schooner Isa bel and cargo, the steamer James Battle, schooner Diana and cargo, schooner Sea Lion and cargo. lh eargo of the steamer Nit , steamer Pearl and cargo, schooner Teresa No. 2. steamer Union, steamer Victor and cargo, and sthoont-r John Williams. Skc. 2. And be it further enacted. That lhe Secretary of the Navy, is hereby au thorized and directed to deposit with the assistant United 'State Treasarer at Wash ington. District of Columbia, theappraised values of the prize steamers Adela and Ni:a. condemned in said district court. and taken into the naval serviefr. and, after deducting all proper charges and expenses, a moiety of the same shall be distributed under the decree of the said district court, according to law, among the captors en titled to share in said prizes, the steamers Adela and Nita respectively, and the re maining moiety of the same shalt be sub ject to the order of the said district court, as hereinafter provided. Skc. 3 And be it further enacted. That of the moneys mentioned in the first sec tion of this act. when deposited as herein provided, there shall be retained by the said district court a sufficient fund to await final decrees in those of the cases enumer ated in the first section of this act. where in appeals have been taken to the Supreme Court of the United States, and that the balance of said moneys, together with one half of the appraised values of the prize steamers Adela and Nita, mentioned in the second section of this act. shall be dis tributed as prize money among the cap tors in those of the cases enumerated in the first section of this act, in which final decrees of condemnation have been en tered and which are ready for distribution, without reference to the interest of the United States in any and all of the said cases, which said interest of the United States in each of the said cases, and the proceeds for distribution therein, as well as the interest of the United Suites in the appraised value of the prize fcteamers Adela and Nita, is hereby relinquished for distribution to the captors in those of the cases enumerated and mentioned in the first section of this act wherein decrees of condemnation have been or shall be en tered, and for payment to the claimants in those of said cases wherein final decrees ftfrcstttutioa bvfc5i or aiaD yn; and that in eath cf said cases wherein final decrees of Condemnation aud distri bution have been or shall be entered, the sum to be paid into the treasury of the United States-for distribution to the cap tors shall be one-half el" the gross proceeds ol sale in said cases, less the costs taxed and allowed by the court : Provided. That auy sum or sums remaining after execu tion of all decrees of distribution and res titution as hereiubefore provided, be paid into the treasury of the United Slates to tbe credit of the navy pension fund : And ptxividvd further, That nothing herein con tained shall be deemed aft udmission on the part of the United Stales of any lia bility lor the delulcation of the said Clapp as marshal aforesaid. Approved, July, 20, 1818. Ko. ?2.' An act authorizing the con struction of ft bridge across the Missouri river upon the military reservation at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. L'e il enacted by the Senate and House f lie p- retentu ticts f the t'nittd States f America in Congress assembled , That u shall be lawlul for the Kansas and Missouri Bridge Company, a corpora tion having authority from ihe State of Kansas, to build a railroad, transit, and wagon bridge across the Jiissouri river upon or near ihe military reservation ol tort Leavenworth, and that when Con structed all trains of all roads terminating at ihe Missouri river at or near the loca tion of said bridge, shall be allowed to cross said bridge for a reasonable com pensalion to be puid to the owners thereof. And in case of any litigation arising fiom any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the free navigation of said river, lhe cause may be tried before the district court ot the United Slates of any State in which any portion of said obstruction or bridge touches. Skc. 2. And be it further enacted, That any bridge built under the provisions ol th;s act shall not be in any case ot les elevation than fifty feet above exticm.; high-water matk, as understood at .ho point of location, to the bottom chord ot lhe bridge ; nor shall the spans be of less than two hundred aud fifty feet in length, in the clear, and the piers of said bridge shall be parallel with the current of the river, and the main span shall be over the main channel of the river, at low water. ttc. 3. And be it further enacted, That for lhe use of railroads leading to said bridge from either side of the river there is hereby granted a right of way through said 1-ort Leavenworth military reserva tion not exceeding lor all ot said roads three hundred feet in width : J'rocided. That said roads do not in any way inter fere with the public buildings ou said military reservation. . Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the Kansas and .Missouri bridge be. aud the same is hereby, established as a post road, and that said bridge company shall have the right to take from said reserva tion, at such places as shall be designated by the Secretary of War. all stone, timber, and earth necessary to use in the construc tion ol said bridge." Skc. 5. And be it further enacted, That the right to alter or amend this act, so as to prevent or remove all material obstruc tions to the navigation of said river by the construction of bi iuges, is hereby express! v reserved. Skc. G. A id le i! further enacted. That it shall be lawful for the Saint Joseph and Denver City Railroad Company, a corpor ation created by the laws of lhe State of Kansas, to build a bridge over and across the .Missouri river at Saint Joseph, Mis souri ; and all the rights and privileges conferred by sections f, t, 4, and 5 of this act are hereby extended, so far as they are applicable, to the Saint Joseph and Denver City Railroad Company, and the restrictions, limitation?, and conditions contained in said sections are hereby made applicable to said company. Approved, Jt.ly 20, li-bfc. No. 73. An act for the registration or enrolment ot certain foreign vessels. lie it enacted by the Senate and l.'uuse if J?cp- resei tutt tes of the I 'n ited States of A merica i i Con g rem assttubUJ, That the Secietary of the Treasury be. and be is hereby, authorized and directed to issue certificates of registry or enrol ment and license to the schooner " Bob," of St. Andrew, New l.ranswick : and to the following named Canadian bi ill vessels, to wit : The schooner "Royal Albert,'- of Oakville ; the bark ' John Bit don," the schooner " Prince Alfred." and the brig anline Orkney Lass." i!ti of Kingston ; the schooner "George Henry." ot Toionto: lhe schooner 'Annexation.'- of Port Hope; and the schooner "Ru-pei-or," o; St.Cather inos ; also the barges CLatnpimu ' and Hochelega," of Quebec ; lhe b.n k 4 Mon arch." the brig -Sea Gull," and the schooner Smith & Pes!." all of Oakville: the schooner" Weliand,"' oi St.Catherir.es; the schooner "Governor," of Montreal; the schoouer L. S. Sh'cklana," o;' St. Catherines ; t!ie schooner "Victoria," ot Toronto : said vessels being owned by citi zens of the United States, an 1 h iving been at all timifS employed upon t:ie waters ot the laktft-: Prodded. That t'.iere shall be paid upon each tf said foreign built ves sels a tax equal to the internal revenue tax npoa tLe materials and construction o! similar vessels ot American builtL Approved, July Z0. 18CS. X. 74. An act cor.cernirg. thff tax commissioners for the State ol Arkansas. He it enacted by tl Senate and House if llep- Ttssentalices of the United States cf America in. Cotigress assembled. That the acts ai d proceedings which have been had or pirfuuied by any two. of the tax commissioners, in anl lor the State of Arkansas, s! a I lu.ve the came force and effect as if had and performed by all three of said commissioners. Approved, July 20. lCi5. No. 75. An act amendatory of aa act approved July t.venty six, eighteen hun dred and sixty -six, entitled "An act to authorize the construction of certain bridges, aud to establish them as post roads."' Whereas the St. Louis and Illinois Bridge Company, organized under the laws of tie State of .Missouri, and the Illinois and St. Louis Rridge Company, organized under an act of the general assembly of the State of Illinois, have been consolidated, in pur suance of the authority granted to the sail Illinois aad. St. Louis Bridge Company, !y an act of the general assesibiy. of theSiate of Missouri, approved March nineteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight : There fore. lie it enacted by the Ssnsife and U?tue if Be-p-resentaticet of the United States f America, in Congress usscm ? 1, '1 hat the company forme d by this con solidation, under the auiue and stle of the Illinois and St. Louis Bridge Company, is hereby recognized and declared to be a corporation by that name, with f.ill power aad authority to construct a bridge across tbe Mississippi river opposite the city of St. Louts, in conformity to the act of which this act is amendatory, with all the rights, privileges, and powers granted and coufetred by the several acts of lhe general assemblies of the States of Illinois and Missouri to the respective companies by the consolidation of which tbe said Illinois and St. Louts Bridge Company was formed, and not inconsistent with the provisions of the act to which this act is amendatory: And provided farther, That in constructing said bridge there shall be one span of at least five hundred feet clear between piers. - Skc. 2. And be it Jurther enacted, That the said corporation may execute a mort gage and issue bonds payable, principal and interest, in gold, aLd their bridge across the Mississippi rirer and approaches thereto, when constructed, shall be a post road to carry the mails of the United States, am! enjoy the rights and privileges of other posl roads. Sttc. 3. And bt it further enacted, That said corporation may hold their meetings in ei.her the State of Illinois or the StaTe of Missouri, as the board of directors may elect, and the directors may be citizens of any of the United States ; and said corpor ation may sue and be sued in any circuit court of the United States: Provided, Tb3l cotVirg is this actor ia asj-preTjorj legislation affecting the premises shall be j soconstrued as to deprive the legislatures j of Illinois and Missouri of the right to reg- j ulate the tolls ana iares wir.eti may oe charged by said company for the use of such bridge : Provided further. That the tolls now fixed by the legislatures of Illiu ois and Missouri shall not be increased. Approved. July 20. 1SCS. Ko. TG. An act providing for the sale of the Fort Gratiot military reservation in St Clair county, in the State of Michi gan. lie it enaettd ly the Senate and House of Ji'tpresentaiices of the L'nited States of America in. Congress asstmlltJ , That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereb. au thorized to sell, at such times ,.s he may deem most advantageous to the interests of the government, and in such manner a? hereinafter provided, ail that portion of the military reservation known as Fort Gratiot ia'St. Clair county, in the State of Hichiirnn. which lies south of a line running due west, from the south end of the Grand Trunk railroad wharf, on the St. Clair river, until it inteisects the road known as the Lexington road, and all that portion which lies west of said Lexington road. Skc. 2. And le it further evicted. That all that portion of the above described lands which lies east of a line running dt:e south from the point of intersection with the Lexington road, mentioned in the fore going section of this act. shall be divided into blocks and lets of convenient size for building purposes, with public streets con forming as near as may be. without detri ment to the interests of the government or the State, to the public streets of Port Huron, adjoining such ground, and sold by lots at public auction, at the city ot Port Huron, to the highest bidder, public notice of such sale having first been given for thirty divs by advertisement in all the papers published in the city of Port Hu ron, and in at least two jhukm-s published in the city of Detroit. Michigan. A plat of this division, made in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan, shall be tiled with the register of deeds of the county of St. Clair, Slate of Michigan. The remaining portion of said military reservation, for the sale of which, provi sion is made in the first section of this act, shall be sold at public auction at the city of Port Union, after cue notice, as pre sciibed in the foregoing paragraph, at such limes ana in sucii parcels as may oe deemed most advantageous to tht,' inter ests of the government, by the Secretary of War. Sec. Z. And be- it further enacted. That the proceeds aiising iiuin the sale herein provided for, shall be paid into the treas ury of th.. United States in the same man ner is the piocci.'ds from the sale of other pub'ic lands. Approved, July 20, 1SCS. No. 77. An act to aid the improvement of the Pes Moines sind Rock Island rapids, sn the Mississippi river. lit it enacted Lt; the Senate and House of Jieprcserdalirc f the I'niud Suites (f America in Conyi ess aawitbhd. That whenever in the prosecution of the improvements of the Mississippi river, at.eiihcr the P'es Moines or Rock Inland rapids therein, it becomes necessary or proper to take posses-ion of the right of way over any lands, or to use any earth, quarries, or other material lying near or adjacent to ei'her of said woi ks. aud need ful for its prosecution, the officer in charge of said work, or his assistant, may. in the name of the United States, take possession of. and use the same, al'ter having lirst paid, or secured to be paid, the value thereof, which may h ive been ascertained i.i the mode provided by the laws of the State wherein such property or material lies, for adjudging the value of private property w hieh may he needed fur any ub'.ic improvement: Piovided. Loire-ver. That when the owner :i such property or materia! shall fix a price for the sai.u'. which in ti e opinion of the said ollicer in c harge, shall be i e;-soiiable, he may take the same at su h price without further de la. Sec 2. .W be it f-.-Ccr enaci-J, That a portion of the appropriations made or to be nnide for the prosecution of th im 1 raveuients aforesaid, not exceeding fifty thousand dollars in ::mount, may be r. plied in payment of the property or matc ri; 1 taken and ued as aforesaid. Apptoved, July "0. 1SGS. No. 78 An act declaiatory of the law in regard to otlicers cashiered or dismissed from the aimv by the sentence of a gener al court-martial. Be it enacted by tie Stnate and 7t.te if Brp resenUitties if the United tiis if America in Congrtss ussttnbUd. ' That no ollicer of the army of the Uni ted States who has been yr shall hetealtr-r be cashiered or dismissed from the set vice by the so; tence of a general court-maiiial. tomu.Py approved by the proper review ing authority, shall ever be lesiered to the tn.litary service exevpt by a reappoint ment, continued by the Senate of the Uni ted States. Appro-J, July 20, 1SGS. No. 81. An act to authorize tl porary supplying of vacancies in ie fem the Ex- ecu tne Departments. Be it enacted If the Si note and House of B?p- resentatices of the United States if America ia Congeexs assembled, That in cas ? of the death, resignation, absence, or sickness of the- head ot any ex ecutive department of the government, the first or sole assistant thereof shall, unless otherwise direcird by the President of the United States, as is hereinafter provided., pet form the duties of such head taitil a successor be appointed, or Hieh absence or sickness shall cease. Skc. 2. And le it further enacted, That in case of lhe death, resignation, absence, or sickness of the chief of any bureau, or of any ofiicer thereof, except Commissioner of Patents, vihose appointment is not in the head of any executive department, the deputy of such chief ' of such ofiicer. or il there be no deputy, then the chief clerk of such, bureau, shall, unless other wise directed by the President of the Uni ted States, as is hereinafter provided, per form the duties of such chief or of such ofiicer until a successor be appointed or such absence or sickness, shall cease. And no appointment, designation, or assign ment otherwise than as is herein provided, in tip; cases mentioned in the first, second, and third sections of this act. shall be made except to fill a vacancy happening during the recess of the Seuale. Skc. 3. A"d le it further enacted. That in any of the cases hereinbetore mentioned it shall be lawful lor the President of the United States, in his discretion, to author iae and direct the head of any other ex ecutive department or other ofiicer in either of those departments whose appoint ment is. by and with the advice and con sent of the Senate, vested in the President, to perform the duties of the office vacant as aforesaid until a successor bt- appointed, or the sickness or absence of the incum bent shall cease: Provided, That nothing in this act shall authorize the supplying as aforesaid a vacancy for a longer period than ten days when such vacancy shall be occasioned by death or resignation, and the officer so performing the duties of the office temporarily vaer.nt shall not be en titled to extra compensation therefor: And provided also. That in case of the death, resignation, absence, or sickness ol the Commissioner of Patents the duties of said Commissioner, until a successor be appointed or such absence or sickness shall cease, shall devolve upon the examiner-in-chief in said office oldest in length of commission. Sec. 4. And le it further enacted, That all acts heretofore passed on the sub ject of temporarily supplying vacancies in the executive departments, or which em power the President to authorize any per son or persons to perform thedutie-i of tbe Lead of nny executive department, or of any ofiicer iu itber of the departments, in case of a vacancy therein oj: inability of such head of a department t? otsLcer to discharge the duties of his ofiice. and all laws inconsistent with the provisions of this act, be, and the same are hereby, re pealed. Approve?, -Tiijv J3, ISC 3. ino. pu. An act to construct a wagon road from West Point to Cornwall Land ing, all in the county or Orange, State of New York. , Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- rtsento tires of the United Slates of America in Congress assembb d. That tt;e superintendent of the Military Academy at West Point be authorized anil directed to use the labor in the employ of the United States government at that p'ost, when not otherwise employed, in building and constructing a wagon road from West Point to Cornwall Landing, in the county of Orange, said road to be located under the direction of the said superintendent, ver land now belonging or hereafter to be ceded to the government of the United States for that purporc. Approved, July 23. 16CS. "ifift'n rct iri al,l!f'n loan act ed March twenf v-sivth. eiirht.n t1!ln. pas dred and entitled ' An 'act in addi tion tc an act entitled An net n,- n,Q . ishment of certain te.l s;f:i..a crimes against the Uni- JJe it enadu! ly tie Senate and House of H-p. resentatires of the United States of America in Conijress assembled, That no person shall b prosecuted trud. or pnnished for the capital offenses set forth in the act to which this act is in addition, unless lhe indictment, for the snme is found by a grand jury within five years after such capital offense is com mit led. Sko. 2. And be. it farther enacted, That this act shr.ll take effect from and after its passage, and its provisions shall be applicable equally to offences commit ted wbhin three years before aud offences committed after its passage. Approved. July 25. 1 ;s7;8. No. !). An act to provide for a further j issue of temporary loan eerfiticafes, for the ;, in ,....-: KIi nui-raiiii ana retiring ttie re mainder if the outstanding compound in terest notes. Be it etxtr'cd bv the Sc. ate and Howe- nf Bez- rcsentauce ot tne Lnted S'.te of A .-.-.i-.Z-.i in Conuress assetn Wed, That lor the sole purpose of redeeming and retiring the remainder of the com pound interest notes outstanding, the Sec retaiy of the Treasury is hereby outlior szed and directed to issue an a'dditioi.al amount of temporary loan certifi cates, not exceeding twenty-live millions of dollars ; said certificates to bear interest at the rate of three per centum per annum, principal r.n-1 interest payable in lawful monev on demand, and to be similar in all respects to the cerfiticates authorized by the act en titled "An act to provide vasand means for the payment of compound interest notes." approved March second, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven : and the said cortiticates may constitute and be held by any national same as a j b?nk bidding or owning the irt of the reserve, in accord ance w;u tne provisions of the above mentioned act of March second, eighteen hundred and sixty-sevin. Approved, July 2.1. lotS. ii Ir hereby given to ail persons interested that on Wednesday, the Un d.iy oi" Septem ber, 1 't-'. I will attend at the ofliee of tbe County Clerk, of Clackamas, und, with the assistance of said clerk, will publicly ex amine the assessment Roll. nl correct u errors in valus.iions, descriptions or quali ties of lar.ds, lots or othnr property, ctc M. PATTKKSO.NT, 47-tdj . County Assessor, Clackamas Co. 8k TILE YUUIi BILLS ! Messrs Levy k Fechhc imer, Main street Oregon city, are desirous of closing their business, and request all poisons having claims against them to present ttift sam for paymtr.l by the 1st day or Oetober, IS'tS. xiio.se lr.tictitcu wot please lako notice that they must come ionvard aud Settle the ame, immediate! 7. J.'MVY i FKCIIliEIMOU NISTHATUU'S NOTICE Estate of John Foster, deceased. No tiro is hereby given by ihe undrsigiieri, ad ministrator of the above mimed estate, to the creditors of, and ail persons having claims iisrainsl said deceased, io exhibit the same with the necessary vouchers, w ithiu six months from this (i.itf, 1 the under-.-igr.ed at the ottice of D. M. McKenuer, in Oregon Ci'v, Ore trot:. " ISAAC M. F0.STFR. Administrator. August Ci'tb, lt.o. i.xU, Ii DEC A UO.XAL. tiee i herrbv given ch.".i an ?x.iminu tion ot persons desiring certificates to teach Common Schools in flackamas County, will tc held at the Court Ilou.e in Oregon City, ou Saturday, the 3d of October, 1 StiS. Examination tc commence at 1 o'clock, i. y- L KII.LLV, Sunt. Common Schools, ClaekamasCo. n-f..-..n ciir, Sim'.i . 1 m'.s. 47. td U M .M OA Iii the Circuit Court of Oregon for Clack amas county. Fnn.is Young plaintiff, r Hoses Young d -feiuiuut. Iu Ju'oxc Young, the above nam A defendant : lu the name of the State of Oregon, you are hereby requirt d to appear and answer ttie complaint tiled against you i:i the- above en ti'.'ed action, by the fourth t-S Monduv of October, A. D. I8.S, beinj; the fust ( i dav of the term of tbe above- etil itled cout t next following the expiration of the time pre scribed by oider of the said court, for the publication of this summons to-wit : once a week for six successive weeks : And if you fail .o to answer, for want thereof the piaintiir will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said complaint viz : A decres of divorce from you. 15y order of the Judge of the circuit court tl. HAMILTON & Ii. F. IIF.NS1I.E. Attornevs tor Plaintiff. Dated, Sept. Tth, lHiS. !47.Ct gU.i M UN S. In the circuit court of the State of Ore gon tor the countv of Clackamas s. Maty Pro.-ter plaintiff, vs. Henry F rosscr defendant. Suit in equity for a d To Henry P rosscr d'ftud-.xnt : ivorce. In the name of the Slate of Oregon : You are hereby required to appear and answer the complaint tiled against you ia the above entitled action, within ten days from the Ute ot the service of this summons upon vou, if serveU within tins county; or if served in any other county of this ".Stale, then within twenty days fi uin the date of the service of this summons up mi you ; ami if von fail so to answer ou the 2j day of the "next term of said coutt, lifter this. Munitions shall hare been PUIS!: published in the Oj-.ego,- City Kxteh- lor six fjccessite wee S. lor want thereof the plaiiiMll.' will t ike judgment u gainst you dissolving the bamfof matrimo ny now existing between yoa and piaiuuSf, and for alimony and th-e ether relief prayed for in her said complaint, and. for her costs and disbursements. 13. this. sIt -!. M. McKENNEY, August ISitS 44.i Atty lor pl'iT. N 'JT1K U. S. LAND OFFICE at Oregon X City.Oiegou :: Notice To A. J. Cuibert son and John A. Leach :. You and each of you are hereby yoti;jed that William Tyler has applied in tfjs. otiice to enter S E qr. of X V qr. tli& Y hf. of S V qr. and the X E qr. of ri YV qr. of Sjc. So, T. 1 tf. It. 4 E., alleging t hat you have abandoned the same; and you are tin ther notified that you will be allowed thitty days from service hereof in which to appear and establish your rei-peetive claims to said, land, and that failing to do so the entry, of sunt Tvler will be allowed. OWEN WADE,' Register. UEXKV WAKliEX, Ueceivcr. Sept. d, laf.3. U'klw TI1E U. S. LAND OFFICE nt Oregon llofSer You are herebv notified that Daniel II. Welch has applied nt this otlic? to eater S W qr of S E qr, the E hf of S W or, and Lot l.of Secticu 13 in T I. S K, 3 E, otfering proof to show that you have abandoned said land, and you are further notified that you will be allowed thirty davs from service hereof to appear and establish your claims to said land, and failing to do so the entrv of said Welch will be allowed. " Sept. 2 J, 1 -io?; OWEN' W A DE, Register. M-.) HENRY WAliUEN, Ueceivcr- jOTiCixT . ... ..7" Ail persons lcnowinw themselves indebted to the undersigned will please call and settle thtir accounts. BARLOW 1 FULLER. Oregon Cit-, J-zh- ?' 1S-S, iUisrdlcmcou 0. Xorlh American 8. S. Co., Kew Steamer Eacli OC1EAN : UKFLINCHiNQOPPOSITION! Passengers Berthed Through To Kow York, via Panama ' WILL BE DISPATCHED THE PER fectly new and fast steamship NEVADA, 5,000 Tons J. R. Kkuly Commander. ViiX. 1MXAMA, SIISSION St. whf ttt l-t o'c-lotlt, nuon, Saturday September 19 th, 1S68. CONNECTING VIA PANAMA K. R. At Aspinu'ull with the Splendid new Steamship GUIDING- STAR ! 3,00-J Tons For New York. Tickets to relum good for six months ' At Extremely Low Rates I One hundred lbs. Bagaonz free. An experienced Surgeon on board. Medicines and Attendance free. Sir Orenonian sails Oct. 5th. 'v. "he Nebraska sails Oct. 30Zt. j. . For further information aprdv to I. W. RAY. MO XI), Agent W cor. Pine and Battery sts., up-stairs, -tu I San Francisco X PACIFIC 5 Oo.i STEAMSHIPS FOR Hew York, Japan & China, Will be dispatched us follows : o Leave wharf corner of Fir.-t and Rrannan streets, at 11 o'clock a. m. of the following dates, for Panama, connecting via. Panama R. R: with one of the company's splendid steamers from Astuuwall tor Xew York, oa The C!l:, lHi. 2'3 I and 30;li, O F E A UJI M O X T IL! Steamers leaving S"aiFrnncisco on the J4tb and JJ'Jth tone!; at Manzanillo. All touch at Acapuico. Departure of the Gth connects with English steamer for Australia. Depart ore of ihe lith is expected to connect with lhe French Trar.s-Atlantie Co.'s sleamrr for St. Xuzaire, imd English steamer for Souih America. Through tickets can be obtained. Departure of 11th is expected to connect with English steamer for Southampton, South America, and '. U R; Co.' learner fw Ccu tral America. Through tickets cm be had. Passengeis berthed through. Rag gage checked through. 500 lbs. allowed to each adult. An cxpeiicnced surgeon ou board, iktlicincand atiendarce tiee. These steaiiiers wiii positively sail at 1 1 o'clock:. Passengers are requested to have their l:i;agif oj board befote ten o'clock. STKAMKRS FOR September ISO?. Tiie following Steamships will be dis patched on t:??es as follows; September k Smtriimnt, Capt Parker connecting n ilb Oevtrn (Jitcnr Cpi. King. September J.'lc Hon ttt mi Captain Cavalry Connecting with He-, Chsi" (.'eptConuer. Sept. ;ioih Const it -jt ion, ('apt Hudson con necting with Arizonu, C-pt Maury. Z-if Through tickets to Liverpool tr the Cunard, lumau and National steam-ship lines can be obtained at the P. M. S.S; fos t.-fSce in SauFraiicisco, where may alob obtained orders for passage from Liverpool cr J-B-uth-iimpton to Sau Francisco either in Xew Yo;k or St. Thoma-t if desird an amiisHt ot 10 or 1'l'O v, ill be advanced with the above orders. Holders of otders will bo re quired to identify themselves to the Agents in England. Fo: merchandise and freight ftir N'ew York and way ports, apply to Wells, Fargo & Co. No Freight received after 'I r. it. of tht day prior to departure. The steamship Gnat Republic, dpt. S. Doane, will he dispatched on Saturdav Oct. "A. at - o'clock, noon, for YOKOHAMA and llONGKONt J, connecting w iih the "str. CosUi Bi.-u, for SHANGHAI. For passaire and ail other information, ap ply at the 1'. M. S.S: Co.'s ofiice, corner of Sacramento and Eeidesdoi tf sts. OLIVER FI.DRlliCE. Agent. OREGON STEAM NAVIGATION CO.'S :i"A .1 NOTICE. BOATS OF TIIE COMPANY WILL leave Poitland as follows: FOR DALLES CITY : DAILY, Sundays excepted,) at f o'clock a. m. FOR UMATILLA AND WALLULA: Monday!, Wednesdays and Fridays, -i o o clock A. M. i-:f Returning, leave Wnllula on Mondav "Wednesday A; Friday, touching at Umatilla". FOR ASTORLV: Monday and Friday, at G o'clock a. m. FOR MOXTiCELLO : Daily, Sundays excepted,) Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, af 6 a m. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 7 o'clock a. in. Z'W" Boats for the transportation of stock iu readiness when business offers. J. C. AIXSWORTII, President O. S. X. Company. Portland, Oregon. SB sip- Cost ca.il TO CLOSE BUSINESS! Tlae 12 sit ire Siock! CF DEY GOODS, EEjDY-MADE CL0THIKG, LlOTS AND SHOES, Meus' Ladies, Misses' and Childress HATS AND CAPS. Groceries, Crockery Glass and Plated Ware, Paints, Oils, Lamps, Wicks, Chimneys and Burners ! Hardware, Cutlery, etc., etc. Has got lo le sold r Regardless of Price I tT" To convince yorsesf of this action call at the Old Corner t I. SELLING, South ol Pope &. Co 's Tin store. Main st., Oregon Citj Ask jour neighbor to-subscribe for the Entekprisb time I. U'damng with Vol- (Oregon Un Busincsg, GANGPLOWS. As the age in which we live demands progress in Farming Implements as cell as in all other branches ofindut.- ry,we have determined to enter exten lively upon the manufacture of the eltbrated Fleil Gang Plow! Belter knoicn in Oregon as the WOL GA MO T PL 0 IF. This Ploic com. hiii p rill fh descirnhlp itnlnf.. r.f feet implement, being simple in ton . . j .... .t .... 1 1 ' . . tsiruction, encap, nuraoie, ana of light' draft. The only Premiums whkh wCTf awarded to Gang Ploivs at the. great Implement trial at Matloon, Sept. 4 I8CG. by the Stale Agricultural s$il efy of Illinois, were awarded to Plow. The folloirnrt is an rrtm from the Report of the Commissionrr of agriculture, jor uie year 1 s-jo, 0n. may be found on page 210 of that r&A porl : "The Gang Mow mace It J. C. Pfe;ff Arcrifcrille, Cass county Illinois, israceWed it!i no Jif lie faVor iu ttie west. Almost in credible stories are told cf its excellence and efficiency iti plowtnit the prairie fields of Illinois and other States. The depth of the furrow is retftluted ly the crank-axie, which i.-i so arranged thut the ploughs can ba driven deeper or shal lower at lhe pleasure of the driver, when the team is moving, by means of the lever. Wb also manufacture sutkey plows for itr.all boys, or infirm persons who are unable to manage a team of three or four horse.?. This gang or sulkey plow, will cut a far row from 2 to lo inches e'e-c-p. "The committee who tested the draught of this plow with a dynamometer state, th;:t it ran lighter by 1-iO pounds.than other plows when running at the same depth, aud held by the plowman while oa foct." 3 With this Plow one man ran da morr work than two men can do ivilh walking Plotts, and the same amount cf team. Hence, it will be. seen that it will more than pay for itself in one season's plowing. IQfln adiilion io the above, John W. Betvis will also manufacture the WEB-F00T GANG PLOWl A X D T 11 K Web-Foot Walking Plow ! Both patterns of hit own invention,, for which Talent have been wp!r for, and which have withstood practi cal tests with the best results rrceivini flattering testimouials wherever srti or tried. JK5? uVow, the Farmers cf Oregon are, invited to give the Oregon City Manufactory a trial. )o not purth a st a Plate of any description until yon hare examined our mole und prices, os tre are determined tosrllt less than importer s rates, by giving! you a more rfurttbh (trtieleand a guar antee warranting tbe some. Fo-r fnrlder information addrest GKEGO.V ( ITT; ORE Qr O 21 CITY WOCLEH MkllU FACTORING C O 31 P A A V. THE ABOVE COMP3AY AKE X'OTT producing a quality of WOOLEN GOODS WHTCn ABE Superior to any ever before ofiered cn tlie Pacific Coast t Comprising CASSI MERES, TWEEDS. HARD TIMES, TLA NN ELS. BLANKETS, YA11N, etc- 37" Using only the best grades of Wool. The above goods are offered to iht trd on the most favorable terms. All orderj will meet with prompt attention. Address: Ii. JACOB. Agent, "0.6m ) Oregon Citv, Oregon. Or L. WHITE Sc. IJRO.. Aijents'at Portland. NERVE! NERVE! NERVE! The Requirements of the Times ! J. E. S ALSTON, II AS IT ! rpiIE OLD ROCK STORE, THE BEST jL Dry Goods house in Oregon City, ha d'c pluck to till everv department with an eutir "'3VEW STOCK!-; Joy tc the Hungry ! Hard Times Come Again no More! Grcul Fall in lit e price 0 At the Rock Store, on the corner of Main, a id Filth streets, Oregon City, has just re turned from 8an Francisco, where he purefcr used a large and well selected stock of. DRESS GOODS, WOOLEN ' PRINTS; WHITE " 1IOSIERYV BLEACHED SHEETINGS, GENTS' FURNISIIXG GOLDS,, BOOTS AND SHOES, II ATS AND CAPS. YANKEE NOTIONS, PAINTS OILS, &c , &c, kc. At prices hitherto unheard of, l'.v ihp ohh'Kt inhabitant. ;Jr Let the People clothe themselves I? Ana uejoice: rut mc mu..- Give him a call and be conrinccd tbat tli Rock Store is the place to rade. . LOO US & itBBIC"1' EXCELSlORf MARKET I j Corner of Fourth and Main Sts., n ..Oregon, i Kjreqoii kjuu . ...vn rPAKE THIS METHOD OF INFClKM . J the public that ney Keep hand alUyidairesi and salt meats, sac ? f . "v r " f MUTTON, VEAL, I COUNED BEEF, ITA f PICKELED PORK, LA;. : And everythmg t . -i