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o O O O O o o O $fjt totekln enterprise. Oregon City, Crogon, f. O. IKlCLiVt), EOITOIt JLXD PRC rnrTOR. Saturday : ODt 10, 1863. 5 -uAuonai' union Ticket. O FOR I'ItESIIET, Gen. ULYSSES S.GRANT FOR TICK PRESIDENT, SCHUYLER COLFAX. Fr VidiiJciitlal Electors, A. B. II F.AC II AM, of Union county. ! . VT. BOWLDY, of Washington. O.JACOBS, of Jackson. T1 1 " TO PCBJLISUERS. There is a war going on between Eastern Adrertising Ageuts. Do nut bo decoded into ioserting ads tcr them by seeing the ftrn adj. in other papers. We get oar par io advance, or leave the atls. out. ' XO OUU llEAOXCRS. The EKTKEPJII32 is now driving aoar to the close of its second volume. We are not in the habit of promising much, hut will ay : that volume three will be much better than either volume pfst, aud we hope to bo ble t fit out with nc-& type next spring and devote more space to material object. We should like to retain all of our present list of subscribers. Ant who may not want the paper, however, are requested to inform us at once. We shall reduce the price, to lubof ten or more, on volume three to $2 rcjr jcar, in advance, but on no other condi tion than cash in advance will this be done, and to b less number thun ten in a club. An extra copy will bo given to the person getting up a club, and the person who sends mi the largest list of names by January 1st, 1S-19, at over 50, cash wtith the order, will receive a premium worth 2,50 or that amount in coia. Grant &z Colfax are doing such fjood bnsiuesa in the East as Tanners, tfcr.t somebody has hanged cut n sign "Seymour & Blair," in front ot a saddle shop in Salem. A new method of ventilation O aUed the Rattan system, is an. rcunced, t!)o distinctive feature of which is the introduction of warm air near the ceiling, and the passing out of bad air near the floor. Mr. Garfield of Washington Ter ritory, Hon. Geo. II. Williams and II on. E. L. AppVgato, occupied the pulpit" at the Salem Wigwam three nights last week. The House vn? filled each time. The democrats tried a torch Jight profession on Fri day evening following App'egate's speech, but it wouldn't w in a respect Able crowd. Is there any limit to electrical wonders 1 The American Artisan describes a to.k containing 2-1,993 tins of solid matttr which was both r.t atid distributed by an electrical typesetting machine in six hours and thirty nino minutes. One of these machine.., it is said, miy be placed in a newspaper office in Doston or New York, and bo operated on by a re porter in any other place connected trith the machine by telegraph. That is, the reporter may take his notes to tttp telegraph and set them up in type .nt the distant office. Truly this is the age of inventions I According to the Detroit Post, there are the remains of many wrecks in the waters of Lake Erie, which, thoogh deposited many years ago. are yet in nn excellent Etate of pres crvation. No less than seven vessels arc mentioned, among them the steamers Washington and Atlaulic, considerable portions cf which lie in their original position. On a still -day the remains of the Atlantic are jjluinly visible. O -A Philadelphia paper announces the edict of fashion in ladies' boots. In color the Loot must harmonize with the colors of tho costume, and fccels maintain their elevation. We re?pect tho fashion, w hatever it be, Qhat ladles choose to adept. It is ungracious in men to rail at fancv, because they are not gifted with that useful elevator of sentiment and healthful distributor of surplus accu mulations. Bat regarding the heels f fashion, wi cannot refrain from saying that they injure both grace and ' health by bending the form ; and they promote corns and permanent dis tortion cf the fctt. There in great danger also in descending stairways. Fur these reasons thov will, no doubt, rel ieve theniFel ves, when in the house 3 much as they can, by getting into slippers. Speaking to men, we may say, that fur easy walking, no heeU taps are the best, elso Nature would have given us a hoof on t.ur hot.l. We Bra indebted to J,.ha E. Iliggini, one of the party who as cerded Mount Hood, Oregon, with Professor Webster, two year since, eays the Al!a, for sampUs of vitrified O reck and lava, from the summit of that monarch cf mountains, which clsarly indicate tho volcanic orig:n of O the mountain. The parly, by means cf the water test, made the height of the mountain JO.000 feer, a greater heighth than is claimed for onv other t mountain within the old territorial limits of the United State. Several jf the party were unable to ho! 1 out to reach tha farncr.r, owin to the difficulty of breathing in the ranged air of the high mountain region. s, and all were compel N-d to protect their yes from lh blinding fi'ar. of th sunlight, nfl.-cting back from the vrr! s?tr.g f.r-o:y fkl1Ji v. ilh fca?v THE I'LVrPOKH OF CIVIL WAH. Several of the States lately in re bellion have, under the direction tf Congress, framed Constitutions, and have elected Senators and Represen tatives who have been "admitted to the councils of the Union." The Democratic party declares that the action of Congress and of the States upon the sulject is uncon stitutional, reoh:t ternary, and void. Tho Comsnittee that reported the declaration also pledged themselves to carry it out to tha end. The Con vention that adopted it nominated a candidate who had just stated his opinion that the president ought to subvert by force the organization es tablished by that action. The sup porters of tho Convention and its candidates declare that the election will determine whether those State organiz iion3 are unconstitutional, revolutionary, and void. If they suc ceed they claim that the existing governments are invalid, and must fill. Cut the Supreme Court cf the Uni ted States has also expressed itself upon this subj- et, and in the most peremptory and conclusive manner. In the famous Dorr case, in flh-de Idand, where the -quefUon was which of two claimants is the lawful gov ernment of the State, Chief-Justice Taney delivered the opinion of th? Court, as iullows : " Under this arli cle of the Constitution it rests with Congress to dec de. what government is the established one in a State. For as the United States guarantee to each State a republican govern ment, Congress must necessarily de cide what government i established in the State before it enn determine whether it is republican or not. And when the Senate: $ and Representatives of a S ole are admitted to the councils of the Union, the authority of the government under tzltich thy are appointed, as tall as its repullican character, is recognized by the proper constitutional authority. Atid its de cision ii binding vpon every et't-er d'-petrtniejtt of the Government, and could iiot be questioned in a judicial tribunal." Vii'm is the Constitution as Inter preted l' the Supreme Court. 01 course, therefore, when a State gov ernment has been recognizedi-y Con grcss, its Constitution can be changed only according to it own provisions or by revolution. It is consequently impossible to disturb the present State organizition of South Carolina, for instance, or of Alabama in any other way. When, therefore, Gun. B'air and the Democratic party his sist that it shall be done by thu direct command of the President to the army, it spurns the Supreme Court which says that the President is bound in this matter by the action of Congress, and it appeals openly to revolution. The Democratic popers which be fore the meeting of the New York Convention admitted thip, which said that a change in the new State organ izations could not be otherwise made " even il w e elect a President," and which added, " and as to proclaiming vain purpose to do it, we do not see how that is to help us gain, either in the North or tho South, the votes needed to make the Deinocraticparfy a majority," have now beeu driven by the party whip into the revolutionary attitude. They said then ; " When the Democratic party comes into power negro suffrage will be the ex isting rule in the Southern States ; a rule which can no more be rightfully abrogated by Federal authority than it was rightfully introduced by Fed eral authority." They now say the election is to determine whether that regulation shall stand or be over thrown by Federal authority. They hoped that their campaign would be conducted upon lawful, constitutional "round. They find that it is defi antly waged upon an issue of open revolution, and they acquiesce. The refining of sugar is one of the leading manufactures of the city of New York. The value of the present product of tho refineries in New Yoik and vicinity is estimated to be about 833,000,000 per annum. The employment of steam in rtfiu imr smar was successfully introduced by Mes-rs. II. L. and A. Stuart ; and in their immense establishment, where steam is not only used in the process of refining, but in lifting, hoisting, nnd pumping, eiht large steam boilers are used, w hich require S00 tons of anthracite coal a year. About 250,)OU gallons of water are consumed daily, 6ome beinj drawn from wells b neath the building, and some being taken from tha Croton Wiiter Department. The eugar is received in hogshead, bcxes, etc., on tho first floor, aiid hoisted by 6?eam to the npper story w here it is emptied. The process of tJeansjug Cinni9iic.&x by dissolving it in steam and hot water, tha color being extracted by means ot chemical and mechanical agents. Then it is passed to vaeenutn pans heated by steam, nnd gurnet to the t-ut.f.quent process by which it is crystallized aud refined." EDITORIAL. COKItESPOXUENCE. Salem, Oct. 7th, 1SC8. With the dismissal of the State Fair it was thought by som that Salem would settle down to its usu ally quiet mood, and that business would again assume its wonted chan nels. .This, perh;-ps would have been the case were it not from the fact that the Oregon Legislature is yet in ses sion. The most ixciting topic of conversation for a year past in our State has been the railroads. To d.-.y it was brought up in the Senate. The same issues against the East Side that have been again and again de feated were today made fresh in the discussion over a resolution to desig nate the. West Side Company as the company to receive the lands granted to the Stale of Oregon to aid in the construction of a railroad from Port land, Oregon, to the Central Pacific Railroad in California. This ques tion has been so thoroughly canvassed in the columns of our paper that it would be useless for us to attempt to put it before our readers in any bet ter liIit than it is already, hence we shall only n fer to one or two points advanced by members who favored the West Side to-day. It i-3 adiuitted ly them that there was an error in designating the com pany to receive this land grant at the last session. That the company had not been properly organized to avail itself e-f the privileges of such legisla tion, end hence thut it would now be no m-ore than fair to fli.ike the -d cog nation ng.'dn. In other word-;, to con sider this nvtion a ratification of the last- Now, if it ii intended to only ratify the action of the Legislature if 1SGG in making this designation, what are the tneinbcrs to do with certain facts which appear in the his tory of this railroad matter. For in stance the Legislature of 1S66 sy., page 256, journal oi the 4th regular session : We come now to consider a defi nite proposition. lhrovah the e(f,rt of a Jew of our citizens, aetii.g in conjunction with Koine r.iilroad eapi ianst m Ciihfornta, .Hid aided by the Pacific Coast delegation in Congress, a grant of twenty sections ot public land per mile ha been secured from Congress to aid in constructing a line of railroad from Portland, Oregon, etc. It is made the duty of this Legislature to designa'e the company. etc.. aiid in view of these lacts the following named gentlemen have in corporated theinelv(.s under the yen era! incorporation laws of this State, to wit : Me-srs. J, S. Smith, I. It Monro. J. II. Mitchell, E I) Shat tuck. Jesee Applepate, F. A. Chen oweth. Yj. R. Ccary, ts. E-Iaworth, ami II. Y. Corbelt, uudi-r the name and st le of the Oregon Central Rail road Company, for the purpose ot re ceiving i said grant of land, and using if, so f.:r as it may go, towards the construction of the proposed rail road, ttc, etc. Now please observe the words of the above, It was considered a defi nite proposition it was through the aid of a " few of our citizen?," etc., that the grant had been procured. Gaston and his scheme were never mentioned, yet the prrjectors of that arrangement have the cheek to come up and ask for a recognition at the hands of tho assembly, when not a name appears on their list that was included amongst those of ISfiG enumerated above. Put let us go farther to show what the Legislature of 1S5S recognized. The IIoue com mittee having this matter under con sideration reported as follows (see House Journal Oct. 12) : We are aHe to state that this cor poration, composed of our own citi zens, have received an ofJVr from eapi lalists able to command the means, to construct the road, etc. I Fie must offer some inducement for foreign eapi tal to become associated in our midst, etc. Dors the request of Gaston invite capitaliststo become associated in our interests ? Does the member who desires to ratify the action of the last Session gratify hi wishes by " recognizmg " tho West f-ide two and a half millionaire when he casts his voto to give Gaston.the privileges of the recognition given to the O. C. R. R. G. of ISG3 composea of the Vfrv same men who are now in the organization ? Would action of the nature proposed hy Dr. Bailey carry out the intents and purposes of Con gress, or of the Pacific coast delega tion acting in conjunction with capi talists of California and a few of our citizens? We h"pe, for the sake of honor, and fer the credit of our citi Zr-ii, that sobi r sense will govern the Legislature in this mat'.er. The Oregon Central Railroad Company of Salem mean business. The con tractors are pu-hing the work of building a road through with com mendable speed, and will have the cars running to Salem nest spring. More thnn 1,000 hands are now em- ployed in iho woik, distributed from Portland to Eugene, and while w e wi.-h to $ee a road built on the West side, kc want to see blackmailers squelched. The question will corao up aTnia in the Senate to-morrow. D C. I. Tt stove, cu ii:bkioo at tco State Fair, was cad? at Oswego, z this cnir. OUEGO.V. The Unionist expects the loco motive at Salt in next June. The premium gang plow was sold in front of the pavilion on Sat urday morning for $137. The total receipts at the gate of the fair grounds amounts to consider ably more than $3,000. The Senate refuse to protect men who pav license to exhibit on the grounds" of the Agricultural Society. A Messenger and Emigrant colt, bred by Mr. Dufur, attracted great allentiou at the fair. This colt will develop iuto a splendid horse. The bill introduced by Mr. Gil fry, censuring Senators Corbett and Williams, is considered by intelligent Democrats as a " dead beat." There is no small pox at Salem novr, nor has there been at any time. This valley cannot pToduce a -real case of small pox no-how. It isn't in the elituatc to do so. Tha People's Transportation Company ought to be called the People's Accommodation Company now. It is really " dusty" business, navigating the Wallamet above this city. Chas. Sutton, the Salem h-u-rdy gurdy man., has been held to bail ki Poik county for trial for burglary, uot bigamy ; h'i3 "wife" (?) was at Salem with another feller during the fa ; r. As the river continues too lo?.' for the boats4 to reac-h Albany and intermediate points above Salem, Albany, Boston and Jt ff-.-rson are compelled, to wsjon their flour to Salem. It is f.nkl that from the summit of .Mount Pisgnh, near Dallas, a view of Sak-ti), Albany, Independence. Monmouth and Eola can be had. Mount Pisgah of old, was but a hol-e in the ground compared to ours. Mrs. Ann Brown, of YamlsM? county, aged seventy yearn, planted the seed, raised the iLx, tpn th yarn, and knit a paired' ladies stock ings, which were placed in the pa vilion. 'I hey are far superior to any that can be bought in tho stores. A pair of Oregon colts were on exhibition at the fair, raised in lk-n-ton county. One of theui,a four-year old, is 17 hands and 3 inches in height. The mate is three years old, and lacks but two inches of being the Same height. They ure well proportioned. The Pioneer Oil Company had at the fairground, along with the Lit tle Giant, a fi ix thresher. This ma chine is intended to thresh the Mix when the straw is to be rotted, and only the head of the flax is run thro1 the machine. It threshes about five hundred bushels a day, and requires six men to supply it. The. Aurora Restaurant, on the fairgrouuds at Salem, added consid erably to the success of the various departments of the exhibition. Tha tables would Beat fully 200 at one time; the spreads were neat and clean, waiters attentive, and meals well prepared. We are pleased to learn that, this is to be one of the permanent fi.vtures of future lairs. The farmers of Oregon have juft finished reaping a rich harvest, and are bringing it into town as fist as possible. All kinds of business will, consequently, be good this fall, and those of our merchants who ad vertise liberallv will get the cream of the trade. Remember this and " hang out your sign." A new railroad company was in corporated at Salem a few days ago, having tor its object " to prevent any other company building a road in this part of Ofi'g m.'' According to our opinion there will be a clash between this new organization and the West Side, which has all along seemed de termined to prevent the building of other roads more than to build its own. The people at Salem last week were called upon to contribute 50 cents a vote toward a cane; a go'd headed, and copperheaded cane ; "de signed," says the Unionist, :' to be presented to Grant or Seymour, ac cording to 'he vote.rt Thero is no use in w asting words about this mat ter. The Unionist was simply biiktd. It was never designed that this cane should trer go to Grant, as we .shall show if called on for proof. It was a rebel anangement, and Union men who voted were simply bi!ked that's all. Wher you bet on a horse race, place an estimate on the driver as well as the beast. Some horses would never win a race utiles the driver Eays so. It is not the horse does it all. We uro told that during the night of the torchlight djmonstra lion .by copperheads at Salem, last summer, after the barbacue, several were lodged in jail. At the preces fion last week but one man was drunk enough to go to jail. This sho ws a decided decrease of enthusi asm, and is a fair indication that people are again in 6ober senses, and earnestly &t woik lor Grut aud Colfax. Oregon Wakixo Up. The Ore gon City Enterprise of September 5th is printed on a good qnality of strong white paper, made at the new mill of Pittock & Co , near Oregon City, on the Clackamas river. The machinery started on the 5d inst., and the pro prietors were able to furnish the firsi lot of newspaper in time for the En lerprise of the Gtb. The mill is large aud convenient structure, th water-power is ample, aud-the ma chinery is of the newest and most ap proved kmd. This is certa-i-nly nn item of progress, and under its influ ence the Enterprise talks hopefully of other things which Oregon is doing in tho way o-f diversifying lier purs suits, devt4epmg her resources and enlarging her trade. The Central Railroad, east side, is graded 14 miles south of Tort land, ready fur the lies md track. This work is gaining in public confidence. A manufacturing firm at Oregon City is turning out larc numbers of excelleut plows, Eiade from Oregon iron. The commencement of direce ship ments to and from Portland and E ist ern ports is hailed with great satis faction. The press earnestly urges a cordial support to the Pioneer Sha ping Line " of Brockway &z Baker, and decJrts that izt a solitary pro duction of the State is shipped which does not meet with its proper credit nnd obtain the highest range of pri ces current. Certuinly a very grati fying fat, not oaty for Oregon but for Cal.f.rtiia, which Litter has a di rect intertst in the rapid p-opohiticn and development of nil adj icnit States and Territories. But distct thip niev.ts without railway communication-through the valleys extending from the Columbia to the California Une will be of minor consequence. Hence, it is gratifying to learn, ai we do by telegraph to day, that the wealthy and ii fluent ial firm of Ilolli day t Co. have purchased the cons tract of A. J. Cook & Co. for the construction of the Oregon Central proper. 1'h is evidently means busi ness. With Pacific Coast capitalists in control of the w ork, it is likely to go alu-ad steadily. San Francisco Bulletin. On Wednesday of last week Mr. Cox introduced following reso lution into the House. Tint the Committee on Railroads be in-aru'jied to enquire what action; if any, is necessary to make availing the grant of land made by Congress in aid ot h H i i! road from Pordaud, through Umjqua and Jackson couhn ties, to the fcoulhein boundary of Oregon, and report to the House at an early day. Mr. C"X moved the adoption of the resolution. Mr. Chapman moved that the res olution lie laid on the table, w hieh the House refused to do yeas 17 ; nu s 25. Dr. Champman was opposed to the resolution, because he thought it involved the whole question at issue between the east and wtst side roads. Mr. Chapman moved to amend, by inserting alter the end of the res obnion, Provided, That the enquiry here instructed to be made, shall be confined to the enquiry whether the State is likely to loose tha laud granted hy Congress." The amendment was lost. Mr. Giizley moved to amend, by adding to the resolution, " And that the Committee be instructed to en q tire what company, if any, has availed i self of the acts of Congress hy tiiing their acceptance of the grant ot hind within the tune prescribed by said act.'' The amendment was adopted, and, as amended, the resolution was adopted by a unanimous vote. The California Farmer can see no reason why grain should main tain the present prices. There can be no just cause why Wheat should rule high so long. All the information that comes to us from every souice tells us of abundance. The colonies are exporting Wheat nnd "Flour ; abundant rains give assurance ot largo crops in the colonies, and also in Eu rope. While we shall always rejoice to have our producers realize ihe most liberal prices for th"ir crops, we eh!! also regret to ki ow they be come losers by retaining their crops too long, for we ml, o all men up on the earth of the industrial classes, the Farmer is the last man that should become a speculator in pro duce, or to be led away by a det-ire for exhorbitant prices. The truly in dependent farmer is he who harvests his crops in duo season, and then s promptly changes them into gold, rel'M-res himself frcm all pecuniary obligations and all risks of logs there by, and gives mind and heart to the improvement of his farm and his home, and to the highest -rJ-iyment of those around him, thus receiving and enjoying widely the fmit of his labor." With the knowledge of the European markets, and those of the colonies, together with China, and the other States of the Union, which is in onr possession, we agam reiterate onr most earnest advice to all our producers to secure the present op portunity of good jirices, prices which ahou'd satisfy ever,) one, and prices, too, which wc do not believe can bo maintained in this cj-r'xirt at any length cf ticje, EOOIC NOTICES. II. IT. Bancroft & Co., the popular pub lishers and Book dealers. San Francisco, have placed upon our table one of the most useful works ever issued, being Mac kenzie's ten thousand receipts, in all the tseful and domestic arts, constituting a jomplete and practical library, relating to learly every subject from Agricultural to inythio.g. They desire agents everywhere o canvass for this book. A. new national work, entitled "Power nd Wealth." has just appeared on this coa3t through II. II. Bancroft & Co.. who have kindly sent us a copy. It is a copi ous work, nnd takes hold of the progres sive spirit of our country with genuine reality. Deals in descriptions of the im mense mineral -wealth of the Un-itwd States, improvemmt3 in mining industry, settle mvnt of new lands, internal trade. Speaks of the growth of cities, banking, insurance, emigration, social and domestic life, liter ature, the fine arts, edcatienal institu tions, etc. Whoever acts intelligently upon the subjects treated of in these pag.-s must have a copy of the book. It 's invaluable It should meet with ready Bale in Oregon. Moving ou Ihe Enemy's V orfcg. Ed. Enterprise : " We are gathering for the conflict, With rarnt-Ht hearts and true. Shouting for Gp.axt and the Union." The patriotic fires are kindrng anew in the hearts of the loyal men of this precinct, and they are burnishing their armor for the coming conflict, and preparing to meet the foe in such a .manner as will ensure success. Oh the evening of the 2Gth nit., we had an enthusiastic meeting ot the Grunt Club of this place. A Urge number of persons were present, and all seemed to have but one object ia view, and that the election of Grunt. wi;h peace and Union. Short speeches were made hy several members of the club, completely lilting the disguise from the treason-seeking thing that to-day iuipudently wears ihe name of Democracy, and showing to their listeners that true Democrats did not train in that band un less they had been misled by the honeyed words that Sa'-.m always uss to entice the innocent from the right path. The Waldo Hills Glee Club was present, and favored us with some very beautiful patriotic soags, which were received with great cheering. The club adjourned to meet on the evening of October lUth. We mean work up here, and will give a good account of ourselves on the 3d day of November next. Vonrs.for Grantand Colfax. W.It. D. Waldo Hills, Ogn., Sept. 2S;h, 18l8. Commercial .vtutit:.-4 of Oregon. Wheat crop of IS ZX, five niil- i lion bushels P-resent value in Portland 70 cents Present value in San Fran cisco $1 U8 .$3,300,000 . 5.100.000 .$1,003:C00 .$ 320,000 .$ 120,000 .$1,900,000 .S 120,000 .$ 320.000 Difference in favor of San Francisco (or the cost to ihvfan ncr, if shipping his wheat to California,) Imports of merchandise to Oregon 40.UU0- freights and comm's-nons thereon from San Francisco to Portland K.vuor:s other than wheat. i 20.CUJ tons- Freight to San Francisco ?G per ton i::-:c.riTC.LATio.v. Freight from Portland to San Francifco. on wheat Freight from Portland to San Francisco. on other products.. Freight from San Francisco to Puritan J, on merchandise.. Total annual freight paid on exports and import, be tween Portland aud San 1-rancisco $2 310.000 This S2. 310.00'.). then, is the annual tax paid by Oregon on her commerce, beyond what she would pay with a system ol direct trade. With shipping in onr harbor suTdcient to carry our grain to Eastern and Foreign ports. Oregon Wheat would bring m Port land California prices. Let the State, then, encourage and fos ter her commerce, by placing a tug on the Columbia bar, and save her people nvo and a quarter million of dollars annually. Now -ve will make another prupnsi tion. The cost per bushel on transportation of this wheat to Portland, by present, means will average 18 -cents or for 5.0O0.00O bushels SOoO.OUJ. The same could be laid down there on hoard of .ship at 8 cents by earn, or for 5.U00.00j bushels $400,000. Being a saving to the farmers of S500.U0O in one year, on one item of produce. Do you see wheiv there is" any profit to be de rived from Railroads and direct trade? Cut this out. Figure o l its suggestions. Fast Thavklino. Ciipt. J. C. Ainsworth and R.R. Thompson, E-q., left Portland by way of the Colum bia river route on the 6 h of Septem ber. They passed through this place, on their return on Monday evening. Sept. 27th; were absent fiom Port laud 22 days ; visited the Owyhee and other mining district, aud re mained 3 days in San Franei.-co. Their nctnal traveling time was 1G days,dunng which time they traveled by steamboat 4 "0 miles; by railroad 2,5!) miles; by stage 1200 luiles ; total, 1-900 miles At the ceasou, wh-Mi mortality among children from cholera infan tum is execs-ive, a few FUix;;estioi;s for the prevention of this disease, giren by a physician of New Y-uk, may be useful : prewcrve cleanliness ot room, clothes, and person of child, and eecure fresh air for it. UVe light flannel covering of chest and bowels at all times, and other coveting to suit the changes of weather. If a child under six months old does not nurse, i's milk should be prepared as follows : Boil a teaspoouful of irround barley with a gijj of water fr fifteen minutes ; to which add a little salt, half the amount (if boiled milk, and a lump of sugar; give it to tho child luke-warm. If the child ia over six months old, tha boiled nvlk and barley-water should be in qual quantities. If the child is cos tiVH use f irina instead of barley flour or use oat meal gruel, strained before it is mixed with tho mi!k. Betf tea or beef soup may be added to this food for five months or older. No child under two years of age should be allowed the s'acclliacoui diti ci it .Newspapers certainly produce some literary as well as natuial cur'u ositics. For example, a Wisconsin paper says : "During a fierce thun der storm near Mount Desert the lightning came down through the roof of a house and a bed, upon which lay a husband and wife, throwing the man out of bed, thence into the cejlai and out through the drain, and then plowed up the ground to the barn yard, whern it killed a cow." A Springfield journal tells of a horse which ran away in that city, throwing tne driver out and cutting n severe gash in one of his hind legs." A notice of a recent steamboat explosion in a western paper ends a3 follows; "The captain swam ashore. So did the chan.bei maid ; she was insuied for $15,000. and loaded with iron.' A Western editor describes the scene at a popular lecture thus: " Three thousand ladies were hang ing on the lips of one man." A pretty strong man that ! Why will not newspapers give im portant details when they tell about any thing wonderful or excellent An exchange say-: "There is a viil ige out West so heal hy that people can't die there, but are obliged to go to the next town if thy are tired of living, aud there were two men who lived the rc so old that they did not know who they were, and nobody could tell them!" But what is the. name of that village? Have the doctors care fully .-upp-cs"sed it? Amongst the meritorious works of art displayed at the Pavilion at Salem was a splendid oil painting by Gen. C. A. Peed. ' The Dying Stag."' from Fancier's cele brated painting. This little painting of CJen. Feed's was really a creditable one. and attracted no little attention, although it had been painted afcer the fair opened. We can say but little in favor ol the judg ment of the committee who saw fit to pay to it no respect. Gen. Reed is truly an ar- t i.-it of worth, and his productions attest the truth of ihe remark. PCLITICAL SPEAK1VG. Wilson Eowlby. republican and John Burnet. Democratic candidates for electors, will address the people on the political is sues of the day, as follows : Eugene October 10th Coi vallis " 12 ' Albany ' 13" Fa'.cm " 11" Dallas " 1.3 ' MeMinnville " IU - Hillsb -ro ' 17 Portland " 10 ' Oregon City " 20 ' Speaking to commence at 1 o'clock r. M. each (lav. 3 a w A ( I v v r i l s c s i ) ? i - n s . DM I NIS I II A 1 0 1 I'S N OlIC E . instate of David Cutting, deceased. No tice is hereby given by the undersigned Ad ministrator ol the ubove tiaiiit-J e.-title to the creditors of aud all persons having claims atiinst said deceased to cihibit the sa:nc with the necessary vouchors within six months from this date to the undersigned, nt the law oiHec of L. M. McKueney, iu Ore gen Cii v, Oi egon. Jb.NKS CUTTING, Administrator. Oct. 10, ISliS. f.51-4t j JXECUlOR'S NOTICE. ;otieeis hereby given that I 1ivl been appointed Executor l the last Will of Mary Harris, deceased, by the Honorable Conutv Coui t of Clackamas county, Slate of Ore gon. All persons h.ivi,-, chums agai-ist said estate aie requested to present them to me with the necessary vouchers, ut the othec of Johnson i. McCown in Oregon Ci'y, Clackamas county. Oregon, within six mouths from the date ol this notice; THOMAS I1KRH. Executor of the Estate of Mary Harris. October 5, 130S. M.ti j IN THE U. S. LAND OFFICE at Oregon City, Or?gon. Caiharit.e Tracy r. Shu bat 1 II. Torrance, William Knopf." To said S. 11. Torraoce and William Knopf You arc liereby nnntied that said Catharine Tracy has npplied at this office to enter un der the Homestead Act. a pait of the H bf ol'S W qr o! scctioii 10, and a part of the N W q- of section lf in T 3 S Ii 4 E, being the tract now d..-ignated as cNim No. 4v of said township, alleging that you have uban doned said land and forfeited all rieht there to, and odVi iie,: proof in support of such al legation. And you are further notiiied that you. or either of you, will be allowed thirty da s from service hereof in which to appear atic' nrove your right, to said land, and that failing do do so said proof of abandonment will be taken as tine, and the right to enter said land awarded to said Catharine Tracy. OWEN WADE. Keirister. IlENUV WAR HEN, Receiver. Sept. 20th, lsiis. .se:4w ACE03TIC. 1 Pain Killer is worth, what it weighs, in gold, All around the world arc its pruiscs told ; It will Cholera euro scourge of Southern ciimc, No victim dies, who takes it betimes; Keep Pain Killer a true friend by your side, It will cure Cough or Cold, or Colic beside; Look out to apply it for Bruise or for Fprain, Let it once bf tried 'ttcltl le vted agai?i ; Every word I am telling you, reader, is true, Remember that Pain Killer is gorxi for yen. The Pain Killer is gold by ail Druggists and dcalcis in Family Medicines, TIIK COJIMAXDMKXTs. 1. Tnou (dja.lt not make uso ofanvkind of pfxids, unless they are bought at Kohn A I idiel's store. 2. Thou shalt not use any Gloves, Hose. Ilandci chiefs and Fancy Goods, unless thev come from Kohn i FisheFs stoic. 3. Thou ste.ilt not allow- thy wife or daugh ter to buy Dress Goods or homosiic unless they arc bought at Kohn & Fishel'ts store. 4. Thou simlt not walk the streets, unless thy Boots and Shoes aie bought atKoha i. I ishei's store. 5. Thou shalt not be allowed o visit la dies unless thy clothing cuies from Kohn & i ishel's store. 6. Thou shalt have no covering for thv head, unless thy hats arc bought at Kohn A r ishel's store. 7. Thou shalt not allow thy female house hold to go walking, unicss their shawls, cloth or ti!k cloaks, sack, basques, furs, parasols, fans, balrnoral skirts, embroidery, and all so ts of trimming, ure purchased at Kohn i Fishe-Pa torc. 6. Thou shalt not buy good of atay one that imitates Kohn A Piahel. ILL IIFJADS PRINTED. At tho Enterprise Office TUSTICES' BLANKS, of every devcrip tion. for sale fit thi ExTEKraisn oSrce JOU PRI4TIN RAThYF.XEClT. ed at tha F.NTZRFHIhE OFFICE. 25- A yr: 1 f- W. A. A,MUCtI. c. -MRjiXr i Ml in..t. VsJ Cl? .. . Forwarding Merchar., I ''' A GENTS OF Til" r " ' IitS i Hawaiian and Oien lV. '.F,0pH I - f Importers of Han g Island Salt, Sandwich Uld ?, 1 " nice, nna I'utu. U2 , Agents tor I'rovosl'n An. f Frmts Vegetable,, ftcklS yd Dealers ;n t- n,., ,.u v 1!,.p?.r r. Fruit, Lime, Cement and I'hi' La:i i" Will attend to the VnTiha f mcnt of Merchandise or vl r t i'ork,San Francisco 1W"i Vn M'CP.AKFN, MERRILL co1. I 16 North Frout Sireet, i'ortk-.. I ALTER BROS: i New CAKPETIGft- VELVETS, ; EKUSSELS, f THREE-PL Yq t OIL - CLOTHS, WINDOW-SHADES, PAPER -HANGING: , LACE - CURTAINS, c, , We IVonll Call the attention ties fitting irp houses, or Icix n 5 7ii ed of anything in our in To our Stock, whicis oxi; or the coup zltet Oil lilC Pacific Qoiuv Our Good-i being fpecial-y srhct-d-the Fnctorie in England m; '( i Eastern Siatvs, ice cart sill I I AT THE LOWEST 1 i 0 WALTKU ERG., No. ?f Front .street, bc-tn-een Al and Washington, Perflan-', 0 AFirlERECAr-J Walfham Watciiss Proof of their Superi ority. Frnnsylvania Kail:onl Ccinpnny. Office or the Gdt:mi PrrEmsTrsi-t-.t Alton., Pa., Dec. p., i,.;:. ; r Gentlemen, : The watches manufaciu- . you have been in use on tins H..i;r..a ; -' several years by our engineaien, tj -.si : we furnish watches as part of czr t mc-nt. There are now some thret hto of them carried o:i our line, and we :'o - , them good and reliable time kepo:.--. i- I deed, I have great satisfaction ia -; ' your watches give us less trouble, and ai" f worn and do wear much longer v. hh.-.v. t pairs than any watches wc have evi-rhs-3'-. use on this road. As you sre awv.re . tnerly trusted to thote cf English r.sn g tare, of acknowledged gocJ npuui: .m, L; I' as a ct-ss liu-v never ke;;t time as cor r.- , , - 1 i nor have tney done as good service as o In these statements i am sustained 1 -- predecessor, Mt. Lewis, whose eipo '-" extended over a series of years. ; Kespeei full v, f E LEVARI) WILLIAM?-, j General S.upernitra?Jt. t American Watch Comtjanv, Walthaji. t X v; Tort: Central R.iUreal Locomotive Ticpcrrtntcni, Wetirn LKri-'.ai, f J.WtitsUr, iv. U4, 1 ;-. ! I Gentlemen : I have nc hesitation in :;; I that I believe the gre;.t majority of locorv- j tire engineers have found bv esperietitctl'. Walt ham Watches are toe most satisfiiC!7 of any for their uses. Thev run with tis greatest accuracy and steadiness, Dtw.J standing the rough riding of an engine, ar.-J. as I have never known one to wear out, the - must be durable. I hope to so? the t;" when railway companies will i.c:-:i- adopt your watches, and furnish thun tua: engineers : ud conductors. In inv opuai-s it would greatly tend to promote regaiar:: and satf ty. Yours respectful' v, CHARLES WILSON. G. Cijd Engineer, .Bruthe: hood of Locoaiotiv Ea git.eers. American Watch Company, Wadaaa.. Every Watch fully Warranted. For sale by all first class dealers in ths United States. Robbing Apphton, Xo. IS'-i rVCndir"rJ. Central Aitr.it. 71. E. Gray G., S'tn '(iCi.-v 4S:4mJ Ajeatxffr Latiprfi. OREGON LEATIIEIi Ths Best on the Coast. ffrpzz Tlios. Arnsstron?, Manufacturer of ALL KINDS GF LEATHER AhiAVAuiUE, Or.r.Go.N. THE UNDERSIGNED WISHES TO In form DEALERS A N D MA XUFA CTUR ERS That he is prepared to furnish as toed r' durable an article of Leather as can be m'"4 on the Pacific Coast, at the following rate: Harness Leather, per lb 3 to CO certs. Skirting, per pound 23 to 3; J " Cut, per square foot, ?! fi-' Side, nnper, to 20 ccot:- Gruin I'.eather " " " 13 to " Light Buff, or Grain for Wo- u men's work 18 to 20 CalfSkins, per doz $30 00 to ?tf Kip ' 4(V.O to 6- Bridle, per Fide 5 5 to i 'Jollar. per side ... 1 ! to Lace Leather, per side 2 Co to I do not think that Harness Lea. a" should necessarily be made in Santa Crai, a order to stand the test of our climate; pT Nor do I thmk that Belting, m orutr to bear the itraiti of Oregon Machinery, n bo made in the Atlantic States. ALL I ASK IS A Fail Chanccj And I will prove, to the satisfaction of ooncerned. that Oregon Leaucr ia t on the Coast . uc mir. in oie suie. . . tcntion. Address: rnvr, T110J1A attjiaijvv.--. Pliiltnomall I'tTS -io. 1. A. I-'.-8' A. 31. Holds its regular romo' (rc&tiOM oa the Firsi ad Tli'" -' VA..-iineach month, at 7 0 .p from the i--th of September to ftt . M-rch. ad 7 o'cloci from the 2; th of :;tiCt!;cf7'-r. Er3tirl 1 t5 ""X