322X3 -8 rs 4 4 o t I OREGON CITY, OITEGOX, SATUKDAY,r :OG.TOBER l7.9iSCS:.v: No. ,. r 'L, -J y JL JL A. 2. fCBLW1d EVERT SATURDAY JiORMNG By D. C. IRELAND, I'KFlCE South east corner of Fifth and Mm streets, in the building ately known the Court llou.e, Oregon City, Oregon. Terms of Subscription. One cop,, one year in advance. . $J 00 8. 11 - Term of Advertising, i Transient advertisements, per square I n" lincsor less) first insertion-. . .5 For each subsequent insertion lw $ Uusir.es Curds one square per annum 1 parable quarterly. - On 'column per annum one half column. " - I WadverrtisinS at the cabiiVhed rates. j -3ook and Job Printing ! 'PHEEXTEKI'IUSEOFMIL I U uUr-le icer1' J ' -Zz.---'' " ' --'' f f . ct material, uU prepared lot" every. ,i ct,ni!.-(l Wlin e in " 'i'"'" " 11 -f arifty of NTIN AT SATJrfFACTOItY PKICKS. !r Tlf Pubii-c arc invited to call nnd 'njiiie both our speciinens and facilities frr doing work. 1'USIXESS CAPDS. ' EIHTON KILLIN, lOregon Cilj-, Oregon. Office in C'harmau's Brick Block, up I etaii (."ti.-tfj Dr. F. Baitlay, EI. II. C. L.4 (Formerly Surgeon tj the Hen. II. B. Co.) OVFICL Mii'm Street OFFICE: it Keshhucs, (-")! i ... .'ve'ron City. W. F. HIGHFIELD, LitabHshed since 1R10. at the old stand, M ux Street, Oi:i:gon Citt. An assortment oi aiciic?., jew ch'v. 'and .sCt!l fhomas' weight re f!,,rV. U of o-'incn are wamuneu - Repairing fKne Au fiioi t nonce, md tliauklul for past favors. . C. JOHSsOX. i. O. M C()'X. JSU:tn j'ublic. JOKTJSOrJ U McCOWW, BTLy. -"TSi!" 13. 0UIK.0X CITV, OREGON. ;.:.T Will attend to all business entrusted t .our care m auv of the Courts of the State, 0. 11Uct money, negotiate loans, sell real es- :.fTartieular attention given to contested .hl'dCHV . 1. n. BELL. E. A. r.lUKEU. BELL a PAPwEER. AND I'KAI.EriS IX Chemicals, Patent Medicine, Paint, Perfumery, Oil, Vurnishes, And every article kept in a Drug Store. S'..,i .Main Sti:i:kt, Oiiego?: Cn r. SHADES SALOON. T,'t.t SUi .Wf' &re't. Mwn Second and Th',.1, Ore.jon tV,'. C'EOHGE A. HAAS Proprietor. .'h .f ror-netor begs leave to inform his f-'ec'ls and th public generally that the fib re named popular saloon is open fur their si't-oraaiodaliun, with a new and well assort -t .sr.nply of thp tiuest brands of wines, hf tiors and cirars. JOHN M. BACON, l justice of the Peace i0 Cilg llecorder. Ofnee In the Court, House and City Council Room, Oregon City. V"r. attend to the acknowledgment of 1"?'U, r.nd all other duties appertaining to '-Hoylico of Justice of the Peace. J. FLEMING, Jietiiil dealer in School Pools, Ski tioneri; also, Patent Medicines, awl Perfumery. t tU Post-ofuce, in Masonic Iulding, Oregon City, Oregon. William Broughton, CONTRACTOR and BUILDER, Ma in street, Orcjou City. Wi' nttend to all work in his line, con :ting in part of Carpenter and Joiner work ttatjiit).-. building, etc Jobbing promptly "eixl'M to. " ("- JOHN II. SCHSAM, Jlauufactorer and Dealer in pL'JA SADDLES, JIARJS'ESS, vlam btreet, between Third and lourifa, Oregon City. rPitK attention of parties desiring anything L 3:i my line, is directed to inV stack, bc tyif tucking purchases elsewhere. lv JOHN 11. SCIIRAM. CLARK GREENMAN, ltv City Drayman, 3S 6XEG0X CITT. All orders for the delivery of merchandise, "r packages and freight of whatever descrip Cioa, VJ;any part of the city, will be executed s mp-ly and with care. " IP. Sin DAVID SBIITH, avt ,,r to SMITH tfc MARSHALL, Lntclr Smith and Wago?i . Maker, Comer of Alain and Third streets, "egou City .... - Oreqon. P'.ickst-aithins in ttH its branches. Wagon "-s'.;;ig and repairing. All work warranted f' K'tve Satisfaction. (Sir isnpcfiiil Mills, OUEGOX CITY. KP CONSTANTLY ON HAND FOR SALE : AXD CHICKEN FEED ! t'J" Parties wanting feed must furnish cn-Mcks. jso.tf RiaWcFFOSALET Cl'Tr.VTED PETV,'EEN THE CLACK aulas r.ad the OSEGQH CITY TOWII PLAT ! n vicbitj of the placs of T. J. Uunsaker IfTi 1)2 so!'1 ehc' cash. pp.y to LEVY & FECKHEIMER, J Oli PWWlVfi SEATLY EXECUT- ' Q -..NT;-:nrni.-?E oiTicn. AMERICAN EXCHANGE. (Late LIXCOLX HOUSE,) "So. 84 Front street, Portland Oregon. L. P. W. QUIMBY, PitomiKTOB, (LaUtf Western Hot-el.) This house is the mo.it commodious in the State, newly furnished, and it will be the en deavor of the proprietor to make his guests comfortable. The Baggage Wagon will al ways be found at the iandtng on the arrival of steamships and river bouts, carrying haf nge to the house free of charge. JlT-ly Wester n II otel, Touti-axd, Orkuon. Corner of First and Morrison streets, Ths best and most comfortable Hotel in the State, where every want is anticipated, and cheerfully supplied. Warm and cold Baths attached to the house. This Hotel is located near the steamship Landing. The Hotel Coach will be in at tendance at all the Landings, to convev lasseuirers and baggage to and from tbe t.,... ,. ,.! ... f JOXII T. DOPO', - " SAMUEL 1). HOLM MS, - xUf-j - . pf0prietors. McLaughlin House. Main street, (opposite tlie Woolen Mills,) Oregon City, Oregon. . J. F. Miller & Co., Proprietors. Zr?" This is the most commodious Hotel in the city. Newly furnished, andjust open for the recej)tion of guests. o;?" It wiil bthe endeavor,of the Propri etors to make all truests comfortable. OREGON HOUSE, Main Street Oregon City. JACOB BQEHM, Proprietor. EST.VBLIS1IKI) 13.37. UEDrtTiox ix prices; The undersigned wishes to give notice that from Saturday, October 5th, i prices at the above house will fee as follows: Board and Lodging per week $5 00 Board without Lodging 4 00 Board and Lodging per dav 1 00 JACOB BULIIM. Oregon City, Oct. Cd, ISoT. r.eitf CLIFF HOUSE. -ii-?r Main Street, W. it. WII1TK', i r. T. W. It HO ABES, rruprietors. .Orofron City. Orep-on. We invite the citizens of Oregon City, and the traveling public, to give us a share of their patronage. . .Meal can be had at ail hours, to please the tr.ost fastidious. 15 Notice to the Public. I HAVE this dy closed the Barlow Howe in favor of the Cliff House. Hope my old customers will give their liberal patron age to the above well kept ho'.se. They will tind Messrs. White & Ilhoade-s tlways on hand to make guests comfortable, . WM. BAULOTV. OSWEGO HOUSE! OSWEGO, OUELiOX. .TOII SCHADE Proprietor, "TS now prepared to receive and entertain X all win.) may favor him ith tneir patron age. The House is New and the Booms are Newly and Neat'y Furnished. The Table will be supplied with all the delicacies of the season'. The House is situated near the steamer landing. The proprietor will at all times endeavor to give entire satisfaction to all who may favor him with a call, and would respectfully solicit the patronage of the Traveling Public. 41:tf. Board per w eck " 1.n-r. .,..! l..-t,ri,(. (J 00 kJlilliC JiLi.1 W II A T C II E E R H O US E , Nos. 12S and 100 Front street, I'OUTLAM), OltLUOX. REDUCED RATES' The v.ndersigned having taken th1"i well known house, "solicit increased patronage from the traveling public. The Househas lately been refitted, and the proprietors are now able to offer additional inducements to their patrons. The tabT-J will be furnished with the best market affords, and be under the immediate supervision of the proprietors Ucems well turmsbed and well veutuatea. A large fire-prouf safe tor the deposit of valuables. Ba'raije taken to the hotel free of charge. Board per week ?" On ioar..l ami lodging ... tos oo (According to the room -occupied'.) Nothing will be left undone, which is in the power of the proprietors to render guests comfortable. LYONS, LEONARD k Co., xi.'ij Proprietors. REMOVAL ! If.- 'lV3f Titi-: JE'WKT.r.r 'iy.5 Establishment of J. U. Miller HAS UEE.X REMOVED To Xo. 101 Front st., comer of Alder Carters New Building, Portland, - In Chas. Woodard's Drug Sl&re - Where he will b ready to attend to all manner of workmanship in his line. Watches and Jewelry repaired in ths most workmanlike manner. J. B. MILLER. A. J. JtO.VUOE. W. A. K. MEI.I.EN-. MONROE & BISLLEN, Dealers in California, Vermont, and Italian Marbks, Obelisks, Monu ments, Head and Fool, stones, Salem ..Oregon. Mantles and Furniture Maude furnished to order. !"'- R. E. CHATFIELD, AT tI!E Oregon ?eod Store I First st., Portland, opposite the Western Uotel. Will pay Highest Cash Prices for I1 lax Seed! OH AS. DOnOE..CHAS. E. CALEF. .CEO. W. SXELL. EQEGE, CALEF & Co., DEALERS IX DEUGS and MEDICINES, TAINTS, OILS, AND "WINDOW GLASS, VARXISHES, BRUSHES, PA IXTERS Materials, ana. Druggist' Sundries. t7 Front Street, Portland, Oregon. 35.) JOTICE. Friends, many thanks for past favors re ceived, 1 have newly opened a family grocery in W. F. Highfleld'a block, fronting the Ore gon House, Main street, and solicit a share of your patronage, by offering many articles less than Portland retail prices. Will exchange for butttr, egtr. hams Cour etc., etc. S.E. Sf ONE. 0 Ladd & Tilt on, ' BANKERS, roim.AXi, Ouego.v. "Will give prompt uttertion to collections, and other business appertaining to Banking. Sight and Telegraphic Exchange On San Francisco and the Atlantic States for sale. Government Sec mi ties bought and Mild. i i . W L. C . Fuller, JJi.'OKKR. Pays the Highest Price fur Gold Dust Legal Tenders and Government securities bought and sold. JS"o. V. Front st., xi.tf Portland, Oregon. J. F . MILLER. . J. W. SHATTICK. J. F.TJILLEHScCo., WAKCKACTUKEKS OF AMIi.EALEltS IN' : Ai, .Qjrw ji City JJoot and Shoe ' Store, Main street. THE BEST SELECTI02T Of Ladies', (ients', Bovs', and children's Boots and shoes on hand or made to order. J. H. JUTCnCLL. j. x. DOLrii. a smith. Mitchsll, Dolpli & Smith, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, c. ' m j r Solicitors in Chancery, ana 1 roc- tors in Admiralty. 2"i7" Office o-er the old PostOtlice, Front sireei, i ortiaiui. vreni'ii. A. C. GI EDS. - . . - c. w. rARiirsrx, Xnfary P tilth' and Con. of Deeds. GIBBS & PAEJilSII, Attorneys and Counselors at-Law, PORTLAND, OREGON. OFFICE On Alder street, in Carter's New Brick Block. n:; J. WELCH, DENTIST. Permanent'! Located at Oregon Ci'y, Oregon, Kooro-s with Dr. Saii'arans, on Main street. MACK & HATCH, D ENTISTS. The patronage oftnr.se de-.-irinj Ft ret Claw i'j'ratfitr'. is respectfully solicited. Satisfaction ju all cases guaraiiU-ed. N. 1. JYifro'M O.ryde administered for the Bainless Extraction oi Teeth. Also : the Rl. igini-iie . used for those who prefer it Officio Corner of Washington and Fron streets, Portland. Entrance on Washington street. 4'.tf S. G. SKIBSHORE, Druggist and A p o theca r y, (120 First st., near Western Hotel) PoKTi.Axn. ()::k;ox. BC SIXES S CARDS. Pea'er in drutrs, chemicals, patent medi- i . ,.i.i cine., etc. A tine assortment of English and j J have more Sense than his Wlfef Ere nch Toil'-t A r ticks. Perfumery, b'-ushes, etc. C -V Particular at tention given to the preparation of prescrip tions. (oL.";n Isaac fa::!'.. .j'ur. fai: ,1'AB.E. & BROTHER, Butchers a-nd .Meat Venders. Thankful for the favors of (lie community in the past, wi.-di to say that they will con tinue to deliver to their patrons, from the wagon, as usual, On Tuexda-y end. Saturdays of each . v:ch, all the best qualities' of Betf, Mutton, and Pork, or any other class of meats in the market. !:tf ' AHBIE8 & DALLAM, I M P o n T E I! s A n I j o b decs of WOOD AND WILLOW WARE Prushes, Twines, Cordage, etc., r nvM AFy iir , , 7 f! Proorns, Pads, 2 uhs, Washboards. l)-c ; 215 & 217 Sacramento San Francisco. 110 MaMeu Lame, N. V. City. Wm. H. WATKINSj M. D., si; KG EON, Of ice 9o Front st, Portland Oregon. Residence cor. Main dndlth- sts. 'Robinson & Lake -1X7 ILL CONTINUE THE STOVE AND V T Tin-ware trade as usual, at the estab lished EMIGRANT STORE, Corner of I'toiti and S.:f;i" .v.'., Portland, Oi'eaai. KOSIILANI) BItOS: Portland Auct ton Store! L7 Fir si st., nxt door to Post-ojf-cc, Portland, Oregon, Importers and Jobbers of Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, drain Bags, Purlaps, FurnisJiivg Goods. We Kill pay the highest cash 2rice for Wool, Furs and Iides. Front st., near the Ferry Landing, Portland, Oregon. Re filed and Pe-ocnedby J. A. Mac Donald. The lest of Wines, Li cjuors, Cigars, etc., constantly on hand. 5 OMETHIXG XE W ! Boots with Wire Quilted Eottems o These Boots are made on the American standard last. They never iail to lit and feel comfortable, and require no " breaking la." The Wire Quilted Soles have been proven bv practical experience to last twice as lone as the ordinary soles. A sidendid assortment just received at 1 E. I). WHITE k Co.'s,,. . . . Boot and Shoe store, .",4." 1S1 First st. Portland. "cHTrTciry ball, &!(ccc-rv to Oradi'ir f- Co., MANUFAC1TUEK OF Wagons & Carriages, 2(il and 200 Front st., Portland, Oregon. OCT Wajons of every description made to order. GencralJolhing done with neatness and dispatch. Oak and Ash lumber, and all kinds cf wagon materials for sate. Orders from the country promjdlg aliauled to. OREGON CITY BEEWEEY! (i IIE.RY UUHBEL, IJaviug purchased the above Brewery, wishes to inform the public that he is now prepared to manufacture a No. 1 quality of LAGER BEER! As good as can be obtained anywhere iu the State. Orders solicited nud promptly filled. TIJIELY IIIIYJ1E. Sing a song of Seymour ' , And lilair full of rye; Every Tammany Injun's - Finger's in the pie. When tbe pie is opened Littln birds will sing: "Seymour, Seymour wants tole, Put never will be king' : Blair in the wigwam, Feeling very frisl:y, Full of high ambition (Synonym for whiskey) Seymour out doors Showing off his clothes, ?Long comes Ulysses Graat Andsnipsoffhisnose. IiI.TS TO I1CSUAXUS. 1. Ect every husband" be per snnded that there are only ttvo ways i of fovertiino- a familv the first is I by expression of that will that be- : jnnrTS to for0p . the - srronrt. bv the. powcr of mijjnes9 t0 whfeh even L . ,1-. i i strength tvill yield. When a hus- I I accustoms himself to say I will, he loses his empire 2. Avoid unnecessarily of contra dietirg your wife. When we smell a rose it is to imbibe the sweetness of its odor ; we likewise look for any thing that is amiable in cian. Who ever is often contrndicfed feed3 an in-l sensible aversion fur the person who contradicts. 3. Never take upon yourself to be a censor upon your wife's morals, nor read lectures to her except 'affection ately.' Lot your preaching be a good example, and practice virtue yourself to make her in love with it. 4 Command her attention by beit g always attentive to her; never exact anything from her that you would not be willing he should ex act from you: appear always flats tered by the little she docs for you, which will excite her to kind offices. 6. All women are vain ; in somV their vanity U insufferable. Never wound this vanity, not even in the most trilling instance. A husband but he should never seem to know it. G. When a woman gives wrotg counsel, never make her feel that she ha done so, but lead her on by de grees to what is rational, with' mild ness and gentleness; when she is convinced, leave her all the merit of havivg found out what was just and reasonable. 7. When a wife is out of temper behave obligirgly to her; if she is unkind, nev.r resort to finding fault with her, with a view to humble her. 8. Choose well your male friends ; have but few, and be cautious of fol lowing their advice in all matters, particularly if inimical t the fore 1 . yoing instructions, 9. Cherish neatness without lux ury, and pleasure without excess ; dress with taste, and particularly with modesty. Such things tuay appear trifling, but they are of more impor tance than imagined. 10. Never be curious unnecessari ly to pry into your wife's concerns, but obtain her confideuco by 'that which, at all times, you repose in her. Always preserve order and economy ; avoid being out of temper, and be careful never to scold. Iy this means she will find her own house more comfortable than any other. 11. Seera always to obtain infor mation from her, especially before company, though you may pass your self off as a simpleton. Never for get that a husband owes his impor tance to that of his wife if ho de. trades her he injures himself. Leave her entirely mistress of her own ac tion, to go and come whenever she sees fit. "A husband ought to raake his company so amiable to hi3 wife that she will not be inclined to seek any other ; then she will not look for pleasure abroad, if he does not pars take of it with her. - The Treasury Seal. Tbe Phila delphia Evening Star calls attention to the fact that the seal used by the Treasury has never received the sane tion of Congress, and that even the history cf its original adoption is veiled in obscurity. We know that a committee had been appointed to j a a ,nocei (OT a seal. and that it reported two, one of which is at pres ent in use in the Department. The report of the committee, so far as is known, was never acted upon by Congress, so that, it is claimed, the Treasury seal is not one authorized by the proper authority. The qucs tion is now raised, is the prescription of so long a time sufficient to supply tbe want of this Congressional ap proval rSV Ask your neighbor to subscribe for' the E.sTLi::T.:,-;ij. iNFORM.yrio.. Fua :ljimigiuts. The -following communication fur nishes much information relative to a part of Washington Territory of vrhich but little has hitherto been known, and as such we give it a place in oar columns : . IjELLING ltaii BaV, Aug. CI, 1SGS. Ed. Statesman : Understanding that a large immi gration has crossed the plain3 this sea son to settle on the Pacific slope, and that a large portion thereof would pass through your valley, branching off from there in different iirectios, I propose through your colarns to give a description of this portion of the Te.rrit(iry"(hhhertO So "little known) for the benefit of those who are seek ing a home in our midst. Whatcom county, including the disputed islands, contains upward of ten thousand square miles of land ; its" population is about 450 white male adults ; 23 white female adults, and about CO white children. It is the extreme north "western portion ot the Terri tory, being bounded on the north and west by the British and U. S. bound ary line. It contains by far the largest amount of rich agricultural lands of any county west of the Cas cade mountains ; but owing to the want of roads, and its isolated posi tion from the line of travel on the Sound, but few farmers have reached here yet. The Skagit river drains the southern portion of the county, along the banks of which are large tracts of rich bottom lands, where hundreds of settlers could obtain good firms by clearing alder, maple and brush ; there is co prairie land on this river, but great portions of it could be. easily cleared ; there are about twenty settlers located there ; no white women. Immediately west of the mouth of the Skagit are what is called the Swanomish Hats, a body of low prairie land about six miles square, connecting Fidalgo Island with the main land. These fiats are overflowed by the extreme high tides j in winter, but never in summer, and by dyke'mg they can be kept quite dry, and put in the highest degree of cultivation; fur pasture lands they are unequalled in the Territory. So says every stranger who sees them ; thousands of tons of wild grass can be cut there every year. A slough (roes through the fi its, through which mall steamers and boats can pass at high water, affording a navigable route from the upper portion of the Sound to Bellingham Bay, north of Whidby's Island, giving settlers the means c f obtaining supplies and send ing their produce to market in any direction. There is but one family on the fiats yet, Mr. Dodgp, who has not been one year on his claim, and has over forty acres in crop ; about a dozen claims are taken, and there is nearly a "hundred left. On Fidalgo Island, contaning about fifty square miles, there are some very rich tracts of land. Ou Beale's Bay, on the west side of the island,, there is about a thousand acres of prairie, on which there are some IS settlers, two white families, and a logging camp of some 20 men. North from the Swanomish tlats about two miles are the Samish flats, of the same description, and about half as extensive as the Swa nomish. Twelve miles north from there, brings you to Whatcom, the county seat, situated on Bellingham Bay, half a mile from which are the Bellingham Bay coal mines, which have just been reopend on a large and extensive scale, ready to deliver hundreds of tons per day. A new wharf is now being built, at which two large vessels can be: loaded at once. There are about one handred persons employed at these mines, and about fifty more miners are wanted. From this point along the foot of the mountains to the' boundary line, 17 miles, thence along the boundary line to Simiahmoo, about oO miles, thence back along the shore to the starting point, encloses a body of rich agricultural land. The Lumen river runs through it ; one mouth empty ing into Bellingham Bay, another into the Gulf of Georgia. On this river there are some strips of prairie, and many valuable claims could be had by clearing brush, vine maple and alder. This portion of the country is part of a large and extensive coal field, extending north into Biitish Columbia, which will soon be largely developed, affording a market for the farmers who may try their fortunes here. Withio the disputed territory are three large islands, Orcas, Lopez, and San Juan, on each of which are large bodies of good land. -Immigrants will bo able to crous the Sno oualaiie Pass this fall, and drive Ihcir wagons to Seattle, from whence a steamer plys weekly to Bellingham Day. The greatest want of .Wash ington Territory is single women, and in no part of it is that want greater than in WThatcom county. Any farm er coming here to settle with several marriageable daughters, would have little to pay for help in the way of house-raising, log-rolling, &c. Any one seeing this and desiring any more definite information can have it by addressing me at this place. I have lived here over fifteen years, arid will be pleased to furnish any one w?th information on any subject connected with this country. ' Edward Eld ridge. ' v TirE Cattle disease.' i Dr. Harris, accompanied by the President of the New York Board of Health, Professor Busteed, of tbe Veterinary College of New York ; Professor Liautard, of the Ve terinary College, Paris ; Dr. Weisse, and other members of the profession, visited the abattoirs of Comrn'nnU paw, recently, to examine tbe car. cases of cattle said tobe infected with the plague from the West. The animal alive shows a certain degree of lassitude, a dull eye, and is gen erally weak and poor. On examin ation of its intestines the kidneys showed a fatty condition, while some portions of it presented a. less solid condition than naturarpand the ex tirior .was of mettled appearance. The main intestine was excoriated, and presented numerous black spots, having the appearance of having been burned with caustic. The urine was bloody. All the cattle coming to Cotnmunipaw in this condition are from Illinois, but they have been previously pastured with Texan cat tle, in which alorie the disease, if any exists, is found. The Texan cattle, however, are known to be infected with ticks, a species of cattle lice of an enormous size, which would alone account for several of the symptoms of plague, so-called that is poorness of condition, the excoriation of the stomach produced by tbe animals swallowed, the color and appearance of tbe contents of the bladder, etc. A number of cattle in this condU tion have come to Cotrrmunipaw during the past few days, but only a very few of them were sold to a Williamsburg batcher, and these were immediately repurchased by the agent of the owner; hence it is all but certain that so far no diseased cattle have got in the market. The whole of the stock diseased , or hav ing been pastured or shut up with diseased animals were, by order of Mr. Fitch, the saent of the owner, Mr. Alexander, killed and sent to the rendering vats. No otucr herds were infected on their arrival. In addition to the examination of the abattoir made on Sunday, Dr. Harris has mada minute examination of various portions of the animals, and finds that certain portions of the intestines are diseased. But at the examination on Monday the opinion was expressed that the flesh of the animal was perfectly sound, though the fat presented a peculiarly yellow, jaundiced appearance. It was pre sumed that the partaking of such meat might produce sickness such as diarrhoea.. Precautions have been taken to prevent the selling of any diseased cattle at Communipaw by the ap pointment of additional officers, and Governor Wrard, of New Jersey, has given orders to have all diseased cat tle, or cattle exposed to others dis eased, stopped on their entrance to the State of New Jersey, if any dis ease exists tt is certainly deleterious to health and cannot be detected by ordinary buyers, hence the only means of preventing the ill effects of it is by cuttiDg o3" the source of sup ply, which iu in the case of diseased meats has been effectually done by the authorities of the States of New York and New Jersey. The primary cause of the disease, however, seems to come with -the Texan cattle, but the native herds are not in the least infected, as is proved by a drove ot sixty-four smt down from Illinois from a farm where no Texan cattle had been pastured. They arrived here perfectly sound. One of the operatives of Rich ard & Co.'s paper mill, at Gardiner, (Me.), found a diamond cluster pin in the rags. It is 'ft-orihone handred dollars or more. This is the second time that a diamond pin has been found 'within a year. All such treas ures are allowed by the proprietors ai the perquisite of the girls who pick the rag over. RAILROAD STOCK. J ; A v Michigan Editor says he beN lieves it to be one of the highest and holiest duties of man to subscribe or railroad stock, and no man ean be a true christian without it. The rail road is the wings on which we fly from barbarism to civilization from rain water to mint juleps from heathenism to Christianity from sheriffs and constables beyond the reach of debt, from obscurity to ubi quity, from white fish and sand bills to the spiced wines and shaded parks of the great city, and from the musty rnouthirjgs of plug politicians to the rolling grandeur of refined oratory. A railroad, the . philosopher's stone t which turns , everything- it touches into old, and it comes to ns freighted with: wealth. It is the richest investment which the world affords, and as saclt is specially , en joined upon us,, . , , ..--'. No man can excuse himself from the investment. To those who would lay away their dollar safely, instead of putting it where it would increase ten fold, we commend the parable of the talents. When the nobleman started to go into a far country, he' called his servants together aad gave to each of them a talent. And when he returned and demanded an account of their stewardship the servant who had invested his talent in railroads said, " Lord, thy talent has gained ten talents," and he ; was given : au thority over ten cities. And the next servant who had invested his talent in railroads, walked forward and said, " Lord thy talent has gamed five tal ents," and he was given authority over rive cities. And the third ser- vant who did not believe in railroads, being a regular old seed, boosed for ward and said, ' Lord, behold, here is thy talent which I have kept laid away in a napkin," and hereupon the Lord ordered him to be skinned like an eel And why? Because, in stead of investing the , money, and doing something with if, he had peg ged around with his talent done up in his shirt-tail, the same as all anti railroad men do. It is clearly to be seen 4tlu.lujLj3arflbIeil)aJ. i is a man's christian duty to ose money: for the benefit of himself and others. Therefore the stock boots of the O. C. 11. R. still open, ought to show at once that we have plaguey few old fossils among us who have their tal ents done cp in a napkin. Knock the napiiiu from your wallets, gentle- men 1 ! Prohisixg to Marry the Girl. We yesterday beard rather a good story on. one of our city ministers, says an Eastern exchange.' f During last winter a revival was in progress in one of the country churches near the city. Among the regular attend ants on the meeting was a beautiful and estimable, but rather unsophisti cated young lady, w hose friends were very anxioU3 to have her unite with the church. v - She seemed, however, reluctant to do so ; and the minister in question was requested to "talk to her.;' This he did several times, on one occasion saying, in a jocular manner'4 Miss M , if you'll join the church' I'll marry you," meaning he would per form the ceremony. The girl seemed pleased with, the proposition, and a few evening3 after walked up to the altar and united with the chnrch. ' Several weeks after this the minis ter preached at the church, aud after the services met the young lady. "Brother ," said she, "you promised to marry me if Fd join the church. A re you going to do sp ? I don't want to wait any longer." The minister? saw bis dilemma; and ai, tempted to explain. "I meant' I would perform the ceremony,' he said, " that's all. . I can't marry you myself, for 1 am already married, and love my wife too much to desire to swap her off for another." The young lady became indignant, declared that she'd leave the church, and that she never did have much faith in these town prer.chers." Our ministerial friend declares that he will never again use any other than plain scriptural argument to induce a young lady to join, the church. There is a renewal of the move ment for the -division of - Idaho Terri tory, and a new one organized out of the northern counties and a part of Washington, or the annexing of the northern counties of: Idaho to Wasli ington. ". f . , -An Impertinent 'fellow asked a gentleman at a public gathering why he had shaved off his side whiskers, ana was answered, "that to meet soiue men he required more cheek:." i . - -. . F n - r ' -v . . I . - jjtrrrERMAKixG. i; un imiKing clean fastfyet gently, rfgularly twice a day, , depends the success of t!i dairy-man. Bad milters should not be tolerated in a" herd';' better double the price for good onesC' ' ' j 2. Straining is quite simple, but iV " should be borne in mind that tWo -' pans half full each " will produce greater quantity of cream than . th o 0 same milk if in bnt one pan. ' The reason of this is the greater surface. &. Scalding is quite an important feature in the way of working butter in cool weather ; the cream rtVes much quieter, mirk keeps sweet long er, the butter is of a better color ami -chums in neha!f the time. 1 Skimming should always be done before the milk becomes JojA pered; otherwise much of the cream 1 turns into whey and is lost. t. 5. Churning, whether by hand o'r otherwise, should occupy fifty min- . utes- , " i C. Washing in cold water is one of its preserving qualities'ani7sboufct be continued until it shows Sno co'for of the milk by the uW of the ladle:; : very hard water is highly chargeable with lime, and must in a measure im- : part to it alkaline properties. ? Y. Salting is necessarily done wittt the best kind of ' ground salt;; the quantity varies according to the "state' it is taken from the chum; if soft; more if hard, less. - Alw-oys asta for the surest guide" "'' ... cs 8. First wording, after about twenty-four hours', is for the purpose of giving it greater corSpactneVs. 9. Second working takes place at the time of packing, and when tha butter has dissolvpd the salt, that the brine may be worked outV 10. Packing is done with the bands or with a butter mail, and when Wit ter is put into wooden Vessels they should be "son ked two or three days in strong brine before using. After each packing, cover the butter with a ' wet cloth and put a layer of salt up'oa it ; in this way the salt can easily uo removed at any time by simply tal& ing bold of the edges of the cloth. Butter made in this way will keep ' any length of time. required. " The Chinese sword-swallowers at the Paris Exhibition were extra ordinary performers in their way but at this epoch of progress they have soon been "distanced. Swallow frig la sabre, at present, is nothing The fashion now is to swallow a tfghtedo0 lantern' and brilliantly illuminate your inner man. You then become a living and walking gas-light"; that is alb This is done with little ec trie lanterns which give light. without burning. They are called GessierV tubes, and are. small .glass cylinders, cuner empty or mieci. with azote, hy drogen', or carbonic acid gas trirongii which a voltaic current is made to pass. The tubes become sufficfentlQ " luminous to allow you to rea print ed letters he:d at several inches dis tant Tromr them. When this minia tare lantern is introduced uiVo stomach, the "skin is . transparent enough to permit your seeing the in terior of the ar irAal. There is no "need for people "to live In glass houses; for ttey are hereby transformed into glass houses themselves. Their do mestic secrets are rudely divulged ; and Diogenes wp-uld be dVlighted to find that, ius'tead of a mere superfi cial outside view of his much desid- v erated honest eian, be can now, wiln the newly invented Jsntertt, loJk. person through and thjxwg:". Tobacco asd Insanity. Tbe efc focts of tobacco are more inj'urioos to the mind and the nervous pystem. tBan is generally supposed. . JM. Jol ly recently presented statistics to, the Academy of Scieuce goifig to show t&at the use of tobacco bad a r&en- dency to produce insanity ; From 1813 to 1832 the tax, on tobacco in France produced 28,000,01)0 franc; and there were.OOO patients in the Innatic asylums The revenue froni tobacco has now reached Idb.obo, 000 francs, and there are 44,000 pari alytic and lunatic patients in the ho bitals. M. tJollv savs! " the immti. erate use of tobacco, and more ea pxjcially of the pipe, produce a weafe iiess of th e brain and in the spinal mar't row, which causes madness." Some constitutions may resist Its pernicious influence for a long tirne, just as U the case with intoxicating drinks, but eventually the person who indulge? freely iu either will find that he has been contending with an enemy that was too strong for him. Bat whfr speatc of these things? Men will drink, : admitting, while drinkioj', that its only efiect is ruinous; au4 so men will smoke, even though thej know that in doing so they are pre- ' paring themselves for the lunatic aty-lum. o o G O o 0 G O -it