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SPECTATOR,
OREGON CITYi
THURSDAY, SEPT. 20, 18.10.
i. ;. SCItHKBLY, EDITO.
Not having piper of tho usual size, wo
were compelled to Issue tlilt number in Its
present form. Tliii i at much of a,por.
plexity to ui at it will be a disappoint-
incut to our subscribers. Out it it n huN
ter ocr which we havo do control wc
hac done thcbcit we could do under the
circumstances. A largo supply is confi
dently expected very soon by the proprie
tor. It has been near seven months on
the way from New York, and should havo
arrived ere this. A little reflection on
tho part of tho reader will lead to a full
appreciation of our situation tho great
space intervening, and the length of timo
required for transportation, rentiers it lm.
possible, under tho present posture of nf.
fairs, to get supplies promptly. ,We?for.
tunntcly, have some paper of a smaller
size.
From the foot of the rapids to Linn-city,
no learn, there is now completed and in
use a pood wagon road. It has keen made
at the rxpense of privato enterprise. In
this wo recognise a principlo that will
build up and improvo any country, and all
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wo want is a fete more of tho samo sort,
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the public arc indebted lor this voric, to
.Messrs. Walling & Co.
From recent arrivals across the plains,
ne learn that tho latter portion of the em
igration to California and Oregon, has
suffered very muck with the cholera. and
that a ' uge number of deaths, for the
want of proper medical assistance, have
occurred. Last week wo recorded the
death of a father and two children ; this
week 'c have to add an equally distress
ing instanco, that a father and mother both
died and have left several children to the
mercy of strangers ; to prosecute, as they
best could, the remainder of their journey,
which was over 1000 miles, and by far
the most difficult part of the route. They
were directed to a friend in this city,
whoro they arrived a law days ago.
Still ynolhir.Ve havo been informed
of another still moro distressing ; where a
mother hail died leaving a husband nnd
even children, tho youngest being only
about fivu months old.
At Memphis, Tcnn., Juno 10th, a fatal
affray occurred, in which somo five per.
sons, Alanson Trigg, K. M. Ycrger esq.,
lien. Coc, and .Majors Conncll cV Gaines,
were imrlicatiu , the first was killed, and
the Iwt 'alter wero severely wounded,
The affray, it appears, grew out of nn ex.
traordinary note written by K. V. M.
King (Into Judge of tho Com. end Criin.
Court) and endorsed by Alanson Tri,7g.
An investigation into the affairs of tho
Farmers' end Mechanics' Hank, was the
cause of it. The taking of Gen. Coa's
life, appears to havo been premeditated;
he was attacked by three persons at once;
one of whom drew a pistol and shot him in
tho back. His wounds were tcrriblo, but
not considered mortal.
The "Harlow Houic" has been rcop
rp'd for the accommodation of the public; I .
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lirrnod uinfthc fuel in thosJiIiriieof acard
or ndt'crtis?nient. Nut wishing to incur
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their (the proprietors) displeasure, we omit
all further notice.
Near tho mouth of John Day's river,
about two weeks since, teveral immigrant
families running short of provision!!, with
the view of obtaining relief, hired acouplo
of canoes of tho Indians, intending to pro.
teed forthwith to tho Dalles ; they had not
proceeded far, until tho Indians, prrceiv.
ing iho danger th.-y wero in, from tln-lr
nearness to the rapids at tho mouth of
John Days' river, went otit tu their assist.
anco. All wishing in savo themselves
rushul for the relief party, and soon over,
loaded the canoe, thereby endangering the
lues ofull j somo of them, in attompting
to get back, -jp,ui ono nf the canoes, tho
canoe turning bottom side up. Tho in.
dian, by their superior adroitness, sue
ceeded in saving all Iho women and cliil.
tiren rxcept ono child, which was not
missed until their arrival at shore. The
men portion of them went down over
the fills; fnrtuiiaU-ly, Ihev ncre all sav.
d.
CallfvralM m Htimbns;.
In looking over ourCnllfornla papers of
latest dales, that havo come to hand, we
were nevermore forcibly struck with tho
fact that this is an age of humbug. How
the press- of California can continuo to
practlco such wholesale deception by pub
lulling, fjr the take of effect ubroad, such
marvellous stories as appear in them from
timo to timo without flolirg they were,
by so doing, practicing tho most kicked
deception, is n mystery to us. Kxip, in
his wildest iligiiti of imagination, was a
child in comparison. Tho fetrign pre''
is equally at fault for vicing with each
other in tho republication of '.hewo fabri
cated, golden stories. Tho quarries and
mountains of gold to industriously her
alded to the world by the now monger
will never pay one per cent, of tho debt
they owe to dead and dying humanity.
Tho lengthened visages and bloodps.i
cheeks that greet our eyes iikii tho ar.
rival ol every mail steamer, brings to our
recollection the fact, that 'rry many of
theso Individuals wero " well to do" In
fill, fttatffa. wlinr tliftv pniiin frnm tint
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tages of geo.1 school and the benefit-, of
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'morally and religion : bu how Koks I Hi
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otner sue ol trio picture l Many ol them,
poor Icllows, Itavo puiil Ilia tli b; ol niture;
many aro diseased end east down; many,
too, have imt only spent nll ihey had an.
too. have nntoidvsneixnl v l.n.l ...l
mortgaged their farms in the States r
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raiso monoy to procure thtir outfits, but
arc now "Mat broke" without tho mean'
of living and no chance to get back, pos.
sibly, to their sullering families: whilst
others aro daily mingling in assecistlons
that would even have t!igrared Teus, in
the days of her most llnL-rnn: outlawry.
Tliev lliimrs nr.w.nk- n iiil...! nt Iiv nnr
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c.otcmpararies with them tho buil ling
up their country is of paramount impor
tance. '1 ho suffering and destrut '.Ion of
life and properly on the ik-so.ru and plains
cannot be described upen paer ;' to say
nothing of the loss of timo and money
Tho probability is tlmt some uf ilicso de
luded and hoodwinked mortals will return
to their families; but nino out of every
tu, trill r..inrn u!i!, .n,iv !,. .,'.t
.v.. ....v...... ..,. . ...... ... '..Miia-ui.i.'.
not a few of them with broken enmtiiu.
tiona.
The quustibn ia, ere these samo scenes
to bo re-enacted another year, or will
tho press otst assist us In correcting the
many and inoreadng f il rprcj"ntatiom
that are currently reportid in ail parts of
ii,n iTnlnM 1
Thcro is pihl in California
and plenty of it ; but numerous and and.
den fortunes nro uiu'.ng 'io things tlmt
were tho emrri has L-cn l ai;ea oil tip
fortunes arr contlned to laukvrs, (;ml-Lrs,
grogory.kecpcrs ami properly holders,
and we might add tlmt nlmsst ono half
the fortunes amassttl at the prctir.t time
aro directly or indirectly connected with
tho sale of ardent spirits or gambling.
No kinds of st'jcl. will now bring more
tban Malt Dm piiceytiuitney.oan bo pur
chased for in tti6 stales, c.'Jcppt cois ;
thewcntninand almost any pilce. IJvcry
il vrinjlous fo.ne now'ilisolosun jof
. .i. . y . . .
iiUUeii treasure ol t lie great jnicccss
ome fortunate ono. And what m'tinst
-Jironge, connected with litis subject, is,
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mo inmciy auu uimtcsi niicnnani upon
its oblaiual, are seldom alluded to. Tito
l'lacsr Tlmt a rather hrads.off all tho rest
and takes tho lead. Tho suhjiiacd para,
graph will givo somo idea of tin gamo
that is continually played off upon tho
credulous
The Dignities, Wo learn from Mr.
Nichols, who is in town from I-'cuthcr Hiv.
er, that so lor cs worked tln dilforeitt bars
aro paying remarkably woll. Oscaloosa
liar, on tho Middle Fork, about fid miles
from liorc, and about 0 miles from Sto.
uingtnwu, is tho claim where the firr.t
work has been dono in that ill reel Ion.
Mr. N. loft thnro a week ago ycslnnlay ;
niey nan men nccn at work a nine over
weak. Thi labor of soven men, working
wi;!i a quicksilver machine, vieldcd 912,.
000 for tho first five days. Thorn is evn.
ry prospect that tho bar will continuo to
pay in as large a ratio. Tliero are ten
shares in tho dam, four of which havo
recently been sold tho first for 83,000,
the second for 84000, and the two othora
for 80000 each. These shares wero pur.
chased by men who havo been ton the
spot, and have seen the evidence of the
fmmonso richness of tho bar. Mr. Ni.
chols himself one day panned four ounces
in a short timo.
our heart saddens when tluy detail to us, be rnorvctl fur tJiicallonnl purposes, and J that thos? present had cumu to urn; hrr
their talcs of wo and distress," endured m that all salts of lots lliurrwi, madn iditcu ( married. She consented, nnd itir- cere.
r.lifnrnU Jn.t il.int nfii !,.., the fourth thy of March. ISO. nrulo be M,v wns performed by n ei-lnnd i-lt-rgv-California.
Just think of it, ihcs, persons, 'IIrj nll , nmJo vt,, ,KS rM0 w ,.; ,,,, ,j ,.,, ,,. tK-,..
many or them were surrounded by llicirl,,,(.clf,,ly lu in;-..rui otir hunurahlo Is,. ' ,',. Urk, and pl.iced 1,-r niM'tig itsso.
families and friends, enjoying peace and ' dies lh.it tins claim like other claims in Cl ,(,., imt wrri. , f ry ilisnrei uMn in br.
plenty; their funiilics reaping the ailvun- ",10 Territory, ns fi'cii iiml hni until Uwcullu I'IifiriMaiine menthi .i.-,
mMtoMMMMr.
In pursuance of attics), publlo mod.
Ing of tholnliabitaavef Orejpn.olty awl
its vicinity . was hsli'.'al tho CHj Ifoltl at
.1 o'clock P. M. on Thursday, Sept. lPth,
lor the purposo of asking Congress to oon.
linti to the owners oflots in Oregon-city,
Iho titles which theyj havo derived from
Dr. John McLaughlin.
Andrew Miioil esq. was railed to tho
ohalr, eudtNoycj Smith appointed sec re
tarv.' i
The oMcct of tho mi-rtinir havinc been
staled bv Judgn Thornton, and remark
madoby K. I'ritehctt esq. and others in fur.
thtir uviiUiiatKin, Judo J. (Jiilnn Thorn.
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tun, .iiiucj ,iui-rt omiiiht, iuiii niiii
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ah"; uiei.vu rwi. mjb uriivini-ii hi man
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iMniiMrul In ucciinunoii with tln nlijeuts
f 111. ineelhu.. Tin. vnmill. limine
' Ih. inroiinir. The roiniullhe bavin?
tired, reiurnr.1 tit U-i.li and nrlrVi
a ibllnuin ! Memorial.
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o Iht Hoieritiile, the bentte and limit' ol
lUjni'nlthvneftlw I .iito Mufr., m ,hu , k)C ,,, i),,,,,, n, ,,r
togr wmbleilt hushstid, who lornl limn, thr..uKli
Thi undersigned, your mcninualisls, the agency nl a colored wmiinii, who v -.
clllteasofOrcgon-city nnj of tho vlolni-1 employed by lu-riu wushliiR. Ilei hu
IV, III tho Terriloiy of Oregon, having . ,n, ,,uu-r pruK.cd the matrh l.ur
learue with deep regret that n bill is now ' B,c; lt t. evening ulie was invited
penult., uoiuio yoir iiunorouir inrs iiv
which ltlsj.roviJ.-il that the claim ofland
l.nonaitlic"Origoii.ciiy i-lslin," is tu
,tm Lr;n1"e;' "! -;-"': '" "
'''' of Iho Pmuiioiul iiml Ifrrilurinl
:,,..,. r n, ..,-,,, ...i .i,.,,,,,,
lineriimenls "I iin-in, r.n'l ln.il vuur
memorialists huvo tvrr r.rarietl it .
! entitle J In protection ns lui:v as ntlii-r
claim i, iiu 'i r tin laws mingrtf,, with
I " .""" " 'e cumrarj ..oo.unj
I ii 111 r in
vuircr until lite present tine:
TliJI under ibii imnrissioii. both b. fim
nnd psiin-ially uiuco iho uid fourlh of
-Mareh, l.irgr ior'.n:M of it, in blocks nml
lu.s, have bvfll purchasid ill gtxjtl f.lilli,
by many of them and other citimis of
(iregoti, whibavi eret'lt-tl valu.tblo build.
ii."s thcno.iin iiuinv instances, in tho ex.
ptcfitioii lit having a cciiplctc nnd snlli.
cij.it tub ihentii, Iipii Ongrcss slirild
g-"""' '.uchallti
n' '.ill-it a III! - II tilt: ori;;!titl "ccuj ant,
ttlts rur.ii Irntly cspt-ctril : And ulsn
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that since thai dat -. the nccuiiant of Mild
ciiiii.i has made a ilenntii.ii far oinnly,
-t .: I ..i .!..n -. i...i .. .
educational, una t-lt.iritable and relig-oiis class, an I t-niMin t!,. m in mik
iurjinses, of morn t liars twiiJiiii-drcd lots : v.iy.ines frnm ttt. p i -.t ' 1 1 Ui
Ami vilitireJS, if the lull iiiNiiIIim should ' the I'dcili1', without t; ' a-.i-tl
t.is, a L-reit loss wju'd fall 'on innocent
pjn-hasers and upon l!m ptiblii- tnttiriMs
ublcli linvt reci-itrd domili'iiis, yntir nit--
nionalislsrr iiecl full ri'tnonstrati-iicaiiist
i itspasiage in its prci nt form, l-l vini;
as they tin that it v.uiiltl work n I't-verc.
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inequitable, unnecessary und irrriiniiedia.
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bin injii.tice. and they prnviheYifir-s that
the title to all lotv on (-..!. I c'n'in sold
tlonated prior lo tho prcMiit tini" may be
confirmed lo Ih" purchasers nr ;;'nnlt es.
This mi'tnorisl was tlib.ilrd by Illder
llt.r.i !.!ali Johnson, tho minimi!' o, nnd
ntlii-r. nml mi itintinri n(.ln.l. .. 'I'L.irii.iin
Wtta nr.nnimoilhl V nibi'ilt-il n ttii. vnn., i.T
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the mentiug.
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On imtitn, a uns voted, I hit lie Mn.
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monal ln s.tuJ by the chairman mi.
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ecr.-larv of tlio met ing, mid circu U c
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in ur"'oii.i i'v anil tin vicm iv lor iii.n.
;oii- i'y antl tin Vicmiiy lor aigi.ii
lur'-s. ,
TI.- fillottlngare iho iiam.-i uf g.-t.'li.
men w ho signed it :
Andrew I loo-J chairman, Noycs Smi'h
r.ecrtary, I-'orb'.-i Ilarclay M. I).. A. A.
Skinner, James 1). Ilolniuu. V.!. Ilnl
Kara Fisher. Georro I'. Allen L. I). U
Latlornlli, D. D. Tompkins, Win. llnr.
Irnv, Amory Holbrcolc, Matthew lllehard.
son, Jului MoLnsky, William Holmes, II.
llurns, illlani U.apman, Wm. K. hil.
iKirn, J. it. Uahton, II. IJ. lingers, Charles
I rictlcnbcr. Abrnhuin Wolfe. Samuel
Variry, J. It. Iiiickcnstos, John J. Chand
ler, S. W. Moss, Jnine. Winston jr., Sep.
Hums lluolol, Milton JJIliott M.
The Memorial having been adopted,
tho majority of thojo present signed it and
retired ; oiler which A. F.. Wait esq. of.
fercd tho following resolution, wliinli ho
dismissed noma twenty minutes, when on
motion of tho decretory of tho meeting it
v.. is adopted.
Hetohed, Tliat wo regard thy! election
of tlm Oregen.cily Claim alono for rrser.
vatlon, as uncalled for by any coiihiilern.
bio portion ot tho citizens of this Tcrriln.
ry, und as Invidious und unjust to Dr. J.
McLaughlin, .
Judko J, Qulnn Thornton ofilred tlm
fullowhiir resolution, which was adonied
aflarhcKhud rrndo a shnit speech showing
that niarty pertons had leten guilty nf thp
decWt ingratitude toward their denofac.
lor, by hot paying their delIs, nnd tocrcf.
ly tlfjnW a petition to take uvvay his
properly'.
itttoirea, mat ur. Jonn Mclaughlin
ntllll (lilimiTl.nriilnt, W'ntl.irl.
A. I-!. Wail5, Jol.li C.Lewis, James A I faM "'' "',': " !'I'.WI'1 r" '", ,,M,rl n"'1
Moore, llolArt Mourn, II. I!. Thompson, I ""' ,Lolh. cf J " I""?
fi.nr II. Aikln-m, M. Crawfcr', W,. U ,1" ''"'"Tolled r;-.mdr .1,- mmjp.
Ho-C Thomas Low,;, Win. II. Camp!,, II, ,,,om ''"." the landlonl. im. t l.is
Johlil-I-miug, G. Hnnan. ltobeUa.!liel.l r"."f ,"C'"'i "l,'H m"' f ? '
Alrx. Ilna-r, f,ai.mel Welch, i.n.tuvu l'r " d,,r' R'."! '"I?r,".,1,! ,,il"1 ,"l.t lU." "'
A. 'one, Alhct Gainea, W. II T.'ckrr, ' Uu; " WBM,"f f,'.r , '''''" J''"'!";''
Arth'.l McKIi.lt, Kb hurt! MoM.ihnn "n-J. In Drrii-inB l.h loilr . Impncniiin I,.
0AM IluriiMdes. UtnlM, Johnson, I' ' '"", ''! f,om n.(, " "'"". ,,ll,,lB,rK ",.l,i;
II. Hatch. J. L. Morriscn. Josenl I'jrrotl. ' roo.".,' ,le 'l'"l. " ?" buve wakj.l
in erlts tho gratltudef multitudes of tier.
sons In Oregon, for the timely aid long,
.continued assistance rendered by hltn fa
tho settlement of this Territory,
Voted, That tho proceedings of this
meeting bo published
In I
i the Oregon Sjcla.
tor
Voted, To allium.
Z, ' ANDItKW lOOI. Chairman
NnvM Smith, Secretary.
KiMiui.AH Divonct: Cask in Corcuc-
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TirUT. ihii Ilnrlloril (Uiiiu,) limes, nl
I7lh instant, sncaklnc of a diviircn
rantrd bv the I. ('"Mat urn of that .Slate,
on Iho I Mil instant, says:
ty: Tho pctitiouor
n of 'JO. bhu a
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i was married at llio ae
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ri'mief-tiililf. mitl l.itiI)ii,ifit vnintit Inilv
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b"1 ?'" .'". .',"",,, llr uiri'llliHlail.
hM ""'' "' eiillr wr.-umsl.ti.
-"". K;r niiml Woun.i nil. ct.-.l, not It. ab.
"uu' i"",,ll3' tu' " wn,H ,li"r",
ed sMte, aiul ill Ibis ooudiium cam" tu
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to ilia Inuscol Iter wnMieroiiian,nml llii-ro
, 0unJ a company atsrmbletl, ami she was
informed ha had U-en published, nud
but l.as nwntly n-liiri.t.i. M... U, r.
cuvurul fru.ii her ha luriiiali'in, nt.d imki
i i i i . i . Vi
umn iht hiisliaud nli iliusl ntiil Inn
r.,r. He hid re-mid (it n .in-.-..f I, r
.ippticitiHii for i!ii.. -, L.it dnl but ai p-ir
m np-iotiti.in.
In' iSiotr-igha l una' iitfl ' ( ii-tif n
. ert. Tin' feu idilitv. f llti-Nu-srsiiin 4
iril, conleinidisd : -I r .! mt t'ir.u
Utuein i'h- I'liiiid n' un 1 III. 'ir '.
' isnueof the j;r c in .futillu- I ji
, t.ik-n p'nee il!nit In- 'u-i' l! n-- nlm i .
Iflhu ivurk is pri lir.il.l.- M tli i-.i,t
i-inti undated by iu pmii' , t: will
I ratue nruti!eii. n.i I l.t.tt rei.ilu i i
llhruii"hout tin- vtlint.. i iniiirn.it u..' I,
in tlic nl I c ttl:i. tit a ell n in tin- n- .
I'Iih limjertori ari ti r.-'ti nrl u mil',
rsrm'M .jinssi (i fni-n il, i! m' . t.. i
I acilir, sbipi an-i
i ..t... -.. t II...
mi rs nl II
h
I'
, Horn. Tho .irll i n t uw.ir
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impitt iitt-e nf tlm inijii t.-d .ri. t . .
M it is piai ti.-.ibl-. liM,ilir, ,r
' tin- deeiii mt. r. si ''h- ll.i t im. .-n
aieerliin lis ruiH-sl T tv si as nut
' day s ""-m'.I . We haw- ! nrd i-i.i
mb'tim, mi I nsiiiv .( ji . ,r
'f-rniog il
wax ; an I . gj I, i
! rest, III'
1 ll.-Vi I p.ft'llt I II. I'll'll
r.ttn.i ni.-n .f ! , i
C ii.mi '..r.. do,! id I' .'.'
J...' i,h i. Whilff t ..i
I'tmijili ti
. hat Is
WJn-n- t
1 rll tie; n'-n
il. . w.irL
no t i tierj-i-t r -t ) i
i!r ' s'tr ! ltr ! Sw
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A .ii ivu eou..l mm re -1 . '
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nfl'r Ii' ."ii r tibr.t n An Hair nml Is ;.
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i'W I he Mitinvri Mr'roiMiil in I. te.
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istKinsibo lor tho In tivv mg (.. t .rv
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ln uili-r mini; 11 i- s;'i v in n llilll un I
i put up at one of i.nr wrsuin ht.ti Is, ; t
I his stipp'r, and ufier having nrg"iitlv r-.
mi Heil llie Innillnril In v, nl.t- Imu up w In ti
the Hae wns ready, went to Ind. S'lnu
i:ucliieviU', fun loving fidlow t nlrretl i..n
i.purlineut'uf ill" Iruvel. r, after ho un i
"' "'" w ,,n l"''''S".
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Fine le,i In ,.iinpl,tir tlm r.
,1,., nf PrHlcs by hand. cluliliMi who
aro tho operators, ncquirn .nmh dcMenlv
, t (,,. nble to-puneli on human hair in'l
threail it Willi anutlisr, I ir Iho .iiiuspuienl
nfvii-ilors. "s1j
HARHIED.
Ily Rev J.H. Criffln, at his rwdraca in Tusltllu
I'laim, on Ilia miirniiie of Ihr llilli tivitant, Clmlra
Muckojr jr, ami Mi Msry Sjxticf, bold nl VnJi.
lujton cuunljr.
S. M. UOMiKllNKSS &i CO.,
'Wka!aa?e and Ilelail Merchant!,
niRTLinu.
Portland, .Vjti Fiauriiro,
u. notncsMrw, assstii. wtsrss ,
lll'SSICK NOHIIIU. a, ii. JITIM.
sipli'O If
NOTICI3
1.1 lierel.y (five n, that la Die month of July lut
w recrlvtd from Ih Uik Kill oas cm of
vcwds without mirk, eonUlnio 13 black wtlnul
't'nbln Tcps, sad 13 pair of Karfnt Hlaakslt. No.
lirn Is tliffrfw hciebjr civon, If raid (sods art Rot
applied for bv lh owntr on of brfor Monday tho
lllh day of lltrtrobrr neat, ibal Ihty will U sold
at public Auction on lhal day, la pay charts.
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