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Newspaper Page Text. w . , : .v .... .. . , -MAY 14, mi. TiTbV- ApW sill ffr fake aotie that It to 1 treat Ui upon iHm Kini charges apoa SOMtH HM,W the? Will SOM tor reasiuiag to im through ainatf - Tbto vwk'i laoi fiolebes tb serial lory which baa bee ruaulng regularly , lor lb pest tlx moaths la ear eolumaa. b compliance with oomUdI Impor tunities from uaey subscribers, Mr. ; Dua I war bM decided to begia tbe m ; fully revised publication, next week, of -n stuiy written by her, nearly twenty ;in ago, and when barely out of bar . Imh entitled "Captain Gray's Com ay,"r "Crossing tb Plaine and LIt ? I rii mtftn f '' r - W especially urge tb frienda of tb author, aad all those who take aa later- ' oat la the pioneer hi story ef our Bute. . to berfb for and road thla yoBtbfufi - anon or a writer wno, after twenty r ,yer of toll la all the variad industries pertaining to woman's' work y bow country, ha achieved fameof which 7 tho Northwest may wtll fa proud. Tho author aim prnnil s us a in a bTTT7 raiDAV. . to oegiu wiibib a loruugnt, maxing in . outside page of tho People's paper doubly . aUracllv. for .'. tba eusulug six "A : months, " ; ':. "' . Lot all berfrUnd put shoulder to tho whoa! andhelp to roll aloof tb sub scription list of tho Xaw Xoithwmt. ' V, 01(I jroum. . -' t nay bo true It coital oly would b 1 a moat delightful atato of eflelrs war It ao that all women arc eroatod to bo toadoriy a haltered and eared for to snug aad eocy bomss. But wo who bar taucbt to believe that the -wise Creator aever allows Ilia 'doslgaa to" be ware by Him designed for oneefcoluBlvs epber and lot la 1lo,'TrbaisswoTaot myrlada of tbooa who moat straggle outaldo of It or atarre.-. There la scarcely a borne la tho land but oootaloa at least one depeodeat womaa, wbo. labablta thla sphere wltboat aim or object, with ao particular duties of bar own within It, a fungus growth aa nnalgbtly aa oaa leeo. Bpraaad bred la aq atmosphere that aooOtaatly reprisaia - los teed of otlmutea fxertloBlbeeawomsn early leara to eoaaider work for wages bumll- og, if sot dlareputable, aad while ging aaaseloas clog apoa the wheels of time, they talk glibly of woman's sphere, aod Jook with, eoatompt, or at beat wltb iadlflereaoa, apoa those whom necessity of Inollaation urges out Into tba world of work. Tba Indifference With which womaa poeaeaeed of boaaea regard those wbo are de prived of the one and moat straggle for the other, is worse tbaAdaruel It la criminal,. Those wbo havs-leisure and - mas oi to work for tho elevation of tbelr 33ex:yeronnUnrtbefDaaWea-w1tb the daily rou nd of small cares aad pleasures the Inertia aad selfiahneaa that fill the measure of ao many women'a Urea, are aittlog quietly under a fearful reaponsl- ;- blllty.' HuDdredsofstruggtlog, despair- log womaa are early forced Into a Ufa of abamavwbea timely eooooragement or aubaUntlal aid from tbelr'more forto "Bate sisters might bare bald them back. A correspondent of the Ban Franclaco Jtamimf CfaZf, dlaeoQrsing upon "poor -ladiea, aaya:--v V ' - Mea aa wall aa train look dova apoa wosua-werker. While a man woaM be earn L BMad4 tot ladaatrr and war-eistnt and WhUe hla actual etaedlne la aorlxv dancadi asoa his eaergy aad eaocaea la aoslBeaa, a4 voeut attnp to (ala both e enipwtax aad a soalUee la society tiyths aame meana hi free aad down. Woman deple .the eala maa half eontemptaously patioalae ber, aawt'totallyeet her satde whea lor I of lor a oasiae to aurrr.M being eel of her ahera. - Aa If a weesaa's sehate waa le be a beggar! Tbeisfcie handda ya.lha aediorweeaes , la UK eurrho, tf their eaaeklea eeald be i ear, aad they eeeld step eat freely flag that they had soatetMnc to do aad MM de tt, woald beeomd eaclal aad eatef- yrtolBceMteeaa I aad those ehe have eoeald eeed theaertves loo ladylike te work'WeBld . ara feirraa aaeoac aaeavaa weald the ealttvaUoa TUiMa isrs booh eaie aarlar yaah theaa aa te hlaher all i to r hew graceful or beaaU- fal la their dpedaere.ae loa wtll they ee arade the Idea ei work for their leas Sjrtuaatr aletera.aiake asoes theray the path of the hoe- eetty euacgllaa ef their eaa, red Ihati therrewa moral tnilimuak - Brother Campbeil, baring provoked ur j oat Indignation by mention of the .Srw KobtrWkst In connection wltb an adrertlasment be cuoee to give a "free love" pamphlet, and receiving tberefor a merited rebuke, seeks now to arade what ha can neither Justify nor deny, and la no honorable enough to -retract, by discoursing glibly upoa the gallantry Of bU maobood'a-prime.f Being unable to defend hjmaelf soocess Tullyirom the charge of - throwing a ntampUbIeTllng"at thla Journal, be, wltb a fatherly solicitude that wall assumed, regrets that wa about nae aucb a "gross expression as ao ardly Innuendo." We aaanre bl we would be glad to characterise aoaduot la this connection by gt terms If wa could doo-trutbfully we consider the words used as i tba aatare of hie unjust laenlt Itf anllka bis alack attera timatlog nothing that tbey did. prees, and expreealDg nothing attack did aot deaerva, Brother j i beU cannot deny that be advert! pamphlet aforesaid; If such aeot waa not tebla taate,aajwa latl mated, wa are at aroae to knoW why be Inserted It, as It was'dowbtIsss grato Jtoua Job. We know of mora tba ana person wbo baa sought oat and read th book, wbo, bat for the friendly torn rfiro. C did th author, would Borer bare - known of It existence. "He win ' asake oar mutual frianda believe that hla withholding war, exebaage waa "purely accidental,' eoeuning when It 'lid, and ooaUnalac b tba iveent time. 7 ao EXPLO8I0I OF TM -"SEIAIOX." Our city was tbowa Into aa. lotsDse atato of excitement oa tbeotb Inst, by the auddeo and terrifle sxploaion of the boiler of tba ateamor--a8ettator, Jast after she bad left ber wbarf for Oregon City. The Bomber -of paaaangrs wbe bad embarked Was not known, sod it waa Impoaslbio for some hoars to get ay reUaUc aoeouat of the Wall Ja dis aster. It waa subsequently ascertained that Captain McOllI, J. I). Ixieey, puraar, Oodrg barren, flremau, and John Crowley and Job a Cosgrore, deck handa, were killed, and some sis or more lajured. The bodies of thoae killed, with the exception of Hon. J. I. Looey, were oa the day following the disaster tehee - frees the hall of the wrecked steamer, which bad been beached on tba opposite aide of the river. CeptaJa MoOlll was a maa . well kaowa oa the rirerrae-well aa In jhiy d recall tba thoosand times and Oregon City, at wblcb'laat named pi ace be resided. , His funeral services took place at the Catholic Church, 0 this city, oa the 9th Inst, and bis re mains were consigned to the Catholic Cemetery, near thla place. - A wife and one ehlld eureirc nlm.. fleorge Wa ran,' tba fireman, was a young maaof Industrious habits and moALwoctb, Hisgrtet-eTfickeo parents reside la this city. John Cosgrore bad been for sev eral years employed as deck-hand on various river crafts. 'He lesres two sona, aged, respectively, ten and twelre year, wbo reside at Vaooourer. Alao eereral brothers and alaters, who reside in the KasternSUUs." Of Job7iXrowHI1lr,"Irw,nn nilulona of un ley we bare beard nothing, except that be bad been employed for several fears oa different boats plying the WlllamH ette. Joseph D Loorr waa well known! In Balem and Oregon City, where be for many years resided. - Ha baa a brother I residing at Eldorado, Baker county, aad a aleter, Mr. Hatch, who Urea at K km. He waa a man bonored and es teemed by all wbo knew him; of fine literary tast, atrt tntefrffifnAaja Ur and high moral worth. He leaves neither wile nor child to mourn bis sud den and tragical end, rbUthosU ofl friends, besides the brother and sister mentioned, apaak with Borrow and sym pathy, of bis doom. Hla body baa not aa yet been recovered. The Jury eummooed by Coroner Wet mora, after a careful and thorough in vestigation, rendered the following ver dict lokMoordance wltb tba facto elicited: We, the DBdoialgaed Jry, laapaaelod by the Coroeer of Malteomah eounty, Orefon. aod rwora to laqolre Into the ejuue of the death of imam aieuut, jobs voagreverUeorge Warner, Joba Crowley sod other persons auppueed to be dead aad others dangerously wouodrd; when, where and by wbat means they came to their death, or were wounded, and whether say persoiv.aad wbo,la galltyofaerlme there by; do lad that eu the alxtVday of May, UCS, the bailer of the (team boat "aeaatar'was ex ploded near the foot of Alder street, la lbs Willamette Klver, at the rlty ol Portland, IB said ataltnomah eounty; that by mean of (aid explosion Daniel hfeCillMoha COagroveleorge Warner.Joha Crowfey.and alao,a we believe. J.Dt Looey ahd others were killed; that Dental Mctilll waa eaptaln of said steamer. John Cos- crere was a neck-band thereon. George War ner was Bremaa, and Joha'Crowley was also a dech-haad ; that Vellx Cvane a passenger), Charlm Uraat (a deck-hand), and la all proba bility other whose aantweweould not obtain. were seriously wounded ; that (aid azploaloa sssamd by resinn of aa InanlBrlencyef water: laaaht betlen that John V. Kaatth, engtnear of aid boat, acted la the premises without due eaoUoa or elreuaupectloB, as It aeems to us by the leetlmouy of competent wltoeaaea, sad was thereftwe guilty of criminal BegHgenee. . : Joaa F. Capi ., . ' . . - . Pnreutan,-'.. J. L. ATKIMWtS, " ..r.r-aiMU f. Hbbov. - - ' ' . . - " K C. hiTiMar, - : . . . n. A. w a it a. XV Ulll I1MEILL OOUITI . 8. A. -.Tba next quarterly meeting of tba YamhiU County Womaa tMiffraga Aaso ctetloa will eonrene at Amity on Fri day, tba list day of tba present month. Mrs. H. A. Laugbary, Vice President of tba State AssoeUlion, write that no ef fort will be spared tonoder th coming aeasloa as pleasant, profitable and in structirs aa those that bare preceded It, The Interest In the movement la eon atontly Increaslnggnd Judicloua agita tion bi ail that la neceesary to render tba suffrage eeaUment nnlreraal among thinking and reasonable people. " -tt leligblful village of Amity, with itaplc at surroundings, la a pleasant pla bold tba meeting at this season, ib roads arc la such floe condi- whan J tlon, i wa earnestly bops that, the auffrag sta of Yamhill count; will make Xtrai anion to be present at the time design- I, and by an exchange of riewi opoatli different methods that are pro- hasten the day of womao'a en- francbl ment, bare their courage and nation renewed and atrsngth- Tbe hospitable auffragista of the wtll promise 'entertainment to any ?may coma from abroad, ana will irer to make their sojourn as pleae- ipoaaibl. nember, frtenda In yamhlll,' and y the Corres ponding Becre- ry of tba Aaaoclatlon, tba place for to meeuag la Amity; id time, r noay and Batnrday, tba Slat and 22d of May, and b abject la to devise way and meana that will beaten the day of wom an's political equality. Tboee wbo find it Impoaalbl to be present will pleaaa address Mr. M. F. Cook, Corresponding rVsorstary, at Laay ette. , ' "; tt j. j ,.. JnUua K is land of rbUadelphla wanted U be aaturalissd. He poeaeaeed all tbrf qoalinoatloaa fur American cillienablp except a mUsfactory rellglooa belief. After Inquiring Into tba nature of bis theologtcaj eplnloae, Judge Ludlow in dorsed apoa the petl Uor-Tttueed on acooant of being aa InSdoL' It aeems that Judge Ladlow eooaiders it a great art me to be aa Inbdei a It la to be a woman. mmmmmmm rBiabepPvok will rlait ta4 Btat laV abort tlma. Ha proposes to make bis tour from CnlllbrnU to Orafoaereriand, aad la expected, to arrive la tlma to be prisint at tba eommeoeement exercises of WltiametU Vnlrarslty. - -K- OEEESPOIpEJCL IDlTOEIAL COEEE3P0 Va Rsaosasor ras xtr jroaravseri Onoe more ttie view lees Wings of time bring around the beoeeaary chrooieUog that bU.ilTa;you soma Jdeaof the weekly peregrinations of the anderM Our Bunds' mvrtiog atCreswell was followed by bospltable entertainment at tbeharmoolous home of 'N, A. Mf.J uoaaq?rU wnom and bis excellent wife we wereviadebted lor much-needed sympathy and rest. How these con stant mental and physical efforts la be half of reformation wear upon the nerves, en,! undermine the strength of . ' . . . . . - . . . one, Bireaoy worn uowa witn toe lolls or nearly a quarter-ceotury of earnest labor in the great wor k of rearing mm, nobody ran Imagine until they learn by mani fold persoual experiences. woen our avreugio waa orer-iaxea ty drodgery ih toe days when all surplus sltalUyohould bare been reaerred aa a physical heritage for our, children, and then look all around as- and see ao any other mothers pursuing the same posterity-robbing course, and realize, aa only those wbo bare bad such expert encta canT4be high mission of mother hood, and the great fact that fattest power orer ber 6"wn destiny Is neorttarjf, if women shall ersr be able to properly protect Incipient humanity, ws feel CO earnest longing Cor a re-lease of strength, that we may be 'thereby enabled the more rigorously to pursue our mission protected mothers of the land,, whom men foolishly Imagine that they J'rep- nt, provide for, and support. These reflections have been freshly awakened by a farm eosna, of wblob many of our readers can recall -many a counterpart.- We were traveling by rail J throogh the country tbtotber day, and upon looking out at tbe window, saw a farmer, la linen ooat and clove, nerehed tbUesopoth cushioned ealor a aulky4low, needing nothing but a ca lash carriage lop and elliptic sprlufa to complete tbe scene of agricultural lux ury. Bomebow, a we gazed, (sdmlr Ingly, of course; for who could belpbe- Ing pleased?), we tbougbt Of tha Scrip - tursi "curse,'-' part of which men quote ao much, and lo and behold, tbe awful words, "la the sweat oT thy- face ahalt thou cat bread till thou return to tbe ground,'' bad lost tbelr dire significance. Th ratii bad triumphed over the evlt conaequeoosa of tb first treasgressloo ! Our heart gsv agreattbumpof delight, and we were just" ready to call some body's attention to tb glad discovery wo bad made, when tb train bor us past lh dwelling attached to tbe farm. This bouse bad brn built before the era of Oregon railroads, and It kltchsn con sequently fronted the great highway. In much leas time than It take to tell It, we bad aeen the protectad "queen" of tbe "home" of that husband who waa riding tb plow,-and we knew thai aha was enjoying the full felicity masculine supporf which the msjorltjr of women receive, but which our good frlsnd, Hon. J. N. Dolph, certainly wasn't thinking of when be Informed the Hlllsboro "Beckys" of th "blessed-1 nem", and "purity" of a evoorrftnac "spear." Ths woman waa bending over an old-fashioned wash-board, and rub bing away at - a hickory ahtrt.- Her "protected baby", waa In the cradle be aide ber, and abe waa rocking It with one foot, while steading with ber entire weight upon- the ether, enjoying - th pastime of luxurious amusement for surely no .woman who Is tupporttd by ten la expected to era. tor anything but fun. - A th train sped on, w saw her werlty wring tbe hickory Shirt and I give It a weakly torn acrom a cbalr-back;1 then, wltb ber apron aba.: wiped Aer perspiring brow,' and hurried to th cooking stove, and" w could not belp xclalmlog to a gentlemanly stranger who aat near oa aod bad witnessed tbe wheJcaeene, both of sulky plow and supported woman, "Don't yon think it's pretty bard for woman to bear tbe double Corse of bringing djfxblldren in sorrow and preparing man's tread In tb weat Of ber face r'Tyiir "The agitation of tbeae thinga only make woman discontented," said the protcttnsldeatfM15rd.wr- - "Yon admit thai much, tho?' w asked, demurely' - ,. "Oh, ye. It makes tbsm disoon Unted and turbulefirto Bud Ts'ult wftbi their condition Vhcre Ignorance la bliss, 'tis roity to no wise.' " -.. . "But that kind of ignorance lan't Miss, by a long ahot, aa that woman'a llred limb convlno . bet," w answered, Uugbingly, as w proceeded to -look Bp "Nember Two's" letter from Hllwborot In tbe Skw Xobtiiwrst, aad point out tbe paragraph touching upon tba "pro tected condition of woman," aa por trayed ny an bonored prince of Odd Fellow. n, r. 'I'm very glad," we resumed, "that yon admit that agitation Is, making the women discontented. If tho men bad always been contented witb tbelf coo dition, we should bava bad no free men, no United Htate, no tea mere, no rail roads, no telegraphs, no snlky plows -5' "Stop tiop I as tbe point!" bo exclaimed, Uugbingly. "Igueaa you'r right But we'll baxard a guess that that very man waa arguing against freedom for women In other company before night, and discoursing elegantly to de lighted woman-protectors of what be Meemed tbe test interc$t$ of bar sex.?' : But wa beg pardon, reader. This di gression to a long 00, yet w know that you wilt aay It I not wltboat a sBoral. . . ' . Let as naw go back to Crewll and tak a fresh start for Cngene, wbere we bad an appointment for Monday vn- iog-. Large as th aodlsnos bad bacon tba last was much tb greatest one of iv. Th collection for this veal eg waa given toward tb support of stb Christian Church, la which tba meet lntf wlrl bdd.- Any lady wbo "bad J tne rigbu she waiitfd'waaaaked to arise, that U present might see jr suco a one existed In Eugene. Kot one re- eponded. Beverkl gentlemen were vary much diaooncertedVlhougb tbry bad to MBll and make the best of it, while we assured thee that every eeoaiwe wom an in tb land, wbo desired tba better ing of humanity's condition, was suffer ing daily humiliation, because com pelled to be ruled by Ignorant ne groes, , foreigners, -nstives, aad - ren her own children, after having pro tected and supported them from Infancy to man' aetata. W left Eugene la I full possession of an easy victory, . . t, i Even tba Guard was compelled by public opinion to behave Itself deeeotly; 1 Tuesday's train brougbl us V-Juno- Uon, a railroad town of some Import ance. We were bore entertained In Mr. Berry's hotel, where tba yartoaa up aod down train seem to get tbelr meals at all aorta of odd bours.Mr. Braaafleld, tb gentlemanly post master, bad kindly arranged for our lecture for two even ings; tbe first upon . the 'Woman Movement," and the second upon tbe "Advantage arid Diced rants gee of tbe Ballot." Both lecture were vary largely attended, jmlbe -new-gospel many converts. - .v j- Thuraday'a train conveyed us to Har- riaburg, where we bad a delightful visit wltb th . Fullers, i. Henderson, and Smiths. Tb preacher vaabseot,, and a narrow soul or two,' who Judge God by themselves, and consequently Imagine Him to be aa Ignorant, dogmatic, eel 0sbYBndiratrathfattyranti locked the church, which wa' bad used for four evenings upon a former visit. Mr. Fuller, wbo a better Christian than any loud-mouthed professor in tb land wbo will lock tb church against tbe woman movement, and wbo will as suredly get a higher Beat In Heaven than any pious bigot who saith "Lord, Ijord," while full of all nncbarlUbleneea, ta, aa welcome la bis public ball, wbere IT1T gooa audience, ana arouaea ma people to a full sense of -righteous Indig nation over tb usurpation of their right to nse tba church that tbybad bailded, when tbey desired to meet In It In humanity 'a InUresta. yfldsy nlog breegbeai dreochlag rain, causing ua to poatpooa the nextl lecture till our return. Bsturday's train bronght na to Balem, to the elegant home of Mr. end Mrs. MoCaalln, whsre w rested for aa hoar, and then repaired to the montbly auf- frag meeting Jn tbe Senate Chamber. Here wa met a small aasembly of earn est frianda of th cause of Freedom, and passed th afternoon quite pleasantly. I Aueouea a noneere' meeung. in to rening at tb Opera Hous. There tb woman question came up, of course, Mr. and Mrs. Jlloto taking op tbe cudgel la tbe Interests of Freedom. Judge Boise rd -that-ladle ware admitted to free Tnembershlp In the Pioneer Society because tbey owwed aoAtnjr, and that one of tba relics of barbarism waa depriving r woman, of sqoal property right wltb her eon and brother man. . ' -The rioneers are to bava a festival aad bail at tbe Btata Fair ground on tba 14tb pros.- When they admit ladle to full membership, fee and all, many In telligent women will Join who will aot aa tb Constitution of the Society now "- " - Houday VenIog, despite tbe pouring rain and a very llMrl nnllrt, Irmrgbt together a goodly audience in tba Opera Hon for n lecture from tba writer upon "Woman's Work 4n th Temperance Movement" W met many friends aod enjoyed to tb utmost th "renewing of our apirltual strength." Monday afternoon' trala con veyod na down th valley to Portland and borne; and aa w scribble tb closing line of this long letter for th cy of th dear public, w are enjoying th merry chat and Cheerful face of our yet dearer fam ily, while our fingers tingle with aU trio gladness, as ws pan vr and anon to answer queries, or Join la laugh aod Jest ' ; - ' ' V-. - -. - A. J. D, "The British Hons of Common hav ing -refused recently to pass a Woman Suffrage bill, because Immoral women would b allowed to vote, tba iCWeainy Jouriuit of this c1tyr appreciating- tb Ituatlon, calls, upoa tb New Kokth wkst to publish an article a column in length, setting forth tbe "stupidity of man," in which tb worda"dolta, idiots, fool. trranU. cowards, etc etc, shall appear' W amor our brother that It 1 wholly uaaecessary for oa to devote o much apace aa be aoggests, to prove what be baa ao clearly shown In lea than a do sen lines; and a to tb name b mentions, If Inclination prompted a to a them, we eboald refraJn, as It would deprive some of oar 'brethren of prees of tbe pleasure tbey ao evidently njoy of misquoting and misrepresent ing na. - The Oerlond JoafAy for May dndaa welcome olace . noon oar table. Tb "Aaocnt of Mount Raolsr" is aa xperi nc well related and ef much Interest, specfany to Western reader. Then w bars Shadows of tbe rtalna," a poem by Joaquin Miller; "Big J Small," by J. W.43aUey f "A Theory of Cjyd Burst," by T, ArHoraourt; "The Spirit ef tbe Age" is treated from a Very lib ami atondpelnt. by John 8. HltUe; la deed, tb eoUre number poetry, steriss, Western adventorea, actoaUfl article, tc I nnsurpaased, If wot Boequaled, by any of IU predecessors. J. H. Car meny A Co.; publisher, Ban FrsociscoT ti 00 par annum. - . -. . -1 11 J'-. ' A dispatch from Scbome, W. Thunder data ef the Stb Inst, stetes that tbe bark "Cotoa," Captain LlndslI, loaded wltb &7S tons of coal from Jsanalma to Baa Franeiseo, e theTth lost, atrack aw a sunken reef aear a amau Waad known Clark's. Island. Bh bang on tb reef four or fir boo re, when tb tide Ibangiag, aba drifted off and aoadt ia about ton fathoms of wather. K Uvea THWliTID HUaUIITT. ecvBM mass. - Fjipertoae ebow that an til women are bonored for act I ng irjdepend ently, aady Indeed, for thinking aloo-l, tbe great asses of tbe people most con tinue ta be governed by tb epiojon of their predeceeaor. Msriy persona fear to express opinions, fear to act', aa tbey feel almost constrained to do, ict tbey be come unpopular by 00 doing. Tb ulti mate triumph of great tratbe will aoo fer blesolsgs an generation yet anborav. Tbeewtrutba are now tram ft bya servatiam, wbicb at all times, when itrcmg enoagU, has proved tb troageat element of persecution, aad, if not strong enough to tske the- life of a re former, Is generally euAcleot to visit btm wltb social oat racism for a time, at laat We bava faltb tobellevey hew ever, that the progresalve-apirit of tb present age lias so counteracted lauier-l anea, that tbe former class can little more than point tba finger of contempt at cue wboo It marks a fanatic; "and aucb persecution aa this," remarks 00 of our scientific writer, "ought not to daaat the spirit of any ooe who love Ood and humanity. .We have all been burdened long by a com mon Ignorance and a com moa preju dice. When civil aad social usage be come intolerant, tbe compressed spirit of, th people wllh Uir4 tb fetters past experience tell tta. , Tbe Ideaa ptw- mulgated by Jostle fcnd bumanlty bava been fighting their way like a thunder storm against the organised ss I flu basse of human natura, and no w proclaim ta thunder1 tone' tbe. coming freedom of one-half of a race. It le no argument thiUhesocial coetoms of the past are against us. II is on th ground of natu ral Justice and of tb hlgbeatexpedlency that every human being shoo id stand upon an equal footing and receive equal adel right and privilege. .There can be no welanestlon of exrxdimcw w here ooe at 7ttic!nvoIvedreesUbItinilil or impartial rule or jocuca can naver overtbrow a soeiaJ yt rstem that grounded la truth, ,Tb-mlnd of tb ,tKrk .kI rising generation should 1 wiut toe tact tnat man bom n ts supe bold! rior position -wbolly-ia his greaterphyalcal atrangtb-tbat tba aame force which made woman a aala- bls commodity la tbe world's early his tory make ber tbe plaything or foot ball ' of maa' to-dayi " Tbe aame spirit thst constituted ber a part of tbi and reduced ber to a slave In patriarch-1 lal times, make ber play "aecood fid dle" to the stronger sea-Jo aU coon tries In Cbristendom, now. There I na man so unintelligent as not lo be aware of tb 1m mens advantage, . strengtheoed by law, society, and bablt, b baa aver woman: and be usual! v lm Drove It to tbe utmost He yields ber a fraction of bar righto and waaU tonSe7ralie3Tol4 bis generosity, and as agneral rato ao acruatomel la ahe ta ezaetUui a rut In. Boaltlon. that ahe la barelv eonaelaaa -ttt subjection to hem. He seldom suspects his groas injaatioe to bar, and when he does, b I magi nee It neoeasary to disci pline, or, that aba probably eajoya a goodly degree, of oppression. If she would,fuIly arouse herself sad lAsnlaa b baa begun to do, he would sooa lower hi crest Her sloqnent plea for equity within the domestic circle would alter bla view a much as bis conduct .It la through Ignorance of what be owes ber,: that bto.indebtedoee to undischarged. H I Juster tbaa b aeema, and would rereal hia Justice tribe need were folly demonstrated. It I a ebeering ign of the time that womaa has begun tocoi nit ber own mind and listen to ber own voice, and maa Is beginning to look to ber as tba tm priestess of progrea. Tbwwjora advanced minds begin to as that an attempt to leave ber 00 1 Insogo- rstes chaos. Tb countless wrongs done to- ber sex she divinely forgive and femininely forgets be baa only to make atonement If tb "sharper the thorn tb brighter tb crown," she must some time be superbly diademed. 'r71uZ77I Bine common sens and past expe rience teach that tba race cannot at tain to Its highest devclopnfent and mental culture without that freedom which bring with it moral responsibil ity, It follow that th sphere of each la dlvldual of each man of each womaa Is that sphere which aach can -rltb tb blgbeat sxerclss of tbelr power per fectly fill. W need mora of "facta and le rnheoriee cobcWnlog "spheres;" mora of substantial reasoning and lees of blind falth,"whicb without tbe exer clss of eommpn sense, effectually blocka th way and blinds tb vision of those most In need of light! Wben marriage shall be only aa Incident la the lives of women, Instead of Ibm ultimatum of tbelr existence; when aid by aid with bar brother ahe can measure Intellectual ca pacity with him In every walk and aro-1 cation of life; when the. great Interests and parsults A Is Immersed In are ber as wetl; when, Instead or a subjugated creature for the sols purpoa of procrca- tlon, ah I a responsible bomaa being. poaseaacd of the aam divine attribute a a vomos a be is as a avsn; wboa tb dlvin mission of motberboad to hers from cAoioc, Instead of force, tben the poetry and romane cooceralng tba "ivy and the oak" will cease to b at once charm and a snare; then she will Indig nantly reuse to sell herself or to b aold under tb matrimonial hammer to tbe blghaat bidder, for cash. Under ear present civilisation, wa might, la tba language of n Western orator, exclaim. -Where are we drift In' toT" - When a marriage takes place, tba almost iava rlabl Inquiry among fi tsad la, Hae aba dona well r which gewerally aigal- fis,Mbaa be married a baas and tons atxi a goodly snppiy of ruraltura, r a I tar amountvla bank and railroad 1 tock.aBd a comforUblf pUf BMrJTsVet wld Wesmrpaaadaf tarrewW Tba answer onerally tomea. UIUm either haw rich or haw poor tbe baa- la. If a wealthy Tjoaitiea aa ai. tainod by tb bride, tben oe ooagrat BbUlona from parents aad friend aa In ef lb dangbter, aad tbey all grew that she ' dan walL!! U matter act bew at varlanea their age, or tmpefMBfital adapt al ton aaay be; maaiy, aayamr epiaiea, aad Uw, have taade ft rvvperfufU, II Is a wonder gaaay f tbeaa aaarrtegaa prove to Haeifer malrhea . X aaattor' bow galling the yoke aaay tie ami to either party, tba general verdict K that Uey ought to have been la better Ivck, Tb deUtarioa eOsrt Bpaw o Sfrl ag from each Ill-assorted aaioaa, peaeeate a dark plctar aa wa woald giadly tara away froea. 'ow. ia It not evident that all tkssi saiiagisacalBt aatare bear a beavily apoa woeaea? And yet ai say tbeaa coaditloaa Ber aedained of Heexeo ! While aach a eewUaaattt as this is aawnetby tbe paaaiag tbaogbt af an ealirbteaad peraoB. yet It to a grading fact that tbl Idea bUJI peer ails la tbe-miBdsaf aaaay aaea aad wot to-day. Bat wa can truly aay with Mrs. htaateB that -b aatara will I eavthlac a lotxr a ills aseea Inevita ble; bat when a loor of eecape opens, tb laborn lov of life aad freedom la tbe bBBxaa aoal Ire tb whole being to aeak liberty at all risks, throwing vld authority to tb winds, and trampling tbe chaise of a log aad weary beodage beoeath their proad. ladigaaot teeC" : - . rrateraally.. . "7 Osa or tint Bxaa Gcamn. Seattle. Maya, 175. I Lrrrrji nox visoo cormr, tTsiKamsriai)lransvBir: --It toaiilni toatteaapt U stay my pea when the "spirit an, so I ask you to agsia great aseaasBsJl corner of yoor paper. , . . . - Tba tardy apriag la, at last, fall upon na. GraiB" Wrrowtng. flowers are blooming and birds ara singing. Gar- (tea maklag baa Be) la wogwa ber for tb peat twe weeks, and I trostlbeee friend,' tb atber day, tnat the perusal lirLT7'.mt " at - ST - - JT B - - - - - -- bad discovered to his the re boob why be h4 a ver saarricd. He aaid that it Rather bad be not diecoverxeepecially1 t class rrprastBtod by tb editors and tors of tb Jfrw Xobthwkst, bad too macb mad aeatse to cast their lot wltklooAWba so lacked the abil ity to appreciate taeoa? ladiee f Aatalop and vi-1 dnlty met a few weeks aiace t make arrangemeau for a May party.Tbe yooag ganthmia, altnoogb not Invited, epoclnded, a few of thssa, U look la dar ing Uh svsBiBg.- As a tbey war abat aat la tba kitebe,aad keptobere nearly all aigbt, , wbile tba gtrta eewed Bp tfeetr ewfaoat al va, stock pin U their bate, tc Moral lywar curiosity '-''t l" ww mwi us aow j iieua. lainiw oeuoera Uon. bu t tnat tbey will bare a May party that wlU agera. . , ' .' ' Haabaad baa-joat rexaraad Bcroea tbe hffia from Little Willow creek. Wbile there, be beard af a nearly fatal accident that bappeawd to lb ywaageet ebild of Mr. Waa. Tbnsnsoa. wbo Uveea that creek. Tbe little boy-elaaboat t a half ysara af ag wa ptayiag last eveainf eboat tb aJtcfaea door. white, Mrs. Ttoenoa ti at-work la- WlilWboaily eagaged, she board a splash la tbe well, Bear the doer. thlaklna; tba little fellow had thrown Bosaethlaa; la. ran to look; bat on going to) tb door, borribl fear OjoC aat Ing bias tbe over ber ihathi'Xad fallam Ben fAe sreff Abw! It traw; for, aa aba gaaed eVrwa lata Its depth, abm sew bis two Uttio bar feat Jaat sUrkiog wp oat of tb water. Mr. Tbomssa .waa at work a quarter at mil away; bet Use acosdasd screaasa ef the rrightrwed mother were born to hlaa mm tb breeaa. Haatfly aUpplag off bla boots, wbile a tbtamai fears took shape IB hla braia, be eUrted oa a rua to tb liau. Wbea Taa got Ibere, bb wife told bim th ebiaiwa eVwd,aatt bad aaak eat of sigbt, aad remalaed there eince aoow after eh first discov ered hlaa. Hurriedly eaixing a poia to steady blasseif la tba water, which was about Iv feet deep, be sprang Into tb wall. Vary ooa alacevsrsd the child lyiog dowa la ta bottoaaof th wwlL Qickty be reached dowa aad brought aim an th aarfera eg the water, te ail aptaaraacea a nfesra rirsia. Tb rined aaother threw nowa the'ead of a rope, w bicb wee soo aaad .feet te ehlld, and thaw an drew bar preoloae load eat of tbe wetL Mr. Tbeeneoa my b never knew bow be got t, bat Bb der ardinary Circa met sacs It would daabtlma bar beeai a wary nBealt ao- awrtaktng, aa tb well waa twatv or foarteea feat aWp. Qalckty tbey ap plied ail tb kaewa itatoiaUeeay aad wa, wbo ara pareata, kaow vlth what froaa a watery grava. s expect, ia a arw way, la accompany my aueboB saJTV Iadfes, to do awr spriag tradias Oar asaveyati wiO b a tarsa wagaw, tb asatlve power of which arm be tw pair af beraaa. Th eTacaac la abowt aerewtr-lre miV I wa win bar a cenapia? awtfit aadl If fits mot, hope to Joy the trip. Tblak af tbl of aboppiac. y FarUaad laduea ! W tth a. . it iBteeaat to ag thai add to the welflare ef tbaa I I lea, la U totereat of 'W tmw,i 1 aaa W- Taaawfaaaaa-Uaily-. .. . - - . E.K.& AprO tt, VSSK Aaother polar xnditioei win leave rrtaaHl for the Arrtle sewtouei la Iwoe. esv Bf tbeaa mrUaBy ftted aat by the iBOfatigahie LBd-yrraakna. They wtn proceed aa far aa possible before wtater, aad aext year tb party will ceatlBwe their Joravy aad xBJmaUoBi Idea my . .j. A tertaiq anmsirted gsntlseasJi of , Sis thousand Oermso families ar preparing to emigrate from Prussia, ou account of appreeslre conscription. . ' - rnblp-'tTallsArwa -ltiiear Brest, while 00 a trip from Lkhoa to' London. Sixteen persons were drowned, r "Tb Jewelry store of Ben L. Hood, at Albany, was robbed, oa tb rib inst, ef 4,000 worth of dlamontla, watches, aad other Jewelry. . , Tba Jfiffl nays the striking union men employed 00 J rkllroads In tba -1 HoaaylkiU regton, bar abandoned the threat of orgaulietion. and moat of thecu bare returned to work. : - The ateam-yachlHlgnet," belonging toMr. Orlrinet, formerly ow ur of IhiT Fashion race ours, wa run down in 1111 Gate, on .the Itth Inat.TV the ,. steamer "C. H. Nathan." Orinnel and v. - family were aboard. All were eared by- boau from th shore. Tbe prlatere wbo recently struck at ' tb Washington Daily Chronicle are making arrangements to publish a dally morning paper, baring purcbaaed lbs material for tb purpose. They have substantial support from the Printers' l'alen7Bgokr Binders' and Prresmeae' Unions, and several other influential trades aaeoclaUone. .1- .Tb Fiagl Line ateamer "Scbfller' Capt TbomaaTi a bicb sailed from New . York April 28th for Hamburg, by way of Plymouth: and - t'Herboarr. wrecked off Sicily Isle, on tb 8th. "kb left J?ew York -with Sllpaxasngers, "of "r wbom only 13 were saved. A dense fog, wbicb prevented tbe light from being eon, wa tb cans of tb disaster. Tb meeting of m" incra at Wllkesbarre, Pajon tb Stir Inst7 waa attended by delegates from every district la thai re gion. . John Slney, PresidenV of tba MineraVyatlonal Aasooiatlon, waapres- entThe - proceedings -ive-aot been - made public. Baltimore District No. iih8C nuanlmously resolved to support th brethren on tba strike, aodoontlnu to do ao nutll tbey get tbelr price. : . 1 . 1J8bTE5T0 I COEJIISP0IDII5T8. Mr. R. J. IL, Dallaa: Kxt week. Thatika, -' .-; - Mrs. rXrtLj Albany r-Not received. Wilt comply with request contained tbarain. y ;: ,. 7J. 8. tenaiTWUl forward tb wetoaY C- " Mrs. aK. B.TOlymplatThafa kind aenlimenta expressed In letter r- eanll rceived. Will notice communi cation nctweek MmH.A.I7Amlty y soms means yoar sxcelleot comnjoqlcation waa mis laid until too lata forlMo "go up." Sorry. Let a bar a full reportjf tb HIng. ' ;, Mm. J. McA., Salem: Change made as directed. Subscription may be paid to Hon. C A. Iteed, wbo is our anthor- Ised agent, or ssnt directly to this offica by money order. - - 1.-.; Wa are under obligations to tba Sec rotary of the Oregoo State Agricultural 8ocIty for a copy of a pamphlet con taining tb list of premiums that will be awarded by that Society at tba fifteenth annual fair of tbe aame, com mencing aa : Monday, tbe 11th day of October, 187S. This pamphlet eon Ulna much Valuable - Information to tbe agricultural elasse. - - and the programme, .rules and regnla Uoos of lb Society, together with th award of premiums for 1874. E. M. Walte, of Salem, displays bla usual care aad accuracy In the printing. NEW THIS WEEK. P A &im VTI TO TWEgrsx, Don- V-ai ava-a i'A Ai VA J r Kin, ilDMaCaVX ants aa aae g Uirrs. 1 1 t, Dj JOHN WILHON. DRY COOD8 I V. DRY COODO I -MAnsii p kow piucpabxd to orrcB iTwcsoaL "ssoU to aarUae about te purchase .sxjota l. WepkeM and Ajax, large Involees direct frees' the East, I as 'anxious to sleur thea eat ta ereer te rnahe roomterJarae v to arrive la Juar, tadlea are respectfully la vtled le eall and LTJLKISI.UTJIlAEairiCEIT-tTtCt la watch I eaa dlaalar aeaia ExtrBBrelaary. ; , Pjaraalaa le , . ' " Silks.. Japoute PopUns, And AlpaoAav rtuuii -A I U 1 1 iMlgiuiriufi v. ' T - Cos ed ;7 P!ppswbv.1" - "aaapeeia. - oT7 1 ks for I . . ' a 7 . . 1 .- I ' i . y