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About The new Northwest. (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887 | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1875)
. 1 5s i r-t r r r Drear JI'I.YtS.lWS. 7. ItTIC(.: AihU will y mm lake miw last K Is a great Ui spoe as la pa? espms rbargaa epoa wall minis, sad Ibrj will cMjfc a great aura bv realtting la us tbroocb onry orders ec registered leuera. T all thinker la Avery tn of the , world It baa seemed a patent fact that jomiD was not yet fulfilling bar wbola rightful work la, the social economy, It to obvious, Indeed, that th relative HgltU of the two mim will be settled - ottlr wba cb eejoy tba liberty of unfolding and exercising its owa pecul tar character, whatever It asay bs, euf- fling a obstruction or hindrance from -jb other.TM-wbol ifcUtA-abottt . tbelr respective "rlghlsy''jB ao far aa It ', to Uaad oo tba JJea that Ibara la aay i real autagoeiam, to both Impertinent and velgar.- Each to really ored, moat advanced aad moat beaafitod wbaa the other to. . Bat women's capabilities aad aeeful Doaa bar aot yat baea aaiuldod to tba xtoot, or la too proportloa, that maa's bare beea. Nearly twenty-five hBodrod yearo ago, Plato wroto la hie Jtrpttbiie: "May aot that sex which we eo a float obaeure domestic eenpioymenta ho la toodad for more noble aad mora excel lent function" Hhoald It not cause aa to pause aad Inquire what and where all our boasted prog rasa la, whoa It to "found neeaaaary at ibis day to repeat the aaata Inquiry ? ... .Yet Ibis soma Inquiry to, la eubotence, - repeated,. ty Mtts phlloaophlfial IMnker and writer on social economy. It to the .warp and tba woof of ataay of the sound . social Judgments of Joba Stuart- Mill and other thinker of celebrity, and It I m trasses itself, even without bt aid pf pblloaopbloal reading, ou ovary alien .' live observer of sncial conditio os and progress. . It to a fact historically proved that tba cstlmslioa and respect- for woman la bo man society have increased In the FRIDAY-.. - same pro portion that tba oral culture and good manners baa been wievaiea, ?nat women ao not always perform a much as men to duo not omely to their weaker netureor smalter eapabillty for work, but equally, or per- bape t tea more, to their-uef active ado , oatloa, depressed condition and elrcum .. acrlhed opportunities. There aertalaly should need do argument to ahow that the female half baa the right to demand permission to try It capabilities for the advaoeomept of humanity In every branch of activity, and that the path to culture, which stands open to the male rlair, should also be opened to it. Here - la the whole demand. It ie perfectly simple and Just sneered at and denounced a If It contemplated tbe - overthrew of all the ordinances aad p- polotmenta of nature. To argue against auch pervereeneea requires no Utile pa-1 ttonee and self-command. - Tba whole doctrine that - requli Borneo 16 be IasubJectionK to man la a relle of barbarous age, and It to fall ing into desuetude aa rapidly aa the golden dooUina of true reciprocity of lights aad duties to becoming known, The world -will yet outgrow tba mill- gated, aa It baa outgrown many of the pceltlv forate, of alavery.iy-j- ........ y -JJhBOIEaT QIOWL The Lafayette tWiar give vent to . tba following aeoalble growl, which early refleeU our own aentlmenU that ..".we publish It. We know whereof w apeak when we affirm that tbe Xbw NoBTHwairr to read by bandredawho do Dot pay for It, and that not oceaalon ally but regularly.. That this to aape elea of dlahoneaty, none we think will deny, wbe give tbe subject a sober see- ond tboaght, and we earnestly entree our eubaenbeta-io endeavor to .indue those who habitually borrow their paper - ta aubaorihe aad pay for Uaa they may ' read It with a feeling of boneat owner- ah I p. V But we forget; wa were golog to :X let thaWr speak for aa into oaee; ao bare to the "honest growl t" . - Wa a-lah thai ear aaliaiiilsiia km la tova waald aot h as neichkurlr aa4 Kma tbalr aa- Vmm soea aa taey aae saai M We 4s aalla a aaetber waa, arhaa askaa I aaa-aofla-say that taey BIHetaeyoataa4 M, , are tap keenest te gat hold af a aaaa snass aa JhaJLuan fta- u. , it hie la theas ta go as a aelhhar who has Jaat -boaght a aew- eases aad borrow it artar the ewat has aasd la Flaaea deal loan rear aa-a-r acaJa. U ihf Waal k rsad-the -OoarUc," katthaai MfcaarlkaSar II aad aarftirkl. JTIher treat M aad will aoaTtam a that they are too oour I aay er B, we will wUllagly gtre M ta The initial Dumber of the WrMSSar, an niostrated fnontbly published by Mr. 1 Samuel, waa placed upon our tal, bio early fa tbe. week.- It lean eight page paper, handsomely printed, and nto an attractive appearance. Tbe editor srtajortb ita purpose In a brief aad praatlcal salutatory which eloaea aa follows: -la ahorVJM paloo will he epared to make the HVafkor rnteres ing ta IU reader and prorluMa to Ita publisher, and we are eoavinoed inat eboeW we eacottd tnralflmng these objects, It cannot prove otherwise than aatisfaetory to al Impart lea eonoerned. Thla perlodloal will be furnished post paid for $1 M per aanum. Wa wish It Tna Iiiuepeadtat Mat Central Com mittee nail a Coavealtoa, a aaeet at Be- torn on the 10th day af Augoet, 1873, fori nearpose oi ominaiug a aanatoai iber of Coogrsss.' Dalagataa ta thta Conveatlon will ba ebeeea aa the y Calvla BrMeDoDatdhaJrwTgnodtho editorial posltloa that he baa held for a year peat aa tbe ta-avuand acaepted Ilka posiUoaoa tba Aaftorte af this etty. Caps. Crandall win praaably aftor a Una return to) the) tripod of ihtofia jnoa, ., . "HE1 iwrit exchange umUoii tb (art that, according lo the last mm M Greet KfiUla. tar exUt Ie Umm) klsejoa JM0.UOO mor nmi thaa mca. Juat tblok of It ! - 00.000 wosoea who not, a PL. Pant teaches, ask tbalr he banda at hma for any deal red Informa tion, because there are aot baabaads enough .to go round;' and thla la tbe very face of the tfeeseadowe fact that wise men aa love ta dwell upon, thct the boa ven-appoloted "apber" of every one of the aex to home, husband, aad'ebil drea. Now, If tboas 90U.0UO women la slat on, being 'Ivtoa," where, pray, are tbe oak, needed to carry nut tba favor ite almlle? When the etceptloa t any rule get up lata tba bandrede of thousands, they prove rather too' much. Carl gjburx. teito that wemea aboald be educated for wives and mothers, and J! education for girl should tend toward husband' and houae-keeplng; hut When' there are not nearly enough h osbaods to gwround, and the chaneea are that tbouaandaof womea will have aa booses to keep, unless they eera them by eom sort of remaneratlva labor, It occurs to us that aa education with that sole end In view la liable to be aseleee. The surplus of womea la Maaaacbue etto alone to over 30,000, and la view of Ibeea facta and thla atartling array of figures, w think It ful tiase for those who profeaa ta know all about the plans of Omnipotence, ta esptaia J oat what tbeea women, fixed by fate outside the sphere for which they were created. would better d , Wa have these etatie- tics, wnicb ahow beyoo4 a doubt uat boodreds of ibouaande of womea mast support themselves. Tt would eeem, la deed, that thla waa enough, In view of tbeupei1urhjslcl atreas,tb with which they must eom pete, and that all road aboald be left fro for them. Bat what are the fact ?- Tredee and profee alooa alike close their door against tbemfXistom frowna upoa Ihemf wom en safe la sheltered home sneer at tnem aa unwomanly; arrogant asea aeoffat them aa atrong-mladed; and both elare them oot of their apber doc tors writ learaed essays ta prove that bexJLratoojteltcaJto tot lal atraia ni Binary to asaetar a profes sion; preachers any that they as aot keep Heat la the church, and lawyer talk glibly af "precedent.' House kewplag to woman' proper, emaloyaaoat, aay aJL Now, It to toloraaly aartaia that the moat ' of 7 these womea would -"keep bouse" la reason able ieooteotmeat. If they bad a bona ta keep aad an Ineoi to meet Ita axpenmejt'Bat aa long aa they must work M bread and abaltor, Juat ao long will tbey, like men, deal re employment that pays tbe beat. A woman who baa found by actual trial that aha ceanot ooly make a living, bat acquire a aempeieacy H i doctor, to aot la danger af being frightened back la to tba kltcbea ta work lor kar-wread and elotbea, by all tbe learned woman's dalicaie physical. eoudlMofi l that aa be showered upon her. If she And that a good salary la tha reward of 4 ability and knowledge af lawendgoo pel.wlthout regard to tbe aex ot-lte ex- panent; aba will not dara atocklag for nothing and. as w upoa starvation wages. It to plala, tbea, that aa wag aa band rede of thousands' of womea are com pelled by tbalr aacseiUea"to earn their awa living, that all tba. talk aboat to wasted, for tbe reaatoabI ereatura. will Imdata. doing tfct which promisee tbe better pay, apberaorne sphere. Just aa mew dor- sphere or no sphere, Juat aa . Mrs. Bwiaabelm eays: Tha phiioso pbera seem to. know that bard work never anavxe a woman; only good wages eea do that, , .8ba amy toil U ka a beast af harden, aa ia Garmaay; work In tba harvest field all day aad da tbe bouaewerk at Bigbt, aa la Pennsylva nia; work elgtesa' bourn aat of the twenty-four aajwbara, and there to flurry .about bar being aassxed ntilabe reoei vea tba same wage a a man la the capacity of doctor, lawyer, preacher, or legislator v, It to vary poetical. Indeed, ta re gard woman aa aa angel and una as bar protector; hut aoiorluaaleJy everyday life to usually recorded 1m tha dullcot kind of prose, and "what shall wa eat, and what eh all wa drink aad where withal shall we be clothed,' to the warp and woof of every chapter. . Tba aa lioa to aot ana af "apbece, nor yet one af Inclination, bat of coaetaotly reeur rlng waramlfy, aad asnaibls wamaa ma Ing and foaling this, are determiaed to do the beat tbey eea for tbemealvea, re gard leas of tba aophiatry and aoaaene that declares them "aneexed" wbea fol lowing aa avocatio which they have proved themselves able to fully. M0UIT1II XEAD0Y - XAIIACIX There are few of nor readeta who have not at ao me time read with abeddering horror of the traacberoua aad cold blooded hatchery of Arkansas emi grants by the Mormoa, kaowa aa the Mountain' Meadow Maearc, in 1S5T. Owe hand red and forty persoa were brutally murdered by Mormon acato sarlea, and the b ratal perpetrators, as well aa tha lawtlgatata af - tba" horrid deedbav al theea year remaieed uawhlptof JusUaa." -; There to now, however, a possibility that tba leaders la tbto bloody drama Will he ferreted out. The trial af Joba IX Lee, a bishop la tha church aad a eoTdnal anoTIea JerTa tbe ai a ma era, and of Dame, aa aeaom rile, aewaa aa Meodajr, tha va jaa, Jm t-t esuta'a evidence) aad aaada a wrtttaa statement af the horrible detalla. , , la raee Ue taaay dark Iblnge hlated atr provea, maay high afflalala wUl ba ooavtctad af hereolWaandlviigad erfaaaa.. It tba leealte espacted ba aohtevad, (ba Mormoa Chareh aad Ita leaden meat stand la a moot revolting light before the world. tTVa eVvetoa- ita la tba aaaa are aaxtoaaty leaked for by tha people of tba oatira IW2e i - t! follow ane- II EXAXPLE. - We have from 11 m t .Um for year i for; past beard eertaia stickler lor "worn u'i spoor" nwm, Js) tones at wan mlgittd dlssnay, with sVpreelallag goa. tar. aad aoaotonaoeea etpreeaive af aboeked propriety, of the earning woi aa aa aa office saaUhr-Whoaoavtnoed beyond a doubt that women aoaJd voU withoat tome ; womanly modesty, they have gmdglagly, it to true admitted the fact, bat have absolutory twfnaadyao be comforted la view of the very poast Ma aemariy of eom af tbe officea by . Wa praaume that lb Individual who thaaoooatltula themeolvee Judaeaof the proper work for women, la tha great arena where ao maay af them are forced la straggle aide by aide with men, and who never eea anything degrading to womanhood, la aapald labor, however meolaTpbat object uniformly to women performing well paid labor, po ' the ground of IU being so an womanly; are aot enaflaed to tbie latltade, nor to aay special locality; therefore, wa can I agio the i torture that afflict the horri fied apirtu masculine, aad tba dainty epirita feminine, that dwell la certain locallllce of our sister Bute, at the dar log of women who are actually rnaniug for office. We read la aa exchange that the Butt couDty, CaL, Independent Con ventioa made Ita nomination en tha Sd inaC, and that among thee a lady, Mrs Woodman, waa nominated for the posi tioo of Super! Dlendeot of Schools oay, f further, that aba wag Introduced to tbe Coneeatioa aad aetaally made a speech; which ha been widely published. Those who for year have conjured up such .terrible visions of women offloe eeehersrwm doabtleos readwlth shud dering horror, pale, and eye aghast," extract from the speech of this woman who ba wandered aa widely from tbe old, well-beaten path worn for the feet Jof WomenTylhe custom of tbe age; but while we extend oar sympathy for their fright at tba ominous abadow thai coming events throw acroa their pathway, w cannot forbear giving a few extract. Mrs. Woodman, on being the Coaeeatloat . Ma. raaaiaaaT Awm tiimuu or vaa Cuirimoi j I aak not few applaoas, bat (ur qaleC I aa la the habit ia mj arbool-raoai Of havlBC aeraret aotet whea 1 apeak, aad aa this htaaew eoaUloe loots. 1 aboald tlhstohaseit very aUU. I appear lifcii yea. geaUesiea, with agreat al of relartanc aad benllaUon. Ia all my Ills I aeeef took ap a eras aarh as I aa taklag ep at thai aaaaaeot; aad t Ihlak yoa will hallne ae wbaa I aay thta. Bat I esaie beto not aa a souitolaa, aet as aa elWoi f r, aot evea aa a aatale lobbytab I oee aimply as a haasble waawa aad aa earaeat teacher, eaiiow la are Ihe arhonls af Basle eoaatyaBke ah vary fotraoat asak aaioag the schools ol Lbs MaM. I kwow Ihaes are auay ebaiwes agalaal sml Tha aaoat ctisBiaal charge asaats ta be thai I aat-e woomsv- Bat 1 eaaoot ase that that Is aa ehjtloa. Ottalaly w have ateeadi'nU. The Mtalaa of Illlaota, lodiaaa. Iowa. Mi mi'ha u.sed COaaa'la;at have all lakaa Ihe lead la thla Butler aad aave elected Itaeale Coaaty aaparlaleadeBla; aad the anl venal teatlaoay of Ibe proas aad adaeauoaal eyaak baliei Wapsilaleud Mew, It woaid ba vary pear poilry la a eoa vealloa of geaUeoiea lo elaiaa fjmm aaprriorlty. I am aot bete far that pur pose; It Is sot ao that groaad that I eiaiai titer Make better auprtalideatr-n a) be- eaaae lbe devote more tlase to U. caa tbey are an ere earaeat, beeaaae tbey are more de voted lathe eaaae of edarotlaa. hieaqis they ase bhm lalenwled la ehlatrea tbaa aaaa aat- arally bv Aaolhae eraana Is that tt hi a aew Lbla aad they ant that their (durational pual' Ham la at stake; ae tbey devote their whole Ml sbaUaa argad aaaiBat inehkrtmu aot art sraabd Ibe eouaty. . I won sow a fcu&la i eoaafy. ned. yoa and faatlllea where tt Is proper and at fear a wuaisB to aa. A. tear bar has te go srooad the enfcoty, aod If It la aal tur a Mo- peflalcadeat ta aerl throagh the mad, the over aaountalaa. then alaarhiw.ea IheeaaM . Of the lxty-five votmeaat ItftbcCba- ventioa Mrs. Woodman received thirty five, and waa declared dale nam la reapoan to calia, aba came forwatdj aadaaldt . r-r aa. iwnnrr abb trn.kn or thb Odwvbbtni i-I hove lo thank yea fear thla. aot so ssoeb oa aeesaat of the honor eeoawred aa Bo,aa limn Itbi a phaoeer aoovaaMBl In thla P4aie. I stperled lo be a Baartyrlo the eaaae. I eaaae here with my mind rally nude p lal nautol, aa two Chleo eaadldalas went hums fieaa bars, last wark sad the week bsBarS laellBg ralhev bloa,lbatIespeeled to be IbemirdaoetoakiwhithHrftaauiepa, I am Utaakrat, I aay, aot oa aeeoont of nyarlf, bat aa aawioBt of the ptoarre aaarement te the Mala, tor I do believe that the Uax will aoaM whea thaw edaaaUOaal ottVwa oat pollUral will he llled by ladles; aad I stand here aot as eta a. am early aa aa relief theworkof sdawllya. U el letad.f shall ay Uom to Ihe dlarhaoj of the da- Uea of Ibe ooVe. That hi another point which I feirgot to sseattoB hewwe, thai I think the Ma- M deveto all hie orher tiase I aball aot Baltow teaeblag, bat shall give all my Uom aad endeavor toale vato and Improve tbe taboola of year county, provided I mi i la the eleeuon. Kow, w aak, friends, yoa who have ao loag and Darbap o conaclantloaaly declared that efflee making will degrade women, da yon am la the extract gl vea aay of the brawling unwomanly bravado that yoa have aa oftea foretold ? Any thing that to detrimental te true mod- y and refinement 7 Where to tbe bugbear with whtoh yoa bare ao per sistently triad to frighten tba unwary, and owlet yoa awa. ernes -nfjueUce? Tbto woman who aaka the raflrage af bar bratbrea, doaa aot vanot bar eupe riorily; attars no extravagaat euioglea of herself; apeak depreclatlagly of po litical warfare; doaa wot nae tobacco, ar take a dram; rail not at tb fuoo- ttoMowtfojbMd ao4jDOthrhood,ut mt ma, aoiwUhatandlog her aspiration lor offlca, to he aUU HApirfut wannn,ni , T warm, to roan tart m Doran't thU look a lltUe like the moa- btrcaity that baa ao long haunted yoa la tha garb of a feminine offloc amkar, njajfcaftfrall, prova -mytb T-Aad that womaa amy atiU he womanly have aapiraUona euiaide af aad apart from the four walla of bar homcT Wa are coavlaead that when tbto thing ba tooted aia tha near fulara U will aorely he that mea aad women wbe have alternated la stay tba prog laaebat guta aruuad tha Vb pw awd apbeols mbevta- ram of eveaU by their paay aad 111 founded prejudice wltr btusu for tb lack pf judgment which caused them to Uo declare themselves; u J to cover their confusion will asaert that they atvsy did believe la the political equality of tbeaexoa. . - : . We sloe rely hope that thla woman msy be ehoaen for lb office nought, aud by filling It with credit, aa we are cer tain th Witt, establlh a precedent that will b sxteoalvely followed, both to bcr. own aad our Ktat. , , MBELr.II0HTE0.U8IE88,M, , . - Aa article appeared soma week nines In thla paper, beaded "Tobacco and Temperance,'' In which we took .ocea alon to take our brethren who advocate temperance, with tobacco Iq their moujha, It fume on their breath, and Ita einanatlobe exuding from every pare for ao glaring an Inconsistency., Kowv corns the editor of tba Wine and jUowor Herald and with rising choler, which necemlUtes ,b opeoiPg of an aacape- valve, reads the cohort of temperance In general, and tb editor of the New Xobthwest In particular, a furiou lecture upon eelf-rlghteousnees. In doing he takm care to kbow hla own meek and bumble spirit, by devoutly declaring that be does not vaunt, like teetotalers aud prohibltioQuita, kit supe riority to hla neighbor. Oh, uo! .No vaunting there ! . i-J.-...' We expected the temperance brethren aforesaid would protest against tbe strong language we used In tbe article referred to, but we knew then as wa know now, that they could hot make a respectable defenae of the disgusting habit tbai'we denounced, nor Justify themselves In y tsHIICg to tha dorelu wn of appetite" for tobacco, while tbey commiserated their poor misguided brethren who yielded to the seductions of the wine-cup. Nor were we -at U urprlred thai a' professed friend of liquor should take ap tbe cudgel In defense of Its twin-abomlna-tion -tobacco and while denouncing "temperaucc bowlers and prohibition lata," advocate tbe um of tbe filthy weed Ho moderation." All thla la flttln " and proper, lor moderation la tlw -oply lor motiefatUm at ling which even tba boldest advocate of tobacco and whisky pretends to play upon. - Bat we contend that a man ba no more right to make nimself "moderate ly" disgusting tbaa be ba to become "moderately" drunk. Beside, modera tion, so far as using tobacco la con eernea, i a myiu. pome men may so ace It, but we have never met one. . All argument la regard ta tbe moder ate use of things, th excessive use of which to acknowledged to be so dlaaa troue, not only to the victims tbem selves, but to family friends and society, to utterly uneleee, Tbe majority of per sons cannot or will not observe roodera Uoa la their ase ; neither will the ma jority of tbosa who contract th habit break it off after It to formed f- eo tbe outy safeguard' seams to be la avoiding tba formation of habits aa unclean, so useless, so disgusting, and so detrimeo tal lb the beat intoreats of humanity. - While we denounce tba bablta, we do not with to be uncharitable to lboae who have been ao on for Innate as to contract them, but we weald like ta ase them- eoaaistcntand not denounce In temperance In drink In the strongest terms while they -render-themselves hlle they mr f I y the fumes ef totatuco upoa thetrf?, breath and . ita foul emanation - from tbelr bodlea.' r.r : 1I8WESJ TO 00KBE8P0IDEIT8. r W. 8., Walla Walla I- Noto and re mittance received and orderattended to. All right. ' ' Mrs. . M., Ldtfaystta: Change made as directed. Tb paper will, be sent ac- Mint In (a MnllMt - Mrs. C. M. F- Balem: Thanks for Ifr- torestand eompllmsut. rtosry yea leave a ao apon, but hope to sea yoa an the way. K ; , " ' T ' Mrs. M. F. C, Lafayette: Mr. D. will aot return from Astoria. la time to at- tead the Convention nopaaod expect yoa will bare a usual a good meeting. -KllHc'eerea ent-a'rf thd( and sweet, but In car opinion do eea particular merit. Your prose article arc much mora expressive, tnwBprefljien'ghhly appreciate your klndnea sod hope to bear from yoa frequently. ' 'T -------- Brother Casey of the DqUtu Uemixer has recently taken to himself a wife, got rid of bis obscene editorial associate, and under thee- flattering auspices sends kis paper, once more a respectable Jour oal,to this office soliciting an exchange. We comply and wish blm success In hi newspaporial career and unlimited hap piness In his matrimonial venture. W would like, however, to see blm change tba name of his paper, as we Tear that any amount of tbe most Judicious fumJ-J gatloa will not suffice to relieve It en tirely of tbe disgust I Dg odor that under Clark's administration attached Itself to Tb Salem Dail Eecnrd baa been sold to tbe Statma Fabltoblaf Company, and tha latter paper to bow withoat a rival la daily Journalism at ibe Capital. One dally paper to all that that a Ity can PrPr'y JfupporvJienceJAejtopaoUa tioa. The wbUom tdltor of tba Beoord, Mr. 8. A. Clarke, will devote his Um af tba WiUamt(i4 ftirmtr, . . - t-UJlil J . 1...11JJ. .,j ,, W aea by th Stqtesatbat ear sealoes co-worker, Mrs. Carrie M. FeiU, af Bslsm, latoads toratactoCafoiTTead tafiVo n hoar's chatTl ala about the middle af August, W much regret that our oao.se la this State I ta toaa so 'aarnsst as advooate, bat si bos go aba most, wa hop that friends as kind aad true a those who regret bar dopartare may weloome bar to bar la UieQldcB State, k EDITORIAL OOEEE8P0IDEH0B. IrtAB Bkadkbs wmNiv Noarawawr Our Journey la th coromudlous and elegant aleamer "Dixie Thompson" to Astoria was relieved of all monotony by a genial and pleasant cuiny of ward-flitting friend a. - Hand reds of men and women who ouo avoided all ap pes ranee of social Intimacy anil friend ship with a leader Jo the Wdjnau muve menUhave forgotten tbelr former preju- dice; baaxlreaa mora, whose lanate aenee of Justice was awakened from tbabegin- nlng, have outgrown tbelr former timid Ity; and ail, fiadlug to their eurprtoi that to new gospel, like any other sen Ible gospel, never. Jo trudea Itself un sought upoa anybody, now shake hands across tbe bloodless chasm and cordially restore, the aid relations that for a few years alter we became a nolltieal missionary, tbey imagined to have been broken off for all eomng lima. , The day upoa ibe Columbia Itlvj Ptod moat pleasantly If you Vaut elegant soenea, excellent dinners, polite attendants, and a general -good time, r;ri3r-.i ...r-r 7 psurouize tn "Dixie i uompson, We were met at the wharf at Asto-ia by Hon. W. D. Hare, tbe genial aud straight-forward Collector of Customs, and were aooa a delighted guest In bla bappy aad hospitable borne. A number af friend called In tbe evening and planned a private picnic for the following day.. Cape Disappoint ment waa agreed upoa a Our place of destination, and at eight o'ctouk on Fri day morning behold us, Mr. Ham with a hag ranch-basket -ieadlug the van, MrsTir. and your bumble aervant bring ing op the rear, and all wnding our way ta tbe little steamer "Varuna," CapU Gray commander, where-w were acaiad iaaJew mnmenUln tha snug litJ tie box af a pilothouse, under th lea of a great terricade of stately piles, wait ing for tbe signal bell. Our party con sisted also of Mr. and Mrs. White and tMriwlirorPortlaDbTindlf we ex cept a severe fit af sea iloknsm ta which on member waa a victim, nobody could imagine a more genial and happy crowd. Tba captain said that tbe bay waa verv smooth, but eomenow we Idldu't uwlenitKDd hui tciiu. TIJellCTI 1 gave us a sptondld shaking up, but tba salt sea air effectually settled us down. - Away, away, before and behind us, to tbe right -and tbe-4ft-ef us, Hretcbed end roiled the ujlghty river, continually lifting Its white caps to salute us with a mad farewell, as the waters took their final and yet constantly repeated plunge Into the roaring sea. Tbe dark waters lavlnft thepurple feet of tha baiy head lands In the shimmering distance, and ibe floating clouds banging low aboutiftOf gospel to met with much favor here the ooeans edges, seemed like mystic shrouds that shut from human vision tbe eternal land of souls. The little steamer plowed her way through the btllowa and finally landed us at the wharf at the foot of the prom ontory of Disappointment, which by some silly act of Congress ls.lo as here after designated upon th map as Cap Hancock. Wending our way for a little distance around tbe base of the hlll. we slaked ourthlrst at the Identical spring where, nearly 6 century sgo, the origi nal CapUloOrayTf Columbia River history, replenished bis water casks and returned to tba open aea, saUafled that "Cape Disappointment? was a simple headland, marking the entrance to ah Inoonalderabls bey, rather than a stately nflnel. a It aftel-wahll-pmenrti ta, guard forever tb mighty channel of tbe maj ratio River of the West ' Our party was next Introduced to tbe senior tight-bouse keeper, J. W, Manson, and bis estimable wife. After enjoying brief respite' from our wandering in tbelr comfortable home, we all proceeded up tba promontory, through the mili tary read, paat tba balUrlsa,-and under the shadow of parapet, till wa reached tb round tower. Hitting down upon the very verge of tbe Occident, to catch our breath and wonder and admire we loitered for an hour, loth to disturb by our voices tba monotonous melody of tb moaning breaker. But the gentle man who bad carried tbe luooh Vera hungry; and allladieskoow that there Isn't much active appreciation of the beautiful In the breast of a hungry Removing to tbe shade af tha tower, wa our anowy table linen upon the aweeVclover and arranged upon It a din ner fit for a sovereign people. Tbe ao- qurtproTedttailUieTiuuger ofour party bad Bo been .mojiopolixad by gentle men. Aftcr4arich walimbed the spi ral stairway and stood fao to fac with tba mighty prismatic glob that nightly ralhsrs up the rays of the great lamp and sends tbem Hashing la a brUlisut J, a . ... .1 . . i r gleam atawan toaauiien waiera toguiue tb mariner eafely into port. Tb wall of tb tower are six feet thick, arc of olid masonry, and are lighted by lb plate- glaasv-The ftftosn-locav o-i lumbald, bettor known as tb "awamp angel" w don't mean tb Opvrnor of Oregon, although wa were assured that and CoL Teal have recently appro priated alt tba adjacent rocks and bead- land andee the "swamp act" of 1870 we da mean the great gun that mounts gwasd bard by tbabaee af -tbe tower waa one fired ail by aa ambitious man ager of ordinance, and the concussion broke tb plate gtaaaia tb tower and Blayed general bavoa la other way. If you'd plan a man-of-war lo tha rem of that "aogei," he'd gat bl aides shat- thare'e any. axengtng at flaacy 1b It aowto or not, Mr. Manson I aa original character. Having much loag hour wbaa be keeps tbe lights, he to naturally a great reader, aad pom em Ing a retentive memory and kaa In sight lata human natore, ba to always Which f Iteeif will weu repay yoa r a visit to bis boms la th cloud. ToU'Il ba sura ta carry away a volum of Co lumbla River klatory la year brrJn, If yoa eaa engage him la oouvsraaUon for aa boor or two. Tb rsflecUooi and rafraotlaBh of tha rreat prismatic globe which Mr. Maneoa ao delights to keep Iq perfect order, form panoramic Views of tba ocean and head lands that yo can gaze upoa for hours, slasys seeing something uew and strange and panning beautiful. Io after years,-whu tba griassboppar shall liave become a burden, to us, and we are no longer able to do duty In the world's great harre(Jf we are eom palled lo wait awhlle,kfor the fiual summons of the mystic , mesaeogsr, . wall . ask Aunt Coluaibla, io -whose' Mricejke bav, toiled so loug,4o favor us with the office of llght-hou-keeper. In some lonely regloii, where we msy cud our dsys lu esse and study7Bleased.are they whose sa pi rations are limited, 1 And tot every boneat 'reader say aineu. Oolog aboard the "Varaua" ia tbe af ternoon, our graoloue captala beaded for Fort rMevens, Where tba deputy pay master ot General Jloward'a. 41 vision bad the pleasaat task ia store of taaa- I Ing". .the soldiers with sundry green backs. . Hs'ra w bad two hours for scaoulng tb fort. Cot Miller, . tbe obliging oommaodiiFof be poai; oelug himself busy with tb duties of bis of floe, kindly turned our party over to the courtesies of IJeut. Knapp, who showed us through tbe fort and oyer tbe ram part, around the batterlee and Into tb mou ths of lbs guns, acroae th moat and over the parade grounda 'conducting us, at last, by Invitation of Col. Miller, to headquarters, wberf we war hospitably sntertaiued by the accomplished wife of the latter geoUemaa, Ull the " Varuna's" signal admonished as to retrace our steparneir"macbTgretted belug unable to tarry until the Colouel could be disengaged, ssvthe Collector of Cue tome assured us that wa would find blm equally as courteous. I ntej Hgntand af-. fable as his 1 .H. Z'..a 1.. ... 1 ."iTPliWt" isniri ng fiuui I?'to-1t Teotwi wife. . . ' If your buabaad belong to tb army, you have a through ticket for your life's eSpeneesTbut It must be a terrible huly existence -We'd rather keep a light house, - i ;.r7--,.. . Returning to Astoria, we found put- selves thoroughly tired - ant. Basted that night without other rocking than Mb lingering effect of Vfa Varu CTTTn motion, and awoke, on Saturday with stiff Joint and a voracious appetite.' Saturday evening brought aa into tbe press no of a goodly assemblage of As toria's beat aitlxona, who llUod with polite Intootneee to a lecture upoa tbe Advantage of tb Ballot." "Sunday evening we met ao augmented audience and spoke upon an "Everyday Religion." Upon thla (Monday) even- log we are to try to address tbe people upon the "Cause and Cure of Crime.' aa eisewnere, me leading ana more in telligent of tbe cltlxens-baing constant attendants. Tba Spiritualists bav a fine ball, which I placed at oar disposal at reasonable rate by Mrs. Ross, Preal dent of the Society. The church people always rapt tbto ball for festivals and eottoerU to raise money to keep their consecrated carpet and cusbioos la or der. How we wish Brother Hammond fwould cotne dowv "her and carry-on Juat such uuloa meetinge la the Spirit ual ball as tbe meetinga at Portland la tbe skating rink bav become under bla mlntotrattona, It-would be-a-toatlag benefit to tb good people her as else where to mix tbemealvea ao thoroughly that they'd all forget tbelr particular gdoxlealand unite ia a QOaaftasOOaat broth- arliand for tha precepts of .the Golden Rule. Tbe ..weather . to tollghtfully cool. Many resident of Portland are sojourn ing here, and many other arc at the seaside. -Our nextdesUnatloa 1 Oyster- ville, wbltber we are to go npou tba opmlog Friday. . A. J. D. Astoria, July 19, 1875. ( , IECEJTEYEIT8. '-f: Lady-Pranklln( widow of Sir John Franklin, died at London onth lOthu Ex-Senator Carpenter; has ben-r- Ulned by tba city of Jfew York for tb proaecntloQ of Tweed. Tbe public school-Lou aa at Vktoh City, CaCTwa destroyed by fir on tba 17th. The building cost $12,000, and as the only publio school building In the place. . . .. . - , ' A telegram from rU John, B., UDraochsa. Hloton fork to tba eastern - . . . .. 1 .... .. . t. I klanah aT W i 1 ..w .-j l. . . - der date of tba lOlb, aay that the rock at Saw Mill KocJsank la flOeea minutes, audjjlis" supposed brok 1a tWO. ., , , ,--- Several officials havs beaa oloaely at work la tba oollootor's effloe examining tbe late defalcations at Loourvilla, The amount will ba mach larger tbaa at first supposed probably not lam tbaa $7o,OOUk. .., A delegation of friend of District At torney Fisher have goae from Wsahlng ton to Long BreDefe 4 sscur bis reten tloa la offloe. Tboee who wish him re moved are equally earnest 1a tb other dlraotloB. ' Coining for tb fiscal year, st th three coinage mints, Philadelphia, Ban Francisco and Carson, will approximate as follow : Gold, 134,000,000; trad dol lara, $,000,OUO ; sobaidlary silver coin, $.000,000; minor coinage, $25,000, ' A nnmber of persons were broorbl be fore tb V. 8. District Court at St Louis 00 tb 17tb, under Indictment found la the whisky case by lb grand Jury, for liquor casks, and Illicit distilling. Tba defendant waved arraignment, pleaded i- ,- 4- wu iu auiui ranging from $3,000 to $10,000, . Tba Omaha HerakT$ spaolal from the Red Cloud agency reports the killing af two Indiana and tbewoundlng ofthree others by soldiers on the rwtarvaUoa B tba 15 tb. Tb Indians ara iBtssasly ex cltod over tb oceurrenos, aad alT nego tiations and work of the ommlsslours ara entirely sospeoded, aad they arc deUIoed at Bad Cloud agency. ...Tba circantatascaa Bttandlna; tba aflalr ara not known. ' . . IEW8 ITEM3. stats Aa raajrHlAl- . Astoria has rtlebralrd the Fourth' of July jor S7 'consecutive years. " Tle thermometer stood at lit! degree - la th.sliad at Furt Vaia, B. C.oo tb Stb laC ... . Clackamas county has reduced Ita In debtedness within Ihe past year down . totATSffSS. ... ' ' v On last" Wediteaday evening $1,U)0 waa.- -subacrileu to finish the Kalem-Metho- 7 dlst Church. . -:v.,v v --Tbe Virtu quarts mill cleaned up last' week SH.i-to, which was run Into three gold bars. A large tree near Olympfa was struck ' ' by llgbluiug ou Wsdaeaday saoraiag af laat week, and art on Dre. r ' Tb farmer ia tbe. vicinity of Mon mouth or busy putting up hay. . Tb ' weather is most favoratrhraud the yield good. . . . ' The Orphans" Home at ttoJem hmh now eleven inmatea. . . 1 number 'of apiications on tiand asking- for the admission of other., - The HestWKiiKifcA says: There are' two fisheries ready to eomoiene opera lions atMukllteoaaeooo as sal mou com mence ruouiug. tt Js the intention of 1 both firms to pickle all tbey catch., , 1 ' About eighty persons Went wlia.Rev. ' K. P. Hammoud on tb excursion from ' . Albany to Kugen tost week. Ttie evan gel 1st chartered la ear conveying them, and paid for the same from his private purse. .' . : There are XaoH cbihlrea la Clackamas county who are emitted lo tbe benefit of -the school fund. The amount of the lr- -reducible school fund apportioned te that county to tl.tttri Wo coin, aud SK 47 cur reacy. . . Tha new bridge aerom Pudding River, oa tba road between Halem and K. C. tteers piaos, foil during lu conatrurtlon oa Thursday. ' It was &NJ feet long; this to lie second fall; toeom patency of tb builder to tba cause. . ' Tbe wool market at The Dalles, tars the - liountninrrt. la rather heavy, the jru-wtsw, m v mat arwaajv a tuaj wtsvi UUJT era will hsrdly get even on their pur cbaana. w wlah It were otherwise. On hundred and uliiety sbaep wer shipped at Olympla for Victoria lastJ weak, and "100 on Wednesday. Tb ateamers also took 81 head of cattle at Ta-' . . coma for tha aame port, an Sunday night, and two ear loads (about 800 bead) on Wednesday-. B. F. Mason's little boy, about four yearn oidt was badly buriiwl a few dityi ago near Eugene. His clothing caught from tha remains of a fire used by some campers, aad be ran to tha bouse, fan- ninsf tha fir Into a flame which waa ' difficult to extinguish, c -- - - Rev. E. P. Hammond commenced ble labors at Malem In the Opera Hons on Saturday evening. His work la Albany waa carried forward With much ardor and enthusiasm, the resideut ministers and Christians cordially enterlog Into the spirit of the meeting. An Olympla paper aays: A couple of ehltdrea, a aephew and Blece of Mr. Oleasou, of Cbebalto coaaty, aged re spectively 14 aud lUyearv arrived la this . place a few days ago. direct from Ireland,-- . having performed th entire trip, with- -out any com pan loos bat stranger. : Th Willamette Transportation Com' paay propose U carry wheat from Alba ny through to Astoria, at $x a too, with- . out x pause of rebandllng at Portland. Tbto looks aa though there was quite a v respectable fight between that company - ... and tha railroad." Sosaysth jfetorwiM. ' Tbe Internal revenue colUction for -the district of Washington Territory, for th fiscal year endlngJone Sty 1875, amounted to $21,003 M. This revenue waa derived principally frooa special taxes on tba sale of liquor, tohaeeo and beer, and 00 Ibe maoufactur of the latter article. ; - The Attorim my: A gentleman from San Joae came to Knapptowto took at lumber wanted for fruit-basket manu- l factnr. He was so greatly pleased with what hr fonnd that he ordered very largely ia eseeae or Bis previmia intert-" Hon. autTablpDed a Dortioa of his nnr. l ebaaeat onoa. ;;;7-. , . f. " The bop af tba Puyailup valley are looking as fine aa la any past year." There are between 140 and 1 75 acre of vinos two years or more old, which will . bear an average of a tea aa Bora.--.-Thw farmers ara Jubilant la oonsequanee. There Ie a .rich prospect before them, if present prices do not go down. 1 r : Tb Olympla " CbuWrr r sayT Cut-" worm are proving a great aanoyance to gardaacrs aad farmers of this region Ibid - j-Duuocs. canoaf a ana vegela- bias, have suflered considerably, aud In tbe Puyailup region the bop rrop.has been damaged by Ihem materially. Jio plan of getting rid of tba posts baa been aunreated, except lo dig tbem out, and- Kill IUVIU. Wa find tba followln aonnuntnf tha disaster resnl ting from a water-spout la rjmmtmra re woo, in ine I rr ponton of tb. ItHh Inst.: At about 4 P. M. on Sunday, July lltb, svtarribla water-spout oc curred on the Hloton fork of Willow ereekr flood! Iir and devaatatlnr nln. wuw ismm m one- row but very fertile valley, emptying lo tothematn creek at the town of if epp oefT The spool occurred on the high bill be tween Hloton creek aad Batter areek. tbe water flowing la foor dlrectiona, bub probably three-fourths of It went down two canyons- meeting at Ine bouse of Joba H in too. From hre It swept v- -erythlng before It. Feacaa, crop, stacks, out-bouses and tools, were carried oft la amassorruio. All th gardens were de stroyed, and there to probably lea than ' acre of good grain toft standing la tha valley below the point mentioned. Tb . boo of Mr.Bralnard wa struck by ihe- fuM force of the flood, a bay-stack burled against It, aad th Inmates bad but bare ly escaped irons tbe building when It waa broken aa aad washed away. Notblag waa saved from tha house at tba time, tb flood coming so suddenly and swift ly that everything bad to ba abandoned, but since th water has subsided, wart. us article of valu bav been recovered: from among tba deoris. . Several other booses were flooded, but not otherwise injured. Ke Uvea wer lost, nor was there any Stock, killed so tor as known. Tbe amount of danger below Heppoer 1 uava not aoenaJoed.pul aa ins vaUsy widens out from tbto paint, it I pra- turned that It to not great. t. - Tba Stateimtm anaouacos by adver- of-WH. MeDowelrr: M. TX$ bb aa independaat aad mpw- anoa candidal for tba 44th ranrna,. . T - . . . -:J-l "subject to eitner or la aamioallBa; coBvcntlou Bad tb will af voter at tb polls.' Jamas IiOeder. Indicted with John J. Price for perjury iB Connecttoa wTthlhe" Tiltoa-Boscher case, was arraigned la Brooklya oa tb loth and pleaded sot guilty. Frio waa not arraigned. ' ' Judge Deaobea gave Ida decision oa the lota entering tba bill of parUeulare asked for by tba dafendaat la tba civil tail of tha people vs. WavM. Tweed. - Tr