BEVIEW
OF" "OBJECTIONS"
TINUED.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 1876.
XOTICE.
Agents trill please take notice that it Is a
small sums, and they will confer a great favor week, we now propose to continue the
by remitting to us through money orders or subject, winding up as briefly as pos-
00N- sons of this Republic you are bound to
do, then it i3 contrary to right and to
justice to withhold the ballot from any
Th6 members of the honorable Legis- class who contribute to the support of
lature haviDg had time to dispose of, to the government and obey its laws, and
their own, if not to our satisfaction, the an the "objections" which can be urged
review of certain popular objections to from now till doomsday can make uoth-
"Wbman Suffrage which we gave last ing else out of it.
To the Editor op the New Noetijwest :
The programme for the week was:
First, caucus nominations ; second,
wire-pulling (whatever that meaus);
registered letters.
NOTICE.
Mrs. E. A. Corwin is authorized to
make collections for the New North
west In Astoria and receipt for the
same. We hope those to whom she pre
sents bills during the next week will re
spond promptly with the amount called
for.
PEOM THE CONVENTION.
A card from Mrs. Loughary, under
date of Wednesday, the 27th inst., con
Bible.
We hear it frequently said that
women, upon going through the crowds
that usually congregate about polling
places, would be subject, or at least lia
ble, to insult. If facts proved that
women could not walk unmolested and
free from Insult through crowds of men
and women, this would be a more co-
OKEGON PEUIT AT PHILADELPHIA.
Hon. A. J. Dufur writes in relation to
Oregon's fruit exhibit at the Centennial.
These specimens, although but few in num
ber, are doing more for Oregon than all the
Congressional aid we have received in the form
of military and railroad land grants since our
State was first admitted into the Union. Our
commission are nowat work busily examining
LEGISLATIVE NOTES AND NEWS, people could only be magnanimous LETTER FBOSI WASHINGTON OITY. Li.lli.ii lium .h.
enough to be content with victory, T r Pumm ip omiwisT: To tub Editor or the New Noethwest:
without imitating the feathered fowl The New Northwest comes iust in The beautiful sunshine or yesterday
who jumps on the fence and flaps his time to awaken me from musing on the has made everybody happy flgaln. It
wines and makes a horrid, hoarseinafnhiiinr nf lmmnii affairs, and of did really seem as if it was going to be
.... f . sp.rpprm to annrise ma worm mat no naa ... , niin.ior nm rpm m a mo winter an summer. tui "e wu iuut
tuiru, uuuouug lor lue oeuuiui. xiua uiucn t,c' "- i - i .... , ,
Iastheiran on Tnpsdav. in the separate PlCKea oul ul3 adversary's eyes, eiec- that at least one woman nas oeen sue-loacis to one ounuay auuau.c
i,r,,,QO .,i i,tnr,rnUon Tht tions would not be half so disagreeable. I ppccfni in n. snhere which men have mo- four best suit of clothes those who,
iuu, uiiij uuc iun "..u0 v---. 1 fll , , l,.,.kl
vote stood, in the Senate, for Grover, 20; ou win nave oecome aware ueiore nopolized for mauy years, anu nas, more ionuuaie tuau jruui
Applegate. 7: Jewell voting forNesmilh th5s time that the Senatorial election through her energy and ability, made "scratchist," have a suit other than the
and Beutley voting for Campbell. Gov,
gent objection, but, as they pro've "Tl.
plomas, and we have only examined about
one-fourth of the reports that have been maae.
We feel sure that our State will carry off her
full share.
members in o
contrary, it amounts to the opposite.
How is it, we pray you, at our State
and county fairs, where dense crowds
congregate.? How at railroad depots
and steamboat wharves, where fre-
And yet there are
tains the following: "Convention in full quently crowds of men and boys with State Legislature who are "opposed to
blast! A very enthusiastic meeting last nothing, else to do assemble? And is advertising Oregon any more," and yet
niM,r a vprw fhrplhlp. nnd lor-ical it not the boast of this nation, or tue otnermemoers who, uuuei v-
co0pi, rrm ri.oocmnn .-.f T,nfc Pnnntv. men thereof, that a woman with native text of economy, refuse to vote a paltry
Preparing to go before the Legislature ; modesty and discretion can go where $500 toward placing specimens of the
ftrPBMiirpdofahearintratleast Have she will upon the nation's mgu-ways, pomoiogicai inumpua ui oui ou
o .i,r.mrrlcnrlnHl.n.. 'Morn next and throuch its by-ways unmolested? fore the world. Such persons,
week."
STATE TEMPERANCE UNION.
Do you not see that this 13 merely
a sham cry to deter women who, having
always been keepers at home, are timid
and distrustful, from joining in the de-
maud for suffrage ? Why, if we were to
Many of our readers doubtless re
member the defiant birth-shout of this so far for:et truth and precedent as to
body and the arrogant attitude of its ,jeciare that womeu could not go where
progenitors upon its stormy natal day. auty or business called, or honorable
Determined not to allow a whisper that inclination prompted, without incurring
should even faintly advocate the enfran- the risk of insult from men.it would
fore the world. Such persons, while
watching a fancied leak, are usually
ready enough to reach over the top of
the public crib and help themselves to
its contents to carry out party or per
sonal schemes.
Grover was declared the choice of the
Senate for U. S. Senator. In the House
the vote was taken with the following
result: Applegate, 27; Grover, 25; Nes
mith 7; Fanning (Independent) voting
blank. The result being aunouueed,
the House adjourned.
On the announcement of the result,
the friends of Mr. Grover were very
much elated, as they were pretty cer
tain that if votes were not changed they
could carry the day on the next trial.
But when Wednesday came, aud the
two Houses met in joint convention,
has been the business of the week. The
action in both Houses haB not amounted
to much but preparation for future
work, a sort of rolling up of the sleeves,
and perhaps a little moistening of the
bauds to insure a good hold of the
things which are to be held on to,
whether for good or evil.
Our second visit to the Senate revealed
one or two things to us the other after
noon, and we beg the Honorable Sena-
ators' pardon for not seeing all the
haudsome men at our first visit. We
honestly believe the Democrats to have
the majority in more respects than 'one,
for herself and mnern name in the Re- one which gets aired every day
public. My warmest congratulations Weather prophets on yesterday morn
are duo to the successful fifth anniver- iug predicted a nice day-lf it didn't
sary of the New Northwest, and cloud up-aud sure enough it was ! As
hopes for many happy returns of the consequence, me various pastors were
same, gladdened by larger congregations than
Well, the axe has fallen in the eov- usual.
ernmentdenartments. and lnindrpda of Two noteU divines irom me .cast de-
they found that the expectations of men and Multnomah county to have the two
were frail, and liable to vauish like the
mist before the sunlight. The first joint
ballot stood, for Grover, 44; Applegate,
32; Nesmith, 11; Campbell, 2.
The party whose only hope was to
disorganize the forces of the opposition,
stole a march on the Democracy, and
immediately after the first ballot moved
to adjourn. The ayes ana noes were
called on the motion, and many of the
Democrats who were opposed to Grover,
aud some who were not, voted to ad-
iourn. to tue dengue oi inose wuo
wanted more time to work up the case.
Manv prophesied that Grover would
not gain another vote. We were disap-
haudsoraest Senators in the State.
Reporter.
Salem, September 26, 1876.
The Statesman is mistaken in its dec
laration that "Mrs. H. A. Loughary
takes SisterDuniway's place during the
absence of the latter from the State."
chisement of woman in its councils, the 8traightway be called the chimera of a Mrs. Loughary occupies her own place . d fc fae adjournment, as we had
turouieut jacuuu iuak iuiiucu mo uis. strong-miuded woman's imagination," as rresiuentoi uie ureguu oiuiu vuwu wau-e(j a mie through a 'drenching
uregon mate xemperauce uuiuu, uim- an(j we ue accuse(i 0f dubbing our uretu- sunrage Associauou, a pusmuu wuiuu
ing away from the State Temperance ren "tyrants," and other choice sobri- Mrs. Duniway has never filled, al-
Alliance, by constitutional enactment ouets which advocates of Woman Suf- though she -has heretofore done a large
prohibited the representatives of Worn- fra e are 0ften am erroneously charged amount of work In and for the Conveu
an Suffrage societies from acting as del- wjtu appiying to them. This objection, tion. Mrs. Loughary is able, energetic
like the one mentioned last week con- and prompt, and, with a half-dozen
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cerning "dissension in jainiiies, we auiiiwnia wuo aie utr cijuaio iu iumc
would, if we were a man, certainly particulars, would take the Legislature
never even whisper, and,
woman, we certainly do not beli
egates,and aj a result which they might
have foreseen, by the same clause ex
cluded other and earnest practical
workers from their body. Born of blind
fury and unreasoning misrule, cradled
for its first year in the arms of its god
father, J. Quinn Thornton, and fed upon
the unnourishing pap of conceit and
prejudice by E. W. Ryan, chief nurse,
it is small wonder that the puliiig bant-
raln, in order to see the fun, and felt a
little disgusted to seo them "give it up
so." But of course people must have
their dinners and Senators must wait
On Thursday the weatner was more
propitious, aud at half-past eleven we
mounted those anti-Democratic State-
house steps and ascended to the Hall of
A OHINESEFUNEEAL.
To the Editor of the New Northwest:
A large concourse of our citizens gath
ered at the corner of Alder and Second
streets at an early hour on Sabbath
morning to witness another of those
to most of them, perhaps, unmeaning
pageants, a Chinese funeral. To give a
full description of such a spectacle
would require more of your valuablespace
than you might wish to devote to such
a subject, and would certainly require a
more graphic pen than mine, but for the
information of such of your readers as
are so unfortunately (?) located as to be
clerks men and women have been
thrown out of employment at the very
season when the approach or winter
and the scarcity of work and money
will render the suffering i the District
of Columbia indescribable. Were this
matter of necessity, aud not, as it
really is, a political movement, it might
be accepted with patience by those dis
missed; but the fact is simply this:
The Democratic House of Representa
tives, determined to excite the admira
tion of their rustic constituents and in
vite the sympathy of far-off Republi
cans, reduced the number or employes
the public executive departments,
but did not reduce the taxes. A reduc
tion of $29,000,000 sounds very well In
deed iu campaign speeches and country
papers ; no one stops to reflect upon the
consequences of work delayed and accu
mulating, and which must be accom
plished some time or other. They only
see "Tweuty-nine millions saved !" and
they flatter themselves it is saved to
them.
Perhaps when the national banks fail
to have their notes redeemed punctual-
livered sermons yesterday, each draw
ing a full house. Rev. Bishop Marvin,
of the M. E. Church, (South) at their
Church, and Rev. Bishop Dubs, of the
Evangelical Alliance, at the Court
house. Last Friday morning the Hayes and
Wheeler Club, of this city, carried of!
the top sheaf in the way of success. It
was announced that, besides able
speeches by ex-Governor Gibbs aud
Hon. M. C. George, the Glee Club would
render music for the occasion. It was a
complete success. The house was
crowded. Although lengthy, the Gov
ernor's speech was listened to at
tentively, and was received with fre
quent bursts of applause. He spoke
about an hour and a half. Mr. George
came up on the evening train, aud was,
of course, pressed for time, but he made
good use of the minutes. Tcere were
nearly as many ladles present as gentle
men. Who says the ladies of Albany
don't take any interest in politics?
The ladies and gentlemen composing
the singing choir of the Club certainly
deserve credit for the excellence of their
being a by storm, and cause a majority of the senUtives in time to see theHon- ST.PmSchln
eliev-e it honorable members to respond "aye" oraPble genator3 flle , and take theJr If'Z it loT
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unable to witness such scenes, x win, i " . , nf Hip Pprpisps
. . iv; nprnnns wnen claims lor reueoiuiiuu r
witu your permission, speaK oneuy llrtT.varnT throue-h a vear or two. and As an offset to the meeting of Friday,
tUe matter. ... I H,0 Tpmnprars lipid n meetinpSaturdav
evening to listen to one Edmunds, a
too fast to be exam ued. aud an -ruruauu uirauuuiu, h.ici.i
to be well founded. But suppose for a when the final vote on
moment that it would be true. Who Suffrage bill is called.
should be disfranchised on account of
so deplorable a lack of civility among
those who constitute our preseut voters,
the Woman
drag wearily through a year or two, and
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Under a small cotton awning impro- - "'8 "
1 nii.l nnrltu yq iirltnn ilia 1 1 1 1 orcT rartirna
irio art iUa nurnnao nntl flirpptlv In 1 "
: , . I pome
the b reet, was placed a cosily casuei . wh ri Governor Gibbs and Mr. George." The
containing the mortal remains of Duck m fi,lrilih attendance at the first, both ladies and
nese mercuaut . , ........ . ntlomcn iun mitn fir. hut irsdu-
tnpn. anu oniv men. w uie ueuuie i j
ling reached the first anniversary of its as tnis 8tate of aflairs would prove, the
existence with scarcely a sign of life. women( who would quietly deposit their
Its friends, seeing that the only hope of ballots and return to their homes, or
prolonging for their charge even a brief the men so-called who would insult
existence lay in a change, discharged them in the discharge of duty aud the
nurse and god-father, and attempted to exercise of right?
make the weak creature go alone. This, njt wjj bring good women iu contact
liy taking a year's sleep, the puny waif wiLh those of her own sex who a"re un
accomplished, and presenting as bold a pure," says one, with a look of mock
front as circumstances would allow, it modesty and horror well assumed. Is
came to its second anniversary, and not a woman who takes a seat in a
even while confessing its pitiful lack of street-car, a rail-car, or any means of
strength, was saddled by a fanatical public conveyance, liable to find her
BE0EBTEYENTS.
The craud explosion at Hell Gate
took place on Sunday, aud was, in all
respects, a complete success.
Yellow fever interments iu Savannah
amount from 25 to 40 daily. Relief has
been sent from various places.
seats for another joint ballot. With
our peucil sharpened and our roll-call
ready, we breathlessly awaited the
nominations, expecting some rare de
nouement, but there was nothing new
Three nominations were made, the roll
was called, and the vote, when counted,
stood: Grover, 42; Applegate, 31; Nes
mith, 14; Campbell, 2.
A motion to take a second ballot was
carried by a vote of 50 yeas to 39 nays.
Slight shocks of earthquake were felt Some, who were determined to gain
at various points in Illinois, Indiana,
and Kentucky on Sunday night. In
some places the alarm was general,
Six hundred cases of yellow fever are
reported at Brunswick, Georgia. The
mqre time, and especially wished to de
fer the final vote until the arrival of the
ty. At short distances on all
sides of the casket were placed tables
laden with all sorts of provisions and
many different kinds of fruits, and upon
which were kept burning scores of wax
tapers, representing all the colors of the
rainbow. From 7:30 until about 11 a,
sr. the street for the distance of two
blocks was densely thronged with the
countrymen of the deceased, clothed in
the peculiar mourning costume of that
people, being robes and turbans of pure
white and sandals made from uncolored
awaken to the true state of the case.
New clerks will have to be appointed,
and new to the work aud oilicial rou
tine, it will be some timo before they
earn their salaries and bring the accu
mulated work up to date.
Centennial visitors continue to flock
ally thinned out as the speaker pro
ceeded in the "peeling" process, until
the audience looked quite slim. Judge
W , a prominent Democrat, and,
by-the-way, a pretty' good judge of a
good speech, remarked that, "If Gov
ernor Gibbs and Mr. George had sud-
to Washington, aud the numerous parks deuly dropped in, they wouldn't have
and reservations throughout the city
present a curious and picturesque sight
at about noontime, when almost eveiy
shady spot is occupied by a party of
travelers partaking of luucheon, crowd-
realized that anybody was being
skinned !" Further criticism Is un
necessary. Siuce Governor Grover's success in
capluriug the position of United States
straw Many of them bore aloft gaud- drinking fountains, and Senator, there seems to be a lull in
ilv-nnintpil f Knnsnnrpnp.ips anil stream- 0 ... . ... I. , , i
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chimeracalleda"temperanceparty"and next neighbor to be one of this con- people are in a destitute condition,
riddeubyTurner,Dimick,efai.,toastate demned class? What assurance has without food, physicians, or nurses.
orexnaustion tnat DetoKeneaspeeuyuis- any woman wuo pauses at a counter to , npln nf monufapturin" crooked
solution. Debating long upon the mat- select a dress, that one of these will not wujsky in vjDPgar works has been dis
ter, its few remaining friends resolved come close to her side at any moment? covered in severai localities in Chicago,
at length to again attempt to can jouu And if such a tiling siiouid occur, as it &ad the varjoU3 works i,ave been seized
pnnnHi to arouse it from the deenslum- frpmipnt.lv does, does anv one consider a
ber induced by its cruel load and conse- good womau thereby contaminated? Immense Democratic mass meetings
quent exhaustion, and a late call of its And do not women meet and associate have recently been held in Cleveland
President brought it face to face with dailv with aud without their kuowl- and Dayton, Ohio. Meetings were ad
its third anniversary last week. Look- edge with men who are equal partners dressed by Gen. Sigel, S. S. Cox, aud
ing over the meager array of delegates' in the crimes of these erring ones, and oiners.
names, we find not one who at and by still preserve their purity? What Fumigation of Chinese quarters by
its birth expected to shut out from tem- folly, then, to suppose that the casual health officers is going on in San Fran
Tipranpfi rnunr.ilH evermore the mention meptinir once in two vears at a voting cisco. with a view of ridding them of
of Woman Suffracre. In vain weclance nlace with immoral women will de- small-pox. This dreadful scourge is at
through the scanty list to discover the grade those who meet, or are likely to length on the decline.
name of J. Quinn Thornton, of E. W. meet the same every day, and yet During the first week of October the
Ryan, of Levi Leland, of Wooden, of suffer no loss of modesty or character. Centennial exhibition will be visited by
McCain, of Stewart. They and their Some opponents have been so hard tbe pupils of the public schools of Pitts-
valiant compeers have left the child to pressed for argument or so lost to truth burg, by whom separate excursions to
die indeed, it would have long since as to declare that "only bad women the grounds, numbering fifteen hundred
would vote." Whether this is intended
as an objection to the enfranchisement
of womau, or as a slur upon the hund
reds of brave, noble, and pure women of
this nation, who work, and have worked
unceasingly for years for the political
equality of their sex, we are at a loss to
been defunct but for the kind offices of
those from whom in the first place dis
organizes sought to dissever it. Now,
however, it became apparent that it
could not much longer drag out an ex
istence as miserable as useless unless
some vital principle could be injected
into its veins, and a pitying friend pro
posed the following resolution, which
was adopted :
Resolved, That since the women ol our State
are the greatest sufferers from the liquor traf
fic, are taxed to repair the damages resulting
therefrom, and governed without any partici
pation and consent, and since this is tyranny,
and since the ballot must be ultimately used
lor Its suppression, the question of its prohibi
tion should be submitted to all adult citizens
of the State, irrespective of sex.
Another, taking courage from this.
progressive sign, seeing in its yearly
dwindling vitality 'the necessity that
existed for returning the spent aud
dejected Union to tbe home of its par
ent, and judging that the punishment
for unruly conduct had been protracted
to the extent of the wayward one's en
durance, offered the following :
Resolved, That the President and Directors
of this Union be Instructed to confer with the
President and Executive Committee of the
Oregon State Temperance Alliance In regard to
the expediency of uniting the two organiza
tions, merging the Union into the Alliance,
upon the most favorable terms possible.
We hope the example here furnished
will be sufficient to convince all that
temperance work which ignores and de
Tides the efforts of women and their de
mand for the ballot that they may aid
in the suppression of tbe evil of intem
perance, is worse than useless, and will,
after a brief season of spasmodic strug
gle, cover its projectors with humilia
tion and discomfiture. The lesson is so
plain that he who runs may read, and
its import is unmistakable.
know. If the latter, the lives of these
women are a sufficient refutation to the
foul libel, and the intended shaft falls
harmless at their feet; if the former,
statistics disprove it so tboroughty that
we give a few. Woman Suffrage is, to
some extent, established iu England
with the result as detailed in the Lon
don Examiner, that, "in 66 municipal
elections, out of every 1,000 women who
enjoy equal rights with men on the
each, will be made.
The attendance at the Centennial on
the 21st exceeded that of any other day
in the history of the exposition. By
one o'clock the casli admissions
amounted to 110,588, being greater than
any full day's aftendance heretofore.
There are $223,000 now available for
the prosecution of further work at Hell
Gate, and a large part of this will be re
quired this year for the removal of the
rocks blown up on Sunday, and it is
probable several years will pass before
the beginning of operations at Flood
Rock.
In the trial of John D. Lee for murder
committed at Mountain Meadows, the
We call tbe attention of our friends
generally and agents particularly to tbe
fact that the long-promised serial,
"Edna and John," begins its course in
the present numberof tbeNEwNoRTir
WEST. Now is the time to subscribe, so
as not to be cumbered with "back nam-
register, 516 voted, which is but 48 less jury retired on the 21st at 11:45 A. sr.
than the proportionate number of men. and at 3:30 returned with a verdict of
Out of 27,919 womeu registered where a murder in the first degree. A delay of
contest occurred, 14,416 voted. Of the three days was asked before sentence
men, 166,781 were on the register, and 90,- was passed to give time forappeal. Lee
0S0 voted." The paper quoted thereupon is sad aud threatjns by turus. There is
draws the following conclusion: "Mak- a rumor that he iu tends to expose more
ing allowance for the reluctance of old than is already knowu.
I . ft .. ft .lanA lnllnlkfC I ttlfl I
spmsiera iu uUuuBO mc.i uuU., w.D . Tndlana nrp dailv nasnm-
r . Ml f If o I
' I mi, n mnra iipnnnr. nrtirtitlP- Sitting
Bull's force now in the vicinity of Fort
Sully is being daily augmented-by In
dians from the different agencies who
refused to give up their guns. They are
threatening and impudent in all quar
ters. Gen. Buell thinks he will be able
to give them the thrashing they are
asking for with the troops at- his dis-
posal.
The general verdict in New York
among candid men is that Tilden's in
come tax explanation through his- law
clerk has failed of effect because, while
it carefully controverts so much of the
Times' article, charging evasion and
perjury as concerned the'only estimate
of his sources of large revenue In excess
of whatTilden returned, the facts show
that bis oath that his income in '62 was
$7,118, is inconsistent with his more re
cent oath in the court proceedings that
he received in that year two fees of $10,
000 each. It is argued that as the law
credentials of the Republican Senator ers bearing inscriptions In Chinese char-
elect from Ulatsop, made a motion to
adjourn. This only obliged us to hear
the roll called again and the previous
vote repeated, as the Democrats under
stood the thing this time and were tired
waiting.
Motives of economy were also urged
by the Senator from Benton and Polk,
to induce the members to improve their
time in a better manner.
The vote was again taken, and resulted
as follows : Grover, 42; Applegate, 32;
Nesmith, 14; Campbell, 1. Ail voted
just the same as before except Fanning,
from Washington, who voted for Applegate.
The fourth joint ballot was a repeti
tion of the third iu its result, aud when
the motion to adjourn was again put,
the Grover men were willing to give it
up for that day, and the vote stood, for
adjournment, 4S agaiust 41.
On Friday, at five minutes before 12
sr., the aergeaut-at-Arms "was sent to
cull the Senate and the President took
the chair. The call of the roll found all
the members present, with the addition
of tbe Senator from Clatsop, Tillamook,
and Columbia, whose credeutials finally
arrived, after having traveled 300 miles
out of the way. The delay is a mystery,
as all our postmasters are supposed to
be Republicans; but somebody knows.
Nobody was benefited by the proceed
ing, one which it is not likely happened
just at this time without intervention
Many expected a new nomination to
day; but the plan agreed upon was ap
parent to all when Butler withdrew the
name of Hon. J. W. Nesmith, as no one
expected the friends of Mr. Nesmith to
vote for a Republican. Although
Chambers objected io the withdrawal of
Nesmith's name, we knew that if it
was decided not to vote for him, and no
manifest that, if women had the oppor
tunlty, they would exercise the franchise
as freely as men do." Our own Wyom
ing furnishes additional proof, but it is
unnecessary to cite it.
The greatest political bug-bear, and
one, perhaps, that hauuts most persist-
entlty thebralnof the "average objector"
next to the "mythical woman juror," Is
the possible woman politician. Engag
ing in political controversies, it is
averred, is not consistent with feminine
character. Upon this subject women are
themselves the best j udge, and, if politi
cal duties conflict with womauly deli
cacy, restassured that women will either
effect a change in political contests, or
decline to engage In them. It would
seem Indeed that these and kindred ob
jections urged against Woman Suffrage
are so stale and easily refuted, that men
and women would cease to urge tbem.
The case is so plain, so ably supported
by justice, and so firmly grounded in
M...H r.I l,nTi n reuuireu a juii oiaicujuiik ui iuc B""
ben," In order to get the first of this in- 5 . ' ,,01JL, rf.hoap nnd income, no claim of tax paid through
teresting story. Let us hear from you, ' . , . . , . . corporations in which Tildeh Is vested
question in its stronghold; they are
merely side issues, raised to attract the
attention of the unthinking from the
main question.
Is it right or just io tax without rcpre-
tentation. and aovern without consent f I week. We will furnish our readers re-
s U8ual,vigorously wielding her pencil. I If you answer in the negative, as loyal I port of proceedings in our next issue.
friends.-
Wo have beard not a syllable from
Mrs. Duniway for tbe past two weeks.
Several chapters of the new story have
arrived, however, so we judge she is
still on "Mercy's side of eternity," and,
covers the case.
Owing to sudden and severe illness,
we were unable to attend the special
session of the State Convention this
other nomination was made, Grover
was as good as elected.
The roll wa3 then called and the vote
taken.
Those voting for Grover were : Brad
shaw, Braley, Brown, Burton, Butler,
Clark, Cocbrau of Lane, Cram, Crooks
Davis, Ferguson, Fenton, Green, Gould
Goodman of Umatilla, Grimes, Haley
Herreu, Hughes, Haines, Holmes
Hayes, Hay ter, Jasper, Lawrence, Love
Muukers, Myers, Mitchell, Mosier, Mor
row, Offleld, Palmer, Porter of Linn
Reed, Rosa, Ruckman, Savage, Staat
VanCleave, Wisdom, Wilson, Mr. Pres
ident aud Mr. Speaker 18.
Those voting for Applegate were: Ap
plegate, Bensoll, Benjamin, Bond, Col
vig, Cochran of Clackamas, Cornell
Engle, George, Grubbs, Goodseli, Gil
bert, Gault, Huusaker, Henderson, Kii
Patrick, Lee, Melvlu, McCall, Payton
Porter of Marlon, Richardson, Roberts,
Scott of Lane, Scott of Multnomah,
Smith, F. R. Smith, Tibbetts, Tozier,
Watt, Warren, Will and Wlnnegar 33,
Those voting for Nesmith were
Cheesman. Chambers, Fidler, Jewell
and McBride 5.
Those voting for T. F. Campbell were
Bentlev. Fannlne. Goodman of Linn
and Stump L
The chair declared L. F. Grover duly
elected to the U. S. Senate for six years
from the 4th of March, 1877, and on mo
tion, the convention dissolved.
The result of the election was received
with anniause bv the lobby and th
numerous friends of the Senator elect,
Congratulations and hand-shaking
were now the order of the hour. This is
where the opposing party winces. If
acters, probably recounting the many
generous deeds the mourned had per
formed while in the flesh, while the
most hideous din continually cleft the
air from a score of tom-toms, brass
trumpets, cows' horus, and cymbals, in
tended probably to propitiate their
wooden god, or to earn for their depart
ed friend a title to a home of rest.
The procession at last moved, bow
ever, headed by a full brass band, to the
credit of whom, be it said, showed suffi
cient respect for the da3' and occasion to
make appropriate selections of music,
Thev plaved neither "Pop Goes the
Weasel" nor "The Girl I Left behind
Me," as one of our city bands was said
to do quite recently on a similar occa
sion. Next following the band was the
hearse, flauked by eight pall bearers;
then came the sou and wife of deceased,
clothed iu sack-cloth and without shoes,
aud supported by a stalwart Mongolian
on either side. They trudged along
with bowed heads, venting their grief
the wildest lamentations. Then
came friends in white robes and turbaub,
followed by a larger number in the
quaint every-day costume of that unpro-
gressive people, with red or blue turbans
wound about their heads. These were
all on foot, aud numbered, by actual
count, nearly five hundred. The rear of
the procession, which was the lougest
funeral procession that ever moved
through the city, was brought up by
carriages.
Why, I do not know, but they did not
direct their steps toward the cemetery
until they had spent nearly an hour per
ambulating the principal streets of.the
city with their unearthly clatter, to the
manifest annoyance of the several con
gregations of Christian worshipers that
were at their devotions at that hour, in
the churches by which this procession
filed. Doubtless most of those who wit
nessed the pagan rites were attracted
principally by their mysterious charac
ter, but to the student of ancient lore
they were deeply interesting. Such an
one might easily imagine himself
standing way hack on the shore of de
parted time fully four thousaud years
, , , .
ago, ana gazing upon a uunai fccene
amongst the ancient Egyptiaus, for so
stationary has tiie civilization aud en
lightenment of the Chinese people been
that they stand to-day just about where
tbey and ancient Egypt did when proud
Pharaoh sought to hold the Hebrew
race iu perpetual bondage. Ana l
doubt not that the funeral corteges that
followed the remains of the Rameses
and the Pharaohs to their last resting
places were in all essential particulars
like the one of which we write.
Let the idle and thoughtless then
make merry over these exhibitions of
the customs of antiquity, but the
thoughtful must look upon them with
feelings akin to awe ! A. F. J.
Portland, September 25, 1876.
throwing crumbs to the little English
sparrows. It is quite amusing, too, io
see the looks of disappointment aud
hear the expressions of disgust from
those who drag wearily up to the files
room of the Treasury Department aud
discover that there is no means of exit
by way of the dome. A fat old woman
was heard to say quite angrily : "Pshaw!
what was the use of building the thing,
local politics, and more attention has
been turned to the Presidential candi
dates. As each party states positively
that their candidates are bound to win,
prophecy will have to be withheld until
after the election. "No dependence in
what most of the politicians say in this
particular."
The farmers are having a hard time
of it this season. In addition to light
.... . .. nrniw. flip rainv. damn wpatlipr renilers
if npon p poiildn'L trei out on it lur u r-i
r. - ... . I.i f .!..! ..
Hnp mnn lpft t IP oitv bitterlV 'uo kuiuchhb t,iu
view?"
regretting that ho had "missed seeing
the government clerks march out." It
is supposed that he had some vague idea
that as four o'clock struck the parting
hour, the clerks "marched out" from
the various departments to the music of
the Marine band.
Preparations for the unveiling of
McPherson's statue are being com
pleted. The pedestal in Scott Square is
built of granite about fifteen feet high
from the base of the first of three broad
stens which surround it. Oblong in
shape, it is ornamented by a
miniature cannon balls carved about
three feet above the third step. Above
the spaces for inscriptions hang wreaths
of laurel, and just beneath the platform
upon which tbe statue will stand, is a
very heavy moulding formed by a series
of smaller mouldings bound at intervals
by crossed hands, above which stars are
studded, and a fertile imagination
might picture of this moulding a furled
flag, and the stars those of the red,
white and blue.
As General Sherman has called the
annual meeting of the Society of the
Army of the Tennessee on the ISth and
19th or October, doubtless many old
comrades will meet around this statue
aud mingle with tears of regret for their
loved commander smiles of hearty
welcome to long absent friends. To
those ladles who will probably avail
themselves of this opportunity to visit
with their husbands and fathers the
Centennial Exhibition and Washington,
we would suggest that, besides the gov
ernment buildings iu this city, tuere
are mauy otherobjects of genuiue inter
est, among which is the Louise Home
for Old Ladies, established through the
liberality of Mr. Corcoran, in the name
of his wife aud daughter. Here num
bers of indigent ladies are provided for,
not only comfortably,
Harper's Magazine for October is not
only plentifully stored with light read
ing matter, but has also those other
characteristic attractions which have
given it the foremost place in periodical
literature. This number contains the
conclusion of George Eliot's "Daniel
Deronda," the greatest novel of the age,
"Pitchy darkness" ijas been so im
proved as to read "bituminous obscurity."
very slow. It is feared that the damp
ness will cause the wheat to swell in
the head before It can be garnered.
With so many disadvantages to contend
against in harvesting, and the pro
spective low prices after the grain is
saved, causes our farmers much uneasi
ness. Should this spell of nice weather
continue for two weeks it will enable
many to complete harvesting, and
render it possible to save the crops yet
standing out.
Quite a number of improvements are
circlet of in "Peratioo, and prosperity, though In
tne midst oi uaru times, appears quite
prominently in the various aveuues of
business.
But I must close, for no doubt your
patience, though an editor, may have a
limit. Yours truly,
O. Regon.
Albany, September 25, 1876.
Whose Boys are They ? The above
question is asked iu the Seattle Tribune
and further elaborated upon as follows.
Parents in other cities besides Seattle
will do well to ponder the question over.
I mean the boys that go about the
streets insulting young ladies; using
profane and vulgar lauguage ; picking
the pockets of the uuwary ; hooting af
ter the reeling drunkard or decrepit old
man; throwing stones; pushing and
beating smaller children; stealing eggs,
sacks, apples, pears, and fruit of all
kinds; and, not content with that, they
destroy the trees. In fact, they are
ready for auy mischief, and execute
deep-laid plaus far beyond their years.
Whose boys are they ? They are called
"Hoodlums." That word sounds very
bad to be attached to our boys our
children. Yes, our boys! Young trav
elers on the road to ruin, tbe State
prison, and perhaps the gallows!
Whose boys are. they ? Mine, yours,
or our neighbors? It is time we knew
to a certainty, and, knowing, turned
their feet into paths of usefulness, and
so keeD them out of harm's way. If
but with a de- wo cauuot attend to tliem ourselves, let
I . r . . , a
cree of elegance seldom found in char- us asK that, a special ponce oe appo.meu
biee ui cicanwc i . niiilinritips to look aftpr
itable Institutions. t and corapel them t0 do better. It
The Commissioner of Internal Keve- lg better for the city to furnish ono" po-
nue has just made a statement from the liceraan now than five in a few years
books of his office of Mr. Tilden's in- from this time. Once more I ask.
Wnose uoys uro nicj, hum, auun
, i i t i .
come returns, noi; very creuiiauie io
that gentleman's notion of honor and
uprightness.
Whilst it is a fact that Mr. Tilden
doe3 not stand alone .in the matter of
be done with them '
A LtNK Between Husbands and
Wives. Blessed be the little children
who make up so unconsciously for
nnr lifp.il!snnnniritments. How manv
fraudulent returns, and while it is true C0UpieS) mutually unable to bear each
that a great many persons nave very others lauus, or to loroear tne causes ot
lax ideas about paying government irritation, find solace for their pain In
, i . "j r.., or, imii these golden links which still continue
taxes who would not defraud an indi- unite them ! On that they are oue.
vldual of a dollar, still, It would be There they can really repose. Those
rather a daugerous precedent to elect to fragile props keep them from quite sink-
.t. -f ,rnQ ir, thA nntinn's crifta man inir disheartened by life's roadside.
IUO lliai o tt- r. 1. .1
amlnoliliT fnivatlia. twn alaa II n wl 1 1 1 n CP
Is proved not to have "told the truth and oue8( aul ma(Je tuern sea bow bright
nothing but the truth;" a strange sue- and blessed earth may become in pro
cessor in this Centennial year of the uouncing that little word "Forgive."
Father of his Country, the man who
"uever told a lie."
Washington, D. C, Sept,
Cactus.
11, 1876.
When the train is within two miles
of the depot, every American citizen
rises, crowds to the door of the car,
makps a wild nlunire for tbe ferryboat,
nnrl limn 1 at Oil rot V Htnnil.4 Wltll B. tOOtll-
It is stated that Peter Cooper Is so , b bPtween his teeth to watch the
wedded to his financial theory that he procession of sensible people who follow
refuses to eat golden plover. I after.