The new Northwest. (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, September 14, 1877, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Textf 1 f KIDAY- 8EPTEMBEK 14, ISH. TICK.' linn will p!eaas teka MUM tea M Is a ana ajrwi. a pmj npia uw yva II mass. aa4 I bay will, son far a area Savor aw ivailMlBC to as IhroujK ajoaar orders f elelred letters. . COMMEICEMEITJJF VOLUME VII. .,Wlth this number tb. New Nouth west aotsrs its seventh year. Not with doubt aod misgiving, m whsn the first Dunbar of the first volume weot Out to receive iu meed of criticism or eommaodslloo, but with eeoursgs boro of tbe simoom that bss sttsoded our ef forts in lbs broad field of Journalism during tbs past six years. True, tbs financial struggles of. lbs proprietor to kssp tbs Niw Northwest sflost are unabated: (rut. ss was stated last weak. we ars still trammslsd to soma extent bjr debt,' consequent upon tbs f'bard times," tbst bavs' caused many of our subserlbsrs to become dtfMoqueols, but looklpg baok at tbs many battles fought and won, are by no moans dsspondf ot, having faith to believe, tbat the stanch friends who bars so nobly 'stood by us through lbs sixth yssr will not forsake us lo tbs ssvsnth." Ws confidently aipaet to bsar from soma hundreds of our patrons 'during sue nast two weesa. i oars la one way,. -friands7 to bsglo a lattsr to publlshsrs wbiob nsvsr grows backosysd or stale, do matter bow frsqusntly It occurs. It tsiais, "i'lsesawaw enclooetV etc.T etc; It Is perhaps superfluous to begin this dsw ol urns with prom lass for tbs fu ture, and ws will only say tbat Volume VI I. will, llks Its predecessors, labor unremittingly for tbs right, as ws ars (Ivan to see tbs right, losing no op portunity to disarm prejudices which bars for agss kept woman In a subordl oats position, without regard to her ca pabilities and her rights as an Individual. MTH00UQHLTJD0MPETEIT.'' x.very one woo nas oeen rorcea to en- cmo in sot Dursuit lor uenv bread Has found tbs great oeed tbat exlata for be ing thoroughly competent to do, that which Is attempted. This Is especially tbs case with women, and mors es pecially whsn tbs labor undertaken happens to be outalds of what Is popu larly regarded as woman's work.. In t I nilariia I f fallnM Ia Mrfnrm t lafactorily tba labor attempted Is ust, It Is Invariably ebargsd, not to lack of thorough drill and Instruction, but to tbs fact tbat tbs would-bs artisan Is a woman.PIaluJy slated, this seems su nramal v. abeuedlv -rldlftstons. but tt la - no leas a fact. In view of this, it there fore becomes a matter of vital moment to women laborers to render tbemselvea thoroughly competent to-perform the duties tbat tbsy undertake. If a wont- ad desires to bs a cook, let her strive to bs a good cook, and sbs need Dot fear .that she will long- remale 4dls,or be compelled to work for three dollars a week. If a dressmaker, let her perfect herself III thai' art. and so on tbroosh all ths Hat of oaflunatlana usual I v l.rmil "womanly." But If It Is necessary to bs tborouchlv competent lo order- to se cure stsady employ msnt and apprecla- . tioo which prompts remuneration lo a testsd by msn,lt Is vastly mors so whsn weDuuie so mutmr aiMMW"uiu wucrv Jealousy sn gendered by long monopoly lists. Nothing Is mors certain than tbat the chief reason forth failures of womso lo tbsss attempts, wbefl they do ' fail, Is ths lack of thorough diselpllns .,1a business ways. Most of tbs womsn ' aMthara lift tliA -JrAplil WArb AP AlA IA primarily, bscaoss olroumataucea com pelled tbem to, and not because their WM uckiiuu svuuvu vvwani iu wiu su tnost eases even a poeslbls silgency was ignorsd, ana wbsn labor, beoamo tbeir portion, It was necessarily unskilled la- oor, wnico, togsiner wun ins raci inai any class resent as a personal wrong tbs encroach msot of any other cl poo what custom has taught thsm to onsider tbslr domain, has mads tbs way of womsn worksrs bard and tbslr remuneration msager. Tbsss facts bavs become so patsnt, and ths misery re sulting from tbs m so pparsnt, that parents of girla are beginulng to ses tbs necessity of preparing their daughters forth bard bait Is of llfs with at least as mush ears st is bestowed upoo their anna. BeSauss a woman Is Ihumtigbtr ompstsnt tojwork at a trads, or thor oughly . onvsrsaot with a profession, rsodsrs hsr noos ths less fit to All tbs station of wifehood, or perform ths du ties of mothsrhood. and i a vast Jorlty of eases such fitting will epable bar to brave tbe sorrows of widowhood without distracting bsr brain over (bs ooslenlly-recurrlngderuandsof food and raiment for thoss left upon her bauds, And to au young womea wh6 wish to k I lied laborer svsr fesls w ben a os werl ng an advertemsOt supplemented by the "words, "Nona but thoroughly com pa tent Daraons need annl v." ws would sav. 8et you reel vee about . becoming, thor- oue-hlv emmnatant in so ana brmnrh of ra. . sounsratlv labor, and aee to It tbat you ' peneci yourselves iu tuai nerors msr- .'!: IVfs Floral Ouide, so wail knowo to flower and vegetable gardeuers, and bsrelofors publlshsd quarterly, will oo bs Issusd monthly, lbs Initial iiutuuer appsaring la Deceober. It will b ele- 1 . m.A (mm. In. Kl I- Its line, and will bs furnished to yearly subscribers for $1 25, or to a slub of five for 5 00. sir. Duel way Isft this slty for Walla Walla and Intermedial points on Wednesday of this wsek, on a canvass ing, aollsetlog, bod teetering tour, fcbe ; konaa ts visit also WelUbur. Davton. Oolfsx. and perksps Vnlnn. HskerCliv. LaOrands, aud Cove, retsrnlog lo tlms for ths Bats Fair. ; - CAUGHT AT1aTA, . At we si parted I we've weksd a tar- Url Tbs wife of tbs "dear CLerlia" who wtftoted the subscript loo money re turned to bins because bs objected to bar taking tba pspsr, "sod It would bs asourosof life-long domestic aobappl osss to her" unless ws did It, Somes to the front la eight psajw of 60 truthful billlugsgats, shoulders tbs blame upon herself like a woman; aud attacks us with a vim end jarjeor ouly equaled by tbs outward show -oft rage and bate which old-time slaves used to visit upon aboil Hon lets who wars psrlllug -their lives to give them tbs freedom they were secretly plotttog for. "Nevef mind, lltlleeomau; never mind. Ws do Dot treaaure up 00s ssnlsnes of your unwomanly attack upon? us, or bold aught lo rsssutmsnt against you. 'At your age, and In your circumstances, ws should doubtless bavs dons thssams thing, only ws bops ws should bees sisrvlssd a llltls more caution about apseking untruths. Tossy loons let- tar that "life-long-domestic uubsppl usee" would . bs tbs reeult.lf w dldu't refund tbs subscription to "Charles," teeauss be."ob)ected," and so forth, and lo tbs nsit svsrytblng mean tbat la too low and scurrilous to print" about tbs paper tbat Is breaking your" chains, ia decidedly Jranapsreul, "Louise." We don't belleva In divorces, but ws know you're secretly planning one, and tbat you have been plsunlug it for eers. And, much as ws disbelieve lu them, ws cannot hslp saying. If your present lata of bondage throws so much falss 1 1 Ufraround youthaf2joursaoool ' jrtss above It and bs your own true self aud remain in It, you had far batter, for your own and children's saks, coots out of It. Other womsn bavs attacked ns In tlmss past. Just as you bavs done, yet they bavs found no better friend when ever tbs fact of tbslr prlvals trials could no longer be concealed from tbs world. You paid ons year's subscription on tbs New Northwest That was your part of ths buslusss. Ours la to send It regu larly, "post-paid, to your address ITU ths subscription sx plnsvWa.. lodulg lo no child's play,-eveo to prevent do nieatls unbsppioesa" with an unfortu nate wife by humoring tbs petty tyr anny of ber tyrannical lord. Bucb ac tion would only rlvst your own chains. Our parting word Is, Bs bonsst with your own soul, at wbatsvsr cost, and re member tbat uo amount of "frothing at tbs mouth" will cover lbs fact of your matrimonial humiliation from tbs knowledge of tbs physiologist or thl nksr. Soma day you will thank us for Ibis plainness of speech.. Your cass is not a new soar asilbr--bsva-wa'iost -faith til you because you bavs felt yourself com pelled to writs falsehoods to please your master. ' ' - B1I0HAM TOUHO'S WILL President Young's will was read on the 2d Inst. In tba presence of all bis wtvss and children and a few friends. hBrtgham Young, Jr., George Q. Cannon and Albert Carrlngton are namsd as his ex ecu tors. Ths estats Is largely real estats, and probably worth two millions of do Uars, Ths will was mad four years aso. and his youngest child boro of Mary Yancott was then three years old. Young. was fathsraf flfty-alx children, and left esvsuteeo-wlves, slxteso bods all of thsm already bad aomsthing deeded to them.- Oo this a valuatloo was est, and It Is to be ebargsd to tbs rsclplsnts as part of tbslr sbars, though oot necessarily at ths valuation b put on It Tbat Is lo bs equitably adjusted whsn lb estats Is divided upon tbs youngeet child coming of ags.: Msan-1 wblls lbs i neoms Is to go to th various moths re according to lbs number of their children; and ihey can withhold if tbs cblldrso bebave badly.. All ar pro vided for as far as their preeent needs ars eonoerned. Ills first wlfs and chll dren ar glveo a life Interest In tbs Amelia Palace, a large modern, bew, flu bouse, but bs Is known to bav changed his mind about that, chiefly bscauss thsy declined It for reasons beet known to tbe ruse Ives, although Doth log In or out of tbs will bas yet coma to light, abowlog It, and tbey ar not olb rwlss provided for except by tbeir share of the Incooi. "Equitable adjustmsnt" under such circumstances Is as Imnos- slbls as satisfactory poly out of tbs question to do Justice to sub sequent wivee and ehlldrea without grossly defrauding tbe first wlfs and Is- gltlmats-bslrs. THE WOSni C0L0KAD0. The beat of th sa rosier being vr and lb time for A rial action drawing osar, suffragists In Colorado ar coming up oobly to tbs work. Besides their boms workers, who, though fsw in num bers, ar a best lo action, frlsuds of ths causa ffona abroad ar coming to th rescue. Buaao B. Aothooy Is lo ths field laboring as shs labored Ksosas aod Mlchlgao. Ilsnry Black- wsll and Lucy 8 loos ar tbers with tbslr ample and ever-ready siorsof logic lo behalf of woman's emancipation, and If th voters lo Colorado are not wilfully blind and deaf to th voice sf reason, lbs fair Centennial Hut will proudly lead ths van of a great nation of States Id Inscribing universal soffrag upoa bsr banners. It Is to be supposed, of courss, that wblls th hosts of progress ars In th flsld elad la tb glittering panoply of freedom, that th aresrofT oppression ars not Id Is, but speaking through Calboll bishop, aactariaa bigot, pompous aea aod weak aod eilly wom ea, wsrk what harm Ihey may to the suae. However, ppoaltiea aervee but to nerve th frlaoda of Woman Sufirag t rsnswsd eflort and purpose, aod If tbe measars euffere defeat, grat good will yet bav beso accompllsbsd by tb gsnersFdlacu'ssioa of th grsst princi ple of eqasl rights apoa which aur sx isianca asarspuoaf fsssa. ' and cwwatslahk ' Tt.. ..ill ??"JJS fyjH-" ", ay - - -.-.. ciear.y uemonsiraisu mai party access legate I m.k.V.nuUahl. dl.lalon of ",UU' " puoilsDers, Bsncrori carrying ii oy ooa osiug aooui equally n,ar.bly followed by party corrup- errt.T-raiihUwr.- and ot Co., Pan t raocisco, ara dsservmg or uivioeu oeiweeo sieamsr msuuooso Mw4 at wWchsver pert y -wins In K?Sul th. first .tory.th. and th stanch HUl.-M.Minuvill.. locll or ev.n national . .Tetlobs, th. dren. With DO preference to any. Most nkm.ra;r;ifch Ih. eolom. hr. ia lo. Th shlDOlns- of wheat be thla memos wj?.L .. A JrEWI8aMEETIJ.0. . Ths Igonrsncs of ons portion of al most auy ewmmunily respecting tbeir neighbors, whoa I interests drift Into dif ferent channels from tbeir own, Is a thsm for much refleatloo to th stu dent of bumao nature. W bav In Portland many dlderent sects of rslig ioalala, awbraclog almost every shadow Of spiritual belief ouvAuioo tothe civil ised world; and yet do sect takes suffl- isnt lotersst to' tbs spiritual welfare of Its neighbor organisation to Inform it self particularly concerning He modes of worship or poinu of Aloctriuo.Mt is svl- deot tbst uo ons of .lb many conflict ing religious beliefs eataut can be the ooly Infallible one. It Is equally evi dent tbst tbsra must bs lo all soma foundation In truth reeling upoo th in nate needs of human nature, Tbs otbei day, as ws were passing ths Jswlsh Hynagogue, oppnslt lbs Episco pal Church, Ulweea Klfih and Sixth streets, ws.ehauced to meet tba Rabbi, Rev. DraMay, and, la response lo, bis lovltatiou, found our way back at tsa A. at. on tbs dsy following, to wllness thsMcetebra'tlon of lbs Jswisb New Year.1 Tbe, little cbspel was Well filled with an array of Worshipers, th men . all with hats 00, and many with books; In tbeir. bands, aud lu th pulpit, flanked on either aids by officers of ' lb Hyna gogue, stood th Kabbl, lo a gowa of silk and velvet, with a priestly turbaa upon bis shapely head, aud a clerical appearance tbat was vastly becoming. We were kindly ushered to a front seat, behind a row of wsll-manuered lit Li boys, with hats oo, to Imitation of tbeir slree aud were soon lost ia ths words of tbs preacher. The diacourss was ons which w would gladly bear In every Christian pufplt la th city. It was able, well-worded, deep, plaio, con cise,' logical, fearless, progressiva aod sloqusnt, occupying an hour la delivery, and followed by ao hour's musical aod devotional exercises, In which a choir at ouo snd of th eburcb reepouded at In tervals to ths melody of th preacbsr's voios, awaksniog echoes sf patriarchal days which yet linger In our. msmoty. as w abut our eyes andihlbk it all over. W noticed ou peculiarity, aside from lb wearing of hats by men and boys, which we do not se In Christian churches, -that le reprehensible. -W alluds to reading during service by tbs young psopls, and occasional Irreverent whispering and laughter. This bablt should bs corrected, as 41 results from tbougbtlessDsss 'tattler than HI nature 00 th part Of thoss Indulging It. - Ths Rabbi Is a gentleman of thorough culture, and bis rendering of th ng- 4-tlsh "tongue -'t suTprlsIhgl"" accurate, considering tbe fact' that b bas Dot been long in America, and was Ignorant th langusgs whsn b cams to our shores. -Kvtdeotly ha Is a close student, and w should Ilk all people who, be lieve nobody to be right but themselves .to go andseeand hear what be la doing among bla people. -i- -, L'THE JEW PEIELOPir- A volums bearing thrahovsHtlls, and set afloat upoo tba era of nterihir , Mra. Frsncea Fuller Victor, bas driftsd to our labia. At first glancs ws notic that th book, a bsndsoms ou of about 350 pages, l is a gem I typographically. catad in Portland, and th. quaint re el tal give's Interesting glimpses of cer tain phase of pioneer life, which, but for tb considerate action of carsfut tblnksrs and observers llks Mrs. YictoaJ would soon besoms totally obscursd lo eivilisalioo. Tbs work, bowsvsr, bas a mission abovs and beyond lb fanciful tslllog of a story, or of mirroring almost forgotlsn pseullarllles of pioneer life, and svf n ths careless reader cannot fall to se tha( th declaration of tbs author In lbs first lines that sbs is "that anom alous creature, a woman who loves bsr own sex," is wsll sustained. Many of th ssntlmsnts expressed lo this story womsu aud men will do wall to con sider. "Among ths vices of womso baaing long counted oocbaritableoees, and among tbeir disadvantages, want of actual knowledge of things," tbs author Is nobly doing bsr part In helping wom so to conquer tbs fbrmsr by aiding them to acquire th latter;. The book contains, betides ths story msntioued, a iosr of ofbers, ail well worth psrus- Ing, and all Pacific Coast stories.-' Sev eral of lbs author's finest poems com plete tbs collection. To be enjoyed, th hook bas only to bs resA Ths pries is $2 00, aad ws predict for tsa ready sale. - rUIEALjOT THIE8. Tb. funeral of ex-President Thiers, who dlsd soddsnly oa tbs 2d lost., was celebrated with great pomp and circum stance on th 6th.. Everything passed off quietly and without poll ileal demon stration, lbs liatneose crowd respectfully uncovering as tbs soffln passed. Jules Simon, wbb made th principal oration -at th cemetery, concluded bhK remarks as ioiiows: "aiicu.. 10 in asms or ouotry, to tb historian of th rsolu tlon, to tb champion of liberty, to tba liberator of .territory, and to' tb first Presldeot of th French Republic r Tb faoeral was very Imposing. All tb dlplomati corps were present, la eluding Edward F, Xoyea, U. a Mlnle ter, and E. R Wash burn. Tbers Is nothing asw from th. troops operating against th boat lie ludlaaa la Montana. . Pursuit of th reaegade Is still kept up, with tb bop that a blow may b atruck which will "coin pel tb savsges to a quick reeult" before I be rigors of winter fore tbem t'go lata quarters. - ' I . .Brig ham Young bad been tte of twenty wives and tb father of fifty, alt child ran. Of th former, eeveateen sorvlTS blmrtflb. latter," Tortjf-rouf;"r I . I fc . L.l . I Mll.h I.iwa lh.u buLllu Awllaff . t - . . E8TaECEATI0I. ' With vlaiona called ep by (It fre quent ' rr petit ia of these) words, w lbres weeks slues diopped psocll and aclaaors, turned ur back upoa as haogee, and, paeklac-our "othsr dress," detarmloed to set ou r fse toward th Mp-grsa ouotry." -r:v "Barel time to catch the train," said a friend, as ws hjrsilaled at th depot, "pondering our voyage,? or, rather, our destination. The reminder decided js, and a "ticket fof Oregoo City" was quickly purchased and we seated lo tbe cars aud speeding" rapidly toward tbe Lowell of its Pacific, or, rather, Us cool and quiet suburb, Canemah. Than this solemn-looking little v II lags tbers Is 00 plsos mors suggestive of reet, with its background of towering 'ellfls and lofty firs, and Its frvutag of quiet waters, the ceaseless monolon of th "falle" Just be'low eervlbg but to In- areas the ailaoce by giving ii a lonely and not unmusical sou ml. " What beauuMMss visloas threuced ibis spot, What arsan, ul slraaura IOn lurgut," Wr aofily ask ursvlf.'as w glancs at th walls of basalt, tbs somber-looking flirs, ths 'Vup-Hks hollow of ths down" thickly set with homes, one tastefully kept, but now wearing a look of neg lect, lb long, low ware-bouses, ones busy with th loud demsoda of trade, now showing evidences of decay, ths sebool-boCse, closed because of tbe an nual district quarrel, which gives seal to this olberwiss humdrum llfs Of tbs mors belligerent villagers, " Whose empty wladows. prn4 atark - loom Iank ssaiaat tbe laaaol LAad the silent saw-mill tbat erewbll robbed tba forest primevalof many a venerable monarch, and, with raspings rough and loud, ssut him out to do bis part lo sheltering man from ths blasts which for ceoturle bad rioted at will among bis own swaying branches. Canemah, one a busy and somewbst thriving village, showed at th time of which w speak do signs of Industry except at th "boat yard," where Cap taio Cochran's boat, tbs "A. A. Mc- CullyJayTaeal vlng Z bef-fiolehlog touches, and, an sxcepllon svery where fouod, but Dot always noticed, tbat tbe housewives war as thrifty as of old, "looking well to the ways of tbeir households, and eating Dot th bread of idleness." Now a capital placs to rsst, and dream and grow yoaog, It will one day, and perhaps In tbs Dot fsrdistant futurs, be lbs seat of slegaot boms of eapltallsts, who will utilise lb im mense water power that now runs to wast at th falls. AAar tarry tog bees a lew-oays, seeing visions and dreaming dreams, w board th steamer "Orient" for psyton. Ths Yamhill River, never oftering ample breadth or depth of water for lb pur poses of commerce. Is at Ibis season ex tremely low, th banks on sllber slds almost touching tbs boat, as, pufflag, backiug, stesmipg along lb tortuous rbaonej, sbs make br slow way to Daylon, and, after tarrying a short tlms to diss harge freight and paaseo- ""r runner, up W-Wtri. oruer :aosj apiacswnere alia can turn round before-taking 00 tbs wheat that awaits bsr. Yambilf. county's product of grain, always considerable, bas been this year ill ba considerable, although tbe greater portion raised lo Yamhill and adjoining counties will bs transported to market by tb Oregon Central Rail roattr" Roads from tb country both to Daytoa aod St. Jo wsrs thronged with teams bearing tba goldea cereal to these points of shipment. No boat belog yet constructed tbat can float unscathed over tbs bars rocks of lbs river's bed, we must finish our Journey to Lafayette by slsgsbut ths distance is trifliogptbs"roadio good oonditloa, aod, bad notour Jehu smoked a villainous pipe, tbe fumee of which, 'the wind being eonlrawlse," were sof focating, tb rlds.wouKl bav been de lightful. As It was ws maoaged to en dure It, cousoling ourself With tbe thought of Its brevity. And now such a season of rest and en joyment as begun. How ws wish ' tbat very woman whoso braia Is dlxxy and bands weary aud footsteps listless and tottering . from tb exhaustion that comes from long .aod hangelees labor could bav on such wsek of rest; of aimless wandering about bouse and grounds wbela desiring to stir about; of listless reclining upon sofa or bed with closed . ays, and folded bands : waea promptsd by lusrtla; of sittingamong lbs gsraolums on tba porcbKldly dreaming over magaslasor book, anon eloslug tbs pagea to drink la th fragrance from grata field aad flower garden; of seeay Ing to bs useful Just long enough to as sist la picking a basket of pears or to resurrect some almost forgotten cun ning la lb dressmsksr'a art la aid of a sister who, whil. th babies ar llltls, fiods no tim for rest; of talking over old times; of eatiog food that you hav bad no thought or car. of preparing; of - 4e1 ping and reading, talking- aud dreaming this I rsst. X wonder tbst, efWr a Week of It, ws rstaro, find log spirit la what was before spiritless, enabled to seas with esgerneae tb ex changes - ws bad dropped la disgust wbea we set eur face toward thecouotry. Irrrll-nabJ says: ' tbs fact is tbst tbs good tim ws ar all walilw'g for Is locked ap la th form of mobs ro tb eoffera of I boa who re fuss to us it to their awa advsolags, as wsll astolhs advaalag of tboee wha ar au fieri nr from lack of work." The Christian Union, la referring to ths- ilaresed cxamtnsttnDr fbr W0men7 askst "If womea caa paaa a Harvard exsmlostloa, why ahoald they Dot rs elve a Harvard sdocatloa ? ' 1 - - woriu coHiinues iu rsvoivo ou lis axis. V0 rOR EVETB0DT, ... aaaaaas t Clrculats peltloos for a 16yi Amend ment, to sufraocbiss tbs wumsu, not of ons Stat oone, but of all tbs ' States and Territories. Woman's right to a vole lo th government aodef wblob bs lives Is a natural right, and must b guaraoiesd to bsr by tbs Federal Con stitution. ; ow Is our time to knock al ths doors of Congress and plant this ftlgM deep lo tbe fundamental law of the land. Petitloos fora Sisteentb'Amendaieot, for woman's enfranchisement, from 10.000 United Htales - clllsens, from twouty-tw States, bavs beeu presented iu opso Hous aad fjsnats by SI Keprs eeolatlvesaad 29 Senators sines January 19, 1877. Ths frisods of Womsn Buf frags In both bouses, who Intend to ad vocsts 4hs , Amsnd msot In the Dew Congress, deslr I la friends to sustain the m by jn a at moth pelllious from svery quarter. Circulate this petition through jlhaautumo aud whiter up to January 30, 1878. Obtain lb nsoiee of all who hav signed similar petilloua to ths present Congress, s3d as uiauy mors as possibls. Head ths petitions with such well-known names' as you wish to bavs sppssr In' tbe Congreionat liecord Fill tbe blauks for Btate, town, and couuty, .that memters ' ruay refer to tbslr owO'dUlrlcU In preseutlog peti tions. Have all tbe names slgnsd. plainly with luk on tiro -copies of ths petition, ons for tbslTouss, aud ous for lbs Heuats. Ask each slgnsr to remit at least ten cents to tbs Trvasursr of tbs National foiuo HuOraifs Association. MrslOWKrgertro Salee street, Washington, D. C, to defray, sxpeuses of class! II jatlon for presentation lo lbs 45th Congress. Evtry name rvosivsd before December 1, 1877, will be classified with Its appropriate Slats and eou a ty petitions, and pre aeuled by lb. appropriate liepreaenla llva and Senator. Saud with tba peti tions name aod post office address of each ons who obtslns signatures, so tbs officers wsy know the workers. ' Cut this out, and pasts italtbsbsad of a sheet of paper aud go lo work. IPul tba names of men on ths right, aod womso oo tbs left of your petition, aod tracs ovary name carefully iu luk : ',.'' petitiox rox ... - - WOMAN SUFKfTAOE. ' To th Senate and House of JUpresen Uttivee, in Congress assembled : Tbs u udersigped, . cillxeus " of - tbs United Slates, resldeuU of lbs Stst. of , oouuty of -, town of , saro- sslly - pray your booorabl. body to adopt measures for so'amsodlog ths Coiist 1 1 utlou as-Jo prohiblt-tha avaral feUtes from disfranchising Unltsd Stalss cltissns on account of ssx. , 0AUr05IA ELECTION. ' : Ths election which took placs In Cat I for o la last week resulted lo favor of lbs Democrats, 'return" showing tbat tbey will have a msloritv of thirty-sight, or tbereabouts, on Joint ballotin tboLegls Istura. A number of tbs Dsmooratio Senators held over, aud ' this, together 'With disaffection en lb. Republican ranks 00 tbe Senatorial question, caused tbs result Indicated '. The time has gons by whsrelu w. feel grieved over party defeats or slsted with party successes, as events have seasons cows aod go, aud Stals aud na tional matters move, along with about th. average amount of ""promise, mad. but never kepi," of theft aiid prodlgaU Iry and wlthal of wisdom and-patriotic. pretense, So, when men say tb result of th election In California means, "argent beaten for tbs United Ststea Senate,", ws do not feel as though anything momentous was trembling lo lbs balance, even though a political op- poucul, succeeds btai lu that august body. We will say, however, that who ever hia successor may he, hs will leave 00 prouder record on the Senate Jour Balii III behalf nf WuiusiTplulTiaits than Sargent has done, and we ran only hops tbst he will boss fearljrss andoutspoksn In Its defeuss aud as prompt to respond "aye" when the great question put to Vole as Mr. Sargeul hss ever been. Aa Appeal to Voteri. The Massachusetts Wonian'a Chris. nan temperance union has Issued a stirring-appeal to the voters of tbat Stals, from which we make the folio ing extract: . -.'"-; ' " The lloense dram-shop hre recruit ingoflehereaiiolher sjmyeXlJheyJI. U over tbaljlllsldss. urunssrus is eiiiisteu, 10 nil the ranks depleted by dishonored deaths, and lbs great commonwealth extends over them the snls of Its protection, Indorsing mem oy ine sanction ot law.- 11 1 a peo ple nf Massachusetts drink sunuslly ia.u.wo wortuni intoxtcstiiig liquors. Ooly Ood csn furnlali lbs slatlslics of sorrow, novsrty, disease, vice, and crime begotten by Ibis fearful consumption of nmnrariDi, I'nder these discouraging circum stances, msn nf Msasaobuseiis, ws ap peal to you I Ths licensed dram-shop is the creature of political action. Weare wholly deetltute of political power, by wuici 11 must oe overthrown. An guished by the peril of fathers aod orotnera, nuaoanqa and sons, ws apnea la you to make good Ibe oft-repeal ed as sertlon that tbe men of the 81 eta reDra- seut and protect tba wooieo of tba Stale at tb ballot-box. W beseech you to make earnest efforts to secure tbe renehl of ths I lean as law at th next election. and tbe enactment of a law oroblblllne tin. san uuuumuauug tHUrws-pv Ws know that w. utter th. voir, of in. mawctty or th. women of tbe Stat. when w. plead tbe rauasor prohibition; aod as lbs women of Massachusetts out number its msn by mors tbsa 80,000, it is women who are the greatest sufferers from the I ice used dram-shopa of th community: aod w orav sou. thra lore, voter of Massachusetts, to Uks such action tbat lbs law which protects tSrV tlou. Mary L. Booth, editor of Harper' Bator, gets $4,000 par )w, . ECETEVEST3. Senator Morton's condition continues lo bs quit, alarming. General Grant received tbe freedom of Ivsrosee orxtb.tth. ' A aubecrlptlon lo Paris le started for a monument to Thiers. f h. Emperor and Empress of Braill bav. sailed from Lisbon for Rio Jauelro. The 7H6a saystb. Nsw York strsst- cars carry 165,000,000 passengers a year. Tba Maine election went Republican, though by leaa than the usual majority, "The health of tba, Pope continue, to be precarious, although liaoisdlata dan ger Is apprebeudeM . TI. I ... X.. nrMAa hawa) ihua A .1 i.waiu. HI M w - far been recovered from th. rulos of Hale's piano factory Tna 'H VfdV Wolf Rapids special says Sitting JtuIJ bas beeu urdrsa out of tus British possessions and has obeyed. possession Tbs Orphan's Horn, at Ku'lhUtown, Ind., was burned on Saturday night. The children were removed In safety. Billing Bull prefers to remain auoder British protection rather Jbeo go again Uho the war-palh. Hagacious savags. ' Tbe queen of Madagascar bas pro- claimed (he freedom of all IJvlngsto- nian slavss. This does not abolish ox isllug domestlo slavsry.on th. Island. .Tbs TVifcune's Salt Laks eorrvapobd cut predicts not th. disruption of tb. Mormoo Church, but Its abandon men t of polygamy aa a cousequeucs ot Brig- barn's death. addressed letter lo Geueral Scofleld, commanding at West Point, heartily approving bis order which provides summary abd ss- vsrs puulshmeuts for basing eadets, Ths Sun says Mrs. Irsne Houss, who shot hsr busbaud, tba famous or Infa mous divorce lawyer of New York, baa been released from lbs luaan asylum at Treutou, being pronounced recovered Five steamships left Nsw York for Europe on tb 8tb, bearing ao .aggro- gat of 200,000 bunhele of grain, 14,000 oases eauned goods, 3d, 600 boxes chsess, 13.500 packages butler." aud 150 tous fresh beef. . Estimates for tbs support bftbs army for tbs present fiscal ysar Have -beeu prepared by tba War Department aud aent to the Treasury Department, which will trausmlt tbem to Congress at tbs extra session. These ars the jsuly estl mates to be sent. John Taylor has been ohoeeo Presl deotof tbs Twelvs Apostles aad acting Prssldsnt of tb Mormoo Cbureh, until XbtT he wreWshTnieclea7"T floi was shot at Nauvoo.at the II m Joseph Smith was klllsd, and Is a most bitter aud bigoted religious fanatic . ' . A Catholic pastor of Newark, N. J mads ao attack on tb public school system oo Sunday, threatening' tbat If Catholic parent permitted their chll dren to attenit publloschools hs would avalt himself of his prlvileg and pub- llojy dsnouuo thsm from tbsatta Th Sun' W'sshlngtoo speclsl says Secratarlss MoCrary, Thompson and Sherman declined to go to-j. Marietta with tba PreSldeut simply because tbey did not approve ofth object. of that meeting, and Its parad. ovsr ex-Con fed srats members, -They atrougly disesul frbui whar they term" th extreme of Hayes' Houlbern policy ..There Is mu.h uneasiness iu Repubji- can circles lest tnsir small msjoniy in lb national Huat sball bs overcome at th special session by reasoo of Mor ton's lllueas, Bpeucer'e posslblo defec tion, aod tb possibility that Patterson's, Indictments may 'keep blm at boms. and other accidents. Spsncer's grlsv ancs is tbs President's failure to let blm coutrol Alabama appointments. r. rOEEIQI SEWS. Th Turkish Bagdad army, Ss.000, Is golug to Slab, --J Turkey will make a furthsr lssosof 6,000,000 plasters of paper money. II Is said tbat 20.000 Turks, who war. Dia'rcblug to Osniau Pasha'a aasistanes, bavs beeu intercepted below Nelrski Plsvna was carrlsd by tbs Russlsns 00 Suuday svenlng, ths Turks ret rest Ing In great disorder Ths lossss ars soormous. ; ' Ths' Russlaus bavs erected a new m..n,l. UIAI I . u U I .1 - " . . , wy 't--'"tW-y-Tr'iilllty, In llsna, Ht.r husband ituwvi , ,uin Autaiau vatteriss we lore Rustcbuk. - Three thousand wounded from Sulci man Pasha's army bavs reached Adrla popls; 1,000 are at Kasanlik. At Schlpka ite ports from Hobart Pasha to tb. Port, represent th. new defenses of Se- baetopol atrong enough, without tba ad dltloo of torpedoes, to destroy the finest flsst afloat. ' ' Loulsvllls Is preparing to do tb mag olflcent. Prssldsnt Hayes, SecrsUrlss McCrary, Thompson and Scbart, with members of tbeir famlllss, will visit tbat ally oo tb I7ib and 18lb of this mouth. Twslvs or mors govsrnors wilt bs there durlug lb Prssldsotial visit. The people ar very sotbuolastle ovsr tbs coming of ths distinguished parlies, and tb welcome to bs sxtsnded them wHI In .very way reflect credit upon Kentucky. There ar. tblrteeo squares from th. depot to th. Osnlt Houss. Each square Is to Pysentjoneof jh orlgtnat J?rf es, and at sscb comer there will be decoralloo with devices sym bolising tb Stales. Tbe school board bas declared tb 17lb aad 18lh holidays, and It bas beeu resolvad by tb gsosrsl oouncll of tb elty tbat the fresdom of the city be granlsd to the Prssldsut and bis suite. Prssldsnt Itavaa ana r.xll. . .1 . 1 1 - h' MrCh urcValVrii mon'SJnlo, last Sunday. So tb. tele graph Informs oa, but adds tbs barrow lag lolslllgenes tbat "tbe family did ot atuod ehurch lo tbe evsolog." (BEW8JTEM8. ' srars aao vsaarreaiAL. Tb. Baker County Talr Is lo progress tbia week. - Washington err iiory oouiaius n post offices., Tbs "Caa Can" wilt net bs psrmitiM to show lu Astoria. . Tba Baptists have nearly aomplslod a eburcb sdiflo at Astoria. Ths frsmsof the nsw M. E. Church building at Nsw Tsooma is up. There ar forty pupil In altsudanc . al lbs dsaf oiuls sub owl, Salsm. Rmm iwanlv tiAraas are 1n trainlOK at lbs Fair Urouuds ueerTiiHsboro. Palouss City Is Jubllaut overt be proe- peel of a uilluary post at that polut. Ths e rose vslustlon of property in Lsneoouuly 1 t,i4,20; ludebleduees, $1.2s.17ft. " Ills thoughtahat fully one-fourth , of the wheat crop spring-sown grain is still uu bar vested. - i he J rstytery Tir ragei rwiiinti oss sso lu sessions Port Towuseud durlug Ibe preeeut week. Ths nsxt sxsmlnslloo for military sadet ship will probably not laks plac. until uex I August. A flu flouring mill Is belDg'built at Aurora. It will b lu, running order In two or three weeks. . , Tbs Young Meu'S Christian Associa tion will hold religious services ou ths HUM Fair Urounds. ' It Is possibls that lb heavy showsrs Ibis week-will seriously damage a large amount of grain still ouletaudfug or dowa. -; t . 1 : - Mining prospects al Galic Creek look very encouraging. The ditch will soon hs completed aud tbs ml use lu aetiv operation. Turner's Ststlon reoeutly to Mr. Ueorge Staples, of Califorola, tbe prlo reallleU being $12,000. John Jack aod troupe are playing at Walla Walla. They will eoutloue Iher uutil after lb Couuly Fair, which be gins ou ths 18lb. . Hop picking bas commenced lo Lan county. Tbers Is a full crop. Wm. Walls, of Bueua Vista, bas an sail mated crop of 20,000 pounds. Walla Walla Is rapidly recovering from th shock received by the Iudlau war. New brick buildings ars going up all along Main street.. . . -TbTacbra,J lustitnt for th Seo- chI JsUieial Itiatriet held a verr lnur- sstlng ssesion alSoowdsu Sprlugs, 00m msuciug 00 lbs 30th ult. Professor. Collier, of WlllamstU Uui verslty, baa goua to Ban Frsueisoo iu search of health. Hao-fsy sxleud bis trip to tho Eaalsro Slat. . Nln bundrod and alxty acres Of 8lal school land lo Umatilla county bav been recently purobassa by immigraoia, who ar makiug bom, thereon. - Tba Ashland mills ar grinding 800 bushels of wbsat per dsy. Tbeaa mills busbela, pay lug from 00 to 70 cants. polut two sludsnls (mals, of course, to the mat Agnouiiursj woitsgs at Jor vallia those so appointed to receive tu- iliori free. ' . ' Tb Territorial Legislator of Wash ington Territory will oouvvns at Olyrn pia on th first dsy of October. Tble body consists of niua councilman and tweuty'-uloe rvpreeeulall vea. The Walla Walla fJaforr-aaystn'TTi Olyaaplo Utandard bops that soma of tb best-samples of our agricultural pro .4 1 1 A I will k. n MMnm.. . th. Territorial Fair, to b bsld atOtmpta, in October. This suggsstion, if acted on as It should be, would prove of great benefit 40 Eastern Oregon. Tbo Fairs held at Olympia ar very largely at tended by people from all parte of tb SqUUUV v ' - ... M-.r A Walla Walla paper says: -MOut of (tlttfaBaiaiain silwll aWaaaasaam sa S t aa Pahal aVS Ik am docket of tb district court for tb nsxt term, eleven casesjr applloatlona Tor divorce; of these, sight ar complaints made by wives, and tba rsmaludsr by abused husbands. In two eases the par lies enjoyed wedded life for only Iwen- I V.fnur Lou pa l . KmA tiaiahafula In Walla. Wallaas slsswbsre, seeul'largsly loss or baa wlvss almost Ihre to oo. Mrs. CharlotU Fowlsr Wslls, proprls lor of th 1'lirenologioal Journal, 757 dats of Auaust 16th. ssvlnir: "Maov times I bav wanted to writ and assur you of th warmth of my Interest In your .welfare, but bav been so con stantly occupied with other thing as to be compelled todslegat Utter writing toothers; but on this, my sixty-third birthday, I must spesk and wish you svery blessing aod bspplness, but first anu 1 ore moat, jttrject neatin." Mrs. Wslls Is as vigorous la mlod and body as ah avsrsgs well-kept woman of thirty. Alice J. Bushoug Is a successful prao- tltlouer of dentistry lo Cenlsrvllle. 1 " was long In feeble health , before his death, sod sbs learned his buslusss and Is now-enjoying a lucrative practice, whereas, bad sbs adbarod strictly to "woiuau's sphere," shs would bav been earutug a pUuaee' at the Wssh-tUb sswing-machlns. ' or . fereivlaai a-rais. . Baooaa, M., pt. 7, WTO. Iirar Mir l-rrom early youth 1 was la feebls' health, troubles wllh humor Is say blood, waakseaa and debility Of tbs system teseraily was nsabls to labor saacb.aad ooly at sons Ilk-tit baslneaa, and thea only with treat eaa. iw, wi, lot saaiaDnM, u . severs attack of IXpiberla, which Ian -Bay limbs earalraed aad a a leaa, ao I wassaabLa to walk, ore vea alt as, .Notlclag tbe sdverUae saentor Psbi-vias Hraitp, I eooelsdMI lo slve It a trial, and lo say great Joy soon found sny . vsrr nntil thres boulea bad bees used, sad . was restored to eorapleta heallb, an4 have re-' malned ao lo Ihta day, I attribute any present health lo tbs ass of Fsarvias Ht p, aud-. bold It la bl(b astlmstloa. . I caa not sewak tuo b(bly Is lu pralaa. I bare'lo' asvefal eaaaa with tbs sasnaeood resolla. Yonra traly, rrwea .Tbasrwe. Kf . a)., Heraaea). . V. Kb. Wlatia-S Balsas or WlLS caasar (Ives snlverasl eatlaractioa. II saesas ts ears s euo(h by lonaenlns sad elaaaalns lbs laafa, aad, allaylnf Irrit-llon, Ibas removlDS ths -asaae, Inanwd ol drylai op the eou(h sad leaving the rauas bah Intl. 1 eoaalJer the Bal sa s tbe beat eovh Basdlelns with wbleh I aia amjualntad." Mold by all druiMl " : . . ' . tma'l haatute hen Boar Sail say olntmeut or lottos that assy havs been reenaimended In yos tar dleaaaee sf . . i .... . M mnl.lUiAll blesnlahaa. There Is sotbLac llks tbs Brat eaaaad artlels la sash ease. BsU by all .rag gists. - . . -