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About The new Northwest. (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 2, 1877)
rvMi it if is ujvm eras la 000 us so pay aseress rhsrr p (imsJI suss, aud Uwy will evufev great biw br rsatnuoa to ua tarouin' munrj orders or rf UWrsd IsUsr. Jl II I, II I'll I-L .ILL'. , IIY IDI0U8 SISTUOTIOI. W find b followlogln tb Houss proceeding -of WsblnglonTrrl lory Legislature, kikIm date of October 28ih, m published lu lb Oregonian : H. B. 7t to emend th act relating to attor neys u4 nooslors-at-ls til tka ap. M Ihi aweed to ibhi kjr lassrtlng Ibe. . wimla, "vulle male iUIwm of tna Uultsd Hun objected ta lbs ward Bials; ba behoved - stasia iboubl bo allowed lo praoUaa ta tb , courts, .. i ... " - - --- tetLtsaWJe soosldefed test tbs antondaMBt . unsrknl of alit-bsTTtiss.asd Ibe dare of alar-1 mrm' Ms kaJ ma laumli.uk twt hakllu 'k- ',, Woods, sblrt bafara tbe ieclelaear, bat boped . Slaaat aiwrad lo eesead Uia araoadaieatby , laaantac Ua word aula Itlaeoe,' and taar ; logos tbe ad"wblt'i,aaaadmaaadoalad; ! ayaa M, auaa U, aad tua kill paaacd. : it mall la annriffh ta anaka naraona j' wbo Lata beat laboring lo tbo rtforot field fuf year alck with dlagtwt wbao, . itfiof all tbat baa booD Mid and wrlttoD, 1 uoa eontloDo to bo tlootod to tbo dlgnl ' Bad poaltloo of law-maker a, wbo will ! paraiatootry aaak to fcadgo mp tbo roada to proiaaaiooa oy pjroiaciiig ina p n Ti ter, ta lutanded to bo confarrad by legla - latira onaotiDoot by tho worda, "wUlta mala eltliena of tbo Uoltod BUtoo." If tbla U aofflelent to eauaa a paaa of dla gait," tbCbeir"aoubuDc!aieut1ckuaa a reaction, aud liopo la baoyaot ooea , mora, for It baa booo but a few year la- deed oIboo a niaa eould bavo been fouod bra r enough or Juat onough or uopreju- ; diced auotigh to bo 11 lad bit Tolco agalnot tbo two of oitber adJectWo tbat vaa Intended to reotrlct tbo pri'llego of 'practicing law la tbo territorial eobrU to whit men. One wo eo aaindlul of : tbo natural and Inallenablo right" of woman to work In any rrofeelon ihe '. word rna, wbllo another, wbo, al tbougb wo know bin to believe In equal 'tigbta, aeoalnglyvbad not tbo courage to glo to woman tbo weight of bl In flueooe la tbla caae, yet had tbo courage to apeak agaloat drawing tbo "color lino. 'Smacked -of eld fogylem and - tbo daye of ttaeery." We abould tblok ao. But wken an. amoadnteat doiag JOOUO MP Ml mi IK norfng entlrsly tbs very eilsunco of women cltlseus. was propoood. It was quieuy wjow wnuuij w r. nod wltb uatioo to tnoirown cos, wuiic claiming to represent women ua men as well, , .. -CiH' Tbls la only another I u stance of class leglalatloti, as pernicious and despotic a samnta of tvrannr as nrevalts in any' deed, the ariatooracr of ass Is more oouaineeriDg auu rnigiii tutu uui oi title, wealth, or ancestry; class legisla tion claiming tbo right of halfto-maks 1. . II.- l.nl. mm. I. . MWV IVI .uw mr rvi - M gravest Injustice, tbo most flagrant vlo. iatloo ofjlgbt, ss this matter clesrly - proves. ' '"'""T "r Tbat man poaaeaaed of a modicum of brains cannot see tbo glaring Injustice of hedging Intelligent bu man beings out . from an honorable profession merely on tbo ground of oes Is Indeed a -marvel, and we are forced to believe tbat It Is not wit to perceive but Inclination to act as plainest Justice prompts tbat causes such tyrannical restrictions to be made Did not men regard themselves as la some nndeflnable manner privi leged by tbelr set to legislate first of all for tbelr own Interest, sham would suffuse the f bee k of a man and cause bis 4ongos to falter when' bo should rise In his neat Ina law-making body, claim ing to be a representative of tbo people, and preface a privilege to bo conferred - byj tbo words "white male eltlten." Free wblto males" It used to bo. One by one tbo adjectives aro dropping off before tbo demand of a higher and more progressive el vl Illation, and when selfishness and prejudice, shall bo con quered In tbo majority and equality bora of Justice take tbelr plsoe, tbo -word eltlten will stand alone, Itself a uffloleot definition, tb discriminating words, tbat have oo long paid unto it 111 homage bnried In oblivion. ' "OTTICZHS TJIDER TEE SCHOOL T.A w "The man of fhvhalla countv. W. T.. proeentod a petition through tbelr rep roseatallv, Warman, to tbo legislature, relative to tbo election of 'women to the office of county superintendent of schools. Tbo petition waa referred to the committee on education, with In structions to report n' bill empowering off eitutnM to bold office under tbo school law. Prom this, and from the 'fact tbat the word cltitena I prefltod by malt la regard to offloeo and profeo sloos tbst men deelro to keep for tbelr own delusive nse, It would appear that women aro regarded aa eltlten la that Territory, subject always to Ibe Jurtadle ' tlon of tbo "male" eltlten thereof. In. fact. It would Seem that there, as else where, tb right to be "legislated for In oil case whatsoever" I accorded to . jplilseBi wlluUumau!y mag. 1 nanlmlty. In some of the obscure couo . ties or districts of Wsshiu-t no Territory It I found to bo Impossible lo g-t aaea wbo bavo eafflcleot tlm (7) to look of. tar school matter, and a school offices don't pay In thanks, scrip, or honor, easu perfectly willing to legislate for women lo bold tbem. Tb "Horn Circle" department of tb tl'tttcMNcffc orasevv far a wbllo tbo most Interesting pag of that journal, bss dwindled Into nothingness. It lacks editorial labor. Tho $aatera Turk lab army I every where oo the dvieuBive. TOJE WEAK 18 TO BE MISERABLE. . W Dot infrequently not the death Iky salcids of a roan, who, finding th tank of protecting cud supporting a family harder than atTeipaicd, la a flt of cowardly depouducy look this assso of esospe, liitl. recking of tb doubl weight hie last act of cow ardie would Impose upon tbo wllW. V And la tbo' Walla Wall Wntrhhum lb following - - , Mr. BaJdwisr, lb widow of John W. Bald win, wbo rassetly oaumlii euJeide st hut- laad, arenas to base a baid tlm k vara aa boosst Uetac, slews, Sjrsaken, asd pnor Hbc rented lately ludAiug-boosa, aad wblle snowing oaa ludfr lo bis room, a escoud coiur nabbed bee of bar UUIe rub, Jca-elrjr, and keepsakse. .' II waa truly tout-biag lo bsar herniate bar sulsfurtunss, wltb ejss stained with bitter laara, to a polio officer. Here la a leoooa tbat pa rente of daugb tore abookl bead. Ulvo glrle tbo meant of eelf-pru taction, aud wbllo Ihey-ttTo they will baeo a protoctor upua wbom tboy can rely. '. Keeping lodgiug-bouee or'fardtagboa, ee winger cooking, teoeblog, tboao employmeule are not a) way available, and even If tboy were. all women aro not by nature fitted for either of tbem. Let tbo door to honor able, remunerative employment stand wide open, and let energy. Industry, aud thrift enter and abooee. . Let cuatoot, Impertinent Janitor, wbo baa oo long neurped authority at tbo gateway of la bor, give way to common oeueo, and oex will oo loager be considered a bar to any chosen work. v. "( in opposed to women studying medlclne,n wo board a man remark but alow days eiuoe. Ws looked -at bloi, meaaared bis brain capacity In a mo ment, and thought of at least two worn- o4thUoltyHboeokoowledgormed - icln was oonfsrriug toob nntold bless ings o poo tbs suflerlog of their own ees, and in tno mental comparison te- tween tbem and their would-be mentor bo faded Ink soch utter Inslgulfloaneo thai wo forgot courtesy, and turned awsy without rsply. " . ; It It not only tbo right but tbo duty of every Individual to ebooee bis or her own employ mcnt; whether this shall be work of th bands or brain, wbetber a profession; or a trader b or-obo- lo alone coespetent to Judge. Tbat there are em ployment nnsuttabl for women Is trus; tho same Is true of men. . These, each wbo baa ability sufficient to acquire a trade or profession will from hatlv In stinct shun. . Thsr ar in all consclsneo enough of women In the sad condition of the one above named, or lu tbe yet sadder situation of others -who shall bere be nameless, without recruiting tb ranks a thee fast off by encourag ing or permitting girls of tbo rial ng ham '.ad 1-aunMa cnnrtrlus U,h . " own needs. To b weak I to b miser able, aa all women suddenly bereft of an erewhlle sastalnlng arm can testify, and wbsn women sppreclste lb fact tbat "labor, all labor I noble aad holy," self-belp always Jionorable, tbey will not so hesitatingly iik I ctf net to work fur thamaalvaa, -----t--- "DI8G05TEITED." "Hlis is discontented," said an' easy color, matronly woman, who bad all of bemfe" Deerriatrsflsd-wttll"tbo-petty detsila of bsr boUae-keeplng, her ebil dren's ward ro bee, her buabaod's shirts, tbo family pudding. Tb door bad just closed upoa a wom an wbos nervous movemeots and quick gleam of Intelligence betrayed to tbe observer of human natare tbo M Wlsb she bardly darad l own For eomethlng better thaa she bad aauwa," Tbe wbll she labored faithfully to per form tbe dalles that fell to her lot. . , "DlocooUnUd;" yon could Ull by Ibe Matron' Intonation that abe deemed tbl a belooue offense, for which tbo of fender should suffsr condign - punish ment. What use to wast words In Ulling ber tbat disoentsnt waa tb an gel of progress; that without It the world would be In precisely tbe same condition tbat It was In tb darkTages; tbat perfect content amid dieagreeable and iwpulsiv surrounding Is an lmph slblllty to parson of fin ajiiblllties and actlv bralaa. .... , i. . You look upoa ber plump face, as In nocent nf eipreee loo as aA apple-dump-ling, and tblok of tbe proverb about "east lug pearls," wlablng bitterly tbs wbll tbat all woman war tb putty lure tbat roasaab a shs seem to think they fhoutd be. or thst'msnklrid. In general, would learn that " A woman hi aot Ilka a rwqm; iaadtac aotbla baicbim aad tbe wall of : Discontent, so far from bslng lb rp rshsoslbl thing that It Is deemed, isths laeer that move the world. It laanllaa - - lTllakum.ttim moiharrfMa nnt atl. la It wr natorc tbe reachtnf out oA4 otortbnt wad forth tbelr sous. the human soul for something better, and, when guided by. Judgment and controlled by will power, it I a booa to humanity that cause It to press onward for brighter and better thing than come to mortal without their striving. Tb effort to appear contented wltb un congenial' surrounding I tb tblnneet mask tbat hypocrisy sport, and deceive no on. It I far bejtter and nobler to acknowledge, cheerfully and heartily, a dlseoutent wbsr cans for it ailsts, cod to work bravely to temov tbl cause, than to den Its etlstenco, wbll It writes aemlstakablclloe .upoa the brgwdaludlpgyouiielLwIth Hi belief tbat very hue point to yon aa a model of eootealmeoL. i W or tb statement In an cschaug tbat tb effect fjo poor family In Luklamut precinct. Polk eoasty, were levied a reoaatly, tb tonetabl taking tb only sock of flour In tb hous, and leaving tb family to subsist oa bog feed. Tbl I an oulrags of at least squat msgolted wltb tbat of Imprison ment for debt, which formerly obtained. We'll venture tbo asstrtlou tbat tbst eooetsbl don't waste any money on newepepers, and has never beard of hu man rights, tb component Parte of riItlJUr4 J lleUU4Lnina4bvl iiy. X.m J "' : J THE EIGHT 8TAET rOE CUE OIELS. Under this bead w flud In th lltoo Sunday Jlerald sooj auggeatlou wor thy of suentieu. Partly thrwegb tb pa relate nt pUadlog t of wonosu's right, aud partly through tb opeulog of now sphere of occupation to women, which la tbe outgrowth of tbe other, tbe ques tion of, tho training of girls Is now a foretnoat subject of education, and at tootio' aeede ta bo called to a point where,lt is defective. Bays tbe Journal quoted: "Tbe teacbero in tb public schools will tell you tbst tb gills sqJ th boy lu br Igbtuess and ability, but that at th luruiug point, when tbe boy begin to feel bl snentsj strength, tiie girl breaksdowaaud substantially gives ap la tbo race. Hh do not loot for ward to a ptwfesalonal or buelnesa ca reer, to be euro, and; doe not bv a puroe lu life sufficient todrew out ber full strength but thr difficulty 'la dsoper down than lbla..fthe studies oa tn epurWHho-qrotnontr ibele Ibe eraa- tore of Impulse; sbe bo no Used babita of work; she never bad any. Her edu cation baa aot been looked upoa aa a matter of Importance. Tb boy bss been stimulated by thd hope of being tbe rresidout of the I'olted t)ut,orby the preapectof turning out tbo first law yer, or tbo ablest sniulster In the' coun try. The girl bae no future before ber but tbat Ideal which unconsciously ea ters tbe chamber of ber imagination and touch tb springs of thought lu ber soul. But eseeptloual womeo like Msdam Hand, George Eliot, Mr. Stow, aud lb author of 'Jane Eyre' would have forced tbelr way to tbo front under any clrcumataooee. Tb dlvin Are HfeoTitta urged theo oo, wbetber tn rate were against tbem or not. Tb average girl, bright and apt la etudlee, gentle and loving la dlapoei tioa, baa no such Impulses of geolu to give bar tb courage of high venture; ao great future even yet opeoe out to Iter. 8b I at a disadvantage with tbo boy from tbo eery Mart. Tb parents intend to make a man of tb boy. Thsy ducat tb girl because the custom of society require It. It may bo urged tbat wo aro departing f romtbl Wea, btrt w ar still under It influence. Tb fatber bo an ambition for bl boy; hot tb molbsr, to wbom naturally boloqg tbe training of tb girl, ba not bsraelf been tralnod to antlelpat for bsr daughter anything more than a successful matri monial career. Tb girl and tb boy may b jo tbe same school, In the am clsa;' but Jo the one case th father Ukes personal Interest In bl child' Mice, talks with him a If b wr soon to b hit eqattriod .fill his mlbd ViW thajrmUtafJojr a....u,. a i- -.. TIT- daughter, and, In focti Uav h.T vr mueh to herself. Tb plan arTess definite; the career I not anticipated nanus or tuiy ar not Insisted upon; culture I not held up ss worth, striving for on lu own accountant In th Interest of future success; thoroughness It not considered important, - and- ths early year In a girl's life ar sllowsd to go by without Imparting tru discipline to tbe mind. The girl Is the creator of Im pulse, Ilk her mother, and TAtis'at tb sgs of si i teen or seven tee n. w b co her studies begin to assume lmporttnoe,'not becaass her health Is impaired, but be- caos she lis not been prepared byl0110 ih PP' land. thorough discipline forth Isrgsr stadtes which belong lo a thorough educatfoo. Her Is th root of th prevailing disap pointment In tbe results of tbe educa tion of our girls. Society Is crowded with girls who know Just enough I de sir to do In literstor, la dally employ meet, what they cannot do well enough to mak a living by." . Mother ar blamed severely lu otber portions of th artlcl for not lofuslng Into tb minds of daughters buslosssss- plrntlons, and attendiug personally to tbelr buslues culture. Tb average mother among th mlddt or working elsssesespeaially when, aI usually th case, sbe is mother of a numerous family, finds neither leisure nor strength for tb additional labor tbl education would Impose. Iteelde this, when motbsr has herself been rigidly shut out from all business culture or experience, It I hardly fair to expect ber to beatow what she herself bss not upon ber daughter. Business training, "a right start for our girls," Is, bowsver, de manding now at least soms attention from fathers and the will In tb near future ws Itope, feel gicata drgre of responsibility, concerning th futur weirare or tbelr girls a of their boy a, and consider It as great a remlsansss of dnty to csst th former upon tb ocean of life' realities Illy quipped lo buffet It tempests as they have ever.: cooaid- . BAD JLOQIO. Btiesklng of the rspld increase of crime, the bmier says: - U the lsw wre, enfoiced agaluat all apeclee of xanbllng, wbtaky eelllnc without lleease, sod sowdjrlam grwwtnc out of tbe trafflc, eaaea would multiply ad iBflnlliim. If the tow In theee wer strictly nforosd, .would not crimss growing out of tbe flagrant violation of law b sap pre Seed, Instead of locrsased ?' I It po slbl tbst tb enforcement of law mad for tb main teas no of order and tbe promotion of morality would bave tbe Undeosy toiocreos thvfrbleb restrsiot Is thus vainly sought? Bucb a conclusion I certainty not flattering to tbe discernment of our law-maker. The firemen of Corvalll bv prseented an igant picture of Ir. I M. Caldwell, who wo so suddenly killed near that elty a few month ago, to bl aged father. Tb picture wss artletically wreathed with pressed flower by ladle of tbo young Btl'l acquaintance, aad formed a beautiful and appropriate tes timonial. Tbey also prevented a Ilk token t Judge Burnett aad wile, a pic ture elegantly framed of their son Job a, OrlghtJdhowa-dcwad' summer. BEST AID CULTURE 10 B VOICES. arpor Bazar assert that "tb growth of tbo country and tbelr own common sense are serving American women generously. " l'looeor life, lif lu a new and undeveloped country, I peculiarly bard' on woonon account of tfi physical strain imposed by ma ternity and bard toll combined. When a woman bear both her own aud th man' cur, a shs Is from sheer fore of -circa mate nose compelled to do lo a country wber life' oeoaaalltea are by tbemoet uoremlufng toll wrnog from the earth, and luiurte ar not, It Is no wouder .that ber cheek grows thin snd pale, and lirr eye dim before ber prime, nor that weak .physical ootid I lions doubly Intensified ar 'transmitted to ber daughters for aucoeedlng geners Uous..' . Our gtandmoUiers, . veuerated -and muscular daoiaa, who, conruJTng-wTtlil Ibe rigor of pioneer life, wore aud brought up large faoilllee .the wbll Ibey performed prodigies of physical labor, "ran too swiftly up the way," and, though"'tby, .owing to native vigor, may bavo atUlueM s(ja 'devoid of suiferlpg, tbelr daughters, robbed be fore tbey who, bofn of vitality and strength tbat lb work might go on, "reaflMMl Ilia' a aumuall long ere boob." These conditions will, however, disap pear a succeeding gsusratioos of moth- srs find mors tim for both msntal cul tur and physical rent, aud, says Ibe Journal quoted, "tb scrawny, -eeJlowJ peaked woman,' if she lie educated and fairly placed, will ere long ceas to ba tb typaof tb middle-aged American woman.' Wltb tbe steady development of tb Republic, tb Increased of clrcumslauces, and tbelr complete health, American women will be eo me tier and rounder, as they are cornel ier sad rounder now than tbey bave been. Ex Urns! aud internal eoodltlous assure this. Tbey are not likely to become grot and obese, as so many of tbslr Eu ropean slaters ar ; tb character of tb couulry. It Institutions, aud its atmos phere with their wn temperament, will preserve them from that." THE AMEBIOAI OOTESIMEIT 8 ATE Let us all take a good, easy breath. Not only is Hsycs steadily slaborstlug bis Southern policy, which Is to save tb country, but Tilden ba returned from Europe, and mad a peech and "sworn aud promised." . Heading, we feel as If lb weight of mightiest rooo- arcbie waa taken from our shoulders. A reception waa given to th distlu gutshed defeated, at which, speaking ofl said : tlonsl politics, in regard to w hlch you expect I should make soms observation. Yon ar aware nf tb reeult of tb eon- teat in 1878." "Yon war robbed," said a vole. "I did not get robbed." cried Tilden, excitedly, "but tb people got robbed. It wA a robbery of th drat right of a fre government th right of th people to govern themsetve and cbaag tbelr ruler at will. If Ameri can cltlxsns II down nod consent to sacrlflo tb lutegrlty of their control over thelrtwn govern me nt, they win commit a wrong not only tb themselves. On thing I prvmiset-otio thing-1 swear before tbl asmbld people of Amer ica; I swsar tbo government ef America shall b restored to th people according to tb Ideal of Its founders." J: To add to tbe nation's mieery, It did not seem to know tbat It bad been robbed, and even, now goes on as peace fully ss If la possession of lu "dearest right." Ungrateful, republics bsvs ver beCd considered. Blind our has new become,' and tb moat pathetic plaint of would-b ruler fail lo reetore bsr sigbL -Hene Is tb concluding paragraph abov quoted spoclalIy com fort log. " ' - t - Cbisete Immigratios. ; Pacific Coast Interest em lmpra4 lively to demand national legialation concerning Cblnos Immigration, and California representstlves bsvs bo for some lime carefully conelderlng tbe earns. Oo tb 30tb ult. Pag Introduced into Congreos a bill on tb subject, re citing lu a preamble lb provlelon of tb article of. the Burliogsme treaty guaranteeing to Chinee subjects reeld- od Immunities as eltlten of tho most favored nation, and continues: . And whereas, siperlenc ba show that the Immigration of eubjeet of China. U lujurloua to the people among whom thsy settle, and threaten great denser in lb future to th whole na tion; and whereas, tb abrogation of tb provision of said treaty by concurrent sctioa of tho two government can be securad within one year. If at all; and whereas, tb svil suffered is too great to bo tolerated beyond that time in any form; therefore H U enaeUd, That from and after July 1, 1878, it shall be unlawful loraoy Subject of Cbiua to eoter wllhiu tb Jurladicliso of tbe United Btle unless b Die, apoa to day of sucn entry, wild the collector of customs at tbe port where be arrives, a cert Ideate signed by th United State miaistsr resident lu China, and dated not more thaa ltt daye prior ta tic presentation, tbat be comae to engage In mercantile bueiuesa, or that b Is tb rrpreeeulllvef same mereaallle eelabllaltmeot - In Cbioa, which ahall be named In said eertio catsj 4ht ooy CnIbss euhjeet osmlog Into tb United HUle Jurlsdiotlua. cow trory I Ibeso requirement shall be devoted guilty of misdemeanor, and oa coo vlct Ion In tbe United eHateo district court, bo subject to a flu of 1100, or, la default of payment, be Imprisoned at bard labor lor nvo asootb; and in mas tor or owner of any sush Veasel bringing such offender shall b dee need guilty of mlademoanor, and b puniaooc by 1UU floe, fur which tbe yeosei shall be table. Tbe bill Anally pro Idas tbal csar- sbais of districts, under regulation to bo prescribed by Ibe court, shall II such eoavleted to bo returned to China, tb ipeuss to b dlwted from tbe Duo ImpoooJ. Albany' new dally, tb Ooseresr, I m arrfn-nawaVTlU Id ahajfaiiid" Jaaar va I bom palronag. , HECEHTEVEHT8, - -. According lo tbo World, the arrest In New York City Isst week wer 1,680; births, oil; deaths, 429. . TblrdAtslstaot rostoiaatcr-Qeneral llstsn ba completed tb !lmtes for appropriations for bis ofttco. Jleglstrallon of voter In New York City closed On tb 28tb, th total being H3.97S, against 183.W4 laejt ysaf." ; J The mayor of Fernaudina telegraph that be needs $7,000 to keep tbe well front stsrvlog, an! supply tb sick with necessaries. 84natt Morton's physlclau, Ir. Illiss, has hopes of lb Renator recovery, but conelders th cos a moet remarkable and omplle,td on. ' Th Woman' Christian Temperanee Uulou, after four day' assslon In Chi cago, adjourned oa tb 27tbr to meet oet October In Baltimore. Jlepreaentatl ve Hunter, of I odlsua. bas Introduced a bill authorising an ex pedition to th Arctic seas. Tb bill mbraoes tb Howgat plan. "" General ' Bedford Forrest,. IU gresl Confederate cavalry offloer, died at Memphis on tb29tb,at tit residence of bis brother, Colonel Jess Forrest, v An alarm of Are, rslesd probably to give pick-pockets a chcuc to ply their trad, cauaed a great panic in a theater In New York, on the plgbt of Ibe 27th. Tb I'reeideot and Mr. Hayes, gee ro tary Evart and two daughter, Sac ro tary aad Mrs. Sherman, Attorney-General Uevins, and othsrs, left on the SOlb for Rich mood. - - One buodrel and thirty-seven Mor mon converts arrived lo New York on the 29tb, together with twelve mission arts, whs lead tb 1,500 convert landed from Europe the past year, Tbe Timet? Washington special says, "I will not appoint Simon Cameron to Eoglaud or anywhere elss," Is a golden saying uttered by th President In an swer to an Inquiry of a frleod. It will form' a eot-ollary lo hi civil service proposition, . , . . ; l.Th-8eBt bss confirmed lb ftlluw Ing nomination: William W. Upton, second Comptroller of th Treasury; Jam Oilflllan, treasurar of lb United State r Albert U. Wyman, asahrtant treasurer of Jbe United States; John P. Hoyt, of Michigan, Governor of Arl toua. Hertford Introduced a bill providing forth coinage of at I ver dollar and for making tb sains a legaltender. It provide tbat there ball be from time time coined at tbe mlnta of t hs Unjted j 21 !. M.odard .ilyr to tho dollar. 1873, and that ald dollar shall b re- eeived In payment of all debts, public aad private, toept where payment of gold coin; le sxpresaly required by taw. It was a solemn and peculiarly effect lug scene In the Senet wbsn th chsp- lain oooupled almost th wool tlm of hls prayer- with speclsl invoratloa lu behalf of Morton, w h oe hp pclesaciuiili tio xcltes th grsvsst fears among bis ol league. There wa detb-llke still nssa, and vry Senslor, Including Mo- Crry,- osuaJIy uttsrly lodlfferenro pryr, roe lochia feet and looked peculiarly grave: Hie name Is men- tioned tmlformly- wit h the deepest" r- spect, notwllbetandlug Cord lu this ham ber. '. bis parttaan r The Time' Washington apeclal forci bly eoys: "Blu Jsns William I In Washington, attached to one eud of a telegraph wire, awaiting for new of Morten' desth. Dsn Voorbee lso awaits with th greed of an expectant heir for n dead man' shoee. Sine lit new of Morton' rapid decline, Wll llama bo grown Into an Importane be never kow before. It Is believed toot Voorhees, but ex-Ooveruor 'Hendricks, will he Morton' socoeseer. ' In fsct, such wss tb advice of a large meeting of prominent Democrat op th SOtb ult, wbos dvlc William Invoked." r0EEI0JIEW8. 'Kara Ta eompUtely invested. J Krs I provisioned for four months. A wlntsrssmpalgn I Impossible wltb present facilities for Iranspnrtlug sup- pll. r: " Private-dispatcbee say lmsel Pasha bas effected Junction with Mukhtar Pseba -- '.i . ... Plevna bss been completely Invested. A great and deoisivsengsgemeut cannot b long delsyed. ' Tb lloumaulsn divialou ctuamander, who led tb assault d the second Orl vltta redoubt, bat beea superseded. Mukbtsr Pasha, telegraphing Satur day, announced tbat th Russlsos were encamped wlthl three houra march sf bl bsadquartsrs. - Ertsroum I preparing for a siege. Tb Inbsbltsols ar arming, and rein forcement srs hastening ap from Tre betond. Mukbtar, bWver, reports tbat tb Russlsos hv not advanced farther than Mellide on the Weetern slope of 8ougblar Dagh. Grand Duke' Nicholas lnspctd Isst Tbareday lb battle-field at Oeroy Dn blrlsk. Tho troop ar elstsd by tbslr victory.' Tb Russian I I 1,600 ; th Turkish los Is nearly equal. Eighty Turk lab officers wsre taken prisoners. and a flag and fonf goo captured. An Impression prevail la London that sine tb rain th Russian r convinced of tbe Impossibility, of win tering la Bulgaria, and will mak a des perate effort to reduce Plevna and defeat Sulelmaa PosboV army before retire- meal inteRdumanl becomes necessary. A dispatch cay tb rolls sopplied by Vienna mercbaat to tbo Roamealaa govrmnt for a railway la Wallocbla having been salted la transit through Hungary, tb Vlo cabinet aaked for tbelr ImmedlaH. jwlaa, ., The Jiage- riaa eabioet fwfaeed, alleging the rail or ooaitraband. . ., ., , . VOBK. TOR EVEKIBODT. . -Clroulst petition for a 10th Amend ment, to sofrsnchlss th women, nof o one oT( atone, but of all th'rfe,te and Territories. Woman's fight lo a voice in tb govrnui.t under which sb lives Is a natural right, aud must be guaranteed lo ber by lb Federal, Con atlMilion. Now I our time to knock mi lit doors 'of Congreas iid pmil (hi right deep In-lb furuJamenlal law of th land. ,i Petitions for Sisteeotb Ameudmeiit, for woman' , enfrancblsement, from JO.Otw United .,Btates clllzep, 1hiJ twenty-two States, have been preseu(eU lu open House add Senate by 81 Repre seotatl ves and S9 Heuator al uc January 19, 1877.. Th friend of AVoman Huf frage lu both boueee, wbo Inteml lo ad vocate th Amendment In the new Cougress, dealr lla .friend to sunlaln tbem by mammoth petitions from' every quarter. Circulate tbU petition through theTulumo and winter up to Jsuusry SO, 1878. Obtain tb name of all wbo hv signed similar petitions to the present Congress, and many more aa pnaeibleT Head lb petitions with such ell-known, uames as you wlsh'to have bpiear In the Cvtfreioaf Record. Fill the blank for Stat, .town, and couuty, that member may refer to tbelr own diatricte lu preaeutfug peti tions. Have all tbe names signed plsloly with luk on two copies of tbe petition, one for tbe Houae, aud one for tbe. Senate. ; Ask esch slgnsr to remit at least ten cents to tbe Treaeurer of tbe Nstloual Wqman Suffrage Association, Mrs. Ellsn K Sargent, No. 1,733 Pe Salea atreet, Waahlugton, 1). C, to defray sx pauses of claaaidiallon for presentation to tbs 45tb Cougress.' Every nam received before December 1, 1877, will b classified wltb Its appropriate Stat and couuty petitions, and pre sented by tb appropriate Repreeeuta tlv and Senator Scud with the peti tions nam aud poet office address of each on who obtain signatures, so lbs officers tnsy know the workers. - Cut this out, and "paste It at the bead or asbeet of- paper and gtt to work.Tut tb name of meu ou th right, od women on th left of your petition, and trac every nam carefully In luk t PKTITtOM VOH WOMAN SUFFItAO E.7" To the Senate and Houte of Kepreien tutivf, in Congress astmitled : Tb undersigned, cllitens of the United States, residents of the1 Stat of county of 1 t town of , earn eslly prsy your honorabl. body to adopt measur for so amvudiug . tb - ullJljt uUuu a 4optihfmtrmmTt SUles from disfranchising United State eltlten on account of sex. AI OLTMFIAH-8 0PIBI0I. Tarsi EniToaer vaNaw Noarnwaavt Evidently th old foglos are aot all dead, whatever may be said about tb old fool. At th legislature In Olympic last week, wbenth bill to amend tb law relalingto sttorueyssndeouoaelors- atTaw came upTu -Uis IfoeMr. Du, of Cowlit utyi d In amend by Inserting the words ."whlteSwale," ss oa- additional dealgoatlnu of w.iTjsj aboald l entitled to practice la Ringer, th represeulallv from Whit' msu couuty, 'moved- to amend - the amendmout. by strlklug out the word "while." The' msodmsut ,wn rt rtouely dissussed, and finally reaulted in th adoption of th amendment to tb amendment, , ' Thus tbs'solousof tit Territory ssy tbat th ren of tb law shall-aot opsu to Womo. Ad H 1 wsll that tbsy so decide; for If th lawyer of that assembly permitted tbemsolve lo be brought Into Competition with womeo, tbey would have to sell iblr book and go to work with their hands, In order to earn what w fesr moat of tbem do not now get, an honest living. Wear glad lose that tb amsudmento above re ferred to passed by a majority of only one vote, tbe vote standing foorteanfor ana tnirteeu egsmsu attvu.nby. . Olympic, October 28, 1877. Mrs. Hsman't posm begluolngvTbe 1 boy stood on tbo burning deck," Is fa-, miliar to vry school-boy; but tb his tory of tb little hero thus Immortal ised Is not so geuerslly known. Owsn Casablanca, a native of Corsica, was born In 1788. His father wa a distin guished French politician and naval commander, and tils mother a beautiful Orsloso ldy. But she died yoong, nd little Owen wsnt with hi ftbr ta rv In a war vessel. H was mads midablpman. oud at th .rly ge of ten participated with hie father I tbe battle of tbe Nile. Tbe eblp caught Are daring the action, and Captain Css- ablanca, wounded, ws lying loeeoatble upoa tb deck, while tb brav -bay, ancooseious ofbls father's fat, held bl poi. at tb battery. Th flames rogsd around him; tb crsw fled ou by one, and urged tbe lad to do the Same J but be refused to desert b I poet, and fought on until tbe whole vessel was flaming. Then, loo late, be Bought re fug oa a floating meat, when, with a tremendous exploelen, th "Orient" blew up, and tb mangled body of th young hire waa afterward found among tb wreck. Tli ad interim editor of tb Vancou ver Independent All tberst leeuo of TharTirwHnto and seleeted, agaluat th Oregonian. Notwllhataudiog tbl heavy blow, tb latter Journal continue ta go promptly to press. ' . - ., Esstsra Oregon against tb world I Our frlnd Robert PentUnd. of Tbe Dalle, wss a tb X3d alt. rendered speech lee with delight by the arrival at hi maalof oa and two daughter. W ongratulal. Edwla Adams, actor, died In Phila delphia oatbe SSth. The funeral er- see aawtrptaec to Bt'?imTplScopT Church Tbareday, aad th latrmat ia ML Morton Cntotery. , BXW8ITEJ:8. eTATS D I(RSITOSIat The new coin pletetl. Jsll at I afayette is nearly been reauuied on Keef-caunlng ha the IO wer ColuiuUla. A colony of Fins recently local ej lu Klickitat couuty, W, T LTIi town of Tumwaler, W r.. baa betn r"dlalot,orMirteii.,w .-. Stock literela hi Waat-o county sra lu a poaperou coodlllou. -' ' Tbo Well Walla Watchman, will shortly Issue a daily eJillou. Mlse Mattle L Powell Is Presideut b( the Sabjin Teachers' Association. Settler In Ubtpqus anticipate a har.i winter, and are ptepalug themaelvea. The death of Mr. Dickena necessitate th temflorary euapeualoua of the Sleil aconui lUprc$. . Captain Powell, of Davon, lias pshl out f .Vl.tWO for wheat lu Vauihlll couuty so far this seasou. . A bill to spproprlate 125,000 f.r a pilght-hous In L'nijO has been Intro duced lujjigreas ' . - ' ' 2. A "heavy bhw" oecurrwl al Astoria on Friday night, which did etuiaiderabl damage to shipping. An atleiilpt inade by lb Territorial Legislature to abolish th offiue of Ter ritorial euieriuletideut of schools failed. Th Teacher' Institute of Jsrksou eounljr will bold lla semi-annual meet ing at Aablaud on lit let of November, ' An express ofllce will abort ly be tahllahed at Forest Orovc, with A. Hln mau agent. The office at McMiuuvillo bss been discontinued. Fourteen thousand bushels of wheat stored In ths Hlllsboro Ware-house was bought last week by I 1 Williams lor -$1 1U per bushel, with socks. Some curious individual baa been dil igent enough to discover that, of lb member of the Washington Territory legislature, twenty-aeveu ar married, and ten aingl meu. Tli people of Col Valley and Cleve land, Doug-lea county, doo'l set tbelr mail until il I stale, They Justly om plain thereat, and dealr lo kuow th cans and find th remedy, Two mining companle t Spanish Quloh, on Ibe road between The Dalles aud Canyon City, cleaned up, a few days sjfo, f6t0tw lu gold dust. This was tb second clean-up this season. A fellow about fifty year of sge t tenipted Utroutrage a little, girl ftor. yeara old, at Juuolioo laat. week. He was arrested aud bound over to answer before lb Circuit Court for lb foul misdeed. Th next senslon of th Orsnd En cSmpmsnt Cbamplous of b Red Croes will it held In Seattle, on tho fourth Monday of September, 1H79 - At the late sssiou si Oly mpic, J. il. Mutisou was elected Orsnd Commander. Speaking of th completion of th University buildings the Eugene Ouartl eays: .'Wcbavc now tv Uulverstty . building, as well as school, seoo lid to nou In Hi State, "nd a corps of pro- lassiirt I list area guarantee tw He ww plete success ia tile future.". To chow how liable the State Agri cultural .Society la, to impoaltlon from aerts'l iual oue pair ol liome-maav blau- . kete have been exhibited aud worn the blue ribbon for eleven successive yeare, having uevcrbeen used for any other purpose. Tbe first dirsct step towards replen ishing the Salmon of the Columbia was taken by the Oregon and Washington. Flab Propagating Company, onHlon-ttty7tctobr-22.t, and comlited in the tlen"'ll"S "f A" l"f of' young aaluou, est I mated at 73.UUO, lu tlie Clackamas River, near the hatching statlou of tbat - evmpaiiy, .---.TuoukBgi Proclamation. The completed circle ol mmer and Inter seed time snd harvest haffbcuuKht-ii us to the aocustnmeil season at which religious people lbrt with prlJi and thanksgiving the eudurlng nierey ' of Almighty Ood. ' This devout and public eoofeeelou of the couslant al- ; teudanee of man upon - the Divine Fattier for all good glfte of life and health, of peace and happiness, so early' .. ia our history , load e a -habit of by our people, flud in th survey of tb paat yeor new grouads for It Joyful and -grateful maulfestalloa In all the blue lug which depend upoa benignant eea sous. Thlahaa .beeu suemolol year over tb witl territory of our country. Wltb all It diversity of soli aud el I male and products, tb earth ha yielded a beautiful return to the labor of the hue band man. Theliealth of the people haa been blighted by no prevalent or wide- r spread iIItvshhoi , ihio. STrast rilisitrrs 'iff shipwreck upon our coasts or to our commerce ou thaaeas have brought lose aud liardahlp to merchant or tuariuere :. aud th Unclouded bsppluese of com- ntunlty with synapathstle aorrowJn. all that concerns our strength aud peace snd greatness a nation ; In all that touches the permsnenee aad security of our government and the beulUoeiit lo siltuilone ou which It rests; lu all tbat affects tbe character and dlapoal liana of our people and teats our capacity toon- Joy aud uphold the equal and tree oon- dillou or society, s. now permaueut and . nulTisf..! ilir..ngi...1.i ti. I....I Tfr experience of tho last year Is coosplcu-ouslr-wiwrked- by the protecting provi dence of Ooit, and is full of promise and nope lor oomiug geoereunus. Coder a sens of these infinite obligations to the (treat Ruler of time and seasons and events, let us humbly oserlh It to our frsiiii ir -i-grte nf that perfect concord aud-'bappine, peae and Justice wblcb a nob great mr- oie ahould ditTus through th heart.1 ad lie or our people do uot altogether aud always aud svsrywhere prevail. Let ne wltb ou spirit snd oue voice lift' ' Up praise and thanksgiving to Ood for his manifold goodneee to our land, and ' ble manifest ear for th nation. Now, therefore, I, Rutherford B. Haye. President of tb United Hlatea. do sppolut Thursday, th 2th day of ISoveiuber net I, aa a day .of national , thanksgiving and prsver. aud I rn- . estly reooaimeud that, withdrawiag themselves from secular asres and la-' . bora, th people of th United Stele do meet together on. tbat day In tbelr ro- spectlye place of worship, tber to give, 'X thaakssad ptals to Almighty God for Hi mercies, and lo devoutly beseech . IAVsM. . It U said that Senator Morton Is th -victim of hereditary disease, both bis father and grandfather lying helplea , for year with paralysis. He lies also" ' an ekier-aiater lying now la th same - eeodition. Hi mother wss a strong woman, and bis immense body, brood 1 ebooldere, and Webtrin brow ar a heritage from hr. Aaolbor aronf that Intelleelaal man must have asothsre wbo r of pbysiesl a wsll of msntal fore. Mrs. F. A. Logan, of California, lee- . v. , . - . . ' -, ,'..,1UU eeMty-rvtiitig, ou Ibe "Relatlou of ' Man nod Woman. Morally. Socially. " and Legally." Hh has been well re ceived up lb valley. : . i I t