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About The new Northwest. (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1877)
V7- V ' a ' - ri DAY..- .DECEMBER 1, 1877. ItTlft As-eel will p'naaStoaS XXM that It I lake notice thai It . dwM Ul mm to par saprase ehargae apn mail sum, aad they will aoafer gnat aw a remitting to as Utrvagh money orders ar rgletred letter, THE PmiDEITAlD THE WOMEI. Tl dispatches Inform us tbst Mrs. L " " Mara guuMW end Mra. Henalpr JSargsnl vtaltaxj tb Prealdent on the morning of - the 3 1 diet., aud ultxl bin to recom mend In bla njssag legislation by : .which wemen would be recogolxed la foreign a well M domestic appoint ment; also tbat ti reoommeod aa ' amendment to lb Constitution to se V cure Woomp 8 U Drag la the Bla tea. . Of coures lbs President dodged I ha question,- la fact, aa an "artful dodger ' be U tb grandest, soccc In tba Presi dential lino alnoo tb good old tlm wbn U Old Publl Functionary Ml, noe-commlttal and nslpleso, In tb at of honor, calling tbe Uoloa "a rop of aaoda" when all arouod bla demanded (bat bl very name should b both eabt audsnchor to an Iroo-bound ship. Wt doubt tli expediency of plying my lord Rutherford with anything but Souther sycophancy, and It would even evem tbat ha bad bad Doogb of that. God Almighty rid tb Republican" part up a Blaine; but loaiU politician struck bin down and cried out, 'Great la Diana of tb Fpboslanar' Then fol- - lowed tb inevitable mult of setting up an Idol mad of. uotempered mortar. - Tb worshtpe-bamsetvswerto Drat to find, wbeu tbey erld for office, tbat thalr god waa deaf and bad "goo oa a Journey." 'Civil service" went tip Ilk a rocket, but la oomlng down , llkatb stick. - Tb President la Ilk Iaaacber of old. II "la a strong ass, crouching down between two burden." And verily be la sorely beset, aa any man might eipect to b .who trie to pleas vrybody. Aud yet b la Dot a bad man. II U - only weak. Hi bump f approbatl- nes la In th ascendant, and bla self- esteem Is not large enough to triumph ovsr his deelr to pleas. Yet there Is oo trait dominant with bin tbat la common to ali vain and weak man. It Is an Idea that killed Horse Greeley, and will, we fear, kill Rutherford Hayaa, only 'w(tb tb difference that when th latter falls b will pull down th plllara ofthe Ija publican tempi and crush, ,oot only J)lmrlijJ!diconjmllootbJjIctedl him, but th very party to whose ma neuvering be owe hi own prominence. - masculine, aodTb7ear to jeopardise tb -ll power of tb usurping sal by an act of justlo to tb polillcaliy subjugated. . AVer Prealdeot Hay a great man, be would right ber comprehend blsop . port unity, and oomprbndlng, would not fall to grasp It. II knows th de , ma nda of tb women are just. He : knows bii ' own wlfa 'td b aa ardent worker In tb cauae, but be Is afraid to :.: commit himself. This truouleneoof pol :ttlclans, preach era, and, indeed, all men In blgn plaessv- which mtu call eon- aervstlam aod Ood call cowardice, Is pejpabl proof tbat tbeyarwnot tb natural; conservator of th right that thrxclalmloJbeg, We hup th ladle will let bis tiucn- leoey severely aloo hereafter, and turn i their olumblad of -logl upon hi -eettmsbts.wlfe. Bh can msnag blm If anybody can. " ' - - - . V hat th "views' may b which bs : graeluualy promisee to "submlr la writ ing,'4' w thluk w an easily gu Tbey will be, w fancy, a sbllly-sbally-nV go-between, taking no particular - aide, but leaalag perceptibly toward th dominant, power which be considers It bis personal Interest to conciliate. But there la one great point Rallied when la dies get the ear of tho Prealdeot at all for the consideration of their forthcom ing frvSom. Ten year ago they would have been denied audience-had they sought It lor sucb a purpose. Verity, th world move. . . B0&&0WEB3, HEAD. Arejou really uuabl to pay fur lb I . paper? If not, do yo think It right tbat w shoo Id atruggl a w do to glv you regularly of tb labor of our bands and bfnln for nothing? Wmuld : you be willing to do a much for ua , Withoat oompenaallon as yo compel us to do every week for you ? , W know of more than a hundred women wb profes to believe la Worn- v an Suffrage who neVer mis a copy of th paper, per do' they ever pay a ceuL Ttisy borrow It before th subscriber . . get Uma to read It. They devour tb story and other good things with as much avlility as though they had aa honest right to do ao, and ar th first to criticise and condemn anything la the, paper that doe sot suit them. Were It hot that men ar so often guilty of this kind of theft as women, w should almost think that some women ought not to b allowed to-vtC---y , w , Tb Seattle IuttVigtnetr speaks of the - wtao wumru nf Washington Territory who deslr th elective franchise as "fiat-breasted Anasofce, Ilow pure " tb laoguag and hor ' hat th . thought I , . ' . ' Tbs men' newspapers la Ore" ami ,'( AVahlngion Territory ar making rail . toad, dlaouasiona so ;cnfllcllog and IlMly-lhatLwcbfrln i fnar that thy will fall to getWy rriroad legialalloa ': t att. - - v ' Et-Asalstaot Treasurer Cbeeeeman preaeuta, bla claim In lb lower House I'- fur 1 2,000, being tb balance due bin on lamp account as per judgme&roT tb United Male Court. . A New Yerk h-l prtnte th IiiTs prayer on It bill of far. ' ' t THE CAUSE 1D7AICES.- - Oa tb EJJ of October Mr. Egbert Purvis, si the r)UNt of th Citlxeoe' Suffrage Association of l"blls jftphla, waited upon Mrs. Rutherford B. May and presented br the add reaa adopted by tbat body. . 4 Mr. Purvis writes: "I hare J oat re turned from a very satlafactory aud de lightful lutrvtew'llh Mrs. Hsys. Bit received m ,Vodlnlly. I read to bar tbe eloqunfgfcddren from the Woman Suffrage Aaauelatlou. Hhe listened With marked atteullun, waa grateful for tb high favor conferred upon ber, and sent her' beat wlabea for tb sueovss of the causa. I made refer aaoe to tb fact that tb ad J reaa bore tb honored flam Of, Ioertla Mot I, which she received with a rdy ac knowledgment of ber great worth and useful oeaa, pre-eminently distinguished as a reformer and a philanthropist,-'- ''The writer of the above Is eeolored gentleman, who acquaintance, we mad a year ago at oo of -tb weekly CltlseW BuSrag meetings In tb ity of Brotherly Lv. . ; Man and brethren, upon whoa race tb blight of alavery ha never rested, doa It not humiliate you to sea a le aeodnt of the swarthy sons of Africa pleading In high place tor tb freedom of your wive nod daughters, whom yon bav placed In political aubjectlon onto them? Are you willing tbat tb colored voter ahU thua plead uoavall- Ingly for tb aame liberty for tb whit woman tbat you bav ngrudglogly granted to tb black man ? All honor to Robert Purvis,, eooat. JUs jam sJjaiLJiolm600"-51 . - ACQUITTED. ? Mr. Illgby, wboae record as a public speaker is second to none on tb coast, and who baa recently emerged from a criminal prosecution without other spot or blemlab than tbat caused by Intem perance, walks forth a free manwltb bis heel upon tb deoion wbb bad r while mastered blm,, At tb cloae of bl trial, wblcli was1 1uTaubornatlon of perjury, be was permitted to address tb Jury, and it Is said tbat tb touobing eloquence of bis appeal and tb masterly sublimity of bis logic were almost with out precedent. . We onagratulat bldn fr mor upon signing th temperance pledge, and de claring and determining lo keep It, than upon bis bonorabl acquittal; for It Is far better for any man to be a-Htat prisoner than In durauc vile uader tb deapoel sloobol. Xst blm keep bis pledge, and a career of honor" and use fulness a walls hTiuT TO PATE0H3. W eauoot loo atrongly urge th n- lly of vry frleod of equal rights rallying to th support of this Journal. Thar la a large amount of money fall ing duo which we need to pay eurreul eipenae. Hhsll we not have It, friends? four years so bravely bld Jmt poao. Jo tb ofDc wbll w have been la the field, la ordered by her physician to California for a Chang of climate. This 111 necessitate a change In our lectur ing programme, aud keep us more closely at bom for several moo lbs than w had anticipated. Friends, w beg you not to wait for os tv7ljrott b- fur fur wauling jrniinlTii W bav strong bop tbat tb pro posed ehang will speedily reetor Mrs, TCobHtn' tdbsaTlh, hut, 1 u . ib mean time, let very frleod put aboulder to tb wheel and help ua through tb win ter with lb people's -work. "Want t bEmaadpate4.M V aak reader to note tb marked' change In tb tone of tb pre relative to tb Woman Buflrageqneatlon wllhla th past llv years, aa compared to tbat of half a decade gon. Under th above caption th Washington Xa floruit Union of November 7th says la the Banal veeterdav Messrs, 8ar- gsnt, Th unman, r erry, Oglesuy, aBul otner neoauwe bhhpii m utra;e new- ber of memortale of female clllaena of th United Btatea, asking that they may have their legal and political dis abilities removtd. In order tbat they may be la vested with th right of local self-government. In some Instances the petitioners re present that tbey ar prop- env-boiiiers ami lai-payera, ana tnev protest against being sebjeetea to tsia tloo unless they ar lnvete. wltjijlll. thrrTgTtls of eTtiiensBTp. Thelpetltious were all referred to the om suit lee on privilege aod elections. Tli number of petitions of "tbt class presented Indi cate a concerted and simultaneoua movement over tb country among tb women thereof. Th fart that so man of these paper ar now . presented by gentlemen or an political parties mat eale also tbat tb cause of Woman 8uf- frar I making marked progress and rapid stride. They ar raising a new Bavlor near Walla Walla. W saw him. 11 very much resembles tb pictures and statues of Jesua w examined on exhibition at th Centennial. II plays In the streets at marble like other children, and bia teaching ar said to confound tb wis dom of all the priest. Eighteen hund red years ago be would bav been cruci fied; to-day bis followers are laughed at. Is th world progressing?' ' ' . ."Ills Hollneos" Pope Piu IX. Is bow la bia eighty-sixth ysar, and la th longest lived of tb pope since the en forced abdication of Joan, The cable la burdened with dispatches onncernlng him, which ar likely to bold out some year longer, for a man of elghty-elx hold oa to life with a. pertinacious leng- Ing despite th Vfulre glory n aaaitiog bins. ...... , , ' J" i 11 " Tb riaW. Clacinnatl special says tb town of Athene was partially de stroyed by fire early la tb morning of Iecmbr tb. Tb fire started In a bakery In the businea part of lbs town, aud burued ever half a block. Tb total bias la about faa,0t)o o which tb In surance was about 10 per cent. EDITOSIAL C0EEESP03DE3CE. DS4S Rudiu uvrasMcwNuaTawasTi V remember taking leave of yo at Iw(atoo, Idaho, where w were billed fur a course of lecturea. These, as usual, r well attended, though a heavy rain torm, for which tb deal sens of Willamette Valley would not have eared an lota, perceptibly tblaaed the closing ou. i . Iwialoa U a quaint little burg, though It looks much better from the heights above the -Clear Water, where we firat beheld It, than from Its own street od doorways..' Titer ar some very good publl buildings, and not a few choice real tie nee. Like all towns tbat depend chiefly upon mines for busi ness. Us finance ar ponaiautly fluctu ating; yet therejs alwsys money In cir culation, and the people lie happily nd well. We are told that th princi pal occupation of the floating population Is gambling, and certainly the numer ous ssloons would suggest tba truth of tb assertion. But wo never met more hospitable clthteus or orderly audience. Even lb boys of Lewleton ar prodigies of good behavior. 'if ere flourishes tb Ttlltr, weekly paper, under lha auprvislou of Hon. A. I.elaod, well known In the piooeer newspaper circle of Puirtlandf who, with bjs young wife, gaveJUs a pleasant call, and favored both tb cauae and the meetings with complimentary mention In his Journal. -Years and hard service ar tailing upon blm, but be is as hope ful and genial as of yore, aod bide fair to llv yet many days to follow bis elutu- Tbe cltliens of tb "Paa Handle" nor- W4dolerw-thjt their part of tbe Territory to tb new Btal of Washington, whoa conven tion, by authority of I he lata legislature, Is to meet at Walla Walla In th com ing J an. The editor of tb Pa louse Oatelte are heartily In favor of tb pro posed annexation, and the Junior mem ber of th firm received a leogtby scroti of new subscribers to his Journal, as wsll as did tb undersigned for hers. Ou r wor kj waan.lxJgo nj nj wed ned ton when pressing engegemente led ua toosw field. Among tb friends In tb plae whose acqualntanc w mad with pleasure, and from whom wo parted with regret, were tb landlady of tb Hotel dt France, Mr. and Mrs. Poe, and Mra. Quartermaster Clark, whoa kind ness will not be forgotten. . Saturday evenlog, and "homeward bound." Th flv-mll driv down tb grade, from tb mountain lop I Lewie ton, waa a very different affair from tb Hva.mil pull up UtgradiromillifcloOhfn tl city to th mountain, top. Th horses panted like porpotsea, and per spired Ilk darkreron election days. Tb rarefld atmospber grew llgbtsr constantly, and th higher w climbed the more th horse panted and per spired. At last tb summit was gained and we paused to tak a parting view of th ribboo-lik Clear Water and silvery Snake, and Jo I the endless repetition of tb seen of reptile Inebriety w bad" witoessed three days before waa going on for ay; lit Bnsk, Ilk Pharaoh's? alue, rsmalolng aa lean aa before, and tb Clear Water taking no not of It danger, rushing ' constantly Into tb maw of th serpent, as though to nour ish It wsrs it supreme deligblr t AftsrwhaLJgujncyil for a litU Wtmapon-The-Tal.la land tlis.s lK mountain, whom should ws meet but Charl Boyer, sensible son of Wslla mna'sraoTngaTtlilTuramTo solitudes of the plain, engaged In bar- rowing In with a spanking team, not the wild oala be had been eowjng, but the autumn wheat he bad scattered broadcast. Bucces to blm, Of such Is tb kingdom of capital.-1 Inatesd of at tending labor meetings and raising furore against tho Chinamen, be loaves noqeeuae to demagogues and, through acratchlng tbe back of Juolher earth In proper season with plow and harrow. will b abl lo haul in wbeat to Lewls- tou Ly lit ton next fall, and get tb cash therefor. Young man, go North. Oct yourowu acre and grow your own substance. Thsn you can hlrs lbs Mongolian to do th scullioo'a work for yourselvee and wives, aod you and tbey can labor with your bralus to Improve tbe country and tbe. race. Work for yourselves. Be content with no clerkship auder tbe sun. Boas your own busloess, and as- you cau laugh In derision at tb heathen CD i nee, wttlle n patiently digs In your soil, or wasliss your linen, or cooks your potatoe. . . , roar o'clock, and th vlllag ait of Moscow. W bad bad a tedious wy. Tb rvad were bad In places, worse la sonis, and worst la others, and ws wsr not sorry whso a blacksmith, shop, a post efiU-e, aud two or three slngle- roonied box-houses greeted our longing ye. ' W alighted at tb house of tb poet- master, and Charlie cootlnaed his drive to the borne of the Howards, two miles away. The woman of the bouae wher we halted waa In bed with a new baby, a bouncing boy of dot en poonds. Tli ere were olber children running about, and a youug girl was busy at lb bouse-work. -Tb - on . room waa at once parlor, bed-roam, kltrbeo, store room, dioiog-room, .aud pantry. Tb Invalid mother fell lb privations of ber pioneer lif mnet keenly, and expressed ber opinion freely. . Ood bless her. We're gologlo ask BL Peter for aa office as soon as ws get t heaven. We want to be usher lu the City Celestial, aad when weget lb position, we'll seat tb pioneer wive and mother of the land In high place among tb capable stage-drivers, deck lianas, engineers, and brakesmen,' and we'll let tbe few 11 really supported women that get there ait at tb vry foot of Jacob'a ladder, among preachers, railroad nabobs, farm- f, oftlc-holders, and edit or. Where tbe people were to com from for a lector was more than we could But the billowy hill around as Lproved alive with them. Tb school- bouse was a mil aod a. half away, and after the lecture we bad three and a half mile to ride to reach-' Mr. Howard's, where we were to spend tb night. Wagons, buggies, and aeddle. bore around th school-house were aa thick a blackberries on a Law ton buab. Beats were In demand, and standing-room was soon at a premium. Much lo our grati ficallon, Vharlle opened tb meeting in neat, concise, aud logical speech In re lation lo the .Pen lis ad Is annexation question, evloclng -In lb abort and sparkling addreeea knowledge of parlia mentary procedure and a eCore of legal acumen remarkable In eu so .young, W lfi the good people with plenty to think of and talk about, aud aball car tainly revisit them sometime. .Paradise Valley, lo- the ml.lat of which eite Moscow, wilt Some i)ayJbJ th center of a thriving trail Morning, and bound for Col fas. W do not know one road from anoCheT, aod there are scores of them. W van only steer by a enropaea, but w go on and ou, aod get loaf, finding In our irsvels a hundred unoccupied farm sites, and fill Ing them In fancy with prosperous fam liie from lb-mortgagburdencdre- g Ions of lb Mld.ll Weat. . - ' - Four o'clock V. M., and w reach the little city which we should Itave gained three hours earlier. . Again we ar osconced In Mrs. Wol fard's cheerful bom, and surrounded by friends good and true; and when at last we retire to rest, It Is to dream of 'vacant homesteads, sidelong roads, villainous mud. holes, aod halr-btwadtheacates fnun'liM.llln. I. k.k - tTt u. I : . Tb neit venlng, as w were com pelled to await regular stag days, tb young people, and not a few of lb old ones, gathered at Mr. Wolfard'e and gaveia one pf those hearty reoeptleo for which the hospiubl llttlc.eity noted. ' ; Tuesday, aud a social diuuer at tbe hotel, w her mine boat Captain Kwart led th Ubl chat, In which w afl reaohiog - from - transeeodentallem - to woman's rights. Evenlog, and another lecture In the crowded ball, followed by leave taklugs, "Ood bleea yous," and substantial aid Id our mission. Th nsxt day, aod Penawawa. Ws'r not going to try to describe tbat stage road. The coach was full, and tbe horse could only pull the load on the gentle accllvltiea. The men, poor fel lows, bad to walk up all tb bills. Bom too, must walk. We assured them tbat we war enjoying privilege from their never any great barm without come smalt good as partial compensation. W e were ready to assume the respopsl bill ties of citlxensbtp as soon as ws were granted all Its - Immunities. Tbey laughed, and let us ride. I Reach r.u.eiei at nlgkif.ll. spend, th svenlug I sprightly argu ment with a pedantic disciple of Uncle tiam and Esculsplus, who baa about aa much practical knowledge of the wom an question asaChlusse Coolie baa of cleanliness. Such discussions, though enjoy abl to th company, and always good-natured, ar not profitabl to us, anil w always retire frem ou of them Wllhjt fssttng that. Utefcgewyv bagged Isn't worth th ammunition wasted to secure It. ITDuf Trie b JJuJgeXe wTs haJJuaTeom- pleted tb survey of Peoawawa, and Mr.. Cram, tb proprietor, named n thoroughfare "Dunlway street, where upon we Invested la a corner lot and went on our way rejoicing. The next day's drive to AVal tsb'u rg was even muddler than Ihst'To Pens- wawa. Again we enjoyed our "rights," white he poor men climbed the bills In tbe wind aud rain.. Wo offered to take turps with them In walking, but their Innate chivalry forbade It. Don't tell m that men will be Unjust to woman as soon s she s free., Tlntlr -a "ii nlaiiit sinl ungrudging courtesy to our humble but aspiring aelf Is ample proof tbat other ladies iu like positions will always fare as well, At Walla W.tlla we were Joined by a poor woman whose husband Is la tbe Oregon Bute prison, and whose general air of dejection and destitution enlisted our sympathies at once. Engaging br In conversation, we learned tbat when ber legal bead was Incarcerated for three years, 'for a crime of wblcb she -was wholly Ignorant, as well as Innocent, tbat she bad eudeavored to bold Ibelr homestead, upon wblcb they had ex pended their little all, and had found that because she was not the "tread of a family," she could itot file upon the els lot and bold It. Tits blessed laws of this so-called R-publle consider tbe b baud and wife one, and that one lb husband, aud when "tbat ou" prove a failure, the other and Innocent part of blra must sutler ale.. And yet the Coo tltutiou of the country claims that It guarantee to all citlxena th equal pro tection of 4he taws 1 A man was found who waa better than, tb laws, wbd paid tbs wotusoalrlfts for her Improve ments, and "Jumped bef claim," a was bis masculine prerogative. ' Tho grand old O. 8, X. Company granted - her the " necessary favors of travel to come back to the Willamette Valley, and tb grand young railroad company gave her a pes to Ha I em. Ws have secured her a situation among frieuds at the Cascades, and sit hi now provided for; but all that bas been don Is In spits of law, which falls la eeery sense to protect bef bntByothev-tnnwr cent woman situated like herself. A a hour or two at The Dalies, and lieu a seat la the lumbering hack for the Upper Cascade boat I Such rhlet We'd rather travel from theHlralteof Fuca to the' reefs of Florida than risk our neck in that half mile of narrow, rocky roadway, as .alack with night as Erebus, aod a treacherous a th outer etl.'r of tb Maelstrom, off he coast of Norway, that used to harrow our child lab Imagination w bo looking at Its pic ture In tb geographies of lb long ago Reached the Cascades and stopped. over. Made a call, at tbe upper landlog, upon m. Morgan, formerly of Lafay ells, with whom we held glad eon ears. At tb Iower Cascades Ws found a horns for the afternoon and night with good, gonial Mis. McDonald, end met the denlsebaof the little town lu Mr. Muf. full's hall la lb evening, where a had a royally good revival of human right. . Mr.' Modal t keeps a good stock of ae- . . .. . ...A.. ' eoriea roercuaauise, ana will 'sell you anything from a darning needle to a lo comotive, or a threshing machine 16 a postage stamp. . Tli next morning a number of ladles accompauled ita to the. garrison, now unused by tb government, where tbe hea-lquarter are" occupied by .Hon. J. I W. Itrassa and bis Interealtng family. in waia waa a oeciueoiy windy one. It was a crisp, clear day, and old Boreas wss on a spree. It waa fun to tack aall aud defeat blm, as b whistled "do we brake" aod brought oa often to a dead lock, fron,wbicb ws would recover and make another gain, ouly to encounter and eouuuer a yet more' furious squall. But we made tbe mil in good season and were amply repaid for tb fatigue of it by an enjoyable visit with our excel lent friends, who ar stanch and able defenders of the cauae of freedom. - The (Jaaeadee la one of the prettiest. most romautlc spots we ever visited, aud abouuds In hospitality and" bappl osaa. mad tb acquaintance of maby new frieuJa, among'" whom are Mr. and Mra. Jlamiltan, who Lav sided her sine '45, and bav brought up a large and interesting family, moat of whom ar juarrled and settled near them. . Tbey can tell of many a priva tion and many aa Indian horror. But Ibelr ailvery beads are blossoming for tbe Land of Souls, aod their declining days are crowned with peace and plenty, One o'clock, and ths steemsr "Emma Hay ward." Th etewerd kindly keeps back lb dinner till we get aboard. And atich a dinner! Good enou mud's Queen. Five o'clock, and Aomc. To-morrow and Thanksgiving. We're too happy to scribble more. Adieu. A. J. D. November 29, 1877. rOEEIMIEWg. It Is reported tb Turks ar now bom barding Tlrnova. " Russians now havs 280 guns in posi tion befor Krisroum. I A fViiiatsallnopledispetuh eaye-H-ji rumored the bombardment of Erteroum Com me need December tlb. man Paaha captured Elena aod six cannon, II hope to capture Tirnove shortly. Turkish troops are reported to have dleem barked at Dulelgno citadel, which was not taken, as previously reported, Heavy flfthtlng wai rtr"-rt I Frldny in the direction of Tlcaoova, from which place the Russians wsr ultimately driven, losing jter 3,000 men. A quorum of tb Turkish chamber of deputies having arrived In Constant! nop!, an Imperial Ira 'is was Issued con voking parliament for DeccoberTSth, A London dispatch says Captain rflreeOe, U. H. military attach, has re- Wlvcd III RUvstllTorderorKt. AuJre ws for eooloeas la th. battl at Bchlpka Pass and Ilevua. ... A dispatch from Bucharest reports re cent deserters from Plevna assert tbat Osman Paaha ha declared bis Inten tion of making a eortle If not relieved within a fortnight. V Mebemet All telegraphs as follows, datsd December 4tb: We have advanced beyoud Kamarll. Our lines now con front tbe Russlsns, who have fallen back on Wretcheeh. ; A dispatch from Kar under dat of December 2d says Intelligence bas been received ber tbat tb Turks abandoned Halaabanl height near Batoum, and th Ruaslaoeoeoupied them, Th Russlsns on tbe 2Sth " ultimo at tempted to push en from Etmpol and lay aiege to the southern junction of lbs road from Orehaole aod Etropol, but were repulsed with heavy lo. It I announced from Bucharest that the general bombardment of Plevna re- commenced on Thuradsy afternoon This seems to point to tb abandon man t of the hop of starving out Osman Paeha. ' .- Mehemet Ali telegraphed December tlbt After violently cdltnonadlng our posit loos at Kamarll, th Russians furi ously attacked our left wing. ' Th bat tl eootlnuel until evening. We re tained our positions. Th enemy i treated ' with considerable toe. Wc shall lake tbe offensive to-morrow. Tbe Russian Imperial Guard ware engsgsd, A Belgrade correspondent says Prince Milan reviewed tbe militia Sunday aod exhorted them to their duty. Tbe war ofOoe has ordered all district governors to erect hospitals. The most probable plan of operation Is that Gsosral Her- vatovlch will toskr a diversion la tb rr f th Turks with two dlvlsloos. General Oourko ha promised to send bin 8,000 cavalry." . . The .VurlA Xlrrtnin Oaxetle say Lord Derby 'a recent speech. Indicates that England is fiow resolved to abstain from nterventlnn, aod not raise obstacle to peace, wblcb may presumably be brought about nod the srgl of tb al liance of th three emperors. The points w blah Lord Derby reserve si Involving British Interests will wot b mors touched by sweb a peace tba that way a which It is being paved. Beoator Mitchell baa procured tb passage of abilt appropriating $25,000 lo pay J. D. Ilolman, of Portland!, Oregon, lite value of hie improvements Included Fort Oanby military -rervelia weoty-five years ago. " - -. iECJTEVElT8. Tb Missouri River Is cloned by Ice. California Irglslsture convened De cember. Id. ' ' 1 A targ number of bodlee have been recovered from tbe wreck of th MHo roa.H Benstor Blaine is apparently fully re stored to health. . - The Beoste ha confirmed Owen P. Filssimmou Uulted State Marshal of Georgia. . Ther Is a strong probability tbat tbe duties oo tea aod coffee will be restored at tbs coming sesaion of Ooogreaa. - Bamuel.Bo.wler, eiimfrof 'tbe Spring field (Mm.,) Kepmbtloatt, waa atrieken with paralysis on the" morning of De cember 1st. ' i The Senate eoaflrmed George Conn to I" receiver of public Tuoneys at Laks View, Oregon, aod L. T. Barln to be register at Oregon City, Oregon . The Catholic Cathedral of Louisville; ou ofibs largest lu tbe country, caught fire and was slightly damaged December Jd. Loss covered by losuraoc. bM of eobberlo and murder j bav beeo committed by tbe'Iodlaas In tb Black Hills, and onsldersbl an easlueee ia felt ther In eonaequeuce. Sheridan and Terry were notified aud asked for military protection. ' Louisiana politrolaos lay tbat troubl la In store for Kellogg, which may cost him bis seat In tbe SaU, aa lb com mittee which waa appointed by tbe last legislators lrismlo liilar the ffleial acta of lb. ex-Ooveroor-ha obtained evideocec whgjti will furoiah tb basis of several Indictments against blm. Ths necessary appropriatlona for tbe survivor and widows of th screw of the "Hurou" have taught the folly of cut Dug abort the llfe-aavlog atatlona by tbe niggardly economy which .baa been reeeutly practiced, and tb probabilities ar there will be henceforth plenty of money appropriated for that branch of service. . hJon4moirnbenenTminU to tbe gen eral deficiency bill reported by the Ben- ate appropriation committee, la en pro-1 posing aa appropriation to pay tb claims audited and allowed by the Treas ury Department for eerv Ice, eu ppl lea. ami transportation of Oregon and Weah lagton Territory" volunteers la tbe In dian war of 1865. General Ord, commander of the force In Texaa, was befor th committee on military affair December Stb. He h..,7i. .u. .' , j thoritle on th Lower Rio Grand war in sympathy with tb raiders, and Inll iai44lelcTirfeuTrfo"ros waa quit inadequat to guard th frootler aud pursue and punish raiders, as his orders requlr him to do. A movement I tak Ing 'shape fa Baft Francisco to loduee tbe. United Bute govern maul to purchase the Palao Ho- tl for use as a poet ofTloe end military headquarters, and also to accommodate tbe court aud all , othsr Folersl of floes la San Francisco, except th oeonected wllb tb customs servloe Detail of lb I u tended proposition ar not yet disclosed, Tbe Dead wood atage Which arrived at I Blmaruk.lh svsulng of Deesmbei 8th reptrts a train of els-l wggoos pa.i-d with provision captured by Sioux In diana- near-Sulphur Springe.-- Four hnrn-s w.it-kiled and six driven-ofl, Toe provisions were alttakeo. ThIu dlaua, estimated at alx hundred, passed north. The stage and lta passengers were uu moles Ud. Captain EJgerly'a company if 7lb cavalry, recently posted at Sulphur Springs, Is marching In, not having beard of the Deadwood trouble, Edgerly himself arrived by aUg De cember 6th. Tli Times' Washington special says t 1 n rreahieai in his message expresses tb belief that tbe Texaa side of tbe Rio Grande should receive full protection from the national government againat predatory Incursions of Mexican and Indiana H recommends tbat tbe army be placed In condition to protect the border; favor tb eetablisbment of a national university at Washington; be lieves the unlimited remonetlxstlon of sllvsr Impracticable without tbe con currence of other countries. It la under- stood tbat lo regard to tb Southern also devotee soms space te tbe dlacus sioa of lbs strikss and rtota of last July. In regard to wbat be will aay about ail- ver, be holds the ground that both silver and gold ought to be utilised la tb currency of lb country; but he doe not agree with Iboee wb would under take to legislate tbst ninety or ninety two cent worth of all ver aball pasa or be recelvsbls In place of oo hundred cents In gold. Ths public debt waa con tracted la the money of tbe world, and ahould therefore be paid la sucb. t'soer the sasplees mf the Betid o Helper. Location Colaa.bU street, between flfta aa msth. Mrs. McCoe. anatrue. Th doors of the Hnsn auta open lo all homeless vomea food character. Boar ao4 raos will a ruralabed at eost te. those whe bsve sasaaa. and rasa to those who nave aoc Temporary work will hs fUralshs at tbe Hesse, a4 v aaaeat sltaatloaeoMalasd laaiatoa, Ladles who hav sewing to put eel, WHO are In a of pwassloaal aarsea, or aay klad of halp, are arc I apply at the Hoaae, an lhaa aM Ihts noble eflnrt lo help their ews era. TAME JfWTiriE. . . Mr. Heads Is la towa aad-ls taking oh-iares la all stlea of the ert,aa has all the adraafr. sefeasy anesni to his Oallars aa tee bast light la the tt. and toasaaapuvS ptetarssaa an ether maa aa at asrrssiiastle plea,aa la always ready aa good-aautrs. rieseall an tost bis ability, uallery la the middle of the star, nm etreet, hstweea atarrtansi aa Yamhill, PorUad.Onoav - - - . m. A. CWISt, xt, gk. OAen and reslilsass.eaat stde First strset.be- tweeo Tsmhlll and Taylor, npeetal attontloa Cieea to women end children's eoropuMat. Aiso, gieaa MaauGATaa V.roa BaTaa, asm- hlws with naewteity, la Ueatiag Hmatlaa IEV8JTEM8. -'. " stats an TsaaiToaiAU Pendleton Is Improving rapidly,: F.ugen Is to hav a sksllo'g rink. Ther ar now 161 pupils at tb La fayetu Academy. . . . r . Hum A Co. bav made a good catch Of salmon at tb Rogu River. - .- Tb Episcopal tliareh at Albany has' a new bell weighing 7oll pounds. Work on tbe Yaquioa Rallrosd baa , been suspended on acoouul ot tb bad weather. f Lerg Ma of wheat are changing , bands at Eugeu City, $1 05 to $1 T biog paid. . - . - v i - - A Coo county man Is e ported as having sold IIUU worth of jfggs jass year from forty bene. : " ' Tb Bautlan Academy at Lebanon la reported to be la a flourishing eoodl tloo, giving full satisfacttou to lu pa iroua. . ' f ' Tbe staire from Walla Walla for I-ew-Istou, Colfs,x, aud other liOerior towoa go up filled with passengers. Tb rush . Is snaloly confined to person In search -oOaod. Coo county baa made lu flret ahfp ment of wbeat anttoala The graju came out of the Coquilie. Tbe amouoi' waa lot) ton, aud was taken by the. schooner "Mo" to Ban r raocisoo. Th lloseburg Katfear saysr Imj mlcranu now arriving ar coustsully drawing eomparisoa between tbe coun try left and here. There, enow, sleet, aud cold weather; here, fain, sunshine, aud green grass. r , 8. C, Hutcblna, lata of California, ha permanently located la Umatilla couoty, aod la extensively engaged la raielug ebeep. Mr. Hateblna ha taksa a land claim between Pendleton and tbe Co lumbia River, He brought with bin about 1 1,000 sheep from Callfor oti migranu ar still pouring late th coon try. 'ot a vacant bouae In Walla Walla, Milton, Weston, or Pendleton, aud no lumber to build with. Wbat fam II lee who are' now coming Into tbe country are going te do we are unable to tell. r-. - Th Eugene Guard says: The firat ten weeks of th school In Ib HUM Uni versity closed last Friday with I wo. hundred pupils enrolled. The school Is eertaiufy la -n very fiouriahing eoodl lion,' tbe studeole are ail dotug good work, and every on esemt to be well pieaseu. B. Meacham. of Oreeon. le to be editor of a new Philadelphia monthly te be called the Cbamoii J-'tr. In the proeieetue it la announcea tnsi iu nsw Journal will be "devoted to the history, character," social life, religious tradi Uooa, government, eorreol legends, etc, of the American Indian, Including also . a full discussion of our relatione to him aaa people and a government." A very pungent letter to Postal Agent Bteel, oo mismanagement of maila ou tho Dooglaa-Con county joute, 1 pub Hailed lo the Coos Bay Asms. The writer says: "Tbe fact is,, we are de- has gon on Until forbearanoe eeaaee to be a virtue. If li I your se Jhat lh. nilrsis jeithv meut are compiled with, la these mat tera, then as a failure you ar a com piete -w WOE! TOR ETEETBODI. Circulate petltlooefor a leth Amgd-. ment, to snfrancblr, h" smmii, one Stat atone, hut of all tb Btal and Territories. Woman's right to a voice lo the govemmant uudei whlcrT" she live Is a natural right, and munt be guaranleed to ber by the Federal Con atltutlon. Now la our time to knock at lite dour of Cougre and plant thla right deep la th fundamental law of tb land. . Petiliou for a Sixteenth Amendment, for wonian's enrrapctitemsnt, froc 10,000 Uulted . Blato .elllens,lrom-tweoty-twe Slate, bav bean preeenled la open House aod Senate by tl Repi senlatlvesand 29 Senators'sine January W, 1877. The friends c Woman Suf frage In both botieea, who Intend load vooote the Amendment lo tbe new Congress, desire It friend to sustain them by mammotirpetillou from every quarter. Circulate thla petition through th autumn and winter up t January 20, 1878. Obtain tb name of all who bav algned similar petition to th present Corrgra,tod a many more aa posslbl. Head the petition with eoch well known name u J&u wTah lo have appear la ihm Omgrtional Eeeord. Fill the blaoks for State, town, and county, that members may refer to Ibelr own dlatrlcU la preoentlog peti tions. Have all the name algned plainly with luk ur tw eopiec of tbe petition, one for lb Houee, and one for the Senate. Ask each eigne? to remit at least tea cents to the Treasurer of the National Woman Buff rag Association. Mi fuiioo xx nargvot, no. I, Hale street, Washington, D. C. to defray expense of clasalfimtlon for preseoUUoatetbei&tbCoogreaa. .'eery nam received before December 1, 1877, ill be eleseified with lu appropriate state auq county putlonay and ented by tb appropriate Represent tlve and Senator. Send with tb peti tions aane aud poet office eddreee of each one wb obtain el goat area, oo the officer may knew the worker. Cut thla out, and past It at tbe bead of a abaet of paper and go to work. - Put tbe name of men on the right, and women oa tbe left of your petition, aud trace ever name carefully In Ink t - MTtllOlt roev WOMAN SUFFRAGE. To the Senate, and Jows of Hrprevm. tatieem, in dngrtt mmtUed t The undersigned, ltlaoV of .tbe United SUt, real deal of tbe Stat of , couoty of , town of , oaro. '-. Jaj ynur boperable body to adopt measure for a ameodlag tb Conetltatioaaa to prohibit tb several BUlea from disfranchising Uulted Stales citizens en aceouat of sesv ' tirr.nsna. CommUoa Marehnal and Para ham ng Aaeat. prepare to mahe parrhaee la Hew fork -r aad ether el tMa.ee eeder.ef aJlanod,wiry, iroarrtaa,eui.oa enmmlmloa af I per seat, lor and M ear cent, tat ethers nulslda at Want India prissivsa and Mealeea Addraas P. Q. Si ikm D- Mew YotkOiy. aar The Kattoaal Gntd Medal waa awarded to Bradley Kntaf a aw the hsnt PnoiugrnphS the LalUd atatoa, aad lb Vienna Medal ib best la the world. C Mmlomrr bunloeaa lo. . ., . . M i ::'' i 'I s t 1l 1 i ! 4U a -. V Ttrrnt -.-tw