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Fill DAY...- APRIL 19, 1878.
NOTICE.
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attention to tbi Ir communication!., should ad
dress all letters containing rennttancesormat
tr for publkai; .ii u the New N'owmiikt,
letters lnunde.l for Mrs. Duniway or Mrs. Co
li:irn ghoutd be addressed to them personally,
w.'.lioui reference to the paper.
THE BIGHT 0P PETITION.
sixteenth Amendment petitions, bear
ing in the aggregate 70.W0 signatures,
have already been plaeed before Uie
present Congress. These petitions have
been presented on Uie floor of the Sen
ate by thirty-eight Senators, and on Uie
floor of Uie House by one hundred Rep
resentatives. The petitioners represent
thirty-five States and five Territories.
Heading the list of States comes Massa
chusetts with 5,388 petitioners; New
York follows closely with 2,770; Minne
sota comes next with 2,046; Colorado,
the battle-ground of Woman Suffrage
last year, sends 1,008; Oregon sends 837,
and Washington Territory SSL Lead
ing the entire list is Utah, which sends
7,530. In Oregon alone w are confident
tbat three or fonr times the number of
names could be secured by a thorough
canvass. And yet, with all this vast
array of petitioners asking for constitu
tional amendment that shall remove
woman's political disabilities, men tell
us tbat the movement is organised and
upheld by a few malcontents, who are
not representative women. More than
this, Senators and Representatives who
pay due respect to the right of petition
when petitioners are men, laugh and
parry arguments they cannot meet, ex
change winks and significant glances,
and in every way show disrespect to
these women petitioners, and this, too,
while they arrogantly claim to repre
sent women and legislate for their inter
ests. Could impudence farther go?
Yes; it goes a step farther when men
who go reeling into their seats In a leg
islative body throughout an entire ses
sion, their brains too much befogged to
vote intelligently on any question, their
entire facial expression consisting in
leers and winks at the disreputable of
both sexes, stumble to their feet and
give thick utterance to their Ideas upon
woman's duties, and seek to define her
sphere. This class of law-makers find
such a fund of merriment in the demand
of woman to be recognised as a citizen
of the Republic that their small battery
of low wit is Immediately opened upon
the noble leaders in this great reform
when their demands are made, and
though it amounts to nothing as argu
mentIs, in fact, the veriest drivel it
yet suffices to take up the few minutes
tbat is graciously granted to woman's
cause for a hearing, and so prevents the
body from taking deliberate and digni
fied action. Tbe fiat goes forth, and
gain opponents fortify themselves with
the declaration that a majority of wom
en do not want to vote, and pamper
their vanity by tbe reflection that men
were born to rule over and decide for
women.
If the right of petition is a sacred one,
surely the rights of petitioners should be i
bald sacred enough to be Impartially !
'Ipnsidered. j
TTMBEB 8CAB0E AND DEAD AT
THET0P.
Hie scarcity of material in the Derao
" ' JIUatic camp shows itself In the fact tbat
C. Bradsbaw, of Yamhill, a third
rate shyster, who murders tbe king's
English most barbarously when attempt
ing to set forth his crude and narrow
ideas in a harangue, called by courtesy
of his political brethren "a speech,"
was a nominee of tbe convention for
Representative to Congress, receiving
M out of 140 -votes thrown. If tbe
Democracy of Yamhill does not wish to
be overtaken irretrievably by disgrace,
as well as defeat, tbey should remand
Ibis ignorant pretender to oblivion, and,
an mindful of his noisy protest, keep
him there. "Ignorant farmers," upon
whom tbe Standard casts a slur, whose
bread and butter are assured whether
they attain to petty place or -not, are
vastly preferable as law-makers to dis
honest professional (?) men wlw, early
in life, attempted to live by their wits,
and, failing for want of capital, snap
hungrily at every crumb that falls from
the political table about which they
hang as mendicants. Always "out of
meat" when out of office, this class of
men continually obtrude themselves be
fore party conventions, to tbe discom
fiture of men who desire their votes,
and so dare not peremptorily east them
off, and to the intense disgust of wom
en, who, while they must submit to the
indignity and injustice of allowing men
to "legislate for them in all eases what
soever," are certainly entitled to tbe
poor privilege of seeing men who are
their equals thus usurp their rights.
THE0BY VSPBAOTIOE.
Mrs. C. D. Snyder has published a
directory for Salem. Theoretically, we
are informed, this lady believes in wom
en keeping in "their sphere" and not
coming m contact with the world of
home" and eoll,u..nH " J .
now elm "un-. o
for a citv directorv . ;
ls a mystery to
women who flud tbat to obtain
mation tbey must seek it, Kvn i hough ments may Deold'bnt "truth no years
they carry the key to the cIokJ "home" ' 'BP,r" ml we our Wends, even
that tbey work to maintain .. .ki.l,f opponents in this cause, will agree
uior- i
pocket while tbey attend to business ! W,tb U9 th,t tbey ar8 soJDU' Justice,
bis reminds us, to compare small in-' which no sophistry cau hoodwink and
consistencies with great, of Mrs. Admiral in naltery cajole, goes band in hand
Dahlgren, who rushed before the na-' With trulh anU ,ogic throughout the ar
tional Congress with a protest against ' BUIDenU' 80 far M we UBVe yet exaui
womeu appearing in public. '. ,ned tuera' au1 lf w ve friends who
, i think differently, we Invite them to
Tbere was no German delegate in the
Democratic State Convention. In view
of this, the Oregon Staat Zcitung asks,
"Are tbe Democrats afraid of tbe tier
mans, or are no Germans real Demo
crats V We give It up.
NABR0W-GATJGE IDEAS.
One of the greatest wonders of this
age of progress Is tbat there still exist
men and women who think to compel
other men and women of at least equal
I intelligence to filler their ideas through
the narrow-gauge pulp that scarcely
serves themselves the nurno&e of a
brain. Yet, wonderful as it Is, such
persons do exist, and in numbers not in
considerable. We remember onoe In
the long ago of taking the boat at Ore
gon City for Albany, accompanied by
our nock of little folks. It was in the
year succeeding the assassination of
Lincoln, when the "ray policy" of An
drew Johnson was provoking the ire of
Republicans at large, and causing their
representatives In Congress to over
whelm bis vetoes by the more than
needful two-thirds majorities. We were
foolish enough or enthusiastic enough
in those days to be an ardent partisan,
albeit a disfranchised citizen, but upon
this last we had not then spent much
thought. Of course governmental meas
ures were discussed in the cabin as our
boat crept slowly over the summer
shoals of the Willamette, and equally,
of course, having our opinion, we ex
pressed it in common with others.
Among our number was a lady with
a fretful yearling lit her arms, am! a
saucy three-year-old scampering about.
"Come here." "Sit down." "I'll whip
you." "See what you have done," came
in sharp and quick tones, at short Inter
vals, as the inefficient woman tugged at
this child and lugged at that, to the an
noyance of all about her.
Partly out of pity for her, and partly
from compassion for her fellow-travelers
and hapless children, we essayed to
help her, and after a season succeeded In
putting the unruly three-year-old to
sleep. As we returned to the chair we
had vacated to place the child in bed,
we beard the mother say, as If in an
swer to a lady who sat near:
"Z have no patience with women
who talk politics. They had better at
tend to their children."
"lint," we Interposed, "suppose they
take ears of their children, too?''
"They can't do it," she answered, her
face flushing angrily.
"Who being tbe judge?" we asked.
"Well, I know tbat have all I can
do to take care of my children and look
after my house," was tbe rejoinder.
But If others have more than your
executive ability, and can not only take
care of their own, post themselves on
political matters, but assist you occa
sionally, have you any right to measure
their capacity by your own, and confine
them to your limits?" asked a gentle
voiced friend who sat near.
No reply was given, and the unruly
child soon awaking, the mother's time
was given to the mal-admlnistration of
family government, tbe chief agent in
which was an occasional sharp slap,
meant to be a eoerci ve, but proving only
j n exasperating measure,
All women know that It Is not un
common to meet these inefficient wom
en, who, not content with their own ig
noble failure in life work, seek to meas
ure all women by tbeir own standard,
and narrow them theoretically to tbe
same unsatisfying results. It Is to
women of this elass whom men point
when they say, "Women do not want to
vote." Xow, we undertake to say that
women such as tbeseare not representa
tive women. How, indeed, can tbey be
wheu tbey have not an idea upon any
question that engages tbe alteution of
intellectual womanhood? Attempt to
argue any question with them, and as
soon as their stock of Insufficient plati
tudes is exhausted, which is very soon
indeed, they grow angry and misrepre
sent everything a fair-minded opponent
says. Tbey are not tbe tidy house
keepers nor good wives and mothers of
the world, as a general rule; in fact, are
representative women in nothing ex
cept when they represent narrowness.
If men only understood what an insult
to intelligent women is this constant
quoting of women who have "all the
rights tbey want," or deserve, we had
almost said, tbey would surely never
again be guilty of tbe declaration that
wben women want the ballot, ami a
majority of them ask for It, they will be
willing to extend it
AN UNDIGJfiriED 30AMPEB.
The police force of San Francisco Is to
be increased to 400 men, and the uni
form of tbe New York force adoided. It
would seem tbat tbe police of that city
should be Increased in numbers or vigi
lance when the dispatches tell us of n
prise fight occurring iu the lower ball of
the Young Men's Christian Association
building, on Sutter, between Kearny aud
Dopont streets, which was witnessed by
an audience of 300, among whom were
some of the most prominent merchants,
brokers, and capitalists of the city. Tbe
police appeared about tbe sixth round,
aud caused this eminently respectable
audience to disperse with more haste
tbau dignity, many going through tbe
windows in order to escape arrest and
exposure.
ABGUMEHTS BEFORE THE SENATE.
We commence tills week a publica
tion on tbe fourth page of the argu
ments of representative women before
the United States Senate In January,
and we ask of our readers a careful pe
rusal of the same. Many of these argu-
state tbeir counter opinions for our ool-
umns, giving us the whys and where
fores. It i3 rumored that Eugiaud is nego
tiating with Sweden for a naval station
on tbe Island of Faroe, in the Baltic Sea.
CONVEBSATKWAND DEBATE.
Xot many miles away from Portland
lives and flourishes a university. The
young ladles thereunto belonging a few
years since conceived the enterprising
ldeaof forming a debating society tu
connection with tbe eehool. This, of
course, could only be done by permis
sion of tbe "faculty," and this autbori
tlve body was In perpetual terror lest
the young Isdy students should get "out
of their sphere." This debating society
question of eourse savored of strong
mindedness, and must be guarded care
fully. After due deliberation tbe sapient
professors decided to allow tbe forma
tion of tbe society, stipulating, how
ever, that it be called a "Conversation
Society." The girls, snuffing wordy
bottles from afar, consented to the mis
nomer, and to convince any one that It
is such, It is only necessary to hear the
negative and affirmative discuss "Wom
an Sullrage" on some Friday afternoon.
Our word for it, the straight-laced pro
fessors wouldn't get to take much part
In the "conversation" there carried on.
The girls of Eugene call debates by
their right names, ami are thus noticed
by the State Journal: "Tbe Eutaxian
Society had up before them for discus
sion last evening the question, 'Retohed,
That teachers exercise more iullueoce
in forming the character of the young
than parents.'. The speakers who hud
been appointed ou'the side of the affirm
ative were Lou Foley, Mary Hayes,
Agnes Osburn, Mary Hill, and Eva
Rice; on tbe negative were Ada Brum
ley, Laetitia Walker, Emma Pea roe,
Motile Bowen, and Aggie McCornaek.
Most of the above were present, and
zealously participated in the discussion.
Tbe deolelon of the committee was for
the negative."
BEEOHEB-TILTOK AGAIK.
We had hoped the terrible Beecher
Tllton scandal to be a thing of Jhe past,
as any amount of assertion and denial
from the parties accused is not likely at
this late day to change the opinlon.of a
single fair-minded man or woman on
the subject. A full letter of confession
from Mrs. Tilton, who, to view the case
as one may, is certainly a fit subject for
the world's pity, is now published, sup
plemented by a note of emphatic denial
from Mr. Beecher. Aud so the contro
versy is again opened, and again, we
presume, will this great alleged criml
uality be submitted to, tbe world In de
tail. Tbe last and most ridiculous fea
ture is the ebarge made by some mem
bers of Plymouth Church against Mrs.
Tilton of "having slandered her pastor,"
which charge will be examined by the
Investigating committee aud reported to
the congregation. It is not believed by
members of Plymouth Church that Mrs.
Tilton will make auy defense. The
trial of Beecher upon the action brought
against him by Theodore Tilton to re
cover $50,000 is held to be still iu abey
ance, as tbe jury failed to agree, and a
new jury can be impanneled, and the
whole evidence brought out again with
the addition of Mrs. Ttlton's confession
lOBBIGK NEWS.
1 ton mania's recent efforts to induce
Servia to make common cause with her
has been unsuccessful.
Tbe trial of Suleiman Pasha has com
menced. Hit condemnation is regarded
as extremely probably.
Russians from Eraeroum are march
Ing to Batoum, where, It Is believed
tbey will embark for Bessarabia.
Russians have Invited all the towns
of Bulgaria to semi delegates to Phillip-
popolls for tbe election of a prince.
It is said Russia is looking for a loan
iu America. It is understood negotin
tions are also opened in Germany aud
Holland.
Circassians and other irregulars under
Aaeaf Pasha have massacred between
eight ami ulne hundred persons, of all
ages and sexes, at Palatiga.
Preparations are being made in Rus
sia for the organization of the general
levy. Passports will only be Issued to
persons over forty-six years of age,
A Vienna correspondent asserts that
the Russians have sent a large quantity
of torpedoes to the mouths of the Dan
ube, ready to block the stream again
Greeks and Bulgarians, Roumania
and Thrace, are quarreling about the
possession of the Greek churches, np
pealing to Iloeeian and Turks for sup
port.
A special from Turin, Servia, reports
10,000 Roumanian troops concentrated
there. Prince Charles Is expected. Tbe
feeling of tbe troops against Russia
very bitter.
Tbe situation at Constantinople
is
is
still regarded dangerous to peaee, not'
withstanding the protestations of the
Porte. There are intrigues going on
among the Pashas, and tbe discretion of
the Russian commander and of Layard
is dsubted.
Oodcy's Lady1 Hook, for years the
woman's oracle on matters of dress,
fancy work, and taste, comes to us for
May laden with choicest summer gar-
lauds, woven with its peculiar magic to
please and to charm. In literary ex
cellenee it is unsurpassed, while in fush
ion matters it Is as It has long been, the
standard. Its enterprising publishers
say: ".Nothing succeeds like success,'
aud we look at the magnificent maga
zlue they send out and agree with them
Price. $3 00 per anuura. Address,
Godey's Lady's Book Publishing Com
pany, N. E. corner Sixth aud Cbestuu
streets, Philadelphia.
Burton, good-bye. On Friday morn
ing, in St. Paul's Church, Oregon City,
after tho litany service and penitential
prayers, Bishop Morris solemnly de
posed the Rev. George Burton from the
ministry, iu aeeordauee with the canon
ical requirements of the Protestant Epis
copal Church, declaring it to be unlaw
ful for bim to officiate in the future 'in
any of the offices of tbe saored ministry.
PB0NTIEB SKETCHES. -NO. 2.
BT M. . S. RSDKA.
The storm lasted less than an hour,
aud left me as wet as though I bad been
out in the forty days' delugo without
borrowing an umbrella, and In my per
turbation I felt sure that not the most
skillful professor of animal magnetism,
not oven old Mesmer himself, could get
a wink of sleep from me that night; but
while reflecting upon the Impossibility
of the thing, aud lulled by tbe fascinat
ing tones of the environing coyotes, I
absolutely fell into as sound and refresh
ing a slumber as though reclining on
the couch of a king.
Morning, aud our fetters being sun
dered, we were allowed to wrestle with
a small piece of the hapless equine vic
tim of the previous evening, then or
dered to mount our horses and proceed
on our journey.
My companion was morose and ap
parently much depressed In spirit, but I
had lived so much iu the ideal world
that I tried to view the whole proceed
ing as a thrilling adventuro that would
last but a few days, at most, and per
haps by its thrilling denouement make
of me a hero, the envy of my plodding
associates whom I had left behind me.
Many were the eflorts I made during
the day to be companionable, but my
pigeon English was lost on the dull ears
of my auditors, and my vigorous panto
mime on their eyes, aud I failed to in
crease my stock of knowledge in any de
gree. I have thought, though, that a
man of spirit prefers being "snubbed"
to not being noticed at all, and just to
that degree was greater deference shown
me than to my companion during the
day.
After traveling in a southerly direc
tion for eight days over a country al
most entirely destitute of timber, a
most beautiful spectacle suddenly pre
sented Itself. Before us was a smooth
and delightful valley, through which a
river coursed along, bordered by just
trees enough to relieve the eye without
concealing auy of Its beauties, while on
the opposlto bank of the stream a popu
lous Indian village rose to view, In all its
native rudeness. As we descended the
long wave of prairie that overlooked
this charming vnlley, we could see that
in the village all was bustle and confu
sion, and soon, as though by one im
pulse, men, women, children, and dogs
all came hurrying toward us. Fhtebus,
what a rabble! I thought the war
party with which I bad been traveling
for over a week approached tbe Eden-
istie costume near enough, but these
approached even nearer tbat primitive
simplicity of dress. Iudeed, I. think I
am in the bounds of truth when I assert
that I had seen a single peddler In tbe
old Buckeye Stoto carry more dry goods
on his back atone time than tbe three
hundred fashionably dressed savages
displayed as they came joyfully toward I
us. Lilt what more does auy one aspire
to In the way of dress than to be in
fashion ? But the two parties meet, and
while mother, sister, wife, and sweet
heart seek out their favorites, and in
guttural gibberish shower down a deluge
of congratulations upon them, they
turn to exhibit Boggs and myself as the
trophies of their valor; but Io! Boggs
was not; at least he was not visible.
There I sat, the dignified cynosure of
all; but Boggs' native modesty seemed
to have revolted at the idea of being
lionised, and he had suddenly retired to
obscurity. At this juncture a negro,
black as ebony, saluted me in Southern
plantation language, and wanted to
know "wharde odder white cuss" was.
Bui I was totally ignorant as to when
or how Boggs had managed In the broad
light of day and in the open prairie to
elude the eagle eyes of our swarthy cap-
tors.
Proceeding toward the village by the
side of tho negro, I ventured to ask to
what tribe of Indians I was indebted for
the honor of an escort over the pictur
esque country I had so recently trav
ersed, and the grand reception given me
on my arrival at their beautiful village.
But ho deigned no reply further than
that "we belongs to a tribe that lubs de
whites like a pussy cat lubs hot soap."
But to the village. The lodges were
distributed over the ground at Irregular
intervals, but possessed an air of neat
ness nnd regularity about them that I
have never since seen In nn Indian
town. They were of conical shape,
twonty or twenty-five feet in bight, and
of about tho same diameter on the
ground, tho material used in their con
struction being poles, buffalo hides, and
rushes. The poles were planted firmly
In tho ground, and then bent over so as
to converge to a point, forming asbelter
from the driving rains of that region.
Like all primitive habitations, they
were built solely for shelter from sun
and rain, nnd were by no means Impos
ing specimens of architecture; nor did
they contain a single article of furniture
that the civilized consider so necessary
to cemfort and convenience. A short
look around the village dispelled from
my mind all tho romance of savage life,
as my ten days' Intercourse with some
of Its citizens had of their native dig
nity of character, and I began to long
for congenial company and for the
blessings of civilization that I had so
eagerly thrown aside. In fact, seeing,
to my astonishment, that little or no ef
fort was made to recapture Boggs, I be
gan to meditate making my stay among
the Indians quite ? short one; not that
I was badly treated, and after a while I
grew to look upon their Ignorance, un
tidiness, arrogance, and gross sensuality
with indifference.
I was allowed to go hunting and fish
ing with but one or two companions,
and enjoyed the full freedom of tbe vil
lage during the day time; indeed, so far
as I could see, the use they made of me
was just the same a man makes of a pet
bear. I was kept as an object of curios
ity merely. By the aid of my negro
friend for be iudeed proved himself
such before I had spent a full month
among them I bad made such profi
ciency In tbeir language as to under
stand every word I heard, and to ex
press myself quite, readily In the lan
guage that at first seemed so monoton
ous and unmeaning. I had been with
them about two months, when I deter
mined at all hazards to make a bold
strike for liberty. I was a member of a
family consisting of the husband, four
wives, some six daughters, and as many
sons; and as one of tbe sons was about
bringing a new wife to tbe already
crowded lodge, I determined to relin
quish my small share or tbe same to tbe
newcomer, notwithstanding overtures
bad been formally made to me to re
main iu the lodge In tbe capacity of
eon-Iu-Iaw. I had been already assured
by ray Indian "mother" that Roo Soo,
her eldest daughter, had signified a
wllliugness to "build fires" for me, but
that if I wished to aspire to the exalted
rank of an alliance with a family which
for generations bad numbered their
scalps by scores, and the present repre
sentative of which had four wives and
twenty doga, that I must throw off my
outlandish costume and appear among
them as a young gentleman of fashion.
And the young lady bad delegated her
mother to say to me tbat she was will
ing to overlook my ignorance of tbe
rules of society and of tbe arts of hunt
lug and scalp-taking, but she could not
reaclrrlown to-lift fleTrom my humble
estate while I persisted iu wearing
olothes on my body, and no shells in
my ears.
But I was obdurate; in fact, the image
of one of my own race away back in
Ohio 8eenied indelibly Imprinted upon
my heart, and there was no room for
another. But I began to realize that I
must not tarry longer there; that, dis
tasteful to me as were themselves and
all their surroundings when I first came
among them, I was fast learning to en
dure them, and to like tbe wild, unre
strained life they led, and to cease to
wonder tbat captives, though at first
dissatfslied and anxious to escape, uni
versally become satisfied, and refuse to
return to civilized life when opportunity
oilers. But tbe thought of attempting
the long, lonely journey aeross the
prairie over an unknown country for I
had uot the most remote idea where I
was was by no means reassuring.
Again, I had been told time and again
that if I would remain contentedly with
them that I could soon reach tbe ex
alted position of "brave" In the tribe;
but if I attempted escape and was re
taken, which tbey assured me was cer
tain to be the case, I would either be
made to expiate my crime at the stake
or be reduced to the position of dogs and
women, a threat of which I knew the
full meaning, for the Indian dog and
Indian woman really occupy about the
same social plane. Their women are
but slaves of the most abjeet kind.
Bought ami sold like dogs or horses,
forced to perform all the drudgery of
camp and garden, culfed and beaten at
the caprice of tbeir masters, tbeir condi
tion is truly not nn enviable one; nor
have they In the most desperate cases
any chance of redress; they are women.
Accordingly early one morning, uearly
three months after my arrival at tbe
village, taking my bow and a large bun
dle of arrows, I stole out of tbe village,
and going to where I had previously se
creted a small amount of dried meat, I
bade a somewhat reluctant adieu to tbe
Waooes and Roo Soo an adieu, how
ever, now that it was spoken, I hoped
might be a final one, aud started on my
lonely and trackless journey across
hundreds of mires of prairie, in search
of civilization and liberty. Lonely?
People may talk of the solitude of
the American forests, but there is
company in the trees that we miss
upon the prairie. There is food for
thought, too, even in the ocean wave
not to be found In tho unchangeable
face of these boundless prairies, and no
where else does one feel so sickening a
feeling of loneliness as wben surrounded
on nil sides by a traokless, uninhabited
prairie. Shakespeare was In the woods
when he found
" Tongues In trees, books In tbe running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good In everything'
Had ho been alone on one of our West
em prairies, he would have found ni
such companionship.
To be continued.
LETTEB FBOII MBS. P0LTZ.
To the Editor of the New Northwest:
I have just returned from Sacramento,
whither I went to convince the mem
bers of the assembly of the wisdom and
justice of the passage of the woman law
yer's bill, nnd which, I am glad to In
form you, did, after a desperate struggle,
pass by a vote of thirty-seven to thirty-
five. I sought an interview with tbe
governor, and ventured to ask his ex
cellency to affix bis signature to tbe
bill. He smiled complacently nnd re
plied: "Very well, madam, wben the
bill comes in I will examine it." I con
fess my heart grew somewhat faint as I
stood before my governor, whom Uie
men bad seen fit to say to rule over me,
and who bad no reason whatever to re
spect my earnest request. I, neverthe
less, battled my faint as my wrath
waxed hot, and again declared to my
self that my rights as an American
citizen shall be respecteu sooner or
later. I consoled myself with tbe
thought tbat should tbe governor refuse
to sign the bill, the Intelligent gentle
man of the assembly and tbe Senate
had received a direct insult, aud that if
he thought to moke votes by refusing
to sign it, ho would fail in his count.
However, I have every reason to feel
encouraged, and even If the governor
should ignore tbe bill entirely, I yet
feel that women have gained a strong
poiut. Clara M. Foltz.
San Jose, March 31, 1878.
Governor Irwin signed tbe bill re
ferred to above under circumstances
that entitle him to the commendation
of all lovers of Justice. Ed.
The average Californlan has cause for!
rejoicing, and devoutly ejaculates .;
irri,.ni- nn,li Tlio lor,;. ,' 1
journed."
BE0EHTEVENTS.
It Is announced that tbe Columbia
College crew will positively go to Eu
rope in June.
By a vote, thirty-seven to six, tbe
Senate passed the bill to repeal tbe
bankrupt law.
Indications are that tbe new four and
one-half per cent. loan will be a great
success. Investors are taking the bonds
rapidly.
On tbe 15th of Mureh the national
banks held fifty-four millions and a
half in specie, tho largest amount ever
reported.
The Stato department lias not yet re
ceived official information of tbe recog
nition of the Diaz government by Min
ister Foster.
A tornado on the Santa Fe road at
Cotton Wood, on tbe 14tb, blew forty
five oars otf the track, and destroyed a
number of houses ami lives.
The bill prescribing the method of
counting the electoral votes and decid
ing questions arising thereon was agreed
upon by the Senate committee on tbe
electoral count.
General Raum, commissioner of in
ternal revenue, has agreed to favor tbe
abolition of the requirement of law tbat
cigar boxes shall be indented with tbe
manufacturer's name.
General Grant and family arrived in
Florence on the 15tb. They were re
ceived at the station by tbe municipal
authorities, the American consul and
deputations of the Italian army, and
American residents.
According to the best and most recent
estimates, the acreage of all kinds of
crops In Nebraska has been increased
this year between thirty-five and fifty
per cent. The acreage of spring wheat
has been increased one hundred per
cent.
J. Jl. P. Mecnlen, a clerk In the war
department, is undergoing trial for
caressing his three daughters with his
fist, a chisel, a hammer handle, screw
driver, chair-roeker, and other tender
and fatherly weapons. He is to receive
six months' imprisonment on each
count of the several in tbe indictment.
Sargent has Introduced a bill provid
ing that all persons who deserted from
the army iu the territory of Oregon and
California between tbe date of the dis
covery pf gold and tbe close of the year
1S48, shall be relieved of all penalties
except tbeir forfeiture of any pay and
allowances that might have beeu due
them.
The coroner's jury rendered verdict
on tbe loss of life occasioned by the
burning of the Steubeu county poor
bouse exonerating the keeper and cen
suring citizens of tbe county and board
of supervisors for not having provided
safe and suitable accommodations for
paupers, and providing a better mode of
egress and fire apparatus.
LETTEB FB0M JA0ES0N COUNTY.
To thi Editor or the New Northwest:
It affords me much pleasure to bear
of your safe return to our beloved State.
Accept my congratulations on your im
proved health and recruited energy for
work in tbe cause of justice.
Tbe people are gradually opening
their eyes to the fact that women of the
present age are as mueh interested in
having wholesome laws and good gov
ernment as are men. fctlll, tbere is a
certain class of persons who are always
many years behind every progressive
idea, and wbo oppose every proposition
for advancement, clinging to tbeir old'
fogy notions until they are overwhelmed
by tbe tide of progress. I find myself
constantly repeating the language used
by a friend of miuo last fall. "Nothing
disgusts me with a man, so suddenly
aud thoroughly, as to hear him pom-
posly assert that man was born to rule,
and woman was created for man's com
fort and convenience, possessing no
right to express an opinion, eta, etc"
Now, I think it is little short of blas
phemy to attribute such injustice to our
creator; It irritates me beyond expres
sion. Tbe faet that man was created
stronger than woman Is no evidence
that he was Intended to govern, for
horses are stronger than men, and of
the favored sex, too, yet no one supposes
they were intended to govern. It looks
strange tbat sensible, intelligent women
cau respect and sometimes love men
wbo advance such contemptibly uarrow
ideas.
In contrast with the past mentioned
example of masouliue assumption, It Is
such a luxury to meet (as we frequently
do) with men who are just and brave
enough to assert tbat women are as
competent to vote understandingly as
are men, having been ondowed with
brains, aspirations, and ambition, the
exact counterpart of man, and a much
ulcer sense of morality, and, therefore,
as a class less liable to be influenced by
whisky, or money. Just here I think
we find the secret of tbe opposition of
politicians of a certain class.
Contributor.
Sweet Home, April 2, 187S.
Mrs. Dunlway did not get to Salem
last week, as she intended, but departed
for that place on Wednesday morning
of this week. She will probably extend
her journey to Southern Oregon before
ber return, and will present bills im
partially to all delinquents with whom
she meets, and will endeavor to meet
all on her line of travel. She will also
lecture and solicit subscriptions at all
convenient points along the route.
Rev. Joseph Emery declines the nom
ination of Superintendent of Public In
struction tendered by the Democratic
Convention, as he has no desire for an
office that can be reached only by "past-
lug through polities."
a Tbe National Gold Medal was awarded
Bdleyi Bolofconfcr the beat PholoKraphs ,
ln tb United States, and the Vienna Medal I
fur the best in tbe world. -C9 Montgomery
1 street, San Franeiseo.
NEWS JTEMS.
STATE ASD TERRITORIAL.
The public schools of Salem an over
crowded. Tbe canneries on the Lower Columbia
are at work.
Mrs. Frances A. Logan Is lecturing on
temperance in Polk county.
Washington county has paid $14,
145 85 for taxes tbe past year.
Captain L. S. Scott, of Salem, lost
two children by diphtheria last week.
The post office at Mohawk baa beeu
re-eetablisbed, with J. M. Dick as post
master. Express offices have been re-established
at Aurora aud McMinnville at
tbe earnest solicitation of citizens.
There are quite a number of vacant
houses in Eugene at present, caused by
so many families going to Eastern Ore
gon. Salem will celebrate the Fourth of
July in au imposing manner. A oom
mittee of eighteen liave tbe matter in
charge.
The Democratic candidate for State
School Superintendent talked on "Mo
saic Cosmogony," at Corvallis on Sun
day eveuing.
Among the theological students at
Oberllu, Ohio, is a native of Japan
Hats-tasa-tamsa. He is a graduate of
PaclAc University, at Forest Grove, Or
egon.
Tbe owuers of tbe Emetine Quicksil
ver Mine have received a proposition
from San Francisco parties to bond
tbeir mine for six or eiebt months at
$50,000.
Somebody is destined to be eaned.
Twelve bundles, each containing one
uniMireu gnarled sticks, were recently
shipped from Seattle to San Francisco
ror caning purposes.
Tbe Odd Fellows of Seattle are plan
ning to have a very Interesting re-unlon
in that city, April 26th, on tbe occasion
of the anniversary of tbe introduction
of tbe order into America.
The Swlnomish farmers are cultivat
ing about one-third more land this year
than last, and tbe increase is all sown
iu oats and barley. About 400,000 bush
els of grain will be raised there.
In Polk county there are 2,580 schol
ars entitled to school money. Public
school funds, $4,699 77; amount per
scholar, $1 S3. Last year the school
money amounted to $1 99 per scholar.
Mrs. Betsy Miller, of Cedar Mill,
Washington county, has been elected
sehool director, causing even tbe Stan
dard to "hurrah for Woman Suffrage."
Just what opponents will all do wben
success attends tbe woman movement.
Tbe bop growers of the Sound country
are busy setting poles and preparing for
another picking. The low price last
seasou discouraged a few, but tbe great
portion Have determined to try again,
tbey rightly concluding tbat pluck wilt
be sure to win iu tbe long ruu.
An action at law has been commenced
against Henry Failing, John F. Miller,
U. M. CartwrlEbt, aud P. L. Willis for
alleged balances due on stock heretofore
owned by tbem in tbe Pioneer Oil Com
pany. Ibe above-named parties have
owned none of tbe stocks for live years
paet, anil aid not dream ot re tine un
der tbe least responsibility. Tbe matter
win undergo judicial investigation,
many delicate legal points being in
volved. Three Planks.
From a long and wordy "platform"
put forth by Mart. Brown, John Myers,
et al., for the Democracy of Oregon, we
give the following as the vote-catching,
and witbal the best "planks:"
Sec. 2. Tbat we heartily approve the
action of Cougress in remonetizing sil
ver, mat we oelleve mat all money
made or issued by tbe government
should be of equal value, and tbat we
are iu favor of paying all tbe obligations
of the government in greenbacks, so
called, when tbe pecuniary interest of
the people is promoted thereby, except
where otherwise expressly provided.
Sec. 6. Tbat we favor continued agi
tation on the subject of Mongolian im
migration to this country until tbe Fed
eral government is moved to modify
our treaties with tbe Chinese Empire
so as to prohibit it, aud thus save those
of our fellow-citizens who depend upon
labor for a support, from unjust and de
grading competition.
Sec. 11. That universal education
and the general diffusion of learning
being the principal bulwark of Ameri
can liberty, we are in favor of sustain
ing aud protecting our public sehool
system for tbe faithful education of the
rising generation.
Tbe McGibeny family receive the fol
lowing notice from tbe Sallna, Kansas,
Journal: "Certainly tbe most enjoyable
concert we ever attended was tbat given
by the McGibeny family at tbe school
bouse on Monday night. Tbere has
been nothing to compare wih it in this
section. The family consists of tbe pro
fessor, bis wife, aud six children, the
latter 1 efng from six to sixteen years of
age. The professor Is an excellent mu
sician. Mrs. McGibeny is a beautiful
woman, with a sweet and powerful
voice. Frank, tbe oldest boy, is a real
musical genius, while Viola is a born
coneertlst. Hugh is the character
singer, and performs his part to perfec
tion; but, after all, little Allie, six years
old, is tbe 'star performer, and as
bright and self-possessed as though she
were 'full Hedged.' Tbe gem of tbe
evening was well, there was no gem.
We understand the family are on their
way to Europe. We trust upon tbeir
return westward tbey will give us an
anotber chance to bear tbem."
Nominees of the Republican State
Convention, so far as we have beard up
to tbe hour of going to press, are: For
Governor, C. C. Beekman, of Jackson;
Congressman, H. K. Hinee, of Union:
Secretary of StaU, E. P. Earnart. Con
test for Governor was very warm, Beek
man being nominated on the eighth
ballot.
The Marion County Woman Suffrage
Association still holds occasional meet
ings. Tbe officers have not furnished
us with items concerning it for so long
tbat we are unable to report Its condi
tion, financially, popularly, or numer
ically. We would be . pleased to hoar
from them.
MRS. I!. A. OW1KS, M. I).
Office and residence, east side First street, be
tween Yamhill and Taylor. Special attention
given to women and children's complaints.
Also, gives Medicated Vapor Baths, com
bined with Electricity, In treatyig rbeuuiatinn
and curouic Uiaeafees.
The hair is benefited aa well as colored by
1 Hill's Hair Dye.