FRIDAY JUE 7, 1S78.
OUR LAW-MAKERS OUT IN POROE.
'Election day, in the common parlance
of the press, "passed ofl quietly." For
several days previous crowds were to be
seen gathered at corners or filing In and
out of saloons, expressing in language
more emphatic than dignified their
opinions of the various tickets and
special men thereon, and, judging from
comments freely Indulged, there had
been a great slaughter of "crow;"
though, from the vociferous cawing, one
would suppose the unclean bird alive,
numerous, and In the most garrulous
mood. The wisdom of the law prohib
iting the selling of liquor during voting
hours was apparent throughout the
day, and while former elections com
pared with those that have taken place
since the enactment of the law shows
that it was almost a necessity, the very
fact that it Is so is a sad commentary
upon the capacity of men for self-government,
to say nothing of the usurped
capaaltyof extending an unwarrantable
jurisdiction over women. Around each
polling-place was gathered a motley
crowd. Men with bleared eyes aud
noses allame, declared with blasphe
mous emphasis to other men of like ap
pearance that, if Caples were elected
Prosecuting Attorney, saloons would be
closed on Sunday. Responses indicated
that the obnoxious candidate who
would in all probability enforce the
law, should not be elected if they could
help It. Men, the rustle of whose gar
ments sent out villainous odors of vile to
bacco aud viler whiskey, talked of
illtby Chinese, and execrated them as
"opium eaters." Men to whom man
ual toll has ever been a stranger
clasped man a grimy palm and spoke
eloquently of the wrocgs of laborers, as
they insinuatingly gave out working
meu's tickets. Men possessed of that
subtle power which makes the werse
appear the better reason, industriously
distributed tickets, straight, mixed aud
crooked. Candidates upon whose coun
tenances anxiety had plainly stamped :
"Which shall it be 7" moved about un
easily, anxiously wishing for the day to
be done, yet fearing to see it close.
Men unable to read the names on the
tickets given them sought aid of oth
ers, who eagerly manipulated the ticket
to suit themselves. One of these, more
wise than the rest, took a bright little
boy to oue side aud voted by his inter
pretation. We think it scarcely possible for any
one' to use his eyes and his understand
ing on an election day without coming
to the conclusion, however reluctantly,
that there must be a new and better el
ement introduced into politics, or else
the idea of self-government must be
come obsolete in seeming, aa it already
Is in fact.
TEMPERANCE AND LEGISLATION.
Harper's Weekly asserts that "the
most significant fact in the long session
of the New York legislature just closed
isthe strength shown by the temperance
element In politics." A vjgorous at
tack was made on the present exise law
of that State which restricts licenses to
Inn-keepers. A bill to relax the re
strictions of this law was early intro
duced and ably maintained, on the
ground that the law Is too severe' to be
executed, and that more dram-selling
results than would be the case were the
law milder; that such dram-selling be
ing illegal, brings the authority of the
law intocontemptand deprives charities
of the revenues derived from license
money. Skillfully as this ground was
taken, it was found untenable. Direct
assertion was maintained that the law
could and would be enforced as soon as
it was known that it would not be re
pealed while charities, which it was
proposed to assist by licensing the traffic,
were mainly the outgrowth of dram
drinking, and this being prohibited, the
oceaslon for charitable bestowal would
for the greater part disappear. The re
peal of the law was defeated, ita defeat
being one.of the most signal triumphs
ever won in legislative matters by the
temperance interests. It will now be
seen whether the assertion that a law
wliloh does not allow or license unlim
ited dram-selling can be enforced In the
large citieB of New York. Temperance
people wilt watch anxiously for the re
sult, while as the journal quoted says
"the liquor power will encourage In
every way the sale of liquor, in order, if
possible, to prove to the next legislature
that a stringent liquorlaw is practically
Inoperative."
PLEASE JIESPOND.
Mrs. Duniway, though much im
proved in health, is still unable to take
the lecture field. Bills accumulate, and
must be met. We have sent out In the
past two months a large number of
these, accompanying most of tbem by
letters asking early settlement. Each
individual subscriber could doubtless
respond with the amount due with, at
most, a little Inconvenience. Each one
woukl do so, we are confident, if he or
she could understand the urgent neces
sity of so doing, under present circum
stances. Do not wait to be asked again,
friends. This dunning cannot be more
disagreeable to you than It is to us.
Remove the necessity for it by remit
ting at onee the amounts you owe to
Mrs. A. J. Duniway, by post office or
der, currency, or, if the amount exceeds
one year's subscription, by express. The
first method being the safest, Is pre
ferred when practicable.
Life insurance is defined as the art of
keeping a man poor atl his life, in order
that he may die rich. Secret societies
may be justly defined as means and
methods of scrimping a man's family
during his life-time in order that they
,,. ;.,m.ioc'I -,mi: t.,,.,u. i comforts
:.l i l.i- deulli, liiat t g.ry of the
Order may be enhanced.
HAMLET WITH HAMLET LEFT OUT. '
There is no minister in this city who
draws larger or more appreciative audi
ences than does Rev. Mr. Cruzan, of the
First Congregational Church. Mr. C. Is
a liberal, radical, and analytical thinker
and actor. Who Possesses th hannv
faculty or using the knife and scalpel of
his art with such clear-cut inclsiveness
as to cause the willing subjects of his
theological surgery to part with many
of their pet prejudices with as little
pain as though he had used chloroform
to stupefy their senses before beginning
the operation. As an instance of his
peculiar power in tills direction, we
may specially mention the fact that he,
by his own confession, believes tbero is
a Jacob's ladder reaching from every
human soul to heaven, upon which the
departed spirits of our friends can and
do come aud go, to minister to the spir
itual needs of mortals. He wanted to
make bis congregation believe this fact,
and be knew they were determined not
to be Spiritualists. So he combined tbo
skill of the surgeon with the military
tactics of the successful general by set
ting up an ambuscade of persecuted
"mediums" as a feuder to the popular
faith, and then, marching upon this
decoy with his infantry, he managed to
so far divert public attention that he
could successfully open a breach through
which bis cavalry of facts could be made
to charge, and thus penetrate the
chronic spiritual ossification from which
be saw his church was sufierlng. And
he gained his point. J. M. Peebles or
Giles B. Stebbins could not have suc
ceeded nearly so well; for church people
are like other folks, and they prefer
their family physician when they em
ploy a doctor, and they have a right to
their preference. Brother Cruzan Is
popular. Successful people are always
more or less so; and this, too, is well.
But the reader will pardon us. Tills
long prelude bears no more direct refer
ence to the caption of tills editorial than
the average Scripture text bears to the
sermon that follows it. Jow for the
point. An audience of several hundred
listened last Sunday evening to the
brother's sermon on politics. And this
was the play of Hamlet with Hamlet
left out. The reverend gentleman be
lieves, as do we, that Christianity
should be taken Into politics, as well as
everywhere else. His congregation on
the occasion referred to was composed,
as it always Is, of one-third men, and
two-thirds women. Christianity at
large shows a much greater proportion
of women. But to this large congrega
tion of Christian women the sermon on
politics had no application. They were
as completely ignored as though they
had been stocks or stones, without
Christian recognition, obligation, or re
sponsibility. The preacher dwelt at
length upon the corruption that stalks
abroad in politics, and exhorted Chris
tian men, of whom there were perhaps
two score in attendance, to vote it outof
existence; but be lost sight of the phys
iological fact that men are just what
their mothers make tbem; and that It is
not possible for women, themselves
serfs, and passively or apathetically
content with their condition, to become
mothers of men in whom the genius of
liberty is a star even of the tenth mag
nitude. Men do not gather grapes of
thorns or figs of thistles with any more
certainty to-day than eighteen hund
red years ago. God knew what he was
about in the beginning when he saw
and said that it was not good for man to
be alone, just as well as he and women
know it now. When he created men in
bis own image, male aud female, and
gave them dominion over the earth, he
followed the fundamental law of crea
tion, which recognizes the duality of
sex in everything that perpetuates itself.
This governmeut mutt recognize the
masculine and feminine elements in its
composition, or it must fall to pieces
through the inherent corruption engen
dered by Its own incompleteness. Ni
trogen alone does not constitute air;
hydrogen alone does not comprise water;
man alone does not compose the half of
Christianity, and one sex alone does not
constitute a perfect government, any
more than a perfect church, school, so
cial or domestic circle; and more, it is
mockery to ask God to bless mankind
with a perfect government so long as
men retain tbo unwarrantable jurisdic
tion over women which they declare to
be tyranny when applied by other nien to
themselves. And just so long as men
in high places wink at the injustice
that robs the mother half of humanity
of its proper place In the joint dominion
which Is the mutual heritage of human
ity, just so long will thewlckednes3 of
politics wax worse and worse.
But perhaps we are underrating our
brother's tactics. Perhaps this initial
play of Hamlet with Hamlet left out is
only the ground work of another am
buscade. He knows as well as we that
humanity is a fool, and must be hum
bugged. You can no more coax the
average man or woman to swallow
truth, pure, straight, and simple, than
you can coax a sick and self-willed
child to take a dose of quinine willingly.
Perhaps our brother will give a regu
lar course of Sunday evening sermons
on politics. If so, he will reach suffrage
for women after a while, and make his
congregation hunger for it, too. Only
make them long for Hamlet to appear
in the play, and they will soon get over
the danger of possible fright when the
ghost appears.
Three of the committee of five ap
pointed by the State Grange on "Legis
lation" are women, Mrs. A. J. Dufur,
Mrs. Crelgliton, and Mrs. Bond. The
grange recognizes women equally in all
of Its workings, voting, office-holding,
etc, and we believe it Is generally con
ceded that grauger ladies are as good
wives, mothers, and house-keepers as
any in the land. Krno
j that women wilt be "uusexed" by the
exercise .f these right und privileges
again I... U i.. ll.e ground when met lv
i actual fact and experiment.
THE PENH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY.
The annual announcement of this in
stitution comes to us aglow with rehear
sal of the broad principles of equality.
The account of the origin, principles,
and characteristics of this university
start out with the following weil-verl-lied
assertion: "How great and impor
tant results affect the future affairs and
destinies of multitudes, and of the char
acteristics of nations, Is well exempli
fied in the rise and progress of the many
institutions of learning and the recent
admission of women to the equal advan
tages thereof." Its founder, Dr. Long
shore, was one of the extremely rare
persons in thosedays (1850) who believed
that medical education for women was
a boon to humanity aud a light to guide
the way for the redemption of women
from the burden of their physical in
firmities. He did not believe in faith
without works, and accordingly set
himself to the task of devising some
practical means by which women prop
erly qualified could enter the profession
of medicine and stand before the world
in it, at least on an equality with men.
He first attempted with Indifferent suc
cess to establish a medical college ex
clusively for women. It soon became
apparent that graduates from schools so
conducted lacked public appreciation
and confidence. The institution was for
this and other reasons merged into the
present form, admitting medical stu
dents of either sex on terms of equality,
and in 1851 was chartered, taking the
present name. The mischances of civil
war caused It to be closed from 1SC3 to
1873, since which time it has been stead
ily Increasing In prosperity. The names
of seventy-nine women appear in the
Alumni record, some of whom, living
In the West, were delegated to the
American Medical Association at Phila
delphia in 1S70. A scholarship may bo
procured for $100, which will entitle the
holder to the right of attendance upon
two or more courses of lectures, of five
months each. The chronicler of pass
log events must note, whether he
chooses to or not, the substantial gains
that equal rights principles are making
with each passlug decade, aud steady
laborers in the cause seo much with
each passing month that causes tbem
to work with renewed determination
and thankful hearts. Let those who do
not believe that progress has been made
within tbo past quarter of a century
read the above record of the present
condition and past work of the Penn
Medical University, and then reflect
that prior to its establishment the grant
ing of the degree of M. D. to Miss Eliz
abeth Blackwell, by the Geneva Medi
cal College of New York, was looked
upon by the greater portion of the people
as a nine days.' wonder, worthy of the
utmost contempt, and not of sufficient
merit to make it even the subject of
ridicule. Let tbem further remember
that this Is but one of several medical
colleges that have sent women grad
uates fully equipped with the requisite
knowledge out into the world to heal
and to save. Their names arc already
legion and their success Is assured, for
by their works are they known.
THE ELECTION.
The agony Is at lengtli over, and par
tisanship, with its attendant bitterness,
has already begun to subside. Qn ac
count of the numerous tickets in the
field, and tbo vigorous scratching of the
same In almost every precinct, the re
turns come in slowly. The State Re
publican ticket is probably elected, with
perhaps the exception of the member of
Congress. Present indications show
that the legislature will be Democratic
by a majority of twelve or fifteen on
Joint ballot. In this case, Oregon's en
tire delegation in Congress will most
likely be Democratic for a time.
We have In times past wasted much
vitality in partisanship, but we have
grown wiser In later years, observation
having assured us that national and
State affairs go on in about the same
muddled, corrupt, and extravagant way,
whether Democrats or Republicans are
In the ascendant In legislative bodies.
Croakers who prognosticate ruin in case
one party or the other Is defeated are
merely laughed to scorn by sensible
people these days. In fact, we believe
the government and the people are as
prosperous as they deserve to be while
justice to one-half of Its citizens Is a
complete myth. Office-holders are the
only persons who reap any reward by
political victories, and the only ones to
whom political defeat makes any mate
rial difference.
TB00PS T0THE IB0NT.
In view of tiie recent hostile demon
strations by Bannock ludians in Idaho,
troops will be concentrated at Boise
City as rapidly os poeslble. Two com
panies will be drawn from Fort Cauby
aud six from Vancouver. General How
ard will command the expedition in
person, and starts to-day (Friday) for
the scene of difficulty. The column
moving forward will number about five
hundred eflectlve men. Department
lines are to be, by order of General Sher
man, Ignored. General Howard will
use the utmost celerity In getting bis
troops In the field, and we hope with
such effect as will save him and them
another such a weary chase as they had
last summer, and result in a chastise
ment that will be a terror to the lawless
malcontents and merciless depredators
of the border for all time to come.
General O. O. Howard delivered the
Baccalaureate address to the graduating
class of Pacific University on Sunday,
President Marsh not being able physic
ally to perform that duty. Wc are
pleased to note that General Howard
supposed the young ladies composing
the class to be possessed of good sense
sufficient to select and perform their
life work without special exhortation to
'"keep In their tpherf" while eo lining,
and addressed his rtiuaiks to the cluts
Impartially.
" BUILDING THE LADDER BY
WHICH THEY RISE."
Women are employed as State libra
rians by the legislatures of several
States, among them Kentucky and Mis
souri. Mrs. Bush, librarian, of the for
mer State, was the first voman office
holder in that State, and has just been
re-elected to the position she has held
for two years, to tbo great satisfaction of
all parties. She thus demonstrates the
fact that she Is not only able to do pub
lic service, but is able todo it acceptably
and well. Iowa is also included among
the States that designate women to per
form the duties of State librariau. Mrs.
Eloise North, of Des Molne, has occu
pied that (tosltlon for the past six years.
She Is thoroughly acquainted with her
business, having mastered every detail,
and daily renders efficient service to at
torneys and others who come to consult
the law books. The law library over
which she presides ranks fifth in size
aud value among the law libraries of
the United States, aud Mrs. North can,
at a moment's notice, produce any de
sired authority without, consulting a
catalogue. The salary of her office is
$1,200 per year. The Iowa legislature
has also for several years past employed
women in the capacities of enrolling,
engrossing, and committee clerks. These
last are appoluted by the chairman of
each committee, and receive a compen
sation of $3 00 per day for service. The
former are chosen by the assembly just
as other officers are, aud receive for
their service $1 00 per day. We hope
that the legislators chosen by the men
of Oregon last Monday to make laws for
the men, and women too, will have In
the aggregate an element of Justice that
will cause them to give proper heed to
the lnessof women to occupy places
and perform duties as clerks In their
body. We imagine the men of Oregon
would be as loth as tlio women them
selves to admit that Iowa, or any other
State where the experiment of employ
ing women clerks has been successfully
tried, can boast of more competent
women than can theirown State. "The
crumbs that fall from the masters' table
are all that women In tbo United States
(outside of Wyoming) are entitled to
receive at public feasts and public ex
pense, and these, wherever they have
been allowed to gather them, they have
so utilized as to make of them a feast of
encouragement for women throughout
the nation who, born in an atmosphere
of freedom, have hungered long for its
full privileges and rights as accorded to
their brethren. Slowly "building the
ladder by which they rise," they are
advancing, furnishing proofs at every
step of their ability to discbarge In an
acceptable manner the duties which fol
low in the train of responsible, Individ
ual citizenship.
THE SILENTMAJOBITY.
A general shyuess of trusting their
own judgment against vigorous aud ag
gressive opinion makes women, who In
their heart of hearts pay tribute to the
shrine of justice, seem iudlfferent regard
Ing the injustice which Is practiced
toward those of their own sex. "What
George William Curtis characterizes as
"strident, thwacking, resounding crlti
clsm" is a terror to women, and dread
of it holds more of them securely bound
u snenco man an oilier lorces com
bined. We often lose patience, as good
Mrs. Loughary expresses it, with
women who have youth, health, and
vigor with which to combat error, yet
sit In supine Indifference regatdlng its
relentless gtasp on human liberties; yet
when we come to consider the terrible
force of unkind sarcasm and dextrous
ridicule, when we recollect the times
without number that we have grown
silent beneath their senseless and re
morseless sting when wo knew that we
had justice aud right upon our side, we
feel compassion, rather than resent
ment, for those who seek the friendly
shelter of assumed lndiflerence and hold
fast to their opinions in silence. In the
onslaughts on women who advocate
equal rights, truth and justice are no
more considered than are the feelings of
those assailed. Hectoring pompous op
position and criticism will either pro
voke sharp retort, or cause the recipient
to take retugo In silence. If the former,
what a laugh, is raised at the Irascible
tempers of "woman's rights advocates;"
If the latter, what a chuckle of conscious
power goes round, while the deft butcher
declares that women do not want to
vote because the majority of them are
silent on the subject. It Is Indeed small
wonder If, pierced by the darts of ridi
cule and misrepresentation, thoso who
advocate equal rights are wont to reply
sharply. Of the thousauds who make
no reply, nor even venture to express
an opinion, though truth and justice Is
strong within them, the world takes no
note, aud pompous opponents Ignore
them entirely when hurling the taunt
at their more heroic sisters, that women
themselves do uot desire an extension
of their privileges. But when the bolder
spirits have paved the way, this silent
majority will come gladly to the polls
to discharge a duty that, though hedged
In, they have long regarded as a plain
one that of speaking by the ballot.
SAD HAVOC.
It seems to be almost universally con
ceded that tho present sessiou of Con
gress will terminate soon enough to
cause, among other things, the certain
failure of Wood's tariff bill, tbe end of
further financial legislation this sum
mer, the defeat of propositions to reduce
the tax on tobacco, to suspend payments
to the sinking fund, aud the probable
defeat of tbe steamboat bill; also tbe al
most certain failure of all railroad sub
sidy bills, and absolute certainty of de
feat of nearly every measure of a private
character which has not already passed
one of tbe two houses.
The dally shipments of -oil from the
wells of Peuusylvaula reach the enor
mous aggregate of 30,000 barrels.
LETTER PROM JACKSONVILLE.
To the Editor op the If eWXobtowbst:
My pen has long been idle. I have
read the New Northwest regularly,
and often longed to write. Hearken to
the reasons fur silence, aud I aai sure
that you will be convinced that tbey are
sufficient. Around my hearthstone
gathers a large family of children, and
upon my bosom nestles a babe. The
children are all in school, and every
day brings its round of washing, iron
ing, cooking, sweeping and sewing, and
every hour its care of the "blessed
baby." No help, and oue pair of bands
to do it all, you who have beeu sim
ilarly situated know that while think
ing i thinking goes constantly on, writ
iug is almost out of the question. A
woman's willingness to bear these
heavy burdens may not be questioned,
but the wisdom nnd Justice of imposing
heavy manual labor upon mothers of
young children may be seriously ques
tioned so long ai help even in the form
of Chinese labor offers. If we who be
lieve that any saving which overtaxes
a mother's strength, leaving her "few
hours for pleasure, none for rest," is the
poorest aud most heartless economy,
could seasou the victuals we cook while
carrying a restless child on the hip,
with our thoughts, wouldn't tbey be
bitter with just rebellion ? If we could
stitch them into the clothing we make,
or rub them into the garments we wash
wliile one loot propelled by tired mus
cles does duty on the, cradle rocker,
wouldn't the raiment of the household
bristle with arguments unanswerable
against the injustice of drudging moth
erhood? Or, if a telephone could be
brought to the service, conveying our
thoughts directly to the press, thous
ands of voices would swell the tumult
in calling for equal rights that now are
silent, uot from choice or from apathy,
but for want of time to transcribe their
experiences or protests with pen or pen
cil. To extol women who are content
in such a life, Is to apostrophize ig
norance that has no aspirations. To
characterize such a life of unending toil
coupled with the discharge of maternal
functions, and duties as "woman's
sphere," is au Insult to enlightened
womanhood. To declare that women
while thus being prostrated physically
and rasped mentally, are just sufferers
of the primal curse, is to blaspheme the
Almighty.
Southern Oregon Is far behind on the
principles oi equal rights, we were
greatly in hopes that Mrs. Duniway
would be able to reach this place, and
yet hope to see her during the summer
or fall. Temperance is also at a low
ebb. Mr. Dunbar lectured here on the
evening of the 24th, aud those who were
privileged to hear him were highly en
tertalned. The political caldron is boil
ing, boiling. A few days, and we will
know who is who, If not what is what.
If Mr. Beekman is as well appreciated
abroad as at home, his election is as
sured. The weather has been very dry
during the spring months, but recently
it bos' rained and the gardens and crops
are greatly refreshed.
Hoping that all good workers in the
good cause may prosper, and so prosper
its advancement, I am as ever a faith
ful friend and good wisher. Anxi
Jacksonville, May 30, 1S7S.
MESMERISM ANDJJLAIRVOYANOE
Thefollowingaccountof Mrs. Logan's
lecture, delivered at Good Templars'
Hall, on Sunday afternoon, has been
furnished us by a person who listened
attentively to the lady's discourse: "The
subject, 'Mesmerism and Clairvoyance,'
tho speaker affirmed, is one with which
the world will become belter acquainted
in' the future. Magnetism is considered
a remedial agent for the affiicted, wliile
mesmerism unfolds the faculty of clair
voyance, pouderable bodies being no
barrier to this second or spiritual sight.
A knowledge of these occult sciences
thoroughly demonstrated by the masses
would form a connecting link between
all mankind, and have a tendency to
fraternize aud harmouize the world,
Crimes would be lessened because un
concealed. Tbe clairvoyant coyld read
the unspoken thought, the intention of
each with whom ho comes In contact;
could not only behold things terrestrial
at long distances, butspau with his per
ceptions the chasm which divides the
spiritual aud material worlds.
"Mrs. Logan related many incidents to
the point, one of a young lady who do
sired to be mesmerized by Iter. After a
few moments' sitting for this purpose,
the young lady was put Into the mes
meric and clairvoyant state, saw and
conversed with her parents who had
died years' previous, aud after awhile
ber mother said: 'Daughter, your earth
work is not all done, I cannot keep you
pw;' when tbe poor girl exclaimed,
In anguish, 'O, mother, don't take me
back to that cold, selfish world; let me
stay with you.' By the kind, consider
ate reasoning of her mother, however,
she consented to remain a little longer,
her earth-life henceforth cheered by the
bright remembrance of the brief glimpse
afiorded of tbe beautiful hereafter. This
and other Incidents were touchlugly
told, and aflected many to tears."
The year has swept royally into its
June. Roses, strawberries, picnics, and
sentimentabound. The three first flour
ish abundantly. For the last we sub
stitute the following, prefacing it by
the advice to have the overcoat and
umbrella handy in case of a sudden
shower:
" 17 aside the gracernl nlster;
Fold its arms with lendereare;
I kins you out tbe linen duster
Much tbe better thin; to wear."
An exchange says: "Governor Brey
man, of Idaho, In addition to being a
printer, is a gentleman, a schoiarand,
above all, a conscientious office-holder "
Will he live?
Tlip pol nf t ho ..o... b. . ...
ilie cost of the new Stewart hotel for
women In New York was $3,700,000.
r0BEIGNNEWS.
Austria Intends to coucentrate troops
on the Save River.
Russians are uot relaxing warlike
preparations south of the Balkans. On
the contrary, they are very active.
The Pope is ill In body and distressed
In mind by plots and cabals designed
to prevent tho reforms he proposes.
Tiie Porte has informed England and
Russia that it has agreed that Tbessaly,
Epirus and Crete shall be anuexed to
Greece.
A new protest of the inhabitants of
Laristan warns Russians that auy ad
vance toward Batoum will be forcibly
resisted.
The Russians have arranged for mu
tual withdrawal from the vicinity of
Constantinople as far as England is
concerned.
In the recent flghtiug in Roumelia,
four hundred Russians were cut off by
Pomaksand all killed. Four hundred
more sent to their relief are in a critical
condition.
The Voltaire Centenary was cele
brated iuj'aris on the 31st, and was at
tended by about 2,000 persons. Ad
mission receipts were donated to the
Paris poor.
A commissioner of the Porte reports
Mohammedan Insurgents numbering
30,000 are well nrnied and Impregnably
located. They refuse to disarm, as
Russians are powerless to repress the
excesses of Bulgarians.
A collision between two German iron
clads took place In the Straits of Dover
on the morning of the 31st ult., which
resulted in a frightful loss of life. One
vessel went down in fifteen minuted in
fifteen fathoms. Over one-half of the
five hundred persons on board were
lost.
An attempt was made to assassinate
the Emperor of Germany on Saturday
afternoon while driving out. He was
wounded In one arm and on tbe cheek
by buckshot. He sullered severe pain
in the extraction of the shot, but no ap
prehension is felt concerning his condi
tion. It is said that tbe Congress will be
composed of the following powers:
Bismarck aud Count Von Butow, for
Germany; Lords Beaconsfield, Salis
bury and Odo Russell, for Great Britain;
Count Schouvaloff and M. Doutrei,
Russian ambassador at Berlin, for
Russia; Count Andrassy and Vou Hay
merle, for Austria; Kroaddington aud
De St. Vaiier, for France, and Count
Corti and Count De Larne, for Italy.
It is not yet known who will be repre
sentatives of Turkey.
RE0ENTEVENTS.
The Union Pacific Railroad will arm
all train men on express trains, owing
to liability to robbery.
The general expectation in political
circles is mat tiie senate win concur
with tbe House in fixing June 17th as
the date of final adjournment.
Tbe general deficiency bill aggregates
$1,100,000 for the payment of certain
claims under the navy department, in
curred by Secretary Robeson.
May closed with a record of ninety
five failures in New York City alone,
the total liabilities being more than $6,
500,000, and assets less than $1,000,000.
A cyclone carrying death and destruc
tion In Its path passed over portions of
Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa on the
2d. Fifteen deaths are reported. Debris
was carried fourteen m lies.
The Secretary of the Interior pre
sented to tbe House a recommendation
that the revised statutes be amended so
aa to allow the executive departments
to pay the usual newspaper rates for
official advertising, as the prescribed
rate Is too low for lirst-class circulation.
The Times' Washington correspond
ent interviewed Hayes, who firmly and
decidedly said that no attempt to unseat
him should succeed, except tbe only
lawful one of impeachment. He bad
received his office from Congress in a
lawful and peaceable manner, and In
tended to baud it down to his successor
In the same way. He would submit to
nothing short of successful impeach
ment. Under date of April 13th, Major Guldo
Ilges, commanding the seventh infantry
at Fort Bentou, Informs the military
headquarters at Chicago that the hostile
Sioux, Arrapahoes, Cheyennes, aud
other Indians, assembled at the eastern
cornerof Cypress Mountains, and known
as Sitting Bull's camp, contemplate an
early Invasion south of the boundary
line. Major Ilges considers the situa
tion critical.
HIGH SOUNDING, BUT HOLLOW.
President Hayes delivered the oration
at Gettysburg cemetery on Decoration
Day, and, referring to the words of his
illustrious predecessor on a like oc
casion, said: "Let us give heed to tiie
words of Abraham Lincoln. Let us
here nobly resolve that these dead
shall not have died In vain, that the
nation under God shall have a new
birth of freedom, and that a government
ot tue people and by the people shall
not perish from the earth." The sent!
mem is good, and the rerereuce to
Lincoln eminently proper, but the
"government of the people and by the
people" is twaddle when we remember
that oue-half of the people have
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uiv-c iu me matter or government.
while the other half are for the most
part manipulated by ring leaders and
tricksters, and have no will to do except
as their political masters bid.
Reed's Panorama of the Great North
west, exhibited for several years at tbe
State Fair and more receutiy in the
East, has been purchased by a party of
gentlemen who will take It to Europe.
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1'nafMl pnnli nra norwompjl 111 tile
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United States at the rate of 215,000,000
per year. The Increase Is steady.
NEWSJTBMS.
STATU AND TKKR1TOKIAL.
Seattle boasts 3,939 Inhabitants.
Wood is $5 50 per oord in Pendleton.
Curry county claims a population of
!,000.
Commencement at Albany College
Wednesday, June 12th.
TTnward of 60.000 pounds of wool were
shipped from Peuawawa last week.
Josephine county has now four lodges
of Good Templars in working order.
a lenr weichlncr 250 pounds was
killed in Douglas oounty last week.
Ti.oro urn Inrrer amounts of lumber at
theTucoma mill at present than ever
before.
The increase In value of elty property
n Walla Walla over last year is
$131,975.
About 1,600,000 feet of lumber is euj
each year by tbe Port Orford Cedar Mill
Company.
The brldee at Snore's J-erry, on wie
Muokenzie, will be ready for travel by
tbe Fourth of July.
Coal said to be equal to any on this
coast has been discovered in the foot
hills above Brownsville.
Tbe schooner "Alice" entered Yaquina
harbor last week, and for want of wind,
weut ashore just Inside the Bay.
On Sunday, May 19th, a Sunday
School was organized at Caneraah with
three teachers and twenty-five pupils.
Holman, the man who attempted to
murder his wife at Walla Walla, was
sent to the penitentiary for seveu years.
The Oregon State Grange held annual
sessiou at Salem last week. William
Cyrus, of Linn, was elected Master, aud
N. W. Randall, of Ctaekauias, Secre
tary. A new well has been dag in the north
part of the State University grounds, in
which a wind-mill will be placed and
tbe building supplied with water by
means of pipes.
Tbe Indian appropriation bill now be
fore Congress proposes to take $500 per
year from the salary of the ageut to the
Colville Indians, reduoiug his yearly
salary to $1,500.
Tbe Seventh Day Adventists will bold
their annual conference and camp-meeting
three miles north-east of Salem,
commencing ou June 27th, and contin
uing until July 2d.
The State Fair will commence on
Thursday, October 10th, and continue
until Friday evening oi tue weeK ioi-
1 owing. Hair-fare tleKets will as usual
be issued by the railroad and steamboat
companies.
Tiie new Episcopal Cbapel recently
built at Canemah Is described by tbe
Churchman as a "neat, churchly little
building 20 by 30 feet, with open roof
and pointed windows, and seating ca
pacity for seventy-five or eighty per-
sons."
Rev. I. D. Driver has- been essaying
recently to drive the wicked into end
less punishment. A man named Wag
gle was appointed by the State Univer
salist Association to stay such torturous
proceedings, and Is said to nave made a
complete failure. Rougnon the wicked.
Two men, a woman, and two or three
children arrived at Seattle from
Stickeeu River recently, haviug paddled
their own canoe all the way. Tbey
were two months coming down, camp
ing ou tbe beach at nights and laying
over on stormy days. The distance is
about eight hundred miles.
"Is the Court-Room aa Improper Place
for Women V
Miss LavioaGoodell, attorney-al-iaw,
Janesville, 'Wisconsin, thus answers tbe
above question :
Legal gentlemen sometimes assure
youug women desiring to study that it
is so, and that "no woman could prac
tice law aud maintain the respect of
members of the bar." This is wickedly
and absurdly untrue. I have sat in
court all day long, day after day and
week alter week, and nave never seen
or heard anything calculated to shock a
woman or refinement, excepting tne
marvelous expectorations of tobacco
juice, which I confess were somewhat of
a surprise to me; l nad no idea oeiore
of tbe wonderful capacity or tue human
system for generating saliva. But my
professional brethren are improving in
this respect, and I am sanguiue enough
to believe that 1 snail live to see the
day when spittoons will no longer orna
ment the court-room. jly attendance
at court had no effect to lessen the re
spect of the members of the bar for me,
and I know that to-day I have the siu-
cere respect of every one of them, and
the hearty good will and rellowship or
the ablest aud best among them, some
of whom bavo co-operated with me as
associate counsel, and others as opposing
counsel have shown themselves seusible
and manly. Mrs. Foster, of Iowa, can
give similar testimony from her expe
rience, and, I doubt uot, many others.
So, glrla, do not be afraid of this ghost
willed the enemy has aetteu up to
frighten vou. There is nolhintr more
dangerous than a broomstick behind a
white sheet I
Submarine cables are ex posed to many
dangers. Tbey are frequently ruptured
by icebergs, or by sharp rocks on tbe
ocean bottom, against which the cable
chafes until the protecting covering Is
worn through. The cables between
Brazil and Portugal have several times
beeu injured by saw-fish, the bones of
the saw haviug been found so deeply
imbedded iu tbe coverings as to damage
the interior conducting wires. Not long
ago the cable across the Persian Gulf
suddenly became inoperative. Exam
ination showed that a large whale bad
become entangled In tbe line, which it
had probably broken, and tbe cable bad
become coiled around the creature, caus
ing its death. There are also several
species of insects that penetrate the
hemp covering of cables, wherever the
interstices of the wires permit, and
cause serious damage.
Coming to Oregon.
The afllicted will be glad to learn that
a corps of surgeons from tbe National
Surgical Institute, filled out with a
complete assortment of apparatus for
the treatment of every human deform
ity, will again visit Portland, Oregon,
at the St. Charles Hotel, from June
25lh to July 1st, inclusive, 1878. This
institution, originally founded at In
dianapolis, Indiana, has extended its
business throughout the United States,
and has attained a reputation for tbe
successful treatment of spinal curva
ture, liip and knee joint diseases, club
feet, paralysis, piles, and fistula, here
tofore unknown to the profession. Refer
ences of the highest order can be given.
jiks. int. limit,
Graduate or the Homeopathic School, and
member of the State Medical Society ot Call-
tornia, maces a sjirciaiij ui me uiH-ue oi
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wonn-n and cWIMien Ufflce hours from S to 6
j p office-Corner of Second and Morrison.
I streets, Portland. Consultation free. 7-17