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-a 'fat $$tfym$t FRIDAY.. .JULY 19, 1878. "EXTEANE0U8 MATTEB.' Can some of our brethren of the Washington Territory press who talk so glibly about "extraueous matter" when referring to the "separate arti cles" which areexpectod to be submitted to the people, t. ., the men of that Ter ritory, with the new constitution, In inform us why matters that refer to the political status, political and property rights of women, and settle the question as to whether they are citizens in fact or aliens in part, can any more justly be called "extraueous matter" than those matters which refer distinctively to the men or collectively to the people of the Territory? Does not this dis tinction plainly show that, while pro fessing to legislate for the people of the State to be, these constitution framers are expected by opponents of equal rights to grant exclusive privileges to one-half, aud restrict the privileges of the other half ? If these journalists do not desire to class all matter pertaining to the interests of women as "extra neous matter," they will probably not demur when we suggest to constitution framers the justice of adding to the "article on finance" a section exempt ing from taxation the property of women in the new State, on the basis of higher proclamation whioh says : "Tax ation without representation is tyr anny;" said section to be null and void in the event of the ratification by the tueu of the Territory of "separate arti cles" No.'s 1 and 2, to which we referred last week, but in full force In case they are rejected. Our brethren who profess themselves not only willing, but anx ious to see justice done, could not surely dub such an artiole "extraneous mat ter," and insist upon its being offered as "separate articles." It would propose simple justice in accordance with the principles which underlie our govern ment, and it would rest solely with the men to say whether the property of women should be taxed and they al lowed to represent themselves and it, or whether their property shall be exempt from taxation and tbey remain ciphers In the government. The justice of the proposition is certainly plain, and as it leaves the whole thing as now in the hands of the men, the most jealous guardian of man's prerogatives cannot, as we" Bee, with propriety object. If, however, public opinion Insists upon making this, as 'well as other matters relative to woman's interests, "extrane ous matter," we suggest to thoso who consider woman a citizen in one regard and an alien iu all others the propriety of issuing an edict banishing women from the new State, and creating out of it a Miltonic heaven, peopled only by "pirits masculine." A DEFEllDEEOr IUHOOENOE. ! A discussion on Woman Suffrage is going on between correspondents In the LaGrande CazeUe. We have missed most of the articles, but have happened upon a gem (?) in the Issue of July Gth. The opponent in this case signs himself 'F. A. X.,"aud his mind Is certainly iu a terrible fix, if oue is to judge by the outcropplucs presented. The editor iu referring to the communication says, Of its merits we say nothiug." lie might justly have added, "because no merit is to be found." Hearken to him while stating his desperate case aud gi vlug his reasous for rushing into print: Mr second reaion Is bawd upon (be ground m Mii-proteeuoa. ror years tbe "nirong- mlnded" woman hare with vindictive spirit hurled at tbe Innocent and patient beads of ninny grave charges aud crimes, sflid UNENVIABLEJISTniOTION. The Vancouver Independent gives in Its last issue ashort pen portrait of each member of tbe distinguished body known as tbe Constitutional Couven tion, now sitting at Walla Walla. Ac cording to this portraiture, there is but one member who has (we will not say enjoys) tbe unenviable distinction of being "opposed to Woman Suffrage.' This member is said by those who know him to be intensely conservative and opposed to everything new, from a com blned reaper aud mower, whloh has in eolently displaced tbe good old sickle of bis grandfather's boyhood, to tbe mod era innovations which threaten to wreck woman's usefulness and pervert her character from original lofty designs by giving berequal educational advantages witu man. It is a sad reflection indeed that amongst the sixteen to whom were dele gated the most important duty of State making but one is found who is willing to assist tbe Creator to keen women from violating bis immutable laws, Being opposed to everything new, he should immediately supply himself with a good, stout, forked stick, In lieu of th modern delusion called a plow, a siokl with which to reap his grain, a mortar and pestle with whloh to convert it Into meal, a skillet in whioh to hake It into the good old-fashioned cakes of his grandmother's time, a well-dried gourd from which todrlnk,and a set of pewter spoons and blue-edged delf with which to adorn bis table of white pine. Theu if he eould without resurrecting hi grandmother get n woman to share his lot in unlettered and unaspiring con tent, satisfied with old things and ab horrent like himself of new, he thould seek au arable tract of land "far from tbe maddening crowd's Iguoble strife," erect a straw-thatched, mud-walled cabin, ami farm, and live, nod enjoy life on tbe good old plan, utterly oblivious of "separate articles" designed to confer suffrage upon women, and all other "new" issues that mark the course of progress and barrow tbo soul of the "Intensely conservative" man. Such a man might, after a few years of careful seclusion, imagine, as he nenslvelv fol lowed in the furrow after his primitive Imuw, mat tue world was bounded by ma hub oi vision, uie sun no "large than lila fa I li , o buiciu," tne moon an oDsenuious attendant umn i.i. awl himself the object about which all icvvitoi. "MAZE B00MPOE TEAMPS To tue Editor op tub New Northwest: It has been some time since I readers of vour lournal are progressive "sounded a note" In tbe columns of and humanitarian. I naturally conclude yonr valuable paper. Permit me to they are pleased at all times to hear of offer a few thoughts to tbo numerous tbe extension aud growth of the fuuda- readers of the ew orthwbst upon quote- "On my return from the East, mental principles of reform, in what- the above subject, so wittily and sarcas wbere I mado a delightful visit, I ever locality It may spring up. I there- tically haudled by you from the stand- mUQ,,i Ui vw Northwest. Upon ,ore unuenaue to give you a siiguk nu- point oi an -emiuent uivwe" in uie is inontrv t innrnpd that mv husband bad count of a revival we have had In our sue of July 12th " .... I HHln 1 1 1 I Cin tl.i ! .1... f T...... W ..... tonned it while he was unsettieu you u -sc. '" AN HOUB WITH COSBESPONDENTS. LETTER FBOM TAOOSIA n i t..rn tn th Inttom nl To the Editor op the New Northwest; VIUL'O Uguill MO um - 1 , , ... , , . - , 1, n . . . ,on ivuowinf mm inn .maioruy ui Ollr SHIP. rpHfl V lOr CXIIttl M fcuiumctiii yit a . answer.' From Sclo comes a little letter, peaklnglu superscription, chirography, and sentiment the true woman, we tiolta la tbelr public and private eon venation denounced man as the oppressor of tbe weak unite, and In many other similar term, both dishonorable If true, and unjust If not. We confess ourself a little bewildered by this somewhat ambiguous statement, but all must agree that "weak brutes" is a strong expression, considering the subject; that "innocent and patient heads of man" is good, uneolipsed, In fact, even by the brilliant rhetorio that follows it, so we suppose it is ail right. These vindictive creatures yolept 'strong-minded women" are by this in dignant outburst reminded that "even tbe worm will turn." Let them be warued not to hurl jany more "gravo charges and crimes" at patient, unpro tected innocence. Let thorn make haste to find out from this champion of his sex Just how "weak-minded" a woman must. bo in order to meet his approba tion, and penitently conform their con' duct to his standard of weakness, on pain of banishment from I'nion county, lie says further ou that he has "used tobacco for fifteen years," yet professes himself greatly shocked to know that Mrs. Ames distributed cigars to voters on last election day. The shock came in probably because she did not come bis way. But it is when wrestling with the proposition that "taxation without representation is tyranny" that this de fender of innocence comes out strong. Were it not that the preseut generation would thereby be deprived of such a great and shining light, we could al most wish that this man had lived in the times when Jefferson blundered through the Declaration of Independ ence for want of a competent counsellor. Hear: Taxation without representation is not in separable, though tbe principle that the power of taxation could not exist without represents' Uoc was a fundamental ground of our revolu tion. This has also been Judiciously decided by the Supreme Court of the United Stats. The Territories are not represented, neither Is tbe IMstrlct of Columbia, yet they are taxed. Thus talis tbe woman's pet argument. Had they not been laboring under mistaken Ideas and Ignorant at tbe true principles that per vade our constitution, this argument of theirs never would have been advanced by tbem.un less they expected to And the men In equal lg norance hardly a sopposable case. "The Territories are not represented." Rough on Territorial delegates to Con gress, who have supposed themselves representatives of their respective Terri tories. A joke also on Territorial voters who have always imagined they were exercising the dearest right of freemen when depositing their ballots for county officers and Congressional delegate. "The woman's pet argument" can stand a few more such "falls" without per ceptible hurt. The charge of "ig norance" comes with a grace all its own from such a man. It shines with no borrowed luster, but rellects only tbe stupidity inherent iu his own mind, What a speculation it would be to buy such a person at his real worth and sell him at his own estimate, providing nulek sale could be made. Tills last would be an important consideration it a sensible person was tbe purchaser. I J . I I . , AUC . J J -. ... I ..I...!.. t .... 1 . . .. niwllni Iran r f , I ... I . r ... . i ,.t I xwoweeKsairo last Saturday, we uau secretary or the Treasury of the United hmiiib .". utmuu...b ...-. , an occupant lor a year. will see uiai " v a t- " - ... ' ..... nml n.mmiltlnr? all sorts of oxcesses. . r i,m quanta IMS bee f lint wp nr settled and all at uomeonce I ul ucanug jim. . outra icurim iieany oui aim a uan i " I n oiuipuj u---n more, ho says, 'Send for it again ui .-- ; "c .7.. "... 7 . "ejr K". .T . L. . , UJ". ":. 7 7. .Z -r.. ..mm r..,tlv burned at Hootl i ..aniA iu us iu won mn. I iraiiv. nutiiuu v nuu i iiiBii a mniiHVi in nniiini rirriia.iL.turi 01 uie lyitiriut ui uiiuiuuih. uoa i"o cw" COUrBe 1 COnCUr. SO JXCUSC CUVCi iuj uawc i a ww - w I I acaln ou our IUU" If all homes PuysJcally1 uuti on Sunday eveuiug ou tlou among the peopie. We then hail a reslgued owiug to ill health. Iheroare l' - I it 1 ........... ,, nAri1u. 1 . f ... .,. if i.l t . . . r n- 'herein tbe 2EW 2OBTIIVEST IS upiuuce." Aiiuuuii"""'""' fujiuiuiiou iu inu uuiieu oiuiea ut oo, mlssed" nosseied the dual headship lecture she spoke of the propriety aud 537,148, which gave au average of over - I t- rxnm I .. s. I .. m .w.n lift . : J ..I. which aloua makes the home perfect """""J' " luru"S iupwuw " i uny uuuura jkt wjhui. www iiersuu. i. ...,.. i ii, i ..ravniu in ilil literary society for tbo development of It will be remembered that the year one tbe columns devoted to "human uatural taleut latent in our midst, the 1S65 was noted for tbo enterprise aud Ministry of Wealth," "Hard Times," per tou for transportation to Sail tfran- prospertty oi our people, inis amount of circulating medium gave them sulU- clent meaus to carry ou their several enterprises with profit. Tbe rates of in tercut were lower then atuoug the peo- harmouious growth of social friendly intercourse, aud the education of tbe youth aud children in the glo rious cause of temperance aud equal rights. A temperance pledge was then circulated, and a meeting ap-ple than ever before. Manufacturing pointed lor Tuesday evening, July 2d, establishments iu ail parts of the couu for tbe purpose of organizing a society. I try were running on full time, and at a On the appointed evening, iu the face profit. In country, town, and city, all of considerable opposition, a number of over tbe land, homes were beiug built, ladies aud gentlemeu met aud organized I repaired, Improved, aud beautified. a society called the "Teuiperauce aud I While this money was plenty and al I r I . L1..!..,.. . . TV 1 1 ...1,1.1. I . ... ... .1 . . t . . ,i. i. . ........... iit ittA ..A,, nn. I ncitti uuuciv oi lucuuiu, n uu iweu to rcuiuiu IU VltUUlUtlUU, IUC lug IIU.CI is a nuiuuu. a .... jun lrt I . , I i,t i tittin iimntormil it is iweuiy-iour memoers, wuo auopteu a uulteu states increased in general pros churches that keep woman iu r1""011 auu eiecieu tue ionowing perity, tuo extent oi ner prouuee anu slavprv; sbe can never tret her freedom u,ucera: xresiuent, lira. a. jj. Arper; manuiactures in one year exceeding till she leaves tbem oniuiou alt such s ights" would be gladly scanned cacu week by many eager eyes that now glance over them but by chance, and stealthily, as the property of a neighbor. We congratulate our good friend upon hersafe return, and hope long to send her weekly greeting through these col umns. Accompanied by a postal order from Xew York City comes the following terse sentences, written iu a business band aud by a busluess person, albeit per, our opinions ueverthel boasted land of freedom entitled to tol erance, courtesy, and consideration as all opinions are when expressed In cour teous language. A dlscusslou upon such points only tends to show how much cau bo said on both sides of any question, convinces no one, aud engen ders bad blood, instead of the unity of feeling that should exist between all la borers in the cause of woman's advance ment. A correspondent who signs herself 'Discouraged" rehearse" many of the trials that beset her dally path as mother, house-keeper, cook, laundress, chamber-maid, and scullion for a family of five little ones, herself and husband, Sbosays: "'We are seven,' uot oue too many, but oh, so much work. It seems that, strlvo as I will, I cannot feel when Ho down at night that my work Is done for tbe day as I bad in the morn ing intended It should be done. We are not handy to school, and the older ones, teu aud eight years of age, must be taught to read and spell, and with all I can do they are not advanced as they should be. I would so delight In in structing them if it were not for the weary round of manual labor that pre vents me, aud I would willingly perform it all If my strength were equal to the A DAY OFTERROR. Saturday, the 13th inst,, was the most excitlug day ever witnessed in Walla Walla. All sorts of wild rumors were afloat concerning the proximity of the Indians, battles, depredations commit ted by them, etc, etc., and the roads leading Into the city were lined by flee ing settlers, perfectly wild with terror. It is estimated that fully 760 people, mostly women aud children, passed through the various avenues leading from the country roads by 12 o'clock, The appearance of these refugees cannot bo described, aud the stories told by tbem were mainly tbe offspring of the! terror. This of course is not to be won dered at, as coherent thought and speech is impossiblo under sueb olrcum stances. Such ehelter as could be im provised was given tbem, while the streets resounded with tbe tramp of armed men, ready aud eager to go iu de- fenseof the remaining settlers and tbel homes. Tbe cavalry command of Colo nel Bernard, consisting of five com pa nies, reached tbe city on Friday night. A liberal use of whisky intensified the excitement, and, but for tbe InterposI tion of the police, a battle in which red skins had no band might havo resulted between half-drunken soldiery and men eager for fight. Governor Ferry was on baud striving to learn from conflicting reports where tbe most imminent dan ger rested. Walla Walla will long re member tbe memorable scenes of this sudden Invasion of hostiles. Among the many excellent rules for the government of pupils at St. Heleu' Hall, we note the following request to parents: "Parents are earnestly re quested to provide their daughters with plain and inexpensive dresses only, and not too many of them. Fine dressing or schoolgirls is entirely out of place." of off Iteport from LaGrande under date of July 16, soys: "it is not true tuai tne Umatlllas have joined the hostiles. On tho other hand, one hundred warriors have joined Colonel Forsythe. Tbey fought the hostiles yesterday, and brought in twenty-two scalps and three hundred horses." Governor Cbadwiok sent the following timely dispatch to the sheriff of Uma tilla county ou Monday : "I am con inced that this occasion of Indian troubles will be taken advantage by some who mean in. .)rlv stock under pretense that Itlspurchased by them or taken from Indians, t !.. you would notify settlers to watch their it possioie. auould you find mm at tllU wnrl.- f I . . . .UUUIUB ou Block not their own and against the law. T i.u that you would have them arrested at once." "Editorial Correspondence" for this Issue. too lat EEOEHTEVEHTS. A wife murderer was hanged at MHI- edgevllle, Georgia, on the 12th. General Spear, commissioner of pat ents, will be suspended this week. xuirty cases of sun-stroke were re ported in St. Louis on the 11th. Six teen deaths from that cause occurred In the same day. Troubles with tramps continue In Wisconsin and Iowa. Vagrants are HEWSJTEMS. STATIC AND TBRHITOBIAI- The Stellacoom Express has been re vived. The salmon run has about ceased lor the season. There is a lodge of Chinese Masons at Jacksonville. Late rains benefited the crops in some localities. Beriah Brown was eleeted mayor of Seattle last week. The Lane county jail hadseareeiy ihmi 1 a number of applicants for the place. Itev. Henry Ward Beechur left New York for San Fraucisco ou Monday. He has with him three lectures: "The River will soon be rebuilt. Families from the Ochoeo Valley ar rive iu Eugene City daily. Grading has been eommeueetl ou tne railroad from Sberidau to Dallas. Seattle coal pays at the rate of $Q 00 and "Wastes aud Burdens of Society." The Orauge celebratiou in Xew York and Brooklyn ou tbe 12th was largely attended aud very enthusiastic. The Orangemen also held a street parade iu uisco. Mr. J. G. Stevenson has been eleeted principal of tbe Oregon City pulHia school. a hnnin containing nearly a million feet of logs wassetadrift al Bueoa Vista Treasurer, B. Barlow; Musical Di rectors, Mrs. A. D. Arpcr, Miss Ida Martiu, Mrs. M. It. Kahlow; Fiuauce Committee, Mrs. C. 11. BoUford, Mrs. F. Barlow. Mrs. T. Costly. to.a place thirtyve miles west of the Missouri. Weather reports from St. Louis, Missouri, ou the 12th, state mercury business cases ol therefrom Mr. Secretary Sherman a few mouths were reported on tue utu. i since told the Seuate committee on Tho attempted celebratiou by Or finance that tho present circulating ansemen at Moutreal was frustrated by medium was $460,409,852. I'rofessor a mob. Many outrages were com Euot, of Washington, estimates the I mitted. Tbe mayor forbade the proces- Philadelnhla, oue of the finest they ever recently. . , The people of Silvertou propose to maue. . . .i,ii. r f..i.,ij nuiu. sary tn connect that place with Salem Indians ou White Clay Creek, two by railroad. hundred miles from tho Missouri Itiver. Grant, youngest son of T. B. Rickey, Spotted Tall Is equally determined tSO ",e".ljjf'uu -U""B t - ver get her freedom '"cers: President, Mrs. A. D. Arper; manufactures iu one year exceeding Missouri, ou tue j.tii, state i ." Mere matters of Vice Resident, Mrs. M. E. Hicks; Cor- those of the oight years combined fol- staudlug at 96 and 100 in I tatement3 are, but responding Secretary, Miss Mary lowing 1887, and such a thing as a parts of the city. Thirty new ess, aud In this Waldo; Itecordiug Secretary, Job Carr; "tramp" was not known. suu-stroke and four deaths th The debts of Washington Territory are paid, and there is a balance of $6,000 iu the treasury. Notwithstanding the unusually dry weather, crops iu most parts of the val ley will be good. The nradin!r on the Sheridan ami Dayton railroad is completed. Traek- layiug has begun. Repairs that will coat about $5,000 are beiug made upou the revenue cutter Waloott" al Seattle. Ed. Casey has withdrawn from the editorshin of tbe Dallas ltenmer. The orgauizatlou beiug eUVctcd, we population of the United States for 1S78 alou as illegal, aud caused the arrest of Croseen and Williams have full charge, An ox niueteen and one-half bands high will be on exhibition at the State Fair. He was raised in Douglas county. The excitement In Lake county rela tive to Indiau difficulties has subsided, and settlers have returned to their homed. Onmotlou.lt was resolved that the In actual circulation among the people. m aud ive Pawnee9 creUit for bal. JSJS .anks of tbe society bo tendered to With these facts staring him in tbe ' b ' VjltbatacUia J nemriM had some very line siuging autl several short addresses; also a very good recita tion of "Curfew Bells" by Master Eddie Barlow, The society then resolved to meet on Sunday of each week at G o'clock l. M I at 43,101,000, thus giving a little over nine dollars per capita of money among tbe people to-day. As there is a con-1 Islderable of this amount hoarded Iu bauks, it will be safe to say that there is not to exceed five dollars per capita j the grand master aud several others. Auctiou sale of the Pawnee Indian reservation will begin at Central City, Nebraska, on Monday next. It con-1 tains 27S.O0O acres, and is appraised al $750,000. Government will take $800,- tbanks of tbe society Mrs. Logan for her untiring zeal, en ergy aud perseverance in Inducing and aiding us to orgaulze our society. In addition to (be above, Mrs. Logan has bad several patients whom she has healed by the assistance, as she claims, (and as some of us believe) of spirit power, and she has four or five others under trcatineut. She Is thoroughly wedded to tbe calling she lias uhosen, or, rather, tbe duties she has been called face, do you think the "eminent divine" who wrote that silly nonsense about "women clerks being the causo of so many tramps iu tho country" will see the polut? Some men are so prejudiced against a woman having any rights or privileges which they are bound to re spect that they aro ever ready to at tribute to ber tho cause of auy disaster or crime which befalls the country or people, without looking for auy other to nprform. Is earnest, faithful ami snlf- reasons. Poor woman is at tue OOltom sacrificing (almost to "a fault) and, al- of every evil which aillicts humanity. though she may uot be as fluent as some, yet she Is logical, atlable, anu sympathetic iu her addresses, and holds tbo attention of her audience. Sbe has done a good work here, and will carry task." Patience, little mother. Your I away the heart-felt sympathy and good wishes of many of our best. citizens. Yours for the good cause, Jon Cakk. Tacoma, W. T., July 10, 1S78. experience is but the experience of thousands of striven and tollers like yourself, who day by day "build better than they know." It is possible, nay, probable, that you do rauoh that might be left undone without detracting from tile family comfort; spend many hours at tbe sewing machine In ruffling and lucking, and many hours at the ironing table polishing and rubbing, labors tbat add not one whit to the charms of child hood or the comfort of your flock. Look carefully over your children's ward robes, aud since circumstances compel you to bear tbo double curse, make it a point of conscience to render the one which is not your just portion, that of labor, as light as possible. Do not let useless sewing interfere with tbe towing tbat is your first duty to carefully per form, remembering tbat " A wonderful thing is seed The one thing deathless forever! Tbe one thing changeless oiterly true Forever old and forever new. And nckle and faithless never. " Ilanl 14esslng, ami blessings will bloom; llant hale, and hate will grow; Von can mw lo-day to-morrow will bring The blossom that proves what sort of thing ! the Med the ted you tow." It Is, as we are well aware, easier to preach than to practice, but we honestly believe if wo had back again the vitality wo have worked Into useless ornamenta tion of little girls' clothing we would store It for future use, believing that with children ..o lUe mu ,ey whom they rauch deeUed lo vhU. "Want of coin; must retrench; stop others have taken a sudden longing to paper for the present; hope to subscribe co o tbe mountains to eather wild f mi. sa mww I again soon.- tins irom vana walla, blackberries. Some owned themselves We do sympathize with these people 8carc0 onj hurriedly decamped, aud a! wuo aro in sucu wani oi coin, we together very many of them have left Kuuw juat uuw io so sympainize. we want coin to the amount of several hundred dollars due on subscription to this journal, and have stated this want in terms pathetic, expostulatory, geutle, and severe a great number of times, and yet mauy of those indebted remain oh durate. Delinquents, why is tills thus? "Grccnbax is scarce," writes a man who takes tbe liberty to request his wife's paper discontinued, "and a worn an can't earn anything." If this pauper wife would "strike" for three months and allow the holder of tbe "greenbax" for their matrimonial firm to pay a ser vant for tbe labor she performs, he Let us pray that Judge Dennlson may be successful In his measures for the woman's cause now before tbe conven tion In Walla Walla, that she may hereafter In this Territory stand on a level with man and cross swords on ven ground for useful and Intellectual pur suits. M.S. Booth. Seattle, W. T July 13, 1S73. Lieutenant Rucker was drowned in White River Carton, Arizona, on the 12th, while attempting to rescue Lieu tenant Henly from the water. Both officers were brave aud heroic Indian lichters. The former was brother of Mrs. General Sheridan. Tho Treasury Department is hutrying up work on the New Orleans mint, and in a short time it will be coining staud ard silver dollars. There Is a belief that silver bullion cau be bought in New Orleans at a lower price than in New York or-San Francisco. The bullion used there will come from Mexico. LETTER IBOMPEINEVILLE. Io the EnrroRoPTiiB New North wrerr Not from the seat of war exactly, but from one of the seats of tho great Indian scare till? letter hails. This scare has not, however, affected your correspond' eut as yet, though there has been any amount of "scarey" talk, and our little town is crammed full of refugees. Some were so badly frightened as to com' ineuce building a stockade. Work upon it has been suspended, however, leaving ono sitlo open, and indeed tbe three sides tbat were completed were deemed rattier insecure after a test. On the ar rival of the government guns the other day, a young mau, desiring to test tbe power of ono of their balls, as well as the strength of our defenses, took sight at a particular spot on the wall. Tbe result showed tbat tho bullet went clear through, and also through an object We are uuable to make out what, but to our disgust it was not an Indian.' Ed. that was sitting on the Crooked Ulver bridge soraetuing less man a quarter of a mile away. I think tho Indians had bettergive us a little warn ing before they come. Numerous residents of this county Deserved Mention. Hon. W. S. Ladd, one of our most prominent and worthy citizens, receives the following-complimentary mention In the Walla Walla Staletman of recent lOBEIGNNEWS. It Is rumored at Alexandria that King John has resigned tbe crown of Abys iinia. A movement is reported on foot in Crete to a3k for Euglish protection over that island. Much agitation exists among potltieal parties in England concerning the An glo-Turkish alliance, Lord Beaconstleld's severe Illness ex- at Pendleton. Judge Walton starts East about the 20th iust. as Graud Representative to the Graud Lodue I. O. O. F., wbloli eouveuea in Baltimore next mouth. Henry Hawkins, a pioneer of '45, died near Silverton last week. His exaet age was unknown, but calculations of relatives siiow mm to nave attaineu un 103d year. W. R. Smith violated the Sunday law by selling candies at tbe Webfoot camp-meeting iu Yamhill county on the first Suuday in this moutn.and was fined for theoftense. little daughter of Captain Si. Smith, of Umatilla county, who was accidentally shot in the ankle by a volunteer some days ago, was taKeu to walla Walla, wbere her limb was am putated. She lies iuacritioal condition. Hon. R. P. Earhart filed his official bond and took the oath of office as Sec retary of State on Wednesday of last week. His bondsmen are Hon. H. W. Corbett and Governor D. P. Thompson. He will enter noon tbe duties oi bis oillce iu September, wheu the legisla ture eouveuea. A. disnatch says relative to the condi tion of thiugs iu tbe vicinity of Pendle ton : "Grain Is ripe, but It is uot sale to nut it. Fences are thrown down and much crain destroyed. Horses are date which because so iustlv deserved 0rU ueacon8UO,u 8 8evere 1,,ness f driven off iu large bauds, and eatlle aud date, which, because so justij deserved, oUed mucU ,,,. in diplomatic circles LUeep are sbot down iu mrge numbers, we tako pleasure In quoting The ceutleman whose name beads this paragraph is a man wuo nas so stamped this country the great northwest with tbe impress of his character and energy that to mention the history of one is but to recall the other. Cotnineuciug years ago In Portland with no capital, other during the latter part of last week. Public opinion in France and Italy regards the Cyprus treaty as seriously affecting the private interests of those nations. It Is iutended that the Island of Cy- all these by Iudiaus." TERRIT0EIALJJ3 1 YEESITT. We are In receipt of the annual n nouncement of the University of Wasn- incton Territory, located at fceauie. than industry, and an honesty of purpose prus 8naI1 be permanetly garrisoned JliUi, and a character above reproach aud a ' 1 , , , " . The first term begins beptemuer iota, determination to succeed, he labored by a comparatively small body of Euro- lhe S4Jcondi jjember 2I, and the third, steadily on, always showiug by his conduct that In bis estimation all labor, no matter how bumble, Is honorable. frugal, but not parsimonious, be so managed and husbanded tbe earnings of his labor tbat in a few years he was enabled to embark in mercantile pur suits; and, carryiug with him the same inflexible houesty, soon acquired a com petency. Later on he became the sen ior partner iu the now great banking house of Ladd & Tllton, an establish ment controlling millions, and whose ramifications extend to every town and hamlet throughout this vast section pean troops, which is to be supple inented by local militia to be organized by officers accompanying General Sir Garnet Woolsey, who will start for Cy prus ou the 20th Inst, with transports conveying troops. The Timeg, summing up the labors of the congress, says: "It has made changes which transfer an empire; it has removed a long-standing cause of discontent; has pacified, we may hope. the provinces which were torn by dls- of country. With the accumulation of sension and misrule, and has placed a wealth, Mr. Ladd still remembered that barrier between rival forms of impla he was but a man, aud never arrogated UB " t ,..,. to himself any of tho attributesof a cod. cab'e bigotry; It has stopped many ave- Rnt. n when noor nnil striU'trlintr for n I nuea of foreicU illtriCUe, and, if it lias have suddenly bethought themselves of position in life, he so carried himself as abridged the nower of the Porte, It has . . ...... ,... rt. a .,. I a-- . some uearirieuus or relatives in tue vai- I io invue ine cumiueuuu auu ineuusmp i i TMirnnp of the needy and thoso whoso lot iu life I 1 bad not been so blessed as his; and to- "17 r ?? " ?i? The axiom that "a friendly Indian is who owe their prosperity to this geutle- dead Indian" is agnin verified by tbe man. who. seelnc them worthy, ex-1 action of the Umatlllas. The Indian tended a helping hand and placed them pojCy r the government is the weakest j - i in a nosmoa wuure iuiiuuh uuu uuuur . . , ., ... , the country. We expect the arrival of could be obtained by the exercise of in- anu c lue 8arae uis inu.. volunteers to-morrow, hut they do not dustry and frugality. To the widow ousoi auy tuai iuUlu uH u..o.j scemtoho needed now, as tho Indians ?uu l" orPu? " " ?, " 7" havo gone since they were asked for. resuje, bis namelsever mentioned with This unfortunate uprising, while it dev- gratitude by tbe poor, to whom he is a astates portions of the country more mend Indeed, in a word, uis lire is a weuspriug oi uapiiiues9 iu uioau uy whom be is surrounded. AH! luckless thau our Immediate vicinity has been so far, tends to throw a great check upon all enterprises, and will, we fear, affect our prosperity for somo time to come. The final result, however, is not doubtful, aud wo hope the peace wheu it comes will be made on a sure basis tbat will throw this magnificent region open to secure and prosperous young man. you who are trilling away tue hours of life iu idle and soul-destroying oleasures, pause, and from the lesson that this eentleman's life teaches, learn that the only success in uie wormy oi possessing is based upon inuustry, anu that a pure and spotless name is a gem far more precious than all the wealth In tho Indies. For several years past Mr. Ladd bas'beeu an Invalid, his sufferings ceived. It is "neither sea nor good dry land;" neither supports the Indians as wards of the government nor throws upon them tho responsibility of self support; takes away from them the pos sibility of leading a nomadic life and depending upon the chase for subsist ence, and supplies this deprivation with no adequate substitute. Irresponsible, thriftless vagabonds, with the physical strength of men, but lacking in every moral attribute, it Is small wonder that their partially pent-up venom breaks March 17th. Each term consists of thirteen weeks. The following persona constitute the faculty: A. J.Anderson, A. M., president and professor of psy chology and mathematics; Mrs. L. P. Anderson, elocution and French; A. T. Burnell, A. B., Latlu and English; C. M. Anderson, book-keeping aud mili tary tactics; Miss R. E. Scott, M. S. A. B. , Greek, botany, and geography; Miss Emma Gutteuburg, German. The uni versity has just closed a prosperous aud satisfactory year, and possesses an ex cellent faculty for the ensuing year's work. President Auderson's services at Pacific University aud in the High School iu this city justly entitle him to take rank among the first edueators of this Slate, and it is not surprising to see him lead the van of those of Washing ton Territory. until my next. E. Xfrom tbo bnds of ou?c.tzens. are maJe m"ch of.4. not possess there, la- prllleViie, Oregon. July 6 1S7S. After n brief sojourn, be took his de- 80 many terrors for these "unsophlstl- tilldark Z narture for the creat Palouse country, cated children of tbe forest" but tbat tr M tlm . i. Kl I.:!. "l"'" I VJ .1 , uu lUill cures UIHJU would probably conclude that a woman n, T ,, " um nmvPr that ha has the humanitarian principle is but tern- does earn something when he came to butjU8tnow everybody Is too Intently partially succeeded In overcoming the porary, and little feared by tbem. A that "greenbax" would be more "scarce" J, , .h- s-S!l? .nd 8. ,uv,R0"te.la."d ?D.?i.h" loss of a few of their number, followed than ever when said duty was per- ,et chronicles, so I will defer since, In company with several friends, by a winter of good rations and shelter formed. We hardly know whether ,tenJg nbout .hooXa teary 80CTelie9 he ventured upon a trip to our city, at the reservations, and the journeying most to pity or blame a woman who BncIfti niDasures and commerrlal matters WuiIe heT. bY? A1lB,..r.eilP,Lent-.f of ,helr ,eaders to Washington, where will allow herself to be reduced of pecuniary serfdom and kept Imrlnit mn.inwhlln from daWU each day. It Is- one of tho problems The dea preval9 ln the conslltu- r?i".""5SJS. "d .n ,h luey afe reauy ,or a rePtUloa of tbe that we expect equal rights to elucidate. ttonni Convention of Washington that Lit w'i, nnnriate those Qualities that W'o wail us eiuciuation wuu iar icas alj jburch property suouid oe placed on Impatience than do the thousands of tire- aievcl with other property as regards women who, however hard they labor, taxaMon. Tbe proposition tbat "church "can't earn auy thing." hulldincs and the ground whereon they tand, when used exclusively lorpumio If a tax of $100 Is levied on every worship or other religious purposes, uoi Chinaman landing In California, the exceeding In value S3.000 each, snau De imperial nnthorltlea at Pofcln threaten exemnt from taxation," met with ade- . - - .. - to lmtmsn n imiinr limn An,... kMm! negative, not more than iour lean landing in China. Why not? ' members voting affirmatively, same almost auy year. endear a man to his day and generation. and whose memory will remain forever green, tenders its heart-felt congratula tions unon bis partial recovery, and trusts tbat the day is not far distant Oliioans are likely to become well traveled during the present administra tion. Alexander Reed, of tbat State, when be will once more be fully restored has hppn nnnnlntml romlver of nubile to health. I mnn,' ot w.ii.. Wail Washington Territory. The latter city should be at The American Tract Society haa rl. once removed to tho capital of the llvered within a year seventy-four mill-1 "Buckeye State" to give the President's Ion tracts. I friends a chance. William Cullen Bryant was not only a great poet and exemplary man, but a careful and judicious father. This fact is proven by the following eStraet from his will :. "If either of my daughters shall die without children, I direct tbat whatever she is to receive by this In strument shall go to ber surviving sister. I direct further that tbe prop erty given to my daughters shall be set tled uporvlhem in such a mauuer as to be free from auy Intermeddling or con trol of the husband ol either of them." Mr. Bryaut left half a million or more to these two daughters, so it Is probably safe to say that two women at least can have pin money without teeing asked : "What became of the four bits I gave you last week?" Large fields of grain were on lire ou tbe San Joaquin River the 12th Inst. juts. nst. licit st. Graduate of the Homeopathic School, and member of the State Medical society ol Cali fornia, makes a specialty of the diseases of women and children. Kleetrtcal Ireatment a specialty, omce-corneroi ' son streets, I"omand. Consultation rree. 7-17 SPI3CIAI. .NOTICE. All bulnes lelters pertaining to the Nlw VofrrHWKirr. and all money doe this orttee on subscriptions or otherwise, must be directed to c- ti, vmiona! Gold Medal was awarded to Bradlry 4 Rulofson for the best I-holographs tn the Tjr.iu.-d Slates, and tLe Vienna Medal for the best In the world. tS Mootcomery street, San Frartelseo.